These are Mark Dever's notes from last year's Sovereign Grace Pastor's Conference. There are many insightful points here. I imagine some will say "Yeah, but…" in places or want to tweak some of these points, but that's because Mark has taken care to be clear, which is beneficial whether you agree with every point or not. This kind of thinking is necessary as evangelicals continue to wrestle with everything from social justice to the mission of the church. The post is long, but it rewards careful reading. Go here for the audio.
1. We should have more passion for and compassion for God than for people.
2. We should have hearts of compassion for all people because they're made in God's image (Prov. 14:31), and because we ourselves have known such undeserved generosity from God (Luke 6:32-36; II Cor. 8:8-9; James 2:13). It is a privilege to be of service to any human being. And it is a joy to reflect something of God's own character in this, including His concern for justice (Isa. 1:17; Dan. 4:27), and especially to reflect the sacrificial love of Christ. In this sense ministries of compassion and justice which provide to people what they cannot provide for themselves are wonderful signs of the Gospel of Christ giving Himself for us.
3. Suffering is an inevitable part of this fallen world. Poverty, war, famine, death, and other tragic effects of the Fall will not be ended except by the bodily, visible return of Christ, (e.g., Mark 14:7; Jn. 12:8; Rev. 6:1-11). The Heavenly City comes down, it's not built up, that is, it's not constructed from the ground up (Heb. 11:10; Rev. 21). It is as one-sided as Creation, the Exodus and the Incarnation, the Cross & Resurrection, and Regeneration of the individual heart. It is a great salvation-act of God. If human culture can ever be said to be redeemed, it will be God that does it, not us.
4. The Gospel's main thrust is not the renewal of the fallen structures of this world, but rather the creation of a new community composed of those purchased by the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 5). It is only through the fulfillment the promise of forgiveness of our sins and acceptance with God that all of God's other promises are fulfilled. We must always be clear in our teaching that the joy of God's presence is superior to all the goods of this world.
5. No Gospel that tells Scripture's sweeping narrative that culminates in the coming of the kingdom but neglects to tell individuals how they can be included in that kingdom is any true Gospel.
6. Scripture gives us no hope that society will be broadly and permanently transformed by the preaching of the Gospel. (See Matt. 24:21-22, 29).
7. Individual conversions can have profound effects for good on people, not only in eternity, but in this life, too.
John Wesley observed in 1787 that "I fear, wherever riches have increased . . . the essence of religion, the mind that was in Christ, has decreased in the same proportion. Therefore, I do not see how it is possible, in the nature of things, for any revival of true religion to continue long. For religion must necessarily produce both industry and frugality; and these cannot but produce riches. But as riches increase, so will pride, anger, and love of the world in all its branches. How then is it possible that Methodism, that is, the religion of the heart, though it flourishes now as a green bay tree, should continue in this state? For the Methodists in every place grow diligent and frugal; consequently they increase in goods. Hence, they proportionably increase in pride, in the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life. So, although the form of religion remains, the spirit is swiftly vanishing away. Is there no way to prevent this? this continual declension of pure religion? We ought not to forbid people to be diligent and frugal; we must exhort all Christians, to gain all they can, and to save all they can: this is, in effect, to grow rich! What way then, I ask again, can we take that our money may not sink us to the nethermost hell? There is one way, and there is no other under heaven. If those who gain all they can, and save all they can, will likewise give all they can, then the more they gain, the more they will grow in grace, and the more treasure they will lay up in heaven," (Tyerman, vol. III, p. 520).
True or False? While conservative Christians are often said to be more concerned about "saving souls," religious liberals give a significantly larger proportion of their income to alleviating poverty and meeting the needs of the downtrodden and underprivileged. False. Conservative evangelicals tend to give more to the poor than religious liberals. (See Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Sept. 1998; also Robert Wuthnow's Acts of Compassion .) Many individual conversions have resulted in personal reformations and particular social improvements. And we hope will result in good effects in this world.
9. The Heavenly City in Scripture, though clearly having some continuity with our own age and existence (Rev. 21:24), is presented as arriving only after a radical disjunction with our current history, including the judgment of the wicked (e.g., Ps. 102:26; Isaiah 13:10; 34:4; 51:6, 16; 65:17; 66:22; Matt. 5:18; 24:29, 35; I Cor. 7:31; II Peter 3:10-13; I John 2:17; Rev. 6:12-14; 21:1). The material world is to be restored only after something like we experience in death, before we are to be bodily resurrected. This is why Jesus told Pilate "My kingdom is not of this world. . . . But now my kingdom is from another place," (John 18:36). Christ's kingdom will come to this place (Acts 1:6-8), though when He comes, He will renew this place (Rom. 8:21).
10. We should have a desire to see non-Christians know the common blessings of God's kindness in providence (e.g., food, water, family relations, jobs, good government, justice). Actions to this end are appropriate for Christians and for congregations.
11. Temporary institutions are still worthy of sincere Christian attention, thought, energy and action. (Think about marriage, for instance . . . .) Our teaching must not Platonically devalue this world as if we can discern better than Scripture what is of "eternal value." We're to do whatever we do "unto the Lord," (Col. 3:17).
12. We should have a desire to see all people saved.
13. Our priority to unbelievers is the verbal proclamation of the Gospel, which alone can address the greatest part of human suffering caused by the Fall, and which is the fulfillment of the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20), which is, in turn the fulfillment of the Greatest Commandments (Mark 12:29-31; cf. Gal. 6:2) which, in turn, interprets the heart of any cultural mandate (Gen. 1:28). As Tim Keller says, "Evangelism is the most basic and radical ministry possible to a human being," ("The Gospel and The Poor," Themelios [33.3; Dec 2008], p. 17).
14. After the Fall, note that the cultural mandate is not uniquely given to the people of God, but to humanity in general (e.g., note the cultural advances in the line of Cain—building a city, raising livestock, music, metal-working [Gen. 4:17, 20-22]).
15. We, as a congregation, are not required to take responsibility for the physical needs in the unbelieving community around us. We do have a responsibility to care for the needs of those within our congregation (Matt. 25:34-40; Acts 6:1-6; Gal. 6:2, 10; James 2:15-16; I John 3:17-19) though even within the church, there were further qualifications (e.g., II Thess. 3:10; I Tim. 5:3-16). Paul's counsel to Timothy (in I Tim. 5:3-16) about which widows to care for seems to indicate that the list was intended for Christian widows. One qualification seemed to be lack of alternative sources of support. Thus the instruction that family members should care for the needy first, if at all possible, shows the kind of prioritization of allowing for families—even of unbelievers—to provide support so that the church wouldn't have to do it (I Tim. 5:16). We can extrapolate from this to conclude that support that could be provided from outside the church (for instance, from the state) should be preferred over using church funds, thus freeing church funds to be used elsewhere.
16. We should use historical examples and arguments for taking responsibility for our communities with care. Most people in the European past had established churches (also true many places in America before the 1840's). Therefore the example of Calvin, the puritans, Edwards, etc. is less directly applicable than may first appear. They were not in modern pluralistic societies with large groups of people calling themselves non-Christians.
17. Many texts which seem to promote the idea of taking responsibility for our community's physical well-being (e.g., Micah 6:8, Matt. 25, Gal. 6 & I John 3) are about our charity to members of the covenant community, believers, not non-Christian members of the community at large.
19. We have the freedom to choose particular actions for the welfare of our community as a witness to them directly, or more remotely by cooperating with other congregations and Christians in the formation of denominations, educational institutions, and a great variety of boards, charities and other organizations.
20. We should never mistake social action or mercy ministries (e.g., caring for the poor, soup kitchens, etc.) for evangelism (though it may be a means to it).
21. We should expect our members to be involved in a wide variety of good works (Prov. 19:17; 21:3; Luke 10:25-37; Acts 9:36; Heb. 13:1-3; James 1:27), some of which we may choose to hold up as examples to other members. This can be done without leading the congregation as a whole to own or support those particular ministries (whether by congregationally funding or staffing them). We personally can set an example of care for others. So John Wesley "began the year 1785, by spending five days in walking through London, often ankle deep in sludge and melting snow, to beg 200 pounds, which he employed in purchasing clothing for the poor. He visited the destitute in their own houses, 'to see with his own eyes what their wants were, and how they might be effectually relieved.'" Wesley was 81 years old! (L. Tyerman, Life and Times of Wesley [Harper & Bros; 1872], III.458).
22. We as pastors must make sure that matters of secondary importance should not absorb our attention and energy to the detriment of our primary charge to preach the Gospel.
23. Our exposition of God's Word should certainly equip our members by applying Biblical teaching to issues which are (or should be) of current concern, e.g., poverty, gender, racism, justice (cf. Isaiah 1:10-17). This teaching, however, should normally be given without seeming to commit the church to particular policy solutions to problems affecting the wider community. For example, Christian preachers could strenuously advocate the abolition of slavery without spending their sermons laying out how specifically it was to be done. We can speak to ought's without untangling all the how's.
24. We should warn our congregations about the dangers of accumulating wealth. Many Christians throughout history have read the Bible as being more suspicious of wealth than we modern American Christians seem to be. Everyone from Augustine to Wesley has written eloquently of the dangerous gravity of wealth, and the worldly pull it can have on our hearts. Such teaching need not cause us to reject careful financial planning, but it should cause us to be more vigilant, more wary and even suspicious of wealth than we tend to be. We should give fresh attention to cautionary passages like Matt. 6:21, Luke 12:34, I Tim. 6:17-19 and James 5:1-6. According to the Bible, wealth can be more spiritually dangerous than poverty.
25. We must carefully prioritize the responsibilities unique to the church. Matters like a concern for education, politics, and mercy ministries for those beyond the church's membership are proper concerns for Christians to have, but the church itself is not the structure for addressing such concerns. They are the proper concern of Christians in schools, governments, and other structures of society. In fact, if such concerns came to be the focus of the church, they could potentially distract the church from its main and unique responsibility, that of incarnating and proclaiming the gospel. "To the church is committed the task of proclaiming the whole counsel of God and, therefore, the counsel of God as it bears upon the responsibility of all persons and institutions. While the church is not to discharge the functions of other institutions such as the state and the family, nevertheless it is charged to define what the functions of these institutions are . . . . To put the matter bluntly, the church is not to engage in politics. Its members must do so, but only in their capacity as citizens of the state, not as members of the church," (John Murray, "The Relation of Church and State," in Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 1 [Banner of Truth, 1976], 255). We want to protect the practice of evangelism, and the priority of evangelism in the life of the local church. We never want to allow our congregation's activity in caring for the needs of the community to diminish, or encroach upon the priority of the Gospel.
26. We must beware of dividing the church unnecessarily over non-essential issues in which we involve the congregation (e.g., nuclear disarmament, constitutional amendments, particular art outreaches or ministries in the community).
28. We must ask ourselves and others whether or not we are more excited by and about the Gospel, or other, secondary issues, and if others perceive this in our ministry.
29. We must be on guard against the preference many of our own members (perhaps especially younger ones, or ones with more theological doubts) may have for doing ministry which is valued by unbelievers. Matt. 5:13-16 and I Peter 2:11-12 that speak of unbelievers seeing our good deeds and praising God must be understood along with promises of persecution for following Christ, (e.g., Matt. 24:9; II Tim. 3:12) and remembering that Christ Himself was finally rejected by the crowds and executed. Certainly popularity in our community is a poor guide to faithfulness in ministry.
30. We must carefully consider the amount of our members' time, vision, excitement and prayers we are encouraging to be occupied by actions non-Christians might do, when non-Christians will never be giving themselves to evangelizing our community (or beyond).
31. We must beware the popular "share the Gospel, and if necessary use words" mindset. Similarly, the Gospel is, properly speaking, preached, not done (though our actions can certainly affirm it, e.g., John 13:34-35 [even here it is interesting to note that it is our love for one another that is said to point to the Gospel!]). Social ministry done by the church should be self-consciously engaged in with the hope, prayer and design of sharing the Gospel. J. Gresham Machen wrote that "material benefits were never valued in the apostolic age for their own sake, they were never regarded as substitutes for spiritual things. That lesson needs to be learned. Social betterment, though important, is insufficient; it must always be supplemented by God's unspeakable gift," (J. Gresham Machen, New Testament, ed., John Cook, pp. 345-346).
33. We must be aware of the attraction to join our church certain non-gospel activities may cause (e.g., music, a school, certain community-help programs) and we must redouble our carefulness in only taking in members who understand the Gospel and give evidence of regeneration.
34. In our duties as under-shepherds, we want to protect our flock from the well-meaning writings and teachings of those who emphasize their role of making a difference in the culture. Those individuals may be uniquely gifted and called, but it is not a Biblical model for the local church.
35. We must not be naïve in this. We should realize that the priority of evangelism is always one of the most difficult things for the pastor to maintain in his own life and in the congregation's ministry.


