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Daily Newspaper Advertising in the 21st Century: RIP or Digital Resurrection?
E&P Staff April 17, 2013
By: Wayne Dawkins, Mavis Carr, and Joy McDonald
For much of the 20th century, American daily newspaper revenues came primarily from advertising, and that advertising revenue subsidized the newsgathering work of journalists who remained distant from the paper's business operations. But by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, that advertising model was critically injured by the digital revolution that instilled across-the-board changes in the habits of readers, consumers, and advertisers.
Yet, does steadily declining newspaper advertising mean the print medium is near death? Innovators at the Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) say "no."
Leaders at the Daily Press — a medium-sized local daily where advertising revenue used to cover as much as 75 percent of production cost — cite evidence that Sunday readership has trended up thanks in part to the paper's distribution of content across multiple platforms: print, online, and mobile. Surprisingly, many consumers still hold close to old conventions such as sectioned, broadsheet newspapers.
New directions, current strategies
Until the rapid expansion of digital media, hometown newspapers had always been home sweet home for local advertisers. When a local business needed to promote an upcoming event, holiday sale, or weekly special, the newspaper was a one-stop solution provider. Today, attractive websites are frequently the destination of choice for advertisers seeking to promote their goods and services to an ever-expanding audience. Conscious of the need to remain top-of-mind for advertisers, the Daily Press decided to focus its advertising strategy on bolstering its readership, an increasingly difficult proposition as audiences become easily distracted by the latest technological shiny thing.
The Daily Press' first online effort, dailyxpress.com, launched in 1995 when frustratingly slow dial-up Internet connections sorely tested online readers' patience. Those who suffered through the wait for content to appear on low-resolution computer monitors were rewarded with the Web version of a local humor column called "The Online Adventures of Ken & Glenn." Later that same year, the newspaper's pioneering Web venture expanded to offer local news, weather, sports, and entertainment to its newfound digital readership.
Reader behavior has changed dramatically since those early days on the Web. By 2011, Daily Press circulation averaged 62,010 daily and 90,622 Sunday, compared to 95,000 daily and 115,000 Sunday in the mid- to late-1990s, with much of that traffic shifting to the company's online portal. In 2011, dailypress.com averaged 314,000 unique visitors and 8.5 million pageviews every six months.
Despite readers' wholehearted shift to the Internet, newspaper advertising continued to be sold in the traditional manner. Approximately 90 percent of advertising revenue comes from print, regardless of the whirlwind changes taking place in consumer behavior, organizational structure, and seasonal demands that test the patience of advertisers.
At the Daily Press, it was once common practice for automotive advertisers to sign 52-week contracts to maintain their visibility in consumers' busy lives. After the Great Recession, national advertisers, who were thought to have bottomless pockets, were hesitant to make such extensive commitments of their coffers for a return-on-investment dependent on skittish, budget-conscious customers struggling to pay their bills in a transitory market. This has resulted in the proliferation of much shorter 30-, 60-, or 90-day advertising contracts, which in turn may explain why print editions during the holiday season are still bursting at the seams as they were in the pre-Internet era.
Sales fluctuations are the order of the new day. "Advertising is more volatile," said Amy Powers, Daily Press vice president of advertising sales, "and (the highs and lows of advertising sales) are more pronounced."
In the previous advertising climate, if a business owner wanted to place an ad to announce a grand opening, he or she called the newspaper and spoke to an ad sales rep who obediently took the order and scheduled its insertion into the section of choice. In the early days of the digital media boom, little to no advertising was sold online, as the online advertising model was still evolving and had not yet proven viable.
During a speech in Hampton, Va., in winter 2006, Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute said newspapers sold online advertising at a rate of 30 cents for every $1 in print revenue. A month later, in March, Tompkins said the gap had widened to 10 cents online for every $1 of print advertising revenue.
While newspapers may have hesitated to leap into the online arena, this decade has proven that waiting to take action can be just as detrimental to the bottom line as taking no action at all. The Daily Press made the executive decision to charge forward into the digital realm, cognizant that doing so could mean risking virtual implosion.
With the ethos of "innovate daily, fail quickly, and move on" spurring on the advertising and marketing departments, the company went into hyper-brainstorming mode in an attempt to be everywhere the customer is. Gambling that its innovative strategy would increase advertising revenues, the media company now produces content and ads on multiple platforms, including laptops, mobile phones, and tablets.
In an email, Powers said, "The Daily Press advertising department follows the SMARTER (specific/measurable/attainable/relevant/timely/evaluate/re-evaluate) planning model. At the corporate level, the company's multimedia sales leaders focus on these areas across the organization, pairing it with strategic planning methods that are initiated in each business unit."
Finding what sticks
Sixty miles to the north, the Richmond Times-Dispatch pulled out all the stops as well, initiating a strategy reminiscent of the old "throw spaghetti on the wall and see what sticks" game plan.
Refusing to limit itself to static online ads, the newspaper's strategy was all-encompassing and, at times, frenetic, according to Mair Downing, former online media director at Media General and production manager of the Times-Dispatch. "Basically, the strategy wasn't digital — it was everything," Downing said. Today, the Times-Dispatch employs multimedia advertising salespeople, capable of servicing clients on all platforms.
As newspapers vied for reader attention and advertiser loyalty, print advertising formats also received a makeover. "We've used them all," Downing said, "wrappers, spadeas, Post-Its (also known as stickies), bags, unique placements, custom designs, big Sunday pushes, special sections, and the like."
At the Daily Press, print ad formats have expanded to include a 21- x 21-inch double truck and lower-right front-page jewel box ads (4-inch square) in search of the right mix to capture advertising revenue.
Still striving to "provide the printed word at your doorstep" no matter the medium, Powers said she knows firsthand the challenges that beset information providers catering to increasingly finicky customers. Though the newspaper can no longer limit itself to being just "the newspaper," it must continue to hold fast to its pledge of delivering what its customers demand. According to Powers, the burning question that keeps her awake at night is, "How do we super-serve the customers that need us for news and information?"
Open new doors
With the rapidly changing advertising landscape, being nimble and highly diverse is essential in a cutthroat market where fighting tooth and nail for consumer dollars is the new norm. To meet demand, many newspapers have transitioned to multimedia news companies and adopted consultative sales strategies in an attempt to reverse the advertising slump. This is especially true for companies that still reap much of their advertising revenue from automobile, real estate, and employment verticals.
Cognizant of the fact that gaining an advertiser's trust can result in signed multi-month contracts, multimedia sales reps must be well versed in market demographics, the client's company profile and target audience(s), as well as thoroughly understand the organization's sales objectives. Acting as client partners, as opposed to merely points-of-contact, the reps collect necessary information and take complete inventory of their partners' needs before matching them with available media resources and creativity. They are then able to create an effective and engaging campaign that successfully reaches clients' objectives.
Wayne Dawkins, Mavis Carr, and Joy McDonald are assistant professors at Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications in Virginia. Send email to wayne.dawkins@hamptonu.edu, mavis.carr@hamptonu.edu, and joy.mcdonald@hamptonu.edu.
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/daily-newspaper-advertising-in-the-21st-century-rip-or-digital-resurrection/
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Poker in the Philippines
Asia, Live Poker, Maritime South Asia, South East Asia 2
Capital: Manila
Population: 104,900,000
Currency: Philippines Peso (PHP)
Online Rooms
Masters Poker Room
Metro Card Club
Poker King Club Solaire
PokerStars LIVE
Wild Aces Poker Sports Club
Philippine poker started in early 2006 with one poker room located at PAGCOR's Airport Casino. In the beginning, it was the only casino offering Texas Hold'em Poker. But after The Metro Card Club, the very first brick & mortar poker room in the country opened, numerous rooms followed suit. Despite the number of poker rooms in the metropolis alone, real popularity was gained after the launch of the Filipino Poker Tour, a local circuit sponsored by PokerStars. Seeing the reaction and the number of poker players in the archipelago, the international brand decided to hold the inaugural tournament of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Casino in Manila in August 2007. This event placed the Philippines on the global map as a poker destination. The Asian Poker Tour (APT) reinforced this fact in 2008 by extending satellites abroad to APT events in the Philippines.
Since then, the poker community has truly boomed, especially with having PokerStars & Poker King Club making Manila as its new home. A greater influx of international poker players are coming in to attend prestigious tournaments like the APPT, the Asian Poker Tour (APT), and the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Philippines.
