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Om Yun-Chol (55kg) Clean & Jerks 166kg And Totals 294kg For New World Records
Om Yun-Chol just broke two world records at triple his bodyweight.
Written by Celia Balf
Last updated on September 18th, 2019
The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea's Om Yun-Chol (-55kg) has kicked off the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships on top with a massive 166kg clean & jerk. This lift was not only triple his bodyweight, but it was also good enough to break his own clean & jerk world record and earn him gold. On top of earning gold in the clean & jerk and setting a new world record, Yun-Chol also snatched 128kg for a gold medal and ended up breaking the -55kg weight class total world record with a monstrous 294kg. Needless to say, Yun-Chol is your 2019 World Weightlifting Championships -55kg champion.
He beat his previous world record clean & jerk by 4kg. At the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships, he clean & jerked 162kg to earn a gold medal. Before the IWF introduced new weight classes, Yun-Chol was a three-time world champion in the -56kg category. Between the -56kg and the -55kg weight classes, he has earned five IWF World Weightlifting Championships gold medals.
The world standard in the men's -55kg category was 293kg, and after Yun-Chol's latest lift he is now the newest and current world record total holder!
His clean & jerk was 20kg over the second place finisher in the men's -55kg group A, Son Igor. Igor finished with a 120kg snatch and a 146kg clean & jerk for a 266kg total. Yun-chol's total was 29kg over Igor's.
Check out Yun-chol's world record lift below:
TRIPLE bodyweight and World Record! Om Yun Chol (55kg DPRK 🇰🇵) Clean and Jerks 166kg on his way to become 2019 world champion.
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Here are the final results from the men's 55kg Group A:
First place: Om Yun-chol (294kg total)
Second place: Igor Son (266kg total)
Third place: Mansour Abdulrahim Al Saleem (265kg total)
Yun-Chol is also a two-time Olympic medalist, earning a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games and a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships are clearly well underway in a big way in Pattaya, Thailand, and we have a feeling that this is only the beginning for the world record setting lifts we're about to see.
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# Disallow Reassignment of Function Parameters (no-param-reassign)

Assignment to variables declared as function parameters can be misleading and lead to confusing behavior, as modifying function parameters will also mutate the `arguments` object. Often, assignment to function parameters is unintended and indicative of a mistake or programmer error.

This rule can be also configured to fail when function parameters are modified. Side effects on parameters can cause counter-intuitive execution flow and make errors difficult to track down.

## Rule Details

This rule aims to prevent unintended behavior caused by modification or reassignment of function parameters.

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```js
/*eslint no-param-reassign: "error"*/

function foo(bar) {
    bar = 13;
}

function foo(bar) {
    bar++;
}
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```js
/*eslint no-param-reassign: "error"*/

function foo(bar) {
    var baz = bar;
}
```

## Options

This rule takes one option, an object, with a boolean property `"props"` and an array `"ignorePropertyModificationsFor"`. `"props"` is `false` by default. If `"props"` is set to `true`, this rule warns against the modification of parameter properties unless they're included in `"ignorePropertyModificationsFor"`, which is an empty array by default.

### props

Examples of **correct** code for the default `{ "props": false }` option:

```js
/*eslint no-param-reassign: ["error", { "props": false }]*/

function foo(bar) {
    bar.prop = "value";
}

function foo(bar) {
    delete bar.aaa;
}

function foo(bar) {
    bar.aaa++;
}
```

Examples of **incorrect** code for the `{ "props": true }` option:

```js
/*eslint no-param-reassign: ["error", { "props": true }]*/

function foo(bar) {
    bar.prop = "value";
}

function foo(bar) {
    delete bar.aaa;
}

function foo(bar) {
    bar.aaa++;
}
```

Examples of **correct** code for the `{ "props": true }` option with `"ignorePropertyModificationsFor"` set:

```js
/*eslint no-param-reassign: ["error", { "props": true, "ignorePropertyModificationsFor": ["bar"] }]*/

