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Curriculum Tackles Economics Through Lens of Sports
By Tara Lynn Wagner New York State
PUBLISHED 1:50 PM ET Oct. 21, 2016
In this Money Matters report, Time Warner Cable News' Tara Lynn Wagner takes you to a White Plains High School classroom where students are learning about economics through the lens of sports.
It's not every day you see teens discussing taxes, but this isn't your everyday economics class.
Jonathan Joseph, an economics teacher at White Plains High School, is one of three teachers this year to receive the Council for Economic Education's Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Awards, for a curriculum he developed that tackles economics through the lens of sports.
"I always have been looking for opportunities to give kids a way to take who they are and the things that they care about in their lives and make it relevant in a classroom," he says.
The course covers the same ground as any econ class, but with a spin that puts the conversation in familiar terms for the students who chose to enroll.
"How does an NBA team decide how to use a salary cap? You know, the supply and demand of secondary ticket markets," Joseph says.
And of course the big question: how to avoid going broke, a problem that's sidelined many a former pro.
"I mean, they go broke the same way the rest of us go broke which is they spend more money than they have. That's obviously something we want to teach kids, the value of saving and being responsible with money," says Joseph.
"He gives us a salary, we learn how to spend it. Things like that, we learn and we use as we go out into life," says TJ Vasquez, a senior.
"In the future obviously I'm going to have to pay taxes and do all that stuff so learning about that is definitely nice," says Gehrig Hauser, a senior.
"His main thing is teaching you like how to function as a person in life," says Mia Tucker, a senior.
Economics and Sports class is an honors level class. The students who sign up opt for a more rigorous experience because it's a subject they connect with. Not that sports is the only way to get kids interested in economics. Joseph believes his idea can easily be applied to other interests like food or fashion.
"No matter what you look at, there's some economics lesson you can pull out of it that will engage kids and make it more meaningful for them so that they really walk away with something valuable that they can use going forward," he notes.


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Conway Hall Sunday Concerts presents:
The Fulham Opera Robert Presley Memorial Verdi Prize
1st October 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Conway Hall is delighted to welcome Fulham Opera in for their bi-annual Verdi Prize, in memory of baritone Robert Presley.
The competition will be judged by Sir Thomas Allen (international baritone and patron of Fulham Opera, David Syrus (former Head of Music, Royal Opera House) and Pamela Kuhn (US soprano).
*We are pleased to announce the finalists of this year's Verdi Prize and their repertoire:
Tanya Hurst – soprano
'Nel di della Vittoria' – Macbeth 'Pace, pace' – La forza del destino
Georgia-Mae Bishop – mezzo soprano
Re dell' abisso affrettati – Un Ballo in Maschera
Oh dischiuso è il firmamento! – Nabucco
Ah! Più non vedrò la Regina… O don fatale! – Don Carlo
Dawid Kimberg – baritone
Nemico della Patria – Andrea Chenier (Giordano)
Di Provenza – La Traviata
Alzati… Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima – Un ballo in maschera
Satriya Krisna – tenor
Kuda, kuda, kuda vy udalilis… – Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)
Lunge da lei.. De miei bollenti spiriti – La Traviata
Amor ti vieta… – Fedora. (Giordano)
Questa o quella – Rigoletto
'Nel di della Vittoria' – Macbeth
'Pace, pace' – La forza del destino
Michael Chun Ting Lam – baritone
Hai già vinta la causa… Vedro mentr'io sospiro – Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Eri tu che macchiavi – Un Ballo in Maschera
E' gettata la mia sorte – Attila
Sarah-Jane Lewis – soprano
Ritorna Vincitor – Aida
Egli non riede ancora – Il Corsaro
Edward Hughes – tenor
Ingemisco – Requiem
Di tu se fedele – Un Ballo in maschera
Hai ben ragione – Il tabarro (Puccini)
Nicola Said – soprano
Saper vorreste – Un Ballo in maschera
Sul fil d'un soffio – Falstaff
Caro nome – Rigoletto
Siv Iren Misund – mezzo soprano
O don fatale – Don Carlos
Condotta ell'era in ceppi – Il Trovatore
Voi lo sapete – Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
Katharine Dain – soprano
Gualtier Maldé! … Caro nome – Rigoletto
È strano … Ah, fors'è lui … Sempre libera – La traviata
Sir Thomas Allen is an established star of the great opera houses of the world. At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where in 2011 he celebrated the 40th anniversary of his debut with the company, he has sung over fifty roles. The same year he also celebrated the 30th anniversary of his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
He has been particularly acclaimed for his Billy Budd, Pelléas, Eugene Onegin, Ulisse and Beckmesser, as well as the great Mozart roles of Count Almaviva, Don Alfonso, Papageno, Guglielmo and, of course, Don Giovanni. His recent engagements have included the title role in 'Gianni Schicchi' for Los Angeles Opera and at the Spoleto Festival; the title role in 'Sweeney Todd', Beckmesser (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Faninal (Der Rosenkavalier), Prosdocimo (Il turco in Italia), Music Master (Ariadne auf Naxos), Peter (Hänsel und Gretel) and Don Alfonso at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), Don Alfonso, Ulisse and Don Giovanni at the Bayerische Staatsoper; Faninal at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia; Eisenstein at the Glyndebourne Festival; Don Alfonso at the Dallas Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and at the Salzburg Easter and Summer Festivals; Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen) at the San Francisco Opera and Beckmesser, Don Alfonso and Music Master at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Operatic Soprano, Pamela Kuhn has dedicated her life to the art of singing. She has thrived in bringing her sumptuous sound to the stages of Vienna, London, Venice, Paris and cities across America. After gaining her Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, she based her career in London for twenty years, performing her recital debut with Graham Johnson at the Wigmore Hall and numerous performances with legendary pianist, Geoffrey Parsons. Since her return to America she is now recognised for her work as a voice teacher and mentor to her young professional singers. She maintains voice studios in New York City and Greenwich, CT and works with a wide variety of artists. She is the Director of Opus 8 Vocal Consultants offering voice and speech therapy and presentation skills. She is the Music Director and Conductor of both the Angel Choir and The MasterSingers Chorus and is the radio talk show host of "The Center Stage" on WGCH Greenwich.
David Syrus recently retired as Head of Music at the Royal Opera, where he worked for over 44 years, conducting many operas, including "Traviata" [with Sir Thomas] and "Falstaff". Recent conducting includes the Chilean premières of "Billy Budd" and "The Rake's Progress". He has assisted on the complete Verdi canon at the Royal Opera, including playing "Otello" for Carlos Kleiber. He is Chairman of the Maggie Teyte Competition, and has worked with young artist programmes in Tokyo, Marseille, Colorado, Duesseldorf as well as with the Samling Programme in the UK. He has recorded continuo in Mozart and Rossini operas, lieder with Hildegard Behrens, and 18 th century arias with Annette Dasch. As a recital accompanist he has appeared at the Carnegie Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna.
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Computer Gross moves from traditional to cloud model with interworks.cloud
Computer Gross, the biggest cloud distributor in Italy, was seeking a cloud platform solution in order to help their extensive network of resellers transition from the traditional distribution channel to a cloud distribution model. By adopting the interworks.cloud solution they managed to transform their business in the cloud in an easy-to-use and smooth way.
Since the beginning of its activities, Computer Gross Italy anticipates the transformation of the role of distributor, distinguishing itself on the market as an advanced ICT operator managing an increasingly added value which is allocated to the Reseller Channel. Computer Gross currently presents more than 12K customers and has achieved a turnover of over 1 billion euro in 2016, which led the company to the first place in the distribution of IT products between the ICT leading vendors.
To integrate new services to their cloud portfolio at the speed of the business
To gain a bigger share in the emerging cloud solutions and services market
As a leading IT Service Provider in Italy, Computer Gross resells to a range of more than 12.250 partners.Therefore, the most challenging part in order to guarantee business continuity is to find a cloud automation solution which could be integrated with their existing ERP system and their ongoing sales life-cycle processes.
Seeking to automate and expand its Microsoft Cloud Services delivery channel for their network of Resellers, Computer Gross decided to adopt the fully automated platform developed by interworks.cloud. Computer Gross opted for the flagship solution offering, the Cloud Distributor Solution, with an aim to accommodate the high transaction volume of its established partner network, as well as support their future expansion of its operations. The project was laid out along the 'phased approach' methodology, which was agreed by both project teams in order to ensure a seamless transition to the new model and also to contain and mitigate risks usually arising to projects of this complexity and scope. Project activities commenced with the deployment of the interworks.cloud solution to Computer Gross premises, with the training sessions following soon after.
In parallel, the project teams were engaged with defining the integration layer between the interworks.cloud platform and Computer Gross core systems. The first phase was completed in October 2016, with the roll out of the platform to production environment and the support of their customers' orders through its interworks.cloud platform component. The second phase followed soon after, with the import of a specific segment of Computer Gross partners in the platform, the activation of the Computer Gross on line portal and the deployment of the first integration deliverables. The third phase was delivered on December 2016, with the system becoming fully operational for all Computer Gross partners and the integration fully deployed. Computer Gross, by leveraging its own-branded marketplace for cloud services, powered by the interworks.cloud platform, managed to improve its resellers' user experience, which led to a significant increase in revenue and productivity. Additionally, interworks.cloud platform helped Computer Gross provide its partners with more advanced and powerful tools in order to easily handle subscriptions and automate the provisioning, billing and invoicing of cloud services. Finally, with the use of the interworks.cloud platform open APIs, Computer Gross integrated its existing ERP system with the interworks.cloud platform, which enabled them to standardize their processes while achieving business continuity.
By using the automated business processes of the interworks.cloud platform, Computer Gross managed to achieve at least 40% increase in their overall business productivity! This is a truly remarkable accomplishment and in terms of a large organization with 500+ employees and 12000+ resellers, it means that by adopting the interworks.cloud platform they managed to save a great deal of time and money while increasing customer satisfaction and their business profits
"As in all important projects, people make the big difference. Working with interworks.cloud made us feel like we were dealing with an internal department. The relation is very straight and personal. When there is an emergency situation you are not just a customer or a number and interworks.cloud always does its best to resolve issues immediately or reduce the impact. This gives you the confidence and the feeling of real customer care. interworks.cloud also listens carefully to customer needs and does its best to improve the platform every day."
Tommaso Calosi Cloud Business Lead, Computer Gross, Microsoft Indirect CSP, Italy