Apart from this newfound popularity in the poker scene, the Philippines, through CEZA, is also garnering a reputation as having Asia's most favorable jurisdictions for licensing and regulating online gaming. As such, several online poker sites are operating directly from the Philippines.
The Philippines is the country second only to Macau for the total number of casinos in Asia. In 2018, these casinos should generate gross gaming revenues of $6 billion, putting the country in the top four in the world for gambling activities.
– Playing Live Poker in the Philippines –
Live Poker Legislation in the Philippines
In the Philippines, casinos have been open to locals and foreigners since a 1976 presidential decree which created the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The 100% state-owned PAGCOR is responsible for licensing the nation's gambling operations, and runs 13 casinos across the country, with 50% of the revenues going straight to the National Treasury. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is a very big contributor of revenue to the Philippine government and employs over 11,000 people. It is, however, not the only player in the industry; other companies are able to offer land-based gambling in this country as well.
There are currently four gambling jurisdictions in the country. In addition to PAGCOR and its new Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) licenses; the PCSO, CEZA, and APECO are authorized by the government to administer some forms of gambling.
This is quite an unusual situation since PAGCOR regulates their smaller competitors, but so far, the arrangement has worked quite well in the Philippines.
Live Poker Venues in the Philippines
Live poker is popular in the country with over 20 poker rooms offering cash games and live tournaments on hundreds of tables, located in next to 60 casinos. Since there are no laws about how many table games a casino can offer, many of these poker rooms are quite large. Also, one of the upsides of having casinos regulated by PAGCOR is that they apply the same rake rules. It is 10% of the pot capped at PHP300 in 25/50 games, PHP400 in 50/100 games and PHP500 in 100/200 games. Additionally, many casinos have a no tip policy. PAGCOR is also vigilant concerning cheating; players found cheating are blacklisted nationwide.
No Limit Hold'em (NLHE) is widely available, but you can also find some other games such as Omaha or Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC). Although there are 33 cities with gambling facilities in the Philippines, Manila is definitely the center of the poker scene. There, Resorts World and Solaire usually get the highest limits (PHP200/400 – $4/$8) whilst clubs like Metro Card Club hosts smaller games (PHP 50/100). The other two poker destinations in the Philippines are Angeles and Cebu, the 2nd largest city. In Angeles City, you will find two main poker rooms on the Walking Street: Wild Aces and Double Aces. Concerning Cebu, your best bet is the Waterfront Casino.
PAGCOR's biggest project to date is the Las Vegas-style complex in Bay City, Metro Manila called "The Entertainment City" which occupies 8km2 of the Manila Bay area and is home to international resort & casino brands like City of Dreams Manila, Resorts World Bayshore, Solaire Resort & Casino, and the newly built Okada Manila & Westside City. Expected to open in 2020, Entertainment City will offer 5,000 hotel rooms, enough to accommodate well over a million visitors each year.
The Philippines are very popular when it comes to international live events. It is home to APL, APT and APPT stops, with the addition of their own domestic tour, the Philippine Poker Tour.
– Casinos and Poker Rooms in the Philippines –
Masters Poker Club Manila
Metro Card Club Manila
Poker King Club in Solaire Manila
PokerStars LIVE Manila Okada
Wild Aces Poker Sports Club Angeles
Masters Poker Room Manila
Located at the heart of Manila's nightlife district in Remedios Circle since 2007.
Biggest poker room in the Philippines with 30 poker tables. Open 24/7, it is always full.
Renowned for cash games at the highest stakes. The Poker Room offers a wide range of beverages for free, including soft drinks, juice, coffee, and beer.
18 tables that offer cash games and daily tournaments. It also hosts events like Manila Megastack as well as the annual Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT).
Located outside Ninoy Aquino Airport, it has a dedicated poker room and has been home to the Asian Poker Tour (APT) since it opened.
Wild Aces Poker Angeles
3 hours north of Manila, a lot of players travel to Pampanga to partake of the "wild" action that can only be provided by international players.
– Play Online Poker in the Philippines –
Online Poker Legislation in the Philippines
Filipino residents are now technically free to access legal online poker in the Philippines through sanctioned offshore gambling sites. Philippine gambling laws restrict locally based gambling operators from offering their services to locals. That being said, the Cagayan Freeport region has its own gambling laws, and is in the early stages of licensing gambling companies, even though they would not be able to offer play to Philippines residents.
There is a real effort by the government to fight against underage online gambling. Operators found guilty of allowing minors on their platforms are to be sanctioned with imprisonment from 5 to 10 years and financial fines up to PHP 10 million (approximately $230,000). The law also states that "the penalty of imprisonment from 5 years to 10 years or a fine of PHP 100,000 (approximately $23,000) or both shall be imposed upon any parent, guardian, or person exercising moral authority or ascendancy over a minor, ward, or incapacitated person, who induces or causes them to commit any of the offenses punishable under the proposed law."
Since the election of President Rodrigo Duterte, the situation of online poker in the Philippines has become a bit uncertain. As he declared war against online gambling, PAGCOR refused license renewals for over 280 internet cafes and sports books used by Filipinos. Since then, no other initiative has been taken.
To this day, poker players still have access to all major poker sites. The following payments are widely accepted: credit/debit cards, Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Dash, Litecoin, Ethereum), wire transfers, cashier's cheques, e-wallets, prepaid options. Deposits through Skrill / Neteller may not be possible on certain sites.
Mobile data in the Philippines isn't quite reliable depending on the region and the time of the day. A solid Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
Best Philippines Poker Sites in 2023
In this article, we offer a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each online Poker Room currently accessible to Filipino players in 2023.
– Recommended Online Poker Rooms in the Philippines –
– News from the Philippines –
Latest poker news about philippines
Maxwell Philippe Rosete banks Asian Philippine Poker League title for Php 3.2M (~US$ 54,521)
Philippines' William Ysmael bags latest Asia Poker Championship title and Php 5,400,000 (~US$ 96,607) in winnings
PokerStars Live Asia packs Manila Super Series 15 and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) this July - Full schedules released!
Mike Takayama captures Asia Poker Championship title and Php 6,000,000 (~US$ 113,230) top prize
APPT Open Manila: Henrik Tollefsen triumphs Main Event; Outstanding series for Japan's Ken Okada; Lee, Inocentes, Edoc, and Miyamoto among winners; Festival results inside
Philippines news: 2022 Asia Poker Championship coming to Metro Card Club this June
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Tangut
The Tangut script was modelled on the Chinese and Khitan scripts. It was apparently devised by one 'Teacher Iri' in 1037 and was used for the translation of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit and other languages. It was used until the 16th century - the most recent known inscription in the Tangut script dates to 1502.
The Tangut script was deciphered with help from a Chinese-Tangut glossary put together by the Chinese diplomatic service during the 12th century. Many scholars have worked on the decipherment of Tangut, including Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nevsky (Николай Александрович Невский) (1892–1937), who compiled a Tangut Dictionary and made it possible to read Tangut texts thanks to his work on reconstructing Tangut grammatical particles. While it is possible to make some sense of Tangut, current understanding of the language is imperfect, particularly of its syntax.
There are some 10,000 volumes of manuscripts in Tangut, the majority of which are Buddhist texts, legal documents and law codes dating from between the mid-11th century and the early 13th century. There are also Confucian classics and original works in Tangut.
Type of writing system: semanto-phonetic
Direction of writing: right to left in vertical colums
Number of characters: about 6,600
The Tangut characters represent meanings and sounds, though only about 10% of them are thought to include a phonetic element.
Used to write
Tangut (𗼇𗟲 / Xi-Xia), an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Tangut kingdom in north-western China until about the 16th century. Tangut was one of the official languages of the Western Xia Dynasty, which became independent from the Song Dynasty and the start of the 11th century and disappeared after Mongols led by Genghis Khan invaded in 1226.
Tangut phonology (in the IPA)
Some words in Tangut
Note: I think the numbers represent tones: Tangut had two tones (flat and rising).
Source: http://teacher.wtuc.edu.tw/92029/html/tangut/tangutdic2.htm
Sample text in Tangut (Lotus Sutra)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut
Sample video in Tangut
Information about the Tangut script, language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut_script
http://babelstone.blogspot.com/search/label/西夏文
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut
http://teacher.wtuc.edu.tw/92029/html/tangut/index.html
Free fonts containing Tangut characters can be found at:
http://www.mojikyo.org
Tangut font and dictionary (in Japanese)
http://teacher.wtuc.edu.tw/~92029/html/tangut/fdawnload.htm
Angami, Bai, Bodo, Burmese (Myanmar), Miju, Tangut, Zou
Semanto-phonetic writing systems
Akkadian Cuneiform, Ancient Egyptian (Demotic), Ancient Egyptian (Hieratic), Ancient Egyptian (Hieroglyphs), Chinese, Chữ-nôm, Cuneiform, Japanese, Jurchen, Khitan, Linear B, Luwian, Mayan, Naxi, Sawndip (Old Zhuang), Sui, Sumerian Cuneiform, Tangut (Hsihsia)
Other writing systems


