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Delaware Brewery Fav Releases Delaware Inspired Beers.
Delaware brewery Dogfish Head will begin releasing beers to honor the state that it has called its home since it opened its Rehoboth brewpub in 1995. And, appropriately, the first of the series pays homage to those beginning roots.
The first beer in the series, dubbed The Delaware Series, will be called The Swirl, a double amber ale "dry hopped" with longtime Rehoboth favorite Grotto's "The Mama Grotto" pizzas.
Sadly, this beer wasn't supposed to be the first in the series as the brewery wanted to honor another boardwalk tradition. They had initially intended to brew a beer using Thrasher's fries but when they threw the fries into the fermenter a bunch of seagulls flew into it to try to eat them. The brewery reports that the batch then got all fowled up in a bad way.
Future releases consist of Get The OFF! a brew with mosquito larva, Roll Up the Windows, KIDS! a brew with an aroma to remind you of some of the amazing summer time industrial areas of the state, and Lane Ends in 1000 Feet brewed with orange traffic barrels from I-95 construction.
[Author's Note: This info was given to be by a Delaware craft beer industry insider and should be considered rumor until proven otherwise.]
Author Ed (The Dogs of Beer)Posted on April 1, 2019 Categories Beer, OpinionTags Delaware Beer, humor, What's Today?Leave a comment on Delaware Brewery Fav Releases Delaware Inspired Beers.
Crafting a Better Beer Story (see what I did there?)
Admission up front, I'm not a journalist, not even truly a writer. While no newspaper or internet outlet that cared for their reputation would consider hiring me to write articles for them, I don't believe that precludes me from being able to read one, and offer an opinion as to how it could have been better written. After all, I don't need to know how to build bridges to know that the rickety ones that span the deep ravines that Indiana Jones, or say Jack Sparrow must cross, are indeed flimsy and poorly constructed.
With that I turn to our "lesson" for today, this recent article that circulated through several online news outlets. The story is simple enough, car hits truck, truck gets damaged, beer dies. But upon reading, I believe the author could have done a better job with just a few small changes. Let's examine.
"GASTONIA, N.C. — Authorities say a car smashed into a tractor-trailer hauling tons of beer on a North Carolina interstate, spilling suds all over the highway."
Good start. We have the basics. Now let's get to the details.
"Police say crews spent more than five hours Friday night cleaning up the mess on Interstate 85 near Gastonia, some 20 miles west of Charlotte. The rig was carrying nearly 43,000 pounds of beer."
Ok, if you're going to write an article, this is where knowing your target audience, which in this case I would believe to be beer drinkers, helps. I understand that the shipping manifest probably stated the weight (I'm sure the people who are never at the weigh stations that are always closed need to know how much the cargo weighs), but most beer drinkers do not order their beer by the pound. In order to elicit the proper level of response from your audience, you need to put the information into a context that you know they will grasp and relate to. I will demonstrate with the help of my editor:
The rig was carrying nearly 43,000 pounds of beer
The rig was carrying the equivalent of nearly 2389 cases of beer
See? It's all about context. By just putting the information into a form that our audience can more easily relate to, we've gotten a more dramatic response from them. But what happens when a writer gives away to much information?
"J.R. Smith is with Gaston County Police. He says no one suffered any serious injuries other than scrapes and bruises". The shipping company says the beer will go to the dump. Insurance will cover the cost.
Here's where the writer who think he's providing valuable information to the reader, is actually doing a disservice to the community. The general reader probably doesn't really care how the beer got disposed of. The only people who may care are folks around Gastonia who might think it's a smart idea to cruise around to every dump in the area in the hopes of finding a few unbroken cases lying at bottom of a landfill. I can see every clown in the city driving around in their pickup truck looking for it.
Ah, yeah…that's NOT what I meant, but ok…let's go with that.
Of course, picking from a city dump is a crime, so these people will probably find themselves in trouble with the local authorities. However, the police probably won't be able to catch them because of the unexplainable drag that seems to have suddenly hampered all of their unmarked cruisers.
"Police say the car's driver was cited for driving unsafe for the road conditions. The wreck caused major traffic delays."
Notice how the author has missed a valuable opportunity here. He's set the driver of the car up as the antaganist of his story, but he hasn't engaged his reader with a strong sense of how he or she should feel about him, or if indeed the punishment has fit the crime. That can only be achieved by adding one important detail to the story, the brand of the beer that was in the truck. This information is paramount, because in the end, the brand of the beer will leave your reader with his or her final, overall reaction about the driver and the story in general. To demonstrate, we've called on comic legend – Rowan Atkinson. Rowan…
The truck was full of Pabst.
The truck was full of Sierra Nevada Torpedo.
The truck contained every bottle of Westvleteren 12 that was shipped into the US.
The truck contained the entire second batch of Rogue's Voodoo Doughnut
Thanks Rowan, I believe that speaks for itself. So in summary, always remember your audience when writing a beer story (or indeed, any story) and make sure that you not only present the facts in their proper context, but that you take care not to leave out key details.
Time for another beer….
Author Ed (The Dogs of Beer)Posted on August 22, 2012 Categories Beer, NewsTags beer crash, beer story, GASTONIA N.C., humor, Rowan Atkinson, the dogs of beer, Truck Clowns, writing beer stories36 Comments on Crafting a Better Beer Story (see what I did there?)
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package casdb;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

import joptsimple.OptionParser;
import joptsimple.OptionSet;
import kafkastore.KafkaTopics;
import kafkastore.TweetConsumer;
import weibo4j.model.Status;

/**
 * 从kafka中读取数据,并且存储到cassandra中去
 *
 * @author xiafan
 *
 */
public class TweetCassandraConsumer extends Thread {
	TweetConsumer consumer;
	CassandraConn con;
	TweetDao tweetDao;

	public TweetCassandraConsumer(TweetConsumer consumer, CassandraConn con) {
		this.consumer = consumer;
		this.con = con;
		this.tweetDao = new TweetDao(con);
	}

	@Override
	public void run() {
		while (true) {
			for (Entry<String, List<Status>> topicData : consumer.nextStatus().entrySet()) {
				for (Status cur : topicData.getValue()) {
					System.err.println(cur);

