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The Weinstein Company Declares Bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company has announced it will be filing for bankruptcy, following the fall-through of sell-off deal.
The Weinstein Co. announced this week that it will file for bankruptcy after a deal for the sale of the company fell apart.
The disgraced studio was in talks with a group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet for a deal that was estimated to be worth $500 million. Contreras-Sweet was in charge of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama, and backed by billionaire Ron Burkle.
According to a letter from the Weinstein Co. to Contreras-Sweet and Burkle, the deal fell through as a result of the issue of interim funding, which the company needed in order to stay operational through the transition.
"[W]e must conclude that your plan to buy this company was illusory and would only leave this Company hobbling toward its demise to the detriment of all constituents," the company said via the letter. "Despite your previous statements, it is simply impossible to avoid the conclusion that you have no intention to sign an agreement — much less to close one — and no desire to save valuable assets and jobs."
"While we recognize that this is an extremely unfortunate outcome for our employees, our creditors and any victims, the board has no choice," the company wrote via a statement. "Over the coming days, the company will prepare its bankruptcy filing with the goal of achieving maximum value in court."
The bid by Contreras-Sweet was a hopeful light after the fall of the company following allegations of sexual misconduct by the company's helmsman, Harvey Weinstein. Other bidders showed interest, but none were as promising as the prospect Contreras-Sweet brought – a full sale of the company and the ability to keep operations intact. Most of the other bids would have required a sale through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plan, a debtor is able to reorganize and restructure its financial affairs. The plan is a contract between the debtor and the debtor's creditors that outlines how a debtor will operate and pay for future obligations.
Often this plan means a debtor will need to downsize operations in order to reduce expenses and free up assets. Often times, as is currently being seen with Chevron and similar oil companies, a move to cut spending and lower costs is a way to recoup some money in order to avoid bankruptcy.
Liquidation and Chapter 11
In some cases, where restructuring will not yield enough income to pay debts, a "liquidation plan" is necessary. Under liquidation, a debtor's operations are shut down and its remaining property is sold to recoup money to pay off creditors.
Proposing Reorganization
Typically, a debtor receives four months to propose a reorganization plan following its initial filing of Chapter 11. This "exclusivity period" can be extended to up to 18 months following the petition date if the debtor is able to show good cause. While it can be extended, it can also be shortened, depending on the circumstances of the filing.
After the "exclusivity period" ends, the creditors' committee and/ or other parties are able to propose competing for reorganization plans. This is a fairly rare practice though. In these cases, it's typical that a creditor committee or other party will move to either dismiss the bankruptcy filing or convert the case to Chapter 7. During Chapter 7 a bankruptcy trustee cancels many (or all) of the company's debts. This can also mean the trustee will sell, or "liquidate" some of the property to pay back creditors.
Though rare, occasionally, a Chapter 11 reorganization plan will allow for every creditor to be paid back immediately, and in full. If this is not the case, as per usual, creditors are allowed to vote on whether or not they will accept the proposed Chapter 11 plan.
During this vote, at least one class of "impaired" claims must approve the Chapter plan in order for the plan to be approved by the bankruptcy court. Upon the plan being confirmed, an "impaired" claim is an obligation that will not be paid in full or when originally due.
Bankruptcy Court Approvals
The bankruptcy court must also approve:
any sale of assets (property or real property). This excludes items such as inventory that is sold by a retail debtor during the ordinary course of business. For example; if a t-shirt company files for bankruptcy, they would still be allowed to sell their t-shirts.
entering into or breaking a lease on real or personal property.
mortgages or other secured financing arrangements that will allow the debtor to borrow money after the bankruptcy case is filed.
the shut down or expansion of business operations.
entering into or modifying union, vendor, licensing, and other agreements and contracts, and
the retention of, and payment of fees and expenses to, attorneys and other professionals.
Role of Creditors
Creditors, shareholders, and other parties that have a vested interest in the company are able to support or oppose actions that will require bankruptcy court approval. These interests and opinions will be considered in bankruptcy court and determinations on how to proceed will be made. It's only under Chapter 11 plans that formal votes are given by creditors and equity holders.
Unsecured creditors typically participate in Chapter 11 cases via a bankruptcy committee that is appointed to represent their interests. This committee is allowed to retain attorneys at the debtor's expense. In some bankruptcy cases, shareholder committees are also able to take an active role in the bankruptcy decisions.
Confirmation of the Chapter 11 Plan
"Confirmation" is when a proposed bankruptcy plan is approved by a bankruptcy court. In order to confirm a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the court needs to rule that the plan meets numerous requirements, including:
Feasibility. Feasibility means the proposed plan is likely to succeed. A debtor will need to prove that it will be able to raise sufficient revenues during the course of the plan's term in order to cover its expenses and payments to creditors.
Good Faith. The plan needs to be proposed in good faith and not by means forbidden under applicable law.
Best Interests of Creditors. The plan must be in best interests of its creditors, meaning that a creditor will receive at least as much under a proposed Chapter 11 plan as they would had the case been converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation. This "best interest" often means that the debtor will need to pay a creditor in pull. Typically, Chapter 11 debtors are not able to meet this "best interest" and thus only pay a fraction of what they owe.
Fair and Equitable. The plan also must be "fair and equitable," meaning the following:
Secured creditors (meaning it has a mortgage against a real property or lien against personal property like inventory and equipment) must be paid, over time, at least the value of their collateral.
The debtor is not able to retain anything on account of their equity interests until all obligations are paid in full. This is either immediately upon plan confirmation or over time (which includes interest). A bankruptcy court is able to allow equity holders to retain ownership interests in the debtor in exchange for "new money" that is put towards paying reorganization expenses. Otherwise, equity holders lose all ownership rights once the plan is confirmed.
Some of the confirmation requirements (like the fair and equitable test) are only applicable if the affected creditors vote against the proposed bankruptcy plan.
Does Chapter 11 Work?
Studies show that about 10 to 15% of Chapter 11 cases are successful, meaning the company is able to reorganize. Often cases are dismissed or converted to Chapter 7 liquidations. For a case to be dismissed the bankruptcy court must approve its dismissal. Conversion or dismissal can be done if a debtor fails to show it will be successful in reorganizing.
Bankruptcy law can be intricate and confusing. Because of this, if you believe you are a candidate for bankruptcy, you should immediately contact a bankruptcy attorney. They will be able to look at your case and your financial situation to determine if you are a good candidate, and what type of bankruptcy you should file.


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She gave birth on Monday. She helped save a man from an exploding tanker on Thursday.
Holly V. Hays
Holly McNally and her mother were on the way home from an area hospital Thursday afternoon when McNally said she spotted a man running on the exit ramp to Interstate 70.
The man was on fire.
"I guess mom- and gut-instinct," she said. "If that were my child or my husband or my family member, I would want somebody to run up if they could."
She got out of the car, hopped over a guardrail and began running toward him.
McNally gave birth just days ago.
Her water broke at 1 a.m. Monday. But her baby boy was moving so quickly, she said, that he beat doctors into the room — the 35-year-old practically delivered him on her own after laboring for only 26 minutes.
The birth was hard on him, so he's spent his first few days in the neonatal intensive care unit, where doctors can watch over him. McNally has split her time between the hospital and her far-eastside home.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, a tanker carrying 4,000 gallons of fuel rolled over and caught fire on the ramp from I-465 southbound to I-70 eastbound, causing "severe, catastrophic damage" to the surrounding area, according to Indianapolis Fire Department Battalion Chief Rita Reith. The fuel spilled across the bridge and into the grass, carving a 500-foot path of destruction.
The 59-year-old driver was able to get out of the truck on his own. That's when McNally spotted him.
As she was running toward the ramp, McNally encountered Mitch Navarre, who was also running to help the man.
'Buddy, I'm going to get you out'
Navarre, also a semi-truck driver, said he stopped his truck when he saw the man and realized he was in dire need of help. If someone didn't act, the man on the bridge was going to die.
Navarre remembers running through a cloud of thick, black smoke and seeing the driver, who appeared to be in shock.
"Pretty much, he was waiting to be blown away," Navarre said. "And I said, 'Buddy, I'm gonna get you out.'"
When McNally got to the driver, she could see he was severely burned.
McNally said Navarre covered the driver with his coat and they began walking him down the embankment, away from the bridge.
"We started to go down the embankment a little bit, and I could smell the fluid running past my feet," McNally said. She asked the man what he'd been hauling: jet fuel. "I was like, 'You guys, we have got to get out of here.'"
In the chaos, Navarre and McNally's stories diverge slightly. Both said they were on the embankment with the man as the tanker exploded. She didn't want to act selfishly, she said, but she couldn't stop thinking of her newborn.
"I'm thinking I'm gonna blow up in an explosion," she said, "and not see my baby again."
A second explosion caused the fire to spread, following them down the embankment, McNally said. The driver began to slow down. McNally was worried she and Navarre would have to carry him, and she might not be strong enough. Thankfully, another man ran to the embankment and helped move the driver to safety.
Indiana State Police Trooper Chris Hanson drove down the embankment to meet them. Reith said Hanson used clothing from his own gym bag to cover the man until emergency medical technicians arrived.
The driver was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, Reith said. The tanker was practically obliterated by the fire and explosions.
The incident remains under investigation, although preliminary information released by Indiana State Police indicates speed may have been a factor in the rollover.
"Without question, those good Samaritans saved this driver's life," Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine said.
They just wanted to help
Navarre, who has lived in Indianapolis for 30 years but is originally from Haiti, broke down as he recounted the events to IndyStar on Friday afternoon. It broke his heart, he said, that there were people taking videos and pictures, but not running to the man who was so helpless.
"In this life," he said, "it's always good to be there for people."
Although she's not particularly religious, McNally said, she feels as if the timing of everything — from reaching him on the ramp to the getting him in the state trooper's car — couldn't have been better.
"Somebody was watching out for all of us."

