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Eight candidates running for Hagerstown City Council participated Wednesday morning in a forum at which they fielded questions and offered their positions on the construction of a $30 million multi-use stadium and entertainment complex downtown.
About 45 people attended the event, which was sponsored by the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce, at the Academy Theatre on East Washington Street.
All five City Council seats will be up for grabs during the Nov. 6 election.
Below are the candidates' responses to the stadium question:
Kristin Aleshire, 37, Democrat.
Aleshire said too many questions about the stadium remained unanswered.
"How many of you would proceed ... supporting a business proposal like that if you hadn't seen a copy of your lease, if you hadn't seen an environmental report of the property, if you hadn't seen a financial estimate and model for the business product and you hadn't seen any designer or engineering plans?" he asked. "That's basically what you're asking this candidate to do is to answer a question like that without seeing any of that documentation. And frankly, for a good part of this discussion on this specific topic, I think that's the way the general public out there feels, the general voter (in) the city feels."
Aleshire said he believed the city was following the right path by promoting education downtown with projects such as the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, the expansion of the Washington County Free Library and doubling the size of the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown.
"I think we need to make that our priority for downtown," he said.
Lauren "Larry" Bayer, 61, Republican.
Bayer said he would support the project if he knew how the city was going to pay for it.
"I've been telling people about downtown revitalization, we're at the point now where we have to go big or we have to go home," he said. "The idea that being able to spend $250,000 to $300,000 on this project, move a couple doors away and do another couple hundred thousand dollars has not succeeded. We need an anchor at the south end, which a stadium would be, but we also need an anchor at the north end, which would tie the downtown together."
Bayer said he talked with a lot of business owners downtown in his former post as the City of Hagerstown's community development director.
"The biggest problem they had was the market," he said. "We need to come up with a way to draw folks downtown."
He said the stadium project might do just that.
William M. Breichner, 81, (Incumbent), Democrat.
Breichner said he has always supported baseball in Hagerstown.
"It's a very important business to have in this community, and I do support the stadium project — based on an agreement with the Suns, a contract with the Suns," he said. "We need some guarantees of state money coming in."
Breichner said he wants to know more about a "magnificent $15 million hanging out there" that was promised by an anonymous donor but never paid out.
"We do have support from the (Washington County government), which is very important on this particular issue," he said. "I think there are a lot of things, a lot of items that need to be answered. We've hardly even started bringing that to fruition. It's not a done deal."
Martin E. Brubaker, 66, (Incumbent), Democrat.
"The stadium has to be financially feasible. I've said that over and over again," Brubaker said. "When the staff came (to the council) to issue bonds for the stadium, we put those off because we do not yet have guarantees from either the Suns or from private contributions and private donors that we said at the beginning we needed to do this project."
Brubaker said the council has worked hard with private investors and potential donors to get the project up and running.
"We do not have something I think that citizens can react to at the moment except for general principle," Brubaker said. "I would hope that we can push this forward ... We should be looking for large-scale, major, private sector investors. We should be scouring the metropolitan area for that type of development. Whether we get the stadium or not, I think that's a direction we need to move in — not just public investment."
Ashley Haywood, 27, (Incumbent), Unaffiliated.
Haywood said she supports the development of downtown, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the stadium project.
"It's in the development phase," she said. "In my experience working with the stadium project, I get the overwhelming sense that this community is resistant to change, and most humans are resistant to change. But in this process, I would hope that cooler heads would prevail and we don't let this project implode in on itself because everyone's freaking out about the potential ramifications of this multi-million dollar investment in downtown Hagerstown."
She said she believed that the community eventually will realize that the project is a "private, public and state contribution that is making this happen."
Haywood said taxes wouldn't necessarily have to be increased to pay for the new stadium.
"For once, the entire community — all sectors of the community — are working together to make something happen," she said. "That I absolutely 100 percent support."
Lewis C. Metzner, 59, (Incumbent), Democrat.
"I support the concept that is in play now," Metzner said of the stadium project. "Citizens in this community deserve to know what's going on. We have tried our best to give a snapshot of where we're at."
Metzner said city officials are working on a redevelopment concept for the downtown that involves $25 million of grant funding. He said the city doesn't have the money yet, but he supports the path that has been chosen to get there.
