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Trzebinia (1969–1977 Trzebinia-Siersza) – miasto w województwie małopolskim, w powiecie chrzanowskim, siedziba gminy miejsko-wiejskiej Trzebinia.

Według danych GUS z 31 grudnia 2019 r. miasto liczyło 19 663 mieszkańców.

Geografia

Położenie
Obszar miasta i gminy Trzebinia położony jest w zachodniej części województwa małopolskiego, w powiecie chrzanowskim.  Według najnowszej aktualizacji przebiegu granic mezoregionów fizycznogeograficznych Polski, na utworach południowej części Wyżyny Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej – Wyżyny Olkuskiej i Rowu Krzeszowickiego. Niewielka, środkowa część gminy, według badaczy znajduje się w granicach Pagórów Jaworznickich.  Geograficznie obszar miasta i gminy jest wyżyną wzniesioną od 269 do 407 m n.p.m. Miasto położone jest w linii prostej około 30 km od Krakowa i 32 km od Katowic. Trzebinia należy do Ziemi krakowskiej-Małopolski, graniczącej ze Śląskiem, w szczególności z Górnym Śląskiem.

Według najnowszych badań prowadzonych przez pracowników Instytutu Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego przedstawionych w dokumencie pt. "Powiązania funkcjonalno-przestrzenne ośrodków miejskich" Małopolskiego Obserwatorium Rozwoju Regionalnego Gmina Trzebinia zaliczona została bezpośrednio do Krakowskiego Obszaru Metropolitalnego, a z racji położenia w zachodniej części województwa małopolskiego wiążą ją również relacje przestrzenne z niektórymi miastami konurbacji górnośląskiej.

Transport

Komunikację drogową zapewniają głównie autostrada A4, droga krajowa nr 79 i droga wojewódzka nr 791. Miasto jest znaczącym węzłem kolejowym, ze stacją kolejową, która obsługuje zarówno ruch pasażerski, jak i towarowy.

Struktura miasta
W skład Trzebini wchodzą następujące osiedla:
 Energetyków
 Gaj
 Gaj Zacisze
 Górka
 Krakowska
 Krystynów
 Krze
 Piaski
 Północ
 Trzebionka
 Salwator
 Siersza
 Widokowe
 Wodna

Demografia

 Ruch naturalny ludności (2005):
 liczba zawartych małżeństw: 271
 liczba urodzeń: 229
 liczba zgonów: 295
 przyrost naturalny: −66
 przemeldowania: 346
 wymeldowania poza teren: 317

 Ruch naturalny ludności (2007)
 liczba zawartych małżeństw: 230
 liczba urodzeń: 306
 liczba zgonów: 405
 przyrost naturalny: −99
 przemeldowania: 461
 wymeldowania poza teren: 325

 Piramida wieku mieszkańców Trzebini w 2014 roku.

Historia

Prehistoria
Najstarsze znaleziska archeologiczne z terenów Trzebini i okolic to wyroby z krzemienia oraz przedmioty wykonane z brązu pochodzące z okresu halsztackiego kultury łużyckiej.

Średniowiecze
Teren, na którym współcześnie znajduje się Trzebinia, najpewniej wchodził w skład państwa wielkomorawskiego, później, po włączeniu ziem Wiślan do państwa Polan, pozostał przy Polsce do 1795 r.

Początki Trzebini sięgają czasów średniowiecza. Znaczną część jej dzisiejszego terenu stanowiły obszary dworskie, funkcjonujące w oparciu o gospodarkę folwarczną. Z 1325 pochodzi wzmianka o parafii św. Piotra i Pawła, w 1470 o kościele parafialnym w Trzebini wspomniał Jan Długosz, a w 1490 księga poborowa ziemi proszowskiej. Przełomu XIII i XIV w. sięgają tradycje wydobywania galmanu na terenach należących obecnie do gminy. Z 1411 pochodzi wzmianka o sztolni odwadniającej, pierwszej na terenie złóż śląsko-krakowskich. Do XV w. teren ten był własnością królewską, w późniejszym czasie, na drodze przywilejów nadanych przez króla, mieszczanie krakowscy uzyskali prawa eksploatacji bogatych złóż cynku i ołowiu znajdujących się w tych okolicach.

Na przełomie XIV i XV wieku, w posiadanie Trzebini weszli Karwaczjanowie herbu Zadora. Mikołaj Kezinger odkupił osadę od Karwaczjanów i w 1415 otrzymał od króla Władysława Jagiełły przywilej nadający osadzie prawo magdeburskie i górnicze. Syn Kezingera, Walther herbu Łabędź, otworzył nowe szyby w Górce, zwanej wówczas Wierzą. Równolegle z Kezingerami wydobywał kruszce ród Tęczyńskich herbu Topór, do którego należała Siersza, Wodna i Myślachowice. Pod koniec XV w. Trzebinia przeszła w ręce Jerzego Morsztyna, a w XVI w. właścicielami okolicy bądź jej części byli mieszczanie krakowscy, którzy intensywnie rozwijali działalność górniczą i hutniczą.

Nowożytność
W latach 1569–1584, Trzebinię objął w posiadanie Jerzy Schilhra vel Silhra, który przyjął nazwisko Trzebiński i otrzymał herb Abdank. W rękach rodu Schilhra Trzebińskich pozostawała do 1802, kiedy zmarł Antoni Schilhra Trzebiński, ostatni potomek w linii męskiej. Dzięki Trzebińskim była osada górnicza przeżywała swoją świetność i zaczęła być traktowana jak miasto, choć w tym okresie jeszcze praw miejskich nie posiadała. Staraniem Franciszka Schilhry Trzebińskiego, Trzebinia uzyskała od Augusta II przywilej jarmarczny, a Antoni Schilhra Trzebiński nadał odrębny przywilej zapewniający prawo handlu ludności żydowskiej. Trzebińscy ufundowali kościół św. Stanisława wraz ze szpitalem dla ubogich, który został zniszczony w latach 1783–1786. Trzebinia znalazła się w zaborze austriackim zwanym Galicją.

XIX wiek

Decyzją kongresu wiedeńskiego z 8 maja 1815 w skład powstałej Rzeczypospolitej Krakowskiej weszła również Trzebinia. Dzięki staraniom wdowy po ostatnim z rodu Trzebińskich Krystynie, noszącej wówczas nazwisko swojego trzeciego męża – Marasse, Trzebinia została oficjalnie podniesiona do rangi miasta decyzją Senatu Wolnego Miasta Krakowa z 6 września 1817. W 1846 miasto wraz z Republiką Krakowską ponownie zostało wcielone do Austrii i taki stan rzeczy utrzymał się do odzyskania niepodległości przez Polskę w 1918, kiedy weszła w skład ówczesnego województwa krakowskiego.

W latach 20. XIX w. mimo starań ówczesnej właścicielki Krystyny Marasse i jej męża hrabiego Ferdynanda Marasse, Trzebinia została przymusowo sprzedana za długi. Trzebionka i Górka stały się własnością żydowskiej rodziny Samuelsonów. W posiadanie samej Trzebini wchodzili kolejno: Karol Estreicher, Karolina Piechocka, Józef i Maria Baranowscy, Gabriela Stępińska i August Raczyński. W rękach Raczyńskiego teren Trzebini pozostawał do 1920, kiedy dwór oraz część majątków ziemskich należących niegdyś do Trzebińskich kupili Marian i Paula Zieleniewscy.

