DETAILS: "Villa Blanco" boasts ultra-luxurious accommodations for 40 people, including a private, heated pool, private boat dock, an in-home theater, and game room! Enter the first floor and be ready to be entertained! Boasting the home's 14-seat movie theater, complete with Bose surround sound and leather reclining stadium seating, this is the perfect spot to unwind after a day in the sun or entertain the kids on a rainy day! A full bathroom with a large walk-in shower is conveniently located just outside the theater. Make your way through a screened-in breezeway to enjoy the home's game room which includes a billiards table, chess table and wet bar. Across from the game room, you'll find the impressive pool deck featuring an outdoor bar, a massive 16' x 35' private, heated pool, a spa tub and the home's private boat dock. Also located on the first floor is a spacious king guest bedroom, 3 additional bunk rooms, and a convenient laundry room.
Make your way to the second floor for the home's formal, open living spaces, featuring incredible Gulf views, a gourmet chef's kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances. Two dishwashers, two warming drawers and two pantries make cooking and entertaining for a large crowd a breeze. The traditional dining room offers a beautiful backdrop of Gulf views for a more intimate dining setting. The living room has additional dining seating as well as a wet bar, grand piano, and ample lounging space. Off the living room are three balconies, each offering beautiful views. Also located on the second floor, is the incredible master retreat with the finest furnishings including a king bed, electronic curtains that open to unobstructed Gulf views with the floor-to-ceiling windows, a relaxing sitting area, and two master baths. The two baths provide a massive walk-in closet, a jetted tub, two stand-alone showers, including a shower, a bidet, and a full laundry room. Off of the laundry room is a queen mother-in-law suite.
The third floor houses three king suites, two queen suites, and additional balcony space. The third floor entertainment area includes seating for eight, a flat screen TV, a DVD player, a wet bar and private balcony!
Parties, weddings or events held at the property must be approved.
Thank you, We all had the best time at this amazing house! Great location, pool, boat dock, and theatre room!
Awesome! Held my regional sales kick-off meeting here. Used the 14 seat theater for all the meetings. Owner and 360 were great to work with!
We are so glad that you found this home to be as spectacular as we do and it proved to be an amazing spot for your business meeting! The photo you shared is absolutely breathtaking! Thank you for staying with 360 Blue, we hope to see you again soon!
I couldn't imagine a better place to spend a weekend with family! My daughter is recently married and expecting the family's first grandchild so we took the long weekend to celebrate and relax before she is due. The property was immaculate and perfect for our group! (37 adults and accommodations were perfect). The fewer minor issues we encountered were quickly addressed and everyone I spoke with from the beginning of booking through the last day of our stay was so helpful and hospitable. A huge thank you goes out to the whole team (Amber in particular) for being so attentive. Can't wait to plan a trip back and will always go through 360 For any vacation rentals.
We are so glad to hear how much you all enjoyed your vacation with us in Destin! We completely agree that this home is more than accommodating for larger groups and families and the location is perfect. We are also glad to know that any issue during your stay was resolved quickly by our team. Thank you for staying with 360 Blue, we hope to see you again soon!
Our family, 11 adults and 5 kids (ages 7-18 months) has a fantastic time at this wonderful property! The access to the beach was a great. It's right across the beach and so beautiful! The pool area was so much fun. We requested the pool to be heated and it was incredibly comfortable. The kitchen is large and easy to prepare meals in for a large group. Sleeping areas were quiet and comfortable. Lots of closet space. The home theater was a real treat. The property management was very responsive to our needs and made our trip stress free. With young kids around we were pleased the property was kid friendly and there were alarms for the pool and upper deck area which put us at ease. We had a wonderful Christmas here and highly recommend this property.
We are so delighted that you and your family enjoyed your Christmas will us in Destin! We could not agree more about this property! It has something for everyone and is a great place to spend time together making lasting memories! Thank you for staying with 360 Blue, we hope to see you again soon!
This was our second year at Villa Blanco and we really enjoy the venue for our retreat. 360 Blue staff is very responsive to our needs. Thank you for everything.
We are so glad that you enjoyed another year at Villa Blanco! It is our pleasure to take care of anything you or any of your guests need during your stay and we hope to help in the future! Thank you for staying with 360 Blue, we will see you again soon!
We had an amazing week! Family traveled from Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Indianapolis, & some local family as well. We were Celebrating our 41st family reunion with a total of 34 family members ages 2 to 72. The home fit us all nicely and we thoroughly enjoyed the location and space. Any concerns we had were promptly responded to by the 360 Blue staff! We appreciated the app that enhanced the experience with so much information, the 360 Blue staff, & maintenance supervisor. Will definitely book with 360 Blue again in the future!
We are so delighted to hear how much you and your family enjoyed your vacation with us in Destin! We agree that this home is perfect for large groups and families! We adored the family photo you shared! It really captures how much fun you all had! We are so glad that you had a positive experience with 360 Blue and we hope to host you all again soon!
Loved everything about this home, the kids loved the pool and the media room. This was the first vacation that no one wanted to leave the house! We loved sitting on the balcony looking at the ocean.
We are so delighted to hear how much you and your family enjoyed your vacation and the property. The photo you shared is adorable! We hope to see you again very soon!
We had 34 people that consisted of 7 families for our yearly beach trip. The house was wonderful! Once we got the lay of the land, we really enjoyed our stay completely. The kitchen was a nice size with large refrigerator and freezer. Pushing the safety buttons needed a little getting used to, but i appreciate the safety aspect. The walk to the beach was a short one. The pool was a big entertainer for our group, and the boat slip was conveniently located on the property, which we used for our boat. I stayed in the room with the wood paneling and the bath shower was in need of a little change. I had to turn the knob on so slightly for lukewarm water that it was almost impossible to run the shower because any further would shut the water off, but taking a cold shower would have worked fine:). The rooms were spacious, and i think we used just about every square inch of this beautiful home. I hope this home will be available for next year because we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
We love to hear how much you and your family enjoyed this home for your vacation! We completely agree that this home is perfect for large groups and is in a prime location. We look forward to hosting you and your group again soon!
My 91-year old mother loves to bring the family together. My 5 brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and extended family joined us in the biggest and best house in Destin, Florida. What a palace! 32 people ages 2 months to 91 years. 24 stayed at the house. 8 off site. The millennials just wanted to hang with their cousins at the beach (across the street), the awesome pool, the 16-seat movie theater, the pool room and the 5 or more balconies with amazing ocean and bay views. Perfect weather. Great venue for a large group!
We are beyond thrilled that you enjoyed your vacation! We agree, this home is spectacular and has it all! It truly is a crowd pleaser! We hope to see you in Destin again soon!
Overall we had a great time! The house was beautiful and gave us plenty of room. The only issues we had were with the pool and hot tub not keeping filled up or warm after we paid $100/day for that. Also, the projector in the media room would shut off shortly after starting a movie. Other than that and a few minor maintenance issues, we loved the place.
We are so sorry for the issue that you experienced with the pool heat but we are happy that we were able to get it back up and running. We hope that during your time on the emerald coast you made some amazing memories that will last a lifetime!
I loved the home and it's location, I would recommend this location to others.
What a great photo! It looks like you made some fun memories to treasure for years to come! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us so much! Thank you for choosing 360 Blue for your beach getaway. Come back and see us again soon!
This photo is absolutely gorgeous! You really captured the beauty and serenity of our Destin sunsets! We are sorry to hear that most of your group could not make it to enjoy some relaxation, but are happy to hear that your group enjoyed your time with us! This property really is stunning, and perfect for multiple families! We have passed along your feedback on the TLC needed at the property and have these items scheduled for attention! We are delighted that you found the property spacious and comfortable. The sunset views here really are spectacular! Thank you so much for choosing 360 Blue for your group getaway, and taking the time to share your valuable feedback with us. We hope you'll be back to see us again soon!
What a beautiful photo! Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. This being one of our newer homes on our program, we are still working out all the kinks. We do appreciate you letting us know and we are working hard on addressing all those issues with the owner. Thank you so much for staying with 360 Blue and we hope to have you back at the beach again soon!


