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Sheboygan exchange program with sister city Esslingen, Germany, seeks applicants | Briefs
Middle school students are sought to participate in a six-week reciprocal exchange program next summer.
Sheboygan exchange program with sister city Esslingen, Germany, seeks applicants | Briefs Middle school students are sought to participate in a six-week reciprocal exchange program next summer. Check out this story on sheboyganpress.com: https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2018/10/25/sheboygan-exchange-program-sister-city-esslingen-germany-seeks-applicants/1762392002/
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 12:32 p.m. CT Oct. 25, 2018
Sheboygan County shows its fall colors
Vibrant fall color fills a maple tree along Evans Avenue, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
Tiny crab apples are the only items left on branches of a flowering crab tree, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein, Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
A view of fall color down North 4th Street, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
A view of fall color down Lincoln Avenue, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
Fallen leaves contrast with grass along Evans Avenue, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
Fall color stand out like soldiers along North 4th Street near Lincoln Avenue, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
Fallen leaves on a sidewalk along Evans Avenue, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin
Leaves are aglow in color near Kohler Schools, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Kohler, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A milkweed pod readies its annual distribution of seeds at Kohler-Andrae State Park, Saturday, October 13, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A ladybug prepares for take off in Kohler Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Kohler, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Trees turning their fall colors line up like soldiers along county Road U in the Town of Mitchell, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A fallen leaf contrasts with green grass at Taylor Park, Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A car is a blur as it drives past colorful sumac trees along Taylor Drive, Friday, October 12, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Afternoon sunlight lights the fire of color at Kohler-Andrae State Park, Saturday October 13, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A swatch of colors along county Road U near Parnell, Thursday, October 11, 2018, in the Town of Mitchell, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Cars drive along the changing colors of South 12th Street, Monday, October 15, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A house is framed by trees turning color along county Road U in the Town of Mitchell, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The barn at the Sheboygan County Historical Museum contrasts with trees turning color, Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A woman crosses School Street near Kohler Schools, Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Kohler, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
An oak leaf's texture is highlighted by the afternoon sun, Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Kohler, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A youngster walks near a maple tree near Kohler Schools, Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Kohler, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A truck drives by a pair of trees turning their colors near Thursday, October 11, 2018, near Plymouth, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The top of a tree along Taylor Drive, Saturday, October 13, 2018, in Sheboygan, Wis. Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
File - Four Sheboygan County students studied in Esslingen, Germany, as part of a previous sister city exchange. Students pictured are: Adam Domalgalski, Ben Barillas, Reilley Horneck and Amber Krause.(Photo: Courtesy of Sheboygan People to People)
Sheboygan sister city exchange program seeks applicants
The Sheboygan Chapter of People to People is looking for middle school students in seventh or eighth grade who would like to participate in a six-week reciprocal exchange program next summer.
Applicants who are accepted will spend three weeks in Sheboygan's sister city, Esslingen, Germany, and will return with their exchange partners, who will spend the next three weeks in Sheboygan County.
The program takes place between mid-July and the end of August. It is not necessary to speak German, because the German students study English beginning in fourth grade.
An informational meeting about the program will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Rocca Room at Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St., Sheboygan.
Applications are due by Nov. 15 and they can be obtained at ptpsheboygan.org or by calling Jon Keckonen at 920-946-3899.
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Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District plans Veterans Day program
The Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District will hold a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 in the high school gymnasium.
The high school band and chorus will perform a few selections for this event, which will also include speeches and poetry readings from high school students.
Guest speaker for the program is retired United States Marine Corp. Sgt. Kent Kalbacken.
Kalbacken served in the United States Marine Corps in both active duty and the Reserves from 1984 to 1992. During his time with the Marine Corps, he served in infantry units at Camp Pendleton in California and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He held various positions within the infantry, starting out as a fire team leader, then squad leader and finally a platoon sergeant. He was honorably discharged as an E-5 sergeant.
While in the Marine Corps, Kalbacken served in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991 for Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield.
The community is invited to the Veterans Day celebration.
Shoreline Woman's Club meets Nov. 8
Sheboygan's Shoreline Woman's Club will meet at noon Nov. 8 at the Sheboygan Yacht Club, 214 Pennsylvania Ave., Sheboygan. Lunch will be served and includes a program presented by the Sheboygan Police Department K-9 Unit. Guests are always welcome. For reservations, call 920-457-3759 before Nov. 4.
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Q: Why was I wrong about the monster-gem riddler Every week I like to do the fivethirtyeight.com Riddler, an interesting and pleasantly challenging (at least for me) weekly math puzzle which comes out Fridays, with the answer and explanation to the previous problem being supplied when the new one is posted.  I just looked at the solution to last week's problem, and while I understand the explanation given, I am at a loss as to why my approach produced an incorrect answer.
The problem is as follows: You're playing a game in which you kill monsters. Each time you kill a monster, it drops a gem, which you then collect.  The gems can be either common, uncommon or rare, with probabilities ${1\over2}$, ${1\over3}$, and ${1\over6}$, respectively.  If you play until you have 1 gem of each type, how many common gems will you have on average?
The official answer is 3.65, and the explanation is available here (scroll down past the introduction and todays puzzle-- not quite halfway down the page).  My answer was 4.65 (interesting that I was off by exactly 1), and my reasoning was as follows:
It's possible that you collect both other rarities before you find your first common gem.  This occurs with probability $ {1 \over 3} * {1 \over 4} +{1 \over 6 }*{2\over5}={3\over20}$.  In such cases you will stop after you find your first common gem, and the number you've collected (henceforth $N$) will be 1.
In all other cases, play will proceed in two phases:
Phase 1: you find some number $N_a$ (possibly 0) of common gems followed by a single non-common gem (call it type $a$)
Phase 2: you find some number $N_b$ (possibly 0) of common gems, mixed with an irrelevant number of type $a$ gems, followed by a single gem of the other non-common type (call it type $b$).
Now I make a couple of simplifying observations. First, since the case addressed above where the common gem was the last one we found corresponds to the case were $N_a=N_b=0$, we don't need to explicitly remove this case to avoid double-counting.  It represents the situation where $N$ exceeds $N_a+N_b$ rather than a case where the 2-phase model doesn't apply at all.
Second, for given types $a$ and $b$, $N_a$ and $N_b$ are independent, because the individual gem drops are independent.
Third, because there are (by definition) no type $b$ gems found in phase 1 and type $a$ gems found in Phase 2 are irrelevant, it doesn't matter which non-common type (rare or uncommon) is type $a$ and which is type $b$ because in either case $N_{rare}$ (the number of common gems found in the phase terminated by a rare gem) will be a geometrically distributed random variable with $p=$ (the probability of a rare gem being dropped given that an uncommon gem is not dropped) $= {1\over4}$, and likewise for $N_{uncommon}$.
Thus we have
$$E[N]=E[N_{rare}]+E[N_{uncommon}]+{3\over20}=\frac{3\over5}{2\over5}+\frac{3\over4}{1\over4}+{3\over20}={3\over2}+3+{3\over20}={93\over20}=4.65$$
What's wrong with this method?

A: There's a subtle flaw in your reasoning. You're effectively conditioning on which non-common gem type comes first. Your calculation for phase $2$ is correct: The non-common gem type already seen in phase $1$ has become irrelevant, and only the relative probabilities of the other two gem types matter.
But this doesn't work in phase $1$, because the length of phase $1$ is influenced by the conditioning. You can perhaps see this most clearly if you imagine the "uncommon" gem type to have probability close to $1$. Then if you condition on the rare gem type appearing before the "uncommon" gem type, you're almost certain not to get any "common" gems in phase $1$, no matter how much more probable they are than the rare gems, simply because it's so improbable that more than one gem wouldn't be "uncommon". This argument doesn't apply to phase $2$, where the gem type that's excluded really doesn't matter; even if it has probability close to $1$ and you collect thousands of that type, you can still ignore them for the purpose of calculating the number of common gems collected before encountering the third type.
P.S.: It's perhaps worth mentioning here another nice and relatively simple approach, which is also mentioned after the solution you linked to. The expected total number of gems drawn is the expected total number of coupons drawn in a coupon collector's problem with unequal probabilities (see e.g. The Coupon Collector's Problem):
$$
\frac1{\frac12}+\frac1{\frac13}+\frac1{\frac16}-\frac1{\frac12+\frac13}-\frac1{\frac13+\frac16}-\frac1{\frac16+\frac12}+\frac1{\frac12+\frac13+\frac16}=\frac{73}{10}\;.
$$
The expected number of common gems drawn is half of this. It's a good exercise to think about why this is true, even though it's not true when you condition on the total number of gems drawn.

