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I'm A Celebrity star Scarlett Moffatt reveals she has finally beaten anxiety sparked by vile online trolls
The 28-year-old says she previously "cried her eyes out" over remarks about her image.
Mark JefferiesShowbiz Editor
Scarlett Moffatt has said she has learned to blank out the negativity (Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Scarlett Moffatt has told how she has finally beaten anxiety sparked by vile online abuse, and says she would now even give the trolls a hug.
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star previously said she "cried her eyes out" over remarks about her image.
But Scarlett, 28, said she has learned to blank out the negativity.
As she prepares to co-host ITV2 spin-off Extra Camp, she said: "If I've learnt anything, and if I can encourage others, I'd say try to focus and love the people that are loving you, rather than hate the people hating you.
"Otherwise you get into this cycle of negative thoughts. You have to try and blank it out.
ITV2 Extra Camp team Joel Dommett, Scarlett Moffatt and Joe Swash (Image: Tim Merry/Daily Star)
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"I always think, 'I wouldn't say that to people'. So then you have to think, what frame of mind are these people in? If anything, I just want to hug them all.
"They need a hug and you can't please everyone.
"I've read so many books to help, and I chat to my mum. The Alchemist was good and F**k Anxiety, and anything by Matt Haig is amazing."
In July, Scarlett said she was reduced to tears after being a pundit on Love Island. She had said: "Feel like I can't even film TV shows without hating the way I look after – from constantly being attacked because of my size and my appearance."
The former Gogglebox star, co-hosting Down Under with Joel Dommett and Joe Swash, said she had been "catapulted" into the industry in the last two years.
She added of the abuse: "I think it was the volume of it that was overwhelming at first. But also with that you get lots of positive comments. So you just have to take the rough with the smooth."
Scarlett Moffatt celebrates after being made Queen of the Jungle in 2016 (Image: NIGEL WRIGHT)
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She said: "I think we're all going to miss Ant, that's obvious, we all love him. But Holly is so professional and amazing at what she does.
"Like she says, she's keeping the seat warm. I couldn't think of anyone better, and obviously Ant will be back next year."
I'm A Celebrity... Extra Camp starts on ITV2 at 10.45pm on Sunday.
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Matsheng, Joseph Shadrack
Joseph Shadrack Matsheng was an important leader in the ecumenical activities of the Botswana Christian Council. He was born on 27th September 1937 at Borobadilepe in Barolong Farms and died on 7th October 2016. He was the last born of eight children. His mother was Priscilla (Kgoe) Matsheng and his father was Judea Matsheng. They were originally from Tabanchu, South Africa. Mr. Judea Matsheng was the first preacher in Borobadilepe in the Methodist Church while Mrs. Priscilla Matsheng became the first teacher of the Borobadilepe Primary School. The school started in her house. She held concerts to raise funds to buy benches for the school.
The Matsheng family was responsible, to some extent, for introducing the Methodist Church to the area. Matsheng was originally baptized in the Methodist Church and received the name Shadrack. He attended Catholic Primary School in Mafikeng in 1948 where he was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church with the name Joseph. Originally, the family was from Dinokaneng in Lehurutshe, South Africa, and from there the parents moved to Tabanchu. From there they moved to Mafikeng and then to the Barolong Farms in order to teach people agriculture. It was in fact his grandfather who was invited by the chief to come to Barolong Farms in Botswana to teach people how to plough their gardens and grow crops more efficiently.
The Matsheng family also settled in Vryburg before moving to Mafikeng. They settled at Borobadilepe in 1928. In 1947, the father got a job with the railways in South Africa where he started to work in Mafikeng. Shadrack Matsheng went to school towards the end of 1948. Although it was towards the end of the academic year, he was accepted as a student. Fortunately enough for young Matsheng, his mother gave him lessons at home long before he went to school. Because of this teaching, he did his primary School from 1948 to 1954 and skipped many classes.
In 1955, he went to St. Teresa's Minor Seminary in Roma, Lesotho. There he received a Junior Certificate and a Joint Matriculation Board Certificate. He finished these studies in 1960. Then he went to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Novitiate at Qutehing in Lesotho where he stayed for one year. In 1962, he went to St. Augustine Major Seminary at Roma for studies in philosophy through Pius XII University College that awarded degrees from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Young Matsheng completed his degree studies in 1965 and obtained a BA certificate from the University of South Africa.
In April 1966, he returned to Botswana and joined the Public Service just before independence. He had married Pauline Matsheng on 11th March 1966. He was appointed to Serowe as a District Officer. Towards the end of the year, he was transferred to Gaborone to serve as Commissioner of Community Development. He was the first local head of this department. From there he was transferred to the Office of the President in 1970 where he served as Assistant Director of Personnel. In 1976, he moved to the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Water Affairs where he served as Under Secretary until 1977. In 1977, he moved to the Institute of Development Management where he served as the first local lecturer until 1985.
According to Matsheng, these were wonderful formative years. In 1985, he joined the University of Botswana as lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration where he worked for a long time. In 1980-82, he went to the University of Victoria, British Colombia in Canada where he obtained a Master of Public Administration (MPA). Matsheng, though a Roman Catholic, developed an ecumenical spirit from an early age. Because of his background and because of the favorable atmosphere created by Vatican II, he began to participate actively in ecumenical matters with Bishop Urban Murphy. He was ordained in 1981. Matsheng has never had any problems associating with members of other churches. As soon as he came to Gaborone, he began to associate himself with the Botswana Christian Council. He considered that his association with other churches was part of his spiritual growth and development. At home, his family never ceased to follow the Methodist and Roman Catholic Church traditions in terms of prayer and other devotional practices.
In 1983, Matsheng was elected President of the Botswana Christian Council and served the Council very well until 1995 when Rev. Felix Mokobi succeeded him. During his presidency, the Council was plagued with a number of challenges. In the first place, the country was faced with an influx of refugees. Matsheng headed the Council at the time when the struggle in South Africa was becoming hotter than ever before. As a result, a number of refugees streamed into Botswana. The more refugees came into Botswana the more dangerous it became for the Batswana. The refugees came from South Africa and from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). This put Botswana at risk of being attacked by these two countries. In addition, the influx of refugees created serious challenges for the churches, such as the danger of famine. As President of the Council, Matsheng had to travel extensively to talk to many churches to ask for support for the refugees. According to Matsheng, things were very tough at Dukwi Refugee Camp as well as at Mogoditshane.
One of the concerns that preoccupied Matsheng was the need to encourage the church to be self-sufficient. This is because, as the struggle heated up in Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, overseas donor communities began to withdraw their financial support, arguing that Botswana was economically better off than other countries in the region. The international community stopped making donations to the Botswana Christian Council and began to concentrate on assisting other countries in and around the region. It was at this time that the BCC began to tell the churches they needed to be self-sufficient and self-reliant. They began to make efforts to be economically viable. This led to the building of Kopanyo House. It was necessary to teach church members to give generously in order to be self-supporting instead of looking for help from outside. This battle was never won because of the wrong teaching that the Batswana received from the missionaries. The Batswana only learned how to receive but not how to give.
During the struggle in South Africa, the church in Botswana stayed in touch with the South African Council of Churches regarding how the Council could handle the refugee problem. Mostly, churches in Botswana were in solidarity with their brothers and sisters in South Africa during the struggle for independence. The Council more or less represented the South African Council of Churches in Botswana both spiritually and regarding the material needs of the refugees. The Council took on the South African struggle as being its own. This was particularly true during the time of Beyers Naude and Frank Chikane. The refugees received food, money, clothing, and shelter. This was done by the Council on behalf of the churches in Botswana.
One of the most contentious issues that faced the Council during Matsheng's presidency was the abortion bill. Within the BCC, there were two positions. One that allowed it and the other that was completely opposed to it. All the major churches were behind the Catholic position, which rejected abortion as being murder. This was finally the position that the BCC adopted. The position of the churches, with the BCC at the helm, was that abortion was ethically unacceptable and therefore should be rejected outright. This position angered some members of government. There was no compromise on the side of the BCC. This struggle showed the government that the churches are a power to be reckoned with.
The most important issue that Matsheng grappled with during his presidency was the financial position of the Council. This was a very challenging issue. The ideas crystallized after a long heated debate in the Council that resulted in the agreement to build Kopanyo House as a self-supporting venture in order to finance the projects of the Council. This was a matter of survival for the Council. At this time, the donors had indicated that they were not prepared to pay the salaries of members of staff. The argument was that the donors would be prepared only to pay for the projects.
Matsheng felt that he contributed significantly to the life and work of the Council in a sense that he acted as a bridge person in terms of enhancing good working relationships among the churches. As a Catholic leading the Council, he worked tirelessly as a link or a bridge between the member churches and even a few indigenous churches that saw him accepting them wholeheartedly as churches in their own right. Matsheng promoted mutual acceptance among the churches and struggled hard to eliminate suspicion and fear among the churches. His presence as a Catholic on the Council and as President sent positive signals to other churches to accept each other as equals before the Lord. However, as president of the BCC, he felt that the Council failed to bring the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Botswana together in an organic unit. Unfortunately, the attempts to bring the two churches together failed dismally. There is hope that God himself will bring the two churches together into one.
James Amanze
Personal communication with Rev. Joseph Matsheng, Gaborone, University of Botswana, August 2004.
Photo source: Botswana Council of Churches
This biography, received in 2018, was written by Dr. James Amanze, General Secretary of the Association of Theological Institutions in Southern and Central Africa (ATISCA), Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Botswana (Gaborone), and DACB Advisory Council member. These stories were written as part of a collection documenting the history of the ecumenical movement in Botswana, an unpublished manuscript entitled "Heroes and Heroines of the Ecumenical Movement in Botswana: Celebrating Great Lives, Celebrating Past Leadership.