					// tweetDao.putTweet(cur);
					// if (cur.getRetweetedStatus() != null) {
					// tweetDao.putTweet(cur.getRetweetedStatus());
					// }
				}
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * args[0]: cassandra server args[1]: kafka server
	 *
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		OptionParser parser = new OptionParser();
		parser.accepts("c", "cassandra server address").withRequiredArg().ofType(String.class);
		parser.accepts("k", "kafka server address").withRequiredArg().ofType(String.class);
		OptionSet set = parser.parse(args);
		CassandraConn conn = new CassandraConn();
		conn.connect(set.valueOf("c").toString());// "127.0.0.1"
		TweetConsumer consumer = new TweetConsumer();
		consumer.open(Arrays.asList(KafkaTopics.RETWEET_TOPIC, KafkaTopics.TWEET_TOPIC), "test",
				set.valueOf("k").toString(), true);// "localhost:9092"
		TweetCassandraConsumer storer = new TweetCassandraConsumer(consumer, conn);
		storer.start();
	}
}

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Gordon Winkel is Chair and Industrial Professor for the Safety and Risk Management Program in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. In this capacity, he provides safety and risk management education to final year engineering students and is working to make this a core competency for all engineering disciplines. Gord has worked extensively in the oil sands mining industry, where he held positions as Vice President, Aurora Bitumen Production for Syncrude Canada Ltd., General Manager of Extraction for Syncrude Canada Ltd., Manager of Extraction Operations for Syncrude Canada Ltd., Manager of Mine Maintenance/Operations for Syncrude Canada Ltd., and as Vice President on Loan from Syncrude Canada Ltd. to Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil. Gord has received multiple awards through the Canadian Institute of Mining for his work to improve workplace safety in the mining industry.


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* Candidates who apply after the scholarship deadline may still be considered if funds are available.
The recipient of this scholarship is expected to help promote Cranfield in their country or within their industry.
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Government may tweak rules to recover unclaimed bank deposits
3 min read . Updated: 06 Jun 2012, 11:37 PM IST Dinesh Unnikrishnan
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Mumbai: The government wants to amend the law to allow it to use the large pool of unclaimed money in bank deposits to spread financial literacy.
Indian banks had about ₹ 1,723.24 crore lying in 10.3 million non-operational accounts as of December 2010, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee told Parliament last August. An updated number wasn't available.
The banking division of the finance ministry is seeking an amendment to the banking regulations so it can recover the money lying idle in non-operative accounts for 10 years or longer, two government officials said, including one from the finance ministry. They declined to be named as the proposal is at an initial stage.
Of the ₹ 1,723.24 crore of unclaimed money, ₹ 1,467 crore was lying with state-run banks and the rest with private and foreign banks. Private banks were sitting on an unclaimed amount of ₹ 195.9 crore and foreign banks, ₹ 60 crore, Press Trust of India said in a report last August.
State Bank of India and its associates have ₹ 279.7 crore of unclaimed deposits, followed by Canara Bank at ₹ 274.6 crore and Union Bank of India at ₹ 163.6 crore, while ICICI Bank Ltd had ₹ 74.2 crore and ING Vysya Bank Ltd had ₹ 30.12 crore.
Mint's Dinesh Unnikrishnan says the government wants to change the laws so it can access unclaimed money in bank deposits and use it for financial literacy.
Banks keep such money in a central pool until the depositors or their legal heirs claim the amount later. The money is typically generated when a customer dies without mentioning a nominee or is unable to access the account because of personal reasons, say bankers.
They, however, said the unclaimed amount is insignificant. "This amount has been accumulated over a very long time. Even then, as compared with the total deposits of the banking system, it is somewhat insignificant," said the chairman of a south India-based public sector bank, who, too, declined to be named as the matter is under the consideration of the finance ministry.
Sometimes, money gets diverted to a wrong account when a customer enters an incorrect account number. Such deposits get categorized as unclaimed after a period of 10 years and automatically get transferred to the central pool. The interest accrued on such deposits is maintained with the banks.
The government's move has come at a time when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to initiate efforts to return the unclaimed deposits to the customers.
In February, RBI made it mandatory for commercial banks to publish on their websites the names of customers whose accounts have been lying inoperative for 10 years or more. Banks have till 30 June to complete this exercise.
Banks should be more pro-active in finding the owners of the unclaimed deposits and inoperative accounts, the central bank has said.
On Wednesday, the regulator further strengthened the rules for banks to deal with inoperative accounts and unclaimed deposits, saying banks have to put in place board-approved policies on classification of unclaimed deposits, grievance-redressal mechanisms for a quick resolution of complaints, record-keeping and periodic reviews of such accounts.
Banks should send their first such reviews to their boards by 30 September, RBI said.
Experts said the government's plan may run into legal hurdles.
"This is not a suspect money or anything of that kind. There should be a clear and transparent procedure and due diligence that needs to be followed," said Jeet Sengupta, associate partner of banking and finance at Economic Laws Practice, a law firm. "How the government intends to recover this money that actually belongs to private individuals is a challenge. There can be many legal hurdles about the deployment of such money as well, even if it is intended to spread financial literacy."
In the case of mutual fund investments, dividends and even redemption proceeds of individual clients, if not claimed within three years, will go to an investor protection fund maintained by individual fund houses.
Recently, the commission for minorities, in a meeting with the finance ministry, suggested that the government determine the quantum of such money lying in the banking system and use it for the benefit of socially and economically backward sections of society.
dinesh.n@livemint.com


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Der Zoologische Garten und das Aquarium in Osijek ist der flächenmäßig größte Zoo in Kroatien und beheimatet 650 Tiere in über 100 Tierarten (65 Säugetierarten, 13 Reptilienarten, 23 Fischarten). Er umfasst eine Fläche von 17 Hektar und wird vom Kommunalunternehmen Unikom betreut.

Der Zoo liegt seit 1952 in Osijek am linken Ufer der Drau. Durch die Ufernähe kommt es mitunter zu Überschwemmungen. Während des Krieges in Kroatien wurde der Zoo weitgehend zerstört und viele Tiere wurden in den Zoo Zagreb umgesiedelt.

Kurze Geschichte und einige Fakten
Vor 50 Jahren verlangten die Einwohner von Osijek, angeführt von Rudolf Kern, die Gründung eines Zoologischen Gartens. So entschied sich die Stadt im Dezember 1952 für die Stelle am linken Ufer der Drau, wo in kurzer Zeit die Arbeiten am Garten begannen. Der Zoo ist eine der wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt Osijek. Er steht im Besitz der Stadt Osijek und wird von dem Kommunalunternehmen Unikom betreut. Obwohl nur begrenzte Mittel vorhanden sind (die Stadt bezahlt eine Million Kuna jährlich, während die Kosten etwa vier Millionen im Jahr betragen), bemühen sich die Arbeiter sehr um das Aussehen des Gartens. Der Garten soll zu einer möglichst natürlichen Lebensumgebung für die dort lebenden Tiere werden.

