text:
Why JLL? The company is the investment advisor of choice in both Poland and CEE. It has maintained its leading position in the sector for a number of years with 62% agent market share in 2018 (across all sectors), 73% in the retail segment and 75% in the industrial sector. Unparalleled professionalism and a laser focus on ethics resulted in an excellent performance of nearly EUR 3.2 billion transacted in the last 12 months. JLL was involved in the largest and most prestigious transactions in market history such as the sell side advisory in the Chariot Portfolio transaction, the largest retail investment deal recorded to date in Poland and wider CEE region with the volume of approx EUR 1 billion. The Chariot Portfolio included 28 properties of different formats (9 shopping centres, 12 standalone hypermarkets, 4 retail parks and 3 DIY locations) with a total GLA of ca. 700,000 sqm. JLL is keeping up the pace with the €1.5 EUR of retail and over two billion EUR deals in office and logistic deals in the pipeline.
Name of company JLL
Team leader Agata Sekuła, Tomasz Puch
Team leader profile The JLL investment team of 16 experts is jointly led by Agata Sekuła (covering retail field) and Tomasz Puch (responsible for office and industrial field), one of the most well-known real estate professionals in CEE. With a focus on expanding client business, quality, professionalism and ethics, JLL excels in the market defining transactions. At the beginning of 2018 the retail team was involved in the biggest and most complex deal of the decade in Poland – the Chariot Portfolio (EUR 1 billion).
Short description of the team JLL's investment team is the undoubted market leader, (nearly EUR €3.2 billion transacted in 12 months) and the most experienced investment team both in Poland with 16 sales and acquisitions professionals, including a specialized retail investment team and a corporate finance team. With a thorough understanding of capital markets and real estate, JLL provides strategic advisory in office, retail, industrial and hotel investment transactions on the commercial real estate markets across the country, not only in major metropolitan areas, but also smaller cities. The company excels in both prime and opportunistic products with specific strengths in sell side advisory. JLL advises and delivers value to an extensive range of clients - institutional owners, private investors, corporations and joint venture partnerships.
Total value of the transactions between October 2017 and September 2018 The value of real estate investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory was an impressive nearly EUR 3.2 billion between Q4 2017 – Q3 2018.
The year on year results of the department with regard to the number and the value of finalised transactions (in EUR) The value of investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory was nearly EUR 3.2 billion between Q4 2017 – Q3 2018, and EUR 2 billion between Q4 2016 – Q3 2017.
The biggest transactions between October 2017 and September 2018 in retail sector Chariot Portfolio (various locations, 700,000 sqm GLA, approx 1 billion EUR; sell side advisory to Ares/AXA/Apollo Rida - it was the biggest and most complex deal of the decade in Poland), Magnolia (Wrocław, 100,000 sqm GLA, ca. 380 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Blackstone), Galeria Katowicka (Katowice, 50,000 sqm GLA, approx 300 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Meyer Bergman), King Cross Marcelin (Poznań, 45,500 sqm GLA, 91.1 million EUR, buy-side advisory to EPP), Toruń Plaza (Toruń, 40,400 sqm GLA, 70.6 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Plaza Centers), Castorama (Poznań, 14,300 sqm GLA, 20.3 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Metro Group). JLL Investment team transacted retail properties totaling over EUR 1.8 billion between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
The biggest transactions between October 2017 and September 2018 in office sector Warsaw Spire A (71,600 sqm GLA, 50% shares of the value of approx. 350 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Ghelamco), Quattro Business Park (Kraków, 60,000 sqm GLA, 139 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Starwood Capital Group), Gdański Business Center C i D (Warsaw, 52,500 sqm GLA, over 200 million EUR, buy-side advisory to EPF), Przystanek mBank (Łódź, 25,800 sqm GLA, approx. 60 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Ghelamco), Tensor (Gdynia, 20,000 sqm GLA, approx 41 million EUR, sell-side advisory to EURO-STYL), Kotlarska 11 (Kraków, 10,000 sqm GLA, approx 30 million EUR, sell-side advisory to UBM), DOT Office (Kraków, 43,500 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to BUMA), Plac Solny (Wrocław, 9,100 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to BZ WBK), Crown Square (Warsaw, 16,500 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to Invesco). JLL Investment team transacted office properties totaling ca EUR 800 million between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
The biggest transactions between October 2017 and September 2018 in warehouse sector Project Azurite (various locations, 472,500 sqm GLA, approx 200 million EUR, buy-side advisory to Blackstone), Panattoni Industrial Portfolio (various locations, 313,500 sqm, approx 195 million EUR, buy-side advisory to Redefine/Griffin), Hillwood Gdańsk Kowale 5&6 (Gdańsk, 51,500 sqm GLA, approx 32 million EUR, buy-side advisory to CBRE Global Investors), Hillwood Ożarów II (Ożarów, 28,000 sqm, approx 20 million EUR, buy-side advisory to CBRE Global Investors), Ideal Idea IV (Warszawa, 18,500 sqm, sell-side advisory to Ideal Idea Formand), Prologis Park Sochaczew, as a part of European portfolio (Sochaczew, 102,000 sqm, buy-side advisory to ARES), Segro Logistics Park Poznań (Komorniki, 24,750 sqm, sell-side advisory to SEGRO). JLL Investment Team transacted industrial properties totaling over EUR 500 million between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
Other biggest transactions between October 2017 and September 2018 The land investment transactions are conducted by the separated Land Advisory team. Exemplary spectacular deal is Soho land transaction in Warsaw (Mińska 25, over 70,000 sqm of residential use area, sell-side advisory to Soho Development).
Please say why your team should be considered for the award Why JLL? The company is the investment advisor of choice in both Poland and CEE. It has maintained its leading position in the sector for a number of years with 62% agent market share in 2018 (across all sectors), 73% in the retail segment and 75% in the industrial sector. Unparalleled professionalism and a laser focus on ethics resulted in an excellent performance of nearly EUR 3.2 billion transacted in the last 12 months. JLL was involved in the largest and most prestigious transactions in market history such as the sell side advisory in the Chariot Portfolio transaction, the largest retail investment deal recorded to date in Poland and wider CEE region with the volume of approx EUR 1 billion. The Chariot Portfolio included 28 properties of different formats (9 shopping centres, 12 standalone hypermarkets, 4 retail parks and 3 DIY locations) with a total GLA of ca. 700,000 sqm. JLL is keeping up the pace with the €1.5 EUR of retail and over two billion EUR deals in office and logistic deals in the pipeline.
Company website www.jll.pl
Agata Sekuła, Tomasz Puch
The JLL investment team of 16 experts is jointly led by Agata Sekuła (covering retail field) and Tomasz Puch (responsible for office and industrial field), one of the most well-known real estate professionals in CEE. With a focus on expanding client business, quality, professionalism and ethics, JLL excels in the market defining transactions. At the beginning of 2018 the retail team was involved in the biggest and most complex deal of the decade in Poland – the Chariot Portfolio (EUR 1 billion).
JLL's investment team is the undoubted market leader, (nearly EUR €3.2 billion transacted in 12 months) and the most experienced investment team both in Poland with 16 sales and acquisitions professionals, including a specialized retail investment team and a corporate finance team. With a thorough understanding of capital markets and real estate, JLL provides strategic advisory in office, retail, industrial and hotel investment transactions on the commercial real estate markets across the country, not only in major metropolitan areas, but also smaller cities. The company excels in both prime and opportunistic products with specific strengths in sell side advisory. JLL advises and delivers value to an extensive range of clients - institutional owners, private investors, corporations and joint venture partnerships.
The value of real estate investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory was an impressive nearly EUR 3.2 billion between Q4 2017 – Q3 2018.
The value of investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory was nearly EUR 3.2 billion between Q4 2017 – Q3 2018, and EUR 2 billion between Q4 2016 – Q3 2017.
Chariot Portfolio (various locations, 700,000 sqm GLA, approx 1 billion EUR; sell side advisory to Ares/AXA/Apollo Rida - it was the biggest and most complex deal of the decade in Poland), Magnolia (Wrocław, 100,000 sqm GLA, ca. 380 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Blackstone), Galeria Katowicka (Katowice, 50,000 sqm GLA, approx 300 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Meyer Bergman), King Cross Marcelin (Poznań, 45,500 sqm GLA, 91.1 million EUR, buy-side advisory to EPP), Toruń Plaza (Toruń, 40,400 sqm GLA, 70.6 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Plaza Centers), Castorama (Poznań, 14,300 sqm GLA, 20.3 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Metro Group). JLL Investment team transacted retail properties totaling over EUR 1.8 billion between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
Warsaw Spire A (71,600 sqm GLA, 50% shares of the value of approx. 350 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Ghelamco), Quattro Business Park (Kraków, 60,000 sqm GLA, 139 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Starwood Capital Group), Gdański Business Center C i D (Warsaw, 52,500 sqm GLA, over 200 million EUR, buy-side advisory to EPF), Przystanek mBank (Łódź, 25,800 sqm GLA, approx. 60 million EUR, sell-side advisory to Ghelamco), Tensor (Gdynia, 20,000 sqm GLA, approx 41 million EUR, sell-side advisory to EURO-STYL), Kotlarska 11 (Kraków, 10,000 sqm GLA, approx 30 million EUR, sell-side advisory to UBM), DOT Office (Kraków, 43,500 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to BUMA), Plac Solny (Wrocław, 9,100 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to BZ WBK), Crown Square (Warsaw, 16,500 sqm GLA, sell-side advisory to Invesco). JLL Investment team transacted office properties totaling ca EUR 800 million between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
Project Azurite (various locations, 472,500 sqm GLA, approx 200 million EUR, buy-side advisory to Blackstone), Panattoni Industrial Portfolio (various locations, 313,500 sqm, approx 195 million EUR, buy-side advisory to Redefine/Griffin), Hillwood Gdańsk Kowale 5&6 (Gdańsk, 51,500 sqm GLA, approx 32 million EUR, buy-side advisory to CBRE Global Investors), Hillwood Ożarów II (Ożarów, 28,000 sqm, approx 20 million EUR, buy-side advisory to CBRE Global Investors), Ideal Idea IV (Warszawa, 18,500 sqm, sell-side advisory to Ideal Idea Formand), Prologis Park Sochaczew, as a part of European portfolio (Sochaczew, 102,000 sqm, buy-side advisory to ARES), Segro Logistics Park Poznań (Komorniki, 24,750 sqm, sell-side advisory to SEGRO). JLL Investment Team transacted industrial properties totaling over EUR 500 million between Q4 2017 and Q3 2018.
The land investment transactions are conducted by the separated Land Advisory team. Exemplary spectacular deal is Soho land transaction in Warsaw (Mińska 25, over 70,000 sqm of residential use area, sell-side advisory to Soho Development).
www.jll.pl