"There are a million questions ... that need to be answered," he said. "We don't have those answers yet, and we are trying to tell the community that and let them know where we're at right now."
Don Munson, 74, Republican.
Munson said he opposes the stadium project in downtown Hagerstown.
"I've been knocking on doors almost every day since December the 21st," he said. "I've had no more than 45 people tell me they support the stadium. I've had thousands of people tell me that they do not support the stadium and that they're incredibly upset with it. Sometimes you have to work for the people. They pay the bills."
Munson said he supports economic development and baseball in Hagerstown. He said he supports refurbishing Municipal Stadium, the facility where the Suns have played since 1981, and tearing down the former Municipal Electric Light Plant across the street.
"To refurbish Hagerstown, we need housing," he said. "We need good, quality housing with amenities that will attract people downtown, and we need more educational opportunities in downtown, and we need the (Washington County) Board of Education in downtown."
Penny Nigh, 65, Democrat.
Nigh said she also opposes the stadium project.
"I believe that the old stadium can be revamped," she said.
Nigh said Suns owner Bruce Quinn has been holding the city "hostage" by threatening to move the team to get the best deal for him.
"The people have been held hostage by not knowing what's going on," she said.
Nigh said she believes that foot traffic from the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown could support more eateries and businesses other than retail.
She said that the former YMCA on North Potomac Street should be reopened to support youth athletics.
"It seems like we are focused on education, and I think that's the way now to go until we can do something else," she said.
Three of the 11 candidates — Republicans Jonathan R. Burrs, Jeffrey M. Coney and Chris C. Kelly — did not participate.
Forrest W. Easton, who had been the fifth council incumbent seeking re-election, withdrew from the race in mid-August. Coney, the lone GOP candidate not to make it through the April primary, was nominated to take Easton's spot in the election.


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David was born in Rotterdam in1998. From the moment he was able to hold a pencil, he started making drawings. David is diagnosed with Asperger syndome, a form of autism, which causes him to conceive the world in his own unique way. This is reflected in his work. David has a firm approach in drawing as if the picture is already finished in his head before the pencil touches the paper. David has an amazing sense for detail.
In 2005 David won the first prize in a drawing competition organized by the "Russian school of Arts". In 2007 he won the prestigious "Caldenborgh Jong Talentprijs" in the category "Comics". David received an artwork from the artist Paul Kerrebijn in october 2009 for winning another drawing competition organized by the Royal Navy Marines museum. In New York the book "Drawing autism", has been published in the autumn of 2009 which features a drawing of David called "Birds" containing 397 different species.
In 2004 David held his first exhibition and in 2007 his work was on display at the "Art Group Hillegersberg".
In 2008 a picturebook, Poeperlak en Plassebed, was published by David and his mother with a prominent role for Davids drawings. In "Wat is er toch met Kobus?" (What's up with Kobus) published in 2010 David tells us in a comicbook with a touch of humour how living with autism feels from the inside. The book also features relevant information and useful everyday tips of how to deal with autism.
David is working closely together with his mother, Inge Barth-Wagemaker, who writes the words. She is a graduated pedagogue and currently working in a project for adults with autism. In april 2010 David en Inge appeared in the late night show "Pauw en Witteman" .
In 2011 there have been exhibitions of his work in Leusden and Barendrecht and at the "Opperclaes" art gallery in downtown Rotterdam. David has made several works for followers on request.
Davids work has gained attention from abroad and David has been invited to exhibit his work in Beijing, China. His work has been exhibited at the C-NA Gallery at the 798 art district in Beijing as well as at the " Inside - Out Art Museum" in Beijing. The museum obtained a drawing from David to add to their collection. All other works exhibited in Beijing have been sold. In 2012 and 2013 David has been working on new material on request by followers and for future exhibitions. Work is still in progress but every now and then a sneak preview will appear on this blogsite.
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Instead, the president and his administration have ignored requests for more information — including multiple specific requests from me. They also have not fully answered a bipartisan investigation by the Senate Finance Committee of which I am a member. In total opposition to the words and assurances of the White House, the IRS, which answers to the president, has simply failed to comply with many of the committee's requests.
