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Features - The Aesthete's Holiday Wish List
The Aesthete's Holiday Wish List
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With the holidays fast approaching, Something Curated has compiled a list of ten of the most coveted items available for purchase this month, perfect to give or receive, spanning art, fashion, home and more.
Kimberly, 2020 || Sean-Kierre Lyons
(via Fortnight Institute)
Sean-Kierre Lyons' characters are the fierce and benevolent keepers of the forest, embodying a community rooted in resilience and reciprocity, their radiant beauty at once attracting beneficial pollinators and distracting predators in a dance of colourful symbiosis. Lyons' work recuperates the characters and cultural context that shapes Black American identity, examining the mutations of folkloric characters from the Antebellum period in the Southern United States (1812-15). With humour and searing acuity, their flower warriors examines histories of representation and ownership, imagining friends and loved ones as the ebullient figures of a Black Flower Forest. Enquire at Fortnight Institute.
Untitled (Couple), 1978 || Richard Prince
(via Phillips)
For more than three decades, Richard Prince's universally celebrated practice has pursued the subversive strategy of appropriating commonplace imagery and themes – such as photographs of quintessential Western cowboys and "biker chicks," the front covers of nurse romance novellas, and jokes and cartoons – to deconstruct singular notions of authorship, authenticity and identity. Prince's practice of appropriating familiar subject matter exposes the inner mechanics of desire and power pervading the media and our cultural consciousness at large, particularly as they relate to identity and gender constructs. Available at Phillips.
Yellow Gold & Precious Stone Zodiac Pendant || O Thongthai
(via Farfetch)
Taking inspiration from the paintings of Francis Bacon, Thailand and London-based jewellery designer Chanyaporn "O" Thongthai has become a firm favourite of eminent artists including A$AP Rocky. Following her graduation from London's Central Saint Martins, in 2014 Thongthai presented a showcase at London Fashion Week, quickly garnering a fan base for her distinctive use of masculine and feminine elements. Alongside bold signet rings, which have become somewhat of a staple of the brand, striking necklaces and bracelets come decadently bejewelled in diamonds, sapphires and rubies, like these mesmerising zodiac pendants. Available at Farfetch.
Long Cut-Out Gloves || Off-White
(via Ssense)
Conceived as a bridge between the worlds of streetwear and high fashion, designer Virgil Abloh's Off-White explores concepts of branding, the zeitgeist, and the expression of youth culture in the contemporary moment. Abloh translates timely inspirations ranging from the graphic lines of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House to typography and emotionally significant prints in his ready-to-wear collections, all with the goal of providing a wardrobe that reflects luxury as it is lived today. These knit felted wool gloves in black feature playful cut-outs throughout the arm secions, offering whimsical twist on a winter essential. Available at Ssense.
Slit Cuff Jeans || Bianca Saunders
(via MATCHESFASHION)
A graduate of the Royal College of Art's fashion masters programme, designer Bianca Saunders challenges gender construction and explores her Black Caribbean roots in her dynamic work. From this unique perspective, the designer creates pieces that blend sharp, minimalist tailoring with rich, draped fabrics; key pieces include ruffled shirting, nylon trousers and reworked tailoring. Saunders demonstrates her fresh approach to wardrobe staples with these white jeans. They're made in the UK from cotton denim framed by beige topstitching, with a back-fastening belt that cinches the mid-rise waist and straight legs that are finished with front slits at the cuffs. Available at MATCHESFASHION.
Archive Wrap Skirt || Prada
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Prada's striking Spring/Summer 2013 collection, entirely monochrome and brightened only by flower motifs in red and white, remains a remarkably memorable body of work. The collection heavily referenced traditional Japanese clothing, using origami-like folding and judo-style jackets to create a look that was stark and strong while possessing an element of intrigue. This beautiful wrap skirt made in black silk satin captures the collection's energy eloquently, with a floral embellishment in black satin and red cotton embroidery. The skirt closes with three concealed snaps. Available at 1stdibs.
