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Artist in Residence (AIR)
School of Jewellery
Data limite para inscrições : 01 Abr 2013
The School of Jewellery is pleased to announce its Artist in Residence (AIR) mentoring scheme and invites you to express interest directly to Jo Pond, Lecturer and Artist in Residence Coordinator.
The residency position is in essence, space and facilities in exchange for a small studio mentoring input. You would be given access to bench space and facilities within the School's outstanding workshops for the duration of the residency, for which there would be no charge.
This should be viewed as an opportunity for you to develop your own work and technical skills in a creative environment, without the constraints of set course work or timetable. It would also allow you to positively extend your CV.
In return for access to the School facilities you will have a small studio mentoring input, equivalent to one day per week. You will receive no payment in lieu of this input.
As part of this mentoring role you will not be given any assessment or admin responsibilities.
Allocated studio input will be by negotiation with your assigned Course Director.
During the session, you will be asked to make a short presentation as part of the School's lunchtime events programme. You will be given adequate time and support in preparing for this.
You may be invited to participate in undergraduate or postgraduate
seminar/discussion sessions and can attend any open lectures and events organized within the School.
To make the most of this opportunity, we recommend a minimum of three days per week in the School and you will be given access to a bench space in one of the School's workshops for the duration of your residency. It is not possible to guarantee where this bench will be located and you may have to be flexible.
You will have access to School equipment, power and general workshop facilities, without any charge. However, the use of equipment such as the laser cutter/marker, Gravograph, electroforming/plating and casting facilities, will incur standard charges.
You will be responsible for the facilities provided and will be expected to maintain normal safety and security regulations. A full Health & Safety induction will be given.
You are expected to be self-motivated and to be undertaking independent
study/research. Assigned staff will support you as mentors and will be happy to offer advice and assist you in achieving your aims and goals on a mutually agreed basis.
We anticipate that you will use the residency to develop a new body of work and to collectively work towards a small AIR group exhibition which may (if available), be mounted In the School at the end of your residency.
Workshop access is between 8:00am - 8:00pm, Monday - Thursday and until 5.00pm on a Friday.
Academic session dates (Undergraduate) run from the middle of September to the end of June (confirmed dates will be supplied).
The duration of the Artist in Residence scheme would normally be for the full Undergraduate session, unless by special arrangement with the Head of School.
All personal equipment and materials should be removed at the end of the residency.
The School will undertake regular reviews of the arrangement, and reserves the right to terminate this agreement immediately in the event of gross misconduct (for example, the gross disregard for the Health and Safety for themselves or others; dishonesty or theft; wilful or malicious damage to University property; aggressive or threatening behaviour; any form of unlawful harassment or discrimination; being materially under
the influence of alcohol or drugs not prescribed by a Doctor; or the misuse of the University network or other computing equipment) on the part of the AIR or any other actions bringing the University into disrepute.
If you would like to be considered for a place as an Artist in Residence, please submit the following printed documentation by post;
• A CV with images (no more than 10) of current work
• A short statement stating your academic strengths and how you would intend to develop your work during the residency
If successful, you will also be asked to supply an academic Reference of Support and a photograph of yourself. Any placement will be subject to the University's eligibility and health declaration checks, prior to any placement being confirmed or commenced.
Please note that overseas applicants are responsible for ensuring they have an independent visa in place to cover the academic year. The University cannot enter into any dialogue with the UK Border Agency in respect of visa applications.
Deadline date for applications: 1 April 2013
I look forward to hearing from you.
Jo Pond MA
Artist in Residence Coordinator
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design,
Vittoria Street, Birmingham B1 3PA
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Railway unions, officers' body backed creation of single service in 2015
admin | January 2, 2020
The civil servants of Railways have been on a protest against the government's recent decision to merge all the eight technical and non-technical services into one Indian Railway Management Service
In 2015, as an official response to the Bibek Debroy committee report on administrative reform, railway unions and the officers' federation had jointly supported the creation of a single unified service, documents show.
The five federations representing 13 lakh employees in a joint statement on June 26, 2015, categorised their unanimous response to the report's recommendations between "Positive Recommendations" and "Outrightly Rejectable Recommendations", documents reviewed by The Indian Express show.
Under the subhead of "Positive Recommendations", it wrote "A Single Group 'A' Railway Service (One of the option given in para 4.30 and 4.31/Chapter 4)".
The civil servants of Railways have been on a protest against the government's recent decision to merge all the eight technical and non-technical services into one Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) with implications that include merger of the existing serving officers into a common seniority list and opening up all posts to all departments. The unions have also joined them in the protest. The government cited the Debroy committee report as one of the justifications for the move.
The five federations that signed the document include the two railway unions — All Indian Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF), National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), the Group A officers' association called the Federation of Railway Officers' Association (FROA), the RPF Association and the Promotee Officers' Association.
Asked why they supported the move then and are opposing it now, Shiv Gopal Mishra, secretary general of the AIRF, said that the union had rejected the Debroy committee recommendations in totality. "We agreed that there needs to be professionalism and expertise in Railways, but I remember rejecting the report's recommendations in totality. We had a formal response from our union submitted in writing," he said.
The FROA has been conspicuously silent. Members said it is an "officers' association" but not a "service association".
"The response you are talking about was given without discussing with the individual service associations because that is not our mandate. FROA is a federation of zonal officers' associations. It does not represent individual services or their associations," said an office-bearer of the FROA.
While Debroy Committee recommended not one but two services — technical and logistics —, the acceptance of the five federations to formation of a single service raises questions.
Paragraphs 4.30 and 4.31 of the Debroy Committee report say: "The Committee feels that as we go from the present eight services to one Railway service option, as has been strongly suggested by the representative body of Group 'A' officers, there is bound to be a dramatic decrease in the degree of specialization. This was also one of the major criticisms of the Gupta-Narain Committee against the one Railway service option."
In terms of preserving competency in railways post merger, the committee notes in these paragraphs: "It is obvious that the 'one Railway service' option would require a very diverse set of skills and competencies to be available in a directly recruited candidate… Attaining proficiency in such diverse areas for existing officers may also not be feasible. Thus going from the present system to the one service option would appear to be rather difficult," it says.
After citing the National Transport Development Policy Committee report, the paragraphs make a case for two services instead of one, merged "on a rational basis, in terms of workable parameters" and based on "logical competency groupings". It says that the competency groupings of engineers and civil servants are different.
The paragraph also notes that FROA had suggested a formula for making a common seniority of merged cadres. "We believe one service option can work only if all recruitment takes place from amongst persons with homogeneous qualifications, which is not the case at present when recruitment is through two different examinations," it says.
Source:- IE
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The school has been overwhelmed by the response of parents, pupils and staff to our recent shoebox appeal in aide of Gambia.
This was an initiative led by our School Council who have decided that they want to increase their efforts in fundraising and supporting Project Gambia this school year.
The shoeboxes will now be loaded into a shipping container before making the journey south by sea to West Africa, where children and families in the Banjul area will benefit from our collective generosity.


Members' Business: East Kilbride Workers said "Nae Pasaran!"
That the Parliament understands that, following a successful premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in March 2018 and excellent reviews from critics and the public, Nae Pasaran! has had its full cinematic release to coincide with the 45th anniversary of its subject, the Chilean military coup of 11 September 1973, which began General Pinochet's regime of terror; commends the director and filmmaker, Felipe Bustos Sierra, and his production team, on their relentless commitment in bringing to light the story of Rolls-Royce engineers in East Kilbride who, in 1974, showed their support for the people of Chile by refusing to repair jet engines for the Chilean air force; recognises the determination of the film's main characters, the engineers, Bob Fulton, Robert Somerville, John Keenan and Stuart Barrie, and all of the others who took part in the boycott, to stand against fascism in defence of the democratic rights of the Chilean people, and considers the film to be a depiction of a remarkable piece of Scotland's industrial history, which illustrates an admirable act of solidarity between Scottish workers and the Chilean people.


Internet Dating Conference (Barcelona) will be held October 1-2, 2007 at the Meliá Barcelona Hotel, located in Barcelona, SPAIN.
For those who wish to stay at the hotel, we have obtained a special single room rate of € 164/night (approx. USD $220), plus Tax. The rate is valid until September 1st. Just call the hotel at +34 93 410 6060 and mention "Internet Dating Conference" for the special rate or fax the RESERVATION FORM to +34 93 321 5179 or email melia.barcelona@solmelia.com.


Smug Film (1/7/13 – 12/19/16) | Movie Reviews, Essays, Lists, Advice, Interviews. Also a Podcast!
On this episode, the podcast ends. Plus, a brand new Robot Reenactment.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who has listened to the show, and I hope you come along for the ride upwards and onwards to bigger and better things. One door is closing, but more doors than that are opening, trust me.
On this episode, you get to watch the movie Abominable Christmas with Cody Clarke on Netflix! Plus, a brand new Robot Reenactment!
On this episode, Mark Covino and Chloe Pelletier are live, in person! Plus, a brand new Robot Reenactment!
