> I'm not getting link.
> Index #1: Found a Intel i82557/8/9 EtherExpressPro100 adapter at 0xecc0.
>  * I/O space.  Use the '-f' flag to see the register values anyway.
This is bad.  Your device is broken or powered down.
You can get some indication with 'lspci'.
> Index #2: Found a Intel i82557/8/9 EtherExpressPro100 adapter at 0xec80.
Try '-m' to see if the transceiver is responding.
> Basic registers of MII PHY #1:  1000 7809 02a8 0154 0081 0000 0000 0000.
>  Basic mode control register 0x1000: Auto-negotiation enabled.
>  Basic mode status register 0x7809 ... 7809.
>    Link status: not established.
>    End of basic transceiver information.
> Basic registers of MII PHY #1:  2000 7809 02a8 0154 05e1 0000 0000 0000.
>  Speed fixed at 100 mbps, half-duplex.
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While we take extreme pride in the doctors and nurses who attend to our residents' physical pains and ailments, the care of the human spirit is just as important here at The Nathaniel Witherell. In order to meet the needs of those of all faiths, Greenwich Chaplaincy Services, an interfaith, non-profit ministry, provides pastoral care, religious services, and spiritual guidance at Witherell.
According to Reverend Gatliff, Greenwich Chaplaincy Services was founded in 1968 by the Greenwich Fellowship of Clergy. The organization first turned its attention to providing services at the Witherell, then the only nursing home in the Town. Since its inception, Greenwich Chaplaincy has grown in presence from one to four chaplains at Witherell.
Chaplains at the Witherell are devoted to providing one-on-one attention to residents, whether that means administering religious rites or just holding their hands. "Our goal is simply to be with a resident and to find out how they're doing, talk about what's on their minds and in their hearts and spirits, and make sure that they are getting everything that they need to be thriving in the community here," says Reverend Gatliff.
Another goal of Greenwich Chaplaincy is to help residents to express their spiritual life in relationship with community. Since residents usually can't leave to go to the places that they grew up worshipping, the Chaplaincy makes sure that there are regularly scheduled services of all faiths available at the Witherell. Jewish Shabbat services are celebrated every week, with Rabbis from local synagogues visiting and providing services for special holidays. Protestant services are provided by staff chaplains, and Roman Catholic Mass is offered by priests from nearby St. Michael's Parish. Both Catholic and Protestant Eucharistic ministers are regular Sunday visitors.
In addition to offering these more formal services, there are more informal groups in smaller venues. Reverend Gatliff leads a Bible Study every Tuesday afternoon; Chaplain Tony Correale runs Conversations and Prayer with Vincent Galizi from the Recreation Department on Fridays, when the duo meet with residents in the day rooms on various floors for a program that combines discussion, prayer, and song. Last but not least, there is the Bible Stories program led by Roseanne Hurvitz, Witherell's Jewish Chaplain, on Tuesday afternoons, drawing mainly from Hebrew Scriptures.
Greenwich Chaplaincy also runs a memorial service two times a year for residents who have passed away over the previous six months. This not only provides an opportunity for families to remember their loved ones, it also affords the staff who cared for them and fellow residents to remember the person whom they lost. The next service is on April 4 and there will be another in late October/early November. If requested, the Chaplaincy also offers individual memorial services at no charge to families.
Greenwich Chaplaincy can be reached by calling (203) 618-4236, or visiting their website: greenwichchaplaincy.org. You may also leave a message with the Witherell receptionist or any staff member. View a video of Greenwich Chaplaincy Services connecting volunteers to Witherell residents here.
Photo: Reverend Mike Gatliff with Witherell resident Christine Webster.


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Q: Remove associated entity after clearing related form fields I have Company entity with One-To-One relationship with Manager entity. For editing I use Form Component.
When I clear all the Manager's fields on a form - the related DB fields also cleared (but the row itself remains), what is not a desirable behaviour. In that case the row must be deleted from DB.
How can it be achieved?

A: This IS the desirable behaviour, since Doctrine is an Object-Relational Mapper. If the Manager still exists in your model with all fields null it will be saved as a table row with an id and all other field null.
That said you can achive your behaviour easily in you business logic. A simple approach is to allow:
public function setManager(Manager $manager = null) {
    $this->manager = $manager;
}

Note that the important part is not the setter method itself, but the fact that you set to null $this->manager property. Then in you controller action do:
if ($form->isValid()) {
    if (<all properties are null>) {
        $entityManager->remove($company->getManager());
        $company->setManager(null);
    }
    // your other logic here
    $entityManager->persist($company);
    $entityManager->flush();
}

Of course, this will put some logic to the controller and is not the cleanest method, but is a good start. When you get confidence with Doctrine, you can refactor the cascade deletion and the setManager(null) in a EventListener bound to onFlush event. See the official doc for this.

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EU data protection regulators have issued guidance on the new duty to appoint Data Protection Officers. This is one of the duties imposed on business by the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which takes effect in May 2018.
individuals and regulators must be able to easily, directly and confidentially contact DPOs.
In good news for business, the guidance suggests a common sense, pragmatic and risk-managed approach.
1. When must an organisation appoint a DPO?
core activities: includes activities where data processing is an inextricable part of the controller's or processor's activity, eg. a hospital processing individuals' data in order to provide healthcare.
monitoring on a large scale: covers the activity of hospitals, municipal transport systems, tracking geolocation data, behavioural advertising and telephone or internet service providers. The regulators will publish examples of relevant thresholds.
regular and systematic monitoring of the data subject: includes telecommunications networks, profiling like credit scoring, location tracking, including apps, behavioural advertising, CCTV and smart devices.
2. What kind of person can be the DPO?
The level of expertise isn't strictly defined, but must match the type of data the organisation processes, the extent of its data processing and the type of data protection issues that arise.
There's no nationality or residence requirement, but DPOs must have expertise in national and EU data protection law and practice, an in-depth understanding of the GDPR, and a sound knowledge of their organisation's data processing.
The DPO can be external, and can also be a team of individuals, provided there's a clear allocation of responsibilities and point of contact.
3. What are the organisation's responsibilities regarding its DPO?
The DPO must be involved from the earliest possible stage in all data protection issues. In general, the more complex and/or sensitive the processing operations, the more resources must be given to the DPO.
There's some guidance on the scope of instructions that organisations may give to their DPO, to preserve the DPO's independence, and protections to prevent dismissal or penalties for diligently performing the DPO role.
The guidance advises organisations to avoid a conflict of interests by drawing up internal rules and positions. A DPO can't also hold a position that leads him or her to decide how the organisation processes personal data.


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Olmsted's Legacy
By Observer Staff • 02/22/06 3:36pm
We didn't get to go into the history of the relationship between parks and real estate in today's Observer article on Hudson River Park, but Frederick Law Olmsted used it more than 100 years ago to justify the expense of building Central Park. Olmsted submitted calculations to the Board of Commissioners of Central Park showing that as a result of the park, annual tax receipts for the three adjacent wards had increased by $5.2 million from 1856 to 1873. That's the increase in taxes in a single year, mind you, and compared to far smaller increases in other wards in the city. The total cost of constructing the park at that point was $13.9 million.
A New York City neighborhood activist named Tom Fox, now president of New York Water Taxi, discovered the calculations in papers while a Loeb Fellow at Harvard in 1988-89 and published the findings in a monograph. He introduced the idea of a park tax district first to the planning group for a West Side park, of which he was a member, and more recently to the Friends of the Hudson River Park, on whose board of directors he sits.
–Matthew Schuerman
Filed Under: Home, Real Estate, The Real Estate, Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, Tom Fox
SEE ALSO: Kelly Ripa Sells for $7.25 M

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-html40-19980424/loose.dtd">

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="../doc.css" type="text/css">

D

+DbHint

+DbHint supplies autocomplete suggestions from the database.