Kriegszeit und Rekonstruktion
In den letzten fünf Jahren wurde der Zoo langsam renoviert und der Tierbestand wieder vergrößert. Neben einem neuen Wirtschaftshof entstanden der neue Kassenbereich mit Parkplatz, ein Hotel-Restaurant am Drauufer und neue Fahrstraßen. Als der Zoo zum letzten Mal rekonstruiert wurde vergrößerte sich die Fläche, der 1,2 km lange Weg, der See, die Innen- und Außengehege und der Kühlraum für das Tierfutter wurden saniert und es wurden neue Zäune aufgestellt. Das Aquarium und Terrarium wurden desinfiziert und einige Tiere wurden auf andere Plätze umgesiedelt. Im Vergleich zur Vorkriegszeit fehlten dem Zoo nur noch ein Elefant und eine Giraffe. Die Haltung von Gruppen dieser beiden anspruchsvollen Tierarten in modernen Gehegen ist aufgrund der finanziellen Lage zur Zeit weder sinnvoll noch machbar.

Probleme
Der Zoo in Osijek hat wenig finanzielle Mittel, um die laufenden Kosten begleichen zu können. Mit minimalen Mitteln von 3,5 Millionen Kuna pro Jahr bemüht sich der Zoo, hohe Standards der Tierhaltung zu bewahren. Investitionen der letzten Jahre betrafen fast ausschließlich Infrastruktur und Nicht-Tier-Bereiche. Noch ein Problem ist, dass es keine Biologen und Pathologen für die wilden Tiere gibt. Schuld daran sind die Universitäten für Tiermedizin, die keine solchen Ausbildungsprogramme haben. Der Zoo kooperiert mit einem Pathologen aus dem Institut für Tiermedizin in Vinkovci, so wie das auch der Zoo in Zagreb mit der Universität für Tiermedizin macht. Wenn ein neues Tier in den Zoo kommt, mit dem niemand umgehen kann, gehen die Angestellten zur Ausbildung in einen anderen Garten, wo ein solches Tier vorhanden ist.

Das Erweiterungsgelände in den früheren Drau-Auen ist noch zum Teil vermint und kann nicht genutzt werden. Auch die ständige Hochwassergefahr schränkt die Möglichkeit der Entwicklung ein. Ein Hindernis für eine geradlinige Entwicklung des Zoos waren in den letzten Jahren ständige politisch bedingte Direktorenwechsel, die auch zoologisch völlig Fachfremde auf diesen Posten beförderten. So wurden nur einzelne Baumaßnahmen, aber kein umfassendes Gesamtkonzept erstellt und umgesetzt. Zudem konnte der Zoo bisher nicht Mitglied in den internationalen Zooverbänden wie WAZA und EAZA werden, was Tieraustausch und Wissenstransfer massiv behindert.

Weblinks
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Having spent a working life both on the perimeter, and closely involved with motor racing, I feel for my friend and former colleague, Brian Gush, the Bentley Motors director responsible for the motor racing program.
Yet again, the big Continental GT coupe powerhouses failed to add their names to the list of winners at the LiquiMoly Bathurst 12 Hour race this past weekend.
The #18 car suffered a puncture and slid into the gravel trap at the end of Conrod Straight, and retired, and the #17 car was involved in a fracas at Forest Elbow, caused by local driver Chas Mostert's Schnitzer BMW, when he tried to force his way past a group of the leading cars.
Brian Gush has talked about the development of a new car for 2019, so hopefully we'll see the Bentley Boys back next year, with hope for a tilt at the trophies.
I have been thinking about attending next year's Bathurst 12 Hour as a talisman. I was present at Le Mans when Jaguar won in 1988; and again in 2003 when the Bentley Boys won.
I have loved being around motor racing, but as you know it's full of surprises, and most of them not welcome.


The KPO is now collecting catch records for all the lakes in Oregon. To help us out please go to the Kokaneepoweroregon.com website and under fishing reports fill out the catch record form each time you go out fishing. We can then share this data with the ODFW to show them what is being caught at the area lakes. The KPO will be working with the ODFW this year to stock Detroit Lake with larger sized kokanee in hopes that they will not be just food for the trout and chinook in the lake.
Thanks for the help improving our fishery.
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I was the kid who went to the library to read at lunch and got so caught up in the story I forgot to go to class when the bell rang.I would get caught up in the emotion and images in the story. I completely lost any sense of a point in time and space.
After lunch had ended, and the bell had rung, and the spaces between classrooms had emptied of kids, I would pull back from complete immersion in a created world, to back here in this one. The library would be completely empty, silent. Not much consequence when you rush to class late and your excuse is I was so caught up in a book I forgot… The focus and immersion was total.
When I'm lucky, it still is.


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Over 500 Foreign Film Professionals Visit Karlovy Vary Festival
PTVTeam July 9, 2017 Over 500 Foreign Film Professionals Visit Karlovy Vary Festival2017-07-09T15:55:52+02:00 Art & Culture, News - Archived
Karlovy Vary, West Bohemia, July 9 (CTK) – About 550 accredited film professionals from abroad visited the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that ended on Saturday, the festival's executive director Krystof Mucha told CTK.
Mucha said 213 buyers and distributors and 222 programme managers of film festivals were choosing from news films and Works in Progress.
Eight of 77 projects from Central and East Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Greece and the former Soviet republics were shortlisted for the Works in Progress competition and the prize, including 100,000 euros to help complete the project, was won by Censor by Slovak filmmaker Peter Kerekes and scriptwriter Ivan Ostrochovsky. The film is to be premiered next year, Mucha said.
The film La Controfigura, made in Italian, French and Moroccan co-production, won the Eurimages Lab award for the best experimental project and 50,000 euros that go with it.
Four Eurimages Lab awards are to be given to international co-production projects, each at one European film festival.
In the category of starting directors, associations of film critics awarded the American romantic comedy Keep the Change by Rachel Israel (FIPRESCI award) and the Romanian film Marita by Cristi Iftime (FEDEORA award). The Turkish-Belgian film Blue Silence by Bulent Ozturk won a special recognition.
The Cakemaker by Israeli director Ofir Raul Graizer won the Ecumenical Jury award.
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A saying from him that accompanying him is necessary even though he be not a promised one.
«دست از من بدار ای برادر! آیا این همه راه را از سرزمین خود آمده‌ای تا من را درباره‌ی دینم فریب دهی؟! به خدا سوگند من زمینه‌ی ظهور مهدی را می‌سازم، ولی اهمّیت نمی‌دهم که من را به چه چیز می‌نامی؛ زیرا من آسمان آبی را سقف خود و زمین خاکی را فرش خود نساخته‌ام و خود را مانند پاره‌سنگی در اقیانوس بلا نینداخته‌ام تا تو از سرزمین خویش بیایی و من را موعود بنامی! آیا من «پسر انسان» نیستم؟! پس من را «پسر انسان» بنام و در راهی که پیش گرفته‌ام همراهی‌ام کن؛ چراکه من به سوی مهدی رهسپارم و با تو یا بی تو به او خواهم رسید»!
«من ندا کننده‌ای پیش روی مهدی هستم که ندا می‌کنم: راه را باز کنید»!
Hereby we know that accompanying this preparer of the grounds for advent of Mahdi is because of conformity of his school of thought, teachings and ambition to book of God and certain Sunnah of His messenger, regardless he is a promised one or not. Therefore those who pledge their allegiance to him merely based on the conjecture that he is the promised person while they do not have knowledge about his school of thought, teachings and ambition, their allegiance is not accepted; because conjecture has no degree of honor in this honorable noble man's doctrine and cannot be the basis for solidarity with him, unless one reaches to a point of certitude that he is the promised one in which case he can act based on his knowledge.


