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Carriera

Calciatore

Club

Nazionale
Con la Nazionale rumena ha preso parte ai Mondiali 1970.

Allenatore

Palmarès

Giocatore

Club

Steaua Bucarest: 1975-1976, 1977-1978

Rapid Bucarest: 1971-1972
Steaua Bucarest: 1975-1976, 1978-1979
Univ. Craiova: 1982-1983

Individuale
Calciatore rumeno dell'anno: 2
1973, 1975

Allenatore
Seconda divisione rumena: 1
Jiul Petroșani: 1995-1996

Campionato siriano: 1
Al Jaish: 1998-1999

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale rumena

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Communities, churches and an organization celebrate anniversaries
[January 08, 2022] In summer and fall 2021, two Logan County communities, four churches and one local organization celebrated major anniversaries.
The "sister villages" of Hartsburg and Emden were both established in 1871 and laid out because the railroad passed through the area. Many early Hartsburg residents leased from the Scully family who owned quite a bit of land in the area. Many early settlers of Emden were German immigrants and they named it after the village of Emden in northern Germany.
All for One Color Run kicks off Hartsburg and Emden's 150th Anniversary celebrations
Though Hartsburg and Emden each had their own celebrations, an "All for One Color Run" held Saturday, June 5 kicked off the events. The special event was a "fun-raiser" benefitting Hartsburg and Emden's upcoming 150th anniversary celebrations.
Before the run started, Hartsburg Mayor Norma Bathe and Emden Mayor John Snyder reminded everyone of the upcoming celebrations. As bikers, runners and walkers lined up near Hartsburg Emden Junior/Senior High School, those participating in the event threw color packets as they prepared to set off.
Those going through the full circuit began in Hartsburg and finished just outside Emden's Luther Field. There were five color stations on the route and people could join the circuit at one of them.
At Luther Field, there were food vendors and people selling anniversary t-shirts for each of the towns.
Christy Cross, one of the event's organizers, was pleased by the great turnout. As Cross said, residents from both communities came together to support a cause near and dear to all our hearts. As we had hoped, it was a great day for Hartsburg and Emden to come together in the All for One Color Run."
Hartsburg-Emden All for One Color Run- Slideshow
Just a couple of weeks later, on Friday, June 18, Hartsburg began its weekend of 150th anniversary celebrations.
A pork chop dinner held at the firehouse was followed by an opening ceremony led by Mayor Bathe, who also chaired the celebration committee. Friday's events included recognitions of golden agers over 90, couples who had been married the longest and recognition of past mayors. These were followed by brief messages from local county dignitaries.
Royalty from the 100th and 125th anniversary celebrations - Carla Conrady Jurgens, Ryan Anderson and Alyssa Eeten Klokkenga - were then introduced and helped crown the Hartsburg's 150 years anniversary royalty - Queen Faith Sanders, Little Miss Laney Coers and Little Mister Presley Payne.
The evening's events ended with an ice cream social, an egg toss, kids' games and musical entertainment.
Saturday's events included a backyard BBQ contest, food vendors, a kiddie tractor pull and a parade with 50 entries. The evening ended with a concert by Brushville.
Many enjoyed visiting and reminiscing throughout the events.
Hartsburg celebrates 150 years
Friday evening kicks off a huge celebration-slideshow
Memories revived – memories made – good times on Saturday at Hartsburg's 150th
Youngsters Enjoy Kiddie Tractor Pull on Saturday
A parade, BBQ contest and lots of food make Saturday a fun day in Hartsburg - slideshow
The weekend of July 16 - 18, Emden held their 150th anniversary celebration. Friday night's activities included a chicken supper, quilt show and opening ceremonies.
To kick off the weekend events, Mayor John Snyder welcomed everyone and thanked all who helped plan the celebration. He then introduced Little Miss Emden Mia Westen who was crowned July 11.
The Emden Community House marked 100 years in 2021, and longtime Emden citizen Larry Westen shared how plans for the community house came about.
Lord Mayor Tim Kruthoff of Emden, Germany sent a declaration in honor of the celebration after Emden, Illinois resident Dena Bergman contacted them about the celebration. Westen read the declaration congratulating the town on its special occasion and inviting residents to visit Emden, Germany someday.
Saturday events include a backyard BBQ, car show, antique tractor show and wiffleball tournament. The homecoming parade celebrated the town's heritage.
Evening activities included bouncy houses, kids' games, Bingo and musical entertainment.
As with the Hartsburg celebration, many came out to visit and reminisce.
A sign on one float in this year's parade said, "Remember the moments of the past, look forward to the promise of the future, but most of all, celebrate the present, for it is priceless." It seemed like an apt description of the events marking Emden's 150th anniversary celebration.
Emden marks two special anniversaries in 2021: Emden's 150th and the Community House's 100th
History Remembered on Friday Night-Slideshow
Family Friendly Activities Kick off the Celebration - Slideshow
Emden celebrates past 150 years while moving into the future – Saturday events
Saturday brings food, cars, tractors and lots of fun - Slideshow
Saturday parade is the highlight of the day - Slideshow
Cars, trucks and tractors a big part of parade – Slideshow
Four churches celebrate milestones
Churches celebrating anniversaries this year were Trinity Episcopal Church, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Zion Lutheran Church and Prairieland Christian Church.
To mark Trinity Episcopal Church's 150th anniversary, a special worship service and meal was held on Sunday, May 30.
Lawrence Stringer provides some background on the early years of the church in his book History of Logan County, Illinois. "The Trinity Church parish of the Episcopal Church in Lincoln, dates from July 3, 1871. At this date, a meeting of those interested was held in the Universalist Church on Kickapoo." Initially, "services were held in Gillett's Hall, a temporary chancel having been erected for that purpose." In the fall of 1871, Judge Stephan Foley donated four lots on the corner of Kankakee and Kickapoo.
Father Christopher Simpson, the church's current rector, said the church's first building erected in 1873 was a small wooden structure. For the church's 150th anniversary, Father Simpson shared more history of the church and its additions including a basement and Berger Hall.
Long time church member Bill Gossett said over the years Trinity Episcopal Church has been recognized as a small but mighty group and tight knit church who took care of its own.
Trinity Episcopal Church reaches big milestone – 150 years
Jefferson Street Christian Church marked its 50th anniversary in 2021. To commemorate the anniversary the church planned special services September 25, October 3 and October 10 and a community-wide celebration Saturday, October 3. Special guests during these weeks of celebration included previous church staff.
In videos played at the services, some of the churches' charter members shared its early history including how and why the church was started.
When JeffStreet celebrated its past, present and future over three weeks, Senior Minister Michael Mallick said the community-wide celebration was a way to minister to others. As JeffStreet continues its ministry, the hope is to reach the community for Christ and live out the mission of bringing people to a deeper relationship with God.
Jefferson Street Christian Church celebrates 50 years
Honoring the past moving in the future- slideshow
A big day deserves a big party- slideshow
Church family enjoys spending time together- slideshow
Zion Lutheran Church marked 150 years October 3 with a special service and banquet. One member created a booklet with memories from over the years and people were able to view it that day.
On Sunday, November 14, Prairieland Christian Church in Hartsburg commemorated 150 years with a Legacy Sunday. Over the previous few months, past ministers had come back to speak. The current minister is Nathan Chitwood.
Over its history, the church has gone through a change in location and more than one name change. It was originally known as Musickville Christian Church and the church building was on Henry Musick's farm. The building was moved to Hartsburg on a snowy day in 1875 and renamed Hartsburg Christian Church.
In 2000, the church was renamed Prairieland Christian Church. The Prairieland group initially met in the home of Fred and Jeanine Allen. In February, eight members of the Hartsburg Church and six members of the Prairieland Church met at Orville Shaffer's home. When this meeting ended, the group from Hartsburg had unanimously voted to merge with Prairieland, and to deed the building and grounds to the Prairieland Christian Church. Shaffer gave the church keys to Ralph Allen.
The building has undergone various changes and additions since then.
The Legacy Sunday message by Don Green was 'Building on the same foundation for the next generation." Green said the church had a rich heritage.
A slideshow at the end of the service showed photos from the past including groundbreaking for the new sanctuary. and members involved in various activities over the years.
Legacy Sunday ended with a potluck luncheon for the whole congregation.
Prairieland Christian Church celebrates 150 years
In addition to the villages and churches celebrating notable anniversaries, local organization Lincoln Woman's Club also marked a 125-year milestone.
To celebrate the anniversary, the club held a box luncheon at Latham Park on July 7 with several past presidents in attendance.
Lincoln Woman's Club was also honored with the signing of a proclamation by Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch naming July 7th as Lincoln Woman's Club Day.
The Lincoln Woman's Club was founded July 7, 1896, and over the years, has continued to fulfill its goal of community improvement through volunteer service.
Club member Ruth Sloot researched the history of the Lincoln Woman's Club this year and compiled and shared a list of several projects the club has done over the years. The club was recognized for their service in the past year.
Numerous programs held by LWC over the years included well known speakers such as Carl Sandburg.
Since 1927, the Lincoln Woman's Club has been located on North McLean Street near the downtown area in a building that once housed a Jewish Temple.
Recently, city of Lincoln grant funding and club raffles enabled the club to have the original stained-glass windows above the building's entrance restored by Jacksonville Stained Glass.
Lincoln Woman's Club celebrates 125 years' service
These places, churches and organization are all important to Logan County history.
[Angela Reiners]
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I've been finding myself lately being drawn to watching and reading about people that have committed their lives to the pursuit of one thing. Or one ideal. Whatever it may be, they've committed themselves to an idea that is larger than just their time on Earth and taken steps to practice that commitment. I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to that idea at the moment. I guess I'm just realising (again) that good things takes time, and mastering a skill over years is a pursuit worth living.
So, with this in mind, I'd like to share three films I've watched in the last few weeks that have this idea at their core.
I've actually been to the restaurant next door to this place, but never realised what I was close to when I was there last year. This film had me thinking a lot. My favourite thing about it is the dedication shown by Jiro's two sons to follow in their fathers footsteps and how much effort they put in to keeping the bar as high for their apprentices as he did for them. Also, that they require their apprentices to serve for 10 years before actually doing any cooking! That certainly sets a high bar.
I watched this one tonight and found it really fun. It follows 4 guys who are trying to pass the Master Sommelier's Diploma, which is the hardest and most prestigious title for Sommelier's in the world. They're just as dedicated as Jiro and his sons, but in a different way. There's a time-bound tension for these four, because they need to pass the test at a given time. That creates an element of competition and ego, but by and large the focus is on how they can continue to progress themselves and learn more about their art.
This one was a different focus. It follows the life of Megan Boyd, who was a fishing fly maker. The film itself wasn't as easy to watch as the other two, but the lessons perhaps deeper. I love the romanticism behind fly fishing, even if I'll probably never do it. Megan Boyd's flies were famous for how well they caught Salmon, so much so that the Prince of Wales was a customer of hers. Like Jiro, she didn't try to expand her operation as it became more and more famous – why would she? She instead continued to serve people as best she could by continuing to make these beautiful works of art whilst also teaching a few others how to.