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The site lies adjacent to the city of Hull's eastern boundary and occupies an area between the BP Chemicals site at Saltend and the village of Paull. It is located close to the A1033, providing quick and easy access to the A63 and M62 motorway.
The site provides 80 ha of industrial development land with a prime river frontage, which has been earmarked for development as part of Green Port Hull. An ideal location for tier one suppliers looking for major manufacturing sites in close proximity to Alexandra Dock, this site has access to a secure road corridor that will link it to the rest of the port estate including BP, Nippon Gohsei and Vivergo Fuels' chemical plants.
Planning Status The Local Plan proposals map shows the site wholly containing an industry allocation.
This site is subject to the Paull Local Development Order which grants outline planning permission for development that is associated with renewable and low-carbon industries.
Enterprise Zone Enhanced Capital Allowance – 100% capital write down is available for plant and machinery investment incurred between April 2012 and March 2020.
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Oscar: 'We had a little bit of luck but we played well and we deserved this'
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Oscar had fallen to fourth choice in the Chelsea attacking midfielder pecking order in recent times, but following Pedro's injury just a few minutes into Saturday's game at Southampton, Chelsea's no.10 no.8 was pressed into significant action, reuniting last season's title-winning attacking group of Hazard-Oscar-Willian supporting the Fàbregas-Costa axis. While Oscar looked well below his best, eventually Chelsea did manage to come back and win. We just needed a bit of luck, a bit of skill, and a bit of belief.
"Because we have started to win the games, the confidence comes now. When you lose a lot of games, like at the start of the season, we don't have confidence. Now we play well, we start to win the games and every player has a lot of confidence. It's difficult because every season we play to win the titles and now we try to go up the table."
"I think everyone is very happy because today is a difficult game and we don't start the game well. Southampton scored the first goal but we come to the second half and play well and score two goals. We have to control the game and [we made] one mistake, but you need to come to the second half and try to win the game. We had a little bit of luck but we played well and we deserved this."
-Oscar; source: FourFourTwo
With Pedro set to miss at least a week or two, Oscar is likely to make his first start in five games on Tuesday against Norwich City. We will need our third leading scorer to step up and show his qualities once again.
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Sporting Goods: How Technology is Changing the World of Sport
John Kerrison – July 12, 2012
We are in the midst of a summer of sport. We've endured the disappointment of England once again proving football doesn't have to be 'the beautiful game', followed closely by the almost-success of Andy Murray failing to beat the formidable Roger Federer. Londoners will soon complete the sporting season by spending a month negotiating crowded tube trains during The Olympic Games – an event it is estimated over two-thirds of the world's population will watch.
In the modern age, huge sporting events such as these require vast technological support, whether for compiling data, delivering information to the billions keeping track online, or making sure proceedings go off without a hitch. One of the firms building the communications and computing infrastructure for this year's Olympics, Atos, has compiled a notable list of ten technology facts about the games, which may give you an idea of the scale of the workload involved.
Impressive as this list is, it's really just the tip of the iceberg. Technology has been enhancing the world of sport, both for competitors and spectators, for years now. The following are just some examples of how.
Years ago, athletes were judged on important factors like the size of their biceps, the audacity of their haircuts and their assumed ability to kick, throw, or hit an object or human very hard indeed. This all changed when the Oakland A's general manager, Billy Bean, implemented statistical analysis (known in baseball as sabremetrics) to identify underrated yet effective players that could help him win the World Series without spending the GDP of a small country on 'big names'.
Software for collecting data and aggregating performance information is now used worldwide in a variety of sports to cut the wheat from the chaff, and highlight the various strengths and weaknesses of athletes. As The Guardian's Secret Footballer writes in his article about 'soccernomics', this kind of technology can provide a tactical advantage to teams that, more often than not, find themselves facing technically superior opposition.
The technology is now advanced to the point where not only can coaches tell which of their players are performing well in which areas, but we, as fans, are also privy to insightful information from the vantage point of our armchairs. The upshot of this that when we find ourselves screaming at our televisions in a fit of pique because Dimitar Berbatov is lazy, we now have statistical evidence to back up our assertion that it's taken him forty minutes to run six metres. The downside is that when Andrea Pirlo singlehandedly completes more passes than the entire England football team, as he did when Italy knocked them out of the European Championship last month, we can't just pretend it didn't happen. This is mostly thanks to these guys.
Improving Equipment
If the stories my father tells are anything to go by, then forty years ago footballs were made from lead, wrapped in pig skin and coated with some special sort of gossamer that was designed to break your foot if you kicked them or flat out kill you if you attempted to head them. Still, they just got on with it back then. It was a different time, you see.
These days, the use of CAD (computer assisted design), computerised testing, and synthetic fabrics mean that everything is lighter, more comfortable, designed to regulate body temperature, increase speed, or unlock a super power via a tiny button incorporated into the performance-enhancing stitching.
For instance, American football and ice hockey teams in the US are currently in the process of replacing their traditional padding with bullet-stopping, Kevlar super-vests – as used by soldiers trying quite hard to stay alive in areas of extreme conflict. The actually-quite-good side of this is that serious head and back injuries will be greatly reduced and the much-loved physical aspects of these sports will remain unaffected.
Resolving Dispute
Remember John McEnroe? Remember how he used to throw his racket around and swear at umpires and generally act like a teenager who'd been asked to turn his television off and go to bed every time his serve was broken? Well, I'm not saying it was entirely because of him that technologies like Hawk-Eye were implemented, I'm just saying…they have been.
Hawk-Eye is a company that offers a range of sporting solutions, including a variety of 'sports simulations' and 'coaching systems'. The technology most of us are familiar with is the 3D ball-tracking featured in cricket and tennis that uses six cameras positioned around the arena, recording at 60fps to map ball trajectories. This technology is soon to be implemented in Premiership football, finally bringing an end to the perpetual non-debate over the use of goal line technology.
The Future of Sports and Technology
One can only speculate as to the further advancements technology will bring to sport. For the most part technology has brought improvements to the playing field, although it is worth bearing in mind the dangers involved – too much emphasis on tech could lead us to a place where ESPN is full of stuff like this:
Which doesn't seem a million miles away from this:
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John is a graduate of Falmouth University's Professional Writing MA, where he specialised in long-form fiction and features writing. His experience in adopting different styles to suit a variety of diverse publications enables him to compose clear, compelling and creative copy tailored to the specific needs of Radix clients. In his spare time John writes for several online and print magazines, including Sabotage Times and Britain's most popular music monthly, The Fly.
