A friend once brought this fudge to a Christmas exchange I host and it was soo good! I made a few tweaks to a very basic, easy recipe to make it more Paleo friendly. Even though I make it with less sugar, it's still a pretty sweet treat, but the complexity of the cinnamon and cayenne gives it an interesting and delicious flavor!
Start by making homemade sweetened condensed coconut milk — follow the directions of this Detoxinista recipe. It takes about an hour, but it is easy and vastly reduces the sugar content. Regular sweetened condensed milk has ~220 grams of sugar per can (!!!), this version cuts the sugar to ~70 grams.
Grease the bottom and sides of an 8 by 8-inch baking pan OR line the pan with a sheet of parchment paper, large enough that extra paper overhangs on all sides.
Use a double-boiler, or create your own by putting a glass or stainless steel bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water.
First, combine the condensed milk, cinnamon, cayenne and vanilla in the top of the double boiler (or the top bowl over the heated water).
Then, add the chocolate and butter. Stir until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Using a spatula, scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Sprinkle with sea salt, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm. Tip: place pan in the top back of the fridge where it tends to be coldest.
Using a sharp knife, cut the fudge into 1 inch pieces. Store in an air tight container in the fridge or freezer.
Using a sharp knife, cut the fudge into 1 inch pieces. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.


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UT Southwestern Invents Sensor to Detect Tumors
The sensor lights up like a Christmas tree when it detects a tumor.
by Nicholas Sakelaris • Jan 3, 2017
[Photo by vitanovski via iStock]
Finding a cancer cell during surgery can be tricky, but researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have invented a nanosensor that lights up like a Christmas tree around tumors, UTSW announced.
Tumors secrete acids that normal cells do not and the sensor is able to detect that, according to Dr. Jinming Gao, an oncology professor at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.
He was the senior author of a study in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
The goal is to make surgery more accurate with fewer side effects and better outcomes for patients.
UT Dallas, UT Southwestern Break Ground on TI-Funded Bioengineering Facility
The $120 million Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building, supported by a gift from Dallas-based Texas Instruments, will focus on advancing transformational bioengineering research that can find solutions to unmet medical needs. It's set to open in 2023.
UT Southwestern Team Awarded $8.8M to Participate in Genomic Variation Consortium
The team is led by UTSW assistant professor Gary Hon, Ph.D., who developed Mosaic-seq, a gene engineering technique that helped lead to the grant award. UTSW will now become a research partner in a new $185M National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to build on findings of the Human Genome Project.
The Future of Medical Education
Learn the ways medical school classrooms are looking more and more futuristic by incorporating simulation learning into their curriculums.
UT Dallas and Fullstack Academy Launch Four Bootcamps for Tech Professionals
With Dallas ranked as one of the top cities in America for tech pros, UT Dallas and Fullstack have launched four skills training bootcamps focused on coding, cybersecurity, data analytics, and DevOps. The online bootcamps begin in November with tuition at $11,995 each.
OncoNano Expands Research Collaboration With UT Southwestern to Advance New Cancer Therapies
Southlake-based OncoNano Medicine uses pH-sensitive nanoparticle technology to "light up" cancer for real-time surgical imaging. The multi-year collaboration will seek to uncover new cancer therapies that can benefit from OncoNano's technology. OncoNano raised $50 million in Series B funding in June.
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Anish Giri leads Shenzhen Masters after three rounds
by Antonio Pereira
4/19/2019 – Ding Liren, Anish Giri and Yu Yangyi are back in Shenzhen, as the trio has participated in all three editions of the six-player double round robin. Pentala Harikrishna is returning to the Chinese city after having played in 2017 but not in 2018, while the newcomers are Dmitry Jakovenko and Richard Rapport. After three rounds, Giri is the only player on a plus score. Harikrishna fell victim to Anish in round two but bounced right back the very next day. | Photo: cca.imsa.cn
The Super Solid Slav Defence
We get the Slav after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. This video course will focus on 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 and now dxc4, but the white alternatives leading up to the mainline are also discussed in great detail.
The dangers of deep preparation
When elite chess stars are given a chance to prepare against a five-player field, there is no doubt they will study their opponents' play in depth. Not doing so would simply be naïve. Maybe that is why most supertournaments prefer to gather a larger field and some — perhaps following the example given by Wijk aan Zee — prefer to call up players of different strengths, looking for more unbalanced struggles.
The Shenzhen Masters, on the other hand, has kept its original approach despite the first two editions ending up with 46 out of 60 games drawn. Ding Liren won the first edition after scoring a convincing 'plus 3', while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won in 2018 after getting better tie-break scores than Giri and Ding, who also finished on 'plus 1'.
The newcomers, Jakovenko and Rapport | Photo: cca.imsa.cn
Anish Giri scored 5½/10 on both occasions, with a single win and no defeats in 2017 and 2018. Curiously, his victim in the first edition was Pentala Harikrishna, who back then had the white pieces and was overpowered by Giri's pair of bishops after the queens left the board rather early in a Sicilian. This year, Giri had the white pieces and played the Italian...but the result was the same.
The players reached the same position Anish had played against Ernesto Inarkiev during last year's World Rapid Championship, except that Ernesto did not capture on d3 when given the chance:
My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian
The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations. So shows black's plans on this DVD.
White had just moved the bishop away from the defence of d3 and Harikrishna quickly snapped off the undefended pawn, going for a forced variation that swiped the queens off the board: 11...♛xd3 12.♘xe5 ♝xd1 13.♘xd3 ♝xb3 14.axb3 and White is ready to expand on the queenside.
Black's position is uncomfortable, and Anish started taking his time to find the most precise continuations. This led to White gaining a pawn with a small tactic soon afterwards:
You can move the pieces on the diagram above!
25.♖xd7! and after 25...♜xd7 26.♘xf6+ gxf6 27.♖xe8 White has both a material edge and the initiative. Five moves later, Giri gobbled up another pawn, and the Indian player decided it was time to resign when he was about to reach the time control.
The playing hall | Photo: cca.imsa.cn
Hari quickly bounced back, however, showing good technique to take down Richard Rapport in the very next round. Rapport played the French and a position with symmetrical pawn structures was reached after 17 moves:
Unorthodox against the French Winawer
The French Defence is an aggressive and tough opening. Typically, the second player shows his ambitions as early as on move three in the main, after - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 - the Winawer Variation. Black's intentions are clear - pressure in the center, and quick development. Check the new Learn in 60 minutes to find a repertoire based on the move 4.Ng1-e2. The author GM Dejan Bojkov used it to win a crucial game at the Canadian Open Championship 2011, which helped him share victory at this prestigious event.
White has a bishop against Black's knight and has pushed his h-pawn, but there are not many more imbalances to work with, especially when facing a strong player well-versed in defence. The position was close to equal throughout, until Richard incorrectly chose to exchange the minor pieces:
Offering a queen exchange with 39...♛xd6 was called for, trying to liquidate, sign a draw and go back to the hotel. Rapport's choice, 39...♞xb6, on the other hand, led to a dangerous queen endgame for Black after 40.axb6 c5 41.c4!
Power Play 15 - Practical Pawn Endgames
Based on his own playing experience, Grandmaster Daniel King reveals what is essential knowledge, saving you time in your studies. In the first section of the DVD he takes you through typical motifs and themes. In the second section he tests your knowledge with typical scenarios from actual games.
Video: 4 hours.
After 41...dxc4 42.bxc4 cxd4 43.♕xd4 White's queenside pawns are further advanced and represent a big threat. Harikrishna proved he knew how to deal with this position and was clearly winning when he managed to get a passer on the b-file:
India's number two calculated for around seven minutes before moving forward with 51.c6, and the game was over after 51...bxc6 52.b7 ♛g1+ 53.♔h3 ♛f1+ 54.♔g4 ♛g1+ 55.♕g3.
Harikrishna has played two games with Black so far | Photo: cca.imsa.cn
Round three also saw the big clash between Ding Liren and Anish Giri ending up with a draw, while Dmitry Jakovenko and Yu Yangyi also shared the point. After facing Jakovenko with Black, the leader will have two straight Whites with a rest day in between — will Giri manage to score a second win for the first time in Shenzhen?
Antonio Pereira Antonio is a freelance writer and a philologist. He is mainly interested in the links between chess and culture, primarily literature. In chess games, he skews towards endgames and positional play.