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He went on to write, "That first year it was my mom and me and my sister. Since then my mom has passed away...and my sister passed away...13Track/Dark Ride is an old friend and it brings me a lot of memories of my family listening over the computer speakers and handing out candy to trick or treaters or printing out decorations to scotch tape to the windows of the house."
It really touches me that the little Halloween record that Jay and I banged out over a two week period back in 2000 is part of folks Halloween traditions.
Thank you to the person who sent me this email...and thank you to all who listen and support independent music.


They tried to be friends. But their chosen paths set them on a collision course. The Clark Kent - Lex Luthor rivalry explodes into the fierce good-versus-evil battle fans have long expected. Adding to the rivalry: Lana Lang becomes Mrs. Luthor. Clark would be stunned to find out why she says yes. But that's not all that's stunning. Green Arrow forms a Super Hero league. Will Clark join? Luthorcrop expands its dark experiments. Will an awesome Kryptonite-powered army be the result? The answers - and thrills - are here!
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Pavel Srnicek's fears over United relegation
PAVEL SRNICEK has revealed his deep concerns over Newcastle United's future, warning: "No club is too big to go down."
The popular Czech was back at St James's Park for the clash with Wigan on Saturday and was hoping to be United's lucky charm.
However, he could only watch in horror as Titus Bramble's late header earned Wigan a deserved point against his old club.
Srnicek helped United get into the Premier League back in 1993 and is hoping that they can retain their top-flight place.
But a worried Pav told the Chronicle: "The first half was not good enough.
"You could see that Newcastle were struggling.You can see something is wrong here.
"They can't seem to get into certain games.
"Wigan played very well and passed the ball, and the thing that changed it in the second half was the sending-off.
"It changed the pace and they had the advantage.
"When Oba scored I thought that was it with two minutes left.
"I didn't think we would concede any more after that, but of course we did.
"That's what happens during bad times."
He added: "I wanted to be a lucky charm but it didn't happen."
United did climb out of the relegation zone with the 2-2 draw but now face the might of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before a testing trip to Middlesbrough.
Srnicek added: "They need to start picking up points.
"They are in a difficult position and have difficult fixtures ahead.
"Hopefully, it will be OK in the end. But nobody is too big to go down.
"If you look at the history books, big clubs can go down.
"Manchester City and Leeds have done it.
"It's not like somebody will feel sorry for the club just because they are Newcastle.
"It's not a major concern just yet, but everybody knows it's a difficult situation.
"You have to be careful and pick up points now rather than later."
United signed Srnicek in 1990 from Banik Ostrava in his native Czech Republic and the former fans' favourite is now nurturing young goalkeeping talent in eastern Europe.
And the player who fans adopted as a Geordie during his stint on Tyneside in the 1990s says he won't forget his old club if he unearths the next Srnicek or Petr Cech.
Speaking about his goalkeeping school in Ostrava, he says: "We are slowly going forward.
"I have a lot of different ages at the school.
"This is a five-year plan, and we will see the results.
"If we can unearth another Petr Cech, then Newcastle will be the first to know and they will have first refusal."