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Raju Gari Gadi, which hit the theaters on Friday is minting money. Directed by Omkar(Television fame), the movie is being immensely praised for its comical horror. The makers have successfully dished out the right proportions of necessary elements for the movie.
Under the genre of comedy-horror, the movie has managed to gain the praises of all quarters of people. So, the team has decided to add screens for the movie in both AP, Telangana and also overseas. Raju Gari Gadi is all set for its overseas release on 30th of this month through CINEMA PARADISO. Interested people can contact: 4085694567/Subhakar-2489104843 for any kind of details regarding the tickets, show timings etc.
The whole team is being buoyed by this super hit talk. Omkar who was waiting for a chance to prove his caliber is on high moods now. The movie has got very good reviews and the talk is being spread all over that the movie is very entertaining. Congratulations to the whole team. It is so happy that low budget movies are adopted well by the audience and made hit.


Bee Smoker – the Bee Keeper's Best Friend!
The bee smoker is vital when working with bees.
Nothing calms the bees down faster than smoking them. How does it work? Simply put, it is a mobile fire can that puts out smoke with a built in bellows.
What does the smoker do?
The smoke causes the bees to begin eating their honey. The bees probably naturally do this instinctively as a response in preparation for abandoning the hive due to fire. Gorging themselves with honey makes their abdomens swell and they are not able to bend and sting easily. They also become lethargic.
Smoke also masks the pheromones that are released by guard bees and bees injured during the hive inspection, which draw the colony to a defensive response.
Lighting a bee smoker and keeping it going can be tricky. I find that cardboard makes a great starter to get things going. You can put almost anything in for tender to keep it going.
Leaves, grass, small twigs, even mulch work well. [Avoid magnolia leaves! They spit and sputter, burn to hot, and don't smoke well.] Just be sure whatever you use does not put off toxic smoke…plastics, Styrofoam, etc.These could be lethal to the bees.
Once the tender begins to burn, keep pumping the bellows till adequate coals are ignited to keep the smoker burning, and then stuff the smoker with the material that will produce the desired smoke.
The low oxygen in the smoker causes the burning to smolder with more smoke, and causes the smoke ejected to be cooler and less harmful to the bees.
The style of bee smoker has changed immensely over the hundreds of years that smoke has been used to calm bees.
Smoldering sticks placed just inside the hive, or flat pans which held the burning material from which the smoke was blown into the hive are just a couple of methods that were used before. The current style used almost universally today came into being in the late 1800's and is credited to Moses Quinby, who was the first commercial beekeeper in America.
The bee smoker should be lit and ready at every inspection in case it is needed.
The only time to conservatively use it or not at all is at honey harvest. The smoke can taint the taste of your honey, so finding other methods of moving bees off the honey frames is needed. See the Honey Harvesting Page for details.
Next to all your new lady friends, your smoker is your best friend when they get riled at you. The smoker is an essential piece of equipment that is as important as your veil and gloves! Keep it lit and close whenever you are working with your bees.


