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The Maratona di Sant'Antonio (also known as the Maratona S. Antonio and Padua Marathon) is an annual road running competition which takes place in April in Padua, Italy. The event features a full marathon race (42.195 km), a half marathon, and a range of shorter fun run events for amateurs. The competition is named in honour of Anthony of Padua, a 13th-century saint who died in the city.

History
The first marathon held in the area was the Vedelago Marathon, which was a national level race organised by the Gruppo Atletica Vedelago between 1988 and 1999. Another group, Assindustria Sport Padova, took over management of the marathon in 2000 and the race became an international one. Its route was also changed, with the start point remaining in the comune of Vedelago and the finish point being moved to Padua. A new course was introduced for the 2011 edition, which began in Campodarsego and found its end point in Padua's large city square – the Prato della Valle.

The marathon race has incorporated the Italian Championship in the event, hosting the national title event in 2005 and 2006. The event has also included a hand bike race for disabled athletes and former race-car driver Alex Zanardi won the 2011 competition. A total of 3384 runners finished the half marathon and marathon at that year's event, which was broadcast on television domestically via Rai Sport 2.

The success of African runners at the marathon drew the ire of Pietro Giovannoni, a local politician and Lega Nord member, who said public funds should not be used to support a race won by foreigners. The city's deputy mayor Ivo Rossi condemned the comments, saying they were idiotic and damaging to the region's image.

Past winners

Vedelago Marathon era

Key:

Maratona di Sant'Antonio era

Marathon
Key:

Half marathon

Statistics
Multiple winners
Marcella Mancini (2003, 2006 and 2008 winner) is the only athlete to have won the race on multiple occasions

Winners by country

Note: Statistics are for Maratona di Sant'Antonio era only

References

List of winners
Franco Civai et al. (2011-04-21). Sant' Antonio Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.

External links
Official website
Race profile at Marathon Info

Marathons in Italy
2000 establishments in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 2000
Sport in Padua
Spring (season) events in Italy


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Östra Göinge härads valkrets var en egen valkrets i andra kammaren vid valen 1866–1908. Valkretsen, som hade ett mandat, avskaffades vid införandet av proportionellt valsystem i andrakammarvalet 1911 då den uppgick i Kristianstads läns nordvästra valkrets.

Riksdagsmän
Per Nilsson, lmp 1867, nylib 1868–1871, lmp 1872–1878 (1867–1878)
Hans Johnsson, lmp (1879–1885)
Per Truedsson, lmp 1886–1887, gamla lmp 1888–1894, lmp 1895–1896 (1886–1896)
Per Jönsson, lmp 1897–1905 (1897–1906)
John Erlansson, nfr (1907–1911)

Valresultat

1896

1899

Valet ägde rum den 27 augusti 1899. Valdeltagandet var 49,4%.

1902

Valet ägde rum den 7 september 1902. Valdeltagandet var 62,0%.

1905

Valet ägde rum den 10 september 1905. Valdeltagandet var 57,6%.

1908

Valet ägde rum den 6 september 1908. Valdeltagandet var 75,5%.

Källor
 Tvåkammarriksdagen 1867–1970 (Almqvist & Wiksell International 1986), band 3, s. 93
 Kungliga biblioteket: Svenska dagstidningar
Statistiska centralbyrån Riksdagsmannavalen 1894-1896
Statistiska centralbyrån Riksdagsmannavalen 1897-1899
Statistiska centralbyrån Riksdagsmannavalen 1900-1902
Statistiska centralbyrån Riksdagsmannavalen 1903-1905
Statistiska centralbyrån Riksdagsmannavalen 1906-1908

Noter

Historiska valkretsar i Kristianstads län

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Spike Lee arrives at the premiere of "BlacKkKlansman" on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — Lee's critically acclaimed "BlacKkKlansman" opened strongly with $10.8 million in 1,512 theaters. The Focus Features release, which took the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in May, was timed to the anniversary of the violent clashes between white nationalists and anti-racism counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lee's film, produced by Jordan Peele ("Get Out"), is a true-life tale of African-American police detective Ron Stallworth (played by John David Washington, son of Denzel), who in 1979 infiltrated a Colorado Springs, Colorado, cell of the Ku Klux Klan.
"The anniversary of Charlottesville was something that was very key to Spike," said Lisa Bunnell, Focus' president of distribution. "It's obviously a very emotional film that reflects the times. When audiences respond to that, it's what cinema is all about. The state of the country is such that we're all feeling really conflicted and alone. This movie is a call to action, and a movie that brings people together."
It's Lee's best debut since 2006's "Inside Man."
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday also are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
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9. "Hotel Transylvania 3," $5.1 million.
10. "Ant-Man and the Wasp," $4 million.
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The Arafura Games is a multi-sport event where athletes with a disability compete in the same program as able-bodied athletes. Competitors from around the world compete in the week-long games held every 2 years in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Called a "meeting of Sporting Neighbours", the Arafura Games takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which lies between northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Nations along the Arafura Sea originally formed the basis of the Arafura Games, however in recent years countries from further afield have participated, including United States, England, Brazil and Liechtenstein.

History
First held in 1991. A foundation sport of the Arafura Games, Basketball has grown from a 4 team competition with teams from around the Darwin region to an 8 team international competition with teams from all over the world. The Games were known as the Arafura Sports Festival up until 1997. These Games were the first ever international sporting festival to have Australian Rules Football as an international competition sport in its own right.  The International Australian Football Council was formed after the 1995 Games, playing an important role in promoting Aussie Rules until dissolving in 2001.