Portugal doesn't have a big tradition on traditional comics, but the influence of Japanese anime/manga and American animation/superhero fare (and the freedom afforded to young people to actually go to college and study arts and design, coupled with a stronger market in those fields which allows them to build a career) has seen the emergence of a burgeoning comics/manga scene, with many creators using social media platforms such as DeviantArt and Tumblr to share their creations with the world.
In Brazil, one of the most famous and long-running comics is A Turma da Mônica ("Monica's gang"), which was also quite popular on this side of the Atlantic a few years ago (I distinctly remember my middle school library having a number of small issues of the series next to Disney comics and the Adventures of Tintin).
One big difference was in the title of the comics (or at least the way we pronounce it) – girls named Monica are known as Mónica here; EP has an open stressed syllable (here, o) when the next syllable starts with m or n while BP keeps it closed; this is the exact same rule/language phenomenon that yields Polónia, ténis, Andrómeda, Vénus in EP but Polônia, tênis, Andrômeda, and Vênus in BP.
That's really interesting and good to know! Do you also have "afónico" and "dodecafónico" in Portuguese?
Yes, that's right :) "Afónico/a" in the sense of "having the lost the power to speak" is a quite common word (for example, if you lose your speach temporarily because of a throat infection, you could say "estou afónico/a").
"Dodecafónico" is obviously more of a specialized term within the field of musical theory and teaching, but still perfect EP.
If, regarding the first example, you're thinking about atonal music, the adjective used would be "atonal" or "pós-tonal" (again, both specialized term within this specific field).


