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Shop worker "dragged outside and repeatedly stabbed" by mentally ill man
A MENTALLY ill man stabbed a young shop assistant to death as she finished her day's work in a health food store, a court has been told.
Shane Smyth (29) attacked Mairead Moran (26), stabbing her repeatedly with a knife and leaving her fatally injured, a lawyer for the prosecution said.
The Central Criminal Court was told Ms Moran died from a stab wound to her body which went into her heart.
The jury also heard Mr Smyth had been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and at the time, had been suffering from a delusion that he was being persecuted and Ms Moran was part of a conspiracy against him.
As the trial got underway today, a jury was told how Ms Moran was attacked at her workplace in a busy shopping centre in Kilkenny city.
Mr Smyth, with an address at McGuinness House, Evans Lane, Kilkenny is charged with murdering Ms Moran on May 8, 2014 at the Market Cross Shopping Centre.
He is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
John O'Kelly SC, for the prosecution first reminded the jury that the defendant enjoys a presumption of innocence. He said the prosecution carries a burden of proof and this "never shifts" from the prosecution.
He told the jury members that they would be the judges of fact in the trial. He said the defence of insanity must be proven on the balance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt.
Mr O'Kelly said an unlawful killing is not murder unless the accused intended to kill or cause serious harm.
He said a lot of the factual evidence in the case was not going to be disputed.
The public gallery of courtroom 13 at the Criminal Courts of Justice was full as Mr O'Kelly delivered his opening speech.
Outlining the prosecution's case, he said Ms Moran had been working on the late shift and people were coming and going in the shopping centre.
The accused had known her years earlier from when they were in their late teens.
They went out together for several months, Ms Moran was away for some time, then came back to the area and got a job in the shop.
Mr Smith had been living in the area throughout that time, Mr O'Kelly continued.
He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2005 and had been treated and after this was back out in the community.
He and Ms Moran "very seldom met" over this period.
In the months leading up to May 2014, Mr Smyth became aware of where Ms Moran was working.There had been previous occasions where he had confronted her and he had spat at her once, which had disturbed and upset her. Apart from that, she "went on with her life."
On the night, Mr Smyth turned up at around 8pm and started speaking to Ms Moran "quite aggressively."
"You will hear evidence that people heard him asking a question - 'Why did you want my blood?", Mr O'Kelly told the jury.
Ms Moran was in tears and a security man saw what was happening. He went across and spoke to Mr Smyth and there was an exchange of words between them.
Mr Smyth was saying he just wanted to talk to her and reluctantly left, Mr O'Kelly said.
Within five minutes, he got back in and "this terrible attack took place."
"It ended up with Ms Moran being attacked in the shop and being dragged outside and she was stabbed repeatedly by Mr Smyth with a knife he had brought," Mr O'Kelly told the jury.
There were people around and they came over and disarmed the accused. He was told to drop the knife, he did so and it was kicked away by a security guard.
He was put sitting on the ground while people tended to Ms Moran who was very seriously injured.
Mr Smyth then "hopped up" and ran out of the centre. People tried to follow him but he got away, emerging close to Kilkenny Castle, where he got a taxi to his cousin's house.
The court heard while there he told his cousin that he had stabbed "his ex-girlfriend."
Gardai were made aware of where he was and they went to the house and arrested him. He was brought to a garda station and examined by a psychiatrist and interviewed by gardai. Psychiatrists' reports were prepared.
The background was the onset of illness happened in his late adolescence and Mr Smyth remained mentally ill, Mr O'Kelly said.
He displayed psychosis, suffering from delusions about "spider infestation and thought broadcasting."
According to a report, he "clearly failed to appreciate the enormity of his actions." The psychiatrist found Mr Smyth's behaviour at the time was "driven by active symptoms of mental illness" and his reasoning was "grossly impaired."
"He would have been unable to reason about the wrongness of his actions," the report stated. Another psychiatrist said the accused would not have had the capacity to form intent as a result of his mental disorder.
According to the report, he "did not understand the nature and quality of his actions" and believed he was being persecuted. He believed people were conspiring against him and that Ms Moran was part of this conspiracy.
He had believed he was being victimised and that his life was in danger, a second report continued.
Colman Cody SC, for the defence, said that eight facts were being admitted.
The first was that Ms Moran died as a result of injuries inflicted by the accused with a knife. The second was that she died of a stab wound to the trunk as determined by the State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy.
