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La Großer Torpedoboot (1898–1919) (grande torpediniera) della Kaiserliche Marine era una unità equivalente nelle prestazioni e compiti ai cacciatorpediniere in uso nelle altre marine militari dell'epoca. Con la prima legge navale del 1898, voluta dal governo di Guglielmo II, fu finanziata la creazione di una flotta tedesca d'alto mare, la Hochseeflotte. Per scortare le squadre di navi da battaglia ed incrociatori da battaglia, la legge prevedeva la costruzione di flottiglie di grandi torpediniere (große Torpedoboote), notevolmente più grandi, meglio armate ed in grado di tenere il mare meglio rispetto alle torpediniere tedesche precedenti.
Nonostante fossero denominate in sequenza con le torpediniere precedenti(GE), vennero ufficialmente denominate "torpediniere d'alto mare" (Hochseetorpedoboote) ed erano, sotto molti aspetti, equivalenti ai cacciatorpediniere delle altre marine militari (i loro equipaggi le definivano così). Nei seguenti venti anni, fino alla fine della prima guerra mondiale, vennero costruite 336 unità di questo tipo.

Descrizione generale

I piani di costruzione
La consistenza della flotta tedesca veniva stabilita da una serie di leggi emanate dal Reichstag, che stabiliva il numero di unità da costruire e quelle da sostituire, sia la durata operativa delle navi.
La prima legge navale del 1898 stabiliva una flotta di 19 navi da battaglia (divise in due squadre), 8 navi da difesa costiera (che formavano la terza squadra), 12 incrociatori 30 incrociatori leggeri, scortati da sei flottiglie di torpediniere (due flottiglie per ogni squadra navale). Ogni flottiglia era formata da 12 unità, 72 in totale. L'ammiraglio Tirpitz, l'ispiratore di questo programma, richiese che queste unità fossero grandi abbastanza da affrontare il Mare del Nord ma abbastanza piccole da potere essere comandate da un solo ufficiale, a causa del limitato personale della Kaiserliche Marine.
La legge navale del 1900, che stabilì un grande incremento della flotta tedesca (nell'ambito della crescente rivalità con la Gran Bretagna impegnata nella seconda guerra boera), portò la forza delle torpediniere a 144 unità, metà in servizio e metà in riserva con gli equipaggi al 60%. Dal 1898 fino al 1905, venivano ordinate 6 per anno.
Il numero totale rimase fermo fino alla legge del 1906, tuttavia le unità in servizio aumentarono a 99, con solo 45 nella riserva. La legge stabilì che le vecchie unità dovevano essere sostituite dopo 12 anni di servizio, così che ogni anno venissero ordinate 12 unità dal 1906 in poi.

Dopo l'inizio della guerra, nell'agosto 1914, vennero rapidamente ordinate 48 nuove torpediniere. Queste furono incrementate dal sequestro, nelle settimane seguenti, delle unità in costruzione nei cantieri tedeschi per gli stati esteri, composte da 4 piccole torpediniere e 12 molto più grandi (successivamente definite cacciatorpediniere). Altre ordinazioni furono fatte nel 1916 e negli anni successivi, ma il progressivo deterioramento dell'apparato industriale tedesco non ne permise il completamento.

Denominazione e cantieri
Come nelle altre marine da guerra dell'epoca, il Reichsmarineamt (dipartimento della marina per le costruzioni) dava un'indicazione delle specifiche da seguire ai cantieri che avevano una certa autonomia nei dettagli costruttivi, così che anche le unità costruite lo stesso anno potevano avere rilevanti differenze di allestimento. Le torpediniere tedesche venivano denominate con una numerazione progressiva, preceduta da una lettera che identificava il costruttore:

Confronto con le analoghe unità britanniche

La Germania, nei primi anni del novecento, si era impegnata in una corsa al riarmo navale con la Gran Bretagna. In termini generali, le Großes Torpedoboot tedesche erano leggermente più piccole dei contemporanei cacciatorpediniere britannici avendo un'artiglieria di minore potenza ma un apparato di siluri più potente. I progetti tedeschi preferivano un bordo libero molto basso, con un accentuato bolzone, per ridurre la visibilità del mezzo, la plancia di comando avanzata, appena prima dell'alto cassero di prua. Queste caratteristiche rendevano l'operatività con mare grosso molto difficile, i progetti successivi presentavano il cassero di prua allungato fino alla plancia di comando. I mezzi tedeschi adottarono in ritardo, rispetto alle controparti britanniche, le innovazioni tecnologiche nella propulsione navale. quali la turbina a vapore e successivamente, i gruppi turboriduttori, rispetto ai motori alternativi, la nafta al posto del carbone.

Großes Torpedoboot 1898 (S 90–G 137)
 Lunghezza: 62,7 m al galleggiamento, 63,0 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,0 m; pescaggio: 2,83 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 310 t, 394 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due motori a vapore a tripla espansione su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 93 t di carbone; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 57 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 5 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea due a poppa della plancia uno tra la plancia ed il cassero di prua.

Programma del 1898

Programma del 1899

Programma del 1900

Programma del 1901

Programma del 1902

Programma del 1903

Programma del 1904

Programma del 1905

Großes Torpedoboot 1906 (S138–G197)

Programma del 1906 (II. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
 Lunghezza: 70,2 m al galleggiamento, 70,7 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,8 m; pescaggio: 2,95 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 533 t, 684 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due motori a vapore a tripla espansione su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 194 t di carbone; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 77 uomini
 Armamento: un cannone da 7,5 cm, tre cannoni da 5,2 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea due a poppa della plancia uno tra la plancia ed il cassero di prua.

Programma del 1907 (VI. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
 Lunghezza: 72,2 m al galleggiamento, 72,5 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,8 m; pescaggio: 3,03 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 558 t, 691 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due motori a vapore a tripla espansione su due assi complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 164 t di carbone; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: un cannone da 7,5 cm, tre cannoni da 5,2 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea due a poppa della plancia uno tra la plancia ed il cassero di prua.

Programma del 1908 (III. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
 Lunghezza: 73,9 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,85 m; pescaggio: 3,12 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 739 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 134 t di carbone; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 77 uomini
 Armamento: un cannone da 7,5 cm, due cannoni da 5,2 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea.

 Lunghezza: 74,2 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,9 m; pescaggio: 3,04 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 765 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 116 t di carbone 74 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 7,5 cm, due cannoni da 5,2 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea.

 Lunghezza: 74,0 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,9 m; pescaggio: 2,89 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 777 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 125 t di carbone 84 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 7,5 cm, due cannoni da 5,2 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; tre lanciasiluri da 45 cm di calibro, montati in linea.

Programma del 1909 (VIII. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
 Lunghezza: 74,0 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,9 m; pescaggio: 3,28 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 824 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi  alla costruzione; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 145 t di carbone, 80 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 8,8 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; quattro lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro.

 Lunghezza: 73,9 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,85 m; pescaggio: 3,22 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 783 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 121 t di carbone, 76 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 8,8 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; quattro lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro.

Programma del 1910 (I. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
 Lunghezza: 73,9 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,85 m; pescaggio: 3,17 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 775 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 136 t di carbone, 67 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 8,8 cm in affusti singoli non scudati, dal 1920: due cannoni da 10,5 cm; quattro lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro.

 Lunghezza: 74,0 m fuori tutto; baglio: 7,9 m; pescaggio: 3,25 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 810 t pieno carico
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi per complessivi ; velocità: ; Capacità di carico: 145 t di carbone, 76 t di nafta; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 81 uomini
 Armamento: due cannoni da 8,8 cm in affusti singoli non scudati; quattro lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro.

Ordine supplementare del 1910
In sostituzione delle unità vendute alla Turchia nel 1910.

Großes Torpedoboot 1911 (V 1–S 24)

Programma del 1911 (V. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
Al completamento degli ordini le unità formeranno la V. Torpedoboots-Flottillee della Hochseeflotte.

Programma del 1912 (VII. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)

Ordine supplementare 1912
In sostituzione delle due unità venduta alla Grecia nel 1912.