Okres XIX i XX w. charakteryzował się intensywnym rozwojem przemysłu, głównie surowcowego. W latach 1804–1843 powstało pięć kopalń węgla, dwie huty cynku oraz huta szkła. W II poł. XIX w. nastąpił dalszy rozwój kopalnictwa, powstały kolejne kopalnie węgla, a także kopalnia głębinowa galmanu.

Historia Zinkhütte Hedwig (Huty Jadwiga) sięga początkami 1895 roku. Założona przez Dr Lowitsch i S-ka. W 1908 r. spółkę przejęło  (pol. tł.) Towarzystwo Akcyjne Zakładów Górniczych i Hutniczych w Katowicach, którego większość akcji była w ręku dużego przedsiębiorstwa "Beer, Sondheimer et Co" AG  Frankfurt a.M.
Po I wojnie światowej Hutę Jadwiga nabyła Giesche SA w Katowicach.
Po drugiej wojnie światowej huta działała w ramach "Zakładów Metalurgicznych TRZEBINIA".
Teraz w miejscu jednego z budynków "Zakładów Metalurgicznych TRZEBINIA" mieści się hotel i restauracja Rezydencja "Pod Zegarem".

Początek XX w. to dla Trzebini dalszy ciąg rozwoju przemysłu. Najważniejsze zakłady przemysłowe, które powstały w tym czasie, to: rafineria nafty, elektrownia, cementownia oraz zakłady tłuszczowe. Znaczne zagęszczenie przemysłu dało podłoże dla ruchów lewicowych. W okresie międzywojennym działały na tym terenie: KPP, PPS-lewica, Towarzystwo Uniwersytetów Robotniczych, Komunistyczny Związek Młodzieży Polskiej oraz Czerwone Harcerstwo. Równolegle z ruchami lewicowymi działał bardzo prężnie ruch harcerski kierowany przez Naczelnego Kapelana Harcerstwa Polskiego księdza Mariana Luzara. W 1903 w Trzebini osiedlili się salwatorianie, którzy w 1908 rozpoczęli budowę kościoła pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa według projektu architekta Jana Sasa-Zubrzyckiego, który rozbudowano w latach 1954–1980 według projektu architekta Zygmunta Gawlika. Obecnie kościół parafialny i Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Fatimskiej.

II wojna światowa

Już 1 września Trzebinia została zbombardowana przez lotnictwo niemieckie. W początkach kampanii wrześniowej broniła tych terenów, będąca w odwrocie ze Śląska, Grupa Operacyjna "Śląsk", stanowiącą część Armii Kraków. Opór wojsk polskich został szybko przełamany i już 5 września Niemcy dokonali pierwszych egzekucji, zarówno wśród ludności żydowskiej, stanowiącej wówczas pokaźny odsetek mieszkańców, jak i polskiej. 9 października Trzebinia została włączona do III Rzeszy, a granica z Generalnym Gubernatorstwem przebiegła nieopodal w Dulowej. Podczas wojny na terenie Trzebini zostały zlokalizowane dwa obozy jenieckie, trzy obozy pracy, a także podobóz podległy Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ogólnie podczas wojny, wskutek eksterminacyjnej polityki niemieckiego okupanta, życie straciło ok. 2 tys. trzebinian, co stanowiło ok. 1/3 ogółu ówczesnych mieszkańców miasta. W 1941 powstał zakład gumownia, szyjący wówczas mundury dla wojska niemieckiego. 7 sierpnia 1944 roku US Air Force w ramach Operacji Frantic zbombardowały trzebińską rafinerię, podczas działań zginęło kilkanaście osób. 23 stycznia 1945 r. do Trzebini wkroczyła Armia Czerwona.

Czasy powojenne
Po wojnie Trzebinia wróciła do województwa krakowskiego. Pomimo wielowiekowej przynależności do regionu krakowskiego, miasto zostało wcielone do województwa katowickiego w ramach reformy administracyjnej z 1975 roku decyzją I sekretarza PZPR Edwarda Gierka.

W latach 1957–1958 powstały Zakłady Górnicze "Trzebionka", kontynuując najstarsze na tym terenie tradycje eksploatacji złóż cynkowo-ołowiowych. W 1962 powstała Elektrownia Siersza II (obecnie należy do Tauron Polska Energia, jako część przedsiębiorstwa Tauron Wytwarzanie,
Oddział Elektrownia Siersza w Trzebini). W 1961 roku zostało przyłączone do Miasta Trzebinia osiedle Wodna (w skład którego wchodziły dawne miejscowości: Wodna, Trzebionka i Górka), a 1 stycznia 1969 osiedle Siersza zostało połączone z Miastem Trzebinia, tworząc Miasto Trzebinia-Siersza. W 1975 do Miasta Trzebinia-Siersza została włączona gmina Trzebinia (w skład której wchodziły Młoszowa, Dulowa, Karniowice, Psary, Bolęcin i Piła Kościelecka), w wyniku czego powstało Miasto i Gmina Trzebinia-Siersza. 25 stycznia 1977 do Trzebini-Sierszy włączono gminę Myślachowice, wsie Czyżówka, Płoki i Lgota. W rezultacie 1 lutego 1977 roku miejscowość nazwano Miasto i Gmina Trzebinia.

W 1999 roku miasto wróciło do tradycyjnych związków z Krakowem, stając się jedną z gmin województwa małopolskiego.

Zabytki

Obiekty wpisane do rejestru zabytków nieruchomych województwa małopolskiego.
 cmentarz żydowski z 1815 r.,
 dom z 1901 r., ul. Narutowicza 13,
 dwór oraz park.

Inne zabytki
 synagoga kupiecka.

Przemysł
W Trzebini istnieją bądź istniały liczne zakłady przemysłowe:
 Zakłady cementowe:
 Górka Cement sp. z o.o. należąca do grupy Mapei
 Przemysł petrochemiczny:
 Rafineria Trzebinia SA (oraz spółki przyległe)
 Wydobycie rud cynku i ołowiu oraz produkcja koncentratów tych metali:
 Zakłady Górnicze Trzebionka – nieczynne
 Górnictwo:
 Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Siersza – nieczynna
 Hutnictwo metali nieżelaznych:
 Zakłady Metalurgiczne Trzebinia – nieczynne
 Przemysł energetyczny:
 Elektrownia Siersza
 Przemysł tekstylny i włókienniczy:
 Grevita – nieczynne
 Produkcja materiałów budowlanych
 Modern – Bud Sp. z o.o. (styropianu)

Trzebinia jest zaliczana do Krakowskiego Okręgu Przemysłowego. Według niektórych źródeł należy do historycznego obszaru przemysłowego będącego pozostałością po Zagłębiu Krakowskim o nazwie Jaworznicko-Chrzanowski Okręg Przemysłowy.

Kultura
Etnografia: Obszar gminy zamieszkiwany jest przez grupę etnograficzną Krakowiaków zachodnich miejscowy dialekt to dialekt krakowski
Imprezy kulturalne
 Blok imprez z okazji świąt majowych 1–3 Maja
 Nadzwyczajny koncert Muzyki Oratoryjnej – Klasztor o.o. Salwatorianów w Trzebini
 Ogólnopolski Turniej Tańca Towarzyskiego
 Koncerty z okazji Święta Niepodległości
 Dni Trzebini
 Dożynki Gminne

Edukacja
Na terenie gminy miejskiej Trzebinia znajdują się następujące szkoły państwowe:
 szkoły podstawowe: 12 (4 w mieście i 8 w pozostałych miejscowościach gminy)
 gimnazja: 3
 szkoły zawodowe: 2
 zespoły szkół:
 Zespół Szkół Ekonomiczno-Chemicznych w Trzebini
 Zespół Szkół Techniczno-Usługowych w Trzebini
 licea ogólnokształcące: 1
 warsztaty terapii zajęciowej i świetlica terapeutyczna Fundacji im. Brata Alberta.