Vintage Zig-Zag Chair, 1960s || Gerrit Rietveld for Metz & Co
(via Pamono)
Conceived by Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld, the Zig-Zag chair provided an early example of a cantilevered seat, and is composed of four wood boards articulated end-to-end to form an extremely eye-catching example of an unstable-looking structure. Eschewing the traditional legs-seat-back sequence, Rietveld created a ribbon of wood forming a Z-shape. The mastery of the carpentry involved in executing the chair is seen in the precision of the dove-tail joints, which add to the beauty of the piece. Available at Pamono.
Manga Rug || IMMATERIAL
(via IMMATERIAL)
Texas-based multidisciplinary studio IMMATERIAL creates one-off, and sometimes very limited edition, handmade woven rugs featuring unique designs from an open-mouthed Rottweiler clutching a Vivienne Westwood orb, to a Magic 8-Ball, and manga characters. Beautifully crafted and unusual, each carpet is a work of art. Enquire at IMMATERIAL.
I Can Make You Feel Good || Tyler Mitchell
(via Tyler Mitchell)
I Can Make You Feel Good is a celebration of photographer and filmmaker Tyler Mitchell's distinctive vision of a Black utopia. In his debut monograph Mitchell unifies his body of photography and film from his first US solo exhibition at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. Each page of I Can Make You Feel Good is full bleed and bathed in Mitchell's signature candy-coloured palette. With no white space visible, the book's design mirrors the photographer's all-encompassing vision, which is characterised by a use of glowing natural light and rich colour to portray the young Black men and women he photographs with intimacy and optimism. Available at Tenderbooks.
Ruined Finery x Measuring Elvis || Nina Mae Fowler, Lily Alden & Cassie Beadle
(via Cob Gallery)
From Cob Gallery comes this beautiful double release presenting the works of British artist Nina Mae Fowler, packaged in an elegant slipcase produced for the occasion. The combined release offers collectors a survey of the artist's career from 2008-2020, across two publications. Both volumes feature contributions from an international roster of curators, artists and writers who share the artist's fascination with the themes that underpin Fowler's work: glamour, stardom and its often murky underside, where fame and ruin poise on a knife's edge. Available at Cob Gallery.
Feature image: From I Can Make You Feel Good by Tyler Mitchell. Untitled (Blue Laundry Line), 2019. © Tyler Mitchell
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Gorgeous hawaiian tropical print high waist retro style bikini with underwired padded longline bra. The bottoms are high-waisted and have a slight ruching detail to the front which offers light tummy control whilst the halter neck longline bra gives great lift and shape. This is a fantastic bikini for both confident and 'body conscious' ladies as it soft and comfortable to wear as well as being flattering to all shapes and sizes. Hit the beaches this year in true retro style!


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Instead of conveying mere information, make the website eye catching that grabs user's attention at once and persuade them to go in detail of the website content. The way you design your website also depicts character of your company. A visitor becomes interested to browse more web pages and also feel like to contribute content only when the website can create an emotional pull.
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It is certainly one of the latest found trends that have changed the online content presentation approach. Info graphics is attractive, compelling and easy to comprehend. Instead of simple textual presentation application of info graphics makes content more interesting.


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A New Year Memory
Posted by The Celtic Underground | Dec 23, 2011 | Season 2011-2012 | 0 |
In the 1970's there were virtually no away supporters in games at Parkhead. This was because there was no segregation and it would have been a brave or foolish man who would have stood on the Parkhead terraces in that era with opposing colours on. Back then Celtic fans were a pretty intimidating bunch and did not look kindly on such actions.
But this game was different. Segregation was essential for these games and this was the first time I was to experience the massive Rangers support that they would bring to Celtic Park. London Road from Bridgeton Cross was no go area for Celtic fans as the majority of the huge 20,000 Rangers' crowd came to the ground while the Celtic supporters would, as usual, access the stadium from the direction of the Gallowgate.
My Father had obtained stand tickets and, surprisingly, there was no segregation in the stand even for an Old Firm game. Looking back it seems a bit weird but the feeling was that supporters in the stand were deemed to behave better and this was normally the case. Night time games under the floodlights always have a great feel to them and although I couldn't see the fans, all around the ground in the darkness, they could certainly be heard. As the old saying goes the atmosphere was electric. A haze of smoke rose out of the stand and into the cold night air as supporters could not only drink openly in the ground but smoke as well. Two things which wouldn't be tolerated now.
