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As Expected: March was Madness
By Nate Barcus
The logo of this year's final four taking place in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo from NCAA.com
Nate Barcus, Business Editor
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament never seizes to surprise. Every year brackets are busted with underdog victories and one seeds falling. April 3 was the national championship, and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels came out on top of the annual mess that was March Madness.
Here each region will be broken down, seeing who came out of each side to meet in Phoenix, Arizona. There were some shocks along the way, but at this point, wasn't that expected?
East Region:
One Seed: Villanova
Champion: University of South Carolina
Last year's champion and number one overall seed this year, Villanova, came into the tournament with high hopes. Given a clear path to Phoenix, they had to win games they were supposed to win and they would find themselves in the final four. Doing that proved to not be as easy as it seemed. Villanova was knocked out all the way back in the round of 32 by the University of Wisconsin, busting brackets and blowing the East Region wide open. Not many people could have predicted the best team in the tournament to not even make the sweet sixteen.
South Carolina's run in the tournament was a true Cinderella story. Coming into the tournament as a seven seed and not thought of much by most, no one expected them to make the type of noise that they did. A convincing 20-point win versus Marquette gave them the confidence they needed to come in and shock the two seed Duke Blue Devils and taking the game by seven points and heading to the sweet sixteen. From there they took off, beating three seed Baylor by 20, then four seed Florida by seven, and the Gamecocks found themselves in the final four.
West Region:
One Seed: Gonzaga
Champion: Gonzaga
No longer a sleeper team and Cinderella story, Gonzaga came into this year's tournament with one goal: bring home the school's first national championship in history. Making it all the way to the National Championship game, they fell just short. As the one seed in their side of the bracket, they were expected to come out on top, and they did not disappoint. Thanks to upsets all over the western bracket, the Bulldogs managed to get to the national championship game with the highest seed they played being a four seed in the sweet sixteen.
Gonzaga got here by flat out beating the teams they were supposed to beat. Starting off with a 20-point victory over South Dakota State, they then went on to get by the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 79-73. From there they beat the West Virginia Mountaineers in a nail-biter by three points. Expecting a clash with west coast foe Arizona, it never came when Arizona was upset by 11 seed Xavier in the sweet sixteen, leaving just the Xavier Musketeers in their way for their pursuit of the national championship. The Zags went on to beat them soundly by 14 points and advanced to the national semifinal in Phoenix.
Midwest Region:
One Seed: Kansas
Champion: Oregon
Kansas was a fan and expert favorite to take home the championship this year. Coming in with huge momentum and plenty of talent, they had some of the best odds to make it to the final four. Falling short in the elite eight to a very strong Oregon team. With Player of the year Frank Mason Jr. and Freshman sensation Josh Jackson, they were primed for a deep run. Coach Bill Self had the experience and knowledge to lead this team to the promised land.
Third seed Oregon did not exactly come out of nowhere. Finishing first place in the loaded Pac-12 regular season, and losing a nail biter in the Conference championship, they expected a strong showing in the tournament. Starting off with a 22-point win over Iona, followed up with sneaking by Rhode Island by 3, they headed into the sweet sixteen and a matchup with the Michigan Wolverines. Going wire-to-wire, Oregon pulled off the win by one point, sending them to the elite eight and a crack at top seed Kansas. Oregon proved to be too strong and athletic for Kansas, and Oregon soundly put down the Jayhawks by 14, sending the Ducks down to Phoenix.
South Region:
One Seed: North Carolina
Champion: North Carolina
One of the two one seeds to make it to the final four, this was a redemption tour for the Tar Heels. Making it all the way to the National Championship game last year, and losing to a heartbreaking game winning shot as time expired against Villanova, it was championship or bust. Soundly winning the always tough ACC regular season, the Tar Heels were essentially a 1-seed lock before the conference tournaments even kicked off. Although they were knocked off in the Conference semifinals by rival Duke, it did not stop them from snatching up the 1-seed in the south conference.
The Tar Heels had a pretty clear path to the elite eight, but looming in the distance was a possible elite eight matchup with either powerhouse of Kentucky or UCLA. UNC handled business early beating Texas Southern by 39, scoring a tournament-high 103 points. They then went on to take down Arkansas by seven and Butler by 12. On the other side of the south, Kentucky and UCLA met in the sweet sixteen, and Kentucky won by 11, setting up an intriguing elite eight matchup. The dominant history between the two schools was undeniable, and in an instant-classic game, UNC powered through, beating the Wildcats by 2, and punching the final ticket to Phoenix.
Final Four Game #1: South Carolina vs Gonzaga
Coming into the first Final Four game, the two teams had a combined zero games played in the national semifinal. Emotions running high for both programs, the game kicked off and it was a game for the ages. Neither team was able to pull away and Gonzaga went into the half with a hard-fought nine- point lead. A back and forth second half saw lead changes and momentum shifts. Finally, Gonzaga was able to come out victorious, winning by a final score of 77-73. The Cinderella story South Carolina was sent home.
