ElectrIQ Power, Inc., a technology company, develops hardware and software solutions for the clean tech space. The company offers IQ Inverter, an inverter solution for grid-interactive islanding performance; IQ Storage, a battery solution for energy storage needs; IQ System, a plug and play sustainable energy system; Stalwart IQ System, an energy storage solution for any scenario; and PV Link, a solar array optimizer. It provides its products through distributors. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


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De Coelurosauria vormen een onderverdeling van de Avetheropoda, een groep uit de Theropoda, vleesetende dinosauriërs.

De klade is voor het eerst in 1986 door Gauthier gedefinieerd als de groep bestaande uit de vogels en alle theropoden die nauwer verwant zijn aan de vogels dan aan de Carnosauria. Thomas Holtz gaf in 1996 een iets exactere definitie door "Carnosauria" te vervangen door Allosaurus. Paul Sereno gebruikte in 1998 in plaats van "vogels" Neornithes en verving "theropoden" door Neotetanurae; Padian had het in 1999 weer over Carnosauria en nu Tetanurae. In 2004 gaf Holtz een veel strakkere definitie: de groep bestaande uit de huismus, Passer domesticus, en alle soorten nauwer verwant aan Passer dan aan Allosaurus fragilis. Sereno sloot voor alle zekerheid in 2005 ook Sinraptor dongi en Carcharodontosaurus saharicus uit. Deze groep omvat naar alle waarschijnlijkheid alle levende vogels. Zij is de zustergroep van de Carnosauria.

Vroeger werd in fenetische zin "Coelurosauria" ("snelle reptielen") gebruikt voor alle vleesetende dinosauriërs van klein postuur. De naam werd in 1914 gepubliceerd door Von Hüne. De bovenstaande definitie is echter strikt op afstamming gebaseerd, waarbij andere eigenschappen irrelevant zijn, wat wel blijkt uit het feit dat Tyrannosaurus rex, toch bepaald geen kleintje, volgens moderne inzichten tot de Coelurosauria behoort, samen met de overige Tyrannosauroïden. Een andere deelgroep vormt de Maniraptoriformes. Beide deelgroepen bezaten op zijn minst protoveren en waren warmbloedig; wellicht geldt dit voor de hele groep. Het oudste bekende lid van de groep is wellicht Proceratosaurus uit het Bathonien.

Een mogelijk kladogram is het volgende van Senter uit 2007:

1 Coelurosauria, 2 Tyrannosauroidea, 3 Coeluridae, 4 Compsognathidae, 5 Maniraptoriformes, 6 Ornithomimosauria, 7 Maniraptora, 8 Therizinosauroidea, 9 Therizinosauridae, 10 Alvarezsauridae, 11 Oviraptorosauria, 12 Oviraptoridae, 13 Ingeniinae, 14 Paraves, 15 Avialae, 16 Aves, 17 Ornithurae, 18 Deinonychosauria, 19 Troodontidae, 20 Dromaeosauridae, 21 Unenlagiinae, 22 Microraptoria, 23 Dromaeosaurinae

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The 2017 Training Program
2017 training program excavations getting underway at 3FR46.
The 2017 Arkansas Archeological Society training program ran from June 10 – 25. We investigated two sites, 3FR46 and 3FR58, on Ozark National Forest lands along the Mulberry River in Franklin County. The project was a collaborative effort involving the Survey and Society, the Ozark National Forest, and the Cass Work Center.
Project Director Tim Mulvihill (red shirt, cap) organizing Society members at 3FR46 field records center.
The Mulberry River study area is located in the Arkansas River Valley upstream from the Carden Bottoms locality where we held the 2009 training program, and downstream from the Spiro locality where the Arkansas and Oklahoma Archeological Surveys are currently collaborating in ongoing investigations. Both of our training program sites are currently maintained under the Forest Service's Mulberry River Native Vegetation Restoration program.
Both sites were initially recorded in 1972 by Dr. John House (ARAS-UAPB research station archeologist), when he was conducting a survey of the Mulberry River basin in advance of a proposed impoundment project. More recent investigations by Dr. Mary Brennan, Zone Archeologist with the Ozark National Forest, confirmed House's earlier identification of Woodland and Mississippian components at these sites and retrieved artifact samples, including ceramics, lithics, and charcoal. Brennan's team also identified potentially related sites in the vicinity, including rock shelters, rock art sites, an argillite quarry, and a possible mound, comprising an ancient cultural landscape reflecting Woodland to Mississippian cultural developments in the region.
New AAS trailer with decorative "skin" marking the location of the project camping ground.
Earlier this spring, Survey and Forest Service archeologists conducted a series of preliminary investigations. Dr. Jami Lockhart, with the assistance of Tim Mulvihill, conducted extensive geophysical surveys at both sites, identifying multiple buried features, both natural and cultural. Brennan and Mulvihill then conducted backhoe trenching at 3FR46 and excavated small test units at both sites, confirming the presence of buried cultural materials in geological contexts reflecting human use of a dynamic riverine landscape.
Plans for the training program had specific goals framed by our preliminary findings and Forest Service management needs. The primary questions to be addressed at 3FR46 and 3FR58 included:
Were intact features and midden deposits preserved at these sites, and if so, in what geomorphological contexts and in what conditions?
What kinds of artifacts and other material remains (animal bone, carbonized plant remains, etc.) were preserved, and what time periods and cultural affiliations do they represent? We were especially interested in finding out if indigenous plant remains are preserved at these sites, so we can determine how this information might contribute to ongoing native vegetation restoration programs.
What kinds of occupations (e.g., short-term seasonal, long-term residential, etc.) were suggested by feature characteristics and distributions, and associated material culture? How does this information contribute to current discussions of Woodland and Mississippian cultural developments in the central Arkansas River Valley?
Society members starting excavations to expose a buried midden feature revealed in gradiometry survey.
Guided by our preliminary investigations, excavation units at both sites were located in feature-rich areas most likely to produce the information needed to answer our questions. We hope that our findings will enable the Forest Service to work with descendant Caddo and Osage communities to develop best approaches for preserving ancient cultural landscapes in the Mulberry River Valley. The majority of lands along the Mulberry are privately owned and through the years have been converted to hay fields, pasture, and recreational areas. The government tracts where these sites are located provide valuable opportunities to restore and preserve cultural resources within habitats managed to resemble indigenously maintained settings, and we hope to contribute to those efforts.
Dr. Jodi Barnes instructing Society members taking the basic excavation seminar at the 2017 Training Program.