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First Rankings of 2018-2019 Colorado High School Girls Season Released
The first Colorado High School Girls' Swimming rankings of the 2018-2019 season are out. With the state scoring to 20... Stock photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography
The Virginia Tech men hung on to narrowly defeat Virginia at home, while the Cavalier women topped the Hokies by 70 points.
Regan Smith blew away the field by over 3 seconds. Smith's 2:05.94 was a new Pro Swim Series Record. That's her 3rd fastest performance ever in the event.
Oleksiak Swims Best Time Since 2017, Beats Olympic Co-Champ Manuel In Knoxville
2016 100 free Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak took gold in that same event in the last session of the 2020 Pro Swim Series Knoxville.
Ben Walker swept the breaststrokes, setting a new Pool Record in the 100 breast. He made it a winning triple as he went on to win the 400 IM as well.
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The first Colorado High School Girls' Swimming rankings of the 2018-2019 season are out. With the state scoring to 20 places, rather than 16, this season, depth becomes even more valuable.
In Class 3A, the early season measures a tight battle between Pueblo County and Kent Denver, who are separated by only 12 points at the top of the rankings in the smallest class. Those two schools finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at last year's State Championship meet. The 3A title is wide open after defending champions Longmont moved up to Class 4A.
Longmont isn't ranked in the inaugural 4A standings, in spite of junior Lucy Matheson being ranked 2nd in the class in the 200 free so far this season (1:57.12). At the top of the 4A rankings is Rampart High School, projected with 363 points, followed by Cheyenne Mountain with 331. That was the same finish order (and about the same margin) as lasst year's state championship meet. Mullen High School and Highlands Ranch sit 3rd and 4th – both teams tied for 6th at last year's meet.
The 5A rankings are the most lopsided in week 1. Fairview High School has a 74-point advantage over Cherry Creek, 474-400, and the two are well clear of the rest of the state (including Valor Christian, who moved up to 5A after finishing 3rd in Class 4A last season).
Fossil Ridge graduated a monster class after their 4th-straight Class 5A title last year, including Zoe Bartel, Kylee Alons, Madeleine Masson, Bayley Stewart, Andrea Niemann, Phoebe Huey, and Cameron Kovac, and they come in 9th in the first rankings of the new season.
See the full event-by-event and top 20 team rankings here.
Notes from Rob Nasser, curator of the rankings:
A team scores points just like a championship meet by placing an athlete or relay in the top 20 and points are awarded in that fashion.
Adjustments have been made that account for athletes ranked in more than 2 individual events so that the scores are not skewed from one athlete/school.
The main reason for this is to hopefully generate more publicity for all of the kids who have worked so hard for it and swimming and diving in general.
This is geared more for prediction of how the state championship meets will turn out, rather than how a dual meet against two teams will fare.
Times/scores have been pulled in only from data submitted to MaxPreps. If you do not see times in there that should be, then you most likely did not submit them. This should help to motivate people/coaches to submit them in a timely manner. (Hint: Submit your meets to MaxPreps ASAP)
An exhaustive listing of all submitted times is located at MaxPreps.com.
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These two costumes were acquired for use in the production of 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey'.
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These costumes are seen in the film during most of the running time of the production. They are marked in the shirts KY for Kevin Yagher who was the FX artist on the film. Used in scenes featuring Bill and Ted and Robot Bill and Ted which explains the deliberate cuts in the reverse of the plaid shirt where the crew puppeteered various rigs.


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CRP changes aid land transfer to beginning farmers
Joe Dunn, left, and son-in-law Aaron White, right, discuss changes being made to the Conservation Reserve Program with USDA Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam last week on Dunn's farm near Carlisle.
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A new early termination option for certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts offers incentives for landowners who transfer farmland to beginning farmers and ranchers.
The new policy waives repayment penalties if farmland enrolled in CRP is transferred to a beginning farmer or rancher through a sale or lease with an option to buy. Normally if a landowner terminates a CRP contract early, they are required to repay all previous payments plus interest.
"We are trying to find ways to adjust existing programs to get farmland in the hands of new and beginning farmers," said Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam, who announced the program changes last week in Warren County. "There are Conservation Reserve Program acres that are rested and ready to be productive. The technical teams at USDA will tell us which ones can terminate from the program with little impact on the overall conservation efforts."
Aaron White hopes the early termination option will make more pasture ground available to help beginning farmers grow their livestock herds. White has a 25-head cow herd and also helps on his father-in-law's farm.
"I think the biggest obstacle beginning farmers face is land access," said the 33-year-old White, who also teaches in the Carlisle school district but eventually hopes to farm full time. "If you don't know the right people, it's really hard to find land that's available. This program would help alleviate some of those problems."
The land that is eligible for the early termination is among the least environmentally-sensitive land enrolled in CRP, Baccam said. With CRP enrollment close to the congressionally-mandated cap of 24 million acres, the early termination will also allow the USDA to enroll other land with higher conservation value elsewhere, he noted.
Acres terminated early from CRP under the new program will be eligible for priority enrollment consideration into the CRP Grasslands, if eligible, or the Conservation Stewardship Program or Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
"Starting the next generation of farmers and ranchers out with conservation and stewardship in mind is another important part of this announcement," Baccam said.
The CRP changes are based on recommendations from the Land Tenure Advisory Subcommittee formed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in 2015. According to the USDA's land tenure survey, U.S. farmland owners expect to transfer 93 million acres to new ownership during 2015-2019, representing 10 percent of all U.S. farmland.
"The average age of principal farm operators is 58," said Baccam. "So land tenure, succession and estate planning, and access to land is an increasingly important issue for the future of agriculture and a priority for USDA."
Details on the early termination opportunity will be available starting Jan. 9 at local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices.


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The Supervisory Board advises and controls the Corporate Executive Board and is elected by the shareholders' summit. It approves the measures of the Corporate Executive Board in case these are subject to approval by corporate bylaws.
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Moll LL.M.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Moll was born in Gevelsberg, Germany, on 31 October 1949. After gaining his certificate of secondary education, he served in the German Federal Border Guard. He then studied Law at universities in Marburg and Cologne, Germany, and then at the University of California, Berkeley, in the USA. He obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Law at Cologne University, and the Master of Laws from Berkeley Law School. Since 2020, he has been an honorary professor at the University of Cologne.
Prof. Dr. Moll worked at the Institute for Labour and Business Law (Institut für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsrecht) at Cologne University from 1975, first as a research associate and last as an assistant professor. He became a certified attorney at law in 1982. Prof. Dr. Moll is a partner of the law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. His main areas of expertise are employment, labour and company law. His clients include large, stock-market-listed companies, as well as medium-sized enterprises. He provides comprehensive legal advice to medium-sized and owner-managed companies with regard to a multitude of problems and issues.
Apart from his legal consultancy and court-related activities, Prof. Dr. Moll also has a distinguished reputation through seminars and lectures. For instance, he presents his views about questions related to data protection in the employment relationship and the role of the managing director in a GmbH (limited liability company). He is also the author of numerous legal publications, most recently concerning commentaries about provisions of mass dismissals and of the German law regulating transformation of companies.
Dr. Petra Danielsohn-Weil
Member of the Supervisory Board
Petra Danielsohn-Weil was born on 15 February 1960 in Herford, Germany. She studied Chemistry, Biology and Educational Psychology, and was awarded a PhD in Biology.
Petra Danielsohn-Weil has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She spent a major part of her professional career in both strategic and operational roles at global, regional and local levels at Warner-Lambert and Pfizer.
Previously, she served in the Board of Directors of the "Association of Pharmaceutical Companies in Switzerland" (VIPS), the Advisory Board of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Forum and the Board of Directors of the US-Russia Business Council. Currently, she serves as a Board Member and Independent Director at two corporations: NovaMedica and Invacare.
Petra Danielsohn-Weil is married and lives with her spouse in New York.
Dr. Gotthard Kleine
Dr. Gotthard Kleine was born on 24 June 1955 in Orsoy, Germany. He graduated in Physics and Theology and obtained his doctorate with honors from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the RWTH Aachen. For his doctoral thesis, he was awarded the "Borchers Medal" from the RWTH Aachen University.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kleine has held numerous senior consulting positions and supported several companies in their strategic, organisational and personnel development, as well as with quality assurance. In 1995, he assumed a leadership role in industrial engineering at a research institute in Bremen, alongside a teaching assignment at the University of Bremen's research division for production technology.
Since 2000, Gotthard Kleine has been Managing Director of an international child welfare organisation and shareholder of the fair trade company GEPA. He is also member of the board of several foundations and member of the board of trustees of the Egidius-Braun-Stiftung of the German Soccer Federation (DFB). Additionally, he is member of the board of the Grünenthal Foundation and member of the Supervisory Board of a cooperative bank.
Dr. Martin Zügel
Dr. Martin Zügel was born on 6 April 1962. After studying medicine in Bochum and Tübingen and molecular biology (MSc) in Amherst, USA, he received his doctorate, Dr. med., in 1989.
Dr. Zügel has 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector, covering the full range of the industry. He draws on 20 years of board room experience in executive and non-executive positions, serving companies with global reach across Europe, Asia and the US.
After working in the hematology and oncology departments of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), he switched to Boehringer Mannheim GmbH (later Hoffmann La Roche AG) in 1991 and joined B. Braun Melsungen AG as a Member of the Board in 2000. In 2005, he became part of the pharmaceutical company Merz as CEO of Merz Pharmaceuticals, and starting in 2008, he assumed the additional role of Spokesperson for Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA. Since his departure from Merz in 2012, Dr. Zügel has acted as Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Glycotope and Amsilk GmbH) and as a consultant for various companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, and also as Senior Health Care Advisor for the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. From 2015 to 2019, Dr. Zügel also served as Chief Executive Officer of Klosterfrau Zürich AG, a foundation-owned strategic holding that owns five companies in the healthcare and consumer sectors.
Franz Wynands
Franz Wynands was born on 22 March 1959 in Selfkant, Germany. He holds a degree in Fiscal Economics from the University of Applied Sciences of Finance (FHF) in Nordkirchen, Germany.
During his professional career, Franz Wynands has gathered more than 30 years of experience as a tax consultant. The certified accountant has been involved in matters related to national and international financial reporting, as well as corporate law. Focussing on fundamental decisions, he provides comprehensive advice to entrepreneurs on company sales or purchases, restructuring and other strategic issues. Here, Franz Wynands focusses on the appropriate consideration of the set goals of all parties involved. After starting as an independent tax consultant in 1993,he became a partner in the tax and auditing firm DRP Randerath & Partner PartG mbB in 1998.
In addition to his experience as a tax consultant, Franz Wynands has also worked in financial administration and international companies focussing on the topics taxes, accounting and M&A.
Over the last 30 years, Franz Wynands has also served on numerous supervisory committees and represented shareholder groups in various organizations.