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5 Simple Tips to Cut Back on Added Sugars in Your Diet
Alli Hoff Kosik · Sep 15, 2017
If you're trying to make over your eating regimen and work toward a healthier lineup of food and drink, it should come as no surprise that sugar is a fickle, fickle friend. We love indulging in an apple crumble or basically anythingdulche de leche, but those treats don't always love us back — and the fact that they're loaded up with added sugars means that nutrition pros aren't too excited about the idea of us eating 'em regularly. According to Stephanie Perruzza, in-house registered dietician at KIND Snacks, it's added sugars — not the natural ones found in fruit and dairy — that we need to be most concerned with. We got the lowdown from Perruzza about added sugars, and got some tips on how to eat less of them.
"It's really about the vessel the sugar is consumed in," Perruzza says of the difference between natural and added sugars. While these two categories are largely the same biochemically, natural sugars come with fiber, calcium, and other nutrients, while food products with tons of added sugar often lack any redeeming nutritional qualities. "You tend to get a better health package with a natural sugar."
To draw attention to our national problem with added sugar, KIND dumped 45 thousand pounds of sugar — that's how much added sugar children in the US are eating every five minutes (!) — into Times Square last month. According to a recent poll by the snack company, many parents don't understand the differences between natural and added sugars. Enter Fruit Bites, a new naturally sweetened take on fruit snacks that KIND hopes will set more kids on a path toward healthier treats.
It's not just well-known "sweet treats" that include gratuitous sugar, though. Added sweeteners lurk beneath the surface of plenty of other foods, Perruzza says. Condiments (like salad dressing, barbecue sauce, and ketchup), pasta sauces, pre-packaged oatmeal (especially those flavored with brown sugar or maple), and products labeled as fat-free or low-fat are just a few of the sneakier food culprits loaded up with the kind of sugars we really don't need.
Thanks to Perruzza, we've pulled together a list of five habits you can work into your shopping and eating routines that will help you cut back on added sugar. Our favorite thing about this approach? It encourages us to toss out the unhealthy sweetness without pretending that we can totally eliminate the yummy flavors we love. Read on for all the details!
1. Swap out sugar-sweetened beverages. According to the USDA's dietary guidelines for 2015 to 2020 (published in December 2015), beverages other than milk and 100 percent fruit juice account for 47 percent of added sugar intake among the American population. Soft drinks make up the largest portion of this category, but fruit drinks, sport and energy drinks, coffee, tea, and alcoholic beverages also contribute. To cut back on the intake of beverages with added sugar, Perruzza recommends drinking more water and seltzer. If you just have to have that little extra somethin' somethin' in terms of flavor, toss in fresh fruit.
2. Read food labels. Perruzza encourages you to pay more attention to ingredient lists before you buy. "Sugar comes in different names like malt syrup, invert sugar, agave nectar, [and] corn syrup," she says. "Be aware of these on a food's ingredient list." Recently, some food companies — KIND being the first — adopted a new label that offers a separate disclosure for added sugars. These labels note how much of the total sugar listed comes from added sugar sources. Look out for information like this at the supermarket.
3. Use fruit as a natural sweetener. Using real fruit and spices to flavor yogurts, beverages, and other oft fruit-sweetened foods is a great alternative to the syrups and jams typically used by manufacturers. Instead of purchasing "fruit on the bottom" yogurt cups, for example, add fresh berries and cinnamon to a serving of plain or Greek yogurt. It may tack on an extra minute or two to your morning routine, but it will pay off in spades for your health. Fruit is just as delicious (if not more!) as the pre-packaged syrups, but it also contains fiber and other nutrients.
4. Take added sugar out of your sight lines. That pretty ceramic sugar bowl may look great sitting in your kitchen next to the coffee pot, but it's one more thing bringing you face-to-face with unhealthy added sugars. Stash sugar bowls and syrups in the pantry whenever possible. "Out of sight, out of mind!" Perruzza says.
5. Practice moderation. Practicing moderation in many things is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and sugar is no exception. Give yourself permission to indulge in your favorite desserts and sweet treats here and there, but don't make a habit of doing so after every meal. If you just have to tend to that pesky sweet tooth more often, Perruzza says, consider enjoying fruit, which will take the edge off of your craving without added sugar.
How do you minimize added sugar in your diet? Tweet us @BritandCo!
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Alli Hoff Kosik
Alli Hoff Kosik is a freelance writer who is passionate about reading, running, rainbow sprinkles, her lipstick collection, watching embarrassing reality TV, and drinking pink wine. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and (in her dreams, at least) three golden retriever puppies. Listen to her talk books on The SSR Podcast.
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Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017
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Transportation services companies depend highly on the health of the global economy because of fixed costs in the industry. Therefore, the profitability of companies involved in the transportation services industry depends on efficient operations and on favorable fuel and labour costs. While large companies enjoy economies of scale in the ability to provide more extensive services, small companies can compete only by serving local or regional areas .
The transportation services market consists of sales of transportation services and warehousing and storage facilities by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that move people or goods from one place to another for an amount or fee and/or provide warehousing and storage facilities to store goods. Transportation services include air, rail, road, water and pipeline transportation of both goods and people.
The rail transportation market consists of sales of rail transportation services by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that use trains to provide transport for passengers and/or cargo. Railroads operate either on networks with physical facilities, labour forces, and equipment spread over a wide geographic area, or operate over a short distance on a local rail line.
The transit and ground passenger transportation market consists of sales of transit and ground passenger transportation services by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that provide a variety of passenger transportation services, such as urban transit systems, chartered buses, school buses, and interurban bus transportation.
The warehousing and storage market consists of sales of warehousing and storage services by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that operate warehousing and storage facilities for bonded merchandize, general merchandize, refrigerated goods and other warehouse products. These establishments generally handle goods in containers, such as boxes, barrels, and/or drums, using equipment, such as forklifts, pallets, and racks. They are not specialized in handling bulk products of any particular type, size, or quantity of goods or products.