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Eye in the Sky: Joel Edmonds celebrates first win with Aric Almirola
Tim Southers
Throughout the 2018 season Motorsport.com will spotlight the winning spotter from various Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series races.
This week, Motorsport.com caught up with veteran spotter Joel Edmonds, who spots for last week's NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Aric Almirola.
Edmonds, from Dobson, North Carolina, spends time on his 30-acre farm formerly owned by his grandparents in nearby Mt. Airy.
How did you get started in racing and how long have you been spotting?
In 1991 I started driving a show car and in 1992 worked for Alan Kulwicki and Jeff Gordon in 1993. In 1994 I worked as a mechanic and tire carrier for Greg Biffle. I started spotting for Scott Pruett in 1999 when I pulled a muscle in my back.
How did you team up with Aric Almirola and Stewart-Haas Racing?
I left Roush Fenway Racing in 2015 and started spotting for Brian Scott when he drove at Richard Petty Motorsports. When Brian quit racing I moved over to spotting Aric when he was driving the No. 43 car and when he moved over to Stewart Haas Racing I came with him.
What is the most challenging aspect of your job as a spotter?
I feel like we're a lot like the crew chief in that we just want everything to go well during the race. Believe it or not, qualifying is one of the most challenging parts of the job. You have to work to make sure your driver has a good line to run. It seems like a lot of times drivers will go out at the same time in qualifying and you want to help you driver as much as you can.
Do you spot for anyone besides Aric during a race weekend?
I also spot for Chase Briscoe when he runs the No. 98 car. It was fun to be part of the team that featured the first winner on the ROVAL. If Kevin (Harvick) drives the 98 then I spot for Cole Custer and I also spot for Ryan Sieg at times as well.
How do you help keep your drivers calm during a race?
I just try to stay as calm as I can at all times. I feel if I'm calm when I talk to Aric or any driver then it helps them stay calm. Luckily for me Aric is one of the calmest drivers in NASCAR. Especially late in a race like at Dover, I try to keep telling him everything is going to be fine. I just feel like sounding calm on the radio keeps the driver calm and that's the best thing I can do for him during the race.
What is the most rewarding part of your job?
I really like it when there's chaos on the track and I'm able to help get him through it without making contact. I also try and see things as quick as I can. Like last year at Kansas when Aric had his accident and hurt himself. I saw the sparks before Aric got there but there was nothing he could do.
Do you feel your experience helps you as a spotter with Aric?
I think it's harder to spot for a driver back in the pack than it is running up front. You have to spot differently and you also have to race differently. Spotting a driver in 30th-place is much harder as you have traffic in front and behind you where as up front you have a different set of issues to watch.
What is something the fans might not realize a spotter goes through working each weekend?
A lot of fans might not realize how tough it is to be on the roof for up to 12 hours on a race day with the heat and elements. We often join the drivers as the only ones who can't use the bathroom during a race.
What was a moment you remember in the spotter's stand?
I was working in the garage when Michael Waltrip had his memorable accident at Bristol hitting the wall at the old crossover gate. However, when Mike Harmon hit the same gate I was in the spotter's stand and I just remember all of that when it happened. I was looking directly at him when it happened.
From the editor, also read:
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Series NASCAR Cup , NASCAR XFINITY , NASCAR Truck
Drivers Aric Almirola
Teams Stewart-Haas Racing
Author Tim Southers
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Late Beastie Boys Member Adam Yauch To Be Honored With 'MCA Day' In New York
The death of Beastie Boys emcee Adam Yauch hit a lot of people hard, but there were some fans who immediately rallied to make sure that the man also known as MCA would get his day in his hometown of New York.
On May 11, both a Twitter and Facebook page went live with plans for an "MCA Day," and organizer Michael Kearney is happy to announce that it will become a reality at New York's Union Square this Saturday (May 19). Kearney posted a photo via Facebook of a subway train and stated, "Picture an NYC Subway car full of all types and walks of life … singing Beastie Boys songs in unison. That's my vision for MCA DAY NYC. I'm going to build that. Thanks for the support. That train's a coming."
MCA Day will kick off at 11:00AM ET in New York's Union Square this Saturday, and everyone attending is encouraged to bring songs, memories, and anything else they feel will pay tribute to Yauch's life.
Meanwhile, New York State Senator Daniel Squadron also made sure that Yauch was recognized on the legislative floor. He drafted a resolution that was heard and adopted by his fellow politicians. Resolution J4637-2011 recognizes Yauch's many contributions to the state of New York, and while it stops short of declaring an official MCA Day in New York, it did allow the politicians a chance to take a break from their proceedings and honor his memory with the reading of the resolution.
In the resolution, it reads, "The music and message of the Beastie Boys evolved over the years, but they can't, they don't, they won't stop changing the face of hip-hop, of music, and of our culture; and whereas, the Beastie Boys exemplified New York through a period in which grassroots creativity and a community of iconoclastic artists helped redefine and rejuvenate a city on the ropes, with iconic imagery from Brooklyn to Ludlow Street."
The resolution also addresses Yauch's work outside the band with the charitable organization Milarepa, as the founder of the film distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, and his life as a family man and activist. The full resolution was transmitted to Yauch's family. The full text may be read via the New York Senate's Open Access database.
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Ms. Klitzberg also takes on food styling work on a freelance basis, and styles all of her photos for her website, blog, Facebook pages, and Instagram feed. And there's a difference: you could eat everything after the shooting is done; no artificial anything goes into Chef Dana's food shots. She has a professionally honed eye for food presentation and plating, color and texture, and a gift for making the delicious also look gorgeous.
Before embarking on a culinary career, blu aubergine owner Dana Klitzberg spent many years as a publicist at top New York City boutique firms. She specialized in fashion, luxury, and food & wine public relations, putting together events, parties, and runway shows at major venues for top-tier clients and celebrities. She parlayed her love of event planning into a culinary career, and after graduating from culinary school, started work in the competitive New York City restaurant world at the Manhattan outpost of Michelin-starred Ristorante San Domenico, Tony May's San Domenico NY. Dana later helmed various restaurant kitchens in Rome, Italy, where she also served as restaurant reviewer for various guidebooks since 2002. She consulted for Michelin-starred restaurants in Rome and has continued her consulting work in Manhattan.
Specialized in authentic Italian cuisine, Ms. Klitzberg has the unique ability to see a restaurant as a business from a triangular perspective: through the eyes of a customer, a chef creating great food behind the kitchen doors, and as a manager who understands the business and publicity angles that are so important to a restaurant's survival in today's competitive market. Klitzberg also boasts an understanding of recipe development, top-quality prime materials and how to procure them, and she is fluent in Italian. As such, blu aubergine offers consulting services on a per-project basis, working with restaurants, food companies, importers, marketing specialists, and various related businesses. Ms. Klitzberg is media trained and has made numerous television appearances, and is also available as a culinary spokesperson.