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The Battle for Man's Soul – Preface
— Preface —
There Was Once a Great Land on Earth
There was once this great land on earth, where, according to legends, Goddess Nü Wa melted the five-colored stones to mend the damaged heaven and molded yellow earth to create human figures, which then started human beings, generation after generation;
There was once this great land on earth, where the deities lived among humans in a half-divine-half-human era, and the deities taught humans to identify and plant vegetables and medicine, create fire, make clothing, and write with script;
There was once this great land on earth, where people believed they were at the center of the earth and blessed by the divine, and thus called their land the "Central Kingdom (中国)" and the "Land of the Divine (神州)."
There Was Once a Great Civilization on This Land
There was once a great civilization on this land, which began when, 5,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor united different tribes and established the first civilization;
There was once a great civilization on this land, where, 2,200 years ago, Qin Shi Huang united the whole country from war-fighting smaller kingdoms, established a central governance system, standardized Chinese script, currency, roads, and units of measure, and built the Great Wall to defend from the invasions of the northern tribes;
There was once a great civilization on this land, where, 2,100 years ago, Emperor Wudi of Han defeated the Huns who frequently crossed the border to rob Chinese and sent Zhang Qian to visit the countries in the west, thus starting the trade route of the Silk Road;
There was once a great civilization on this land, where, 1,400 years ago, Emperor Taizong of Tang ruled by virtue and strived to provide deep care for the people, creating a period in China that flourished economically, militarily, and morally;
There was once a great civilization on this land, where, in the Song dynasty (960 to 1276), it contributed 80 percent of the world's GDP, due to booming commerce, trade, and technological advancement, exemplifying the Chinese philosophy of "hiding its wealth in the people (藏富于民)";
There was once a great civilization on this land, where, from 1405 to 1433, Zheng He (also translated as Cheng Ho) led seven expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa, with a fleet of 240 ships and 27,000 people, travelling a total of 70,000 nautical miles that could circle the earth three times;
There was once a great civilization on this land, where the Kangxi Emperor of Qing (1654 to 1722), took Taiwan back under China's rule, blocked Tsarist Russia's invasion at the Amur River, expanded the empire in the northwest, kept reducing taxes, and encouraged wasteland development; and with a great economic prosperity, declared in 1712 that newborns afterwards would never need to pay tax.
There Was Once a Great Culture on This Land
There was once a great culture on this land, which flourished during the period of "hundreds of schools of thought" 2,500 years ago, including Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, Sun Tzu (the author of "The Art of War"), Han Fei Zi (founder of "Chinese Legalism"), and other philosophers. Further enriched by imported Buddhism 2,000 years ago, it thus became the traditional Chinese culture that emphasizes the relationship between heaven and man, virtue, and order, with its root firmly set in Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people recognized there is a higher power above human beings and adapted their behavior so as to follow heaven's law, with the emperors calling themselves the "Son of Heaven (天子)" and issuing an edict of self-criticism after the occurrence of a major natural disaster;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which emperors were told that "the people are the most important thing, the state comes second, and the ruler is the least (民为贵,社稷次之,君为轻);" that they should use virtue and prosperity, but not force, to attract other countries to acquiesce to their rule; and that the emperor was a boat and the people were the water and that the water could carry the boat but could also sink the boat;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people have always been bound together with the identity of Chinese based on their identification with the Chinese culture, rather than territorial boundaries or ethnic groups, regardless whether the country split into smaller states, reunited as one, or was overtaken by other ethnic groups;
There was once a great culture on this land, which the invincible Mongolians, who swept the Middle East and part of Europe, decided to adopt for itself and thus made itself part of the country after conquering the country;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which many people practiced Buddhist and Taoist cultivation and the society passed on the stories of supernormal powers from generation to generation, such as the eight immortals' crossing the sea with each one's own unique power, Bodhidharma's crossing a river on a stalk of reed, and Zhao Sheng's passing a series of tests including hardship, sexual seduction, the temptation of gold, and wrongful accusation, to be accepted as a Taoist disciple; {1}
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people held a high respect for human moral standards and believed in "giving up one's life for righteousness (舍生取义)," "a promise weighs heavier than one thousand pieces of gold (一诺千金)," "there are certain things that a gentleman must do and certain things that a gentleman must not do (大丈夫有所为有所不为)," and "do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you (己所不欲勿施于人)";
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people stressed unselfishness: To his king, Qi Xi (599 B.C. – 532 B.C.) recommended his political foe as his successor and his son as the military commander, because he felt that was the best fit for the country;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people adhered to principles: After the most powerful official Cui Zhu killed his king, the official historian wrote in the record, "Cui Zhu killed his king"; Cui then killed him; his first younger brother wrote down the same thing again and was killed; his second younger brother wrote down the same thing again and was killed; and then his third younger brother, the last one of the family, still wrote down the same thing, but this time Cui yielded and left him and the book alone;
There was once a great culture on this land, under which people maintained integrity: Emperor Taizong of Tang, out of his mercy, let 390 prisoners waiting for death execution go home to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their family members for the last time; after the New Year, all prisoners, without a single one missing, returned to the prison on time for their own execution, even though no one had monitored them at home; and Taizong then pardoned all of them.
However, in the Past Two Centuries, This Once Great Land Has Changed
Sadly, from 1840 to 1900, this once great land had several wars against the Western countries and Japan and lost all of them. Some people started doubting their traditional culture and brought in Western science and philosophy, including the communist revolution, as a cure;
Sadly, in 1921, this once great land saw the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its overtaking of the mainland of China in 1949 after winning the civil war;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land lost its religions as the CCP believes no gods exist and there is no power higher than communism: temples were destroyed, books of scripture were burned, and monks were forced to get married;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, the people of this once great land, after going through a series of political movements, including the Great Leap Forward, the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the anti-Rightist Campaign, the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and the ban of the Falun Gong practice, have not only lost their ability to think freely, but also their desire to have any free thought.
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land has lost its traditional culture: people are cheating and lying about everything, including medicine, milk, food, financial reports, academia, and marriage; fighting with each other; abusing official powers; and becoming indifferent to the people who need help or who are wronged, even further ruining their lives;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land adopted unfair economic practices by setting up market barriers and tariffs to foreign businesses while enjoying free access to other markets, by forcing foreign companies to hand over their intellectual property and technical know-how, and by openly stealing over cyberspace;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land has become a security threat to the international community as it builds islands and military facilities in the South China Sea, creates tension along its borders with its southern neighbors, and supplies nuclear technologies to other countries;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land attempts to extend its control over the world by buying underdeveloped countries and infiltrating developed countries, in a covert political and ideological campaign against the world;
Sadly, under the CCP's reign, this once great land has become a place to destroy people's conscience and man's soul and it keeps exporting that destruction to other countries.
As Communism Has Taken over, the Battle for Man's Soul Has Taken Place Not Only on This Once Great Land; It Has Expanded to the Rest of the World
In considering the choice that mankind now faces, we are reminded of Goethe's Faust, where the Lord tells Mephistopheles that his servant Faust serves the Lord and, if not clear now, it will become clear. He allows Mephistopheles to make a pact with his servant Faust: if Mephistopheles can provide him with one moment in which Faust can say he would like to stay in that moment forever, then Mephistopheles can take his soul.
Faust agrees to the pact:
If ever to the moment I should say,
Oh, stay, thou art so fair
Clasp me into fetters then and there
Then to destruction I would gladly go
Then may the death bells toll
Then from your service you are freed at last
The clock may stop
The hands may fall
My time will be forever past.
However, Mephistopheles does not win. Faust remains loyal to the Lord, without a single moment of hesitation, despite the temptations that Mephistopheles offers him.
Now, communism is making the same offer to man. It offers man wealth, opportunity, and a future of greatness. In return, what it asks is that man give up the divine, give up his conscience, give up his principles, and bear the banner of "In Communism We Trust." If man takes communism's offer, hasn't he handed his soul to Mephistopheles?
In the pages that follow, we will explore in depth how antithetical communist China is to what this once great land used to be. We will delve in depth into the way communism distorts human nature and turns man into something that no longer has human values. We will look at the choices that communism offers to its own people and how it seeps into and infiltrates the free world.
We will also explore how those who have understood the true nature of communism have dealt with its influence.
The battle for man's soul is taking place today. What will mankind do? The answer lies in our hands. Each and every one of us must decide. Our very souls depend on it.
Endnote:
{1} Chinascope, "The Moral Crisis in China, Part II – Traditional Chinese Culture," March 12, 2012.
http://chinascope.org/archives/6490.
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Andrew Patrick "Drew" Barham (* 29. Dezember 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

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Der aus Cordova (US-Bundesstaat Tennessee) stammende Barham spielte Basketball an der Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, ehe er ab 2009 zur Basketball-Mannschaft der University of Memphis (erste NCAA-Division) gehörte. Dort blieb seine Einsatzzeit gering. In 49 Spielen stand er im Durchschnitt sechs Minuten auf dem Feld und erzielte 1,9 Punkte pro Begegnung. Barham verließ Memphis 2011 und ging an die Gonzaga University (ebenfalls erste NCAA-Division), durfte wegen der Wechselbestimmungen in der Saison 2011/12 aber nicht am Wettkampfbetrieb teilnehmen. Zwischen 2012 und 2014 absolvierte er dann 64 Spiele für die "Bulldoggen" und verbuchte Mittelwerte von 4,9 Punkten sowie 2,3 Rebounds je Partie. Insbesondere in der Saison 2013/14 stellte er seine Fähigkeiten als Distanzschütze unter Beweis, als er von 127 geworfenen "Dreiern" 61 traf, was einer sehr hohen Erfolgsquote von 48,0 Prozent entspricht.

Seine ersten Schritte als Berufsbasketballspieler tat Barham beim japanischen Verein Oita Heat Devils. In der Saison 2015/16 erzielte er in 41 Einsätzen für den tschechischen Erstligisten Usti nad Labem im Schnitt 14,1 Punkte pro Begegnung und tat sich mit 86 erzielten Dreipunktwürfen abermals als Schütze hervor. In der Saison 2016/17 stand Barham zunächst bei BC Targu-Mures in Rumänien und ab Januar 2017 bei Falco KC Szombathely in Ungarn unter Vertrag.

