The aim of the Khalifa University Alumni Association is to provide a point of contact between former students and the University through social and professional networking. Khalifa University is proud of its graduates as they stand as testament of the achievements made to date.
With the growth of the University in an increasingly competitive environment, it is now essential for Khalifa University to operate a comprehensive, well coordinated Alumni Association. It is our wish that graduates of Khalifa University play an active role in the ongoing life of the University and that a strong, lifelong relationship of mutual benefit is sustained between the University and its alumni.
The University would like to engage as many graduates as possible in the successful establishment of its Alumni Association.
The Alumni Office at Khalifa University was established to enhance the relationship between the university and its alumni. Our main goal is to provide comprehensive support and services for all Khalifa University alumni, such as training opportunities, employment opportunities, outreach programs and more.
We are also dedicated to assisting the association with the planning and implementation of events, development and training programs and other activities. The Alumni office will also serve to provide a liaison between alumni and the larger community.
Omar Omar Al Muzakki is the Vice President for Enterprise Sales (Local Government and Education) at Etisalat, the UAE's first telecom provider. His responsibilities include handling prime accounts for local governments, VIP's and the educatio|?n sector in the Northern Emirates. His hobbies include playing football with close friends and exploring the world through traveling. Omar aims to build the association to make it one of the best in the region.
Dr. Khalid Al Midfaa is currently the Director General of Sharjah Media Corporation, which encompass the TV and Radio channels of Sharjah. He is responsible of the corporation's service across all platforms Television, Radio and Digital and also acts as spokesperson for the Corporation.
Abdullah Al Jaziri is the Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Enterprise Risk Management at Etisalat, the UAE's first telecom provider. His responsibilities include handling the Company's Risk Management strategy, Business Continuity and Crisis Management. Abdullah is also a member of the Executive Committee for the National Trusted Service Manager (NTSM), which is one of initiatives under the UAE Smart Government and closely involved with the Executive Office of Dubai in the Dubai Smart City initiative. Abdullah believes that the association should be a bridge between the alumni and the University and that the association will enable the university to benefit from the experience of the alumni who are a source of knowledge for both staff and current students.
Khaled Al Hammadi is a Senior Manager for Customer Service Engineering Budgeting and Reporting at Etisalat, the UAE's first telecom provider. He is responsible for the management and budgeting of all assigned projects and operations under the Customer Service Engineering department. Khaled hopes for the Association to engage all alumni in various activities to share knowledge and experience and bridge the gap between Khalifa University students and the alumni body.
Ebrahim Al Alkeem is the Governance expert at Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre. His responsibilities include managing, developing and executing an information security strategy for Abu Dhabi Governments, identifying new ways to improve future information security performance. Ebrahim aims to utilize the association to educate students about the importance of higher education, enhance communication between the students alumni body through different activities and assist in providing graduates with opportunities in different companies and establishments.


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It Happened Near the Sea () is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Ayan Shakhmaliyeva. It was made during the dying days of the Soviet Union, and reflects the growing discontent towards the Soviet system. In a couple of scenes it mentions the Soviet–Afghan War, with one girl's father revealed to be fighting in the war. That war ended in February that year with Soviet withdrawal and failure. Just a few months after the film was made came the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. As well as its critical stance on Communism, it was controversial due to nude scenes involving some of the young cast in the medical scenes.

Plot
The film begins with the arrival of a young girl called Ilona (Yekaterina Politova), who is brought somewhat reluctantly by her parents to a boarding school clinic, which treats children with polio and other spinal issues. Life at the school is regimented, with exercises in the morning, lessons during the day, and all pupils compelled to sit and watch Soviet State TV broadcasts in the evenings. Ilona discovers that all meals have to be eaten in full, while she later has a necklace removed by school teacher Zoya Grigorievna (Nina Ruslanova) because it is a Western necklace and all things from the West are barred under Soviet Union rules. She also discovers that no one is allowed to leave the school. Despite being a main character, Ilona is very much an outsider at the school, watching on from the sidelines.

The dominant character among the pupils is Sveta Dzugutov (Nika Turbina), who early on defies the school rules by absconding during the night to visit someone in a nursing home. She is caught coming back and faces reprimand from the headmistress Iraida Kuchminichna (Svetlana Kryuchkova), who wants to expel her due to her rebellious nature and Western inclinations, but fellow teacher Zoya persuades her to give her another chance. Sveta has also broken her bodycast, which has to be reset by the doctors and is later observed by Ilona, who is apprehensive about having to wear a bodycast and what awaits her.

Later Ilona observes Sveta and some of the other girls bullying and pranking one of the younger girls. The headmistress arranges a school dance where Soviet sailors are official visitors. During the dance Sveta puts on the Western record "Rock Around the Clock" and encourages a boy and later half the class to dance to it. Later she and the boy canoodle under the stairs. Meanwhile Zoya discovers the bullied girl lying in the corridor unconscious and carries her to the girls' domitory, where she shows them a letter the girl has written stating she drank alcohol in order to poison herself as she could no longer put up with their bullying. The next day Sveta goes onto the window ledge, remorseful at her actions, but Zoya drags her back in and slaps her about before storming off.

This proves the breaking point for the pupils. Enraged, Sveta organizes a rally outside the school in the evening denouncing school rules and the pupils defy Zoya when she order them  indoors. Realizing she is powerless, she goes to a restaurant where headmistress Iraida is entertaining a gentleman to tell her of the pupils rebellion, but is embarrassed by Iraida's coolness towards her and heads back to the school. The pupils meanwhile wander about the streets, or talk in groups. One girl reveals her father is fighting in the Soviet–Afghan War and her anger about it (a conflict that would end in failure for the Soviet Union just weeks after the film was made). Meanwhile a boy shows new girl Ilona around the streets and the deprived children forgotten by the State, before he then attempts to embrace her. Zoya sees this but is unable to intervene and returns to the school to go to bed, only for Sveta and some of the girls to throw a brick through the window. Zoya then discovers they have added a cap to the statue of Lenin stood outside the school in another action of defiance against Soviet and school rules.

The next morning Zoya catches up with Sveta and some of the girls and while berating their behaviour admits she too was a pupil at the school and had to put up with rules like the school being able to open and censor their letters. Returning to the school, they face the headmistress, who threatens expulsion to some of the girls unless they reveal the ringleader, reminding them that some of their parents have paid to have them at the school and that they would be denied good references to better schools. She also demotes Zoya, hoping to crush the rebellion, but instead the girls refuse to comply. Frustrated at this unexpected resistance, in spite Iraida expels two of the younger girls.

Later the girls listen to a State speech by the founder of the school, Ivan Ivanovich Losev (Viktor Gogolev), telling of his pride of founding the school and what it stands for, but the pupils are no longer impressed by the rhetoric and dully stand by. Meanwhile Ilona is forced by the doctors to have her bodycast, despite her best efforts to resist, partly due to the impression it will make on her new boyfriend, but also because the cast has become a symbol of conformity and control by the school. The film ends with teacher Zoya - now a cleaner - in the TV room listening to Soviet state news with the other pupils. As the pupils file out, temporarily disheartened but still mutinous, Zoya goes over and switches off the TV, now no longer believing in the Soviet system she grew up in.

Cast
 Nika Turbina
 Irina Annina
 Dinara Drukarova
 Svetlana Kryuchkova
 Ivan Kuzmin
 Yekaterina Politova
 Alla Meshcheryakova
 Daniil Mishin
 Nina Ruslanova
 Valentina Ananina
 Valentina Titova
 Nikolay Lavrov

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1980s Russian-language films
Soviet drama films
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(THE CONVERSATION) People eat animals that eat plants. If we just eliminate that middle step and eat plants directly, we would diminish our carbon footprint, decrease agricultural land usage, eliminate health risks associated with red meat and alleviate ethical concerns over animal welfare. For many of us, the major hurdle to executing this plan is that meat tastes good. Really good. By contrast, a veggie burger tastes like, well, a veggie burger. It does not satisfy the craving because it does not look, smell or taste like beef. It does not bleed like beef.