Based on its conduct, the position of the Obama administration seems to be that if they ignore these scandals long enough, they will simply go away. The White House has gone so far as to refer to the outrage surrounding revelations about the IRS as a "phony scandal." That's a shame. This pattern of misconduct represents everything that is wrong with Washington, and it is behavior like this that has shattered the trust of the American people in their government.
If the Administration does not come clean soon, the stain from this scandal will not just be on the IRS, but on the Administration as a whole.
On behalf of the volunteers who have just completed our annual Marbletown Festival, I would like to sincerely thank the businesses in our community and the area residents who turned out to make our 2013 event the most successful ever.
As has been the case since our community celebration began, funds you helped us to raise will be used to make improvements in Garfield Park, which draws its history from the very beginnings of our neighborhood.
We are very grateful for the corporate contributions we received and for the many folks who took part in our activities or purchased our raffle items and souvenirs.
We hope you will plan to join us in early 2014 for our next Marbletown Festival.
Kathy Gengler
Marbletown Festival Committee Chair
I hope many of you are going to mosey on down to Marbletown and see what's going on today.
The annual Marbletown Festival will have a little something for everyone. Be it a little frog jumping or maybe a Marbletown steak. I don't think you can go wrong.
I think these kinds of things bring people together and make Delphos a better place to live than many others. A community that comes together to have fun and remember good times from days past is a nice place to be. We learn from history.
Whether you grew up there, are a transplant or come from across town — Marbletown's the place to be today.
The events on the schedule for today are simple and fun. They will take you back to a much less complicated time when visiting with neighbors was common and everyone knew everyone. The front porch was the place to be after supper and there was always a hand in time of need. The common thread was people.
We are so busy these days and technology races to stay ahead of us. There's always a faster way to do everything so more things can be done. We don't take the time to enjoy a conversation or get to know each other anymore. Small talk is tossed around while racing from one place to the next.
The stories will be flying, so you'll have to pay attention. There are some very funny tales that need to be passed along so they are not forgotten.
Many of you know that my father, Roger Briggs, grew up in Marbletown and his father, Earl Briggs, resided there until he entered a nursing home in his twilight years.
The Briggs homestead was on the corner of Clay and King streets. It was a small home with rolling floors and a huge yard with apple trees and a bountiful garden.
The neighborhood was full of children and we could scare up a game of something or other — whatever we were in the mood for.
So today, I'm just getting back to my roots — in Marbletown.
While driving across Indiana-Ohio state line on Sunday, July 21, I noticed that not one of the giant wind turbines in sight was turning. The temperature was almost 90 degrees. Many air conditioners were working hard while no power was being generated by the monstrous wind generators. I drove to Van Wert on Thursday, July 25, and again, every wind turbine in sight was motionless.
It's a good thing the power companies have other sources of energy - ones that are consistent, reliable, efficient and cost-effective.
I've read Iberdrola, the Spanish oil company involved with wind generators in this part of Ohio, has had lots of experience with wind generators in Spain. Spain has so invested heavily in wind generators that some believe the high price of energy is a major factor that caused many companies to leave Spain and locate where energy is less expensive. Some believe that losing all of those employers is the reason Spain is having financial problems. According to an article I read recently, the Spanish government either had to raise energy prices by 42 percent to consumers or change how they compensate Iberdrola and other energy companies. Fortunately for customers, the government chose not to raise their energy prices.
Do we want 42-percent energy price increases like that for ourselves?
My primary disagreement with wind generators is economics. If they are not costly and inefficient, why do they rely on federal subsidies to survive? Our government is collecting taxes and borrowing billions from China and others and then spending funds on expensive and unreliable "alternative energy" projects. These projects benefit companies like Iberdrola and a few landowners but the high cost is borne by all of us through higher taxes and higher energy prices.
Someday, our kids and grandkids will not only be saddled with very expensive energy prices, they'll have to repay that borrowed money.
This is nonsense and should be stopped now.