function foo(bar) {
    bar.prop = "value";
}

function foo(bar) {
    delete bar.aaa;
}

function foo(bar) {
    bar.aaa++;
}
```

## When Not To Use It

If you want to allow assignment to function parameters, then you can safely disable this rule.

## Further Reading

* [JavaScript: Don't Reassign Your Function Arguments](http://spin.atomicobject.com/2011/04/10/javascript-don-t-reassign-your-function-arguments/)

## Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.18.0.

## Resources

* [Rule source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/master/lib/rules/no-param-reassign.js)
* [Documentation source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/master/docs/rules/no-param-reassign.md)

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Title: Functional classification of protein domain superfamilies for protein function annotation
Author: Das, S.
Proteins are made up of domains that are generally considered to be independent evolutionary and structural units having distinct functional properties. It is now well established that analysis of domains in proteins provides an effective approach to understand protein function using a `domain grammar'. Towards this end, evolutionarily-related protein domains have been classified into homologous superfamilies in CATH and SCOP databases. An ideal functional sub-classification of the domain superfamilies into `functional families' can not only help in function annotation of uncharacterised sequences but also provide a useful framework for understanding the diversity and evolution of function at the domain level. This work describes the development of a new protocol (FunFHMMer) for identifying functional families in CATH superfamilies that makes use of sequence patterns only and hence, is unaffected by the incompleteness of function annotations, annotation biases or misannotations existing in the databases. The resulting family classification was validated using known functional information and was found to generate more functionally coherent families than other domain-based protein resources. A protein function prediction pipeline was developed exploiting the functional annotations provided by the domain families which was validated by a database rollback benchmark set of proteins and an independent assessment by CAFA 2. The functional classification was found to capture the functional diversity of superfamilies well in terms of sequence, structure and the protein-context. This aided studies on evolution of protein domain function both at the superfamily level and in specific proteins of interest. The conserved positions in the functional family alignments were found to be enriched in catalytic site residues and ligand-binding site residues which led to the development of a functional site prediction tool. Lastly, the function prediction tools were assessed for annotation of moonlighting functions of proteins and a classification of moonlighting proteins was proposed based on their structure-function relationships.
Supervisor: Orengo, C. A. Sponsor: Not available

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Flowtech Fluidpower Plc (LON:FLO) have today reported further significant progress in the development of the Group during the first half of 2018 with acquisitions having also contributed significantly towards growth in sales and underlying operating profits.
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· REVENUE
£56.422m
· UNDERLYING OPERATING RESULT
£5.701m
· OPERATING PROFIT
· HALF-YEAR DIVIDEND
· EARNINGS PER SHARE (basic)
· NET DEBT
£18.0m
HALF YEAR REPORT – FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2018
· REVENUE AGAIN REFLECTS GROWTH ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS
· COMPLETED ACQUISITION OF DIRECT COMPETITORS IN THE UK – BEAUMANOR FLUIDPOWER AND DEREK LANE
· £11.0 MILLION CASH PLACING COMPLETED
· GROSS MARGIN % REMAINS STRONG AT 36.1%
· 26.6% GROWTH IN UNDERLYING OPERATING PROFIT
· DIVIDEND INCREASED IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS
POST PERIOD END HIGHLIGHT
· REVISED LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR NEXT STAGE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
"Our activities have created many more opportunities to grow through acquisition and we plan to take advantage of this in the medium to long term. However, in the short term it is appropriate to work with the infrastructure we presently have and continue to focus on delivering on our four layered synergy approach – back office, procurement, operational efficiency and commercial. We constantly seek to learn from the experiences, both positive and challenging, observed in each deal, and we strive to build a team attitude to risk management. However, our key experience to date is that our philosophy of allowing individual trading units to continue to trade independently under the umbrella of a "shared services" organisation, is giving us significant commercial traction post deal, with employee engagement established and, in many cases, enhanced."
"Our markets have experienced a strong period of growth over 2017 and early 2018, and we have been able to enhance this with our own commercial activities, again bolstered by the benefits from our acquisition programme. Whilst recent trading has remained positive, there are some signs, particularly in some engineering businesses, that growth may be softening. As such while we remain confident in the prospects for the future growth in both our markets, and the enhancement our coordinated activities will bring, we are cautious about prospects in the short term until clarity is achieved on the post – Brexit UK economy. Beyond this short-term view, the Board remains confident in the overall Group strategy being adopted." – MALCOLM DIAMOND, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Presentation of HY results: a conference call facility will be held today at 09.30hrs (UK time)
– dial in details can be obtained by calling +44 (0) 7785 703523 or emailing fiona@tooleystreet.com
HALF YEAR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND DIVISIONAL ANALYSIS
We are again pleased to report further significant progress in the development of the Group during the first half of 2018, with four acquisitions completed in the second half of 2017 being Hi-Power, Orange County, Hydroflex Hydraulics and Group HES and more recently in March 2018, Beaumanor Fluidpower and Derek Lane & Co. These acquisitions have contributed significantly towards growth in sales of 65.1% and underlying operating profits of 26.6%.
Flowtechnology
Power Motion Control
Total Group revenue
Gross profit %
Although not defined under IFRS, the Directors believe that the underlying operating results give a better understanding of the business' profit performance. The table below details this is in summary and further information is contained in note 3 of this Report.
Underlying operating result*
Six months ended
Total Divisions
Central Costs
*Underlying operating result is continuing operations' operating profit before the fair value uplift of inventory acquired through business
combinations, acquisition costs, amortisation of acquired intangibles, share-based payment costs and restructuring costs. Underlying operating result is reconciled to statutory profit before tax in note 3 to the HY Report.
Flowtechnology – the original core operation of the Group's portfolio has now been further strengthened with the acquisition of its competitor, Beaumanor Fluidpower. We are pleased to report that in the six months since the deal was completed the Beaumanor business has traded strongly. Our decision to continue operating as an autonomous trading brand has underpinned strong engagement in the business by staff and customers alike and ensured service levels have remained high. This has given us a good basis from which to move forward with synergy initiatives, particularly with combining order requirements for generic product supported from the Far East. As detailed later in this Report, we are also currently reviewing projects with our IT advisory partners with regard to the transition to a common platform in the medium-term, with the significant potential for further synergy in both warehousing costs and stock values, particularly in our Flowtechnology operations.