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Why Bob's Discount Furniture Set Its Own Stringent Safety Rules Chainwide
July 28, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT
By Marie Griffin
One of the biggest challenges non-essential retailers have faced as they reopen stores has been operational rules that vary by state, county and sometimes city by city. After a few weeks of trying to accommodate the varying guidelines as its 128 stores in 20 states reopened, the executives at Bob's Discount Furniture decided to write Bob's Rules, which would be followed at all stores coast to coast. And to make sure the policies could be applied everywhere, Bob's Rules went above and beyond the local mandates.
"We came up with our own comprehensive strategy nationwide rather than wait for a local government to tell us what we had to do to reopen the stores or operate effectively," said Roger Dunlap, SVP of Sales and Operations at Bob's Furniture in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. "We decided to figure out what the right thing to do was for all our stores, regardless of where they were located, and we came up with our own protocols.
"Our guiding light through this whole thing is to do what's right for our people," Dunlap added. "From the beginning, we told our associates that we would put safety over sales, and we're doing everything possible to watch out for their well-being."
Bob's Rules focus on three areas — cleanliness, a healthy environment and safety — and include the following practices:
Cleanliness: Bob's Furniture stores are professionally cleaned daily, and associates are encouraged to use disinfectant wipes on surfaces throughout the day, and to wash their hands frequently to maintain hygiene.
Health: Every individual coming into the store, whether employee or shopper, is asked a series of questions to determine if they might be sick. Employees who don't feel well are sent home; customers who don't feel well are politely encouraged to go home. Associates have their temperatures taken with an electronic thermometer when they arrive for their shifts, and customers are given the option to have their temperatures taken. Dunlap estimates that more than 90% of shoppers agree to the temperature check.
Safety: By limiting the number of customer parties that are allowed into a store at one time, generally to between 10 and 15, Bob's creates "a very low-risk environment," Dunlap said. This density is inevitably less than the fraction of total capacity that is allowed by local authorities, because Bob's stores range from 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in size. Signs throughout the store and markers on the floor remind people to stay six feet or more from one another. Salespeople follow shoppers at the recommended distance while remaining ready to answer any questions.
Associates have been required to wear masks since the stores reopened, and in mid-July Bob's instituted a nationwide mask requirement for all customers, reasoning that "90% of our stores were in areas where masks were mandated anyway," Dunlap said.
Ensuring A Friendly Shopping Experience
While adhering to Bob's Rules, store personnel make sure the environment is welcoming. This starts at the front entrance, where shoppers encounter a greeter who acts as an ambassador and sets the stage for the shopping experience. This is a new position in the stores. "They ask the health questions, take temperatures and explain our protocols," Dunlap said. If a visitor objects to wearing a mask, for example, the ambassador is trained to defuse the situation.
"People feel good when they come into a store and see the greeter, when they see people are adhering to the mask policies and practicing physical distancing," he adds. "The last thing you should worry about when shopping for furniture is whether the place is clean, healthy and safe."
One of the primary reasons consumers visit brick-and-mortar showrooms is to discover how furniture and mattresses feel when they sit or lie down on them. To ensure customers can have that experience, along with confidence that they can do it safely, Bob's offers customers a thin, disposable fabric cover they can use when they want to try out a mattress or any other item in the store.
"We had been using coverings made from this material on pillows, and we thought, 'Why don't we make a bigger one we can use for mattresses or anything people would want to sit on?'" Dunlap explained. At the end of the visit, the coverings are discarded.
Accelerating Omnichannel Development
While its physical stores were closed during the shutdowns, Bob's enjoyed robust e-Commerce sales and picked up new skills for engaging customers outside of the stores. "We saw and continue to see growth in our e-Commerce business, and we see a big opportunity to continue to expand our online presence," Dunlap said.
One competency the retailer gained is in providing personalized sales assistance over the phone. "We tested phone sales about a year ago, and we discontinued it because we didn't see a great amount of success," he said. Once the stores were closed for the pandemic, though, Bob's reinstituted its phone force, which it calls the "Bob's Squad."
"We initially used our store managers. Since we brought our salespeople back, they've taken over the role. This is something that will be a part of our business going forward," Dunlap said.
"A second thing we are bringing forward is shopping-by-appointment," he added. "In a lot of municipalities, that's the only way we could do business for a while. We worked with our web team here at Bob's and developed an online appointment system, and we think there will be continued demand from people to visit the stores before or after regular hours."
Pandemic Isn't Slowing Store Growth
Over the past five years, Bob's has doubled in size, from approximately 60 locations to its current 128. Since the beginning of the year, Bob's has opened eight new stores, adding locations in California and Michigan while launching in Ohio. By Labor Day, seven more stores will be added to the chain, as it enters the Phoenix market and increases its presence in Ohio and Kentucky. By the end of 2020 Bob's will have 135 stores in 21 states.
Looking ahead to 2021, "we're moving forward with our regular expansion plans," Dunlap said, adding that the chain has been expanding at a pace of roughly 15 to 18 new stores every year.
"Our business has been positive since we've reopened," he observed. "If this trend continues, we should finish the year strong." Dunlap added that the company feels optimistic about its growth plans, despite the pandemic, because "the business model of providing quality furniture that everyone can afford is working."
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Cockneys Vs. Zombies looks kinda like "Shaun of the Dead" but more shooting, old people, and weird British swearing. It's a nice trailer, and this is clearly meant to be a comedy. I do like the old guy with the walker trying to get away from the zombies. That was amusing.
Cockneys Vs. Zombies is something I'll keep my eye open for. Only one weird thing about this trailer, the Cockney accent. That is not exactly the most intimidating accent I've ever heard.
Look, when James Bond roles up gets all "Britishy" (Is that a term) you know he's a badass and someone's going to die. But when I listen to a Cockney accent I can't stop picturing Dickensesque street urchins begging for coins and trying to shine my shoes. Also I'm not entirely sure what some of those British slang terms mean, but If you call me a tart or a muffet I'm just going to laugh at you.
I'm aware that this will probably get me punched in the nose one day and that I'll deserve it.
Watching "Cockneys Vs. Zombies" has suddenly made me very paranoid of my own accent…..
I'm over it now. I've decided that my own humble accent is rugged and super manly. Just listening to my gruff voice has been known to make chest hair spontaneously grow on those within earshot…. Including the ladies.
And with that disturbing image I'm going to bed, because it's late and I'm getting silly.
The other day I was briefly tempted by the asylum knockoff of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies.
Cockney accent not intimidating??? Hang with some soccer hooligans and you might change your mind.
Oh there is no doubt I'm going to find the soccer hooligans intimidating, but I'd find them intimidating no matter how they sounded.
However, come on, getting called a tart or a muffit (whatever that is) doesn't really inspire fear or anger, but mild amusement.
I Must See This Film!!!!! This looks like SUCH a hoot! I love the idea of the old folks' home taking up weapons – never underestimate the anger of the elderly! And no, the cockney isn't intimidating, any more than a southern drawl is intimidating; but it does the job in establishing that these are workin' joes, not a bunch of hoity-toits trying to save the wold. Ye-haw!


