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Maidens, first thing, held 13 Brent Geese near the Caravan Park and thirty Greenfinches in the dunes. Stevenston Point had a good selection of waders consisting of Oystercatcher, Redshank, Knot, Turnstone, Dunlin and Purple Sandpiper.
A probable Wood Mouse running across a grassy verge in Glasgow town centre at 06:45 was the first natural connection of the day. Later, walked along the coast from Grangemouth to Bo'ness and then over the hill to Linlithgow Bridge. Highlights were a pair of Dippers (including a singing male) in Grangemouth and a Greenshank in the creek at Kinneil.
Highlight of a lunchime walk around Mugdock Park was a flock of around 25 Redpolls which showed well near Craigton Castle. Goosanders and Cormorants gave food views as they fished on Mugdock Loch.
A quick run around some sites in Dumfries and Galloway produced some good sightings including a vole across the road south of Dalmellington, lots of Red Kites over Loch Ken, at least three Willow Tits at the Ken-Dee marshes, a Raven displaying over Auchenlosh Hill, two Little Egrets flying together over the Southwick Water and summer-plumaged Pintails at Mersehead.
A very wet day meant that natural connections were virtually impossible. However a walk in the rain along the Brock Burn produced a few good birds including five Bullfinches feeding together on weed seed heads and a single Greenfinch.
As the mild weather has persisted locally, so too has the premature singing of several species including Blue Tit, Great Tit, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Wren, Song Thrush and (more predictably) Robin. There appears to have been a mini-influx of Siskins into the locality with small groups heard passing overhead at five different sites.
An unusual Mallard has joined the colony on the river at Cardonald Place. It is all dark brown except for a white chest, and appears to be paired to a normal-looking drake so is presumably a female.
Greenfinches continue to put on a good showing in south Cardonald with three on the garden feeders and five flying overhead. A singing Song Thrush was my first of the season after a singing Mistle Thrush a few days ago.
Baron's Haugh was wet and windy this afternoon. A Kestrel, a Buzzard and a possible Peregrine were hunting over the hill. A flock of Teal were calling and displaying on the haugh.
The improved weather tempted several bird species into song this morning including Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Wren, Starling, Collared Dove and Woodpigeon. Unusual for the garden were six House Sparrows with two Greenfinches (House Sparrows are common a few streets away but hardly ever stray into my estate). The Chaffinches and Greenfinches are suddenly much more colourful as they have acquired their breeding colours. Mallards (a very good 34 in total) were congregating on the river at the bottom of the garden with a fair amount of display taking place. A single Kingfisher was also present.
This morning's walk around my 1km square (including my garden) yielded a very good total of 32 species. Highlights included a singing(!) Mistle Thrush, nine Bullfinches (including seven in the garden), two Kingfishers, seven Siskins overhead, eight Stock Doves feeding together on the path and a local influx of Starlings (plus an exceptional eleven Squirrels).
Today's walk along the elevated cycle path through Scotstoun and Yoker produced nothing out of the ordinary. A switch over to the canal at least introduced some waterbirds including four Goosander, nine Tufted Duck and eleven Moorhen.
Walking to the bus stop this morning, twelve Starling-sized birds in the tops of trees on Cardonald Place Road proved to be Waxwings (my first local birds since 2013). The birds were catching flies and eating berries. Later in the morning and over at Victoria Park, some winter sunshine led a number of species to indulge in early breeding behaviour including Blue Tit (singing and visiting a nest box), Coal Tit (singing), Long-tailed Tit (two birds grappling in the air and falling to the ground) and Coot (a pair mating on a nesting platform).
Some business in Blantyre required a wet and windy lunchtime walk from the town to the Business Park on the other side of the expressway. Only the typical urban birds were encountered.
Took the opportunity to pop into RSPB Lochwinnoch on the way back from Greenock. The female Smew failed to show on Aird Meadow but the low winter light produced fantastic views of Goldeneye and Goosander against a stunning bakdrop. After a while two Roe Deer came to feed at the water's edge and an Otter climbed out onto a raft to eat a fish. As I was driving away from the reserve, a female Sparrowhawk swept low over the road.
Beecraigs Country Park was wet and windy this morning but some interesting sightings included summer plumaged Little Grebe (and Mallard) on Beecraigs Loch, Fieldfares on stubble, Yellowhammers in the hedges and eight Stock Doves 'exploding' from a tree near Parkley Farm.
A walk up to Crookston castle in the arin produced a mixed flock of about 30 Redpolls and Siskins. Later, a look around the St Rollx site on Springburn Road failed to turn up any Waxwings, although it was good to see two Pied Wagtails hanging around the front door of Lidls.
Took a walk along the Clyde at Govan this afternoon. Twenty-five Goldeneye were out in the middle of the river in front of the transport museum. Among them was a female Long-tailed Duck (link to photo by Southside Birder here). She seemed quite at home with the other birds but lunged aggressively at any that came too close. Also in the area were a Cormorant and a couple of Pied Wagtails.
A brighter day today after three days of heavy rain. The river level had dropped considerably and several species were singing including Robin, Wren, Woospigeon, Collared Dove, Coal Tit and Blue Tit.
Yesterday's Greenfinch was back in the garden today, along with two Collared Doves. Another of the latter was singing not far away.
A Greenfinch was among four finch species visiting the garden feeders (with another species, a Siskin, flying overhead).
Another very wet day with the river now lapping against the edge of the playing fields at Moulin. A Pied Wagtail was present near Rosshall High School for the fourth time in recent weeks.
A walk along the White Cart from Shawlands to Cardonald produced almost all the expected species including Goosander, Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Kingfisher, Dipper and Grey Wagtail. Highlight however was a Jay showing extremely well near the M77 flyover. Back home, a Pied Wagtail was feeding near the Tesco petrol station on Paisley Road West to add to the three seen at Moulin over the weekend.
An extremely wet day today with the water level in the river the highest it has been so far this year. Birds were hard to see through the driving rain but a Grey Heron was in the marsh below Leverndale Hospital and fifteen Mallards had gathered on flooded stubble fields across the river.
A very wet, windy and dark day meant few birds on show. The local House Sparrows continue to huddle together in favoured Privet hedges (often the untended ones).
A Dipper was showing well on the Westquarter Burn near Falkirk today. Also notable were nineteen Pink-footed Geese on stubble near the Kelpies.
All the local House Sparrows seemed to be huddled together in a single Privet hedge this morning. Birds in the garden were relatively few, no doubt due to the fierce winds and driving rain.
A lone Grey Heron was at its usual station on the river in Paisley Town centre this lunchtime.
An unusual (and unwelcome) occurence today was the presence of four Grey Squirrels (including one with a damaged tail) in my tiny back garden.
Bullfinch and Collared Dove were again the highlights of the birds visiting the garden.
Another frosty day with the temperture staying below zero all day. Nevertheless, two pairs of Collared Doves were singing and displaying, no doubt prompted by the spring-like sunshine.


