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'Say no to turbines' call amid fears for East Yorkshire landscape
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Councillors are being urged to reject plans for more towering turbines by one of the East Coast's most popular beaches amid increasing concerns that the area is becoming blighted by onshore wind farms.
Airvolution Energy Limited is seeking permission for the four 410ft (125 metre) high turbines at Demming Farm, near Fraisthorpe, close to nine others which have already been approved.
Last January, a Government inspector approved the building of nine turbines next to the beach at Fraisthorpe, despite hundreds of objections including one from the artist David Hockney, who said it would "deface the landscape and the seafront of Bridlington Bay".
Councillors are being recommended to refuse the application at a meeting of East Riding Council's planning committee on Thursday, which English Heritage says will cause "substantial" harm to Elizabethan Burton Agnes Hall.
At nearby Carnaby, two 410ft turbines have been approved, while a decision is awaited from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, following an appeal by developers over the refusal of planning permission for six 360ft turbines at Thornholme, five miles away.
The owners of Lissett wind farm, three miles from Fraisthorpe, want to add five turbines to the 12 it already has there.
Four parish councils are objecting to the latest application, as well as Bridlington Town Council and Bridlington Civic Society, which highlights the "increasing questionability of the technology" and the change "from a rural landscape to one more redolent of industry".
A total of 18 people have written in to object.
Ulrome and Lissett Parish Council said the East Coast is being "saturated with turbines and no-one drives to the coast to look at them – despite what the Government says, tourism is the mainstay of the East Riding."
In a report to councillors, planners intimate for the first time that a "tipping point" will be reached where the landscape "verges on becoming a wind farm landscape". Resident Alan McLean said in his view that point had already been reached.
He said: "To my view it is turning an agricultural landscape to a quasi-industrial landscape, particularly, if God forbid, the Lissett extension is allowed as they are all in the same plain. Particularly looking down from up on the Wolds it will be a turbine landscape. I hope the council turns it down not only on the heritage aspect, but on the cumulative impact and the creation of a turbine landscape."
Campaigner David Hinde said there was a danger of a belt of turbines being created stretching from Lissett to Burton Agnes and Thornholme.
He said they were waiting for the Planning Inspectorate and the Government – including East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight – to "stand by their word" and ensure no more wind farms were built.
He said: "The encouraging thing is that Eric Pickles had turned down a couple of appeals and Thornholme and West Heslerton (where RWE Npower Renewables is appealing the refusal of planning permission to build 10 413ft high turbines) have been called in by Eric Pickles. We are hopeful that they will keep to what they said and where communities don't want them they will give weight to their views.
"We are waiting for the proof of the pudding."
There have been seven letters of support, with one saying the visual impact is preferable to fracking or nuclear, and another saying they would not want the council to "waste" resources fighting the application.
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Can cannabis make you tired? As it turns out, there is more than one way that the plant can cause heavy eyelids. Various chemical compounds in the herb engage with cells in the human body, creating chemical interactions that Sound confusing? Let us explain; here's why cannabis makes you tired:
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary compound that causes the cannabis plant's famous psychoactive "high". Yet, this compound may also be the culprit behind some of the herb's sedative effects. THC hijacks the landing sites for other natural compounds that help regulate the body's biological clock and pleasure centers. Specifically, the psychoactive mimics compounds that may interact with, at least in part, the sleep chemical melatonin. It also changes the concentrations of the pleasure and attention hormone, dopamine.
Let's look at melatonin first. Melatonin is a neurotransmitter that tells you when its time for bed. The body ramps up melatonin secretion as the sun goes down and decreases its production throughout the day. While research on cannabis and melatonin is admittedly a little sparse, an early 1986 study suggests that THC may increase the release of melatonin shortly after consuming, with a peak melatonin concentration about two hours after inhaling the psychoactive herb. While some research suggests that the effect of cannabis on melatonin may be more complicated than this early study suggests, a boost in melatonin may be one of the reasons the herb causes drowsiness during odd times of the day.
THC's effects on dopamine are more clear. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that allows you to feel pleasure from activities like sex, eating, and other enjoyable activities. Yet, the neurotransmitter also has a serious side. Dopamine also lends a hand in attention and drive. It's dopamine that helps you stay on task and get things done. In low doses, THC can cause a pleasurable dopamine spike. If you consume the herb a little too much for too long, however, research suggests that the plant might contribute to an overall decrease in dopamine. For this reason, you may find yourself a little tired and unmotivated after overdoing it with the THC. Your best bet for avoiding feelings of fatigue after smoking? Consume in moderation.
There's more to cannabis than just THC. Even some high-THC strains are more sedative than others. So, what gives? The answer to that question is pleasing to the nose. The cannabis plant can produce over 200 aroma molecules, called terpenes. It is the unique combination of these molecules that gives each cannabis strain its individual personality. As luck would have it, the cannabis plant features a large number of sedative terpenes.
When it comes to sleepiness, musky myrcene is a major player. This little molecule provides sweet musk aroma to some cannabis strains, and it is also thought to contribute to the hypnotic and couch-locking effects in some cannabis strains.
There's some research to support this claim. In a 2002 study, researchers tested the effects of myrcene and two additional terpenes on mice. When treated with myrcene extracted from the Lippa alba plant, the mice slept an average of 2.6 times longer than untreated mice. The rodents were given 200 milligrams of the terpene per kilogram of body weight.
Take CBD
As mentioned above, CBD can have alerting effects in low to moderate doses. CBD can also mitigate some of the undesirable side effects of THC. Thus far, research suggests that the non-intoxicating compound can lessen the psychoactivity of THC. It may also decrease visuospatial memory impairments caused by the psychoactive, which may make you to forget things like where you set your keys or where you parked your car. Finally, CBD also seems to counteract some of the appetite-inducing effects of THC.
Consume Smaller Doses of pot
You certainly don't have to get stoned in order to reap the full medicinal benefits of cannabis. Consuming too much weed is not only a recipe for couchlock, but it can also bring about anxiety-inducing effects that can leave you otherwise unable to function.
More and more studies suggest that the smallest therapeutic dose of cannabis you can take, the better it works. So, if you're utilizing the plant regularly, it may be worthwhile to take a tolerance break or gradually lower the amount you are consuming.
Drink coffee
Unless you're prone to anxiety or panic disorder, drinking coffee or green tea can give you a quick boost of energy if weed has you feeling tired. Sometimes dubbed "a poor man's speed-ball", many people rightfully assume that mixing caffeine with weed confuses the body since one is a stimulant and the other is a depressant.
However, a 2011 experimental study found that caffeine enhanced the memory-impairing effects of THC in animals and in cell cultures. In fact, caffeine seemed to compliment THC so well that less THC was needed to achieve the same results of the original dosage of just THC alone.
While the research hasn't been tested in humans, if you can get the same effects using less THC when caffeine is involved, what a great way to give yourself a little pick-me-up! If you're hoping to avoid falling asleep, finding ways to limit your THC consumption is usually a good idea.
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Howdy, ambitious subscribers and fellow plasterers, on our Amazon site above, I took the liberty of researching the tools we use to save you a bit of time and cash.
We don't need the most expensive tools just the best built and proper tools at the absolute lowest price available, plus on this site, you can still buy your everyday supplies also.