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The Seven Cities of Antilia are legendary cities reputed to have existed on the island of Antilia situated somewhere in the Atlantic. Medieval cartographers show Antilia (with a variety of spellings) at different locations in that ocean. Belief in its existence was firmly established by the time of Christopher Columbus. His son, Ferdinand, wrote of the many attempts to find it.
For some time it had been thought by some that the Azores was location of Antilia, while Zhirov who believed the Island of the Seven Cities had some association with the North Atlantic Ridge[p.257].
In the early 20th century geographer, W. H. Babcock, identified Cuba as Antilia, while later in 2000, Andrew Collins, in his Gateway to Atlantis devoted two chapters to the subject of the Seven Cities and also concluded that Cuba was its most likely location and by extension was also the home of Atlantis.
John Thomas Short (1850-1883) was the American author of The North Americans of Antiquity written two years before Donnelly's ground-breaking publication. He draws on some of the same material as Donnelly, such as the similarity of flora and fauna on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the then newly discovered Mid-Atlantic Ridge and concluded (chap.XI) that Atlantis had been located on the MAR.
The idea was initially put forward in order to explain the floral and faunal similarities shared by the Old World and the New World of the Americas. The hypothetical Atlantic landbridges also offered a possible route for the peopling of the Americas by Europeans and/or Africans. It was not long before the discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge seemed to bring confirmation of this idea. Then it was suggested that Atlantis exist on this landbridge, which was destroyed by rising sea levels after the last Ice Age, leaving just the Azores, Madeira and a few other islands as remnants.
Other known Atlantic landbridges linked to an Atlantis theory are Doggerland and the Celtic Shelf.
Wilhelm Pilgram (1934- ) is a German doctor of medicine by profession, but he is also a keen student of catastrophism. This led him to follow the views of the Tollmanns and consequently he supports the idea of Atlantis situated on the Mid Atlantic Ridge and destroyed around 10,000 years ago by the impact of a comet(a).
Douglas Erskine was a pseudonym of the Canadian author John Stuart Buchan(1852-1927), not to be confused with the other John Buchan who wrote the ever popular 39 Steps.
Erskine was the author of A Bit of Atlantis which although a novel, the author wrote an extensive 49-page Introduction which includes much of the Atlantis text written by Plato. He also follows Ignatius Donnelly's views regarding the location of Atlantis, who situated it on part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, which was then known as 'Dolphin's Ridge' incorporating the Azores. Erskine's book which can be read online(a) included Donnelly's map of Dolphin's Ridge in his book.
Santiago Martínez Concha is a Colombian author who published in March 2012 an English Kindle version of his Spanish book with astoundingly original title of Atlantis.
It is poorly translated and includes four, apparently important, checklists all in Spanish! He places Atlantis in the region of the Azores which sit on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) and considers all other proposed locations as mere colonies of Atlantis. He refers erroneously to the MAR as a subduction zone, but that is a minor matter compared to his insistence on a connection between Atlantis and features on Mars! He also includes the claim that Atlantis was destroyed by the Earth-Mars Orbital exchange, based on the ideas of creationist Donald Patten (not Alan Patten).
Martinez would also appear to suffer from chronic pareidolia, seeing giant heads in rock outcrops, guardian animals and a view of a queen about to give birth at Machu Picchu. You could not make this up unless you were experimenting with Colombia's biggest export.
Wolfgang Haverkamp is a German writer who firmly places Atlantis on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge(a). He claims that the area of the island was 80% that of the Iberian Peninsula. He suggests that the demise of Atlantis may have been the consequence of a pole shift following an encounter with an extraterrestrial body by the earth.


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Now that the 1st qtr of 2012 has passed, what are your thoughts about your body shop business? Did you see an improvement over 2011 1st qtr? Did your business stay the same, improve, or did it do worse?
Have you achieved any success by implementing a strategy that could help other shop owners around the country? Some shops have made serious changes with varying results, share your story with the rest of the collision repair community and post your comment.


Mardaw Interiors – Norwood Adelaide, embodies the true meaning of quality and style. With an excellent reputation for service and attention to detail, the family business is moving from strength to strength. Established in 1953, the business is now a third generation success story with a dedicated team who share a passion for quality, customer service and value.
Mardaw Interiors was also a founding member of the Soft Furnishing Industry Association in South Australia. [SFIA]. Today Mardaw's Managing Director Mrs Gayle Beadman is still an active member of the Association now known as The Window Coverings Association of S.A. Inc. (WCAA). And, it goes without saying that all of Mardaw's soft furnishings are manufactured in accordance with WCAA Codes of Practice.
Mardaw is located in the stylishly renovated heritage listed, bluestone premises at Norwood, South Australia. The showroom features Adelaide's premier fabric library and is a Verosol Blinds + Shutters Studio. All soft furnishings are manufactured on site and they maintain the largest range of fabrics and trims in the state. Mardaw manufactures curtains, blinds, bedheads, bedspreads and bed linen, as well as its own Soft Touch range of cushions, bolsters, table covers and throws. Their expertise extends to residential and commericial property interior design and interior decoration, as well as furniture selections. They also have a very impressive client list including Hyatt Regency, Adelaide and Hilton International, Adelaide.
Mardaw also supplies and installs an extensive range of decorative rods and tracks, Verosol Blinds and shutters, Luxaflex blinds and awnings, The Textile Company, Zepel and Warwick fabrics. All products are conveniently on display in Mardaw's showroom at 26 The Parade, Norwood. We invite you to visit us to experience the quality first hand.


If your tools have seen better days, you can repurpose their still-useful parts into a new-to-you, homemade tool.
This homemade tool was made by attaching a tree-trimming blade to an axe handle.
I had several used tree-trimming blades that weren't as sharp as I prefer. They were just sitting in my shed after I replaced them with new ones. I also had a broken axe handle in the same shed, so I decided to affix one of the blades to the axe handle to make a short cutting tool that's sharp enough to trim small branches.
To assemble this homemade tool, I only had to purchase a bolt, a nut, a washer and a screw — and donate a little elbow grease. The tool works like a bow saw and it can even get into tight areas for trimming branches.