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Venminder: Managing Growth and Racing Through Checkpoints While Scaling a Mountain
Krautzel
Congratulations to Venminder on raising their $33 million growth round. MissionOG initially invested in the company in 2018, and is excited to continue our financial support of the leader in third-party risk management. The company has made significant progress over the past two years: broadening their team, increasing their customer base, and evolving their solution to meet the market's need. With any partner company, MissionOG performs an honest assessment when determining participation in follow-on investment rounds. Below is a recount of how we assess progress of an existing portfolio company and why we are so bullish on Venminder's future.
When we started MissionOG in 2013, we believed a significant investment opportunity existed with companies that had the following characteristics:
Teams with uncommon insights, typically informed from deep experience in their target market
At an inflection point in their growth (post commercialization)
Chasing big TAMs (total addressable market) where they could be eventual leaders
Within the market segments mentioned above where we had a unique perspective, experience, and network
As we matured over the past seven years, we have been fortunate to work with many companies that not only clear that initial bar, but have been able to scale up the mountain of growth in front of them. It is generally a hard journey and one that has numerous variables for success. To ensure that our portfolio companies continue to evolve, we have built checkpoints to assess their progress.
When we invested in Venminder in July of 2018, the founder, Dana Bowers, and existing team had built a fast-growing business that was helping banks and credit unions remain compliant by understanding their vendor's potential vulnerabilities, specifically related to payment processing, cybersecurity, and financial stability. Unlike other firms that offered third-party compliance through a pure service model, Venminder provided software, data, and services to help their customers manage their vendors and have proper oversight.
At the time, Venminder hit on key items we sought to make our investment:
Team with highly relevant insights: Dana had brought back members from a prior successful company, iPay, to form a well-functioning team, well versed in achieving significant scale. While at iPay, they experienced the pain with third-party risk management first-hand and knew a market opportunity existed to solve for it
Strong metrics that support an inflection point or sustained growth: Venminder had commercialized to the point where they had strong, predictable metrics, including CAC to LTV (cost of customer acquisition vs. lifetime value), churn (customer turnover), and net retention (measure of customer retention and upsell)
Pointing to a large TAM: Third-party risk management for financial services firms chased an estimated TAM of $500M, but the market was extremely fragmented with no single leader
Promise of efficiency through technology/IP: with the uniqueness and stickiness of their emerging platform, we believed Venminder was building a defensible moat
For more regarding our initial thinking with Venminder, please take a look at our post from 2018.
Fast forward nine quarters and Venminder continues its rapid growth. Over the past three years, the business has nearly tripled revenue and its solutions are utilized by more than 800 customers. Most importantly, the company has added foundational elements to become the market leader, while increasing the size of the opportunity. Similar to the characteristics MissionOG looks for when we make an initial investment, there are key considerations we need to assess when we make follow-on investments. When we evaluated the checkpoints that we assess to judge a company's readiness for scale, Venminder provided us great confidence to follow-on in their current round.
Checkpoints for Greater Growth
Has the team evolved and is it ready for scale?
Dana, and now CEO James Hyde, have prioritized adding executive talent to an already high functioning team. This process began when Dana recruited James to become the CEO in September of 2018. In addition, over the last year, Venminder has recruited Jim Ciortan, VP of sales, Jennifer Busenbark, VP of product, and Ramin Zacharia, CFO. With these additions to the executive team, along with key hires across the departments, Venminder is well positioned to manage planned scale.
Do the metrics support growth and future strength?
Yes. In addition to the customer and sales growth, Venminder continues to demonstrate strong metrics around customer retention, upsell, and lifetime value, which all point to high satisfaction and further expansion of their solution.
Has the solution become adopted as a part of client's workflow?
This is an exciting part of the story. Prior to Venminder, third-party risk was a manual-driven process primarily provided by large services firms. Venminder changed that with their market-leading software that allows customers to efficiently and effectively manage their vendor's lifecycle. By providing a SaaS that gives a 360 view of vendors- assessment, tracking, and reporting – their solution has become necessary for their clients.
Has the brand advanced to a challenger or leadership position?
Venminder has committed significant investment to build the leading community for third-party risk management. This peer-driven community supports procurement professionals through open dialog and exchange. Venminder has a learning center with hundreds of webinars, interviews, and podcasts to provide insights on the market. In 2019, Venminder was recognized by Gartner as a challenger for its Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Management Tools. Together, these efforts have enhanced their leadership position in the market.
Has the solution evolved to open new markets?
With their product enhancements, success with clients, and their thought leadership, demand for Venminder has pulled the company into new markets. Beyond supporting banks and credit unions, new markets such as insurance, healthcare, retail, fintech, and technology are quickly expanding and have increased the company's total addressable market by 3x. In addition, the company recently launched the Venminder Exchange, a marketplace providing professionals a fast and efficient way to search and preview vendor risk assessments completed by qualified professionals.
Does the culture support growth?
A strong, positive culture is a critical component for scale and one that is often misread with young companies. We assessed two components of Venminder's culture that were both highly positive and a credit to their leadership. The first was their employee satisfaction and retention. The second was how they sustained the business through the pandemic to date. Similar to how Venminder has been purposeful in building brand value with customers and the greater community, they have also invested in developing an admirable culture where employees are valued.
We are excited to watch Venminder take their next steps forward as they continue to scale a now larger mountain of opportunity within third-party risk management.
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Set in modern and ancient Provence, this exhilarating, moving novel casts brilliant light on the ways in which history - whether of a culture or a family - refuses to be buried. Ned Marriner, fifteen years old, has accompanied his photographer father to Provence for a six-week "shoot" of images for a glossy coffee-table book. Gradually, Ned discovers a very old story playing itself out in this modern world of iPods, cellphones, and seven-seater vans whipping along roads walked by Celtic tribes and the Roman Legions. On one holy, haunted night of the ancient year, when the borders between the living and the dead are down and fires are lit upon the hills, Ned, his family, and his friends, are shockingly drawn into this tale, as dangerous, mythic figures from conflicts of long ago erupt into the present, claiming and changing lives.


I'm in the middle of a flare. I really struggle on days like this. I'm sure you know how it feels!
Most of the time my symptoms are under control – I carefully pace my activity; I rest regularly; I do what my doctors have instructed in order to manage my chronic condition.
But sometimes my symptoms hold me hostage anyway. And I get stuck – like a beetle on its back. Does that happen to you too?
Your symptoms might not be the same as mine, but I'm sure you're very familiar with the emotional impact of these dreaded flare-up days.
On days like this my body is a burden.
On days like this I am tempted to despair. I can't achieve even the simplest of things. I am reduced to being a spectator in my own life. I lie alone in a quiet room while other people spend time with my precious children. I watch helplessly as my husband wearily and courageously carries our whole family on his two shoulders.
On days like this my guilt and grief come for a visit. They are not fun guests!
On days like this I'm tempted to look down on myself. To think negatively about my life. To get angry at my weak body for not bending to my will like it always did before I developed ME/CFS.
"Beware! Guard against every kind of greed.
For me, Jesus' words above are actually more of an encouragement than a warning!
Well, they remind me of some very important facts of life – truths that help me to keep a godly perspective on days like this, when I'm tempted to despair.
1. This life is not all there is.
Two people came to Jesus bickering over an inheritance matter. Jesus' response was to tell them a parable about a "rich fool" who had an abundance of grain so he decided to build an even bigger barn in order to store his surplus. (Luke 12:16-21) The problem was, he died that night – spiritually bankrupt.
2. "Life is not measured by how much you own" – neither is it measured by how much we achieve!
I really like this story, as it helps me put my lack of achievement in perspective.
On days like this, when I'm bed-bound, I can't accomplish the most basic tasks of daily living. On days like this my achievement-oriented mind turns against me, and depression knocks at the door.
How comforting to remember that our life is not measured by how much we own, or how much we can achieve!
Father God, we are so, so tired of being in bodies that betray us. Our minds want to strive but our bodies hold us back. We are forced to rely on others just to get by. On days like this we feel forgotten and alone. We see people thriving in life while we lie here, inert and helpless. God, on days like this we need your comfort. We need your help to stand against the despair that threatens to crush our spirits. The despair that takes even the good things we do have and smothers them with the hazy hue of discontent.
Lord, it's such a relief to know that life isn't measured by how much we own – or how much we can achieve! Help us to build our identity on the solid foundation of Jesus. Help us to remember we are valuable because we belong to you – and that's all that counts. Grow in us a strong sense of dignity and purpose as we remember who we are in Christ. Give us perseverance, please Lord. Help us live today with a supernatural peace, knowing that this life is not all there is… Help us live today – and each new day on this earth – in the light of eternity. In Jesus' name, Amen.
If you're feeling useless, or worthless, or you're struggling to find a sense of purpose and joy in life, these two posts might provide the encouragement you need: The Terrible Trio of Grief – Our Good Shepherd (Psalm 23) and Fruitful #1: When You Miss Feeling Useful.
Follow-up post on the way!


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Q: GraphQL cannot find generated input type I wrote a mutation based on my 'Album' type:
mutation UpdateAlbum($updateAlbumId: String!, $albumUpdateInput: AlbumUpdateInput!) {
  updateAlbum(id: $updateAlbumId, albumUpdateInput: $albumUpdateInput) {
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    name
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}

AlbumUpdateInput contains one property: 'name', which is a string.
After exporting the operation to my xCode project and building, I got an error:
Unknown type "AlbumUpdateInput". Did you mean "AlbumContent"?
file:///Users/ramy/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Developer/klikkie-concept/FavouritesPlus/GraphQL/Albums.graphql:38: error: Cannot query field "updateAlbum" on type "Mutation".