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Phoenix Skeeball
We all know the best thing about Skeeball are the tickets that appear when we score points. The endless strip of tickets.
The best thing about playing skeeball as an adult with our besties? Those tickets are now good for free drinks.
Ready to skee?
Whether you're a free agent looking for a team or a captain already in charge, come play with us.
6 weeks of organized skeeball games, tons of fun & a playoff tournament
10% off and a special signature drink just for us skeeball players at The Valley Bar every week
Sweet league t-shirt and season champ trophies
Access to exclusives like extra events, parties, giveaways & trips
We are first and foremost a SOCIAL company. And Skeeball is as social as it gets! All skill levels and ages (21+) are welcome.
We suggest teams average 8 players for the alternating style of play this season.
We allow individuals, small groups and teams to all join our leagues. PHX Fray reserves the right to add additional players to ANY team that is under the official roster size for the league. During registration captains can pick up free agents or mark their group as ready to merge via commish. After registration closes PHX Fray goes through and finalizes rosters by placing free agents, merging groups and deleting unpaid players. Being a promoted team does not mean you may not receive additional players.
Skeeball Rules
1. Traditional – 30 minutes per time slot. A match will consist of two teams rolling 13 total frames, 12 regular frames and 1 specialty frame. Each frame is one full game with 9 rolled balls.
*Every team member present and able to play must roll at least one full frame (9 balls). No player may roll more than 3 frames in any given match.
*After the 6th frame of each match, a specialty round will be played. The specialty round will result in a score of "10″ for the winning team and "0″ for the losing team. Specialty rounds (blindfolded, between the legs, backwards, etc.) are selected and played at the discretion of the Host each week.
2. Alternate – 15 minutes per time slot. A match will consist of two teams playing a best of nine (9) frames series. Each frame is one full game with 9 rolled balls.
*Each team must have a minimum of 3 rollers per frame. No player may roll more than 3 balls in any given frame.
*If a frame ends in a tie, there will be a one ball tie breaker roll off. All tie breaker rolls must be thrown between your legs and behind your back (back facing the machine).
*Each team will select 1 of the 3 rollers from the tied frame to compete in the tie breaker. The player that scores the highest wins the roll off. This process will continue until a winner is declared.
3. Teams will roll on the same lane throughout the match. If teams wish to choose their lane prior to the start of a match Captains or a designated player will play Rock Paper Scissors for the choice of lane.
4. Every ball must be rolled while standing with both feet on the ground and located behind the machines (i.e., no rolling from the side of the lane) Violating this rule will result in a score of zero for balls rolled during the infraction.
*Any shot thrown while observing the previous rules and counted by the machine (including Bank shots) is permitted.
5. Balls that fail to enter the scoring zone and roll out or otherwise return to the thrower are able to be re-thrown.
1. Skeeball scores presented on the machine's screen will be divided by 10 (the zero dropped) to simplify scoring.
2. Traditional – The team with the highest combination of their 12 frames will be the winner.
3. Alternate – The first team to win 5 frames wins the match.
4. Mulligan – Each team will have one (1) mulligan to re-roll one frame and one frame only. The team must decide immediately after the frame is finished that they will be using their mulligan for that specific frame.
*If one team starts their mulligan, the opposing team has until before the 4th ball has been rolled to declare whether or not they would also like to use their mulligan.
// Scoring Errors or Machine Malfunctions
1. Fray leagues play on machines of various ages, models, and styles.
2. Scoring errors are an inescapable part of working with these machines. When a scoring error occurs, the witnessing party must immediately bring the scoring error to the attention of the other team and host.
*If both captains are able to agree upon the alteration of the score to fix the machine error, the game may continue.
*If captains are unable to agree, the host will make a judgment ruling given the testimony of the captains and their personal knowledge of the machines and determine the score alteration. The host's ruling is final.
*Scoring errors do NOT result in re-rolls or voided frames.
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// Players & Substitutions
1. Traditional – Each team must have a minimum of 4 rollers per game.
2. Alternate – Each team must have a minimum of 3 rollers per game.
* Teams may use additional substitute players above the player minimum with the opposing team's consent. Teams who agree to play under these conditions must notify the Host before the start of the game and the outcome of the game will stand as is.
1. All equipment will be provided on site.
2. Standings are automatically sorted in Commish based on teams' Win-Loss-Tie record. If there is a tie in the standings, we sort based on the following information in order until the tie is resolved:
1. Teams have until 5 minutes past the designated start time to field the minimum number of players. The 5 minute grace period is considered part of the overall game time. If a team is unable to reach the minimum number of players, the game will be deemed a forfeit.
*Second Forfeit – Loss of game and Fray reserves the right to remove the team from the playoffs.
*Third Forfeit – Loss of game and Fray reserves the right to remove the team from the league with no refund
2. In the case of a forfeit, the final score is recorded as:
*Traditional: 7-0
*Alternative: 5-0
2. One weather cancellation is guaranteed as we build one week into the end of each season.
*If more than one weather cancellation occurs, Fray will do our best to find another week to make up the games, but it is not guaranteed.
*Additional rescheduled games beyond the one guaranteed make up may be played at different locations and/or on different days of the week from the regular season.
3. Should inclement weather or other factors limit normal scheduled game duration and more than half the game has been played, the game shall count as the full game.
Skeeball FAQ's

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Energy Efficiency Voluntary Agreements
For the continued improvement in the energy efficiency of Set-Top Boxes and Small Network Equipment used by consumers of US residential video and broadband internet services.
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Agreements & Reports
Two historic initiatives to make set-top boxes and residential broadband equipment more energy efficient, saving consumers money and reducing carbon emissions from power plants.
The Set-Top Box (STB) Voluntary Agreement, established in December 2012, expanded in December 2013 and renewed in March 2018, covers the set-top boxes that consumers obtain from cable, satellite, or telephone companies that service more than 90% of the U.S. pay-TV market.
The Small Network Equipment (SNE) Voluntary Agreement was established in June 2015 and covers Internet modems, routers, and other equipment that deliver broadband service to more than 85% of the residential broadband market.
The Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvements in the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes (STB) was adopted to drive improvements in the energy efficiency of STBs while encouraging innovation and competition. Signatories include all of the major cable, satellite and telco service providers representing more than 90% of the U.S. pay-TV market, as well as major manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates. The Department of Energy hailed both the initial agreement with the advocates in 2013 and the extension of the agreement in 2018.
Set-Top Box Voluntary Agreement
Service Provider Reporting Template
Small Network Equipment
The primary objective of the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvements in the Energy Efficiency of Small Network Equipment (SNE) agreement is to increase the energy efficiency of equipment used to access residential broadband Internet access services while promoting rapid innovation and timely introduction of new features for consumers. Participants in the agreement include all of the largest Internet service providers and many major manufacturers.
SNE Voluntary Agreement
One of the requirements of each Voluntary Agreement is publication of an annual report prepared by an Independent Administrator. Each report provides a summary of compliance, trends, and detailed energy measurements of each device for the reporting period.
SNE Annual Report 2018
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Set-Top Box Signatories
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CableLabs is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to creating innovative ideas that significantly impact our cable operator members' business. CableLabs also serves to define interoperable solutions among our members and their technology vendors in order to drive scale, reduce costs, and create competition in the supply chain. CableLabs membership is comprised of the major cable operators worldwide.
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Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM is the trade association representing the $398 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which supports more than 15 million U.S. jobs. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world's best known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA's industry services.
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NCTA - The Internet & Television Association, is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators that deliver advanced digital services to consumers and businesses throughout urban and rural America, and more than 200 cable program networks that produce TV's most creative and popular shows. The U.S. cable industry is the largest provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 59 million customers, after investing $290 billion since 1996 to build robust fiber optic networks that reach 93 percent of American homes. The cable industry supports 2.7 million American jobs and there are at least 300 cable employees in every congressional district.
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Get more information on what some signatories are doing, including details of the energy performance of their devices.
Actiontec Electronics: SNE
Altice: STB | SNE
ARRIS: SNE
AT&T/DIRECTV: STB | SNE | MORE INFO
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Track the latest developments from the industry's energy saving efforts.
Total Consumer Savings from Set-Top Box Energy Agreement Tops $5 Billion [8.13.2019]
Internet Service Providers and Device Manufacturers Exceed Energy Efficiency Commitments [8.12.2019]
Energy Initiative on Home Internet Devices Named Environmental Leader's Project of the Year [5.16.2019]
Total Consumer Savings Reach $3.5 Billion Under Set-Top Box Energy Efficiency Agreement [8.09.2018]
Home Internet Devices More Efficient Than Ever as Industry Renews Energy Agreement [7.26.2018]
Consumers Will Save Billions More as Landmark Set-Top Box Voluntary Agreement is Extended by Pay TV Industry, Energy Efficiency Advocates [3.15.2018]
Energy Savings From Voluntary Agreements to Continue Uninterrupted Pending Finalization of Extended Commitments [1.2.2018]
Frontier Communications Joins Voluntary Agreements as Industry Prepares Multi-Year Extension of Landmark Energy-Efficiency Commitments [11.27.2017]
Independent Audit Finds that More than 98 Percent of New Consumer Broadband Equipment Met Energy Efficiency Standards in 2016 [09.06.2017]
CONSUMER SAVINGS FROM SET-TOP BOX ENERGY AGREEMENT TOPS $2 BILLION [08.02.2017]
New Energy Conservation Agreement for Home Internet Equipment Paying Early Dividends for Consumers [08.09.2016]
Consumers Saved $646 Million in 2015 from Energy Efficient Set-Top Boxes [08.09.2016]
Environmental Leader Names Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes as Project of the Year [06.22.2016]
Independent Audit Finds Consumers Have Saved More than $500 Million from Energy Efficient Set-Top Boxes [08.06.2015]
New Initiative Will Improve Energy Efficiency of Home Internet Equipment [06.25.2015]
U.S. Energy Department, Pay-Television Industry and Energy Efficiency Groups Announce Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement; Will Cut Energy Use for 90 Million U.S. Households, Save Consumers Billions [12.23.2013]


