Between the paperwork, fees and seemingly endless phone calls to your lender, refinancing your home can be a major headache. If your mortgage loan is insured by the Federal Housing Administration, you may be able to avoid some of the hassle by applying for an FHA Streamline Refinance. You have to meet certain requirements to qualify and it helps to understand what to expect before you get started. If you're interested in applying for a streamline refinance, here's a breakdown of how the program works.
The FHA streamline refinance program is designed to help homeowners save time and money during the refinance process. Unlike a traditional refinance, there's not as much documentation required and the underwriting process typically takes less time. Homeowners don't have to verify their employment or income and credit scores typically aren't taken into consideration. The other major difference is that a home appraisal is not necessary to refinance.
There are some basic requirements that homeowners must meet to qualify for a streamline refinance. First, your loan has to be insured by the FHA. There are no exceptions to this rule. So if you got your mortgage from the Veterans Administration or a traditional lender you'll have to look into other options for refinancing.
2. You can't be late on your mortgage and you have to have had the mortgage for at least 210 days.
The next criteria is you have to be current on your mortgage. You must have made all of your payments on time and in-full for the last twelve months. Otherwise you're ineligible for the program. If you've previously refinanced, you have to wait 210 days from the closing date to apply for an FHA streamline refinance and have made at least six payments on your mortgage.
3. The refinance must make financial sense.
According to the federal guidelines, a streamline refinance has to result in one of the following: a reduction of your monthly payment or the conversion of an adjustable rate mortgage to a fixed-rate loan. You can't use a streamline refinance to cash out the equity in your home and your loan balance can't be increased as a result of the refinance.
If you've got an FHA loan, you already know that you're required to pay upfront and annual mortgage insurance premiums. This requirement doesn't change if you're doing a streamline refinance. If you took out your current mortgage prior to June 1, 2009 you'll have to pay an upfront premium of 0.01 percent of the loan amount. The annual premium is 0.55 percent of what you initially borrowed but you can cancel the insurance once your loan balance drops below 78 percent.
If you got an FHA mortgage after June 1, 2009 the upfront and annual premiums are significantly higher. The upfront premium is 1.75 percent and the annual premium can range from 0.45 percent to 1.35, depending on your loan term. If your loan-to-value ratio was 90 percent or less at closing, you can eliminate the annual premiums after 11 years. If your loan-to-value ratio was more than 90 percent, you're stuck paying the premiums for the life of the loan.
A streamline refinance offers several advantages for homeowners who are looking to save on their mortgage. With no credit check or employment verification required, it's relatively easy to qualify compared to a traditional refinance. Not having to get a home appraisal is also a boon, particularly for homeowners who are still underwater.
The biggest drawbacks of a streamline refinance are having to pay the mortgage insurance premiums and closing costs. If you've got a newer FHA loan, you can expect your upfront and annual premiums to be higher, which means your payments could also go up.
You won't be able to finance your closing costs into the new loan so you'll have to make sure you've got enough cash on hand to cover it. Some lenders may offer a no-closing cost loan but this could actually end up costing you more in the long run so you should consider it carefully.
A streamline refinance will most likely save you money if you took out your FHA loan before June 1, 2009 but it's not a guarantee if you've got a newer loan. Your best bet is to look into your refinancing options before making a decision. Doing a little research beforehand could save you thousands of dollars later on.
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Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders angle for wins in Wisconsin primaries
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, points as he speaks at a campaign stop at Waukesha County Exposition Center, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
PUBLISHED: April 5, 2016 at 12:32 p.m. | UPDATED: August 30, 2017 at 6:37 a.m.
MILWAUKEE — Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders are angling for victories in Tuesday's Wisconsin presidential primaries that could give their campaigns a needed boost, but still leave them with mathematically challenging paths to their parties' nominations.
While Sanders remains a force in the Democratic primary, a win over Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin would do little to significantly cut into her lead in delegates that will decide the party's nomination. The stakes are higher for Cruz, who trails Donald Trump in the GOP race and sees Wisconsin as a crucial state in his effort to push the party toward a convention fight.
"We are seeing victory after victory after victory in the grassroots," Cruz said during a campaign stop Monday. "What we are seeing in Wisconsin is the unity of the Republican Party manifesting."
With the White House and control of Congress at stake in November, leaders of both parties are eager to turn their attention toward the general election. Clinton would enter the fall campaign saddled with persistent questions about her honesty and trustworthiness, but also with a significant demographic advantage. It's an edge Democrats believe would be magnified in a race against Trump, who has made controversial comments about immigrants and women.
For Trump, the long lead-up to Wisconsin's contest has included one of the worst stretches of his candidacy. He was embroiled in a spat involving Cruz's wife, which he now says he regrets, was sidetracked by his campaign manager's legal problems after an altercation with a female reporter, and stumbled awkwardly in comments about abortion.
While Trump is the only Republican with a realistic path to clinching the nomination ahead of the Republican convention, a big loss in Wisconsin would greatly reduce his chances of reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to do so before the GOP gathers in Cleveland.
Cruz headed into Tuesday's contest with the backing of much of the state's Republican leaders, including Gov. Scott Walker, but Trump made a spirited final push in the state and predicted a "really, really big victory."
"If we do well here, it's over," he said. "If we don't win here, it's not over."
Complicating the primary landscape for both Cruz and Trump is the continuing candidacy of John Kasich. The Ohio governor's only victory has come in his home state, but he's still picking up delegates that would otherwise help Trump inch closer to the nomination or help Cruz catch up.
Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the governor and has joined Cruz in calling for Kasich to end his campaign. Kasich cast Trump's focus on him as a sign that he's best positioned to win over the businessman's supporters.
"They're not really his people," Kasich said. "They're Americans who are worried about, they're really most worried about their kids, are their kids going to have a good life?"
If Cruz wins all of Wisconsin's 42 delegates, Trump would need to win 57 percent of those remaining to clinch the GOP nomination before the convention. So far, Trump has won 48 percent of the delegates awarded.
To win a prolonged convention fight, a candidate would need support from the individuals selected as delegates. The process of selecting those delegates is tedious, and will test the mettle of Trump's slim campaign operation.
Cruz prevailed in an early organizational test in North Dakota, scooping up endorsements from delegates who were selected at the party's state convention over the weekend. While all 28 of the state's delegates go to the national convention as free agents, 10 said in interviews that they were committed to Cruz. None has so far endorsed Trump.
Paul Lorentz, was in line at 6:30 a.m. in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Tuesday to cast a vote for Kasich saying he typically votes Democratic in the general election and Republican in Wisconsin's open primary, in order to sway that side to a better candidate.
"My hope is always to have two acceptable candidates running for president," Lorentz said.
Among Democrats, Clinton has 1,243 delegates to Sanders' 980 based on primaries and caucuses. When including superdelegates, or party officials who can back any candidate, Clinton holds an even wider lead — 1,712 to Sanders' 1,011. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
Sanders would need to win 67 percent of the remaining delegates and uncommitted superdelegates to catch up to Clinton. So far, he's only winning 37 percent.
Even if Sanders wins in Wisconsin, he's unlikely to gain much ground. Because Democrats award delegates proportionally, a narrow victory by either candidate on Tuesday would mean that both Sanders and Clinton would get a similar number of delegates.
Carrie-Ann Todd, a 39-year-old mother saddled with student debt, said she voted for Sanders on Tuesday given his efforts to address the cost of college.
"I'm paying more on my student loans than I am on my cars," Todd says. "I don't know if he'll get any support if he gets into the White House, but it's worth a shot."
Pace reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Hope Yen, Stephen Ohlemacher, Bryna Godar and Greg Moore contributed to this report.