I can see that GraphQL doesn't recognise AlbumUpdateInput as a type, probably because it is not automatically generated. Does anybody know how to tell GraphQL to generate also this class?

A: In your GraphQL schema, first you need to create input type AlbumUpdateInput as follows:
input AlbumUpdateInput {
    name: String!
}

Then only you can access this input type.

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For UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar, sudden rage after years of intense academic studies
Former UCLA doctoral student Mainak Sarkar shot and killed his former professor Wednesday before shooting himself, officials said. He also is suspected in the shooting death of a woman in Minnesota.
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By Matt Hamilton, Teresa Watanabe, Kate Mather, Richard Winton
The gunman was dead. Beside him, two semiautomatic pistols, extra magazines and a backpack.
Mainak Sarkar, a former doctoral student, had killed himself after storming through a UCLA building and fatally shooting a highly regarded professor inside a small fourth-floor office.
But the note Sarkar left behind kept authorities on edge. It listed a home address in St. Paul, Minn., nearly 2,000 miles away. There was also a request. Could someone check on his cat?
That led authorities to search the 38-year-old's home, where they discovered a "kill list" with three names: William Klug, the professor fatally shot Wednesday; another UCLA professor, who is safe; and a woman who lived in a nearby suburb.
The woman was found early Thursday inside her gray Brooklyn Park home, dead from a gunshot wound. Public records listed the resident as Ashley Hasti, a 31-year-old University of Minnesota medical student whom Sarkar married in 2011.
Detectives are piecing together Sarkar's movements in the Midwest and what led up to the murder-suicide that sent thousands of UCLA students racing for cover and holing up in classrooms.
They believe that Sarkar killed the woman, then drove to Los Angeles in his gray, 2003 Nissan Sentra. The car, which has not been found, may contain evidence and other clues to help them establish a motive, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told The Times on Thursday.
So far there is nothing to suggest Sarkar committed other crimes during his trip, Beck said, but detectives are working with authorities in various states "to see if there is a trail."
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Sarkar used a 9-mm pistol purchased legally in Minnesota to kill Klug, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Authorities are attempting to determine whether the weapon used in Los Angeles was connected to the Brooklyn Park shooting.
Sarkar intended to kill two UCLA faculty members, but was able to locate only Klug, Beck said. It was not immediately clear if Sarkar looked for the other professor, who was not named. That professor wasn't on campus at the time of the shooting.
Both instructors were aware that Sarkar had issues with them. "But I don't think that is cause for somebody to believe that they were going to be a homicide target," the chief said.
It was not initially known whether either of the professors had expressed concerns about Sarkar to anyone at UCLA.
Beck said detectives were also trying to contact other people in Sarkar's life to make sure there were no additional victims.
Klug, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Sarkar appeared to have had a friendly relationship that at some point turned sour. In his doctoral dissertation, submitted in 2013, Sarkar expressed gratitude to the professor for his help and support.
"Thank you for being my mentor," he wrote. A 2014 doctoral commencement booklet listed Klug as Sarkar's advisor.
But in recent months, Sarkar lashed out at the professor in online postings. On March 10, Sarkar called Klug a "very sick person" who could not be trusted.
"I urge every new student coming to UCLA to stay away from this guy," he wrote on his blog. "He made me really sick. Your enemy is your enemy. But your friend can do a lot more harm. Be careful about whom you trust." He posted Klug's photo.
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According to police, Sarkar had accused Klug of stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else. A source familiar with the relationship called the accusation "absolutely psychotic" and said that Klug had bent over backward to help Sarkar finish his dissertation and graduate.
Sarkar had struggled with severe mental problems, including depression and an inability to study, which compromised his work at UCLA, the source said.
Alex Levine, a UCLA biology and chemistry professor, said Klug, 39, felt strongly about his vocation and was intent on making a real impact on developments in human health.
"There's absolutely nothing that Bill did that would have any bearing on this," Levine said of the shooting.
Beck said detectives discussed the theft allegation with UCLA officials and found it to be without merit. "This was a making of his own imagination," he said of Sarkar.
A memorial left at "The Bruin" on the UCLA campus Friday morning.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
UCLA students write and post notes on the bear on UCLA's Bruin Walk on Thursday, a day after the deadly shooting on campus.
UCLA student Mai Que Vo, left, comforts India McFarlane, who was crying as students wrote notes to be placed on the Bruin Walk bear Thursday, a day after the deadly shooting of an engineering professor on campus.
Flowers were left at the door of the Engineering IV Building on Thursday morning.
Smashed doors can be seen on the fourth floor of the UCLA engineering building where Wednesday's murder-suicide took place.
The word "clear" written on a wall near smashed doors on the fourth floor of the Engineering Building.
UCLA students walk past the Engineering Building Thursday morning where engineering professor William Klug was killed.
Charles Kawczynski, a doctoral mechanical engineering student, talks on June 2 about the shooting at UCLA as he stands in front of damaged doors on the fourth floor of the Engineering Building, where the slaying of a professor occurred.
A UCLA police officer works June 2 on the fourth floor of the Engineering Building, where a professor and former doctoral student were killed in a murder-suicide.
Police escort people at UCLA after a lockdown was lifted following a shooting on campus.
Students return to campus Wednesday after a shooting at UCLA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
UCLA Gabriela Romero calls her mother telling her not to worry after a shooting on campus Wednesday.
Police respond to the UCLA campus after a shooting Wednesday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Hundreds of UCLA students leave the UCLA campus after the lockdown was called off after two people were shot on campus.
UCLA students evacuate the campus.
Police search the UCLA campus after a shooting Wednesday.
A police officer searches the UCLA campus after a shooting on Wednesday. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
SWAT officers Eddie Roca, right, and P.J. Rudolf rest after responding to a shooting at UCLA.
People gather in a campus building after a shooting at UCLA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
UCLA students evacuate the campus after a shooting Wednesday.
Police officers check and evacuate students after a shooting on the UCLA campus on Wednesday.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Police officers check evacuees after a shooting on the UCLA campus on Wednesday.
Police officers evacuate students after a shooting on the UCLA campus on Wednesday.
UCLA students are evacuated from the Mathmatics building after a shooting on campus.
Police officers check students after a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday.
People evacuate the UCLA campus. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Police officers respond to a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday.
People are frisked at the scene of a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
Police officers questions a students after a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
Police officers respond to a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Police rush to the scene of a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
The scene at UCLA on Wednesday morning, where a shooting was reported.
Police officers in tactical gear at the scene of a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
People evacuate the UCLA campus after a shooting on Wednesday.
A ladder hangs out a window after a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
Police officers deploy at the scene of a shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning.
Students barricade the door of their classroom at UCLA after a shooting on campus.
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Police vehicles at the scene of a shooting at UCLA Wednesday morning.
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Sarkar received an aerospace engineering degree in 2000 from the Indian Institutes of Technology at Kharagpur in eastern India. Over the years, IIT has built a storied reputation, with its graduates becoming top executives at major corporations.
By then, Sarkar had attended Stanford from 2003 until 2005, earning a Master's of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. He had a stint as a research assistant at the University of Texas and worked as a software developer.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Sarkar became a teaching assistant at UCLA in 2008. Residents of the cream-and-aqua apartment complex in the Sawtelle neighborhood where Sarkar lived recalled that the mechanical engineering student kept to himself.
Eugenio Martinez, 30, said Sarkar appeared to enjoy people-watching.
"I just remembered he was very observant of everyone," Martinez said. "He never spoke, at least not to me. He seemed normal and tranquil."
Sarkar graduated from UCLA in 2013. He eventually settled in Minnesota and worked remotely as an engineering analyst for Ohio-based rubber company Endurica LLC.
"I appreciate the quality of his work and his careful approach to new problems," the company's president wrote on Sarkar's LinkedIn page.
So far, little is known about Sarkar's life in Minnesota. Sources close to the investigation said Sarkar's relationship with Hasti had ended at some point. On Thursday, police and crime lab crews swarmed the Brooklyn Park home they once shared.
At Sarkar's residence in St. Paul, authorities recovered ammunition and a box for one of the two pistols found at UCLA. The cat was found safe.
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7:30 a.m.: This article was updated throughout with more information.
2:23 p.m: This article has been updated with scenes from UCLA
12:41 p.m.: This article was updated with information from the shooter's former apartment in Westwood.
This article was originally published at 10:49 a.m.
Matt Hamilton
Matt Hamilton is a reporter in the Metro section for the Los Angeles Times.
Teresa Watanabe
Teresa Watanabe covers education for the Los Angeles Times.
Richard Winton
Richard Winton is a crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2011.


