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Bei den XXII. Olympischen Sommerspielen 1980 in Moskau fanden 20 Wettbewerbe im Ringen statt, je zehn im Freistil und im Griechisch-römischen Stil. Austragungsort war die Ringerhalle auf dem Gelände des ZSKA-Sportzentrums neben dem Chodynkafeld.

Bilanz

Medaillenspiegel

Medaillengewinner

Ergebnisse Freistil

Papiergewicht (bis 48 kg)

Datum: 27. bis 29. Juli 1980
14 Teilnehmer aus 14 Ländern

Fliegengewicht (bis 52 kg)

Datum: 28. bis 30. Juli 1980
16 Teilnehmer aus 16 Ländern

Bantamgewicht (bis 57 kg)

Datum: 29. bis 31. Juli 1980
16 Teilnehmer aus 16 Ländern

Federgewicht (bis 62 kg)

Datum: 27. bis 29. Juli 1980
13 Teilnehmer aus 13 Ländern

Leichtgewicht (bis 68 kg)

Datum: 29. bis 31. Juli 1980
18 Teilnehmer aus 18 Ländern

Weltergewicht (bis 74 kg)

Datum: 28. bis 30. Juli 1980
18 Teilnehmer aus 18 Ländern

Mittelgewicht (bis 82 kg)

Datum: 29. bis 31. Juli 1980
14 Teilnehmer aus 14 Ländern

Halbschwergewicht (bis 90 kg)

Datum: 27. bis 29. Juli 1980
15 Teilnehmer aus 15 Ländern

Schwergewicht (bis 100 kg)

Datum: 28. bis 30. Juli 1980
15 Teilnehmer aus 15 Ländern

Superschwergewicht (über 100 kg)

Datum: 29. bis 31. Juli 1980
12 Teilnehmer aus 12 Ländern

Ergebnisse Griechisch-römischer Stil

Papiergewicht (bis 48 kg)

Datum: 20. bis 22. Juli 1980
10 Teilnehmer aus 10 Ländern

Fliegengewicht (bis 52 kg)

Datum: 21. bis 23. Juli 1980
10 Teilnehmer aus 10 Ländern

Bantamgewicht (bis 57 kg)

Datum: 22. bis 24. Juli 1980
13 Teilnehmer aus 13 Ländern

Federgewicht (bis 62 kg)

Datum: 20. bis 22. Juli 1980
11 Teilnehmer aus 11 Ländern

Leichtgewicht (bis 68 kg)

Datum: 22. bis 24. Juli 1980
15 Teilnehmer aus 15 Ländern

Weltergewicht (bis 74 kg)

Datum: 21. bis 23. Juli 1980
14 Teilnehmer aus 14 Ländern

Mittelgewicht (bis 82 kg)

Datum: 22. bis 24. Juli 1980
12 Teilnehmer aus 12 Ländern

Halbschwergewicht (bis 90 kg)

Datum: 20. bis 22. Juli 1980
15 Teilnehmer aus 15 Ländern

Schwergewicht (bis 100 kg)

Datum: 21. bis 23. Juli 1980
9 Teilnehmer aus 9 Ländern

Superschwergewicht (über 100 kg)

Datum: 22. bis 24. Juli 1980
10 Teilnehmer aus 10 Ländern

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 Offizielle Ergebnisse der Sommerspiele 1980 (PDF, 27,6 MB)

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Home News Al Safadi Re-Opens SZR Branch for An Elevated Dining Experience
Al Safadi Re-Opens SZR Branch for An Elevated Dining Experience
Five Operating Branches Serve the Best Lebanese Cuisine
Dubai, UAE – The successful family-run restaurant chain Al Safadi announces the re-opening of its Sheikh Zayed Road branch in DIFC with a new modern look to offer loyal and new customers a comfortable and relaxing venue to enjoy the best of Lebanese cuisine.
The renovated DIFC branch, which has a seating capacity of 360 shows off Al Safadi's new brand image. The location has two floors to cater to a variety of people, including residents, tourists, and businesspeople within the area.
The interiors showcase an elegant and airy design, with furniture in beige and gold colours and huge windows allowing diners to view the city during the day and in the evening.
Staying true to its motto of offering excellent authentic Lebanese cuisine with a 'homemade' experience, the Al Safadi menu is packed with fresh home-cooked goodness made with love and using the freshest authentic Lebanese ingredients, offering diners rich sun-kissed Mediterranean flavours with the delicate spices and herbs of the Levant. In addition, the menu includes cold and hot appetizers, soups, meat dishes, shawarma, sandwiches, barbecue, refreshing juices, cold beverages, and mouthwatering desserts.
Al Safadi restaurant has an open kitchen concept giving diners total visibility of the culinary team who prepares the orders. There is also an oven where pieces of bread are freshly baked and served hot on the customers' tables.
"We are delighted to announce that we have re-opened our DIFC outlet with a fresh new look but with the same spirit and commitment to deliver the best Lebanese cuisine. Over the years, our restaurants have become a go-to destination for families, friends, leisure, and business travellers. We have been mastering Lebanese dining in Dubai since 2000, and we are proud to say that our time-honoured recipes are enjoyed by thousands of our guests from the UAE and around the world who return to dine with us year after year," said Fadi Al Safadi, CEO.
Al Safadi now operates five branches, a key milestone as the brand celebrates its 22 years of business operation. The first Al Safadi Restaurant opened in Deira in 2000, followed by the Sheikh Zayed Road branch in 2004 and Umm Al Sheif in 2017. In 2018, the branch at The Pointe opened, while the newest branch in Motor City welcomed guests in 2021.
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This commentary appeared at NationalReview.com on January 17, 2019.
While some women with B.A.s and additional degrees avoid "marrying down" educationally, others will nonetheless do so out of necessity, because women overall are earning more degrees of various kinds than men. This is true not only in the United States but also in much of Europe and elsewhere I address complexities such as these in my soon-to-be-released book, Education Roads Less Traveled: Solving America's Fixation on Four-Year Degrees, for which I interviewed about 80 diverse (albeit not scientifically selected) men and women. A blunt question I asked most of them was whether they thought women with at least a bachelor's degree were as likely to become romantically interested in blue-collar men as men who wear button-downs.