This year students from Tompkins Cortland Community College participated in a local charity walk to support the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes in Ithaca. A student group of about a dozen students volunteered to help with the event, which took place approximately 15 miles from their campus. The volunteers were organized by the Tompkins Cortland Student Activity office, which coordinated logistics, including transportation to the event.
"We offer face-to-face comfort and assistance during a stressful time.
We provide a supportive environment that lets you catch your breath and get your bearings.
We provide community for people with cancer and their loved ones.


Every year, more and more solar parks are built around the world. It's impossible to create a ranking of these parks because the situation is constantly changing and existing parks are permanently improved….
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Record Lobbying Donations in 2016 Campaigns
Friday, May 27th, 2016 by Matthew Barnes
As previously discussed in Lobby Blog, we are experiencing an election cycle filled with much anti –lobbying rhetoric from leading presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Donald Trump. Nevertheless, lobbyists have come to play a significant role supporting many of the 2016 presidential campaigns through direct donations and fundraising. Lobby Blog has previously reported that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton "received more than $600,000 from more than 300 different registered lobbyists and PACs in the first half of 2015."
The support for candidates from lobbyists has continued into 2016. According to the Hill, "Lobbyists may well give more in 2016 than they did in previous cycles… And with control of the Senate in play, it's increasingly difficult for lobbyists from both parties to resist fundraising pleas." Already in this election cycle "the top 20 givers among registered federal lobbyists, as identified by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, have collectively donated more than $2.5 million."
The Hill argues that on the Democratic side one explanation of the increase in lobbying contributions is because of "new arrangements such as joint fundraising committees have also driven up the requests for money. And registered Democratic lobbyists, who for two presidential cycles were blocked by President Barack Obama from donating to his campaigns, have now been liberated. They have made Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton the top recipient of K Street cash among White House hopefuls this election cycle. The Democratic National Committee is also once more welcoming lobbyist checks."
Lobbyists, such as Pat Raffaniello, who runs Raffaniello & Associates, also argue that while there may be an increase in spending from the industry, it is nothing compared to the millions of dollars raised and donated to PACs by highroller groups such as hedge funds. According to Raffaniello "Unless you are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, it seems like a wasted effort from a lobbying point of view…You don't get on anybody's radar screen." However, some like Nick Penniman, Executive Director of Issue One, argue that "direct donations from lobbyists to lawmakers and congressional candidates have special value, even if they're comparatively low…Lobbyists don't have the big checks, but lobbyists' money, because it's going directly to the campaigns, is pure gold…It's the highest currency in political giving."
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Hedge Funds Launch New Lobbying Arm
Thursday, May 19th, 2016 by Matthew Barnes
A new Washington D.C. based trade association has been created a select group of hedge funds. The new association is named the "Council for Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability," or "CIRCA." According to the Wall Street Journal, "it is the first coordinated effort by activists to make their case to lawmakers and the American public that their investment strategy helps, rather than harms, companies and the U.S. economy."
CIRCA is supported by a consortium of five different activist firms, but does not name them in the press release. However, Reuters reports that, "According to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, the group's backers are: William Ackman of Pershing Square, Carl Icahn, Daniel Loeb of Third Point, Paul Singer of Elliott Associates and Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners." The five backers manage approximately $90 billion according to the Wall Street Journal.
In recent weeks activist investors have come under fire and have attracted the attention of politicians. In March Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced S.2720, "The Brokaw Act." The act was cosponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
According to Sen. Baldwin's press release on The Brokaw Act, "The problem of short-termism is real and there is growing chorus who believe short-termism is holding America back from reaching its full potential to create stronger economic growth for our nation. Put simply, short-termism—also known as "quarterly capitalism"—is the focus on short time horizons by both corporate managers and financial markets. It results in corporate funds being used for payouts to shareholders in the form of dividends and buybacks rather than investment in workers, R&D, infrastructure, and long-term success. Activist hedge funds are leading the short-termism charge in our economy. They abuse lax securities laws to gain large stakes in public companies. Once there, they make demands to benefit themselves at the expense of the company's long-term interests. The most common demands are for more debt, stock buybacks, reduced R&D, cost-cutting, layoffs, and general reduction any investment in long-term growth."
In CIRCA's press release Senior Advisor Rob Collins argues, "CIRCA was founded on the widely accepted idea that a well-functioning system of checks and balances between boards of directors and shareholders is fundamental to long term economic growth and U.S. prosperity," according to the Reuters report.
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Contractor's Return on Government Relations Spending
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 by Matthew Barnes
New analysis of lobbying spending and government spending from MapLight has revealed that in the past decade U.S. government contractors have received $1,171.00 in taxpayer dollars for every $1.00 that they contribute to lobbying and PACs. MapLight reports, "The 25 largest federal contractors, as ranked by value of contracts received during the 2014 fiscal year, have received almost $1.6 trillion for their work since October 2005. These companies spent about $1.2 billion on lobbying and contributed more than $150 million to PACs during that time, according to MapLight's analysis of federal procurement data and lobbying and PAC contributions from the Center for Responsive Politics."
The return for every dollar invested in political influence between October 2005 and September 2015 by the three largest government contractors is listed below. All figures are provided by MapLight.
Lockheed Martin Corp. – Spent at least $140 million on lobbying and political contributions and received $331 billion in federal dollars, yielding a $2,366 return on every $1 invested.
Boeing Co.- Spent $150 million on lobbying and political contributions and received $201 billion in federal dollars, yielding a $1,341 return for every $1 invested.
General Dynamics Corp. Spent $96 million on lobbying and political contributions and received $136 billion in federal dollars, yielding a $1,421 return for every $1 invested.
Interestingly, MapLight reports that not all major government contractors have relied on heavy spending on lobbying. "The consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Tysons Corner, Virginia, has earned $29 billion in government contracts since October 2005. During the same period, it spent $80,000 on lobbying and none on political contributions, giving it a return of $362,564 for every $1 spent on political influence."
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Report: Atlanta rent has risen but declined in the past month
Life | Jan 23, 2020
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta rent prices have been among the fastest to rise in the nation and a new report from Apartment List says growth has continued over the last year. But over the last month, it began to decline.
» RELATED: A look at how Atlanta's rent prices have changed in the past decade
During the last 12 months, the city of Atlanta has seen rent increase by 1%. Peachtree City has seen the fastest percentage of rent increases with 4.5% while rent in Roswell increased by 1.8%. The north Fulton city's average rent is among the most expensive of metro Atlanta's largest cities with an average two-bedroom priced at $1,469.
Additionally, Atlanta rent is slightly more than the national average; a two-bedroom apartment is $1,200 compared to $1,192 nationwide. Meanwhile, Kennessaw, which saw the largest drop in rent over the last month at 1.3% while rent grew 1.5% in 2019, has two-bedrooms for an average of $1,410. Among the Georgia cities analyzed, the most inexpensive place to live is Forest Park. It has an average two-bedroom rent of $1,000 and a one-bedroom goes for $870.
» RELATED: Rental prices have soared, but fewer Atlantans are buying houses
Still, Atlanta rent has declined over the last month, dropping 0.4%. And rent in the city is better than most large US cities, according to Apartment List's Atlanta Rent Report. Despite marginal rises in Atlanta's rates, rent in Austin, Texas rose 3.1% this year. Increases were also seen in Charlotte, N.C. at 2.6% and Dallas at 2.2%. And Atlantans can find more reasonable rates than residents of San Francisco, which has a median two-bedroom rent of $3,088. That's over two-and-a-half times the rent in Georgia's capital.
Across Georgia, rent increased by 1.6% in the last year. On average, one-bedrooms are $882 a month and two-bedrooms are $1,040.
» RELATED: Some millennials in metro Atlanta say they'll 'always be renters'
Apartment List gathered its data using median rent statistics from the US Census Bureau which is extrapolated forward to the current month via a growth rate. That growth rate is calculated from Apartment List's listing data. The apartment-finder app "corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources," according to the website. This is said to allow the company to produce results that are more in line with the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.