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Vladislav Grigori-ipa Ardzinba (Abchazisch: Владислав Григори-иҧа Арӡынба, Vladislav Grigori-ipa Ardsynba, Russisch: Владислав Григорьевич Ардзинба, Georgisch: ვლადისლავ არძინბა) (Jaschyra, bij Soechoemi, 14 mei 1945 - Moskou, 4 maart 2010) was een Abchazisch politicus.

Biografie
In 1966 studeerde Ardzinba af aan het Pedagogisch Instituut in Soechoemi. Daarna studeerde hij aan het Instituut voor Oosterse Studies van de Sovjetacademie voor Wetenschappen in Moskou en promoveerde in de geschiedenis.

Van 1969 tot 1987 was hij medewerker aan het Instituut voor Geschiedenis, Cultuur en Religie van de antieke volkeren van Voor-Azië. In 1987 keerde Ardzinba terug naar Soechoemi en werd er directeur van het "Abchazisch Instituut voor Taal, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis".

In 1988 werd Ardzinba verkozen tot lid van de Opperste Sovjet van Abchazië en in 1989 werd hij lid van de Opperste Sovjet van deSovjet-Unie. Hij werd lid van het presidium en voorzitter van de subcommissie voor het statuut van de autonome eenheden.
In 1990 werd hij voorzitter van de Opperste Sovjet van Abchazië en in 1992 voorzitter van het parlement van Abchazië. In  1994 werd hij door het Abchazisch parlement verkozen tot eerste president van de autonome republiek Abchazië. In 1999 werd hij herbevestigd met 99% van de stemmen.

Ardzinba ijverde voor een zelfstandige Abchazische staat, los van Georgië. Hij voerde in 1997 samenwerkingsgesprekken met de Georgische president Edoeard Sjevardnadze in Tiflis, maar deed tegelijkertijd voorstellen aan Rusland om Abchazië op te nemen als geassocieerd lid van de Russische Federatie.

Sinds 2002 verscheen Vladislav Ardzinba niet meer in het openbaar. Hij leed aan een chronische vermoeidheid en moest zich in Moskou laten behandelen, waar hij in maart 2010 op 64-jarige leeftijd overleed.

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Start your New Year off in Georgetown as we usher in 2018 with a dazzling array of contemporary visual and performing arts throughout the historic industrial arts district. Jump aboard the FREE Art Ride to check out our west end locations such as studio e, and Equinox Studios!
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents "Now", and exhibition featuring images by a dozen emerging and established artists in the new comix anthology of the same name from Fantagraphics Books. Associate publisher Eric Reynolds will discuss his editorial process at 7:00 PM on January 13.
All City Coffee Stay Sweet & Ride High! New Work by Devi Ann Pellerin. Woodcut wall hangings, ceramic pots, prints, and custom painted motorcycle helmets. This show is pure fun and inspired by all my favorite things: Lowbrow, cartoons, 70's illustration, vintage motorcycles and a good time!, vintage motorcycles and a good time!
Bridge Productions Bringing in the new year, Bridge Productions is very excited to host this intimate group show, Somewhere Nearby, curated by Sue Danielson; and to welcome New York artists Catherine Haggarty, Julie Torres, Matthew Neil Gehring, Paolo Arao, Minku Kim, and Sarah Trigg to Seattle. This tender bridge connecting the edges of place is an attempt to further the connection between our cities and our coasts through the alignment of art and practice. Opening reception 13 January 6-9PM.
The Alice Gallery presents BODYWARP, a solo exhibition by Indira Allegra. Warp is the vertical thread held under tension on a loom, making the act of weaving possible. BODYWARP, is an exhibition exploring weaving as performance requiring a unique receptivity to tensions extant in political and emotional spaces. Like the accumulation of memory in cloth, in BODYWARP, looms and other tools of the weaver's craft become organs of memory, pulling the artist's body into an intimate choreography between maker, tool and the narrative of a place. Performance and conversation open to the public Friday January 12.
Oxbow Seattle-based artist, Barbara Robertson has created a site-specific installation, titled "Architectonic," composed of three projected animations which use the expansive Oxbow space as an integral part of the image. This project is an on-going work in progress, and Ms. Robertson will continue to add new elements to the installation through the end of the exhibition.
Prairie Underground presents Everyday Possibilities of Feeling Like A Totally Different Person by Dakota Gearhart. A series of new videos incorporating collage, performance, and sound that take inspiration from popular make-up tutorial videos, but turn them into surrealist narratives of face shapeshifting. An ode to femme culture, as well as, a look into identity, gender, and costuming, the videos playful speak to the presentation of self and the many forms we can inhabit simultaneously.
Machine House Brewery is showing understated pop culture references and infectious jokes through illustrations, paintings and mixed media pieces by Nicolas Anderson. Open during Art Attack,simultaneously hosting "Be Loud" a bingo fundraiser for King County Sexual Assault Resource Center. Open to the public with no cover charge.
Illumination Studio# 305 presents Rostad and Ferrell. presenting Rostad, Dari Stolzoff and Ferrell. Rostad, explores the inner beauty of our neurological system through vibrant color and Ferrell explores spatial and color field through abstraction. Also Dari Stolzoff as abstract expression in in bright color and light. Music by "DJ" Luscious Leopard Lips, who brings background music with a Theremin synthesizer and keyboards. With new work up, you'll be glad you came by.
The Conservatory will be hosting Jewelry and Fashion Artists with pop-ups this January's Art Attack. FIVE distinct artists showcasing their fashion accessory and jewelry creations!


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Emilio Recoba Cambón (3 de noviembre de 1903 - 12 de septiembre de 1992), ha sido un futbolista uruguayo que participó en el plantel del seleccionado de su país en la Copa del Mundo de 1930. Fue el último sobreviviente del plantel campeón del mundo de 1930. Al momento de su convocatoria, militaba en las filas del Club Nacional de Football de Montevideo, Uruguay.