Traktor 3, Metallurg 1 Yegor Stepanov is 19!
"I would like to congratulate Traktor on the winning, they played well today. The game was similar to the one against Dinamo, when we got a penalty in offence zone and then missed a goal on the penalty kill. The goals are hard for us now. We couldn`t capitalize on the powerplay. We didn`t have many chances to score on the five-on-five game because Traktor played well in defense and they managed to get these two points", thinks Metallurg head coach Josef Jandac.
"First two periods were tight. We played well, our opponent played well. We managed to capitalize on the powerplay and played well on the penalty kill. In the third period Metallurg was more active and they played in our zone. We acted right in defence and our goalie played in a firm way, that`s how we managed to win this game. Especially I`d like to thank all the fans who supported us today. You were our sixth player on the ice!" - says Traktor head coach Alexei Tertyshny.
What happened to Paul Szczechura and Christian Thomas?
"Probably Szczechura will miss the rest of the season. Thomas is in rehab, we think that he will be back after the break. Speaking of the rest of the players who are still on the injury list, it`s hard to say the exact date of their coming back. They do their best to join the team as soon as possible but it`s not yet clear when it happens", answers Alexei Tertyshny.


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Q: Long touched on UIButton I already have a UIButton that increment a variable each time it's touched.
What I'd like to do now is when we stay touched on this UIButton, the variable increment it self each 0.5 seconds.
Any ideas?

A: Add an action to the event UIControlEventTouchDown where you start a timer. On UIControlEventTouchUpOutside or UIControlEventTouchUpInside you stop the timer.
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(touchedButton:)
 forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(releasedButton:)
 forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpOutside | UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

- (void)touchedButton:(id)sender {
    self.timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.5f target:self
                  selector:@selector(timerFired:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
}

- (void)releasedButton:(id)sender {
    [self.timer invalidate];
}

- (void)timerFired:(NSTimer *)timer {
    counter++;
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Draven Star (Baltimore, Maryland; 19 de enero de 1988) es una actriz pornográfica y modelo erótica estadounidense.

Biografía
Natural de la ciudad independiente de Baltimore, ubicada en Maryland, Draven Star, nombre artístico de Laura Garrett, nació en enero de 1988 en el seno de una familia con ascendencia irlandesa. Comenzó realizando modelaje alternativo a los 16 años, en la temática gótica, con alegorías al mundo fantasioso de Tim Burton y Eduardo Manostijeras. Descubierta por la agencia de modelaje y productora Burning Angel, y por su máxima representante, la actriz y directora pornográfica Joanna Angel, Draven tuvo su primer contrato como modelo erótica y de alt-porn para dicha empresa en 2007.

Con un contrato casi en exclusividad en Burning Angel, la mayoría de su producción como actriz ha recalado en este estudio, pero también ha grabado películas para otros como Evil Angel, Spizoo, Wicked Pictures, ManyVids, Trouble Films, Filly Films, Kink.com, Vouyer Media o Kink.com.

En 2010 recibió su primera nominación en los Premios AVN en la categoría de Mejor escena de sexo oral, junto a Andy San Dimas y Coco Velvett, por LA Pink. Un año más tarde repetiría en otras dos categorías, por Artista femenina no reconocida del año y a la Mejor escena de trío Mujer-Hombre-Mujer, junto a Joanna Angel y James Deen, por Rebel Girl. Regresaría a los Premios AVN en 2014, con otra nominación, esta vez a la Mejor escena de trío Hombre-Mujer-Hombre, con Tommy Pistol y Danny Wylde, por Band Sluts. En 2015 tuvo la última, a la Mejor escena de sexo lésbico en grupo por Vampire Cheerleaders.

Ha rodado más de 80 películas como actriz.

Premios y nominaciones

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Actrices pornográficas de Estados Unidos
Actrices de Maryland
Altporn
Modelos eróticas de Estados Unidos
Nacidos en Baltimore

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Toen de Tweede Wereldoorlog dreigde, was Roemenië een doelwit van Hongaars en Bulgaars revisionisme, terwijl de Sovjet-Unie  Bessarabië wilde aanhechten. De Duitsers en Italianen hadden interesse in Roemenië vanwege de oliebronnen die het land bezat. Het land had zich zo onafhankelijk mogelijk opgesteld en bleef zich verzetten tegen pogingen van zowel Duitsland als de Sovjet-Unie om de invloed uit te breiden. Men trachtte zich met name op Frankrijk te richten, terwijl Roemenië met Joegoslavië en Tsjecho-Slowakije de Kleine Entente had gesloten tegen eventueel Hongaars revisionisme. Koning Carol II van Roemenië, die inmiddels als een dictator regeerde, trad hard op tegen de fascistische IJzeren Garde.

De Duitse invloed breidde zich echter gestaag uit. Eind 1939 trachtten de geallieerden alle Roemeense olie op te kopen, maar tegen deze tijd was de Duitse militaire en economische invloed al zo sterk dat Duitsland Roemenië ertoe wist te zetten om olie onder de wereldprijs te verkopen.

In 1940 verloor Roemenië - zonder dat er één schot was afgevuurd - door een verdrag tussen Adolf Hitler en de Sovjet-Unie de gebieden Zuid-Dobroedzja aan Bulgarije en de helft van Transsylvanië aan Hongarije. Het volk gaf Carol II hiervan de schuld en op 5 september 1940 droeg hij de macht over aan generaal Ion Antonescu, die hem de volgende dag afzette. De 19-jarige Michael werd in naam opnieuw koning. Michaël had echter nauwelijks macht en Ion Antonescu gedroeg zich als een dictator.

Antonescu vormde daarop een 'nationaal-legionaire' regering, waar ook de IJzeren Garde van Horia Sima deel van uitmaakte. De coalitie met de IJzeren Garde werd gekenmerkt door antisemitisme, pesterijen en dodelijk geweld in de richting van Joden en andere minderheden van de IJzeren Garde en kleinere antisemitische partijen. In het verarmde Moldavië vonden de meeste incidenten plaats. De ongeregeldheden dreigden de economie en de maatschappij te verstoren, waarop Antonescu besloot zich van de fascisten en antisemieten te ontdoen.

