Heralded by poets, writers and bards for its romantic landscape, indescribable mystique, calm splendor, and rugged landscape, Scotland is a destination high on the list of many travelers.
Scotland, which covers more than 30,000 miles, is made up of a mainland and almost 800 islands. One of the draws of Scotland is its varied landscape.
Scotland is best visited between April and September, and you will most likely have the best weather in May, June, and September. July and August are warm but can also be fairly wet, while in December, you are unlikely to see the sun at all.
So where should you go in Scotland? If you enjoy cities, Edinburgh is one of Europe's finest. In addition to a cosmopolitan atmosphere and multicultural feeling, Edinburgh is situated in an area comprised of cold volcanic peaks, breathtaking gorges, and beautiful vistas. Top tourist attractions in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Zoo, St. Giles Cathedral, and the Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh also has Britain's largest stage, the Festival Theater, and its largest theater, the Edinburgh Playhouse. For three weeks in August, the popular Edinburgh Festival takes place.
Glasgow is a mere 48 miles west of Edinburgh, and is a dynamic cultural center in its own right. Things not to miss in Glasgow include the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the Gallery of Modern Art at the Royal Exchange Building, and Hampden Park, the country's national soccer stadium. The Glasgow Science Center and Maritime Museum also shouldn't be missed.
If you want to stick close to the cities but still see the countryside, know that it's never far away. Try visiting the Firth of Clyde and the Dunoon Peninsula in the west, or Loch Lomond in the northwest. To explore small villages and rugged coastline, head east to the former county of Berwickshire. The town of Sterling with its Sterling Castle and Old Town Gaol, as well as Blair Drummond Safari Park, is another area in Central Scotland worthy of visiting.
Of course, if you are a golf nut, you must head northeast of Edinburgh to the Kingdom of Fife, where the world-famous St. Andrews golf course is situated.
If you are looking for miles of coastline and seaside resorts, try southwest Scotland and the Borders. The resort town of Troon also boasts a world-class golf course.
If you are in the mood for rolling countryside, peaceful lakes, and dense forests, Dumfries and Galloway might fit the bill. There are plenty of country houses, castles, gardens, and museums in the area. If you are interested in art, the town of Kirkcudbright is a former artist's colony.
On the East Coast, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth all have their share of castles, museums, and cathedrals. Just west of Dundee is the former county of Perthshire, which was the center of the Pictish realm and the northernmost area in Britain occupied by the Romans. Up the coast from Dundee is Carnousie, which is famous among golfers.
From its rugged coastline to its peaceful moors, from its bustling centers to its remote islands, Scotland has something for everyone. The fact that it offers a mixture of vibrant cities and beautiful countryside makes it one of the world's great tourist destinations.


1 "And now this commandment is for you, O priests.
1 And now, O you priests, this commandment is for you.
2 "If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name," says the LORD of hosts, "then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
2 If you don't listen, and if you don't take it to heart to honor My name," says the Lord of Hosts, "I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.
2 "If you don't listen, and if you don't choose to give honor to my name," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "then I'll curse both you and your blessings. I've even cursed them already, because none of you are taking it to heart.
2 If you will not hear and if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to My name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yes, I have already turned them to curses because you do not lay it to heart.
3 "Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.
3 "Look, I am going to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread animal waste over your faces, the waste from your festival sacrifices, and you will be taken away with it.
3 Look! I'm rebuking your descendants because of you, and I'll spread waste on your faces, the waste of your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.
3 Behold, I will rebuke your seed [grain -- "which will prevent due harvest], and I will spread the dung from the festival offerings upon your faces, and you shall be taken away with it.
4 "Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi," says the LORD of hosts.
4 Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue," says the Lord of Hosts.
4 "You will know that I sent this commandment to you in order to continue my covenant with Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
4 And you shall know, recognize, and understand that I have sent this [new] decree to you priests, to be My [new] covenant with Levi [the priestly tribe], says the Lord of hosts.
5 "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
5 "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
5 "My covenant with him was for life and peace, and I gave the commandments to him so he would fear me. He did fear me as he stood in my presence.
5 My covenant [on My part with Levi] was to give him life and peace, because [on his part] of the [reverent and worshipful] fear with which [the priests] would revere Me and stand in awe of My name.
6 "True instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many back from iniquity.
6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin.
6 True teachings were in his mouth, and falsehood was not found on his lips. He walked with me peacefully and righteously, and he turned many from sin.
6 The law of truth was in [Levi's] mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness and turned many away from iniquity.
7 "For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he's the messenger of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
7 For the priest's lips should guard and keep pure the knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek (inquire for and require) instruction at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 "But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of hosts.
8 "You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the Lord of Hosts.
8 "But you priests turned aside from the way, and by your teaching you caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
8 But you have turned aside out of the way; you have caused many to stumble by your instruction [in the law]; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi [with Me], says the Lord of hosts.
9 "So I also have made you despised and abased before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in the instruction.
9 "So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in [your] instruction."
9 "So I also made you despised, humiliating you before all of the people, because you aren't following my ways and are showing partiality when you teach."
9 Therefore have I also made you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you have not kept My ways but have shown favoritism to persons in your administration of the law [of God].
10 "Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?
10 Don't all of us have one Father? Didn't one God create us? Why then do we act treacherously against one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
10 Do we not have one father? Has not one God created us? Why does each of us act deceitfully, each man against his own brother, to profane the covenant of our ancestors?
10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then do we deal faithlessly and treacherously each against his brother, profaning the covenant of [God with] our fathers?
11 "Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the LORD which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
11 Judah has become unfaithful, and a detestable thing was committed in Israel and Jerusalem. Indeed, Judah profaned the Holy Place of the LORD, which he loves, and married a daughter of a foreign god.
11 Judah has been faithless and dealt treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah [that is, Jewish men] has profaned the holy sanctuary of the Lord which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god [having divorced his Jewish wife].
12 "As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who presents an offering to the LORD of hosts.
12 To the man who does this, may the Lord cut off any descendants from the tents of Jacob, even if they present an offering to the Lord of Hosts.
12 May the LORD exclude from the community of Jacob any man who does this, whoever he may be, even though he brings offerings to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
12 The Lord will cast out of the tents of Jacob to the last man those who do this [evil thing], the master and the servant [or the pupil] alike, even him who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts.
13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.
13 And this is another thing you do: you cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer respects your offerings or receives [them] gladly from your hands.
13 "This is another thing you do: you flood the altar of the LORD with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer pays attention to your offering nor takes pleasure in it from your hand.
13 And this you do with double guilt; you cover the altar of the Lord with tears [shed by your unoffending wives, divorced by you that you might take heathen wives], and with [your own] weeping and crying out because the Lord does not regard your offering any more or accept it with favor at your hand.
14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
14 Yet you ask, "For what reason?' Because the LORD acts as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you were unfaithful to her, your partner, the wife of your covenant.
14 Yet you ask, Why does He reject it? Because the Lord was witness [to the covenant made at your marriage] between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously and to whom you were faithless. Yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your marriage vows].
15 "But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.
15 Didn't the one [God] make [us] with a remnant of His life-breath? And what does the One seek? A godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously against the wife of your youth.
15 Did he not make them one? And the vestige of the spirit remains in him. And why did he make them one? He was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and don't be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
15 And did not God make [you and your wife] one [flesh]? Did not One make you and preserve your spirit alive? And why [did God make you two] one? Because He sought a godly offspring [from your union]. Therefore take heed to yourselves, and let no one deal treacherously and be faithless to the wife of his youth.
16 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously."
16 "If he hates and divorces [his wife]," says the Lord God of Israel, "he covers his garment with injustice," says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.
16 "Indeed, the LORD God of Israel says that he hates divorce, along with the one who conceals his violence by outward appearances," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "So guard yourselves carefully, and don't be unfaithful."
16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I hate divorce and marital separation and him who covers his garment [his wife] with violence. Therefore keep a watch upon your spirit [that it may be controlled by My Spirit], that you deal not treacherously and faithlessly [with your marriage mate].
17 You have wearied the LORD with your words Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?" In that you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, "How have we wearied [Him]?" When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's sight, and He is pleased with them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
17 "You have wearied the LORD with your words. You ask, "How have we wearied you?' By your saying, "All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD and he's pleased with them,' or "Where is the God of justice?'"
17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, In what way have we wearied Him? [You do it when by your actions] you say, Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord and He delights in them. Or [by asking], Where is the God of justice?