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10 reasons to plant a tree this spring
Did you know planting a tree is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to have a positive impact on the environment? It's true. Trees clean the air, prevent rainwater runoff, help you save energy and even combat global warming. And they're a snap to plant! No horticultural degree required. With Arbor Day just around the corner in April, there's no better time to give Mother Nature a little TLC by planting a tree.
From the single homeowner in Nebraska planting a maple in her backyard to the 250 Comcast employees volunteering in communities devastated by hurricanes, fires and Emerald Ash Borer infestation by planting hundreds of trees on Comcast Cares Day (the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer event), people nationwide are getting their tree on this spring. Here are 10 reasons why you should join them.
Trees fight climate change
Wish you could do more than recycling and reducing your carbon footprint to combat climate change? Trees have you covered. Through photosynthesis, trees absorb harmful carbon dioxide, removing and storing the carbon and releasing oxygen back into the air.
Trees clean the air and help you breathe
Trees don't just absorb CO2. They also absorb odors and pollutants like nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone. It's estimated that one tree can absorb nearly 10 pounds of polluted air each year and release 260 pounds of oxygen.
Trees prevent soil erosion and rainwater runoff
During heavy rains, water runoff finds its way to streams, lakes and wetlands, creating the potential for flooding. It also picks up and carries pollutants along the way. The EPA and the Center for Watershed Protection are recognizing the importance of trees in managing runoff. Leaf canopies help buffer the falling rain and their roots hold the soil in place, encouraging the water to seep into the ground rather than run off.
Planting trees is easy
Gardening can be intimidating for newbies because there are so many variables. Which plants and flowers should you put next to each other and which should you separate? Which bloom in the summer and which bloom in the fall? When you're dealing with trees, there's none of that. Just choose a spot in your yard and you're good to go. Here's a video showing you all you need to know about planting your young trees:
You'll save money
Trees conserve energy in summer and winter, providing shade from the hot summer sun and shelter from cold winter winds. With trees standing between you and the elements, you'll spend less on your energy bill to heat and cool your home.
Trees increase your home's value
Studies of comparable homes with and without trees show that, if you have trees in your yard, your home's value increases by up to 15 percent. It's all about curb appeal, and trees make your home and yard more beautiful.
You'll attract birds (and critters)
Trees provide nesting sites, food and shelter for your bird friends. Hang a feeder in one of the branches and enjoy the birdsong all year long. Squirrels love to make their homes in trees, too, and watching their antics is a great way to spend a lazy summer afternoon.
Trees are good for your mental and physical health
A view of trees in urban areas has been proven to reduce stress, anxiety and even the crime rate. Tree-filled gardens on hospital grounds speed healing in hospital patients.
You'll be giving your descendants a gift
Trees can live hundreds of years, so when you plant one, you're giving a gift to your children and grandchildren. It's a symbol of your commitment to the environment and the beauty of the world around you that will live on far beyond your own lifetime.
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Join the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation for $10 and they'll send you 10 trees selected for the region of the country where you live, at the right time to plant them. You'll also get planting instructions and other information. The trees are guaranteed to grow or the Foundation will replace them.
An ancient Chinese proverb states: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
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The Modernity of Climate Diplomacy
Ashfaq Zaman
Rather than low-tech and often unworkable solutions (reduced or no travel, mass vegan diets) governments are increasingly embracing technology to help us understand and influence the climate – rather than merely respond to it. This should become the norm for public authorities across the world.
China's weather modification programme, for example, could be a lifeline for workable solutions to climate change globally. The technique, known as cloud-seeding, uses silver iodide and liquid nitrogen to thicken water droplets in the cloud, leading to increased rain or snowfall.
The technology has been used to prevent droughts and regulate weather before major events, like in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Chinese cabinet has announced that its weather modification programme will cover half the country by 2025, with the aim to revitalize rural regions, restore ecosystems, minimize losses from natural disasters and redistribute water throughout the country.
And China's ambitious 'Sky River' programme could eventually divert 5 billion cubic meters of water annually across regions, which could protect millions of people from the effects of drought and water scarcity.
Although critics have, without evidence, described these projects as 'weaponization of the weather', the humanitarian and development potential is huge.
Necessity is the mother of invention, and this is truer than ever with regards to the climate. The world faces a climate-change induced water crisis, with 1.5 billion people affected globally.
The UN predicts that at the current water usage levels, water scarcity could displace 700 million people by 2030.
Carbon emissions are unlikely to be eliminated in high growth economies in regions like Asia, meaning that the world must develop a way to manage emissions' effects on the climate.
Whilst it is true that the basic solutions of eating less meat, cycling to work and cutting back on international flights can help to curb our carbon output in the long-run, it does nothing to help those who suffer from flooding or water scarcity today.
Ultimately, technology is an essential part of the solution.
Big Tech is leading the charge in tackling climate change through the use of Big Data and machine learning. In November 2019, a group of data scientists published a paper entitled 'Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning'. The paper laid out 13 different applications of using machine learning to tackle the impacts of climate change. One such application was using machine-learning to predict extreme weather events.
Such an application is already being put into action. For example, Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world; approximately 5 million people were negatively affected by flooding last year alone. In order to help combat this, Google teamed up with the Bangladesh Water Development Board and the Access to Information (a2i) Programme to develop a flood notification app that is approximately 90% accurate.
The app, which is enabled by AI flooding simulation, provides the population with timely, updated, and critical information that can help users make informed decisions on the safety of their families and friends.
The same technology has been used in both India and South Africa, and has the potential to save thousands of lives and livelihoods. It is these sorts of innovations that we must rely on to help those who are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
It is not only cloud-seeding and weather prediction technologies that will provide humanity with a route out of its biggest existential threat. Breakthrough battery technology, green hydrogen, 5G-based smart grids and carbon-negative factories are set to become commonplace in our fight against rising CO2 levels.
As a global society, we must set our political divisions and some critics' technophobia aside, and step forward in a spirit of international collaboration.
Similarly to how the pandemic showed the need for united global action, climate change will do the same. And just as technology and science was a key part in how the pandemic was brought under control, climate change can only be addressed through tech-based solutions.
The solution to marine plastic pollution is plural, and plastic offsetting is one of them
Roxane Lauzet
Due to growing concerns around environmental protection, businesses, individuals and governments have been looking for solutions that can be largely implemented to close the tap on plastic pollution.
In the last five years, businesses have strengthened their Sustainability Approach to acknowledge the need to take responsibility for their plastic production and consumption.