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Thomas Rhett joins Ben Rector for new duet, "What Makes a Man"
Thomas Rhett's newest out-of-the-box collaborator is Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ben Rector. The two singers are teaming up for Ben's next single, "What Makes a Man," which will be out August 5.
"I've always been a fan of Ben's, so when he reached out wanting to collaborate, I jumped at the opportunity to work with him," says Thomas. "He's an incredible artist, writer and performer and this song hit me as something I could immediately connect to."
Ben's foray into the country genre doesn't stop there: He's also gearing up to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on August 9, just days after the release of "What Makes a Man."
TR's new duet with Ben is available to pre-save now. Meanwhile, the country singer is currently making waves on the charts with another duet: "Half of Me," his current single with Riley Green.
Thomas' Bring the Bar to You Tour kicked off last month.

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Q: Обработка событий ОС (Linux, X-server) Как обрабатывать сообщения операционной системы в одном приложении Qt?
Нужно поймать события клика на любом месте рабочеко стола\открытых окон и прочитать значения пикселя по координатам X, Y
Читал про QApplication::processEvent, но что конкретно с этим делать, не пойму, можно ли в Qt сделать так, не используя xlib?
Еще можно cat'ить /dev/input/mouse0, но там вообще темный лес.

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Коды mousedown и mouserelease есть в исходниках. Использовал Qt 4.8.5

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Maria Wodzicka née Maria Dunin-Borkowska (1901–1968) was a New Zealand welfare worker and community leader. She was born in Klimaszówka, Poland in 1901. She was wife of Count Kazimierz Wodzicki(1900–1987), a Polish and New Zealand mammalogist and ornithologist, 1941–1945 Consul-General for the London-based Polish government-in-exile.