Not that much is on my mind right now. I feel like I'm just living an endless loop on groundhog's day. Sleeping, eating, taking a shower, changing diapers, feeding, burping, waiting for MG to wake up, etc. There is a bit of rhythm to my days, in terms of more sleeping in the morning and more fussiness in the evenings, but it's pretty variable. And there's no sense of weekday versus weekend except when the NY Times comes or which adult people I am seeing. It's sort of a weird way to live life, especially when I compare it to my weekday/weekend life that I've been living since basically forever.
I do feel like having pockets of time but no real schedule has made me very mindless. I use my phone a ton and am generally hopping from superficial activity to superficial activity instead of doing the things that I know I find more grounding like meditating, stretching, tidying, etc.
This weekend we're headed back to our apartment so maybe I will use that for a shift moment. Plus, our stroller is coming so we'll be able to take some walks!


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Игровое кресло, Геймерское кресло (кресло для видеоигр, кресло для компьютерных игр) (от  — игровое кресло) — кресло, предназначенное для видеоигровой деятельности; с высокой спинкой, поддерживающей спину и плечи; с регулируемыми подголовником, поясничной опорой и подлокотниками; может комплектоваться подставкой для ног.

Основным предназначением игровых кресел является повышенный комфорт для людей, занимающихся длительной и напряжённой видеоигровой деятельностью в сидячем и полулежачем положении. Также в игровом кресле можно спать лежа.

Игровые кресла используют геймеры и киберспортсмены в процессе компьютерных игр, а также стримеры во время проведения онлайн-видеотрансляций в интернете.

Виды
Основные виды игровых кресел:

 игровые кресла для игр на персональных компьютерах (ПК игровые кресла) — похожи на офисные кресла, но включают в себя подголовник, поясничную опору, а также регулируемые подлокотники
 игровые кресла для игр на игровых приставок (консольные игровые кресла) — обычно напоминают кресла с откидной спинкой, предназначены для отдыха на полу и эффективны для телевизионных игр на игровых приставках
 гибридные игровые кресла — имеют общие характеристики как игровых кресел для персональных компьютеров, так и игровых кресел для приставок. Они часто устанавливаются на поворотное основание, но по-прежнему имеют форму и стиль кресла для игровых приставок

Конструктивные особенности
Кресло геймера имеет конструкцию анатомическое сиденья, основанную на ковшеобразном сиденье гоночного автомобиля, высокую спинку с подголовником и валиками под спину и шею. Материалы, из которых сделано кресло, обеспечивают амортизацию; применяется износостойкая обивка, обеспечивающая долговечность и прочность. Для снижения усталости и напряжения рук в конструкции кресел присутствуют подлокотники. Предусматривается комплектация подставкой для ног и бесшумными прорезиненными колёсными опорами.

Конструкция игровых кресел обеспечивает возможность регулировки высоты и наклона, кресло может раскладываться на 180 градусов, позволяя пользователю спать в нём в лежачем положении.

Геймерские кресла могут дополнительно оборудоваться встроенными системой охлаждения, сабвуферами.

Отличие от офисных кресел
Игровые кресла отличаются от большинства офисных кресел тем, что имеют высокую спинку, поддерживающую верхнюю часть спины и плечи. Они также более настраиваемы: подлокотники, спинка, поясничная опора и подголовник можно отрегулировать в больших пределах для удобства и эффективности видеоигровой деятельности.

Эргономичная конструкция игровых кресел разработана для сохранения правильного положения тела и избежания заболеваний позвоночника при длительном сидении у монитора.

По сравнению с простыми офисными креслами, игровые кресла имеют более высокую стоимость, поскольку оно имеет не только модный и эксклюзивный дизайн, но и предназначено для повышения социального статуса его обладателя, что способствует увеличению популярности и аудитории.

С другой стороны, игровые кресла подходят для длительной работы с персональным компьютером благодаря своим характеристикам и конструктивным особенностям. Модели офисных кресел появились у производителей, которые специализировались на игровых креслах и четкая граница между игровыми и офисными креслами начала исчезать.

История
Первое полнофункциональное геймерское кресло было выпущено в 2006 году компанией DXRacer и предназначалось для гоночных игр. Изначально компания DXRacer производила сиденья для спортивных автомобилей (до 2006 года компания была известна производством высококачественных сидений для автомобилей класса люкс. Однако компания начала испытывать трудности из-за того, что Chrysler прекратил выпуск нескольких линий автомобилей).

Рынок игровых кресел быстро вырос в 2011 году с появлением приставки для прямых трансляций Twitch и популяризацией киберспорта. В сообществе Twitch стало общепризнанным, что наличие игрового кресла означает, что стримеры являются законными и респектабельными игроками.

Примерно в 2012 году геймеры начали замечать, что долгое сидение за компьютером вызывает проблемы со спиной и шеей. Кроме того, мужчина в тайбэйском интернет-кафе умер, играя на компьютере в течение 19 часов подряд. Подобные события заставили людей понять, насколько важны эргономика и безопасность для видеоигровой деятельности.

Примерно в 2018 году индустрия киберспорта стала очень популярной: десятки миллионов людей настроились на просмотр профессиональных матчей League of Legends и Dota 2 в прямом эфире. Поскольку все профессионалы соревнуются за новейшие и самые модные игровые стулья, их популярность стремительно росла. Многие бренды игровых стульев стремятся спонсировать эти профессиональные команды, чтобы они могли продемонстрировать свои стулья и повысить свою популярность.

См. также
 Кресло
 Киберспорт
 Интернет-стример

Примечания

Мебель для сидения (лежания)
Кресла
Мягкая мебель
Киберспорт

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Constantine: St Kitts' draw was a wake-up call for us
The draw against St Kitts and Nevis on August 24 ended India's nine–match winning streak and coach Constantine said the side has learnt valuable lessons from the encounter, ahead of its AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2019 match against Macau.
New Delhi 01 September, 2017 16:32 IST
"The game against St Kitts and Nevis was a wake–up call for us. We made a mistake in defending a corner and we paid for it. To me, it was a lesson learnt as we need to be more focused and determined," said Indian head coach Constantine. - AIFF Media
National football coach Stephen Constantine says the 1-1 drawn game with lower–placed St Kitts and Nevis in the tri–nation series was a wake–up call for India ahead of its AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2019 against Macau.
The draw against St Kitts and Nevis on August 24 drew the curtains on India's nine–match winning streak. And Constantine said the team has learnt valuable lessons from the encounter ahead of the away match against Macau.
"The game against St Kitts and Nevis was a wake–up call for us. We made a mistake in defending a corner and we paid for it. To me, it was a lesson learnt as we need to be more focused and determined," said Constantine. "Also, we had chances to win the match but as we didn't take it and had to settle for a draw.
"What I mean to say is that you won't get that many chances against Macau. So we need to be on our toes," he said. Constantine said India has "healthy respect" for Macau and their main aim would be to finish off the game.
"Let us not forget that they will be playing at home and in front of their home crowd and like all other teams, they will be playing to win at home," the India coach said.
"Perhaps on paper, all may label us to have the advantage but unless you go and play, and do the right work on the pitch, you won't be able to come back with a result. We need to continue doing the hard work on match day and need to finish it off."
Stephen Constantine

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Abstract: This paper explores the debates about National Health Insurance. In addressing this issue the paper explores the constitutional obligation of South African Government regarding the provision of healthcare. The paper also analyses the pros and cons of the NHI in light of the millennium development goals. In its conclusion, the paper provides lessons that South Africa would have to consider as it proceeds with the implementation of the National Health Insurance.
Keywords: South Africa; National Health Insurance; NHI; constitutional obligation; healthcare provision; millennium development goals.