    (gui 'nam '(+Var +DbHint +TextField) '*UsrNam '(nam +User) 30)

    This example shows a +TextField that has been extended with two
    classes, +Var and +DbHint. +Var
    connects the field to a variable and +DbHint fetche
    autocomplete suggestions from the database. As you can see,
    +DbHint is given the argument '(nam +User). This
    tells it to fetch the property "nam" from the class "+User". See also +hint, +Var and +TextField.

+Dflt

A prefix to specify a default value for a field. This is different from
    '+Init' which can be overwritten with an empty value (NIL). A '+Dflt' field
    will never contain NIL (unless the default value itself evaluates to NIL).
    See also +Init.

(diaform 'lst prg)

diaForm is a form that has a dual nature in that it can
    behave both as a form and as a dialog. When called from a form, by pressing
    a button (POST) it shows up as a dialog. Otherwise, when called via a link
    (GET), it shows up as a form. diaform is commonly used in
    search dialogs, often together with an idForm. This way,
    functionality to search for, select and edit objects is combined in a single
    page of the application.

    (de choItem (Dst)
       (diaform '(Dst)
          (<grid> "--.-."
             ...
             ... )
          (gui 'query '(+QueryChart) (cho)
             ...
             ... )
          (<table> 'chart (choTtl ,"Items" 'nr '+Item)
             ...
             ... )
          (<spread>
             ...
             ... ) ) )

    See also form, idForm, dialog.

(dialog Env . Prg)

Creates a dialog. 'Env' can contain additional css attributes, the
    framework adds the css class 'dialog'. 'Prg' is the content you want to
    populate the dialog with. See also Alerts and
    dialogs.

(disable Flg)

This function disables a form when called with a non-NIL
    argument. It overrides the standard form enable/disable, in that it can
    disable the form even if it would be otherwise enabled. This affects all
    components in this form. The following example makes a form read-only until
    Christmas:

    (form NIL
       (disable (> (12 24) (cdr (date (date)))))  # Disable whole form
       (gui ..)
       .. )

    In a disabled form, individual components can be activated using the
    +Rid prefix class. See also +Rid.

(delButton Able @Txt)

A delete button, marks an object as deleted. Includes a confirmation
    dialog. See also ask, note, , +Rid, +Able, +Tip, +Button and
    gui.

+DelRowButton

A button used to delete one row from a chart. See also chart, +Tiny, +Rid, +JS, +Able, +Tip and +Button.

+DnButton

A button used scroll a chart one row down. See also chart, +Tiny, +Rid, +JS, +Able, +GoButton, +Button and scrolling.

+Drop

+Drop is a prefix class for +Button and makes the most sense in
    combination with +UpField, for file uploads. The following example comes
    from the demo app in the PicoLisp distribution, in app/item.l:

    (gui '(+Able +UpField) '(not (: home obj jpg)) 30)
    (gui '(+Drop +Button) '(field -1)
       '(if (: home obj jpg) ,"Uninstall" ,"Install")
          '(cond
             ((: home obj jpg)
                (ask ,"Uninstall Picture?"
                   (put!> (: home top 1 obj) 'jpg NIL) ) )
             ((: drop) (blob! (: home obj) 'jpg @)) ) )

    Note "'(field -1)" in the example above. This part refers to the +UpField.
    See also +Button, field, +Able, +UpField and gui.

+DstButton

+DstButton,Destination button, has a dual behaviour,
    manifesting itself as a button or a plain link. The button is always labeled
    as "@", but if +DstButton is used in a dialog which chooses an
    object to be stored in a field of the calling form it manifests as a button.
    In this case, pressing the button stores the object in the destination
    field. Otherwise, +DstButton manifests itself as a plain link
    and clicking the link causes a jump to that object. Typical usage is in
    choice (search) dialogs, which are used both for jumping to objects and for
    selecting objects in other forms.

    The following example uses a +DstButton when presenting the
    search result in a QueryChart. Since we are not about to choose
    an object to be stored in a field of the calling form, this
    +DstButton will manifest as a link and cause a jump to an
    object.
 Given the following 'put'- function:

    '((This) (list This This (: pa) (: ma) (: mate) (: job) (: dat)))

    And presenting the result in a table:

      (<table> 'chart NIL
         '((btn) (NIL "Name") (NIL "Father") (NIL "Mother") (NIL "Partner") (NIL "Occupation") (NIL "born"))
         (do (cho)
            (<row> (alternating)
               (gui 1 '(+DstButton) Dst)
               (gui 2 '(+ObjView +TextField) '(: nm))
               (gui 3 '(+ObjView +TextField) '(: nm))
               (gui 4 '(+ObjView +TextField) '(: nm))
               (gui 5 '(+ObjView +TextField) '(: nm))
               (gui 6 '(+TextField))
               (gui 7 '(+DateField)) ) ) )

    See also +Set, +Able, +Close, +PickButton.

+DateField

+DateField accepts and returns a date value.

    (gui '(+DateField) 10)

    The date format displayed and accepted by the +DateField is determined by
    the current locale, and the field returns an error when a date not matching
    the locale is entered. +DateField does some extra work to handle user input,
    independant of locale. Entering a small number is expanded to mean day of
    the current month, and entering larger numbers expand to day/ month or
    day/month/year.

Entering "3" means the third day of the current month.

"031" or "0301" both expand to 3 January of the current year.

"01023" or "010203" expands to 1 February, 2003.

    See also +TextField, gui, date and TimeTime & Date

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Q: How do you make a REST API and upload files in Meteor What is about a REST API? Is there already a way to define some routes and logic for the API on the server? I think this is nowadays a must-have feature.
And the same with File-Uploads. With express framework I can already handle uploads really easy. How do I do this in Meteor? The documentation says nothing about it. So are there some plans to implement it? Or is there already a way?

A: As far as REST goes: Meteor doesn't yet provide a supported API for serving HTTP from your application. This is intentional: in the not-too-distant future, your application server is likely to not be just a single process directly serving end users, but an arbitrarily parallelizable service behind a proxy tier. So we'll need to provide a supported API for responded to HTTP requests (for example, REST) that continues to work in such a setting.
If you really need to accept direct HTTP REST requests now, take a peek at how packages/accounts-oauth-helper/oauth_server.js uses __meteor_bootstrap__.app to hook into the Connect middleware framework. This will work for now, but we don't promise that Meteor will always be powered by Connect :)
Supporting REST endpoints is on Meteor's roadmap.
So is file uploads (that's what binary type refers to).

A: I have been using
https://github.com/crazytoad/meteor-collectionapi#readme
Which will create rest endpoints on your collections right out of the box. You can use meteorite to install it.


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You ask me what to do.
Through and through and through.
Have you seen my smile fade out?
Do it, do it you.
Seems to be so real to me.
You say that you just want to be gone.
And you're just like a brick in the wall.
Trying to make some sense out of it.
Try at least to see.
and you're not like a brick in the wall.
I'm trying to keep myself out of it.
try at least for me.
Did you feel the change?
You're used to be mistaken right?
The summer was in vain.
You're still hoping for the best.
What seems to be a painful thing.
You can say that I was never your kind.
You can do whatever makes it grand.
Or you can sleep through it all again.
But never talk too much about it.
Solitude for the two of us.
But never talk too loud about it.
Never talk too loud about it.


