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Andrzej Jarkiewicz (ur. 7 lutego 1972) – polski piłkarz, grający na pozycji bramkarza. Wychowanek Górnika Zabrze. Niemal przez całą karierę grał w zespołach z województwa śląskiego. W najwyższej klasie ligowej wystąpił w 17 meczach jako zawodnik Sokoła Tychy w latach 1995–1997.

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Pochodzi z Zabrza. Pierwsze piłkarskie kroki stawiał w miejscowym Górniku. W zespołach trampkarzy i juniorów doskonalił umiejętności pod kierunkiem trenerów: Szombary, Mika i Knopa.

Z czasem zauważył go trener Zdzisław Podedworny i w 1989 roku trafił do kadry pierwszej drużyny. Był na ławce rezerwowych w meczu z Lechem Poznań, przegranym przez zabrzan 0:3. Jednakże trudno było się mu przedostać do pierwszego zespołu. Wtedy jego bramkarzami byli Józef Wandzik i Krystian Sulski. Latem 1990 roku Jarkiewcz przeszedł do III-ligowej drużyny GKS Tychy, gdzie trenerem był Albin Wira. Potem dołączył do II-ligowej Odry Wodzisław, z którą spadł do niższej klasy ligowej.

Kolejnym klubem, w którym grał bramkarz, był II-ligowy Raków Częstochowa, gdzie trenerami byli najpierw Władysław Szaryński, a następnie Zbigniew Dobosz. Z częstochowskiego klubu wrócił do GKS-u Tychy.

Kolejnym jego klubem stał się Sokół Tychy. 9 września 1995 w barwach tyskiej drużyny zadebiutował w najwyższej klasie ligowej w wygranym meczu z Hutnikiem Kraków 4:3. W 71. minucie na bramce zastąpił Dariusza Płaczkiewicza przy stanie 3:3. Do końca rundy jesiennej rozegrał jeszcze 4 pełne spotkania. W sezonie 1996/1997 wystąpił w 13 meczach. Jego ostatnim występem było przegrane spotkanie 0:3 z Ruchem Chorzów w 22. kolejce.

Następnie ponownie znalazł się w Górniku. Tam pełnił rolę zmiennika dla Andrzeja Bledzewskiego, w związku z czym przeniósł się do Piasta Gliwice. Następnie trafił do Carbo Gliwice, z którym grał w III lidze.

Karierę piłkarką kończył w klubie Walka Makoszowy, którego był zawodnikiem w latach 2003–2007.

Styl i warunki fizyczne
W czasie kariery zawodniczej przy wzroście 191 cm ważył ok. 84 kg. Swoją karierę oparł na ciągłym wędrowaniu po klubach.

Po zakończeniu kariery
W 2011 wystąpił w V turnieju oldboyów Auder Cup im. Alfreda Olka na Stadionie im. Ernesta Pohla w Zabrzu. Ze swoją drużyną, Górnikiem Zabrze, został zwycięzcą rozgrywek, a jego samego wybrano na bramkarza turnieju.

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Piłkarze GKS Tychy
Piłkarze Górnika Zabrze
Piłkarze Odry Wodzisław Śląski
Piłkarze Piasta Gliwice
Piłkarze Rakowa Częstochowa
Piłkarze Walki Makoszowy
Piłkarze Grunwaldu Ruda Śląska
Piłkarze Carbo Gliwice
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The Ongkor Festival (, Wylie: , or  () in some dialects) is one of most important Tibetan festival of the Tibetan lunar year. Ongkor is usually held at the end of summer. The meaning of the festival's name is "good wishes for harvest", literally "making a circle around the field". During this festival, one person from each family in the village participates in kora in the fields. People in the procession dress in traditional clothes and play different roles—warriors, riders, drummers, those praying, or monks. In some regions Tibetan opera, dancing to drums and horse racing is performed. During this festival, many different aspects of traditional Tibetan culture are shown, including singing, dancing, the art of debate, dressing and praying.