Barham kehrte in sein Heimatland zurück und stand bei den Maine Red Claws in der NBA G-League unter Vertrag. In der Sommerpause 2018 wurde er vom deutschen Zweitligisten Hamburg Towers verpflichtet. Er wurde mit Hamburg Meister der 2. Bundesliga ProA und war auf dem Weg zum Titel mit 14,3 Punkten pro Begegnung bester Korbschütze der Mannschaft. Seine 85 getroffenen Dreipunktwürfe bedeuteten den zweithöchsten Wert im Towers-Kader. Im Juli 2019 beendete er seine Karriere.

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Magpie Lane is a narrow historic lane in central Oxford, England. It leads south from the High Street where it is at its narrowest, now completely pedestrianised as a pavement, and north from the cobbled Merton Street.

To the west is Oriel College (including the Rhodes building of 1910 at the northern end) and to the east is University College, two of the oldest Oxford colleges. On the northeast corner there is a 1902 house, now the Quod restaurant. A small cul-de-sac street, Kybald Street, leads off Magpie Lane at the southern end to the east, giving access to the rear of University College and Kybald Twychen, owned by Corpus Christi College.

South from Merton Street, the lane continues as Grove Walk (a.k.a. Merton Grove or Grove Passage) between Merton College to the east and Corpus Christi College to the west, giving pedestrian access via railinged gates to Dead Man's Walk, Merton Field, and Christ Church Meadows. The building in the south-western corner of Merton College is also called Grove. The name perhaps has been derived from this area having been used as an orchard.

History
In the 13th century, Magpie Lane was known as Gropecunt Lane or Grope Lane, as it was an area where prostitutes plied their trade. John Speed's map of 1605 lists it as such. In the 17th century, it was named Magpie Lane because of an alehouse in the lane that used a magpie as a sign. By the late 19th century, the lane was known as Grove Street but in 1927 the name was changed back to Magpie Lane.

The houses between Kybald Street and Merton Street were demolished in the 1960s by Corpus Christi College to provide space for more modern student accommodation.

See also
 Magpie Lane, an Oxford-based folk music group

References

Streets in Oxford
Oriel College, Oxford
University College, Oxford


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I've really becoming enamoured of the enterprising New York Gilbert & Sullivan players. Esp. when they delight by bringing back (from the dead in this case, literally) one of the more obscure operettas like "Ruddigore." This was scheduled as a special Hallowe'en Trick or Treat, and it was!
In this case I was only scared that the sets would fall down again. Like they did so charmingly when I caught their also-little-seen gem "Patience" last winter. But there was no fear of gaffes like that in their new home at NYU's sparkling Skirball Center.
They only do three performances each so you have to catch them quick. And I do. And you'll never see these lesser known works of the G&S canon anywhere but with the NYGasp as they like to abbreviate themselves. I think they can be found at NYGasp.com on the Internet. They also regularly do their ever-popular classics, "The Mikado","H.M.S.Pinafore"& "Pirates of Penzance" which alternate with the "Patience"s and the "Ruddigore"s.I love it!
The Skirball Center has a wide stage and a deep pit for the orchestra, and the seats were comfortable too! I hope they stay there for awhile. And it's their 40th season! Imagine that!
And do they make those old ghostly ditties of "Ruddigore" dance! The plot is too complicated and silly to even reiterate here. But I have to say, the book by my idol William Schrenk Gilbert actually had me laughing up a storm in Act One! When do you encounter a BOOK, 19th century BOOK of a musical, that's actually that witty. And well delivered by the excellent David Macaluso, who is as adept with slinging one-liners and physical comedy as he is with singing the vocally demanding, tongue-twisting score. He strikes 19th century acting poses with the command of a Booth.
I was also delighted to see their buxom Brunnilde, Caitlin Burke return in the low comedy part of Mad Margaret. There's also a Mad Margaret in Shakespeare's "Richard III" but she's almost always cut out of it. Olivier didn't have Mad Margaret in his famous film, and neither did Mark Rylance in his recent "Richard III" on Bway. But you can't cut THIS Mad Margaret out of "Ruddigore". She's the whole bloody show!
Ms. Burke blew me out of the water last year in a fat suit with a cello in last season's "Patience". Here she's chewing up the scenery literally as a woman driven mad (and homeless) by love.as she wails "Cheerily Carols the Lark," a recitative that is also an aria. Long may she wail!
And in the Second Act, Macaluso and she are teamed(pictured above) for a rather unbelievably peppy rendition of "My Eyes Are Fully Opened", a trio( veteran Richard Alan Holmes joins them) as their patter song gets faster and faster and faster until they can no longer speak the copious, tricky lines.And are basically spouting gibberish. Hilarious! Gilbert is saying here that even his own lyrics are nonsense! And in this case, he's right!
And the comic punch line in this dizzying fandango is the word "Basingstoke". Which I was told was Gilbert's sly dig at the residence of D'Oyly Carte(G&S legendary manager/maestro)'s mistress.
Basingstoke was always seemed one of those accidentally comical-sounding British locations, like Chipping Sudbury. But it was never funnier than it was last night at "Ruddigore." Hats off to the hysteria that Macaluso and Burke create!And to their resounding back-up troup of Bucks, Blades,Ancesters, Professional Bridesmaids and Villagers. I'm still giggling.


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Marius is a master healer with a murky past. Hunted for centuries by a powerful mage set on revenge, his life is lived in the shadows, a constant eye cast over his shoulder. Impending death isn't his only concern; it's difficult to find patients when rumors abound that you take lives, rather than save them. After all he's Ageless, and stays that way by absorbing the energy of living things.
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Derbyshire County Council has revealed plans to increase the cost of school meals for the first time in three years.
The price of meals at primary, nursery and special schools in the authorities remit would go up by 10p to £2.10 and secondary school meals will rise 5p to £2.88.
Meanwhile, the cost of adult meals served in schools would increase by 5p to £2.88.
The Conservative-led authority says the increase is needed due to rising costs but Labour opposition county councillor Jim Coyle has criticised the plans, saying it would hit the most vulnerable the hardest.
He said: "This administration has hammered us with the biggest tax rise in recent memory, and now this.
"How much more pain do they plan to dish out to Derbyshire people?
Take-up of school meals in Derbyshire has increased over the past 12 months, with more than two-thirds of primary and nursery pupils and over half of secondary school pupils receiving meals each day.
Tory councillor Alex Dale, cabinet member for young people, said: "We've seen an increase in the number of families opting for our award-winning school meals for their children which is excellent news.
"We pride ourselves on the variety of the meals and the emphasis we place on nutrition and healthy choices.
A discussion about the proposals will be held on Friday, June 29, behind closed doors due to business and cost sensitivity.
The cost for school meals, 60,000 of which are provided each day, has been frozen since 2015 but the council says budget restrictions at the authority have forced an increase.
In 2012, the authority had stated that because "things are tight for many parents and carers" it had frozen meal costs.
The new proposals would not affect families of Key Stage One pupils, who receive free school meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme.
They would also not affect the families of pupils who are eligible for benefits-based free school meals.
The proposals do not affect schools in the area run by Derby City Council.
Schools would still be able to set their own prices if they choose.
Asked how the proposed price increase could affect families, Mr Dale said: "We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and helping to give children and young people the best start.
"It's essential, therefore, that we offer hot, nutritious meals for children in our schools not just for their health but also to help them to achieve their potential in their education.
"Our award-winning school meals service does an excellent job, currently providing around 60,000 meals a day.
"We clearly understand that any proposed rise in price is an important issue for many families who pay for school meals. However, there are factors in providing the service, including the cost of food, which we do now need to give serious consideration to and which is why these changes have been proposed.


