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Soccer Star Will Have to Go to Trial for Alleged Tax Evasion
The ongoing tax saga of soccer star Lionel Messi will continue. That news comes after a judge in Spain ruled that the Barcelona FC star would indeed have to stand trial for tax fraud charges in association with his many endorsement deals with foreign companies. The news comes just days after a report stated that Mr. Messi would not have to go to trial, and that only his father would face the courtroom.
However, the Spanish judge ruled otherwise and said that Mr. Messi and his father should both have to go to trial. Even though his lawyers argued that Mr. Messi did not have any hands-on dealings with his endorsement contracts, the judge ruled that he "couldn't have ignored" that a large part of his revenue was coming from foreign companies. If he is convicted, the soccer star could receive a sentence for as long as 22 months.
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However, the good news for Mr. Messi is that even if he is found guilty of the charges he will most likely not spend any time behind bars. That's because sentences for financial crimes shorter than two years are typically suspended according to Spanish law. In addition, Mr. Messi and his father have reportedly either already paid, or have agreed to pay, the missing tax money, plus interest.
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Doctor at the door: House calls a growing trend in health care
by Candor | Mar 26, 2015
By: Sarah Terry-Cobo The Journal Record March 26, 2015
TUTTLE – On Wednesday, 95-year-old Helen Joslin had her routine doctor's appointment at her kitchen table in Tuttle. Dr. Joe Witten took her blood pressure, and talked about her pain and mobility.
"I'm getting to the age that I prefer not to drive," she said. "That leaves me without a way to get anywhere."
Joslin's experience hearkens back to the day when physicians routinely visited patients at home, but the appointment represents a growing trend in health care. Hank Ross, owner of Physician Housecalls, said there are many homebound people who need to see a doctor, but it is too difficult or expensive for them to leave their houses. As a result of the federal health care overhaul, federal officials are creating incentives to treat patients in their home, away from expensive care settings, Ross said.
Joslin drives only to the grocery store. She can't make the trip to Chickasha or Oklahoma City on her own to visit a doctor or a specialist. Granddaughter Tandye Ryans said Joslin had a bad experience at the local medical facility and won't return.
Physician Housecalls is the best option for her grandmother's basic medical treatment, said Ryans, who works as operations manager for the company. Joslin can meet with the doctor in her own home, and Ryans doesn't have to take a day off of work to take her grandmother to a clinic. That saves time and money, Ryans said. Ross estimated one in six adults take care of an elderly relative.
Administering health care at home isn't necessarily a new phenomenon, nor is it a remnant from a pre-war culture. The American Academy of Home Care Medicine was established in 1984 and serves ill people who also receive Medicare, according to the organization's website.
However, many physicians aren't trained to administer care in the home, and Medicare reimbursement has been a challenge, according to the website. And home care services are more predominant on the coasts, Ross said.
Those phenomena are changing, Ross said. Sending a physician to a chronically ill patient's home can help lower overall costs because it reduces the chance they will call an ambulance to take them to the ER. The University of Oklahoma Physicians is also incorporating home care training for its physicians in residence, though those rotations aren't commonplace, he said.
He isn't the only one who has found a business opportunity in providing health care to those who are homebound or live in rural areas. Mike McAuliffe, CEO and president of DoctorOnCall.com, established his business in 2003. In February, he bought out his former business partner and is now sole owner. The business is undergoing a reorganization, and is not currently active, but he expects it to be reactivated by this year, he said.
The service differed from Physician Housecalls. Patients called an (800) number and a physician somewhere in the U.S. would return the call, answering medical questions. His target audience was the low-income population: Medicaid patients. But he was also able to lower health care costs, he said.
In a pilot study among 10,000 Medicaid patients in South Carolina, those who used DoctorOnCall.com service reduced unnecessary visits to the emergency room by 22 percent, he said. That helps reduce overall health care costs.
Ross said he expects this segment of his business to continue to grow; he also owns Ross Health Care, a hospice and home health service. Physician Housecalls has about 200 patients in the Oklahoma City metro and in adjacent counties. There are 63,000 people in Oklahoma County and contiguous counties who are on Medicare and are homebound, which would qualify them for the service. He said he expects to grow to 500 patients by the summer.
The challenge he faces is finding another family practice physician. He is recruiting two nurse practitioners and two physician assistants to meet his expected patient growth.
Among the patients Witten serves for Physician Housecalls, Joslin is unique. She is the healthiest, even compared to patients younger than her, Witten said. Most of his patients are bed-bound and chronically ill. Regardless, the service provides an interesting opportunity he didn't get at a traditional hospital setting.
"It is a unique way to see a patient in their own home environment," he said. "They are more relaxed, more at ease with the doctor, plus you can potentially see more of their needs in this environment."
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El Estadio Víctor Montoya Segura es un estadio de fútbol, ubicado en la ciudad de Jaén, en la zona de la ceja de selva del noroeste, en Perú.

El nombre proviene del profesor Víctor Montoya Segura, que llegó a Jaén en 1958 y desarrolló una importante carrera de maestro; ayudando a los jóvenes jaenenses y a los de otros distritos de la provincia de Jaén. Gestionó la construcción del estadio en 1962 y fundó el club ADA, que pertenece a la zona. Por sus obras, llegó a ser un personaje emblema de Jaén hasta que murió asesinado en 1972 por traficantes.

En el año 2000 albergó algunos partidos de local de Juan Aurich y en 2022, fue la localía del Carlos Stein.

Véase también
 Estadios de fútbol del Perú

Víctor Montoya Segura, Estadio
Estadios de fútbol inaugurados en 1962
Jaén (Perú)

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That is the most precious wee lamb I have ever seen! If you keep him for breeding, I do hope the blue eyes continue!
I doubt his eyes will stay blue, but I hope they do. The other lambs have regularly colored eyes, so I am hoping that it isn't a defect, a sign of something wrong. We will see, but right now he is just the prettiest little thing.


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Pirita Convent (Estonian: Pirita klooster) was a monastery, for both monks and nuns dedicated to St. Brigitta, in the district of Pirita in Tallinn, Estonia.
The idea of founding the monastery dates to merchants (H. Huxer, G. Kruse, H. Swalbart) of Tallinn of around 1400. In 1407, two monks from the Vadstena Abbey arrived to Tallinn to counsel the merchants. First permit to break dolomite to gather building material for building the complex was acquired in 1417. Convent was constructed under the supervision of the architect Heinrich Swalbart. The main church of the monastery was consecrated on August 15, 1436 by the Bishop of Tallinn Heinrich II. During its heyday Pirita Convent became the largest Catholic monastery in Livonia. However, during Livonian war Pirita Convent was attacked by the Russian troops under leadership of Ivan the Terrible in 1557. They sacked the monastery, looted its riches and burned it down. Pirita Convent was abandoned since then, but adjacent lands were used for the cemetery by the locals.
Several of the merchants who had originally proposed the monastery later became its monks.
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Located in the southeast part of Lithuania, it was called the "Jerusalem of the North" by Napoleon due to its Jewish influence. Considered not too small, not too big, Vilnius is a student city. One can see many campus buildings scattered around it, along with sport halls, copy shops and cafés. A hard day of studying is followed by relaxing in one of the many parks on the city outskirts.


