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Clearcutting Free Speech
How Resolute Forest Products is going to extremes to silence critics of its controversial logging practices
Publication - 30 May, 2017
Canada's Great Northern Forest is an ancient forest, shaped by forces of nature and stewarded by Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial. Also known as Canada's boreal forest, it has some of the last large expanses of undisturbed natural forest, is home to threatened species, and is one of the world's largest terrestrial stores of carbon. Resolute Forest Products, one of the largest logging companies in North America, is destroying key areas of this magnificent forest. And has abandoned sustainability efforts.
Because of the high conservation value of this great forest, its beauty and unique ecological features, Greenpeace has been speaking up and raising awareness of Resolute's controversial forestry practices with the public and buyers of Resolute's products for years. But this campaign has now become a battleground over free speech and advocacy itself. Instead of working collaboratively with Greenpeace and other stakeholders to find lasting solutions for the forest, workers and local communities, Resolute has filed a $300 million Canadian dollar (CAD) lawsuit against Greenpeace USA, Greenpeace International, Stand.earth and individual activists, as well as a separate CAD$7 million lawsuit against Greenpeace Canada and individual activists. With these lawsuits, and with its public attacks against other prominent environmental organizations, Resolute is attempting to silence legitimate public concerns, all the while ignoring scientific recommendations for the health of the forest and thus the longevity of the forest products industry.
The $300 million CAD Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit that Resolute has filed in the US, uses a set of laws designed to prosecute the mafia, to sue environmental advocates. Resolute essentially argues that environmental advocacy constitutes criminal behavior. By delegitimizing essential advocacy work for forest protection, which provides important oversight on corporations like Resolute, and by imposing harsh financial penalties on protected free speech, this lawsuit could have a chilling effect on freedom of speech in general. Ultimately Resolute's meritless lawsuits against Greenpeace could impact individuals and groups across civil society that seek to make positive changes by making it too expensive and risky to engage in free speech, advocacy, informed expert opinions, and even research.
Free speech is not just foundational for environmental advocates, it is also vital for some of Resolute's current customers. A new Greenpeace investigation reveals that many companies that rely on free speech and transparency as a core part of their business, who should be natural allies of advocacy and expression, are among Resolute's customers. This investigation showed some of the largest global book publishers, including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette, are buying paper from Resolute and thus supporting the very company that is actively threatening a right which is fundamental to their own existence and essential to us all.
The campaign to conserve Canada's Great Northern Forest is now a battleground for free speech, and the way that this story plays out could have far reaching ramifications. Fortunately, solutions are available today. Not only can publishers stand up for free speech and forest solutions, but Resolute too can embrace a path toward truly sustainable management of forests for future generations.
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Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch appointed to the Board of Executive Directors
The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch as a further member of the Board of Executive Directors of the Company. She will assume her position at K+S on March 15, 2023.
"With her extensive expertise and many years of international experience in the agricultural sector, Dr. Tröltzsch ideally strengthens our Board of Executive Directors team. We warmly welcome her to K+S," says Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Company.
Dr. Christian H. Meyer, who was already appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer by the Supervisory Board of the Company in February of last year, will also take up his position on March 15, 2023, and will be responsible for the management and further development of the finance area at K+S.
Dr. Burkhard Lohr, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, had assumed this role on a transitional basis in recent months.
We make an important contribution to society: We enable farmers securing the world's food supply. Our products keep numerous industries running. We enrich consumers' daily lives and ensure safety in winter. With around 11,000 employees, production sites on two continents, and a global distribution network, we are a reliable partner for our customers. At the same time, we are realigning ourselves: We are focusing even more strongly than before on fertilizers and specialties. We are becoming leaner, more cost-efficient, more digital, and more performance-oriented. On a solid financial basis, we are tapping into new markets and business models. We are committed to our responsibility towards society and the environment in all regions in which we operate.
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Want to Be Like Mike
With her Michael Jackson tribute and her sci-fi funk, Janelle Monae out-rockseven Bruno Mars
Michael D. Clark
May 19, 2011 | 2:49 pm
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Every time I see movies centered around the old Motown or rock 'n' roll traveling caravans of the 1950s and 1960s — Walk The Line, That Thing You Do!, The Buddy Holly Story — it's hard not to feel as if I missed out on the birth of modern American pop music by not being able to experience it live.
Wednesday at the Reliant Arena hot, young performers Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae allowed Houston to experience something almost as cathartic: The rebirth of American pop music.
Musical pioneers like Holly, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Jackson Five, are either gone or have musically evolved into something quite different over the last half century and it would be impossible to recapture that moment in time. What Mars and Monae created instead on their co-billed Hooligans in Wondaland tour was a direct 21st-century link to those early halcyon days of rock 'n' roll and doo-wop.
For one night, It was as if the decades of over-produced, over-scandalized, self-delusional and often mediocre pop delivered in cone bras and meat dresses had been erased from the pop culture timeline.
What was left were two artists who can sing, dance, play instruments and connect with an audience in a way that made the girls at the front of the stage scream and the thousands in attendance dance the night away.
By tenure and greater success, Mars was technically the headliner, but it was the clever, high-concept and artistic pop funk by Monae that made the biggest impression. Her 55-minute set was a physical manifestation of both the androids vs. humans sci-fi of her acclaimed year-old album, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III), performed with a 15-piece band of brass and percussion.
Monae, dressed in her quickly-becoming-iconic slim-cut pseudo men's suit, opened the night with quick-slinging fusion-fueled rap on "Dance or Die," before upping the tempo for the aptly named "Faster." With the whole band running in place with Monae as they performed, the song played like a hyper version of Louis Armstrong's famed "Jeepers Creepers" after a shot of 5-hour ENERGY.
Not content to simply be music-to-zumba, Monae slowed it down for a spare turn through Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" proving that she is every bit the soulful, soaring songbird from the line of Diana Ross, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys. The last time I heard "Smile" performed live was by Jermaine Jackson at his brother Michael's memorial service in 2009. This was a mirthful reintroduction to the song and was quickly followed by a rebirth for Michael Jackson himself when Monae nailed a super-funky version of The Jackson 5's "ABC."
Monae brought it home with her two drum line-heavy hit singles from the past year, "Cold War" and "Tightrope." The latter brought the jazzy video to life and gave her license to let her feet and petite frame fly. If there was any doubt that the hair poof on the top of her head (a female version of a pompadour) and the quick-footed shuffling wasn't a tribute to a young James Brown, then the cape a bandmate threw to Monae to end "Tightrope" should have really drilled the point home.
Bruno Mars allowed the bar to be set high by Monae, but he has some skills of his own as well as a knowledge of R&B history that served him well as the night's closer.
Sporting a fedora and playing a mint green guitar, Mars brought his brand of good-natured hooliganism to nearly every track on hit debut album, Doo-Wop & Hooligans. (Oddly, the only song he omitted from the 14-song set list was his first single, "The Other," which he originally performed with Cee Lo Green and B.o.B.) Before launching into hits inspired by everything from his laid-back Hawaiian upbringing ("The Lazy Song") and the emo-soul of mid-1990s Michael Jackson ("Grenade," "Liquor Store Blues,") he led off with a full-band strum through a song that influenced him — Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)" — and a song he influenced — Travie McCoy's "Billionaire."
Blessed with a talent, charm and more beautiful, pearly white teeth than Donny & Marie put together, one gets the feeling Mars will be influencing a lot of other artists in the near future.