Celtic were going well in the League under Jock Stein and this was seen as Rangers last chance to get back in the League race. Celtic's strength was seen in attack with their fine forward line of Doyle, Glavin, Craig, Dalglish and Wilson whilst Rangers hopes lay mainly with their strong back four of Jardine, Forsyth, Jackson and Greig.
In the freezing, difficult conditions both sets of players wore 'sannies' to get a better grip on the icy pitch. The match was a typical gritty, feisty affair. In the first half Rangers had the edge but after the break Celtic, with their majestic captain Kenny Dalglish, took control.
Joe Craig had a goal disallowed as Celtic pressed forward but in 76 minutes the breakthrough came. Celtic, as always traditionally shooting into the Celtic end in the second half, won a corner on the left. John Doyle took a short one to Andy Lynch and he threw in a hopeful cross into the box. Roddy MacDonald was up for the corner and headed goalwards. Rangers' keeper Kennedy looked to have it covered but in the difficult conditions the Rangers centre half, Colin Jackson, tried to head clear but only succeeded in diverting the ball past his stranded goalie. 1-0 to Celtic.
A Celtic goal had always been a joyful experience at any time but this was my first experience of the mayhem that immediately follows a Celtic goal in an Old Firm match. I was thrown around like a rag doll by fellow Tims who I knew nothing of while some Rangers fans sat around us despondently, surrounded by all this Celtic delight.
When the final whistle sounded Celtic had won narrowly and we drove home. When passing through Bridgeton Cross there was a river of Rangers fans cascading through there. In the gloom they looked like a vanquished army, heading for home with their flags and banners lying low. There was little note of incident after the game which was very unusual for that time. Celtic had triumphed and to this day I remain thankful that I witnessed a victory in my first Old Firm game.
For the record the price of a stand ticket that night was the princely sum of £2.00. In these far off days of January 1977 platform shoes and flared trousers were the fashion and you could watch Peter Sellars star in 'The Pink Panther rides again' in the Glasgow Odeon whilst the Coliseum in the Gorbals was showing Jessica Lange in the modern version of 'King Kong.' David Soul, of Starsky and Hutch fame, was at number one in the charts with 'Don't give up on us baby'.
I never did find out why my Dad decided to take me that night in an act of total spontaneity but I'm certainly glad he did because a victory in your first big Glasgow derby is a sweet memory to cherish for any fan. Now if Neil Lennon and the Bhoys can only muster another narrow 1-0 win on the 28th they can make it a happy anniversary for me.
C'mon the Celts !
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It is easy sometimes to forget who — or even whose — we are. The messaging we get from those around us in society and sometimes even our families and friends is a constant stream of not being enough. We're never cool enough, rich enough, attractive enough, smart enough, good enough, worth enough — the list goes on and on. It would seem we never have enough to merit attention.
Merrit, that's a key concept in our society. You've got to work and earn attention and the benefits it brings. "There are no free lunches." You've got "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." If you "work and study hard, you'll go far in life." Naturally, there are truths in these statements. The Devil rarely tells straight out lies. It is much easier to deceive folk with half-truths.
We talk a lot at Church of Another Chance about "putting in the work" here on Tuesday and Thursday nights so you'll have a plan and a future when you leave this place. Outside there is much work to be done through mentoring and other programs to rebuild and realign a life towards God and away from destruction and enslavement. This is indeed work, but it is a work that is very different from the work Satan wants to bind your mind up in.
Our New Testament reading tonight was from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Over the several pages of this letter St. Paul is doing his best to clearly share what Jesus means and how Jesus' death and resurrection is more than just "good news," but the best news. God revealed through Jesus Christ redefines our notions of God and humans. In the Holy Incarnation — God becoming fully human in the person of Jesus — ideas about work, merit, attention, and reward are reframed in a way foreign to the society of Jesus' day and our own.
God "has blessed us." Not will bless us. Not might bless us. He already has. What has he blessed us with? "Every spiritual blessing." From us, he holds nothing back. God freely gives us everything he has.
God chose to make humans holy. He didn't have to. He wanted to. Also, we're still talking in the past here. This is something already decided. Not something he might do. God chose to make us holy, chose to love us, chose to adopt us as children. God's choice has already been made.
