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29/10/2012: Talk
Markus Pfisterer "Functionality of mega-event buildings – Examples: FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 and 2012 UEFA European Football Championship"
Thursday 29 October 2012, 15:15 hours
Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung Munich,
Südliches Schlossrondell 23, 80638 Munich
At the "Sustainability of buildings for mega-events - Transfer of knowledge" conference in Munich, prominent speakers will come together to discuss the subject of "Sustainability of mega-event buildings". In the context of this event (29 to 30 October), Markus Pfisterer (gmp Director) will speak on the subject of "Functionality of mega-event buildings – Examples: FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 and 2012 UEFA European Football Championship". The conference is organised by the Chair in Building Physics at Munich Technical University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics.
17/12/20182018 Architecture Prize of the BDA Hamburg for three gmp projects
Extension of the Gebrüder Heinemann company headquarters at 1st prize
On December 6, 2018, Volkwin Marg together with the gmp team received the awards from the Association of German Architects (BDA) during an official awards ceremony. In addition to a 1st prize for the office building project at Hamburg's HafenCity, the Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) received a 3rd prize for the Gyula-Trebitsch School in Hamburg-Tonndorf, as well as a special mention for the garden pavilion building housing a library.
06/12/2018Bon voyage!
Official opening of the new Elbbrücken Underground station
On December 6, 2018, the new Elbbrücken Underground station of the U4 line will be ceremonially opened. The station was designed by gmp in cooperation with the structural engineers schlaich bergermann partner (sbp). Located at the Elbbrücken bridges at the end of the new HafenCity district, the Underground station with its conspicuous roof construction is a milestone in the development of HafenCity. From December 7, 2018, all visitors to HafenCity can, for the first time, arrive at the new stop and view the growing HafenCity vista from the platform at the Elbe River.
28/11/2018Living and working in the Bogenviertel
gmp wins urban design competition for Bietigheim-Bissingen
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) produced a town-planning design for the precinct of Deutsche Linoleum-Werke (DLW) in Bietigheim-Bissingen, which nestles into the grown urban structure and combines new forms of living and working with conventional typologies. The idea is to create owner-occupied homes, affordable housing for rent, as well as special forms of housing such as living/working accommodation, studios, and small apartments. The concept includes longish building blocks along the railway tracks and the main road that screen the new quarter from the considerable noise from these sources.
14/11/2018Caohejing Xinzhou Plaza
A Commercial Building by gmp
In the Chinese metropolis Shanghai, another project for the Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp. has been completed to a design by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp). Influenced by the specific conditions of the place, the dynamic of the passing traffic, the crisscrossing pathways and visual relationships, the building symbolically contributes to the urban development of this originally industrial part of the city. Xinzhou Plaza has been conceived as a prismatic glass volume bearing on monumental pilotis—a building with an experimental character that makes its architectural mark.
18/10/2018Art & Culture under one roof
Completion of Tianjin Binhai Cultural Center by gmp
The Binhai Cultural Center at Tianjin, the metropolis in the east of China, which includes five cultural buildings by international architects, has been created to a masterplan by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). With the concept of a roofed-over cultural concourse, gmp has created a specific typology for this unique project. The inverted umbrella-like structures are a distinct architectural element and unify the art and cultural buildings that were designed by different architectural practices.
04/09/2018Guangxi Culture & Art Center
Venue for cultural events, and new landmark of Nanning, China
The Guangxi Culture & Art Center in the Nanning metropolis in southern China has been ceremonially opened. Following the completion of similar projects in Tianjin, Chongqing und Qingdao, this is the fourth grand theater to be completed by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) in China. Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province, now has the benefit of this type of venue which, with its wide-ranging cultural events program, is very popular in China and thus adds to the city's attractiveness. Following the completion of Nanning's trade exhibition and conference center, this is gmp's second building for the city that adds its distinct appearance to the city's skyline.
16/08/2018Play of Light and Shadow
Chao Hotel Beijing in a New Cloak
The new facade by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp) imparts a lightness and a sculptural effect to the modernized hotel tower, which can be seen from afar. Its angled vertical elements and the alternating closed and glazed panels create a play of light and shadow. Horizontal ledges are inserted every two stories, thus creating a calm facade geometry with balanced proportions. In addition to the external envelope, gmp designed the multifunctional "Glasshouse" to add a venue with a special atmosphere to the hotel complex.
16/07/2018Recreation areas in the vertical
Zhengzhou twin towers by gmp completed
The Greenland Towers soar 284 meters into the sky above Zhengzhou metropolis in eastern China. The sil- houettes of the towers are characterized by the sky lobbies, recesses that are inserted offset at various levels. Designed as public spaces in the vertical, the sky lobbies are prestigious amenity areas for the offices, providing the unusual experience of being able to enjoy an outside terrace at a height of up to 240 meters. In total, the Greenland Central Plaza complex, which was built to plans by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), comprises about 746,000 square meters of gross floor area.
02/07/2018Behind the scenes
Rehearsal Stage Center of the Deutsche Theater in Berlin officially opened
The Deutsche Theater in Berlin has put its new Rehearsal Stage Center into operation. The new building designed by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners fits snugly into the courtyard of the theater and respectfully complements the adjoining listed buildings. In spite of its slender exterior appearance, the build- ing accommodates three rehearsal stages in the exact dimensions of the original stages in the main theater. For the first time, the rehearsals of the DT can take place at one central location, thereby optimizing the logistical processes in the various workshops.
14/06/2018Krasnodar FC Stadium
A football arena in the south of Russia
Besides the venues for this year's World Cup, Krasnodar Stadium is one of the newest stadium buildings in Russia. In dialogue with the client, gmp ∙ Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have developed the building from the urban design aspects through to the last detail, throughout the design and construction period. The result is a high-quality football arena to UEFA guidelines that provides a unique experience to spectators: whereas from the outside there is a reference to the amphitheater of antiquity as the generic type of venue for all modern stadiums, on the inside the world's first 360 degree screen of its kind offers new opportunities for media display.
30/05/2018New "city within the city" officially celebrates its opening in Mannheim
The Kunsthalle shows its artworks for the first time in the new building
Subsequent to the new building of the Kunsthalle Mannheim being handed over to the city and its citizens in an official ceremony at the end of 2017, a three-day grand opening follows at the beginning of June. With the artworks, which have moved into the various exhibition areas of the old and new buildings during the last months, the intended coexistence of art, architecture, and urban landscape can be experienced as designed by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
07/05/2018Off to the great celebration via the new bridge
gmp brings pedestrians and cyclists across the Baakenhafen basin
Last weekend, the Baaken Park in HafenCity was officially opened with a two-day opening fair. For the first time, numerous visitors used the new Baakenhafenbrücke to reach the park. The slender steel construction is the result of a competition initiated by the HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, which was won in 2013 by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) in cooperation with structural engineers Knippers Helbig from Stuttgart.
02/05/2018Innovation campus in landscape park
gmp wins competition for science complex in Suzhou
By 2020, an innovation campus with offices and laboratories for young companies in the high-tech field will be developed in Suzhou, the eastern Chinese metropolis. The total of 330,000 square meters of gross floor area is provided in five building clusters of different sizes, which are arranged offset from each other around a park and lake landscape. In the spring of 2018, the design by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) and WES landscape architects won first prize in the competition for the project.
27/04/2018Modular interim concert hall for the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
gmp commissioned with design of Gasteig interim
From 2020, the Gasteig Cultural Centre in Munich will move to an interim location in Munich Sendling for the five year refurbishment period. As a result of a two-stage negotiated procedure, gmp has been commissioned to design the new temporary concert hall and the conversion of the adjoining hall E. The practice's design combines an effective, sustainable, modular building method with the requirements of an acoustically sophisticated concert hall for the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and many other artists and guest orchestras.
28/03/2018Europe's largest polycarbonate roof over the historic Śląski stadium
gmp has completed the conversion of the sports venue in Chorzów, Poland
In the cultural and recreational park in Chorzów, Poland, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have converted the Śląski stadium. Yesterday it has been officially inaugurated by a friendly match: On Tuesday, March 27, the Polish national squad played against Southkorea's national team. With the completion of the venue the Silesian province has been given a new sports venue for track and field competitions to international standard.
13/03/2018A spacious world of work in a high-density development in Chengdu
Foundation stone ceremony for new corporate head office of JD.com
The foundation stone ceremony for the new head office of the online trader Jingdong (JD.com) took place at Chengdu, the commercial metropolis in western China, at the end of 2017. The building was designed by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), who won the international competition in the previous year.
04/12/2012Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"The importance of public spaces in urban development"
As part of the event "The importance of public spaces in urban development", Meinhard von Gerkan will speak on the subject of "the importance of public spaces in urban development".
30/11/2012Stephan Schütz
"Cultural Buildings - Stages for Urban Life"
As part of the Sofia Architecture Week 2012, gmp-Partner Stephan Schütz will talk on the subject "Cultural Buildings - Stages for Urban Life" in Sofia, Bulgaria.
"Architecture: meaning and message"
The South Tyrol Architecture Foundation organises regular lectures with well known speakers. On Friday 16 November 2012 Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan will speak on the subject "Architecture: meaning and message".
14/11/2012Magdalene Weiss
"Transportation Buildings – Work-in-progress Report"
On Wednesday 14 November 2012, Magdalene Weiss will speak at the international symposium "Design for All – Space Design on Roads" in Seoul, Korea.
gmp Musitecture concert # 92
12/11/2012American Jesus Suite - Composition by Stefan Wurz for Quartet PLUS 1, inspired by Michael Jackson's pop songs
On Tuesday 13 November 2012, the "American Jesus Suite" concert will take place at the Berlin office: a composition by Stefan Wurz for Quartet PLUS 1, inspired by Michael Jackson's pop songs.
09/11/2012Prof. Volkwin Marg
"Architecture as a synthesis of function, construction and interpretation"
The focus of Siegener Bautag 2012 is on exploring the boundaries between construction, technology, economy, ecology and form. Hence the event runs under the motto "To go to the limits…and beyond". As part of the event Prof. Dr.-Ing. h.c. Volkwin Marg will speak on the subject "Architecture as a synthesis of function, construction and interpretation" on Friday 9 November 2012.
07/11/2012Nicolas Pomränke
"The architect's personal pride determines the character of the building"
Nicolas Pomränke will give the keynote speech on the 5th ForumMIRO in Dresden, Germany. He will speak on the subject "The architect's personal pride determines the character of the building".
06/11/2012Hubert Nienhoff
"Stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup"
gmp-Partner Hubert Nienhoff will be talking on Tuesday 6 November 2012 on the topic "Stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup".
Speak at press reception
Completion of refurbishment of the Hanse Viertel shopping arcade in Hamburg
On the 1st of November, the Hanse Viertel arcade in Hamburg celebrates the completion of extensive conversion . Hamburg's traditional shopping arcade was technically upgraded and brought up to current environmental standards. As part of the press reception, which runs under the slogan "The Hanse-Viertel with a new, vibrant look", Volkwin Marg will give a talk on the architecture and the original design ideas for the shopping arcade.
29/10/2012Markus Pfisterer
"Functionality of mega-event buildings – Examples: FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 and 2012 UEFA European Football Championship"
In the context of the "Sustainability of buildings for mega-events - Transfer of knowledge" conference in Munich (29 to 30 October), Markus Pfisterer (gmp Director) will speak on the subject of "Functionality of mega-event buildings – Examples: FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 and 2012 UEFA European Football Championship".
The exhibition OrgaTec will host high-profile speakers such as Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan. On 23 October 2012 there will be several lectures, one of them a keynote address by Meinhard von Gerkan under the heading "Architecture: meaning and message".
16/10/2012Ralf Amann
"Challenges encountered in the organisation of mega events"
As part of the "Global Economic Symposium (GES)" in Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Amann (Director at gmp) will take part in the round table discussion on the subject "Challenges encountered in the organisation of mega events".
gmp Musitecture # 91
11/10/2012Chamber music with different ensembles
On Thursday 11 October, the "Chamber music with different ensembles" Musitecture concert will take place at Völckersstrasse, Hamburg.
"Asian Megacities – challenges of urbanisation"
On Friday 28 September 2012, Nicolas Pomränke will take part in the second annual 'juniors' conference by the OAV (German Asia-Pacific Business Association) in Berlin and will be moderating the workshop entitled "Asian Megacities – challenges of urbanisation".
gmp architets – workshop lecture
On Thursday 20 September 2012, Hubert Nienhoff will give a workshop lecture in Gelsenkirchen as part of the North Rhine-Westphalia VFA group members evening.
18/08/2012Flauto dolce con violoncello – baroque chamber music with historic instruments
Katharina Glös and Rahel Bader come together for this concert and will be presenting 18th century solos and duets in our intimate and stylish setting.
06/09/2012Nikolaus Goetze
"Building in China and elsewhere"
At the 23rd VitrA Project workshop, which takes place on 6 September 2012, Nikolaus Goetze will talk on the subject of "Building in China and elsewhere" under the heading "Expat(riate)s: on building in foreign lands".
"Brazil, Russia, Qatar: can German stadiums be models for large international projects?"
On the first day of the conference "SPONSORS Sports Venue Summit", Markus Pfisterer (gmp Director) will speak on the subject "Brazil, Russia, Qatar: can German stadiums be models for large international projects?" as part of the "Sustainability" forum.
"Chinese art and society"
The CHINA TIME initiative (9 to 25 August 2012) by the Hamburg Senate showcases, for the fourth time since 2006, Hamburg's comprehensive expertise as a trading partner with China with about 200 events in the Hamburg region.
"Infrastructure projects in Rio de Janeiro"
As part of the II Syposium "German Desk Latin America", Ralf Amann (Director gmp do Brasil) will speak in Rio de Janeiro about "Infrastructure Projects in Rio de Janeiro". He will talk on the gmp stadia, which are currently on the occasion of the Soccer World Cup 2014 under construction.
"What does the future hold for Tegel airport?"
The association Architekturpreis Berlin e.V. extends an invitation to a debate on the subject of "What does the future hold for Tegel airport?" at the KutscherHaus, Kurfürstendamm, Berlin on 14 August 2012. Together with other well-known speakers, Stephan Schütz will be discussing the future of Tegel airport.
"Expression und Construction"
As part oft he Exhibition "Choreography oft the mass", which will be shown in Berlin from 6 June – 12 August 2012, Hubert Nienhoff will talk on the subject "Expression and Construction".
26/06/2012Martin Bleckmann
"City of Karlsruhe Medical Centre – 2015 master plan – 1st Prize in architectural competition"
As part of the specialist conference "Medical facilities of the next generation, 2012" at the Japan Center, Frankfurt, Martin Bleckmann (gmp Director) will speak about the 1st Prize in the "City of Karlsruhe Medical Centre" architectural competition within the "Sustainable and innovative hospital project" theme section.
19/06/2012Jochen Köhn
"Venues for Events in 2030"
The "MEXCON 2012 Meeting Experts Conference" – the main professional congress of the Meeting and Events industry – will take place at the ICC Berlin from 18 to 20 June 2012.
"gmp Architects – Stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup"
As part of the lecture series "At home abroad? Reports from Germany and Brazil", Ralf Amann (gmp Director) will speak at the Goethe Institute in Rio de Janeiro about the stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
"Cooperation between architect and engineer"
As part of the annual conference organised by Architecture Technique (AT) magazine, Nikolaus Goetze will give a public lecture at Tongji University, Shanghai on Thursday 14 June 2012.
12/06/2012Prof. Dr. h. c. Volkwin Marg
"Choreography of the masses"
As part oft he Exhibition "Choreography oft the masses", which will be shown in Berlin from 6 June – 12 August 2012, Prof. Dr. Volkwin Marg will talk on the subject "Choreography and Identity".
Interactive Panel Discussion
06/06/2012Martin Glass
"Exclusiv Case Study: Stadia"
As part of the "World Stadium Congress 2012" (3 to 7 June 2012) in Doha, Qatar, Martin Glass will speak about stadium projects carried out by gmp.
"Stadiums for the 2014 Football World Cup: Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil"
As part of the "ArchitekTour 2012 – Higher, faster, bigger? - Architecture, sport + entertainment", Hubert Nienhoff will speak about the Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil, on Tuesday 5 June 2012, in Berlin.
22/05/2012Johann von Mansberg
"New values in architecture – three examples from China"
At the 35th study conference "Action for a city worth living in", the discussion will focus on the steps we need to take in order to allow for sustainable urban development that is fit for the future. Johann von Mansberg (gmp Director) will talk on the subject "New values in architecture – three examples from China".
15/05/2012"Examples of Sustainable Architecture in China and Germany"
Johann von Mansberg
Johann von Mansberg (gmp Director) has been invited as a guest speaker by the "bridge to the future" in China and, on 15 May, will present outstanding gmp projects in China and Germany.
Exhibition in Hamburg
09/05/2012"At ours, next door – Building and living in Altona"
The exhibition "At ours, next door – Building and living in Altona" presents an important chapter in the urban history of Altona.
Stadia Expo in Los Angeles
08/05/2012gmp at Stadia Design & Technology Expo 2011 in Los Angeles
Architects gmp are represented at the Stadia Design & Technology Expo 2011 in Los Angeles.
23/04/2012Bolulanger Trio
"A feast of colour in rhythm and sound"
On Thursday 3 May 2012, gmp invites the Boulanger Trio to give a concert which will take place at the Völckersstrasse office in Hamburg.
24/04/2012Lieder and poems of the Romantic period – Heinrich Heine and Robert Schumann
The poet Heinrich Heine, one of the most important German writers of the 19th century, is the focus of the programme featuring Marianne Kaiser (recitation), Philipp Jekal (baritone) and Thomas Benke (piano). The recital will take place in gmp's Berlin office.
"Dynamic Facade Lighting of the Arena National Stadium Warsaw"
Markus Pfisterer (Director gmp) will be talking about "Dynamic Facade Lighting of the Arena National Stadium Warsaw". The talk will be part of the "Media Facade Summit" at the Städelschule in Frankfurt.
"gmp - Stadia for the FIFA World Cup"
As part of the "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: Developing country through football" event in Moscow, Hubert Nienhoff will speak on "gmp - Stadia for the FIFA World Cup".
"Building in China – situational challenges"
During the "fensterbau frontale 2012" trade exhibition, which takes place in Nuremberg from 21 to 24 March, Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan will talk in the Architect's Area on the subject of building in China.
"Hamburg's townscape"
On Tuesday 20 March, 2011, Prof. Volkwin Marg will take part in a debate on "Hamburg's townscape": a debate between Jörn Walter, Volkwin Marg and Till Briegleb.
"The Krakow Aviation Museum and the proposal for an aviation and space-travel museum at Tempelhof Airport"
On Thursday 1 March 2012, Prof. Volkwin Marg will speak on the subject "The Krakow Aviation Museum and the proposal for an aviation and space-travel museum at Tempelhof Airport" as part of the "Berlin hebt ab!" (Berlin takes off) lecture series.
24/02/2012da! Architecture in and from Berlin, 2012
"State Ballet School, Berlin"
The 13th annual exhibition organised by the Berlin Architects' Chamber is called "da! Architecture in and from Berlin" and shows a total of 69 projects by Berlin architects. Exhibits include the State Ballet School, Berlin by gmp as well as other exemplary projects.
Musitecture
23/02/2012Paulo Alexandre dos Santos Ferreira
"Divine bassoon – a homage to the bassoon"
Paulo Ferreira is a famous young genius who plays the modern bassoon. His style is completely unconventional and he plays this instrument solo with great radiance and virtuosity. An absolute must for those keen on musical exploration!
"Current Trends in Textile Architecture"
On Tuesday 21 February 2012 the "Textile Construction" event will take place at the Kutscherhaus, Berlin. The lecture series is organised by "Architekturpreis Berlin e.V".
"Membrane projects by gmp Architects – experiences and outlook"
gmp director, Martin Glass, will speak at the "Membrane constructions for the energy efficiency upgrade of buildings" symposium on the subject "Membrane projects by gmp Architects – experiences and outlook".
"Which cities do we want to live in? Historic buildings or contemporary design"
Subject of the round table discussion at the Dresden State Theatre: "Which cities do we want to live in? Historic buildings or contemporary design".
"China and human rights"
Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan will talk on the subject "China and human rights" as part of the "Crisis dialogue – China, Europe and human rights" panel discussion on 11 January 2012.


