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First past the post
As Zimbabwe postal company Zimpost continues to evolve we speak to Managing Director Douglas Zimbango about a $5 million upgrading project aimed at modernising its business methods.
Writer Ian Armitage
Project manager Eleanor Watson
Things change. It is a fact of life. And with the decline of the letter – with people opting for faster means of communication like cell phones and the internet – Zimbabwe's postal company Zimpost has had to evolve. The letter has never been less popular and the number being posted continues to fall. Zimpost has responded.
"We have experienced an 85 percent decline in mail volumes. The reduction in postal output and the advent of quicker online methods of communication have forced us to move into new revenue streams," Zimpost Managing Director Douglas Zimbango says. "The postal service has suffered from electronic substitution. Today mobile devices provide SMS and social media services so people have shifted away from letters. Fewer people are writing them, send bills or even pay bills via postal mail."
According to Zimbango the decline started in 2003. Back then Zimpost handled 100 million pieces of mail.
In 2004 it was half that.
Today it has dropped down to around 15 million pieces of mail.
Cutting costs and surviving have had to become a priority for Zimpost, along with changing the way it does business.
"It is not just a case of saying the letter is dead and us shutting up shop – our postal service plays a pivotal role in the country in terms of poverty alleviation and regional integration. Besides, there will also be a demand for postal services. For that reason we want to become better. It is imperative that we build and implement strategies centred on quality service delivering and a greater focus on the customer to survive. That is what we are doing."
Zimpost has streamlined and is upgrading its operations, designed to make the firm more competitive. "A $5 million upgrading project aimed at modernising the business is underway," says Zimbango. "We are going to modernise the whole setup by buying computer equipment and setting up communications centres in rural areas which will be linked to the main centres to enable rural folk to enjoy what city folk enjoy – real time internet access, photocopying, printing and photographic services."
The project is jointly funded by Zimpost and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) and will enable the company to introduce modern technologies such as front office automation, postal codes, hybrid mail service and an International Financial System (IFS).
"We are moving from manual systems to computer-based automated systems to leverage infrastructural investment to realise increased savings and use interface," says Zimbango. "Also a single electronic platform will lead to enhanced speed for transactions.
"We are automating customer service transactions – everything from selling mail services, retail services, bill payment and banking transaction.
" The hybrid mail services have been designed mainly for organisations that mail large quantities of invoices, statements, time sensitive notices and business mail and would enable customers to send electronic mail that would be printed at delivery point, he says.
This service would "relieve" Zimpost of expensive physical conveyance of mail over large distances, complemented by onsite enveloping and flyer insertion.
"The move is a further attempt to diversify services. With the new system, what happens is that if any one of our customers, for example, that is based in Mutare and wants to send their statements or mail to Plumtree, all they have to do is simply bring in the mail in an electronic form, like a disc or memory stick, and we plug it into our machines and send it. The printing will happen at the point of delivery. The Zimpost officers in that particular place will just take out the printed mail or statement and deliver it to the customer. It will cut the delivery time significantly.
"In terms of the counter automation project, 47 offices are now online. Zimpost hopes up to 100 offices will be online by August this year.
"Why have we gone down this route? It is a couple of things. Firstly the number of letters is continuing to decline. By moving from manual systems to computer-based automated systems we will leverage infrastructural investment to realise increased savings and use interface, combined with a single electronic platform leading to enhanced speed for transactions.
"We want to improve our service. That is why we have embarked on this project.
"We are now more into agency business. We need the upgrade to our computers and increased automation for this too."
Zimpost is much more than just a postal service. In the past few years it has been diversifying and investing in areas markedly different from its core business of mail delivery as new communication technologies continue to emerge.
"Mail volumes have dropped significantly and the distribution has also changed, with most of the volumes now coming from businesses rather than individuals. As a result, we've sought to address our customers' diverse and changing communication needs by diversifying our product range."
A wide range of innovative and technologically driven products and services have been introduced. These include agency services, retail services, financial services, real estate, Postbus services, communication centres and advertising services. "We are much more diverse and the upgrade and improvements we are making play into that very much," says Zimbango.
The national address and postcode project is underway. "That will have many benefits and the project is earmarked to commence in the coming months. The initiative – like everything else we are doing – will assist in improved service delivery and also create new revenue streams."
Zimpost has diversified into post bus passenger transport too. The buses carry both passengers and mail. "We paid for five 65-seater buses, the aim being to reduce the cost of transporting mail," says Zimbango. "We haven't got the buses yet. They will be assembled locally with the kits coming from the Netherlands. What that'll achieve is a cost reduction. By the end of July the buses will be with us. We'll see how it goes. This is the way we want to go and the way other posts around the world are going."
The foundations for future profitability are being laid.
"We are definitely laying the foundation for success and I don't see anything that will stop us from being a successful company again. In terms of moving over from letters, we are still in transition trying to get our foot down in the new market which is our agency business. We have taken on a lot of new customers, things are coming online. So in terms of getting the client base built up we are moving forward. The modernisation and upgrades are holding us back in that they are not finished and we need the modernised system. Most of the new clients want to be online real-time with us. We have agency services in the offices that are already online but there are many more still to come online.
"How soon we succeed depends on how soon we roll out the automation. But overall we are seeing an uptick in our business. Since dollarization we haven't got into profit yet but we are reducing our deficit every year and we are hoping that soon after this major project is finished we will be able to get back to profit again."
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The Talmud in the Tractate Kiddushin (Chapter 4) stresses the importance of yikhus:Ten lineages emigrated from Babylon. The Holy One, Blessed Be He, does not bestow his Divine Presence, other than on Israeli families of noble Yikhus.
Yet the Rambam (Mishne Torah, Hilkhot Melakhim, Chapter 12, Halakha 3) gives hope in the future for those who have lost the records of their lineage:In the time of the king Mashiakh, when his kingdom is established and all Yisrael are gathered, their lineage will be revealed by the Holy Spirit which will rest upon him, and he will announce to everyone in Yisrael to which tribe he belongs.
The Torah places importance on yikhus because man is influenced by the qualities and characteristics of his forefathers, both genetically and by the moral values that are passed from generation to generation.
Man has three partners: the Holy One Blessed Be He, his father and his mother.
Know from whence you came, and where you are going, and to Whom you will have to give account in the future.
Only if we know from where we originate in terms of our family heritage will we be in a position to decide what path in life we should take in the future. The late Rabbi Shmuel Gorr, who dedicated his entire life to genealogical research, believed:Just as we perform many Mitzvot as an act of zeikher le'maaseh bereishit (commemoration of the act of the creation), so the study of our family history can be considered as another aspect of this Mitzvah. When we see ourselves obligated to preserve the continuity of our people's existence in the world, so will we fulfill our task as it was prescribed by the Holy One Blessed Be He from the time of the creation of Man.
The study of genealogy, therefore, can be considered as an act of zeikher le'maaseh bereishit, as we seek to link ourselves, through the generations of our ancestors, with the first living man, Adam. Yet, from the outset, the Biblical commentators explained that illustrious lineage alone was not worthy of note. Commenting on the verses of Bereishit 6:9:These are the generations of Noakh; Noakh begat three sons.
The essence of the history of righteous men is their deeds.
How can we not stretch out in our hearts to our ancestors who may be forgotten within two or three generations as if they never existed?
In our generation, after our ancestors left the countries where their families lived for many generations and emigrated to other countries, we should perpetuate their history. In particular we have a duty to immortalize the memories of the communities and families that perished for the sanctification of the Holy Name during the Holocaust or during anti-Semitic acts throughout the course of Jewish history:To do justice with the deceased and give them a memory upon the face of the earth.
The Midrash (Midrash Rabba, Parasha 37) explains the origin of man's naming system:The early generations that knew their lineage well, gave names to commemorate an event. But we, who do not know well our lineage, give names after our ancestors.
The Gaon of Vilna comments on the term used in reference to a deceased person, "May the righteous be remembered for a blessing, and may the name of the wicked decay" (Mishlei, Proverbs 10:7):Remembrance is recalling that which happened in the past, that is, after the death of a righteous person, he is not just a memory, but he is a blessing. But as for the wicked, even his name is contemptible.
Throughout Jewish prayer the concept of recalling our ancestors is a recurrent theme. The central prayer of the three daily services, the Shmonah Esreh, begins with:God of Avraham, God of Yitskhak, God of Yaakov…remember the good deeds of our fathers and bring the redeemer to their sons' sons.
Honour your father and your mother….
In the High Holy Day liturgy the relationship between God and man is couched in familial terms:If you regard us as sons, have pity upon us like a father. Our Father, our King….
The tracing of family history is a most effective way to appreciate Jewish history on a personal level. As we recite in the Hagaddah of the Pesakh (Passover) festival:In each generation man must regard himself as if he himself came out of Egypt, as it is said and you should relate it to your son on that day, saying…People make history by their reaction to the demands and opportunities of their environment. An awareness of personal family history establishes a link in the chain of Jewish existence.
Jews left Babylon and Eretz Yisrael and spread out through the Diaspora. Many of their genealogical records were lost. Yet certain families painstakingly preserved their traditions of descent. The scholarly family of the Kalonymides, which believed in its Davidic descent, left Babylon about the eighth century, settled in Italy, and then moved to the Rhineland and France in the ninth and tenth centuries. From this family emanated the great Biblical and Talmudic commentator Rashi (1040-1105). Rashi's family and disciples established centers of learning in many towns in Western Europe and later, in the fourteenth century, in Eastern Europe. Thus a vast interrelated dynasty of rabbinic families spread across Europe, establishing a framework for future genealogical research.


