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ViaSat Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 Results
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CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), an innovator in satellite and other wireless networking systems and services, announced strong fiscal year 2015 second quarter financial results, that included record revenues of $358.8 million and a new Adjusted EBITDA record of $109.7 million, up 102% from $54.4 million recorded in the same period last year. Non-GAAP diluted net income attributable to ViaSat common stockholders for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $0.68 per share compared to $0.20 per share in the fiscal year 2014 second quarter. Our second quarter fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2014 diluted GAAP net income per share results were $0.50 and $0.04, respectively.
ViaSat's fiscal year-to-date results also reflected growth. Revenues increased to $678.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA grew 59% to $169.9 million compared to the same period last year. Net income attributable to ViaSat common stockholders also grew significantly, increasing to $0.73 per share on a non-GAAP diluted basis, or $0.38 on a diluted GAAP basis - compared to the prior year period income of $0.30 and $0.00 per share, respectively.
"We gained significant momentum in our core consumer and government businesses in the second quarter," said Mark Dankberg, ViaSat CEO and chairman. "Market reaction to new service plans offering greater bandwidth usage has been very good and contributed to company records and sequential growth in consumer services revenue, ARPU, Adjusted EBITDA, and net subscribers - and re-confirmed the opportunity to increase our addressable market with higher speed, higher bandwidth offerings. We also strengthened retail distribution and fulfillment; moves that will begin to take effect in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 and that we expect will sustain or enhance the progress made in the second quarter. Our commercial in-flight Wi-Fi reached over 200 aircraft, earned another industry-wide technology award and is setting the pace for passenger engagement and usage. Meanwhile, our government business established a quarterly record for new orders, building momentum for a strong second half. Finally, we received a loan commitment from Ex-Im Bank for up to $524.9 million of long-term, fixed rate financing. With long-term interest rates at historic lows, this financing is expected to enhance the cash flow profile for ViaSat-2 and improve our overall corporate liquidity position."
In September 2014, ViaSat favorably settled all outstanding claims related to its breach of contract and patent infringement lawsuit with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and Loral Space & Communications Inc. (Loral) in exchange for $108.7 million payable through 2016, of which $40.0 million was received and recognized in fiscal year 2015 second quarter results. Further information on the accounting treatment of the settlement will be contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Financial Results1
(In millions, except per share data)
Q2 FY15
First 6 Mos.
Net income2
Diluted per share net income2
Non-GAAP net income2
Non-GAAP diluted per share net income2
Fully diluted weighted average shares
New contract awards
Sales backlog3
$1,024.6
1ViaSat uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year which ends on the Friday closest to March 31. ViaSat quarters for fiscal year 2015 end on July 4, 2014, October 3, 2014, January 2, 2015, and April 3, 2015. This results in a 53 week fiscal year approximately every four to five years. Fiscal year 2015 is a 52 week year, compared with a 53 week year in fiscal year 2014. As a result of the shift in the fiscal calendar, the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 included an additional week. ViaSat does not believe that the extra week in fiscal year 2014 resulted in any material impact on its financial results.
2 Attributable to ViaSat Inc. common stockholders.
3 Amounts include certain backlog adjustments due to contract changes and amendments.
Segment Results
Commercial Networks
Government Systems
Our Satellite Services segment reported revenues of $135.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, rising 35% from $100.4 million in the second quarter last year, a new quarterly record. Consumer residential broadband revenues continue to drive our quarterly year-over-year growth, increasing over 10% from the same period last year, reflecting expansion in both total subscribers served and average revenue per subscriber. Key metrics included 68,000 gross adds, 16,000 net adds, ending consumer subscribers of 657,000, weighted average ARPU of $53.07 and average monthly churn of 2.7%. Our commercial in-flight Wi-Fi service, launched in December 2013, also contributed to Satellite Services revenue growth, with over 200 aircraft in service and two million personal electronic devices served in less than a year from the first flight. Our Satellite Services segment fiscal year 2015 second quarter revenues also include $21.0 million derived from the second quarter litigation settlement gains and associated technology access rights granted. Second quarter fiscal year 2015 Satellite Services segment Adjusted EBITDA also hit a new record at $75.1 million, more than triple the amount reported for the same period last year. This significant year-over-year earnings improvement reflected the increase in revenues, improvements in per subscriber operating costs, as well as decreased selling, general and administrative expenses of $18.7 million associated with the legal settlement realized in the fiscal year 2015 second quarter. On a year-to-date basis, our Satellite Services segment displayed revenue growth of 32% to $245.7 million and segment Adjusted EBITDA growth of 200% to $107.9 million compared to the same period last year.
Our Commercial Networks segment revenues were $86.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared to $110.2 million for the same period last year. On a year-to-date basis, segment revenues decreased by 14% to $179.1 million. The quarterly and year-to-date revenue decreases compared to the same period last year occurred as a result of our large scale Australian Ka-band infrastructure project moving closer to completion and reduced revenues from consumer broadband terminal sales. This decrease was partially offset by year-over-year growth in our large integrated antenna system programs and next-generation Canadian Ka-band network for Xplornet Communications Inc. Our segment Adjusted EBITDA results of $4.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 and $10.2 million year-to-date were also lower compared to the same period last year reflecting the decrease in revenues coupled with a change in revenue mix to more funded development activities versus terminal production contracts in both our consumer broadband and mobility products.
Our Government Systems segment reported second quarter fiscal year 2015 revenues of $136.0 million, a decrease of $7.4 million compared to the same period last year, but an increase of $18.4 million sequentially compared to the fiscal year 2015 first quarter. Year-to-date Government Systems segment revenues also decreased by 10% to $253.5 million. These quarterly and year-to-date decreases were primarily due to completion of many production and service obligations under our Blue Force Tracking project, offset by growth from recent advanced tactical radio and information distribution systems contract wins and information assurance and security products. Our Government Systems segment received $232.5 million in contract awards during the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, setting a new Government Systems segment record, in addition to pushing total sales backlog to a new high of $1.0 billion. Fiscal year 2015 year-to-date book to bill for this segment is exceptionally strong at 1.5 to 1. Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $30.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, a 9% increase compared to the same period last year, reflecting improved margins from our information assurance and security products, advanced tactical radio and information distribution systems, and government mobile broadband service offerings, offset by the year-over-year revenue impact. Year-to-date segment Adjusted EBITDA remained relatively flat year-over-year at $51.5 million.
Selected Fiscal Second Quarter Business Highlights
Awarded $97.6 million in orders from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) for co-development of Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) capabilities for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), MIDS-LVT Lot 15, and MIDS JTRS Lot 3.
Received $18.3 million in orders for satellite broadband systems from our partners and service distributors in Europe and North America.
Awarded the Avion Best Achievement in Technology for our Exede® In The Air in-flight connectivity service at the Airline Passenger Experience Expo, as judged by an industry panel comprised of representatives from every part of the airline passenger experience community: airline, hardware, software, distributor, lab, and service companies.
Received $14.3 million in airborne satellite terminal orders in support of the continuing rollout of in-flight internet services for our commercial airline partners.
JetBlue Airways announced in September that over one million devices had connected to its ViaSat-powered Ka-band Wi-Fi service after just 10 months in service and with the service installed on less than half of its fleet, reflecting a five to six times higher passenger take-rate compared to competing services.
Demonstrated dynamic in-flight network switching between commercial Ku- and Ka-band satellites on a 757-200 aircraft through a single integrated antenna. This can enable government and commercial aircraft to benefit from an optimal blend of the best high capacity or conventional satellite bandwidth available anywhere around the globe.
Announced advance orders of 3,150 units for next-generation terminals for operation over our recently announced worldwide L-band network for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), including a mix of both fixed-site machine-to-machine (M2M) and airborne units.