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Rancho Calaveras is een plaats in Calaveras County in Californië in de VS.

Geografie
Rancho Calaveras bevindt zich op 38°7′28″Noord, 120°51′33″West. De totale oppervlakte bedraagt 22,0 km² (8,5 mijl²) waarvan 21,9 km² (8.,5 mijl²) land is en 0,1 km² (0,04 mijl²) of 0.35% water is.

Demografie
Volgens de census van 2000 bedroeg de bevolkingsdichtheid 190,9/km² (494,4/mijl²) en bedroeg het totale bevolkingsaantal 4182 dat bestond uit:
 89,02% blanken
 0,86% zwarten of Afrikaanse Amerikanen
 1,24% inheemse Amerikanen
 1,48% Aziaten
 0,12% mensen afkomstig van eilanden in de Grote Oceaan
 2,80% andere
 4,47% twee of meer rassen
 10,14% Spaans of Latino
Er waren 1470 gezinnen en 1221 families in Rancho Calaveras. De gemiddelde gezinsgrootte bedroeg 2,84.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 32 km rond Rancho Calaveras.

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Plaats in Calaveras County

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from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function

import os
from distutils.msvccompiler import MSVCCompiler as _MSVCCompiler

from .system_info import platform_bits

def _merge(old, new):
    """Concatenate two environment paths avoiding repeats.

    Here `old` is the environment string before the base class initialize
    function is called and `new` is the string after the call. The new string
    will be a fixed string if it is not obtained from the current environment,
    or the same as the old string if obtained from the same environment. The aim
    here is not to append the new string if it is already contained in the old
    string so as to limit the growth of the environment string.

    Parameters
    ----------
    old : string
        Previous environment string.
    new : string
        New environment string.

    Returns
    -------
    ret : string
        Updated environment string.

    """
    if new in old:
        return old
    if not old:
        return new

    # Neither new nor old is empty. Give old priority.
    return ';'.join([old, new])

class MSVCCompiler(_MSVCCompiler):
    def __init__(self, verbose=0, dry_run=0, force=0):
        _MSVCCompiler.__init__(self, verbose, dry_run, force)

    def initialize(self):
        # The 'lib' and 'include' variables may be overwritten
        # by MSVCCompiler.initialize, so save them for later merge.
        environ_lib = os.getenv('lib', '')
        environ_include = os.getenv('include', '')
        _MSVCCompiler.initialize(self)

        # Merge current and previous values of 'lib' and 'include'
        os.environ['lib'] = _merge(environ_lib, os.environ['lib'])
        os.environ['include'] = _merge(environ_include, os.environ['include'])

        # msvc9 building for 32 bits requires SSE2 to work around a
        # compiler bug.
        if platform_bits == 32:
            self.compile_options += ['/arch:SSE2']
            self.compile_options_debug += ['/arch:SSE2']

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Check out this unique view of the new eastbound #GVVBridge from atop the westbound bridge! Much of the bridge painting has been done in the shop, allowing for minimal painting in the field.
UPDATED!! Next week, Fairfield Avenue is scheduled to close under I-90 from 6 a.m. Monday, June 22 thru Friday, June 26. Use Kenilworth instead. When Fairfield reopens it will operate as a ONE-WAY westbound roadway carrying traffic from West 14th to Scranton. Motorists on Scranton should use Kenilworth instead. This will remain through August 2015.
In Other News: West 25th Street is scheduled to close this weekend between Clark & Lorain. For complete details and detours, please click here. Due to unforeseen circumstances (including weather delays) the West 25th Street exit ramp from I-90 east is now scheduled to reopen in late June.


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package org.webbitserver.helpers;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class DateHelper {
    private static final ThreadLocal<DateFormat> RFC_1123 = new ThreadLocal<DateFormat>() {
        @Override
        protected DateFormat initialValue() {
            SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz");
            format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
            return format;
        }
    };

    public static String rfc1123Format(Date date) {
        return RFC_1123.get().format(date);
    }
}


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Makokha, F. W., Peter, C.B., Francis, T.K., Charity, H., Nathan S., Gabriel M. & Sahah, O.A. (2015).PfEMP1-DBL α Sequence Tags in Genomic DNA of P. falciparum Field Isolates from Two Malaria Endemic Sites in Kenya. Journal of Natural Sciences; Vol, 8, 234-241.
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Report on the public lecture organized by the Rwanda high commission office Nairobi at MKU Chancellor's tower grounds.