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 5-8:30 p.m.
and help ensure waterfowl continue to have a home on the Shore!
Join us as we present this year's Hall of Fame Awards and introduce the new Federal Duck Stamp winning artist.
ART GALLERIES OPEN: 5 p.m.
Experience an exclusive preview of this year's exceptional art. Mingle with the artists. Enjoy a "Fin, Fowl and Farm" tasting tour and open bar at each of our downtown galleries.
We'll be bringing back the QUICK DRAW, SCULPT & CARVE in each Gallery: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Stay tuned to find out which of our artists will be participating in this adventure — a feature we introduced in 2018. Each of the items created in this 1-hour event will then be sold in the "Making Way for Ducklings" Art Auction at 7pm. Proceeds from these items will benefit Waterfowl Chesapeake's conservation efforts.
Each guest attending at the Benefactor level and above will receive a voucher valid for 10% off any art purchase made Thursday-Sunday during the Waterfowl Festival at our three main galleries.
Relax between exhibits and enjoy refreshments throughout the weekend at this historic Easton landmark. Open to contributors at the Benefactor level and above.
Avoid the crowd. View and purchase your favorite art pieces in advance of the general public. Open to contributors at the Benefactor level and above.
Support conservation, even if you can't make the party!
NEW "quick draw", "quick sculpt" and "quick carve" pieces will be part of the fun this year! So take home a piece of art, miniature decoy or another treasure — donated by Festival artists! Purchases of miniature decoys and small artists' works benefit our youth volunteers through the William A. Perry Scholarship Fund. Quick draw pieces benefit conservation efforts. Either way, the ducklings of the future say thank you!


KS1 perform another amazing show of Angel Express!
This afternoon we saw the final performance of the amazing Angel Express, performed by Reception and Key Stage 1. Well done to all of the staff and pupils for a beautiful performance of this show!


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Studies in Business and Economics
Change, Resistance to Change and Organizational Cynicism
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Ramona Todericiu
Volume & Issue: Volume 11 (2016) - Issue 3 (December 2016)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2016-0034 © 2016 Grama Blanca et al., published by De Gruyter OpenThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
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Editorials |The Republican's Guide to Presidential Etiquette
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The Republican's Guide to Presidential Etiquette
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD OCT. 8, 2017
Illustrations by Oliver Munday
Republicans used to care a lot about how a president comports himself, and whether he acts at all times with the dignity his station demands.
"Is President Obama Disrespecting the Oval Office?" Fox News asked in 2010, with a link to images of Mr. Obama and his aides tossing a football, or eating apples just inches from the Resolute desk.
"Wear a suit coat and tie," said Andrew Card Jr., President George W. Bush's former chief of staff, in reaction to pictures of Mr. Obama in shirtsleeves in 2009.
"I do expect him to send the message that people who are going to be in the Oval Office should treat the office with the respect that it has earned over history," Mr. Card said.
But hey, that was then! In 2017, there's a whole new bar for tolerable conduct by the commander in chief. Our original guide cataloged several dozen examples. Almost five months later, it's clear that an update is necessary. This expanded list is meant to ensure that Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and other congressional Republicans never forget what they now condone in a president.
So, if you are the president, you may:
Mock a foreign leader with a demeaning nickname and threaten his country with nuclear annihilation over Twitter
Call for the firing of "son of a bitch" athletes who choose to exercise their right to free speech
Refer to the White House as "a real dump"
Spend the weekend golfing at your private club while the mayor of an American city wades through sewage-filled water to help citizens after a catastrophic hurricane, then accuse that mayor of "poor leadership" when she criticizes your administration's slow response to the storm
Criticize victims of that hurricane still living without drinking water or electricity by saying they "want everything to be done for them"
During a visit to some of those victims, throw rolls of paper towels at them and tell them they should be "very proud" that only 16 people have died so far, unlike in a "real catastrophe"
Attack a senator battling terminal cancer
Pick nominees to the federal bench who call a sitting Supreme Court justice a "judicial prostitute" and refer to transgender children as part of "Satan's plan"
Campaign hard for a Senate candidate; then when he appears likely to lose, say "I might have made a mistake" and later delete your tweets supporting him
Behave so erratically and irresponsibly that senators of your own party resort to saying you're treated like someone at "an adult day-care center" to keep you from starting World War III
Spend one of every three days as president visiting at least one of your own properties
Publicly and privately humiliate your own attorney general for recusing himself from an investigation into your campaign
Say nothing when a foreign leader's bodyguards brutally attack peaceful protesters in the streets of Washington, D.C.
Tweet GIFs of yourself violently attacking the media and your former political opponent
Encourage police officers not to be "too nice" when apprehending criminal suspects
Help draft a misleading statement about the purpose of a meeting between your son, other top campaign aides and representatives of a rival foreign power intent on interfering in the election
Deliver a speech to the Boy Scouts of America that includes mockery of a former president and winking references to sexual orgies, and then lie by claiming that the head of that organization called and told you it was the best speech ever delivered in Boy Scout history
Hang a framed copy of a fake Time magazine cover celebrating your business acumen in your golf clubs around the world
Mock a female television anchor's appearance, saying the anchor was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" at a holiday gathering at your private resort
Force your cabinet members to take turns extolling your virtues in front of television cameras
Welcome into the Oval Office a man who threatened to assassinate your predecessor, whom he called a "subhuman mongrel," and who referred to your political opponent as a "worthless bitch"
Continue to deny that Russia attempted to influence the presidential election, despite the consensus of the American intelligence community — and yet also blame your predecessor for not doing anything to stop that interference
Grant temporary White House press credentials to a website that, among other things, claims that Sept. 11 was an "inside job" and that the massacre of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., was a hoax
Block people who criticize you on Twitter
Claim that an investigation into your campaign's possible collusion with a foreign power is "the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"
Pressure multiple intelligence chiefs to state publicly that there was no collusion between your presidential campaign and the Russian government
Without consulting anyone at the Pentagon, announce a new policy barring transgender soldiers from serving in the military
Pardon a former sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt of court for refusing to obey the law
Continue to repeat, with admiration, a false story about an American military general committing war crimes
Mock the mayor of a world city for his careful, sober response to a terrorist attack
Tell Americans that a march of torch-carrying white supremacists and neo-Nazis includes "some very fine people" — and when one of those marchers murders a peaceful counterprotester, condemn violence on "both sides"
Run an administration whose ethical standards have, in the words of the federal government's top ethics enforcer, made the United States "close to a laughingstock"
Hide data that don't support your pre-existing policy preferences
Admit to trying to intimidate a key witness in a federal investigation
Continue to leave hundreds of executive branch positions unfilled
Profit off the presidency, accepting millions of dollars from foreign government officials, businesses, politicians and other supporters who pay a premium to patronize your properties and get access to you — while also attempting to hide the visitor lists at some of those properties from the public
Promise to drain the swamp, then quietly grant ethics waivers to multiple former industry lobbyists who want to work in your administration
Tell a lie, on average, more than five times a day
Call for criminal investigations of your former political opponent, seven months after winning the election
Appoint your family wedding planner to head a federal housing office
Shove aside a fellow head of state at a photo-op
Attack private citizens on Twitter
Delegitimize federal judges who rule against you
Refuse to take responsibility for military actions gone awry
Fire the F.B.I. chief in the middle of his expanding investigation into your campaign and your associates
Accuse a former president, without evidence, of an impeachable offense
Employ top aides with financial and other connections to a hostile foreign power
Blame the judiciary, in advance, for any terror attacks
Call the media "the enemy of the American people"
Demand personal loyalty from the F.B.I. director
Threaten the former F.B.I. director
Accept foreign payments to your businesses, in possible violation of the Constitution
Occupy the White House with the help of a hostile foreign power
Intimidate congressional witnesses
Allow White House staff members to use their personal email for government business
Claim, without evidence, that millions of people voted illegally
Fail to fire high-ranking members of your national security team for weeks, even after knowing they lied to your vice president and exposed themselves to blackmail
Refuse to release tax returns
Hide the White House visitors' list from the public
Vacation at one of your private residences nearly every weekend
Use an unsecured personal cellphone
Criticize specific businesses for dropping your family members' products
Review and discuss highly sensitive intelligence in a restaurant, and allow the Army officer carrying the "nuclear football" to be photographed and identified by name
Obstruct justice
Hire relatives for key White House posts, and let them meet with foreign officials and engage in business at the same time
Promote family businesses on federal government websites
Collude with members of Congress to try to shut down investigations of you and your associates
Threaten military conflict with other nations in the middle of news interviews
Compare the U.S. intelligence community to Nazis
Display complete ignorance about international relations, your own administration's policies, American history and the basic structure of our system of government
Skip daily intelligence briefings
Repeat untruths
Share highly classified information with a hostile foreign power without the source's permission