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Kia said its new Sportage will have a specific model for Europe for the first time since the SUV was launched 28 years ago.
The fifth-generation Sportage will be unveiled in July in Korea, with the European variant arriving in September, the automaker said in a statement.
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"With new Sportage, we did not simply want to take one step forward, but rather move to a completely different level within the SUV class," said Karim Habib, Kia's design boss, in the statement.
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French Fridays: Salted olive crisps from My Paris Kitchen | eat. live. travel. write.
This week's Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz' My Paris Kitchen is like a very thin savoury biscotti-type cracker with almonds called a "croquet" in French that reminds me a lot of my favourite Raincoast Crisps. It's an interesting recipe, containing just flour (whole wheat and plain), a touch of sugar, some Herbes de Provence, almonds, olives and baking soda, held together with buttermilk.
You bake the mixture in a loaf tin for about 30 minutes (mine was still wet in the centre at this point so I baked a further 15 minutes for a total of 45 minutes but I reckon it could have used a few more minutes, even) then cool it completely before slicing the loaf into what David says will be 1/4-inch thick slices, although it's hard to imagine how you can possible get the 40 crisps that is the serving size because it's pretty challenging, even with a decent bread knife.
…but I had a hard time cutting the slices very thin so mine were more like 1/2 inch thick and I got 24 slices… Those slices are baked again for 35 minutes (mine was more like 45, again, because the slices were a little thicker than the recipe called for).
These were delightful with a crisp glass of rosé and definitely very more-ish. Summer patio food par excellence! They are best enjoyed the day you make them because, even kept in an airtight container, they didn't stay crisp but a stint under a medium broiler perked them up! I wonder if they might be able to be frozen once you've cut the slices, then baked from frozen? they would be very handy to have on hand for unexpected guests!
Get the recipe for David Lebovitz's Salted Olive Crisps on p 42 of My Paris Kitchen.
If I had made these earlier in the day I definitely would have enjoyed these on the deck with a glass of chilled white. Glad you enjoyed these as much as we did!
They were tasty for sure!
Refreshing these crisps under the broiler to perk them up is an excellent idea. Why not have them baked thrice?
Right? I figured it can't hurt!
Shirley also suggested the loaf slices be put in the freezer. But, I think your idea of just freezing the sliced pieces and using a few at a time is a good one. My crisps were fine the first night with wine but, even in an airtight container, they were inedible the next night. I toasted them but no-go, not worth the calories. I wonder what is it that David was successful we the storage and most of us were not. When you see him, ask him!!!
Wow, your slices look great and very crisp. It's a shame they didn't stay because they were really good.
I should have sliced up one of the remaining two loaves I have for toasting as and when required as per your suggestion! These were good with beer too!
Love the idea of freezing the slices to bake up a few at a time. This reminds me that I've run out of my freezer store of gougères. I love things like that, where I can put in a little time earlier and yield results much faster! I had the same issues as you with the slicing–my knife caught on some of the olive chunks–and the losing crispness. They sure taste good, though!
I need to try the freezing method with these too!
I had a hard time making thin slices, but on the other hand, a week later, my slices are still crisp. I'm wondering if it has to do with the olives. My olives, though moist, were not stored in brine. I'm thinking there was less moisture in my batter, so it the result was drier. Tasty treat with wine though.
Ah that's a good point re: the moisture in the olives… Noted!


FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which translated from French means 'International Federation of associated football'. As such, it is the maximum authority of football worldwide.
FIFA was founded in 1904, and its headquarter is located in the city of Zurich, in Switzerland. It is the institution in charge of organizing and governing federations football countries in the five continents. To this day, FIFA is composed of 209 federations and associations, this means that he adds seventeen more than the United Nations affiliated.
Also, FIFA is responsible for the Organization of tournaments and World Championships of soccer in its different branches and categories, which includes juvenile, female tournaments and the World Cup of soccer, event held every four years.
FIFA, also forms part of the International Football Association Board (IFAB, by its acronym), formed by the four football associations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), which is the institution responsible for the setting and modification of the rules of the game.
FIFA organized its first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay, and since then has held twenty more World Championships, not to mention the female and juveniles.
Today the FIFA has become an international organization of great projection and impact on the world.