Bicycle personal injury insurance in Greenbelt, MD – What is that?
Insurance companies have started in the last few years to offer bicycle personal injury insurance in Greenbelt, MD. There are many different insurance types, such as for auto, health, home, etc. But now you have another option if you love riding your bicycle. The bad news is that a lot of people are not aware of this option or don't know enough about it to trust it. If you were involved in any bicycle accident, you can contact your personal injury lawyer from Greenbelt, MD, before contacting the insurance company. Your Greenbelt injury attorney can deal with the insurance company in your stead and make the most of your insurance.
What can a bicycle insurance cover?
Physical damage to your bike.
When deciding on a bicycle insurance, you can discuss with your Greenbelt injury lawyer. Your personal injury attorney from Greenbelt, MD, can detect any misleading words in the insurance that could make you misunderstand the meaning.
Physical bicycle damage. This means that if your bike is stolen or receives any damage, you will receive compensation for the repairmen or replacement of your bike.
Injury. If someone was injured while you were riding your bicycle, the policy will cover all the damages you caused (depending on the insurance limit).
Medical payment. If you were the one who was injured while riding your bicycle, then the insurance company will cover the treatment costs, including the rehabilitation. Your personal injury attorney from Greenbelt, MD, can explain to you more about this process.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. If, for example, a vehicle does not have insurance (or is insufficient), and you were injured, then the policy will kick in.
Bike rental reimbursement. If you are more than 50 miles away from your home, then the system can help you with the cost of a temporary bike replacement (only if you are at an organized cyclist trip, race, or event).
The bike insurance may sound great, but an essential part of it is the injury insurance. There are a lot of cars and obstacles on the roads these days, which may put your life in danger. Each year around 20,000 people are killed by motor vehicles while riding their bike. But your Greenbelt injury attorney probably knows that more people are injured while riding their bike, though not all people report the accident to the police.
If you were hit by a motor vehicle and suffered any injuries, you should contact a Greenbelt injury lawyer to help you file a personal injury claim.
For more information about the bicycle insurance, you can contact the best personal injury lawyer from Greenbelt, MD, at (443) 569-3950 or send an email at [email protected].