In a perfect world — at least a world more perfect than the Vancouver Canucks have created for themselves — Daniel and Henrik Sedin would come back next season for a concluding act worthy of their great careers.
Although their ice time would be reduced, they would remain productive players while serving as mentors to the Canucks' many youngsters. With the twins leading the way, the Canucks' interminable rebuild would finally begin to take shape and the faithful could see things changing. It would be the perfect coda for the twins, two players who've come to mean so much to the franchise, the city and the province, and it would insure their legacy would live on through a future generation of Canucks.
That's, at least, the way their story should end and — who knows? — maybe it will come to that. But, in the ultimate commentary on the black, lifeless place the Canucks now occupy, the Sedins' legacy is barely a consideration. They've given it their best shot this season, but as another march to nowhere plays out, they haven't been able to help the Canucks win, help them score a fricking goal or, most importantly, help them provide hope to their congregation.
We all want to see this end the right way for the twins, but given the way the last three seasons have played out, it can fairly be asked if anything would change if they came back for another season. That's just one of the questions which swirl around the two greatest Canucks' in franchise history.
Sadly, it's not the only one.
"There are times when you're away from the rink when you think about the game and the team and where we are," Henrik said before the Canucks 5-3 loss to the Sharks on Saturday night.
And that's both from the Sedins' end and the organization's.
While the Canucks are facing any number of crises over the final three weeks of their season, the Sedins' future has become their biggest issue. Two weeks ago this seemed like a relative no-brainer, largely because the twins were productive, and while the Canucks' weren't winning, at least they weren't embarrassing themselves.
Then Brock Boeser went down with an injury Mar. 5. Then the nightmare started. Saturday night was a little better but the drumbeat continued for the Canucks. The twins, with Sam Gagner, were dangerous all night, producing a couple of power play markers and had Daniel's bid for a game-tying goal swept off the goal line in the late going.
Now, the stats' sheet will still tell you the Sedins are having decent seasons. Daniel, who picked up an assist on Alex Edler's goal, should hit the 50-point mark and Henrik should be close by Apr. 7. If the organization had held up its end of the bargain and given the twins some help beyond Boeser and Bo Horvat, those numbers would be good enough.
But this has become about so much more than the goals and assists. It's now about the six-game losing streak in which the Canucks have scored six goals. It's about the twins' inability to insulate their team from their youth, their lack of depth, their lack of production. It's about what's best for the Canucks going forward — will they be able to develop a new generation of leaders as long as the Sedins are here?
I mean, this is difficult to write, but you can make the case the Canucks would be better off without the Sedins. Given everything the Linden-Benning administration has said over the years and their stated goal of surrounding the younger players with established veterans, it still feels like they'll be back.
But this has also become a polarizing issue in this city, and the twins don't deserve that.
Henrik was asked if he understands the fan's frustration over the last three seasons.
Will it be next season? Boeser will have a season under his belt. Elias Pettersson, Adam Gaudette and Olli Juolevi might be ready. Would they want to stick around to be a part of that?
Until that day, they're still invested in this team, still committed. Against Anaheim on Wednesday night, Daniel took the second misconduct of his career when he confronted referee Garrett Rank over a late penalty call on Alex Edler which led to the Ducks' third goal. In the second period, Rank had let a similar hit on Edler by Ryan Getzlaf go unpenalized on the play that led to the Ducks' second goal.
It was clearly an act of frustration. But sometimes that's not a bad thing.
Now, can they stay fired up for another season?
If it's not too much to ask, you'd like to see them have some fun again.