The third accepted fact was that Mr Smyth was lawfully arrested and detained. The fourth was that he was fit to be interviewed having been examined by a consultant psychiatrist.
The fifth fact, Mr Cody said, was that the physical evidence was lawfully seized by the gardai.
The sixth was that the scene of the alleged crime was lawfully preserved; the seventh was that warrants were lawfully obtained and executed and the final accepted fact was that the forensic evidence was not disputed.
Mr Smyth, wearing a black suit, grey shirt and tie and with long hair tied in a ponytail and a long beard sat and listened as the lawyers addressed the jury.
The trial continues before Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan and a jury of nine women and three men. It is expected to conclude within a week.
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If you spend longer than five minutes near me, you're probably going to hear me say, "Let's make a list." It drives my free-spirited friends mad. My desire to plot and plan doesn't extend to my creative projects, as I find I tend to over plan and suck the marrow from them before they even get started. So how do I find a balance? How do I feed my need to plan and not stifle the flow of random dot connection that makes an idea breathe?
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St. George and the Dragon. In each of the four corners the united Red and White Rose Slipped ensigned with The Royal Crest.
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NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS WW1 Regiment pages extracted from the following Army Lists: British Army List 1914 [August], British Army List 1915 [January], British Army List 1916 [November], British Army List 1917 [December], British Army List 1918 [December]. Abbreviations pages included for reference.
If your interest is the NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS only, the Army List Regiment packs are a value for money alternative to buying all the full priced Army Lists for the World War 1 period.
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(European/world history) A study of selected, issue-oriented topics in both European and world history more generally. Sample topics have included: The Early Middle Ages, The Scottish Highlands and The Millennium in Historic Perspective.Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied. Prerequisite:HIS120HP. (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
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""The Faun Beneath the Lamppost: When Christian Scholars Talk About the Enlightenment," Christian Scholar's Review (2017)
"A Nebraska Boy's Comic Strip History of World War II," The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (2017)
"Enlightenment History, Objectivity, and the Moral Imagination", a chapter in Christian Faith and the Historian's Vocation, ed. John Fea (Notre Dame, 2010).
"Adam Ferguson and Enlightened Provincial Ideology in Scotland", in Adam Ferguson: A Reassessment, v.2, ed. Eugene Heath and Vincenzo Merolle (Pickering and Chatto, 2009).
"The Cross, the Powers, and Enlightenment Techniques of the Self," Fides et Historia (2004).
"How Many Cheers?: Assessing the Enlightenment Grand Narrative of Modern Progress", to be presented to the Conference on Faith and History, George Fox University, October 7-9, 2010.
"Civil Piety and Christian Culture in the Debate Over John Home's Douglas", presented to the Joint Conference for the Society for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, and the International Adam Smith Society, Princeton Theological Seminary, June 25, 2010.
"The Faun Beneath the Lamppost: What Christians Often Mean When They Talk About the Enlightenment", Conference on Secularization and Revival, Baylor University, October 9, 2009.
"Faust's Bastards: Academic Humility in the Shadow of the Cross", Conference on Christianity and the University, Baylor University, March 18, 2004.
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Your gut feeling will often give you the correct answers or lead you in the right direction but there are many occasions where wishful thinking takes over and you don't think so clearly.
Sometimes this may be the situation with regards to your ex. You might want him to want you so badly that you may actually start believing that he does even if he doesn't.
The folowing tips (and many others) may help you confirm what you suspect, or see that you're wrong.
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It's important to be open minded and observant and you will then be able to know whether or not your ex does in fact want to be with you.
There are many signs and clues that he may want you back and be far from over you. Here are a few:
1. He asks your friends (or people you know) about you. He may ask
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· if you're dating anyone
· if you've moved on or are okay without him
All of these (especially him asking if you've moved on or are okay without him) could be merely out of concern but more likely due to the fact that he still has feelings for you. After all, he wouldn't be concerned if he didn't.
Making sure that you're friends are open with you with regards to such instances would be very much in your favour as you'd be able to clearly decipher what your ex is trying to find out about you and thus how deep his feelings for you might be.
2. Now days Facebook statuses or tweets are a great give away.
Keep in mind that:
Keep in mind that:
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'Might' being the operative word due to the fact that you alone will know if there is anything or anyone else that they could be reffering to depending on the statuses.