When I'd seen my late friend last , she told me that she had a bunch of her bellydance stuff that she wanted me to have. Her husband got all of it together, got in touch with me, and I went over there this afternoon to get it. He showed me a picture album of her when she was bellydancing. She was so beautiful! I could tell from the pictures that she knew what she was doing and was very graceful and elegant.
What's more, she taught herself how to bellydance, made all of her own costumes, taught other people, and set up her own business delivering bellygrams!!!! She was a single mother with two kids, working somewhere and doing all of this to try and make ends meet. I looked through the things she left me and I have all of the jewellery she made and bought (the earrings! headpieces! neckpieces! sterling silver!) as well as all of the costumes she made, including the bras, belts, skirts, and veils, and the leftover embellishments. I also have the books she used to teach herself, the books on costume design, *and* all of her music. I was so excited when I looked through it! It was like finding the perfect pair of shoes (some of you have seen that reaction and you know how obvious it is).
Ok, all of this stuff is from the late 70s and early 80s (and the music is on cassettes), but in a way that makes it even more valuable and interesting. It's not just bellydancing costumes and information passed from one bellydancer to another - it's a piece of history, both hers and the bellydancing community.
I wish I had known how much bellydancing she had done - I knew that she had bellydanced but not that she had done everything else - and I'm sad that I didn't ask more about it. I wish I had told her how much I admired her.
Tonight I went out with a group of people for dinner to celebrate my friend's life. We toasted her and conducted ourselves in the fashion of which she would have approved: lots of laughter, food, wine (for those who drink it), and yummy desserts. At least we could give her this.
One of my sisters was given a stuffed animal made of fabric panels when she was very young. That animal was loved to death by her and was a huge fixture of my childhood. Today I found replacement panels! I was so excited because it was like bringing back my childhood to me.
Later on I came across an envelope addressed to me and Ian in my father's printing. As soon as I saw it, I burst into tears. It had contained a gift from my parents and I could just imagine my Dad addressing the envelope, excited (in his own way) about giving the gifts away. He liked to give us gifts.
Seeing my Dad's handwriting brought back another childhood memory. Leading up to one Christmas I was coming to believe that Santa didn't really exist but I wasn't sure of that one way or another. I wasn't sure how to prove it and so on Christmas morning, I compared the handwriting on the packages from Santa and from my Dad. They were the same and right then, I knew that Santa didn't exist.
I miss my Dad so very much. I think about him just about every day but this is the first time I've cried like this in weeks.
I've finding that my everyday activities have been changing a bit to deal with the autumn in the air. I get chilled - and hot - really easily and I've started taking baths to warm up. And so after being a shower person my entire life, I think I'm becoming more of a bath person. I make it really hot and read my book and soak in the bath. I never really understood why people would want a hot tub or jacuzzi but I do now. Oh, the luxury!
I've always associated baths with my mom - when I was growing up, she had a bath most evenings. At that time, she was my age and I was at an age where I was really starting to see her as a separate person from me. Now that I'm the age she was then, I sort of feel like I understand her so much better than I did before. And so every time I find myself doing something that she does or did, I feel so much closer to her. I like this.
I bought this vintage pattern off of etsy - the top is very similar to one I used to have, with princess lines and lots of buttons. It was black and I remember replacing all of the original flat buttons with little round buttons (there were 16 or 17 of them, if I remember rightly) and it looked so awesome. I don't know what happened to that top - it either fell apart or I got too big for it.
Anyways, I bought the pattern and it arrived today. The listing said that it was in good condition but when I checked it, the collar piece was missing and there were three extra pieces in the pattern. I didn't think that "good" meant "incomplete + extra pieces" and honestly I was a little annoyed. I sent a message to the seller and she's giving me 20% off the purchase price (or a refund, but I'll take the 20% because I can draft a collar), which I appreciate.
I was looking at the pattern and instructions to try and figure out how the buttons and buttonholes are applied. These are the worst pattern instructions I've read, and that includes other vintage pattern instructions which are notoriously scarce. Apparently the dress need not have a collar but can have a sort of sweetheart neckline instead - but there's no picture anywhere of what that pattern would look like. As well, the picture makes it look like the top closes via buttons and loops, not buttons and buttonholes, but the instructions don't say anything about making button closures at all.
So when I get around to making the top, it'll be quite an adventure (and I might make a princess line in front, like in back, so it's more like the top I used to have). Fortunately, I've made tops like this before so I think I'll be ok.


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Assessing Deltas in Canada: We all live downstream
June 6, 2019 July 2, 2019 by thomaspitts44
By Tim Jardine
NOTE: This is a guest article written by Dr Tim Jardine from the School of Environment and Sustainability and Toxicology Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.
So I've heard it said. And there's some truth to it. Unless you're camped on the top of a mountain peak, you're going to be downstream of someone, and your water supply will be vulnerable to any of their potential misdeeds. But it's also fair to say that some are more downstream than others. In particular, deltas.
North Saskatchewan River. Photo: Mike Blanchette
Deltas occur in low-lying areas when a swiftly flowing river meets a larger body of water. On the coasts, we recognize these deltas in myth and lore – the Nile, the Ganges. Less well known are inland deltas, where rivers meet lakes. In western Canada, we have three big ones – the Peace-Athabasca, the Saskatchewan and the Slave.
Deltas get the best and worst of what happens upstream. Prior to human interference, turbulent waters running off the Rocky Mountains rushed into glacial lakes, depositing massive quantities of nutrient-rich sediment. Over the past 10,000 years, this sediment accumulated until it was eventually cut through by the river's flow, creating a vast network of wetlands, backwaters and side channels, each with its own biochemical and ecological character.
Photo: Tim Jardine
Unsurprisingly, these deltas became wildlife hotspots, and people followed close behind. The numbers are staggering. In the Saskatchewan River Delta alone, more than 100,000 muskrats were harvested each year in the late 1800s. Millions of waterfowl passed through these deltas every fall. Commercial fisheries for sturgeon and walleye provided income and food for local residents.
In the Saskatchewan River Delta alone, more than 100,000 muskrats were harvested each year in the late 1800s. Millions of waterfowl passed through these deltas every fall. Commercial fisheries for sturgeon and walleye provided income and food for local residents.
Muskrat. Photo: iStock
Yet the past century has not been kind to these deltas. Human populations in their basins have grown to more than 3 million people, each of us with a hunger for food from irrigated crops, thirst for household water and demand for electricity generated from hydropower. Flows through the deltas have declined and become more erratic. There are contaminants in wild food. Wildlife numbers have dropped. The people of the deltas often feel powerless because their voices are not heard.
But there are signs of hope. The Cree, Dene and Metis people in delta communities are sustaining culture through a resurgence of language and on-the-land activities. Knowledge is being handed down to a new generation of delta stewards. Community leaders are pushing for greater accountability from upstream decision-makers, and building capacity to recognize and protect their deltas.
Flows through the deltas have declined and become more erratic. There are contaminants in wild food. Wildlife numbers have dropped.
As scientists, we have responsibilities to ensure that the research underpinning decision-making is sound and includes diverse sources of knowledge. Partner respectfully with delta communities. And step aside when the voices from the deltas need to be heard.
Saskatchewan River Delta. Photo: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Saskatchewan Chapter.
Is anyone listening? We certainly hope so. Working together, these special places may finally get the same respect from outsiders they've been given by their local caretakers for generations.
Note: Tim Jardine is an Associate Professor at the School of Environment and Sustainability and Toxicology Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, and a Fellow of the Canadian Rivers Institute. He studies the ecology of rivers in temperate, sub-Arctic and tropical landscapes in eastern Canada, northern Australia, and Brazil, and leads large interdisciplinary projects in Western Canada's inland river deltas.
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There were 5,545 ITAs issued by IRCC in November, establishing 2017 as a record-breaking year for Express Entry. November had 4 drawings for Canada's Express Entry System; Canada's new 3-year immigration target of 1,000,000 new immigrants for 2018-2020 was announced by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, a nearly 20% increase in the number of candidates granted permanent residence.
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Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) was in 29 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. MAR shareholders have witnessed a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately. There were 31 hedge funds in our database with MAR holdings at the end of the previous quarter. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren't the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds' perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That's why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE:XEL), and The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) to gather more data points.
With all of this in mind, we're going to view the recent action regarding Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR).
What does the smart money think about Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 29 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of -6% from the second quarter. With hedgies' positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey's hedge fund database, Tom Gayner's Markel Gayner Asset Management has the biggest position in Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR), worth close to $97 million, accounting for 2.6% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Capital Growth Management, managed by Ken Heebner, which holds a $56.9 million position; the fund has 1.8% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Remaining members of the smart money with similar optimism comprise Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell's Arrowstreet Capital, David Harding's Winton Capital Management and John Overdeck and David Siegel's Two Sigma Advisors.


Having trained as a reflexologist with Central School of Reflexology,and, undertaking ITEC courses in holistic massage and aromatherapy in 2006, Suzie added to her repertoire qualifying as a seated acupressure therapist.
This qualification attainment evolved from experience gained working with Citicards from 2005-2008 where she attended twice a month. The treatment also included health consultation which was a good forum for each person to take preventative steps. It is a more focused therapy; quick yet effective, versatile and mobile.


