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GAIL says ArcelorMittal's Essar Steel bid is 'arbitrary, irrational, illogical and puts in jeopardy the interest of operational creditors of Essar Steel'. Photo: Reuters
GAIL moves NCLT against ArcelorMittal Essar Steel bid
2 min read . Updated: 20 Nov 2018, 06:37 AM IST Tanya Thomas
GAIL India petitions in NCLT Ahmedabad saying it would prefer a competing bid of Essar Steel Asia Holdings, representing the Ruia family, the former promoters of Essar Steel
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Mumbai: Joining the bandwagon of operational creditors unhappy with ArcelorMittal's takeover plan of Essar Steel Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd registered its objection with the Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 16 November. The state-owned gas utility has petitioned the bankruptcy court saying it would prefer a competing bid of Essar Steel Asia Holdings, representing the Ruia family, the former promoters of Essar Steel.
GAIL (India) Ltd had filed claims of ₹ 907.2 crore against Essar Steel, of which only ₹ 124.88 crore was admitted by the resolution professional.
ArcelorMittal's Essar Steel bid offers no payment to GAIL for its outstanding dues, GAIL said in its application, while Essar Steel Asia Holdings Ltd promised the full payment of ₹ 124.88 crore.
GAIL said ArcelorMittal's resolution plan is "arbitrary, irrational, illogical and puts in jeopardy the interest of operational creditors of Essar Steel".
Mint has reviewed a copy of this application.
ArcelorMittal, for its part, has not indicated that it will increase its bid for Essar Steel to satisfy operational creditors.
A spokesperson for the Luxembourg-based steel company said: "We have followed the insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC) process in good faith since first submitting our expression of interest (EOI) in 2017. The committee of creditors has clearly decided ArcelorMittal's plan is in the best interests of Essar Steel and we are confident that the process will be implemented correctly and according to the law."
Mint reported on Monday that the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corp. (Getco) has also challenged ArcelorMittal's resolution plan, which has been endorsed by Essar Steel's committee of creditors.
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The Gujarat government-owned electricity transmission company has also approached the National Company Law Tribunal in Ahmedabad to recover its dues in excess of ₹ 827 crore from Essar Steel.
With GAIL (India) Ltd application, the claims by Getco and a host of other operational creditors who had filed their objections to ArcelorMittal's resolution plan, now amount to about ₹ 1,600 crore.
ArcelorMittal's Essar bid bid envisages an upfront payment of ₹ 42,000 crore towards debt resolution and ₹ 8,000 crore towards capital infusion into Essar Steel, while the Ruia-promoted Essar Steel Asia Holdings has offered ₹ 54,389 crore to settle all financial and operational creditors.
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On 25 October, more than 92% of Essar Steel's creditors voted in favour of ArcelorMittal as it had placed the highest bid for the stressed assets.
However, on the same day, as a last ditch effort to delay losing possession of Essar Steel, the Ruia family had submitted a proposal to the committee of creditors (CoC) agreeing to pay ₹ 54,389 crore to all creditors of Essar Steel, which included settling claims of operational creditors as well as of the employees in full—something that ArcelorMittal does not provide for.
ALSO READ | The great battle for Indian steel
While the committee of creditors has not changed its mind following the new offer by the Ruias, operational creditors have been filing cases with the National Company Law Tribunal, pleading that their claims be treated at par.
Standard Chartered Bank was the first one to file a claim with the National Company Law Tribunal as a dissenting financial creditor. Essar Steel owes more than ₹ 3,400 crore to Standard Chartered Bank.
The National Company Law Tribunal will next hear the case on 28 November.


An interesting emerging feature of human evolution is the presence and persistence of DNA with non-modern human origins. Prior to the dispersal of the first modern humans from Africa, the precursors to other archaic human groups, namely Neanderthals and Denisovans, migrated and settled across Eurasia. Preceding modern humans by at least a few hundred thousand years, these groups diverged genetically and phenotypically from out last common ancestor, in part due to natural selection imposed by their novel environments. As modern humans emerged from Africa, they overlapped spatially and temporally with these divergent archaic groups. Modern DNA sequencing has revealed a number of regions of the modern human genome that appear to have been introgressed from limited number of human-archaic (i.e., Neanderthal) matings. Although much of the introgressed DNA appears to have undergone negative selection, a few notable regions appear to have been positively selected. These regions include gene involved in immunity, hair and skin pigmentation, freckling, metabolism and high altitude resistance. The positive selection of some introgressed regions suggest that as modern humans migrated from Africa and eventually replaced the archaic groups, sporadic interspecific breeding events may have allowed modern humans to take advantage of the evolutionary history of these groups and more rapidly adapt to their new environments. There is considerable debate about how formative these events were for the emergence of our species, but for at least some human populations they may have been essential for survival.
At current it is unclear how prevalent instances of archaic adaptive introgression are across great apes as the genetic and demographic studies have not been performed. It may be reasonable to presuppose that, among great apes, this evolutionary process is a uniquely human feature stemming from the unusual successive global migrations to diverse environments made by modern humans and their archaic sister species. The construction of the hybrid zones and successive backcrossing required to support archaic adaptive introgression appears to be generally rare in ecology, although it is also an understudied phenomenon.
Table adapted from Racimo et al 2015.
Because of the unique way in which humans and their archaic sister species successively spread across the globe at time intervals that allowed local adaptation, they may be the only great ape to have receive adaptive introgressed DNA. It is unclear if the dispersion and migration of other great apes could have allowed for such a process.
Adaptive Introgression is likely present in most to all human populations, although any one introgressive event may be present in only a subset of populations.
The introgressed DNA was selected via natural selection. Only a few beneficial segments were retained while as a majority of introgressed DNA was selected against.
This type of DNA transfer among sister species appears generally rare in ecology, although it is understudied. There are numerous hybrid zones and interbredding between sister species, but the type of long separation and replacement with introgression has only been observed in a few distant species, namely, salamanders and mice. Archaic adaptive introgression has also been observed in some plant species.


There's only one reason to wear sunglasses when it's dark outside. Or inside. Or when driving at night. It's the same reason people wear fedoras and grow neckbeards. I'm talking about, of course, Internally Perceived Cool Factor (IPCF). This is also why some people roll down their windows when driving and crank their sound systems up to 10. The number of people who think that person is an idiot is about seven billion minus one. The number of people who think it's actually cool is always exactly one. That's pretty simple and irrefutable math.
I always enjoy how you bring clarity to my worthless view of the world!
Does this apply to 4 year olds? I know a young man who wears them everyday. He might be a superhero. Superheros can wear sunglasses, cant they?
Only if they can bring me a nice beer as they wear the sunglasses. Does he wear them at night too? Maybe he already has a meth problem….
The only time I DON'T wear my sunglasses is when it's actually raining–not about to rain or overcast, I mean water falling from the sky. I also don't wear them at night. It's not that I think I'm cool, I'm just so used to them by now, I feel naked without them. I also live in NYC and ride the subway a lot, so even if it is a rainy day, my sunglasses are in my bag and go on as soon as I step into the train. I don't want to make eye contact with anyone and if I happen to get a seat, I may want to close my eyes and I don't like people watching me rest with my eyes shut in public. That's just me.
If you call the "shades" you can wear them whenever you want.
I hate your logical argument. And I always like the term "shades".
I wish I had developed the habit of wearing sunglasses, living in Oklahoma I believe I have developed a permenant squint, plus with sunglasses (i'm not cool enough to wear shades) I could people watch with being obvious………..and my wife wouldn't know I had nodded off and actualy wasn't reading.
Thank you for sparking the conversation that led me to the self revelation that I have Internally Perceived Cool Factor (IPCF). I never knew what it was until now, just that I haven't been 'discovered' for my genius, wit nor burgeoning fashion model appeal.
Trust me, I understand. I want to wear my sunglasses all the time. Yet, when my headlights are on and it pouring down rain; I don't wear them. I just can't see anything and I have excellent eyesight. The only people that can wear them are blind hockey fans.
I wear them anytime I don't have makeup on – rain or shine!
Let ppl live. Why does it bother u so much what other ppl do?
It's not like it affects u in any way.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I'm quite delighted that you were able to figure out that this sarcastic post in a blog about Worthless Advice might give you a hint about my writing style and sense of humor.
And that's the way it should be done.
Seriously I find the glare of an overcast day to be more bothersome than a bright sunny day. I have worn glasses for most of my life but recently switched to contacts allowing me to wear inexpensive sunglasses. For years those overcast days would give me a headache and I discovered sunglasses = no headache. Nothing to do with looking cool … given all the comments I get, I am perfectly aware people think it is dumb.
I understand why you wear them on bright overcast days. I have no argument there. It's those dark overcast days…so dark you know there is no "bright" overcast, the streetlights come on…and yet people still wear dark sunglasses. Why? Does that make sense? It's too dark but they still wear their sunglasses.