As a pianist trained by top professors of the Moscow Conservatory, Eliso Virsaladze emerged with a rock-solid technique and an emphasis on tonal values. Her playing is flowing, unforced, full of subtle dynamics and colors – all of which serve her well in this Chopin potpourri… Excellent recorded sound backs up her cause. This will have to be one of the finest Chopin discs of 1999.
Listeners who've followed Live Classic' ongoing series devoted to this free-spirited, individual pianist will certainly want to check out this release.


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class Envelope(GeoWaveObject):
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"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure." Paulo Coelho, "The Alchemist" - 1988
"But America is too great for small dreams." Ronald Reagan, "State of the Union Address" - 25 January 1984
"Dreams, then, are often most profound when they seem most crazy." Sigmund Freud, "The Interpretation of Dreams" - 1899
"The biggest thrill you can ever achieve is to live the life of your dreams." Oprah Winfrey, "What I Know For Sure" - 2014
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep." William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" - 1623
"Even in dreams, you could not fall forever." George R. R. Martin, "A Game of Thrones" - 1996
"The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind." Sigmund Freud, "The Interpretation of Dreams" - 1899
"Even if a dream of different content had the significance of this offence against majesty, it would still have been in place to remember the words of Plato, that the virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in..." Sigmund Freud, "The Interpretation of Dreams" - 1899
"Dreams are never concerned with trivialities; we do not allow our sleep to be disturbed by trifles." Sigmund Freud, "The Interpretation of Dreams" - 1899
"It is said that men may not be the dreams of the gods, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men." Carl Sagan, "Cosmos" - 1980
"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind." Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights" - 1847
"a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." Oscar Wilde, "Intentions" - 1891
"if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Henry David Thoreau, "Walden" - 1854
"I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.'" Marilyn Monroe, "My Story" - 1974
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"the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because there is always the thought that everything might be done better and again." John Green, "The Fault in Our Stars" - 2012
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Home » Mike Gardner of Kane Is Able, Chosen by Pelotonia to Receive Fearless Fundraiser Award for 2016
Mike Gardner of Kane Is Able, Chosen by Pelotonia to Receive Fearless Fundraiser Award for 2016
SCRANTON, PA, December 6, 2016 - Mike Gardner, President and CEO of third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. was awarded the 2016 "Fearless Fundraiser" award by Pelotonia, an organization that runs fundraising bike tours to fight cancer. Pelotonia announced the award at the Pelotonia 2016 Check Celebration on Wednesday, November 9th at Express Live, an indoor-outdoor concert venue in downtown Columbus, OH.
Mike's efforts raised close to $70,000 in funds for cancer research this past year. Susie Pattison, Director of Rider Recruitment and Stewardship for Pelotonia, stated, "Mike set a high bar for all of our other participants! We are so grateful for his enthusiasm for this year's campaign."
Pelotonia directs 100 percent of every dollar raised by participants to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
Upon receiving the award, Mike said, "A few years ago, my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer. Through surgery, excellent medical care, prayers, and the support of family and friends, he continues to be in remission. Pelotonia is an amazing experience that combines physical challenge, philanthropy and community involvement. These are central tenets in my own life. I am proud to support one of the premier cancer centers in the country - one mile, and one dollar, at a time. Additionally, I'd like to thank the Kane family and our great KANE associates across the country, who have given generously to this cause."
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One of the plants at Den Helder is a low calorific gas processing facility that started operating in 1984. As part of a general rejuvenation of the systems and equipment at this facility, NAM decided to upgrade its automatic shutdown (ASD) control system, which relied on obsolete magnetic logic failsafe technology. Once the upgrade decision was taken, time pressure became critical, as ideally, NAM needed the upgrade to coincide with a planned six-yearly maintenance shutdown.
Yokogawa is NAM's preferred main automation contractor (MAC) for its offshore operations. For speed and efficiency, it was decided that Yokogawa would also provide the electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering services required for this automation upgrade - work that would traditionally have been contracted to an engineering, procurement and construction company (EPC). Eliminating the need to hire an EPC sped up project completion by six months.
The rejuvenation of the Den Helder gas processing terminal aimed to extend its useful life to beyond 2030. As part of this effort, the company was conducting a progressive upgrade of the terminal's distributed control system (DCS). This upgrade is an element of the ONEgas strategy for the combined assets of NAM and parent company Shell that seeks to lower operating costs in the Southern North Sea by better managing fields that are nearing the end of their operating life.
The final phase of the control and instrumentation upgrades at Den Helder targeted this facility's Yokogawa Maglog 14 ASD system, which relied on magnetic logic technology that was first introduced in the 1960s. Yokogawa stopped selling this system in the late 1980s, and plans to end of support. In December 2011, NAM decided to migrate to Yokogawa's latest safety platform, the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system. A key consideration was its ability to closely integrate via the Vnet/IP control network with the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS installed at the Den Helder terminal.
Yokogawa has developed a close relationship with NAM, as for some years it has operated as a MAC for the company. The MAC role provides a single point of responsibility for all the automation equipment at a facility. This partnership-style approach is becoming increasingly popular with larger end users that have complex automation installations, as it can simplify projects both for the user and any EPC involved. Yokogawa has invested in personnel with the skills needed to exercise this higher level of responsibility. In NAM's case, the MAC role involves the provision of automation equipment and services under the terms of an enterprise frame agreement between Yokogawa and Shell.
To fast track this project and ensure that this upgrade coincided with the periodic maintenance shutdown planned for August 2013, NAM decided that Yokogawa should also take on the traditional role of an EPC by providing a complete package and implementation service, including all the mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering work required to install and commission the system. Missing this deadline could potentially have meant requiring the system to operate for a further two years beyond its end of support.
Several factors led to the decision to ask Yokogawa to operate at this higher level of responsibility. Yokogawa had extensive knowledge of the automation system as it had been associated with the site since it started operations in 1984, and NAM's experience of working closely with Yokogawa as a MAC partner was very positive. The upgrade was a functional replacement for the shutdown system - which was well defined, making it easy to oversee. Another key factor was the importance of this project for NAM, which meant that dedicated NAM engineering resources were available to assist in project planning and implementation.
Apart from the elimination of a few control loops that had become redundant over the plant's lifetime, the new safeguard system was a pure functional replacement for the old system.
The initial front-end engineering design (FEED) work was performed by Yokogawa engineering staff under the supervision of an experienced FEED engineer from Shell. This phase of the project started in April 2012 and finished in September. After this initial planning work was completed, Yokogawa presented a solution and execution strategy to NAM in December, and the implementation phase of the project was started in January 2013.
The first element of the execution phase for Yokogawa was the generation of the many detailed drawings, diagrams, and equipment specifications required for implementation. This resulted in a bill of materials that included the core elements of the safety control system, based on Yokogawa ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system with the required I/O interfaces. A range of third-party equipment including new barriers, trip amplifiers and cabinets was also specified to replace old and obsolete I/O technology fitted during the installation of the original ASD system.
The execution phase of the project was performed very rapidly by Yokogawa, with planning, purchasing, and preparation work - plus software development for the ProSafe-RS - completed by the target date of August 2013. Construction, implementation, and testing then took place at Den Helder during the planned shutdown period.
Although the ProSafe-RS platform offers new functional capabilities, it was decided that the safety application would implement the same functionality as the previous Maglog 14 system. That system was based on logic circuits with magnetic cores - a hard-wired system; field communication was made via Modbus links, with data sent as it was requested. In contrast, the new ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system is now directly integrated with the plant's CENTUM VP DCS network. All of the safety-related data - and potentially any other data from the plant's complete DCS - is completely transparent and available to the safety controller. This provides NAM with an advanced safety control platform that can be reprogrammed and modified at will to deal with any proposed future changes to the gas processing terminal.