Listen to the language here. God is "lavish" with his giving. He's not just generous, giving us a lot, he gives us so much and of such great quantity that it is "lavish." Though so much is a mystery — Christ himself being known as the "mystery of the Kingdom of God" in St. Mark's gospel — God's plan is to unite "all things" in him.
As adopted children of God we "have obtained an inheritance." Again, not will or might, but have. God chose to adopt humans as his own before he created anything. God chose to share the inheritance of his might and holiness with us. Because of God, through the Son becoming human, we are inheritors of a vast fortune.
Ah, now we get to it. The great mystery. How can we already have all these great gifts and blessings from God? I don't know about you, but at times I don't feel like I'm being lavishly gifted. My Kroger brand peanut butter I had for lunch didn't seem lavish. The cloth seats in my Ford Fiesta don't feel very lavish. I wouldn't call these "beautiful" depression blue walls lavish. So what's the deal?
This is where the half-truth about work and merit come into play. Society tells us work is about earning merit. If you don't have nice things it's because you haven't earned them. It's not a far walk to apply these ideas to God. If you're poor, if you're suffering, if you don't have good gifts from God, it's because you've done something to make him mad; you haven't earned his love. Paul shuts down this lie.
Look back at what we just read. Do you see any mention of price? Do you see any notion of merit? No. At every step of the way, it's God's action, God's choice. He chooses to love us, to make us holy, and to adopt us as his children. God chooses to sanctify our nature by taking it on in Jesus Christ. God desires and makes a way for us to unite with him even as the Son and Spirit already are.
This is one of the great mysteries of God's plan for us. We are his children, we have an inheritance, but we do not yet have possession of it. At baptism, the Holy Spirit is called upon the water. This is to remind us that his presence in our lives is the sign of the inheritance that is already ours. The Holy Spirit is our reminder that we are forever sealed to God and that "in the fullness of time" we'll be united in him.
Hear the Good News, you are a beloved son of God. Before you even existed God chose to love you, to make you holy, to adopt you as his own child, and pull you into his eternal movement of love.
Work is not about earning. Work is a shadow of Gods image in us; it is a shadow of his power to create and change; it is a gift. We work to glorify God. We work to mold ourselves and our surroundings to shadow the holy perfection of God's coming New Creation. We work to proclaim to Satan and society that our inheritance is secure in God and that despite the lies and half-truths we're told, we're going to live in God's Kingdom now. We're going to practice for the day we know will someday come.
Jesus is the way. In moments at this table, we will share in the blessed Body and Blood of Jesus. In this sacrament, we unite with God's own Body and through his body, with each other. This is a privilege lavishly given to us, not earned. Cherish this moment together. Keep the Spirit's presence in this place as a reminder of your inheritance as a son of God.


Looked upon as competition to Fiat 500 and Mini, the new Opel Adam, a joint offering from Opel and Vauxhall, will be on display at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The company will also be announcing prices and accepting orders as on that date. Opel Adam will be offered in three trim models – JAM, GLAM and SLAM and will see plethora of onboard infotainment features and smartphone connectivity for Apple iOS and Android OS.
Compact and measuring 3.70 mtrs in length, Adam will possess three engine options which will include a 1.2 liter 69 hp and a 1.4 liter with either 86hp or 99 hp while all will be mated to a five speed manual with Start / Stop facility. The German car makers along with their British counterparts have announced that Adam will be first model in A segment with LED daytime running lights.
Since it is competing with BMW Mini and Fiat 500, naturally it will possess equally competitive exterior and interior features. Unlimited exterior paint options coupled with interior upholstery and kit choices, there is a high possibility that there will not be two identical Adams. Prices are awaited but it looks like the company will compete with BMW Mini and Fiat 500 on that count as well.
Rüsselsheim. With the all-new ADAM, Opel is entering the fashion-led A-segment with a chic, small, urban car. The Opel ADAM combines bold, powerful design with potential for almost unlimited personalization, making each ADAM totally unique. It also provides premium technologies from upper segments, including a new onboard infotainment system which integrates the owner's smartphone in the car (Android and Apple iOS) and thereby makes internet-based applications available in the cabin.
