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2023: Intersociety tasks INEC on extension of distribution, collection of PVCs
Politics By Ifeanyi N. Dec 7, 2022 Updated: Dec 8, 2022 No Comments3 Mins Read
A non-governmental body, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has frowned at the recent decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to shrink the time for collection of permanent voters cards (PVC) to only 26 working days.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – Permanent Voter's Card (PVC)
InfoStride News recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on Saturday, announced December 12, 2022, to January 22, 2023, as dates for commencement and end of collection of permanent voters cards.
The electoral body made the announcement on Friday via a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
According to the statement, the commission has also resolved to devolve PVC collection to the 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards across the country between the 6th and 14th of January 2023.
However, Intersociety, in a release described the decision by the electoral umpire as dictatorial, inconsiderate and totally unacceptable, after a thorough analytical assessment and research.
The press release, signed by the Board Chairman, Emeka Umeagbalasi, Head, Democracy and Good Governance, Chinwe Umeche Esq., Head, Campaign and Publicity department, was forwarded to DAILY POST on Wednesday.
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According to the organization: "The grand implication of INEC's announcement is that PVC can be distributed for a period of only 26 working days or less."
The twenty-six working days was calculated and arrived at by Intersociety after deducting 14 days.
"The deducted 14 days involves seven days of Christmas holiday or 24th to 31st December 2022 and seven days of New year holiday or 1st January to 7th January 2023. The Golden Rules guiding these two are universally strong and complaint that important offices and major social activities are not only grounded but also the two seasons are occupied with social outings including meetings, religious and traditional activities, communal general meetings, naming ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, the dedication of new houses etc."
Continuing, the statement averred: "During the two periods, top officials of INEC and their foot staffers are hardly found in their offices and written correspondences meant for staff of the nation's electoral umpire hardly received and attended to.
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Distribution of PVCs in Yuletide and New Year aimed at disenfranchising millions of voters."
Intersociety, however, claimed that the INEC, deliberately scheduled the collection of voters cards during the festive period to frustrate and disenfranchise millions of registered voters from picking their PVCs.
The statement noted: "This is moreso when many southerners residing outside their ancestral abodes travel home for the two globally acknowledged popular seasons or holidays.
"A sensible, reasonable and unbiased electoral umpire would have skipped the 14 days and added or brought them forward into the last week of January 2023 and the third week of February 2023."
The body called on INEC to extend PVC distribution and collection "from 12th to 24th December 2022, and 9th January 2023 to 24th February 2023 using Nigeria's 176,846 polling units."
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On October 20, 2017, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) hosted its annual European Union (EU) Day event. This event celebrates the distinguished role of UIUC's European Union Center (EUC) in promoting transatlantic relations between the US and the EU and in fostering the university's commitment to serving as one of America's leading-edge institutions for the study of EU affairs.
The highlight of the celebration is the 'State of the EU Address" and it is the EUC's tradition to invite the Ambassador of the country holding the presidency to deliver remarks. In honor of Estonia's current Presidency of the Council of the EU, the EUC invited His Excellency Lauri Lepik, Ambassador of Estonia to the United States, to participate in a number of EU Day activities. These included a roundtable meeting with the EUC's faculty, staff, and MA students, as well as a "State of the European Union" keynote address open to the public. Following his keynote, the EUC hosted a luncheon with Ambassador Lepik, giving UIUC faculty, students, and the public a chance to visit one-on-one with His Excellency.
Although Ambassador Lepik's work demanded his return to Washington, DC, after lunch, EU Day festivities continued with a roundtable panel discussion on the subject of the EU's sovereign debt crisis. UIUC's Professor of Political Science and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. William Bernhard, moderated the insightful discussion about the economic, social, and political impacts of the EU's sovereign debt crisis and its impacts since 2009. Panelists included, Dr. Hannah M. Alarian, University of Virginia, Dr. David L. Cleeton, Illinois State University, and Dr. Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University.
Writing from the vantage point of a EUC insider present for all of the day's activities, I was impressed by EU Day as one of UIUC's signature international events open not only to the UIUC community but also the public, highlighting UIUC's position as the state's flagship university. For example, even for those residing in the DC area, it is difficult to have direct access to foreign embassy staff. Yet, this is what EU Day offered. Not only did EU MA students have a rare opportunity to meet with Ambassador Lepik to ask questions about Estonia, the EU, and EU-US relations, ranging from Estonia-Russia relations to the development of its digital economy, the public also had the chance to visit with His Excellency directly to learn about one of EU's most technologically innovative member states . Similarly, EU Day provided the UIUC community and public with an engaging expert panel discussion on one of the world's most significant economic crises in recent years. In sum, EU Day proved to be a success for both the EUC and UIUC, highlighting the university's role as a regional and national leader in international studies.


New scholarships are reducing the financial stress for some Iowa State University students with unpaid internships and allowing them to focus on learning this summer.
"I am gaining experience with people who have a strong passion for service," said Katie Davis, a senior in child, adult, and family services who is interning at the Volunteer Center of Story County. "However, I still have bills that need to be paid. I can honestly say that a weight has been lifted off my shoulders when I found out I had been chosen to receive this scholarship."
Students graduating in human sciences play critical roles in the community--from teachers to school administrators and social services providers. But many of them lack compensation as they train to work in these positions.
The College of Human Sciences recently awarded scholarships of up to $2,000 each to 21 students in unpaid internships. Sixty scholarships are expected to be awarded to students over the course of the next year--including those who are student teaching.
An anonymous gift enabled Pamela White, dean of the College of Human Sciences, to be named the college's inaugural Dean's Chair. She used some of the funds to create the new scholarships. Applications are now being accepted from students who will be interning or student teaching in the fall.
Did you know? 39% of College of Human Sciences student internships for academic credit in the past year were paid--up from 35% two years ago. However, that still leaves 61% of internships unpaid.