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Poverty pushing children into institutions: 11 country snapshots
There are 16,000 fewer children in institutions today compared to 2013. This is based on the latest compilation of data from 11 European countries that are the focus of Opening Doors for Europe's Children campaign which is led by Eurochild and Hope and Homes for Children. However, poverty remains a major culprit for the institutionalisation of children. These latest country snapshots on de-institutionalisation cover Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine.
"The latest figures are encouraging for our work with national governments and the EU; however much more remains to be done", says Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild. More than 1,000,000 children are believed to be stuck in institutions in Europe, more than half of which are in the European Union, isolated from the care and support of families and communities.
The EU's support for de-institutionalisation in combination with efforts of national NGOs have brought improvements in the past two years. The regulations on the use of European Structural and Investment Funds and European Neighbourhood and enlargement policies encouraging a transition to family and community based care are helping governments to move closer to de-institutionalisation. The Pre-Accession Instrument (IPA) has brought important contributions to countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina.
However, a considerable amount of children are still entering public care and rates of family separation are high in a number of countries, including Bulgaria, Lithuania, Serbia and Ukraine. In Greece and Hungary, child poverty is on the rise, with investment in social services being lagging behind and NGOs reporting increasing rates of institutionalisation.
"Considering the clear relationship between child poverty, lack of family support and services, and family separation & institutionalisation rates, we urgently call on the EU institutions and Member States to fully implement the EU Recommendation on Investing in Children which supports investment in prevention, support and services at local level, including for children with disabilities", concluded Ms. Hainsworth.
The country snapshots also show that Roma children and children with disabilities are disproportionately represented in institutions. Despite bans on institutionalisation of children under three in several countries, young children are still found in institutions in many countries.
The 11 country snapshots on de-institutionalisation were compiled by: National Network for Children in Bulgaria, Igale Lapsele Pere in Estonia, Roots Research Center in Greece, Family Child Youth Association in Hungary, SOS Children's Villages in Latvia, Save the Children Lithuania & SOS Children's Villages Lithuania, Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) Romania, HHC Bosnia and Herzegovina, MODS in Serbia, HHC Moldova and HHC Ukraine.
Country snaphsots are available here.
The European Commission Recommendation of 2013 Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage explicitly calls on Member States to use the Structural Funds to stop the expansion of institutional care in Europe and promote quality family-based care. The new EU Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020 explicitly mentions de-institutionalisation as a priority in the use of the European Structural Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
← Opening Doors campaign reacts to the EU Commission's Country-Specific Recommendations
Bulgaria should speed up deinstitutionalisation reforms, Human Rights Commissioner says →


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I Denver Broncos sono una squadra di football americano della National Football League con sede a Denver, nel Colorado. Competono nella West Division della American Football Conference.

I Broncos iniziarono a giocare nel 1960 come membri fondatori della American Football League e si unirono alla NFL dopo la fusione tra le due leghe del 1970.

Al 2022, secondo la rivista Forbes, il valore dei Broncos è di circa 4,65 miliardi di dollari, quinti tra le franchigie della NFL.

I Broncos furono poco competitivi durante i loro dieci anni nella AFL e nei primi sette anni nella NFL, non raggiungendo mai i playoff. La loro prima stagione con un bilancio di vittorie positivo fu nel 1973. Quattro anni dopo, nel 1977, raggiunsero i playoff per la prima volta, avanzando fino al Super Bowl XII. Da allora sono stati una delle franchigie più competitive della NFL, avendo disputato solo sei stagioni con un record negativo in 35 anni. Per otto volte hanno vinto il titolo di campioni della AFC, e per tre volte il Super Bowl, nel 1997, 1998 e 2015; detengono altresì il record negativo di cinque sconfitte all'atto finale. Disputano le loro gare casalinghe all'Empower Field at Mile High e quattordici loro giocatori sono stati introdotti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett, Floyd Little, Gary Zimmerman, Shannon Sharpe, Terrell Davis, Brian Dawkins, Ty Law, Champ Bailey, Steve Atwater, Peyton Manning, John Lynch e DeMarcus Ware, insieme allo storico proprietario Pat Bowlen.

Storia

1960–69: anni nella AFL
I Denver Broncos furono fondati il 14 agosto 1959 quando il proprietario di una lega minore di baseball, Bob Howsam, fu premiato con una franchigia fondatrice della American Football League. I Broncos vinsero la prima gara della storia della AFC contro i Boston Patriots 13–10, il 9 settembre 1960. Il 5 settembre 1967, essi divennero la prima squadra della storia della AFL a batterne una della NFL, i Detroit Lions per 13–7, in una gara di pre-stagione. Tuttavia, i Broncos non furono una franchigia di successo negli anni sessanta, terminando con un record complessivo di 39–97–4 nella lega.

Denver andò vicina a perdere la sua franchigia nel 1965, ma un gruppo di acquirenti locali acquisì la franchigia e la ristrutturò. La prima superstar della squadra, "Franchise" Floyd Little, grazie alla sua firma nel 1967 e alla sua stagione da Pro Bowl, fu fondamentale nel tenere la squadra a Denver. I Broncos furono l'unica delle franchigie fondatrici della AFL a non arrivare mai in finale e l'unica a non terminare mai con un record positivo nei dieci anni di esistenza della lega.

1970–82: "Orange Crush"
Nel 1972, i Broncos assunsero l'ex capo-allenatore della Stanford University John Ralston. Nel 1973 fu nominato allenatore dell'anno dall'UPI dopo aver portato la squadra al suo primo record vincente, 7–5–2. In 5 stagioni coi Broncos, Ralston guidò la squadra a tre record positivi, le uniche stagioni della storia della squadra allora. Anche se Ralston terminò la stagione 1976 con un record di 9-5, la squadra mancò ancora i playoff. Dopo quella stagione, diversi importanti giocatori della squadra si lamentarono pubblicamente di Ralston, portando presto al suo licenziamento.

L'allenatore debuttante Red Miller, insieme alla sua difesa soprannominata "Orange Crush" e all'anziano quarterback Craig Morton, portò i Broncos alla loro prima apparizione nei playoff nel 1977 e al loro primo Super Bowl, dove furono sconfitti dai Dallas Cowboys, 27–10.

Nel 1981, il proprietario dei Broncos Gerald Phipps, che aveva acquistato la squadra nel maggio 1961 dal proprietario originale Bob Howsam, vendette la squadra a un finanziere canadese, Edgar Kaiser Jr., figlio dell'armatore Henry J. Kaiser.

1983–99: l'era di John Elway

Il quarterback John Elway, che giocò al college a Stanford, arrivò nel 1983. Scelto in origine dai Baltimore Colts come primo assoluto nel Draft NFL 1983, Elway affermò che avrebbe smesso di giocatore football in favore del baseball (era stato scelto anche dai New York Yankees per giocare come center field ed era anche un ottimo prospetto come pitcher), a meno che non fosse stato scambiato con una squadra inclusa in una sua lista, inclusa Denver. Prima di Elway, Denver aveva avuto 24 diversi quarterback titolari in 23 stagioni fino a quel momento.

Nel 1984, mentre i Broncos dovevano affrontare la bancarotta sotto l'ex proprietario Edgar Kaiser, Pat Bowlen insieme ai suoi fratelli John, Bill e alla sorella Marybeth acquistarono una quota di maggioranza per circa 80 milioni di dollari.
Un anno dopo si unì il resto della famiglia, che acquistó l'intera franchigia.
Grazie a Pat Bowlen, la squadra che sembrava destinata ad un ricollocamento, rimase a Denver.