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College Hoops 2K8 Review
Xbox 360 | PS3
System: X360, PS3, PS2 Review Rating Legend
Dev: Visual Concepts 1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid 4.0 - 4.4 = Great
Pub: 2K Sports 2.0 - 2.4 = Poor 4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
Release: Nov. 19, 2007 2.5 - 2.9 = Average 5.0 = The Best
Players: 1-2 3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
ESRB Rating: Everyone 3.5 - 3.9 = Good
That Old College Try...
by D'Marcus Beatty
College basketball is quite a different animal than its older, more dynamic NBA sibling. There are a lot of subtle differences in the rules and the setup, but the atmosphere is completely different. A lot of sports developers are inclined to simply take their NBA engine and slap a coat of NCAA paint over it and call it college basketball, but fans of the sport can instantly sense the difference. Fortunately, 2K Sports has put together an impressive package with College Hoops 2K8, a game which captures the feel of college basketball, making it one of the best bets for college hoops aficionados.
There are a number of new features to this year's iteration of College Hoops. The first and most celebrated addition is the inclusion of a sixth man meter, which measures the crowd's enthusiasm. By performing well in the game, you can boost the meter, causing the fans in the stands to go wild. This has an effect on your team, boosting their confidence and allowing them to play better than their norm, and it also adversely affects the opponent, distracting them and causing them to play less effectively. However, if the opposing team forces turnovers or scores consistently, they can negate the effects of your boost. While this inclusion does help you get excited with the crowd, as it is a morale booster to see the crowd hyped up after an explosive dunk, it is a little limited in that the crowd never seems negative at all towards the home team. While most crowds are biased for their team, it would have been more realistic for them to occasionally boo a bad play, since the focus is now on the crowd reaction. Also, some of the things that boost or deplete the meter seem a little arbitrary, while they sometimes scream during free throws and calm down during some made shots.
Another addition is the inclusion of the Lock-On Defense, which debuted in the NBA 2K8 games earlier this year. This feature takes into account the advantage that offensive players have in video games and attempts to compensate by giving the defensive player the chance to lock onto the ballhandler. Instead of trying to match the footwork of an offensive player, you can lock onto the player with the ball, allowing your defender to keep pace with him momentarily. While locked on, you can attempt to steak, block shots, or simply hold the defender. This addition is a smart inclusion, making defense a little more enjoyable and palatable.
The Range Meter is another feature from 2K8 that made its way into College Hoops. It is a meter by the player's name (or number, depending on your settings) that looks like a cell phone signal bar. It fills and depletes depending on the player's location, indicating how well that player shoots from that spot. It is a decent addition, but it can be misleading. Some gamers may be encouraged to shoot when they see a full bar, but the meter never guarantees a bucket. It should instead be used as a guide or a suggestion, although I have found that I generally tend to ignore it altogether, as I'm sure most other b-ball veterans will probably do.
Maximum Passing is another new feature that gives the player better control of ball rotation. This feature allows you to choose a specific type of pass to perform, including bounce, lead, lobs, and chest passes. Performing the pass is as simple as pressing a shoulder button and a face button. This inclusion works well too, giving the player more control over the flow of the game. While most basketball games choose the pass for you, Maximum Passing takes a step to immerse the player in the basketball experience further, since the type of pass used is more important than most games let on.
There are some issues with things like an obscene amount of missed lay-ups, rare dunks, and an inordinate number of steals, but the 2K games always come with game sliders that allow you to adjust the frequency (or infrequency) of said occurrences. On the default settings, I found that my center, no matter what team, could and regularly would miss wide open lay-ups, sometimes shattering my fast break intentions. However, a quick trip to the game sliders menu did rectify this, so it isn't a major complaint.
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Whirlpool Cabrio WED8500BW Dryer Review
Effective, comprehensive, and surprisingly affordable.
Written and Tested by Matthew Zahnzinger
The Whirlpool WED8500BW (MSRP $999) is the middle unit in a new range of Whirlpool dryers all built on the same platform. While it lacks the stainless steel touches of the WED8900BW, it's also the cheapest model in this line to include steam. With excellent drying performance backed up by lots of cycle options, the 8500 is a great fit for consumers looking to spend a little less without sacrificing quality.
Normal & Delicate
Quick Dry & Bulky
Traditional, functional, highly usable.
Aside from the number of cycles available, the 8500 is visually identical to the steam-free Whirlpool WED8100BW: The white, glossy finish gives it a clean look that should fit well in most laundry rooms. The black indentation on the door doesn't add much in terms of practicality, but it does add some visual flair.
Plenty of customizable features give you control over your laundry.
Though the gray control panel is quite reflective, the white text with blue and green highlights popped out enough for us to be able to read it without a problem. Consumers with poorly lit laundry rooms or less-than-perfect eyesight may have to do some squinting to read everything, however.
In terms of usability, there's not a thing wrong with this machine. The door opens and shuts without a fuss, and the lint trap's mesh is quite firm, making it easy to clean. Buttons on the control panel have just enough give to make them satisfyingly responsive, while the cycle knob turns smoothly without feeling flimsy. On the whole, this is a very accessible machine.
Great end results, but a little too much heat.
As was the case with the other dryers in this series, the four cycles that we tested all gave us nearly perfect results. Normal and Delicate got things completely dry, but ran a touch too warm. Quick Dry only got out half of the excess moisture we added to our four-pound test load, but keep in mind that Whirlpool says this cycle was designed for loads half as large as what our standardized test requires. While Bulky failed to remove all excess water, it got out more than most machines we test.
The white interior is the only low-end aspect of this machine.
The lengthy list of available cycles was what really impressed us about the 8500. While there were no steam-specific features, the steam hookup did allow for the inclusion of the Enhanced Touch Up cycle, which—you guessed it—uses steam to remove wrinkles and light odors. The rest of the cycle list covered all the standard bases, and also had specific cycles meant for active wear and sheets, as well as a sanitize option.
Otherwise, in terms of features, the 8500 did nothing to improve over its cheaper sibling, the 8100. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though: four dryness levels and five temperatures settings will give you plenty of control over your laundry. A set of three features—damp dry signal, EcoBoost, and wrinkle shield—are pretty standard.
A balancing act of price, performance, and perks.
True, Whirlpool's WED8500BW electric dryer didn't offer substantially better drying performance than its cheaper 8100 counterpart, or even the cheapest model in the series, the WED8000BW. By that same token, however, the $999 MSRP isn't substantially more money to spend to get more cycles and the addition of steam. With most retailers offering this machine for about $800, it's a versatile appliance that offers a few extra perks for not much more money.
While some cycles ran a bit warm, the Whirlpool WED8500BW (MSRP $999) produced consistently dry clothes at the end of every sensor-based cycle.
A bit warm, but with strong results.
With an average run time of one hour and five minutes, the Whirlpool's Normal cycle took a little longer than average. Between the long time and high peak temperatures of 151.2ºF, Normal is actually the least effective cycle we tested. That said, it still got clothes completely dry; you'll just want to make sure you don't use this on any fragile fabrics.
Delicates also got a bit warm: peak temperatures got up to 138.2ºF, definitely warmer than ideal. On the other hand, this cycle only took about 57 minutes, which—unlike Normal—is shorter than average. With 99 percent of the excess water taken out of our clothes, that leaves just a smidge of moisture behind, helpful for ironing.
Bulky triumphant
After just 13 minutes and reaching temperatures of 116.5ºF, the Whirlpool's Quick Dry cycle got our four-pound test load 51 percent dry. At first glance, that may not sound so great, but consider that this cycle is meant for loads about half the size of ours. Leave a full load in longer, or dry fewer clothes, either way you've got yourself an effective quick cycle.
The most impressive cycle tested? Easy: the Bulky Items setting. In just one hour and 15 minutes, and with temperatures reaching 145.8ºF, our large test comforter had 83 percent of its excess moisture removed. While that's not perfect, it's far above average. What's more, we dry our comforter without taking it out and flipping it around halfway through—the procedure recommended in the manual and ignored by most consumers.
Matthew Zahnzinger
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Matthew is a native of Brockton, MA and a graduate of Northeastern, where he earned a degree in English and Theatre. He has also studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and spends most of his free time pursuing a performance career in the greater Boston area.
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New Star Wars : The Last Jedi Hi-Resolution Images Tease Tense new Chapter
With the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi now inching ever closer (December 15), Disney's starting to give us a bit more of a taste of what's to come. They've calibrated the perfect equation on just how much material to dole out without giving too much away, and in their latest release, they've dropped some brand new, hi-resolution images that give us our clearest look at the cast, new characters and locations, and some awesome behind-the-scenes shots.
This film looks much different from J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens, thanks in large part to the fact Johnson isn't introducing us to a new generation of Star Wars heroes and villains, but rather putting them into dangerous situations across the galaxy as he advances the story of Rey, Luke, Kylo and the rest. This is evident in the number of shots of the main characters in disparate locations. On the light side of the Force, you've got Rey (Daisy Ridley) on Ahch-To, trying to coax Luke (Mark Hamill) out of exile to join the Resistance's fight against the First Order; you've got Finn (John Boyega) and the newcomer Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), a Resistance mechanic, on a mission to the deluxe alien city of Canto Bight; and you have Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), suited up and ready to fly.
Over on the dark side, you've got a delicious shot of Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), holding a seriously sinister weapon; you have the super high-strung General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson); and you have the possibly conflicted, likely still enraged Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), one of the new generation's most potent characters.
Check out the new hi-res images below, and check back with us as follow every new bit of The Last Jedi material until the December 15 premiere.
Rey. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Luke on Ahch-To. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Poe. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Rey on Ahch-To. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Rose and Finn. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Over on the Dark Side of the Force…
General Hux. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Kylo Ren. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Captain Phasma. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
Behind-the-scenes:
Writer/Director Rian Johnson, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
