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The Tour de France's visit to Yorkshire has been the "grandest" opening to the race in its history, according to the race's director who said five million may have watched the spectacle over the weekend.
Speaking after stage two finished in Sheffield, Christian Prudhomme said the huge crowds seen for the second day out on the route were "unbelievable, incredible, amazing, astonishing."
The official police estimate for the number of people who lined the route of the Grand Depart in Yorkshire this weekend is 2.5 million.
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But Prudhomme said: "I don't know. Perhaps in two days, perhaps five million, I don't know. It was unbelievable, unbelievable."
He said: "It will stay as the grandest Grand Depart ever.
"Yesterday I was very, very impressed, I was delighted. But today, it was unbelievable, incredible, amazing, astonishing."
Today's 201km stage from York to Sheffield saw more scenes of crowds packing the roadsides following yesterday's events in Leeds, Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales.
Perhaps the most dramatic were on the bleak moors of Holme Moss, above Huddersfield, where an estimated 60,000 cheered as the 197 remaining riders fought their way to the summit.
But there were similar scenes in other, normally quiet corners of Yorkshire, especially on the climbs which made today's stage one of the toughest opening days in Tour history.
On the roads near Bradfield and above Oughtibridge, north of Sheffield, and at Cragg Vale, near Halifax, thousands of people crammed on to the narrow lanes urging the riders on, only inches from their handlebars.
Today's stage started without British favourite Mark Cavendish who was forced out of the race following his dramatic crash yesterday.
"I'm absolutely devastated," Cavendish said before the start in York.
"I was in pain last night. I held a bit of optimism that it was maybe just swelling and would go down overnight, but it's actually worse this morning."
Cavendish came to grief almost within sight of the finish line in Harrogate - his mother's home town - giving yesterday's opening stage a dramatic climax.
This morning, thousands of people waved the riders off at York racecourse before the peloton made its way past the city's Minster and other famous landmarks.
A Lancaster bomber and a Spitfire saluted the arrival of the Tour with a flypast over the city.
Race organisers estimated that 100,000 people watched the race in York today.
By the time the riders reached the first of the stage's many challenging ascents, at Blubberhouses, between Harrogate and Skipton, the riders knew they were going to get the same frenzied reception they got when more than a million people turned out to watch yesterday's first stage.
At Holme Moss vast numbers of people stretched along the steep road and up the hillside on the northern side.
Many of those in the prime spots near the summit had camped nearby to get the best positions.
British Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas said: "It was unbelievable at times. Going up Holme Moss, I had goosebumps. It was amazing."
Sir Rodney Walker, chair of TdFHUB2014 Ltd, which organised the UK Grand Depart, said: "Around 2.5 million spectators lined the route over two days and revelled in being part of history. The passion of the crowds in Yorkshire has really made this a weekend to remember.
"There has been a huge amount of planning and hard work from all the partners involved to ensure the first two stages were a success.
"We have once again showcased how the UK can deliver amazing events and a world-wide audience has seen the best of Yorkshire, and the best of the UK.
"I have no doubts the benefits of hosting the Tour de France in the UK will be felt both in the short and long term."
Sir Rodney said: "When Gary Verity (chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire) decided to bid and bring the event to Yorkshire, he did it to put Yorkshire on the world map.
"And he's certainly achieved that. I don't think there's any doubt about that.
"One of the questions I was asked very early on was how can you justify spending £27 million at a time of austerity.
"Well, of that £27 million, about 19 or 20 has been spent in Yorkshire and I personally think we've got that back already and with more to come, which will justify it as an investment, not a cost."
Verity said: "When we first bid for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France, I promised Christian Prudhomme that we would deliver the grandest Grand Depart the Tour has ever seen.
"It gives me immense pride to say that we made good on that promise, and the success of this spectacular event will welcome an incredible new chapter in the history of Yorkshire.
"Millions of people both right here at the roadside and in homes all over the world have seen the magnificence of Yorkshire, and our beautiful county has done itself proud once again."
The economic impact of hosting the world's greatest cycling race has been conservatively estimated to be worth £100 million to the Yorkshire economy.
Verity added: "We might have to revise those economic impact figures after the scenes we have witnessed this weekend.
Undoubtedly, it will give a huge boost to the Yorkshire economy but it's the images of Yorkshire people, Yorkshire pride and Yorkshire's outstanding landscapes beamed around the world which have been simply priceless for the county."
Later, Prudhomme added: "I work for the Tour, but I also love the Tour, and I have seen that the people of Yorkshire love the Tour too.
"I can see the Tour in their hearts, and in their eyes. For that, I say thank you to Welcome to Yorkshire, and to everyone in Yorkshire who has made this Grand Depart so very, very special.
"(Five-time Tour winner) Bernard Hinault said to me it is the first time in 40 years on a bike that he has seen crowds like we saw this weekend.
"What you did was good for Yorkshire, for sure, but what you did was also good for the Tour. When you said you would deliver the grandest Grand Depart it was the truth, you have raised the bar for all future hosts of the Tour de France."


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Lymphoma presenting as chronic mastoiditis
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We present a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with manifestation in both mastoid cells.
The CLL is one of the chronic lymphoproliferative disorders (Lymphoid neoplasm). It is characterized by a progressive accumulation of fuctionally incompetent lymphocytes, which are monoclonal in origin.
CLL is an extremely heterogenous disease with certain subsets of patients having survival rates without treatment that are similar to the normal population (2,3)
The patient, a 79-year-old man, presented to his otolaryngologist with hearing loss and ear pain two weeks after an episode of acute sinusitis. After myringotomy the patient had improvement of hearing only a few days. Treated unsuccessfully with several antibiotics the patient was referred to our department.
In his medical history the patient had a CLL (10/2010), stage Binet A. In accordance to indictions für treatment so far a chemotherapy was not recommended.
The tympanic membrane was thickened, reddened and there was fluid in the middle ear cavity on both sides.
The pure tone audiometry showed a combined hearing loss for air conduction treshholds and bone conduction tresholds.
Computertomography scan showed filling of both tympanic and mastoid cavities of soft tissue material and erosions of both mastoid septa.
After mastoidectomy first on the left side 07/2011, then at the right side 09/2011 the patient had no further ear pain, or hearing loss.
The tone auiodmetry showed an improvement of air conduction.
Since no other complication of the CLL occured and stage was still Binet A, the tumor board decided that no further chemotherapy is required.
Conclusions: Lymphomas of the ear are a rarity. In case of therapyresistent otitis, with or without effusion and chronic mastoiditis, a malignant tumor should be excluded by immunohistopathological investigation.


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Innocence Of Muslims Maker Produces Acting Waiver Signed By Cindy Garcia
from the uh-oh dept
Well, that claim is now being directly challenged by Google and the film's producer, Mark Basseley Youssef, or whatever the hell he's calling himself this week.
Youssef, who is serving time in prison for using multiple names in violation of his parole, has furnished what he says is the "personal release" signed by Garcia. He says that he is prepared to testify under oath that it is the "cast deal memo" signed by the actress. A copy of his declaration is below.Now, it should be stressed in very strong terms that Youssef is currently in jail for breaking the law and lying his posterior off, so the need for this document to be validated is certainly there. That said, if the document is genuine, Garcia has some real issues. Forget the lawsuit regarding copyright entirely, since the waiver ostensibly releases any rights that may exist there (and I don't think they exist anyway) to the filmmaker. On top of that, the waiver also includes language preventing Garcia from litigating the film producers as well, though I'm not sure how likely such provisions would hold up in court in this controversial case.
All that being said, if Garcia signed a release and then brought a court case against Youssef and Google for copyright violation, that is a clear case of copyfraud, and it spells trouble. Aside from the obvious legal implications of bringing such a false claim, one has to wonder if any other aspects of her case that may still be allowed to go forward would be damaged by the potential fact of Garcia herself also being a proven liar. Again, this document sure as hell needs to be vetted, considering the source, but if it's real, it's damaging.