Nov. 1, 2018 6:00 p.m.
Record: 8-6-0 (4-2-0 home, 4-4-0 away) 16 points (1st, Pacific Division; 7th overall); GF: 40 (9th overall); GA: 44 (27th overall); PP: 17.0% (20th overall); PK: 83.3% (9th overall).
Leading scorers: Elias Pettersson (8 GP, 7-3-10), Bo Horvat (14 GP, 7-3-10), Jake Virtanen (14 GP, 5-2-7), Brock Boeser (12 GP, 2-5-7). Goalies: Jacob Markstrom (8 GP, 5-3-0, 2.96 GAA, .911 save percentage), Anders Nilsson (6 GP, 3-3-0, 2.67 GAA, .912 save percentage).
Fun number: Brendan Gaunce is averaging two points per game (scoring two points in his first match on Halloween night against Chicago after being called up from the AHL).
It's Pettersson in a runaway. The rookie sensation, despite missing six games with a concussion, has taken the league by storm, producing at a 100-point pace and drawing comparisons to Pavel Datsyuk and even Wayne Gretzky. Pettersson was named the NHL's rookie of the month for October. If he's not already the face of franchise, it's not far off. Honourable mention: Horvat.
Biggest surprise: With a stick tap to the late-month, minute-munching efforts of defenceman Ben Hutton, the nod goes to Virtanen, who rounded out the month in style on Halloween with the first two-goal game of his career. His goal-scoring exploits have also spawned the humorous 'Shotgun Jake' phenomenon.
Biggest disappointment: While a reported nagging groin injury has contributed to the slow start (two goals) for sniper Boeser, veteran Loui Eriksson, he of the six-year, $36M contract, has yet to score in 14 games this season.
Best win: Horvat netted the OT winner in a 2-1 victory on Oct. 20 over the hated Boston Bruins.
Worst loss: On Oct. 27, the Canucks were pounded 5-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Best fight: A helmet knock to Erik Gudbranson's tilt with Calgary's Travis Hamonic on Oct. 3, but the surprise factor of Horvat dropping the mitts with Boston's Noel Acciari allows that spirited bout to take top spot.
Injury update: The Canucks have been beset by injuries. Currently on injured reserve: promising goalie prospect Thatcher Demko (concussion), veteran centre Jay Beagle (fractured forearm), the team's top defence pair of Alex Edler (lower-body injury) and Chris Tanev (hip), goalie Nilsson (broken finger), centre Brandon Sutter (upper-body injury) and winger Sven Baertschi (upper-body injury).
On the farm: Vancouver's AHL club, the Utica Comets, finished October with a 4-6-0 record, good for sixth in the league's North Division. Darren Archibald, Adam Gaudette, Guillaume Brisebois, Alex Biega, Gaunce, Richard Bachman and Jalen Chatfield have all been summoned at some point by the big club due to the rash of injuries. Reid Boucher (8 GP, 9-3-12) leads the Comets in scoring, while defence prospect Olli Juolevi (10 GP, 1-5-6) is off to a solid start offensively.
Coming this month: The Canucks play 14 times in November, with home games against Colorado (Nov. 2) and Montreal (Nov. 17), sandwiched around a six-game road trip that will see them play in Detroit, Boston, Buffalo, New York (Rangers and Islanders) and Minnesota, all within the space of 10 days. Then it's back home for a Nov. 19 game with Winnipeg, three California games in four nights against Anaheim, San Jose and L.A., before wrapping up the month at home with games on Nov. 27 against L.A. and Nov. 29 against the Vegas Golden Knights.


This is Sunday's roast, which I served with rice, pumpkin, cauliflower and cheese bake.
Grind fennel seeds and thyme leaves in pestle and mortar.
Insert garlic slices, thyme and fennel in pockets.
Rub in salt, ginger and then 5 spice powder.
Mix together soya sauce, hoisin sauce. rice wine and sesame oil and pour over pork, spreading with a spoon.
Add thyme sprigs on top.
Place the onion leaves around the pork.
Crumble stock cube over onion.
Mix apple cider vinegar and boiling water and pour around the pork. Cover.
Roast covered for about 1 hour – checking after 45 minutes depending on the size of your pork.
This pork had no crackling.
This sounds lovely Mel and one to try..


