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Minneapolis: April 18 to April 21, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 18 to April 21, 2017.
New Pornographers
Supergroup The New Pornographers (featuring A.C. Newman, Blaine Thurier, Dan Bejar, John Collins, Kathryn Calder, Kurt Dahle, Neko Case and Todd Fancey) are on tour in support of Brill Bruisers, out now on Matador Records. .…
Tuesday 04/18/17, 6:30pm ($33)
Fan-favorites supergroup The New Pornographers is back at First Avenue, touring in support of their new record Whiteout Conditions (Collected Works Records/Concord Records).
We caught the group in 2014 and wrote, ""This is really an amazing place to always come to… we know it's always going to be awesome" Newman mentioned before 'Testament to Youth in Verse', gathering some local love, but also refused to mention another dubious city where things maybe weren't so golden for the group."
Duo Waxahatchee (Katie and Katherine Simonetti) to open. Their album Ivy Tripp is out now on Merge Records.
04/14 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom*
04/15 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre*
04/16 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom*
04/18 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
04/19 Chicago, IL The Metro*
04/20 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater*
04/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall*
04/25 Boston, MA House of Blues*
04/26 New York, NY Terminal 5*
04/27 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
04/28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (sold out)*
04/29 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
05/1 Raleigh, NC Ritz*
05/2 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
05/3 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's*
05/4 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall*
05/5 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*
05/6 Austin, TX Stubb's*
05/9 London, UK Electric Ballroom
05/10 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Noord/Tolhuistuin
05/11 Berlin, DE Lido
05/13 Oslo, NO Vulkan Arena
05/14 Stockholm, SE Debaser Strand
05/16 Copenhagen, DK Loppen
05/18 Paris, FR Divan Du Monde
07/18 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amph.†
07/19 Charlottesville, VA Sprint Pavilion†
07/22 Portland, ME State Theatre†
07/23 Montreal, QC Metropolis†
07/26 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE†
08/11 Denver, CO Velorama Festival
Not to be confused with the defunct French band, this Mono is a Japanese instrumental shoegaze band. Their last album, called Hymn to the Immortal Wind, which was three years ago …
Wednesday 04/19/17, 9pm ($25)
San Jose's trio Sleep (Al Cisneros, Matt Pike, Jason Roeder) is headlining First Avenue's mainroom next Wednesday.
Mono is listed as opener, but personally speaking, I think they should actually be the headliner. The Japanese group is doing a massive U.S. Tour in support of their Requiem for Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd.)
Mono on tour:
04.19.17 Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue
04.20.17 Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre
04.21.17 Madison WI @ University of Wisconsin *
04.22.17 Chicago IL @ Subterranean *
04.23.17 Detroit MI @ El Club *
04.25.17 Toronto ON @ Lee's Place *
04.26.17 Montréal QC @ Phi Centre *
04.27.17 Providence RI @ Columbus Theatre *
04.28.17 Portsmouth NH @ 3S Artspace *
04.29.17 Hamden CT @ Ballroom *
05.01.17 Brooklyn NY @ Music Hall *
05.02.17 Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda's *
05.03.17 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *
05.04.17 Durham NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
05.05.17 Asheville NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern *
05.06.17 Nashville TN @ Exit In *
05.08.17 Atlanta GA @ The Earl *
05.09.17 Birmingham AL @ Saturn *
05.11.17 Baton Rouge LA @ Spanish Moon *
05.12.17 Houston TX @ Walter's Downtown *
05.13.17 Dallas TX @ Club Dada *
05.14.17 Austin TX @ Barracuda *
05.16.17 Phoenix AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
05.18.17 Salt Lake City UT @ Urban Lounge *
05.19.17 Denver CO @ Marquis Theatre *
06.12.17 Los Angeles, CA @ Globe Theatre ^
06.13.17 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
06.15.17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
06.16.17 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune ^
06.17.17 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial ^
* w/ Holy Sons, Kikagaku Moyo & more.
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Headliner is Philadelphia's The Districts, currently touring in support of their 2015 album A Flourish and a Spoil (Fat Possums Records). …
04/19/17 The Districts will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club this Wednesday. The band will release their debut album this Summer on Fat Possum... in the meantime, they released a cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Lover Lover Lover', the b-side on a special Record Store Day 7" with A-Side 'Ordinary Day'. Abi Reimold to open. $15.
04/20/17 Dance Assault, Lady Lark, Human Heat, and Meinong's Jungle will be over at the Turf Club in St Paul on Thursday. $8
04/20/17 Louisiana bilingual pop project Sweet Crude will be at the 7th Street Entry in support of their new forthcoming album Créatures (Rhyme & Reason Records). Sweet Crude is a young 6-piece composed of New Orleans musicians creating a sound that sets English and Louisiana's native French dialect to decidedly non-Cajun music. The band, boasting surnames like Marceaux and Chachere, seeks to reconnect with their lineage in the context of 5-part harmonies, tribal rhythms, and pop hooks. Motel Radio and The Counterfactuals to open. $10.
04/20/17 Yes, that's right Thursday is playing this Thursday at The Cabooze with Touché Amoré , Cities Aviv and Basement . $29.50.
04/21/17 Eccentric Swedish DJ-duo Dada Life to headline the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis. $25.
04/21/17 Def Leppard is playing the Xcel Energy Center with your other hard rock favorites Poison and Tesla . $29.50.
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Minneapolis: January 2 to January 5, 2016
The show was advertised as Gary Louris and Friends. For those that don't know Gary, he is one of the founding members of the Jayhawks. They have a new CD coming in September, which involves the reunion with Mark Olson. …
Red Daughters
Opening up was Minneapolis' Red Daughters. The thing about this five-piece band is that the drummer does most of the singing. Didn't really know their songs …
Can you believe 2015 is almost over? With January 1st as a holiday, here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 2 to January 5, 2016.
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We got an unexpected preview of The Jayhawks' new album when we caught Gary Louris at Loring Park last year.
Louris explained, "The real reason we're playing here is that we're trying out a lot of new songs."
The album is not exactly out just yet, but it's very close. Should you pre-order the yet-to-be-titled album at pledgemusic.com, you are allowed access to hearing some demos and studio recording.
Can't wait to hear the new songs? We're almost sure that The Jayhawks will be playing the new songs on this 2016 show.
Opening will be Red Daughters.
Looking for more Jayhawks news? Gary Louris recently teamed up with Django Haskins (of the Old Ceremony) to form Au Pair. Their debut album One-Armed Candy Bear is out now via Sham/Thirty Tigers.
Au Pair will be touring to promote the album:
01/05 - Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic
01/09 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room
01/29 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub
01/30 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
02/05 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
02/06 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Sonny Knight & The Lakers
You may recall that we covered Sonny Knight & The Lakers at the Red Stag Block Party earlier in August 2014. John described the show as a dancing and religious experience .…
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featuring Sonny Knight and the Lakers
with Fred Wesley and Jabo Starks
at Dakota Jazz Club
Sunday, 01/03/16, 7/9pm ($25-$35)
Monday, 01/04/16, 7/9pm ($25-$35)
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Start the year off funky! If you love the late Godfather of Soul and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", James Brown, then you owe it to yourself to see this upcoming show featuring Sonny Knight and the Lakers and Fred Wesley and Jabo Starks.
If you're new to the great Sonny Knight, here's our written story about him:
The story goes, if you need a refresher, is that the 66 yr. old Knight recorded his first single with band The Cymbals, in 1965 on New Teenage Records when he was just 17. A stint in the Army, some time spent in the Bay Area, a brief outing with local funk band Haze, and miscellaneous jobs followed, before local group The Valdons were resurrected in 2012 for the initial Secret Stash compilation album, then followed by The Lakers – an overnight success that only took 50 years.
As for Fred Wesley, the American jazz and funk trombonist, is probably best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. His album Let It Flow in 2010 was a tribute to funk master.
Jabo Starks is the drummer in The J.B.'s, who played with Brown and Wesley.
Last night was an amazing experience that I would not trade for anything. I would like to think I'm pretty open minded about music. Although I typically listen to metal and pop-punk, there was something .…
MEINONG'S JUNGLE
with Mumukshu, Pysdell, Easyjack
Tuesday, 01/05/16, 8pm ($5/$7)
This is local Meinong's Jungle album release show, for their debut LP Archetype. The recording is 10 improvised songs... expect similar treatment to their live set, which is totally improvised.
Here's how they describe the upcoming show:
Meinong's Jungle is proud to bring you their first full length release, "Archetype." A collection of 10 improvised tracks recorded at Hideaway Studio in NE Minneapolis. You can expect our set to be similar to the style of the album, but a completely different musical venture.
We are lucky to have support from:
Mumukshu - Psybeat head
Psydell - a young producer out of the Midwest, who is blurring the lines between psychedelic soundscapes and heavy hitting bass music. With so much time and consideration being put into the carefully sculpted sound, it brings an essence of intelligence while still delivering the highest energy. Over the past few years he has shared the stage with artists such as Tipper, Opiuo, Desert Dwellers, Mr. Bill, Papadosio, Haywyre, Spankalicious and many more. With the release of his first EP, Overview in Jan. of 2015, as well as numerous singles and remixes (one of which took first place in the Wildlight (Polish Ambassador) remix contest), this artist is pushing through the limitations of a single genre and propelling the weird bass scene forward, one drippy drop at a time.
Easyjack - a Producer/Bass Scientist/Multi-instrumentalist/Funktion One Tech from Chicago, IL
Doors at 8. Music starts at 9.
Set Times:
Easyjack 9:00pm
Psydell 10:00pm
Mumukshu 11:00pm
Meinong's Jungle 12:00am
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Home » Blog » Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' Trailer Released
Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' Trailer Released
January 12, 2023 September 10, 2022 by Michelle Beck
Today, at the D23 Expo, Marvel Studios released the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ Original series "Secret Invasion" which premieres on Disney+ in Spring 2023.
Check out the trailer below:
Marvel's "Secret Invasion" stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as the Skrull Talos—characters who first met in Captain Marvel. The crossover comic event series showcases a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
The show's cast also includes Emilia Clarke, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, Christopher McDonald, Killian Scott and Martin Freeman. Cobie Smulders will also return as ex-SHIELD agent Maria Hill in the new series.
Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot), will act as head writer and executive producer of the show. Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim have signed on to direct.
"Secret Invasion" will reportedly be a six-episode event miniseries and release on Disney+ in Spring 2023.
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Just call Maple Parking on the number on your confirmation option 1 when you have collected your bags, As you exit the terminal building, follow the signs to "Valet Parking". (where you dropped the car off).
Illegal Vehicles: It's your responsibility to make sure that your vehicle has road tax, holds a valid MOT certificate and is roadworthy / legal. If your car isn't legal or safe to drive, Maple will not be able to drive it to the car park, and you will not be able to get a refund. If you have a Blue Badge, you can be met in the disabled parking bays next to the terminal. You'll need to ask for this when you call to say you are 20 minutes from arriving. Vehicle Restrictions: Parking is for cars only and cars must fit in to a standard sized parking space (2.4m wide x 4.8m long).
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Very efficient. Drivers waiting for the car on arrival and explained the process and where the car would be going. On return car was back within 10 minutes of phoning. Would definitely recommend Maple Manor at Birmingham. Thank you.
Due to the ground works in the car park it is now necessary to walk much further than before yet the price remains the same. It is no longer as convenient . Having just travelled with two small children and returning in the evening whilst it was raining this car park was not very useful. Due to distance to walk.
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Worst meet and greet we have had at Birmingham Airport. For a start you have to walk along way from the drop off point to the terminal. Not good if it is raining. "Meet and Greet" more like search and find - no one greeted us we had to look for appropriate guy dealing with this service. We did not get given any paperwork on dropping off the vehicle. On return at 11pm waited in freezing cold again no "Meet and Greet" a matter of trying to find your car with no clue where they operate from and this led to us waiting 20 minutes only to then find the car was in fact there. Really bad and disorganised service.
The actual service, when I finally got there, was excellent. What was not at all good was the instructions for finding the location - most unclear & resulting in my spending £1 quite unnecessarily on the wrong car park - together with the now-impossible-to-fulfil instruction to ring when 15-20 minutes away. There is nowhere on my route via M6 and M42 where one call pull over to ring; the A45 is a clearway and there is no parking or stopping within the airport itself. So they urgently need to clarify and revise their joining instructions.
The Meet and Greet was fine but we had to leave the car in Valet Parking and we felt that the signage for this area was inadequate. Otherwise the personel were helpful and efficient.
On arrival at Birmingham airport we were met by chaos! There were queues to get into car park where we were to leave car, there were no parking spaces, the car park was blocked with cars trying to find spaces. There were a lot of angry/frustrated drivers and not enough staff to cope. A very stressful start to our holiday! Our return to Birmingham at the end of our holiday was better, although we had to wait about 5 minutes in the cold before our car arrived. I used Maple Manor in April 2016 when the meet and greet took place in the "drop & go" car park, that car park is closer to the terminal and bigger and worked well which is why we booked with Maple Manor again. We won't be booking with them in the future!
Maple Manor service was 5star, pity about Birmingham airport moving ALL meet & greet to a car park some way from the airport main building (little or no signage to direct you either), no cover, very cold walking to it and little / no waiting facilities when you get there. Car park is small so incoming cars are queued up waiting for cars to leave before they can enter so adds to waiting time. Don't understand why they were forced to move so far away? Heathrow, Gatwick etc. on the doorstep.
The low rating is due to the very poor service on our return to Birmingham last night.We did everything as instructed and rang when we had collected our luggage. We were told to make our way to the collecting area and the car would be there in about 10 minutes. After 20 minutes in the freezing 1 degree temp. and rain starting to fall, we rang the number again and were told that our car had not left the compound yet as they were waiting for a driver! There were quite a few drivers in the car park where we were waiting and so one then left to collect our car. This duly arrived after a total of 35 minutes in the freezing cold and rain. The driver informed us that there were only 7 people working and they had too many flights to meet. We have used various meet and greet many times over the years but this service was absolutely diabolical and the last thing you want at the end of a holiday. Never again!!!
Excellent service from dropping car off to picking up when we returned , will be using next time we travel and recommending to friends..
I always book meet & greet service at Birmingham Airport and usually with Maple Manor, always found the guys very polite and helpful, this time the return of my car was so much quicker which was more acceptable than the normal 20 minutes! Would recommend Maple Manor!
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While the correct answer is essentially the simplest one – play good football, we'd like to jot down some tips and explain what some of the important things scouts look for, that players might not be aware of. how to know if i have an ssd Sports What Basketball Position Should Report ♥ Do you know your skills? (gymnastics quiz) What is your ideal career? What Martial Art Best Suits You? Which SEC Football Team are you? How well do you know NFL logos. What basketball position should you play?
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Over the next couple weeks, we will be asking current and former NFL players to explain why the position they play was the toughest on the field—mentally, physically, or just all-around.
27/06/2012 · In football, there are three defensive positions to consider. Choose your position based on your abilities and train towards doing that job well!
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FRESH project: Hamburg testing AGVs as grid stabilisers
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Hamburg's port management company HHLA is currently testing the extent to which its electric automated guided vehicles (AGVs), used for transporting containers, can be flexibly integrated into the grid without affecting industrial operation. The effort is part of the FRESH funding project.
The research project, which was funded by the German government with around EUR 1.4 million is part of the overarching 'ICT for Electromobility III' technology programme. For Hamburg's port management company Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) it is a continuation of their work to decarbonise their operation over the next three years.
HHLA is already using a fleet of approximately 100 AGVs there, which are expected to be fully converted to fast-charging lithium-ion batteries by 2022 at the Altenwerder Container Terminal (CTA) of Hamburg's huge port. "In purely mathematical terms, they (the electric AGVs) could provide the electricity market with an output of 4 megawatts at the 18 electricity filling stations on the CTA," says HHLA in a press release.
However, the workload comes first and so the possibility of using the batteries as mobile energy storage is being scrutinised. Explains Boris Wulff, HHLA project manager: "This (energy delivery) is, of course, not their primary purpose – container transport is. But in less busy times, free AGVs could provide battery capacity as mobile power stores to safeguard grid stability."
Support for the terminal operator in the FRESH project comes from Next Kraftwerke, a virtual power plant operator as well as the OFFIS information technology institute in Oldenburg and the University of Göttingen. Together they want to find out to what extent industrially used battery capacities can be connected to the power grid to provide power for grid stability. The initiators emphasise that this must be done under economic conditions and that terminal operation must not be impaired. Specifically, the quartet has set itself the goal of developing a process and software solution for electricity market access that digitally regulates the balance between virtual power plants and trouble-free terminal operation. "Capacity utilisation at the terminal determines whether AGV capacities are free. These, in turn, depend on such factors as ship schedules, weather and tide conditions, traffic volume and loading cycles of the AGVs," says Wulff. All these parameters would have to be incorporated to develop automated processes, so that predict quite precisely when and for how long AGVs can dock at the electricity filling stations to either deliver or receive electricity – if the energy network requires it.
HHLA is currently developing Altenwerder into the world's first zero-emission terminal. In August, it received the first series-produced container transporter running on lithium-ion batteries. Within three years – as indicated above – it intends to handle logistics with electric vehicles completely. The manufacturer of the EVs is the Finnish machine specialist Konecranes. The investment costs for the entire project are estimated at 60 million euros. The EU is contributing eight million euros in funding.
At the same time, the container terminal in Hamburg serves as a test field and laboratory for new technical and environmentally friendly applications, according to HHLA headquarters. This is also the case with the FRESH project that for the first time in Germany, undertakes research into a market access solution for mobile energy sources. The results will also be made available to other industries, such as logistics warehouses with electric forklift trucks or hospitals that use electric trolleys for patient care.
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Editing by Nora Manthey.
Author: Chris Randall
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Shadyside or Shady Side or variation, may refer to:

Places in the United States
(by state)
 Shady Side, Maryland, a settlement in Anne Arundel County
 Shadyside, Edgewater, a neighborhood of Edgewater, New Jersey
 Shadyside, Michigan, an unincorporated community
 Shadyside, Ohio, a village in Belmont County, Ohio
 Shadyside (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 Shadyside, Houston, a community in Houston, Texas

Other uses
 Shadyside (Natchez, Mississippi), a historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places
 Shady Side Academy, a school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 Shady Side (steamboat), built 1873
 Bedford Shadyside, the original name of The Chickenburger in Bedford, Nova Scotia
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 Shady (disambiguation)
 Side (disambiguation)

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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the new website of the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, which was designed with the exclusive purpose of providing correct, timely and user friendly information.
The launching of a new and enriched website complements the work of the Secretariat, and at the same time enhances the performance of its mission as well as its upgraded role.
In today's technological environment and information society, the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers aims to provide, through its website, comprehensive and updated information concerning the Council of Ministers Decisions. At the same time, as a result of the recent upgrading of the Secretariat's competences, based on The Council of Ministers' Decision No. 74.995, dated 24.4.2013, the operation of the website constitutes a prerequisite for the successful fulfillment of the Secretariat's mission.
Therefore, the website represents a source of information for all stakeholders, whilst the use of innovative forms of communication constitutes a "window to the world," so that the Secretariat can receive as well as transmit messages to the public who can thus share our eagerness and the intention to promote and contribute to better and more effective governance.
Furthermore, I consider that the new website will constitute a permanent connection between the Secretariat and the visitors of the website, on issues that relate to the broader implementation of the current Governance Programme, through the immediate and full implementation of the Council of Ministers Decisions.
The website will be under continuous improvement and its content will be constantly enriched with new listings and statistical data, related to the number of Decisions that are made by the Council of Ministers. However, any criticism aiming towards further improvement is absolutely welcome.
To conclude, I believe that the services provided by the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers are being modernized in the best interests of the citizen. I hope that this new website of the Secretariat will meet the necessary response and support from you.


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Зовнішньоекономічний контракт - матеріально оформлена угода двох чи більше суб'єктів зовнішньоекономічної діяльності та їх іноземних контрагентів, спрямована на встановлення, зміну або припинення їхніх взаємних прав та обов'язків у зовнішньоекономічній діяльності [2].

Стороною, що повинна здійснити виконання, вирішальне для змісту договору, є:
 продавець — за договором купівлі-продажу;
 дарувальник — за договором дарування;
 одержувач ренти — за договором ренти;
 відчужувач — за договором довічного утримання (догляду);
 наймодавець — за договорами найму (оренди);
 позикодавець — за договором позички;
 підрядник — за договором підряду;
 виконавець — за договорами про надання послуг;
 перевізник — за договором перевезення;
 експедитор  — за договором транспортного експедирування;
 зберігач — за договором зберігання;
 страховик — за договором страхування;
 повірений — за договором доручення;
 комісіонер — за договором комісії;
 управитель — за договором управління майном;
 позикодавець — за договором позики;
 кредитодавець — за кредитним договором;
 банк — за договором банківського вкладу (депозиту), за договором банківського рахунку;
 фактор — за договором факторингу;
 ліцензіар — за ліцензійним договором;
 правоволоділець — за договором комерційної концесії;
 заставодавець — за договором застави;
 поручитель — за договором поруки.

Контракт міжнародної купівлі-продажу — договір постачання товару, погоджений і підписаний експортером та імпортером. Обов'язковою умовою Договору купівлі-продажу є перехід права власності на товар від продавця до покупця. Цією умовою він відрізняється від усіх інших видів договорів — орендного, ліцензійного, страхування тощо. Контракт купівлі-продажу є основним засобом регулювання ділових відносин у сфері зовнішньоторговельного обігу, де діє принцип свободи договору. Цей принцип є результатом розвитку ширшого принципу, що діє і в національному законодавстві більшості країн, і у сфері міжнародного права принципу автономії волі. Керуючись цим принципом, суб'єкти ЗЕД самі вирішують, укладати договір, чи ні, з ким його укладати, яким буде його зміст і форма. В окремих випадках форма контракту передбачена правовими актами, а чинність контракту залежить від дотримання цієї форми[2].

Види договорів купівлі-продажу.

Контракт разового постачання — одноразова угода, що передбачає постачання узгодженої кількості товару до визначеної дати, терміну, періоду часу. Постачання товарів робиться один або декілька разів протягом установленого терміну. Після виконання прийнятих зобов'язань юридичні відносини між сторонами і, власне, контракт припиняються. Разові контракти можуть передбачати як короткі, так і тривалі терміни постачання.

Контракт з періодичним постачанням передбачає регулярне (періодичне) постачання визначеної кількості, партій товару протягом встановленого умовами контракту терміну, який може бути короткостроковим (один рік), і довгостроковим (5— 10 років, а іноді і більше).

Контракти на постачання комплектного устаткування передбачають наявність зв'язків між експортером і покупцем — імпортером устаткування, а також спеціалізованими підприємствами, що беруть участь у комплектації такого устаткування. При цьому генеральний постачальник організує і відповідає за повну комплектацію і своєчасність постачання, а також за якість.

Залежно від форми оплати товару розрізняють контракти з оплатою в грошовій формі і з оплатою в товарній формі цілком або частково.

Контракти з оплатою в грошовій формі. Контракти з оплатою в грошовій формі передбачають розрахунки у визначеній сторонами валюті із застосуванням обумовлених у контракті способів платежу (готівковий платіж, платіж з авансом і в кредит) і форм розрахунку (інкасо, акредитив, чек, вексель).

Контракти з оплатою в товарній або змішаній формі. Значного поширення в сучасних умовах набули контракти з оплатою в змішаній формі, наприклад, при будівництві на умовах цільового кредитування підприємства "під ключ", коли оплата витрат відбувається частково в грошовій, а частково в товарній формі. Контракти з оплатою в товарній формі - бартерні угоди (товарообмінні і компенсаційні договори), передбачають простий обмін погоджених кількостей одного товару на інший. У цих угодах встановлюється або кількість товарів, що взаємно постачаються, або обумовлюється сума, на яку сторони зобов'язуються поставити товари.

Контракти на управління (management contracts) - є засобом, за допомогою якого фірми можуть направити частину свого управлінського персоналу, надаючи підтримку фірмі в іншій країні, чи виконувати спеціалізовані управлінські функції протягом визначеного періоду за встановлену плату. Контракти на управління, як правило, укладаються на термін від трьох до п'яти років із фіксованою оплатою або оплатою, що залежить від обсягу виробництва, а не від прибутку.

Контракти "під ключ" (turnkey projects) - передбачають укладання контракту на будівництво підприємств, що передаються за встановлену плату власнику, коли вони повністю готові до експлуатації. Фірми, що реалізують проекти "під ключ", часто є виробниками промислового устаткування; вони поставляють частину устаткування згідно з проектом. Особливо часто такими проектами займаються будівельні фірми. Платежі по проектах "під ключ" здійснюються поетапно, мірою виконання запланованих робіт. Початковий платіж звичайно становить 10-25 % вартості контракту, 50-65 % виплачується у ході виконання запланованих за проектом робіт, решта - коли підприємство фактично вже працює відповідно до умов контракту.