· Most song lyrics posted are somehow related to a person's life so if he posts (for example) something about wishing you were still with him, chances are he wants you back
· You should also note that depending on the type of person he is, he might in the same way post things about other girls in order to make you jealous; which could similarly mean he wants you back (why would he be trying to make you jealous if he didn't?).
3. He treats you the same way he did when you were dating
· If you're in a strictly friends only relationship and hang out a lot as 'friends' (whether in a group or alone) you should pay attention to the way he treats you. If he treats you differently from the way he treats his other female friends this could be a sign (a very good one).
· He might treat you more like a date or girlfriend then a friend. Try and see if you can see any similarities between the way he now treats you in comparison to how he treated you when you first started dating.
· He might also be more to the awkward side with you. If he's quiet or shy around you it could mean that he has feelings for you and doesn't know how to act as he can't be with you the way he used to be or regrets the break up.
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· Maybe his friends will tell you or one of you friends that he misses you, talks about you a lot or wishes he was still with you.
· Talking to some of his friend's or finding out some information from them through your friends could really help you a great deal.
Keep in mind the fact that friends or siblings (especially close ones) always have the best insight. Make use of this and it will proove to be to your advantage.
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Hearing him say things like:
- I miss you
- I wish things hadn't turned out the way they did
- I wish we were still together
- Asking things like 'do you think things sometimes work out better the second time round'
Quite often guys can't say what they feel or say it in a way that you might not necesarrily understand. Men and woman are completely different but as the saying goes; opposites attract and thats why we love them.
Keep your heart and mind open and if he still has feelings for you will know. If he does have feelings for you or you believe that he does there should be nothing standing in your way and you can move towards getting your ex back.
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Kristian Fulton knew that his team would be good without him, but they would be even tougher to handle with him.
The junior cornerback missed the first three games of the season after recovering from shoulder surgery, but since then has eight interceptions in six games, including three Friday night to assist Rummel (9-0, 4-0) in a 31-7 victory over District 9-5A foe Holy Cross (5-4, 1-3) at Tad Gormley Stadium.
"I knew the defense would be good without me, but having me come back was only going to bring us up another level," Fulton said. "I learned the game a lot more sitting out the time I did. I think that's helped me a lot coming back."
Rummel, who extended their winning streak to 15 games, played tough on defense throughout the game, forcing four Holy Cross turnovers and holding the Tigers to 215 yards of total offense.
"Our defense came out and played great today, we jumped on them in the first half and made them react to us," Fulton said. "We gave up the one long play in the third quarter, but besides that, I thought we played great on defense."
The Tigers' only score came on their first possession of the second half. Holy Cross quarterback Kyle Hunter connected with receiver Brett Carter on the left sideline, Carter broke a tackle and took the catch 44 yards for a touchdown.
Rummel, ranked no. 1 in LSWA Class 5A polls and No. 11 nationally by USA Today, immediately responded by taking the following drive 61 yards in five plays, ending with a 4-yard plunge by running back Devin Hutton for a touchdown to increase Rummel's lead to 24-7.
"We gave them the wind in the second half thinking we would just have to hold on, but it almost backfired," Roth said. "If we don't come out and answer them, then it might have been a much closer game."
The dominance of the Rummel defense truly stood out in the first half, yielding a total of six yards before Tigers quarterback Kyle Hunter scrambled 11 yards to give Holy Cross their first first down of the game with two minutes left in the second quarter.
The Raiders forced three first-half turnovers, including two by Fulton that directly lead to Rummel touchdowns.
Fulton's first interception came on a pass by Tigers quarterback Kyle Schexnayder — his first game back since missing last week's victory against St. Augustine with an ankle injury. The Raiders took the ensuing drive 52 yards on five plays, capped off by a 24-yard touchdown run by running back Brandon Phillips.
After both teams exchanged turnovers, Hunter tried to connect with Georgia commit Michael Chigbu on a short pass, but the ball was batted in the air and Fulton snagged his second interception of the game. He raced up the left sideline, then cut back towards the middle of the field and returned the pick 40 yards for a touchdown. Rummel led 17-0.
"We're playing at a really high level right now, this is probably the best team I've been a part of in my three years at Rummel," said Fulton. "Our coaches always get on us about making plays and we just try to transfer that work that we do at practice over to the field."
Rummel was able to get their running game going early, utilizing nine consecutive running plays to cover 65 yards before kicker Justin Mourn nailed a 22-yard field goal to give Rummel the early 3-0 lead.