Con Pat Bowlen proprietario, Elway rimase il quarterback dei Broncos per 5 Super Bowl, conducendoli due volte alla vittoria. Memorabile tra le imprese di Elway quella nota come "The Drive" in cui guidò i Broncos, nella finale della AFC del  alla rimonta e poi alla vittoria nei supplementari sui Cleveland Browns. Guidata dal quarterback, Denver perse il Super Bowl XXI coi New York Giants, 39–20; il Super Bowl XXII contro i Washington Redskins, 42–10, e il Super Bowl XXIV contro i San Francisco 49ers, 55–10, in quello che rimane il peggior divario in termini di punteggio nella storia dell'evento. Nel 1995, coi Broncos debuttarono un nuovo capo-allenatore, Mike Shanahan, e un nuovo rookie nel ruolo di running back, Terrell Davis. Nel 1996, i Broncos conclusero la stagione regolare con un record di 13–3, il migliore della AFC, dominando la maggior parte degli avversari quell'anno. Tuttavia, i Jacksonville Jaguars, numero 5 del tabellone, batterono a sorpresa i Broncos 30–27 nel divisional round dei playoff, concludendo la loro stagione.

Durante la stagione 1997, Elway e Davis condussero i Broncos al loro primo trionfo nel Super Bowl, una vittoria 31–24 sui campioni in carica, i Green Bay Packers, nel Super Bowl XXXII. Elway completò 13 passaggi su 22 tentativi con un touchdown su corsa e un intercetto subito, mentre Davis corse 157 yard e stabilì il record del Super Bowl segnando 3 touchdown vincendo il premio di MVP della gara, e tutto ciò malgrado nel secondo quarto di gioco gli fosse temporaneamente mancata la vista per qualche minuto. I Broncos vinsero di nuovo il Super Bowl l'anno successivo, battendo gli Atlanta Falcons nel Super Bowl XXXIII per 34–19. Elway fu nominato MVP, completando 18 passaggi su 29 passes per 421 yard, con un passaggio da touchdown da 80 yard per il wide receiver Rod Smith, con un intercetto subito.

1999–2011: gli anni post-Elway, Cutler e Tebow
John Elway si ritirò dopo la stagione 1998 e Brian Griese fu il quarterback titolare per le 4 stagioni successive. Dopo un record di 6–10 nel 1999, i Broncos si ripresero nel 2000, raggiungendo i playoff come wild card ma perdendo contro i Baltimore Ravens. Dopo aver mancato i playoff nelle due stagioni successive, l'ex quarterback degli Arizona Cardinals Jake Plummer sostituì Griese nel 2003, guidando i Broncos a due stagioni consecutive con un record di 10–6, raggiungendo sempre i playoff come wild card e venendo eliminati sempre dagli Indianapolis Colts.

Nel 2005 la squadra vinse il suo primo titolo di division dal 1998. Nei playoff vinse nel secondo turno coi New England Patriots prima di venire eliminata dai Pittsburgh Steelers nella finale della AFC.

Nel 2006, Plummer inizialmente guidò la squadra a un record di 7–2 record, ma dopo aver perso due gare consecutive fu sostituito dal quarterback rookie Jay Cutler. Cutler concluse 2–3 e i Broncos non si qualificarono per i playoff. L'anno successivo i Broncos furono guidati tutto l'anno da Cutler nella loro prima stagione perdente (7-9) dal 1999. Nel 2008, terminato con un record di 8-8, la squadra terminò per il terzo anno consecutivo fuori dai playoff e Shanahan fu licenziato. I Broncos cedettero Cutler ai Chicago Bears e come parte dello scambio ricevettero l'altro quarterback Kyle Orton, che rimase alla guida della squadra fino a metà del 2011, senza portare mai la squadra alla post-season.

Dopo la stagione 2010, Elway fu assunto come vicepresidente esecutivo mentre come allenatore, il 14° della storia della squadra, fu scelto John Fox. Dopo una partenza per 1-4 nella stagione 2011, Orton fu sostituito nella gara successiva dal quarterback al secondo anno Tim Tebow. Questi guidò la squadra a un record parziale di 7-4, incluse sei vittorie consecutive e, malgrado un record di 8-8, Denver vinse la sua division e si qualificò per i playoff per la prima volta dal 2005. Nel primo turno, la squadra superò gli Steelers ai supplementari, in quelli che furono i più brevi della storia dei playoff NFL, grazie a un passaggio da touchdown di Tebow dopo soli 11 secondi che chiuse il match in favore della sua squadra. Nel turno successivo, Denver fu eliminata nettamente, però, dai New England Patriots.

2012-2015: l'era di Peyton Manning
Il 19 marzo 2012 l'ex quarterback degli Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning decise di firmare per i Denver Broncos e il giorno seguente sottoscrisse un contratto quinquennale con la nuova franchigia del valore di 96 milioni di dollari. Il giorno successivo, Tebow fu scambiato coi New York Jets. Nella stagione 2012, dopo una partenza da 2-3, i Broncos vinsero tutte le undici gare successive, terminando con un record di 13-3, il migliore della AFC, ottenendo la possibilità di saltare il primo turno di playoff. In un Mile High Stadium congelato nel divisional round dei playoff i Broncos furono però sconfitti dai Baltimore Ravens dopo due tempi supplementari.

Nel 2013 la squadra terminò con un record di 13-3, stabilendo diversi primati NFL tra quello di maggior numero di punti segnati nella storia. Manning fu premiato come MVP della NFL e la squadra nei playoff batté San Diego Chargers e New England Patriots, qualificandosi per il primo Super Bowl dal 1998. Nel Super Bowl XLVIII contro i Seattle Seahawks, i Broncos furono battuti con un netto 43-8, il Super Bowl col risultato più a senso unico degli ultimi vent'anni. L'anno seguente, Denver vinse la propria division per il quarto anno consecutivo, ma fu subito eliminata nel secondo turno di playoff dai Colts. Il giorno successivo, il capo-allenatore John Fox e la franchigia annunciarono la propria separazione consensuale dopo quattro stagioni.

Nel 2015, nell'ultima stagione in carriera di Manning, fu assunto come capo-allenatore l'ex riserva di Elway Gary Kubiak che guidò la squadra a terminare col miglior record della AFC, grazie in particolare alla difesa che si classificò al primo posto nella NFL. Nei playoff, i Broncos batterono gli Steelers e i Patriots qualificandosi per il Super Bowl 50, dove superarono i favoriti Carolina Panthers per 24-10, aggiudicandosi il loro terzo titolo. Miglior giocatore della partita fu premiato il linebacker Von Miller.

2016-presente: Il post Manning
Dopo il ritiro di Peyton Manning, nella stagione 2016 il ruolo di quarterback venne ricoperto dal giovane Trevor Siemian. Nonostante una buona partenza con alcune vittorie di fila, i Broncos finirono la stagione con un record di 9-7 e non si qualificarono per i playoff.

L'anno successivo Gary Kubiak decise di lasciare il posto di capo allenatore, e venne assunto Vance Joseph. I Broncos terminarono la stagione 2017 con un record negativo, Siemian venne ceduto ai Minnesota Vikings e la squadra del Colorado trovò un accordo per portare a Denver l'ex quarterback di Minnesota, Case Keenum. Sotto la sua guida, i Broncos nella stagione 2018 partirono con 2 vittorie di fila, per poi inanellare una serie di sconfitte, terminando con un record negativo.

Nei primi giorni del gennaio 2019 venne annunciato l'esonero di Vance Joseph e il trasferimento di Keenum ai Washington Redskins. Il 10 gennaio 2019 venne scelto per il ruolo di capo-allenatore Vic Fangio, ex coordinatore difensivo dei Chicago Bears. Il general manager dei Broncos Elway trovò poi un accordo con i Baltimore Ravens a febbraio 2019, ottenendo in uno scambio il quarterback Joe Flacco.

Sotto la guida di Flacco, i Broncos persero tutte le prime 4 partite, ottenendo la vittoria nella settimana 5 contro i Los Angeles Chargers e quella successiva con i Tennessee  Titans. Dopo il turno 8 perso con gli Indianapolis Colts, Flacco fu inserito nella lista infortunati per un problema al collo, terminando la sua stagione. Al suo posto giocò la riserva Brandon Allen, che dopo aver vinto la prima partita, perse le due seguenti. Nella settimana 13 il quarterback rookie Drew Lock venne nominato titolare, facendo il suo debutto tra i professionisti nella vittoria contro i Chargers. Lock rimase il titolare fino alla fine della stagione, vincendo 4 partite su 5 e portando la squadra a terminare con un record di 7-9.

Risultati stagione per stagione

La seguente è la lista delle ultime dieci stagioni dei Denver Broncos.

Titoli

Super Bowl

Titoli AFC

Giocatori importanti

Membri della Pro Football Hall of Fame
Fino alla classe 2023, quattordici giocatori e lo storico proprietario dei Denver Broncos sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Numeri ritirati

Note:
 1 Il numero tornò disponibile per Peyton Manning (dal 2012 al 2015) dopo che Tripucka diede la sua approvazione. Il nome di Manning fu aggiunto allo stendardo del numero ritirato come menzione onorevole.

Membri del Ring of Fame

Formazione ideale del 50º anniversario

Premi individuali

Record di franchigia

Carriera

Stagionali

La squadra

Lo staff

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


As reported recently in the Daily Press, it looks like the ongoing project to convert the historic House of Ludington into affordable senior housing is still moving forward. While the project has stirred much controversy in the community, we won't get into that here. Instead, let's take a look back at Escanaba's iconic hotel. Click the image below to view our entire House of Ludington exhibit.