Recently the festival has been known as the Horse Race Festival, due to travel agencies who want to attract tourists.
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Pure breeds are looked upon very critically these days. Sometimes for good reasons, but at the moment is seems to be standard procedure for the anti pure bred lobby to grab every subject regardless the health of the dogs. Anyone posting a photo of a pure bred dog on Social Media with a sad story attached to it is bound to have dozens of responses from the canine-loving society. Especially like-minded people will respond, and objectivity or knowledge of the subject seem completely unnecessary. Opinions are all readily pulled out: pure breds and show people are all scum and mutts all turn very, very old, obviously without ever visiting a vet.
Well, of course the latter could well be true. But is does seem essential the things written about pure bred dogs – and crossbreeds – at least contain some truth. An article about the winning dog in the working class of last weekends' Winner Show caught Dogzine's attention for that reason.
A good looking boxer (Capo Di Tutti Capi Bounciparade) won the class, which was judged by mr Peter van Montfoort. The picture and a video was published online with a comment saying: "It is remarkable a boxer without a muzzle won this class" and "These days the boxer is a weak rehash (of the boxer as it was 100 years ago, AH) with disorders of back, hips and heart and tormented by breathlessness and overheating".
Besides, this dog would never have made first place with this judge if it didn't suffice, Moulds says, because this judge has a lot of experience with boxers.
Peter van Montfoort, judge on this Winner Show, confirms the statements Moulds made: "A working dog of this breed needs to be able to run alongside the bicycle for 20 kilometers, in the so-called UV-test (endurance test) breathing problems are no option then. This dog is fit for its function and has proven it by entering in this class. There are plenty of German Shepherds out there with long muzzles that could never make those 20 kilometers".
Mould considers the article an attack on the boxer breed and is not happy about the publishing (without permission) of pictures of her dog. "This dog is well known in the world and they have made uproar because he is one of the best examples of modern boxer we have. He has a clear heart, clear hips and clear spondylosis. He is very healthy!" The dog is considered a very good example of the breed since the proportions of the head and muzzle are not overdone anywhere.
Obviously both judges and owners will speak positively about their dog and and breed so let's take an objective look and see what this so much feared brachiocephalic obstructive syndrome (BOS) is all about, and let's look at what a working class dog actually has to be.
On the Winner show we see in the final judging awards for classes of youngest and oldest dogs, but also for working dogs, in a special class also known as utility. These classes exist in every breed as separate classes within the breed, if it has that option (for example companion dogs do not).
To qualify for the working class a dog has to reach a certain level in a sport fitting with its breed. The working class thus had hunting dogs entered that had qualified in field trials and dachshunds that had qualified in bloodtracking, which is a specific type of tracking. And a number of dogs were entered from the guarding group, dogs that have to qualify in IPO (Internatinale Prüfungs Ordnung). This is a sport for protection work in dogs. IPO contains protectionwork/bitework, tracking and obedience. In bitework the dog has to find the "crook", bark and stop him. In the tests it is not a crook but a helper in a protected suit called decoy, who is barked at and stopped. He will be accompanied by the dog while the decoy is walking forward. The decoy may try to escape and the dog then has to interact and stop him.
To join IPO a dog first has to qualify for a diploma to show he is fit and reliable in all circumstances. It contains obedience and a number of practical tests. All and all this is a fairly severe program that takes a lot of training for the owner but definitely for the dog. It is quite fair and understandable that these achievements are rewarded by being allowed in a special class: it means the dog can be distinguished from the rest of its breed by its sporting achievements. Entering in this class means the dog has proven to be able to do all it was originally bred for.
If this dog were to qualify for "a weak rehash" then how could it possibly enter in this class? Looking at the dog, weak isn't the first word to springs to mind by the way: an athletic and muscular dog, with easy and supple gait, a dog that is clearly full of energy.
The author states that the shorter a muzzle is, the larger the chances are for the so-called brachiocephalic obstructive syndrome. That may be true, but only to a certain extend. The brachiocephalic obstructive syndrome is partly caused by a shortened muzzle. The main cause lies in an overload of soft tissue. When there is too much soft tissue – ie skin - in one place, there will also be too much in other places. Considering this, it isn't so strange for a breed with a relatively short muzzle and lots of wrinkles like for example an English Bulldog, to have breathing problems.
But in a sporting dog like a boxer breathing is one of the things all breeders keep a close eye on. Simply because a good sporting dog will not be able to achieve anything if it cannot breathe properly.
The undershot lower jaw finds its origin in the ability to (bull)bite and still be able to breathe. Obviously bullbiting isn't something boxers do nowadays, but protectionwork it still does on a regular basis. So yes, a boxers' nose is shorter then in many other breeds but it very rarely causes breathing problems. And for a dog entering in the Dutch working class that assumption indeed is ludicrous.
Dermoid sinus is an inherited autosomal skin condition in dogs. It is also known as pilonidale sinus.
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Known as blue privilege, there is an unwritten law among police officers: when they catch their fellow cop, or even their fellow cop's family member or friend breaking the law, they are let go without consequence. Situations that have led to the murder of minorities and poor people end far differently when its police and their families caught committing the same crimes. A recent report out of Vice shows that this corruption runs so deep that police unions actually issue courtesy cards to friends and family of cops that allow them to get out of minor infractions.
The cards are issued by the Police Benevolent Association, or other police unions and they are known as "courtesy cards." They have the issuing officer's name and signature on the back, along with a phone number for the ticketing or arresting officer to call to verify the relationship.
As Vice reports, the cards are designed to be presented in a low-stakes police encounter, like a traffic stop, as a laminated wink-and-nudge between officers that says, "Hey, would you mind going a little easy on this one?" When a cop is handed a PBA card, they can call the number on it to verify the relationship between the cardholder and the issuer, then decide whether it means they should give the cardholder a break.
Vice interviewed a man identified only as Mike, who told them he's been a courtesy card carrier for decades. Mike told Vice of one police encounter in which he was driving a car that was not his, had no license plate, and was illegally driving on the shoulder through a police check point when he was stopped. Despite Richard breaking numerous laws in front of police, when they stopped him, he pulled out the card and he was sent on his way.
"That was probably the tightest spot I could've been in," Mike said. "Because [the offense] could've been 'driving without a plate,' 'driving with no registration…'"
The PBA isn't even trying to keep it a secret. As Vice reports, New York City's largest police union issues these courtesy cards—nicknamed "get out of jail free cards"—to its members on a yearly basis. Members can pass the cards out to whomever they choose to provide them with a little extra protection.
While cops don't have to necessarily abide by the card and can use discretion either way, the fact that the cards exist highlight a glaring problem with police.
TFTP has reported on countless cases in which minuscule traffic infractions have led to brutal beatings, shootings, and killings of otherwise entirely innocent people.
One prominent example of this is Philando Castile — who was executed by police — despite breaking no law. On July 6, 2016, Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez pulled over a 32-year-old African American male named Castile for a broken tail light. During the stop Castile informed Yanez he had a legal fire arm in his vehicle. The admission caused Yanez to issue a rapid sequence of conflicting orders resulting in Yanez "fearing for his life," and subsequently killing Castile, despite the fact that he had committed no crime—other than the alleged vehicle infraction.
Yanez was cleared of all wrong doing in the execution of Castile. Had Castile been carrying a PBA card, he would likely be alive today. But we're guessing these cards don't make their way to the hands of too many poor and minority people.
This list of police killings for minor infractions goes on and on.
The odds weren't in Walter L. Scott's favor. Reportedly pulled over for a broken taillight, Scott—unarmed—ran away from the police officer, who pursued and shot him from behind, first with a Taser, then with a gun. Scott was struck five times, "three times in the back, once in the upper buttocks and once in the ear — with at least one bullet entering his heart."
Samuel Dubose, also unarmed, was pulled over for a missing front license plate. He was reportedly shot in the head after a brief struggle in which his car began rolling forward.
Levar Jones was stopped for a seatbelt offense, just as he was getting out of his car to enter a convenience store. Directed to show his license, Jones leaned into his car to get his wallet, only to be shot four times by the "fearful" officer. Jones was also unarmed.