Magnetopuncture as a method of magnetotherapy of acupuncture points is effective in the treatment of various diseases. By practicing this alternative therapeutic way of acting on the body, magnetic cans of acupuncture action are used, which are put at certain points. Also the setting of magnetic cans is practiced to get rid of cellulite.
Magnetopuncture is the same method of action, it performs the same functions, but without skin damage with a needle, and thanks to the well penetrating properties of magnetic fields, the effect comes faster and the procedure becomes safer. These same properties help to apply therapy not only at the points of acupuncture, but also in larger areas, compensating to some extent the energy deficit in the body.
Local influence of the magnetic field on virtually any part of the body allows the internal organs to perform self-regulation.
Self-regulation of the body, which occurs due to reducing the energy deficit in the body, helps to restore a rather complex system of metabolic processes without the intervention of a doctor. As a result, there is a normalization of processes, which means recovery and rejuvenation.
The principle of the magnetic acupuncture cans is as follows. Inside the plastic can is a fairly powerful magnet, which has a conical shape and has a magnetic field strength of 2500 gauss. When the can is attached to the surface of the body, the skin is pulled upward by the formation of a vacuum, and the sharp end of the magnetic cone becomes identical to the point press of the needle in the acupuncture, but at the same time (in contrast to the acupuncture technique) there is no tissue damage. The magnetic field penetrates to a sufficient depth, from 6 to 9 cm, which improves circulation and more intensive metabolism at the cellular level.
Some magnetic cans for treatment of diseases have northern N-magnets, others, on the contrary, possess exclusively southern S-magnets. Their actions are radically different.
It is commonly believed that energy comes from the north pole, which controls the proper operation of internal organs. On the contrary, the South Pole has a relaxing, relaxing effect.
Simultaneously, the resulting triple effect (magnet, press and vacuum) is able to open new opportunities for using this method in the treatment of many diseases.


YESAM - Culinary Arts Center- celebrated the arrival of spring, with traditional spring flavours. Journalist and Food Culture Researcher Nedim Atilla discussed the topics of artichoke and lamb meat.
During the seminar, Nedim Atilla shared the following information: "The vegetable that we consume as artichoke is actually the bud of a type of flower. In the Mediterranean basin, during the ancient Greek and Roman times, artichoke was a wilder version of the one that we know of today. March and April is the time when artichokes are in season and abundant. Prof. Dr. Guven Bakir discovered an old olive oil factory in Urla, in the ancient city of Klazomenai. I asked him, 'What did the people of 2600 years ago eat with this olive oil?' because olive oil was initially used as a medium to light the oil-lamps. Prof. Bakir answered by saying that they would eat the olive oil with artichokes and fava beans. He was right, even during those days people would eat artichokes and fava beans, though there are some scientists who disagree with Prof. Bakir. Aside from eating artichokes, the symbol of the artichoke and artichoke leaves was used on Corinthian-style columns. However, the artichokes of antiquity were not closely related to those we know today.
Based on the etymological research done by my colleague, Aylin Öney Tan, the Turkish word for wild artichokes (kenger) comes from Persian. The word for "artichoke" that is used in western languages is a derivative of el-harşuf, the Arabic word for artichoke. In Spanish it is alcarchofa, and in Italian was arcicioffo, but became carciofo later on. The Turkish word for artichoke (enginar) is a derivative of the Greek words agkinara or kinara. Romans living in Istanbul called it angianares which is a relatively similar name to its Latin origin cynara scolymusa. Based on mythology, Cynara was a beautiful young girl living in the island of Zinari. Zeus had made her into a Goddess because she was so beautiful, but later turned her into an artichoke plant when she disobeyed him.
The second part of the seminar was dedicated to lamb, Nedim Atilla continued his speech by talking about the types of sheep that are about to extinct. Trakya kıvıcırcık is the most common one, used for religious holidays and its meat is delicious. Akkaraman is distinct to the Konya prairie. Malya is almost extinct. Merinos were brought to Turkey and bred with local sheep species. This breeding yielded two types of merinos sheep. Another type, thought to be extinct, was found in Aydın and is called çine çapari; it is now under protection. Çine çapari is known to be amazingly delicious.
After the seminar, the participants had a chance to taste the famous lamb and artichokes along with rice pilaf with artichokes, artichoke stems cooked in olive oil, and stuffed artichokes wrapped in grape leaves.


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Founded in 1964 by Abdus Salam (Nobel Laureate), the UNESCO‐ICTP operates under the aegis of two United Nations Agencies: UNESCO (United Nations organisation for Education, Science and Culture) and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), and has a seat agreement with the Government of Italy, which provides the major part of the Centre's funding.
The main aim of the UNESCO-‐ICTP is to foster the growth of advanced studies and research in physical and mathematical sciences, especially in developing countries. UNESCO-‐ICTP acts as an international forum for scientific contacts between scientists from all countries. It provides facilities to conduct original research to its visitors, associates and fellows. The main research fields of interest at UNESCO-‐ICTP are: Mathematics, Physics of Condensed Matter, Physics of High Energies, Earth System Physics, Physics of the Living State, Digital Communications and Computer Networking. The Earth System Physics section (ESP) was established in 2005 and conducts research on regional climate modelling, anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, chemistry-‐climate interactions, biosphere-‐ atmosphere interactions, climate impacts (hydrology, agriculture and health), seismology, physics of the lithosphere, earthquake prediction. The ESP maintains and develops a state-‐of-‐the-‐art regional climate model (RegCM). This model was developed during the last two decades and has been used for a wide variety of applications, from paleo-‐climate to possible future climate simulations at the regional scale. The RegCM has been run at horizontal grid intervals of 15-‐100 km and it has capability of interactive coupling to an aerosol model, an air quality model, a biosphere model, a one dimensional lake model and an ocean model.
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Too bad this can not work on an outside wall in a cold climate. I love the idea.
So, when you flip the window, all the bird poop that was outside will be on the inside....... great.
Yeah, so NOW you can finally clean it without risking breaking your neck on a ladder. I see it as a positive.
And you have to swing the window wide open, in any weather, just to close the "curtains". Not very practical. If you do it after dark, when you've had the lights on, all the moths get flipped inside too.
Dude chill. They didn't say let's put dragons in it.


AMI's white leather low-top trainers are a wardrobe mainstay. They have a minimal round-toe shape that's set on a white rubber sole, and are modestly decorated with a light-grey suede toecap and eyestay – the logo embroidery on the rubberised-leather heel panel is a simple finisher. Fits true to size.


12 Premium strawberries are hand-dipped in Belgian chocolates by our Artisans These delicious gourmet masterpieces are decorated with smile faces and colorful yellow and orange drizzles. Since these are hand decorated by our Artisans, no two will be exactly the same. Carefully packaged in a beautiful gift box.


The red and roe deer are the only native species in the wild in the UK. Fallow deer are now acknowledged as part of our natural heritage. Each differ in their geographic distribution, abundance, population growth rate, behavior, and impacts.
The red deer is Britain's largest native land mammal with adult stags weighing up to 190 kg and are up to around 140 cm at the shoulder.
Red deer are herding animals and woodland creatures with a close association with open areas. They will sometimes spend their time almost exclusively in the open. They rut/mate in the autumn and usually produce single calves in the spring. In large numbers they can be very damaging to woodland habitats, farm crops, trees and gardens.
The roe deer is a land animal of mixed and small woodland but is capable of adapting to a wide variety of habitats. It has colonized the northern conifer forests and has penetrated many towns and made use of gardens, parks and other open spaces where there is food and cover. It has also been seen in open farmland. In large numbers they can be very damaging to woodland habitats, farm crops, trees and gardens.
Fallow deer are considered as a naturalized species. They are a land and herding animal that has exhibited extreme flexibility in most aspects of their social organization, with group size influenced by both habitat and season. Fallow deer live within a range of habitats such as commercial conifer plantations to large open agricultural areas with small woodlands. They are primarily grazers but they take a variety of vegetation and from the inhabited areas and may when in large numbers cause considerable damage to woodland and forestry or farm crops, trees and gardens.
Diet: Many ornamental plants, fruits and vegetables.
1) Shoots, flower buds and foliage stripped off plants, with the damage often occurring overnight.
2) Damaged woody stems often have a ragged cut end where a deer has bitten part way through the stem and then tugged the shoot off.
1) Shooting: Although permissible to apply control by shooting, this generally not safe to so and in a legal manner concerning gardens.
2) Netting and fencing: The most effective and humane way of prevention. Netting needs to be robust and relatively tall to prevent squeezing through and high enough to prevent them from jumping over.
3) Animal deterrent sprays based on aluminum ammonium sulfate with frequent application in spring and summer.