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Geothermal energy has become an increasingly prevalent topic in the media as Borealis becomes closer and closer to bringing its Canoe Reach project to fruition. Borealis GeoPower was recently featured in Clean Energy Canada's newsletter, the Clean Energy Review, under the headline "Borealis gets regulator nod to drill for heat." The article also makes a reference to Borealis' long-term goal for the Canoe Reach project, a 15 MW geothermal power plant.


has to tell it like it is.
Scott talks about how recently indicted Philadelphia political boss, John Dougherty, spent millions putting his people on the PA Supreme Court and in the Governor's mansion.
While there is no shortage of dull talking heads on TV, the realities of government remain a mystery to most everyday people who have very limited access to what's really happening behind the scenes.
After four years in the PA State Senate and two years as a candidate for governor, Scott Wagner has seen and heard it all. Along the way, he developed a well-earned reputation for telling it like it is.
And Scott continues to tell it like it is — with occasional videos which deliver plain truth to people who can use it — in 30 seconds or less.
Everyday people are left in the dark because public officials — who talk too much, for too long — say very little.
They use "shop talk" that most everyday people don't understand leaving many to falsely conclude they're just not smart enough.
With 30-second videos, and heaping helpings of plain truth, Scott gives insight and understanding to people who've been shut out of the debate.
Scott Wagner never met a problem he didn't want to roll up his sleeves and fix.
At age 20, Scott started his first small business and over the next 37 years, he repeatedly transformed vision into jobs, prosperity and growth.
After decades of success in the private sector, Scott instead set out on a mission to change the culture of "politics as usual" in Pennsylvania Government.
With the odds and the political powers stacked against him — Scott became the first candidate ever to win a write-in for a state legislative seat.
As a Senator, Scott flipped the script. He refused the pension and the benefits that came with the office — and he asked a lot of questions that made a lot of politicians uncomfortable.
But Scott kept digging. It earned him a reputation for telling it like it is — and a legion of fans who appreciated his bold honesty, and willingness to defend the hardworking citizens.
Scott had become a successful businessman the hard way — starting with nothing, taking risk and working day and night to survive. He'd grown up on a small farm where he learned the true meaning of a "hard earned dollar." Scott understood exactly who and what he was defending.
"Every day people get left out by public officials.
when Scott tells it like it is.
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At WatThaiDenmarkBrahmavihara Buddhist Monastery, there was a group of teenagers which is provided a great support to the temple. Buddhist youth club represents the group of teenagers who dedicated themselves to help the Monastery in many ways. There were many things that Dhammaduta monks could not do on their own to develop the monastery but with their help such as team work or man power support many things were succeeded.
Teenagers are those who need someone to understand and listen to them. With Metta ( Loving-kindness ) of Dhammaduta monks, made them feel comfortable and think that " Wat " is their second home. They started coming to WatThaiDenmarkBrahmavihara and invited their friends to come along. Every Friday, they would always came to the monastery and stay during the weekend. It became their routine and made them close to Dhamma ( Teaching of Buddha )Sports and music are the activities that they do together and these also made them became popular in the community. Dhammaduta monks also supported them instruments and equipments for the activities.


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Kushal Punjabi: There are not enough roles for senior actors on television
Mumbai: While most of his contemporaries are grappling with the fact that opportunities for senior actors are slimming down on television, Kushal Punjabi who is seen playing the role of Shivji in Star Bharat's popular show Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal is rather positive about the changing scenario.
The actor, who has returned to TV says, "I know that the roles for seasoned actors aren't as good as before. In fact, there are not enough roles for senior actors. However, it's a logical progression for young artistes to take charge as viewers want to watch fresh faces and the production houses and channels are complying with their demand. Unlike Bollywood, you can't show a 45-year-old play a college student on TV. Also, young artistes are roped in on a much lower budget. The best way to stay in the reckoning is by staying fit; I have been following that mantra religiously and that's the reason why even at my age, nobody offers me the role of a father."
Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal is a laugh riot where a Saas is in search of a perfect bahu with five different qualities for her son. This is the first time that a saas will be troubled for being too demanding on Indian television. It's a sitcom which conveys that sometimes wanting too much can lead to trouble and chaos in our lives. The show highlights the fact that greed for perfect qualities and faultlessness is bad and one should not have unrealistic expectations from their daughters-in-law.
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The death has occurred of Elizabeth (Betty) Corcoran (Nee Sweeney), late of 270 Elm Park, Clonmel, Co.Tipperary. Deeply regretted by her husband Stephen, daughter Deborah, son Kevin, grandchildren Louise, Christopher, Robert, Lauren and Eimear, great-grandchildren Zara and Dillon, brother, sister, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Reposing at her residence on Tuesday evening from 4pm to 8pm. Removal on Wednesday morning at 11am to St. Oliver's Church for Requiem Mass at 11.30am. Burial immediately afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery. House private on Wednesday morning.
The death has occurred of Dr. Gerard J. Hayes of Melbourne, Australia and late of Harare and Rathcoole, Fethard, Co Tipperary. Beloved husband of Ina (Cuddihy) and much loved father of Maire, Ger, Chris, Cath and Patricia. Brother of the late Pat, John and Joe Hayes and twin sister Kitty Butler. Sadly missed by his family and brothers Matthew, Willie and Denis. Mass in memory of Gerry will be celebrated in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Fethard, Co Tipperary on Saturday (February 11th) at 11 am.


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HB 2706 by Rep. John Wray (R-Waxahachie) and Sen. José Rodriguez (D-El Paso) updates the law relating to the value of personal property that is exempt from seizure by creditors from $60,000 to $100,000 for a family and from $30,000 to $50,000 for an individual. The amounts were last adjusted more than 30 years ago.
The bill passed the Senate on a vote of 31 to 0 now goes to the governor.