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Hazelnut sourcing spreads discontent for Italy's Nutella
Vertical farming finally grows up in Japan
Audio feature: on the frontline of deforestation in the Amazon
Planting crops with trees drives 'magical' reforestation in Costa Rica
Conflict over fertile lands threatens Nigeria's food security
Why the future of gene-edited foods is in the balance
Chile's sugary food fight echoes around the world
Ferrero faces political dilemma over domestic and foreign procurement of key ingredient
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Miles Johnson in Rome
For many across the world who eat Nutella, it is simply a tasty hazelnut cocoa spread that can be enjoyed on toast or sometimes straight out of the jar.
For the generations of Italians who have grown up eating it, the treat is interwoven with the country's cultural fabric and a point of national pride. An admission in 2017 by Italian multinational confectioner Ferrero that it had fine-tuned its recipe for Nutella sparked howls of protest from the spread's diehard fans.
Arguments about the provenance and sustainable cultivation of hazelnuts, its key ingredient, have also transformed the kitchen staple into an unlikely political football in Italy.
In December, Nutella was dragged into the political arena after Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's anti-immigrant League party and erstwhile fan, declared that he would no longer eat the spread after discovering that many of the hazelnuts used to produce it were grown not in Italy, but in Turkey.
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Having previously posted proud selfies of himself enjoying a slice of Nutella on toast, Mr Salvini told a supporter late last year that Ferrero was not doing enough to support Italian farmers.
"I discovered that Nutella uses Turkish hazelnuts, and I prefer to help companies that use Italian products, I prefer to eat Italian, to help Italian farmers," he said.
These were not the only times that Nutella had come under the spotlight over the social or environmental impact of how it sources ingredients. In 2015 Ségolène Royal, France's then environment minister, was forced to issue an apology after calling for a boycott of Nutella by consumers because of its use of palm oil, which she linked to deforestation.
Such criticisms have forced Ferrero — which grew into an Italian national institution after Pietro Ferrero, a Piedmont baker, began selling a creamy hazelnut spread from his family bakery in the 1950s — to respond and demonstrate that its sourcing of ingredients is sustainable.
The confectioner, which is still controlled by the founding family in spite of posting annual sales of €10.7bn in 2018, has launched several initiatives over the past decade to make its production more environmentally friendly.
In 2015 the company vowed it was only going to use what it said was sustainable palm oil, and the previous year it moved to using only barn eggs for its products.
Ferrero, which accounts for around 30 per cent of all global hazelnut demand, said in 2018 that by the end of 2020 it would only use certified sustainable cocoa, hazelnuts and cane sugar.
In 2018 it also began working with farmers' co-operatives in Italy to create 20,000 hectares of new hazelnut plantations in Italy in a plan dubbed the Progetto Nocciola Italia, allowing it to boost the local economy and Italian agriculture.
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Christian Iaione, director of Luiss LabGov, part of Luiss University in Rome, argues that Ferrero, like other Italian family-owned companies, has always needed to be more sensitive to local environmental concerns due to its long-established ties to its home regions in Italy.
"Italian companies have always been, in general, more locally rooted because of the kind of businesses they run — things like fashion and food are deeply rooted in local and national culture and identities," he says.
"It is a key characteristic of Italian family ventures that ended up becoming global champions. These ties with their local areas have always provided a basis for a different kind of corporate social responsibility and presence in their areas."
However Ferrero's drive to bring more of its hazelnut supply closer to home has not gone without controversy.
The company is increasing its domestic hazelnut production in regions including Umbria. But local environmentalists have voiced protests that the plan could endanger a local lake by exposing it to pesticides used to cultivate the crop.
In March 2019 Orvieto, in Umbria, local farmers held an event to raise concerns about "intensive monocultures" created by the mass production of hazelnuts, and what they argued would be the loss of biodiversity this would cause.
Ferrero has said that its plans take into account the concerns raised by locals, and the expansion of domestic hazelnut production will not be large enough in any one place to cause damage.
A Ferrero said that its Progetto Nocciola Italia scheme was specifically intended not to disrupt the local environment in the areas it was encouraging farmers to grow hazelnuts in Italy. "It provides the opportunity for farmers to diversify and reconvert their activities, and it is also an opportunity to prevent non-cultivated agricultural land from being abandoned," the company said.
It also said that currently hazelnut production makes up a tiny fraction of cultivated land in Italy, or 0.7 per cent of the total, meaning its impact on the country's overall agricultural balance would be limited.
But the continued controversy demonstrates a reputational dilemma facing large and much-loved national brands like Nutella: attempts to repatriate the large-scale cultivation of core ingredients to appease local politicians can also risk upsetting others concerned about the impact on the environment and the existing regional mix of agricultural output.
In the short-term at least, Ferrero's attempts to reinvigorate Italy's native production of hazelnuts while imposing improved sustainable practices at home and abroad look set to remain under the spotlight.
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2018 Smart Water Company of the Year
Smart Water Company of the Year
For the company which made the greatest contribution to the advancement of digital technology in the water sector in 2017.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
The public service infrastructure company responsible for the generation, transportation and distribution of water and electricity in the emirate of Dubai.
What has it done?
With the goal of reducing non-revenue water and improving the emirate of Dubai's resilience in the face of severe water scarcity, DEWA undertook one of the largest advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) projects the world has ever seen. Completing the replacement of a phenomenal 245,000 water meters in 2017, DEWA has advanced the availability of meter readings to a near-perfect 99.9%, while reducing non-revenue water to 7%.
Despite being one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, the United Arab Emirates has one of the highest per capita water usage rates, making water conservation essential. With the water meters successfully installed, DEWA was able to detect and resolve almost 10,000 leaks and identify 3,300 defective meters. The utility's efforts were rewarded with substantial increases in billable water, amounting to AED46.7 million ($12.7 million) in extra revenue.
DEWA has demonstrated remarkable in-house capabilities, replacing fibre optics with an internally built machine-to-machine solution – an innovation later adopted by the manufacturer – and creating five operational dashboards to monitor the smart network, generating total savings of AED5.2 million ($1.4 million).
DEWA was awarded an international patent for its internally developed one-way data transmission system which automatically collects data from desalination plants, enabling operators to monitor assets from anywhere at any time, and providing crucial protection against the ever-growing risk of cyber-attacks.
A global provider of automation, control and software systems to industries including the water and wastewater sector.
Schneider Electric landed an impressive range of projects in 2017, showcasing expert energy efficiency technology in the US, leakage detection skills in the UK, non-revenue water reduction expertise in India, and prowess in smart irrigation in New Zealand. Having merged with engineering software provider Aveva, Schneider has positioned itself as one of the biggest industrial software companies in the water and wastewater sector, offering end-to-end solutions from design through to operation.
As well as helping the water utility in Bilbao, Spain, to buy its electricity at the best price in a deregulated market, Schneider Electric landed energy efficiency performance contracts in four US cities last year. Predicting annual savings of $1 million for these increasingly cash-strapped municipalities, Schneider continues to liberate utilities from hefty energy bills.
Combining IoT, machine learning and hydraulic modelling in its newly introduced Water Network Optimisation, EcoStruxure Maintenance and Advisor tools, Schneider has proven it is no one-trick pony. With a position on the highly regarded Smart Cities Council, this optimisation powerhouse is rapidly becoming the go-to smart city technology provider for both municipal and industrial players.
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CANADA: Muslim "Refugee" With Nine Bombs Strapped To Suicide Vest, Waving Gun, And Demanding To Speak With Trump Takes 13 Hostages Inside Bank.
Sharia Canada
Muslim "Refugee" with nine bombs strapped to suicide vest & demanding to speak with Trump takes 13 hostages inside bank
Notice how Canadian Police are forced to conceal the FACT that the Terrorist was a Jihadi Invader!https://t.co/2if5DRXGs5 #FridayFeeling #RAIR pic.twitter.com/bIQKIZLXxm
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) December 15, 2017
Canada: Muslim migrant with nine bombs strapped to suicide vest takes 13 hostages inside bank
written by Robert Spencer
He wanted crystal meth and to talk with President Trump. "'He is Middle Eastern,' confirmed a police source. 'I believe he's originally from Egypt.' One witness said there was no references to any religious or terror allegiances in the man's rantings. The only thing political was the name 'Trump.'"
Maybe this man was drug-addled or genuinely insane. If so, taking hostages and strapping on a suicide vest was still well within his cultural frame of reference. And so that is what he did.
"WARMINGTON: Vaughan hostage taker wore suicide vest, demanded to speak with Trump," by Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun, December 14, 2017:
Demanding to talk to United States President Donald Trump, the 25-year-old man had nine bombs strapped to a suicide vest, a detonator in one hand and a gun in the other.
And he was threatening to use his entire arsenal inside an RBC branch — at the corner of Major MacKenzie Dr. and Dufferin St. in Vaughan — where he had up to 13 hostages Wednesday.
"He was waving his gun around," said a person who was on the scene. "He was not demanding money. He asked for no money. He said he wanted crystal meth and he wanted to talk to Trump."
He also asked for panicked bank employees to call police.
Police are working to determine whether his arsenal or threats were real. But York Regional Police did not take any chances. After a robot was deployed inside the bank, two officers took him out with gunshots.
"I am glad that they did," said one person who was inside the building before being told to get out by police. "It was a scary situation when a guy has bombs and a gun."
This investigation is still very much in its early stages with forensics to determine what was authentic. The province's Special Investigation's Unit, which investigates police shootings, was all over this taped-off scene Thursday.
One source who was on the scene said officers tried everything they could to get the man to surrender and to free his hostages.
"In the end there was no negotiating with him. He didn't want to talk anymore," said the insider, who described him as appearing emotionally unstable.
One of the working theories is suicide by cop. Little is known about the dead man so far. The SIU had not yet released his name.
Who was this mystery man and why did he drive a car from the Bathurst St.-Teston Rd. area four kilometres to the bank with a suicide vest?
"He is Middle Eastern," confirmed a police source. "I believe he's originally from Egypt." One witnessed [sic] said there was no references to any religious or terror allegiences [sic] in the man's rantings. The only thing political was the name "Trump."
Police were guarding the scene of a nearby, spacious, recently built, two-floor luxury home at 130 Lady Delores Dr. where the deceased is said to have been living. Neighbours describe it as an uneventful abode.
With a York Regional cruiser holding the taped off scene, the front door of the house had remained open since late Wednesday evening when police came in. There is broken glass visible on the front step.
"We are awaiting a warrant to search the house," explained York Const. Andy Pattenden.
When explosives are part of a probe, it's not unusual to have specialists take a look for live explosives or any products or equipment that could make such devices.
No one has confirmed if the bombs or weapon the dead man displayed were operational. But one person in the building at the time of the incident, said the hostages felt they looked real.
One person I talked with who was inside the building when the hostage taking went down, described it as one of those pat-the-police-on-the-back moments.
But ultimately that will be up to the SIU to decide.
Please note in the article I'm sharing with you below how the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) totally whitewashed the bank threat. The article doesn't even mention the assailant is wearing a suicide vest with 9 BOMBS strapped to it, and it doesn't even mention he is from the middle east, or that's he's a Muslim. (emphasis mine)
Hostage situation at Vaughan, Ont., bank ends after police fatally shoot armed man
The province's police watchdog is now investigating after York Regional Police officers shot and killed an armed man who entered a bank in Vaughan, Ont. Wednesday and took more than a dozen hostages.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is called in whenever someone is killed or injured during an interaction with the police.
York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden said police needed "lethal force" to gain control of the situation at an RBC bank branch located at the corner of Major Mackenzie Drive West and Dufferin Street.
Police responded to a call just after 1:09 p.m. about a man with a gun inside the bank.
"When our officers did get there, as quickly as they could, they did in fact find a man inside the bank with a gun," said Pattenden, adding first responders were able to get many bank employees and patrons out.
"Unfortunately, they couldn't get everybody out, so it did turn into a hostage situation for us, and our emergency response team brought in negotiators," he said.
"Lethal force had to be used on the suspect in order to gain control."
Pattenden said "there were no physical injuries," and a motive has yet to be determined.
"Two police officers discharged their firearms," SIU spokesperson Jason Gennaro said at a news conference later on Wednesday. "The man was struck and pronounced dead at the scene."
Gennaro said there was no indication the 25-year-old man, who lived in Vaughan, had fired his weapon.
He also said 13 hostages, both bank employees and customers, were taken during the ordeal.
'Get out immediately'
Mahen Arasaratnam, who operates the gas station near to the bank, said police told him to close down the station during the crisis.
"The police officer came to my front door and he says there's an armed robbery and a bomb threat, so vacate all the customers away, don't let anybody in, all the staff leave the place, close the business, get out immediately," he told CBC Toronto.
Arasaratnam said he complied with the requests, and later saw six to seven hostages being escorted by police to a bus.
"They were so panicked, so upset," he said.
After the man was fatally shot, Gennaro said the bomb squad moved in and continues to the sweep the premises for explosives.
He said the SIU is expected to be on scene until at least into the early morning.
In a statement to CBC Toronto, RBC said: "Our number one priority is ensuring the safety and well-being of our clients and employees and we are extremely relieved that they are all safe and accounted for."
The intersection is closed and police are asking for drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area.