On this very special episode, Cody Clarke and Chloe Pelletier discuss Huntington's disease and depression.
On this episode, Cody Clarke watches Air Bud: World Pup with you! This is an interactive episode—listen to it alongside watching this movie on Netflix! Plus, a brand new Robot Reenactment!


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Directors Guild of America Crowns 'The Artist' Helmer Michel Hazanavicius as Best of 2011
Posted on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
And Michel Hazanavicius and his film The Artist take one more step towards total awards dominance. The film has topped critic lists since it premiered at Cannes in May of 2011, and in the past couple weeks has become an awards juggernaut.
Last weekend The Artist won the PGA award for best picture of 2011, and last night Hazanavicius took the Director's Guild award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film in 2011. Given that it has been almost a decade since someone won the DGA award and didn't take the Best Director Oscar we can safely bet on the outcome of the Academy Awards, which are still a month away. (On average, the DGA award and Oscar go to different people once a decade.)
For those disappointed that the documentary Project Nim, from Man on Wire director James Marsh, didn't get an Oscar nod, his win for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary might be considered a great consolation. And Patty Jenkins, who was booted from Marvel's Thor 2, took a DGA award for directing the pilot for The Killing.
The full list of winners is below.
Here are the winners of the DGA awards:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Mr. Hazanavicius' Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Antoine De Cazotte
Production Manager (FR): Ségoléne Fleury
First Assistant Director (FR): James Canal
First Assistant Director (US): David Cluck
Second Assistant Directo (US): Dave Paige
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karla Strum, Ricky Robinson
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Jon Cassar, The Kennedys (Reelz Channel)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Patty Jenkins, The Killing, "Pilot" (AMC)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Palestinian Chicken" (HBO)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Neil P. Degroot, Biggest Loser, "Episode #1115" (NBC)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
William Ludel, General Hospital, "Intervention" (ABC)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Amy Schatz, A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Noam Murro (Biscuit Filmworks)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
James Marsh, Project Nim
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Tag Archives: Joan Crawford
'Red Dust': Lewdness amid the Rubber Trees
One of the real treasures from the Pre-Code Era, "Red Dust" (Metro, 1932), is quite possibly the raciest picture Metro ever released during the twenty-seven years that Louis B. Mayer ran the place — I can't think of another that even comes close. Clark Gable plays Dennis "Fred" Carson, the hard-driving, hard-drinking, womanizing overseer on a rubber plantation in Indochina. Harlow plays an on-the-lam whore named Vantine, who fetches up at the plantation one night. Here's how they meet.
The passed-out drunk is Donald Crisp, cast against type: in this one, he's a thoroughgoing swine. He's not very good in the part, but it's a relief to see him do something different from the insufferably dignified gentlemen he usually played. Gable's partner, McQuarg, is played a fine old character actor named Tully Marshall.
Before I saw "Red Dust" for the first time, I never really understood Harlow's appeal. In "Dinner at Eight," for instance, the dumb broad she plays is so spoilt and bad-tempered and shrill, I find her far more irritating than amusing. (It doesn't help that most of her scenes are with horrible Wallace Beery.) But she's tremendously appealing and funny in "Red Dust," and she steals every scene she's in. In his own quiet way, however, Tully Marshall in this next scene gives her a run for her money. (Willie Fung is the racist cartoon of a houseboy. The ugly Asian stereotypes in "Red Dust" are pretty breathtaking by today's standards.)
Whenever I'm in a bad mood, Tully Marshall's performance — especially his reading of "If it was the summer of eighteen hundred and ninety-four, I'd play games with you, sister" — is always enough to chase the blues away. Marshall is the sort of old pro that makes me love old movies. Two years before he made this picture, he appeared with John Wayne in Raoul Walsh's "The Big Trail," which was shot in Mexico. During the shoot, Wayne was afflicted with a dose of la turista so terrible that he lost eighteen pounds in a single week; for the rest of his life, the memory of that awful week made him shudder involuntarily. When he was well enough to return to work, the first scene he shot involved Tully Marshall and a big jug of liquor. He entered with Marshall slung over his shoulder. According to Wayne, "I set him down and we have a drink with another guy. They passed the jug to me first, and I dug back into it. It was straight rotgut bootleg whiskey. I'd been puking and crapping blood for a week and now I just poured that raw stuff right down my throat. After the scene, you can bet I called him every kind of an old bastard." Despite his notoriety as a world-class booze-hound, Marshall was in constant demand; he appeared in almost two hundred pictures, including "Ball of Fire" and "Grand Hotel." Every time I see him, I think of how the old soak and his jug of San Juan possum juice almost turned "The Big Trail" into "The Last Run" for young Duke Wayne. Over the past year, it has become abundantly clear to me that good supporting performances like Tully Marshall's are very often what I like best about the pictures that give me the most pleasure.
But in this particular case, it's Harlow who owns the picture. Her combination of vulgarity, street smarts and sunny good-nature has never been surpassed. Like so many movie stars of the Studio Era (and unlike so many of today's stars), her voice is as unmistakable as her face, but it's also notable — especially for that era — for its foghorn ugliness. The advent of talking pictures ruined the careers of so many Silent Era glamour queens, yet Harlow's career didn't really take off until audiences got a load of the strident clamor that issued from her milk white throat. She rarely sounds perfectly natural — overemphasis and sing-song are two hallmarks of her vocal style — but her commitment to the material is absolute; her facial expressions and body language are so spontaneous and lively that her overtly artificial vocal mannerisms work in her favor (at least, they do in "Red Dust"). In her scenes with Gable, she's clearly acting — putting on a show — but she's not acting for us: she's showing off for the guy she's trying to hook. Look at how deftly she warms him up and wins him over in this next scene. He's irritable and she's exhausted, but she's so attracted to him that she can't stop flirting. The more she chatters, the madder he gets, but the more violently he tells her to shut up, the hornier she becomes — she's impossible to insult. His steely hostility hasn't a chance against her saucy vivaciousness. She and Gable make a brilliant team, but she's the one who drives the scene, and she does it with great wit and verve.
This next clip is the best-known scene in the picture: Harlow takes a bath in a rain barrel. She did it topless. We don't get a peek, but Gable sure did. At one point between takes, she stood up, gave the crew below a good look and said, "This is for the boys in the lab!" The film never left the set, however: Victor Fleming had it removed from the camera. He didn't want it to turn up on the black market.
"Red Dust" certainly looks like a Metro high-gloss picture of the era: the glamorous lighting for Gable and Harlow, the familiar indoor jungle settings and the backlot shores of Metro's Lot One Lake (where the early Tarzan pictures were shot) — everything about its look is unmistakably Metro. But it sure doesn't act or think like a high-gloss Metro picture. The randy banter between Gable and Harlow is breezy and fun-loving, not passionate and earnest — and their complacence about sex is completely at odds with Metro's fastidious primness. In fact, I can't think of another American picture of its era in which adult sexuality, promiscuity and marital infidelity are treated with such buoyant nonchalance. Before the picture's over, jealousy will lead to gunfire, but nobody gets killed or is even seriously hurt. The whole point of view is radically different from Metro's strict moral code. In this picture, Gable has sex with Harlow the day they first meet; he carries on with her for a month, and when he's ready to try a new flavor, he gives her a big wad of cash, slaps her on the ass and puts her on the boat back to Saigon. Then he promptly forgets about her — until her boat runs aground and she comes back for more. But when Harlow returns, Gable's already busy seducing his new employee's wife (Mary Astor), and treats Harlow badly. Gable carries on with Astor until he discovers that her husband (Gene Raymond) is a decent guy. Angry with himself and disgusted with her, he sends her back to her husband and tells them both to get lost: "You two pack your tennis racquets and go back where ya belong." It's hardly what one expects from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. And through it all, we root for Gable. It's not only the sexiest picture Metro ever made, it's also the most subversive.
There's something else that sets the sexuality in "Red Dust" far apart from other pictures of its era: sex looks like a lot of fun. Garbo, John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Jack Barrymore and all the other famous screen lovers of the era made lust look horrible and serious — their idea of wantonness looks like my idea of a hanging judge as he pronounces sentence. But there's nothing brooding or terrifying about the sexiness in "Red Dust": it's happy and fun; it's a romp. Lust doesn't make Gable, Harlow and Astor frown and smolder, it makes them light of heart and full of laughs. Me too.
This entry was posted in Main and tagged Ball of Fire, Clark Gable, Dinner at Eight, Donald Crisp, Garbo, Gene Raymond, Grand Hotel, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, John Gilbert, John Wayne, Louis B. Mayer, Mary Astor, Raoul Walsh, Red Dust, The Big Trail, Tully Marshall, Victor Fleming, Wallace Beery, Willie Fung on April 16, 2014 by TR.


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David Wright and the New York Mets hoped for a healthy start to spring training. No such luck.
Wright was told Tuesday not to throw for two weeks after an examination in New York showed an impingement in his right shoulder. The third baseman will be re-evaluated after two weeks.
The 34-year-old team captain is a seven-time All-Star, but he's been limited to 75 regular-season games during the past two years.