Reached a comprehensive settlement of all outstanding claims related to our breach of contract and patent infringement litigation with SS/L and Loral in exchange for $108.7 million to be paid to ViaSat through 2016. Previously, a U.S. District Court judge upheld a jury's verdict that SS/L breached its contract by misusing ViaSat intellectual property and infringed our patents covering the groundbreaking ViaSat-1 technology.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements that refer to future earnings, performance and growth opportunities, including with respect to ARPU, Adjusted EBITDA, net subscribers, momentum in our government and consumer businesses, commercial in-flight Wi-Fi, aircraft installation and usage per flight, and proposed financing from Ex-Im Bank. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-2 satellite; unexpected expenses related to the satellite project; our ability to successfully implement our business plan for our broadband satellite services on our anticipated timeline or at all, including with respect to the ViaSat-2 satellite system; risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of ViaSat-2 and our other satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; our ability to consummate the proposed Ex-Im financing for ViaSat-2 on the terms of the loan commitment or at all; our ability to successfully develop, introduce and sell new technologies, products and services; negative audits by the U.S. government; continued turmoil in the global business environment and economic conditions; delays in approving U.S. government budgets and cuts in government defense expenditures; our reliance on U.S. government contracts, and on a small number of contracts which account for a significant percentage of our revenues; reduced demand for products and services as a result of continued constraints on capital spending by customers; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; our reliance on a limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply our products; increased competition and other factors affecting the communications and defense industries generally; the effect of adverse regulatory changes on our ability to sell products and services; our level of indebtedness and ability to comply with applicable debt covenants; our involvement in litigation, including intellectual property claims and litigation to protect our proprietary technology; and our dependence on a limited number of key employees. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in our SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
ViaSat will host a conference call to discuss the fiscal year 2015 second quarter results at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 7, 2014. The dial-in number is (877) 640-9809 in the U.S. and (914) 495-8528 internationally. A replay of the conference call will be available from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 7 until 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8 by dialing (855) 859-2056 for U.S. callers and (404) 537-3406 for international callers, and entering the conference ID 28924923. You can also access our conference call webcast and other material financial information discussed on our conference call on the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.viasat.com. The call will be archived and available on that site for approximately one month immediately following the conference call.
About ViaSat(www.viasat.com)
ViaSat creates satellite and other wireless networking systems that efficiently deliver the most bandwidth for fast, secure, and high-performance communications to any location for consumers, governments, enterprises, and the military. The company offers Exede services in North America, which feature ViaSat-1, the world's highest capacity satellite; worldwide mobile satellite services, including global tracking and messaging as well as high-speed in-flight internet; satellite broadband networking systems; Wi-Fi and other hotspot operations, support, and management systems; and network-centric military communication systems and cybersecurity for the U.S. and allied governments. ViaSat also offers communication system design and a number of complementary products and technologies. Based in Carlsbad, California, ViaSat employs over 3,300 people in a number of locations worldwide for technology development, customer service, and network operations.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement ViaSat's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), ViaSat uses non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to ViaSat Inc. and Adjusted EBITDA, measures ViaSat believes are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of ViaSat's past financial performance and prospects for the future. We believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding specific expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. In addition, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, we believe the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial reporting and facilitates comparisons to the company's historical operating results. Further, these non-GAAP results are among the primary indicators that management uses as a basis for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of specific adjustments to GAAP results is provided in the tables below.
Exede is a registered trademark of ViaSat Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
Six months ended
Product revenues
Service revenues
Cost of product revenues
Cost of service revenues
Selling, general and administrative
Independent research and development
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
Income (loss) from operations
Interest expense, net
Income (loss) before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest, net of tax
Net income attributable to ViaSat Inc.
Diluted net income per share attributable to ViaSat Inc. common stockholders
Diluted common equivalent shares
AN ITEMIZED RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO VIASAT INC.
ON A GAAP BASIS AND NON-GAAP BASIS IS AS FOLLOWS:
GAAP net income attributable to ViaSat Inc.
Stock-based compensation expense
Acquisition related expenses
Income tax effect
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ViaSat Inc.
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to ViaSat Inc. common stockholders
AND ADJUSTED EBITDA IS AS FOLLOWS:
AN ITEMIZED RECONCILIATION BETWEEN SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE
CORPORATE AND AMORTIZATION OF ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND ADJUSTED EBITDA IS AS FOLLOWS:
Three months ended October 3, 2014
Segment operating profit (loss) before corporate and amortization of acquired intangible assets
$ (7,253)
$(14,638)
$ (366)
Depreciation *
Other amortization
Adjusted EBITDA before other
Six months ended October 3, 2014
$ (13,243)
* Depreciation expenses not specifically recorded in a particular segment have been allocated based on other indirect allocable costs, which management believes is a reasonable method.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Accrued liabilities
Senior Notes, net
Other long-term debt
Property, equipment and satellites, net
Other acquired intangible assets, net
Total ViaSat Inc. stockholders' equity
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
Total liabilities and equity
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Salesforce.com(s crm), which hasn't exactly been shy and retiring on the acquisition front over the years, plans to keep right on buying companies and technologies it needs to bolster its marketing and support services push.
For its fourth quarter, the company reported a loss of $20.8 million, compared to a loss of $4.1 million for the same period last year.
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff speaking in New York this week.
Marketing technology has become a hot spot over the past few years. Salesforce.com ponied up $326 million for Radian6 (social media monitoring) in 2011 and then $800 million for Buddy Media (social marketing) to buy both mind share and market share. But rivals have also spent big — Oracle bought Eloqua a few months ago for $871 million. The working theory behind this activity, as Benioff said on the call, is the belief that at some point in the near future chief marketing officers (CMOs) will have more IT buying power than CIOs.
Salesforce.com, which started out as a customer relationship management (CRM) or sales-force automation (SFA) company, now also focuses on three other businesses: marketing; help desk type services (desk.com) and "the platform." The latter is presumably both Force.com, the company's internal development platform and Heroku, the Platform as a Service it bought three years ago.
Benioff did say that social advertising — in the marketing group — is probably the company's fastest growing business. But it would be really nice to hear what sort of new, non SFA accounts are buying these new services and how much overlap there is between its CRM customers and consumers of these other services.
Your guess is as good as mine, because Salesforce.com ain't sharing.
Salesforce needs to buy a big data analytics platform (Vitria, Numenta, Terracotta Inc) to bolster its CRM and Marketing plays.
Benioff has so far avoided BPM (Business Process Management) to compliment its platform and CRM because he sees no value in it but to be honest he can't avoid it forever as it sits squarely in the platform space now, several medium players have a process platform builder that could integrate with SF nicely, the choice is critical so he doesn't buy a bloated stack though so has to be a relatively young BPM player. Take your pick from a few companies there, there are plenty ruffling their feathers looking for an acquisition. Even in the social workflow space, something like Sparqlight which integrates with SF.com would sit quite well and be a cheap buy.
Hi ITredux, if you listen to the SF.com call, Benioff is asked about big data and he did make some interesting, non-committal statemetns to the effect that it's already a big data company …but that the work being done in the valley is really fab.