The Arafura Games were cancelled in 2003 due to concern over the SARS virus. From 2005 onwards, the Arafura Games included events for athletes with physical disabilities. The 2007 Arafura Games received patronage from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

In 2011, the Arafura Games incorporated the Oceania Paralympic Championships for the sports of athletics,
swimming, powerlifting, and table tennis.

The 2013 Arafura Games was cancelled by the newly elected CLP government on 31 October 2012 as it "costs too much to run".

After an eight-year hiatus, the 2019 Arafura Games were held from 27 April to 4 May 2019.

Basketball
Conducted under Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) conditions and Guidelines, Basketball is played at the Darwin Basketball Stadium, Abala Road Marrara, in the Marrara Sporting Complex.

In recent years, USA squad players from university teams dominated the competition. The Northern Territory team have been shaded in the last 4 Arafura Games by the Americans and only their depth on the bench has let them down. The Northern Territory have won the Silver medal in the past 4 Arafura games. 2007 Arafura Games Basketball results:

Gold 	United States of America: USA Colleges

Silver 	Northern Territory: Northern Territory

Bronze 	Australian Indigenous: Australian Indigenous

Sports

Athletics – including Paralympic athletics and Olympic events
Badminton (2007, 2009, 2019, 2023)
Basketball
Boxing ()
Cricket – Twenty20 format ()
Field hockey
Football (soccer) – including Paralympic football events
Golf
International lifesaving
Muay Thai
Sepak takraw
Shooting – Clay Target
Shooting – Pistol (IPSC)
Shooting – Pistol/Air Rifle (ISSF)
Squash
Swimming – including Paralympic swimming events
Table tennis – including Paralympic table tennis events
Ten-pin bowling
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting – including Paralympic powerlifting events ()
Water polo

Other sports played at the Arafura Games:
 Netball ()

Participating countries

East Asia

South Asia

Central Asia

SouthEast Asia

Oceania/ Pacific

AUS States/ territories

AUS Other
Australian Defence Force
  Indigenous Australians

The Americas

The Persian Gulf

Europe

Africa

References

 Archive of results - 2007, 2009 & 2011

External links
Official website

1991 establishments in Australia
Recurring sporting events established in 1991
Disabled multi-sport events
Multi-sport events in Australia
Sports festivals in Australia
Sports competitions in the Northern Territory
Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory


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Course Spotlight: Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow ski map.
The dominant subject this weekend will, in many ways, be time. Visiting teams roll in, ski for two days, and then drive out. Times are recorded and compared – the quickest wins. After decades of use and disuse, family-owned Sleepy Hollow has been molded by both time and its management's methodical additions. The course racing beneath this weekend's EISA skis has journeyed at a steady, intentional pace, to arrive this weekend as an entirely unique ski area.
Founded in 1978, the area we now call Sleepy Hollow was originally Sherman Hollow Ski Area, until it was forced to close in 1993 for financial reasons. That is, until 1999, when Sandy and David Enman bought the ski area and turned it into a family affair. Their son, Eli Enman, is now the general manager and their daughter, Molly Peters, is the event coordinator and Nordic coach at St. Michael's College (the hosts of this weekend's carnival).
In the 22 years since purchasing the ski area, the Enmans' progress is tangible. "We've definitely come a long way as far as the quality of the trails," said Molly.
Sleepy Hollow first added snowmaking in 2012, with the capacity to make snow for 700 meters of trails. Each year since, the Enmans have expanded and improved their snowmaking. There are now 2km of trails with snow making capabilities, and another km on the way. "We intended to get to 3km this year," said general manager Eli Enman, "but our snowmaking pipe that was supposed to arrive in October still hasn't arrived due to COVID-related supply disruptions."
This year, the Enmans also homologated Sleepy Hollow, a process that likely would have been left for the future had it not been mandated. Sections of trails were widened, a loop with the appropriate amount of climbing was found, and the start and finish line area was reconfigured. Eli says he's pleased with the decision to move up homologation. Now, Sleepy Hollow is able to host the elite races – always rewarding – and more casual visitors have given positive feedback, too. The homologation also helps Sleepy Hollow host high-quality community and youth races. It's an update long in the making, and perhaps ahead of schedule, that has benefited every Sleepy Hollow visitor, said Eli.
The new homologated trails at Sleepy Hollow.
Though some parts of the trails have been updated, the area still retains a rustic, family-owned charm. Narrow, sweeping downhill trails in the trees. Regulation, of course, but "old fashioned," said Molly.
Being family owned does not only contribute to a certain charm – Eli also says it allows the ski area to make quick decisions, like growing snow making capabilities or choosing to get homologated. "Rustic" might be an appropriate generalization of family-owned ski areas. Cozy, quaint, charming, welcoming, too. The family, though, also imparts a more specific, personal character to their business.
At the course this weekend, keep an eye sharp for Eli's mythical amalgamation, an imprint of his own character on Sleepy Hollow: a Smart car that forgot it was made for commuters; tracks instead of rear wheels; and skis on the front. Essentially an enclosed, heated, and electric snowmobile nicknamed "Smartypants."
Eli is also working to convert a Pistenbully 400 into a fully electric groomer, a project that should be complete by the end of the winter, he said. The Pistenbully 400 project has an EISA tie-in as well. The last male skier of the weekend, and recent Olympic nominee Ben Ogden, is helping with the conversion via an independent project at UVM. Ogden, who studies mechanical engineering, is helping predict the amount of heat the engine will generate, which will determine the amount of coolant needed.
Smartypants and the Pistenbully are just particularly unique facets of Eli's broader goal: a more carbon-neutral future for his family's ski area. "Our goal is to convert as much equipment to electric as we can in the next few years to cut down on our carbon footprint," said Eli.