Will Higher Bad LDL Cholesterol Help Older People Live Longer?
Doctors have been taught that so-called bad LDL cholesterol is a killer. When high, statins are almost always prescribed. New data challenge that idea.
A new analysis of prior research suggests that higher levels of so-called bad LDL cholesterol is associated with longer life for older people. Not surprisingly, many cardiologists are outraged over the idea that bad LDL cholesterol might be good for senior citizens. After all, they have spent decades convincing people that lowering LDL cholesterol is essential for heart health. That is why statins have been prescribed to tens of millions of people.
The investigators reviewed epidemiological studies in which bad LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) had been studied as a risk factor for cardiovascular deaths or mortality for any reason (BMJ Open, June 12, 2016). The subjects were people over the age of 60. In total, 19 studies were analyzed involving over 68,000 participants.
In theory, people with high levels of bad LDL cholesterol should have been at increased risk for deaths from heart attacks and strokes. So-called all-cause mortality should also have been higher when LDL-C was elevated.
That's doctorspeak for saying older people didn't benefit by having low LDL cholesterol and may in fact live longer if their LDL-C is higher. They go on to challenge the foundation of cholesterol-lowering treatments by questioning the idea that LDL cholesterol causes clogged coronary arteries. This flies in the face of conventional medical wisdom and makes the billion-dollar statin industry flinch.
Although many people think of cholesterol as the enemy, it is actually essential for health. Not only does cholesterol serve as a building block for vitamin D, estrogen and testosterone, it is crucial for neurons in the brain. Without cholesterol our nerve cells would not function.
One of the most interesting studies that has been forgotten over time is the Honolulu Heart Program. Scientists at the University of Hawaii studied 3,500 Japanese-American men born between 1900 and 1919. The volunteers' total cholesterol levels were measured when they were middle-aged and again in the early 1990s, when they were elderly. Then the scientists kept tabs on who survived and who died.
No doubt most physicians prescribing statins to people over 60 are not familiar with the Honolulu Heart Program data, or if they are, they have conveniently ignored the conclusions. There are other studies, including a report to the American Heart Association in 1999 that suggested people with total cholesterol under 180 were twice as likely to suffer a bleeding stroke as those with cholesterol of more than 230.
The idea that low total cholesterol, or especially low LDL cholesterol could be associated with premature death comes as a shock to most health professionals. When such research is published it disappears almost without a trace or is forgotten or ignored because the data do not conform to the predominant paradigm. This cholesterol contrariness is not the only big shock to the cardiology community.
Over the last several months the basic foundations of American cardiovascular medicine have been challenged. Next to bad LDL cholesterol, saturated fat was the other villain behind heart disease. But a study published in BMJ (April 13, 2016) found that people who lowered cholesterol levels by consuming foods high in vegetable oil actually died faster than people eating a standard saturated fat-containing diet. This was data resurrected from the Minnesota Coronary Experiment. More details can be found at this link.
As if the cholesterol and saturated fat problem were not trouble enough, along came a large salt study published in the journal The Lancet (online May 20, 2016). The authors reported that a low salt diet like the one recommended by the American Heart Association (less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day) was associated with an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and death. You can listen to the lead author provide the details of the research at this link.
Show 1038: Should You Be Cutting the Salt in Your Diet?
Not surprisingly the cardiology community was quick to respond that the study was flawed. The criticism was not unlike the remarks we are reading today about the new study suggesting that older people may actually live longer if their LDL cholesterol levels are higher.
We hope that no one would ever stop taking medicine without first discussing the research with health providers. At the same time, we would hope that physicians would keep their minds open. Medicine constantly changes as new data are revealed. Perhaps some of the old beliefs will change as research reveals alternate hypotheses and understandings.
Share your own thoughts about medical reversals (flip-flops) in the comment section below. Are you frustrated that the foundations of conventional wisdom about heart health are being shaken?
If you would like to read our chapter on heart disease and a contrarian cholesterol perspective you may find our book, Best Choices from The People's Pharmacy of interest.
One can only be thankful that a service like People's Pharmacy has been active for many years.
Our overall health has, by all accounts, declined over the past 25 years. Have we seen reductions in heart disease, cancers, and oh my, diabetes and dementia? Physicians don't get a lot of information about nutrition in medical school. They do, however, get a lot of information about pharmaceuticals. On average, medications are prescribed like candy. My father became a diabetic and was immediately put on low pressure meds and statins. His memory rapidly declined, and he began falling a lot. He did not have high cholesterol nor did he have blood pressure issues. Over time, it took its toll. I wonder what his health and mental state would be like now if he hadn't taken all those meds. After researching I took him off of them. I might have been too late. Brains need fat, and we are starving them under current dietary guidelines. Sugar and refined carbohydrates are the problem.
Hi, I am a family practice M.D. (did my residency in Asheville!) On the first day of medical school in 1977, the head of the school came out to "meet the class". Scowling at 400 terrified students from under the bushiest eyebrows I have ever seen (!), and leaning on the podium with his knuckles, he glared at us, and finally spoke. I will never forget his words–booming at us! "Fifty percent of what we are about to teach you is INCORRECT! UNFORTUNATELY, I cannot tell you WHICH 50% that is!!!" That is the best advice I got the entire 4 years!
I only want to read comments.
Much of this contrary information is not new. (If you listen to the People's Pharmacy radio show, you already know this!) Dr. Stephen Sinatra has been on several shows talking about his book, "The Great Cholesterol Myth", published in 2012.
There are 10 more comments on this article. You can browse additional pages of comments using the button(s) below.