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Win a Side of Organic Irish Smoked Salmon from the Burren Smokehouse – CLOSED
The Burren is undeniably having a food moment having just been named RAI Foodie Town of 2015. The accolade recognises a community effort by local businesses and groups to promote the area as a top culinary destination.
One of the Burren's stand out producers is the Burren Smokehouse, a family-run business that was set up in 1989 by Birgitta & Peter Curtin. The company carefully sources its products and they exclusively smoke salmon from Ireland as it is of the highest standard, which gives you a distinctive quality and flavour.
The Burren Smokehouse don't just produce salmon, they smoke a full range of products at their facility in Lisdoonvarna including trout, mackerel and cheese. The range has won several awards and their salmon was selected to be served to Queen Elizabeth when she visited Ireland in May 2011.
Their organic salmon comes from the turbulent waters of the west coast of Ireland and is some of the healthiest produce you can eat as it is naturally low in fat and salt, but packed full of Omega-3 fatty acids.
They use two methods of smoking in the Burren Smokehouse. Cold Smoking is the traditional Irish way of smoking salmon. The temperature never rises above 35°C which means leaves you with an easily sliced product with a very smooth texture. Hot Smoking is the Scandinavian method and temperatures can rise as high as 80°C during the process, leaving you with a drier, flakier texture similar to grilled salmon.
They are strongly involved in sustainability and the environmental effect of production and are part of the Burren Ecotourism Network, EcoTourism Ireland, The Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark, Good Food Ireland and Slow Food.
They currently employ a staff of 18 and ship their Irish Organic Salmon to countries all over the world. In August the Burren Smokehouse paired up with global logistics company UPS to deal with the demand on their mail order system. The partnership will ensure their products sold online can be efficiently delivered to their customers all over the world and is part of an investment in operations that reflects the growing success of the company.
Burren Smokehouse products are now stocked in over 100 locations across Ireland and Europe. They are now exclusively featured in Dean & Deluca stores in New York City and in Fortnum & Mason, Harrods and Selfridges in London.
This growth in international recognition recently inspired another investment in the company brand and The Burren Smokehouse have just launched a new website and brand inspired by the Wild Atlantic Way. The new brand reflects the quality of the produce and the streamlined website gives you access to the entire range of gorgeous products.
To celebrate their new branding and the expansion of their mail order services the Burren Smokehouse are giving us THREE sides of their delicious Cold Smoked Irish Organic Salmon.
The prize includes a 1kg sliced side of Organic Irish Smoked Salmon shipped anywhere in Ireland so you can keep it for yourself or give it as a gift.
For your chance to win simply follow these steps:
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import { expect } from "chai";
import { Database } from "../database";
import { ArangoSearchViewProperties, View } from "../view";
import { config } from "./_config";

// NOTE These tests will not reliably work in a cluster.
const describeNLB =
  config.loadBalancingStrategy === "ROUND_ROBIN" ? describe.skip : describe;

describe("Manipulating views", function () {
  const name = `testdb_${Date.now()}`;
  let system: Database, db: Database;
  let view: View;
  before(async () => {
    system = new Database(config);
    if (Array.isArray(config.url) && config.loadBalancingStrategy !== "NONE")
      await system.acquireHostList();
    db = await system.createDatabase(name);
  });
  after(async () => {
    try {
      await system.dropDatabase(name);
    } finally {
      system.close();
    }
  });
  beforeEach(async () => {
    view = db.view(`v-${Date.now()}`);
    await view.create({ type: "arangosearch" });
    await db.waitForPropagation({ path: `/_api/view/${view.name}` }, 10000);
  });
  afterEach(async () => {
    try {
      await view.get();
    } catch (e: any) {
      return;
    }
    await view.drop();
  });
  describe("view.create", () => {
    it("creates a new arangosearch view", async () => {
      const view = db.view(`asv-${Date.now()}`);
      await view.create({ type: "arangosearch" });
      await db.waitForPropagation({ path: `/_api/view/${view.name}` }, 10000);
      const info = await view.get();
      expect(info).to.have.property("name", view.name);
      expect(info).to.have.property("type", "arangosearch");
    });
  });
  describe("view.updateProperties", () => {
    it("should not overwrite properties", async () => {
      const initial = (await view.properties()) as ArangoSearchViewProperties;
      expect(initial.consolidationIntervalMsec).not.to.equal(45000);
      const oldProps = await view.updateProperties({
        consolidationIntervalMsec: 45000,
        commitIntervalMsec: 45000,
      });
      expect(oldProps.consolidationIntervalMsec).to.equal(45000);
      const properties = await view.updateProperties({
        commitIntervalMsec: 30000,
      });
      expect(properties.consolidationIntervalMsec).to.equal(45000);
      expect(properties.commitIntervalMsec).to.equal(30000);
    });
  });
  describe("view.replaceProperties", () => {
    it("should overwrite properties", async () => {
      const initial = (await view.properties()) as ArangoSearchViewProperties;
      expect(initial.consolidationIntervalMsec).not.to.equal(45000);
      const oldProps = await view.replaceProperties({
        consolidationIntervalMsec: 45000,
        commitIntervalMsec: 45000,
      });
      expect(oldProps.consolidationIntervalMsec).to.equal(45000);
      const properties = await view.replaceProperties({
        commitIntervalMsec: 30000,
      });
      expect(properties.consolidationIntervalMsec).to.equal(
        initial.consolidationIntervalMsec
      );
      expect(properties.commitIntervalMsec).to.equal(30000);
    });
  });
  describeNLB("view.rename", () => {
    it("should rename a view", async () => {
      const name = `v2-${Date.now()}`;
      const res = await db.route("/_admin/server/role").get();
      if (res.body.role === "SINGLE") {
        // view renaming is only implemented for single servers
        // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
        const info = await view.rename(name);
        expect(info).to.have.property("name", name);
      } else {
        try {
          // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
          await view.rename(name);
        } catch (e: any) {
          // "unsupported operation" in cluster
          expect(e).to.have.property("errorNum", 1470);
          return;
        }
        expect.fail("should throw");
      }
    });
  });
  describe("view.drop", () => {
    it("should drop a view", async () => {
      await view.drop();
      try {
        await view.get();
      } catch (e: any) {
        expect(e).to.have.property("errorNum", 1203);
        return;
      }
      expect.fail("should throw");
    });
  });
});