If targets have been defined and strong policies followed them to ensure high recycling rates of plastic products, a problem remains. What is the solution for low-value non-recyclable plastics?
This is where plastic offsetting enters the scene. As a derivative of the Carbon Offsetting concept, where trees are planted or protected to capture CO2 emissions, Plastic offsetting also known as Plastic Neutralization, enables companies to take responsibility for their plastic footprint.
Put simply, neutralizing means funding the collection and treatment of plastic, equivalent to the plastic impact of the business. Therefore, giving it the opportunity to compensate for every ton of plastic it has produced by ensuring there is one ton less in the environment.
From linear to Circular Economy Itis also a breakthrough in our traditional model of production, the linear economy. By extending the producer responsibility (EPR), this concept allow to build the bridge that lead to the ideal model, the circular economy, where no waste remains.
This innovative solution brings with it diverse positive impact. To the environment, by protecting ecosystems from plastic pollution, reducing landfilling and CO2 emissions. A strong social impact, by local communities by empowering local communities with work and better incomes. But also businesses, by becoming more sustainable with the reduction of the plastic footprint and a strengthen corporate social responsibility.
TONTOTON, a Vietnamese company, based in Ho Chi Minh City has succeed to connect all stakeholders to create a new market for low-value non-recyclable post-consumer plastic, on the scheme of circular economy.
TONTOTON Plastic Neutralization Program
Following the idea that the informal sector achieve to collect and recycle large amount of plastic in poor waste management areas, Barak Ekshtein, director of TONTOTON decided to look closer to the problem. In fact, a study shows that '97% of plastic bottles were collected by informal waste pickers.
The problem therefore does not lie in the logistics but in the price. By giving a market price to non-recyclable plastic, it allows waste collectors to collect and treat waste and thus avoid plastic pollution.
TONTOTON currently works in Southern Vietnamese Islands, Hon Son and Phu Quoc, and has already few tons of low-value plastic waste. To do so, it collaborates with local waste-pickers and thus provide them better incomes. The program focuses on preventing ocean plastic by following the Ocean Bound Plastic Certification. Their activities are audited by a 3rd party control body, the internationally recognized company, Control Union.
To treat the waste, TONTOTON partners with a certified cement plant, through co-processing, to valorize waste as an alternative energy and raw material. "Our system can solve two issues. Plastic is made of fossil fuels and contains more energy than coal. Thus we can replace industrial coal consumption with non-recyclable plastic waste. The plastic will not end up in landfill or oceans, therefore reduce levels of coal consumption and thus also CO2 emissions.", says Barak Ekshtein.
Businesses engaged in their program can claim plastic neutrality on the amount of plastic neutralized to share their sustainability efforts. Moreover, indicate it on their neutralized product by bearing the "Plastic Neutral Product" label.
Climate Change in Vanuatu: Problems Ensue
Harsh Mahaseth
Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Shubham Sharma*
Vanuatu announced its intention to seek legal action against corporations and governments who have benefited from products which had caused climate change. Minister Regebvanu, in the 2018 Climate Vulnerable Summit sought to explore legal actions against companies, financial institutions and governments liable for the damages caused to Vanuatu due to climate change, either by direct to indirect actions of the said parties. Vanuatu, like other small island nations, is seeking damage claims against carbon emitters who have contributed to climate change and benefited from it. Vanuatu seeks to claim reparations for damage caused by events related to climate change such as the 2015 cyclone which wiped out an estimated 64 per cent of Vanuatu's GDP.
A case of action against global polluters isn't novel. Climate Change litigation has its precedence, with over 1300 cases having been filed across 28 countries, where various public and private entities have petitioned the Courts for environmental action or relief. The source of the litigation comes for various multilateral treaties, such as the Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and others treaties combating pollution.
For Vanuatu, one of the major obstacle, other than the likely opposition from powerful States, includes finding a suitable forum; identifying relevant substantive obligations and various challenges relating to attribution, causation and evidence before they are able to make successful climate litigation before an international body such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), scholars have argued that a path for successful litigation exists through Article 36, paragraph 2 of the ICJ Statute, where by accepting compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJa case for prevention obligations under the lex special is of the UNFCCC, human rights law or customary international law.
Strategic Public Climate Litigation, an injunctive relief solution where the aim is to influence public policy or policy decisions primarily through the attainment of injunctive relief by asserting governmental failure to account for GHG emissions associated with public projects and cases of judicial review of public regulatory action (or inaction) on climate change, has already achieved some degree of success. An example would be the Australian Conservation Foundation et al. v. Minister for Planning where there were concerns with regards to GHG emissions of a new coal mine which lead a tribunal to determine the lasting significant environmental effects of the coal mine in the future would be against the objective of the act which is to "maintenance of ecological processes" and the "future interest of all Victorians." Another example is that of the State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation, where an injunction was sought to compel the Dutch government to reduce GHG emissions, the supreme court of appeals, upheld this view and ordered the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by the end of 2020, compared with 1990 level.
The second option for Vanuatu is to cast a wide net of a variety of legal theories, such as domestic tort law against carbon majors similar to the petition brought before the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, which investigate the responsibility of 47 investor-owned carbon majors for human rights violations due to climate change. For this approach, the initial challenge Vanuatu faces is the lack of a national human rights institution who can bring rights violations caused by climate change. However, the lack of a human rights institution can be mitigated by Vanuatu's independent judicial system, as it is competent to address claims for damage caused by climate change by the polluters. The major hurdle Vanuatu faces is establishing the causation between the defendants' conduct and its result, which is to say whether the action of the defendant lead to or contributed to the disaster, and secondly, the ability to certain specific damage sorted by Vanuatu on the other, especially in cases of non-economic loss and damage.
The recent surge in climate change litigation bodes well for Vanuatu, as the establishing precedence only strengthens their claim for damages. However, Vanuatu still faces major obstacles. Firstly, a lack of an international body to address the issue. Even if a case is brought before the ICJ, it can only be against a Member State. Thus, action against private entities cannot be brought before the ICJ. Secondly, identifying the rights violated and then assessing and assigning the damage liability to individuals, entities and governments. Thirdly, if Vanuatu pursues action in domestic courts, there are issues relating to the appearance of the party to the summons and the ability of Vanuatu to enforce the judgment. As the primary means of compliance for offenders in the international area are sanctions, Vanuatu without support from larger nations wouldn't be able to handout sanctions to force compliance. There are many problems that Vanuatu faces but they cannot sit still now, and it is time to act and make the polluters liable.
* Shubham Sharma is a graduate from NALSAR University of Law. He has worked on several research projects relating to human rights, juvenile justice, and climate change.