text:
Andrew Hodges (1)
Colin Kidd (1)
Glen Newey (1)
James Lighthill (1)
Nicholas Humphrey (1)
T.H. Breen (1)
Douglas Hofstadter (3)
Daniel Dennett (1)
Don DeLillo (1)
Dorothy Stein (1)
Douglas Kellner (1)
Edward H. Miller (1)
Norman Geras (1)
Roger Ekirch (1)
Hofstadterismus
Andrew Hodges, 17 April 1986
Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern
by Douglas Hofstadter.
Viking, 852 pp., £18.95, September 1985, 0 670 80687 0Show More
Ada: A Life and a Legacy
by Dorothy Stein.
MIT, 321 pp., £17.50, January 1986, 9780262192422Show More
"... historical understanding to an important topic in the modern development of logical ideas, while Douglas Hofstadter tries to bring logic and mathematics to bear upon the human condition. Both writers also share a panoramic, polymathic, total vision of their tasks. The second is the more familiar to us. ..."
What is Mind? No Matter. What is Matter? Never Mind
Nicholas Humphrey, 17 December 1981
The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett.
Harvester, 448 pp., £9.95, November 1981, 0 7108 0352 4Show More
"... Both this and the following statement are false. Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett's book is well worth £9.95. One does not have to be a philosopher to realise that I have already gone further than a humble book-reviewer should. The value of the book under review is, you might think, a matter of opinion ..."
Strange Loops
James Lighthill, 24 January 1980
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Harvester, 777 pp., £10.50, August 1980, 0 85527 757 2Show More
"... of Gödel, Escher, Bach is to explore such kinships of the imagination, while also exploiting Douglas Hofstadter's own artistic imagination to the maximum possible extent, so as to make all the essential ideas underlying Gödel's achievement accessible to readers without specialised mathematical knowledge. Previous popular introductions to the ..."
Make me work if you can
T.H. Breen, 18 February 1988
Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775
by Roger Ekirch.
Oxford, 277 pp., £25, November 1987, 0 19 820092 7Show More
"... many people in fact found Britain's mainland colonies a land of opportunity? The late Richard Hofstadter suggested that the answer would almost certainly not sustain the success myth. In America at 1750: A Social Portrait, a wonderfully sensitive piece of writing, he observed that the servants as well as the slaves had been commodities, goods sold in a ..."
From Soixante-Huit to Soixante-Neuf
Glen Newey: Slack-Sphinctered Pachyderm, 29 April 1999
Collected Papers: Technology, War and Fascism
by Herbert Marcuse, edited by Douglas Kellner.
Routledge, 278 pp., £25, March 1998, 0 415 13780 2Show More
The Contract of Mutual Indifference: Political Philosophy after the Holocaust
by Norman Geras.
Verso, 181 pp., £15, June 1998, 1 85984 868 0Show More
"... rage. I shall not repeat here the uncouth popular idiom which says as much ... [Richard] Hofstadter himself acquired the dogma from such 'Frankfurt School' followers of avowed arch-conspirator Georg Lukacs and the sometime OSS and CIA agent, sometime Communist, and active conspirator Herbert Marcuse, who used to begin his lectures with the ..."
The Paranoid Elite
Michael Wood: DeLillo, 22 April 2010
Point Omega
by Don DeLillo.
Picador, 117 pp., £14.99, March 2010, 978 0 330 51238 1Show More
"... Not the paranoid style in American politics, to quote the title of a famous essay by Richard Hofstadter (how could anyone say farewell to a mode so lavishly on the rise?), but to the paranoid fictions that animated DeLillo's own novels The Names (1982) and Libra (1988), and went all the way back to Pynchon's V (1963) and The Crying of Lot 49 ..."
Big Stick Swagger
Colin Kidd: Republican Conspiracism, 6 January 2022
A Conspiratorial Life: Robert Welch, the John Birch Society and the Revolution of American Conservatism
by Edward H. Miller.
Chicago, 456 pp., £24, January, 978 0 226 44886 2Show More
"... QAnon, birtherism, Biden's election 'steal'.In the early 1960s, the historian Richard Hofstadter identified a 'paranoid style' in American political culture. The Whigs of the mid-19th century had emerged, at least in part, out of the Anti-Masonic Party, and the Republican Party that succeeded the Whigs in the 1850s was not only hostile to the ..."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Semiquantitative analysis of maximum standardized uptake values of regional lymph nodes in inflammatory breast cancer: is there a reliable threshold for differentiating benign from malignant?
Acad Radiol. 2012 May;19(5):535-41. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.01.001. Epub 2012 Feb 1.
Selin Carkaci 1 , Beatriz E Adrada, Eric Rohren, Wei Wei, Mohammad A Quraishi, Osama Mawlawi, Thomas A Buchholz, Wei Yang
1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Unit 1350, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. selincarkaci@msn.com
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.01.001
Rationale and objectives: The aim of this study was to determine an optimum standardized uptake value (SUV) threshold for identifying regional nodal metastasis on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomographic (PET)/computed tomographic (CT) studies of patients with inflammatory breast cancer.
Materials and methods: A database search was performed of patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging at the time of diagnosis at a single institution between January 1, 2001, and September 30, 2009. Three radiologists blinded to the histopathology of the regional lymph nodes retrospectively analyzed all 18F-FDG PET/CT images by measuring the maximum SUV (SUVmax) in visually abnormal nodes. The accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT image interpretation was correlated with histopathology when available. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to assess the diagnostic performance of PET/CT imaging. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated using three different SUV cutoff values (2.0, 2.5, and 3.0).
Results: A total of 888 regional nodal basins, including bilateral axillary, infraclavicular, internal mammary, and supraclavicular lymph nodes, were evaluated in 111 patients (mean age, 56 years). Of the 888 nodal basins, 625 (70%) were negative and 263 (30%) were positive for metastasis. Malignant lymph nodes had significantly higher SUVmax than benign lymph nodes (P < .0001). An SUVmax of 2.0 showed the highest overall sensitivity (89%) and specificity (99%) for the diagnosis of malignant disease.
Conclusions: SUVmax of regional lymph nodes on 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging may help differentiate benign and malignant lymph nodes in patients with inflammatory breast cancer. An SUV cutoff of 2 provided the best accuracy in identifying regional nodal metastasis in this patient population.
Copyright © 2012 AUR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
Lymph Nodes / metabolism*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography / standards*
Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
Reference Values
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18


Hearing Augmentation Systems are a legal requirement in many public spaces as defined in the Building Code of Australia. They are also a vital public service.
The P.A. People has been delivering hearing augmentation solutions for well over twenty years. The company has been and continues to be a leader in the design and delivery of these systems. Prior to Sydney's iconic Olympic Games in the year 2000, we installed hearing augmentation systems in many of the new venues that were constructed - including the Olympic Stadium and while not as 'visible' or well known, we also provided coverage of Yulang - a 5,000sqm outdoor paved space around the Sydney Olympic Park railway station. Since that time, we have installed solutions in The Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Town Hall and Sydney Airport - just a few venues that have benefited from our understanding of and expertise in Hearing Augmentation.
The purpose of these systems is to assist those with hearing difficulties to both comprehend and enjoy material that is being amplified through an installed PA system, and their provision is mandatory in many public spaces, including educational institutions, places of business, auditoria, rooms used for legal proceedings and some reception areas.
All systems designed and installed by The P.A. People are custom engineered solutions that draw on their extensive experience working with builders, engineering consultants, suppliers, clients and end-users.
An appropriate Hearing Augmentation System will improve the experience and engagement of your patrons and audiences.
Contact us to find out how we can assist your venue or precinct!


The new rewards program of Idea Toscana is free and is dedicated to all Tuscany lovers. By registering you can accumulate points that will be converted into fantastic discounts. Register you online in a few minutes and you will immediately receive welcome points!
Create an account to earn immediately 100 welcome points!
Share us on Facebook: You will earn 50 points as soon as any of your friends clicks on the published link. REMEMBER: The post must be published through the rewards program by clicking on the Facebook icon.
Use the #naturalcosmetics on Instagram: You will earn 100 points by publishing a post on Instagram with the #naturalcosmetics. REMEMBER that points will only be received if you have a public profile.
Birthday bonus: If you leave us your date of birth in the rewards program, you will receive a surprise for your birthday.


text:
package com.abplus.qiitaly.app;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.text.Html;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import butterknife.ButterKnife;
import butterknife.InjectView;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.api.Backend;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.api.models.Item;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.api.models.Tag;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.api.models.User;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.utils.DatabaseHelper;
import com.abplus.qiitaly.app.utils.Dialogs;
import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
import lombok.Getter;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * 投稿リストのアダプタ
 *
 * Created by kazhida on 2014/08/05.
 */
public class ArticleListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

    protected List<Item> items = new ArrayList<>();
    protected LayoutInflater inflater;
    protected Activity activity;
    protected String title;
    @Getter
    protected String nextUrl;
    @Getter
    protected int rateLimitRemain = Backend.RATE_LIMIT;

    ArticleListAdapter(Activity activity) {
        super();
        inflater = activity.getLayoutInflater();
        this.activity = activity;
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return items.size();
    }

    @Override
    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return items.get(position);
    }

    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return position;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(final int position, View convertView, @NotNull ViewGroup parent) {
        View view = convertView;

        if (view == null) {
            view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.item_article, parent, false);
            view.setTag(new ViewHolder(view));
        }
        ViewHolder holder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();

        final Item item = items.get(position);

        holder.titleText.setText(Html.fromHtml(item.getTitle()));
        holder.stockCount.setText(activity.getString(R.string.stoked, item.getStockCount()));

        Item.Cache cache = Item.Cache.getHolder().get(item.getUuid());
        if (cache == null) {
            holder.newItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            holder.updatedItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else if (cache.isUnread()) {
            holder.newItem.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            holder.updatedItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else if (cache.isUpdated()) {
            holder.newItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            holder.updatedItem.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        } else {
            holder.newItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            holder.updatedItem.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }
        if (item.getUpdatedAt().compareTo(item.getCreatedAt()) > 0) {
            holder.descriptionText.setText(updatedDescription(item));
        } else {
            holder.descriptionText.setText(postedDescription(item));
        }

        holder.tagLayout.removeAllViews();
        for (Tag tag: item.getTags()) {
            TextView textView = (TextView) inflater.inflate(R.layout.tag_text, holder.tagLayout, false);
            textView.setText(tag.getName());
            holder.tagLayout.addView(textView);
        }

        ImageLoader.getInstance().displayImage(item.getUser().getProfileImageUrl(), holder.iconImage);

        view.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(@NotNull View v) {
                if (item.isSaved()) {
                    DatabaseHelper.sharedInstance().executeWrite(new DatabaseHelper.Writer() {
                        @Override
                        public void onWrite(@NotNull SQLiteDatabase db) {
                            Item.Cache.getHolder().get(item.getUuid()).checked(db);
                        }
                    });
                    notifyDataSetChanged();
                    activity.startActivity(ArticleActivity.startIntent(activity, item));
                }
            }
        });

        return view;
    }

    private String updatedDescription(Item item) {
        return activity.getString(R.string.updated, item.getUser().getUrlName(), item.getUpdatedAtInWords());
    }

    private String postedDescription(Item item) {
        return activity.getString(R.string.posted, item.getUser().getUrlName(), item.getCreatedAtInWords());
    }

    protected class ViewHolder {
        @InjectView(R.id.icon_image)
        ImageView iconImage;
        @InjectView(R.id.description_text)
        TextView descriptionText;
        @InjectView(R.id.title_text)
        TextView titleText;
        @InjectView(R.id.stock_count_text)
        TextView stockCount;
        @InjectView(R.id.tag_layout)
        ViewGroup tagLayout;
        @InjectView(R.id.new_item)
        View newItem;
        @InjectView(R.id.updated_item)
        View updatedItem;

        ViewHolder(View view) {
            ButterKnife.inject(this, view);
        }
    }

    protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
        //なにもしない
    }

    public void reload(@NotNull final Runnable runnable) {
        items.clear();
        load(new Backend.Callback<List<Item>>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(List<Item> result, @Nullable String nextUrl, int rateLimitRemain) {
                items.clear();
                items.addAll(result);
                ArticleListAdapter.this.nextUrl = nextUrl;
                ArticleListAdapter.this.rateLimitRemain = rateLimitRemain;
                runnable.run();
                save(result);
            }

            @Override
            public void onException(Throwable throwable) {
                throwable.printStackTrace();
                runnable.run();
                Dialogs.errorMessage(activity, R.string.err_response, throwable.getLocalizedMessage());
            }