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We believe in capturing real expressions and emotions that make you and your occasion special. Using a combination of studio and natural light, our photographs are colorful, vibrant, bold, but never overstated. The result is strikingly natural imagery that effortlessly captures the spirit and beauty of your event.
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John Morris Photography is an award-winning, published wedding photographer based in San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. We are a documentary storyteller – capturing raw emotions and authentic unposed moments that tell the story of your special day.
Our style combines fine art photojournalism with creative storytelling. Our photographs are captivating and full of raw emotion, drawing you in to the subject's story. We aim to capture real moments, emotion, and personality through the lens.
We have been documenting love all over the world since 2005 and are humbled to have had the honor of capturing and sharing in hundreds of love stories. Since opening our doors, the John Morris Photography brand has become synonymous with elegance, style, and an experience that we are excited to share with you.
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Our approach to destination weddings is similar to our coveted style of creative storytelling combined with fine are photojournalism. Every event, every couple is unique and we treat each one as such. We constantly seek out fresh new perspectives that reflect your unique personality, creating stunning images that showcase you at your very best.
We offer destination wedding photography packages that will suit your individual needs. Travel and exploration are part of our DNA and we look forward to the opportunity to be a part of your destination wedding.
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Above: Victoria Chavera (left) and Kimberlee Greif in an earlier picture, with the 2012 Beckman Award. Victoria received the award again this year.
We are pleased to announce that Victoria Chavera, the Immigrant Family Resource Program Specialist and Patient Services Specialist at our Harvard Area Community Health Center, has been honored with the Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project's (FLAP) 2014 Beckman Advocate of the Year Award.
Victoria has worked with Illinois' agricultural workers for over 25 years, and this award recognizes her outstanding advocacy work in the field. We are thrilled to have her as part of the CHP family, and are grateful for all the work she puts in, day in and day out, serving our community. Please join us in congratulating Victoria on this outstanding achievement!


The Park of Montagnola is a public park in Bologna, Italy; it owes the original construction to Napoleonic rule, who commissioned the park design from Giovanni Battista Martinetti.
The base of the park contains the ruins of the 14th-century Castello di Galliera, which then leads to a scenographic staircase, designed by Tito Azzolini and Attilio Muggia. The stairs are decorated by sculptural reliefs and statues inspired by the history of Bologna, completed by the Arturo Orsoni, Pietro Veronesi, Tullo Golfarelli, Ettore Sabbioni, and Arturo Colombarini. The parks central basin was completed for the Exposition of the Province of Emilia in 1888, by design of Diego Sarti.


Jade Thirlwall looks like a queen in THIS stunning sequin top and you should totally wear it to Pride – MP!
Ever wanted to dress like Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall? Well, good news Mixer fam – now you can.
Let's rewind, shall we? As die-hard Mixers would have already seen, Jade posted a selfie on Instagram this week.
In the snap our fave popstar was wearing a gorgeous sequinned top that's super glitzy and ideal to dance the night away in this summer.
Little Mix constantly leave us in awe of their fierceness, which is why we put our detective hat on and tried to incorporate a little bit of Jade's sass in our everyday lives by finding her top.
It turns out the top Jade is wearing in the photo is from Bohoo. It's also super affordable at £35. What a steal! We plan on wearing ours whilst dancing to 'Shout Out To My Ex' and 'No More Sad Songs'. But the find is also great if you've got a Pride event coming up.
What about you? Will you be buying it? If you do, take a selfie and tweet it to @MaximumPop along with #MPFashionFix. You can also raid all your other favourite popstars' wardrobes by clicking here. Enjoy.
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Original latest bank statement for the last six months with a banks seal and sign, and if applicant is holding passbook then it should be in original. The bank balance should be at least INR 80,000.
Egypt is mysterious and charming with its ancient pyramids, secretive mummies, and several other mystic wonders. All these aspects make this country a desired destination for travel from India.
Tourist Visa: This visa type is applicable if you are visiting Egypt for recreation, tourism and leisure.
Business Visa: Business visa is required when you are entering the country to undergo any business deal without taking up employment.
Transit Visa: This category of visa is needed when you are transiting via Egyptian airports to another country of destination.
As an Indian Citizen, you need a pre-approved visa for Egypt prior to leaving India. To begin the application, completely fill your visa application form, sign it, and affix your photograph. You may download the form from our website. Attach all supporting documents required as per the checklist. Make sure your application is complete.
Next, visit the nearest embassy or consulate as per your jurisdiction along with your application and required fees. After submission of your documents, they will undergo the verification process. Once they clear verification, you need to pay the visa fee in cash only. The person at the counter will give you a receipt, that you have to show at the time of the passport collection.
Are there any limitations for carrying cash while entering Egyptian airports?
Any person travelling to and from Egypt should not carry more than 1000 Egyptian Pounds. The person has to surrender the entire local currency to the authority if found carrying excess amount.