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2 local booming 'burbs rank as top destination for movers, plus, why Houston isn't a great place to visit
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Editor's note:It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.
1. 2 Houston suburbs roll onto top-15 spots on U-Haul's list of growing cities. They're the 13th and 19th most popular destinations for movers.
2. 2 smokin' Houston-area barbecue names fire up new restaurants in bustling 'burbs. Both restaurants are ranked among the state's 50 best barbecue joints by Texas Monthly.
3. Ken Hoffman chides New York Times' Houston travel guide and explains why our city isn't a great place to visit. Our columnist explains why 36 hours doesn't do Houston justice.
4. 10 Houston restaurants score coveted James Beard Award nominations. Perhaps one of them will follow up Julep's big win last year.
5. Houston Olympic superstar Simone Biles shares new Wheaties box cover with her legion of fans. It's the second time Biles has been featured on the cereal box.
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A Star is Born (and Gaga is reborn)
Cast your minds back to 2008. You might have been wearing Hollister with your hair in a high side-ponytail (or a plait if your mum was terrified of the nit plague). Everyone is happily slow-dancing to Halo and singing along to Taylor's Love Story. Then a total weirdo with platinum blonde hair and outfits that were only set to get more outrageous catapulted on to the scene. At the time, we all saw Lady Gaga very much as a weirdo that we couldn't quite understand. A bit like unruly Miley Cyrus of 2013, everyone was just a bit confused. But over the past 10 years, Lady Gaga's fearless lyrics and audacious personality have proved to be more than an act of attention-seeking and rather a commitment to being her unconventional self.
And this month, yet a different side of her was revealed through her leading role in Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, A Star is Born. (Brief summary – famous country artist Jackson Maine, played by Cooper, meets struggling-artist-with-amazing-voice Ally (Gaga), they fall in love, her career takes off whilst their relationship struggles. Noice). Stripped back to a makeup-free face and meat-free clothing, suddenly Gaga's voice is all that matters. The power she generates in the songs is rooted in emotion, conviction and passion, particularly shining through in Always Remember Us This Way and Shallow. Her bridge in the latter is phenomenal – how someone can take the sound "har" and extend it over 17 seconds in the most dramatic and soul-shaking way is beyond me. But Gaga's voice is powerful in a very different way to other female vocalists such as Aretha Franklin and Adele. As her vocal range sits lower, she is not so concerned with hitting the soaring notes but rather building upon her own unique vocal quality within her range. Although perhaps not as soulful, Gaga's tone commands attention and demands to be heard.
As the story follows Ally's musical journey, Gaga also proves that she is a vocal polymath. From beautiful depth in her romantic country duets with Cooper, through to ethereal breathy tones that the more commercial pop industry demands, and ending with the big yet incredibly fragile ballad Céline Dion style. Perhaps the only exception is her rendition of La Vie en Rose – a very questionable French accent made that a little uncomfortable to listen to. As well as demonstrating Gaga's versatility, this change in genre in Ally's career also speaks volumes about the pressure in the music industry to give up authenticity for the fame and glory. Even just from listening to the soundtrack, one hears the difference between the first few songs and the significantly less impressive (certainly lyrically) electro-pop tracks, Hair Body Face and Why Did You Do That?. Suddenly image, choreography and relevance supersede originality, passion and lyrical value. And even though this has become a cliché in so many biopics and films depicting the music industry, kudos to Bradley Cooper's directing and some ruddy great character development that keeps the focus on Ally, Jackson and their relationship. Sidenote: I actually don't know what I'm talking about. I do music not films.
However, if I may be so bold, I shall bring to your attention one musical theme/idea/motif/concept/trope (help) that I believe is worth remembering, especially for artists in such a tempestuous industry. It comes in the first few moments of the film, when Cooper's character says to Ally, 'talent is everywhere, but having something to say and a way to say it so that people listen to it, that's a whole other thing. We're here to say something'. Now this doesn't mean all artists have a responsibility to condemn Trump in song and rap about being a female. We all saw how that worked out for Eminem's flop of a political album. But what they do have is the power to stir the soul in a way that is very unique to music; to uplift someone, to motivate someone, to give someone something to cry to, dance to, sing to. And honestly, I don't think Cooper could have chosen anyone better to represent that than Lady Gaga. As an artist herself who, through her music, has given those who feel different and unwelcome a voice, her role in this movie was all the more convincing and inspiring.
I thoroughly recommend a trip to the local Vue to catch this film and all of Gaga's vocal extraordinaire in cinema before it goes. It won't be the same on your laptop I assure you. As for me, I shall be paying a long-overdue revisit to 2008 and every Gaga album since.
Jules xo
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Donation to Rohingya & Chaaria Hospital
We often have visitors attend our meetings to get a flavour of what they are like and to learn more about topics on which we have talks. A few months ago we had a visitor so inspired by our speaker that they wanted to donate to the cause!
The visitor had come along to a lunchtime meeting during which Dr Michelle Hamer spoke eloquently of the work of Chaaria Hospital - an under-resourced rural hospital in Kenya. (See links below for more about this.)
While talking to members the visitor also heard of our previous support for aid afforts to assist the Rohingya in Myanmar/Bangladesh via the charity Children on the Edge. In the end the visitor was moved enough to make a small anonymous donation to support both causes, requesting that the Club's International Committee consider matching the amount.
The matter was subsequently discussed by the Committee and agreement made to match the donation to the two causes (both of which we have previously supported). As a result a total of £150 was sent (by cheque) to each cause.
We've just heard from Dr Michelle Hamer that she pooled the money for the Chaaria Hospital in Kenya together with another donation and bought a number of much-needed digital blood pressure monitors and digital thermometers. She was also able to secure a 15% discount from the Boots store where she made the purchase, which is great news!
It's really lovely to know that we sometimes receive support at unexpected times, and we're pleased to have been able to help both causes.
If you would like to consider giving our Club donations towards our local or international causes, please contact us so that we can discuss your donation with you:
Email: info@rotarycanterbury.org.uk. (In the subject line of your message please state whether it's a local or international donation that you're considering.)
Our articles about previous donations to the two causes:
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For further information about Children on the Edge click here.
For further information about Chaaria hospital click here. (Blog in Italian)
Picture: Much-needed digital blood pressure monitors and thermometers destined for the hospital in Kenya. Picture credit: Dr Michelle Hamer.
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Back to the Basics - Ride like a Devil, feel like an Angel...KUSTOM WORKS by Thunderbike.
Thunderbike has rebuilt a Harley Davidson Ironhead for film and photo producer ben ott. Ben Ott always liked it to ride a good Harley Bike, but after his last filming with The Boss Hoss in Berlin, the artist, who is famous for his work as an photographer and filmmaker, wants to have an own motorcycle with this amazing old school look.
Within two months the bike was built from Thunderbike (Andreas Bergerforth), World Champion in Customizing. From now on, ben ott has the choice between his new bike and a rebuilded Harley 48.
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Aisha Wins Speak Out Challenge
We are thrilled to congratulate Aisha in year 10 for winning the Brent "Speak Out" Challenge! Regional Final. Aisha's public speaking performance on 16 January 2018 was voted on by an independent judging panel.
Each year over 19,000 students across London and Essex take part in Jack Petchey's "Speak Out" Challenge! the world's largest public speaking competition. There are 37 different Regional Champions and these speakers these are among the top 0.2% of young speakers in London and Essex. The organisers were blown away by the talent and ability of the young speakers at the event and we are proud that our student came out on top.
To decide which speakers will go forward to the Grand Final, a panel of judges will meet on Monday 21 May 2018 (after the last Regional Final) to collectively review the videos of all 37 Regional Champions. Based on the content, delivery and structure of the speeches, the judges will decide on the 15 Grand Finalists who will speak at Jack Petchey's "Speak Out" Challenge! Grand Final on 2 July 2018 at the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End. The winner of this Grand Final will receive a £2,000 bond for themselves and £3,000 for their school to spend on a project of their choice.