Our Northcote coworking space is called The Station. A small, focused area that sits six members at a time. This space is ideal for those who need peace and quiet to concentrate, but enjoy being a short walk from the trendy cafes and restaurants that High Street has to offer.


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Navalny's Volgograd coordinator gets 15 days in prison
By XSoviet on November 13, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )
by Sarah Hurst The coordinator of Alexei Navalny's campaign headquarters in Volgograd, Alexei Volkov, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison ostensibly for delaying his rally there on Friday for 35 minutes. Volkov was detained during the rally and held at a police station for nearly two […]
Navalny amused by US ice hockey players for Putin
By XSoviet on November 9, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )
by Sarah Hurst Today Alexei Navalny published a video about the luxurious US properties owned by NHL star Alexander Ovechkin and colleagues who have formed a "Putin Team" in advance of the election on March 18. Apparently living in the United States and becoming rich thanks to sports […]
Irkutsk and Kemerovo rallies
By Sarah Hurst After filing his lawsuit against Vladimir Putin for refusing to give him permission for rallies, Alexei Navalny held two more successful rallies in Irkutsk and Kemerovo this weekend. He bypassed local authorities altogether by getting invitations to appear on private property. The owner of a […]
Tambov organisers jailed
By Sarah Hurst Campaigners for Alexei Navalny in Tambov, south of Moscow, are paying the price for organising his successful rally last Sunday. The coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in the city, Diana Rudakova, has been jailed for seven days. Deputy coordinator Leonid Yarygin has been jailed for 25 […]
Navalny to sue Putin
By Sarah Hurst Alexei Navalny says he will sue Vladimir Putin and his administration for ordering regional authorities to refuse to host his rallies. First Navalny had trouble getting permission for rallies in cities of more than a million people, then cities of more than half a million. […]
Navalny holds three more rallies
By XSoviet on October 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )
By Sarah Hurst Alexei Navalny held three more election rallies this weekend, in Ivanovo, Kursk and Tambov. The Kremlin apparently wants to view some rallies to see how they go while at the same time maintaining pressure on Navalny himself and anyone who campaigns for him. Today several […]
Ksenia Sobchak hits back hard
by Sarah Hurst Ksenia Sobchak defied critics at a press conference today, putting forward a strong position and insisting that she is running for president because she wants to live in Russia and cares about its future. She started impressively by showing a video about political prisoners, including […]
Alexei Navalny is back
by Sarah Hurst Alexei Navalny was released from prison this morning after serving a 20-day sentence, and went straight to the offices of his Foundation for Fighting Corruption, where he stopped briefly before flying to Astrakhan in southern Russia for an election rally in the evening. To celebrate […]
Protester gets two-year sentence
By Sarah Hurst Opposition activist Alexei Politikov was sentenced to two years in prison today for allegedly injuring police captain Alexander Shvetsov during the anti-corruption rally in Moscow on March 26. His supporters in court shouted "Shame!" when the sentence was read. Politikov, 45, received no leniency […]
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Although primarily used to clean pipelines, there are a wide range of pigs available for a variety of pigging operations. This course will show you some of the pigs available for these tasks, and will explore their different designs and functions. We will also run through a basic pigging operation, from the loading and launching, the various tracking methods used, through to the safe receiving and unloading of the pig.
There are many hazards associated with pigging operations that can cause injury to personnel and damage to equipment and the environment. We will look at these hazards and learn how to mitigate the risks.