The crew, Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios.
Chewie (Peter Mayhew) and Rian Johnson. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios.
Featured image: Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) is flanked by two Stormtroopers in The Last Jedi. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios
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These days many men are affected by the final order of maintenance towards their wife and are looking for best possible legal option to reduce interim/final maintenance amount or even looking for setting aside the said amount.
The trial courts uses their own methodology to evaluate and measure the quantum of maintenance which may be imposed on to the husband, but what about the husband who is dissatisfied by the order of the trial court in 125 CrPC proceedings?
One of the legal option is to go for revision proceedings in the higher court as appeal against the order under 125 CrPC is not maintainable, but whether you should opt for revision proceedings or not depends on the merit of the case in hand.
A revision in the higher court is of limited purposes only and higher courts have limited jurisdiction to adjudicate or to decide upon the order given by the lower court here are the limitation and scope.
->The questions related to child is illegitimate, is applicant a wife, being pre-eminently questions of fact cannot be reopened and revisional court cannot substitute its own views. Now if the finding of the trial court is that applicant is a legally wedded wife and high court disturbs the finding that applicant is not a legally wedded wife and disturbs the finding this cannot be permitted as the finding would become negative and such findings would have have a long lasting impact on the society with evil consequences.
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Patience Required With These Blue Jackets
November 5, 2015 by Mark Scheig
These Columbus Blue Jackets will frustrate you. But man, the upside this team has is very tantalizing.
Spirits seemed high after a nice 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Many Blue Jackets players who were off to slow starts chipped in. Boone Jenner scored his seventh goal. Brandon Saad earned his fourth power-play goal, which is a career high for him. Ryan Johansen finished with two assists after dealing with an illness and working his way back into the lineup. Ryan Murray and Scott Hartnell each added two points. Although they got dominated in shots the last 40 minutes, we saw signs of what this team could do.
Then they arrived in Los Angeles, the day before their game against the Kings.
According to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets weren't ready to work in practice. Whether they were just feeling good about their victory the night before, or they were just tired, the Blue Jackets lacked concentration. Coach John Tortorella put this in perspective for us.
"We started our practice today (Wednesday), and we weren't ready to work in practice. We were not concentrating in practice. That's a huge step in being a pro for the young people we have here. Feel good about yourself, you won a game. But you come to practice ready to work the next day, and it wasn't there today.
This is a disturbing sign for a team who many had making noise this season. It raises some questions.
Are there players who are just happy to play? Where is their focus if it's not on hockey? Bad habits can carry over to games. The Blue Jackets can ill-afford to come into Los Angeles unprepared. The Kings will feast on this.
We Have To Display Patience With The Blue Jackets
What can we take away from this? Even though many fans don't want to hear it, we will have to display patience with this team. I know, I know. That's the last thing you'd want to hear given the expectations placed on this team. Clearly to this point, we've all jumped the gun on the Blue Jackets.
There was evidence of this all along. There were questions on defense. This is a young team who is inexperienced in different parts of the lineup. Based on practices, there are scattered signs of immaturity. We need to temper our expectations at this point in the season.
That said, there are some encouraging signs.
John Tortorella is taking a patient approach with the Blue Jackets. So should fans.
It starts with John Tortorella. He is the kind of coach that will not allow work ethic to slip. If it does, he will let you know. He expressed that to Portzline today during the media scrum.
"Something was said", Tortorella said while grinning.
The talent is certainly there. Now it's a matter of putting all the pieces together. It's not going to happen overnight. There will be games where the Blue Jackets will dominate. There will be other games where we'll yell at our TV's and wonder if they'll ever get it.
This is where we will see Tortorella's impact the most. His teaching methods will get the most from these players in good and in bad. We must embrace the process with patience. Otherwise, we are missing the bigger picture.
Wins and losses will come with every game. But how the team handles them is the bigger takeaway. The season is not decided in November or December. But the habits developed in those months will come in handy in March and April. If the Blue Jackets embrace Tortorella's style, and start to handle everything like a pro now, the results will show when the games carry more weight.
Be patient Blue Jackets fans. Embrace the process. The team is just now starting the process. We'll see the fruits of their labor when the calendar hits 2016.
Mark Scheig
I am a fully credentialed writer who covers the Columbus Blue Jackets, Cleveland Monsters and Erie Otters as well as the Ontario Hockey League and NHL Draft. The 2021-22 season will mark eight seasons with the Hockey Writers. I am also the site's Credentials Manager.
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Walking Through Parrish Art Museum's 'Field of Dreams'
By David Taylor Posted on December 15, 2020
Bernar Venet's Arcs in Disorder: 220.5° Arc x 15, 2006.
Photo: Josue Cruz
The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of businesses and organizations across the globe to pause and rethink their strategies, concoct creative solutions to new challenges and raise awareness of this evolution to keep from sinking in the storm that is 2020. Here on the East End, the Parrish Art Museum accomplished this in manner that's nigh impossible to miss, seeing as the exhibition's monumental installations stand several feet tall on Montauk Highway in Water Mill.
The inaugural Field of Dreams exhibition, part of the "Art in the Meadow" outdoor initiative, was born out of the pandemic. With museum doors closed since March, and the calendar counting down the days of summer, the Parrish team had to think of something huge to bring guests back to the museum in a safe but exciting way. And after Terrie Sultan stepped down from the position of Parrish director in May, eyes turned to President Mary E. Frank to lead the creative direction of the museum during these critical months.
"You can't have a summer in the Hamptons without something at the Parrish," Frank recalls thinking. "Sometimes it's urgency that drives the best creativity…and we had the urgency of fulfilling our responsibility to our constituency, our membership and our community."
In an ingenious move to both create a safe, open-air art viewing experience and attract more visitors to the Parrish—including those who've mistaken the Parrish for a warehouse or a barn—Frank came up with the museum's first outdoor exhibition. She called her friend Paul Gray, the principal at Richard Gray Gallery, to inquire about giant sculptures that he may be willing to loan to the museum. She then invited Mary Margaret Jones, President of HargreavesJones, Landscape Architects, to visit the Parrish's 14-acre grounds and devise a plan for the placement of large-scale installations and walking paths.
Jaume Plensa's Carlota, Laura Asia, Wilsis and Julia, 2019. Photo: Timothy Schenck
When Frank heard back from Gray, he was eager to report that Spain-based artist Jaume Plensa had a suite of four never-before-seen sculptures—Carlota, Julia, Wilsis and Laura Asia—that he wanted to debut at the Parrish. Following the August 7 museum reopening, more sculptures came pouring in throughout the next two months from Richard Gray Gallery, Kasmin Gallery, Galerie Lelong & Co. and Loretta Howard Gallery. From German artist Max Ernst came Big Brother, Grand Grenouille, Séraphine-chérubin and Séraphin le neophyte. From French artist Bernar Venet came the steel Arcs in Disorder. And from artist hailing from the U.S. came Jim Dine's works of bronze, The Hooligan and The Wheatfield, Theaster Gates's Monument in Waiting and Joel Shapiro's Untitled.
Glenn Fuhrman, who loaned Roy Lichtenstein's Tokyo Brushstrokes to the Parrish beginning in 2014, donated two additional works—Two Orchids by German sculptor Isa Genzken and Idee di pietra by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone.
Finally, Frank asked Hamptons artist Joel Perlman to submit his first artwork to the Parrish, so he suggested his 1989 work Eastgate, which just so happened to be down the street at Liberty Iron Works. The sculpture was purchased as a gift and added to the Parrish's Permanent Collection, rounding out the 17 installations by 10 international artists in Field of Dreams.
Joel Perlman's Eastgate, 1989. Photo: Jenny Gorman
"It all just, it happened! And it happened in 60 days," Frank remarks. "Nobody can believe, I can't even believe it, looking back on it from the inception of this idea to getting those plans for the meadow done to working with curators and coming up with a curatorial vision."
Frank notes that not every work reviewed was selected for the show, as she and her team were working to weave a curatorial thread through the meadow beginning with figurative work and transitioning to more abstracted work as visitors walk along the pathway. The collection of chosen sculptures tells a story of hope that's shining a light in dark times.
Since the completion of the exhibition, East Hampton artist Scott Bluedorn's seemingly controversial Bonac Blind installation was added, moving to the meadow from its former location on Accabonac Harbor.
The majority of works in the Field of Dreams are on loan until June 2021, though Frank notes that the free outdoor exhibition will not simply conclude there. "It will not end—it will evolve," she says, adding that while the show will continue to transform organically, the timely name will likely change in the future. "It's such a good name right now because we all want to dream of a time when this pandemic is over, and life can resume the way it used to be…. You'll go back to it next summer, I hope, look at it and say, 'Wow! I remember the first time I saw this, and things have changed so much. Things have gotten so much better, and this had helped me get through this difficult time.' That's the reward I take out of this project."
Jim Dine 's The Wheatfield (Agincourt), 1989–2019.Photo: Timothy Schenck
The Parrish is hosting docent-led tours of Field of Dreams on Friday, December 18, 3–4:30 p.m. To learn more and reserve your spot, visit parrishart.org.
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TEDx is coming to Bethesda! EWI's founder Marga Fripp and Kate Campbell Stevenson, EWI's former board chair, are in the line up of powerful speakers for TEDx Bethesda Women."Sassy: Lively and Spirited" will be explored by riveting women, focusing on women and about women's issues. Jane Smith, owner of Still Sassy and ETS alumn, is the inspiration and lead organizer for the event.
What is TEDx? TED brings together the world's leading thinkers and innovators to share their ideas on a wide array of subjects including design, science, entertainment, business, development, and technology. TED speakers spark thoughtful discussions, make connections and get people talking. TED created TEDx, a local and self-organized version of the annual event with the goal of exposing their global audience to smart local thinking. TEDx Bethesda Women is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on December 5 that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDWomen.
"Our TEDx Bethesda Women's line-up is a buffet of talents, struggles, lessons learned and bodacious risks. Each presenter will enlighten us with her unique style, story, and strength," Jane highlighted.
We are incredibly excited and honored that both Marga and Kate have been invited to speak at TEDX Bethesda Women!
Don't miss out on this powerful event. Seating is limited! Tickets are $100 for a full-day of presenters, including lunch, networking and more!
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Курт Игнатьевич Зандерлинг (; 19 сентября 1912, Арис, Восточная Пруссия, ныне Ожиш, Польша — 18 сентября 2011, Берлин) — немецкий дирижёр. Заслуженный деятель искусств РСФСР (1956).