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Single-sourcing documentation and online help is an excellent way to save on localization costs.
Once localization has begun, changes made to English files will need to be folded into all languages. Change orders can become very costly when multiple languages are involved.
Changes often prevent the translation memory's search engine from making exact matches, resulting in increased costs and time due to translation updates.
This may lower the overall cost of desktop publishing, which is a large percentage of the total localization cost.
Remember that if the user is reading online help topics, he or she has the software running in parallel. As such, there is no need to include all pertinent dialog boxes in the help, since they are already being displayed by the software. In addition, when authoring with a desktop publishing tool, place all graphics-related text in callouts, instead of embedding that text in the graphics. This eliminates text editing for localization purposes. We have a lot more info on how to deal with localizing art files.
PDF, HTML and other online documentation formats are becoming a more common and feasible alternative to printed documents. International users would much rather print and use a manual in their native language than receive one that is already printed, but in English.
Optimizing English files will result in savings multiplied by the number of languages you localize into, which in turn increases savings geometrically when multiple languages are involved.
The above practices should not deter focus on the fact that it is the end-user who must benefit the most from the released documentation.
Your internal team can definitely help in lowering your translation costs. But relying on a professional translation outfit can help you lower costs in the long term.
Using the correct translation process and methodologies, we can help lower your per word cost rate in the long term as your products are updated and revised.
Feel free to read more about how our team streamlines the translation process and contact us for more information.


SQM Research has released a report showing that a last-minute rush-to-market listings spike has hit the nation, with some 26,605 new listings going live between October & November this year.
"It is also likely this will be the peak in listings for the year as we expect the December reading to fall given the Christmas break," he said.
Asking prices fell -0.7% across the country, with Sydney seeing the largest discounts of -2.3% overall, while home owners in Hobart were the darling of the nation at +1.4%.
Capital cities average asking prices now sit at $932,600, while units are priced at $569,300 without much movement.
A listings spike should hopefully see some more optimism within the industry, as recent auction clearance rates have brought no joy for agents, and settled sales are at their lowest point since the GFC.
In their recent monthly meeting, Philip Lowe, Governor of the RBA, said that the board had taken notice of the slowing real estate market nationally.


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Mark Udall talks skiing in Glenwood
Pete Fowler
Glenwood Springs correspondent
A member of the National Ski Council Federation takes a photograph as U.S. Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) talks to the group about issues such as beetle-kill and climate change Saturday morning at the Ramada Inn in Glenwood Springs. (Kara K. Pearson/Post Independent)
GLENWOOD SPRINGS " Skiers and snowboarders looking for thrills on the slopes don't typically appear before Congress.
But Congressman Mark Udall said the Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus might be able represent their interests.
The ski and snowboard caucus was one topic mentioned during Udall's remarks at the National Ski Council Federation's annual meeting Saturday. Udall said he helped found it, and that although it hasn't been as active as he'd like, the caucus can grow and examine federal policies. For example, the airline industry is inconsistent on its baggage rules for ski equipment.
"These inconsistent rules only work to discourage people from taking up the sport or going beyond just a handful of trips," he said in prepared remarks. "It's an obstacle that should be eliminated."
He spoke to the crowd of 60 to 80 ski council and ski industry representatives, next talking about the potentially devastating impact unhealthy forests susceptible to wildfire could have on resort communities.
"We are in the midst of a very dramatic beetle-kill cycle in our lodgepole forests," he said.
Mother nature holds the upper hand, he said, but we must do everything we can to mitigate the impacts. Udall said several years ago he encouraged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider disaster mitigation for communities like Winter Park that are facing lots of beetle-kill.
He said, "FEMA's response was not much better for us than New Orleans."
According to Udall, the beetle-kill phenomenon can't be eliminated, but the threat of wildfire from dead trees can be reduced. He said this is why a year ago he partnered with Rep. John Salazar on the first bark-beetle bill in Congress.
That bill is designed to authorize funds to thin dead trees, which can be used to encourage biomass energy. It would also lead to better forest management to keep bark beetles in check, he added.
Climate change was another topic of discussion.
"It's real. It's happening," he said. "And there's a lot we can do."
Udall encouraged people to push for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. He said he'd also introduced a bill to study weather modification efforts such as cloud seeding. He said the effects and effectiveness of cloud seeding aren't known well enough, and more should be learned. Udall, who said that during his mountaineering efforts he has once "ridden in an avalanche," also supports efforts to better study avalanches and snow behavior.
Udall said transportation is another huge issue that needs to be addressed for Colorado resorts, in particular Interstate 70. Bumper to bumper traffic from the Front Range doesn't help the ski industry.
"I think we have to have a transit option on our I-70 corridor," Udall said.
He said his office was also involved in petitioning the federal government to work with ski areas to make sure roadless areas were available for ski use as long as they went through the appropriate evaluation process.
Udall talked about immigration, a "hotly debated and hugely important" issue for resort economies. Udall said that besides his support of the broader issue of increasing border security and management, he supports increasing the number of temporary H-2B work visas that are issued to accommodate seasonal workers.
"The H-2B visa cap is often met in the first 72 hours of opening," he said.
He kicked off his speech by praising some local attractions, like the Hotel Colorado and Hot Springs Pool.
"I was at the Hotel Colorado this morning, enjoying the history that you just feel in that wonderful old site," he said.
And Colorado skiing.
"I just think we have the best skiing, not only in the nation, but in the world," he said.
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Q: Multiple SSL Cert Bundles? My company is wanting to utilize two different types of SSL certificates for our website: one that is using RSA, and one that is ECDSA. The reason is because external services that utilize our site are using code that is very old, so we need to have both for compatibility.
EDIT: We're using Apache 2.4, and both certificates are from the same authority. As such, the Root CAs below are the same, but the intermediates are different because of the RSA/ECDSA difference.
Our Apache config would be as follows:
### RSA cert
SSLCertificateFile          /etc/ssl/certs/website_com_rsa.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile       /etc/ssl/private/website_com_rsa.key

### ECDSA cert for compatibility
SSLCertificateFile          /etc/ssl/certs/website_com_ecdsa.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile       /etc/ssl/private/website_com_ecdsa.key

### RSA/ECDSA cert bundle
SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/ssl/certs/website_com.ca-bundle

The part I'm not sure about is the CA bundle. My questions are:

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*Can I use two different SSLCertificateChainFile directives, one for each type (RSA and ECDSA)?

*If I can't, then how to combine CA bundles from two different certificate bundles into one file? Say I had two CA bundles files that have the order like so:

RSA Bundle
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<rsa-intermediate-1>
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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<rsa-intermediate-2>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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<root-ca>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

ECDSA Bundle
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<ecdsa-intermediate-1>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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<ecdsa-intermediate-2>
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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<root-ca>
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

In what order should they be combined?

A: From the Apache 2.4 docs for SSLCertificateChainFile, it looks like you would provide the separate chains in the files configured with SSLCertificateFile, i.e. combining the server certificate with its corresponding certificate chain, in the same file.
For example, your /etc/ssl/certs/website_com_rsa.crt might contain multiple certificate, from the server cert up through the root:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<website-com-rsa>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<rsa-intermediate-1>
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<rsa-intermediate-2>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
<root-ca>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

And similarly for your /etc/ssl/certs/website_com_ecdsa.crt file.  This would mean not using SSLCertificateChainFile.
Hope this helps!

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Q: How can I integrate Google Classroom API with Unity so that students can submit quiz answers through my game? I am trying to integrate Google Classroom API into my Unity game so that students can submit their results through my game to their teacher in the form of Quiz/Assignments. I have OAuth working and I am able to get their ID Token as well. Is there any tool or SDK that can help me achieve this?

A: Unfortunately this is not yet supported.
An alternative would be to add rows to a spreadsheet instead and then later on process that to get the quiz score. However this would be outside of your Google Classroom setup.
Hope this helps you!


When it comes to the security of your home, your front door is of paramount importance. After all, it's the first point of entry into your home. Conventional door locks using deadbolts and physical locks have been around for nearly two centuries. Yet, they are far from perfect.
Duplicate keys, physical tampering, lock picking, lost or misplaced keys – are some of the security pitfalls with traditional lock and keys.
With the advance in technology, home security today has a range of devices that offer you "maximum security at minimum hassles." And, one such device is the biometric door lock that is part of the access control system for a home.
What are Fingerprint Door Locks?
As the name implies, these locks use fingerprints to provide entry. It consists of a fingerprint scanner, where you have to place your finger. The system then scans and unlocks the door, if your fingerprint is recognised.
As no two individuals have the same fingerprints, it's impossible to gain illegal entry. Additionally, these locks have added security features like alarms that ring if someone tries to tamper with the system. Thus, it offers you the next level of home security.
Imagine these scenarios: You arrive home after grocery shopping with nearly half a dozen bags. Now, comes the moment of panic. You can't remember where you left your front door key. You arrange all your shopping bags at your front door and scout around your handbag for the key. You cannot find it there. You begin to panic. You then rush down to your car to see if you have left the key on the dashboard.
Only after several trips to and fro, you realise that the key has been in your pocket all the time. Have you ever faced this situation?
With Eurovigil's fingerprint door lock, you no longer have to carry around the key to your front door. All you have to do is place your finger on the scanner in the lock, and the door unlocks automatically. This is a huge benefit for people who have the habit of misplacing or losing keys regularly.
One of the biggest drawbacks of conventional door locks is that you have to replace the lock very often. No matter how careful you are, there are plenty of instances, where you or a family member loses a key. Also, if you lose a key then it's recommended to change the entire door lock to prevent misuse of the lost key.
This is not only time-consuming but also expensive. With keyless entry you no longer have to deal with the pressures of lost or misplaced keys.
Unlike conventional locks that can be easily picked or broken, a digital fingerprint lock is tamper-proof. Made of high-grade steel, these are robust and durable. Digital locks withstand extreme weather like rain, heat, dust and even snow.
Additionally, if someone tries to tamper the lock, it raises the alarm or signal that alerts neighbours or authorised security personnel.
Digital Door locks like the Yale YDR 4110 from Eurovigil are made from high-quality materials and use state-of-the-art technology. These locks don't break down easily and are designed to function for years to come without any issues, thereby proving to be a cost-effective investment in the long run.
A biometric fingerprint scanner is incredibly easy to use. Whether you are a tech-savvy person or an older adult who doesn't use technology much, this lock works for all. From seniors to children, anyone can use this lock with ease. All that you have to do is place your finger on the scanner, and the door opens automatically. Additionally, the door locks automatically behind you every time you leave home.
Irrespective of whether you live in an independent home or an apartment, a joint family or a nuclear family, fingerprint door locks work for all homes. Offering maximum security with minimum hassles, digital locks from Eurovigil protect your homes 24 x 7.
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Q: How to find all fields being used in my Crystal Reports from SQL? I'm trying to clean up my SQL database and find out which fields are not being used. Is it possible to find all fields from SQL that are being used in Crystal Reports without manually looking in each query?
Thank you!