Колективні контракти. Одним із найбільших секторів ринку колективних контрактів, що бурхливо розвиваються, стали проекти, які є надто великими для однієї компанії. З початку проекту кілька компаній різних країн погоджуються розділити між собою високі витрати і рівень ризику, пов'язані з розробкою ряду компонентів, необхідних для кінцевого виробу; потім провідна (головна) компанія купує компоненти у фірм, кожна з яких виконувала визначену частину розробок[2].

Типовий контракт - це розроблений за встановленими правилами документ, який містить ряд уніфікованих умов, прийнятих у практиці міжнародної торгівлі, тобто наперед узгоджених, типових умов.

Використання типового контракту може здійснюватися двома способами:
 беззаперечне приєднання одної зі сторін до умов кінцевої форми типового контракту, яку запропонувала інша сторона;
 використання типового контракту як зразка, який може бути змінений відповідно до конкретної угоди.

Частіше типовий контракт, розроблений однією зі сторін угоди, береться за зразок і на його основі через узгодження кожної статті, кожної умови контракту розробляється індивідуальний контракт, який підписується сторонами.

Типові форми контрактів розробляють в основному великими експортерами певного виду продукції, об'єднаннями промисловців і підприємців, асоціаціями, союзами, торгово-промисловими палатами, біржовими комітетами. Наприклад, типові контракти на промислову сировину розробляють союзи підприємців. Це, як правило, національні союзи.
Проте стосовно багатьох товарів - зернових, лісо- і пиломатеріалах, шкірсировинних - велике значення мають типові контракти, розроблені міжнародними союзами підприємців.
Найбільше поширення в торгівлі зерновими, масляними товарами, цукром, кольоровими металами, бавовною, натуральним каучуком тощо дістали типові контракти, розроблені біржовими комітетами.

Галузеві об'єднання розробляють, як правило, кілька варіантів типових контрактів для кожного виду товарів. Різниця між цими варіантами полягає звичайно в методі визначення ціни (ФОБ, СІФ тощо) способу доставляння товару (цілими пароплавами чи дрібними відправками); напрямку перевезення, що може вплинути на упаковку товару, умови страхування та інше.
Велику увагу розробці типових контрактів приділяє Європейська економічна комісія (ЄЕК) ООН. Під керівництвом ЄЕК розроблено понад 30 варіантів типових контрактів і загальних умов купівлі - продажу, частково, договір купівлі-продажу зернових; загальні умови експортних доставок машинного обладнання; загальні умови монтажу машинного обладнання за кордоном; загальні умови купівлі-продажу для експорту товарів довготривалого користування та інших металовиробів серійного виробництва; загальні умови купівлі-продажу цитрусових та інше.

Типові форми контрактів є обов'язковими для сторін тільки за їх згодою. Як правило, зміст таких угод ґрунтується на праві і практиці країни-розроблювача. І це необхідно враховувати українським підприємцям, які укладають контракт з іноземним партнером[2].

Основні функції зовнішньоекономічних контрактів, незважаючи на наявність розбіжності суджень фахівців щодо існування тієї чи іншої з них, можна визначити так:
 ініціативна;
 програмно-координаційна;
 інформаційна;
 гарантійна;
 правозахисна.

Див. також
Теорія контрактів
Міжнародний договір
 Публічно-приватне партнерство

Джерела
Дідківський М.І. Зовнішньоекономічна діяльність підприємства: Навчальний посібник – К.: Знання , 2006.- 462 с.
Шкурупій О.В. Зовнішньоекономічна діяльність підприємства: Навчальний посібник – Шкурупій О. В. , Гончаренко В. В. , Артеменко І. А. та ін. – К.: Центр учбової літератури, 2012. – 248 с.
Гурлов В. Особливості укладення зовнішньоекономічного контракту та його зразок

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Romania Sees Need to Overhaul Its Policy Toward Moldova (Part Two)
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 16 Issue: 99
By: Vladimir Socor
July 11, 2019 06:09 PM Age: 5 days
Maia Sandu (left) and Andrei Nastase (right) meet with Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest (Source Inquam/Octav Ganea)
*To read Part One, please click here.
The Romanian government's multi-year bet on Vladimir Plahotniuc in Moldova collapsed when his personal power succumbed to internal and external challenges. Warning signs had pointed the way to this outcome, but Bucharest responded each time by doubling down on its political investment in Plahotniuc. The lessons-learned process will, at a minimum, reveal the pitfalls to be avoided as Romania rebuilds its relationship with Moldova (see Part One in EDM, July 10).
The relationship that centered on Plahotniuc lacked a proper institutional basis on either side. On the Romanian side, as reported by Armand Gosu for Radio Free Europe, two groups played the main roles in shaping this relationship: one at the top of the Social-Democrat Party and another one in the External Intelligence Service. The Romanian government as such (including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) seemed to play merely a derivative role, while the presidency under Klaus Iohannis seemed detached, even distant, from policy on Moldova. On the Moldovan side, Plahotniuc managed this relationship through his own network. His multiple citizenships include the Romanian one under a different name, but he is not known to have visited Romania in the last few years, although he did receive influential Romanian figures in Chisinau. This whole relationship was short on transparency and accountability on both sides (RFE/RL, June 30).
Bucharest's investment in Plahotniuc was an exclusive one, without "hedging" on other political options in Moldova. The opposition leaders, Maia Sandu and Andrei Nastase, and like-minded pro-Western groups were kept at arm's length by the Romanian government until the change of power in Chisinau. Thus, Bucharest deprived itself of honest and viable interlocutors in Moldova.
Instead of reaching out to them, the Romanian government officially funded a cluster of media outlets in Chisinau that systematically assailed Sandu and Nastase's ACUM ("NOW") bloc. To split the pro-Western opposition, these outlets told their pro-Romania audience that the leaders of the ACUM bloc were unpatriotic and dupes of Russia. Funded above-board by Romania's ministry for diaspora affairs, this media cluster's operations overlapped in part with Plahotniuc's (far larger) media holding in terms of content and message. They continue to operate after Plahotniuc's flight from the country, attempting a kind of rearguard action, quite possibly without new guidance for the time being.
Bucharest (under any government) is no exception when it comes to choosing wrong local partners in the Republic of Moldova. So did at various times Brussels, Washington, Berlin and, indeed, Moscow, from its own point of view. In Bucharest's case, the "unionist" intelligentsia (supporters in varying degrees of unification with Romania) was the privileged interlocutor in Chisinau for a long time, confining Bucharest's outreach ipso facto to a narrow segment of Moldova's society. More recently, however, the bulk of unionist voters moved toward ACUM, while Bucharest stuck with Plahotniuc, resulting in a significant loss of Romania's influence.
As part of rebuilding the relationship, the Romanian government will attempt to reach out to Moldova's body politic at large, in its complexity, beyond the accustomed interlocutors. Two initial, tentative steps have already been taken: senior presidential advisor Bogdan Aurescu met with the Moldovan parliament's Socialist chairperson, Zinaida Greceanii, in Chisinau on June 14, and President Iohannis spoke by telephone with Moldova's Socialist head of state, Igor Dodon, on June 26. Dodon has invited Iohannis to visit Moldova (Agerpres, June 14, 26; Ziarul National, June 26).
Small as they may look, these steps are unprecedented and may signify an overdue adjustment in Romania's perception of Moldova. This perception long tended to dismiss that part of Moldova's population that does not partake of European or national-Romanian projects. This write-off attitude has long hobbled Romania's policy toward Moldova. That presumably "pro-Russia" mass amounts to nearly one half of Moldova's resident population; it is now fully represented in the political system for the first time since 2009 (the end of Communist rule) by the Socialist Party; and this party is allied (perhaps temporarily) with the ACUM bloc in the parliament and government. Many among the Socialist Party's voters undoubtedly also hold Romanian citizenship for the advantages it brings (up to one third of Moldova's total population hold Romanian passports). By reaching out to the "pro-Russia" part of Moldova's population, and communicating with its representative leaders, Romania could dent the monopoly that Russia has hitherto enjoyed by default in communicating with them.
The visit of Maia Sandu and Andrei Nastase to Bucharest, rushed by the Romanian side (see EDM, July 10), has exposed the limits of Romania's capacity to relieve Moldova's economic situation. The two Moldovan leaders eagerly brought up the long-promised infrastructure projects but received disappointing responses on all counts. The Iasi (Romania)–Chisinau natural gas pipeline, supposedly under construction since 2014, will not become operational in 2019 (itself a postponement), but perhaps in 2022. The latter date also looks doubtful because the source of non-Russian gas supply has yet to be identified and the construction project's general contractor, Romanian Transgaz, is short of investment funds due to tax surcharges on energy companies to fund the government's social programs. There is no word on planning the "Unity" highway and its west–east extension into Moldova, nor on a modern bridge across the Prut River, and no word still on the long-contemplated interconnection of high-voltage electricity transmission lines between the two countries (NewsMaker, July 1; RFE/RL, Noi.Md, July 2; Ziarul National, July 10).
Romania is not a participant in the negotiations over Transnistria. It has unjustifiably been excluded from that international process; and it has not helped its own case in terms of credibility, most recently by falling out of sync again with the West over Plahotniuc.
The Romanian government and public are understandably concerned about a return of "federalization" proposals to the diplomatic agenda. Bucharest's response seems to be outdated. It seeks assurances that there would be no "federalization," and repeats the familiar incantations about "Moldova's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders." But this falls short of adequately addressing the current threats, the outward form of which has changed. Federalization would be presented as a "special status" (for Transnistria in Moldova, correlated with the Donbas in Ukraine) and it would be sold as compatible with the territorial integrity principle. And the policy of "small steps" on Transnistria amounts to a tacit de-sovereignization of Moldova in that territory. The Romanian government will have to take these changes into account as part of overhauling its policy toward Moldova.
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In 1946, an American singer, Merle Travis, recorded a song called "Sixteen Tons." The song told the story of a poor coal miner in Kentucky, who lived in a small coal mining town. The town's economy revolved entirely around the mine.
Let's put the song aside for the moment and have a look at a concept that has been bandied about by the European Central Bank (ECB) for a while now. Since the collapse of the central banks would doom the world (their claim, not mine), it is essential that the banks be saved no matter what else must be sacrificed. Efforts to "save" the situation have been implemented through quantitative easing (QE) and the setting and continuation of low interest rates.
"The Bank Was Saved, and the People Were Ruined"
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Keywords aren't just some words that allow search engines, like Google, to find your web site. They are also key elements for creating attractive language to use in your marketing or advertising material. For instance places such as: brochures, business cards, flyers, and ads. Keywords can also fit well into speaking engagements scripts or audiotapes scripts as well as audience handouts.