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Megger debuts new TPT420 two-pole voltage tester
Product News, Testing
Megger has announced the new TPT420 two-pole voltage tester, which it says offers outstanding value for money for those in the electrical industry.
The Megger TPT420 boasts a CAT IV 1000 V safety rating, which is in line with EN 61010-1:201. This makes it suitable for use anywhere on standard low-voltage installations, including three-phase systems. The TPT420 also complies fully with the EN 61243-3:2010 standard that specifically covers the safety of two-pole testers, and it has a self-test function that can be used to verify that it is working correctly.
Megger notes that the TPT420 is readily pocketable, robustly constructed and it provides an extensive range of functions, making it the ideal go-anywhere tester for electrical contractors. It uses a dual display system, with a vertical bar of LEDs giving an at-a-glance indication of voltage in six steps complemented by a backlit LCD that provides a three-digit voltage reading. Also provided are two LEDs that light to show when the tester is connected to a live circuit, even if its internal battery is dead or missing.
"Electricians told us they need a reliable and robust instrument that they can keep with them throughout the working day, and use for making fast but dependable voltage checks," said Peter Wade of Megger.
"With the TPT420 that's exactly what we've provided. It's small and light, yet it will also stand up to everyday knocks and drops. And it does much more than simply check voltages, so it will quickly earn its keep. We believe that every electrician should have one."
As well as measuring voltage, the new Megger TPT420 two-pole tester also has a continuity test function with a buzzer, an integrated torch, and facilities for checking phase rotation in three-phase systems. In addition to the zip-up carrying pouch, it is supplied complete with test probes and replaceable GS38 probe tips.
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Posted February 4, 2016 by Zach Washburn6 Comments on Who is Getting Shipped, Who is Staying Put At NBA Trade Deadline? Blake Griffin, Jeff Teague, & More Atlanta Hawks
Who is Getting Shipped, Who is Staying Put At NBA Trade Deadline? Blake Griffin, Jeff Teague, & More
With the NBA Trade Deadline quickly approaching, some teams are looking for upgrades in preparation for the playoffs, while others are looking to sell of veterans for salary dumps and rebuilds.
So far this season, the narratives have been much of the same. The Cleveland Cavaliers' continue to struggle against the Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers continue to succeed with Blake Griffin absent from the starting lineup, making even the top of the contender lists in each conference (excluding the Spurs and Warriors) tempted to make some big moves in February.
There are several teams on the verge of a playoff push such as the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.
Their mindset is simple: Every franchise wants to build a roster good enough to dethrone the Warriors. It has to be the goal. Right now, the Warriors are set to become the best team in NBA history and set 0ff a dynasty that will rest in the history books as one of the greatest ever.
They might not be unbeatable, but is there a team that can beat them in a seven game series? Probably not. There are several candidates, like the Cavaliers and the Spurs, but both of them failed miserably last time they faced against the Warriors.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, and Toronto Raptors have a chance, but can they make the necessary moves to contend for a championship?
Right now there are ten teams paying the luxury tax (team salary over $83.7mil) and nine of them are playoff teams.
Do not be surprised if the Celtics, Hawks, or the Grizzlies make some bold moves before the deadline this year, possibly dangling their luxury tax-less souls over the fire for the chance at a run.
Via USA Today
Bringing Boston Into The Spotlight, Atlanta Hits Reset
Atlanta Receives: David Lee, Kelly Olynyk, Two 2016 First Round Picks and One 2017 First Round Pick
Boston Receives: Al Horford, Jeff Teague
Ever since the Big Three (Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen) fell apart, the Celtics have been in a prime position to build a roster centered around a young core and superstar talent.
They have a strong roster and plenty of depth in every position that leaves their highest paid player, David Lee, getting less than 10 minutes a game.
David Lee is still an excellent trade piece. He is currently in the last year of his contract and is still is capable of putting up double-double numbers every game depending on his playing time. They have Tyler Zeller who would not hurt any team's cap space and is a decent role player, or Kelly Olynyk who could spread the floor with his 3-point shooting ability, to dangle as trade bait as well.
The Celtics have expressed interest in Jeff Teague and Al Horford, and a deal between the two squads could be possible. Jeff Teague has not played his best basketball lately ,and if the Hawks do not plan to resign Horford after this season may as well try to get something from him. A Celtics-Hawks blockbuster that sees either Teague or Horford, or both, don the Green and White would shake up the Eastern conference playoff race.
The Hawks have struggled on perimeter especially due to Kyle Korver and Jeff Teague being liabilities on defense. With Korver shooting just 38% in 2016 (compared to 49% in 2015) from long range, his declining efficiency is hurting the Hawks success from last year.
Jeff Teague has not been much better, being the most inefficient scorer on the team out of the players in the rotation. He ranks 37th in RPM (real Plus-Minus), and the Teague-Schroeder combination has not worked out like Mike Budenholzer expectedthis season.
Teague's contract does not expire until after 2016/2017 season, but he would make the Boston Celtics much better when paired with Isaiah Thomas in the frontcourt. I could not imagine the Celtics giving away Thomas for Teague and Horford. However, a trade including the unprotected Brooklyn pick, Kelly Olynyk, David Lee, and another pick for Horford and Teague would not be bad for either team.
Teague might be talented, but letting Dennis Schroeder play as the lone point guard would foster Schroeder's development as a leader and bring two or three first round picks for next year. These would help fill the gaps they would be losing with Teague and Horford.
Olynyk is a good replacement. He can play defense and extend the floor with his range which could help the Hawks who lack many solid three point shooters.
The Hawks may not receive the best from this trade but it provides time to rebuild. Even if they give away Teague and Horford and get David Lee they still have enough cap space to grab Mike Conley if they want to who would be looking for $15-$20 mil.
With this lineup the Celtics would be much more dangerous for this season. Even though Horford's contract ends they would still have enough money to resign him to a long-term deal and still keep Evan Turner if they so please.
For them, it should be about trying to make a run this year. This would help of their lack of scoring ability and not having to let Isaiah Thomas take around 20 shots a game. Also, Thomas might be a good scorer but being only 5'9″ limits his defensive ability which could limit any chance of the Teague-Thomas combo late in games.
Thomas shouldn't be playing late in games anyway unless Teague is having a bad night. Look at the Pistons for example, with Reggie Jackson starting and Brandon Jennings coming off the bench to score and boost the bench scoring. Thomas would thrive under that role just like he did in Phoenix before he was traded.
I think it is important to note that the Hawks could still compete for a playoff spot with this deal. Sure they lose two franchise cornerstones, but sliding David Lee, Kelly Olynyk, or Tiago Splitter in at center and moving Schroeder to the starting point guard spot could see them still win enough games to hold on to their fourth spot in the East. With David Lee, Kent Bazemore, Mike Scott, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Thabo Sefolosha coming off the bench, the team could still make noise in the wide open east.
Memphis Nights
Memphis Grizzlies receive: Gordon Hayward
Utah Jazz receive: Mike Conley, Matt Barnes
With the Grizzlies, Mike Conley has tremendous trade value and with his contract expiring after this year maybe the Grizzlies can scoop up something for him if he does indeed choose to bolt in free agency.
The Grizz could keep him and resign him, but they have other guys like Chalmers and Jeff Green that are hitting the market that they might want to keep, and Conley hasn't taken them to the next level yet despite being a top point guard. After all, Chalmers has been really good with Conley out of the lineup.
It's possible they can thrive without him. A perfect trade for them could be doing a Conley-Hayward swap with the Jazz with some other small pieces involved. The Jazz have needed a point guard this season with Dante Exum hurt and Rodney Hood seems to be taking minutes away from Hayward late in games anyway.
The only issue is Hayward is the only guy the Jazz have secured long term, and even with all their cap space for next year, they could have issues resigning Gobert and Exum long term after their rookie deals expire.
With Conley they might not even need to worry about resiging Exum since Conley is a top 10 point guard in the NBA and could even boost the team into the playoffs this year.
Both the Grizzlies and the Jazz need to look towards the future. Grizzlies have had the same core lineup for almost four years and have not had very much tangible success. The Jazz are definitely a win now team but with all their injuries this season that might be something they could be looking to build a win now team for next year with a core of Conley, Favors, and Gobert which could be one of the best defensive teams in the league.
Big-Time Forwards with Big-Time Issues Stay Put
This deadline will be defined by what happens to Blake Griffin and Kevin Love. I would keep these guys on my roster, though.
The Cavaliers problems were not with Love and his defense, but with David Blatt and his inability to gain respect from the players and utilize the best of their talents. His offense was not really that clever, especially when he would run Love at the five but never have him post up and primarily shoot 3s on a pick-and-pop screen with LeBron.
Kevin Love is a top 15 player in the NBA. It seems that people forgot that he averaged 26 PPG, 12 RPG, and 4 APG with the Timberwolves. Of course his numbers have dropped. He is playing with LeBron and is seeking a championship rather than the All-Star appearances.
If the Cavaliers would want to do any trades, they would see who they can get for Varejao or Mozgov who are taking up almost $15 mil of cap space to be role players at most. With Tyronn Lue's new style of fast pace offense I doubt Mozgov can keep up.
The Blake Griffin situation does not seem to be as an easy of a decision. The Clippers' problems are not with Griffin but with their horrific bench. With Josh Smith gone and Paul Pierce a liability on defense, the Clippers are limited especially with Griffin out until right before the playoffs.
The Clippers are 14-3 without Griffin, but there is no way that the Clippers get past the Thunder, Warriors, or Spurs without him. Griffin is probably the one guy that could give them an advantage against Golden State since Golden State has to play small and Griffin and Jordan can bully the Warriors down low.
Both of these guys could be an alert for Boston though as a potential spot. The Celtics have to make some type of attempt to grab one of these big names before the deadline or they will have missed out on a huge opportunity to successfully build a NBA Championship contender team.
Both these players are extremely talented, the only issue is are they going to help win a championship? If the Clippers and Cavaliers want to be contenders then they should keep them.
There are a lot of things that could happen at this trade deadline. I doubt that the Jazz would not be reluctant to give away their best player especially for how important wings that can shoot and defend are in the NBA today but that trade can benefit them. However Conley is a top tier point guard, and Teague can make a good team like the Celtics into a great one.
The NBA Trade Deadline is February 18th.
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Just curious what metrics or qualifiers are you following that makes Conely on an expiring deal and Hayward locked up long term an even trade? In essence you are offering 3 years of Hayward (20-5-4 per game) for half of one season with Conely (14-3-6). Am I missing something?
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Conley would be locked up long term and with Hayward losing minutes to Rodney hood and they have lacked good guard play all season Conley is a great defender and an all star caliber point guard that would be fair. Hayward is extremely talented but if Rodney hood continues to steal minutes from him and They can lock up a great point guard for long term next season with more cap space then why not
Again I'm confused. First your assuming Conley would sign long term in Utah, who hasn't had a notable free agent sign since Carlos Boozer 10 years ago, so the odds of him signing are slim at best. And if Conely IS willing to sign long term why not wait till the offseason and play with the best player on the team?
Second, hood plays WITH Hayward and the basis of Utah's offense depends on Hayward and Hood sharing ball handling duties while the other spaces the floor as a shooter. Hayward is averaging 35 minutes per game (13th highest in the league, just behind Lebron) with hood at 30 minutes per game. Why would you think Hayward SF is losing minutes to Hood SG?
That is a fair point, Andre. However, Jazz have not had that this type of talent with Gobert, Favors, Burks, etc since Carlos Boozer. Also, if they wait and sign Conley in the offseason they would not have enough money to keep either Hayward or Gobert since in a couple of years Hayward is able to get an extension that could be worth close to $20 mil a year. Maybe Hood is playing along Hayward but overall this season Hood has been taking more of the shots late in games which does not make much sense. The point of this trade is their money situation. For them it is either keep Hayward and lose Favors and/or Gobert or trade Hayward for Conley and keep Gobert and Favors.
I give up. You clearly don't understand the CBA or even watch the games. The cap is going up almost 89 million next year. Both Conely and Hayward are going to get 20 million per year on their next deal which with you assuming Conely would resign would mean the Jazz paying an extra 10-11 million next year. In the new CBA expiring deals are almost worthless.
Hayward 4th quarter scoring is a career high. Moving Hayward for Conely in the last season of his deal before he becomes an unrestricted free agent when a record number of teams will have cap space for multiple max deals is terrible. It's an even worse basketball trade, as Hayward is the best player on the team and the reason they are close to .500 with Favors/Golbert/Burks all missing significant time.
Your basis of the trade is giving away the last 2 years of the teams best player for nothing. It's ok to be wrong, as the claim you are making is Hood is taking minutes and shots from Hayward which isn't true. You claim Utah needs to "win now" by trading their most important player. I'm just shocked you would post a trade article without doing any research first. At least you got the date for the trade deadline right.
First of all, it is definitely true he is taking shots from Hayward. Stats do not tell you everything. For example, Warriors vs. Jazz on November 30th where Hood took the last 3 shots of the game when Hayward was in there. If he is the best player on your team why would you not give him the ball at the end of the game against the best? I understand the cap is continuing to rise but look at Gobert and Exum's salary who are both on rookie contracts. Hayward will be taking more than $20mil in three years because he could take up to $25-$30 mil on some teams that are willing to pay it. If Conley gets a max deal that is ridiculous even though I know he wants one and will probably get one. Hayward is the best player on the Jazz as he could be a top 10 player in the league, but his situation could turn a lot like the James Harden deal in OKC where the Jazz have all this great young talent but somebody has to go. The Hayward-Conley trade is definitely possible, if Conley is deserving of a max deal, I do not see why a trade-swap would not be sufficient as their guard play as been awful without Exum in the lineup. Maybe the Jazz deserves a couple of picks also for Hayward, but do not ever say I do not do research for my articles. I work extremely hard on them and maybe the Hayward-Conley trade is not the best does not make it not possible.
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Patrick Wood: Trilateral Commission, Technocracy and The Great Reset
Deep and insightful interview about the global elite and what their plutocratic agenda.
Many of unaware of a terrifying cult which emerged in North America in the early 20th century, and which went underground in academic institutions, before being quietly adopted by the plutocratic elite, and financed by Rockefeller family. It's called the Technocracy Movement, which morphed into the Trilateral Commission in 1973.
In this insightful interview, James Delingpole speaks with author Patrick Wood who warns about the clear and present threat posed by the Great Reset agenda. He talks about its origins, the threats it poses to our way of life and why it must be resisted now.
Patrick's books, including "Technocracy Rising" are available at his website Technocracy.news
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Беки́р Оза́н Ха́с (; 18 февраля 1985, Салихлы, Турция) — турецкий футболист, опорный полузащитник.

