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Jubilant Jets Got Better on Day 1 of the NFL Draft
GM Joe Douglas Selects Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson & Jermaine Johnson on Busy First Night of the 2022 NFL Draft
Eric Allen
Senior Reporter
Of all the scenarios entering Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft, Jets GM Joe Douglas probably didn't envision one where he could land CB Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, WR Garrett Wilson and Edge Jermaine Johnson. But he produced what might be remembered as a perfect hand in Las Vegas when he took Gardner No. 4 overall and Wilson with 10th selection before moving back in Round 1 to grab Johnson with the 26th pick. The trio marks the first time the Jets had three Round 1 picks since the "Four Aces" in 2000.
"We got better tonight," Douglas said. "What a great opportunity. A lot of credit goes to our coaching staff and our scouts for all the hard work to make an opportunity like this come to fruition. Feel fortunate to get three players that we feel can really help this team moving forward, three players that were in our top eight, so we're excited about that."
A memorable night started with a saucy cornerback from Cincinnati. In 37 games for the Bearcats, Gardner registered 27 PDs and 9 INTs.
"He's a great zone corner, he can play man, he can do it all," head coach Robert Saleh said. "Football still comes down to third down. Third-and-4, game on the line, everyone knows you're in man coverage, everyone knows the ball is being thrown and who's going to win? Sauce can do everything. He can play zone, he can play man, he can win in crunch time, he can run with the fastest guys, he can defend the biggest guys. He's elite and really fortunate we were able to get him at 4."
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Jets Select CB Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner with No. 4 Pick of 2022 NFL Draft
Jets Select Ohio State WR Garrett Wilson with No. 10 Pick of 2022 NFL Draft
Jets Select Florida State Edge Jermaine Johnson II with No. 26 Pick of 2022 NFL Draft
Gardner was available to the Jets after pass rushers Travon Walker (Jacksonville) and Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit) and CB Derek Stingley Jr. (Houston) were taken with the first three picks. The Jets flipped back to the offense with their second first-rounder as they took Ohio State's Garrett Wilson No. 10 overall. Wilson's production increased each year in Columbus, culminating with a 2021 campaign when he amassed 70 receptions, 1,058 yards receiving and 12 TDs. In 33 college contests, the versatile Wilson, who possesses 4.38 speed, had 23 TDs.
"Feel great about Garrett and adding him, the value we were able to get him. His playmaking abilities, explosiveness, ball skills, run after catch, he's a very talented young man," Douglas said.
Already feeling good about their haul, the Jets kept their foot on the gas. With Johnson still on the board at No. 15, Douglas and the Jets started frantically working the phones to get back into Round 1. It took a while, but the Jets secured the Titans' 26th overall selection and third-round pick (No. 101 overall) in exchange for the Green & White's second- (No. 35), third- (No. 69) and fifth-round picks (No. 163). After transferring from Georgia, Johnson was the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year at Florida State with 12 sacks and 18 TFLs.
"Big, long, explosive, he's got great athleticism and violence to his game," Saleh said. "Very smart, he's probably the most pro-ready of all the pass rushers this year in terms of having a repertoire to his game and something we can add to. Really a perfect fit for what we do defensively with our wide-nine system, putting him on an edge, getting him firing off the ball and attacking. He's really going to be a great complement to what we already have."
The Jets are scheduled to pick twice on Friday with single selections in Rounds 2 (No. 38) and 3 (No. 101). The club also has three picks on Saturday with a pair in Round 4 (No. 111 and No. 117) plus a single selection in Round 5 (No. 146). Some of the higher profile names on the board include LB Nakobe Dean (Georgia), RB Breece Hall (Iowa State), Edges Arnold Ebiketie (Penn State) and Boye Mafe (Minnesota), DT Travis Jones (Connecticut), S Jalen Pitre (Baylor), ILB Christian Harris (Alabama) and DT Perrion Winfrey (Oklahoma).
"I think what's great about the new format is teams can really take tonight and tomorrow, take a breath and kind of regroup," Douglas said. "Get their stack together for Rounds 2 and 3. In that time, there are a lot of calls made. You see the last couple years especially, jockeying for position when it comes to the top-10 picks in the second round. We'll see how tomorrow plays out. We're going to get together as a staff in the afternoon, kind of restack our board, take inventory of what's out there and take a plan tomorrow night."


