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Chemical Physics
Researchers in chemical physics apply physical methods and theory to study molecular and collective properties of chemical systems. The focus is on understanding complex phenomena from gas phase molecular dynamics, to nanoscale, mesoscale, and biological phenomena, through model systems and fundamental physical principles.
These research groups participate in the Chemical Physics Ph.D. program.
Chemical Physics Research Groups
Becker Group
Our research interests are related to the theory of ultrafast processes in molecules. We use analytical methods, applied math techniques and high performance computing to study nonperturbative and nonlinear processes induced by strong laser fields. Applications of these processes support the development of new ultrafast laser technologies and measurement techniques at the level of electron dynamics in matter.
Betterton Group
Our work is in theoretical biophysics, soft condensed-matter theory, systems biology and bioinformatics. Several current areas of interest are motor-protein motion and collective effects in motor-filament interactions, the biophysics of cell division, DNA elasticity and DNA-protein interactions, coupled linear aggregation and liquid-crystal ordering, and analysis of mass spectra in proteomics.
Eaves Group
The Eaves group uses statistical mechanics, quantum dynamics, and computation to understand physical properties of condensed phase systems and nanostructures. Research in the group focuses on ultrafast exciton dynamics in carbon nanostructures; multi-electron processes in polar solvents, molecular crystals, and nanocrystals; nanoscale isomers of ligands on gold; and the interplay between mesoscopic physical forces and enzyme kinetics during nucleic acid remodeling.
Hynes Group
Our research is focussed on chemical reaction dynamics and mechanism in solution and at surfaces, and allied phenomena such as vibrational energy flow. Our weapons are analytic theory, classical and quantum dynamics, quantum chemistry and simulations. Topics of current interest include water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction, charge transfer reactions at interfaces, photochemical conical intersection dynamics, hydrogen bond dynamics of water next to DNA--especially in connection with anti-cancer drug intercalation, and biological proton transfers
Kapteyn-Murnane Group
We develop new ultrafast laser and x-ray sources as part of our research in optical science, and we apply these light sources for new experiments in physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering
Nagpal Group
Our group works in the broader field of developing nanoscale materials and processes for applications in energy and biology. We utilize design, synthesis, and spectroscopy for tailoring fundamental properties of nanoscaled materials for energy harvesting and novel therapeutics, and developing new spectroscopic techniques for single-molecule DNA sequencing and biomarker discovery for applications in personalized medicine, identifying disease biomarkers, and developing novel targets for vaccines and therapy.
Nesbitt Laboratory
The Nesbitt Laboratory pursues research in four main areas:
High resolution laser spectroscopy of radicals, ions and molecular ion clusters
Chemical Reaction Dynamics at the Gas-Liquid Interface
Quantum nanostructures and photonic nanomaterials
Single Molecule Biophysics of RNA Folding: Microscopy, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
The group's work involves extensive use of state-of-the art cw and ultrafast pulsed laser technology, nonlinear generation of tunable mid and near-infrared laser light, fast analog electronics, IR frequency comb light sources, scan probe methods, confocal microscopy, planar supersonic expansions, plasma discharges, and quantum theoretical calculations. The central unifying goal of the research program is the elucidation of the fundamental kinetics and dynamics of elementary chemical/biophysical processes from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.
Nozik Group
Professor Nozik's group collaborates with the National Renewable Energy Lab in the study of size quantization effects in semiconductors, nanoscience, and future generation solar photon conversion to photovoltaics and solar fuels.
Raschke Nano-Optics Group
We use and develop new optical near-field scanning probe techniques for ultrahigh spatial resolution imaging and spectroscopy for the investigation of molecular and solid nano-structures. This includes the study of the ultrafast dynamics on the nanoscale, and the control of the light-matter interaction by optical antennas and plasmonic nano-devices.
Smalyukh Group
Our scientific interests encompass different branches of soft condensed matter and optical physics, including novel laser trapping and imaging techniques, molecular and colloidal self-assembly, fundamental properties of liquid crystals, polymers, nano-structured and other functional materials, as well as their photonic and electrooptic applications.
Weber Lab
Our research revolves around the chemical physics of molecular structure and intermolecular interactions. We use infrared spectroscopy of gas-phase cluster ions to investigate how ions interact with solvents and how solvation impacts chemical reactions. In another experiment we study the photophysics of biomolecules and salt ions (e.g. precursors for metal nanoparticle synthesis) and how their interaction with solvent molecules changes their properties. We are currently developing new project areas dealing with the growth of nanostructured materials from small clusters and with the properties of nanoscale materials at very high pressures.
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Gravitational Physics
Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences
Graduate Research Opportunities
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Email: physics@colorado.edu


This fall, a Ph.D. candidate Ina Ėmužienė defended her thesis on Lithuanian radio and TV programs in the US from 1944 to 1990. Electronic media is a new theme in Lithuanian diaspora history. In her research, Ina analyzes radio and TV programs broadcasted in the US territory and mostly aimed at Lithuanian-American community. She looks at 58 radio programs and 2 TV shows describing their operating principles, organizational scale, various forms and impact on Lithuanian-American community. In doing so, Ina analyzes the US federal policy toward audio-visual media creators of national ethnic groups, explains the electronic media "strategy" developed by the Lithuanian-American community and its goals, reconstructs the space of the audio-visual communication media within the community, its organizational principles and policies, and analyzes the role of radio broadcasts in breakthrough stages of the development of Lithuanian diaspora. While analyzing the content of Lithuanian-American radio and television programs, Ina reveals the most acute problems of Lithuanian diaspora community and attempts by radio and TV to solve them.
The doctoral thesis (in Lithuanian) can be accessed here.
Sophie Barcus, the owner of the Sophie Barcus Radio Program in Chicago (1932–1987), in her studio.


Jurgen Klopp has warned Mohamed Salah not to expect any friendly treatment when he reunites with his former Roma team-mates on Tuesday night at Anfield, and told him to expect some heavy early challengers from the Italian defenders.
The Egyptian joined Liverpool from the Serie A giants last summer in a bargain £35million move and left the Stadio Olimpico as a firm fan favourite after scoring 34 goals in two seasons for the club.
He remains in close contact with several Roma stars but with a spot in the Champions League final at stake, there is unlikely to be much love shown between old friends.
And Klopp warned Salah to let his football do the talking as he expects some fairly heavy treatment early on at Anfield.
The Liverpool manager said: 'I am pretty sure Italian defenders are famous for not having friendly games so I think Mo will feel pretty early in the game they are not his team-mates any more.
'But he can strike back in a football way. He knows that. I don't need to tell him.
Klopp continued: 'It's great: but the season is not finished and there are a lot of things to come.
'Mo is absolutely clear he sees what the boys are doing for him, and it is really special that he knows.
'It is true that the team can be remembered far more than any individual honour [by winning a trophy]. We know that at the start of the season, and now we are close.


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package de.mash1t.battleships;

import static de.mash1t.battleships.Main.setState;
import de.mash1t.battleships.config.ConfigHelper;
import de.mash1t.battleships.network.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.SocketException;

/**
 * Class for a dialog, where the user can choose between hosting or joining a
 * server
 *
 * @author Manuel Schmid
 */
public class ConnectionDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {

    protected final Main parentFrame;

    protected Server server;
    protected boolean cancelButtonPressed = false;

    private Thread searchingClient = null;

    /**
     * Creates new form ConnectionDialog
     *
     * @param parent
     */
    public ConnectionDialog(Main parent) {
        super(parent, true);
        this.parentFrame = parent;
        initComponents();
        presetFields();
        progressBar.setVisible(false);
        setState(GameState.InitHostOrClient);
    }

    /**
     * Presets the fields with the data given in the config file
     */
    protected final void presetFields() {
        tbPort.setText(Integer.toString(ConfigHelper.getPort()));
    }