Биография
Родился в еврейской семье торговца лесом. Посещал школу в Кёнигсберге, с 1926 года — в Берлине. Занимался на фортепиано, изучал теорию музыки; формального дирижёрского образования не получил. В 1931 году начал работать концертмейстером в Немецкой опере в Шарлоттенбурге, но после прихода к власти национал-социалистов в 1933 году был отстранён и до 1935 года работал в Еврейском культурном фонде. В 1935 году был лишён немецкого гражданства и в 1936 году эмигрировал к своему дяде в Москву.

Работал концертмейстером, а в 1937—1941 гг. — дирижёром Оркестра Всесоюзного радио. Как оперный дирижёр дебютировал в 1937 году оперой Моцарта «Похищение из сераля». В 1940—1942 гг. — главный дирижёр оркестра Харьковской филармонии. После гастролей с оркестром Ленинградской филармонии в 1941 году стал его вторым дирижером вместе с Евгением Мравинским, занимал эту должность с 1942 по 1960 год. Во время блокады Ленинграда вместе с оркестром был эвакуирован в Новосибирск.

По возвращении в Восточный Берлин в 1960 году возглавил Берлинский симфонический оркестр, занимал эту должность в 1960—1977 гг. В 1964—1967 гг. руководил также Саксонской государственной капеллой. В 1994—1998 гг. был членом попечительского совета берлинского Шаушпильхауса. Много и успешно гастролировал в Праге, Зальцбурге, Вене, Варшаве и других городах Европы. С 1972 периодически выступал с Новым филармоническим оркестром, с 1979 — с Токийским симфоническим оркестром.

После падения Берлинской стены интерес к творчеству Зандерлинга возродился, во многом благодаря многочисленным записям. Особую известность получили его интерпретации Бетховена (симфонии, все концерты с Мицуко Утида), Брамса (все симфонии), Малера (симфонии № 4, 9, 10), Сибелиуса (все симфонии), Шостаковича (симфонии № 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15), с которым поддерживал дружеские отношения до конца жизни композитора. «Исполнительской манере Зандерлинга присущи интеллектуализм, строгое следование авторскому тексту».

Несмотря на почтенный возраст, в 1990-е годы иногда выступал с различными оркестрами, в январе 2002 года состоялось его последнее публичное выступление.

Сыновья — дирижёр Томас Зандерлинг (род. 1942), виолончелист и дирижёр Михаэль Зандерлинг (род. 1967) и дирижёр Штефан Зандерлинг (род. 1964).

Умер за день до своего 99-летия. Похоронен на Третьем Панковском кладбище () в Берлине.

Награды
 1956 — Заслуженный деятель искусств РСФСР
 1962 — Лауреат Национальной премии ГДР
 1987 — Лауреат Национальной премии ГДР
 Действительный член Академии искусств ГДР

Примечания

Ссылки

 Биография Зандерлинга

Лауреаты Национальной премии ГДР
Дирижёры Германии
Дирижёры СССР
Родившиеся в Восточной Пруссии
Родившиеся в Варминско-Мазурском воеводстве
Члены Академии искусств ГДР
Командоры ордена Британской империи
Иммигрировавшие в СССР из Германии
Кавалеры ордена «Знамя Труда» (ГДР)
Лауреаты премии Гёте (Берлин)
Похороненные на Третьем Панковском кладбище
Лауреаты Немецкой премии критиков по музыке
Еврейские беженцы от нацизма:Персоналии

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The 4WPB1K provides completion resistors that allow our dataloggers to measure a 1000 ohm platinum resistive thermometer (PRT).
The 4WPB1K consumes two adjacent differential analog inputs; the first channel requires an adjacent analog ground channel to accept the "ground prong" of the 4WPB1K. Not all data logger terminal strips have this sequence on all channels, so please check your data logger's wiring panel to confirm channel assignments, especially if you plan to use multiple Terminal Input Modules.
When using CRBasic, the 4WPB1K is measured with the BrHalf4W Instruction followed by the PRT Instruction. When using Edlog, the 4WPB1K is measured with Instruction 9 (Full Bridge w/ Measured Compensation) followed by Instruction 16 (Temperature RTD).