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Hitman 3 players on Google Stadia will be able to share custom scenarios with just one URL
Home / Technology / (ZTNO), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) – Mixed Signals: Elon Musk Tweet about Messaging app sends people rushing to buy unrelated stock
(ZTNO), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) – Mixed Signals: Elon Musk Tweet about Messaging app sends people rushing to buy unrelated stock
Investors mistakenly drove up a stock 1100% during the last two days of the week's trading, after getting ahead of themselves when they saw a tweet from Elon Musk.
What happened: The Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) founder and CEO on Thursday tweeted a message in support of the encrypted messaging app Signal, urging people to sign up. Later that day, the shares in another company called Signal shot up.
The company Signal Advance, which trades without a prescription, saw shares rise by 527% on the first day, and then a further 91% on Friday. The price increased from 60 cents to $ 7.19, for a total increase of just under 1
The encrypted messaging app Musk tweeted about is not managed by a public company, but a non-profit organization that is only run on donations. It issued a statement on December 8 to remove the confusion.
"It is understandable that people will invest in Signal's record growth, but this is not us. We are an independent 501c3 and our only investment is in your privacy, "said the non-profit organization.
Is this what stock analysts mean when they say that the market is giving mixed signals?
It is understandable that people will invest in Signal's record growth, but this is not us. We are an independent 501c3, and our only investment is in your privacy. pic.twitter.com/9EgMUZiEZf
– Signal (@signalapp) January 8, 2021
A similar thing happened to the Zoom stock on the day it was announced. Due to high expectations that the video conferencing platform would go public, traders mistakenly bought shares in a Chinese company called Zoom Technologies Inc (OTC: ZTNO), instead of the more well-known Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM). The shares of the Chinese company increased by 80% in two hours of trading that day.
Why it applies: Interest in new messaging apps has increased recently since Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) -familiar messenger WhatApp announced that it is changing its privacy policy and will share users' data, including phone numbers, with the parent company.
This is a mandatory policy that all users must accept by February 8, otherwise they will lose access to the app.