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Q: Is there any way to detect an application crash and then launch it again in Android? I have an APP_A. It will crash when it actived for a long time. I try to find out the resolution to solve the problem but still stuck in it. So I want to try a short term solution that launch APP_B in backgroud then detect the status of APP_A. If it crash, then APP_B will launch it again.
Is there any way to detect if APP_A crash or not?

A: When the system force stops your application, the entire process is simply killed. There is no callback made to inform you that this has happened but there is workaround and  you can try:
https://medium.com/@ssaurel/how-to-auto-restart-an-android-application-after-a-crash-or-a-force-close-error-1a361677c0ce

A: You can use eventbus library (https://github.com/greenrobot/EventBus) to detect your crash on every situation in your apps and send mail to your mail ID to detect the crash report by using this library (https://github.com/ACRA/acra)

A: One method is to get the crash through FABRIC and check the logs in ANDROID STUDIO by analysing stack trace.
ANDROID STUDIO--> ANALYSE-->ANALYSE STACKTRACE

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Sea fishing from shore is exciting and challenging. Bait fishing from shore or "shore fishing" is popular and we will show you where you have the greatest chance of success.
Heavy duty spinning rod capable of casting up to 100g is what we recommend. Most fishing is done with weights up to 80 grams but when the current goes at the strongest you can use weights up to 120 grams.
It is important to have 250 to 300 meters of line so you do not lose the big fish.
Here you can fish Cod, Coalfish, Pollock, Lumb and Halibut. The halibut can be big so the gear you use must be strong.
At Saltstraumen Brygge you have many fishing marks just a small walk from the camp, you can also fish just outside the apartments. We can help you getting bait like herring if you need.
The big cod here feed on coalfish so you just fish the bait yourself with small lures.
You are fishing in one of the best sea fishing areas, Saltstraumen area. Many world records have been set here. World record at Coalfish from shore is set in Saltstraumen (22.7 kg). World record for cod from land is set in Saltstraumen 30.16 kg (coffee cod). Many halibut are taken here just under 50 kg.


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Jet-propelled milestone
The Martin Jetpack has been included in Time magazine's 5 Best Inventions of 21, alongside Google's driverless Prius and Amtrak's cattle fat-powered train. New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin spent nearly 3 years developing a…
Business | Telegraph (The)
Get Your Jet Pack Now
Inventor Glenn Martin's jet pack will soon be commercially produced at an undisclosed site in New Zealand having finally secured sufficient investment. The 200 horsepower dual-propeller packs are the brainchild of Martin who unveiled his…
Science/Tech | Telegraph (The)
Christchurch engineer Glenn Martin, inventor of the Martin Jetpack, recently offered a test flight of the machine on eBay at a starting bid of US$30,000 for six flights. The bidding was open to anyone…
Science/Tech | The Northwestern
Jet back to Oshkosh
Christchurch inventor Glenn Martin, 49, will make another appearance, albeit without his Martin Jetpack, at this year's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to report on the progress of his personal flying machine, to give…
Science/Tech | Independent (The)
Imagination Roars to Life
Christchurch inventor Glenn Martin's ultralight aircraft, the Martin Jetpack, a $100,000 "jetski for the sky" able to climb to heights of almost 2500m, has been launched at an aerospace show in Wisconsin. No more…
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Prince Michael Uncovers 'Oz' Casting Secrets
By ETonline Staff 6:46 PM PST, February 21, 2013
While on his first assignment as an ET correspondent, Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son Prince Michael got the scoop on who else was in the running with James Franco for the lead role in Oz the Great and Powerful.
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Despite director Sam Raimi's decade-long friendship with Franco (they worked together on the Spider-Man trilogy), Raimi revealed that he initially didn't even consider the 34-year-old actor for the part.
"When I first read the script, I heard that Robert Downey Jr. was attached to star in it," said Raimi. "I met with Robert a few times. It turned out not to be right for him. And then briefly Johnny Depp considered the project. It turned out not to be right for him either. And then I heard that James had read it and liked it, and I hadn't even thought of James."
Franco's reactions to Raimi's comments suggest that he was hearing this for the first time.
"What?" Franco said with a chuckle.
The movie imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character from The Wizard of Oz. After Oscar Diggs (Franco) is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he first thinks he's hit the jackpot -- until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting.
Oz the Great and Powerful hits theaters March 8.


Jobs in Canada. Which workers are better: South Asian or North American?
Imagine the following work scenario. You are a junior employee at a call centre. The call centre runs three round-the-clock shifts with 300 people working each shift. It is 8:00 am on a seemingly quiet Monday morning in late January. You and 270 of your colleagues arrive at work ready to start another week. You quickly realize that the 30 managers who work that shift are all absent. You find out that managers from the company went out for a company dinner the prior night and all got a bad case of food poisoning.
At 8:30 am you get a call from a VP, John, of the call centre's largest customer. That customer accounts for 30% of the call centre's entire business. John is furious. He just received a report which surveyed his company's own customers on their views of your call centre's performance. The results of the survey were terrible. The vast majority of your largest customer's clients were unhappy with your call centre's performance over the last quarter. John said that he is ready to terminate the contract with your call centre. What do you do?
The way in which you answer this question may very well depend on where in the world you and your call centre are located. Your answer will likely be different if you are in India or the Philippines than if you are in Canada or the United States.
What are some possible ways in which the responses will differ? If you are in India or the Philippines then, as a junior employee, you may take a less active role in dealing with the situation than an American or Canadian employee in a similar role. The Indian or Filipino may tactfully and skillfully try to calm the VP and assure him that management will recover from their food poisoning quickly and address the VP's concerns when they return. The American or Canadian may, on the other hand, try to deal with the VP's concerns himself or herself rather than wait for management to return. Why the difference in response?
Extensive research on cultural differences has concluded that several Asian cultures such as Filipino and Indian ones differ substantially from North American cultures on two dimensions: power distance and individualism(1). Power distance is essentially the extent to which people in different parts of societal and organizational hierarchies accept and respect the hierarchical differences between those higher up and those lower down. Individualism, on the other hand, has to do with the extent to which people within a given culture are individualistic versus collectivistic.
While it is impossible to generalize completely, studies have suggested that some South Asian cultures tend to score higher on the power distance dimension and lower on the individualistic dimension than North Americans. This means that South Asians tend to be more accepting of hierarchy and more collectivistic than North Americans.
Knowing these tendencies, how can we answer the question posed in the title to this article? There is of course no one right answer. It depends entirely on the situation. In some contexts an approach that is more respective of hierarchy and more collevistic is better and in some contexts the opposite is true.
In contexts where it is essential that people work together and people higher up in the hierarchy genuinely have more experience and expertise than those lower down, then higher power distance and lower individualism might be more effective. This, for example, may be the case for a hospital. In hospitals many people must work together in order to save the lives of patients. Within this context you probably don't want a work force consisting of individualists running around on their own and ignoring the experience and expertise of senior medical staff. On the other hand, within the context of something like a marketing agency, more individualism and less respect for hierarchy might be more effective.
What lessons can be learned from all of this? Different contexts require different approaches. In addition, it is also important to realize that cultural tendencies are not written in stone. They can be altered through conscious effort so that the approach is better suited to the context. In addition, awareness of these cultural differences is very useful if you are a worker who is planning to move from one country to another. By being aware of and understanding such differences you will be much better equipped to adapt to them.