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Remembering D-Day
This week we celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when the invasion to liberate Europe from the Nazis began.
Seventy-five years is a long time, but it is never too long to remember, and to give thanks.
We know now that the war ended in Europe on May 7th the following year and we know that Britain and her allies were victorious.
We know now that the Normandy invasion was a success.
But at the time, people had no idea of how or when the war would end. Famously, General Eisenhower had drafted a speech accepting responsibility if the landings had failed. Fortunately, he was able to give the other version, as the allied forces successfully established their bridgehead in France.
Chester played its part in the war, with what is now the University's Business School in Queen's Park an important headquarters, and with several army and air force bases sited nearby.
Because war films tended to cast older, better known actors as their stars, as a child I was conditioned to think of our soldiers as men in their 30's and 40s. But most were much younger, in their late teens and early 20s. War must have been terrifying, but they fought for our freedom anyway.
It's a chilling fact that when he came to office in 1933, Hitler was actually elected. Sure, he quickly abolished democracy because that's what fascists do. But he got his foot in the door by winning a vote.
With increasing poverty and economic failure, the Nazi Party offered quick and easy solutions. They picked on racial minorities and said these were to blame for everyone else's misery. They used propaganda films and articulate public speakers to woo people into a false sense of security.
They never revealed their true intentions of course, or their true policies. But they sowed division and hatred and used words such as "betrayal" or "traitor" and famously claimed Germany had been "stabbed in the back" by elements of its own people. They turned people against one another.
The wartime generation resolved never to put Europe through that horror again and put in place measures so that we could live and trade with each other in peace.
Our job today is to be wary of anyone offering smooth talk and easy answers whilst sowing division and hate. We forget history at our peril.
And to those men – and women – who liberated millions across the continent, I have two simple words: thank you. Seventy-five years is a long time, but for as long as any of you are still around, and beyond, I will be forever grateful.

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Wet Winter Ends California Drought After 376 Straight Weeks
FILE - People take their boats into the water on the flooded River Road in Guerneville, Calif., Feb. 28, 2019.
California is free of drought for the first time in more than seven years and only a small amount of its territory remains abnormally dry as a very wet winter winds down, experts said Thursday.
More than 93 percent of the state is free of drought or dryness, and areas of abnormal dryness along the Oregon border and in parts of four southern counties amount to less than 7 percent of the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor said in its weekly update.
The conditions in the far south are because of very dry prior years, the monitor said, noting reservoirs in San Diego County are at only 65 percent of capacity. Abnormal dryness describes an area either entering drought or emerging from it, but below the four tiers of drought.
FILE - A vineyard is flooded along River Road near
FILE - A vineyard is flooded along River Road near Forestville, Calif., Feb. 27, 2019.
California is drought-free for the first time since Dec. 20, 2011, said the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which jointly produces the monitor with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The state had experienced some form of drought for 376 consecutive weeks," the center tweeted.
The state came close to being drought-free in soggy 2017 when it was whittled down to less than 9 percent of the state and then-Gov. Jerry Brown lifted an emergency declaration intended to conserve water.
But since then paltry precipitation had raised concern about the water supply and a rethinking of how it is used, especially for landscaping.
The change this year has been dramatic. On Jan. 1, more than 75 percent of California was in some level of drought and less than 8 percent was entirely free.
Storms since have been a boon to water supplies as well as skiers and snowboarders as the snowpack deepened in the Sierra Nevada and in other ranges, but they have also brought problems including river flooding that swamped much of the Sonoma County wine country town of Guerneville.
Heavy downpours caused millions in damage to highways in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles, and state transportation officials said this week they expect the routes to remain closed for four more months.
A damaged bear box is seen after the recent heavy
A damaged bear box is seen after the recent heavy snowpack in Yosemite National Park, Calif., in this photo released March 13, 2019, by the National Park Service.
Yosemite National Park announced there will be late seasonal openings of facilities because of extensive damage from the exceptionally heavy snowpack.
Storms in January and February caused rock and debris slides and toppled trees that damaged campground restrooms, utilities, tent cabins, parking areas, hiking trails and roads.
Plowing of the Glacier Point and Tioga roads will begin in April, but neither is expected to be open before Memorial Day. The park also said rivers and streams are expected to swell when snowmelt begins, posing hazards to visitors.


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Music label Heard Well and audio network TuneIn have partnered for exclusive creation of Heard Well Radio, a 24-7 radio station powered by influencers. The station, which is now live to TuneIn users in the U.S and Canada, features new music, picked by popular social figures.
Launched in 2015 by Connor Franta, Jeremy Wineberg and Andrew Graham, Heard Well is a music label made up of social influencers. In just two years, its creators and their social community have elevated awareness of artists like Odesza, Bastille and more.
The Heard Well station will be available as part of TuneIn's free level of service.
"The addition of Heard Well Radio to TuneIn's lineup of curated music stations serves a dynamic demographic that is vitally important to TuneIn's growth," said TuneIn Chief Content Officer Kevin Straley.
Heard Well Radio will feature 11 hours of live content each week, lead by signature show "Heard Well Live," airing Monday through Friday from 6–8 p.m. ET. "Heard Well Live" will be hosted by Josh Fisher, who will be joined by a rotation people including Franta and Mikey Murphy that give listeners music and interviews with artists like Betty Who, Aaron Carter, Starley, and San Holo.
Other Heard Well Radio live programs in regular rotation include: You Heard It First Live, highlighting new and emerging artists. Common Culture Hour a one hour live mix of music picked by Connor Franta. Love is All We Need Live, a live show playing a mix of music with love and togetherness as the theme, and Friday Live a two-hour live variety-style show highlighting the weekend and what to watch out for.
Shows on Heard Well Radio will also include live interaction with listeners through Heard Well Radio and Heard Well influencer's social media feeds.
Listeners can access Heard Well Radio on TuneIn via TuneIn.com, or by downloading the TuneIn app for iOS or Android devices. Heardwell.com will also host an embed player for Heard Well Radio on TuneIn.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) facilitated the relationship between clients Heard Well and TuneIn.