    /**
     * Hosts a server
     */
    protected void host() {
        boolean exceptionOccured = false;
        Main.setState(GameState.HostStarted);
        // Change elements of dialog
        hostElementChange(true);
        // Start server
        server = new Server(parentFrame);
        try {
            server.waitForClientToConnect();
            setAndClose(server);
            server.dialogHelper.showInfoDialog("Info", "Connected");
            Main.setState(GameState.MyTurn);
        } catch (SocketException ex) {
            if (!cancelButtonPressed) {
                server.dialogHelper.showWarningDialog("Error", "Socket already in use");
            }
            exceptionOccured = true;
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            server.dialogHelper.showWarningDialog("Error", "Connection Failed");
            exceptionOccured = true;
        }

        if (exceptionOccured) {
            hostElementChange(false);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tries to connect to the given server
     */
    protected void connect() {
        if (validateConnectionData()) {
            Main.setState(GameState.ClientStarted);
            Client client = new Client(tbServer.getText(), Integer.parseInt(tbPort.getText()), tbNickname.getText(), parentFrame);
            if (client.connect()) {
                setAndClose(client);
                client.dialogHelper.showInfoDialog("Info", "Connected");
                Main.setState(GameState.EnemyTurn);
            } else {
                setState(GameState.InitHostOrClient);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the given BattleshipNetworkObject as static, starts thread for
     * receiving data, disposes form
     *
     * @param bsno BattleshipNetworkObject to set as static
     */
    protected void setAndClose(BattleshipNetworkObject bsno) {
        Main.setState(GameState.Connected);
        BattleshipNetworkObject.setNetworkObject(bsno);
        Main.enemyBoard.enablePanel();
        Thread thread = new Thread(bsno);
        thread.start();
        dispose();
    }

    /**
     * Validates the connection data set by the user
     *
     * @return validity of field content
     */
    protected boolean validateConnectionData() {

        boolean isValid = true;

        // Validate nickname
        if (tbNickname.getText().trim().equals("")) {
            tbNickname.setBackground(Color.red);
            isValid = false;
        } else {
            tbNickname.setBackground(null);
        }

        // Validate server address
        if (tbServer.getText().length() == 0) {
            tbServer.setBackground(Color.red);
            isValid = false;
        } else {
            tbServer.setBackground(null);
        }

        // Validate port
        int port = Integer.parseInt(tbPort.getText());
        if (port > 65535 || port < 1024) {
            tbPort.setBackground(Color.red);
            isValid = false;
        } else {
            tbPort.setBackground(null);
        }

        return isValid;
    }

    /**
     * Switches the enabled state of all components in the connection panel
     *
     * @param enabled
     */
    protected void switchConnectionPanelState(boolean enabled) {
        for (Component comp : connectionPanel.getComponents()) {
            comp.setEnabled(enabled);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Changes the elements of the dialog depending on host state
     *
     * @param state enabled/disabled
     */
    protected void hostElementChange(boolean state) {
        if (state) {
            // Enable hosting
            bHostGame.setText("<html>Waiting for client to connect ...<br>Press to cancel<html>");
        } else {
            // Reset hosting
            bHostGame.setText("<html>Host Game<html>");
        }
        progressBar.setVisible(state);
        switchConnectionPanelState(!state);
    }

    /**
     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
     * regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        connectionPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        tbPort = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        tbServer = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        tbNickname = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        bJoinGame = new javax.swing.JButton();
        bHostGame = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jSeparator3 = new javax.swing.JSeparator();
        progressBar = new javax.swing.JProgressBar();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
        setResizable(false);
        addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent evt) {
                formWindowClosing(evt);
            }
        });

        jLabel1.setText("Port");

        jLabel2.setText("Server");

        tbServer.setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(50, 20));
        tbServer.setName(""); // NOI18N

        jLabel3.setText("Nickname");

        bJoinGame.setText("Join Game");
        bJoinGame.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                bJoinGameActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        javax.swing.GroupLayout connectionPanelLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(connectionPanel);
        connectionPanel.setLayout(connectionPanelLayout);
        connectionPanelLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
            connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                    .addComponent(jLabel1)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(tbPort, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 79, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addContainerGap(91, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addComponent(tbNickname)
                    .addComponent(tbServer, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
            .addComponent(bJoinGame, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        connectionPanelLayout.setVerticalGroup(
            connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(tbNickname, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                    .addComponent(tbServer, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                .addGroup(connectionPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel1)
                    .addComponent(tbPort, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 16, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(bJoinGame, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 65, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
        );

        bHostGame.setText("Host Game");
        bHostGame.setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(0, 0));
        bHostGame.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                bHostGameActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addComponent(jSeparator3)
                    .addComponent(connectionPanel, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(bHostGame, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(progressBar, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(bHostGame, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 65, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(progressBar, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jSeparator3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(connectionPanel, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents

    /**
     * Starts thread to connect to server
     *
     * @param evt
     */
    private void bJoinGameActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_bJoinGameActionPerformed
        new Thread() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                connect();
            }
        }.start();
    }//GEN-LAST:event_bJoinGameActionPerformed

    /**
     * Starts thread to host server
     *
     * @param evt
     */
    private void bHostGameActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_bHostGameActionPerformed
        if (searchingClient != null && searchingClient.isAlive()) {
            searchingClient.interrupt();
            searchingClient = null;
            cancelButtonPressed = true;
            server.closeSocket();
            hostElementChange(false);
            setState(GameState.InitHostOrClient);
        } else {

            searchingClient = new Thread() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    cancelButtonPressed = false;
                    host();
                }
            };
            searchingClient.start();
        }

    }//GEN-LAST:event_bHostGameActionPerformed

    private void formWindowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_formWindowClosing
        // Exit if no button was clicked
        System.exit(0);
    }//GEN-LAST:event_formWindowClosing

    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JButton bHostGame;
    private javax.swing.JButton bJoinGame;
    private javax.swing.JPanel connectionPanel;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
    private javax.swing.JSeparator jSeparator3;
    private javax.swing.JProgressBar progressBar;
    private javax.swing.JTextField tbNickname;
    private javax.swing.JTextField tbPort;
    private javax.swing.JTextField tbServer;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
}

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Silkcroft One Step Closer JW aka Perri has been awarded BEST IN SHOW at the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of GB Open Show North 2015!
Judge Neil Straw awarded Perri the win over what was a record entry of 58 wheaten at the Club Show. Well done handler Cheryl and smaller Silkcroft Team (just Harriet and Gail).


It's a day to celebrate and to cheer, we all are united.
O Lord ! Make Us Happy and Protect Forever our land!
Dear friends Wishing you a sparkling day of Independence.
Come on and celebrate a peaceful life in our land by Remembering all freedom fighters.
We were able to breathe the fresh free Air since our birth.Thanks HomeLand.
Independence day is best time to think about who we are and how we got here. God bless our country!
Kept in mind By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
Today we celebrate bravery of our heroes and their gift of freedom.
Guys happy independence day ,Long may our flag wave!
Dear God i wish the glory of Independence Day Be with us forever.
I am feeling very pride like a true patriot.
May this great day of Independence Fills your life with happiness and prosperity.
Feeling very proud of being the part of such a glorious nation.
Thousands laid down their lives that's why Our country can celebrate this day so never forget their sacrifices..
This is a fact no Nation Is Perfect,It Needs To Be Made Perfect .
Let's pray May our country progress in everywhere and in everything.
Let's salute all the martyrs for their sacrifices they made,Thank's a lot for giving us our today.
I love only one day and that is Independence Day.
Wishing the warmest wishes on this Independence Day to all nation.
Our life is full of colors.I hope this day of freedom add more colors to our life.
Stay keep the spirit of patriotism glowing in our soul and actions.
Thanks to all who sacrifice their present for our future.
Today we have blessed by a great day our day of independence.
freedom is a precious gift placed in our hands by our forefathers.
Take care of freedom ,it is a responsibility and a weight to be carried and shared by those willing to protect it.
Dearest God all what i need for my country is just its prosperity and protection.
I am very blessed as i am the part of a strongest nation.
Some things just can't be expressed as my love for my country.
This day i promise i make myself a good honest patriot.
I want to married a man who just knows to fight for homeland.
My first love and priority is my nation.happy independence day.
My lord give me the power of doing some good for my country.