Чемпион Турции 2010 года.

Карьера

Клубная
Начал свою карьеру в 2002 году в «Бурсаспоре», где в течение двух сезонов выступал в молодёжном первенстве и не играл в основном составе. Из-за высокой конкуренции покинул клуб и ушёл в клуб «Бурса Мериносспор», где быстро закрепился в составе. В 2006 году вернулся в стан «зелёно-белых» и стал игроком основы.

В сезоне 2009/10 стал чемпионом Турции в составе «Бурсаспора». В следующем сезоне Озан Хас стал бронзовым призёром чемпионата. 7 декабря 2010 года в последнем матче группового этапа с «Рейнджерс» футболист дебютировал в Лиге чемпионов. Очко добытое в этом матче стало для турецкой команды единственным добытым в том розыгрыше Лиги чемпионов.

Летом 2011 года Озан Хас покинул «Бурсаспор» и подписал 3-летний контракт с «Газиантепспором». За новую команду полузащитник дебютировал 14 июля 2011 года в матче второго квалификационного раунда Лиги Европы с «Минском», который завершился ничьей со счётом 1:1. В ответном матче турки победили со счётом 4:1 и прошли в третий квалификационный раунд. В этом раунде «Газиантепспор» уступил польской «Легии» с общим счётом 0:1 и вылетел из еврокубков.

Зимой 2015 года подписал контракт с «Шанлыурфаспором» на один год. Сыграл за клуб всего один матч — в последнем туре чемпионата с «Кайсериспором» вышел на поле в стартовом составе и провёл на поле 63 минуты.

В следующем сезоне играл уже в составе клуба «Кардемир Карабюкспор», в январе 2016 года перешёл в клуб Второй лиги «Фетхиеспор».

В сборной
25 января 2006 года в матче со сборной Норвегии Бекир Озан Хас дебютировал в составе молодёжной сборной Турции. Этот матч стал для него единственным в составе молодёжной сборной. Во взрослую сборную Турции Бекир никогда не вызывался.