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The 14TP is a little known Polish tank project of the late 1930s. While the information regarding it is vague and no photos have survived, some pieces of information about the project remain. The 14TP was based on the previous 10TP, but with more frontal armor, without the ability to run on its wheels alone and with a different engine.
The Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 was first published by Janus Magnuski, a Polish historian, in his articles in the Nowa Technika Wojskowa 6/1996 and the Poligon 1/2009 magazines.
According to Magnuski, after the war, the sketch of a tank named the "Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39" ("Polish Tank T-39") was found in the documents of the Abwehr (Nazi German intelligence service). According to Magnuski, this tank looked like a cruiser-medium tank with a Christie-like suspension, similar to the 10TP, it was assumed that this was the German interpretation of the 14TP, based on whatever intelligence the Germans could get about it before or after the invasion.
While this story is plausible, no evidence was offered to support it and the original document, if it existed, has not emerged.
The Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 bears little resemblance to the 10TP, on which the real 14TP project was based. While it is often used to represent the 14TP, it most certainly bears no relationship to the real thing.
Of course, intelligence services are not infallible, and it possible that the T-39 was based on very poor-quality information obtained by the German agents in Polish territory. Alternatively, it is also widely postulated that this was a deliberate fabrication deliberately planted by the Poles in order to fool the Germans.
It is also possible that the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 is a more recent fabrication, produced by Magnuski or supplied to him by somebody else. Until the original document will be found, it is hard to tell.
The feature that brings the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 closest to the 10TP and 14TP is its Christie-like suspension. The T-39 has five large rubberized road wheels on each side, which also supported the track return. In the case of the real vehicles, each wheel would have been connected to a large coil spring sandwiched between two layers of armor.
'What-if' illustration of the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39, presented as the real 14TP – Source: WW2 Drawings, illustrated by V.Bourguignon.
The Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39, as shown in the outline from Magnuski, was significantly longer than the 10TP, with one more road wheel. Most of the lengthening seems to have gone to the engine bay. This partially relates to the real 14TP, which was meant to have a more powerful engine.
The front part of the lower hull extends significantly in front of the superstructure, a feature that is common to frontal transmission vehicles.
The rather large turret is mounted centrally in the vehicle, between the rear engine compartment and the front driver compartment. It does not resemble any Polish turret in use at that time. The front of the turret has a very pronounced curvature.
It is noteworthy that the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39, as shown, does not have any machine-gun visible, either in the turret or in the hull.
Illustration of the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 by Jarosław Janas.
Since the appearance of the Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 in the 1996 article by Magnuski, a document has appeared and widely circulated on the internet, often purported to be the original Abwehr document from which the T-39 project was 'discovered' by Magnuski.
However, a careful look reveals several problems with this document. First off, it is extremely clean, both in its writing and in its preservation. While this does not necessarily mean it is fake, it is a warning sign.
It must be noted that a large part of the original Abwehr documents was methodically destroyed during the war, to prevent their capture by the enemy.
Furthermore, the German used in the document is full of grammar and phrasing mistakes. Whoever produced it was clearly not a native speaker, especially not one writing official intelligence documents!
The drawing in the document also perfectly matches the T-39 drawing widely available on the internet. This might mean that Mister Januski was very thorough in reproducing it or that whoever produced this document used the image available online.
Another interesting thing to note is that German documents did not feature drawings in them. The drawings were usually attached as annexes, and not present along with the text.
The 'Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39' is not the 14TP. However, it has become widely mistaken for the real 14TP. Many websites and magazines, when writing about the little-known 14TP, use this fake tank to illustrate their pieces, often omitting to make any distinction between the two.
Also, some people have tried using the 'Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39' to spin the 14TP into a far more advanced vehicle than it was, one that would be on par or superior to anything else of the time. New information, however, indicates it was not such a super-vehicle.
It is possible that Magnuski indeed saw the 'Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39' in a German document, but until such a document appears, it should be treated with care. There is also no source where this 'document' was found or by whom or even when.
And on what basis are you accusing of forgery Janusz Magnuskiu, conducted a scientific query, archival research or just base your knowledge on the forum information?
The vehicle is almost certainly a fake. It bears no resemblance to the actual 14TP or any other Polish tank known at the moment.
In the article, I have identified 4 points at which this fake might have taken place. The Germans might have been wrong, they might have been deliberately fooled by the Poles, Magnuski invented it or someone else invented it and gave it to Magnuski.
If you have access to the document Magnuski found this in, I would be very glad to see it. Otherwise, I see no problem with our article.
Also, all of my sources are listed at the bottom.
First is the chance of have possession of an original intelligence document. Original documents of Abwehr activities are extremely rare it's headquarters and outposts were systematically burned at the end of the war (John Byrden, "Fighting to Lose: How the German Secret Intelligence Service Helped the Allies to Win the War", 2014). Copies were far more common, and obviously they are black and white and of very bad quality. In the assumption such document survived the archives burning, one must assume it was either it was stashed away or survived the flames. In the first scenario it would at least show signs of hasty handling, folds and creases. In the second scenario it would age faster, being exposed to acidic smoke. The acid environment discolor paper and make it brittle through oxidation, and this paper as never exposed to neither fire or extensive human touch. The darker shades of brown indicate the oxidation but they are perfectly symmetrical in every direction, indicating the paper texture was doctored by digital means. The foxing (the tiny darker spots) are acidic damage due to iron deposits. Paper produced in Germany in the 1930's for office use would be more rich in dose marks by now.
Furthermore, the letters in this typed document appear to be perfectly aligned and striking the typewriter tape with perfection every single time. such perfection seldom happened. Moreover, the signature is made in a style unlikely to be performed at the time, and even if not an signature, the name would be written in cursive. Further suspicion arises from the instrument used for the signature as it looks like pencil, which would be unacceptable for any document validity, or may be a faded ball point pen. Ball point pens were only available in Argentina in 1941 and licensed to the RAF during the war, being then anachronistic.
The sketch itself is hard to justify by any reproduction methods of the type, taking into account this is the original document, and the style of the drawing in unlikely.
And for last, the stamps seem nicely imperfect as if done by a real rubber stamp, but they have the same exactly imperfections and that is not how rubber stamps work, instead creating random small variations (look at the interruption of the circles specially (Joe Nickell, "Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents", 1996).
I hope that help put matters to rest.
Thank you for your input Thiago!
So I read your article and read articles from the late Janusz Magnuskigo (since 1999). Does Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 show 14TP? Certainly not, and therefore the question of what represents Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 that Horst Scheibert published a figure later in his article published in 1996 Magnuski. Reply can be traced to one of the reports Command Armored Weapons April 25, 1937.
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The German language in the German document is not authentic! What is "sketch" in a German document from the year 1939!
This "German" is worse than anything I have ever read, completely fake.
Probably the document is the reconstruction, which saw Magnuski. This document began to circulate on the internet long after the death of Magnuskigo.
Did you thiago piwowarczyk see or read an article posted Magnuski in 1996. In "Nowej Technice Wojskowej" (NTW)" and developed by Kinsky article "Poligonu" from 2009? Probably not, since you are trying to analyze the unknown origin of the "document" posted by TE and who did not appear in any article Magnuski.
The "german"- Abwehr document is really "World of Tanks"- level of fake! No document header. No name written with type-writer under the signature. Bad and broken german. The "official" stamp has "Abwehrn" instead of "Abwehr". The word scetch is used instead of Skizze.
One of the lowest effort fakes I've ever seen!