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Classes in Seduction by Lilybean84
by Lilybean84
OOC: Many people have read this story- but its been years and I've re-written so much of so that its less dramatic and makes a bit more sense ;) Enjoy
--August--
Hermione breathed deeply and dug her feet into the grass; she loved coming to the Burrow. All the stress and tension from life seemed to stop the minute she entered the are. There was something magical in the design of the trees, the movement of the wind and of course the Burrow itself.
The summer was winding down, and exciting thing as it hailed a new year at Hogwarts. It was the reason she was sitting outside in the sun. One last moment to take in the sunshine before throwing herself into the preparations for the upcoming year. She couldn't believe it was right around the corner, as if time was slipping through her fingers and no matter how hard she clung to the moments they still faded into the past, leaving her with the uncertain future.
Well, uncertain was not a word to describe Hermione's future. She was a smart and talented witch, even with the people scowling over her human parents, nothing could argue the fact that she was going places. Even Malfoy himself couldn't change that future.
"Hermione!"
She heard Ron's voice roll across the distance. The wind made it sound so far, when he could only be a few feet away.
"Over here." she said with a wave of her hand.
"What are you doing all the way over here?" he asked, flopping down next to her. Ron's red hair had recently been cut and it already seemed to be out of control. Hermione smiled softly, the thought of her fingers running through it passing her mind briefly.
"Contemplating the next year. It's getting so close to the end of our time at Hogwarts." she pulled up a couple blades of grass and let them fly in the wind, "Who knows what were going to face in the upcoming year. What if something happens and we separate?"
Hermione sighed and lifted her knees so she could rest her chin on them. Deep down she'd been trying to hide the feelings that she was sure were making themselves noticeable by now. Time was limited and Hermione felt it even more when he was around. She wanted to tell him that she loved his company and the times they spent together. But something was holding her back. There was an uncertainty to it, an uncertainty that kept her from saying a word.
"Ron..." she began, the words previously planned and carefully thought out.
"Yea?" was his usual response.
"I've got a question.." Hermione tucked her knees up tighter, "Ron, if you liked someone but you were scared of what they'd think, would you tell them?"
Ron simply looked at her, a blank stare for a moment before he grinned, "I knew this was coming."
"You did?" her heart skipped a beat.
"Of course. I've seen the looks. It doesn't take a genius to see what's going on." he added with a shrug.
"and your..feelings on it?" the words seemed to whisper out of her mouth.
"Well," he ran a hand through his hair, "I don't think Ginny's going to like it."
"She'll get over it." Hermione said with a relieved chuckle, "She's your sister, it's her job to be this way."
"Yeah but when it comes to Harry...."
"Harry?!" Hermione's head whipped around to look at him, "Ron what are you talking about you?"
A stumped look came over his face, " You liking...Harry."the words came out slowly.
"I..." she added, "What!"
"Isn't that what you mean?"he asked.
"No...I could never like Harry. He's like my brother." the wince that followed was too sincere to be fake. It was the oddest thought to think of Harry in that way. Impossible in fact.
"Then who..."
"Oh never mind!!" she barked in a sharp tone, her voice raising as her body did off the grass. Standing she looked down at him, "You're...so..."
"Ron! Hermione! Tea's on!!" Mrs. Weasley's voice carried to them over the field.
Hermione didn't say a word. She just left, her mind strained from the conversation and her heart aching from the crushed hope. All she had to do was finish the conversation. She could have corrected him and put his name in instead of Harry's. It didn't seem right though.
"You alright dear?" Mrs Weasley asked as Hermione approached, "You look upset."
"I'm fine. I'm going to go wash up." Hermione said with a small smile before running into the house.
"Poor girl.." Mrs Weasley said quietly as she watched her retreat, "Loving a Weasley is a lot of work."
On a moonless night, the stars shine brighter than any other but, on this moonless night, Draco Malfoy couldn't give a damn. For tonight, he was lost in the middle of the woods. His wand had fallen into a pond and he'd been unable to retrieve it. He didn't have a map and this was still his home forest, technically this was his backyard. Definitely worst of all was the fact he was being chased by some large drooling wild animal.
"Bloody TREES and NATURE !" he yelled as his foot caught a stick and he fell into another bush full of thorns. His crisp robes had already been mangled by his previous prickled attacker leaving less fabric for this one to cling to. He grumbled as he stood up, a thorn piercing his palm, "OW!!"
The blood mixed with the mud from the puddled he'd previously tumbled into. This was not his night and more than anything he just wanted to be at home. He wanted to be safe in his bed, with a hot supper in front of him and some beautiful witch rubbing his feet.
"When I get home…" he began to yell as he moved through the darkness, "…I am cutting this entire damn forest down!" He kicked a log, "EVERY last tree..!"
His house was nearby, that much he knew. He hadn't meant to get lost, he'd just decided to get some fresh air and a short walk in. But while lost in his thoughts he wandered just a little too far and while returning seemed to have gone further into the forest then back. He blamed his father, it was his fault that Draco was such a confused mess. His father was to blame for the state his mother was in, for the state their family was in.
Family. A foreign word as of late. His mother was hidden away in her room half the time. With Voldemort and his crones always around, it didn't even feel as if it was his home. The usual buzz with school approaching seemed dwarfed in comparison. He wasn't even interested.
Suddenly his mind was filled with thoughts and memories of his childhood. Whether happy or sad they were better than what he had now. He walked, lost in thought for awhile. He hadn't even noticed he'd found his home. It wasn't until he reached the door and felt the handle, he snapped back to reality.
A strange feeling came over him as he opened the door and walked inside. The air was tense and uninviting, which despite rumours of his family, wasn't the usual thing you felt upon entering. As he shut the door quietly behind his back the urge to call out for his mom caught in his throat. Slowly he walked toward his father's den and stopped outside the door. Quiet voices were heard as he pressed his ear to the door trying to hear a little more.
"Come in Draco." The hiss of the voice was one he heard in his nightmares...Voldemort was in his house!
--September-
Hermione smiled as she leaned into the plush red fabric of the sofa in her common room. The silence was beautiful. The book in her hands was impossible to put down. She looked around at the decorated room, the crackling fire and realized that in this moment her life was perfect.
Almost perfect.
It had been an honour to be named Head Girl. An expected one but an honour all the same. She'd already known months in advance, as she'd been called to Hogwarts before the start of school to discuss a few changes. Putting the book down she reached over and picked up a roll of parchment. She opened it, looking over the schedules for the prefects. All was in order, but she knew there'd be issues with it. The Prefects loved to complain.
Such noises, it was one of the reasons she loved her peace in the common room. Small moments of sanity amidst a sea of insanity. Her own peaceful piece of paradise. She looked up the stairs toward the Head Boy's dorm. Well, relatively peaceful.
As much as she wanted to admit that it was a fluke seeing Draco Malfoy's name next to hers, she had to admit it wasn't. He was a reputable wizard. Although the reputation he prided himself on wasn't one she'd brag about in public. It was such things that made their living arrangements interesting.
"GRANGER!!" his voice bellowed from the top of the stairs.
She shuddered at the sound, "I'M COMING!" putting down the parchment she made her way up the stairs. Stopping in front of his bedroom she tentatively knocked on the door, "Malfoy?"
"COME IN! IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN ANSWER THE DAMN THING"
Hermione winced at his words. Opening the door she poked her head around the corner, "You don't have to shout so much" she said quietly, "There are better ways to communicate"
"Shut up Mudblood." he snarled.
"Hey! You know the deal! That word doesn't come into this." she said, resting her back on the door.
"Deals! I don't make deals with Mudbloods."
"Then I've got no reason to be here." she said, her hand touching the handle.
"Granger wait!" he leapt off the bed to follow her but the moment his legs left the safe mattress they folded and crumpled underneath him. His body made a sickening 'thump' on the hard surface as it landed, "You know..." he balled up his fist and slammed it into the floor while resting his forehead against the cool wood. He kept his eyes down, "This...isn't easy for me"
"Being stuck together wasn't something either of us planned on, but you know that no one else, not even Pansy, is willing to come up here every morning and put up with you."
His ears twitched as her words, soft and low, sank in. She sounded so close to him and yet he had just watched her almost walk out of his room. Lifting his head, he surprisingly met her gaze. She was close. Staring him in the face, laying on the floor with her head resting in the palm of her hand.
He had to stop from staring at the eyes that were locked onto his. Pushing himself up onto his elbows he examined her delicate chin and soft lips, his eyes noticed every mark, tint and curve of her cheeks. The length of her eye lashes, and the dimple that threatened to make itself known when she smiled.
"How do you know just being around you doesn't make me feel like an invalid."
"It doesn't really matter if it does." Her chin bounced up and down on her hand that it rested on, as she spoke. "Point is, I know you're not willing to give up on classes and until they figure out what happened to you and can get you out of this mess you're in." she sat up and held out her hand, "You're going to take my hand, sit up, and get to class like you always do and tomorrow…" She shrugged a little. "…we repeat the process."
"I hate you when you're a know-it-all!" However he had to admit she was right which made him roll his eyes. Groaning he grabbed her hand and allowed her to help him get up into a semi-kneeling position. The lack of feeling in his legs made him very unsteady but lucky for Hermione, Draco Malfoy was built like a rock from the belt up. His strong arms held onto her tightly. More than once she found herself acutely away of his arms flexing against her as he kept his balance. His hands felt firm on her shoulders as she used her wand to pull his chair behind him.
"I hate this thing!" He mumbled moving his hands to the sides of the chair, slowly pulling himself d to sit into it.
She sighed, "If we kept track of everything you hated we could write a book," she grinned as he wound the straps tightly around his legs,securing them in place "and it wouldn't be a very good book at that."
"You'd read it. It's MY book after all." A tiny smirk crossed his face as he finished and motioned for her to get him going.
Hermione stared at him then shrugged. How could they go from talking like two people who hated each other to cracking jokes in an almost carefree way the next? It was a complex and confused relationship they had. Well not a relationship, that word was far too strong. This was more a temporary agreement.
"Yeah…you're probably right." She said in response to his little quip. Checking the rest of the chair she tapped it lightly with her wand and said a short spell, "Alright, you are set and ready to go. If you need me, you know what to do." she went and opened the door wider for him.
As Draco moved past her she marvelled at the ingenuity of the Wizarding World. The chair was taken from the basic muggle wheelchair but enchanted so the user didn't have to worry about stairs or any other obstacles. Malfoy could easily move, climb and virtually head anywhere in the castle all by himself.
The only problem was getting in and out of the blasted thing. That was Hermione's job. That was the reason she'd had to come early to Hogwarts. He could easily run it himself but for some reason Dumbledore decided that it required two people to get it going. Perhaps to stop Malfoy from running off at night or drowning himself in the lake.
"See you tonight, Malfoy."
"Unfortunately, Granger."
Hermione rolled her eyes and headed on her way to breakfast.
"Hermione!! Did you see the mess that..." Ron leaned close to her and muffled his laughter.
She put her finger to her lips and motioned for him to be silent. The end of the day was at hand and the two Heads sat at the front of the table. The Prefects nervously awaited what was expected to be quite the reprimand. The schedules Hermione had spent hours planning were a mess and three times Filch had to come tell her that he had caught a couple of the pairs being rather inappropriate behind a statue.
"I believe we are all here" she said quickly. She felt like the evil mother about to beat the children. She looked over at Draco, his smug smile giving little encouragement. This was how the meetings seemed to go. She was the evil lad and he was the daddy stood in the corner with lollipops and hugs for afterwards.
Draco's little smirk wasn't helping the situation.
Hermione had always thought that the three things that made up Draco Malfoy were his arrogant smirk, overconfident attitude and swaggering walk. Now, his walk was replaced with a cocky race car attitude. He wheeled up and down the corridors with an ease that made the teachers jump out of the way and the girls wish to get a ride. It made Hermione want to throw up.
"As you all know"she began regardless of whether people noticed, "There have been numerous problems with the Prefect's schedule..."
All the heads turned to a quiet snickering from the back of the room. Hermione's eyes flared at the interruption but she ignored it. The silence continued and she looked about the room.
"We have had, several warning from Filch regarding the behaviour of the Prefects while on patrol. I am only going to issue this warning once more. Patrol is not a time for snuggles or to catch up on what you missed out on while in class. If Filch catches anyone else there will be serious consequences."
"How serious?" a brunette short hair boy from Hufflepuff asked.
"Dumbledore will be in the meeting, that's how serious," Draco added, his voice causing Hermione to jump. The room whispered for a moment. Some faces turning pale, others a little flushed. It was obvious the point had been made.
"Also, once the schedule is set there is no changing it without Malfoy's or my permission. You cannot randomly swap shifts if you decide you need out of of it." she picked up the parchment, "Unless Malfoy and I sign the changes, if you don't show up it will be counted as an absence and dealt with as such."
A blond haired girl who Hermione didn't recognize but knew was from Slytherin gulped rather noticeably while raising her hand, "I...well. I ..." her cheeks turned a bright red colour.
"Yes?." Hermione asked with a raised brow.
"Well, I did go to see Drac-... I mean Malfoy about my schedule change but..." she blushed and stopped talking.
"I forgot to sign it," Draco interrupted, a sudden glare in his eye at the blonde girl, "My mistake. It won't happen again."
The girls around the blonde Slytherin giggled and Hermione had an idea as to why he'd forgotten, "That's no excuse".
"Oh, come now Granger!" came Draco's annoyingly calm voice from beside her, "It was a simple mistake. "
Hermione looked back at Draco, "If I forgave all of your mistakes and looked at them as a one off, we'd barely get anything done around here."
Some small giggles erupted and Hermione shushed them before getting back to business. The rest of the meeting was dull in comparison to the beginning but Hermione felt they'd gotten a lot done. It was going to take time to make a routine that pleased everyone but Hermione had the time and she wasn't going to let her last year go down in flames.
"Do you intend to use your position as Head boy to get in a shag whenever you want?" she asked curiously.
"Of course not but you've gotta admit that she was quite pretty to look at. Not the brightest I admit but I can't complain. Nor can she." he grinned.
"So that's the kind of women Draco Malfoy goes for." Hermione packed up her belongings, "Not surprising."
He chuckled and wheeled toward her, "You talk pretty big for a girl who's never had any man go near her."
"I have to!" she flushed, the retort shot back before she'd really thought about it.
"Oh yes, we all know about Victor Krum…but you broke up with him before his pretty little hands could get anywhere near that brainy body of yours. Unless he dumped you for being damn boring"
Hermione had to bite back her tears. It wasn't fair that he could hurt her and she couldn't say anything in return that would even make a dent in the cold exterior of his. Victor was a sensitive subject. Dating a famous quidditch player put her in a place that she hadn't enjoyed…reputation wise and otherwise.
"You…" she couldn't think of the words or a come back. Turning she picked up her books of the couch, "I'll see you in the common room!"
Draco waved, watching her walk out on him once again, "Maybe you'll find a retort in one of your books there." he mumbled after her.