The Mets, coming off an injury-plagued year and aiming for their third straight playoff appearance, start the season April 3 at home against Atlanta.
Former All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes made 50 starts at third base last year in Wright's absence.
''Nobody told me anything, but I'm ready,'' Reyes said.
''It's very sad news to hear about Wright, what he's been through the last two years, 2 1/2 years,'' he said.
Wright was on the disabled list from April 15 to Aug. 24, 2015, when he strained his right hamstring and then developed spinal stenosis.
Last season, Wright was batting .226 with seven homers, 14 RBIs and 55 strikeouts in 137 at-bats through May 27 when he was sidelined by neck pain. He had season-ending surgery June 16 to repair a herniated disk.
''Doctors feel that it is in some ways related to the neck surgery and the fact that the muscles haven't essentially re-engaged, re-stimulated,'' general manager Sandy Alderson said.
Newly acquired second baseman Brandon Phillips doubled home the only runs of the game. Freddie Freeman added a pair of hits and Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz threw two scoreless innings in his first spring start.
St. Louis starter Mike Leake was perfect through three innings with three strikeouts on just 32 pitches.
Clay Buchholz pitched two scoreless innings in his Philadelphia debut. Tommy Joseph and Aaron Altherr each homered for the Phillies.
Chris Dickerson hit an opposite-field homer and Johnny Giavotella had an RBI triple for Baltimore.
Tampa Bay set team record for spring training in runs, hits (24) and margin of victory. Rickie Weeks had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs. Prospect Jake Bauers hit a grand slam.
Rays starter Alex Cobb threw two scoreless in his spring debut.
Michael A. Taylor hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the first game at the new $150 million complex that Washington and Houston share.
Commissioner Rob Manfred was among the crowd of 5,987 at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches for the opener. It was the first exhibition in West Palm Beach since 1997 - the Montreal Expos and Atlanta used to train at the same site.
Daniel Murphy got the first hit, Bryce Harper doubled home the first run and Carlos Beltran had the first homer.
Jeremy Guthrie pitched two scoreless innings in his attempt to make the Nats. Mike Fiers, competing with Joe Musgrove to be the Astros' No. 5 starter, allowed a run and four hits in two innings.
Seth Lugo, who will start for Puerto Rico in its World Baseball Classic opener against Venezuela, went three shutout innings for the Mets. He has now has thrown five scoreless frames in two spring starts.
Marlins closer A.J. Ramos gave up home runs to Travis d'Arnaud and T.J. Rivera in the second inning.
Catcher Gary Sanchez, coming off a rookie season in which he hit 20 homers, homered and singled for the Yankees. Chris Carter, the NL home run leader last year, also connected for his new team.
Masahiro Tanaka pitched two perfect innings for New York. Detroit starter Daniel Norris went 1 2/3 scoreless innings in his spring debut.
Greg Bird hit two homers and drove in three runs. After giving up a two-run shot to Bird, Kyle Kendrick retired eight of his final nine batters in his Red Sox debut. Pablo Sandoval had two hits with an RBI double for Boston.
Lucas Harrell pitched two scoreless innings and struck out three for Toronto.
Pittsburgh starter Ivan Nova retired six straight, while reliever Tony Watson was roughed up for three earned runs on four hits and one walk in one inning.
Madison Bumgarner started his second game this spring and allowed two runs in two innings on a windy day. He threw 26 pitches and the two runs came after Jose Pirela's hit glanced off center fielder Gorkys Hernandez's glove.
Jabari Blash homered and drove in five runs for San Diego.
Taijuan Walker, obtained from the Mariners over the winter for shortstop Jean Segura, struck out three in two scoreless innings in his Diamondbacks debut. Daniel Descalso homered and Socrates Brito, coming back from an offseason surgery to remove a hamate bone from his right hand, had two hits with an RBI.
Rangers starter Nick Martinez threw two shutout innings, and Jonathan Lucroy had a pair of hits.
Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer and Trevor Plouffe added a solo shot for Oakland. Top pitching prospect A.J. Puk struck out the side in his one inning of relief.
Rajai Davis, the A's new center fielder who hit a homer for Cleveland in Game 7 of the World Series last season, led off and had one hit.
Seattle ace Felix Hernandez allowed one run on three hits over two innings in his spring debut.
Mitch Haniger, acquired in the deal that brought shortstop Jean Segura from Arizona for pitcher Taijuan Walker, had two hits, including a three-run homer off White Sox prospect Michael Kopech. Nelson Cruz added a run-scoring double.
Addison Russell hit a three-run homer, his second drive of the spring, and Matt Szczur drove in a run with a triple. Cubs starter Alec Mills pitched two shutout innings.
Angels starter Manny Banuelos walked three in two scoreless innings, and C.J. Cron and Michael Hermosillo each hit solo homers.
Danny Duffy, the Royals' likely opening day starter, gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings, including a home run to Brewers' bench candidate Yadiel Rivera. Milwaukee starter Zach Davies worked one scoreless inning with two strikeouts after a 22-minute rain delay.
Andre Ethier homered for the Dodgers and 20-year-old starter Julio Urias struck out two and gave up a run in one inning.
Charlie Blackmon, DJ LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado all drove in runs for Colorado.
Chicago starter Reynaldo Lopez, obtained from the Nationals in an offseason deal for outfielder Adam Eaton, allowed five earned runs on four hits over 1 1/3 innings.
Ryan Raburn hit a two-run homer and Adam Duvall drove in a pair for Cincinnati.


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2017 Audi Q5 revealed at Paris show, up to 90kg lighter
Brett Davis	 Sep 29, 2016
Audi, Car News, Diesel, SUV, Turbo
After an exhaustive teaser campaign Audi has officially revealed the 2017 Q5 mid-size SUV at the Paris Motor Show, currently getting underway.
The new model's design isn't really anything to get excited about, as it looks pretty much like all of the company's other SUVs. It does step up to a much more modern theme compared with the outgoing Q5 though, with sharper highlights and more defined panel lines, with smart LED lighting.
In terms of the exterior, the new model is larger, measuring 4660mm in length, 1890mm in width, and 1660mm tall. This makes it about 30mm longer and 5mm taller. However, the wheelbase, at 2820mm, is about 10mm longer as well opening up more cabin space.
Despite being larger, the 2017 Q5 is up to 90kg lighter in weight thanks to the advanced Volkswagen Group MLB Evo platform. Construction comprises of high tensile steel and plenty of aluminium. The body also boasts a drag coefficient of 0.30. Audi claims aerodynamics are at the top of the class.
As for the powertrain options, specific market region details are yet to be confirmed but a 2.0 TFSI will be offered for some producing 185kW (up 20kW from outgoing model). A range of 2.0 TDI diesels will also be offered, ranging from 110kW, 120kW, 140kW, with a range-topping 3.0 TDI producing 210kW and 620Nm.
The company claims the new model enables handling that combines two different strengths; sportiness and comfort. There's a new five-link rear suspension setup along with a new electromechanical power steering system. Dynamic steering will be optional with a variable gear ratio.
Audi will produce the new Q5 in Mexico, with showroom entry in Europe taking place at the start of 2017. Australian market introduction details are yet to be announced.
2019 Lexus RC update revealed ahead Paris show debut August 30, 2018
Audi SQ2 performance version revealed ahead Paris debut September 29, 2018
First DS EV heading to Paris show, all models to be electrified from 2025 May 2, 2018
Hyundai i30 Fastback N confirmed for Paris show debut August 11, 2018


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Maryland finishes its four-game homestand with a matchup against the VCU Rams on Tuesday afternoon. The Terps are coming off a rough weekend series against Ohio State, in which they lost two of three.
The Terps and Rams have already faced off twice this season and met twice last season, as well. Last season, the two teams split their two matchups while this season Maryland has won both matchups, 5-3 and 4-3, respectively.
Last season, Maryland took the first meeting, winning 2-0 in a low-scoring pitchers' duel. However, VCU bounced back in mid-April routing the Terps by a score of 14-3.
VCU comes into this game 5-5 in their last 10 games, struggling to put together winning streaks after a great start to the season. Like Maryland, VCU lost two out of their three games over the weekend to Richmond. However, two of those losses were by one run and its game on Sunday was lost in an 11-inning marathon.
The Terps continue to struggle at home after the weekend's two losses, dropping their record at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium to a less than spectacular 7-12. Maryland is currently 11-8 on the road this season and this has kept their overall record close to .500 at 19-21.
The bats produced a combined 24 runs in the weekend series against Ohio State and this type of sustained offensive pressure will be key if Maryland wants to continue to win games moving forward. The Terps also allowed 23 runs, however, and the pitching staff will look to complement an offense that has been good as of late.
After the weekend, the Terps continue to get closer to having a hitter over the .300 mark as shortstop AJ Lee is now the team leader in batting average at .294. Hunter Parsons leads the team on the mound, leading the team with 70 innings pitched and is fourth on the team with a 3.60 ERA.