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Columbus radio host fired over Desmond Howard death remark
October 24, 2012 By paulmbanks 3 Comments
Sports talk radio host Scott Torgerson was fired by 97.1 The Fan in Columbus Ohio, the company announced via Twitter today.
Torgerson, the co-host of "The Common Man & The Torg" show was initially suspended on October 17 after he tweeted that he wished ESPN Gameday's Desmond Howard would "get fired or die" so he could watch Gameday again. Being on the flagship station for Ohio State Buckeyes sports, he was making a desperate on disgusting appeal to the worst elements in Buckeye Nation.
He has since deleted his Twitter account. What a repulsive thing to say about the former Michigan Wolverines star.
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Desmond Howard to be Honored at Halftime of Wolverines-Notre Dame Game
Desmond Howard will be jointly honored by the National Football Foundation and the University of Michigan September 10 with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute during halftime of the game between Michigan and Notre Dame. The most iconic player in Wolverines history and the 1991 Heisman Trophy winner, Howard became the first receiver in history to lead the Big Ten in scoring while helping the Wolverines to three conference titles and two Rose Bowls during his time in Ann Arbor.
He's forever known for his trademark Heisman pose, but his recent ESPN Gameday "that's not a purse, it's a man satchel" ad with Erin Andrews is pretty awesome. Watch it after the jump
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Michigan's Desmond Howard Leads 3 Big 10 Players into College Hall of Fame
July 17, 2011 By paulmbanks 2 Comments
He's one of the most iconic players in Michigan Wolverines history. Make that college football history. Desmond Howard, the 1991 Heisman Trophy winner and 1997 Super Bowl MVP with the Green Bay Packers headlines the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame class.
Joining Howard at the enshrinement festival today were two fellow Big Ten players, Wisconsin Badgers Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, who played at Nebraska at served as an assistant at Notre Dame. It was his coaching accomplishments in Madison that earned him this accolade however.
Completing the B1G Ten troika was Purdue Boilermakers QB Mark Herrmann, the first quarterback to throw for 8,000 and then 9,000 yards in CFB history. (The game was very different 1977-80).
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Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez Will Soon Join the College Hall of Fame
July 7, 2011 By paulmbanks 3 Comments
University of Wisconsin Athletic Director and former Head Coach, Barry Alvarez is set to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame on July 15-16.
The festivities will take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana where 19 other football standouts will also be joining Alvarez in this prestigious honor.
"Barry Alvarez took a program that had won six games in the three seasons prior to his arrival and turned them into a perennial powerhouse for more than a decade. There was never a doubt that he was headed to the Hall of Fame," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "He's the ultimate competitor, recruiter and tactician, and he has been a great mentor to a slew of current head coaches." [Read more…]
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Rosters for Michigan Wolverines Alumni Flag Football Game
April 15, 2011 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment
The University of Michigan Wolverines announced the teams for the third annual alumni flag football game; which precedes the Mott Spring Game at Michigan Stadium Saturday. The Victors Classic alumni game will begin at 10 a.m. and features over 85 players from five different decades of Michigan football.
Following are the two tentative team rosters for the game:
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Your Guide to the Michigan Wolverines Spring Football Game
The 2011 Mott Spring Game featuring the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and its alumni is less than three days away and the program hopes to exceed the estimated crowd of 50,000 fans that watched last year's final practice at Michigan Stadium.
The spring game is free to the public, but the football team and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital have partnered in a fund raiser for the new hospital scheduled to open in Fall 2012.
The 132nd team in school history will take the Big House field for warm-ups at approximately 11:20 am. The final spring practice will start at noon EDT and will be broadcast by the Big Ten Network.
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Phil Simms Threatens to Fight Desmond Howard at Super Bowl
February 5, 2011 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment
As if this Super Bowl needed any more distractions to take focus away from the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. We've had the #snOMG blizzard, Ines Sainz, Roethlisberger's fake chance at "redemption" now we have a 7th grade style "I'm going to kick your ass," tiff between two big time NFL journalists and former Super Bowl MVPs.
Apparently, Phil Simms, one of the biggest names in football media, really wants to fight Desmond Howard in Dallas. Now word yet if he wants to throw down at recess in the playground; or wait till after the school day ends and meet him where the buses line up.
Check out Desmond Howard's tweets:
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NCAA College Football Fun Police Getting WAY Out of Control
January 3, 2011 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment
As we are currently deep in the heart of BCS bowl season, we're witnessing a new college football protocol even more nonsensical than the BCS; the arbitrary and capricious enforcement of their "no fun league" rules.
Let's start with the flagging of K-State wide receiver Adrian Hilburn in the Pinstripe Bowl. He was penalized for merely saluting the crowd. What if he had done this in the Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl, or the Northrup Grumman Military Bowl? Are you allowed to salute in one of the military-industrial complex bowls? This is the first bowl season featuring all three service academies. Would a referee dare penalize a player on Air Force, Navy or Army for a hallowed gesture of reverence and respect?
I hope not. But then again the NCAA is being extremely arbitrary and capricious here. In the same exact game, Tennessee QB Tyler Bray did the Brian Wilson-in-the-World Series style "throat slash" gesture to celebrate a touchdown. He was not flagged.
By Paul M. Banks
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Desmond Howard MCs Nike Uniform Unveiling in Cowboys Stadium (Videos)
December 19, 2010 By paulmbanks 6 Comments
Last week, Nike took the evolution of college football uniforms another quantum leap forward. The world's leading sportswear concern unveiled its next generation of Nike Pro Combat uniforms and cleats that top collegiate teams University of Oregon, Boise State University, and University of Florida are expected to wear as they take the field in this season's upcoming bowl games.
NFL players Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions), Clay Matthews (Green Bay Packers), Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City Chiefs), Felix Jones (Dallas Cowboys) and Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams) were also on hand at iconic Cowboys Stadium (site of the next Super Bowl) to introduce the Nike Air Zoom Alpha Talon cleat and the 2011 Nike Pro Combat uniforms to several hundred guests and media.
"NIKE, Inc. is the leading, most innovative football company in the world and the top choice of football athletes at every level," said Kris Aman, Vice President of Athletic Training. "Our success is based on creating breakthrough products and experiences unmatched in our industry, helping write the next chapter for Nike Football."
The event was MCed by Michigan Wolverines icon Desmond Howard. The current ESPN analyst is one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP; Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen are the others.) Howard was famous for his "Heisman pose" in his final regular season at UM.
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Desmond Howard's College Football Hall of Fame Speech
December 8, 2010 By paulmbanks 3 Comments
Perhaps no college football Heisman winner is more iconic than the Michigan Wolverines Desmond Howard. Before going on to have a rather pedestrian NFL career (well he was voted the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI and is the only special teams player to win the award. Making him one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP; Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen are the others.) Howard was famous for his "Heisman pose" in his final regular season at UM.
In his 11 NFL seasons, including a few with both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, Howard caught 123 passes for 1,597 yards, rushed for 68 yards, returned 244 punts for 2,895 yards, and gained 7,595 yards returning 359 kickoffs. He also scored 15 touchdowns (7 receiving, 8 punt returns). Overall, Howard gained 12,155 all-purpose yards.
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College Football Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
March 12, 2010 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment
Deion Sanders, Eddie George, Desmond Howard among others eligible for highest honor
DALLAS-The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the names of 77 players and seven coaches who comprise the 2010 Football Bowl Subdivision Ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Development of Arsenal Youngsters Impressing Manager Mikel Arteta


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Challenge is one of those words that will bring up different feelings in people. Some when they hear the word challenge they will get uncomfortable, feel frustrated or pressure. Some will be excited, passionate or driven.
Is challenge bad? Is it beneficial for us to challenge ourselves? One way to consider this is by looking at Mental Wellbeing.
Wellbeing describes your mental state – How you feel and how you can cope with your day to day life.
The "Five Ways to Mental Wellbeing" developed by the UK Government considered how to improve everyone's mental capital and mental wellbeing through life. There is evidence that suggests that a small improvement in wellbeing can help to decrease some mental health problems and also help people to flourish.
The part that I shall focus on for this blog is the "Keep learning". We often have the assumption that learning is something we do when younger, such as college or university. We finish our education, and that is it done surely? Well no we continue as we grow older to conceive and try new things unless we find that this is outside our comfort zone. As a species, we will often stick to our comfort zones because it is where we feel safe. If we try new things, It will push us outside that comfort zone and into our panic zone. We end up spending most of our energy in panic mode and not learning from the experience. Between these two zones is the learning zone where we are pushing our boundaries and experimenting but no so much that we are in "Panic mode".
We all have different comfort zones, and one thing which for me is the most natural thing in the world for you will be entirely outside that zone. For example, I have never skydived, and maybe never will. It is outside my comfort zone, and the thought of doing it feels me with panic. So what about people that do skydive? For them, it is further In or entirely in their comfort zone. They were not born like that and learned how to overcome that challenge and push themselves to new heights.
At times it can be hard to find the motivation to set goals for yourself, especially when you do not feel confident or worry about what other people may think. However, it does not have to be something big.
My challenge to you for the next two weeks is to consider your comfort zone.
What did you used to find harder to do but pushed yourself to explore and experiment with?
What at the moment do you feel is too big a challenge and would like to move closer to your comfort zone?