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Robinson Perinchief named Rhodes scholar
Jonathan Bell
The founder of a group designed to boost leadership skills in young people has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
Now Ryan Robinson Perinchief, who set up Future Leaders Bermuda, will spend a year at Oxford University in Britain.
The 23-year-old said last night: "I have no doubt that this experience is an opportunity for me to be a part of a collaborative and informative group of leaders who are committed to making meaningful contributions to the local and global community."
Mr Robinson Perinchief, a former premier in the island's Youth Parliament, will join 102 scholars from around the globe at Rhodes House in Oxford.
He thanked the selection committee for their faith in him.
Mr Robinson Perinchief added: "The complex history and significance of this award is not lost on me and I pledge to honour my ancestors, God and my local community in making use of whatever tools and benefits may come from it.
"In addition to the selection committee, I would like to show special appreciation to my parents, Tammy Robinson and Wayne Perinchief, and my extended friends and family, the Midland Heights Church crew, the Future Leaders team, and the community at large, for supporting and believing in me."
Mr Robinson Perinchief has also served as the Bermuda delegate to the Commonwealth Youth Council and was nominated in 2019 for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for excellence in development work.
The Bermuda Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee administers the fully funded scholarship, which has been based at Oxford since 1903, and there is only one Bermudian student a year.
Candidates have to show academic excellence, leadership capabilities, achievement in extracurricular activities and a commitment to solving humanity's problems.
Mr Robinson Perinchief studied law at Durham University in Britain and graduated in 2019 with a first-class honours degree after a year in Brazil as a Rotary Club exchange student.
He was awarded the John Steel QC Prize for Advanced Issues in Public Law while at Durham.
Mr Perinchief was also president of the university's People of Colour Association and was honoured as one of "Britain's 150 Most Outstanding Black Students" by Powerful Media magazine.
He also attended the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Talented Youth in Baltimore, Maryland, and has won the National Bermuda Outstanding Teen Award for Leadership.
Mr Robinson Perinchief went to school at the Berkeley Institute, where he was head boy, and left with triple honours in 2014.
He is the fourth Rhodes scholar from the school.
Mr Robinson Perinchief said he wanted to be "a source of information based on my personal experiences and insights that can help those who may come behind me".
He advised other students to, "first and foremost, be your authentic self — you are your best advocate" when they applied for scholarships.
Mr Robinson Perinchief added: "Don't ever limit yourself or underestimate your potential. Visualise what you want, be honest about what it will take to get there, and practise discipline in pursuit of your goal.
"Finally, do not allow your worth or your success to be defined by others' selection of you — that applies for scholarships and life in general.
"In this way, you can be humbly confident in knowing that regardless of the outcome you have put your best foot forward."
Mr Robinson Perinchief added he had a keen interest in social justice, advocacy and leadership, and wanted to learn about how to be "more impactful by undertaking a master's in global governance and diplomacy and/or a master's in public policy".

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Q: Is there a way to tell webdriver to treat a specific node on a page as a relative root node? The web app that I am using has very complex pages with many states.  To make this more manageable, I'd like to be able to chunk out major sections of the page into "sub-pages" and tell webdriver to treat them as a relative root of the document so that stray elements don't have the possibility of being picked up.  At first I thought that I could use driver.switchTo().frame(WebElement) but that appears be intended for iframes.
Edit:  The pages that I'm working with are divided into a couple major nodes, for the sake of example lets say I have a header and body node, which are each huge trees of elements.  Instead of telling every WebElement to specifically be a child of one of them, I'd like to create a parent page for things common to both, but then two child page objects that alone represent only the header, and only the body content.  This would let me simplify my xpath or css selectors and reduce the possibility of programmer error in having some unwanted nodes showing up in element lookups.
Functions within these page objects would return instances of each other for when it's time for control to move to a different section of the greater page.

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Kahu Silva performed a seldom seen Hawaiian blessing for a boat named Kahuoi at He`eia Kea pier on O`ahu. This sacred ritual is called "lolo ana I ka moku (imparting brains to the boat), was used by ancient kahuna (priests) to consecrate the launching of a new canoe. Today, Kahu Silva also performs this blessing for canoes, boats and other types of sailing craft.
In accordance with cultural protocol, the ceremonial dedication commenced with a pule kahea (sacred prayer chant) to invoke the presence of the benevolent Hawaiian deities. Using a coconut shell filled with holy seawater and a lau ki (ti leaf), kahu performed the customary pi kai (sprinkling blessing) with the kōkua (help) of the boatowner, to spiritually sanctify the vessel and remove any taboo.
As kahu encircled the boat, he called upon the Hawaiian akua and 'aumakua (ancestral guardian spirits) to watch over, guide and safeguard the boat on its seafaring ocean voyages to and from Hawaii's shores. Lau ki were also fastened to the four corners of Kahuoi for protection.
The blessing ceremony concluded with the sharing of aloha and kahu saying, "E au ana 'oe iloko o keia moku me ka palekana a me ke aloha o na Akua." (You may travel inside of this boat with safety and the blessings of the heavenly ones.
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The Sumner Redstone health care lawsuit looked all but settled, but today it is distinctly back on and lawyers for the media mogul's former companion want the ex-Viacom chief to be ordered to give a deposition by April 18. And new correspondence suggests Redstone's mental capacity may have been in question since April 2015.
"Throughout this litigation, Counsel have used Redstone's health as both a sword and a shield," said an ex parte application for Redstone's deposition filed Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court by Manuela Herzer's Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinge attorneys (read it here). Before now-shuttered settlement talks started more than a week ago, the nearly six-month saga over who controls Redstone's health care was set to go to trial in May.
"Recently discovered evidence – establishing that Counsel, themselves, had concerns about Redstone's capacity as far back as April 2015 – illustrates why it is absolutely essential that Petitioner be able to question Redstone directly, and not rely on discovery responses prepared by Counsel," the filing also says.
This is far from the first time Herzer's lawyers have sought a depo of Redstone but they might have a bit more ammo now.
A now seemingly scuttled deal in the making had Sheri Redstone taking over as her father's health care agent from Viacom boss Philippe Dauman – who took the role from Herzer after she was banished from Redstone's Beverly Hills mansion last fall. Ever since filing her suit last November, Herzer has claimed that Redstone is in far worse shape than Dauman, his family or lawyers are letting on and is a "living ghost." Redstone resigned as the head of CBS and Viacom in early February just days after a court-ordered examination from a doctor chosen by Herzer.
A hearing on the application is scheduled for tomorrow in downtown L.A. Reps for the 92-year-old Redstone did not reply to request for comment on this latest move. But Herzer's lawyer had plenty to say.


A manifesto is a fun way to talk about yourself without feeling douchey. The corporate version is the mission statement, but we can have a little fun with it.
It's a simple and easy to ready way to share some small tidbits of information about yourself when you don't know where else to squeeze in that kind of copy without it sounding awkward.
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Try not to overthink your answers, just write the first thing that comes to mind.
Then, compile all your statements and reorder them however you like.
Add it to your About Page. Mine is here at the bottom of the page.
Print it out, put it in a frame and set it somewhere where it'll inspire you every day.
Get it printed on a postcard and send it out to your clients.
Create a flyer and post it at your local cafe.
Include it at the bottom of every newsletter.
Use one line every day to drive your social media themes.
Read it aloud on a Facebook Live or Insta story.
Hire an illustrator to draw a picture that represents it.
And most importantly, just have fun with it!
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Amburg is the name of the street that I grew up on. Over the last eight years I have repeatedly returned to my hometown to photograph family, friends, and the landscape.


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Grand Meadow é uma cidade localizada no estado americano de Minnesota, no Condado de Mower.

Demografia
Segundo o censo americano de 2000, a sua população era de 945 habitantes.
Em 2006, foi estimada uma população de 939, um decréscimo de 6 (-0.6%).

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
1,7 km², dos quais 1,7 km² cobertos por terra e 0,0 km² cobertos por água. Grand Meadow localiza-se a aproximadamente 412 m acima do nível do mar.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 16 km ao redor de Grand Meadow.