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Once And Always
Author : Judith McNaught
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Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who "is in a class by herself" (USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spellbinding historical romance classics, featuring her "unique magic" (RT Book Reviews). Across the vast ocean sailed Victoria Seaton, a free-spirited American beauty left suddenly orphaned and alone. Eager to claim her long-lost heritage, she was amazed at the formal elegance of Wakefield, the sumptuous English estate of her distant cousin...the notorious Lord Jason Fielding. Sought after at plays, operas, and balls by London's most fashionable ladies, Jason remained a mystery to Victoria. Bewildered by his arrogant demeanor, yet drawn to his panther-like grace, she came to sense the searingly painful memories that smoldered in the depths of his jade-green eyes. Unable to resist her spitfire charm, Jason gathered her at last into his powerful arms, ravishing her lips with his kisses, arousing in her a sweet, insistent hunger. Wed in desire, they were enfolded in a fierce, consuming joy, free at last from the past's cruel grasp. Then, in a moment of blinding anguish, Victoria discovered the shocking treachery that lay at the heart of their love...a love she had dreamed would triumph.
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Why shop online for a car? Why is NowCar the new way of car buying? Because many people are fed up with the tricky techniques car dealers use to sell a car, and at NowCar, we don't play games. Here's how we tackle some of the situations a customer may face when buying a car at a dealership.
Playing the Waiting Game - Salespeople want to take as much of your time as possible when selling a car, hoping to wear you down so you'll give in and buy. You shouldn't ever make a purchase under pressure, especially if it's a long-term commitment like a car.
When shopping online, you have as much time as you need and you can take a break whenever you wish.
The Pull Away - A technique as old as selling itself, salespeople will act like a car may not be available tomorrow or a sale is ending soon, hoping you will want to act quickly to avoid missing an opportunity. The truth is, most dealerships have plenty of cars in stock at a particular price. If the dealership you're in doesn't have what you want or need, another dealership will.
Because we exist online, NowCar doesn't operate via cars in stock. Rather, we have a selection of brands and franchises we provide you access to when shopping with us. Regardless, we probably have what you're looking for at the price you want.
It's not something you can do at a dealership, especially if you're short on time.
Comparison shopping is one of the easiest things you can do online. On NowCar, you can compare all brands side-by-side and make sure you're getting the best price for the car you want.
"Vetting" is the term used for analyzing another person. Finding their weak points, their strengths, and how they tick. A car salesperson can vet a customer pretty quick, and then they use their analysis to get to know you. However, you are not given the same opportunity to vet them.
Do you want this or this? Car salespeople will typically greet you with a question that asks for a clear response i.e. "What are you looking for today?" or "Do you want a SUV or Crossover?" This is a quick way to stop you from disengaging and forces you to interact.
When shopping with NowCar, it doesn't matter if you don't know what you want or you're just browsing (haha). Look around, take your time, see if anything piques your interest. We don't mind.
Damage Control - Another way to get information out of a buyer - car salespeople will usually ask about your current car to find out what you don't like about it. Then, they can respond by presenting you with a car, preferably a new one, that makes those problems non-existent. What many people forget is to also learn about the problems of a car they may be buying, new or old.
At NowCar, we don't ask what's wrong with your car or why you're looking to purchase one. While online, you can look up reviews about a new car you're checking out.
How much can you afford? Car salespeople love to ask this question. "What's your budget, how much are you looking to spend?" They ask this so they have a ballpark number to throw around when making the pitch. How much you're willing to spend is information only you need to know. Moreover, if the salesperson knows your budget, they may say something like "Oh, and it only costs X amount a month." They say that to make you think, "Wow only that much?" When really, it's going to cost more by the time you sign the contract.
When shopping online, you know how much you want to spend and you don't need to tell anyone else. Most online shopping has filters for price now-a-days too. We don't need to know how much you want to spend, but by using our "shop by price" feature, you can choose a price range to narrow down your search.
Gone Fishing - Car dealerships will advertise deals, sales, models, etc on TV, radio, online, really anywhere they can. They want to entice people to come into the dealership, and once they lure someone in, they can act like the deal is no longer available, or the sale ended, or that car isn't available...but they can help you with another option. That's how they catch you.
On NowCar, a deal doesn't end because you logged in. We don't pull the ol' bait 'n' switch. We always have options available. Always.
Come on over and let's chat - As mentioned, every car salesperson wants to get you into the dealership. If you call them on the phone, they'll invite you over. They want to play ball in their own backyard so they have the advantage.
When shopping online, you don't need to go anywhere. You have all the tools and all the power to make a smart buy.
Add-ons - Any finance manager worth his medal will use techniques to get a driver to buy more. Anything from tire protection to theft devices you may or may not need. They may even sell unnecessary features. The big kid always has the cool toys, and you want the cool toys don't you?
When shopping online, you have time to think about other features and offers. Plus, with research, you learn what you want in a car and stick to it. No one is persuading you otherwise.
That's how it is with NowCar. You have the power, and we're here to help.