Earning an entrepreneurship associate degree online will prepare you to run your own business. In as few as two years, an online entrepreneurship degree strengthens accounting, marketing, and business administration skills. Earning an entrepreneurship associate degree online allows you to complete coursework according to your schedule.
An increasing number of individuals choose to launch their own companies, thanks to technological advancements and growing demand for innovative products and services. In 2015, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, 15 million people—10% of the total employed U.S. population—were self‐employed. An online entrepreneurship degree will prepare you to launch and grow your own business.
What can I do with an Associate in Entrepreneurship degree and what will I learn?
See also: What can I do with a Marketing degree?
Macomb Community College ranks #1 on The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Macomb Community College's associate of business administration in entrepreneurship program gives students a firm background in fields like accounting, marketing, and information technology. Graduates leave school prepared to become innovative leaders in a variety of fields.
Based in Warren, Michigan, Macomb offers an extensive business-focused curriculum that includes courses like entrepreneurship fundamentals, accounting for entrepreneurs, and global purchasing and supply chain management. The school's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides students with business coaching and other resources. Additionally, Macomb hosts a yearly pitch competition, where distance learners can get feedback on their business ideas and potentially win funding for their startups.
The school offers financial aid and scholarships, and says that 80% of its students graduate debt-free. The credits earned in the program can transfer to most community colleges and universities with the same accreditation as Macomb. Candidates who know they want to pursue a BBA at another school following graduation are encouraged to meet with an advisor or counselor.
Learners must complete 63 credit hours to graduate, which Macomb suggests they complete over the course of four semesters. Students may also complete the program entirely online.
Macomb Community College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commision (HLC).
Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2 on The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Minnesota State Community and Technical College's entrepreneurship program teaches students valuable business skills. Candidates learn in small class settings, taught by professionals and business owners who translate their personal success into enriching and engaging lessons and classroom discussions.
Students carve their own path in the associate of applied science in business entrepreneurship program. Throughout their studies, they learn various business skills, including how to assess new enterprise opportunities, obtain financial resources, and market a venture for success. Courses teach distance learners how to create a business plan, select a leadership style depending on worker maturity, and use technology applications to meet business objectives.
Students must complete 60 credit hours to graduate; these credits include business and general education courses. Candidates may complete the program entirely online and in two years.
Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Minnesota State boasts strong ties to its local community. The school's Entrepreneurial Services Center on the Detroit Lakes campus offers business guidance to individuals. In addition to its associate degree program, Minnesota State also offers four other diplomas and certificate programs in entrepreneurship.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is regionally accredited by the HIgher Learning Commision (HLC).
Genesee Community College ranks #3 on The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
A key factor separating this online entrepreneurship degree from similar programs is its emphasis on e-commerce and retail business management. Students in Genesee Community College's hybrid associate of applied science of entrepreneurship program have the opportunity to use a retail business management laboratory, where they can experiment with different merchandising techniques and strategies. Since the college is based in Batavia, New York, students can take class excursions to nearby retail and entrepreneurship hubs like Toronto and New York City. And for those interested in taking their entrepreneurship career overseas, students can study abroad.
Students can complete most of this program online, though they must take some classes in-person. Genesee's online classes follow the same academic calendar as the in-person courses. The credits earned in this online associate degree in entrepreneurship can also transfer to nearby four-year institutions like Fashion Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, and SUNY College of Buffalo. Students need to earn a total of 64 credits to complete the degree, which are in business and general education courses.
With Genesee's program, students find themselves with a strong foundation when it comes to career fields or entrepreneurship degree jobs like operations management, accounting, information technology, and merchandise management. Degree earners also participate in a full-time internship during the program, expanding their career options following graduation.
All of the programs offered at Genesee have been approved by the State University of New York. The school is also a member of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Craven Community College ranks #4 on The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Craven Community College's associate of applied science in entrepreneurship curriculum is offered entirely online. Required courses include entrepreneur marketing, entrepreneur issues, and funding for entrepreneurs. In total, students need to complete 69 credits to graduate, and those who take a full-time course load can finish in two years.
Craven's program helps students develop valuable professional skills. The school notes several fields where students might find entrepreneurship degree jobs, including personal supply services, lawn and home care, real estate, and management and public relations services.
Located in New Bern, North Carolina, Craven serves over 3,000 curriculum students, along with 10,000 continuing education students. For those who live nearby, the school also offers hybrid classes, which combine both in-person and digital instruction.
Craven provides a distance learning handbook and phone support for students who may experience technical issues. Some of the resources for online courses include a writing lab, an MLA writing support service, and Smarthinking, an online tutoring platform.
Craven Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commision on Colleges.
Cowley County Community College ranks #5 on The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Leadership is the driving force behind Cowley County Community College's entrepreneurship program. The associate degree from the Arkansas City, Kansas school equips business professionals with the necessary skills to succeed as leaders in the workplace.
Candidates must complete a total of 63 credits to graduate, which are spread out across general education courses, a business core curriculum, and six credits in leadership elective coursework. Full-time students can complete the program over the course of four semesters, or two years.
Almost every class at Cowley tackles a different dimension of leadership. This makes students not only valuable business leaders, but also provides them with a rigorous understanding of the values of leadership in personal and professional life.
Cowley's associate of applied science in entrepreneurship and business leadership program gives students more access to their instructors and the chance to reach out with questions or comments through the school's Blackboard system. The school's online curriculum isn't self-paced, so students still need to follow a specific academic and scheduling calendar. Some courses may require learners to take exams in person, so online students should take that into account when scheduling their coursework.
Tuition and fees vary depending on a student's residential status. The school also offers financial aid programs, scholarships, student loans, and tuition payment plans.
Cowley County Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commision and the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR).
Forsyth Technical Community College ranks among The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Forsyth Technical Community College believes innovative and creative thinking skills, a strong tolerance for uncertainty, and a self-nurturing personality are helpful qualities for success. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina school's associate of applied science in entrepreneurship curriculum includes a strong basis in entrepreneurship, along with coursework in business, computers, and economics.
Online candidates must complete 72 credits to graduate, and may finish those over the course of four semesters and one summer term. Degree earners who take more than 16 credits in a semester are not required to pay for any additional credit hours. Financial aid and scholarships are also available.
Forsyth Tech delivers its online courses through its Blackboard system, enabling students to access their coursework and communicate with their e-learning peers.
Forsyth Technical Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Great Basin College ranks among The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Great Basin College helps students reduce the entrepreneurial risks and conflicts of starting their own business. Mentoring is also an important part of the curriculum, helping ensure learners' success post-graduation.
Students at the Elko, Nevada school complete three specific educational levels in the associate of applied science in entrepreneurship emphasis degree. Those levels are: 1. Individualized assistance in deciding on a specific venture, 2. An opportunity to try the business in a virtual small business world environment, and 3. A cooperative education experience working with a small business manager/consultant.
The school requires 60.5 credits to graduate, which are spread out over general education coursework, a business core, and additional entrepreneurship classes and business electives. Students who take a full-time course load over four semesters can graduate in two years. Great Basin also allows candidates to continue into a bachelor's degree program.
Tuition fees depend on a student's residency status in the state of Nevada, as well as the level of course they are taking.
Great Basin Colleges is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and the Council for HIgher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
North Hennepin Community College ranks among The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
North Hennepin Community College transforms graduates into well-rounded business professionals by equipping its learners with a comprehensive understanding of human cultures, intellectual and practical skills, personal and social responsibility, and engagement.
The associate of applied science in entrepreneurship program consists of 60 credit hours, which include a strong business core and a general education requirement. While the program provides immediate skills for those looking to start their own business or enter the workforce, students can matriculate to several bachelor degrees in-state, including business programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Bethel University, University of Minnesota Crookston, and Concordia University St. Paul.
The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota school has offered online courses since 1997. Over $40 million in aid is awarded to students each year through scholarships, grants, and loans.
The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. North Hennepin Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commision.
College of Southern Idaho ranks among The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Students at the College of Southern Idaho can jumpstart their careers with its associate of applied science in business management/entrepreneur degree. The Twin Falls, Idaho school offers a business management technical certificate for students who have completed their first year of study. This certificate allows learners to become successful management professionals in retail operations while pursuing their associate degree.
The curriculum gives students a strong foundation in business management, team-building, and analysis-based decision-making. Distance learners must complete 60 credits to graduate. While some courses can transfer into a four-year institution, like Boise State University and its bachelor of science programs, the degree is intended for students who wish to immediately enter the workforce.
Candidates can find all of the school's entrepreneurship classes online, but some are only available at certain times of the year. The school offers resources of over $2 million of financial aid and scholarship aid.
College of Southern Idaho is accredited by the Northwest Commision on Colleges and Universities.
Hudson Valley Community College ranks among The 10 Best Online Associate in Entrepreneurship Programs!
Troy, New York's serene community serves as one of the biggest draws of Hudson Valley Community College's program. The school provides its associate of applied science in entrepreneurship students with an internship opportunity in their community.
Hudson Valley requires 63 credits for graduation, which includes entrepreneurial courses and some general education requirements. Students may also take classes in intrapreneurship, and become innovators in existing companies by employing entrepreneurial strategies they learned. Graduates may transfer to a four-year institution, and a certificate program is also available.
Hudson Valley offers an extensive amount of digital resources for online students, including learning centers, library services and databases, and a center for access and assistive technology. Tuition rates vary based on state residency.
Hudson Valley Community College is part of the State University of New York system. Hudson Valley Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Many graduates of online entrepreneurship degree programs enter bachelor's programs. Earning a four-year degree builds on essential skills and knowledge gained during an associate program and increases earning potential. According to PayScale, professionals with a bachelor's in entrepreneurship earn an average $50,000 per year.
Marketing: A bachelor's degree in marketing prepares students to oversee an organization's marketing strategy and to project the return on investment for promotional activities.
Business Administration: Graduates of bachelor's in business administration programs often become account managers. These professionals collaborate with clients, government officials, and the media to maintain an organization's reputation.
Entrepreneurship: After earning an entrepreneurship associate degree online, many graduates pursue a bachelor's in entrepreneurship, which prepares students to launch businesses or assume ownership of existing businesses.


Our community asked about issues closer at home and of greater importance to their lives—education, roads, water, fire safety, health and energy.
Recently I participated in an important event that, if judged solely by our modern media, never really happened. There were no TV cameras or radio reporters present and I even forgot to take pictures I could later post on Facebook. As some say, if there are no pictures it never happened.
The event in question was the candidate forum sponsored by the Picacho Hills Property Owners Association and hosted by the PH Country Club. Over 60 members of our extended community gathered to hear statewide, regional and local candidates answer questions from our co-moderators — LCSN editor Walt Rubel and NMSU Professor Christa Slaton — and the audience. Republican and Democrat candidates running for the offices of state auditor, our US congressional House representative, County Commission, county sheriff, Public Regulation Commission and state representative were all present to face their potential constituents.
Through more than two and a half hours of statements, questions and answers, not one mention was made of Donald Trump or Nancy Pelosi nor any of the hot-button and divisive issues that seem so prominent in our national and even local news. Our community instead asked about issues closer at home and of greater importance to their lives—education, roads and infrastructure, water, fire safety, health and energy, to mention a few. There was no name calling; no one threw any punches. The discourse was civil, and the questions and answers were thoughtful and illustrative of the candidates and their personal positions. There was a minor kerfuffle towards the end when I had to ask one of the candidates to conclude his closing statement after greatly exceeding his allotted time. Other than that, I believe most left the event feeling they had learned something about their candidates and informed them on how they would likely vote.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Democrat from Bernalillo County, opines in a guest column Aug. 30 that straight-party voting would make voting easier, increase ballot access, plus save time in the voting booth.
Madam, making voting easier is not a valid reason to change the method of voting. Making one slot for all candidates of one party is stupid and lazy. The voter would be voting on the basis that all candidates in the party are competent, qualified and eligible. They need to study the records of other candidates.
There are so many reasons why this action by the secretary of state is not acceptable. It is open to voter fraud and would make it simple to invalidate an election.
I don't believe that it is her concern how long it takes a mom, veteran or anyone to spend in the voter booth. Voting is a privilege and does not happen often.
Maybe New Mexico needs a new secretary of state.