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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow's The Story of French.
About the book, from the authors' website.
Imagine a language that is watched over by a group of forty "Immortals" wearing Napoleonic hats and carrying swords, with rules so complex that few people ever completely master it. Its speakers are so insecure they pass laws banning other languages while they spend millions of taxpayers' dollars making sure their own language gets used in literature, music and film.
Now imagine a language that is second only to English for the number of countries where it is spoken officially, a language that is the official tongue of two G-8 countries and three European nations — with two million teachers and 100 million students worldwide, and whose number of speakers has tripled in the last fifty years, reaching 175 million, in sixty-three countries.
This paradoxical picture is the backdrop for The Story of French. In a narrative that spans from Charlemagne to the Cirque du Soleil, Canadian authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow unravel the mysteries of French and answer the question: why has French remained so influential even though it's only the world's 9th language in number of speakers?
As in any good story, The Story of French has spectacular failures and unexpected successes: the tenacity of William the Conqueror, the staunchness of Cardinal de Richelieu, the personality clashes of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Quebec Premier René Lévesque, and the activism of figures like Senegal's president Léopold Sédar Senghor or U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Through this colourful history, Nadeau and Barlow show how French acquired its own peculiar culture – one that includes intense politicization of language, rigid grammar rules, and a sense of cultural exceptionalism.
Nadeau and Barlow show how French became the first language of a state, then the language of Europe's elite, of international diplomacy, of liberty and the rights of man, and of travel, cuisine, luxury and high culture. They explain how the culture of the language spread among francophones the world over, yet why it still remains curiously centered on Paris. As the authors discovered traveling not only in France, but in Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Senegal, Monaco, Belgium, Louisiana, New Brunswick, Sudbury and more, French is thriving, and still maintaining its centuries-old influence on English.
As entertaining as it is fascinating, The Story of French challenges certainties about French and shows why French is still the world's other global language.
Among the praise for The Story of French:
"...a well-told, highly accessible history of the French language that leads to a spirited discussion of the prospects for French in an increasingly English-dominated world."
--William Grimes, New York Times
"...fascinating reading for French immersion school teachers and students, and actually for everyone with a personal interest in culture and linguistics."
--Lysiane Gagnon, Globe and Mail
"...a mind altering experience... Every Canadian should read this book."
--Pat Donnelly, The Montreal Gazette
"...clearly written, well-organized ... an illuminating portrait of Gallic sensibility."
"...chockablock with [...] intriguing facts about the language and its evolution."
--Booklist
"...an excellent book on the history of the French language, stuffed with surprises, insight and humour."
--The Independent
Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the International Herald Tribune and the French Canadian public affairs magazine L'actualité. Their first book was the bestselling Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong.
Read an excerpt from The Story of French and learn more about the authors and their writing at their official website.
The Page 69 Test: The Story of French.


The first kayaks were created thousands of years ago by Arctic indigenous inhabitants called Inuits, commonly known as Eskimos. Eskimo kayaks were built with driftwood frames wrapped in sealskin. Eskimos would use these watercraft in summer months for hunting and fishing as they provided a stealthy mode of transportation. The word "kayak" translates to "hunter's boat." Nowadays, kayaks may be made of wood, fiberglass or plastic and can be used recreationally, competitively, or for sport.


While wind enjoys yet another record year with the future never having looked so good, the stock markets have ironically chosen to punish the industry's two largest publicly traded companies. Hints of Vestas falling behind on fixing technology problems in Germany, and NEG Micon still waiting to turn a profit, sent already nervous analysts into a tailspin of doubt. Under enormous pressure to perform in an exploding market, the industry's skills shortage is a critical weakness.


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· Squats, push-ups, sit ups, bend etc.
Using Light sensor allows counting sport activity in hands free mode.
Use your body shadow to count exercises. But Light sensor is very "capricious" and required time to configure suitable light conditions.
Light sensor works unstable in low and too bright light.
Works stable with artificial lighting than under sun.
Your shadow must have clean edge to stable work.
Use hand to check counting in Light mode.
Use your body shadow to count exercises.
Use it when there are no good light conditions.
On Nexus S recognized distance about 1 inch.
1. Counter. Click on it will reset counter.
To activate Proximity or Light sensor click on it. Active sensor will be highlighted.
There is possible to configure Silent Mode.
Upon inactivity timeout expired AaCount will free used system resources and exit to save battery power.
Use it for feedback, suggestion and bug report.
This is preferable way to contact.
It will collect all information needed for troubleshooting.
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During this camp we'll be running our morning skill development sessions at Moab's Grand County High School, and at the adjacent jump and drops park. In the afternoons we'll divide our rides between Navajo Rocks, Klonzo, Slickrock, Amasa Back, and the Moab Brand trails.
Sylvi Fae, who's both the co-owner of Moab Mountain Bike Instruction and a longtime key part of the Trek Dirt Series program, will be managing this camp. Add in all our regular coaches who live in the area and all the joy in springtime desert riding, and this is sure to be a fantastic season opening camp.
One more note: last year 98 Center Moab put together a special Trek Dirt Series cocktail, and a bunch of coaches and participants went to the restaurant on Sunday night to eat, drink, and celebrate. If you're able to plan a Sunday night stay into your trip, definitely do.
During the camp weekend, Poison Spider is offering participants $200 off new bike purchases, 20% off all other retail merchandise, and 25% off bike rentals. This is a very busy time for the shop so, if you'd like to reserve a bike at this pricing, email them as soon as possible and put Trek Dirt Series Rental in the subject line.
If you'd like to book additional lessons before or after your camp weekend, you can use this booking code for a 20% discount on Moab Mountain Bike Instruction privates: DIRTSERIES. Similarly, if you'll be travelling to camp with someone who doesn't fit the Trek Dirt Series camp demographic, they can use the code to take lessons with MMTBI instruction while you're with us.
Moab is a really popular place to go in April. The best way to find good accommodations at a good price is to do an online search of hotels and vacation rentals, and to book something as early as you can.
Luckily, Moab also has a great selection of campgrounds, with various levels of amenities. A related option we like is Red Rock Base Camps. They deliver a beautiful custom teardrop trailer rental right to your campsite.


Paralyzed by fear of the outside world, a traumatized man seeks refuge in an abandoned house until the arrival of a cheerfully intrusive neighbor.
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"Glowicki exerts total command over the material and mood, dredging up anxieties, discomforts and laughs with both the film's style and her own physical performance."
"The sort of visionary work that film festival audiences deserve to discover."
"A unique and original film (...) Subverts the genre."


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Riverhead Library offers free lunches to kids this summer
NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO | Riverhead Free Library will offer free lunches to kids this summer.
A first-time program at Riverhead Free Library this summer will offer kids, up to age 18, a free lunch every weekday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The program, sponsored by the hunger-relief organization Island Harvest, kicked off Monday and will run through Aug. 24.
The meals, which range from sandwiches to pizza, come at no expense to the library or the kids who will enjoy them. Riverhead was selected as a site for the Summer Food Service Program based on the number of children who qualify for school lunches in the community. It's considered an "open" site, meaning the program requires no enrollment and anyone can participate.
The first week of the program has been relatively slow, said Lisa Jacobs, the library director.
"We're doing everything we can to get the word out," she said.
The slow start was somewhat expected considering Fourth of July was in the middle of the week and the library had a light programming schedule. Jacobs said it helped to get through some of the early logistics before bigger numbers start to show up.
Jacobs said the program serves an important need for the community. The staff at the library has been more than enthusiastic about implementing it, she said.
Island Harvest presented the library with the idea for the program, which was used at a different library last summer, Jacobs said.
In the first week mostly younger children came in with their parents for the lunches. Jacobs said she hopes the older kids will start to take part as well.
Each day is a different meal. Most are sandwiches like ham and cheese or turkey and cheese on whole-wheat bread. The kids also get a juice, fruit cup and Nutri-Grain bar. Pizza is served one day.
Jacobs said the meals are based on specific guidelines from the USDA.
The library has already gotten a few new sign-ups for library cards, an added bonus to the program.
"There are a lot of things we offer that maybe people didn't realize," Jacobs said.
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Riverhead Free Library celebrating its 120th anniversary
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Svenska Maskinmässan (Swedish Machine Exhibition) is a pure machine exhibition where all exhibitors are members of the industry organization MaskinLeverantörerna.
A Melanger Allure JR5 is the flagship of the new ideology in the bean-to-bar equipment! This machine is created both for taste enthusiasts, creating 100% natural products at home, and for demanding professionals who are constantly searching for a unique recipe.