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Moon Embracing the Sun
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Moon Embracing the Sun Korean drama
Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes across Crown Prince Lee Hwon. They fall in love and Yeon Woo is chosen as the Crown Princess of Joseon.
Before they can marry, however, the Dowager Queen secretly orders her death, in order to install Yoon Bo Gyeong, the daughter of a family clan, as Crown Princess, thus securing more power for herself. She orders the head shaman to cast a spell on Yeon Woo to strike her with an unknown sickness. After dying, Yeon Woo is resurrected from her grave but loses her memories. All believe her to be dead, including Crown Prince Lee Hwon, who refuses to love another. Eight years later, Yeon Woo returns as a shaman named Wol (meaning moon). Meanwhile, the young king begins to investigate the death of his love after seeing the grown-up Wol. But he is fighting against time because the queen's powerful political clan wants him removed from power.
Drama: Moon Embracing the Sun
Aired: Jan 4, 2012 – Mar 15, 2012
Aired On: Wednesday, Thursday
Original Network: MBC
Duration: 1 hr. 5 min.
Native Title: 해를 품은 달
Also Known As: Haereul Poomeun Dal , The Moon Embracing the Sun , The Sun and the Moon , The Moon that Embraces the Sun , La luna abraza al sol , La luna abrazando el sol
Screenwriter: Jin Soo Wan
Director: Lee Sung Joon, Kim Do Hoon
Genres: Historical, Romance, Supernatural, Political
E01 The Moon that Embraces the Sun