Großes Torpedoboot 1913 (V 25–G 95)

Programma del 1913 (IX. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
L'ordine fu emanato il 1 aprile 1913. Al completamento la maggior parte fece parte della IX. Torpedoboots-Flottillee.

 Lunghezza: 78,5 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,3 m; pescaggio: 3,3 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 812 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore Vulcan su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

Programma del 1914 (VI. Torpedoboots-Flottillee)
Ultimo programma di costruzioni prima della guerra, 22 aprile 1914. Al completamento la maggior parte fece parte della VI. Torpedoboots-Flottillee (sostituendo le V 151-V 161).

 Lunghezza: 79,5 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,36 m; pescaggio: 3,74 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1051 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 87 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

 Lunghezza: 83 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,36 m; pescaggio: 3,3 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1147 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore Germania su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

 Lunghezza: 79,6 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,3 m; pescaggio: 3,96 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1106 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore Germania su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 85 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

 Lunghezza: 83,1 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,3 m; pescaggio: 3,4 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1188 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

Programma di mobilitazione generale
48 Großer Torpedoboote vennero ordinate il 6 agosto 1914 secondo il programma di mobilitazione generale delle forze armate tedesche per la prima guerra mondiale. Le prime due, S 49 e la S 50 avrebbero dovuto sostituire la S35 e la S 36 che avrebbero dovuto essere vendute alla Grecia nell'aprile 1914.

Lunghezza: 83,1 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,36 m; pescaggio: 3,4 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1188 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

Torpedoboot-Zerstörer (B 97–V 100, B 109–B 112)

Programma di mobilitazione generale (agosto 1914)

Quattro unità di Torpedoboot-Zerstörer (torpediniere-cacciatorpediniere) ordinate il 7 agosto 1914 ed il 10 agosto 1914 utilizzando gli impianti costruiti per le unità della Classe Orfej Leitenant Ilin, Kapitan Konon-Zotov, Gavriil ed Michail.

 Lunghezza: 98 m fuori tutto; baglio: 9,3 m; pescaggio: 3,4 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1374 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore Thornycroft-Schultzer (AEG-Vulcan sulla V 99 e V 100) su due assi da complessivi  ( sulla V 99 e V 100); velocità:  ( sulla V 99 e V 100); autonomia:  a . Quattro (tre per la serie V) caldaie alimentate a nafta.
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 8,8 cm, 45 calibri (sostituiti nel 1916 da altrettanti 105/45) su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

Ordine dell'ottobre 1914

unità ex-argentine
Requisite il 15 agosto 1914.

Unità ex-Paesi Bassi
Costruite come Z1 - Z4 per i Paesi Bassi, sequestrate il 10 agosto 1914.

Großes Torpedoboot 1916 (S 113–B 124)

Programma dell'aprile 1916

Großes Torpedoboot 1916 (G 96, V125–H 147) mobilitazione generale

Programma del giugno 1916
Lunghezza: 82 m fuori tutto; baglio: 8,32 m; pescaggio: 3,4 m a pieno carico
 Stazza: 1188 t
 Propulsione: due turbine a vapore su due assi da complessivi ; velocità: ; autonomia:  a .
 Equipaggio: 83 uomini
 Armamento: tre cannoni da 105/45 su affusti non scudati; sei lanciasiluri da 50 cm di calibro posti 3 per bordo, 24 mine che venivano scaricate da uno scivolo posto a poppa.

Programma del novembre 1916

Programma del 1917
In totale 22 unità (nessuna fu completata).

Großes Torpedoboot 1918 (V170–S223) mobilitazione generale
Gli ultimi progetti erano grandi cacciatorpediniere ( t) dotate di gruppi turboriduttori e pesantemente armate (quattro cannoni da 105 mm sei lanciasiluri da 500 mm).

Programma del gennaio 1918
V 170-V 177, S 178-S 185 e H 186-H 193 (24 unità progettate, nessuna completata).

Programma del 1918
Le H 194-H 202, V 203-V 210 e le S 211-S 223 (30 unità in totale, nessuna completata). Nessuna di queste unità superò i primi stadi di realizzazione; tutti i programmi di costruzione furono cancellati con l'armistizio.

Organizzazione tattica
Una indicazione sull'impiego tattico delle Großes Torpedoboot nella Hochseeflotte è dato dalla composizione degli ordini di battaglia in periodi successivi della prima guerra mondiale. La principale unità, la Torpedo-Boat Flotilla (flottiglia di torpediniere) era composta da undici torpediniere, suddivise in due Halbflottille (squadriglie) (da cinque unità ciascuna) ed una unità comando, comandate da un Kapitänleutnant (KptLt) (Tenente di vascello e/o Primo tenente di vascello).

Metà ottobre 1914
Ordine di battaglia all'inizio della prima guerra mondiale, a mobilitazione completata.
Hochseeflotte, Mare del Nord
I. TBF: V 191 (comandante); 1. hf: V 186, V 190, V 188, G 197, V 189; 2. hf: G 196, G 193, G 195, G 192, G 194
II. TBF: S 149 (comandante); 3. hf: S 138, S 139, S 141, S 140, S 142; 4. hf: S 144, S 145, S 147, S 146, S 148
III. TBF: S 167 (comandante); 5. hf: V 162, V 163, V 164, S 165, S 166; 6. hf: G 173, G 169, G 172, G 170, S 168
IV. TBF: T 113 (comandante); 7. hf: S 119, S 122, S 117, S 118, S 115; 8. hf: S 128, T 111, S 129, S 126, T 110
V. TBF: G 12 (comandante); 9. hf: V 6, V 1, V 3, V 4, V 5; 10. hf: G 11, G 9, G 7, G 8, G 10
VI. TBF: V 150 (comandante); 11. hf: V 151, V 153, V 154, V 152, V 155; 12. hf: V 156, V 157, V 159, V 158, V 160
VII. TBF: S 24 (comandante); 13. hf: S 14, S 15, S 13, S 16, S 18; 14. hf: S 19, S 21, S 23, S 20, S 22
VIII. TBF: G 174 (comandante); 15. hf: V 181, V 183, V 182, S 130, S 131; 16. hf: S 176, S 177, S 179, V 180, G 175
IX. TBF: S 28 (comandante); 17. hf: V 25, V 26, V 27, S 31, S 32; 18. hf: V 30, V 29, S 33, S 34, S 35, S 36
ausiliarie alle flottiglie di sommergibili: T 109, T 99, T 100, T 101
ausiliarie della flotta (assegnate all'ammiraglia di flotta, a quella di squadra, etc.): T 98, T 96

altre zone
Mar Baltico: 19. hf: S 120, G 134, S 124, S 127, T 97; 20. hf: G 133, G 132, G 135, G 136
Difesa costiera: Jade/Weser Division : T 91, T 93, T 94, T 95, T 107; Elba Division: S 114
Estremo oriente: S 90

Maggio 1916
Ordine di battaglia prima della battaglia dello Jutland.
Hochseeflotte, Mare del Nord
I. TBF: S 32 (comandante); 1. hf: G 39, G 40, G 38, V 190, G 197; 2. hf: G 192, G 195, G 196, G 193
II. TBF: B 98 (comandante); 3. hf: G 101, G 102, B 112, B 97; 4. hf: B 109, B 110, B 111, G 103, G 104
III. TBF: S 53 (comandante); 5. hf: V 71, V 73, V 74, G 88, G 85; 6. hf: V 48, V 70, S 55, S 54, G 42
V. TBF: G 11 (comandante); 9. hf: V 6, V 2, V 3, V 1, V 4; 10. hf: G 8, G 7, V 5, G 9, G 10
VI. TBF: G 41 (comandante); 11. hf: V 44, S 49, V 43, G 87, G 86; 12. hf: V 69, S 50, V 46, V 45, G 37
VII. TBF: S 24 (comandante); 13. hf: S 15, S 17, S 20, S 16, S 18; 14. hf: S 19, S 23, V 186, V 189
IX. TBF: V 28 (comandante); 17. hf: V 27, V 26, S 36, S51, S 52; 18. hf: V 30, S 34, S 33, V 29, S 35
Mar Baltico
VI. Aufklärungsgruppe (6º Gruppo da ricognizione): V 100
IV. TBF: V 160 (comandante); 7. hf: V 154, G 133, S 140, S 143, S 145, V 151, V 152, V 155, V 157, V 158, V 161
VIII. TBF: S 178 (comandante); 15. hf: V 183, V 182, V 181, V 185, V 184; 16. hf: S 176, V 180, G 174, S 179, G 175
X. TBF: S 56 (comandante); 19. hf: V 78, S 143, S 148, S 147, S 139; 20. hf: V 72, V 75, S 57, G 89, V 77
assegnate: T 107, S 146; 21. hf: S 167, G 169, G 170, S 168, G 137.
Fiandre
Flottiglia cacciatorpediniere:  hf Cleve: V 67, V 68, V 47
servizi ausiliari
flottiglia dragamine: T 103, S 149, G 136, T 104
Flottiglia pattugliatori del Mare del Nord : S 127, S 128; servizio di difesa costiera: T 93, S 131, T 110, T 106, T 97, T 105, G 135, T 112, T 113, S 114, S 120, S 138
ausiliarie alle flottiglie di sommergibili: T 159, T 99, G 137, T 101, G 132; ausiliarie della flotta: T 96, T 98
unità scuola: G 134, S 126, S 122, S 121, S 131, V106, V 108, T 102, T 108, V 105, S 130, S 125