Ligações externas

Cidades do Minnesota

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Megan Coyne Bio, Age, Family, Dating, IG, White House
ByNeveah ScottAugust 27, 2022
Over the past few years, between jokes about The Sopranos, Bon Jovi, the Pork Roll vs. Taylor Ham debate, and supporting the recognition of Central Jersey, the White House Twitter has become the most talked-about account on the platform. And the one behind this new way of operating an otherwise mundane government operation is none other than Megan Coyne.
So, who is she? Let's find out in this writing called 'Megan Coyne Bio'.
Meet New Jersey's Megan Coyne, The Person Behind The White House Twitter
If you noticed that the official Twitter account of the White House was a little sassier than usual on 25th August (2022) and that was also Megan Coyne's doing.
After President Joe Biden announced student loan forgiveness a day before, Twitter exploded with reactions from all sides including many criticisms. But the one Megan handled was quick to troll many of the announcement's detractors.
Megan is the White House's Deputy Director of Platforms, a post she started earlier in August 2022. Before taking the job in Washington, she was the social media director for the Murphy administration.
After five years of interning on Phil Murphy's 2017 gubernatorial campaign, Megan Coyne had headed to the White House. "An absolute dream come true" Megan had said of joining the Office of Digital Strategy as Deputy Director of Platforms.
With her boss at the time, Pearl Gabel, Megan helped bring life and a quintessential New Jersey manner to a once dull state-run Twitter account.
Megan on her own Twitter entertained 67.6K Followers as of 27 August 2022. She could be found on Facebook as well but on Instagram.
Megan Coyne Age
Born in 1997, Megan Coyne reached the age of 25 in 2022.
Megan Coyne Family
Megna's mother is Mary Sweeny Coyne and she reached the age of 55 on 7 March 2022. Likewise, his father, Thomas J Coyne Livingston turned 56 in 2022.
Also known as Tom Coyne, the patriarch had been working as a site manager at Time Inc. in Livingston, New Jersey, United States (as of the time of this writing).
During Father's Day back in 2020, Megan took to her Twitter to share that her father was released from the hospital a day before after falling off their roof two weeks ago. In true dad fashion, she said, he had yelled at her to stop crying while they waited for an ambulance. That year they had therefore celebrated the day with a cake with "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. WE ARE GLAD YOU DIDN'T DIE WHEN YOU FELL OFF THE ROOF" written on its frosting.
Besides, Megan has four siblings and all of them are superior to her in age.
There is sister Kelly P Coyne of Livingston who turned 29 on 19 August 2022, brother John Coyne, sister Maisy Coyne, and brother Gavin. Of them, it is Gavin, who played Boys Lacrosse at Livingston High School from 2018 through 2022.
Megan and her siblings also had a very dear grandfather (paternal), John Christopher Coyne who passed away in 2016. The elderly was predeceased by his beloved wife Eileen (Higgins).
Is Megan Coyne Dating Anyone?
As of 2022, it was unclear if Megan Coyne was dating anyone. However, there has been more than one instance when Megan tweeted about her boyfriend or related relationship status.
Only in May 2022, she said in a tweet that she fumbled the bag breaking up with her middle school boyfriend who turned out to be a surgeon.
Then, one time, Megan referred to the famous Jim and Pam (from The Office) as her forever relationship goals. In fact, she has more than once tweeted that all she would like to have is a relationship like Jim and Pam. Maybe she will find the one she is looking for in her own office. Or maybe, she already did.
Also, we can tell you that she was openly single around 2012. Other times, she did not quite spill her relationship status.
Megan Coyne Career
Megan likely started her career by putting herself out there as a research assistant at Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates at Rutgers University between 2016 and 2017. Then, for eleven months, she also was an intern to Phil Murphy for Governor.
For more than 2 years, she worked as a writing tutor at Livingston Writing Center.
Between February 2018 and July 2022, Megan served the State of New Jersey in various jobs — of communications intern, digital assistant, social media manager, and then director — all in the office of Governor Phil Murphy.
On LinkedIn, she mentioned getting licenses and certifications from Bystander Intervention and American Red Cross. She also cited having native or bilingual proficiency in English and limited working proficiency in Italian.
Megan Coyne Height
Megan Coyne stands around 5'3" in height and it seemed like she did not like to show herself that much in public or even on social media. Maybe she believed for as long as her tweets did the job that is all that mattered.
When Is Megan Coyne's Birthday?
Megan Coyne celebrates her birthday on the 13th of May and that makes her a Taurus.
Where Was Megan Coyne Born?
Megan Coyne was likely born in Livingston, New Jersey. While lately (2022), she was based around Washington, D.C.
Where Did Megan Coyne Recieve Her Education?
Megan Coyne went to Livingston High School between 2011 and 2015. Then, from 2015 through 2019, she studied at Rutgers University. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science.
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Bonus Tracks are special episodes where I answer questions and discuss topics suggested by our wonderful listeners. In this instalment of Bonus Tracks, I talk about guilty pleasures, if people actually enjoy listening to Death Grips and cancelling Morrissey.
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Anaïs Nersesian (n. 22 martie 1938, Cerăt, județul Dolj) este o poetă, prozatoare și traducătoare armeană din România.

A debutat în 1954 în revista "Tânărul Scriitor". Debutul editorial a avut loc în 1973 cu volumul Cântărețul de sticlă.

După 1990 a făcut parte din colectivul redacțional al revistei Ararat.

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 Cântărețul de sticlă (versuri), 93 p., Editura Cartea Românească, 1973
 Stampe lirice (versuri), Editura Eminescu, 1975
 Sigiliul trecerii (versuri) , Editura Cartea Românească, 1978
 Balanță solară (versuri), Editura Eminescu, 1980
 Alb și negru (versuri), Editura Eminescu, 1982
 Singurătatea spectacolului, Editura Eminescu, 1983
 Bolta glisantă (versuri), Editura Cartea Românească, 1986
 Înstrăinatul solstițiu, Editura Eminescu, 1987
 Terase de apă (versuri), 99 p., Editura Eminescu, 1991, ISBN 973-22-0160-6
 Parfumul rochiei, Editura Ararat, 1994
 Cu fața la zid (versuri), 111 p., Editura Ararat, 1996, ISBN 10: 9739712789 - ISBN 13: 9789739712781
 Cântece ale trubadurilor armeni, 238 p., Editura Ararat, 1997, ISBN 973-9310-08-7
 Armenii în istorie și cultură, Editura Ararat, 2003, ISBN 973-9310-97-4
 Orașe italiene: Roma, Florența, Veneția : (25 septembrie - 24 octombrie 1971), 317 p., Editura Ararat, 2004, ISBN 9737727088, 9789737727084
 Personaje armenești din literatura română, 416 p., Editura Ararat, 2009

Distincții
La 21 decembrie 1997, la Biblioteca "Dudian" au fost decernate premiile U.A.R. pentru anul 1996. Laureați au fost poeta Anaïs Nersesian, pictorul Nicolae Jakobovits, doctorul Florin Exergian și scriitorul Arșag Bogdan Căuș

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Nașteri în 1938
Nașteri pe 22 martie
Scriitori armeni
Scriitori români din secolul al XX-lea
Scriitori români din secolul al XXI-lea
Traducători români
Scriitori români în viață
Scriitoare din secolul al XX-lea
Scriitoare din secolul al XXI-lea


Yep, it's very cool... I like the Spanish title of this film Jungla de Cristal or The Glass Jungle !
Holy crap that thing rules!!!!!
And I agree, this one is so much cooler than our U.S. cover. I've never really liked our poster design for this film. I love how this one has so much more going on in it. Really great find!!
What I like about this poster is that it gives you an idea of what the movie about. Most movie posters nowadays seem more like actors' studio pictures.


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In conjunction with the NRL's Development Team, Wests Tigers will be running a holiday clinic in the upcoming July Holidays to help keep even the most energetic youngster occupied and entertained — with plenty of footy fun!
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New Home Construction in Missoula, MT - Edgell Building, Inc.
As Edgell Building has grown, the company has become increasingly involved in the development of new home communities in the Missoula area. Edgell's residential new home communities range from single, multi-family to town-homes in various price ranges.
Previous projects include Prospect in Grant Creek, Orchard Park in Lolo, Hellgate Meadows, Windsor Park, and Bentley Park in Missoula, and the Dearborn condominium project, also in Missoula. Edgell has also participated as a builder in the Mission Bay development in Polson and as one of several home builders in Missoula in the Ranch Club and 44 Ranch developments.


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Penfolds Demerger Likely as Treasury Wine Estates Looks to Sift the Premium from the Plonk
28 Apr Penfolds Demerger Likely as Treasury Wine Estates Looks to Sift the Premium from the Plonk
Australia's largest wine company, Treasury Wines Estates (TWE), is likely to hive off its luxury Penfolds brand by the end of 2021.
The move comes after TWE announced a 17 per cent drop in earnings from America, down to $98.3 million. While the company's global performance was up by 5.1% for the six months to December 2019, TWE have expressed concern about the effect of drought, heat and fires in Australia, along with the impact of COVID-19 on sales and logistics.
TWE's share price took a nosedive in January this year, tumbling by 30 per cent and wiping $3.85 billion of its value. The free fall came after TWE reduced its profit forecast amid fears of increasing competition in America, as well as the likely impact of Corona virus – particularly on high end sales into China.
In a move hailed by some as well overdue, TWE has indicated that the company is strongly considering the demerger of Penfolds to improve the ability of both businesses to focus on different segments of the market.
"A demerger of Penfolds will create incremental long-term value for shareholders. We believe that both Penfolds and the remaining TWE [labels] will be better positioned to pursue their own strategic priorities independently, and deliver a stronger long-term growth profile," said TWE CEO Michael Clarke.
"Penfolds accounts for approximately 10 per cent of our volume, but well over half of our earnings, with unique resources and a differentiated execution focus compare to the remainder of our business," he said.
The proposed Penfolds enterprise would include Grange, Bin 407, Bin 389 and more, while "New TWE" would retain Wolf Blass, Lindemans, Seppelt, Jamieson Run and Beringer and others.
Current shareholders would be awarded shares in both new entities, with TWE forecasting that the demerger would make Penfolds an ASX top 50-100 company, and New TWE to be a top 100-150 company.
Craig Woolford, an analyst at Citi, valued the new Penfolds company at about $6.5 billion and New TWE at around $2.1 billion.
Penfolds Win the Right to Chinese Name
Earlier this month, TWE won a ten-year legal battle to register their preferred trademark in China.
"Ben Fu", which literally means "chasing prosperity", has been hotly contested by TWE and copycat and counterfeit brands, creating a legal nightmare for the TWE's North Asia division.
Ben Fu was originally registered in China in 1995 by an agent of Penfolds. When the agreement between the agent and Penfolds ended, the registration lapsed, allowing squatter labels to register the Ben Fu name.
In 2014, Penfolds wines were withdrawn from all Chinese Intercontinental Hotels after the chain was threatened with legal action from Li Daozhi who had registered the Ben Fu trade mark after the original trade mark application had lapsed. At the time, it was estimated that Intercontinental Hotels accounted for 5% of Chinese sales of Penfolds, igniting a bitter legal battle between the two entities.
This month, Chinese courts approved the application of TWE to use the Ben Fu trade mark, rejecting the application and counter claims made by Mr Daozhi.
"[This is a] significant milestone for the company since it cements TWE as the legitimate registered trademark owner of the "Ben Fu" brand, which is one of the most recognised wine brands in China," said Tom King, the managing director of TWE North Asia.
"Protecting the integrity of our historic wine brands against trademark piracy and misappropriation has always been a priority and we have never wavered in our commitment to this endeavour.
"We are delighted with the outcome, as it gives us even greater ability to enforce the protection of our brand in line with our zero-tolerance approach to IP infringements, including counterfeit and copycat brands."
Sources: McIvor Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Drinks Business, Lexology