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Alternative Decorating Ideas: 10 Halloween Watermelon Carvings
In the midst of putting together a post about 8 Things To Carve Other Than Pumpkins, I stumbled upon the wonderful world of watermelon carving. Whoever first discovered that watermelons make perfect brains deserves a serious tip of the hat — or skull, I suppose...
There are lots of great examples of watermelon carving out there in which the carved watermelon is also used as a serving vessel for watermelon balls or chunks. For our Halloween decorating purposes, I'm sticking with watermelons that would be used in the same way pumpkin-based jack-o-lanterns would: for spooky awesomeness.
- The National Watermelon Promotion Board wants you to know what watermelons aren't just for 4th of July anymore. We give you the Bat Jack O' Melon.
- Noah of Skull a Day carved up this watermelon from his CSA, then promptly ate it.
- You're going to see a few carvings from Zogdo, because he or she is my new carving hero: the designs are ingenious, but not ridiculously difficult. I think I could do them — I just wish I'd thought of them myself. This buck-toothed one-eyed cutie is irresistible.
- This carving from an Instructables member and featured by WonderHowTo is my favorite of all the watermelon brains- and I've looked at a lot of watermelon brains today.
- This screamer is from a Czech watermelon carving competition (and seen via Boing Boing) — if you have any more details, I'm dying to know more!
- Jeanne Fratello of Jolly Tomato loves to carve watermelons, like this Minecraft Sweeper. If you're as unfamiliar with video games as I am, it's just a cute, creepy watermelon guy.
- Zogdo also created this fanged creature, making fantastic use of the watermelon's red interior.
- I watched a lot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was growing up, so I was particularly excited to see this YouTube video.
- This final watermelon, inspired by Imagine Dragons' Night Vision, was created by hockeyninja18 for Zombie Pumpkins. Even if you're not familiar with the tour posters (as I was not), the effect is suitably spooky, especially when lit.
- This skull carving might be more aspirational, but Dmitri Tsykalov's versions get the creepy realism award.
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Bailey v. Toman et al
|Robert Gene Bailey
|P.J. Graham, Unknown Female Officer, William C. Toman, Jr., K.D. Mackey, Ron Smith, R.M. Ashley, C.C. Blake and Joseph Gardner
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|April 9, 2013
|North Carolina Eastern District Court
|Western Division Office
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|Louise Wood Flanagan
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|Civil Rights: Other
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|42:1983 Civil Rights Act
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|4 JUDGMENT - IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED in accordance with the court's order entered April 10, 2013, and for the reasons set forth more specifically therein, that plaintiff's complaint is dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915 (g). The plaintiff shall have and recover nothing from this action. Signed by Julie A. Richards, Clerk of Court on 04/11/2013. (Baker, C.)
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- Varied and rich mineral resources and agricultural harvests
- Well diversified industry
- Improving institutional transparency following recent corruption scandals
- Strong internal reserves position (import coverage of roughly 30 months)
- Very sensitive fiscal position
- Infrastructure bottlenecks
- Low level of investment
- High cost of production (wages, energy, logistics, credit)
- Shortages of qualified labour; inadequate education system
Risk assessment
Activity is gradually recovering
After two years of sharp recession, the economy rebounded in 2017, with GDP growing by 1% year-on-year (YOY) in 2017. Agriculture climbed by 13% YOY thanks to favourable weather conditions that contributed to a record harvest. Growth has become positive again in services activities (+0.3% in 2017), as well as in the industry. On the demand side, the rebound has been mainly driven by household consumption. The improvement is explained by more benign macro fundamentals, such as declining unemployment, a low inflation level, and a strong monetary easing cycle since October 2016. On the other hand, investments have weakened as a result of political turmoil: gross fixed investments shrunk by 1.8% in YOY, although a small improvement was observed in the latter half of 2017.
Activity is set to gain strength in 2018, driven by exports, and by a stronger recovery of household consumption. Low inflation, a stronger job market and a faster pass-through from lower policy rate to the final interest rates on bank loans to households and businesses will contribute to this movement. In addition, foreign trade should continue to benefit from continued solid global activity. Despite the generally more positive perspective, investments are likely to remain undermined by the upcoming presidential elections (October 2018).
Comfortable trade surplus diverges from a blooding fiscal account
Brazil's current account has improved significantly in recent years, predominantly thanks to a record trade surplus. Weakened local demand versus the relatively higher global growth played a decisive role. The current account deficit is expected to marginally widen in 2018 as the economic rebound gains traction, but should remain covered by direct investments into the country (by approximately eight times).
The fiscal aspect remains the Achilles' heel of the Brazilian economy. Gross public debt has increased significantly over recent years, leading the country to successive downgrades by various rating agencies. The economic team of President Michel Temer took office in May 2016 and has since pursued a tightened fiscal policy. Improvements were achieved, such as the approval in Congress of a spending cap that limits the growth of government expenses by the previous year's inflation. A social security reform, which is a key to containing fiscal bleeding, was also sent to the Lower House in December 2016. However, the proposal – which requires 60% support in two rounds of voting in the Lower House and in the Senate – was delayed by new political scandals that came into light and threatened President Temer's government, which had already managed to weather two complaints imposed by the Attorney General, but not without consequences. The now-weakened government, with less political support in Congress, is unlikely to pass a softer version of the social security reform, due to the proximity of the legislative elections in October 2018.
Presidential elections of October 2018 will be closely watched
Former Vice President Temer (centre-right PMDB party) became President in August 2016, after President Dilma Rousseff (leftist Labour Party) was impeached by the Congress following accusations that her government was hiding the size of the public deficit (breaking the Fiscal Responsibility Law). Her dismissal, however, had been gradually becoming more and more likely as the "Operation Car Wash" investigation approached the heart of her party. This investigation, initiated in March 2014 and carried out by the Federal Police of Brazil, has revealed widespread corruption scandals within several of the country's political parties, and affected President Temer in May 2017. The new turmoil was triggered by the content of the plea bargain of the chairman of Brazil's largest meat processing group.
The presidential and legislative elections in October 2018 will be held in a challenging political environment, with a population angered by the widespread corruption. Only 5% approves the PMDB government's current action. Former Labour President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or "Lula" is willing to run for election, but he is likely be prevented by the Justice. Under the local electoral law, a candidate is forbidden from serving for elected office for eight years after being found guilty of corruption or money laundering. Nevertheless, although Lula began serving a prison sentence on 7th April 2018, the electoral law permits him to start his campaign even though he is ultimately ineligible. He also may secure an early release during appeals. Lula's absence could give outsiders a chance. Extreme right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro appears largely ahead in the early 2018 polls, followed by Marina Silva (Rede, ecological party), Joaquim Barbosa (Brazilian Socialist Party, PSB) and Geraldo Alckmin (Brazilian Social Democratic Party, PSDB).
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Bills of exchange (letra de câmbio) and, to a lesser extent, promissory notes (nota promissória) are the most common form of payment used in local commercial transactions. The validity of either instrument requires a certain degree of formalism in their issuance.
The use of cheques is relatively commonplace – often post-dated in practice and thus transformed into credit payment instruments – and their issuance requires comparable formalism.
Although the use of the above credit payment instruments for international settlements is not advisable, they nonetheless represent, an effective means of pressure in case of default, constituting an extra-legal enforcement title that provides creditors with privileged access to enforcement proceedings.
Theduplicata mercantil, a specific payment instrument, is a copy of the original invoice presented by the supplier to the customer within 30 days for acceptance and signature. It can then circulate as an enforceable credit instrument.
Bank transfers, sometimes guaranteed by a standby letter of credit, are also commonly used for payments in domestic and foreign transactions. They offer relatively flexible settlement processing, particularly via the SWIFT electronic network, to which most major Brazilian banks are connected.
For transfers of large sums, various highly automated interbank transfer systems are available, e.g. since April 2002, the STR real time Interbank Fund Transfer System (Sistema de Transferência de Reservas) managed by Banco Central do Brasil or the RSFN / National Financial System Network (Rede do Sistema Financeiro Nacional) linking various financial operators in Brazil in real time.
Debt collection
Amicable Phase
Creditors begin this phase by attempting to contact their debtors via telephone and email. If unsuccessful, creditors must then make a final demand by a registered letter with recorded delivery, requesting that the debtor pay the outstanding principal increased by past-due interest as stipulated in the transaction agreement. In the absence of an interest-rate clause, the civil code stipulates use of the penalty interest rate imposed on tax payments, which is 1% per month past due.
When creditors are unable to reach their debtors by phone and/or email, a search of the company's contacts, partner businesses, and owners is conducted, in order to establish contact and enter into a settlement negotiation. If there is still no contact, this leads to an investigation of assets, an on-site visit, and an analysis of the debtor's financial situation so as to ascertain the feasibility of taking legal action. Considering the slow pace and the cost of legal proceedings, it is always advisable to negotiate directly with defaulting debtors where possible, and attempt to settle on an amicable basis, taking into consideration that a repayment plan may last for up to two years. If amicable settlement negotiation is unsuccessful, creditors may attempt to reclaim the money owed via the Brazilian judicial system.
Legal proceedings
The legal system comprises two types of jurisdiction. The first of these is at the state level. Each Brazilian state (26 states, plus the Distrito Federal of Brasilia), notably including a Court of Justice (Tribunal de Justiça) whose judgments can be appealed at the state level. Legal costs vary from state to state.
The second type of jurisdiction involves the Federal Courts. There are five regional Federal Courts (Tribunais Regionais Federais,TRF), each with its own geographic competence encompassing several States.
For recourse on non-constitutional questions, TRF judgments can be appealed to the highest court of law, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) located in Brasilia.
Brazilian law provides a wide range of legal measures to be used in defence of the rights of creditor against debtor, and provides also a large number of appeals to debtor.
Monitory Action
The ação monitóriais a special procedure that can be filed by any creditor who holds either a non-enforceable written proof, or any proof that is considered as an extrajudicial instrument recognized by the law as enforceable (even if it does not comply with all the legal requirements).
If the debtor's obligation is deemed certain, liquid and eligible, the Municipal Courts usually render payment orders within fifteen days. If the debtor fails to comply within three days, the order becomes enforceable. In cases of appeal, the creditor has to commence formal ordinary legal action. The difference between this procedure and the Enforcement Proceeding is in the legal requirements and in the possibility of questioning the merit of the obligational relationship by the debtor over the course of the suit.
The ação monitória is slower than a regular Enforcement Proceeding: if the debtor presents an objection in the court, the merits of the commercial relation will be thoroughly discussed in the same fashion as a Standard Lawsuit. The estimated period of this lawsuit is on average two years.
Ordinary proceedings
are presided over by an interrogating judge (inquisitorial procedure), and require a scrupulous examination of evidence submitted by each party in conjunction with study of any expert testimony. The creditor must serve the debtor with a registered Writ of Summons, which the debtor must answer within fifteen days of receipt. The initial proceedings encompass an investigation phase and an examination phase. The final step of the process is the main hearing, during which the respective parties are heard. After this, a judgement is made by the court. The tribunal may render a default judgment if a duly served writ is left unanswered. It takes two to three years to obtain an enforceable judgment in first instance.
Enforcement Proceeding
Of a Court decision
A final judgment is normally automatically enforced by Brazilian Courts. Since the reforms in 2005 and 2006, attachment of the debtor's assets is possible if the latter fails to obey a final order within three days. In practice, execution can prove difficult, as there are very few methods for tracing assets in Brazil.
Foreign awards can be enforced if they meet certain conditions:
- The homologation has to be concluded by the Superior Court to be enforced in Brazil
- The parties have be notified
- The award has to comply with all the requirements for enforcement (such as being translated from Portuguese by a public sworn translator).
Of an extra judicial instrument
The enforcement of extrajudicial instruments is a legal type of enforcement granted to the creditor in order to allow him to claim his rights against the debtor. This is the most direct and effective court vehicle to recover credits in Brazil. This lawsuit does not require prior guarantees from foreign creditors (as the bond in the monitory suit for example).
Moreover, Brazilian legislation renders some documents enforceable. These are separated in two main categories:
- Legal enforcement titles, including judgments made by a local Court recognizing the existence of a contractual obligation, and court-approved conciliations and arbitral awards
- Extralegal enforcement titles, such as bills of exchange, invoices, promissory notes, duplicata mercantil, cheques, official documents signed by the debtor, private agreements signed by debtor, creditor and two witnesses (obligatory) – as an acknowledgement of debt, secured agreements, and so on
- It is obligatory to submit the original versions of these documents – copies are not accepted by the court
On average and within the main states, it takes a year for a judgement to be made following the initiation of legal proceedings.
Insolvency proceedings
Out of Court restructuring
Debtor can negotiate a restructuring plan informally with their creditors. The plan must represent a minimum of 60% of the total debt amount. This plan must be approved by the court.
Judicial Restructuring Procedure
The objective of this procedure is to help companies overcome financial difficulties and to preserve the company, its employees and creditors' interests, with the goal of leaving it able to continue business once the procedure is completed.
The principal stages of this lawsuit are as follows:
- Debtors make a restructure to the request to the court, or request the conversion of a liquidation request to the court from their creditor(s)
- If the plan is accepted by the court, debtors typically have typically 60 days (though this period is not necessarily mandatory) to present a list with all debts from creditors, and a payment plan
- A judge schedules two creditors' meetings, with the second only occurring if the first one does not take place. During these meetings, the proposed plan must be accepted by a majority of creditors
- Payments start as decided in the approved plan.
The estimated period of this lawsuit is between 5 and 20 years
The objective of the liquidation process is to collect all of the incomes of debtors who are declared bankrupt. The principal stages of liquidation are as follows:
- Liquidation can be requested by either debtors (auto-falência), or any of their creditors if the debt totals more than 40 times the minimum wage
- The initiating party must prove the existence of a net obligation, overdue and defaulted by presenting protested enforceable title (special protest – personal notice of debtor);
- Upon analysis of a debtor's financial situation, the judge can decide that the company must be liquidated
- All of the company´s assets have to be sold and the obtained amount is shared equally between creditors, respecting eventual privileges.
The estimated period of this lawsuit is between 7 and 20 years