Bobby Canipe was pulled over for having an expired registration. When the 70-year-old reached into the back of his truck for his walking cane, the officer fired several shots at him, hitting him once in the abdomen.
Dontrell Stevens was stopped "for not bicycling properly." The officer pursuing him "thought the way Stephens rode his bike was suspicious. He thought the way Stephens got off his bike was suspicious." Four seconds later, sheriff's deputy Adams Lin shot Stephens four times as he pulled out a black object from his waistband. The object was his cell phone. Stephens was unarmed.
Had any of the aforementioned individuals been given one of these PBA cards, they would likely be alive today.
The sad part about this is that the connected class's preferential treatment through the issuance of these cards allows them a pass when they can actually pay the fines imposed on them through these traffic stops. The majority of traffic citations in most areas, however, go to poor people and minorities who often cannot afford to pay them. When they fail to pay their citations, arrest warrants are issued and these folks get processed into the system ensuring a lifetime of suffering.
The solution here isn't to start ticketing more rich people, it's to stop predatory policing all together and usher in a society where a police union get out of jail card is moot because cops stop extorting people for being unable to fix a broken tail light.
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10 Ways to Re-Open Our Communities and Businesses While Keeping Everyone Safe
Social Life and COVID-19
How do we "tip-toe" our way back to a flourishing social life, capitalizing on local knowledge to make sensible choices about how to reopen our communities by involving local people in the decisions.
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Fred Kent, Kathy Madden, Steve Davies, Jay Walljasper
Editor note: Updated December 25, 2020. This article will continue to evolve. Many of these photographs depicting safe social practices were shot before the pandemic, imagine these scenes with people keeping a two-meter—six foot— distance.
Over the past ten months, the pandemic and accompanying economic free-fall has disrupted almost everything about our lives, including the social connections we depend upon for survival and happiness.
We are seeing a continuing spread of COVID-19 cases, and the rate of infection is expected to get worse in the coming months. So how do we reinstate necessary public health protections while addressing widespread fears about the wide-ranging consequences of locked-down communities? Especially as the crisis drags on, trying the patience of of more and more people?
"The basic principle is to allow activities that have a large benefit to the economy or human welfare but pose a small risk of infection." —Bill Gates
The big idea here is to maintain a flourishing social life under a challenging new set of conditions. This means a whole range of innovative practices, habits and designs that capitalize on community members own knowledge about life in their hometowns.
Each of these examples of different aspects of our daily life can be implemented gradually under strict covid-19 requirements. Understanding what each example might become as we emerge from this difficult time can give hope for everyone as we seek a better future.
1. Connect Socially at a Safe Distance
In order to connect, people need to be seen, heard and empathize with each other. That can happen with a nod, wink, smile, a few nice words, a casual remark, or a short conversation. These important connections not only strengthen relationships but encourage people to keep working together to overcome this catastrophe.
People need to connect. (Madrid, Spain)
2. Use Sidewalks to Restore Social Connections
This idea is limited by the fact that sidewalks in many cities are too small, barely giving folks enough room to pass each other. One bold idea, based on successes already underway, is to reapportion one-third of the streets in a city to be vehicle-free, another third shared equally between vehicles and people on foot or bikes, and the last third primarily for vehicle traffic. The result, is that sidewalks could be immediately doubled in size, parking could move out further from the curb to allow more room encouraging physical distancing and social connections.
3. Bring the Inside Out at Retail Stores and Restaurants
Stores and restaurants in many cities and neighborhoods are already using their sidewalks for their businesses. Many shops are displaying foods, along with stations for takeaway items. Some are even expanding sidewalk pedestrian space into the streets themselves, so that restaurants can use extended curbs not only for outdoor seating but to reconnect the community with local businesses.
4. Bring the Inside Out" at Public Buildings
Working in partnership with the broader community, public spaces around government buildings, religious institutions, schools and cultural centers could all be used more constructively. These buildings could become places for small exhibitions (such as students displaying their artwork ), games, classes and gathering spots. For example, since the road was closed along the right bank of the River Seine, a month-long event called the Paris Plage has run during the summer and it has been expanded and improved every year. The event was initiated on the Plaza in front of the City Hall ( Hotel de Ville).
Hotel de Ville, Paris - during an event at the "Paris Plage"
Library on the Seine - Paris Plage
Art classes and exhibits along the Seine in Paris, Book stalls in the street in Moscow
5. Locate Seating, Art and Amenities—Anywhere and Everywhere
By building on the unique assets that exist in every city in the world, there are huge opportunities to make small changes in how people use their neighborhoods, streets, and business districts. Entire sections of streets and street corners can become new safe spots for socializing, providing good places to sit is one of the most important. However, in walking on many streets, especially shopping streets, there are very few places to sit!
Activities along the Seine.
6. Encourage "Promenading" on City Streets
Bring back the promenade experience—a stroll along a familiar route to see friends and neighbors, like the famous "passeggiata" in Italian towns. Promenading, also called a "constitutional" in some communities, is a walk before or after dinner both for health and to meet and see people.
Promontory for gathering and meeting
A nearly mile-long promenade route in Otranto, Italy
7. Hang-out
Lowly, unpurposeful and random as they may appear, sidewalk contacts are the small change from which a cities's wealth of public life may grow—Jane Jacobs
In terms of providing better street life in cities and neighborhoods, we should be creating better places for waiting, socializing, shopping, walking, biking, transit, cars—in that order.
8. Make Markets Unique as Local Destinations
Many new opportunities for markets exist— farmers markets have been shown to work great as healthy gathering spots, but also include neighborhood flea markets and "fix-it evenings" when locals can get household items repaired. People could also swap or give away things they no longer need. People with special talents could offer their skills for free or a small fee. This gives small businesses a big boost in these hard times.
(Top Right and Center: Borough Hall Market, Brooklyn, NY; The Rest: Victual Market, Munich, Germany)
9. Create New Opportunities for Those Most Impacted
A great number of us (the old, the poor, the homeless, the isolated, the disabled, young families etc.) are the people whose lives are most disrupted by pandemic. One of our greatest challenges is to create opportunities to involve and incorporate everyone's skills and knowledge in creating better, safer, sustainable communities.
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UPDATE: Barricaded man in Helendale taken into custody
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UPDATE @ 9:40 pm – The suspect was taken into custody without incident. and San Bernardino County Fire was requested to check on him.
UPDATE @ 9:10 pm – Several large bangs were heard. They were believed to have been less than lethal rounds.
HELENDALE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department have surrounded a residence in the community of Helendale where a man is barricaded inside.
Neighbors of the small lake and golf course community were alarmed when a sheriff's aviation helicopter was hovering very low over the 27400 block of Outrigger Lane on Thursday afternoon.
Residents said they could hear announcements being made over a loud intercom advising the suspect to come out with his hands up.
Sheriff's Spokeswoman Cindy Bachman told VVNG police responded to the location reference a domestic situation and now there is a barricaded male.
Witnesses at the scene said a mother and her daughter were seen safely exiting from the residence.
Bachman said officials don't believe that anyone else is in the home with the barricaded man.
"It is an active scene and deputies are attempting to contact him," stated Bachman.
People familiar with the incident said this is the result of a bad breakup and the male inside is named Ryan Bomgaars aka "skip" and he's in his 40's.
People are advised to avoid this area as the sheriff's SWAT team are on scene and several roads in the vicinity are closed. Residents in the immediate area are encouraged to stay indoors.
This is a developing story and additional information will be updated as it becomes available.
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It is a matter of what makes sense and you have to think of in cold hard facts. You do not want to get too emotional about the idea of a place or thing. It can not be sentiment where there is money involved. You have to think about the merits of the situation, but you have to think in terms of the short term good and the long term benefits. It has to worth the efforts and you have to come out ahead in the game at the end of the day. You definitely do not want to wake up and start worrying about what is going to happen every day of the week. You have to find the right contractor to do the job the way that it needs to be done of course.The trick is to do it well enough for the for right price.