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Q: Delete an object in Scope This question might not even be related to angularjs and the solution could be plain old js or jquery. But that is what i what to find out.
I want to implement a delete functionality for a particular user and i am wondering if there is a easier way to do this in angularjs or should it be plain old JS?
i have a fairly complex object for eg (going up to 4 levels):
{
  "Department": [
    {
      "Name": "Accounting",
      "users": [
        {
          "id": "1",
          "firstName": "John",
          "lastName": "Doe",
          "age": 23
        },
        {
          "id": "2",
          "firstName": "Mary",
          "lastName": "Smith",
          "age": 32
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "Name": "Sales",
      "users": [
        {
          "id": "3",
          "firstName": "Sally",
          "lastName": "Green",
          "age": 27
        },
        {
          "id": "4",
          "firstName": "Jim",
          "lastName": "Galley",
          "age": 41
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

this is displayed in a ng-repeat where we should Department and username. If I want to delete a particular user i make an api call and on success of it, I want to delete that object.  so i have a js method like this
function DeleteUser(user) {
    $.each(ctrl.UserData, function(index, value) {
        var filteredPeople = value.filter((item) => item.id !== user.id);
    });

The question I have is, if i want to delete this object is there any easier way to delete from model since i have the object here or i have to do the classic jquery way of using like $.grep or filter to iterate through each object and match by id and then delete it?

A: Presumably, you're iterating over the departments (accounting, sales) in your template, and then over the users in that department.
So you could have, in your template:
<button ng-click="deleteUser(user, department)">...</button>

And the method could thus be as simple as
$scope.deleteUser = function(user, department) {
  // delete user from backend, then
  department.users.splice(departments.users.indexOf(user), 1);
}

If you really don't want to pass the department, then loop over the departments, and use the above if departments.users.indexOf(user) returns a value that is >= 0.

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Can new strategies ease Interstate 70 woes?
News News | Nov 13, 2014
Trucks line up Wednesday in East Vail to install tire chains required by law for all commercial vehicles to continue over Vail Pass during severe winter storms. Many trucks had difficulty finding space in the designated chaining area.
Townsend Bessent | townsend@vaildaily.com |
More snow coming
The Grand Junction office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning through midnight Nov. 15.
The forecast calls for possibly heavy snow, with accumulations in spots of up to 12 inches of snow in the area including Eagle County, with up to 18 inches possible on some west-facing peaks.
Oh, and Vail Mountain opens for the season Nov. 20.
EAGLE COUNTY — New plans for Interstate 70 weekend traffic this winter started taking shape the morning of Feb. 10. That was the day after the worst weather-and-traffic day anyone could remember.
That Sunday, Feb. 9, day skiers by the thousands poured into the high country from the Front Range, lured by a couple of massive recent snowstorms. Then, as those thousands of powder-seekers started to head home, another big storm hit. The usual hours-long trek stretched far into the evening. Accidents abounded. Some Denver-area residents reported their trip home took as long as 10 hours.
While Feb. 9 may have been a perfect storm in many ways, it raised alarms from Vail to Denver. Town, industry and state officials all said many more Sundays like Feb. 9 would ultimately keep people — and their money — away from the state's most popular ski resorts.
The problem, though, is that there's no such thing as a quick fix for the state's main east-west highway. Adding more lanes is expensive and, in many areas, controversial. A state study has found that a high-speed rail system into the heart of the corridor is technically feasible, but financially impossible for the foreseeable future.
"We use a quarter — if any part of George Washington's head is covered (by tire tread), you're good."
Amy Ford
Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman
Creating Solutions
So the Colorado Department of Transportation, along with the Colorado State Patrol, and with input from communities along the corridor, started working on as many small, partial solutions as possible.
The result of that work was unveiled this week in Denver.
In an interview before that meeting, Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Amy Ford said the new plans throw everything "and the kitchen sink" into trying to make the corridor work better.
New Positions
Those solutions start with a couple of new positions in the department. One, a director of transportation systems operations, is charged with examining how the state uses its roads now, and how those roads can be used better.
Another new position is a corridor manager. The department of transportation breaks up the state into several districts, and I-70 from Vail to Denver is in two of them. Ford said the corridor manager's job is to coordinate snowplowing and other jobs between those districts to ensure the right number of people are being used during storms.
More Snow Plows
There will be more people running more plows this winter, too. Ford said the department has moved several plows and operators into the corridor to keep the highway as clear as possible.
Those new plow drivers will also be used to manage traffic on weekends. Ford said the state is installing traffic-monitoring equipment at on-ramps in Summit County. During a big storm, drivers will be let onto the highway in waves, following plows up the steep grade leading to the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels.
When accidents do take place, the state also has an incident commander ready to direct responses, from courtesy patrol cars to help motorists to heavy tow-truck operators stationed in spots to un-jacknife big trucks.
Motorists need to do their part, too. In an evaluation of the number of cars unable to get re-started, transportation officials reported that many of the stranded motorists had inadequate tires.
That's led to efforts to help people understand how much rubber they need to travel safely over snowy mountain passes.
"We use a quarter — if any part of George Washington's head is covered (by tire tread), you're good," Ford said.
The Vail Police Department has joined the tire-checking efforts. Officers were at the West Vail Safeway Nov. 8, and will check the tires of anyone who asks and comes by the police station. Drivers can get discount coupons for new tires during those checks. The coupons are worth up to 10 percent off a set of tires at some local dealers. That's not a lot, but given the cost of new snow tires, every little bit helps.
Vail Police Sgt. Chris Botkins said so far "a few people" have taken advantage of the tread checks and coupons.
"People know if their tires are worn out," he said.
Change Your Peak Time
Besides having the right gear, the state and the nonprofit I-70 coalition are continuing last season's Change Your Peak Time campaign, which encourages drivers to linger in the resorts for a few hours to spread out the traffic load on the highway.
The state this winter is also rolling out bus service to the high country, and is working with the Denver Regional Council of Governments to make vans used in that group's weekday van-pooling program available to people driving to the mountains.
It's still early in the winter, of course, and Monday's storm brought interstate traffic to a halt for several hours.
Vail is at the west end of the road-closure zone. Botkins said despite the slide-offs and other incidents, he's encouraged by what he's seen of this winter's plan so far.
"There were some growing pains (Monday), but we're starting to get on the same page," Botkins said.
But to see if there's enough in place to head off a replay of Feb. 9, we're going to need another massive mid-winter storm.
Vail Daily Business Editor Scott Miller can be reached at 970-748-2930, smiller@vaildaily.com and @scottnmiller.
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Q: Drupal Views2 Exposed Form A while back you commented on a poster's question for how to alter the Drupal Views2 Exposed Form. In the post you mentioned:

The proper way of changing the theme would be to override the views-exposed-form.tpl file in your theme's folder. Bear in mind that this will apply to all exposed filter forms, to theme a specific one, you will need to use a different name for that filename, like:
views-exposed-form--TITLE--DISPLAY.tpl.php views-exposed-form--TITLE.tpl.php
and some others, you can check the Theme: Information section of your views for template naming conventions.