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Glossy 50
Glossy 50: Evolution of Luxury
By Glossy Editors
Welcome to the Glossy 50, our first annual list featuring men and women contributing to the transformation of fashion, luxury, beauty and technology.
The industries are being turned on their heads. The heat is on to ship faster, lower prices and be first to market with trends. Those driving these modern strategies are the people we're recognizing. They're insiders from 10 categories we cover daily — including platforms, wearables, startups and streetwear — who captured our attention in the past year.
In this feature, we dive into their contributions to their industries' new directions. Below are the honorees in the Evolution of Luxury category. See honorees in other categories here.
Esprit. Google. The Lipstick Lobby. A list of Opening Ceremony's recent collaborators is a snapshot of fashion's latest priorities — nostalgia, tech and politics. Since 2002, founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have infused the brand with all things current, viewing fashion through a wider cultural lens. Recently, the company doubled down on its off-kilter approach with an immigration-themed spring 2017 ballet presentation.
What does luxury mean to you today?
Luxury has been redefined. It's the idea of seeing something and actually being able to get it. A $25 T-shirt can have the same covetable value of a $3,000 handbag.
What makes a new project or collaboration a good fit for OC?
It has to be authentic and an organic extension of our brand. At OC, we are storytellers, so each collaboration and collection has to have an in-depth story that ties into our narrative and keeps things interesting.
What do the presentations you've put on for OC each season offer that traditional shows do not?
The way information is shared has drastically changed, and it prompts everyone to rethink how things are being done. We like to push boundaries and redefine them and, from our first OC show, we've focused on making sure that the experience was visceral.
Why should fashion be political?
It would be silly to ignore politics in this inexplicable time period. Everyone around you is having their rights challenged left and right, so if you have a voice, you should use it.
Dana Randall didn't bounce from luxury brand to luxury brand before landing at Coach as its head of innovation in 2015. She was intimately familiar with the brand as Coach's account manager during her time at luxury agency Isobar. In-house at Coach, Randall approaches the challenge of solving "innovation" from the perspective of her varied background in digital marketing, creative strategy and development.
Innovation can mean a lot of different things. How do you interpret it?
Innovation is a word I'm a little scared of right now. It's being thrown around a lot. To me, it's experiential. It's believing in what's possible. It doesn't have to be technology. Sometimes the best innovation is taking something that's been applied to one industry and applying it to another one in a different way.
You didn't have previous experience in-house at a fashion brand before Coach. Is that an advantage?
Having a diverse background is important because you have to have that mindset when you're tackling innovation head-on. To me, innovation is creative problem-solving, and you need to be open-minded as to what the [solution] is going to be. It could involve creative, or digital, or technology or a combination of the three. If you only think about it in terms of technology, you end up going down a dangerous place.
Still, is there any particular technology you're especially excited about right now?
If you look at luxury, fashion and retail, these industries are historically slower to adopt tech. What's most important to me is culture. If you fall into the trap of a technology-first mindset, you're left with things that come off as gimmicky. If it starts with the internal culture, you're empowering people to be open-minded and to try new things that move the needle forward.
In 2015, LVMH raised a few eyebrows with its appointment of Ian Rogers — a music executive heading up iTunes Radio at the time — to chief digital officer. Likewise, Rogers made a surprising move in uprooting his L.A. life in favor of a Paris-based apartment and a job at a buttoned-up fashion brand.
"It's really fun to just be a music fan again, to wake up and breathe music, but not have to wake up and breathe the music industry," says Rogers, of his career transition. What's fueling him today, he says, is the "wave that's hitting retail," as well as the long-term opportunities in diverse developments like cryptocurrency and augmented reality. Now in their early stages, he compares the two to the internet in 1994, promising, "They're going to be part of our lives 20 years from now."
"I was always a student of the way the internet is changing, and changing culture," says Rogers. "Looking at these 70-plus brands at LVMH is a pretty great vantage point to watch that from because the disruption that is happening in retail right now is full-on."
In June, Rogers unveiled his first big project in his new role: 24 Sèvres, the e-commerce counterpart to LVMH's department store, Le Bon Marché, and the French luxury goods conglomerate's first foray into multi-brand e-commerce. "It went smoother than we thought," he says.
It's a project Rogers has worked on since day one at the company, driven by the notions that "Parisian fashion needs a seat at the table" and "the internet has changed since Net-a-Porter's launch [in 2000]."
According to Rogers, the one thing that hasn't changed on the retail front is the value customers place on quality and creative products.
With 24 Sèvres, the quality no doubt exists, with iconic luxury brands including Gucci, Fendi and Givenchy making up the inventory.
And Rogers' emphasis on creativity has made the retailer a standout. Everything from order packaging — Paris street signs inspired the design of 24 Sèvres' boxes, which are personalized with customers' initials and feature pop-up Eiffel Towers — to the online imagery has a wow factor, especially for anyone accustomed to shopping on Amazon.
For the imagery, Rogers turned to those designing window displays for LVMH brands, giving them a canvas on which to work by building "an online version of visual merchandising."
"It was, 'Can we push the storytelling here?'" he says of bringing merchandisers' work online. The result: A striking homepage and colorful category pages, consistently driven by artists' visions rather than promotions.
For a multi-brand retailer to be successful, "inspiring" merchandising is key, Rogers says — as are top-notch service and selection. He compares the retail format to media: "You have to present people with what they should know right now: the new brands, the new products. If they can rely on you for that, they'll keep coming back."
Most of 24 Sèvres' customers are based in France, the U.K. and the U.S., respectively, but Rogers promises those markets are just the tip of the iceberg. "You'll see and hear a lot more from us on an international basis in the months and years ahead."
And, he notes, 24 Sèvres — "a small percentage" of his responsibilities — is just one of the many LVMH brands making strides.
"Every week, there's a launch of some sort of idea," he says. "A lot of what we're working on is behind the scenes — not just making sure the [LVMH] group is not behind the competition, but making sure it's leading the entire industry. We're preparing for tomorrow."
Adam Pritzker is on a mission to create the next LVMH. No easy feat, to be sure, but Pritzker has already made waves with experimental shopping concepts like The Apartment by The Line, a luxury loft in New York City that sells everything from home goods to ornate dresses, by appointment. His ultimate vision is to launch several luxury companies all housed under Assembled Brands. In addition to The Line, Pritzker has also created home goods brand Tenfold, the ready-to-wear collection Protagonist and womenswear line Khaite. Always looking to the future, Pritzker is considering menswear and children's lines. Given that he already created the hugely successful technology and design training program General Assembly (which boasts more than 35,000 graduates), Pritzker is well on his way to becoming a major force in the retail world.
Melissa Lowenkron proves it's possible to breathe new life into a century-old department store. As head of men's merchandising, Lowenkron is transforming how Bergdorf Goodman not only selects its classic luxury looks, but continues to serve as a launchpad for emerging designers. The store has traditionally served as an introductory channel for several major brands, including Tom Ford and Moncler. Now, as the menswear market continues to grow, Lowenkron plays a significant role in setting modern trends and pushing the boundaries of luxury. She was, after all, the brains behind bringing Kith, which is now one of the most popular streetwear brands in the nation, into Bergdorf Goodman. Since joining the team in 2014, she's proven she has a keen eye for style, with a focus on identifying emerging U.S. designers and drumming up buzz for little-known brands.


ummm...it's a wonder your bathroom didn't always have a line waiting to get in! Must be a girly thing, but it sounds divine! We all know most guys don't use toilet paper, lol. A line from a Stephen King novel comes to mind..."No matter how much you shake and dance, you still get two drops in your pants..."
lol...yes it was divine. If I ever find a 350 square foot house and buy it, I will have to have one installed.