Formerly known as Christmas in April, Rebuilding Together was founded in 1973 in Midland,TX. Auburn Rotary Club supports the Rebuilding Together Lee County by helping to rehabilitate area homes as part of its countywide effort each April. This includes minor improvements and repairs, including painting and landscaping.
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Nikki Bella and her pro dance partner Artem Chigvintsev survived week six of Dancing With The Stars, gaining 36 points – 9 points from each judge – for their Argentine tango dance to the song "Dernière danse" by Indila.
Team Smackdown is currently at 158 points overall, placing sixth in the chart with an average of 22.6 points. There are eight teams left participating. John Cena was also live at the show to support Nikki.
You can see Nikki and Artem's week six performance video below.
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After 10 months sidelined with a neck injury and a career-threatening neck surgery that followed, Nikki Bella returned to the ring last night at SummerSlam to team up with Natalya and Alexa Bliss, replacing Eva Marie. Nikki got great news in June from her doctor…


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Iranian Hackers Targeting American Officials and Dissidents
In another sign of the growing extremism and aggressiveness of the Iranian regime, the Associated Press revealed an unprecedented effort by Iranian regime hackers to break into the personal emails of American officials responsible for enforcing new economic sanctions imposed on Iran.
In addition to the cyber attacks on U.S. officials, the Iranian regime hackers also targeted high profile dissidents and detractors of the Iran nuclear deal, as well as a hodgepodge of D.C., think tank employees, Iranian civil society figures and atomic scientists.
The AP drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa to track how a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten spent the past month trying to break into the private emails of more than a dozen U.S. Treasury officials.
The reported campaign underscores the degree to which government-sponsored hackers still rely on tricking email users into handing over their email usernames and passwords. The alleged phishing campaign aimed to bait targets into handing over their credentials and then went further, asking victims to provide one-time codes, such as texted and app-generated codes, used as a second form of authentication.
The hit list surfaced after Charming Kitten mistakenly left one of its servers open to the internet last month. Researchers at Certfa found the server and extracted a list of 77 Gmail and Yahoo addresses targeted by the hackers that they handed to the AP for further analysis.
It's hard to know how many of the accounts were successfully compromised or how exactly they were targeted in each case. But even though the addresses likely represent only a fraction of the hackers' overall efforts, they still provide considerable insight into Tehran's espionage priorities.
"Presumably, some of this is about figuring out what is going on with sanctions," said Frederick Kagan, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute who has written about Iranian cyberespionage and was among those targeted.
Kagan said he was alarmed by the targeting of foreign nuclear experts. "This is a little more worrisome than I would have expected," he said.
The targeting of the email accounts of nuclear scientists raises the dark specter that the regime is going after data and critical research information that could prove useful in its ongoing nuclear weapons development.
The actions also fly in the face of one of the key arguments made by the Iran lobby during the run-up of the nuclear deal which was that the Iranian regime was only interested in civilian and peaceful nuclear development and had no interest in developing weapons of mass destruction.
In a report published Thursday, Certfa tied the hackers to the Iranian government, a judgment drawn in part on operational blunders, including a couple of cases where the hackers appeared to have accidentally revealed that they were operating from computers inside Iran.
Certfa said its investigation found the hackers used Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, to make it look like they were operating from France and the Netherlands. But the group said it uncovered strong evidence to prove that the hackers were operating from inside Iran.
The assessment was backed by others who have tracked Charming Kitten. Allison Wikoff, a researcher with Atlanta-based SecureWorks, recognized some of the digital infrastructures in Certfa's report and said the hackers' past operations left little doubt they were government-backed.
"It's fairly clear-cut," she said.
One target was Frederick Kagan, who works for the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank based in Washington. Kagan has repeatedly written about Iranian cyberespionage efforts.
"Presumably, some of this is about figuring out what is going on with sanctions," Kagan told the AP. He was speaking about economic sanctions the U.S. has placed on Iran. The latest sanctions, on Iran's oil and financial industry, were announced last month.
Iranian regime cyber attacks are nothing new and have become relentless and a fact of life among white hat programmers tasked with defending government and corporate networks against intrusion, but this latest effort to gain access to personal email accounts with much lower levels of security presents a different tack in the regime's cyber tactics.
To add a look of legitimacy to their campaign, the hackers in some cases directed victims to open websites hosted on Google Sites pages before entering their usernames and passwords, Certfa said. The researchers said they notified Google of the pattern, and Google deactivated the hackers' pages hosted on the company's service. Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The effort to target avowed dissidents and naysayers of the Iran nuclear deal indicates another disturbing trend by the mullahs in Tehran which is to go after those who dare denounce or criticize them.
This past year, Iranian intelligence agents have been identified in attempts to smuggle a bomb into an annual gathering of Iranian dissidents outside of Paris and plot an assassination attempt in Denmark against noted critics of the regime.
What is also noteworthy is the virtual silence emanating from the Iran lobby and its chief members, including the National Iranian American Council who have never voiced a criticism of the Iranian regime's cyber terror activities, nor ever called upon the regime to lift the virtual blockade it has imposed on outside social media services within Iran.
The tight-fisted ban on transmitting information reveals the key weakness of the mullahs' rule which is it cannot stand up to the scrutiny of daylight and transparency.
This is why the regime relies so heavily on cyber attacks to stifle dissent, gain intelligence and secrets and wage an online war against its harshest critics, such as the efforts by the regime to manipulate fake social media accounts to attack dissident groups such as the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
Ultimately the regime's efforts are likely to prove ineffective as its stealth efforts are uncovered and revealed to the world; reinforcing the growing perception that Tehran was never really serious about pursuing a new moderation with the rest of the world.
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Furlese just got her license and takes her friend Monique for a ride. Someone joins them…a traffic cop.
FURLESE: This is it. I can't believe it, Monique. This is really it.
FURLESE: The day I've dreamed of since first grade.
FURLESE: No! Haven't you? 16! Driver's license! My first car!	Right here under my fingertips!
MONIQUE: Look Furlese, maybe today isn't the best day to start driving. You seem awfully … you know… spastic.
FURLESE: Spastic? Spastic!!! I'm not spastic! I'm excited! I got an "A" in Driver's Ed, Monique! I was the first one to finish!	Mr. Thompson said he wanted to get all my driving out of the way before the rest of the class.
MONIQUE: (looks behind her) A policeman. He's got his red	lights on. You were speeding.
FURLESE: I was not speeding!
MONIQUE: Then it's the UPS man and he's trying to flag you	down for a delivery. You're busted, Furlese! Pull over!
MONIQUE: Twenty years in prison on your first day behind the	wheel.
FURLESE: (stopping her) Stop that! You'll make me look	suspicious.
MONIQUE: We're stopped on the busiest street in town with red	lights flashing behind us and you don't look suspicious?