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Tampa, Florida's third largest city – after Miami and Jacksonville – is located in the bay of the same name. According to topschoolsoflaw, Tampa is one of the fastest growing cities in the entire country. The Spaniards, who valued the bay as a natural harbour, settled here at the mouth of the Hillsborough River as early as 1539.
The city experienced its first heyday in the 19th century. Two events shaped the fortunes of the small town at the time. On the one hand, phosphates were discovered, which were used as fertilizers in the landscape, on the other hand, pioneer Henry Plant ensured that the South Florida Railroad was brought here. The railway was opened in 1884, and six years later the Florida Railroad came to Tampa. The railway not only boosted trade, but also brought the first tourists.
Henry Plant not only brought the railroad here, but also built the spacious Tampa Bay Hotel in 1891, which still exists today and is a listed national landmark. In the meantime, however, the building functions as a Henry B. Plant Museum.
In 1885 the cigar manufacturer Vicente Martinez Ybor relocated his production from Key West to Tampa, hoping for even more profit due to the better transport connections. Five kilometers east of downtown, the entrepreneur founded the workers' town of Ybor City, which was home to around 20,000 workers who worked in his factory. Tampa was thus not only named one of the largest cities, but also the Cigar Capital of the World. Today, the Latino quarter of Ybor City is not only a giant in the past, but also a tourist hotspot with lively shops, clubs and restaurants.
Strolling through the cobbled streets early in the morning, the scent of roasted Cuban coffee surrounds you. And the rhythm of Latin American music accompanies you late into the night.
Tampa now also offers first-class shopping – for example in the Westshore District. If you feel like moving, stroll or bike along Bayshore Boulevard along history-steeped Hyde Park – one of the city's poshest neighborhoods.
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Location and Size
Tampa is located at the mouth of the Hillsborough River west of Tampa Bay on Florida's west coast. Together with St. Petersburg and Clearwater, the city forms the Tampa Bay Area.
Around 350,000 people live in the city, also known as "The Big Guava" (due to the large number of Guava trees), in the Tampa Bay Area around 2.4 million people.
time The time zone is EST (Eastern Standard Time), i.e. CET minus 6 hours
Arriving by plane
Tampa International Airport – located about 10 km west of the city – off I-275 – is the city's largest airport.
Summers are hot with temperatures up to 32°C. Winters are mild with temperatures around 20°C. There is little temperature variation between day and night throughout the year. The summer months are usually rainier than the winter months, the rainiest month of the year is August with an average rainfall of 200mm.
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Ybor City – Once known as the cigar capital of the world, this historic district produced more than 700 million hand-rolled cigars annually in its heyday. You can still see hand-rolled cigars being made along Seventh Avenue. Here, discover the flavors of the "Original Cuban Sandwich" at The Columbia Restaurant , which opened in 1905, while watching a flamenco show.
The Tampa Museum of Art is located on North Ashley Drive in Downtown Tampa. The museum is known far beyond the city limits for its extensive collection. Also downtown – right on Franklin Street – has been the historic Tampa Theater since 1926 , where numerous events are still held.
The former Tampa Bay Hotel, commissioned by Henry B. Plant in 1891, cost a whopping three million dollars at the time. Its Moorish minarets can be seen from all over Tampa. Today the building belongs to the University of Tampa. The south wing has been preserved as the Henry B Plant Museum . The showpieces of the collection include valuable porcelain, Venetian mirrors and French furniture from the 18th century.
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Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo was named the best zoo in the United States by Parents and Child magazine. Covering an area of 24 hectares, the zoo is home to more than 1,000 different animals such as koalas, elephants, tigers, penguins, giraffes, orangutans. The Manatee Hospital with the outdoor pools is particularly worth seeing. Injured manatees are cared for here until they are released again after veterinary treatment.
In the Museum of Science & Industry , children and adults alike can expect more than 450 interactive exhibits from science, technology, mechanical engineering, art and mathematics. With the daily activity program, the "MOSI" offers a journey from the virtual world to reality. In addition to the IMAX cinema, numerous trips into space and similar sensations await you here.
Busch Gardens theme park is also nearby . There are various roller coasters, animals and lots of attractions, fun and thrills for the whole family.
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Cruise Port – Major cruise lines such as Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Lines have fixed docks here, with many cruises departing from here. Lined with warehouses and docks, the City of Tampa's waterfront is a vibrant neighborhood with museums, restaurants, parks and the Tampa Riverwalk.
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As Sterlington Middle School students filed into their seats on Wednesday, science teacher James "Robbie" Evans instructed everyone to take out their notebooks and review their latest lesson on space. In just a few moments, they would have a test.
Before the students had enough time to panic about the impromptu exam, Evans assured them this wouldn't be a traditional pen-and-paper test. Rather, they would be tested on how well they could replicate a space diagram on large sheets of paper. Enthused by the idea, students rushed to various spots around the room and gathered into teams to doodle the images in their notebooks from memory.
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It's lessons like these that earned Evans the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Evans was one of two winning teachers from Louisiana and stands alongside other teachers recognized from across the country.
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Evans got the phone call that he had won the award on Feb. 8. He was so excited that he turned the car around on his way home to go back to the school and tell his principal.
"It's been a long, long wait," Evans said.
Evans said he hopes to use the prize money to travel and possibly visit family members in Australia.
Prior to his career in education, Evans worked as a reporter at The News-Star for 20 years and won several awards. While reporting full-time, he pursued his masters degree in education at Louisiana Tech University. Come 2011, Evans made the switch into an education career and has been teaching at Sterlington Middle School ever since.
"I'm happy for our school, and I'm happy for our district," Evans said. "To have two Sterlington teachers win a national award two years in a row — I think that's pretty awesome."
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Le fonds Edmond Michotte est une donation faite en trois phases, entre 1897 et 1913, au Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles par le compositeur et musicographe belge homonyme, d'une partie importante de la bibliothèque privée de Rossini, avec lequel il s'était lié d'amitié.