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Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say 43-year-old Willie Ragins and 64-year-old Willie Hightower left on a fishing trip on Saturday afternoon. They were last heard from about 10 p.m. when Ragins' family members talked to him.
The Tampa Bay Times reports Ragins said he'd be home in a couple of hours. Around midnight, his mother, Saretha Ragins, said she called his cell phone and it went straight to voicemail.
Deputies started searching for the men around noon Sunday, using helicopters, sonar and boats. The search was eventually called off because of rain and low visibility after sunset. They found a chair, two coolers and a life jacket in the water on the northern end of the lake.
On Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission joined the search for the two men.
In most spots it's between 6 and 8 feet deep. In some places, deputies say it reaches 20 feet deep.
The boat, which belongs to Ragins, is missing. They also found a vehicle and boat trailer near the lake.
Saretha Ragins and other relatives sat on a bench near the lake Monday, watching as crews began the second day of searching.
"I'm hoping," she said. "Praying for a miracle."
Family members say Hightower and Robinson are best friends who often fish together.
Hightower's wife, Mildred, was also at the lake, watching from her. She and Hightower have been married about 18 years. She said he calls regularly when he goes on a fishing trip to check on her. She had a stroke about 10 years ago that left her partially paralyzed.
When he didn't check on her Saturday night, she said she began to worry.
"I have hope," she said. "I'm really going to miss him. He's all I got. Me and him."


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A bill introduced last month in California would bar state agencies from cooperating with federal law enforcement in cracking down on marijuana in the state. Marijuana is legal, both medically and recreationally, in the Golden State. That legalization is at odds with the federal marijuana ban and its classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance. If it passes, California could become a sort of sanctuary state for marijuana growers, much like certain cities are sanctuary cities for undocumented immigrants.
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Each month, the Cannabis in America team interviews influencers in the cannabis industry and gives you an exclusive look into their work, motivations, and predictions for the marijuana marketplace.
In mid-April, Oregon's legislature passed a bill that protects cannabis consumers' private information from being stored by dispensaries and other marijuana businesses. As co-sponsor of the bill, State Rep. Carl Wilson (R-3rd District) said the bill is also meant to protect marijuana consumers against any potential crackdowns by the Trump Administration, which has toyed with the idea of enforcing the federal marijuana ban. Wilson spoke with Law Street's Alec Siegel recently about the bill–which Gov. Kate Brown signed on April 19–and more.
AS: What was the primary goal of the bill?
CW: The goal of much of what we have done with cannabis is to try to normalize the product, and that is to make the purchase of it much like the alcohol side of things. We find that it is a fairly tall job to try to normalize [cannabis], but a substantial side benefit was to shield the names of cannabis purchasers should there be a [federal] crackdown.
AS: What are some other changes you'd like to see in regards to Oregon's marijuana legalization framework?
CW: One of the biggest battles we face right now is the collision between the medical program, which has been long established, and the recently established recreational program. Since the passage of Measure 91 [which legalized recreational marijuana], there has been constant pressure to fold the medical program in with the recreational program. I come from an area of the state where marijuana growing has been a time-honored tradition. I do believe that program should be retained, and should remain autonomous [from recreational regulations].
AS: Do your constituents express concern about how the Trump Administration will enforce the federal ban? Do you have concerns?
CW: It would be wrong for me to say I have no concerns. But I feel they have bigger fish to fry at this point, and I feel they'll stick to those fish. This hasn't been a highly charged subject for my constituents. The people I have heard from are in the growing community who are somewhat concerned and I think our [Joint Committee on Marijuana Regulation] saw to that.
Welcome to Tumbleweed Express: America's First Marijuana Drive-Thru
When Mark Smith realized that the residents of Parachute, Colorado craved a late-night marijuana fix, after his dispensary had closed for the day, he had an idea. Smith, 58, decided to re-brand the Valley Car Wash across the street from his dispensary as Tumbleweed Express, the nation's first marijuana drive-thru business. Find out more here.
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VW's $14.7 billion compliance failure: Deal announced to settle U.S. civil emission claims
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 2:28PM
Richard L. Cassin in California, Federal Trade Commission, Sally Quillian Yates, Volkswagen
German car maker Volkswagen AG and related companies agreed Tuesday to spend up to $14.7 billion to resolve federal and state civil allegations of cheating on emissions tests and lying to customers.
Volkswagen will spend up to $10.03 billion for a consumer buyback and lease termination program. The program covers nearly 500,000 model year 2009-2015 2.0 liter diesel vehicles sold or leased in the United States.
The settlements don't resolve federal criminal liability, the DOJ said.
Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates said the DOJ's criminal investigation "remains active and ongoing."
VW will also spend $4.7 billion to mitigate pollution from the cars and invest in green vehicle technology.
The settlements resolve claims that Volkswagen violated the Federal Trade Commission Act through deceptive and unfair ads for "clean diesel" vehicles. Similar claims by California were also part of the settlement.
The companies named in the DOJ consent decree are Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, Audi AG, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and Porsche Cars North America.
The vehicles involved include 2009 through 2015 Volkswagen TDI diesel models of Jettas, Passats, Golfs and Beetles as well as the TDI Audi A3.
The settlements didn't resolve any claims for 3.0 liter diesel vehicles.
Deputy AG Yates said VW duped regulators and turned "nearly half a million American drivers into unwitting accomplices in an unprecedented assault on our environment."
Tuesday's deal is "an important step forward," Yates said. But "let me be clear, it is by no means the last. We will continue to follow the facts wherever they go."
According to the DOJ's civil complaint against Volkswagen filed in January on behalf of the EPA,
Volkswagen allegedly equipped its 2.0 liter diesel vehicles with illegal software that detects when the car is being tested for compliance with EPA or California emissions standards and turns on full emissions controls only during that testing process.
"During normal driving conditions," the DOJ said, "the software renders certain emission control systems inoperative, greatly increasing emissions."
The so-called "defeat device" resulted in cars that met emissions standards in the laboratory but during normal driving conditions emitted up to 40 times EPA-compliant levels.
The FTC sued Volkswagen in March. It charged the company with deceiving consumers with ads promoting "clean diesel" VWs and Audis. The ads claimed the cars were low-emission, environmentally friendly, met emissions standards, and would maintain a high resale value.
Car owners who choose the buyback option under the settlements will receive between $12,500 and $44,000, depending on their car's model, year, mileage, and trim of the car, as well as the region of the country where they bought it.
Owners who owe Volkswagen more than their car is worth due to rapid depreciation will have an option for VW to forgive their loans.
Owners with third party loans have the option of Volkswagen paying off those loans -- up to 130 percent of the amount an owner would be entitled to under the buyback. For example, if the owner is entitled to a $20,000 buyback, VW would pay off his or her loans up to a cap of $26,000.
Those who leased the cars will have the option of terminating their leases (with no termination fee) or having their vehicles fixed if possible. In either case, they'll receive additional compensation from Volkswagen for the harm caused by VW's deceptive advertising.
Owners who sold their TDI vehicles after the VW defeat device issue became public may be eligible for partial compensation, split between them and those who bought their cars.
Consumer payments will be available after the federal court approves the settlements -- maybe as early as October 2016, the DOJ said.
The DOJ's partial consent decree with VW is here (pdf).
The FTC's proposed order is here.
A consumer fact sheet is here.
Richard L. Cassin is the publisher and editor of the FCPA Blog. He'll be the keynote speaker at the FCPA Blog NYC Conference 2016.