Sport
W mieście działa piłkarski Miejski Klub Sportowy Trzebinia–Siersza, który jest spadkobiercą Hutnika Trzebinia oraz Klub Sportowy Górnik Siersza. Obecnie gra w IV lidze Małopolsko-Świętokrzyskiej. Posiada barwy klubowe żółto-czarne.

Przy parafii pw. Niepokalanego Serca NMP w Trzebini-Sierszy działa klub tenisa stołowego Opoka Trzebinia, który w 2007 awansował do ekstraklasy Polskiego Związku Tenisa Stołowego, najwyższej klasy rozgrywkowej w Polsce. Po raz pierwszy drużyna z Trzebini gra w najwyższej lidze jakiejkolwiek gry zespołowej.

 Gala Trzebinia – polski męski klub siatkarski założony w 2000 r.

Przyroda

Szatę roślinną Trzebini stanowią w 43% zbiorowiska leśne. Spotkać można różne typy lasów, nadwodnych szuwarów, muraw kserotermicznych oraz wiele ciekawych roślin chronionych m.in.: lilię złotogłów, rojnika, dziewięćsił bezłodygowy, liczydło górskie i ciemiężycę zieloną. Ocenia się, że tylko storczykowatych jest ok. 20 gatunków. Występują kuropatwy, bażanty, sarny, jelenie, daniele, dziki, lisy, zające, jenoty, a także cietrzewie, żurawie i wydry. W lasach trzebińskich żyje kilka gatunków dzięciołów: duży, czarny, zielony, dzięciołek. Spotkać można także żmije i zaskrońce.

Wspólnoty wyznaniowe

Katolicyzm
Większość mieszkańców Trzebini stanowią wierni Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego. W mieście znajdują się cztery parafie:
 Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła (kościół Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła)
 Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa (bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa)
 Świętej Barbary
 Niepokalanego Serca Najświętszej Maryi Panny

Protestantyzm
Na terenie miasta działalność duszpasterską prowadzi zbór Chrześcijańskiej Wspólnoty Zielonoświątkowej – protestancki kościół o charakterze ewangelicznym.

Świadkowie Jehowy

Drugim co do wielkości wyznaniem w Trzebini są Świadkowie Jehowy. Na terenie miasta działa ok. 280 głosicieli tego wyznania. Korzystają oni z dwóch Sal Królestwa, w których odbywają się spotkania 2 zborów (przed zmianami organizacyjnymi przeprowadzonymi w 2012 roku w mieście działały 3 zbory):
 ul. 22 Stycznia 5 (dzielnica Siersza):
 zbór Trzebinia – Siersza
 ul. Korczaka 6 (centrum miasta):
 zbór Trzebinia – Centrum

Zrzeszenie Wolnych Badaczy Pisma Świętego
Na terenie Trzebini działa również kilka grup Zrzeszenia Wolnych Badaczy Pisma Świętego.

Trzebinia Miastem Bezpiecznego Serca
W 2007 na terenie miasta i gminy wdrożono program poprawy bezpieczeństwa mieszkańców – Trzebinia Miastem Bezpiecznego Serca. W ramach programu w gminie odbyła się kampania edukacyjna, obejmująca szkolenia z zakresu udzielania pierwszej pomocy ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem umiejętności ratowniczych, w przypadku nagłego zatrzymania akcji serca (NZK) i użycia automatycznych defibrylatorów zewnętrznych (AED). Na terenie gminy zamieszczono 20 urządzeń. Ich liczba stale wzrasta. W 2007 przeszkolonych zostało 500 ochotników, mieszkańców gminy, tworzących sieć ratowników wolontariuszy. Każdy mieszkaniec Trzebini dostał mapkę z rozmieszczeniem defibrylatorów oraz został poinformowany o możliwości zadzwonienia na lokalny numer alarmowy dostępny na mapie i poproszenia o natychmiastowe dostarczenie defibrylatora na miejsce zdarzenia. Ratownicy-wolontariusze dostępni są całą dobę. Głównym celem projektu było nie tylko poprawienie dostępu do urządzeń ratujących życie, ale przede wszystkim – zwiększenie wśród mieszkańców umiejętności związanych z udzielaniem pierwszej pomocy.

Współpraca międzynarodowa
Miasta i gminy partnerskie:
  Billy-Montigny
  Ishøj
  Bönen
  Reggello

Zobacz też
 Cmentarz żydowski w Trzebini
 Trzebinia (stacja kolejowa)
 Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Trzebini
 Muzeum Regionalne w Trzebini

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

 Urząd Miasta Trzebinia
 Cyfrowe Archiwum Tradycji Lokalnej – Trzebinia

 Archiwalne widoki miejscowości w bibliotece Polona

Miasta w województwie małopolskim
Miasta w Polsce lokowane w XIX wieku


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$ cat ifile01.txt
1 0.22
2 0.01
4 0.32
5 0.10
. .

$ cat ifile02.txt
1 0.23
2 0.11
3 0.12
4 0.20
. .

$ cat ifile03.txt
1 0.32
2 0.64
3 0.12
5 0.90
. .

and so on for 10 files
Here 1st column is the serial number and 2nd column is their index
I would to rearrange them in the following way in one file:
outfile.txt
0.22  0.01     ?  0.32  0.10     (Transpose of the index from ifile01.txt with "?" for serial number 3, as the index for 3 is missing)
0.23  0.11  0.12  0.20     ?     (Transpose of the index from ifile02.txt with "?" for serial number 5, as the index for 5 is missing)
0.32  0.64  0.12     ?  0.90     (Transpose of the index from ifile03.txt with "?" for serial number 4, as the index for 4 is missing)

I was trying with the following way in fortran, but I am looking for a awk script.
   for each ifile.txt, I check the follwoing
      for i in {1..50};do
       if [ $i != $1 ]; then i="?"
    Then append print transpose of $2 for each ifile.txt in outfile.txt

A: Could you please try following.
awk '
FNR==1{
  count++
}
{
  a[count,$1]=$2
  if(!c[$1]++){
    d[++occ]=$1
  }
}
END{
  asorti(d,e)
  for(i=1;i<=count;i++){
    for(k=1;k<=occ;k++){
       printf("%s ",a[i,e[k]]?a[i,e[k]]:"?")
    }
    print ""
  }
}
'  Input_file1   Input_file2  Input_file3 | column -t

Output will be as follows.
0.22  0.01  ?     0.32  0.10
0.23  0.11  0.12  0.20  ?
0.32  0.64  0.12  ?     0.90

Explanation: Adding explanation for above code.
awk '                                            ##Starting awk program from here.
FNR==1{                                          ##Checking condition if this is first line of Input_file.
  count++                                        ##increment variable count value with 1 here.
}
{
  a[count,$1]=$2                                 ##Creating an array named a with index count and $1 whose value is $2 of current line.
  if(!c[$1]++){                                  ##Checking condition if $1 is NOT present in array c then do following.
    d[++occ]=$1                                  ##Creating an array named d whose index is occ variable and value is $1 of current line.
  }                                              ##Closing BLOCK for if condition.
}                                                ##Closing main BLOCK.
END{                                             ##starting END block for this awk program here.
  asorti(d,e)                                    ##Using asorti to sort array d and creating array e with it(which has sorted values in it).
  for(i=1;i<=count;i++){                         ##Starting a for loop from i=1 to till value of count(number of files actually).
    for(k=1;k<=occ;k++){                         ##Starting a for loop from k=1 to till value of occ.
       printf("%s ",a[i,e[k]]?a[i,e[k]]:"?")     ##Printing value of array a whose index is variable i AND array e with index of k if its NOT NULL else print ? as per OP
    }                                            ##Closing BLOCK for, for Loop here.
    print ""                                     ##Printing NULL value to get a new line here.
  }                                              ##Closing BLOCK for outer for loop here.
}                                                ##Closing BLOCK for END block of this awk program here.
'  file1  file2 file3 | column -t                ##Mentioning Input_file names here and using colunm -t to put equal spacing in their output.