Aprile 1918
Situazione nel Mare del Nord alla fine del 1918, all'epoca dell'ultima sortita offensiva (annullata per ammutinamento) della Hochseeflotte.

Hochseeflotte, Mare del Nord
I. TBF:  V 129 (comandante); 1. hf: G 39, G 38, G 40, G 86, S 32; 2. hf: V 130, S 135, S 133, S 134, S 139
II. TBF:  B 97 (comandante); 3. hf: G 101, G 103, V 100, G 104, G 102; 4. hf: B 109, B 110, B 112, B 98, B 111
V. TBF:  G 11 (comandante); 9. hf: V 6, S 23, V 3, V 2, V 1, T 196, T 197; 10. hf: G 8, V 5, G 10, G 7, G 9, T 183, T 181
VI. TBF:  V 128 (comandante); 11. hf: V 127, V 126, S 131, V 125, S 132; 12. hf: V 43, V 45, S 50, S 49, V 46, V 44
VII. TBF:  S 62 (comandante); 13. hf: V 78, S 65, S 66, V 83, S 56; 14. hf: T 182, G 92, G 89 (G 87, G 93, G 94 furono tutte affondate il 30 marzo 1918)
VIII. TBF:  T 180 (comandante); 15. hf: T 193, T 195, T 192, T 189, T 190; 16. hf: T 176, T 178, T 174, T 179, T 186
IX. TBF:  V 78 (comandante); 17. hf: V 80, S 52, S 51, S 60,  S 36; 18. hf: V 30, V 26, V 28, S 34, S 33
Flottiglie dragamine: T 103, T 184, T 149, T 132
I. GF; 1. hf: T 127, T 114, T 109, T 101, T 125, T 112, T 99, T 106, T 102, T 105, T 93; 2. hf: T 185, S 19, S 24, T 122, T 148, S 18, T 135, T 147, T 131, T 196, T 197; 3. hf: T 136, T 92, T 104, T 128, T 138, T 97
II. GF: T 128; 5. hf: T 99; 6. hf: T 97; 7. hf: T 125; 8. hf: T 114; 9. hf: T 102; 10. hf: T 92, T 128; (T 103 in riparazione)

Settembre 1918
Situazione poco prima della fine della guerra.

Hochseeflotte, Mare del Nord
I. TBF:  1. hf: V 129, S 32, G 38, G 39, G 40, G 86; 2. hf: V 130, S 134, S 133, S 135, S 139
II. TBF:  3. hf: B 98, G 101, G 102, G 103, G 104, V 100; 4. hf: B 97, B 109, B 110, B 111, B 112
V. TBF:  9. hf: G 11, V 1, V 2, V 3, V 6, S 23; 10. hf: V 5, G 7, G 8, G 10
VI. TBF:  11. hf: V 128, V 125, V 126, V 127, S 131, S 132; 12. hf: V 43, V 44, V 45, V 46, S 49, S 50
VII. TBF: (V 116 in arrivo); 13. hf: V 83, V 78, S 65, S 56 (S 138 in arrivo); 14. hf: G 92, G 89 (S 136, S 137, H145 in arrivo)
VIII. TBF:  15. hf: T 180, T 189, T 190, T 193, T 195; 16. hf: T 174, T 176, T 178, T 179, T 186
IX. TBF:  17. hf: V 79, S 36, S 51, S 52, S 60, V 80; 18. hf: V 26, V 28, V 30, S 33, S 34
I. GF: 1. hf: T 127, T 109, T 112, T 93, T 170, T 165, T 182, T 183, T 181; 2. hf: T 185, S 19, S 24, T 122, T 148, T 113, S 18, T 135, T 147, T 131, T 197, T 196; 3. hf: T 136, T 169 (inoltre a 12 torpediniere leggere tipo "A")(EN)
II. GF: 5. hf: T 99; 6. hf: T 97; 7. hf: T 125; 8. hf: T 114; 9. hf: T 102; 10. hf: T 92, T 128; (T 103 in riparazione)
dragamine: T 184, T 132, T 96, T 98

Mar Baltico
IV. TBF:  7. hf: T 160, T 133, T 139, T 140, T 143, T 145, T 151, T 152, T 154; 19. hf: T 155, T 157, T 158, T 104, T 106, T 175, T 101, T 105

Fiandre
III. TBF:  5. hf: V 71, S 53, V 73, V 81, G 41, V 77; 6. hf: S 54, S 55, V 70, G 91
Flottiglia cacciatorpediniere delle Fiandre: 1. hf: V 47, V 67, G 95, S 61; 2. hf: S 63, V 69, V 82
fuori servizio: S 15, V 74

servizi ausiliari
Flottiglia scuola del Mar Baltico: 1. hf: T 173, T 166, T 134, V 108, T 107; 2. hf: T 167, T 163, T 142, T 126
scuola di tiro: T 144, T 146, T 168, V 105
posamine, dragamine: V 106, T 110, T 120
ausiliarie alle flottiglie di sommergibili: T 130, T 137, T 153, T 159, T 161, T 164, T 108, T 121
ausiliarie della flotta, etc.: T 91, T 94, T 95, T 111, T 156, T 141.

Note

Riferimenti

Bibliografia
 Robert Gardiner, editor, Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. (Londra: Conway Maritime Press, 1985). ISBN 0-85177-245-5

 Erich Gröner, German Warships 1815–1945, Volume 1: Major Surface Vessels (Londra: Conway Maritime Press, 1990). ISBN 0-85177-533-0

John C. Taylor, German Warships of World War I (Londra: Ian Allen Ltd., 1969). ISBN 0-71100-099-9

Voci correlate
Hochseeflotte
Ordine di battaglia della battaglia dello Jutland
Autoaffondamento della flotta tedesca a Scapa Flow

Collegamenti esterni
 High Seas Fleet Torpedoboats in: Michael Emmerich, German Naval History.
 Germany - Torpedo boats - Warships 1900-1950 in Ladislav Kosour, Warships of World War II.
 torpedo ships - Kaiserliche Marine in Ivan Gogin, NAVYPEDIA.

Imbarcazioni militari della prima guerra mondiale
Unità della Kaiserliche Marine

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Q-mode: ('Only Posted values for navigation'): in this case only the values that are present as a part of query result are fetched for the value help request.
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In Bex Analyzer 7.x or Java web query, you can set the F4 mode in 'User Settings'.
The F4 mode in the variable-screen can be set on Infoobject-level in RSD1 (level 1) and on Infoprovider-level in RSA1 (level 2). The setting on Infoprovider-level overrides the setting done on Infoobject-level. If the setting on Infoprovider-level is not set, the setting on Infoobject-level is taken into account.
If variables get melted (in a BEX workbook or a web-template), only F4 mode M can be used -> F4 setting on any level is not relevant anymore.
The F4 mode in "Select Filter Value" can be set on all 4 levels. The higher-level setting supersedes the lower-level setting with the infoobject-level being the lowest and the frontend-level being the highest level.
For 3.X web-queries (f.e. RSRT -> html-mode) the F4-mode is by default Q and can be set using the parameter BOOKED_VALUES.
In a workbook, if you set the F4-mode in the "user settings" to default, the system will take the setting on query-level (level 3). If the setting on query-level is changed after the workbook was saved, the workbook will still take into account the old setting on query-level, since the workbook is a snapshot of the query-navigation-status at the time the workbook was saved.
For further details see note 1565809.
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For readmode D the system joins the X-table of infoobject A with the dimension-table of the infoprovider.