FIDIC forms of Contract confer upon the Engineer major powers which help to hold the balance between the Parties if major change occurs.
Users may find very helpful guidance on how and when to modify FIDIC forms of Contract by consulting the JICA Check List for One Sided Contracts - For use with "Sample Bidding Documents under Japanese ODA Loans - Procurement of Works", June 2009 Edition.
Below users may find some introductory notes on the use of the FIDIC Yellow Book 1999 in international offshore windmill projects.
The use of FIDIDC forms of Contract raises questions. In particular there seems to be doubt as to whether the current forms of contratc fit in taht FIDIC in itself has allegedly identifeid a Need to publish a contratc form with regard to renewable energy projects. According to reports a new FIDIC Task Group is about to become established.
The Employer should carefully establish the purposes of the Works, the basic and most comprehensive Employer´s requirement to be met. Shortcoming in the defintion of "purpose" are likely to result in shortcomings and additional costs. The definition of "purpose" will help the Engineer to decide on whether the Works have been substantially completed and to which extent specific work is indispensably included in the Contract.
The need to customize FIDIC standards for legal reasons is frequently overdone. Less is sometimes more, in that major alterations may result in shortcomings and gaps, discrepancies and ambiguities.
For instance in Germany a permit for an offshore wind farm will only be granted if the safety and efficiency of navigation and the marine environment are not endangered. Extensive investigations and strict conditions to protect the marine environment to minimize the impact of such projects are required prior to approvals.
Environmental requirements, like for instance the requirement to use noise reducing methods like the provision of bubble curtain by placing a pipe or hose on the sea floor in order to create a ring around noise pollutants -like a pile-driver.
Zustimmung im Einzelfall (approval on an individual basis): In accordance with German law the execution of works offshore requires to obtain a construction permit from the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrograpie (BSH). Materials to be used must be certified. Alternatively a Zustimmung im Einzelfall can be obtained which means that BSH approves specific design and methods of working subject to an expert opinion. Such expert opinions may heavily impact design in that the experts may require the designer to increase safety factors with regard to the structural engineering and/or determine weather requirements to be met reading the execution of specific works.
Major parts of German standard contract law can be contracted out of the contract. Nevertheless some provisions are mandatory, like Section 648a Civil Code (see Section 648a para. 7 Civil Code).
For instance under German law the Taking-Over Certificate to be issued by the Engineer under Clause 10 does not fully conform to the acceptance as described in Section 640 of the German Civil Code.
For instance the Defects Notification Period does not substitute or replace the German "Gewährleistung" in that the Contractor warrants to remedy any defect which had been notified to him during the DNP regardless of whether the defect was attributable to him. Hence, pursuant to Clause 11.9 FIDIC 1999 the German "Gewährleistung" only starts running if and when the Engineer has issued the Performance Certificate.
Offshore projects involve major weather risk. The construction of offshore windmill farms is usually associated with high risks and resulting costs. Wind speed and wave height are unpredictable. On the other hand also offshore projects require suitable working conditions. Due to these weather dependencies in offshore operations, time slots or windows are required, in which over a defined period of time, the weather conditions do not exceed certain thresholds. Hence, a workability assessment is helpful, which combines the offshore environment, the marine spread hydrodynamic behaviour and the operational procedure into one simulation model, which will give insight in the environmental risk of the operation.
The cost effective use of offshore equipment (e.g. vessels, cranes, etc.) require a realistic forecast, including weather dependencies, of activity and project durations in order to decreases related costs and risks of offshore works. The definition and determination of working conditions involve the discussion of vessel survival criteria, design and working methods. High vessel survival limits increase the available working hours and transportation capacities. However, the lifting, loading and unloading of heavy structures offshore are complex exercises which may involve consideration of weather slots independent of vessel survival criteria. Special grouting activities require stable working conditions during approx. pre-defined slots (which for instance must be determined in respect of operating forces, special working methods and the hardening time in respect of used material). Hence, discussing offshore weather risk involves a lot of facets. The German Fraunhofer Institute has developed and applies the WaTTS – Weather Time Series Simulation – Method, a concept mapping and evaluating activities into weather time series. Allegedly the analysis further considers marine operation rules, e.g. DNV-OS-H101, and weather forecast uncertainties.
An assessment method based on a simulation of the planned operations taking into account realistic weather conditions at each time step is likely to deliver reliable calculation data. The work schedule (or programme in accordance with Sub-Clause 8.3 FIDIC 1999) and its associated weather constraints can be directly mapped onto a probable weather scenario. By doing so, statistical information about the work duration (e.g. work duration with 95% certainty, worst/best case project duration, etc.) in the planning and design phase can be calculated.
It is in the nature of things that the above method may help to calculate losses under FIDIC forms of Contract based on probability factors. FIDIC forms of Contract traditionally allocate risk in a balanced way. The standard weather approach under FIDIC is that the Contractor will bear the usual weather risk; only exceptional adverse weather will be borne by the Employer. However, in offshore projects this remains a helpless statement unless the specific weather risk was made manageable and had been re-allocated in accordance with the project needs. One suitable approach is the use of weather data based planning. However, FIDIC forms of Contract are not fit for such an approach, because probability based planning does not automatically result in assessable situation for the purposes of extension of Time for Completion in accordance with Sub-Clause 8.4 FIDIC 1999. The entitlement to extension of time for Completion under FIDIC requires a critical path method analysis which is a suitable method in order to provide the industry with reliable results for onshore projects but not for offshore ones in that the use of weighting factors (p-factors) may result in the falsification of results. For instance an Employer Risk Event which causes delay in summer may have actual effects in winter where statistically less time is available for the relevant part of the works. It is obvious that Sub-Clause 8.4 may require specific modifications in order to provide for a more balanced and appropriate time assessment.
Pushing weather sensitive work from good weather periods into periods of bad weather, or encountering unusually severe weather, may impact productivity, for instance shipment of equipment and lifting equipment into the windy season (AACE, Estimating Lost Labour Productivity in Construction Claims, Recommended Practice No. 25R-03 (2004), at page 4).
When establishing the compensation for disruption it is necessary to isolate issues that can affect productivity but are unrelated to the Employer´s liability. These issues can include weather, plant breakdown, dilution of supervision, contractor management and acceleration. The Contractor has an obligation to manage its own change efficiently and any failure to do this should not be compensated (SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol, at 1.19.9 (at page 31).
Delays caused by inclement weather in an extended period should therefore be considered as part of the effects of the primary delaying event (i.e an excusable event) for which extensions of time have been or should be granted.
Generally, the principle is that inclement weather in an extended period qualifies for further extensions of time if it was incurred due to the consequential or knock-on effects of an excusable event. Coupled with this is the fact that most standard forms of contract provide that the contract administrator's assessment of an extension of time should be "fair and reasonable". An extension of time, which failed to account for all of the effects caused by an excusable event, could not be said to be "fair and reasonable".
Authority for the principle can be found in the Canadian case of Ellis Don v. The Parking Authority of Toronto (1978) 28 BLR 98. The case concerned work planned to be carried out in the summer (pouring concrete) being delayed into winter due to the employer's failure to obtain an excavation permit. This delayed the commencement of the project.
The extension of time claimed by the contractor was 171/2 weeks which included 3 weeks consequential delay due to the concreting works being delayed into the winter. The court awarded the contractor the additional time for the consequential delay caused by winter working as well as financial damages to reimburse the extra cost incurred by the contractor due to concreting in the winter. Using probability factors when assessing the effects of delay and disruption should therefore be done in a way which ensures compliance with the above principles.
Hence, the strong likelihood of delays to be caused by inclement weather in an extended period should therefore be considered as part of the effects of the primary delaying event (i.e an excusable event) for which extensions of time have been or should be granted while the low likelihood of delays to be caused by inclement weather in an extended period should also be considered as part of the effects of the primary delaying event (i.e an excusable event) for which extensions of time have been or should be granted: thus it is not appropriate to give weight to weather factors which apply at the time when the delays and/or dispruption event has occurred: For instance an event which occurs in summer having effects in winter could be considered at a higher factor -e.g. 2.8 (meaning that the actual effect is one day of delay resulting in 2.8 days of EOT- than an event which occurs in winter having effects in summer -e.g. 1.3 resulting in EOT totalling 1.3 days.
In offshore projects the insurance providers require the use of "Marine Warranty Surveyors" and provide insurance coverage only subject to MWS approvals in respect of working methods, loading and unloading procedures, shipment of equipment, etc. The MWS issue Certificates of Approval with regard to the vessel deck design (e.g. the grillage) and individual working activities which require compliance with pre-determined weather conditions.
If the MWS determines more stringent weather restrictions or other parameters impacting the Contractor´s productivity it is again obvious that the question arises who should bear the related risk. The related risk of unpredictable additional costs is extremely high and has caused serious problems. It does not make too much sense to merely allocate the risk to one of the Parties in that if the risk occurs the relevant party must still be able to manage and control the risk. Only if the Contractor is exclusively responsible for the design and construction of the windpark he will actually be able to manage the full risk. However, if the Employer employs more than one contractor the interface management is overlapping and may result in unmanageable situations (for instance the dimensions of mudmats which shall take up forces of the structure before fixing it to the seabed have been determined for the purposes of the manufacturer´s contract while the installation contractor suffers extra costs due to instruction of the MWS during the installation phase which could have been avoided by a different mudmat design).
In accordance with FIDIC contracts the Parties confer upon the Engineer the power to instruct Variations and to assess and determine the effects on Time for Completion and the Contract Price. By giving instructions the Engineer avoids lengthy discussions on the need of Variations and its effects on Time for Completion and the Contract Price. In using the power to make determinations the Engineer must hold the balance between both Parties; however in doing so he shall proceed in accordance with Contract. Hence, Contractors cannot avoid unwelcomed Variations by offering high prices in consideration of it. Rather, the Contractor must proceed in accordance with the instructed Variations even if risk increases and he is likely to make losses. FIDIC forms of Contract are aimed at providing the parties with a manageable contract and by avoiding prolonged discussions and disputes.
in 2015 FIDIC has made a market survey in order to understand whether the offshore industry would be interested in a tailor-made offshore FIDIC form of Contract. Results have not yet been published but were discussed at the past IBC FIDIC Users´ Conference in London 2015.
During the last eight years the author has been involved in a couple of these offshore projects in the Baltic and the Northern Sea as a DAB member, expert and/or counsel, in particular in cabling, substation and windmill installation contracts. The author is a FIDIC legal advisor, a fully accredited FIDIC Trainer, a DIS expert, and since 2009 a FIDIC approved dispute and listed adjudicator. As such he has operated under FIDIC forms of contract in Armenia, Bosnia, Germany, Mali, Mexico, Morrocco, Palestine, and Tanzania.
WARNING: the material contained in these notes is a simplified guide to some major topics. It is not intended as a substitute for legal advice on individual transactions, and does not necessarily stand on its own. Whilst the contents are believed to be correct, the authors cannot accept any responsibility for errors or omissions.