An example, on our Amazon site, click on the link on gloves we use, they sell for six bucks each, next to it is a link that sells the same gloves by the dozen, for 23 dollars that's two bucks each. You can work in the swamps, or lath and or plaster with these waterproof glove's at a cost that's the best, bar none.
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Hello everyone, in this video, we show you how to repair plaster around windows, everyone makes these simple mistakes, us too occasionally.
The primary ability of a good plasterer is not applications, oh no, it's the boring technical stuff like understanding all about cement plasters or acrylics finishes and a hundred other things and what finishes they can or cannot achieve. This is 70% of plastering talent.
The other 30% is fun stuff or coordination to apply it.
As a rule my fellow passionate plasterers, I describe in simple Layman's terms the applications and reasons for our actions so that even my dear old grandma can understand.
FYI, If interested in the tools we recommend visit our Amazon link at, https://www.stuccoplastering.com/tools we take the guesswork out of buying plastering tools.
More educational and free Youtube videos below, so sit back relax and enjoy the show, and oh yeah, don't forget to like and subscribe, It's not only good karma, It makes you feel better too.
Make bucket plastering scoops -https://youtu.be/VSsVy8yNr6Y
Plastering an exterior wall J's -https://youtu.be/_SAA11s0BPs
Render or plastering advice -https://youtu.be/mgq-bnxNimk
Teaching stucco finishes -https://youtu.be/1enMWniNYkI
Fix warped plastering trowel -https://youtu.be/Wkl9K62el4M
Common plastering problems -https://youtu.be/bXhYf4yNNto
Plaster patchwork mistakes -https://youtu.be/xTB2RxBdKGA
Teaching skip finishes -https://youtu.be/1enMWniNYkI
Teaching Internal rendering -https://youtu.be/GVj1uYAfMuQ
Egyptian block plaster in S.F. -https://youtu.be/T5kA6KdfAE8
Should Stucco walls breathe -https://youtu.be/HIA_pOwQ-vg
STUCCO ANY WOOD HOME -https://youtu.be/_GDEBxsooZ8
Plastering advice -https://youtu.be/mgq-bnxNimk
plastering windows for DIY -https://youtu.be/pLa8O9npjVs
Interior replacing Plastering -https://youtu.be/1d_W5qrHCe8
spinning a plastering hawk -https://youtu.be/X-7wq28CwrU
Repair stucco styrofoam -https://youtu.be/clWt12riwJU
Stucco plaster sand finishes -https://youtu.be/xPvm5BUm5-8
Knockdown stucco dash -https://youtu.be/Ehjtf2CyB10
Mold/mildew in plaster walls -https://youtu.be/6qYNA403hrc
Plaster Patching Repairs -https://youtu.be/1JqhN98YZU8
Professional plastering Skyline -https://youtu.be/v7adVC17sOg
render a wall by lagoon -https://youtu.be/2eLBYgbg0pU
Repairing stucco patches -https://youtu.be/j2CTsCrLe1k
rendering a house fat ugly -https://youtu.be/uiB5e9vG0Vg
plastering cinder blocks C.V. -https://youtu.be/LW9Dwxl2W4c
Roof to Wall metal flashing -https://youtu.be/VAl0559QGM0
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Who says we have to follow the pac?
Unfortunately, it's too long for most folks, but it's the only one that has a 5 inches width, thus has much more flex for the plasterer for better controlling and hard steel troweling.
http://amzn.to/2fbdGKa, This trowel is only 4 inches wide, but I do use it often also as it's easier also, as its only 16 long which is still two inches longer than a standard trowel used in the plastering industry.
It's called MARSHALLTOWN The Premier Line SP164SSR8 16-Inch by 4-Inch Stainless Steel Exposed Rivet Pool Trowel, If Marshalltown, curry of any other plastering tool company, starts making 5-inch widths with pool trowels.
I will personally show this larger width trowel in one of our video's and explain why a 5 inch wide by 14 or 16 pool trowel is superior to a 14 or 16 by 5-inch plastering trowel.
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Clean Your Plate Syndrome
As a child, my grandmother used to tell me that if I finished off every last crumb off my plate, then my future husband's face would be free of blemishes. Cleaning off my plate meant that I was beautiful, that I was obedient and kind.
I believed her. Every time I wiped clean all the food set out in front of me, I beamed with pride. I didn't know who my husband was going to be, I didn't know if he was going to be smart or handsome, but I definitely, definitely knew that he would have the skin of a baby's bum.
Regardless of how stuffed I felt, then, I would trudge through my food, bite after bite, for the sake of my soul mate.
Mind you, I was eight years old.
Which, of course, made the issue that much more compelling.
Soon enough, this behavior became a habit, and it stuck with me for many years. I never thought once about whether or not the meal still tasted delicious or if I was tired of eating. If there was food on my plate, I made sure to eat it all.
It didn't occur to me for the longest time that this idea was complete bogus. And it took me even longer to fully understand that I wasn't doing myself any favors by continuing to eat this way.
If you're a victim of Clean Your Plate Syndrome, then read on. There are a few things you should know.
There's plenty of food to go around.
My grandmother grew up in a time when food was hard to come by. That meant that the few times she was able to procure a small handful of rice, she made sure to devour every last grain. Not a single morsel was to go to waste, as calories were precious.
This mentality stuck with her and she eventually passed it on to her children and then her grandchildren. We never questioned her – because after all, she was a full-grown adult, which obviously meant that she had all the right answers to every single matter in the world (right?).
Things are drastically different today. If you're able to read this right now, chances are pretty good that you're dealing with the opposite problem: an overabundance of food. Which means that the clean-your-plate mindset doesn't quite apply anymore – yet here we are, slurping down every last noodle without a second thought.
But really, we have so much food readily available to us. You can heap as much or as little food onto your plate as you'd like, and there will still be enough food for the next meal. And the next. And the one after that.
You are not helping starving children in Africa.
This was the other argument that was presented whenever someone would dare to leave a bite or two left on their plate.
"Think of all the starving children in Africa!" others would cry.
I can kind of see where the logic stems from – but only kind of. I believe the thought process is that we should be grateful to have access to food that the less fortunate would die for, and therefore we shouldn't let that food go to waste by tossing it out.
Fair enough.
But how about: don't put so much food on your plate in the first place.
Or: only pile on as much as you're going to eat.
Not to mention, not finishing your meal actually does nothing – literally nothing – to help those starving children.
A clean plate is not a happy plate.
Who the hell came up with that saying, "A clean plate is a happy plate?"
Since when did plates get feelings?
I say that in half-jest, but in all seriousness, how is listening to your body's signals not more important?
If you're taught to clean your plate – regardless of how much food is on there, how it tastes, and how you're feeling – then you're not going to be able to recognize when you are truly full and satisfied. Instead, you're going to override those in favor of external factors: finish your broccoli if you want dessert, eat all your pasta before you watch TV, be a good girl and take that last bite.
Your future spouse's complexion does not depend on your finishing your plate.
But we already know that.
(Grandma, I still love you.)
How did Clean Your Plate syndrome affect me?
For the longest time, I didn't know how to listen to my body. I didn't know when I was full. I didn't treat yummy food any differently from mediocre food – either way, I still ate it all.
I'd go out to a restaurant and eat myself silly. If I ordered a plate of fries, I finished it all off, regardless of how I was feeling.