Phillips had 110 rushing yards and a touchdown by halftime.
Rummel faces perhaps their toughest test of the season with a matchup against fellow Catholic League-power Brother Martin, in a potential battle of undefeated teams in the final regular-season game.
Brother Martin plays Jesuit on Saturday.
" I haven't seen them play live, but I know they've got some great athletes on offense and a sound defense," Roth said. "I'm going to relax tomorrow and just watch Jesuit and Brother Martin battle it out."


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With the Married Life Newsletter, each month you receive ideas and insights with go-and-do's you can actually go and do. So pick one, two, three of the things below and see how little things can turn into something big! You got this...because you are better at marriage than you think!
by Les and Leslie Parrott
Many married couples–ourselves included–recommend regular date nights as a way to keep your marriage healthy and strong. Taking intentional time to connect with one another away from kids and other distractions is essential, but we often over-complicate it. Time is often the commodity that we have the most difficulty finding. Once that time is set aside, it's important to plan how you will spend it.
If you already sense yourself buckling under the pressure of creating the perfect date, remember this: dating your spouse doesn't have to be hard! Here are 7 tips to take the pressure off of your date nights and give you the freedom to just enjoy one another.
Each month, we highlight a couple we think has something great to say. We give them one question to ask each other. This month's couple is Kara and Ben Swilley. The Swilleys have been married for four years and currently have no human children, but they spoil their dog, Balou. We asked Kara and Ben, "WHAT IS YOUR UNIQUE WAY OF HAVING FUN AS A COUPLE?"
Kara: We have done a plethora of things over the years that have brought us great fun. When we first started dating it was video games. We then attempted to learn Mandarin Chinese. Now it's woodworking, projects around the house or something as simple as picking weeds. We have the most fun together as we grow, learn and work together as a team.
Ben: Our most fun times seem to often happen in the unplanned moments; even if the unplanned moment is within or at a planned event. I personally have the most fun every time we conquer something as a team. Sometimes that's in the most mundane things like working in the yard, playing a video game or hosting a party.
Talk About It - WHAT IS YOUR UNIQUE WAY OF HAVING FUN AS A COUPLE?
Grab a sticky note, fill in the blank below, and put it in a place your spouse will find it (e.g., washing machine, steering wheel, bathroom mirror, etc.). Take a picture of the note and upload it to the social media outlet of your choice, and include #MarriedLifeSoutheast.
You're my favorite __________ in the world.
Each month we want to share a good post with simple things that can dramatically impact marriages. Check out this post...
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Each month, we will bring you one tip that will hopefully bring you closer in the bedroom...or keep you from drifting a part. This month, we want you to hear from Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott.
There's more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. The loss of passionate romance is a common complaint in marriage. It seems that once the confetti and rice are swept away and the last of the wedding cake is put in the freezer, so is the couple's passion.
But marriage in no way requires passion to be put on ice. Love grows less exciting with time for the same reasons that the second run on a fast toboggan slide is less exciting than the first. But as any long-term, happily married couple can tell you, the excitement may decrease, but the real pleasure can still increase.
So what do couples who enjoy passion do that's different than others? How do they rekindle the flickering flame of passion? Here are two proven practices.
During one meal this week, ask each other this question:
You have 24 hours to spend $100,000, and it can only be on something fun. What would you spend it on?
The best gift you can give your spouse is a healthy you—healthy spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. Consider exploring a new resource to invest in a better you.
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Europe's Unknown Wild Jewel
Europe's Unknown Wild Jewel
The Vjosa River in Albania is one of Europe's last living wild rivers. Along its entire course of over 270 kilometers it is untamed and free flowing and characterized by beautiful canyons, braided river sections, islands, oxbows and meandering stretches. In some areas the riverbed expands over more than 2 km in width. However, what makes this river really outstanding internationally is the fact, that almost all its tributaries are free-flowing and intact as well, creating a living rivers network that is without par in Europe.
The main source of the Vjosa River is in Greek territory near the village of Vouvoussa (the ancient name of Vjosa). On its first 80 kilometres the river flows through Greece and is named Aoos. In Albania it turns into Vjosa. The meandering lower part opens up into a valley with extensive wetlands, providing habitats for spawning fish, migratory birds and others. Finally, it drains into the sea just north of the Narta lagoon – one of the biggest and ecologically richest lagoons of Albanian and as such designated as Managed Nature Reserve. The Vjosa is draining a total area of 6,700 km² in Albania and Greece and discharges an average of 204 m³/s into the Adriatic Sea.