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La bataille de Lorge se déroula le  lors de la chouannerie.

Déroumelement
À la suite de la réussite de leur attaque de Saint-Brieuc et la libération de 247 prisonniers royalistes, les chouans, commandés par Pierre Mercier, se retirent dans la forêt de Lorge. Cependant, rapidement averti, le commandant républicain Comminet se porte à la rencontre des royalistes à la tête de 300 soldats et grenadiers. Les deux troupes se rencontrent près du château de Lorge. Mercier fait poster ses hommes en embuscade, mais les chevaux s'effrayent et se jettent au milieu des chouans. Les républicains profitent de la confusion et mettent les chouans en fuite.

Les pertes
Le commandant de la colonne républicaine estime dans son rapport que 35 à 40 chouans ont été tués lors du combats. Cependant ce bilan est exagéré, les royalistes déplorent en réalité 19 blessés et sept morts, parmi lesquels  Le Frotter de Kerilis.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
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Bataille de la Chouannerie
Bataille de 1799
Bataille sur le sol français
Chouannerie dans les Côtes-d'Armor

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Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (пангасіанодон великоокий) — прісноводний вид риб з роду Pangasianodon родини Акулячі соми ряду сомоподібні. Поширений у Південно-Східній Азії, утримують також в акваріумах. Інші назви назви «пангасіус Сучі», «сіамський пангасіус», «райдужна акула».

Опис
Досягає 1,5 м завдовжки при максимальній вазі 44 кг (в акваріумі — до 50 см). Спостерігається статевий диморфізм: самиця більша за самця. Голова велика, сплощена. Очі великі. Є 2 пари вусів. Рот широкий. Невеличкі зяброві тичинки перемежовуються з великими. Тулуб витягнутий, вкрито лускою. Спинний плавець складається з 6 м'яких розгалужених променів. Жировий плавець крихітний. Черевні плавці маленькі. Анальний плавець довгий та широкий.

Забарвлення сизе. Уздовж тіла (від зябрових кришок до основи хвостового плавця) з кожного боку проходить по 2 смуги сріблястого кольору. Рот й черево — сріблясті. З віком смужки щезають, сом темнішає до сірого кольору, але черево залишається сріблястим. Усі плавці темно-сірі зі сріблястою облямівкою. темні смуги проходять через анальний та хвостовий плавці.

Спосіб життя
Зустрічається у великих річках з піщаним або кам'янистим ґрунтом. Тримається середніх шарів води. Дихає за допомогою зябер та завдяки особливий будові плавального міхура. Доволі рухлива та полохлива риба. При небезпеці прикидається мертвою. Здійснює міграції. Утворює значні косяки. Ненажера. Живиться рибою, молюсками, комахами, зоопланктоном, рослинними рештками.

Статева зрілість у 4-5 роки при розмірі 50 см та вазі 3 кг. Нерест відбувається верх за течією: з травня до липня. Ікра жовтувато-коричневого кольору, має діаметр 3 мм. Мальки з'являються через 24-36 днів, швидко зростають. Самиця відкладає 2 рази нарік, загальна кількість становить близько 200 тис. яєць.

Є важливим об'єктом промислового рибальства та розведення. Цей сом — один зі вагомих об'єктів експорту країн Південно-Східної Азії.

Тривалість життя становить 15 років.

Розповсюдження
Мешкає у басейнах річок Меконг, Меглонг та Чао-Прайя — в межах Таїланду, В'єтнаму, Лаосу та Камбоджі. Розводять також у США (на затоплених рисових полях), Бангладеш, Сингапурі, на Філіппінах.

Підвиди
 Pangasianodon hypophthalmus hypophthalmus
 Pangasianodon hypophthalmus sutchi

Утримання в акваріумі

Серед акваріумістів також відомий під назвою «акулячий сом». Для утримання потрібний просторий акваріум об'ємом до 350 л. Доволі рухлива і полохлива риба. Тримається у середньому шарі води. Добре уживається з лабео, великими барбусами, багатоперами, каламоїхтами, гурамі, рибами-ножами. Рекомендовані параметри води: температура 24-29 °C, pH 6,5—8,0, твердість 2—15°dH. Риба не любить стару воду, тому потрібна аерація, фільтрація та регулярні підміна води. Годують сухим кормом у вигляді пластівців або гранул, нежирною рибою, кальмарами, серцем. Для нормального росту обов'язкова наявність білкової їжі.

Див. також
 Список прісноводних акваріумних риб

Джерела
 Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991. Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 143:97-144.
 N. Van Zalinge, Lieng Sopha, Ngor Peng Bun, Heng Kong, J. Jørgensen: Status of the Mekong Pangasianodon hypophthalmus resources, with special reference to the stock shared between Cambodia and Viet Nam. In: MRC Technical Paper. Nr. 1. Mekong River Commission 2002

Pangasianodon
Акваріумні риби
Риби В'єтнаму
Риби Камбоджі
Риби Лаосу
Риби Таїланду
Тварини, описані 1878


The two girls want to go jogging and make a bet. One girl thinks that she can run more kilometres than the other, but after their run they notice that they both ran the same number of kilometres. Because of that they decide that it's unfair to punish only one and so decide on punishing each other with tickling.
The first girl is tied to a chair. First of all, the girl removes her shoes and then the first girl is tickled. Half of the time the girl is tickled in socks and the other half the girl is tickled without socks and with oil on her soles. The whole time only the hands are used to tickle the girls' feet.
After 5-7 minutes, the second girl is tied to a chair and everything repeats again.