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What are the top law schools in the United States?
With the reputation of excellence, and many-esteemed faculty, the top law schools offer the best opportunities a degree holder can have. With this comprehensive breakdown of top Law schools 2013, the major statistics that come into play concerning the acceptance into these programs is conveyed.
One of the most notable Ivy League schools on the list, Yale University boasts a long heritage of excellence that has fostered its notoriety. This is the top ranked school for law and for a reason.
With over four thousand applicants into the program a year, Yale has an acceptance rate of eight percent, making it one of the harder schools on the list to get into. On top of that, applicants have a median LSAT score of 173 and a median GPA of 3.90. The prestige is high and the competitive nature of the application process is high.
Another school of high esteem, Stanford offers a program with just as much prestige. With an acceptance rate of ten percent coming from over six thousand applicants, the program is steeped with a never-ending supply of highly qualified individuals preparing to further their studies in law.
With a median LSAT of 170 and a median GPA that comes in at 3.85, Stanford has a highly competitive program.
Third on the list is Harvard University. With over nine thousand applicants a year, the acceptance rate is at fourteen percent. The median LSAT is 173 with a median GPA coming in at 3.89. With the level of prestige carried by Harvard's program, it isn't hard to see that this school is top ranked in law studies, as well as all of the other programs it offers.
With over ten thousand applicants a year, Columbia boasts an acceptance rate of sixteen percent. Being the third rated school in the list of top five law schools, Columbia has a prestigious reputation. Because of this their LSAT median score is 172, and their median GPA is 3.72.
The University of Chicago offers a comprehensive program that has courses taught by esteemed faculty and up to date facilities to foster furthering law education.
The University has an acceptance rate of eighteen percent coming from over seven thousand applicants on a yearly basis. The program is competitive with a median LSAT score of 171 and a GPA median of 3.87. With all of these factors in play, the University of Chicago offers a competitive program with great opportunities.


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MTS: Tell us a little bit about your role at Demandbase and how you got here.
I started at Demandbase as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in 2014, prior to which I served as CMO at Castlight Health, where I helped scale the company and build the marketing team in advance of an IPO. I've also held leadership positions at Microstrategy and Adobe. I started my career at New York advertising agencies Saatchi and Saatchi and Ammirati Puris Lintas, where I worked on accounts ranging from Procter & Gamble to Compaq computers.
At Demandbase, I'm responsible for the overall marketing strategy and execution, including product, corporate and field marketing. I've acted as a driving force for our world-class Account-Based Marketing program and applied those strategies internally to unite Demandbase's sales and marketing teams toward a shared set of goals.
MTS: Given how quickly account based marketing strategies have been adopted, how do you see this segment evolving over the next few years?
Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is a relatively new category and we've seen a surge in interest and adoption. Over the past few years, the focus has shifted from B2B marketers asking the question "what is ABM?" to "How can I better implement ABM?" The structure of marketing departments has also shifted, moving from one person doing part-time ABM to having several people across an organization collaborating across programs.
The next few years will see advances in data quality and artificial intelligence (AI) that combined with ABM will drive even more value for B2B marketers. ABM and AI will improve marketers' ability to identify the right companies to target and execute hyper-personalized programs. The combination of ABM and AI will give marketers the ability to deliver the one thing all marketers crave: a personalized, one-to-one customer experience—at scale.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to upend our B2B world in ways than once seemed impossible. Recently, we conducted a survey of 500 B2B marketers in conjunction with Wakefield Research, and the results revealed that 80 percent of marketing executives anticipate AI would revolutionize marketing by 2020.
The true value of AI lies in its ability to help marketers construct one-to-one personalized conversations – something that has become increasingly important as technology has created more complex buyer journeys, and a bigger gap between companies and prospects. AI is already allowing B2B marketers to convert data, into insights, into automated actions. And this last part is key, because insights don't help us if we're not able to act on them at scale- through advertising, on your website, or with your sales team.
AI adoption is in its early stages, with only 26 percent of marketers confident they understand how to use AI in marketing. AI has yet to reach its full potential, but we are on the right track, and there's no doubt that AI will transform B2B marketing.
MTS: What's the biggest challenge for startups to integrate an ABM platform into their stack?
The biggest challenge to practicing ABM successfully – across companies of all sizes – is in gaining alignment across your company and getting sales and marketing on board and collaborating. It's essential that all teams involved coordinate programs across target accounts and that metrics are agreed upon prior to moving forward with any ABM program.
ABM can be effective for most B2B companies, but startups will need to consider their audience and deal sizes. ABM is about being laser focused on specific target accounts, so organizations that have a broader focus or small deals usually do better with horizontal sales and marketing efforts.
We always have an eye on the latest in marketing technology, as well as in data science and AI/machine learning. We really like what Qubole, Optimizely, Bizible, and Allocadia are doing.
We tend to be technology omnivores. We try to test and use a broad array of technology- first to see what is out there to help us achieve our business goals. But this approach also helps us in conversations with our customers, who are also trying to evaluate new technology to onboard.
We certainly use our own ABM tools for advertising, marketing, sales and analytics. Eloqua and Salesforce are foundational tools for our stack, with Bizible, Allocadia, TrendKite, Dynamic Signal and Lookbook HQ and others playing important roles.
Almost everything we do is account based, and the foundation for all of our digital campaigns is Account-Based Advertising and Website Personalization, both from Demandbase. And our most successful campaigns typically include those, but also offline channels. We recently did a prospect campaign against enterprise accounts which also included a direct mail component, personalized landing pages and coordinated follow up from our sales development rep (SDR) team. We blew away our forecast for the campaign, getting a 31 percent conversion rate to pipeline opportunities.
AI is definitely the shiny object that everyone seems to be talking about. But it's important to remember that it's just an enabling technology. It's what you do with it that can make AI so transformational. In terms of preparation, companies should know what questions to ask, in order to separate out the companies who have real, AI-powered solutions from the pretenders. First, what data is feeding your AI engine and where are you getting it? AI works best when synthesizing massive amounts of data. Just tapping into your marketing automation or CRM database isn't enough. And second, what actions are being triggered by AI? Unless the AI data and insights are automating specific actions, such as hyper targeted advertising, or content recommendations on your site, then you won't realize much value from AI.
Waze (for commuting), Pandora, Google Maps, Vivino (take a picture of a wine's label and it tells you the price), Nike Running, Politico, CBS Sports.
Scheduling 45 minute meetings. If you're done in 30, you have 30 minutes of free time; if you go over, you don't miss your next meeting; and if you're right on time, you have 15 minutes to refuel and reset before your next meeting.
Right now I'm reading "The War that Ended Peace", about World War I. I lean toward non-fiction, but my books before that were "The Buried Giant" by Kaz Ishiguro, and 'When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalinithi. I'm also a political junkie, which is too bad, because not much is happening in politics right now. But I read Politico, Slate, WSJ, NY Times and whatever pops up in my Twitter feed.
2) Get out of advertising.
Some people know a lot about a lot, some people know a lot about a little, I know a little about a lot. Translation, I'm pretty good at trivia.
MTS: Thank you Peter! That was fun and hope to see you back on MarTech Series soon.
Peter is senior executive with 25 years of marketing experience. Currently the CMO of Demandbase, a B2B marketing technology company focused on advertising and website personalization. Demandbase makes it possible for businesses to deliver personalized ads to people at specific companies across the web, and then help tailor the messages on their website to convert these companies to customers.
Consistent focus on tying marketing strategies to revenue and business results. Deep experience with international marketing across Europe and Asia.
The Demandbase B2B Marketing Cloud is the only subscription-based ad targeting and web personalization solution that let marketers connect campaigns directly to revenue. The B2B Marketing Cloud is powered by patented technology, which allows companies to identify in real-time the accounts they value most and personalize their digital marketing efforts to them.
Enterprise leaders and high-growth companies such as Adobe, GE, Salesforce.com, Oracle, Box, CSC, DocuSign, Dell and others use Demandbase to drive ABM and maximize their marketing performance.