South Carolina had nothing to hang their heads about. Sophomore forward Chris Silva chipped in 13 points and tying the game high with 13 rebounds. Sophomore PJ Dozier scored a team high 17 points and Senior Sindarius Thornwell added another 15 points himself. South Carolina forced 12 turnovers while only committing 5, and only had 14 fouls while Gonzaga ended the game with 21.
Gonzaga played a classic Gonzaga game. Great play from their guards, and their big men dominated the paint. They lead the game in field goal percentage, three point percentage, free throw percentage, total rebounds, assist, and blocks. They essentially led every single major category, and that is a recipe for success. They controlled the game and allowed their talent to take over. Junior Guard Nigel Williams-Goss led the game in points, dropping 23, and tallying a game high 6 assists. 7 foot 1 inch senior Przemek Karnowski did what a 7 footer pushing 300 pounds does, he absolutely controlled the inside, putting in 13 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and dishing out 3 assists, leading the Bulldogs to a National Championship game.
Final Four Game #2: Oregon vs North Carolina
The second final four game was expected to be the more interesting game just based on the brands of the two teams. Two big time schools with exciting play styles going at it for a full 40 minutes. The game was played exactly as expected with an up and down tempo. Neither team shot the ball particularly well which lead to plenty of rebounds and fast break opportunities. Each team had a total of nine points from players off their respective benches, proving how valuable each team's starters were. Both teams had double digits in turnovers (Oregon 16 to UNC 11), and both teams shot loads of free throws (Oregon 28 attempts, UNC 27 attempts). UNC closed out the game with their trio of stars, and won the game 77-76 in a wire-to-wire game.
Oregon played the exact type of game they played all year. High octane offense and high pressure defense. Not many teams can keep up with the sheer natural athleticism of this Oregon team. And with Pac-12 player of the year Junior Dillon Brooks leading the offense, they are a tough team to beat. Although Brooks was the reigning Player of the year, he was a bit of a nonfactor in the game against UNC. Shooting 2-11 from the field and 6-6 from the line lead to a 10-point effort from Brooks. Picking up the slack was Sophomore guard Tyler Dorsey who put in 21 points and four rebounds and senior guard Dylan Ennis who scored 18 points and brought down 6 rebounds.
North Carolina played a standard UNC game:getting hard fought points around the basket, drawing fouls, and grabbing rebounds. Leading the offense was the trio of the tournament's most outstanding player, junior guard Joel Berry, senior bruising forward, Kennedy Meeks, and junior sharpshooter, Justin Jackson. Meeks lead the team in points and rebounds scoring 25 of his own on 11-13 shooting and pulling down 14 boards. Berry was more of a facilitator and defensive specialist with 11 points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Jackson poured in 22 points shooting 4-9 from three-point range. The combination of forces deemed to strong for the Ducks to stop, and the Tar Heels powered themselves to the Championship game for a date with fellow first-seed Gonzaga.
National Championship Game: North Carolina vs Gonzaga
Heading into the National Championship game, it was truly a tossup. Both teams were respected number one seeds with more than enough talent to win it all. It would come down to who wanted it more. Statistically, it was split who dominated what stats. They were about even in field goal percentage (Gonzaga with about 34 percent UNC with about 36 percent), but UNC shot absolutely horrendous from three-point range. Gonzaga shot 8-19 (42. percent) and UNC shot 4-27 from beyond the arc totaling to 14.8 percent. Both teams shot exactly 26 free throws, Gonzaga made 17 and UNC made 15. Gonzaga had 49 total rebounds to UNC's 46. Gonzaga may have statistically shot the ball better, but they coughed up the ball quite a lot, giving away 14 turnovers, while UNC only gave up the ball four times. Both teams had exactly 22 personal fouls.
Gonzaga played a very balanced game. Having five players score nine or more points, but no one scored more than 15 points. This Gonzaga team had many different options and that was proven in this game when no one player had an outstanding number of points, but collectively they played a very sound game. Coach Mark Few had prepared his players very well for such a big stage. Not very often does a team from outside the power five conferences make it all the way to the national championship game, and they handled the pressure very well. He had his players give it their all and leave everything out on the court.
North Carolina did just enough to win their sixth national championship. This was UNC's 48th tournament appearance and 20th time reaching the final four. The other side of the extreme from Gonzaga who had never made a final four before. They played a calm and collected game, with the core of the team having made it all the way to this stage just last year, they knew what to expect. Joel Berry lead the team with 22 points and hitting the only four made threes for Carolina all night. Jackson also pitched in 16 points. Meeks did what he usually does scoring seven points but hauling in 10 rebounds helping UNC bring home the national championship.
*All game and team stats from http://www.espn.com/
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India based game development company, Spiel Studios Pvt. Ltd. releases Parafoxers 1.2, its latest game title for iOS and Android devices. In this simple, casual and easy-to-learn game, players need to help the Bunny to shoot the Foxes which are continuously dropping from the Helicopters. If many of them land on the ground, they will get you. Inspired from the very popular 1980s game, Paratroopers, this game will get you addicted in no time!