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Lee Harvey Oswald's request for Soviet citizenship
From Unredacted, the very cool blog of the National Security Archive, here is a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, asking for citizenship from the Soviet Union. He lived in the Soviet Union, mostly in Minsk, from 1959 to 1962; the Soviets rejected his request ...
By Annie Lowrey
From Unredacted, the very cool blog of the National Security Archive, here is a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, asking for citizenship from the Soviet Union. He lived in the Soviet Union, mostly in Minsk, from 1959 to 1962; the Soviets rejected his request for citizenship. A PDF of the letter is here -- a bit grainy, but readable. Here's what it says:
I Lee Harvey Oswald, request that I be granted citizenship in the Soviet Union, my visa began on Oct. 15, and will expire on Oct. 21, I must be granted asylum before this date. [Unreadable] I wait for the citizenship decision.
At present I am a citizen of the United States of America.
From Unredacted, the very cool blog of the National Security Archive, here is a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, asking for citizenship from the Soviet Union. He lived in the Soviet Union, mostly in Minsk, from 1959 to 1962; the Soviets rejected his request for citizenship. A PDF of the letter is here — a bit grainy, but readable. Here's what it says:
I want citizenship because; I am a communist and a worker, I have lived in a decadent capitalist society where the workers are slaves.
I am twenty years old, I have completed three years in the United States Marine Corps, I served with the occupation forces in Japan, I have seen American military imperialism in all its forms,
I do not want to return to any country outside of the Soviet Union.
I am writing to give up my American citizenship and assume the responsibilities of a Soviet citizen.
I had saved my money which I earned as a private in the American military for two years, in order to come to Russia for the express purpose of seeking citizenship here. I do not have enough money left to live indefintly [sic] here, or to return to any other country. I have no desire to return to any other country. I ask that my request be given quick consideration.
Sincerly[sic],
Lee H. Oswald
Annie Lowrey is assistant editor at FP.
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A little insight? What is presence? Should we dip our toe in? Presence could be defined as Practicing Being Human. While the default is the practice of of listening to the small self and all of the chatter. But the chatter is still there when I am practicing presence. How about accepting the chatter and welcoming it. Let it in the door, welcome it. So it is beating you up, there is malice, anger, someone (yourself) calling you names. I'm not good enough, I really messed up...Etc... If we practice, presence, we soon learn that the chatter is what we have been programed to know; from my environment and people around me. We do have the answers, if we will stop long enough to listen. Get off of the phone, the computer, facebook. Look at the emptiness, the loneliness, find out what it wants to teach you. Take a look at nature. Is that flower beginning to grow, not just outside but on the inside too.
There are infinite ways to suffer. There are infinite ways to wisdom. Please tell me what you know, I am interested. I want to hear the stories. I know that I am not the only one.
LENS can help to find this presence, this practicing being human. It can be like a soft spot, cool calm water, when there is turbulence all around.


Get your tickets today! Every seat number will be entered into a raffle to win 2 FREE TICKETS to 'Affa Fine Cheese and Wine Aberdeen' - a prize worth £50!
Following the great success of the pilot event hosted at Aberdeen Arts Centre last year 'We are Aberdeen 2018' is going to be a vibrant and exciting showcase of some of Aberdeen's best up and coming talent across a wide range of art forms. All proceeds from the event will go to the STV Children's appeal to support local vulnerable children and young people throughout Scotland. The community spirit and generous atmosphere shared amongst the audience and the performers is something special that is not to be missed.


Light and colorful, transparent and fleeting are the bubbles that Pit Ruge photographed for his series "Von Sphären". Sensitive and full of reflections make the bubbles visible, which is not visible. Already a small breath lets them fly.
Anemoi Aeolian music and unpredictable noise. The radiophonic work examines the acoustic diversity of wind phenomena in vibrating constructs such as telephone lines, fences, wires, wind harps and in natural flora and fauna such as grasses, treetops and rock crevices.
Lasse-Marc Riek (1975) uses a variety of forms of expression in his work, and describes his pieces using terms such as field recording, bio-acoustics and soundscapes. Riek has been active in the international arena since 1997 with exhibits, concerts, teaching assignments, and projects and has been invited as a guest artist by galleries, artist organizations, churches and museums. He has published his work internationally and works for Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the WDR, among other organizations. Riek has received scholarships and awards and participated in AIR programs in Europe and Africa. He is co-manager of the Gruenrekorder label, which focuses on soundscapes, field recordings and electro-acoustic compositions.
In his studio Alex works with rhythm and sound, in other words he searches for effects of beat and tone. The results can drift between brutal and therapeutic monotonous drones - but that is not always the case. (Only) analog and mostly modular defines the space for experimental generation of oscillations. Including self revelations.
Daniel Matz likes to combine ornamental melodies with painstaking chordal work, creating a sound that is both thrilling and disturbing. It's a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed music, that grows from a core of a seemingly unending playfulness and excitement.
Marilyn Mouradian a.k.a Melody (FR), multipolar artist started exploring the microcosmos of the body while studying medicine and is working in the field of movement. Fascinated by the animal spirit and closely connected to the importance of energy related to human existence she creates a visual improvisation of expression.
Gregorio Fonten is a sonic poet from Chile with a PhD in Sonic Arts from Goldsmiths College, London.
Amalia Valdés is a Chilean artist with a degree in Fine Arts from Finis Terrae University (Chile, 2006) She currently lives and works in Berlin.
Her visual research begins with the use of geometry and the depiction of sacred geometry symbols present in Latin American cultures as well as in ancestral civilizations from different parts of the world.
A spherophonic sound based live performance inspired by Pythagoras studies on celestial bodies.
Stefan Röslmair is an Italian-German producer, composer & keyboard player based in Berlin. His sonic identity has evolved alongside his journey from classical piano studies to production. Learning to play at an early age, he began mixing and slicing classical music in late 1998.
Most of his composition are inspired by and made for movies, installations, architectural spaces, performance and dance. His work is influenced as much by classical minimalism as by electronic music: textures of acoustic and electronic sounds slowly coalesce into huge, forbidding forms that often eschew conventional structures ranging from idm, techno to soundscapes and concrete sounds.
A piece performed while falling asleep on a Keyboard.
Sleeping Odyssey is the last version a sleeping tour that started in 2008.
For innumerable days, Polyplay have been sitting in Erich Mielke's home studio 50 meters below the ground in Berlin and are working on the Volksklang with a pioneering urge to explore. Sufficiently supplied with canned tangerines from the state-owned enterprises, and strengthened for their protagonistic work by the Folk Art Cabinet, Polyplay create the sound for a new generation of solidarity-based dance groups.
it´s time to celebrate house warming of the instituts new location on teufelsberg - STÜTZPUNKT. die elektromods are going to please your ears with their unique mix of electronica, ambient, minimal techno, noise and industrial.
Its origins in the Berlin crossover of media-art and club culture and inspired by minimal and punk the VJ-band JPECH presents trademark "3-ChordVisuals" REAL-TIME and in the form of objects and installations in bars, clubs, galeries and museums, on music- fashion- and designfestivals, in cities throughout Europe and Asia.
Siegfried Kärcher (Frankfurt/M) (*1974) is an Artist Extraordinaire and known for his creative approaches to Art and Music working in Frankfurt/Main.
After passsing the Test for the Highly Gifted he studied Free Arts. He is a early member of the Computer Scene since Commodore Homecomputers appeared and infected with the Electronic Music Virus since his first dancing steps at Technoclub Dorian Gray Frankfurt Fame.
Nowadays he hosts several underground events like 303 DAY or Glitch it! Festival or the Siegfried Kärcher Kunsttage located at the Post-Cold-War Station Radom auf der Wasserkuppe.
Siegfried Kärcher will sample live at Teufelsberg and perform a Concert with the collected Teufelsberg Materials.
Konstantin Rosenkranz (1990 geboren in Berlin) lebt und arbeitet in Leipzig. Seit 2014 studiert er dort an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst. Er beschäftigt sich mit Farbfeldmalerei und experimentellen Malprozessen. In seinen aktuellen Arbeiten stellt er sich Fragen nach der visuellen Haltbarkeit eines körperlichen Bildes im digitalen Zeitalter.
Filled with organic sounds, field recordings, analog synths, electro-acoustics, drones and noises… prepare for an ambient experimental journey to the deeper levels of consciousness. A heavy past of dark energy resonates within the devil's mountain. Today we communicate dark and light. The emotions of life we understand but cannot put into words. The melancholy and blissfulness of the human condition. Welcome to the imperfect perfection of the present moment.
Setting out to break boundaries in this inter-active musical experience using the Dots Gallery on the 2nd floor. This dome is the highest point of Berlin. We will be using it as a live effects room transmitting live audio through 250 meters of send and return cables. The unique acoustics of the dome interacting with the old bathroom of the building makes this a very unusual, creative way to use the environment to impact the music real time.
A duo of two sirens founded during a trip around Iceland in the winter of 2016. They create performative installations composed of looped sounds, whispers, broken narrations and electronic music, images and light.
This musical form is the result of bridging sound and textile, where tactile and musical gesture meet. The performance space given by a two dimensional tangible textile questions the spatial organisation of sounds and their representation. In its minimalism such a performance tends to foster listening and sonic interaction, in which a textile instrument left blank of visual informations is the facilitator.
In recent times, Daniel has been interested in feedback, tape manipulation, no input mixing, memory, audio vérité, non-linearity, decay, greyness, field recording, Max patching, improvisation, thinking about thinking and cats. By time you read this short ramble, dear reader, he may have found a new set of ideas that quicken his heart, rendering this list an awkward reminder of his former curiosities.
RCO is an artists' collective that wires up everyday objects, developing different types of circuitry to generate and experiment in sounds and noises. A variety of devices and noise sources are arranged in interactive feedback-loops and polyphonic sound installations. Live RCO assembles momentary and improvised setups that consider the specifics of a particular space and its situation and integrates these into the continuously changing acoustic environment.