As funny as this may sound, it actually never occurred to me that I could put down my fork at any point.
Rather than mindlessly chomping away at your food, raise your standards.
Eat only food that you love and that tastes delicious. Is the first bite amazing? Then you're on the right track. As soon as it stops tasting out of this world, that's your signal that you're done.
Or if you're feeling reasonably full (maybe a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10), take a break.
Remember, you always have a choice.
Hi Sohee.
Im a 28yo, 5'2 mom to a 7 month old breastfed baby and I just purchased your ebooks about reverse dieting and macros.
I was calculating my macros and I don't know if I should multiply my weight by 12, 13 or 14..
I did the following but I find that my grams of fat are higher than any example in your ebooks.
159 lbs x 12 =1908 + 300cals for breastfeeding (300-500 is usually advised)
this is similar to 159 x 14 =2226
so I ended up with 159gr P / 174 gr C /96gr F
I don't know if you can answer about my particular case but it would be awesome to have a post coming from a coach/scientist about breastfeeding and macros because there is nothing in the web about this.
Thks for the awesome resources.
This hits soo close to home. I still have so much trouble listening to cues. Especially at the very end. The last three bites, for example, cannot just be cast aside. Even if the 4th to last bite puts me at that 7 range, my head says that i need to finish anyway. So tough to break those habits!!


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What actually vashikaran is?
Vashikaran is an ancient art of the astrology which was used by the sages and rishi. The word vashikaran is derive from two small Sanskrit words named Vashi and Karan. The meaning of Vashi is to control and Karan is method which is use to get control over someone. The combined meaning of these two words is Method which is use to get control over someone. Today there are rare people those who know about this magic. Vashikaran specialist in Hyderabad is has good knowledge about this magic.
How Vashikaran specialist in Hyderabad helps the people?
There are many people those who are not happy with their life. It is good for them to consult the love astrology. After listening the problems of his client he suggests them vashikaran remedies. His remedies show the result very soon to his clients. A person has start believing in vashikaran and letting their all problems solved very easily. Thus a person should always take the help of vashikaran whenever they are in any troubles. Following are some of the problems of the people which they can solve with vashikaran:
And he uses many more vashikaran for various purposes. It is not easy to perform vashikaran. Thus Vashikaran specialist in Hyderabad always stays with his clients when they are performing the vashikaran. He makes every vashikaran spells and the ritual easy. People can easily let solve their problems with the guidance of vashikaran specialist. So, for every person who is in trouble it is good to take the help of vashikaran. Thus magic will brings the lost happiness and fulfill the desire of the people with his vashikaran remedies. So, let the change begin in your life.


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Himachal avalanche: Last two bodies recovered
The search and rescue operation for the remaining two missing soldiers who were trapped after an avalanche in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district was called off on Thursday with the recovery of their bodies.
The bodies of Videsh Chand and Arjun Kumar were recovered after 22 days of search, a defence spokesperson told IANS.
He said the bodies would reach their native places on Friday.
While Chand belonged to Himachal Pradesh, Kumar was from Jammu and Kashmir.
Six troopers of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were buried following the avalanche on February 20 near the Tibet border, around 350 km from the state capital.
Two separate parties of the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were patrolling Namgia Dogri when the avalanche hit.
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The goods and services tax (GST) has turned out to be the largest economic reform undertaken in recent times and is arguably even bigger than demonetisation, considering the diverse sections of businesses that have been affected. It has also made the process of any supply-chain imbalance or price increase easy to explain as virtually all economic problems in the aftermath are being attributed to GST. The reform was never expected to be simple but the nature of issues, and their magnitude, that businesses are facing has made it a greatly stressful experience for all the key stakeholders. For instance, while the rate fixation panel did consider the rate nearest to the summation of excise and VAT rates for all products, it did not occur to anyone that for consumers, excise duty has largely been an invisible tax as it was always embedded in the price. The only visible tax to consumers was the VAT, which was levied at 12% or so, hence when people came to know that GST on shampoo or body wash was 28%, it was perceived to be too high. Perceptions need to be managed well even in case of tax reforms, thus many rates had to be brought down to 18%, despite higher rates in the pre-GST era. That led to the need to enforce the anti-profiteering provisions, which led to the next round of pricing and compliance challenges for business!
The technology hiccups that the GST portal faced, leading to multiple return filing extensions, made it very difficult for businesses that were already grappling with new rules and rates. Although this was more of a technology issue, which could happen to any portal in its initial phase, optically it was attributed to GST, as policies, rates, procedure, returns, technology, etc, all were bundled together in the people's minds. GST has undoubtedly raised the cortisol and adrenaline levels of all businesses and one major beneficiary would certainly be the healthcare sector! Making GST a 'glorious simple tax' or a 'growth stimulating tax' or a 'growing & sustainable tax' involves making some changes in the policies and processes so that over a period of time, we are able to have a 'grand single tax', like many other countries. The forthcoming meeting of the GST Council on January 18, which precedes the Budget on February 1, provides an opportunity to set the stage for some further changes, which would enable us to move to a 'grand single tax' over a period of time.
It is necessary to broaden the GST framework by including all petroleum products, real estate and electricity – this would have not only the effect of expanding coverage, but also lead to a more broader acceptability of the tax without any need for exclusion of certain products/sectors or inputs and outputs suffering different taxes. It is equally necessary to remove the few restrictions that exist even now on claiming input tax credits on certain types of expenses so that the term seamless credit is not confined to tax lexicon alone. The need for a simplified portal with few screens, essential details of sales/purchases only, automated computations, drop-downs in case of all optional fields, etc, is paramount. The complexity of the portal has impeded the acceptability of GST as a necessary reform. Combining the three-stage return filing process and ensuring that invoice matching happens at the back-end of the portal could lead to better compliance by taxpayers. It may be advisable to operationalise the portal module-wise after each module has been adequately tested with representative live data and various modules can be launched as per a pre-agreed timetable. Fewer rates mean lesser classification issues and more clarity; there should be a road map for achieving a two-tier rate structure over a period of time. It would also be a good idea to initially focus on expanding the taxpayer base registered under GST by making it simpler for business, especially SME's by keeping interest and penalty provisions at bay for the first year. It is also essential to have a sunset clause for completion of assessments and audits under the erstwhile taxes such as excise, service tax and VAT as most businesses would have the same set of personnel dealing with both these taxes and GST.
Over the past one year, all stakeholders involved in GST, including the government, have put in significant efforts in making it a reform which other countries would want to emulate. It is now necessary to leverage these efforts and remove the challenges for business and have a road map to realise the vision of a 'grand single tax'.
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Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who was jailed for four months in 2016 on charges of making propaganda for a terrorist organisation, was awarded the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for human rights and women's freedom in a ceremony held in Paris on Wednesday.
Named after the French author, philosopher and feminist Simone de Beauvoir, who lived between 1908 and 1986, the prize has been awarded to a gender equality advocate or organisation since 2008.
Former winners include Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, Iranian women's rights organisation One Million Signatures, and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.
Alice Schwarzer, the editor-in-chief of German feminist magazine Emma, nominated Erdoğan in December. Schwarzer is also prize jury.
In her acceptance speech, Aslı Erdoğan mentioned another Turkish author, journalist Ahmet Altan who is in jail since September 2016 for "giving subliminal messages about the coup." Altan became an example of the state of justice in Turkey, with the prosecutors asking for aggravated life sentence for his alleged crime.