Tom Odenweller
Earlier this year, a senior Democrat in the U.S. Senate said he was concerned Obamacare was headed for "a huge train wreck." Every day it seems that we are getting a better idea of just what that train wreck looks like—fewer full-time jobs, more difficulties for small businesses, higher insurance premiums, and fewer healthcare choices. Just yesterday, the Ohio Insurance Department announced that health insurance premiums in the individual market are expected to increase an average of 41 percent in our state next year. That's money that could be going toward Ohioans' retirement, groceries, and their children's higher education; instead it's going to cover President Obama's costly mandates. And higher costs are only the beginning of Obamacare's impact.
Recently, the Obama administration surprised everyone by announcing that it was delaying by a year a core pillar of Obamacare—a provision requiring employers with more than 50 "full-time" employees to offer "affordable health insurance" or face a fine. That requirement has had a number of negative—and entirely predictable—unintended consequences.
First, more and more small businesses are becoming "49ers" and "29ers." Some employers have felt they have no choice but to freeze growth and hiring at 49 employees rather than coming under the onerous requirements of Obamacare when they cross the 50 employee threshold. Other employers have reduced the hours their employees can work from 40 to the less than 30 hours a week required by Obamacare to keep them from counting as full-time for the purposes of the legislation. It's no surprise that the "underemployment" figure—those working part-time but wanting to work full time—has been on the rise, spiking by a dramatic 300,000 in June's jobs report.
President Obama decided to postpone the employer mandate that causes these and other problems until the beginning of 2015. Some have said this was just an effort to avoid the political fall-out until after the 2014 midterm election. The decision may make good political sense for the President and his party, but for the millions of Americans who are either without a job or underemployed, it merely prolongs the economic pain. Employers know the mandate is coming, and it will continue to encourage them to downsize and reduce hours.
More Americans will either lose their jobs or find it harder to get one, and, as happened last month, more of the jobs that will be available are likely to be part-time jobs that make it harder if not impossible to make ends meet.
To make matters worse, the parts of Obamacare that were supposed to alleviate some of these problems are failing. Earlier this summer, Health and Human Services announced that key components of the Small Business Health Options Program—or SHOP Exchange—will also be delayed until 2015. These provisions were supposed to allow employers to provide workers with a set amount of money to purchase insurance in an online marketplace. HHS pointed to "operational challenges" in their decision to delay the program. They have given no indication of how they intend to meet these challenges and get the SHOP exchange up and running.
The individual insurance exchanges represent yet another coming challenge. These exchanges are supposed to come online in October. But not unlike the SHOP Exchange, there is no indication that the technology is in place to make that happen. To make matters worse, state-run exchanges that are in place—currently in sixteen states and the District of Columbia—are not able to verify employer insurance or income eligibility for substantial federal subsidies during the first year of operation. This means that there is no way to verify that someone who claims a government subsidy actually qualifies, opening the program to unintended risks of fraud and waste of taxpayer dollars.
President Obama sold his healthcare reform law by promising it would spur job growth, allow all of us to keep the healthcare we have, and reduce the costs of healthcare insurance. Unfortunately, every one of those promises has proven false. The legislation is instead becoming the train wreck many of us feared.
I believe our healthcare system as a whole needs reform, but it needs reform that works. It needs patient-centered reform that actually reduces the escalating cost of health care coverage and focuses on rewarding quality. The recent actions by the Administration only confirm the problems with Obamacare, and pushing the problems off for another year isn't going to make it better. Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with bipartisan solutions that address the high cost and uneven quality of healthcare. That's the way to avoid the train wreck and get our healthcare system on track.


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WNT vs. England: Highlights - May 9, 1997
Mia Hamm scores a hat trick for the U.S. Women's National Team on May 9, 1997 in a game televised nationally on ESPN. Hamm's goals (including the wonderful third) and the team's great performance helped expose the USA to a national audience in the buildup to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Shannon MacMillan and Julie Foudy were also on the scoresheet for the USA at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif.