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declare const ItemsMultiSelectMixin: StateMixin<
  {},
  {},
  {},
  {
    selectedItemFlags: boolean[];
    selectedItems: ListItemElement[];
  }
>;

export default ItemsMultiSelectMixin;

export function selectedItemsToFlags(
  items: ListItemElement[],
  selectedItems: ListItemElement[]
): boolean[];


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Supreme Court Ruling on Immigrant Abortion Is a Small (But Important) Victory
Written by Kelvey Vander Hart	in Politics
The National Pulse
The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned a court ruling that allowed a teenager who was in the country illegally to receive an abortion while being held in American custody.
Referred to only as Jane Doe, the pregnant 17-year-old had crossed the border in Texas illegally and was apprehended. While in custody, she requested an abortion but was told it was not an option and that if she wanted to abort her unborn child, she could be willingly deported.
Thus started a month-long legal battle. "This is my life, my decision. I want a better future. I want justice," demanded Doe in a written statement. Last October, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the teenager being able to abort her child while in custody.
The abortion then took place the next morning. However, the legal battle was not over.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling of the Court of Appeals based on misinformation from the American Civil Liberties Union (representing Jane Doe) on the length of the pregnancy at the time of abortion. Vacating the case will no longer impact Doe, but it does mean that this specific legal battle cannot be cited and used to build an argument for similar scenarios in the future.
This new legal turn hints at a promising future for the pro-life cause. While pro-life legislation has been passed all over the country in recent years, a source of frustration has always been the pro-abortion actions of the judiciary.
While a small step, overturning this immigration case is certainly a step in the right direction. The pro-life community should applaud any defense of life that comes from the courts, especially when that action is disallowing government sanctioned abortion.
It is especially encouraging that this case is now unable to be used as precedent for similar cases. Some of the most damaging pro-abortion rulings of the past several years have built on similar previous cases. Removing a building block sends pro-abortion activists back to square one in this arena, and the difference is counted in lives saved.
Pro-lifers still have a long, grueling legal battle ahead of us in the effort to get Roe v. Wade overturned, but any pro-life action from the courts is a small, inspiring glimmer of hope.
Kelvey Vander Hart
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Hyperthermia shrinks tumors at Tacoma Valley R.O.C.
Sam runs the Hyperthermia equipment in the oncology department. Originally from Florida, she has been living in Washington State for the past three years. She tells us they typically use the PYREXAR BSD-500 Superficial Hyperthermia System to treat Recurrent Chest Wall tumors (breast cancer) and Head & Neck tumors in conjunction with radiotherapy. Typically, each radiation session is accompanied by a 45-minute treatment of hyperthermia. "We bring the treatment area up to our target temperature of 42˚F and hold that temperature. The results are great".
One system is transported to each of the five treatment centers to share. This makes the system very affordable and increases access to superior care. During our visit we found everyone in the TVROC to be high quality, dedicated professionals who care deeply about their patients health. And did I mention, great results! To learn more about the clinical studies on treating RCW breast cancer and Head & Neck cancers using hypethermia, click the links.


Blocking China's access to disputed South China Sea islands may really be on the table with President Donald Trump's administration.
Did Rex Tillerson really mean that the U.S. would be willing to block access to the disputed areas in the South China Sea? Was Tillerson was taking an outlier position? But it turns out this may not be the case.
It doesn't seem like there's much daylight between the two statements.
Reuters view: Trump White House vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands.
One worrying thing about the Trump administration is this: It seems inclined to blunt-edged policy decisions, such as imposing a federal hiring freeze even if such a action may end up costing the government money, creating headaches for the people it directly serves, such as veterans and Social Security beneficiaries. Making the IRS that less capable of recovering tax dollars doesn't seem to make too much sense. But that's another issue (and one that hits Guam as well.) Another example of blunt force policy making is its recent action to pullback enforcement of Obamacare absent any replacement plan.
The Diplomat seemed a little nervous in its report about this emerging China policy, but it also optimistically suggest that Spicer and the administration really haven't figured it out. Read: The Trump Administration Needs a Clear South China Sea Policy.
Trump Monday also met with CEOs of a number of major corporations, some of whom source their products from China, such as Dell. I can't imagine these business leaders urging Trump to follow a path with China that could destabilize global markets and trade routes.
-- Rex Tillerson, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Senate confirmation hearing.
Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon chief and President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, doesn't seemed prepared for this job.
For sure, China's claims to the South China Sea are audacious and worrisome. It appears to be turning its artificial islands into military bases, a clear threat to the region. But how do you resolve it?
Tillerson is suggesting confrontation. To underscore a key point: "your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed," he said.
How do you stop China's access to the islands? Through a blockade of U.S. warships? And how might China respond?
The consequences of such a policy are unimaginable. An armed conflict over China's South China Sea policy is not the way to resolve this matter.
A China policy built on escalating tensions will end badly for all sides. And let's not forget the other impacts. The global economy will crash. There will be supply shortages in the U.S. because of trade disruptions with China. The scenarios are too painful to think about.
Guam will feel this tension. If the U.S. starts escalating tensions, it seems probable that Guam will see increases in the military presence and economic disruption as well, especially if it impacts tourism.
The oversize military's presence on the island has, at least since the Vietnam-era, been relatively benign. Guam has never had a direct threat since World War II. All that changes if the Trump administration starts searching for confrontation.
This is not a healthy development for Guam. If the U.S. starts increasing the military presence on the island as part of a saber-rattling strategy with China, island residents will face stress and worry. And for what?


