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Your Thoughts: The Muppets Season 1 Episode 14 - Little Green Lie
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What did you think of "The Muppets" episode "Little Green Lie"?
Absolutely positively! This episode was great!
Bork bork! This episode was good.
Mee mee. This episode was so-so.
You're all weirdos! This episode was disappointing.
rexcrk
Gonzo, Rizzo, and Pepe continue to be my favorite part of the show.
This was another fantastic episode all around. There hasn't been a single bad episode all season IMO.
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MuppetSpot
Poor Sweetums about his goldfish.
Muppet Master
This is what we were promised, the muppets in their personal lives, Up Late with Miss Piggy is a nice backdrop and it's fun to see the show, but really this is the muppet show I wanted and I'm pretty sure most of us did.
Drunk Pepe
Sam the Eagle, Chip, and Big Mean Carl were hilarious
Lara Spencer from GMA
Rowlf gets a couple of lines
Scooter's Twitter
The few lines Fozzie got and some mention of Becky
Rizzo stuck to the Corn Flakes
The Family Feud Sketch, no real cows since 1972
Robin was really great
More use of muppets we really haven't seen since the reboot.
Fozzie doesn't get a plot
They had to use the old cliche
Though I do wonder why there aren't any big guest stars anymore, not that I really care but no A-listers, more C-listers since the reboot, it seems like they rushed through a list of famous names for the first three episodes and then had to go back a notch and do more of a guest star of the week, and now they're basically empty, again it doesn't really matter I'd rather watch the muppets than some big name guest star, but still kind of strange. Overall, great episode easily the best since the reboot began, and probably one of my favorites up there with "Going, Going, Gonzo", though really sad that this is basically it, we were just getting started and now we just have two more episodes and it's over, still I will continue to enjoy these episodes, and this one was one of the best of the season.
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Whatnot1988
Don't know who's performing Robin (Vogel?) but it's pretty darn close to Nelson's Robin. Also loved hearing Rowlf sing again. Baretta nailed it!
Also loved the gags with Gonzo, Pepe & Rizzo. I love ironic humor--Pepe and Rizzo think they're chick magnets cluck: Bawk! Bawk! LOL), but it's Sam Carl & Chip--the Muppet pantheon's least likely ladies men--that did successful pickups!
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muppetlover123
Loved this episode so much!
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Big Bird Fan
A really enjoyable funny episode like others have said. My highlights:
Almost there! A few times I wondered if they might kiss or end up back together, but I was very glad they both didn't want that. That's something that should be saved for next week.
It was so nice to finally see Robin again! Piggy being so close to him was a very pleasant surprise. I love how she seems to love him as much as Kermit does and tried her best to keep up the illusion. Aunt Miss Piggy indeed.
Wish we could've seen Gonzo and Camilla get back together, but I've missed their relationship since the show started so since there isn't much time left I'm just happy to see them together again.
I could see Camilla's friends being hot human women coming a mile away, but they managed to have fun with it at the end asking where those feathers came from. Poor Camilla.
I've never liked Pepe. I thought he was an annoying addition to the Muppet gang. However this show has slowly been changing my mind, and now I can't picture Rizzo and Gonzo without him. Drunk Pepe was especially hilarious. Something I love about this show is how muppets other than the main ones have been getting enough screen time where we really get to know them better. Which brings me to my last, but certainly not least muppet...
Uncle Deadly. Nothing more needs to be said other than he needs lots of screen time in whatever the next muppet project is.
dwayne1115
Now please someone tell me this show was watched???
Drtooth
I'll admit. When I heard about the show's only guest star being a Good Morning America anchor, and only because of synergy, I was a little worried. Seeing the episode, they could have written her part as anyone, and that's the only tiny complaint I have. This episode really didn't need a guest star and she was shoehorned in. I'm glad the plots revolved around the characters, whether it's out of necessity or not.
I really like how, no matter how awkward at best and nasty at worst Piggy's relationships with the characters have (and usually have) been, she has a very positive relationship with Robin. It would be cruel to make her diva-ish to a child, especially one related to Kermit. Tap dancing around their break up while making a sort of subliminal meta joke about how the casual fans were turned off by Kermit and Piggy not being lovey dovey together the entire series so far. Scooter blabbing it to the media while Kermit and Piggy try very hard not just to say that they're a couple, but trying to deny the fact that they should be. Robin even stops to point it out. His parents grew apart, but Piggy and Kermit was his constant and role model for a relationship.
The bit at the end where Rowlf was singing the song from Casablanca (clearly an intended homage), and Kermit and Piggy yell "not helping!"
rexcrk said:
Even since MFS, I really think that Pepe, Rizzo, and Gonzo are a winning combination. Those three (and the new characters from MT) were the best part of that film, and the sign that it is indeed a good film at least in part. They're really rocking this series, and they're segments are much more fun than they need to be. Love how Camilla is back in the mix and how she's used as an awkward 4th wheel, throwing the balance off for the group. Loved how they assumed she wanted to watch Chicken Run when she really said Logan's Run. Also loved seeing a depressed, drunk Pepe pretty much realizing his woman hopping wasn't satisfying him, missing Gonzo, and the sad single friend of a couple dilemma, having one of their friends grow up around them while nothing changes. At least, that's what I'm taking out of it.
I also like how they showed just enough of the show to give the audience a small taste, but not big enough that it cuts too deep into the story, Thirty Rock style. Anyone else think Janice's line about keeping cows in a freezer is an unintentional reference to the comic strip where she was talking about an Avocado (or some vegetation) Ranch ("Having to brand those poor Avocados" or something like that)? Great to see Carl eat FooFoo, only for him to cough him up several scenes later. The show needs more of that.
Anyway, this is the thing about the show that frustrates me. The show has a lot of potential and I'll admit the first part of the season sort of used it. They really sped up the Denise and Kermit eventually breaking up bit, and it really seems this kind of story was what the love triangle needed. There was a lot of drama to be tapped and while they certainly could have done a lot more with it before the break up happened, they certainly are getting mileage out of it now. But what makes it doubly frustrating is the lack of an audience almost guaranteeing the show's end. These last few episodes really showed that something was there and if it went onto another season they could have found a better balance between the Muppet characters and the docudramacomedy format, free of first season jitters. There's a lot more that can be done with the show and the characters, but unless ABC digs its heels in and refuses to treat this as a failure, we're not going to see that.
Daffyfan4ever
Whatnot1988 said:
Yeah. I'm pretty sure that was Matt and Robin seemed to sound a lot better here than he did on the Disney Park's Christmas Parade. Like I said, the more Matt works with Robin, the better he'll be come.
I noticed Deadly's role was relatively small in this one, but I guess it's okay, because it gave the other characters more airtime.
I really like how, no matter how awkward at best and nasty at worst Piggy's relationships with the characters have (and usually have) been, she has a very positive relationship with Robin. It would be cruel to make her diva-ish to a child, especially one related to Kermit.
Of course, we have seen that on Good Luck Charlie. But they do seem to be making amends for that and now showing her soft side around children.
Great to see Carl eat FooFoo, only for him to cough him up several scenes later. The show needs more of that.
I always thought Foo Foo was a girl actually.
They really sped up the Denise and Kermit eventually breaking up bit, and it really seems this kind of story was what the love triangle needed.
Yeah, I can picture an Archie/Betty/Veronica-type love triangle with Kermit, Denise and Piggy, but I guess with only one episode left, it would be hard to work that out. Still it would be good to have her return in the finale.
Daffyfan2003 said:
I chose to pretend that didn't happen. You all know my stances on Disney's Tweencoms (though, I can't lie. If I was much younger, maybe I'd enjoy the family of spies one).
I have the feeling the writers aren't taking any chances about the show getting a second season and not wanting to "Neighbors" or "My Name is Earl" themselves into a corner that doesn't get resolved. Ideally, I'd love to see an arc where Denise and Kermit make amends faster than Kermit and Piggy, and Kermit has to juggle them through a series of misunderstandings, leading him to lose both, only for Piggy to come back around again. That's certainly what a season 2 storyline would be to me. Perhaps cliche ridden, but I could see it working out.