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Amandla Stenberg is all smiles as she arrives on the red carpet at the premiere of Peeples held at the ArcLight Hollywood on Wednesday night (May 8) in Hollywood.
The 14-year-old Hunger Games actress was joined at the event by 90210 actor Robbie Jones.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Amandla Stenberg
"How have I never seen Ruby Sparks? I am falling in love with this movie," Amandla recently tweeted.
You can catch Robbie in the 90210 series finale on Monday, May 13th @ 9PM on The CW!


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Dial "S" for Sonny, Sonny Clark's first session for Blue Note Records and his first session as a leader, is a terrific set of laidback bop, highlighted by Clark's liquid, swinging solos. Clark leads a first-rate group -- Art Farmer (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Wilbur Ware (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) -- through four originals and two standards, balancing the selections between swinging bop and reflective ballads. There are traces of Bud Powell in Clark's style, but he's beginning to come into his own, developing a style that's alternately edgy and charmingly relaxed. Mobley, Farmer and Fuller have their moments, but Clark steals the show in this set of fine, straight-ahead bop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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Learn a bit of shipwreck history told by museum educators, then imitate shipwreck divers while identifying artifacts and objects that could have been found on shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Teachers, choose from the story of the immigrant ship Phoenix, the schooner Rouse Simmons, or passenger steamer Eastland.
Join in the journey of a German immigrant during this interactive living history presentation. Then in small groups, investigate the variety of immigrant groups that made Wisconsin their home.
Through a combination of hands-on experiments and demonstrations gain a clearer understanding of the scientific principles of buoyancy, water pressure, and weight distribution. We'll also venture into the Children's Waterways Room for some applied learning and fun!