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Гра́льний бі́знес в Албанії — частина економіки Албанії, що є частково легальною і жорстко контролюється державою. Тривалий час азартні ігри було дозволено, але 2008 року їх було практично повністю заборонено до 2020-го, коли відбулося часткове послаблення щодо умов ліцензування казино.

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Відповідно до Закону про азартні ігри 2008 року (№ 10 033/2008), жителям Албанії було дозволено брати участь у бінго, ставках на перегони та на спорт, грати в казино, онлайн-казино та брати участь у лотереях.

Офіційний регуляторний орган, що відповідає за регулювання даної сфери — Підрозділ моніторингу азартних ігор (GMU), було створено відповідно до того ж закону. Він мав на меті забезпечити дотримання закону та коректної сплати податків.

Основна увага в законі 2008 року приділялася податкам, що стягувались з операторів казино. Згодом закон було змінено, оператори мали платити 15 % з обороту на місяць та 3 % за річний оборот, з 2019 року податок складав 15 % від усіх виграшів.

2018 року уряд прийняв закон, згдіно якого з 2019 року було заборонено практично будь-які види азартних ігор в країні. Під заборону потрапили, зокрема, спортивні ставки та ставки в інтернеті. Така заборона пояснювалась спробами подолати високий рівень залежності серед гравців та участь спортивниї клубів у домовлених матчах. Закон було прийнято завдяки коаліції Соціалістичної партії під керівництвом прем'єр-міністра Еді Рами.

При цьому заборона не торкнулась казино, що продовжили працювати у великих готелях, телевізійні ігри бінго та національна лотерея, оскільки вони мають постійний дозвіл на подібну діяльність. Щорічний оборот індустрії ставок Албанії оцінюють у 700 млн євро.

Раніше в Тирані працювало 50 казино, але станом на початок 2019 року залишилось лише одне (в готелі, що належить компанії Apex-al, яка згодом змінила назву на Adria Entertainment). 1 січня 2019 року рішенням уряду було закрито понад 4 тис. точок з прийому ставок, 8 тис. працівників галузі було звільнено, втрати бюджету від заборону було оцінено в 51 млн $ щороку. За багато років Албанія видала лише кілька ліцензій для операторів спортивних ставок. Згодом цей процес повністю зупинився. Прем'єр-міністр Еді Рама заявив тоді про створення робочої групи, що мала блокувати зарубіжні сайти з будь-якими формами азартних ігор.