Mente Argentina's Summer Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina is held at two large and well-known Universities of Buenos Aires, Argentina: Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and Universidad de Belgrano (UB). Your Spanish Summer courses, combined with the unique Mente Argentina immersion experience in Buenos Aires, will help you improve your Spanish skills, as well as explore the Argentine culture.
so much fun every day, I really enjoyed going to class, I learned a lot and my Spanish improved. I love the city of Buenos Aires, I have been here before and I wanted to come back, and I am happy that I did and it was with Mente. Buenos Aires has so many things to do and having all the different barrios, just like going to one and then to the one next to it and the vibe is completely different, and I was able to enjoy that, and who knows? I might come back soon!
were great at hosting events that made you explore the culture here in Argentina and I met a lot of people here. I stayed with a host family that taught me a lof about the city, about the culture, the food, and they were always looking after me. The wonderful coordinators here were great at making sure everything was always going well. I would highly recommend this program to anyone that would like to explore a new culture and learn more about the city of Buenos Aires. Thank you very much!


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We met this lovely family last year. They were at a wedding we photographed, and I photographed their family session the very next day. I instantly enjoyed spending time with them. They're great company and I had a blast with them. Kipton was just a little man a year ago, but he has grown up so much and stepped up to the plate for his big brother role. What an honour to help them welcome Landon to their fold.
Sibling photos are always tricky. We don't keep this a secret, it's always something we try to warn parents about. Patience are needed, and and we always have to try over and over again to pose them. However, Kipton seemed to be the exception to this rule. Every time I asked him to come hold his brother, he happily said "no" to me, took my hand, and walked over! haha! Obviously he's a very typical two year old with the favourite word "no", but he happily came along and snuggled baby Landon.
The family photos went much the same, and since Kipton was so agreeable, and Landon was happily sleeping, we zoomed through the family portion of their session. As soon as we were finished, grandpa whisked Kipton off, and we were left to document Landon. Mom and dad brought dad's baby blanket to use in the photos, and Landon smiled as soon as it was placed on him. I don't think that's a coincidence!
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Shoreditch Light Bar saved from developers' bulldozers
By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 August 2009 at 00:33
The Light Bar and Restaurant on Shoreditch High Street
A beloved Shoreditch watering-hole has avoided demolition following a successful 18 month campaign to save it.
The likes of Tracey Emin and Madness singer Sugg joined forces with OPEN Shoreditch to fight against plans to turn The Light Bar and Restaurant on Shoreditch High Street into a 51 storey skyscraper.
Rebecca Collings, co-chairwoman of OPEN Shoreditch said, "The changes to the Bishop's Place scheme indicate that the developers are more willing to listen.
"We hope to move forward in search of win-win benefits for the community and sustainable development proposals – for both the developers and the local authority."
Back in February, the group lobbied Hazel Blears, the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, as well as English Heritage, who in turn recommended that The Light become part of the Shoreditch Conservation Area.
Although Hackney Council, as part-owner of the site, was poised to gain around £10 million in planning gain as the plans stood, its councillors were persuaded to protect the bar from being flattened.
The decision put a major obstacle in the way of the £500 million scheme by the developer mogul Hammerson, who intended on building offices, homes and a hotel on the former electric light station.
Hammerson maintains that the revised plans, known as the Bishops Place regeneration project, will further enhance the Shoreditch experience.
Martin Jepson, the managing director of Hammerson said, "We believe we have found a way to incorporate the building into the proposals.
"We are now preparing a scheme to submit to the Council that recognises this Shoreditch landmark alongside delivering much needed investment for Hackney."
Commenting on the news, Heloise Brown of The Victorian Society said, "We are delighted that Hammerson have recognised the importance of the Light and the strength of local feeling for the former power station. We welcome revised plans that integrate the Shoreditch High Street Conservation Area into the redevelopment scheme.
"The Light has been a pioneering symbol of the East End since it was built in 1893 to generate electric light for the nearby Liverpool Street station. Its historic importance to the area is evident from Shoreditch's motto adopted in 1900: 'more light, more power'.
"The Light is now one of the only remaining pieces of evidence of an area once characterised by its industrial function and where many historic railway buildings once existed.
"It is also the first building in Hackney on the route north past Liverpool Street. It represents the very marked divide between the commercial high-rise buildings of the City, and the smaller-scale brick buildings that line Shoreditch High Street conservation area. It is visible all the way south from Bishops Gate and is a landmark for the area both historically and now for the vibrant diversity that characterises the East End."
The amended plans have yet to be unveiled to the public.
OPEN Shoreditch was formed by local residents in January 2008 to resist inappropriate development to the Shoreditch area.
More on this issue here.
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Our Journey Route
The Black Sea to Bucharest: Roaming Romania
Bulgaria and Romania, 11th – 13th August 2015
On our last day in Bulgaria, we went a little wild and allowed ourselves the luxury of a 10am lay in. At our spot in Rusenski we were sheltered by trees and rocks on both sides, which meant the morning stayed a little cooler and made sleeping in very appealing. I have never been able to call myself a morning person, and when we started this trip I was a little worried we'd end up spending a lot of mornings lazing about in bed because we didn't have any schedules to be sticking to; so far
this has not been the case, with either sunlight or heat having me awake somewhere around 8/9am on most days. How this will change when winter surfaces and the days grow shorter remains to be seen!
Leaving Bulgaria
From Rusenski we were unsure of where to go next; we knew we were going to cross the border into Romania, but the majority of the motorhome websites and blogs we read make their next stop at the campsite in Bucharest. We knew it was likely we'd visit Bucharest during our stay, but hadn't really made the time yet to find out anything about the city (the WiFi problems at Camping VT set our research back a bit) and didn't fancy paying for another campsite so soon after we'd just spent two nights on one. The nearest main border crossing was Ruse, but we decided instead to keep heading east towards Silistra, with the intention of checking out the Black Sea.