Is Netanyahu auditioning for a bigger role?
Many people are wondering why Israel's Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has decided to wreck Israel's relationship with its superpower patron, a relationship that has been almost absurdly favourable to Israel, uniquely bipartisan and almost unchallenged within the US political establishment. For years he has appeared to be going out of his way to break this bipartisan link, working to undermine US foreign policy, embarrass the president, and show himself and his government to be allied not with the United States, but with the Republican Party. Why? Is it psychopathology or an ingenious scheme? Or both?
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Bransholme
Housing estate in Kingston upon Hull, England
Gatwick House in Bransholme
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Dialling code
Kingston upon Hull North
Bransholme is an area and a housing estate on the north side of Kingston upon Hull, England. The name Bransholme comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning Brand's water meadow (brand or brandt meant 'wild boar').
The largely council owned estate is located in between Sutton-on-Hull to the east, Sutton Park to the south, and Kingswood to the west. It is surrounded by fields and 'A' Roads which largely isolate it from the rest of East Hull.
There are two high, or secondary schools, Winifred Holtby Academy and Kingswood Academy, within the environs of Bransholme, these are fed by a number of primary schools.
There are two major retail centres available within the area. These are North Point Shopping Centre, formerly and still locally known as Bransholme Centre, a location where a number of smaller shops can be found as well as a covered market, and Kingswood Retail Park, which is the site of a number of large major stores as well as an entertainment area including a multiscreen cinema, bowling alley and restaurants. At the 2011 census Bransholme was made up of the Bransholme East and West Wards and the combined population was 18,533.[note 1][1][2]
2.1 North Bransholme
3 Amenities
4 North Point Shopping Centre
Bransholme history goes at least as far back as the Domesday Book of 1086 where Bransholme is marked as a little hill surrounded by water. At this time the settlement known as Sudtone (now Sutton) occupied a strip of high ground forming a connecting link between Wagene (later Waghen then Wawne).[3] An ancient highway ran through Wagene across Sudtone and through to Bilton.
Some time in the last half of the second century a Romano-British farming settlement stood on the site of the former Gibraltar Farm near where the new bridge crosses the River Hull. Also a medieval stone dwelling house and two timber buildings existed where Foredyke Drain met the River Hull.
A Roman camp was established to the north of Waghen. When the Angles and Saxons invaded they farmed land on the high ridge that ran from the village to Sutton. The ridge was surrounded by waters and marshland which at high tide separated Waghen from Sudtone. Later the monks and the Lords of the Manor drained the land with a series of drains and dikes.
In June 1939, more than 80 acres (32 ha) of land were requisitioned to build a Barrage Balloon defence station. Originally designated as RAF 17 Balloon Centre it was opened on 28 June 1939 and was from where, during the Second World War, the Balloon Barrage in the defence of Kingston upon Hull with its vital docks and rail network, was controlled and maintained. By September 1942 over 2,000 Royal Air Force and Women's Auxiliary Air Force served there. On 15 October 1942, the station was renamed RAF Sutton on Hull. It became the home of the RAF School of Fire Fighting and Rescue from 1943–59. The RAF Station was finally disposed of on Monday 14 August 1961.
After the Second World War, when large areas of Hull lay devastated due to enemy bombing, it was clearly necessary to rehouse on a massive scale.[4] Urban renewal prompted the City Council to enforce the Acquisition of Land Act of 1946. The City Council already owned large areas in Bransholme. By January 1948, it had obtained four more farms. The intention of the Council at the time was to provide a new town at Bransholme rather than a large estate, but government approval was not forthcoming.
Housing in North Bransholme
The Bransholme Estate was originally planned to have a population of 26,000 but now has a population of over 30,000.[4] It was built mainly in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Bransholme Housing Estate was originally known as 'north of Sutton Road' or 'The Wawne Estate' until the current name was chosen in 1966 from a list including Soffham, Meaux, Marvelton and Midmere Dales. The first houses were officially opened on 1 May 1967[4] by Lord Mayor Alderman RW Buckle. The very first Bransholme tenants were housed in Dulverton Close.
In 1968, Noddle Hill Farm was demolished to make way for the building of Bransholme Estate. The houses in Midmere Avenue and Dorchester Road were built between 1971 and 1976. Kestrel Avenue was built in about 1981. Bransholme is widely believed to be largest council estate in Europe, but Susanna O'Neill says in her book, The Hull Book of Days, that The Becontree estate in Dagenham is larger, although she concedes that Bransholme is probably the largest estate in Yorkshire.[4]
The early years were not easy. Some newcomers loved living in Bransholme, but as early as 1971, condensation[clarification needed] was causing severe problems in over 1,000 houses, and Securicor had to be employed to combat vandalism. Two years later, it was trouble with the maisonettes, and the growing realisation that there were too few schools.
Now, schools and churches offer much in terms of education and social and spiritual welfare. Winifred Holtby high school (formerly Bransholme High), named after the novelist and journalist, had technology college status for ten years from 1999, and is now an academy. The very latest in technology, libraries, medical and community services are in existence, and numerous adult learning and leisure centres are available.
Housing[edit]
Padstow House
Most housing in Bransholme is prefabricated terrace housing, and there are also two blocks of high rise flats on the estate (Padstow House (pictured) and Gatwick House (above)), as well as newer housing on the outskirts. Unusually during the construction of the estate, most of the houses predating the estate were left (mostly along Wawne Road) and the occasional older house will stand on a road amongst many of the estates other 'identikit' houses.
A growing number of the houses are now boarded up, in particular the bungalows which were intended for occupation by the estate's older residents. The quality of the houses on the estate has been in question ever since their construction. Many of the houses have only small windows on the front, being small horizontal slits and, although these have proved efficient in maintaining security, many residents have complained their houses lack light and are unpleasant to live in. The houses have had condensation problems and the heating systems have often been described as being inadequate.
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2013)
In recent years, Skilgate Close and Selworthy Close have been demolished, leaving large amounts of open space in the centre of Bransholme especially when you include the adjacent former site of the 'Alcatraz' maisonettes. Extensive refurbishment works relating to heating systems, kitchens, bathrooms, electrical rewires and thermal comfort (cavity and loft insulation) commenced in 2006 by Hull City Council to bring the housing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard. The programme of works is expected to be completed by March 2011.
North Bransholme[edit]
In 2010 ownership and management of council housing in North Bransholme was transferred to a housing association, the Riverside Group.[5] This involved 1,175 properties.[6]
Amenities[edit]
Wawne Ferry Public House
Adjacent to the North Point shopping centre are a library, a health centre, and a police station. Also there is a pizza takeaway called 'Pazzo', a dental practice and a Farmfoods nearby. Next to the police station is a building formerly used as an NSPCC branch but now used as the Astra Youth Centre.
The health centre's original building had been there since the late 1960s/early 1970s. It is located in Bransholme West Ward, which this scheme is to be sited, is the 8th most deprived in Hull.
A new NHS health centre was built and opened in 2012, also replacing the existing council office at North Point.
According to a report by Hull NHS PCT when this new facility was proposed they said "The catchment area for the proposed facility also covers Bransholme East, which is the 6th most deprived in a City, which itself is the 11th most deprived of the 354 local authorities in England."
The Hull NHS PCT said the following in a report: "All services currently provided for will continue in the new facility, alongside additional provision to meet the health needs of the community. A discreet, predominantly paediatric audiology and speech and language therapies area will enable a greater number of patients to be seen in appropriate accommodation. Multi-functional space is provided for group clinical and non-clinical services, such as group smoking cessation classes and baby clinics. The space will be able to be secured from other areas of the building to provide useful community spaces, with their own toilets and drink preparation areas."[7]
There are a number of parks, playgrounds and sports facilities. Heartland's park (near the middle of the area) was opened in August 2000 on the site of former maisonettes, as a grassed area with trees and an adventure playground.[8] Ings Road Playing Fields have sporting facilities plus grassed area and woodland.[8] Noddle Hill Way has a fishing lake and wildlife wetland, as well as football pitches and community woodland.[8][9] Bude Park playing fields has a children's playground, which was refurbished in 2010 after major vandalism.[10]
North Point Shopping Centre[edit]
The interior of the North Point Centre
The North Point Shopping Centre is the main shopping centre in the Bransholme area. It is still often referred to by its former name, the Bransholme Centre and was opened in the early 1970s. The first store to sign for the Centre was Boyes who still trade from the same store today.[11] The main supermarket was originally Gateway, then later Kwik Save and then FreshXpress. This has since closed (the unit is now a Poundstretcher), leaving Iceland and Heron Foods the only food retailers in the centre's main building. There was a Netto adjacent to the shopping centre, but this closed in 2011 and became a Morrisons instead. They closed down in 2015 and the unit was taken over by Home Bargains. The centre has a small market hall. Most shops in the centre aim at the budget end of the market with stores like Home Bargains. There are also two opticians including Rouse Opticians,[12] who have stores elsewhere in Hull. In the outer face of the centre there are further shops, including a Post Office. An additional retail development was built adjacent to the centre in the mid-2000s, including a Netto, a Wilkinson and an amusement arcade. On most days, there is a mobile fish and chip wagon in the Eastern car park.
Shops on Wawne Road
There is a health centre next to the site, the original Health Centre dated back from the 1960s/early 70s and was of the distinctive single-storey flat roofed design. A new health centre was constructed, it opened in 2012, which also replaced dental services previously at the old health centre building. The centre is also a bus terminus for the many routes operated by Stagecoach in Hull serving the surrounding area. They were two banks in the shopping centre but, Yorkshire Bank closed in September 2014, leaving only Halifax.
Schools[edit]
Kingswood Academy
There are seven primary schools in Bransholme, and two secondary schools, Winifred Holtby Academy (formerly Bransholme High School) and Kingswood Academy (formerly Perronet Thompson School).[13] There are no further education establishments on the estate, the nearest being Wilberforce College.
Kingswood, Kingston upon Hull, privately constructed estate adjacent to the north, built 1990s onwards
Bransholme water works
Large council estates in the UK
^ The population of the East Ward is 10,330 and the West Ward is 8,203. The two citations following are the sum of the two wards.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bransholme East Ward (as of 2011) (1237321323)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bransholme West Ward (as of 2011) (1237321324)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ Calvert, Hugh (1978). A History of Kingston Upon Hull. London: Phillimore. p. 19. OCLC 4230622.
^ a b c d O'Neill 2014, p. 121.
^ "North Bransholme transfer". Hull City Council. Retrieved 21 December 2010. [permanent dead link]
^ "Press Release". Hull City Council. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ "NHS Hull LIFT Business Case: Bransholme Northpoint" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
^ a b c "Bransholme District Parks". Hull City Council. Archived from the original on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ "Bransholme Enterprises". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ "Bude Park play area officially reopened after £200,000 refurbishment". This is Hull and East Riding. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^ "Boyes". North Point Shopping Centre. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Rouse Opticians". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "schoolswebdirectory". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
O'Neill, Susanna. The Hull Book of Days. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2014. ISBN 978-07509-5172-2.
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So, what's going on with me you ask? Well, first off, I would love to hear about YOU. Get in that comment section! Ok, so me…we are wrapping up our homeschooling year (first grade), and Marcella turned seven which is INSANE. Jude is still my baby, but technically I suppose you would call him a preschooler. 😉 I'm in denial, of course.
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Glad to see you back here! Your children are gorgeous, by the way. I have not checked out Periscope yet, but will do that soon. I finished my Montessori training in May of 2015 and had a baby girl Oct 2015, so that's what I have been up to. Looking forward to what you have in store for us!
How fun! I have a couple friends that teach Montessori and my daughter took summer school classes with them and loved it so much! They run the school in their home. And big congrats on your baby!!! That is a lot of fun stuff going on for you.