Oscar winner Cate Blanchett was not even having it at a recent interview for her new movie Cinderella, when a reporter asked the 45-year old actress an out-of-left-field question.
"How were you able to get that cat to do what you wanted to on a leash?," asked Jonathan Hyla for Australian TV show, The Project, "I tried putting my girlfriend's cat on a leash and it just never works for me."
"That's your question?" Blanchett responded. "That's your f**king question?"
At this point Hyla added, "You took up all our time talking about vodka!"
So Blanchett shut the whole interview down with, "Nice to meet you."
To be fair, Hyla did later put up this self-deprecating Instagram post, calling his interview with Blanchett the, "best worst interview I've ever done.". WARNING: The video features some uncensored language.
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Now, it's possible she was just giving Hyla a hard time for his lackluster questions. But just to be safe, maybe don't mention your girlfriend's cat when asking about her movie.
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KillerStartups > Rising Startup Stars > Marlon Terrell – Founder Of RepayVets – Talks Crowdfunding And Money For Vets Returning From Duty
Marlon Terrell – Founder Of RepayVets – Talks Crowdfunding And Money For Vets Returning From Duty
Posted by Sam Melon on Aug 13, 2012
Serving in the U.S. military is decision that comes with a great deal of sacrifice. While it's not for everyone but for those that do decide to serve their country in this form, this level of dedication takes true discipline. Going overseas and serving is an experience that will undoubtedly mark a soldier. The transition back to civilian life isn't always as smooth as one hopes.
Marlon Terrell hopes to change this as founder of RepayVets. A veteran himself, Terrell founded RepayVets as a way for veterans to crowdsource funds for their business projects. Focusing on military veteran entrepreneurs and not for profit organizations, RepayVets' aim is to support military men and women returning home after duty by helping find money for vets.
It's a particular time in which we can potentially crowdfund a group of hard-working and self-sacrificing individuals returning to their homes and society after battle. As I see it, RepayVets is the private sector creatively creating a solution to a social issue in the best possible manner.
Recently, I had a chance to ask founder Marlon Terrell a number of questions regarding RepayVets and about how his vision of RepayVets reflects his own perception and experience as a veteran. Here's what Marlon shared with us:
Why did you want to focus your startup on military veterans specifically?
Having graduated from the naval academy and currently serving in the military myself, I have a natural interest in veteran-related matters. I also believe that providing a service, such as RepayVets, is something that our service personnel deserve. Transitioning back to civilian life can be hard, and any help we can offer them is great for veterans, for customers, and for businesses.
Besides myself, I have several relatives who have served in the military, including my mother. I have seen many sides of the military lifestyle and really enjoy working with others who are submerged in it.
Can you describe what a veteran perceives when he or she returns from duty in terms of the economic landscape and employment?
Servicemen and -women, by nature, are not afraid of challenges, so when they return from duty, they try their best to be successful at whatever they pursue, whether it's applying for a corporate job or creating their own business. The issue is that, sometimes, their skills are not easily understood by employers or lending sources that can help them get their businesses off the ground. We started RepayVets specifically to address the latter.
Do you feel our culture, society, and government does enough to welcome back and support our military after they've returned, in light of their sacrifices?
There are public and private programs that do a solid job assisting our veterans, but more should be done when you consider the huge sacrifice that service folks make. Our society, for the most part, is very appreciative of the sacrifices our servicemen and -women make and truly want to give back, but knowing that and deciding how is not always clear. This is, in part, why we created RepayVets; it's a platform that helps the average person assist a veteran, clearly and simply.
What do you feel veterans have to offer, as entrepreneurs, to the business landscape?
As entrepreneurs, veterans bring a respect for their trade and the customers that they serve. The ability to take pride in the smallest tasks, the tasks that are not visible to those outside looking in, can be the key to success. Veteran entrepreneurs are more likely to run their businesses behind the scenes in the same manner they would if their customers were standing there, watching, because that's the attitude that the military demands.
What are some of the projects you're most excited about?
It's challenging to pick as we have heard numerous great ideas; however, the first project to post on our site will always have a special place in our memories. It was an interchangeable fitness jump-rope system that was designed by a Navy lieutenant. The project was successful in reaching its goal, but even more exciting were the business contacts that the project owner was able to gain during his fundraising stint on RepayVets, which will help him as he moves forward with his company. In addition, I personally purchased one of his rope systems and use it quite often. It's great!
Do these projects receive any federal funding in light of the sacrifices (their own lives, family, time) veterans make for The United States? If not, do you think they should receive any federal assistance considering their contributions?
The projects do not receive any federal funding, although we believe they should!
How did you fund RepayVets?
RepayVets has been solely funded by me and my business partner. Neither one of us is particularly wealthy, so it has been a sacrifice. But we've enjoyed every minute of it thus far. We have received interest from some investors and are optimistic that we'll find the right one in the near future.
Do you have any previous business experience that has helped you in executing the objectives of RepayVets?
I had started a business before, so the basics, such as drafting a business plan, budgeting, marketing, etc., are things I had experience with. In addition, my business partner and our first employee both have MBAs, which have been extremely helpful. There will always be things to learn, but thus far, we are pleased with our progress toward our ultimate objectives.
How do you see RepayVets evolving over the years?
Over the coming years, we see RepayVets not only as the preeminent platform for crowdfunding military veteran projects, but also serving as a network of information and contacts for military-related ventures. This will range from referring our users and supporters to complementary organizations to introducing them to other individuals and facilitating relationships that will be mutually beneficial.
Do you feel like having military veterans as users demands a specific kind of attention that is different from having a platform for civilian users?
Certainly. There are some great platforms out there that are broad in their user bases, but we believe that veterans deserve a dedicated platform. Crowdfunding has matured to a point where the most popular platforms have become saturated with projects. This is an ideal time to create a niche platform, and there is no group more deserving than our veterans.
How have you gone about marketing to veterans so that they know of RepayVets as an option when they return from duty?
We have reached out directly to organizations such as VETransfer and the SBA, as well as using grassroots marketing via social networks and blogs. Many veterans are using social media, so it's a great way for companies and organizations to get in touch with them.
How have their perspectives as veterans influenced the kinds of business and projects they're interested in undertaking?
What's interesting is that, contrary to belief, veterans are not uniform in their personal interests. Their military tenures have, more than likely, exposed them to a wealth of experiences and perspectives that the average citizen does not have. Even for those who have passions similar to those of an average civilian, the veteran's passion is deeper and more meaningful. For example, we've met with veteran entrepreneurs whose passions vary from a love of animals, due to their experiences witnessing service animals contribute and sacrifice during war, to vets who have a love for music because their traveling experiences have shown them that, despite all other differences, music truly is universal and can serve as a bridge, bringing all types of people together.
Do you feel that veterans are particularly suited with qualities distinct to that of civilians that might prove advantageous?
Veterans bring unparalleled experiences and backgrounds as entrepreneurs, which gives them an advantage. Their training and environment during their time as soldiers force them to think differently. Some may assume the military restricts creativity, which is a quality of a good entrepreneur. However, a veteran is taught to be creative and improvise, as these traits are vital on the battlefield. Being able to summon these qualities, as an entrepreneur, will come naturally for most vets.
Of the RepayVets projects, what percentage would you say are those interested in service-oriented projects interested in helping people or communities?
At the root of it, I'd estimate that 90% of the projects that have been presented are driven by an underlying interest in helping others.
From the startup perspective, what's the day-to-day like running RepayVets? What does it entail?
No day is quite the same in the world of startups. We are in the unique position of not only trying to assist our customers with launching successful businesses, but also trying to make RepayVets successful. We're good mentors, as we're learning the same things our veterans are as we build our company.
Are there ideas that you've learned through your experience serving that you apply to running RepayVets?
Yes. We veterans come from an environment where a lot is expected of us, and we understand that this is necessary in order for the system to be successful as a whole. More importantly, we learn to trust our superiors and have faith that those superiors are making decisions that are putting them in the best possible situation to succeed. A veteran entrepreneur understands how important this is, and will take his/her role as a decision maker all the more seriously, knowing that accountability runs both ways. It is important to note that veterans are also given leadership positions very early in their careers. It is not out of the norm to have a 20-year-old managing a group of 10 or more soldiers. They don't have much say-so in what has to get done, but they do have a great deal of say-so in how to get it done. All of this has aided the way I run RepayVets.
How do you handle the frustrations of running a startup?
Passion gets me through. My passion for wanting to help my fellow veterans is what keeps me going.
As head of RepayVets, what advice would you give to the veterans who have successfully received enough contributions to execute their projects?
Now the challenging part begins! It is more important than ever to remain focused, as you now have to continue to grow your business, while also establishing and maintaining a stellar reputation now that you have customers/contributors.
When you're not working, how do you like to unwind and step away from RepayVets?
I like to spend time with my wife and friends, and watch Navy football!
Can you tell me about any key people without whom RepayVets wouldn't have been possible?
My business partner, Avery Robinson, and our Director of Community Outreach, Ebonee Brown, have been instrumental in the launching of the company, as well as the rest of the RepayVets staff. In addition, none of this would be possible without friends, family, and faith.
What's the best way for our readers to get in touch with you?
They can get in touch with me via our website. Also, they can also email me at Terrell [at] repayvets [dot] com.
Find out more about money for vets and specifically crowdfunding for veterans' business projects now at RepayVets.com.
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Author	: Sam Melon
Sam finds writing to be a positive and relaxing way to process his experiences. Luckily, he's in a position where he can spend much of his time doing just that! When he's not writing, he enjoys taking photographs, playing music, and having a nice chat or two.