New York, San Francisco and LA are great cities to stroll through, especially in the winter. If you're a true gardener, you'll be captivated and inspired by the ingenuity, originality, and beauty of the indoor potted gardens that adorn hotels, stores, and financial buildings.
The message that comes from these designs is "Think outside the box!" Pansies, poppies, stock, and snapdragons are the staples for most winter color planting in garden beds — but in your pots try some new combinations.
Nothing says "welcome" better than twin pots flanking an entry point. Use a medium-to-tall evergreen in the center of each pot. Cedrus deodora works very well. Make sure your pot is wide enough to encircle the evergreen with dusty miller, red cyclamen, variegated "iceberg" ivy or some other decorative plant. Optional: weave battery-operated white lights in the tree for special occasions. Gorgeous!
For a narrow area try staked pyracantha (firethorn) ringed with carex comens (frosty curls), helichrysum petiolare (white licorice) or liriope (silver dragon). You can also use a 3'x3' espaliered pyracantha.
For a tropical look use split-leaf philodendron or a bird of paradise surrounded by red trailing bougainvillea and white lantana.
Many tropical trees and plants, especially those adapted to dimmer light in rainforests, do well indoors. Check around the nursery and see what you like.
You get the idea. Don't limit yourself to the obvious; take joy in being creative!


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British Sports Awards
British Sports Journalism Awards
Friends of the SJA
< Rugby corr Hands to leave The Times
Multi-eventer Lewis shows she's multi-talented >
Bob Millward: Memorial Service
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bob Millward, the London-based Associated Press sportswriter, will be held at St Bride's, Fleet Street, on Wednesday October 20, from 11.30am.
Bob's friends and colleagues are encouraged to attend, with a drinks reception planned for after the service in his favourite local pub, the Duke of York.
Millward collapsed and died last month, while working at the World Cup in South Africa. He was 58.
Millward had a deep and widespread knowledge of all international sports, including football, cricket, golf, rugby, boxing and horse racing. He reckoned he'd covered 52 different sports. But his main interest was football and, in particular, his beloved West Brom.
"He had a twinkle in his eye, a sly sense of humour and, usually, a self-deprecating remark that made him an irresistible magnet for all of us," Terry Taylor, AP's sports editor said. "We will miss his good cheer and we are very, very saddened by his loss."
To read AP's obituary for Bob Millward, click here
SJA MEMBERS: Make sure your profile details are up to date in the 2011 SJA Yearbook by clicking here
Categories: Athletics Writers, Football writers, Members' news
Join the SJA
Molly Hudson's post-World Cup blog: being a woman in a male-dominated world
Jon Ryan made honorary member of SJA
Memorial service for Andrew Longmore
SJA committee co-opt four new members
Reach head of sport Allen completes restructure of national titles
SJA golf day, Muswell Hill GC
About the SJA
SJA Constitution
Email: info@sportsjournalists.co.uk

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Anne Tyler (Minneapolis, 25 oktober 1941) is een Amerikaans schrijfster.

Biografie
Haar ouders waren activisten die zich voor meerdere progressieve doelen inzetten en Anne groeide op in meerdere communes verspreid over het zuiden en middenwesten van de Verenigde Staten. Toen ze elf was streken haar ouders neer in Raleigh, North Carolina, waar ze voor het eerst een normale school bezocht. Daarna studeerde ze Russische taal en letteren aan de Duke University in Durham. In 1963 trouwde ze met de Iraanse psychiater en schrijver Taghi Modarressi, met wie ze twee dochters heeft. Hij overleed in 1997. Het echtpaar woonde in Baltimore Maryland.

Romans
Het merendeel van Anne Tylers romans speelt zich af in haar woonplaats Baltimore. De personages zijn meestal eigenzinnige, excentrieke mensen en het verhaal strekt zich vaak uit over meerdere generaties van een familie. Tragiek en droge humor wisselen elkaar af in de levens van gewone mensen.

Ze vindt zelf dat Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant haar beste boek is. Dit boek werd in 1983 genomineerd voor de Pulitzer-prijs en de PEN/Faulkner Award. Het gaat over een perfectionistische alleenstaande moeder en haar kinderen.
In 1985 kreeg ze de National Book Critics Circle Award voor haar roman The Accidental Tourist. In 1986 werd het boek genomineerd voor de Pulitzer-prijs. Het verhaal beschrijft Macon Leary, een schrijver van reisgidsen die na de dood van zijn zoontje nog meer dan vroeger wordt beheerst door zijn dwangmatige gewoontes. De extravagante hondentrainster Muriel Pritchett probeert hem over het verdriet heen te helpen. Het tragikomische verhaal werd in 1988 verfilmd met William Hurt en Geena Davis in de hoofdrollen.
In 1989 kreeg ze de Pulitzerprijs voor literatuur voor haar roman Breathing Lessons. De bemoeizuchtige Maggie Moran en haar wat knorrige man Ira begeven zich op weg naar de begrafenis van een van haar vriendinnen. In de loop van deze hete zomerdag wordt duidelijk waarin Maggie en Ira verschillen, maar ook waarin ze elkaar vinden.

Bibliografie
If Morning Ever Comes (1964)
The Tin Can Tree (1965)
A Slipping-Down Life (1970)
The Clock Winder (1972) (Het huis met de klokken)
Celestial Navigation (1974)
Searching for Caleb (1975) (Op zoek naar Caleb)
Earthly Possessions (1977) (Aardse bezittingen)
Morgan's Passing (1980)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982) (Het heimweerestaurant)
The Accidental Tourist (1985) (De toevallige toerist)
Breathing Lessons (1988) (Ademlessen)
Saint Maybe (1991) (Koning Hazehart)
Tumble Tower (kinderboek, 1993)
Ladder of Years (1995) (Tijd van leven)
A Patchwork Planet (1998) (De patchwork planeet)
Back When We Were Grownups (2001) (Toen we volwassen waren)
The Amateur Marriage (2003) (Het amateurhuwelijk)
Digging to America (2006) (Thuiskomen)
Noah's Compass (2009) (Het kompas van Noach)
 The Beginner's goodbye (2012) (Afscheid voor beginners)
A Spool of Blue Thread (2015) (De blauwe draad)
 Redhead by the Side of the Road (2020) (Een rooie aan de kant van de weg)
Anne Tyler heeft korte verhalen gepubliceerd in The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, Redbook, McCall's, en Harper's, maar ze zijn tot nu toe niet in boekvorm verschenen.

Verfilmingen
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Breathing Lessons (tv) (1994)
Saint Maybe (tv) (1998)
A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
Earthly Possessions (tv) (1999)
Back When We Were Grownups (tv) (2004)