Futbolistas de Uruguay en la Copa Mundial de 1930
Futbolistas del Club Nacional de Football en los años 1930


From a geographical point of view tourism consists of three major components which are: first, the places of origin of tourists, or generating areas; second, the tourist destinations themselves, or receiving areas; and finally, the routes travelled between these two sets of locations, or transit routes (Leiper, 1979). These components are set within differing economic, environmental and social contexts. This simple model is illustrated in Figure 1.2 and the components form the basis for Chapters 2 to 5 in this book.
● Tourist-generating areas represent the homes of tourists, where journeys begin and end. The key issues to examine in tourist-generating areas are the features that stimulate demand for tourism and will include the geographical location of an area as well as its socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. These areas represent the main tourist markets in the world and, naturally enough, the major marketing functions of the tourist industry are found here (such as tour operation, travel retailing). Tourist-generating areas are considered in Chapter 2.
● Tourist-receiving areas attract tourists to stay temporarily and will have features and attractions that may not be found in the generating areas. The tourist industry located in this area will comprise the attractions, accommodation, retailing and service functions, entertainment and recreation facilities. In our view, tourist destination areas are the most important part of the tourism system, not only attracting the tourist and thus energizing the system, but also where the impacts of tourism occur and therefore where the sustainable planning and management of tourism is so important. Features of tourist destination areas are examined in Chapters 3 and 4.
● Transit routes link these two types of areas and are a key element in the system as their effectiveness and characteristics shape the volume and direction of tourist flows.
The differing contexts within which the tourism system is set pervade the characteristics of each component. For example, a tourism system in a developing country is likely to have a generating component more dominated by domestic travel than would be the case in a developed country. The external environment also affects the tourism system in terms of a range of issues – such as terrorism and security, and the need for all components to develop crisis and risk management plans. It is this connection with the real world that makes the geography of travel and tourism such an exciting and vibrant area to study. Spatial interaction between the components of the tourist system Tourist flows While the study of the geography of tourism should include the three components identified above, there is a danger that, in conveniently dissecting tourism into its component parts, the all-important interrelationships are lost. The consideration of tourist flows between regions is therefore fundamental to the geography of tourism and allows the components of tourism to be viewed as a total system rather than a series of disconnected parts. An understanding of tourist flows is critical for managing the environmental and social impacts of tourism, securing the commercial viability of the tourism industry and for planning new developments. Tourist flows are a form of spatial interaction between two areas, with the destination area containing a surplus of a commodity (tourist attractions, for example) and the generating area having a deficit, or demand for that commodity. In fact, it is possible to detect regular patterns of tourist flows. They do not occur randomly but follow certain rules and are influenced by a variety of push and pull factors: ● Push factors are mainly concerned with the stage of economic development in the generating area and will include such factors as levels of affluence, mobility and holiday entitlement. Often, too, an advanced stage of economic development will not only give the population the means to engage in tourism but the pressures of life will provide the 'push' to do so. An unfavourable climate will also provide a strong impetus to travel. ● Pull factors include accessibility, and the attractions and amenities of the destination area. The relative cost of the visit is also important, as is the effectiveness of marketing and promotion. Explaining tourist flows The flows, or interaction, between places are highly complex and are influenced by a wide variety of interrelated variables. A number of attempts have been made to explain the factors that affect tourist flows and to provide rules governing the magnitude of flows between regions. An early attempt was by Williams and Zelinsky (1970), who selected 14 countries that had relatively stable tourist flows over a few years and which accounted for the bulk of the world's tourist traffic. They identified a number of factors that helped to explain these flows. These included: distances between countries (the greater the distance, the smaller the volume of flow) international connectivity (shared business or cultural ties between countries) the general attractiveness of one country for another. A second means of explaining tourist flows is offered by the gravity model, based on two main factors that influence flows. The first of these are the push and pull factors which generate flows, and the gravity model states that the larger the 'mass' (population) of country 'A' or country 'B', the greater the flow between them. The second factor, known as the friction of distance, refers to the cost (in time and money) of longer journeys, and this acts to restrain flows between the country of origin and more distant destinations. Other, more complex, multivariate models based on travel itineraries can also be used to explain tourist flows. Four common types can be identified: point to point – 'there and back' trips point to point with an added touring circuit focused on one point a circular tour hub and spoke itineraries. Measuring tourist flows As tourism has become more prominent, national governments and international organizations have introduced the measurement of both international and domestic flows. There are three main reasons why tourism statistics are important: ● Statistics are required to evaluate the magnitude of tourist flows and to monitor any change. This allows projections of future flows to be made and the identification of market trends.
● Statistics act as a base of hard fact to allow tourism planners and developers to operate effectively and plan for the future of tourism.
● Statistics of volume give the number of tourists leaving an area or visiting a destination in a given period of time and provide a basic count of the volume of tourist traffic. Volume statistics also include the length of stay of visitors at their destinations. A variety of methods are available to measure tourist flows. For volume statistics, tourists can be counted as they enter or leave a country and immigration control will often provide this information. Obviously this is relatively straightforward for international flows, but much more problematical for domestic tourism. For destination areas, an alternative method is to enumerate tourists at their accommodation by the use of registration cards. This method is only effective with legal enforcement and normally omits visitors staying in private houses or 'VFR' tourists – those visiting (and staying with) friends or relatives. Statistics of domestic tourism volume may be obtained by national travel surveys or destination surveys. National travel surveys involve interviewing a representative sample of the population in their own homes. Questions are asked on the nature and extent of travel over a past period and the results not only provide statistics on the volume of domestic tourism but also may include expenditure and the character of the flows. Examples of national travel surveys include the UK Tourism Survey (UKTS) and the German Reiseanalyse. In destination surveys, visitors to a tourist area, specific site, or attraction are questioned to establish the volume, value and characteristics of traffic to the area or site.
● The third type is expenditure statistics. Tourist flows are not simply movements of people but they also have an important economic significance for the tourist system. Quite simply, tourism represents a flow of money that is earned in one place and spent in another. To make comparisons easier, expenditure is usually expressed in $US rather than the national currency. Measurement of tourist expenditure can be obtained by asking tourists directly how much they have spent on their holiday, or indirectly by asking hoteliers and other suppliers of tourist services for estimates of tourist spending. For international expenditure statistics, bank records of foreign currency exchange may be used as another indirect method. Despite the variety of methods available to measure tourist flows, it is not easy to produce accurate tourist statistics. In the first place, the tourist has to be distinguished from other travellers (e.g. returning residents) and, while internationally agreed definitions of tourists do exist, they are not yet consistently applied throughout the world. At the same time, until recently there has been no real attempt to coordinate international surveys. To add to these problems, survey methods change over the years, even within single countries, and comparisons of results from year to year are difficult. A further problem is that surveys count 'events', not 'people', so that a tourist who visits a country twice in a year will be counted as two arrivals. Those on touring holidays may be counted as separate arrivals in various destinations and will inflate the overall visitor arrival figures. The relaxation of border controls, especially within groups of trading countries – such as the European Union (EU) – compounds the tourist statistician's problem and makes it difficult to enumerate tourists.
● international tourism comprises those who travel to a country other than that in which they normally live.
● In the generating area for example, the ecotourist characteristically will be motivated by the responsible consumption of nature-based tourism products and will be educated to an above average level.
● In the destination area, nature will be the main attraction and the ancillary services (accommodation, transport etc.) will be well managed, use local employees and be 'green' or 'environmentally friendly'.
● In the transit zone, the ecotourist will seek locally owned companies who attempt to minimize the impact upon the environment caused by their transport operations.