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Rissling, 24, has four goals and 12 assists this season in 41 games split between the Nailers and Allen Americans. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound blueliner spent the previous three seasons with the Cincinnati Cyclones, racking up nine goals, 23 assists and 154 penalty minutes in 113 games from 2014-17. Rissling's 28 points (7g, 21a) in 2016-17 tied for first among Cincinnati defensemen.
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Descoteaux, 28, appeared in 48 games for the Fuel this season, marking one goal and 14 assists. The Dallas native has 73 career points (16g, 57a) in 215 total ECHL games spent with Indy, Alaska, Allen, Missouri, Atlanta and Rapid City.
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Chicago Magic Lounge: Attention magic geeks and sleight-of-hand fans, your new bar is open in Uptown
By Chris Jones
First you walk into the laundromat.
Someone hits the spin-cyle button, a panel gives way and then you head into the room for the magic. A very nice 1930s-style, 120-seat salon. Replete with a mezzanine, little cocktail tables for such concoctions as Sleight of Hand, Smoke and Mirrors and How Houdini Died, a mini-proscenium and a mechanical curtain that recalls the odeons of yore. The Blackstone Cabaret room is named for magic royalty: Harry Blackstone — the junior and the senior — who put Chicago on the illusionistic map and, together, pulled tens of thousands of rabbits from their hats.
For the Chicago Magic Lounge, which officially opened Thursday night with its first main stage show, is all about the history.
This new venue — pinning down the cost is tricky, but we'll pick a card somewhere between 5 and 10 million bucks — is located at 5050 N. Clark Street, a former commercial laundry space located a block south of the Andersonville high-rent district. The two men who own the for-profit joint, Joey Cranford and Don Clark, said Thursday that they craved a certain level of you-have-to-know-to-get-in chic, but also that they wanted to be in a neighborhood (as distinct from, say, tourist-heavy River North) in order to pay homage to the Chicago-style tradition of magic bars that once dotted the city. Such taverns as Schulien's, where the bartenders kept cards in their pockets to break out at 3 in the morning for two drunks and a pooch, specialized in so-called Chicago-style, or close-up, magic. Yup. A case can be made that improv was not the only performance style invented here.
The trifurcated Magic Lounge is doing the personal stuff, too: You can walk in off the street and watch magic in the bar, very crowded on Thursday, or arrive early at the Blackstone room and find a magician doing tricks right at your table (I was visited by the terrific Ryan Plunkett). For a small extra fee — $10 or so on top of the $35-$55 cover in the main room — you also have access to the 654 Club, a muted, theater-style studio designed for hard-core, close-up encounters with cards and ropes. This weekend it's occupied by Alba, an internationally known illusionist from South America, replete with her grandmother's bag of tricks and volunteers displaying various levels of happiness at their appropriation. You can't bring the kids to any of this, except for the Sunday matinees.
The first main stage headliner is Max Maven, a quirky and impressive fellow with a voice somewhere between classic rock and NPR. The featured act — magic generally has a similar host/featured act/headliner hierarchy to stand-up — is the chipper, dapper Arthur Trace, whose best stuff involves auditory illusion in that you don't see stuff move as if by magic, but rather hear its trajectory.
He's a cool, bizarre and intimidating customer of the old school and skill set, but Maven seemed delighted with the room. It's the kind of place that magicians like, since they spend much of their time performing in bars and auditoriums where only half the audience hears or cares. Here will be different. There will be people on dates and magic geeks in sweater vests.
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These sacred-to-some rooms are rare — the only comparables, really, are the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, which is much larger, and the Magic Circle in London, where you have to know a member to get through the door. So this memorabilia-filled complex is a big upgrade in magic-dom for our town. Weekend shows will change each week, although the Chicago illusionist David Parr has a regular Wednesday gig (a review will be forthcoming). Mondays and Tuesday will feature jazz music and vocalists, in a retro grab for an early-in-the-week, Mister Kelly's-style date night, although the close-up magicians still will be lurking, for good or ill.
This is, after all, the Chicago Magic Lounge. And as the ebullient Cranford observed Thursday night, it is opening at an ideal moment for some misdirection in our lives, the real sights and sounds being so painful to watch.
Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.
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This paper explores cases of non-human migration and their resonance and consequences in the moral economy of wildlife and in the necropolitics - the (in)formally coded decisions of what lives or dies - pursued in contemporary hunting cultures.
Dystopias of invasion feature prominently not only in popular conceptualisations of human migration e.g. during the so-called refugee crises and its aftermath. As evidenced not least in the recent proposals to erect 'great walls' to fence out wild boars in Poland and in Denmark, European hunters also subscribe to strikingly similar imagery describing migrating non-human animals as transgressing physical, symbolic and moral boundaries. In this paper we aim at elucidating how post-migration modes of coexistence are established, maintained or challenged on the ground. We ask: when are animals treated as 'legitimate returnees,' 'precious visitors,' welcome extensions of the list of game animal species, or are simply ignored by human gamekeepers, and when do they become invading intruders to be eradicated? Such unwelcome animal migrants become double others - other to humans and other to indigenous animal inhabitants of a particular territory. They lead life of 'animal sacrum' (after homo sacer, a kind of outlaw). Otherness has been a staple theme of social and cultural anthropology in both, asking how to study it and theorize it and in asking how ethnographer's interlocutors themselves conceptualize it. Looking at empirical cases presented within the panel as well as those taken from our own work, including wolves and wild boars, we formulate the concept of "doubled otherness". We propose the processes of double-othering shape identity and alterity and facilitate necropolitics - the (in)formally coded decisions of what lives or dies - pursued in contemporary hunting cultures and beyond.


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Murtaza Razvi (17 December 1964 – 19 April 2012) was a senior Pakistani journalist with Dawn, Karachi.

Biography
Murtaza Razvi held master's degrees in Ancient Indian and Islamic History (University of the Punjab, Lahore) and Political Science & International Relations (Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA).

Murtaza Razvi served as the Resident Editor of Dawn, Lahore (2005–2007), and columnist and political analyst of the Indian Express.

He was found murdered in Karachi on 19 April 2012. There were torture marks on his body, and his hands were tied.

Works
 Musharraf: the years in power (political biography of the former Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf; New Delhi, 2009, HarperCollins)
 Ordinary People (interviews with ordinary citizens of Pakistan about history, society, culture, etc.; Lahore, 1995, Progressive Publishers)

During his last days, he was working on the books Pittho's World & Other Stories (fiction, HarperCollins) and Pakistan Uncut (non-fiction, HarperCollins).