Достижения
 «Бурсаспор»
 Чемпион Турции: 2009/10
 Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Турции: 2010/11

Клубная статистика

По состоянию на 10 апреля 2016

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Игроки ФК «Бурса Мериносспор»
Игроки ФК «Бурсаспор»
Игроки ФК «Газиантепспор»
Игроки ФК «Шанлыурфаспор»
Игроки ФК «Карабюкспор»
Игроки ФК «Фетхиеспор»


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NAM calls for UNSC act against Zionist regime
New York, Oct 23, IRNA – Members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have called on the United Nations Security Council to act against Zionist regime's desecration of religious sites in the holy city of Qods in the occupied lands.
Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad Khazaei who also serves as the chairman of the NAM's coordination center, in an address to the UNSC on Tuesday expressed deep concern of the NAM members over recent insults of the Zionist settlers against religious sacred places in Bayt-al-Muqaddas including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Iran assumed the rotating presidency of NAM for a three-year term in early September, 2012.
Khazaei urged the UNSC to act immediately to stop Israel's moves which have jeopardized peace and security in the Middle East region.
The Zionist regime has lately managed to destroy parts of the Al-Aqsa Mosque to build a synagogue there.
NAM is strongly concerned about Israel's recent acts of aggression in the East Bayt-al-Moqaddas and believes those acts are resulted from provocative measures made by Israeli extremists including the Zionist officials and the Jewish settlers.
Criticizing the shameless measures of the Israeli extremists, Khazaei said their acts would add fuel to religious tensions which could have dangerous results.
He added that NAM members are also deeply concerned over violation of the Palestinians' human rights by the Zionist regime.
Khazaei referred to the expansion of the Jewish settlements as well as building of the separation wall by Israel as open examples of violating the Fourth Geneva Convention.
The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War is commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention. It defines humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone, and outlaws the practice of total war.


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You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't – Bart Simpson.
This is an awesome way for you to interact with your readers bro, well done.
Thanks everyone for your submissions, I have a few other goodies which I'll add over the week.


Because here is the thing. We create our own 'reality'. Our reality is not exactly what is visible to us through our eyes. Our 'reality' is shaped by the beliefs of what we think we ought to be seeing. Our conscious mind can not handle all the sensory inputs we receive moment by moment (there are millions per second), so our brain FILTERS sensory information, based on what it believes is most important to us. And it determines that based on our thoughts, beliefs, fixations, stories, and the things we are most emotionally attached to.
Change your beliefs and stories and you change your 'lens of perception'. You start to perceive things in different ways. So where you saw impossibility, you now see possibility, because you are looking essentially with a new set of eyes.
Does this make any sense? I hope so.
My passion and purpose in life is to learn and share. I love learning new information, experimenting with it and then sharing it in a way that positively influences others.
I have spent about 20 years now trying to better understand the relationship between the body, mind, brain, emotions, energy and even the universe. I have read books on neuroscience, numerous forms of psychology, epigenetics, quantum physics, emotions, psychoneuroimmunology, health, spirituality, nutrition, yoga, physiology, and a bucket load of other things.
So my understanding of what is possible is pretty broad, based on the idea that we only know what we know, and don't know what we don't know. I have expanded my beliefs of possibility through self knowledge, practical experience and observation of others.
And one of my favourite teachers – who is bringing the world of metaphysics and science together – is a neuroscientist by the name of Dr Joe Dispenza. He was the reason that I went to Berlin recently. I attended his 7-day retreat, with 1200 other people from around the world. Almost 50% of the audience were in the health care industry and a significant number of them were physicians. So we are talking about a well-educated audience, and many from a scientific background. He also had a team of neuroscientists doing real-time EEG brain scans throughout the event.
Over the course of the 7-days of deep intentional, deliberate and specifically executed guided meditations (from 1hr to 4 hrs), there were some pretty incredible health outcomes for people.
I saw a guy who had a stroke done the left side of his body (for several years) lift his left arm up parallel to his body, and he also said they he was starting to get more sensory feeling in his leg. A couple of women reported having tumors on their thyroids greatly reduce (one was from 2.5cm and visibly noticeable to being small enough that it was not visibly noticeable). A person also reported getting their hearing back (Dispenza said this happened three other times in previous retreats).
Do you believe that is possible?!?!
I had a couple of my own 'mystical experiences' which are hard for me to fully explain. But they gave me a personal experience, which casued me to broaden my understanding of possibility as well.
The neuroscientists measured the brain activities of people in deep meditation with an EEG machine. One result showed highly coherent gamma brain wave activity. They compared these results with what is 'normal' brain wave activity. The comparison was off the charts!!
Talking brains, are you ready to exercise your brain? In a standard bell curve, about 3 standard deviations from normal (the peak in the diagram) covers about 99% of the group (think about the spread of IQ from low to high with the majority being around the middle). The results recorded by the neuroscientists in Berlin showed a result that was about 300 standard deviations from 'normal'!!! Meaning the results are off the charts and into the realm of 'unnatural'. Also note that the person being tested was a normal woman and not some Buddhist monk who had been living in a monastery and meditating for the last 50 years.
It isn't a coincidence that Joe Dispenza's latest book is called 'Becoming Supernatural'. His book also has a collection of the scientific data he has been collecting over the last several years doing these deeper dive workshops, where he helps people access altered states of consciousness.
I am not going to go into the HOW here. I am still getting my own head around understanding and explaining clearly how change occurs when we influence things at a quantum level.
Einstein said that 'The field controls the particle'.
What he means is that the energetic field influences matter. That the level and coherence of a vibrational frequency has an affect on matter.
When we go into deep meditation, we alter our brain wave states, which allows us to have more access and influence on the subconscious parts of our brain; like the autonomic nervous system. We also have the ability to 'download' information from the quantum field. Just like a radio has a transducer to convert information stored in a radio wave into organised sound (a song or announcers voice), we have a pineal gland that acts as a transducer by taking information from the quantum field and turning into information that can be used to up-regulate the autonomic nervous system for example. It's interesting that the Egyptians were fascinated by the pineal gland 1000's of years ago, and realised its importance.
And now to get practical.
BE WILLING AND OPEN TO CHALLENGE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE.
(Because you only know what you know, and don't know what you don't know).
When you change your BELIEFS about possibility, you actually change what is possible for you to receive and experience.
I just want you to consider the possibility that there is a whole lot more going on beyond our 3-dimensional sensory experience and the world of seemingly physical matter. We have a lot greater ability to influence our health and the experiences we have in life, than we are lead to believe by main stream teaching.
I encourage you to read Joe Dispenza's book called 'Becoming Supernatural' or even his previous book called 'You Are The Placebo'.
You are much more powerful than you may have imagined when it comes to influencing your destiny (internally and externally).
I have taken a lot longer to write my newsletter than normal as I was trying to work out how I could best serve you, after what I recently learned, experienced and observed at this retreat in Berlin with Dispenza…without weirding you out too much.
Be willing to expand your worldview of what is possible, and your 'reality' is likely to change with your expanded worldview. Along with new possibilities coming into your life.
If you are new to quantum physics check out this short video of the Double Slit Experiment that shows that 'observation' affects the results at a quantum level.
My apologies if I confused anyone. I am just learning and growing and wanting to share what I uncover along the way.
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Why Do the Chinese Eat and Drink Practically Everything?
Religion has caused the banning of victuals in the West, but in China secularism has kept dietary habits flexible.
Wei Zhou
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Wei Zhou Book reviewer
Wei Zhou is a columnist and book reviewer who has appeared in GQ and Sanlian Life Week, a Chinese current affairs magazine.
In 1832, the American diplomat Edmund Roberts visited Guangzhou. He described the residents as "gross gluttons," saying that "everything that will supply the place of food, whether of the sea, or the land, and articles most disgusting to other people, are by them greedily devoured." Conversely, the Chinese have always found it difficult to understand why foreigners insist on depriving themselves of so much great food.
The Chinese have never harbored many taboos when it comes to eating and drinking. Even things that in other societies have been traditionally strictly prohibited for religious reasons have historically not been treated the same way in China.
One of the major reasons for this scarcity of eating taboos stems from a lack of religious commandments permeating the Chinese conscious. Chinese society is not particularly religious, and long ago established a social order based around secular political leadership.
However, for social groups in which religion plays a more dominant role, there almost always appear stringent taboos around eating and drinking.
In the Old Testament, God sets out what is prohibited to eat — pigs are just one in a long list of forbidden mammals, fish, invertebrates, reptiles, and birds. Likewise, the Quran specifically bans any food that isn't halal.
Similarly, alcohol control also falls under the grip of religion, and has been consequently avoided by many societies. In Christianity, wine symbolizes the blood of Christ, and carries important metaphorical weight. Bans from alcohol in the Western world have often come from religion.
One such example is the theologian John Wesley in the 18th century. As society became increasingly urban and industrialized, he worried about social disorder and came to see alcohol consumption as a debauched and harmful habit associated with the moral decline — alcoholics were too drunk to receive the glory of God's teachings. Alcohol was also banned in many Islamic countries since it was prohibited by the Quran.
Although there have been occasional government bans on food or alcohol throughout Chinese history, these have usually been temporary and implemented to achieve a specific purpose at the time.
The impression the Chinese often give off is that we will eat or drink practically anything.
- Wei Zhou, book reviewer
It was forbidden to hunt or eat carp during the Tang Dynasty, but this was simply because the Chinese word for "carp" was homonymous with the family name of the emperor. Several dynasties sometimes did not allow people to butcher or eat beef, but only because of the need for cattle for plowing — not stemming from a belief of cows being sacred, as is the case in India.
In the Jin Dynasty, imperial officials called for the ban of tea because it was damaging the government's fiscal resources.
In 1123 one provincial official reported to the emperor: "Now, in each one of over 50 prefectures across Henan and Shaanxi, 20 sacks of tea leaves are consumed every day. As each sack costs two taels of silver, over 300,000 taels are wasted in this way per year." Although the official was incorrect in his calculations — it should have been 730,000 taels — it is clear that the ban was pursued on economic, not religious grounds.
Similarly, many dynasties have banned Chinese alcohol for short periods. However, most of these were implemented to preserve the grains needed in the brewing of alcohol during times of famine. It wasn't until the mid-19th century onwards that, according to Chinese historian Liu Wennan "against the backdrop of notions of temperance popular among adherents of Anglo-American Christianity, criticism of alcohol and other addictive substances such as opium and tobacco started to express itself in strong moral terms, like one's individual character, will, and moderation."
The impression the Chinese often give off is that we will eat or drink practically anything. This is perhaps owing in some part to the country's large population and frequent natural disasters — meaning a certain degree of flexibility is required in the approach to food.
But this view does not explain how many societies that lacked food, like India, would choose to starve rather than become as omnivorous as the Chinese. It also does not explain why, even in times of peace and abundance, rich Chinese are happy to carry on eating chicken claws, offal, and duck's blood — often considered peasant dishes in other cultures.
I believe the most accurate explanation is that Chinese people have never let their appetites be affected by religious commandments, and instead have taken a flexible and realistic approach to nourishment.
The result has been to make Chinese cuisine far more rich and diverse than other culinary traditions, and helped promote and maintain a social balance, providing long-term support to the world's largest population.
(A Chinese version of this article first appeared in Sixth Tone's sister publication, The Paper.)
(Header image: A seller holds fried scorpions at a food festival in Linan, Zhejiang province, March 16, 2013. Hu Jianhuan/VCG)
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Loft living is the ultimate in urban living. City Collection was a natural fit to this exquisite location.
Designs used in this project were, the Lassen Lounge Chair & Ottoman in Grade 3 White Sand leather with a Platinum base, Albert Sofa in Grade 3 White Sand leather, Louis Swivel Chair in Grade 5 Polar White leather, Burlington Dining Chair in Grade 5 Polar White leather with Walnut wood finish, Gordon Stool in Grade 5 Gray Fog leather with Gray Teak wood finish, and the Regina Wingback Platform Bed in Bespoke Gray fabric.