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Aug 20, 2019 - 06:51 pm
GreenStorm to offer hourly e-bike hire in exchange
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The Austrian eMobility service provider Greenstorm, which has made a name for itself with an exchange concept for the hotel industry, is expanding its business field. Its subsidiary Green4rent makes it possible to rent e-bikes from partners such as fitness centres or campsites.
The company's speciality is to make the electric bikes available in exchange for stationing them at partners. Green4rent currently offers around 600 rental bikes at about 100 locations in Austria and Germany. By the end of the season, there will be a total of 300 partners, and the number of available pedelecs will grow to 1,200. The new partner companies now include sports retailers, camping sites and fitness centres.
When registering, a credit card must be used for a deposit for later billing. Depending on the e-bike model selected, a trip costs between three and eight euros per hour, the price for 24 hours is between 24 and 39 euros. Bookings are always made via the Green4Rent. The range includes mountain and trekking bikes as well as city bikes.
"Mobility is becoming more and more flexible. With 'Green4rent' we want to enable both tourists and residents to use a new e-bike in their vicinity spontaneously," explains Richard Hirschhuber, managing partner of Greenstorm.
Greenstorm's original business model: Hotels issue vouchers for vacant apartments and rooms and can in return use e-bikes and e-cars to the benefit of their guests. With the new service, other target groups may now also offer the e-bikes at their businesses.
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Author: Carrie Hampel
New Segway kick-scooters drive themselves back to base
Cake launches deliveries of 2nd electric motorbike
https://www.electrive.com/2019/08/20/greenstorm-to-offer-hourly-e-bike-hire/


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Kiiskilä était un village du grand-duché de Finlande du canton de Viipuri cédé à l'URSS à la fin de la guerre d'Hiver.
De nos jours, c'est un village du raïon de Vyborg dans l'oblast de Léningrad en Russie.

Période finlandaise
En 1937, Kiiskilä a 622 ha de forêts, 83 ha de champs ja 25 ha de prairies.

Kiiskilä était situé en bordure de la baie de Vyborg.
La valtatie 7 traversait sa partie septentrionale.
En 1937, Kiiskilä comptait 49 habitants.

Les villages du secteur scolaire de Kiiskilä étaient Kärki (38 habitants), Lahti (23 habitants), Vahvaniemi (6 habitants) ja Mälkki (62 habitants).
En 1939, l'école communale de Kiiskilä comptait 3 instituteurs et 87 élèves.

Kiiskilä avait un magasin de Viipurin Osuusliike.

Bibliographie

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Voir aussi

Liens externes
 Kiiskilä 1939
 Galerie de photos

Liens internes

Ancienne commune en Finlande
Isthme de Carélie
Ville dans l'oblast de Léningrad
Village des zones cédées par la Finlande à l'Union soviétique


The pool, bar and restaurant here all have prime positions on the hotel's sea-view terrace. This means that dining comes with a dramatic backdrop. Food-wise, you can expect Greek delicacies, using local produce from the surrounding area. Inside the spa, a pool's paired up with a sauna and a fitness room.
There's a local focus at breakfast, where you can grab seasonal fresh juices and jams, as well as cooked-to-order crepes, waffles and fry-ups. The restaurant keeps things traditional for lunch and dinner, too.
Specialising in Greek cuisine this place serves up meals for lunch and dinner. A complimentary breakfast is also included.
Overlooking the ocean, the bar has a selection of snacks, drinks and cocktails on offer.
You'll find another pool tucked inside the spa, which is joined by a sauna. There are treatments* on offer, too – they make the most of the region's famous olive oil. A small, but well-equipped gym finishes things off.
The spa offers a range of services, including massage and body treatments. You'll also find a heated indoor pool and sauna, too.
In the evening, watch the sun dip behind the Mediterranean on the hotel's al fresco terrace. The nearby bar keeps the drinks flowing, as well.
The hotel's terrace is sea-facing, so the infinity pool's cyan-blue waters look as if they blend into the deep blue Mediterranean Sea. You can go for a swim, recline on a lounger or sip cocktails at the nearby bar.
Overlooking the ocean, the infinity pool is the ideal place to relax and soak up the surrounding views.
This pool is heated and can be found within the spa.