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Matsiev, L and Bennett, J and Kolosov, O (2005) High precision tuning fork sensor for liquid property measurements. In: 2005 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. IEEE, New York, pp. 1492-1495. ISBN 0-7803-9382-1
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Application of piezoelectric flexural mechanical resonators such as tuning forks to accurate measurements of liquid physical properties is discussed. It was shown earlier that liquid properties such as viscosity, density and dielectric constant can be obtained by measuring the resonator AC impedance within certain frequency range and fitting it to the resonator equivalent circuit model [1]. Error sources for the liquid property measurements and their influence on the measured value are investigated. It is shown experimentally that the reproducibility of the viscosity and density measurements using this technique can meet and often exceed the one delivered by the well established analytical instrumentation. It is also demonstrated here that better performance is resulting from the use of the whole impedance curve over a frequency range, which produces better statistics and natural averaging of the noise.
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Northwest Navy is the annual competition between the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) units at University of Idaho/Washington State, University of Utah, University of Washington, and Oregon State. It is held every spring and includes a variety of competition categories and teams.
Pistol is a team of the top pistol shooters from the unit that shoot in in three different categories ranging from rapid fire to slow fire. Pistol is one of the four teams that practices from early fall semester through until competition day.
Regulation Drill consists of a team of all freshmen midshipmen, three sophomore midshipmen, and one junior midshipman. The team practices from early fall until the competition perfecting basic drill and preparing to execute a specific drill sequence. The team also undergoes an inspection.
Exhibition Drill consists of a team of at least 10 that create a 9-18 minute routine. The routine often consists of cadence pace chances and elaborate trick drill. Exhibition Drill is one of the four teams that practices from early fall semester through until competition day.
Color Guard is a drill team that performs a drill sequence and undergoes an inspection. The Color Guard team ranges from four to five.
Physical Readiness Training (PRT) is a team of males and females that runs a standard PRT. The events include sit-ups, push- ups, and a mile and a half run.
Combat Fitness Test (CFT) is a team of males and females that runs a standard CFT. The events include ammo-can lifts and maneuver under fire drills.
Swim is a team of males and females that compete in a swim meet portion of the competition. The events include both relay and individual races in various strokes.
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The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has recognized the efforts against the malaria to the "Manejo integral de la malaria en un municipio de alto riesgo en el Departamento de Gracias a Dios" (Wampusirpi, Honduras); "Programa vigilancia comunitaria de la malaria mediante sitios centinela (Nicaragua) and the "Malaria Control Program of the State of Acre" (Brazil).
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), and the George Washington Center for Global Health (GWU-CGH) are very pleased to announce this year's top finalists for the 2011 Malaria Champions of the Americas:
As countries of the Americas work to decrease the burden of malaria in the Region, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the George Washington University Center for Global Health (CGH) seek to identify, celebrate, and provide avenues to emulate best practices and success stories in malaria prevention and control.
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Day after day of training camp, Demaryius Thomas walked out onto the Dove Valley practice fields and watched his teammates.
That was all he could do as worked his way back from an Achilles injury suffered last February. After foot and ankle injuries in 2010, it was his Achilles that now forced him to sit out.
And when he was finally deemed fit to return, a finger injury right before the 2011 season opener put him back on the sidelines.
"He had some injuries," teammate Robert Ayers said. "You just have to keep working and keep fighting. He has been doing that."
In yesterday's AFC Wild Card game against the Steelers, Thomas was no longer a spectator.
He was the game's ultimate playmaker, amassing 204 receiving yards and scoring the game-winner with an 80-yard catch-and-run on the first play of overtime as the world watched him display all the explosiveness he once feared could be lost.
Today, Thomas and his teammates reviewed the game film from that 29-23 victory.
And this time Thomas was happy to sit and watch, knowing the tape would end with his stunning score.
So were his proud teammates.
"You were anxious for it and I was excited for Demaryius just to see him watch (the film)," fellow wideout Eddie Royal said. "I just saw a big smile on his face."
Thomas was all smiles today as he reflected on his dominant performance and the dramatic play that will forever be attached to him.
"It was amazing," Thomas said. "I knew walking up to the line, I saw the safety come down, I was like, 'This is going to be a big play.' The middle of the field was wide open. All I had to do was beat the corner. Once I beat him there was nothing but green grass. Once I beat him I knew I was going to score."
Thomas now has the confidence to know he can make those game-breaking plays.
In the final five games of the regular season, Thomas totaled 25 receptions for 448 yards and three touchdowns, giving him more receiving yards during the last month of a season (Dec./Jan.) than anyone in team history.