Last season, VCU mustered a 34-23 record, enough for a sixth place finish and a berth in the Atlantic 10 conference tournament. VCU was good all season but were outstanding in March going on a 14-game winning streak between March 7 and March 30. The Rams were then knocked out of the Atlantic 10 tournament by No. 3 seed Fordham 3-2 to end their season.
The Rams have been solid for most of this season with an overall 28-12 record. They had an eight-game winning streak between March 2 and March 13. The Rams currently lead the Atlantic 10 conference by one game over the Dayton Flyers.
The Rams are currently led by sophomore Liam Hibbits, who leads the team with an outstanding .399 batting average. Hibbits also has three home runs, which are third on the team and has 38 RBIs as well. Senior Zac Ching leads the team in home runs with six while junior Paul Witt leads the team with 40 RBIs.
The pitching attack for the Rams is led by junior Connor Gillispie who currently leads the team with 56.1 innings pitched in 14 starts. He has walked just 14 and has struck out 77 batters over those appearances with a 1.92 ERA. The Rams have mainly relied on Connor Dum out of the bullpen. In 14 appearances Dum has walked 10 and struck out 51 batters; he currently holds a solid 2.90 ERA.
It's been 16 years since Maryland baseball last won three consecutive conference series.
This weekend against Ohio State, the Terps can accomplish the feat for the second time this century. The last occurrence was in 2003 when Maryland won three straight series against former ACC foes Clemson, Duke and NC State.
That season ended at 20-33 after the Terps lost in a play-in game of the conference tournament as the No. 8 seed. But a series win against the Buckeyes this weekend would potentially help Maryland rise higher than the current fifth-place position in the conference standings with one month left in the regular season.
But the Buckeyes are hot, winning five of their last six games, including a convincing series win against Michigan last week. While Ohio State took down a perennial conference contender in the Wolverines, it was swept by a Northwestern team that Maryland just beat twice on the road.
Ohio State has played nine of its last 10 games at home in Bill Davis Stadium, but will visit a ballpark that Maryland has struggled in this season with a 6-10 record, and most recently, suffered a 14-1 beatdown at the hands of James Madison on Tuesday.
The Terps fell behind 7-0 through six inning on the road Wednesday against George Mason and eventually lost 9-5. Taylor Wright, AJ Lee and Michael Pineiro all recorded multi-hit games, but it was too little too late as Maryland has now dropped three straight midweek games.
The Buckeyes were eliminated in the Big Ten semifinals in 2018 before losing both of their NCAA tournament games against South Carolina and UNC-Wilmington. Ohio State was one of the four Big Ten representatives in the national tournament and headed to the tournament for the second time in the last three years.
Ohio State is hovering just above the .500 mark after wining five of its last six games. A four and five-game losing streak stunted the Buckeyes momentum, but after a big series win against Michigan, they're playing well headed into this weekend, despite sitting in 10th place of 13 teams in the Big Ten standings.
Only two Buckeyes have started in all 38 games this season, and they're both the team's best hitters. Junior outfielder Dominic Canzone ranks second in the Big Ten with a .368 batting average and leads the conference in hits and runs. Senior utility man Brady Cherry trails on Canzone in hits in the conference and is tied for fourth with 33 runs batted in.
Junior left-hander Andrew Magno and freshman righty Bayden Root have combined for 31 appearances out of the bullpen this season. Magno leads the team with five saves, holding opponents to a .235 batting average while maintaining a 3.57 ERA. Root has struck out 37 hitters in only 25.1 innings while holding competition to a slim .217 batting average.
Parsons finally had another subpar start after three incredible outings, yet Maryland still walked away with a win last weekend against Northwestern. The righty conceded seven runs over seven innings while striking out seven. The seven runs and hits he conceded were both the most he's allowed all season.
The freshman has been dominant this season for the Buckeyes, but he'll face a veteran counterpart in Hunter Parsons. Burhenn doesn't hand out too many free passes; he's walked just 19 hitters in 57 innings and has only hit two batters. He's also only conceded two home runs thus far.
After conceding five runs last weekend against Northwestern, Thompson has now conceded more than three runs in each of his last three starts. Even when Thompson has fared well, Maryland hasn't. The Terps have only won one of the nine games Thompson has started in, the last coming on Feb. 22 against Maine.
Also in his first season pitching for the Buckeyes, Lonsway has held opposing hitters to a slim .215 batting average in nine starts this season. He's struck out 61 hitters in only 51 innings, but he's also handed out 30 walks. He was the Big Ten pitcher of the week earlier this month.
LaBonte got off to a very hot start to his college career, but has now given up 18 earned runs over his last three starts. He conceded eight runs on seven hits in five innings against Northwestern last weekend, but Maryland's offense provided enough run support to hand LaBonte a no-decision.
Technically the "veteran" of the Buckeyes weekend rotation, Smith is the only one of the three with an ERA north of 4.00. He won't pitch as deep into ballgames as Lonsway or Burhenn, and has allowed just over one hit per inning this season. Last year, Smith made 23 of his appearances as a reliever.
Maryland baseball (18-18) lost 14-1 on Tuesday against James Madison but will look to put that showing in the past when the Terps take on George Mason on the road Wednesday in another midweek game.
George Mason took down Maryland 8-5 in the last matchup, which was in 2017 since last year's game was cancelled and not rescheduled. The two sides will not play each other again for the rest of this season. The Patriots are 2-14 in their last 16 games. Their last series win came against Manhattan College in early March.
Maryland will look to improve on its 4-1 record in road midweek games this year. Overall, the Terps have performed better on the road than at home with an 11-7 record away from College Park.
Before Tuesday, the Terps bats had been hot as of late. Despite only the one run against James Madison, they've still plated 50 runs in their last 6 games. The now three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week Maxwell Costes is slashing .280/.411/.500 on the season. He leads all eligible Maryland hitters in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.
Randy Bednar is also having a successful season at the dish, leading the Terps with 39 hits, seven home runs, and 33 RBI. Freshman Andrew Vail is having himself a solid season out of the bullpen, leading all Maryland pitchers with an 1.86 ERA in 12 appearances.
George Mason was 29-27 last season, making it to the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship but lost to No. 1 seed Saint Louis. They posted a 16-8 record in conference play which earned them the No. 2 seed in the A10 Tournament.
George Mason comes into Wednesday's game with a 13-21 record but have defended its home turf well with a 9-6 record in Fairfax. On the road, the Patriots are an abysmal 1-15. They are last in the conference standings with a 1-8 record.
Junior Logan Driscoll leads the Patriots in every major offensive category with a .339 batting average and eight home runs. He is also getting on base at an outrageous clip with a .475 OBP. Sophomore Cam Reckling has also stood out at the plate for the Patriots, batting .282 with 37 hits.
James Beasley, a reliever, leads the Patriots with a 3.31 ERA and an 0.93 WHIP in 10 appearances. None of the Patriot starting pitchers are posting quality numbers this year with ace Brian Marconi leading the rotation with a 5.03 ERA in 48.1 innings pitched.
Maryland hosts the James Madison Dukes on Tuesday, as the Terps look to stay consistent after taking two out of three from the Northwestern Wildcats over the weekend.
The two teams faced off twice last season and Maryland took both of those matchups, 2-1 and 6-1. The two sides will face off twice again this season, with the second game scheduled for May 14.
James Madison comes into this game on a two-game win streak after beating the William & Mary Tribe twice over the weekend. However, before this win streak, the Dukes had lost eight in a row and have only won two out of their last 10.
Maryland will look to improve upon their less than spectacular 6-9 record at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on Tuesday, as they continue to play better on the road than at home. The Terps are currently 11-7 on the road this season.
The Terps bats will also look to stay hot heading into this week after scoring a combined 32 runs over the weekend series against Northwestern. The Terps have also scored four or more runs in seven of their last 10 games and will look to continue this against the Dukes.
After the weekend, freshman Maxwell Costes leads the team in batting average, currently hitting at .287. The Terps have struggled to get someone above the .300 plateau for most of the season but do have multiple hitters close. Hunter Parsons continues to lead the starting pitchers with a 2.95 ERA, and over 64 innings, he's struck out 49 and walked just 16.
James Madison had a modest 26-26 record last season and was not able to qualify for the CAA tournament. The Dukes won 13 games both on the road and at home last season amassing their 26 wins. The Dukes were right around .500 all season until they lost seven in a row between April 25 and May 11.
This season the Dukes have been trending upward as they are currently three games above .500 at 20-17. They have also been far more successful at home, going 15-9 at Eagle Field. However, the Dukes are disappointingly 5-8 on the road and this has pulled them down to seventh in their conference standings, the same place they finished last year. The Dukes will look to get even higher above the .500 mark in this upcoming matchup against the Terps.
The Dukes have two players hitting above .300, including freshman Nick Zona who is hitting .337 heading into the week. The other is Tevon Dabney hitting at .321. Dabney is also a freshman infielder similar to Zona. Not far behind Zona and Dabney are juniors Brady Harju and Matt Dipasupil who are currently hitting at a .290 clip. Dabney currently leads the team in home runs with six and Harju leads the team with 25 RBI.