As we drove past Ruse, a couple of cars gave the usual headlight flashing warning for police ahead. When we passed the police they flagged us over for a spot check, presumably as we were close to the border. The chap we spoke to didn't speak any English, but after saying some things in Bulgarian he said "Documenti", so Matt got the V5 registration document and insurance paperwork out. He looked them over and made a card gesture whilst saying documenti again, so Matt handed over his driving license. The policemen turned it over in his hands several times, possibly not really understanding it and trying to look like he was doing something productive with it. When he walked down the side of the van he seemed intrigued by it, pointing at the back window and making a sleeping mime (to which Matt said yes), and then pointing at the bike rack cover with a motorbike gesture (to which Matt replied with a cycling gesture with his feet). Motorhomes really aren't that common out here, so perhaps he picked us for a spot check because of the novelty of the vehicle (as well as the foreign registration plates).
Onwards to Romania
After spending our last 37 Lev at a fuel station in Silistra, we pulled up at the border. There was a long queue of cars that didn't appear to be moving anywhere; we were worried that something was going on that meant we'd be stuck around for a while, but then another queue opened up for EU cars, so we swapped lanes and got through with no problems. Directly beyond the border checkpoint was a blue portakabin selling Rovinietas, the Romanian vignette. Unlike the Bulgarian road tax system the Romanian system is electronic, so the vehicle's V5 is needed to take details from (or at least it was in our case) to buy the vignette. We were charged at the <3.5T goods vehicle rate, which was €6 for 1 week.
Immediately after crossing into Romania, we were struck by how green everything looked. Most likely this was a result from the land's proximity to the river Danube keeping the land healthy, but there were lots of green trees and fields of fruit plants which were possibly grapevines, judging by a few stalls we passed selling grapes. As we moved further from the river the land quickly descended back into sunflower field territory, with lots of yellow fields full of the dying flowers.
The roads were a little better than Bulgaria, with tarmac that was just a little bumpy in places other than a stretch through a village that was cobbled, but there were horse-and-carts everywhere. We passed our first not long after crossing the border, and kept seeing them on a regular basis from there, in much higher abundance that we had in Bulgaria, presumably due to the arable land that surrounded us. The villages were very rural and antiquated, with lots of children out playing in the road and numerous old ladies sitting on benches at the front of their properties chatting at the roadside. A few people gave our vehicle the usual curious looks, but a few others smiled at us as we passed, including a couple of policemen and an old chap with a toddler in a pushchair who gave us big waves.
We parked for the night in Adamclisi (via Camping Car Infos, GPS: 44.10043, 27.95664) in the parking area for the monument Tropaeum Traiani, which is a monument to commemorate the victory of the Roman Emperor Trajan in the battle of Adamclisi, 101-102. The original monument has long since deteriorated, but a reconstruction monument was built at the site in 1977. It was a very calm overnight spot, with the only real noise problems being a barking match in the morning amongst a stray dog who slept near the van and a couple of other strays who had wandered into the area.
Our overnighting spot near Adamclisi
The Tropaeum Traiani monument
The Black Sea
We'd heard that the Black Sea was a bit overdeveloped, but decided to give it a go anyway so at least we'd know what it was like for future reference. We drove to the main city of Constantin, where we stopped at a big shopping centre in pursuit of a cashpoint. The centre was very clean inside and had a bit of that generic shopping centre feel that I associate with Meadowhall or High Cross or any other UK shopping centre, but thankfully it had a cash point, so we got stocked up with enough to hopefully last us through until Hungary.
The crowded beach at Vama Veche
An interesting design on one of the nearby campers
We drove south along the coastline and saw the Black Sea for ourselves, and suffice to say we weren't really feeling it. As a place for a cheap sun and sea holiday it might do the trick for some, but given the fact that it's a relatively small coastline for the size of Romania, the warnings of overdevelopment ring true. We passed unappealing blocks of concrete hotels and manoeuvred past the usual array of shirtless tourists with no concept of road safety. We stopped in a field/parking area at Vama Veche (GPS: 43.75832 28.57403), which is the last coastal town before you hit the Bulgarian border. The beach appeared to have a higher concentration of sun loungers and tents than sand. The area we were parked in was being used by a lot of tents and caravans as a freecamping area (we're assuming it was freecamping as we didn't see any prices on the entrance to the field and no-one came to collect any money from us), but the rubbish strewn across the area kind of dampened the appeal of wanting to stay somewhat. Maybe it's different out of season and maybe we just weren't looking in the right areas, but from our experience we'd probably recommend giving this section of the Black Sea a miss to anyone in a van.
It would appear that someone at Vama Veche had all the ambitions I had as a
child combined with all the willpower I lacked!
A pulley system at Vama Veche for getting
boats out of the water
We returned inland and stopped again at Adamclisi for the night, once more with no company spare for the same stray dog who this time had taken it upon itself to bark at the fields for hours on end. I don't know what exactly it was barking at, but it was at it when we went to sleep and when we got up this morning. Maybe fields are just a lot more exciting when you're a dog.
The park next door to the campsite - the local area here seems
to be very clean and well maintained
We've now moved on to Camping Casa Alba (GPS: 44.51757 26.09283, 80 Lei / approx. €18 per night) which is on the northern outskirts of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. We've been talking to Colin and Ro, an Australian couple who are parked up next to us; they're also on a year travelling Europe, having bought a van in Germany, and have just spent several weeks in Turkey. Colin showed us a card that compares the size of Australia against the size of Europe, which really puts into perspective just how big a place Australia is; all of the countries we have visited so far easily fit within its borders. They also kindly gave us a map of the city centre of Bucharest, and warned us about their experiences on the bus system (you can't buy a ticket on the bus, and once you have a ticket the validation instructions are confusing). Given that the fine for travelling without a ticket is only 50 Lei (that's about €11/£8) it's not so bad, but I've not ruled out the possibility of just getting a taxi into the city centre just yet. Watch this space!
Tomorrow, we tackle Bucharest itself.
- Jo