Yes I said it. I love being a junk wax kid. While I was once also a Toys R Us and Flintstone kid, my true calling has always been baseball cards and not necessarily toys or nutrition. But, in today's world the term "junk wax" means exactly what it says to most people: junk (or stuff nobody wants). I am not one of those people.
I long for singles, packs, and boxes of 1990 Topps, 1988 Donruss, and 1989 Fleer and all of the glorious wonder that can be found within.
Here's one simple reason why: it's affordable. What other era of card collecting will let you go and recollect all those cards you once had (or always wanted) without breaking the bank? The answer is none. If my father (age 58) was to go back and recollect key cards from his childhood, he would have to get a second full time job and you can forget about getting any of those cards in a PSA 10. It would just be too far out of his budget. For me though, I can go get almost any rookie card from my childhood in PSA 10 condition for under $50 and many can actually be had for less than $10.
As a 33 year old man, my fondest memories of collecting baseball cards come from the years 1987-1994 when the likes of Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas were rookies coming onto the scene. But, who can forget all those one-hit wonders such as Kevin Maas and Todd Van Poppel or even the likes of John Olerud and Moises Alou becoming stable veterans during those years. And as a kid collecting during that time, I was never able to afford every card that I wanted. It just wasn't in my budget. Today, however, is a different story. Most of my collecting is going back and finding high grade rookies, complete sets, or rare variations that I was never able to acquire as a child.
Here is a perfect example of an affordable card graded a 10 by PSA that I would add to my collection because it's from 1990. It's a 1990 John Olerud Fleer Update rookie card for only $5.99. It would cost me more than that to get the card graded and even then I'm not guaranteed a 10 grade. I mentioned my father earlier and how he could never afford a PSA 10 rookie of some of his childhood favorites like Willie Stargell and Rod Carew. If he were to buy a high grade (PSA 8) Stargell rookie it would cost him around $500. See the difference. What would you rather shell out? $5 or $500?
Granted, I realize these cards will never hold much value and they'll probably never go up in value. But, there's something about having a perfect example of a card I was never able to get as a kid for less than $10.
It's not always about the money. Collecting should be fun and that's how I look at the hobby. If I'm having fun and collecting what want, I'll never lose.
I love this perspective. I absolutely love some of the junk wax era cards. The age of digital photos has made companies lazy. The junk wax era was perfect because taking lots of pictures wasn't going to break the bank and wasn't difficult (versus the post war era where a lot of the same pictures were used again and again… and they weren't necessarily photos either… more like drawings in some cases?) so they had creative license to go nuts and give Kirby Puckett a giant bat to pose with, or get some guy to bite on a bat with his infant biting the handle. I mean, where are you going to get amazing photos that give the cards character like that?
Nowhere, that's where. I look forward to reading more!
Im with you. As a 57 year old man I collect for fun and enjoyment not for money. When this becomes a business instead of a hobby it is no longer fun.


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Q: When usng rows with LAPACKE_sgetrs, why must ldb=1 (instead of 3, instead of n)? We want to solve x for Ax=b,
A=
0  2  3
1  1  -1
0  -1  1

b=
13
0
1

x=
1
2
3

The program below first writes A=P*L*U. It works with columns. It is something like:
 float a[3*3]={
0,1,0,
2,1,-1,
3,-1,1
};
  float b[8]={
13,
0,
1

lapack_int n=3,lda=3,ldb=3,nrhs=1,info,piv[3];

info= LAPACKE_sgetrf(LAPACK_COL_MAJOR,n,n,a,lda,piv);

info= LAPACKE_sgetrs(LAPACK_COL_MAJOR,'N',n,nrhs,a,lda,piv,b,ldb);

This works. Now I would like to program with rows:
 float a[3*3]={
   0,2,3,
   1,1,-1,
   0,-1,1
};
  float b[8]={
13,
0,
1

lapack_int n=3,lda=3,ldb=1,nrhs=1,info,piv[3];

info= LAPACKE_sgetrf(LAPACK_ROW_MAJOR,n,n,a,lda,piv);

info= LAPACKE_sgetrs(LAPACK_ROW_MAJOR,'N',n,nrhs,a,lda,piv,b,ldb);

My question is: why must ldb=1 (instead of 3)?

A: This behavior is due to the wrapper LAPACKE.
If LAPACK_COL_MAJOR is used, the wrapper almost directly calls sgetrs() of LAPACK, as shown in the source of LAPACKE. Hence, the leading dimension ldb of the array b must be equal or higher than the number of rows of the matrix a, that is n=3. Therefore, the requirement is LDB >= max(1,N) as in sgetrs().
One the other hand, if LAPACK_ROW_MAJOR is used, b is transposed. Consequently, the leading dimension of the array ldb is now related to the number of right hand sides nrhs=1. The requirement is now LDB >= max(1,NRHS) as tested on line 59 : if( ldb < nrhs ). Then the array b and the matrix are transposed by calling LAPACKE_sge_trans. Finally, sgetrs() is called using lbd=n and the result is transposed back.

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NOAA released the 2018-2019 Winter Outlook Thursday, and it shows some inconclusive ideas for North Alabama and Southern Tennessee! The outlook is given in a statistical chance of being above or below normal; it's not extremely useful in planning for your milk, bread and sled budget this winter. Wishing for snow yet?
The El Niño's strength and position in the Pacific can yield different results from year to year. El Niño does not 'equal' weather; El Niño influences weather.
There's a large area of unusually warm water in the North Pacific (not mentioned in this report). If it stays there, it promotes a big ridge (warmer weather) over the West Coast through Canada and Alaska, and that usually means a trough – or a dip in the jet stream – over the eastern half of the country. Again, like El Niño, it's a useful indicator of a pattern, but it does not equal weather.
The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) mentioned in NOAA's report is very important to the pattern as well, and it's very hard to predict to the level that we can with other large-scale pattern drivers like El Niño. If it can line up with the warm northeast Pacific and get stuck in some particular phases for a while (1, 2, 3 and 8 in particular), we could be in for a very cold winter in the East and South. Combine that with an El Niño's potential storminess, and that could get awfully interesting come January and February (if not sooner).
The 'forecast' for North Alabama and Southern Tennessee is for 'equal chances' of below and above average and 'equal chances' of drier and wetter than normal. That's not much of a forecast, but it is useful to other meteorologists who are watching for patterns in the weeks ahead.
A mild winter could be in store for much of the United States this winter according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In the U.S. Winter Outlook for December through February, above-average temperatures are most likely across the northern and western U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.
El Nino is an ocean-atmosphere climate interaction that is linked to periodic warming in sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. During the winter, typical El Nino conditions in the U.S. can include wetter-than-average precipitation in the South and drier conditions in parts of the North.
Other climate patterns that can affect winter weather are challenging to predict on a seasonal time scale. The Arctic Oscillation influences the number of arctic air masses that penetrate into the South and could result in below-average temperatures in the eastern part of the U.S. The Madden-Julian Oscillation can contribute to heavy precipitation events along the West Coast – which could play a large role in shaping the upcoming winter, especially if El Nino is weak, as forecasters predict.
Warmer-than-normal conditions are anticipated across much of the northern and western U.S., with the greatest likelihood in Alaska and from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Plains.
The Southeast, Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic all have equal chances for below-, near- or above-average temperatures.
No part of the U.S. is favored to have below-average temperatures.
Wetter-than-average conditions are favored across the southern tier of the U.S., and up into the Mid-Atlantic. Northern Florida and southern Georgia have the greatest odds for above-average precipitation this winter.
Drier-than-average conditions are most likely in parts of the northern Rockies and Northern Plains, as well as in the Great Lakes and northern Ohio Valley.
Drought conditions are anticipated to improve in areas throughout Arizona and New Mexico, southern sections of Utah and Colorado, the coastal Pacific Northwest and the Central Plains.
NOAA's seasonal outlooks give the likelihood that temperatures and precipitation will be above-, near- or below-average, and how drought conditions are expected to change, but the outlook does not project seasonal snowfall accumulations. Snow forecasts are generally not predictable more than a week in advance. Even during a warmer-than-average winter, periods of cold temperatures and snowfall are still likely to occur.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center updates the three-month outlook each month. The next update will be available on Nov. 15.


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Q: Appwidget : Is there any ways to check whether the Appwidget is currently being displayed on Home screen? Is there any ways to check whether the Appwidget is currently being displayed on Home screen or not?
The scenario is like this,
I have 4-5 app widgets on my homescreen.
My Home screen has three workspaces and my widgets are distributed over these workspaces.
Now my intention is to get the appwidget that is currently being displayed in my active workspace, i.e. facing the user.