PANORO - Cordillera de las Minas (CDLM) Acquires Critical Land Position; Permitting of Drill Programs Underway | Panoro Minerals Ltd.
Vancouver, B.C. and Lima, Aug 16, 2007. Panoro Minerals Ltd. (The Company) is pleased to announce that it was successful in acquiring a 100% interest in two three hundred-hectare concessions that are located internally to its Antilla block of concessions for a combined total cost of US$ 160,000. The two land blocks cover the southern extension of the West Target at Antilla. The land blocks had formerly been under option to CDLM and a total of three drillholes had been drilled by CDLM before it had allowed the option to expire.
During a recent field trip to Peru the core from these holes was re-examined by the President and Fred Tejada, P.Geo. Panoro's V.P. of Exploration. Drill hole Ant -13 located just inside the border of the northern one of the acquired blocks exhibits strong hornfels alteration together with disseminated copper and iron - sulphide mineralization, indicating the presence of an intrusive contact nearby. This feature enhances the geological potential of both the newly acquired ground and of the West Target.
Antilla (now 7,400 hectares) is the second principal project in the CDLM portfolio. It is, like Cotabambas, also in an advanced exploration stage. The identified mineralization consists of a zone of secondary enrichment of porphyry style copper mineralization consisting predominantly of sulphides (chalcocite, chalcopyrite and pyrite) associated with quartz stock-works, veinlets and disseminations in a package of quartzites and arenites. The project has to date been explored by 4,012 metres of diamond drilling in 19 holes of which 8 holes lie within the projected zone of mineralization.
SRK Consulting, in its March 9, 2007 Technical Report provided a global estimate of the geological potential of this exploration target based on 7 holes in the enriched chalcocite blanket on the East Block of: ± 135MT @ 90% confidence with a grade of 0.63% - 0.79% copper "untrimmed" or ±135MT @ 90% confidence with a grade of 0.61% - 0.75% copper "trimmed" ("trimmed": all 2m assay intervals over 1.5% reduced to 1.5%). The potential to confirm and expand this target is also considered to be excellent. The Antilla project is located approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Grupo Mexico's Las Chancas project with reported resources of 200 million tonnes with a grade of 1% copper. The reader is cautioned that the potential quantity and grade of exploration targets as described in this release are conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
A potential deep-seated hypogene porphyry system suggested by secondary biotite alteration remains to be tested as well as a similar supergene target, the West Target mentioned above.
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Cordillera de las Minas is in the process of permitting the planned 2007 drill programs on both Cotabambas and Antilla as well as a third copper project where field evidence indicates the presence of a significant porphyry system. The Company expects drilling operations to commence on one, possibly two of the projects before the end of the third quarter of this year.


The Carrick is a stunning 3 bedroom semi-detached villa with open plan living looking over the rear garden and a downstairs WC. 2 of the bedrooms come with fitted wardrobes and there's an ensuite to the master bedroom. There's also plenty of storage on both floors.
Beautiful homes in a tranquil village setting.
If Scotland's west coast is where you want to live then you absolutely must look at Regatta View, our beautiful development in the attractive seaside village of Fairlie.
Regatta View is in a very special location and will comprise 4 and 5 bedroom luxury homes in a range of styles. It is hard to imagine a more perfect place to enjoy life. In the Dawn Homes tradition these homes will be superbly designed and built by craftsmen to the highest standards. Some of the homes at Regatta View have views over the Firth of Clyde to the Cumbraes and Arran.
You will love your leisure time when you live at Regatta View in Fairlie. If you like to get out on the water, there are watersports on your doorstep. Hiking and cycling in the surrounding area is easily accessed. Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, the largest Regional Park in Scotland, borders the village with many outstanding walks and points of interest. You can complete one of these walks from Fairlie Glen to Kaim Hill where you can see fascinating Iron Age rock markings, the remains of an old millstone quarry and enjoy clear views of Arran and the Ailsa Craig. For golfers, there are excellent courses all the way down the Ayrshire coast.
There are both primary and secondary schools within easy reach of Regatta View. The primary school is within walking distance and also has an adjoining nursery for pre school children. Secondary education is located at Largs Academy in the neighbouring coastal town of Largs, three miles away. The school is easily accessed by a school bus service from Fairlie.
Known as Scotland's first Fairtrade village, Fairlie boasts a variety of restaurants and shops including a popular seafood restaurant which features a craft and farm shop. Largs supplies further shops and supermarkets so you don't have far to travel to get anything you need.
For rail commuters, Fairlie is on the main rail line to Paisley and Glasgow, with the journey to Glasgow taking under an hour. The pretty village station is within walking distance and has free car parking for those wishing to park and ride. Fairlie is also on the main A78 coast road and is served by regular bus routes. This links Fairlie with neighbouring towns and villages.
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Q: Service in android crashes after several hours i tried to write a simple service for an android device. it looks like
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    // do something

    // new alarm
    setNextAlarm(context);

}
public static void setNextAlarm(Context context) {
    Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, MainReceiver.class);
    PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, myIntent, 0);
    AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);

    // trigger
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

    // here is possible that trigger time will be different by each call
    long triggerTime =  computeNextTriggerTime();
    long triggerAtTime = cal.getTimeInMillis() + triggerTime;

    alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, triggerAtTime, triggerTime, pendingIntent);
}

Well, I noticed that it works, but sometimes it crashes after days or hours of using and I'm quite sure, that it is not because of the code, that do the logic and that I didn't post here.
The trigger time is between 10 and 30 minutes.
Every help will be appreciated :)

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President Obama's top climate change negotiator met with his Chinese counterpart in Los Angeles on Tuesday to announce joint actions by cities, states and provinces in both countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The summit meeting followed a historic accord reached in Beijing in November by Mr. Obama and President Xi Jinping, who pledged to enact policies to cut emissions significantly. Mr. Obama said the United States would reduce planet-warming carbon emissions up to 28 percent by 2025, while Mr. Xi vowed that China would halt its emissions growth by 2030.
That announcement by the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters was seen as a breakthrough after decades of deadlock on efforts to forge an effective global accord on climate change. Now Mr. Obama and Mr. Xi are pushing for completion of such a deal, signed by every nation on earth, at a United Nations summit meeting in Paris this fall.
White House officials said Tuesday's meeting was intended to demonstrate that both countries were moving forward to meet the terms of their agreement. Last month, Mr. Obama unveiled a sweeping regulation aimed at forcing heavily polluting power plants to cut emissions, and the United States and China have submitted details of their national plans to the United Nations.
Brian Deese, Mr. Obama's senior adviser on climate change, said the additional actions from cities, states and provinces could add momentum to those efforts. The administration also hopes that the announcements will quiet critics who say any climate deal will hamstring the United States and cede an economic advantage to China.
The choice of Los Angeles for the meeting was no coincidence. California has by far the most aggressive state-level climate change policy in the country. The state, which has an economy larger than that of all but a handful of countries, has put in place a "cap and trade" system, in which an overall limit is imposed on greenhouse gas pollution, and companies buy and sell permits to pollute.
Other states, including nine in the Northeast, also have cap-and-tradeprograms, but Republicans and some Democrats in Congress have successfully pushed against a national system. In its submission to the United Nations, the Chinese government noted that it was considering a national cap-and-trade system, and seven Chinese provinces have pilot programs.
On Tuesday, the two nations announced an arrangement between government entities in China and California to begin working toward devising cap-and-trade programs in China. Several American climate policy experts have said they envision a future in which California's cap-and-trade market could be linked with China's regional cap-and-trade markets.
In addition, the leaders of 11 Chinese cities, including Beijing, announced plans to reach their emissions peak earlier than the national target of 2030. Combined, those cities have the same annual level of emissions as Brazil or Japan, according to White House officials. Ten cities from China will team with 10 from California in a separate initiative that aims to reduce air pollution and attract clean-technology industries.
The meeting was attended by Todd Stern, the United States' senior climate change negotiator, and Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative for climate change affairs, as well as American mayors and governors, Chinese mayors and other municipal leaders, and Chinese climate change officials.
While the United States, China and more than 40 other countries have submitted their plans to cut carbon pollution ahead of the Paris meeting, other major polluters, including India and Brazil, have yet to do so. United Nations officials have said that for the Paris deal to work, the plans must be submitted by October.
In Washington, Republican leaders are working to block the deal. The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has begun reaching out to other countries to tell them that he is doing all he can to halt Mr. Obama's climate change regulations, and thus prevent the United States from meeting its United Nations obligation.
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This lovely church is remote from the road and squats snugly on bleak downland above Folkestone. It has views across the channel, looking towards France. A single Norman window, with a little delicate wallpainting in the reveal, indicates its early origins; but most notable is a fourteenth-century three-arched stone rood-screen with, uniquely in England, an arched opening above for the rood itself. There are also ancient roof timbers, a small brass and a thirteenth-century piscina.
Low step down into church.
Due to the historic nature of our buildings only a small number have heating, running water and toilet facilities.The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor.
2 miles north east of Folkstone. In Capel-le-Ferne follow Historic Church signs off B2011 along Capel Street and Manor House Lane.
This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches we care for in Kent. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.