Recodified as RCW 88.02.310 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.020 Registration and display of registration number and decal prerequisite to ownership or operation of vessel — Exceptions — Penalty.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.550 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.023 Vessel dealer display decals — Use.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.790 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.025 Registration of vessels numbered under the federal boat safety act.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.550(2).
88.02.028 Registration of rented vessels — Dealer's vessels — Dealer registration numbers not transferable.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.550(1), 88.02.570(14), and 88.02.710(6).
88.02.030 Exceptions from vessel registration — Use of excess document identification fee for boating safety programs — Rules.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.570 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.035 Confidential vessel registration, law enforcement purposes.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.330 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.040 Issuance of registrations — Agents — Deposit of fees in general fund — Allocation for boating safety and education, law enforcement, and derelict vessel removal and disposal.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.650 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1234, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.045 Allocation of funds under RCW 88.02.040 to counties — Deposit to account for boating safety programs.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.655 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1234, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.050 Application — Registration fee and excise tax — Registration number and decal — Registration periods — Renewals — Marine oil refuse dump and holding tank information — Transfer of registrations.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.560 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.052 Voluntary donations in conjunction with registration — Maritime historic restoration and preservation.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.580 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.053 Maritime historic restoration and preservation account.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.660 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1234, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.055 Refund, collection of erroneous amounts — Penalty for false statement.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.350 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.060 Registration of dealers — Surety bond — Fees.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.710 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.520 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1232, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.075 Duplicate certificates — Replacement decals — Surrender of original certificate or decal.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.530 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1232, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.078 Vessel dealer business address — Office — Identification of business.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.730 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.080 Duty of operator involved in collision, accident, or other casualty — Immunity from liability of persons rendering assistance.
Recodified as RCW 88.12.130 pursuant to 1992 c 15 § 1.
88.02.090 Inspection of registration — Violation of chapter — Penalty.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.340(1).
88.02.095 Use of vessel in negligent manner or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs prohibited — Penalty.
Recodified as RCW 88.12.100 pursuant to 1992 c 15 § 1.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.320(3).
88.02.110 Penalties — Disposition of moneys collected — Enforcement authority.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.380 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.112 Registration certificate required — Penalty.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.740 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.115 Additional penalties for unauthorized or personal use of dealer display decals.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.795 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.118 Evasive registration — Penalty.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.400 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.120 Title certificate system — Legislative intent — Authority for rules and procedures to establish system.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.500 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1232, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.125 Evidence of ownership by vessel dealers — Sales of consigned vessels — Assignment and warranty of certificates of ownership.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.760 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.130 Class A title certificates.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.140 Issuance of class A title certificates — Required evidence.
88.02.150 Issuance of class A title certificates — Limitation.
88.02.160 Class B title certificates.
88.02.170 Class A and class B title certificates to have apparent distinctions — Class B certificate to bear legend.
88.02.180 Application for title certificate — Oath by owner.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.515 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1232, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.184 Issuance of temporary permits by registered vessel dealers — Fee.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.800 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.188 Denial, suspension, or revocation of vessel dealer registration — Penalties.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.750 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.189 Vessel registration or vessel dealer registration suspension — Noncompliance with support order — Reissuance.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.755 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.340(2).
88.02.200 Department and state immune from suit for administration of chapter.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.410 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1231, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.210 Records of the purchase and sale of vessels.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.780 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.220 Receipt of cash or negotiable instrument before delivery of vessel — Trust account.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.770 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.230 Exemption from vessel dealer requirements.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.720 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1235, effective July 1, 2011.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.750(2).
88.02.250 Carbon monoxide warning sticker — Display required.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.390 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.260 Carbon monoxide poisoning informational brochure.
Recodified as RCW 88.02.600 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1233, effective July 1, 2011.
88.02.270 Derelict vessel removal surcharge.
Repealed by 2010 c 161 § 1047, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.640(4).
88.02.655 Allocation of funds under RCW 88.02.650 to counties — Deposit to account for boating safety programs.
Repealed by 2011 c 171 § 137, effective July 1, 2011. Later enactment, see RCW 88.02.650.


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The Mission of Stamford Center for the Arts' Palace Theatre: is to Entertain, Educate and Enrich the diverse population of Stamford, and Fairfield County. Our vision is to be the regional arts center for exhilarating performances that enhances the cultural, educational, economic, and social life of our community.
HISTORY OF THE PALACE
Stamford Center for the Arts (SCA), a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) cultural arts organization, is the region's premier center for the performing arts. SCA owns two facilities: the renovated and restored historic Palace Theatre (61 Atlantic Street) and the state-of-the-art Rich Forum (307 Atlantic Street), in downtown Stamford, Connecticut.
The Palace Theatre, a 1,580-seat Thomas Lamb-designed vaudeville house, was acclaimed as "Connecticut's Most Magnificent" when it opened in 1927. It was restored and re-opened in 1983 for live theatre, opera, dance, comedy and concerts, plus art exhibitions in the Sackler Gallery. A multiphase Palace Improvement Project provided The Palace Theatre with a Broadway-sized stage, new dressing rooms, wardrobe and costume maintenance facilities, as well as other technical-support facilities.
The Rich Forum, which opened in 1992, includes a 757-seat theatre, the Leonhardt Studio, the glass-enclosed main lobby and reception area, which also serves as an alternative performance/display space, and the box office. The Rich Forum is currently leased by NBCUniversal as a television-production studio. Renovations to the space included extensive state-of-the-art television studios created to accommodate multiple television productions with live audiences and extensive office and technical support space.
In addition to a full season of cultural and entertainment events, The Palace Theatre is also home to the Ballet School of Stamford, Connecticut Ballet, Lumina String Quartet's Chamber Music Institute, Namaskaar Foundation, Stamford Symphony, and Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic.


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Spelling bees
Sam and the Bee, Spelling Champ Looks to National Tournament
Heather Hamacek
Sam Fetters didn't say his first word, he spelled it. At two years old, he was spelling before he was talking.
West Tisbury Seventh Grader Wins Island-Wide Spelling Bee
Sam Fetters spelled pinafore correctly Friday morning to win the Island-wide school spelling bee and a second trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this May.
Spencer Pogue Named Island Spelling Bee Champ
Ivy Ashe
How do you spell spelling champion? For two years in a row on the Vineyard, the answer has been S-P-E-N-C-E-R. Edgartown School seventh grader Spencer Pogue repeated as the Vineyard's spelling bee champion at the Martha's Vineyard All-Island Spelling Bee on Friday, correctly spelling the word "guitar" to take home the victory.
Polymer for the Win: Edgartown Sixth Grader Heading to National Spelling Bee
Olivia Hull
Twelve-year-old Spencer Pogue won first place at the all-Island spelling bee on March 14. He will compete in May against the country's best spellers.
Samantha Casts a Spell
Mandy Locke
A simple exchange of an "I" for an "O" cost the Vineyard's own Samantha Gillogly the title of National Spelling Bee Champion.


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Richard Glücks (* 22. April 1889 in Odenkirchen; † 10. Mai 1945 in Flensburg) war ein deutscher SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS. Ab November 1939 war Glücks Leiter der Inspektion der Konzentrationslager, zunächst im SS-Führungshauptamt der Waffen-SS, ab März 1942 im SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt.

