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Questions remain about who called shots at prison riot
Who made the decision not to enter Building C sooner when inmates took control at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Feb. 1?
Questions remain about who called shots at prison riot Who made the decision not to enter Building C sooner when inmates took control at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Feb. 1? Check out this story on delawareonline.com: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/01/26/one-year-later-questions-remain-who-called-shots-vaughn-prison-siege/1043690001/
Brittany Horn and Esteban Parra, The News Journal Published 11:34 a.m. ET Jan. 26, 2018 | Updated 5:18 p.m. ET Jan. 27, 2018
David Pierce, former warden for James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, in his office.(Photo: JENNIFER CORBETT/THE NEWS JOURNAL)Buy Photo
It's a question that has circulated since the hostage siege ended: Who made the decision to delay breaching the wall of Building C after inmates took control at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Feb. 1?
Gov. John Carney's office vehemently denies that Carney delayed the entry, though a lawsuit against state officials – recently settled for $7.5 million – alleges that he did.
The Governor's Office stood by a previous comment given to The News Journal last year.
"The hostage negotiations were conducted by trained professionals from the Department of Correction and Delaware State Police," spokesman Jonathan Starkey said. "The governor trusted his law enforcement team on the ground to make decisions on how best to respond throughout the incident."
Dozens of police officers flooded to Vaughn as word of the hostage situation spread. Residents who live near the prison recall watching police car after police car race past en route to Delaware's largest prison, prompting the response of SWAT teams and CERT teams throughout the state.
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Multiple sources not affiliated with the lawsuit told The News Journal that Vaughn's warden, David Pierce, wanted to breach the building earlier, but was instructed by the governor to stand down.
Entry into Building C was made 18 hours after inmates took control. Lt. Steven Floyd had already been killed by that time. Counselor Patricia May, who was held for the duration of the siege, was found unharmed. Inmates earlier released two other correctional officers to relay their demands to state leaders. Those officers were severely beaten.
Security fencing at Jame T. Vaughn Correctional Center. (Photo: Jennifer Corbett, The News Journal)
The Emergency Preparedness and Response policy for the DOC states that the prison warden is the "ultimate commander" when a crisis hits. If the warden is unavailable or on travel leave, the deputy wardens for security are called upon next, followed by the major and shift commander, respectively, according to the policy.
The policy also stresses that "one and only one person shall formally be in command at all times."
Less than three weeks after the siege, Pierce, a longtime state Department of Correction employee, was quietly placed on administrative leave with pay and subsequently reassigned within the DOC.
The former warden now works for Dover Probation and Parole, according to the state salary database, making nearly $110,000 in a position title that has never been released by the state Department of Correction. He makes just $1,223 less than Vaughn's current warden, Dana Metzger.
Photos: Hostage situation at Delaware prison
Gov. John Carney speaks at a press conference held at Troop 2 near Glasgow on the death of a correctional officer at Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna during the hostage situation. Suchat Pederson/The News Journal
Robert Coupe, secretary of the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security, speaks at a press conference held at Troop 2 in Bear on the loss of one of the prison guards at Vaughn Correctional Center during the hostage situation. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
A press conference was held at Troop 2 in Bear on the prison hostage situation at Vaughn Correctional Center. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
Gov. John Carney standby during a press conference held at Troop 2 in Bear on the loss of one of the prison guards at Vaughn Correctional Center during the hostage situation. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
Inmates are contained in the Smyrna prison yard after Building C was secured earlier this morning. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
Inmates are contained at Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna after Building C was secured in February. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
Delaware governor John Carney addresses the media during a press conference at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. Daniel Sato, The News Journal
Delaware Department of Correction Deputy Director Perry Phelps, left, Delaware Gov. John Carney (center) and Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Robert Coupe attend a press conference at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna Wednesday. Daniel Sato, The News Journal
Delaware Department of Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps fields questions from the media about prison staffing levels following a hostage situation at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. Daniel Sato, The News Journal
A corrections official searches cars as they leave the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Wednesday night. Inmates took over a section of the prison on Wednesday afternoon, taking hostages. KYLE GRANTHAM/THE NEWS JOURNAL
A corrections officials stop car turning into the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Wednesday night. Inmates took over a section of the prison on Wednesday afternoon, taking hostages. KYLE GRANTHAM/THE NEWS JOURNAL
Aerial photos Wednesday afternoon at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna where inmates have taken guards hostage. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
An aerial photo shows James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, where inmates have taken hostages Wednesday afternoon. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
Aerial photos at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna during the Feb. 1 siege. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
Police staged inside the prison during the hostage crisis at Vaughn Correctional Center. Courtesy of NBC10, SkyForce10
Delaware State Police Sgt. Richard Bratz addresses the media during a press conference at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna Wednesday. Daniel Sato, The News Journal
Emergency vehicles make their way into James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Wednesday. Daniel Sato, The News Journal
Multiple ambulances roll into the Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna where all Delaware prisons went on lockdown late Wednesday due to an "emergency situation" Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
A woman and her son watch through their living room window with the prison tower reflected. All Delaware prisons went on lockdown late Wednesday due to an "emergency situation" unfolding at Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna. Suchat Pederson/The News Journal
Multiple ambulances and emergency vehicles head toward the Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna where all Delaware prisons went on lockdown late Wednesday due to an "emergency situation" DOUG CURRAN/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS JOURNAL
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
Multiple ambulances roll into the Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna where all Delaware prisons went on lockdown late Wednesday due to an "emergency situation" DOUG CURRAN/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS JOURNAL
Multiple ambulances roll into the Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna Wednesday. Suchat Pederson/The News Journal
Emergency vehicles make their way into James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Wednesday. Daniel Sato/The News Journal
A tactical team is seen outside of Vaughn Correctional Center. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
A tactical vehicle arrives at Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
An ambulance transports an injured person out of Vaughn Correctional Center. Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
BACKGROUND: Report shows signs of progress, openness in Delaware prisons
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"For 95 percent of the problems, staff already know the answer to those problems," Pierce said at a state Senate Labor Committee public hearing in Wilmington called by Sen. Bobby Marshall. "But if you don't have the resources to provide the basic needs, then you can't resolve the conflict."
Pierce did not respond to requests for comment.
Vaughn's security Superintendent Maj. Jeffrey Carrothers was also reassigned. The DOC has never publicly commented on what prompted the personnel change or to what position Carrothers has moved. However, the state salary database indicates he remains at Vaughn, where he makes nearly $70,000 per year.