In januari 1941 zette Antonescu (met steun van de Duitsers) de felle antisemitische IJzeren Garde uit de regering. De Zionistische Wereldfederatie mocht vrij opereren om een 'oplossing te vinden voor het Joodse vraagstuk'. Zijn plannen om de Joden massaal naar Palestina over te brengen werden door de Britten tegengehouden. Onderwijl gingen de deportaties van Joden en anderen gewoon door. Door al deze maatregelen kwam ruim 60% van de Joodse bevolking (deze telde in totaal circa 500.000 personen) om het leven.

Antonescu genoot het volledige vertrouwen van Adolf Hitler en stuurde 15 divisies naar het oostfront (1941) om tegen de Sovjet-Unie te vechten. Hij annexeerde het gebied Transnistrië van de Sovjet-Unie. Na de verloren Slag om Stalingrad, trachtte Antonescu de kleinere As-staten te bundelen om tegen de geallieerden te vechten.
Toen dit mislukte steunde hij zijn Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Mihai Antonescu (geen familie) met diens vredesinitiatieven.

In augustus 1944 betrad het Rode Leger Roemeense bodem, en versloeg het Roemeense leger beslissend bij Iasi. Het lukte Michael en enkele loyale generaals en partijleiders op 23 augustus 1944 een staatsgreep te plegen, Antonescu te arresteren en de capitulatie van Roemenië uit te roepen. Antonescu werd opgesloten in de kamer waar de koninklijke postzegelverzameling werd bewaard. Voor deze daad kan Michael tot op de dag van vandaag bij de Roemenen niet stuk. Hierna verklaarde hij nazi-Duitsland, Hongarije en Tsjecho-Slowakije de oorlog. Transnistrië werd teruggegeven aan de Sovjet-Unie. De Duitsers namen echter wraak en bombardeerden Boekarest, maar een deel van hun leger was door de Roemeense capitulatie ingesloten.

Door de Vrede van Parijs in 1947 moest Hongarije de helft van Transsylvanië weer teruggeven aan Roemenië, en Roemenië moest Noord-Boekovina, Bessarabië en Zuid-Dobroedzja aan de Sovjet-Unie afstaan.

Ion Antonescu werd op 1 juni 1946 geëxecuteerd.
In 1947 trad koning Michael van Roemenië gedwongen af en vroeg vervolgens asiel aan in Zwitserland.


The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas, which existed from 1965 to 1969. During their career, the band released four LPs and seven 45s for the International Artists record label. This 4x discs set contains all four of the original Elevators albums that were released on the International Artists label from 1966 to 1968, remastered and collected in a clam box with extensive new notes by band expert Paul Drummond. In addition to the stereo versions of the three 'studio' albums, which were remastered and remixed from the original tapes in 2007 by the original producer Walt Andrus, the set also includes a completely new mix of 1968's "Live" album, minimizing the fake applause that was added to the recordings and removing glitches that blighted previous versions.
allmusic.com says:The 13th Floor Elevators were one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic music; many have cited them as the first true psychedelic rock band, and if they weren't, they certainly predated most of the San Francisco bands that gave the sound a global audience. The Elevators played a bracing fusion of garage rock and genre-defying musical exploration powered by Roky Erickson's feral vocals and rhythm guitar, Stacy Sutherland's concise but agile lead guitar work, and Tommy Hall's amplified jug playing, the latter of which gave them a sound unlike any other in rock. The Elevators were also exploring the outer limits of both consciousness and rock & roll in Texas in the early to mid-'60s, a time and place that wasn't quite ready for them, leading to the myriad problems that at once fueled their legend and cut down the band before their time.
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-- The team behind Terror Behind the Walls, the top-rated Halloween attraction in America, unveils 30th season of Halloween at Eastern State Penitentiary with transformed concept, expanded offerings --
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, a bold new iteration of the organization's famed Halloween celebration, opens September 24, 2021. Halloween Nights, from the creators of Terror Behind the Walls, is a brand-new seasonal festival of epic proportions. It transforms abandoned cellblocks and courtyards into immersive, interactive environments and activates the historic stone architecture with large-scale video projections and other special effects. The festival spans Eastern State's entire ten-acre property, and several sections of the penitentiary complex will be open to the public for the very first time.
Guests to Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary will experience a festival-style event consisting of 15 attractions, including two haunted houses, which can be bypassed by those wanting a less scary experience. Also included will be a 3D fun house, two immersive walkthrough experiences, three live performances, four themed bars and lounges, and special effects like laser shows and large-scale video projections.
Halloween Nights will also feature a highlights audio tour of the penitentiary's architecture with newly recorded narration by actor Steve Buscemi, as well as a guided, flashlight walking tour of the prison hospital wing focusing on the prison's complex history. Two award-winning exhibits that invite reflection on issues of criminal justice today will also be open during Halloween Nights.
"We are excited to finally reveal Halloween Nights, a plan more than a year in the making, and we can't wait for the world to experience it this fall," said Brett Bertolino, Eastern State Penitentiary Vice President and Director of Operations. "There is truly something for everyone at Halloween Nights, including diehard Terror Behind the Walls fans as well as those who'd prefer a less scary, but still fun, fall experience. Our new festival model allows guests to choose their own path, to spend more time exploring freely, and to celebrate the Halloween season in the completely unique setting that is Eastern State Penitentiary."
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary is open select nights from September 24 through November 13, 2021. Ticket prices start at $34 and vary by night. Tickets are on sale now at HalloweenNights.org.
From the Creators of Terror Behind the Walls
Halloween Nights is an evolution of Terror Behind the Walls (TBTW), an internationally renowned haunted attraction. Terror Behind the Walls was consistently ranked among the nation's top haunted attractions. It garnered national and international media attention, celebrity fans, and rave reviews year after year. The Travel Channel called it "One of America's Scariest Halloween Attractions," The New York Times called it "perfect for Halloween," and Forbes named it #1 in the nation. Halloween Nights also pulls inspiration from Party at the Pen: The Masquerade, a TBTW-produced event that launched in 2012 and has sold out every year since.
"Halloween Nights is brought to you by the team that created Terror Behind the Walls," said Brett Bertolino, Eastern State Penitentiary Vice President and Director of Operations, "so you can expect the same level of quality and creativity. We're bringing back some fan-favorite elements of TBTW and The Masquerade, plus so much more. Terror Behind the Walls featured six attractions; Halloween Nights will have fifteen. And we're utilizing the entire 10-acre property, including some areas of the penitentiary that have never been open to the public before."
A Massive Halloween Festival in an Abandoned Prison
The setting for Halloween Nights is unparalleled. Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a lost world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. This gothic structure, with soaring 30-foot-high fortress walls, is intimidating enough during the day. At night, the cellblocks fall into darkness and the penitentiary takes on a different energy.
Halloween Nights will bring visitors into the penitentiary's cellblocks, exercise yards, workshops, outdoor courtyards, and hidden nooks. Nearly every inch of the penitentiary complex will be activated for the festival.
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary is located at 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Halloween Nights does not affect operation of the historic site, which remains open for daytime tours Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. year-round. All proceeds from Halloween Nights benefit the preservation and operation of Eastern State Penitentiary, a National Historic Landmark.
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary runs select evenings from September 24 through November 13, 2021.
Ticket prices start at $34 and vary by night. Tickets are on sale now at HalloweenNights.org. Purchasing tickets online in advance is strongly recommended. It's the cheapest and most convenient way to purchase tickets, and is the only way to guarantee entry to the festival. Some tickets may be available at the door, but capacity is limited, and many nights do sell out.
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary is proudly sponsored by LUKOIL and by ACME Markets, the official supermarket of Halloween Nights.
For more information about Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, the public can visit HalloweenNights.org.
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Thimbleweed Park Arcade opens, plus a dollop of other news 25 Aug, 2017 / 3 comments
Thimbleweed Park, much like Mojo, is the gift that keeps on giving. Play minigames, find tokens, and give Ronzo and Winnick a most gracious thank you for giving us what has to be the first adventure game to receive these types of add-ons.
Oh, and the game is available for the PS4, too. Owning the game on only one platform is gauche; have some class and get at least one other copy.
Speaking of games on other platforms, the new Batman game and Guardians of the Galaxy will be released for Switch. When? I didn't see any dates, so we'll go with "soon".
OK, that was a small dollop, but then, what did you really expect?
Javier Tolstoi on 29 Aug, 2017, 08:36…
Yeah, I also think Story, dialogues, puzzles and Background
I meant "story".
Yeah, I also think Story, dialogues, puzzles and background art are amazing, but the giant heads, especially the one of Delores, disturbed me immensely. I know they are kinda mm-retro-like, but they do not fit with the detailed backgrounds and their unrealistic proportion literally distracted me from thinking. Although Delores was one of my favourite characters, when I had to think, I did not play her because the big head was so FUCKING ANNOYING. That might sound exaggerated, but for me, that reduced the game quality.
Maybe I should add that I am the kind of person who cannot stand grammar mistakes, and so my disturbedness with "wrongly" proportionated heads might be very personal.
AlfredJ on 28 Aug, 2017, 11:57…
I started this game around the time it got released, but life got in the way and I never got around to playing more than the first hour. This news made me start over again. It's really good! I love that Ron is updating this game as we speak.
Not everything in the game is a hit with me - the jokes never really hit me as hard as they did in the original Monkey Islands, but I guess part of that is that I'm 20 years older at this point. And the comedy is always pleasant and doesn't annoy me as it did in something like Deathspank. None of the stuff that doesn't feel quite right to me does anything to really lessen my enjoyment though - even if it doesn't hit me as the classics did back in the day, this is a massively enjoyable game to go through and it is at times surreal to play a (as far as I'm concerned official) sequel to that classic line of games. I really hope it did well enough for Ron & the gang to continue making games like this. I suppose his ability to push these kinds of updates (which cost money in themselves, especially pushing updates on consoles I believe) means that it at least was something of a success. I personally don't really think Monkey Island 3a will ever really happen, and and I'm not sure if I want the next game to be Thimbleweed 2 (note: I haven't finished it, and if they did make a sequel I'd still be very pleased), but just seeing him make another original game that sort of kind of fits in those old worlds would be amazing. If this was a semi-sequel to Maniac Mansion, I'd love the next one to follow the design rules of Monkey 1/2 (especially artwise). Thimbleweed is halfway there already of course, but more detailed character sprites, a single playable character, and a slightly more fantastical setting, if you catch my drift. Not that I have any problem with what this game is going for (love it), but more for variety's sake I suppose.
I don't think Tim will have the time, but get Dave Grossman in there and you've got a stew going.