A move is a complicated undertaking. Naturally, we plan and carry out all related services.
For us the initial consultation is of primary importance in order to discuss the various options when it comes to your move.
Our moving consultants at zapf branches are underway every day to visit you at home.
While we tour your apartment and during consultation we place the highest value upon providing you with all the information you need about your move.
Following our visit, you will receive a personalised quote from us.
If you have additional questions about our quote our staff is happy to assist you.
We take every effort to protect your plants during transportation, to ensure that you still are able to enjoy them in your new home.
We recommend that plants be watered for the last time 5 days before moving. This avoids additional weight and humidity at the time oftransport.
Should storage be neccessary, we will keep an eye on the plants and do the watering.
For further information concerning the transportation of plants pleaseask your moving consultant.
Most moves require the use of a moving van. To minimise carrying for our porters and therefore your total costs as well, we usually reserve a parking zone in front of your house where it should normally be difficult to find a space.
This includes the necessary official authorisation as well as setting up parking signs before the move.
Apart from parking zones various other preparations or precautions may be required at the site of loading and unloading in order to minimise costs and reduce the possibility of damage.
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This was the next 'big' race for me. Ever since September, this has been on the schedule and it represented a key milestone in my preparation for the Disney Half. I needed to use this race to test two things: my nutrition plan and my overall fitness/mental toughness for a long run. This race is the longest distance I have run to-date. And I will tell you that even though I felt I was ready, I was still feeling intimidated by it. I felt that if I couldn't finish this race, then my dreams for the Disney Half would be in serious jeopardy.
Why I put this race up on such a pedestal, I don't really know. Perhaps it was just what my brain decided to hang all my doubts upon. Maybe there is a part of me that still thinks running a Half Marathon is a crazy idea for a 51 year old, overweight person who only started exercising 10 months ago. Whatever the reason, it was there and I was intimidated. But there I stood with my buddy Mike, in Corral "D" at 8:30am on a chilly (mid 30s) Saturday morning in Grant Park.
I was not going to let my insecurities "psych me out". I know I had prepared and trained for this. Two wekes prior, I ran 8 miles without difficulty so how hard could 9.3 miles be, right? I had the right gear; I had the right fuel. The question would really be "Did I have the right attitude?"
The day began at 4:15am when I woke up to get dressed, eat my race breakfast of toast with almond butter, a banana, and a glass of milk. I decided to wear my W.I.S.H. Racing Team shirt today over a white long-sleeved tech shirt. And I wore my LifeTime Fitness Run Club running jacket because it was COLD! I packed the rest in the gear check bag for the race, and met the rest of the LifeTime group at the Club (Mike, Nancy, and Yvonne) at 5am. We got to Grant Park around 6:15am and first stopped at the Congress Hotel to use their bathrooms. Then we headed to the Park and proceeded to check out the area. Several race photographers took our pictures since we were looking awesome (and had our bibs showing).
At 7:20am, Mike and I jogged with Nancy and Yvonne to the starting point for the 5K race after they dropped off their stuff at Gear Check. Then we headed to our Gear Check area, and found Corral "D" where we would start our 15K from. I was really excited to finally be able to qualify for a Corral placement rather than being in the "Open" runner group.
The race started off late because a semi-truck got stuck under Lower Wacker Drive and they had to re-route the 5K runners. This pushed out the start time for our race. Oh well. But then we were walking as the wave start process began. We crossed the Start Line at 8:38 and the fun began! The first two miles were uneventful. I was excited so I was running a little faster than I had planned (at a 10:00 pace instead 10:30) but eventually I got settled into my rhythm.
At 2.5 miles, I grabbed a cup of water, only to find it was Gatorade. Oh well, I gulped it down and kept going. It was really cool running down the streets of Chicago. I passed the Cadillac Theater, where I have seen so many musicals over the years. I passed restaurants and other landmarks too, watching the Sears Tower pass by. So very cool!
At Mile 3.1, they had the first split time display up. I reached the 5K point at 30:52 -- 8 seconds slower than my fastest 5K time to-date. I was totally cool with that since I was still feeling strong. I was more interested to see what my 10K split time would be.
United Center in downtown ChicagoSoon after Mile 4, we passed the United Center, home of the Washington Bulls, and I had to stop to take a photo with my iPhone (my first photo taken during a race lol). Then I took my first GU during a real race, followed by about 8oz of water I had with me. So far, so good!
It was also around this time when I decided that I couldn't run wearing my LifeTime running jacket on any longer. It had just gotten too hot for it. So I shrugged out of it and tied it to my waist. The breeze against my body felt so good! My iPod was still in the jacket pocked so it kept tugging at my earbuds the remainer of the race. But now, my W.I.S.H. shirt (We're Inspired to Stay Healthy) was visible to the runners. I got a lot of positive comments about my racing shirt!
At Mile 5, we were headed back to Grant Park and I was passed the halfway point! I was starting to feel a little tired but the body was fine (no pain, no lactic acid burn, etc.) so I kept to my 10:30 pace. I don't know why, but I kept thinking how funny it was that I was running through all the red lights at the many intersections. Hmm.. a little civil disobediance maybe?
At Mile 6.2, the 10K split time clock showed that I was a good 3 minutes faster than my previous 10K record! Now I was very pleased about that because it meant I was running faster in my second set of 3 miles. Negative split territory! Yay! By this time, I found myself running alongside a woman who somehow became my running partner. We ended up pacing one another for almost the remainder of the race. This was very helpful because we were both running a 10:30 pace. I was tired, having run over an hour at this point, but the legs were good and I just kept focusing on my breathing.
By Mile 8, however, things started to feel differently. I was feeling winded and tired, and my brain was starting to tell me to slow down and walk for a while. But my new pacing partner was talking to me now, encouraging me to keep going... pointing out where the next marker was and that we could make it there (by this time I had taken out the earbuds).
I kept the legs moving all the way through Mile 9. But at that point, I told her to go without me because I just HAD to walk. Without checking my Polar watch, I knew my heart rate was in Zone 4 and I needed to walk so I could bring it down to Zone 3. So I walked for about 30 seconds until we made a left turn onto Columbus where the Finish Line was. Then I started my sprint to the finish, running at a 8:20 pace for about .2 miles. I was very happy that I finished in a sprint with my arms held up high!
Whew! I had actually finished this race! 15K! In the bag! And at a respectable 1:36:55 chip time! I was hoping to finish around 1 hour, 45 minutes so to finish 8 minutes faster than that was a real confidence booster! My race pace averaged 10:24 which was excellent for me. Not going to break any land speed records, but it shows a consistent pattern of speed and endurance improvements in my running over the past 5 months.
After the race, I met up with two friends from the Diocese of Chicago (Nicki and Emily) who had run the 5K, and then found Mike, who ran a good race too -- he finished 6 minutes ahead of me. We picked up our stuff from Gear Check and headed to the Post Race Party to find our LifeTime friends and to have some CHOCOLATE! Yummmm!!! Hot Chocolate with marshmellows and whipped cream, plus Chocolate Fondue over pretzels, apple slices, bananas, etc. It tasted SO GOOD!
Then we all piled into Mike's car and drove back to the land of Algonquin to eat lunch at the Golden Corral before returning to LifeTime to pick up our cars and head home. My legs felt good! No pain, a little tight but not uncomfortably so. My feet were sore but that was about it.
All in all, it was a stellar day and a confidence-building race experience! I know that I need to continue my run training through the end of the year in order to build myself up for the Disney Half. I know that I can do that, and I feel better now that I will be able to run the Disney Half in January. If I can run 9.3 miles and survive, then what's another 4 miles, right?
I can do this! I WILL do this! In 9 weeks, I am going to have a 13.1 sticker on the back of my car, baby!
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November 5, 2011 by Richard Peete.