Our Power Motion Control ("PMC") division was established in 2014 through the acquisition of Primary Fluid Power and, since then it has developed into a broad based fluidpower division, focused on hydraulic component distribution and engineering. The result for the first half of the year represents a period of steady progress with comparisons for previous years boosted by the acquisitions of Hi-Power, Group HES and Hydroflex Hydraulics in 2017, and Derek Lane & Co. in 2018. This division is predominantly focused on supplying OEMs and broader manufacturing environments which have also performed well during the first half of 2018.
The Process Division covers the Hydravalve and Orange County profit centres, both of which have traded favourably in the period. The sector represents an area with huge potential for development, with valves and actuators alone accounting for an estimated 46% of the €12.6bn European fluidpower market, and whilst in the past three years acquisition activity has focused on progressing our Flowtechnology and PMC operations, the Board expects to take advantage of the many options for further expansion in this division in the years ahead.
As previously announced the development of an Onsite Services division has not progressed as quickly as planned following the acquisition of Group HES in October 2017. Although the delivery of these services remains an important activity for the Group whether as a separate division or part of a larger operation the Board considers that a focus on a wider initiative to integrate activities within the PMC division sites, where opportunities to reduce operating costs, maximise technical capabilities and further improve our offer are clear. Consequently, Stuart Diesel, the previous owner and Managing Director of Group HES, has been asked to prioritise this initiative in preference to developing a stand-alone onsite services division for the time being. We look forward to updating on this project at the year end.
GROSS PROFIT MARGINS
Overall Gross Margin %, one of our most important KPIs, has increased year on year by 2% to 36.1% (2017 H1: 34.1%) and on full year 2017 by 2.2%. The main factor behind these increases are mix related with our recent acquisitions being in high gross margin operations. However, it is important to note that amongst our legacy operations, Flowtechnology UK and Hydravalve we have seen some immediate benefit from co-ordinated activities in Q2 following the acquisition of Beaumanor. In the medium-term the Board believes that the broad spread of our offer, both in product, customer base and diverse trading sites will continue to provide resilience in this key measure in each division, particularly with the present apparent risk of further currency disruption post Brexit.
In the first half of the year our underlying cost base can be analysed as follows:
Distribution expenses
As % of turnover
Administrative expenses*:
-Divisional
% of turnover
-Central
*before separately disclosed items
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Distribution expenses are primarily costs paid to the various parcel and pallet carriers, principally FedEx, across the Group, and have moved in line with the mix of activities.
Administrative costs at Divisional level represent the operational infrastructure to run the Group's trading activities and after our prolonged period of acquisition activity is now spread across 29 sites in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. The increase in proportion of turnover (being from 13.7% to 20.0%) is largely mix related amongst our newer acquisitions when compared to our legacy operations and illustrates the potential for cost reduction initiatives over the medium term, and therefore the Board is confident that the prospects for the rationalisation of our operational cost base remain good. This will be an important measure for the newly established Executive team in 2019 and beyond.
At Central cost level, which covers Service Centre activities such as accounting, as well as costs associated with operating the PLC, the Board is continuing to ensure that personnel are recruited to cover not just for today, but to provide resilience for the expected growth in the future.
FINANCIAL POSITION INCLUDING CASH FLOW AND BANK DEBT
After reaching a peak during Q2, inventory has fallen and the outlook for the remainder of 2018 and early next year is positive as the Group looks to leverage off the benefits of being a multi-site organisation. Trade Receivables at 30 June 2018 were £27.2m and clearly represent a significant element of our working capital. Credit collection resources remain spread across the Group, and with this is in mind the new position of Group Credit Manager has been created with an appointment expected in early Q4. The remit will be to ensure we improve cash collection efficiencies where possible. With a combined inventory and Trade Receivables value of over £55m, the Board is determined to use the benefits of being part of an integrated Group to optimise our working capital position over the short to medium term, whilst retaining a customer centric focus and high service offer at Profit Centre level.
Away from this, the Group has continued to service its commitments in terms of dividend payments, under various deferred arrangements and, has worked effectively within bank facilities and covenants.
After the period of significant growth, we have seen since coming to market in 2014, we are now able to call on a wide range of skilled directors and managers who lead our operations at local and group level. A key initiative over the next year and into the future, will be to ensure that these leaders, many of whom have come from previously family owned organisations, have access to the high quality training and mentoring resources that can be obtained as part of a public company, and we firmly believe the likelihood of significant return in both employee engagement and financial return is compelling.
OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR GROWTH
Our placing in Spring 2018 for £11m allowed us to complete the acquisition of Balu Ltd, with its two trading subsidiaries Beaumanor Fluidpower and Derek Lane. After our previous placing for £10m in March 2017, and a series of twelve acquisitions starting in August 2014 with Primary Fluid Power the Group has established a strong commercial position in the UK and Irish markets, and a good position in the Benelux from which to expand. Our activities have created many more opportunities to grow through acquisition and we plan to take advantage of this in the medium to long term. However, in the short term it is appropriate to work with the infrastructure we presently have and continue to focus on delivering on our four layered synergy approach – back office, procurement, operational efficiency and commercial. We constantly seek to learn from the experiences, both positive and challenging, observed in each deal, and we strive to build a team attitude to risk management. However, our key experience to date is that our philosophy of allowing individual trading units to continue to trade independently under the umbrella of a "shared services" organisation, is giving us significant commercial traction post deal, with employee engagement established and, in many cases, enhanced. On the flip side, there remain important challenges around IT and accounting, with reporting to public company standards as well as the building of protections around cyber-crime, network and data security adding to local complexity, and to some degree, cost.
INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE
In late 2017, the Board engaged with our IT strategy advisor, PwC, to establish a clear framework on which to build a resilient plan for the future of our IT infrastructure. Whilst the plan that was subsequently approved was multi-faceted, there were essentially two clear building blocks.
1. A single IT system encompassing Business Process and Accounting must be the aim
2. The creation of a comprehensive cyber security framework and a resilient IT environment
The strong belief of the Board is that the benefits of this simple approach are likely to be significant, both in operational efficiency – the drive to "best practice" – and the ability to leverage the value of the huge data pools on customers, products and suppliers that are held across the eight IT environments that we currently operate. Under the revised leadership team our plan is to move gradually towards this aim, whilst ensuring that local efficiency is not compromised. In short, the benefits of applying modern enterprise management systems, to industrial markets is clear, and now is the time to start to address this situation to further underpin our long-term growth strategy. The implementation of the first stage of this process – Sage X3 financials (now rebranded as Sage Enterprise Management) – is progressing well and is expected to significantly improve information flow in 2019.
EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDEND
In the first half, earnings per share increased to 5.78p, from 5.22p in 2017. With the continued outlook for growth at "underlying" measures, the Board is pleased to declare a half year dividend of 2.03p (2017: 1.93p), a 5% increase. This interim dividend will be paid on 26 October 2018, to members on the Register at close of business on 28 September 2018.
The shares will become ex-dividend on 27 September 2018.
Our markets have experienced a strong period of growth over 2017 and early 2018, and we have been able to enhance this with our own commercial activities, again bolstered by the benefits from our acquisition programme. Whilst recent trading has remained positive, there are some signs, particularly in some engineering businesses, that growth may be softening. As such while we remain confident in the prospects for the future growth in both our markets, and the enhancement our coordinated activities will bring, we are cautious about prospects in the short term until clarity is achieved on the post – Brexit UK economy.
In late 2017 we were awarded an order for c£1.5m to design, manufacture and supply several hydraulic cylinders and power units to an appointed sub-contractor on the Thames Tideway project. The expected completion date was mid – 2018, however due to delays we currently understand that this project is unlikely to complete before early 2019 and further, that the contractual liabilities to be assumed have been subject to revision, to a point where we are currently discussing both these terms and pricing. The Board is firmly of the view that we will not accept risk that is disproportionate to our potential return, and inconsistent with our normal activities. Our ability to replace such income in the short term is very limited and it is likely, therefore, to result in a Group performance at underlying operating profit level being marginally below market expectations for the year ending 31 December 2018.
Beyond this short-term view, the Board remains confident in the overall Group strategy being adopted. After a short period to allow the new leadership/executive team to become established, the outlook for future growth remains strong. We will continue to keep investors informed over the coming months and will provide further information on progress in our Q3 Trading Update which we expect to announce on 23 October 2018.
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Fryderyk Papée (ur. 4 czerwca 1856 w Złoczowie, zm. 20 października 1940 w Krakowie) – polski historyk, bibliotekoznawca, dyrektor Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej i profesor Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, członek Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności.

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Pochodził z francuskiej rodziny, pierwotnie protestanckiej, przybyłej do Lwowa na początku XIX wieku; był synem Fryderyka (ur. 1822), urzędnika, i Ludwiki z Heymów (1835–1910).

Uczęszczał do Gimnazjum im. Franciszka Józefa we Lwowie, w latach 1873–1875 studiował historię na Uniwersytecie Lwowskim, m.in. u Ksawerego Liske. W 1875 przeniósł się do Wiednia, gdzie kontynuował studia na Uniwersytecie i w . W 1878 uzyskał, na Uniwersytecie Wiedeńskim, doktorat na podstawie rozprawy Polityka polska w czasie upadku Jerzego z Podiebradu wobec kwestii następstwa w Czechach, 1466–1471.

W latach 1879–1880 uczył historii w C. K. II Gimnazjum we Lwowie, następnie podjął pracę jako skryptor w Zakładzie Narodowym im. Ossolińskich we Lwowie. Od 1883 pracował w Bibliotece Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego, dochodząc do stanowiska kustosza (1893) i zastępcy dyrektora (1895). Był również od 1902 konserwatorem dla Galicji Wschodniej. W 1905 przeniósł się do Krakowa, gdzie został dyrektorem Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej i kierował nią do 1926. Od 1920 jako profesor honorowy prowadził na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim wykłady z historii Polski i Litwy XV i XVI wieku. Pracował również w innych bibliotekach krakowskich – był zastępcą dyrektora Biblioteki Książąt Czartoryskich (1920, 1929–1930) i inspektorem Biblioteki Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności (PAU) (1927–1933).

W 1907 został powołany na członka korespondenta Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, w 1920 został jej członkiem czynnym (już po zmianie nazwy na Polska Akademia Umiejętności). Należał także m.in. do Towarzystwa Historycznego we Lwowie (od 1886, współzałożyciel), Polskiego Towarzystwa Historycznego (1912–1927 prezes Oddziału Krakowskiego, 1924 członek honorowy), Towarzystwa Naukowego we Lwowie (od 1921), Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej w Krakowie (1923 współzałożyciel), Związku Bibliotekarzy Polskich (1927 członek honorowy), Krakowskiego Grona Konserwatorów; został powołany w skład Węgierskiej Akademii Nauk i Węgierskiego Towarzystwa Historycznego, pełnił funkcję prezesa Towarzystwa Polsko-Węgierskiego. W 1936 otrzymał nagrodę PAU im. Barczewskiego za pracę Jan Olbracht. 15 stycznia 1937 został laureatem Nagrody Naukowej Miasta Lwowa im. Karola Szajnochy. Dedykowano mu także – z okazji 80. rocznicy urodzin – księgę pamiątkową Pamiętnik IV Zjazdu Bibliotekarzy Polskich w Warszawie.

Przyczynił się do rozwoju Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej. Rozpoczął budowę nowego gmachu, zwiększył zbiory Biblioteki o około 150 tysięcy woluminów. Stworzył zespół naukowy, zatrudniając m.in. Zofię Ameisenową, Aleksandra Ludwika Birkenmajera, Kazimierza Dobrowolskiego, Edwarda Kuntzego, Kazimierza Piekarskiego, Władysława Pociechę. Przed przejściem do Krakowa przygotowywał reorganizację Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego, w 1919 pracował nad unowocześnieniem Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Wileńskiego.

Jako historyk zajmował się historią Polski XV i XVI w., historią średniowieczną Europy wschodniej, dyplomatyką. Był zwolennikiem poglądu o kierowniczej roli wielkich osobowości w historii. Zainicjował badania nad ustrojem i związkami kulturalnymi oraz politycznymi Polski doby Kazimierza Jagiellończyka. Badał stosunki Polski z Węgrami i Krzyżakami w XV i XVI wieku. Analizował akt kardynała Idziego dla Opactwa Benedyktynów w Tyńcu (Najstarszy dokument polski, 1888). Wydał Akta Aleksandra króla polskiego... (1501–1506) (1927). Polemizował z Wojciechem Kętrzyńskim w przedmiocie wydawania dokumentów średniowiecznych oraz badania ich autentyczności. W latach 1904–1905 był redaktorem Kwartalnika Historycznego. Do Polskiego Słownika Biograficznego napisał życiorys Jana Długosza (tom V, 1939–1946).

Dwukrotnie żonaty: od 25 czerwca 1887 z Władysławą (1859–1914), córką Władysława Ludwika Anczyca (poety i dramaturga), od 22 sierpnia 1915 z Olimpią z Reidów Szmidlową (1863–1940). Z pierwszego małżeństwa miał synów: Adama (prawnika i bankowca, medalistę olimpijskiego w szermierce, współzałożyciela i prezesa Polskiego Związku Szermierczego) i Kazimierza (dyplomatę, do 1939 posła RP w Czechosłowacji, potem od 15 lipca 1939 ambasadora RP przy Stolicy Apostolskiej, reprezentującego po II wojnie światowej w Watykanie rząd RP na uchodźstwie do 1972).

Został pochowany na Cmentarzu Salwatorskim w Krakowie (sektor SC6-B-2).

Wybrane prace
 Zabytki przeszłości miasta Bełza (1884)
 Skole i Tucholszczyzna (1891)
 Historya miasta Lwowa w zarysie (1894, wydanie II 1924)
 Polska i Litwa na przełomie wieków średnich. Ostatnie dwunastolecie Kazimierza Jagiellończyka (1904)
 Studya i szkice z czasów Kazimierza Jagiellończyka (1907)
 Historia Polski 1429–1506 (1923)
 Aleksander Jagiellończyk (1949)

Ordery i odznaczenia
 Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (30 kwietnia 1927)
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi (11 listopada 1936)
 Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Zasługi (Węgry)
Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Franciszka Józefa (Austro-Węgry, 1905)