            @Override
            public void onError(String errorReason) {
                runnable.run();
                Dialogs.errorMessage(activity, R.string.err_response, errorReason);
            }
        });
    }

    public void readMore(@NotNull final Runnable runnable) {
        if (nextUrl != null) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().moreItems(nextUrl, new Backend.Callback<List<Item>>() {
                @Override
                public void onSuccess(List<Item> result, @Nullable String nextUrl, int rateLimitRemain) {
                    List<Item> additional = new ArrayList<>();
                    for (Item item: result) {
                        if (! include(item)) {
                            items.add(item);
                            additional.add(item);
                        }
                    }
                    save(additional);
                    ArticleListAdapter.this.nextUrl = nextUrl;
                    ArticleListAdapter.this.rateLimitRemain = rateLimitRemain;
                    runnable.run();
                }

                @Override
                public void onException(Throwable throwable) {
                    throwable.printStackTrace();
                    Dialogs.errorMessage(activity, R.string.err_response, throwable.getLocalizedMessage());
                    runnable.run();
                }

                @Override
                public void onError(String errorReason) {
                    Dialogs.errorMessage(activity, R.string.err_response, errorReason);
                    runnable.run();
                }
            });
        } else {
            runnable.run();
        }
    }

    private void save(final List<Item> items) {
        new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {

            @Override
            protected Void doInBackground(@NotNull Void... params) {
                DatabaseHelper.sharedInstance().executeWrite(new DatabaseHelper.Writer() {
                    @Override
                    public void onWrite(@NotNull SQLiteDatabase db) {
                        for (Item item: items) {
                            Item.Cache.getHolder().save(db, item);
                        }
                    }
                });
                return null;
            }

            @Override
            protected void onPostExecute(@NotNull Void result) {
                notifyDataSetChanged();
            }
        }.execute();
    }

    private boolean include(Item item) {
        for (Item item0: items) {
            if (item0.getUuid().equals(item.getUuid())) return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    public static class ForWhatsNew extends ArticleListAdapter {

        ForWhatsNew(Activity activity) {
            super(activity);
            title = activity.getString(R.string.home_whats_new);
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().items(false, callback);
        }
    }

    public static class ForContributes extends ArticleListAdapter {

        ForContributes(Activity activity) {
            super(activity);
            title = activity.getString(R.string.home_self_topic);
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().items(true, callback);
        }
    }

    public static class ForStocks extends ArticleListAdapter {

        ForStocks(Activity activity) {
            super(activity);
            title = activity.getString(R.string.home_stocks);
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().stocks(callback);
        }
    }

    public static class ByUser extends ArticleListAdapter {

        private User user;

        ByUser(Activity activity, User user) {
            super(activity);
            title = user.getUrlName();
            this.user = user;
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().userItems(user.getUrlName(), callback);
        }
    }

    public static class ByTag extends ArticleListAdapter {

        private Tag tag;

        ByTag(Activity activity, Tag tag) {
            super(activity);
            title = tag.getName();
            this.tag = tag;
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().tagItems(tag.getUrlName(), callback);
        }
    }

    public static class BySearch extends ArticleListAdapter {
        @Getter
        private String query;

        BySearch(Activity activity, String query) {
            super(activity);
            title = query;
            this.query = query;
        }

        public void reload(String query, @NotNull final Runnable runnable) {
            this.query = query;
            reload(runnable);
        }

        @Override
        protected void load(Backend.Callback<List<Item>> callback) {
            Backend.sharedInstance().search(query, callback);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Am simple but strong, and sincere and loving guy but very sensitive to deceivers. I hate deceivers because they can kill, I appreciate love and adore those who have fundamental knowledge about it.
I like sports especially soccer.
I am looking for a sincere, loving, caring and God fearing lady for a serious relationship. Education is not a barrier neither ethnic that's my believe.
femdream247 hasn't asked any friends to write a recommendation yet.
femdream247 has not yet answered any of the optional questions that would tell you more about him.


XXVIII, 212 p., 15,8 x 20,8 cm.
›Arithmetische Beschreibung der Moral-Weißheit von Personen und Sachen‹ (Arithmetic description of the moral wisdom concerning persons and things) is Erhard Weigel's most important work of social philosophy. It contains a pansophic political and social model that conceives the state as a moral space analogous to the domain of numbers. Weigel's attempt to prove that certain numerical schemes such as the Tetractys form a basic principle in all categories of being complements his ascription of universal competence to the mathematical method as the sole way of grasping the essence of things. Weigel's contractualist idea of the state and his approach to legal and political science with its emphasis on autonomy remain embedded in a universal concept that stresses the analogy of all categories of being and culminates in the idea of participation in the divine sapientia.
Dem Herausgeber Thomas Behme ist zu danken, dass er mit außergewöhnlicher Akribie und immenser Gelehrsamkeit einen Sachkommentar erstellt hat, der den Zugang zum Text erleichtert und dessen wissenschafts- und philosophiegeschichtliche Einordnung erst ermöglicht.


Say "GG" to your Wallets! The Uniqlo x Blizzard Collection has just been announced!
At this point, your wallets have already taken a beating from all these awesome shirts that Uniqlo has been releasing. I mean, of course you couldn't ignore the awesome designs of the Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary collection! No one can fault you for that. And then you have the Marvel Collection that just dropped and THAT's difficult to say 'No' to because 'Avengers: Infinity War' ('nuff said). And after all those purchases, you say "I'm good. This'll do." To which Uniqlo says "NAY! YOU NEED MORE! FEAST YOUR EYES ON MORE OF THIS AWESOMENESS!" as they release their latest Uniqlo x Blizzard Collection!
Blizzard! Yes, THE Blizzard who's known for games like Overwatch, Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, and MORE! And they're coming out with amazing-looking shirts! I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THEM!
They're soooo good!! They have shirt designs from World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, Diablo, Starcraft, and Hearthstone specifically.
The shirts arrive on May 18, 2018 in Taiwan and June 2018 for Hong Kong and Macau. Hopefully, we'll get these in the Philippines soon!
Previous articleAssemble the Gang! The Uniqlo x Marvel 2018 Collection is now available in the PH!
Next articleParty to the Next Level as Audition Levels Up Its Game!


text:
The Beijing imperial palaces of Yiheyuan and Yuanminyuan have long served as country residences of Chinese rulers. Often, the emperors of China spent more time in them than in Gugong, the Forbidden City. Currently, Yiheyun Park is called the Summer Palace, and Yuanminyuan Park is called the Old Summer Palace in tourist avenues. In ancient times, both parks were a single whole, the palace and park complexes began about 8 km northwest of Beijing and stretched to the Westernmost Mountains, for many tens of kilometers. You can visit both parks in one day, as I did, or you can stretch the pleasure for a couple of days, because the parks have a considerable area, you will have to walk for a long time.
The first country residence on the site of the Summer Palace was built during the Jin Dynasty in 1153 – it was the palace of the Golden Hill. Subsequently, almost every emperor of China completed or rebuilt something in its place. The most extensive construction took place under the Qing Emperor Qianlong in 1750.
It was under him that Yiheyuan acquired a finished look. At the same time, the construction of the so-called Old Summer Palace of Yuanminyuan ( about it below) was of paramount importance for Qianlong, and he built Yiheyun rather out of inertia, since he generally liked to do construction. This "Chinese Peter" was reputed to be the main builder in the Celestial Empire, almost all the palaces and temples that have survived to this day were built by Qianlong.
The famous Long Gallery of the Summer Palace.
But, despite the rapid creative activity of Qianlong, the construction of the Summer Palace in Beijing, stubbornly attributed to the last Chinese Empress Cixi. This is due to one very unpleasant circumstance, the fact that all the Summer Palaces of Qianlong were destroyed almost to the ground by the colonial Anglo-French troops in 1860. This happened during the second Opium War, when China dared to resist the European drug trade on its territory. In retaliation for the imperial ban on the opium trade, British and French troops massacred the Chinese and, reaching Beijing, burned and looted all its country parks. The Grand Stage of the Summer Palace is the largest theater built during the Qing Dynasty.
The stage of the theater had hidden hatches and doors, through which fairies could suddenly appear, suspended on ropes, and other theatrical characters.
Furniture in the interior of the palace.
In this regard, it seems that the Empress Cixi, who ordered the restoration of country palaces at the end of the 19th century, is their main creator. Moreover, they like to criticize her for these restoration works, and various documents are cited that say that Cixi allegedly spent money allocated for the creation of the Chinese Navy on the palaces. I think this is a very interesting historical problem. The madcap Cixi, since the end of the 19th century, is accused of all mortal sins. They say that an old and lustful fool squandered all the money and brought China to a complete collapse. Of course, there is a rational grain in these statements, but after getting acquainted with the architectural masterpieces of the empress, one can not help but wonder, is this true? This question came to me when I visited the Cixi tomb and its park ensembles.
As I wrote above, the Yiheyuan Summer Palace was completely rebuilt during the Qianlong period in the mid-18th century, and the huge man-made Kunming Lake, the most important part of the park, was dug during the Jin Dynasty in the 12th century and the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty. At the same time, they probably added the hill on which the main complex of buildings of the Summer Palace stands.
The European looters who set fire to the palace could not destroy all the capital structures of the complex – dams, bridges, massive foundations of buildings. They burned only the wooden pavilions, after looting their contents. It was these gazebos with tiled roofs that Cixi restored in 1885.
The roof of the Hall of Scattered Clouds.
The most impressive structure of the palace is the powerful wooden Fosyangye Tower – the Tower of Incense in Honor of the Buddha. It was restored twice in 1889 and a second time in 1903, when European barbarians burned it again during the famous Boxer Rebellion. Only this structure and a couple of pavilions deserve attention for their monumentality, all the other buildings of Yiheyuan are one-story gazebos and small teremki. Foxiang Tower.
The complex of pavilions on the top of the hill, the black "teremok" in the center is completely made of bronze. This allowed him to survive the fire of 1860.
At the top of the palace hill is the Temple of the Sea of Wisdom – Zhihuihai. It also survived the fire, as it is made of stone.
I do not think that in order to build wooden pavilions, it took a huge amount of money, comparable to the budget of the Navy. Several hundred good artisans within 5-10 years could easily make all this beauty. Therefore, I would advise you to be more critical of the attacks in the direction of the "old woman Cixi"… Moreover, we all know very well what European propaganda is capable of. "A fool on the throne" is a very good reason to interfere in the internal affairs of the state. The famous marble boat of the Empress Cixi. It was also made under the Qianlong Emperor in the mid-18th century.
Yuanmingyuan Park or the Old Summer Palace was less fortunate than Yiheyuan Park, and it was never restored after the barbarity of European robbers. At the moment, it is a picturesque ruin, not strange, often looking like an antique.
Ironically, European architects took part in the construction of the palace. By order of the indefatigable builder Qianlong, in 1746-59, several buildings in the European style were erected, they were built under the direction of the Jesuits Giuseppe Castiglione and Michel Benoit. The ruins of the palaces in the "Western" style partially survived, as they were built of stone, unlike all other wooden Chinese buildings in Yuanmingyuan.
"Chinese Versailles" – was the pearl of the palace park architecture, but the way it looked, you can only see in old engravings and photos. British troops at Yuanmingyuan Palace in 1860.
The ruins of the palace were torn apart for 150 years, at the beginning of the 20th century there were still some walls left of it, now it is only a pile of stones.
The current state of the palace-ruins overgrown with trees.
Like Yiheyuan, the Old Summer Palace consists of a maze of canals, artificial lakes, and islands on them.
The platform on which the wooden palace stood. Most of Yuanmingyuan consisted of wooden pavilions in the classical Chinese style, so they all burned down in the fire of 1860.
Previous: Kolossi Castle.
Next: Libraries of the world.
Tokyo sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi jirō gained popularity after being featured in the documentary "Jiro's Dreams of Sushi", as well as …
Gelville.com
Custom bathroom vanity tops gelville.com.
British reporter Ben Hebert conducted an original study, finding the most impressive club locations in …
People have long begun to think about the preservation of accumulated knowledge, about their conservation …
The tallest towers in the world are located in Dubai (UAE) and are called "Burj …
The ancient world is called the era of civilizations of Greece and Rome in the …
These buildings contain the most valuable treasures of humanity.Musee d'Orsay, France.Located on the left bank …
European culture the world London Stock Exchange buildings European civilization
Architectural projects of the future
Modern architectural styles
10 incredible buildings
What should I give my friend for her birthday?
Incredible architectural masterpieces of the world.