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Akwa Ibom bans indiscriminate sand excavation
The ban comes a few days after a PREMIUM TIMES report revealed how sand excavation is promoting massive land degradation in Akwa Ibom
byAbdulkareem Mojeed
The Akwa Ibom State Government has banned indiscriminate sand dredging and gravel mining activities at Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) flood control site in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Charles Udoh, the state commissioner for environment and petroleum resources on Monday which he confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES when contacted.
The ban comes a few days after a PREMIUM TIMES report revealed how sand excavation in several communities is promoting massive land degradation, deforestation and expansion of coastal regions in the state.
This act, according to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), contravenes global sustainable environmental practices which could hinder the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, each adopted in 2015.
In the communities visited, PREMIUM TIMES observed that well-forested areas have sunk into huge ditches, with continuous steeps that have affected farming activities.
The major roads linking these areas are inaccessible by small cars, except heavy-duty trucks because of the bad state they had metamorphosed into. For motorcycles, it's a no-go area.
Residents in at least four villages in Ibagwa and Abak Usong Atai communities visited by this reporter said the degradation has made them 'seasonal migrants' as their lands are often flooded and their farmland devastated.
Meanwhile, experts say unregulated sand mining activities violate sustainable global environmental practices, which could trigger climate change effects such as flooding, the release of carbon monoxide due to heavy-duty trucks' movement and loss of aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity due to continuous human interference.
"Following the commencement of construction work on the IBB Avenue Flood Control Project, Akwa Ibom State Government has noted with displeasure the high level of indiscriminate sand dredging and gravel mining at Mbikpong Ikot Edim and the outfall area of the IBB – Mbiakot drain," Mr Udoh said.
He said "these activities have not only hindered construction work but also destroyed the existing streams and created dangerous gullies which constitute serious threats to buildings and farmlands".
"To this end, all individuals or groups involved in these indiscriminate activities along the corridor of the project are hereby directed to vacate the location before Wednesday, December 23, 2020," the statement reads.
"Defaulters will be prosecuted," he added.
Sand excavation
Sand excavation is the expulsion of sand usually from an open pit. This can also be mined from sand dunes, beaches and even dredged from rivers and ocean beds.
However, sand mining activities along the shoreline and in coastal regions are a major cause of erosion and deforestation in Nigeria's riverine southern region, experts say.
Many youth in the oil-rich state find solace in sharp sand excavation from surrounding rivers and streams in order to earn a living, but little consideration is given to its environmental implications.
The demand for sand is driven by its use for construction.
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I've had my mother-in-law all this last weekend, which was quite lovely. During several well-timed breaks in the 'Oh Lord, the rain has already started and it's not officially even officially autumn yet' we all toddled down to World Spice and Pikes Place Market on Saturday.
As seemingly everyone else in Seattle joined us in rushing out en masse to be outside while you could do so without also being quite sopping wet, it was a bit of a zoo.
Sunday was much the same and, when the rain let up, we raced off down the street to our neighborhood Farmers Market which included an unexpected classic car show that had blocked off several blocks of the main street. I had some of the first Honeycrisp apples of the season, which if you haven't had them are good enough that I honestly can't bring myself to eat other, lesser apples now, which seem mealy and bland fruit-shaped hoaxes and pale in comparison. Himself bought me a tiny piece by a local artist that is a very prettily rendered crow painted over a decoupaged quote from Poe's 'The Raven' which I adored at first sight.
Having my lovely mother in law in residence also meant a short enforced break in my sewing work, as my sewing studio is also the guest room. In order to have things just so, all such things had to get neatly tucked away in the closet.
I thought to myself as I was tidying up on Thursday night that, after several weeks of working at work and then working at home amid the various assortment of usual chores and such that it takes to keep things trim and comfortable on the domestic front, that I would relish the enforced weekend break spent doing family sorts of things. This is certainly true, and I had a perfectly pleasant time being unproductive. Taking guests about to show them your city invariably makes you appreciate it more and do all the things that you probably mean to but never get 'round to doing under normal circumstances.
By Sunday night, though, I found myself itching to get back to work.
I have a bias cut grey and violet plaid skirt that is mostly done and just needs a zipper and hemmed that I suddenly had a great idea for, and now want to rework slightly.
I have to say that though it's early days yet, I'm glad to find myself craving getting back to work. This morning at other-work, I just wanted to ogle fabric, which I certainly do not need more of at the moment, only there is this really lovely muted teal and grey mohair sweater knit that would go perfect with a sort of a heathered wool gauze in the same color family. I was thinking a little fifies-esque frock, fitted through the bodice with a ballet neckline, bracelet length sleeves and circle skirt for the gauze and ruffled cardigan with the knit? Of course, I should very likely not until I've got through at least half of my current supply, but it was really gorgeous… Fall is certainly my favorite season for textiles as well as apples.
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Redditch at War
Author: Alan Foxall and Ray Saunders
From the time of the Civil War - when the town barely existed - to the Luftwaffe bombing raids of World War Two, Redditch has had a long history of conflict. The book offers glimpses of familiar places during periods of intense social upheaval.
In 1794 the Worcestershire Yeomanry was formed, originally with the intention of putting down workers' riots in nearby industrial towns such as Redditch.
The outbreak of War World One was greeted with enthusiasm by the town as a flood of volunteers rushed to join up. Until late 1915, Redditch hosted continuous recruiting meetings and parades.
Chamberlain's declaration of war in 1939 brought an influx of evacuees to Worcestershire and the industrial life of the town changed dramatically. Redditch became a significant contributor to war production as new factories sprang up.
When peace was eventually declared the town celebrated with street parties, carnivals and much rejoicing. Through a fascinating collection of photographs, the authors have created a vivid image of life on the 'home front' during both World Wars.
Alan Foxall is a retired BT engineer from Headless Cross and in 1992 was a founder member of the Redditch Pictorial History Society.
Ray Saunders of R & S Antiques, Redditch, is a local businessman, historian and author of several books and articles published on Redditch and the surrounding area.
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1 5911/2015 M/s. Arunachalam Transformer New Entrant Technical Bid Rejected and Price Bid not opened.
1 5689/2015 M/s. Arunachalam Transformer New Entrant Technical Bid Rejected and Price Bid not opened.
2 5685/2015 M/s. Vishnu Electricals New Entrant Rejected after price bids are opened since their rates are high.
1 5793 M/s. Vishnu Electricals New Entrant Price Bids opened and rejected since their price bids are high.
3 5792 M/s. EVR Electricals Pvt. Ltd. Regular Rejected.
Almost all the petitioners as indicated from the chart recorded above are new entrants except the petitioner in W.P.No.5792 of 2015, being one of the regular tenderer for 250 KVA.