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Q: Why is this integrand not integrating to a Bessel function? I know from the identities of Bessel functions that the following is true:
$$
J_{m}\left( x \right) = \frac{ 1 }{ 2 \ \pi \ i^{m} } \int_{0}^{2 \pi} \ d\phi \ e^{i \left( x \cos{\phi} \ - \ m \ \phi \right)} \tag{0}
$$
However, when I try to integrate the following, Mathematica doesn't actually integrate the result.  It just spits back the input.
Assuming[Element[k, Reals] && Element[m, Integers], Integrate[Exp[I (m x + k Cos[x])],{x, 0, 2 Pi}]]

Should I allow m to be more general, i.e., any numeric value (not necessarily fond of fractional Bessel function indices) or am I missing some other assumption that is preventing Mathematica from giving the proper result?
(I doubt this matters but for completeness, I have v12.1.1.0 and am using a Macbook Pro laptop.)
Note the linked question Evaluate the defining Integral of the Bessel functions of the first kind has several answers that kind of answer my question, but I am curious why the above does not actually integrate.  That is, I specify the regions of validity clearly and arguments so Mathematica should recognize that the input is the integral form of the Bessel function.  I want to know why it's not evaluating, not just that it won't or how to make it work by explicitly specifying the Bessel function index m using something like Table.