Measuring almost 3.70 meters in length (1.72 meters width excl. mirrors), the agile three-door is perfect for urban environments. Inside its cabin, the Opel ADAM offers seating for four people who will benefit from its premium-inspired atmosphere and a high degree of roominess unusual for a small car. In the A-segment, Opel already offers the Agila which impresses with its practical strengths. Now the new sporty and elegant ADAM targets especially trendy urban customers who are looking for a car that expresses their personal style. Experts predict the lifestyle-orientated sub-segment to grow steadily over the next years.
The Opel ADAM will initially be offered with three efficient gasoline engines (1.2 l 51kW/70 hp, 1.4 l 64 kW/87 hp and 1.4 l 74/100 hp) combined with a five-speed manual transmission. All powertrains are available with an ecoFLEX technology pack including fuel-saving Start/Stop technology. Later on, a new generation small gasoline engine will make its premiere in the ADAM, featuring direct injection turbocharging for further enhanced efficiency and performance. This new engine will be combined with a completely new generation six-speed manual transmission.
ADAM innovates and introduces a totally new trim approach. Rather than having the well-known trim hierarchies, customers can choose from three different highly individualized trim moods or worlds: JAM is unconventional, fashionable and colorful, GLAM offers a more elegant, refined and sophisticated setting and SLAM appeals to those with energetic and sporty attitudes. ADAM JAM, ADAM GLAM and ADAM SLAM: these three "mood" worlds set the stage for a virtually unlimited potential for personalization with a wide choice of exterior colors, three roof colors, different interior colors, decors and various headliners -including an LED lit "starlight" roof trim – and other premium inspired distinctive design elements.
ADAM introduces Opel's award-winning philosophy of "sculptural artistry meets German precision" to the fashion-led A-segment. And unlike other rivals, ADAM bucks the trend of retro-based design with a modern and bold look.
ADAM's striking and unique "floating" roof which is visually disconnected from the body allows a perfect execution of a two-tone color combination. The car's name badge is – unlike with most other cars – placed at the end of the chrome "signature" window molding on the rear pillar, which adds to its unique appeal. In the wide front grille, the ADAM has the new wing-shaped chrome bar with the embossed Opel emblem as introduced in the new Astra line-up. On the flanks there are design cues such as the blade shape in the lower door and the characteristic crisp "shock wave" around the door handles known from the Astra GTC. The headlamps feature wing-shaped daytime running lights (DRL) typical for Opel. For the first time in the A-segment, both the headlamps and the taillights are available with state-of-the art energy-saving LED technology.
The interior design delivers what its upmarket exterior promises: style and premium inspired ambience in a remarkably spacious environment for a small car. With sculpted, harmonious surfaces and graceful flowing lines just like its bigger brand brothers Astra, Meriva and Insignia, the ADAM rounds off Opel´s brand promise in its latest and smallest declination. The round, chronograph-style instruments and chrome bezeled switches convey an aura of sporty precision.
ADAM is the first car with Opel's all-new state-of-the-art infotainment system that not only brings its owner's smartphone capabilities to the vehicle but also adds further value to them, offering even more convenience and flexibility than a conventional system. The new system is exclusive to the A-segment because it not only offers smartphone connectivity for Apple iOS software but is also compatible with Android operating systems.
The new infotainment system makes selected smartphone content including internet based applications such as GPS navigation available in the cabin. It collects the content and displays it on the seven-inch, high-resolution and full-color touch screen which also provides quick and intuitive access to various user friendly control-functions via five easy to navigate menus.
In addition, new media sources such as MP3 players, iPodsTM and tablets can be brought to the ADAM thanks to BluetoothTM and USB connectivity. There is a plug-in outlet for music devices that do not use USB or BluetoothTM connections. ADAM owners who wish to enjoy a video or personalized slide show, can do so when the car is stationary.
ADAM introduces many upscale and innovative technologies into the A-segment that can usually only be found in higher segments. For the first time it makes the new generation Advanced Park Assist (APA II) available. Drivers engage the system with a button on the dashboard and it tells them when they pass a parallel parking space large enough to accommodate the car. The system then automatically steers them into the parking space, with the driver just controlling the brake, clutch and gears. It always comes in combination with Side Blind Spot Alert (SBSA) which also uses ultrasonic sensors. Another first in the A-segment is the heated steering wheel which adds another premium touch to ADAM's cabin.