Aslı Erdoğan said:
I dedicate my prize to all the women who have been silenced, prosecuted, humiliated, violated, and imprisoned; to the women in the Ward C-9 of the Bakırköy Prison, and to the little plant we grew over there, which was taken away in every opportunity, but was kept alive someway.
One of the Kurdish women there pleaded guilty to the charges against her, because they tortured her baby in front of her. That baby is now a young men, his name is Azad, means freedom in Kurdish. Another one was a nurse, and her only crime was reporting a tortured patient to a doctor.
From these women, I've learned a lot, I've learned from them to stay alive.
Erdoğan, who is no relation to Turkey's president, was banned from leaving the Turkey as part of her bail conditions. After the travel ban was lifted, she travelled in September last year to receive Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize in Osnabrück, Germany, and did not return to Turkey.
At the ceremony in Germany, Erdoğan said Turkey's justice system is completely in ruins, and she would therefore wait for the court's decision abroad.
"We should never give up being the voice of the oppressed," Erdoğan said, reflecting that her own experience in Turkey had made her consider suicide.
Erdoğan was previously awarded the Theodor Heuss Medal, the Princess Margriet Culture Prize by the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam, the Stuttgart Peace Prize and the Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Prize of Austria in 2016 for her "struggle for the freedom of thought".
She was also granted the Vincenzo Padula Award for international fiction for her literary works in December 2017.


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Europe is a continent onto a degree regarding football. The principles of this video game were made on the continent, and they continue to change the video game every day. We would like to focus on among their leagues in Europe, today. We want to stay the debate of which club has become by far the most successful using. So, let us comprehend ten clubs.
1. Barcelona- 90 Trophies
Barcelona could be easily by now probably definitely the Club moving by decorations. They've accumulated a total of 90 ornaments. The Camp Nou centered club includes raised 25 La Liga crowns, Copa del Rey 30 times, Spanish Super Cups 1 3 decorations, two Spanish League Trainers (removed), 5 Champions League names, 4 Cup Winners Cups, 3 Older Fairs Cup (removed), 5 UEFA Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups.
2. Real Madrid- 88 Trophies
Real Madrid could be the most potent Club at UEFA Champions League with 1 3 crowns with its name. They thrashed Liverpool 31 to lift their European Cup. The La Liga giants also have won 3 3 League names, 1 9 Copa Del Rey Cups, 10 Spanish Super Cup and inch Spanish League Cup (removed). They also have raised 4 UEFA Super Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups, and 3 Club world cup.
3. Bayern Munich- 69 Trophies
Bayern Munich is the Let Me Tell You That the King of football. They've raised the Bundesliga name a record 28 times, German Cup 18 times, German League Cup 6 times, German Super Cup seven days, UEFA Champions League five times, 1 Cup Winners Cup, inch UEFA Cup, inch UEFA Super Cup, two Intercontinental Cups and inch Club world cup. They perform in the Iconic Allianz Arena in Munich.
4. Manchester United- 66 trophies
Manchester United could be the British Club domestically with 20 premier league titles nevertheless they're using 3 Champions League crowns supporting Liverpool in Europe. They've raised Inch Europa League crown, 5 League Cups, 2 1 FA Community Shields, 1 Cup Winners Cup, Inch UEFA Super Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup, the FA Cup 1 2 occasions and Inch Club Worldcup. They gained a treble to become the real club in Britain to achieve that eventually. They perform in the Iconic Old Trafford.
5. Juventus- 65 trophies
Juventus is undoubtedly the most prosperous club in history. They've won 1 3 Trainers 3-4 Serie A titles, seven Super Cups, two European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 1 Cup Winners Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, also 3 Intercontinental Cups. They perform Allianz Stadium. They've won Serie A for its previous seven years.
6. Liverpool -59 Trophies
Liverpool may be the most successful club Europe using 5 Champions League trophies to their name. They raised the latest crown in 2005 beating AC Milan in penalties. When Manchester United dethroned them, they were the most prosperous club in Britain with 18 tops until recently. They have won 3 8 League Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 7 FA Cups, UEFA Cups, and 15 FA Community Shields. They perform at Anfield Stadium.
7. AC Milan- 47 Trophies
AC Milan could be the next club in Club contest. They've raised 6 Super Cups, two Cup Winners Cup, 5 UEFA Super Cup, 3 Intercontinental Cups, inch Club world-cup, 18 Serie A titles, 5 Coppa Italia and seven crowns. They discuss the San Siro using Inter-Milan.
8. Arsenal -45 Trophies
Emirates Stadium is the home of Arsenal football team. After training the club for nearly 22 decades, Arsene Wenger abandoned the team. Sevilla manager Unai Emery and also former PSG took the job to obtain back the Gunners again to the very top within. The 4 5 decorations comprise 1 3 FA Cups 1 3 Premier League names, 1-5 FA Community Shield crowns, two League Cup, inch UEFA Cup Winners Cup and inch UEFA Cup.
9. Inter-Milan- 39 Trophies
Italian giants make a list for the proper reasons with a record of 3 9 decorations. The club stocks San Siro Stadium with rivals AC Milan. In the country, the team became the first team this season under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho to secure a treble. Other decorations they have lifted include 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 7 Coppa Italia crowns 5 Supercoppa Italiana decorations, 3 Champions League names, 3 UEFA Cups, 18 Serie A titles, also 2 Intercontinental.
10. Atletico Madrid- 34 Trophies
Atletico Madrid Is Situated in Spanish Capital Madrid. The club was for a long time in the shadow of Real Madrid side that is known but they have trophies to become at the top. The decorations they've raised include La Liga-10 titles, Copa Del Rey- 10 awards – UEFA Super Cup and three prizes – 3 awards among many others.


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The Raiders easily could challenge to be included among the most memorable clips of the HBO show "Hard Knocks" with a roster that includes Antonio Brown, Richie Incognito and Vontaze Burfict.
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The Raiders believe lessons have been learned and would have former wide receiver Darren Waller slotted as their No. 1 tight end should the season begin today.
If anger among Raiders fans about the relocation to Southern Nevada was a central theme at last year's training camp, such a sentiment has now seemed to move toward more of an acceptance.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick can talk for hours about the influence his father had on what is the pre-eminent coaching resume in NFL history, having grown up around those practices and meetings at Navy.
Brady will try on Sunday to win a sixth Super Bowl title with the Patriots, a feat that assuredly places the quarterback among the greatest sport champions in American history.
We might be looking at the most efficiently run Super Bowl week in recent memory, and perhaps all memories.
The Vikings aren't playing in their stadium this week, just another loop in the postseason belt of despair that has included four Super Bowl losses.
While early indications are this could prove the most hospitable of Super Bowls, the Patriots-Eagles clash began with the tamest of opening acts.
The company line Tuesday painted a harmonious bond between the team's new head coach and its general manager, and perhaps such a rapport will exist between men cut from the same Lambeau Field cloth.
The NFL team in a most elegant and respectful manner on Monday fused the most tragic of moments in the town's history with what is one of its most celebrated and significant.