Восени 2020 року уряд Албанії прийняв два укази, що доповнили закон про азартні ігри 2008 року й дозволили розширення мережі наземних казино. Згідно указу, власники казино щороку виплачуватимуть 1 млрд албанських лек за кожен ігровий зал (~9,5 млн $). Ліцензійні виплати повинні сплачуватися державі протягом всього терміну дії ліцензії. Компанії-організатори азартних ігор повинні також мати статутний капітал у 1,2 млрд лек (~11 млн $), щоб брати участь в державних тендерах на видачу ліцензій. Самі ліцензії було заплановано видавати згодом. Серед іншого, при отриманні ліцензій компанії зобов'язані вказувати структуру власності й джерела прибутку. Незважаючи на заборону, 42 зі 100 найпопулярніших онлайн-казино залишались доступними для користувачів з Албанії.

В жовтні 2020 Управління з нагляду за азартними іграми Албанії почало на конкурсній основі видачу ліцензій для легальної роботи наземних казино. Згідно розпорядження уряду, казино було дозволено розміщувати лише в певних місцях уісцях в Тирани міста, включаючи площу Скандербега та ще кілька районів з елітною нерухомістю.

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Today I want to share something with y'all that I feel I'm an expert on: the best songs on Taylor Swift's new CD 1989. Now I'm no music critic, but I'm in TSwift's main demographic of fans and I have listened to the CD about a million times now so I feel qualified in making this claim. My love for TSwift is well documented here, but I'll admit I was really nervous about this CD. I didn't know how I felt about a 100% non country TSwift, but I think she pulled it off flawlessly. I don't love this one as much as Red, but I'd give it 3.75 stars out of 5, mainly because I feel like she totally embraces her true self in this one.
1. Blank Space - This is hands down the best song on the CD and maybe Taylor's best song ever. I love that she embraces and totally owns her crazy relationship side. I don't relate to this song in any way and it's still my favorite (my list of ex lovers is very short); I think that just proves what a great song it is.
2. Style - This is probably the song I relate to the most on the 1989. I think we've all had that relationship that ended but not fully, wether it's your first love or just someone along the way until you meet your forever someone, you seem to forget why you didn't work every time you're together.
3. New Romantics - I really think this will be the next single off this CD. It could easily become the anthem of 20somethings and I think she could make a good video for it. I find myself humming this one more than any other song.
4. Shake it Off - There's a reason this was the first single off the CD. It's catchy, fun, and has a good message. Plus the video with awkward dancing TSwift is beyond adorable.
5. Bad Blood - If TSwift puts out an album and doesn't include a breakup song, did she really put out an album? Luckily this song makes us not have to ponder that question. Think of this as an updated version of Picture to Burn
Songs okay to skip: "Out of the Woods" and "I know Places"
Julia December 3, 2014 at 10:35 AM
I wasn't sure what a non-country CD from her would be like either, but I really like it!
Meghan December 3, 2014 at 6:55 PM
Bad Blood is actually rumored to be about one of her friendships gone sour & I actually really loved this CD of hers.
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Hugh Grant posts his infamous 1995 mug shot to shut down trolls
Suzy Byrne
Editor, Yahoo Entertainment
Yahoo Celebrity December 5, 2019
Hugh Grant's trolls are going to need new ammo.
The British actor, 59, has been showing his support for various parliamentary candidates — and it has made him a target for online critics. However, Grant beat them at their game Wednesday when he dug up the mug shot from his 1995 arrest — for lewd conduct alongside prostitute Divine Brown — and wrote, "To my dear trolls. Hope this is helpful. Now you have more time to spend with mummy."
To my dear trolls. Hope this is helpful. Now you have more time to spend with mummy. pic.twitter.com/FbbyC286cZ
— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) December 5, 2019
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor was infamously arrested in June 1995 when Los Angeles police officers nabbed him for receiving oral sex in a public place. The actor, who was dating Elizabeth Hurley at the time, pleaded no contest.
Brown, real name Estella Marie Thompson, also pleaded no contest. She had more than five minutes of fame discussing her arrest and Grant, whom she didn't realize was famous when she got in his car, in the media.
It should really be no surprise that Grant dredged up his past for the post combatting his trolls — he never tried to hide it. His arrest coincided with the release of his first big studio film, Nine Months, and he promoted the film anyway. So, just days after the bust, he appeared on The Tonight Show with then-host Jay Leno memorably asking him, "What the hell were you thinking?" Grant made no excuses, replying, "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing. And there you have it."
While Grant and Hurley ultimately ended their relationship — after 13 years together — five years later, they remain close friends and he is the godfather to her son, Damian, 17. Since 2011, the actor has had five children including three with now-wife Anna Eberstein.
Grant has been out pounding the pavement with a variety of candidates from different parties in hopes of preventing Britain's Conservative party from winning the majority. On Wednesday, he was with Faiza Shaheen, the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green. At one point, protesters shouted at him and asked why he was supporting a "racist" party.
Am I in a movie right now... or is real change in the air 🙏🏾#ge2019 #votefaiza #votelabour https://t.co/hUus6Gigy1
— Faiza Shaheen (@faizashaheen) December 4, 2019
He's also supporting Luciana Berger, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Finchley and Golders Green (formerly of the Labour party).
Thank you @HackedOffHugh for joining us in Finchley and Golders Green yesterday >> pic.twitter.com/ULkmLz4dSq
— Luciana Berger (@lucianaberger) December 2, 2019
He was also with Chuka Umunna, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Cities of London and Westminster.
Hugh Grant campaigning with Chuka Umunna, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Cities of London and Westminster, on Dec. 2. (Photo: Nicola Tree/Getty Images)
And he's supporting independent candidate Dominic Grieve of Beaconsfield.
Apparently Grant's "political fluidity" has led to criticism and trolls. And we can't imagine that it's helped that he called conservatives "bad people" who must "be stopped" in an interview.
Hugh Grant has told LBC, the Conservatives "bad people" who need "to be stopped," whilst campaigning for opposition parties ahead of the general election.
Do you agree with him?@HackedOffHugh | #GE2019 | https://t.co/KHsowOZS54 pic.twitter.com/O0GWUY0LaA
— LBC (@LBC) December 4, 2019
Grant said this week that he's "getting active politically" for the "first time in my life" because he thinks the country is on the edge of "abyss" if conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets the parliamentary majority and Brexit happens. He said he is doing "whatever modest thing I can to try and stop that."
Fantastic to welcome @HackedOffHugh in Marlow today. Thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/uAdETX6YPF
— Dominic Grieve for Beaconsfield (@DominicGrieve1) December 2, 2019
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Well, these aren't great photos of my necklace, but I'll update with a better photo once the sun is out. The main thing is that I'm done. I created something out of the kit sent to me for the Mostly Metal Challenge. The fun began when I somehow stumbled on the call to enter Michelle Mach's challenge. Something I always love is a challenge.
This time proved even more so as mum was here. The rough idea formed for this the moment I pulled everything out of the pack and began to push the pieces around my bead tray. But I didn't get to it until late Saturday night. I really wanted to use the ribbon, but time didn't permit me to do all I'd imagined. Instead I kept with the steampunk theme and used some Phileas Fogg chain I had from an etsy purchase sometime last year. I wasn't struck on using the main focal, either, so I left that out. Instead I made my unique portion of the pack into part of the focal and I kind of like the funky streampunk look I created. I hope you do, too.
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Great steampunk piece! I'm impressed you were able to combine so many pieces in the focal, even the "l-o-v-e" charms. You made the sweet pink cab look edgy! Thanks for joining the challenge!
What an amazing piece Heather! I love how the pink cab pops!
So different and yet great, I too am surprised that the pick cab fit in, that was a hard piece to use. Love it.
Wow, Really different and eye catching. I'm thinking the same thing about the pink cab..it looks really great here!
Wow, that is really unique! I love steampunk!
That's just cool! Love how the texture of the heart is picked up by the seedbeaded part. Really cool!
Loved your piece. You made that pink cab look like it belonged somewhere...(I tried and failed at that.) This piece is really different and you have used the different elements well. Very impressed.
Oh my heavens Heather! That is just amazing...so unique. I love how you used all the elements. I'm sorry you weren't able to completely fill your fantasy idea and get the ribbon in there too, but hey...I left out *two* elements!
this is one of the best bead work - steampunk designs that i have seen in awhile. Thank you for sharing.