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February 12, 2015 / My Lawyer / Comments Off on What is meant by real security?
Real security means that, on the basis of a creditor's right against the debtor (principal debt), a creditor acquires a limited real right in the property of the debtor as security for the payment of the creditor's right (principal debt) by the debtor.
Real security differs from personal security in that a creditor does not acquire a limited real right in the property of the debtor in the case of personal security, but only acquires a creditor's right against a third party as security for the payment of the principal debt by the debtor. Such a third party is normally surety of the debtor.
A requirement for real security is the existence of a valid and enforceable principal debt. The real security is accessory to the principal debt, in other words the real security is terminated automatically if the principal debt is paid in full.
If the object of security is moveable property, real security can be in the form of either pledge or notarial bond. In the case of pledge the object of pledge (corporeal or incorporeal moveable property) must be delivered by the pledgor (debtor) to the pledgee (creditor). Physical control of the pledge object is a requirement for the establishment and continuation of a limited real security right to the security object. The pledgee has the obligation to maintain the pledged property within reason and, on termination, to return the property to the pledgor. A notarial bond can be registered in respect of specified, corporeal moveable property of the debtor (mortgagor) in favour of the creditor (mortgagee) in the deeds registry. After registration of this bond, the mortgagee acquires a limited real right to the encumbered property without delivery thereof to the mortgagee.
Immoveable property of the debtor serves as the object of security in that a mortgage is granted by the debtor (mortgagor) to the creditor (mortgagee) and registered in the deeds registry. A mortgage is a liquid document which grants the mortgagee a limited real right in respect of the immoveable property of the mortgagee without the physical control of the property being passed to the mortgagee. More than one mortgage can be registered over the same immoveable property at the same time. Priority is given, in this case, to mortgagees in the order that the mortgages were registered (prior in tempore, prior in iure).
The pledge of the mortgagee (creditor) can, if the principal debt is not paid in full by the mortgagor or pledgor (debtor), have the security object sold in execution and is entitled to the proceeds of the sale in execution for payment of the principal debt. In the case of insolvency of the pledgor or mortgagor, the pledge or mortgagee acquires a preferent claim to the proceeds of the sale of the security object.
Every week the Company's employees scanned the "green gazette" for advertisements of sales in execution of residential properties. The Company employs consultants all over the country. The consultants then canvass the business of the execution debtors concerned: The debtors are told by the consultants that a cancellation of the sale in execution can be achieved by availing of the provisions of the Insolvency Act.
The Company offers to arrange the publication of a notice of surrender in terms of Section 4(1) of the Act for the payment of a fee. They further indicate to the debtor that there will be no consequences if an application to court does not follow. This buys the debtor 30 days. In the 30 days the Company, if the debtor so wishes, will at an additional fee, conduct a forensic audit in which it will with great probability demonstrate that the execution creditor (often banks) miscalculated its claim and afford the debtor an opportunity to a reach a compromise with the execution creditor.
When debtors default on their payments the banks instruct attorneys to take action against them. The bank can get these attorney fees back from them, in a separate account with different interest rates, but they are not allowed to add it to the balance of their bond with higher interest involved, they can only add entries pertaining to their bond account, not legal fees. The Company then argues that the bank is in breach of contract, and apply to court for setting aside of default judgment.
What does the Insolvency Act say?
Section 4(1) of the Act requires a notice to be published not more than thirty days but not less than fourteen days before application is made for surrender of the estate of the debtor. Section 5(1) of the Insolvency Act provides that it is unlawful to sell any property, in the debtor's estate in question which has been attached under writ of execution, after the publication of a notice of surrender (in terms of S4(1)) in the Gazette (this provision is for bona fide voluntary surrender application not fraudulent applications). Unless the person charged with the execution writ did not know of publication and the property is valued at less than R5000.
The decision to publish a notice of surrender by a debtor involves intention of the debtor to eventually apply to court for the acceptance of surrender and to carry out necessary steps involved in order to obtain such sequestration order. One can withdraw a notice of surrender (in terms of Section 7) by applying to the Master for written consent or in terms of Section 6 the notice of surrender lapses if no application for surrender is made after 14 days of date specified in the notice of surrender, however this provision is intended for the benefit of creditors not debtors. Section 6 makes it clear that no legitimate purpose can be served by the publication of a notice of surrender if the estate in question is not actually insolvent and if it cannot be shown that sequestration costs can be paid and that sequestration will be advantageous to creditors.
This case involved an application to court, where the applicant sought an interdict against the respondent for engaging in business of publicising notices of surrender (unlawfully) in terms of Section 4(1) of the Act. The Court held that the Company is interdicted from carrying on this sort of business. It is unlawful and fraudulent and a misuse of the provisions of the Act. It is clear from the facts of the case that in virtually all the cases the debtors never had the intention to go through with the surrender; it was merely done with the object of frustrating sales in execution. A notice of surrender is not an acceptable device for gaining time to undertake forensic audits of client's accounts with the execution creditor, or to find a basis to apply for the rescission of the judgment that is in the process of being executed.
In conclusion it is therefore important to note that the publishing of notices in terms of Section 4(1) of the Act should only be done with the intention of a subsequent sequestration.
Every week the Company's employees scanned the 'green gazette' for advertisements of sales in execution of residential properties. The Company employs consultants all over the country. The consultants then canvass the business of the execution debtors concerned. The debtors are told by the consultants that a cancellation of the sale in execution can be achieved by availing of the provisions of the Insolvency Act.
The Company offers to arrange the publication of a notice of surrender in terms of Section 4(1) of the Act for the payment of a fee. They further indicate to the debtor that there will be no consequences if an application to court does not follow. This buys the debtor 30 days. In the 30 days the Company, if the debtor so wishes, will at an additional fee conduct a forensic audit in which it will demonstrate with great probability that the execution creditor (often banks) miscalculated its claim and afford the debtor an opportunity to reach a compromise with the execution creditor.
When debtors default on their payments the banks instruct attorneys to take action against them. The bank can get these attorney fees back from them in a separate account with different interest rates, but they are not allowed to add it to the balance of their bond with higher interest involved; they can only add entries pertaining to their bond account, not legal fees. The Company then argues that the bank is in breach of contract, and applies to court for setting aside of default judgement.
Section 4(1) of the Act requires a notice to be published not more than thirty days but not less than fourteen days before application is made for surrender of the estate of the debtor. Section 5(1) of the Insolvency Act provides that it is unlawful to sell any property in the debtor's estate in question which has been attached under writ of execution, after the publication of a notice of surrender (in terms of Section 4(1) in the Gazette (this provision is for bona fide voluntary surrender application, not fraudulent applications), unless the person charged with the execution writ did not know of publication and the property is valued at less than R5000.
The decision to publish a notice of surrender by a debtor involves intention of the debtor to eventually apply to court for the acceptance of surrender and to carry out the necessary steps involved in order to obtain such sequestration order. One can withdraw a notice of surrender (in terms of Section 7) by applying to the Master of the Court for written consent, or in terms of Section 6 the notice of surrender lapses if no application for surrender is made after 14 days of the date specified in the notice of surrender. However this provision is intended for the benefit of creditors and not debtors. Section 6 makes it clear that no legitimate purpose can be served by the publication of a notice of surrender if the estate in question is not actually insolvent, and if it cannot be shown, sequestration costs can be paid and sequestration will be advantageous to creditors.
This case involved an application to court, where the applicant sought an interdict against the respondent for engaging in business of publicising notices of surrender (unlawfully) in terms of Section 4(1) of the Act. The Court held that the Company is interdicted from carrying on this sort of business. It is unlawful and fraudulent and a misuse of the provisions of the Act. It is clear from the facts of the case that in virtually all the cases the debtors never had the intention to go through with the surrender; it was merely done with the object of frustrating sales in execution. A notice of surrender is not an acceptable device for gaining time to undertake forensic audits of client's accounts with the execution creditor, or to find a basis to apply for the rescission of the judgement that is in the process of being executed.
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Punjab-Alberta to Sign MoU in Feb'19
Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between Governments of Punjab, India, and Alberta, Canada to smooth migration of Students.
Punjab Government will setup a portal for students and would be migrating population to develop skills to meet overseas employment requirements.
To simplify the process of migration of youngsters from Punjab to Canada, Canadian immigration minister Christopher Kerr held a meeting with Punjab technical education, industrial training, and employment generation minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday.
To help Punjabi students aspired for a foreign education from being cheated and misguided by bogus travel agents Hon'ble Minister Channi said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between Punjab government and the government of Alberta, Canada to simplify migration application processes for students on February 7, 2019. Kerr, who looks after migration affairs of India, Nepal, and Bhutan, was accompanied by Rahul Sharma, managing director, the government of Alberta. The Canadian delegation held discussions with the technical education minister in the presence of senior officials of the Punjab government, including secretary, technical education, director, employment generation, advisor, skill development and vice-chancellors of Inder Kumar Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda.
Issues discussed included setting up of a Punjab government portal for students and would be migrating population to Canada in effect to develop skills for overseas employment. Moreover, outcomes of programmes in Canadian colleges and universities and how the Canadian government would support initiatives of the Punjab government were also discussed. Sandeep Kaura, the advisor, Skill Development Mission, Punjab, took delegation members to visit existing skill development centers being run by the Punjab government in Amritsar and Ludhiana.
Written by: Parmvir Singh
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Audiobooks are today the format in which it is expected that there will be more growth in the coming years. In the last five years, in the United States, there has been a significant increase in popularity that has led to a spectacular increase in sales. However, so far there have been no studies that analyze the most effective sound design in an audiobook to improve audience perception and cognitive processing. The sound design of an audiobook may be very important for the success of this kind of products. In this sense, this study aims to analyze what is the sound format that stimulates to a greater extent the creation of mental images in the listeners, which allows them to get more involved in the story, gives them more attention, motivation, emotional activation, and favors their recall. To do this, an experiment will be designed where a sample of subjects who will listen to fragments of audiobooks with different formats (only voice, different voices, voice and music, voice and sound effects). While listening to the audiobooks, their physiological response to the audio stimulus will be measured: attention, arousal, and emotional reaction. In addition, they will fill out scales to measure the creation of mental images and the involvement. Finally, a memory test will be performed to measure the recall of the story.