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Ashleigh Murray Is the Real McCoy
In her move from Riverdale to new CW spin-off Katy Keene, the rising star has found her voice.
By Kadeen Griffiths published 5 February 20
On Easter Sunday 1991, Ashleigh Murray gave her first performance. Her mother had taught her "probably some gospel song"and asked her to sing it in front of relatives Murray can no longer recall. What she remembers is that they were far from charmed by the idea of 3-year-old Murray's show. They raised their eyebrows. They crossed their arms. They waited for her to be terrible. From then on, "any time I had to sing in front of anyone, I got the worst stage fright," Murray says. "My throat would clench up, and I would be like, It's not going to be good, because they expect it to be bad."
It is a surprising twist then that her big break came in the form of Josie McCoy, the lead singer of the Pussycats on Riverdale. The 2017 pilot introduces Josie harmonizing with fellow Pussycats in a dimly lit music room. When Archie interrupts to ask about songwriting, Josie gives him an epic dressing-down that combines her ambitious vision with exasperated disbelief. Watching that scene, it's impossible to believe that the actress who confidently lobbed the insult "Justin Ginger-lake" could doubt anything about herself, least of all her talent.
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What got Murray, now 32, over her stage fright long enough to land the role of Josie? "Girl, I didn't have a choice, and I was getting paid!" she says with a laugh. Before the audition, she was working odd jobs, with just $12 in her bank account. She'd appeared in only three short films and three TV roles. She was a woman going up against girls wearing pussycat ears. Even when she advanced to the next stage, flying to L.A. to test for the network, Murray didn't set her heart on Josie. "I wasn't focused on getting the role. I was focused on booking the room," she says. "I knew that if this role is not meant for me, all of these creatives are going to be making something else. As long as they see what I'm capable of, somebody's gonna call me back."
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They called. Murray was part of Riverdale's central cast until Josie went on tour in season three, exiting the show, more or less, for good. This winter, the character turns up several years older and a little wiser in New York City on the new Archie Comics series Katy Keene. Josie is the main connection between the shows, but Murray believes Riverdale fans will love Keene for more than just the callbacks to their favorite characters. While Riverdale is "dark and dramatic," Katy Keene—about four talented twentysomethings pursuing their big-city dreams—"is a breath of fresh air, a moment of relief."
Despite Murray's newfound success, self-acceptance is something she's still working on; embracing it was her personal goal for last year. Moving from Vancouver, where Riverdale films, to New York to shoot Katy Keene has helped. Murray was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but considers New York City, where she lived for more than 11 years, home. Filming was a trip down memory lane. Her first day of shooting took place a 10-minute walk from her first studio apartment. Another scene was set around the corner from the theater where she did her first off-off-Broadway show. "Everywhere I shot the pilot brought me back to where I was at 19, at 23, at 25, just clawing to get to this table right now and tell you this entire story," Murray says during our lunch in November. "It's nice to be part of a project where I get to relive all of the trials and the triumphs, all the yeses and nos, all the love that I thought was going to be it and the heartbreak. Everything that life has to offer, I get to do it all over again."
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Being home has also helped Murray stop compartmentalizing and start focusing on self-care. Perhaps most important, it's allowed her to be closer to her support system, now a much shorter trip away. Murray was raised by strong women, including her late grandmother, her beloved aunt, and two mothers.
"I am well-rounded because of them. I retreat to them for advice, for support, for any sort of reflection of myself," she says. "They also give me permission to be angry. To be upset. To be hurt. We all know the stigma of an angry black woman, but the reality is anger is human nature. It's not gender specific, and it's not race specific. I can be angry the same way that anyone else can be, and my anger shouldn't be modified or monitored or belittled simply because of the face it's coming out of."
Murray hasn't yet decided on her goal for 2020, but she speculates it will be a variation on the theme of self-acceptance. Just as Josie left Riverdale to break out of her comfort zone, so too is Murray embarking on the next phase of her career. Her desire is to be kinder to herself. Less guarded. To believe what she's doubted since she was three: that she can sing. And the more she shares her voice with the world, the more it will sit up and listen.
Special thanks to the Manderley Bar in Sleep No More at The McKittrick Hotel / Photography by Allie Holloway / Styling by Ryan Young / Hair by Takisha Sturdivant-Drew at Forward Artists / Makeup by Nick Barose at Exclusive Artists for Giorgio Armani Beauty / Video by Wanyi Jiang
This article appears in the March 2020 issue of Marie Claire.
When Are We Getting a New Season of 'The Witcher'?
The third season of Netflix's fantasy epic is already underway.
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Self-Tanners That Won't Streak (We Swear)
Meghan and Harry Share First Photo of Their Daughter Lilibet Diana
The Sussex's holiday card is here!
77 Times the Kardashians Have Posed Fully Nude and Owned It
And we mean fully nude—as in, not a shred of clothing.
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The 50 Best Celebrity Couple Halloween Costumes Ever
Honestly, we're impressed.
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Alicia Keys Gets What She Wants
With her jazzy new album, Keys, the singer stopped worrying about everything except what matters: Her own opinion.
By Jessica Herndon
Brooke Shields on Reinventing Yourself, Making Friends in Your 40s, and More
The actress and CEO shared inspiring advice during a panel at 'Marie Claire's' "Power Trip: Off the Grid" conference.
Alicia Keys on Her Upcoming Album 'Keys,' Life Lessons From Her Mom, and More
The singer opened up during a special panel at 'Marie Claire's' "Power Trip: Off the Grid" conference.
Lady Louise Windsor Is Turning 18, But She Probably Won't Take a "Princess" Title
The Queen's youngest granddaughter will probably take on more royal duties regardless of title.
Prince Harry Won't Wear His Military Uniform to Hand Out Medals to Veterans
His military titles were stripped after he left royal duties, though some have argued his service record should qualify.


With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's hugely popular Sicilian crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The day after a storm, Inspector Montalbano encounters a strange woman who expresses interest in a certain yacht scheduled to dock that afternoon. Not long after she's gone, the yacht's crew reports finding a disfigured corpse. Also at anchor is a luxury vessel with a somewhat shady crew. Both boats will have to stay in Vigàta until the investigation is over and, based on information from the woman, Montalbano begins to think the occupants of the yacht might know more about the man's death than they're letting on.
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## Rule Details

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

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<div className="   foo bar"></div>
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<div className={'    foo bar    '}></div>
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### Limitations

Note that this only looks at string literals and template literals.

It does not currently check calls to the popular [classnames](https://www.npmjs.com/package/classnames) NPM package:

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<div className={classNames('   foo   ', '   bar   ')}></div>
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## Related

-   [no-duplicate-class-names](./no-duplicate-class-names.md)
-   [sort-class-names](./sort-class-names.md)

## Further Reading

-   [Issue \#108: Sort class names in JSX className attributes](https://github.com/liferay/eslint-config-liferay/issues/108)

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New Look at Stuttering and Emotions
By Edward G. Conture, Ph.D.
We are grateful to the SFA for providing us this space to tell you about the progress of Vanderbilt 's Developmental Stuttering Project. In an inter-disciplinary collaboration with a developmental psychologist, Dr. Tedra Walden, and support from NIH 's National Institute on Deafness and Other Commun ication Disorders, we have been studying emot ional and speech-language development of 3, 4, and 5-year-old children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS).
In our most recent sample, we've tested over 100 CWS and almost as many CWNS. We have proposed to continue this work on a longitudinal basis "if our project is renewed during a time of very tight funding at NIH" to determine which of our measures of speech-language and emotion predict those CWS who persist and those who recover.
To study these children, we have used validated parent reports and systematic behavioral observations of emotions (and recently child-friendly physiological indices) as well as conversational, standardized and experimental measures of speech and language.
While earlier aspects of this work have been published, we 'd like to share two preliminary findings indicating that speech-language and emotions interact to contribute to childhood stuttering.
Using an experimental procedure called 'background stimulation,' borrowed from psychological studies of children in families with marital disputes, preschool-age CWS and CWNS listened to three audio-presented two-minute conversations that were presumably overheard between two speakers in the next room. One involved 'flat' affect, another 'happy' and a third 'angry.'
Immediately after listening to these conversations, the children provided a short narrative from a text-less picture book while we measured their emotional, speech-language and disfluent behavior. Findings indicated that most children reacted emotionally in line with the overheard conversations, but some children in both groups regulated their emotional arousal better than others.
CWS who engaged in emotional regulatory behaviors (for example, self-soothing) stuttered significantly less than for those who did not; however, for CWNS, no such relation was observed between emotional regulation and speech disfluencies. Furthermore, decreased emotional arousal (reactivity) was strongly associated with increased expressive vocabulary for CWNS but not CWS.
Importantly, changes in emotion occurred during listening and before talking suggesting that changes in stuttering may follow rather than merely preceed changes in emotion!
These findings also suggest that emotional processes relate to speech disfluencies in different ways for CWS than CWNS. Likewise, CWNS, when compared to CWS, appear more proficient at using expressive vocabulary as a resource to regulate their emotions. We are eager to see how physiological measures of emotion, for example, heart rate variability, corroborate these findings.
These cross-sectional or one-point-in-time findings beg the question of wh ether differences in emotional processes not only differentiate CWS from CWNS but also predict CWS who do and do not recover. To do that, as we have proposed, we must study children longitudinally using multiple methods and measures.
Converging lines of evidence should help us better understand the role of emotion in developmental stuttering, a link often speculated about, but less often empirically studied, especially in preschool children, the childhood years in which developmental stuttering begins.
Bob Love
Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.
In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his "talking" on the basketball court.
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Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., is an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.
His love for animals began when he was very young.