Details about how quickly Floyd died – and if an earlier breach could have saved him – likely won't come out unless the charges against 18 Vaughn inmates make it to trial. Because of the use of an indictment by the state, information regarding who led the riot and who played key roles in the death of Floyd was not included in charging documents.
The state is expected to spend millions of dollars litigating the cases because separate lawyers are required for each inmate charged.
Contact Brittany Horn at (302) 324-2771 or bhorn@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @brittanyhorn. Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3.
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If you have attempted to work with the latest version of FileMaker's powerful server product, you've probably been struck with a good bit of disorientation. FileMaker changed nearly EVERYTHING. On top of totally redesigning the UI, they actually moved some key features out to their new "Admin API" and some things even to the command line interface. That means that none of those features are simply a button away anymore. You need to either learn to type a lot in a terminal window, or use one of the several third-party tools that make great use of the new (but powerful) Admin API.
Alan Bird has trod that ground and has some stories about his journey and a demo of the tool he finally chose to reveal the hidden secrets of FileMaker Server 17. If you ever plan to have anything to do with Server 17, you need to learn from Alan's experience.
Well, the abraded skin is barely healed over on our hypothetical knuckles due to the massive changes wrought in FileMaker 17, and the Mothership is already talking about where the platform is headed next. More changes are in the offing, but we think you'll appreciate the boldness and creative thought that has gone into their germination. We'll watch a show of their favorite things, including broad hints of turns further down the road, along with some head-scratchers to ruminate on.
FM "Next" is shaping up to be just as big a step forward as 17 was. Come check out what to expect a mere 6 months from now.
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Johnny Flynn Will Play David Bowie in New Biopic STARDUST
by Lindsey Romain
Jan 31 2019 • 2:53 PM
It's been three years since David Bowie died, and honestly, those are still hard words to type. But that doesn't mean the man is actually gone, as his art and legacy will live on in fabulousness for the rest of forever. And now, it appears his next iteration will be on the big screen in a new biopic, titled Stardust.
Johnny Flynn, a British singer and actor known for the Netflix series Lovesick, will play Bowie in the film, which will chronicle the musician's career starting with his first trip to America in 1971, which sparked the idea for his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. Gabriel Range (I Am A Slave) will direct the script from writer Christopher Bell (The Last Czars), with Jena Malone and Marc Maron co-starring.
The film is already kicking up a fair amount of controversy since, it appears, the studio doesn't have permission from Bowie's estate to use the singer's music. It would certainly be… a choice to make a David Bowie biopic without music from David Bowie. This wrinkle was noted by Bowie's son, director Duncan Jones, who took to Twitter to point out that "nobody" has been granted music rights for a film.
I think this journalist needs to do some investigative reporting. Pretty certain nobody has been granted music rights for ANY biopic… I would know.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 31, 2019
We have no idea what any of that means, but it's certainly a bummer for a project that otherwise sounds cool. For now, we're just going to go ahead and suggest that filmmakers go the "fictional character inspired by a real life superstar" route, ála Velvet Goldmine or Last Days.
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TAPA SEEKS TALKS WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO ADD VALUE TO NEW EU SAFE & SECURE TRUCK PARKING STANDARD
SEE-THROUGH THE FRAUDSTERS – FAKE CARRIERS ARE TARGETING SUPPLY CHAINS IN EVERY TAPA REGION
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER LOSSES SURPASS €7.2 MILLION AS TAPA EMEA RECORDS CRIMES IN 19 COUNTRIES
Q3 2019 INTELLIGENCE REINFORCES THE ALARMING RISE IN RECORDED CARGO CRIMES IN EMEA – BUT IS ALSO KEY TO THE RESILIENCE OF TAPA MEMBERS'...
EKOL RISES TO THE CHALLENGE OF TAPA FSR LEVEL A CERTIFICATION AT ITS 225,000 SQ MT, 245 TRUCK DOCK DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN TURKEY
Q3 2019 INTELLIGENCE REINFORCES THE ALARMING RISE IN RECORDED CARGO CRIMES IN EMEA – BUT IS ALSO KEY TO THE RESILIENCE OF TAPA MEMBERS' SUPPLY CHAINS
Products worth more than €80 million were stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to cargo thefts reported to TAPA's Incident Information Service (IIS) database.
New intelligence for Q3 2019 ending 30 September shows a total loss value for the quarter of more than €26.4m million, adding to the €34.2m and €21m previously reported in the Association's Q1 and Q2 IIS reports respectively.
Based on these figures alone, losses for 2019 are now showing over €293,000 of goods are stolen by cargo thieves every day.
It is also important to recognise that even these high values represent only a small proportion of the true cost of cargo crime in the EMEA region. In Q1, Q2 and Q3 2019, the total number of incidents recorded with a value were just 37.3%, 29.7% and 23.8% respectively and, most significantly of all, intelligence for the majority of thefts from supply chains is still impossible to source.
TAPA EMEA's latest quarterly analysis reveals a total of 596 new cargo crimes were notified to its IIS database during the three months to 30 September.
The combined loss value for the 23.8% of these incidents with a value was €26,455,200 – producing an average loss for these crimes for Q3 2019 of €186,304.
TAPA gathered intelligence on cargo losses in 22 countries in the EMEA region in Q3/19. France and the Netherlands recorded the highest number of crimes in the Association's IIS database in this reporting period, due largely to the support and crime information given to TAPA EMEA by law enforcement agencies in both countries. France saw a total of 146 actual or attempted cargo thefts, 24.5% of the Q3/19 total, while the Netherlands accounted for 136 or 22.8%.
Seven other countries recorded double-digit rates of incidents:
· United Kingdom – 70 incidents or 11.8% of the Q3 total
· Russia – 66 or 11.1%
· Germany – 38 or 6.4%
· Spain – 37 or 6.2%
· South Africa – 36 or 6%
· Italy – 15 or 2.5%
· Belgium – 11 or 1.9%
Crimes across all 22 countries being targeted by cargo thieves in the third quarter of 2019 resulted in the losses of high value, theft targeted goods in 19 TAPA IIS product categories.