References

Pakistani male journalists
Dawn (newspaper) people
1964 births
2012 deaths
People murdered in Karachi
Assassinated Pakistani journalists
Pakistani torture victims
University of the Punjab alumni
Journalists from Lahore


Rise Up community center opened its doors in June at 280 E. Main Street in Westminster with a mission to support local teens. Offering a youth-driven program, the goal is to provide a safe space for youth to discover their strengths and learn to overcome challenges. At Rise Up, youth aged 12-18 create the culture, set expectations, create goals, plan and coordinate daily activities and service projects, and hold both themselves and their peers accountable, according to Executive Director Katie Kirby.
"The work we do at Rise Up is only made possible when we can rally the community behind us," Kirby said.
Still a fledgling organization, Kirby said that the community can help support their mission by offering job shadowing opportunities and donating time, materials and money to support programs. Youth are referred to the all-volunteer organization by law enforcement, therapists, school counselors, and parents or the youth may refer themselves if they recognize the need for more support. Each youth referred to the program will go through an intake process before they are eligible for services.
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Fresh produce, meats, eggs, cheese, herbs, honey, nuts, pickles, baked goods, crafts, jewelry and more.
Bring the kids to get a first-hand peek at a firetruck and police car.
Enjoy everything apple as well as craft making, scarecrow making, hayrides, music and entertainment, along with many local vendors selling their wares, and the Nature Center will be open to visit. Park entrance fees apply.
With 20 years in the flower and wedding industry under her belt, Victoria Clausen said she is excited to put her experience and energy to work in Taneytown. Clausen opened Floral Fêtes in June with hopes of offering unique services and giving people a place to find delightful gifts and local inspiration.
Clausen said she never really dreamed of having a flower shop, but said the space presented a good opportunity for a flower shop that also offers locally made gifts and unique items as well as features local artist works.
"I always thought it would be so cool to have a little place where people can buy beautiful gifts and flowers that can serve as an inspiration," Clausen said.
Paulsen has worked in the wedding and flower industry since 1999. She said she started out doing weddings and small parties and now her company does larger events and big galas.
Floral Fêtes carries mostly items – including soaps, jewelry, artwork, garden items, hostess gifts – that are locally made, made by small businesses and made in the U.S.
Floral Fêtes is also a finalist in this year's Carroll Biz Challenge – a local contest that encourages entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas and compete for a $5,000 cash prize. Floral Fêtes is one of five finalists, the winner will be announced at a finale event on Aug. 9.
Floral Fêtes is located at 14 E. Baltimore Street in Taneytown. Visit www.floralfetes.com to learn more.
Community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
There will be live music, beer and wine garden, craft and food vendors, kid activities and more!
Members of the Magna Domos Crossfit gym and the broader Hampstead community rallied to raise money to install a pool lift so fellow crossfitter Marsha Derrickson could get in the water after suffering the affects of ALS.
Derrickson started taking classes at Magna Domos Crossfit gym, located at Four Seasons sports complex in Hampstead, in 2013. In 2016 she was diagnosed with ALS – a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Derrickson, who lives in Hampstead with her husband and two sons, has lost the use of her legs and now uses a motorized wheelchair to get around. She said the pool is the only place where she can walk on her own because she doesn't have to deal with the weight of her body.
Stacey Gruber, an instructor at Four Seasons and Magna Domos, spearheaded efforts to raise the $3,500 for the lift that would help get Derrickson, and others needing assistance, into the outdoor pool. Through a series of fundraisers and donations, by early July, $2,000 had been raised and because they wanted Derrickson to be able to get in the pool right away, they went ahead and installed the lift at the Four Seasons pool, still needing to raise close to $1,500.
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Learn about clogging at the North Carroll branch library on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. For all ages. Join the dancing fun with the longest continuously active clogging group in Maryland. Clogging originated in the Appalachian Mountain folk dances of the 1800s – often a mix of the jigs and step dances brought to America by English, German, Scottish, and Irish settlers. See a live demonstration and learn about the heritage and history of clogging. A Celebrating America program. Call 410.386.4488 for more information.
Free outdoor concerts sponsored by the Hampstead Train Station.
"Sweet Summer" featuring sangria and sweet wines.
Rides, food, fun and entertainment.
It's been a labor of love and has taken several years to come to fruition, but on Aug. 25 the Mt. Airy Historical Society will officially open the doors of its new museum in the renovated Train Station at 1 N. Main St. The grand opening celebration will take place during the third Celebrate Mount Airy festival in the downtown area.
The renovation of the old train station is the latest in a series of train-related projects the town has invested in over the past several years. In 2016, the town restored an old B&O caboose, named Mackenzie. It is located across the street from the old train station. The town also brought to life the Mount Airy Rails to Trails project – a mile-long walking/biking path that allows visitors to journey along the same path the train used to travel.
The Mount Airy Museum, previously located in the Flat Iron Building, at the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue, will have new displays that reveal some never-known history of Mount Airy, according to the Historical Society's Facebook page. The Garrett Sanitarium and the Mount Airy Railyard will be feature exhibits. The museum will be a work in progress for the rest of this year and into the winter, so be sure to visit regularly to watch it evolve.
Visit www.mountairymd.org/196/Historical-Society to learn more.
Unique street festival features food, businesses, and community organizations.
Featuring speakers, and history programs focusing on Mount Airy and Maryland history.
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I like the yellow shirt. Looks better than the bland grey from last year. At least it will stand out.
If you don't think our lack of free speech limits our freedoms, I would remind you of the classic adage that evil happens when good people remain silent A lack of policing obviously results in a lack of consequences. Or to put it another way, leniency towards the guilty punishes the innocent Good on you for buying health insurance - a perfect example of personal responsibility I'd also like to see a bit more detail on how education funding is supposed to result in better outcomes, rather than being told that anyone who doesn't support throwing more money at it doesn't care about kids Our expectations of government are the result of government itself continuing to pick up the tab Can you define nationalism and explain what you think is wrong with it?
I don't think that limits my freedom, as a result of the way the law is applied. Second point, examples: Is it consequences or lack of ability to police. My issues as a voter are: Health care system that I pay lots into for little other than insurance for myself and others Education where again i pay a lot, focus and dollars are spent on things I'm not certain are critical Wages stagnating, government revenues not enough to meet our expectations of government Rise of nationalism around the globe Policing that does not focus on community and personal accountability. By that I mean the police can set with community groups expectations and consequences around anti social behaviour, by enforcing the law.
I don't get why some guy did this. Other than it was in Brisbane.
Is there limitation of individual freedom in Australia or personal responsibility?
That list of hangers on seems excessive to me but I'm sure when they are needed the folks that use them are grateful. I wonder, given the amount of people going, how easy it is to access the support staff?
Jim, what are you? I get you are not a leftist, what do you want or support?


The Molène's archipelago is a shallow area of almost 300 km² where are found the most diversified European algae Laminaria fields and the French's most extensive ones. This area is remarkable due to the outstanding natural ecosystem containing dozens of species of algae, marine mammals and birds of national and European interest.
This archipelago is included in the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise boundaries, a marine protected area created in 2007 off the coast of Finistère.
The topic studied was the ecosystem services provided by kelp forest habitats. The management of Laminaria hyperborea exploitation, the most abundant kelp species, has been implemented and negotiated 15 years ago by kelp harvesters. In a context of increasing demand for kelps, the main objective, through the ecosystem services assessment approach, was to provide new insights to the current management debate, and for the search of new trade-offs. The aim is to achieve precise management of the kelp field that allows a sustainable yield and employment for fishermen, while protecting patrimonial species as Bottle-nose dolphin and mitigating impacts on other uses.
A dedicated commission of the Regional Fisheries Committee (CRPMEM) is in charge of defining proposals for kelp harvesting management rules, which are then amended and codified by the State representative.
Having some short-term objectives specified in the 2014-9271 regional regulation facilitated kelp harvesters' involvement in many key steps of the ecosystem services assessment. Moreover, the Park's council includes a wide range of local stakeholders. Through their debates, the team broadly analyzed the social demand of kelp ecosystem services and refined the kelp social-ecosystem representation.
The triage of kelp ecosystem services was managed in order to reduce the scope of the assessment. Considering the numerous factors of influence which must be taken into account, the team chose to develop a dynamic model of the kelp social-ecosystem for simulating the impacts of various fisheries management options on 4 or 5 key ecosystem services.
The building of this model on a participative approach was the opportunity to identify available data and to make a precise assessment of gaps in data and knowledge. The model has sensitive metrics to drivers of change and provides indictors for the multi-criteria analysis of the scenarios impacts on ecosystem services.
The stakeholder engagement and the workshops with scientists and managers provided a refined kelp social-ecosystem representation. The triage approach was necessary to select the most relevant ecosystem services. This was the basis upon a dynamic system simulation model was developed aiming at providing dynamically and quantitatively many indicators. At the end of the VALMER exercise, the model provided firsts numeric results and very preliminary simulations of scenarios.
At this stage, the use of the dynamic model of kelp ecosystem services for comparing management options or simulating exploratory scenarios is only intended to help stakeholders and managers to better understand the global functioning of the whole system and to become used to include a wider range of parameters and indicators in their judgement over the kelp socio-ecosystem evolution. Using the model and the scenarios for operational management recommendations would be a step further.
Developing a dynamic system model provides a powerful tool to manage highly complex processes despite uncertainties and sometimes lack of knowledge. It is important to maintain the confidence and involvement of stakeholders during the process of construction of this tool. This semi-quantitative ecosystem services assessment is not a monetary valuation.