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Richard Glücks war der Sohn des ehemaligen Lehrers und späteren Kaufmanns Johannes Leberecht Ludwig Glücks und dessen Ehefrau Wilhelmine Ida, geborene Mechelen. Er besuchte zunächst in Düsseldorf die Volksschule und das städtische Gymnasium, brach aber vor dem Abitur 1907 seine Schulausbildung ab, um in der Versicherungsgesellschaft seiner Eltern eine kaufmännische Lehre zu machen und dort zu arbeiten.

Ab 1. Oktober 1909 war Glücks Einjährig-Freiwilliger im Kleveschen Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 43 in Wesel. Anschließend folgten ab 1913 mehrmonatige Auslandsaufenthalte in England und Argentinien. Nach dem Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs kehrte er im Januar 1915 von Buenos Aires nach Deutschland zurück, um als Beobachtungsoffizier und Batterieführer an der Westfront zu kämpfen. Für seinen Einsatz wurde er mit dem Eisernen Kreuz II. und I. Klasse und 1934 mit dem Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer ausgezeichnet. Nach dem Waffenstillstand von Compiègne schloss er sich im Ruhrgebiet dem Freikorps Lichtschlag an. Danach gehörte er der Reichswehr an und war anschließend von März 1920 bis Juli 1926 Verbindungsoffizier der Heeresfriedenskommission zur Interalliierten Militär-Kontrollkommission. Als Oberleutnant wurde Glücks am 31. Juli 1926 aus dem aktiven Dienst verabschiedet und anschließend bis Ende 1931 als Zivilangestellter von der 6. Division mit Aufträgen in der Grenzschutzbearbeitung betraut.

1927 wurde Glücks Mitglied des Stahlhelms. Bereits im März 1930 trat er der NSDAP (Mitgliedsnummer 214.855) bei und wurde im November 1932 Mitglied der SS (SS-Nr. 58.706). Bei der SS war Glücks zunächst als Stabsführer bei verschiedenen SS-Standarten tätig und wurde 1935 zum Standartenführer befördert. Seit April 1936 gehörte Glücks dem Stab des Inspekteurs der Konzentrationslager Theodor Eicke an. Nachdem dieser sich zunehmend auf seine Rolle als Kommandant der SS-Totenkopf-Verbände fokussiert hatte, wurde Glücks 1939 sein Nachfolger. Anfang März 1942 wurde die Inspektion der Konzentrationslager dem SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt (WVHA) als Amtsgruppe D unterstellt. Glücks war anschließend bis zum Kriegsende im Mai 1945 Leiter der Amtsgruppe D im WVHA. Im November 1943 stieg er bis zum SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS auf.

In der Dienststellung eines Inspekteurs der Konzentrationslager war Glücks Vorgesetzter aller KZ-Kommandanten und damit bis Kriegsende direkt verantwortlich für alle in den Konzentrationslagern begangenen Verbrechen. Sein Vertreter wurde Gerhard Maurer, sein Adjutant war August Harbaum. Auf Glücks' Anweisung wurde u. a. im Januar 1940 eine Delegation in den Ort Auschwitz gesandt, um das Gelände für ein neues Konzentrationslager zu sondieren, das spätere KZ und Vernichtungslager Auschwitz. Glücks befürwortete im Juni 1944 Menschenversuche zur Verträglichkeit von Meerwasser und schlug dafür inhaftierte Juden vor.

Am 25. Januar 1945, zwei Tage vor der Befreiung von Auschwitz, erhielt Glücks das Deutsche Kreuz in Silber. In einer Stellungnahme wurde er von den Nationalsozialisten in seiner Rolle als Schreibtischtäter belobigt: "Wenn sich hier in den ganzen Kriegsjahren keinerlei Schwierigkeiten ergeben haben und die Kriegsindustrie in kürzester Zeit mit den angeforderten Arbeitskräften versorgt werden konnte, dann ist das das Verdienst des SS-Gruppenführers Glücks. Er hat durch diese Leistung einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Kriegsrüstung und damit zur Kriegsführung geleistet."

Ende April 1945 setzte er sich im Gefolge Heinrich Himmlers zusammen mit Rudolf Höß und weiteren Mitarbeitern der Amtsgruppe D des WVHA samt Familienangehörigen über die sogenannte Rattenlinie Nord nach Flensburg ab. Himmler erteilte Glücks und Höß am 3. Mai 1945 den Befehl, sich als Unteroffiziere verkleidet in das besetzte Dänemark zu begeben, was jedoch scheiterte. Glücks hatte noch ein Soldbuch der Wehrmacht auf den Namen Sonnemann erhalten. Zwei Tage nach Kriegsende starb Glücks am 10. Mai 1945 im Marinelazarett Flensburg-Mürwik durch Suizid mit einer Zyankalikapsel.

Die von Frederick Forsyth in seinem Thriller Die Akte Odessa aufgestellte Behauptung, dass Glücks überlebte, sich unter dem Namen Ricardo Suertes nach Südamerika absetzen konnte und dort ein Netzwerk von geflüchteten Nationalsozialisten aufbaute, ist eine Fiktion.

Literatur
 Jan Erik Schulte: Zwangsarbeit und Vernichtung. Das Wirtschaftsimperium der SS. Oswald Pohl und das SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt 1933–1945. Paderborn 2001, ISBN 3-506-78245-2.
 Walter Naasner (Hrsg.): SS-Wirtschaft und SS-Verwaltung: Das SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt und die unter seiner Dienstaufsicht stehenden wirtschaftlichen Unternehmungen (= Schriften des Bundesarchivs. Band 45a). Droste, Düsseldorf 1998, ISBN 3-7700-1603-3.
 Johannes Tuchel: Die Inspektion der Konzentrationslager 1938–1945. Das System des Terrors. Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3894681586.
 Karin Orth: Das System der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager. Eine politische Organisationsgeschichte. Hamburger Edition, 1999, ISBN 3930908522.
 Dermot Bradley (Hrsg.), Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann: Die Generale der Waffen-SS und der Polizei. Die militärischen Werdegänge der Generale, sowie der Ärzte, Veterinäre, Intendanten, Richter und Ministerialbeamten im Generalsrang. Band 1: Abraham–Gutenberger. Biblio, Bissendorf 2003, ISBN 3-7648-2373-9, S. 393–398.

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I didn't come up with this, but I wish I did. All credit to Noah Hayes for this. Unless he took it from someone else. Then all credit to that person.
It's a 5 point scale, and 5 is the best.
5: You would recommend it to a friend.
4: You would go out of your way to eat there again.
3: You would eat there again.
2: You want your money back.
The nice thing about this scale is that it never really leaves any doubt as to what a restaurant should be ranked.
Rather than worrying about numeric scores, it directly targets the point of restaurant rankings: to figure out where to eat.
And if you're the special snowflake that always finds 5 star places: just be happy at your good fortune. In any case, your tastes are likely to shift, so a lot of those five-star places will go down in ranking as you run down the hedonistic treadmill like a yuppie hamster, becoming snobbier with every lap. Life's cruel that way.