While over half of the incidents did not specify the types of goods stolen or targeted, 11 product types recorded 10 or more losses, according to data shared with the Association. These were:
· Food & Drink – 60 cargo thefts or 10.1% of the Q3 total
· Furniture/Household Appliances – 28 or 4.7%
· Tobacco – 28 or 4.7%
· No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 25 or 4.2%
· Metal – 23 or 3.9%
· Clothing & Footwear – 18 or 3%
· Tools/Building Materials – 16 or 2.6%
· Cash – 13 or 2.2%
· Car Parts – 12 or 2%
· Computers/Laptops – 11 or 1.9%
· Cosmetics & Hygiene – 11 or 1.9%
Major losses average €1.3m
Major cargo thefts - with a value of €100,000 or more – were recorded in 18 incidents during the quarter and accounted for €23.4 million of the Q3 loss total, an average of €1.3m per crime.
One crime dominated the Q3 results – the €17,440,800 theft of diamonds, earrings, necklaces and watches after thieves forced their way into a luxury goods warehouse in South Africa and overpowered the staff, destroying the building's security doors in the process. The incident took place at an Origin Facility in Sandton, Gauteng province, on 9 August. Media reports claimed the building's CCTV cameras were not working at the time of the raid.
The other major cargo crimes TAPA EMEA is able to report involved losses of:
The theft of a trailer and its load of computers/laptops on 1 September in Oss in the Netherlands' North Brabant province.
A trailer and its cargo of alcohol products were taken from an unclassified parking location in Haaften, Gelderland in the Netherlands, on 27 July.
Offenders broke open the locks and security seal of a trailer parked overnight in an unclassified parking place on the E42 in Le Roeulx in Hainaut province, Belgium, on 20 September, and stole its cargo of toys and games.
The highest value loss recorded in the United Kingdom in Q3/19 saw thieves cut open the curtain side of a trailer parked at a service station on the A14 in Cambridgeshire on the night of 3 September and escape with a shipment of computers/laptops.
The deceptive stop and hijacking of a truck on the R21 highway in Irene, south of Pretoria, South Africa, on 27 August. Two of the four men who stopped the truck at the side of the motorway were reportedly dressed in police uniforms. After removing the driver from the vehicle, the offenders drove off in the truck, which was pulling two trailers loaded with beverages. On this occasion, law enforcement officers were able to recover the vehicle because the quick-thinking driver had activated a security tracker before stopping his vehicle. It is unclear whether the cargo was still onboard the truck when it was found.
Another high value loss of computers/laptops in the Netherlands occurred on 28 September when thieves removed three pallets containing the goods from a truck in Haarlemmermeer in North Holland.
An 'Internal' M.O. was recorded for this loss of unspecified cargo on 9 September following a truck hijacking in Kleinmond in South Africa's Western Cape. Once again, tracking technology helped to direct police to an industrial area in Parow, a northern suburb of Cape Town, where they discovered the stolen truck and its driver. A search of a nearby storage facility recovered two products but the rest of the goods had already been removed.
TAPA continues to collate a growing amount of intelligence on cargo crimes in Russia, including this case of Fraud on 13 September when a driver offloaded 20 tonnes of clothing and footwear at an unauthorised location in Moscow after reportedly being instructed to do so by an unknown person.
Thieves also targeted a Maritime Transportation Facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on 1 August and stole a cargo of chemicals being stored in the facility. According to intelligence shared with TAPA's IIS, the cargo was taken to a warehouse in nearby Cato Ridge where the thieves are believed to have changed the packaging in order to sell the chemicals on the grey market for farming or industrial use.
Offenders removed the wall cladding of an Authorised 3rd Party Facility in York in the UK on 18 July. After making a hole in the wall, they were able to steal a large number of fruit juicer kitchen appliances.
Another case of a truck hijacking in South Africa following a deceptive stop. In this incident in Port Elizabeth on 22 July, the attackers stole 23 tonnes of copper.
On 30 August, metal was also targeted by thieves in Germany. Over 20 tonnes of copper was reported stolen from an Origin Facility after offenders used fake company data and identities to make a fraudulent pick-up. The loss was only confirmed when the cargo failed to reach its destination as scheduled.
In Port Elizabeth on 19 August, another vehicle carrying a load of metal was hijacked by a group of offenders wearing reflective jackets and standing next to a white vehicle with a blue light. After flagging down the truck, they reportedly shot and killed the driver before fleeing with the vehicle and its load. The truck and its cargo were later recovered by police using the vehicle's GPS tracker.
In the second-tier loss category of between €50,000 and €100,000, TAPA EMEA recorded a further 20 incidents with a combined value of €1,441,302 or an average of €72,065. These included:
€99,366 – On 26 August, offenders reportedly bribed a truck driver delivering 410 portable generators and 560 four litre drums of oil to divert his truck to Oyo state in Nigeria
€87,556 – A shipment of tyres was stolen from a trailer left in an unauthorised parking place in Venlo in the Netherlands on 18 July
€87,329 – Thieves stole 21,500 kilos of avocadoes from a vehicle in Gameren in Gelderland in the Netherlands on 9 August
€86,772 – Cable was stolen while en route in Pskov in the North West region of Russia. This was another crime involving fraud and deception in which the driver was reportedly told to unload the cargo at an unauthorised location by an unknown person on 8 August
€82,314 – Fraud was also used on 26 July to steal a cargo of confectionary en route in Moscow, Russia
€80,000 – 220 televisions were stolen in this Theft from Vehicle on 27 September at a service station on the E55 highway in Chieti in Italy's Abruzzo region
€80,000 – A full truckload of tyres and rims disappeared from an Origin Facility in Sehnde, Germany, on 22 August after thieves entered the warehouse and stole a loaded semi-trailer
€80,000 – No products were stolen in this crime but two empty cargo trucks were set on fire at the rear of a Services 3rd Party Facility in Bielefeld, Germany, on 8 August
€73,929 – Another case of fraud in Russia on 2 August resulted in the loss of a shipment of non-ferrous metal in St. Petersburg
€70,411 – Russia was also the scene of this deceptive pick-up of 20 units of clothing and footwear in Moscow on 27 July
The top five types of incidents reported to TAPA's IIS in Q3/19 were:
Theft from Vehicle – 259 (43.5%)
Theft from Trailer – 131 (22.0%)
Fraud – 65 (10.9%)
Theft of Vehicle – 39 (6.5%)
Hijacking – 23 (3.9%)
10 different types of locations were cited as the places where cargo crimes occurred in Q3 2019. Unclassified Parking Location was recorded in 248 or 41.6% of incidents in the quarter and this figure was probably considerably higher given that a further 210 or 35.3% of reports said the places where losses took place were unknown. Three other locations accounted for a further 115 incidents:
· En Route – 48 incidents or 8.1% of the quarterly total
· Origin Facility – 41 or 6.9%
· Destination Facility – 26 or 4.4%
10 Q3 CARGO CRIME FACTS
Growth of Last Mile cargo crimes – TAPA EMEA recorded 155 attacks on Last Mile delivery vehicles in 14 countries in the region; Austria, Belarus, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Zimbabwe. Products targeted included tobacco, clothing and footwear, food and drink, cash, car parts, computers/laptops, furniture/household appliances, metal and pharmaceuticals.