Can you expand on what the 'TITLE' and 'DISPLAY' are exactly? Are both template files needed or just one of them?
Thanks.

A: I am not the author of the post you are referring to, but I can answer this question.
The way Views theming works is that there is a base template for a specific part of the output and this base template can be made more specific by adding additional qualifiers to it.
If you copied /sites/all/modules/views/theme/views-exposed-form.tpl.php to your theme folder (or from wherever you have Views installed), made changes to the copy, and then edited your view and chose Theme: Information and clicked Rescan Template Files, Views would now use this template in your theme folder for rendering the exposed filters form.  This is the base template name and so it will be used for every view's exposed filters form.
If the change you're making should be applied to every exposed filters form then you're done.  However you probably want to limit this overriden template file to specific views or even specific displays of specific views.  If you want to apply the template only to a view named testview then you could rename your theme's views-exposed-form.tpl.php to views-exposed-form--testview.tpl.php.  Don't forget to use the Rescan Template Files button after each rename or new file.  Now that template only applies to the view testview and all of its displays.
A view can have multiple displays - maybe a block, a page, a page for admins, etc.  These are listed vertically down the left side of the edit page for a view.  You can get more specific and target a particular display of a particular view.  To do this, you might name this template file views-exposed-form--testview--page-1.tpl.php which would cause it only to be used for the testview view and only for the first page display of that view.  You can find the display name by hovering over the tab - it will appear at the end of the URL your browser shows in the status (default, page_1, etc).  Just remember to turn underscores to hyphens in the template filenames: use page-1 not page_1.
You can also target all pages for example: views-exposed-form--testview--page.tpl.php.
These naming conventions as well as a list of templates which can be overriden are available here: http://views.doc.logrus.com/ (click Views Template Files).
So, if you have a specific display or view where you want to override the default template then you only need a single file targeted for that combination.  If you need to target additional views or display combinations, you will have more files.

A: You can try Views exposed form layout module for views exposed form theming.


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Araguacema é um município brasileiro do estado do Tocantins. Sua população estimada em 2010 era de 6 317 habitantes.
O município recebe milhares de turistas de vários locais do país no mês julho para sua temporada de praia às margens do Rio Araguaia. A praia mais famosa da região é a Praia da Gaivota, que fica em frente à cidade.

História

Denominações anteriores: Vila de Porto Franco, Couto Magalhães e em seguida Santa Maria do Araguaia.

A primeira tentativa de colonização foi realizada em 1812, com a fundação do Presídio de Santa Maria, que distava 18 léguas ao norte da atual cidade de Araguacema, no Rio Araguaia. O presídio destinava-se à proteção do comércio e navegação. O encarregado de sua fundação o Tenente Francisco Xavier de Barros, partiu de Vila Boa em princípios de 1812, em companhia do Capitão Luiz da Gama e mais oitenta pessoas, incluindo soldados e paisanos, chegaram ao ponto preestabelecido para construção do Presídio.

No primeiro ano tudo correu bem, os índios mantinham as melhores relações com a guarnição e moradores, tanto que o comandante já se preparava para abrir uma estrada até São Pedro de Alcântara (atual Carolina-MA.) com o objetivo de manter ligações com outras povoados às margens do Rio Tocantins.

No entanto, no dia 11 de fevereiro de 1813, cerca de oito horas da manhã, o pequeno estabelecimento foi cercado e assaltado pelos índios Carajás, Xavantes e Xerentes, que se coligaram para efetivação desse intento. Foram, todavia, rechaçados no decorrer dos embates do dia; ao cair da noite o Comandante suspeitando do ataque definitivo dos índios, resolveu embarcar com todos os habitantes do presídio em dois botes disponíveis, fugindo rio abaixo. O grupo já bastante reduzido em razão de mortes ocorridas no trajeto, conseguiu chegar à localidade de São João das Duas Barras no Estado do Pará.

O Príncipe Regente D. João, ao ter conhecimento da destruição do presídio, determinou por aviso de 3 de dezembro de 1813, o restabelecimento do mesmo. Porém só mais tarde, no Governo de Goiaz de José Martins Pereira de Alencastro, foi o presídio restabelecido, no entanto a 18 léguas rio acima do primitivo local, onde o evangelizador Frei Francisco do Monte São Victor, já havia se estabelecido, vindo com algumas famílias de Bôa Vista (atual Tocantinópolis) para onde hoje se localiza a Cidade de Araguacema, deu início a construção de uma capela, destinada a catequese dos índios Carajás e Caiapós que habitavam a região.

O nascente povoado recebeu vigoroso impulso quando foi escolhido para sede do presídio de Santa Maria do Araguaia.

Em 1870, o bravo sertanista e desbravador General José Vieira Couto de Magalhães fundou a Companhia de Navegação a Vapor do Rio Araguaia, e estabeleceu a sede nas instalações do presídio.

Em 1930 deu-se a mudança da sede da vila de Porto Franco (hoje Couto de Magalhães) para o povoado de Santa Maria do Araguaia (hoje Araguacema) que foi elevada à categoria de vila em 18 de março de 1931, e em 30 de março do mesmo ano, foi elevada à categoria de cidade.

Pelo Decreto-Lei Estadual 8.305 de 31 de dezembro de 1943, foi o município de Santa Maria do Araguaia alterado no seu topônimo para Araguacema, atual denominação. A origem do nome sugerido por Manoel Athaide da Graça Leite, é uma homenagem ao Rio Araguaia (aragua = rio e cema = água, da língua Tupi) = ARAGUACEMA - Cidade das Águas.

Em ordem cronológica foram prefeitos deste município: Calixto Cristino Cortes (28 de julho de 1919 a 18 de março de 1931), Gentil Colaço Veras (intendente), Clotário Nogueira, João Reis, Onildo Horácio da Cunha, Manoel de Souza Sobrinho, Petrônio Lima Arbués, Loguinho Vieira Jr., Edson Maranhão Duarte, Antenor Barreiros, Aldir Lyra Aguiar, Janarí da Silva Cunha, Walter Dalat Simas,José Américo Carneiro, Janari da Silva Cunha, João Paulo Ribeiro Filho, Joao Paulo Ribeiro Filho, José Américo Carneiro, João Paulo Ribeiro Filho.