ADAM's bold stance is further emphasized by its broad footprint (front track: 1485 mm/ rear track: 1478 mm). Its chassis with a wheelbase of 2311 mm is geared towards maximum active safety and comfort. MacPherson struts with a sub-frame have been fitted to the front axle. The rear axle of the ADAM features a torsion beam compound crank design. Wheel sizes range from 15" to 18", and cars that are specified with 17" or 18" rims come standard with a more responsive Sports chassis and steering feeling. The ADAM's Electrical Power Steering (EPS) includes a dedicated CITY mode which at the flick of a switch increases power assistance at lower speeds – particularly useful for maneuvering. The comprehensive ESP of the latest generation is also standard in all ADAMS and comes complete with many useful sub-functions such as Hill Start Assist.
A high level of passive safety is ensured by an ultra-rigid passenger cell mainly made from high-strength steel. This is complemented by front, side and head curtain airbags as well as Dual Seat Belt Pre-tensioners at the front seats which offer additional knee and leg protection. Other safety features include two sets of ISOFIX points plus top tethers in order to easily and safely attach child seats on the 50:50 split foldable rear bench.
The all-new Opel ADAM will be available to order after its official world premiere at the Paris Motor Show (September 29 – October 14, 2012). First cars will hit the showrooms in January 2013.
Rüsselsheim. Eisenach in Thuringia: 43,000 inhabitants. The birth place of Johan Sebastian Bach is crowned by its Wartburg castle. There is a lot of culture and natural beauty. However, Eisenach is also famed for something completely different: there is a lot of pride for the local tradition of car manufacturing. The Adam Opel AG factory nestles in the idyllic Hörsel valley named after its river and is now full of manufacturing experts who are gearing up to the production launch of the Opel ADAM.
Be it colors, trim levels or interior design details – never before has a car of this segment been able to boast such a broad variety of customization. For the customer this is a major highlight but for the manufacturing expert it is a big challenge. However, the employees of Eisenach are keen to take on this task. "With this car we can really show people out there what our skills are. Customers will be surprised to see the level of customization available for our trendy, urban car when it hits dealerships early next year," says the Director of the plant, Stefan Fesser.
With his 1,600 strong staff, Fesser has been working on a meticulous launch plan for over a year. And he has been doing all this while the highly successful Corsa has still been rolling off the assembly line. In fact, millions have already left the factory. Opel has invested 190 million euro to ready the location for the ADAM including the construction of new buildings as well as ultra-modern production facilities.
It is highly unusual in the automotive sector that a car of this segment is made in Germany. Opel is the only car maker that has taken such a decision because of the proven track record of the plant. "The ADAM poses complex production and logistical challenges that we are happy to face. We want to underscore the fact that yes, it is possible to make such a car in Germany," Stefan Fesser says.
Thanks to the flexibility of the Eisenach plant, customers will be able to enjoy almost limitless possibilities of trim customization. They can choose from a broad spectrum of exterior gloss, combined with three different roof colors. In addition they can choose from various interior colors, decors and various headliners -including an LED lit "starlight" roof trim.
In addition, the ADAM offers premium technologies that are normally only found in upper vehicle segments, including an all-new onboard infotainment system that enables the integration of (Android and Apple iOS) smartphones including internet based applications.
During the official works holidays that have started this week, the manufacturing experts are using the lull in production to put the final finishing touches to the ADAM changeover. It will be built on same assembly line as the Corsa. To make to different vehicles on one line requires a high degree of concentration. The first test vehicles have already been assembled. The prototype cars with their black-and-white chess board pattern have been spotted out and about in Eisenach in the last few weeks, causing quite a stir.
At the heart of the plant expansion is the new production building E100. In an area of 22,000 square meters body and chassis components are welded and mounted. All-new welding facilities have been put in place.
The new production plant has direct access to the railway line so that parts can be delivered. In addition there are seven rear docking and one side docking station for trucks. The new assembly center is connected to the bodywork shell construction location as well as the final assembly line. This ensures that components can reach the assembly station along the line.