THE BIDDERS shall become eligible to bid on satisfying the following BID QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and on production of the required documentary evidences along with the tender.
1. The Bidders shall be actual manufacturer of Distribution Transformers of tendered rating or higher rating. Necessary proof for the same shall be enclosed in the ''A'' cover.
4. Copy of Type test reports from any independent NABL accredited Laboratory like CPRI, ERDA etc., for the tendered capacity transformers along with the copies of drawings duly approved by the Type Testing Agency for the tests conducted not before 5 years as on the date of tender opening should be enclosed along with the tender inside Envelope-A.
6.1. A tenderer shall be declared as ''New Entrant'' who have no previous experience of supply for the tendered items or no satisfactory period of service or no financial turnover but have infrastructure/ manufacturing facility as per the inspection report of the third party inspection or TANGEDCO or TANTRANSCO Engineers. The tenderer who have lesser quantity of supply experience or lesser satisfactory period of service or lesser financial turnover criteria than prescribed in the tender document may also be considered under New Entrant category.
6.2. The tenderer is eligible to be considered for placement of orders under New Entrant category if the bidder is the evaluated and negotiated L1 tenderer.
6.3. The tenderers who have been considered under the New Entrant category shall satisfy all technical, commercial and BQR conditions except BQR condition of quality, of previous experience of supply or satisfactory period of service or financial turnover criteria.
6.4. TANGEDCO or TANTRANSCO have right to place order up to 20% of the tendered quantity on a New Entrant. In case more than one bidder qualify under the New Entrant category, TANGEDCO or TANTRANSCO has right to place order upto 20% of the tendered quantity on each New Entrant.
(a) the EMD requirements are not complied with.
(b) Type Test Certificate are not enclosed along with the Tender offer inside the Envelope-A.
(c) Details of 200 KVA/22 KV/433V rating or higher KVA/ higher KV capacity rating distribution transformers manufactured and supplied with minimum of 30 Nos. put together during the preceding five years to State Electricity Boards/ Power Utilities as per clause 2 and 3 Section-II are not enclosed inside the Envelope-A cover.
(d) Demand Draft or Banker's Cheque towards cost of specification or proof for exemption from payment of cost of specification in case of bidders who have downloaded the specification from TANGEDCO website is not enclosed inside the outer cover.
(e) The Bid Qualification Requirements as per Section-II of this Specification are not satisfied.
(f) In case of new entrants, the factory inspection shall be carried out by the Third Party/Departmentally and if not found with adequate infrastructural facilities to carry out the manufacturing activities of DT's, the offer shall be summarily rejected.
(c) not in conformity with Board's Commercial terms and Technical Specifications. (Section " V and VI).
(i) not containing all the required particulars as per Schedules " A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
(o) The offers of the tenderers with deviations in commercial terms and technical terms of the tender document are liable for rejection.
1.0. ..... This Tender will be processed as per the provision in the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act 1998 and the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tender Rules, 2000.
In the case of ambiguous or contradictory terms/ conditions mentioned in the bid, interpretation as may be advantageous to the purchaser may be taken without any reference to the Tenderer.
Distribution Transformers shall conform to IS : 2026 as amended upto date or other International Standards for equal or better performance.
8.1.7. The current density for HV and LV windings should not be more than 2.8 A/Sq.mm for copper conductor.
28.1 CTs shall be provided for transformers on secondary side (single turn primary) which should be of outdoor type and completely moulded. Moulded material may be of Epoxy/Resin moulding type.
28.2. Current transformers shall be mounted outside the tank with suitable clamp arrangements on LV side of the transformer in U, V and W terminals.
28.3. The current transformers shall comply with IS 2705.
28.5. CT should not get saturated upto 120% of rated current.
28.6. CT has to be type tested and type test certificate has to be enclosed.
In the supply the CTs has to be tested at stores. If any deviations from the type test values, the whole lot will be rejected.
28.7. CT shall have the following parameters.
28.8Three phase CTs with suitable ratio shall be provided along with DT as per specification and additionally one number CT with same specification will be supplied along with each DT.
9. Defective Supplies: The intimation of failure of transformer shall be given by the any TANGEDCO filed offices from TANGEDCO Stores. The failed Transformers is to be replaced/ repaired by you free of all charges at the earliest but in any case within 2 months from the date of intimation by the consignee. In case defective/ failed transformers are not replaced/ repaired and returned to the area stores within the prescribed period as above, TANGEDCO has right to recover the cost of the Transformer or to withhold payment till Transformer is repaired.
1. Firm should furnish type test reports of the transformer manufactured as per Technical Specifications.
2. The pro forma should be filled up for the type tested design and submitted along with drawings. The drawings and GTP be legible and neatly drawn.
Thus, the specifications have been clearly spelt out in the tender documents. The current density has been fixed based upon the guidelines issued by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India stated above qua copper and Aluminium conductors. The transformer has to be manufactured and type tested as per the specification. A bidder has to be an actual manufacturer. A requisite Type test report has to be obtained from the authorities mentioned in the document. Concession has been given to the new entrant as per Clause 6 of Section - II qua the bid qualification requirements, which dispensed with previous experience. A tenderer with lesser quantity of supply experience or lesser satisfactory period of service or lesser financial turnover criteria than the one prescribed was also brought under the said category. The eligibility for placing of orders would come only when the bidder is the evaluated and negotiated L1 tenderer. Such a new entrant will have to satisfy all technical and commercial BQR conditions except BQR condition of quality, of previous experience of supply or satisfactory period of service or financial turnover criteria. A maximum cap of 20% has been fixed giving a discretion to the respondents to place orders in favour of a new entrant.
3. While dealing with rejection of tenders, Clause I of Section III mandates the enclosure of Type test certificate and satisfaction of Bid Qualification Requirements. Insofar as new entrants are concerned, there has to be a satisfactory clearance on factory inspection of the infrastructural facilities. Similarly, Clause II also deals with the factors for rejection of tender, one among being not enclosing the particulars such as Schedules A to I. The tenders were to be processed as per the provisions of Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and the rules made thereunder. Under Section VI qua Technical Specification, it has to conform to IS: 2026 as amended upto date or other International Standards for equal or better performance. Clause 8.0, which deals with ''WINDINGS'', the current density for HV and LV winding should not be more than 2.8 A/ sq.mm for copper conductor. Clause 28 deals with ''Current Transformers ?. It has to be a completely moulded one and to be done outside the tank with suitable clamp. It has to be type tested at Stores. Such Type test certificate has to be enclosed. Thus, a current transformer is not required to be manufactured, but to be produced at the relevant point of time as it is meant for measuring the current in a transformer. Thus, it is not an integral part of Distribution Transformer, being external in nature. In other words, they are only bought out items. It appears that the cost of a current transformer is about few hundreds of rupees. A Type test report of the current