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Issu d'une famille belge noble et fortunée, Edmond Michotte (1831-1914) fait ses études en Belgique, puis à Paris. Revenu dans son pays natal après la révolution de 1848, il y entame des études musicales après une candidature en philosophie à l'université libre de Bruxelles. Pianiste et compositeur, il se fera surtout connaître comme virtuose du mattauphone. À partir de 1854 il partage sa vie entre Bruxelles et Paris, où il fréquente les célébrités du monde musical et devient familier de Rossini – pourtant son aîné de quarante ans – qui le considère comme son quasi figlio. Ayant eu l'occasion d'assister à la rencontre de ce dernier avec Richard Wagner en 1860, il publiera un compte-rendu de cet événement. Lorsqu'il regagne définitivement la Belgique en 1870, il devient membre de diverses associations artistiques et préside le conseil de surveillance du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles auquel il lègue, en différentes étapes, sa vaste collection rossinienne. Il meurt en 1914 à la suite du bombardement de sa maison louvanaise, sans avoir eu l'occasion de réaliser son rêve de créer un musée à la mémoire de son illustre ami et protecteur.

Le « musée imaginaire » Rossini

Soucieux d'offrir à sa prestigieuse collection un écrin digne de la valeur historique de celle-ci, Edmond Michotte, alors président de la commission de surveillance du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, ne lésine pas sur les moyens. Dans l'espoir de rassembler l'entièreté du fonds et de le voir transférer un jour vers un musée autonome, il fait exécuter une série de meubles sculptés surmontés d'un grand « R », de vitrines et de coffrets sur mesure, provisoirement exposés dans une salle du conservatoire non accessible au public. Cependant, le bibliothécaire en fonction ne souhaitant pas soustraire à ce dernier la totalité de la collection – une partie restera en effet intégrée à la bibliothèque –, celle-ci ne sera jamais réunifiée, avortant la création projetée du musée.

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Apprécié des spécialistes de Rossini pour la rareté de certains documents, le fonds Michotte est composé essentiellement de pièces provenant de la bibliothèque personnelle du compositeur pésarien: partitions autographes et imprimées, livres, livrets d'opéra et publications diverses, correspondance, matériel iconographique et objets variés.

Partitions autographes et imprimées

Riche de près de trois-cents manuscrits musicaux dont 26 autographes, la majeure partie de ceux-ci concernent des œuvres de Rossini, y compris cent quatre-vingt compositions représentant le répertoire lyrique – des airs, des fragments ou des variations en grande partie inédits – de la soprano Isabella Colbran (1785-1845), sa première épouse et créatrice acclamée de nombreux rôles rossiniens, ainsi que de la musique vocale et instrumentale.

Le manuscrit le plus remarquable dans cette section est sans aucun doute la partition autographe du mélodrame Mathilde de Shabran (1821) – une œuvre mineure du compositeur, mais la seule à avoir atterri en Belgique, fût-ce de manière incomplète – faisant la lumière sur l'évolution rossinienne dans l'art du bel canto.

Parmi la quarantaine de manuscrits d'autres compositeurs, la version autographe de Six polonaises D 824, op. 61 de Schubert, dont on ignore encore comment elle a pu aboutir entre les mains de Rossini, fait partie des raretés de cette collection.

Livres, livrets et publications diverses

Le fonds Michotte comprend en outre quatre cent-vingt titres d'éditions musicales, dont approximativement cent vingt de Rossini et trois cents publications italiennes ou françaises du , ainsi qu'une édition complète des œuvres de J.S. Bach et des symphonies de Beethoven. Elle est complémentée par une précieuse collection de livrets des premières représentations des ouvrages du compositeur pésarien, rassemblés et soigneusement reliés par le père de celui-ci.

D'autres publications, dont beaucoup contiennent une dédicace à Rossini, sont de nature variée et proviennent indubitablement des étagères du musicien, comme ces éditions de 1818 de La Divine Comédie de Dante et de 1821 du Répertoire général du théâtre français.

Des monographies et des articles de presse ou des caricatures consacrées à Rossini, ainsi que quelques programmes imprimés des Soirées musicales – concerts privés organisés à Paris par le compositeur et Olympe Pélissier, sa seconde épouse, – viennent témoigner éloquemment du goût esthétique de l'époque.

Correspondance

La collection compte plus de deux cents lettres et textes manuscrits de nature assez disparate – invitations, programmes, poésies élégiaques, inventaires de mobilier, condoléances ou la liste – impressionnante – des personnages présents à l'enterrement du musicien. La correspondance, dont la moitié est autographe, inclut une trentaine de lettres écrites par Rossini à son administrateur bolognais, Angelo Mignani, les autres étant adressées au compositeur lui-même.

Matériel iconographique et objets variés

La partie iconographique du fonds, représentant quelque cent cinquante images, inclut des lithographies de Rossini jeune, des photos – dont celles de Nadar – du compositeur âgé, de ses funérailles et de son exhumation, ou encore des portraits de ses parents. Y sont présentes également quelques gravures de la Colbran.

Une dizaine d'objets personnels viennent enrichir cette section. L'un des plus surprenants est un vase en forme d'éventail, comprenant sept citations musicales de Rossini et représentant une allégorie du « cygne de Pesaro ». S'y ajoutent un buste miniature en biscuit du compositeur, un taille-papier, un pince-nez et une épingle à cravate offerte par Bellini. Une paire de mitaines effilochées et un rameau de buis béni utilisé lors de ses funérailles, rappellent les derniers moments du légendaire auteur du Barbier de Séville.

Encore largement inexploré, le fonds Michotte représente une source incontournable pour les musicologues et historiographes rossiniens.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie

 Alfred Wotquenne, « Liste des dons faits à la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles 1896-1898 », Annuaire du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles 1897-1998, p. 105.
 Victor Mahillon, « Liste des dons faits au Musée du Conservatoire 1901 », Annuaire du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles 1902, 26, 1902, pp. 156-157.
 Alfred Wotquenne, Catalogue de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, voll. 4, Bruxelles, 1912.
 Edouard Grégoir, « Michotte, Edmond », Les Artistes-musiciens belges au XVIIIe et XIXe siècle, 3 voll., Bruxelles, 1885-1887, vol. I, pp. 314-315, 485.
 Thierry Levaux, Dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen-Âge à nos jours, Ohain-Lasne, Éditions Art in Belgium, 2006.
 Johan Eeckeloo, « Il Musée Rossini », Bollettino del Centro Rossiniano di Studi, Rossini e Michotte, 2004, pp. 7-52.
 Olivia Wahnon de Oliviera, « La collection Rossini de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles augmentée de deux documents autographes », Revue belge de musicologie, , 2013, pp. 283-290.
 Philip Gossett, « Rossini Autographs in the Fonds Edmond Michotte of the Brussels Conservatory », Revue belge de musicologie, , 2014, pp. 19-42.
Edmond Michotte, Une soirée chez Rossini à Beau-Séjour (Passy) 1858, Bruxelles, 1893.
 Edmond Michotte, La visite de R. Wagner à Rossini, Paris 1860, Bruxelles, 1906.