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An Italian Remake of the Series "The Economy or Democracy, Voter"
A Lukewarm Welcome for Greece's Growth Strategy
EU share in global population is 7%. The Union produces 20% of the global gross domestic product but spends 50% of global social spending. 10-50 or even 20 years ago Europe was not threatened by competition from the outside world but now the European social model needs to be rebuilt, said in an interview with euinside Dariusz Rosati, member of the European Parliament (EPP, Poland), rapporteur on the European semester. Europe is not competitive globally precisely because it does not do structural reforms. The economy is over-regulated, with too great tax burden and is not sufficiently competitive to be able to meet competition not only from China, India or Brazil but also from USA. We have to learn to work more, to acquire new skills, to be more flexible when it comes to working hours and all in all we need to modernise, the MEP added.
Is there a problem with the European semester?
I talked to Dariusz Rosati in Strasbourg during the European Parliament plenary session in the end of April. Then the debate on one of the key reports of the economic committee on the future changes of the European economic governance dropped out from the agenda but, nonetheless, the Polish MEP agreed to speak to euinside about the expected changes and about what is wrong with the current system which was overhauled 4 years ago. The rules were not respected by the member states which led to the accumulation of unsustainable levels of public debt. The 2011 reform did not bring the desired change because the framework does not impose serious obligations on the member states to respect the rules. If a member state behaves inappropriately this can harm the entire Union and everyone pays the price.
Nevertheless, the member states continue not to comply with the rules. And with this year's European semester the European Commission gave up and significantly loosened the belts. The Polish MEP explains this with the fact that most of the points included in the country-specific recommendations fall in the competences of the national governments. Practically, the Commission cannot impose anything on any country, although when the member states agreed the general framework they committed to follow the recommendations. But as many of them refer to areas where the EU treaties give no competences to the EU on issues like pension reform or labour market reform there is no strong legal basis to impose obligations on the member states.
At the moment the member states and the Commission produce too many documents and procedures. The entire regulatory framework is too complicated. It has to be simplified. It is important the member states to have "ownership" of the reforms to be responsible. Nothing should be imposed on them from the outside, from Brussels. "We cannot continue with the situation that national politicians simply point their fingers to Brussels. They say 'All the evils come from there'. This is unfair and this is untrue", Dariusz Rosati pointed out. Two weeks after our conversation the European Commission used almost the same wording to explain that the member states have to accept the reforms as their own.
Mr Rosati expressed strong doubts regarding the Commission decision to give France additional time to correct its budget deficit. According to him, such a decision does not have legal basis. "We still don't know exactly what is specifically the provision of the treaty or the Stability and Growth pact that allowed the Commission to give this additional extension". This decision (confirmed later when the country-specific recommendations were presented for France)) is taken against the backdrop of the sacrifices and efforts other countries made in order to fulfil the conditions in their own interest but also in the interest of the entire community. Now they feel that the equal treatment principle is not applied throughout the EU and that some countries, especially the big ones, enjoy preferential treatment, the former foreign minister of Poland (1995-1997) said.
This decision is very risky because it undermines the credibility of the Stability and Growth Pact. "We only hope that France will indeed make reforms that would at least ex-post justify this extension because the justification for that is to give France more time because France has engaged on genuine reforms. My sense is that France has been a laggard in this respect. This is a country in bad needs of structural reforms". It is also possible, Mr Rosati suggested, the extension to serve as an incentive.
How about Greece?
How do the compromises for France sound against the backdrop of the situation with Greece? This is a completely different case, the Polish MEP believes. "Greece is a completely different case. This is a bankrupt country. This is a country that has never fulfilled the fiscal rules since the beginning of the SGP. It has been in place for 15-16 years. Greece has never had deficit below 3%. This is an incredible performance, I must say, incredible in a negative sense". The Greek bailout programme is certainly painful, the Pole continued, an economist by education, but in the end of the day the Greek people have to understand that they lived on borrowed money for 15 years. Unfortunately, he said, their living standards have to be go down further for some time, they have to work harder and to try to put their public finances under control. Otherwise, Mr Rosati warned, the assistance given to Greece and financed by taxpayers in other member states will be simply wasted.
This will be deeply unfair toward other member states and especially the people in the countries that also went through tough times like Spain, Portugal or Ireland. Even Italy to some extent. These countries, too, co-financed Greece's assistance and now they learn through the Greek government that it does not intend to pay, the rapporteur concluded. He expects in the second report of the four presidents on the future of the euro area the mechanism for coordination of fiscal policies to be enhanced. It is also possible a special budget for the eurozone to be planned. However, for now, those are only rumours, he warned. The final report will be presented at the EU summit in June. And how is the drafting going on you will find out in the coming days on euinside.