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You know what my favorite thing about SES is? It comes with Mike Grehan. This is our first Grehan sighting of SES NY so its all very exciting. He's up there moderating speakers Marcus Tandler, Bill Hunt, Chris Boggs, Jill Whalen and Duane Forrester. I have a feeling these fine folks will be far less annoying than Guy Kawasaki was in the keynote. We all agree?
Mike blames his British accent on the microphone having "technical problems". Hee.
Should we still be talking about textbook SEO?
Jill: It's more like spam SEO today. It's about finding the "trick of the day" or the latest hole in the algorithm. That can work today, but it's not a long term SEO strategy. It's been dead for awhile. It's different for affiliate Web sites, not clients.
Chris: It's powerful because just the basics can get you a long way, especially if you're dealing with an eCommerce site.
Duane: MSN has a few Web pages (forced audience giggle), when you get things right at the basic level, you're building more than just SEO. You're affecting usability. If you get the Title wrong, you're going to have a major issue and not realize it. But if you fix that one thing, you're at a whole other level.
Bill: There are two parts. They spend little time on onpage SEO because it happens dynamically now. It's been built in. That's what the good spammers do. They build a structure that is set up correctly by default. They nail the onpage right out of the box. For the links, they do social media, events, partners, press releases, etc. They don't call people. Most big companies don't need to buy links or pay people to get linked to as long as they use the infrastructure. A trick doesn't work for most companies.
Do you believe a search engine wants to teach its crawlers to look for an H1 tag?
Bill: The H1 tag pushes the emphasis. It can help. You have to tell the engines what's relevant about a page. They've done that for so many people against highly competitive sites and then leverage the top down. And if the rest of the content is relevant, they get there.
Bill: Because we monitor our links. An H1 will trump someone who doesn't have them every day.
Jill: At some point, you've done all your onpage and you need links. The onpage only works for so long.
Chris: You still need to have text on the page, or at least text replacement. If you've got a bunch of links or if there's buzz and a link in that area, you still need to have the receiving end in order to close the connection and give the search engines the full view of the page and enable it to rank well.
Let's talk about links. What if you're a small company or an affiliate, how do you get links?
Bill: Small companies chase the wrong links. You have to think about what can you get freely. Links from a chamber of commerce, etc. People will read things on a blog and then start chasing some of these ideas. If you focus on what makes you relevant, what is contextually relvant for you, getting links from local assocations, your own blogs, your team blogs, etc., you're okay. If you can find out where you can demonstrate your own authority, the links will come.
Marcus: Most companies just need the easy links they can legimiately get. People don't chase after those links.
Duane: If you're smaller and trying to attract links, it's about being topically relevant and an authority in your niche. He talks about a form letter Eric Ward used to send out to webmasters showing them value and why they should link to their site.
Jill: But that's been so spammed. People don't read those anymore.
Duane: Agrees, but if you pick up one link from a related site, it could be worth your day.
Bill: He finds people linking to his home page and looks for areas where they should be linking to an internal page based on the anchor text. Sponsor an event and ask them to put the link towards the event you're sponsoring. Find the broken links. The thing people do wrong with SEO is that they want some quick fix. That doesn't work. It takes care.
Duane: It's really important that you get the mix right and that your company is ready to support it.
Chris: People don't realize how smart the Universal algorithm really is. It's not as easy as people think it is, but you should still be working it in to get those listings. You have to think, "why would Google use one of their top 10 spots to put a video there?".
SEO used to be based on the ranking report. Are ranking reports dead?
Jill: There are so many reasons why the ranking reports are dead and have been for a long time. Especially now with personalization and geotargeted search where everyone sees different results. Rankings don't equal traffic. If you're ranking for words nobody's searching for, it's not going to get you any traffic. When you first optimize a site, sure. But that's all its good for. Use your analytics, your conversions, and what really matters.
Chris: He thinks there is value for the ranking report. They act as good illustrative data for the performance of a campaign, especially when you have a large set of keywords.
Duane: Ranking reports are not metrics. They're not something to make a decision on.
What do we provide for our clients? How do clients know they're winning?
Jill: Analytics. You can see which keyword phrases converted into a sale. That's what's important.
Duane: It's about the metrics.Referals, page views, sign ups, that's what's important. Then set a goal on it. Then beat the number. That's success.
Chris: With advanced analytics you should be able to measure multiple instances along the conversion path.
Why does search get the credit for everything?
Bill: Because you can measure everything. Figure out what was the original stimuli. Was it the TV ad? The PPC ad?
Jill: That's marketing. It usually takes a few different ways to touch people before they find you. You have to market it.
Mike: Analtyics is the new SEO.
Developers need to learn the fundamentals of SEO.
Rule the SERPs: Don't be satsified with being just number one.
Deeper "real" integration of paid and organic.
Content creation based on real searcher. Match the page with the searcher.
SEO as a usabiliy component — get a clue — they're the same thing.
The SEO of tomorrow will know SEO, be a programmer, being a social media savant, be a developer, speaking 5 languages, etc.
SEO is not free — people will begin to see it costs money and they should listen to their expensive resources and in house experts. They know what they're talking about.
In-House chamption and team supported by agency teams will grow to be the preferred model fo rhandling enterprise SEO. In house owners of SEO initiatives need to be empowered for model to suceed.
Analytics will get better at identifying instances of SEO effect on non-credited conversions. Advanced analytics are already capable of tracking users through display, organic and paid search, Marketers that are too quick to give all the credit to other brand campaigns for branding clicks should pause to consider that someone may have initally found their site via broad search.


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SolarWinds Hack Compromised 40-plus Microsoft Customers
A decisive plurality – 44 percent – of the Microsoft customers compromised through SolarWinds are actually in the IT sector, and include software and security firms as well as IT services and equipment providers.
More than 40 Microsoft customers were precisely targeted and compromised through trojanized updates to SolarWinds' Orion network monitoring platform, according to President Brad Smith.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said that roughly 80 percent of its compromised customers are located in the United States, with the remainder based out of Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Smith wrote in a blog late Thursday. The malicious Orion updates reached organizations in many major national capitals outside Russia, according to Smith.
"The latest cyber-assault is effectively an attack on the United States and its government and other critical institutions, including security firms," Smith wrote in the blog post. "It illuminates the ways the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve and become even more dangerous."
[Related: Microsoft Breached Via SolarWinds As Scope Of Destruction Widens: Report]
Contrary to public perception, Smith said a decisive plurality – 44 percent – of the Microsoft customers compromised through SolarWinds are actually in the IT sector, and include software and security firms as well as IT services and equipment providers. The telemetry comes from Microsoft's Defender Anti-Virus software, which spots Defender clients who also installed versions of Orion containing malware.
Some 18 percent of the compromised Microsoft customers are government agencies, another 18 percent are think tanks or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and 9 percent are government contractors, according to Smith. Volexity reported Monday that an intrusion into a think tank occurred when a Duo multi-factor authentication bypass in Outlook Web App was used as the initial attack vector. Duo said the attack described by Volexity wasn't due to a vulnerability in the company's own products.
"The attack unfortunately represents a broad and successful espionage-based assault on both the confidential information of the U.S. Government and the tech tools used by firms to protect them," Smith wrote in the blog post.
Most of the publicly identified victims of the SolarWinds hack to date have been federal agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Homeland Security and Commerce, according to reports from Reuters and others. The only private-sector organizations flagged as having been compromised via SolarWinds are FireEye and Microsoft, with Reuters reporting the latter Thursday.
Reuters also alleged that Microsoft's own products were then used by Russian government hackers to further the attacks on other victims. Microsoft told CRN Thursday that the sources for the Reuters report are "misinformed or misinterpreting their information," but acknowledged the software giant had "detected malicious SolarWinds binaries" in its environment.
Smith characterized the SolarWinds hack as not only an attack on specific targets, but also an attack on the trust and reliability of the world's critical infrastructure. The global campaign is aimed at advancing the interests of one nation's intelligence agency, according to Smith.
"This is not just 'espionage as usual,' even in the digital age," Smith said. "Instead, it represents an act of recklessness that created a serious technological vulnerability for the United States and the world."
The Washington Post reported that hackers with the Russian intelligence service—known as APT29— are the ones behind this global espionage campaign. The breaches have been taking place for months and may amount to an operation as significant as the State Department and White House hacks during the Obama years, which were also reportedly carried out by APT29.
The hackers seem to be focused on collecting information from victim environments, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CISA said it's observed in its incident response work adversaries targeting email accounts belonging to key personnel, including IT and incident response personnel.
Data Protection-Disaster Recovery
SolarWinds Hack Could Cost Cyber Insurance Firms $90 Million
SolarWinds Fights Back With Chris Krebs, Alex Stamos Hires
SolarWinds Hackers Compromise Confidential Court Filings