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Biogramy uczonych polskich, Część I: Nauki społeczne, zeszyt 3: P–Z (pod redakcją Andrzeja Śródki i Pawła Szczawińskiego), Ossolineum, Wrocław 1985.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Dzieła Fryderyka Papée w bibliotece Polona

Członkowie Akademii Umiejętności
Członkowie Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności
Członkowie Towarzystwa Historycznego we Lwowie
Członkowie Towarzystwa Naukowego we Lwowie
Ludzie urodzeni w Złoczowie
Nauczyciele związani ze Lwowem
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Komandorskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (II Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (II Rzeczpospolita)
Pochowani na cmentarzu Salwatorskim w Krakowie
Polacy – odznaczeni Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Franciszka Józefa
Polacy odznaczeni Orderem Zasługi (Węgry)
Polacy pochodzenia francuskiego
Polscy bibliotekarze
Polscy mediewiści
Polscy nauczyciele
Urodzeni w 1856
Zmarli w 1940

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\section{Abundances}

We have compiled a large catalogue of stars from several studies from
the literature presenting determinations of O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Fe, Ni
abundances (Soubiran \& Girard 2005).
Because authors of the different studies do not use the same scales and methods in their
spectral analyses, systematics between their results have been investigated
(for more details on the construction of the catalogue see Soubiran \& Girard 2005).
The final catalogue of abundances includes 743 stars.

In order to study kinematical groups of the Milky Way's disk we need velocities and
orbits of stars from the abundance catalogue.
We first cross-correlated the catalogue with Hipparcos (ESA 1997), selecting stars with $\pi >$10 mas
and $\sigma_{\pi} \over \pi$ $<$0.10.
Then we have searched for radial velocities in several sources.
Distances, proper motions and radial velocities have been combined to compute the 3 components (U, V, W)
of the spatial velocities with respect to the Sun and the orbital parameters for 639 stars.
In addition the derivation of ages was kindly done by Fr\'ed\'eric Pont making use of the Bayesian method
of Pont \& Eyer (2004).
Good estimations of ages were obtained for 322 stars from the abundance catalogue.

\section{Kinematical classification}

In order to investigate the abundance trends in the thin and the thick disks separately,
we have classified the stars into the 2 populations, using kinematical information.
A third component, the Hercules stream recently revisited by Famaey et al. (2004) has kinematical
parameters intermediate between the thin disk and the thick disk.
Its stars could have polluted previous samples of
thick disk stars selected on kinematical criteria and thus must be taken into account.
According to the known velocity ellipsoid of these 3 populations, we assign a membership probability to each star
and select respectively 428, 84 and 44 stars having a high probability to belong to the thin disk,
the thick disk and the Hercules stream respectively.
The (U, V) plane of the whole sample is shown in the Fig. 8 in Soubiran \& Girard (2005).

\section{Abundance trends and ages: results and discussion}

The abundance trends for each kinematical group are shown in Fig. \ref{f:figure_abu}.
In addition we have represented the distribution of ages vs. [Fe/H] for stars having well-defined ages for
 the thin disk, the thick disk and the Hercules stream (see Fig. 12 in Soubiran \& Girard 2005).\\
Our results confirm previous well established findings:
\begin{itemize}
\item The thin disk and the thick disk overlap in metallicity and exhibit parallel
slopes of [$\alpha$/Fe] vs [Fe/H] in the range -0.80 $<$ [Fe/H] $<$ -0.30, the thick disk being
enhanced.
\item The thick disk is older than the thick disk.
\end{itemize}
\begin{figure*}[]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{girard_fig1.eps}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{girard_fig2.eps}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{girard_fig3.eps}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{girard_fig4.eps}
\caption[]{Averaged [X/Fe] vs [Fe/H] per bin of metallicity in the thin disk (green squares)
in the thick disk (red filled circles) and in the Hercules stream (blue open circles).
Errors bars correspond to the standard deviations around the mean value in
each bin. Note that Si, Ca, Ti and Na elements are not represented here but can be found in
Soubiran \& Girard (2005).}
\label{f:figure_abu}
\end{figure*}
We bring new constraints on more controversial issues:
\begin{itemize}
\item The thin disk extends down to [Fe/H]=-0.80 and exhibits low dispersions in its abundance trends.
\item The thick disk also shows smooth abundance trends with low dispersions. The change
of slope
which reflects the contribution of the different supernovae to the ISM enrichment is visible
in [Si/Fe] vs [Fe/H] and [Ca/Fe] vs [Fe/H] at [Fe/H] $\simeq$ -0.70, less clearly in
[Mg/Fe] vs [Fe/H].
\item Al behaves as an $\alpha$ element.
\item $\lbrack$O/Fe$\rbrack$ decreases in the whole metallicity range with a change of
slope at [Fe/H] = -0.50 for the 3 populations.
\item An AMR is visible in the thin disk, the most metal-poor stars having 6.2
Gyr on average, those with solar metallicity 3.9 Gyr.
\item  Ages in the thick disk range from
7 to 13 Gyr with an average of 9.6 $\pm$ 0.3 Gyr. There is a tentative evidence of an AMR
extending over 2-3 Gyr.
\item  The most metal rich stars assigned
to the thin disk do not follow its global trends. They are significantly enhanced in all
elements (particularly in Na and Ni) except
in O which is clearly depleted. They have also a larger dispersion in age. Half of these stars
are probable members of the Hyades-Pleiades supercluster, two others are surprisingly
old.
\end{itemize}

\begin{figure}[h]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[width=8.0cm , angle=90]{girard_fig5.eps}
      \caption{The [$\alpha$/Fe] ratio from TGMET{\Large$\alpha$} vs. the same ratio from
the reference catalogue of abundances.}
       \label{figure_alf}
   \end{figure}

\section{Perspectives}
The investigation of abundances trends in the disk is currently limited by the low number
of stars having known abundances, all being in the close solar neibourhood. In order to improve
the statistics and reach larger distances, automatic methods of spectral analysis have to be developed.
This is especially crucial in the perspective of GAIA which will produce millions of stellar spectra
with substancial information on elemental abundances. We have developped a code, TGMET{\Large$\alpha$}, to determine
automatically (Teff, logg, [Fe/H] and [$\alpha$/Fe]) on a criterion of minimum distance with respect to the
grid of synthetic spectra of Barbuy et al. (2003). We have assessed the performances of this algorithm on high
resolution spectra of 350 stars being part of the abundance catalogue. We compare in Fig. 2 the [$\alpha$/Fe] ratio
obtained with TGMET{\Large$\alpha$} to those from the catalogue, considered as reference values. The low dispersion,
0.05 dex, and the lack of systematic difference ensure that indeed reliable abundance ratios can be
obtained automatically, at least at high resolution. Future investigation will concern low S/N or
low resolution spectra and other grids of synthetic spectra.

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How to choose a lawyer in Immigration? The answer is simple
Choose a specialist who does not promise to win a 100% business. This is probably the very first advice that can be given, because the lawyer ethics does not allow the lawyer to promise the result. Promises the result violates the law of ethics. For the immigration solicitors in london this is an important deal.
The First Advice
If you have learned the first advice, then here's another criterion for choosing a lawyer in any category since then: An experienced lawyer doesn't work "for the result", "for a percentage", and even more so for free. This does not happen, the difference between work and a hobby is that you require money for work. When was the last time you worked for free? That's probably never. Typically, the price of services is immediately known and it begins in a immigrations case with at least 40-50 crore for a immigrations cases in the first instance, otherwise an experienced specialist does not make sense to do business.