Joe Harris finished with 19 points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal in 30 minutes on Sunday. Harris was efficient from the field as he went 7-for-11 and 4-for-7 from three.
Harris has now shot 50% or better from three in four of his past five games. He's the Nets best shooter and will look to lock the three-point percentage crown up on Wednesday night against the Heat.


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Five years ago, there were five food pantries on college campuses. Now there are 121, according to Michigan State, which has been operating its MSU Student Food Bank since 1993.

News & Trends>Colleges & Universities
Campus Food Pantries Help Feed Hungry Students
As schools and student groups continue to establish university pantries to battle food insecurity amongst peers, campus dining programs are finding ways to pitch in.
Joanna DeChellis 1 | May 19, 2014
When you're preparing dishes that yield 50 servings, you don't often stop to consider hunger. After all, you're surrounded by available calories that your customers are welcome to indulge in—as long as they've purchased a meal plan.
But where do those in your populace who can't afford a meal plan go for food?
"Today's students are tasked with earning perfect grades, being active with extracurriculars and holding down a job," says Lauren McDermott, Director of the Tiger Pantry at the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO). "Tuition is rising. Cost of living is rising. Debt is growing. Everything is working against us."
In response, college students are increasingly turning to a new kind of campus dining: food pantries. And dozens, like Mizzou's Tiger Pantry, are cropping up at universities across the country.
"Food is a privilege," says McDermott. "We hope to change the perception of hunger on campus and offer resources to students, faculty and staff so that they can focus on the experiences uniquely available at Mizzou."
Tiger Pantry is a "non-judgment zone," explains McDermott, which provides food assistance for those in need within the university's community. Currently Mizzou's campus dining program doesn't actively interface with Tiger Pantry, but those tides might be turning.
"We're working with campus dining services to hopefully create a voucher meal system," says McDermott.
The Tiger Pantry at the University of Missouri is one of many food pantries popping up across the country on college campuses to help students in need.
Last fall, George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, launched a voucher meal program dubbed The Student Meal Assistance Fund. It was created by two students, Yara el Mowafy and Jordan Bivings, who were initially looking for a way to redirect unused meal swipes as part of a class project.
The idea of redirecting unused meal money fell through when the system of meal cards was changed to a flat fee. Instead, the students, partnering with Mason Dining, created a university account dedicated to collecting monetary donations to buy meals for students who lack the funds necessary to purchase sustenance. In fact, Sodexo, the school's foodservice provider, helped to establish the fund by making a $1,000 donation.
Feed the Pack Pantry is a food pantry geared toward the entire NC State community.
Until Mizzou can get some kind of collaboration up and running, McDermott and her team encourage students to use surplus swipes at campus convenience stores to buy non-perishable foods they can donate to the pantry.
It's not a perfect alliance, but it's a start.
"As a foodservice director, food insecurity is not something I really considered," says Randy Lait, CASP, Senior Director of Hospitality Services at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, who serves on the advisory board for NC State's food pantry. "It's been enlightening to hear the stories of food insecurity within our small community."
Two Players, One Pack
University Dining at NC State uses the tagline "We Feed the Pack." So when Lait came across an ad in the school newspaper referencing a pantry touting the same slogan, it stopped him in his tracks.
"My initial reaction was, 'Is that necessary here?'" says Lait. "As a department, we've done hunger fighting initiatives and drives, but they tend to be more community based. It never occurred to me that our own students might be struggling with these kinds of issues."
Lait reached out to the executive director of the pantry, who encouraged him to join the advisory board.
"My primary role has been to help guide the students as they've established the pantry's structure and operation," he says. "My foodservice experience has helped them better gauge how many volunteers they'll need to staff different events as well as how to handle donations, apply for grants and find better physical space on campus."
Feed the Pack Pantry is a choice food pantry geared toward the entire NC State community. "We serve students, faculty and staff, and are open to any member of our community who walks through our doors," says Amanda Dango, executive director. "The pantry was founded in November 2012 by students and is run by students, so we embrace a 'by the community, for the community' approach."
According to Dango, Lait has been an especially useful connection for the pantry because his reach is much further than the students. "He's been instrumental in helping us to get the word out as well as streamline our operations and increase fundraising efforts," she says.
A Growing Bread Line
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Although there are no comprehensive nationwide surveys of student hunger yet, Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, which has operated the MSU Student Food Bank since 1993, says the number of university food pantries has risen, from four in 2008 to at least 121 today.
"People don't often associate need in a university environment," says Guy Procopio, Director of Culinary Services at MSU. "But with such a large, diverse population ranging from undergrads to grads, with some paying their way and others on scholarships or supporting families, food can be a real burden."
MSU's Food bank is supported by charitable donations with offerings that include staples such as bread, canned vegetables and soup. Thanks to a partnership with the Greater Food Bank, the pantry also provides fresh produce.
"We provide food to about 4,000 guests annually," says Nate Smith-Tyge, Director of the MSU Student Food Bank. "The general idea is to provide the building blocks of a menu so that the only things a customer would need to buy to supplement their pantry bag would be meat and other fresh foods."
Each pick-up day student volunteers help package food, stock shelves and serve guests. They also conduct interviews to see how much food to give out (i.e. if a guest has a family to support, he or she gets more).
"We are fortunate to have great support from campus dining," says Smith-Tyge. "They sponsor one of our biggest annual events, the Help Tackle Hunger Food Drive. They also provide food storage, both cold and dry, and if we need to do a large donation pickup, they will make arrangements with their trucks to pick it up for us."
Feast or Famine
"The partnership we share with the food bank is a perfect example of how MSU operates as a community," says Procopio. "Our colors might be green and white, but we've been green for some time. Helping one another, our environment and our community is part of our culture."
As such, MSU views the food bank not only as a service for those in need, but also as an opportunity for those looking to get involved.
"MSU takes volunteering very seriously," says Procopio. "The food bank allows students to get involved outside the classroom, to learn about humanity and stewardship and team work."
But organizing volunteers is one of MSU's biggest ongoing challenges, reports Smith-Tyge. "We struggle with managing people," he says. "If we implement a system that ensures we have a certain number of volunteers here on distribution day, then no one shows up. But if we leave it as a free for all, we have too many."
Nutritional Pantrying
According to the USDA, full-time students generally do not qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance programs unless they are the sole supporters of a child younger than 12 or they hold a part-time job.
And while college students are notorious for getting by on less-than-nutritious food, as the price of groceries continues to soar, more are struggling to find their next meal.
"On campus guests who don't qualify for food stamps can be divided into two segments: those who can't afford anything and those who can only afford low-quality nutrition like pizza and ramen," says Beth McGuire-Fredricks, a food pantry co-founder at Stony Brook (NY) University, where the average cost for an undergraduate residential student—tuition, fees, room and board—is $19,358 a year.
Before opening last September, Stony Brook's pantry bought $7,000 worth of food.
"When we heard rumblings around campus about students running out of meal points at the end of the semester we knew we had to do something," says McGuire-Fredricks' counterpoint, Casey McGloin, food pantry co-founder.
Billing itself as a healthy food pantry, Stony Brook provides items for food-insecure students, staff and faculty on campus. "We've stocked our shelves with a range of healthful options," says McGloin.
Before opening its doors last September, the pantry spent $7,000 to purchase all of its food. The money was raised and donated through a number of on-campus charity drives. On opening day, there were more than 50 guests waiting to be helped.
The pantry, which is located in a dormitory basement, is open two nights a week. It provides staples like pasta, dried fruit, canned vegetables, quinoa and breakfast bars. All items are prepackaged in bags donated by Campus Dining Services.
"We work with the campus nutritionist to create bags that are well-balanced," says McGloin. "We want to send our guests home with high-quality nutritional products that will keep them feeling fuller, longer."
At both Stony Brook and MSU, those looking to donate are encouraged to give monetary donations as the food pantries can often stretch the dollar much further than an individual.
"Let's say you go to the store and you buy a can of soup for $1," says MSU's Smith-Tyge. "For that same $1, I can buy 3 cans of soup."
Establishing an Association
The Student Food Bank at Michigan State University bills itself as the nation's pioneer campus-based food bank and is a founding member of the College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA), along with Oregon State Student Food Bank in Corvallis, OR.
"When you search for college food pantries, our names pop to the top of the list," says Nate Smith-Tyge, Director of the MSU Student Food Bank. "With so many other schools reaching out to learn about our programs we thought it made sense to create an association that could share information and best practices."
Currently CUFBA represents about 50 college food banks across the country. Most of them started in the past four or five years and are run by the school or student groups. Smith-Tyge estimates there may be an additional 50 on-campus food pantries that have yet to join the organization.
"We want to create a place for existing as well as up-and-coming pantries to get information, share stories and troubleshoot challenges," says Smith-Tyge.
At the moment, CUFBA is mostly an online-based professional organization that seeks to provide support, training and resources. Eventually, the association hopes to launch research projects to get a better understanding of food insecurity on college and university campuses. It will then hopefully expand into an in-person conference.
But, for now, according to Smith-Tyge, getting the new website up and running is its primary objective.
Growth in College Food Banks
According to Michigan State University Student Food Bank, the number of food pantries on college campuses has increased rapidly in the past six years. "On average, we've been getting three to four calls a week," says Nate Smith-Tyge, Director of the MSU Student Food Bank.
The chart above represents the number of college campuses that have started food banks after consulting with MSU Student Food Bank.
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Seth Apter has new stencils from StencilGirl! Text and Texture & Techno Insiders that fit inside his previous Urban Outsiders Stencil!
Here are Mary Beth and Seth with TWO videos to show you his NEW stencils and then we can get started with our HOP!
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Time to see how our team used Seth's new stencils.
Hop from blog to blog and be INSPIRED!!!
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In addition to our Blog Hop links, Seth will have some other inspiration projects from a few of his friends on his blog!
Love all your stencils! They always inspire so much creativity!
Very very cool new set Seth! Congrats!!
I love Seth's new stencils. What fun to win the giveaway and be able to play with some of t hem.
very clever designs using some unusual shapes and words!
I love the big words. All of the stencils are fantastic.
thanks for having the hop. It was amazing.
These stencils are so fun and so versatile!
great give-away! It is my birthday at the end of the month and what a great thing to possibly have for my birthday. Looks like lots of fun and so much creative juices flowing!
Seth, your stencils promote creativity in me. Thanks for creating your stencils!
Seth my head is spinning with different words to make from the words on your stencils!!
The second video cracked me up! Love Seth's stencils. I need these for my collection.
Great videos of REAL life happening right at taping!! Makes for a fun time! Love the inside/out stencils especially! Love Seth's work!
Oooohhhhhhhh....love the word combinations on these! Must have!
Loving these new stencils! I didn't know about the Outsiders but I love the concept.. I watched the video.. the cat cracked me up! It was fun to see you both laugh.
Awesome... will be ordering soon... but which ones???
Great words. Love the new insiders. I'm adding these to my next StencilGirl shopping list!
I adore these new stencils that Seth has created. He does wonderful work. In the event I win, Seth has my e-mail address. But, my old one got hacked, so I can't leave this one in any form on the internet.
Loving the new stencils! Such inspiring work putting them to use!
Really, really love these stencils - already ordered!
Well, I noticed the request for e-mail after posting the previous comment- sorry. Will be visiting the stops on the hop!
I really appreciate the real emotion states you've inclded in your stencils. I'm just not laugh,beauty and happy all the time. The idea of insider outsider / include exclude is a fun play on symbols and words.
Way too many great stencils to choose a favorite. Thanks for always coming up with such wonderful designs!
Love these, have the stamps waiting for my pick up and now I will have to get the stencils.
Love your products. Can't wait to watch some videos and check out even more of your great stuff!!
More yummy stencils to create with!
Would love to have more stencils.
I love how Seth used the new designs in his stencils!
Seth Apter Stencils are great!
The stencil are fantasic as well as the video's. Thanks for the chance to win as my stash of stencils is very small.
Love the new stencils from Seth. Can't place my order until the end of the summer but I'm looking forward to getting back in the studio.
Such unique and grungy stencils!!
I feel like I've won already! An inspirational blog hop. The opportunity to win, and use, these stencils is a bonus.
These are awesome - love seth's work....and the talented group of artists on the blog hop!
Go, Seth...especially your new Text and Texture stencils!
Gee, your talent abounds. Thanks for sharing.
Great new stencils and so great to see all the different ways and ideas for using them.
I love these new stencils.
Oh, boy! Been waiting for these!
These are fantastic stencils - great for true expression!
I really like the new insiders and the words are pretty sweet too!