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Insta360 ONE X with Tripod Kit
Black - $4,339.99
USB to Micro-USB Cable
Lightning to Micro-USB Cable
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Micro-USB to Micro-USB Cable
Tether Wire and Screw for Bullet Time Effect
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The Insta360 ONE X, a follow-up to the original Insta360 ONE, is Wi-Fi-enabled and capable of syncing to your iOS or Android device remotely, instead of having to be physically connected to your phone/tablet as is the case with the original. The Insta360 ONE X captures up to 5.7K resolution 360 video at 30 fps and 18MP photos. Two 200° lenses, accompanied by two built-in mics, capture your surrounding from all angles to a microSD card (sold separately).
With the images captured, you can transfer them over Wi-Fi to the companion 360 ONE app (downloadable for free for iOS/Android), and the app stitches them automatically into a single 360 image. From the app, you can further share the 360 image to social media including YouTube and Facebook, as well as live stream it. The full 360 image can be moved around at the swipe of your finger in the app so you can find the angle that you want to see, including behind where you stood when shooting the image. You can also stitch the images in the Insta360 Studio software (downloadable for free for Mac/Windows), where you can exercise greater control over the stitching and other factors.
The ONE X features Insta360's FlowState digital image stabilization that compensates for shake captured in your videos and provides you with smoother footage. So not only can you record immersive 360° video but you get the video stabilized. The camera also offers an HDR mode, in which the camera shoots multiple images and combines them into one sharp "true-to-life", "true-to-light" image.
The ONE X app provides many tools and features that allow you to get a lot more out of your image. You can apply cinematic slow-motion to add drama or other desired effects to your shot, or add hyperlapse to see your video running sped up. You can also reframe the parts of the 360 image that you want, add music and effects, and edit the image in other ways, all from your mobile device.
With the addition of an optional Insta360 Bullet Time accessory for the ONE X (which consists of a selfie stick and a handle), the camera supports a feature called Bullet Time, which is a slow-motion effect similar to the spinning time-freeze effect in the film The Matrix. This package includes a tether wire and screw to perform basic Bullet Time effects. The addition of the optional GPS Smart Remote allows you to record GPS data and track on-screen stats such as speed, altitude, and direction. The ONE X also supports an optional Venture Case for many water sports activities and a Dive Case for underwater activities.
The Insta360 ONE X is powered by a removable battery that provides 60 minutes of non-stop video recording. Additional batteries are available sold separately for quick swapping. The Insta360 ONE X is designed with 794 individual components, which together with the included battery total a lightweight 4 oz.
Up to 5.7K30 360 Video, up to 120 Mb/s
18MP 360 Photos
FlowState Digital Image Stabilization
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Q: Smtplib returns authentication failed despite good credentials I use django backend to send email (but really django is irrevelant in this case), I can login via standalone client, but not via smtplib. I keep getting:
SMTPAuthenticationError (535, '5.7.0 authentication failed')

A: In my case It seems that the server lied it responded following string on hello request:
>>> conn.ehlo()
(250,
'edited.host.name Hello host.name [83.24.32.123], pleased to meet you\nENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\nPIPELINING\n8BITMIME\nSIZE\nDSN\nETRN\nAUTH GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN\nDELIVERBY\nHELP')

in which it annouced it supports CRAM-MD5 authentication method, which it didn't.
Since I was in a hurry and resolving this issue with admin would end in missing the deadline, I had to patch SMTP class to prefer PLAIN authentication method. To do this you need to create subclass of SMTP_SSL and override login method, just copy login from SMTP class changing one line.
Change line that says:
preferred_auths = [AUTH_CRAM_MD5, AUTH_PLAIN, AUTH_LOGIN]

to:
preferred_auths = [AUTH_PLAIN, AUTH_LOGIN]

Anyway I posted the patched class: http://pastebin.com/ecL9A3P4.

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Der Windbach ist ein Bach auf der Fildes-Halbinsel von King George Island, der größten der Südlichen Shetlandinseln.
In der Südhälfte der Halbinsel fließt er zunächst wenige hundert Meter nordwärts und bildet südwestlich des Büdelbergs einen kleinen See, von dem er durch das Saunders Valley in ostsüdöstlicher Richtung zur Hydrographers Cove, einer Nebenbucht der Maxwell Bay, fließt.

Im Rahmen zweier deutscher Expeditionen zur Fildes-Halbinsel in den Jahren 1981/82 und 1983/84 unter der Leitung von Dietrich Barsch (Geographisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg) und Gerhard Stäblein (Geomorphologisches Laboratorium der Freien Universität Berlin) wurde der Bach zusammen mit zahlreichen weiteren bis dahin unbenannten geographischen Objekten der Fildes-Halbinsel neu benannt und dem Wissenschaftlichen Ausschuss für Antarktisforschung (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, SCAR) gemeldet.