In 1453, Turks brewed the first cup of coffee from the seeds of the coffee plant.1 The hot, caffeinated beverage eventually spread to every country in the world.
Many people say they can't function without their daily intake of java. (That's probably why there's a Starbucks on every corner!) An estimated 54 percent of adults living in the United States drink coffee every day.2 You might even be drinking a cup as you read this. But have you ever stopped to think about what coffee is doing to your digestive health?
Drinking coffee can cause your stomach to produce too much acid, and it's not just the caffeine. A German study found that regular and decaf coffee both caused the stomach to produce excess acid.3 Having too much acid can irritate your stomach, particularly if you drink coffee when your stomach is empty.
Not being able to properly digest these essential minerals leaves your body at risk for several health problems. An iron deficiency can cause anemia, a condition with symptoms of fatigue, weakness, and headaches. A calcium deficiency can lead to bone health problems, including osteoporosis.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition that occurs when stomach contents leak into the esophagus.10 The most common symptoms of GERD are frequent heartburn and nausea after eating. Coffee has been found to irritate this condition, particularly for those already at risk.11 GERD can happen to anyone, but people who smoke or who are obese are more likely to be affected. Doctors encourage patients at risk for GERD or who already have the condition to avoid coffee.
What's bad about rapid gastric emptying? For one thing, it can often cause stool problems, such as diarrhea. Also, rapid gastric emptying can cause food to be expelled as waste before your body has finished digesting it.
What About the Positive Effects of Coffee?
Drinking coffee does have some positive effects on your gut. A 2009 Swiss study found that coffee diversifies your gut bacteria.17 Having diverse gut bacteria is beneficial, because different bacteria form colonies to fight many types of diseases and health problems.18 Coffee has also been shown to contain a small amount of fiber, which can aid digestion.19 However, both of these positive impacts could more readily be achieved by eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.
People with health issues, such as acid reflux, Crohn's disease, IBS, heart problems or anxiety should not drink coffee. Additionally, if you find your stomach is irritated by coffee, it's best to abstain from drinking it. If you have health concerns, ask your doctor if coffee is okay for you. For healthy people, limit consumption to less than 400 mg of caffeinated beverages per day.
Coffee is a mainstay in modern culture. But if you have problems with your digestion, try giving it up or significantly cutting back on how much you drink. Many people who do this find that their health improves, and they don't want to go back to drinking their daily cup(s) of joe.
1."Coffee: A Long Way From Ethiopia | Yaleglobal Online". Yaleglobal.yale.edu. N.p., 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
2."Coffee By The Numbers". News. N.p., 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
3. Börger HW, et al. "[The Influence Of Coffee And Caffeine On Gastrin And Acid Secretion In Man (Author's Transl)]. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1976. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
5. Hasling C, et al. "Calcium Metabolism In Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women Is Determined By Dietary Calcium And Coffee Intake. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1992. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
6. Hasling C, et al. "Calcium Metabolism In Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women Is Determined By Dietary Calcium And Coffee Intake. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1992. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
7. Morck TA, et al. "Inhibition Of Food Iron Absorption By Coffee. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1983. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
10. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Gastroesophageal. "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia". Medlineplus.gov. N.p., 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
11. Boekema PJ, et al. "Coffee And Gastrointestinal Function: Facts And Fiction. A Review. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1999. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
13. "Effect Of Caffeine On Bladder Function In Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036994/. N.p., 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
14. PhD, Catharine. "Coffee Drinking Tied To Urinary Incontinence In Men". Medical News Today. N.p., 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
15. Akimoto K, et al. "Does Postprandial Coffee Intake Enhance Gastric Emptying?: A Crossover Study Using Continuous Real Time 13C Breath Test (Breathid System). – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 2009. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
16. Rao SS, et al. "Is Coffee A Colonic Stimulant? – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 1998. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
17. Jaquet M, et al. "Impact Of Coffee Consumption On The Gut Microbiota: A Human Volunteer Study. – Pubmed – NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 2009. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
18. "Seven Foods To Supercharge Your Gut Bacteria". The Physicians Committee. N.p., 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
19. Raloff, Janet. "A Gut Feeling About Coffee". Science News. N.p., 2007. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.