Hello everyone, We hope you are all well.
We have now chosen the winner for the Best Poem of the Month Competition as featured in the January issue of Sixtyplusurfers.
The winning entry is by Chat & Socialise member 'Mouse 21' and tells the story of how she met her husband with a lovely photograph of them both together. And they will be celebrating their 22nd Wedding Anniversary this year.
The prize is an 8-Cup Stainless Steel Cafetiere from Robert Dyas.
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition, there were some really fabulous photographs. We all enjoyed reading them.
We now have a brand new Competition on the Chat & Socialise page to win a Pink Velvet Oyster Chair from Sue Ryder.
Congratulations again to Mouse 21 for sending in such a great entry.


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Stop. Take a breath. Thrive.
Is breathing the new competitive advantage?
By combining common breathing patterns with binaural frequencies, I hope to help the world turn down the unwanted volume of their lives. Here is what I have learned on my quest to create a new and fresh form mindfulness content.
It's the first thing that people say whenever you have a traumatic experience. It's the most important thing that we do every day. Breathing.
Yet it is one of the most overlooked movements in our body considering we do it over 20,000 times a day. The oxygen we breathe is the petrol to our brain, the less we have, the harder our bodies need to work.
Knowing how to breathe can help control our emotions and our fears. It enables a sharp mind. In extreme cases, it can help us challenge the elements. For anyone who doesn't know who Iceman is, look him up. He's incredible. More on Wim later.
As the son of a yoga teacher I was lucky enough to have someone show me how to control my breath. But yoga and breathing was too much — I found it hard to focus on the breath whilst in downward facing dog. I didn't have the patience for yoga and it's something I regret and that I am trying to fix in later life.
In the meantime, I started to work on own solution. Something different. Something fresh. Guiding me on how to breathe, and providing an experience at the same time. I listened to many guided meditations but something always put me off about the voice telling me what to do. Maybe this is why I struggled at school?
I set out to create something different. I studied sonic design at University. This training helped me find a connection between breathing and music. The patterns, the rhythms, the emotions that music could evoke. I felt there is a much easier way for me to following guided breathing. A way to help me reduce stress, fall to asleep faster and generally switch off and help me nap.
A new way to breathe. A 3-part formula to our new form of mindfulness content — Breathonics.
Part #1 — The Breathing Pattern
Building the elements.
The first part to this was the breathing patterns themselves. You only need to spend 10 minutes a Pranayama practitioner to know there are many ways to breathe. The formula I have always come back to, even as a child is a 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 technique that my mother had showed me early on. This is: 2 seconds in, 2 seconds hold and 4 seconds release. Used at different times but ultimately, your 'out' breath should be twice as long as your 'in' breath and hold. I found this technique most effective.
Another technique is the Sama Vritti or "Equal Breathing." This technique consists of equal counts in and equal counts on the release. Known in some circles as "Combat breathing." A technique which the SAS and Navy Seals would deploy to help them relax or focus.
One thing became clear after experimenting with different breathing techniques. Different speeds of breath had different effects on different people.
If you are trying these techniques out, it's important to mention that dizziness can occur. If you feel dizzy at any moment when following breathing guides, stop and relax.
When changing your breathing patterns, you will feel a reaction. That dizzy feeling is the rush of oxygen into the brain. Something that Wim Hof attributes to his fascinating ability to withstand immense cold. The Wim Hoff Method applied on a daily basis builds up your tolerance to cold and oxygen based exercise. Designed to push a higher level of oxygen into the body and help connect your nervous system. This, Wim believes, helps you reduce stress and improve your wellbeing. This stuff works.
When our bodies are under stress, a part of our brains called the Hypothalamus takes over. Triggering the reaction you may know as the 'flight or fight' response. A feeling that can compound into anxiety when experienced on a regular basis. Breath control practice can assist the body in slowing down it's rhythm. Your muscles start to relax. Your brain resonance drops and the chemical release subsides. When practiced on a regular basis this can help you build your bodies natural relaxation response which aids in napping.
I decided to use the 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 breathing approach. A decision guided by studying various methodologies and testing under the guidance of many practitioners. Along with the approach, we also had a pattern of music in mind.
Part #2 — Frequency
The second part of the formula was frequency. I had spent a long time playing with Binaural frequencies. They have always fascinated me. Binaural frequencies are an entry level way of helping the brain modulate at a desired frequency range. An auditory illusion, Binaural frequencies occur when two sine waves pass into each ear at varying oscillations. The difference in each pass creates a frequency variable measured in hz (Hertz). This we know as Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta. The Monroe Institute have been conducting ongoing research on Binaural frequencies for many years, if you want to find out more.
Through this research one thing sparked my interested. Creating calm music at a lower frequency combined with slower breathing patterns. How would the brain react? A frequency of 12–15hz, which is the motor rhythm for focus. Combined with the 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 breathing pattern.
The idea for Breathonics was born.