Then came Sunday, when Thomas took the term "big-play" to a new level, reeling in a pass from Tebow over the middle, stiff-arming cornerback Ike Taylor and running 62 yards downfield for the overtime touchdown.
"We see it in practice, making amazing catches and running past people, but I don't think a lot of you guys really get to see that from him," Royal said. "But that game showed what he can do."
At 6-foot-3, 235-pounds, that is what scouts saw in Thomas when he entered the league with the Broncos as the 22nd overall selection in 2010.
Tremendous size, breakaway speed — and a lethal stiff-arm.
"I started throwing a stiff arm when I was in college. I had some big plays in college from a stiff arm … I think that's the only move I have," Thomas said modestly with a laugh.
But when the injuries struck, no one was certain when Thomas' skilled moves and contagious smile would return.
Head Coach John Fox admitted he wasn't sure what he would see from Thomas when he took over.
"We were aware of his abilities, so you kind of knew, but not really," Fox said of Thomas' early injuries. "He started to do it in practice. He had flashes and unfortunately he got hurt. We're just glad he's healthy now."
Thomas cleared the mental hurdles that accompanied his series of injuries and now his physical potential it beginning to take over when the Broncos need him most.
"He found it within himself like, 'Hey, I can go out here and play to the top level that everybody else is playing at,'" running back Willis McGahee said. "And that's what he's doing."
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Nikopol, Ukraine
This article is outdated. (November 2010) |
- For Nikopol in Bulgaria see Nikopol, Bulgaria.
Nikopol (Нікополь) | |||
City Administration Building. |
Map of Ukraine political Oblast Dnipropetrowsk |
Country | Ukraine | ||
Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | ||
City Municipality | Nikopol | ||
Founded | 1782 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• Total | 122 873 | ||
• Density | 2,764/km2 (7,160/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 53200—53239 | ||
Area code(s) | +380-5662 |
Nikopol (Ukrainian: Ні́кополь; Russian: Ни́кополь; Greek: Νικόπολις, literally: "City of Victory") is a city in Ukraine, in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on the right bank of Dnieper river, about 100 km south-west of Dnipropetrovsk. It has about 128,900 inhabitants (2006 estimate [1]) and is the third biggest city in the oblast as well as among the top 50 nationwide. The city is also a powerful industrial and transportation center in the country[clarification needed] conveniently located by the Kakhovka reservoir.
Encyclopædia Britannica description[edit]
The 1911 edition of Encyclopædia Britannica gave the following description of Nikopol: It was formerly called "Mykytyn Rog", and occupies an elongated peninsula between two arms of the Dnieper at a point where its banks are low and marshy, and has been for centuries one of the places where the middle Dnieper can most conveniently be crossed.
In 1900, its 21,282 inhabitants were Ukrainians, Jews and Mennonites, who carry on agriculture and shipbuilding. The old Sich, or fortified camp of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, brilliantly described in N. V. Gogol's novel Taras Bulba (1834), was situated a little higher up the river. Numbers of graves in the vicinity recall the battles which were fought for the possession of this important strategic point. One of them, close to the town, contained, along with other Scythian antiquities, the well-known precious vase representing the capture of wild horses. Even now Nikopol, which is situated on the highway from Dnipropetrovsk to Kherson, is the point where the "salt-highway" of the Chumaks (Ukrainian salt-carriers) to the Crimea crosses the Dnieper. Nikopol is, further, one of the chief places on the lower Dnieper for the export of corn, linseed, hemp and wool.
There are some claims by the Russian and Polish historians referring to the area in the medieval and late-medieval times as the Wild Fields. That, of course, is a dubious identification as the land here is famous for its fruitfulness, being cultivated since the remotest past. The land for a long time was ruled by both the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Moscovy which wanted to colonize it.
In times of the Kievan Rus the land belonged to the Pechenegs, who later were displaced by the Polovtsi (also known as Cumans) that established their own state in today's southern Ukraine and Crimea. In the 13th century the advancing Mongol hordes had conquered the Polovtsi, only running into difficulties in the Crimea, and established the Golden Horde state. After the fall of the Golden Horde, it is believed that the land belonged to the Nogai people (later under the suzerainty of the Crimean Khanate), although it is possible that the land might have been inhabited by a Slavic population as well. Whatever the case, the first concrete historical evidence found for a Slavic settlement is from the 15th century, when the area was being populated by the Cossacks. This was first documented in the diary of E.Liasota.