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Still undecided on TE School Board & Tredyffrin Twp candidates? 'Meet & Greet' at St. Davids Golf Club on Wednesday, Oct. 28
Still undecided? Here's another opportunity to meet the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisor and TE School Board candidates before Election Day on Tuesday, November 3. The Panhandle Civic Association is sponsoring a "meet & greet" on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7-8:30 PM. See information below:
CANDIDATES MEET AND GREET
The Panhandle Civic Association is sponsoring a Candidates Meet and Greet on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The gathering will be held at the St. Davids Golf Club, 845 Radnor Street Road, Radnor, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. This will be an informal affair providing you the opportunity to speak one on one with the candidates of both parties, to ask questions and to share thoughts and concerns. Please come prepared to ask our candidates where they stand on issues that matter to you.
Candidates for Region 1 School Board and attending the Meet and Greet:
Neal Colligan (R)
Roberta Hotinski (D)
Todd Kantorczyk (D)
Neill Kling (R)
Candidates for District 1 Board of Supervisors and attending the Meet and Greet:
Paul Olson (R)
Tory Snyder (D)
Candidates for At Large Board of Supervisors and attending the Meet and Greet:
Elva Bankins (D)
Lou Horvath (D)
Trip Lukens (R)
Sean Moir (R)
Although not required for attendance, we would like to have reasonable sense of how many people will be coming to this meeting. Please let your Block Captain know if you plan to be at the event, or send an email to: j.k.lindberg@att.net. Please indicate if you are a resident of the Panhandle.
There is no charge for anyone to attend this gathering. Light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages will be available from the Club. If non-Panhandle residents want to take advantage of this service, they will be charged $10.00.
For questions about this event, please email Christine Wright at wright502@verizon.net.
Tags: Election Day 2015, Elva Bankins, Louis Horvath, Neal Colligan, Neill Kling, Paul Olson, Roberta Hotinski, Sean Moir, St. Davids Golf Club, Todd Kantorczyk, Tory Snyder, Tredyffrin Township Democrats, Tredyffrin Township Republican Committee, Trip Lukens
Improving Public Communication and Transparency, School Fencing, Real Estate Development, Tax Increases — All Important Issues to Tredyffrin Voters
Candidates for the TE School Board and the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors participated in a 'Meet the Candidate' forum sponsored by Chester County League of Women Voters on Saturday. As an audience member, it was clear that as voters we are lucky as most of the candidates had done their homework. The candidates were prepared, understood the important issues and were able to present their views effectively. The township and the school district are fortunate to have qualified community members willing to take on the challenges of elected office.
Improving public communication and transparency, fencing at Valley Forge Middle School, yearly tax increase, real estate development and pension reform remain important issues with residents. The candidates addressed resident questions regarding these issues and others on Saturday.
If you were unable to attend the candidate forum, you can find a rebroadcast on the township website as follows.
Click here to view the Chester County League of Women Voters 'Meet the TE School Board Candidates.
Click here to view the Chester County League of Women Voters 'Meet the Tredyffrin Township Candidates'
Election Day is a week from tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3. Before casting your vote, know the candidates!
On Thursday, October 29 at the Tredyffrin Township building, the Chesterbrook Civic Association is sponsoring a 'Meet the Candidates' event. Open to the public, this will be a good opportunity to ask specific questions of the supervisor and school board candidates. Please plan to attend.
Meet the Candidates 2015
Township Building, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Thursday Oct. 29
Board of Supervisor candidates in attendance:
Elva Bankins, Lou Horvath, and Yolanda VanderKrol
Trip Lukens and Heather Greenberg
School Board candidates in attendance:
Ed Sweeney and Kris Graham
Michele Burger and Alan Yockey
Come and ask the tough questions about tax increases, development, student safety, fencing at VFMS, and funding for the fire and ambulance company. Be an informed voter: this election matters.
Sponsored by the Chesterbrook Civic Association
Like many community residents, Chesterbrook resident Doug Anestad has voiced concerns related to the fencing plans at Valley Forge Middle School. Doug sent the following email on October 10 to each TE School Board candidate. He received responses from all school board candidates except for two — Doug did not have a valid email address for Fran Reardon (D) and incumbent Kris Graham (R) elected not to respond.
Dear T/E School Board Candidate,
I would like to get your official position regarding some questions concerning the Valley Forge Middle School proposed fences. Your reply by end of the day Saturday, October 17 would be most appreciated. 1) Where do you stand on the Valley Forge Middle School fence issue?
2) Do you think it is a good use of taxpayer money to spend $15,500 to hire a safety consultant to review the VFMS site?
3) Would you support installing additional fencing at VFMS if the safety consultant recommends it? If you would support additional fencing, how would you reconcile this with the public's right to use the walkways?
Thank you for your time in addressing these questions.
If you want to know where the school board candidates stand on the fencing issue you can read their full responses to Doug's questions — click here.
Tags: Doug Anestad, Edward Sweeney, Election Day 2015, Elva Bankins, Heather Greenberg, Kris Graham, Louis Horvath, Michele Burger, Neal Colligan, Neill Kling, Paul Olson, public communication, school fencing, school taxes, Sean Moir, Tory Snyder, transparency, Trip Lukens, Yolanda Vandekrol
Tredyffrin Township At-Large supervisor candidates Elva Bankins, Louis Horvath, Trip Lukens & Sean Moir respond
Supervisor Candidates for Tredyffrin Township, At-Large
Louis Horvath (D)
The Tredyffrin Township Supervisor candidates were asked to answer the following question in 500 words or less.
Please identify a specific character trait that makes you an effective leader. Give an example(s) of how you have utilized that personal characteristic in previous leadership position and, if elected, how residents will benefit from that particular trait. Be specific.
The four candidate responses follow below in alphabetical order according to last name. If your question and/or comment is for a specific candidate, please refer to that individual by name so as not to confuse the reader. Voters will select two of these candidates on November 3 for the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor Candidate Elva Bankins (D)
Communication & Active Listener
With 20+ years of experience in corporate management, technology start-ups and non-profit board leadership, I bring an ability to communicate by actively listening and understanding the needs of others. A small business owner and certified leadership coach, I am a communicator who believes in an open and transparent approach to decision-making and resolving issues.
One example of how I utilized my communication and active listening skills within several disparate groups was in my leadership role with a career services firm. The firm's purpose was to assist employees who were downsized or "laid off" with their job search. As the general manager, I served several different constituencies with varied and conflicting interests. For example, there were two types of customers; one was my corporate customer who paid for their employee's services and the other was the effected employee who utilized the services. Additionally, there were many full-time, part-time and contractors who worked for the firm. My responsibilities were extensive. I managed the budget process (P&L), facilities, operations, sales and customer satisfaction. My communications and listening skills while working with multiple constituents were critical to the success of this multi-site operation.
At the request of our corporate customers, the firm opened an office location in the Westlake's Office Complex in Berwyn, PA. I had continuous meetings with the realtors, our firm's controller, telecommunications reps, movers, etc., and our employees to ensure a smooth and successful new office opening. While communicating and listening to many constituents, I held costs under budget for the move, ensured customer satisfaction and maintained open and transparent communications throughout the process.
How will this trait benefit Tredyffrin Residents?
If I am elected to the Board of Supervisors, Tredyffrin residents will benefit by getting a communicator who is an active listener. A 22+ year resident of this township, the Board will gain a business professional who can listen to multiple constituents and who will work tirelessly for successfully outcomes. If elected, my vision is to foster closer relationships with our residents and companies that conduct business in Tredyffrin to build a closer sense of community. As a communicator, I bring compassion and a responsible and prudent approach to decision-making while seeking new ways to ensure that we are focused on building a foundation that solidifies the future of Tredyffrin Township and our residents.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor Candidate Louis Horvath (D)
Character traits that best describe me are my lifelong determination to achieve competency, serve others and be a person of the highest integrity.
I am from a humble background. I grew up in the coal region of Western Pennsylvania as the son of a coal miner and a cleaning lady who were not able to attend high school. My roots have provided me with the values of humility, respect and service to all people.
I began my devotion to service at the age of 15 when I entered the Catholic seminary to study for the priesthood. My original intention was to serve others as a missionary in South America. But after graduating from college, I decided to seek a different vocational direction. I completed my graduate studies in Community Health at Temple University and embarked on a rewarding career in health care and education.
My professional career started as a clinician counseling people with alcohol addiction and their families. As I grew in my understanding of the disease, I developed a comprehensive program that improved successful outcomes in meeting patient needs.
My career grew in senior management by enhancing medical services in hospital settings; coordinating mental health services at three organizations; and serving the elderly and special needs children through care management and home care services.
With over 25 years of successful leadership experience in managing health services, addressing and responding to the special needs of the community and listening to their concerns, my journey as a health care administrator and university educator has equipped me with the knowledge, skills and competency to serve the community as a Township Supervisor. They include:
Managing employees and benefit administration
Monitoring large budgets and capital improvements
Improving information system;
Leading growth and change in multiple organizations
For three years now I have been fully committed to motivating and guiding students at St. Joseph's University to become future leaders. I tell my students they will achieve as leaders through determination and by remaining true to themselves and their highest values.
I am an individual committed to the ethical principles of autonomy, which entails respect for others, social justice, and having the courage to do the right thing in the right way. A person of high expectations of self and others, I would like to serve in the best interest of the community. I do my research and homework and base decisions on facts and truth. My interest in service is rooted in my family background, my career in health services and in higher education.
Finally, my strength lies in my spirituality and integrity.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor Candidate Trip Lukens (R)
Consensus Builder
I am a proven consensus builder. For the last eight years, I have served Tredyffrin Township as a member of the Planning Commission. For four of those years, I was elected by a bipartisan group of my peers to serve as either the Vice Chairman or Chairman.
During my eight years of service, I have worked with individuals with competing interest to craft compromises that have worked well for the township. I have been active in advocating for our communities. I was involved in drafting the Township's Comprehensive and Historic Preservation plans. I have worked to modernize the Township's zoning ordinances. Those efforts continue as I work to address problems that remain within the Zoning Code which have allowed for excessive density in some of the Township's Zoning Districts. I have worked diligently to reduce the impact of Storm Water throughout the Township.
My ability to build consensus and to be a bipartisan leader is illustrated by the fact that three former Democratic candidates for Supervisor chose to contribute financially to my campaign to become a Tredyffrin Township Supervisor.
The makeup of the next Board of Supervisors will have members of both parties. The Township will be best served by having a Supervisor with a history of working with people of differing points of view. Given my eight years of service on the Planning Commission and my professional experience in real estate and finance, I believe I am uniquely qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Supervisors.
As a father of three young children, I know how important it is for the Township to provide and support top notch police and fire departments, great municipal parks, and excellent libraries. Tredyffrin Township is a wonderful place to live and I consider myself blessed to be able to raise a family here. Departing Supervisors Mike Heaberg, Kristen Mayock, and J.D. DiBuonaventuro have provided a history of delivering an excellent level of service from the Township with a proven history of excellent fiscal management. I intend to continue this legacy.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor Candidate Sean Moir (R)
As a member of Tredyffrin's Park Board for the last ten years, I've had the opportunity to work on a number of projects that directly affect the daily lives of township residents. Sometimes these involve virtually unquestionable community improvements – like the new scoreboard at Wilson Park – but sometimes the projects also require community buy-in. In these latter cases it's important to have the ability to act as a consensus builder.
Over the last year I've been working on an initiative to establish a safe and convenient access to the Chester Valley Trail from D'Ambrosia Park. This has required working closely with neighboring residents, Supervisors, Park Board members, Public Works, township staff, the Friends of the Chester Valley Trail, Chester County Parks and Facilities, and the adjacent landowner, to develop a mutually agreeable solution for trail access.
When I first approached the Supervisors about this idea in early 2014 there was some concern about neighborhood reaction, so I was asked to contact the residents to discuss the idea. I invited a group of neighbors to attend a Park Board meeting where I presented a possible plan for the D'Ambrosia trail access. There were about a dozen residents in attendance and they expressed their concerns primarily about increased traffic and privacy issues. After demonstrating how we could address these issues, we called for a vote and the neighbors unanimously and enthusiastically agreed to support the project.
After various follow-up meetings on and off site with residents and township staff to discuss possible trail alignments, we developed a plan that was approved by the Supervisors. I also met with representatives from the Friends of the Chester Valley Trail, as well as Chester County Parks and Facilities to formalize a connection agreement. Since this access requires crossing a small section of private property, I contacted the property owner, and managed to foster an agreement between his attorney and the township solicitor.
The project is now in the construction phase, and should be open to the public next spring.
This particular example demonstrates that even the most seemingly simple of public projects can require buy-in from a vast array of stakeholders, any of whom could cause an initiative to stall out. It is critical in these cases to always respect the wishes of all parties involved, especially residents who don't necessarily have an official role in municipal projects. Only then, through thoughtful consensus building and perseverance, can a public project succeed.
As a Park Board member, I have demonstrated the ability to bring people together to accomplish many objectives. Not only with trail access, but I did it with the Conestoga Road sidewalk project in 2009, the scoreboard at Wilson Park last year, and I'm currently working with the Audubon Society's Tredyffrin Bird Town chapter to create a bird sanctuary at Westover Park in Devon.
As Supervisor I would apply the same consensus building approach to bigger projects whether they involve the parks, libraries, infrastructure, stormwater, planning, or public safety.
Tags: Election 2015, Elva Bankins, Louis Horvath, Sean Moir, Tredyffrin Democratic Party, Tredyffrin Republican Committee, Tredyffrin Townsihp, Trip Lukens
Primary Election 2015 Results for Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors and School Board Races: Amidst Low Turnout, Results Indicate Interest in Change
Primary Election 2015 was yesterday and Chester County Voter Services has now calculated the results. Tredyffrin Township has 9,003 registered Republicans and 8,146 registered Democrats. For Primary Day, it was nearly a dead heat of Republicans and Democrats showing up to vote. Approximately 17.8% of the registered Democrats voted (1,447 voters) and 17.7% of the registered Republicans voted (1,596 voters) yesterday. If you want your vote to matter, you have to vote!
I received some early inaccurate results however the following information is verified from the County website. In reviewing the cumulative results, the total vote count for the Board of Supervisor races are as follows:
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor: At-Large
Sean Moir(R) 1,378
Trip Lukens(R) 1,316
Elva Bankins(D) 1,264
Lou Horvath(D) 1,253
Two at-large seats are available on the Board of Supervisors and no incumbents are in the race. Republicans Mike Heaberg and Kristen Mayock are current at-large supervisors and are not seeking re-election. Both having previously run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors, Moir and Lukens received the highest number of votes in yesterday's Primary Election. Political newcomers, Democrats Bankins and Horvath followed closely behind Moir and Lukens in total votes.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor: District 3: West
Yolanda Van de Krol(D) 444
Heather Greenberg (R) 416
Currently serving Western District supervisor John DiBuonaventuro is not seeking reelection. Both newcomers to the municipal supervisor races, Van de Krol received the highest number of votes in the Primary Election.
Tredyffrin Township Supervisor: District 1: East
Paul Olson(R) 466
Tory Snyder(D) 464
The District 1 supervisor race has a re-match between Tredyffrin Township Planning Commissioner chair Tory Snyder(D) and Paul Olson(R), the longest-serving supervisor in the history of the township. If you recall, in 2011, this particular supervisor race was extremely close with only 13 votes separating them in the General Election. For Primary Election 2015, Olson received only two more votes than Snyder. It doesn't get much closer, it's going to be interesting to see what happens over the next 6 months.
For many people, the Board of Supervisor races have taken a backseat to the TE School Board races.
Five of the nine seats on the school board are available. Four Board members, Karen Cruickshank (D), Pete Motel(R), Jim Bruce(R) and Liz Mercogliano(R) are not seeking reelection. The fifth available school board seat is held currently by Board President Kris Graham(R) who is seeking reelection.
The unresolved school fencing issues, the very expensive $4 million + maintenance building and the outsourcing of the aides and paraeducators are just three school district issues that recently have had some of us questioning the decisions of the current school board. The Primary Election results indicate an interest from the community in 'change', particularly the numbers in Tredyffrin, Region 2.
TE School Board: Tredyffrin West, Region 2
Michele Burger(D) 1138
Ed Sweeney(R) 922
Kris Graham(R) 764
Alan Yockey(D) 691*
(*Not cross-filed)
In the only school board race with an incumbent, Democrat Michele Burger has a commanding lead, with more than 200 votes separating her and Republican Ed Sweeney, with incumbent Kris Graham(R) in third place. With only two seats available in Region 2, if the General Election were held today it would mean that incumbent Kris Graham would no longer be sitting on the school board.
TE School Board: Tredyffrin East, Region 1
Roberta Hotinski(D) 604
Todd Kantorczyk (D) 572
Neal Colligan(R) 495
George Anderson(R) 398*
Two positions on the school board are available in Region 1. All political newcomers, the Democratic candidates Roberta Hotinski and Todd Kantorczyk received the two highest vote totals in the Primary Election.
In addition to the Region 1 and Region 2 seats in Tredyffrin Township, Region 3 in Easttown Township has one seat available. Currently serving school board director Dr. Pete Motel(R) is not seeking reelection.
The Primary Election results for Easttown, Region 3 have Republican Kate Murphy receiving 610 votes and Democratic Fran Reardon receiving 268 votes. Reardon did not cross-file. Although both Murphy and Reardon themselves are newcomers to the school board races, Murphy is the daughter of a well-known local political family, Steve and Carol Aichele. Steve Aichele served as the Chief of Staff for former PA Governor Tom Corbett. Carol Aichele served as Secretary of the Commonwealth under Corbett and previously served as a Chester County Commissioner and TE School Board member.
The results of the Region 2 School Board race should be a message not just to incumbent Kris Graham but to the entire school board. More and more people are 'tuning in' as to what is going on and do not necessarily support some of this Board's decisions. Whether it is the increasing taxes, school fencing, outsourcing of District employees, an over-priced maintenance building, lack of transparency, etc. – these votes reflect a desire for change. The Board needs to accept that this is no longer a 'few discontents' but that more and more residents are paying attention and are troubled by some of their decisions.
It will be interesting to see if the Primary Election proves to be an indicator for what we will see in November. It is six months until the General Election and much can happen between now and then, particularly with the addition of the Independent voters. Pennsylvania does not allow Independent voters a voice in the Primary Election but come November, our votes will count! I am sure that the local political analysts will have more to say on the Primary Election results and I welcome the discussion.
In closing, I have to include this photo from Primary Day. I ran into the Democrat and Republican chairs (Kathleen Keohane and Neill Kling) at Our Lady of the Assumption, one of the voting locations yesterday and they generously posed for this photo. Although I'm delighted to include it here on Community Matters, I challenged each of them to include it on the respective websites!
Kathleen Keohane, Tredyffrin Democratic Party Chair with Neill Kling, Chair of Tredyffrin Township Republican Committee on Primary Election Day, Our Lady of the Assumption.
Tags: Alan Yockey, Edweard Sweeney, Elva Bankins, Fran Reardon, George Anderson, Heather Greenberg, Kathleen Keohane, Kris Graham, Louis Horvath, Michele Burger, Neal Colligan, Neill Kling, Paul Olson, Roberta Hotinski, Sean Moir, TESD, Todd Kantorczyk, Tory Snyder, Tredyffrin Democratic Party, Tredyffrin Easttown School Board, Tredyffrin Republican Party, Trip Lukens, TTDEMS, TTRC, Yolanda Vandekrol