A 29-year-old female comes into practice and complains of burning tongue and development of circumscribed whitish deposits on the tongue and on the mucous membrane of the posterior pharynx. A history of the patient reports about the inhalation of steroid derivatives because of their asthma and the additional short-term use of antibiotics due to a respiratory infection.
Physical examination - in particular, the inspection of the throat - resulting whitish, wipeable coverings particularly in the area of the soft palate and also in irregular shape on the tongue surface. Advice for other serious, cellular immunity in question diseases (eg AIDS, transplant) does not arise!
The anamnestic notes with inhaled steroids and the additional use of antibiotics indicate a thrush. This manifests itself in typical form as pseudomembranous coverings consisting of Candida, desquamated epithelial cells, leukocytes, bacteria, keratin, necrotic tissue and food residues. The diagnosis is confirmed by clinical inspection and by Gram staining of scraped coating as microscopic hyphae abundant, pseudohyphae and yeast forms are detectable. A simple culture is not necessarily the diagnosis because Candida is to count in a low bacterial count to normal oral flora.
Since the introduction of inhaled steroids in the treatment of asthma have been reported increasingly on the development of oral thrush. In particular in case of improper application by an Inhalationsspacers and lack of mechanical Rinse the mouth after inhalation it is not uncommon to develop such oropharyngeal candida colonization. The additional intake of antibiotics selected Candida in the normal body flora and predisposed to such oral thrush. As far as possible, an interruption of the inhaled corticosteroid therapy should be carried out and the Candida colonization is locally with Nystatin (NYSTADERM), miconazole (DAKTAR Mundgel) or amphotericin B (eg AMPHOMORONAL) treated as lozenges or suspension using a pipette over a longer period. If a more pronounced immunodeficiency is present (eg, cancer patients, AIDS, transplant patients) should be a systemic treatment with fluconazole orally (Diflucan) at a dose of once daily lines to 50 - 200 mg over 10 - carried out 14 days. In recurrent oral thrush (eg AIDS), an effective prophylaxis with 50 - 100mg fluconazole are made daily.


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What does funding planned parenthood have to do with this?
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The rite of the first night 1
Posted on October 7, 2014 by jaime
Jaime sneaked back to the probation service offices after ten. It was still his first day as a probation officer. He'd spent a lot of the morning signing oaths of confidentiality, codes of ethics and some other things, and when he'd signed up he was given some business cards, a badge with his name on it, not the kind that conveyed authority, and his set of office keys.
Now it was after ten on that Monday night, and he'd returned with his friend Lilah. He'd been pretty sure all of his new colleagues would have gone home, and it seemed he was right. Apart from the security light in the courtyard and one in reception, inside, the place was in darkness.
While, just a few miles away, a girl called Ana turned under her blanket to face the wall of her cell, he opened up the probation service offices, without turning any lights on, and led Lilah into his office.
Lilah looked about her, because it was a new space, but it was just an office. He smacked the rear of her jeans, and told her to undress. He was interested in the difference in status between a clothed man and a naked woman. So was Lilah. She liked mild humiliation.
She took off her jumper, unveiling a white bra and the pale skin of her belly striped by moonlight through the blinds. Jaime hadn't risked turning the office light on.
Jaime touched her right breast, cupped it, and then tugged the bra down so it gathered below her bared breasts. He smacked her right breast, then the left. "Now get that bra off, little cunt."
Mild humiliation has to be judged finely. For example Lilah was happy to be told she was a cunt, so long as it was personal: he had to mean her cunt, and that she was her cunt at that moment, with it understood that he liked her cunt, and that her cunt and she belonged to him.
Though that belonging, that ownership, was only temporary; they were friends who fucked, not lovers.
And Lilah would be furious if he used the word to mean a bad or useless person, the way a policeman had said it to Ana, now was still lying sleepless in her cell. And if he ever called Lilah a bitch, sex with Lilah would stop happening as if a tap had turned off.
The difference between good and bad humiliation could be quite subtle: she liked Jaime to call her his slut, but she'd be an angry woman if he called her a slut.
Lilah moved her hand up to rub her left breast, where he'd smacked her. He slapped her hand away, and smacked each breast again, and then again, so that they shook and then settled, no longer quite as pale. Lilah breathed through her opened mouth. The thing, the thing that happened between them, was awake, was moving, was happening.
She watched Jaime with awe. Jaime never felt he deserved that awe, but he never questioned it. He said, "Lilah, the fuck are your jeans still on?"
Lilah said, "oh," as though she'd forgotten. "I'm sorry." She took off her sneakers, using her right foot to slip off the left sneaker and sock, and then peeling off the left sneaker with her left foot. She undid the button of her jeans and unzipped, then quickly skimmed her jeans and knickers down to her ankles.
She liked to make a show out of undressing for a man, but she'd learned that Jaime didn't want a show when he was in this mood. He wanted her naked, and he'd punish her for any delay. She stepped out of the bunched cotton and denim. She was a naked woman. She was a naked woman who would get Jaime's belt across her ass, if she delayed, if she disobeyed, if she didn't speak in complete sentences. So many risks to her ass.
She opened her legs without being told, so Jaime could push two fingers into her cunt, squeezing her lips between his thumb and forefinger. Lilah's breathing became louder. Her eyes were still open, but she was no longer looking at anything. In particular. Jaime tightened his grip, until she gasped. He smiled at her and nodded, as if he was pleased with her pain. As though it was an achievement.
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New Zealanders win by a landslide
Match races
The Sails of the White Nights
On Saturday, June 10 traditional seventh in a row Sails of the White Nights Regatta for the Cup of the Palace of Congresses ended in St. Petersburg. This regatta in match race format has long gained popularity among both Russian and foreign racers and is a qualifying (qualifying) regatta for the Alpari World Cup Series World Match Racing Tour.
For several years the regatta had the highest level - the first ISAF Grade; this time the organisers reduced its status to the second to allow more domestic competitors to take part in it. Accordingly, the preliminary qualifying regatta also reduced its status - from the third to the fourth Grade. For the first time it was held outside St. Petersburg - in Ekaterinburg. However, this had no major impact on the number of Russian competitors: before there used to be four crews, this year there were five of them.
The weather favoured the organisers who managed to perform all the planned flyts. Initially the leaders (in terms of number of flights won) were Andrey Arbuzov, Ruben Corbett and William Tiller (both of New Zealand), but on the last day of the Round Robins Andrey lost almost all his flights and moved to seventh place, nevertheless, he qualified for the final part of the regatta, which gets eight crews out of 12 taking part. The hopes of the crowd that Andrey Arbuzov
would make it to the finals were shaken greatly.
And Ruben Corbett immediately said that someone from New Zealand would win.
Just at the same time William Tiller's crew performed very well, with whom Andrei had to face for getting into the semi-finals. It was an intense and dramatic battle - first fly was won by the New Zealander, then two flyts were left for Andrei. It was right here that a mini-sensation of the regatta happened: the New Zealand crew got ready, geared up and started to be extremely aggressive in the starting area. Andrey was clearly confused and did not seem to expect such an attack. «Result -» before the starting signal. And Consequently, Andrey Arbuzov lost the last two flytests (in the last one he was literally one meter behind on the finish!) and with a score of 2:3 dropped out of the next round.
Andrey Arbuzov, who was upset, even refused to go on the water in the final races for fifth to eighth
So the Saturday day (the day of quarter-finals) was immediately dubbed «a black Saturday».
However, some compensation for elimination of repeated winner of Sails of the White Nights brought us Sergei Musikhin, in a very difficult struggle defeating Staffan Lindberg from Finland, one of the most experienced racers of the regatta, who also became the best in the results of round-robins.
The following races revealed two more semifinalists: Vladimir Lipavsky and Ruben Corbett (interestingly, Corbett's crew included one Russian athlete). «Now it was a question of who would be in the final - the pairs that emerged were, as they say,» mono-national: Russians vs. To everyone's surprise, Sergei Musikhin (who has competed six times in St. Petersburg and is well familiar with our difficult waters) lost to Vladimir Lipavsky 1:3. In the Tiller-Corbett clash a miracle did not happen: «Tiller, who overclocked», defeated his compatriot 3-2. Thus it was Lipavski-Tiller pair who reached the final and Musikhin and Corbett were supposed to fight for the third place.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be an uneven fight. If in the round-robins our riders still managed to control the pressure of the New Zealanders, in the final the latter proved to be even better than Russian sportsmen. Having lost his first heat, Sergey Musikhin had a chance to win the second one (the struggle was tight until two victories), but... a passing by self-propelled car swept away the finishing line. Its place was immediately taken by a gunboat with journalists who hoisted the flag and gave the sound signals according to the rules. However... Sergey, who was in the lead, either did not notice the flag or did not understand it and passed the finishing line. His rival, who was behind, got his bearings in time, made a turn and won the second flyteam.
Sergey protested, of course. And all the umpires came to see him. But after 15 minutes or so, the protest was rejected. Ruben Corbett took third place, Sergey Musikhin fourth.
There is no point in waving fists after a fight, looking for a mistake or malice in the actions of an experienced international jury.
In the race for first place, the battle was fought to three victories. Experienced Tiller, who was in the peak of his form (in New Zealand the season was coming to an end, and ours was just beginning), didn't give Lipavsky a single chance, winning all three flights in one goal.
The aggregate score between Russia and New Zealand was 0-5. The New Zealand riders showed their class, and for us... Well, we still have to learn, train, and fight our nerves. And in that sense White Nights Sails is a great school! It's a pity it's short...
Regatta of next year will be very special - for the first time St. Petersburg will host this regatta in the rank of European match-race
championship. So there will be no angry New Zealanders, but our guys will meet the strongest representatives of European school.
We still have a whole year to prepare a worthy opponent for Europeans!
We were chased like in Italy.
The first stage of Tenzor Cup regatta has been completed in Moscow.
What are the results of the regattas?
Rating systems in yachting: ORC, IRC, MOCRA
This is San Francisco, a city full of risk.
«A boat is a boat, not a palace on water!»
The philosophy of the Southern Wind shipyard by Juan Ignacio Entrecanales, one of its new owners.
Sea swing
Chess on water
Sailing duel
Why match racing is the best thing about sailing...
Luca Bassani: The «America»'s Cup is the pinnacle of sailing.
Wally founder and president Luca Bassani explains why the 35th edition of the «America»'s Cup has become his favorite ever in the history of the oldest regatta.