As per @jhnc's nice comments, adding his suggested tweaked solution here too.
awk '
FNR==1{
  f++
}
{
  a[f,$1]=$2
}
m<$1{
  m=$1
}
END{
  for(i=0;i++<f;){
    for(j=1;j<=m;j++){
      printf"%s%s",a[i,j]?a[i,j]:"?",j<m?OFS:ORS
    }
  }
}'  file1 file2 file3

A: Assuming serial numbers appear in the file in ascending order:
            # specify the maximum or calculate by pre-pass
awk -v cols=$(awk 'm<$1{m=$1} END{print m}' ifile*.txt) '
    function p() {
        while (i++<cols) a[i]="?" # post-pad
        for (i=1;i<=cols;i++) printf "%s%s", a[i], (i<cols?OFS:ORS) # print a row
        i=0 # initialise for next row
    }
    FNR==1 && FNR!=NR { p() }
    { while (++i<$1) a[i]="?" } # pad missing serial numbers
    { a[i]=$2 } # store an index
    END { p() }
' ifile*.txt >outfile.txt

You could format the output to match your sample by changing the print line to, for example:
        for (i=1;i<=cols;i++) printf "%4s%s", a[i], (i<cols?"  ":ORS)

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To some extent, any good designer understands the "For people" part. Empathy is vital (and actually the first) part of the design thinking process. User research is a respected discipline in most of the design teams. … etc.
The problem lies in the "With people" part. many designers forget that we -usually- are not the only stakeholders of what we are designing. we are usually a part of a team. and if we cannot communicate well with them because of an attitude problem, we will most probably fail to achieve what we are aiming for altogether.
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She's free spirit artist with a couple of kids, He's a computer programmer with a neat desk. Can they make this blended family work?
Bob: When Denise and Randy McGarvey got married, Randy became an instant dad. Denise had children from a previous marriage. Randy quickly realized that blending a family was going to be more challenging than he thought.
Randy: I worked in downtown Rochester. We decided to go to a soccer game in downtown Rochester. We got pizza, ahead of time. Denise wanted to take a picture, and I couldn't just kind of sidle over to Forrest and put my arm around him and get a picture. I look back at that—I feel so foolish now. It's tough to balance that with Denise's role as the mom and me, as the step-dad—trying not to alienate the kids. It can definitely be a challenge.
Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Friday, June 21st. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. When you're working, as a husband, to build a strong marriage and one of your goals is not to alienate the kids, you have your work cut out for you. Stay tuned.
And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us. We're actually kind of going back in time today because our listeners are going to hear something that we are recording as we are on the Love Like You Mean It™ marriage cruise. I'm just wondering if you did anything to prepare yourself for potential seasickness before you got on the cruise. Any patch, wristband?
Dennis: No. No, when we first started doing these, I did the patch, you know. Then, I weaned myself from the patch; and I went to some little tablets. I'm good to go this trip.
Bob: You're good to go?
Bob: Have you got anything in your system?
Dennis: I took a—what—is it called Bonine® [pronouncing it as Boneen]—Bonine [pronouncing it as Bo-nine]?
Bob: Bonine? They don't know either.
Dennis: We have a live audience here.
Bob: These are some of our closest friends, who have joined us on the Love Like You Mean It marriage cruise this year. We've gathered them together this afternoon so that they can hear some great stories. We're going to introduce them to a couple—one of our guests who are with us on the cruise.
Dennis: We are. Randy and Denise McGarvey join us on FamilyLife Today. Randy and Denise, welcome to our broadcast.
Randy: Thank you very much.
Dennis: Randy and Denise have a blended family. Denise brought two children into the marriage relationship. They live in Rochester, New York. Randy is a computer programmer. You have a great story that we're looking forward to hearing.
We brought along Ron Deal, who's come aboard FamilyLife about a year ago, and heads up our Blended Family Initiative. Ron—welcome back to FamilyLife Today.
Ron: Always good to be on the broadcast.
Bob: Do you have a patch behind your ear?
Ron: No, I'm free and clear.
Dennis: Randy, why don't you tell us a little bit of the context of the home that you grew up in before you met Denise? What kind of marriage did your mom and dad have?
Randy: Well, I grew up in a Christian home from a long line of pastors. My dad is not a pastor—but still, a solid Christian home. My parents helped found the church—that they still attend—years and years ago. We were there—pretty much every time the doors opened, we were in church. So, that was Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night—just very faithful church-attenders.
Bob: Your personal commitment to Christ—did it happen at an early age?
Bob: [Laughing] I love these technical testimonies here.
Randy: Yes, technically. I mean, I made a commitment to Christ when I was quite small, but I really didn't start living it until I was in college. To me, I feel like I was a bit of a false convert, really, until I was in college.
Dennis: Denise, what about you? What kind of home did you grow up in?
Bob: We won't tell them when you're on; okay?
Denise: But my parents became Christians when I had just left the home at 18 or 19 years old. I was not a Christian then. I became a Christian, actually, through my dentist.
Bob: How old were you when you made a commitment to Christ?
Denise: In my late 20s.
Bob: Okay, so this was after you had been married.
Bob: Tell us about your first marriage.
Denise: Well, the funny thing— if you want to call it that—about that first marriage is I eloped. We went to Niagara Falls and got married when I was like 21—very young. I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. And we're, now, leading the Niagara Falls Weekend to Remember. [Laughter] So, I thought that's kind of odd.
We went through that marriage—had two children. One of them was after about five years. We had a really tough time getting pregnant; but we did, and we had a girl. Then, I had a boy almost four years later. But throughout that entire time, we thought we were doing well. We didn't know any different because neither one of us were Christians. As a matter of fact, my ex-husband didn't believe in God at all.
But I did have some background because of the Methodist church. So, I knew that there was something there. But we made a great effort because, at that time, I was starting to feel God moving in my life. I didn't want to break up the home, but it just wasn't a good situation.
Dennis: How long after the divorce did you and Randy start dating?
Denise: Well, I was separated for a few years. I met Randy at church. We did start dating, against our better judgment, when I really wasn't divorced yet. We were separated and going through the process. Along the way, we sought counseling about that whole issue—"Should we be dating?", at that point. That made the divorce go more quickly, on my end, just because he was in the wings!
Bob: Randy, you guys look back on that season—and if somebody came to you, in the same situation—you would say, "Do not do what we did;" right?
Randy: Yes, that's correct. We definitely would have—I mean, looking back, we should have done a full separation of Denise and her previous husband before we got involved—absolutely. In our case, it did work out because they had been separated for several years already. So, there had been an extended separation—an emotional separation, as well.
We didn't introduce the children to Randy for quite some time.
Ron: I just want to point out the emotional maturity and the spiritual maturity that they're just representing here. That's a hard thing to say to other people, "Don't do as I did," but what that represents is them listening to God, and growing, and learning, and looking back on and saying: "Yes, you know what? That really wasn't a wise choice. I want you to learn from that mistake." I think that's what we do, as Christians. We fall on the grace of God to have the courage to own that, in front of other people, and encourage them, in their walk, to make a different choice—I think is a very powerful thing.
Randy: That's true, but I met Denise at church. Where else would you want to meet your future wife; right? We already had our faith in common. We kind of grew our friendship, just based on our faith; and then, continued on from there.
Bob: But was it hard for you to entertain the idea of not just marrying a bride but becoming a part of a new family?
Randy: It can be very intimidating. Even though our kids were young, when I first met them, it's still intimidating. I look back; and there are so many things I would do differently, now. I just try to learn from that and do things differently, going forward.
Ron: I'm curious. Can you tell me more about intimidation? What was that like for you, as a man? What were those intimidating factors for you?
Ron: You weren't sure what your role was. You weren't sure how to do that.
Randy: And even moving forward from there, it's tough to kind of balance, "What is my role?" I'm, obviously, not the kids' parent. I'm a form of discipline, to some extent; but trying to balance that with Denise's role as the mom, and me, as the step-dad—trying not to alienate the kids. It can definitely be a challenge.
Dennis: You're a computer programmer?
Dennis: So on a one-to-ten point scale, ten being very prepared and one being, "I didn't know what I was doing," where would you put yourself on that graph?
Dennis: But love is powerful. The emotions of falling in love can overwhelm logic.
Dennis: How long before the sparks began to fly?
Randy: Not very long. We had pretty strong differences on how kids should be raised.