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For Better or For Worse
Lisa Whelchel
Actress, author, advocate, and motivational speaker Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29 in Littlefield, Texas. At age 13, her first professional acting experience was as a Mouseketeer for Walt Disney's "The New Mickey Mouse Club." Whelchel is perhaps best known for her starring role as Blair Warner on NBC's "The Facts of Life" for nine years.
Her first book, "Creative Correction," was released in October 2000 and has sold over 200,000 copies. She went on to write over a dozen more books including, "The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me," "The ADVENTure of Christmas," "The Busy Mom's Guide" series, and her most recent, "Friendship For Grownups."
With a goal to refresh and equip other mothers, she is the founder of MomTime Ministries and "Personal Mom Coaching." Whelchel is also an international speaker and has toured with "Women of Faith," "Extraordinary Women," and "Women of Joy."
Lisa Whelchel's latest adventure was participating on Season 25 of CBS' "Survivor: Philippines." She tied for second place and won the Sprint "Player of the Season" as awarded by the fans of the show.
After taking 20 years away from show business to raise her children, Whelchel returned in 2013 with a role in "Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas."
For Better or For Worse cast
Kim Fields
Antonio Cupo


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I use mostly AA's…regular energizer! Love the quality!
I did used AAA's too. Thanks for the ultimate post you've shared. I am looking forward for more usable blog.
I use the AA batteries most often.
I use AA's the most.
I use a lot of AA bayyeries my mouse thinks they are water!


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London Putney Bridge
London Putney Bridge hotel
Enjoy the quaint village-in-the-city feel of this leafy West London location beside the Thames
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3 Putney Bridge Approach, Putney, London SW6 3JD
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Directions: Situated on north bank of the River Thames, by Putney Bridge. Please note: Parking is very limited and operates on a first come first served basis.Cost is 18 GBP per 24 hours. Buses going to central london 14, 22 and 414
Transport and local information: Earl's Court & Olympia Events
Harrods & West End Shopping
Loftus Road, Stamford Bridge & Craven Cottage Football
Putney Train Station 0.5 mile
Hotel Parking:
Limited chargeable parking is available at £18 for 24 hours. Please note, from 12th December, parking will cost £20 per 24 hours.
Hotel description Relaxing on the riverside, catching the big match or stepping into the city, the Premier Inn Putney Bridge has the perfect set up for your mini-break - whatever floats your boat. Stroll along the River Thames or around Fulham Palace Gardens. Spread your wings at the London Wetlands Centre. Cheer on your team at Fulham or Chelsea. Take in the tennis at Wimbledon. Then kick back in your spacious room - some of which come with fantastic views of the river or the city, all of which come with a 40 inch plasma TV, extra-comfy bed and the guarantee you'll drift off to a good night's sleep.


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North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops
Heavy rain across the Korean peninsula has brought flooding to both North and South Korea in recent days, and concern is growing about damage to North Korean crops and its potential impact on food supplies.
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 17 April 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un observing the flight drill of the combat pilots of Unit 1017 of the Air and Anti-aircraft Force of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed place. Picture: AFP
Reuters | 166 days ago
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to provide food and shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in floods, the KCNA state news agency reported on Friday.
"It is of priority importance to quickly supply sleeping materials, daily commodities, medicines and other necessities to the flood-affected people to stabilize their living," Kim said in comments carried by KCNA.
Kim made the remarks while inspecting a flood-hit part of North Hwanghae Province, on the border of South Korea, as he "clarified tasks" for recovery work with officials there.
Torrential rain for several days has inundated more than 730 single-storey houses, destroying 179 of them, and flooded rice-growing land, KCNA said.
There were no reports of casualties.
State television footage showed Kim visiting rural areas where a flooded river devastated farmlands and the roofs of some houses had collapsed.
Kim would also mobilise the army for rehabilitation, in particular work on homes and roads, and he called on architects to build 800 model houses in a badly hit farming village in Unpha County, KCNA said.
The rain during the harvest season in the rice-growing area is raising concern about North Korea's food security.
North Korea's ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, cited a study that said rice and corn would suffer if the crops were underwater for just two or three days.
"The fate of this year's farming depends on how to protect farmland and crops from the flood," the newspaper said.
South Korea on Thursday donated $10 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to help North Korean children and women.
Parts of South Korea have seen more than 40 consecutive days of rain, the longest monsoon since 2013, and more is expected across the peninsula.
President Moon Jae-in on Friday designated seven hardest-hit cities and counties as special disaster zones, which allows the areas to get more government aid.


Rangoon is one of the most awaited films in recent times. The film is a war-romance set in pre-independent India. Mahatma Gandhi adopted ahimsa to get freedom; Subhash Chandra Bose was the force behind the Indian National Army that got on the front foot to boot the enemy out. An action star screen-named Miss Julia (Kangana Ranaut) rules Bombay cinema. Her professional mentor and producer, Rusi Billimoria (Saif Ali Khan), is a married man who treats her like a kid and calls her kiddo, loved in the way he thinks love is meant to be given to a woman, but not respected.
Meanwhile, Billimoria becomes beholden to the British for business reasons. Circumstances force Miss Julia to travel to the Indo-Myanmar border where she must headline a series of shows designed to raise the spirits of the 'British' troops stationed there. This is where she meets Jamadar Nawab Malik (Shahid Kapoor), an Indian like so many others serving in the British army, and employed to keep his own people down.
Ranaut delivers a seemingly effortless, chameleon-like performance as a woman who is by turns fragile and fierce, hurting yet invulnerable, a child who grows into a woman during the course of the film. The actress and the character she plays here, possess a body that is as intriguing as her mind: she appears delicate, yet explodes with energy and athleticism when life demands it of her.
Saif gives his movie-entrepreneur act a razor-sharp quality. Rangoon is a sorely needed reminder that this Khan is one of the finest actors among all the heroes in Hindi cinema right now, the one whose versatility has been least explored.
Shahid is outstanding. Though the love scenes are written well and aesthetically shot, they lack passion. The multiple lip-locks between Shahid and Kangana don't ignite flames.
The movie is picturesque. Colours come out of the screen and soothe our minds. Lighting and choreography are pitch-perfect. Being a period film is another challenge for Rangoon as special effects lack authentication in war scenes. The elaborate costume planning comes to rescue though.
Still, Ranaut is remarkable playing the sort of character no Hindi film leading lady has been given for decades now. A big bow to Bhardwaj for that, and to the actress for choosing a path advocated by Gandhi, being the change she clearly wants to see in Hindi cinema. This action queen deserved a more vibrant film though.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a critical challenge to her authority on Thursday when some of her coalition, worried about throwing good money after bad by bailing out Greece, could humiliate her in a vote on euro-zone rescue schemes.
Support from the centre-left opposition will ensure Germany passes the bill on new powers for the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which some countries like Finland have ratified but others, including Slovakia, are disputing.
But if dissent in her coalition forces Merkel to rely on opposition votes to pass the new powers for the 440 billion euro ($600 billion) rescue fund, it would be politically damaging for the conservative chancellor and undermine her ability to pilot fresh measures to combat the eurozone debt crisis.
Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their allies were pressuring a handful of dissidents to get in line before the vote at 11 a.m. (0900 GMT). It should be clear about half an hour after that the EFSF has been passed, but any word on how many government lawmakers rebelled could take another hour.
"We are working to convince people," CDU second-in-command Hermann Groehe told Reuters. He said "it will be close" but the government would not put itself in the humiliating position of depending on the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens.
Merkel tried to assure her coalition that German taxpayers' money would not be wasted by voting for a new bailout for Athens — but she could not rule out that the money might be written off if, as financial markets increasingly fear, Greece defaults.
With Germany shouldering up to 211 billion euros of the EFSF guarantees, critics fear the fund will not be enough and taxpayers will be asked for more.
That impression was reinforced by talk at the International Monetary Fund last weekend of the need to beef up the EFSF even more — on top of the extra powers decided by European leaders in July — by leveraging its capital and bring forward the permanent scheme supposed to replace it in mid-2013.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble denied just hours before the vote that he had used "that word" — leverage — and said in a radio interview "we have to stick to what the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) decides".
Merkel is often accused in Europe and at home of dithering on the euro crisis and if she does not win the EFSF vote on her own terms, it would damage her hopes of taking the conservative bloc she has led for 11 years into the next elections in 2013.
International auditors return to Athens on Thursday to deliver their verdict on whether Greece's tougher austerity measures qualify for further aid.
The chancellor has told Greece she wants to wait for the results of an audit by the "troika" of the European Union, European Central Bank and IMF to see whether its findings "tell us we will have to renegotiate or not".
Such talk by Merkel and other German officials may refer to raising the level of private creditor involvement in the Greek bailout, by getting them to accept bigger potential losses — or "haircuts" — on their Greek sovereign bond investments.
Senior coalition figures like Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, head of Merkel's Free Democrat (FDP) partners, have already said an "orderly" Greek default should not be taboo.
With a core of naysayers in the CDU, its Bavarian allies the CSU and the FDP, the vote will be scrutinized to see how close she gets to a convincing 311 'yes' votes from her own bloc in the 620-seat Bundestag.
If there are more than 19 rebels, Merkel will have passed the EFSF thanks to the centre-left opposition and may have to rethink how to address growing discontent among her supporters and the population at large about the eurozone debt crisis.
Sentiment remains divided. Even though labor unions called on MPs to back the measure, the conservatives' "Mittelstand" small business alliance urged MPs to vote 'no'.
"It is personally a difficult decision but politically the correct one," the group said.
The SPD and Greens have won a run of state elections this year and, with two more votes in coming months on the second Greek bailout and a permanent mechanism to succeed the EFSF, can portray themselves as defenders of the single currency.
With the FDP's popularity sliding to just 2 percent in some recent polls and state elections, and the party increasingly critical of eurozone bailouts, it often appears more of a liability than an asset for Merkel.
"In the end, the chancellor will have to decide: either she wants to rescue the euro or the FDP," said former SPD foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the SPD to Bild newspaper.