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Šumarice Memorial Park (Serbian Cyrillic: Меморијални парк Шумарице) is the site near Kragujevac, Serbia of the execution of an estimated 7,000 men and boys of the town by the German occupation forces on October 21, 1941, during World War II. According to Cohen, "All males from the town between the ages of sixteen and sixty were assembled and the victims -- including high school students -- were selected from among them."
There are several monuments in the park: the monument to the murdered schoolchildren and their teachers (the "Broken Wing" monument), the "Monument of pain and defiance", the "One hundred for one" monument, the "Resistance and Freedom" monument, and the monument to shoe cleaners, are some of the best=known.
The Museum of Genocide is located at the site of the massacre. References Šumarice Memorial Park at www.spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs [kombi prevoz]


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Defines methods available to clients that want to write a log message to their GemFire system's shared log file.
System Object
Inheritance Hierarchy
GemStone.GemFire.Cache.Generic Log
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Assembly: GemStone.GemFire.Cache (in GemStone.GemFire.Cache.dll) Version: 184.108.40.206
public static class Log
public static class Log
Public NotInheritable Class Log
Public NotInheritable Class Log
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public ref class Log abstract sealed
Any attempt to use an instance after its connection is disconnected will throw a NotConnectedException.
For any logged message the log file will contain:
- The message's log level.
- The time the message was logged.
- The ID of the connection and thread that logged the message.
- The message itself, perhaps with an exception including the exception's stack trace.
A message always has a level. Logging levels are ordered. Enabling logging at a given level also enables logging at higher levels. The higher the level the more important and urgent the message.
The levels, in descending order of severity, are:
- Error (highest severity) is a message level indicating a serious failure. In general error messages should describe events that are of considerable importance and which will prevent normal program execution. They should be reasonably intelligible to end users and to system administrators.
- Warning is a message level indicating a potential problem. In general warning messages should describe events that will be of interest to end users or system managers, or which indicate potential problems.
- Info is a message level for informational messages. Typically info messages should be reasonably significant and should make sense to end users and system administrators.
- Config is a message level for static configuration messages. config messages are intended to provide a variety of static configuration information, to assist in debugging problems that may be associated with particular configurations.
- Fine is a message level providing tracing information. In general the fine level should be used for information that will be broadly interesting to developers. This level is for the lowest volume, and most important, tracing messages.
- Finer indicates a moderately detailed tracing message. This is an intermediate level between fine and finest.
- Finest indicates a very detailed tracing message. Logging calls for entering, returning, or throwing an exception are traced at the finest level.
- Debug (lowest severity) indicates a highly detailed tracing message. In general the debug level should be used for the most voluminous detailed tracing messages.
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May 19, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Engineers' diamond club earned a No. 3 seed and prepared to host its first ECAC Tournament game in 13 years after advancing to the NEWMAC Championship. Heavy rains have altered MIT's hosting plans for Friday's quarterfinal as MIT will face No. 6 Castleton State College at Friedman Diamond on the campus of Northeastern University. The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
MIT (21-13) stands on the cusp of history after another terrific regular season. For the first time in program lore, the Engineers won 20 games in back-to-back seasons. MIT capped its regular season slate with a solid run through the NEWMAC Tournament, which ended as Wheaton College topped MIT in the final en route to its 24th straight win. MIT's nine is also one win away from tying the program record for wins, which was set after MIT captured its lone ECAC Championship crown in 1993.
Friday's game marks the first meeting ever between MIT and Castleton State College. The Spartans enter the tilt with an overall record of 22-19. Castleton State's last game was against Husson College in the semifinals of the North Atlantic Tournament in which the Spartans lost, 7-4.
After compiling a 31-14 overall record and a tie for first place in the regular season Little East Conference, Keene State has been selected as the No. 1 seed in the 2006 ECAC Division III New England Baseball Championship. The tournament is a six-team field with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams receiving a bye. On Saturday at Keene State, No. 1 Keene State will play the winner of UMass Boston and Rhode Island College at 3 p.m., while No. 2 Brandeis will play the winner of MIT and Castleton State.
2006 ECAC Division III New England Baseball Championship
1.) Keene State (31-14)
2.) Brandeis (22-12)
4.) Rhode Island College (20-19)
5.) UMass-Boston (19-17)
6.) Castleton State (22-17)


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France will call up 12,000 police reservists and boost security measures across the country in the wake of the truck attack that left 84 people dead and more than 200 injured in Nice, NBC News reported.
The French government has drawn criticism for failing to thwart another mass attack following the Paris siege and the Charlie Hebdo bloodbath.
French President Francois Hollande extended the state of emergency put in place in November and called up thousands of reservists — moves that many in Nice said was too little, too late. In an open letter in the Nice Matin newspaper, regional council president Christian Estrosi called France's current leadership "incapable" of properly addressing security threats.
Five people were arrested in connection with the rampage, French prosecutors said. The attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, wasn't known to intelligence services.


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To create a JDBC resource, specify the connection pool with which it is associated. Multiple JDBC resources can specify a single connection pool.
A JDBC connection pool is a group of reusable connections for a particular database. Because creating each new physical connection is time consuming, the server maintains a pool of available connections to increase performance. When an application requests a connection, it obtains one from the pool. When an application closes a connection, the connection is returned to the pool.
The properties of connection pools can vary with different database vendors. Some common properties are the database's name (URL), user name, and password.
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Mobilestore needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 156 designs submitted by 52 freelance designers.
MrGizmo Gadget Concept Stores and Webshop.
We are one of the biggest resellers for Gadgets and accessories in Scandinavia. We work with Japan, Hongkong and USA to get the best products first.
Media people and the same kind of audience that like Apple. Only the bigger costumers will get rewarded.
You need to have a great feel for design and what will create a big buzz.
Feeling for what is hot and cool and might create a buzz.
Take inspiration from Guerilla marketing.
I also added our logo dont make it so that it takes all attention away from important target which is the "buzz-design" .
Make people want to know more about what is on the shirt and the "buzz-design".
So, in conclusion, what is important is that the shirts attract attention and that the design creates a buzz and will interest people in further finding out about MrGizmo and what it does.
Also tke colors from www. mrgizmo. se
I have added a rar file whit all fonts, Ai logo and patterns (you my use but it not about is more for a feeling)