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Wells and Thompkins ranks first in the GSC in passing touchdowns and rushing yards so far this season, respectively.
Arguably the best one-two punch in the Gulf South Conference, sophomore quarterback Rogan Wells and redshirt freshman running back Jamar Thompkins were named GSC Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively.
Wells has won the award three times so far this season, but Thompkins is a newbie to the honor.
A Fort Mill, S.C. native, Wells tossed for a career-high six touchdowns and ran for another in the 63-42 victory over the Mississippi College last Saturday, validating his weekly honor.
He delivered in the air and on the ground, throwing for 295 yards on 13 of 21 passing, while rushing for five yards on six carries and a score.
Wells previously earned GSC Offensive Player of the Week honors following the Fort Valley State and West Alabama games, where he accounted for nine touchdowns in the two matchups.
This week marked his fourth career weekly honor in his two seasons at VSU, as he was honored with the Freshman of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week in the same week once last season.
So far into the season, Wells is ranked No. 13 in the nation and first in the GSC in passing efficiency at 168.1, and second nationally in passing touchdowns with 19.
He is second in the GSC and No. 27 in passing yards with 1,231. Wells is ranked second nationally in points responsible for with 126 and second in points responsible for per game at 25.2. He is third in the GSC passing yards per game with 276.2.
His backfield-mate Thompkins rushed for a career-high 180 yards on just eight carries with two touchdowns. He had touchdown carries of 68 and 43 yards both in the second quarter as VSU scored a season-high 35 points in the frame.
Along with freshman Seth McGill, he rushed for over 100 yards in the game. McGill had nine carries for 111 yards, meaning the duo amassed nearly 300 yards together.
Thompkins' 180-yard performance on Saturday moved him to third in the GSC in all-purpose yards at 117.6, while ranking second in the GSC in rushing touchdowns.
He leads the GSC in rushing yards with 545 for No. 10 nationally, while ranking second in the GSC in rushing yards per game at 109.0 for No. 17.
The Blazers now have had a player named Freshman of the Week for the past four weeks, as Thompkins became the sixth different Blazer overall to earn weekly player of the week honors and fourth different freshman.
The No. 10 Blazers return home to host Delta State Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. The Blazers will be eyeing their first 6-0 start since 2003, when the team won its first eight games of the season.


Christmas 2018 saw Iceland (the frozen food U.K retailer) release a controversial advert in partnership with Greenpeace. So controversial that it was banned from being aired on national television networks by Clearcast who approve ads on behalf of broadcasters. The ban I think actually helped create more awareness of the advert which may or may not have been the original intent… The advert highlights the issues of palm oil plantations and its contribution to deforestation of tropical rainforest. For me what is interesting is that this is not an instance of a premium food brand trying to show off their credentials to middle class consumers but a lower end retailer using a partnership with green peace to educate their customers whilst also making their own commitments. It strikes me as a well-balanced approach to changing the perceptions about their brand. This has been done by being controversial with their partnership but also making a change to the products they make and sell. They have gone further than "shaking hands" and have actually overhauled their own products. A brave step when the lower tier food retailers are extremely competitive (sensitive) on prices.
A post on the transition to a low (or no) carbon economy.
The construction industry has a huge role to play in achieving this transition. It currently consumes 50% of all energy, 50% of all water and 60% of all materials on the planet. 50% of climate change related gasses can be attributed to buildings. There is no question that this industry must drive and leads the transition.
For me most of the solutions offered so far rely on maintaining the existing 'ways of working' (business models, supply chain structures, investment arrangements) but with minor changes to reduce impacts or to mitigate risks. Concepts such as the circular economy at this stage appear to be merely tinkering at the edges of change, considering a product or material individually. The whole industry requires a total mind shift and economic shift in order to make the transition. The nature of construction and in particular infrastructure makes this shift particularly difficult as the 'products' (roads, buildings, bridges etc.) are complex, individual and are shaped by their unique geographical or topological requirements. However, there are some positive areas of change, whilst they don't change the underlying economic model they are addressing some of technological issues.
Using offsite and modular construction to waste and allow the materials to be re-used not just recycled at their end of life is a real step forward.
The question is, can this approach work if the rest of the industry doesn't change, can one consortium prove the concept? What if new model doesn't yield significant advantages because it still must compete in the traditional way? In my mind, business cannot go it alone, the construction model won't be disrupted in the same way other industries have because the cost to entry is so high.
The 'no growth' or 'de-growth' agenda for the construction industry is a huge challenge, for a sector that is part of the basic definition of growth, can you have construction in a no growth world?
Brown MT, Bardi E. Handbook of energy evaluation. A compendium of data for energy computation issued in a series of folios. Folio #3: Energy of ecosystems. Center for Environmental Policy, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville; 2001. Available at http://www.emergysystems.org/folios.php [accessed 02.06.09.


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Fontaines-en-Sologne è un comune francese di 621 abitanti situato nel dipartimento del Loir-et-Cher nella regione del Centro-Valle della Loira.

Società

Evoluzione demografica

Note

Altri progetti

Comuni del Loir-et-Cher

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A payleven é uma empresa de soluções de pagamentos para profissionais liberais e microeemprendedores. A empresa também oferece serviços de pagamento para marketplaces para websites e aplicativos.

Histórico
A payleven foi fundada em 2012 e pertence ao grupo Rocket Internet e ao Grupo Bandeirantes, e está presente em mais de 10 países. Em 2012, o grupo Rocket Internet, especializado em negócios online, trouxe a empresa payleven, que teve início na Alemanha, para o Brasil.

Em 2015, a payleven lançou uma ferramenta de gestão de pagamentos para marketplaces, o payleven Connect. O serviço oferece um gateway de pagamento que recebe os pagamentos online e repassa os valores para as duas partes envolvidas na transação. O payleven Connect suporta pagamentos de qualquer cartão de crédito e deposita o dinheiro em qualquer banco, seja conta corrente ou poupança. Ele é o gateway de pagamento de empresas como Easy Taxi, Vaniday, e o H2app.

A empresa possui diferentes parcerias com diferentes parceiros, como o AceleraMei e SEBRAETEC.

Em Abril de 2016 o Grupo Rocket anunciou a Fusão com a Sumup que atuará no Brasil com o nome da Sumup.

Ligações externas

Ex-subsidiárias do Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação
Empresas fundadas em 2012
Sistemas de pagamento
Comércio eletrónico
Empresas extintas em 2016


Firing is always an uncertain moment in ceramics when extreme forces transform - or destroy - the previous month's work.
This month it was more uncertain than usual with a new glaze as well as several new forms to be fired for the first time. I fire to 1260 degrees C, and at that temperature the clay moves and shrinks as well as vitrifying. This puts a lot of pressures on the clay and it can warp or crack.
There were some minor disasters this time round, and some adjustments to be made as a result, but overall I am pleased with the results. Here's a small selection of the new stock for you to see.


In a series of black and white photographs, "What Should I Wear?," 1993, Stuart Netsky changes his pose as often as his dress, creating coy, honest, then decidedly camp self-portraits. It was as if the artist were watching us watching him press against the cultural boundaries of gender identity. Seen before the installation, Time Flies, 1993, the portraits served as a prelude to the extended dialogue of that piece.


Princess Cruises' Star Princess cruise ship recently discharged sludge from its exhaust system scrubbers in the port of Ketchikan, according to the city of Ketchikan, as originally reported by KRBD Community Radio. KRBD also reports that the city received complaints by the public of an earlier similar discharge from the Golden Princess while in Ketchikan.
As shown by photographs (above and on our Facebook page, courtesy of the city of Ketchikan), the sludge polluted the waters of Ketchikan and fouled the port facilities where the Princess cruise ship were berthed. According to communications between administrators in the city of Ketchikan, a local Alaskan resident reportedly voiced her serious concerns over cruise ship discharges in port were in port and the resulting fouling of beaches.
The city of Ketchikan concluded that the recent incidents of discharges appeared to be from cruise ship exhaust gas scrubbers and not from wastewater. The city identified several photographs of discharges observed by local port personnel coming from the Star Princess on July 23, 2018 while the cruise ship was at berth no. 4 in Ketchikan. The city notified the ship which turned off its exhaust gas scrubber system.
The city of Ketchikan notified the U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) which reportedly are both investigating the incidents.
Scrubber systems are increasingly being used on cruise ships in order to reduce sulfur particles and engine exhaust particulates. Petroleum-based. non-combustible particulate matter accumulates as sludge, during the water-scrubbing process, and must eventually be removed from the ships. Many cruise ships simply discharge the sludge into the water, while they are underway or even at port, rather than properly disposing the sludge in facilities ashore.
According to the Ports and Harbors personnel in Ketchikan and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), such untreated discharges are not permitted by state water quality standards within Alaska's local waters, although they apparently are permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Cruise lines claim that they exceed all applicable local, state, national and international environmental regulations. But this does not appear to be true. A representative of the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) recently argued that the cruise industry would never dump the sludge overboard, irrespective of whether regulations permit such discharges, where the particulate matter and sulfur sludge obviously would pollute the water and foul the local beaches.
According to data prepared by the ADEC, as many as 23 large cruise ships (with anywhere from one to four scrubbers systems each) are calling on ports in Alaska in 2018. There is concern of widespread discharges of sludge into the Alaskan ports. Other ports in locations outside of Alaska, where low-sulfur fuel is required, will also likely see cruise ships discharging scrubber sludge at sea and in local waters.
The Star Princess and Caribbean Princess were two of several Princess cruise ships implicated in Princess' widespread and long term discharge of oily substances over a period of nearly a decade. The Caribbean Princess secretly used an illegal "magic pipe" to bypass pollution control devices and discharge oily substances directly into the water, rather than properly offload the waste in port.
The Star Princess used illegal practices such as opening a salt water valve when bilge waste was being processed by the oily water separator and oil content monitor. The purpose was to prevent the oil content monitor from otherwise alarming and stopping the overboard discharge. The second practice involved discharges of oily bilge water originating from the overflow of graywater tanks into the machinery space bilges. This waste was pumped back into the graywater system rather than being processed as oily bilge waste. Neither of these practices were truthfully recorded in the ship's oil record book as required by law. All of this was designed to save the cruise line money.
As part of guilty plea agreement, Princess and Carnival promised not to commit further violation of either the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) or any state or local environmental laws. They further promised to comply with a Court approved Environmental Compliance Plan which required these cruise lines to strictly comply with all international, state and local environmental laws and regulations regarding water pollution.
Princess Cruises' discharge of the toxic sludge of scrubber operations into the waters of Alaska seems to violate existing Alaskan water regulations, according to the City of Ketchikan. In my opinion, Princess violated the terms and the spirit of the 2016 pollution plea agreement in the process. Princess will continue to violate the agreement and the compliance plan every time it discharges the sludge at sea or in port.
Photographs of the nasty sludge dumped at the port while the Star Princess was at berth in Ketchikan makes a mockery of Princess' promise to be a good steward of the marine environment.
Photo credit: Scrubber sludge – Star Princess – City of Ketchikan.