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Government to establish domestic servant service policy
Moses Asaga - Employment Minister
The Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare is to establish domestic workers service policy, to help in the monitoring of domestic work contracts and to improve their working conditions.
"Currently most of the domestic servants in the country are recruited on an ad-hoc basis by people who need their services and as a result of poor organisation some are used as domestic slaves affecting their condition of service and their fundamental human rights," Mr Moses Asaga, Sector Minister noted.
Mr Asaga said this on Tuesday at a launch of a research report on wages and working conditions of private security workers in Ghana funded by the Friendrich-Ebert-Stiftung in partnership with the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Accra.
He said the Ministry would do all it can to make sure that citizens rights and privileges are respected and ensured, adding that the research report would serve as policy guide for government.
Mr Prince Asafu-Adjaye, Researcher at the Labour Research and Policy Institute, said the nationwide research was done to examine the wages and working conditions of private security workers.
Mr Asafu-Adjaye noted that the choice of the private security industry was based on the fact that it has large contingent of young workers with limited human capital and vulnerable to labour right abuses.
He mentioned that the report shows that the industry is dominated by young to middle aged workers between 25 to 50 years with the average of 37 years adding that the survey also shows low levels of education among workers of the industry.
Mr Asafu-Adjaye said the report showed that average gross pay in the industry is GH¢150 which is dominated by young to middle aged workers between 25 to 50 years with an average of 37 years.
He observed that non-statutory benefits such as medical care, sub-subsidised meals or transport have become part of workers compensation in some enterprises stressing that some of these benefits have eluded the private security workers.
Mr Asafu-Adjaye said the level of unionisation in the private security industry is low and that 55 per cent of private security workers are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their work.
He said the report recommended that security agencies improve pay levels of their workers to be able to attract and retain competent and dedicated workers and for government to enforce rules and regulations relating to the labour market.
Mr Asafu-Adjaye said the findings of the report challenge trade unions to do more to organise workers since it would help boost the sagging membership and improve the living conditions of workers and their families.
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary General of TUC said the research report was undertaken as part of the efforts of the Congress to seek improvement in the living conditions of Ghanaian workers and their families and provide information on the labour market, which has been characterised by unavailability of up-to-date and accurate information.
He said for the past years TUC has been researching into the wages and working conditions of sectors that are dominated by young people who are vulnerable and subject to abuse by employers including the hotel and tourism sector and the media.
He noted that in all these sectors the story of systematic abuse of workers' rights run through, adding that these workers are often employed on contract and temporary bases through labour brokers and agencies.
Mr Asamoah said the findings of the report should give the government and other stakeholder's useful information for continued dialogue on improving the living conditions of workers and their families.
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Feathertale editor Grace Flahive recently caught up with Canadian novelist, designer and visual artist Douglas Coupland over email, in which she asked the whats, wheres, and Dear God, whys about spit glands, the writing life, and the benefits of a well-formed beard. The following is a hashtag-free (but entirely tweetable) record of their back and forth.
Born: The Canadian Air Force base in Baden-Baden, (West) Germany, December 30, 1961. I always put in the West as it's specifically because there was also an East Germany that my parents were in Baden-Baden in the first place. It really pisses me off when, on government forms, they cross out the West.
Currently living in: West Vancouver.
Currently working on: A reasonably large solo museum show that runs all next summer at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
If not a writer/artist/designer, you would be: I can't imagine any other life.
What's in your pockets right now: An iPhone and a tube of lip balm from Icelandair.
First job: Bussing tables at Ricky's Pancake House, West Vancouver. I was fourteen. I've always had as many jobs as possible. It was a way of escaping the suburb I grew up in. It was so remote as to be technically rural — alpine rural, but rural still. Possibly even hillbilly.
FT: Nice to meet you.
DC: Likewise. Grace, did you know that there are technically thirty-two question marks in the set of questions you sent?
FT: Ummm . . . I guess that's an insane number of questions to ask someone who, like myself, probably has many time commitments, isn't it?
DC: It is, Grace. But because I am benevolent and merciful I will answer pretty much all of your questions.
FT: Thanks, Doug. I promise I won't ever send thirty-two questions to writers ever again.
DC: They will all thank you, Grace.
FT: Your path to becoming a writer was an interesting one, and one that you've called an accident, beginning in 1987 when you took a magazine job.
DC: No. It was in January of 1988 when I took a magazine job with Western Living, but I'm not even sure it was accidental. I think writing would have happened anyway, somehow. Differently, but it still would have happened.
FT: What's the full story of this accident?
DC: It's too long to tell here in this format, Grace. Sorry. It just is. Basically I wrote someone a postcard. She put it on her fridge and a magazine editor read it at a party and phoned me.
FT: Why did you stick with writing?
DC: Because I enjoyed it. It was easy and fun and I like magazine people more than most other creative types. They're of necessity both verbal and visual. And then the act of writing went past enjoyment and tapped into something elemental in me.
FT: In researching for this interview, I came across a quaintly retro thirty-second YouTube clip of a spoken-word spot you did on MTV in 1994. What do you make of the fact that that grainy nineties video can now be posted and reblogged into infinity?
DC: There ought to be six segments from that series. I'm glad they're all out there still having a life. They let me art-direct them, and it was a terrific experience. They're beautiful.
FT: Your upcoming exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery is called Everywhere Is Anywhere Is Anything Is Everything. Typically, where and what are you?
DC: Grace, I just don't know how to answer that kind of question. Sorry. It's just too broad a question. Most days I wish I could just reincarnate as a bird and drop it all.
FT: When working on a novel, what does your writing process look like?
DC: Ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've met say the same thing.
FT: Do you get up early?
DC: No. I build my life so that I don't wake up for anything. Ever. If you make me get up early to do something with you, I will hate you and resent you and figure out a way of never having to work with you ever again.
DC: Usually by 4:00 p.m. I've hit the coffee wall.
DC: No. But I like having a beard — a pleasure you will never know. My beard changes my face shape and allows me to see in it family members who I love and can't see otherwise.
FT: A common preoccupation of your novels' characters is loneliness — such a universal emotion. What do you think is the best antidote to loneliness?
DC: It'd be preposterous for me to propose a universal cure to loneliness. I will say that people who do the things they find interesting, either creatively or vocationally, tend to become unlonely very quickly.
FT: How do you account for thirteen-season reality TV series?
DC: I like a lot of reality TV. I find people who prejudge reality TV to be annoying. Art comes from anywhere. Culture can ooze out of any crack. Prejudging is the death of creativity.
FT: Ten years ago, this symbol, #, was called a pound sign, found on phone dial pads. Now, it is unequivocally a hashtag.
DC: Unequivocably? Grace, I disagree. I still hear it called a pound sign more than hashtag. Some people still call it number sign. Way too early to forecast its death.
FT: Can you predict the next symbol that might be appropriated by the Internet?
DC: I hear the right-facing caret sign, >, is trending heavily.
FT: You once chewed up copies of your novels and constructed wasp nests with the pulp, to address the physicality of books and to see what would happen when a human cultural form was placed in a non-human context.
FT: How did the experience of chewing your work differ from simply reading or speaking about it?
DC: Chewing printed pages is very harsh on your saliva ducts. Reading doesn't dry out your ducts for a week-long span, nor does it force you to use artificial mouth-moisturizing solution (it exists).
FT: Why was it important for you to interact with your work in this way?
DC: I wanted to see books taken out of historical time and placed into a different timeline, such as evolutionary or geological time, as a means of putting the human experience in context.
FT: What do you think is the novel's place in twenty-first-century culture?
DC: As necessary as ever. I wonder if, maybe, too many people are trying to write the World's Worthiest Novel to the detriment of the novel that actually lies within them. Nobody cares about worthiness. People care about what is real inside of you. If you're trying to impress your fourth-year lit teacher then you might as well quit right now and do something else.
FT: How is the novel's place different from the last century or the one before?
DC: In the old days people had far fewer channels in which to place their imaginative time. There's definitely more competition for time . . . and yet people seem to be reading as much. You needn't worry.
FT: Your newest novel, due out in fall 2013, is titled Worst. Person. Ever. Who would you consider to be the best person ever, and why?
DC: The best person ever? Graham Roumieu, who does the Bigfoot books.
FT: If you could speak to that person, what would you say?
DC: Graham, don't ever stop. We need ten thousand more of you.
FT: In your novel Player One, you suggest that past the age of fifty-five, "nothing new is learned, and nothing new is transmitted," and yet it is common to live for another thirty years. What do you hope to be doing when you're eighty-five?
DC: I'd like to keep taking on new jobs, just like I was fourteen again. Life without learning curves is death.
FT: Of all the generations alive right now — pre-boomers, boomers, Gen X, millennials — which do you find the most interesting to study, and why?
DC: I think individual people are interesting, not really groups of people. So I bail from answering that question. I mostly always have. Discussions of generations only go downhill. There's no point in having them.