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Настино () — село в Александровском районе Кировоградской области Украины.

Население по переписи 2001 года составляло 21 человек. Почтовый индекс — 27316. Телефонный код — 5242. Код КОАТУУ — 3520582004.

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Ernesto Burgos 'One Thing After Another'
Kate Werble Gallery
24 March 17 - 6 May 17
The seven new works by Chilean artist Ernesto Burgos in his exhibition, One Thing After Another, open a dialogue between scale and expectation. The large expansive pieces – made of cardboard, fiberglass and aqua resin, embellished with paint and charcoal – sit on table-like pedestals. At first, they look too immense for their bases, probably too heavy for the supports. Then, they begin to almost float off their plinths, ready to alight into the space around them.
This body of work builds upon two previous solo exhibitions by Burgos at this gallery. Those shows raised issues about the difficulty of distinguishing among different sculptural production and techniques when much about the end products at first looks very similar: materials, surroundings, and paint application. This new show demonstrates Burgos' ability to create forms that challenge first impressions and untether the sculptures and expectations.
If Burgos' prior work spoke to anxieties surrounding the prospect of creative production in a contemporary moment where the original always seems to bear close resemblance to everything else, this new body of work might be evidence that the bottom has finally fallen out. Indeed, these works suggest that in a climate of instability, the healthiest thing may be in the fluidity of the provisional.
Ernesto Burgos (Chile, b. 1979 in Santa Clara, CA) received his BFA from California College of the Arts in 2004 and his MFA from New York University in 2008. Burgos has held solo exhibitions at Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY (2014, 2012); MIER gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2016); The Goma, Madrid, Spain (2015, 2012); Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY (2013); and David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL (2007). His work has been exhibited at venues including the Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Ideobox, Miami, FL; Apex Art, New York, NY; Casino Metropolitano, Mexico City, Mexico; Locust Projects, Miami, FL; and The Paper Mill Gallery, Sydney, Australia. He currently lives and works in New York, NY.
Kate Werble Gallery (press release)
Ernesto Burgos, Installation view at Kate Werble Gallery, New York. Courtesy of the artist and Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY. Elisabeth Bernstein Photography
Ernesto Burgos
Both Directions, 2017 Cardboard, fiberglass, charcoal Work: 45 x 54 x 34 inches Base: 30 3/4 x 50 x 40 inches.
Courtesy of the artist and Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY. Elisabeth Bernstein Photography
Elision, 2017
Cardboard, fiberglass, wood, paint, spray paint, charcoal Work: 72 x 48 x 4 inches
Base: 21 3/4 x 28 x 31 inches.
Hiraeth, 2017
Cardboard, fiberglass, paint, spray paint, charcoal Work: 49 x 30 x 34 inches
Base: 25 x 30 x 30 inches.
Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY. Elisabeth Bernstein Photography
Predilection of Symmetry, 2017
Cardboard, fiberglass, resin, paint, charcoal, wood, foam 58 x 51 x 23 inches.


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Le Haut-Poitou est un vin labellisé AOC produit dans la partie la plus méridionale de la vallée de la Loire. Son vignoble est situé dans les départements de la Vienne et des Deux-Sèvres, correspondant à l'ancienne division du Haut-Poitou.
La Commission européenne ayant harmonisé les « signes officiels de qualité », l'AOC a pour équivalent européen l'appellation d'origine protégée (AOP).

Histoire

Préhistoire et Antiquité
Le vignoble poitevin existait déjà à l'époque gallo-romaine.