Russia dominates cases of Fraud – 61 of the 65 crimes involving fraud in Q3/19 were reported in Russia and involved losses of clothing and footwear, metal, foot and drink, car parts and tyres, cosmetics and hygiene products, furniture/household appliances, and tools/building materials. The criminals' M.O. frequently involved the use of fake company data as well as fake IDs and documentation to enable offenders to collect loads. Four other countries recorded cases of fraud; Belarus, Bulgaria, France and Germany. These crimes included losses of tobacco and food and drink products.
7% of recorded crimes involved violence – In Q3, TAPA EMEA received reports of loss of life and severe injuries as truck drivers were attacked by thieves with guns, knives and, in one case, a machete. South Africa was the country with the highest number of incidents involving violence or threat with violence – 22 of the 42 such cases in Q3/19 – while other attacks took place in France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Hijackers most active in South Africa – Once again, South Africa recorded the highest number of truck hijackings in the TAPA IIS database as thieves targeted a wide range of goods ranging from losses of two million tubes of toothpaste in Olifantsfontein to thefts of beer, car engines, brass tubing, cigarettes, cheese, nappies, metal and garage doors. 19 of the 23 hijackings in the quarter took place in South Africa. Two incidents were recorded in Italy and there were single attacks reported in Bulgaria and Kenya.
Multiple curtain-slashing incidents – The Netherlands continued to see a high number of cargo thefts and attempted thefts in which thieves cut holes in the tarpaulin sides of trucks to steal the goods inside. These crimes included 26 trucks being targeted on the same night in August at a parking location in Hapert, North Brabant, and 20 vehicles having their curtains slashed on the same day at a gas station on the A73 near Venray. In the latter case, 6-8 offenders were seen acting suspiciously at the parking site.
Recurring M.O. in South Africa – Crimes involving the use of GPS jammers as well as offenders posing as police/traffic officers and using vehicles with blue lights to bring cargo trucks to a stop continued to feature in incident reports in South Africa.
Facilities far more secure than trucks – Only 20 or 3.3% of the 596 incidents recorded in Q3 2019 involved Theft from Facility crimes. 10 of these crimes occurred at Origin Facility sites and five were reported at Services 3rd Party Facilities. Two of these incidents were major losses – the aforementioned €17.4m theft of jewellery/precious metals and the €130,349 loss of fruit juicers. The UK recorded the highest number of attacks on facilities, with eight in total in Q3/19. Other goods targeted in these crimes included coffee, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals, sportswear, household products, power tools, cabling, computer equipment, saxophones, tyres, iron rods, and furniture/household appliances. Facilities were also targeted in France, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.
TAPA is growing its intelligence reach – The Association's efforts to build information sharing partnerships with national law enforcement agencies, and other reliable sources of incident data, is giving TAPA members greater insight into cargo crimes in more countries across the EMEA region. The 22 countries recording attacks on supply chains in Q3/19 were 10 more than in the same quarter of last year.
Don't cut corners on due diligence – One of the golden rules of supply chain resilience is to know who you're doing business with. As companies buy more transport capacity via online freight exchanges and regularly outsource work, it is more important than ever to carry out strict and thorough due diligence on every supplier, remembering the growing level of sophistication in fake identification documents etc. One crime reported to TAPA's IIS in Q3 2019 involved the theft of 17 pallets of Polymer, which had to be collected in Greece and delivered to Romania. A legitimate road haulier received a transport order from a bogus Italian company to collect the cargo. Once the cargo was in transit, the driver was instructed to deliver to Sofia, Bulgaria, instead, where the goods were unloaded in a parking area and the haulier's paperwork was signed off, enabling the driver to leave. The cargo subsequently disappeared.
Another all-time high for cargo crime – 2019 was always going to set a new record for supply chain crimes recorded by TAPA's IIS in the EMEA region even before the Q3 data was released. The quantity of information now accessible to members in the Association's IIS database means it is now an even more powerful tool to help identify when and where cargo crimes are occurring as well as the modus operandi being used by offenders to ensure the security and resilience of high value, theft targeted goods in transit.
All of the Q3 2019 data is available to members in TAPA's searchable IIS database.
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ADHD and Mood Swings: What You Need to Know
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Ask what's going on, and empathize. It's important to show empathy to your child and tell him it's okay to feel the way he's feeling. At the same time, you can show him that talking about what's bothering him allows him to get it out and move on before his negative feelings grow.
You can say something like, "Did something happen to make you become so down on yourself? If he tells you, show him empathy by saying, "That would make me feel embarrassed, too." You can even swap stories about when similar things happened to you.
Just know that your child may not be ready to talk about it, and it's important to respect that. Give him room to back away from it for a while if he needs to.
Share your feelings about his behavior. You may worry about making him feel guilty or ashamed. But it's important for your child to know how his moods affect other people—including you. You can say something like, "I'm feeling irritated by how you're behaving. Did something happen that's making you feel mad?"
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Students waiver over Chick-fil-A on campus
By Scout on August 31, 2012
Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy faced backlash this summer when he expressed his views opposing gay marriage during a radio interview. Now that the chain has a new home in the Michel Student Center, students have varying opinions on the university's decision to bring Chick-fil-A to campus.
Freshman nursing major Lorelei Volpe said she is going to eat elsewhere.
"I personally don't want to eat Chick-fil-A," she said. "I respect their right to free speech, but those views shouldn't be part of your business. Even if my $5 doesn't do anything to stop it, I don't want to fund them any further."
Sophomore entrepreneurship major Daniel Bachrach said other companies, like Jack-in-the-Box, have also expressed strong opinions.
"There are plenty of other companies that have the same views, and that was his own personal belief," he said. "I think he said it as eloquently as he could."
Junior entrepreneurship major Michael DePorte said he will also likely avoid the new restaurant.