Amerikaans schrijver
Winnaar van de Pulitzerprijs

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Beijing Ningyang Hotel is a 3-star comprehensive complex of accommodation, restaurant, health, hair saloon, shopping and service administrated by Beijing Tourist Bureau. Located in 9 Baiyunguan South Lane (White Cloud Temple in Chinese) by the Second Ring Freeway, Ningyang Hotel is only three minutes from Beijing West Train Station, 10 minutes away from Beijing Train Station, 15 minutes to the famous Qianmen, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City by driving. The Subway Changchun St. station is also ten minutes away by walking. There are six ring freeways in Beijing which spread from downtown to the suburb. The area within the 3rd ring is considered as city central. Surrounding points of interest also include the Beijing Capital Museum, Tianning Temple, Baoguo Temple, Yutanyuan Park, Grand View Garden, and Temple of Moon.
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April 02, 2021 | By Heather Buschman, PhD
Experimental Therapy for Parasitic Heart Disease May Also Help Stop COVID-19
By blocking human enzyme cathepsin L, chemical inhibitor K777 reduces coronavirus' ability to infect cell lines; clinical trials are underway
Creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Photo credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
James McKerrow, MD, PhD, dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, has long studied neglected tropical diseases — chronic and disabling parasitic infections that primarily affect poor and underserved communities in developing nations. They're called "neglected" because there is little financial incentive for pharmaceutical companies to develop therapies for them.
One of these neglected diseases is Chagas disease, the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America, which is spread by "kissing bugs" carrying the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. These parasites produce an enzyme called cruzain that helps them replicate and evade the human immune system. McKerrow's research team looks for inhibitors of cruzain — small molecules that might form the basis for new anti-parasitic medicines. One particularly effective cruzain inhibitor is called K777.
Then, in the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep through the United States. Researchers quickly reported that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can't dock on and infect human cells unless a human enzyme called cathepsin L cleaves the virus' spike protein.
And it just so happens that cathepsin L looks and acts a lot like cruzain.
In a study published March 31, 2021 by ACS Chemical Biology, McKerrow and team show that low concentrations of K777 inhibit cathepsin L can reduce SARS-CoV-2's ability to infect four host cell lines, without harming the cells.
"Since K777 inhibits a human enzyme, not the virus itself, it's our hope that it's less likely the virus will evolve resistance against it," said McKerrow, co-senior author of the study with Thomas Meek, PhD, of Texas A&M University.
K777 wasn't equally effective in all cell lines. That's likely because not all cell lines produced the same amount of cathepsin L or the same amount of ACE2, the host cell receptor that the virus' spike protein uses to latch onto cells after it's cleaved by cathepsin L. The inhibitor was best at preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in the cells that produced the most cathepsin L and ACE2.
The cell lines tested were derived from African green monkey kidney epithelium, human cervical epithelium and two types of human lung epithelium. While an important research tool, cell lines such as these are not necessarily representative of patients. They are easy to grow and manipulate in research laboratories because they are cancer cells, but that also means their molecular features likely differ from the average person's healthy lung or cervical cells.
"We were surprised at just how effective K777 is in blocking viral infection in the lab," McKerrow said. "Yet under usual circumstances it would be impractical and unlikely that we ourselves would be able to move the compound so quickly into clinical trials. We're fortunate that an 'entrepreneur-in-residence' program here at UC San Diego has helped bridge that gap."
Selva Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company, has licensed K777 from UC San Diego. In parallel with this study, the company has also found that the experimental therapeutic prevented lung damage in COVID-19 animal models and was well-tolerated by people who participated in a Phase I clinical trial to assess safety. Selva is planning a Phase IIa clinical trial in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients for late 2021.
Many people with COVID-19 experience mild disease and can recover at home with supportive care to help relieve their symptoms. Currently, severe cases of COVID-19 may be treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in hospitalized patients, or a medication that has received emergency use authorization from the FDA, such as monoclonal antibodies. Worldwide, more than 124 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 2.72 million have died from the infection.
Co-authors of the study include: Drake M. Mellott, Bala C. Chenna, Demetrios H. Kostomiris, Jiyun Zhu, Zane W. Taylor, Klaudia I. Kocurek, Ardala Katzfuss, Linfeng Li, Frank M. Raushel, Texas A&M University; Chien-Te Tseng, Aleksandra Drelich, Jason Hsu, Vivian Tat, University of Texas; Pavla Fajtová, UC San Diego and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Miriam A. Giardini, Danielle Skinner, Ken Hirata, Michael C. Yoon, Sungjun Beck, Aaron F. Carlin, Alex E. Clark, Laura Beretta, Vivian Hook, Anthony J. O'Donoghue, Jair Lage de Siqueira-Neto, UC San Diego; Daniel Maneval, Felix Frueh, Selva Therapeutics; Brett L. Hurst, and Hong Wang, Utah State University.
Funding for this research came, in part, from the National Institutes of Health (grants N01-AI-30048, R24 AI120942 NPARS-S01), AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Selva Therapeutics, Inc.
Disclosure: James McKerrow is an advisor to and holds stock shares in Selva Therapeutics, Inc.
Heather Buschman, 858-249-0456, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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This was an easy one for a swinging arm bolt, its only 155mm long, M12. I've got a Hyabusa one in titanium coming up by contrast, its huge!
I've made a lot of parts for G45 and 7Rs, here are some titanium and 7075 alloy bolts. The 7075 alloy bolts are Surteck 650 coated.
Long engine mounting bolts like these are hard to get true, the deflection in the middle is considerable. Although its 'only a bolt' i can't help getting them as accurate on the shank as possible, anything over 2 thou over the length is too much. So they take time to make, but are worth it when done. The fame inserts and locking collars are 7075 alloy, Surteck 650 coated for corrosion protection.
Heres some 6082 alloy parts i've made for the head stem of either a triumph or NSU, not sure which as i've done work for both recently and he has so many i can't keep track!


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Sondos Alqattan said attack on her is attack on Kuwait and hijabis
She's far from shutting up.
Sondos Alqattan has released a video on her now-private Twitter account saying that criticisms of her are an attack on Islam, Kuwait, and hijabis, reported by The National.
In a translation posted by the publication yesterday, Alqattan allegedly said: "I've been reported by 90 press agencies, and 90 people inquired [about me], 90 magazines, 90 newspapers, these keep talking about the same subject. They wrote, 'The Kuwaiti fashionista, the veiled [woman], the Muslim.'"
She added: "After seeing all this, I felt there's an attack on Islam, [with those people] saying, 'Look she is wearing the hijab, look at the Muslims, of course [look] at the Kuwaitis in particular, and similarly the people of the Gulf region, look at the Arabs."
Read: YouTuber Philip DeFranco reacts to Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Alqattan's rant
Alqattan asked: "This is not a personal issue. No! They intend to target hijab-wearers, the Muslima (sic), the Gulf nationals."
According to Arabian Business, she also asked in the video why her critics appeared angrier over her remarks than the conflict in Syria, Iraq, and Gaza. She also vowed to get her followers to boycott the beauty brands who have severed ties from her.
One of those brands includes MAC Cosmetics, which on Wednesday released a statement denouncing Alqattan for making her controversial remarks. The National reported that the company clarifies that they have "no partnerships with her and will no longer be working with her on any brand activities."
Vogue Arabia reported that hair care brand Phyto and makeup brand Anastasia Beverly Hills have cut ties from Alqattan. Gulf News reported that Max Factor has suspended their partnerships from the beauty guru, and said: "Max Factor Arabia is taking this incident very seriously and have immediately suspended all collaborations with Sondos."
On Tuesday, Alqattan posted a statement on her Instagram to defend herself. It read: "I have not on any circumstances in the present or past have mistreated, degraded, or in any way mistreated an employee of mine."
The Kuwaiti influencer gained notoriety for posting a video rant on her social media accounts where she complained about new laws that give Filipino maids days off as well as from forbidding employers from confiscating their passports.
The post Sondos Alqattan said attack on her is attack on Kuwait and hijabis appeared first on Coconuts.


Nearly everybody with a digital camera has difficulty previewing the results of their expert shooting while taking photos in bright sunlight. The glare on a camera's LCD can sometimes be so bright that it's impossible to see anything on the display. This not only makes it hard to see your photos, but can also make it very difficult to make any adjustments in the camera menus. There are, thankfully, some measures you can take to overcome this all-too-common inconvenience.
Step into the shade. More often than not, there will be a place you can easily move to get out of an area that is prone to creating camera LCD glare. This can be beneath a tree, under an awning or as easy as stepping inside. Without the bright sunlight bearing down hard against your LCD, it will be easier to see the photos you just took and edit the menus inside your camera. Be sure to try this before touching the LCD so as to avoid any potential damage to the screen.
Place your hand around the LCD. If you can't find a shady spot nearby, you should try using your hand to block out the rays of the sun that are reflecting off of your LCD screen. When you do this, try not to touch the actual screen. Doing so increases the risk of smudging, scratching or otherwise damaging the LCD. Instead, curve your fingers around the screen without actually touching it.
Try a film or acrylic LCD protector. If the use of shade or your hand fails, LCD protectors reduce the amount of glare coming off the LCD screen while protecting it from other types of potential damage. A film protector goes directly on top of the screen, so be sure to smooth out any air bubbles upon applying it. If you go for an acrylic protector, keep in mind that it may be more expensive. Either option is optimal for getting rid of glare, but an acrylic protector may be desirable if you don't want anything to touch your LCD screen.
Attach an LCD cap. These caps attach to a camera around its LCD screen, and they flip up so that the screen can be viewed. They are three-sided, and they reduce the LCD's exposure to excessive light in addition to protecting it from any additional damage. Depending on which digital camera you have, the addition of an LCD cap may be permanent, so be sure it is comfortable for you before purchasing.