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»Department of Safety and Professional Services (SPS)
»Chs. SPS 301-399 ; Safety, Buildings, and Environment
»Chs. SPS 380-387; Plumbing
»Chapter SPS 383
SPS 383.255 Note Note: The inventory does not require site visits, identification of the type of POWTS or an evaluation of the POWTS.
SPS 383.255(2) (2)
SPS 383.255(2)(a)(a) A governmental unit shall be responsible for administering a POWTS maintenance program.
SPS 383.255(2)(b) (b) At a minimum, a POWTS maintenance program shall consist of all of the following elements:
SPS 383.255(2)(b)1. 1. An inventory of all POWTS located within the governmental unit jurisdictional area.
SPS 383.255(2)(b)2. 2. A process that accepts and records inspection, evaluation, maintenance and servicing reports submitted by the POWTS owner or the owner's agent for POWTS listed in the governmental unit inventory.
SPS 383.255(2)(b)3. 3. A process that accepts and creates a record for each inspection, evaluation, maintenance and servicing report for a POWTS within the governmental unit jurisdictional area but not listed in the governmental unit inventory that is submitted by the POWTS owner or the owner's agent.
SPS 383.255(2)(b)4. 4. A process that notifies POWTS owners that are delinquent in submitting reports for inspection, evaluation, maintenance and servicing activities listed in ss. SPS 383.54 (3) and (4) and 383.55.
SPS 383.255(2)(b)5. 5. A process that includes measures meant to ensure that required inspection, evaluation, maintenance and servicing is performed and the results are reported to the governmental unit.
SPS 383.255(2)(b)6. 6. Reports summarizing the results of the maintenance program on an annual basis in a format requested by the department.
SPS 383.255(3) (3) A governmental unit shall make available to the department, upon request, any and all records necessary to ascertain compliance with this chapter and the provisions as specified in s. 145.20 (2) (i), Stats.
SPS 383.255 History History: CR 07-100: cr. Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 10-1-08; correction in (2) (b) 4. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 11-031: am. (1) (a) 1., (2) (a) Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13; CR 17-065: am. (1) (a) 1. Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 7-1-18, am. (2) (a) Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 10-1-19.
SPS 383.26 SPS 383.26 Inspections and testing.
SPS 383.26(1) (1)
SPS 383.26(1)(a) (a) Pursuant to s. 145.02 (3) (c), Stats., the department or governmental unit may inspect the construction, installation, operation or maintenance of a POWTS to ascertain whether the POWTS conforms to plans approved by the department or governmental unit, the conditions of approval and this chapter.
SPS 383.26(1)(b) (b) The department may issue an order directing an immediate cessation of the installation of a POWTS or the modification to an existing POWTS for failure to comply with a corrective order.
SPS 383.26(1)(c) (c) Pursuant to ss. 145.02 (3) (f) and 145.20 (1) (a) and (2) (f), Stats., an individual authorized by the department or a governmental unit to administer and enforce this chapter may issue orders to abate human health hazards relating to this chapter.
SPS 383.26 Note Note: Section SPS 305.66 delineates qualifications and responsibilities for POWTS inspectors.
SPS 383.26(1)(d) (d) Pursuant to s. 145.20 (2) (e) and (g), Stats., nothing in this chapter shall limit a governmental unit's authority and power to inspect or require an evaluation of a POWTS, including an existing POWTS at times or for activities not covered under this section.
SPS 383.26(2)(a)(a) When a sanitary permit is required under s. SPS 383.21 (1), no part of a POWTS component may be covered nor any POWTS component put into service until the governmental unit or the department has had an opportunity to inspect the system in accordance with this subsection.
SPS 383.26 Note Note: Pursuant to s. 145.20 (2), Stats., an individual authorized by a governmental unit to administer and enforce the provisions of chs. SPS 382 to 387 relative to POWTS is required to be a certified POWTS inspector under s. SPS 305.66.
SPS 383.26(2)(b) (b) The master plumber or the master plumber-restricted service responsible for the installation of a POWTS or the modification to an existing POWTS shall notify the governmental unit when the work will be or is ready for inspection. The notification shall be in person, in writing or by telephone or other electronic communication in a format acceptable to the governmental unit performing the inspection.
SPS 383.26(2)(c) (c) The master plumber or the master plumber-restricted service responsible for the installation of a POWTS or the modification shall maintain records of the inspection notifications. The records shall include the date and time of notification and the name of the person contacted.
SPS 383.26(2)(d) (d) The master plumber or master plumber-restricted service responsible for the POWTS installation or modification shall provide the necessary equipment and properly licensed personnel required for the inspection as requested by the governmental unit or department.
SPS 383.26(2)(e) (e) If an inspection is not made by the end of the next workday, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the requested inspection day, the master plumber or the master plumber-restricted service may proceed with the installation of the POWTS, including backfilling and covering.
SPS 383.26(3) (3) Pursuant to s. 145.20 (2) (g), Stats., a governmental unit by ordinance may require other inspections in addition to that specified under this section.
SPS 383.26(4) (4) A governmental unit shall maintain a written record of each inspection conducted for a POWTS. The record shall include information relative to all of the following:
SPS 383.26(4)(a) (a) The location of the POWTS.
SPS 383.26(4)(b) (b) The date of the inspection.
SPS 383.26(4)(c) (c) The nature and findings of the inspection.
SPS 383.26(5) (5) Before being put into service, components of a POWTS shall be tested in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications or as specified as a condition of approval under ss. SPS 383.22 and 384.10.
SPS 383.26 History History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (2) (a), (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 383.27 SPS 383.27 Experiments.
SPS 383.27(1)(1) The provisions of this chapter or ch. SPS 384 are not intended to prevent the design and use of an innovative method or concept for the treatment or dispersal of domestic wastewater which is not specifically addressed by this chapter, provided the experiment has been first approved by the department in accordance with s. SPS 384.50 (3).
SPS 383.27(2) (2) The department shall review a submittal of an experiment under this section with input from the technical advisory committee assembled under s. SPS 384.10 (3) (d).
SPS 383.27(3) (3) The protocol for a proposed experiment submitted to the department for consideration shall include all of the following:
SPS 383.27(3)(a) (a) The experiment shall be supervised by a professional who has experience in small-scale wastewater treatment.
SPS 383.27(3)(b) (b) The professional shall submit a vita of training and experience relative to small-scale wastewater treatment along with the application for the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(c) (c) A proposal shall be submitted for the experiment that includes at least all of the following:
SPS 383.27(3)(c)1. 1. The purpose of the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)2. 2. The theory and science behind the proposed experiment including a description of the systems or processes to be used as part of the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)3. 3. The number of systems or components to be installed or modified as part of the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)4. 4. The identification of the initial sites, if known, that will take part in the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)5. 5. A letter of comment from the governmental unit or units where the experiment is to be conducted.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)6. 6. The data to be collected and the method to be employed to collect the data.
SPS 383.27(3)(c)7. 7. The duration of the proposed experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(d) (d) The experiment may not involve less than 5, and not more than 50 individual installations.
SPS 383.27(3)(e) (e) An experiment shall be designed to provide definitive results within 5 years from the start of the experiment.