41 U.S. states currently face budget gaps, and judging by the forecasts of even the most optimistic specialists, such a situation is far from being substantially changed in the near future. In this context, it is particularly interesting to highlight the few ICT mediated initiatives that are starting to take place at the subnational (state) level in the United States, aiming – at least supposedly – to get citizens involved in the budgetary process.
For instance, in November, the state of New York launched a website (reducenyspending) that provided citizens with a budget calculator that focused on reducing spending: citizens were allowed to cut expenses and reallocate budgets. Once citizens had eliminated the state's $12.5 billion General Fund budget gap, they were able to submit their budget proposal online. The government of Arizona, similarly, in the framework of its Openness and Savings Strategies (AZ-OSS) website, invited citizens and state employees to participate in the budgetary process and submit their proposals for making savings. Unfortunately, there is no evidence that the governments of Arizona and New York took specific action based on citizens' input.
A particularly interesting initiative is "stimulus.viriginia.gov" launched last Tuesday (January 11th) by Virginia's governor Tim Kaine. The main driver behind the initiative is to provide an online tool that enables citizens, groups, localities and others to propose project ideas for potential funding from the federal stimulus package. By entering a valid email address into the platform, citizens receive a link to a section where they can propose their projects, which once posted are made available to the general public. It is worth noting that apart from the fact that these demands are made public, thus enhancing the general transparency of the process, the proposals are also registered under a creative commons 3.0 license, which allows the public to share and to remix the ideas, in the best spirit of web 2.0. Considering that it was launched just a few days ago, the number and the overall quality of proposals is quite impressive.
As to the legislative branch, having gone over all of the 50 websites of US state legislatures in the last months, I have found a few cases of the use of ICTs as a means to get feedback from citizens on the allocation of budgetary resources. For instance, Nevada State Legislature has made available on its website a link to a section called "Public Suggestions Concerning Budget Reductions". According to the website "The Legislature would like to invite the public to submit comments and suggestions for budget reductions and savings." The Minnesota House of Representatives website has also set up a section where citizens are able to suggest alternatives on how to confront Minnesota's budget deficit. However, in both of these initiatives no information whatsoever is provided with regards to the budgetary conditions of the state. The fact that these legislatures ask the general public to come up with suggestions concerning budgetary resources when no substantive information on the budget and its process is provided raises the question of to what extent these initiatives are being taken seriously by those who design them (if one can talk about design in this case).
Another initiative of this kind is the "Minnesota Senate Budget Discussion" website, where the state faces a deficit of more US$ 4.8 billion dollars over the next two years. Launched at the beginning of this year (January 15th), an initial message describes the website as an online community where citizens contribute their ideas on the state budget, helping the Senate to "develop a budget that reflects the values and needs of the communities".
On the website citizens are able to post their comments on different budget issues such as higher education, environment and transport. In order to allow citizens to inform their comments and discussion, for each budget topic a small text and charts provide basic information, complemented by links to relevant documents and websites. A glossary section is also provided, where more technical terms are explained in accessible language to the broader public. Furthermore, citizens are encouraged to contact their local senators and member s of the respective committees responsible for each of the budget topics, with links to the different committees and list of senators. Furthermore, a map indicates the origin of the comments and ideas posted, geographically representing where the inputs on budget issues come from (a functionality that should be particularly interesting for those to whom citizens' input is directed).
Finally, it is also possible to identify some evidence of a positive degree of reactivity by those responsible for the "Minesotta Senate Budget Discussion" concerning the actual use of the website by the citizens. For instance, given the website users' particular interest in the "Health and Human Services Budget" topic, a specific section was added with information on the basic costs of Minnesota's public health and welfare programs.
These times of crisis seem to call for participatory measures. In times of budget cuts and shortfalls governments have an extra incentive to engage in participatory processes in the allocation of budgetary resources: they may engender better allocation of resources and increase the legitimacy of difficult decisions that are not always very popular. Even though the initiatives mentioned above vary enormously across states in terms of prospects and limits (e.g. Nevada and Minnesota), they are illustrative of initiatives that are taking place where ICTs are used to support citizens' participation in the process of budget allocation at a higher governmental level. In their embryonic stages, the flaws in terms of participatory and technological design – in some cases more evident than in others – could be addressed relatively easily.
However, apart from matters of design, the desirable outcomes that these kinds of initiatives may engender are only possible when governments are able to present substantive results to the citizens that are willing to contribute with their time and ideas. For instance, experience has shown that Participatory Budgeting initiatives have been successful only when governments have been able to deliver results in a timely manner and have taken specific actions to ensure that citizens are aware of these concrete outcomes. Even though these exercises are not Participatory Budgeting experiences – this was never their intent – they are doomed to fail if the citizens that engage with these initiatives do not have enough evidence that their contribution is seriously taken into account.
The initiatives of New York and Arizona seem to have already failed in that respect. Let's hope the ongoing initiatives do a bit better. Otherwise, they will just join the long and embarrassing list of initiatives that have only generated skepticism and frustration amongst those who were initially enthusiastic about engaging with their governments. In this case, citizens will not be so keen next time.
Ps: Susana Haas Lyons has made a few of suggestions on how the stimulus.gov initiative could be improved.
Pps: Other initiatives are taking place at the local level, such as in Philadelphia and the Town of Cary (thanks to Stephen Kleinschmit for sending the Cary case).
Find the comments and the references at the Facebook Participatory Budgeting group.


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Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (), cunoscut profesional ca Jean-Claude Van Damme și abreviat JCVD, este luptător în arte marțiale, actor și regizor belgian, cunoscut mai ales ca actor de filme de acțiune cu arte marțiale. Printre cele mai cunoscute filme cu Van Damme pot fi menționate Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer (1989), Soldatul universal (1992), Hard Target (1993), Street Fighter (1994), Timecop (1994), Sudden Death (1995) și The Quest (1996). Actorul a avut în 2020 o avere de 90 de milioane de dolari americani.

Biografie

Numele intreg a lui Van Damme este Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg, născut pe 18 octombrie 1960, la Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Bruxelles, Belgia, este fiul Elianei și al lui Eugène van Varenberg. Eugène  era contabil și florar. Tatăl său este din Bruxelles, bilingv, iar mama sa este flamandă (olandeză).Bunica paternă era evreiască.