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"100 Percent" is in Amasya
Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Fine Arts Painting Department Member and the Chairman of Samsun Culture and Arts Platform Association Prof. Dr. Metin Eker held his exhibition called "100 Percent" which consists of 45 works in Amasya.
100 Percent was first held in Italy in October 2018, then in İstanbul in December 2018, and then in Samsun in April 2019 as part of the "100th Year of the National Struggle" events. The works reflect "National Struggle, Heroic Sagas, War of Independence, Samsun and the First Step, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and His Fellow Fighters, and the Heroes of the Independence War the Turkish Nation".
Governor of Amasya Osman Varol, protocol members, and art-lovers attended the opening of the exhibition which is also included in the 100th Year Celebrations of the Amasya Circular.
Prof. Eker made an opening speech and said the following; "As its also exposed with the proportional tag line expressed with the name 100 Percent, we are 100 percent devoted to our country, nation, and sacred concepts just like we were one hundred years ago. We are 100 percent patriotic and loyal to our nation. The fighting spirit of the Turkish people sharpened by 100 percent forms the content of the art works exhibited here. My exhibition follows the route Atatürk took 100 years ago that initiated the National Struggle. The route will be completed with the exhibitions that are going to be opened in Erzurum next month, in Sivas in September, and in Ankara in October. I would like to thank Governor Osman Varol for providing full support to this exhibition."
Governor of Amasya Osman Varol also made a speech during the opening and said the following; "I was very impressed when Prof. Metin visited me and talked about this exhibition project and its route. As you know, Amasya is a part of the 100th Year of National Struggle events implemented under the sponsorship of the Presidency, and this year we are contributing with more events and more enthusiasm. I would like to take this opportunity to thank dear Professor Eker for holding this event in Amasya and wish him success."
Prof. Eker's solo painting exhibition named "100 Percent" can be visited until 19 June 2019 in Amasya Hazeranlar Konağı exhibition hall.
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European Union Grants Huge Budget to Project by OMU Academicians
OMU's Success at the TÜBİTAK University Students Research Projects Competition
Faculty of Pharmacy has been established at OMU
OMU Graduation Ceremonies 2019
Job Seeking Skills Training for the Students and Alumni
2nd International Plant Biology Congress Starts at OMU
OMU Graduation Ceremonies Have Started
South Sudan Wins the Tournament with a Magnificent Comeback
19 May in Its 100th Year and the National Struggle International Symposium Ends
19 May in Its 100th Year and the National Struggle International Symposium Begins
OMU Units Receive the Symbol of "Accessible University", The Orange Flag
"2nd Traditional Project Days" at Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences
They Cycle for the Environment
Promotion Program of Quality Management System Has Started
International Students Receive Entrepreneurship Certificates


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Statement by Minister Rickford and Minister Scott on Potential Union of Power Workers
December 14, 2018 by canada
Today the Honorable Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and the Honorable Laurie Scott, Minister of Labor, have issued the following statement on the Union of Energy Workers (PWU) rejection of Ontario Power Generation's final offer in contractual negotiations, leaving PWU in a strike position:
"We have been informed that contractual negotiations between the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Energy Workers' Union (PWU), which have been in progress since PWUs collective bargaining agreement expired on March 31, 2018 were declassified. PWUs States have not ratified OPG's final offer.
"OPG produces about 50 percent of Ontario's electricity, which families, businesses, and industries rely on daily. Any prolonged disruption caused by labor action would jeopardize the supply of electricity to Ontario's industry and businesses, which could have a devastating impact and a cascade effect on our province's economy.
"We will not allow Ontario's families and seniors to spend their holiday season in the dark or do not get hot. We will do whatever is necessary to protect the health and safety of the people of Ontario.
"We urge the people of Ontario that we are reviewing all the options available to ensure that the electricity supply remains uninterrupted in this province." The government will not hesitate to act quickly and decisively, if necessary. "
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Okm then, help me out - what exactly did you mean when you wrote that the Mail is "simply pandering to the tastes of a particular mind set"? What exactly is that mind set with which you are tarnishing the names of our good Mail reading friends? Be specific and cc Shark27 into the reply. Thanks.
In what way have I tarnished the name of Mail Readers? I said that the Mail panders to a particular mind-set. I made no comment upon whether I considered that to be a desirable or undesirable mind-set. You are reading something into my words that isn't there, perhaps as a result of your own prejudices.
4.	An inability to see how unpleasant Katie Hopkins is.
Whilst I would disagree with all of those points to one extent or another, none of those traits automatically makes Mail readers bigots, which is what you clearly asserted when you said You think the Mail is only targeting immigration to sell papers to the bigots. I can't make out whether that isn't what you meant to say or whether you are taking a leaf out of The Great Leader's book and are twisting and turning when confronted with something that you now regret saying.
Kerr - Did Chomsky say that "If I were British I would vote for Corbyn"? Yes or no?
I have no doubt that he said it. I'm just surprised that he would given his view on politics. One assumes that it was an expression of opinion based upon a lesser of two evils type approach.
I think I can see your problem. You simply can't imagine any other alternative to the here and now can you? It's either free market neo liberalism or state controlled hell! In this you are frighteningly similar to Great Fire.
Who said anything about politicians controlling the press? They are the last people that should be involved, for the reasons that you have stated. But that doesn't mean that there aren't other socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives.
I can see that you are happy with the status quo of a handful of individuals effectively being able to reach and influence the views and votes of over 10 million people, and the illusion of 'democracy' that this represents. Well done, you must be very happy. But I think I'll keep pushing for long term alternatives for a mass press that fairly represents it's society.
Well what exactly is it that you do want by way of press control? Back in the mists of time in post 138 you said that you would be all for a cross party joint venture and organisation that reflected the interests of all political parties evenly and completely restructure the way that mass media (with readerships of over x amount) can engage with expressing their own political opinions, on behalf of their owners) to the readers. This can be done in many ways, on many levels, is hugely fraught with difficulty and complex issues but is ultimately achievable in a way that achieves an ultimate cross party balance. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the expression 'cross party' clearly implies political involvement unless we are using different versions of the English language.
I see that you have now dropped the word political and it is now 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives' that you are after. What on earth is that supposed to mean? Who is going to appoint the people who operate your 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternative', if it isn't going to be politicians? And I've got the strangest feeling that when you set up your 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternative' it will be quickly infiltrated by politically active individuals who will seek to ensure that their version of the truth is what is printed.
I'm also curious about how the 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives' would operate. Would newspapers have to run their proposed articles past a committee before they publish? That would make 'breaking news' something that happens several days after the event.
I wonder if the Telegraph would have been allowed to run its MP expenses scandal expose or the Guardian it's Panama Papers articles if they had to be run by a 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternative'.
I prefer the current system where people can choose their source of news, with animal picking up his Guardian and gf picking up his Daily Mail. If more people choose the Mail than The Guardian then that's the way it is and in that way the media reflects the choice that society makes. So, yes, I prefer the status quo, because there isn't a better alternative. If you want to explain how your 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives' would operate (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and am assuming you don't mean that people would be made to read The Guardian), I'd be fascinated.
Which huge flaws have you pointed out, raging? I think that's something that's happened in your dreams alongside your 'socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives'.
I don't like these threads because they always descend into abuse and cheap point scoring (and yes, I do a bit of the latter sometimes).
None of them are inspiring that's true.
Mogg would be much more so but the press will go after him for his religious views particularly on abortion, which they wouldn't do if he was any other religion, abortion is forbidden in many religions including the establishment's favourite one, Islam.
I don't think Rees-Mogg would be widely attractive to the electorate. He's a bit too Victorian for most people and certainly for me. The 'Left wing' press would have a field day with him, because of things that he has said, in much the same way that the 'Right wing' press do with The Great Leader. It's just that not as many people would read it as when The Sun has a pop at The Great Leader, which, in simple terms, is what upsets raging.
It's more an acceptance that, as I said earlier, it's one thing to draw up detailed theories of mass media, it's flaws and where we'd like to go from here, and as you quite condescendingly put it having to live "back in the real world", and make whatever decisions we can do now, with what we have, that might move us (very long term) to where we'd like to be.
Or at least opposing the existing trend that is seeing the concentration of mass media influence falling increasingly into the hands of fewer people with interests not for the benefit of society overall.
I think I wrote that post at 7am in the morning before I'd had even half of my cup of coffee, rushing to get the points over before daughter tumbles down the stairs demanding her porridge!
As I've said before I am FAR from being an academic and am not great with the written word, just do my best. And in saying phrases like "reflected the interests of all political parties", "ultimate cross party balance" and "socially driven cross cultural, cross society discussed and agreed alternatives" what I am clumsily saying is that whatever the solution would be that we move towards it has to reflect all voices in society.
1.	Do you think it would be better if we had a free press serve to benefit and enhance the public good (a good whose production has positive effects on society beyond the effects on the specific people who directly consume the good) of the society it exists in? To help reinforce democracy through a range of views being freely and equally available to the consumers?
2.	Are you ultimately happy that a handful of people own the media and use their property as a vehicle to influence both government and the voting public?
Obviously, my answers are 1) Yes and 2) No. So obviously I'd look for alternative ways of doing things. Wouldn't anyone if they came to the same conclusions.
The question is of course what can we do about it? As you have quoted me above, I have pointed out that to explore this path is "hugely fraught with difficulties and complex issues" and your questions highlight these.
But does that mean that solutions are impossible? That we shouldn't try when these questions are so important and our illusion of democracy is so flawed.
I am personally not bright nor eloquent enough to solve these huge problems in my lunch breaks but I think I can identify some directions of travel.
Maybe we can look at the elements of our own BBC? The idea here is that all of us pay into a national mass media service that is responsible for providing a balanced and fair news coverage and a range of political opinion and is accountable to public scrutiny in terms of it's balance. It's not ideal, gets accused of political bias from both sides but ultimately takes it's responsibility for a fair balanced news and opinion service seriously and does a good job of it. Maybe the way we should travel is in this direction, with all public paying in towards a range of national news publications, of different styles and media types that the paying public can select from but each with a responsibility to report within an agreed framework and an over riding body that ensures that x views expressed over there (say right wing source) are counter balanced by x views expressed over here by a left wing source.
In the meantime, these news outlets report as normal, in real time just as the BBC does now. Did the BBC investigate on MPs expenses scandal? Does the BBC do undercover reporting and exposes of scurrilous individuals? Of course.
2.	Keep arguing the fact that the current illusion of a democratic free press is not fit for purpose and does not present a true range of perspectives so that people recognise the necessity for an alternative.
Huge uphill battle, but for me, if the essential structure of something so important is corrupt and broken, it's just lazy thinking that just dismisses it as the 'best we can do'.
Blimey, crowbarring me into a discussion with another poster - you are rattled aren't you?!
I haven't abused you Kerr. Note the winking smiley!
Liar liar pants on fire Mr Mogg , a Christian indeed .
Corbyn hasn't apologised for supporting the IRA, Hamas and Hezbollah.
While you're at it gf, can you post any links that show Corbyn's support of the said organisations, i think you're forgetting you've been proven wrong on many occasions on the same topic.
Still waiting for the wonderful Kerr to prove any Corbyn links to the ira.....tick tock.
He's actually popular with people of all ages, younger people feel very protective of him because he's so polite and nice.
And what's wrong with being old-fashioned?
Today's politicians are political pygmies compared to politicians of the past.
Even his new allies in the Communist party think he's too extreme!
Corbynistas, ever get the feeling you may be wrong about the fella?
"...the CPB's Susan Michie said that 'several comrades' had left the Communist Party and joined the Labour Party under Corbyn where they can make more of a difference, therefore her party would extend its pact not to stand candidates against Corbyn's Labour."
That's very opposed to Corbyn isn't it!