There is a well known idea of "simchah shel mitzvah", "the joy of the mitzvah".
There is a companion idea which says that simchah itself is a mitzvah, not just enjoying the fulfilment of a Divine command, but enjoying life as a whole and all its blessings.
Joy comes from a Shehecheyanu-type feeling of gratitude that God has "given us life, sustained us and brought us to this time".


The Dr. Aloy & Gesare Chife Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established with a focus on improving the studying, teaching and application of technology in Africa. We believe technology should be a product of its environment and is a necessary tool for development.
While there is no need to reinvent the wheel, Africa can only leapfrog into the technological age if a certain critical mass of our largely youthful population achieves a certain minimum level of education. It has become self-evident that if Africa fails to invest in the custom essay education of its youth, it shall continue to lag behind the rest of the world and forever remain on the periphery of the global commons. The Dr. Aloy & Gesare Chife Foundation has been set up to confront Africa's problems using a two-prong attack: education and technology.


Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event.
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere.
Only six cyclists not born in Belgium or Netherlands have been able to win this semi classic.
There was no edition in 2013 due to bad winter weather.
↑ "Forse sneeuwval dwarsboomt Nokere Koerse" (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.


Global celebrated its 30th anniversary with this set of knives, creating the three indispensable forms in the kitchen.
The three knives are inserted into an elegant black design block that can hold up to 10 knives and accessories.
Global knives, famous for their perfect balance, precision performance and seamless construction, were built with a process of construction and sharpening inspired by the processing of ancient samurai swords.
Size: 27.3 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm.


ZAPP Academy of Dance is committed to maintaining an accessible learning environment where every student fits in, regardless of background or skill level. We will not be satisfied with merely instilling a sense of confidence or self-expression in our dancers. While these qualities are important, our goal is greatness, and we have demonstrated since 1987 that this goal is achievable for those who have the desire and commitment. Originality has always been at the core of our brand, and it will continue to drive our creativity and the ways in which we share this art form with our local community and beyond.
ZAPP Academy of Dance is the brainchild of our founder and current Assistant Director, Cindy Zreliak. The studio began in 1987 under its former name, On Your Toes School of Dance, the title of which was later changed to better correspond with the studio's performing dance company, Zreliak Artistic Performing Productions (aka ZAPP), which was formed by Cindy in 1989. ZAPP Academy of Dance is a proud, second generation family-owned business. Cindy's daughter, Ari Zreliak-Hoban, transitioned to the studio Director position in 2016 after serving as the Assistant Director for more than a decade.
Nearly 30 years of experience in teaching, combined with considerable success at the competition level, have culminated in what we believe to be one of the best learning environments for dancers in the area. Our studio alumni have gone on to dance with professional sports teams in the NBA, NFL and NHL, in addition to dancing in music videos for major label recording artists. Former students have also become cheerleaders at the University of Oregon and OSU. Within recent years, we've also had students audition for television shows such as "America's Best Dance Crew" on MTV, and "So You Think You Can Dance" on the Fox network.
We've been a staple in the Eugene area dance community since we opened our doors in 1987. Many other dance studios and companies currently operating in and around Lane County were founded, or are currently operated by, ZAPP Academy of Dance alumni.
Whether you're a parent looking to enroll your child in their very first dance class, or you're an experienced dancer looking to challenge yourself, we invite you to join our family and give us the opportunity to prove our motto, that greatness really does live here.


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When Bob moved to Polk County in 1971 with his wife Eleanor and the kids, his first job was Station Manager of WGTO at Cypress Gardens. In 1973 Hugh Holder, who had bought the former WLAK two years earlier and changed it to Top 40, hired him as General Manager of WQPD. Bob stayed with Holder as GM until 1978 when he and a group of local investors bought the station. The group later sold WQPD to Root Communications of Daytona Beach in 1983.
During his years in Lakeland Bob was also known as the voice of the Florida Southern College Moccasins for his work as the school's basketball play-by-play announcer. In his earlier years, he had handled basketball play-by-play for Loyola University for two years (1963-1964).
Before becoming an executive, Bob had held down disc jockey jobs in Boston, New Orleans, Roanoke, Portland (Maine), Shreveport and Knoxville to name a few. He was also involved in many local organizations including Big Brothers of Polk County, an organization he served as President.
Bob went on to form Kelly Communications and made his headquarters in Peoria, Illinois where he owned and operated WPMJ-FM 94.3 and WOAM AM-1350. In October 2008 he closed down both stations and put the blame on the economy. Both outlets had been on the block for several years but, according to Kelly, no deals could be made because would-be buyers weren't able to get the necessary credit.