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Back in the Day: Perth Goth Club Scene 1989-1998
Back in the Day: Memories of the Perth Goth Club Scene 1989-1998 As discussed in a previous post, I have been exploring the visual nature of the Goth community as a source of inspiration and impetus for my research. By digging through my old shoe-boxes of clubbing memorabilia and photographing some of its contents I am attempting to catalogue an indicative selection of club flyers, gig pamphlets and other ephemera from the Perth[1] Goth scene in the decade 1989-1998. A few are included here, and I will continue to add more to my Pinterest page as I digitise them throughout this project. During this time there were several highly creative, motivated and capable people in the Perth scene who collectively made stuff happen!
Amnesia Club Entry Card …Admit One
The flyers provide an illustration of the club/event activities of the subculture at the time; the start of this time period marks my early involvement in the club scene through my most active clubbing years during which I helped organise and promote Goth and Goth-Industrial club nights. The geographic isolation of Perth inspired an entrepreneurial approach to social enterprise within the Goth scene during this period. With the costs of travel high, bands seldom scheduled lengthy tours of Australia, and when they did the far-flung city of Perth was often left off itineraries.
Who else remembers the I need a Cure tour petition??
Inner City Firm – Club entry card c.1991
While this resulted in a limited number of major bands performing in the city during this period, it succeeded in creating a self-supporting culture with an active club and local bands scene. Additionally, for some this isolation inspired travel and provided a catalyst for establishing connections between Goths living in Perth and communities overseas and interstate, which in itself generated diversity through drawing in external influences.
Skin – The New Loft
Most people involved in the Perth Goth scene during this period actively contributed towards sustaining its social and economic activities beyond attendance at club nights and gigs. Members of the subculture established record stores, fashion design labels/stores, club nights, publications and other services to keep the subculture not just alive but thriving. A result of this communal desire to improve and support the subculture was a proliferation of specialised club nights and events, (particularly between 1992-5) organised by scene members with the support of nightclub proprietors. The level of activity, as illustrated by these flyers, gave the Perth Goth and Industrial scene a strong support base which was further enhanced by retail enterprises such as specialist stores and aesthetic services such as body piercing, tattooing and hair-dressing.
This evolving sophistication of the Goth culture is also reflected in the production quality of the scene-generated ephemera. Initially, the quality of the materials appears secondary to the primary purpose of effectively advertising events to the subculture in suitably familiar language, using in-culture references and styles to speak to the 'right' audience. Improvements in technology, access to materials and reduction in printing costs during this period is evidenced by the transition of many of the brochures from cheap, photocopied amateur productions to more professional materials. Within this vibrant community, the emergence of subgenres is evidenced in the various club pamphlets. Some venues specialised in particular styles of music – industrial, alternative, indie-pop, Goth – and provided a venue in which events could be scheduled so as to satisfy the shared tastes of subsets within the larger Goth population. Individual DJs delivered dependable setlists which catered to the needs of the various key audiences.
Growing from the Punk scene, early Goth nightclubs of the late 1980s (such as The Red Parrot, Asylum, Inner City Firm, Fruition, Amnesia among others) provided the Perth scene with predominantly English-influenced Gothic Rock nights and my first introduction to the scene. These clubs featured music from bands who themselves often did not consider their music Goth, nevertheless the music was (and is) heavily favoured by Traditional (Trad) Goths and played in almost all Goth clubs.
Berlin Club Flyer c.1992
Industrial music had begun to find commercial success in the early 1990s; frequently featuring Goth-influenced imagery, alternative iconography and dark themes; it was a natural high-energy companion to the comparatively sedate musical approach of Goth. The flourishing Industrial genre heavily influenced Perth Goth club nights, with setlists often featuring a mixture of Goth/Electro/Industrial and other alternative genres to a lesser degree, with a marked increase in the number of dance-oriented club events being scheduled in the early-mid 1990s.
Desolation at Geremiah's Nightclub c.1995
The promotional material represents the spectrum of aesthetics within the Goth scene, with Industrial flyers often favouring harsher, mechanised forms and horror themes. Goth flyers utilise vampire, kitsch-horror and Victorian-influenced imagery to define and promote more traditionally influenced Goth events. Alongside these are other alternative bands and genres including shoe-gazer and indie sets. These distinctions demonstrate the stylistic differences in terms of music styles and visual representation as well as design/iconography within the scene, simultaneously it shows the Goth subculture's ability to co-exist with compatible music styles and social groups. In 1990s Perth, there was an amicable yet apparent schism between those who principally favoured less energetic rock-based music (the Trad-Goth aesthetics) in comparison to the parallel genre broadly grouped under the moniker Industrial, featuring faster, more electronic dance-oriented music styles, less formal Goth-influenced dress and an emphasis on dancing rather than exclusively focussing on social interaction within the club environment. Clubs nights at Geremiah's, The Loft, Interzone and Skin (among others) catered for those who sought dance-intensive nights primarily featuring Electro Body Music (EBM) and Industrial tracks with strong Goth influences.
Recoil – The Loft, Post-Detonation c.1995
With music containing mechanical and electronic noises accompanying heavily distorted vocals, the Industrial music genre also generated an occasionally uneasy association with heavy metal and thrash music; genres less congruent with the more flamboyant Goth scene. This shared patronage, however, helped sustain the subculture and provided financial stability in an otherwise niche market in a geographically isolated city. At times this resulted in uneasiness, when patrons unfamiliar with Goth aesthetics reacted to the extreme styles of the Goth patrons, sometimes approaching Goths with benign curiosity, sometimes with genuine animosity and attempts to generate confrontation. While these events were rare, the reliance on nightclub proprietors to provide space for Goth events, in part prompted future generations of the scene to be more self-managing, establishing dedicated Goth events management and membership-based clubs such as Dominion to better serve the needs of the Goth community.
Interzone 1994
The flyers presented here articulate by example the self-generating and sustaining nature of the Perth Goth and Industrial scene and record a period of high creative activity in the subculture. The ephemera itself represents examples of subculture specific iconography and thematic preoccupations, and demonstrate the scene's ability to effectively self-promote and instinctively engage with its participants.[2]
Dominion c. 1998
[1] Perth, Western Australia for basic information about the city see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth [2] Not all clubs of the period are represented here, just a sketch of the overall scene. I will continue to add to this theme in future posts, including excerpts from various street press and other media.
Posted on June 6, 2015 June 6, 2015 by isgothjustaphase Posted in Uncategorized	Tagged Amnesia, Back in the Day, Clubbing, Detonation, goth, Goth Culture, Goth Subculture, gothic, Identity, Inner City Firm, Interzone, Just a Phase?, Perth, Perth Nightclubs, research, subculture, The Loft	Leave a comment


November brings us that time of Thanksgiving when we gather as a family, an Ohana, a group of friends or extended family, to share for a moment the treasured feelings of gratitude for the large and small gifts in life.
In this wintry season of my life my feelings of thanks for gifts large and small become more salient. In the Lifeplan journey, young people are invited to think where they want to be in 15 years. whom they are with, where they are living, what they are doing and how they are making a difference to positively touch this place while they are here.
Thanksgiving is one of our cultural traditions that invites all of us to stop for a brief moment to reflect on the gifts in life. For some the gift is a speed bump that has challenged the very best in us to navigate. To view life with the lens of faith, hope and determination assures each of us the chance to thrive in the moment and appreciate all that comes our way.
Be connected to family and community.
Save a little each month.
Be generous with your positive spirit.
Make a difference --and believe you can make a difference.
Learn from the speed bumps.
And finally, one of my favorites Kate always shares at graduation, "Be warm despite the challenge of living in a world that would want you to be cool."


It seems like an easy solution for stained teeth: pop into the pharmacy or grocery store after work for one of those one-size-fits-all teeth whitening treatments that promise dazzling smiles in 7 to 14 days. If you've done it, you're certainly not alone. Many adults choose over-the-counter bleaching kits without consulting their dentist first. Unfortunately, we've seen the dangers not seeking a professional opinion can have — there are 4 in particular.
One of the most common problems that can occur when you whiten your teeth without a professional's input is the potential for overuse or abuse of the bleach. An over-the-counter kit can only be so effective — it's not professional grade, after all. Wishing for better results, many adults continue to use the treatment after the recommended amount of time, leaving them at a higher risk of tooth sensitivity, worn tooth enamel, tooth decay, and a host of other issues.
If you do choose to use whitestrips or any other bleaching kit you can buy without a professional, make sure to only use it as directed. Most kits last for a duration of 7 to 14 days.
Unlike a professional whitening treatment, a bleaching kit that you buy at the pharmacy is not customized to fit your unique dental anatomy. That means your gums are at risk of developing mild to severe burns, as the powerful bleach can be held up to the soft oral tissues for as long as 30 minutes at a time.
Professional whitening, on the other hand, is applied according to the specific dimensions of your teeth and gums. That makes it the safest choice possible in teeth whitening.
While minor, the risk of allergic reaction is always present with teeth whitening. We have heard stories of lips that double in size with swelling, or burning gums and lips that cause extreme discomfort for days. Even if you ultimately choose to whiten with a one-size-fits-all treatment, you can avoid the risk of allergic reaction by consulting with your dentist first. We will discuss all of your allergies and your health history to ensure that you can safely proceed with any bleaching treatment.
Many people who undergo a teeth whitening treatment experience sensitive teeth. It may occur as "zingers" during the treatment (while you are wearing the bleach) or it can linger as lasting sensitivity to hot and cold foods and beverages. Partnering with your dentist can help you avoid this risk, as a professional will be able to make special recommendations or adjustments to your treatment plan if you are at a high risk of developing teeth sensitivity.
The best way to reveal your most stunning smile without damaging your teeth and gums in the process is by visiting with a professional first. We can discuss your oral health, your smile goals, and your budget to decide which method of whitening is best for you.
Dr. David Vaca and Dr. Chris Kirby have decades of experience caring for the smiles of Longview, TX. To learn more about professional teeth whitening or their offerings in cosmetic dentistry, you are invited to contact the office at 903-663-0861.