The paint shop also had to be readied for the ADAM. The line has now been fitted with ultra-modern robot technology that ensures the best possible and efficient application of paint on all the different body styles.


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Q: Checking for duplicates before updating a field I am developing Android application that sends HTTP requests to a server using php and mysql.
The user has to fill in two fields. let's say A and B these will be added to two columns  of a table (col A and col B. However, I want to add the contents of A to B after that. it works fine.
I am having a problem in checking the duplicates of A in B. The result i want is A as the user enters and B of the content of A+B with no duplicates.
This is what i am using
$A = $_POST['A'];
$last_inserted_id = mysql_insert_id();
$updateTable = mysql_query("UPDATE Table SET B=IFNULL(CONCAT(B, '$A'), '$A')WHERE    _id='$last_inserted_id'");

To make it clearer, B contains only words not a sentence, however, A is a sentence.
so I stemmed the sentence A .. for example A="I want to learn programming" -$A= "learn programming".
So if B is programming .. the final result must be learn and programming only . Now I'm getting learn programming learn.

A: If this record was just inserted, you probably could've put that data in there in the first place. If this is a subsequent request, then mysql_insert_id() cannot be trusted, as other records might've been inserted.
Is there anything that precludes you from putting the data in there in the first place?
If you want a method to append to an existing field, you could simplify this by defaulting B to be an empty string, making the IFNULL check on your CONCAT call redundant.

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Source: Oxford University Press
1. Dougherty, Christopher
Introduction to Econometrics, 4th Edition
New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Also: http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199280964/dougherty_chap14.pdf
Keyword(s): NLS Description; Teaching Datasets/Teaching with the NLS
The data set is a sub-set of a major US data-base, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79). NLSY79 is a panel survey in which a nationally-representative sample of young males and females aged 14 to 21 in 1979 have been re-interviewed since 1979. Until 1994 the interviews took place annually and now they are being conducted at two-yearly intervals. The core sample originally consisted of 3,003 males and 3,108 females. In addition there are special supplementary samples (some now discontinued) of ethnic minorities, those in poverty and those serving in the armed forces. Extensive background information was obtained in the base-year survey in 1979 and since then information has been updated each year on education, training, employment, marital status, fertility, health, child care and assets and income. In addition special sections have been added from time to time on other topics – for example, drug use. The surveys have been extremely detailed and the quality of the execution of the survey is very high. As a consequence NLSY79 is regarded as one of the most important data bases available to social scientists working with U.S. data.
The following is a publisher blurb:
Retaining the student-friendly approach of previous editions, Introduction to Econometrics, Fourth Edition, uses clear and simple mathematics notation and step-by step explanations of mathematical proofs to help students thoroughly grasp the subject. Extensive practical exercises throughout--including fifty exercises on the same dataset--build students' confidence and provide them with hands-on practice in applying techniques.
NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION:
* An expanded review section at the beginning of the book offers a more comprehensive guide to all of the statistical concepts needed to study econometrics
* Additional exercises provide students with even more opportunities to put theory into practice
* More Monte C arlo simulations help students use visualization to understand the math
* New final sections at the end of each chapter contain summaries and non-technical introductions to more advanced topics
Dougherty, Christopher. Introduction to Econometrics, 4th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011..