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https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-plans-flood-insurance-overhaul-11552950860
Trump Administration Plans Flood Insurance Overhaul
Expensive properties could see rate increases under new FEMA plan
Homes in Houston are partially submerged after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Following claims after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the government wrote off $16 billion in debt for the National Flood Insurance Program in 2017.
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Lalita Clozel
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lalita.clozel@wsj.com
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration said Monday it plans to overhaul government-subsidized flood insurance, in a sweeping proposal that could raise rates on more expensive properties and those in higher-risk areas.
The new system would affect policies for most homeowners who own property in flood-prone areas, where such coverage is required because few private companies offer flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which runs the National Flood Insurance Program, said the plan would start assessing properties individually according to several variables—including hurricane rainfall, coastal surges and the distance to a body of water—rather than applying one formula across an entire flood zone when assessing flood risk and contract cost.
The government also would factor in the replacement cost of the home, which could push up premiums for homeowners with higher-valued properties and decrease those with lower-cost homes.
FEMA plans to announce the new rates on April 1, 2020, and implement them starting Oct. 1 that year. They could affect around 3.5 million single-family policyholders of public flood insurance.
Can the federal government afford to insure homes that face repeated flooding? Already roughly $25 billion in debt, the National Flood Insurance Program is facing massive new claims following hurricanes Irma and Harvey. WSJ's Shelby Holliday reports. Photo: Getty
The NFIP covers both coastal flood zones and inland river flood plains, though the policy change may have a greater impact in coastal states including Florida, Louisiana and Texas, where most of the policies are held.
The changes are likely to stoke a longstanding debate over flood insurance, with policy makers divided over how much the public should subsidize the program. While those in coastal areas have advocated for more federal funding, both environmentalists and fiscal conservatives have argued the program encourages building in risky flood-prone zones.
FEMA has struggled with heavy debt loads due to claims tied to a series of natural disasters in recent years. The government wrote off $16 billion in debt for the federal program in 2017 following claims made in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Scientists say the frequency of such events is influenced by climate change.
FEMA's current system calculates rates based on whether a home falls in a designated flood zone. Since higher-valued properties are more likely to hit the $250,000 insurance cap because they face costlier damages, "there's an inequity," said David Maurstad, FEMA's deputy associate administrator for insurance and mitigation. "Lower-value homes are paying proportionately more than higher-value homes."
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"What we're going to do is change an insurance-rating structure that hasn't fundamentally been changed since the 1970s," Mr. Maurstad added. "We're going to consider more flood risk than we currently do now."
The changes would also leverage new loss-estimation technology, said Mr. Maurstad. In recent years, private insurers have developed increasingly sophisticated models that account for variables including climate change.
The agency hopes that a more risk-sensitive pricing could attract more homeowners to purchase flood insurance, even if they aren't required to.
"People even outside the high-risk area will have a better understanding of what the specific risk is," said Mr. Maurstad. "They will take the responsible action and insure for flood just like they insure for windstorms, hail and fire."
FEMA faces Congressional restrictions on how much it can increase rates, so the agency could phase in the rate changes, said Mr. Maurstad. It plans to make more details of the plan public in the coming weeks, he added.
For years, Congress has debated how to modernize the financially beleaguered flood-insurance program, created about 50 years ago because private insurers were unwilling to risk catastrophic flood losses.
Lawmakers are set to reauthorize the federal insurance program this year, after granting a short-term extension in December.
Corrections & Amplifications
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to announce new rates for policyholders on April 1, 2020, that could affect around 3.5 million single-family policyholders of public flood insurance. A previous version of this article incorrectly said more than 5 million policyholders would be affected. Also, FEMA has struggled with heavy debt loads due to disaster claims. The story incorrectly said FEMA had struggled to pay off claims. (March 25)
Write to Lalita Clozel at lalita.clozel.@wsj.com
Appeared in the March 19, 2019, print edition as 'Insurance Rates to Change in FEMA Overhaul.'


Play around with cake and modelling chocolate with Pixie Nemeth. In this tutorial, Pixie will deliver your mail in an old-fashioned and yummy way by creating a Pigeon mailman with cake and modelling chocolate. You will be able to learn new techniques in carving modelling chocolate, and defining fondant into finer details like feathers.
This full-length video comes with a downloadable PDF file that covers the steps in making this mailman Pigeon. It also enumerates the tools needed in making this Pigeon Cake.
After learning from Pixie, you will be able to create other long-necked animals using cake as base and modelling chocolate as neck. You can now make a swan! You could also use her techniques when making the details in the fondant for other feathered animals like owls or doves.


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Q: How to set up a Steam profile showcase? I noticed some people can create showcase of their Steam objects they want to trade or their in-game screenshots.
Can someone explain how to set up this ?

A: Once you hit level 10, you can set a featured showcase in your profile settings. You get more showcases as you level up further.

A: You unlock the ability to create an extra showcase every 10 levels. If your Steam level is lower than 10, you can't have any at all. This info is in the Trading Cards FAQ.
Once you've unlocked a showcase, simply go to your own Steam profile and click the "add a showcase" block with the dashed line around it.

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Last year in March I showcased some of Peter Laurelli's work. He makes a video a year combining footage collected since the last video. Each year his footage and editing has progressed, this can easily be seen if you look at some of his earlier work. I hope I can follow the same path in the years to come!
Look at his latest creation. It has some epic footage!
SIFF13: Islands from Peter Laurelli on Vimeo.
Predator – Drake Video Awards "Best Movie"


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Every Street is a Bike Route
By Enci Box
Late last year I participated in the Crenshaw Crush ride which had riders of ages, from 4 to 64, participating. The route took us from major arterials like Crenshaw Boulevard to little neighborhood side streets, and through the Olympic Village.
At one point, when we were meandering through one of the neighborhoods, two of the teenagers started making jokes about the Bike Route sign that we just passed. "Oh, I'm feeling sooo much safer on this street than on the other parallel street just because of the Bike Route sign. NOT!" "How lame!" the other exclaimed. I thought that was funny to hear it from them because even though I thought that Bike Route designations were useless, I never really discussed it with others and don't hear or read much about what people think of them.
A Bike Route, for the uninitiated, is a Class III Bikeway designation that results in a small green sign posted along the route that says Bike Route on it. That's about it. Since all streets are streets that a cyclist can and will ride, the Bike Route designation has little impact or meaning.
Aside that the streets of LA are littered with signs that don't really reflect the streets condition nor the paint on the street, I really don't see anything beneficial in these signs or the chosen routes because I think most people ride on a street based on their personal perception of safety.
The first time I rode on the LADOT's suggested Bike Routes was probably around 5 years ago during Bike Summer, when a couple of girls hosted a Community Garden tour. They were holding the Bike Route map of Los Angeles upside down, sideways and backwards, trying to figure out how to bridge the gaps and get us from one garden to the next.
It was a frustrating ride (the gardens were beautiful though) not just for them but also for me, as we stood oftentimes in the middle of intersections, in the center turning lane or in driveways to figure out the logic of these non-connecting routes. And there really was no logic except that the City's Bikeway Classification for Bike Routes is that they "should be designated along streets with characteristics that are more favorable to bicycling than surrounding parallel streets. Favorable characteristics include low traffic volumes, signalized intersections at crossings or wide outside lanes."
There is no other qualification to Bike Routes. Should Bike Routes have certain benefits such as bike parking, better maintenance, enhanced signal sensitivity, supporting "Hug a Cyclist" signs? Nothing about it in the book. Should Bike Routes have any specific maintenance standards? I can't find anything about that either. Do cyclists get any trip accommodations with traffic signals or signs? Nope.
I ride Bike Routes sometimes when they are on my way to somewhere but in general my experiences on them are not very positive and oftentimes very confusing.
The Los Angeles' current Draft Bike Plan states that the consultants did a public outreach survey, "where 9% of respondents answered that bicycle routes on major arterials were their most preferred facility, versus 12% of respondents who answered that bicycle routes on local streets were most preferred. For type of facility most needed to reach destination, 15% answered bicycle routes on major arterials and 5% answered bicycle routes on local streets."
This survey doesn't reveal to us who took the survey, how many filled out the survey and who favored what. Did motorists favor cyclists to be on a side street or did cyclists favor to be on the side streets? Was the survey specific to neighborhoods or just general? What do cyclists want on the local streets? What do they not like about the existing local Bike Routes?
Fountain Blvd turns into a Bike Route twice during a 4 mile stretch (which has bike lane signs every few blocks only to confuse the cyclist as s/he rides and looks for the invisible lanes) and this route places cyclists into the door zone, the street has major cracks and holes at some places, some blocks are dark and the traffic light cutouts are not sensitized for a cyclist.
98th Street has a two block long Bike Route as does San Gabriel for two blocks on Serra Ave.
Woodman, another Bike Route, is notorious for accidents because the street is so wide and fast.
Vine/Rossmore taught me how to bunny hop to avoid bending my wheels because of its horrendous road conditions.
Olympic Blvd. is a street that is so wide and fast, that it could be considered a freeway and if Bike Routes are supposed to encourage new cyclists to get on the road, this street will get a new cyclist right back into their car.
Bike Route…Bike Lane…what's the difference?
Lincoln Blvd. has been written about in many blogs about how bad it is, not only for cyclists but also for pedestrians.
The 405 Freeway is probably safer than Sepulveda Blvd.
I'm not very familiar with East or South LA, but I know when I go through those neighborhoods the streets are mini freeways and there is no way you could convince a new cyclist to use the few designated Bike Routes as a safe option to other routes.
A Bike Route has absolutely no meaning to me as a cyclist. The signs don't mean anything when drivers squeeze or honk at me, or when I can't trip the traffic lights with my bike. The Routes don't mean anything to me when I want to ride home late at night and the designated Bike Routes are dark and ill maintained. The signs mean nothing to me, when I see bikey signs littering our streets that don't match reality.
As of today, I can't understand why we would spend money posting little green signs that say Bike Route.
Legally, every street and highway is a Bike Route, unless specifically prohibited by a sign. We can legally ride 1000 miles of freeway in California. We can legally ride all the streets, be it a collector, a highway or a neighborhood street. We can legally ride a bike everywhere where motor vehicles have access (unless prohibited) and I can even ride streets and roads where motor vehicles have no access.
I'm also curious about the usefulness of the Bike Routes when the LADOT includes the mileage in their "Bikeways" report. Designating streets as Bike Routes inflates the LADOT's report on total Bikeways mileage. "LA has 345 miles of Bikeways!" Check the small print and you'll find that 151 of those miles consist of nothing more than little green signs that say Bike Route. Hardly an improvement that requires the funding and support of a Bikeways Department.
The Department of Transportation claiming that one street is better for me to ride on than another street is just their way to restrict me to move about freely and it only serves them to get me the hell out of the way of the motorized traffic flow. The Department of Transportation needs to look into its books and reevaluate themselves and their mandate, because their job is to move traffic, not cars. And traffic is you and me and everybody on the streets who moves about by their chosen means of transport.
Now I've offered my criticism of Bike Paths, Bike Lanes and Bike Routes. I hope you'll join me next week where I'll offer my suggestions for a bikeways network that works.
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Metro Explores Alternative Rail-to-River Routes Through Southeast Cities
In thinking about the potential routes the eastern segment (B) of the Rail-to-River (R2R) active transportation corridor might take, stressed Mark Lopez of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, it was important that the needs of workers, youth, and community members of the Southeast Cities be put front and center. Connectivity to job centers and […]
Culver City Walks, Not Runs, Towards Transportation Sustainability
By Damien Newton	| Aug 5, 2011
Following the decline of the studios in the 1960's and 1970's, Culver City had to reinvent itself. In the 1990's, the city once commonly referred to as "The Heart of Screenland" undertook an aggressive campaign to revitalize their Downtown area that was mostly successful in attracting businesses and tourists to bolster the city's economy. Today, nearly […]
Santa Monica: New Stop Signs Coming to Eastern End of Broadway (Part 1 of 2)
By Gary Kavanagh	| Jul 12, 2013
In response to a high rate of intersection collisions on Broadway in the residential stretch with center medians east of 26th St , new stop signs are to be added so that there will be 2 additional 4 way stop regulated intersections. Currently, 2 of the 6 intersections are 4 way stops require a stop […]
Looking into Los Angeles Draft Bike Plan Implementation Strategy
By Joe Linton	| Aug 10, 2010
The city of Los Angeles is in the process of releasing the components of its 2010 draft Bicycle Plan, available at the city's website. The plan's chapters and most of its maps were released in early June 2010. On Thursday July 22nd, the city released its "Five Year Implementation Strategy." Still remaining unreleased is the actual […]
Streetsblog Interview: Ayla Stern
By Damien Newton	| Nov 18, 2010
Bicycle Advisory Committee Member. Bike Working Group volunteer. Midnight Rida. Co-Founder of the Valley Bikery. When it comes to advocacy Ayla Stern does it all. Recently, she's been one of the leaders of the battle to preserve the Wilbur Avenue Road Diet and Bike Lane re-striping that has won praise from cyclists and residents but […]
Review: The Expo Phase II Bike Path Is Going to Be Great…
By Damien Newton	| Jun 7, 2016
…if they ever finish it. Advocates for a bicycle path to run parallel to the recently-opened Phase II of the Expo Light Rail Line have long contended that the Exposition Construction Authority viewed the fully-funded separated bike path as an afterthought. Maybe they were right. The bike path, which officially opened with the rail line […]