O município de Araguacema era um dos maiores do Brasil em extensão territorial, e dele foram desmembrados entre outros, os municípios de Miracema do Tocantins, Dois Irmãos do Tocantins, Arapoema, Goianorte, Tupirama, Couto de Magalhães, Pequizeiro, Itaporã do Tocantins, Abreulândia, Caseara, Marianópolis do Tocantins, Bandeirantes do Tocantins, Barrolândia, Bernardo Sayão, Brasilândia do Tocantins, Colinas do Tocantins, Divinópolis do Tocantins, Fortaleza do Tabocão, Guaraí, Juarina, Marianópolis do Tocantins, Miranorte, Monte Santo, Pau-d'Arco, Colméia, Presidente Kennedy, Rio dos Bois, Tupiratins.

Geografia
Localiza-se a uma latitude 08° 48' 29" sul e a uma longitude 49° 33' 24" oeste, estando a uma altitude de 159 metros. Possui uma área de 2789,9 km².

Sua densidade demográfica (hab/km²) é de 2.27, Biomas predominantes: Cerrado e Amazônia.

O Paralelo 9 S passa pela zona rural do município, cruzando com a rodovia que liga Araguacema a Dois Irmãos do Tocantins, nas proximidades do entroncamento para Caseara.

Infraestrutura

Transportes

Transporte rodoviário
Há apenas uma única via pavimentada que dá acesso ao município, a qual parte da cidade vizinha de Dois Irmãos do Tocantins, e depois passa pela sede do município e pela Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento Federal Tarumã, até chegar ao Povoado Bonfim, onde termina a pavimentação. A rodovia federal BR-235 possui um trecho que passa pelo município, o qual se inicia no limite com o município vizinho de Goianorte, e termina na travessia de balsa sobre o Rio Araguaia, na divisa com o estado do Pará.

Transporte aeroviário
O município é servido pelo Aeroporto de Araguacema, mas no entanto, o aeroporto mais próximo que possui operações de voos comerciais, é o Aeroporto de Palmas.

Distâncias rodoviárias
Distâncias rodoviárias a partir de Araguacema (Km 0 na Rua Bernardo Sayão, entre a Rua dos Estados e a Avenida Goiás):

 Conceição do Araguaia - PA (Praça da Bíblia): 104 km (via estrada vicinal entre a Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento Federal Tarumã e o Distrito de Peixelândia, em Couto Magalhães)
 Redenção - PA (Cruzamento entre a Av. Brasil e a Av. Santa Tereza): 148 km (via Distrito de Nova Esperança, em Santa Maria das Barreiras)
 Miranorte: 183 km
 Miracema do Tocantins: 206 km
 Paraíso do Tocantins: 227 km
 Palmas (Palácio Araguaia): 285 km

Filhos ilustres
 Tom Lyra: Ex-vice-governador do estado do Tocantins
 Raquel Dodge: Procuradora-Geral da República (nasceu em  Morrinhos - GO, mas no entanto, morou em Araguacema durante a sua infância)

Ver também
 Aeroporto de Araguacema
 Área de Proteção Ambiental Ilha do Bananal/Cantão
 Guerrilha do Araguaia
 Rio Araguaia