text:
NGC 4940 est une galaxie spirale située dans la constellation du Centaure. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de , ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de . NGC 4940 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1837.

Groupe de NGC 4940
NGC 4940 est la galaxie la plus brillante d'un trio qui porte son nom. Les deux autres galaxies du groupe de NGC 4940 sont ESO 269-12 et ESO 269-14.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du New General Catalogue

Liens externes

 NGC 4940 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman

4940
Constellation du Centaure
Galaxie spirale
Objet céleste découvert en 1837
Objet céleste découvert par John Herschel

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Q: Syntax Highlights of Modules in Spyder 2 Editor this might be a stupid and quite unnecessary question....
I'm working with python, using the spyder 2 environment and use mostly modules like numpy, scipy, datetime, matplotlib, etc.
My question is if it is possible to somehow tell the editor to syntax-highlight said modules, e.g.
import numpy as np

variable = np.load('data.npy')

So that the "np.load" (or whatever package used from numpy) would be highlighted as a keyword or builtin like "enumerate" or "len", etc.
I am aware that this is quite unnecessary and basically a shenanigan instead of an actual problem, but I'm curious anyways.
Cheers!

A: (Spyder maintainer here) What you're asking for is not possible and we don't have plans to add such functionality.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


To be efficient in use the Printer Canon MF728Cdw wonderfully, you'll need the driver that needs to definitely be mounted towards the computer, therefore the i-SENSYS MF728Cdw. printer you've might be linked to the computer system. On this website we'll give download link Canon i-SENSYS MF728Cdw. driver if you are obtaining difficulty selecting the driver documents download for printer Canon i-SENSYS MF728Cdw.prior to you go to the download web link, guarantee you've reviewed a couple of from the directions that we'll explain below.
Want comparable capabilities to those of a huge multifunctional? Then choose the portable and reputable i-SENSYS MF728Cdw. This colour A4 laser All-in-One offers easy printing, scanning, faxing and copying plus a host of capabilities to make your service more reliable. Fast warm-up times, double-sided printing and scanning at 20ppm plus a 50-sheet duplex document feeder aid you finish a vast array of office tasks quicker and quickly.
Every level of individual could attain remarkable results from their MF728Cdw thanks to an 8.9 cm front-mounted colour touch display that uses easy access to the gadget's powerful functions. Maintaining constant high quality from your MF728Cdw is just as easy: Canon's All-in-One cartridge design changes all essential elements in one procedure, while giving you less products to buy and handle.
The MF728Cdw gives you the same easy individual experience across your laptop, tablet and smartphone-whether you're in the office or on the move. Full support for iOS, Android, Google Cloud Print and Wi-Fi offer you full liberty to work just how and where you choose. The complimentary Canon PRINT Business app (iOS/Android) makes all these choices effortlessly available on-the-go. And if you're concerned regarding maintaining sensitive products private, the Secure Print Function allows you protect records utilizing a PIN code.
However, the step-by-step of the installation (and vice versa), it can be differed depend upon the platform or device that you use for the installation of Canon i-SENSYS MF728Cdw.The above mentioned, the installation is occurred using Windows 7 and Mac for windows XP or windows 8 is not much different way.


A celebrated Android hacker has released software that greatly enhances Google's Nexus One smartphone, endowing it for the first time with the same coveted multitouch features that grace Apple's iPhone.
Operating under the moniker Cyanogen, the hacker released the updates on Wednesday. The hack came as Google formally made the Nexus One operating system, Android version 2.1, open source, paving the way for much more advanced modifications of the phone.
Introduced and trademarked by Apple, multitouch gives users the ability to use two or more fingers directly on a device screen to enlarge images and carry out similar actions. While it's been on the iPhone since day one, certain aspects of the technology were noticeably absent from official releases of Android devices. Google axed the feature at the request of Apple, an unnamed person has told Venture Beat.
The advent of multitouch on the Nexus One comes three weeks after Cyanogen brought SSH, USB support and other advanced features to the smartphone. The mods are meant to be flashed on top of the Nexus One's existing firmware, making it "very much low-level Linux kernel hacking as opposed to a full on ROM," said Chris Paget, chief hacker for reverse engineering firm H4RDW4RE.


text:
Мемориал Ондрея Непелы 2018 — международное соревнование по фигурному катанию, которое прошло в столице Словакии городе Братислава с 19 по 22 сентября 2018 года. Спортсмены выступили в следующих категориях: мужское, женское одиночное катание, парное фигурное катание и танцы на льду.

Это был 26-й турнир, проводимый с 1993 года в память о чехословацком фигуристе (словаке) Ондрее Непеле (1951—1989), Олимпийского чемпиона 1972 года, трёхкратного чемпиона мира, пятикратного чемпиона Европы. На английском языке турнир носит название Ondrej Nepela Trophy ().

Турнир входит в ежегодную серию «Челленджер» текущего сезона и является четвёртым его этапом.

Результаты

Мужчины

Женщины

Спортивные пары
Эта категория соревнования не была включена в серию «Челленджер», так как не было достигнуто минимальное количество участников (5).

Танцы на льду

Примечания

Ссылки
 Информация на сайте Словацкой ассоциации фигурного катания
 Информация на сайте ISU
 Результаты

2018 год в фигурном катании
Мемориал Ондрея Непелы
Фигурное катание в сезоне 2018/2019
Сентябрь 2018 года
Спорт в Словакии в 2018 году