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WASHINGTON (AP) – A budget showdown for the ages could begin after this year's election and stretch well into 2013 _ despite the threat that an impending half-trillion-dollar avalanche of tax increases and spending cuts might rekindle a national recession.
The reason: an unprecedented collision of high-stakes fiscal decisions, coming at a time of intense partisanship, a teetering economy, record federal deficits and, possibly, a new president.
Campaigning for the White House and Congress will make substantive action all but impossible before the elections. And agreement may be nearly as tough during a post-election, lame duck session in November and December, barring a European financial meltdown or Middle East oil supply crisis that demands an immediate response by lawmakers.
"I don't know how a Congress that can't agree on anything in two years is all of a sudden going to come together with the administration in the last 45 days of the year to solve the problem," said Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio.
No one can confidently predict the outcome of the battle over what many are calling the "fiscal cliff." Much depends on whether President Barack Obama defeats Republican challenger Mitt Romney in November and which party controls Congress.
If Romney wins, Republicans will want to delay decisions until he takes office in January. In that case, a lame duck session would focus on postponing the spending cuts and extending current tax rates for six months to a year. If Obama is re-elected, the fight could easily stretch into 2013 due to the complex issues and the parties' deep differences.
When political and economic stakes reach these levels, the solution almost always comes from party leaders and the White House. Many in Washington expect that to be true this time as well.
Even so, bipartisan groups of senators are seeking middle ground, meeting in a Washington town house, a restaurant and discreet Capitol hideaways. A common starting point has been a debt-reduction plan by a 2010 commission headed by Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson.
"If there's any chance to do something either before the election or after the election, somebody has got to have done the homework," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., a leader of one bipartisan group of senators.
On Tuesday, a pair of respected budget veterans became the latest experts to prod lawmakers to drop their ideological differences and act.
"You've got to put your mindset on it's almost like a war" threatening the U.S. way of life, Pete Domenici, a Republican and former Senate Budget Committee chairman, told the Senate Finance Committee.
Alice Rivlin, a White House budget director under President Bill Clinton, said failure to act would be "cataclysmic." Rivlin and Domenici headed a separate 2010 bipartisan commission that proposed a federal deficit-cutting plan.
On Jan. 1, tax cuts enacted a decade ago under President George W. Bush will expire. They slashed rates on wages, dividends and capital gains. Also ending will be this year's Social Security payroll tax cut, dozens of tax reductions for businesses and the exemption of millions of middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax _ resulting in a one-year tax increase totaling around $400 billion.
Around the same time, $65 billion in spending cuts in defense and domestic programs will begin taking effect, the start of $1.2 trillion in 10-year reductions triggered when last year's congressional supercommittee failed to reach a debt-cutting compromise. Billions in reductions in Medicare reimbursements for doctors will kick in, and emergency benefits for the long-term unemployed will run out.
That's if Congress fails to take action.
Sometime in early 2013, Congress also will need to renew the government's borrowing authority, a chore that nearly triggered a stalemate last summer between Obama and the GOP-run House and a first-ever federal default.
Lawmakers also want to try concocting a long-term debt-reduction plan and overhaul the entire tax code. Both of those tasks rank among the most complex legislators ever face.
As a backdrop, there are annual budget deficits exceeding $1 trillion and a limp economy that created a dismal 69,000 jobs last month as unemployment remained over 8 percent.
"I don't think we've approached anything more difficult," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has led informal, bipartisan gatherings of senators looking for a way out of the mess. "None of that's all been done all at once before, and none of it's going to be easy."
Action isn't mandatory by Jan. 1, because the tax cuts could be restored retroactively and the spending cuts would be phased in gradually. But Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and others predict that the economy could begin suffering this fall, as defense contractors and other government suppliers prepare for the cuts by laying off workers.
Yet for every lawmaker seeking resolution this year _ "We have no choice," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., told reporters Tuesday _ others relish a partisan battle.
The noisiest dispute _ which will be a repeated theme during this year's political campaigns _ is over the Bush-era tax cuts. Arguing that everyone must sacrifice during hard times, Obama and congressional Democrats want to end the reductions for the richest Americans while renewing them for most people. Republicans insist on extending the reductions for everyone, arguing that the wealthy create jobs.
As a result, a deadlock that causes all the tax cuts to expire Jan. 1 is a possibility. The White House has said Obama won't extend them for the highest earners even temporarily, while Republicans say there aren't enough votes in the GOP-run House to renew the reductions unless everyone is included.
Obama "will make the case very clearly that Republicans are holding the entire economy hostage to their obsession of retaining tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans." says Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, top Democrat on the House Budget Committee.
"If he's so fixated on raising marginal tax rates for his sense of equity, that comes at the expense of the economy," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said of Obama.
Senate Republicans released a study Tuesday by Congress' nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation showing that 53 percent of business earnings reported by individuals is generated by people paying the two highest tax rates, which Obama wants to increase. It also showed just 3.5 percent of individuals reporting business earnings making enough money to be affected by the president's plans for raising income tax rates on high earners.
Both sides received a May warning from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It said that if the tax increases and spending cuts occur in January, the economy will shrink at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first half of 2013, enough to "probably be judged a recession" before expanding later in the year.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Dear Sir,
I am confused by EGL spec. It mentioned that it was in interface between OpenVG and native windows system. Here is what I don't understanding:
1. Why cann't we just open the framebuffer driver for OpenVG application
and write to there directly?
2. Why "context" and "surface"s' exist are must for EGL and OpenVG?
Maybe I don't get the true meaning of "context" and "surface"...
Why cann't we just have either "surface" or "context" ?
3. For OpenVG, under what condition may we allocate EGL's
"Window surface", "PBuffers surface" or "Pixmap surface"?
Best Regards,


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Markets Rally on Election Day
The Dow was on pace for its biggest gain in nearly two months as Americans went to the polls to determine the nation's next president. Chris Dieterich reports on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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The cold concrete and glass walls of the Interlink facing Jefferson Boulevard is the giant canvas artists are being asked to consider as the Rhode Island Council on the Arts looks to commission a work for which it has $270,000.
"It is not like a gallery or museum work. There are not that many [artists] who do it well," says Elizabeth Keithline, the agency's grants to organizations and public art manager.
Interest in the project is bubbling.
"Public art couldn't be more different [than museum displays]; everyone comes in contact with it," said Keithline.
The arts council heavily advertised the project, sending notices to arts groups and posting details on websites. It paid off.
Keithline said there were 127 online applications in response to the request for qualifications or RFQ. As part of the RFQ, artists submitted digital examples of their work within the last 10 years, along with their resumes and a written statement of their concept for site-specific public art for the rental car and station garage.
To be exact, the "canvas" is 463 feet, 2 inches long and 75 feet, 2 inches high, and the goal, as stated in the RFQ, "is to make the greatest positive visual impact on this particular façade."
But artists face a challenge, for this is not an uninterrupted surface and as an "open parking garage" under the building code, the openings must be maintained for proper ventilation.
The RFQ goes on to say the artwork must be installed in front of the existing surfaces and will require a building permit.
Usually, Keithline said, a panel of five selects artwork for public projects, but since the Interlink is a partnership of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation and the State Department of Transportation, the panel consists of seven members. None of the members are state employees.
Quoting Rhode Island Arts Council executive director Randy Rosenbaum, Keithline said, "You don't want state bureaucrats selecting art."
Regardless, ever since legislation in 1988 requiring that 1 percent of public works projects be earmarked for public art, reaching agreement on what's art, and whether the money would be better spent, has proven to be tumultuous at times. The airport hasn't been immune to the controversy. During the construction of the terminal in the early '90s, the committee charged with selecting art for the building favored a structure in the lobby that would periodically produce mist, sending it upward in a glass-enclosed structure. The airport administration opposed that on the basis of operating and maintenance costs and it was quickly labeled the "cloud machine."
Some people took offense at that characterization; that the machine was nothing more than a gimmick and failed to meet their definition of art. Eventually, the cloud machine was abandoned. In its place, transparent panels resembling wings were erected in the terminal. Outside, a rough-shaped sculpture, looking more like a rock than anything else, was placed near the crosswalk to the terminal.
One of the more recent controversial public funded art works has been the Natural Song Lines at the Gov. Philip W. Noel Courthouse. That project provides pedestrians crossing from the court-parking garage to the courthouse with continuous recordings of chirping birds. Since the public art law was enacted, 30 works have been commissioned, Keithline said.
Under the legislation, 1 percent of the cost of constructing, remodeling or renovating a state building is to be set aside for art. In situations where the project cost less than $250,000, the 1 percent set aside may be transferred to art for other state facilities.
Keithline sees a unique opportunity for the artwork of the Interlink garage to dovetail with the city's master plan for the intermodal district and quite possibly creating a trademark repeated throughout the district as well as the MBTA stop.
"This has its own story," she said of the district.
As one committee member recently resigned, Keithline said the timetable for selection of three finalists has been delayed until a replacement is named. Finalists were to have visited the site last month. Committee members will review the online applications and rank them, narrowing the field down to 30 or 40. They will then meet to name three finalists. Keithline hopes the panel will be able to meet again in late April or early May to hear the finalists and make a selection.
The finalists, who will be paid an honorarium of $2,500, will be asked to explain how their artwork will be sourced and built. Their proposals will remain the property of the artist.
Keithline said the process will be open and, in fact, there will be an opportunity for public comment. The recommendations of the selection committee will then be forwarded to the State Council on the Arts for a commission for the work.
Among the criteria are: artistic quality; the ability to carry out the project within budget; its value in relation to the commission; the durability of the work and the willingness of the artist to consult with community members, including architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, general contractor and building staff.


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National Weather Service could face cuts
National Weather Service could face cuts
SALINAS, Calif. —
As California heads into fire season, the National Weather Service said it is the next agency to face major cuts.
The NWS said furloughs are pushing offices to a breaking point and cuts could make it hard for fire agencies to get accurate forecasts.
Four furlough days could be added to schedules. Employees said the results of those cutbacks would be clearest when firefighters are on the front lines checking forecasts.
A hiring freeze is in place, but employees worry slimming staff could mean decreased accuracy of fire weather, inability to deploy help to wildfires and outages of critical meteorological, satellite and radar data.