Liens externes
 Site officiel du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (http://www.conservatoire.be).
 Site du Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
 Catalogue en ligne de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (http://www.catalog.b-bc.org)
 Catalogue en ligne de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles - G. Rossini (http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=G.+Rossini)
 Catalogue en ligne de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles - Isabella Colbran (http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=Colbran)
 Catalogue en ligne de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles - Olympe Pélissier (http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=Olympe+P%C3%A9lissier)
 Catalogue en ligne de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles - Edmond Michotte (http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=Edmond+Michotte)

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Although Steam sales make it terribly easy to end up with a backlog of titles we'll need several lifetimes to get through, sometimes all we want is to download a game and play without having to pay an upfront fee. Free stuff is, after all, always good, as someone somewhere used to say. As it turns out, the PC has a hefty selection of free games that let gamers do just that.
It's a pretty varied selection, too. From card games to those focusing on vehicle combat, from MMORPGs to battle royale titles, there's something that's bound please everyone. Below, you'll find a list of The Best Free Games on PC, in alphabetical order and with links to their store pages. If you think we've missed any, drop us a line in the comments.
A surprise release from Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts, Apex Legends is a free-to-play first-person shooter battle royale game set in the Titanfall universe. While Titans don't make an appearance, the game features playable characters with different active and passive abilities, much like a hero shooter would. A total of 30 squads of three players duke it out across a map featuring a variety of terrain, searching for loot while evading a ring of death that constantly closes in on them.
Aching for a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game from 1994? Look no further than Beneath a Steel Sky. Its Union City is hell on earth for some and heaven for others. While regular folk are oppressed, working in tall tower blocks above ground where pollution and crime rein, the rich and corrupt live safely underground. The title follows Robert Foster, an outsider who finds himself in Union City and features locations designed by Dave Gibbons. Beneath a Steel Sky is free on Gog.com.
Oh no! A mod appears to have snuck onto our list! Call of Chernoby is a free-play sandbox mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat. Among its features you'll find 32 explorable maps, reworked level design, an overhauled AI alongside a brand new level. You can get it on moddb.
Released back in 2012, the latest incarnation of Valve's team-based multiplayer first-person shooter series is still going strong. Not only is it one of the most played titles on Steam, but it also has a healthy competitive scene that boasts frequent E-sports events. Its high-stakes action is complemented by a satisfying, if a bit steep, learning curve, which makes mastering each weapon's recoil and learning the maps feel like triumphs. Featuring maps and weapons both old and new, modding potential and, more recently, a battle royale mode, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available on Steam.
If vehicle-on-vehicle action is your cup of tea, Targem Game's Crossout has plenty of it. In Crossout, you build combat vehicles from a variety of available parts, deck them out with flamethrowers, power drills, chainsaws, rocket launchers and the likes, and blow up other players. You can download it for free on the Crossout website or Steam.
Set against the background of a London contaminated with toxic gas, Dirty Bomb is a first-person shooter that pits two teams against each other in team-centric, objective-based matches. Players take control of one of several mercenaries, all which specialize in different areas of combat, and take part it intense, tactical battles. Its maps have several stages through which attackers need to progress which come with new objectives and environments. Splash Damage is no longer actively developing Dirty Bomb since late 2018 and has confirmed that servers for the title will shut down by the end of 2019. Find it on Steam.
Dota 2 shouldn't need any presentation by now. A well-known MOBA and successor to the original Warcraft 3 mod that had its fair share of fame, it's yet another example of Valve striking gold. Out for more than five years, it's a common sight on Steam's Top 10 games with most concurrent users. You can find Dota 2 on Steam.
Dreadnought is a free-to-play game that fills a visible gap, focusing on tactical battles between capital ships. You get full control over one such ship and must engage in team-based modes where knowing when to unleash a flurry of nuclear torpedoes, using line of sight to block enemy attacks or boosting engine power to better position yourself is vital for survival. Dreadnought is now on Steam.
EVE Online's fame preceeds it but just in case you've been living under a rock, it's a community-driven spaceship MMO where you can fulfill a variety of roles, whether in industry, business, exploration or the military. It's no stranger to massive space battles, has a player-driven economy and is a home to both honorable and less honorable folk. You can get it on the EVE online website or Steam.
Quite possibly the biggest game in the world, Fortnite's Battle Royale component switftly overtook PUBG upon launching. Adding the building system from its Save The World mode to the battle royale recipe, alongside its playful art style, did more than enough to set the now-global phenomenon apart. Its success has prompted Epic to open up its own store, but also brought lawsuits related to its dances. Fortnite Battle Royale is available via the Epic Games Store.
NCSoft's Guild Wars 2 started out as a buy-to-play MMORPG but made the base game available for free back in 2015. It's a gorgeous sequel that features both PvE and PvP activities. Perhaps its biggest draw, the World versus World mode pits three servers against each other on a large map, often featuring large battles and sieges. Since its launch, the game has also received two paid expansions. You'll find Guild Wars 2 on its website.
Gwent came out of beta earlier this year and is a more evolved, complex take on the popular minigame found in CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3. It reduces the number of rows to just two from the previous three, while giving cards abilities that allow for more interactions with the board and a fair degree of synergy. You'll find Gwent on Gog.com.
Blizzard's Warcraft-based CCG has seen its fair share of expansions since launch, when it was solely a PvP title. Its PvP component is still very much the focus, having both constructed and arena modes, but it now has several PvE campaigns to go through, courtesy of its expansions. There's also lots of RNG. You can get Hearthstone from its website or the Battle.net Launcher.
League of Legends is a veritable MOBA behemoth set to enter its tenth year of existence this October. In its long run, the game has received a variety of updates, including a graphical and UI overhaul. Each new season brings about larger changes in terms of systems and items, while champion balancing and reworks were constant throughout the game's history. A roster of 142 champions welcomes those eager to play, whether casually or competitively, while the title's strong eSports scene is a good source of both learning and entertainment. Its matches reward teamwork and taking calculated risks, having the potential of being intense, lengthy engagements. League of Legends is available on its official website.