transformer is to be verified at the time of inspection of Distribution Transformers at the field after supply. It is also to be seen that non-production of a type test certificate qua a current transformer would not ipso facto result in the rejection of a bid as stipulated in specifications at Section III " clause II (c) (i) and (o) pertaining to rejection of tenders, which only prescribes the mandatory compliance of the particulars as per Schedules A to I. This is made clear by clause 28.8, which says that three phase CTs with suitable ratio shall be provided along with Distribution Transformer as per specification. Therefore, the production of Test type certificate comes at a later point of time. As per the Schedule, a specification as required by the official respondents has to be met by the tenderers. It is a working schedule, which has to be complied with mandatorily. In other words, the Schedule has been fixed in such a way that it should give the desired result. To put it differently, the conductor cross section has to be 83 sq mm and 1.16 sq mm for LV Coil and HV coil respectively. If this is done, the expectation of the official respondents would invariably be met. That is the reason why the tenderers were asked to fill up the pro forma for the type test design and submit them along with the drawings.
The writ petition filed in W.P.No.26102 of 2015 is liable to be dismissed as not maintainable since the petitioner therein did not even take part in the tender process. The petitioners, having not challenged the rejection of technical and financial bids, cannot seek the relief as sought for. Under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, there is a provision for appeal under Section 11. Though applications filed for amendment having been allowed, there is no reason for the delay and hence the writ petitions are liable to be dismissed for laches.
6. It is further contended that all the private respondents have complied with the conditions mentioned in the tender document by enclosing the Type test certificates. The private respondents have gone through the rigour of the Type test. It is not as if they have not complied with the requirements of Schedules A to I as mandated under Section III. Having participated in the tender process, it is not open to the petitioners to contend to the contra. In case of ambiguity in the conditions of contract, an interpretation advantageous to the purchaser may be taken.
8. Writ Petition in W.P.No.26012 of 2015 has been filed by the petitioner, who admittedly was not a tenderer for supply of 500 KVA Energy Efficient Distribution Transformer. Therefore, this Court is of the considered view that the said writ petition is liable to be dismissed as not maintainable apart from the reasons that are assigned for the other writ petitions.
9. Admittedly, the specification has been arrived at based upon the guidelines issued by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India. The petitioners having accepted the said specifications and participated in the tender cannot question the same. The power of judicial review in such matters is rather limited. There is no arbitrariness or unreasonableness in the clause prescribed in the said specifications more so, when it has not been put into challenge specifically. The submission that the object and rationale behind the floating of tenders will have to be seen, has to be considered by considering the entire gamut of the materials available on record. Here again, the power of this Court is very limited. The object was to reduce the load loss and no load loss. Only with that object, specification has been given. The Schedule and annexure read with the specifications would show that respondents 1 and 2 are very clear of their requirement. It is not as if they want 2.8 A/sq mm winding and it is the maximum limit. What is to be seen is the compliance of the Schedules, especially the Conductor Cross Section. There is a methodology, which is clearly spelt out and as understood by the official respondents. If the parameters are satisfied, then the object would be complied with according to the respondents. For achieving this, the tender document itself provides for mechanism. It starts with the compliance of type test reports from the named laboratories. It is now the case of the petitioners that the private respondents have not complied with the specifications required, especially as provided under the Schedules. Merely because the petitioners have pointed out the current density qua their distribution transformers, it cannot be said that the specifications of others would not be satisfactory when there is no mandate to that effect. After all, it is the official respondents, who are the best persons to understand and appreciate the specifications inclusive of design and drawings. It is also not the case of the petitioners that the official respondents have not applied their mind properly. The Test piece and the type test certificates are to be verified at the time of factory inspection when tenderer is a first time participant. Even after orders are backed, there would be another verification by the Inspection Officer. The tender documents also deals with the defective supplies. The petitioners cannot contend that the official respondents will have to think and act as the petitioners have perceived. Thus, in the absence of any material to the contra about the distribution transformers of the private respondents not meeting the specifications of the official respondents, this Court cannot interfere with the same.
(vii) where a decision has been taken purely on public interest, the court ordinarily should exercise judicial restraint. ?
Thus, it was held that minor technical irregularity and deviation from non-essential or ancillary/subsidiary requirement can be waived and the Government would be justified in waiving technical compliance with a tender condition.
11. Coming to the other issues involved, this Court is not willing to conduct a roving enquiry into the same. It is not the case of the petitioners that the compliance made by the private respondents is not correct leading to an inferior quality of a distribution transformer. When that is the position, merely because rates were quoted very low, there cannot be a ground to reject the bid of the private respondents. Quoting a lower amount may have different reasons from the perspective of different tenderers. According to the private respondents, lesser amounts have been quoted to have an entry into the scheme of things. They will be advantageous from the point of view of tax and in becoming recognised tenderers while bidding any other tenders including outside the States. In other words, it is also submitted that the private respondents have quoted for lesser number of distribution transformers. The very same reason has also been assigned by few of the private respondents as against whom certain allegations were made qua the usage of electricity. Explanations have also been given on the documents produced by the petitioners. As stated above, this Court is not willing to go into the factual aspects in detail in the absence of any extreme arbitrariness or unreasonableness. Suffice it is to state that petitioners bids were rejected as against the private respondents.
''31. It is also noteworthy that in the matter of evaluation of the bids and determination of the eligibility of the bidders Municipal Council had the advantage of the aid and advice of an empanelled consultant, a technical hand, who could well appreciate the significance of the tender condition regarding the bidder executing the single integrated water supply scheme and fulfilling that condition of tender by reference to the work undertaken by them. We, therefore, see no reason to interfere with the view taken by the High Court of the allotment of work made in favour of respondent No.2.
Thus, in the light of the above said decisions, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the order impugned.
15. Coming to the decision relied upon by the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners, this Court does not find any application of the ratio laid down therein to the facts of this case, especially in the light of the discussion made above, as there is no arbitrariness, unreasonableness, malafides or ulterior motive involved.
16. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are dismissed. However, there is no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are dismissed.