Scientific knowledge about the Vjosa and its biodiversity or curcial physical processes such as sediment transport or groundwater systems is very limited. It is one of the least explored rivers in Europe: we might know more about the biodiversity of river systems in South America or Asia than we do about the Vjosa. Very few studies are at hand so far. But these few existing studies underscore the importance of the river valley as Albania's biodiversity hotspot providing ideal aquatic habitats for numerous species.
It hosts a viable population of the near threatened Otter (Lutra lutra) and various migratory fish species, among them the critically endangered European eel (Anguilla Anguilla), as well as sub-endemic fish species like the Ohrid loach (Cobitis ohridana) and the Pindus stone loach (Oxynoemacheilus pindus). The flora of the Vjosa ecosystem is also impressive. The uppermost river section hosts a variety of endangered endemic plant species, such as the endangered Solenanthus albanicus. The lower valley is characterized by mixed Oak forests (Qurecus sp.) and Strawberry trees (Arbutus andrachne); for the latter the Vjosa valley represents the only habitat in the country.
Social and Cultural Values
Social and Cultural Values
The Vjosa River has a special and crucial place in the daily lives of the people that live along its banks. Its terraces provide the villages with fertile land for agricultural activities such as crop production and livestock farming. The abundance and diversity of fish is vital for the economy and the well-being of local fishermen. Recreational tourism on the Vjosa and its tributaries is ever-increasing, particularly in recent years in which enthusiasts have started to enjoy activities such as rafting, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, etc.
Many small-scale businesses and new emerging eco-tourism companies have based their existence on the free-flowing waters of the Vjosa. Moreover, the Vjosa and its crystal-clear water have had an impact on the hearts of Albanians and their cultural values. Naming newly-born girls after the Vjosa continues to be very popular among Albanian parents since the name stands for the beauty of the river and its untouched nature.
The Threats
The Threats
The biggest threat for rivers is hydropower. While the Vjosa serves as border for many protected areas (3 of which are designated as National Park, IUCN category II), the river itself is without a special protection status, resulting in growing pressure from human impact. The absence of an integrated, bilateral management plan for the entire river basin has given investors the golden opportunity to engage in a rapid construction "boom" of hydropower in the valley. 38 HPPs are forseen in the entire Vjosa catchment, 6 of which are projected on the Greek side of the catchment, one is already in operation - the Pigai large Dam. On Albanian territory, 31 dams are projected in the Vjosa catchment: along the Vjosa main channel, the Ministry of Energy intends to build 8 dams, 23 additional HPPs on her tributaries, 4 of which are already finished while another 4 are currently under construction.
The construction of these dams – or of just a single one of them - would destroy the incredible ecological value of the Vjosa River. It would alter its hydrological regime entirely and inhibit its natural sediment transport - the elementary force which shapes the highly dynamic morphological processes.
Vjosa's tributaries are not to be spared either. Along the Langarica, a tributary to Vjosa's upper reach, two hydropower plants are already in operation and another one is under construction close to the confluence with the Vjosa. All three projects are located inside the Fir of Hotova National Park, clearly contradicting international guidelines for national parks. The projects are financially supported by the World Bank.
The Langarica is characterized by an impressive canyon 7 kilometer in length and 80 meter in depth, which was designated as natural monument in the 1970s. Due to its low water temperature and its river bed rich in gravel, the Langarica serves as spawning ground for many fish species. Furthermore, 8 thermal springs are located along the river, attracting hundreds of tourists each year. The construction of the third hydropower plant caused the springs to temporarily run dry in the beginning of October 2014. As a result, dozens of people took to the streets in Tirana demanding a stop to construction. Though the Minister of the Environment promised to appoint a working group as a reaction to the protest, constructions are in progress again.
The Vjosa is a European treasure. Its greatest value lies in its uncompromised intactness. The dams would destroy this unique ecosystem and its high potential for sustainable nature tourism in the future.
The Kalivaç Project
The Kalivaç Project
The first hydropower plant that entered the implementation process is the Kalivaç project close to the city of Tepelena. The construction of the Kalivaç dam started in 2007, but was halted several times. Initially, the main source of funding was the Italian Becchetti Group and the Deutsche Bank. (http://www.begspa.com/eng/idroelettrico.htm).