SPS 383.27(3)(f) (f) An experiment on a site not previously developed shall include a contingency plan that provides for a code complying replacement POWTS, if the experiment fails to meet the required performance standards of this chapter.
SPS 383.27(3)(g) (g) If the experiment is approved, the experimenter shall execute a signed agreement with the department setting forth the obligations of the parties.
SPS 383.27(3)(h) (h) Within 6 months of the completion of the experiment, the results or conclusions shall be forwarded to the department.
SPS 383.27 History History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 383.28 SPS 383.28 Penalties. Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed in accordance with s. 145.12, Stats.
SPS 383.28 History History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00.
SPS 383.29 SPS 383.29 Range of responses.
SPS 383.29(1)(a) (a) Pursuant to s. 160.21, Stats., the department shall respond with any one or more of the actions delineated under Table 383.29 if the preventive action limits or enforcement standards enumerated in ch. NR 140 Tables 1 and 2 are exceeded at a point of standards application as a result of the performance of a POWTS, including a POWTS existing prior to July 1, 2000, except as provided in par. (b).
SPS 383.29(1)(b) (b) Pursuant to s. 160.255, Stats., the design, installation, use or maintenance of a POWTS is not required to comply with the nitrate standard specified in ch. NR 140 Table 1, except as provided under s. SPS 383.03 (5). - See PDF for table
SPS 383.29(2) (2) Pursuant to s. 160.21 (2), Stats., the point of standards application relative to the performance of POWTS shall be:
SPS 383.29(2)(a) (a) Any point of present groundwater use for potable water supply; and
SPS 383.29(2)(b) (b) Any point beyond the boundary of the property on which the facility, practice or activity is located.
SPS 383.29 History History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; CR 02-129: am. (1) (a) Register January 2004 No. 577, eff. 2-1-04; correction in (1) (a), (b), Table 383.29 made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.
subch. III of ch. SPS 383 Subchapter III — General Requirements
SPS 383.30 SPS 383.30 Purpose. This subchapter establishes parameters for the types of POWTS that may be used and how a POWTS may be used.
SPS 383.31 SPS 383.31 Principles. A POWTS shall be operated and used in such a manner so as not to render the POWTS inoperative or beyond its capabilities, and thereby, create a human health hazard.
SPS 383.32 SPS 383.32 Prohibitions and limitations.
SPS 383.32(1) (1) Prohibitions.
SPS 383.32(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in s. SPS 383.03 (4), the introduction of wastewater or substances in such quantities or concentrations to a POWTS, including a POWTS existing prior to July 1, 2000, that results in exceeding the enforcement standards and preventive action limits specified in ch. NR 140 Tables 1 and 2 at a point of standards application shall be prohibited.
SPS 383.32 Note Note: Section SPS 383.03 (4) reads:
SPS 383.32 Note (4) Groundwater standards. (a) Pursuant to s. 160.255, Stats., the design, installation, use or maintenance of a POWTS is not required to comply with the nitrate standard specified in ch. NR 140 Table 1, except as provided under sub. (5).
SPS 383.32(1)(b) (b) Pursuant to s. 160.19 (2) (a), Stats., the department has determined that it is not technically or economically feasible to require that a POWTS treat wastewater to comply with the preventive action limit for chloride specified in ch. NR 140, Table 2, as existed on June 1, 1998.
SPS 383.32(1)(c) (c) Substances deleterious to a POWTS shall be intercepted, diluted or treated in accordance with s. SPS 382.34 prior to the substance discharging into a POWTS.
SPS 383.32(1)(d) (d) The use of a cesspool as a POWTS is prohibited, including any cesspool existing prior to July 1, 2000.
SPS 383.32(1)(e) (e) The final discharge of domestic wastewater or POWTS effluent to open bodies of water is prohibited, including by means of plumbing outfall pipes existing prior to July 1, 2000.
SPS 383.32(1)(f) (f) The final discharge of domestic wastewater or POWTS effluent to the ground surface is prohibited, including by means of plumbing outfall pipes existing prior to July 1, 2000.
SPS 383.32(1)(g) (g) The infiltrative surface of a treatment or dispersal component of a POWTS existing prior to December 1, 1969, which consists in part of soil may not be located in bedrock or groundwater.
SPS 383.32(1)(h) (h) The use of RV transfer tanks shall be restricted to any of the following sites:
SPS 383.32(1)(h)1. 1. Campgrounds permitted by the department of health services under ch. ATCP 79.
SPS 383.32(1)(h)2. 2. Properties where the use of the RV transfer tank is permitted by an adopted governmental unit ordinance and monitored by the governmental unit.
SPS 383.32(1)(i) (i) The use of camping unit transfer tanks shall be restricted to campgrounds permitted by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. ATCP 79.
SPS 383.32(2) (2) Local prohibitions.
SPS 383.32(2)(a)(a) A municipality may by ordinance prohibit or limit the installation and use of the following technologies, designs or methods as POWTS components:
SPS 383.32(2)(a)1. 1. A holding tank.
SPS 383.32(2)(a)2. 2. A constructed wetland as a POWTS treatment component.
SPS 383.32(2)(a)3. 3. An evapotranspiration bed as a POWTS treatment component.
SPS 383.32(2)(b) (b) A municipality may enact ordinances that are more restrictive than the applicable state minimum standards for those POWTS existing prior to December 1, 1972, except as provided in s. SPS 383.03 (2) (b) 2.
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Cleidocranial dysplasia is an extremely rare familial disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of clavicles, characteristic craniofacial deformities, and the presence of numerous supernumerary and unerupted teeth. Here, the author reviews the striking radiographic findings of cleidocranial dysplasia in a 16-year-old adolescent boy who presented with delayed teeth eruption.
Introduction: Data examiningmammographic breast density (MBD) among patients in Sub-Saharan Africa are sparse.We evaluated how MBD relates to breast cancer characteristics in Kenyan women undergoing diagnostic mammography.
Methods: This crosssectional study included women with pathologically confirmed breast cancers (𝑛 = 123). Pretreatment mammograms of the unaffectedbreast were assessed to estimate absolute dense area (cm2), nondense area (cm2), and percent density (PD). Relationships between density measurements and clinical characteristics were evaluated using analysis of covariance.
Results: Median PD and dense area were 24.9% and 85.3 cm2. Higher PD and dense area were observed in younger women (𝑃 < 0.01). Higher dense and nondense areas were observed in obese women (𝑃-trend < 0.01). Estrogen receptor (ER) positive patients (73%) had higher PD and dense area than ER-negative patients (𝑃 ≤ 0.02). Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients (17%) had lower PD and dense area (𝑃 ≤ 0.01) compared with non-TNBCs. No associations were observed between MBD and tumor size and grade.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of thermal imaging (TI) in the setting of focal consolidative pneumonia with chest X-ray (CXR) as the gold standard.
SETTING: A large, 973-bed teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
PARTICIPANTS: 47 patients enrolled, 15 in a training set, 32 in a test set. Age range 10 months to 82 years (median=50 years).
Modern big data often emerge as tensors. Standard statistical methods are inadequate to deal with datasets of large volume, high dimensionality, and complex structure. Therefore, it is important to develop algorithms such as low-rank tensor decomposition for data compression, dimensionality reduction, and approximation.
© Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. All rights reserved. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. PE is a complex disease with a highly variable presentation and the available treatment options for PE are expanding rapidly. Anticoagulation (AC), systemic lysis, surgery, and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) play important roles in treating patients with PE. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy is required to determine which treatment option is best for a given patient with this complex disease.
OBJECTIVE: As the utility of Child-Pugh (C-P) class is limited by the subjectivity of ascites and encephalopathy, we evaluated a previously established objective method, the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade, as a prognosticator for yttrium-90 radioembolization (RE) treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).