Randy: Well, the engineer had been brought up in a very strict environment. I have four brothers. So, a family of five boys tends to need some strict discipline to maintain peace and order in the house. That's how I saw things run, and that's how I thought things should be run.
Bob: How had things been run before Randy came into the picture?
Denise: [Laughing] Well—Can I say our DISC profile? He is definitely the engineer—the cut-and-dry. Our second time, that we went to a FamilyLife event, we were alumni. They did the DISC profile. I was the one that loaded the dishwasher, got everybody involved, and had a really good time in a party. He loaded the dishwasher so every dish had the maximum potential of getting cleaned and dried, to the best of its ability. That's the way I was parenting and he thought parenting should be.
Randy: Yes. I'm a "C" "D"; she's an "I" "S".
Bob: Got it; okay. I don't know how many of you guys know what the DISC profile is; but the "I" "S" temperament type is relational, and the "D" "C" is all task-oriented.
Ron: It is. Essentially, they have to begin to try to cooperate around rules, and structure, and how things are going to work. Then, you add another layer onto that. She's the mom—they're her kids, they have a history, the kids are used to that certain system and how things work. That mother-bear kind of protective instinct kicks in a little bit when he's kind of worried about detail.
Ron: I'm curious about something. I don't know if it happened for you guys—but other parents, who find themselves kind of naturally in different places about how to do parenting—they accidentally push each other to the extremes. It's kind of like the more he insists that there be a high-degree of structure or something, then the more fun-loving you tend to get because it's kind of like you have to counter—it's kind of like a see-saw: "He's way up. I have to be way down to keep this thing from going…." The more down she goes, then you're going: "Oh man! I've really got to stand up." So, you kind of go even further. Did you guys experience that?
Bob: You guys eventually found yourselves at a Weekend to Remember®marriage getaway. In a blended situation, did the basic principles you were learning about marriage make sense in your blended context?
Denise: Oh, I think so. We were at our first Weekend to Remember less than one month after we got married. It was a gift. That really helped us understand, I think, communication was a biggie because we are so different in that way. We had to sit, behind closed doors, and really talk about things.
We also had to remember that the children—no matter what their father was like—what I was like—that was their father. We have to understand that the kids will never think differently. So, for him—he's my husband—he's not their dad. I mean, of course, as we all grew up and matured, it changed; but definitely, the Weekend to Remember helped.
You showed willingness, obviously, as his wife, to hear what he had to say and include him in that process. You worked hard at that; did you not?
Ron: And that brought success. I'm applauding. The journey is a very common journey—to say: "Wow! We're on opposite ends of things. We're not sure how to do this,"—but to seek out the information, and to have lots of conversation, and say, "We're dedicated to helping support each other in this process." There's where you can find the answers.
Bob: One of the things I think is cool in your story is that, in addition to getting help, early, at a Weekend to Remember, you guys continued to go. In fact, didn't you tell me that it's kind of—if there's one in town, you're there; right?
Randy: We're probably volunteering, somehow; yes.
Bob: And beyond that, you guys have hosted Art of Marriage™ events in your community. Speak to the fact that you don't have to have marriage down perfectly to be able to lend a hand in doing something like The Art of Marriage.
Randy: I think it really helps if you don't have marriage down pat to help others. You can learn from their experience.
Ron: You sure can. Amen!
Randy: We did attend our first Weekend to Remember a month after we got married. That was a gift certificate from my brother. We thought that was such good material that we wanted to go again. So, we volunteered the following year.
We saw that pretty early on, with the Weekend to Remember. That's why we continue to be involved in that. That's why we volunteer because so many lives are changed through that one short weekend.
Dennis: Yes. You went on to help with a HomeBuilders® couples' series, one of the small group Bible studies; and then, you also led a Stepping Up™ event—or was it a small group?
Randy: We've primarily been involved in small groups. After the Weekend to Remember, we did that for quite a few years—using the HomeBuilders material.
Ron: I want to know when you're going to lead The Smart Stepfamily™. [Laughter] That's an eight-session DVD. We've got The Remarriage Checkup—a nice follow-up. You guys would be perfect for that. Again—what they were saying earlier—sometimes, you don't feel qualified. That's when you are qualified—by God's grace—getting couples together.
The power of the Weekend to Remember—the power of The Art of Marriage—is the same power that comes into the Smart Stepfamily study—for couples that are living in blended family situations.
Dennis: Ron, I couldn't agree more. We are cheerleaders for champions like them because I really believe that—out of great woundedness, and hurt, and disappointment, and maybe grief, and sadness, and all kinds of things that have occurred in your life—God's using that to turn you into a trophy of grace.
Dennis: Not that you're perfect, but you've decided to allow your imperfections to allow the light of Christ to shine outward to people's lives. You're doing that and reaching out to people in your community.
Thanks for being heroes, and thanks for being on FamilyLife Today.
Bob: You know, you listen to a story like the one that Denise and Randy shared with us on the Love Like You Mean It marriage cruise, and you would think, "This is a couple that's dealing with enough of their own issues that they probably don't have the energy, or the capacity, or the information to be able to reach out and help other couples in their community." But the truth is—if you have the desire, if you have the inclination, if you realize that there are people around you who need help and who need hope—even if you don't feel like you have the answers, there are tools you can use to provide help and hope for folks you know.
I'm thinking of our Art of Marriage video resource. It's a Friday night/Saturday six-session video event that has been viewed, now, by more than 300,000 people in the last couple of years. It's been seen in communities, all across the country. Our team is hoping that this summer—in July, August, and September—there might be as many as 1,000 events that couples, like you, would host—where, together, you invite folks to come to wherever you have a screen and speakers—to your living room, to your church, wherever you want to host it.
Invite couples in to join you and go through this material on a Friday night and a Saturday. In fact, if you'll agree to do that—if you'll agree to host one of these events in your community—we'll send you the kit for free. Here's how it works. All you have to do is let us know the date and location of your event. We will post that on our website so that other folks can see that you're hosting an event, and they can join you at your Art of Marriage event. Then, you host the event. We have a host kit that explains exactly how you do that. If you'll agree to host one of these events this summer—in July, or August, or September—agree to host it by the end of September—we will send you the host kit for free. All we ask is that you cover the cost of the shipping and the handling.
Call 1-800-FL-TODAY if you have any questions or if you're ready to go. If you have the date and location picked out, and you can cover the cost of the shipping and the handling, we'll send you the DVDs, the workbook, the host guide—everything you need so that you can host one of these events in your community. Today is the last day we are making this offer available. If you're ready to go, now is the time to call 1-800-FL-TODAY and say, "We'll host an event." Give us the date and location, cover the cost of shipping, and the kit is on its way to you.
By the way, you can ask for English or Spanish. The Art of Marriage is now dubbed in Spanish. So, it can be used in Spanish-speaking settings. The workbooks are in Spanish, as well. Just call us at 1-800-FL-TODAY; 1-800-358-6329. Then, pray with us that there would be more than 1,000 of these events take place in July, August, and September—over the course of the next three months; alright?
And before we're done: "Thank you," to those of you who make FamilyLife Today possible. We are listener-supported. Between our Legacy Partners, who make monthly donations, and those of you who get in touch with us, from time to time, to help support the ministry—you help us pay the bills for producing and syndicating this daily radio program. We're grateful for your financial support.
Today, if you're able to help with a donation, of at least $25, we'd like to send you a six-CD set, featuring messages from the very first Love Like You Mean It marriage cruise. You'll hear from Crawford and Karen Loritts, Shaunti Feldhahn, Dennis Rainey, Kirk and Chelsea Cameron, and others. The six CDs are our way of saying, "Thank you," when you help support the ministry. We appreciate your support. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the button that says, "I CARE". Make a donation of at least $25 to receive the CDs. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and you can make your donation over the phone. Again, thanks for your support of the ministry.
And I hope you have a great weekend. Hope you and your family are able to worship together this weekend, and I hope you can join us again on Monday. We're going to hear from Voddie Baucham about how a man can be the spiritual leader in his household—a great message. Hope you can tune in for it.