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Amirabad (, also Romanized as Amīrābād) is a village in Gughar Rural District, in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 920, in 222 families.

References

Populated places in Baft County


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{
  "title": "Code Combat (Dread Door)",
  "duration": "2:03"
}
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With help of amazing Code Combat game you will learn how to destroy the door with a loop.

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from abc import abstractmethod
from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, Optional, TypeVar, Union

from reactivex import abc, typing
from reactivex.scheduler import ImmediateScheduler

from .observable import Observable
from .observer import Observer

_T = TypeVar("_T")

class Notification(Generic[_T]):
    """Represents a notification to an observer."""

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        """Default constructor used by derived types."""
        self.has_value = False
        self.value: Optional[_T] = None
        self.kind: str = ""

    def accept(
        self,
        on_next: Union[typing.OnNext[_T], abc.ObserverBase[_T]],
        on_error: Optional[typing.OnError] = None,
        on_completed: Optional[typing.OnCompleted] = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Invokes the delegate corresponding to the notification or an
        observer and returns the produced result.

        Examples:
            >>> notification.accept(observer)
            >>> notification.accept(on_next, on_error, on_completed)

        Args:
            on_next: Delegate to invoke for an OnNext notification.
            on_error: [Optional] Delegate to invoke for an OnError
                notification.
            on_completed: [Optional] Delegate to invoke for an
                OnCompleted notification.

        Returns:
            Result produced by the observation."""

        if isinstance(on_next, abc.ObserverBase):
            return self._accept_observer(on_next)

        return self._accept(on_next, on_error, on_completed)

    @abstractmethod
    def _accept(
        self,
        on_next: typing.OnNext[_T],
        on_error: Optional[typing.OnError],
        on_completed: Optional[typing.OnCompleted],
    ) -> None:
        raise NotImplementedError

    @abstractmethod
    def _accept_observer(self, observer: abc.ObserverBase[_T]) -> None:
        raise NotImplementedError

    def to_observable(
        self, scheduler: Optional[abc.SchedulerBase] = None
    ) -> abc.ObservableBase[_T]:
        """Returns an observable sequence with a single notification,
        using the specified scheduler, else the immediate scheduler.

        Args:
            scheduler: [Optional] Scheduler to send out the
                notification calls on.

        Returns:
            An observable sequence that surfaces the behavior of the
            notification upon subscription.
        """

        _scheduler = scheduler or ImmediateScheduler.singleton()

        def subscribe(
            observer: abc.ObserverBase[_T],
            scheduler: Optional[abc.SchedulerBase] = None,
        ) -> abc.DisposableBase:
            def action(scheduler: abc.SchedulerBase, state: Any) -> None:
                self._accept_observer(observer)
                if self.kind == "N":
                    observer.on_completed()

            __scheduler = scheduler or _scheduler
            return __scheduler.schedule(action)

        return Observable(subscribe)

    def equals(self, other: "Notification[_T]") -> bool:
        """Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are
        equal."""

        other_string = "" if not other else str(other)
        return str(self) == other_string

    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
        return self.equals(other)

class OnNext(Notification[_T]):
    """Represents an OnNext notification to an observer."""

    def __init__(self, value: _T) -> None:
        """Constructs a notification of a new value."""

        super(OnNext, self).__init__()
        self.value: _T = value
        self.has_value: bool = True
        self.kind: str = "N"

    def _accept(
        self,
        on_next: typing.OnNext[_T],
        on_error: Optional[typing.OnError] = None,
        on_completed: Optional[typing.OnCompleted] = None,
    ) -> None:
        return on_next(self.value)

    def _accept_observer(self, observer: abc.ObserverBase[_T]) -> None:
        return observer.on_next(self.value)

    def __str__(self) -> str:
        val: Any = self.value
        if isinstance(val, int):
            val = float(val)
        return "OnNext(%s)" % str(val)

class OnError(Notification[_T]):
    """Represents an OnError notification to an observer."""

    def __init__(self, error: Union[Exception, str]) -> None:
        """Constructs a notification of an exception."""

        super(OnError, self).__init__()
        self.exception: Exception = (
            error if isinstance(error, Exception) else Exception(error)
        )
        self.kind = "E"

    def _accept(
        self,
        on_next: typing.OnNext[_T],
        on_error: Optional[typing.OnError],
        on_completed: Optional[typing.OnCompleted],
    ) -> None:
        return on_error(self.exception) if on_error else None

    def _accept_observer(self, observer: abc.ObserverBase[_T]) -> None:
        return observer.on_error(self.exception)

    def __str__(self) -> str:
        return "OnError(%s)" % str(self.exception)

class OnCompleted(Notification[_T]):
    """Represents an OnCompleted notification to an observer."""

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        """Constructs a notification of the end of a sequence."""

        super(OnCompleted, self).__init__()
        self.kind = "C"

    def _accept(
        self,
        on_next: typing.OnNext[_T],
        on_error: Optional[typing.OnError],
        on_completed: Optional[typing.OnCompleted],
    ) -> None:
        return on_completed() if on_completed else None

    def _accept_observer(self, observer: abc.ObserverBase[_T]) -> None:
        return observer.on_completed()

    def __str__(self) -> str:
        return "OnCompleted()"

def from_notifier(handler: Callable[[Notification[_T]], None]) -> Observer[_T]:
    """Creates an observer from a notification callback.

    Args:
        handler: Action that handles a notification.

    Returns:
        The observer object that invokes the specified handler using
        a notification corresponding to each message it receives.
    """

    def _on_next(value: _T) -> None:
        return handler(OnNext(value))

    def _on_error(error: Exception) -> None:
        return handler(OnError(error))

    def _on_completed() -> None:
        return handler(OnCompleted())

    return Observer(_on_next, _on_error, _on_completed)


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Follow Up: Housing Advocacy Fair
More than 100 people attended a Feb. 3 conference on advocacy and action needed to "dismantle the divides" caused by our long and enduring history of racial housing segregation in the St. Louis region. Sponsored by Faith and For the Sake of All, the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis, YWCA of Metro St. Louis, and We Stories, participants learned about the recommendations presented in Segregation in St. Louis: Dismantling the Divide and ways to put them into action. If you missed the event, check out this Get Involved! document to find ways you can help advocate for change in St. Louis.
The independent initiative Faith & For the Sake of All educates faith communities about the disparities in health and other life outcomes in St. Louis, and engages them in theological reflection and action steps to address those disparities through the Mobilizing the Faithful workshop. Faith & For the Sake of All Liaisons work with congregations to prepare for and present the workshop, and provide on-going support in connecting congregations to information, reflection, and action.
Faith communities are responding to the call to action and playing a vital role in advancing the project's recommendations particularly around early childhood education.
The Faith and For the Sake of All team, from left: Project Director Laurie Creach, Director Gabrielle Kennedy, Immediate Past Director Laurie Anzilotti, and Administrative Assistant Dominique Shields.
Under the direction of The Rev. Gabrielle Kennedy, Faith & For the Sake of All offers workshops throughout the region along with other community-wide events, all toward the goal of improving health and well-being For the Sake of All.
Faith & For the Sake of All is made possible by funding through Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Webster Groves from a grant provided by Trinity Wall Street.
For more information: contact Project Coordinator Laurie Creach at Faith & For the Sake of All.


Ron Housley submitted this memoir of his West Coast drum corps experiences. I joined an Elks Club-sponsored little parade corps called "The Antlers" in Burbank, Calif., when I was 13-years-old. All the bigger Southern California corps were located further south. I stayed with them through the first part of high school, and at the same time I was writing a column for Drum Corps World and Drum Corps News. Lots of guys in California did this at one time or another, and this kept me in the loop with all the bigger corps. As soon as I graduated and got on my own, I went down and joined the Lakewood (Calif.) Ambassadors, which was pretty much the founding corps for the Anaheim Boy Scouts. This group was one of strongest field competition corps and one where a lot of future Kingsmen and Velvet Knights members got their early drum corps experience. After a season with Lakewood—which was pretty much on its last legs as a competitive corps—I went over to Anaheim Kingsmen for the 1967 season, but got drafted just before the corps went to American Legion Nationals in New Orleans, getting my draft notice at the same time I had passed my audition for the U.S. Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps. As the Air Force corps went on leave just after Anaheim's home show, I couldn't get verification of my audition to jump to the head of the recruiting list, which was full of people trying to avoid getting drafted into the Army for the Vietnam War. So, I ended up in an Artillery Battalion stationed in Germany. When my unit was ordered out of Europe to bring more troops to the Vietnam theater, we got transferred to Ft. Lewis, Washington, where they were picking us off one by one as replacements. While at Ft. Lewis, I made contact with the Seattle Thunderbirds and found a way to arrange some music for the Bellevue Sentinel (and even marched one gig with them), but broke my back in a four-story fall off a building in a construction accident, which got me out of the Vietnam War and out of the Army. When I got back home in 1969, I got a gig arranging music for and teaching the Lakewood Ambassadors, and in the winter of 1971 ended up arranging for and teaching the brass line of the Lynwood Diplomats, which used to be the Ambassadors' feeder corps before going out on their own. The next year, the Diplomats supplied a lot of talent to the Kingsmen, including the entire cymbal squad, some great percussionists and a few brass players in what turned out to be Drum Corps International's first World Champion corps. Moving to the Midwest, I stayed out of the drum corps loop except to attend a few shows. I went to the Stillwater, Minn., show where I got to see my good friend Wayne Downey, Blue Devils' brass arranger. He let me camp out with Blue Devils on the gym floor, just like old times. After moving back to California in the mid-1980s, I started searching for my drum corps "roots" and for recordings of 1967 Anaheim and the 1971 Diplomats, mainly to hear the corps with "fresh ears." Through that search, I hooked up with some old pals. It's nice to be in tune with the activity again and nice to know that my old-school reputation was good enough, still, for the guys to "let me in the playground again."
Editorial assistance by Michael Boo. View the Fanfare archives. Do you have a story for a future Fanfare article? Contact Michael Boo by e-mail at boomike@dci.org.