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by AVA TE-ZABAT♥ - March 11, 2015
Filipinos are family-oriented. That is the story of our culture. A fact woven into the very fabric of our existence. For 26 years now, I myself am very close to my family. I'm always with my Lola and my Mom and I often talk online despite her being abroad. It's just something that we would hold dear to our hearts as Filipinos. But of course, we can't avoid some misunderstandings sometimes due to the generation gap. Though, it doesn't mean that we won't pull through as a family. :)
Last Friday, Athan and I watched the opening of an on staged play just about family ties. :) It's Repertory Philippines' newest play, '4,000 Miles.' :)
I think this is already my fourth Repertory Philippines play and I must say I'm enjoying it a lot. I never did take notice of these things until I watched their Alice In Wonderland last 2013. I love how creative they get on stage. They really know how to put on a good show! :) This time though, it wasn't a musical, but a monologue kind.
About 4,000 Miles
"After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other. 4,000 Miles looks at how two outsiders find their way in today's world."
"It's about understanding. It's about our journey towards growth and wisdom. That's what makes it so universal. I think by the end of it, we'll all walk away just a bit wiser about the dynamic of human relationship," Bart Guingona, the play's director said.
In its various runs across America, 4,000 Miles has received praise for its story. It has been heralded as the Best New Play by the Obie Awards in 2012 and was a Finalist for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Amy Herzog (the writer) was also recognized as an outstanding playwright by the New York Times.
Cast of the play is Baby Barredo (Vera Joseph), Jef Topacio Flores (Leo Joseph- Connell), Caisa Borromeo (Bec), and Cara Barredo (Amanda). :)
This play kind of surprised me. It wasn't the typical one that I'm used to. Nevertheless, a good show. :)
4,000 MILES will be staged from March 6 to 29 at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City. Ticket prices range from Php 400 to Php 600. For more details regarding 4,000 Miles, call Repertory Philippines at 843-3570 or you can also book tickets through TicketWorld at 891-9999 or visit their website at www.ticketworld.com.ph :)
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Binh Duong targets 85% urbanisation
The southern province of Binh Duong aims for an urbanisation rate of 75 per cent to 85 per cent with a population of 2.5-3 million by 2020. There are two million people now living in urban areas on 40,600 hectares, accounting for 15 per cent of the province's total area.
The province has 28 operational industrial parks (IPs) covering an area of over 9,000 hectares. It targets 35 IPs on total area of 14,000 hectares
More than 90,000 people from other provinces move to the province every year, most of them work in IPs with companies from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and the US.
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Ministry supports disadvantaged students
The Ministry of Trade has issued Decision 405/QD BTC on delivering 30,000 tonnes of rice from the national rice reserve to disadvantaged students living in poor and remote areas in 49 cities and provinces this year. Local authorities will deliver rice to their students each month. With financial support, the students will have a chance to continue their studies.
LAO DONG (Labour)
Vietnam Airlines adds holiday flights (April, 16 2016)
Tây Ninh to develop 32,000ha forest (April, 13 2016)
Gender equality action plan announced (April, 09 2016)
15,600 cruise tourists visit Nha Trang in Q1 (April, 04 2016)
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Індіан-Гіллс () — переписна місцевість (CDP) в США, в окрузі Торренс штату Нью-Мексико. Населення — 892 особи (2010).