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Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine
07.04.2022 - Press release
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha and a number of other Ukrainian towns. Haunting images of civilian deaths, victims of torture, and apparent executions, as well as reports of sexual violence and destruction of civilian infrastructure show the true face of Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine and its people. The massacres in the town of Bucha and other Ukrainian towns will be inscribed in the list of atrocities and severe violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights, committed by the aggressor on Ukrainian soil.
In the presence of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, we expressed today our heart-felt solidarity with the Ukrainian people and our deepest condolences to the victims of this war and their families. We underline our unwavering support for Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and express our readiness to assist further, including with military equipment and financial means, to allow Ukraine to defend itself against Russia's aggression and to rebuild Ukraine.
We underscore that those responsible for these heinous acts and atrocities, including any attacks targeting civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure, will be held accountable and prosecuted. We welcome and support the ongoing work to investigate and gather evidence of these and other potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, including by the ICC Office of the Prosecutor, the Commission of Inquiry mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, the Human Rights Monitoring Mission Ukraine of the OHCHR, and the OSCE's mission of experts mandated by OSCE Participating States. We will provide investigative support, technical experts and funding. We will continue to promote accountability for all those complicit in Moscow's war of choice, including the Lukashenka regime in Belarus. We are convinced that now is the time to suspend Russian membership of the Human Rights Council.
Russia must immediately comply with the legally binding order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine. Further, we urge Russia to withdraw completely its military forces and equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.
We warn against any threat or use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. We recall Russia's obligations under international treaties of which it is a party, and which protect us all. Any use by Russia of such a weapon would be unacceptable and result in severe consequences. We condemn Russia's unsubstantiated claims and false allegations against Ukraine, a respected member of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention that is in compliance with its legal obligations under those instruments. We express concern about other countries and actors that have amplified Russia's disinformation campaign.
We express our gravest concern with Russia forcefully seizing control of nuclear facilities, and other violent actions in connection with a number of nuclear facilities, nuclear and other radioactive material, which have caused and continue to pose serious and direct threats to the safety and security of these facilities and their civilian personnel, significantly raising the risk of a nuclear accident or incident, which endangers the population of Ukraine, neighbouring States and the international community.
We reiterate our demand that Russia upholds its obligations under international humanitarian law and desists from further blatant abuses. The Russian leadership must immediately provide for safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access and make safe passages work, enabling humanitarian aid to be delivered to besieged cities and civilians to reach safety.
We commit to supporting the Government of Ukraine's humanitarian coordination structure and to disburse humanitarian support quickly. We ask others to join in this effort. A humanitarian push including more funding is urgently needed for Ukraine and beyond as Russia's ruthless war and actions are having massive consequences on global commodity and food prices. The resulting rise in food insecurity is being felt disproportionately by the most vulnerable. We stand in solidarity with our partners across the world who have to bear the rising price of President Putin's unilateral choice to wage war in Europe. We will make coherent use of all instruments and funding mechanisms to address food insecurity, keep markets open, and build resilience in the agriculture sector on all continents. We will actively counter Russia's narrative that Western sanctions have caused the rise in global food prices and call it out for what it is: a blatant lie.
In light of Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, carried out with Belarus' complicity, we have already adopted unprecedented and coordinated economic and financial sanctions against Russia that impose a significant cost on its economy. We stress the necessity of further increasing the economic pressure inflicted on Russia and the Lukashenka regime in Belarus. Together with international partners, the G7 will sustain and increase pressure on Russia by imposing coordinated additional restrictive measures to effectively thwart Russian abilities to continue the aggression against Ukraine. We will work together to stop any attempts to circumvent sanctions or to aid Russia by other means. We are taking further steps to expedite plans to reduce our reliance on Russian energy, and will work together to this end.
We commend those neighbouring states to Ukraine that demonstrated great solidarity and humanity by welcoming Ukrainian refugees and third country nationals affected by the conflict. We confirm the need for increased international assistance and will continue to support these countries, including by receiving more refugees. President Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine has already forced millions of civilians, especially women, children, and elderly, to flee their homes. Over 4.2 million crossed the border to other countries, almost all of them to the EU and the Republic of Moldova. We reiterate our concern about the risk to this vulnerable population, including the risk of human trafficking and our commitment to protect these refugees.
Ministers paid special attention to the Republic of Moldova, which hosts the largest group of refugees from Ukraine per capita. The Ministers agreed to further coordinate their assistance for Moldova's humanitarian response and long-term resilience following the Moldova Support Conference co-hosted by Germany, France and Romania on 5 April in Berlin and the establishment of the Moldova Support Platform.
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Dr. Dunbar stresses that it's also important to teach your puppy bite inhibition so that, even if they are nippy, they won't hurt you with their razor-sharp fangs. While he does admit that consistent training is key to having a well-behaved dog, Dr. Dunbar argues that training should be fun and easy to integrate into your daily lifestyle: when the dog is out for a walk, while at the dog park, when you're cooking, etc.
As long as you're on top of training your puppy and make it part of your daily routine, you'll be well on your way to having a well-mannered dog that will be the envy of your neighbors!