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Killing of Syrian Rebel Faction Leader Imperils Planned Peace Talks
Zahran Alloush headed the anti-regime group Army of Islam
Zahran Alloush, leader of Army of Islam, at a 2014 news conference in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Syria's capital, Damascus. Photo: Abd Doumany/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
By Sam Dagher
Updated Dec. 25, 2015 6:51 pm ET
BEIRUT—The leader of one of the largest rebel groups fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime was killed Friday in an airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus, imperiling a fragile new plan backed by the U.N. to restart peace talks.
A Syrian army general said in a televised statement that the regime's air force bombed a rebel command center in the eastern suburbs and killed Zahran Alloush, leader of the group known as the Army of Islam, and several of his associates. He called them all "terrorists."
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Leonard Assante signed NO to Adoption Discrimination in Congress 2018-07-17 14:30:42 -0500
NO to Adoption Discrimination in Congress
A foster care and adoption license to discriminate measure was recently put into a health and human services funding bill in the House Appropriations Committee.
The "Aderholt Amendment" allows foster care and adoption service providers across the country to discriminate against children and prospective parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and marital status.
We need your help to tell Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker: NO ADOPTION DISCRIMINATION in the 2019 Appropriations bill! We will deliver hard copies to their offices.
Dear Senators Alexander and Corker:
We urge you to act to oppose the Aderholt amendment allowing discrimination in foster care and adoption services in the FY19 House Labor-HHS appropriations bill and ensure that the measure is NOT included in any Senate or final appropriations bill.
It would allow taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption service providers to discriminate against children in care and against prospective parents, based on sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and marital status.
The measure breaks the cardinal rule of child welfare services: to act in the best interest of the child. This amendment would actually HARM CHILDREN.
This amendment would greatly harm the 440,000 children in foster care, particularly the 117,000 who are waiting to be adopted into loving, forever homes. There is a crisis in foster care due to the huge shortage of available families for children. Each year, over half the children waiting to be adopted do not find a loving home, and most devastatingly, over 17,000 foster youth age out of care without a forever family. Those youth are at greater risk of involvement with the criminal justice system, homelessness, unemployment, and being trafficked.
Speak out against this poison pill amendment,; let your leadership know you will not support a funding bill with the measure included, and vote against any appropriations measure that includes such discriminatory provisions. Thank you for considering our views.
Leonard Assante signed Urge Senators Alexander and Corker to speak up for LGBTQ people when the next Supreme Court justice is appointed 2018-07-14 14:36:07 -0500
Urge Senators Alexander and Corker to speak up for LGBTQ people when the next Supreme Court justice is appointed
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring so the President will name a successor who must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Sign to urge Senator Alexander and Senator Corker to speak up for the LGBTQ community during the confirmation process. TEP will deliver a hard copy of the signatures to their offices.
Senator Alexander and Senator Corker:
When the President announces his choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, we urge you to speak up for the rights of LGBTQ people. It is vitally important that members of the Supreme Court support the principle of "equal protection" and that Justice Kennedy's successor uphold the existing rights of LGBTQ people and oppose discrimination against LGBTQ people. We respectfully ask you to raise these concerns publicly and not to vote for any nominee who supports discrimination.
Leonard Assante commented on Condolences to Mayor Megan Barry and her Family 2017-08-07 07:36:39 -0500
Mayor Barry: Our deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of Max. Please know the compasssion you feel for the less fortunate of Nashville is now the compassion all of us feel for you.
Condolences to Mayor Megan Barry and her Family
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and her husband Bruce recently lost their son Max. Members of the LGBT community and allies can leave their condolences here and we will deliver them to the Mayor. Please include your city in your comments. Thank you for showing your love for Mayor Barry and her family.
Leonard Assante commented on YOUR Districts 2017-05-25 12:05:38 -0500
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YOUR Districts
Tell us your state senate and state house districts. Note: We are NOT asking for your U.S. Senate and U.S. House districts (the elected officials who meeting in Washington, D.C. ). We are asking about your elected officials you meet in Nashville--your state senator and your state representative. You can find them at this link by entering your street address.
So tell us your state senator and your state representative as well as your email address. Thank you!
Leonard Assante signed Governor Haslam, Veto SB1085/HB1111 2017-05-02 21:11:23 -0500
Leonard Assante signed Tennessee Loves Target 2016-05-03 08:23:21 -0500
Tennessee Loves Target
Target's trans-inclusive policies are under attack in Tennessee. A Mt Juliet pastor's rant went viral and this week at a Hendersonville Target, protesters shouted religious wrath at employees and customers. But we know that Tennessee loves Target and it's time to show it!
As former TEP Board member Ellyahnna Hall (pictured) notes:
"I support Target for trying to provide a safe space for all people. I'm a trans woman and I've faced the dangers of not having access to restrooms that corespond to my gender identity. If opponents are really concerned with safety then let's focus on tougher rape laws and enforcing those, not creating a fake danger that doesn't exist."
Sign the petition statement and show Target some love. We'll deliver hard copies of the petition to select Target locations in Tennessee.
Tennessee loves Target. I support the company's transgender-inclusive policies and I will continue to shop at their stores.
Leonard Assante endorsed 2016-04-12 14:53:13 -0500
I asked Governor Haslam to veto HB1840, the counseling discrimination bill
Take a minute to contact Governor Bill Haslam by phone message or on Twitter and then let us know you did it using this form. Let's get to 500 or more!
I called or Tweeted Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and urged him to veto HB1840, the counseling discrimination bill. I'm asking you to do the same this week.
Leonard Assante signed VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill 2016-04-06 11:17:27 -0500
Economics and morality demand a veto.
VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill
Please, add your voice and urge Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto this discriminatory bill.
We urge you to veto HB1840, which allows counselors to turn away clients based on the counselor's biases and values. This bill puts the focus on the desires of counselors rather than on the needs of clients, damaging the counseling profession and putting clients at risk.
An anti-bullying amendment was stripped from the bill in the House Health Committee leaving youth vulnerable in areas where mental health services are not widely available.
Thank you for considering our views.
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Parameter added to adjust narrow bar measurement to not include BWR (INI file setting). Default: BWR is included in the measurement.
Unified English Braille (UEB) added to Braille library.
Removed ability to enter product information (i.e. Product ID, Product ID and Lot) prior to an inspection to pre-populate the Inspection Report (replaced by new job functionality).
Differences are no longer classified as Insertion, Deletion, Change.
C/CPP/H file format types not supported.
"Inspection: Successful" field removed from Inspection Reports as Status field is displayed.
TIFF file with JPEG compression loads properly (sample specific).
Improved display of colors in loaded TIFF files.
Colors in TIFF files no longer oversaturated (sample specific).
Repeats are no longer distorted/skewed when <Correct distortion, rotation and skew> is enabled (sample specific).
Marquee and Trim region modes applies to all pages (All Pages Unsorted action) when an inspection is run from a separate page other than the one on which the region mode was applied.
Crop/Trim/Media Box selection applied correctly to pages after pages are reloaded and changed prior to inspection.
Overprint is applied correctly to all pages in the Master/Sample Panels after being enable/disabled.
PDF file loads correctly with or without Enable Overprint (sample specific).
Master and Sample Information panels do not display in the Inspection View (after being opened and not closed previously).
Ability to group (include/exclude) multiple differences even if the differences are not selected in the difference list.
Inspection View (Forward) icon no longer displays after a failed multi inspection.
Ability to apply marquee and trim to all, even or odd pages.
Golden master image is labeled on the Inspection Report when the Master is included in the report.
Error message explaining lack of Multi Inspection support for Braille Compare (Glue Dots) clarified.
Region Mode is set to Full Page by default.
Image Padding no longer enabled by default when creating a new profile.
Profile names display correctly when containing ampersands.
Graphics profiles can be imported on Macintosh systems.
Barcode Inspection results are consistent between Macintosh and PC systems (sample specific).
BWR displayed with four digits after the decimal point in inches instead of three.
German Braille translation displays correctly (sample specific).
Bulgarian Braille detected correctly (sample specific).
Ability to use the tab key in the User Editor form to add information.
Audit Trail events listed in proper chronological order when sorted by date.
Audit Trail description for Full Name edit corrected to indicate that the Full name was edited.
Audit Trail description for Compare (Glue Dots) no longer references app data folder.
Temporary directories deleted upon exiting the application.
TIFF files on Macintosh load properly (sample specific).
Quit button to exit application no longer grays out on a Macintosh (specific scenarios).
Correct profile names listed in the Inspection Report for Standard (not Admin) users.
Application no longer crashes when saving a Single to Many Inspection Report after previewing first.
Inspection Reports can be overwritten when saving a new report directly from Report Options window.
Updated license server library to fix licensing issues and to allow for Licensing Key Manager option.
Ability to modify the Standard options (Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma) on the Scan360.
Last selected Scan360 profile is maintained in Profile drop-down (does not revert to default).
Preview window zooms into scanned image correctly (Scan360).
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Ticket schmicket...
On July 19, 2006, I drove over to the Method Post Office, which is near, but not on, Method Road. I approached the "T" intersection of Method and Beryl, and came to a complete stop behind the SUV in front of me, which stopped at the stop sign.
Beryl is not a busy road, and there was no traffic coming from the left.
The SUV proceeded through, and I did not stop again after rolling forward about 8 feet, and turned right. Out of the parking lot on the corner, comes Office Yu in full pursuit of me.
I pulled into the post office, as I was going there to mail a card to Robert anyway, and he proceeded to take 20 minutes in its parking lot to give me a ticket for "not stopping at a duly erected stop sign."
As soon as he finished with me, he zipped right back to his hiding spot, presumably reaching his quota of tickets for the day, right there at this low-traffic, quite innocuous intersection. But I wasn't bitter.
My citation promised a court day of Friday, August 4th, "between 9AM and 3:30PM."
I had figured that if I'd've just paid this ticket, it would have ended up as 3 points on my driving record, which would've translated into 1 point on my auto insurance policy, which, financially, would have translated into an increase of $150 every 6 months for 3 years.
The following week, I contacted my friend Art, a local attorney I know who couldn't represent me in court as he is not in private practice now, and his job with the government precludes him from representing people, but agreed to meet with me and give me some advice.
"First thing you should do is to get a copy of your driving record, which hopefully is fairly clean."
Occur Date Conv Date Nature of Action Points
02-23-99 ACDNT: Wake County, NC
ACDNT: Case ID:xxxxx
10-10-97 10-13-02 REN ISS: CLS C
11-28-96 01-28-97 CONV: (313) Speeding (64 MPH in a 55)
COURT: Pitt County Court, NC
Court: AOC #: xxxx xxxxxx Citation ID: yyyyyyyy 3
07-01-96 10-13-97 DUP ISS: CLS C
COURT: Wake County Court, NC
Court: AOC #: xxxx xxxxxx Citation ID: yyyyyyyy PJC
COURT: Lee County Court, NC
Accidents noted on this document shall not be considered determinative of fault or negligence on the part of the individual.
So, on Monday, July 31st, I had dinner with my friend Art to get some advice on how to best proceed in getting this ticket dispositioned with a PJC.
Last night, I checked the court calendar online only to not find my name on the docket. I searched by my citation number. Nothing. I searched by "Yu, S." (the ticketing officer) and found about 200 names, several of whose court date was the same as mine, but not mine. I searched by "defendant." Nothing.
I started wondering if perhaps my case would just get "thrown away," if I was made to appear and wasn't on the docket. Not to be. I saw a note at the bottom of the calendar search web page that said, "If you do not find your case on the calendar, please contact the clerk of court 24 hours a head of time. Too late.
I left the house this morning at 6:45. As soon as I opened my front door, I heard a guy screaming from off to the right, where I looked to find him on the ground behind the back rear wheel of the car parked in the last parking spot of our townhouse units.
"No, don't. Don't," he was screaming. I thought, "How dramatic. He is putting himself in harm's way to keep whomever's driving from leaving." All of a sudden the driver puts the car in drive, and drives forward over the lawn, to the left into an ease way area, where s/he does a screeching u-turn around a tree, and heads back to the parking lot.
The guy chases the car, and gets out in the middle of the parking lot, and is facing down the hill as the car is driving away, "Don't. Come back! Come back!" Loud, loud, loud, drama, drama, drama for this hour of the morning.
Half way down Avent Ferry road, it dawned on me that I only had $100 cash with me, and credit cards. I didn't think they'd take credit cards, so I turned around to fetch my checkbook.
Court started at 9AM, but the clerk started checking people in at 7:45. I arrived at 7:15, and was the 14th person in line. At about 7:30, the DA came out, who I immediately liked, and talked about the process we were going to follow.
"First let me say that we have about 500 cases to handle today, which is quite a light load. Normally we're operating at about 1000 a day. What's going to happen is that the clerk is going to come out in a few minutes, and you will approach her one-by-one to have your case pulled from the 'case box.' Having your pink copy of your citation handy, if you have it with you, and a photo ID will make the process go much more quickly.
"Once your case is pulled, you'll do different things depending on what you're charged for. Simple traffic violations will be handled by me over to the side here. If your charge results in a simple fine to pay, you'll be given paperwork to take right over to the cashier, and you'll be done.
Certain charges, such as (and he listed some of the serious ones) require you to see the judge no matter what, and if that's the case, you'll be directed to the appropriate court room."
Then he said this, which I really appreciated, "Now there's going to be a line in here, and the clerk is going to take you one by one. Until someone is ready to speak to me, I'm just going to be standing here, and I want you to know that that's because I'm not permitted to help the clerk, not because I just don't feel like helping. I'm here to prosecute you. That's my role today."
Also, we don't take personal checks here; just cash. If you don't have enough cash with you, there's an ATM machine out in the hall. It doesn't charge you for withdrawals, so you can get what you need that way.
I got to the clerk fairly quickly, being the 14th person in the line, which by that time was a Disney-like-winding-line behind me. She went to the "Ms" or to the range of my citation number (I'm just guessing it was one of those; I couldn't see how the file was organized), and started flipping through them, and my confidence that she wouldn't find mine grew as she got closer and closer to the end of the paperwork in the section.
"Hmmm," she said, and turned to the computer, keying something in. After a few seconds, she said, "Your ticket has not yet been recorded. You'll have to go across the hall, to room 102, and handle it there. They open at 8:30."
I was a little exasperated at this, as I had made a concerted effort to arrive early enough to talk to the DA about how I wanted to handle this ticket, and now I was going to have to go across the hall, wait until 8:30 to get helped there, and then, no doubt, back in this line again. With court starting at 9, I saw no way I'd be able to talk to the DA before then.
I took a deep breath realizing these were not people to piss off, since I'd be coming back to them, and got in line across the hall as the fourth person in that line. It was 7:55.
The 35 minutes passes excruciatingly slowly, and I tried to keep my blood pressure in check as I watched people going back into that other area to get in line over there, all of whom I would, no doubt, end up behind.
During the wait, I saw my next door neighbor walk in, to work, as she is a lawyer. I forgot about her! I could have talked to her about my ticket. She sort of glanced at me, but kept walking by. I stepped in front of her, and said, "Hey, girl."
"John Martin! What in the world are you doing here? I though that was you for a minute, but then thought, no that's not him, must be a new lawyer here."
This was funny only because I was one of only two of the defendants who had a coat and tie on in the entire place. So, she thought that since I was dressed up, I must have been a lawyer.
So, at 8:30, the three people in front of me had to stop and fill out some other form before they could be helped inside, so I was the first one taken care of. The guy in there recorded my case, and said, "Just a second, and I'll see about scheduling you a court date."
"You mean I have to come back?" I said, a little irritated. "I can't handle this today?"
He said, "Well, you can go back over there and see if they'll add you to the calendar for today. Tell them you'd really like to get this taken care of today."
Back I go, and to my amazement, and wasted stress, there was no one in line, and it was about 20 until 9. I explained to the clerk there that I'd really like to get this taken care of, and would like to see the DA if at all possible.
"He'll be right back out; just wait over there," she said indicating against the wall.
About three minutes later, the DA came out, not the nice one who had been out there earlier, but a grumpy one. I had my lines all ready to use on him.
"Mr. Martin, what would you like to do about this ticket today?"
"Well, I'd like to plead to..." and I said what my lawyer friend told me to say.
He responded quickly, and curtly, "We don't do that here."
I had to really keep myself from pointing to a spot about four or five feet away, and saying, "Uh, well, do you do that over there?"
"Okay," I said, "then I would like to ask for a PJC."
"PJC," he noted, and then, "Have a seat in courtroom 1A."
I was only in there for about five minutes before the judge called me up. What a nice man. Older guy. White hair.
He said, "Mr. Martin, it says here you're charged with failure to come to a complete stop at a duly erected stop sign. Do you wish to admit guilt to this charge?"
I replied, "I would like to request a Prayer for Judgment on this charge, sir."
"I'll be happy to give you a Prayer for Judgment Continued," he said and smiled. "Mr. Martin, step up to the clerk over here, and she'll get you the paperwork you'll need for the cashier. And I see that we've 'slipped you in' today, so make sure you get a receipt. Make sure you get a receipt. Make sure you get, and keep, your receipt."
Yes, he said it three times, while shaking his head. There's a good chance something won't be recorded correctly, though the clerk you're going to there is the best of the best. Still. It's a big system.
The next case was not quite ready yet, and he continued to chat with me as I waited for the person in front of me currently being helped by the clerk. "So many driving without a license charges. It's become a pandemic," he said while shaking his head, and continued, "More violations, more lawyers, more judges; it just keeps snowballing."
My total for the day was $110.00, which I gladly withdrew from that ATM machine, and paid. Now to be "good" for a year.