Manchester United Football Club are ready to offer Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Juventus, as part of a player-plus-cash deal to land left-back Alex Sandro, according to The Sun in an exclusive.
However, the Red Devils will face stiff competition for the Brazilian's signature, with Chelsea also keen on the star who isn't having the best of times in Turin at the moment.
Mkhitaryan has seemingly fallen out of favour with Jose Mourinho, as the 28-year-old hasn't featured in United's last five matches, now, he could be about to exit Old Trafford for good if Juventus are interested in taking the Armenia star.
The report goes on to suggest that Juve would actually prefer a player-plus-cash deal involving Daley Blind, which again, would probably suit Mourinho as the versatile Dutchman hasn't been playing recently either.
Failing that, the Serie A giants would accept a straight-up cash offer if it came down to it, purely to get rid of Sandro who hasnt' been playing his best football recently.
Left-back has been a problem area for United, probably ever since Patrice Evra left. Sandro is by far a better option than both Luke Shaw and Ashley Young, so it certainly makes sense to move in for the Brazilian.


Kylie Jenner has stayed pretty mum, mind the pun, since news of her pregnancy came out, however her latest photoshoot from LOVE Magazine appears to be the gift that keeps on giving.
Jenner, 20, appears to be holding a cute lamb in a snap uploaded by her mother and TV matriarch Kris Jenner, 62.
While Jenner's baby bump is covered by the adorable animal in hand, she does look fierce as ever in a stylish oversized hat.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians star and doting mama, Jenner, captioned the snap: "So proud of you @kyliejenner! Your work ethic is second to none."
This, of course, is the same shoot that was taken by none other than Kylie's sister, Kendall, 22.
Fair point! Regardless, Between 2016-17, Jenner made a sensational $420 million in profits.


That was a very clear set of instructions that will be useful for a lot of forum members. Perhaps it should be made a "sticky" for future reference.
moved to F30 Development Forum.
I have uninstalled LO by default on F29 and installed LO 6.2.2.2 together with clang instead. Can you please teach me how to update LO 6.2.3.2 ?
Bob, Manjaro allows at installation, non-Foss Nvidia graphical drivers, as opposed to Fedora standardized on Nouveau.
You will have to ask Microsoft. Fedora turns off by shutting down applications and exiting. Windows may do things like updating the software.
Yep. Use whatever works for you. That's why we have different distros.


Renaissance themed Costume Party with FURIOUS GEORGE, happening this Saturday, October 27, at the Dragonfly 9p. Costume contest registration will be from 7p-9:30p! Over $3,500 cash will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in three categories! We are also going to have Pick-a-Coffin Castle Cash Drawings hourly 2p-10p. Don't miss the famous Costume Parade around the Casino floor! This fabulous event is totally FREE!
Knock This One Out Of The Park.
You could win over $10,000 CASH! Play using your Castle Club Card to earn entries for "Grand Slam Cash." It's going, going, gone on Sunday, October 28 at 9p.
On the first Thursday of the month, Comedy At The Castle is what's so funny! Mike James and Matt Holt will be performing, November 3 at the Dragonfly 9p. FREE admission and FREE laughs – what more can you ask for? Come enjoy the night with these two funny guys!
Frontera Norte and Gorriones del Bravo play The Gathering Saturday, November 3 at 9p. Tickets are $10 per person, and can be purchased at Casino Cashier.


Whew! It's not often a book takes me an entire week to read, but then again, not many books are as long as this one. On my Nook The Name of the Wind comes up as 711 pages, which is more accurate than usual for an ebook (the paperback is 722 pages).
Anyway, Michael has been harassing me about reading this book for a long time. Patrick Rothfuss is one of his favorite authors; he even reads his blog regularly. Finally he offered to buy me the ebook if I would read it right away. How could I say no to that?
I have to admit it, though — he was right! It was a wonderful book, and even though it took me a week to read it, I felt like I couldn't put it down. I guess I was busier than usual — I know that several evenings I was too tired to read for long.
Michael compared The Name of the Wind to Harry Potter when he was trying to describe it to me, and I see a vague similarity, but that's about it. The main character, Kvothe (or Kote), tells the story of his youth, of going to the university to study magic (referred to as sympathy in the book), but other than that it's as different from Harry Potter as night and day — far darker and more serious. Harry Potter seems to focus a lot on homework, exams, and silly stuff like Harry sleeping in a closet under the stairs or magic giving his cousin a pig's tail. In The Name of the Wind, on the other hand, Kvothe loses his family in a terrible massacre (and reading about the actual massacre is much different than Harry just knowing his parents died when he was a baby) and is forced to beg and live on the streets for the next several years of his life. Also, instead of focusing on homework, there is much more about Kvothe's quest to find out more about the creatures that killed his parents, his constant rule-breaking (he gets whipped as punishment!), the fact that the university has an insane asylum to house all the students who have gone nuts because of their studies, and the rather sinister efforts of one of his fellow students to have him killed.
Now, some of these things sound rather similar to what happens in Harry Potter, but I assure you, they come across as much different. J.K. Rowling tends to keep Harry Potter pretty light, but The Name of the Wind is anything but that.
This is just the first book of a much larger story — the second book came out just recently. Michael is currently reading the hardback, which he purchased, but I'm going to get the ebook out from the library. It's a bit longer, so it may take me a little while to read, but I'm going to read a couple of other things first. I need a short break from overly long books!


Photo sessions with Amber are light and enjoyable, creating a natural and personal environment that results in fine art portraits. Though founded in Alabama, word of Olive You Photography™ spread quickly across the nation, Amber photographs families all over the country and also travels for commercial photography. Olive You Photography™ is now based in New Berlin, WI, and continues to travel to serve clients in many states.
Raised in Kansas City, Amber, found herself most comfortable behind the lens of a camera. "It changes the way you view the things around you," she begins when telling about looking through the view finder of her Creator's lens. She continues, "Simply, changing your perspective can change the result in what you see." Amber's passion for photography grew, and in college she was nicknamed the camera girl, as she never wanted to miss an opportunity to capture a memory. Amber perused her passion and natural hobby, and founded Olive You Photography™ in July of 2007, in Oxford, AL. stories. Amber has found that after a decade of photographing memories her specialty is newborn portraits. "My heart rate drops and I find a peace in the innocence of each baby I photograph," Amber explains as she attributes patience as the key to creating beautiful images of new babies.