A: You can have a tricky workaround on determining whether the widget is being displayed on one of the homescreens.
Create a SQLite DB table with AppWidget ID, Enabled_Flag, Update_dttm (toggle 0 for not being displayed and 1 for being displayed)
Override the OnEnabled method for your AppWidget. Everytime the OnEnabled is called toggle the Enabled_Flag = 1 for the AppWidget ID.
What is trickier and I do not have answer to is "How to determine which screen the AppWidget is being displayed on?"


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Q: Exposing SQL Server 2000 to the Internet safely I've got a SQL Server 2000 box that I'd like to put on "the Internet" so that developers could connect remotely without VPN access.
What's the safest way to do so? It might be temporary, e.g. every once in a while, but it's definitely necessary.
Thanks,
Rob

A: Short answer - don't do this.
Long answer:
Install good firewall on the box.
Install and run ssh server on it.
Open only the ssh port.
Your devs can use PuTTY or any other ssh client to "tunnel" the sql port over the ssh connection.

A: The SAFE thing to do is put it behind a VPN.
Seriously, why would you even consider such a risk?

A: Read DannySmurf's answer. If security threat is not your highest concern, then try LogMeIn at least.

A: First option, I agree, "don't".
Second option, create a web front end on the exposed box and leave sql non-exposed.
Third option, if you must expose the sql box then mandate asymetric key encryption with all clients, deny all other connections, log clients and review connectivity logs with alerts for clients not matching allowed connection specs (stored in an encrypted table on an internally non-exposed server). Be prepared for some enlightening hacker techniques sure to surprise.
-Alek

A: I accidentally left an SQl Server (port 1433) open on the net for a while, and once I realized it, I was getting something like 100,000 hits per hour with some sort of automated programs (coming from an army of IP's I believe), trying to break into the server.
Luckily I used very long and complicated passwords...and don't believe I was ever compromised.


I've been quite intrigued with the look of infrared photography for some time. Since I don't consider myself to be any kind of photography pro, I've hesitated to invest in a camera that can do that sort of thing…but along to the rescue rides my faithful Photoshop CS3! Now that, I'm willing to spend money on!
I can't give you exact settings to use, because each image is different. Also, there are many different ways to get the same effect with Photoshop, so use the tools with which you are already the most familiar. This really isn't a beginner project, but anyone willing to spend the time can probably come up with something pretty nice!
1. Super-saturate all your blues and greens.
2. Select the foliage and other green areas. With the "marching ants" visible, add an adjustment layer for the Channel Mixer. Check the monochrome box, and increase the green channel to the maximum, sliding the other sliders to the left so that the total is still around 100%. This will brighten up the foliage.
3. Add another adjustment layer for the Channel Mixer, and this time lowering the blue and upping the red to make the sky turn dark.
4. To create the foliage glow, use the same layer mask as in the green Channel Mixer step. Add that mask to a duplicate of your background layer, using the Lighten blending mode and a small Gaussian blur on the duplicate image.
5. Add a layer of film grain or noise to the top of the stack, using the Overlay blending mode.


This entry was posted in Analysis, Prospects and tagged hunter renfroe, Keith Law, What's Brewing On The Farm, Yoan Moncada. Bookmark the permalink.
While Law has not yet released his Padres top 10 list, we know from the prospects he did list in his top 100 that Renfroe won't be one of his top 5 Padres prospects heading into this season. This puts Law a bit at odds with other prominent prospect analysts, who seem to mostly have Renfroe ranked between 3 and 5 on their Padres lists. He also ranks 3rd on the Padres Public end of 2016 list, and on the cumulative list posted yesterday by Dustin.
In their report on Renfroe, MLB.com noted his "plus-plus raw power" and "improved feel for driving the ball out of the park the other way," as well as his impressive arm strength and athleticism on defense. They do recognize Renfroe's swing and miss, but note that he "trimmed his strikeout rate" and that his contact is "consistently hard and loud." Overall, their belief is that "even if he struggles to hit for much of an average, Renfroe's power has him poised to serve as a key run-producer for the Padres for years to come." I encourage you to read the whole report.
After seeing what Renfroe can do at the major league level in September, Padres fans have good reason to look forward with excitement and anticipation. He hit .371/.389/.800 in 36 plate appearances, with 3 doubles and 4 home runs, including the monster shot that landed on the roof of the Western Metal Supply Co. building.
He performed so well, he earned NL Player of the Week honors and was worth 0.6 fWAR in just 11 games played. And while all of this is based on an extremely small sample, he struck out only 5 times, a 13.9% rate. Needless to say, if he could do this over a full season, he'd be one of the best players in baseball. Like Mike Trout, except even better.
However, Law's criticisms are backed up by statistics. Renfroe walked at just a 3.9% rate in AAA in 2016, after posting a 4.2% walk rate in a short AAA stint in 2015. He walked only once in his 36 big league plate appearances. If he can't hit for a near .300 average in the majors and maintains a walk rate under 5%, he's going to really struggle to crack a .300 OBP, which would really hurt his chances to be an above-average bat.
Right now, STEAMER projects Renfroe's 2017 at a .249 average with a .289 OBP, and even with 21 projected home runs, that leaves him at a 90 wRC+, below league average and well below what you'd like to see from a power-hitting outfielder you'd like to bat in the middle of the order. The rebuilding Padres have time to be patient with Renfroe, so if he does struggle in 2017 it wouldn't be the end of the world, but he's likely going to have to show better plate discipline and pitch recognition than he has so far if he's going to live up to his hype.
So which is it, is Renfroe a top 50 prospect poised to produce for years to come, or an un-ranked prospect who will struggle to be more than a fringe regular? Right now it's impossible to know, but based on his numbers, the polarized opinions both seem valid and worth keeping in mind as we head into the season.
And with that, I retreat back in to my bunker. Follow me on Twitter, if you dare.


Georgian Antique Pine Spice Cupboard from Reeth Yorkshire.
This is a beautiful and very orignal 18th century antique spice cupboard that has spent it's life in a cottage in Reeth, Yorkshire. Made in pine and still in the original paint finish and even inside is a lovely blue original paint. A super country Georgian antique spice cupboard.