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by Graham Smith
Paypal Exits Libra – Mastercard and Visa May Follow
Facebook's ambitious financial inclusion project, Libra, continues marching forward in spite of mountainous regulatory obstacles, but key members of the Libra Association are having doubts and dropping out. Paypal has now reportedly left the group due to regulatory concerns. Libra representative Dante Disparte has indirectly criticized the move, noting the required "boldness and fortitude to take on an endeavor as ambitious as Libra" and presumably Paypal's noticeable lack thereof. Visa and Mastercard are now said to be uncertain about the Libra connection as well, raising further questions about the ultimate feasibility of the project.
Also Read: European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook's Libra
Paypal Compounds Libra's Battles
It's not often that a project faces so many major league struggles before getting off the ground, but Mark Zuckerberg and Libra have made significant waves and received real backlash from the upper echelon of global financial and regulatory circles already. Whether it's letters from the U.S. House of Representatives calling for a moratorium, flak from Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers, or outright opposition from France and Germany, the project has had a tough row to hoe, and it's not even launched yet.
The last thing needed now, presumably, would be for major members of the association to start dropping out. That seems to be just what's happening though, according to reported statements issued by Paypal representatives who maintain the company has decided "to forgo further participation in the Libra Association at this time and to continue to focus on advancing our existing mission and business priorities as we strive to democratize access to financial services for underserved populations."
The Libra Association's head of policy and communications, Dante Disparte, reportedly told media outlet the Verge:
This journey to build a generational payment network like the Libra project is not an easy path. We recognize that change is hard, and that each organization that started this journey will have to make its own assessment of risks and rewards of being committed to seeing through the change that Libra promises.
The representative went on to affirm that the upcoming Libra council meeting is still set for October 14 in Geneva.
Mastercard and Visa May Also Drop Out
It's been reported that others including Visa and Mastercard may be leaving the Libra Association as well. In addition, Ebay's deep historic corporate ties to Paypal have some questioning how long the e-commerce and online auction giant may remain. Before feeling too sorry for Libra, though, it's important to remember who the organization is. The Libra Association is a veritable who's who of finance and tech mega clout, all teamed up ostensibly for the same purpose: to make the proposed Libra cryptocurrency a reality. With an estimated 2.41 billion monthly active users, Facebook is by no means hurting for support. Other companies on the roster are similarly more-than-well-established players in the tech, blockchain and finance industries, and as such the project is far from foiled.
Still, Paypal's bold exit combined with regulatory backlash from governments worldwide does not bode well. Not to mention many in the crypto space attacking the proposed currency for its centralized nature and connection to the habitually privacy-invasive Facebook, Inc. As much as the new Zuck bucks claim to be an answer for financial inclusion and support for the unbanked worldwide, a confluence of corporate and government powers seems to ultimately hold the fate of the token in its hands.
What are your thoughts on Paypal's decision to leave the Libra Association? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Introducing Baltimore Peninsula
Today, MAG Partners, MacFarlane Partners, Sagamore Ventures and the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs) celebrate the unveiling of a new name, brand and vision of Baltimore's 235-acre mixed-use development, previously called Port Covington.
The change comes as the development's first phase of vertical construction nears completion, with over 1.1 million square feet of new office, retail, and mixed-income residential opening in 2023, directly adjacent to the already complete Rye Street Tavern and Sagamore Spirit Distillery.
The vision is bolstered by several recently announced initiatives that reinforce Baltimore Peninsula's commitment to impact for the city of Baltimore, including new community partnerships, grants and the announcement of the neighborhood's first office tenant.
The name reflects the community's location along the Middle Branch waterfront, the businesses, nonprofits, and destinations that already exist at the site, and acts as an invitation to organizations, both locally and nationally, to participate. Paired with the new name, the rebrand signifies the future of the project as a vibrant mixed-income residential neighborhood and thriving business district, supported by waterfront events and activities, new restaurants and social destinations that bring opportunity and strengthen the spirit of Baltimore.
"As we move from construction to establishing a dynamic neighborhood that is home to residents, visitors and employees from across the City and beyond we are excited to have the opportunity to better align the name with its bold vision," said MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder and CEO of MAG Partners. "In just a few short months we've attracted new businesses like Chambers, aligned with partners like Sweeten and Project JumpStart, and doubled down on our belief in this neighborhood's ability to play a critical role in Baltimore's future."
"I am proud of the momentum we've been able to build, and even more proud of how laser-focused this team has been on ensuring the neighborhoods around us continue to reap the benefits of this transformative investment," said Victor MacFarlane, Founder and Chairman of MacFarlane Partners. "We will continue to deliver on our commitments to generate long-term positive impact for all of Baltimore."
"Baltimore is an incredibly special place to me – it is home – and it is rewarding to see the culmination of all the great work that has been done to date," said Kevin Plank, Principal and CEO of Sagamore Ventures. "There is no doubt in my mind that the city will continue to benefit from the momentum and energy that has resulted from the creation of this new waterfront neighborhood. The impact is undeniable."
"Baltimore Peninsula is among the country's most ambitious developments, and we are very pleased to move forward on our shared mission to bring new opportunities to the Baltimore community, including the creation of green space, workforce development and access to affordable housing," said Michael Lohr, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
"This announcement is in alignment with our shared vision for Baltimore's renaissance – a renaissance driven by inclusive economic growth that creates diverse and thriving communities that bridge historically neglected areas of our city," said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. "On behalf of the City of Baltimore, I want to acknowledge and thank everyone involved including our new partners and our loyal investors for your commitment to moving this vision forward."
"The ability for these seven communities to benefit from fully committed, ongoing, long-term funding is the type of change we need to see more of here in Baltimore, and in cities across the country," said Mike Middleton, President & Chair, SB7 Coalition. "The Community Benefits Agreement ensures that, as Baltimore Peninsula transforms into a new home for many, the surrounding communities are lifted up alongside it."
MAG Partners and MacFarlane Partners have emphasized the importance of community investment and supporting a local ecosystem since joining the development and investment team earlier this year. They have already begun signing commercial leases for the property, including a new agreement for H. Chambers Company, an architecture and interior design firm, to occupy 9,000 square feet of space at Rye Street Market over a 10-year lease. Chambers will relocate to Baltimore Peninsula in March 2023.
Furthermore, as part of the Baltimore Peninsula brand, the team revealed Rye House and 250 Mission, comprising 416 brand-new affordable and market rate residences. Leasing will begin in the first quarter of 2023 and the first residents of Baltimore Peninsula are expected to move in March. The project has 20% affordable housing on site, with 35 affordable units at 250 Mission for households earning 80% AMI and 54 affordable units at Rye House for households earning 50% of AMI. In January the team will launch the final building, 2400 Terrapin Way, which includes 121 residential units, of which 81 are extended stay.
The neighborhood's new name and branding will be revealed during an evening event that includes city officials, development partners and local stakeholders that have come together to seed this new mixed-use community. Baltimore Peninsula represents a fresh model for urban development – a purpose-driven, sustainable Impact Community powered by diversity and committed to creating opportunities for all.
In honor of the milestone, local Baltimore artist Saba Hamidi created a custom mural, inspired by the waterfront location and mission of Baltimore Peninsula. Her artwork will be showcased across a 40-foot shipping container which will be displayed to the public. The mural design is inspired by the artist's interpretation of Baltimore Peninsula, and what the neighborhood represents, including themes such as a place for everyone, formed on a solid foundation, rooted in Baltimore Pride, designed to inspire and built for impact.
The development team is also showcasing the new brand on the historic Gould Street Power Plant, visible to the city for five days.
The unveiling of the new name comes on the heels of a string of announcements the development team has made this fall, including the launch of a new partnership with Sweeten to bring transparent, data-driven decision making to the construction industry, resulting in increased participation by local minority and women-owned businesses. To date, Baltimore Peninsula has committed more than $132 million in contracts to Baltimore City-certified MBE/WBE firms, exceeding its initial goals with 35 percent participation for MBEs and 13 percent for WBEs.
Last month, the developer also launched a new partnership with Project JumpStart — a workforce development and job placement program — to implement its 15-week construction training program that will ultimately support the continued construction of Baltimore Peninsula. The partnership, which will support the education of up to 22 students, includes financial support of Project JumpStart by Sagamore Ventures, the privately held investment company of Kevin Plank.
In addition, the development team has announced $2.5 million of macro grants, micro grants, and capacity-building funds alongside the SB7 Coalition, and have supported Baltimore-based Conscious Ventures Partners, alongside lead investor Sagamore Ventures, as they raise a $50 million fund for investment in companies using innovation to create a more equitable society, specifically targeting local MWBEs.
For more information on Baltimore Peninsula, visit baltimorepeninsula.com or visit on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About Baltimore Peninsula
Baltimore Peninsula is a 235-acre redevelopment project located on Baltimore City's prime waterfront, featuring investments from Sagamore Ventures and the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As one of the largest urban revitalization efforts in the United States, Baltimore Peninsula will have a fundamental and far-reaching impact on Baltimore's future. At completion, this transformative project will include: up to 14 million square feet of new, mixed-use development; 2.5 miles of restored waterfront; and 40 acres of parks and green space. The Baltimore Peninsula redevelopment is expected to generate fresh opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship for Baltimore City residents and its local workforce.
About MAG Partners
MAG Partners is a woman-owned, urban real estate company with decades of experience developing impactful, iconic, large-scale projects throughout New York City. Led by MaryAnne Gilmartin, together the MAG Partners team has successfully designed, built and operated over seven million square feet of office, residential and mixed-use projects, including over 2,000 units of housing, with a total value of over $4.5 billion. The firm believes and has proven that principles of beauty, diversity and sustainability create lasting value.
About MacFarlane Partners
MacFarlane Partners is a real estate investment and development firm that acquires, develops and manages properties on behalf of some of the world's largest pension plans and institutions as well as for its own account. Founded in 1987, the firm pioneered the urban investment concept among institutional real estate investment managers in the 1990s and today is a leading investor in and developer of properties that promote smart growth, urban revitalization, sustainability and equitable development in urban and high-density suburban areas nationwide. It is headquartered in San Francisco and operates a regional office in Los Angeles.
About the Goldman Sachs Asset Management Urban Investment Group (UIG)
Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), we deliver investment and advisory services for the world's leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals, drawing from our deeply connected global network and tailored expert insights, across every region and market—overseeing more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision worldwide as of June 30, 2022.
Driven by a passion for its clients' performance, the firm seeks to build long-term relationships based on conviction, sustainable outcomes, and shared success over time. Goldman Sachs Asset Management invests in the full spectrum of alternatives, including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure. Established in 2001, the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management has committed over $14 billion through real estate projects, social enterprises and lending facilities for small businesses.
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