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Welcome to the Green Dragon Inn!
As some of you might already know there's been an inn at the Warriors' Guildhall in Thais since late November. This inn is named the Green Dragon Inn, and the Fontaneda Army is cordially invited on a permanent basis. The doors will always be open, but refreshments are unfortunately only available if the innkeeper himself or one of his bartenders or barmaids are online and at the inn. There's also possibilities to lose *ahem* – win – some money should one of our croupiers be online.
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Your invitation is much appreciated. I'll surely drop by soon.


The following are appellate court judges face a retention vote in the August 2016 general election. Candidates whose names are in color have signed the Tennessee Fair Judicial Campaign Code of Conduct, which is designed to maintain the highest standards of discourse. Appellate court justices do not run against other candidates, but face a retention vote.
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Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus is a full-service hospital with 42 inpatient beds, a 24/7 emergency department, and a full complement of support services, including a blood bank, full-service cafeteria, outpatient and inpatient pharmacies and family resource center. It also houses expanded medical and surgery specialty clinics, including new cancer services.
In 2016, Cincinnati Children's partnered with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and UC Physicians to open the Proton Therapy Center. The $120 million facility is one of the most advanced proton research and cancer treatment centers in the world. Located at Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus, the Proton Therapy Center has the world's only proton treatment gantry fully dedicated to research.
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2806 Cardinal Drive is a $35,000, 925 square foot, 3 bedroom, 1.0 bath home on a 0.15 acre lot located in Decatur, IL.
Has been a good rental property for past few years. Nice 3 bedroom ranch. Newer roof. Home has a fenced yard and a oversized 1 car garage.
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František Neumann (Přerov, Moràvia, 16 de juny de 1874 – Brno, 25 de febrer de 1929) fou un director d'orquestra i compositor txec.

Feu els estudis superiors de música en el Conservatori de Leipzig. El 1898 fou nomenat director del teatre Municipal d'Hamburg, havent dirigit després les orquestres de l'Òpera de Regen (Ratisbona), Linz, Reichenberg, Teplitz i Frankfurt del Main. Des del 1926 va dirigir el teatre Nacional de Brno.

La seva música de teatre comprèn les òperes:
 Markyz, estrenada a Linz el 1901;
 Milkovani, estrenada a Frankfurt el 1906;
 Beatrice, estrenada a Brno el 1922.

També va compondre el melodrama Pan i els ballets Vsladké Pasti, Pery i Pierrot. Per a orquestra va escriure una Rapsòdia morava; dues obertures; el poema simfònic Pekelny rej i la suite Potopeny Zvon.

Entre la seva música de cambra destaquen un Octet, llorejat per l'Acadèmia Txeca de Belles Arts, i un trio. També va escriure diversos lieder, cors, misses i motets.

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Directors d'orquestra txecs
Compositors d'òpera txecs
Compositors txecs del segle XX
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Newsweek columnist says US funding mosque construction
By Lee DeCovnick
Truth, even in the tightly controlled prison of the Obama media complex, occasionally bursts forth like a swordfish cavorting on the waves of a golden August afternoon.
Newsweek, the Washington Post's former progressive stepchild, published an op-ed by Fareed Zakaria, the in-house lapdog for the Administration, extolling the virtues of building the Ground Zero Mosque. A couple of sentences demand a great deal more explanation.
To that end, early in its tenure the Bush administration began a serious effort to seek out and support moderate Islam. Since then, Washington has funded mosques, schools, institutes, and community centers that are trying to modernize Islam around the world.
We should be encouraging groups like the one behind this project, not demonizing them. Were this mosque being built in a foreign city, chances are that the U.S. government would be funding it.
Perhaps we all missed the memo where US taxpayers are gleefully funding Islamic "mosques, schools, institutes, and community centers" around the globe. Of course, US troops have restored hundreds of schools and community centers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but mosques and Islamic institutes? This seems very difficult to believe.
So, as an enraged and curious taxpaying citizen, I have a few questions for Mr. Zakaria, our Congress and this Administration. What are the locations, costs, and dates of construction of these US taxpayer-funded mosques and Islamic institutes? If some of these mosques were built in the America, didn't anyone contact the ACLU? (I would pay real money to be in "the room" during that discussion.) What particular piece of Congressional legislation authorized US taxpayer dollars to be spent on these mosques and Islamic institutes? Did our government apportion these funds fairly and equally between the Shi'a, Sunni, and Sufi sects of Islam?
The Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" I'm damn sure spending US taxpayer dollars on constructing mosques was not envisioned by the Founding Fathers nor by the overwhelming majority of American citizens.