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How Your Existing Hotel Properties Can Stay Profitable and Compete with New Brands and New Build in the Market!
February 20, 2020 By Mario Insenga
With the escalation in hotel brands, a big question is which brands will remain viable in 5 to 10 years? There is continuing concern for hoteliers about the large amount of new product being approved and the "adding of more pin dots," as Mit Shah, CEO Noble Investments stated.
"Over 10 years, that's where the specialists win," Shah said. "If you're trying to get in and out over three to five years, you're going to have lots of different economic factors that come into play and a lot of things that (are) just outside your control."
When it comes to PIPS (Property Improvement Projects), in many cases it takes the same amount of time to invest equity as it does to develop a loan. Which is better? Adding equity to your property is a better decision. Through renovation of a property, it allows that property to compete not only by putting "heads in beds" but making it more profitable for a future investor.
It does takes time to get a PIP review in hand from virtually all the major brands. Usually, three to six weeks are required to prepare a PIP document that generally remains valid for six to 12 months so plan for a realistic timeline. Both the scope and completion timeframe of a PIP are often negotiable. You may be able to negotiate renovation for some areas but when it comes to the condition of the FF&E, it is the largest part of the hotel's asset and must be addressed immediately. As they say, you don't get a second chance to make a first impression with your guests and that includes the condition of your guest rooms. Preventative maintenance also includes taking care of the guest room FF&E and making sure you stay ahead of any issues. Depending on the size of the hotel, maintenance accounts for between 4% to 6% of hotel's operating budget.
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But the growing prevalence of brands and an arms race in the war for guest loyalty is causing an increasing rift between the brands and the ownership community, Shah said. That will necessitate an industry-wide reorientation to make sure everyone on both sides of that equation is as successful as possible, he said.
But for a hotelier trying to maintain profitable existing properties, it is a challenge to say the least, when so many new hotels are being developed. Hilton just announced that their Curio Collection opened its 100th new hotel. Together, Curio Collection and Tapestry Collection have more than 120 properties in their pipelines. Additionally, in January, Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced the launch of a new hotel brand called Tempo. The new chain of hotels will put wellness, sustainability and design front and center, a move that will help it align with younger travelers, keen on more mindful and eco-friendly travel.
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At the recent ALIS conference, there was only one big brand announcement – Choice Hotels International's new middle market extended-stay brand, Everhome Suites. The Choice team said the new-construction concept is attracting institutional capital and that 13 projects are already committed – 10 in Los Angeles and 3 in Austin, Texas. Choice wants to hit 50 deals in 2020 via master area developments and the first property should open next year. Development costs sit at around US$85,000 per key for the 114-key prototype and ADR is projected at US$85.
Newly relaunched WorldHotels is creating a fourth tier for design hotels called Crafted Collection and North America President Gregory Habeeb said overall, he wants the brand to add 40 hotels in the region in 2020 and overall grow from 300 to 500 hotels in 2.5 years.
Hyatt House opened its 100th hotel in the San Jose, CA market. "We are thrilled to be the Hyatt House brand's 100th hotel and to bring a new and dynamic guest experience to the San Jose marketplace for both business and personal occasion travelers," GM John McEntee said in a statement. Hyatt House is one of 20 brands within Hyatt Hotels Corp. As of Sept. 30, 2019, the company's portfolio consisted of more than 875 properties in more than 60 countries.
According to Lodging Econometrics for new hotel openings in 2020, it anticipates that Marriott will open 286 projects/36,767 rooms. Next is Hilton with 284 projects/30,499 rooms followed by InterContinental Hotels Group with 179 projects/17,667 rooms forecast to open by year-end.
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In addition to developing new brands and opening new hotels, there is also a developing trend of "hotelization" of real estate, and it is an opening for lodging companies to further leverage their brand(s) and property management expertise toward all types of commercial and residential assets.
Several drivers fuel this trend of the "hotelization" of real estate:
Seeking experiences, mobility and flexibility, millennials and Generation Z's who comprise much of the workforce today are willing to sacrifice square footage for convenience, more amenities and value-added services. Many of them do not wish to lay anchor in one location and are looking for places to stay and work that support their nomadic lifestyle.
The advancement and use of technology are diminishing the need for large, permanent office buildings and increasing the demand for flexible workspaces.
There is a rising preference for shorter or more flexible lease terms in response to business uncertainty and ever-changing market conditions. This is more apparent in the case of startups that often prefer to avoid a long-term lease or to invest in furnishing the workplace due to an irregular headcount and unpredictable funding cycles.
Again, the question remains, how do hoteliers with existing properties compete with more brands, new hotels and multi-purpose properties?
1. The key is to focus on improving your existing assets.
"If you have a high-quality asset in a good location you may do well. Focus on high-quality assets in long-term markets & you'll survive anything," stated Bob Habeeb, Pres. & CEO–First Hospitality Group. While positioning is important, it means nothing if the product is neglected. Dan Welborn, Principal at Gettys Group, said many hotel operators are resistant to investing in PIPs because they siphon capital directly off their bottom line, but these kinds of investments done correctly, can be offset by substantial long-term gains. "There is ROI for owners, & positives for you as a brand, for successfully carrying out a PIP. Look at what is best for the owner & the brand, typically those two things align." But what makes for a good PIP? Just ask guests what their biggest complaints are!
"One of the biggest concerns is always making sure that a project finishes on time and on budget. It all starts with putting together preliminary budgets," said Mark Friesen, Principal, Beyer Brown
If your hotel is facing a renovation in 2020, the more detailed planning and communicating you do right now with your general contractor, designers, suppliers, teams and importantly your guests, the more cost-effective & successful your renovation will be. The Refinishing Touch® team understands how critical it is to get your rooms back into service as soon as possible, incurring minimal downtime. Our on-site full refinishing is done in the rooms avoiding costs of moving furniture, disposing of furniture, storage, shipping and transportation costs for furniture, long lead times.
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When it comes to staying on budget, this is where you will see a dramatic difference by choosing to refinish your existing case goods instead of replacing them. Our proven on-site full refinishing process will save you a minimum of 50% up to as much or more than 80% AND we will meet your brand standard specifications!
2. Plan Early and Communicate with Your Team
Planning for PIPs early on can directly increase proceeds to sellers and lower the costs for buyers in most hotel transactions. In the right market conditions, a PIP can be highly beneficial. PIP renovations often create a path to increased profitability, providing a favorable return on investment. With the ongoing demand and increase of brand options contributing to rising PIP costs, parent brands seek to differentiate consumer experiences at each of their sub-brands, partially through furniture packages, revamped amenities and finishes. The total amount of work required to meet brand standards under a PIP can vary tremendously. These factors typically depend on the property condition, length of time since the property's prior renovation and recently enacted brand standards not completed by the seller.
3. Don't Make a Price-Driven Decision and Don't Throw Away the Specification!
We always encourage hoteliers to contact The Refinishing Touch® early in the specification process. It gives us the opportunity to save you time and more money without incurring more costly missteps that could be avoided. And while our goal is to help you avoid pitfalls with our years of experience and expertise, we also know that if price is driving your decision, that can be the costliest misstep.
4. Add more Sustainability into your Project and Hotel
And importantly, sustainability is the future for hotels. Millennials are twice as likely to support brands with strong management of environmental & social issues & expect brands to not only manage their impact but communicate it. As of 2019, Millennials have officially overtaken Baby Boomers in the U.S. workforce. Their reign will last well into 2034, at which point Gen Z will be fully employable (peaking at around 78 million). So, as an industry, we can't ignore them & now they're demanding that hotels go green.
Let's look at a few facts about this generation:
55% of global travelers are more determined to choose sustainable accommodation than last year — but lack of appealing options makes it difficult to put this into practice.
87% of millennials believe that the success of a business should be measured by its impact on the world.
"Going Green" isn't some corporate gimmick to cut down on housekeeping expenses – our planet is at stake. Conservation efforts to minimize energy, water, food, & other types of waste, along with the use of locally based, sustainable products, not only benefits the planet but also helps properties save money & run more efficiently.
The trick is to get ahead of the curve, because the sooner a hotelier embraces going green & implements sustainable practices, the better It is for the planet & the hotel's bottom line." – Anthony Melchiorri, Pres. of Argeo Hospitality
When you make the smart decision to refinish your existing casegoods instead of replacing them, you are dramatically reducing your carbon footprint and putting more sustainability into your hotel.
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5. Reinvest Your Savings into Your Hotel, Employee Training, Security, Technology, HVAC, Lighting and more!
For over 42 years, The Refinishing Touch® has been at the forefront of providing the hospitality industry affordable and sustainable FF&E solutions and asset management. As a trusted PIP Advisor and Preferred Supplier for HILTON and Host Hotels and Resorts and many more, we have completed over 7,000 renovation projects nationwide. We help Project Managers, GM's, Chief Engineers, effectively navigate around the costly PIP pitfalls because of our years of experience and expertise.
See some of our completed projects!
Photo Credit: The Refinishing Touch® – On-Site Refinishing, Re-Engineering, Color Change, Solid Surface Replacement, Hardware Replacement
The Refinishing Touch® team will partner with you and review all the critical details during pre-construction planning of your renovation and provide many options you may have not considered. We provide on-site refinishing, re-engineering and reupholstering but we additionally provide solid surface replacement including stone, glass and laminate. We also provide decorative hardware selection.
Our expertise includes providing strategic timing for when it's best to have our team on the property during the renovation to keep it running seamlessly. We save you additional costs by not moving the furniture out of the rooms and incurring additional manpower, time and storage and reducing downtime of rooms out-of-service by getting the rooms back in-service the same day in many cases. This sets us apart and provides you with a trusted partner that has the professional experience you can count on.
We are the trusted and preferred supplier for HILTON, HOST and many brands. We have completed over 7,000 hotel renovation projects!
Call us today for your online quote at 1.800.523.9448 and email Erek Schwartz, Sales Manager at Erek@trt-us.com to discuss your project. It would be our pleasure to be your Sustainable, FF&E Solution Provider! For more information about our community of services, we invite you to visit www.therefinishingtouch.com
Hilton Launches New Tempo Lifestyle Hotel Brand by Grant Martin, Contributor, FORBES
WorldHotels Introduces WorldHotels Crafted Collection ; Curated Collection of Immersive Hotels and Resorts to be added to WorldHotels Portfolio, News provided by WorldHotels; Jan. 27, 2020, 09:52 ET
Hyatt House opens 100th location by Chuck Dobrosielski; Hotel Management Magazine
Mit Shah on Noble's recession-resistant strategy ; By Sean McCracken, HOTEL NEWS NOW
The "hotelization" of real estate by Daniel Lesser, Hotels Magazine
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