By 1648, in the close proximity of today's Nikopol, Mykytyn Sich was built, renowned for the fact that it was here that Bohdan Khmelnytsky was elected as the Hetman of Ukraine, and it was here that war against the Catholic Polish state has started. Until 1775, the time of the Sich sacking, it was called "Mykytyn Rih", "Mykytyn Pereviz", or simply "Mykytyne". The name rih (Ukrainian for horn) was given because the locality rose at a place reminiscing a peninsula, as it was almost surrounded by the Dnieper river (see Kryvyi Rih). Mykytyne was a town of the Kodak Palanka, an administrative division of the Zaporizhian Sich. Later it was renamed into Slovianske and then Nikopol, meaning the city of Nika or Victory (1781) due to the conquest of the Zaporizhia.
Interestingly, what could be now the most sacred place of an early distinctly Ukrainian statehood was eventually submerged by water, owing to the Soviet policy of industrialization. The Kakhovka Reservoir covers now the lands of the former Zaporizhian Host and the burial sites of thousands of former heroes whose names, probably, will never be recovered.
Just a few miles west of the city was buried the Kosh otaman Ivan Sirko.
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- ^ "Lista municipiilor înfrățite din România" [List of municipality twinnings in Romania] (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press


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Today is my last day at Cal America Education Institute. I have been studying at Cal America for about a year and a half. It's been a wonderful time for me and I really enjoyed my studies because of the positive atmosphere, experienced teachers and sociable students. I have met peers and colleagues from many countries while being here, and I'm extremely happy I became real friends with so many of them. Also, Cal America gave me an opportunity to prepare for my future studies and for my future career. Thank you, Cal America! I love you! I wish everybody all the best and I hope to cross paths again in the future.
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I can keep 3 of 4...but who?
I have 4 options but I can only keep 3
Keep Goldschmidt -forfeit 16th round pick
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all great values, but i would go with the first three players named
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Goldy, Harper and Trumbo. Trumbo is a must, he'll play 3B for you.
harper and goldschmidt are no brainers. Between Rizzo and Trumbo is a tough one. You know trumbo will get you 30/90, but the BA is never going to be great. I'd probably stick with trumbo though. I like Rizzo, I think he could do well, but even guys like Trumbo are valuable and it's not like Rizzo has Trout/harper/Machado upside. For all we know Singleton might turn out to be a better player than him. With that said, I might try to draft him again in an appropriate round (rizzo).


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Because the voters who currently lack qualifying photo ID are disproportionately African-American, proper and smooth functioning of the reasonable impediment provision would be vital to avoid unlawful racially discriminatory effects on African-American voters in South Carolina in the 2012 elections. Even assuming the best of intentions and extraordinary efforts by all involved, achieving that goal is too much to reasonably demand or expect in a four-week periodand there is too much of a risk to African American voters for us to roll the dice in such a fashion.
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Charlie Moore warns Matthew Rush, Jason Hawke, Tommy Brandt, and Josh Harting that they're not to fuck around while he's on an errand. No sooner is he gone than the four studs strip their jeans and enjoy a poolside frolic. They turn to erotic play--licking, sucking, stroking and probing, making their way over each other, enjoying the heat, the flesh, stiff cocks, and puckered assholes. No cock remains unburied for long...each finding its way into an eager mouth or quivering asshole...until finally the lusty participants spill pools of gratification.
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Thai-inspired 5 star hotel in business district
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Located on Sheikh Zayed Road with close proximity to Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), World Trade & Exhibiton Center, Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountains.
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The Dusit Thani Dubai's dining outlets combine Asian hospitality and elegance with beautiful surroundings. Dining options include a modern Thai restaurant, a romantic Italian restaurant, and a champagne lounge.
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The 321 guestrooms have modern Asian decor with Venetian blinds and teak-wood furniture; amenities include high-speed Internet connections, and bathrooms with bathrobes and slippers.