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It's impossible to argue that Post Malone didn't have a killer 2017—whether you like his music or not. The musician has arguably become a household name with his signature brand of roughed-up rap, and while a number of other new names also emerged from the hip-hop underground to become quantifiably successful, Malone has the numbers to show that he not only made it to the bigtime, but that he has the power to stay at the top like few can.
Post Malone first made his name known back in 2015 with his breakout hit "White Iverson," though it took him almost two years to get his debut album Stoney out, and by that time, the single was done and nobody was sure what his future looked like. The rapper wasted no time showing everyone that not only was he not about to slip away quietly, but that he was just getting started thanks to single "Congratulations," which features fellow new superstar Quavo, managed to find its way into the top 10. That success kept its parent album alive and set Malone up for even greater things to come.
"Post Malone proved critics and many industry forecasters wrong time and time again in 2017."
While Stoney may have been released in December 2016, it will end 2017 as one of the most successful albums of the year, practically living inside the top 10 and holding on much longer than new releases from some of the most established figures. It might not have enjoyed the coveted first week at No. 1 like releases by pop singers or arena rockers, but Post Malone's album has moved more copies and spent more frames inside the highest tier on the chart than most other titles this year, establishing him as both an industry and fan favorite.
Impressively, the success of Stoney isn't even the hip-hop artist's biggest coup of 2017. His single "Rockstar" was a smash from the moment he released it, and it ended up debuting at No. 2, surprising many at the time, as he was still making a name for himself at that point.
The track only needed a few weeks to rise to the peak of the singles chart, where it lived for eight weeks, making it the third longest-running No. 1 of this year. It might have required a controversial YouTube strategy to get to the top and stay there, but a leader is a leader, and Post Malone had one of the biggest of 2017.
2018 could be just as big for the artist, who is slated to drop his sophomore album Beerbongs & Bentleys at some point early in the year. With a massively successful No. 1 hit already featured on it and Malone's star still on the rise, there is little chance that the record won't be a smash. When he finally does share it in full, Beerbongs & Bentleys could easily top its respective charts and produce more hits for the musician who proved both critics and many industry forecasters wrong time and time again in 2017.
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Dec 8, 2013Astronomers have announced the confirmation of atmospheric water on five exoplanets. The accomplishment is a step forward in exoplanet studies, but also raises some new questions.
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Nov 22, 2013A new paper reveals how the worst extinction in Earth's history may have been tied to the formation of Supercontinent Pangea. The catastrophe wasn't triggered by an impact from above--unlike another well-known extinction--but by a geological process below, deep within Earth's core.
Nov 21, 2013A NASA-Ames led study sought to define the environment that the Viking landers sampled on Mars. Their results are showing a different picture of habitability than previously believed.
Nov 18, 2013A recent paper argues that planetary protection policies guarding spacecraft from bio-contamination need to be re-evaluated because they inhibit a more ambitious agenda to search for life on Mars.
Nov 16, 2013Scientists have performed a detailed analysis of the biochemistry that allows microbes to survive in extreme cold on the ocean floor around methane seeps.


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Thessaloniki Airport's traffic is up 8.1% in 2016; handling 43% more passengers than it did in 2012; expansion plans delayed
Thessaloniki Airport in Greece between January and November last year welcomed 5.62 million passengers, an increase of 8.1% when compared to the same period of 2015. We take a closer look at Thessaloniki's traffic and airline developments, plus we delve deeper into the expansion issues of Greece's third largest airport.
Saudi Arabian Airlines still the Middle East's second largest airline; robust domestic growth to battle newcomers
Saudi Arabian Airlines is a bit of an enigma when compared to its more media-hungry neighbours, the MEB3 – Emirates, Qatar Airways and Eithad Airways. With a vast domestic network, something that the MEB3 do not have, the Saudi national carrier is bigger than you might expect when compared to its Middle Eastern peers. We take […]
Lisbon Airport crowned 2016 Arch of Triumph champions!! Auckland adds last weekly win
Having claimed the top spot way back in May, the Lisbon Airport firefighters have held on to the #1 position for seven months, even after a final roll of the dice from 2015 winners Birmingham Airport in Week 45 of competition, which saw the UK airport only do enough to take second and not the title. […]
Nile Air connects Cairo with two Egyptian cities
Nile Air now links the Egyptian capital to Aswan and Luxor – will face EGYPTAIR on both connections.
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta traffic down 8.8% in 12 months; welcomes Heathrow link; Terminal 3 opens
Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta Airport in 2015 welcomed 52 million passengers, 4.6 million less than the figure of 2014. Domestic traffic fell 9.6% while international traffic declined 2.6%. Despite this, the airport recently opened its new Terminal 3, raising the facility's overall capacity to 70 million passengers. anna.aero takes a closer look at traffic trends and route […]
Cobalt, Munich and Orlando Melbourne all celebrate award wins
In this week's Network Planning Community News, Air Arabia Maroc celebrates its five-year anniversary of flights between Cologne Bonn and Nador, while Nile Air is welcomed at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen from Cairo. Finally Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports welcome S17 expansion from Ryanair, while Georgian Airways commences charter flights between Tbilisi and Dammam.
Auckland Airport struts its stuff with Arch of Triumph win
The glory of winning the weekly Arch of Triumph certificate is beyond comparison for the inhabitants of airport fire stations around the world – as displayed here by Auckland Airport's Brown Watch. Find out which of this week's 17 combatants will secure the global accolade.
Nile Air launches domestic and UAE routes from Cairo
Nile Air begins its first domestic routes from Cairo to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh – also links Egyptian capital to Al Ain in UAE.
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Saudi Arabian airports forecast to smash 80m passengers in 2015
Saudi Arabia has not been off the front pages much so far in 2016. Its airports and airlines are creating headlines too, with new routes, like flynas' launch from Dammam to Khartoum this week, driving robust growth in the country. anna.aero delves into the secrets of this Middle Eastern aviation powerhouse.
Turkish Airlines grows faster in Egypt than MEB3
Despite Turkish Airlines being the best connected airline to the African continent in terms of destinations served, when it comes to Egypt the carrier places second to Qatar Airways in relation to seat capacity. anna.aero looks into the connectivity contest between Turkish and the MEB3 carriers in Egypt, as well as looking to see which […]
Nile Air jumps into Jouf
Nile Air launches services from Cairo to Jouf in Saudi Arabia – a route that will be operated using the carrier's A320s.


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Book a Look Into BI's Boat-Building Brothers
With only a glimmer of curiosity leading him, Gary M. White made a quick stop at the library to peruse a few history books on Puget Sound shipbuilders.
"I just started poking around," he said. "But I got hooked."
Curiosity quickly turned into passion, drawing him into a three-decades-long journey through 20,000 archival newspaper articles, 400 photographs and 350 hours of recorded interviews about Bainbridge Island's Hall brothers and their world-renowned shipyard.
White, a Tacoma resident, recently boiled down his 35 years' worth of research into the 127-page "Hall Brothers Shipbuilders," a slim tome you can almost fit in your back pocket.
"That wasn't easy," said White, who will read from his book and present a slide show of historical photographs at Eagle Harbor Books on Sunday. "I wanted to tell so many stories and had all this massive research. I really had to cut back."