The Orchestra: A User's Manual is one element of The Sound Exchange, a pioneering web development by the Philharmonia Orchestra. The aim of the user's manual is to provide information about the orchestra, orchestration, composition and instruments, for the benefit of anybody with an interest in the subject. Unlike conventional text-based orchestration manuals, this features movies of players explaining relevant aspects of their instruments and technique, audio clips and samples of the instruments, and illustrative music from the repertoire drawn from the Philharmonia's postwar recorded archive. The Philharmonia is the most recorded orchestra in history and from its birth in 1945 has been associated with new technologies. This use of the internet to convey information is entirely consistent with its desire to open up access to all areas of orchestral life and music-making. The User's Manual will be useful to anyone with an interest in orchestras and orchestral music. It will also have a specific relevance to composers, orchestrators, students, and anyone learning to play an instrument. By asking players themselves to explain the nature and technical limitations of their instruments it is intended that a realistic picture of the orchestra will emerge. A recurring feature of the video clips is that, while certain techniques are a theoretical possibility, in practice they are often limited or even unsatisfactory. By acquainting the orchestrator with these, it is hoped that much time-wasting in rehearsal can be avoided! In addition, illustrative clips from the archive give actual sounding examples of good practice in orchestration.


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Here are a few stories about the stream enhancement project that have appeared in the local media.
• An article from the Corvallis Gazette-Times, printed October 14th, 2003, giving a general description of the project can be viewed here.
• An article from the Corvallis Gazette-Times, printed March 8th, 2004, describing vegetation restoration work can be viewed here.
• An article from the City of Corvallis's newsletter, printed March 2004, describing stream restoration projects can be viewed here.
• An article from the Corvallis Gazette-Times, printed April 23rd, 2004, describing the 4-H Wildlife Stewards Summit can be viewed here.


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138. Can we say there was an ethnic cleansing on Palestine?
The concept implies a systematic elimination or the forcible expulsion of a population for religious, ethnic or national motives and it is currently considered a "crime against humanity". The previous chapters show a war between two identities, sometimes between irregular armies, with military mistakes like in Deir Yassin, war crimes like the shooting of innocent civilians in Kfar Etzion, the intentional murder of civilians (terrorism) in the Mount Scopus Convoy, expulsions in Lod or Ramle and auto-motivated fleeing. Using the words "ethnic cleansing" in this conflict trivializes the phenomenon and its correct use becomes relative. Israel does not qualify as ethnic cleansing the destruction of Jewish communities in Arab countries either, despite that in that case, there were no traces of Jewish life left while there were around 150,000 Palestinians still living in Israel, most of the remaining lived in their homes within the British Mandate (or went to the West Bank or the Gaza Strip). Ilan Pappe is a quasi-historian propagandist who constantly accuses Israel of committing such crime. Pappe himself said in an interview with Le Soir of Brussels (Dec/7/1999): "There will never be an objective historian. I care less about what happened than the way people see those facts. I confess that my ideology influences my historical texts. The fight is based on ideology and not facts." Historian Benny Morris in The New Republic said about The History of Modern Palestine: One Territory, Two People: "Regretfully, much of what Pappe tries to sell his readers is a show. For those in love with subjectivity and dependent on historical relativism, a fact is not a fact and precision is unreachable."
35. How can we recognize a modern Judeophobe?
126. Can we get "more confirmations" that the Palestinian Arabs were not expelled in 1948?
174. How can we differentiate and analyze Islam schools?