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Laderina Gospatrick
Father Alphonsus Gospatrick, Lord Calverley
Laderina Gospatrick married John Scott.
John Scott, Lord Calverley+ d. a 1136
Alphonsus Gospatrick, Lord Calverley
Alphonsus Gospatrick, Lord Calverley was born at of Calverley, Yorkshire, England.
Laderina Gospatrick+
Mary Easte
F, #65877, d. before 12 May 1673
Mary Easte married Isaac Buswell on 11 October 1671 at Salisbury. Mary Easte died before 12 May 1673.
Isaac Buswell b. 1650, d. 1679
Sybil Scudamore1
Father John Scudamore, Esq.2 b. c 1490, d. 25 Sep 1571
Mother Sybil Vaughn2 b. c 1482
Sybil Scudamore was born circa 1527 at of Home Lacy, Herefordshire, England.1 She married Thomas Dansey, son of John Dansey, circa 1545.1
Thomas Dansey b. c 1516, d. 1578
John Dansey1 b. c 1546, d. 1569
[S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 55.
[S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 107.
Sarah Pike1,2
Last Edited 16 Feb 2017
F, #65879, b. 24 February 1642, d. 6 May 1718
Father Maj. Robert Pike1,2 b. 17 Mar 1616, d. 12 Dec 1706
Mother Sarah Saunders1,2 b. 20 Aug 1615, d. 1 Nov 1679
Sarah Pike was born on 24 February 1642 at Salisbury, Essex, MA. She married Wymond Bradbury, son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins, on 7 May 1661 at Salisbury, Essex, MA.1,2 Sarah Pike married John Stockman, Gent., son of Joseph Stockman, Esq. and Anne Leigh, on 10 May 1671 at Salisbury, Essex, MA; They had 4 sons (Joseph; William; John; & Robert) and 2 daughters (Dorothy; & Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Bradbury).3,1,2 Sarah Pike died on 6 May 1718 at Salisbury, Essex, MA, at age 76.3,1,2
Wymond Bradbury b. 1 Apr 1637, d. 7 Apr 1669
Sarah Bradbury4 b. 26 Feb 1662, d. 5 Mar 1709
Ann Bradbury b. 21 Nov 1666, d. 26 Jan 1732
John Stockman, Gent. b. 15 Dec 1645, d. 10 Dec 1686
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 111.
[S11597] Ancestry.com, Information submitted by Cheryl Dean.
John Stockman, Gent.1,2,3
M, #65880, b. 15 December 1645, d. 10 December 1686
Father Joseph Stockman, Esq.1,2,4 b. 27 Oct 1621, d. 27 Oct 1675
Mother Anne Leigh1,2,4 b. c 1623, d. 22 Feb 1675
John Stockman, Gent. was christened on 15 December 1645 at All Saints, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.1,2 He married Sarah Pike, daughter of Maj. Robert Pike and Sarah Saunders, on 10 May 1671 at Salisbury, Essex, MA; They had 4 sons (Joseph; William; John; & Robert) and 2 daughters (Dorothy; & Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Bradbury).1,2,3 John Stockman, Gent. died on 10 December 1686 at Salisbury, Essex, MA, at age 40.1,2,3
Sarah Pike b. 24 Feb 1642, d. 6 May 1718
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 48.
Rebecca Wheelwright
F, #65881, d. 1678
Rebecca Wheelwright married Samuel Maverick on 4 December 1660 at Boston, Suffolk, MA. Rebecca Wheelwright married William Bradbury, son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins, on 12 March 1672. Rebecca Wheelwright died in 1678.
Samuel Maverick d. 1664
William Bradbury b. 1649, d. 1678
Samuel Maverick
M, #65882, d. 1664
Samuel Maverick married Rebecca Wheelwright on 4 December 1660 at Boston, Suffolk, MA. Samuel Maverick died in 1664.
Rebecca Wheelwright d. 1678
Nathaniel Robinson married Damaris before 1655 at Boston, Suffolk, MA.
Damaris b. 1636, d. 1716
Benjamin Bellows
Benjamin Bellows married Dorcas Cutler in 1704.
Dorcas Cutler
David Melville
David Melville married Mary Mills on 25 June 1696.
Johann Georg Rammelmiller
Johann Georg Rammelmiller was born at of Ettenstatt, Mittlefranken, Bavaria.
Maria Barbara Rammelmiller+
Margareta Barbara Minderlin
Margareta Barbara Minderlin married Johann Georg Schmidpeter, son of Johannes Schmidtpeter and Maria Barbara Rammelmiller, in 1748.
Johann Georg Schmidpeter b. 1721, d. 1790
Lt. Daniel Sperry1
M, #65888, b. 1663, d. 24 April 1750
Father Richard Sperry1 b. 16 Feb 1606, d. 1698
Mother Denise Goodyear1 b. 9 May 1624, d. Mar 1707
Lt. Daniel Sperry was born in 1663 at New Haven, New Haven, CT.2 He married Deborah Peck, daughter of Dea. Joseph Peck and Sarah Parker, on 3 April 1694 at Lyme, CT. Lt. Daniel Sperry married Sarah Wilmot after 1711. Lt. Daniel Sperry died on 24 April 1750 at New Haven, New Haven, CT.2
Deborah Peck b. 31 Jul 1672, d. 16 Dec 1711
Abel Sperry+2 b. 15 Nov 1700, d. 24 Mar 1776
Sarah Wilmot b. 1663, d. 1731
[S11597] Ancestry.com, Submitted by rustythacker.
[S11597] Ancestry.com, Submitted by redwillis.
Deborah Peck
F, #65889, b. 31 July 1672, d. 16 December 1711
Father Dea. Joseph Peck1 b. 17 Nov 1640, d. 4 Oct 1694
Mother Sarah Parker1 b. 29 Oct 1637, d. 14 Sep 1726
Deborah Peck was born on 31 July 1672 at Lyme, New London, CT.1 She married Lt. Daniel Sperry, son of Richard Sperry and Denise Goodyear, on 3 April 1694 at Lyme, CT. Deborah Peck died on 16 December 1711 at Lyme, New London, CT, at age 39.1
Lt. Daniel Sperry b. 1663, d. 24 Apr 1750
Caleb Matthews
Caleb Matthews married Elizabeth Hotchkiss, daughter of Daniel Hotchkiss and Esther Sperry, on 13 January 1702.
Elizabeth Hotchkiss b. 1684
Stephen Pierson
Stephen Pierson married Esther Sperry.
Esther Sperry
Anne Thompson married Caleb Chedsey, son of John Chedsey and Elizabeth, on 10 May 1688 at New Haven, New Haven, CT.1 Anne Thompson died in 1692.
Caleb Chedsey b. 20 Nov 1661, d. 20 Feb 1713
[S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 150.
M, #65893, b. 21 February 1671, d. 1759
Father Jeremiah Johnson b. c 1638, d. 1712
Mother Sarah Hotchkiss b. c 1649
Daniel Johnson was born on 21 February 1671 at New Haven, New Haven, CT. He married Mary Sanford, daughter of Andrew Sanford and Mary Botsford, on 23 December 1707 at New Haven, New Haven, CT.1 Daniel Johnson died in 1759.
Mary Sanford b. 16 Nov 1668
Nathan Bradley
M, #65894, b. 18 November 1638, d. 10 March 1713
Father Daniel Bradley b. 26 Jan 1589, d. 27 Nov 1641
Mother Johanna Waddington b. 2 Feb 1594, d. Jan 1683
Nathan Bradley was born on 18 November 1638 at of Rowley, Essex, MA. He married Esther Griswold, daughter of Michael Griswold and Anna Adams, circa 1668. Nathan Bradley married Hannah Munson on 21 August 1694 at Guilford, CT. Nathan Bradley married Rachel Holton, daughter of William Holton and Mary Winche, on 16 May 1698. Nathan Bradley died on 10 March 1713 at Guilford, New Haven, CT, at age 74.
Esther Griswold b. 8 May 1648, d. b 1694
Anna Bradley+ b. 10 Jan 1669, d. 5 Jun 1749
Mary Bradley1 b. 13 Mar 1672
Hannah Munson b. 1648, d. 1695
Rachel Holton b. c 1650
Richard Pangborn
Richard Pangborn married Joanna Tuttle, daughter of Joseph Tuttle and Hannah Munson, before 1701.
Joanna Tuttle b. 1675
Elizabeth Benedict
F, #65896, d. after 1690
Elizabeth Benedict married John Slauson between 12 November 1676 and 1679. Elizabeth Benedict died after 1690.
John Slauson b. c 1641, d. 1706
Mary Talcott
Mary Talcott was born in 1661. She married Richard Edwards, son of William Edwards and Agnes Harris, circa 1692 at Hartford, CT. Mary Talcott died in 1723.
Richard Edwards b. c 1647, d. 1718
Thankful Doolittle
Thankful Doolittle married Timothy Tuttle, son of Simon Tuttle and Abigail Beach, on 2 November 1703.
Timothy Tuttle b. 1682, d. 1756
Theophilus Phillips
Theophilus Phillips married Ann Hunt before 1670 at Newtown, Long Island, NY. Theophilus Phillips married Patience on 15 March 1683 at Newtown, Long Island, NY. Theophilus Phillips married Elizabeth Townsend on 18 February 1684 at Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. Theophilus Phillips died in 1689.
Ann Hunt d. 1683
Patience d. b 1685
Elizabeth Townsend
Ann Hunt
Ann Hunt married Theophilus Phillips before 1670 at Newtown, Long Island, NY. Ann Hunt died in 1683.
Theophilus Phillips d. 1689
F, #65901, d. before 1685
Patience married Theophilus Phillips on 15 March 1683 at Newtown, Long Island, NY. Patience died before 1685.
Hannah Botsford
F, #65902, b. 1645, d. before 1688
Hannah Botsford was born in 1645. She married Nathan Baldwin on 12 March 1671 at Milford, CT. Hannah Botsford died before 1688.
Nathan Baldwin b. 1645
Rev. Thomas Shepard1,2
Last Edited 20 Jul 2013
M, #65903, b. 5 November 1605, d. 25 August 1649
Father William Shepard3,2 b. c 1580
Rev. Thomas Shepard was born on 5 November 1605 at Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.3,2 He married Margaret Touteville, daughter of Charles Touteville, Gent. and Anne Robertson, on 23 July 1632 at Buttercrambe in Bossal, Yorkshire, England; They had 2 sons (Thomas (died young); & Rev. Thomas, Gent.)1,3,2 Rev. Thomas Shepard married Joanna Hooker, daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker and Susanna Garbrand (Harkes), in October 1637 at Cambridge, MA; They had 4 sons ((unnamed son died young); Samuel; John; & John.3,2 Rev. Thomas Shepard married Margaret Boradel on 8 September 1647 at Cambridge, Middlesex, MA; They had 1 son (Jeremiah).2 Rev. Thomas Shepard left a will on 25 August 1649.3,2 He died on 25 August 1649 at Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, at age 43.3,2 His estate was probated on 29 November 1649.3,2
Margaret Touteville b. 3 Aug 1606, d. Feb 1636
Rev. Thomas Shepard+1 b. 5 Apr 1635, d. 22 Dec 1677
Joanna Hooker b. c 1622, d. b 8 Sep 1647
Margaret Boradel
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 682-683.
Margaret Touteville1,2
F, #65904, b. 3 August 1606, d. February 1636
Father Charles Touteville, Gent.3,4,5 b. c 1565
Mother Anne Robertson3,4,5 b. 18 Feb 1568
Margaret Touteville was christened on 3 August 1606 at Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England.1,2 She married Rev. Thomas Shepard, son of William Shepard, on 23 July 1632 at Buttercrambe in Bossal, Yorkshire, England; They had 2 sons (Thomas (died young); & Rev. Thomas, Gent.)3,1,2 Margaret Touteville died in February 1636 at Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, at age 29.1,2
Rev. Thomas Shepard b. 5 Nov 1605, d. 25 Aug 1649