Limbo's effective use of a simple black-and-white visual style and excellent sound design create a thoroughly haunting atmosphere that sets it apart from other titles to this day. A side-scrolling puzzle platformer that does quite a bit with very few means, Limbo follows a boy searching for his sister in a world set to kill him whenever it gets the opportunity. Seemingly simplistic puzzles are there to test your intuition, while the ambiguity surrounding the world and story leave plenty of space for interpreting yourself what it all means. Limbo is free on the Epic Games Store from July 18 to July 25.
The Lord of the Rings Online
Many MMORPGs don fantasy clothes, but The Lord of the Rings Online brings J.R.R. Tolkien's very universe to life on PC. Initially released back in 2007, the free-to-play title lets players set off on their own adventures across Middle-earth. Players have access to six races and ten classes, while subsequent paid expansions let them explore iconic locations such as the mines of Moria, Rohan or Helm's Deep. You can get the base game for free on the Lord of the Rings Online website
Grinding Gear Games' ARPG has entered its sixth year and doesn't seem to be slowing down. Constantly refreshed with new leagues that reset progress and add new gameplay elements, like entire new dungeons or item types, it gives plenty of reasons to return regularly. Add to that an in-game economy reliant on currency also used for modifying items, a massive passive skill tree and plenty of active skills lending themselves to a large number of builds and it's easy to see why it's one of the major players in the genre. Get it on the Path of Exile website or Steam.
Planetside 2 is an MMOFPS that sees three factions taking part in a tug-of-war of territorial control across four massive continental maps. Whether we're talking open fields, forests, deserds or besieged outposts, battles can include hundreds of players. Infantrymen have access to a number of different classes which fulfill different roles, while armor and gunships round off this futuristic combined arms experience. You can find Planetside 2 on Steam.
Quake Champions brings the arena shooter genre, established by the original Quake, to modern audiences while adding a dash of hero shooter to the mix. Speed and explosive action remains very much its focus, courtesy of an arsenal of weaponry familiar to Quake fans and some good old strafe jumping. On top of that, the playable roster of characters get different stats and unique abilities which they can use in battle. Quake Champions is free on Steam or the Bethesda launcher.
Ring of Elysium is Tencent Games' entry into the battle royale space. The title drops 60 players on a mountain beset by an ever-advancing snowstorm and lets them battle it out. A rescue helicopter waits to be boarded, while snowboarding and hang gliding join regular vehicles as means of transportation. Ring of Elysium is now available on Steam.
Smite is a MOBA with a twist. Instead of the traditional isometric view, Hi-Rez Studios' title takes on a third-person perspective. Its roster further makes it stand out, being pulled from various mythologies. As with its peers, Smite is also free-to-play, available via its website or Steam.
If you've ever wanted to play as a ship captain in the well-known univers, Star Trek Online lets you do just that. The title features over 160, spanning multiple story arcs, with both ground and space content. You can find it on the Arc launcher or Steam.
Although Star Wars: The Old Republic hasn't been at the forefront of EA's marketing lately, Bioware's 2011 MMORPG has been steadily receiving content over the years. Initially launching with a focus on more traditional MMORPG experiences such as PvP and raiding, which are still there to be experienced, the past few years have seen it shift focus towards a single-player, story-driven set of campaigns. Whether its discovering what happened to Revan, dealing with the Eternal Empire or simply going through the classes' distinct, fully voiced campaigns, Star Wars: The Old Republic has a wealth of stories to tell. Players can choose between two factions, the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic, which allow them to play as Jedi, Sith, soldiers or smugglers. The game is available its official website.
SYNTHETIK: Arena
A stand-alone expansion to rogue-lite top-down shooter SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising, SYNTHETIK: Arena brings "five unforgiving challenges" for players to tackle. SYNTHETIK's magazine eject, movement-based recoil and active reload mechanics return, while players can make use of the 2-player co-op feature to bring a friend, with perks, item buffs and loot being shared between them.
Nine distinct classes full of charisma, a good handful of modes and maps, alongside the level of quality expected from Valve titles make this over-a-decade-old game an absolute must-play for fans of team-based first-person shooters. It's seen plenty of updates over the years, adding lots of new, wacky weapons plus cosmetic items, and still boasts a healthy playerbase. You can find it on Steam.
With Torchlight, now-defunct developer Runic Games have taken the ARPG recipe putting it to good use, creating a polished product with a spin and feel of its own. Choosing from three classic archetypes (warrior, rogue, mage), players delve ever deeper into a dungeon, conveniently set below a town, in an attempt to save it and the world. Alongside lots of skills to level up and tons of equipment to find, players are always accompanied by pets who they can use to sell unneeded items back in town while they keep adventuring. When monster killing calls for a break, fishing pools are the perfect spots to take on a more relaxing activity. Torchlight is free on the Epic Games Store between July 11 and July 18.
Who doesn't want to be a space ninja? Well, there's bound to be someone out there but they don't know what's fun. For everyone else, there's Warframe. Digital Extremes' unusual co-op third person action lets you mow down aliens as one of many cool-looking space ninjas wielding a vast arsenal of weapons that includes assault rifles, bows, throwing knives, nunchucks and more. It's very much a game that lets you set your own goals and, with a healthy active playerbase, lucrative trading and the introduction of more open areas in later expansions, there's plenty of content to fill your spare time with. Find it on Steam.
We've provided extensive coverage of Warframe at Game Watcher, with one of the most helpful of our guides being the one that teaches you how to hunt down Silver Grove Specters for rare mods and Nightwave Challenges. Happy hunting!
If the title isn't enough of a giveaway, this one's about tank battles where tanks battle other tanks and they're all controlled by players. Wargaming's action title features over 500 customizable vehicles from all over the world, including places like the US, USSR, Japan, Sweden and Italy. Get it on its website or Steam.
LIMBO, Torchlight, Overcooked, Rebel Galaxy, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rime, Crossout, DOTA 2, Dreadnought, Fortnite, Guild Wars 2, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, HearthStone: Heroes of Warcraft, Path of Exile, Beneath a Steel Sky , Quake Champions, Ring of Elysium, Smite, Star Trek Online, Team Fortress 2, Warframe, World of Tanks, Apex Legends, Transistor
About Bogdan Robert Mateș
When not brewing coffee or debating serious topics with my cat, you'll either find me playing video games or writing about them.


Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest solar power plant. The site near the city of Ouarzazate saw the launch of the first phase of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world.
When fully operational, the plant will produce enough energy for more than one million Moroccan households, and according to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) finance group at the same time will help reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons which could further result in an estimated reduction of over 17.5 million tons of carbon emissions over 25 years.


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The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.

Competition format

This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist.

Results

Round 1

 Bouts

 Points

Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

With three wrestlers left, the sixth and final round required all remaining possible bouts to be wrestled rather than giving one of the remaining wrestlers the advantage of a bye. Zalev and Trojanowski had already faced each other, so each wrestled against McCann—who won both bouts to secure the gold medal.

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Label Definition File: CWE761_Free_Pointer_Not_at_Start_of_Buffer.label.xml
Template File: source-sinks-51b.tmpl.c
*/
/*
 * @description
 * CWE: 761 Free Pointer not at Start of Buffer
 * BadSource: file Read input from a file
 * Sinks:
 *    GoodSink: free() memory correctly at the start of the buffer
 *    BadSink : free() memory not at the start of the buffer
 * Flow Variant: 51 Data flow: data passed as an argument from one function to another in different source files
 *
 * */

#include "std_testcase.h"

#include <wchar.h>

#ifdef _WIN32
#define FILENAME "C:\\temp\\file.txt"
#else
#define FILENAME "/tmp/file.txt"
#endif

#define SEARCH_CHAR L'S'

#ifndef OMITBAD

void CWE761_Free_Pointer_Not_at_Start_of_Buffer__wchar_t_file_51b_badSink(wchar_t * data)
{
    /* FLAW: We are incrementing the pointer in the loop - this will cause us to free the
     * memory block not at the start of the buffer */
    for (; *data != L'\0'; data++)
    {
        if (*data == SEARCH_CHAR)
        {
            printLine("We have a match!");
            break;
        }
    }
    free(data);
}

#endif /* OMITBAD */

#ifndef OMITGOOD

void CWE761_Free_Pointer_Not_at_Start_of_Buffer__wchar_t_file_51b_goodB2GSink(wchar_t * data)
{
    {
        size_t i;
        /* FIX: Use a loop variable to traverse through the string pointed to by data */
        for (i=0; i < wcslen(data); i++)
        {
            if (data[i] == SEARCH_CHAR)
            {
                printLine("We have a match!");
                break;
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        }
        free(data);
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}

#endif /* OMITGOOD */

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In 2003, the SEC approved as part of NASD's modernization of its advertising rules a change to the definition of "correspondence" in Rule 2211. The new definition of correspondence includes any written or electronic mail message distributed by a firm to one or more of its existing retail customers and to fewer than 25 prospective retail customers within a 30-calendar-day period.3 Previously, "correspondence" included any written or electronic communication prepared for delivery to a single current or prospective customer, and not for dissemination to multiple customers or the general public.
The definition of correspondence is significant in several respects. Firms generally are not required to have a registered principal approve correspondence prior to use, nor are they required to file correspondence with the NASD Advertising Regulation Department (Department).4 In addition, correspondence is subject to fewer content restrictions than advertisements and sales literature.
NASD amended the definition in order to provide firms with more flexibility regarding the supervision of e-mail and form letters. However, we understand that many firms voluntarily continue to require registered principal pre-use approval of some correspondence.
NASD has found that some member correspondence to multiple existing customers raises the same sorts of issues that member advertisements and sales literature do. For example, NASD has reviewed form letters that encourage existing customers to invest in mutual funds, variable annuities, or other securities and, as such, did not meet the applicable advertising standards of the SEC and NASD rules. As "correspondence" under the existing definition, these communications do not require principal pre-use approval. As a result, in some cases, this correspondence that had already been sent to customers required substantial revisions; in other cases, NASD took informal disciplinary action against the member that distributed the correspondence.
In contrast, had these types of form letters been sent to at least 25 prospective retail customers, such correspondence would have required both registered principal pre-use approval and filing with the Department. NASD now questions whether it should apply the principal pre-use approval requirement differently to correspondence sent to prospective and existing retail customers.
NASD is proposing to amend NASD Rule 2211 to require registered principal pre-use approval of any correspondence sent to 25 or more existing retail customers within any 30-calendar-day period (see Attachment A). In so doing, the proposal would impose the same standard for principal pre-use approval on written letters and electronic mail messages distributed by a member to either existing or prospective retail customers. Correspondence with such a wide distribution often will constitute a solicitation to purchase or sell a security or to use a brokerage service. Registered principal pre-use approval would better ensure that this material complies with applicable standards of the advertising rules. Since many firms already require registered principal pre-use approval of such correspondence, NASD believes the benefits of the proposed requirement outweigh any additional burden on members.
NASD does not propose to require that this correspondence be filed with the Department or that it be subject to all of the content standards of the advertising rules. NASD recognizes that correspondence with existing retail customers sometimes involves matters other than the promotion of a member's products or services and, therefore, may not require the same level of investor protection as correspondence to prospective retail customers. Of course, a firm may voluntarily file this correspondence with the Department in order to better ensure that it complies with applicable standards, particularly when the correspondence promotes the firm's products or services.
1 See Notice to Members 03-73 (Nov. 2003) (NASD Announces Online Availability of Comments). Personal identifying information, such as names or e-mail addresses, will not be edited from submissions. Persons commenting on this proposal should submit only information that they wish to make publicly available.
2 Section 19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) permits certain limited types of proposed rule changes to take effect upon filing with the SEC. The SEC has the authority to summarily abrogate these types of rule changes within 60 days of filing. See Exchange Act Section 19 and rules thereunder.
3 NASD has clarified that, for purposes of its rules governing member communications with the public, NASD views instant messaging in the same manner in which it views traditional electronic mail messages. Accordingly, instant messaging by a member or its associated person may qualify as correspondence or sales literature, depending upon the facts and circumstances. See Notice to Members 03-33 (July 2003) (Clarification for Members Regarding Supervisory Obligations and Recordkeeping Requirements for Instant Messaging).
4 NASD Rule 3010(d)(2) governs members' supervision and review of correspondence. The rule requires each member to develop written procedures that are appropriate to its business, size, structure, and customers for the review of incoming and outgoing correspondence with the public relating to its investment banking and securities business. Where such procedures for the review of correspondence do not require review of all correspondence prior to use or distribution, they must include provision for the education and training of associated persons as to the firm's procedures governing correspondence, documentation of such education and training, and surveillance and follow-up to ensure that such procedures are implemented and adhered to.
Text of proposed rule change. New language is underlined.
(A) Correspondence. Correspondence need not be approved by a registered principal prior to use, unless it is distributed by a member to 25 or more existing retail customers within any 30 calendar-day period. [but]All correspondence is subject to the supervision and review requirements of Rule 3010(d).
(c) through (e). No change.


CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire House has sent to the governor a bill that would ban therapy that attempts to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors.
House lawmakers agreed May 10 to accept changes made to the bill by the Senate and advance it to Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who has said he supports banning such therapy.
Supporters of the measure say the therapy is inappropriate, ineffective and harmful. But opponents say there's no evidence it happens in the state, and that state licensing boards already have the authority to regulate and discipline any practitioner who uses coercive tactics.
A similar measure failed two years ago.


As Anna Lenzer found in writing this issue's cover story, Fiji Water has a loyal celebrity following. Lindsay Lohan, Diddy, Paris Hilton, and even President Obama have been seen with the iconic blue-capped bottle. But will they be so thirsty for Fiji after they watch this new video from the Nation Institute's investigative fund?
We know Hollywood's a pretty liberal place, but Fiji Water is produced under the government of a military junta, its bottles use twice as much plastic as some competitors', and it's shipped thousands of miles from one of the farthest corners of the globe. Fiji Water may taste good, but what a price.