Music to breathe to that you could consume based on your situation. Feeling stressed? Take a 5 min micro-nap on relax setting. Preparing for an important meeting? A quick blast of focus mode on a higher frequency setting with more energetic music. Could this help me get to the desired state faster?
Part #3 — The Music
The Overlay
The final piece of the puzzle was the music itself. Therapy music has been around for a long time. We've all heard a track designed to evoke a calm response. Sometimes you hear it in an elevator! Think of your favourite movie. Music and sound can strike fear into our hearts with a chord. Or bring a beautiful scene close to tears with a simple key change. Music is one of the most powerful mediums we have. And it's universal.
Over the last 40 years, music has been the subject of frequent experiments. Measurement of physical reactions provoked by music's tonality, frequency and also sound waves. Marconi Union, an English musical trio, developed music in collaboration with therapists. Designed to calm anxiety, it received over 20m views on YouTube. Mindlabs, a research agency, worked with Neurologists to study the effect of the music. They observed a 65% drop in anxiety in people when exposed to the piece.
The magic 'golden tone' is a frequency of 432Hz. Believed to be mathematically consistent with the patterns of the universe. Modern music today is tuned to 440Hz, ancient instruments were tuned to 432Hz. This frequency carried healing vibrations along with feelings of peace and calmness. On a recent 3-hour Q&A (AMA on Reddit), the late musician Prince, answered only one question.
Dee J FoGee: "Greetings my dear Brother… Please address the importance of ALL music being tuned to 432hz sound frequencies??? Thanks in advance!!! Warmest regards, Emanuel…"
"The Gold Standard," along with a link to an article explaining why music should be converted to 432 HZ, because it's the frequency best adapted to human ears.
We started to look at the dynamic make up of music keys and their connected frequency. Where D Major can resonate feelings of triumph, G Minor can evoke uneasiness in some people. The actual frequency of the key (i.e. key of C0 is 16.35Hz) is also a consideration. Working to compliment the binaural frequencies, so the music is seamless and beautiful.
We devised a formula based on a proprietary matrix. This allowed us to build Breathonics in two sections.
1. 'Relax' are frequencies based around lower bands of resonance, and
2. 'Focus' incorporates not only higher bands, but faster breathing patterns. And more energetic pieces.
Testing the content
We built the first composition. A moody warm piece of music that encompassed the sound of rain on a hot evening. Drips rolling off tin roofs. Blended with the sounds of woodland pipes in romantic forgotten alleyways. We incorporated low end frequencies as a bass that was warm and empowering and we set this to a modest 5 BPM (breaths per minute). The optimum breathing rate for a healthy human is around 6 BPM (breaths per minute) 5 is a little advanced, but as we would be testing with yoga teachers and practitioners, I felt it was fair pace.
The point of Breathonics is to help people. Help them control their breathing. Help them switch off and clear their minds. To help start to build the body's natural relaxation response to stress. Leading to easier napping and sleeping.
Starting with a heartbeat.
We BETA tested 5 users. Giving them one week to listen to the content. We worked with one of our beta users to understand the biometric data the body was responding with. To see if the 'feels' they were feeling were physical and in-line with the goal of the content piece itself.
Now I don't want to go to deep on the science here. We are about to embark on clinical trials with Neurologist. Testing based on HRV (Heart Rate Variability) and EEG (electroencephalogram) readings. But we have already started to look at heart rate reactions of the user when consuming our content. This doesn't give too much away. Scientists reading this will concur that heart rate is not an appropriate measure. But what we started to see was a basic pattern in heart rate reduction. As the music slowed down, as the lower frequencies resonated with the brain. The users breathing starts to fall in time, relaxation would begin and heart rate would fall.
In 9 sessions, the average heart rate fell by around 19% in under 5 minutes of following Breathonics.
We are at the very beginning of this journey to help the world relax.
We are working with many producers and artists from across the globe. All developing Breathonics content. We will be launching Breathonics as free content for everybody so please subscribe to our Youtube channel and use this content as much as you like.
For those who are interested in following our progress, we are also building an ecosystem designed to help you relax and switch off.
If you would like to contact us or submit any of your own work for consideration to the Breathonics programme. Please drop us a note at info@silentmode.com.
Bradley Young is the co-founder of Silentmode, a company that creates smart relaxation solutions that help people reduce stress and improve their performance. They are serious about the power of rest.
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DIVA has been used for many years to manage a full range of properties for a public transport stop. Yet these attributes are mainly concentrated around passenger information.
The new DIVA Asset Management Tool was specifically developed to help transport planners define and manage customized attributes for stops.
A public transport stop consists of physical objects like a stop area, a shelter, a street light, rubbish bin etc. Many stops also have glass cases used to display stop timetables. A stop can be in good, fair or poor condition.
With this module, a transport company or authority can enter and manage unlimited information about their stops.
The client administrator defines an attribute (stop shelters) and the values assigned to it (e.g. concrete, metal, glass, not available). A transport planner then determines for each stop whether a stop shelter exists and assigns a material to it. If the stop is somehow damaged, its condition can be protocolled in DIVA.
In sum, DIVA Asset Management is an intelligent and flexible tool used to edit and manage public transport stops.