These lists, compiled by The Guardian, are too much fun not to share. Inspired by Elmore Leonard's ten rules of writing, The Guardian asked a whole bunch of writers to come up with their own versions. The results are usually interesting, often funny, occasionally obvious, always helpful.
Part one features Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, and AL Kennedy.
Part two features Hilary Mantel, Michael Moorcock, Michael Morpurgo, Andrew Motion, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx, Philip Pullman, Ian Rankin, Will Self, Helen Simpson, Zadie Smith, Colm Tóibín, Rose Tremain, Sarah Waters, and Jeanette Winterson.
Look! Someone has made a movie all about bad writing! George Saunders is in it! So is David Sedaris, who says: "I have written so many bad, bad things." Haven't we all, David, haven't we all.
No distribution information or date, though, so maybe the film is…bad? Watch and decide for yourself.
Scary! But fascinating! Read more here.
Update: Of course this idea is already at play in popular culture — hello, Dollhouse! Check out this excellent blog post about why this series is and yet isn't and yet is worth watching.
Rhythm in writing is [...] a completely intuitive matter. I don't really understand the process. It's related to the substance of Flaubert's famous letter to George Sand: "When I come upon a bad assonance or a repetition in my sentences, I'm sure I'm floundering in the false. By searching I find the proper expression, which was always the only one, and which is also harmonious. The word is never lacking when one possesses the idea. Is there not, in this precise fitting of parts, something eternal, like a principal? If not, why should there be a relation between the right word and the musical word? Or why should the greatest compression of thought always result in a line of poetry?" This is crucial stuff for me. I write intuitively, not knowing where I'm going, not knowing what the next sentence will be until this one has guided me there, and knowing how the sentence goes begins with my hearing its rhythm in my head, and then filling in the specific words. If the sentence is cloddish and clunky, it's simply wrong—and not just wrong-sounding but wrong in its meaning.
I can't think of a better reason for paying close attention to the construction and flow of every single sentence. Ugly sentences, the ones that don't scan, the ones that the reader stumbles over? No less than a failure of meaning.
The instinct might be to fix the sentence: rewrite it till it flows. I'd suggest stopping and thinking and getting clarity on what it is you are trying to say before you do that. As Flaubert says: The word is never lacking when one possesses the idea. Find the idea and the words should, in theory, take care of themselves.
Ah yes, you say, but what if you don't know what you want to say? What if the idea is elusive, impossible to pin down? Isn't that one of the reasons why we write in the first place? To discover what it is that we feel and think?
To which I say: that's what first drafts are for! Write it out in order to know it, to understand it (whatever "it" is here: story, idea, feeling). Then write it again, with this new knowledge having been dredged up and placed, to some degree, at the front of the mind. These two documents might have very little in common. The first enables the second, and the second isn't so much a rewrite as a re-imagining.
That's my thoughts on process for today folks, inspired by Flaubert, care of Luc Sante, care of Guernica magazine.


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Ludesch is een gemeente in de Oostenrijkse deelstaat Vorarlberg, gelegen in het district Bludenz (BZ). De gemeente heeft ongeveer 3000 inwoners.

Geografie
Ludesch heeft een oppervlakte van 11,25 km². Het ligt in het westen van het land.

Gemeente in Vorarlberg


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It looks like something from the film Independence Day.
But although it may seem like an alien mothership, this incredible picture is actually an impressive thunderstorm cloud known as a supercell.
Windswept dust and rain dominate the storm's centre while rings of jagged clouds surround the edge.
A flimsy tree in the foreground looks like a toy next to the magnificent natural phenomenon. Check out more pics here.


In a medium skillet, melt the butter in the olive oil. Add the beets and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over moderate heat, stirring once or twice, until the beets are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add the honey and 2 tablespoons of the vinegar and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly glazed, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a large bowl. Whisk the remaining 1 tablespoon of vinegar into the skillet along with the cumin, then pour over the vegetables. Let cool slightly.
Add the baby lettuces and feta to the vegetables and toss. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve right away.


Senior Emily Crane (Troy, Mo.) claimed First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive (right field) and Redshirt seniors Sami Fagan (Dunnellon, Fla.) and Taylor Gadbois (Maryville, Mo.) were each tabbed Second Team All-SEC members while first-year Tiger Regan Nash (Camden Point, Mo.) earned Freshman All-SEC honors.
Crane is entering postseason play with a .399 average, 16 home runs, 55 RBI and 22 stolen bases. Crane's senior season power surge has brought new career highs in runs scored (57), home runs (16), RBIs (55), total bases (126), slugging percentage (.824), walks (36) and on-base percentage (.515).
Crane has also tallied back to back SEC All-Defensive Team honors for her outstanding play in right field. In her last three years as the Tigers' everyday right fielder, Crane has 155 putouts, 12 assists and only three errors (.982 fielding percentage).
Fagan's strong senior season earned her back to back Second Team All-SEC honors. The Tigers' everyday shortstop is one of the SEC's top overall threats, entering postseason play with a .424 average, 11 home runs, 49 RBI and 25 stolen bases. Fagan competed in the black and gold for three seasons (2014-16) but will leave as one of the most decorated hitters in program history.
Her .376 career average currently ranks third in Tiger history, while her 264 career hits, 186 career RBI and 199 career runs scored all rank second-best. Tuesday's recognition marks Fagan's third career honor by the conference, as she earned 2015 Second Team All-SEC and 2012 Freshman All-SEC accolades as well.
Gadbois is capping her outstanding career at Mizzou with a sensational senior campaign. Regarded as one of the nation's fastest players, Gadbois has lived up to the billing with an SEC and NCAA-leading 51 stolen bases in 2016. Her 143 career stolen bases ranks second-most in program history, while her .375 career average ranks fourth.
Earlier this season, Gadbois joined Rhea Taylor (2008-11) as the only Tigers to ever record three 40-plus stolen base campaigns. Gadbois' four stolen bases at Ole Miss (March 11) tied the single-game Mizzou Softball record and marked the most single-game stolen bases by an SEC player this season. Tuesday marks the second career conference honor for Gadbois, as she also earned 2014 First Team All-SEC accolades.
Nash, another renowned Tiger speedster, claimed her first career SEC honors on Tuesday. The Camden Point, Mo., native's 18 stolen bases currently ranks 12th-best in the conference. Nash has been a model of consistency in her first-year campaign, hitting safely in 29-of-48 (60-percent) games while recording at least one stolen base in 16 contests.