As I was writing about how cultures can be established, I began to think about the cultures I have experienced throughout my career. Thankfully, I have been a part of many very positive cultures, which is what I will discuss here. However, negative cultures exist in many companies, but I will save my thoughts on that subject for another post. I look back at what I have experienced in order to build a framework for any future company a work for or build myself. Below are the ideas and practices that I feel make the largest impact on a company's culture (in no particular order).
Unlimited Days Off: A practice from a former employer that meant a lot to me was not having a set number of days off for the year. This was an incredible amount of trust placed on individual employees and allowed for an excellent level of work/life balance. Studies have shown that these policies end up yielding fewer days off taken, on average, per year compared to individuals with a set number, but the job satisfaction in those with no limit is higher. I believe the reason for this is the comfort of knowing those days are always there if you need them. For me, I ended up taking about 15-20 days off over a six-year period. That's not to say I didn't take a lot of half days, but I was also highly productive and never worried about the time I spent working or taking off. I found a great article that lays out reasons this can and cannot work with different companies.
Autonomy: Trust is a major factor when it comes to job satisfaction. One of the aspects that has allowed me to be the most engaged is autonomy to completely control the work that I am responsible for. This really does take an incredible amount of trust, especially for a new employee. It comes down to making sure your hiring process is excellent. However, the results prove, at least to me, that the effects of autonomy allow for higher-level results. That is not to say that mistakes are never made, because I have certainly made them, however it is about the learning experience that comes as a result. By having to find solutions myself, I am put into a position where I will continue to grow and enhance my skills. Daniel Pink discusses autonomy and how it relates to intrinsic motivation in an excellent Ted Talk.
Setting, Knowing and Living Your Values: At the heart of what builds a culture are the values a company is built upon. It isn't enough to simply have them, but they have to be established as the fundamentals upon which all decisions are based. The way this is done is by living those values. In a previous job, my employer paid special attention to holding regular discussions on the topic of values, as well as discussing how we made decisions based on them. This had a tremendous impact on me regarding what we did and, more importantly, why we did it. This is probably the most important aspect of creating a culture that I would want in every employer I work for.
Creating a Team: Working to ensure everyone in the company (or everyone in some work unit depending on the size of the company) is integrated and understands they are part of a singular unit with a common purpose is vitally important. Unless there is a negative culture built-in, I will choose to be part of a team, rather than work alone, 100% of the time.
Transparency: Knowing what is going on and how your work is contributing to that of the success of the entire company helps to create a real connection between the employee and the company. Free flowing information about how things are going and where work needs to be focused has made me a more engaged part of the team. While this doesn't have to mean that every detail is announced to everyone, knowing the big picture creates an atmosphere of trust. However, this does not need to go as far as sending all emails to the "all staff" email group.
In every aspect of work I have experienced, the items above are the ones that have stood out the most as having contributed to creating a positive culture. It is the culmination of these experiences that has guided me in how I have and will choose to manage and lead in the future. Culture has become one of the most important leadership and management responsibilities that I have learned during my career and I will continue to absorb as many ideas as possible.
To read about establishing a culture, click over to my previous blog post – Company Culture: Setting the Tone.