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Neil Brown
It is a minority opinion, but to me there seems to be a remarkable lack of passion and enthusiasm in the opposition to the budget. What with the build-up and the alleged horrors inflicted on the public, you would expect some more strident and genuine outrage. True, the official opposition and the lobby groups have recited the usual objections to some of the measures and have done their best to stir up a bit of feeling. So we have been told that our education system has been turned into a wasteland, our noble youth thrown onto a scrapheap of broken dreams, our old people condemned to go on starvation rations and our hospitals thrown back to pre-Florence Nightingale times and all the rest of it. That being so you would expect some very serious opposition. It is also true that the opinion polls have given the government a shake, but it would be amazing if there were not something of a reaction of that sort, no matter what the budget did.
And yet, somehow, the protests lack passion and feeling. The vibes of fury and outrage are just not there. Ten thousand people at a rally in Melbourne to protest against the end of the world that the budget allegedly heralds is not much of a showing. A few students did the right thing and had a half-hearted demo against Julie Bishop and Sophie Mirabella in a brief interlude of study before going on to be high-priced lawyers, doctors and derivative brokers. But even they let the side down: your modern students can't even get the banner the right way up and they show a distinct lack of revolutionary fervour. And there is something ritualistic rather than spontaneously outraged about their demonstrations.
I suspect that most people opposed to the budget think it contains worse medicine than it does and that they will be affected by it when in fact they will not. I suspect also that many people actually support the budget and know the patient needs the medicine, unpalatable and all that it is. That view was supported by the Fairfax poll — of all things — that showed 49 per cent of respondents thought that the budget was 'economically responsible', with 48 per cent opposed. But to make doubly sure, I decided to conduct a highly scientific opinion poll using a new and secret method of polling, namely asking people at random what they thought of the budget.
Some of the responses I received: 'Have we had the budget?', 'I have been under a rock', 'They had to do it, but not all at once', 'I don't agree with giving all this money to rich people to have babies', 'They should not have put the GST on food and restaurants', 'It gives too much middle-class welfare', 'They need a good PR company to sell it' and 'They have not proved a budget emergency'. So, you see: a bit of a mixed bag, but hardly outrage.
I still believe that people in general will come to realise two things, although they probably realise them already: we simply must stop spending money and we must try to balance the books. Abbott and Hockey are now wedded to that cause and will eventually get the credit for it. It will probably be the making of them.
For the time being, the plan should be to stand firm, not compromise, defend the case, not be spooked by polls or nervous backbenchers and not be diverted into side issues that will generate more criticism. Chief among the latter is the absurd idea of expanding and increasing the GST so the states can waste more money. In raw political terms, there is an air of unreality about the notion that a government should lash itself with the pain of more taxation and then just give the money away. And you can see how impractical the proposal is by the people who are arguing for it; they are either failed state premiers, social reformers who live on government 'funding', proponents of new and bigger taxes, people who work in think tanks that want bigger government resources and power to strangle the free enterprise spirit, people who do not have to fill in the nightmarish BAS form because they do not produce anything and those who do not have to stand for election. You think the present protests are serious? Increase the GST and you will see what serious is.
The power of the left-wing machine that the ABC and the Fairfax, Guardian sisterhood has become, was on show during the budget analysis; the Australian and the most important newspaper in Australia, the Herald-Sun, have gone over to paid, online subscriptions, cutting them off from the mass of the people. In Melbourne, we were left with the Age and the ABC — who else? — for our news and commentary. What a diet.
Kevin Rudd's appearance before the pink batts Royal Commission was, even for him, a monumental piece of chutzpah, arrogance and narcissism. Was the catastrophe that led to the electrocution of three young men his fault? No; the public servants were to blame for ignoring his commandments and not warning him of the dangers of nailing foil batts onto electric wires. Is he sorry? Yes, sort of; the grieving parents of the dead apprentices should feel 'confused, angry and let down…' Is that all? He should be sued for gross dereliction of duty.
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Kristaps Porzingis for Deandre Ayton (2021)
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Rebounds 10.6 8.5
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Three Points Made 2 45
Three Points Att 8 155
Free Throws Made 57 140
Free Throws Att 80 159
Per Gerald Bourquet, the Suns have ruled out Deandre Ayton on Saturday for their game against the Pacers with an ankle injury.
Fri, Jan 21st Kristaps Porzingis totaled 18 points (7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist, and two blocks in Thursday's 108-101 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Per Kellen Olson, Suns big man Deandre Ayton (ankle) has been ruled out Thursday vs the Mavericks.
Wed, Jan 19th Kristaps Porzingis recorded 18 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT, 8-8 FT), seven rebounds, two assists, and one steal in the Mavericks' 102-98 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
Per Brett Siegel, Deandre Ayton has been ruled out Monday vs Spurs.
Mon, Jan 17th Kristaps Porzingis totaled 19 points (4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT, 9-12 FT), seven rebounds, one steal, and one block in the Mavericks' 108-92 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
DeAndre Ayton totaled 16 points (5-7 FG, 6-6 FT), nine rebounds, and one block in the Suns' 99-95 win over the Raptors on Tuesday.
Wed, Jan 12th Kristaps Porzingis cleared the league's health and safety protocols and is probable to start in Saturday's matchup against the Magic.
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Per Adrian Wojnarowski, the Suns have placed center Deandre Ayton in the health and safety protocols.
Mon, Dec 27th Kristaps Porzingis (health & safety) will miss Friday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.