I am currently a PhD student at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. I'm working on the so-called subject-island contraint in French (and which role syntax, semantics, pragmatics and processing play in it). I also intend to implement a french HPSG fragment for TRALE.
More information on my current work can be found on my research blog.


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Party ready to end 12-year drought at elections
Lib Dems looking for seats in Hertsmere at local elections
By Nathan Louis @_nathanlouis Reporter for Hertsmere and Watford. Call me on 07795497327
Pictured are some of the Lib Dem candidates including (from left and around): Andrew Lewis, Andrew Melville, Christopher Scobe, Hannah Gunning, Sophie Aldridge, and Holly Gunning
The Liberal Democrats say they are ready to listen to the community as they strive to win seats at next month's local elections in Hertsmere.
The Lib Dems last won seats in the borough back in 2007 but there are 18 candidates this year who are hoping 2019 will be their year again.
The current make-up of Hertsmere Borough Council is 34 Conservatives, four Labour, and one Independent candidate - after Cllr Gary Silver decided to leave the Tories last month.
Andy Lewis is the current chairman of Elstree & Borehamwood Residents Association (EBRA). Due to running in the elections, he has temporarily stepped away from the organisation.
Mr Lewis is running for as a Lib Dem nominee in Hillside ward, Borehamwood, where he lives.
He has been chairman of EBRA for six years and says his experiences within the community have helped him realise what matters to people.
He said: "I know exactly what people want, I know what they desire. People want to see their councillors out and about. With EBRA, I have proven that I am proactive, holding numerous meetings and helping solve issues within Elstree & Borehamwood.
"I really care about where I live. I want to make better use of section 106 money from housing developments to improve the community, I want to challenge overdevelopment in the area, and I want to protect our green spaces.
"If I look at my values, I am a centralist and they match up closely with Lib Dem values which is why I have chosen to stand as one."
Andrew Melville has lived in north Bushey for 30 years and says he is passionate about being a "strong voice for the people".
He said: "I have had many issues with the council that I have raised in the past but unfortunately have not been dealt with. I have across many people who feel the same so I want to be the person who speaks for them."
The Bushey North candidate added: "The issues within our area range from transport links, and lack of medical facilities and affordable housing. The Hertsmere Liberal Democrats are passionate about improving transport and providing housing."
The other Lib Dem candidates in Hertsmere this May are: Saif Al-Saadoon (Aldenham East) Paul Watson (Aldenham West) Sophie Aldridge (Hillside) Elaine Elliman (Hillside) Andrew Brass (Bushey Heath) Roger Kutchinsky (Bushey Heath) Jerry Evans (Bushey North) Paul Richards (Bushey North) Anne Diamond (Bushey Park) Judith Melinek (Bushey Park) Brian Silverman (Bushey Park) Holly Gunning (Bushey St James) Christopher Scobie (Bushey St James) Hannah Gunning (Bushey St James) Jonathan Brett (Potters Bar Parkfield) and Sachin Saggar (Potters Bar Parkfield).
The elections take place on May 2. All 39 seats are up for election. A full list of candidates can be found here.