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Now the big question is: who did this?
Probably Russian Media will immediately say it is Right Sector, which actually is not even out of the question.
It may also be done by the Russian. They want the conflict to escalate.
The Ukrainian government, although I don't understand how they would benefit from this.
Photo of the exploded underground pipe. Looks like sabotage.
This is literally IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Kharkov is 4 hours away. Kiev is 3 hours away. What is a film crew of Russia Today doing there, if they did not know in advance that this would happen?
Russia Today was working together with/getting informed by the terrorists who did this.
Right now this is mainly based on @Alosha_Popovich statement. If he is wrong or lying, things still might turn out to be different of course.
according to which Georgia was supplied with Russian gas tayuke as and the main power line were blown by "unknown terrorists" in several places. Georgia was left without heat and light in the winter, in record cold weather. As a result of this diversion Russia received quite the opposite result than the one one that Putin probably expected. We rearranged its grid and very soon almost ceased energy depend on unreliable neighbor. This independence we have achieved thanks to the eradication of corruption, which erodes the energy sector, increase own capacities, as well as the transition to more reliable suppliers."
As can be seen... it is a very remote location.
In 2009, when Turkmenistan didn't want to sell Russia its gas at a price lower than Europe's and refused to cooperate with Russia, it, too, suffered a pipeline explosion. Ashgabad instantly accused Russia of sabotaging the line. Russians claim it was an old line and Turkmens were negligent, but since these Russian-made lines were theirs, and the people who tended them also trained by Russia, there were questions to ask.
Of course, sudden shut-offs can cause explosions due to the changes in pressure. But there is no reason for them to happen necessarily if the transition is handled properly.
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There are a countless array of online mobile games, sites and reviews to choose from, so it is next to impossible to tell which top ten list is the list to end all lists. It is probably easier to choose a genre and then look at the top ten lists of that type and go from there. Some games will be mentioned on more than one list: for instance, a really hot game will be listed on a list as one of the "Top Hottest Games" or, the "Top Fantasy Games" or even the "Biggest Selling Game". Of course, none of that matters if it is not the type of game that you yourself are looking for, now, does it? If you only play first person shooting games, and you are stuck reading a top ten list for "virtual world games", does that help you make a choice? No, it does not. Perhaps you are looking for a child's game or a nice relaxing card game, or a more vibrant war game, no matter what you are looking for, you should know the sites you will go to find it, and you should know what reviews and lists you should read to help in your decisions.
The Best Games for Older Kids and Adults
1) Guild Wars Nightfall: Part of the series, (the third installment), this game features a mad ruler who is working to bring darkness to Elona. This version has increased playability by introducing Heroes that can be customized, follow player instruction and fight alongside them. The game features a large number of missions and even more quests, and those who are looking for more of a thrill can choose to fight other players world wide in Hero vs. Hero battles.
2) Little Fighter 2: A freeware game for Windows, it can be played by 4 humans on one computer, and allows for up to 8 characters in play at one time as well. There are different levels and modes on the game, all the way up to Battleship mode- where there are mass armies.
3) Perfect World: This game allows the player to fully customize an onscreen character to look like them, and then drop them into the self created world. Different levels of play, a variety of transportation methods and beasties just waiting for mortal control await the player in this fantasy game.
4) Warhammer Online: The latest version of the Warhammer games, this one features new levels of play and characters.
5) Guild Wars: This is a well-made game that has excellent graphics, but without the monthly fee. This is one of the games that can be bought in stores and then played for free online.
6) Lord of the Rings Online: Based on the popular books and movie series, this is the first game to cash in on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This game has excellent graphics and exciting game levels.
7) Diablo 2: Basically a re-released version of the classic Diablo game, this one remains one of the most popular online games of all times.
8) City of Villains: This game is not just another addition to the popular City of Heroes, it is its entity with its own world. You build the villain and then unleash him on the fictional Paragon City.
9) Final Fantasy XI: This is the first of the online games in the Final Fantasy series with limitless possibilities- play solo on as a group with friends to battle foes and bring home treasures. A well-written back-story makes this game even more enjoyable to play, with very solid graphics.
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Der Taschenberg ist eine ehemalige Erhebung, "eine spornartige Niederungsterrasse" (Oelsner), in der Inneren Altstadt der sächsischen Landeshauptstadt Dresden, im Frühmittelalter historisch begrenzt durch die damalige Kaitzbachmündung in die Elbe im Osten (damalige Elbgasse, etwa Schloßstraße/Georgentor), den Taschenbergtümpel im Süden, das Weißeritzdelta im Westen sowie das Elbeschwemmland im Norden mit einer Höhe von ca. 111 Meter über Normalnull. Der Berg selbst ist durch vielfache städtebauliche Maßnahmen, die vor allem seit dem 17. Jahrhundert erfolgten, so gut wie nicht mehr als Erhebung zu erkennen.