We are celebrating the arrival of Spring and the Grand Opening of our 2 new Showhomes with our biggest price rice reduction on our move-in ready Morris and Single-Family Homes. For a limited time until the end of Spring, we have reduced these home prices by $10,000 to $20,000.
We currently have 3 Single-Family Home Models and 2 Morris Laneway Homes for you to choose from on Greyeyes-Steele Way.
Choose between these perfect homes and move in this Spring. All these homes are even roughed in and designed to allow for a legal basement suite with separate entry.
This Clarke home features a beautiful craftsman exterior with durable James Hardie siding in a rich iron grey colour accented with white trim and board and batten. White shaker cabinets with a neutral subway tile backsplash, white quartz countertops and stainless steel hardware provides the classic kitchen for entertaining in an open-concept plan.
This Clarke home is our newest style with a contemporary exterior combining two-tones of James Hardie siding colour and a low-pitched roof. Combining modern flat panel white upper cabinets with wood grain lower accents, black hardware and pendant lights, plus classic white subway tiles and quartz countertops, gives this home a custom feel.
This popular style Brady home model features a beautiful grey slate James Hardie siding on the exterior and a timeless white shaker style kitchen with white quartz countertops. A beautiful white arabesque backsplash adds just the perfect amount of flair to this kitchen customized by our Arbutus designer.
Our popular Morris home at 142 Greyeyes-Steele Way features our mocha interior scheme with flat panel walnut wood-grain cabinets and classic white quartz countertops and backsplash. Wide wood plank laminate flooring, tile entry and bathroom floors and stainless steel kitchen appliances are all standard in our Morris homes and included in the price.
Stand out on the block with this beautiful Morris home at 154 Greyeyes-Steele Way with red James Hardie siding accented with cedar shakes. The interior finish features our latte scheme with classic white shaker cabinets and luxury finishes such as quartz countertops and stainless steel kitchen appliances all included. Enjoy this timeless home for years to come.
We hope that you will find one of these houses to be your perfect home to move-into this Spring. This limited time offer ends on June 20, 2019.
We hope that you will join us celebrate the Grand Opening of our 2 new Showhomes on April 13th and be inspired to find your own home.
For more information, visit any of our Showhomes or contact us to schedule an appointment. We would be happy to accommodate your schedule.


Takes familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimate nature of reality.
The winner: Life Ascending by Nick Lane.
As an aside, I will soon be receiving all six of these books compliments of New Scientist. I won a contest in which readers were asked to name the most underrated science book written for a general audience. My pick of K. Eric Drexler's Engines of Creation was my choice.


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import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Doneable;
import io.sundr.builder.annotations.Buildable;
import io.sundr.builder.annotations.BuildableReference;
import io.sundr.builder.annotations.Inline;

import java.util.Objects;

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        editableEnabled = false,
        generateBuilderPackage = false,
        builderPackage = "io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.builder",
        refs= {@BuildableReference(AbstractWithAdditionalProperties.class)},
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                value = "done"
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Is Sony gearing up for a PS4 reveal? According to Reuters, Sony is hosting its first high profile Playstation meeting in two years. Sony's PS3 has been out for over six years, and many are speculating that the company will reveal it's newest console on the 20th of this month. The gaming world is a much different place nowadays, as Smart Phone and Tablet gaming has exploded. There is still a solid foundation of console gamers out there, but it will be interesting to see how Sony approaches this ever evolving market.
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You all know I love me a good photoshoot and you all know that I harbor an unhealthy bias towards Naka-Kon. Well, when the two forces combined this past weekend, let me just say I was over the moon-ecstatic. A photoshoot is something that I always fawned over and thought was reserved for the most elite of photographers. When I got the chance to take pictures for some Love Live cosplayers at Anime Nebraskon I was presented with a chance. That chance opened up a new realm of possibilities for me and would be ground work for what transpired at this past Naka-Kon.
Three photoshoots took up the majority of my time this past Saturday and those precious minutes lasted eons. For me it wasn't purely about getting the recognition of taking a photo, of participating in the photoshoot. It was getting to experience a euphoric feeling that I've never had the chance to enjoy. There is a certain energy that surrounds someone in cosplay and that energy can affect others. It leads to random 'WTF' moments or pure insanity. All for the sake of smiles, laughter and pictures. I've learned that going into a photoshoot blind can be a massively rewarding experience all its own.
Don't go into a shoot thinking that you will walk out with the shot you want. That is something I've honestly felt proudest in learning. I obsess over photography and getting that perfect photo that I've had to tell myself to just let go. Just take the picture and enjoy the company. Throw humor into the mix and just enjoy the shoot. This pure and yet simple concept was something so empowering, so beautiful that I couldn't see it in any other light. The photoshoots I was apart of at Naka-Kon were magical. I left with more than a couple of shots, I left with a wide grin and a feeling of success. That is all someone could ever hope to ask for from a photoshoot.
Thank you to everyone who was apart of my Naka-Kon experience this year! It was an immense pleasure to work with everyone involved and I appreciate the mad amount of support and follows from it all. Just know that I will endeavor to do my best and provide the best that I can.
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The Cowbone Band started when Tony, Paul Buster's dad, Jimmy Roberts' cousin, Tony Osceola and Jack Micco used to get together when Paul (AKA Cowbone) was younger playing under the oak tree. They also played at church once in a while. Cowbone learned from them, but at the time, he was more interested in football and basketball rather than actually joining the band. However, he did have time to listen to them play.
At the time, there was not much to do in Big Cypress (one of the Seminole Tribe's reservations), so to pass the time, Cowbone started playing the guitar but didn't play formally until he was around 18 years old when his mom got him his first guitar.
Tony played at Little Community Center. Five blocks away there was a store they played at called Willie Tiger. They never knew what payments were, but were able to receive free food. It was not until the 70s that the band started getting paid, but mostly played because they loved the music. Their paid gigs were enough to cover travel expenses.
By the 90s, they got on stage with Waylon Jennings and since then, Cowbone's fees went up.
Cowbone was an outlaw who never reached the main streams, yet he managed to just do things his own way.


A tea with a rich history, Russian Caravan has both subtle and complex notes that have made it a tradition in Russian society and enjoyed immensely elsewhere. Chinese Keemun and pine-smoked Lapsang create an originally rich and aromatic flavor.
This interesting tea is believed to have originated from 18th century camel caravans that transported teas along the Silk Road for the transcontinental tea trade from areas such as China and India to Europe through Russia. Russian Caravan is a traditional blend of lapsang souchong and keemun black teas. The deep flavor is full bodied and has a touch of sweet malty undertones. Although flavorful, it is smooth and mellow, so it is easy to enjoy Russian Caravan tea any time. Add in the number of health benefits this tea offers, and you'll want to make this black tea from Capital Teas your everyday staple.
Have only been able to find this tea with this quality at Capital teas.
I love this tea. I really like have smooth black teas and this is just really divine. I'm going to have a hard time sharing this.
I like the smokey teas because they have the scent of woodfire and that's always kind of fabulous and ancient. In a small glass Russian tea glass it is quite special. In a mug with milk also special. I'll be keeping this on hand.