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Representative Kathy Hochul, NY-26, applauded the passage Thursday of the National Defense Authorization Conference Report, which allows for a new mission to be brought to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
"I was proud to vote for the defense authorization bill, which not only ensures we have the resources to protect our country, but also creates the opportunity for a remotely piloted aircraft mission at the Niagara Falls Air Base," Hochul said. "Again, I thank my partners in our local delegation and my colleagues on the Armed Services committee who worked in a bipartisan manner to bring about this positive result for our region and local economy."
The new mission brings remotely piloted aircraft or drone missions to the air base. With the importance placed on remotely piloted aircraft, the mission assures the security of the reserve station. More than 1,900 insurgents in Pakistan's tribal areas have been killed by American drones since 2006.
This August, at the invitation of Hochul, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited the air base and, citing its strategic importance, committed to preserving the base.
Earlier this year, the Department of Defense announced a proposal to eliminate three C-130s and cut more than 800 positions from NFARS. These cuts represent nearly 16 percent of the total reductions nationwide. In recent months, Hochul has led the fight in the House to push back on these severe cuts. She has met regularly with senior military leadership, including Panetta, and has worked closely with the Western New York Congressional delegation to ensure the 107th Air Wing maintains a strong presence at NFARS.


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Two new indexes have been added to the website now, including
British Columbia Auto Permit Holders, 1904-1905 on the Members' Projects page.
Victoria, British Columbia Naturalization Index, 1859 on the BCGS Research Projects page.
Both of these indexing projects are on-going, so watch for updates.
and the winners of the BCGS Family History Book Award for 2012 have been announced!
And Brief Guides to Genealogy and Family History for both Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada are now available on the website, also at the BCGS Research Projects page. These were originally published in The British Columbia Genealogist and have been updated and revised for the website.


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1. What's your name & Your Company Name ? My names is Leslie Mayes and my company is Leslie Leshay Candles.
2. Why did you decide to go into business? What was your motivation? How long have you been in business? I decided to get into business because I got tired of wasting my money on regular department store candles that I couldn't smell. After I first came across Nature's Gardens' website and viewed all of the helpful "how to" instructions, I was motivated and I knew that I could create a better candle than the low fragrance candles that I was purchasing at the local department store. I have been in the candle business for 8 years.
3. What products do you make and sell? I currently make and sell highly fragrant candles, luxury soaps, perfumed body oils, air fresheners, and oil warmers.
4. What are your business goals? My business goals are to provide my customers with the best products and the best customer service. I also have a goal to one day open up several Leslie Leshay Candles on site store locations across the USA.
5. What are some products you use from Natures Garden; what are your favorite products from Natures Garden? Two of my absolute favorite fragrance oils from Nature's Garden that I use are Aphrodisiac and Purple Hooters. These fragrance oils smell amazing! They perform well in my products and my customers just absolutely love them! Another product from Nature's Garden that I love is the Melt & Pour Goat's Milk Soap. It is very easy to work with and it's very nourishing for the skin.
My Website: www.leslieleshaycandles.com
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 9, 2010) - Junior Mike James (Palm Bay, Fla.) and senior Duronal Monal (Belle Glade, Fla.) highlighted the ETSU track and field team on Friday evening at the 44th annual Sea Relays, located inside LaPorte Stadium.
James, who entered the day ranked 39th in the East Region, propelled his way up the charts by clocking in at 14.29 and finishing fourth in the hurdles. James' time should now move him into the top 25 among athletes in the region.
Meanwhile, Monal was also sprinting his way to a top-five finish in the 100m and won his heat in the 200m. Monal turned in a time of 10.57 in 100m to finish fourth, and raced his way to an eighth-place showing by recording a mark of 21.18 in the 200m.
Elsewhere on the track, senior Kenneth Rotich (Nairobi, Kenya) turned in a season and conference best performance in the 5000m. Rotich finished seventh in the event, but he managed to cut eight seconds off his previous best by finishing in 14:33.47 - moving him past Lipscomb's Ryan Chastain for first in the conference race.
In the field events, senior Jordan Briggs (Erwin, Tenn.) turned in the best mark of his flight in the pole vault and placed eighth overall (15-01). With Briggs setting a season best height in the event, teammate Matt Baum (Middletown, Md.) made his season debut in the pole vault. Baum went on to post a mark of 14-07.25 and finished fifth in his flight.
A pair of freshman highlighted the Bucs in the triple jump on Friday evening. Both Ryan Beaver (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Jason Johnson (Springfield, Pa.), who rank one-two in the A-Sun, finished ninth and 11th, respectively. Beaver recorded a leap of 45-11.75, while Johnson recorded a mark of 44-11.
The Bucs wrap up competition in Knoxville on Saturday as the men's hammer kicks off the fourth and final day of the Sea Relays at 8:45 a.m.
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The ongoing Civil War in Syria has led to plenty of DIY projects in a bid to enhance the firepower of the involved factions. The infamous rebel Hell Cannon, the regime's IRAMs and barrel bombs are perfect examples of DIY projects that have become 'succesful' enough to be produced in significant numbers. The latter two of these projects, along with the armour modifications applied to a part of the Republican Guard's armour fleet, are in fact so popular that they might be classified more fittingly as factory standardised upgrades rather than DIY modifications.
DIY projects often depend on the ingenuity and motivation of the local commander, the crew and available resources. These conditions differ greatly throughout Syria, considering some factions and regions have sufficient weaponry and ammunition while others are forced to go DIY to ensure they have enough firepower available to gain the edge over their opponents, or even to just prevent their downfall.
The installment of 57mm AZP S-60 anti-aircraft guns on trucks is a DIY modification that has become extremely popular in Syria, being relatively easy to perform yet providing troops with a fast-firing support gun for long distances. The only drawback of this conversion is the limited firing arc of the gun, which due to obstruction by the truck cabin is blocked in the front. The truck of choice for such conversions is often a garbage truck, as these provide the operators some degree of cover against small arms fire.
Installing the same gun on the GM-578 chassis of the 2K12 Kub mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system solves this problem, and allows the gunner to swing the gun fully around. A limited number of such conversions have recently been produced for the Syrian Arab Army (SyAA), and more vehicles might be converted in the near future.
The vulnerability of lone SAM sites scattered throughout Syria led to the decision to redeploy the most vulnerable of them to safer and stronger regime-held positions, where most SAM batteries were reactivated. For some, the reactivation was short lived however, as a lack of spares and the need to deploy the personnel for other roles meant the batteries are either minimally staffed or abandoned all together. A number of 2K12 batteries underwent the same fate, such as the launchers below, reading: الجيش - ١٠٦٠٥٥٨ ''The Army - 1060558''. The converted 2K12s were among the abandoned examples, and converting them into fire-support platforms rather than letting them collect dust makes sense.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Kyle Gable pumped in four goals to lead the top-seeded Springfield College men's lacrosse team back to the Pilgrim Lacrosse League Tournament Championship after it defeated fourth-seeded MIT, 14-5, on Wednesday night on Stagg Field. With the win, the Pride improved to 11-5 on the year, while the Engineers saw their season end with a ledger of 8-7. Despite the loss, MIT registered its first winning campaign since 2001.
Gable led all scorers with four goals in the contest, while Jarrid Johnson, Kyle Louer, and Joe Macchi each had two strikes in the win. Harry Bernstein and Joe Heney were each credited with a pair of assists, as was Shawn Runyon. Mark Eaton continued to be a force at the face-off "X" as he went 10-of-17 with a game-high 10 ground balls. Three goalies saw action for the Pride, with senior Matt Cipolla earning the win in his first start of the year.
Dan Piemont posted a hat trick for the Cardinal and Gray, while Corey Garvey totaled a goal, an assist, and four groundballs. Carl Tilbury chipped in one goal as Christopher Rullan recorded 21 saves and four groundballs. Bryan Beller and Eric Zuk also had four groundballs, followed by three from Alex Andrzejewski and Garth Grove.
The Pride opened up the scoring 2:24 into the contest after Austin Orsini took a 30-yard pass from Runyon and slipped home a shot on the crease. MIT answered back to even the game just 1:15 later as it took advantage of a failed Springfield clear. On a quick restart, Garvey picked up the ball and ripped a bounce shot into the back of the cage from 10 yards out. However, Springfield closed out the first quarter with six unanswered goals to take a commanding 7-1 lead.
Johnson connected with Gable 1:52 into the second quarter as Springfield's lead increased to 8-1. The Engineers wouldn't go away as Piemont and Tilbury scored 35 seconds apart to make it an 8-3 contest with 6:08 left in the first half. The Pride closed out the first half scoring with three goals in the final 5:44 to own an 11-3 lead after the first 30 minutes of play. Macchi scored at the 5:44 mark before Gable pumped in two more goals to give him three tallies in the half.
The second half was played at a much slower pace as the teams combined for just five goals. Piemont registered an unassisted strike for the lone goal of the third stanza, before Louer and Gable each scored to start the fourth to give the hosts a 13-4 lead. Piemont once again posted an unassisted goal with 5:44 and Evan Buss closed out the scoring in the game with an impressive goal just nine seconds later after winning the face-off.