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Anthony Smith Rowe Johnson (* 1938; † 28. April 2021) war ein jamaikanischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Diplomat und Politiker der Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Er war ab 2010 jamaikanischer Hochkommissar im Vereinigten Königreich.

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Johnson besuchte die Petersfield Elementary School und das Kingston College. Er studierte an der University of California, Los Angeles, wo er 1964 den Bachelor in Wirtschaftswissenschaften und 1965 den Master-Abschluss in Fach Internationaler Handel und Finanzen erwarb. Er war anschließend Journalist beim Jamaica Gleaner und dann als Reporter bei der Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation beschäftigt. Von 1992 bis 2008 war er als Lecturer und Senior Lecturer in der Abteilung für Management Studies der University of the West Indies tätig.

Er war verheiratet und Vater von vier Kindern. Er starb Ende April 2021 im Alter von 82 Jahren.

Politik
Johnson war von 1980 bis 1983 Senator und war in dieser Zeit Staatsminister im Industrie- und Handelsministerium. Bei der von der PNP boykottierten Wahl 1983 wurde er im Wahlkreis North East St. Catherine ins Repräsentantenhaus gewählt und wurde Staatsminister im Landwirtschaftsministerium. Bei der von der JLP verlorenen Wahl 1989 gewann er seinen Wahlkreis ein zweites Mal. Anschließend wurde er zwischen 1993 und 2007 für zwei weitere Legislaturperioden zum Senator für die Opposition ernannt, dabei war er ab 2002 Oppositionsführer im Senat. Zwischen 1989 und 2007 war er zeitweise Oppositionssprecher für Erziehung, Landwirtschaft sowie Bergbau, Energie und Technologie. Zudem war er zeitweise stellvertretender Parteivorsitzender der JLP.

Von 1991 bis 1995 war er Mitglied des Electoral Advisory Committee.

Botschafter
Von März 2008 bis Mai 2010 war Johnson Botschafter Jamaikas in den USA und Ständiger Repräsentant Jamaikas bei der Organisation Amerikanischer Staaten. Von Mai 2010 bis Februar 2012 war er Hochkommissar Jamaikas im Vereinigten Königreich und übte mit Sitz in London zudem die Funktion als jamaikanischer Botschafter in Irland, Finnland, Norwegen, Schweden und Dänemark aus.

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 http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=0&sobi2Id=188&Itemid=106 (Link nicht abrufbar)