Hard Time is a third person adventure-strategy game which depicts the real time life of prisoners in jail in 3D gameplay.
The game starts with a story of a prisoner (you) who has been found guilty of some serious crime. You will go through a trail and will be sentenced to Southtown Correctional Facility for a short but hard time. The correction centre will focus on your rehabilitation by providing you opportunities to prove yourself and your progress improving as a person and human. Failing to do so, you will have to spend prolonged time being captivated behind the walls. And you will earn a reputation of being bad. Hard Time revolves around social life of a prisoner spent in some prison and allows the game player to feel the challenges faced in odd circumstances of the cells. Real life scenarios related to the lockups are shown with martinet wardens ensuring the extensive discipline across the prison lines. The inmates can indulge in various positive activities to learn self-discipline and to relieve themselves of grueling routine of a gaol. While, the subjects are at some freedom to perform these activities, they are strongly kept under close observation and control by the pushing wardens. Moreover, strict timetable is ensured like dinner time and lunch time etc. The prison is also locked down at nights, so you don't have choice but to go back into your cell to avoid any confrontations with the wardens.
Theme of the game is based on a plot that in a criminal society where number of prisoners outrun number of free citizens, the social system balance is seriously disturbed because a substantial proportion of population is in prison. The dilemma is dealt by suggesting sentences of shorter duration of much more tension, pressure and hardships instead of longer duration with normal drills. This would help to maintain the population balance between the prisoners and the citizens. Moreover, it would also lead to a faster rehabilitation of the criminals as they would have to endure more crushing time in the prison if they don't get refined. Therefore, the game carries the name of 'Hard Time'; implying the hard time spent behind the bars.
How you can play game?
You will start as a newbie in Southtown Correctional Facility. You will have a whole new arduous and dark, but at the same time exciting, experience waiting in front of you. You can choose your path and control your fate. You can either become an outlaw to earn a reputation or live a life of sanity to earn your freedom. Work on your abilities of intelligence and endurance. At the same time, you must acquire muscular sturdiness and agility to be able to combat your enemies from different brotherhoods. The prison has its own gym, study, workshop and kitchen. You can foster your intellect by digging in the study, earns some dollars by cooking in the kitchen and strengthen your core by working out in the gym. An adventurous prison compound with full of criminal inmates is calling you. Show them what you are!


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The 10 Best Faux Fur Rugs
This wiki has been updated 8 times since it was first published in May of 2020. Faux fur rugs offer all the luxurious comfort of soft animal pelts without any of the cruelty. Whether you're looking for a small runner cut to mimic a real pelt or something broad to cover a large area, there are many shapes, sizes, and colors to choose from. To make your search more convenient, we have carefully studied the available options and listed the best below. When users buy our independently chosen editorial recommendations, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
This wiki has been updated 8 times since it was first published in May of 2020. Faux fur rugs offer all the luxurious comfort of soft animal pelts without any of the cruelty. Whether you're looking for a small runner cut to mimic a real pelt or something broad to cover a large area, there are many shapes, sizes, and colors to choose from. To make your search more convenient, we have carefully studied the available options and listed the best below. When users buy our independently chosen editorial choices, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
1. Lochas Ultra Soft
From a small 2 by 3-foot mat, to a large 5 by 8-foot area covering, the Lochas Ultra Soft (around $37) is offered in four sizes, all of which are rectangular. In addition to black, white, and grey, it is available in bright colors like pink and lavender.
Nonslip suede bottom
Made from densely piled microfiber
2. Safavieh Sheepskin
Woven from soft Japanese acrylic, the Safavieh Sheepskin (about $152) comes in 12 sizes that include 4, 5, and 6-foot diameter circular designs. Their manufacturer has been in business for over 100 years and has partnerships with companies like Disney and Ralph Lauren.
Handmade to ensure quality
3 colors to choose from
Durable canvas backing
3. Ciicool Fuzz
Offered in shapes like hearts, rectangles, and circles, as well as single and double skins, the Ciicool Fuzz (around $31) comes in white, black, grey, red, khaki, and burgundy. It is hypoallergenic and its manufacturer backs it with a 2-year warranty.
Nontoxic materials are pet friendly
Leather-like latex bottom
Relatively inexpensive
While faux fur rugs require the same observant caution you would practice with any area rug, which primarily entails not injuring yourself by tripping on them, many of the options in this particular category lack substantial grip and can lead to dangerous slips. As such, we strongly suggest also getting a high-traction rug pad to place under your purchase if it has a soft backing.
Moving forward in the same vein, we know for certain that the VanillaChocolate Plush Mat and Ashler Ultra Fluffy both lack significant traction. The good news is, models that don't have any grip tend to also make great fur throws that you can place on chairs and sofas to add soft and colorful accents to any room.
Although we'd love to tell you all of these options are free of animal-based materials, that just isn't the case, as both the Lochas Ultra Soft and Carvapet Luxury have suede bottoms. To be sure, these models still have fake fur on top, as all options on this list necessarily must, so no worries there. That being said, we do have a list dedicated to actual sheepskin rugs if that's what you're looking for.
Fur Free Alliance While there are many great charitable causes out there, we figure if you're looking at faux fur rugs, you might have certain feelings about the mistreatment of animals. This website has a lot of useful information and resources focused on the fight against real fur, whether you're already a concerned advocate, or just now considering the issue for the first time. From ethics to sustainability, their articles and fact sheets offer broad insights and can help put you in touch with affiliate organizations. However, be warned that what you find out might be harrowing, so steel your heart before heading this way. furfreealliance.com
Hollywood Love Rugs Although this retailer also peddles actual animal-skin rugs, this link will take you directly to their faux fur selection. Their inventory includes fake zebra, cow, bear, and tiger pelts that can be difficult to find elsewhere, especially at equally affordable prices. Meanwhile, if you're not opposed to leather, they also sell cowhides printed to resemble the skins of cheetahs, giraffes, leopards, and more. hollywoodloverugs.com
4. Nouvelle Legende Quattro
At about 3 1/2 by 6 feet, the Nouvelle Legende Quattro (about $79) is cut in a symmetrical shape with an irregular edge in order to imitate an animal hide. Constructed from a blend of 80% polyester and 20% acrylic, its synthetic underside resembles soft leather.
Made without any animal materials
Comes in 3 natural colors
Decent weight of over 3 pounds
5. Carvapet Luxury
Available in black, brown, grey, pink, and white, the Carvapet Luxury (about $19) comes in small sizes that make good chair and stool covers, as well as slightly larger ones intended for accenting floors. Its purveyor recommends hand washing it over conventional laundering.
Offered in pelt-like shapes
Shaggy pile is over 2 inches tall
No very large options
6. Gorilla Grip Premium
The rubber bottom of the Gorilla Grip Premium (around $77) is covered with a grid of tiny dimpled triangles that resemble the soles of tennis shoes. It comes in 6 sizes and includes some options frosted with brown and black tips that are reminiscent of wolf pelts.
10-year guarantee
Can be cleaned in a washing machine
Needs to be air dried
7. Nuloom Iraida
Made in China, the Nuloom Iraida (appx. $53) comes in several colors of cowhide that are flecked with gold material to catch and reflect light. Woven from a synthetic blend, it has a short pile height, so it won't get snagged by doors passing over it.
Asymmetrical shape
8. Ashler Ultra Fluffy
Each of the options in the Ashler Ultra Fluffy (about $26) line of floor coverings is made from a shaggy fabric that simulates Mongolian sheep's hair. Their selection includes uncommon hues like dark red, purple, turquoise, and navy blue.
Over 15 colors to choose from
Bottom provides no traction
9. Nuloom Natural
Off-white on top and light brown on the bottom, the Nuloom Natural (about $26) is 2 feet wide and 4 1/2 feet long with nearly symmetrical ripples along its edges. Woven with thick, densely piled strands, it closely mimics actual sheepskin and rises high from the floor.
Only available in one style
10. VanillaChocolate Plush Mat
In addition to a koala-shaped option that features grey shading and a black nose and eyes, the VanillaChocolate Plush Mat (about $26) is available in a heart design that comes in grey, white, pink, violet, and both royal and light blue.
Washing machine friendly
Does not have a nonslip backing
On the small side
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Clay king Nadal bests grass master Federer
King of clay
, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10), in an exhibition yesterday on a half-grass, half-clay court in Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands, when the top-ranked Swiss player failed to reach a forehand that took a funny bounce across the green side.
"We're used to playing long, hard games with a lot of tension involved," Federer said. "So it's fun to play on this half-grass, half-clay surface."
Nadal came into the match with a record 72 straight wins on clay. Federer hasn't lost on grass in 4 years - a 48-match run that includes four straight Wimbledon titles.
"It was a long match, with many changes of pace and with little time to adapt," Nadal said. "My feet are suffering as a price of having to adapt to the grass."
Federer was leading 4-1 in the tiebreaker before Nadal rallied. After the Spaniard double-faulted while ahead 6-5, the players traded match points. Nadal then hit three of the final four winners from the clay side in front of a sellout crowd of about 7,000.
"It was a fun way to pass 2 1/2 hours," Nadal said.
In other tennis news:
* Australian Open champion Serena Williams pulled out of next week's German Open due to a groin injury. Former French Open winner Anastasia Myskina withdrew with a toe injury.
* Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis struggled past rookie Matthias Bachinger, 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open in Munich, Germany.
Philly File
* Villanova football players signing free-agent contracts with NFL teams are center Christian Gaddis (Buffalo), defensive back Terrance Reaves (St. Louis) and safety Allyn Bacchus (Atlanta). Temple offensive tackle Elliot Seifert signed with Cincinnati.
Sport Stops
* Charles Wells, the longtime agent for track star Marion Jones, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Prosecutors said Wells played a minor role in a scam that used a stable of track figures to cash and launder millions of dollars in forged or counterfeit checks over several years. Sprinter and former Olympian Tim Montgomery pleaded guilty in April to cashing some of the bogus checks on behalf of a ring of counterfeiters in New York. Montgomery, who fathered a child with Jones, could be sentenced to more than 3 years in prison.
* Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. will drive for Foyt Racing and carry the No. 50 on his car in recognition of A.J. Foyt's 50 years at the race.
* Marathon recordholder Paula Radcliffe may miss the world championships in Japan this August because of a back injury that occurred during the 27 hours of labor it took to deliver her daughter Isla on Jan. 17.
* Dick Pound, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, reiterated his full confidence in the French laboratory that tested Floyd Landis' samples from the Tour de France. Pound defended the Chatenay-Malabry lab, which found that Landis recorded elevated levels of testosterone - including synthetic versions of the substance - when he won last year's Tour. *
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Max Cavalera
Features, Interviews October 10, 2018
Hellbound interviews Max Cavalera
Back in March, I had the extreme luck to sit down with one of my all-time heroes, Max Cavalera. Max was in Vancouver with…
PSA, Staff Picks February 13, 2015
Anticipating: Melechesh – Enki (out March 10)
Available on March 10th 2015 in North America, from the folks over at Nuclear Blast, it's MELECHESH with Enki. Promising to add yet another…
Blogs, Featured, Gruesome Greg June 2, 2013
A metal band in Botswana needs your help. Please give generously…
Gaborone-based bangers Wrust still need nearly two grand to bring their metal to the masses (or at least Milan, Italy) and they only have four more days to raise the money. Now's your change to help save a band in Africa–and trust me, the Christian Children's Fund has absolutely nothing to do with this!
Featured, Reviews, Reviews - Audio March 13, 2012
Soulfly – Enslaved
Soulfly may not be the cutting edge band it once was, but it's still a relevant bulwark of power in today's metal scene. Enslaved is a poignant celebration of Max Cavalera's musical vision and his longevity.
Featured, Reviews, Reviews - Audio July 12, 2011
Sepultura – Kairos
Kairos is definitely an album produced by a band that has seemingly stuck to their guns even when their decisions have divided their fan base. While not a huge progressive leap forward, it's a great listen.
Headline, Reviews, Reviews - Live June 15, 2011
Sepultura @ Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, May 31, 2011
Sepultura, celebrating their 27th year as a band in 2011, are still in fine, fine form. Derrick Green is an engaging frontman, bantering with the crowd between every song, and absolutely tearing the place up vocally. Drummer Jean Dolabella is a powerhouse, and the best compliment I can give him is that all of the classic Sepultura songs (let's face it, the drums were always Sepultura's signature) sounded exactly the way they were supposed to. Paulo, Jr? Well, Paulo's bottom-end keeps it all in place – he doesn't move around or interact with the crowd so much, but as the oldest-serving member of Sepultura at this point, he doesn't have to. And Andreas' guitar riffs were monstrous and legendary, he too kept the crowd engaged and roaring.
Kyle Harcott reviews the May 31st appearance by Sepultura at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre. Live photos by Ted Reckoning.
Featured, Reviews, Reviews - Audio May 25, 2010
Soulfly – Omen
The thing about Omen is that it feels like Soulfly is running through the motions in a lot of ways. The clue to that lies (again) in the Jeffrey Dahmer referencing; the cannibal was arrested and tossed in the can in 1992. He died in '94; this was the best the band could do?