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#MyEarlyMorning Thoughts: It's Time To Get your Worth Up!
"Humans are not designed to help one another figure out their worth. We are naturally selfish and wavering at the hands of our environment, circumstance, mood, and even our hunger level."
Our calculations are not reliable and are as unnecessary as the raisins in the potato salad! Once we average out the days we are held in high regard with the days in which we are a disappointment, our worth will be in the negatives. We will be deemed useless and worthless (such an ugly term to use).
Determining our value based upon recognition, compliments, certifications, degrees, requirements, outward appearance, monetary wealth, and standards can leave us feeling defeated, hurt, and angry. Anything that leaves us feeling this way is not of God. Only we can control how something makes us feel. He deemed us worthy and capable of excellence upon creation, period. God's love and acceptance is never wavering and is forever unconditional. He will deem us worthy before and after we accept Him into our lives, regardless of your education, appearance, wealth, track record, sin, and faith.
In return, we must stop allowing external things to determine our internal feelings about ourselves.
All those things happen.... but God knew that and still deems you worthy and of excellence to do His Will. There is no need to strive for acceptance in the world, but for acceptance into Heaven. That is the highest level and all other levels pale in comparison.
I've always known that surrounding one's self with good people helps to maintain your good character, faith, integrity, good reputation and peace. It also helps to minimize unnecessary hurt, drama, and disappointment. We have a tendency to disregard who people truly are even after they have shown us otherwise, by they way they have treated others, showing poor integrity, and lack of moral character.
So often, we neglect to take into consideration how a person treats others because we feel they would never do that to us. That assumption is very wrong. We are people of habit and the way we treat others and ourselves stems directly from how we process things and our belief system. Since we are not a people of multiple belief systems, everything is factored through that one. We are who we are and not who we pretend to be for the most part. While people can change, that should not be the basis upon how often we surround ourselves with them.
Who we genuinely are will show in our private and most comfortable encounters. When we are looking to self-evaluate or determine a person's character before proceeding, those are the most important times to comb through. Surround yourself with people who are consistently and genuinely good people in their private encounters and in the public.
We tend to feel that greatness is money and social status but, greatness is anything that we are willing to sacrifice an immeasurable amount of "something" for it in return. A great parent sacrifices their life, much of their freedom, often releases their dreams for a dream of rearing great children. A great christian sacrifices relationships, flesh, acceptance, and so much more. The same as parents who are great at being selfish sacrifice their legacy, reputation, and ultimately the good future of their children. Those who are greatly immoral sacrifice their integrity, relationships, and so on. Anything we choose to be great at will cost us something. Our moral compasses and character help us to determine what is worth sacrificing for a specific greatness.
"Being a great man ain't going on sale just because you didn't have a daddy"
Greatness will have no sympathy for your situation or circumstance. It has no respect of person. We will have to do the work just as those before and after us. Today, what are you being great at and what are you sacrificing?
Are you being a great parent and sacrificing your life?
Are you being a great christian and sacrificing your flesh?
Are you being a great spouse and sacrificing your selfishness?
Are you being a great employee and sacrificing your family time?
Are you being great at laziness and sacrificing your future, health, & happiness?
Are you a great servant and sacrificing your own wants, time, and often needs.
Are you being greatly immoral and sacrificing your peace?
Are you being greatly selfish, arrogant, or prideful and sacrificing relationships and opportunities?
When we put into place what we are sacrificing, it helps us to quickly decide what's worth being great.
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#MyEarlyMorningThoughts: Our Decisions Should Grow Us!
Making decisions based on our present circumstance most often means we are planning to remain there. When we allow our future to dictate our present actions, we are prepare for where we want to go rather than settling for what our eyes can see currently. In order to do this we have to exercise a certain amount of faith in ourselves and belief that our best life is ahead of us.
If we think about it, all of our lives our parents prepare us for the possibilities ahead. We learn to be independent, are educated, are taught to drive, and encouraged to go to college all to ensure that we are equipped for our future. So why is it that as adults we begin making decisions based on our present circumstance and what we can physically see, only to feel unfulfilled with a life of complacency? We quit dreaming of where we want to go and begin relying only on our actual sight. In that very moment, we lose hope and weaken our faith through lack of exercising it. Our faith in the future that God has made possible is placed in the hands of our past, our parents, friends and family, expectations, others opinions and beliefs of our capabilities, a sense of loyalty to a plethora of things in our current life, and it is replaced with complacency and laziness toward continued progression in life. Decisions should be made because we want to grow ourselves, not because we know ourselves!
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"Let your Faith override your fears."
Fear is one of the most powerful weapons of destruction. It hinders us from moving forward in our lives into new and uncharted territories and keeps us bound to familiar comforts. Fear also keeps us in sin by allowing us to make ungodly choices to reach goals and expectations, impress others, live up to standards, not feel, and continue that familiar path of trying to live up to societal standards and appropriateness. We are all guilty of it! The good thing is that we can change, one action at a time. The most important change is beginning to make decisions based on faith and your Faith and not by fear.
Someone once told me "You'll know when you're making better decisions because your life will get better and run smoother." Those words have stuck with me for well over a decade and I am reminded of how my decisions impact my future daily. While this advice can be taken very literally, I have come to realize that the lack of decision making and complacency affect my future just as much.
You see my actions, or lack thereof, are the bricks that pave the pathway leading to my future. Hopefully, we are smart enough to lay the pavement in such a way that the path leads to the life we want to live. I say this to convey the importance of our everyday decision making. It is imperative that we focus on our decisions because it is the process that leads to our best life! Ask yourself...... "What actions am I taking to lead me where I want to go?"
"If at this point in your life you see that your pathway is not leading to your desired destination, it is time to evaluate and adjust your decision making skills and process. "
Our mental health should be a priority in our lives. It is so easy to allow the pressures of everyday life and those whom we feel obligated to make us feel overwhelmed and filled with anxiety that often leads to depression and/or dissatisfaction with our lives. When the pressure is on for us, we typically release that frustration out on those closest to us: our children, spouses, and possibly other coworkers. For this reason, I urge you to make your mental health a number one priority as the summer rolls around. Here are some ways I will be rejuvenating and taking care of myself this summer.
Get quality rest by setting stricter bedtimes and waking up at a set time.
So, these are just a few ways that I plan to focus on my mental health this summer. Please feel free to let me know what plan on doing this summer to help with stress, anxiety, unwinding, and simply giving back to yourself.
P.S. ------> The picture below was taken on one of my weekend early-morning strolls!
#MyEarlyMorningThoughts: We Will Be Remembered For Our Internal Content.
Don't be fooled into thinking that at the end of your life people will gather and mourn because of your external qualities (beauty, physique, etc..) and materialistic value. When they speak of beauty, they will be referring to what you gave back to the world: kindness, generosity, respect, and your spirit. Even celebrities pay a steep price to be mourned for decades, their life's work.
We often get brainwashed with society's conditioning, allowing the external appearance to have more bearing than the internal content of our character. While physical appearance, material things, and reaching our personal measure of success may be an achievement, it does not hold a candle to a good-heart that is careful of how others are treated and living with high moral value and integrity.
"I'm always reminded to check my heart, for it will dictate how I treat others and what I give back to the world daily."
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#MyEarlyMorningThoughts: Figure Out What You Want Out Of Life.
When we know what we want we are less susceptible to doing things we don't want to do, working in careers that don't feed our passion, engaging in people and environments that don't push us to where we are going, and lastly relationships that are going nowhere without purpose. I encourage you today to begin the process of writing down what you want out of life and discovering pathways to get there. Disregard all distractions that do not feed your purpose.
I believe one of our biggest distractions hindering us from discovering and reaching our personal goals is the need to PUT-ON for others. That seems to have become the actual goal! With the rise in social media platforms and usage, so is the rise in a need to be relevant, opportunities to show "our world" who we want them to see, and also who we wish we were. If we put more time into working on ourselves and our own happiness then we might actually be who we portray to be on social media, in our work places, and in our community.
Another distraction is our need to please others and looking to others for fulfillment, worth, and approval to live our lives on our terms. So often I've heard people speak on not switching careers, or not moving, not returning to school, not being their true selves because of what someone else might think: a spouse, a family member, and yes even a boss! While I do have a family, I ultimately answer to God and am learning that I do not need to make decisions based on anyone else's expectations or fears. This doesn't mean we don't speak with our spouses regarding decisions, it means that we carefully wean out the decision making determinants that are based on fear, others expectations, and other's opinions.
Lastly, we fail to enjoy the life we have because we are busy dreaming of the life we wish we had, based on what we have seen in our society or because we want to run away from or meet stereotypes and expectations based on race, religion, color, socioeconomic status, and culture. We cannot enjoy our families and their differences, jobs, and others around us because we have some pre-conceived notion of how things are supposed to be, this picture of perfection.
I encourage all of us today to evaluate where we stand with "knowing what we want" and things that hinder us from getting there. Also, we should discover if what we want has been influenced so much by the world around us that it becomes "knowing what we want based on societal measures or ideals". If that is the case then I believe it is time to stop letting the world make us miserable by trying to live up to standards that do not lead to TRUE happiness and comfort in our own skin. Design your own life and live it!
1. Be sure to surround yourself with people who are just as thoughtful as you. While it is never a good thing to do things and expect something in return, its important to have deposits into your account to keep you going.
2. Notice when your kindness is being abused and take small steps to distance yourself from those people or simply begin saying "no". Additionally, its important to be aware of those who do not make deposits into your life that are beneficial and try to discontinue making unnecessary deposits into their lives (This is a tricky one). They can be draining over time.
3. Be thoughtful toward yourself just as much as you are toward others. Often times we neglect to treat ourselves as we treat others.
1. Try evaluating those who deposit into your life and people you encounter frequently.
3. Habits that are practiced often become 2nd nature. Practicing requires thinking of things you can do for others ahead of time. Over time, you will not need to practice so often, you will do it naturally.
Being thoughtful is a beautiful characteristic of any person, but can be draining over time. For this reason, it is important to replenish your yourself via plugging into God's word, engaging with other thoughtful individuals, and giving back to yourself.
1 : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest She left us a legacy of a million dollars.
2 : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past the legacy of the ancient philosophers The war left a legacy of pain and suffering.
Who we are as people and as mothers helps to form the foundation that our children build upon. Every decision we make from the moment our feet hit the floor to the time we lay our heads to sleep, sets a standard for our children. They see what we want them to and the things we try to hide. Children notice what is done and also what is not, the present and the non-present, the apparent and the transparent. These little pebbles are the materials used to build the road to their future and glimmers our legacy for generations to come.
Happy Mother's Day to all women who are braving the journey that is motherhood with perfect imperfection and hopes that we are setting an example that will hold tried and true generation after generation. What will your legacy be and what will it leave?
"The things we water in our lives will grow...."
In other words, whatever we focus on WILL GROW. If we want negative things to prevail in our life simply keep speaking on them and allowing them to determine our mood. They will take over like weeds! If we want positive things and accomplishments to overtake our life keep our focus on that and allow our actions and mindset to reflect it. Secondly, keep our surroundings, people, environments, and entertainment aligned with what we want to focus on. Quit engaging people and things that change our focus to the negative or distract us. Yes, we all know that we may not be happy at the weight we are, that we may want to go back to school, get a better paying job, improve our relationships, struggle with parenting, are struggling with coworkers, and a slew of other things, but constantly speaking on them gives them more life and distracts us from being the active change required to change our circumstances. We must water the good to flood out the bad!
Change begins with us...... do not become that product of our treatment, past, and other people's opinions of us. Become and be what we set our minds on!
#MyEarlyMorningThoughts: Outside of Our Comfort Zone Lies Our Greater Purpose!
A group of diverse ladies came together to assist in an annual fund-raising student vs. staff basketball game. Some of us signed up willingly and others by association (LOL). We believed we were going to be traditional cheerleaders, but it actually was a cheerleader/dancer hybrid position. We were introduced to a dance/cheer routine that was very intimidating by a coordinator who was most unwavering in the beginning. I think at some point we all wanted to quit or were very "concerned". Let's face it, all of us were 30 and above (one of us barely 30) and neither of us could see the vision but the visionary.
We were vulnerable in our weaknesses and it was "ok"
We accepted that we were all on different levels, but never doubted that each one could help achieve this common goal.
We accomplished our goal with some hiccups and still left feeling accomplished!
Our diverse group of women made someone else's vision happen by laying aside what we expected and doing the unexpected! In between dance moves we enjoyed each others' company and formed what I would like to think of as an "outer limits bond" in our "Four Days of Hell to get to Heaven". We all know who to call upon when it's time to brave the outer extremities! I am very fortunate to have been pushed and be among a group of women that did not want to be the one to say "I quit".
#MyEarlyMorningThoughts: A Kind Outlook On Life.
When we speak of being kind, our thoughts immediately go to how we interact with others and possibly our attitudes. Seldom do we apply being kind to our entire outlook on life. But what if we did?
How many unpleasant experiences that have changed our moods, caused us to make drastic decisions, and interrupted the flow of our day would have been different?
When I look in the mirror : Are the words I am saying to myself kind?
When I greet others: Are my thoughts and looks kind?
When I make decisions: Are the made from a kind perspective?
My responses: Is what I am about to say kind?
Its important to filter our outlook on life through a kind lens in order to reap the benefits that it has to offer. There are so many opportunities to have a negative perspective that we forget how to NOT utilize that negative lens because it brings us so much misery. This morning as we prepare to venture out into the world for school, work, and to greet others remember to pack your kind lens, kind attitudes, and kind smiles.
"Fear and limitations are barriers prevent us from living our best life. When fear or doubt arises remember that He moves mountains and causes walls to fall! "
r"If you do not know your worth, others will place a value on you that is far less than your true worth. Once that value is assigned, you will be treated accordingly."
Self-worth is simply defined as "the sense of one's own value and worth as a person". We often neglect to see how it affects our lives because its just a personal unspoken opinion of ourselves. However, that simple opinion about ourselves drives the way we approach life and relationships and helps us teach others how to treat us. Sometimes we unknowingly assign a lesser value to ourselves when we engage in harmful thinking, activities, and place ourselves in relationships that are not conducive to growth, freedom, and peace. Often times it takes encounters from others that see our potential and higher value to spark our self-worth discovery.
Just for fun you can take this self-worth quiz in Psychologies. co (click to take) to get started on your journey to a higher self-worth! I'll post my results below.