A 52-year-old Rapid City, South Dakota man is dead following a single-vehicle rollover near Lost Springs Monday.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says Eugene Sibal was headed east on U.S. Highway 18/20 around 11:30 a.m., when he lost control of his pickup and overturned it on its top.
Sibal and his passenger, 60-year-old Craig Engel of Piedmont, South Dakota, were wearing their seat belts at the time, but Sibal died at the scene.
Engel was treated for his injuries and released on scene.
The Patrol says road conditions were icy at the time of the crash.


Il PALAZZO is a cherished family heirloom and boutique hotel majestically residing in one of the most regal addresses in Venice. Behind those arched lancet windows and Gothic façade are the rooms of the privileged.
Il PALAZZO is a cherished family heirloom and boutique hotel majestically residing in one of the most regal addresses in Venice. Behind those arched lancet windows and Gothic façade are the rooms of the privileged. These rooms preside over the heart of the city overlooking the flow of the Grand Canal as it combines with the Giudecca Canal and St. Mark's Basin offering unsurpassed views and the ultimate in refined relaxation. The hotel has been lovingly revitalized as a living link between ancient art and the innovative blend of contemporary European art from the past and present. The exquisite taste and personal touch of proprietress and native Venetian, Francesca Bortolotto Possati, is evident in the lavish detail and luxurious décor of each and every one of the spacious 38 guest rooms and 34 suites. The blend of both new and old, Venetian-crafted flourishes create a passion and spirit alive with the romance and style of a grand and noble Venetian experience.


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I knit this baby sweater for my soon to be born niece. I used the Raglan Baby Pattern by Students of the Subway Academy II (available for free on Ravelry). The yarn is Crystal Palace Merino Frappe. I used this yarn to make my Snowcap Cowl. I had a little more than one skein left and used all of it to make the sweater.
I deviated from this bottom up cardigan pattern a bit because I was worried about running out of yarn. I cast on 74 stitches and knit the bottom first. When I reached the armpits of the sweater I decided to continue with the yoke and leave the sleeves for last. To do this I cast on stitches for the sleeves using a provisional cast on as follows: k18, sl4 to holder (reserve for later), provisional cast on 27, k28, sl 4 to holder (reserve for later), provisional cast on 27, k18. I then continued to the neckline, skipping the buttonholes. For each sleeve, I picked up the stitches from a holder and the provisional cast on. I then knit the sleeve in the round to the cuff, ending with a garter stitch band. Repeat for second sleeve. No seaming is required, just weaving in the ends.
This is an adorable little sweater and I recommend this pattern. It was very easy to use with any yarn, as long as you're not too concerned about sizing.