2. Hay, Carter
Forrest, Walter
Implications of Family Poverty for a Pattern of Persistent Offending
In: The Development of Persistent Criminality. Joanne Savage, ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Household Income; Poverty
1. Joanne Savage: Understanding Persistent Offending: Linking Developmental Psychology with Research on the Criminal Career
Section 1: The Family, Poverty, and Stressful Life Events
2. Linda S. Pagani: The Influence of Family Context on the Development and Persistence of Antisocial Behavior
3. Carter Hay and Walter Forrest: The Implications of Family Poverty for a Pattern of Persistent Offending
4. Stephanie Ellis and Joanne Savage: Strain, Social Support, and Persistent Criminality
5. Timothy O. Ireland, Craig J. Rivera and John P. Hoffman: Developmental Trajectories, Stressful Life Events, and Delinquency
6. Paul Millar: The Effects of the Family on Children's Behavioural Difficulties
Section 2: Biosocial Influences on Persistent Criminality
7. Patick Sylvers, Stacy R. Ryan, S. Amanda Alden, and Patricia A. Brennan: Biological Factors and the Development of Persistent Criminality
8. John Paul Wright and Kevin M. Beaver: A Systematic Approach to Understanding Human Variability in Serious, Persistent Offending
9. Steve G. Tibbetts: Perinatal and Developmental Determinants of Early Onset of Offending: A Biosocial Approach for Explaining the Two Peaks of Early Antisocial Behavior
Section 3: Special Topics and Populations
10. Asha Goldweber, Lisa M. Broidy, and Elizabeth Cauffman: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Persistent Female Offending: A Review of Theory and Research
11. Mary Ann Davis: Foster Care Youth: Aging Out of Care to Criminal Activities
12. Thomas G. Blomberg, William D. Bales, and Courtney A. Waid: Educational Achievement Among Incarcerated Youth: Post-Release Schooling, Employment and Crime Desistance
Section 4: Methodology for Understanding the Criminal Career
13. Alex R. Piquero: Methodological Issues in the Study of Persistence in Offending
14. Manfred H.M. van Dulm en, Elizabeth A. Goncy, Andrea Vest, and Daniel J. Flannery: Group-Based Trajectory Modeling of Externalizing Behavior Problems from Childhood through Adulthood: Exploring Discrepancies in the Empirical Findings
15. KiDeuk Kim: Sanction Threats and Desistance from Criminality
Section 5: Conceptualizing the Persistent Offender
16. Rudy Haapanen, Lee Britton, Tim Croisdale, and Branko Coebergh: Serious Juvenile Offenders and Persistent Criminality
17. Travis C. Pratt: Reconsidering Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime: Linking the Micro- and Macro-Level Sources of Self-Control and Criminal Behavior Over the Life Course
18. Deborah M. Capaldi and Margit Wiesner: A Dynamic Developmental Systems Approach to Understanding Offending in Early Adulthood
19. Per-Olof H. Wikström and Kyle Treiber: What Drives Persistent Offending? The Neglected and Unexplored Role of the Social Environment
Section 6: Conclusions
20. Joanne Savage: What Have We Learned? Directions for Future Research and Policy
Hay, Carter and Walter Forrest. "Implications of Family Poverty for a Pattern of Persistent Offending" In: The Development of Persistent Criminality. Joanne Savage, ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009
3. Wilcox, W. Bradford
Wolfinger, Nicholas H.
Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos
New York: Oxford University Press, 2016
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Keyword(s): Ethnic Studies; General Social Survey (GSS); Marriage; Minorities; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth); National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); National Survey of Religion and Family Life (NSRFL); Racial Studies; Religion; Sexual Activity
*Features qualitative interviews and fieldwork across the country as well as national data
*Explores the relationship between religion and family life
*Examines the largely-ignored element of lived religion in minority communities
Wilcox, W. Bradford and Nicholas H. Wolfinger. Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.


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Funding chase hits nonprofits' space
Theresa Agovino
MANHATTAN'S IN BARGAIN BIN
Office space is cheaper in midtown Manhattan than in Dublin, Istanbul and Manchester, England, among other global locations.
Average rent per sq. ft. in Manhattan $68.93
Manhattan's rank among world cities 24
Figures are as of Sept. 30.
Source: CB Richard Ellis
Nearly half of the city's nonprofits are reviewing their real estate strategies as 79% of them grapple with fewer donations amid the recession, according to a survey by S. Sunshine and Associates.
Of the 45% of firms that are considering a change, many will likely move to less expensive quarters, says Suzanne Sunshine, president of the brokerage, which specializes in representing nonprofits. The survey of 203 nonprofit firms found that 20% of respondents believe that their rent is too high.
Ms. Sunshine says members of that group likely signed their leases at the very peak of the market. Average rents have fallen as much as 50% from their peak in late 2007.
"They probably feel they overpaid, but now they can't get out of their leases," Ms. Sunshine points out.
One strategy is for them to sublease part of their space to other nonprofits, she says.
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