Do you need a converter for Bulgaria?
A power converter enables travellers to use a 100-120 volt electric device with a 230 volt Bulgarian power outlet.
An expensive and heavy power converter  converts a 230 volt Bulgarian power outlet to work with a non-230 volt appliance, whereas a more lightweight and smaller power adapter (or plug adapter) will change the shape of the plug on your device to fit into a power outlet found in Bulgaria.
When you are travelling to Bulgaria from another region please ensure that the device will accept a 230 volt power supply.
For supplying power to appliances which draw more power or generate heat (for example clothes irons and hair straighteners) then you will need to use a more expensive higher wattage heavy duty power converter  which allows it to be used with a 230 volt Bulgarian power outlet.
For more information read these comprehensive travel guides on using curling wands, clothes irons, hair straighteners and hair dryers in Bulgaria , along with recommendations for some affordable dual voltage alternatives.
You need a step down power converter  which will allow you to use any 100-120 volt appliance in Bulgaria.
Use a step down power converter  to allow you to use a 110 or 120 volt appliance with a 230 volt Bulgarian power outlet.
If the power converter doesn't include the correct shaped plug then it will also be necessary to plug in the power cord from the power converter into a power adapter for Bulgaria before plugging that into a Bulgarian power outlet.
Plug your appliance into the converter and turn the power on, your 110-120 volt appliance can now be used with a 230 volt Bulgarian power outlet.
Bulgaria uses 230 volts in their normal power outlets.


How can immigrants save Israel's healthcare system?
Knesset 'round table' meeting to discuss integration of immigrants into Israel's healthcare system.
Two pieces of recently published data run along parallel lines, and if we could only find a way to bring them together we could make progress, on the one hand, with solving the problem of Israel's shortage of engineers, and on the other reducing the socioeconomic gaps between the different social classes in Israel.
A report released by the Ministry of Health report at the end of last year shows huge differences in the quality of healthcare between the periphery regions of Israel and the center of the country (Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and surrounding areas).
In the sampled period 2013-2015, Israel counted 15,487 hospital beds or 1.8 per 1,000 people. The most beds are available in Jerusalem, where there are 2.41 beds per 1,000 residents. Tel Aviv comes in a close second with 2.02 but there are just 1.57 in the north and only 1.35 in the south of Israel. Similarly, there are worryingly discrepancies between the periphery's and the center's doctor to person ratio. In Tel Aviv there were 5.1 doctors per 1,000 residents compared to a low 2.3 in the North. Nursing staff is also falling short: in 2014 Israel had an average of 4.9 nurses per 1,000 residents compared to the OECD average of 9.5.
But the inequality in healthcare does not stop there. In theory, every Israeli citizen is entitled to healthcare services under the National Health Insurance Law but a growing number of people are disqualified or receive only limited healthcare coverage.
New Olim (immigrants), Ktinim Chozrim (returning minors) and Ezrachim Olim (Israeli citizens born abroad) are entitled to up to one year of free health insurance with a very basic level of coverage if they are not working. The basic coverage given to these groups of people is often inadequate as many drugs and treatments fall outside the 'healthcare basket': the services, medications, supplies and medical equipment that the insured is entitled to receive according to the National Health Insurance Law. In other words, people who fall in the aforementioned categories and require medicine and/or services outside of the basic coverage can only get the treatment they need if they have sufficient private funds.
Toshavim Chozrim (returning residents), on the other hand, do not receive free health coverage at all and are required to pay for their own insurance during the first year, even if they do not have an income. Even the most basic coverage plan from one of the 4 national health insurance institutes in Israel can easily cost about 570 NIS per month ($150 USD); a steep price for someone without employment.
For non-permanent residents, the situation is even more difficult. Foreign workers that are legally working in Israel can find themselves uninsured after becoming unemployed for health reasons, as their health insurance is dependent on continued employment and salary deductions. The tens of thousands registered asylum seekers in Israel are deprived of even the most basic healthcare if they live outside Tel Aviv, as the only clinics that provide limited medical treatment to this population are all in the Tel Aviv area. Denying asylum seekers who cannot be deported and who suffer from mental illnesses or chronic illnesses the right to medical treatment is not only unethical but also in violation of the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Freedom, as interpreted by rulings of the Supreme Court.
In response to these issues, we have set up Medicine of Last Resort (MOLR), which helps make private healthcare available to those who cannot afford it. Through crowd funding, we raise funds for the private purchase of medicines and treatment. We also lobby pharmaceutical companies to subsidize and/or donate drugs for those in need and encourage members of the public and pharmaceutical companies to form test groups for particular drugs to establish a case for their inclusion in the healthcare basket. Once a case for subsidy has been established, MOLR lobbies Knesset members.
To date, MOLR has purchased over 100,000 dollars worth of medicine for those who cannot afford it. We have a long waiting list of patients we cannot help yet because of a lack of funding. If you want to help these patients get the treatment they need, you can make a donation to MOLR here.
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More than 1.7 million people are living in poverty in Israel today, some 21.7% of the population, according to the annual poverty report released by the National Insurance Institute on Thursday. According to the report, which is based on data gathered by the Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2015 there were 1,712,900 people, including 460,800 families and 764,200 children living below the poverty line.
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Hickory smoked & dry cured, from Kentucky.
This is one of the country's last traditional dry cured country bacons. Eating it is like having a really big tannic red wine at the end of your meal or a hunk of Bayley Hazen Blue cheese for lunch. It's so intensely flavored it's not for everyone.
The folks who make it start with fresh slabs that are dry cured with salt, sugar and nitrite for a week. It never goes into a brine solution, so moisture actually leaves the slabs while they cure, intensifying the flavors of the meat. The slabs are then smoked over hickory for three or four days. The end result is a great piece of pork, and a little bit goes a long way.