As Mexican design is having its moment, the celebrated design duo of Pineda Covalin embodies the creativity and spirit of contemporary Mexican design capturing the essence of the rich cultural heritage interpreted into fashion. After celebrating 20 successful years as one of the leading fashion houses in Mexico, Pineda Covalin is expanding into the world of hospitality with a collaboration of bath amenities with the luxurious Fiesta Americana hotels in Mexico. Here Resident Magazine chats with Ricardo Covalin to learn more about his inspiration and storytelling of Mexican design and culture during our gorgeous photo shoot at the Grand Fiesta American Coral Beach and Live Aqua Resorts.
RM: How did Pineda Covalin begin?
RC: Pineda Covalin started 20 years ago in 1996 as a collaboration between my partner Christina Pineda and myself (Ricardo Covalin), when we were commissioned for a project by an anthropology museum. We had created artwork inspired by pre-Columbian designs from the Mayans and the Aztecs which we printed on silk and other fabrics and built a collection around it. At the time the museum didn't have money to support the collection but we loved it and started creating scarves and ties with these motifs and brought it to other prominent museums in Mexico and later to hotels. But before that Christina and I studied at the same university and we chose to do our internship project together which was to work with two different artisan communities in Yucatan. Christina's major was in industrial design and taught an indigenous how to create textile designs to sell, and they continue to produce to this day. When we started we were really focused on creating nice gifts and memories of Mexico that told our story which people could pass along to others. We started with pre-Columbian cultures, then we focused on Mexican nature such as the butterfly which has become an iconic motif for us. We also visited ethnic groups in Hidalgo that are still alive and partook in their sacred ceremonies such as eating peyote, their sacred plant, which enabled visions and patterns that were an extension of their soul which was the inspiration for their artwork. They would form patterns with little plastic peats or yarn and we used these for our patterns. All of our inspiration was born from Mexican culture whether it was from these sacred tribes or famous contemporary Mexican artists. We started with printed silks but started to apply these exclusive patterns to different products such as clothing, handbags and jewelry and now eyewear, iPhone cases or lighters, and now we are starting to design hotel rooms.
RM: How do you think the Mexican design scene is impacting the world now?
RC: Well, I think that Mexico is one of the biggest cultures in the world now, and it is a country that has a lot to give, not only for fashion, but for gastronomy and art, with artists like Frida Kahlo. We have the culture and the history with pyramids and places that attracts visitors. So with the collaboration with Posadas it's a very good way to familiarize visitors with our culture and show what is really happening and how beautiful our country is first hand and not just from the news.
RM: Are you planning to expand in other countries soon?
RC: Yes we are selling in other countries, primarily in Latin and South America now. Sometimes we tailor our collection to different countries such as Panama where we opened a store and produced a collection that combines something special from their culture along with something from Mexico. We have also created a special collection for Colombia, Chile, Panama, and Brazil. So it's very interesting.
RM: Are you going to expand to Europe or the US?
RC: Yes, we have been in the US. We do have a store in Miami but it will be really interesting to go to other states like New York. We have sold before at Soho, but I think it would be better to have a joint venture to expand. Hopefully we will soon be there.
RM: Can you tell me more about the Spring 2017 collection?
RC: This current collection is inspired by the monarch butterfly, which is one of our classic designs and for this season it resembles the embroidery of a monarch butterfly that was inspired by some of the artisans' renditions. We also worked with the Mexican contemporary artist, Fernando Andriacci, whose art is very spiritual. He paints a mandala and when you are looking at the painting you connect with the energy that he intended for the viewer to experience while he was creating his body of work. For example, he created a special painting that sends subliminal messages of peace and gratefulness to Mexico. It's a good vibe for Mexico. We took this painting, printed it on silk and created a clothing collection with the fabric. The idea is that once you are aware of the message, every time you wear it, you are sending good vibes to Mexico. I love that because it's a very interesting way of blending contemporary art and fashion, so you have a purpose each time you wear it. If everyone was consciously aware of wearing a scarf or a piece of clothing that can send good vibes and peace to Mexico people can really change the way you are thinking by creating this positive energy. Our fall collection that launched in February was inspired by the hummingbird from the pre-Columbian culture of Mexico. It's known as the bird of love because it's meant to bridge communication, thoughts and feelings, from one person to another. So we did a whole collection around this.
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The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology
Geert Booij
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Louise Pentland and other female YouTubers have teamed up with the United Nations to promote gender equality.
In September 2015, the UN set their Sustainable Development Goals, a collection of social goals which they hope to achieve over the next 15 years. To this end, the UN have enlisted the help of seven female YouTube creators.
Serving as International Change Ambassadors are Louise Pentland, Yuya, Taty Ferreira, Ingrid Nilsen, Jackie Aina, Hayla Ghazal, and Chika Yoshida, representing countries like the UK, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, and Japan. Collectively, their channels have over 20 million subscribers and over two billion views.
Coinciding with Women's History Month, each YouTuber has been tasked with creating content that educates their audiences about gender inequality, and aims to eradicate gender discrimination around the world.
Women and young girls often comprise a large portion of YouTube demographics, and by joining forces with the UN these seven ambassadors hope to empower them in both their personal and professional lives.
This unique partnership will further YouTube's efforts to promote gender equality. The company have also recently paired with content creators around the globe to create over 50 videos highlighting female history and perspectives.
Louise Pentland has recently released her second clothing line with plus-sized fashion company Simply Be. Or you can check out our channel spotlight on YouTube couple Shosh and Mer.
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Alec Baldwin involved in accidental fatal shooting while on set of Rust
Latest News / By Shirvan Williams / October 22nd 2021 October 25th 2021
Baldwin issues statement expressing his shock and grief and sends thoughts to the victim's family
In some tragic news, one woman has died and a man has been injured after renowned actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun. The incident occurred while he was on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust.
The woman has been identified by media reports as, Halyna Hutchins. She was 42-years-old and sadly was shot while working as the director of photography for the film. Attempts were made to save her life and she was airlifted via helicopter but sadly, she eventually succumbed to her injuries.
The other victim has been identified as the film's director, 48-year-old, Joel Souza. He was taken from the film site, Bonanza Creek Ranch by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent's Regional Medical Center. His condition remains confidential at this time but some reports indicate that he is in the ICU department. As of the time of publishing this article, police said no charges had been filed.
Baldwin issued the following statement expressing his regret and sorrow.
"There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours," he tweeted. He added: "I'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna."
A statement by Santa Fe sheriff Department indicated that Baldwin went into the station voluntarily and left the building after he finished his interviews.
Police are still trying to ascertain what type of projectile was fired from the prop gun. The actor is understandably upset about the incident and according to local media sources he was seen leaving the sheriff's office in tears. He is a co-producer of the film. Baldwin is well known for his comedic roles like his imitation of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. He is also the eldest of four brothers. All of them are well-known actors.
The victim, Ms Hutchins was from Ukraine. She studied journalism in Kyiv, and film in Los Angeles, and had a promising career. Two years ago, in 2019 she was named a "rising star" by the American Cinematographer magazine.
One of her colleagues, Adam Egypt Mortimer, released a statement expressing his shock and sadness. "I'm so sad about losing Halyna. And so infuriated that this could happen on a set," he said via Twitter. Also commenting on the incident was the International Cinematographer's Guild. Through a statement, they said Ms Hutchins' death was devastating news.
"The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event," the guild president John Lindley and executive director Rebecca Rhine said.
Police confirmed that sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Bonanza Creek Ranch, at around 1:50 pm California time after they received an emergency call. The incident while rare is not unheard of as many sets use real firearms loaded with blanks. A similar incident happened back in 1993, when Bruce Lee's 28-year-old son, Brandon Lee was killed after being accidentally shot with a prop gun while filming a death scene for the film The Crow.
Even though charges have not been filed, police have said that the investigation "remains open and active"
Police also said that: "According to investigators, it appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged. Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged."