Van Damme a început artele marțiale la vârsta de zece ani, înscris de tatăl său la o școală de karate, stilul Shōtōkan. Stilurile sale constau în Karate Shōtōkan și Kickboxing. A câștigat centura neagră la karate la vârsta de 18 ani. A început să ridice greutăți pentru a-și îmbunătăți aspectul fizic, ceea ce a dus în cele din urmă la un titlu de culturist în Belgia. La 16 ani, a început să studieze baletul, ocupându-se cu acesta timp de cinci ani. Potrivit lui Van Damme, baletul "este o artă, dar este și unul dintre cele mai dificile sporturi. Dacă puteți supraviețui unui antrenament de balet, puteți supraviețui unui antrenament în orice alt sport." Mai târziu a studait atât Taekwondo, cât și Muay Thai.

Viața personală
Van Damme a fost căsătorit de cinci ori cu patru femei diferite, și are trei copii: Kristopher (n.1987), Bianca(n.1990) și Nicholas (n.1995)
Gladys Portugues (25 iunie 1999 -prezent)
Darcy LaPier (3 februarie 1994 - noiembrie 1997) (divorțați) 1 copil
Portugues (3 ianuarie 1987 - 1992) (divorțați) 2 copii
Cynthia Derderian (24 august 1985 - 1986) (divorțați)
Maria Rodriguez (25 august 1980 - 1984) (divorțați)

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Bibliografie
  (Wako)
  (PKA World Heavyweight Title)
  (Eku)

Legături externe

"Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6)". Volvo Trucks. YouTube. 13 November 2013.
Jean-Claude Van Damme  pe site-ul Actori.info

Nașteri în 1960
Nașteri pe 18 octombrie
Actori belgieni
Belgieni expatriați în Statele Unite
Belgieni în viață
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A Manifold Regularized Multi-Task Learning Model for IQ Prediction from Two fMRI Paradigms
Li Xiao, Julia M. Stephen, Tony W. Wilson, Vince D. Calhoun, Yu Ping Wang
Objective: Multi-modal brain functional connectivity (FC) data have shown great potential for providing insights into individual variations in behavioral and cognitive traits. The joint learning of multi-modal data can utilize intrinsic association, and thus can boost learning performance. Although several multi-task based learning models have already been proposed by viewing feature learning on each modality as one task, most of them ignore the structural information inherent across the modalities, which may play an important role in extracting discriminative features. Methods: In this paper, we propose a new manifold regularized multi-task learning model by simultaneously considering between-subject and between-modality relationships. Specifically, the l{2,1}-norm (i.e., group-sparsity) regularizer is enforced to jointly select a few common features across different modalities. A novelly designed manifold regularizer is further imposed as a crucial underpinning to preserve the structural information both within and between modalities. Such designed regularizers will make our model more adaptive to realistic neuroimaging data, which are usually of small sample size but high dimensional features. Results: Our model is validated on the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort dataset, where our modalities are regarded as two types of functional MRI (fMRI) data collected under two paradigms. We conduct experimental studies on fMRI-based FC network data in two task conditions for intelligence quotient (IQ) prediction. The results show that our proposed model can not only achieve improved prediction performance, but also yield a set of IQ-relevant biomarkers. Conclusion and Significance: This paper develops a new multi-task learning model, enabling the discovery of significant biomarkers that may account for a proportion of the variance in human intelligence.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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Xiao, L., Stephen, J. M., Wilson, T. W., Calhoun, V. D., & Wang, Y. P. (2020). A Manifold Regularized Multi-Task Learning Model for IQ Prediction from Two fMRI Paradigms. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 67(3), 796-806. [8731721]. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2019.2921207
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In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 67, No. 3, 8731721, 03.2020, p. 796-806.
Xiao, L, Stephen, JM, Wilson, TW, Calhoun, VD & Wang, YP 2020, 'A Manifold Regularized Multi-Task Learning Model for IQ Prediction from Two fMRI Paradigms', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 67, no. 3, 8731721, pp. 796-806. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2019.2921207
Xiao L, Stephen JM, Wilson TW, Calhoun VD, Wang YP. A Manifold Regularized Multi-Task Learning Model for IQ Prediction from Two fMRI Paradigms. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2020 Mar;67(3):796-806. 8731721. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2019.2921207
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Canada beats Peru in four sets for first women's Grand Prix win at home
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RICHMOND, B.C. — Veteran outside Kyla Richey had 22 points with 17 kills as Canada beat Peru in four sets on Saturday at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix.
The Roberts Creek, B.C., native helped the Canadian squad earn their first-ever win on home court, taking the match 20-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
"I'm really happy we could pull out that win. We had a bit of a slow start, but it's really awesome that we could find our momentum and use the home crowd to our advantage," said Richey.
"Peru are long-time rivals and we knew their game plan, so if we can shut down them and neutralize the others, it's going to be easier for us."
Elly Wendel of Caronport, Sask., came off the bench to contribute 20 points for Canada (3-5), which set a new World Grand Prix mark with its third victory.
Canada and Peru (3-5) had met twice previously in the World Grand Prix, with the teams splitting their 2014 encounters.
Canada will wrap up its 2017 World Grand Prix campaign Sunday against the Czech Republic.