The end result is an overview of a family business that became central to the Northwest's early industrial history. The Halls, unparalleled on the West Coast in the production of big ships, built more than 100 vessels — from a five-masted, lumber-hauling schooner bound for Australia to fat-hulled steamers that plied the rough waters of Alaska. Their work over the course of the late 1800s birthed the "Hall model" of naval architecture.
"I can look at an old photo and spot a Hall vessel immediately," said White, who works as a model ship appraiser. "You can see the Hall model in the beauty of the sterns and the lines of the ships themselves."
Drawn to the region's seemingly limitless stands of firs, the three Massachusetts-born Halls — Isaac, Winslow and Henry — established their first shipworks in Port Ludlow in 1874. At the invitation of lumber baron William Renton, the Halls relocated the company to Port Blakely on Bainbridge's south end. There, the Halls spent 22 years working in symbiosis with Renton's giant lumber mill to turn out ships that worked the Pacific "triangle trade" — Washington lumber to Australia, coal to Hawaii and sugar
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In 1902, the Halls moved their growing operation to Madrone, the town now named after Winslow Hall. Winslow was the middle brother who led the business side of the shipyard. The Winslow site remains, to this day, linked to its past though the state ferry maintenance yard, where a handful of modern shipwrights ply the old trade.
Not lasting long after Henry Hall's death in 1909, the company's heyday was in Blakely Harbor, where the Halls built their most infamous ship, the Hesper, White said. A fast vessel that set numerous Pacific voyage records, the Hesper is best known for the mutiny, ax murder and federal trial that dominated the front-pages of San Francisco newspapers in 1895.
White dug deep into the Hesper's story, successfully lobbying a federal judge to unseal century-old documents connected with the trial.
"Some of the crew decided to make the Hesper a pirate ship and take it all over the world," he said. "One young sailor was hanged. His fiancee waited at San Quentin for the body and took him back to Norway."
Only two pages of "Hall Brothers Shipbuilders" touches on the Hesper, but White said his mountain of Hall brothers research could fill a series of books.
"The mutiny on the Hesper is a fascinating story that I want to do an entire book on," he said. "And there's a couple more I'd like to do."
In the meantime, White hopes his book will spark some of the same curiosity in readers that drew him into decades of research.
"You don't see much that's left when you go to Blakely Harbor today," White said. "But I've read so much and seen so many pictures that, in my mind's eye, I can pretty easily picture it. The history Bainbridge has in its backyard — or rather, its front yard — is just marvelous."
Gary M. White will present photos and stories from his book "Hall Brothers Shipbuilders" at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way.


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US Holocaust Museum Expresses 'Deep Alarm' Over Alt-Right Conference in DC
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JNS.org – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC expressed "deep alarm" over the "hateful rhetoric" spewed at an alt-right white nationalist conference held nearby on Saturday.
More than 200 people gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building for the annual conference of the National Policy Institute (NPI), which describes itself as "an independent organization dedicated to the heritage, identity and future of people of European descent in the United States, and around the world."
At the conference, NPI leader Richard Spencer, who has popularized the term "alt-right" to describe that movement, made several direct and indirect references to Jews and other minorities, often alluding to Nazism, while also speaking in German to quote Nazi propaganda, the Atlantic reported. A video of the speech shows Spencer saying, "Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory."
"America was, until this past generation, a white country designed for ourselves and our posterity," Spencer said. "It is our creation; it is our inheritance, and it belongs to us."
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The Holocaust museum said that "the statement that white people face a choice of 'conquer or die' closely echoes Adolf Hitler's view of Jews, and that history is a racial struggle for survival. The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words."
The museum called on "all American citizens, our religious and civic leaders and the leadership of all branches of the government to confront racist thinking and divisive hateful speech."


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Google brings self-driving cars to Austin
Technology powerhouse Google will begin to test its fully autonomous self-driving cars outside of its home base in Mountain View, Calif., for the first time with the addition of Austin, Texas, as a connected car testbed.
Google made the announcement over the weekend with a number of city officials including Austin Mayor Steve Adler on hand.
In July, Google brought several of its modified Lexus SUVs to Austin; those vehicles, while being piloted by computers, also have Google personnel in the vehicle as a redundancy. The new vehicles being tested were built from the ground up by Google.
The company already has a presence in Austin with its Google Fiber service being rolled out and brought live in the city.
"We've self-driven over 1 million miles and are currently out on the streets of Mountain View, Calif., and Austin, Texas," Google noted on its website. "Our testing fleet includes both modified Lexus SUVs and new prototype vehicles that are designed from the ground up to be fully self-driving. There are safety drivers aboard all vehicles for now. We look forward to learning how the community perceives and interacts with us, and uncovering situations that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle."
Speaking of community interactions, Gizmodo recently reported on an interaction between a Google SUV and a biker in Austin that highlights the challenges to the machine-learning required by autonomous vehicles. In this case, a biker, positioned next to a Google vehicle at an intersection, used a move called a track stand in which the feet remain planted on the pedal while the rider moves the front wheel back and forth to stay upright.
From an account the rider shared with The Washington Post: "It apparently detected my presence … and stayed stationary for several seconds. It finally began to proceed, but as it did, I rolled forward an inch while still standing. The car immediately stopped. I continued to stand, it continued to stay stopped. Then as it began to move again, I had to rock the bike to maintain balance. It stopped abruptly. We repeated this little dance for two full minutes and the car never made it past the middle of the intersection. The two guys inside were laughing and punching stuff into a laptop."
According to reports, Google plans to test the vehicles to the north and northeast of downtown Austin.


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Happy Halloween!
Try not to indulge in too much candy like me.
Tomorrow's November 1st aka All Saints Day when we honor the saints in heaven–including those who we don't know about– followed on Friday by All Soul's Day, when we pray for the holy souls in Purgatory.
The whole month of November is dedicated to the holy souls in purgatory, especially our family and friends.
17 years ago next month, my mother died suddenly. My husband immediately added the Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory after our blessing at our meals.
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
I found great comfort praying this as a family with our daily meals. It became part of our standard pre-meal ritual.
I discovered at last year's Thanksgiving family celebration that our niece's fiance's family also says this prayer before meals. I think he was just as surpised to hear that we include the prayer as well.
In our home, we are still saying the prayer before our meals … 17 years later and counting. Unfortunately we have more family and friends whose souls we pray for now.
This week's Genuflect focuses on the holy souls in purgatory. How All Soul's Day differs from Halloween and All Saints Day. Understanding what purgatory is and how it originated. Why it's important to pray for the souls in purgatory … and ways to pray for them. So we can do our part to help all the holy souls in purgatory enter heaven.
Keep Believing-
Katy Barrilleaux
Editor, Genuflect
All Saints' Day, Halloween and All Souls' Day: What's the Difference?
Everyone knows how to celebrate Halloween -with costumes, candy and horror movies, right? Well, that isn't wrong but it isn't the entire story either. What about All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day? Here's the difference.
9 Truths about Purgatory: What Catholics Need to Know About the "Anteroom of Heaven"
When it comes to Catholic beliefs about the afterlife, the Church's teachings on purgatory have long been among its most contested and misunderstood. Yet, despite all the confusion, the teachings themselves aren't that complicated. At their most basic, they can be boiled down to nine essential truths — truths that not only illuminate the Church's doctrine, but also reveal the eternal significance of those teachings for us and those we've lost.