From 24/7 Wall St.: With the stock market reaching new heights daily, companies' profit margins at multi-decade highs, and falling unemployment, many Americans may be wondering when they will start to see the benefits of the U.S. economic recovery. For many workers, wages have remained stagnant even as the economy is making positive strides.
A number of America's most successful companies employ large numbers of low-wage workers. These workers are hired to staff stores, call centers, and restaurants. These workers are typically paid hourly, and oftentimes earn little above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Oftentimes, these employees serve as the face of their companies and spend most of their workday interacting with consumers.
Not all employees at these companies are paid modest salaries. While customer account executives at Comcast earn $13.26 per hour on average, according to Glassdoor.com figures, stars of the company's NBC television network shows were paid hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars a year. And while the average attractions cast member at Disney's parks and resorts earned just $16.39 per hour, Disney also employs far higher-paid workers at its ABC and ESPN television networks.
Recently, a number of these companies have chosen to use their resources for massive deal making. In February, Comcast announced a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock value. In May, AT&T agreed to acquire DirecTV for $48.5 billion. Regulators have yet to approve the deals. Last year, Verizon signed on to an even bigger deal when it bought out British telecom Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion.
Of course, companies may not necessarily have an obligation to pay their employees a higher wage. If the recent spate of mega deals is any indication, companies can spend huge amounts to help provide better returns to their shareholders.
However, many argue that companies still spend too much in executive compensation. Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts earned more than $31 million last year in salary, stock options and awards, and other benefits. Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, received more than $100 million in total compensation from 2011 through 2013. Outsized salaries like these appear especially disproportionate when compared to low-wage workers.
Based on data provided by Capital IQ on S&P 500 companies, 24/7 Wall St. identified corporations with high operating income, high operating profit margins, and major one-year growth in operating income. In order to be considered, companies had to be in a customer-facing industry and have a large number of low-wage workers. We excluded financial companies, such as banks and thrifts, because the data we used to measure profitability is inadequate for judging the industry's performance. Employee totals by company are from Yahoo! Finance. CEO pay is from filings submitted by public companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Figures on compensation are from Glassdoor.com and are self-reported by users to the website.


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An interesting listen.
'This American Life' Revives Debate over Apple Manufacturer Foxconn's Labor Practices -- In the beginning of the latest episode of This American Life, Ira Glass asks Siri on his iPhone 4S "Where were you manufactured?" Its reply is telling: "I'm not allowed to say." Not "I don't know," but "I'm not allowed to say," as if Siri were a nervous government employee in a North Korean embassy. Thus Chicago Public Radio's twee radio institution revives a simmering debate in predictably twee fashion: through the eyes of a one-man show.
No breaks for Sears.
Sears dives after CIT halts supplier loans -- Sears Holdings shares fell 5 percent on Thursday on news that CIT Group Inc will no longer provide loans to Sears suppliers to finance their shipments to the struggling chain. The news comes just weeks after the operator of Sears department stores and the Kmart discount chain posted dismal holiday sales numbers, and decided to close as many as 120 stores.
And yet, how much do they spend on advertising...
Nike agrees $1m overtime payment for Indonesian workers -- Its Indonesian subsidiary will pay $1m (£650,000) to about 4,500 workers at a PT Nikomas plant in Serang, Banten. The workers union that brought the case to Nike said in a statement that 593,468 hours of overtime went unpaid over the last two years.
This utterly baffles me.
How Crocs Moved from Fashion Trend to $1 Billion Phenom -- Now that the company's trending up, Crocs would do well to (ahem) toe the line as a lean, green operation. Sasha Baron Cohen sporting grey Crocs (with socks – shudder) in his latest film "The Dictator," can only do so much. While styles may drift from the zealously coveted to the viciously rejected, Crocs' tightened manufacturing base, consolidated distribution and warehousing, and lean staffing could continue to propel the footwear from a casual fashion trend to a phenom with staying power.


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The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers (PFT) plans to strike this Friday, March 2, 2018. Listed below is information to assist families with finding child care options, food assistance, and continued mental health services for their children.
To assist with locating child care options during the strike, here are a list of FAQs. Parents should complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey to help the district understand the needs of their child. To date, several community partners have stepped up to ensure safe spaces for students during the strike.
School telephone lines will be redirected to the PPS Parent Hotline. Families can receive support each day between the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at (412) 529-HELP (4357).
To locate food service options, visit any of these locations.
Student services staff will stay in close contact with community providers to ensure students requiring mental health services can continue receiving those services. School leaders will be available to support students who arrive to school unaware of the required closure due to the teacher's strike. If you need immediate assistance, please call The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania 2-1-1 hotline for support.
Thanks to our partners at A+ Schools for providing this list of resources!
Read more about the strike in this release issued by PFT on February 26.
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High-quality early education is linked to a variety of positive outcomes. Yet to most families, the cost of care comes as a huge burden. Using an interactive online tool, it is now easier than ever to see where the money spent goes, and why early childhood programs cost so much. This invaluable information is useful for early care and education professionals, families, and other individuals to advocate together, partner together, and learn together.
Share this tool and share your story.
The Great Remake
Apply for a Great Remake Micro-Grant!
Remake Learning works to ignite engaging, relevant, and equitable learning opportunities that help young people thrive in a time of remarkable change.
They are inviting school districts and nonprofit organizations involved in Remake Learning to help spark wonder, compassion, and a sense of belonging among the region's learners. They are specifically seeking to support equitable learning experiences through projects that work alongside — as well as uplift and support — the voices, strength, and potential of learners in poverty; learners of color; learners in rural areas; girls in STEM; and learners with exceptionalities.
Applications for micro-grants are due Friday, March 23, 2018, by noon. Grants of $2,500 and $7,500 will be awarded in May 2018.
Download the application.
PA's Children's Trust Fund RFA Released
Apply today for the Children's Trust Fund.
The CTF promotes primary and secondary child abuse and neglect prevention programs in community-based settings. Organizations in Pennsylvania that provide direct services and meets specific criteria are highly encouraged to apply.
Unsure of what CTF can do for your program?
Participate in the pre-proposal webinar on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 10am – 12pm.
Learn more and apply.
Support the Child Care for Working Families Act
In a perfect world Congress would pass a bill that would …
Lower child care costs for low-income and middle-income families to a maximum of seven percent of household income through a sliding scale, regardless of how many children they have.
Support universal access to high-quality preschool programs for all low- and middle-income three- and four-year-olds.
Significantly improve compensation and training for the child care workforce to ensure that our nation's teachers and caregivers have the support they need.
Improve the quality of child care by ensuring that funding is available to enable providers to maintain high standards.
The good news is a bill like this exists – it's called the Child Care for Working Families Act. It was introduced in September, with our own Senator Bob Casey helping to lead the charge, but for this bill to move forward, we need you to speak out.
Tell Congress: Co-Sponsor and Support the Child Care for Working Families Act
We are working with our colleagues on the state and national level to generate signatures to move our members of Congress to Co-Sponsor and Support the Child Care for Working Families Act.
We need your help. Please share this email with your families, friends and colleagues. Post this link to your Facebook page and share on other social media outlets. Our timeline is short. The petition will end at close of business February 20th. Please sign-on today.
PA Governor's 2018–2019 Budget Proposal Aligns with our Public Policy Agenda
Governor Tom Wolf's 2018-2019 budget proposal with increased investments for young children is being applauded by principal partners of the Pre-K for PA and Early Learning PA campaigns including the Southwestern Pennsylvania-based non-profit Trying Together.
The proposal includes:
$40 MIL for Pre-K Counts and Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program;
$6.5 MIL for evidence-based home visiting programs; $10 MIL for child care subsidy;
$10 MIL for increased tiered reimbursement rates for Keystone STAR two, three, and four child care providers;
$3 MIL for high-quality child care programs serving infants and toddlers; and
$14 MIL for early intervention to continue to support current programs.
Executive Director Cara Ciminillo says these proposed investments align with the Trying Together 2017–2018 Public Policy Agenda.
"One of our [public policy] agenda positions is to 'invest adequately' in order to increase access to high-quality infant and toddler care and pre-kindergarten classrooms. This includes providing resources for child care providers to improve and maintain quality. If the Governor's pre-k budget proposal is approved by the state legislature, 4,400 more children, along with their families and providers, will benefit from these investments."
Support our public policy agenda
Early childhood advocates who are interested in supporting the Trying Together public policy agenda and participating in future action alerts may sign up to receive emails from us.
Download the press release.
Keystone Scholars Helps Families Save for Higher Education
Rising STARS Tuition Assistance Maximum Benefit Increased
Changes to Clearances for Employees Having Contact with Children
CDA Renewal Amnesty Program Begins January 1, 2020
Head Start Coaching Companion Available
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5604 Solway Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Telephone 412.421.3889 Fax 412.421.7624 Email info@tryingtogether.org
With your support, we will advocate together, learn together, and partner together to make sure caregivers and families have the resources they need to make the best decisions regarding children's early learning experiences.
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