Based on received reports, sent to the Human Rights Activists for Democracy in Iran, on Saturday, March 15th agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and Surveillance stormed Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi's prison cell, tossing and breaking all his personal belongings.
The agents who had coordinated the attack also probed and scrutinized others in the Special Clerical ward.
This incident occurred at the same time that Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi was visiting with his family members and upon his return to his cell, he saw that his entire cell and his personal belongings had been tossed and destroyed. His ward mates informed him that the agents looked through all his belongings for letter and any statements they could find.


Consider: NASCAR reduced the size of the front-end splitter, the rear spoiler and the deck fin that attaches to it. While those might be simple, there are other aero changes underneath the auto and with the body that could render Gordon's '14 victor unworkable for Sunday's race.
New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the 2016 season. Matt Harvey will have season-ending surgery next week in St. The 27-year-old Harvey will meet with Thompson on Thursday. "I have not talked to Matt, so I can't confirm which option he's going to pursue". "Anytime you introduce a significant surgery of this type, you have to be cautious about what will happen", Alderson said Thursday.
The wannabe FLOTUS regurgitated a full paragraph of Michelle Obama's speech from the Democratic National Convention while Taylor used a line from the musical Hamilton. "I focus on the question of 'why.' Why he's doing this, why the country needs a person like him", Trump told Blitzer. "I wrote every single word of my speech myself", the executive president at the Trump Organization said.
Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Yousuf believes that England's decision to hire the services of former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a spin consultant for the second Test at Old Trafford will pay them dividends. England prove why their decision to bat first was the right one. Cook then cashed in on a rare Shah short ball with a pull to the mid-wicket rope.
Gordon will take over for the next two weeks, much to many fans' pleasure. Auto owner Rick HENDRICK said that "Gordon is a team Player" as he addressed reporters on Wednesday. Gordon spent his entire 23-year Sprint Cup career racing the Rick Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet. "We're all proud of him and looking forward to having him racing soon".
And while the Patriots should be confident the 24-year-old can hold down the fort until Brady returns, nobody is expecting him to give the team Brady-level production. "I don't care", Williams on Tuesday told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Williams, however, does not think the Brady suspension makes a difference to his team.


Class-wide strategies or interventions are implemented to promote a sense of class community in working towards a common goal and as a prevention strategy for off-task behavior. With group contingencies, points are awarded to or removed from groups/teams of students based on the actions of individual team members. In addition, "Teachers may find group contingencies preferable because they are less demanding of time and effort than individualized contingencies and interventions and can address the behavior of all students in a classroom" (Flower, et al., 2014, pp. 47-48).
A benefit of the class-wide strategy is that all students may participate, not only the students needing behavior support (Kraemer, Davies, Arndt, & Hunley, 2012), and that such involvement is enjoyable and motivating for students. In addition, teachers report using the class-wide intervention allows them to focus more on instruction than behavior.
It is recommended that the intervention be applied to one class/subject at a time, and then gradually added to other times throughout the day, so as not to overwhelm teachers and students, and in order to sustain the intervention and maintain fidelity of implementation.
Teams receive points by displaying the appropriate behavior and receive a "foul" if an individual within the team displays the identified inappropriate behavior.
When the sound goes off, the teacher identifies students by name who are off-task, and instructs them to mark an X on their individual score cards. A chart is created to identify and track daily behaviors. If appropriate behaviors are demonstrated, the corresponding space on the chart is selected, which may show a Mystery Motivator symbol, whereby a prize is selected from a menu of options.
A chart is created to identify and track daily behaviors. If appropriate behaviors are demonstrated, the corresponding space on the chart is selected, which may show a Mystery Motivator symbol, whereby a prize is selected from a menu of options.


I'm an avid reader and I remember the first book I read — Mogli.
I do not visit the downtown library since renovations were completed.
It's very medicinal-looking, with a machine to log you in and no discussion of any new books. And they have moved all adult books upstairs.
As a senior, I liked the pre-renovated library, the books and social atmosphere.
I choose now to go to the North Kamloops library.
It's so friendly and people chat socially, exchange titles in lineups and trade information on books.
It also has comfortable chairs to sit on while reading.
I miss our old downtown library.
The renovations are for the future, I guess. But I don't think the new look will encourage younger readers.


Florida man pleads guilty to federal drug charges | O'Brien Hatfield, P.A.
At his sentencing hearing, he expects to get a prison sentence of at least 15 years for his convictions for drug possession, intent to distribute drugs and possessing a firearm as a felon. Additionally, he must answer for child neglect charges pending in the Palm Beach County Court. At the time of his arrest, he had a motel key for room number 12 in his pocket. When authorities searched the room, they found drugs and his 1-month-old son who had been left alone.
After his arrest, the man contacted the mother so that she could retrieve the child. Deputies accompanied the woman to the motel to recover the infant. The child had been placed face-down on the hotel bed, and the room contained a plastic bag of fentanyl, a .38 caliber semi-automatic pistol and crack cocaine.
When authorities seize evidence that could support drug charges, the defendant might want the insights of an attorney before entering a plea. An attorney could look for opportunities to challenge the prosecutor's assertion that evidence is associated with the person. Legal representation could help the defendant understand options for a plea deal or choose to fight charges during a trial.


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Jan Kronig (* 24. Juni 2000 in Brig-Glis) ist ein Schweizer Fussballspieler.