The recommendation for choosing a lawyer is unfortunately not a recommendation for buying a TV, because the lawyer's work is intellectual and it is difficult to evaluate his work, sometimes it seems to ordinary people that the lawyer does nothing, but this is not so.
If it comes to choosing a lawyer, then you need to learn five important factors:
The first factor
A lawyer is a member of the bar, has a lawyer's certificate and is a member of the Moscow bar. If a lawyer does not have the status of a lawyer, then he is not a lawyer. A lawyer is always a lawyer, and a lawyer is not always a lawyer. A lawyer can work in his law office, bar association, bureau or special legal advice (which is very rare). There is no other way.
The second factor
A contract with a lawyer is usually (90%) cases signed directly with a specific lawyer and certified by the seal of a lawyer's education. A lawyer cannot work in an LLC (commercial organization).
The third factor
A lawyer usually deals with either immigrations or criminal matters. Less is often only administrative. Therefore, it is very rare for a lawyer to do everything at once, because he simply does not have enough time for everything. The lawyer is an example in the field of immigrations law. The main specialization is very important. How to choose an immigrations lawyer specifically in immigrations matters can prompt you the behavior of a specialist.
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// this email is encrypted, we decrypt it by user default certificate.
// This email is digital signed.
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Tag Archives: Somalia
US Military and Black Operations: Where Is the Line?
By Luis MIRANDA, The Real Agenda for The Intel Hub
Just as public and corporate partnerships have merged over the past two decades, so has the connection between the worlds most corrupt terrorist agency – the CIA – and the United States Department of Defense.
Given the unsuccessful operations in Iraq and Afghanistan after declaring war on both nations to hunt those who ghost organizations that the United States itself created and managed, the White House agreed to give the CIA even more power to carry out so-called anti-terrorist operations abroad, which are terrorist operations against non-aligned regimes.
Recent examples of these terror operations are the actions taken by the CIA previous and during the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya and now in Syria, where western forces including NATO and CIA operatives launched attacks from Turkey into the kingdom of Bashar al-Assad.
The new powers given to the CIA include enhancing its operations with the latest surveillance technology, for example unmanned armed remotely controlled drones which are operated by the Pentagon under CIA direction.
It is not a surprise that the U.S. Government decided to switch the head of the CIA and the commander of military operations in the Middle East last year in an attempt to homogenize the operations of both government organizations.
The White House has also increased the spy network that works directly with the Pentagon to exercise a greater control over terrorist plots in the Arab Peninsula, Africa and Asia.
The move to inadvertently combine the power of both the CIA and the Pentagon began more actively under the George W. Bush administration, but rapidly accelerated under the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama.
The CIA has grown its operations over territories supposedly taken over jihadists, but not to combat their operations.
The U.S. Government managed to buy off terrorists groups as it did in Afghanistan back in the 1970s with a group known today as al-Qaeda.
The flow of drug money and other funds laundered by large banking corporations fuel the bribery system that allows the CIA to keep certain key terrorist groups working for them, as supposed to against U.S. Interest in some of the most volatile regions of the planet.
The merge of the CIA and the Pentagon was completed after the 2011 summer directive issued by Barack H. Obama to have the then CIA Director, Leon Panetta, take over the United States Department of Defense, while David Petraeus, the most influential ground operations commander in Iraq and Afghanistan was named the head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
General David Petraeus left the CIA last november after he allegedly admitted to have had an extramarital affair with his biographer. Of course, it is unlikely such an affair was the real reason Petraeus left the spy agency. Former intelligence insiders believe it was Petraeus opposition to America's way of conducting military and intelligence operations what made him leave his post as the top spy chief.
Petraeus is not the first top General to exit U.S. military entities. Two or three other strong men inside the military were fired or asked to be relieved of their duties due to their disagreements with the way combat missions were being conducted.
By thomasmantell • Posted in Syria, USA	• Tagged Assassinations, CiA, Drones, Kill List, obama, Pakistan, Pentagon, Somalia, Syria, US army, Yemen
New EU 'Army' on the Ground in Somalia and Afghanistan
By A.M. FREYED, AmericanFreed
Mystery Surrounds European Union Raid in Somalia … All is not apparently as it seems with the story of the raid. The European website DefenseReport claims that the Haradheere raid was carried out not by helicopters, but by actual EU troops on the ground. If true, this would mark a new, dramatically different approach … – EdsWorld (5/15/12)
Since December 2008, the EU has kept five to 10 warships off the Horn of Africa in an operation known as Atalanta. NATO has a similar anti-piracy flotilla known as Ocean Shield, and other countries — including the United States, India, China, Russia, and Malaysia — also have dispatched naval vessels to patrol the region … – AP (5/15/12)
Others points on Mr Hollande's agenda include … plans to promote wider EU defence co-operation, including the prospect of a Euro Army long resisted by Britain. [He] will also argue that EU countries should abandon austerity measures to boost growth. – Daily Mail (5/17/12)
FAREWELL PARADE FOR AFGHANISTAN SOLDIERS OF HQ EUROCORPS … Due to the deployment of Eurocorps soldiers to Afghanistan from beginning of January 2012 to January 2013, the Deputy and Acting Commander of Eurocorps, Major General Walter Spindler, will give a Farewell Parade on 4 January 2012 for the soldiers. – Eurocorps.org (12/21/11)
EU ground troops have reportedly been employed in an attack on Somalia. The occasion was a raid against Somali pirates and EU helicopters were used as well.
Didn't know that the EU had an army? Welcome to the 21st century.
Not only may the EU have placed troops on the ground in Somalia, but "Eurocorps" – the EU's standing army based in Strasbourg – has headed over to Afghanistan for a one-year stint.
By thomasmantell • Posted in Afghanistan, Europe, Somalia	• Tagged Afghanistan, EU ARMY, Globalists, NATO, obama, Somalia


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Anthony Fish Hodgson · @scantzor
8th Jun 2016 from TwitLonger
The Thorin Mess
While there are kernels of truth in Thorin's discussion of Secret and EG, so many gaps are filled in by entirely thumbsucked ideas, superficial analysis, and sometimes even plainly inaccurate factual claims. Clearly he understands many of the relevant background concepts well, but his application of those concepts to the current context betrays only his own arrogance.
Here are some key problems:
1. The claim that Fear was better on carry than he has been on support is hysterical. Fear was good, but replaceable, as a carry. His more important role being to anchor the team and provide leadership and experience to support ppd. Since he changed to support he has regularly been the star of the team, and has been the best player in his position in most of the tournaments EG have attended.
2. The claim that Aui was a better support misunderstands how the metagame has progressed. Aui invented an entirely new style of 4 play which most teams imitated shortly after. He was, naturally, the best at that style. Currently there isn't a player in the world who plays that way, because it does not work in the recent metas we've had. The game as it now exists does not play to Aui's strengths on support at all. When supports carry the game it is by scaling AS SUPPORTS and making big SUPPORT plays, not by scaling INTO CARRIES. That just doesn't happen now.