Eine Straße in der Inneren Altstadt, die den südlich von dieser Erhebung gelegenen Taschenbergtümpel, der eine Grenze zu einer weiteren, südöstlich gelegenen Anhöhe bildete und der im 13. Jahrhundert trockengelegt wurde, direkt nachzeichnet, trägt den Namen Taschenberg.

Lage
Der Taschenberg liegt direkt unterhalb des Dresdner Schlosses. Nach der Trockenlegung des sogenannten "Taschenbergtümpels" etwa im Verlauf der heutigen Straße Taschenberg im 13. Jahrhundert und die ab dem 17. Jahrhundert beginnenden Neubauten auf dem Gelände des heutigen Taschenbergpalais erstreckte sich, beginnend ab dem 14. Jahrhundert, aber nunmehr endgültig der Name auch dorthin.

Namensherkunft

Woher die Bezeichnung Taschenberg stammt, ist nicht abschließend historisch aufgeklärt. Eine Theorie, die seit spätestens dem 17. Jahrhundert überliefert ist, bezieht den Namen auf eine "Bodenerhebung mit einseitigem Abfall", welche im Volksmund als "Tasche" bezeichnet wurde. Eine andere Erklärung besagt, dass der ursprüngliche Berg so klein gewesen sei, dass man ihn sich buchstäblich "in die Tasche stecken" konnte.

Geschichte
Für den Beginn des 11. Jahrhunderts sind Hochwasserereignisse der Elbe verzeichnet, welche die Bewohner der ersten Siedlungen im heutigen Dresdner Stadtgebiet dazu brachten, nicht nur wie bisher rechtselbisch zu bauen, sondern ihr Siedlungsgebiet auch auf die linke Elbseite zu erweitern. Auf dieser Elbseite war durch kleinere Hügel, wie den Taschenberg, ein besserer Schutz vor den immer wiederkehrenden Hochwassern gegeben. Während Marktsiedlungen im Bereich der Töpfer- und der Frauengasse entstanden, wurde der Taschenberg ab etwa 1140 durch burgähnliche Gebäude, ab ca. 1170/1180 auch durch eine Burg besetzt, aus der über verschiedene Zwischenstufen das heutige Dresdner Schloss entstand.