«Lithuanian books» in the north's of central Russia at the end of XVI – XVII th century (Used materials from Yaroslavl, Tver and Perm regions).
This article is about appearances of Cyrillic printed «Lithuanian books» on the Yaroslavl, Tver and Perm regions. Author marked three periods of orthodox publishing activity in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth also he analyzed dynamic of this books arrival to those regions. In order to analyze this dynamic he introduced new term «books arrival intensity coefficient».
Keywords: Russia XVI-XVII century, Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, «Lithuanian books», Cyrillic print, «books arrival intensity coefficient».


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HackerCraft
This article is about the Minecraft server sponsored by Hack Forums. For the discontinued award or its counterpart, see HackerCraft (Award) and HackerCraft Purple. For the relevant subforum, see HackerCraft (Forum).
Some of the content in this article is either outdated or irrelevant, and needs to be updated with new information.
Specifics: Info on its closing and events preceding closure
HackerCraft is the official Minecraft server of Hack Forums which was founded on October 1, 2012 by Omniscient and Mr H. It was confirmed here that the server will follow a faction-style gameplay which will allow the players on the server to create factions or guilds. The factions can claim territory that will be protected from non-members. Factions can forge alliances and declare themselves enemies with others. Land may be taken from other factions through war. As the HackerCraft server is a commercial venture, Omniscient proposed the concept here that diamonds, emeralds and factions would be a possible paid option to assist with server costs and retaining a level of overall profit. As forum members didn't like the overall idea of donating to receive both emeralds and diamonds, Omniscient decided that it would be best to not implement that idea and stick with the paid factions option priced at 5,000 in-game dollars, which is equivalent to $50 at store.hackercraft.net.
The Beta phase of gameplay was launched with the assistance of Mr H on 10/09/2012 and DDoS protection was also configured and setup the same day. Due to issues with the data center, Omniscient found himself faced with a multitude of issues on launch and even considered switching to a different network. Two days later, Omniscient announced here that due to the lag and the bad experience he's faced with the data center and DDoS protection service which they offer as an additional service, he'd be best situated elsewhere. With that in mind he decided to increase his current budget of $300 per month to $500 per month which will cover the needs of the users. The server is now currently running on SSD drives with a top tier CPU (central processing unit) and 16 GB RAM. Due to the sudden fault the beta version was officially relaunched on October 11, 2012 with assistance from Mr H.
Those that expressed early interest in purchasing a faction were also awarded with an additional discount coupon to assist with covering the total cost of a paid faction. Mr H was removed from administrator on the same day as Omniscient felt he wasn't needed anymore if the server were to progress further. He was later replaced with Dan. who's had previous experience with running large Minecraft servers. In an attempt to reduce lag and connection problems Omniscient changed the server address to play2.hackercraft.net on November 3, 2012. Due to issues with implementing certain permissions into the server, Omniscient announced that factions will be switched to a free status and that existing users which have already paid will be refunded in full.
On November 7, 2012 the server's economy was reset and those who had played prior to this were rewarded with in-game money to the total of $250 and those that were new received $100. On the same day Omniscient also announced that construction had commenced on the new spawn which is soon to be implemented. A new server address was officially added on December 6, 2012, 44.hackercraft.net. It was also noted that play and play2 will be DNS altered but may not immediately work. The 3rd party DDoS protection was removed from the server on December 8, 2012 following various connection issues. Although it's expected the server will run smoothly as a result of this change due to previous lag issues. As of the December 12, 2012, Dan. was removed from his adminstrative position due to reasons that were not disclosed. Omniscient felt this sudden change was needed if the server were to progress further. The official moderators of HackerCraft are Froggy and Mr Kewl.
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Department of Business Strategy and Innovation
Keeping it in the family to the nth degree
Published December 14, 2012 February 25, 2015 AuthorStephen O'Grady
Meet the Shacklock family, a very, very well educated Gold Coast family. Parents Arthur and Kate, and their children Virginia, Alice and Boyd all have degrees from Griffith University.
This week, Alice and Boyd doubled up on their qualifications when they again graduated from Griffith at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Boyd (22) received a Master of Marketing to go with the Bachelor of Business he received last year. Alice (28) was awarded a Graduate Certificate in Marketing, seven years after she first graduated with a Bachelor of Popular Music.
They follow in the academic footsteps of older sister Virginia who was awarded a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in 2004.
Their mum (2005) and dad (2002) were also awarded PhD degrees from Griffith University and now both work at Griffith Business School. Dr Kate Shacklock is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources. Dr Arthur Shacklock is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of International Business and Asian Studies.
"I was a working-class London lad who came to Australia with my parents in 1951 'as 10 pound Poms'," Arthur, also known as Shack, says.
"My parents did not have a bean to their name. Only one other person in my generation of the Shacklock family ever got a uni degree. So what has been achieved by the family is very pleasing indeed and is a fitting tribute to the efforts and sacrifices that my own parents made to make this all possible."
Adding to the gown and mortar board spectacular on Monday were Virginia's husband Brett Middleton and Alice's long-term partner Cameron Ayling, who also have degrees from Griffith.
Brett graduated with a double degree in Language and Linguistics and Education Secondary in 2007. Cameron graduated with Alice with a degree in Popular Music. Cameron's sister Dr Amanda Ayling also got her PhD from Griffith in 2008, following her degree in Hotel Management in 2003.
For Alice, the return to education has been completely worth it. She worked in a range of jobs from music retail to travel agent to hospitality after she first graduated in 2004. "I never quite got to where I wanted to be. I never got the job I wanted, never had the experience I wanted on my resume."
Her career dream is to have a hands-on role as a promoter in the music industry. She admits it was a personal and financial challenge to go back to university, but the work life knowledge she brought back to the classroom has helped her in her postgraduate studies.
"I had the professional experience, I wanted the theoretical experience. Now I have a practical and theoretical edge. I have the education I needed."
Her return to university has led to employment as a digital marketing coordinator, a new and very much desired direction for her career.
On Monday, she celebrated her return to Griffith University when she graduates along with brother, Boyd.
"My grandfather (Dr John Craig) values education very highly and made sure his three kids, including my mother, went to university. I think he has been the biggest influence on our family's attitude to education.
"For me education is about knowing as much as you can and providing yourself with as much opportunity to progress and move forward as you can."
It is a view shared by Alice's proud mum, Kate. "I owe a lot of my respect for, and emphasis upon, education to my father who always encouraged us to pursue further learning and that anything was possible if you put your mind to it."
Boyd looks forward to his career ahead and commented: "I believe a successful career requires both knowledge and character. Griffith has given me an excellent foundation to build upon."
Categories Department of Business Strategy and Innovation, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources, Department of Marketing, Griffith Business School, News articlesTagged Graduations, Shacklock family