A Short History of All Souls Day
We will soon be commemorating All Soul's Day, the companion celebration to the upcoming Feast of All Saints. Celebrating the legacy of all saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us makes sense, but how did it come to be companioned with All Soul's Day and how is All Soul's different? Here's a brief history.
Ten Ways to Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
During this entire month we pray for the souls of the faithful departed, especially those whom we have known and loved. Here are ten ways we can pray for our deceased friends and relatives, and for all our brothers and sisters who have died in Christ.
The "Very Best" Way to Pray for Holy Souls in Purgatory and Living Loved Ones
Our ancestors prayed to saints and for the holy souls in purgatory who then in gratitude returned prayers for them. So they never faced evil alone or prayed for anything or anybody alone — they had their comrades in the heavenly realm, their Holy Alliance of saints and holy souls, with them at all times. The devil never stood a chance against this united force! Here's a great way to build our own enormous Holy Alliance to pray for the poor souls in purgatory as well as the needs of our living loved ones.
Praying for Souls – Even When You Don't Know if They're in Purgatory
What about those souls we don't think were in a state of grace when they died? Should we continue to pray for our loved ones who were fallen-away Catholics? Our atheist friends? Or what about those (uncanonized) people who lived such holy lives that we figure they must already be in heaven? Fr. Daniel Schuster answers these very questions.
Pray St. Gertrude the Great's Powerful Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
According to tradition, many souls would fly to heaven when this prayer is prayed with heartfelt devotion.
Eerie Messages From the Dead at the Museum of the Souls of Purgatory
Located on the bank of the River Tiber, not far from the Vatican, is a church that contains a tiny museum with a unique purpose: to convince people that Purgatory exists and that their departed loved ones need their prayers. Its collection is made up not of sacred art, but of actual physical evidence purporting to prove the existence of Purgatory. Read about the artifacts and view a slideshow.
Memento mori – Why this Religious Sister Wants You to Think About Your Death
Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP, has had an interesting Twitter project for the last year and a half: she has kept a small (ceramic) skull on her desk, and has been tweeting daily meditations on death with the hashtag #MementoMori. Since starting her tweets, Noble told CNA that "hundreds" of people have sent her pictures of their own memento mori skulls, and that many people have seen the spiritual fruits that come along with meditating on their own death.
It's the Time of Year to Get Scared … But Not of What You Think
What seems frightening has already been conquered. We should "fear" something else …
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October 28, 2018
Dear Residents of Lafayette,
On October 20, we, nine former mayors of Lafayette, expressed our dismay at the negative campaign rhetoric used by two of the five Lafayette City Council candidates. We endorsed Karen Maggio and Teresa Gerringer. A letter expressing such dismay is unprecedented in Lafayette's history and we did not agree to it lightly. That letter is circulating.
A few days later candidate Ivor Samson wrote a response in which he inferred that the bad behavior was by the nine of us, rather than by him. That was followed by three letters from citizens that were circulated through candidate Samson's campaign that further lowered the tone of his campaign and suggested that "...decisions are predetermined and citizens ignored...only provides one side of the issue, or hides important facts...The city government works for us, but in recent years it seems to be the other way around."
Most recently, on Friday, an advertisement funded by the Samson and Candell campaigns distributed partial-truths about other candidates.
We stand by our original letter expressing our dismay at the campaigns conducted by two candidates. We are proud to endorse Teresa Gerringer and Karen Maggio. Please remember to vote by November 6!
Mike Anderson, Mayor 2007-08, 2012-13, 2016-17
Brandt Andersson, Mayor 2009-10, 2014-15
Carl Anduri, Mayor 2004-05, 2010-11
Carol Federighi, Mayor 2002-03, 2006-07, 2011-12 Bob Fisher, Mayor 1970-71, 1974-75
Judy Garvens, Mayor 1995-96
Anne Grodin, Mayor 1993-94. 1997-98
Erling Horn, Mayor 1998-99, 2003-04
Don Tatzin, Mayor 1986-87, 1991-92, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017-18
October 20, 2018
Dear Residents of Lafayette,
We are nine former mayors of Lafayette, and we are dismayed by what many see as the negative campaign rhetoric used by two of the five Lafayette City Council candidates. In contrast, Teresa Gerringer, Karen Maggio and Dave Smith are conducting positive campaigns.
Negative campaigns are infrequent in Lafayette's 50-year history, and voters have always rejected the candidates promoting them. In the past we have had civil discourse and issue discussions during campaigns. When disagreements arose, they were issue-oriented and without personal attacks.
We are upset by the exaggerations, misstatements, and half-truths at candidates' night and in campaign material and campaign ads. Most especially, we are dismayed by the rhetoric against our volunteer commissioners and our City Manager, Steve Falk, who is one of the most respected city managers in California. Lafayette is run on a balanced budget, with ample reserves and no pension debt. Few cities can boast these facts. After 28 years of exemplary service, no one, especially Steve, should be treated with such disrespect.
The attacks on the Planning Commissioners and the City Manager are an attack on us and the voters who elected us. We hired the City Manager and appointed the volunteers who served on our commissions. We, as Mayors and council members, made the policies carried out by the City Manager and commissioners. We are proud of our decisions and are honored by the service that so many have given. Just look at the improvements to our city since its incorporation, and you will appreciate the hard work that our volunteers and professional staff have accomplished. Lafayette's meetings adhere to the state "sunshine" laws for open meetings, and we discipline those who have run afoul of these laws. The city works with all our citizens to get their input.
We need council members who can forge agreements with each other and with neighboring jurisdictions. Why is this important? Take traffic as an example. Traffic is a regional issue and we must elect council members who are collaborative in nature, not confrontational, to work cooperatively with the nearby cities whose drivers impact our roads.
We support Teresa Gerringer and Karen Maggio, who are positive, proactive hard- working volunteers whose years of dedication to Lafayette distinguish them.
Teresa Gerringer served 19 years as an elected representative to the Lafayette School Board. She served 17 years on the Lafayette Community Foundation Board and was co-chair of the Lafayette Library Community Campaign, which raised $13 million to build our award- winning library.
Karen Maggio is a former 10-year Planning Commissioner, served on the Vision 2000 Lafayette Library and Learning Center Committee, was a board member of Sustainable Lafayette, was vice chair of the Lafayette Environmental Task Force and a recipient of the Lafayette School PTA Leadership award.
We endorse and urge you to vote for Teresa and Karen. They are the positive, experienced, dedicated, hard-working leaders Lafayette needs on the City Council.
Don Tatzin, Mayor 1986-87, 1991-92, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017-18
Mike Anderson, Mayor 2007-08, 2012-13, 2016-17
Brandt Andersson, Mayor 2009-10, 2014-15
Carol Federighi, Mayor 2002-03, 2006-07, 2011-12
Carl Anduri, Mayor 2004-05, 2010-11
Erling Horn, Mayor 1998-99, 2003-04
Anne Grodin, Mayor 1993-94. 1997-98
Judy Garvens, Mayor 1995-96
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In class we try to only have two or three students with the same native tongue. To reduce the temptation further, the teaches will separate these students so they are not sitting together, meaning their classmates around them will only have one common language, English.
We also make sure that in our accommodation we do not mix the same language speakers. For example, if one of our host families has two single rooms for students, we always make sure that the students we put in their rooms are of different Nationalities and different mother tongues.
