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Подскажите, пожалуйста, а можно ли использовать Astra в качестве скремблера IP Multicast потоков в связке с CAS Irdeto, с последующим трансмодулированием скремблированных IP потоков в DVB-C?
2015/12/06 00:39:54 0 s smargo [mouse] creating thread for device /dev/ttyUSB0 2015/12/06 00:39:54 57E118 h HTTP Server listening on port 16100 2015/12/06 00:39:54 0 s loadbalancer: can't read from file /tmp/.oscam/stat 2015/12/06 00:39:54 0 s waiting for local card init 2015/12/06 00:39:56 57C780 r smargo [mouse] Reader initialized (device=/dev/ttyUSB0, detect=cd, mhz=600, cardmhz=600) 2015/12/06 00:39:57 57C780 r smargo [mouse] card detected 2015/12/06 00:40:01 57C780 r smargo [mouse] ATR: 3B 9F 21 0E 49 52 44 45 54 4F 20 41 43 53 20 56 35 2E 34 99 2015/12/06 00:40:02 57C780 r smargo [mouse] Maximum frequency for this card is formally 6 Mhz, clocking it to 6.00 Mhz 2015/12/06 00:40:03 57C780 r smargo [mouse] detect irdeto card 2015/12/06 00:40:03 57C780 r smargo [mouse] Irdeto SC 54 version 39 revision 1, patch level 15 2015/12/06 00:40:03 57C780 r smargo [mouse] caid: 0604, acs: 6.07, country code: IDN 2015/12/06 00:40:03 57C780 r smargo [mouse] providers: 4, ascii serial: ##########, hex serial: ######, hex base: ## 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [mouse] active providers: 4 (03f117,ffffff,ffffff,ffffff) 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [mouse] found cardsystem irdeto 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] entitlements for provider: 1, id: 03F117 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 7FFE, date: 2013/07/06 - 2013/08/05 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 7FFD, date: 2013/07/04 - 2013/07/14 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: FFD8, date: 2013/07/04 - 2013/08/03 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0195, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0193, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0192, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 03EA, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 03F9, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0427, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:06 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 03F5, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 012C, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0196, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0197, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0323, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 03FE, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0400, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0404, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:07 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] chid: 0405, date: 2013/07/07 - 2013/08/06 2015/12/06 00:40:12 57C780 r smargo [irdeto] ready for requests 2015/12/06 00:40:13 0 s init for all local cards done 2015/12/06 00:40:13 0 s anti cascading disabled 2015/12/06 00:40:13 594900 c plain dvbapi-client granted (dvbapiau, au=auto (4 reader)) 2015/12/06 00:40:13 594900 c dvbapi: can't open priority file /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam-experimental/oscam.dvbapi 2015/12/06 00:40:15 594900 c dvbapi: [ADD PID 0] CAID: 0604 ECM_PID: 04BC PROVID: 000000 2015/12/06 00:40:15 594900 c dvbapi: new program number: 04BC (!nsert) [pmt_list_management 3] 2015/12/06 00:40:15 594900 c dvbapi: Found 4 IRDETO ECM CHIDs 2015/12/06 00:40:16 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:40:16 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0190/04BC/3C:B8AC): not found (316 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:40:16 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:40:16 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0191/04BC/3C:8738): not found (315 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:40:17 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:40:17 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0193/04BC/3C:3E23): not found (348 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  33 2015/12/06 00:40:18 594900 c dvbapi: try pids again #1 2015/12/06 00:40:18 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/03EF/04BC/3C:887F): not found (313 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:40:19 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:40:19 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:40:19 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:40:19 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0193/04BC/3C:3E23): not found (1 ms) by smargo (0/0/0/0) 2015/12/06 00:40:19 594900 c dvbapi: try pids again #2 2015/12/06 00:40:20 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:40:20 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:40:20 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:40:20 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0193/04BC/3C:3E23): not found (1 ms) by smargo (0/0/0/0) 2015/12/06 00:40:21 594900 c dvbapi: try pids again #3 2015/12/06 00:40:21 594900 c dvbapi: can't decode channel 2015/12/06 00:42:05 594900 c dvbapi: [ADD PID 0] CAID: 0604 ECM_PID: 045B PROVID: 000000 2015/12/06 00:42:05 594900 c dvbapi: new program number: 045B (Al jazeera) [pmt_list_management 3] 2015/12/06 00:42:06 594900 c dvbapi: Found 4 IRDETO ECM CHIDs 2015/12/06 00:42:07 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:42:07 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0190/045B/3C:7FFB): not found (320 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:42:07 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:42:07 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0191/045B/3C:30FD): not found (315 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:42:08 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:42:08 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0192/045B/3C:C246): not found (350 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  33 2015/12/06 00:42:09 594900 c dvbapi: try pids again #1 2015/12/06 00:42:09 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0440/045B/3C:AF15): not found (314 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:42:10 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:42:10 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:42:10 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:42:10 594900 c dvbapi: try pids again #2 2015/12/06 00:42:10 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0440/045B/3C:AF15): not found (1 ms) by smargo (0/0/0/0) 2015/12/06 00:42:11 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 1 2015/12/06 00:42:11 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0190/045B/3C:E170): not found (316 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:42:12 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 2 2015/12/06 00:42:12 594900 c dvbapiau (0604&000000/0191/045B/3C:87EF): not found (316 ms) by smargo (F/1/0/0) (smargo irdeto_do_cmd  90 2015/12/06 00:42:13 594900 c dvbapi: trying irdeto chid index: 3 2015/12/06 00:42:13 594900 c dvbapiau 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Leseliey Rose Welch, MPH, MBA, has over a decade of progressive leadership experience in public health, serving as a leader, administrator, strategist, and consultant in state, city, and national nonprofit health organizations. Her experience includes serving as executive director of Birthing Project USA (BPUSA), a grassroots maternal-child health movement working to improve women's well-being and birth outcomes; serving as Deputy Director of Public Health for the City of Detroit, where she led the operational reconstitution of the post-bankruptcy health department and started SisterFriends Detroit; and providing concept development and community engagement consulting in the development of Corktown Health Center, southeast Michigan's first comprehensive LGBT health center.
On faculty in Public Health at Wayne State University and lecturing in Women's Studies at University of Michigan, her teaching and research interests include human rights, community engagement, solidarity and health; race, gender, sexuality, and health; and gender, diversity and leadership.


Attleboro is only returning three starters from last year's squad but the Bombardiers are hopeful that its incoming players will keep them competitive in the Kelley-Rex this season.
Senior captain Harry Lancaster will anchor the back line, showing his versatility by playing yet another position in his fourth year on varsity. Senior captain Ahijah Joseph will see time at both forward as well as some time in the midfield, alongside junior Zach White, another returnee. Junior Nick Hasenfus will take over as the starting goalie while seniors Tyler Treichler and Nick Lawrence will also emerge as key contributors this season. Head coach Peter Pereira also expects to get contributions from underclassmen including sophomore Will Halben and freshmen Mike Russo and Nathan LaPlume.
Franklin has some big holes to fill around the field but returning nearly a dozen varsity players is a good start. Around 10 returning players saw valuable varsity minutes last season and that is something the Panthers will rely on.
The Panthers have to find replacements for midfielders Austin Kent and Nick Parent, along with defender Dan Geraci and goalie Henri Guilmette. However, Franklin doesn't need to find any replacements for its strikers with both Farley Asmath and Kevin Hall back this year. Hall was second on the team with seven goals a season ago and Asmath is speedy, strong player that could add a lot to the attack. Hatim Brahimi (five goals, three assists in 2015) is one of the top returning players in the league and will lead the midfield for the Panthers this season. Franklin's defense will consist of a rotation of five or six players, including Wesley Kozil and Noah Scafati. Senior Joe Kroon and junior Fred Beckmann will battle for the starting goalie spot.
"We've got a bunch of great athletes that are pretty good soccer players that work really hard," head coach Fran Bositis said.
The Kelley-Rex division title race expects to be a very contested one and King Philip looks like they'll be right in the mix this season because of a strong balance of returning players.
Senior captains Cam Mullins and Ryan Coulter are returning to anchor the back line, which had a strong showing in 2015 with the fourth least goals surrendered in the Hockomock. Both have proved in the past to be reliable defenders, especially in the air against set pieces. Although the Warriors will have to replace the versatile Joe Kellett, KP has a handful of young players that saw valuable minutes on varsity and can make an impact this year. Tyler Mann will lead the attack, a year after scoring a team-high eight goals as a sophomore. Senior Colby Koch has shown his versatility in the past and will also be a factor for KP again this this. Juniors Connor Mullins, Larsen Keys and Mike Rowe also will be key players for the Warriors this season after each of them played meaningful minutes as sophomores.
"Our goal is to build off last year's successes, continue to improve everyday, and compete hard," head coach Nick Gale said.
The defending Kelley-Rex champions will look to try to win back-to-back league titles for the first time in program history and they have a large amount of returning players that could help accomplish that goal.
Captain Max Gurnon, a 2015 HockomockSports.com Best XI selection, returns for his senior campaign to anchor an experienced back line that allowed just 15 goals last season. While Mansfield must overcome the graduation of Chris Elsner, juniors Nick Hyland and Harry Braidt both started on the back line last year while sophomore Ethan Brill-Cass looks to be the final piece to the defense. Mansfield will have to find a replacement for goalie Mike Kirejczyk but head coach Steve Sheridan said senior Jed Tolbert and junior Nick Ferraz will battle for the starting spot.
The Hornets finished fifth in the league in scoring last year and graduated its top four scorers. However, there is a group of attacking players back that saw plenty of minutes. Senior captain Brendan Sullivan will be a speedy option up top while classmates Kevin Bouck and Ryan Amaral will figure into the offense. Senior captain James Chotkowski will lead a midfield unit along with Jackson Murphy, Cullin Anastasia and Sean Lanzillo.
Oliver Ames has had a target on its back for the last couple of years as they claimed four of the last five Davenport titles but after winning the program's first ever Division 2 State Title last Fall, it's bigger than ever.
The Tigers will have to replace two All-State players in Chris Romero and Keegan Nutt, as well as three seniors from their league-best defense last season. However, OA does return a good chunk of starters as well as experienced bench players from the state championship team.
Senior Thomas McCormick has been causing havoc for defenses for two years and will be relied upon to do so again this year. Nathaniel Cardoza, the 2015 HockomockSports.com Underclassman of the Year, will be back to control the middle of the pitch alongside Cam Vella, who showed his ability to get forward last season. Juniors Matt Campbell, Matt Alvarado, Jack Sheldon and Mason Galbato all saw time in the midfield last season and look to be contributors this year. Junior Jack Carroll is back in net again this year.
Barata noted that losing the back line, one that surrendered just 12 goals all season, will be a major challenge for the Tigers this season.
With a new coach at the helm in Taylor Whitters, the Taunton Tigers are looking to build a new foundation for years to come. Whitters, who was previously the boys freshmen coach, is hoping the Tigers can rise up to the challenge of the very talented Kelley-Rex division.
Two key returning players include sophomore Hasan Farahat and junior Daeshawn Duffie. Both players possess strong soccer skills and will be vital parts for Taunton both ways as they patrol the midfield. Senior Sean Crowley will be tasked with pacing the scoring for the Tigers while freshman Colton Madeira, senior Dan DeAndreade and junior Jake DeAndrade will all be factors as Taunton pushes forward. Junior Liam Crowley will factor into Taunton's defense and sophomore Liam Crowley will play a role in Taunton's midfield.
"We are going to rise up in our league with respect, integrity,encouragement, unity and pride," Whitters said.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Mansfield junior Kevin Bouck picked a pretty good time to score his first goal of the season, giving the Hornets the lead with less than a minute to play in the first half.
Senior Jake Staples picked an even better time for his.
Staples got on the end of a long free kick from junior Max Gurnon, lunging in the area to get his head to the ball and find the back of the net to break a tie game with just over 10 minutes to play.
The goal would hold up over the final minutes and Mansfield picked up a 2-1 win over King Philip in the Second Round of the D1 South tournament.
After a delay for continuation, the referee whistled KP for a high kick just before midfield. Gurnon hit a line drive ball right over the top of the defense and Staples sprinted in right behind and headed the ball in for the game winner.
It was a battle throughout the first half, and really throughout the entire game. King Philip sophomore Larsen Keys had the first chance of the game, taking a cross from junior Colby Koch but his shot went just wide at the far post.
In the 14th minute, Tyler Mann ripped in a cross that was dropped by Mansfield goalie Michael Kirejczyk but he was able to get a touch to the loose ball and it was cleared away.
Mansfield's first chance came in the 19th minute as Jareme DiLirenzo muscled his way through KP's defense and unleashed a shot from a tight angle but Brandon Ziolkowski was in position at the near post.
The Hornets first tally came from seemingly nothing as Sean Lanzillo blocked a clearance and quickly fed Charlie Rogers in. Rogers raced to the end line and then centered a cross back where Bouck easily buried it into the back of the net with less than a minute to play in the first half.
It didn't take long for the Warriors to level the game in the second half, knotting the game at one less than four minutes in. Senior captain Joe Kellett came away with a steal at midfield, took a touch before sending Mann down the left flank. Mann did well with his hold up play, allowing Kellett to come on an overlapping run and he laid it off. Kellett took possession, raced towards the end line and hit a perfect low cross back across the middle and sophomore Mike Rowe slotted it into the corner of the net.
Midway through the second half, the Warriors thought they had earned a penalty kick. Mann took control in his own half and raced nearly 60 yards before being taken down from behind right on the edge of the area. The ref originally seemed to point to the spot for a PK but instead it was placed at the 20 yard line. Kellett's ensuing free kick was unable to elude the wall and was cleared.
Staples' goal came with just over 10 minutes to play and neither side was able to register a scoring chance in the remaining time, despite five long throw in opportunities for KP.
"A loss is always a sour taste in your mouth but when you have two good teams that battle it out, and that was one hell of a goal on that second one from Mansfield, it's kind of hard to walk away and say you didn't try to earn it,' King Philip head coach Nick Gale said. "The kids left it all out there. It was a well deserved win on their part. Out of the three games we've played them, that was probably the best they've played.
KP finishes the season 8-8-3 overall. Mansfield is now 13-3-3 and will advance to the Quarterfinals of the D1 South tournament and will travel to #4 Needham on Sunday. The time is still to be announced.


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Rev. Don MacDonald, who retired last year from Newman Theological College, was named an ecumenical Honorary Patron of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton.Grandin Media file photo
Father Don MacDonald honoured by Anglicans for ecumenism efforts
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Grandin Media
Rev. Don MacDonald, a longtime professor at Newman Theological College, got a wonderful surprise during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this year.
He received the title of ecumenical Honorary Canon of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton in recognition of his work on ecumenism.
"As you step down from your role in the Edmonton Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical dialogue, I send my love and prayers. Your work and ministry have been exemplary in showing how as followers of Jesus Christ we are all called to be one," Anglican Bishop Jane Alexander wrote in her letter conferring the honour on Father MacDonald.
The title carries no formal or official duties or standing within their diocesan clergy. Instead, it's a testament to Father MacDonald who has been part of an ecumenical dialogue with Anglican community in one way or another since the 1960s up until his retirement in June.
"I think it's important just to bring out the value and the necessity of ecumenical dialogue," Father MacDonald said on his honorary title. "The world that we're living in isn't just running towards Christianity, whether it's ourselves – the Catholics – or the Anglicans. If you've got people who really aren't interested in religion, and they look towards Christianity, they're going to say 'Well you know they can't get along with themselves, why should I bother joining?'."
Father MacDonald was a professor at the Newman Theological College, primarily teaching Christology, for more than 50 years. And many Anglican clergy, including Bishop Alexander in the late 1990s, were his students.
"It may come as a surprise to you to know how influential you were in our formation, and that everyone one of us still talks about you with great affection," Bishop Alexander wrote.
"I pray for your continued health and well-being and I give thanks for your extraordinary witness to Christ. You have stirred God's people to action, and I believe you have been a true force for good and an icon of Christ."
For his part, Father MacDonald remembers Bishop Alexander very well and she was an "excellent student."
Although he's retired now, Father MacDonald said the need for ecumenical dialogue not only among Anglicans and Catholics, but all Christians, continues.
"You just have to keep going. If you can't advance in any other way, in terms of agreement about differences, at least that spiritual aspect is worthwhile and it's important," Father MacDonald said. "There's an emphasis now in ecumenism that even if we can't come to full unity, there are things that others do that we can learn from and they can learn from us."
"I think it's wonderful," added Rev. Bob Mokry, Father MacDonald's superior with his religious order, the Franciscans. "I'm very pleased for him and all the work that he has done that brought us to a point of recognition that need for implementing more than ever Vatican II's call for ecumenical dialogue."
Father Mokry said the honour given to Father MacDonald is emblematic of the journey towards Christian unity initiated by the Second Vatican Council.
The title of ecumenical Honorary Canon was conferred during the Jan. 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which Father MacDonald noted is the eventual goal of ecumenism.
"It has to be. It has to be. That's what Christ wanted. Christ didn't want His followers divided up."
It is rare, but not unprecedented, for a church of one communion to confer an honorific title upon a minister of another communion. In 2008, Archbishop Donald Bolen of Regina was installed as an Ecumenical Canon of Norwich (Anglican) Cathedral in England for his contributions to Anglican-Catholic relations at the international level. He is believed to be one of the few Canadians given this honour.
Father Mokry said the honour is also a testament to Father MacDonald's primary teaching, Christology.
"What makes Don such a good teacher? He saw the centrality of Christ. He was convinced that this is the only thing that makes sense," Father Mokry said. "He loved his students. He was able to relate to them personally. He certainly challenged them, there's no doubt about that, but in that challenging it just brought them to greater growth."
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Follow signs for Chorley Town Centre (A6). There are a number of short stay pay and display car parks located nearby, and some free public parking is available on St George's Street for up to one hour (please note that spaces are limited, and are not managed by the Practice). Please allow good time for parking and making your way to the Practice for your appointment as Chorley is a busy town, particularly on Tuesdays when markets are held.
The Practice is a five minute walk from Chorley Railway Station, which is located on the opposite side of Shepherds Way (the main A6 route through Chorley) from the Practice.
The Practice is a two minute walk from Chorley Bus Station and is located on the main bus route: a bus stop is located at the Market Street end of St George's Street.


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Nikolay M. Kropachev
Rector, St. Petersburg State University
Nikolay Kropachev was born February 8, 1959, in Leningrad.
In 1981 – graduated from Leningrad State University named after A.A. Zhdanov. His academic advisor was Professor V.S. Prokhorov.
1981 to 1984 – postgraduate at the Criminal Law Department of Leningrad State University. In 1984, under the guidance of Professor N.A. Belyaev, Nikolay Kropachev developed and defended his Candidate's dissertation on "Criminal Matter."
Since 1985 – Assistant Professor of Criminal Law at Leningrad State University; 1991 – Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at St. Petersburg State University; 1993 – awarded the academic title of Associate Professor of Criminal Law. In 2000, Nikolay Kropachev was elected Chairman of the Criminal Law Department and has held this position to the present day. 2001 to present - Professor of the Criminal Law Department.
Since 1992 - Dean of the Special Faculty of Continuing Legal Education at St. Petersburg State University. 1993 – 1998, First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law at St. Petersburg State University. 1998 to present - Dean of the Faculty of Law at St. Petersburg State University; in 1998, Nikolay Kropachev pioneered the establishment of a legal clinic at the Faculty of Law and has since promoted the development of lawyers' practical training at the University. In 2000, Nikolay Kropachev defended a doctoral thesis on the "Mechanism of Criminal Law Regulation" and was awarded the academic degree Doctor of Law. In 2003, he was awarded the academic title Professor of Criminal Law. His scope of academic interests includes: criminal law, theory of state and law, criminology, and education law. These issues have been considered by Nikolay Kropachev in more than 60 scientific and instructional works, including a number of monographs and textbooks recognised by the Russian legal community. Nikolay Kropachev is Chairman of the Committee for Doctoral and Candidate's Dissertations at St. Petersburg State University.
September 2000 to September 2005 - Chairman of the Charter Court of St. Petersburg. Nikolay Kropachev has the rank of a 1st Class Full State Counsellor of St. Petersburg.
For many years Nikolay Kropachev has actively participated in various professional organisations of lawyers: he is a Presidium Member of the Council of Russian Education and Teaching Methods Committee on Law; since 1996, he has been Vice-President of the Interregional Association of Law Schools of Russia, and a Presidium Member of the Association of Lawyers of Russia; since 2002, President of the Association of Lawyers of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region; since 2007 - Chairman of the Public Council under the Federal Service on the Control over Traffic in Narcotic Drugs of the Russian Federation; since 2008 – Member of the Scientific and Advisory Council of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia; from 2004 to 2008, he was a Presidium Member of the Council of Judges of the Russian Fedetation . Nikolay Kropachev successfully works to improve the legal and organisational support of higher professional education and science as Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education, as well as a member of the Presidential Council for Codification and Enhancement of Civil Legislation and the Presidential Commission for Federal Pool of High Potential Managers.
Nikolay Kropachev's professional achievements have been honoured by the 300th Аnniversary of St. Petersburg Commemorative Medal (2003) and the Order of Honour (2004), as well as the A.F. Koni Medal (1999), the 125th Anniversary of Russian Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice System Commemorative Medal (2004), lapel pin "Honorary Lawyer of the Russian Federation" (2007) and lapel pin "Honorary Officer of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation" (2008). For his developments in the field of organisation and improvement of higher professional education in the Russian Federation, Nikolay Kropachev was awarded the Presidential Prize in Education (2001) and the Russian Government Prize in Education (2007).
Awards and Honorary Titles:
1999 – by the Order of the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation awarded the A.F. Koni Medal and an honorary certificate from the Ministry of Education
2001 – Presidential Prize in Education
2003 – The 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Commemorative Medal for significant contribution to the development of St. Petersburg
2004 – Order of Honour
2004 – The 125th anniversary of Russian Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice System Commemorative Medal
2004 – Lapel pin, "Honorary Lawyer of the Russian Federation"
2007 – Russian Government Prize in Education
2008 – Lapel pin, "Honorary Officer of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation"
2008 – Presidential Decree "On Rewarding Nikolay Kropachev" (for active participation in "St. Petersburg Dialogue", a Russian-German public forum )
2009 – First Degree Badge of Honour of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation "For Diligence" as to a retired Chairman of the Charter Court of St. Petersburg
2009 – Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Fourth Degree
2009 – Departmental award "For Merit" from the Federal Service of Court Bailiffs.
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"Criminal Law at the Present Stage: Problems of Crime and Punishment: a Monograph," co-author, 1992;
"Criminology. General Part: Textbook," co-author, 1992;
"The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with Official Article-by-Article Commentary," co-author, 1994;
"Criminal Law. Special Part: Textbook," co-author, 1995;
"Criminal Legislation of the Russian Federation with a Comparative Analysis of Articles of the Criminal Code of Russia (1996) and the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1960)," co-author, 1996;
"Criminal Law Regulation: Mechanism and System: a Monograph," 1999;
"The Mechanism of Criminal Law Regulation: Criminal Liability: a Textbook," co-author, 2000;
"Criminology: a Textbook," scientific editor and co-author, 2005;
"Criminal Law in Russia. General Part: a Textbook," scientific editor and co-author, 2006


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What Will Alphabet Be When It Grows Up?
To truly change the world, Google's new holding company will need something that has eluded many previous industrial labs: an effective commercialization strategy.
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One of the more interesting documents of the information age was posted on the Internet 11 years ago, as part of the initial public offering of Google. That document, signed by founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, conveyed both a deep enthusiasm for technological innovation and a mistrust of Wall Street. Page and Brin suggested that it would be possible to balance risk-taking with a sense of fiduciary responsibility. They would implement "a corporate structure that is designed to protect Google's ability to innovate." Above all, Google would not be a company that existed merely to reap profits and expand market share—rather, it would aspire "to develop services that significantly improve the lives of as many people as possible." Page warned: "As an investor, you are placing a potentially risky long term bet on the team, especially Sergey and me."
By almost any measure—profits, growth, branding, products, employees—things have turned out well, though it's debatable whether AdWords, the product behind much of Google's immense wealth, has improved lives all that much. But, in any case, Google is no more. Or at least, the name Google lives, but as a part of the holding company known as Alphabet, which was announced by Page after the U.S. financial markets closed on August 10. In the reorganization, the profitable parts of the Google empire—its business in Web search and advertising, along with YouTube and Google Maps—will stay in an area of the company that stock analysts tagged as "core Google." The rest of Page and Brin's now-sprawling conglomerate, including its R&D lab known as Google X, its inchoate forays into life sciences and life extension, and Nest Labs, its household products division—in other words, all the parts of the vast empire that don't make money—will be given a large degree of autonomy.
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You could interpret the reorganization in purely financial terms—as a practical move meant to give Wall Street greater clarity about the profits of core Google and the investments being sunk into more speculative ventures such as X, which has developed a self-driving car and high-altitude balloons that deliver Internet access. Page acknowledged the validity of this view in his announcement of Alphabet, noting that the shake-up would make his company "cleaner and more accountable." Beyond the financial outlook, though, a more interesting question arises: will Alphabet be able to demonstrate a productive new path for industrial innovation?
The story of Bell Labs, founded in 1925 as the R&D lab of AT&T during the era (1913–1984) in which AT&T enjoyed a monopoly on U.S. telephone service, can help answer that question—and point to the challenges Alphabet will face. Bell Labs created many of the foundational technologies of the information age, including the transistor, many early lasers, communication satellites, and the UNIX operating system. It represents our best example of what an innovative, technology-focused industrial organization can accomplish. It was not only the country's most elite industrial lab; it was, for many decades, among the world's most elite institutions for research in mathematics, physics, and materials science. It was also where the formalized study of acoustics, semiconductors, and cellular communications first flourished.
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There are a fair number of Bell Labs admirers and former staffers working within Google. And almost certainly, Google's willingness to push boundaries and fund projects for an unusually long time gives us the closest analogue to a Bell Labs of the modern era. After all, Google too is more or less a monopoly, and it is funding its research largesse out of the rather mundane business of AdWords, just as AT&T funded some of the world's most impressive physics research by selling telephone service.
Still, it's important to keep in mind that while much of Bell Labs' reputation rests upon the breakthroughs of its research department, its less glamorous but far larger development department did much of the organization's heroic work. John Pierce, one of Bell Labs' research managers, once said the organization's structure reflected the fact that "pursuing an idea takes, I presume, 14 times as much effort as having it." It was a keen insight born of Pierce's decades of experience. Creating a functional product from breakthrough science—the transistor, for instance—required not only extraordinary effort but also an extraordinary amount of time.
Another distinction is crucial. Bell Labs organized its R&D efforts around communications-related pursuits—the only way to justify work funded by its parent company, AT&T. This was a broad enough directive to allow all sorts of peripheral work in physical chemistry and even astronomy. There was room for flexibility, especially in the math department: before he came to MIT, Claude Shannon, whose theories on information paved the way for efficient digital communications, sometimes spent entire days tinkering with computerized chess programs and automated gadgets. Yet the policy was strict enough to lead to the departure of one of the most brilliant physicists of the 20th century, John Bardeen, a coinventor of the transistor, who fled Bell Labs partly because of frustration after his work on superconductivity was deemed tangential to communications research. It's doubtful something like this would happen at Google (or at Alphabet). In fact, over the years, Google hasconsistently and intentionally funded expensive R&D work that is unrelated to its core business, which may be the single most astonishing aspect of Page and Brin's management regime.
One of the lessons of 20th-century industrial research is that the engineering, business, and even sales sides of a company can bring insights.
Over the past few decades, Wall Street's ability to reward shorter-term, risk-averse thinking has hobbled the once formidable research labs of corporations like IBM and has driven virtually every major American tech company away from basic and more ambitious applied research. Google has so far found a model that allows it greater flexibility than its rivals. There are two reasons for this. The first is the insane profitability of Google's advertising business. The second is Page and Brin's extraordinary—some might also say naïve—desire to spend money on risky new ideas.
Their ownership stakes give them that right. But in looking ahead to Alphabet's prospects, it's worth defining more precisely what success would mean. It seems reasonable to think that more mature parts of Alphabet—such as YouTube and Nest, both of which happen to be acquisitions—could eventually become engines of growth that would complement the huge profits flowing from Google's core advertising business. It likewise seems plausible that some of Google's investments in young, information-oriented companies can blossom into something highly profitable, too. Meanwhile, it's useful to remember that Page and Brin are sometimes content to take a portfolio approach to R&D; if one of their new ideas has scant profits but a large impact (as measured by its number of users, for instance, or its ability to attract talented engineers), they will let it be subsidized by more lucrative forays.
But as for the grander ambition here, to rapidly create a string of innovations that will drastically change the way we live and work—the prospects for that kind of success seem dubious, at best. Alphabet's life-extension division Calico, for instance, while stocked with talent, is a self-described moon shot, as are most of the projects at Google X. Moreover, Calico, which is pursuing a deeper understanding of the aging process, does not seem to fit with the larger organization, except in how it can divert Google's profits and benefit from Page and Brin's Medici-like patronage.
History suggests that organizing complex, innovative efforts around particular technologies (communications in Bell Labs' case) is more than just an act of convenience. It increases the odds of success, because development expertise reinforces research, and manufacturing expertise feeds back into ongoing technological development. One of the lessons of 20th-century industrial research is that the engineering, business, and even sales sides of a company can bring insight to the innovation process. It would be nice to be wrong here—to see Calico extend our lives by a few years. But I suspect we'll need to look beyond Alphabet for new and more focused models of industrial innovation.
The riskiest technologies being seeded by Google's founders could indeed blossom into something publicly transformative in time. That was the case at Bell Labs, whose research later helped give rise to innovations at Intel, Texas Instruments, and even Apple, Microsoft, and Google. The same can be said for PARC, the Xerox research lab that created Ethernet and the graphical user interface but was unable to commercialize them. But Bell Labs' biggest ideas, which at best took decades to commercialize, didn't ensure the company's long-term success in the competitive environment brought on by the breakup of its monopoly. That's a bitter truth about making big bets on world-changing technologies: often, commercializing the innovative idea is far more important, and more difficult, than coming up with it in the first place. John Pierce knew what he was talking about.
If Alphabet is going to succeed in fulfilling Page and Brin's grand ambitions, it will need to figure out the piece of the innovation puzzle that ultimately eluded Bell Labs and PARC. How do you commercialize advances unrelated to your core strengths? Who exactly is going to manufacture and sell all those driverless cars? How do you make a business out of antiaging research? Solving that part of the innovation cycle would be a true breakthrough.
Jon Gertner is the author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation.
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A space created to highlight each product, and emphasize the uniqueness of the design: for this purpose MOMODESIGN conceived the restyling of its boutique in downtown Milan. A balanced set of volumes, careful and innovative use of light sources and use of tactile and multifasceted materials are the building blocks of the store.
The flagship store of Gallery St. Babila becomes the place where you can plunge into the MOMODESIGN world at 360°, to perceive its lifestyle through the objects planned by the internal Design Studio.
From helmets to clothing, from leather goods to watches, from pens to covers, from footwear to the immersion mask in the flagship store in San Babila you can find all the creations of the brand. Aficionados of the brand will also find limited editions designed exclusively for the store in Milan.


It was about a year ago when I was contacted by Anssi to discuss about working at Arado and had kind of an "interview" lunch with him. At the time I had worked for about 10 years in the industry and I had always had quite interesting positions in different fields ranging from telecommunications to electronics to financial industry, building devices, mobile applications, web applications and backend systems. Despite this, and despite the fact that I had a good position, I wasn't satisfied and was looking for something different. Somehow, even though I loved the daily tasks I was dealing with, I felt that I was missing the point: I was tired of just building software, doing something without knowing why I was doing it.
When I met Anssi at lunch that day, we didn't discuss about anything else but software and how that, if built well, can really change people's life. We didn't discuss about money, about roles, about normal topics you would discuss in an "interview". (Whether that was or wasn't an interview I will probably never find out...) It was clear to me that we shared the same passion, the same goals. In short, it was clear to me why Anssi and Mika started this company. So, on that day, I decided to join Arado. Not consciously though, it still took a few weeks before I actually realised I had decided to join, but in retrospective that lunch has been the key - knowing that we all want to build great software.
This has been, so far, the best professional decision I have taken in my career and I really hope it stays that way. Although technically, at least so far, I am working on similar daily tasks as before, but it feels completely different to go to work and the reason is that now the company I work for has a purpose, it knows why it is in business and all the people belonging to it share the same values and contribute to build the company. We all work together to build the future of this company with the same goals. For me this is a game changer: now when I go to work I feel like I am giving my contribution to build a something that can make the difference while doing something that I love and having fun: and that, honestly speaking, is all I need to get out of bed in the mornings.


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Discontinuance of the Proceedings
Mr Campbell Herbert
Associate - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
II. Circumstances in which proceedings will be discontinued
A. Withdrawal of claims
B. Default by the claimant
C. Failure by the parties to advance costs or comply with orders to pay costs
D. Impossibility and lack of necessity
III. Effect of discontinuance
A. Termination of proceedings
B. Costs implications
Discontinuance refers to the termination of arbitral proceedings other than through a final award.
Discontinuance is provided for in arbitral rules, and so the precise formulation of the circumstances in which it will occur depends on the applicable rules. This note addresses discontinuance of proceedings generally, having regard to commonly used rules in investor-State arbitration other than the ICSID Arbitration Rules.
Proceedings will generally be discontinued in one of four circumstances:
voluntary withdrawal of claims;
default by the claimant in pursuit of its claim (or by the parties in furtherance of the arbitration);
non-payment by the parties of advances on arbitration costs; or
when continuation of the arbitration becomes unnecessary or impossible.
Parties to an arbitration may unilaterally withdraw their claims. Where the withdrawn claim is the only claim being made in the arbitration, the proceedings will ordinarily be discontinued.1
One common situation in which claims are withdrawn is when the parties settle their dispute. In many cases, for reasons of enforceability, parties will request that their settlement be recorded in an award on agreed terms.2 However, they need not necessarily do so. In cases where, for example, the parties' agreement is self-executing, an order terminating the proceedings may be sufficient.
Unilateral withdraw of a party's claims will not affect claims made by other parties. Consequently, the withdrawal of claims by a claimant will not result in the discontinuance of proceedings in which there are other claimants who maintain their claims, or respondents who maintain their counterclaims.
A claimant's failure to pursue its claim may result in discontinuance. For example, Article 28 of the UNCITRAL Rules 1976 provides, in relevant part: "If, within the period of time fixed by the arbitral tribunal, the claimant has failed to communicate his claim without showing sufficient cause for such failure, the arbitral tribunal shall issue an order for the termination of the arbitral proceedings".
Express provision for discontinuance in this manner is provided for in most arbitral rules commonly used in investor-State arbitration.3
The tribunal (or other relevant authority) may direct the parties to pay advances on the tribunal's costs. If the parties collectively fail to make the required payment within the mandated period, then the tribunal may order the termination (or suspension) of proceedings.4
Tribunals will often direct the parties to pay these advances in equal portions.5 In the event one party fails to pay the required amount (in practice usually the respondent), the tribunal will inform the other parties and give them the opportunity to make the payment (which amount the paying party can then generally recover in the arbitration).6
Similarly, in the event a party fails to comply with an order for the payment of costs (for example, an order for the claimant to pay security for costs), the tribunal may discontinue the proceedings.7
As noted above, the grounds of lack of necessity will commonly occur in situations in which a claim is withdrawn or the parties settle their dispute, with the result that the arbitration becomes moot. In such circumstances, proceedings may be discontinued.
Settlement is just one specie of lack of necessity, however, and discontinuance on the basis of necessity – or impossibility – may also be appropriate in other circumstances. These include situations in which there is a legal impediment to the continuation of proceedings. This power is typically broadly expressed, and the tribunal usually has significant discretion in its exercise.8
Discontinuance formally closes the proceedings but does not, of itself, result in an award disposing of all issues in dispute. In the result, discontinuance has no Res Judicata effect,9 meaning that the parties can commence proceedings afresh if necessary.
Many arbitral rules provide that when a tribunal makes an order for the termination of proceedings, it should fix the costs of the arbitration in that order.10
Discontinuance will not have any automatic costs implications, and the allocation of costs arising from the discontinuance of proceedings will depend on, among other things, the reason for the discontinuance and the provision made for cost allocation in the relevant rules.11 Some tribunals have found, for example, that discontinuance as a result of the withdrawal of a claim will trigger the principle codified in the UNCITRAL Rules that costs should follow the event.12


Sasol , the world's leading producer of synthetic fuels from coal and natural gas, today announced that it has become the first company worldwide to receive international approval for its 100% synthetic jet fuel produced by its proprietary Coal to Liquids (CTL) process.
Sanctioned by global aviation fuel specification authorities Sasol CTL will be the first fully synthetic fuel to be approved for use in commercial airliners. This marks a significant development in the adoption of clean burning alternative fuels for the aviation industry; engine-out emissions of Sasol's jet fuel are lower than those from jet fuel derived from crude oil due to its limited sulphur content.
Approval of Sasol's CTL fuel for commercial aviation is also a milestone in the effort to secure domestic energy supply for South Africa and other countries with significant domestic coal and natural gas reserves; Sasol's transformative technology will allow these countries to monetize natural resources and increase energy security.
Commenting on the announcement, Pat Davies, CE of Sasol said, "This is an historic breakthrough -- winning approval for a transportation fuel that is 100% synthetic. This approval by the international aviation fuel authorities recognizes the absolute need to develop aviation fuel from feedstocks other than crude-oil in order to meet the world's growing needs. Sasol is the global leader and pioneer in advanced synthetic fuel technology and this is a huge step forward toward integrating a viable alternative transportation fuel into the energy mix and showing the way forward for countries seeking security in a world that is thirsty for energy."
Sasol, for the past nine years, has supplied a fuel mixture comprised of a CTL component blended with crude oil derived kerosene to international airlines operating from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Based on the success of the alternative fuel blend and following a several-year period of rigorous testing and evaluation, international aviation fuel authorities including the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD), governing the Defence Standard DEFSTAN 91-91, approved Sasol's wholly synthetic jet fuel as Jet A-1 fuel for commercial use in all types of turbine aircraft.
ASTM International, originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, has also been working closely with the UK MoD and is expected to include Sasol CTL synthetic jet fuel in its ASTM D1655 specification following the publication of the UK's DEFSTAN 91-91. Jet A-1 according to the DEF STAN 91-91 specification is very similar to Jet A-1 defined by the ASTM D1655 except for a small number of areas where DEF STAN 91-91 is more stringent.
In keeping with the stringent regulation of the Joint Checklist, aviation industry stakeholders, including airframe, engine and ancillary equipment manufacturers; airlines and aviation authorities such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA); and relevant oil companies have all participated in the approval process.
The fuel is fully fungible and aligned with the current aviation infrastructure through its compatibility with the existing engine requirements and can be used with conventional crude oil-derived jet fuelling systems. In addition to the benefiting the end-user, Sasol's process also enhances value by adding synthetic jet fuel to the product range available to the resource provider, who will now have another Sasol produced alternative to crude-oil derived fuels.
The current approval covers jet fuel produced at Sasol's Synfuels facility in Secunda, South Africa. The production in Secunda holds broader implications for the alternative fuel mix as it paves the way for future global production and the use of synthetic fuels for use in transportation. Sasol jet fuel products that will also be submitted for sanction include Oryx GTL plant in Qatar, the joint venture GTL plant in Nigeria and the potential CTL ventures in the USA, China and India.
Research is also underway to find an effective process to produce synthetic fuel from biomass to further improve environmental sustainability.


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The Waterfall in Idaho Falls is absolutely gorgeous. This isn't my normal type of scene as I am normally in the wild taking Landscape photographs; however, I do have to say, I love it! To read about my Idaho Falls, Idaho adventure check out the blog.
Ultimately I decided to sleep in, get some breakfast, and then stop by the falls before I continued south to Utah. It was quite cold that morning, the snow had fallen the previous day, and things were a little frozen over; however, that wasn't going to stop me from getting a beautiful picture.


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Study Guide: Midwives
Parashat Shemot Study Guide
This week's parashah focuses on the Hebrew Midwives or Midwives of the Hebrew?
Text: Shemot 1:15-18
15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; 16 and he said, "When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see on the birthstools: if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live." 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. 18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?"
Why do you think that the names of the midwives are mentioned?
Why do you think that Pharaoh wants the midwives to kill the children, rather than send his soldiers to do the task?
This command contradicts the very nature of a midwife's work. What choice do they make? On whose side do they place themselves? Why? What is the likely punishment?
Commentary: Rashi on Shemot 1:15
SHIPHRAH—This was Jochebed; [this name refers to that] she would improve the newborn's condition.
PUAH—This was Miriam, [this name refers to that] she used to croon to the newborn just as women do who soothe a crying baby.
Rashi suggests that these are names identifying their role at work. What term might we use instead of "names"?
Rashi's identification suggests that they are Hebrews themselves. What question should that raise regarding Pharaoh's decision to enlist them for this task?
Commentary: Shadal on Shemot 1:15
According to our rabbis, and Onkelos (Aramaic), and Rashbam and Mendelssohn…these midwives were of Israelite decent. But the Septuagint (Greek) and Jerome (Latin) and Josephus and Abarbanel thought that they were Egyptian midwives for the Hebrews, for how would [Pharaoh] command Israelite women to kill off their own nation and believe that they would not reveal this?! And those who argue [that they are Hebrews] from the words "the midwives feared God" – it is not an argument. For it does not say "fear the LORD" only "God". Anyone who believes in a god, true or false, will fear killing innocent babies that have not sinned, regardless of their nation…. And if they were Hebrews there is no need to mention that they feared God, for every person loves his own nation [and that would be the motivation.]
What are the arguments that Shadal offers for identifying the midwives as Egyptian?
How does Shadal understand the term "God fearing"? How does that differ from "LORD fearing"?
Which identification of the midwives speaks to you? Why?
See more: Parashat Shemot
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Vered Hollander-Goldfarb teaches Tanach and Medieval Commentators at the Conservative Yeshiva and is a regular contributor to Torah Sparks, FJC's weekly message on the weekly Torah portion. She received her M.A. in Judaic Studies and Tanach from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University and studied at Bar-Ilan University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Before making aliyah, Vered taught at Ramaz School and Stern College in New York.
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Os Ursos (latim científico: Ursidae) constituem uma família de mamíferos plantígrados, geralmente de grande porte, contendo os ursos e os pandas.

Algumas características comuns dos ursos são pelagem espessa, rabo curto, o olfato desenvolvido e as garras não retráteis. Os ursídeos são geralmente animais omnívoros, mas se alimentam principalmente de carne.

A maioria dos ursos costumam preparar-se para hibernar durante o inverno, comendo grandes quantidades de comida antes de entrar em uma toca para o período de sono profundo.

Os ursos existem em todos os continentes, em exceção na África, embora algumas fontes afirmem terem avistado o Urso nandi, mas sem comprovarem a sua existência.

Classificação
Embora classificado como urso, e logo após, como procionídeo, junto com o panda-vermelho (atualmente classificado em sua própria família, Ailuridae), o panda-gigante foi recolocado dentro da família dos ursídeos devido às novas pesquisas genéticas.

As espécies mais antigas e primitivas desta família estão reunidas no gênero Ballusia, do Mioceno Inferior, que ainda retêm características similares aos  Hemicyonidae. Do Ballusia descende o gênero Ursavus, fonte dos ursíneos, e talvez o Agriarctos, ancestral dos agrioteríneos.

Taxonomia
Família Ursidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
 Gênero †Ballusia Ginsburg & Morales, 1998 (=Ursavus)
 †Ballusia elmensis (Stehlin, 1917) - Mioceno Inferior (MN 3), Beaulieu, França; Wintershof-West
 †Ballusia hareni (Ginsburg, 1989)
 Subfamília Agriotheriinae
 Gênero †Agriarctos Kretzoi, 1942 - Mioceno Médio
 † Agriarctos gaali
 Gênero †Agriotherium Wagner, 1837
 †Agriotherium insigne (Gervais, 1859) - Plioceno Inferior, Alcoy, Espanha; Montpellier, França
 † Agriotherium palaeindicum (Lydekker, 1884)
 †Agriotherium sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1836
 †Agriotherium africanum Hendey, 1972
 †Agriotherium roblesi Morales & Aguirre, 1976 - Mioceno Superior (MN 13), Venta del Moro, Espanha
 †Agriotherium intermedium Stach,1957 - Plioceno Inferior, Weze e Xiaoxian, China
 †Agriotherium inexpetans Qiu et al., 1991 - MIoceno Superior, Jiegou, Gansu, China
 †Agriotherium schneideri Sellards, 1916 - América do Norte
 †Agriotherium gregoryi - Hemphiliano, EUA
 Gênero †Indarctos Pilgrim, 1913
 †Indarctos salmontanus Pilgrim, 1913 (provavelmente inclui I. atticus)
 †Indarctos arctoides Deperet, 1895 - Valesiano, Europa Central e Ocidental
 † I. a. vireti Villalta e Crusafont, 1943
 †I. a. arctoides Deperet, 1895 - Montredon
 †Indarctos atticus Weithofer, 1888 - Turoliano, Europa e Ásia
 †I. a. atticus Weithofer, 1888
 †I. a. lagrelii Zdansky, 1924 (=sinensis ?)
 †I. a. punjabiensis (=Hyaenarctos punjabiensis)
 †I. a. anthracitis Weithofer, 1888 - Mioceno Superior, Turoliano, Monte Bamboli, Itália
 †I. a. bakalovi Kovachev, 1988
 †Indarctos oregonensis Merriam, 1925 - América do Norte
 Gênero †Ailurarctos
 †Ailurarctos lufengensis - Mioceno Superior
 †Ailurarctos yuanmouensis - Mioceno Superior
 Gênero Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
 †Ailuropoda microta Pei, 1962
 †A. m. microta Peu, 1962 - Plioceno Superior
 †A. m. wulingshanensis (Wang et al., 1982) - Plistoceno Inferior
 †A. m. baconi (Woodward, 1915) - Plistoceno
 Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) - Panda-gigante
 Subfamília Ursinae
 Tribo Ursini
 Gênero †Ursavus Schlosser, 1899
 †Ursavus ehrenbergi Stehlin - Mioceno Superior, Turoliano
 †Ursavus intermedius †Ursavus pawniensis Frick, 1926 - Barstoviano, EUA
 †Ursavus primaevus (Gaillard, 1899) - Mioceno, MN7 a MN8, La Grive, França
 †Ursavus brevirhinus (Hofmann, 1887) - Mioceno Superior, MN 9, Can Llobateres, Espanha
 †Ursavus depereti (=Agriarctos depereti?)
 †Ursavus sylvestris Qui & Qi, 1990 - Mioceno Superior, Lufeng, China
 †Ursavus isorei Ginsburg & Morales, 1998 - MN3a
 Gênero Helarctos Helarctos malayanus - Urso-malaio
 Gênero Melursus Melursus ursinus - Urso-beiçudo
 Gênero Ursus Ursus minimus † - Plioceno ao Vilafranquiano Inferior.
 Ursus minimus minimus Ursus minimus boeckhi Ursus etruscus G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1823 †
 Ursus etruscus ruscinensis - MN 15, Perpignan (Serrat d'en Vacquer), França
 Ursus etruscus etruscus Ursus etruscus arvernensis Ursus deningeri von Reichenau, 1904 †
 Ursus deningeri hundsheimensis Zapfer, 1948
 Ursus deningeri savini Andrews, 1922
 Ursus deningeri deningeri von Reichenau, 1904
 Ursus deningeri suevicus Koby, 1951
 Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794 † - Urso-das-cavernas
 Ursus spelaeus spelaeus Rosenmüller, 1794
 Ursus spelaeus deningeroides Mottl, 1964
 Ursus spelaeus hercynicus Rode, 1934
 Ursus spelaeus rossicus Borissiak, 1931
 Ursus ingressus Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 - Urso-negro-americano
 Ursus americanus kermodei Hornaday, 1905 - Urso de Kermode
  Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 - Urso-pardo
 Ursus arctos arctos - Urso-europeu
 Ursus arctos syriacus - Urso-siríaco
 Ursus arctos lasiotus - Urso-de-ussuri
 Ursus arctos isabellinus Ursus artcos horribilis- Urso-cinzento Ursus arctos middendorffi - Urso-de-kodiak
 Ursus arctos crowtherii - Urso-do-atlas
 Ursus artcos dolinensis † - Plistoceno Inferior
 Ursus arctos rodei † - Plistoceno Inferior
  Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 - Urso-polar
  Ursus thibetanus G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1823 - Urso-negro-asiático
 Subfamília Tremarctinae
 Gênero †Plionarctos Frick, 1926
 †Plionarctos edensis Frick, 1926
 †Plionarctos harroldorum Tedford & Martin, 2001 - Blancano, White Bluffs, EUA
 Gênero Tremarctos Gervais, 1855
 †Tremarctos floridanus (Gidley, 1928) - Urso-de-óculos-da-flórida
 Tremarctos ornatus (Cuvier, 1825) - Urso-de-óculos
 Gênero †Arctodus (=Arctoidotherium, Dinarctotherium, Proarctotherium,  Pseudarctotherium, Tremarctotherium) †
 †Arctodus pristinus Leidy, 1854
 †Arctodus simus (Cope, 1879) (=Arctotherium simum) - Urso-de-cara-achatada
 †Arctodus angustidens (Kraglievich, 1926)
Gênero †Arctotherium†Arctotherium angustidens†Arctotherium bonariense †Arctotherium tarijense †Arctotherium vetustum †Arctotherium wingei (Lund, 1838) (=Arctotherium brasiliensis)

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O urso é uma carga comum em heráldica. Numerosas cidades por todo o mundo adaptaram o urso no seu brasão de armas. A destacar a capital da Suíça, Berna, cujo nome deriva do alemão para urso Bär. O nome da capital alemã Berlim-Bärlein (que significa urso pequeno-também deriva da palavra urso na língua alemã

 Cirot, E. & Bonis, L. de - Etude phylogénétique de quelques genres d'Arctoidea de l'Oligocène eurasiatique. Comparaison des données morphologiques et moléculaires = Phylogenetic study of some Arctoidea genera of eurasiatic oligocene. Comparison between morphological and molecular datas. Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, FRANCE (Université de soutenance)
 Soibelzon, L. H., Tonni, E. P. & Bond, M. (2005) - The fossil record of South American short-faced bears (Ursidae, Tremarctinae). Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Volume 20, Issues 1-2, October 2005, Pages 105-113
 Wang, X., McKenna, M. C. & Dashzeveg, D. (2005) - Amphicticeps and Amphicynodon (Arctoidea, Carnivora) from Hsanda Gol Formation, central Mongolia, and phylogeny of basal arctoids with comments on zoogeography. American Museum novitates ; no. 3483
 Viranta, S. (2004) - Habitat preferences of European Middle Miocene omnivorous ursids. Brief report, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49(2) : 325-327
 Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. (1998) - Les Hemicyoninae (Ursidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) et les formes apparentées du Miocène inférieur et moyen d'Europe occidentale. Ann. Paléontol. 84, 1, 71-123
 Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. (1995) - 'Zaragocyon daamsi n. gen. sp. nov., Ursidae primitiv du Miocène inférieur d'Espagne'''. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t.321, série II a, pag. 811 a 815, 1995.

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The following is an outline of the study activities offered to all students enrolled at the Imaging and Machine Learning Research School (IMLRS).
PhD students at the IMLRS are encouraged to participate in one imaging or machine learning related summer school per year. Summer school is considered an obvious possibility for fostering an active research environment. The IMLRS will strive to partake in the organization of one summer school per year, working closely with the collaborators of the IMLRS.
The IMLRS will aim at hosting two annual PhD courses, mostly in the form of one week intensive teaching, based on lectures by invited speakers. The research focus of the PhD courses are guided by the school board. In addition to the courses hosted by the IMLRS, PhD students are required to take the course Introduction to University Pedagogy (IUP) as well as Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). It is strongly recommended to take a course on scientific writing.
There will be at least one annual network event, hosted by the IMLRS. The network events will typically be focused on carreer opportunities for the IMLRS PhD students, such as post doc funding, entrepreneurship, industrial research and likewise. The events will be centered around invited speakers and supplemented with a lunch or dinner arrangement.


Making the most of a warm spring day! photos from a fun woodland photo shoot. Photos by my talented mum!
Had a great time enjoying my first Thanksgiving here and had a productive day in the studio last week. Final mixes sound GREAT! so excited. Can't wait to release my new songs and play them on my UK tour 2012!
Ahead of my latest (third) performance and interview on US TV show Alive with Clive' being posted online, here's a clip of me singing "Music and The Mountains" from a previous appearance. 'Music and the Mountains' features on 'Lisa Redford Live'. There were some technical issues but love seeing my lovely Martin guitar (which is back in England, sob, but we'll be reunited soon for my UK tour!).
Hot on the heels of the 'Come Back Down' remix, Music from the Manshed has done another remix, this time my heartfelt acoustic song 'New York Song' (also from 'Clouds with Silver').
Featured Artist in Brand New US Arts Magazine!
What a great night in the East Village last week!! had a fun time performing originals and some favourite covers to a huge crowd and my friends at BigApple Brits ~ so nice to meet some of my NY based British fans!
Exciting to be a featured artist and interviewed in the premiere issue of this cool arts US magazine, DeJonDe, which just launched at the weekend! Thanks so much to Derrick and the team for the support!
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Was very exciting to hear my music on the big screen at the premiere of 'Q to the 6 Train' recently in Manhattan!
World Premiere of 'Q to the 6 Train' Film Featuring My Original Score Wednesday September 7th!
It will play on September 7th at 6pm in a block with two other films. All the films playing have a 9/11 theme, and I think will represent the voice of the generation that's grown up these past 10 years. Right now Q To the 6 Train is scheduled to be played first, though these things always change. There will be a small reception beforehand.


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Deutsche Bank reports fifth annual loss in a row in 2019
Thursday, 30 Jan 2020 03:22 PM MYT
The financial district with the headquarters of Germany's largest business bank, Deutsche Bank, at early evening in Frankfurt January 29, 2019. — Reuters pic
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Jan 30 — Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank said today that it lost €5.7 billion (US$6.3 billion) in 2019, its fifth annual loss in a row and its second-worst ever result.
Deutsche's net result was significantly worse than the €5.3-billion loss forecast by analysts surveyed by Factset, dragged down by the costs of a massive restructuring launched in July.
2019's loss was "entirely driven by transformation-related effects," the bank said in a statement.
A total of €3 billion went on charges, writedowns in the value of intangible "goodwill" assets and costs relating to the restructuring and severance pay for the first among over 18,000 planned job cuts.
Deutsche slashed its payroll in 2019 by 4,100, to around 87,600, it added.
Meanwhile tax effects related to the restructuring weighed on the bottom line to the tune of €2.8 billion.
Deutsche reported revenues of €23.2 billion, down 8 per cent year-on-year, and a pre-tax loss of 2.6 billion.
Nevertheless, "our new strategy is gaining traction," chief executive Christian Sewing insisted in a statement.
Deutsche says that 70 per cent of the costs it expects from the restructuring up to 2022 have now been accounted for in its results.
And despite the losses, "with our strong capital position... we're very confident we can finance our transformation with our own resources and return to growth," Sewing said.
The chief executive's plan calls for Deutsche to retreat from some of the activities and regions of the world it ventured into during its breakneck expansion prior to the financial crisis.
Instead, bosses want to refocus the bank on its business with corporate clients and its home region of Europe.
Units belonging to that future so-called "core bank" reported a pre-tax profit of €543 million, Deutsche said.
Meanwhile a unit set up to divest assets not useful to the bank's new strategy reduced its holdings from €56 to €46 billion in the fourth quarter alone, while making a pre-tax loss of €3.2 billion over the year.
Looking back to 2018, the bank as a whole was forced to revise its result for that year down from a €267-million profit to a €52-million loss. — AFP


The other day, Susan Seale posted a TEDtalks video about conscious listening to her blog. If you have a few moments, it's definitely worth the time to listen to this short talk. While Julian Treasure's main point was related to connecting with each other (and ourselves) through better self-reflective listening practices, I found myself mulling more over the amount of noise in our lives. Whether consciously chosen or not, we are in a noisy world: the low-voiced meeting happening in the corner office, the on-hold Muzak when we call customer service, the hissing of the espresso machine in the coffee shop. In fact, it's the quiet moments that draw our attention rather than the loud ones simply because they seem out of place. I may not be aware of what song is playing on the car radio, but I sure notice when the station deejay doesn't switch the track fast enough and there is an extended pause of white silence. And every parent knows that when the household is too quiet, it's a sure sign that the kiddos are up to something.
We have instant access to just about every sound and song we could ever want. There is free Internet radio like Pandora, iTunes has customizable playlists and YouTube can play everything from music videos to the sound of babies laughing. So, what is the role of the music therapist when considering the cacophony we're surrounded by on a daily basis? When we already have a soundtrack to our lives, what does a music therapist have to offer?
Just because we hear noise constantly does not mean that we are benefiting from it. Music therapists use their extensive instrumental and vocal talents combined with therapy training to make what would otherwise be random sounds into something purposeful and useful. It's not that music therapists "own" music; it's that music therapists can control and utilize music to its full potential.
It is easy to see the creative aspect of a music therapist's role. After all, they are talented musicians who sing and play a variety of instruments. In one sense, they are artists. However, they are also scientists and this is the role that can be harder to detect because they observe, diagnose and heal through their artistic methods. Kimberly Moore did an excellent job illustrating certified music therapists as professionals with an arsenal of knowledge and training at their disposal.
There is no substitution for expert knowledge and experience. In a world full of noise, we need music therapists to help make sense of the din, to bring order to chaos. I like to think of music therapists like the conductors of an orchestra, able to bring forth particular harmonies and make certain sections sing.
What types of noises are you surrounded by?
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I think this is definitely a discussion worth having. For the record, I'm totally with you on people using whatever means available to empower themselves and better their lives. I wonder if variations of this conversation happen in other professions? "Sure, anyone can exercise but you'll get the best results working with a trainer" or "sure, anyone can read the textbook but the professor teaches…."? I feel as though there is something about the accessibility of music/food/exercise that makes it more approachable/palatable. What do you think?


In part II of her series on dropbacks, Kathryn Budig has us practice dropping back and getting back up at the wall.
Today we focus on not only gaining more flexibility in our back and strength in our legs, but also the confidence it takes to stand up from a backbend. From my experience, if I tell myself I can't do something then I can't—I've put the heavy weight of denial into my body and standing becomes impossible. On the flip side, if I commit to my strength, body, potential, and to the pose, it might not look pretty, but I get far closer to my end goal. Use this as a lesson in prepping the body and mind, as this is the true essence of yoga—and key to executing a dropback.
You don't want to tackle dropping back into full backbend (Urdhva Dhanurasana) without being comfortable in the full backbend first! Take a look at my Challenge Pose blog dedicated to Urdhva Dhanurasana here first before continuing on.
Take two blocks to the wall and place them at their lowest level so that the widest sides are flush against the wall, shoulder-width apart. Lay on your back with your head facing the wall and your knees bent with your feet flat and hip-width apart. Makes sure your feet are entirely parallel to each other—you might want to think "toes in, heels out" as most of us like to externally rotate the legs. Reverse your palms and place the heels of your hands onto the blocks with your fingers curling around the edges. Hug your elbows in so that they stack over your wrists. Push into your feet and lift your hips as you press into the blocks to lift your head and come onto the crown.
Adjust your elbows here, so that they are shoulder-width apart and keep the shoulders plugged into their sockets. Press down onto the blocks to lift your head and chest straight up. Renew the rotation of your arms—hug the upper outer edges of your arms in so it feels like you're shrinking your armpits and relaxing the base of your neck. Don't try to look anywhere, just let your head relax. If possible, walk your feet in toward your hands a few inches and push your shinbones back. Keep the squeeze of the arms and gently draw your throat and heart toward the wall to deepen the backbend. Root into your heels and think of the pelvis lifting directly up to the ceiling. Take 8 full breaths. Then walk your feet back out, bend your elbows but keep them shoulder-width apart, and tuck your chin to come down onto your back.
You'll repeat this same set of actions but progressively take the height of the blocks up. Next place them at medium height, still with the widest part flush against the wall. On round 3 (if you're body is ready to progress. Remember there is no rush!) you won't be able to pause on the crown of your head because of the height of the blocks. You'll also want to focus on not only pushing into the blocks, but also on pushing them into the wall to make them more stable (use a sticky mat under the blocks to prevent slipping). Depending on your flexibility, some of you may be able to walk your feet in and rest your throat on the wall. Focus on zipping your tailbone forward toward your knees and rotating the upper inner thighs down to broaden and release your upper back.
If you can do the backbend on the tallest side of the block with ease, you're ready to try and walk yourself up the wall to stand! While in your backbend with your hands on the blocks, take a moment to focus on your legs. Keep the toes in and heels out as they will now want to splay (you can even take a strap around your thighs to keep them hip-width apart). Root into the heels and remember to roll the inner thighs down. Lift your heart with even more vigor and take one hand off the block and place it several inches above at the wall. Repeat this action with your other hand and climb the wall, pushing into it to help bring the weight into your legs with the heart lifting. When you feel like you can't climb anymore and you have a solid amount of weight in your legs, pause. Push both palms flat into the wall and work the rotation of your arms to broaden your upper back. Relax your head and lift your entire upper chest as much as you can. Pop onto your fingertips and feel even more weight come into your legs. Keeping the head hanging back give yourself a count of 3—1, 2, and on 3 continue the upward rolling motion of the spine leading with your heart to stack your vertebrae and come all the way up to stand.
NOTE: You will want to lift your head and look where you're going because it's human nature. Resist the urge to look up. The skull is incredibly heavy and will most likely tweak your neck. Trust the everything is exactly where you left it and envision your legs as tree trunks—strong and stable waiting to do their job to support you.
The other temptation is to bring one arm at a time way from the wall. This throws off the symmetry of the body and creates a difficult habit to break. Always leave the wall with both hands (same for dropping back) and lead with the power in your legs and lift in your chest. If this is too fearful for you, have someone hold your hips for moral support until you trust your body.
Kathryn Budig is jet-setting yoga teacher who teaches online at Yogaglo. She is the Contributing Yoga Expert for Women's Health Magazine, Yogi-Foodie for MindBodyGreen, creator of Gaiam's Aim True Yoga DVD, co-founder of Poses for Paws and author of Rodale's The Women's Health Big Book of Yoga . Follow her on Twitter; Facebook; or on her website. Come practice with Kathryn on retreat in February in Maui, Hawaii.


"The brief for this Joya Villas project was to create two large homes in a small area with an inclined topography. The design response from the team was to create a lightweight frame that could break down the normally solid walls and spaces created in a typical property. These frames rest on top of one another and allow for a much lighter transition between the slope of the land and the hanging trees below. When viewed from the ocean, Joya Villas seem completely integrated into the landscape, as if they were born from out of the mountain.
Blurred indoor-outdoor living. Including glass window walls, interior planted gardens, bathrooms that open up to the sky and pools located next to kitchens. Studio Saxe is one of the few architects working in Costa Rica that gets this right.
Modernism, in a jungle. The crisp white villas are a perfect foil to the lush, wild landscape and dirt roads of Santa Teresa.
Privacy, in a group setting. Each villa has 4 master bedrooms, private decks and multiple hang-out areas. Even with a group of 10 there's a place to quietly read a book. Pure luxury!
The location. World-class surfing, yoga, and organic restaurants are a short walk or drive away.
Benjamin Garcia Saxe set up his own practice in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2004, with the aim of exploring our relationship with the natural environment through architecture. Since then, Studio Saxe has grown into an award-winning international practice made up of a multidisciplinary team, creating buildings and spaces by blending technological innovation with handcrafted techniques to form truly sustainable designs.


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Athens alumni protect important heritage locations
Dan Worth
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High angle view of buildings in a city, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
The MA in Heritage Management delivered at Kent's Athens centre has produced a string of alumni who are now working for a raft of governments and leading public sector institutions, helping to protect some of the world's most important heritage locations.
Such graduates include Seyed Hadi Ahmadi Roini who is General Director of Conservation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Helvi Elago a Regional Heritage Manager for the Heritage Council of Namibia.
In the USA Bella Gellman has a role at the Tenement Museum in New York which focuses on immigrant stories in Manhattan's Lower East Side between the 19th and 21st century, while in the UK Carmen Talbot, who studied on the course in 2013-14, works as the Project Coordinator at the Rebellious Sounds Archive exploring contemporary female activism in the South West of England via oral history.
These examples serve to underline the calibre of graduates that the course produces and league table results also underline its success, with the course ranked in the top 10 for international MA courses by the Eduniversal 2017 Masters Ranking for three consecutive years.
The course in Athens is run by Dr Evangelos Kyriakidis, an expert in heritage management, in Athens at Elefsina (ancient Eleusis), an area of world-class archaeological significance.
Dr Kyriakidis explains that in the past those in charge of heritage locations were well versed in the historical and cultural importance of the sites, but lacked the expertise to correctly manage the site and successfully do their jobs.
The Heritage Management MA seeks to address this by providing students with the skills required for the management of heritage sites across the world and how to work effectively with archaeologists, architects, conservators, marketing and education specialists while also fundraising and supervising specific projects.
Furthermore, the course has a strong international focus, with the student cohort representing this outlook. Since its inception 35 different nationalities have been represented on the course, and alumni now work in nations including the USA, India, Japan, Tanzania, Ghana and many more.
The programme is a collaborative dual-award from the University of Kent and the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), a partnership that ensures world-class tuition and an interdisciplinary learning environment.
It is overseen by the Heritage Management Organisation, a dynamic new research and education project with international funding, which is creating its own opportunities in the field.
With the University of Kent set to celebrate 20 years in Europe since the opening of its centre in Brussels in 1998 the success of the Athens centre underlines Kent's role on the continent – with other centres in Paris and Rome – and its position as the UK's European university.
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Guido Perboli is Associate Professor in the Control and Computer Engineering Department (DAUIN) of Politecnico di Torino and Associate Member of the CIRRELT - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Réseaux d'Enterprise, la Logistique et les Transport - Québec, Canada. He is presently in charge of the courses of Strategic Management and Operations Research in the Industrial Production and Innovation Management Master degree. He is presently in charge of different activities, including the student exchange program with UQAM, Montreal, TOP EXPERIENCES, a series of lectures given by high level managers and the Stages and Thesis commission of Industrial Production and Innovation Management Master degree and the Seminar, Dissemination and Social Engagement commission of DAUIN.
In 2016 he founded the ICT for City Logistics and Enterprises (ICE) center of Politecnico di Torino, a research center focused on two of the main activities supporting the Urban growth: logistics and enterprises. He is presently co-director of the ICE center. He is author of more than 100 papers on peer reviews International journals and Conferences (see the detailed list)). His main areas of expertise are: Business development and Lean Business, City Logistics and Smart City, Green logistics and impact assessment of externalities reduction policies in Supply Chains, Urban Freight delivery, Container and Vehicle Packing, Fleet Routing and Management.
Since 1998 he is consultant for National and International companies, including Accenture, DHL, Emerson Network Power, FCA, Iveco, Panalpina, Porche, Rhona, Telecom Italia, Tales Alenia Spazio, TNT. In 2009 he became R\&D Director of BDS s.r.l., consultancy company with headquarters in Italy and Belgium. In the company, he manages different customer profiling, business development and mystery client projects. The customers belongs to different business markets, including automotive, transportation and retail (see here an expanded the portfolio).
Since 2006 he founded and was Coordinator of the Young Chapter of AIRO - Italian Operations Research Society. In 2006-2007 he was member of the Board of AIRO.


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You Won't Leave Empty Handed From The 20,000-Square-Foot Landmark Antique Mall In West Virginia
Do you love to hunt for treasures from the past? If so, you'll want to head to Bluefield, where you'll find a 20,000-square foot shop that offers three floors of antiques from decades past.
Set aside an afternoon to visit Landmark Antique Mall. This 20,000-square-foot shop is full of all kinds of treasures.
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You'll find this shop at 200 Federal St., Bluefield, WV 24701.
Wear your comfy shoes because you're going to want to spend several hours here.
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There are three floors to explore. Whether you're looking for something specific, or just browsing, you'll find it almost impossible to leave here empty-handed.
You'll find unique, vintage items around every corner. From toys that bring back nostalgic memories from your childhood...
...to glassware that makes the perfect gift for the favorite collector in your life, this shop has it.
Landmark Antique Mall has treasures from every decade, and all at great prices.
Are you ready to step back into time for awhile? Visit the shop seven days a week. It's open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m..
See what's new at Landmark Antique Mall by following its Facebook page, and if you're feeling adventurous, check out our weekend itinerary to explore West Virginia's best antique stores.
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These hand lettered valentines are so unique and fun your kid will love to give them to friends.
Valentine's Day is coming up and things can get a little stressful if you are a parent. Things can get stressful even if you're NOT a parent, right? When I was a kid, Valentine's Day was the absolute BEST. It may have even been better than Halloween. Because on Halloween, you had to actually exert energy going house to house in order to get the candy. On Valentine's Day, all you needed was a doily decorated box and the candy would come to YOU. One by one, the sugar encrusted Valentines (I'm looking at you stale conversation hearts) would be dropped into the box which would become an excellent place to stash other things once the candy was gone. It's really a kid's dream come true.
These days though, the boxes are getting WAY more creative (read: complicated) and you wonder how many hours the parents spend making the boxes? There are robot boxes, unicorn boxes, Pokemon boxes. That last one is courtesy of my son who requested a Charmander box a few years ago! I let his dad do that one. I mean, whatever happened to a regular old shoebox covered in red construction paper?
Even though the boxes may be upping their game, I've got you covered on the valentines. I've rounded up some amazing hand lettered valentines from some very talented bloggers. All you need to do is print these out and hand them out to the class. A few are tutorials (not printables) and there are a few that work well for adults too!
Now you have no excuse NOT to be ready for Valentine's Day. Except for that box. If your child requests a Charmander box, good luck.


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Marta Baldó Marín, född den 9 april 1979 i Villajoyosa i Spanien, är en spansk gymnast.

Hon tog OS-guld i rytmisk gymnastik för trupper i samband med de olympiska gymnastiktävlingarna 1996 i Atlanta.

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Filter: You could pick any automatic art filter out of the checklist readily available in the filter area. It includes snow, winter months, autumn, spring, classic etc. Keep in mind that there is no manual setting readily available for filter result.
Tag: By hitting this option, you could tag your friends to photos being submitted.
Crop: In order to crop your image to highlight the wanted location you could quickly pick a rectangular or square form. A revolve button is likewise available.
Text: It permits customers to select their very own message on the image. One could make easy modifications for location, shade as well as size of the message with few clicks of the mouse. There are five different fonts to select from.
Alt Text: Here you can include a small summary of the image prior to making it public.
Stickers: In this area, you will certainly locate a panel loaded with loads of sticker labels; you could add them to your photos with variables dimension and place adjustments.
Action 6: As soon as your editing job mores than, hit the conserve switch and finally click on Post.
Action 2: Hit the picture button offered on the leading portion of the screen.
Action 3: Choose your picture that you wish to share online and hit done switch from a leading right corner after selecting.
Tip 4: Currently pick your preferred filter to enhance the appearance of the picture.
Tip 5: In order to include text, touch anywhere on your picture and also struck the text symbol readily available on the screen.
Step 6: Tag friends using tag option offered beside the filters. Include a multicolored inscription and if necessary add a sticker label from the bottom of the screen.
Action 7: As quickly as your image prepares, hit save switch and then upload your development online.
Although, Facebook does not give sophisticated editing features like a lot of picture editor applications still it is among the simplest means to share images online. Most of the users will locate it a terrific for instantaneous editing.


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