Currently, construction works are on hold once again (which they have been for the past two years), and the level of completion is still only at 30%. The Vjosa River is still free flowing – but for how much longer? The Kalivaç dam would stop the natural 'heartbeat' of the whole river system by blocking the sediment transport from the mountains down to the Adriatic Sea.
The blocking of the sediments would lead to intensified riverbed erosion in the entire stretch downstream of the dam. This would impact even the river delta at the Adriatic Sea. The alluvial ecosystem would be degraded along almost 100 km. All aquatic and riverine habitats would be affected.
The Vjosa River and its tributaries are particularly important to migrating fish species which depend on clean, cold, and gravel-rich mountain streams, characteristics that the 85 km long Drinos River - the Vjosa´s main tributary - provides. The Drinos, as well as the upper Vjosa would be cut off from the lower Vjosa valley as well as from the Adriatic Sea, destroying the major remaining habitat for the European eel and numerous other migrating fish species in Albania.
- The untouched Vjosa River is an ecosystem without par in Europe. It is one of the last natural, wild rivers on the entire continent.
- Scientifically, this river is almost like a "blank page". The knowledge about its biodiversity, hydrology and sediment transport is very limited.
- Dam projects along the Vjosa and its tributaries are the river´s major threat, putting its biological wealth, ecological functions and hydrology at risk.
- One single dam along the river would destroy all these intrinsic values and functions, undermining the great eco-touristic potential of the area.
- Until now, the environmental impacts (biodiversity, natural flood protection and river bed erosion, etc.) of the Kalivaç project have not been properly assessed.
We demand
- the projected dam projects along the Vjosa and its tributaries to be abandoned
- the designation of a national park according to IUCN cat. II. The Vjosa National Park shall be the first Wild River National Park of Europe.
Find more photos here: Gallery "Vjosa River"
PDF Downloads
PDF Downloads
- Vjosa-Aoos Factsheet, which we presented at the press conference in Tirana on March, 12 2015 and which for the first time reveals the full extent of the threat to the Vjosa catchment area. According to this paper, the last big wild river of Europe is at risk of complete destruction.
- In the context of the Days of Biodiversity – an initiative of the German GEO magazine – a remarkable field research event took place at the Vjosa river in Albania in mid-June 2014. Of the more than 400 species identified, ten percent are classified as threatened, rare or endemic, many of which are protected by international conventions according to IUCN and the Albanian Red List. Find all findings in the Vjosa Biodiverstity Days scientific report
Vjosa Videos
Vjosa Videos
Video: The Vjosa at a Crossroad - ORF coverage
Coverage about the Vjosa Tour event in Selenica and the projected HPP on the Langarica (Vjosa tributary) on Austrian public service broadcaster ORF (ZIB2)
Video: Vjosa-Tour event in Selenica, March 13, 2015
At our Vjosa Tour event in Selenica, locals enthusiastically supported our Vjosa National Park idea and chanted "no dams, no dams".
Video: GEO Days of Biodiversity at the Vjosa River
Watch this video about the GEO Days of Biodiversity at the Vjosa (June 12-15, 2014).
Video: The Vjosa River – Europe's Wild Jewel
Find out about Vjosa River's beauty, its values and threats in this video by Adri an Guri. It features stunning views of the river, impressions of the Vjosa press conference in Tepelenë and many interviews.
Video: Save the Vjosa! (Lava 303 feat. Blue Heart of Europe)
Vjosa goes Clubsound: Friends of the Balkan Rivers produced this neat "Save the Vjosa" remix featering stunning Vjosa views. Enjoy!


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Uffington White Horse in its Landscape (Thames Valley Landscapes Monographs)
This volume presents a full, illustrated account of the archaeological, artifactual and documentary research on the White Horse and its associated sites, carried out between 1989 and 1995. These investigations demonstrate for the first time that the White Horse was originally prehistoric in date. The fact that it has been reworked repetitively since its construction indicates a remarkable continuity in its use and significance over the past several thousand years.
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Bing Crosby - (All Album / 1978) - Collection Vol1 14 Sides never Released on LPs MP3
Strona (A) -Anyone can see with half an eye i'm crazy over you -Rose on mandalay -Southern medley -Waiting at the end of the road -I found you -Starlight help ...