Bei der zweiten Expedition, im antarktischen Sommer 1983/84, wurden am Bach umfangreiche hydrologische und geomorphologische Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Eines der Ergebnisse ist, dass im dortigen Boden kaum Wasserspeicherung stattfindet, sondern der Bach ausschließlich aus Oberflächen- und Sickerwasser gespeist wird.
Der kontinuierliche Basisabfluss beruht auf der sich über den ganzen Sommer hinziehenden Schneeschmelze, und nach Niederschlägen steigt binnen kurzer Zeit der Abfluss um ein Mehrfaches an.

Siehe auch
 Liste von Flüssen in Antarktika

Quelle
Dietrich Barsch, Wolf-Dieter Blümel, Wolfgang-Albert Flügel, Roland Mäusbacher, Gerhard Stäblein und Wolfgang Zick: Untersuchungen zum Periglazial auf der König-Georg-Insel, Südshetlandinseln/Antarktika. Deutsche physiogeographische Forschungen in der Antarktis. Bericht über die Kampagne 1983/84. Berichte zur Polarforschung Nr. 24, November 1985, Seiten 32 und 37–47; Karten S. 14 und 39. hdl:10013/epic.10024.d001, abgerufen am 24. Juli 2018

Einzelnachweise

Fluss in Antarktika
0Windbach
Fildes-Halbinsel

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(→Lucius Fisher Foster)
Sometime before Oct 1952, Lucius was living in Boise, Idado since he gave this as his home address when he was returning then from Manila.
[http://www.geocities.com/jodiefosterph/us050800.html This article] states that Lucius "...already had three kids from a previous marriage. In 1954, he met a pretty young woman named Evelyn "Brandy" ALmond at a fencing club and married her impetuously during a trip to Tijuana, Mexico."
Lucius and Brandy lived in Los Angeles where they had four children, the youngest of whom was the actress Jodie Foster. They divorced and they each married and divorced other people in the Los Angles area.
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Pakistan Consuming 90% Of The Oxygen: PM Imran Khan's Assistant
Apr 24, 2021 - 23:36 Updated: Apr 25, 2021 - 00:32
Pakistan is utilizing a minimum of 90% of the oxygen it is producing, Prime Minister Imran Khan's special assistant on national health services stated Saturday.
"We are consuming 90% of the oxygen," stated Dr. Faisal Sultan, PM Khan's special assistant. "We have to take it extremely seriously."
According to Dr. Sultan, the government had improved its capacity of producing oxygen by 380 metric tonnes and the country is now producing 800 metric tonnes of oxygen.
We are using 90% of it, he added.
At present, Pakistan is facing the third wave of the coronavirus, which is as per officials, more dangerous than the previous ones.
So far 16,999 are died in Pakistan due to the virus. The total number of confirmed cases has reached 790,016.
PM Khan's special assistant alert that the government may have to take severe measures in major cities of Pakistan cities if the people don't observe the coronavirus SOPs.
"We have to stop the number of cases," Dr. Sultan stated. "If the people of Pakistan won't take the SOPs seriously, the government may impose severe restrictions".
Read more: 22 COVID-19 Patients Die In India After Oxygen Supply Disrupted
According to him, there is a minimum of 15 cities where severe restrictions need to be imposed.
Edhi Foundation Offers Help In Tackling India's COVID-19 Crisis
Spanish Man Accused Of Infecting 22 People With Coronavirus
Another Plan To Unblock The Karachi Drains
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Home > White House > Donald Trump
Donald Trump Spent $90 Million In Taxpayer Money On Golf Trips, Enough To House About 5,000 Homeless Veterans
Dec. 16 2017, Updated 4:35 a.m. ET
Donald Trump has spent $90 million in taxpayer money on golfing trips in the first 11 months of his presidency, which would be enough to house roughly 5,000 homeless veterans in the United States.
Trump's frequent trips to his company's golf resorts have become a major point of contention for critics who point to the cost of Trump's visits and the conflict of interest of funneling the money into his own company, from which he has not divested. Critics have often pointed to Trump's golf trips and noted that he frequently blasted former President Barack Obama for his own golfing trips, even though Trump is on pace to make four times the number of trips that Obama did.
The website Trump Golf Count has been tracking the president's golf visits and estimating the total cost in taxpayer dollars for the travel, security, and other various costs. The site uses statistics published by the Washington Post to estimate the total cost so far of Trump's 79 trips to golf courses.
The cost so far — more than $90 million.
To put that number into more context, President Donald Trump's golf trips have used the equivalent taxpayer money as programs that could house at least 5,000 homeless veterans. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans estimates that there are close to 40,000 veterans who are without a home on any given night, often because of the lingering effects of their service.
"In addition to the complex set of factors influencing all homelessness – extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income and access to health care – a large number of displaced and at-risk veterans live with lingering effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack of family and social support networks," the organization noted. "Additionally, military occupations and training are not always transferable to the civilian workforce, placing some veterans at a disadvantage when competing for employment."
How much would it cost to house these veterans? While experts say there is not always a straightforward estimate to find housing for the homeless given the medical needs they may face, Philip Mangano, the former homelessness policy czar under President George W. Bush, told PolitiFact that it costs between $15,000 and $35,000 to house a homeless person for a year.
Two days after the Veterans Affairs secretary touted Trump's support for homeless vets, his agency said it would cut funding for a major housing program serving vulnerable vets https://t.co/nbaaF9WiHj pic.twitter.com/5HQjYvawK8
— POLITICO (@politico) December 6, 2017
That would mean that Donald Trump's $90 million spent golfing could be used to house between 2,500 and 6,000 homeless people each year. Trump's own policy toward homeless veterans has come under scrutiny after Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin floated plans to cut funding for a major homelessness program, though Politico noted that he reversed course after public outcry from veteran and homeless advocacy groups.
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Philippines bans open-pit mining as minister toughens crackdown
By Enrico Dela Cruz, Manolo Serapio Jr
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said on Thursday she will ban open-pit mining in the country, toughening a months-long crackdown on the sector she blames for extensive environmental damage.
FILE PHOTO: A view of nickel ore stockpiles at a port in Sta Cruz Zambales in northern Philippines February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
The ban comes just days before the outspoken environmentalist-turned-regulator faces a confirmation hearing in Congress that could lead to her removal as minister after a storm of complaints from pro-mining groups.
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of more than half the country's operating mines and has previously described open pit mines as "madness", said it was within her prerogative to ban the practice, which is allowed under Philippines mining law.
"Each open pit is a financial liability for government for life," she told a media briefing. "It kills the economic potential of the place."
The ban will take effect immediately but will not cover existing mines, she said.
Mining is a contentious issue in the largely underexplored Southeast Asian country after past examples of environmental mismanagement.
Lopez in February ordered the permanent closure of 22 of 41 operating mines in the world's top nickel ore supplier and later canceled dozens of contracts for undeveloped mines to protect water resources.
Philippines open-pit ban will not apply to existing mines: minister
Miners have argued her actions are illegal and no mine has yet been closed as companies pursue an appeals process that can only be settled by President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines described her latest move as "absurd."
"With this open-pit ban, she is essentially banning the mining of shallow ore deposits that can only be extracted using open-pit mining," said Chamber spokesman Ronald Recidoro.
WANTS DUTERTE AS SUCCESSOR
The ban would halt the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato province in Mindanao island, the nation's biggest stalled mining venture.
Tampakan failed to take off after the province where it is located banned open-pit mining in 2010, prompting commodities giant Glencore Plc to quit the project in 2015.
Lopez has said the project would cover an area the size of 700 football fields in what otherwise would be agricultural land.
There are currently 14 open pits in the country, 10 of them abandoned, said Lopez, who flew to several mining sites in recent weeks to inspect them.
Lawmakers will resume hearings on Lopez's appointment on May 2 after sessions in March when pro-mining groups assailed her capacity as minister.
Lopez said she was imposing the ban now because she was unsure of the outcome of the hearings.
If lawmakers reject her appointment, Lopez said she wants Duterte to succeed her.
"That's the kind of person you really need at DENR," she said, referring to her agency. "Brave, cannot be bought, everyone will be scared."
Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz and Manolo Serapio Jr.; Editing by Richard Pullin


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The Aberdare Urban District Council was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation, roads and public works generally.