text:
Business writing samples email to potential employer
Product design coursework mark scheme
How to write an email on gmail computer
Home help writing business email Free help writing vows
Free help writing vows
Go over the logistics too. Can your wedding website make your wedding a more memorable experience. Over the past three and a half years, you have given me so much for than apples. Shannon, you mean the world to me. I vow to be a partner, confidant, and team player as well. Some couples do a little of each.
I think I figured out that in that time we've traveled enough to circle the earth three times to see each other. Schmitz 's Agent of Vega.
If you need to cut your rough draft back a bit, do so now and concentrate on the most vivid declarations of love and the most important marriage promises. The bride will receive a stunning hand-tied bouquet.
Write down descriptive words for these feelings. Enjoy the complementary champagne and toasting glasses as you experience the beauty of Tahoe. Then, decide if you will write your wedding vows together, or work separately.
Her first sale was to Friends of Darkover. As we stand before our families, I promise too: You give me your past And I feel honored. Trump has not only been bucking the establishment, as well as contentious Fox News host Megyn Kelly — but he has also taken on some of the very advertisers that Sorrell represents, and Fox News depends on for their operations.
He helped her analyze books she enjoyed and then use that knowledge.
You just let it flow in and around you. I vow to you to be the best husband I can be, and to love and cherish you for the rest of our lives.
I love you Jeff. For example "love", "forever", "journey", etc. Looking back, I would have to say it was your stunning blue eyes and true smile that got my attention first. You should promise to be there for each other through the good times and bad, and to protect and comfort each other through all that life brings you.
Writing your own personalized wedding vows can be a daunting task, but it's not quite as hard as it looks.
Here's some guidance to create your own vows. How to Write the Perfect Personalized Wedding Vows. Pin Share Email button Search Search Decor Interior Decorating; It may help you in the long run. If you encounter writer's block.
We'll work together to write wedding vows that you'll feel proud to deliver to your love. How does the wedding vow writing service work? First we'll meet over a video call.
Real Wedding Vows You'll Love. Take inspiration from these real couples who wrote their own romantic wedding vows. I promise to help shoulder our challenges, If you haven't done so already, create a free, personalized.
Your wedding is all about you and your spouse-to-be, so follow your hearts and feel free to make what you want out of your wedding vows. Writing your own vows might seem daunting, but it'll be worth it when you're up at that altar.
Here's a handy list of questions to help get you started: Why did you decide to get married? What hard times have you gone through together? What have you supported each other through?
After that, create a free. Hello, I have a complicated, or perhaps simple in some eyes, situation. I married my now boyfriend in the Catholic Church a few years ago. We had a civil divorce last year, after going through a tumultuous time with deaths in the family.
I wanted to write an email
How to write an informational interview request email
Writing a formal email in italian
Yellow woman
An examination of robert frosts poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening
Story help writing
Traditions in different cultures
Need help making business plan
Features of writing an advert ks2
Baha mar
How to help dyslexics write a letter
Davos Insider Vows Trump Defeat: "It Doesn't Matter Who the GOP Puts Up, Hillary Will Win"


Not satisfied with the passage of the Korea, Panama, and Colombian Free Trade Acts (FTA), overriding the protests of Labor and environmental activists, the Obama Administration is secretly negotiating another FTA — the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Pact (TPP). This FTA in the making involves not only the United States but Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam as well.
As the article below shows, there are good reasons why the TPP is being worked on behind closed doors. The costs of the FTA's already in existence have been lost jobs, a downward pressure on workers' living conditions and rights, as well as declining environmental standards — while the corporate captains have raked in billions in increased profits. The TPP will increase these trends even further. In addition, it will create an international tribunal, which would be able to overrule national laws that interfere with the multi-national corporations' profits and impose trade sanctions on the offending country. The proposal to create such a body, with the power to violate national sovereignty for the sake of a tiny cabal's increased riches, will be widely opposed by the 99 percent of all involved countries.
On the one hand, the TPP is an example of how the economic elite can join forces internationally to better exploit their own nation's workers. On the other, because the United States is the most powerful player in the TPP negotiations, it is also inevitably an attempt by U.S. business interests to get the advantage over their international competitors such as Europe and China. The path the Obama administration is taking could lead not only to a greater divide between the haves and have-nots, but also greater tensions between nations. The solution for the international working class is not to rely on their respective governments for protection but to join with one another by lending support to each other's struggles. Workers in the U.S. should help Chinese workers, for example, unionize and win higher wages and in this way Chinese workers will no longer pose a threat to U.S. workers.
WASHINGTON — A critical document from President Barack Obama's free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was leaked online early Wednesday morning, revealing that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises.
The leaked document has been posted on the website of Public Citizen, a long-time critic of the administration's trade objectives. The new leak follows substantial controversy surrounding the secrecy of the talks, in which some members of Congress have complained they are not being given the same access to trade documents that corporate officials receive.
"The outrageous stuff in this leaked text may well be why U.S. trade officials have been so extremely secretive about these past two years of [trade] negotiations," said Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch in a written statement.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has been so incensed by the lack of access as to introduce legislation requiring further disclosure. House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has gone so far as to leak a separate document from the talks on his website. Other Senators are considering writing a letter to Ron Kirk, the top trade negotiator under Obama, demanding more disclosure.
The newly leaked document is one of the most controversial of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. It addresses a broad sweep of regulations governing international investment and reveals the Obama administration's advocacy for policies that environmental activists, financial reform advocates and labor unions have long rejected for eroding key protections currently in domestic laws.
Under the agreement currently being advocated by the Obama administration, American corporations would continue to be subject to domestic laws and regulations on the environment, banking and other issues. But foreign corporations operating within the U.S. would be permitted to appeal key American legal or regulatory rulings to an international tribunal. That international tribunal would be granted the power to overrule American law and impose trade sanctions on the United States for failing to abide by its rulings.
The terms run contrary to campaign promises issued by Obama and the Democratic Party during the 2008 campaign.
"We will not negotiate bilateral trade agreements that stop the government from protecting the environment, food safety, or the health of its citizens; give greater rights to foreign investors than to U.S. investors; require the privatization of our vital public services; or prevent developing country governments from adopting humanitarian licensing policies to improve access to life-saving medications," reads the campaign document.Yet nearly all of those vows are violated by the leaked Trans-Pacific document. The one that is not contravened in the present document — regarding access to life-saving medication — is in conflict with a previously leaked document on intellectual property (IP) standards.
In a statement provided to HuffPost, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative downplayed the concerns.
Words like "legitimate" and "nondiscriminatory" can have flexible interpretations among international tribunals, however, which have recently ruled that U.S. dolphin-safe tuna labelling and anti-teen smoking efforts are unfair barriers to trade, according to prior trade pacts. The new investment rules, for instance, extend to government contracting negotiations, eliminating so-called "Buy American" preferences for domestic manufacturers.
USTR has previously stated that it does not comment on the terms of an allegedly leaked document.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative insists that while broad standards require many medical patents and IP rules that would increase the price of medications, the U.S. intends to work with countries involved in the Trans-Pacific talks to ensure that the agreement does not restrict access to life-saving drugs.
That statement is belied somewhat by recent American efforts in other international negotiations to establish controversial medical patents that grant companies long-term monopolies on life-saving medications. Those monopolies increase drug prices, which impede access to medications, particularly in developing nations. The World Health Organization and dozens of nonprofit public health groups have objected to the standards sought by the Obama administration. Two United Nations groups recently urged global governments not to agree to trade terms currently being advocated by the Obama administration, on the grounds that such rules would hurt public health.
Such foreign investment standards have also come under fire at home, from both conservative sovereignty purists and progressive activists for the potential to hamper domestic priorities implemented by democratically elected leaders. The North American Free Trade Agreement, passed by Congress in 1993, and a host of subsequent trade pacts granted corporations new powers that had previously been reserved for sovereign nations and that have allowed companies to sue nations directly over issues.
While the current trade deal could pose a challenge to American sovereignty, large corporations headquartered in the U.S. could potentially benefit from it by using the same terms to oppose the laws of foreign governments. If one of the eight Pacific nations involved in the talks passes a new rule to which an American firm objects, that U.S. company could take the country to court directly in international tribunals.
Public Citizen challenged the independence of these international tribunals, noting that "The tribunals would be staffed by private sector lawyers that rotate between acting as 'judges' and as advocates for the investors suing the governments," according to the text of the agreement.
In early June, a tribunal at the World Bank agreed to hear a case involving similar foreign investment standards, in which El Salvador banned cyanide-based gold mining on the basis of objections from the Catholic Church and environmental activists. If the World Bank rules against El Salvador, it could overturn the nation's domestic laws at the behest of a foreign corporation.
Basic public health and land-use rules would be subject to challenge before an international tribunal, as would bank regulations at capital levels that might be used to stymie bank runs or financial crises. The IMF has advocated the use of such capital controls, which would be prohibited under the current version of the leaked trade pact. Although several countries have proposed exceptions that would allow them to regulate speculative financial bets, the U.S. has resisted those proposals, according to Public Citizen.
Trans-Pacific negotiations have been taking place throughout the Obama presidency. The deal is strongly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the top lobbying group for American corporations. Obama's Republican opponent in the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney, has urged the U.S. to finalize the deal as soon as possible.
What Went Wrong In Wisconsin and Where Does Labor Go From Here?