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Swinging on a star by Bing Crosby from the album King Bing.
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Aus dem Film "Die oberen Zehntausend" (High Society).
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This article was published 23/7/2013 (1488 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BOMBERS cornerback Jovon Johnson says he's every bit as fast this season as he's ever been.
Johnson showed up to training camp this season bulked up and weighing seven pounds more than he did last season, leading to speculation the extra weight has slowed him down and made it more difficult for him to cover speedy receivers this season.
Johnson -- the 2011 CFL defensive player of the year -- has looked vulnerable in the Bombers secondary at times this season and was beaten cleanly for a touchdown in last week's loss to Toronto.
"Have I lost a step? Heck no. Absolutely not," Johnson said following practice at Investors Group Field on Tuesday.
In fact, Johnson said he's lost all that extra weight he brought with him to camp -- he says he's decided he didn't need it -- and now weighs exactly the same, 185 pounds, as he has the past couple of seasons.
What Johnson doesn't dispute, however, is that he isn't playing as well this season as he has the past couple years. "No, there's been situations where I could have made better plays," Johnson said. "But at the same time, some of the situations I've been in would have been tough on anyone. And I'm not the only one that's given up plays.
"It's not that I've lost a step. It's just that teams are scheming us and they've got a great game plan going in against us."
QB mystery to end
THE Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback situation will be resolved Wednesday morning.
Bombers head coach Tim Burke said Tuesday that whoever takes first-team reps in practice at Investors Group Field this morning will get the nod behind centre Friday evening at IGF against the Calgary Stampeders.
Backup Justin Goltz once again on Tuesday handled all the first-team reps at practice, while Buck Pierce -- who was knocked out of last Friday's loss to Toronto when he got hit in the abdomen -- was restricted to light throwing for the second practice in a row.
Poblah likely to play
THE revolving door of the Bombers infirmary continues to spin this week.
The good news out of practice on Tuesday was that non-import receiver Kito Poblah continued to practise without incident. Bombers head coach Tim Burke said Poblah's now very likely to play this Friday in what will be the first regula- season action of 2013 for the Bombers' supplemental draft pick in the 2011 draft.
Burke said Poblah will likely be on the roster this week as a backup, but will also probably see some action.
But even as Poblah readied on Tuesday to return, import wide receiver Chris Matthews -- who missed last week's game with a sore back -- had a setback on the same day he returned to practice, pulling up lame about halfway through.
Burke said Matthews is now unlikely to play on Friday.
-- Paul Wiecek
Expect to see diminutive returner Aaron Woods in the Bombers lineup Friday evening. Woods, a standout special teams player in the UFL, has been getting lots of special teams reps in practice this week...Even though he had a standout game on Friday versus the Argos, import Bombers receiver Clarence Denmark was getting second-team reps at practice on Tuesday until Matthews went down.


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The 2013 CMO Survey Results
Yesterday at the Triangle AMA Luncheon Christine Moorman, the T. Austin Finch Professor, Sr. of Business Administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, presented the findings of The CMO Survey. The survey itself was completed in February 2013, and had more than 450 responses from top marketing executives. There were several focus areas of the survey which included:
- Marketplace
- Growth
- Spending
- Performance
- Social media
- Jobs
- Organization
- Leadership
- Analytics
During the luncheon, Chris provided some trends, challenges and original viewpoints about where marketing is headed. Here is a quick recap of some interesting insights from Chris:
- Social media spending is expected to double as a percentage of budget over the next 5 years, meaning it will become 22% of the entire marketing budget. However, integration of social media hasn't kept up with spending. Over the past 3 years of CMO Surveys, integration has remained at the same level accomplishment at 3.8 (on a scale of 7).
- Overall, companies are struggling on how to measure their efforts. This is evident with both social media and analytics. Chris's thought, "What gets managed gets measured."
- Companies are spending on analytics, but they aren't using them effectively – only 30% of projects, even though they have data collected about them, use marketing analytics.
- Roughly 26% of employee groups are customer focused while the remaining 74% are product focused. Chris predicts this will have to change in order for marketing to keep up with consumer needs.
- Only 35% of CMOs are leading innovation in their organization. This is astounding considering they have more market insight to the customer than any other department.
- Retention for top marketers is approximately 4.8 years. Usually they get to that status after being in the company for about 5 years prior to promotion.