Географія
Індіан-Гіллс розташований за координатами  (34.983176, -106.139752).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році переписна місцевість мала площу 14,80 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія
Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у переписній місцевості мешкали 892 особи в 348 домогосподарствах у складі 239 родин. Густота населення становила 60 осіб/км².  Було 419 помешкань (28/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 4,6 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 33,3 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 23,2 % — особи молодші 18 років, 67,3 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 9,5 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 42,9 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у переписній місцевості припадало 105,5 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 109,5 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  долар (медіана — ). За межею бідності перебувало 48,6 % осіб, у тому числі 57,7 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 0,0 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 420 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: роздрібна торгівля — 24,8 %, освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 11,4 %, будівництво — 11,0 %.

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Gospel and soul singer Naomi Shelton has a new CD out, and it's her first. But Shelton is no newcomer.
She's 66 years old. And she's been singing all her life: from making the circuit of Alabama churches at the age of six, to heating up Manhattan clubs in her sixties.
Now comes her big break. The Washington Post's Express calls her "a national treasure." In six decades singing gospel, she says she never gave up.
This hour, On Point: gospel powerhouse Naomi Shelton on her life, her music, and her first record.
You can join the conversation. Tell us what you think — here on this page, on Twitter, and on Facebook.Guests:
Naomi Shelton joins us from New York. She's the lead singer of Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. She has been singing since the age of six. Her debut album, on Daptone Records, is "What Have You Done, My Brother?"
Gabriel Roth, co-founder of Daptone Records, which released "What Have You Done, My Brother?" He wrote five of the songs and plays bass guitar on the album under the name of Bosco Mann.
See a short video about Naomi's life:
This program aired on June 30, 2009.
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Registering a birth, death or marriage
How to register a birth in Ireland
How to register a death in Ireland
How to register a marriage in Ireland
A relative by blood, marriage or civil partnership should register the death. You do not need to be next-of-kin to do this.
You must register the death within 3 months, when you have received the death notification form from the doctor. You can do this at any civil registration office, no matter where in the Republic of Ireland the death occurred.
If a person dies in a hospital or nursing home, the hospital or doctor will give the form to the next-of-kin.
If there are no relatives to register a death
If there are no relatives who can register the death, a qualified informant can do this.
A qualified informant can be:
a person present at the death
anyone with the deceased's details - PPS number, place of birth, parents' names
any person who was in the building, if the death occurred in a dwelling
chief officer or authorised person in a hospital, institution or organisation
a person who found or took charge of the body
any other person who has knowledge of the death
Contact a civil registration service for further details.
Documents you need to register a death
Complete part 2 of the death notification form. Bring it and your photo ID to a civil registration service. Photo ID must be in date.
You must sign part 2 in the presence of the registrar.
Information you need to register a death
Personal details of the person who died:
full name, birth surname and address
date of birth and age on last birthday
birth surname and address
marital or civil status
parents' full names
date and place of death
If the person who died was under 18, you will need to know the occupation of their parents or guardians.
You will also need information about the person who signed the death certificate:
Deaths referred to the coroner
For a death referred to the coroner, there will be a delay in registering the death.
The coroner will tell you how long this might take and may give you an interim death certificate.
If the coroner conducts an inquest or postmortem, the corner will send the civil registration service a certificate. We will then register the death.
Fees for registering a death
Registering a death is free of charge. There is a charge to buy a death certificate.
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When the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (LBHI) produced shockwaves throughout the global financial market and calls for regulation of systemic risk, the role of private international law was hardly a central preoccupation with either financial institutions or the general public. It is well known that Lehman's over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives portfolio (containing over 900,000 OTC derivatives transactions) was governed by the default provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement. On the terrain of private law, the question arose in the aftermath of the crisis as to whether the Master Agreement played any meaningful role in Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and its catastrophic outcome and more generally whether a modification of its terms could reduce the systemic risk associated with derivatives transactions. In respect of the transnational dimension of the Agreement, a more theoretical debate concerned the extent to which attempts to create global certainty by the financial industry through the use of standardised agreements could be seen as a present-day renewal of the lex mercatoria. Might privately created norms provide an alternative frame of reference for the governance of contracts concluded in global financial markets? In such a perspective, the interference of divergent local laws was seen to thwart the operation of uniform contractual terms. However, the presence of a conflict of laws in relation to the interpretation of the ISDA Master Agreement also suggests that private international law plays an essential role in constituting the rules of the game against the backdrop of which the Master Agreement is given legal effect.