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"Every day the war continues, children will continue to suffer."
UNICEF Emergency Programmes Director Manuel Fontaine's remarks at the Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
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On 31 March 2022, Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Director for Emergency Operations meets a newborn baby at the Intensive Care Unit for newborns at the Regional Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.
NEW YORK, 11 April 2022 - "Mr President, Excellencies and colleagues, I would like to express my appreciation to Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and Ambassador Ferit Hoxha for convening today's meeting. I would also like to thank Ambassador Woodward and the United Kingdom for hosting this briefing during your Security Council presidency.
"I returned last week from a mission to Ukraine. In my 31 years as a humanitarian, I have rarely seen so much damage caused in so little time.
Friday's attack on Kramatorsk train station was particularly horrifying.
"The station has been a critical route for thousands of families fleeing Donetsk oblast – an area that has seen some of the war's worst violence and destruction. When the station was attacked, it was filled with families desperate to escape the mounting violence. I note the tragic irony that our teams were offloading lifesaving humanitarian supplies only a kilometre away when so many lives were taken away by this needless act of violence.
"The attack on Kramatorsk station is unconscionable. And yet, it is just one of many instances in this war where we have seen a blatant disregard for civilian lives -- and international humanitarian law.
"Inside Ukraine, children, families, and communities are under attack.
"Of the 3.2 million children estimated to have remained in their homes, nearly half may be at risk of not having enough food. Attacks on water system infrastructure and power outages have left an estimated 1.4 million people without access to water in Ukraine. Another 4.6 million people have only limited access.
"The situation is even worse in cities like Mariupol and Kherson, where children and their families have now gone weeks without running water and sanitation services, a regular supply of food, and medical care. They are sheltering in their homes and underground, waiting for the bombs and violence to stop.
"As of yesterday, OHCHR has verified 142 children killed and 229 children injured. We know these numbers are likely much higher -- and many of them were caused by crossfire or the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
"I met one of those children in an intensive care unit in a hospital ward in Zaporizhizia. Vlad, who is a 4-year-old, was shot twice in the stomach as he was escaping with his family from a contested area. Although still unconscious, Vlad is expected to live, unlike so many others.
"All the systems that help children survive are also under attack.
"Hostilities have damaged or destroyed hundreds of residential houses. Attacks on hospitals, healthcare facilities, and medical equipment -- and the killing and injuring of healthcare professionals – are making it even harder for people to access emergency care, basic healthcare, and medicine.
"Hundreds of schools and educational facilities have been attacked or used for military purposes. Others are serving as shelters for civilians. Nationwide school closures are impacting the learning -- and the futures -- of 5.7 million school-age children and 1.5 million students in higher education. In the Donbas region, a whole generation of children have already seen their lives and education upended during the past eight years of conflict.
"We applaud the efforts of the authorities to ensure continuity of education. However, this can only be a temporary solution. Lessons from the pandemic show the importance of children learning in a school with their peers and teachers.
"Excellencies, I met families in Zaporizhzhia who told me that they wanted to stay in their homes but were forced to flee when the shelling and violence became too much. Thousands of others now are trying to leave before the fighting closes in around them. They face further dangers along the way – missiles, crossfire and explosive remnants.
"In just six weeks, nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been displaced. They have been forced to leave everything behind: Their homes, their schools, and often, their family members.
"I have heard stories of the desperate steps parents are taking to get their children to safety and children saddened they are unable to get back to school. A social worker told me a story about parents who were forced to send their children out with a truck driver just to get them away from the line of fire.
"Such unaccompanied children are at much higher risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, and trafficking. Women face similar risks. We are extremely concerned by increasing reports of sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence.
"Fortunately, there has been an outpouring of support from neighbouring countries to welcome refugees. The solidarity expressed for Ukrainian refugees has been a very welcome development – one that, surely, should be replicated globally for all seeking protection and asylum, no matter where they are from.
"Excellencies, UNICEF and our partners are doing everything we can.
"Inside Ukraine, we continue to face extremely difficult operating conditions. We have seen some progress in recent weeks, with our teams and supplies able to reach Sumy, Kharkiv and Kramatorsk, among others. But this is not enough.
"On-going hostilities prevent us from reaching those most in need in many areas of the country. We saw that last week in Kramatorsk when our teams were forced to stop offloading supplies and evacuate to safety following the nearby explosions.
"We are also helping local authorities to identify and register unaccompanied and separated children. We are providing families with much needed humanitarian cash assistance and increasing awareness to minimize the risks of explosive ordnance.
"In Zaporizhzhia, I visited a reception centre, set up by local authorities - run mostly by women professionals - for displaced people to access health and psychosocial services, have a warm meal, and rest temporarily. These services are critical, but they are not solutions.
"Many of those who were able to flee early have been able to find sanctuary in other countries. It is not clear to us how those who are being displaced now will fare. They have been exposed to violence for longer and may have fewer resources at their disposal.
"Resources are already over-stretched and local residents live in a state of uncertainty as the sounds of air raids and warnings from local officials ring regularly, reminding them that the frontlines may soon reach them too.
"Excellencies, I am particularly concerned about the widespread presence of explosive remnants of war which expose children to the risk of death and horrendous injury. Eastern Ukraine was already one of the world's most mine-contaminated stretches of land even prior to the recent escalation. This reality is rapidly extending to other parts of the country.
"We are carefully monitoring the health, rights, and dignity of women and girls, as the risk of exploitation and abuse grows.
"And we continue to reiterate the need to ensure that children who have become separated from their families or who live in institutional care are protected and that every effort be made to obtain caregiver consent and authorities' approval before these children are evacuated or relocated.
"In closing, I want to express how proud I am of our UN teams both inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries. The work they are doing is indispensable.
"I want to also salute the remarkable resilience of Ukrainian doctors, nurses, teachers, and social workers - especially women who have been at the forefront of the response. I was deeply impressed by the care they are providing children and families.
"I visited an underground maternity ward in Lviv that is staffed 24/7 by a team of tireless women – assisting births amidst air raid alerts. Local women's organizations are mobilizing grassroots networks to care for the most vulnerable, even under the darkest of circumstances. Their courage and commitment are a light in the dark.
"But most of all, I want to entreat all those with the power to end this war to use that power. The lives and futures of millions of children hang in the balance.
"Excellencies, the math is simple. Every day the war continues, children will continue to suffer.
"As Humanitarians, you can count on us to continue doing our work, but there is only so much we can do.
"It is time to end this war. Ukraine's children cannot afford to wait.
Joe English
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Yuvraj Slams 80 off 57; Scores Big After Long Time
by Rakesh/ January 25, 2019/ India Cricket Team, news/ No Comments/
Former Indian superstar Yuvraj Singh was picked at the last moment in the IPL auction of this year. The 37-year-old might have already played his last World Cup.
He didn't even play any memorable innings for Punjab in this year's Ranji Trophy. But some glimpses of his vintage batting talent was on display in some occasions.
Recently Yuvraj reminded everyone of his fine batting touch. He scored a fabulous 80 off 57 balls for Air India in the ongoing DY Patil T20 Cup tournament in Mumbai.
The dashing innings from the left-hander came just before the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and 2019 IPL. Seeing his big innings IPL franchise Mumbai Indians would have some confidence lifted. This is because they had purchased Yuvi at the dying moments of the auction.
Yuvi first added 51 runs with Paul Valthaty. Paul is also a past star of IPL. Later Yuvi added another 88 runs with Sujit Nayak. Both these partnerships helped Air India post 169 for 7 in 20 overs against Mumbai Customs.
However they failed to defend the score as Customs reached the target in the last over with the loss of just one wicket. The Man of the Series in the 2011 World Cup bowled one over. But unfortunately he leaked 12 crucial runs in that over.
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Yuvi's last big score came in October last year
Yuvraj will next play for Punjab in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The T20 tournament will begin from February 21. After that Yuvi will play for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
The IPL will begin from March this year because of the World Cup, which will begin from May. Yuvraj's 80 is the first fifty after a long time in competitive cricket. His last fifty (96) came for Punjab against Railways in Vijay Hazare Trophy last October.
Yuvraj's fifty came since his 96 in Vijay Hazare Trophy in October. https://t.co/4FLrbKessW
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Yuvi was purchased by Mumbai Indians for base price of Rs. 1 Crore. The franchise also purchased Sri Lankan veteran pacer Lasith Malinga.
This IPL will be Yuvraj's sixth appearance in the history of the tournament. The batting all-rounder had missed one season because of his illness.
Last season he had a poor outing with Kings XI Punjab. He played eight games and scored just 65 runs. As a result KXIP released him before the auction.
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Since 2010, TH Wildau has been operating an algae farming pilot plant south of Berlin, in which a photobioreactor, a methane gas reactor, and a combined heat and power plant have been connected in a closed cycle for the first time.
The main goal of the project – which is intended to provide data for a large-scale plant down the road – is the optimal configuration of the process technology components and reduction of the external energy input to a minimum. In order to measure the pH and oxygen levels, the TH Wildau technicians are deploying Knick Memosens sensors and Memorail analyzers.
In the search for biofuels, science has been focusing on microalgae for a few years now. A variety of methods exist for obtaining combustible fuels from algae: Catalytic processes can be used to obtain fuel from specific types of algae, and fermentation process can be used to convert carbohydrates from algae into bioethanol. Another approach is the production of methane through anaerobic fermentation of the algae mass. This is the method used in the pilot plant in Wildau.
The Portavo series form Knick: the first portable analyzers for Memosens sensors.


For other uses, see Luis (disambiguation).
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name Hludowig or Chlodovech. Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: Luís (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, Lluís in Aragonese and Lluís in Catalan, while Luiz is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil.
The Germanic name Chlodowig (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīg) and hence may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was (h)lod-, meaning booty, which would give the meaning warrior for booty (or: warrior who captured booty) for the full name.
Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. Luis and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivation of the Latinized form Clovis, known from the kings of the Franks. The sanctified French king Louis IX (Saint Louis) contributed much to the popularity of the name.
^ J. van der Schaar, Woordenboek van voornamen (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also the Lodewijs in the Dutch given names database.
Luis is rooted from Armenian Luis - Լոյս meaning light.


It's rare that I read a book that touches on so many foundational concepts in an academic discipline (in this case, computer science) and also relates to so much of daily life. I finished this book in early October, and I've thought about it almost every week since.
The Happiness Hypothesis is to psychology as Algorithms to Live By is to computer science. Haidt is an incredible writer, and I've thought about ideas in this book many times since I finished it.
I also read An Introduction to Statistical Learning from start to finish, which felt like quite an accomplishment. I think this was the first time I've ever read an entire textbook. For anyone who aspires to do this sort of thing, I highly recommend forming a reading group with two to three others. Two of my friends and I read a chapter or two each week, and met for a few hours to talk through the practice problems.
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Where to begin! I listened to so much new music this year that I'm going to break this down by genre.
Peace & Information, by Jenny O.
Below are the 25 songs I listened to most in 2017, ordered from most to least. There's obviously a bias toward songs that were released earlier in the year, but there you go. You'll notice that there's also a bias toward songs from After Laughter, by Paramore, because I really really liked that album.
I didn't watch too many new movies or shows this year, so if your favourite isn't included here, it's more likely that I didn't see it than that I saw it but didn't like it.