China accounts for about 15% of global GDP, but just over 3% of global equity market capitalization. The world's second-largest economy has long kept most foreign investors out of its capital markets. But as the country's economic model undergoes a transition from investment-led growth, to one powered by consumer spending it is simultaneously opening its doors to foreign capital. Join us for a lively discussion of the trends that will shape the future of the Chinese economy and the implications for investors—many of whom can now access mainland markets for the first time.
What have been the underpinnings of China's rapid growth?
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How have investors historically been able to capitalize on their views of the Chinese economy and markets?
What key changes have we seen with respect to how offshore investors tap into Chinese capital markets?
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Christopher Balding is an associate professor of business and economics at the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School in Shenzhen, China and is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Chinese economy and financial markets. He is a Bloomberg View contributor and advises governments, central banks, and investors around the world on China. He has appeared on Bloomberg, the BBC, CNBC, and Al-Jazeera providing insight the Chinese economy. Speaking regularly at universities and conferences around the world, Balding brings unrivalled data knowledge and insight to bear that stem from his eight years living in China.
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Patrick Chovanec is managing director and chief strategist at Silvercrest Asset Management. He also teaches part-time as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Before Silvercrest he was an Associate Professor of Practice at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management in Beijing, where he also served as chairman of the Public Policy Development Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in China. Previously he worked for a series of private equity funds focused on emerging markets. Chovanec was director of Institutional Investor's Asia Pacific Institute (Hong Kong) and its Global Fixed Income Institute (London). He also worked in Washington, DC as an aide to political strategist William Kristol and John Boehner. He served nine years as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. Chovanec has a BA in political economy from Princeton and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar.
Craig Feldman is an executive director and is the global head of Index Management Research, based out of MSCI's New York headquarters. Prior to joining MSCI, Feldman spent eight years in the financial service industry serving as a director at Markit and S&P. Over these years, he gained significant experience in understanding investors' increasingly complex investment processes and requirements. In particular, Feldman developed deep knowledge in the management and design of a diverse range of indexes including Equity, Fixed Income and Credit indexes.
Feldman started his career as a trader and remained in this industry for 15 years at institutions that included Chase and Lehman Brothers where he was involved in the trading of a variety of instruments that included equities, fixed income and derivatives. He holds a B.S in finance from the State University of New York at Albany and an MBA from New York University.
Sandy Li is a senior vice president with Loop Capital. Li has broad international business and finance experience as well as extensive knowledge and proven leadership with both public and private companies. Prior to joining Loop, she served as an interim CFO at Weir Minerals, a UK public company, where she led 5 Weir Minerals businesses across North America. Li spent four years at National Material L.P. in senior executive leadership roles, leading M&A, finance and strategy. Her experience also includes 10 years of a variety of senior leadership roles in finance, strategy and international business operations with USG Corporation in the U.S. and Canada. She ran her technology company in China after college.
Li earned an MBA in finance, strategy and entrepreneurship from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a master's degree in finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, and a bachelor's degree in finance from Henan University of Economics and Law in China. She is a chartered professional accountant (CPA) and holds series 79 and 63 licenses.
Nick Ronalds, CFA, is managing director of his consulting firm Rhofinancial, where he works with clients seeking to develop their presence in Asian markets. He returned to RhoFinancial in September 2017 after nearly five years starting up and managing a new Equity Division for the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) in Hong Kong. While there he worked with ASIFMA's Equities and Post Trade Committees to address all ASIFMA initiatives involving secondary market and post-trade equity market issues throughout Asia. These focused primarily on market structure as well as regulatory issues.
Prior to RhoFinancial, Ronalds held various senior roles in the industry such as managing director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) Asia Division and senior vice president, Global Markets for exchange-traded derivatives at ABN AMRO Securities. In his role heading CME's Asia office he negotiated with Japan's Ministry of Finance for approval of GLOBEX, the first-ever offshore electronic trading system permitted in Japan. He began his career in the product development division of the CME and subsequently as Chicago Operations Manager of the CME Clearing House.
Ronalds is a CFA charterholder, a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and holds a Practicing Certificate (Securities) from the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. He has written articles for publications including International Financing Review, CFA Magazine, Caixin, the Wall Street Journal, and Futures Magazine. He co-authored the chapter on Chinese futures markets for The Intelligent Commodity Investor (Risk Books, 2007).
He is a member of the Academic Accreditation Advisory Committee of Hong Kong's securities regulator and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). A past chairman of CFA Society Chicago, Ronalds is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts and CFA Society Chicago. He has a master's degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and a BA from Boston University (Phi Beta Kappa).
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New Zealand COMPAK Trans Tasman Championships
26-29 November 2014 - Oamaru, New Zealand
[ Shotgun ]
Although 2014 was an 'off year' for sending the Australian Open and Graded Shotgun Teams to New Zealand to contest the two Trans Tasman trophies at the New Zealand COMPAK Championships, the SSAA Shotgun Discipline decided to partially fund an Open Team to make the trip to build upon and nurture the links that have been developed over the years between SSAA 5-Stand shooters and their New Zealand counterparts. The Open Team was supported by other SSAA members who comprised a mixed team. Both Open Teams were selected using established local selection processes, while the New Zealand organisers put together an equivalent mixed team to contest the Aussie team.
The two-day New Zealand COMPAK Championships were preceded by the South Island COMPAK Championships, with a further 100-target warm-up COMPAK Shoot before that making four great days of Sporting Clays shooting. The Championships were held on a farm inland from Oamaru on the South Island, where the hosts had set up five COMPAK layouts. One layout was used each day on a rotational basis for practice. While the weather remained surprisingly good for the four days, there were times when strong, gusty winds played havoc with the targets, but the predicted heavy rain, hail and snow luckily never eventuated.
The championships were attended by about 80 competitors, which included 10 SSAA members and several other Aussies. Overall attendance was down on previous years, with fewer locals able to travel to the south of the South Island and no competitors from New Caledonia and other South Pacific nations.
As usual, the New Zealand organisers prepared some really excellent targets to test everyone. There was an excellent variety of targets with different angles and speeds that twisted and turned with the added difficulty of shooting over crops in open paddocks with a neutral background. SSAA competitors demonstrated that they were up to dealing with these types of targets in the three events.
In the 100-target warm-up event, 13-year-old Mikayla Macartney was first on 63, followed by Jan Jacka with 62 in the Ladies section, while Greg Allen was fifth in A Grade (86) and Warren Brown third in B Grade (75).
This was followed by the South Island COMPAK Championships, where Brent Suprain claimed second in B Grade with 84, while Mikayla Macartney again posted a great score coming second in Ladies and Juniors with 75.
In the New Zealand COMPAK Championships, Brent Suprain shot extremely well to be first in B Grade with 151/200, with Vicki Johnson third on 140 and Mikayla Macartney second in C grade with 117. The standout SSAA competitors were Mikayla Macartney and Brent Suprain, who both performed exceptionally well in their first international competition. The NZ New Zealand were won again by expatriate British champion Mark Vassey with a superb score of 184.
In the Open Team shoot-off, the New Zealand Team prevailed over the Australian Team of Brent Suprain, Greg Allen, Peter Jacka, Darren Macartney and Brett Inch scoring 109 to 101 targets. The Australian Mixed Team of Jan Jacka, Mikayla Macartney, Vicka Johnstone, Warren Brown and Malcolm Price produced a winning score of 98 to 87 targets. Among all the usual shoot prizes, Mikayla Macartney and Warren Brown were also lucky enough to win a prize of a helicopter sightseeing ride over the Canterbury Plains of North Otago.
After renewing old friendships and developing new ones at Oamaru, all SSAA members are looking forward to another Trans Tasman COMPAK Championships, which will be held at the Waikato Gun Club in Hamilton on the North Island next November.


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In an article published by Monster on August 24, 2016, Joseph C. Sullivan provides insight on how companies should manage online reviews. Review sites usually advise companies to post a response to a negative review but Mr. Sullivan suggests for employers to address that response to the public rather than to the employee. Since it is possible for a company spokesperson to defame a current or former employee or to illegally reveal personal information, Mr. Sullivan also suggests that responses be checked by the company's legal department or by outside counsel. "Often when a comment is not responded to, people will take it with a grain of salt," said Mr. Sullivan. "In a way, any response grants credence to the complaining employee." For the full article, please visit the Monster website.


Summary: When we are given direction to move and follow God, are we willing to step out and trust even though we have NO IDEA of the future? Naomi asked Ruth to step out in faith, and her response demonstrates clearly for us how we should respond to God.
- Naomi displays some incredible excitement for who Boaz is … why?
- The focus is: What GOD is doing, and has done, and WILL do!
When we are given direction to move and follow God, are we willing to step out and trust even though we have NO IDEA of the future? Naomi asked Ruth to step out in faith, and her response demonstrates clearly for us how we should respond to God.


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Q: Let $V$ be a finite dimensional vector space. Then Let $V$ be a finite dimensional vector space. Suppose that $T \in \mathbb{L}(V)$ has $dimV$ distinct eigen value and that $S \in \mathbb{L}(V)$ has the same eigen vectors as T (not necessarily the same eigen values). Prove that $ST=TS$
This is an exercise in my book but I couldnt solve it. Please guide me. Thank you

A: Hint:

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*For any eigenvector $v$ of $S$, show that $STv = TSv$

*Use the fact that there exists a basis of $V$ whose elements are eigenvectors of $S$


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I have 3 brand new crystalite solid steel faceting laps. My question is: do I have to charge them?
No, I would assume you have something like 360, 600 and 1200 (or similar) for grits. If so they'll contain embedded diamond in a matrix of some type of base metal, no charging needed.


Men and women that get pleasure from religion are usually searching for relics that they can have. However, some of those relics are going to become difficult to come by. 1 item that a religious individual can own though and appreciate in their property is going to be holy water from Jordan river. Nonetheless, some people could desire to know why they really should own these items.
Being able to get holy water from Jordan river is really a fantastic factor for an individual which is religious. What an individual that's not religious could not realize is all of the causes why an individual really should have this. Once they do realize the factors though an individual will want to get some of their own for either individual use or as a baptism gift.
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I was accused for not doing my job.
– how you control your inner feelings.


uring National Tree Week, Shoot Out filmed the planting of five large lime trees in memory of Peter Williamson's life. This event was the first of many as Hereford starts a three year tree planting initiative to green up the city!
"The Rural Media Company are an important access tool for putting projects and people in touch with each other, as was the case with this project, and we hope to work with them again in the future." Mo Burns, Hereford Tree Forum.
This film was created through Shoot Out (shootout.org.uk) the Rural Media Company's Big Lottery funded filmmaking project for young people in Herefordshire.
Since 1992 the company has built a national reputation for the development and delivery of high quality media education and production that strengthens rural communities and challenges disadvantage.