Another junior, Kevin Kelly, has led the attack in terms of starting pitching for the Dukes as he leads the team with 53.2 innings pitched. Sophomore Nick Stewart however, leads the starters in ERA, posting a 2.80 in 45 innings pitched. Kelly is second with a 3.86 ERA. The relief attack for the Dukes is led by Nick Robertson, who currently has a 1.08 ERA and six saves in 16 innings.
Maryland (16-16) is coming off a 1-1 record in its midweek games against William & Mary and West Virginia. Now, the Terps are on the road to take on Northwestern (15-14), which is riding a four-game winning streak.
Maryland's midweek games were two very different tales. Against William & Mary, the Terps poured on a season-high 16 runs on 12 hits, including four homers en route to a 16-10 win. The following game against West Virginia, the Terps only totaled one run on five hits and fell 8-1.
During the midweek games, the Terps used 10 different pitchers, resulting in 14 earned runs over the two games. Maryland hopes to get solid starts out of the starting pitchers this weekend, similar to last weekend against Illinois, where starters only accounted for seven earned runs.
In terms of hitting, sophomore Justin Vought, who has struggled as of late, belted a grand slam against William & Mary, accounting for four of his five RBIs on the day. Freshman Josh Maguire is continuing to make an impact after recently being inserted into the starting lineup. Maguire hit .375 in the midweek games with two RBIs and three runs scored.
Senior Taylor Wright continues to lead the team in batting average, hitting .276 and also leads the Big Ten in doubles with 12. Sophomore Randy Bednar ranks third on the team with a .260 batting average but leads the team in RBIs (28). The outfielder also is tied for the team-high in home runs (5).
Northwestern was near the bottom of the Big Ten with an overall record of 17-32, while posting a 6-18 record in conference play. Maryland hosted Northwestern dropping the first game of the series, but picked up the next two to win the series. Both of the Terps' wins were decided by one run.
The Wildcats are one of the hottest teams in the conference, winning nine of their last 10 games. Northwestern also possesses a four-game winning streak, including a series sweep against Ohio State. During this hot streak, Northwestern has outscored its opponents 36-12.
As a team, Northwestern is hitting .270 and leads the Big Ten in stolen bases with 49. The Wildcats have four batters hitting .300 or better, as the Dunn brothers stick out. Senior Jack Dunn leads the Big Ten with a .374 batting average, while his younger brother, David Dunn posts a .333 batting average. Along with the Dunn duo, senior Willie Bourbon leads the team in RBIs (23) and is tied with a team-high in home runs (3).
Junior Nick Paciorek posts a 2.08 ERA and has picked up a team-high, three saves. The righty has appeared in 13 innings and has allowed three earned runs, while limiting opposing hitters to a .156 batting average. Sophomore Anthony Alepra has done the most work out of the Northwestern bullpen, totaling 16 innings with a 2.81 ERA.
Parsons, the Maryland ace has been very consistent on Friday nights. In each of his last three starts, the Senior has pitched into the eighth inning. Parsons leads the team with 42 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched.
For the Wildcats, Lavelle has won his last two starts, including one complete game shutout against San Jose State. The sophomore has the most innings pitched for Northwestern with 46.1 and is tied for a team-high in strikeouts with 31.
Thompson will be looking to pick up hist first win since February. The Junior had a solid outing last weekend against Illinois, tossing seven innings, while surrendering four earned runs. Thompson ranks second in most innings pitched (44.2) and strikeouts (34).
Doherty has done a lot of work out of the bullpen but is expected to make his fourth start on Saturday. In his first two starts, the freshman threw five innings in each but last weekend he only tossed two innings. Doherty has thrown 17 innings, racking up 15 strikeouts but also walking 12 batters.
The Terps' Sunday starter, LaBonte threw a solid 5 ⅓ innings, allowing just one earned run last weekend against Illinois. The freshman has pitched 35 innings and has picked up 30 strikeouts.
After a come-from-behind win over William & Mary on Tuesday, Maryland takes on West Virginia in College Park for the second game in as many days. With Tuesday's win, the Terps improved to 16-15 on the year and 6-1 in midweek matchups.
In the 2018 campaign, the Terps faced the Mountaineers in West Virginia to begin their last month of regular-season play. But West Virginia won 9-5, and Maryland came home with the loss.
Now, Maryland enters the Wednesday contest against West Virginia riding a two-game win streak, having won three of its last four games; the Terps took down the Fighting Illini last weekend with a 2-1 series win.
Three Terps are batting over .250: senior Taylor Wright (.280), sophomore Randy Bednar (.270) and freshman Maxwell Coster (.270). While Maryland's lineup may not be stacked with high batting averages, almost all of the Terps' usual starters have an OBP of .350 or above.
With a plethora of young arms in the bullpen, Maryland has been well-set on the mound in midweeks, and has the ability to pitch by committee if needed. With only four pitchers contributing in Tuesday's matchup, the Terps have plenty of fresh arms to call upon on Wednesday, including Nick Turnbull (2.61 ERA) — who hasn't pitched in almost a week — and closer John Murphy (3.68 ERA), who last pitched on Friday against Illinois.
West Virginia defeated Maryland 9-5 in West Virginia. The Mountaineers went on to a 29-27 record, 9-15 in Big 12 play, enough to qualify for the Big 12 tournament, of which they were eliminated from by TCU. As a team, it finished the season hitting .280, backing a pitching staff with a 4.79 ERA.
The Mountaineers head to College Park coming off a 2-1 series win over No. 23 Oklahoma State. West Virginia will look to add to their 19-12 record, including a 6-1 record in midweek matchups.
Only one Mountaineer — sophomore infielder Tyler Doanes — is batting above .300 (.306). Including Doanes, West Virginia has six players hitting above .250, including the team leader in OBP, senior Ivan Gonzalez (283 AVG, .425 OBP). Sophomore catcher Paul McIntosh, batting .257, leads the Mountaineers in homers with seven on the year — one-fourth of the team's 28 so far this season.
With a pitching staff throwing a 3.46 ERA, the Mountaineers have three relievers with 0.00 ERAs, though two have pitched fewer than five innings.
On Wednesday, the Mountaineers' defense will be lead by junior Nick Snyder, who holds a 1.75 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched and six games started. The left-hander also has 38 strikeouts in those 51.2 innings, giving up only seven runs on 15 hits and 27 free bases (16 walks and eight hit batters).
Maryland returns home after a week long road trip to take on William & Mary in a midweek matchup on Tuesday. The Terps, who are coming off a series win at Illinois, seek revenge on the Tribe after dropping a game in Virginia last week.
Heading into last week's game against William and Mary, Maryland was a perfect 5-0 in midweek games on the year, but the Tribe handed the Terps their first loss with a dominating score of 8-1.
A total of seven pitchers threw for Maryland, after starter Tuck Tucker went four innings. Sean Fisher was the most successful out of the many relievers, who tossed 1.2 innings with two strikeouts and conceding only one hit.
In their latest series, the Terps traveled to Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini in a Big Ten weekend series. After dropping its last three weekend series including two sweeps to East Carolina and Creighton, Maryland was desperate for a different result.
In the first game, the Terps rallied for four late runs in the ninth to earn the series opener. With a few singles, bunts and wild pitches, Maryland took advantage to take the lead and not give it back.
The Terps dropped the second game of the series, losing to Illinois 5-1. It seemed as if the Terps were making yet another comeback after getting two runners on in the ninth, but they failed to bring anyone home to even the score. Maryland took the series with a 8-4 win over Illinois in the third game. Randy Bednar blasted a three-run homer to left, his team-leading fifth of the season.
The Tribe had the fewest wins in the program's last 20 years with a grand total of 15, three of which came on the road. Their postseason hopes were eliminated with a 16-game losing streak to end the year. The Terps, however, dropped both games against William & Mary in the 15-win season.
As opposed to a disappointing 2018 campaign, William & Mary has started this year hot, posting 20 wins in the first two months of play. In the first 12 games of the spring, the Tribe only dropped one game and picked up big wins in non-conference play. With an even 4-4 record in CAA conference, William & Mary sits in fourth place, two games out of first.
Three hitters in the Tribe's lineup are hitting above the .300 mark this season. Senior infielder Zach Pearson leads the team with a .327 average, complimented by 23 runs driven in. He is followed by senior catcher Hunter Smith, who with an average of .321 has hit eight home runs and 29 RBIs in as many games played. Freshman Hunter Hart is hitting .300 with 15 RBIs of his own.
Sophomore Randall Prosperi is the Tribe's best arm out of the bullpen. In 17.1 innings of work, the righty has a 2.08 ERA with 19 strikeouts, while also picking up three wins in his tenure. The other effective reliever for William & Mary has been redshirt-junior Chris Farrell. In 15.1 innings, the righty has fanned 25 batters while only letting up 10 hits.


Артек. The Artek Pioneer Camp.