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Q: ansible read local file to var and then loop read line by line I would like to create a playbook that reads a local file to a var, Then be able to loop through this var line by line and use the lines in a task.
To get the file content i used:
file_contents: "{{lookup('file', './myfile.txt')}}"

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But I did not get the result i wanted.
any help would be appreciated.

A: You can use Python built-ins for some types, like strings, for example.
So this will do the trick for you:
file_contents_lines: "{{ lookup('file', './aaa.txt').splitlines() }}"

and
with_items: "{{ file_contents_lines }}"


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The Weeknd — song chords
The Weeknd is a Canadian singer of Ethiopian origin named Abel Tesfaye. He chose his stage name at 17 years old; the story goes that one weekend he ran away from school and never returned. One letter was removed from the name to avoid legal issues with a Canadian band of the same name. The Weeknd's professional career began in 2010 and has only been going upwards since then. Many music critics have noted that this singer is one of the best musical talents of our time.
Performer's official web site - www.theweeknd.com
Songs with chords
Can't Feel my Face
I Feel It Coming
Total songs with chords: 2
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Why China won't turn the other cheek over foreign policy
Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, Special to CNN
Updated 3:54 AM EST, Thu November 15, 2012
A man shouts anti-Japanese slogans during a protest against Japan's 'nationalizing' of disputed islands, September 19, 2012.
Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
Editor's Note: Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt is China Adviser and Northeast Asia project director for the International Crisis Group. She is based in Beijing.
China appears to toughen its foreign policy to match its economic might
Beijing uses perceived provocations to assert itself
Examples of conflicts with Japan, Philippines, Vietnam
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China's change of leadership that began last week comes as domestic pressure mounts for the world's second largest economy to toughen its foreign policy to match its economic might.
Yet Beijing is keen to prevent the world from concluding that China has discarded the notion of a peaceful rise. The result has been reactive assertiveness; a foreign policy tactic perfected during China's ongoing maritime disputes. This approach allows Beijing to use perceived provocations as a chance to change the status-quo in its favor – all the while insisting the other party started the trouble. Those expecting China to turn the other cheek are mistaken.
Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt of the International Crisis Group
The prolonged stand-off with Japan over the sovereignty of a few islets offers a vivid example of this approach. In September, the Japanese government announced that it was finalizing the purchase from their private owner of the disputed islands – called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China – in the East China Sea. But Beijing interpreted the move as a betrayal of the two countries' agreement to shelve their quarrel, and saw the timing as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the leadership transition and foment instability at a vulnerable moment.
Read more: Behind the islands dispute
China responded decisively, with what state media called "combination punches." These measures ranged from the verbal – leader-to-be Xi Jinping labeling Japan's purchase of the islands a "farce" – to economic retaliation and large-scale anti-Japan protests and naval exercises in the East China Sea.
But the real game-changer in the stand-off came when Beijing declared its territorial baselines around the islands; a move that legally places them under Chinese administration. Once the announcement was made, China began to regularly dispatch law enforcement vessels to patrol waters off the disputed islands, directly challenging Japan's de facto control of the area for the past 40 years. Such is the new normal, claim Chinese officials.
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In recent weeks, Chinese media have been trumpeting the efforts of Chinese ships to expel Japanese Coast Guard boats. Reminding the world that the troubles were all started by Tokyo, China claims that the burden is entirely on Japan to find a way out of the mess.
Read more: Asia's disputed islands – who claims what?
Similar heavy-handed action was used against the Philippines in a spat over the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in April. When Manila maladroitly responded to a fishing run-in by sending a warship, China took the opportunity to strengthen its claim over the disputed shoal by deploying law enforcement vessels to the area, extending its annual unilateral fishing ban to cover the waters around the shoal; quarantining tropical fruit imports from the Philippines and suspending tourism; and roping off the mouth of the lagoon to prevent other fishermen from entering.
By maintaining regular law enforcement patrols and preventing Filipino fishermen from entering those waters, China has managed to establish a new status-quo in its favor.
This disputed islands in the East China Sea are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
Anti-Japan protests sweep China
A similar blueprint was then used in June in response to a maritime law passed by Vietnam with new navigation regulations covering the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands. Before the ink on the law had dried, China upgraded the administrative status of Sansha city encompassing a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea and established a military garrison.
Furthermore, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) offered oil exploration leases in nine blocks located within Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone, which overlap with blocks offered by PetroVietnam.
A key component of Beijing's counter-punches are the use of economic punishments, including suspending imports, halting tourism, encouraging boycotts, offering up oil blocks in disputed areas, or impeding fishing access.
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Disputed islands in East China Sea
In contrast to a time when foreign policy was designed to serve economic growth, China is now increasingly using its economic might to advance political ends – even when this hurts China itself. According to one Chinese analyst, "These measures will hurt China. But they hurt Japan more".
A Chinese maritime surveillance ship is shown Friday 18 km (11 miles), according to the Japan Coast Guard, off islands disputed by Japan and China.
Courtesy Japan Coast Guard
Tensions rise over Asian islands
Read more: Shrink wealth gap, boost consumption
For its part, Japan says that it purchased the islands to prevent the hardline Tokyo mayor from acquiring them and carrying out a plan to build there. It also wanted to avoid "punching the new Chinese leadership in the face" just after the transition.
Now, analysts in Beijing claim that a Pandora's Box has been opened and there is no going back to the tacit agreement that has kept peace in the East China Sea for decades.
Read more: Why China's reforms have hit a brick wall
Right now, Beijing is primarily preoccupied with maintaining the momentum of economic development and preventing domestic troubles from erupting into potentially destabilizing unrest. The new leaders will not want to look weak, thus blunting the edge of their "reactively assertive" foreign policy.
If there is any perceived slight, no matter how minor, expect China to pounce.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt.