"I don't agree with his views, and I will probably choose not to eat there," he said.
Vice President for Business Affairs Gary Anna said Chick-fil-A was brought to campus following student surveys last year.
"Students indicated that they would want one here," he said. "We have been and can be criticized for our companies, but as long as they're abiding by the laws, then one could say there is some healthiness in having opposing views and honest discourse."
Ultimately, Anna said, Chick-fil-A is at Bradley for the food, and nothing more than that.
"This isn't a political issue for us, it's not a social issue for us," he said. "The reality is, we're just serving chicken."
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The public spaces here serve as the stage for performances by local choirs and professional opera singers, Upper Valley dance troupes and those visiting from the nearby Hopkins Center.
Our guests have included the Axis Dance Company, Dana Cunningham, George Winston, Northern Stage, OperaNorth, and the Young at Heart octogenarian singing group.
Anyone interested in scheduling a performance should contact the Arts Program Coordinator at (603) 650-6187.
The Walker Piano, a beautiful Steinway, was donated in 1993 by the Walker family in memory of Christine Walker, a patient at DHMC who was treated for cancer. While here, Christine found comfort in music played on an old upright piano by her nephew. Grateful for the care that she received, the family decided that a fitting tribute to her memory would be a new piano that could provide healing music to future patients and their families, as well as to staff and visitors. The Walker Piano is located on level 3 of the Main Rotunda (PDF).
Volunteers routinely play our two pianos. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Marcy Sanborn, Volunteer Coordinator, at (603) 650-7056. Visitors may play the pianos for a limited time by first obtaining the key from the Main Rotunda or South Information Desks.


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Mayor Just About the Only Person Supporting 27-Story Mixed-Use Tower in Koreatown
By Bianca Barragan May 18, 2015, 1:15pm PDT
Developers Colony Holdings have been fighting to build a huge mixed-use housing tower in Koreatown—on Eighth Street near Catalina Street—since 2009, but they've now found a very helpful ally in Mayor Eric Garcetti, who last month overturned a City Planning Commission decision to deny the development. (The commission had rejected the plan because they felt the project was too large compared to the rest of the buildings in the area.)
The tower first went up for review in 2009, when it was 35 stories with 270 units; the developer was denied the zoning changes necessary to build that project. It surfaced again in 2013, at 25 stories with 227 units, and was denied again. The latest version of the building rises 27 stories and features 269 residences, 562 parking spaces, and commercial space at street level, according to Urbanize LA.
Opponents still say this is the wrong spot for such a project—too far from the transit hub a half-mile away at Wilshire/Vermont and too large for the mostly low- and mid-rise buildings that surround the site. The LA Times says that housing activists, an immigrants' rights group, and a group called Fix the City (which has sued the city over developments elsewhere) are among the opposition.
Members of the City Planning Commission were also firmly against the building. One commissioner, an affordable housing developer, called the tower "wildly inappropriate" for the location. Fix the City, which got in on the suing-LA-over-the-denser/taller-Hollywood-plan action back in 2012, contends that Garcetti "overstepped his legal authority" and says it's planning its next legal move. Garcetti is almost entirely alone in his support of the project, save for Councilmember Herb Wesson, who reps the area. An aide to Wesson explained the official's backing of the project: "You have density naturally occurring in this neighborhood, and we need to be able to build housing."
· Garcetti overrules his own appointees for Koreatown developer [LAT]
· Proposed K-Town Tower Miraculously Alive [Urbanize LA]
· Old Koreatown Mixed-Use Tower Plans Back at 25 Stories [Curbed LA]


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By milosevic,
September 25, 2006 in Player Ratings
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Re: Ribery
Yanker this is getting a bit off topic. The main point is Franck Ribery deserves a 95. But so do other players in the Bundesliga. I will quote myself on this.
"Bayern Munchen will finish no worse then the quarter finals in the 2008/2009 Champions League."
The Premiere League is not the best league in the world. First of all there are so many things wrong with it. Two of the major ones being the dominance of the big four clubs and the widening gap between the premiership clubs and the lower league clubs. That is something you don't find in other league there is much more evenness throughout the other leagues. In case you don't understand the second criticism it's a pretty simple concept.
Since The the Premierships split with the Football League, the established clubs in the Premier League have managed to distance themselves from their counterparts in lower leagues. Owing in large part to the disparity in revenue from television rights between the leagues, many of the newly promoted teams have found it difficult to avoid relegation in their first season in the Premier League. In every season except 2001–02 (Blackburn, Bolton, and Fulham) at least one Premier League newcomer has been relegated back to the Football League. In 1997–98 all three promoted clubs were relegated at the end of the season. The Premier League distributes a small portion of its television revenue to clubs that are relegated from the league in the form of "parachute payments". Starting with the 2006–07 season, these payments are in the amount of £6.5 million over the club's first two seasons in lower leagues. It is Designed to help teams adjust to the loss of television revenues (the average Premier League team receives £45 million while the average Football League Championship club receives £1 million), these payments actually widen the gap between teams that have reached the Premiership and those that have not, leading to the common occurrence of teams "bouncing back" soon after their relegation.
This is a major problem in the English League. You take out the Big Four clubs and the English League is nothing. All the other clubs would struggle to win The French, German, Italian, Spanish and even the Dutch league. Not doubt does the top four kick ***, but thats only 4 of the 20 teams in the top league and we aren't doing a "who has the better top teams" it's a "who has the better disparity in the league" No question, the German League has the best disparity.
The other major criticism a lot of people feel about the EPL is the dominance of the big four. Personally I don't have too big a problem with this because most leagues have their dominant teams. Italy has AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus. France has Lyon. Germany has Bayern Munchen. Holland has PSV and sometimes Ajax. Spain has Real Madrid and Barcelona. But the main difference is this:
In the past 12 seasons only three different clubs have won the Premier League title: Manchester United (7), Arsenal (3) and Chelsea (2). Blackburn are the only other team to have won the title in the Premier League's history. In addition, Manchester United have not finished outside the top three since the formation of the Premier League, with Arsenal finishing inside the top five in all but two seasons, while Liverpool without an English league title since the Pre Premier League era, have not finished lower than fifth since 1999. The Big Four clubs have all qualified for the last four seasons of the Champions League and receive the benefits of such qualification. The benefits include increased revenue and this is believed to have widened the gap between the Big Four clubs and the rest of the Premiership.