Jeanette from Hikingboots.com found time in her whirlwind tour of Outdoor Retailer to talk to me about the stuff I'd seen there.
For those who missed it a few months back, here's a Q&A I did at Hikingboots.com.
Hiking boots: anybody still wearing them?


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North Korea: Pray for lasting change after second Trump-Kim summit
A second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in Vietnam came to an abrupt halt on Thursday 28 February. Many things remain uncertain - but, like last time, North Korea's horrendous human rights abuses seem to have been left off the agenda.
Last year's summit between Kim Jong-un and President Trump in Singapore did little to raise the atrocious human rights abuses of North Korea. Though President Trump declared that he raised it in private, the treatment of North Korea's 25 million citizens was left out of the official talks. It is possible that President Trump will again raise human rights in private to please evangelical voters in the USA. But whether this is an earnest discussion or a passing remark will likely never been known.
Sadly Trump's discussion of human rights at the Singapore summit last June has had no impact for the estimated 200,000-400,000 Christians North Korea. Local sources have told Open Doors that there are many signs that persecution is getting worse. Namely an increased number of arrests and abductions of South Korean and Chinese Korean missionaries in China, strengthened border control with harsher punishment for North Korean citizens who are repatriated from China, and a crackdown on all channels spreading the Christian faith.
North Korea is number one on the Open Doors World Watch List - it has been number one since 2002. If Christians are discovered, they are deported to labour camps as political criminals or killed on the spot; their families share their fate. With an estimated 50,000 - 70,000 Christians held in prison camps simply because of their Christians faith, Open Doors' CEO, Henrietta Blyth, has called for a discussion into the human rights record of North Korea at the summit in Vietnam: "The conditions in which Christians in North Korea are forced to live are appalling and inexcusable. Human rights abuses must be raised and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights upheld.
"We are praying that this summit brings about lasting change in North Korea, not only for Christians who have no freedom of belief but also for all the citizens of North Korea who are mistreated, malnourished and at the mercy of a dictator."
Regardless of the outcome of this Trump-Kim summit, let's praise God that he is ultimately in control. Daniel 2:20 says, "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever, for wisdom and might are his. He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding." Let's pray that God will give His wisdom, understanding and compassion to all the leaders and advisors who were involved in the Vietnam summit.
FOOD SHORTAGE
On top of this increased pressure on Christians, January has also seen food rations cut in half by the government after Pyongyang informed the UN that it is facing a food shortfall. Daily rations plummeted from 550 to 300 grams per person per day. Local sources in North Korea have confirmed to Open Doors that there has been much less food.
Every aspect of life for North Korean citizens is controlled by the state. All resources, including food, are owned and distributed by the government. Wealthy North Koreans may be able to supplement their meals with food from the black market, but for the average citizen reduced rations means going hungry or cooking grass soup.
Thanks to the generosity of Open Doors' supporters, our underground workers are able to smuggle food to keep 60,000 North Korean Christians alive each month. Could you help meet the shortfall and keep a North Korea Christian nourished amid reduced rations? Every £15 could provide a monthly relief pack to help a North Korean believer survive.
'GOD OPENS DOORS THROUGH OUR PRAYERS'
With little hope that this Trump-Kim summit will bring about lasting change for Christians in North Korea, Open Doors is committed to strengthening them from afar. Last year we began broadcasting encouraging messages from Open Doors supporters around the world to North Korean believers over the radio. Several Christian programmes are broadcast throughout the week, all of them in the middle of the night, because that is the safest time for North Koreans to listen to the radio.
The radio programmes – as well as the Bibles and other Christian materials that we secretly distribute – fill an important gap for Christians unable to meet together for teaching and encouragement.
This vital work has been very much appreciated by our brothers and sisters. One Christian told us how the messages had encouraged them: "A message came from Revelation 3:7-13 and it was read after we sang the hymn 'I'm rejoicing night and day'. The message encouraged us to keep our faith, despite the daily suffering and persecution we go through, by holding on to God's promises and spiritual power. God opens doors through our prayers. Our prayers will chase the darkness away, just like the morning dawn chases away the night.
"We pray that God will anoint all those believers who have sent us a message of encouragement. We pray that the Lord will bless all fellow Christians in the world this year. Thank you for your radio programmes. Sometimes the signal is interrupted, but usually, we are able to listen to the programmes without a problem."
Though we cannot be with our North Korean brothers and sisters in person, we can stand with them in prayer.
That God would work through the Trump-Kim summit to strengthen the North Korean church
That the radio programmes will help underground Christians to grow spiritually and encourage them in walk with Jesus
Ask God whether he can use you to encourage a North Korean Christian with vital support.
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What motivates a patient to stay with a doctor? Foremost you need to be a good doctor, but there are other factors that complicate the picture. The other parts are far complicated, healthcare researchers have lots of theories — psychology, smart office design, operations management, and marketing all factor into patient retention.
Sure, a nice office and efficiency are wonderful — who doesn't love walking into a clean, state-of-the-art waiting area equipped with comfortable seating and wifi? And yet, when we asked doctors, "What's the most effective thing you've done to build loyalty?" and patients "What's the most important thing that keeps you coming back?" it wasn't the bells and whistles that made the biggest impact. Rather the simple theme of the "human touch".
This notion might seem like a given, but administrative and cost pressures can sometimes turn well-meaning doctors into robots, leaving patients with an unpleasant feeling that deters them from coming back. Retention is about relationship building, and without a personal approach, patients lack that feeling of connection with their caregiver.
When it comes to the human touch, it's not just about the quality of care but how it's administered. It's not just about what a person says, but how it's said and how it's followed through.
"What has been of paramount importance is communication. I always appear not to be in a rush, and I review all of the items on their problems list before they go. This gets to the core of what patients expect and what they really want from their healthcare. To be able to do this, you have to schedule enough time with each patient. When patients have a great experience with not just the doctor but the entire team—the receptionist is super friendly, the surgery scheduler is super efficient, allied providers took great care of them—then that patient will be a practice ambassador for life.
"My dentist has been our family dentist for decades and continues to see everyone in my family, from my nephew who lives in Switzerland to my 90-year-old mother. He is caring and patient. He never rushes anything, is detail-oriented and always prompt. He is also direct and straightforward—if he thinks he's not the right person to do something he will refer me to someone he knows will get the job done well. He has my absolute trust.


It's the little things that make all the difference, which is why you're going to love Edge 130. This ruggedly compact but capable GPS cycling computer has everything you need to navigate your ride, monitor stats, stay connected with loved ones and much more. And it's all in a compact device that goes where you go and won't weigh you down.
Whether you ride on single-track, open roads or city streets, Edge 130 is the perfect riding partner. Its compact, lightweight design features a 1.8" mono Memory in Pixel (MIP) display. That means you'll get a completely crisp view of the screen, even in direct sunlight when you'd normally be squinting at your smartphone screen. Its five-button interface is easy to navigate, and you can even customise the display to show up to 8 data fields on each screen. And don't let its slight stature fool you — Edge 130 is packed with additional features and gets up to 15 hours of battery life between charges.
Wherever you ride, the Edge 130 bike computer captures your essential stats. With help from GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellites for more coverage under dense tree cover — plus a built-in barometer — it tracks how far, how fast and even how high you've ridden. Plan and download your routes with the Course Creator feature from Garmin Connect. Edge 130 will guide you with easy-to-read course prompts and turn prompts. It's even smart enough to direct you back to your starting location.
Switching it up and hitting the road? A little peace of mind is going to make every ride that much better. That's why Edge 130 is compatible with our Varia line of cycling awareness devices, including rear-view radar and smart bike lights. By pairing these devices with your Edge bike computer, you can get alerts to approaching cars — right on your Edge display — and help drivers see you. When paired with a compatible smartphone, Edge 130 also lets your friends and family follow your real-time location with the LiveTrack¹ feature. And if you happen to run into difficulty during a ride, the Assistance¹ feature can quickly send your current location to chosen contacts so they know where to find you.
The Edge 130 cycling computer is designed to help you amp up your performance so you can strive to improve with every ride. It's compatible with power meters, letting you see how many watts of power you're producing on a flat section or a steep hill. Understanding where you are producing power helps not only with training, it also makes for a more epic ride. And you can make every ride a little more interesting by racing in real time against Garmin and Strava Live Segments, giving you that extra nudge to really push yourself.
With a suite of smart features¹, Edge 130 lets you keep your phone safely tucked away and still stay connected while you're on the bike. Text messages will appear on your device screen so you can see them at a glance and keep right on riding. Know if you're about to get rained out by using the weather page to keep tabs on current weather and forecasted conditions. You can pair Edge 130 with the compatible Edge remote so you can start and stop the timer, change the page or mark a lap without taking your hands off the bars. And remember — you can automatically upload your rides to the Garmin Connect online community, and even customise your device from our Connect IQ™ store by downloading configurable data fields such as the GU Fuel Reminder or Strava Suffer Score.


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Битката при езерото Вадимо (Lake Vadimo) се провежда през 310 пр.н.е. между римляните и етруските.

През Втората самнитска война етруските са съюзени със самнитите против Рим и са опасност за северната част на римското владение. Стига се до битка на езерото Вадимо близо до Фалерии (в Италия). Римският консул Квинт Фабий Максим Рулиан и диктаторът Луций Папирий Курсор побеждават етруските. Етруският град Тарквинии сключва 40-години траещ мирен договор.

През 283 пр.н.е. на брега на езерото се провежда втора битка.

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 – Velthur Valerius translated by Camitlnas Tullius
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Вадимо (310 пр.н.е.)
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