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What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers' Pay Growing Again?
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By Anthony Mirhaydari
If you're like most middle-class Americans, you're probably feeling frustrated right now.
Democrats are still in a post-election funk, shocked that President Donald Trump is in the White House and, based on the findings of the University of Michigan sentiment survey, bracing for a new economic recession. Republicans are no doubt frustrated by a lack of progress on health care and tax reform, apparent infighting in the West Wing and, for many Trump supporters, the specter of another round of foreign policy adventures.
Above it all, workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised. That, to individual Americans, is the ultimate measure of whether the economy is "good" or not. Despite an unemployment rate that has fallen to just 4.5 percent (lowest since May 2007), wage gains remain lukewarm.
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No wonder the post-election ebullience hasn't translated into "hard data" gains in terms of things like auto sales or GDP growth. Indeed, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow real-time estimate of first-quarter growth stands at just 0.6 percent.
What, exactly, is it going to take to get take-home pay moving higher?
Deutsche Bank economist Joseph LaVorgna says the problem is that ongoing labor market slack may not be fully captured by the data. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen echoed this sentiment in a speech in Michigan on Monday, noting that the decline in the labor participation rate might be a hidden unemployment measure since these folks could, conceivably, reenter the workforce once they see upward pressure on wages.
Thus, LaVorgna believes the unemployment rate will need to fall even further to get wages to move meaningfully. Back in 2007, when the unemployment rate was last at current levels, average hourly earnings were growing at a 3.5 percent annual pace, compared to just 2.7 percent now. Moreover, the current pace represents a slight decline from this cycle's peak wage growth of 2.9 percent seen in December.
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One clue to the lingering labor market slack could be the broader U-6 measure of unemployment, which includes those working part-time but desiring full-time work as well as other marginally attached workers. This unemployment rate stands at 8.9 percent now vs. 8.2 percent in May 2007.
US Unemployment Rate data by YCharts
Finally, the lack of labor productivity growth means that businesses are resisting wage gains as much as possible right now in an effort to protect profit margins. Economy-wide measures of corporate profits have stalled over the past couple of years, forcing company executives to get increasingly creative with their accounting trickery — via pro forma "adjusted" earnings — to meet Wall Street's quarterly expectations game.
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Over the last five years, nonfarm business productivity has grown at just a 0.7 percent annualized rate — the weakest performance since 1982. Compare this to the 2.2 percent annualized rate posted in the five years ending in 2007.
Thinking optimistically, here's how things need to play out: LaVorgna believes the narrow U-3 unemployment rate will need to fall to 4 percent or below for average hourly earnings growth to accelerate to the 3 percent to 4 percent range, where most American workers would finally start to feel good about their income gains. Productivity growth would likely follow, since businesses would be forced to invest in labor-saving technology to minimize the hit to the expense line.
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Home Something Special Georgi Karakhanyan will let his fists free his mind – Press Enterprise
Georgi Karakhanyan will let his fists free his mind – Press Enterprise
By: TEAM BEPINKU.COM | In: Something Special | Last updated: November 4, 2020 0
A lot of major ordeals have been occupying the mind of Georgi Karakhanyan lately. So what better way to distract himself?
By fighting nearly 3,000 miles away. Again.
"I feel at home in Connecticut. It's like my second home," said Karakhanyan with a laugh as he prepares for his third trip there in less than four months.
The Riverside lightweight returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, to take on Bryce Logan at Bellator 251 on Thursday.
Karakhanyan (29-11-1) flew across the country and fought there in August, losing a hotly contested split decision to former UFC contender Myles Jury. Karakhanyan estimates he's watched the fight 15 to 20 times, each time coming to the same conclusion: He won the first two rounds and Jury won the third.
"Any time I fight three rounds, I gain 15 minutes of experience. Again, I feel like Myles is a tough fighter. He fought a lot of fighters in UFC," said Karakhanyan, who moved up 10 pounds to make his 155-pound debut. "For me to go out there and look like that against him, even though I didn't get my hand raised, I still walked out of the cage with the victory."
That leads the MMA veteran to this bout against Logan, who captured the LFA lightweight title July 31 with a hard-fought, unanimous-decision victory over Jacob Rosales in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The 30-year-old Logan (12-4) returns to Bellator after coming up short against Demarques Johnson via unanimous decision at Bellator 204 in Sioux Falls in 2018.
"Pretty durable guy. I'm happy to welcome him to Bellator for a second time," said the Russian, whose fight will headline the prelims on YouTube before the 4 p.m. main card starts on CBS Sports Network.
Minutes before his fight, the Moscow native will walk to the cage sporting the red, blue and orange flag of his people. Karakhanyan, 35, has family in Armenia caught in the middle of the bloody conflict against Azerbaijan.
What Karakhanyan hopes for in that fight is a peaceful resolution.
"I'm not gonna lie to you, it's been really hard, man. I've been mainly seeing all this stuff on social media," Karakhanyan said. "I saw some crazy videos from both sides, you know? From the Armenian people dying, the kids are dying, then also the Azeri people are dying. You know, I don't like to see death."
As if that wasn't enough, just last week his thoughts were also with the Blue Ridge fire. From his house atop a hill, Karakhanyan could see the flames as well as the 91, 71 and 241 freeway closures.
"The air quality was very, very bad. I wouldn't even let the kids go outside," he said. "I bought those air purifiers to clean the air in the house. It was pretty bad."
With all of that, one can understand Karakhanyan looking forward to getting back to Connecticut.
That being said, his August trip for the Jury fight, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, was jarring. Karakhanyan says he's used to checking in during fight week and getting out to see the city and the sites.
That is not part of the protocol now. "It's like we check in, take a bunch of tests and then we take some more tests and wait for results and then we're pretty much out there," Karakhanyan said.
So when Karakhanyan had the opportunity to join longtime friend and training partner Saad Awad for his fight three weeks ago in Uncasville, Karakhanyan jumped at the chance. This time, familiarity bred content as he was able to better familiarize himself with the surroundings and procedures.
Even better, on the flight home Karakhanyan sat next to someone who could wind up giving him an edge Thursday against Logan: one of the three judges who scored his controversial loss to Jury.
"I picked his brain for three-and-a-half hours. He told me little things," he said. "'When it comes to split decisions, it comes to numbers, some of us make mistakes.' He explained to me all the rules. What to do, what not to do, so I kinda have a good idea."
When: Thursday
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
How to watch: Prelims (1:45 p.m., YouTube); main card (4 p.m., CBS Sports Network)


I´ve always been interested in studying abroad. I had previously gone to Mexico, and when I had the opportunity to travel again I chose Chile because it's a very interesting country because of the people, wildlife and landscapes, and overall way of life. Besides, I have a friend who is very close to me and is Chilean, so she told me to come to La Serena, because it's a quiet city, the university is very good and has a very familiar environment.
All my expectations were met; actually it was better than expected. Life, university and my classes, everything happened with ease and I have plenty of Chilean and exchange friends. Definitely, it exceeded my expectations.
In Germany I study International Relations and Political Sciences. In the Universidad de la Serena they don't have this program, but I had the freedom to pick and choose my courses from different programs that interested me: Journalism, History Teacher Training, and Geography and Design. It turned out really well, because the students and teachers are very different in every program and the contents were so different.
Universidad de la Serena has an International Relations Office, which supports you since before the trip, sending contact numbers for accommodations and other useful information. They helped us so much and the best thing is that they have a tutor program to help us get settled into local university life. There wasn't anything like that in Mexico. In Germany it´s one tutor for 20 people, but here it's one on one, which helped us so much.