Moyen Âge
Durant toute la période médiévale, les vins du Poitou jouissent d'une grande renommée. En 1199, quand Jean Sans Terre fait fixer les prix des vins en Angleterre, la production bordelaise n'est pas citée, au contraire des vins blancs du Poitou, de ceux d'Anjou et de France. Cette prééminence implique que la production poitevine au  avait beaucoup de similitude - sinon de parenté - avec les vins plus septentrionaux. En effet ces vins étaient issus du chenière ou blanche chenère, qui a été assimilé au chenin d'Anjou.

En 1224, le clerc Henri d'Andeli indique dans sa célèbre « Bataille des vins » que les crus de Chauveny et de Montmorillon sont considérés comme étant parmi les plus grands à la cour du roi Philippe Auguste.

Au , un trafic maritime régulier s'instaura entre La Rochelle et Bruges faisant du port flamand, la plaque tournante de redistribution des vins du Poitou. Ils sont exportés en Flandre, dans les villes hanséatiques de la mer du Nord et même en Orient.

La Papauté d'Avignon les apprécie. Le cardinal Annibal de Ceccano, le , offrit au pape Clément VI un repas entré dans les annales de la gastronomie. Parmi les vins servis, il y avait ceux de La Rochelle, c'est-à-dire du Poitou.

Tous les documents du  font la preuve que Flamands et Anglais s'approvisionnaient essentiellement en vins blancs. Mais si la destination finale resta identique, l'approvisionnement de la Flandre varia dans ses ports. Au cours des années 1380, ce fut Damme qui prit le relais avec annuellement  tonneaux de vins en provenance du Poitou. Une telle manne excita l'envie, puisqu'en 1382, les Gantois attaquèrent ce port. Et Froissart de narrer :

Si ces pilleries entre cités étaient alors monnaie courante, ce qui l'était moins était le commanditaire, l'abbaye Saint-Pierre de Gand. Celle-ci entreposa dans ses caves une « grande quantité de vin du Poitou tant pour la consommation des moines que pour la vente aux bourgeois de la ville ».

Période moderne
Mais, entre 1415 et 1435, l'alliance du duc de Bourgogne et de l'Angleterre contre la France, fit chuter complètement la vente des vins poitevins en Flandre. Le duché de Bretagne prit alors le relai. Et entre 1450 et le début du , les ports bretons servirent de transitaire entre le Poitou et les marchands de vin anglais. Le duc Jean V prit amplement sa dîme au passage puisque ses comptes ont montré que ses caves étaient pleine de vins poitevins.

La paix revenue, il fallut tout de même attendre les années 1530-1535, pour que la Zélande et le port-étape de Middelbourg puissent à nouveau importer les vins en provenance du Poitou. Mais, entretemps, les goûts avaient changé. Les courtiers flamands, installés à La Rochelle, demandaient plus la quantité que la qualité. Les vins qu'ils prisaient étaient destinés à l'alambic. Un acte notarié, daté de 1559, signale qu'une galée flamande fit route vers Londres avec dans ses cales douze barriques d'eau-de-vie et vingt tonneaux de « petits vins ». Désormais ce terme péjoratif qualifia les vins du Poitou dès le début du . Ce sont pourtant eux, qui à la fin du , faisaient toujours les délices de la cour d'Angleterre.

C'est l'apogée du vignoble qui s'étendait alors sur plus de  hectares. Hugh Johnson signale pourtant que tous ces vins du Poitou étaient traités au plomb afin d'adoucir et de masquer leur acidité, ce qui les faisaient ressembler aux vins de Loire. Ces ingestions massives de plomb eurent des conséquences dramatiques et provoquèrent ce qui fut appelée la « colica pictonum » ou colique du Poitou.

Elle fut caractérisée en 1473 par Nicolas Ellemborg, moine bénédictin d'Ottobeuren, en Bavière, puis parfaitement décrite, un siècle plus tard, par l'historien Jacques-Auguste de Thou. Il avait remarqué que « Dès qu'un homme en est attaqué, son corps devient comme paralytique ; il a le visage pâle, l'esprit inquiet, des maux de cœur, des vomissemens, un hoquet continuel, une soif ardente, une difficulté d'uriner, une douleur violente dans l'estomac, les intestins, les hypochondres, les reins : il y en a même dont les piés, les jambes, & les mains, deviennent paralytiques, après avoir été attaqués de convulsions épileptiques ».

Ce fut François Citois, originaire de Poitiers et médecin de Richelieu, qui lui donna son nom, en 1616, dans son traité De novo et populari apud Pictones doloro colico bilioso diatriba. Cette neuralgie du grand sympathique était due à l'ingestion de vins traités au plomb. Aujourd'hui, cet empoisonnement au plomb est connu sous le nom de saturnisme et la « colica pictonum » est caractérisée comme colique de plomb ou colique saturnine.

Dès 1878, fut signalé les premiers points d'infection du vignoble poitevin par le phylloxéra. En cinq ans il fut totalement ravagé et anéanti. En 1890, l'État, face à la misère et à l'exode rural, encouragea la plantation des plants américains comme l'othello et le noah.

Mais les vins obtenus avaient un goût foxé, de pissat de renard. Pour pallier cette mauvaise qualité, dès le début du , des cépages nobles furent greffés sur des pieds américains insensibles aux piqûres de l'insecte térébrant. Mais la première guerre mondiale provoqua le départ de la grande majorité des viticulteurs poitevins au front. Le vignoble resta quasiment à l'état d'abandon.