If the name Philips brings to mind light bulbs, it means that some one at the company did their job too well. Despite the connection, Philips is actually a tech conglomerate with many consumer products from televisions to electric razors. Back in 2009, it tried its hand at producing an Android handset that went nowhere. Now the company is back in the Android game with a device called the Philips W732. Its claim to fame is the 2400mAh battery powering the phone.
What is interesting is how Philips used the large battery, its own energy saving technology, and the screen on the phone to offer a handset that gives you longer web browsing time than the 3300mAh battery powered Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. When it comes to talk time, the latter has the battle won hands down with 21 hours of chatting available vs. the 13 hours on the Philips W732. But web browsing time is a little more complex and the AMOLED screen on the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX eats away at browsing time much more than the LCD IPS touch screen on the Philips phone. That enables the W732 to offer 10.5 hours of continuous browsing vs. the 7 hours and 23 minutes of continuous surfing achieved on the DROID RAZR MAXX in one test.
If you must know the nuts and bolts of the technological reason for this, it is because AMOLED screens consume the most energy when displaying white. Since the background of most web sites is in white, surfing the web empties the cell faster on AMOLED models. That is why the text messaging application on newer Samsung models uses a black screen and QWERTY.
The rest of the specs for the Philips W732 include a 4 inch WVGA screen, a single-core 1 GHz MediaTek MT6575 processor, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA connectivity, a 5MP camera and hot-swappable dual-SIM support. The device will launch in China soon, available in black, pink, green, white, and blue. There is no word on pricing. And while we probably won't see this model in the States, as the demand for the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX attests to, there is a great need in the U.S. for handsets with long battery life. Thus, we wouldn't be surprised to see Philips coming up with a higher end model for the U.S market.
Philips can not be doubted for its battery efficiency. 2400 mAh is good news but single-core 1GHz and 5mp camera are just unacceptable.
actually, knowing that the Razr Maxx has dual-core and qHD screen, I have more respect for the Razr.. With 2400mAh, the W732 should perform better if not the same as the Razr.. Anyway, I just realized that the Razr Maxx is now available in Singapore.. Gosh, now which one should i choose? Design (HTC One X), Performance (SGS3), Software (Galaxy Nexus), or Battery (Razr Maxx)?
Both One X and SGS3 would be a good compromise for battery, design, performance and software. Also, the camera between those 2 would be better than the others. SGS3 outside of Verizon are unlocked as well.
afaik this Philips has nothing to do with Philips conglomerate. Philips sold his Mobile Division along with rights to use its trademark to chinese company CEC, which is manufacturing these phones now for chinese market.
Yep, and this phone will never see non-Chinese sun.


Victoria Coates told PJ Media: "What's happening in southern Turkey is all too typical in the Middle East today, as ancient Christian communities are displaced and persecuted by sectarian violence.
Erdogan has courted open controversy in recent months with the seizure of opposition newspaper Zaman, which has unsurprisingly since toed a sycophantic pro-government line.
His apparently anti-democratic moves have provoked outrage in Europe, where politicians have been left bowing and scraping at his feet in a desperate bid to resolve the migrant chaos.
When You Think Of Those No Go Zone,Large As A City, Where You Don't Pay Taxes, But You get Only The Ashes Of A Late Police Station, That Fire Men Can't Go To Do Their Job As A Flow Of Stones Hit Them. And With Police Protection Is Worth, Car Start to Burn Everywhere, And They Have Absolutly No Fear Of Police.
Mate, do you hear the dark flight of the crows over our plains?
Mate, do you hear the muffled clamour of enchained countries?
Join the sabotage, get off the hills, comrades!
Take the rifles, the machine gun, the grenades out of the straws.
Hey, killers, with a bullet or by knife, kill swiftly!
The hatred on our backs and the hunger that drives us, the misery.
Mate, if you go down, a mate out of the shadows takes your place.
Cultural Marxism Is The Destruction Of Any Kind Of Value..Leaving Behind Only Empty Shells .. That can Then Be Fool By Anything Or Anyone.. A Kind Of Death Wish..
In Spain, Good Friday Parade Interrupted by Rampaging Muslims Shouting 'Allahu Akbar!
Hersh didn't say whether these «arms» included the precursor chemicals for making sarin which were stockpiled in Libya, but there have been multiple independent reports that Libya's Gaddafi possessed such stockpiles, and also that the US Consulate in Benghazi Libya was operating a «rat line» for Gaddafi's captured weapons into Syria through Turkey. So, Hersh isn't the only reporter who has been covering this. Indeed, the investigative journalist Christoph Lehmann headlined on 7 October 2013, «Top US and Saudi Officials responsible for Chemical Weapons in Syria» and reported, on the basis of very different sources than Hersh used, that «Evidence leads directly to the White House, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, CIA Director John Brennan, Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar, and Saudi Arabia´s Interior Ministry».
And, as if that weren't enough, even the definitive analysis of the evidence that was performed by two leading US analysts, the Lloyd-Postal report, concluded that, «The US Government's Interpretation of the Technical Intelligence It Gathered Prior to and After the August 21 Attack CANNOT POSSIBLY BE CORRECT». Obama has clearly been lying.


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Nazirpur refers to a Census Town in Nadia district, West Bengal, India

It also refers to:
Nazirpur Upazila, an upazila in Pirojpur District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
Nazirpur, Malda, a census town in Malda district, West Bengal, India