We've rounded up all the Christmas offerings in the Winelands so you can eat, drink and be merry this 25 December.
Christmas picnic and Christmas lunch: The picnic baskets at Allée Bleue are packed with a delicious melange of Cape flavours with a touch of Christmas tradition. The Chicnic picnic menu goes for R695 per couple, R295 per person, and R150 per child. The Chicnic-on-the-go picnic menu is R670 per couple, R270 per person, and R125 per child. The set Christmas menu goes for R385 per person and includes a welcome drink.
Christmas lunch: Indulge in a four-course lunch with Scarlet Sails MCC and a harvest table featuring a selection of cold meats, terrines and pâtés served with freshly baked breads. Enjoy slow-roasted lamb shoulder with duck fat roasted potatoes and an assortment of vegetables, followed by local cheese, salted olive and rosemary lavash, madeleines, and preserved green figs and melon. The feast is rounded off with dark chocolate bavarois, raspberry curd, coconut feuilletine, coffee and festive petit fours. Children will be treated to a special kids' menu and entertainment ranging from cookie decorating and storytelling to arts and crafts. Lunch is served from 11am to 4pm and costs R975 per adult and R450 per child under the age of 12.
Christmas Eve dinner: The five course gourmet dinner consists of raw marinated prawn carpaccio, poached local salmon tout pave and tartare, quail consomme, oven-roasted free range Angus beef fillet and garden strawberry-yoghurt dome. The dinner is priced at R1804 per person excluding beverages and R902 for children 12 and under.
Christmas Day Lunch: The buffet-style menu will be served in the Manor House of the Grande Roche for the price of R864 per adult and R432 for children 12 and under. The menu includes piccalilli-cauliflower salad with salted beef and cured beef tongue and sweet-sour baby onions and dark beer glazed pork roast with caraway-cabbage ragout, homemade brezel dumpling and stout beer-garlic gravy.
For R650 per person, celebrate this festive day with family and friends by booking for a delectable Christmas Day lunch feast at this popular Overberg restaurant. Expect two starter choices of smoked trout vol au vent and vichyssoise with roasted hazelnut dukkah before tucking into the traditional main of turkey, gammon, roast potatoes, carrot-and-nutmeg cream, cauliflower cheese, tender-stem broccoli, chipolata-wrapped bacon, stuffing baubles and cranberry sauce. End off this delicious feast with either a dark chocolate and roasted sesame parfait or crêpes Suzette. Deposit payable on booking.
Havercroft's dark chocolate and roasted sesame parfait. Photo Supplied.
The decadent three-course Christmas Lunch at Kunjani Wines comprises of smoked turkey salad with cranberry sauce, shaved asparagus, red onion, strawberries and toasted cashews; aged and roasted Chalmar ribeye steak with bone marrow sauce, grilled vegetable stock topped with shiitake mushroom sauce; and baked mango cheesecake for R650 per person and R325 for children under 12.
The exceptional four-course Christmas-inspired menu prepared by Chef Kyle Norris comes with a welcome drink and live music and the magnificent views of the Franschhoek valley for R975 per person.
Le Pommier offers an inviting taste of home with their traditional Christmas lunch for R450 per person. The options of classic Christmas dishes on the menu include slow-roasted leg of lamb, honey glazed gammon, old-fashioned pumpkin fritters, malva pudding, customary Trifle and ice cream bar for kids.
Celebrate Christmas at the NH The Lord Charles and enjoy a selection of starters from a buffet, followed by a generous main course and end it off with a dessert buffet for R750 per person.
Oude Werf offers similar but different delicious Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch for R395 and R425 respectively. The Christmas Eve Dinner a main course of sage and butter-roasted baby chicken with creamy green beans and bacon, oven-roasted potatoes, cranberry jam and pan gravy; while the Christmas Day Lunch menu includes sage-roasted turkey or baby chicken with apricot-glazed gammon served with traditional bread and herb stuffing, crispy roasted potatoes. Beans with smoked pork lardons and pumpkin fritters, pan gravy and cranberry compote.
The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day lunch and dinner menu at Grande Provence consists of a six-course feast of modern South African flavours prepared by Chef Guy Bennett. The menu includes langoustine and pickled radish tortellini with tom yum bisque espuma and 18-hour Karoo lamb croquette with smoked potato, pickled baby beets and masala jus for R1650 per person.
The Bistro picnic basket for the Boxing Day and New Year Braai picnic from the new Bistro at Grande Provence is filled with delicious braai favourites such as prime beef boerie rolls, sosaties of satay-style aged sirloin and free-range chicken with chakalaka, farm-baked herbed garlic bread, garden salad, traditional potato salad and Malva pudding with vanilla custard. Picnic Baskets are available at R800 for two people, R400 for a single basket and R200 half portion for children under 10.
Guests can soak up the breathtaking views of the Stellenbosch winelands while enjoying an indulgent three course Christmas lunch for R450 or four course one for R500. The delicious menu prepared by executive Chef Nadia Roux include duck breast with mulled wine curd, baby salad and a pear macaron; crispy pork belly with sweet potato mash, cherry and cinnamon jus; and dark chocolate marquise, fresh berry salad and smoked vanilla ice cream.
Have we missed a Christmas special in the Cape Winelands? Let us know in the comments below.
Please note that, while we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, some prices and deals might change without our knowledge. Bookings are essential and these specials are subject to availability.
Havercroft's Restaurant in Stanford is also serving Christmas Day Lunch!


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EU leaders are…
EU leaders are seeking unity, they believe Russia wants much more than Ukraine
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A special gathering of an emergency summit was planned in Brussels on Thursday to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke with European Council President Charles Michel with other EU leaders during the meeting that they will impose sanctions against Russia.
The sanctions would include cutting off Russia from the international financial market and banning the export of high-tech.
Russia will face "massive and severe consequences "on Moscow in response to President Vladimir Putin's "barbaric" invasion of Ukraine.
The leaders of the 27-nation joined in this meeting to condemn the invasion.
The EU had already approved the first round of sanctions on February 23, including blacklisting Russian lawmakers, government officials, and businesses.
This activity by Russia in Ukraine impacts many EU members directly. They think it is personal to them.
They believe that Russia does not only want Ukraine but much more than that, it wants to restructure the security architecture of Europe in its favor.
According to EU sources, the idea of an in-person summit was to discuss the issues in more detail. No electronic devices were allowed in the meeting room.
Stopping Russian banks' access to EU financial markets, preventing access to key technology, and 'weakening the country's economic basis' are among the suggestions discussed during the meeting, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg strongly condemned Russia's "reckless and unprovoked attack" on Ukraine and said NATO allies would meet to tackle the consequences of Moscow's "aggressive actions".
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have all invoked NATO Article 4 after Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24 despite repeated NATO warnings.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO was formed in 1949 in response to the threat of a USSR invasion of democratic Europe at the end of WWII.
Article 4 says, "The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened."
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This Sibel Triangular Hair Net is a high quality setting net which has a close weave and open-work look. It is ideal for wet and dry setting and essential for keeping those fly-a-way hairs under control whilst under the dryer.
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Одра Сисачка је насељено место у саставу Града Сиска, Хрватска.

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На попису становништва 2011. године, Одра Сисачка је имала 823 становника.

Попис 1991.

На попису становништва 1991. године, насељено место Одра Сисачка је имало 1.006 становника, следећег националног састава:

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Насељена места у Хрватској
Насељена места у Сисачко-мославачкој жупанији
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    def test_lower_bound(self):
        s = namegen.getname(1805, 'F')
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Farris Creek Trailhead lies two miles north of Highway 135 on Cement Creek Road. The elevation of the site is 8,775 feet. Farris Creek Trail, that leads north from the trailhead, gains a significant amount of elevation as it leaves the trailhead. This makes the site a better start for hiking than biking or motorcycling.
Farris Creek Trailhead provides access to Farris Creek Trail, 409, Double Top Trail, 405, and Walrod Trail, 412. It's a good ending point for a loop ride that begins on Brush Creek and uses Double Top Trail for a descent. The terrain between Brush Creek and Cement Creek is heavily used by mountain bikers, hikers and motorcyclists so be courteous to other users.
Directions from Crested Butte: Travel six miles south on Highway 135 to Cement Creek Road, the turnoff for CB South. Turn left on to Cement Creek Road and travel two miles to the Farris Creek Trailhead. It will be on the left side of Cement Creek Road.
Cement Creek Road #740 - This road follows Cement Creek it's entire distance. It is a popular, but remote area for many types of summer and winter recreation opportunities.
Double Top Trail - Double Top Trail leads south from East Brush Creek Trail, 400, to Farris Creek Trail, 409. This trail combined with Brush Creek Road forms a popular mountain biking loop.