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The India A squad has been announced for the one-day tri-series against the A teams of South Africa and Australia. BCCI has also announced the squad for the four-day Tests against South Africa A that starts after the tri-series concludes.
Delhi batsman, Unmukt Chand, has been named the captain for the tri-series, and Ambati Rayudu will be leading India A in the tests. The 22-year-old, Chand had led India to the Under-19 World Cup title in 2012. He scored a well-paced 111 in the final. His temperament and self-belief helped India win the title in unfamiliar conditions. While on the other hand, Rayadu returning to international cricket after 11 years has been asked to lead the test side on the back of his strong performances in Zimbabwe.
All the one-day matches are to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai between August 5 and August 14, and the two four-day Tests against South Africa A will start from August 18 at Wayanad stadium in Kerala.
23-year-old Karun Nair has been named the vice-captain of both sides since he was instrumental in Karnataka regaining the Ranji Trophy after 15 years, scoring three consecutive centuries including the two in the quarter final and semi final.
19-year-old Himachal Pradesh batsman and keeper, Ankush Bains and Saurashtra batsman, Sheldon Jackson were picked into the India A Test squad because of their performances in the 2014/15 Ranji Trophy season.
The tri-series will give an opportunity to youngsters like Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Rush Kalaria, Mandeep Singh and, Gurkeerat Singh Mann to show their talent on the international level, and to get into the good books of the selectors.
Seam bowling all-rounder, Rishi Dhawan would also love to make it count and mark his place in the Indian team as the all-rounder India has been waiting for since the retirement of Kapil Dev.
This series will also help the likes of Abhimanyu Mithun and Ishwar Pandey to get back into reckoning.
The leg-spinner, Karn Sharma, who did not tour Zimbabwe due to a fractured finger, is a part of the side as well.
Robin Uthappa and Manoj Tiwari's exclusion from the squad came as a shocker.
India A squad for tri-series: Unmukt Chand (c), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair (vc), Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Akshar Patel, Parvez Rasool, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sandeep Sharma, Rush Kalaria, Mandeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan.
India A squad for Tests: Ambati Rayudu (c), Karun Nair (vc), Abhinav Mukund, Ankush Bains, Shreyas Iyer, Baba Aparajith, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithuin, Shradul Thakur, Ishwar Pandey, Sheldon Jackson, Jiwanjot Singh.
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by Peter Moreira via Entrevestor. Springleap of Cape Town, South Africa, and LeadSift of Halifax have been named the two top companies appearing at MentorCamp Atlantic Canada 2012, a one-day forum of advice and learning for nine startups and 37 mentors. Permjot Valia, CEO and founder of the event, tweeted last night that the mentors had chosen Springleap, a design crowdsourcing startup, and LeadSift, which mines social media to find sales leads, as the two top presenters. Each company will be offered a $25,000 seed investment from MentorCamp. Springleap CEO Eran Eyal told the opening session that his company is gaining momentum and would be interested in relocating to Canada, if it could be arranged. One company that attended MentorCamp 2011, Wooshii of the U.K., set up shop in Halifax last spring. LeadSift, which went through the Launch36 accelerator in the spring, generates sales leads for businesses by mining social media. CEO Tapajyoti Das said there are 400 million tweets a day, and then there is Facebook and LinkedIn as well. The company has signed up early adopters, will attend the Ad:Tech in New York in November and has received commitments for investment. Though some of the young companies were interested in looking for money at MentorCamp, most stressed that they wanted to tap the mentors' knowledge with specific strategic challenges they were facing. For Frank Lessard, the CEO of Fredericton-based software company Tabture, that means gaining market presence internationally. "We want help thinking outside the box," he said. "How do we get out of Atlantic Canada without leaving Atlantic Canada? How do we bring it to the next level so we're not just a New Brunswick thing anymore?" Tabture, which also went through Launch36, helps people share links on the internet, unifying a process of sending links over Twitter, Facebook, email etc. Jumpstart 720, another Launch36 company appearing at MentorCamp, gives companies and organizations an SaaS solution to the problem of assessing workforce morale and mental health in real time. The Moncton-based company now employs nine people and has six investors, and its early adopters include Irving, Grand & Toy and Purolator. CEO Paula Morand said the company now has a weighted pipeline (meaning it gives extra emphasis to those most likely to sign) of $43 million. G2 Research is a Dartmouth company that analyses data from GPS to allow law enforcement agencies to follow suspects, track their networks or predict where they may be going. CEO Tom Gilgan said the technology could have other applications, such as tracking sex offenders, or tracking shipping. The other companies attending MentorCamp were Boondoc, znanja, Strue, and Xiplinx. The second annual camp took place yesterday at the Dalhousie Life Sciences Building in Halifax with all the polish and confidence of an event that had been around for years. It was a reminder of how quickly novices – both people and events – become established in the startup world. Mark Kennedy, the CEO of film industry support software maker Celtx of St. John's, attended the first MentorCamp as an entrepreneur. Yesterday, he was back at the event, this time as a mentor.
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This is mountain day. The stats for the day look rather good, climbing is not significantly different from earlier days we spent in Normandy or Brittany. So, what the big deal?
In fact, the day should be nice; I just hope the traffic up the pass road won't bother us that much. In any case, the ascent is quite doable, not as steep as it could be – actually, riding up from the other side of Col d'Aspin would be harder. The most difficult aspect of the morning is that we get into climbing gear right from the camp ground. The first 27 km are just one big uphill. The best way to tackle the mountain is to gear down and to take it easy. You don't want your legs to close up; spin up rather than pushing.
The downhill is only 10 km with a couple of hairpin turns, so you want to control your speed. Once down, the route follows a river valley with a downhill trend for the next 60 km. Riding should be a blast if the roads a clear. About 90 km into the ride we will reach Saint Gaudens (the track bypasses the town) – I recommend this place to take a lunch rest stop.
In the afternoon, the remaining 90 km won't be hard. We leave the valley at about 104 km to climb over a hill and to dip into the next but smaller valley of another of the many rivers springing from the mountains. We will follow that river up until we get to Saint Girons. There, the track turns west for a final bit of rollers along an even smaller river. which has two longer climbs (not steep, just be patient) before it drops down to Foix, the destination for the day.
The campground is just a few km up the road north.