There were five wards, namely Aberaman (also known as No. 5 Ward), Blaengwawr (also known as No. 4 Ward), Gadlys (also known as No. 2 Ward), Llwydcoed (also known as No. 1 Ward), and the Town Ward (also known as No. 3 Ward).  Originally, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis, but from 1904 an additional member was granted to each ward resulting in the election of ten members, out of a total of twenty, every three years. At the intervening election, one member continued to be elected.

An election was held in April 1905. It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1906 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1902 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1908. There were contested elections in three of the five wards. In both the Gadlys and Town wards the sitting members were returned unopposed after the Trades and Labour Council resolved not to run candidates.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

Aberaman Ward

Blaengwawr Ward
Having come within 71 votes of Howell at the 1904 county election, Treharne's supporters had been hopeful of success.

Gadlys Ward

Llwydcoed Ward

Town Ward

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    unsigned IsInReg : 1;    ///< Passed in register
    unsigned IsSRet : 1;     ///< Hidden struct-ret ptr
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    unsigned IsNest : 1;     ///< Nested fn static chain
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    unsigned IsSwiftError : 1; ///< Swift error parameter
    unsigned IsHva : 1;        ///< HVA field for
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    unsigned ByValSize; ///< Byval struct size

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      static_assert(sizeof(*this) == 3 * sizeof(unsigned), "flags are too big");
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    void setSExt() { IsSExt = 1; }

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    void setSwiftSelf() { IsSwiftSelf = 1; }

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    void setNest() { IsNest = 1; }

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Wednesday, 22 June, 2005
Entropy in source code control
One definition of entropy is, "Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society." We've all seen it: absent constant maintenance, systems move from a state of order to a state of disorder. Weeds grow in the flower garden and your desk becomes cluttered and disorganized. The same thing happens with software systems' code. At the start of a project everything is clean. The directory structure is nicely laid out and the source code repository exactly mirrors the code on the disk. Formal frequent (ideally, daily) build procedures ensure that the source control system remains in sync with what the developers are doing.
But at some point the project goes into "crunch" mode. Either the team gets behind schedule or has to rush to get a bug fix out the door for a critical client or magazine review. Maybe the product ships and a year later a lone developer hacks in some changes quickly and doesn't follow all the formal procedures to maintain the fidelity of the source code control system. At some point, the project gets out of sync. Six years later another lone developer picks up the code and tries to puzzle it all out.
Source code control systems like Microsoft's Visual Source Safe and the open source CVS (Concurrent Versions System) serve three primary purposes:
They serve as a central repository for the project's source code.
They maintain a revision history so that it's possible to retrieve all versions of the code and view every change made from the project's inception up to the most recent version.
They control access to the source code, ensuring that only authorized users can read or update the code base, and that changes are recorded in the proper order (i.e. that older versions don't overwrite newer versions).
However, no version control system that I've used can prevent users from subverting it. It's possible to check in files that aren't used in the project, and to use files without checking them in to the database. Everything works fine until somebody decides to grab the latest version from the database and try to build the project. There's no way for the system to enforce the rules, and no way short of trying to build the project to prove that the rules have been followed. Maintaining a project's source integrity is requires active thought by the team members all the time.
Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual Studio .NET, and some other development environments have varying degrees of integration with version control systems. These integrated systems work well as long as everybody follows the rules. The problem is that the rules aren't precisely defined, they're hard to follow, and they're absurdly easy to break unintentionally.
The only way to ensure that your project will build successfully at any time is to create and maintain a daily build procedure that gets the latest version of the code from the repository into a clean directory structure and builds the entire project. Every programmer on the project is notified of the build status every day. This technique has been proven many times over the years, and is recommended by any project management book or seminar produced in the last five years. Martin Fowler calls it Continuous Integration. For a more friendly discussion of the topic and links to other resources, see Joel Spolsky's Daily Builds are Your Friend.
I'd be willing to bet that almost all successful large software systems use a similar technique. I'd also be willing to bet that most unsuccessful large systems can point to the lack of a daily build process as a major contributer to the project's failure.
Here's the kicker, though. A daily build process will ensure that you can build your project, and automated testing can ensure that the built version actually works. But there does not appear to be a way to ensure that all the rules are followed and that the project file remains in sync with version control. It's possible to add files to version control without adding them to the project file, and as long as your daily build procedure pulls down the entire source tree, you'll never know it. The only way you can ensure that the project and the source code control stay in sync is to manually open the project from the version control into a clean directory. And that isn't going to happen every day. Or even every month. Instant entropy.
Daily builds will keep your project on schedule. Build early and build often. But no automated tool is going to prevent entropy in your project's structure. That's just the way it is. It's a dirty little secret that most programmers either don't recognize or prefer not to discuss.


Just last week, I bottled up the 2015 Roussanne, Rosè and Grenache Noir. New wines means new labels and the great thing about that is the "family" of labels can be soon unveiled.
As with the 2014 Syrah label, there is a strip at the bottom of each new label with a different snippet of an oil painting which was created specifically for my wine labels.
The artwork for the labels was painted by artist Christopher Shelton. Chris describes himself as an abstract expressionist that still understands how to visually explain the world we live in. He has been professionally exhibiting his oil paintings for over 25 years; and most importantly, Chris is a passionate artist and an avid fine wine drinker. I am delighted to have had Chris' artistic interpretation of my own winemaking passion and philosophy put into a beautiful visual piece which I will carry as the centrepiece of Alkimi labels into the future.


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James Anderson is a partner of the firm. James was named in the 2014 edition of the annual Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers list of outstanding attorneys as a "Rising Star" in the areas of antitrust, securities and consumer law litigation. He is currently working on, or has worked on, a variety of complex civil matters, including Gordon et al. v. Amadeus et al. (S.D.N.Y.) (antitrust action alleging conspiracy to foreclose competition in the market for global distribution systems, resulting in supracompetitive fees paid by airline passengers); In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (asserting antitrust claims against manufacturers of lithium ion batteries); Kleen Products LLC v. Packaging Corporation of America, et al. (N.D. Ill.) (antitrust claims against manufacturers of containerboard products); In re American Express Anti-Steering Rules Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.) (challenging rules preventing merchants from providing consumers with incentives to use forms of payment that are less expensive than American Express branded payment cards); In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.) (antitrust, consumer protection and unfair competition claims against leading manufacturers of replacement vehicle filters on behalf of indirect purchasers); In re Pool Products Distribution Market Antitrust Litigation (E.D. La.) (asserting claims of monopolization and attempted monopolization of the U.S. pool products distribution market); In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y) (claims against major airlines alleging price-fixing of fuel surcharges for freight transportation); In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against the producers of CRT televisions); In re DRAM Antitrust Litigation (multiple federal and state court actions involving price-fixing claims against the producers of DRAM computer memory); In re SRAM Memory Products Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against the producers of SRAM computer memory); Första AP-fonden and Danske Invest Management A/S v. St. Jude Medical, Inc. (D. Minn.) (securities fraud claims on behalf of St. Jude Medical, Inc.); and In re AOL Time Warner Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (securities fraud claims on behalf of AOL and Time Warner shareholders). James has also been involved in other, non-class litigation including Spine Solutions, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. (W.D. Tenn.).
James graduated cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law where he was awarded a 21st Century Scholarship, received a CALI Award for his performance in Legislative Advocacy, and a Minnesota State Bar Association outstanding achievement award in Employment Discrimination.
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Robert Manson (born 11 October 1989) is a New Zealand rower.