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Trends and challenges that will shape and transform businesses
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The disruption of the pandemic has brought fresh urgency to business decisions
acing with input from business leaders from a wide variety of industries. Even though some of the topics are not brand new, they have been given a new importance and urgency by the impact of the Cothat will influence how we live and work for years to come.
Businesses must completely rethink how they use digital tools and how they can better help them to approach their customer, employee, and user experience. The 2020s will be defined by the way organisations transform their businesses to address changing circumstances - becoming nimbler and securing their longevity in the process.
Below is a summary of some of the trends and challenges that our customers are fvid-19 pandemic and may provide a new perspective on a brave new decade that, admittedly, got off to a rocky start.
Business turns "remote everything" as servitisation comes to the fore (again)
The interest among manufacturers to transform their traditional products into services isn't a new trend. Industry experts, including those working at IFS, have been exploring servitised business scenarios for many years.
Although its importance wouldn't have been diminished in a corona-free world, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new urgency to servitisation among decision-makers in the manufacturing sector and elsewhere.
According to research firm Gartner, by 2025, over 50 percent of equipment manufacturers will offer outcome-based service contracts that rely on IoT connectivity, up from less than 15 percent in 2019. Seen in the light of these projections, it is not surprising that the global state of emergency we all entered into last year has driven companies to adopt a "remote everything" mindset, even those far outside of traditional service provision, whose businesses are servitised by design.
The composable enterprise make room for new opportunities and nimble business
What I am referring to is the concept of a composable business—what Gartner also calls a composable enterprise.
Rather than buying large and cumbersome sweeps of applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), human resources (HR), customer relationship management (CRM), etc., a composable business approach is focused on handpicking a portfolio of heterogeneous applications from a palette of best-of-breed solutions. It's about composing your own set of digital tools that help your business be more agile, move faster, deploy faster, and, most importantly, realise faster time to value to make way for new business models.
Given what is at stake, I predict that the adoption of composable business will be a matter of survival for companies in the early to mid-twenties.
Robots will rule the earth
Automation in a business technology context will experience an explosive growth over the coming three to four years.
With progressively sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities comes an increasing capacity to automate processes. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2024, organisations will lower operational costs by 30 percent by combining hyper-automation technologies with redesigned operational processes.
This means new business models, new backend processes, and leveraging automation in the form of robotic process automation (RPA) and, of course, AI.
With all of the above underpinned by the ubiquity of mobile, will any business be able to exist outside of this technology? Are all or even most businesses ready for this change?
Prepare for the moment when it all comes together
While IoT, AI, RPA and digital transformation are concepts that have been bandied about for a long time, the next phase will be the one where it all needs to coalesce as sensible solutions, delivered out-of-the-box as native and embedded application services.
What will take us to this next phase is a realisation among businesses that the real value lies in the total experience.
Think about the experiences you have had with companies you buy from, and what makes certain ones more special than others. Think about the moment you unboxed your new smartphone, the moment your last flight landed on time, or perhaps the moment you picked up a new car.
They are all different scenarios, but the common denominator is that there's a point in time when a company needs to bring it all together: when the supply chain works effectively, the choices in materials are paying off, the production process delivering as expected, and, of course, the moment when all aftersales elements need to kick in.
These points in time are the moments of service for customers, and the moments when you are of service to your customers. Given the complexity inherent in their delivery, are businesses properly equipped and capable of delivering those moments? What does success and failure look like in this context, and what distinguishes them from each other?
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For those in the business of singing about love, Valentine's Day is likely to be more business than love. Stuck in Beijing for a television appearance last Saturday, pop singer A-mei (張惠妹) wasn't able to celebrate Valentine's with her beau, Super Basketball League star Sam Ho (何守正), reports The Liberty Times, the Taipei Times' sister newspaper.
During the taping of the Chinese program, A-mei was asked what her ideal Valentine's would be: "Two people spending the day together, of course." Perhaps that had the diva rushing to a midnight flight back to Taipei so she could at least make it in time for Ho's birthday, which happens to be Feb. 15.
Another beloved female songstress, indie singer-turned-star Cheer Chen (陳綺貞), spent Valentine's dishing out love to Kaohsiung fans at a CD signing event by autographing 1,800 copies of her new album, Immortal (太陽). But Chen's boyfriend, musician and producer Chung Cheng-hu (鍾成虎), probably didn't notice, suggests the Liberty Times. He was just as busy fulfilling his duties as manager for Chen's fellow star Crowd Lu (盧廣仲), who was holding a Valentine's concert of his own.
And there's not much love coming Jay Chou's (周杰倫) way lately, who has suffered a few "injustices" in the eyes of the Apple Daily. The paper reports that Chou and his mother got a bum deal on two luxury apartments totaling 260-ping (860m²) now under construction on Taipei's Aiguo West Road (愛國西路). Apparently the more than NT$300 million they're paying is almost twice as much as former first lady Wu Shu-chen (吳淑珍) paid at the same building. To add fuel to the fire, pop singer Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) has recorded a new song about suffering "betrayal from a boyfriend," which the Apple Daily presumes is aimed at the Chairman.
But Chou may have his mind on other things, like the silver screen. The Liberty Times published a rumor that Hong Kong action flick director Wilson Yip (葉偉信) wants to cast Chou as Bruce Lee (李小龍) in his next film. Chou's record company, JVR Music (杰威爾音樂), says it has yet to receive a formal invitation and the singer is already committed to shooting a film this year.
Malaysian-born, Taiwan-based auteur Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮) is back from Paris to promote his upcoming film Visages (臉), a film about a Chinese filmmaker who goes to the Louvre to shoot a film about a lurid biblical myth. At a press conference earlier this week, Tsai said the film, which was shot both at the Louvre and in Taipei, would be his "most controversial," according to the Liberty Times.
But the press were likely more dazzled by the presence of iconic French actress Fanny Ardant, who plays a film producer in Tsai's movie. Fresh off a plane, a tired and jet-lagged Ardant kicked off her heels during the press conference and said that despite the flight she had already been "conquered" by Taiwan's charms.
Singer Harlem Yu (庾澄慶) remains tight-lipped about his apparently imminent divorce with actress Annie Yi (伊能靜), who was caught on camera holding hands with Victor Huang (黃維德) last year. Yu dodged questions about the divorce at a charity event for Taiwan's Deaflympics cycling team earlier this week, speaking only of his bicycling habits as a spokesperson for the team: once or twice a week for two hours on mountain roads and unaccompanied by his son.
Taiwan's box office smash Cape No. 7 (海角七號) has finally crossed the strait and will be shown in theaters in a censored version with 30 minutes chopped out. The parts that were cut out contained "slang and vulgar language with a uniquely Taiwanese flavor," reports the Apple Daily. But no reason to fear for our "mainland compatriots" missing out on the good jokes — black market DVDs of the full version are available in China for 5 renminbi (NT$25), says the paper.
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The Royal Tour Part 6 - A Royal Wedding
April 29, 2011 finally arrived and I took the tube to Green Park at about 7am... bringing along a packed lunch in my bag. The crowds were already quite large and I positioned myself along the Mall quite close to Buckingham Palace at about 7.30am. I had a pretty ok view, about 4 or 5 rows back, not bad since I didn't have to camp out overnight for it!
It was a very long wait and my feet were very tired but eventually things started happening and various bands played along the procession route.
Eventually guests started to arrive:
Foreign Royals being bussed in
I believe this is the Brides mother and brother
Here we have the lovely bridesmaids
Australia's Channel 7 doing a live broadcast - interviewing some Aussies. Apparently my face was visible behind!
I do apologise for not having pics of Her Majesty The Queen arriving, nor Kate Middleton, I was filming those arrivals instead. But it was a fabulous atmosphere as both of them passed by, the crowds going absolutely wild... and for the first time we saw glimpses both of The Queens dress and also the brides.
There was no video of the ceremony from my position, however there was audio of it coming from several loudspeakers along the route. The absolute highlight was when God Save The Queen was played, and the crowd sung along in very high spirits. It was quite moving. Eventually the ceremony ended and the procession returned to Buckingham Palace.
TRHs - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Blurry shot - but here comes Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip
Another blurry shot sorry - but here comes part of the bridal party including Pippa Middleton
HRH Prince Andrew and his daughters TRH Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice (and those hats!)
After the procession was complete their was an agonising wait for the road to be opened, but it was just taking too long. We all wanted to get to the balcony to see the Royal couple but time was running short. I decided to make my way through St James' Park to Spur Rd to try and get a better spot. Fighting the crowds took forever and the only real way was to go through a garden, I am sorry for contributing to this:
It was worth it though as I got quite a good spot and I got some great photos!
When the newly married couple appeared on the balcony there was an almighty roar and the crowd chanted for them to kiss, which they did TWICE! The flyover was a great spectacle and I loved seeing The Queen but it was all over far too soon.
Being a part of that crowd in front of the balcony was an experience I will never forget. I love all the tradition and felt like I had done something exactly as it was done a hundred years ago and beyond that. The million or so people lining the streets all seemed to be having a fabulous time. In fact I had such a good time I am going to return for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012.
Jim Seo June 26, 2011 at 11:01 AM
wow! you are really in there,you saw them very closely
rajyen July 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM
The forthcoming Royal Wedding is the event of the year when Kate Middleton married her Prince on 29 April 2011. There has never been a more important moment in the history of the English monarchy since the last great royal wedding of 1981 when Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles.
That's really really really close
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nice article and nice photo
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Not enough movies use board games as a central part of the plot. Here are five movies that do, and each is enjoyable in its own way. If you like to see board games put to use in feature films, this is your list.
Searching for Bobby Fischer movie poster.
Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburn, and Joe Mantegna all turn in superb performances in this wonderful film. (William H. Macy, one of my favorite actors, also has a small role.) Chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin struggles to mesh his love of the game with his father's (Mantegna) obsession with winning. An underrated classic.
This Scrabble documentary focuses on four of the world's best Scrabble players: G.I. Joel Sherman, Joe Edley, Marlon Hill, and Matt Graham. The movie culminates with the 2002 National Scrabble Championship, where the top prize is $25,000.
Studio still, Clue central cast (Left-to-Right, Colleen Camp, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean (rear), Tim Curry (front), Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn).
Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull), and Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn) all come to life in this 1985 comedy, which also stars Tim Curry and Michael McKean. Skillfully written and filled with slapstick comedy and clever wordplay, this movie provides a delightful romp through Mr. Boddy's mansion.
Another Scrabble documentary, this 50-minute film was shot mainly during the World Scrabble Championships in Las Vegas. Among the featured players are the highest-rated woman player, an options trader, a professional gambler, a stand-up comic, and the executive director of the National Scrabble Association.
Uber Goober, subtitled "a film about gamers," is a 90-minute look at the culture of gaming -- including roleplaying games and historical miniature games. The movie features interviews with Dungeons and Dragons creator E. Gary Gygax, televangelist Bob Larson, author Mike Stackpole, and cartoonist John Kovalic.
Robin Williams stars as a boy who gets sucked into a board game and doesn't escape until more than two decades later as a grown man used to living in the jungle. This was among Kirsten Dunst's first films; Bebe Neuwirth and Bonnie Hunt also appear. The special effects -- praised by some, panned by others -- are provided by Industrial Light and Magic.
A Bug's Life movie poster.
What's this computer-animated movie from the makers of "Toy Story" doing on this list? Excellent question -- here's the answer: "Geri's Game," a short film about playing chess alone in the park, appears on both the VHS and the DVD editions.
A short but important scene involving Scrabble lands this 1992 Robert Redford techno-spy thriller on the list. Other stars include River Phoenix, James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier, Timothy Busfield, and Dan Aykroyd.