3. Which of them is the better carry? It's impossible to say, though the team, as well as both of the players appear to believe it is Aui. What's clear is that Fear has been the better choice for support for this lineup, so the carry question doesn't even have to be settled. That Aui has seemed underwhelming recently needn't reflect his individual play.
As Thorin correctly points out, problems at the level of identity can supersede individual performance issues. It is difficult to point at individuals without an internal view into a team's workings, when a team is dealing with what appears to be an identity-related issue.
More than that, EG have suffered in a meta which offers an insanely diverse array of fast-paced proactive strategies, because they have always been a reactive team and have had too many different things to prepare for and react to. They've also played far fewer officials than most teams, similar to Secret, having both been directly invited to every LAN and not having to participate in qualifiers as a result. These are likely some of the more serious problems.
4. It is a factual error to claim Secret did not participate in another LAN after winning the Major and before changing their roster. Suiting a preferred narrative does not make it any more true. Do your research.
5. It is also not the case that Secret's roster change was abrupt or sudden - what was a surprise was their winning the Shanghai Major when they so easily could have last placed that one in the state they presented prior to the beginning of it. They were headed to roster changes for months before the Major, and that they made those changes only indicates that their leaders were willing to look at the bigger picture rather than having their concerns allayed by their short-term results.
6. There are good reasons to speak about Secret and EG together, given their having filled similar roles in coming to dominate top events consistently. They were at the top of the scene and they've both fallen out of the Manila Major together.
But to group them based on being teams that changed roster after successes is misleading. Again, in Secret's case the change had been a long time coming. Secondly, in EG's case, the team did not get worse after the change. Yes, they won less tournaments (not none, they did win the Summit 4 with the new roster) but that is owing to the improvement of other teams, not their having regressed much. EG spent a long time adjusting to fitting both Arteezy and Sumail into the same system, that's true, but it is wildly exaggerated to suggest they never had any awe-inspiring victories or performances since TI5. It is also exaggerated to suggest they had a huge number of those before TI5.
EG are not last in the Manila Major because they replaced Aui after TI5. If you want to point to a roster-related cause, it's the recent changes, which they were forced into making, reacting to Secret's changes. So the comparison between EG and Secret which implies they are both where they are now due to making changes after big successes is just nonsense.
7. While it's true lots of role-swaps do not succeed, there are MANY examples in Dota's history of very successful transitions. Part of the reason for this is that the players/teams understand the potential risks of this sort of thing, and think about how to make the adjustment work before trying it. Examples include:
Kuroky, Misery, MMY, Chuan, Burning, 820, Notail, Lanm, DJ, Zai, Resolut1on, ZSMJ, Universe, and yes, Fear and Aui themselves.
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Alcon's Ultravit 10K Beveled High Speed Vitrectomy Probe. The instrument's beveled design allows the surgeon to get closer to the retinal surface when segmenting fibrous tissue, for example. It is available in 23, 25, and 27-gauge platforms.
Alcon also introduced the Hypervit, which is a dual blade design, with a beveled tip, allowing 20,000 cpm. The dual design allows constant aspiration, which provides consistent flow rates and reduces traction.
A two dimensional cutter (TDC) by DORC was also presented, highlighting a dual cutting design and constant aspiration design. Bausch and Lomb also introduced a dual blade design, called the Bi-Blade, with 15,000 cpm, dual cutting and consistent flow.
Several new forceps were presented.
The Ultra Peel forceps by DORC are a 27-gauge design with larger platforms to aid in removal of thicker membranes.
The Sharkskin forceps by Alcon feature laser ablated micro-structures on the back side of the forceps tip, allowing easier initiation of ILM flaps. Katalyst introduced the Stiff Dex, 27-gauge forceps with a retracting stiffening sleeve, allowing the instrument to be 55x stiffer to prevent bending of the shaft. Vitreq also developed a new 27-gauge ILM forceps that allow 25% increase in stiffness.
Koen Van OverDam introduced unique forceps with diathermy capability. This combined instrument allows one to coagulate without changing instruments. They are available in 23-gauge.
DORC developed a new 27-gauge light pipe with 65% increase in output. The instrument includes a sleeve that allows trans-scleral illumination with depression. Vitreq has created a new 29-gauge spotlight directional chandelier which has a novel fixation system to help secure it to the drape. Vitreq also developed a retractable tissue manipulator which can be easily inserted through valved trocars. The Maeno-Awh Supermanipulator by Katalyst features a soft silicone ball at the tip, along gentle manipulation of the ILM during ILM flap procedures.
A series of disposable backflush instruments by DORC were presented, which feature an improved slimline design and larger reservoir. Medone introduced a new subretinal cannula which is shorter and stiffer, allowing easier insertion into valved trocars. Bausch and Lomb has also developed high flow VFI cannulas, which allows 4.4x higher flow of silicone oil, decreasing the time for oil injection and removal.
A new marking depressor by Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk was presented, featuring a retractable element that is exposed when it is squeezed, allowing one to mark with ink at the same time as depressing. Another novel depressor design by Gary Ganiban, called the "Ganihand" features a device that provides a hemisphere of scleral depression hands free.
Geuder has developed a ring which can be placed on the cornea and provides tracks for the precise placement of the needles for use in the Yamane technique of lens fixation.
Finally, Vitreq introduced a "cryopen", which is a disposable handhelp cryotherapy device which is preloaded with N20 gas and allows 12-15 uses per pen.
We look forward to testing these new instruments, as well as the innovations and refinements that we will see next year.


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It's a nice inside kind of day. Take some time to see what's growing and make your orders.
While I am a grower I don't grow everything ! I feel it's absolutely critical for farmers to support each other as well. There is so much good food here! Thank you to ALL our Growrrs and Producers!
Today I went to Ingles for bananas and avocados. I was noticing that prices for conventionally grown produce is high! What a shock ! I'm am thankful that the prices here for local chemical free foods are very affordable . It very much validates my passion for letting you , my fellow farmers, supply the food and health products for my family. Thank you.
It's worth it to order here first. Then visit your farmers at the open markets weekends. There is every reason to sustain yourself and family on llocal farm food all week long all year long !


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Unranked UNC upsets No. 9 Wake Forest in 58-55 comeback victory
Photo by Cynthia Liu | The Daily Tar Heel
Graduate student running back Ty Chandler (19) runs the ball for a 50-yard touchdown at the game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at Kenan Stadium. The UNC Tar Heels won 58-55.
By Zachary Crain
November 6, 2021 | 10:05pm EDT
If there are any lessons to take from the three-year era of head coach Mack Brown and junior quarterback Sam Howell, it's these: don't leave the stadium too early, never expect a result and definitely don't anticipate anything resembling normality.
The Tar Heels just seem to thrive in the absurd. Since 2019, they've known nothing else. And if you accepted these rules on Saturday, you might have found yourself with hundreds of others wearing Carolina blue on Chris Smith Field after the unranked Tar Heels took down No. 9 Wake Forest, 58-55.