Im 13. Jahrhundert ist ein markgräfliches Schloss auf dem Taschenberg überliefert. Als Heinrich der Erlauchte, Markgraf von Meißen, 1268 die Stiftungsurkunde für das Seußlitzer Kloster ausstellte, tat er dies im "Schlosse auf dem Taschenberge". Das südlich dieses Schlossbaus befindliche und ebenfalls Ende des 12. Jahrhunderts entstandene Franziskanerkloster Dresden und dessen Klostergarten befanden sich nicht auf dem Gelände des Taschenberges, wurden jedoch später diesem zugerechnet, wie generell der Name Taschenberg sich ab dem Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts wesentlich weiter südlich erstreckte, als diese ursprüngliche Erhebung.

Zu Beginn des 15. Jahrhunderts wird das Geschlecht der Grafen von Dohna von Markgraf Friedrich dem Streitbaren mit einem Grundstück auf dem Taschenberg belehnt, 1459 wird durch Kurfürst Friedrich II. "ein freier Hof, genannt der Taschenberg" auf Hans von Arras (1446–1456 und 1462–1465 Vogt von Dresden) überschrieben.

In den 1660er Jahren wurde das erste Dresdner Opernhaus direkt am Taschenberg erbaut, das den Namen Klengelsches Opernhaus bzw. Opernhaus am Taschenberg erhielt.

Etwa ab 1705 ließ August der Starke auf dem Taschenberg (wobei damit das südlich gelegene Gelände, also nicht der frühmittelalterliche Taschenberg in seinem engeren Sinn, gemeint ist) ein Palais für seine Mätresse Constantia von Cosel errichten, das den Namen Coselpalais bzw. Coselsches Palais erhielt. Die ersten Architekten waren Johann Friedrich Karcher und Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. Durch den umfassenden Ausbau der Stadt, etwa durch die Erweiterung des Schlosses und den Bau des Zwingers, wurde großflächig Land aufgeschüttet, und der Taschenberg verlor seine Bedeutung als Erhebung. Das Palais wurde mehrfach aus- und umgebaut und durch die Luftangriffe auf Dresden 1945 bis auf wenige Umfassungsmauern zerstört. Erst nach 1990 begann der Wiederaufbau. Seit 1995 beherbergt es das Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski.

Weblinks

Literatur
 Friedrich Kracke: Das Königliche Dresden. Erinnerungen an Sachsens Landesväter und ihre Residenzstadt. Harald Boldt Verlag, Boppard 1972, ISBN 3-7646-1569-9.
 Paul Schumann: Dresden. Unikum Verlag, Barsinghausen 2012, ISBN 978-3-84572-138-5.

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Les plus belles chansons de Tino Rossi.
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We are sure you've heard of Mighty Sounds but did you know they already confirmed some bands for Mighty Sounds 2018? No?
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So far Mighty Sounds have these bands in their pocket: Non servium (already 20 years on stage!), The Dreadnoughts (Polka never dies!) , Random Hand (Yes they're back for a few shows, amazing, right?!) , Doctor Krapula (reggae-ska since 1998!) and Raygun Cowboys (taking you back to 1950!)!
Tonight they confirmed Mad Sin (Lemmy partying with a psychotic 50's Elvis on Viagra), The Mahones (The Irish Punk Brigade), Jenny Woo's Holy Flame (Oi! Oi! Oi!), The Zipheads (Loud, fast, mad rockabilly/punk/ ska/swing) and Traits (New band from members of Random Hand & The Human Project… and a lovely guy called Jon)!
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Sports Direct sells Dublin city centre flagship store for €20m
Mike Ashley's company in sale-and-leaseback deal three years after €12m acquisition
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The SportsDirect premises on North Earl Street, Dublin 1, which was previously Boyers department store
UK-listed retailer Sports Direct is understood to have quietly sold its flagship premises on Dublin's North Earl Street for about €20 million.The off-market sale-and-leaseback deal comes three years after the property's purchase for a reported €12 million, earning the company a multimillion euro profit.
Under the deal, Sports Direct will continue to occupy the property, paying the purchaser, an unnamed investor, an average annual rent of €950,000 for 15 years from February 2019.
The retailer has the option to break the lease after 10 years, subject to one year's notice, with rent reviews to take place every five years.
The premises has a gross internal area extending to about 4,491sq m (48,338sq ft) and occupies a valuable city centre site of about 0.16 hectares (0.4 acres) that enjoys frontage on to North Earl Street, Marlborough Street and Cathedral Street.
Given the sale price and annual rent, the new owner will enjoy a net initial yield of about 4.36 per cent.
The prime retail premises was occupied by department store Boyers, before it was closed down in January 2016 following an orderly wind-down of its operations by property developer Noel Smyth's Fitzwilliam Finance Partners.
The developer acquired the property as part of a deal in which he sold his 50 per cent stake in Arnotts to the Selfridge Group.
When Mr Smyth's company sought to sell the property, Sports Direct emerged as the successful purchaser, fending off competition that included Lidl and Aldi.
Heatons, which is controlled by Sports Direct, was the entity used to acquire the retail premises, with funding from its UK parent company according to company documents.
The sale of the property is understood to have only recently been completed.
The Registry of Deeds show the retailer's interest in the property was disposed of last week. At the time, Sports Direct's billionaire founder, Mike Ashley, was making headlines daily – initially in relation to his attempts to take control of struggling retail giant Debenhams, and subsequently in the aftermath of the company's collapse into administration.
Retail emerged as the second best performing sector in the first three months of 2019, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate's latest investment market report.
More than €609 million was spent by investors during that period, with 15 retail deals accounting for €186 million of sales.
The sale of the Sports Direct premises and the recent sale of the retailer Next's flagship store on neighbouring Henry Street – those two deals are valued at more than €64 million – accounted for more than 10 per cent of the investment market.
Other notable retail deals included the sale of a 25 per cent stake in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords, which was acquired by Irish Life for €71 million, and the sale of Royal Liver Retail Park for €25 million.
Aside from retail, offices remained the top performing investment asset class, with €283 million invested in the sector during the period across 13 deals.
The highest value transaction was the sale of Charlemont Exchange in Dublin 2 to Korean investors managed by Vestas Investment Management for €145 million.
Rented to WeWork, the offices are expected to show an initial yield of 4.5 per cent.
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People like how beautiful these areas are. Each master plan is landscaped differently, and some are more "green" than others here in the valley. Most of them have walking trails, parks, and community centers.