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Vihti (Swedish: Vichtis) [11] is a municipality in Southern Finland. Its current population is 28 666 inhabitants. Being in the northernmost part of Helsinki Region, it mixes a semi-urban bedroom suburb to living countryside with old manor houses and large amounts of unspoiled nature.
The first written mention of Vihti is dated 1433, but the official founding year in considered to be 1507, when St. Bridget's Church was built and the first vicar was appointed. The municipality as a legal entity was formed in 1867, after the law regarding municipalities was approved in 1865. The town of Nummela started to grow in 1873 when the railway station on the Helsinki - Hanko line was opened. Despite the newly opened railway connection, Vihti remained quiet and small countryside dominated by numerous farms, until in the 1970s and 80s lightweight industry started to boom the economy and Helsinki's massive growth expanded further and further to Helsinki Region. Nowadays, the population has almost tripled from the year 1950 (and Nummela's population almost tenfold) and the municipality, especially in Nummela, continues its rapid growth, mainly thanks to the tremendous amount of jobs in the Helsinki area.
Vihti can be divided into three areas:
Note the confusing naming: Vihdin kirkonkylä is referred as "Vihti" in bus windows and road signs. So, be aware, that "Vihti" can refer to the whole municipality or a certain town, depending on context.
Tourist information
Vihti's Tourist Information is located at Niuhalanraitti 21 in Vihti kk. You can call them +3580440511411 or email [email protected] They do have Facebook-page at https://www.facebook.com/vihdinmatkailupalvelu
Despite having a name in Swedish, Vihti is officially unilingual, where only 1.7 % of the population is Swedish-speaking (notably less than some of its neighbors) and Swedish is virtually unheard, so it's better to use English instead. As everywhere in Finland, a vast majority of the population speaks understandable or fluent English. Other than English, from the major European languages you can try German.
Get in
By plane
The closest airport for domestic and international flights is Finland's busiest Helsinki-Vantaa, located about 50 km away from Nummela. Travel to the airport by car takes about 45 minutes. Buses from airport to Nummela charge 9.20 € and bus trip takes 55 minutes, including a transfer in Espoo.
By bus
Around 50 buses daily connect Nummela to Helsinki, the bus takes 35 - 60 minutes and charges 9.30 €. Around 25 services run to Vihti kk, 65 to 105 minutes (often including a transfer at Nummela), 10.50 €. Buses from and to Helsinki depart from and arrive at Helsinki bus station's long distance terminal.
Express services from Pori and Rauma to Helsinki pick up and leave passengers on Highway 2 intersections at Nummmela and Vihti kk. Price from both cities to Nummela crossroad is 38.10 € and running time equals three hours and 15 minutes.
Neighboring towns Karkkila and Lohja are within 30 minutes of bus rides and tickets are around 5 € with approximate 15 daily connections from both.
Number of services are given for weekdays, price examples for full price adult ticket with no supplements. Note that bus services are less frequent on weekends and buses departing between 23 and 05 charge night supplement.
By train
Although Nummela grew from the railway station and the railroad itself is still a prominent feature of local geography, there is no longer a passenger service on the railroad, only occasional cargo trains. If you are travelling by train, however, you can select "Nummela" as your destination while buying your train ticket and you will receive a notably reduced price for the Helsinki - Nummela bus.
By car
The municipality is located in the triangle within Highways 1, 2 and 25 crossing, so it's easy to reach Vihti by car. Some examples from some major cities:
Getting around
In practice, everything within the centers of Nummela and Vihti kk can be covered easily by walking. Both places do, however, have some hills (eg when reaching the Vihti Church or Nummela flying center).
There is no public transport system in Vihti. That said, a few internal buses do run to remote villages (Ojakkala, Olkkala, Tervalampi etc) and about 25 daily connections link Nummela and Vihti kk (15-30 min, 3.60 €). Buses do run most frequently on schooldays.
Taxis are, as everywhere in Finland, new, effective, honest - and expensive. Main taxi stands are at Nummela and Vihti kk bus stations. A taxi can be ordered by phone, by dialing 0100 4114 (Nummela) or 0100 4115 (Vihti). Normally you can get a taxi with no problems, but during the weekend nights the queues can be remarkable.
Hertz offers car rentals in Nummela [12]
Things to do
All of the municipality, except perhaps the semi-urban twist of Nummela is located by beautiful nature. And as Everyman's Rights allow visitor to enjoy as freely as a native Finn, there are multiple options including skiing, swimming, trekking and more.
While Vihti isn't exactly a shopper's haven, it boasts totally adequate shopping options for most circumstances.
Groceries and such can be easily (and inexpensively) found in Nummela's two competing hypermarkets: Citymarket and Prisma. If you are staying longer and looking for cheap trekking equipment, fishing equipment, tools, car spare parts and alike, your best bet is Hong Kong. Nummela is also home to an innovative textile company Globe Hope, which has a factory outlet at Harjutie 14
Eating in Vihti might not be an immortal experience, due to non-existent top-flight restaurants, but you should be able to eat decently and inexpensively throughout the day.
Some of the better options are:
Vihti's night life concentrates in Nummela. It has a surprisingly vibrant scene for its size on weekends, but on weekdays bars and clubs tend to be rather quiet.
Vihti's Tourist Information is located at Niuhalanraitti 21 in Vihti kk. You can call them +3580440511411 or email [email protected] They do have Facebook-page at https://www.facebook.com/vihdinmatkailupalvelu
Get out
Following cities and towns can be reached directly from Nummela by car / bus, distances in parentheses.


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Lady Dragons shut out ECA in NISC match-up
ARGOS — Argos beat Elkhart Christian Academy 5-0 in a Northern Indiana Soccer Conference match-up at home at Eugene Snyder Field Thursday.
Mariah Lineberry scored on a pass from Courtney Dunlap for what would be the game-winner just four minutes in. Dunlap later scored on a pass from Katie Williams, and she returned the favor on a Williams goal to make it 3-0 at the break.
"We had good offensive movement and good passing," Argos coach Jon Alcorn said. "It's still a young team, but we liked the way the kids are starting to read their teammates' runs better. Defensively, we asked Abby Stauffer to step up and deny the pass to their target players in the center, and she played like it was all on her shoulders."
The hosts dominated play, preventing a shot on goal by the Eagles while creating 26 shots on goal themselves.
Williams and Dunlap combined for an assist to Lineberry, who scored her second goal of the night to start the second half. Valerie Rospopo hit Kennedy Binkley for a score to complete the score sheet.
Argos moved to 7-5 on the year and 2-1 in the conference. The Dragons host defending Class A state champion Marian on Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Knights, now playing in 2A, are currently ranked No. 14.
Elkhart dropped to 2-8-1 and 1-3 in the NISC. The Eagles travel to Trinity for a 2 p.m. Saturday conference game.
At Argos
First half
A — Mariah Lineberry (Courtney Dunlap), 4th minute
A — Dunlap (Katie Williams), 26th minute
A — Williams (Dunlap), 32nd minute
Second half
A — Lineberry (Dunlap, Williams), 48th minute
A — Kennedy Binkley (Valerie Rospopo), 71st minute
Shots on goal: Argos 26, ECA 0
Saves: Argos 0 (Jenni Fishburn, Katherine Middleton), ECA 21 (Hannah Stayton)
Corners: Argos 8, ECA 0
Records: Argos 7-5 (2-1 NISC), ECA 2-8-1 (1-3 NISC)