text:
Social Networking Information
Are social networking sites addictive?
by Debra Ronca
Lots More Information
Top 5 Niche Social Networks
Top 5 MySpace Applications
Top 5 Tips for Using Twitter
Top 10 Twitter Feeds to Follow
Top 5 Facebook Games
BBC News. "Online networking 'harms health'." BBC.co.uk. Feb. 19, 2009. (April 29, 2009) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7898510.stm?lss
BBC News. "S. Korean man dies after games session." BBC.co.uk. Aug. 10, 2005. (Apr. 29, 2009) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4137782.stm
Caruso, Denise. "Why is Facebook so addictive?" Salon.com. Aug. 7, 2008. (Apr. 29, 2009)http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/08/07/facebook/index.html
Center for the Digital Future. "Annual Internet Survey by the Center for the Digital Future Finds Shifting Trends Among Adults About the Benefits and Consequences of Children Going Online." USC Annenberg School. 2008. (April 29, 2009) http://www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf
Center for the Digital Future. "Web Insight 6: Time spent watching TV or using the Internet by those under 18 in your household." USC Annenberg School. July 23, 2007. (April 29, 2009) http://www.digitalcenter.org/pages/Archive_content.asp?intGlobalId=9&intTypeId=1
Cohen, Elizabeth. "Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook." CNN. April 23, 2009. (April 29, 2009) http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/ep.facebook.addict/
Ellison, Nicole B.; Steinfeld, Charles and Lampe, Cliff. "The Benefits of Facebook 'Friends:' Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Network Sites." Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 2007. (May 4, 2009) http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol12/issue4/ellison.html
Fackler, Martin. "In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession." New York Times. Nov. 18, 2007. (April 29, 2009) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/technology/18rehab.html
Glaser, Mark. "Your Guide to Social Networking Online." MediaShift. Aug. 29, 2007. (April 29, 2009) http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2007/08/your-guide-to-social-networking-online241.html
Grossman, Lev. "The Hyperconnected." Time. April 5, 2007. (April 29, 2009) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1607260,00.html
Kazeniac, Andy. "Social Networks: Facebook Takes Over Top Spot, Twitter Climbs." Compete.com. Feb. 9, 2009. (April 29, 2009) http://blog.compete.com/2009/02/09/facebook-myspace-twitter-social-network/
Kirschner, Rick. "Why the need for human connection?" Persuasive Communication and Life Skills. July 29, 2008. (May 4, 2009) http://drkblog.com/persuasion/why-the-need-for-human-connection
Lane, Christopher, Ph.D. "Should overuse of the Internet become a mental disorder?" Psychology Today Blog. Mr. 25, 2009. (April 29, 2009) http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effects/200903/should-overuse-the-internet-become-mental-disorder
LiveScience. "Facebook Profiles Out Narcissists." LiveScience.com. Sept. 26, 2008. (April 29, 2009) http://www.livescience.com/culture/080926-facebook-narcissism.html
Mosteller, Rachel. "3 Reasons Moms Are Addicted to the Internet." Parenting.com. 2009. (April 29, 2009) http://www.parenting.com/article/Mom/Work--Family/3-Reasons-Moms-Are-Addicted-to-the-Internet
Roos, Dave. "How Social Networks Work." HowStuffWorks.com. Aug. 29, 2007. (April 29, 2009) https://communication.howstuffworks.com/how-social-networks-work.htm
Rosen, Christine. "Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism." The New Atlantis. 2007. (April 29, 2009) http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/virtual-friendship-and-the-new-narcissism
Solis, Brian. "Cultural Voyeurism and Social Media." Social Media Today. March 17, 2008. (May 4, 2009) http://drkblog.com/persuasion/why-the-need-for-human-connection
Facebook Safety Check Feature Connects People During Orlando Attack
How Twitter Periscope Works
What makes things on the Internet go viral?
How Klout Works
How Facebook Timeline Works


Live can easily export all your tracks at once. Simply go to the « Fichier » menu (File) then « Exporter Audio/Vidéo » (Export Audio/Video) or use the « Shift + Cmd + R » shortcut.
This is the Export menu.
 : Leave this setting on 1.1.1 and « Longueur de conversation » should be set at the end of your project + a few bars.
 : Leave this « Off ».
 : Leave this one as it is.
 : 32 bits would be the better choice but your files will be 30% bigger than 24 bits files. Depending on your Internet connexion this could be a problem.
24 bits is the most common choice anyway.
 : Let this setting « Off ».
Then, click on « Exporter » (Export) and choose a folder in your hard drive.
When your files are ready, use Winzip or an equivalent to compress them all in one folder. (Do not send us individual files separately). Zipped files are smaller so you can upload them faster on your private folder.
Cubase can export individual tracks separately but only if you have the full version. If that's the case for you, set the left locator to measure 1 and the right one at the end of your track and go to the « File » menu, « Export » and « Export Audio Mixdown ».
In the upper left-hand corner of the Export window, uncheck « Export multicanal » (Channel batch export) and make sure all your tracks (audio and virtual instruments) below are selected. Make sure the « Output channel », « FX channel » and « Group channel » and their content are unchecked. Then choose a name for your export and set the location.
The « Export temps réel » option (Real-Time Export) must be used only if you have external hardware instruments in your song. If you don't, uncheck it. This option makes the export longer.
Once your export is finished, compress the folder containing the files and send us this folder and a text file with the tempo of your song.
Digital Performer does have the ability to export your tracks but unfortunately it is incomplete. There are a few things that need to be done but don't worry, we're going to help you. Before we do anything in your session, the first thing to do is to create a stereo file of your own mix. This will give us an overall idea of your song.
Make a selection of all your tracks from bar 1 to the end of your session + a few bars.
Go to the « File » menu and « Bounce to Disk » (Ctrl + J). Set all the parameters like on the picture below.
« Source » should indicate the main output used by Digital Performer. (Should be selected by default). Give it a name and press « OK ».
Now we can export the individual tracks. Set all the faders at 0 dB to make your export levels even. Do not save your session you will loose your mix !
Audio tracks are pretty simple to export. Select them from measure 1 to the end of your session + a couple of bars. Then go to the « Audio » menu and « Merge soundbites ». Digital Performer creates a new file ready to export for each track.
Make your selection as if it was a one audio region track.
The newly created file will contain silences but it's fine ! This will actually help us. Do the same thing for every other audio track like this one you have in your session.
Important: All your exports must start at measure 1. This allows us to import you session correctly with tracks in sync with each others.
To export virtual instruments, you need to bounce them to audio first. But before you anything, it is very important that you disable all the plugin inserted in the mixer. To get the most of your tracks, we need them to be as flat as possible.
Go to the « Audio » menu and « Freeze Selected Tracks » (Ctrl + Cmd + F). « Freezing » is a real-time processing, it is longer than « Merged ». Digital Performer generates audio files named like the instrument followed by « freeze ».
Right-click and choose « Export selected soundbites ». Use the « AIFF, Interleaved » format.
Then put the files in a folder and compress it with Winzip or something equivalent. Zipped files are smaller so you can upload them faster.
Studio One can easily export your tracks in separate audio files. Here's how you do it. Set the left locator to measure 1 and the right one to the end of your song.
Click on « Pistes » (Tracks) in the upper left-hand corner of this window. All your tracks must be selected. in the upper right-hand corner, choose a location for your export. Don't change the sample rate or resolution, Studio One automatically chooses the ones you need. Set all the other parameters as the picture below.
Important: The « Traitement en temps réel » option (Realtime processing) must be used only if you have outboards like hardware synth or any hardware instruments.
PS : This tutorial was made on Mac but is totally relevant to PC.
How to upload your tracks ?


text:
Questa pagina contiene le armi (stemmi e blasonature) dei comuni della provincia di Pescara.

Pescara
Provincia di Pescara


text:
alias  b="bundle"
alias bi="b install --path vendor"
alias bu="b update"
alias bp="b package"
alias be="b exec"
alias br="be rackup"
alias binit="bi && bp && echo 'vendor/ruby' >> .gitignore"

alias tmux="tmux -u"

alias a="alias"
alias bye="logout"
alias cp="cp -i"
alias cvf="tar cvf"
alias cvfz="tar cvfz"
alias cx="chmod +x"
alias del="rm -i"
alias e="vim"
alias fd="find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;"
alias h='history | tail'
alias j="jobs -l"
alias l="ls -laF"
alias ll="ls -l"
alias lm="/bin/ls -alF|m"
alias lock="lockscreen"
alias lx="ls -axF"
alias m="less"
alias mj='ps $PSSWITCHES|grep $LOGNAME'
alias more="less"
alias mroe="less"
alias mv="mv -i"
alias p="ps $PSSWITCHES"
alias po="popd"
alias psg="p|fgrep $1"
alias pu="pushd"
alias rm="rm -i"
alias rrm="/bin/rm"
alias rxvt="rxvt -fn -misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-140-100-100-*-*-*-*&"
alias src="cd /usr/local/src"
alias tvf="tar tvf"
alias type="less"
alias u="unalias"
alias v="vim"
alias xt="xterm -fn -misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-140-100-100-*-*-*-*&"
alias xvf="tar xvf"
alias rm="rm -i"
alias m=less
alias more=less

##
#
# Some Environment Variables
#
##
# the name of the shell (bash of course ;-))
#SHELL=${SHELL:-${BASH:-/bin/bash}}
#export SHELL
##
# Pagers (less is more ;-))
PAGER='/usr/bin/env less'
# switches for less
LESS='-R -i -e -M -P%t?f%f :stdin .?pb%pb\%:?lbLine %lb:?bbByte %bb:-...'
export PAGER LESS
# Editor Selection
EDITOR='/usr/bin/env vim'
VISUAL=$EDITOR
FCEDIT=$EDITOR
export EDITOR VISUAL FCEDIT

function skey(){
    if [[ "$1" == "true" ]]; then
        eval `ssh-agent`
    else
        eval `ssh-agent -k`
    fi
}

alias clip='xclip -selection clipboard'


No Pitbull Stun Guns coupon code required. Hurry up to place your order and save now.
Remember this Pitbull Stun Guns coupon is going to slip away. Click to get it now!
Click to enjoy the Pitbull Stun Guns discount and great offer to save. Limited time only!


The Prince Galles Hotel in Rome has put together some special offers just for you: a 20% discount will apply for bookings that are made 30 days prior to arrival date with a flexible rate that is payable now. There are three different offers from which to choose whichever option best suits your requirements.
Recently refurbished and situated close to Rome's Termini Station, the Prince Galles Hotel is the perfect place from which to set off with ease on your discovery of the city's principal attractions. Small and exclusive, the Hotel can offer 21 prestigious suites, some of which are spread over two floors and from which you can select the one that is most suitable for your needs. The rooms are all sound-proofed to ensure you get a good night's sleep and have free Wi-Fi access, an LCD satellite TV., external 'phone line, adjustable air conditioning, a minibar, safety deposit box and magnetic keys, a private bathroom that is either tiled or in marble and is fitted with a bath or shower, a hairdryer and complimentary toiletries.
The Hotel Prince Galles serves a buffet breakfast which is included in the price of an overnight stay. You will be able to choose from a wide range of tasty sweet dishes, fresh fruits, savoury dishes and hot and cold drinks.
The staff on the Reception desk are multi-lingual and are at your disposal 24 hours a day to answer any questions or to help with advice about places to visit, making bookings, etc. The hotel's close proximity to the Termini Station as well as being near paid parking and garage parking are just some of the real advantages that come with staying at the Prince Galles, a hotel that will make your stay in Rome unforgettable thanks to its elegant and comfortable ambience.


text:
Ansten Samuelstuen (ur. 7 maja 1929 w Brøttum, zm. 18 sierpnia 2012 w Greeley) – norweski i amerykański skoczek narciarski, dwukrotny olimpijczyk (1960 i 1964), trzykrotny mistrz Stanów Zjednoczonych (1957, 1961 i 1962), czterokrotny mistrz Ameryki Północnej (1954, 1955, 1957 i 1964), trener skoków narciarskich.