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Q: How to add all minutes between two dates to a list I want to add all minutes to a list between two dates
so for example if the first hour is 1 and the second is 3 , I want the list to contain [1:00:00,1:01:00,1:02:00,....2:58:00,2:59:00].
I know how to collect specific date using "datetime" but is there a function or something to collect time between two dates

A: Try:
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

start_date = datetime(2020, 1, 1, 1, 0)
end_date = datetime(2020, 1, 1, 3, 0)

dates_range = []
while start_date < end_date:
    dates_range.append(start_date) # or you can append str(start_date) if want the dates to be as strings
    start_date += timedelta(minutes=1)

print(dates_range)

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In this video, I teach you some basic British English conversation skills: how to avoid being blunt; as well as how to respond to "alright?" when you are greeted by a native speaker. I will also give you a variety of ways to ask someone how they are / greetings.
In this edition, Jackie talks about the language that you might use in formal situations. How do you greet people in formal situations.
In this lesson, you can learn different ways to ask and answer English greetings. You'll learn how to ask and answer 'How are you?'. You will see English greetings you can use in formal and informal situations when you speak English!
In the US, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking English. A native English teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary.
This is the fastest, easiest way to pick up basic English!
In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer "How are you?" in English.


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Xara Vaughan
By Nicole Adam
22nd Aug 2013
Xara Vaughn is a charming, funny and clearly very talented performer. A striking woman with a great presence on stage, Vaughn went out of her way to greet her audience and make them feel comfortable. A very personable performer she easily put her audience at ease. The production of the show itself is high, with a talented four-piece band behind her and lighting that complemented the mood of the songs throughout.
Vaughan has an incredible life story that involves Jewish cover bands and life in a Nepalese Buddhist nunnery. Though Vaughn's talent is apparent the format of this show is rather simplistic. For someone with such a fascinating life story I would have liked to have heard more of it. Whenever Vaughan interrupted her singing to talk about her life she seemed almost apologetic. By the end of the show I didn't feel I knew much more than her listing, yet there are clearly so many more stories to tell. The small glimpses into Vaughan's life that we were granted proved to be interesting and unusual – they just simply left me wanting more.
Her voice is rich and full of nuance and works wonderfully with some of the new arrangements. A double bill of Coldplay songs was well received, as was her rendition of Cabaret. With helping of Judy Garland and a sprinkling of Shirley Bassey and Rihanna this is a well-rounded set list. However, though some of the arrangements were inspired, the desire to re-work them all into the cabaret genre left them feeling somewhat homogenous.
Vaughan is obviously a great talent with buckets of personality; it's a shame that this particular show doesn't showcase it as well as it could.
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Komedia Studio
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Xara Vaughan: a true chanteuse born out of talent and circumstance. Xara is the genuine article, a cabaret star. Musical direction and arrangements by Mark Aspinall.
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Back at LaFace, Goodie Mob and OutKast continued successful careers despite the Dungeon Family's disintegration. Andre 3000 says he had little knowledge of what was happening at Interscope. "I knew they had a few groups that didn't take off like they thought they was. [Organized Noize] has classic albums. Years from now, people will bump them. When we old and gray, they going to be like, Aww, man, this is great. It just didn't happen, man. I can't explain it. you know, almost like a curse."
"From a business standpoint, that situation got fucked up over misappropriation of funds dealing with Kilo's Ali's ass," says Nikki Marshall, 29, Dee Dee's assistant in the Atlanta office of Organized Noize Records. "In almost every factor of the Dungeon Family, what you find is that they don't pay attention to business."