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"Here comes Mijat, boys!" Adi Hütter's Eintracht Frankfurt have the makings of something very special in Balkan quartet Luka Jovic (l.), Filip Kostic (c.), Ante Rebic (r.) and Mijat Gacinovic (not pictured). - © © gettyimages / Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images
Ante Rebic, Filip Kostic, Luka Jovic and Mijat Gacinovic: Eintracht Frankfurt's Slavic connection
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FIFA World Cup finalist and DFB Cup hero Ante Rebic has returned to action and is back among the goals for Eintracht Frankfurt, while the Serbian trio of Filip Kostic, Luka Jovic and Mijat Gacinovic have also helped the Eagles take flight.
bundesliga.com examines how a quality quartet from the Balkans has helped Adi Hütter's side find their wings since mid-September.
There is little doubt Rebic, who made such a strong impression last season, changes games and teams. There is a Frankfurt with the Croatia international, and one — less successful — without.
Three points came from the opening three matches of the season as Rebic worked his way back to fitness following his summer exertions in Russia; seven points have followed in four games since his return — as well as a goal for the 25-year-old former Fiorentina man in each of his last three league appearances — to ease the worries of Frankfurt fans.
Watch: Ante Rebic did the damage in Frankfurt's 2-1 win at Hoffenheim on Matchday 7
The pride they felt in seeing their rising star shine en route to a World Cup runners-up medal must have been tinged by concern, too. The fears Rebic and/or the club would cash in on his newly elevated status faded when he announced in August that, thanks in large part to the club's passionate following, he had decided to extend his contract through to 2022, shunning suitors who had been attracted to the qualities that have made him key to Frankfurt.
"He lines up willingly on the left, where he can cut inside. He can play up front on his own or play with two strikers," explained Eintracht boss Hütter. "His drive, pace and presence make him an important player for my system."
Having lost the likes of Kevin-Prince Boateng and Lukas Hradecky over the close season, keeping hold of Rebic was an excellent piece of business, and the impact he has had on the side since making his 2018/19 Bundesliga bow suggests he is ready to repay the faith shown in him.
Serbian trio Kostic, Jovic and Gacinovic — the latter two of whom were knocked out with their country in the group stage in Russia — must have watched on enviously as Rebic prolonged his adventure and postponed his summer holidays.
The roles were reversed at club level as the season began, though, and the three have helped carry the burden.
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Hütter has stressed that 60-70 percent of goals in modern football are scored in the five-seven seconds after the ball has been won back. The goal that made it 2-1 against Lazio was a direct result of his side's high press. Haller rode a tackle on the right, Gacinovic profited from a disorganised defence, and Kostic delivered the coup de grace.
Eintracht's number 10 wasn't done there, as he was hauled down by compatriot Dusan Basta to leave Lazio a man down before half-time.
Jovic followed up in the second half with a glorious chipped finish – adding to the winning goal he had got on Matchday 1 in Marseille. It proved part of a perfect week for the striker, who is on loan from Benfica. Before the Lazio game, he came off the bench to score in a 4-1 win over Hannover. After it, he set up the first goal and got the clinching second in a 2-1 success at Hoffenheim — set up by Kostic — after Jovic himself had teed up Rebic for the opener.
"There are players who need relatively few scoring chances," Hütter said after the most recent game. "Luka Jovic, for example, scores four times out of every five chances because he's a poacher and, when he's in the box, he knows where the goal is."
The 20-year-old had already shown plenty of potential last term. Jovic made only nine starts in the league but netted eight times during his first season in Frankfurt, and also got a memorable back-heeled winner against Schalke in the 2017/18 DFB Cup semi-final.
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FIFA 22 has killed the FUT market and it's time for a stimulus
Published: 8/Oct/2021 20:43
by David Purcell
An economy crashing, coin values depreciating, and people struggling to get by. You might think we're talking about the current global crisis, but we're actually referring to FIFA 22's Ultimate Team market.
EA SPORTS restructured their most popular game mode in many ways, before releasing it to the public in September via an EA Play early access trial. At that time, FUT Club owners would have been stockpiling high-rated items, waiting for Squad Building Challenges and the eventual release of the Standard Edition for prices to potentially soar, as they usually do.
That moment never came this year.
Even now, take a scroll of your Twitter feed or load up the Web App for a quick look at the transfer market. You will see pretty good 83 and 84 rated cards just sitting around the 2,000 coin mark, and the problem is a lot of these cards take up slots as 'boards' in FUT Packs. Based on the pack weighting odds, you're very likely to get a load of these really low-priced players in packs. The year before, this "fodder" would be worth a bunch of coins.
That is the very tip of the iceberg in many ways, but it's a strong indicator that the restructure of the mode and launch editions has been a disaster.
FIFA 22's restructure has broken the FUT market
The introduction of a 4,600 FIFA Points package built into the price of the Ultimate Edition – priced at $99.99 – appeared to be a major victory for players at first glance.
On top of that was Division Rivals being redefined into a competition that's promotion and relegation based, making it seem like a good way to rack up rewards. And if you're lucky enough to qualify for FUT Champs Weekend League, it's well documented that you can grab some really great prizes for not winning a single match.
However, the effect this has had on trading has been like a landslide.
More players had access to packs than normal at launch, meaning the majority of the player base had an abundance of high-rated cards immediately. There's never been any demand for these 83, 84, 85, and in some cases 86-rated players, driving down the potential asking price. That was expected to change at launch, and it didn't. It was expected to improve with the addition of more SBCs, and it hasn't.
The early FIFA 22 FUT market crash is making the game more pay-to-win.
Division Rivals rewards, SBCs & price issues
The Division Rivals rewards system, for casual players, is one that's arguably not worth the time and effort. On a weekly basis, people are tweeting EA with their rewards and complaining about what they earned in return. Therefore, not only have we all been given a bounty of useless cards worth a few thousand coins on the FUT market, the rewards aren't good enough to improve on that – unless you hit the jackpot with a free pack.
Now, the alternate view is clear. The market works really well in terms of affording decent cards to make an Ultimate Team. Jorginho (85) at Chelsea is fetching around 4,800 coins on a good day. That's super for a casual player just starting out, and there's no problem with that. I'm one of those casual players.
In the mid-range cards, though, there's definitely been a concerning drop-off that will make it harder to accrue wealth in the mode.
We've actually gathered a list from FUTWIZ between FIFA 21 peak values and FIFA 22 at launch, to show you how poor the valuations are in the newest installment.
Kai Havertz – FIFA 21 (112,000 coins) vs FIFA 22 (5,100 coins)
Diogo Jota – FIFA 21 (10,000 coins) vs FIFA 22 (1,000 coins)
Federico Valverde – FIFA 21 (68,000 coins) vs FIFA 22 (15,000 coins)
Richarlison – FIFA 21 (45,000 coins) vs FIFA 22 (750 coins)
Each of these cards were given upgrades this year, and they've all fallen off a cliff.
Diogo Jota is worth just 1,000 coins on FIFA 22's FUT Market.
The difference between the very best in the game and those worthless cards rated highly is so big that the grind becomes so tiring. In previous FIFAs, packing a few of these Havertz and Jotas would leave you with enough coins to make significant squad upgrades. This time, though, if you weren't lucky with that 4,600 Points – or didn't buy the Ultimate Edition – it's going to be a slog.
For example, if you were building a Premier League team and wanted to replace your Diogo Jota (82) – who has good stats – for Heung Min-Son (89), you would have to sell a card of Jota's level 150 times to afford that upgrade, without FIFA Points. This would be fine if the rewards system was more lucrative in Rivals, but it's not. It would also be fine if the prices of top players fell down as well, but that's not how it has played out. Kante at launch, for example, was pretty much the same price as he was when FIFA 21 launched. The same goes for Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo, and others.
The grind is significantly more arduous without FIFA Ponts this year and the poor middle ground in the market means it's even harder to climb the ladder.
It could get worse
The market is only going to get worse with the endless list of Ultimate Team promo events, too. These will continue to water down the already terrible prices.
There is actually nothing in the game to motivate players towards a Road to Glory. Not a single thing – and if you are trying to pull that off, you're probably having a miserable time nine times out of 10. And what happens when you want a good team but don't want to play for 40+ hours a week? You guessed it, they purchase more FIFA Points and hope for the best.
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I've long been critical of the arguments made against EA on gambling, especially with the insane cards you could get in Squad Building Challenges and the rewards systems in-game. But this time around it's fair to say that this system – if it was built to drive players towards more microtransactions – is indefensible.
Without question, EA and players alike will be hoping the more SBCs that are released requiring high-rated teams, the more balanced it will become. To challenge that theory, the two really exciting SBC offerings released so far have been Kalidou Koulibaly for 150/160,000 coins and Cristiano Ronaldo for 2.2 million, with 26 (twenty-six) teams to submit for it. The latter is unobtainable, and that's intentional.
Ronaldo's POTM SBC was never going to be cheap, but it shows just how unattainable cards are – even through SBCs – already.
FIFA 22 needs a stimulus
To cut a long story short, there needs to be a change. A stimulus is needed to counterbalance the crashing of the economy so early into FIFA 22's life cycle.
There are many ways that the developers could go about doing this, whether it's a changing of the price limits on high-rated cards to get it under control or raise the floor of the 80+ rated valuations. Rewarding Squad Building Challenges will go some way in improving the valuation of players needed to complete it, but something needs to be done.
Read More: How to easily recover Quick Sold players in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team