Don't try to make sense of it. It won't make any.
"I don't think many people across the country thought we could beat Wake Forest," Brown said. "It'll get them up early in the morning with a smile on their face ready to compete with Pitt."
UNC came into Saturday's game off a string of inconsistent performances and disappointments.
Entering the season in the same position Wake Forest was in before the game — as fringe College Football Playoff contenders — expectations were hastily shot down on a Friday night in Blacksburg, Va. If playoff hopes weren't dead then, then they surely died with ugly losses against Georgia Tech and Florida State.
But on Saturday, none of that mattered. North Carolina faced a 14-point deficit entering the fourth quarter — against a team with the fifth-best scoring offense in the nation — and found a way to leave the stadium victorious.
"What we're saying on the sideline is 'We've been here before,'" Howell said. "There was never a doubt on the sideline, we truly believed we were going to win the game."
As is true in the second half of individual games — broadcast graphics about UNC's 4th quarter scoring have become almost cliché over the last three years — the Tar Heels have found a way to resuscitate themselves in the latter stages of the season since Brown's return to Chapel Hill.
Last year, for example, UNC won four of its last five games to cement an Orange Bowl berth despite a pair of bad losses to Florida State and Virginia. Sound familiar? Well, it will take some help for the Tar Heels to earn an ACC Championship bid and another shot at the New Year's Six, but Saturday showed a team with resolve.
Short of their defensive leader after senior linebacker Jeremiah Gemmel was disqualified for targeting, first-year linebacker Power Echols stepped into his spot and notched a career-high seven tackles and played a pivotal role in the heart of the Tar Heels defense as they kept the Demon Deacons off the board for three consecutive drives in the fourth quarter.
"We didn't play particularly well, but at the right moment we played our best ball," sophomore linebacker Cedric Gray said.
The Tar Heels still have a series of tests ahead — facing some of the ACC's best teams in Pitt and N.C. State in the coming weeks. But with the team just one win away from bowl qualification, Brown should be able to keep his promise to the senior class in qualifying for a third straight bowl game, with a home matchup against Wofford looming.
This season has not met initial expectations. Without a lot of help, UNC won't be making another New Year's Six Bowl and the team's preseason top-10 ranking will ring hollow. But for a program still in its rebuilding phase, games like Saturday's only point to better days ahead.
"We have great young people on this team that want to win," Brown said. "This was a special win for our program. Nobody deserves to win more than these young people."
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It'a amazing that between being one of the world's most famous supermodels, owning a cookie company, and being best friends with Taylor Swift that Karlie Kloss has anymore free time at this point. Oh, and she's working out all the time and posting about it on Instagram. Add that in there. But no matter how busy Kloss is, she always seems to find time for just one more project. That would explain why you've been seeing her face everywhere, by the way. Her newest gig? Kloss is front and center in Joe Fresh's spring 2015 campaign.
Some of the photos from the campaign feature Kloss and a bearded model casually laying down next to each other in full top-to-bottom denim — you know, Canadian tuxedo style. That type of thing, but a more chic version. Other images spotlight Kloss sporting head-to-toe khaki, which is... well, interesting. It sort of says, "Why, hello, I am here to take you on a fashion safari," while also saying, "I deliver packages for a living and had my uniform tailored to my body." Like I said —interesting. But you'll have to see for yourself to judge. In any case, Kloss looks stunning. No surprises there.
According to a press release, Kloss said that the Joe Fresh pieces are perfect for her own wardrobe. She values simplicity when it comes to style, and said that when you feel good about what you're wearing, it "makes all the difference." So, yes, she might look just a little like a very stylish UPS employee in the ad above, but at least she feels good about it, right? That's all that matters in the end.


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What Exactly Is Use in Commerce?
on Monday, 23 July 2018 in Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Many federal trademark applications are filed on an intent-to-use basis, which means that the applicant has not yet begun to use the mark in connection with its business activities to brand, market, and sell its products. However, in order to complete the trademark registration process, it is necessary to demonstrate to the Trademark Office that the mark is being "used in commerce." But what type of use is sufficient to demonstrate to the Trademark Office that a mark is being used in commerce?
U.S. law defines "commerce" for purposes of federal trademark requirements broadly as "all commerce which may lawfully be regulated by Congress." Demonstrating that a mark is "used in commerce" requires that the mark be used in the ordinary course of trade and not used merely to reserve a trademark right in the mark. So, in order to meet the "use in commerce" requirement of the Trademark Office, a mark must (1) be used in connection with commerce that may be regulated by Congress, and (2) be in general use by the business.
Determining whether the use of a mark is in connection with "commerce" that is lawfully regulated by Congress requires more unpacking. Typically, commerce lawfully regulated by Congress is thought of as interstate commerce – or the marketing or sale of goods across state lines. However, it has long been recognized that the sale or advertising of a mark solely within the boundaries of single state may also constitute commerce that is regulated by Congress. This principle has been expanded upon to include several variations of "use" within a single state that may nevertheless qualify as commerce lawfully regulated by Congress. An example of the outward bounds of such intrastate use is found in the case of Christian Faith Fellowship Church. This case involved the in-state sale of two hats to out-of-state customers. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that these sales sufficiently constituted commerce that may be regulated by Congress by reasoning that the in-state sales, when taken in the aggregate, would affect interstate commerce.
This standard, as applied in the Christian Faith Fellowship Church case, has been adopted by the Trademark Office in its manual for examining procedures, and is directly applicable when considering whether a mark has been used in commerce. The practical implication is that demonstrating "use in commerce" may be easier may than it first appears. Businesses established and operating in a single state should thus pay particular attention to any sales or directed advertising to out-of-state consumers, as such activities may be important for establishing use of a businesses' mark in commerce.
Next month we will examine the nature and extent of use that is required to demonstrate sufficiency of use for registration purposes.
AriAnna C. Goldstein


I love the Natural History Museum, I used to go to school at the French lycee just opposite it and we would have lunch among the dinosaurs every day!
I love the tiger on the top and you look beautiful as always.
That top is so cool.
Loving all the arm candy going on here!
I need those sandals in my life! Where are they from??
The Natural History Museum is definitely one of my favourite places to hang out in London - especially on their monthly late night events, the darkness makes the dinosaur exhibit absolutely terrifying! In the last photo, is that a man dressed up as a leaf/insect? Amazing!
lovee the look! and gorgeous hair as always!
I LOVE the V&A museum! The outside part is so nice too!
Both amazing places to visit!
i love how your outfit is pretty casual but super stylish!!
love the outfit, especially the spikey bracelet! Want one of those!!
Love the edgy accessories in your outfit! Where did you get your iphone bumper/case from?