There was a big all-union pioneer camp in the Soviet Union in the Crimea called 'Artek', where the best pioneers from all the corners of the Soviet Union went and also children from many countries of the world. It was every boy's or girl's dream to be able to go to Artek one day. Only one or two places per year were allocated for all the schools in our town so it felt like winning a lottery when my mother got two places for our school and put forward my name together with another girl's.
I think being a head-mistress and very busy most of the time my mother sometimes felt guilty that she could not do enough for her own children or not to spend more time with us. She did more for the other people's children than for her own and that is why I think she pushed me forward and suggested that it was me who should go.
However nobody objected as I was a good hardworking girl, I had good marks in all the subjects and always participated in all pioneer activities. That was an unforgettable trip that lasted 45 days. It was a very special time and I even saw Yuri Gagarin there.
In the morning my mother and I came to the assembly point in the town of Simferopol where the other children were already with their parents. From there we went to Artek by a coach and our parents went home.
We sang pioneer songs all the way. When we were approaching Artek the pioneer leader drew our attention to a big mountain called Aju-dag which in translation from Greek meant a Bear Mountain. It has a shape of a huge bear lying down as if drinking water from the sea.
The leader also told us that Artek consisted of five pioneer camps each of them having a separate name: "Mountain camp", "Sea camp", "Cyprus camp", "Seaside camp' and 'Azure camp'.
I was going to the 'Sea camp'. It was named after Palmiro Tolyatti. When we arrived the principal of the camp Vladimir greeted us and then told us to wash our hands and go straight to breakfast.
After breakfast we all had a medical examination and a shower. Then we were given special Artek uniform: blue shorts ( called terolki), blue T-shirts (shvedki) and white sun caps.
They showed us the rooms where we were going to live. They were big, light and each of them with a huge French window. There were eight children to a room.
In the evening, children from Switzerland gave us a big greeting concert.
In the morning there was a Festival of Neptune at the sea. We had boat rides. Later there was a talent Smotr where each of us showed what we could do or what kind of talents we had. We sang, danced, recited poems and so on. Our squad came third.
Today we had a labour desant (literally 'military landing') which meant we swept the road to the 'Mountain Camp' and tidied up the beach.
In the evening we had a party with English children from an organisation called 'Forest People'. We sang Russian and English songs. We told them about Siberia. We exchanged souvenirs: postcards and badges. One boy gave me his address.
There was a storm on the sea today and we were not allowed to swim but only bathe. We were lying on the shore and the waves covered us all over. I hoped the whistle to come out the water wouldn't be too soon. But the whistle came and we had to come out and let other children have a turn. After the sea we went to the canteen. Appetite was very good after bathing!
Today was the day for the English delegation to leave. All the camp except the English children gathered together on the Bonfire Square. Then the Pioneer Leader announced: "English delegation, come in!". The orchestra started to play and the English children came on to the square.
The principle of the camp made a speech and then the leader of the English delegation spoke. The English children were awarded medals and certificates. As a farewell they gave us a little concert. The time to say final good-bye came and everyone moved towards the coach. Nearly all the girls wept, especially English.
When they were in a coach they were still holding hands with the children who were staying in the camp. It was not possible to keep the tears back any longer, they were just pouring down and could not be helped. The coach moved and disappeared behind the canteen. We ran to the road where we knew it was going to be seen again. But it was too late.
Everybody was silent on the way back to the camp. It won't be so nice in the camp without the English children, we thought. Everyone was thinking how nice it would be to meet them again one day!
We had a Bonfire tonight "Legends of the Crimea". First we prepared wood for it. The fire was on the shore. We sang songs. Then the pioneer leaders and the principal Vladimir started to tell us legends. We learned the legends about the Black Sea, Bear Mountain, Adalari (two rocks in the sea which were visible from our camp) and many others.
We sat and admired what was around us: quiet sound of the sea and the moon light on the water. The moon itself watched us from the Bear Mountain as if wondering what we were doing there.
Today everybody got up at five o'clock in the morning. Our otryad (detachment) went to Sevastopol. I had just been there with my mother and did not want to go again. Instead I chose the excursion to the South Coast of Crimea.
We went by coach and I had a headache. I never had headaches on coaches before. We visited the former palace of Russian Duke Vorontsov in the town of Alupka. It was beautiful! The furniture was nice and there was a lot of wonderful porcelain in the rooms.
When we came back to the camp we were disappointed to find out that famous Soviet stand-up comedian Arkadi Raikin had been to our camp. As there was nobody there he had left for Yalta. We were very upset. Everybody would have loved to meet Arkadi Raikin in real life.
Later the girls of my otryad came back from Sevastopol. They were very pleased with their trip and brought a lot souvenirs. I wished I had gone with them but it was too late.
Straight after breakfast we had sport competitions with the Cuban children. They say Yuri Gagarin - the first cosmonaut - is going to come and visit us soon.
Lida Blinov and I are on duty today. We had to tidy up and wipe the floor in our room.
We had an assembly today where we congratulated Olga Nosirev on her birthday. We gave her flowers, cards and a box of pencils.
Today there was a special big assembly because the Cuban delegation was going home. The children from Cuba were all wearing the same black suits. They were given medals and flowers.
We wanted to see them to the coach and wave goodbye but our pioneer leader said it was time to go on a boat excursion around the camps. We obeyed but were in low spirits because of the missed opportunity of saying good-bye to the Cuban children. The excursion started from the Cyprus camp which is very beautiful. There are lots of flowers, verdure and cypresses grow there. The camp works all year round and they have winter accommodations as well as summer ones.
We saw Azure camp which is also very beautiful. We went to the House of Pioneers and played games there.
In the evening they showed us a film. It was Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta".
We were on duty in the canteen today. We laid the tables, washed up, wiped the floor. We are resting now.
Yesterday they told us that we were going fishing. Today they said there won't be fishing because of the big storm. Instead we were all going to Yalta after breakfast.
All the way to Yalta we sang songs on the coach. On arrival we went to see the house where the famous Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov lived the last five years of his life.
Everything in the house was preserved exactly as it had been when Chekhov lived there. We saw his personal things behind glass: raincoat, gloves, hat, shoes. Later we saw monuments to Chekhov, Gorky and Lenin.
We went to the sea in Yalta. The storm there was even bigger than in our camp because they did not have any breakwaters there.
I was very pleased with this trip!
In the morning we went up the Bear Mountain - Aju-dag. The climbing was easy in the beginning but the higher we went the more difficult it appeared to be. My legs were very tired by the end.
We came to a big glade with a sacred oak in it. We left a message in its hole where we wrote that on the 24th of August 1965 otryad 9 of Sea Camp was here. We wrote our names on the stones. I also wrote my home address on a big stone and the motto of Artek which is: "Artekovets today, Artekovets for ever" (which means that whatever we learned or experienced in Artek will be with us always).
The end of our stay in Artek. There was a big concert and then a bonfire. Yuri Gagarin was present at the assembly and he spoke to us. Gagarin wished us all the best in our future lives, success in studies and be good sons and daughters of our beloved country.
We burnt a big figure "2" in the fire. The idea was if we burn it we would never get bad marks at school any more.
Alexandra Pakhmutova, a famous soviet composer was at our farewell concert and we sang many of her songs. There were many songs, dances and poems performed at the concert. Suddenly the light was switched off everywhere and the fireworks started. Everything was bright and beautiful around.


It took some time getting used to tipping in America, and I still have a problem with it. Over the years, Lindsay and I have had many a healthy and heated argument about my resistance to the automatic 20% tip, our cultures and personal experiences clashing like pot lids being banged against each other. No need to go into the details because in this clip from Quentin Tarantino's movie Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) outlines some of my arguments.
After all the back and forth, Lindsay and I have reached a quiet understanding: the one who pays decides on the tip and if the money's ours we go with the convention of the country we are in. As for me, I tip like a combination of an educated, Slovak immigrant and a naturalized (read: Americanized) U.S. citizen that I am. Call me Average Tipper.
In the past couple of years, more and more reports have been coming out about (mostly New York City) restaurants eliminating tipping, mainly to benefit their employees (see here, here, and here) as well as sensible arguments against tipping (see here). An anti-tipping movement actually benefiting restaurant staff? I might just sign up.


The half-day event in the Business School's Postgraduate Teaching Centre on 16 November will introduce major construction companies hoping to build the Campus to potential sub-contractors and suppliers.
Chris Strong, Portfolio Director, Cardiff Innovation Campus, said: "Our 'Meet the Bidders' event is designed to give companies early access to the big players bidding for the construction and fit-out contract, which we expect to announce at the end of December 2017.
Cardiff Innovation Campus is at the heart of the University's vision for economic prosperity in Wales.
Two new buildings on the Maindy Road site will house four academic centres of excellence.
The Institute for Compound Semiconductors and Cardiff Catalysis Institute are already pioneering 21st Century scientific research. The Innovation Centre will nurture partnerships between entrepreneurs, business leaders, professional advisers, academics and students, and the Social Science Research Park will help solve societal problems through collaborative research.
To book your place at the 'Meet the Bidders' event, please visit our Eventbrite page.