Rico had come up on Kilo in Atlanta's bass-music scene, but not everybody agreed with his signing. "I was against it," says Big Rube from Rico's house. "Kilo had a reputation for being kind of fucked up."
"I was the only one who Kilo would talk to," says Dee Dee Murray. He'd be like, 'Ms. Dee De, I just wrecked my BMW! Tell Rico I need another one!" Soon after completing his debut, Organized Bass (Organized Noize/Interscope, 1997), Kilo, now 35, burned his house down and is currently in a Georgia prison for first-degree arson and cocaine possession. "The drugs had got to him," says Ramon, who had to bail Kilo out of jail. "It spiraled out of control."
Meanwhile, Rico says, "I'd stopped loving music. Every day, Jimmy asking me, 'What do you think?' And I'm like, I don't know any more!" By 1998, Nuri was let go. "Erik was tripping," Ray explains. "He was a cool person, but he just couldn't handle it." Nuri says he feels he let Rico down. "My job was to organize their business," he says, but due to "personal issues" that affected his health, he was unable to focus on his work. "It's unfortunate that after I left they didn't bring on somebody to take the production company to the next level."
But Rico doesn't blame Nuri for the label's demise. "Sleepy helped end that for me," he says. Though Organized Noize was a trio, Sleepy––a talented keyboardist and singer who brought live instrumentation to the Organized Noize sound––stayed focused on his solo project. "We had internal turmoil," says Ray. "Me and Rico had to step up and do what our third partner wasn't doing."


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using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;

namespace MenuBuddy
{
	/// <summary>
	/// THis is a menu entry that pops up from the bottom of a window and says "Continue"
	/// </summary>
	public class ContinueMenuEntry : MenuEntry
	{
		public ContinueMenuEntry(ContentManager content) : base("Continue", content)
		{
			TransitionObject = new WipeTransitionObject(TransitionWipeType.PopBottom);
		}
	}
}


ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to determine, within a weight loss clinical trial for obesity, the impact of intervention arm, weight change, and weight loss maintenance on telomere length (TL).MethodsAdults (N = 194) with a body mass index between 30 and 45 were randomized to a 5.5-month weight loss program with (n = 100) or without (n = 94) mindfulness training and identical diet-exercise guidelines. We assessed TL at baseline and 3-, 6-, and 12-month postbaseline in immune cell populations (primarily in peripheral blood mononuclear cells [PBMCs], but also in granulocytes and T and B lymphocytes). We defined weight loss maintenance as having lost at least 5% or 10% of body weight (tested in separate models) from preintervention to postintervention, and having maintained this loss at 12 months. We predicted that greater weight loss and weight loss maintenance would be associated with TL lengthening.ResultsNeither weight loss intervention significantly predicted TL change nor did amount of weight change, at any time point. Across all participants, weight loss maintenance of at least 10% was associated with longer PBMC TL (b = 239.08, 95% CI = 0.92 to 477.25, p = .049), CD8+ TL (b = 417.26, 95% CI = 58.95 to 775.57, p = .023), and longer granulocyte TL (b = 191.56, 95% CI = −4.23 to 387.35, p = .055) at 12 months after accounting for baseline TL. Weight loss maintenance of 5% or more was associated with longer PBMC TL (b = 163.32, 95% CI = 4.00 to 320.62, p = .045) at 12 months after accounting for baseline TL. These tests should be interpreted in light of corrections for multiple tests.ConclusionsAmong individuals with obesity, losing and maintaining a weight loss of 10% or more may lead to TL lengthening, which may portend improved immune and metabolic function. TL lengthening in this study is of unknown duration beyond 12 months and requires further study.Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.govidentifierNCT00960414; Open Science Framework (OSF) preregistration: https://osf.io/t3r2g/.


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import { View } from 'react-native';
import styled from '@ui/styled';

const AvatarList = styled({
  flexDirection: 'row',
  flexWrap: 'wrap',
  maxWidth: '100%',
}, 'Avatar.List')(View);

export default AvatarList;