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Heritage Karnataka Package Tour From Mumbai
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Heritage Karnataka Tour Package
Heritage Karnataka Tour Package Covers the most important places of Karnataka which starts from Mumbai. This is a 5 Nights / 6 Days Tour Package.
Hampi also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka, India, renowned as the capital of Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. Hampi – Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time. Its ruins are spread over 4,100 hectares (16 sq mi) and has been described by UNESCO as an "austere, grandiose site" of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India that includes "forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and others".
Badami was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas. It is famous for its rock cut structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake. It has been selected as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY – Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of Government of India.
Aihole is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in North Karnataka. Located around an eponymous small village surrounded by farmlands and sandstone hills, Aihole is a major archaeological site featuring over one hundred and twenty stone and cave temples, spread along the Malaprabha river valley, in Bagalakote district.
Aihole, along with nearby Badami (Vatapi), emerged by the 6th century as the cradle of experimentation with temple architecture, stone artwork, and construction techniques. This resulted in 16 types of free-standing temples and 4 types of rock-cut shrines. The experimentation in architecture and arts that began in Aihole yielded the group of monuments at Pattadakal, a UNESCO world heritage site has been described as "a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India" and an illustration of "eclectic art" at its height.
For more details about the Heritage Karnataka Tour package, fill the inquiry form, we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
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FIFA World Cup fue una serie de videojuegos de fútbol inspirados en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA, la mayor competición a nivel selecciones de dicho deporte, desarrollados por EA Canada y distribuidos por EA Sports.

Electronic Arts consiguió la licencia de los juegos de la Copa del Mundo en 1997 luego de que U.S. Gold, la compañía que poseía los derechos, desapareciera. Desde entonces, el primer lanzamiento fue el World Cup 98, que solo contaba con los 32 equipos clasificados a Francia 1998 más otros ocho que no. En la siguiente entrega, la de Corea del Sur-Japón 2002; solamente aumentó en uno el número de selecciones pero por primera vez aparecían los estadios que eran sede del campeonato licenciados. En el 2006 FIFA World Cup se incrementó significativamente el número de equipos a 127, mientras que en 2010 y 2014 todos los seleccionados que toman parte de la clasificación para dicha edición son incluidos, además de algunos estadios licenciados que no son sedes del Mundial. Generalmente, cada entrega solía tener algunas mejoras en la jugabilidad con respecto al FIFA del año anterior. En 2018 esta tradición se cortó ya que EA decidió realizar una expansión con temática del Mundial para el FIFA de ese año en lugar de desarrollar un videojuego independiente.

Antecedentes
El primer videojuego inspirado en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol fue el World Cup Carnival desarrollado por U.S. Gold en 1986 motivo de la celebración del Mundial de México, que no era más que un juego anterior, el World Cup Football de Artic con las licencias. No fue bien recibido por la crítica en general.

Lo prosiguieron el World Cup Italia '90, que constaba de partidos 7 contra 7 en lugar de 11 contra 11, además de solo tener cuatro equipos jugables y de no contar con el verdadero formato del torneo. Su sucesor contó con una cierta mejoría, aumentando el número de equipos, pero pese a estar licenciado y ser un producto oficial del Mundial de Estados Unidos 1994, los nombres de los jugadores eran ficticios.

98 World Cup

Publicado el 31 de marzo de 1998 para Game Boy, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64 y PlayStation, el juego de la Copa Mundial disputada en Francia fue un relativo éxito. En cuanto a jugabilidad solo se presentaban algunas mejorías con respecto al FIFA 98: Road to World Cup, pero en los modos de juego el realismo se había incrementando ampliamente en comparación con los videojuegos de U.S. Gold. Existía la chance de jugar con los grupos reales o con otros hechos al azar. Al final del torneo, se presentaba una entrega de premios, tal como sucede en la realidad. Otro modo de juego innovador fue la posibilidad de jugar algunas de las finales de Copa Mundiales anteriores, que estaban representadas lo más fielmente posible en relación con la época. Por ejemplo, las de 1930 y 1938 están presentadas en sepia, mientras que las anteriores a 1970 se encuentran en blanco y negro, tal como se veía en la televisión de aquel entonces.

2002 FIFA World Cup

Salió a la venta el 11 de abril de 2002 para GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 y Xbox. Mejoraba el sistema de tiros y las penalizaciones por parte del árbitro e incluía 41 selecciones y los estadios oficiales de Corea del Sur y Japón licenciados.

2006 FIFA World Cup

Fue estrenado para Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360 y teléfono móvil el 24 de abril de 2006. Contaba con 127 seleccionados y la jugabilidad del FIFA 06 mejorada en ciertos aspectos. Como mayor novedad, el juego de Alemania 2006, fue el primero en incluir el modo «historias de la clasificación», que le permitía al jugador encarnar en un partido de la fase clasificatoria y cumplir una serie de objetivos basados en el desarrollo real del encuentro, tales como darle la victoria al equipo que realmente venció o dar vuelta un resultado adverso con el conjunto que en realidad perdió.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Publicado el 27 de abril de 2010 para PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii e iOS, introdujo cambios como la fatiga de los futbolistas en la altura, lesiones fuera de los partidos, mayor nivel de detalle y un nuevo modo de penales que permite picarla o amagar antes de disparar al pateador. Se quitó el modo que incluía las finales pasadas pero se agregaron desafíos de los partidos de la fase final y apareció un modo en línea que permitía disputar la Copa Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010 en red frente a otros jugadores. Contó con las 199 selecciones que participaron de las eliminatorias, y además de los estadios sudafricanos licenciados, ocho recintos más de otras partes del Mundo.

2014 FIFA World Cup Brasil

Anunciado para el 15 de abril de 2014 solo para PlayStation 3 y Xbox 360, el juego de Brasil 2014, contó con las 203 selecciones que jugaron la clasificación, todos los estadios del Mundial más otros once licenciados, así como 19 entrenadores representados de manera realista. En cuanto a jugabilidad, se mejoró la inteligencia artificial, la física del balón, el movimiento del jugador que posee el balón, los cabezazos y los penales. Se añadió el modo de juego «Camino a Río de Janeiro», inspirado en las temporadas en línea del FIFA, con la diferencia que las divisiones están representadas por las sedes del Mundial, por lo que un jugador puede ascender, descender o permanecer en la ciudad en la que se encuentra dependiendo de sus resultados en una serie de partidos. Fue también el primer FIFA World Cup en contar con los desafíos de habilidad introducidos por EA Sports por primera vez en el FIFA 13.

Referencias

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Copa Mundial de Fútbol


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The new showrooms are housed in a beautifully refurbished 18th century Coaching Inn. New designs nestle alongside 'traditional' and familiar pieces….all made to suit the customer's specifications and requirements, using sustainably sourced timbers indigenous to the UK…oak , burr oak, ash, elm, walnut and cherry.
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The client is a major online retailer of blinds and shutters. We were asked to provide the room set for a video for the website shot by Mark of Stripey Films.
The room set we put together focused on texture with a neutral palette of greys, blacks and whites.
Strong but simple accessories gave focus to the room and soft pink peonies a delicate touch.
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