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Kenny Moore II and The Indianapolis Colts: An Issue That Needs To Be Solved
Kenny Moore II is becoming a cause of worry for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have successfully added a host of new talents to their team this offseason. Therefore the fans are excited as they sense that the Colts will do better in the AFC playoff race in 2022. However, to do that, their top players also need to pull up their socks. The Colts have the services of some top players like left guard Quenton Nelson, linebacker Darius Leonard and running back Jonathan Taylor. Therefore, going into the 2022 season, the Colts have a pretty deep roster.
Kenny Moore II is another star player of the Colts. Moore is a slot cornerback. He earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2021. Last week he attended the OTAs for the Colts. But interestingly he didn't practice with the team. Thus it seems that he wants a new and better contract and he might not practice with the team if his demands are not met.
The Colts already have Gus Bradley as the new defensive coordinator. Apart from this, they have a host of newly added players, including Stephon Gilmore. Thus the team must solve the Moore issue at the earliest. Read the article to know more.
Moore's Performance for The Colts?
Kenny Moore II Seems To Want A New Contract
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Kenny Moore II joined Indianapolis back in 2017. Since then he has impressed in his game. In fact, he has been a game-changer for the Colts. In 2020 Kenny Moore II was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 14. Moore started 17 games for the Colts in the 2021 season. He made 101 tackles in total. Thereby he became one of only two NFL defensive backs to register 100 tackles in 2021. Thus it is no wonder that he was the team's nomination for the Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award.
Therefore, if the Colts want to make a mark in the AFC playoff race this year, they will need Kenny Moore II. It is true that they have a host of other options. They also have Stephon Gilmore, who had been the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. But Moore's addition to this team would earn them admiration for some of their rivals.
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It seems that Kenny Moore wants a new contract from the Colts. Stephen Holder of The Athletic suggested that Moore sat out of the practice sessions in order to show his desire for a new and better contract. When the Colts coach Frank Reich was asked about the matter, he said that they all love Moore. He also stated that at this level of career everything is voluntary. Therefore, the players have to make their own decisions. Frank added that they will keep working hard to get the players ready for the season. He admitted that Moore didn't practice with the team. But at the same time, he added that he is 'thankful' to Moore for his presence.
Kenny Moore has two more years left of his contract with the Colts. However, as Stephen Holder reported, the Indianapolis Colts might not want to restructure Moore's contract. The team seems to believe that Moore's existing deal is fair enough. But Moore himself seems to think the otherwise.
The deal that Kenny Moore signed with the Colts in 2019, has two more years left to it. At that time, he was just a fresher. By 2019 he had only played for two seasons. Moreover, he played as a starter only in the 2018 season. Therefore the Colts agreed to a four-year contract that would fetch him $33 million.
Kenny Moore finds Mahomes. #INDvsKC pic.twitter.com/EAcUiDIRUR
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But since then he has developed a lot. At present, he is one of the top corners in the league. Last season he has also earned his first Pro Bowl selection last season. At present twenty-six counter-backs, including a few rookies earn more on average than Moore. However, unlike other counter-backs, Moore has been used by the Colts in a plethora of ways within their defensive scheme. Thus he is more than just a slot corner.
Therefore, he deserves a better-structured contract. But he should also understand that he will not be able to earn $20 million a year like some other stars. Therefore he is in a unique situation. But if the Colts want to make a mark this season, they must try to keep Kenny Moore on the team.
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Travel is a great way for the whole family to learn about everything from English to Astronomy
By Faith Mellinger	August 11, 2020
The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.
— Mark Paterson
There is a lot to be learned from reading textbooks. But there's also more to an education than just attending classes. In fact, for teens especially, lessons learned outside the classroom often carry more weight.
"When students see things for themselves they can understand it in such a deeper and more useful way," says Walnut Creek, Calif., Las Lomas high school teacher Jami Greer. "When my daughters visited The Globe Theater in London they realized how different the theater was in the 1600s. They experienced the cold weather, the less than luxurious seating. It became real. Traveling creates connections, allows students to compare and contrast, and have a sense of genuine empathy for a subject. It's the fastest way to foster a passion for life-long learning."
The current pandemic has forced many of us to take a new approach to education and while difficult, it has also opened up new opportunities. Many of our kids are no longer confined to classroom walls. Instead, for those who are able, attendance can be taken from the road. Lessons can be taught while traveling.
It's time to plan your next trip ... and this one fits the curriculum! We've rounded up amazing places to visit, hitting all the main subjects:
There's no better way to gain an understanding of our place in the universe than to look up and see its wonder. Believe it or not, only 10 percent of Americans have seen a truly dark sky. Two official Gold Tier Dark Sky Parks, Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania and Death Valley National Park in California, are the best in the United States for stargazing. Let your tweens download their best astronomy app and take a look at the constellations.
Many of the classic novels taught in school are based on people or places around the U.S. A visit to Salem, Mass. coincides with a lesson on "The Crucible." A trip to Monterey, Calif. can give you the Steinbeck experience. An excursion through New York City can bring "The Catcher in the Rye" to life. A stop at the San Francisco City Lights Bookstore takes the study of beat poetry to a whole new level.
Presidential libraries preserve the documents and artifacts of history and give us tools to learn about our nation and our democracy. There are 14 presidential libraries scattered throughout the United States. While some of these facilities are currently closed due to the pandemic, all can be visited virtually through the National Archives website.
The New Orleans National WWII Museum is a top-rated destination. It tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world — why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today. Take history off the pages of the textbooks without leaving the country as you visit this historical gem.
You might think of lessons in history, government, or art when you think of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but the Mathematical Association of America has also made it a place mathematicians love. The group has developed a field guide to highlight the mathematical aspects of a dozen Washington, D.C. sites, most near the National Mall. Start your mathematical treasure hunt among the monuments, museums, and fields at the heart of the nation's capital by downloading the Mathematical Association of America field guide.
For a real experience in contrast, visit the Land of Fire & Ice in New Mexico, located on the Continental Divide in the west-central Zuni Mountains range of New Mexico. The Bandera Volcano was active about 10,000 years ago and formed one of North America's best examples of an erupted cinder cone. Most of the lava tube collapsed, but some sections remained intact as cave structures. The Ice Cave is located in a section of this collapsed lava tube. Scientific research has indicated that the ice has been forming in the cave for more than 3,400 years. You can take a self-guided tour of these unique and historic natural landmarks, encouraging your kids' curiosity of volcanoes, without having to clean up a baking soda mess in the kitchen.
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Unless otherwise noted, all places were confirmed to be open to the public with COVID-19 safety protocols, as of the writing of this article in August 2020. Please verify with each location before visiting.


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      def avatar_url_for(person, options = {})
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    end
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end

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Q: angular 2 pipe for track number I have json like this :
[
{
 id : 4
},
{
 id : 3
},
{
 id : 2
},
{
 id : 1
}
]

I want in *ngFor create a pipe that my template get like this after get rendered (list From small to large According to id)
<=== id =1
<=== id =2
<=== id =3
<=== id =4

angular 2 have PIPE for this work? or We must create a pipe like this?(HOW)

A: You'll need a simple sorting pipe. Of course you could make it more general, too:
@Pipe({
    name: 'sortById',
    pure: true
})
export class IdSortPipe implements PipeTransform {

    transform(value: Array<any>, args:any[]):any {
        value.sort((a, b) => {
            return a.id - b.id;
        });

        return value;
    }
}

In your template:
id = {{obj.id}}

Plunker for example usage

A: You should follow angularjs 2 documentation
id = {{item.id}}

Assuming your given data is in array variable. And before templating sort your array the way you'd like your dom to be shown

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Степа́н (Стефан) Васи́льевич Турча́к  (; 1938—1988) — советский, украинский дирижёр, педагог. Герой Социалистического Труда (1988). Народный артист СССР (1977). Лауреат Государственной премии Украинской ССР имени Шевченко (1980) и Государственной премии Грузинской ССР им. З. Палиашвили (1973).

Биография
Родился 28 февраля 1938 года селе Мацковичи, близ Перемышля (ныне в гмине Журавица, Перемышльский повят, Подкарпатское воеводство, Польша).

Детство и юность прошли в Дублянах. В 1955 году окончил Львовское музыкально-педагогическое училище им. Ф. М. Колессы.

После окончания училища работал учителем музыки и пения в Сокальском педагогическом училище.

В 1957 году поступил во Львовскую консерваторию имени Н. В. Лысенко (ныне Львовская национальная музыкальная академия имени Николая Лысенко) в класс дирижирования Н. Ф. Колессы, которую окончил в 1962 году.

Во время учебы, в 1960—1962 годах — дирижёр Львовского оперного театра им. И. Франко.

В 1962 году переехал в Киев.

В 1963—1967 и 1973—1977 годах — главный дирижёр Государственного симфонического оркестра Украинской ССР. Важное место в репертуаре оркестра отводилось украинской музыке — Н. В. Лысенко, Б. Н. Лятошинского, С. Ф. Людкевича, Л. Н. Ревуцкого, а также советских композиторов — Д. Д. Шостаковича (7-я, 8-я, 15-я симфонии), С. С. Прокофьева (5-я симфония), Т. Н. Хренникова, А. И. Хачатуряна, А. Я. Штогаренко и др.

В 1967—1973 годах и с 1977 года — главный дирижёр Киевского театра оперы и балета им. Т. Шевченко. За годы работы в театре с его подачи поставлено около двух десятков новых оперных и балетных спектаклей.

Была свойственна ярко темпераментная манера дирижирования. Уделял большое внимание как классической музыке, так и творчеству современников, в особенности украинских авторов.

С 1966 года — руководитель симфонического оркестра и заведующий кафедрой оперно-симфонического дирижирования Киевской консерватории (ныне Национальная музыкальная академия Украины имени П. И. Чайковского) (с 1973 — доцент, с 1986 — профессор).

Гастролировал за рубежом (Великобритания, Япония, Италия, Болгария, Польша, Венгрия, Испания).

Скончался 23 октября 1988 года (по другим источникам — 23 ноября) в Киеве от рака головного мозга. Похоронен на Байковом кладбище.

Семья
 Жена — Гизелла Альбертовна Ципола (род. 1944), украинская советская оперная певица (лирико-драматическое сопрано), педагог. Народная артистка СССР (1988).