Franck Ribery = 95
Joe Cole = 94
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haha.. oooooo.. i like you frapechi, exactly what the forum needs, some balanced views. Although it's never going to change the minds of any forumer here, they'll just come back with some random hate stuff... Stuff like Portsmouth will beat Juventus any day... I have a whole list of them
I'll add also that the EPL would be possibly the most technically inferior league out of the big 4.
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milessurrey
haha.. oooooo.. i like you frapechi' date=' exactly what the forum needs, some balanced views. Although it's never going to change the minds of any forumer here, they'll just come back with some random hate stuff... Stuff like Portsmouth will beat Juventus any day... I have a whole list of them
I'll add also that the EPL would be possibly the most technically inferior league out of the big 4.[/quote']
You think that people are all haters but in a way you are too. I've noticed all you do in threads is rant about how cool the Italian League is. The Italian League is awesome, and is a bundle of fun to watch. It's a great league with great teams, but now only 1 Italian team remains in the UCL and they look bound to be eliminated. There are many great leagues in Europe, all with famous players. You also love to mention how people underestimate Juventus. I think it's safe to say anybody with a sane mind knows Portsmouth don't stand a chance against Juve. Lets just get back to the topic. This isn't about Juve VS Portsmouth, it's about Franck Ribery and the German League. Diego, VDV and Toni I believe also deserve a 95 in this case anyway
You think that people are all haters but in a way you are too. I've noticed all you do in threads is rant about how cool the Italian League is. The Italian League is awesome' date=' and is a bundle of fun to watch. It's a great league with great teams, but now only 1 Italian team remains in the UCL and they look bound to be eliminated. There are many great leagues in Europe, all with famous players. You also love to mention how people underestimate Juventus. I think it's safe to say anybody with a sane mind knows Portsmouth don't stand a chance against Juve. Lets just get back to the topic. This isn't about Juve VS Portsmouth, it's about Franck Ribery and the German League. Diego, VDV and Toni I believe also deserve a 95 in this case anyway[/quote']
I don't think I've ever said Juve is a good team, you'll see, through my posts, that I rank them about 5-6th in the Italian league. I say that SM underestimate their main players though... for sure.
The Italian league is a great league with great teams, and depending on what style of soccer you like it is great to watch. Generally speaking those comments are made when the entire forum just knocks the Italian league.
So yes, getting back on topic, those players you mention should be the rating you mentioned, but they aren't because SM views that league as way inferior to the EPL.
I don't think I've ever said Juve is a good team' date=' you'll see, through my posts, that I rank them about 5-6th in the Italian league. I say that SM underestimate their main players though... for sure.
So yes, getting back on topic, those players you mention should be the rating you mentioned, but they aren't because SM views that league as way inferior to the EPL.[/quote']
I personally like the Italian League because all the players play with their hearts on their sleeves. They always run for every ball, and it's pretty to watch. Back on topic I think it's safe to say Bayern will be in the CL next year and that could provide a boost for Toni to reach 95
Funny thing about this thread is that there is even a comparison between the english league and the german one....because if you have any logical reasoning at all you know its england (im not english).
Disparity? sure one top team that is a mile ahead of the rest instead of top four and then yes after that you get a more level playing field because they dont have teams good enough to make it less level...bad league simple as that
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Fripachi (sorry if I got the name wrong) you are proving my point in more ways than you realize. We have even witnessed today how German teams are not very strong losing to Russian opposition and tying a Spanish team. This shows that there is much less disparity in Germany b/c none have a lot of money and are all **** in general (well not exactly, but I'm in a big rush right now). Meanwhile, in the EPL billionares are buying out many teams and even lower division teams like QPR and now Derby and are investing hugely in the teams. This allows them to buy up the best talent from around the world rather than remaining predominantly english. TV revenue for even the lowest teams is much higher than the revenue for their counterparts or even mid-table or better teams in all the other leagues around the world. I really would write more, maybe tomorrow, but I simply don't have the time right now, I have massive amounts of work, sorry.
The funny thing about your comment is that you missed the point of my comments by a mile. I have never once stated the German League is better then the English' date=' Italian, or Spanish. Not once.
I will repeat myself cause it seems people just don't get my comments.
[b']"I have never once stated the German League is better then the English, Italian, or Spanish. Not once."[/b]
And yes its better to have one top team then four and if you don't know why then you might want to take a simple economics course. Or did you just skim my posts and not read it fully cause I just can't believe how someone can say that.
If the English league has 4 good clubs that are always taking up the 4 Champions League spots then they get ALL THE MONEY.
If the German league has 1 Elite team and they only take 1 of the spot of the Champions League spots that leaves more money for other teams.
This makes the other teams better.
Here it is again
"I have never once stated the German League is better then the English, Italian, or Spanish. Not once."
Cause I figured you might need to read it three times to get it.
What I'm stating is basically the German league is good enough to have 95 rated players. And most people agree with that cause that has nothing to do with the English rating system. It has no effect on the EPL.
Somebody made a comment if Franck Ribery is a 95 then Joe Cole should be a 96. Their reason for this was that Joe Cole plays in the EPL. That's their only reason. I have yet to hear any other reasons. Other then he is having a good season. No stats have been giving to me. Nothing. I simply said Joe Cole should be a 94, a raise of 2 from his current 92 rating.
Yanker and now I'm assuming you, Mark, feel that the German League is ****. But the problem is other then just stating your belief you haven't given any reason for it. Nor have you given me any facts proving the German League is **** and that the English league is the greatest thing to grace this world. And until somebody does nobody will take anybody arguing the your side seriously
Frapechi you are blind. The EPL had three teams in the Champions league semis last year and now it has 4 in the quarters. Also, I did post stats for you about Joe Cole, Ribery, and other wingers, which clearly showed that Cole has the best stats this season and he is accomplishing it in the world's best league. EPL teams have much more money than other leagues. Here's a list of the top 20 clubs by revenue according to 2007:
Rank Club Revenue
(€ million) Country
1. Real Madrid 351.8
2. Manchester Utd 315.4
3. Barcelona 291.1
4. Chelsea 284.4
5. Arsenal 264.2
6. AC Milan 227.7
7. Bayern Munich 223.7
8. Liverpool 202.1
9. Inter 195.4
10. Roma 157.7
11. Tottenham 153.6
12. Juventus 145.5
13. Lyon 141.5
14. Newcastle 129.4
15. Hamburg 121.3
16. Schalke 04 114.5
17. Celtic 111.8
18. Valencia 107.8
19. Marseille 99.7
20. Werder Bremen 97.0
Frapechi you are blind. The EPL had three teams in the Champions league semis last year and now it has 4 in the quarters. Also' date=' I did post stats for you about Joe Cole, Ribery, and other wingers, which clearly showed that Cole has the best stats this season and he is accomplishing it in the world's best league. EPL teams have much more money than other leagues. Here's a list of the top 20 clubs by revenue according to 2007:
20. Werder Bremen 97.0[/quote']
I think you didn't understand what he was trying to say and the thread steered him into a debate which he was never on about. As told to me the last time I tried to bring up these types of money lists, there's alot of creative accounting involved.