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Q: Plotting R function I need to plot the number of students (Say 365) against the respective probability at least 2 are born on the same day.
I cannot seem to get it to plot the graph. Code runs but not sure.
nstudents <- function(x){

result = (1 - (factorial(365)/ 365^x*factorial(365-x)))
return(result)
}

x <- 2:365
y <- nstudents(x)

plot(x, y,
 main = "Number of Students VS Probability of atleast two born on same day",
 xlab = "x",
 ylab = "y",
 xlim = c(2, 365),
 ylim = c(0, 1),
 #type = "l",
 lwd = 5,
 col = "darkred")

This is the first bit of R code I have ever run so please do excuse my incompetence. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Edit- After trying to print the output it appears it may be something to do with my formula. However I am not sure how to better formulate that as that is the exact formula.
Additional formula I am trying to use:
nstudents <- function(x){

result = (1 - exp(1)^((-x(x-1))/730))
print(result)
return(result)
}

However the above results in the following error:
Error in x(x - 1): could not find function "x"

Is this because it is assuming x(x-1) is a function? Would I need to create a separate function for this?

A: The problem lies in your function, which has a couple of issues. First of all, you have written:
result = (1 - (factorial(365)/ 365^x*factorial(365-x)))

Your demoninator should be 365^x * factorial(365-x), but the way you have written this means it is interpreted as (factorial(365) / 365^x) * factorial(365-x) because you have not explicitly wrapped the denominator in parentheses.
However, this doesn't really help, since factorial(365) is simply too large a number to represent in 64-bit floating point computers. You need to carry out the calculation in log format using lfactorial as MrFlick suggests, so your function would become:
nstudents <- function(n) {
  1 - exp(lfactorial(365) - n * log(365) - lfactorial(365 - n))
}

This allows:
x <- 2:365
y <- nstudents(x)

plot(x, y,
     main = paste("Number of Students VS Probability of at",
                  "least two born on same day"),
     xlab = "x",
     ylab = "y",
     xlim = c(0, 365),
     ylim = c(0, 1),
     col = "darkred")

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Captain Sully Plays Tom Hanks in Biopic Parody 'Hanks' (Video)
"Sully" subject stars in trailer for fake movie on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
Oriana Schwindt | September 9, 2016 @ 9:17 AM
Landing a crashing plane in the Hudson River and not losing a single passenger is easy, but what about playing Academy Award winner Tom Hanks? Captain Chesley Sullenberger got the chance to do just that last night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," turning the tables on the man playing him in "Sully."
Sullenberger, who could probably have a profitable second act as a voice-over actor at the very least, was delightfully game, perfectly capturing Hanks' affable cockiness in his floppy-haired youth for the fake biopic "Hanks." (Coming to theaters on Hanks-giving 2016, obviously.)
"Chesley Sullenberger, I used to have such respect for you," Hanks cracked after seeing the biopic parody trailer. "Do I really sound like that?"
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"He nailed you," Kimmel responded.
As Captain Sully pointed out, at least no one was physically hurt as a result of his "bad acting." And given the positive "Sully" reviews and decent box office start, maybe a full-length version of "Hanks" starring Sullenberger isn't the worst idea in the world, though Kimmel's proposed budget of $90 million might be a bit much.
Watch the trailer for "Hanks" above, and enjoy Hanks' old "Bosom Buddies" pal Peter Scolari turning up to (briefly) steal the scene.
Clint Eastwood's 5 Worst and 5 Best Movies as a Director, From 'The Rookie' to 'Unforgiven' (Photos)
With "Sully" landing in theaters, we look back at the Oscar winner's highlights (and lowlights) as a filmmaker.
The Worst: "The Rookie" (1990)
In the wake of two small, personal movies ("Bird" and "White Hunter Black Heart"), Eastwood showed real rust copying the '80s vogue for brash buddy-cop movies: This one's just empty brutality, dumb jokes, thankless roles (poor Sonia Braga and Raul Julia), and hilariously awful thriller plotting. Eastwood seems bored playing another crusty lawman teamed with a newbie (Charlie Sheen), while the mayhem -- trashed bars, crashes, shootouts, explosions -- feels like the work of a caged genre icon lashing out.
"The Eiger Sanction" (1975)
A weird misfire for Eastwood, who's at a loss to make the cheesy espionage story work, and unconvincing on screen as an art professor-secret assassin in the Bond mold; he looks ready to burst out laughing having to do scenes with a cackling albino spymaster named "Dragon." (The less said about an African-American seducer named Jemima Brown the better.) Though the climactic mountain climbing sequence has its breathtaking moments, it's a clichéd slog till then.
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1997)
Eastwood's atmospheric strengths and underappreciated directing of actors eluded him in realizing John Berendt's best-selling nonfiction book about a Savannah, Georgia murder trial. It's an overlong checklist affair of clunky scenes and colorful players, but with little of the lived-in eccentricity rendered in the book. Even the good performances -- namely, Kevin Spacey and as-herself Lady Chablis -- are winking wind-up toys rather than emblems of an exotic, enchanting place.
"Changeling" (2008)
A bizarre true story from the 1920s becomes discordant melodrama in Eastwood's meandering Angelina Jolie vehicle about a Los Angeles single mother's hellish ordeal trying to prove that the boy returned to her by the police isn't her missing son. Injustice, corruption and serial killing prove too much for the director's laconic style. It's three noir movies rolled into one draggy, blankly dark mess.
"Jersey Boys" (2014)
There are elements to admire in the unlikely match-up of Eastwood and a toe-tapping Broadway musical about the Four Seasons, namely a few performances, and a certain grim tinge to its tale of showbiz climbers. But mostly it feels, strangely, both rushed and listless, stuck between pleasing nostalgia fans and rooting out grit and discomfort wherever possible. It's also visually bland and clichéd about its emotions, two rare descriptors for an Eastwood movie.
And the 5 best, startng with...
5. "Bronco Billy" (1980)
Eastwood's foray into old-fashioned screwball comedy -- there's even a madcap heiress (Sondra Locke) -- is really his first attempt at tweaking his tough-guy image, and it's his sleeper masterpiece. Turning a ramshackle, cash-strapped wild west show run by convicts of all colors into a warmly funny vision of a be-who-you-want-to-be America, Eastwood serves up a conservative's vision of the country that's inclusive, patriotic, and able to laugh at itself.
4. "Letters From Iwo Jima" (2006)
After "Flags of Our Fathers," Eastwood explored the same battle from the Japanese perspective, and -- to many people's surprise -- in the Japanese language. The result is a potently human, unflinching, and deeply felt evocation of how battle is fury, but war is a shroud asphyxiating the soul. As it monochromatically slides from the crisp daylight of preparation to the woozy gloom of tunnels full of doomed soldiers, it becomes Eastwood's purest, least sentimental vision of his most longstanding themes.
3. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976)
Marked by Bruce Surtees' exquisite cinematography, Eastwood's post-Civil War vengeance saga -- in which a Missouri farmer (Eastwood) turns hunted renegade after Union soldiers slaughter his family -- becomes a sly episodic Western about the hard, bloody road to peace. Moving easily between action, melancholy and humor (Wales' spitting on people and dogs is the stain of war made darkly literal), it's Eastwood's first great exploration of violence's psychic toll.
2. "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)
A poor young female boxer (Hilary Swank) wants to fight. The trainer (Eastwood) reluctantly trains. Punches await, small, and huge. An unabashedly rich-in-feeling movie about toughness, sacrifice, regret, and life on one's own terms, it's Eastwood wrenching the boxing picture from the triumph-of-the-spirit treadmill and introducing it to the abyss. That doesn't mean there isn't verve, humor and sentiment -- its character interactions are fleet and jazz-like -- but its beautiful soul is in the shadows.
1. "Unforgiven" (1992)
Eastwood held on to screenwriter David Webb Peoples' revisionist Western until the time was right, and the result was an Oscar-bestowed turning point and his best movie. Evocatively, suspensefully detailing a desperate widower's reckoning with his savage past, it tracked powerfully as both a pungent deflating of merrily violent western myths and a scarily tense depiction of how, as Eastwood's killer tells a scared young man, "We all have it comin,' kid." By the end, each gunshot is Eastwood mercy-killing a genre he loves, and knocking us to our senses about bloody movie justice.
As "The Mule" lands in theaters, TheWrap critic Robert Abele rates the highlights and lowlights of the Oscar-winning filmmaker's work
Tom Hanks Biopic 'Sully' to Take the Weekend With $24 Million
By Meriah Doty | September 6, 2016 @ 5:42 PM
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By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 6, 2016 @ 4:27 PM
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By Robert Abele | September 2, 2016 @ 8:32 PM