Thread: VM16F - upgrade VFD/spindle - anyone done it?
I've been fully switching my workflow to use my VM16F after weaning myself off the knee mill I've had.
After learning the machine, I'm wondering what effect upgrading the spindle VFD has... I think Sportybob here has an upgrade to a Hitachi WJ200 VFD suggested, and I like that particular model. Has anyone done this, and does it improve the ability to use larger diameter tools, or rigid tapping? I've noticed a distinct lack of torque at slower speeds.
Since I don't think I've seen the question asked anywhere, is it possible to change out the spindle cartridge for a 10,000 rpm unit? Just wondering, not too serious about this at the moment.
I'm considering upgrading from the Centurion 6 to the modern linux based control system - can anyone tell me if the functions supporting a touch probe beyond just the basic "move until touch" stuff is in there?
I'd like to get the ability to auto rotate the coordinate system to correct for a non level part. Is there a probe screen that lets you locate the center of a hole for setting coordinate origin?
I read here that Sportybob can supply replacement way wipers, so I'll likely pursue that, too. Related to this, does anyone have a good solution for making the X axis sliding covers for the ball screws, the ones with the spring tensioning, work better? Mine get jammed whenever a chip or three makes its way into the joint.
I'm using flood coolant a lot (from a DIY tank), specifically Extremecut 251c, does anyone have any suggestions for things to watch out for, like coolant getting into the space for the limit switches and ball screws? It's not forming a pool or anything, but the way covers are far from water tight at the moment. The enclosure mostly contains the stuff, although I don't have a chip auger, so I end up hand cleaning the filters a lot.
Thanks for any experiences anyone can provide... now that I've learned the machine, I'm quite happy with it and want to see how far I can take it.
Re: VM16F - upgrade VFD/spindle - anyone done it?
I don't think switching VFD's is going to gain you much unless you are running single phase input and loosing some output because of it. I suppose you could upsize the VFD in that case and get some more oomph. VFD doesn't have anything to do with rigid tapping, you need a spindle encoder set up for doing that. What speeds do you have? If the machine is a 6k rpm machine and you are in high range on the belts, you won't have a lot of torque down low. If you need the torque, move the belts, set the parameter for low range and you'll have 3k rpm with a whole lot more grunt.
Changing out the spindle for a 10k rpm unit should be possible, don't honestly know if there is a difference in the spindle and bearings, others more knowledgeable than I would have to answer that. You will certainly have less torque at lower rpm's if you do got to a 10k spindle though.
I don't know much about the probing, but even my Centurion 5 Knee mill has axis rotation to account for crooked parts.
Curious to hear answers on the way covers and coolant questions as my son just got a P1H which is pretty much the same as a VM16. We haven't seen any issues yet, but we aren't even really up and running (only had it a week). Still cleaning and replacing a proximity sensor that fried, and replacing the monitor that went kaput from the move.
Yeah, I am running on single phase, although my understanding is that the VFD would just draw more current through the other two legs to handle it? If I'm getting reduced torque I'd like to know.
I was thinking the machine might have more torque at lower RPM if I used a CT capable drive of the appropriate size instead of the factory VFD, which I understand is a VT set up. Am I wrong? The installed VFD is a Yaskawa MC5.
Right now the spindle max speed is just over 5000, which I interpret to mean I'm running on the low range.
If there's a screen or routine to do probing on the Centurion 6, I haven't found it yet. Maybe it needs to be enabled?
I had to replace a home switch on the Y, but other than that it's "just worked". Best machine tool buy yet.
edit: Forgot to mention... I was talking about additional torque at low speeds, like rigid tapping seems to use. I do have rigid tapping installed.
From what I know about electronics (and my knowledge there is somewhat limited, so don't take my word as gospel) is that the Vector drive VFD's are the best option for you. The issue with single phase is that in all but a few rare cases, when you drive a three phase VFD sith single phase, you loose from 25% to 50% of your output power. So, if you have a 7.5hp spindle, you would need a 15hp VFD to get full power to the spindle, that gets worse if you have a 15hp spindle... a 30hp VFD is going to be expensive and require a lot of incoming amps.
Hi range or low range, you have to take the motor cover off and look at the pulleys. Then once you determine if you are in low or high on the pulleys, you set the speed range parameters accordingly to get the spindle speed you programmed.
Probing is optional, there are parameters in the machine to enable it, but you might need other software, again, others would have to answer that question.
As for torque for rigid tapping (nice that you have the option), at what rpm are you trying to tap and what size tap are you trying to do? I don't have rigid tapping but I do everything up to about 3/8" at between 700 and 1000 rpm. If I had rigid tap, I'd be running more like 2000-3000 on anything 1/4" or under. For larger threads than 3/8", I would be thread milling rather than tapping anyway.
Hi Erik, you say you have a MC5 drive. I will assume that it is a 626MC5. These are NOT easily changed out for another drive. These came in 2 versions, 1. a single speed and 2. a 2 speed. the 2 speed uses a delta/ wye winding and a special contactor to switch between High and low ranges. I would need to know more about your machine.
In general, you need to double the VFD to the spindle motor HP to get it to "perform" as a 3 phase machine. It may be more useful to consider a phase converter.
Think like you have 3 guys pushing a merry go round VS 1 guy.
You want Linux ? WHY. It would require updating the control for about 10K and gain you very little. except 3D graphics.
I have no idea what a " Extremecut 251c" is.
If your way covers are "jamming" it is possible you have bent covers or weak springs.
There are parameters for the probing, but, it still require the macros to make it work. These are generally written by the machine tool manufacturer. Yes, you can write your own. How is your math skills? see the parametric section of the programming manual.
Yes it is possible to rework the spindle to 10K.