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by Building 429
Album: Unashamed (2015)
This is the lead single from Unashamed, Building 429's ninth studio album. The band opened the 46th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards with a performance of the song. "We're an impossibility," lead vocalist Jason Roy told Billboard magazine backstage. "We shouldn't be here. We've been here 15 years doing this and it's a miracle we're still here. God has allowed us to do some unbelievable things."
"Every time we see these big old mountains and we think they're not going to move, but often times the mountain in the way is just a doorway through which God walks and shows himself faithful time and time again," he added. "We wrote that song because we believe there's power. With God all things are possible."
More songs from Building 429
More songs about spirituality or religion
Lyrics to Impossible
TV Theme SongsFact or Fiction
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Five Rockers Who Rolled With The DevilSong Writing
Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?
Boy BandsFact or Fiction
From NKOTB to 1D, how well do you know your boy bands?
Don Brewer of Grand FunkSongwriter Interviews
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
John ParrSongwriter Interviews
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
WeezerFact or Fiction
Did Rivers Cuomo grow up on a commune? Why did they name their albums after colors? See how well you know your Weezer in this Fact or Fiction.


Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is celebrating the opening of its MHC Diesel Technician Training Center with a grand opening at its Springfield, Mo., campus. MHC is a proud partner of this initiative and will be present for the public unveiling. The event will feature brief remarks with facility tours immediately to follow.


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La batalla de la Mesa del Nayar fue un enfrentamiento que se libró en 1722 y que supuso el fin de la Guerra del Nayar. En esta batalla se enfrentaron un cuerpo expedicionario español y un desconocido número de coras.

La batalla

Según la Gaceta de México:

Consecuencias

El jefe cora de las tropas, Tlahuitole, fue ejecutado a tiros de ballesta. El rey, Tonati, fue llevado preso a Guadalajara. Los autóctonos dispersos fueron sistemáticamente asesinados, arrestados o enviados a asentamientos llamados pueblos de indios donde se esperaba que el contacto con los tlaxcaltecas, mexicas y tarascos que habían llegado desde el centro del virreinato a colonizar las regiones del norte los hicieran sedentarios y que adoptaran la forma de gobierno y orden social de la "república de indios".

Bibliografía

 Diccionario Enciclopédico de México Visual, de Humberto Musacchio.
 La Gaceta de México.

Nayarit
España en 1722
Historia colonial de México
Historia del estado de Nayarit
México en 1722
Reinado de Felipe V

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January 30, 2018 September 7, 2017 Rosa NovotnyLeave a comment
An opera is an art form which allows singers and musicians to portray a story through a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. It started in Italy at the end of 16th century and soon spread in the entire Europe. The opera is definitely is one of the best human artistic achievements showcasing God's most beautiful instrument, the voice. Here are
Le Nozze di Figaro (Figaro's Wedding)
This is perhaps Mozart's most beloved opera with a libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was first performed at the Burgtheater in Viena on May 1786. It tells the story of how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeeded in getting married, despite Count Almaviva's efforts to seduce Susanna.
Another great opera by Mozart, together with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is Don Giovanni. This masterpiece was called a 'dramma giocoso' which wonderfully blends seriousness, suspense, and humor. The story centers on the rich, arrogant and promiscuous aristocrat who abuses and outrages everyone he encounters until he struggled to kill and outwit something.
This opera by French composer Georges Bizet was first performed in Paris on March 1875. Its text was written by Henri Meilhac and LudovicHalévy based on Prosper Mérimée's novella. The plot highlights the eponymous character's seduction and corruption of Don Jose, a Spanish officer who abandons everything in trade of his desire to possess the beautiful gypsy.
The Barber of Seville
This opera by Gioachino Rossini and Italian librettist Cesare Sterbini is a sort of a prequel to Mozart's Figaro. It details the adventures following the marriage of the two servants Figaro and Susanna. The opera remained a popular work even after 200 years since composition.
La Traviata (The Fallen Woman)
This work by Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most performed opera today which centers on the tragic-and sexually-charged tale of the young courtesan Violetta's love for the nobleman Alfredo. The plot follows conventional shortcomings between lovers, in which their romantic relationship when Violette contracted fatal tuberculosis.
This opera by Hector Berlioz is inspired by the memoirs of the Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini whom he used as a persona to represent Berlioz' identity of being an artist who overcomes all struggles, including those posed by the Church, to find his true love and provide his superiority to his peers.
Die EntfuhrungAus Dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)
Another opera from the most influential composer of the classical era is The Abduction from the Seraglio. This focuses on the attempt of the hero Belmonte, together with his servant Pedrillo to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim.
Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera by P.I. Tchaikovsky with a dramatic involvement with nature. The story centers on a greedy hero who regrets rejecting a young woman's love and inciting a fatal duel with his best friend. The opera was first played in Moscow in 1879.
Have you seen an opera before? How was the experience?


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"I held my own with them."
Newest Dawg Jake Ganus has a little experience playing SEC offenses.
Ganus has already shown what he can do against SEC teams.
Playing safety as a freshman, Ganus picked off a pass against South Carolina's Connor Shaw. Going up against Arkansas' mammoth offensive line this season, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Ganus had 11 tackles and two tackles for loss including a sack.
Of course, that's not exactly the same as facing off against the same eight weeks out of the regular season. But he sounds like he's up for it.
"It will be different playing teams like that every week, but I will also have a full offseason and summer and fall camp to get ready for it. I definitely think I'll be up for the challenge."
I don't know why, but I actually feel like Pruitt will have capable options to fill the ILB slots next season. Between the new arrivals and the two backups who've been waiting their turns, don't think there will be much of a drop off from two of the most productive players Georgia's had on defense the past couple of seasons.
Know your place.
This made me laugh out loud.
Kirby Smart on Lane Kiffin: "I'll say this: He's not afraid to speak his mind. That or he hasn't learned yet."
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) December 28, 2014
Anybody think this year in Tuscaloosa has been a humbling experience for Junior?
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin
Miss Manners at the Belk Bowl
My, isn't everyone on their best behavior.
It was the briefest of conversations, but Damian Swann got a chance Saturday to talk again with Todd Grantham. The two ran into each other at a luncheon as part of Belk Bowl festivities.
"He was in line. And I was trying to get back to my food," Swann said. "So it was kinda like, 'Hey coach how you doing?' Just a cordial greeting."
Everyone has been trying to emphasize cordial feelings when it comes to the Grantham story. He spent four seasons as Georgia's defensive coordinator before bolting for the same job at Louisville in January. But no bad blood remains, everyone claims.
Georgia head coach Mark Richt ran into Grantham at a coaches reception Friday night. The two and their wives said hello to each other, as well.
That is so nice. It would have been a lot more fun if someone offered to perform the Heimlich maneuver if Grantham looked like he was choking again.
Come Tuesday, somebody had better be behaving badly, or I'm gonna be disappointed. A little ass showing, please. It's half the reason I'm going to be watching.
UPDATE: This is a little better.
Malcolm Mitchell listed the various reasons for his Georgia team to get up for Tuesday's Belk Bowl, be it a 10-win season or the seniors.
"And this is a chance for us to beat Coach Grantham," Mitchell added. "We've got to enough motivation."
… But when it comes to this game, well, offensive lineman Greg Pyke described the Grantham factor as, "It's not revenge, but it just kind of makes you want to win more."
… Others like offensive lineman Kolton Houston spent time on Grantham's field while on scout team.
"We competed against him for so long," Houston said. "We did it in scrimmages, but in a game setting we want to actually try to go out there and beat him."
Go get him, boys.
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"There's going to be a $10 million [a year] coach."
Laugh if you like at that quote. But come Tuesday, college football is expected to have its first $8 million a year head coach. And it won't be an SEC team stroking that check, either.
Yet, anyway.
How much do you figure that Georgia Way discount is valued at?
Filed under It's Just Bidness
Amari Cooper's nose
Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't like New Orleans because "It doesn't smell good", you ain't doing New Orleans right.
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Date: 21-Apr. Club: Marks Park (gt).
Sanction: Sanaa & Wa. Round: Eliminations.
Date: 22-Apr. Club: Marks Park (gt).
Date: 26-Apr. Club: Ultimate Aim Archery (ng).
Sanction: Sanaa. Round: IFAA Standard Indoor Round.
Date: 27-Apr. Club: Ultimate Aim Archery (ng).
Date: 28-Apr. Club: Ultimate Aim Archery (ng).
Date: 04-May. Club: Tuks Archery Club (ng).
Sanction: Sanaa & Wa. Round: 720 Round.
Date: 05-May. Club: Tuks Archery Club (ng).
Sanction: Sanaa. Round: 720 Round.
Date: 11-May. Club: Marks Park (gt).
Date: 11-May. Club: Thabazimbi Boogklub.
Sanction: Sanaa. Round: IFAA Field.
The South African National Archery Association (Sanaa) was formed in 1948 by a group of enthusiastic archers. Today, it is the national federation for all amateur archery in South Africa and is the national governing body of the sport. Sanaa offers its members the opportunity to participate in all disciplines and it recognises both the World Archery Federation and the International Field Archery Association disciplines. In so doing, members can decide which discipline they are more comfortable with and have the opportunity to compete in target, field, 3D and indoor archery. Read more about us.
The International Field Archery Association, also known as the IFAA is an international archery association that was founded 1970 when a group of field archers from the USA, Sweden, England, Scotland, Wales and Canada agreed on a set of basic rules by which Field Archery tournaments would be run. We now represent over 50 000 field archers in over 40 member countries from all continents. Field archery is designed to be fun and for the whole family with your fellow archers administer these rules out on the courses, rather than judges, marshals or other officials. Read more about the IFAA.
The World Archery Federation (WA) is the world governing body for the sport of archery, recognised by and a core sport of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Universiades and many other organisations. The head office for WA is in Lausanne, Switzerland. World Archery currently consists of 150+ Member Nations, that are the governing bodies for archery in each country covering the continents of Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Sanaa is a member in good standing of the World Archery Federation and offers its members the opportunity to participate in all WA events.
Clubs in the provinces that are affiliated to the provincial archery body are recognised in terms of the rules and regulations of the federation. Clubs are the backbone of the federation and are the starting point for all who are interested in our sport. We have over 100 clubs in the nine provinces who invite novices to participate in the development program which is aimed at teaching archery the right way. So, whether you are interested in archery for fun, recreation or serious competition, your first port of call will be your local club. Read more about our clubs.
Our high performance archers have competed in both World Archery and IFAA events and are holders of international records and gold, silver and bronze medals. Managed through our Gold Squad program, certain events, such as the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Games require us to prepare the athletes and then hand them over to our National Olympic Committee as part of Team South Africa. Sanaa is the only authority permitted to recommend to the SA Colours Board the awarding of Protea Colours for its members. Read more about our high performance program.
Membership is open to all archers who are members in good standing of a club affiliated to a province. There are many benefits to joining the Federation, the greatest being that as a member you can contribute towards the growth and recognition of the sport. Membership is a requirement to participate in sanctioned tournaments, including the national championships. If you are a member of a recognised club, join today or read more about membership.