The Federal Government has announced plans to install Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) at police stations spread across all 216 districts in the country.
Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia announced the initiative as part of efforts to retool the Police Service and enhance security at police posts.
The promise follows reports of heightened attacks on personnel of the police service.
A gang of criminals recently attacked the Kwabenya District Police Headquarters, killing the officer on duty, and freeing some seven remand prisoners. The incident raised concerns about safety at police posts, with many criticising the government for failing to adequately equip the Service.
Current figures show that from 2016 to January 2018, 17 police officers have lost their lives in the line of duty.
"Negotiations have just been completed for the rollout of Phase 2 of the Alpha Project which will involve the deployment of 8,700 CCTV cameras in all 216 districts with three command centres in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. In line with our plans to equip the Police better, at least 1,000 new vehicles will be procured for the service this year.
"Already two hundred pick-up vehicles have been allocated with two hundred salon vehicles to be delivered in six weeks time with more to come," the Vice President promised when he delivered a speech on behalf of President Nana Akufo-Addo at a ceremony to pass out new Police Cadets.


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The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland announced on 3 November 2005 that Scotland would be sending 166 athletes (104 men and 62 women) to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, supported by 70 officials. This is a smaller team than the country fielded at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, when Scotland sent 207 athletes and 85 officials, winning 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.

The main team's departure was on 28 February 2006 from Glasgow Airport flying with Emirates Airlines, one of the team's main sponsors. Other sources of financial support are the Clydesdale Bank, sportscotland, the Commonwealth Games Endowment fund, and the Scottish general public.

Scotland had been adversely affected by the withdrawal of judo from the 2006 programme, where it had won many medals in previous games.

Despite the withdrawal of judo the team had a hugely successful games and brought back its highest medal total ever.

The team was sponsored by the Clydesdale Bank.

Medals

Gold
Boxing:
 Kenneth Anderson, Light Heavyweight 81 kg

Cycling:
 Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy & Craig MacLean, Men's Team Sprint

Bowls:
 Alex Marshall & Paul Foster, Men's Doubles

Shooting:
 Sheena Sharp and Susan Jackson, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
 Sheena Sharp, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Individual

Swimming:
 David Carry, Men's 400 m Freestyle
 David Carry, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
 Caitlin McClatchey, Women's 200 m Freestyle
 Caitlin McClatchey, Women's 400 m Freestyle
 Gregor Tait, Men's 200 m Backstroke
 Gregor Tait, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Silver
Athletics:
 Chris Baillie, Men's 110 m Hurdles

Cycling:
 Ross Edgar, Men's Sprint

Bowls:
 Joyce Lindores & Kay Moran Women's Bowls Pairs

Shooting:
 Martin Sinclair & Neil Stirton, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs

Swimming:
 Kirsty Balfour, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
 Euan Dale, Men's Individual Medley
 David Carry, Euan Dale, Andrew Hunter & Robert Renwick, Men's 200 m Freestyle Relay

Bronze
Athletics:
 Lee McConnell, Women's 400 m Hurdles

Badminton:
 Susan Hughes, Women's Singles

Cycling:
 Kate Cullen, Women's Points Race
 Ross Edgar, Men's Keirin
 Chris Hoy, Men's 1 km Time Trial
 James McCallum, Men's Scratch

Gymnastics:
 Adam Cox, Men's Horizontal Bar

Swimming:
 Kirsty Balfour, Women's 100 m Breaststroke.
 Gregor Tait, Men's 100 m Backstroke.
 Gregor Tait, Todd Cooper, Craig Houston & Kris Gilchrist, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay.

Weightlifting:
 Thomas Yule, Men's 94 kg

Scotland's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Diving
Monique McCarroll Diving platform

Swimming

Men's
David Carry – 200 m, 400 m freestyle
Ross Clark – 50 m breast
Todd Cooper – 50 m, 100 m, 200 m butterfly
Euan Dale – 200 m, 400 m individual medley
Kris Gilchrist – 200 m breast
Craig Houston – 50 freestyle
Andrew Hunter – 200 freestyle
Chris Jones – 50 m breast
Robert Lee – 50 m breast
David Leith – 50 m butterfly
Robbie Renwick – 200 m freestyle
Gregor Tait* – 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 200 m individual medley

Women's
Kirsty Balfour – 100 m breast, 200 m breast
Fiona Booth – 50 m breast
Kerry Buchan – 100 m breast, 200 m breast
Stephanie Hill – 100 m butterfly
Caitlin McClatchey – 200 m, 400 m, 800 m freestyle
Hannah Miley – 400 m individual medley
Lorna Smith – 400 m individual medley
Lara Fergusson – 50 m, 100 m freestyle (EAD)

Athletics

Men's
Chris Baillie – 110 m hurdles
Iain Park* – Hammer
Darren Ritchie – Long jump
Allan Scott – 110 m hurdles
Kevin Sheppard – 3000 m steeplechase
Nick Stewart – 400 m hurdles
Mark Taylor* – high jump

Women's
Kathy Butler – 5,000 m, 10,000 m
Gillian Cooke – Long jump
Shona Crombie–Hicks – Marathon
Collette Fagan – 10,000 m
Hayley Haining – Marathon
Lee McConnell – 200 m, 400 m, 400 m hurdles
Kirsty Maguire – Paul Vault
Hayley Ovens – 1,500 m
Susan Partridge – Marathon
Susan Scott – 800 m, 1500 m
Shirley Webb – Hammer

Badminton

Men's
Andrew Bowman – mixed doubles

Women's
Susan Hughes – singles
Kirsteen McEwan – mixed doubles
Yuan Wemyss* – singles and ladies doubles

Basketball

Men's
Keiron Achara
Robert Archibald
Keith Bunyan
Laurie Costello
Mark Duncan
Campbell Flockhart
Stuart Mackay
Gareth Murray
Tom Pearson
Scott Russell
James Steel
Joshua Tackie
Ross Szifris
Dan Wardrope

(Non travelling reserves have also been identified.)

Boxing
Mitch Prince – 60 kg
Mark Hastie* – 64 kg
Kris Carslaw – 69 kg
Craig McEwan* – 75 kg
Kenny Anderson – 81 kg
Stephen Simmons* – 91 kg

Cycling

Men's
Alex Coutts – Road Race
Ross Edgar – Track Sprint Events
Chris Hoy – Track Sprint Events
Marco Librizzi – Track Sprint Events
Craig MacLean – Track Sprint Events
Gareth Montgomerie – Mountain Bike Cross Country
Evan Oliphant – Road Race
James Ouchterlony – Mountain Bike Cross Country
Duncan Urquhart – Road Race
Robert Wardell – Mountain Bike Cross Country

Women's
Kate Cullen – Track Points Race and Road Race
Ruth McGavigan – Mountain Bike Cross Country

Field Hockey

Men's team
Jonathan Christie
Michael Christie
Allan Dick
Stephen Dick
Graham Dunlop
Michael Leonard
Adam MacKenzie
David Mansouri
Vishal Marwaha
Alistair McGregor
David Mitchell
Graham Moodie
David Ralph
Mark Ralph
Douglas Simpson
Niall Stott
Head coach: Mathias Ahrens

Reserves: Gareth Hall and Derek Salmond.