Love = a form of amnesia, when a girl forgets there are 1.2 bilion other boys in the world.
When you have to make a hard decision, flip a coin. Because when that coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping for.


A beautiful garden ceremony with a warehouse industrial vibe reception.
When we first met Kathryn and Alex, I was immediately drawn to their calm nature. They are both very relaxed people. I could tell pretty quickly that they were looking for a wedding day that was not only about them and their love but also about their family and friends as well. They both had an awesome need to showcase all of the incredible things Portland has to offer.
They had their ceremony in one of our most beautiful gardens, Crystal Springs. Guests were treated with pre-ceremony snacks and cocktails while they mingled and explored the gardens. After the ceremony, there were more snacks, beer, and wine. Their beautiful ceremony was followed by a fun shuttle ride over to Jacobsen Salt's beautiful event space.
This industrial warehouse building was the perfect backdrop for the rest of their night. Fieldwork floral smothered the venue in greens! While we flooded all of the surfaces with candles and photos of the couple. One of the most exciting things Kathryn and Alex have in common is their love for music festivals, so the evening was complete with incredible music and a surprise ribbon dance taking over the dance floor. The dance party was one of the best I have ever seen. Their friend that was Djing the night totally crushed it. Beth and I were obsessing over his playlist all night long.
They wrapped up the evening with Pips donuts, more cocktails, and tons of fun in the photo booth. Pip's donut truck is such an awesome addition to any event. The smell of fresh donuts filled the air and no guest could resist the delicious treats!
We cannot thank you both enough for having us be a part of your wedding day. Your family and friends were so enjoyable and we all wish you a lifetime of happiness together! Keep scrolling for more beautiful wedding inspiration!
VENUE: Crystal Springs + Jacobsen Salt Co.


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Lujiazui
Lujiazui skyline, as seen from the Bund, across the Huangpu River, the tallest building being Shanghai Tower
Lujiazui skyline in twilight, as seen from the Bund
Lujiazui at night
Lujiazui is the light area on the right of this 1933 map, facing the Bund across the river
Lujiazui (simplified Chinese: 陆家嘴; traditional Chinese: 陸家嘴; pinyin: Lùjiāzuǐ, lit. meaning "[The] Lu family's mouth"), formerly known as Lokatse from its pronunciation in Shanghainese, is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been developed specifically as a new financial district of Shanghai. The decision to earmark Lujiazui for this purpose reflects its location: it is located on the east side of the Huangpu River in Pudong, and sits directly across the river from the old financial and business district of the Bund.
Lujiazui is a national-level development zone designated by the government. In 2005, the State Council reaffirmed the positioning of the 31.78 km2 (12.27 sq mi) Lujiazui area as the only finance and trade zone among the 185 state-level development zones in mainland China.
3 Tallest Buildings 170+
4 Landmark buildings
Lujiazui is located in the Pudong New District on the eastern bank of Huangpu River. It forms a peninsula on a bend of the Huangpu River, which turns from flowing north to flowing east. The importance of Lujiazui stems from the fact that it lies directly across the river from the Bund, the old financial and business district of Shanghai, and just south of the confluence of the Suzhou Creek with the Huangpu River. Until the 1980s, Lujiazui was a relatively low-built area, featuring residential houses, warehouses, and factories. Following the allocation of Lujiazui as a special investment zone in 1992, the development of Lujiazui's skyline begun. This was largely driven by Chinese state owned enterprises investing and developing the property within the area, with the inaugural landmark, the Oriental Pearl Tower, being completed in 1994.
Currently, there are more than 30 buildings over 25 stories high with commerce as their leading function, and over 504 domestic and foreign financial and insurance corporations located in Lujiazui.[1]
The success of Lujiazui in the past 20 years has fueled tourism and business related travel to Shanghai. Pictures of the Lujiazui skyline dominate Shanghai tourism materials, and there are 5 five-star hotels in the area, providing approximately 2,443 rooms, and three more five-star hotels are expected in the area in the coming years, adding more than 1,200 luxury units.[2]
Tallest Buildings 170+[edit]
Height(m)
51 Lujiazui Road Shanghai Tower 632 121 2015
100 Century Avenue Shanghai World Financial Centre 492 101 2008
2 Lujiazui Road Oriental Pearl Tower 468 14 1994
88 Century Avenue Jin Mao Tower 421 93 1998
68 Yincheng Road One Lujiazui 269 53 2008
188 Yincheng Road BoCom Financial Towers 265 52 2002
8 Century Avenue Shanghai International Finance Centre 260 58 2009
168 Yincheng Road Bank of Shanghai Headquarters 252 46 2005
200 Yincheng Road Bank Of China Tower 226 53 2000
Landmark buildings[edit]
Landmark buildings in Lujiazui include:
Oriental Pearl Tower
Jin Mao Building
Shanghai World Financial Center
Super Brand Mall
Shanghai IFC
Bank of China Tower
Shanghai Tower
By water, Lujiazui is linked to the rest of central Shanghai by ferry services from two wharves, located at the northern and southern ends of the area respectively. At the southern end, the Dongchang Road ferry terminal provides river-crossing services across the Huangpu River to central and southern central Shanghai. The most popular ferry service for tourists connects Dongchang Road wharf with Jinling East wharf, located on the Bund. At the north end, the Xichang Inn wharf provides river-crossing services across the Huangpu River to northern central Shanghai. The former Lujiazui ferry wharf, once part of the most popular river crossing in Shanghai, was closed in 1999, with its wharf structure now used as a waterfront seating area.
By road, Lujiazui is connected to the rest of central Shanghai by the Yan'an East Road Tunnel, linking the southern end of the Bund with the centre of Lujiazui. Further away from the centre of Lujiazui, the Renmin Road Tunnel and Fuxing East Road Tunnel link southern Lujiazui with southern central Shanghai, while Xinjian Road Tunnel and Dalian Road Tunnel link northern Lujiazui with northern central Shanghai.
By metro, Lujiazui is served by Lujiazui station, which is on Shanghai Metro Line 2.
Additionally, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tourist attraction consisting of slow-moving underground vehicles which move between the Bund and Lujiazui accompanied by light and sound effects in the tunnel.
Jin Mao Tower from the Oriental Pearl Tower, with the SWFC under construction in 2005
CITIC Pacific HQ & Mandarin Oriental
Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong
Lujiazui skyline, Pudong
Lujiazui panorama
^ Knight Frank China Knight Frank China, Shanghai District Overview - Pudong
^ Knight Frank China Knight Frank China, Shanghai Annual Commercial Report 2009
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pudong Lujiazui.
"Lujiazui still on the rise," by Tian Xiuzhen, Shanghai Star. 2004-12-16
"Lujiazui to become top biz district," Shanghai Daily. 2006-09-14
ShanghaiDaily.com - Area review.
Gaoqiao
Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
No. 2 High School Attached to East China Normal University
Jianping High School
Dongchang High School of ECNU
Pudong Foreign Languages School of Shanghai International Studies University
Dulwich College Shanghai
German School Shanghai Pudong Campus
Harrow International School Shanghai
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong
Shanghai American School Pudong Campus
Shanghai Gold Apple Bilingual School
French School of Shanghai Pudong Campus
Shanghai Japanese School Pudong campus
Shanghai Pinghe School
Shanghai Shangde Experimental School
Wellington College International Shanghai
Colleges and
China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong
Fudan University Zhangjiang Campus
New York University Shanghai
Shanghai Maritime University
Century Avenue
Century Park
Jin Mao Tower
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Jiuduansha
Oriental Art Center
Shanghai Expo Park
Shanghai New International Expo Center
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Tesla Gigafactory 3
Shanghai Maglev Train
Shanghai Metro
Changqing Road
China Art Museum
Chuansha
Dongchang Road
East Huaxia Road
Fanghua Road (formerly Hunan Road)
Guanglan Road
Haitiansan Road
Houtan
Huamu Road
Jinke Road
Jinxiu Road
Lancun Road
Lingkong Road
Lingzhao Xincun
Longyang Road
Middle Chuangxin Road (formerly Tang Town East)
Oriental Sports Center
Pudian Road (Line 4)
Pudong Avenue
Pudong International Airport
South Yanggao Road
Tangqiao
Tangzhen
West Gaoke Road (formerly Hi-Tech West Road)
Yangsi station
Yaohua Road
Yuandong Avenue
Yuntai Road
This list is incomplete.
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The Rotary Club of Carmel's third annual BourbonFest is set for April 27. It is hosted by Platform 24, 12400 N. Meridian, Carmel.
Guests can enjoy food samplings from some of the top area restaurants in Indianapolis and surrounding areas such as Sulllivan's Steakhouse, Peterson's Steak and Seafood, Eddie Merlot's, Arni's, Blue Sushi Sake Grill, Oca, The Den by Foxgardin and A Cut Above Catering. Food is paired with select bourbons accompanied by live music. Beer and wine also will be available.
VIP tickets are limited with a 5:30 p.m. admission time. Ticketholders will receive an expert guided tasting tour of bourbon, a commemorative rocks glass and priority access to food sampling. The main event will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Rotary Club of Carmel President Jon Walker said the club has raised funds to dig wells in Africa and build schools in Haiti and has provided grants and other monetary assistance to the community of Carmel as just a few of its charitable initiatives.