La paix revenue, en 1920, Avaliste Creuzé, membre de la Société d'Agriculture de Poitiers, proposa la plantation des hybrides et en particulier les Seibels. La baisse des vins de qualité fut le seul et unique résultat de cette expérience.

Période contemporaine

L'après Seconde Guerre mondiale, révéla une autre incompétence viticole, Gérard Marot, qui préconisa à son tour la plantation des hybrides tels que baco, gaillard, villard, Léon Millot et autre 54/55. Avec des rendements dépassant 100 hectolitres à l'hectare, la production rebondit mais la qualité diminua encore. Il fallut attendre les années 1960 pour que le législateur interdise définitivement des hybrides.

Pourtant dès 1948, l'espoir était revenu avec la création de la cave coopérative du Haut-Poitou, à Neuville-de-Poitou. Le label VDQS (Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure) vint couronner sa politique de qualité en 1970. Une telle orientation vers de plus en plus de qualité mérita l'hommage que Marcel Lachiver rendit à cette cave en 1988 :

En , le Haut-Poitou accède à l'AOC, c'est la reconnaissance par l'État de la qualité des vins. C'est le fruit de plus de 20 ans d'un travail, rigoureux, méticuleux et passionné des vignerons coopérateurs et des vignerons indépendants.

En , la cave coopérative du Haut-Poitou, gravement endettée, est "au bord du gouffre" .

Le , l'assemblée générale extraordinaire de la cave coopérative s'achève par la décision du dépôt de bilan. Le , la cave coopérative du Haut-Poitou officialise son dépôt de bilan.

Situation géographique

Orographie
Le terroir de l'appellation s'étale sur un vaste plateau au nord et à l'ouest de Poitiers. Son altitude moyenne se situe aux environs de .

Géologie
Les meilleurs terroirs se trouvent sur des terres argilo-calcaires appelées « argile à silex du Poitou » ainsi que sur les sols argilo-siliceux sur sous-sol calcaire.

Climatologie
Le climat est de nature océanique aquitain. Les précipitations, réparties sur l'ensemble de l'année, varient environ entre  et , le nord du département de la Vienne étant moins arrosé que le littoral. Les hivers sont doux, les étés chauds mais sans excès. La région bénéficie d'un ensoleillement important. En dépit des pluies réparties sur l'ensemble de l'année, l'évapotranspiration est élevée durant les mois d'été : de mai à septembre ce qui est favorable au vignoble. La neige ne dure jamais longtemps, et les gelées sont de courte durée.

Vignoble

Présentation
Le vignoble du Haut-Poitou, en coteaux ou sur les replis des plateaux pour une meilleure exposition au soleil, est un vignoble d'îlots, de « fiefs de vigne ». Ce regroupement des vignes en îlots est caractéristique du vignoble du Haut-Poitou, dans un contexte agricole orienté vers les grandes cultures. Il traduit le savoir-faire des vignerons pour sélectionner les sites les plus favorables à la viticulture.

Le vignoble, d'une superficie de 754 hectares, s'étend sur 2 communes des Deux-Sèvres et 45 communes du département de la Vienne, autour de Neuville-de-Poitou et Mirebeau, au nord-ouest de Poitiers jusqu'au Futuroscope.
Département des Deux-Sèvres
Doux et Thenezay
Département de la Vienne
Amberre, Avanton, Ayron, Beaumont, Blaslay, Chabournay, Chalandray, Champigny-le-Sec, Charrais, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Cheneché, Cherves, Chiré-en-Montreuil, Chouppes, Cissé, Colombiers, Craon, Cuhon, Dissay, Frontenay-sur-Dive, Frozes, Jaunay-Clan, Lencloître, Maillé, Maisonneuve, Marigny-Brizay, Massognes, Mazeuil, Migné-Auxances, Mirebeau, Neuville-de-Poitou, Ouzilly, Prinçay, Le Rochereau, Saint-Cyr, Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux, Saint-Jean-de-Sauves, Thurageau, Usseau, Varennes, Vendeuvre, Villiers, Vouillé, Vouzailles et Yversay.

Encépagement
 Rouge :
 cépage principal : cabernet-franc (60% minimum)
 cépages accessoires : gamay-noir à jus blanc, gamay de Bouze, gamay de Chaudenay, merlot et pinot-noir
 Blanc : sauvignon-blanc (60% minimum) et fié-gris (sauvignon-gris)
 Rosé : cabernet-franc (40% minimum), gamay-noir à jus blanc (20% minimum) et pinot-noir (20% minimum), les 3 cépages étant obligatoirement présents dans l'encépagement

Méthodes culturales et réglementaires

La vinification des vins blancs est faite à basse température, en cuve thermo-régulée, et dure entre deux et trois semaines. Après soutirage, ils sont conservés sur lies pendant un ou trois mois avant d'être embouteillés.

Le rosé, après une fermentation à basse température et une cuvaison courte, ne dépassant pas un jour et demi, est embouteillé au printemps qui suit la récolte.

Pour les rouges, la vinification du gamay se fait en cuve inox thermo-régulée entre 26 et 28°. Cette cuvaison dure pendant 8 à 10 jours. Seul le vin de goutte est utilisé. Les cabernets franc et cabernet sauvignon sont assemblés. Ce vin est élevé dans des barriques bordelaises de deux vins durant cinq mois avant d'être mis en bouteille.