Manson was born in 1989. He is from a family of rowers, with his father Greg the singles lightweight national champion in 1985, and his brother Karl also competing internationally.

He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships. At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with Chris Harris in the men's double sculls and they became national champions. Manson also became single sculls national champion, aided by the absence of both Mahé Drysdale and Hamish Bond.

In 2014, Manson came out as gay being one of the first out LGBT persons in rowing from New Zealand.

In 2017, Manson won the men's single sculls at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, setting a new world best time of 6:30.74, beating Mahé Drysdale's record by 3 seconds. As of August 2022 that time still stood as the world's best.

On 20 October 2020, Manson announced his retirement from rowing.

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The 8th European Space Weather Week conference will take place in Namurs, Belgium from November 28 to December 2 ,2011. The conference venue is the old stock exchange of the Walloon capital, transformed into a convention center.
The annual event is sponsored by the European Space Agency. This year, the local organizer is the Solar-Terrestrial Center of Excellence (STCE).
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Stung by protests, China tells companies to respect laws
Latpadaung
May 10, 2016 in Latpadaung, Lead Story, Natural resources, News201by REUTERS
China has consistently demanded its companies operating abroad respect local laws, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday after hundreds of villagers in Burma protested against the resumption of operations at a Chinese-backed copper mine.
The protests have gathered momentum since last Wednesday when some people broke through police barriers protecting the mine, operated by Myanmar Wanbao, a unit of a Chinese weapons maker, in one of the first tests for the new government's ability to deal with public anger.
Myanmar Wanbao runs the Latpadaung mine in a joint venture with a conglomerate controlled by the Burmese military, Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. Villagers say their land has been unlawfully confiscated to expand the mine.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, asked about the protests, said China and Burma are traditional friends whose cooperation accords with the interests of both countries.
"The Chinese government has consistently demanded that Chinese companies investing abroad respect the laws and rules of the host nation, and fulfil their responsibility and obligation to society, including paying attention to protecting the environment," Lu told a daily news briefing in Beijing.
"China is willing to work hard with Myanmar [Burma] to properly implement these mutually beneficial cooperation projects, to promote local socio-economic development, to better benefit both countries and their peoples," he added.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Burma last month, where he said China was confident it could resolve business disagreements with Burma through friendly talks, amid pressure from China to resume a stalled US$3.6-billion dam project.
Lu said China was confident it could continue to have win-win cooperation with Burma.
After big protests in 2012 and 2013 against the mine, when riot police raided a protest camp injuring more than 100 people, then opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi led an inquiry that recommended compensating the residents and minimizing environmental damage.
Suu Kyi led her party to a sweeping election victory last year and now oversees the government.
Work at the mine, about 100 km (60 miles) west of the city of Mandalay, was suspended after the 2012/13 protests. The company has recently tried to show it can reduce the impact of mining and improve livelihoods.
China has made a big push to assert its business and political interests since Suu Kyi's party took over in April.
In 2012, police threw white phosphorus grenades at protesters, inflicting serious burns on scores. In 2014, a protester was shot dead.
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Melanie Paz wins Ladies' Single Darts Category in local tournament
Darts enthusiasts from around the country travelled to the island village of Caye Caulker on Sunday February 9th to compete in a local darts tournament organized by the Belize Darts Federation. The competition took place at the Caye Caulker Community Center and was hosted by the Isla Cariñosa darts players. The competitors came from as far as the western part of the country to the neighboring island of Ambergris Caye and participated in three different categories.
Nine females competed in the Ladies' Singles category in a best of three rounds. After the first round of competition, four participants advanced to the next round to secure one of two spots in the finals. Taking those spots were Melanie Paz of the San Pedro team and Emerita Marin of Cayo. It was a clean and easy win for Paz, who took the two of the three rounds and captured the first place for the San Pedro Team in the Ladies' Single Category.
18 participants signed up for the Men's Double competition, forming nine teams. Four teams survived the elimination and made it to the next level having won two of three rounds. Of the four teams, two teams made it to the finals with Omar Guerrero and Ricky Manzano of San Pedro being one. But after a hard fought game, George Requena and Valentino Marin of Caye Caulker won the San Pedro Team, defending their home turf and capturing first place in the Men's Double category.
The most competitive category was the Men's Singles, as it saw 16 participants play in the eliminations in the best out of five rounds. Eight participants including Luis "Libra" Rivero and Ricky Manzano from San Pedro made it to the second round. Only four competitors made it to the third round to fight for one of two spots into the finals. Manzano made it to the finals along with well-seasoned veteran dart player Luis Marin of Belize City. A skillful Marin managed to pull an easy win, besting Manzano in three of five rounds capturing first place in the Men's Single category.
First and second place winners received cash prizes, while all the third place competitors received consolation prizes. The competition is one of a series of events planned by the Belize Darts Federation to improve the skills and abilities of dart players, especially those that will be representing Belize in the 2014 regional dart competitions.
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Tathagata Roy (born 14 September 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Tripura from 2015 to 2018 and the Governor of Meghalaya from August 2018 to the end of his term in August 2020. He was the 6th president of West Bengal state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2002 to 2006 and a member of the BJP National Executive from 2002 until 2015.

Roy briefly had additional charge of the office of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh from July 2016 till August 2016, during which he handled the ouster of Chief Minister Kalikho Pul following a Supreme Court judgement, and swore in Pema Khandu as the new Chief Minister. An engineer by training, Roy is a former professor of construction engineering and the founder-head of the department at Jadavpur University.

Life and works
Tathagata Roy was born on 14 September 1945 in Calcutta, British India to Debesh Chandra Roy and Anila (née Dutta). He had a distinguished academic career, having been ranked 6th in the Higher secondary examination of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education as a student of St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata and a recipient of the Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search Scholarship. He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering College Sibpur (currently Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur), when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Later he joined Indian Railways Service of Engineers. He worked as General Manager, RITES and as Chief Engineer - Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta.  He also holds a Law Degree of Calcutta University.

Roy took voluntary retirement from the Railways in 1990. He then joined Jadavpur University as professor and founder head of the Department of Construction Engineering at its new campus at Salt Lake, Calcutta. He is a former Chairman Board of Governors of TTTI Calcutta (2000 to 2005). He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration. He functioned as an arbitrator in a number of engineering contracts until he was appointed Governor of Tripura.

Roy was felicitated as an 'Eminent Engineering Personality' by the Institution of Engineers (India) at the Engineering Congress held at Guwahati in December 2015 and awarded the distinguished Alumni award by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, formerly Bengal Engineering College Sibpur during the Second Annual Convocation of the institute on 4 March 2016. He was also conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmull Tibrewala University, Vidyanagari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, at a special convocation at Mumbai in May 2016. He was further conferred the degree of Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by the National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Tripura, at the convocation in November 2016.

Politics
Roy was attracted towards Hindutva, the ideology of Hindu nationalism and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1986. After leaving government service he joined the BJP in 1990. He replaced Ashim Ghosh as president of the West Bengal state unit of the BJP in 2002 and was succeeded by Sukumar Banerjee in 2006.

Roy stood as a candidate for election to the Lok Sabha in 2009, standing in the North Kolkata constituency of West Bengal. He did not win. He stood as the BJP candidate in the Kolkata Dakshin (South Kolkata) parliamentary constituency for the 2014 Indian general election, earning 25.29% of the total votes polled. He was appointed Governor of Tripura on 12 May 2015. He was transferred and appointed Governor of Meghalaya in August 2018. He served till December 2019 and, after a brief medical leave, again from January 2020 until 18 August 2020 completing his five-year tenure on gubernatorial post, handing over the charge to Satya Pal Malik.