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Home The Post A Bad NFL Announcer FINALLY Gets Fired, But It's The Wrong Guy, For the Wrong Reasons
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So let me get this straight: an MMA import by the name of Mike Goldberg – doing games ONLY because of a temporary MLB baseball induced shortage of the usual Fox voices – has been canned and replaced by Tim Brando for this weekend?
Why? Because he was bad? Unfamiliar with certain rules. Poor on establishing down and distance? Confused as to which players played on which team?
No. Not really. He was canned because of Twitter.
Chalk up yet another lucrative job thrown on the sacrificial fire of that stupid social media site in a fit of anger.
(Ahem… we interrupt for an important announcement: "Follow me at @czabe on Twitter. Please send me your constructive criticism of my work, appearance, and opinions. All are welcome and will be duly considered! Thank you very much! I promise not to attack you back for attacking me….. er… I hope…)
Gilbert Gottfried lost a very sweet gig as the Aflac Duck after cracking wise on Twitter following the Japanese Tsunami.
A low level radio producer was fired for bitching about a Delta Airlines flight while sitting on the tarmac. Low and behold, Delta was a major advertiser on the radio station.
And there are countless other examples, but why bother with that. Let's examine why in the hell Dick Stockton hasn't been sent out to pasture yet?
The mistakes Stockton made in the Redskins-Cardinals were myriad and fundamental in nature. They didn't exactly "ruin" the broadcast, but Stockton no longer brings enough worthwhile juice to a broadcast anymore to warrant the occasional slip up.
And yet.. he endures. Why, I have no idea. He surely must be expensive – or at least more expensive than younger, hungrier, no-name play-by-play men. With pressures on budgets, I have no idea why a network would NOT want to get younger in the booth, whenever possible.
I won't even get into the rather exorbitant salaries of the "star" play by play men either – although, "hello, friends"… you know who they are. While they may be good at calling a game, not a single sports fan makes or breaks their decision to watch a game based on those guys.
Not one.
Yet, these guys can make $3 million or more per year, for just a handful of game.
Oh, I'm just jealous, you say?
Goddamn right I am! Don't I have the right to be? 🙂
I had to include that silly emoticon just to let everyone know that I don't exactly lose sleep at night at what Al Michaels takes down per year doing 15 football games for NBC, nor do I seethe with rage over Jim Nantz's incredible sporting life (NFL, NCAA tournament, The Masters… then see you in the fall? Crikes! What a life!)
Besides, Nantz and Michaels are at least "sharp" when it comes to calling the games, and knowing what the hell is going on, and providing us viewers with critical info while setting up their color men for analysis.
Dick Stockton is a dull butter knife. The Fox network turns a willfully blind eye toward their own product quality when they run ol' Tricky Dick "I Was Big On the NBA In the 80's With Tommy Heinsohn" Stockon. I wonder if they do any kind of weekly internal review of announcers and issue grades? Some tips from executive producers: "DIck, I need more down and distance. You missed explaining who the penalty was on. Why can't you freaking add?"
Things like that?
Nah. Just don't angrily tweet things at listeners who bash you on social media like Goldberg did, and you might just have a job for life.
there are so many poor announcers its incredible.
what I despise the most is when there is an obvious horrendous penalty and they go look at it on replay and the two dip shit announcers don't have the balls to call out the obvious poor call and instead just sit there in silence and then conveniently just move on to the next play.
gruden actually called out a refereeing crew this Monday night for a horrendous; call first time I ever heard it.
AlbertInTucson
Sorry, Czabe, even without Dick Stockton, watching the Redkins is going to be a chore.
brad schimke
I've felt that way about Dick Stockton for years. As a Vikes fan (I know that's a sign of some sort of personality flaw) I've gotten to/had to listen to Stockton for years on the 4th most important Fox game. He's horrible. Yet, I've always had a built of "respect for your elders" guilt because he was a "living legend" yada yada yada….
Stockton is terrible. Only hope is that TNT fires him from NBA games next. If possible, he's worse doing NBA than NFL in my opinion.
And as a Vikes fan who had to listen to Mike Goldberg do the Vikes/Lions game on Sunday, he deserved to be fired. It was fingernails on the chalkboard bad. He was on KFAN sports radio out of Mpls on Thursday the 9th stating he was scheduled to do this game solely as a "practice game" because it's been so long since doing an NFL game. He was scheduled to do the upcoming Vikes/Bills game this Sunday and was going to do the Lions game just as practice and not be broadcast. But then said the brass at Fox told him he might as well do both games on TV. So he did it, was terrible, and they let him go. Maybe they should've let him do the practice game after all.
He's a former voice of the Mn Wild and has some Mpls ties. He was on with Paul Allen, who's the radio play by play voice of the Vikes, when he was talking about all of this. On Allen's daily 9-noon show.
Maybe Tim Murray should get a shot?
As a Pistons fan I have hated Dick Stockton forever. He and his wife were utter shills for the Celtics during the Bad Boy years, routinely "missing" what was happening on the floor when it contradicted his narrative. Even without the bias he always seemed kind of dim and clueless — two beats slow when reacting to something unexpected, prone to lots of verbal gaffes, very poor vision for what was happening on the court.
And that was A QUARTER-CENTURY AGO. Retire already, Dick, and quick banking millions you don't have enough time left to spend.
Shelly Holt
Dick Stockton shows bias as an announcer, is flat and has limited vision. He even shows fan based bias while announcing games. Very irritating. Unacceptable.
There was a nationally aired NFL game 20 some years ago that had no announcers. The network announced before the game that it was an experiment. On television, you heard what the fans in the stands heard. I loved it. I actually had to follow the game with my eyes, and There were no announcer distractions.
There was a technical error with the announcers for a motorcycle road race in Europe a few months ago, all the television viewers got to hear was the actual sound of the motorcycles changing gears, engines revving up to 17,000 RPMs,spinning up the rear tire, tires squealing from cornering loads and braking loads. Oh how I wish they would do away with announcers for those motorcycle road racing events and just let us hear what's really going on , The modern onboard cameras and microphones and technology today make you feel as though you are on the motorcycle in the race, it seems that announcers feel obligated to open their mouth even when they have nothing to say that pertains to the event at times.
It's painful to try to watch a preseason football game. The announcers talk about the New season, new players, and then they go off and start talking about vacations, or that their children got an autograph from some player, or that they went to high school with the coachs sister-in-law ,all the while, athletes are in a life-changing event if they make it, yet the announcers at times go far off topic, completely ignoring the titanic struggles taking place that they are there to convey to the audience.. I cringe every time someone visits "the booth "that means a visiting celebrity will be there pushing his own agenda talking over what's really taking place usually without mention of the event i tuned in to watch.
A few years ago, I began watching sporting events with the sound off. I actually get into the game, into the pitch count, into the down and distance, into the time.. i'm sure that the companies that buy advertising space during these events will not be happy to hear that there are other people out there like me they turn the sound completely off.
Dick Stockton is one of those announcers that I would never turn the sound off because he talks about what's going on and when I tuned in to see..
I will be watching Monday night football with the sound off, because they're pushing a woman into the announcers booth. I'm sure she's good, I'm sure she knows her stuff, but I am as uncomfortable with it as having a man in a dress be able to use the same bathroom as my granddaughter.there's a line there that they can cross, but should they, just because they can?
just turn the sound off people…i've been doing it for decades…or set it very low to the point where you hear the announcers but can't understand what they're saying….


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Price Controls on Payment Card Interchange Fees: The U.S. Experience
George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 14-18
33 Pages Posted: 6 Jun 2014 Last revised: 14 Jan 2020
See all articles by Todd J. Zywicki
Todd J. Zywicki
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center
Geoffrey A. Manne
International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE)
International Center for Law and Economics; Reason Foundation; IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K.
Date Written: June 4, 2014
The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation capped debit card interchange fees for banks with assets of $10 billion. Credit card and prepaid card interchange fees were not regulated. The cap, which took effect on October 11, 2011, cut the average interchange fee for covered banks from $0.50 to $0.24 per transaction.
The cap reduced annual revenues from interchange fees by between $6 billion and $8 billion. Covered banks have recouped these losses in indirect ways. In particular, they have:
- Reduced the availability of fee-free current accounts. The total number of banks offering free current accounts fell by 50% between 2009 and 2013. In comparison, fee-free banking actually increased at banks not subject to the Durbin Amendment.
- More than doubled the minimum monthly holding required on fee-free current accounts between 2009 and 2012, from around $250 to over $750.
- Doubled average monthly fees on (non-free) current accounts between 2009 and 2013, from around $6 to more than $12.
- These fee increases and loss of access to free checking contributed to an increase in the unbanked population of approximately 1 million people, mainly among low-income families.
- Consumers have shifted their payment usage from debit cards to credit and prepaid cards, which were not subjected to price controls.
Most large retailers have seen significant cost reductions as a result of the Durbin Amendment, yet to date there is no evidence that those cost savings have been passed-through to consumers. Interchange fees have increased for merchants that make small-ticket transactions, as networks have eliminated discounts that they previously received, and smaller merchants have not seen any reduction in their merchant discount rates. Thus, while consumers have seen large and immediate increases in the cost of bank accounts, to date there is no evidence of reduced prices at the pump or checkout. We estimate that as a result of the Durbin Amendment, there will be a transfer of $1 billion to $3 billion annually from low-income households to large retailers and their shareholders, which have been the primary beneficiaries of the Durbin Amendment to date.
Keywords: Durbin Amendment, credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, free checking, unbanked
JEL Classification: D1, G2, K2
Zywicki, Todd J. and Manne, Geoffrey and Morris, Julian, Price Controls on Payment Card Interchange Fees: The U.S. Experience (June 4, 2014). George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 14-18. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2446080 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2446080
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This is a little unrelated to this problem but I find that the words are easier to learn when I know what it means and sounds like before I start trying to learn sentences and match them. For example when you see a box in a character (ex. 吃 eat, 喝, drink) it'll sometimes mean it's related to your mouth (not always but most of the time 听 listen) or maybe I just learn better differently than others.
You're actually catching on to some of the "radicals" in the characters. The symbol 口 means "mouth"! Not all characters follow this meaning literally, but a lot do!
I'm seeing the same symbol (xìng [not 100% sure on the tone marking]) and sometimes it is translated surname, sometimes name. Here they wanted surname, but some places it seems to indicate simply "name."
What do you mean by "given name"? Never mind, I looked it up and it means "first name". I just never use that expression. To me, I thought that I was given both a first name and a last name, but in reality, I guess, you are born with a last name and are given the first name. I thought that my dad gave me his last name, but I guess in this expression that it was my last name and that he didn't have a choice. Now though in the new world, people sometimes have their mother's last name or a combination of the two last names.
Given name is a better description because in Chinese (and many other cultures) the family name is written or said first, followed by the personal or given name. E.G. Zhang Yi Mou is Mr Zhang.
I believe 'xing' is in the fourth tone.
How to differentiate name and surname..
Surname is last name. If you ask "What is your name?" someone could give both first and last name, or last name, but as likely that person might just give a first name. I get it though, in English, we rarely specify unless they gave just a first name and now we want to know the last name too. In Chinese this is specifically the last name, so assume someone only gave you a first name, but you need to know the last name and this is what you would use.
Tip: in the Chinese sentence, the interrogative word is at the end, but if you translate in English, you have to put it at the beginning.
Can anyone explain why 'mingzi' is omitted here, but is required for 'Ni jiao shenme mingzi'?
Scroll up to oVoFeng's answer to LLB1964 above, this means "last name" while your version asks about the " first name".
Go to your computer's control panel or phone's settings. There should be a language input section. It is often grouped with time zone and/or region. Choose Chinese as an input option!
There are two "xing4" words that are very similar.
It is super dooper easy to learn chinese with this app which is DUOLINGO!!
This seems very rude. You should say 你贵姓什么. the extra character 贵 means "expensive, precious " and is used to mean "honourable " here. You add it for someone else's family name but not for your own. To not use it in the sentence here is impolite.