Life is like a board game. We play the game, we make different moves , we pick different colors, and when the game is over we put it back in the box (coffin).
And if you believe in reincarnation, we open the game again, make different moves, pick different colors and when the game is over we put it back in the box.
We open the game again and again, re-choosing and making different moves.
And it does not matter what moves we make. There is no right or wrong, at the end we close the box, put it away, and play again, if we so choose.
It matters not if we win or lose. There is nothing to lose or gain, it's just a game. The game is infinite and has unlimited possibilities and choices. We base the game on our choices and our re-choosing. Sometimes we are the King and sometimes we are the Pawn.
They say children learn the best through play and it's true because life IS play. We play Work, we Play House, we play Dreams.
The questions to ask are "did we have fun along the way?", "did we play the game with passion?" "did we engage fully and embrace all that the game had to offer?". Or did we play along as a pawn feeling that we were a victim to circumstances beyond our control?
Perhaps if we see this thing called Life as a game of creation, we would lighten up, laugh more and realize we take everything way too seriously.


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CES, Everlast renew glove partnership for 2021
TFJ BOXING 1 Feb 2021 Professional Boxing
CES photos by Will Paul
EVERLAST FOR ALL SEASONS: Reigning WBC Youth and WBC USNBC Lightweight Champion Jamaine Ortiz, left, and CES MMA World Heavyweight Champion Greg Rebello, right, proudly wear Everlast gloves when competing for CES Boxing and CES MMA. The northeast's leading promotion has renewed its partnership with Everlast, the world's leading manufacturer, marketer, and licensor of boxing, MMA, and fitness equipment.
CES, Everlast renew partnership for 2021 combat sports season
Providence, RI (January 28, 2021) – CES Boxing and CES MMA are proud to announce the renewal of their partnership with Everlast® as the official glove provider for their 2021 combat sports season.
Established in 1910, Everlast® is the world's leading manufacturer, marketer, and licensor of boxing, MMA, and fitness equipment. In addition, CES Boxing and CES MMA recently announced a multi-year extension with UFC FIGHT PASS® to stream their live events on the world's No. 1 streaming platform for combat sports beginning this year.
The promotion's 2021 schedule, streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, will be announced shortly.
CES MMA is a mixed martial arts promotional company based out of Providence, R.I., founded by legendary boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. It promoted the first sanctioned professional mma event in the state of Rhode Island on Sept. 17, 2010 at Twin River Casino Hotel. Since its inception, CES MMA has been a gateway to the UFC developing the careers of UFC contenders Calvin Kattar, Rob Font, Charles Rosa, William Knight, Mike Rodriguez, Tony Gravely, Andre Soukhamthath and others. In October 2012, CES MMA promoted its first pay-per-view event at The Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, featuring the professional MMA debut of former WWE superstar Dave Bautista, and recently signed a two-year extension to broadcast exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®.
CES Boxing is one of the top promotions in the northeast and one of the few to successfully promote both mixed martial arts and professional boxing. Launched in 1992 by longtime boxing judge Jimmy Burchfield Sr., the promotion is the only in professional boxing to boast two reigning WBC Youth world champions in lightweight Jamaine Ortiz and featherweight Irvin Gonzalez. CES Boxing recently teamed with UFC FIGHT PASS, the world's No. 1 streaming platform for combat sports, to showcase its events to a worldwide audience, and worked as a promotional consultant for the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view event in November of 2020.
UFC FIGHT PASS® is the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. Since launching in 2013, UFC FIGHT PASS is now available in more than 200 countries and territories. UFC FIGHT PASS provides its members with unlimited access to live UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims; live mixed martial arts and combat sports from around the world; original series and historical programming; special features; behind-the-scenes content; in-depth interviews; and up-to-the minute reports on the world of combat sports. UFC FIGHT PASS subscribers also have 24/7 access to the world's largest fight library, featuring more than 17,000 bouts from dozens of combat sports organizations, as well as every fight in UFC history. Fight fans can access FIGHT PASS on personal computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, LG Smart TVs, and Sony TVs with Android TV.
The preeminent brand in boxing since 1910, Everlast is the world's leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of boxing, MMA and fitness equipment. From legendary champions Jack Dempsey and Sugar Ray Robinson to current superstars Benson Henderson and Canelo Alvarez, Everlast is the brand of choice for generations of world champion professional athletes. Built on a brand heritage of strength, dedication, individuality and authenticity, Everlast is a necessary part of the lives of countless champions. Based in Manhattan, Everlast's products are sold across more than 75 countries and 6 continents.
Michael Parente, CES Boxing, 401-263-4990 or michael@teamces.com.
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Leonel Gerardo Vielma Peña (born 30 August 1978) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a defender.

International career
Born in Mérida, Vielma has played over 50 games for the Venezuela national team and has played club football in Venezuela and Colombia.

International goals

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International career details at rsssf

1978 births
Living people
Venezuelan footballers
Venezuela international footballers
2001 Copa América players
2004 Copa América players
2007 Copa América players
Estudiantes de Mérida players
UA Maracaibo players
Deportivo Táchira F.C. players
Deportivo Cali footballers
Caracas FC players
Once Caldas footballers
Deportivo Italia players
Independiente Santa Fe footballers
Venezuelan expatriate footballers
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Association football defenders
Venezuelan football managers
Venezuelan Primera División managers
Mineros de Guayana managers
Estudiantes de Mérida managers
People from Mérida, Mérida
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