Życie prywatne
Urodził się 7 maja 1929 w Norwegii jako syn Petera Samuelstuena i Laury Sæther. Dorastał i uczęszczał do szkoły w rodzinnym mieście, Brøttum. W 1949 roku został członkiem Norweskich Sił Powietrznych, a w latach 1950–1951 odbył służbę w bazie wojskowej w Cheyenne, w której szkolił się w zakresie elektroniki i telekomunikacji. Po powrocie do Norwegii odbył służbę wojskową.

W 1954 wyemigrował do Stanów Zjednoczonych, gdzie poślubił Joyce Stehlik i miał z nią syna, Petera, urodzonego w 1955 w Boulder. Na początku swojej kariery sportowej występował w zawodach jako Norweg. W 1957 otrzymał amerykańskie obywatelstwo i zaczął startować w barwach Stanów Zjednoczonych.

Przebieg kariery
W 1958 uczestniczył w mistrzostwach świata w narciarstwie klasycznym i zajął w konkursie skoków 54. miejsce w gronie 61 startujących zawodników. Dwukrotnie wziął udział w zimowych igrzyskach olimpijskich – w 1960 roku w Squaw Valley i w 1964 roku w Innsbrucku. W konkursie skoków w 1960 zajął siódme miejsce i był najlepszym zawodnikiem spoza Europy. Cztery lata później w zawodach zajął 24. miejsce na skoczni normalnej i 33. na skoczni dużej.

W sezonie 1963/1964 wziął udział we wszystkich konkursach 12. Turnieju Czterech Skoczni. Najwyższą lokatę osiągnął w pierwszych zawodach, rozegranych 29 grudnia w Oberstdorfie, kiedy był 34. W łącznej klasyfikacji zajął 49. miejsce. W latach 1952–1964 kilkukrotnie brał udział w zawodach w ramach festiwalu w Holmenkollen. Dwukrotnie uplasował się w czołowej dziesiątce konkursów – w 1956 roku był piąty, a w 1960 siódmy.

Trzykrotnie został mistrzem Stanów Zjednoczonych w skokach narciarskich. Dokonał tego w 1957 w Berlinie w stanie New Hampshire, w 1961 w Brattleboro w stanie Vermont i w 1962 w Cary w stanie Illinois. Ponadto cztery razy został mistrzem Ameryki Północnej – w 1954, 1955, 1957 i 1964.

W 1951 oddając skok na odległość 316 stóp ustanowił rekord Stanów Zjednoczonych i jednocześnie rekord Ameryki Północnej w długości skoku narciarskiego. W 1962 poprawił również rekord długości skoku w Kanadzie, osiągając 262 stopy. Został tym samym pierwszym skoczkiem w historii, który był jednocześnie rekordzistą Stanów Zjednoczonych i Kanady.

Po zakończeniu startów w zawodach wciąż rekreacyjnie uprawiał skoki narciarskie, ponadto został trenerem drużyny skoczków narciarskich z Uniwersytetu w Denver. Z zespołem tym pracował w latach 1965–1966.

W 2009 został członkiem Narciarskiej Galerii Sław w Stanach Zjednoczonych.

Osiągnięcia

Igrzyska olimpijskie

Mistrzostwa świata

Turniej Czterech Skoczni

Uwagi

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Amerykańscy olimpijczycy
Amerykańscy skoczkowie narciarscy
Amerykańscy trenerzy skoków narciarskich
Norwescy skoczkowie narciarscy
Uczestnicy Zimowych Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1960
Uczestnicy Zimowych Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1964
Urodzeni w 1929
Zmarli w 2012


text:
Photo insight with Harry Borden: Margaret Thatcher
Harry Borden looks back at his most famous images. Here, he recalls his shoot with former prime minister Baroness Thatcher
Like her or loathe her, Margaret Thatcher was a major figure in British life in the 1980s. She changed the country's cultural and political landscape. I was 14 when she became prime minister in 1979, and she loomed large over my life during my teens and 20s.
My career as a photographer didn't really take off until the early 1990s, by which time her political career was over. I never got the opportunity to photograph her in her pomp and glory, and thought I had missed my chance.
Then, in October 2006, I got a call from Time magazine. The editor was planning a special edition – 60 Years of Heroes – and my commission was to photograph Baroness Thatcher. Although by then I'd photographed many famous people, getting this job was a brilliant moment in my career.
The location chosen for the shoot was a rented studio in Battersea, south London. I'd never used it before and it was chosen because of its close proximity to Margaret Thatcher's house. Before the shoot, officers from Special Branch had to visit the studio and check it was OK.
On the day of the shoot, I went to the studio and waited with trepidation for her arrival, together with my assistant, my agent Seamus and the Time picture editor.
When the Special Branch people appeared, we realised Margaret Thatcher was about to arrive. When she came in, we had to help her up the stairs because she was quite elderly. I was immediately struck by how polite and sweet she was; it felt odd to see the Iron Lady as an old person who kept forgetting things. However, she was very sharp when she talked about politics. My own political views were forged by a dislike of everything Margaret Thatcher stood for, so it felt strange relating to her on a human level.
I said how pleased I was to have the opportunity to photograph her. Margaret Thatcher had unusually good skin for an 80-year-old woman and I remember saying, 'You've got beautiful skin.' She took the compliment gracefully.
She had brought her own hair and make-up people with her, and they started to get her ready. To relieve my own tension while this was happening, I put a small Sunpak ring flash on my camera and started shooting.
I knew I wouldn't get very long, so once the shoot began I shot quickly from a variety of angles, against different backgrounds using available light, daylight, tungsten and ring flash. These situations are rare in a photographer's career, so you have to make the best of them and strike up as much of a rapport with the subject as you can. Quite often there's a key that will unlock someone. With Margaret Thatcher I sensed the way to approach her was to not be intimidated.
The 'eyes-closed' portrait was one of the last frames in the shoot and was taken using natural daylight. I hadn't planned it. She just blinked and the idea for the picture came into my head. I asked her just to close her eyes. Even when I was taking the shot, I knew it was going to be an iconic picture.
I used my Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II with a 50mm lens. The exposure was 1/25sec at f/5.6, ISO 320, with the camera on a tripod. The shoot lasted about 12 minutes.
I would never normally do this, but afterwards I asked Margaret Thatcher if I could have my picture taken with her. When I put my arm around her, my agent later said he'd seen the Special Branch people flinch!
Time didn't publish the 'eyes-closed' image. Instead, they chose a conventional three-quarter length portrait, lit with a flash and a brolly, against a black background. However, the 'eyes-closed' portrait won a prize at The Picture Editors' Guild awards as well as a bronze medal at the RPS's 150th International Print Exhibition.
The shot has also been used in newspapers and magazines, as well as the Margaret Thatcher Foundation website. What makes this portrait special? I think when you get someone to close their eyes, they're in a position where you can observe them. They seem vulnerable. Margaret Thatcher had so much dynamism and power, so when you see a photo of her in old age, and with her eyes closed, there's something absorbing about looking at her and reflecting on how she affected our lives.
Harry's favourite lens: the 50mm
When shooting portraits, photographers are often advised to use an 85mm or a longer focal length lens, to give a more flattering appearance. However, for me, portraits taken on longer lenses can look clichéd. I like to use a 50mm because it's closest to the way we see things with our own eyes. Portraits taken with long lenses or wideangles are a step away from reality, and I want my pictures to be an accurate reflection of how we view things.
Harry Borden is one of the UK's finest portrait photographers and his work has been widely published. He has won prizes at the World Press Photo awards (1997 and 1999), and last year was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the RPS. The National Portrait Gallery collection holds more than 100 of his images. Visit www.harryborden.co.uk
Behind the scenes of the shoot


Sometimes we see something on the Internet that makes us feel uncomfortable. This can happen when we are playing a game on the Internet or perhaps even talking to someone on the phone. When this happens we need to tell an adult we trust. An adult we can trust may be a grandparent, teacher, mom, dad or police officer. These people can help you make things safe and fun again.
This video is designed for kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade.


To the editor:I am a card-carrying member of the federally recognized Western Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Okla. In the article "Teaching 'the human people'" there was a mention of teaching the "pure" language. It is hard to say there is a pure Cherokee language. If there is one, most would agree it would be the dialect of the Eastern Cherokee, who were able to remain in the native lands while the Western Cherokee were thrown together with many tribal nations. All Cherokee, however, recognize "The Cherokee Syllabary" created by Sequoia (English name: George Guess) and approved by the Cherokee chiefs in 1820 before any relocation occurred.
As a Cherokee, I feel it is ironic that we let the very government that inflicted so much pain upon the Native Americans to set the criteria of who is or is not at Native American. Thousands of Native Americans were never rounded up or forced to relocate. Many records were intentionally destroyed by the government to keep the death numbers from the Trail of Tears march low, making the march acceptable to European settlers.
Several other people in this area are members of the Western Cherokee Nation as well as members of the Lakota, Choctaw, Seminole and many other federally recognized Native American nations. For the most part, we all agree that it is what is in your heart and soul that makes you what you are and who you are, not a number given to your ancestors by the government 175 years ago.