Welcome back to another exciting half term at Manley Park! We hope that you have had a good break and are as excited to be back as we are. The theme and learning questions that will lead all of our learning this term are stated above in. We will be exploring these questions throughout the whole curriculum, led by P4C and critical thinking whilst challenging our own perceptions of the world and the way in which we live in it!
Welcome back to another exciting half term at Manley Park! We hope that you have had a good break and are as excited to be back as we are.


UPDATE: A Reopen Discount of 35% on enchilada entrees will continue until Jan 30.
On Day 33 of the Government Shutdown El Pinto is giving you 33% off all Enchilada Entrees with New Mexico Hatch Red or Green Chile! That is 33% off any enchilada entree during lunch or dinner, all day long.
The discount increases for enchilada entrees each day until January 31st unless the Gov't reopens. By Jan 31st it will be 40% off all enchilada entrees.
Maybe you love Red, maybe you love Green, but there is always common ground to be found eating enchiladas with New Mexico Chile!


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Sustainability: Eni ranks among the top 10 performer companies
By Majorwaves	 Last updated Oct 22, 2020
Italian energy giant, Eni, has been included, for the second year in a row, among the 10 companies with the best sustainability reporting in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)'s analysis.
The WBCSD analysis is carried out annually to improve companies' actions towards a sustainable transition. This year's edition assessed 158 companies from different sectors.
According to a release by the company on Wednesday, "In the WBCSD analysis, Eni was recognized as an example of good practice in the area of "Sustainability governance", for the clear description of the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors and the Committees on sustainability issues, and in particular on climate. The elements positively evaluated also include the distinction between management roles at central and local level and the distinction between the sustainability objectives of the short-term and long-term incentive plan of Eni's CEO, with separate objectives set for managers with strategic responsibilities."
The release quoted Eni's Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, who expressed delight on the report as saying: "We are proud of this result, which confirms the value of our sustainability initiatives, the result of a path started in 2014, with the launch of a new business model, a new mission and a long-term strategy to 2050 that combines economic, environmental and social sustainability to accelerate the energy transition."
Eni for 2019, the company's latest sustainability report released in May 2020, illustrates the most recent results on this path. In the next 30 years, Eni aims to become a leader in the production and sale of decarbonized products, reducing both direct and indirect emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3) of the energy products sold by 80% compared to 2018.
WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. The member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees.
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Adeuomphalus sinuosus is een slakkensoort, de plaatst in een familie is onzeker. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1925 door Sykes.

Seguenziida


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Gaston Auger-Stève, né à Meaux, est un peintre et graveur français.

Biographie

Membre de la Société des artistes indépendants, on lui doit des bois gravés, notamment pour des revues.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Bénézit, 1948
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Liens externes
 Le pont-aux-moulins sous la neige. Gravure sur bois, vers 1920. (Musée Bossuet, Meaux)