At present, items on the FUT market are decreasing all of the time, and holding onto assets hoping they jump up has proven to be a really wasteful strategy. Whether it's a restructuring of the rewards system or a cash injection into player accounts to allow the economy in-game to bounce back, EA has got a decision to make. Do they continue down this path with a broken market, or step in with a stimulus that creates more transfer activity and drive up prices again?
Often you will find hundreds, if not thousands, of players wanting to complete their Road to Glory in Ultimate Team. But without FIFA Points, it's looking like a Road to Nowhere.
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Wet'suwet'en to open anti-pipeline checkpoint after negotiations with RCMP, say 'this is not over'
Simon Little GlobalNews.ca
WATCH: Anti-pipeline protesters vow to keep fighting in Northern BC
First Nations groups and their supporters occupying a bridge near Houston, B.C. say they will comply with a B.C. Supreme Court injunction requiring them to grant access to natural gas pipeline construction crews, but vowed "this is not over."
Following negotiations with the RCMP on Wednesday, the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs said they would open the checkpoint gate at the Unist'ot'en Camp.
"While the chiefs have a responsibility to protect the land, they also have a duty to protect our land defenders. Our people faced an incredible risk of injury or death and that is not a risk we are willing to take for an interim injunction," said the group on its website
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The chiefs agreed to meet with RCMP and Coastal GasLink on Thursday morning to discuss next steps.
The group also said it had succeeded in shifting the conversation.
"Our efforts over the past month made the RCMP, Coastal GasLink, and the colonial governments recognize that this is not an issue of individual 'protestors' but rather an issue of our house chiefs' jurisdiction to make decisions on our own lands," it said.
"We have fought for many years to make this point by politely telling it like it is."
The campers are also pledging to take the issue to the Supreme Court of Canada, to clearly define rights and title to the area that were initially sketched out in the key 1997 Delgamuuk'w case, which affirmed that the Wet'suwet'en had never ceded their traditional lands.
"We paved the way with the Delgamuuk'w court case and the time has come for Delgamuuk'w II," they said.
Eyes turn to second barrier in B.C. pipeline dispute
On Monday, RCMP officers descended on another checkpoint, where Wet'suwet'en members of the Gidumt'en clan were blocking access to crews looking to build TC Energy's (formerly Trans Canada Corp.) Coastal GasLink pipeline. The pipeline would deliver natural gas from Dawson Creek to a future LNG plant in Kitimat.
WATCH: Premier John Horgan on the challenges of building a pipeline up north
Police arrested 14 people, sparking demonstrations of solidarity in cities across B.C. and Canada.
The RCMP was enforcing an interim injunction issued in December and expanded in January to cover both checkpoints.
Mounties established a roadblock around the area, denying access to media and members of the public, but allowed the gas company's contractors to pass through and clear the road.
WATCH: Premier John Horgan on LNG Canada's obligations with the pipeline
The pipeline project has provincial and federal approval, and TC Energy has signed deals with all 20 elected First Nations band councils along the route.
However, some members of the Wet'suwet'en say elected band councils only represent on-reserve matters, and that issues surrounding traditional, unceded territory are represented by Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.
B.C. Premier John Horgan expecting 'peaceful resolution' to natural gas pipeline protest
The Wet'suwet'en demonstrators cite the Delgamuuk'w ruling, which found they had not given up rights and title to 22,000 square kilometres of territory, and a group of hereditary chiefs say they were not adequately consulted and have not given consent to the project in those lands.
On Wednesday, B.C. Premier John Horgan said he hoped for a peaceful solution to the dispute, but that Coastal GasLink had followed the rules to get to this point.
"It is our view that the process has concluded, but that is not the end of discussion and dialogue," Horgan said.
"This project represents great opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike, but it also recognizes and highlights the challenges of reconciliation. There is no quick fix to resolving issues that date back to 1876."
— With files from the Canadian Press
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TENTE RUEDAS, S.A.
Calle Vilatort 6
Montcada y Reixach
Email: tenteruedas@tente.com
Home Mobility solutions Durability George Kramp
The service life of our castors with a 100 tonne load: years.
A weight of 100 tonnes is simply too much for ordinary heavy-duty wheels,
and therefore, after a short time, their treads tear off. That is precisely why our solutions are anything but ordinary. For our customer Georg Kramp, we have developed a customised wheel with a special design which ensures maximum durability, even after many years of use.
Georg Kramp GmbH & Co. KG specialises in the manufacture of jacks, trolleys and remotely-operated transport systems under the brand name GKS-Perfekt. These applications are designed for loads of up to 100 tonnes – e.g. for machines, train components or safes. The jacks are used to lift the heavy load slightly. Trolleys can then be used to transport the load to its place of use. Kramp sells its products worldwide. The company's largest overseas office is in Ohio, USA – just 90 miles away from our American office.
Damaged wheels and production stoppages
During transport operations, the previous trolley wheels often suffered serious damage. After only a few months, the treads detached from the wheel core and the wheels had to be replaced. However, the damage was not caused purely by the enormous weight of the loads. The different conditions at the various locations such as warehouses, paint shops or assembly plants also repeatedly put the wheels to the test. If a wheel suddenly failed, this had serious consequences: the production process would have to be halted and the risk of accidents at work would increase. For this reason, Kramp was looking for a solution that would withstand the heavy loads and show no signs of weakness even on difficult floors. Since then, the company found what it was looking with the support of our team.
Due to the special requirements, it was clear that we would need to develop a completely new wheel for the GKS trolleys. All of the components were carefully examined such as the core, the bearings and, above all, the tread material. We invested a lot of time in development and cooperation. Working closely with Kramp, we tested the custom-made product and perfected it under real conditions.
As a result, we created a solution that meets all of the requirements and is recognised for its outstanding durability even under adverse conditions. The newly developed wheel has four ball bearings and consists of a toothed aluminium core that is encapsulated with polyamide. The interlocking of the core and the tread is crucial. It provides a larger connection surface and at the same time ensures that the two components interlock. The result: maximum hold for a particularly strong connection. The fibre-reinforced polyamide used for the tread also plays a key role in ensuring excellent durability.
It is characterised by higher strength, stress resistance and outstanding impact strength. The material also has good anti-friction properties, which make the tread abrasion-resistant and provide additional protection on uneven floors. To ensure precise concentricity and the largest possible contact surface, the running surface of the wheels is given a plain finish. Depending on the properties of the floor, we supply the wheels with black or white treads. For electrostatically protected working areas, we can also provide conductive models.
"TENTE's custom-made products prove their outstanding durability, even after many years."
Doris Kramp, Managing Partner of Georg Kramp GmbH & Co. KG
Outstanding durability and a strong market position
The new wheels demonstrate exceptional stability and durability even under particularly high loads and on difficult floors. Thanks to the well-considered design and the deformation-resistant material, the tread does not separate from the aluminium core even after years of service. This is also appreciated by Kramp's customers: No complaints have been upheld since the switch to our solution.
Production stoppages and downtime costs for the end user are a thing of the past. Georg Kramp was able to significantly improve the company's market position. The company is now keen to make the most of our advantages as a global player and to coordinate with us internationally in the future, such as in the USA.
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The Bosnian national broadcaster BHRT is currently struggling and facing a finacial ordeal due to lack of funds and heavy debts. We don't know what the future holds for them and if Bosnia & Herzegovina will be able to return to the contest next year.
BHRT withdrew from the competition in 2017 due to the serious financial turmoil it is going through. The main concern for the broadcaster at the moment is keep afloat.
The EBU reports that BHRT has secured sustainable funding after signing an agreement with Elektroprivreda – JP EP (Electric Company). This agreement will ensure the collection of the licence fee via electricity bills from this month onwards. BHRT plans to offer the same contract to other local electric companies and is confident that the outcome will be positive.
The former model for licence fee collection in Bosnia & Herzegovina expired more than a year ago and the government has been unable to find a long term solution for funding BHRT.
The new agreement with the electric company will enable the Bosnian broadcaster to obtain a solid source of independent funding , thus allowing it to invest in new technology and programming.
We are pleased that BHRT has managed to secure stable income going forward which will allow them to better fulfil their remit to society.
However BHRT is still in need of urgent Government support to both repeal the outdated media laws and to help repay their debts which now stand in the region of 20 million euros. Without this assistance, public service media in BiH is still in a perilous state and we continue to appeal to the government to find a long term solution to their problems.
It is yet uncertain if Bosnia & Herzegovina will compete in Eurovision next year. We will have to wait and see if the broadcaster can resolve its issues and overcome the problems it is afflicted with. We hope that things work out for BHRT and we look forward to seeing Bosnia & Herzegovina back in the game soon!
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Q: why systems like these don't work Suppose there is a thermal reservoir at temp T1 which is more than temperature T2 of a piston cylinder system. So it can transfer heat to system. Then the system  gaining heat do work of friction on a body at temp T3 which is higher than that of reservoir.
How is this mechanism against  second law? And thus not possible? What stops it from functioning like this?
Edit:Device works in a cycle.