Women's team
Vikki Bunce
Jane Burley
Louise Carroll
Linda Clement
Catriona Forrest
Samantha Judge
Nikki Kidd
Julie Kilpatrick
Debbie McLeod
Louise Munn
Cath Rae
Emma Rochlin
Alison Rowatt
Catriona Semple
Rhona Simpson
Cheryl Valentine
Head coach: Lesley Hobley

Reserves: Holly Cram and Katrina Cameron.

Gymnastics

Men's
Adam Cox Men's Artistic
Steve Frew Men's Artistic
Daniel Keatings Men's Artistic
Barry Koursarys Men's Artistic
Andrew Mackie Men's Artistic

Women's
Carol Galashan Women's Artistic
Helen Galashan Women's Artistic
Jennifer Hannah Women's Artistic
Rosalie Hutton* Women's Artistic
Emma White Women's Artistic

Lawn Bowls

Men's
Darren Burnett-Singles
Paul Foster – Pairs
Alex Marshall – Pairs
David Peacock – Triples
Colin Mitchell – Triples
Colin Peacock – Triples

Women
Margaret Letham – singles
Kay Moran -pairs
Joyce Lindores – pairs
Linda Brennan – triples
Betty Forsyth – triples
Seona Black – triples

Rugby Sevens
Ciaran Beattie
Oli Brown
David Gray
Colin Gregor
Clark Laidlaw
Rory Lawson
Mark Lee
Ross Rennie
Alasdair Strokosch
Andrew Turnbull
Alistair Warnock

Shooting

Men's
Robert Carroll – Standard pistol & Centre-Fire Pistol
Stewart Cumming – Double trap
Robin Law – 10 m Air Rifle
David Lewis – Air pistol & Free Pistol
Ian Marsden – Skeet
Jonathan Reid – Trap
Alan Ritchie – Air pistol & Free Pistol
Graham Rudd – 50 m 3-Positions & 10 m Air Rifle
Ian Shaw – Fullbore rifle
Martin Sinclair – 50 m Prone Rifle & 50 m 3-Positions
Neil Stirton – 50 m Prone Rifle
Michael Thomson – Skeet

Women's
Emma Cole Hamilton – 50 m 3-Positions & 10 m Air Rifle
Susan Jackson – 50 m 3-Positions & 50 m Prone Rifle
Shona Marshall – Olympic Trap
Heather Rudd – 10 m Air Rifle
Sheena Sharp – 50 m Prone Rifle

Squash
Harry Leitch (men's doubles)
Frania Gillen-Buchert (women's doubles)
Pam Nimmo (mixed doubles)
Louise Philip (women's doubles)
John White (singles)

Triathlon
Catriona Morrison
Kerry Lang

Weightlifting
Peter Kirkbride (85 kg)
Thomas Yule (91 kg)

Note
* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who were required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.

See also
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

References

External links
Scotland Commonwealth Games Team: Melbourne, Australia 2006

2006
Nations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games


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Saint Francis and the Way of Lent
Edited by Jon M. Sweeney
by: Jon M. Sweeney
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Saint Francis and the Way of Lent offers a four-week format designed for both individual and group use. Each week, or chapter, focuses on a Lenten theme:
Week 1: Lent as a Balanced Way of Life
Week 2: The Lost Art of Compunction
Week 3: Spending Time Alone
Week 4: Imitating Christ
The Francis of Assisi Spiritual Practices series utilizes New City's groundbreaking and now complete Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Volumes 1-4 to offer readers of all backgrounds inspiring, encouraging, and challenging entry-points to the essential issues of a Christian life. Each book in the series should appeal to readers who desire to walk the Way of Saint Francis with relevance to his life, writings, and legacy.
Short introductions are written by the editor and designed to preface selections from the primary texts, and these are followed by questions for discussion or reflection. There are six readings for each week, followed by prayers of intention and spiritual practice suggestions practice suggestions to deepen your Lenten journey as you follow Christ in the Way of Saint Francis
Editor Jon M. Sweeney is the author of many books about Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi, and early Franciscan spirituality including The Complete Francis of Assisi and Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis. He's also the author of The Pope Who Quit, which was optioned by HBO, and Thomas Merton, new from St. Martin's Press and Penguin Random House Audio. Jon is Editor at Large at Orbis Books and lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughter.
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If you love food like I love food then you love trying out new food. If that is the case restaurant weeks are definitely for you. They happen annually throughout the year, and this year there is a new restaurant week. Foodies get ready the inaugural Lark Street Restaurant Week. This week is dedicated to the fine dining along Lark Street in Albany. Some of the participants are also in the Albany Restuarant so this gives you a chance to double up on good food for a low price. Thank me later.
The Inaugural Lark Street Restaurant Week will take place from Sunday, April 8th, until Saturday, April 14th, with dozens of great local restaurants participating.


The Weaver, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, the weaver concentrates on her use of the hand-loom.
Today's photos are from the historic site of Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico with an estimated 1.2 million visitors per year.
The name Chichen Itza is derived from the Mayan meaning "at the mouth of the well of the Itza". The city, it is believed, was established in the 7th Century and during the 8th and 9th Centuries rose to become a major regional capital, the centre of political, socio-cultural, economic, and ideological life on the peninsula. The city appears to have retained its prominence through to the mid 13th century when it went into decline.
Many of the buildings still visible today were built, according to hieroglyphic records, between 832 and 998AD.
All photos originally on colour negative film.


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Die Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven ist ein Museum in Wilhelmshaven. Sie wurde im Jahre 1913 als Kaiser-Friedrich-Kunsthalle eröffnet.  Die Gründung erfolgte auf Initiative des damaligen Chefs der Marinestation der Nordsee, Admiral Friedrich Graf von Baudissin (1852–1921), und sollte den Bewohnern der Stadt mit wechselnden Ausstellungen auch Bildende Kunst zugänglich machen. Diese Aufgabe erfüllt sie seit ihrem Bestehen.