Publications
Roy writes extensively, mostly socio-political articles, both in English and in his native Bengali. He has been published in The Statesman, BJP Today, Desh (Bengali fortnightly) and several others. He has authored seven books:

Bampontha Bhayankari: Banglay o Bideshe (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2020)
 Bharatkeshari Yugpurush Syamaprasad (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2018)
Ja Chhilo Amar Desh (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2016)
My People, Uprooted: The Exodus of Hindus from East Pakistan and Bangladesh (Synergy Books India, New Delhi, 2016), earlier published under the title A Suppressed Chapter in History: The Exodus of Hindus from East Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1947-2006, (Bookwell, Delhi, 2007)
"Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Life and Times", (Penguin/Viking, Delhi, 2018), earlier published under title The Life and Times of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, (Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi, 2012). Also translated into Hindi under title Apratim Nayak Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi, 2012)
 Tathagata Rayer Nirbachito Probondho Songroho (Bengali), Vivekananda Sahitya Kendra, Kolkata, 2008
Engineering Contracts in India: Law, Practice and Management, (Bharat Book Agency, Calcutta, 1990)

Family
Roy is the elder brother of Saugata Roy, the All India Trinamool Congress MP and former Minister of State for Urban Development. He is married to Anuradha, who taught English at B.K.C. College, Kolkata. They have two daughters, Malini (Roy) and Madhura (Khedekar), both of whom are married and  live in the United States.

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What's in a Name: Ray Street
Posted by Steve Campbell | Oct 27, 2012 | What's in a Name? | 2 |
Ray Street
Named for: James Ray, early settler, First Marion County Clerk
James Ray was born in Caldwell, New Jersey in 1800. He studied at Columbia University before moving to Lawrenceburg in 1818 and later Connersville. He served as a deputy clerk in both towns. The job of clerk of public land auctions brought him to Indianapolis in October 1821. In that role he was the clerk at the original sale of lots in the new town of Indianapolis. In 1822, he was elected as the first Marion County Clerk. He ran against another early leader, Morris Morris. Both men represented early political factions in Indianapolis; Ray was a member of the "Whitewater Faction" and Morris represented the "Kentucky Faction."
He was later reelected as clerk and held the position until 1834. He also was elected as Marion County Recorder and served from 1829 to 1834. He resigned both public offices when the State Bank of Indiana was organized and he was elected cashier. He served in that position from 1834 to 1855. He later was appointed cashier, and later president, of the Bank of the State of Indiana from 1857 to 1865. He also worked in Washington DC for the Internal Revenue Department from 1871 to 1875 before retiring and moving back to Indianapolis.
Aside from his business dealings, he was active in the civic affairs of early Indianapolis. A Presbyterian, Ray helped organize the city's first Sabbath School in 1822. He also helped organize the city's first Temperance Society, Colonization Society, and the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, the Indianapolis Female Institute, and the city's first School for the Blind. He also was one of the early proponents and organizers of Crown Hill Cemetery and served as president of its board of trustees at his death. He died in 1881.
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Ray, James M. (1800 – February 22, 1881) Buried in Section 1 Lot 70 of Crown Hill Cemetery
One day in 1863, James Ray struck up a conversation with his friend Hugh McCulloch, one time director of the State Bank and Lincoln's comptroller of the currency, about the need for a new cemetery in town. McCulloch told Ray of the help Mr. John Chislett, a Pittsburgh architect who ran Allegheny Cemetery, had given to a similar effort in Fort Wayne. So Ray invited Chislett to town, organized other leaders behind the cause, and the rest is Crown Hill history.
It was but one of his many contributions to Indianapolis. A native of New Jersey, who spent his youth in Kentucky, Ray moved here in the very beginning, way back in 1821, and took an active part in the life of the city, even in the planning of its original cemetery and eventually serving as the secretary of pretty much every organization in the growing town, often along side his friend James Blake, who provided the flair and hype while Ray provided the organizing skill that really made the venture a success. "Never idle, vigilant, never careless, his word was as good as any other man's oath and his aid in any good cause was confidently expected. His character brought him public trust and responsibility." (The Story of Crown Hill, Anna Nicholas, p. 55)
Ray had presided over the original land sales on October 9, 1821 and was the first Marion County Clerk. In 1823 he became the first superintendent of the Indianapolis Sabbath School Union, started by his father-in-law Dr. Isaac Coe. He held superintendent post until his death almost sixty years later. He was elected secretary of the Marion County Bible Society in 1825 and of a local temperance society in 1828. In 1836 he joined with Blake in the Indianapolis Benevolent Society and was its faithful treasurer for over forty years. He was a commissioner of the State Blind School and helped charter the Indianapolis Female Institute in 1837. During the Civil War, he served as Secretary of the Sanitary Commission (Blake was president) and charged with looking out for the health and welfare of the state's Civil War soldiers. He was also one of Governor Morton's most trusted agents during the war years, managing all of the state's external finances according to Berry Sulgrove, and held a post in the Treasury Department in Washington later in his life.
With Blake and Nicolas McCarty (senior), Ray had started the first local saw mill in 1830. It was just one of his successful business ventures, so successful that in 1863 he was assessed for $135,772 in taxes, second only to Calvin Fletcher's $137,155. (McCarty's heirs were assessed for $132,670 and Stoughton A. Fletcher, Calvin's brother for $132,824.)
His ventures included banks, insurance, and railroads.
Residing for many years at the northwest corner of Ohio and Meridian, Ray was a founding member and an elder at First Presbyterian Church for over fifty years. Ever generous, he used his fortune to help build churches of other denominations as well. Once he took his son to the circus and later, having had time to "reflect on the character of the entertainment, on the following Sunday he went to two Sunday Schools and publicly apologized for his folly." (Dunn, p. 494) He was serving as president of Crown Hill's board when, to quote his own words describing some former Sunday school teachers, he joined those who "are living, but not on earth" on February 22, 1881. (Centennial Memorial of the First Presbyterian Church Indianapolis, p.212)
This is from material written about the founders of Crown Hill Cemetery.
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We woke up this morning to a suddenly altered political world. The referendum results (close as the two sides were) showed a majority in favour of leaving the EU. I believe we must respect that viewpoint and work towards a sensible arrangement with europe for the future. They will still want to sell us their goods and buy ours. They are still big partners with us in vital schemes for the area, like Hinkley C. But I do not believe the French will suddenly pull the plug. Nor do I believe that the EU will attempt to punish us for the decision of the people. These are uncharted waters, of course, but we must all work together to achieve the best deals for Bridgwater, for Somerset and for all the British people – however they voted. My Referendum pages have already been updated and I will keep on doing so as the changes become clear.


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Reckless driving is an unclassified misdemeanor in New York State. A conviction results in five points on your driver's license, potential automobile insurance increases, a fine and a criminal record. A judge also has the discretion to suspend your driver's license and/or put you in jail. In practice, judges rarely incarcerate motorists for this charge; however, they have the power to do so. Some judges believe that motorists should be punished or rehabilitated for a conviction of reckless driving and will order a driver safety program or anger management class, jail time or community service.
Drivers charged with reckless driving are often facing another charge, such as speeding, unsafe lane change, running a red light or, in a recent case, failing to yield to a police officer. In a recent case, my client and the officer arrived at a location on the West Side Highway where traffic merged. The police officer slowed down and my client believed that the officer was allowing her to proceed. He later ticketed her for failing to yield and reckless driving. This was my client's first experience in criminal court and she was extremely upset. Her reckless driving charge was reduced to a no-point violation. This plea saved her driver's license and insurance rates, and she left criminal court with a clean record.
If you are charged with reckless driving, contact Karen Friedman at 212-213-2145 for a free consultation.