Peintre français du XXe siècle
Graveur français du XXe siècle
Naissance à Meaux


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Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands
Being An Islander Art And Identity Of The Large Mediterranean Islands
'Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the large Mediterranean Islands' runs as a research project between 2019 and 2023, with a major exhibition opening on 21 February 2023 and closing on 4 June 2023. Both the exhibition and research project, together with corresponding outreach activities, aim to elucidate what defined island identities in the Mediterranean. They explore how insularity affected and shaped cultural identity using the examples of Crete, Cyprus, and Sardinia, and provide a platform to debate cultural evolution in the islands as opposed to the surrounding mainland. The exhibition will extend beyond the topic of the Ancient Mediterranean, incorporating the current perceptions of and discourses about island versus mainland cultural identities (e.g. including Britain's own, debated island identity).
Throughout history, islands have been treated as distinct places, unlike mainland and continental masses. In geographic terms, islands are merely pieces of land surrounded by water, but the perception of island life has never been neutral. Rather, the term 'insularity' – belonging to/being of an island – has been romanticised and associated with otherness. Islands have often been deemed to have different histories from the mainland and with more readily isolated socio-political, cultural, and economic characteristics.Yet, connectivity has also been an important feature of island life as the sea can be a linking rather than just a dividing body, motivating and maintaining informal and formal connections. This has been made evident by the flourishing studies of the archaeology, art, and history of the Mediterranean islands.
'Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the large Mediterranean Islands' has a broad diachronic scope and applies integrative analytical approach. Our exhibits will integrate research findings from scientific fields within archaeology, such as ceramics studies, archaeobotany, and archaeometallurgy, as well as its multi-scalar approaches to past human interaction within continental and island environments. They will also engage works of modern artists whose creations contemplate what belonging to an island means. The exhibition and research mostly confront the perception that 'being an islander' is a distinctive attribute or a set of well-defined characteristics. Instead, we argue, 'being an islander' is a highly fluid state of being, whether consciously or not, both in the past and the present. Through key artefacts and interactive installations the exhibition makes a case for thinking of the Mediterranean regions surrounding this dynamic body of water in terms of connectivity and mobility rather than through the entrenched disciplinary divides and modern political boundaries.
Redefining insular identity
The large Mediterranean islands have often been given a special status due to their size, biodiversity, and cultural elaboration, but at no point in antiquity were they coherent social or cultural entities with fixed borders. Even though symbolic boundaries can be maintained more easily when coinciding with firm physical boundaries of land and sea, there is much diversity within them, with social, cultural, economic, and political networks stretching beyond their limits. Likewise, the social and cultural identities of their inhabitants were multiple, ever-changing, and continually negotiated.
This project explores island identities and how islanders of Crete, Cyprus, and Sardinia interacted with inhabitants of other islands and the mainland (ancient Greece, the Levant, Anatolia, and Italy); how they produced and integrated material culture from their neighbours as an expression of their own identities; and, most importantly, the way they fashioned and shaped their distinct social and cultural identities as islanders. We explore these parameters through specific case-studies using objects from Crete, Cyprus, and Sardinia, and the understating that the degree of the islanders' openness as well as the intensity of their connections fluctuated over time depending on historical circumstances and social agency.
Understanding mobility
Our secondary aim is to reframe mobility as one of the defining characteristics of the ancient Mediterranean insular societies. While the intensity of this phenomenon may have varied through time and space and not all members of a particular community or island may have shared equally in it, mobility – and the connectivity it engendered – endowed the region with its particular characteristics. Contributors to the research project – in the form of research collaborations, chapters in an edited volume, and papers that will be delivered at a conference accompanying the opening of the exhibition, in addition to other outputs – debate and expand on the notions of mobility and connectivity. With specific temporal and geographical case studies from the three islands, they all demonstrate that both mobility and connectivity are important features of island life, motivating and maintaining informal and formal connections. The case studies additionally elucidate the interplay between mobility, connectivity, and resilience, all aspects of insular life that waxed and waned throughout history.
Principal Investigator: Anastasia Christophilopoulou
Project start date: Tuesday 01st January 2019
Project end date: Sunday 31st December 2023
Major outputs
Christophilopoulou, A. editor. Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands 2500BC- 31 BC (forthcoming, 2023). The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
This edited volume is one of three major outputs of the research and exhibition project by the Fitzwilliam Museum. The volume disseminates the research results of the project and includes chapters from prominent scholars responding to the three main themes of the exhibition (insularity, mobility, and diachronicity); it also incorporates a complete catalogue of the 160 objects on display as part of the exhibition. The edited volume has two parts: part 1 with 13 innovative essays, bringing together recently developed examination of insularity within the Mediterranean context of the three large islands: Cyprus, Crete, and Sardinia; and part 2 with a concise catalogue of the exhibition's objects. Part 1 interprets island cultures diachronically and across archaeology and the related disciplines, including those coming from the field of archaeological sciences, and contributes to the way we understand these islands today (e.g., through osteoarchaeology, archaeometallurgy, analysis of ceramics). It also draws on the field of Ancient History as well as meditations on insularity through modern art.
Conferences and workshops organised
Christophilopoulou, A. 2020. "Imagining islands, meditating on mainlands", Workshop at the Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 5 January 5, 2020. Speakers: Prof. N. Mac Sweeney, Dr J. Mokrišová, Dr E. Margaritis, Prof. Marian Feldman, Prof. Louise Hitchcock, Dr Jeffery Emanuel
Invited talks and conference papers
Christophilopoulou, A. and G. Artopoulos. 2020. "Immersing in Virtual Island-scapes: A case study in museum virtual environments, reconstruction: methods and practices in research, exhibitions, and conservation", Centre for Visual Culture Inaugural Conference, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, February 24-25, 2020.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2020. "The project: "Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands", Le grandi isole del Meditterraneo: rotte E legami tra bronzo e ferro, Tourisma 2020, Firenze, Palazzo dei Congressi February 22-23, 2020.
Christophilopoulou, A. "Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands, or, Can museums really contribute to research in social sciences?" Wolfson College Humanities Society Lecture, January 28, 2020.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2019. "Investigating ancient Cypriot food practices and diets as part of the narratives developed for the 'Being an Islander': Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands' exhibition", in Cypriot Archaeology, Pre-Modern Material Culture, and Cultural Heritage in the UK, International Conference, Institute of Archaeology University College London, April 2019.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2017. "Cyprus in Context: researching and re-assessing the Cambridge Cypriot Collections", Annual Lawrence Room Lecture, Girton College, Cambridge, September 23, 2017.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2017. "Cyprus in Context: The Bronze Age material in the Cyprus collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum", Science & Technology in Archaeology Research Center Symposium, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, April 6, 2017.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2016. "The Cyprus in Context project", Objects, Collections, Curation. A Symposium in honour of Dr. Lucilla Burn, King's College, Cambridge, November 29, 2016.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2015. "A 'quest' for Salamis within the collection of Cypriot Antiquities of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge", Salamis 2015 International Conference, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, May 21–23, 2015.
Kotsonas, A. and J. Mokrišová. "Mobility, Migration, and Colonization." In A Companion to the Archaeology of Early Greece and the Mediterranean, edited by I. Lemos and A. Kotsonas, 217-246. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2016. 'Re-examining the history of Cypriot antiquities in the Fitzwilliam Museum: a closer look at the collection's past and future', in G. Bourogiannis and C. Muhlenbock eds., Ancient Cyprus Today: Museum Collections and New Research(SIMA pocket-book 184), Uppsala, 13–19.
Christophilopoulou, A. "Re-approaching Cyprus: A Day Devoted to Recent Research in Cypriot Archaeology and Cypriot Collections", International conference at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 23 October 2015.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2013. 'Does the Cretan house stand alone? Households in Geometric Crete viewed in the context of domestic architecture in the Cyclades and the eastern Aegean', in W.D. Niemeier, O.Pilz und I. Kaiser eds., Kreta in der geometrischen und archaischen Zeit. Akten des internationalen Kolloquiums am Deutschen Archäologischen Institut (Athenaia 2), München, 437–453.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2010. "Review of Karageorghis V. and Giannikouri A. eds., Conservation and presentation of the cultural and natural heritage of the large islands of the Mediterranean", Proceedings of the International Symposium, Rhodes 2006. The Classical Review 60: 266–268.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2010. 'Domestic space and community identity in the Aegean islands and Crete', MOSAIK Journal, Raumdimensionen im Altertum, Berlin.
Christophilopoulou, A. 2007. 'Domestic space in the Geometric Cyclades: A study of spatial arrangements, function and household activities in Zagora on Andros, and Kastro on Siphnos', in E. Hallager and J. Jensen eds., The Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens V, Athens.
Other participants
Susanna Pancaldo (Conservator of Objects, Fitzwilliam Museum)
Dr Ema Baužytė (Research Associate for scientific analysis of archaeological metals, Fitzwilliam Museum)