Nach der Zerstörung im Zweiten Weltkrieg zog die Kunsthalle 1968 von der Viktoriastraße in ein neues Gebäude am Adalbertplatz um. Das alte Haus war ein Opfer des Bombenkrieges geworden. Die Wilhelmshavener Architekten Harms und Sommerfeld verwirklichten einen sachlich nüchternen, an Bauhaus-Vorbilder angelehnten Bau mit Elementen des Brutalismus, in dem seitdem eine große Vielfalt an Ausstellungen zu sehen war. Erster Leiter nach dem Kriege war der Künstler Siegfried Pagel, der auch das Betonrelief der Kunsthalle schuf.

Ausstellungen
Die Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven zeigt vor allem Wechselausstellungen zur Kunst des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Im Jahr werden etwa sechs Ausstellungen gezeigt. 2006/2007 war die Kunsthalle in ihrem Bestand durch politische Sparwünsche seitens der Stadtverwaltung bedroht, was abgewendet werden konnte. Zum einhundertsten Jahrestag des Vereins der Kunstfreunde für Wilhelmshaven zeigte die Kunsthalle 2012 die Ausstellung Zwischen Kaiseranspruch und Secession. Der Verein, die Stadt und ihre Kunstsammlung mit Landschaftsmalerei von Paul Baum, Walter Leistikow, Otto Modersohn und Johann Georg Siehl-Freystett.

 2019: Hartmut Wiesner: Wild Wachsen. Bilder 2012–2019
 2019: Bernd Zimmer: Kristallwelt
 2018: Agata Madejska. Modified Limited Hangout
 2018: Venske & Spänle. Übernahme
 2018: Wendepunkte. Das Jahr 1968. Positionen deutscher Kunst – und was aus ihnen wurde
 2018: David Borgmann. It Will Also Change
 2017: Norbert Schwontkowski. Dem Tod ins Gesicht gelacht. Vorher im Museum Goch. Begleitbuch.
 2017: ungeniert/engagiert. Kunst aus den Straßen Berlins. Katalog
 2017: Ralf Peters. Zwischen Tag und Nacht, Fotografische Werke
 2017: NORDWESTKUNST 2017. Die Nominierten
 2016: Gefährdete Pracht. Textildesign der Schweizer Kultmarke Fabric Frontline zwischen Kunst, Mode und Ökologie
 2016: Rolf Julius. Musik ist überall. Werke 1979–2010
 2016: Jan Albers. haLLuZinOgen
 2016: Zwei Meter unter Null. Eine Kunstausstellung zum Klimawandel im Norden
 2016: Junger Blick auf Bauikone der Stadt Wilhelmshaven. Entwürfe für einen Erweiterungsbau der Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven am Adalbertplatz
 2015: 15 Jahre Preis der NORDWESTKUNST. Highlights der bisherigen Preisträger
 2015: Stefan Ettlinger. Bahnhofstraße/Milchstraße Malerei 1985–2015
 2015: Das Publikum als Souverän. Partizipative Strategien in der Kunst heute
 2015: 20 Jahre Neuerwerbungen für die Grafische Sammlung. Die Bedeutung der Griffelkunst-Vereinigung für Wilhelmshaven
 2014: NORDWESTKUNST 2013. Die Preisträgerinnen Gosia Machon und Jenny Feldmann
 2014: Antworten auf Calder. Mobiles in der Gegenwartskunst
 2014: Structures/Strukturen. Britische und deutsche Malerei im Dialog/British and German Painting in Dialogue
 2014: Sammeln im Norden. Schätze aus Privatsammlungen in Wilhelmshaven und im Oldenburger Land
 2013: NORDWESTKUNST 2013. Die Nominierten
 2013: Francisco Montoya Cázarez. Kingdom
 2013: Jochen Mühlenbrink. FRAGIL. Bilder einer Ausstellung
 2013. Christian Pilz. Zeichnungen 2006 bis 2013
 2013: Karen Geyer. Grautonorchester, eine Klanglandschaft
 2007: Gereon Krebber Plastik. All that is solid melts into air
 2006: Horst Keining. New Spray
 2006: Tiefes Licht. Schwarz in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie. Zofia Kulik + Peter Schlör + Michael Schnabel + Ingolf Timpner + Adam Thompson
 2006: Die Malerei der Freiheit. Meisterwerke polnischer konkreter Kunst aus dem Bezirksmuseum Bydgoszcz 1960–1980
 2006: Leonard Wübbena.10 Jahre danach. Rocaille und Industrie
 2006: Claudia Hinsch + Stefan Roigk. Preisträger der NordWestKunst 2005
 2005: Gott sehen. Risiko und Chancen religiöser Bilder
 2005: Birgit Antoni. Brause
 2005: Rainer Fetting trifft Lovis Corinth. Wilde Malerei über die Zeit
 2005: NordWestKunst 2005. Die Nominierten
 2005: Anke Erlenhoff. Farbe und Drama
 2004: Christian Holtmann + Patricia Lambertus. Preisträger der NordWestKunst 2003
 2004: Rik van Iersel. Transparency
 2004: Was Ihr wollt!Ein imaginäres Porträt von Wilhelmshaven.
 2004: Strenges Holz. Heiner Szamida − Helga Weihs − Jan de Weryha
 2004: Ralf Peters. Plastische Fotografie
 2003: NordWestKunst 2003. Die Nominierten
 2003: Kaiser Wilhelm II. als Zeichner und Maler
 2003. Ornament – Schönheit und Verbrechen. Mariella Mosler + Silke Radenhausen + Jochen Twelker + Ekrem Yalcindag
 2003: Fahnenmeer. Die Ausstellung
 2003: Marie-Jo Lafontain. Babylon Babies
 2002: Landschaft. Fotografien von Robert Adams, Joachim Brohm, Laurenz Berges, Berhard Fuchs und Simone Nieweg
 2002: Marina Schulze − Diego Castro − Christine Schulz. Preisträger der NordWestKunst 2002

Kunsthallenleitung

 1968–1979: Siegfried Pagel
 1980–1989: Joachim Diederichs
 1990: Uta Gnewuch
 1991–1998: Bernd Küster
 1999: Matthias Friederich
 1999–2002: Ute Riese
 2002–2006: Daniel Spanke
 2007–2017: Viola Weigel
 2017–2018: Jürgen Fitschen
 ab 2018: Petra Stegmann

Weblinks
 www.kunsthalle-wilhelmshaven.de Offizieller Internetauftritt

Wilhelmshaven
Bauwerk in Wilhelmshaven
Museum in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Ausstellungsbau
Gegründet 1913