Recently, a junior team member has challenged the project management approach since not all requirements identified during the Collect Requirements process were documented in the project scope statement. You are the project manager, what should you do first?
a) Accept your mistake and include the missed requirements.
b) Remove the junior team member from the team as this is a disciplinary issue.
c) Engage the project sponsor to resolve the issue.
d) Analyze the objection and determine if the requirements were deliberately dropped during the Define Scope process.
Yes, 'D'. In alike situations PM should analyse the situation first for the sake of project. Then PM decides what to do. Because if someone tell you that something was done wrong in particular parts of work, to answer you need to get information yourself first.


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Windows DreamScene is a utility that allows videos and .gif and other optimized animations to be used as desktop wallpapers. It is one of the Windows Ultimate Extras. Prior to its official announcement, DreamScene was rumored to be in creation under the names Motion Desktop and Borealis. After several months of testing, the final version was released on September 25, 2007.
Rendered content included with DreamScene (such as an animated realization of the Windows Aurora background) was produced by Stardock, while photographic content was provided by the Discovery Channel. Third-party video content in MPEG or WMV format may also be used. In addition, AVI files can be played by altering the file extension.
One of the purported advantages of DreamScene over previous methods of desktop animation is that it makes use of the GPU for display instead of the CPU, leaving the latter free to perform user tasks. To what extent this is achieved is not specified. When a full-screen program is run, such as a game or any window that is maximized, the video will automatically stop since the video will not be seen; this means it uses less GPU and CPU. The video can also be stopped manually. Content encoders need to strive for a balance between compression and file size; decompression requires the CPU, but larger files take up more memory and may cause the disk to be accessed more frequently.
Dream is a musical revue based on the songs of Johnny Mercer. The book is by Jack Wrangler and co-producer Louise Westergaard. The show ran on Broadway in 1997.
The revue opened on Broadway on April 3, 1997 at the Royale Theatre after twenty-four previews. Directed and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, the costumes are by Ann Hould-Ward, lighting by Ken Billington and sets by David Mitchell. The cast featured Lesley Ann Warren, John Pizzarelli, Margaret Whiting, Jessica Molaskey and Brooks Ashmanskas.
It closed on July 6, 1997 after 109 performances.
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New THE WOLVERINE Photo Features Angry Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman Talks THE WOLVERINE Sequel
Hugh Jackman Joins Neill Blomkamp's Sci-Fi CHAPPIE
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Today we have a new high resolution photo from The Wolverine. Hugh Jackman (Logan) is in top form again, in fact looking younger and in better shape than I've ever seen him. The film is based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 limited comics series, and tracks Logan as he makes a journey to Japan to confront a figure from his past.
Here's the synopsis for The Wolverine
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
James Mangold (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Knight and Day) is directing the film from a script by Christopher McQuarrie and Mark Bomback.
The blockbuster also features Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima and Brian Tee.
The Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26th, 2013, including in 3D.
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Documents obtained by Greenpeace show that the government is concerned that terrorism and piracy could pose a serious threat to the UK's energy supply.
The documents, released under a Freedom of Information (FoI) act by the environmental charity, show details of meetings between government officials from the UK and Qatar who discussed the "major energy security issue" posed by terrorism and piracy.
Qatar holds 15% of all global gas reserves with a LNG production capacity of 77 million tonnes. Last year the UK got 30% of its required LNG from the country. Qatari LNG being shipped to the UK travels past Oman and Yeman and then through the Strait of Hormuz and with 96 LNG vessels in operation 24 hours a day, the potential for disruption from piracy and terrorism is substantial.
Indeed, the military has previously warned that nearly half of all UK gas imports and over 80% of its LNG imports would be cut off if Iran followed through with its continued threats of blocking the Strait of Hormuz. According to Greenpeace, although piracy incidents in the Strait have fallen, energy experts remain seriously concerned that the LNG vessels could become a key target.
The news comes after Alistair Buchanan's warning yesterday that the UK will be relying too heavily on imported gas over the coming years.