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Family Reunion creator/executive producer Meg DeLoatch has joined CBS' The Neighborhood as executive producer and showrunner for the upcoming fourth season. She replaces series creator/executive producer/showrunner Jim Reynolds who exited the popular CBS/CBS Studios multi-camera comedy series, headlined by Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, at the end of Season 3.
DeLoatch is already putting her stamp on the show with a new writing team; I hear she has released all but one of The Neighborhood's Season 3 writers.
Comedy veteran DeLoatch most recently created and executive produces the Netflix multi-camera sitcom Family Reunion, for which she has received two NAACP Image Awards in 2020 and 2021 and a 2020 Writers Guild Award nomination. DeLoatch assembled one of the first all-black writers' rooms to authentically voice the multi-generational family in the Netflix comedy series, whose cast includes Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Anthony Alabi and Emmy winner Loretta Devine. Richard Roundtree guest stars as Grandpa.
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September 30, 2015 marked a transformational point in the evolution of the Syrian revolution that began in March 2011, as Russia intervened militarily in Syria to prop up the Assad regime.
On the eve of Russia's intervention, the Syrian government was just "two or three weeks away from collapsing," according to the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. Since then, Russia's political and military support has enabled Syrian government forces to recapture the previously opposition-held areas in the northern, central, and southern Syria and Damascus is now seeking to take control of the last Syrian opposition stronghold in the northwest province of Idlib.
As such, the international community has started to consider the idea of negotiating with Bashar al-Assad despite his human rights violations, among them war crimes and the use of chemical weapons against unarmed civilians.
In this series, Syria Direct addresses several dimensions of the Russian military intervention in Syria, including the history of Russia's political actions in the Syrian revolution, the pretext Moscow provided for the intervention, the tools it used to change the trajectory and outcome of the war, Russia's conception of a political settlement to the conflict, and the Syrian opposition's position on Russia.
AMMAN—Russia's media and politicians have recently ramped up their coverage of the potential for a political settlement in Syria meant to guarantee the end of the war that has raged on for more than nine years.
Following its military intervention in Syria, Russia established the "Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria" to accelerate negotiations between the government and the opposition, as well as to sponsor several reconciliation agreements between the government and the opposition following intensive government military campaigns.
However, many of the reconciliation agreement's terms have yet to be fulfilled or are actively being violated by Damascus. Services and infrastructure have still not been returned to the areas now under government control and little progress has been made in returning employees to their jobs and releasing detainees.
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin insists that "the political solution is in progress." Thus, as Russia represents an exceptional case in its unwavering support for the crimes of Bashar al-Assad against his people throughout the revolution, it seems to have a different understanding and vision of the political settlement in Syria.
The most likely result of such a settlement according to the Russian vision is, simply, the return to pre-2011 Syria where tyranny and corruption were the norm.
Continuing arrests in 'reconciliation areas'
The Syrian government has instituted a requirement that all residents of areas that were under opposition militant group control must "settle their status" at security centers in order to be granted a "pardon." The process was described by official media as "simple and safe," even for those who took up arms against the government and its allied militias.
However, settling their status has not protected former opposition members from the government security services, who have prosecuted, kidnapped and assassinated "pardoned" opposition figures.
Government forces and security services are actively arresting opposition members in raids, as well as at security and military checkpoints spread throughout Syria.
According to statistics by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), between May 2018 and the beginning of September 2019, there have been 1096 arrests, including 30 women and eight children, in areas where there are reconciliation deals in place. These areas include Daraa, Quneitra, East Ghouta, northern Homs countryside and Hama countryside.
Omar al-Hariri, an employee of the local Daraa Martyrs Documentation Office, which documents arrests, assassinations and other human rights violations in Daraa province, estimates there to be 1144 arrests in the province since August 2018.
In Daraa specifically, the arrests have targeted former members of the opposition armed groups, heads of former local councils, members of the opposition-Syrian Interim Government and volunteers with the Syrian Civil Defense (the White Helmets).
All of the detainees have officially settled their status and some have even joined the government forces, according to the director of the Detainees Department of SNHR, Nour al-Khateeb.
According to pro-government media, the arrests were carried out as a result of lawsuits filed by other citizens. Al-Khateeb, however, said that the "arrests and investigations" were "carried out by the security services and the 4th [Armoured Division] of the Syrian army, without the involvement of the police who are supposed to carry out these [arrests] and take the defendants to the [courts]."
As a result, the areas undergoing reconciliation have begun to resemble a "black box," and documenting human rights violations has become more difficult, according to two human rights activists who spoke to Syria Direct under the condition of anonymity for security reasons.
Returning refugees facing arrest
In July 2018, Russian Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, urged Syrian refugees to return to their home, affirming that they "will not face any threats" from the Syrian government or security services.
Also, in February 2019, Bashar al-Assad called on Syrian refugees to return to their country, saying that Syria "is in need of all its people," while accusing host countries of obstructing their return and adding that "setting up refugee camps began a year before the war to create human suffering and condemn the Syrian state."
In contrast, SNHR documented the arrest of at least 1,916 citizens returning to Syria between the beginning of 2014 to June 2019, including 219 children and 157 women.
Of those detaineed, 1,132 were released, 15 people died under torture, and 638 persons are considered forcibly disappeared persons, according to Nour al-Khateeb. "After being released, the Syrian regime detained them once more and forced dozens of them to join the military," she said.
Russia does not appear to be playing an "adequate" role in releasing detainees or even halting arrests, particularly in areas where it has sponsored reconciliation agreements with the Syrian opposition.
SNHR has not documented cases of releases via Russian negotiation or mediation in areas undergoing reconciliation with the exception of Daraa province, according to Hariri. The Office for the Documentation of Martyrs in Daraa estimates that 239 of the 1,144 people detained in the province since reconciliation last summer have been released.
Formidable role of the security services
The arrests of residents in reconciliation areas and those returning to Syria reveal the enduring role of government security services, whose actions led to the Syrian revolution in the first place. They were primarily responsible for the brutal suppression of popular protests, the forcible kidnapping of Syrians and the torture of detainees in their centers.
Over the past months, there have been reports of the dismissal of prominent officers in the security services, as well as of their replacement by Russia-affiliated officers.
General Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail was hired to head the Air Force Intelligence Unit as a replacement for general Jamil Hassan after his retirement. General Hussam Luqa replaced general Deeb Zeitoun as the head of general security.
Zeitoun was rumored to have replaced general Ali Mamlouk as head of the National Security Directorate while the latter became vice president, though there has been no official confirmation of this shift.
While some interpreted the changes among security service leaders as a Russian attempt to pave the way for a political solution and rebuild the structure of the security services, others saw the changes as a maneuver to avoid international prosecution, especially as most of the sacked officers are tied to war crimes.
Absence of Basic Services
Contrary to Russia's promises and its Foreign Minister's statement last month that "the war in Syria is over, [and] it is slowly returning to normal peaceful life," most reconciliation areas, such as Eastern Ghouta, are still buried under rubble and lack basic services, particularly water and electricity.
Residents of southern Syria have also been forced to pay for the rehabilitation of services in their municipalities. To circumvent corrupt and inefficient government institutions, residents have created new types of local governing bodies and administrations.
Will the constitutional committee be able to achieve real reform?
In addition to its military role in Syria, Russia has been able to steer the international political process regarding Syria. It has been able to reduce the UN's efforts to a mere modification of the Syrian constitution via a committee comprised of representatives of the Syrian government, opposition and civil society.
This has meant, according to Syrian opposition members, the abolition of UN Resolution 2254, which called for a ceasefire and a political settlement in Syria.
Resolution 2254, which was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council members in December 2015, stipulated the formation of a transitional government, UN-supervised elections, a political process to form a credible governing body and the drafting of a new Syrian constitution.
During a visit by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Asghar Khaji, Assad commented on the formation of the Constitutional Committee, stating that "Syrian-Iranian-Russian coordination led to the realization of the committee for discussing the constitution despite all obstacles and hurdles that other sides which support terrorism tried to impose, reaching the final formula for the committee's work mechanism."
Nasr Hariri, head of the opposition-affiliated Syrian High Negotiations Committee, called the formation of the constitutional committee "a victory for the Syrian people and part of Resolution 2254."
While some opposition parties, as well as the government, see the creation of the committee as a victory, they continue to disagree over the committee's work. The Syrian government insists that the purpose of the committee is to only discuss the existing constitution of the 2012 constitution that gave Bashar al-Assad absolute power to control the legislative, executive and judicial powers.
In addition to that, Russia insists on what it calls Assad's right to run in the upcoming presidential elections, which will be held under the control of his security services and Iranian-backed militias. If the constitution is amended, Assad will, as before, claim his right to run for two new terms. This would extend his rule, which began in 2000, for an additional 14 years.
This report was originally published in Arabic and translated into English by Nada Atieh, Will Christou, and Calvin Wilder.
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Visiting researcher hopes to uncork Sheridan scientist's grape precision breeding expertise and cure Italy's grape grower dilemma
Ph.D. student Cecilia Limera from Italy is learning grape precision breeding techniques developed by Sadanand Dhekney at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center.
Even if the visiting Ph.D. student's efforts at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center succeed, she won't get a taste of her own success.
Cecilia Limera from Italy is working six months in Sadanand Dhekney's laboratory trying to learn, and then return to Europe, grape precision breeding techniques Dhekney has crafted through years of research.
Limera is learning how to initiate embryo cultures of different grape varieties via non-sexual means and modify them using existing DNA sequences from the grapes and their "wild" relatives. No new genetic material is added.
She's learning precision breeding because European grape growers are caught between diseases, pests and regulations limiting chemical applications. Wine industry businesses and government regulators want other ways of continuing their varieties without using GMOs.
Limera rates the value of learning such techniques high.
"I'd say '10,' or even priceless," she said. "The people specialized in this are really few."
Dhekney is one of the few, and his expertise may help researchers who face time and consumer preference pressures.
Researchers cannot improve existing grape varieties for pest and disease resistance through conventional plant breeding.
"The problem is most of the varieties are ancient varieties," said Dhekney, the E.A. Whitney endowed assistant professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Wyoming. "If you try to breed grapes that would be more resistant, you would loose their enological characteristics."
Grapes from the mixed genomes of the new varieties would be completely different from what made the original grape variety desirable.
Time is also a factor. Precision breeding allows fruit production and evaluation the second year. Breeders might have to wait four to five years for evaluating fruit and wine quality if using conventional plant breeding practices.
"You bypass the juvenile phase completely using precision breeding," said Dhekney.
Grape precision breeding may be the solution, and no one may know the techniques better than Dhekney, who joined the University of Wyoming and the Sheridan Research and Extension Center in 2012. His expertise draws from around the world.
Limera is in her second year at Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona, Italy. She is the sixth international researcher to work in Dhekney's laboratory. Others have been from University of Sao Paolo, Brazil; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Hebei Agricultural University, China; University of Cairo, Egypt; and Kyrgyz National Academy of sciences, Kyrgyzstan.
Her adviser in Italy had collaborated with Dhekney and suggested she work with him. She also had also looked at other laboratories in France, Spain, and the U.S.
"I realized I was going to learn much more here than in Europe," she said. "It is much more open here than in Italy, France or Spain. I made the right choice."
Precision breeding techniques are now more palatable to Europeans because no external or foreign genetic material is added.
"You are improving varieties where the wine characteristics are going to be the same," said Dhekney. "Shortcomings are improved, but you keep everything that's desirable and adding new, desirable traits, like disease resistance or frost tolerance."
Europe is more open to the techniques but scientists are behind the technological curve.
"That's one of the reasons Cecilia is here," he said. "To learn those techniques and then go back and apply them in their laboratories, possibly teaching them to students and other researchers. It's a direct transfer of technology from Sheridan back to Italy."
Scientists falter at the beginning of the process. Collecting embryos from the plants bewilders many.
"I'm still trying to understand the technique of getting the embryos," said Limera. "It's really delicate. You need so much patience to be able to master the techniques of coming up with the embryo."
Limera won't taste any success because, "I'm a teetotaler," she said, and giggled at the contrast of studying grapes for wine. "It's not important for me to be a wine drinker. My main point is I'm learning the technique to improve grapes and move to the next stage where other people take over, such as winemakers and wine tasters."
June 1, 2017 UW Extension
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