Ligações externas
Prefeitura Municipal

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5 Super-High-Yielding Energy Stocks
Aimee Duffy, The Motley Fool
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Searching for high yields is a great way to discover new stock ideas. Sometimes, however, a high yield is only a temporary pop over the lifetime of an investment. Today we'll be examining five high-yielding master limited partnerships, taking a closer look at the distribution coverage ratio and distribution growth record for each one.
We'll start with the distribution coverage ratio, which refers to a partnership's available distributable cash flow, and the amount that it actually paid out in distributions to its limited partners. A coverage ratio is considered healthy when it comes in greater than 1.0 times distributions paid.
Distributions Paid
PVR Partners
EV Energy Partners
Southcross Energy Partners
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
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Energy Transfer Partners
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It's not a pretty-looking group, that's for sure. The worst off here is clearly Calumet Specialty Products, which posted negative distributable cash flow in the second quarter and therefore couldn't cover one red cent of the $47.4 million it paid out in distributions.
The only MLP on this list that passes the coverage ratio test is PVR Partners. Though it looks outstanding here, in the grand scheme of the MLP universe, there are partnerships with coverage ratios that provide much more wiggle room.
Now let's take a look at distribution growth, for our five high-yielders. The chart below shows the percentage change over the last five years:
PVR Dividend Chart
PVR Dividend data by YCharts
Calumet looks great here, but the rest of our group has not done a tremendous job of increasing its distributions over the past five years.
You'll notice Southcross Energy is not on this list, because it only went public last November and does not have five years of distribution history. It has issued distributions for three quarters, posting a 67% increase between its first and second distributions, and holding it flat between its second and third.
Energy Transfer Partners made a big splash earlier this month when it announced it would be increasing its distribution next quarter, the first increase in five years. After much speculation as to when management would increase its payout, limited partners will be rewarded with a $0.01 increase per unit for the third quarter, and another $0.01 increase on top of that for the fourth quarter.
You can barely make out EV Energy Partners' label on the chart, but it's 2.4%. Certainly nothing to write home about at first blush, but the partnership has actually increased its distribution every quarter since February of 2007. It doesn't wow us because since 2009, the increases have only been by $0.001.
PVR Partners looks to be in the best overall shape. Its distribution history isn't great, but it isn't terrible either. Its coverage ratio is the best of this lot, and investors really like that PVR no longer has a general partner to pay off.
A yield can be your first introduction to a company, but don't let it be your last. The data we examined today shows that behind these high yields hide weak coverage ratios, and shoddy payout histories.
Reliable dividends matter a lot. After all, dividend stocks can make you rich. With that in mind, our analysts sat down to identify the absolute best of the best when it comes to rock-solid dividend stocks, drawing up a list in this free report of nine that fit the bill. To discover the identities of these companies before the rest of the market catches on, you can download this valuable free report by simply clicking here now.
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When I was a kid, I loved my round decks of cards. I spent a lot of time at the pool and we played cards endlessly. It was a super carefree, and smoke-free, time of life. The only thing that truly mattered was getting in my 50 laps (what was considered training for the swim team back then) and getting home before dark. When I saw this graphic this morning, I knew it was the one I needed to celebrate day 8. A little throwback. Something to make me smile just because it exists. An image of almost wistful proportion.
Funny how that works, isn't it? You see a picture and boom! You're there.
Before I quit, I would go every morning to the front porch with my dog and coffee and cigs and do puzzles. I haven't done any puzzles for the past week as I didn't want to be on the porch. (I know; I don't need to do them on the porch, but that's my puzzle spot!) I went on the porch this morning as it's raining AGAIN and started doing one of my puzzles. It just didn't feel right, so I came inside for coffee and Perry Mason instead. I just may have to find a new place to do puzzles and forgo the front porch for a while longer.
My jaws are not as tight this morning, but my gums are a little sore still. I didn't dream of smoking last night that I can recall.
The original post was supposed to go up first thing this morning, but apparently I forgot to hit the post button. Ooops.
I'm here now because, even though I will not smoke, I'm super stressed. It's like I'm just getting started all over again. I'm holding onto the days I've stayed quit and will remain quit, but it's weird how the desire to smoke (the addiction) is so derned strong.
I'm in N.O.P.E. mode and will remain there, but it baffles me nonetheless that I/we work so hard to get to this point and still have urges. Frickin addict that I am, I guess that's just the way it is, eh?
How about a game of Solitaire instead of a puzzle with THESE?
I did a search and came up with many options.
Look around online for a bit - just don't smoke!!!
Just checking in DonnaMarie. How are you doing? Congrats on celebrating your 8 days. I've have the same experience with my deck. I'm just over 4 months and just started being able to sit there about two weeks ago. Being on the deck meant listening to music, video game, a beer, and of course smoking. That's the one thing I had to avoid. Ellen suggested bubbles which I did do a couple of times. It actually helped.
Right now, it's raining to beat the band and I think the gloom is getting under my skin. The outdoors and I will make friends again in nothing flat!
Making the porch a different spot helps too...lots of plants...LIVING things, you CAN do this and you do not have to give up your "spot". Blow bubbles, make this a BREATHING spot, deep breaths...close your eyes, think of FREEDOM! You might have to forego the puzzles for a little while but there a lots of other things to do...including computer games. I played lots of Solitaire and then moved on to Freecell. It kept my mind occupied and that's what I needed.
You are doing this DonnaMarie and we are ALL pulling for you!
I've been making tote bags all day, or at least making parts of them to put together whenever. Sewing takes me away. I took a short nap and am sucking on mints. I'll hold off on my puzzles for a bit. Crossword puzzles aren't going away anytime soon.
For the record, I want to run out in the woods and scream at the top of my lungs. but I will let Homer do it for me.
I hate smoking for so many reasons, but the biggest one is that I hate it because I started it and continued it and got hooked on it. When I started, the world smoked and there were no warnings or surgeon general telling us not to do it. There were adults who told us we had to be 18 to smoke, but we could buy them anywhere at whatever age we were. We smoked at home, at school, at work, at the store, at the mall, in the frickin hospital. I knew enough to not smoke when I was pregnant both times, but I picked it back up as soon as I gave birth. Somewhere in there, it became less than socially acceptable to smoke and restaurants started smoking or nonsmoking seating, then total nonsmoking, then no smoking in bars and all the places we used to light up. We became relegated to going outside, winter/summer/spring/fall/rain/snow/whatever, huddling in groups or alone, to keep smoking.
Anyway, that part kind of pisses me off. I'm so glad my kids don't smoke.
Back to being antsy and wanting to scream. Day 8 continues.
DonnaMarie I grew up when everyone smoked too...I was an RN, for God's sake...I SAW what smoking could do but I was in denial that it could ever do it to me. I used to walk down the hall with doctors making rounds and be sure they had an ashtray close by. When the surgeon general's warnings came out, I was already hooked. I have COPD now so I HATE what it did to me but I accept responsibility for that...those cigarettes did not jump into my hands and make me smoke them. It was a choice I made. I am thrilled that it is so much harder and less acceptable to smoke now.maybe fewer people will suffer the consequences and big tobacco will begin to feel some pain. Probably not but I can hope.
Can you do any exercises to get your heart rate up? That releases dopamine and makes you feel happier...seriously.
I've been pretty good about exercise. The rain has been a bummer lately. I'll go walking at Walmart or somewhere big like that tomorrow if all else fails.
For now, I'm waiting till 10 p.m., my new bedtime! Love going to bed right now.
By the way, I have never seen round playing cards...how COOL.