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Be wary of a car dealer's offer of an extended warranty. Motor traders are legally obliged to give a warranty on a used car less than 10 years old which has travelled less than 160,000kms. Cars sold by auction are excluded from this warranty. Car dealers may avoid offering a warranty if they display a defect notice. Car buyers who incur a loss through a motor trader's actions may seek compensation from the Motor Car Traders Guarantee Fund.
Is the warranty worthwhile?
Car traders often offer "extended warranties" as part of car sales. You should be wary of such warranties, as they can be so limited in their application that they are not worth the price you pay for them. You should only buy an extended warranty if you fully understand its terms and are certain that it will be worthwhile.
New car buyers must rely on the manufacturer's guarantee, or on other legal remedies (e.g. in contract or the Australian Consumer Law). See "Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund".
Private sellers do not give warranties. If you buy a used car privately and something goes wrong with the car, you have to rely on other legal remedies.
If you buy a used car from a car trader, the MCT Act (s 54) requires the car trader to give a warranty in certain circumstances; this warranty is different from any "extended warranty" that a car trader may offer.
If a defect appears during the warranty period – whether or not it existed at the time you took delivery of the used car – the car trader has to repair or make good the defect at their own expense so the car is in a reasonable condition for its age.
The warranty applies if the car was manufactured no more than 10 years before the date of sale and has been driven for less than 160 000 km. The warranty period is 5000 km or three months from when you take delivery of the car, whichever occurs first. Any period during which the car trader has the car for the purposes of meeting warranty obligations does not count as part of the three-month warranty period.
If you suffer loss as a result of a car trader failing to honour the warranty, you may make a claim to the Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund for compensation (s 76 MCT Act). (The Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund is administered by Consumer Affairs Victoria; for CAV's contact details, see "Contacts".)
What is excluded from the warranty?
If a car was manufactured more than 10 years before the date of sale or has been driven more than 160 000 km, then a car trader is not obliged to give a warranty. The following are also excluded from the statutory warranty under section 54 of the MCT Act:
• defects that are specified in defect notices under section 55;
• defects arising from, or incidental to, accidental damage to the car that occurred after taking delivery;
• defects arising from misuse or negligence on the part of the driver that occurred after taking delivery;
• defects occurring in the tyres, battery or any prescribed accessory (see below) of the car;
• sale of a commercial vehicle or motor cycle;
• sale to a person who had the car in possession or under control for a continuous period of not less than three months immediately before the sale;
• sale to an employee or related company of the car trader;
• sale to another car trader or special trader;
• sale by public auction.
The prescribed accessories of a car referred to in section 54 of the MCT Act are: radios, cassette players, compact disc players, telephones, car aerials, clocks, cigarette lighters, non-standard body hardware, non-standard rear window demisters, tools other than jacks and wheel braces, light globes, sealed beam lights, non-standard fog lights, and non-standard alarms (reg 24 MCT Regulations).
A car is regarded as having a defect for the purposes of sections 54 and 55 of the MCT Act if one or more of its components is no longer in proper working condition, considering the car's age or the number of kilometres it has travelled, or if the component is defective to the extent that the car is unroadworthy or is not able to be driven (s 54(10)).
If the section 54 warranty does not apply, the car trader must attach a notice to the car, stating that the car is sold without any obligation under the MCT Act to repair or make good any defects that the car may have (s 54(2C); reg 12). If you suffer any loss as a result of a car trader's failure to attach such a notice to the car, you may make a claim to the Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund to seek compensation for that loss (s 76). (The Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund is administered by Consumer Affairs Victoria; for CAV's contact details, see "Contacts".)
The car trader must retain the notice for at least seven years and must give the purchaser a copy of the notice as soon as possible after the sale (ss 83A, 83C; reg 26; penalty: 50 pu).
What is the effect of a defect notice?
Under section 55 of the MCT Act, a car trader may avoid the warranty provisions by fixing a notice (see reg 13 MCT Regulations) to the used car specifying in reasonable detail any defects believed to exist in the car, together with an estimate of the fair cost of repairing or making good each defect.
The following must also occur:
1 the defect notice must be attached to the car at all times;
2 a copy of the defect notice must be signed by the purchaser at or before the time of sale;
3 a true copy of the signed notice must be given to the purchaser upon the sale; and
4 the estimate of the cost of repairing the defects must be reasonable.
The car trader must retain the defect notice for at least seven years and must give the purchaser a copy of the defect notice as soon as possible after the sale (ss 83A, 83C; reg 26; penalty: 50 pu).
Any special condition that purports to limit or modify the obligations of a car trader under section 54 or 55 is void (s 56). If a car trader enters an agreement containing such a special condition, a penalty of 10 pu applies.
If you suffer loss as a result of a car trader's failure to comply with section 56, you may make a claim to the Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund for compensation (s 76).
Motor Car Traders' Guarantee Fund
This fund is established under section 74 of the MCT Act. It is administered by Consumer Affairs Victoria (for CAV's contact details, see "Contacts"). Under section 76, any person (who is not a car trader, a special trader, a public statutory authority or a finance broker) may make a claim to the secretary of the Motor Car Traders' Claims Committee (established under s 57) for loss incurred from a failure of a car trader to:
• comply with sections 36, 38, 43(3), 54(2A), 54(2C) and 56(2) of the MCT Act; or
• transfer good title to a car; or
• comply with an agreement to pay the purchase price to a person who sold a car to the car trader or to remit the whole or any part of the purchase price to another person; or
• refund a deposit, or any other amount, following termination of a contract of sale of a car; or
• pay transfer or registration fees or stamp duty, or provide a roadworthiness certificate or other document necessary to enable a car to be registered; or
• comply with an agreement to refund a deposit or other amount following termination of a contract to purchase a car; or
• deliver a car after paying the purchase price; or
• remit money paid to the car trader as a premium or purchase price for an insurance policy or warranty to the person who was to provide the insurance or warranty; or
• satisfy a court or VCAT order arising from a car trader's trading in cars.
Section 76(2) of the MCT Act allows a special trader who is a financier to make a claim against the fund for loss incurred from the failure of a car trader to procure the cancellation of a registered security interest in the car.
Successful claims of up to $40 000 can be paid (reg 25 MCT Regulations). Further claims cannot be made about the same matter (s 78 MCT Act).
A person whose interests are affected by a decision made by the Motor Car Traders' Claims Committee can apply to VCAT within 28 days of the day the decision was made, or within 28 days of receiving a statement of reasons for the committee's decision (statements are issued upon request) (see s 79 MCT Act).


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Please refer to our Safety and Learning responding to Covid-19 page for latest updates on the maternity incentive scheme and Early Notification scheme.
The NHS remains one of the safest healthcare systems in the world to give birth. However, avoidable errors within maternity still occur and can have devastating consequences for the child, their mother and their wider family, as well as the NHS staff involved.
Although secondary to the human impact, such incidents can also result in a significant financial cost to the NHS. Obstetric claims accounted for 50% of the total estimated value of new claims reported to our clinical schemes in 2019/20, despite only representing 9% of the number.
Maternity, and how we can contribute to the delivery of safer maternity care, is therefore a key focus area for NHS Resolution. We are committed to supporting the National Maternity Safety Ambition to halve maternal and neonatal deaths and reduce significant harm. The Early Notification scheme is a key initiative to achieve this.
The scheme requires our Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) members to notify us of maternity incidents that have the potential to become high value claims. This will help to enable us to have the following impacts:
Investigate potential eligibility for compensation and take proactive action to reduce legal costs and improve the experience for the family and affected staff;
Share learning rapidly with the individual trust and the wider system in order to support safety improvement and prevent the same things happening again;
Build on our Saying Sorry and Being Fair work to ensure the process to obtain compensation is not a barrier to openness, candour and learning;
Preserve evidence to ensure we are able to respond to cases that a family may choose to bring at a later date; and
Improve the process for obtaining compensation for families, meeting needs in real time where possible and trying to reduce the risk of claims increasing in value due to inflation or unmet needs (such as psychological support) translating into larger losses.
Since the launch of the scheme, we have seen some early successes against these objectives. The scheme has seen us reduce the time between the incident occurring and the case being notified to NHS Resolution. On some cases it has also seen unprecedented speed in the time from the incident to a claims decision, with an associated reduction in costs. Early notification has also helped us to encourage trusts to be open about incidents with families and maximise opportunities to learn from them.
We have also learnt a lot since the scheme launched in 2017 and are also working in partnership with other organisations such as the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). This has informed some of the changes we are planning to make to the scheme from 1 April 2021 onwards.
To learn more about the scheme and our planned changes, please use the following links:
If you are a trust, please go to our Early Notification page for NHS trusts or member organisations for more information.
If you are a parent, family member or carer – please go to our Early notification page for parents, family members or carers for more information about the scheme.
Our Early Notification scheme progress report: collaboration and improved experience for families is available providing an overview of the scheme to-date alongside a thematic analysis of a cohort of cases from year one of the scheme (2017/2018). We have also produced a summary of the Early Notification scheme progress report.
Five years of cerebral palsy claims: a thematic review of NHS Resolution data provides and in-depth analysis of the causes of incidents which lead to claims and the investigations which follow.
In November 2017 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care updated on progress with the National Maternity Safety Strategy, bringing forward the ambition to reduce the number of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal death and brain injuries by 50% to 2025 (previously 2030). Our work is integral to the ambition and our Early Notification scheme was referenced as providing a new route for families to access compensation, based on the current principles of liability. The updated strategy also recognised the key role we have to play in helping to incentivise the delivery of best practice to improve safety, using the pricing lever of our main indemnity scheme, the CNST.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss the Early Notification scheme by emailing us at ENteam@resolution.nhs.uk or calling us on 0207 811 6263.
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Page last updated on: 4th November 2021


BNP on Sunday said it will not accept the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the 11th parliamentary elections as it can create a scope for 'digital vote rigging'.
"We've come to know from the media reports that the Election Commission has taken a move to hurriedly buy 1.5 lakh EVMs. It's in no way possible to hold a fair election using the EVMS," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
The BNP leader said people will not spare the CEC if he tries to use the EVMs to rig votes.UNB.


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Q: ':app:processDebugManifest' error while importing project I am trying to import an Android sample project then i get this message error:
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 10 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services:11.0.0] C:\Users\HP.android\build-cache\084ac0ca1bed4f5e30644d43f2b1fe5758c0d427\output\AndroidManifest.xml
      Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.play_services" to force usage

A: You need to change min sdk to 14 in build.gradle file of app module.

A: Basically, libraries have their own minSdkVersion. When you add a library in your project, which here is gms.play_services, for example, uses 14 as minSdkVersion, and in the meantime, you are using 10 in your own project, this error will appear while you're trying to sync your project. SO:

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*Or you have to raise your projects minSdkVersion to 14.

*Or you can add tools:overrideLibrary in your manifest like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

<uses-sdk
    tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.play_services"/>

</manifest>