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Cybergovernance Journal Update – 12/18/2015
by Bob Barker
Cybersecurity breaches hit Apple and Scottrade customers. Recent articles discussed a potential increase in government surveillance via CISA legislation, a projected increase in shareholder lawsuits over cybersecurity lapses, and how the growth of cybergovernance may follow the path of financial reform.
Congress Slips CISA Into Budget Bill That's Sure to Pass
WIRED, Dec. 16
In a late-night session of Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced a new version of the "omnibus" bill, a massive piece of legislation that now includes a version of CISA as well. Lumping CISA in with the omnibus bill further reduces any chance for debate over its surveillance-friendly provisions.
Shareholder Cybersecurity Lawsuits Expected to Increase in 2016
Law.com, Nov. 18
A survey of 276 board members by NYSE Governance Services and security firm Veracode found 60 percent of respondents expect an increase in shareholder lawsuits against companies due to cybersecurity issues, while 72 percent expect more cyber-related regulation in the near future.
Cybersecurity Governance is Not Just a U.S. Problem
Cybergovernance Journal, Dec. 14
Just as highly publicized fraud cases drove changes in financial reporting over a decade ago, now a rash of highly publicized breaches is instigating the rise of cybergovernance. The loss of public and investor confidence due to financial risk propelled the quest for a legislative solution and the passing of Sarbanes-Oxley; the loss of public and investor confidence resulting from cyberattacks is fueling efforts to mitigate cyber risk.
64% Unlikely to Shop or Do Business Again With a Company After a Breach
Advisen Cyber FPN, Dec. 16
Only a quarter (25%) of all respondents feel that companies take the protection and security of customer data very seriously. More than twice as many respondents feel that the responsibility of protecting and securing customer data falls on the company (69%) versus the customer (31%).
Hack May Have Hit 4.6M Online Brokerage Customers
SecurityWeek, Oct. 2
Scottrade said in a statement it was notified of the incident by US federal officials who "recently informed us that they've been investigating cybersecurity crimes involving the theft of information from Scottrade and other financial services companies." The company said it believes that "the illegal activity involving our network occurred between late 2013 and early 2014, and targeted client names and street addresses."
Mac Anti-malware App Maker Stored 13M Customer Details in Plain Sight
HITBSecNews, Dec. 16
MAC USERS have been warned to be on the lookout after anti-malware maker MacKeeper exposed details of 13 million of its customers. The leak was revealed by Chris Vickery, a noted security researcher, who posted details to Reddit over the weekend. The data was obtained by Vickery with no exploit or hack.


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Q: provide read, write, execute permission but can't be deleted by others Is it possible for a user to create a folder with read, write, execute permission for all users in the system, but the other users can't delete the folder?

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The Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir
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They performed alongside Oscar winner Marricone (Photo: Matej Korlaet/Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić)
Amateur singers do not often get a chance to sing a top classic repertoire, while standing on a stage with great world orchestras, conductors and soloists is a privilege that few have.
Traditions Kristina IvandićOct. 7, 2017, 8:35 a.m.
Translation: Branko Lozančić
They are the Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir that works within the Student Cultural Arts Association of the same name. Next year the choir will mark its 70 years since its foundation, during which they held 200 rehearsals each year and more than 1 600 concerts. 4 thousand current and former members, the youngest being 14 and the oldest 67, performed countless compositions.
The popular Gorans performed in 20 countries and 60 cities, sang in 15 languages and were accompanied by 30 orchestras under the direction of 60 conductors, including Lovro pl. Matačić, Milan Horvat, Zubin Mehta, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Krzysztof Penderecki, Lorin Maazel, Noam Sheriff, Gerd Albrecht, Kazushi Ono, Alun Francis, Hans Graf, Kurt Masur, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Valerij Gergijev and Sir Neville Marriner.
A rehearsal at the Prince's Palace ahead of the opening of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. (Photo: Bojan Barišić)
They have performed with Oscar winner Ennio Morricone, Italian singer Boccelli, music diva Josipa Lisac, pianist Maksim Mrvica, tenor Joséa Carrerasa and Inva Mula, known for the aria from the film The 5th Element. No presidential inauguration, Zagreb City Day, Statehood Day, opening of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Varaždin Baroque Evenings or numerous humanitarian concerts pass without the Gorans. The choir also cooperates with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and the HRT Symphony Orchestra.
Israeli tour in December 2014. (Photo: Matej Korlaet/Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić)
The crown of the Gorans' work is two Porin awards. In 2016 they won in the Best Classical Music Album category: The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir under the direction of maestro Vladimir Kranjčević performing Mozart's Requiem. They won their first Porin in 1995 for the Boris Papandopula Croatian Mass in the Best Re-release category (outside pop/rock music).
Arsen Dedić and Vice Vukov were both Gorans as well as television presenter Aleksandar Stanković and journalist Domagoj Jakopović Ribafish. Generations that passed through the choir created a tradition and social role of the Ivan Goran Kovačić institution in Croatian society.
Performance at the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences Music festival in 2015. (Photo: Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić)
The choir was lead by renowned Croatian musicians Mladen Jagušt, Duško Prašelj, Lovro Županović, Adalbert Marković, Dinko Fio, Vladimir Kranjčević and Saša Britvić. From the beginning of 2003, the artistic director has been Luka Vukšić, who leads it today along with assistant artistic director Veton Marevci.
The Gorans performed Brahms' German Requiem in June 2014. (Photo: Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić)
Pieces by Mozart, Verdi, Mahler, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorzak and Orff have taken these lovers of classical music, singing and socializing to China, France, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, the USA, the Vatican and beyond.
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I'm from Long Island, but the nice part (Suffolk County is God's Country), and because of this, I've lived nearly my entire life in the shadow of the World Wrestling Federation. Which is probably why, when I was growing up, the only thing I H-A-T-E-D more than WCW was J-E-Double F J-A-Double R-E-Double T. With that look and ridiculous (glowing!) outfit — he had as much chance as a garbageman of getting over with me.
This was back when I saw the South as a monolithic nether region of America, as opposed to a place where a diverse group of people who sometimes hold values different than mine lived, so when this obnoxious hick invaded telling me he was the best performer in the company, spelling his name out and making me listen to his terrible country songs with that god-awful accent, it filled me with a feeling that I was completely unfamiliar with. I actually hated a wrestler.
Part of this was the (somewhat lamentable) prejudice, but it was also that he was CONSTANTLY getting over on my favorite wrestlers. When he brought in the Roadie, and they beat Razor Ramon at the Royal Rumble because of a cheap shot chop block — which I had to read about because my family was too poor at the time to buy the PPV — I was as angry as I have ever been about anything in wrestling. I felt what would properly be described as an "X-Pac" level of heat towards him, as I was completely unable to separate my distaste for from his performance.
So, when he left — randomly, as he is wont to do — for WCW (which I was only watching with a passing interest between commercial breaks on RAW), I wasn't just happy: I was complacent. That may seem redundant, or — as I am wont to do — an unnecessary semantic parsing, but it was how I felt. I was content, fundamentally indifferent to his absence, mostly happy about my favorites being given the screentime he was "taking away" from them.
When he came back, working that ridiculous quasi-NWA invasion gimmick with his equally annoying — and equally Southern — counterpart James E. Cornette, the anger I felt having him back in town was enough to get me to stop watching the WWF, moving away from the product steadily before essentially completely giving up on it after WrestleMania XV in the spring of 1999.
It wasn't until college that I began watching again (something I covered during #MickFoleyWeek) and it was during this time that Kurt Angle — still the most talented in-ring competitor I've ever seen — made his way to TNA, a place I had only very quietly heard of during my attempt to find out every single possible thing about wrestling during my not-so-brief hiatus. But, when I arrived in front of TNA — almost exclusively to watch Angle — that I was confronted by my old arch-nemesis: J-E-Double F J-A-Double R-E-Double T, the man "in charge" of T-N-A.
I was furious, that after all these years, after I finally got back "in the game", that my least favorite wrestler of all time, the man that helped drive me out of the viewing audience, was now ruining the one thing I truly loved about wrestling — Kurt Angle. But much in the same way that watching Mick Foley work his masterpiece with Triple H at MSG, watching Jeff now didn't just change the way I thought about him, but how I thought about wrestling and art itself.
Gone were the days of the over-the-top outfits and stuck-in-the-worst-part-of-the-80s haircut and while his omnipresent guitar still had sparklers coming out of it, the bells and whistles spoke to a person who wasn't intent telling us how great he was and hoping we believed him, but someone would was great and was ready to show the world what he could do when given the chance.
Wrestling is a show, and Jeff Jarrett is one of its greatest showmen. The reason that Jeff Jarrett had a country album, and the reason he brought around a guitar that would inevitably be broken over someone's head wasn't because he couldn't go toe-to-toe with someone like Razor Ramon or Shawn Michaels or even the great Kurt Angle, but because the most entertaining way from him to do it included those things. He wasn't using them as a crutch, but as a performance enhancer.
I thought back to all the times I was infuriated by something he had said in a promo, or how over the Roadie was for me when I was told that he had sung the song Jarrett claimed to have made himself. And I thought about how angry I was that I hadn't been able to see my guy, Razor Ramon, when he lost to him, how angry I was that I couldn't be there for him, to cheer for him as he was getting screwed over. And that's when I realized that, above all else, Jeff Jarrett made me care about the people I was watching, and the things that were happening to them.