Dr. Peter Grünenfelder, CEO Avenier Suisse, took on the challenge to debate in an interactive and innovative format, interacting with about 40 brains from SAMBA, Beta Gamma Sigma and Rochester-Bern alumni and guests..10 proactive hypotheses – 10 concise answers – moderated by communication specialist Bernhard Weissberg.
Globalization is happening, facts show protectionism lead into deadlocks for basically everybody and it is rather an open and fair "give and take" mindset required. We all better take decisions building on real facts for the good of all – including the future of Switzerland.
This extraordinary event was held at the Savoy Baur en Ville starting with a cocktail reception sponsored by Bank Vontobel. We would like to express our special thanks for this support. Concluded was the evening with an excellent dinner accompanied by informal but high-level networking. I venture to suggest, a night in Zurich created lasting memories for those who joined.


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John Deere Launches 210l/ep Tractor Loaders With Control, Cab Improvements
Following the release of the company's six latest backhoes in April, John Deere has expanded the L-Series lineup with two tractor loaders.
And though the new 210L and 210L EP share quite a bit in common with the L-Series backhoes, Deere's marketing manager for backhoes and tractor loaders, Brian Hennings, says "these machines aren't just modified backhoes. The 210L EP and 210L are purpose built for tractor loader owners and their unique applications."
Deere has seen increased adoption of the loaders as of late and calls them ideal for many earthwork, roadwork, land clearing and landscaping applications.
The loaders feature a new hitch design which makes it easier to position the box blade over a pile. Plus, dual-tilt hydraulic cylinders are an available option, providing three-point, side-to-side hitch control of rear attachments. A quick-coupler is another available option for accepting a wide variety of attachments.
Deere says the machines' three-point hitch and optional power takeoff (PTO) are capable of accommodating many Category 2 tools such as disks, mowers, blades and box scrapers.
The 210L is powered by a 93-horsepower, Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech Plus engine, while the 210L EP features a Tier 4 Interim, 70-horsepower PowerTech E. Both machines pair their respective engines with a four-speed PowerShift tranny.
A new hitch design makes it easier to position the box blade over the pile for added versatility and productivity. Two rear ballast-weight packages (700 and 1,500 pounds) increase versatility in various loader applications. Optional dual-tilt rear hydraulic cylinders provide greater three-point side-to-side hitch control of rear attachments.
Both the 210L EP and 210L can also be outfitted with a quick-coupler to accept numerous attachments. The integral three-point hitch and optional power takeoff (PTO) accommodate a variety of Category 2 tools, such as disks, mowers, blades and box scrapers.
Updates to the cab, which can be equipped with a canopy or a sealed cab with heating and air, have improved visibility and operator comfort and include increased seat rotation up to 70 degrees for a better view of the box blade and a larger right-hand armrest.
The cab also features a new palm-on-top loader control grip which gives fingertip control of clutch disconnect, momentary mechanical-front-wheel-drive (MFWD) and other functions. "The clutch cut out really comes in handy when loading trucks," Hennings told us at the reveal of the L-Series backhoes. "It lets the engine rev up as you dump the load and releases when you no longer need it."
The MFWD function can be engaged for extra traction. An optional limited-slip front axle delivers 65 percent of available power to the tire with the best traction for true all-wheel-drive pulling power.
A new in-cab monitor shows machine diagnostics and controls, and allows operators to program functions such as auto idle and auto shutdown. L Series owners can also opt for John Deere's Ultimate Uptime program, which includes the John Deere WorkSite suite of programs: JDLink machine monitoring system, machine health prognostics and remote diagnostics and programing.
Deere says entering and exiting the cab is easier than before and visibility around the canopy is improved by a new fender design and an improved lighting scheme. The available premium LED package includes two front spotlights, two rear and two side floodlights.
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Following the success of 20/20 cricket in recent years there has been a lot of talk in the media about possible changes to one day cricket. The changes suggested are to reduce the number of overs and/or play the game over four innings. The middle overs of a 50-over match are usually dull and boring. I'd be happy to see those overs removed, reducing the game to 40 overs each, but I'd go further with the changes.
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'Avengers 4': Paul Bettany's BTS Photo Suggests Vision Will Survive 'Avengers: Infinity War' Events
Still of Vision from Avengers: Infinity War trailer
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Paul Bettany's behind-the-screen photo that he posted on Instagram suggests that his character Vision that he essayed in Marvel's Avengers 4, will survive the events of Avengers: Infinity War and be around for Avengers 4.
Paul Bettany posted a BTS photo of himself standing alongside one of the film's crew members who was dressed in a hot dog suit. Bettany was clad in his full Vision costume, which included the VFX dots. The text alongside the photo reads:
"Poor Ryan was late to work today and is wearing the hotdog of shame." Check out the photo below.
While it will be a relief for fans to know that Vision will be seen in Avengers 4, the visual effect dots that he is wearing might indicate something more.
Evangeline Lilly and Gwyneth Paltrow had a few days back shared a few pictures on social media, which now fans are using to speculate some sort of flashback sequence. Bettany's costume which seems to include the Mind Stone supports this theory. It could be especially true since someone on Thanos' side is shown taking the stone from Vision in the trailer of Avengers: Infinity War.
Though we do not know as yet, it is quite possible that Vision will get the Mindstone back by the time he enters Avengers 4. It could also be that Vision is not part of Avengers 4 events, but appears in a flashback sequence.
Avengers 4 will be the last film of the MCU in Phase 3. However, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has already spoken about their plans for 20 more films. Whether or not all of them will be materialized will depend on the final outcome of Avengers 3 and 4.
Avengers: Infinity War will hit the theaters on May 4, 2018, while Avengers 4 movie is expected to release on May 3, 2019.
Take a look at Paul Bettany's post below:
Poor Ryan was late to work today and is wearing the hotdog of shame.
A post shared by Paul Bettany (@paulbettany) on Dec 20, 2017 at 9:38am PST
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Why We Love React Native (And You Should, Too!)
January 6, 2021 in Application Development, Community
The popularity of React Native is on the rise, and there are thousands of apps built on the technology. There's rarely any of the big tech companies yet to embrace React Native. They are all building their latest apps on the platform.
With just a single codebase, you can come up with native iOS and Android apps. In reality, react-native has changed mobile app development, becoming the favorite mobile development framework.
It's time to look beyond hate and have a full understanding of the framework. With a humble beginning in 2013, React Native has grown in leaps and bounds. By devoting time to understanding the functionalities of React Native, you are making a lifelong decision.
There are millions of React Native developers, and we've gone all out to know why they all love the framework;
1. The Ability to Create Native-Like Experience
The birth of React Native was at a Facebook Hackathon in 2013. Officially announced in 2015 at the Facebook React Conference. It was to correct a mistake made by Facebook by pitching its tent with HTML5. There's a reason React Native was built;
"Creating Native like experience on both mobile and tablet with a level of consistency on multiple operating systems.
With Facebook achieving this ultimate goal through React Native, they dumped HTML5.
2. Developer Efficiency Across All Platforms
It does not matter the platform you care about, React Native will bring out the shine. As a programming framework, you can bring about real life experiences on both iOS and Android platforms.
It requires a single developer to build a native experience for both platforms without the need for either Java/Kotlin or Objective-C/Swift.
With a single codebase, the developer can focus on delivering an amazing user experience.
3. Instant Reload, Fast Refresh, and Plays Well With Modern Debugging Tools
Right from your ability to use your preferred text editors to avoiding IDE that you do not like, there's a lot React Native has on offer. Whether your own choice is visual studio code or vim, then stick with it.
Not forgetting that Fast Refresh is enabled by default. Remember that there's Chrome or Safari's developer tools also, which you can also use.
Just make changes to your app from within it, and you can see the changes in seconds.
4. The Flexibility of React Native
One aspect of React Native that has increased people's love is the ability to code natively outside of React Native. You are allowed to work on platform-specific codes.
Imagine being able to compile a native iOS app with React Native. Still, the features are programmed in either Swift or Objective-C. Whatever you cannot achieve using React Native, you can employ other frameworks to accomplish the same.
In essence, React Native delivers a frustration-free experience due to its flexibility. From the first look, this might appear trivial until there's a need for it arises.
5. Existence of a Thriving and Active Community
React Native has grown over the years, and with it has come a thriving community of passionate developers. As of February 2019, React Native has over 2,200 developers contributing to its codebase on Github.
In a 2019 survey conducted by Stack Overflow, developers voted React Js as the most loved framework. It's one of the foundational elements of React Native,
Moreso, the React Native developer community is growing, and this is one of the strengths of the framework.
Today, the React Native framework's quality is being attested to by its utilization by the world's biggest tech companies.
Finally, there's rarely any developer out there that is not impressed by the framework. It's one that many love, and we hope you'll tend to love it soon if you don't already.
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This perfect family holiday villa comprises a parent retreat on the lower level with views overlooking the swimming pool. On the upper level there is a queen room with ensuite and two other bedrooms with single beds, so perfect for the children in the family. The open plan living and dining room next door flows out to the length of the house balcony. Everything that you would want and need for your stay.