A: If I understand the question correctly, then:-

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*Object 1 is a thermal mass at temperature T1.

*Object 2 is a piston (partially) filled with fluid, at temperature T2, where T2 < T1.  The piston is pressing against object 3. There's an implicit assumption that the meeting point between the piston rod and object 3 is a poor thermal conductor.

*Object 3 is sitting on a high-friction surface.  It is at temperature T3, where T3 > T1.

If we hold object 1 against object 2, then the fluid heats up and expands.  As the fluid expands, it pushes out the piston, pushing object 3 across the high-friction surface.  That causes object 3 to become even hotter.
If that's the case, then the answers would be:

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*It isn't.

*It is possible.

*Nothing.

A: What you describe can be achieved and breaks no laws of physics (which is the same thing put differently :-) ).
What cannot be achieved is to end up with more energy at the end of the process than you had at the start.
Consider this as a "heat engine" problem.
Assume that all temperatures are absolute temperatures (eg say degrees K).
Requirement:
A heat engine has inlet or source temperature $T_1$ and (lower temperature) outlet or sink temperature $T_2$. The heat engine does work on a volume of fluid* at temperature $T_3$ (where $T_3\gt T_1$) raising the fluid temperature to $T_4$ (where $T_4 \gt T_3$), i.e. $T_4\gt T_3 \gt T_1 \gt T_2$.
*The heating process can be achieved with friction but is usually better understood in terms of gas compression if measurement of heat transfer etc is desired. (e.g. if friction is used - what does it heat, what is the energy transferred (mass, temperature, specific heat, ...) and how do you measure it.
Result
The maximum possible theoretical efficiency of the heat engine is achieved by a Carnot cycle process with maximum possible efficiency $Z_{max}$ of
$$\begin{align}Z_{max} &= \frac{T_{hot}-T_{cold}}{T_{hot}}\\
&=\frac{T_1-T_2}{T_1}\end{align}$$
If the process of raising the temperature of fluid from $T_3$ to $T_4$ was also carried out with a Carnot cycle the maximum efficiency achievable would again be
$$\begin{align}Z_{max} &= \frac{T_h-T_c}{T_h} \\
&= \frac{T_4-T_3}{T_4}\end{align}$$
[Somewhere about here the question of COP for a heat pump becomes relevant. COP can be >1 and increases as $\Delta T ( = T_h-T_c)$ becomes small compared with $T_h$, but the above relationship still cannot be violated.]
As long as these relationships were not broken then the process is conceptually possible.
In practice achievable efficiencies are substantially below the theoretical Carnot limit. Achieving better than 50% of Carnot efficiency is usually doing well and usually involves high temperatures, high pressures and high specific heat gases (typically Hydrogen or Helium).

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import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
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import org.jdom.Document;
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Some days don't feel inspired. They aren't happy or creative or colorful. Some days are white. Today amidst a spring snow storm we put down our nearly 14-year-old Westie, Mac. It was one of the hardest things I have done—trying to say goodbye to one who has so given so much of himself to our family. Mac, who loved so unconditionally, who literally said hello when I came home, who was so concerned when I was upset and never failed to comfort me, who was my last link to my childhood days. I was only ten when I met him as a puppy and now I've journeyed into a college-educated, married, adult woman. We've both changed a lot, but through all of it I was always his Angie and he was always my favorite puppy.
Some days don't feel inspired, but it's those days you must look for inspiration. Allow yourself to feel the pain or grief or depression. Accept it. Confront it. It may take all the strength you can muster but you must then look for something to bring you up. Something, someone, anything that is inspiring. Today as I kissed his little nose goodbye and walked out into this horrible, awful, 7 inches of slushy whiteness, I willed myself to be inspired. Inspired by his love, his strength, and his overwhelming excitement despite the pain he lived with. Inspired that, however stupid this may be, the weather snowy white in his honor. Today is white for my Mackie, my baby, my puppy. I will only say goodbye feeling somewhere he is at peace yowling a little hello to me.


Come next week, fuel prices will changeDGFT may come under Revenue dept daily The Centre is considering a proposal to shift the entire Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Retail prices for petrol and diesel would be revised on a daily basis starting from June 16, compared to the present system where major oil marketing companies usually adjust prices on a fortnightly basis office to the Department of Revenue (DoR) from the Department of Commerce (DoC as part of measures to simplify processes relating to export and import The DGFT's role The public sector oil marketeers Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum launched a pilot project in May for daily implementation to in turn boost India's exports. It is dynamic pricing at petrol pumps in Udaipur Puducherry, manned mainly by the Indian Trade Service (ITS) Visakhapatnam, Jamshedpur and Chandigarh It includes Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) formulation and cadre officials, but is usually headed by an Indiarn Administrative Service (IAS) officer >This development follows the DoC recently seeking Based on the 'successful implementation' of the pilot project, the firms have decided to start daily revision across the country, to hive off non-core areas including FTP implementation. This is to better utilise the DoC's resources (including ITS cadre officials) in core focus areas' such as FTP formulation as well as in India's trade negotiations Trade facilitation Benifits Daily revisions will make retail prices more reflective of the current market conditions minimising the volatility in the retail sales price of petrol and diesel, Further, it will lead to increased transparency It will ensure greater ease of doing business, it will be better if the entire trade facilitation work is brought under a single interface India is currently ranked 130th out of 190 countries in the World Bank's (ease of Doing Business report Communication Oil marketing companies are taking steps to establish a mechanism for conveying the prices to consumers every 2017) and further lower at 143rd when it comes to day, including publishing them in newspapers, prominent trading across borders displays at retail outlets, and sending price-related data or The shifting of DGFT office would require SMS from centralised locations or mobile apps amendments in the concerned laws the Forei Trade (Development & Regulations) Act and the Customs Act.


Planning the annual family holiday is an exciting prospect, but it can also be fairly stressful. After all, there is a lot to consider when travelling with children, from making sure you have everything you need, such as pushchairs and nappies, to simply keeping everyone happy.
So, it is well worth taking the time to find ways of making the trip a little easier. For many people, the process of getting from A to B – whether finding your way from the airport to your hotel or negotiating public transport between attractions – is one of the most stressful elements of their holiday. This is one of the reasons why hiring a car for your holiday can be such a benefit to families.
Read on to find out more about the advantages of hiring a car for family getaways.
Airports can be a significant cause of holiday stress thanks to all those queues, long waits and rushing around – all factors that can easily cause kids to have temper tantrums! After your flight, the last thing you want to do is haul heavy baggage all over the place trying to find a bus that goes to your hotel or haggle over taxis.
By hiring a car, you can sidestep all of this and simply pick up the keys to your very own vehicle for the duration of your break. Doing this means you can easily pack all your luggage into the boot and tuck the kids safety into the back of the car for a quiet nap while you make your way to your accommodation.
One of the main advantages of choosing a hire car over public transport is that you can pick a vehicle that's suitable for your whole family. For example, large families can select spacious people carriers, while parents with babies can ensure their vehicle can comfortably fit child car seats.
The value of hire cars really stands out when you consider family day trips. Arguably, the best thing about having your own car while on holiday is that it makes any day out so much simpler than it would be otherwise. Imagine trying to find the right bus or train, failing to get a seat and having to cram onboard pushchairs, changes of clothes, nappies and more – and then picture the same journey taken in a car of your own instead.
The additional storage space you get when you hire a car means parents can pack everything they need to keep the kids happy, without having to spend time working out what can feasibly be left behind to lighten the load. Things like spare jumpers, favourite toys or extra snacks can also be left in the car for later in the day, so you don't even need to worry about carrying everything you take with you around all day.
Another bonus of hiring a car is that it gives you the ultimate freedom and flexibility to do exactly as you please during your holiday. Exploring off the beaten track becomes much easier when you have your own transport, while making fun little detours is equally effortless – you never know what hidden gems you might find!
What's more, should the children get too tired out or become bored at an attraction, it is simple to get back to the hotel or villa, or head somewhere else. So, you are not as rigidly tied to your plans as you would be otherwise.
Hiring a car can also be a cost-effective way to get around overseas, especially considering a lot of the most popular attractions will have complimentary parking. Plus, having your own vehicle allows you to do things like pack your own lunches, snacks and drinks, which makes it much easier to stay within budget.


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