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Conference "Towards Better University Teaching"
Titulní stránka ⁄ Vzdělávání ⁄ Vysoké školství ⁄ Projekty MŠMT
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic organized an international conference on the quality of teaching in higher education. The conference took place in Prague, November 22-23, 2018. The conference focused on good practice examples and progressive initiatives from both foreign and Czech higher education environment. The quality of teaching in higher education is the current policy priority of the ministry.
Conference title: "Towards Better University Teaching"
Venue: Michna Palace, Újezd 450/40, Prague 1, Czech Republic
Date: November 22-23, 2018
Number of participants: 100
Key target audience: HEIs management and academic staff
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Contributions for download:
Presentations available HERE.
Password: teaching
Keynote lecture by Grace Neville: Grace_Neville_November_2018_Towards_Better_University_Teaching.pdf (347,53 KB)
Participants of the conference were asked to evaluate the conference by answering a questionnaire with two simple questions. The online questionnaire was eventually filled in by 28 participants.
The first question was "How do you generally rate the conference?" with possible answers ranging from "very beneficial" to "not beneficial at all".
Precisely one half of the participants who filled in the questionnaire rated the conference very beneficial and second half of the participants rated it somewhat beneficial. No respondents felt that the conference was not very beneficial or not beneficial at all.
The second question was "Please mark up to three most interesting/inspiring presentations". Almost one half of the respondents considered Grace Neville's keynote presentation as one of the most interesting/inspiring. Other very popular presentations were those delivered by Jeffrey A. Vanderziel, Zdeněk Hurák, Petr Hedbávný and Roman Čermák.
DAY 1 – 22/11/2018
Registration and coffee
Welcome word
Pavel Doleček, Acting Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Science and Research
Keynote Lecture
Grace Neville (IR) – Boosting the Debate and Efforts to Enhance the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Thoughts, Mistakes and Experiences
European Perspective on Teaching in Higher Education
Hana Machková (CZ) – Involvement of the Czech HEIs in teaching platform of EUA
Tia Loukkola (EUA) – Learning & teaching in Europe: lessons learnt from recent EUA work
Pedro Torralbo (ESU) – From Lectures to Student Centred Learning
Parallel session 1: Policies for the Development of Teaching Competences
Snježana Šušnjara (BiH) – Enhancing the quality of teaching competences in higher education through the project's activities
Jeffrey A. Vanderziel (CZ)- Pedagogical Competence Development Center operating at the Masaryk University
Hana Marešová (CZ) - Career advancement of academic staff in the teaching activities
Milena Králíčková (CZ) – Centre for teaching competences at Charles University - Paedagogium
Parallel session 2: Innovative methods in Teaching Practice
Petra Aczél (HU) - Immersive Teaching and Learning
Stefania Bocconi (IT) - Essential elements characterizing innovative learning environments in formal education
Zdeněk Hurák (CZ) – Flipped classroom
Jiří Zemánek (CZ) – Learning through making
Parallel session 3: Development of Learning Competences
Julie Bienertová Vašků (CZ) – Methodological Recommendations Based on the Problems Identified During Education - the Comparison of the Two Faculties
Roman Čermák (CZ) – Teaching at Technical Universities: expectation of students and teachers and study completion
Libor Čapek (CZ) – Activities leading to the reduction of study failure and the increase in the employability of graduates in the labor market
Parallel session 4: Technology Enhanced Teaching: Risks and Opportunities
Reiner Salzer (DE) - Tools to increase attention and collaboration of students
Petr Hedbávný (CZ) - Increasing Classroom Participation with Offline Gamification: IMAGLEE Playing Cards
Lukáš Macenauer (CZ) - Fabricando fabricamur 400 years later: online simulation games as a catalyst of quality improvement in training and education
Networking Dinner
Caroline Ennis (UK) – How can universities meet students' expectations?
Alexander Kohler (AT) - Teaching in performance agreements with Austrian universities
Teaching Awards: Promoting Active Teaching
Alexander Kohler (AT) – Ars Docendi state award for excellent teaching at Austrian universities
Radka Mrázková (CZ) – Masaryk University Rector's Award for Outstanding Teachers
Zdeněk Hurák (CZ) – Recipient of the Award for excellent educational activities by the Dean of Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
Grace Neville (IR) – Recipient of President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching at UCC and of the French Légion d'Honneur for her work in the innovation of teaching practices
Irena Kozmanová, Tomáš Fliegl (CZ) – Proposal of a Czech national award for teaching activities
End of the conference
Participating speakers:
Grace Neville is Emeritus Professor in the French Department, University College Cork and Adjunct Professor of French at University College Dublin, having retired from UCC in 2012 after a career of c. 35 years as lecturer in French literature and language. She is recipient of the French Légion d'Honneur for her work developing and supporting innovation in teaching practices. Grace has been involved in Teaching and Learning initiatives since the early 1980s, from the UCC Teaching Development Unit to more recent initiatives inspired by the Teaching and Learning Scholarship at Harvard and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In 2002, she was one of the first recipients of the President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching at UCC. As Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Grace had particular responsibility for Ionad Bairre, the Centre for the Support of Teaching and Learning in UCC and was a member of the teaching/organizing team of the Certificate, Diploma and Masters in Teaching and Learning, as well as the university-wide postgraduate module in Teaching and Learning.
Hana Machková is Rector of the University of Economics in Prague since April 1, 2014. She has been working at the University of Economics in Prague since 1981, where she studied Economics and Management of Foreign Trade. She is actively involved in several international associations, for example she is a member of the Strategic Board of the international alliance CEMS and she is also the Czech member of the Executive Committee EUA.
Tia Loukkola is Director for the Institutional Development unit of the European University Association, which encompasses various activities with particular focus on providing services and supporting EUA's members among others through EUA's Learning and Teaching Initiative. Tia and her unit are also in charge of EUA's quality assurance and rankings activities, which include organising the European Quality Assurance Forum. Before joining EUA in April 2008 she worked at the University of Turku for ten years in various capacities both in faculty and central administration.
Snježana Šušnjara is Head of Department of Pedagogy at the University of Sarajevo. Her research interests consist of communication in teaching, anthropology of upbringing and education, pedagogical management. In her project activities she focuses on how to perform an adequate preparation and training for teaching among quality criteria in order to enhance the quality of higher education.
Jeffrey A. Vanderziel works as a coordinator for the Pedagogical Competence Development Center (CERPEK) at the Masaryk University and as a senior lecturer in the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. He was also a board member of Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic.
Hana Marešová is Vice-Rector for Strategic Planning and Quality at Palacky University in Olomouc. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as the Vice-Dean for study affairs and lifelong learning and the Vice-Dean for organization, development and lifelong learning at Faculty of Education, Palacky University. Her research work is focused on the use of digital technology in education, including the lifelong learning, and the development of key competences at elementary schools (literacy, digital literacy, media education). Currently, she coordinated the preparation of institutional accreditation and the external evaluation of EUA at Palacky University.
Milena Králíčková is Vice-Rector for Education at the Charles University and her research focus is early embryogenesis, differentiation and regeneration in relation to other cellular processes. From 2010 to 2013, she worked as the Vice-Dean for Development of the Medical Faculty in Pilsen. Since 2012, she has been an honorary ambassador of the Fulbright Commission.
Stefania Bocconi is researcher at the Institute for Educational Technology of the National Research Council of Italy (ITD-CNR). Her research interests are in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning and the role of ICT in improving teaching and learning processes. During 2012, she was research fellow at the European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS), where she contributed to projects on ICT for Learning, Creativity and Innovation, focusing on essential elements that characterise creative learning environments in formal education settings (SCALE CCR project). She also contributed to the analysis of the impact on teaching and learning of recent 1:1 computing initiatives in Europe (1:1 Learning study).
Zdeněk Hurák is associate professor in technical cybernetics at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague. His main research focus is on the mathematical foundations of control theory and dynamical systems but he also frequently steps into various application domains such as (micro)robotics, microfluidics, mechatronics, transportation and aerospace (see more at his group webpage http://aa4cc.dce.fel.cvut.cz/). He is passionate about teaching and within the Cybernetics and Robotics study program (see http://kyr.fel.cvut.cz/) he enjoys freedom and support to explore new ways of teaching, including flipped classroom, specification/competence-based grading and project-based teaching. For all these activities (and their warm reflections by students) he was awarded the Dean's Prize for the best teacher of the year 2018.
Petra Aczél is university professor and head of the Institute of Behavioural Science and Communication Theory, Corvinus University of Budapest. She earned her MA and PhD degrees at Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, and as a distinguished teacher and scholar she was honored as recipient of the European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Central European University in 2017. She was also selected as a Teacher of the Year at Corvinus University of Budapest in 2012 and 2015 and she received the Kenneth Rice Prize for Teaching Excellence. Prof. Aczél focuses on teaching innovations in courses on political rhetoric, new media communication, and related topics.
Jiří Zemánek is Teacher and researcher in the field of control engineering at Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The program director of the Prague Maker Faire, the festival that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects, and the do-it-yourself (DIY) mindset. Member of the nonprofit organization Zadna Veda (roughly, Not Rocket Science) organizing fun public experiments. Lifelong maker passionate about high-tech toys popularizing science and technology. Winner of several international prizes for his projects and videos.
Julie Bienertová-Vašků is Associate Professor in Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University in Brno. She is a team leader of the "Adipose tissue and stress" team at the Faculty of Sciences at Masaryk University, too. JBV has multiple excellent research collaborations with outstanding institutions worldwide (UCL, ETH, Mayo Clinic, Ghent University, etc). JBV is mainly focused on the physiology of stress in humans and its relation to the functioning of the adipose tissue (brain-adipose tissue axis). JBV has been also devoting a significant part of her efforts to the support of methodology of education in the medical field.
Roman Čermák is Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Tomas Bata University in Zlín, associate professor in the field of Technology of Macromolecular Substances. His pedagogical and research activities are directed to the field of processing, structure and properties of plastics and elastomers. He advocates for modernizing the study environment at the faculty and fostering communication between the faculty and its students.
Libor Čapek is professor of physical chemistry at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, University at Pardubice.
Reiner Salzer retired as Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, in 2007. His main scientific interests include molecular monitoring for early diagnosis of diseases, integration of biologically active functions into polymers, and for quality standards in university education. Professor Salzer has authored 15 patents in different fields of analytical chemistry, and over 300 books and scientific publications. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science, a recipient of several national and international medals, among them the Hanuš Medal of the Czech Chemical Society and the Ioannes Marcus Marci Medal of the Czech Ioannes Marcus Marci Society for Spectroscopy.
Petr Hedbávný is adjunct lecturer at Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. He has co-authored IMAGLEE playing cards, a multi-semiotic and pictogram-based learning tool targeting conceptual thinking and emphatic exchange of ideas.
Lukáš Macenauer has been active in Ed-Tech since 2007, implementing live-online teaching in his language school and becoming an area representative for Pearson Digital Platforms. He later specialized in simulations for VET while studying Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh and in 2015 he co-founded an HR-Tech startup Behavera which has developed a new behavioral method of competency assessment based on simulation games. Currently, he is working with his team and partner organisations on solutions for a growing demand on quality control in and improvement of relevance of teaching in HE.
Caroline Ennis is active management educationalist who is professionally oriented, supportive and effective in roles as a teacher, manager and internal/external examiner. Her teaching roles are with Westminster Business School and Birkbeck, University of London. In addition to this, she has operated a consultancy business since 2005 that provides services for management learning design and delivery, to both the public and private education sector. Experience gained working across educational departments and faculties, in both an academic and operational role, has facilitated her constructive and progressive approach to improved educational design and service provision. At present her research is considering the responsiveness of higher education providers to the expectations of students. Through an exploratory approach the work seeks to inform future curriculum design.
Alexander Kohler works for Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research in the Office of the Quality Assurance Council for Teacher Training Programmes. He worked as a managing director of the Austrian Quality Assurance Agency (AQA) and as a national expert at the European Commission, DG Education and Culture and at the CEDEFOP.
Strategické materiály
Analytické materiály
Mezinárodní kontext
Režim student
Legalizace - vyšší ověření vysokoškolských diplomů a dodatků k diplomům ČR pro zahraničí
Přehled vysokých škol v ČR
Seznam akreditovaných studijních programů v ČR
Národní akreditační úřad pro vysoké školství
Legislativa a metodické pokyny pro vysoké školy
Poskytovatelé zahraničního vysokoškolského vzdělání na území ČR
Financování vysokých škol
Rozvojové a dotační programy
Habilitační řízení a řízení ke jmenování profesorem
RUV - Registr uměleckých výstupů
Studenti, stipendia a podpora studentů
Registry a číselníky, statistika, data
Projekty MŠMT
Impuls II
Individuální projekty národní (IPN)
EUROSTUDENT VI


Unique camp-site established in the middle of nature, about 250 hectares of mountains, woods and views, to the pre Pyrenees. The city of Girona with his old centre and splendid cathedral lies approximately 40 km distance. Also 40 km distance is the city Figueres, with the museum of Salvador Dalí.
The camp-site has a bar restaurant with large terrace, swimming pool 11 x 7 meters, pool house, own water source 85 meters deeply with pump house, water deposit of 8,000 liters. 4 fixed houses (3 wood and 1 stone), wooden reception building of 3 x 3 meters, 3 cabanes, one with an hay attic. Aggregate space with aggregate of 27 Kwh. Horse stable with straw attic and two small barns. Toilet building, 6 wooden block-system huts complete, 6 cabanas with small kitchen and 2 sleep chambers. 50 camping places for tents, caravans, etc.
Unique camp-site established in the middle of nature, about 250 hectares of mountains, woods and views, to the pre Pyrenees. The city of Girona with his old centre and splendid cathedral lies approximately 40 km distance. Also 40 km distance is the city Figueres, with the museum of Salvador Dalí. The camp-site has a bar restaurant with large terrace, swimming pool 11 x 7 meters, pool house, own water source 85 meters deeply with pump house, water deposit of 8,000 liters. 4 fixed houses (3 wood and 1 stone), wooden reception building of 3 x 3 meters, 3 cabanes, one with an hay attic. Aggregate space with aggregate of 27 Kwh. Horse stable with straw attic and two small barns. Toilet building, 6 wooden block-system huts complete, 6 cabanas with small kitchen and 2 sleep chambers. 50 camping places for tents, caravans, etc.