Karriere

Verein
Kronig spielte in seiner frühen Jugend bei seinem Heimverein in Brig-Glis. Im Alter von elf Jahren wechselte er im Juli 2011 zu den Young Boys in Bern. Nach einigen Jahren in diversen Nachwuchsmannschaften spielte Kronig ab 2017 in der zweiten Mannschaft der Berner, wo er auch regelmässig die Kapitänsbinde trug. In den Spieltagen 34 und 35 der Super League 2018/19 spielte er zweimal über 90 Minuten für den späteren Schweizer Meister.

2019 wurde Kronig schliesslich an den FC Schaffhausen in der Challenge League ausgeliehen. In Schaffhausen war Kronig Stammspieler. Nach Leihende verliess Kronig, zusammen mit vielen anderen Spielern den Verein wieder. Anschliessend schloss sich Kronig leihweise für ein Jahr dem Ligakonkurrenten FC Wil an. Sein Debüt feierte Kronig im Cup gegen den FC Aarau, ein Spiel, das knapp im Elfmeterschiessen verloren ging. Im Elfmeterschiessen scheiterte Kronig beim Stand von 1:1 an Torhüter Simon Enzler.

Nach Leihende wechselte er zur folgenden Spielzeit 2021/22 fest zum Zweitligisten FC Aarau.

Nationalmannschaft
Kronig spielte in diversen Nachwuchsmannschaften des Schweizerischen Fussballverbands. Derzeit steht er im Kader der  U-21-Auswahl.

Titel und Erfolge
BSC Young Boys
 Schweizer Meister (2018/19)

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Fußballspieler (BSC Young Boys)
Fußballspieler (FC Schaffhausen)
Fußballspieler (FC Wil)
Fußballspieler (FC Aarau)
Schweizer Meister (Fussball)
Schweizer
Geboren 2000
Mann


Had to laugh when I saw this - and of course bring it to the attention of this esteemed forum for all our financial education!!! lol!!
First saw it used today in regard to Peakhour where they are talking about a refund of capital to shareholders. This is a 'liquidity event'.
In the case of Peakhour some shareholders are particularly looking forward to the 'liquidity event' ie the ones that contributed to the last capital raising, because they were promised that if they contributed and there was a 'liquidity event' they would be given back 4 times the amount they contributed.
How does one get invited to such an event ?
Presumeably the term ca also be stretched to other uses. In this case, BDL would be 'suffering' a liquidity event, ie when they run out of liquidity.


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A lot of the actions are intended to be daft and unlikely, yet others have been created so that they seem like they actually exist, which works really well.
In addition, IMVU gives you a range of funky looking pet animals to match your perfect image and give you a totally cool look.IMVU is a 3D virtual chat game where you can hang out with people from many different countries around the world whilst chatting in a wide variety of stunning environments.What makes IMVU alot more fun than conventional chatting rooms and games is that you control a virtual 3D character and can build your own condo where you can invite people to come party with you. Of course condo parties are just one of many exciting ways to chat and get to know new friends.In addition, there are lots of less obvious things that you can alter too, like eye shape, tone of skin, bodily movements and your avatars manners.Your avatar will actually use the latter ones during chat.Plus, you can do this in a way that you're not familiar with.
After selecting a user name and adding some vital bits of data, the exciting bit starts- creating your own avatar.
The choice is massive and includes things like sensual strides, hip hop movements and so many extras, just so that you can create an individual character.
You will discover for yourself that there is a never-ending array of clothing and accessories to choose from so that you can develop your own identity.
The graphics aren't that great, although they're not too bad either.
Certain aspects look nicer compared to other ones – for instance- all the hairdo's seem to be fantastic, but the jewels seem two dimensional and out-of-date.
Many people have started to devote a great deal of time and cash forming the lives they desire since games, such as Second Life have arrived on the scene.


Lancashire Police has imposed an exclusion zone on a large part of Skelmersdale town centre after a knife attack near The Concourse last night (Friday).
Detectives said there had been "an incident involving bladed weapons that occurred in the vicinity of the Concourse" but did not give more information about exactly what happened.
They have now imposed Section 60 and 60AA orders, authorised by Chief Constable Rhodes, which began at 5pm this evening and will be in place until 7am on Sunday morning.
It means police can stop and search people within the area for weapons, and can ban people from wearing masks, hoods or other 'disguises.
Glenburn Road, Half Mile Island, Houghtons Road, Stannanought Road, Windmill Roundabout, Grimshaw Road, Hope Island back onto Glenburn Road.
A Skelmersdale Police spokesman said: "Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allows senior police officers to authorise constables to stop and search persons in a specific area, either where a serious public order problem is likely to arise or has taken place, or for offensive weapons or dangerous instruments. Failing to submit to a search is an offence.
"Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provides powers to require the removal of disguises at public order events where a section 60 authorisation is in force or an authorisation is given under this section.


Ever wanted to learn how to skate? Ever wanted to know what roller derby is all about? Well now you can! On Sunday 23rd September, Lothian Derby Dolls (our female league) and Fear & Lothian (our all-gender league) are holding a taster session so you can come along and try it out!
Never skated before? No problem! We'll teach you the very basics of how to skate and how fun it can be! Don't have any kit? Still no problem! Just let us know what shoe size you are. We have a whole lot of spare kit that we're just itching for you all to try out.
This is open to all genders over 18 years old. We'll also give you details about our New Skaters training block which will get you skate-ready to join our league.
Email newskaters@lothianrollerderby.co.uk to book your spot, but feel free to send us (or Fear & Lothian) a message on Facebook and we can answer any questions you may have.
We can't wait to skate with you!


Solar Citizens has welcomed today's announcement by the Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) to set a minimum rate for solar exports.
The rate to be paid from July 1 this year to households and businesses who feed power back into the grid from small renewable energy sources is set at 11.3 cents per kilowatt hour.
"It is encouraging to see a fairer price will be offered to the domestic producers of electricity from the middle of the year in Victoria," said Shani Tager, Senior Campaigner, Solar Citizens.
"We have been campaigning for a fairer price for solar following some outrageous efforts by the big power companies to rip Australian solar producers off, it is encouraging to see that the Victorian Government and the ESC have sensibly decided to recognise the contribution that solar producers make.
"Solar owners are up against hugely powerful companies and corporations who are trying to make obscene profits from the solar they produce – solar owners want, and deserve, a fair go for the contribution they make to powering Australia.
"Solar Citizens congratulates the Victorian Government and the ESC for this decision, a decision that's in the best interests of all consumers.
"We hope to see other regulatory bodies in Australia correcting the market failure that is seeing, in some states, solar producers being paid next to nothing for the power they produce," said Tager.
In nearly all States and Territories a relatively low price of around 5-6c per unit is offered for rooftop solar electricity sold back to the grid. This is less than a quarter of the cost of electricity the retailer charges for electricity accessed from the grid.
"We are determined to see them follow the lead of Victoria and get a fair price for their solar – right across the country," she said.


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