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Composition and conduction mechanism of the surface oxide film on Ni-based alloys in molten hydroxide
Petia Gencheva, Tzvety Tzvetkoff, Martin Bojinov (Corresponding Author)
A study of the anodic oxidation of nickel-based alloys in molten NaOH is presented, investigating the mechanism of growth, the composition and structure of the surface oxide films. The potential ranges of passivation, passivity and transpassivity have been estimated by voltammetry. Impedance measurements were performed in the passive potential region to investigate the conductivity mechanism of the oxide films. The surface and in-depth composition of the films has been estimated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy. As a result, the main passivation product on the Ni surface was found to be NiO. Further oxidation of the NiO layer was presumed to lead to the formation of Ni(III) ions and nickel cation vacancies. Transport of nickel cation vacancies was assumed to be the rate-limiting step of the overall process in the passive region. A tentative kinetic model of the nickel alloy/oxide/melt system is proposed to describe the impedance spectra. On the basis of the model, several kinetic and transport parameters are estimated.
Applied Surface Science
Oxide films
Molten materials
Positive ions
Anodic oxidation
Auger electron spectroscopy
hydroxide ion
nickel-based alloys
molten hydroxide
anodic oxide film
point defect transport
Gencheva, P., Tzvetkoff, T., & Bojinov, M. (2005). Composition and conduction mechanism of the surface oxide film on Ni-based alloys in molten hydroxide. Applied Surface Science, 241(3-4), 459-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.07.049
Gencheva, Petia ; Tzvetkoff, Tzvety ; Bojinov, Martin. / Composition and conduction mechanism of the surface oxide film on Ni-based alloys in molten hydroxide. In: Applied Surface Science. 2005 ; Vol. 241, No. 3-4. pp. 459-470.
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Woodward ready to 'delay Man Utd departure' for 'many months'
Date published: Monday 22nd November 2021 3:03 - Joe Williams
Ed Woodward could delay his departure from Man Utd in order to help the club appoint a new manager, according to reports.
Following the collapse of the proposed European Super League in April, the Red Devils' executive vice-chairman announced that he would be stepping down at Old Trafford by the end of 2021.
In a message to supporters after making the decision, Woodward was quoted as saying that "it would be difficult to walk away".
Man Utd are not a badly run club, Bruce at OT, Rafa out and more…
And now he might not with Sky Sports claiming that Woodward 'could delay his departure from the club to oversee the appointment of an interim and then long-term replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer'.
The Norwegian was relieved of his duties yesterday following United's humiliating 4-1 loss to Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
Defeat against Claudio Ranieri's outfit leaves Man Utd in eighth position in the Premier League table after five losses in seven league matches.
Sky Sports add that Woodward 'has remained at the centre of United's decision-making process, and was instrumental in the decision to sack Solksjaer' and with the 'instability within United's football department' Woodward 'is likely to still have a key role for many months to come'.
The report added:
'Sky Sports News has been told Woodward gathered all the football staff together on Sunday morning to tell them that, in the wake of Solksjaer's departure, all of their jobs were safe.
'Whoever comes in to the role of interim manager, they will be expected to work with the existing coaching and support staff.
'As things stand, it will only be in the summer, when there is a more rigorous overhaul of Manchester United's football operation, when the new long-term manager will be confirmed.'
Man Utd caretaker boss Michael Carrick took his first press conference on Monday as he faced up to the media with captain Harry Maguire.
Asked what had gone wrong this season, Carrick said: "We could talk through all sorts of things, but it's not the time to look back now. I know what I could done better. It's important everyone looks at themselves and they don't look elsewhere."
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Q: Dual Booting With Windows 10 Im looking to dual boot my computer with Windows 10. Im currently running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. How would I go about doing this? Thanks.

A: There are many many guides on doing this and it's not actually that difficult. Here is one guide
http://news.softpedia.com/news/how-to-dual-boot-windows-10-and-ubuntu-linux-500635.shtml
When I dual booted Windows 10 and Ubuntu, I had to disable secureboot in the BIOS and I also had to disable fast resume from within windows. Also, I had to install Windows first so that grub included Windows in the boot list. (Windows will not include Ubuntu !)
However, I am totally Windows free these days except for an XP virtualbox that I use to run the odd program that is Windows only.
Hope this helps.


You can't go wrong if you walk to your own wedding. Eishe and Javier were married in the teeny tiny town where Eishe's mother was born and the family continues to summer and spend holidays together in the province of Segovia. The ceremony in the rustic thirteenth century church was the first wedding in some thirty years. Do I need to keep talking? The entire scene in this mini interior village was so fantastic. Relaxed and elegant, Eishe looked perfect in a dress her mother made for her and an outstanding floral crown from the Workshop Flores. The style was effortless and the bride and groom so in love, relaxed, and happy. Perfection.


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BORN: DEC 17, 1979
HOMETOWN: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Stevie Williams is a legendary skateboarder and entrepreneur.
Stevie is one of the most buzzed about and respected skateboarders in the world, skateboarding since the age of 11. He is also the sole founder, owner and rider of the skate company DGK.
Stevie's path to success began after leaving home at the age of 14 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder in San Francisco. After navigating a path that was full of twists and turns, Stevie was able to accomplish his goal of being an icon both within the skateboarding world and beyond. In 2002, he launched DGK which has evolved into a multi-million dollar brand spanning from skateboards to a full apparel collection that is sold in many nationwide retailers including Macy's.
Stevie has been overwhelmingly successful in the endorsement arena with partnerships with fortune 500 companies ranging from Reebok to Casio and most recently with Supra in which he launched his own sneaker S1W.
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ONE OF THE MOST BUZZED ABOUT AND RESPECTED SKATEBOARDERS IN THE WORLD...
VIKI GOMEZ
PRO BMX RIDER
YADIN NICOL
PRO SURFER
STEVIE WILLIAM
PRO SKATER
LOUIE VITO
NIGEL SYLVESTER
KAZUHIRO KOKUBU
PRO SNOWBOARDER
TEPPEI TAJIMA
GABE KLING
ADRIANO DESOUZA
TAKU HIRAOKA
KELVIN HOEFLER