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Public invited to preview of 'Country Music'
East Tennessee PBS, in partnership with the East Tennessee Historical Society and East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies present an advanced preview of Ken Burns' "Country Music." The showing will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville. Arrive early for a special performance by ETSU's Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music program.
"Country Music" chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form. From southern Appalachia's songs of struggle, heartbreak and faith to the rollicking western swing of Texas, from California honky-tonks to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, we follow the evolution of Country Music over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become "America's music." Directed and produced by Ken Burns, written and produced by Dayton Duncan, and produced by Julie Dunfey — Emmy-award winning creators of PBS's most-acclaimed and most-watched documentaries for more than a quarter century. This eight-episode, sixteen-and-a-half-hours series will begin airing on PBS, Sept. 15.
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Terra Searches for its Identity
May 22, 2003 • 16 min read
Two months ago, French Internet portal Wanadoo surprised financial markets by announcing a profit of 30 million euros. Shortly afterwards, it was the turn of its German counterpart, T-Online, which cut its losses almost in half and managed a positive EBITDA of 103.5 million euros. And on March 24, the Italian portal Tiscali announced an operating profit of one million euros. Only Terra, an Internet portal for the Spanish-speaking community, still seems to find profitability elusive. Losses at the Spanish company continue to grow, reaching two million euros. Experts consulted by Universia-Knowledge at Wharton say these financial results suggest a process of consolidation that will leave the marketplace with only four or five leading players. Will Terra be one of them?
In May 1998, Telefónica, the largest Spanish [telecommunications] firm and one of the most important telecom firms in Europe and Latin America, began to sketch the first outlines of Terra. Its goal was to build the largest Internet portal for the Spanish-speaking community. Two years later, that dream appeared to be fulfilled. The company had a presence in 42 countries and provided employment to more than 4,000 professionals. Moreover, it had managed to enter the U.S. and Asian markets, emphasizing Japan and China in particular, thanks to its purchase of U.S. portal giant Lycos.
In March 2003, however, Terra announced losses of 2.009 million euros. Revenues dropped by 9.98% to 622 million euros, and the operating profit continued to bleed red ink – amounting to losses of 120 million euros. To top things off, Terra's competitors appear to have found the path toward profitability.
The French portal Wanadoo, a subsidiary of France Telecom, was the first European portal to show a profit, with earnings of 30 million euros and sales of 2.075 million euros. Its German counterpart, T-Online, which is owned by Deutsche Telekom, soon announced a working profit of 103.5 million euros; it also cut its losses in half, to 459 million euros. Finally, Tiscali, the Italian portal, jumped on the bandwagon of profitability with a [positive] EBITDA of one million euros. Meanwhile, Tiscali reduced its losses from 1.664 million euros to 593 million euros.
What lesson has Terra failed to learn from its competitors? "[Terra] is a different business, because it is much more ambitious," says Enrique Dans, director of information systems and technologies at the Instituto de Empresa. "Clearly Terra has not known how to maintain a management model, while the rest of the portals have focused on clear goals that they have fulfilled little by little."
Like many other Internet projects, Terra has suffered some strong jolts since its creation. But the one factor that wound up making Terra lose its leadership was the lack of a well-defined management model. "In Terra, the strategy has kept on changing, and this has made it difficult for the company to evolve," notes Jordi Gual, professor at the IESE Business School. "Nevertheless, there is still time for Terra to be one of the major players because, in the end, there are only going to be four or five big portals."
The Management Shuffle
Throughout its short history, Terra has suffered from an ongoing rotation of managers. The first phase of the portal was under the direction of Juan Perea, who managed the company from 1998 until February 2000. Among his greatest achievements are the following: the purchase of Olé, the [Spanish] search engine; the launch of Terra on the stock market in November 1999; and the company's expansion into Latin America. Abel Linares took over from Perea and was responsible for unifying, under one brand, all the subsidiaries that Perea had purchased. Despite all the good feelings the company provided at the time – as it reached a high share price of 150 euros – Linares was swept aside by Joaquim Agut, who focused his efforts on cleaning up the company's accounts, even at the cost of choking off its strategic source of funding.
"Terra was the engine of the marketplace," says Dans. "It was the most innovative company and, at the beginning, it took steps with great success. For example, it was the first company to unify its sales force, and it devoted a large part of its efforts to building user loyalty because it was aware that the Internet access business was already in the middle [maturing] stages of development."
Terra's revenues come essentially from three businesses: Internet access, portals and advertising. T-Online, the German portal, has the same structure, while Wanadoo has expanded its range by offering electronic commerce and online directories. Meanwhile, Tiscali offers business services as well as [traditional] telephone service.
"When it comes to portals, Internet access is 'the meal of the past,' while online advertising is 'the meal of the present,' and electronic commerce is 'the meal of the future,'" says Dans. "Terra knew that the first step it had to take was to build the loyalty of its users through means of [Internet] access. Later, it planned to win them over with offers of online services and content. But, surprisingly, when it launched its ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) broadband service in 2001, Terra did so at a higher price than [parent company] Telefónica did later on when it launched that sort of service. The logic would seem to have been the opposite."
Adds Gual: "Overall, the Telefónica group followed an appropriate strategy but Terra's management was changing so much that, in the end, Telefónica took advantage of its own network to provide Internet access and left it to Terra to act as the portal. There was a moment when it was believed that a company could be on every front – in web access, in content preparation, in services, etc. But now, they have seen that it isn't possible. Now, Terra has to carry out this change in approach."
The case of Terra is not, however, an aberration. This entire sector has lived under an umbrella of trial and error, led forward by so many different executives. Yet for all these changes, management has wound up returning to its point of departure – banishing businesses such as online advertising, e-commerce and paid content. For example, T-Online has managed to make the Internet access game account for no less than three–quarters of its entire business with [revenues of] 1.58 billion euros. At Wanadoo, revenues from electronic commerce and portals represent barely 8% of total sales. At Wanadoo, Internet access accounts for 49% of sales and telephone directories comprise 42%. As for Tiscali, online business represents only 5.6% of total revenues.
Competing with Yahoo, Google
In the end, says Gual, "the big portals are going to convert themselves into 'aggregators' – that is to say, they will pick up various kinds of content [from elsewhere] and present them to users in an attractive way." He believes that this model will favor those companies that form part of a telephone company "because the [larger] group offers them great potential – above all, [access to] a large number of [telephone] customers. Moreover, they must be able to compete with other companies that have a very strong brand, such as Yahoo, or with businesses like Google, which began in a very specific niche and, little by little, have been widening their markets and gobbling up market share from traditional portals."
Dans suggests that [product] quality and customer relationships will be the factors that determine the future for the portals. "The straightforward portal, which doesn't think about relationships with users or about market share, doesn't have a future. These days, few people directly enter a portal; they prefer to move about through search engines. The more that people educate themselves about the culture of the Internet, the less they miss the portals."
Terra's strategy is precisely along those lines – to gain market share by building the loyalty of users and by giving them content with added value.
Given Terra's innovative approach, and the fact that it had a much stronger market presence than its competitors, why then are Terra's financial results so poor? Observers point to several reasons: On the one hand, Terra gave into the euphoria of spending millions buying out other companies, and that created a high level of indebtedness. On the other hand, Terra wound up turning its back on some agreements that it signed. Finally, there is the strategy of the Telefónica group which, after the last change in its senior management, destroyed the autonomy of Terra's executive leadership.
The Question of Terra's Independence
To expand its network, Terra carried out an ambitious growth plan, branching into many new operations that wound up costing more than 75 billion euros. The most important of these was Terra's purchase of Lycos for 17 billion euros in June 2000. All these steps were taken during the days of total euphoria about the Internet. The agreement that sealed the Terra-Lycos merger came when Bertelsmann, the German giant, became a business associate of the Spanish company. That same fiscal year, Bertelsmann signed a contract to purchase services valued at one billion euros from Terra-Lycos over the course of five years. However, Bertelsmann only fulfilled the first 325 million euros of the contract. Then it refused to continue paying.
Another black mark on the Terra record concerns Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT). At first, that American company was a partner of Terra's, but it became Terra's most determined enemy after the Spanish company broke its affiliate agreement. IDT then reacted by demanding millions of dollars in return.
The entire process of aggressive expansion took place during the period when Juan Villalonga headed Telefónica; he resigned his position in July 2000. Under his mandate, the Telefónica group, which had just become privatized, achieved higher levels of investment as well as new strategic alliances and agreements. Cesar Alierta, who took over for Villalonga, then revolutionized management by setting out to clean up its financial accounts. Did Telefónica, in general, or Terra in particular, give in to an excessive fondness for acquisitions?
"You can't say that it was a specific mistake of the Spanish company," says Wharton management professor Mauro Guillen. "In the Internet age, every company jumped into making acquisitions, something that was later shown to be a big mistake. I always say that it is easy to invest, but that the challenge is to make money with those investments."
Shortly after Alierta arrived, the technology bubble burst and Internet businesses began to acknowledge their strategic errors. "They created too many Internet companies and their margins were very low," Guillen states. "Moreover, they didn't control spending and, as a result, the companies were generating losses for the groups that they belonged to and for the funds that were financing them." Guillen now believes that Telefónica is on the right track with its current management turnaround. "Terra had to do something to contain its costs. Its new managers realized that margins were very low and that the only way they had to make money was to reduce costs. Until now, Telefónica has functioned as if it were Terra's bank."
In order to carry out these cuts, Telefónica put an end to the independent management of Terra, its Internet subsidiary. In addition, to keep its Internet business afloat, Telefónica took responsibility for Terra's agreement with Bertelsmann. In practical terms, this new arrangement presumed the end of Terra's independence. The parent company was given control over strategy regarding commercialization of ADSL technology, and Terra now works exclusively for Telefónica on the design of all its portals. Analysts believe that, while this agreement means lower revenues for Terra, it will also maintain a fixed margin for Terra over a period of six years and lead to potentially larger revenues. "The organizational structure of Terra was too decentralized; this change can be a positive for the company," says Guillén.
Dans sees it differently. "In losing its independence, Terra is going to lose the true source of its inventiveness," he predicts. "I wonder if now is the right time to integrate Terra into [Telefónica,] the parent company. When Telefónica succeeded in its launch of Terra, it did that as an independent venture, so that Telefónica could navigate the new online world. Telefónica had a much less dynamic culture. It wasn't ready to adapt itself to the speed of change and innovation demanded by the Internet. Moreover, Terra's debut on the stock exchange was a big operation that led to important new revenues. The initial idea was to keep the subsidiary separate and let it mature – and then bring it back into the parent company. However, I believe that the process has been accelerated."
Wanadoo and T-Online also belong to telecommunications groups – that is, to France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom, respectively. "The German company will wind up absorbing its subsidiary, but the French company is not going to do that," Dans predicts.
Different Strategies, Different Successes
At first glance, Terra's history doesn't appear to be very different from that of its European competitors. Most of the companies have a telecommunications group standing behind them. Most were taken in by the euphoria of their corporate acquisitions, and most were unable to control their spending. Nevertheless, Terra is the only company in which the numbers in red ink continue to grow larger. Why is that? "The Spanish company's business plan was on a much larger scale, and manifested in many more services [than the competitions' plans]," notes Gual. "Moreover, it involved continually trying to innovate new products. In contrast, the rest of the companies followed a path that Terra marked."
However, the road hasn't been easy for either one of the other European [telecommunications] groups. Wanadoo has put into operation a plan to sell off subsidiaries. Tiscali is barely managing to expand its revenues and, during the last quarter, T-Online doubled its losses, reaching 271 million euros.
Before achieving profitability, Wanadoo also suffered the consequences of its own high-priced investments. In December 2000, Wanadoo acquired Freeserve, the United Kingdom's main provider of Internet access, for 2.7 billion euros. During the same month Wanadoo landed in Spain, purchasing a telephone directory firm, Indice Multimedia, for 360 million euros. Wanadoo's final move took place last June, when the company bought the Spanish portal, eresMas, for 255 million euros. That operation marked the end of Nicolas Dufourcq's reign as president of the company and the arrival of Olivier Sichel. He has decided to focus on the French, British and Spanish markets while dismissing dreams of expanding throughout Europe.
The history of T-Online has also been written with a series of purchases and management changes. During the mandate of Wolfgang Keuntje, the company jumped into France with its purchase of Club Internet. Months later, in February 2000, it arrived in Spain with the purchase of ya.com for 550 million euros. But in December of that same year, Thomas Holtrop became president, following the brief stay of Detlev Buchal. Under Holtrop, T-Online has implemented a determined program of cost controls that is now beginning to bear fruit.
Tiscali is a special case. Born as the initiative of Italian entrepreneur Renato Soru, Tiscali's mission was to convert itself into one of the most important companies in Europe, so it launched a plan to buy companies throughout the region. Between 2000 and 2001, Tiscali acquired more than 25 companies at a price of 7.7 billion euros. One of the most outstanding was World Online, the German Internet service provider. After the resignation of managing director James Kinsella, Soru assumed control of Tiscali in February 2001 and implemented a cost-reduction strategy.
Despite the fact that the histories of these companies have features in common with Terra's tale, their size and goals make for some important differences, experts agree. These two factors – size and goals – may provide the key to understanding why Terra, the Spanish portal, has lost its advantage. "While T-Online has established itself as the foremost portal of the German-speaking world, Terra's ambition involves a much broader market – the entire Spanish-speaking community," notes Dans. "Moreover, in acquiring Lycos, Terra extended its tentacles to include the United States. You can't compare one situation with the other. Terra's situation is much more complicated. Tiscali and Wanadoo have focused all their efforts on Europe, so they also aren't comparable [with Terra]."
"Not every group is going to have a niche in the future. Only four or five players will remain, among which the American companies will have to be counted," says Gual. "One of Terra's big mistakes was that it stripped away the potential of Lycos, which had a broad knowledge of managing [online] communities – one of the businesses with the most future on the Internet, in my view. The dismissal of its top management was a mistake because it lost all the know-how they had developed, as well as their line managers." Nevertheless, Dans is convinced that the Spanish company will be one of the survivors. "Telefónica will have to manage things very badly for it not to turn out that way."
The big groups that own these businesses will have an impact on the way they develop. "It is an advantage to be part of telecommunications firm because the parent company can provide a financial boost and can open doors to new customers," concludes Gual. "But the groups will have to redefine their focus when it comes to what place these [Internet] businesses wind up occupying in the overall strategy of their [telecommunications] groups."