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Agents of Enlightenment
Agents of Enlightenment /
The project consists of three large case studies: one on civil servants, one on diplomats and one on physicians. The project also comprises a fourth, smaller study on midwives as authorised medical office holders. Lines of enquiry common to all four are the importance of networks for the dissemination of knowledge, the practical applications of knowledge and the immediate effects of knowledge.
Civil servants as purveyors of radical philosophy
In the correspondence networks of the eighteenth-century Republic of Letters, civil servants, administrators and officers are well represented. This is partly due to the fact that these types of occupations were natural for the wealthy elites of early modern societies. However, it is legitimate to suppose that many educated administrators took a genuine interest in philosophy.
In her research for the project, Charlotta Wolff will look at two key figures particularly interesting in this respect. Why did they engage in Enlightenment issues and philosophical networks, what did they read and how did their contact with radical philosophy, particularly French materialism, affect them, their actions and choices, privately and publicly, insofar as these two can be separated?
The first sub-study deals with Swedish ambassador, minister and university chancellor Count Gustav Philip Creutz (1731–1785) as a socialite, freethinker and materialist. Wolff has previously mapped his contacts with the French philosophers in a forthcoming study on Enlightenment networks. In the project, she will go further with Creutz's contacts with the Enlightenment previous to his first diplomatic mission in 1763 as well as with his role as a disseminator of French philosophy in the Sweden of the 1780s.
The second sub-study concerns the theatre director, courtier and diplomat Baron Gustaf Johan Ehrensvärd's (1746–1783) connections to the French Encyclopédistes in the 1770s and the significance of the French radical Enlightenment in a milieu of male courtiers and freemasons closely linked to the circle around King Gustav III's brother, Duke Charles of Sudermania.
A bibliophile diplomat and pamphleteer
Mid-eighteenth-century Stockholm hosted around ten foreign embassies. Foreign envoys in the Swedish capital had to adapt themselves to a political landscape characterized by a weak royal power, emerging party politics and an increasingly important public opinion. Being sent on a mission to Stockholm differed from being stationed in most European capitals. The mechanisms of local politics influenced all aspects of diplomacy conducted in the Swedish capital: information gathering, social life and conflict management.
One of the embassies which adapted its work to the point of breaking with the social norms of early-modern diplomacy was that of the Russian Ambassador Johann Albrecht von Korff (stationed in Stockholm 1746–1748). In her postdoctoral research, Sophie Holm is examining the case of Baron von Korff and his intellectual profile as a bibliophile and pamphleteer. Deeply engaged in the Republic of Letters, he could use his intellectual networks and the infrastructures of clandestine literature also for other purposes, including political and propagandistic ones. This influenced his diplomacy during both his mission in Stockholm and his much longer service in Copenhagen.
Epidemiology and medical knowledge networks
In this project, doctoral student Elina Maaniitty concentrates on four epidemic diseases, the measures taken to prevent them and the progress in medical science in Sweden and Finland during the long eighteenth century. The aim is to combine history of science with historical demography and historical epidemiology in a new, groundbreaking way.
The prevalence of smallpox, measles, typhus and bubonic plague is studied in several regions of Finland. Demographic data is combined with history of medicine and science to achieve a comprehensive understanding of medical science and its practical applications in eighteenth-century Sweden – and to find out whether these applications, such as smallpox inoculation, did or did not have noticeable and tangible effects on local populations and mortality rates. The spread of scientific information over physicians' networks is also studied, as well as the ways to mediate this information to laypeople. Central source material consists of scientific and popular medical writings, academic dissertations, personal documents such as letters, official reports, pamphlets and scientific journals.
Female officials
In this project Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen focuses on midwives as authorised and licensed city officials in the eighteenth-century Finnish towns and cities. Licenced midwives were required to be literate as they had to be able to read professional literature and, in their capacity as office holders, they had to be able to write and sign certificates given to courts and parishes. Vainio-Korhonen's research tells of their training and education, professional skills and their medical expertise as a part of Swedish formal medical education system during the eighteenth century.