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India: Telangana, unconditional cash transfer to farmers and more
January 21, 2019 Andre Coelho	News
Road in rural India. Picture credit to: India TV.
Farmers in India are under considerable stress. Uncertainty regarding weather, yield, prices and revenue, create the perfect conditions for distress and fragility over the exposure to shark lenders. That also means that massive hunger is a risk just around the corner, and in a year of elections in India, its rural population (about 70% of total population) is repeatedly targeted for campaign purposes. Loan waivers, for instance, have been a pet political tool for election purposes, even though waivers haven't traditionally helped small or marginal farmers (around 80% of all farmers).
To counteract this state of affairs, some states in India start to take matters in their own hands. The province of Telangana has been the first Indian state to provide and unconditional cash transfer to farmers. This, the decision of the Sikkim state to go forward with basic income implementation, experimentations popping up in several parts of the world (e.g.: Germany, Ukraine, United States, Spain), and some political support for basic income over central government in New Dehli, particularly after the 2016-2017 economic survey and its famous chapter on basic income, leads to renewed conversations in India.
In programs like this one, provocatively titled as "Government mulls universal basic income, is India ready for income for all?", obstacles to basic income seem more in number and in size, than opportunities and benefits it can potentially provide. TV pundits take turns at criticizing the idea: it disincentivizes work, it is unaffordable, it is vague and populist, it cannot possibly be a replacement for long-time and traditional forms of help to those in need. However, simultaneously, some high placed economists and politicians see at least some advantages and viability in a basic income for all Indians, or directed to certain population cohorts (such as farmers). The dice are rolling.
Sarath Davala. Picture credit to: BIEN
Sarath Davala, coordinator at India Network for Basic Income (INBI), has written on Facebook: "Increasingly I am beginning to think that India could be the first country to take the plunge into a kind of Targeted Basic Income. It won't be universal, but it will certainly be unconditional. The initiative is more likely to come from the provinces". Guy Standing, also a long-time activist and researcher on basic income and someone who has been deeply involved in the Indian (basic income) experiments, has also pronounced himself at the onset of India's first steps towards this revolutionary policy: "The beauty of moving towards a modest basic income would be that all groups would gain. That would not preclude special additional support for those with special needs, nor be any threat to a progressive welfare state in the long-term. It would merely be an anchor of a 21st century income distribution system. Will the politicians show the will to implement it? We need to see".
More information at:
"Why Telangana gave cheques to farmers instead of direct transfer", rediff Business, May 11th 2018
André Coelho, "India: Sikkim state is on the verge of becoming the first place on Earth implementing a basic income", Basic Income News, January 11th 2019
Guy Standing, "Basic income works and works well", The Hindu, January 14th 2019
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Every edition of Art Basel is an exercise in being judicious. Is the granddaddy fair at Miami Beach Convention Center really better than a night of free music and cocktails? Will it be another Romero Britto sculpture or a showcase of the past 150 years of French lingerie? Skillfully navigating the traffic nightmare of Miami Art Week means accepting that you'll miss countless rooftop parties, concerts and white-tented fairs.
So here, now, is our survival manual to Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami Beach 2016. We've highlighted eight events to visit between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4, the musicians visiting South Florida, the newest satellite fairs and the best ways to navigate traffic and parking. We even threw in a "WTF" section, because some events can't be explained.
David Anasagasti, aka Miami muralist Ahol Sniffs Glue, is part of the artist trio Huffer Collective, and will present "Save Your Selves" at Locust Projects.
Here are eight can't-miss highlights events during Miami Art Week.
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 28; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 29; and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 6 at the Sagamore Hotel, 1671 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free with RSVP to Eventbrite.com.
We're going for journalistic reasons, naturally, but this retrospective of French lingerie from the past 150 years ought to raise a few eyebrows. The show, including 100 pieces and drawn from the collections of 11 French manufacturers, will also present "holographic sequences" charting the evolution of French lingerie, along with video installations and photos. The display will be accompanied by a photo exhibit featuring female artists titled "Femme Fatale."
4 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 30; 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Dec. 1; 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Dec. 2; noon-3 a.m. Dec. 3; and noon-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at Mana Wynwood, 2250 NW Second Ave., Miami. Free. HiveWynwood.com.
Mana Wynwood will host a cocktail-centric shindig, featuring a pop-up lounge and cocktail wizardry from Wynwood mixologists, along with a fleet of 16 food trucks and a skate park designed by artist Andrew Shoultz. A sculpture garden flanks the bar with music and art installations.
Admiring expensive art and wondering what is art are among the things we did during Art Basel and Miami Art Week.
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 1-3 and noon-5 p.m. Dec. 4 at HistoryMiami, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Free exhibit, talks during Miami Art Week, $175-$1,500 for workshops; 305-375-1492 or MiamiStreetPhotographyFestival.org.
Five photography judges handpicked the 93 finalists in this international competition from about 4,000 entries. The results highlight photogenic people and animals around Miami and beyond, shown milling about their daily lives. The exhibit, which closes Jan. 15, includes workshops, talks and portfolio reviews.
A scene from last year's Miami Street Photography Festival, returning Dec. 1-4 to HistoryMiami. The show is free to the public during Miami Art Week.
4 p.m.-5 a.m. Nov. 30 and noon-5 a.m. Dec. 1-4 at Bitter Truth, 3252 NE First Ave., No. 124, Miami. Free, and RSVP includes free drink between 4 and 6 p.m. each night; Eventbrite.com and BaselHouse.com.
A celebration that's skipping Wynwood this year, Basel House will pop up at Midtown cocktail bar Bitter Truth for four nights of free concerts and mural-art battles from locals Didi, Hermes Berrio, Jon Lee, Jona Cerwinske, Trek 6 and Don Rimx. New this year: Canvas Cakes, a pastrymaking contest.
"Ayana Evans: Gurl, I'd Drink Your Bath Water"
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec. 11 at Prizm Art Fair, 7230 NW Miami Court, Miami. $5-$15 daily, $50 for festival pass; 954-372-6241 or PrizmArtFair.com.
Ayana Evans will present the performance-art piece "Gurl I'd Drink Your Bath Water" Dec. 1 at Prizm, a Little Haiti satellite fair touting Afrocentric art.
At Prizm, the Little Haiti satellite fair touting Africa-centric art, the work that intrigues us most is Ayana Evans' feminist-leaning performance-art project. Evans will deliver a performance that riffs on the catcall, "You're so fine, I'd drink your bath water," from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. Dec. 1, using set pieces that include a bathtub, water and dishwashing soap.
Noon-6 p.m. Dec. 1-3, noon-4 p.m. Dec. 4 at Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami. $15-$100 via SoFloWebFest.com.
During this inaugural festival, filmmakers will screen 27 web series and shorts from the United States, Canada, France, Australia and elsewhere. Kicking off the screenings is a fitting short for the venue, Dudley Alexis' "Soup Jomu," which profiles the Haitian tradition of celebrating freedom with pumpkin soup. The festival will also include an awards ceremony, virtual-reality-themed panels and a block party in partnership with the new satellite fair Now or Neverland Art Fair: Urban Uproar Edition.
2-11 p.m. Dec. 1; 1-11 p.m. Dec. 2-3; and 1-8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Superfine! The Fairest Fair, 56 NE 29th St., Miami. $7.77-$33.33; Superfine.World.
Clay, a rising Fort Lauderdale multimedia artist whose bizarre-meets-grotesque soft sculptures and Claymation videos this year added pleasant weirdness to FAT Village and Girls' Club Collection, will have a prominent perch during the satellite fair Superfine! The Fairest Fair. Worth your attention: Clay's interactive piece "Squatterpopup," a 1973 Shasta camper filled with videos and a hand-sewn pair of lips. Other Miami artists will exhibit alongside Clay, including duo Nice'N Easy, painter Eurydice and sculptor Alejandro Franco.
4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Parking Lot 1 between Fifth and Sixth streets, in Miami. (Gates open 3 p.m.). Free. 305-237-3010 or MDCLiveArts.org.
For his performance-art piece "Steve Parker: Traffic Jam," the Austin-based trombonist will lead a procession of vehicles at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus.
The Austin-based trombonist says he understands our Basel-related traffic woes, and to prove it, Parker will make music with Miami's snarl of honking horns and revving engines. "Traffic Jam" is an orchestra of traffic noises, in which a procession of vehicles driven by local artists will cruise into a blockwide parking lot at Miami Dade College. Highlights: a musical score created from wheelchair parts donated by local mixed-ability troupe Karen Peterson and Dancers; an interactive xylophone built from car hoods and parts by North Miami couple Randy Burman and Manita Brug-Chmielenska; and a gang of skateboarding ukulele players from Miami musicians Inlets Ensemble.
A satellite fair is any pop-up tent of contemporary art that isn't Art Basel Miami Beach. All told, 25 air-conditioned art fairs will orbit the main draw at the Miami Beach Convention Center, an impossibly high number to conquer in one week. The old standbys are back — Art Miami, Context, Aqua, Red Dot — and five new ones will appear around the county.
Less a fair than a handful of commissioned art events, Faena Art is the brainchild of Ximena Caminos, wife of Argentinian developer Alan Faena, who is developing the six-block Faena District on Collins Avenue. Faena Art is anchored by a Nov. 27 event titled "Tide by Side," a street parade with performances by Cuban conga group Los Carpinteros, the 305 Street Band marching band, classical choir Nu Deco Ensemble and food trucks. There is also "Once Without Me, Once With Me," a commissioned dance for the Miami City Ballet School, and "Time Capsule," the Juan Gatti-designed geodesic dome on the beach.
6-9 p.m. Nov. 26 at Chef Creole Performance Park, 200 NW 54th St., Miami and 3-9 p.m. Dec. 1-4 at Little Haiti Cultural Complex, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami. $15-$40; Muce305.org and Eventbrite.com.
A partnership with Haitian seafood franchise Chef Creole, this fair rounds up 40 local and international artists, with works themed around cultural identity in urban landscapes. One of those artists is Miami painter Anthony Lumpkin, who explores the black male experience in America. The fair, organized by the Miami Urban Contemporary Experience, will also offer photo exhibits at African Heritage Cultural Center, the South Florida Web Fest at Little Haiti Cultural Center and a silent auction at Jungle Island.
1-10 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 3 and 1-6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Bayfront Park at Chopin Plaza, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $15, $30 for festival pass; 305-791-2990 or NextLevelFairs.com/Concept.
The folks behind Art Palm Beach and Art Boca Raton are debuting this 50,000-square-foot satellite, a doughnut-shaped tent in Bayfront Park stuffed with works by architect Richard Meier, painter Robert Rauschenberg and a sculpture garden inspired by Bayfront Park designer Isamu Noguchi.
Noon-8 p.m. Dec. 2-3 and Noon-6 p.m. Dec. 4 at 31 NW 23rd St., Miami. $20-$40. 917-696-7327 or ConceptionArtFair.com.
This new Wynwood fair, whose organizers are all women, focuses on street-art murals and graffiti-inspired paintings by women and minorities, including Miami artists Maria Laura Ribiera and Tom Criswell.
Like every concert during Miami Art Week, the following shows are all Art Basel-themed.
"Kansas City Choir Boy" runs Nov. 30-Dec. 11 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami.
"Kansas City Choir Boy," various times from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 at Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $85; 305-949-6722 or ArshtCenter.org.
Hard-edged rocker Courtney Love cuts a soft-edged presence in this hourlong musical, a music-theater duet with Todd Almond, who wrote the music and lyrics. Various media outlets have described the show as a murder mystery set to indie-rock, a string quartet and a chorus of dancers.
Resident Advisor at Art Basel, 10 p.m. Nov. 30 - 6 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Factory at Magic City Studios, 6300 NE Fourth Ave., Miami. $15-$60; ResidentAdvisor.net.
The British online electronic music magazine Resident Advisor will throw a warehouse party led by Floating Points, the moniker of English DJ and neuroscientist Sam Shepherd, along with DJ sets by Chicago veteran Black Madonna and L.A. disco-funk artist Dam-Funk.
Afrobeta will perform Dec. 1 at Superfine! The Fairest Fair in Wynwood.
Patrick and the Swayzees (2-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1; $33.33), Afrobeta (7-11 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1; $7.77) and Millionyoung (8-11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2; $11.11) at Superfine! the Fairest Fair, 56 NE 29th St., Miami. Superfine.World.
The loose, freewheeling fair Superfine!, which debuted in 2015 in Little Haiti, moves to Wynwood with sets by Key West surf-rockers Patrick and the Swayzees, the always-funky Miami electronica duo Afrobeta and Coral Springs chillwave wizard Millionyoung.
III Points Art Basel Concert Series, 10 p.m. Nov. 30–6 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Factory at Magic City Studios, 6300 NE Fourth Ave., Miami. $30-$40; Showclix.com and IIIPoints.com.
Grammy-nominated singer James Blake will perform as part of 1-800 Dinosaur, the British grime act he formed in 2013, at Magic City Studios in Little Haiti on Nov. 30.
Not content with delivering the likes of Method Man, Redman and DJ Flying Lotus to its festival in October, III Points will trot out its Art Basel series with Grammy-nominated singer James Blake, promoting his new album, "The Colour in Everything." Blake will also appear as one member of 1-800 Dinosaur, the grime act he formed in 2013 with members of the British music scene. On the concert series bill for Friday, Dec. 2: Norwegian DJ Todd Terje and British electronic producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
Use the Pay-by-Phone app: For painless metered parking in Wynwood and beyond, download the Miami Parking Authority's Pay by Phone app for Android, Blackberry and iPhone. Once you park, launch the app, punch in the location number and duration, and you're done.
Know where to drive and park: Parking is ample in the garage at Perez Art Museum Miami (1103 Biscayne Blvd.; $2 per hour). From there, hop the Miami Metrorail that loops around downtown Miami, or take the Miami Trolley at Northeast 15th Street, which will travel north on Biscayne Boulevard and double-back at Northwest 29th Street, the north end of the Wywnood Art District. Exiting into Wynwood or the Design District? Avoid the North Miami Avenue exit from I-395 (everyone exits there) and consider the Biscayne exit instead. We've found free street parking between Northwest 36th and Northwest 29th streets and between North Miami Avenue and I-95. Parking is also rough near the homebase of Art Basel Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Convention Center, currently under a $615 million renovation that will last until 2018.
"Steve Parker: Traffic Jam" comes to Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus on Dec. 3.
Pack supplies: Bring the obvious rations (bottled water, bananas and trail mix), but also survival gear (portable power bank for your smartphone, garbage bags, a jacket for possible chilly weather).
Know what's free (and what isn't): Art Basel Miami Beach is not ($50-$105), and most rooftop parties require a VIP stamp or a close friendship with a Kardashian. Most satellite fairs cost between $7 and $40, and only one is free: Ink Miami (1850 Collins Ave., Miami).
Avoid driving: Download the Uber and Lyft apps for Apple and Android. Both offer promo credits for first-time users, which can be found with a Google search. Here's one: New riders get $5 off their first 10 rides with code "PAMM."
Here's a bonus section dedicated to a pair of head-scratching exhibitions during Miami Art Week.
3-10 p.m. Dec. 1; noon-10 p.m. Dec. 2-3; and noon-6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Satellite Miami Beach, 1510 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; Satellite-Show.com.
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw's sculpture, found in front of the Parisian Hotel, is a 25-foot-tall cereal bowl of whole milk. The outsize bowl will be filled with "floating sugary charms," according to the artists' statement, as an "homage to the most mundane yet extraordinary ritual of pouring milk into a cereal bowl" and a reaction to the "cultural gluttony found within and beyond Art Basel Miami Beach." We'd hate to hear Catron and Outlaw's opinion of Count Chocula.
"Huffer Collective: Save Your Selves"
7-10 p.m. Nov. 29 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 28-Dec. 3 at Locust Projects, 3852 N. Miami Ave., Miami. Free. 305-576-8570 or LocustProjects.org.
A metal pyramid protruding from the center of the gallery functions as an altar of only-in-Miami memories from the Huffer Collective, the artist trio of David Anasagasti, aka muralist Ahol Sniffs Glue, Jason Handelsman and Swampdog). Their pyramid of keepsakes includes bootleg video tapes of punk icon GG Allin, an urn containing a pet dog's ashes, a Little League trophy; and a collection of old zines. In a companion installation, "Controlled Deliveries," the Huffer trio parody the United States Postal Service by mailing boxes of artworks to one another's studios across South Florida. On display in the gallery are the unopened packages: dented, covered in stamps and altered by the artists with hot sauce and glued-on pinecones.