Награды и звания
 Герой Социалистического Труда (1988)
 Заслуженный деятель искусств УССР (1964)
 Народный артист Украинской ССР
 Народный артист СССР (1977)
 Государственная премия Украинской ССР им. Т. Г. Шевченко (1980) — за дирижирование оперными спектаклями «Иван Сусанин» М. И. Глинки, «Пиковая дама» П. И. Чайковского, «Милана» Г. И. Майбороды
 Государственная премия Грузинской ССР им. З. П. Палиашвили (1973) — за постановку оперы З. Палиашвили «Абессалом и Этери» в Киеве
 Премия Ленинского комсомола Украинской ССР им. Н. А. Островского (1968)
 Орден Ленина (1988)
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
 Орден Октябрьской Революции
 Медаль «В память 1500-летия Киева»
 Медали

Творчество

Постановки опер

  — «Отелло» Дж. Верди
  — «Гибель эскадры» В. С. Губаренко
  — «Мамай» В. С. Губаренко
  — «Катерина Измайлова» Д. Д. Шостаковича
  — «Ярослав Мудрый» Г. И. Майбороды
  — «Прапороносцы» А. И. Билаша
 «Борис Годунов» М. П. Мусоргского
 «Хованщина» М. П. Мусоргского
 «Тарас Бульба» Н. В. Лысенко
 «Абессалом и Этери» З. П. Палиашвили
 «Аида» Дж. Верди
 «Золотой петушок» Н. А. Римского-Корсакова
 «Иван Сусанин» М. И. Глинки
 «Пиковая дама» П. И. Чайковского
 «Милана» Г. И. Майбороды

Постановки балетов
  — «Каменный властелин» В. С. Губаренко
  — «Ольга» Е. Ф. Станковича
  — «Прометей» Е. Ф. Станковича
 «Лебединое озеро» П. И. Чайковского
 «Лесная песня» М. А. Скорульского.

Память
 В Киеве на доме, в котором жил С. В. Турчак, установлена мемориальная доска.
 С 1994 года в Киеве каждые 4 года проводится национальный конкурс дирижёров имени С. Турчака. С 2006 года конкурс проводится как Международный.
 В Киеве действует детская школа искусств, которой присвоено имя дирижёра.

Ссылки

Примечания

Выпускники Львовского музыкально-педагогического училища им. Ф. Колессы
Выпускники Львовской консерватории
Преподаватели Киевской консерватории
Академические музыканты Украины
Академические музыканты СССР
Персоналии:Львовский оперный театр
Персоналии:Киевский театр оперы и балета имени Тараса Шевченко
Оперные дирижёры СССР
Оперные дирижёры Украины
Балетные дирижёры СССР
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Real estate negotiations will generally fall within AS 44.62.310(c)(2) while they are ongoing, assuming that immediate public knowledge of such negotiations "would clearly have an adverse effect on the finances of the government unit."
Any "[d]iscussions or consultations with designated representatives of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations for the purchase, sale or lease of real property" may occur in closed executive sessions. A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(7). Although it cannot select the construction site in a closed session, a public body may "discuss its position in executive session before it actually commences negotiating with a land owner or purchaser." Tanque Verde Unified Sch. Dist. v. Bernini, 206 Ariz. 200, 208, 76 P.3d 874, 882 (2003).
The actual negotiations may or may not be conducted in public meetings, depending on the entity negotiating on behalf of the public body (i.e., multimember special committee versus single-person attorney or representative).
When the General Assembly was debating the FOIA in 1967, an amendment was offered in the House to permit executive sessions for negotiations involving the purchase of real estate. The House initially agreed to the amendment but subsequently changed its mind and expunged the vote. Ark. Legis. Digest, 66th General Assembly, at 87, 91 (1967). During the 2001 legislative session, a bill to permit closed meetings for discussing "the purchase, sale or lease of real property" died in committee. See S.B. 589, 83d General Assembly (May 14, 2001); see also Harris v. City of Ft. Smith, 359 Ark. 355, 197 S.W.3d 461 (2004).
Closed under both Acts. A body may hold a closed session with its negotiator prior to the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property by or for the body to grant authority or give instructions to its negotiator regarding the price and terms of payment. Prior to the closed session, the body must identify its negotiator, the real property, and the persons with whom its negotiators must negotiate. Cal. Gov't Code §§ 11126(c)(7) (Bagley-Keene Act); 54956.8 (Brown Act).
Under the Brown Act, the legislative body shall report any action taken in closed session regarding approval of a final agreement on the sale, purchase, exchange or lease of real property. Cal. Gov't Code § 54957.1(a)(1). The body shall make a report during the public meeting in which the closed session is held, and shall disclose the substance of the agreement. Cal. Gov't Code § 54957.1(a)(1).
Closed. A public body may by two-thirds vote go into executive session to consider purchase of property for public use or sale of public property, if disclosure of information would give an unfair advantage to any person whose interest is adverse to the public interest. Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 24-6-402(3)(a)(I) (state) and 24-6-402(4)(a) (local).
Meetings involving real estate negotiations are closed. 29 Del. C. § 10004(b)(2).
A meeting, or portion of a meeting, may be closed to discuss, establish, or instruct the public body's staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken in negotiating the price and other material terms of a contract, including an employment contract, if an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. D.C. Code Ann. § 2-575(b)(2).
Enter into an option to purchase, dispose of, or lease real estate subject to approval in subsequent public vote.
O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(1)(B)-(E). But no vote in executive session to acquire, dispose of, or lease real estate shall be binding on an agency until a subsequent vote is taken in an open meeting where the identity of the property and the terms of the acquisition, disposal, or lease are disclosed before the vote. § 50-14-3(b).
Negotiations to acquire public property may be closed. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-5(a)(3).
Deliberations concerning acquisition of an interest in real property that is not owned by a public agency can properly take place in executive session. Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(c).
Closed under 5 ILCS 120/2.
Executive sessions are permitted for strategy discussions about with respect to the purchase or lease of real property up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties. Ind. Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D). An executive session is not permitted if competitive or bargaining adversaries are included in the meeting. Ind. Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b).
Only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property or reduce the price the governmental body would receive for that property. Iowa Code § 21.5(1)(j).
Preliminary discussions relating to acquisitions of public land may be closed to public. K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(6); Kan. Att'y Gen. Op.s 1987-91; 1975-203. Discussion relating to the sale of public land are open to the public. 1987-91. A private corporation supporting "the well-planned development of land along Kansas Highway 10" is not a public agency within the meaning of KOMA due to the lack of governmental control and influence. 1994-42.
"Deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property by a public agency, but only when publicity would be likely to affect the value of a specific piece of property to be acquired for public use or sold by a public agency," may be closed. Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.810(1)(b); see Bd. of Comm'rs of Danville v. Advocate Communs., 527 S.W.3d 803, 806 (Ky. 2017) ("Significantly, this section exempts 'deliberation,' as opposed to 'action taken.'").
Discussion of the acquisition or disposition of publicly owned property may be held in executive session only if such discussion would prejudice the bargaining position of the agency or body; the negotiation itself may not. 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(C).
Meetings that relate to the acquisition of real property may be closed. § 3-305(b)(3). The Act also allows a body to close a meeting to "discuss, before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, a matter directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process." § 3-305(b)(14).
A public body may meet in closed session "[t]o consider the purchase or lease of real property up to the time an option to purchase or lease that real property is obtained." Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 15.268(d).
No right of privacy is involved in real estate negotiations, so the meetings must be open even if the open session may cause the entity some economic disadvantage.
Negotiations for purchase of land need not be conducted at an open meeting, but deliberations of public body as to whether an offer to purchase real estate should be made should take place in an open meeting. Pokorny v. City of Schuyler, supra.
"Consideration of the acquisition, sale, or lease of real or personal property which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties whose interests are adverse to those of the general community," may be conducted in nonpublic session. RSA 91-A:3,II(d). This provision should be limited to cases where disclosure of discussions would prevent or frustrate consummation of the proposed transaction, or inflate its cost to the public.
All discussions, including negotiations, involving the purchase, lease or acquisition of real property with public funds may be conducted in closed session. N.J.S.A. 10:4-12b(5).
May be closed pursuant to NMSA 1978 § 10-15-1(H)(6) and (8).
The Open Meetings Law, in G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(5), permits a public body to meet in closed session to establish price or other material terms of a real estate contract. Once negotiations are completed, final authorization to purchase or lease property must be given at an open meeting. There is no authorization for discussing the disposition of property in closed session. In an Attorney General opinion released less than a month after the 1994 amendments to the Open Meetings Law, the Attorney General's office took the position that "a public body may not lawfully reserve for closed session discussions and instructions to staff about material terms of a property purchase contract unless the public body intends, in good faith, to negotiate over such terms." October 17, 1994, 1994 WL 1026170 (N.C.A.G.).
Following the 1994 Attorney General opinion, the Winston-Salem Journal brought two lawsuits challenging government bodies from withholding information that should have been public, and the trial courts rendered different rulings. In Piedmont Pub. Co. v. Surry Co., 24 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1371 (N.C. Sup. Ct. 1995), the Surry County Commission authorized in closed session the purchase of option contracts on five parcels of property. The court found, "There was no requirement for the board to hold a closed session with regard to the location of the parcels described in the proposed option contracts, the names of the owners, or the intended use or uses of the properties, as Defendants have failed to make any showing of a need or desire to establish, or to instruct staff concerning, any negotiating position to be taken upon these aspects of the proposed option contracts." In Piedmont Pub. Co. v. Kernersville Board of Aldermen, Case No. 95 CVS 5884 (Forsyth Co. Sup. Ct., 1996), the court reached the opposite result, finding that the public body had an interest in keeping confidential essentially all information about the proposed transaction until the culmination of the purchase.
A governing body may hold an executive session to discuss negotiating strategy or provide negotiating instructions to its attorney or other negotiator regarding litigation, adversarial administrative proceedings, or contracts, which are currently being negotiated or for which negotiation is reasonably likely to occur in the immediate future. N.D.C.C. 44-04-19.1(9). The executive session may be held only when an open meeting would have an adverse fiscal effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public entity. N.D.C.C. 44-04-19.1(9).
· The purchase of property for public purposes if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest. Ohio Rev. Code § 121.22(G)(2).
· The sale of property at competitive bidding if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest. Ohio Rev. Code § 121.22(G)(2).
Public bodies may discuss the purchase or appraisal of real property. 25 O.S. § 307.B.3. An executive session is limited to the members of the public body, its attorney and staff. No landowner, broker, developer or any other person who may profit directly or indirectly from the proposed transaction may be present or participate in the executive session. 25 O.S. § 307.D.
Negotiations concerning real property transactions may involve exempt public records and therefore could be conducted in an executive session, under ORS 192.660(1)(f).
Exemption (5) excludes discussions or considerations related to the acquisition, lease or disposition of a public property, but only where advanced public information would be detrimental to the public. R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(5).
Discussion of negotiations incident to the sale or purchase of property may be held in executive session. The argument can be made that the public body can only discuss its negotiating position in a session closed to the public, but if it wants to negotiate as a body it must do so in public. S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-70(a)(2).
Closed in cases of state-owned businesses, but it is uncertain whether this applies to agencies in general. SDCL §1-25-2(5).
State board of equalization meetings are subject to the Act. Op. Att'y Gen. No. 85-105 (April 8, 1985); however, T.C.A. § 10-7-504(a)(6) makes confidential state agency records containing opinions of value of real and personal property intended to be acquired for public purposes prior to final acquisition.
Section 551.072 provides that meetings may be closed regarding "the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberations in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person." The exemption was created to keep a governmental entity from having to "'telegraph its punch' in an open meeting to the detriment of the taxpayers, not to use it as a blank check to cut a deal in private, devoid of public input or debate.." Finlan, 888 F. Supp. at 787. Under this exemption, members of a governmental body "'may consult with their employees in private, but may not consult with other third parties in private.'" Id. (quoting Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. DM-191 (1992)). Thus, "[w]hen third parties are allowed into closed meetings where they can observe [the governmental body's] deliberations, the privilege is waived so that the public cannot be legitimately shut out." Id.
Strategy sessions relating to the purchase, exchange, lease, or sale of real property are exempt from the Open Meetings Act under certain conditions. Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(d).
Closed if meeting concerns the negotiating or security of real estate purchase or lease options for a public body. 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(2).
Discussion of the acquisition of real property for public purpose, or of the disposition of publicly held property may be closed, where open discussion would adversely affect bargaining position on negotiating strategy of public body. Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3711.A.3.
An agency may close a meeting of the governing body to consider the selection of a site or the acquisition of real estate by lease or purchase when public knowledge regarding consideration likely would increase the price. Similarly, a public agency may close a meeting of the governing body to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding the considerations likely would lower the price. See RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) and (c).
"Matters involving or affecting the purchase, sale or lease of property" may be discussed in executive session. W. Va. Code § 6-9A-4(9).
A governing body of an agency may hold closed executive sessions regarding real estate purchases if the governing body determines that publicity might cause a price increase of the real estate in question. Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(vii) (1977, Rev. 1982). In 2015, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that an executive session held by a school regarding the potential for building a community recreation center at the local high school did not fall within provision allowing for executive sessions when discussing purchase of real estate or the selection of a site for a government facility when disclosure would likely cause an increase in price. Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. V. Sheridan County School District #2, 2015 Wy 70. The Court ordered executive session minutes from the improper meetings released. The court also required requiring governmental entities to follow W.R.C.P. 26(b)(5) when asserting a privilege by describing the nature of the privileged communication that, without revealing the privileged information, will enable the other party to assess the applicability of the privilege. It also ruled that the "deliberative process privilege" adopted pursuant to the Wyoming Public Records Act did not apply to the Public Meetings Act.


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Curzon Street's busy history
I have brought this article forward. I had intended to publish it later in the year but, last week, I was contacted by a lady who said she had enjoyed a Peek into the Past, as I had written about "the days when the horse was supreme".
By Roger Frost
Friday, 15th May 2015, 9:30 pm
Howe Street, Curzon Street
In that article I mentioned the Lancashire and Yorkshire (later LMS) Railway Company's great stables were in Curzon Street. But, in conversation with the lady who recalled the days when the stables were still in operation, I realised they were not in Curzon Street at all, but Canning Street.
This is an easy mistake to make as the bridge that carries the railway over the road, near Bank Top, otherwise Central Station, is the dividing line. The lower part is Curzon Street but the upper is Canning Street and the first buildings, to the left, just beyond the bridge, constituted the stables. They occupied a large plot of land to the east of Warwick Street and Stanhope Street, a stone's throw from both Stoneyholme Gas Works and the extensive goods yards at Bank Top.
Curzon Street takes its name from the Curzon family, once landowners in Burnley. The Curzons were related to the Asshetons of Downham and the first Earl Howe (1726-99). He was a naval officer who distinguished himself in the Seven Years War and the French Revolutionary Wars at the end of the 18th Century. In the latter he was the victor, in 1794, at the Battle of Brest, which is also remembered as the "Glorious First of June", where Lord Howe won a great victory over the French. As you will know, Howe Street was the first street off Curzon Street, to both the right and left. Today Howe Street is recalled as Howe Walk in Charter Walk Shopping Centre.
Curzon Street Mill
As with other articles in this occasional series, when I look at Burnley's roads and streets, I will describe the route taken by the street and some of the properties associated with it.
Curzon Street begins at its junction with St James's Street by the present Marks and Spencer Stores. M&S occupy the property on the left where the Royal Oak Hotel once stood.
The Royal Oak (its address was 2 and 4 Curzon Street) was, in its day, one of the best known of Burnley's pubs. According to Jack Nadin, in his book "Burnley Inns and Taverns", the building dated from about 1824. This is about right as it was at this time that this part of Burnley was being developed. The building occupied the end plot of a complicated development which also included the Scarlett Arms which was at 48 Howe Street.
Just beyond the Royal Oak, which closed c1931 when the M&S store was planned, there were two shops, a butcher's and what, in 1899, was described as an eating house. The latter property was kept by Henry Clegg and his address was 10 Curzon Street. The butcher's shop, at 6 Curzon Street, was run by Thomas Heyworth, who also had a shop at 167 Oxford Road.
Curzon Street, Burnley
Then came Howe Street which went through to Bethesda Street.
It was on this part of Howe Street that the Scarlett Arms could be found. On the other side of Howe Street the properties you see in the first of today's pictures were the next on Curzon Street.
This picture is a very interesting one and shows quite a run of Curzon Street as I recall it.
In 1953 the first shop was occupied by Edwin Wood and Co. (Burnley) Ltd. In the Commercial Directory of that year they were described as "printers", though I recall they occupied premises in Trafalgar Street after this property was demolished in the 1960s. The building was a large one and, in 1899, part of it (possibly number 12 originally) was occupied by Mrs Martha Bracewell, milliner and mantle maker, who also has premises at 80 St James's Street and in the Market Hall. I suspect the building next door, number 14, (it has a higher roof line) was occupied by John Smith, a painter.
Baldwin & Borough Brush Works
When the picture was taken the whole building was occupied by Wood's and an interesting comparison can be made between the businesses operating on this row in 1899 when compared to 1953. In the former year virtually all of the buildings were occupied by shops and small businesses. They included a grocer at number 18, another printer at number 20, a boot top maker at 22 and a fruiterer at number 34.
By comparison, in 1953, a number of the shops were vacant but the businesses I remember, the wholesale green grocers such at Wyatt and Palmer and Bentley and Sons, at number 16 and numbers 20-22 respectively, were present. At number 30 there was Ruth's Ices, the makers of delicious ice creams.
There is an advertising poster on the Howe Street elevation in the first photo. It is for Beecham's Pills, but what you might not realise is that Beecham's famous rivals, the Burnley firm of Parkinson's, had their factory, offices and laboratory in Curzon Street. You can just about see them, in the distance, on the right in this photo. The advert here proudly reminds us Parkinson's Pills were made in Burnley. It is located on the gable end of a block of property which had been built by Parkinson's.
The second picture shows the same building as it was is 1973. Starting on the right, Parkinson's occupied the stone built properties as offices. It is the end building, with its three distinctive windows, that had displayed the "Parkinson's Pills" advert. Behind the mill chimney, you can see a brick building. This was Parkinson's laboratories and, on the left of the photo, the tall building, at the top, was the factory in which Parkinson's myriad of medicines were made.
Since I acquired the first of the two photos so far noted, I have often wondered if Beecham's placed this advert close to their rivals premises deliberately. Similarly, I have asked myself whether Parkinson's did the same in St Helen's where Beecham's had their factory.
Getting back to Curzon Street – after the row of shops shown in the first picture came Brun Street which linked Curzon Street to Brown Street. To the right of Brun Street, so called as it was adjacent to the river, there were the mill buildings you can see in the first image. These were Bankfield Shed, Bankfield Mill, the Bethesda Street Foundry and the Grocery Warehouse of Burnley Co-op.
Bankfield Shed was, in postal terms, in Brun Street and, in 1899, was occupied by Holgate Brothers Ltd who were cotton manufacturers. The mill behind, Bankfield Mill, was home of one of Burnley's larger textile firms, John Barnes and Son cotton spinners and manufacturers. John was Burnley's second mayor, succeeding to that office in 1862. He lived at Reedley Hall, which according to Jack Nadin, was known locally as "Barnes Manor" or "Barnes Hall".
It was in this latter building Parkinson's had their factory. As indicated, it can be seen in the second of today's pictures which was taken four years before the building was consumed in a huge fire. The walls and foundations remained for a number of years but the greater part of the mill was occupied by Leo's Co-operative superstore, later known as Pioneer.
On the other side of the mills, and the junction with Bankhouse Street, the properties you can see in the third photo continued Curzon Street to the railway bridge. This image may have been taken in 1957 and some of you will recall, if not the businesses, the buildings. The one on the extreme right is the Queen's Hotel which was at 80-82 Curson Street.
From here it was only a few yards to the bridge where Curzon Street came to an end to be replaced by Canning Street. On the other side of Curzon Street the best known building, in the later 19th and early 20th Centuries, was W. and J. Baldwin's Brush Works. Part of this building is still standing as a motor spares store.
Another prominent building was the County Court, part of which you can see in the second picture. We then come down Curzon Street, the Victorian Market Hall, which stood off Curzon Street in its own Market Place could be seen from the junction with Market Street though there was a terrace of shops and warehouses between Market Street and Howe Street.
I could have spent more time considering Curzon Street and have omitted bits I could have added but, for those of you of a certain age, look at the four pictures. They will bring the memories rolling back.
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'The Jazz Singer' Significance: Al Jolson Melo Revolutionized Cinema
The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson and May McAvoy. Zero chemistry, but film history all the same.
Though hardly a cinematic masterpiece – or even a good film, for that matter – the 1927 version of The Jazz Singer remains one of the most important motion pictures ever made. This part-musical, part-silent, all-mush melodrama marked the first time in a feature film that synchronized sound and voices could be heard in musical numbers and talking segments.
The Jazz Singer received a Special Academy Award at the first Academy Awards ceremony as "the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry," in addition to a (thoroughly undeserved) Oscar nomination for Writing – Adaptation for Alfred Cohn. Therefore, it's appropriate that the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences will be celebrating the film's 80th anniversary next Friday, October 5, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the event, Warner Bros. has made a newly restored and remastered digital version from the earliest surviving nitrate film elements and original Vitaphone sound-on-disc recordings. The Jazz Singer will be presented by the Academy in association with the American Cinematheque and Warner Home Video. Film critic Leonard Maltin will host the program.
Based on the hit Broadway show starring George Jessel and written by future Ernst Lubitsch collaborator Samson Raphaelson, The Jazz Singer was conceived as a silent film with a synchronized score and sound effects. When Al Jolson was brought in – George Jessel's salary demands were too high and second-choice Eddie Cantor turned down the role – synchronized singing sequences and bits of dialogue, totaling about two minutes, were added to the film. (In The Jewish Journal, Pat Sierchio gives different versions of the story behind Jessel's departure from the project, in addition to providing a thorough description of the film's ethno-cultural background.)
During his first vocal performance, Jolson ad-libbed what would become a landmark movie quote: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"
Unfortunately, that's as memorable as it gets for the dialogue and situations found in Alfred Cohn's adaptation and Jack Jarmuth's titles. The plot – filled with cliches even by 1927 standards – revolves around a cantor's son who wants to sing onstage, not in synagogues.
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"I had a simple, corny, well-felt little drama," Samson Raphaelson later said. "And they made an ill-felt, silly, maudlin, badly timed thing of it."
Jolson, for his part, doesn't help matters any. (Admittedly, George Jessel – considering his star-imploding turn in the godawful Lucky Boy [1929] – would have been no better.)
Unlike Jolson's revolting "Negro" in the equally revolting Big Boy (1930) – as per the American Cinematheque, the only film version of a Jolson Broadway show – the Jazz Singer's musical numbers in black face don't offend me but Jolson's hamminess does. "The World's Greatest Entertainer" was so addicted to the limelight that in the film he looks just about ready to swallow whole not only the scenery, but also all of the furniture and his fellow players, beginning with chunky scene-stealer Warner Oland. The guy wanted no competition from any quarter.
(In the 1960s, film historian Anthony Slide interviewed actress-singer-tapper Ruby Keeler, Jolson's wife from 1928 to 1939. Keeler remarked to Slide that when she had her make-or-break number in a stage musical – probably Ziegfeld's Show Girl – Jolson, seated in the audience, stood up and started singing along with her. That became remembered as the magical moment that made Keeler a star. Keeler's view of the episode was considerably less rosy. She expressed resentment at having her big moment taken away from her by her husband, who couldn't keep his bellowing trap shut.)
In the last several decades, Jolson's reputation has suffered because one can't think of the performer without thinking of the use of black face – and vice-versa. Jolson's defenders have correctly asserted that times were different in the first half of the 20th century, and that the use of black face per se didn't necessarily imply a racist attitude on the part of the performer. That said, Jolson's numerous portrayals in black face are grating, if not because of the paint job on his face – which, in my view, just makes him look stupid – then because of his appalling mix of hamminess and coyness.
(Off-screen, Jolson was apparently anything but coy in regard to ethnic matters, at least when it came to property values. On the March 29, 1938, issue of The Hollywood Reporter, an article read that a "petition by members of the film colony for restrictions barring all but the white race from residing in the San Fernando Valley met with defeat yesterday when the city council decided it had no jurisdiction." The Reporter added that "led by Al Jolson, residents had asked that the areas made up of Studio City, Canoga Park, Encino and their environs be zoned and that others than whites be barred from residence.")
The Jazz Singer was directed by the long-forgotten Alan Crosland – one of the guilty parties behind Big Boy, but whose Don Juan, Warners' first feature-film with synchronized score and sound effects, is a highly enjoyable period comedy-romance-swashbuckler.
Supporting Jolson are May McAvoy (the leading lady in the 1925 version of Ben-Hur, and whose sound film career was ruined by an alleged stutter), the aforementioned Warner Oland (not playing Chinese, for a change), Eugenie Besserer, and – if you blink you'll miss her – Myrna Loy as a chorus girl.
Sam Warner, one of the Warner Bros., was credited with spearheading the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process and The Jazz Singer in particular. Warner, at the age of 39, died the day before the Jazz Singer premiere on Oct. 6.
Tickets to The Jazz Singer are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.oscars.org until noon PDT on the day of the event. There are no minimum order requirements and no transaction or processing fees. Tickets may also be purchased by mail or in person at the Academy box office during regular business hours.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For additional information, call (310) 247-3600.
In case one Al Jolson movie isn't enough for a lifetime…
On Oct. 6 at The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre is screening the painful Al Jolson in a Plantation Act, a 1926 musical short – with Jolson wearing you-guess-what – that feels longer than most features. Also in the program, a cabaret performance featuring Richard Halpern singing Jolson songs; the highly fictionalized 1946 biopic The Jolson Story, starring Oscar-nominee Larry Parks; and a party celebrating the 80th anniversary of The Jazz Singer.
On Oct. 7, The Egyptian is screening an Al Jolson double feature: the so-awful-it-must-be-seen-to-be-believed Big Boy, and the 1933 musical Hallelujah I'm a Bum. After a mere five or so years starring in talking pictures, Jolson was already passé by the time he made Hallelujah. He meets his hammy match in the form of equally passé silent film comedian Harry Langdon and shameless scenery-chewer Frank Morgan. But all is not lost: the lovely and talented Madge Evans is the film's leading lady. Lewis Milestone directed.
More information on the Jolson tribute.
Warner Home Video's "The Jazz Singer: 80th Anniversary Collector's Edition" will be available on Oct. 16. The three-disc set offers more than four hours of bonus programming.
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Everytime I see Al Jolson get trashed for his "hammy" performances, I keep repeating the same old thing. See him in "HALLELUJAH, I'M A BUM" (1933). He is quite toned down by director Lewis Milestone and he actually shares the spotlight with the other actors!
The Rogers and Hart score is nice, and much of the
dialog is sung in rhyme. This is such an overlooked movie, but it has been available on DVD for years.
Incidentally, in England the film had to be retitled
as "HALLELUJAH, I'M A TRAMP" because "Bum" seemed to have a slightly different connotation.


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Government and Trade
New Tariff Troubles With Vietnam
Donald Trump might have one more disruptive move on trade before he leaves Washington.
By Evan Clark on January 4, 2021
President Donald Trump might get in one last trade fight, with Vietnam, before leaving Washington.
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President Trump might just have one more trade war in him.
After four years when Trump rattled geopolitical allies and competitors alike — from Paris to Beijing — with trade-based threats and crackdowns, his parting shot from Washington could squarely hit fashion importers.
In October, the Trump administration said it was investigating Vietnam's practices in the timber industry and also looking into whether the country gives its native producers an advantage by undervaluing its currency.
"President Trump is firmly committed to combating unfair trade practices that harm America's workers, businesses, farmers and ranchers," said Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative at the time.
Last month, the administration did officially declare that Vietnam was manipulating its currency, prompting sourcing and trade experts to worry anew that retaliatory tariffs, not unlike those that still make goods from China more expensive, could come soon.
The stakes are high.
Vietnam is the second-largest apparel importer to the U.S., accounting for 3.7 billion square-meter equivalents for the year ended in October, a 16.2 percent share of the import market with shipments that were valued at $12.6 billion. (China is still the largest apparel importer to the U.S., accounting for 36.4 percent of the market, valued at $15.5 billion).
Nate Herman, senior vice president of policy at the American Apparel & Footwear Association, said, "We are extremely concerned that something could happen before the end of the Trump administration."
Once Joe Biden becomes president on Jan. 20, his administration could reverse course on any action taken, but Herman said it will be harder to do politically if the duties are already in place and not simply planned or being considered.
"We should be looking to [Vietnam] as a partner right now and as a bulwark against China and not another target of another trade war," Herman said. "It just seems to be going the wrong direction right now."
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"Why this spike in pollution?...Farmers in the neighboring states are burning straw from their last rice crop to clear fields for planting the wheat crop... The state of Punjab alone produces about 20 million tons of paddy straw. Roughly 85 to 90 percent of that is burnt in the field."
"Stubble burning is the 'main villain' behind the severe pollution in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday."
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A front-end music application inspired by Spotify. This was refactored from vanilla JavaScript to this Single Page App.