The overall results from the CMO Survey show that marketing contributes to long-term profits by building customer relationships, brand equity and market insight. This can also be inferred in the fact that marketing budgets have increased in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, and companies turned to marketing to help recover.
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Dear all,
i've done a new font with font forge in which a ligature happens -> e.g. "12" is substituted with "3".
When i test the font in Adobe indesign anything works fine, if you enter "12" you get "3" - as expected.
But when i try it in visual studio, word pad or word 2002 it get a blank space after the substituted glyph -> "3 ".
It seems to me, that windows always occpuies the space which was instantly in used by the entered origin glyphs 1 and 2.
Perhaps anyone can give me a hint, what i have to configure to fix this behaviour.
HINT: the glyphs are of course done without brackets -> "3" means 3. I used brackets to make clear, that i get
a space after the 3 -> "3 " ;-)
hope for a hint
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#100 Bullet Scars
100 pages!!! I feel like this requires celebration! Also, in just a week our Patreon has got $150 a month! You guys are the best.
This is going to be long, but I'd like to explain this Patreon thing, for those who've never heard of it and are a little wary of the new crowdfunding kid on the block.
Patreon is quite different from Kickstarter. Kickstarter offers creators the chance to make one big project, and those who pledge are essentially buying a product. Patreon, instead, offers a sustainable way for artists to make a long-running project (like a webcomic). Patrons pledge a certain dollar value per month and can set a monthly allowance so they never go over-budget. Depending on how much they give per month, they gain access to certain perks like behind the scenes sketches, streams, etc.
Right now, it's new, and a lot of people are side-eyeing it because the notion of covering a creator's living expenses so they can continue doing what they love (which they would probably continue doing anyway) seems counter-intuitive. I can completely understand that. However, take into consideration the number of comics or stories you loved that never reached completion? You know how it goes: you start reading a comic, fall in love with the characters, you're dying to know what happens next, only to find out it hasn't been updated in years and the last page has a long string of comments from fans wondering where the artist went. I can name a half dozen of them myself.
The unfortunate truth is that comic creators have jobs, lives – and with it – living expenses like anybody else, and finding the hours and hours of time to take and devote to their comic between all those things is a daily struggle. One small crisis or unforeseen expense can throw a wrench in the works, and before you know it the comic is missing updates, lagging behind schedule. When the artist burns out, that's it for the comic.
For comic artists, the reality right now is this: go get hired by a mainstream comic publisher to write or draw somebody else's comic, or try and squeeze their own comic into the nooks and crannies of time they have left after their job and other responsibilities are taken care of. The former option means they don't get to work on their own ideas but they have a sustainable job, the latter means they get to work on their ideas but only when time permits (a tenuous arrangement not particularly conducive to regular updates, depending on your individual schedule). Patreon has become a third option, wherein readers of the comic support these independent projects directly so that the creator can afford to make them on a regular basis.
I've been working on Grayscale for 3 years. In those 3 years, a lot has happened. I graduated from animation school and created my own short film. I moved to another country. These things, important and life-changing as they were, always threw Grayscale under the bus. It was impossible to keep making pages on a weekly basis when I had to work, study, plus visa applications and plane tickets and settling into a completely new environment. There were many moments where I thought it just wouldn't be possible to continue the comic. Not least of all because my job involves drawing, so my style was evolving and changing in the giant gaps between comic updates.
Patreon could honestly make the difference because it could slowly replace the time I need to spend working. If even half our readership pledged just a dollar a month ($12 a year) then I could be working on Grayscale full-time, updating 2-3 times a week. This is one of those few instances in life where a drop in the bucket does make a huge difference, because unlike when you buy a comic book off the shelf at a shop, almost all the money goes directly to the creator. The middle men – publishers, distributors – are cut out of the equation. Basically, it means more comics for you.
I know that the idea of pledging something on a continuous basis is rather intimidating, but you can cancel your pledge at any time. Take a look at Patreon's Website. Even check out some of the other webcomic patreons there are out there from this Master List. You can decide from there whether you think it's a worthwhile idea or not. I just wanted to make sure more people hear about it and know what it's all about. It's like Kickstarter, only you're not purchasing a product, you're helping create one.
Thanks so much if you read this far. And for those who've already pledged to Patreon, thank you x a billion. You're all comic heroes in my book ;)
P.S. If you have suggestions for pledge perks, let me know what those things are. I'm new to this, so I'm not sure what people want to see! Thanks <3