One of the strong points in Async Professional is the ability to add fax capabilities to your application easily and with a high degree of reliability. There is quite a bit more than simply sending and receiving faxes.
To get this document rolling, let's talk about what a fax is. Technically, a fax is a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter by means of signals sent over telephone lines. When a document is faxed, the document image is converted to individual compressed raster lines, transmitted over the phone line, received on the other end, uncompressed, and then reassembled into a close representation of the original document. In APRO, the graphic matter is in our proprietary APF (Async Professional Fax) format. When we transmit a fax, we convert an APF into compressed scan lines and transmit those; when we receive a fax, we assemble the compressed scan lines into an APF.
An APF is created with the TApdFaxConverter component or by printing to the APRO fax printer driver. The TApdFaxConverter component converts several popular graphics formats or ASCII text into an APF. This component natively supports bitmaps, TIFF, PCX, DCX, ASCII text and TBitmaps. Not just any bitmap, TIFF, PCX, DCX or ASCII text file, we do have a few limitations. The graphics formats require true monochrome (not gray-scale), and the compression options that we support are somewhat limited (it's best to not use compression if you can get away from it). ASCII text files need to be properly formatted (line breaks and page breaks) before they are converted, and the maximum length for each line is 255 chars. If the document format you want to convert is not directly supported, you can convert it to something we do support or print the document to our fax printer driver.
The APF file that we create will be the DocumentFile with an APF extension. You can change that by setting the OutFileName property.
That seems very simple, and it is. However, there is always the chance that you have a graphic that isn't one of the ones we support directly. Fortunately, most popular graphics formats can be loaded in a TPicture, and the TPicture supports bitmaps, and APRO supports bitmaps. So, all you need to do is load the image file into the TPicture, assign the TPicture.Graphic to a bitmap, and then convert that bitmap.
If you have Delphi/C++Builder 3 or later, you can add JPG support using this technique simply by adding the JPeg unit to your uses clause/include list. Other graphics formats can be supported in the same manner using other third-party graphics classes, as long as they register their format with the TPicture, the code above can convert it to an APF.
One of the benefits of formatting an ASCII text document like this is you can specify which font you will be using and have the line breaks inserted at the correct, proportional location.
If your document can't be converted to an APF with the TApdFaxConverter, or it can't be converted to something the TApdFaxConverter supports, you can still make an APF using the fax printer drivers. The fax printer drivers contain an internal fax converter that converts the print data from an application into an APF. Anything that can be printed to a regular paper printer can be converted to an APF, which lets you fax Microsoft Word documents, database reports, RTF, HTML, PDF, etc. The application that understands the document format will do the converting for us by rendering the page with the Windows printer subsystem, and we'll convert that to an APF.
If you have a component that understands the file format, and it has a print method, you can print programmatically. When printing programmatically, you need to find our printer driver then select it. APRO ships two printer drivers, one for 16-bit printer subsystems (Win3.1x, Win9x, and ME) and another for 32-bit printer subsystems (WinNT and 2K). These printer drivers have different names once installed, so you'll want to try to find both of them. The following snippet shows how to find our printer driver, select it, and then print an RTF using a TRichEdit.
If you do not have a component that can print your document, you can still do it programmatically through COM or some shell commands, but that is beyond the scope of this tech tip.
When the printer driver begins converting the image data from the printer subsystem, the TApdFaxDriverInterface.OnDocStart event is generated; when the printer driver completes the conversion, and the APF is ready, the TApdFaxDriverInterface.OnDocEnd event is generated. You can change the name of the resulting APF by changing the TApdFaxDriverInterface.FileName property before the OnDocStart event exits. If you do not change the name, the resulting APF will be saved as 'C:\DEFAULT.APF'.
The primary reason for creating an APF file is to fax it. The Developer's Guide and Reference Guide both have several examples and code snippets to illustrate how to actually send the APF that you've created.