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The White Rose Project
Reading, Writing, Resistance
White Rose | Weiße Rose
What is the White Rose?
Pamphlets | Flugblätter
The Project Explained
The Pamphlets in English
Film/Audio
Further Reading in English
Further Reading in German
The First Pamphlet
This translation was undertaken by Louise Mayer-Jacquelin and Poppy Robertson, student translators on the White Rose Translation Project 2018-19. Please see the terms of use below.
Pamphlets of the White Rose I
Complicity with the 'governance' of an irresponsible clique of rulers driven by their darkest urges, and complicity without resistance — nothing is more unworthy of a civilised people. Is it not so that in the present day, every honourable German is ashamed of their government? And who amongst us can foresee the extent of the infamy that will be on us, and on our children, when the veil is one day lifted from our eyes and the most horrific crimes, crimes beyond all measure, come to light? If, in their innermost being, the German people have been corrupted and degraded enough to betray the greatest quality humanity possesses, that quality which elevates them above all other creatures — free will — without so much as lifting a finger, foolishly trusting the dubious notion that history follows its natural course; if this people can betray the freedom1 of humankind to intervene in the course of history and to subordinate it to its rational judgement; if the Germans, so utterly devoid of any kind of individuality, have already become such a weak and mindless horde: then yes, they truly deserve their own demise.
Goethe speaks of the Germans as a tragic people, much like the Jews or the Greeks, but these days, they seem more like a shallow, spineless herd of mindless followers2 whose substance has been sucked out of them from within and who, robbed of their very core, allow themselves to be baited into their own demise. This seems like the truth, but it isn't; a slow, deceitful, systematic violation has locked every single one of us into a mental cage, and it is only once shackled that we become conscious of our fate. Very few recognised the impeding calamity, and the reward for their heroic warnings was death. Much remains to be said about the fate of these people.
If every one of us waits for someone else to start, then the heralds of avenging Nemesis will draw ever closer until the last sacrificial victim is vainly thrown into the jaws of a demon that will never be sated. Every individual must therefore fight back with an awareness of their responsibility as a member of Christian and Western culture, must work against the scourges of humanity, against fascism and all the systems of dictatorship that resemble it. Wherever you may be, mount passive resistance — RESISTANCE — obstruct the progress of this atheistic war machine before it's too late, before, like Cologne, the last cities are left in ruins, before the last remaining youths of this nation bleed to death in some unknown place for the sake of the hubris of a subhuman.3 Remember that every people deserves the government it is prepared to tolerate.
From Friedrich Schiller's The Legislation of Lycurgus and Solon:
'… Seen in the light of its chosen ends, Lycurgus' legislation is a masterpiece of political and human science. He wanted a state that was powerful, founded upon itself and indestructible; the aims he set himself were political strength and longevity, and he achieved these aims as far as was possible under the circumstances he was facing. But if one confronts the aims of Lycurgus with the aims of mankind, the admiration that a first fleeting glance sparked in us must give way to deep disapproval. One may sacrifice everything for the best of the state, with one exception: that to which the state is only a means. The state in and of itself is never the object; it is merely the necessary condition under which the purpose of mankind may be fulfilled — and this purpose is none other than the development a person's abilities to their full extent, that is to say progress. If a state's constitution hinders the development of all the inward powers of mankind, if it hinders the progress of the Geist,4 then it is harmful and reprehensible, however well thought out and perfect a work of its kind it may be. And so its longevity comes to earn it more censure than glory, it becomes a prolonged curse; the longer it lasts, the more harmful it becomes.
… Political merit was achieved, and the ability to obtain it taught, at the extent of every moral sentiment. There was no marital love in Sparta, no mother's love, no child's love, no friendship; there were nothing but citizens, nothing but citizens' virtue.
… A state law made it a duty for Spartans to treat their slaves inhumanly; and in these wretched victims of butchery, humanity was violated and abused.
The Spartan Code of Law itself preached the dangerous principle that people were to be regarded as means and not ends, thereby constitutionally obliterating the foundations of natural law and morality.
… There is no finer scene than that played out in his camp at the gates of Rome by the savage warrior Gaius Marcius who sacrificed revenge and victory because he could not bear to see his mother's tears!
… The state (of Lycurgus) could only subsist under one condition: the spirit of the nation would have to stand still; and to ensure its continued existence would therefore mean to neglect the highest and the sole aim of a state.'
From Goethe's Epimenides Awakes, Act II, scene 4:
What burst forth bold from the abyss
Could with a brazen mastery
Claim victory of half the globe —
Yet now back to the void it must.
A monstrous fear already looms,
And all resistance will be vain!
The ones who still cling on to it
Will perish with its name.
And now I'll meet my brave of heart,
Who gather in the midst of night,
To share a silence, keep awake.
They stutter, stammer, on and on
That fair enchanting word: Freedom,
Till on our temple's steps anew
So youthful and so unfamiliar
We call its name, a joyful clamour:
(With conviction, loud:)
(More moderately:)
(Echoing from all sides:)
We urge you to transcribe this leaflet, make as many copies as you can and distribute them!
1 'Freiheit': 'freedom'. See the glossary for a discussion of this term.
2 'Mitläufer': 'fellow travellers'. See the glossary for a discussion of this term.
3 'Untermensch': 'subhuman'. This word was commonly used in Nazi propaganda to describe non-Aryan 'inferior people', including Jewish people, Roma, and Slavs, who were to be exterminated.
4 'Geist': German noun pertaining to philosophy. Its semantic field covers translations like 'spirit', 'mind', 'intellect', 'essence'. It is a central concept of German philosophy, especially in Hegel's Phänomenologie des Geistes (The Phenomenology of Spirit, 1807).
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Setting off this week to the Weiße Rose Stiftung in Munich. Moving observance of the 2-minute silence in the departures lounge at Heathrow. #knowledgeexchange
We're thrilled to announce that our White Rose Symposium will be held on 17 and 18 March 2020 in St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Call for Papers here: https://whiteroseproject.org/2019/10/31/call-for-papers-white-rose-symposium-2020/. Please circulate widely!
After last year's really successful translation project and book publication, we're looking for another group of Oxford undergraduates to translate material by the White Rose. https://whiteroseproject.org/2019/10/22/call-for-student-translators-2019/
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UNESCO recognises cultural heritage of Middle East's date palms
UAE Friday 13th December 2019 01:39 AM REPORT
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Aden - Yasmine El Tohamy - UNESCO recognised the pivotal role of date palm in the cultures of the Middle East on Wednesday.
"Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices" was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at its fourteenth committee session.
The United Nations agency, which seeks to secure the world's cultural and natural heritage, announced the news by congratulating 14 Middle Eastern countries on Twitter for their culture of date growing.
"The date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices have played a pivotal role in strengthening the connection between people and the land in the Arab region, helping them face the challenges of the harsh desert environment," UNESCO said.
"This historic relationship in the region and the element has produced a rich cultural heritage of related practices between people in the region, knowledge and skills maintained to this day."
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen were all recognised in connection to date palm.
The countries will now have to submit a report to the UNESCO committee every six years on the measures they have taken to safeguard "the intangible cultural heritage in their territories".
Date palm and its traditions was inscribed on the Intangible Heritage list at the fourteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which met in Bogota, Colombia from 9 to 14 December.
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Kimski
Marz Community Brewing
We are located at 960 W 31st Street in beautiful Bridgeport at the intersection of Morgan Street and 31st.
The Bottle Store:
Sunday – Friday: 11am-2am
Saturday: 11am-3am
The Bar:
Monday – Thursday: 3pm-2am
Friday: Noon-2am
Saturday: Noon-3am
Sunday: Noon-2am
Kimski:
Tuesday – Saturday: 5pm-11pm
Sunday: Noon-4pm (Serving Brunch)
Sunday: 5-9pm (Serving Dinner)
call for more info.
Store Phone: 773.890.0588
Email: communitybar@gmail.com
In a few months if you are looking for parking when you visit Kimski or Maria's on Fridays and Saturdays you will be able to use the free parking available at the corner of Loomis and 31st St. We are renting the Holden School parking lot as a convenience to our guests. You can also take the Orange Line train to Archer, the Halsted #8 bus, or the 31st St #31 bus.
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar has been operating in Bridgeport since 1986 as a classic slashie – half liquor store, half neighborhood tavern. It was formerly known as Kaplan's Liquors in homage to the original owners who founded it in 1939. But everyone in the neighborhood calls it Maria's, named after its owner, Mrs. Marszewski. In the summer of 2010 Maria handed over the reins of the business to her two sons, Ed and Mike, who have worked the counter and stick with her these past two decades. They reopened the bar and officially dubbed it Maria's to honor their mother (who is known as the Peggy Guggenheim of Bridgeport and called 'mom' by many of the locals).