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Located in Central America, the country of El Salvador is nestled between Honduras and Guatemala, and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. The natural beauty of the country can be seen in the lush jungle mountains, forests, and exotic flowers that bloom freely everywhere. The people of El Salvador are very friendly and gracious; however, wide-spread poverty is pervasive throughout this third-world country. Its capitol city, San Salvador, is located near the middle of the country.
When Robert and Ann Horton first visited the original orphanage in El Salvador in 2004, 34 people – 28 children who had been abandoned, neglected, and/or abused and had been taken into the orphanage; the orphanage director, his wife, and their three children; and a grandmother who had nowhere to go – lived in an abandoned school with less than 1,600 square feet of living space.
This building was located on the side of a steep hill and overlooked a busy highway below. They did most of their cooking over an open flame in a 55-gallon barrel. The girls had a bedroom, and the boys had their room, each with bunk beds placed together so tightly that the only way to get in bed was by climbing in from the foot. The bathroom toilets flushed sometimes, and often water was not available for showers or cleaning or cooking for days. The building and driveway were kept as clean as possible, but the conditions were extremely substandard. The children had little to no room for playing, and there were many safety concerns with this location and building.
Although the Hortons had originally considered this a "one-time trip" to assess the suitability of a potential site for a new orphanage, they were deeply moved by the joy on the children's faces despite their circumstances, and SHIP was founded. Wheels were set in motion, and nonprofit status was obtained later that year. Funds were raised to move them to a safer location with more adequate housing. Thanks to SHIP's generous donors, 12 acres of property on which to build an orphanage was purchased and completely paid for in 2004.
From 2005 to 2010, mission teams went to El Salvador and cleared the property of debris. In 2008, a home was built on SHIP property down the mountainside for the caretaker SHIP inherited with the property purchase; he and his extended family had been sitting squarely in the middle of progress, where the new facility was to be built. In 2009, the buildings (one for the orphanage and a separate education/mission team building) were begun, and they were completed in 2011. At that time, SHIP thought it had completed its mission. We looked around and saw the kids in the orphanage loving their new home, with room to run and play and be kids. SHIP's plan was to continue bringing mission teams to work with the orphanage. However, God had other plans.
During construction, we began to recognize the need in the surrounding neighborhood. Neighbor children came to "help" us with construction, and they usually came to help about lunch time. We discovered a new mission field in our neighborhood. While the orphanage had a new home and a consistent source of funding, the neighbors did not. We opened the doors of the education building and began a new era of service: home building and repair, education, and economic opportunity.
Home Building/Repair. In 2011, SHIP began a neighborhood beautification project (or urban renewal, El Salvador style). Initially, we began by helping our neighbors spruce up the neighborhood – picking up trash, painting their homes, etc. – and we saw a change in the families as they began to take pride in their neighborhood. These projects continue, and each SHIP trip mission team has its own unique project: building cinder block shower facilities, repairing or replacing roofs on homes so they can stay dry during the rainy season, building a retaining wall to keep a house from sliding down the mountain, adding a room for a growing family, completely rebuilding a home, and many other construction projects to improve their living conditions. Under the capable supervision of accomplished tradesmen, even our volunteers, who have never done any of these tasks, learn skills they never knew they were capable of doing.
Education. In El Salvador, the government provides public education, but the education usually ends when the student reaches ninth grade. At that time, parents must begin helping fund their child's education. Most parents don't have the money to send their children to school and feed and provide a home for them; so the free education the kids had been receiving comes to a halt. In 2012, SHIP awarded scholarships to six of the neighborhood children to attend private school. But the neighborhood around SHIP El Salvador is teeming with children, all of whom need to go to school. We currently send more than 50 children to a private, and academically challenging, Christian school on SHIP scholarships. Some are doing well; others are struggling. Without the tutors that SHIP provides for after-school help, the children would not be able to do their assignments. Sending children to school has been a leap of faith for SHIP. It has been worth it.
Economic Opportunity. In the summer of 2013, SHIP launched a program aimed at helping women earn a living to support their families. Most households in the neighborhood are headed by single mothers, and very few opportunities are available for them to earn a living while caring for their families. SHIP started a micro-business at our facility. Initially, the ladies are given 20 free t-shirts to sell for whatever price they can get. They can then come back to our facility and purchase additional clothing items to sell and earn money to support their families. More than 300 ladies are working, and they're excited about this opportunity. They're earning more money than ever before, and it's helping many of them to provide for their families!
Do we work hard when we go to El Salvador? Yes! But, the precious children who live there, the grateful adults who receive your help…they are the ones who make it so worthwhile! Language barriers fade away when you hug your new best friends and see their beautiful smiles. They haven't been dealt the best hand in life, but we have the opportunity to teach them about Jesus and His love for them. These lasting friendships, these new relationships that change our lives as they change the lives of the people we have come to serve, these are the memories we will pull out of the recesses of our hearts and enjoy them again, until we return. We invite you to pray about going with us on our next trip – it will change your life in ways you never imagined.
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Langton Capital – 2020-01-13 – PREMIUM – City Pub Group, Wm Hill, Just Eat, London hotels etc.:
City Pub Group, Wm Hill, Just Eat, London hotels etc.:
The English word with five consecutive vowels that we mentioned last week was 'queueing'. We also dug up 'rhythms' which, though it does use sometime vowel the letter 'y', has six consonants and not a single vowel.
Anyway, a bit of a tech theme today because, having endured a series of patronising smirks as our thirteen-year-old tried to teach us how to use Pinterest, it became even more obvious that technology continues to evolve.
This is no doubt of great benefit to humanity but it does bring with it new problems, tennis elbow from typing, strained thumbs for those gamers out there etc., as well as the problem of how to remember web pages that you've visited without dragging out a pen and paper or cutting and pasting the link into some sort of online diary.
Enter financial unicorn Pinterest and its useful Boards and the rest but, to me, it was all Greek and I needed to learn how to use it.
Still, the world's not likely to stand still for any one of us. On to the news:
EVOLVING TRENDS – THE DESIRE FOR IMMEDIACY: Each generation seems to demand product & services be delivered more rapidly. We all 'want it now' but, with IT having made a leap forward, this is more acute than ever. 13 Jan 2020:
The demand for immediacy:
• This century, consumers have increasingly demanded instant gratification and industry has strived to provide this.
• Examples of this are numerous, from TV streaming to food and grocery delivery.
• This thirst for instant gratification has also seen the prevalence of phenomena like clickbait articles and loot crates in video games.
• Furthermore, the nature of the internet has solidified existing subcultures and created many new and unique ones.
• Can this impact hospitality? Well yes because the above means that many consumer facing companies face shorter business cycles.
Consumer Evolution
• The information age has meant that consumers have become fickle and tend to evolve quickly.
• Perhaps business has always complained about this but information travels quickly, and going 'viral' is seen as a success – at least in marketing terms.
• Social media sites show the quick evolution cycle. First, we had Myspace, then we had Facebook, now Instagram is the 'in' form of social media and tomorrow maybe it will be TikTok.
• The day after that, who knows?
• Long-term loyalty is scarce and the rate of change leads to several implications for businesses.
• Firstly, short business cycles mean that the longevity of capex is much shorter.
• Secondly, businesses must pay close attention to the consumer 'fashion cycle', i.e. the new viral trends or avoiding sharp backlashes.
• Thirdly, businesses have to provide much more customer engagement through mediums such as Twitter. One example of this is the way in which the American fast food chains' tend to have brand banter on their Twitter accounts.
• Certainly food and drink operators have to provide 'instagrammable moments' – but these may change from one year to the next
• Taking amusing photographs whilst in a ball-pool or whilst axe-throwing is likely to happen only once per customer
Food context
• In the casual dining scene, some food types will be eternally popular – Pizza, Chicken & Burgers, to name a few.
• YUM Brands, which should know more about the industry than we do, has recently seemed to confirm this. It has operated in the pizza and chicken space for years and now it has moved into burgers.
• However, in the environment described above, more niche cuisines may suffer or prosper at the whims of the consumer.
The question of longevity:
• Take Mexican cuisine in the UK, Langton previously found that eight Mexican chains had lost around £13.5m annually and had accumulated losses of £74m. It looks like a disaster area
• Since Mexican is more of a fringe food in the UK, changing consumer tastes have led to a challenging market for the operators.
• However, some recent trends may turn out to be 'eternal'. For example, the move towards veganism is a trend that looks set to continue as consumers get more active about the environment.
The impact on capex:
• Langton, decades ago, commented on the video rental industry. It said that, since the hiring of videos fell some 90% plus in the three months following release, why should the cassettes be depreciated in a straight line over ten years?
• The rationale being, no matter how long the product (or the restaurant refurb) lasts, if it is shunned by consumers after the first 24, 12 or 6 months, then it may have to be scrapped.
• That could put EBITDA, which takes no account of the impact of capital spending, in a whole new light.
• Setting up an axe-throwing business on a shoestring may not be possible. Spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on capital to facilitate trading, maybe should be carefully thought through
• City Pub Group issues slightly cautionary profit update.
• The City Pub Group has updated on trading saying that its 47 premium pubs across Southern England and Wales saw total sales rise by 31% on the prior year as a whole with LfL sales up by 1.7%. The company says 'the board is pleased with the overall performance of the Group for 2019.'
• City Pub Group says 'having traded well over the majority of the year, frustratingly, a number of one-off factors combined in the latter part of Q4 which subdued trading over the important festive period. The Rugby World Cup did not have the impact that we expected. Political uncertainty culminating in the December Election held back sales until the result was known and unhelpful weather during November and December dampened trading further. There were also disruptions on South West trains throughout December due to industrial action, which had an impact on our London Estate.'
• City says 2018 Christmas provided tough comps. It says 'adjusted EBITDA (before exceptional items) for the year ended 29 December 2019 is now expected to be slightly below market expectations at between £9.1m and £9.2m, approximately 15% ahead of the prior year.'
• City says 'we remain confident in delivering continued growth and performance in 2020 and beyond.'
• Dutch company Takeaway.com has won the battle for Just Eat with a £5.9bn all-share offer. The merged entity will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies.
• Lidl has said that sales rose by 11% over Xmas. Sales of alcoholic drinks were especially strong. Wine sales were up 20%.
• Per MCA, 24% of consumers said they were drinking less alcohol compared to the last six months, with nearly a third saying the price of alcohol had forced them to cut back.
• KAM Media has suggested that 18% of customers would be prepared to pay more for a low or no-alcohol drink than they would for an alcoholic drink. It is perhaps less surprising that 63% of consumers would expect such drinks to be cheaper. Given the way that alcoholic drinks are taxed, this is perhaps understandable.
• KAM Media reports that 35% of the 1,000 consumers that it interviewed said that they would be 'willing to pay more for an 'adult' soft drink, such as ginger ale, kombucha, etc. over a more traditional soft drink such as cola or lemonade.'
• Investment company Imbiba has invested £1m into hospitality tech business 'Wireless Social.' It reports that 'Wireless Social is the UK's leading guest Wi-Fi provider. Having operated in the hospitality sector for over six years the business now works with over 4,000 client brands & businesses in the UK and US.'
• Imbiba reports that the specialist technology developed by Wireless Social 'is now embedded into the daily operations of many leading brands, such as Heineken, Carluccio's, Young's, TGI Fridays, Bella Italia, Frankie & Benny's, Revolution Bars, Leon, Itsu, and Wagamama.'
• Further to our comments last week, the FT has run with the story that property agent Colliers International believes that over a half of companies undertaking CVAs in the 2016 to 2019 period have subsequently collapsed.
• This despite the paid work done by the companies in question and their advisors to shore up the company and cut costs, often at the expense of staff, landlords and other creditors. Colliers gives the examples of Toys R Us and Jamie's Italian. Colliers says CVAs 'are a sticking plaster on a life-threatening ailment. They look to shave costs in a business and in this trading market the real issue that distressed businesses face is that they don't generate enough revenue.'
• MeatLiquor has told Propel that sales are 'well ahead of last year' and that the company is eyeing expansion. Co-founder Scott Collins says that revenues this year (to June 2020) should be more than £18m. Collins said the company was also keen to add to its 11-strong portfolio, with a search for more locations under way.
• Beales, the department store chain that started trading in 1881, has said that its 22 stores could be at risk if it cannot find a buyer for the business. The BBC reports that it is in talks with two potential buyers, a 'rival retailer and a venture capital investor.'
• Springboard reports that high street footfall was lower over the Christmas period than it had been the year previously. The decline represents the eighth December in a row where overall footfall fell. Once again, heavy discounting associated with Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought sales forward from Christmas into November.
• A small sample, admittedly, but the town centre & high streets in York were deathly quiet over the weekend.
• Brewhouse & Kitchen reports wet and dry LfL sales were up 7% over the Christmas and new year period.
• Ei Group's monthly supplier 'Open Morning' sessions have seen over 100 suppliers give 20-minute pitches over the last 18 months. Those that have been successful include a range of brewers, snack manufacturers, spirits producers, catering equipment providers, and POS and menu suppliers.
• Halo Burger, a plant-based fast-food brand, will open a second London site in Shoreditch later this month.
• Carlsberg Nordic will replace the Carlsberg's existing 0.0% beer.
• Per solicitor Poppleston Allen, 'The London Borough of Redbridge's Licensing Committee approved the introduction of the Late Night Levy (Levy) last night, 9th January 2020, with no exemptions'. The levy is expected to be implemented on 1st May 2020.
• Benuga has won a 10-year £60m London Zoo contract to operate five restaurants and cafes around the site.
• The vegan confectionary brand, LoeRaw has raised investments from the backers of Beyond Meat, Blue Horizon Ventures.
• HK bars and restaurants have seen sales plummet due to the fall in tourism numbers following turbulence in 2019.
• Tdn2k in the US has called December trading (down 2.1% LfL) 'abysmal' and says that, despite Thanksgiving being partly responsible, they still suggest an 'uncertain' start to the current year.
• Travel Weekly has reported that the industry has begun to recover from Brexit uncertainty and the fall-out from Thomas Cook.
• The Post Office reports that the bounce in Sterling is making overseas holidays markedly cheaper. The ONS towards the end of last year highlighted holiday costs as one of the factors putting upward pressure on prices across the economy.
• STR says December occupancy for London hotels fell. It says supply was up 2.1% but demand rose by only 1.1%. Occupancy was down 1.0 percentage points. Rate was up 2.6% and REVPAR was up by 1.5%.
• STR reports that US hotels increased occupancy and rate in the week to 4 Jan. It says that REVPAR rose by 4.3%.
• London's Crossrail is now expected to be fully operational only in mid-2022.
• More than five million passengers travelled through London City Airport last year, making it the busiest year for the airport.
• Amsterdam has introduced a tax on tourist accommodation including holiday rentals on January 1 on top of the city's existing tourist tax.
• The Australian wholesaler, Excite Holidays has ceased trading.
• Sky reports Flybe has declined to update following media comment that it is in survival talks less than a year after being bailed out by a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium.
• William Hill has updated on full year 2019 trading saying that it was 'a year of transition' and that profit is 'ahead of expectations.'
• Wm Hill says 'the Group's full-year adjusted operating profit for 2019 from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of £143m to £148m, ahead of market and management expectations, driven by favourable sporting results through the year end.'
• The company says the retail business has been stronger than anticipated with online growing broadly in line with previous trends. CEO Ulrik Bengtsson says 'the Group has delivered a strong operating performance, ahead of our expectations and against a challenging regulatory backdrop. We made good progress on a number of fronts, including our Retail business, Online and in the US, enabling us to deliver on our long term strategic ambitions. We look forward to building on these efforts in 2020 with a strong focus on customer, team and execution.'
• The Telegraph reports that 'Boris Johnson's election triumph has sent business confidence rocketing to a record high.' It reports a Deloitte survey as saying that 'top finance directors reported the biggest jump in confidence on record during the fourth quarter after the election broke the Brexit deadlock and ended the threat of a far-left government.'
• Deloitte says confidence is now at the highest level recorded during the 11 years in which it has conducted this survey.
• Another Bank of England MPC member, Gertjan Vlieghe, has said that he will consider voting for a rate cut if economic growth does not pick up.
• The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in December. It added 145,000 remunerated positions compared with 250,000 in November.
• Sterling lower at $1.303 and €1.1706. Oil lower at $65.06. UK 10yr gilt yield down 4bps at 0.78%. World markets modestly lower on Friday but Far East higher in Monday trade.
• The head of MI5 has said he does not expect the UK's relationship with America to suffer if Britain uses Huawei technology in its 5G infrastructure.
Friday's song was Sail by Awolnation. Today, who sang?
The headmaster's had enough today
All the kids have gone away
Gone to fight with next door's school
Every term that is the rule
• Saturday's Press and News (1): There was a ton of Retail news for the Saturday papers to chew over and the best coverage was probably the double page spread in the Times: on the Joules profit warning, the strong performance of JD Sports, the sluggish sales report from B&M, the decent 5% sales growth reported by Selfridges and the impressive 11% growth reported by Lidl UK. The main focus, however, was on the Superdry profit warning and the Times had a couple of articles about it, including a photo of CEO Julian Dunkerton on holiday with his wife in the Maldives over the New Year. The Business editorial in the Times noted that the Superdry FD was also allowed to swan off on a three week holiday to New Zealand last month and mocked the fact that Julian Dunkerton was so bullish in October that he had rescued Christmas for Superdry, whilst the Times also thundered that "Mr Dunkerton
should be less flash with his designs and with his predictions". However, the Business editorial in the Telegraph said that "It is too soon to hang Dunkerton out to dry" and Lex column in the FT compared him to the "comeback kid", concluding that "Early signs are that Superdry is on track for a Hollywood ending".
• Saturday's Press and News (2): In other news, the Guardian had a scoop that Asda has begun consultation on removing as many as 2,832 back-office store jobs, as part of a big cost-cutting drive. The John Lewis Partnership was also in the news, with the Telegraph flagging that it may sell freehold properties to improve its balance sheet, whilst the Daily Mail highlighted that Waitrose has lost its Shop Trade Director, Mark Gifford. And the FT market report noted that Watches of Switzerland was hit on Friday, as its former private equity backer Apollo took advantage of the recent rise in the share price to dump 33m shares at 360p.
• Saturday's Press and News (3): In terms of features, the Guardian had a review of "Tinsel and turkeys", ie how retailers fared over Christmas, with M&S and John Lewis seen as losers, inter alia, and Next and Dunelm seen as winners. The Telegraph had a feature on the problems of the John Lewis Partnership, ahead of the arrival of Sharon White as Chairman next month, quoting our view that clouds are gathering above Waitrose too, given the cost of the upcoming battle with Ocado/M&S Online. The FT had a feature on Christmas trading, flagging that "Retail sector's squeezed middle feels pain", highlighting the success of the likes of Lidl and Selfridges at the expense of the likes of M&S and Superdry and noting the disastrous impact of Black Friday on trading in December. And the Business editorial in the Daily Mail looked at "A tale of two High Streets", noting that despite
predictions that consumers are fed up with "wasting money on high fashion and tat", the rise in the number of independent bookshops is a good sign.
• Sunday's Press and News (1): The problems of the John Lewis Partnership were the main focus in the Sunday papers, with the Mail on Sunday quoting our view that profits at John Lewis itself could be as low as £30m this year and that the collapse in the profitability of John Lewis is the reason why the Partnership Bonus has been mostly blown away. The Sunday Times ran a front page Business story that the John Lewis MD Paula Nickolds has left with a one year pay-off, despite claiming that she was unhappy at being "demoted" to be Head of Brand in the new management structure, and it had a separate background article headlined "John Lewis…never knowingly in such trouble". The Business Leader column in the Observer looked at the management vacuum at the top of JLP and thundered that "John Lewis top brass leaves its partners and customers seriously underwhelmed", whilst the Business
editorial in the Sunday Telegraph argued that the new Chairman Sharon White urgently needs to bring in a senior Operations manager from outside JLP, to provide "fresh ideas and turnaround expertise".
• Sunday's Press and News (2): In other news, the Sunday Times flagged that the struggling Beales department store chain is racing to secure a rescue deal to avoid collapse, but that the owner of the struggling Snow & Rock and Cotswold Outdoor chains is confident that the business is still a going concern. The Sunday Telegraph highlighted that the shopping centre business Hammerson is being targeted by short sellers again, but, on a happier note, it also had a feature on the turnaround of Homebase , thanks to the "one-stop shop" plan of MD Damian McLoughlin. The Mail on Sunday had a feature on the controversial Retail entrepreneur Philip Day, highlighting that he has lined up a prime West End site for a London HQ and flagship store for his upmarket Jaeger brand. In terms of previews of this week's news, the Sunday Times flagged that the City expects Boohoo to be "crying
all the way to the bank" as its rival struggle, whilst the Mail on Sunday noted that Halfords should have no excuses about the weather…
• News Flow This Week: After the flurry of news on Thursday and Friday, things quieten down a bit in terms of company news this week and there has been no real news today (although Heathrow has announced a strong December for passenger traffic (+3.1%), which will boost WH Smith, whilst the embattled Joules has announced a logistics deal with Clipper Logistics). Tomorrow brings the Boohoo trading update, the Games Workshop interims and the DFS trading update. Then Thursday brings The Works interims, the ABF (Primark) update, the Halfords Q3, the N Brown Q3 and the Signet (US) update. Friday brings the ONS Retail Sales for December.
• 13 Jan 20 Wm Hill FY update
• 13 Jan 20 City Pub Group FY update
• Early Jan 20 Xmas statements (in the order presented last year) – Stonegate, Morrison's, Sainsbury, Constellation Brands, C&C, Brighton Pier, Everyman, M&S, Tesco.
• 14 Jan 20 Games Workshop H1 numbers
• 15 Jan 20 Ten Entertainment trading update
• 15 Jan 20 Revolution Bars H1 & Xmas update
• 17 Jan 20 Gym Group FY update
• 17 Jan 20 Premier Foods Q3 trading update
• Mid Jan 20 Xmas statements (in the order presented last year) – Games Workshop, Cineworld, City Pub Group, Saga, DP Eurasia, Whitbread, Premier Foods, SSP, EasyHotel, William Hill.
• Late Jan 20 Xmas statements (in the order presented last year) – JD Wetherspoon, Hotel Chocolat, Restaurant Group, Starbucks, Fevertree, AG Barr, Fullers, DPP, Domino's, Hollywood Bowl, Britvic, Rank, Diageo.
• 23 Jan 20 G4M Q3 update
• 24 Jan 20 Marston's Q1 trading update
• 29-31 Jan 20 – Springboard charity Snow White pantomime at Leicester Sq. Theatre
• 26 Feb 20 Revolution Bar Group H1 numbers
• 26 Feb 20 Wm Hill FY numbers
• 11 Mar 20 Sajid Javid Budget


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Marie Anatour, auch Maria Anatour (5. März 1856 in Wien – 1929 in Meran, Südtirol) war eine österreichische Theaterschauspielerin und Soubrette (Sopran).

Leben
Sie war die Tochter des Theaterdirektors Wilhelm Anatour und schon als sechsjähriges Kind wurde sie unter der Direktion ihrer Eltern, die von 1854 bis 1868 in Nordböhmen und Sachsen als bestbekannte Theaterleiter galten, auf der Bühne verwendet. Sie tanzte und spielte in der flottesten Weise und errang damals als "falsche Pepita" sowie als "Grille" viel Beifall. 1869 nahm sie ihr erstes, selbständiges Engagement in Pilsen an, kam dann nach Temesvar, 1873 ans Friedrich Wilhelmstädtische Theater nach Berlin, 1876 nach Graz, 1882 ans Carltheater, 1893 ans Theater in der Josefstadt und 1895 ans Lobe-Theater nach Breslau, wo sie bis 1891 in erster Stellung wirkte. Bis dahin eine Vertreterin des Soubrettenfaches, ging sie in diesem Jahre ins Fach der bürgerlichen Mütter und komischen Alten über. Sie wurde sofort für längere Zeit an diese Bühne engagiert, der Vertrag jedoch 1893 gegen Pönale gelöst, da die Künstlerin in diesem Jahre in den Verband des neugegründeten Raimundtheater trat und sich den Wienern erneut als Soubrette vorstellte. Dort blieb sie bis mindestens 1902. Ihren Lebensabend fristete sie verarmt in Meran.

Ehrungen

Im 13. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Hietzing wurde ihr zu Ehren 1955 die frühere Bürgergasse in Anatourgasse (Auhof; Siedlung im ehemaligen Lainzer Tiergarten) umbenannt.

Literatur
 Ludwig Eisenberg: Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Verlag von Paul List, Leipzig 1903, S. 26, ().

Anmerkungen

Theaterschauspieler
Kinderdarsteller
Sänger
Darstellender Künstler (Wien)
Person (Cisleithanien)
Person (Kaisertum Österreich)
Geboren im 19. Jahrhundert
Gestorben 1929
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