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Obama's jobs council a total flop
Matt Patterson • 08/03/2012
When President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness last gathered in January, he boasted, "This has not been a show council. This has been a work council. I have been tracking implementation of [the council's] recommendations. And we've seen substantial progress across the board."
Substantial progress? Six months after that meeting, unemployment remains stuck at 8.2 percent. The reality is even worse than this number suggests: Labor Department statistics only count those who have actively sought work in the preceding four weeks. If you've been unemployed for so long that you have decided to drop out of the labor force altogether and, say, (1) retire early, (2) move into your parent's basement, or (3) go back to school, the government does not count you as unemployed, though you do not, in fact, have a job (you gotta love government accounting).
As Mort Zuckerman notes for US News & World Report, "If we include, as we should, people who have applied for a job in the last 12 months, and those employed part-time who want full-time work, the real unemployment number is closer to 15 percent."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/2/obamas-jobs-council-a-total-flop/
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Дени́с Микола́йович Матю́шко — підполковник Збройних сил України.

Короткий життєпис
Випускник 2004 року, Львівський військовий інститут, спеціальність «міжнародна інформація».

Начальник розвідувально-інформаційного відділення штабу окремого центру спеціального призначення Управління спеціальних операцій Генерального штабу ЗС України.

З початку травня 2014 року — в зоні бойових дій, загін завдання виконував у районі Слов'янська, «виходили групою». 3 червня група була висаджена з вертольота Мі-8 за 3,5-4 км на південь від західної околиці населеного пункту Семенівка. Поранення зазнав, рятуючи групу, Денис із напарником йшли попереду основної групи — головний дозор. При перетинанні відкритої ділянки місцевості офіцер помітив, як за коровами на лузі ховаються озброєні люди. Рішення було прийнято розпочати бій і таким способом попередити товаришів, у бою ніхто з військовиків не загинув, майор Матюшко зазнав поранення — нога прострілена навиліт, згодом лікувався.

Нагороди
 20 червня 2014 року — за особисту мужність і героїзм, виявлені у захисті державного суверенітету та територіальної цілісності України, вірність військовій присязі під час російсько-української війни, відзначений — нагороджений орденом «За мужність» III ступеня та отримав звання підполковника.
 13 серпня 2015 року — орденом Богдана Хмельницького III ступеня.
 «Медаль За військову службу Україні»

Примітки

Джерела
 Указ Президента
 Історія одного героя: підполковник Денис Матюшко
 Підполковник Матюшко Денис Миколайович
 Підполковник Матюшко Денис Миколайович

Уродженці Реутова
Випускники Академії сухопутних військ імені гетьмана Петра Сагайдачного


You hear the hype about good oils all the time. Transfats and all the gobbldegook inbetween on diet programs on tv.
And to be honest. I never ate ANY oils unless it was chippies or chocolate or some form of crap food when i was losing my weight.
When it came to donate my kidney to my brother low and behold my liver function tests came back with odd results … oh yeah … you can get by for many years not eating good oils… but i tell you its worth it to eat them.
Now i've learnt my lesson. I eat nuts of all sorts, use virgin olive oil only when cooking etc and in breads. I also eat it in moderation! This means no more than a tablespoon of any at any one time. This include things like avocados, nuts etc.
Arg, thanks, i thought i fixed that already.


3) to keep the antenna that i have now.
i dont want to transmit by using the ionosphere cause my transmitter uses a frequency in the band mw, and at the night my frequency is filled by stronger signals. i would like to have a local strong signal.
which of the above antennas i have described is the best???????
"Whitch of the above antennas I have described is the best?"
should be no change needed in your tuning coil and capacitor.
1) the radials increase or decrease the inverted L efficiency when i don't use 50ohm antenna (coaxial cable 50ohm and 50ohm coupler). i know that when we use an 50ohm inverted L the radials increase the antenna's efficiency.
have been documentedand and are proved nearly lossless.
"I would like to ask which antenna is better for 160m?"
some distance from the transmitter.
antenna. A resonant antenna is unimpeded by reactance.
loss so it is efficient.
the earth and less is radiated at angles above the horizon.


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Hrvatski kulturni klub hrvatska je udruga čiji ciljevi su njegovanje, razvoj i promicanje svih oblika hrvatskog kulturnog stvaralaštva, promicanje hrvatske kulture u svijetu i skrb za ostvarivanje kulturnih, društvenih i drugih interesa građana.

Povijest
Preteča Hrvatskog kulturnog kluba je Klub Topusko, osnovan na Kongresu kulturnih radnika Hrvatske u Topuskom 1944. godine. Program kluba od njegova osnutka poticanje je i ostvarivanje programa hrvatskog kulturnog i umjetničkog stvaralaštva kroz organiziranje tribina, promocija, koncerata, izložbi, te akcija u području povezivanja umjetnosti i znanosti s gospodarstvom. Članovi kluba su akademici, znanstvenici, intelektualci, te kulturni i drugi javni djelatnici.

Godine 1990. ime kluba promijenjeno je u Hrvatski kulturni klub. Sjedište kluba u zagrebačkom je Muzeju za umjetnost i obrt.

Dugogodišnji predsjednik kluba bio je Šime Šimatović, a od 2018. predsjednik je Damir Matković.

Opera u gostima
Uz novčanu potporu Grada Zagreba, klub kroz program Opera u gostima promiče hrvatsku kulturu u manje razvijenim sredinama, prvenstveno u područjima koja su stradala tijekom Domovinskog rata. U sklopu ovog programa Hrvatski kulturni klub školskoj djeci siromašnih i u Domovinskom ratu stradalih mjesta kao osnovni instrument glazbenog odgoja donira pijanino, te organizira koncerte operne glazbe u izvedbi opernih prvaka. Tijekom godina dodijeljeno je više desetaka pijanina.

Godišnja nagrada za promicanje hrvatske kulture u svijetu
Posebnu pozornost u svom djelovanju klub poklanja prijateljima Hrvatske u svijetu, osobito nastojanjem da ih bude što više kako bi svojim znanstvenim, stručnim i kulturno-umjetničkim potencijalima pridonijeli promicanju hrvatske kulture u svijetu, te zbližavanju hrvatskog naroda s drugim narodima i njihovim kulturama. S tim ciljem, u suradnji s INA-om, od 1994. godine zaslužnim pojedincima i ustanovama dodjeljuje se Nagrada INA-e za promicanje hrvatske kulture u svijetu.

Izvori
 Hrvatski kulturni klub slavi 70. godišnjicu, zg-magazin.com.hr, objavljeno 30. lipnja 2014., (IA), pristupljeno 19. svibnja 2021.
 Umro Šime Šimatović : Velikan kulture koji je u partizanima pokrenuo kazalište, a nakon rata organizirao hrvatsku kinematografiju, Jutarnji list, objavljeno 2. studenoga 2016. (IA), pristupljeno 19. svibnja 2021.
 Croatian Cultural Club in Zagreb, www.croatia.org, objavljeno 1. svibnja 2009. (IA), pristupljeno 19. svibnja 2021.

Hrvatske udruge


Outsourcing is simply the act of giving a job that you or an employee would normally handle in-house to an outside company.
When you first started out you had to handle everything on your own, in-house. However, as you grow you'll find your resources stretched to the max if you attempt to still do everything yourself. Whilst that initial handover may seem daunting, if capacity or lack of expertise is an issue within your organisation, you should consider outsourcing certain business functions.
Businesses that insist on conducting everything in-house tend to have higher associated costs which either results in a decrease in profit or with the additional costs being passed onto customers. Outsourcing allows for these costs to minimised. Plus the additional time saving gained as a result will allow you to deploy your resources in the areas where you can add the most value to clients, helping you achieve your business growth objectives.
Cost-cutting may not be the only reason to outsource, but it's certainly a major factor. Outsourcing converts fixed costs into variable costs, releases capital for investment elsewhere in your business, and allows you to avoid some large expenditure. Outsourcing can also make your firm more attractive to investors, as you're able to pump more capital directly into revenue-producing activities.
You are great at what you do. However, you can't be an expert in everything and certain tasks require an expert to reduce your liability. A great example is accounting! Whilst you could do your own Payroll, Tax Returns and Compliance in-house, if you aren't a Chartered Accountant, not only will you miss out on their expert insight into your business finances and tax saving opportunities but you'll run the high risk of failing to meet HMRC requirements and deadlines, resulting in fines and penalties. Instead, outsource to a team of accountants you can trust and relive yourself of the burden – something to especially bear in mind if you are concerned about MTD.
As a small business, you lack the ability to benefit from economies of scale like larger firms. Whereas, with the right outsourcing provider you can benefit from the latest systems, technology and processes. Thus, providing your firm with a competitive advantage over your competition that has yet to outsource.