We encourage students to mix with other nationalities through our free activity programme. All of our students are given a welcome dinner on their first day to help them meet new people from different countries as well as lots of fun free activities for when they are not in class.
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The NGO B'Tselem has published a cynical, yet serious, invitation for an "open day" at Har Hevron this Friday. The event is aimed at what it calls "right-wing moles."
"B'Tselem invites you - right-wing moles, impostors and pretenders - to an event in southern Har Hevron this Friday January 29. There is no need for costumes, no need to stock up on hidden cameras," the ad notes.
The event's description says that it will include "snacks, mingling with Palestinians, discussions with B'Tselem researchers about the injustices of the occupation, and finally - free time for questions, eavesdropping and taking sentences out of context."
A recent expose by the TV show "Uvda" revealed that B'Tselem member Nasser Nawajiya providing the Palestinian Authority (PA) with the identities of Arabs who sell their property to Jews. He even bragged that the PA tortures and kills the sellers. In response, the NGO released a statement defending Nawajiya and claiming that he used "the only legitimate channel" to voice his grievances.
One of the main criticisms B'Tselem and others have laid against Uvda is that it based the report on video footage and that the group which provided the clips is politically motivated. Ironically, B'Tselem is famous for providing video clips of IDF soldiers with little or no context, and is frequently accused of having sinister motives and supporters.


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Pre-professional performance company and training
program for dancers ages 8-19
On The Edge Youth Dance Ensemble is a non-competitive, concert-based repertory dance company for dancers ages 8-19. The company provides young dancers with a rigorous training program comprised of technical and expressive classwork, and fully designed concert dance performances.
Founded in 2011 by Creative Directors Kim Borgaro and Robert Gilliam, On The Edge Youth Dance Ensemble's mission is to nurture young dancers in an artistic environment by encouraging company members to tap into their inner artist and embrace their creative expression through the art of dance. OTE provides dancers with a high-quality student-centered training program, and the opportunity to participate in the creation, production, and performance of works with the highest level of professionalism and artistic integrity. OTE bridges the gap between concert and commercial dance with a strong emphasis on the foundations of contemporary, modern, jazz, and ballet. However, the company's training and choreography successfully infuse hip-hop, African, Latin, and other ethnically diverse dance styles. OTE serves as excellent preparation for dance programs at universities and a professional career in dance performance.
OTE Youth Dance Ensemble hosts two annual company dance concerts each season in December and June.
* The company's Annual Holiday Concert in December (exact date TBD) features solos/duos/trios created, choreographed and performed exclusively by company dancers. The Holiday Concert also includes group pieces choreographed by company directors Kim Borgaro and Robert Gilliam and special guests.
* OTE's Spring Concert, held in June (exact date TBD) at the Martha B Knoebel Dance Theater at Cal State Long Beach, features company repertoire pieces, new works choreographed by directors Kim Borgaro and Robert Gilliam, selected student choreographed along with guest choreographers/artists.
* OTE Youth Dance Ensemble also participates in local and regional festivals and events throughout the year.
Dancers must audition each year to be a member of OTE Youth Dance Ensemble.
Each company has their own requirements in terms of how many class hours they must take/week and also how many rehearsal hours they have/week.
OTE Mini Company (ages 8-12) | 5 1/2 class hours/week.
Requirements include:
Company Class/Rehearsal Friday, 2:30-5:00PM (@ Carlson Park)
Three classes per week (1 Ballet, 2 additional classes)
Additional classes are recommended but not required.
Additional rehearsals will be added before each concert.
OTE Youth Dance Ensemble | (ages 13-19) | 10+ class hours/week
Requirements include:
Company Class/Rehearsal on Saturday, 2:00-5:00PM (@ Private outdoor location)
Three classes per week (1 Ballet, 2 additional classes)
Additional classes are recommended but not required.
Additional rehearsals will be added before each concert.
For tuition pricing or additional information, please contact us at:
or 310 730 6503.
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The following pieces are in OTE's current Active Repertoire. To speak about booking OTE Youth Dance Ensemble for a performance, master class or company event please email Company Director, Kim Borgaro at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Visions In Red"
Choreographed by Kim Borgaro
Performed at 2019 Spring Concert
"Paris Attitude"
Choreographed by Kim Borgaro
Performed at 2016 Spring Concert
Choreographed by Robert Gilliam
Performed at 2013 Spring Concert
Choreographed by Kim Borgaro
Performed at 2017 Spring Concert
"Part Hers"
Choreographed by Robert Gillaims
Performed at 2013 Spring Concert
"The Moon Asked The Crow"
Choreographed by Kim Borgaro
Performed at 2013 Spring Concert


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Japanese submarine I-27
I-27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-27 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942.
|February 24, 1942
|Sunk February 12, 1944
|General characteristics
|Class and type:
|Type B1 submarine
|108.7 m (356 ft 8 in) overall
|9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
|5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
|Installed power:
|Test depth:
|100 m (330 ft)
|Aircraft carried:
|1 × floatplane
|Aviation facilities:
|1 × catapult
Service history
On June 4, 1942, Iron Crown while en route Whyalla-Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I-27. Thirty eight of her forty two crew were lost, with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera.[1]
On March 20, 1943, Fort Mumford was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (10°00′N 71°00′E) by I-27.[2] The sole survivor of this sinking made no comment as to the fate of the crew, although some publications suggest that they may have been killed by the crew of I-27.[3] There is no evidence either way, but there is also no evidence of I-27 taking such action on other occasions.
On June 3, 1943, I-27 torpedoed and sank SS Montanan in the Indian Ocean.[4][5] Five of Montanan's crew were killed and 58 were rescued.[6]
On July 5, 1943 I-27 torpedoed and sank the Alcoa Protector, sailing as part of convoy PA44 in the Gulf of Oman. The turbine engines of this ship were later salvaged and used to propel the Great Lakes freighter Kinsman Independent.
On November 8, 1943, I-27 sank the Liberty ship SS Sambridge. The survivors made it safely to lifeboats and the ship's captain, Captain H. Scurr, was taken prisoner. A burst of machine-gun fire was heard by the survivors, but its reason is unknown as Scurr was eventually freed from Changi prison camp at the end of the war.[7]
The submarine torpedoed and sank the Allied steamship SS Khedive Ismail near the Maldives on February 12, 1944, killing 1,297 passengers and crew. After the attack, I-27 attempted to hide under Khedive Ismail's survivors who were floating in the water. Nevertheless, the British destroyers HMS Paladin and HMS Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth charges, ramming, and torpedoes at 01°25′N 72°22′E. Ninety-nine of I-27's crew were killed. One survivor was captured by the British.
- "Broken Hill Proprietary". Mercantile Marine. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- "Fort Ships K-S". Mariners. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- Quiet Heroes: British Merchant Seamen at War, 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards, Pen and Sword, 2010, ISBN 1783036788, 9781783036783
- "Santa Paula SP-1590". Navyhistory.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Indian Ocean – Red Sea 1943". U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged in South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Red Sea During World War II. American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Stone, Eric. "American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. in WWII". SS Arkansan. Eric Stone. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Shipping Company Losses of the Second World War, Ian M Malcolm, The History Press, 2013, ISBN 0750953713, 9780750953719
- Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2003). "HIJMS Submarine I-27: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2003). "Type B1". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.