Also according to Delloits last Global football report, Premier League clubs generated the highest revenue (£1.4 billion) and operating profitability (£138m) in Europe in 2005/06. They lead over second placed Italian Serie A clubs (total revenue of £1.0 billion). The other 'big five' leagues are in Germany (£0.8 billion), Spain (£0.8 billion) and France (£0.6 billion).
So according to you, SM should rank the leagues like:
Germany/Spain
France ?
I understand what your trying to say, but I'll say that the Italian and German leagues don't fill their lower ranked teams with imports because they don't have too. The coaches are generally great and the tactics used a world class, so they can use the local players and train them up. I'll say that the vast majority of imports to the lower ranked teams in the EPL are useless...absolutely useless. Rather the few imports used in the lower ranked italian and german leagues actually raise the qualty of the squad. Also important to note, not all the superstars in the Serie A were bought as superstars, they became superstars within the Serie A system.
I guess the above paragraph also ecplains a little why the English national team is useless and both the Italian and German teams are quality and produce results pretty much most tournaments they are in.
I think one of the point trying to be made is, if your beloved C.Ronaldo for whateva reason moves to Bayern, should he get a decrease of 2 -3 or whateva, even though he performs great week in week out for both club and country.
My point is, why is SM confusing us by making Ribery a 95, because by doing that they have opened up a can of worms, i.e Toni..
And why not just tell us how they rank players, why is it such a huge secret?
And why not just tell us how they rank players' date=' why is it such a huge secret?[/quote']
I forgot who it was, but someone asked SM about it and they said that the cutoff was 94 if you weren't in the Champions League. Apparently, it doesn't work this way , and it's a shame b/c Toni more than deserves his 95, while Ribery's ranking is quite iffy...
BTW, I agree with most of what you're saying. In fact, that is the reason why we are not comparing national teams, but rather leagues. Still, I think that the EPL buys foreign b/c English players are more expensive and unless they are one of the superstars they are the same ore worse than their foreign and cheaper counterparts.
Well Yanker, I want you to know that is what I have been saying all along.
Why did Ribery get a 95 and not Luca Toni? and not other Bayern Munchen or German League players.
That is what I'm trying to figure out. I would have not questioned Ribery's raise if Luca Toni got one and maybe Diego or somebody else got one.
I was and it seems now that so were you under the impression that Bayern Munchen would not have gotten any 95's because they were not in Champions League. So I was shocked when he got one.
Not because I didn't feel he DESERVED IT, but because I was told no player competing in Champions League would get over a 94.
Ribery is not playing in Champions League.
So my original remark was Ribery deserves a 95, whether or not he is playing in Champions League. But so does
and Joe Cole deserves a 94.
Yanker at the end of the day we might not agree on everything and I'm done trying to convince you that the Bundelisa is not **** and you didn't convince me that it isn't or that the EPL is the undisputed number one league.
So we will just have to agree to disagree. And leave it at that.
Well, that's the disagreement, that in fact none of those players deserve 95s b/c they only play in the German League which is not good enough. I would not argue that Toni deserves a 95, but he is the only one right now. Things change constantly as I have been saying and if other players can become as dominant as him than they too should deserve a higher ranking. As it stands though, Diego, VDV, Ribery etc... just are not up to snuff. I mean look how long Huntelaar had to keep bagging in a goal per game in the crappy Eredivisie to get a 92, while Ronaldo doing the same in the premiership gets the reward of a 98. Joe Cole should be a point above Ribery, no not a 96, but I think he should have 94 and Ribery 93. Also, 93s for VDV and Diego who have not carried their teams as well as earlier this season or last.
Well I'll respect your opinion, but I don't agree with it and I think you'll be hard pressed to find a lot of forumers who would agree with your statment.
The statment being
Ribery = 93
Van der Vaart = 93
Diego = 93
Luca Toni = 94
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Well' date=' that's the disagreement, that in fact none of those players deserve 95s b/c they only play in the German League which is not good enough. I would not argue that Toni deserves a 95, but he is the only one right now. Things change constantly as I have been saying and if other players can become as dominant as him than they too should deserve a higher ranking. As it stands though, Diego, VDV, Ribery etc... just are not up to snuff. I mean look how long Huntelaar had to keep bagging in a goal per game in the crappy Eredivisie to get a 92, while Ronaldo doing the same in the premiership gets the reward of a 98. Joe Cole should be a point above Ribery, no not a 96, but I think he should have 94 and Ribery 93. [b']Also, 93s for VDV and Diego who have not carried their teams as well as earlier this season or last[/b].
U don't know what ur are saying there. Diego has been in sensational form this season and and has got about 10 goals if I am right and he most certainly deserves 95:rolleyes:
I would have Toni at 95 on current form if possible, but otherwise, Diego and VDV would need to prove themselves at least at the Uefa cup for higher than 94. And I would drop them to 93 now b/c, even you have to admit, that they are not playing as well as they were earlier. The performances have dropped in a league that's not that great, that's all.
I would have Toni at 95 on current form if possible' date=' but otherwise, Diego and VDV would need to prove themselves at least at the Uefa cup for higher than 94. And I would drop them to 93 now b/c, even you have to admit, that they are not playing as well as they were earlier. The performances have dropped in a league that's not that great, that's all.[/quote']
Let me also remind u that Diego played in the CL where as Bayern have not and yet Ribery goes to 95
Thanks for reminding us what the thread (well the new one anyway) is all about.
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Ribery is worth 95.
how Wayne Rooney is worth 96 i don't know. Carlos Tevez is better then him and is only 94, not to mention Torres on 95. he is the most over rated player. you english like to rate your players high don't you.