Though I was looking forward to eating, but Uzushio already closed !
I was really looking forward to enjoying belt conveyor breakfast at Uzushio in Tokyo station whenever I use shinkansen in TOkyo Station and I tried to have breakfast at there this time as usual, but the restaurant was already closed. Nothing ! No restaurant was there ! It was already removed !
I was really disappointed, and my mother was, too.
Uzushio is sushi-go-round restaurant and they serve breakfast on the lane and we could take anything we want. If we take 500 yen breakfast, we could three dishes except rice, miso soup and seasoned seaweed.
Alas, I want they come back !
Though there were many branches in Tokyo, now only Akihabara branch still do their business.
They don't serve breakfast at 500 yen. Rice set (including rice, miso soup and seasoned seaweed) is 350 yen.
And small dishes are 60 yen, and large dishes are 120 yen.


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Africa Trends
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Regional Powers in Libya
Nachiket Khadkiwala
Nachiket Khadkiwala is Research Assistant at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile
Just like the conflict in Syria, Libya has ripened into a proxy war between the regional powers. While Qatar, Turkey and Sudan have been supporting the Libya Dawn and General National Congress (GNC) based in Tripoli, Egypt and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are backing the internationally recognised government based in Tobruk and its allied General Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity. However, such a proxy war will only destabilise Libya. Rather than taking sides, countries in the region would be better advised to support the United Nations backed peace process and aid peace building measures in Libya. There is a glimmer of hope as recent developments in the region augur well for peace and reconciliation in Libya.
Libya: A status quo of chaos
Libya became the first case of foreign intervention in the indigenous social uprising that was called the 'Arab Spring'. Starting from the month of February 2011, Libya grabbed global headlines, from the time Colonel Qaddafi issued his heart wrenching warning of a massacre to the rebels of Benghazi up till the point when the Colonel himself was brutally mobbed, beaten and killed. Slowly and steadily, however the focus shifted, from Libya to Syria, then the Islamic State (IS) and the Ukraine crisis. The headlines moved on, yet Libya remained caught up in the chaos that it was left in by its triumphant liberators. Plagued by a precarious security situation and caught in a political conundrum that involves two governments located in two different cities, Libya is slowly deteriorating into a 'failed state'. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 20 to 30 per cent in 2014, and fiscal deficit was 50 per cent of GDP. 1 Libya is exhausting its foreign reserves at a massive rate of $2.5 billon per month to pay wage bills including wages to various militias, subsidies and other government expenses. 2 Amid armed conflicts among militias, oil production to 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day from 1.6 million barrels per day and the time when oil prices have also declined. 3 With a population that mostly depends on state dole outs and food imports, the economic situation looks alarming.
The state of affairs in the security realm is distressing. Libya's transition highlights the complexity of post-conflict state building. On one hand, the state has not been able to exercise monopoly over force and hence it cannot exercise sovereign control over its resources and territory. According to estimates, Libya has some 1700 militia groups with 231,000 registered fighters. 4 The numbers vary according to estimates; some reports claim that there are few hundred militias in single city alone. 5 In the current conflict in Libya, the powerful Misrata militias supported by Islamists militias control the capital Tripoli and most of Tripolitania region as well as Benghazi. They have reinstated the General National Congress (GNC) said to be dominated by Islamists members. 6 Collectively known as the Libya Dawn, they rose up in response to Operation Dignity launched by General Khalifa Haftar with a mission to defeat Islamists forces that he claimed dominated the Ahmed Maiteg government of March 2014. 7 General Haftar's Operation Dignity is said to be supported by the Qaqa and Swaiq militias of Tripoli. 8 Zintan militias are also said to be allied to Haftar and control the mountainous region of north-western Libya. The Tuaregs control eastern regions near Mali and most of the smuggling routes to Algeria are said to be aligned to Libya Dawn. 9 Their rivals, the Toubou, control routes towards Niger and Chad and are said to be allies of Operation Dignity due to their rivalry with Tuaregs.10 To add to the complexity, there are various jihadists' elements like Ansar-al Sharia that partly control some towns both in Cyrenaica and Tripolitania. Shura Council of Islamic Youth control Darna, a port city in the east and have declared allegiance to Islamic State. On the other hand, the political transition in Libya is on an uncertain path. There are two governments, the reinstated GNC supported by Libya Dawn and Tobruk based internationally recognised government led by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni which is backing Operation Dignity. However, the lines between Islamists and non-Islamists, Libya Dawn and Operation Dignity militias are very ambiguous. Divisions are undercut by many factors like, changing tribal loyalties, economic incentives and political opportunism.
Libya Dawn backers and Supporters of Operation Dignity
Libya Dawn and the GNC in Tripoli are backed by Qatar, Turkey and Sudan. These countries have traditionally backed Muslim Brotherhood affiliated movements during the Arab Spring. Qatar has used the Arab Spring to expand its influence in the region. It has provided political dissidents from the Muslim Brotherhood the means of venting their views through Qatari media channel Al-Jazeera. The Muslim Brotherhood within Qatar has been externally focussed since in a rich and lightly populated country like Qatar, the state has ensured its population gets quality health and education services, thereby limiting Brotherhood's scope to influence population by offering such social services. 11 Therefore, Brotherhood has tried to expand its influence in countries like Libya backed by the Qatari monarchy. Qatar may be working in tandem with Turkey to supply arms to militias, with Turkey acting as middlemen. In September 2014, Libya had accused Qatar of providing arms to militias that occupied Tripoli.
Turkey's support for Libya Dawn spawns from its rivalry with Egypt. President Morsi was actively backed by Turkey and it has criticised the regime of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. In August 2013, Turkey had requested the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Egypt as response to the military coup led by Al-Sisi to overthrow Morsi's government. When Egypt launched air strikes in Libya as response to the presence of Islamic State in Darna, Turkey condemned the air strike. 12 Turkey continues to not recognise Prime Minister Al-Thini's government. Egypt on its part has accused Turkey of supporting terrorism in Sinai. The Egyptian Foreign Minister had objected to the African Union's invitation to Qatar and Turkey to attend the International Contact Group for Libya meeting held in January 28, 2015 in Addis Ababa. In protest, Egypt had not attended the opening session of the meeting accusing the African Union of not coordinating the participation of outside countries properly. 13 Sudan's backing of Libya Dawn stems from its rivalry with Egypt over the Renaissance Dam.
General Haftar's Operation Dignity has received support from Egypt. United Arab Emirates has also given support at the behest of Saudi Arabia. Egypt does not want an Islamic government in its eastern neighbourhood. There are many Egyptian migrants that work in Libya and their security raises the stakes for its involvement in Libya. UAE and Saudi Arabia, being gulf monarchies are worried about Muslim Brotherhood dominated forces coming to power in Libya, especially after having successfully deposing their prime foe Qaddafi. It was these concerns that led Egypt and the UAE to launch air strikes in Libya in August 2014.
A glimmer of hope for peace
However as the recent developments in the external environment suggests, the chances of peace and reconciliation appear brighter in Libya. Firstly, there has been a rapprochement between the GCC and Qatar in November 2014 after Saudi Arabia and UAE had recalled their ambassadors from Qatar in March 2014 due to its alleged Qatar's alleged interference in internal matters of other countries in the region. 14 Qatar is also distancing itself from Muslim Brotherhood especially after the growing threat from Islamic State. Rapprochement among GCC members augurs well for peace in Libya as intra-Gulf rivalries will not play out in the country. Secondly, there has been rapprochement between Sudan and Egypt as well over the Renaissance Dam issue, with both of them along with Ethiopia signing a framework agreement.15 Thirdly, the countries south of Libya, particularly Mali, Mauritania and Senegal are increasingly weary of jihadist threat emanating from Libya and hence are pushing the UN to act on the Sub-Saharan jihadists network that has caused disturbances in their territories. 16 Algeria is also sensitive towards the trans-Saharan smuggling networks that operate in Libya. Hence Algeria is actively engaged in supporting the peace process in Libya. Lastly, the presence of French troops in Mali and Niger is partly due to growing threat of jihadists in Libya. Even though French will not directly intervene in Libya, the presence of French troops will help in building western pressure on Libya and other regional powers to work towards peace and stability.
Regional powers in Libya need to work for peace and stability in Libya rather than choosing proxies for furthering their narrow interests. Instead, their interests shall be better served if they aid Libya in post-conflict peace building. These countries would not have to incur the expenses of peace building in Libya as the country is rich enough to foot the bill. Rather an effort towards peace will not only be good for overall regional stability but will also present opportunities for these countries to economically engage with Libya.
1. Missy Ryan, "Oil-rich Libya, torn by conflict, may be going broke", Washington Post, February 18, 2015, at http:// www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/torn-apart-by-conflict-oi... 2015/02/18/b2a1912a-b78e-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html, (Accessed on March 13, 2015).
4. Candice Moore, "Four Years After the Fall of Gaddafi: The Role of the International Community in Stabilising a Fractured Libya", Conflict Trends, Issue 1, 2015, p. 52
5. Christopher S. Chivvis and Jeffrey Martini, "Security After War", in Libya After Qaddafi: Lessons and Implications for the Future, National Security Research Division, RAND Corporation, 2014, p. 13.
6. It cannot be said for sure whether GNC was dominated by Islamists. The Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Justice and Construction Party had 21 per cent of seats in the GNC, while the moderate National Forces Alliance won 49 per cent of seats. It was the presence of large number of independents whose ideological loyalties were not clear that probably gave an impression that GNC was dominated by Islamists.
7. Candice Moore, "Four Years After the Fall of Gaddafi: The Role of the International Community in Stabilising a Fractured Libya", Conflict Trends, Issue 1, 2015, p. 54.
8. Ishaan Tharoor and Adam Taylor, "Here are the key players fighting the war for Libya, all over again", The Washington Post, August 27, 2014, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/08/27/here-are-th..., (Accessed on March 25, 2015)
9. Richard Reeve, "Libya's Proxy Battlefield", Oxford Research Group Briefing, January 13, 2015, at http:// www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers_and_reports/..., (Accessed on March 23, 2015).
11. David Roberts, "Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood: Pragmatism or Preference?", Middle East Policy, Vol XXI, No.3, 2014.
12. Soner Cagaptay and Marc Sievers, "Turkey and Egypt's Great Game in the Middle East: The Regional Powerhouses Square Off", Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2015, at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2015-03-08/turkeyand-egyp... (Accessed on March 21, 2015).
13. "Egypt takes issue with AU inclusion of Turkey, Qatar in Libya meeting", Daily News Egypt, January 28, 2015 at http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/01/28/egypt-takes-issue-au-inclusion-..., (Accessed on March 26, 2015).
14. Justin Vela, "UAE, Saudi and Bahrain ambassadors to return to Qatar", The National, November 17, 2014, at http:/ /www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/uae-saudi-and-bahrain-ambassadors-t..., (Accessed on March 22, 2015).
15. "Nile water countries sign framework deal on Renaissance Dam", Sudan Tribune, March 24, 2015, at http:// www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article54369, (Accessed on March 21, 2015).
16. Richard Reeve, "Libya's Proxy Battlefield", Oxford Research Group Briefing, January 13, 2015, at http:// www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers_and_reports/..., (Accessed on March 23, 2015).


Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus' is an incredibly unique specimen that grows taller than most any other succulent in a columnar form. As 'Monstrosus' grows more mature, it blooms (rarely) small white flowers that give way to orange to red fruit that look similar to an apple. Flowers only open at night however, and live for less than 24 hours before closing. Because of its extensive taproot system and relatively no need for regular watering, Monstrose apple cactus can be planted in areas with little to no irrigation such as in desert style landscapes, medians and hot, arid climates. Plant in full sun and well draining soil to avoid root rot. Mealybugs and scale are only minor pest issues for this wonderfully low-maintenance plant.


You rely on smooth-running processes – we ensure a continuous supply.
All materials and parts have to be there when they are needed. It is no different in industry to any other situation. Ultimately, one missing screw can cause an entire production process to grind to a halt. We are perfectly organized and develop supply concepts individually tailored to your company to ensure that such bottlenecks do not even occur in the first place.
Sometimes even the best-laid plans go to waste amid daily operations. However, thanks to our storage capacity and flexible processes in logistics, we are also in a position to react to changes on the spur of the moment. When you need us, we will do everything we can to make the impossible possible. One call to your named contact person is all it takes.


If you've been following my blog, you may have wondered why I haven't been posting as frequently. The reason for this change is that I've become involved in a new writing project that is demanding more of my attention than any previously. I'm adjusting to this but also honestly enjoying the change of pace. I've gone from small piecemeal writing gigs that did not amount to very much money to a larger book project that is not only help me meet my personal business budget for the month but also stretching me as a writer.
Still, the posting here at ShaunKilgore.com has suffered for it. I want to make sure I'm keeping my fellow writers and other readers updated on my experiences with the writing life. My current situation is very much due to the decision I made to become a small press publisher. Seriously, I wouldn't have the chance at co-authorship that I do if I hadn't published Echoes From The Past: A Memoir Of Family Heritage. This first book gave us the opportunity to appear in a local newspaper. My co-author (and current client) got in contact with me and we arranged the terms of this project. Not only will I have credited authorship in this but I will also have another book to add to the Founders House list.
The first step is to finish the book I'm working on by the deadline I set at the start. There will be a lot of subsequent work on editing, typesetting, and generally a preparing the book for publication. Beyond this, I will be looking for new clients, adding at least on other book to the list (if not more). Needless to say, I plan to keep busy enough when you count other activities like promoting the new books and child care duties.
As a part of my efforts to find new titles, I'm looking for new authors and also delving into the past to find out-of-print books that deserve a second chance to see the light of day. I've already started investigating different options, some local while others were discovered by accident when browsing in the book section of an antique store. I'll divulge more as I make my decisions.
I'm looking for collaborators and creative types. I've said this many times now both here and at the Founders House blog. It's still very true. If you would like to talk more about books, hire me to help you write one, or publishing your story then drop me a line. I look forward to hearing from you.


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Interview with Brett Clark – Your first 6 months at Aexus
Brett is one of our Sales Development Representatives and has been working with us for 6 months now. So, this seemed like the perfect moment to check in with him and see how it's all going. In his spare time, Brett loves to travel and although he is now settled in Colorado, he has seen much of the world and once lived in Barcelona, Spain for 3 years.
Why were you job hunting at the time?
Brett: "I'd been working as a project manager at a family business for 10 years or so and I was getting tired of it. Second of all, I wanted to work remotely. Thirdly, I went to college for International Business, so I love the global aspect of work.
I also love technology and I love helping people to be successful and doing all we can to make that happen. So mainly, I was trying to find something that was aligned with International Business because that was not what I was doing at the time. I had a friend named Teemu Antila who works at Aexus for the Nordics team, and he went to Barcelona with me and recommended me for this job. Thankfully, Aexus have given me the chance to make my mark for the last 6 months."
Where did you work before Aexus?
Brett: "Like I said, I was a project manager superintendent for a construction company. They build hospitals, guardianships, and a lot of commercial stuff. It's different to my current job at Aexus, but I'm able to bring my project manager knowledge with me. This give me an advantage in terms of time management, being able to create Excel lists and being a clear communicator."
When you chose to work for Aexus, what was so appealing about the company?
Brett: "I had an interview with Jos van der Meulen (Co-owner of Aexus) and Maaike Voeten (Managing Director at Aexus) and they were really nice people. It also looked like they were going to give me a chance even though I don't have a sales background. What was really so appealing was that not only Chris Gerretsen (Co-owner of Aexus) and Jos, and also Teemu were saying like 'hey, it's a great place to work' but just them having the confidence in me to give me an opportunity. And I liked the website of Aexus, I liked the logo, I liked everything they do. It wasn't just one specific thing, but it seems like they could work with all kinds of different technologies. I just thought that was cool."
How did you experience your first month at Aexus?
Brett: "The first month was pretty tough actually. I was new to sales and it's pretty demanding. But now I'm getting the hang of it more and getting more communication with partners. So, it was tricky at first but the onboarding and the videos that Chris sends every week help a lot. Besides that, there were three trainings as well. One with Chris, one with Jos, and one with Maaike. They were all helpful on closing deals, partner communications and time management."
What do you like most about working for Aexus?
Brett: "I like the people and I like our US-team. Working with Aexus is a good deal because it is remote. If I want to go back to Spain and be able to work from there for a while, that's a possibility. Within the next three months I want to go to the Arnhem office in the Netherlands to get to meet everybody, like Chris, Jos, Maaike and Marieke, just to get a foundation and connect."
When you look back at your first six months at Aexus, what do you like most about your job as an SDR?
Brett: "Basically, my favorite thing is being able to work with a bunch of different people and technologies. I like being the first one to connect with partners."
Can you tell me something crazy that happened during you working time at Aexus?
Brett: "Yeah. I really liked a partner within about two weeks of landing them, but they weren't a good fit with the US. It was crazy because I did all the work I possibly could, but they still weren't happy. It made me learn that I it's not just about what you can do as the partner also needs to be a good fit for the territory. The problem is a lot of people think they know all about the US when they get here but it's mostly misconceptions."
What would you like to say to people who would like to apply for a job at Aexus?
Brett: "If anybody is looking for a job at Aexus I would like to say: make sure that you have good time management skills and great communication skills, because you can never communicate too much with your partners. Also, always learn about the technology before you start trying to sell it."
Is there anything else you would like to mention?
Brett: "I look forward to seeing how we are going to grow as a team in the US."
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