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PITTSBURGHBREWERS
Every Brewery in Pittsburgh by Ed Vidunas
The Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County incorporated the Borough of Braddock on June 8, 1867. It was a part of Wilkins Township.
Brewery Locations
Braddock Brewing Company
Location unknown but should be the location of the Home Brewing Co.
Braddock Brewing was formed with the intention of having a brewery built using a patented vacuum fermentation process.
The Pfaudler Vacuum Fermentation Co. of Rochester, NY had a contract to supply material and equipment to Phillip Julius Vischer for the purpose of building a brewery. Vischer was the vendor, who was building the brewery for the Braddock Brewing Co. Vischer was also supplying the labor. The agreement for this enterprise was designed on February 10, 1897. A court case resulted from this enterprise and Braddock went into receivership about 1900. I cannot find the exact location of the intended brewery and the reference to Home Brewing is speculative on my part.
Two people associated with the Braddock Brewing Co. are Phillip Christman and Julius Geiselhart (February 24, 1844 – May 11, 1905).
In 1915 & 1916, Phillip Julius Vischer was brewmaster for the American Brewing Company of Rochester, NY, per the Brewers' Journal, Volume 40. He was believed to be in Jeanette, Pa in 1901, which was the same time Braddock Brewing re-incorporated.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on October 21, 1934 that R L MacDonald, receiver for the brewery petitioned the court for the right to end operations.
Brew Gentlemen Beer Co
Owners: Matthew Katase & Asa Foster
512 Braddock Ave. (Harco Electric building)
Web: http://www.brewgentlemen.com/
Received an update from Asa Foster, Chief Community Officer on 7.08/13.
New brewery expected to open by the end of 2013. Started by two men from Carnegie-Mellon University, either in 2012 per their Linkedin page. Started brewing in March 2014. Head brewer is Brandon Capps was hired in February 2014. He is a confirmed Cicerone
General Braddock Brewing Co.
804 Halket Ave
Preceded by Home Brewing
Founded in 1933 by Dan (father) and Art (son) Rooney of the Art Rooney/Pittsburgh Steelers family. Despite all that has been written about the Rooney's, the exact date may be inaccurate. It is also doubtful if Art ever saw the inside of this brewery. Hopkins 1903 Atlas, Plate 10 shows Home between Eight and Ninth but at Eight.
The Pittsburgh Press, "Two Breweries Are Unable to Operate" October 21, 1934 reported that R J McDonald was the receiver of the General Braddock Brewing Co. and petitioned the court for the right to end production due to competition, high taxes and labor. The request was granted. General Braddock Brewing incorporated on January 1, 1933 (August 15, 1933) and withdrew on January 1, 1935.
The brewery was used as an emergency hospital to treat victims of the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood.
C & P Seewald Old Braddocks Brewery
George Street between Pennsylvania RR tracks and un-named alley (north of Braddock Street) and un-named alley east of George Street
Succeeded by the Schafer Brewery, below.
1876 atlas, plate 16 shows this brewery but it was not shown on the 1876 atlas, plate 16. Peter Seewald and Conrad Speidel, owners. Seewald was a brewer in Germany and immigrated to America in 1857. He bought the land for the brewery in 1865. He died in 1906. Seawald had property nearby on Braddock St at Hays House.
Gustav Shultz River View Brewery
Dumas Street between River Avenue and Grant Street
1876 atlas, plate 16 in the Greater Pittsburgh group shows this brewery. Mr. Shultz came to this area later in life and lived on Washington Avenue at the time of his death. He operated the brewery for ten years but I do not have firm dates.
The 1886 atlas, plate 16 shows the brewery with the street names being Washington (E-W) and Seventh Street (N-S).
Home Brewery
Halket and Eight Streets
South of Halket and east of Aliquippa
Followed by General Braddock Brewing
Followed by Independent Brewing Co. Home Plant
Shown on the 1903 atlas, plate 10 as the Home brewing Company, as it was not merged with Independent until 1904. Was with Independent Brewing from 1904 to 1920 and is shown on the Sanborn Map of 1914. The brewmaster in 1918 was William Voss.
Home incorporated in 1901 having the following officers:
Anton Armuth, President; George J Zimmermann, VP; Bruno Fink, Treasurer; Joseph Stolitz, manager.
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
227 Third Street, west side, south of Halket
200 Braddock Avenue at Second St, South-West corner
PBC had these properties, which were close to each other and close to a rail line. Neither were used for brewing purposes but more than likely they were distribution centers. The lots were shown on the 1903 Hopkins Atlas, Plate 10.
Schafer Brewery (N Schafer Brewery)
George Street off Braddock Ave
Proceeded by the C & P Seewald Brewery, above.
Shown in the Sanborn Fire Insurance map of 1886 & 1896. The brewery was on the same lot with the German National Church. The brewery was next to and connected with the Parochial School.
Non-Brewing Entries
D Lutz & Son Brewing Company
According to the 1896 – 1897 American Brewers Review, Philip Jul. Vischer was the superintendant of a Lutz facility in Braddock.
Pittsburgh Brewing Co
Halket Street (with the rail lines)
PBC had a warehouse with railroad siding in 1908. Wood Way was parallel to Halket and was at the rear of the warehouse.
PGH Craft Breweries
PGH Brewery Report
PGH Distillery Report
Visitor's Guide Breweries
Pittsburgh Breweries
Allegheny Co Breweries
Blawnox
Brackenridge
Clairton
Collier Township
Duquesne City
Millvale & Etna
Monoreville
Mt. Lebanon
Mt. Oliver
North Versailles
Pleasant Hills
Ross Township
Springdale Boro
Varona
Wilkins Township
Noted Breweries
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Behind the Wheel of the 2016 Ford F-150 King Ranch
February 23, 2016 8:00 AM | Columns
2016 Ford F-150 King Ranch (CHRISD.CA)
For the last week, Ford Canada loaned a 2016 F-150 King Ranch to haul around in. The first thing you notice about this vehicle is its size.
The King Ranch is certainly the king of its class as far as pick-up trucks go. The loaner vehicle — valued at nearly $78,000 — came fully loaded with more than enough kick under the hood than what one would normally need for city driving. But this truck is best utilized outside city limits in the country to pull off the "work horse" duties it was made for.
Ford touts some changes to the 2016 model, including a new shadow black colour, which replaces tuxedo black in the previous year. And lithium grey replacing guard metallic. Beyond colour aesthetics, the 20-inch machined aluminum wheels with painted silver pockets are also available.
The new F-150 is equipped with the SYNC 3 media system, which is an updated version of the previous on-board computer system found in other Ford models. Besides the updated interface, speed is the most noticeable improvement. Navigating between menu functions is lag-free and almost instantaneous. The only drawback is, unlike older SYNC versions, the screen isn't responsive if you're wearing gloves. Unless you remove them, or you're wearing cell phone-friendly gloves with touch fingers, the screen won't respond. This is counterintuitive to the "capacitive touch screen" that Ford promotes.
Another big addition Ford is proud to show off is the Pro Trailer Backup Assist. Think about it like the regular reverse camera, but for your boat or trailer. It's an added feature that you'll try and then wonder how you ever survived without it while launching your boat. Because it's February, this option wasn't tested during the trial week, but numerous YouTube videos from owners reflect quite positively.
Fuel-wise, the F-150 offers an available compress natural gas/propane gaseous fuel prep package for 5.0-litre V8-equipped F-150s, which helps reduce operating costs and tailpipe CO2 emissions. One of the big things you'll notice upon starting the King Ranch is the "900+ km until empty" notification on the cluster, signalling the sheer size of the gas tank. About 200 kilometres were put on the vehicle during the test, which ended up costing roughly $35 to refuel before it was returned. Given the recent generous fuel prices at the pump, the King Ranch may not be the most fuel-efficient or economical pick-up should the price of oil rise again — which it will.
Overall, the F-150 King Ranch was a treat to drive. As as owner of a 2015 Escape XLT, the pick-up was a nice change as a daily driver for seven days. Getting back into the Escape later made it feel more like a Toyota Yaris — or because this is a Ford Review — let's go with a "felt more like a Ford Focus" comparison.
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RENICK...28 ACRES with a SMALL ONE ROOM OFF THE GRID LOG CABIN....MOUNTAIN TOP WITH GREAT VIEWS!.....TOTAL PRIVACY!!...REQUIRES 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR ACCESS!...PERFECT FOR HUNTING AND 4 WHEELERS!!
• Style: Log Cabin. • Square Foot: 300.00. • Heat source: wood stove. • Construction: log. • Condition Exterior: fair. • Condition on the inside: fair. • Type of Roof: metal. • Number of stories: 1.00. • Age: 30 years. • Total number of rooms: 1.00. • Personal Property Inc: none. • Telephone: available. • Electric: available. • Other utilities: internet available...cell phone works!.
• acres: 28.58. • Land in Hillside: mostly. • Wooded: mostly. • Mineral Rights: Yes. • Views: mountains. • Surface Water: small creek and small pond. • Road Surface: gravel. • Frontage: yes. • Accessible to College: Lewisburg. • High School: Greenbrier East. • Accessible to shopping: Lewisburg. • Restrictions: none. • Other unique Features: If you want to get away from it all this is the place. Even though it is only 5 miles from US 219 you will swear you are in the middle of nowhere! There are 2 roads in which are both 4 wheel drive only. Once you get to the cabin which is in the middle of the property you will be rewarded with 360 degree mountain views. There is great hunting from the front porch of this little cabin. From the cabin the land flattens out some and there are other build sites both nearby and out of site. There are several miles of roads cut-in for 4 wheeling fun. There is also a small creek and pond on the property. . • Possession given at: At closing.
• Directions (Ask, we are happy to show): FROM LEWISBURG: US219 and I-64 Go north on US219 for 18 miles. Turn left on Leonard Cordova Rd. Go 2.4 miles and turn right on Robins Fork Rd. Go 1.7 miles and property starts on the left across road from house next to spring and continues 0.2 miles almost to barn on left.. • Latitude DEC: 38.0760. • Longitude DEC: -80.3508.