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Focus on Paulinho
I was going to post this as a series of tweets, but it quickly became too long so I thought I'd write a blog about Paulinho's performance against Partizan Belgrade. I re-watched last night's match against Partizan Belgrade in double speed to have another look at Paulinho as so many people had mentioned to me on Twitter that they thought he did well.
The fist thing to mention is that in our 4-1-4-1 in the first half he had a very 'free' role, with barely any defensive responsibility. I don't know whether this was deliberate, but both he and Dembele left Stambouli exposed and we suffered as a result, getting caught on the counter. In fact, despite changing shape in the second half, we only looked more solid once Bentaleb came on.
In the first half, the majority of the passes he made were either sideways or backwards. Frequently he'd drop off his man, receive the ball with his back to goal and pass backwards to where it had come from. Alternatively, he'd pick up the ball in space in midfield and pass sideways, before trotting forward.
He intercepted one ball and wasted the opportunity to counter by dallying. His other interception came when the ball hit him; a counter was on if he played a quick pass into Soldado, but he didn't get his head up, and instead ran into a cul-de-sac on the right flank and ended up turning back (although he retained possession sensibly).
All of his first time flicks failed. One in the first half was looking for Soldado, but was too heavy. The idea was a relatively good one, the execution was less good.
He played one good, floated ball out to Davies on the left, and soon after he nearly created something when receiving the ball wide on the left and cutting in, but he overhit his pass to Lamela, forcing Lamela to slide to retain possession.
Lennon fed him in on left of the box where he had two chances to shoot, but the move ended up with him passing up those opportunities, turning away from goal, and taking an awkward, heavy touch which saw him head out to the corner flag where he lost possession.
In the second half we switched to 4-2-3-1, with Paulinho dropping back in alongside Stambouli, and Dembele playing the more advanced role by himself. This was presumably because we were caught a number of times, and Pochettino wanted to ensure we were more solid at the base of midfield.
Paulinho played one nice pass with the outside of his boot through a tight space to Dembele, who immediately lost possession.
He made a useful burst into the six-yard box when Soldado got in on the left, but Soldado's cross was poor and the goalkeeper claimed it – Paulinho might have had a tap-in otherwise. He then had a decent shot which the goalkeeper saved.
Once Bentaleb came on, Paulinho was pushed up into the most advanced midfield role, where he had another long period of not touching the ball.
He pounced on a loose ball, strode forward, dallied and ended up playing a pass slightly awkwardly onto Bentaleb's weaker right foot, and Bentaleb mis-controlled.
Kane found him with a clever touch, but he hit a ludicrously heavy toe-poke well ahead of Lennon. Seconds later he was played in by another clever Kane pass, but he was slow to latch onto it. Lamela picked up the pieces and hit a shot just over.
After Kane came on, Paulinho was often the most advanced player, as Kane dropped deep and he ran in behind. But he had another long period of not touching the ball (failing to anticipate a clever Lennon pass in the meantime) and his next involvement was a failed first time flick to Kane.
His final involvement came when was found by a clever pass from Lamela between the Partizan defence and midfield, with an opportunity to hurt them. His clumsy dribbling led to the ball getting caught under his feet, which caused him to check and then to lose the ball with a pass straight at a defender. He immediately regained possession after a misunderstanding between two Partizan players but lost it again, dribbling straight into a defender. He was replaced by debutant Harry Winks shortly after.
Paulinho made a few runs either away from ball, or towards his own player who was driving forward in possession, which often led to the player on the ball being crowded out. But, in truth, these runs were few and far between, and he spent a lot of time just wandering around, neither showing for the ball or moving into space.
I still don't really know what kind of player Paulinho is. I can list what he's good at on one hand – pressing, making late runs into the penalty box, and keeping possession with backwards/sideways passes.
The things he is not good at are less easy to list succinctly: he doesn't anticipate danger well, he doesn't get his head up when he receives the ball, his shooting is wayward, he doesn't have a good range of passing, he dribbles clumsily, he sometimes needs more touches than most to get the ball under control, and he can 'go missing' for long periods (often not showing for the ball).
I realise that he has not had a decent break from football for longer than is helpful to a top-level athlete but, even giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming that after a rest he'd improve by 20%, I just cannot see any way back for him at Spurs.
…so what are you trying to say?
Mclovin, the evidence is overwhelming, Paulinho is Poo.
He shouldn't be anywhere near our Second team, let alone our First. There are better players on Hackney marshes. He's been an horrendous waste of money.
Hi Windy still following you.
Like the in depth analysis even if it's a bit inconclusive.
Think he is just too slow moving physically and mentally for the Prem.
Although he's used to having a team of Brazilian internationals around him.
Can you do the same for Soldado who I think is class but lack of goals is telling for a striker.
Good analysis, but slightly harsh IMO. Any analysis done like this on Eriksen (in his bad spell before the Hull game), Dembele and Capoue would have been just as bad, and they have had lots of games between them to adapt to the system and team mates' movements. Paulie has hardly played at all. I agree with some of his limitations which are obvious, but I still think he can play a certain role as a backup for cup games and the odd start in PL due to injuries and suspensions.
Whilst your article is fair and accurate I think the bigger issue was the performance of Dembele who looked completely lost in both formations and in my opinion his slowing of the game down allowed for Partizan to stifle the forward runs of Lamela and Paulinho which as you say is 90% of Paulinho's game.
I think like with Davies and Stambouli etc, its hard to judge players on one game playing in Europe with a disjointed line-up(i appreciate he's been awful since he joined us) but unlike the rest of the magnificent 7 he hasnt had a chance this season other than either playing out of postion in Europe or a late 5mins sub appearance.
"Frequently he'd drop off his man, receive the ball with his back to goal and pass backwards to where it had come from."
This drives me crazy when any of our players do it. It's like we are inviting the opposition to organise themselves whilst we faff around going nowhere.
The whole excuse about not having a break doesn't hold water with me. He's effectively had a break since August.
Besides, players like Oscar, Dani Alves, Willian, Thiago Silva, David Luiz have played the same games across that time with NO break and have continued to shown a higher level of performance & consistency than Paulinho.
Let's face it folks he can't tackle, dribble, pass in a forward direction or shoot worth a darn. And that's well known by the opposition who just stand back and let him do their work for them. Consequently he has no confidence. For heavens sake. Rip up his contract, pay his way home and give more of our youngsters the chance. I assure they will look like world beaters by comparison.
He played exactly the same way for Brazil in the World Cup, just tapping it back and forth to team mates without doing anything inventive or constructive. He should be dumped
It's a shame the way things have gone for him.
The game against Stoke last season at home, he was playing absolutely brilliant, before that donkey Adams injured him, and he has not been the same since .
I think if we're looking at criticising both but getting rid of one: I'd keep Dembele and get rid of Pauli.
Would love to get Schurrle at Chelsea possibly swapping him with Paulinho and £15m.


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2008-09: Set a new career high with eight rebounds against Hartford on 12/14....Made first career start on 11/20 at Providence. 2007-08: Had a career-high six rebounds at Albany on 11/25....Was a perfect 6-6 from the line on 12/2 at Monmouth....Had a season-high nine points at Boston College on 12/28, going a perfect 4-4 from the field...had eight points and five rebounds in 17 minutes against Fairfield on 11/18.
High School: Attended The Tilton School in New Hampshire where he played basketball for four years for coach Marcus O'Neil. Was considered one of the top 50 seniors in the New England prep school ranks, which is the most competitive prep school basketball in the country... Team won the 2007 Lake Region Championship...Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and two assists his senior season...also starred on the under-19 Turkish National Team that reached the semifinals of the 2007 European Championships.
Personal: Son of Huseyin and Nur Sahan. Has one sibling, Marve. Majoring in economics. Favorite sports team is the San Antonio Spurs. Favorite athlete is Tim Duncan. Favorite book is Snow and favorite TV show is Prison Break. Favorite movie is Wedding Crashers. Favorite food is grilled chicken. Hopes to play professionally after graduation. Would like to have dinner with his late grandmother "because I couldn't spend enough time with her in the last years of her life."