Dr Laura Dierksmeier, (Universitat Tubingen, PI, DFG Research Network, 'Insular Dynamics').
Daniel Pett (Head of Digital, Fitzwilliam Museum)
Dr David Evans ( Exhibitions Manager, Fitzwilliam Museum)
Dr Miranda Stearn (Head of Learning, Fitzwilliam Museum)
Professor Marcos Martinon-Torres (Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge)
Dr Despina Pilides (Curator of Antiquities, Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus)
Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou (Director, Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus)
Dr Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, (Director General of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, Greece).
Dr Evi Margaritis (Assistant Professor, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia)
Dr Giorgos Artopoulos (Assistant Professor, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia)
Yorgos Petrou, (Contemporary Artist, London)
Dr Dimitrios Bouras (Social Anthropologist, Documentarist)
Mr Orestis Seferoglou ( Documentary Photographer).
Professor Naoíse Mac Sweeney (Professor of Classical Archaeology, Institute for Classical Archaeology, Vienna)
Dr Michael Loy (British School at Athens)
Dr Achilleas Hadjikyriacou (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Rafael Laoutari (PhD Candidate, Department of Archaeology and Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge)
Outcomes of the project
Public engagement actions, events, and training programmes
Since 2019, the project has implemented over 15 public engagement actions, workshops, talks, and seminars nationally and internationally, in addition to object-handling sessions in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Major public engagement outputs are expected as we approach the year of the exhibition.
A selection of our recent actions includes:
Handling sessions for general and research audiences in the Fitzwilliam Museum with material from the Cypriot and Aegean Collections
Touch tours of the Cypriot and Aegean World Antiquities of the Fitzwilliam Museum for blind and partially sighted audiences, as well as groups of people with other physical or mental disabilities and their carers
Nora at The Fitz: a literary evening with award-winning Cypriot author Nora Nadjarian, introduced by Ingrid Jendrzejewski and narrated by the curators, researchers, and staff of the Fitzwilliam Museum. This event took place under the auspices of HE the High Commissioner of Cyprus in the UK, Mr Andreas S. Kakouris at the A. G. Leventis Gallery of Ancient Cyprus, Fitzwilliam Museum, January 30, 2020 (60 participants)
A series of workshops (entitled Make Your Own Boat), narrations, and activities on the theme of ancient migration around the Mediterranean, organised by the Learning Team and researchers of the Fitzwilliam Museum for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, October 22, 2019 (40 participants)
Object pottery and metalware handling session by the project's curator and conservators for the Alumni Festival on September 27, 2019 (40 participants)
Professor Paul Cartledge and Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou narrated the history of the city of Salamis, Cyprus and of the antiquities from the region now housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOEqLlBaVPY
Funders and partners
A.G. Leventis Foundation
The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
Ministry of Culture and Sports, Greece
Department of Antiquities, Cyprus
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
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It Is Expected That Total Vodka & Gin Consumption Will Reach 17.66 Million Cases & 4.43 Million Cases By The End Of The Forecast Period
Vodka is a clean, tasteless, distilled alcoholic beverage that is made from grains or vegetables and comprises primarily water and ethanol. It is one of those spirits in which the delicate flavour of the base ingredient used to manufacture it may or may not be tasted in the final product. The beverage is sold almost unaged and can be consumed straight, mixed, or served chilled with ice. There are a number of health benefits associated with vodka as long as it is consumed in moderation. Vodka can relieve stress and help boost blood flow and circulation in the body.
This helps prevent clots, strokes, and other heart diseases. Furthermore, drinking vodka may also help lower cholesterol levels. Since it's a low-calorie beverage, it keeps the fitness levels in check. Mixing vodka with water and using this mix as a rinse after washing hair can help eliminate product buildup on the scalp. This combination also helps boost hair growth and gives a natural shine. Furthermore, if it is mixed with different ingredients like rosemary, honey, and conditioner, it can reduce frizz, dandruff, and hair loss. It boasts disinfectant properties, and if diluted in equal parts with water, it can help clean pores. Some research also suggests using vodka to tighten skin, detoxify it and prevent breakouts. Vodka has the potential to serve as an analgesic; a post-meal rinse of bad breath can be treated with a shot of vodka and can induce sleep.
According to the research report published by Bonafide Research, "India Vodka & Gin Market Outlook, 2027″, the Indian Vodka market observed a growth of 12.24% during 2016–2021 and the Indian Gin market grew at a CAGR of 9.17%. Vodka and gin are the least consumed alcoholic beverages in India. The market for these spirits has been growing slowly with the rise of the best vodka and gin brands in India. By the end of the forecast period, it is expected that total vodka and gin consumption will reach 17.66 million cases and 4.43 million cases, respectively. The big players in the liquor market are optimistic about bringing in luxury vodka and gin to the country. With an increase in the disposable income of Indian consumers, the increasing number of bars in the country, and the rising party culture, the Indian vodka and gin market is expected to grow. The economical gin in the price range of INR 200 to INR 599 is the most savoured gin by Indians as the majority of them prefer to spend less on liquor. People living in urban areas consume more vodka and gin than their rural counterparts, as these are still perceived as luxury alcohol drinks.
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Gin, traditionally a conventional drink, is perceived as an old man's drink or a lady's choice. However, because of its versatility, western culture has recently influenced the younger demographic to a new found love.Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries. Gin adoption by popular mixologists, pop culture driven by popular web series, and celebrity endorsements have all contributed to the segment's visibility and credibility, ushering in an era of Gin renaissance.A team of five men co-founded an entity, World of Brands (WoB), and recently launched an all-new gin brand, "Great Indian Gin" (GIG), under the customization guidance of master blender N.J. Menon, who concocted it for the Indian palate.
It's not just entrepreneurs favouring gin who are turning to Goa as their first-choice destination. Today, this region is home to a widening portfolio of craft beer, vodka, whiskey, agave spirits, and more. Nao Spirits, India's first craft gin producer, was founded in 2015. The company's two brands, Greater Than and Hapusa, have marked their presence now. Then came Stranger & Sons gin in 2018 from Goa-based Third Eye Distillery and Matinee Gin in March 2021. These are just three of the dozen small gin brands that have launched recently.
The flavoured vodka segment has become something to talk about. The market growth in the flavoured vodka segment has been explosive. With the introduction of the best-flavored vodka, vodka sales have achieved new heights in India. The introduction of flavoured vodkas has led to the expansion of the vodka market in India. More of the younger generation are now drinking and preferring the beverage because of the best-flavored vodka variants. Demographically, India is one of the youngest, with around 50% of the population below the age of 25 and about 65% of the population below the age of 35. Flavored vodka variants have become a preferred drink not just for men, but for women too. Rising demand for high-end vodka:While Indian consumers still prefer relatively cheaper and inexpensive whiskey and rum, when it comes to white spirits, labels matter as much as taste. Big companies are looking at launching their luxury brands and bringing the best vodka brands to India at a reasonable price. The target audience for the best vodka drinks is people who are aware of international brands and are looking for superior quality and value for money. The Indian market is currently seeing a transition from price-oriented purchases to a more quality-oriented experience. However, value growth is expected with luxury brands that use high-quality ingredients and the best distilling technologies in the world to make the best vodka drinks.
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The drive towards the premiummization of Indian spirits, and especially the best vodka and gin drinks, is another important feature of the growing Indian spirits market. The market has seen the rise of designer vodkas that are amongst the best vodka brands in India, with price and premium experience as the two major determinants. It is expected that the future growth in the best vodka brands in India with price in the liquor industry will be mirrored by continued consumer trends towards premiummization, which is motivated by the rising affluence and aspirations, urbanization, globalisation, and progressive lifestyles. With more and more Indians travelling abroad and a favourable environment for imported liquor with higher disposable income, Indian consumers of vodka are upgrading towards premium segments in the country and enjoying premium drinking experiences with the best vodka brands in India at a reasonable price.
Although perceived to be a recession-free industry, Covid-19 proved that the alcoholic industry too could be brought to its knees. When the country announced lockdowns, long queues were seen outside liquor shops across the country. In cities like Mumbai, a COVID-19 hotspot, booze-loving people made a mockery of social distancing rules, prompting the government to shut the shops again. During peak lockdown months, while the central government permitted the opening of shops to sell essentials, it denied the sale of alcoholic beverages, which led some states to allow online delivery of alcohol. Lack of liquor taxes has left near-bankrupt states groaning under lockdown with little money to spend. However, demographics in India and various factors prove that the industry could bounce back provided that legislative interference is kept to a minimum.
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Companies present in the market: Radico khaitan Limited, United Spirits Limited (A Diageo Company), Pernod Ricard India Private Limited, Bacardi Limited, Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited, Jagatjit Industries Limited, John Distilleries Private Limited.
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Hillingsø er konsulent i Danmark for det britiske auktionshus Christie's.

Hun er datter af kammerherre Gregers Juel og hustru Gunilla Hilma Inga Charlotta født Ankarcrona til Juelsberg på Fyn og siden 18. maj 1963 gift med generalløjtnant Kjeld Hillingsø. Hun er mor til skuespilleren Ellen Hillingsø.

Hun er gudmor til kronprins Frederik.

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Birgitta
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