Terroir et vins
Ce terroir permet l'obtention de vins légers, souples et fruités. Pour le blanc, les quatre cépages expriment toute leur typicité et leur finesse aromatique. La gamme des rouges s'étend des vins-plaisir, issus du gamay, à boire jeunes, aux vins de semi-garde et d'une grande richesse aromatique qui assemblent les cabernets. Le rosé se place dans la catégorie des vins frais à boire durant la période estivale.

Structure des exploitations

Pendant longtemps, ce fut seule la « Cave du Haut Poitou », une coopérative, qui assura  la vinification et la commercialisation. De nos jours, vingt-neuf caves indépendantes ont été créées. Globalement la superficie de leur vignoble représente 248 hectares. La coopérative, à laquelle adhèrent quelque 300 viticulteurs, vinifie la production de 506 hectares.

Type de vins et gastronomie
Le chardonnay produit un vin sec, aux arômes délicats. Il est parfait dans les deux à trois ans qui suivent sa récolte. Il se déguste frais entre 9 et 10°. Le sauvignon fournit, lui aussi, un vin sec qui développe des arômes puissants, typiques du cépage. Il se boit très jeune entre 8 et 10°.

Le rosé est obtenu par saignée du cabernet franc. Il doit être consommé dans sa prime jeunesse, entre un et deux ans, et doit être servi aux alentours de 9 à 10°.

Le vin, issu du gamay, afin de conserver tous ses arômes, doit être bu dans l'année de la récolte. Il est servi rafraîchi entre 11 et 13°. Le rouge provenant de l'assemblage des cabernets est charpenté, avec des arômes de fruits rouges et d'épices. Il peut s'épanouir pendant trois à six ans, en fonction du millésime. Il doit être servi chambré, c'est-à-dire entre 14 et 15°.

Traditionnellement, les rouges se marient à merveille avec des viandes blanches, rouges ou grillées, tandis que les vins blancs s'accordent parfaitement aux poissons, coquillages et fruits de mer.

Commercialisation
Le marché intérieur absorbe 50 % de la production, l'autre moitié s'exporte au Canada, Japon, Singapour, Nouvelle-Zélande et Afrique du Nord. Depuis 1987, la cave de Neuville propose des « cuvées châteaux », issues des propriétés de ses adhérents. Ce fut d'abord le « Château Le Logis », puis l'année suivante les « Château de Brizay » et « Château La Fuye ».

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
Robert Blin, Christophe Prouteau et Jean-Marie Durivault, Pays de la Loire, des côtes du Forez au pays Nantais, Collection Guide des vins Gilbert et Gaillard, Éditions Solar, Paris, 1991
Marcel Lachiver, Vins, vignes et vignerons. Histoire du vignoble français, É. Fayard, Paris, 1988

Article connexe
 Haut-Poitou

Liens externes
Les vins du Haut-Poitou
Décret concernant l'AOC Haut-Poitou

Vin AOC dans les Deux-Sèvres
Vin AOC dans la Vienne
Vignoble du Val-de-Loire


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Andrea Bocelli's enchanting Tuscan hometown of Lajatico is nestled in the hills between Pisa and Volterra. Despite finding international fame as one of opera's most acclaimed modern stars, he and his family remain devoted to this beautiful village, so much so that Andrea has built a spectacular amphitheatre here, where he performs once a year. This tour will allow you to discover the best of Lajatico and the surrounding Tuscan countryside.
From your base in Florence, you'll enjoy a guided tour of the Bocelli Family Vineyards nestled in the hills of Val d'Era, see the farmhouse that Bocelli often escapes to, and taste Azienda Bocelli wines in the company of Andrea's nephew Alessio Bocelli.
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Today you'll arrive in Pisa, where your tour leader will accompany you to your hotel in Florence - the Grand Hotel Baglioni Di Firenze. Once checked in, you'll enjoy a traditional Tuscan dinner in the hotel's Panoramic Restaurant.
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Bocelli vineyard and Volterra
Volterra, Italy
After breakfast today, you'll head to the Bocelli Vineyards in Poggioncino, nestled in the hills of the Val d'Era. Here you will see the Bocelli Farmhouse and explore the estate's vineyards where you'll be introduced to the Azienda Bocelli wines.
You'll also have time today to explore Lajatico, the home town of Andrea Bocelli and once a Medici seat. Take in its picturesque piazza and streets before heading to the Bocelli family's restaurant for lunch. Alessio Bocelli will host you and talk through the wines as well as share stories of his illustrious family's history. After a visit to the Bocelli Museum, where you can learn more about Andrea's career, you'll head to the hilltop town of Volterra, rich in Roman and medieval history, before returning to Florence for dinner.
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Florence and Teatro Del Silenzio Concert
After breakfast, you'll take a guided walking tour of Florence admiring the artistic, architectural and historical highlights of this celebrated city. After lunch in Florence, you'll return to the hotel where you can spend your afternoon at leisure.
In the evening, you'll be transferred to the Teatro del Silenzio for the Andrea Bocelli concert, where you'll have central Poltronissima seats, allowing you to be fully immersed in this unforgettable musical experience. After the concert, you'll have dinner at a nearby local restaurant before returning to the hotel.
Tuscan Riviera and Lucca
Lucca, Italy
This morning, you'll head to Pietrasanta to explore some of the town's famed art galleries and sculptures. From there, it's on to Forte dei Marmi, arguably the Tuscan Riviera's most glamorous town. Here you'll enjoy a seafood lunch paired with Bocelli wines at the Alpemare Beach Club, with the Mediterranean sea and the Apuan Alps as your backdrop.
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