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Global distribution of two polystyrene-derived contaminants in the marine environment: A review
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre, Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas, Carlos Ivan Pizarro-Ortega, Miguel Saldaña-Serrano
Resultado de la investigación: Contribución a una revista › Artículo de revisión › revisión exhaustiva
Plastic pollution is one of the major issues impacting on the marine environment. Plastic polymers are known to leach industrial chemicals and associated contaminants. In this review, we focused on assessing the global distribution and concentration of two polystyrene-derived contaminants, hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and styrene oligomers (SOs), in marine sediments and seawater. Overall, most of the studies were carried out in Asia, North America, and Europe. Relatively high concentrations of these contaminants are generally attributed to the proximity of urban cities, plastic industries, polystyrene pollution, and aquaculture. Moreover, the concentrations in sediments are many times higher than in seawater. HBCDs were found to be a negligible risk to marine biota when compared to the ecotoxicological endpoints. However, realistic concentrations of SOs could compromise the wellbeing of certain species in highly polluted sites. The future perspectives and research were discussed.
Marine Pollution Bulletin
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111729
Publicada - dic 2020
ODS de las Naciones Unidas
Este resultado contribuye a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Polystyrenes Ingeniería y ciencia de los materiales 98%
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Sediments Ingeniería y ciencia de los materiales 70%
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De-la-Torre, G. E., Dioses-Salinas, D. C., Pizarro-Ortega, C. I., & Saldaña-Serrano, M. (2020). Global distribution of two polystyrene-derived contaminants in the marine environment: A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 161, [111729]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111729
De-la-Torre, Gabriel Enrique ; Dioses-Salinas, Diana Carolina ; Pizarro-Ortega, Carlos Ivan ; Saldaña-Serrano, Miguel. / Global distribution of two polystyrene-derived contaminants in the marine environment : A review. En: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2020 ; Vol. 161.
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Charles Craig
In 1881, Charles Craig was the first major Western artist to paint Taos. He went on to become an important Indian genre painter, Western landscapist and illustrator. Largely self taught as an artist, he made his first Western trip up the Missouri River in 1865, spending four years with various tribes of Indians and traveling as far as Fort Benton, Montana. He then opened his studio in Zanesville, Ohio, to earn his tuition for art training by painting portraits. He was a student at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1872 – 1873 and studied with Peter Moran. On his way to Colorado Springs in 1881, he stopped to paint images of the Old Indian town of Taos. In 1883, he came back to sketch in Taos and Santa Fe. Craig eventually settled in Colorado Springs where he made his home for 50 years.
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About Yazour
The town of Yazour is located about 3 miles to the west of Jaffa along the international road leading to Jerusalem; and about 4 miles from Tel Aviv. To the North of Yazour lies the railway road that separates Yazour from the village of Salameh and links Jaffa to Jerusalem via Lydda. Yazour's population reached 4030 in 1945; 20 Christians and 4010 Moslems. The land area of Yazour was about 12 million square meters, of which 9.74 million were owned by Arabs, 1.4 million by Jews, and about 6.4 million meters were public land.
Yazour is a very old town; it was mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian King Sinhreeb who ruled about 800 BC. Two tombs discovered recently from the fourth millennium BC seem to indicate that Yazour was established in the Stone Age. The village has few other historic places that go back to the European Middle Ages; it contains the remains of a fort called The Casal des Plaines, built in 1191 for Richard the Lionheart. The village mosque is a multi-domed seventeenth-century building built on the foundation of a Crusaders church. After Yazour was occupied and ethnically cleansed by Israel in 1948, the mosque was transformed into a Jewish shrine. Two Islamic shrines still stand; Sayyiduna Haydara, and another shrine for an unknown individual. Few other structures and old houses are still used by Jewish settlers. Whenever Yazour's history is mentioned, it would not be complete without saying few words about Abu Alhasan bin Ali Abu Mohamed Alyazouri, a famous judge who assumed judicial duties in the cities of Ramleh and Jerusalem. In 1040 Alyazouri left for Egypt where he moved from one important position to another, becoming in 1050 state minister and the most powerful man in the land. However, the powers that enabled him to restore order and revive state economy, caused few strong men to feel jealous and convince the Fatimid Caliph Almustansir that his minister was betraying him and conspiring with his enemies in Baghdad. The Caliph ordered Alyazouri's arrest, then his beheading in 1958.
Yazour was famous for its orange groves, providing, with a few other neighboring villages, the famous "Jaffa Oranges" to European markets. In addition to oranges, Yazour farmers produced lemons, grapefruits as well as vegetables and cereals. The village had by 1945 about 140 artesian water wells, using mechanical pumps. People used water to drink and irrigate land; some families built large pools to store water and use it as swimming pools as well. Starting in the 1930s, people began to import cows from Holland and use their milk for drinking and making cheese and butter. Money earned by exporting oranges and raising cows was estimated in 1945 to have reached 140,000 and 25,000 British Pounds, respectively. Since all of Yazour's inhabitants were land owners, there are no records that suggest that the village knew poverty or need in its long history. After expanding the plantation of oranges, many families began to move out of the center of the town and build new, modern homes near their groves and water wells, causing living standards and conditions to improve substantially; the old town, nonetheless, continued to serve the villagers as a commercial center and a place for warship and entertainment.
Yazour had two schools; one for boys, the other for girls. The first was established in 1920 and had 430 boys in 1947; the other was established in 1933 and had 160 girls. The boys school was built on a 20,000 square meters; a relatively large piece of land to provide space for a playground, a honeybee farm, and a farm to train students how to use modern farming and irrigation systems. The school had a library of 583 books. Literacy rates in the village were estimated in 1945 to have reached 50% among men and 5% among women.
The Occupation of Yazour
Following the UN Partition Plan of 1947, Jewish underground terrorist organizations began to attack Yazour, terrorize its inhabitants and provoke them to abandon their homes in the suburbs and move to safer places in and outside the village. In December of the same year, Jewish terrorists attacked a cafe in Yazour killing seven men. Few days later, Yazour took revenge by attacking a military jeep killing seven guards who had for weeks terrorized Yazouris by going through the village often, shooting in all directions. With the help of a German expert, few young Yazouris prepared an explosive device, placed it near the road, and as the car carrying the guards passed by, they exploded the device. Some guards were killed; others were wounded; but when the wounded tried to flee into the neighboring orange groves, the Yazouris followed them and killed them. In the wake of that incident, Yigal Yadin, commander of the Haganah forces ordered Yigal Alon, one of his officers, to "launch immediately, and without further notice, a military operation against Yazour to disturb life in the village, and burn and destroy a number of houses". Following the orders, Alon and his terrorist gangs began attacking buses going through the village, causing the wounding of many men, women and children, and carrying nightly raids destroying each time two or three houses. On the 22nd of January 1948, the Haganah leadership decided to launch a large scale attack on Yazour, destroy its ice factory and burn a number of houses. Yitzhak Rabin, the officer in charge of military planning, was asked to plan the attack and supervise its execution. Before dawn on that black day, Jewish forces attacked the factory and nearby houses and destroyed them, causing a powerful explosion that could be heard and seen for miles away. The operation, considered a massacre by Israeli historians, caused the killing of 15 people and the wounding of many more. On the first day of May 1948, Yazour was occupied and ethnically cleansed, along with several other towns and villages. The owners of the land and makers of its history for countless generations had become a part of a new sad history. Some Yazouris fled by see to Gaza; others fled to the cities of Lydda and Ramleh which fell in the hands of Israelis during the second week of July. The overwhelming majority of the Yazouris ended in squalid refuge camps in Nablus, Jericho and the Gaza Strip; and from there they moved to all corners of the globe seeking education, work and freedom, never to forget their homeland or beloved village. After the signing of the Oslo agreement with the PLO in 1993, Israelis realized that the Palestinian land they occupied in 1948-49 was no longer subject to negotiations; and therefore, they began to destroy old buildings and houses and build new ones in their place. The new part of Yazour lost its orange groves, trees and birds and was annexed to Holon, the largest industrial complex in Israel. And the old Yazour was rehabilitated and transformed into a modern town they call "Azure". Pictures are for the British army entering Yazour in 1919; the colored one is for the remains of the Crusader castle Casal des Plaines; and the rest show village ruins left by Jewish gangs.
*Yazour is the village where I was born and lived for few years before its occupation in 1948.
Latest photo for the most important historical site in Yazour; an old mosque transformed into a Jewish synaguoge; taken in November 2015
Yazour is the twon in which I was born.
Yazour
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