Once we think outside the box, aren't we just inside a larger box? Once the ideas of one box leap outside, might we not be in another box?
I've been a professional student for (too) many years, but the education that I took for granted ended the day I started as attending. The dreaded morning report hosted by harried if dedicated clinicians, the complex grand rounds elucidated by leaders in medicine, noontime and core conferences in a multitude of subjects that were a constant time pressure in residency were rudely stolen the day I graduated. Within months of being a junior attending I was academically starved. Thus I started looking for other opportunities, seeking out the rounds I used to loath, traveling to conferences in far cities, and looking up events that just sounded interesting.
This week I attended the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program's (I-TOPP) Inaugural Biennial Symposium, which covered factors from the microscopic to the transnational of how obesity can be prevented in children. I'm an adult nocturnist, the youngest patient's I see are 19, and the only preventative medicine I do is of a more acute nature, as in preventing my patients from stopping oxygenating or perfusing. What's the point of going to something that I would be unlikely to have any "need" of. Knowledge isn't like that, it is insidious, flashes of brilliance (or snippets of insanity, depending on your point of view) occur while learning the most unlikely and seemingly unrelated things.
The symposium was opened by an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Cynthia Ogden, who went through the data of childhood obesity and problems with the precision and accuracy of that data. Obesity in children is a huge problem, but may fortunately have plateaued. However those children are an added source of patients to an already growing cohort of obese older adults.
Obesity is often simplified as energy in (EIN) greater than energy out (EOUT), which to most clinicians, including myself, means eat fewer calories and expend more. However as I learned, this is a gross oversimplification, not of the equation, necessarily, but of the complex and multitudinous variables that contribute to both energy in and out, including (but certainly not limited to) calorie source, quantity, timing of consumption, genes, gut microbiota, being breastfed, psychosocial factors, location, economics, and many more. These variables are further defined by confusingly dependent and independent equations that have yet to be defined.
Genes! Impossible! Not according to Dr. Molly Bray, who examines genes in obesity. She told us about her and others research into genes that not only affect metabolism but behavior driving the obese to not only have decreased satiety but to shy away from exercise. Phenotypically these genes are environmentally dependent. In times of food scarcity they are genotypically pervasive but phenotypically absent, however when an "obesiogenic" environment presents itself, so too does the obesity phenotype.
One of the genes that has been discussed extensively is fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO). FTO encodes for proteins which can demethylate DNA, or promote gene products. This is an amazing concept, since dietary choices, if they are indeed choices and not mandated by genetic and environmental factors, produce concentration gradients of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins which can interact directly with DNA, and therefore for may affect FTO and therefore drive demethylation. My conjecture is that this then in turn could produced a cascade effect on other genes involved in metabolism, cellular protein production, and behavior that would drive an organism toward obesity with different velocities. You are not only what you eat but you are regulated by it as well. It is as if the lumber and mortar got to to be the building supervisor as well.
The next invited speaker, Dr. Madeleine Sigman-Grant, discussed the development of the All 4 Kids Program, a community-based intervention in pre-schoolers to prevent obesity designed using a Logic Evaluation Model. I don't deal with preschoolers in a professional capacity nor am I planning any community interventions anytime soon. But it was a rewarding and interesting experience to see how someone worked through a Logic Evaluation Model to develop a preventative health intervention.
Dr. Stephen Matthews spoke on spatial polygamy, which is less risque than it sounds. The concept of spatial polygamy refers to individuals having multiple spatial interactions depending on the map technique used. Thus we are defined by zip codes, voting districts, census demographics, street addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses that redefine associations between individuals and their spatial or temporal dependence. Thus it is important to understand the source of our mapping data and the limits thereof.
This creates an interesting parallel in hospitalized patients. Their physical location in the hospital has little to do with their "therapeutic distance" from their physician. Therapeutic distance would be defined as the time between a patient having a need and it being taken care of. Two patients in the same room may have vastly different care demographics and therefore therapeutic distance, even if they are physically adjacent. The patient with the in-house hospitalist versus the traditional internist on-call from home may have significantly different response times to pages. The comanaged patient may or may not be more therapeutically isolated depending on how clear the nursing staff is on the division of duties between the physicians caring for the patient, i.e. if they don't know who to call, they will take longer to get the right physician to solve the problem.
Despite not being "my area" I certainly took a step outside my box, which would have expanded to include this new information, thus creating a new and larger box. Sometimes the box doesn't change but leaping outside the box in one area just places us within familiar and useful territory in another. Each day of our lives should be a leap outside of our old box, but within a new and larger box. The only way to achieve that is through the core competency of lifelong learning, that is no longer quite such a continuous feed after entering the post postgraduate world.


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Australia: The land "Down Under"
The term "Down Under" comes from the fact that Australia is located in the southern hemispherehalf of the Earth, below many other countries on the globe.
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Capital Canberra
Largest city Sydney
National language English (de facto)
Government Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Area 1,7,617,930 km2, 2,941,299 sq mi
Population ~ 22 million
Currency Australian dollar (AUD)
Internet TLD .au
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemispherehalf of the Earth comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast. Australia has six states—New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia—and two major mainland territoriesa geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality—the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The capital city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall. The largest city in Australia and Oceania is Sydney with a population of 4,504,469. It is also the state capital of New South Wales, and is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. Other large cities are the mainland state capitals: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Since 1788, the primary basis of Australian culture has been Anglo-Celtic Western culture. Distinctivethat is characteristic or typical of something cultural features have also arisento start to exist from Australia's natural environment and Indigenousnative to a land or region cultures. Since the mid-20th century, American popular culture has strongly influenced Australia, particularly through television and cinema. Other cultural influences come from neighbouring Asian countries, and through large-scalelarge in amount, scope or extent immigration from non-English-speaking nations.
Most of the estimated 22 million Australians are descendedto come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation from colonial-era settlerssomeone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home and immigrants from Europe, with almost 90% of the population being of European descent. For generations, the vastvery great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent majority of immigrants came from the British Isles, and the people of Australia are still mainly of British or Irish ethnic origin. In the 2006 Australian Censusan official count of members of a population, the most commonly nominated ancestryancestral lineage; hence, birth or honourable descent was Australian (37.13%), followed by English (31.65%), Irish (9.08%), Scottish (7.56%), Italian (4.29%), German (4.09%), Chinese (3.37%), and Greek (1.84%).
English is the national language. Australian English has a uniquebeing the only one of its kind accent and a small number of unique termsa word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge, some of which have found their way into other dialectsa variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group of the English-speaking world. Grammar and spelling are largely based on those of British English. According to the 2006 Census, English is the only language spoken at home for close to 79% of the population. The next most common languages spoken at home are Italian (1.6%), Greek (1.3%) and Cantonese (1.2%).
Australia has no state religion. In the 2006 Census, 64% of Australians listed themselves as Christian, including 26% as Roman Catholic and 19% as Anglican. The second-largest religion in Australia is Buddhism (2.1%), followed by Islam (1.7%), Hinduism (0.8%), and Judaism (0.5%). Overall, fewer than 6% of Australians identify with non-Christian religions. About 19% of the population cited "No religion", and a further 12% did not answer (the question is optional). Religion does not play a central role in the lives of much of the population, although young adults are somewhat more religious than their eldersan older person.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional democracyrule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives based on a federal divisionseparation of powers. The form of government used in Australia is a constitutional monarchya government with a hereditary head of state with a parliamentary system of government. Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia. There are three branches of government: the legislaturea governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws (the Commonwealth Parliament, comprising the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives), the executiveresponsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day running of the state (the Federal Executive Council, the Prime Minister and Ministers of State) and the judiciaryresponsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice (the High Court of Australia and other federal courts).
Australia's per capita GDPGross Domestic Product is slightly higher than that of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. All of Australia's major cities fareto be, to succeed well in global comparativeusing comparison as a method of study liveabilitythe property of being endurable, survivable, suitable for living in surveys. There has been an emphasisa special attention or prominence given to something on exporting commoditiesanything movable (a good) that is bought and sold rather than manufactured goods since the start of the century. The service sector of the economy, including tourism, education, and financial services, accounts for 69% of GDP. Although agriculture and natural resourcesany source of wealth that occurs naturally, especially minerals, fossil fuels, etc. account for only 3% and 5% of GDP, they contributeto give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole substantially to export performance. Australia's largest export markets are Japan, China, the US, South Korea, and New Zealand.
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We love this room for two main reasons: the rug and the beams! The oriental rug was passed down to us from Jeffrey's Nanaw (she truly was a fabulously glamorous lady), and I love every little detail on there. It makes the room warm and cozy, and we love thinking of Nanaw each time we look at it!
This room, being a double story felt a little too open and cold, so we added beams a couple months ago. It's changed the whole feel of the house to us- we are obsessed! The Tenneessee Barn Project found these 100-year-old hand hewn beams in an old barn. We love all the beautiful inconsistencies in these beams and the iron supports that hold them up. Industrial chic at it's finest! I still have plans for a laundry room makeover and a new kitchen table from them eventually!
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