The DIY redo of Maria's was overseen by Mike Marszewski. The bar showcases recycled and reclaimed hardwood flooring back benches designed and made by local architect, Charlie Vinz, chandeliers made of bomber bottles created by Rachael Marszewski, a refurbished art deco style cooler that once lay hidden in 7 layers of paint, butcher block table tops and other handmade fixtures and assorted hardware made by artist friends and family.
Our design guru Michael Freimuth created the re-branding of the establishment making all our identity pieces. Maria's is the only beer/liquor store in the neighborhood that focuses specifically on offering artisanal and craft beers and spirits for sale. And our offerings change weekly. We carry hundreds of craft beers in bottles, cans and on tap. The bar also features traditional and remixed classic cocktails as well as many liquors, spirits and beverages distilled and brewed locally and regionally.
Maria's will always be a work in progress. We always rotate our wine program featuring small family vineyards from around the world. Our cocktail menu is updated to provide some advanced seasonal concoctions for distinguished palettes. We also have some of the best musical programming in the city. You will never see one of our DJs pander to the lowest common denominator. But most of all Maria's is committed to our neighborhood and the communities it supports.
Our business sponsors: a myriad of local media projects like Lumpen, Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal; numerous artist projects and festivals, like Mash Tun Fest and Version Festival; visual art is curated by local art impresario, Aron Gent; and Maria's runs and occasional think tank for envisioning the community of the future. We also created the Community Bar Art Fund–a program where we donate funds as a quarterly artist / community organization grant.
Maria's just completed an expansion to the original building. It features a new "Warped Space Beer Hall", a front and back patio, and Maria's new kitchen project, Kimski. Kimski is a Korean Polish Street Food joint that is counter service oriented. You can order food and eat in the limited seating in the front of the addition or the food will be brought to you in the Maria's bar, beer hall or patio areas. The Kimski and Maria's branding and identity were designed by Michael Freimuth and Company at Franklyn.
The Design and Build of the addition of Maria's is by Norsman Architects We are excited to present our newly revamped beverage program. We added 24 more drafts to our original 21, bringing our total draft beers and cocktails to 48. We created a new wine program to match our cocktail and beer offerings and added a "Maria's Basement" beer cellar/ cooler featuring whales and rare beers. Since we have opened Maria's has become known as one of the best places in Chicago to enjoy craft beer and cocktails. Please come and join us for a drink or some delicious food at Kimski. Or just stop by and say hello and tell us what you want to see happen here in the Community of the Future. We'd like to help.
email us if you have questions at communitybar (at) gmail.com.
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Loras College Receives $5 Million Gift
Posted 02/14/2019 February 6, 2020
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DUBUQUE, Iowa – Loras College President Jim Collins ('84) announced on Wednesday, Feb. 13 the receipt of a $5 million cash gift from Loras Academy graduate William P. (Bill) Miller of Camarillo, Calif. This is the largest one-time cash gift in Loras College's 180-year history. In recognition of his contribution, the Academic Resource Center will be now be named the Bill (A '52) and JoAnne Miller Academic Resource Center.
"Today is a transformational day for Loras. Bill's wonderful kindness and generosity, for which we are grateful, will make an incredible difference in the lives of current and future Loras students," Vice President for Advancement/Treasurer Mike Doyle, J.D. ('91) said. "Loras' gift is in our commitment to forming and inspiring young people to become active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision makers and responsible contributors to the world. Bill's gift will only enhance our ability to honor this commitment."
Miller and his wife, JoAnne, were married in 1965 and raised three children. Both Miller and his wife are Wisconsin natives, with JoAnne grew up in the Richland Center area and Miller in Cuba City. This past December, after 54 years of marriage, JoAnne passed away. To honor Bill and JoAnne's life and family, Loras College will designate a location of the Bill (A '52) and JoAnne Miller Academic Resource Center to celebrate and illustrate their commitment to Loras and their story.
His gift will be used to assist in completing campus facility and supporting infrastructure upgrades, including Keane Hall, the Rock Bowl and Loras' multimedia program space. In addition to facility upgrades, Loras plans to strengthen its entrepreneurial offerings and work with small towns to assist in future growth.
"We are extremely blessed for the generosity that Bill has shown to Loras College," President Jim Collins ('84) shared. "With this gift, our Loras Community will benefit for years to come as we continue to enhance the educational and faith-based opportunities that our students experience during their time as Duhawks."
Miller's time at Loras Academy made an immense impact on his life for which he credits helping to make him the person he is today. He admires Loras' commitment to forming and inspiring the lives of young people, helping them to pursue ethical and engaged lives. Since his time at Loras Academy, Miller has remained connected to his classmates and family in the area.
When asked, "Why Loras?", Miller shared, "It is a combination of Loras Academy, Dubuque and Loras College. Dubuque is about as close to anything that JoAnne and I have considered home," Miller said. "I am close to my sisters, Mary Pat Kilkelly (Darlington, Wis.) and Helen Spielman (Dubuque) and the rest of my family who keep coming back to Dubuque and the surrounding communities. Since my time at Loras Academy, I have remained connected to my classmates and family in the area."
"I have had an uncle, great-nephew and two great-nieces graduate from Loras and another great-niece currently attending Loras. This, along with my time and experience at Loras Academy made me think, 'Why not Loras?".
The son of Roy and Philomena, Miller was born in Darlington and lived there until the age of five when he moved to Cuba City with his mother and two sisters after his father passed away from cancer in 1940. In the fall of 1948, Miller arrived in Dubuque as a freshman at Loras Academy and later graduated before enrolling at Marquette University in the fall of 1952.
In the summer of 1953, Miller received a letter from the Grant County Draft Board, indicating that he had been drafted. Not happy with her son's progress in his first year at Marquette, Miller's mother, as head of the Grant County draft board sent the letter to Bill that started with, "Dear Son," and ended with, "Love, Mom".
After Miller completed his Army commitment, which included 14 months overseas in Korea, he spent a semester at Platteville State Teacher's College, before returning to Marquette where he graduated in 1959.
His career started with Thomas & Betts, a New Jersey based New York Stock Exchange electrical business where he spent his first two years in the sales division based in Wisconsin. After two years, Miller was promoted to the company's headquarters and over time held several management positions, eventually assuming the role of executive vice president and a member of Thomas & Betts' Board of Directors. He was credited with expanding Thomas & Betts into the electronic market.
In 1980, Miller was recruited to become president of Augat, Inc., a company engaged in the design and manufacturing of a wide range of electromechanical components for the electronics industry, located in Boston, Mass. At the time of his hire, Augat was a single-product company and helped diversify the company through acquisitions. During this time, Miller was an active member with the American Electronics Association (AEA), which lobbied the federal government for a level playing field for the electronics industry.
While at Augat, Miller served on multiple boards of directors, including PowerSoft. During his tenure, PowerSoft went public as part of the dotcom era.
In 1987, Miller left the corporate world and relocated to Camarillo, Calif. to pursue venture start-ups. It was here that he launched two new businesses, the first based on airport runway lights with a longtime friend and business associate, Pete Johnson, that was later sold to Honeywell. The second, Interconnect Systems Inc., specialized in miniaturized electronic packaging and accelerated computing. This company was later sold to Molex, the electronic division of Koch Industries in October of 2016.
After the sale to Molex, Miller continued his role as president for one year before leaving the company.
He is now the CEO of LEDing EDGE Lighting, based in Camarillo.
A celebratory dedication of the Bill (A '52) and JoAnne Miller Academic Resource Center is in the planning stages.
About Loras College
Founded in 1839, Loras College leverages its historic roots as Iowa's first college, the second oldest Catholic college west of the Mississippi River and one of the nation's 10 diocesan colleges to deliver challenging, life-changing experiences as part of its residential, Catholic setting. In 2018, Loras was the highest ranked Catholic college in the state of Iowa according to College Consensus, the 13th Best Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report and one of America's Top 200 Most Loved Colleges/Universities by Forbes Magazine. Loras students ranked No. 2 in the world as part of the global Peeptrade Investment Challenge while a second group ranked No. 4. For the 10th consecutive year, Loras Media Studies student-led television station (LCTV) was named the TV Station of the Year by the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA).