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EDITORIAL: Resolution of damages necessary 25 years after Valdez
March 24 marked the 25th anniversary of the soiling of Alaska shores and waters by the oil of the Exxon Valdez.
The environmental disaster — those words fall so short of describing the carnage — recast how the nation looked at the transport of oil. Suddenly it was something to be concerned about.
Today we are still looking at how that oil, on that day 25 years ago, was being transported recklessly by a captain in a vessel type that was shown to be less than secure and without proper escort on a potentially risky route.
Advances in oil transport have been made. Many lessons have been learned. Progress has been made at restoring some of the damage caused to Prince William Sound's shores, communities, fish and wildlife. But much work remains, according to researchers and government agencies.
Damage caused by the spill lingers, however, some of it discovered after Exxon Corp. reached a settlement with the state and federal governments in October 1991. Exxon agreed to pay a $900 million civil penalty, criminal restitution of $100 million and a fine of $25 million.
That 1991 agreement also included a clause known as the "Reopener for Unknown Injury." This required Exxon to pay up to an additional $100 million as needed for restoration that "could not reasonably have been known, nor anticipated" at the time of settlement."
The state in 2006, during the term of Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski, found that substantial additional damage had, in fact, occurred because of the spill. Later that year, the state and federal governments presented Exxon with a restoration plan and a request, under the reopener clause, for an additional payment of $92.2 million.
Exxon has declined to pay. Neither the state nor federal government has taken Exxon's refusal to court to force payment, though the two sides have been arguing in court about the intent of the clause. Exxon argues that the $92 million the state wants is for cleanup work and that it is no longer responsible for cleanup.
Exxon in 2012 asked a judge to declare the governments' request for additional funds a violation of the 1991 settlement, but the judge declined, saying the governments hadn't presented a formal claim.
Meanwhile, implementation of the plan for restoration of the later-discovered damage is several years behind its planned start-up date.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on March 24 — certainly no coincidence that it falls on the 25th anniversary of the spill — [held] a hearing on a resolution asking the state Department of Law and the U.S. Department of Justice to file suit over Exxon's non-payment.
Senate Joint Resolution 25, by Sen. Berta Gardner, D- Anchorage, also asks that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to immediately begin the additional restoration work by using existing funds.
Whether or not Exxon, now Exxon Mobil, is responsible under the 1991 reopener clause is a long-running bipartisan issue in need of resolution. Perhaps going to court will force all parties to come to a settlement.


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Watercolour portrayals feature intricate details, vibrant colours and intrepid spirit - each woman, infinitely fascinating and mesmeric.
Exhibit open at Blue Moon Furniture, 109 Pacific Avenue, until October 30th. Monday - Friday 11-6, Saturday 11-5.
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Wafla hires CEO, communications director
May 15th 2022 Issue
Jared Johnson // May 2, 2022
Wafla, a nonprofit farm labor association based in Lacey, Washington, has named Enrique "Rick" Gastelum as its new chief executive officer, according to a news release. Gastelum was previously the chief financial officer at the Washington Farm Bureau and has vast knowledge of agricultural labor and employment laws, rules and compliance and strong leadership skills, according to the release. He grew up in a farm-working family in Sunnyside, Washington, which included picking cherries, cutting asparagus, working in packing warehouses and in irrigation supply and sales, before attending college. Gastelum takes over for Dan Fazio, who has retired as the association's CEO and will continue to serve wafla in a consulting role.
In addition, wafla has hired Scott Dilley in a new role as communications director. Dilley was previously with the Washington State Dairy Federation and has years of industry experience in public policy, writing and communications and spent many years employed at the Washington Farm Bureau.
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Jared Johnson is Design and Production Manager of Good Fruit Grower, overseeing the magazine's design and layout, providing art direction and quality control, and coordinating art, editorial, and print production.Connect with the author: Phone: (509) 853-3513 -- Email
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TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST YOU MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS VIA THE NUFFIELD TRUST WEBSITE.
This post is permanent, full-time and based in central London, although some periodic UK travel will be required.
The Nuffield Trust are looking to recruit a creative, ambitious and motivated person to join our high performing Communications team in the role of Events and Marketing Officer. You will play a key role in helping us to inform and generate debate by shaping and delivering a high-profile and impactful events programme for health and social care leaders and policy-makers. The other core part of the role will be to support our marketing communications and stakeholder engagement plans. This is a significant opportunity for someone looking to forge a communications career in a public policy environment.
Reporting to the Events and Marketing Manager, you will help to deliver the Nuffield Trust's wide-ranging events programme, which includes our flagship Annual Summit, one-day conferences and a series of seminars and debates for policy and NHS stakeholders. You will be involved in all elements of the event planning process from conception to completion. You will be encouraged to work closely with colleagues across the organisation to develop high quality event agendas as part of our culture of co-production towards events content.
The Events and Marketing Officer will be part of a dynamic and integrated Communications team, made up of professionals in media relations and public affairs, marketing and events, digital communications and publishing. The successful candidate will benefit from on the job learning and support and external training opportunities.
To apply for this vacancy, you must send your completed application form and CV to the HR department at the Nuffield Trust (via the email address specified on our website) by no later than 12pm on Monday, 01 October 2018. Late applications will not be considered. Please remember to quote the correct reference.
Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references and candidates providing proof of their right to work in the United Kingdom.
Please note, that due to the expected high number of applicants, if you have not received a communication from the Nuffield Trust within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.


Yamaha Alpha is the state-of-the-art automatic scooter model from the Yamaha, which was unveiled in 2014.The target audience for the Alpha bike was the family who wished to fulfill their needs with its idea, "Easy to go and high utility city mover".
This is the 2nd bike after Ray ZR to get disc brake as an option.
After the launch of Alpha, Yamaha gave Indian men a reason to get excited about. Since its launch, it has received a tremendous response due to its mature body architecture and immense technology.
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There are 7 versions of this motorcycle with 3 engine, 1 transmission, 1 fuel option and different ex-showroom price.


Home / Foreign Study / Why Lund University is top choice in Sweden?
Ilmenau, Germany: Lund University once again the top choice in Sweden for international applicants. Most international applicants are from developing countries such as Bangladesh (1,545), Egypt (1,176), Pakistan (930), India (899), China (845), Ghana (830), and Nigeria (664).
From developed countries applicants are from United States of America (794) and Germany (937), according to education expert and analysts the reason from these developed countries student want to study in Sweden because USA has much tuition fee and people cannot afford higher fee. One state of Germany also recently apply tuition fee from their citizens and from international students as well.
According to the press office of the university, Lund University is once again the most popular choice for international students wants to study their Master's degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants are from the latest application round choosing Lund University programs.
Out of the total 74,620 students who applied to autumn 2017 Master's degree programs at Swedish universities, 26,223 chose Lund University programs. This is an increase of 22% compared to the 21,448 students who applied for Lund University in the 2016 application round.
This year Lund University received applications from 180 countries, with the most number of international applications made from Bangladesh (1,545), Egypt (1,176), UK (1,028), Germany (937), Pakistan (930), India (899), China (845), Ghana (830), USA (794) and Nigeria (664).
University has the most popular Master's degree programs in Sweden of Sweden's ten most popular international Master's degree programs, nine are Lund University programs.
The deadline for students to apply for Master's degree programs at Swedish universities was 16 January.
Applicants have until 1 February to finish submitting their supporting documents and to pay the application fee (or prove they are exempt) to University Admissions in Sweden. Admission results are announced in late March.


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When you grow up in a distinctive culture, it's bound to influence your lifestyle, your belief system — and perhaps most enjoyably, your diet. You might have a soft spot for mama's marinara, an aunt's curry and chapatis, dad's barbecue ribs or grandmother's holiday tamales. Some food traditions are more healthful than others, so you might want to modify some family favorites to fit them into a healthy lifestyle while retaining the taste of home.
Different cultures can produce people with varying health risks, though the role of diet is not always clear. For example, African-Americans and many Southerners are at greater risk for ailments such as heart disease and diabetes, but Southern-style fried foods, biscuits and ham hocks might not be the only culprits. Income levels, limited access to healthier foods and exercise habits might play a role as well. Menus stressing lower-fat foods and lots of vegetables, such as those of many Asian cultures, can result in more healthful diets, even reducing the risks for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
As people from one culture become assimilated into another, their diets might change, and not always for the better. A good example is the shift away from traditional eating patterns among Latinos in the United States. Besides the well-known emphasis on ingredients such as hot chiles and cilantro, traditional, nutritious Latino meals include corn, grains, tubers such as potatoes and yucca, vegetables, legumes and fruits. But a shift to a higher-fat, Americanized diet has raised the obesity rate among Latinos and the health risks that go with it.
How would you like a Mediterranean cruise? Not possible for everyone, but certain Mediterranean cultures feature diets so healthful that lots of people try to emulate them. According to the Cleveland Clinic, nutrition experts years ago took note of typical diets in regions such as Crete, other parts of Greece and southern Italy, where life expectancy was high and heart disease rates were low. The Mediterranean diet includes seasonal foods with minimal processing, plenty of vegetables and whole grains, fresh fruit for dessert instead of sugary sweets, olive oil as the main fat, and moderate amounts of dairy products, fish and poultry.
Enjoy your culture and the foods that make it special, but look for ways to tweak diet traditions to make them more healthful. The American Academy of Family Physicians and American Cancer Society suggest you reduce your risks for chronic disease by eating more fruits and vegetables, limiting alcohol consumption, avoiding high-fat and sugary foods, and cutting back on processed foods and red meat. Try substituting less-fattening ingredients — for example, reduced-fat cheese in tacos, veggies instead of meat in lasagna or fat-free yogurt in raita sauce. And include exercise in your personal and family routines, aiming for 30 to 60 minutes of exercise on most days.
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ID4Africa has announced the appointment of Ambassadors from 29 countries for 2018.
The 2018 Ambassadors represent an increase of seven over 2017, and their countries make up more than 75 percent of sub-Saharan Africa by population, according to the announcement. The Ambassadors are senior-level government officials with well-defined missions to promote and manage legal identity in their countries.
ID4Africa is billed as a grass-roots, multi-stakeholder movement in support of the effective and responsible adoption of digital identity systems throughout Africa to empower citizens and facilitate governance, democracy, and the provision of services.
Ambassadors serve one-year terms, renewable for up to four years. There are 14 returning Ambassadors from 2017. Countries with Ambassadors appointed for the first time include Benin, Central African Republic, Guinée, and Tanzania.
Biometric Update is the "Official Journalist" for ID4Africa 2018, which will take place from April 24 to 26, in Abuja, Nigeria.
As previously reported, ID4Africa joined the Secure Identity Alliance as an Advisory Observer in November.


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By Isabelle Kirkwood Canadian Startup News April 22, 2021
Two Canadian startups selected for first cohort of Google climate change accelerator
Two Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in the first cohort of Google's climate change accelerator, which is aimed at supporting companies developing technologies that support the global fight against the climate crisis.
The Google for Startups: Climate Change accelerator will run 10 weeks starting in June.
The Google for Startups: Climate Change accelerator will run 10 weeks starting in June, providing its cohort with digital workshops, programming, and mentorship. Like many of Google's other accelerators, the program will make accessible the tech giant's programs, products, people, and tech to help these startups grow.
A total of 11 startups are participating in the accelerator, with the remaining nine being based in the United States. The two Canadian startups include Montréal-based CarbiCrete and Vancouver-based FARM-TRACE.
CarbiCrete develops low-cost building solutions intended to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The startup was named on the Global Cleantech 100 list in 2020 and received a $3 million investment in December from the environmental division of Harsco Corporation.
FARM-TRACE automates impact reporting across farms, aiming to help users receive transparency into monitoring metrics including deforestation or carbon stored. The startup uses local, satellite, and machine learning data to help companies meet their sustainability targets, differentiate their products and enhance their brand.
Over the last year, Google for Startups, which runs Google's accelerator programming, has increased its scope to include more Canadian startups. Last year, the organization opened its first-ever Canadian accelerator in Kitchener-Waterloo and revealed plans to expand and open three offices across Canada. More recently, Google opened up two more accelerators to Canadian founders and launched a new program for North American companies.
RELATED: Google reveals 12 startups in second cohort of Canadian accelerator
One of the key areas in which Google assists startups is technology. During Google's climate change accelerator, founders are asked to outline the top technical challenges facing their startup and are then paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges.
Participants also receive mentorship on product development and machine learning, and are able to connect with experts within the climate and sustainability ecosystem.
Google's climate change accelerator is also one of several cleantech programs available to Canadian tech startups. On Thursday, MaRS and RBC launched a joint accelerator for women-led cleantech ventures. The Canadian Technology Accelerator for Climatetech provides resources to Canadian entrepreneurs in the sustainable technology space to help them accelerate their growth into the global market. Last year, after cancelling its 2020 tech festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elevate revealed plans to create an accelerator program for ventures addressing issues related to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, one of which includes climate action.
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Divisadero is a novel by Michael Ondaatje, first published on April 17, 2007 by McClelland and Stewart.
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Марк Анато́льевич Минко́в (25 ноября 1944 — 29 мая 2012) — советский и российский композитор. Заслуженный деятель искусств РСФСР (1989). Народный артист Российской Федерации (2003).

Лауреат Всесоюзных и международных конкурсов композиторов, был президентом Гильдии композиторов кино. Написал музыку более чем к 60 кино- и телефильмам. Среди них — фильмы «Следствие ведут знатоки», «В зоне особого внимания», «Незнайка с нашего двора», «Приключения маленького Мука», мультфильм «В порту».

Был действительным членом Российской киноакадемии «Ника», членом Союза композиторов (1970), членом Союза кинематографистов (1981). В 2001 году получил премию МВД Российской Федерации за музыку к телефильму «Следствие ведут знатоки».

Автор опер, балета, музыки к спектаклям и фильмам. Был награждён золотой Пушкинской медалью (1999) «за вклад в развитие, сохранение и приумножение традиций отечественной культуры, оказание постоянной помощи и поддержки творческой интеллигенции, развитие и становление новых стилей и направлений в искусстве».

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Родился 25 ноября 1944 года в Москве в семье Анатолия Евсеевича Минкова и Фаины Михайловны Лигорнер. Произошло это, согласно воспоминаниям матери, во время салюта в честь освобождения советскими войсками одного из городов.

С раннего детства Марк любил петь и напевал почти постоянно, где бы он ни находился. Его музыкальным воспитанием вначале занималась бабушка. Примерно в 5 лет ему купили пианино, и он стал сочинять, не зная нот и записывая музыку значками, которые придумал сам. В 6 лет мальчика отдали в музыкальную школу, но учительница быстро поняла, что из её ученика не получится дающего концерты пианиста, композицию же в школе не преподавали. Самого Марка также интересовало не повторение гамм, а творчество. В итоге он ушёл из школы и стал заниматься музыкой дома, с учителями, а затем поступил сразу в третий класс музыкальной школы при Московской консерватории, где обучался композиции. Преподавателями Марка Минкова были сначала Александр Пирумов, а затем Николай Сидельников. В 1960 году Минков поступил в музыкальное училище при консерватории, одновременно продолжая заниматься у Сидельникова.

Окончив училище в 1964 году, Минков стал студентом консерватории (класс Арама Хачатуряна). Уже в первые два года обучения он написал вокальные циклы на стихи Роберта Бёрнса и Александра Блока. Цикл на стихи Блока «Балаганчик», состоящий из шести романсов, стал потом частью обязательной программы на конкурсах имени Глинки; романс «Вербочки» из этого цикла исполнял на концертах И. С. Козловский. В 1990-е годы Кристина Орбакайте сделала из этого романса эстрадную песню.

Окончив в 1969 году консерваторию, Марк Минков подал заявление о вступлении в Союз композиторов СССР, куда и вступил через год, так исполнив ряд своих произведений (это было необходимой процедурой), что восхищённый Вано Мурадели расцеловал Минкова.

В том же, 1970 году поступило приглашение написать музыку для многосерийного телефильма «Следствие ведут знатоки». Главную мелодию Минков сочинил с необычайной быстротой и даже помедлил, прежде чем сообщить об этом на телевидение. Песня на слова Анатолия Горохова сразу же запомнилась и полюбилась зрителям, получила большой успех, стала неформальным гимном милиции. Любопытно, что, может быть, самым известным произведением композитора, который и до, и после этого испытывал большой интерес к серьёзной поэзии, стала песня, где есть строка: «Если кто-то кое-где у нас порой…».

В начале 1970-х годов Минков написал вокальный цикл «Плач гитары» на стихи Федерико Гарсиа Лорки, который исполнила Зара Долуханова. В нескольких конкурсах имени Чайковского цикл входил в обязательную программу вокалистов. Вскоре сотрудничавший с Аркадием Райкиным сатирик Владимир Поляков познакомил Марка Минкова с Наталией Сац. Послушав произведения композитора, Наталия Сац предложила ему написать для своего театра новогоднюю детскую оперу. Этот разговор происходил в начале ноября; за поразительно короткий срок Минков пишет «Волшебную музыку, или Давайте делать оперу» (1974). Этот спектакль много лет с успехом шёл на новогодних ёлках, а в 1982 году получил Гран-при на Фестивале музыкальных театров (Гамбург). Затем театр гастролировал со спектаклем по США. В 1975 году, сразу после создания детской оперы, Минков написал ораторию «Колокол».

После успеха в сериале «Следствие ведут знатоки» к Минкову стало приходить множество предложений написать музыку для фильмов или спектаклей. Он был композитором спектакля Театра имени А. С. Пушкина «Мужчины, носите мужские шляпы», в котором одна из актрис исполнила его песню «Не отрекаются любя» на стихи Вероники Тушновой. Затем Минков предложил песню Алле Пугачёвой, в чьём исполнении та стала популярной и не забыта до сих пор. (В 2008 году вышел фильм с таким названием, где главную мужскую роль сыграл Александр Домогаров; сама песня там не звучала, а Минков не участвовал в работе над фильмом). Из музыки для спектакля Центрального детского театра возникла песня «Эти летние дожди» на стихи С. И. Кирсанова, также ставшая популярной в исполнении Пугачёвой. Сотрудничество композитора с известной певицей продолжалось и дальше («Ты на свете есть» на стихи Л. П. Дербенёва, «Монолог» на стихи М. И. Цветаевой, «На дороге ожиданья» на стихи Ю. С. Энтина, «А знаешь, всё ещё будет» на стихи Тушновой). В 1985 году написал музыку для ставшего очень популярным мюзикла «Смертельная схватка» в постановке реж. Ю. Лизенгевич на сцене Горно-Алтайского драматического театра.

В фильме «Приказ: огонь не открывать» прозвучала ставшая популярной в исполнении Валентины Толкуновой (в фильме спетая Жанной Рождественской) песня Марка Минкова на стихи Игоря Шаферана «Если б не было войны». Помимо песен Минков писал концерты для фортепиано и струнные концерты, он — автор мюзиклов «Робин Гуд» (1980) и «Мустафа» (1983). Для Валентины Толкуновой Минков написал песни «Деревянные лошадки», «Где ты, гармонь певучая» и другие.

В 1982 году Минков закончил балет «Разбойники» по мотивам одноимённой пьесы Фридриха Шиллера. Балет поставил в Ленинградском малом оперном театре Николай Боярчиков, бывший также автором либретто. В конце 1980-х годов Марк Минков написал ещё одну оперу для театра Наталии Сац — «Не буду просить прощения».

В 1992 году Минков написал совместно с поэтом Юрием Рыбчинским оперу «Белая гвардия», которая не была поставлена. Минков сотрудничал с Театром Антона Чехова, написав музыку для спектаклей Леонида Трушкина «Поза для эмигранта», «Ужин с дураком», «Шалопаи, или Кин IV», «Смешанные чувства», «Морковка для императора». Также писал музыку к фильмам; его последними работами как кинокомпозитора стали «Эффект домино» и «Наваждение».

Скоропостижно скончался от сердечного приступа на своей даче 29 мая 2012 года. На прощании с Марком Минковым в Доме Кино выступили Алла Пугачёва, Иосиф Кобзон, Юрий Энтин, Александр Градский, Геннадий Хазанов, председатель Союза композиторов России Владислав Казенин, Анатолий Кролл и другие. Похоронен после кремации в Москве на Востряковском кладбище.

Лучше Марка я мало кого знаю — как он формировал контрапункт, его аранжировки удивительны, его проигрыши по качеству мелодичности могут быть такого же уровня и качества мелодичности, как сама песня. …раз — и зазвучит эта музыка и понятно, что есть такие люди, которых по пальцам можно пересчитать, буквально по пальцам. И вот теперь одного из этих великих людей нет. Это ужасно. Это огромная потеря. Нам остаётся только слушать то, что он делал, пытаться взглянуть на что-то по-новому и сохранять память о нём, а память о музыканте сохраняется прежде всего в его профессиональных качествах, а они у него изумительные. Мы будем помнить, пока мы сами живы.

Семья
Супруга — Минкова Галина Андреевна (род. 1951), член Союза дизайнеров.

Сын — Минков Андрей Маркович (род. 1975), кандидат юридических наук, специалист по интеллектуальной собственности и авторскому праву.

Песни

Фильмография

  — Артист Фёдор Грай
  — Возвращение катера
  — Что делать? (телеспектакль)
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Чёрный маклер
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Ваше подлинное имя
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. С поличным
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Повинную голову…
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Динозавр
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Шантаж
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Несчастный случай
  — Товарищ Камаз (документальный)
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Побег
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Свидетель
  — Алкины песни
  — Друзья мои (киноальманах)
  — Вольному — воля
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Ответный удар
  — Ар-хи-ме-ды!
  — Без права на ошибку
  — В порту (мультфильм)
  — В одном микрорайоне (телеспектакль)
  — Фиалка (телеспектакль)
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Любой ценой
  — В зоне особого внимания
  — Ты иногда вспоминай
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. «Букет» на приёме
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. До третьего выстрела
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Подпасок с огурцом
  — Взрослый сын
  — Добряки
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Ушёл и не вернулся
  — Люди в океане
  — 34-й скорый
  — Всё наоборот
  — Приказ огонь не открывать
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Он где-то здесь

  — Безумный день инженера Баркасова
  — Мы жили по соседству
  — Приказ: перейти границу
  — Мы из джаза (автор песен «Старый рояль» и «Спасибо, музыка»)
  — Незнайка с нашего двора
  — Приключения маленького Мука
  — На миг оглянуться
  — Крем-брюле
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Пожар
  — Дайте нам мужчин
  — Ещё люблю, ещё надеюсь
  — Личное дело судьи Ивановой
  — Где ваш сын?
  — Зина-Зинуля
  — Проделки в старинном духе
  — Тайна Снежной королевы
  — Тихое следствие
  — Окно (к/м)
  — Роковая ошибка
  — Стукач
  — Идеальное преступление
  — Делай Раз!
  — Любовь на острове смерти
  — Фирма приключений
  — Прощение
  — Чтобы выжить
  — Чужая игра
  — Котёнок
  — Разговор с птицами
  — Женщин обижать не рекомендуется
  — Врата Евы
  — Трое против всех
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Третейский судья
  — Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи. Пуд золота
  — Спецназ — 2
  — Билет в гарем
  — Спасатели. Затмение
  — Бумеранг
  — Эффект домино
  — Наваждение
  — Смешанные чувства (телеспектакль)

Примечания

Ссылки

 «Музыку люблю даже больше, чем себя», «Новая газета», Лариса Малюкова, 17.03.2003
 Интервью программе «Мастера»

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Члены Союза композиторов СССР
Композиторы-песенники
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JD Sports enters eastern Europe with MIG deal
Updated / Friday, 12 Mar 2021 09:32
JD Sports Fashion said last month it was targeting further acquisitions after raising £464m in an equity issue
Sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has entered markets in central and eastern Europe by agreeing to buy 60% of Poland's Marketing Investment Group (MIG), it said today.
JD said last month it was targeting acquisitions after raising £464m in an equity issue.
MIG, majority owned by brothers Andrzej and Zbigniew Grząka, operates 410 retail stores and associated websites across nine countries in central and eastern Europe.
"It gives JD a foothold in interesting growth markets, and we would expect flagship stores to follow in big cities," said analysts at Peel Hunt.
Krakow-based MIG, which JD said generated revenue of about £200m in its 2019-20 financial year, sells sports fashion footwear, clothes and accessories from global brands primarily through the Sizeer and 50 Style retail chains.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, although JD said put and call options have been agreed to enable future exit opportunities for the sellers.
Peter Cowgill, JD's executive chairman, said last month the group was seeking a distribution centre within the European Union to avoid having to pay post-Brexit tariffs.
Since the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, the EU has imposed tariffs on items not made in the UK that are re-exported to bloc countries.
A spokesman for JD said the MIG deal did not give it sufficient warehouse capacity to solve that problem, and that the company is searching for a site in either the Netherlands or Germany.
"This is an exciting acquisition for JD that will further build on the success of our international development strategy, expanding our operations into central and eastern Europe," said Cowgill.
JD has been growing abroad since it set up a Malaysian joint venture in 2015.
It purchased Finish Line in the United States in 2018, West Coast-focused Shoe Palace in December and, in February, DTLR Villa for $495m.
Shares in JD have gained 36% in the last year.
JD Sports Fashion
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Q: Evolution crashing I upgraded to 20.04LTS last week and the last day or two Evolution starts to crash randomly.  Sometimes it crashes as soon as it starts up.  Sometimes it runs for a while and then crashes.
When I ran it in the terminal I get a segmentation fault.  Here is the backtrace from the core:
core was generated by `evolution'.
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7f2de8875d00 (LWP 62619))]
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
#1  0x00007f2df38785dc in g_hash_table_lookup ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007f2deffe8758 in gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0
#3  0x00007f2dccb52227 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/evolution/plugins/liborg-freedesktop-evolution-indicator.so
#4  0x00007f2dccb52938 in org_gnome_mail_new_notify ()
   from /usr/lib/evolution/plugins/liborg-freedesktop-evolution-indicator.so
#5  0x00007f2df038d6d4 in e_event_emit ()
   from /usr/lib/evolution/libevolution-util.so.0
#6  0x00007f2dcdbeca88 in ?? () from /usr/lib/evolution/libevolution-mail.so.0
#7  0x00007f2dee784ff5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.7
#8  0x00007f2dee78440a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.7
#9  0x00007f2df3977806 in g_cclosure_marshal_generic_va ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#10 0x00007f2df3976a56 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#11 0x00007f2df3995b28 in g_signal_emit_valist ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 0x00007f2df39960d3 in g_signal_emit ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#13 0x00007f2de4105a2b in ?? () from /usr/lib/evolution/libemail-engine.so.0
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--c
#14 0x00007f2df388ae8e in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#15 0x00007f2df388b240 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#16 0x00007f2df388b533 in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#17 0x00007f2df3e5e30d in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#18 0x000055d32cd4f768 in main ()

Any ideas?

A: I found a bug report that says removing evolution-indicator would work:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1725315
That seems to fix it for now.

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My son is a teacher, a university professor. I find this amazing because, in spite of my father and sister being teachers, I was not born with that ability. My efforts to teach my children piano met with disaster: crying, refusing to do as I instructed, and finally quitting after a half dozen lessons.
Though I play the piano well, it does not translate to being a good piano teacher. When I understand or do things intuitively, I can't conceive of other people not getting it, so I have no idea how to teach them.
I repeat: I am not a teacher. Never have been. Never will be.
Wow. Only seven, but still able to put his thumb on the heart of the matter, something I would see him do time and again in the future.
I believed that as a good mother, I should be able to help my child with homework. When I couldn't, I felt like a failure. I wasn't just upset out of empathy for my child, though that was surely part of it. I was also distressed because I believed that a good mother should be able to soothe the tears, take away the pain, and fix the problem. Hard as I tried, I couldn't.
I don't know where I got the idea that I was supposed to fix every problem. I don't remember my mother doing that for me; I just recall working long and hard to figure out and fix things for myself.
Regardless of the reason, I expected to solve things for my children. And Chris saw this. I don't know how, but I suspect I know why. God allowed him to see truth as a way of awakening me, helping me to see the foolishness and impossibility of my self-expectations. We have to see before we can take a step towards change, a step towards letting go and giving things to God.
A much needed lesson to a mother from her son…God's little teacher.
Love all your thoughts and the way you express yourself!


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The College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee has selected the recipients of the 2022 Davids-Dunham Awards: Anuja Madan, associate professor of English, and Katie Olsen, assistant professor in the A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication.
The Davids-Dunham Awards celebrate faculty members who identify with underrepresented groups for their excellence in scholarship and faculty members who, through their scholastic efforts, support diversity at Kansas State University and in the College of Arts and Sciences. The awards support research, writing, teaching and professional development.
Madan teaches a range of courses including world literatures — with a focus on Africa and South Asia — and multiethnic young adult literature. Her primary research investigates post-millennial Indian graphic narratives and animations which draw on Hindu mythology, paying special attention to cross-cultural influences and processes of nation-building within these texts. She was nominated for her scholarship in postcolonial literature, among many other accolades.
According to nominators, Madan offers "our students (who are predominantly white) tools for thinking about the political, economic, linguistic and other forces that impact colonized individuals," and for exploring in her teaching "a range of issues, including colonization, assimilation, internalized racism, and the identity crises these experiences might induce."
Madan's recent articles have appeared in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics; Graphic Narratives about South Asia and South Asian America: Aesthetics and Politics; The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature; and Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays.
Olsen teaches courses in advertising and public relations since 2010. She previously worked as a marketing account manager and strategist in the Kansas City area. Olsen teaches MC 612 Diversity in Media, a course that helps prepare students for careers that are increasingly requiring a high level of awareness and knowledge of DEIB topics.
Her research explores how diverse groups of early-career professionals establish a successful foundation for career advancement, ultimately providing increased representation at the leadership level. She also studies underrepresented groups, like first-generation college students, as critical Gen Z subsets that the ad/PR industry should be focusing on to improve diversity at all levels. By producing research and connecting it to her students in the classroom and the industry, she hopes to provide tools that can result in increased DEIB efforts and remove professional barriers for underrepresented groups.
She was nominated for, among many other accolades, "understanding early-career females as well as first-generation college students" and "advocating for the underrepresented groups in research and subsequently mentoring students identifying with those groups."
Olsen's research has been published in Advertising & Society Quarterly, Feminist Media Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication Editor and Public Relations Journal. Together with Danielle LaGree, Olsen created The Trajectory Project as a method of disseminating insights and strategies to key stakeholders. Follow The Trajectory Project on Instagram @trajectory_project and LinkedIn.
The Davids-Dunham Award is named for Sharice Davids and Ann Dunham. These individuals represent Kansas, have contributed to a discipline included in the College of Arts and Sciences, and have made tremendous contributions to our society. Their work embodies the spirit of the candidates who win this award.
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Following through on legal warnings he made last year, Iron Bar owner Jimmy Cavanaugh has sued his former friend, Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty, under federal racketeering laws.
In papers filed in U.S. District Court on April Fool's Day, Cavanaugh reiterated claims that Dougherty has thrown roadblocks — physically and procedurally — against his downtown businesses ever since Cavanaugh rebuffed the mayor's attempt to invest in the Iron Bar under his son's name.
The former Essex County freeholder accuses the mayor, Councilman Stefan Armington, and the town of inflicting more than $150,000 of hurt on him by slapping curfews on one bar, placing illegal roadblocks outside two establishments, and killing a third proposed venture by denying a liquor license expansion.
The imposition of curfews on Cavanaugh's Revolution beer hall, adjacent to the Iron Bar. Despite their inability to cite any problems or violations at either venue, town officials ordered alcohol curfews of 11 PM Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 PM on Fridays and Saturdays at Revolution. Other bars can operate until 2 am. Several times, these curfews have been nullified by administrative law judges and the state Division of Alcohol Beverage Control.
Roadblocks outside Cavanaugh's bars during prime late night hours. This police presence falsely implies dangerous activities, hinders patrons' hailing of taxis and Uber rides, and exceeds the town's authority because South Street is a state thoroughfare.
The town's denial of a liquor license extension for Cavanaugh's proposed Gran Cantina Mexican restaurant.
It further alleges the mayor's "immense animus" stems partly from another Cavanaugh lawsuit, against the Morristown Parking Authority and others over a disputed alleyway.
"You —ed with the wrong people," Dougherty told Cavanaugh, according to the new filing.
Armington, who doubled as head of the town alcoholic beverage commission during a stint as council president, harbors a grudge against Cavanaugh from a prior development battle, the suit claims.
Town officials have said their actions responded to residents' complaints about unruly late night behavior by patrons spilling from a downtown saturated with bars.
Cavanaugh seeks a jury trial, injunctions barring curfews and roadblocks, plus punitive and compensatory damages, and legal fees.
The plaintiff's lawyer, Ryder Ulon of Schenck, Price, Smith & King in Florham Park, declined to elaborate on the case.
That's right only a mayor has that authority. Proper signage and dot permission is the law. The flashing lights and multiple police cars are meant to mislead and give the appearance of a catastrophic event.
James, to say you don't serve intoxicated patrons is laughable. Perhaps you should spend a Friday and Saturday night or any busy night at your establishment. Your patrons can get there Ubers further along south st. towards community place. They can also get them on west park pl. and South Park pl. Perhaps you are only seeing dollar signs and over looking the safety of your patrons. So am I to understand that the police in their own town cannot close a state road? Even if it's for safety and crowd noise level concerns?
Adam, first we don't serve intoxicated patrons. At the end of the night Uber's etc would pick up customers along south st now patrons are forced to walk down to 40 park cross south to Morris st. We no longer have the few handicapped patrons coming. Our crowd is far less then the 1300 that exit mayo. All this under the guise of j walkers. For the first 5 years of our operation this did not take place only when our mayor was rebuffed did this police activity start. We employ and pay for police security on the weekends. To a close a state road there is a procedure it is ignored.
Not a fan of the mayor by any means, but you couldn't be further from the truth about the "roadblocks". If your peak hours are from 130am-145am then you have more problems than the mayor. Have you been to your bar when it closes? Hundreds of over served patrons of your establishment pour into the street, most yelling and obnoxious. Perhaps the "roadblock" helps ensure they do not get ran over crossing the street and leave the area. South street turns into a parking lot with cars and is extremely dangerous at that time. Perhaps you should venture out to your bar at closing time one weekend and speak to your staff. I would like to see you win against the mayor, but this "complaint" isn't going to help.
@Cavanaugh do you have any backup plans for that Cantina space?
I don't understand why Morristown would want a vacant store front instead of a booming business to keep up with South Street. Denying the liquor license extension was moronic. Everybody I know in town wanted that Gran Cantina concept. Hopefully that can still happen some day.
The posted picture shows a majority of supporters in favor of replacing an existing restaurant with a Mexican concept. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer $$$ spent by the town to deny business.
There has been discrimination and targeted harassment of these businesses for a long time. Good luck to you sir.


My experiences, fun and mishaps on this solo travel!
By the end of 2015 I decided I have had enough of uni and working at a supermarket day in day out. With 200 hours of annual leave, a ton of hatred and stress and having never really done anything impulsive in my life, I bought a Sony A6000 mirrorless camera and booked a two week ticket to Japan, the place of anime, manga, amazing scenery and fantastical food!A bit of disclaimer that I did the bare minimal research of getting a mobile internet sim card sent to my hotel( which I deeply regret,I should have just had it sent to the airport instead), a JR travel pass and booking my stay for the first two nights in Osaka( I decided that I would work my way back up to Tokyo to conclude my journey).
My journey began on the first day of February in 2016, a Monday. The temperatures were suprisingly fine for a summer day in Australia. Arriving at the airport, I felt mixed emotions of excitement and nervousness. Afterall, it would be my first time leaving Australia since growing out of adolescence, but its also my very first journey alone.
I arrived at Singapore airport in the middle of the night for a five hour layover, there wasn't really much point going outside the airport so I walked around the airport which admittedly was huge, had some Burger King and slept on a bench until my next flight.
After arriving at Tokyo Haneda Airport sometime in the afternoon on Tuesday, it took me a while to check out, get my JR pass and book my train seat from a tiny storefront in the corner of the airport, before heading off to the train station to board a bullet train or shinkansen to Shin Osaka Station. I suppose my first mistake was to only bring a hoodie to japan realising that it was Winter there, nonetheless, breathing in the chilly fresh air was my very first impression of Japan.
I often heard how timely, the transport systems are in Japan, but it was a different story experiencing the bullet train arrive right in front of me on the dot. A big contrast between Japanese trains and the ones I am used to back in Australia, is the seemingly impossible cleanliness of the interior and the inclusion of a toilet in every carriage. All the passengers sat in their assigned seats and maintained quietness throughout. While aboard the shinkansen, I sat patiently looking out the window at the tall buildings and funky shop fronts that zipped passed as the sky turned from a misty light blue to a dark purple with spots of light randomly illuminating the night sky.
At that time, it did not occur to me that Tokyo and Osaka were like state capital cities in Australia. It was only until I arrived at Shin Osaka station that it became apparent that bullet trains are used for long distance travel in Japan between major cities and normal trains are used to travel between the smaller cities within the prefecture. So it turned out that the place I booked to stay, Shinimamiya, was not just a walk outside the station, so my very first challenge was to get to my hotel within 3 hours before they stopped check ins. I had to go from Shin Osaka station(which I believe was apart of the bullet train system) to the inner train and subway system of Osaka to reach my lodging. Also, unlike the Shinkansen stations where signs were in english, some of the stations only had japanese signs, though, thankfully I recognised some of the kanji(chinese characters) to get by. Note: some of the station names has Kita, Higashi, Minami and Nishi in front representing North, East, South and West of the cities.
It was an unbelievable two hours going back and forth between train stations, asking the station master for directions and not understanding a word they said before arriving at Shinimamiya station. I guess it also didn't help when there was another city nearby called Sannomiya, which confused the station masters and myself so by the time I got to Shinimamiya, I was somewhat relieved that I still had enough time to make it to my hotel though this relief quickly dissipated when I tried to get out of the station only to find that I could not, because there are two different railway companies so I was only allowed to used some of the exits. By the time I was able to get outside the station not knowing where I was going, I asked a few strangers for directions, though it turns out that they were also travellers(note: if they are also towing their luggage around, its a waste of time asking them for help hahaha). Luckily, I found a policemen which directed me to the right place and it only turned out to be about five minutes away from the station!
After checking in, and heading into my tiny room, I headed out again to scavenge for food. One of the many things that makes Japan awesome is that shops close really late, so I was able to get a quick bite before calling it a day.
Having been rejuvenated with sleep, I set out early with anticipation to see the wonders of Osaka, having learnt that there was a famous castle nearby and Universal Studio around the town, I decided to go to the castle first and and head for Universal in the afternoon hoping their would be less people(though this was most definitely a wrong assumption). So after getting some snacks from the convenience store and getting my Universal pass from one of the machines inside the convenience store I headed for Himeji Castle.
Osaka Castle, the first castle I visited in Japan, was quite a magnificent architecture to behold, considering its age! The castle was surrounded by a beautiful water mote with bridges leading to the castle itself.
After walking around the castle and across the open field outside, I headed into the castle, entering each floor and looking at the different artifacts and dioramas, I finally reached the top level to get a clear view of the city. To be honest, it wasn't particularly interesting. After exiting the castle, I encountered a mass of tourists and their precious selfie sticks posing in awkward positions trying to get the perfect shot of themselves. As a relatively introverted person, it wasn't in much of my interest to take selfies but then again, it was a better option then trying to ask a stranger to take a photo every time so I ended up finding a selfie stick in a souvenir shop nearby after snacking on some amazing takoyaki.
Leaving Osaka Castle, I encountered some school kids running and saw a traditional Japanese wedding.
All done with Osaka Castle, I set off on the train again to Universal Studios. So it turns out that you actually don't have to buy tickets from the vending machines at the convenience stores no thanks to my researching skills, you can actually purchase tickets at the entrance. It is actually alot easier that way as well to make sure you purchase the ticket for the day instead of sometime the following month( don't even know how I managed to do that haha, though the fee for changing the pass was quite minor).
Going to a theme park alone has got to be quite a self-turturous thing to do walking amidst the crowd of couples and groups school kids( remember how I said I thought there would be less people in the afternoon, turns out I was dead wrong when every ride took at least an hour wait time to get on), although it wasn't as bad as I thought wandering round the different theme parks and entering the souvenir shops. Admittedly there wasn't as much rides as I thought there would be but alot more food stands and shops.
To be honest, the only thing that attracted me to Universal was the Harry Potter theme park, which was quite the magical experience! Having walked everywhere inside the studio, I could not find the entrance but suspiciously saw a group of people gathering in an empty space surrounded by woods. This turned out to be the entrance to Harry Potter Land but I had to get a entrance ticket first somewhere else. Walking through the woods, the first thing I saw was the crashed car of Ron's followed by Hogwarts Express. Passing through the many shop windows with strange antiques from the Harry Potter series was quite a melancholic experience.
There was really only one ride within Harry Potter Land which was the 3d Quidditch flying ride, but the line was just ridiculously long thus I gave up on that. The other attraction was entering Olivanders and watching a fake Olivander reenact the scene where Harry got his wand, exiting his shop lead to a souvenir shop selling wands and robes. As much as I wanted to buy some souvenirs, carrying them at the start of this trip seemed too much of a hassle.
Despite this meaningless trip to Universal, it did not end without some good sushi just outside of the studio.
I've never really been one to wander around parks and go to temples, so I guess this was a first.
Walking through the park looking at the overshadowing trees and meeting the wild deers was quite a relaxing experience. Though thinking back, I should not have showed the deers that I bought alot of deer biscuits. Ended with me being attacked by them and having half my map chewed up hahaha.
Somehow, wandered through two shrines. Within one of the shrines was a wooden pole with a hole in it. I saw children crawling in and out of the hole wondering what on earth they were doing, only to find out later that it was supposed to make them smarter.
After this, I spent the rest of the day uneventfully wondering around Nipponbashi walking through the shops. It really is amazing how tall the buldings are and how versatile Japanese people are at using land.
I think to many of us, one of the things we associate with Japan would be Kobe beef. After 3 days at the hotel I decided it was about time to move on to another city, thus Kobe. Although it actually turned out that Kobe was Sannomiya( the place where all the station masters through I was attempting to go to upon my arrival).
Well anyway, I went to Himeji Castle first thing in the morning whilst towing my luggage with me. One of the best things I have to say about Japan is how wide and flat the roads and walkways are, with dedicated cycle ways. When I look at the road and transport system in Sydney, all I can do is laugh.
Honestly, don't know why I went to another castle again but the garden next door was quite a nice place to walk about and enjoy the scenery.
Although its alright to stay in a cheap $20 room a night, I decided I have had enough and stayed in a 3 star hotel at Hyogo. Forgot which floor I was on but the scenery was nice. It was also the first time having my own bathroom in Japan. The interesting thing is that the toilet is made out of this plasticky space material.