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Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
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Recreational facilities are available on the 36th floor of the Dusit Thani Dubai. These include a 16-metre outdoor swimming pool which is lit at night, sun deck, poolside bar, and hot tub adjacent to a fitness centre equipped with modern cardio and weight equipment. This 5-star property also offers complimentary shuttle service to Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai Mall, and other selected key areas. Other amenities include a hair salon, florist, gift shop, luggage storage, and complimentary secure parking.
The business centre on the first floor offers secretarial services and individual workstations (surcharge for use). Complimentary wireless Internet is available in -the lobby. In the lower basement and mezzanine are five meeting rooms seating 10 to 20 people, equipped with audio-visual equipment. The ballroom has capacity for up to 600 guests and features its own reception room. Total meeting space is 1,580 square feet.
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Secretarial services
- Total number of rooms - 321
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Currency exchange
- ATM/banking
- Audiovisual equipment
- Laundry facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- 24-hour front desk
- Banquet facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Event catering
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Internet point
- Computer station
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Airport transportation
- Concierge services
- Babysitting or childcare
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Number of floors - 36
- Medical assistance available
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Free parking
- Secure parking
- Free self parking
- Free valet parking
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Room service (24 hours)
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 1580
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 6
- Year Built 2001
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 17007
- Security guard
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
- Exhibit space
- Shopping center shuttle (complimentary)
- Technology support staff
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free guest parking during stay
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Number of restaurants - 5
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Secure parking, Free self parking, Free valet parking
- Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Direct-dial phone
- Complimentary bottled water
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
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- Hair dryer
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- Sewing kit
- Slippers
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- Bathroom scale
- Bathroom phone
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- City view
- Dining
Benjarong Restaurant - Traditional setting and hospitality, serving Thai cuisine and live entertainment to compliment the dining experience. Open daily for à la carte lunch (noon - 3 PM); à la carte dinner (7 PM - 11:30 PM); Friday brunch (noon - 4 PM). Reservations required.
Pax Restaurant - Menu offers authentic Italian cuisines and specialties. Restaurant offers views of Dubai. Open daily for dinner (7 PM - 11:30 PM) and Friday brunch (noon - 4:00 PM).
Dusit Delicatessen - Serves continental and Asian main courses, pastas, sandwiches, burgers, soups, and salads. Open 24 hours a day. Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and afternoon tea. Kids meals available.
Californian Restaurant - Coffee shop serving international buffet. Serves Sunday brunch, and open daily for breakfast (6:30 AM), lunch (noon), and dinner (7:00 PM).
My Bar - Far East ambience with a contemporary design. Serves light meals, snacks, and cocktails. Open daily 6 PM – 2 AM.
Champagne Lounge - Refined setting with soft lighting and lounge style seating. Offers champagne and cocktails. Opens at noon daily.
Splash Pool Bar - Poolside bar on the rooftop serving freshly squeezed juices, cocktails, and snacks. Open noon to 8 PM.
Lobby Lounge Atrium-lit lounge adjacent to the lobby area. Serves drinks, light snacks, and afternoon teas. Open throughout the day.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Swimming on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: AED 129 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: AED 250 per vehicle (one way)
- Deposit: AED 300 per night (for stays between 1 January - 31 December)
- Rollaway bed fee: AED 145 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party CertifiedThis property participates in EarthCheck Silver Certified, a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.
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Norell's legendary reputation for perfection is evident in this deceptively simple day dress. The carefully fitted torso and molded waist are accentuated by the dramatic full skirt of blue and beige fabric. With every movement of the wearer, the skirt flares out to create an optically engaging effect. In another example of Norell's precision in cut and construction, the skirt's beige fabric was cut on the straight grain, using a technique called slashing. Navy blue fabric inserts were then added. The lining of the skirt is constructed with blue and beige fabric in a similar manner.
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In my current delicate condition, expected to continue until July, I am not able to drink nearly as much wine as I would like. I find myself limited to inhaling deeply near the wine glass and trying to get some satisfaction from that (it doesn't work). This leaves the total number of legal drinkers in our house at exactly one, and one who doesn't drink a lot to begin with. So a bottle of wine can last a good long time in our house.
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