![Screenshot](https://cldup.com/lfHhdNlFbe.jpg)

## Dev Configuration

Start by cloning the repository:

```
$ git clone https://github.com/DrianHillman/bloc-jams-angular
```

The project uses Grunt to run tasks in development. Thoroughly review this [resource on using Grunt](https://www.bloc.io/resources/using-grunt) before using this application. It may also help to review [this resource on NPM and `package.json` files](https://www.bloc.io/resources/npm-and-package-json).

Install the project dependencies by running:

```
$ npm install
```

## Run the Application

Run the application using the Gruntfile's `default` task:

```
$ grunt
```

The default task runs a simple server on port 3000. To view it in a any browser, go to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).

## Directory Structure

```
├── Gruntfile.js
├── LICENSE
├── Procfile
├── README.md
├── app
│   ├── assets
│   │   └── images
│   │       └── bloc-logo-white.png
│   ├── pages
│   │   └── index.html
│   ├── scripts
│   │   └── app.js
│   ├── styles
│   │   └── style.css
│   └── templates
│       └── home.html
├── package.json
└── server.js
```

### Grunt plugins

A list of the Grunt plugins in this application.

##### Watch

[Grunt watch](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-watch) watches for changes to file content and then executes Grunt tasks when a change is detected.

##### Copy

[Grunt copy](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-copy) copies files from our development folders and puts them in the folder that will be served with the frontend of your application.

##### Clean

[Grunt clean](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-clean) "cleans" or removes all files in your distribution folder (`dist`) so that logic in your stylesheets, templates, or scripts isn't accidentally overridden by previous code in the directory.

##### Hapi

[Grunt Hapi](https://github.com/athieriot/grunt-hapi) runs a server using [`HapiJS`](http://hapijs.com/). Happy is a Node web application framework with robust configuration options.


Terra Curtis approaches transportation challenges with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Terra co-leads Nelson\Nygaard's emerging mobility practice, which is committed to putting people first in a new era of transportation. This practice is rooted in our firm's deep experience in transit planning, active transportation, parking and TDM, and paratransit and community-based transportation. As part of this work, she helped Santa Clara County develop a microtransit service, called Flex, which piloted in 2016, and helped a Bay Area transit agency formulate a ride-hailing partnership. She also works with several mobility service providers and platforms and currently leads a TCRP research project focused on public transit partnerships with ride-hailing companies.
Terra serves on the planning committee for TRB's next conference on demand-response transportation, participates in APA's Sharing Economy initiative, and is a frequent speaker on emerging mobility topics. Read her work on Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Parking and her article in APA Planning on Driverless Vehicles and your Community.
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There is no on-site parking. Limited street parking is available on Christie Street, and there are several Green P parking lots located nearby on St. Clair Avenue West. There are two parking lots East and West of Christie.