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how Wayne Rooney is worth 96 i don't know. Carlos Tevez is better then him and is only 94' date=' not to mention Torres on 95. he is the most over rated player. you english like to rate your players high don't you.[/quote']
Whilst i'd be inclined to agree with you that Rooney is over-rated (and i'm English), SM is generally based on stats and the fact is that Rooney has been first choice for his club and country for a number of years. A club which is the best in Europe.
Yes Torres for me is a better player but up until last year had never even played champions league, and Liverpool are the 4th best team in England. Tevez is without doubt a world class player, but 2 years ago was playing in Brazil, then last year for a relegation threatened West Ham. So SM will take this into account.
If Torres and Tevez have good seasons next year then i expect they too will rise.
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Right again!
I think most of the German league are under-rated.
Ribery is a class player and would cruise the English Premier League if he ever came here, he deffinetly deserves 95 rating.
But like i say most of the otheres from top German teams are under-scored. Many have pointed out Diego and Toni but in my opinion most of Werder Bremens attacking players should go up, they play brilliant stylish football and have all scored loads of goals.
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Ribery is a class player and would cruise the English Premier League if he ever came here' date=' he deffinetly deserves 95 rating.
But like i say most of the otheres from top German teams are under-scored. Many have pointed out Diego and Toni but in my opinion most of Werder Bremens attacking players should go up, they play brilliant stylish football and have all scored loads of goals.[/quote']
Please use the search tool as i am sure there is already many threads about these players ok;)
Doru 971
Now , I'm 100% sure that u have a bad day
Don't u see that this thread was started long time ago
and this was one of them
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Footballing Legend!!
Looking through this topic I thought I would post my own opinion.
There are a lot class players out there who deserve to be 95+, but aren't due to not playing in the CL. Ribery and Toni are, or were 2 of them.
Everyone has been saying how Bayern Munich are good enough to reach the CL Semis, well this is quite obviosuly not true. They got hammered by a Zenit team in the UEFA Cup semi-finals.
Tbh Bayern Munich are heavily over-rated. I do agree that if they were in the CL, or Ribery played for a 'better' team then he should be 95. But Bayern aren't in the CL, and nor is Ribery, so he shouldn't be 95. Another over-rated player.


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Sawdust sisterhood : how circus empowered womenPhilip Astley first pegged out his circular 'ride' on the banks of the Thames in 1768 and so laid down the foundations of the modern circus. Performing feats of trick riding with his wife Patty Jones, little did he realise that before long women would become a dominant force in the circus. Sawdust Sisterhood explores how the circus empowered women and gave them the opportunity to compete and succeed as performers in their own right in an otherwise masculine world. Drawing upon historical news reports and contemporary interviews, the book explores the lives of female circus performers and focuses upon several of the more well-known artistes from across two centuries of circus, including; Madame Saqui, the renowned French wire-walker of the early nineteenth century; Nellie Chapman, the Victorian 'Lion Queen' of Wombwells's Menagerie and Circus; and Katie Brumbach, otherwise known as Sandwina, perhaps the most famous Strongwoman of the twentieth century. Sawdust Sisterhood acknowledges the role of the female circus performer across the centuries.
As paragons in heir field, these women became rich, famous and powerful despirte the prevailing sexist attitudes of their time. They often had to overcome undue criticism of their work and censure from those who felt their acts were at best inappropritate and at worst immoral. In performing remarkable, often death-defying physical feats, these women subverted the classic ideals of femininity and undoubtedly contributed to the later sexual revolution.
Sawdust sisterhood explores the journeys of these women and their contributions to the advancement of women's rights. Steve Ward, an expert on the circus, draws together various primary sources. newspaper articles, and feministe scholarship to give a full picture of the pivotal role of women in this medium. He also includes interviews with contemporary female performers and over thirty exquisite images. This is a detailed, personal, and deeply moving account of an often overloocked aspect of the struggle for female emancipation. [Editor's summary]
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Stilt walking : a history and how toWith a history as vast and varied as any on earth stilt walking has a past that spans numerous industries, and has been used throughout time in countless cultures. Now, in one complete and definitive volume, Roy Maloy, the most accomplished stilt walker in history with four world records for fetes on stilts, takes the reader on a journey through time and culture as he explores the use of stilts throughout history. [author summary]


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There is a popular quote that reads, "Where words fail, music speaks." Music is a powerful language. It can soothe, comfort and inspire. God has given us music for our enjoyment, but also as a tool of praise and worship. A Joyful Noise themed retreat can be a wonderful way to help children and teens explore the ways that music can be used to uplift one another and offer praise to God.
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
God commands us all to make a joyful noise. He doesn't accept only the most beautiful singing or skillful playing. He delights in the joyful praise of His people. Use this scripture to encourage young people to praise joyfully, even if their playing and/or singing isn't perfect.
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre; with the lyre and the sound of melody!
Everyone is expected to make music to praise God. Whether it's through singing a song or playing an instrument, God wants our praise. This scripture is a great one to use to show young people that we are all expected to make music, but we can use anything to make music to God. The instrument doesn't matter, just our joyful uplifted praise!
Even though God doesn't care which instrument we use and He doesn't mind if our performance isn't perfect, He still deserves our best. When we sing or play for Him, we should always prepare ahead of time in order to give our best performance. That means we have to practice! This scripture can be used to help your attendees understand the importance of practicing when it comes to worship. God doesn't expect perfection, but He does deserve our best!
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For this game, divide your group into teams. Play snippets of popular songs and allow each team to attempt to guess the name of the song. Only allow a few moments for the teams to answer in order to keep the game moving and to make it more challenging. The team with the most correct answer at the end of the game wins.
This is a fun activity to use at the beginning of your retreat. As your attendees arrive, place a name sticker on their backs, making sure they cannot see it. The sticker should have the name of a popular musician on it. The attendees can only ask yes or no questions in order to try to guess who they are representing. This is a terrific icebreaker game since it encourages your guests to talk to one another.
It's just what it sounds like. Put on some popular tunes and let teams or individuals battle it out to see who is the lip-syncing champ!
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A Joyful Noise retreat can be a great way to teach young people about the importance of worshiping God through music. With this theme they can explore new ways to make music and be creative with their worship. They will also understand that worshiping through music doesn't have to be perfect, just sincere and joyful.
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Why is this failing, and what do I need to change to fix this?
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A: In Java, Class<T>.getSuperClass() returns Class<? super T>. The equalivant of this in Kotlin is Class<in T>.
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