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Travel Drawings from Sketching in the Cook Islands
In September of 2013, I made these travel drawings sketching in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands comprise a National Park administered by New Zealand, and it's difficult to visit many of them. Captain Bob wanted to see Suwarrow because of the man who lived half his life there. We stayed at this one island for 4 days, swimming with manta rays and sharks, burning under the sun and playing gin rummy.
I was with Bob from Papeete, Tahiti, to Moorea, Bora Bora and onward to Suwarrow and American Samoa. Here's a map of part of our sailing across the Pacifc.
We employed the whisker pole often in order to sail more into the wind. Here's a diagram of the whisker pole and genoa.
This is a travel sketch on Suwarrow, in the Cook Islands. The sprouting coconuts offer a display that one would see everywhere if not for humans displacing coconuts on beaches.
Another travel drawing of Suwarrow in the Cook Islands. An utterly pristine beach, uncorrupted by the damning effects of man.
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Federal grant will aid in purchase of Lee's Headquarters
A recently awarded federal grant will help the Civil War Trust purchase Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters.
Federal grant will aid in purchase of Lee's Headquarters A recently awarded federal grant will help the Civil War Trust purchase Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters. Check out this story on eveningsun.com: http://evesun.co/1NMa1ek
Hanover Published 3:02 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2014
The Civil War Trust announced July 1 that it plans to acquire Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters in Gettysburg. The trust received more than $2.2 million from the National Park Service in October. More than $1.8 million will help protect properties in Gettysburg, including Lee s headquarters. (Mark Walters -- The Evening Sun)
The trust received more than $2.2 million from the National Park Service in October as part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund program, said trust spokesperson Mary Koik. While some of that money will go to parks in Virginia, more than $1.8 million will help protect properties in Gettysburg, including Lee's headquarters.
The trust announced its intentions to purchase the 4-acre property in July. While the nonprofit is still fundraising to complete the $5.5 million purchase, the recent grant will help offset $1.5 million of that cost.
"There's no question that Lee's headquarters is a key part of the story of the battle," Koik said.
Other Gettysburg purchases funded by the grant include two small adjacent properties on East Cemetery Hill and a parcel near the New Jersey Brigade monument along Taneytown Road, Koik said, as well as a 10.5-acre property along Baltimore Pike between the Park Service's visitor center and downtown Gettysburg.
Each of these properties, with the exception of Lee's headquarters, is currently owned by the trust, Koik said.
The grants, administered by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program, are funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.
This fund uses revenue from federal oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf to help communities and nonprofits, like the trust, purchase pieces of Civil War battlefields currently outside of Park Service boundaries.
Several of the properties purchased using the grant, including the two on East Cemetery Hill and Lee's headquarters, could eventually become part of the Gettysburg National Military Park, Koik said, but that will not happen immediately.
While land purchased through the grant only goes toward protection of land outside of National Park boundaries, these kinds of conservation efforts ultimately benefit history buffs and the locals alike, said Gettysburg park spokesperson Katie Lawhon.
"I think in general it's good news for Gettysburg preservation and tourism," Lawhon said.
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Jimmie 'Bo' Horne To Perform at Historic Sunset Lounge
By Nicole Denise
Jimmy 'Bo' Horne will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Historic Sunset Lounge, located at 609 8th Street in West Palm Beach. The concert is part of the Sunset Lounge Music Series and features the West Palm Beach native, who was a staple of the disco and club scene in the 1970s with hits including 'Gimme Some' and 'Dance Across the Floor.'
'Bo' Horne says a performance like this is so important during Black History Month because it highlights the significance of establishments like the Sunset Lounge in Palm Beach County. "The Sunset is our Apollo," 'Bo' Horne says. "It was an establishment that reigned in the 1920s featuring music acts like James Brown, the Temptations, Ike and Tina Turner and Smokie Robinson." During segregation, the Sunset was a place that welcomed Black acts to perform and lodge in Palm Beach County. Mr. 'Bo' Horne says that witnessing musical performances from Black legends helped him realize what he wanted to do as an adult. "As a boy, all I dreamt about was playing the Sunset Lounge." 'Bo' Horne Says. He got his opportunity in 1967 when he opened for OV Wright.
Since his debut performance, 'Bo' Horne has performed internationally and has achieved double gold album status. However, it is performances in Palm Beach County that 'Bo' Horne says mean the most to him. "I've been all over the world, but this Saturday I am singing for my community to let my hometown know that 'Bo' Horne is black history."
Tickets for Saturday's performance are $10 and $15 and are available on Eventbrite.com or WPB.org/CRA. For more information call 561-822-1550.
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President Donald Trump announced last Friday that he is formally ''decertifying'' the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a deal he described as "the worst… ever" and criticised repeatedly during his presidential campaign. The immediate practical effect is not to terminate it, but to pass the buck to Congress, which now has 60 days to decide whether it should re-impose sanctions against Iran. Decertification may not, on its own, cause a "renewed nuclear crisis" with Iran, but it could be the "first pebble in a landslide", warns Richard Nephew in the Financial Times.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a highly technical agreement between the US, Iran, China, France, Russia, the UK and Germany, is essentially a "very simple transaction", says Zack Beauchamp on Vox.com. In return for strict limits on its nuclear programme, the other countries relaxed sanctions imposed on Iran. So crucial did Barack Obama consider the deal to averting "all-out war in the Middle East and possibly beyond", that he believed that inaction in Syria against the Assad regime (Iran's "protégé") was a price worth paying, says Natalie Nougayrède in the Guardian.
Because many members of the Obama administration were sceptical at the time, a law called the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act was subsequently enacted which obliges the US president to publicly certify every 90 days that Iran is in technical compliance with the deal and, more broadly, that suspension of sanctions is appropriate. Trump insisted last week that Iran is "not living up to the spirit of the deal".
However, the evidence that the deal is working is in fact very clear, says Beauchamp. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly confirmed that Iran is compliant. The leaders of France, Germany and the UK said in a joint statement that they were committed to the deal and concerned by Trump's refusal to back it. Officials warn that if the deal collapses, it could severely hamper efforts to stop the proliferation of atomic weapons.
It would be "the worst of all possible worlds", continues Beauchamp. Since the deal is "working on technical grounds", European powers – which do more business with Iran than the US and can impose more painful sanctions – probably wouldn't reimpose sanctions if the US "unilaterally destroyed the agreement". A US exit therefore wouldn't really hurt Iran but it would provide the regime with a pretext to "kick out" IAEA inspectors and "ramp up" its nuclear programme.
Trump's objectives aren't even clear, says Richard Nephew. Chasing a better deal is a "chimera". Why would Iran's leaders accept an agreement in which they "give more to receive the same benefits of the existing JCPOA"? It is much more likely to "play a waiting game, building up partnerships and alliances around the world by playing on international hostility towards Mr Trump".
His position defies logic, agrees Hooman Majd in the Washington Post. It won't change Iranian behaviour or eliminate a single ballistic missile, and it will signal that American negotiators are not to be trusted and validate Iranian hard-liners while undermining reformers and pragmatists. It could also turn the "most pro-American population" in the region into one of the most hostile.


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