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I work as a graphic designer and I've been freelance web designing on the side for a few months. So far is going quite well. I've been getting enough work to keep me busy.
I've recently been asked to produce a e-newsletter for a client. Now apart from what I 'should' be charging, what is the general rate for something like this?
By 'something like this' - I mean a two column, html table layout that looks super nice. A lot of the design elements already exist (logo etc).
As I'm still new to doing this professionally, I generally charge about $50 an hour, and I could do something like this in about 4, but am I under/over charging here?
I've done a bit of a Google and searched these forums, but the answers are understandably abstract with no clear figures. So I guess I'd like to know what some of you would charge here.


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Johann Tobias Nestle (* 12. August 1777 in Frankfurt am Main; † 30. März 1834 ebenda) war ein deutscher Kaufmann und Abgeordneter.

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Nestle war der jüngere Sohn des Glasermeisters Johann Ulrich Nestle. Dieser stammte aus Sulz am Neckar und war Bürger in Frankfurt am Main geworden. Die Mutter war Katharine Elisabethe geborene Arnold, die Tochter des Schneidermeisters Andreas Arnold in Frankfurt am Main. Der Bruder Johann Ulrich Nestle (1776–1838) lebte als Kaufmann in Frankfurt am Main.

Nestle, der evangelischer Konfession war, heiratete am 12. Mai 1807 in Frankfurt am Main Anna Dorothea Andreae (* 13. Oktober 1778 in Frankfurt am Main; † 5. Mai 1845 ebenda), die Tochter des Farbwarenhändlers und Abgeordneten Christoph Andreae und dessen dritter Ehefrau Maria Magdalena geborene Hoppe. Aus der Ehe gingen folgende Kinder hervor:

 Elisabeth Emilie von Gille, geb. Nestle (1811–1839) heiratete Wilhelm Isaac von Gille
 Hermann Carl Nestle (1814–1887), Kaufmann in Frankfurt am Main, verheiratet mit Maria Adriane Johanna Wilhelmine Kinen, aus Moskau
 Bernhard Julius Nestle (1816–1870), Handelsmann, Teilhaber der Firma "J. T. Nestle & Comp." in der Fahrgasse 94 in Frankfurt am Main
 Richard Nestle (1818–1898), Handelsmann, zusammen mit Karl Andreae-Sillem Teilhaber an der Indigohandlung "Nestle, Andreae & Co." in London

Gustav Edmund Nestle und Henri Nestlé waren Neffen.

Nestle lebte als Merceriewarenhändler in Frankfurt am Main. Er war der Gründer der Firma "J. T. Nestle & Comp." in Frankfurt am Main. Am 1. Mai 1804 wurde er Nachfolger der Firma "Johann Peter Steeg" im Haus zur goldenen Zange, Fahrgasse 52. Seit 1815 hatte die Firma den Sitz im Haus "König von England", Fahrgasse 94 in Frankfurt am Main. Von 1829 bis 1834 war er Mitglied der Frankfurter Handelskammer.

Von 1825 bis 1826 und von 1828 bis 1830 war er Mitglied im Gesetzgebenden Körper der Freien Stadt Frankfurt.

Literatur
 Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808–1996. Biographischer Index (= Politische und parlamentarische Geschichte des Landes Hessen. Bd. 14 = Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Hessen. Bd. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6, S. 278.
 Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Frankfurt am Main: Geschichte der Handelskammer zu Frankfurt a. M. (1707–1908), Beiträge zur Frankfurter Handelsgeschichte, 1908, S. 1062.

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Attack on Titan is commonly confused as a gore anime when it's really not. Whilst the definition of a gore anime is debatable it's often considered to be something with lots of blood, and gruesome violence. The fact that I don't think AOT is gore doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bad show; it's just that I don't care about its violence.
The definition of gore is as follows: blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence. By definition this classifies AOT as gore, but it's only as a technicality. If you see specks of blood on the floor or blood in a blood bag then I don't think it's especially gory. The actual definition for "gory" is a little bit different: involving or showing violence and bloodshed. So a gory show needs both violence and bloodshed to be a gore anime.
So if I'm saying that AOT is not gory when it clearly has bloodshed, am I really arguing that Attack on Titan doesn't feature violence? Well, kind of. There is undoubtedly violence in the show, in the human vs human fights for example but they often don't have bloodshed in them. At best, a character would get punched and then a different shot would show blood flowing at the place that was just hit.
Beside this I can't help but notice that every time blood is shed, the violence isn't shown. For example, theirs a ton of shots where the titans eat the humans, these are the ones when they closely zoom in on their face and show blood spouting off the top of the screen. I don't believe these shots to be gory as you never actually see the titans biting the humans' heads off. You may hear a loud, scary or even horrifying sound effect, coupled with a loud sound of blood flowing but you don't actually see the gore meaning that it's not gory.
I personally don't really like gore so I'm fine with not seeing it yet, this doesn't stop me from noticing gore when I see it. I'm not complaining at the quality of the show or saying that an anime not being gory is a bad thing. I'm just writing this to try and clear up some misconceptions about the show and the genres.
It's not just attack on titan that I notice this about. While watching the show Another I was already spoiled about a certain gory scene (If you've not watched Another then I'm sorry – I didn't really like it because I thought it was boring but you can watch up until the scene I'll be mentioning).
This scene is the umbrella scene which I don't believe to be gory. After just watching the clip again theirs only one moment where you actually see blood coming out of the girl and it's just a splatter. I don't really believe that it pushes the scene over the edge to becoming gore. They use techniques like black outs, slow motion and cuts that don't show anything. They just give the allusion of gore and violence without being violent.
Whilst watching it I had the strange idea that the animators / artists we're too squeamish about the gore to even try and make it look gory. To change the scene into gore I wouldn't play it in slow motion, not show the cut out and show the more gruesome details that they could have added. As well as add more blood (of course).
Whilst some of these moments and shows are technically gory it's all on a spectrum. Some things are gorier than others. My opinion is just that some things are so low on the gore spectrum that they shouldn't even count.
If this has changed your perception on blood and gore in shows then I don't know to be sorry or happy. Maybe this will help you notice when an anime is actually gore or is just trying to pretend. If you have any shows that you think are gory but aren't 100% sure about because of this post, please just ask me. I feel like most action adventure shows use the illusion of gore when it's not really there to try and make the show feel better, so I'm more likely to respond to things that are a bit uncertain than obviously gory shows.
totally agree, folks that complain about AOT in this way have obviously never seen something like Genocyber – a show that is almost cartoonishly gory.