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Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1974. INSCRIBED BY ANSEL ADAMS on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1974 3rd printing. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along the rear panel. Quarto, Foreword by Minor White.
New York: Hastings House, 1948. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. THE PHOTOGRAPHER FRITZ HENLE'S PERSONAL COPY, SIGNED "PROPERTY OF FRITZ HENLE" on the front free endpaper and including his business card laid into the book. A presentable copy to boot of the 1948 1st edition. Solid and VG- (light wear at the front inner hinge, light foxing to the pastedowns, several small signs of tape removal at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with clear tape reinforcement to the front panel's top edge and light creasing and minor chipping along the edges. Tall, thin quarto, gorgeous, lush photography thruout. Text by Norman J. Wright.
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. An impressive Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN TO RENOWNED PHOTOJOURNALIST (AND STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER AT LIFE MAGAZINE) CARL MYDANS (1907-2004). A very solid copy to boot of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (Mydans' name stamped in small letters on the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping along the panel edges and one small closed tear at the rear panel's top-edge. Thick, tall quarto, remarkably moving images of combat in South Vietnam, rendered in powerful, crisp black-and-white (mostly gravures) thruout.
New York: Roth Horowitz, 2003. Near Fine. The original poster based on the March-April 2003 exhibition at New York's Roth Horowitz Gallery. The poster has been neatly folded into fourths (to fit into its original gallery enevelope, here included) and measures in full 32" wide x 22" tall. Clean and Near Fine, with vibrant green lettering. As the gallery itself described the show devoted to this celebrated Japanese photographer, "On view will be 30 vintage black and white prints made by Araki in the early `70s. ABCD refers to four notebooks lettered thus, which house the images presented. Mounted in the four over-sized notebooks are enlarged contact prints from 94 rolls of film; each is numbered and sequenced in chronological order." Andrew Roth and Glen Horowitz, the curators of the show and the gallery co-owners, have for many years been well-known booksellers in the rare book field as well.
Self-published, 1983. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1983 stated 1st edition, SIGNED BY LARRY CLARK at the foot of the title page. Crisp and VG+ in its gray pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the spine and at the front panel's fore-edge. Quarto, internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind.
Paris: Galerie 213/Marion de Beaupre, 1998. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A pristine copy of this exotic catalogue based on the March-May 1998 exhbition at Paris's Galerie 213/Marion de Beaupre. Tight and Fine in its printed white wrappers and housed (and sealed) inside of a printed vinyl envelope. The Paris continuation of a show which began ar Robert Miller Gallery and Laurence Miller Gallery, New York.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very solid copy of this 1954 compilation of tender, heartfelt moments between mother and child. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with mild offsetting along the spine edges and light fading to the spine itself. Octavo, rich gravures thruout.
Tokyo: Taka Ishii Gallery, 1997. Original wraps. Near Fine. A virtually pristine copy of the 1997 1st Japanese edition. Tight and Near Fine in its same iconic wrappers, with one very thin, faint crease running along the spine. Tall quarto, identical except for the Larry Clark text in the rear in Japanese.
Japan: Self-published, 1995. Original wraps. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY PHOTOGRAPHER YUMIKO ONO TO PHOTOGRAPHER YUICHI HIBI on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong 12mo, crisp black-and-white photographs thruout.
Tokyo: Photo Planete, 1994. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1994 1st edition. As New in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Quarto, Araki's lush, highly-eroticized photography thruout.
Kyoto: Korinsha Press, 1999. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1999 stated 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Also includes a Fine example of the pictorial cardboard sleeve, which wraps over and protects the book.
Madrid: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1989. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A near-pristine example of the catalogue based on the April-June 1988 exhibition at Madrid's Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the front panel. SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER JOEL PETER-WITKIN across the title page. Square octavo, includes a listing of Witkin's permanent holdings as well as a bibliography at the rear.
Marseille, France: AGEP, 1980. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY LUCIEN CLERGUE on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping at the spine crown and the slightest amount of creasing along the panel edges. Square quarto, crisp black-and-white reproductions of Clergue's remarkable sand photos thruout.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A tight, crisp copy of the 1956 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and just a bit of light creasing-- along the panel edges. Quarto, Van Der Elsken's wonderful black-and-white photographs of a youthful, nocturnal Paris.
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1983. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROMAN VISHNIAC on the first pictorial endpaper. An unusually clean, impressive copy to boot of the 1983 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, easily Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, Vishniac's deeply moving, heartfelt portraits of Eastern European Jewry, taken between 1934 and 1939. Foreword by the formidable Elie Wiesel. Truly a collector's copy, the nicest this bookseller has encountered.
Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, 1933. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of the 1933 true 1st edition of Leni Riefenstahl's first published book. Tight and Near Fine in an unusually crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with light foxing along the rear panel's top-edge and at the front flap, and just a touch of very light wear to the spine ends. ALSO INCLUDES A CRISP, NEAR FINE EXAMPLE OF THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPAROUND BAND, which, given the reference to Riefenstahl's 1938 epic "Olympia", was issued at least 5 years after the book's release. Octavo, with 155 lush gravures documenting Riefenstahl's involvement with German filmmaker Arnold Fanck and his groundbreaking mountaineering films.
Tokyo: Gakken, 1994. Boards. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1994 true 1st edition, and including the publisher's original wraparound band (or obi). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Sturges's beguiling black-and-white photos thruout.
Paris: Pierre Seghers, Editeur, 1949. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT DOISNEAU TO HIS AGENT CHARLES RADO (owner/manager of Rappho Agency in Paris) on the half-title. A solid copy to boot in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG (light soiling at the panels and along the spine) in a bright, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at several spots along the spine. Still though, attractive and very presentable. Octavo, 130 first-rate Doisneau heliogravures. Widely considered Doisneau's finest work, cited by both Andrew Roth and Martin Parr for its brilliant look at the suburbs ("La Banlieue") of Paris.
New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1983. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROY DECARAVA on the title page. A crisp, near-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the January-March 1983 exhibition at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Some of DeCarava's finest black-and-white jazz photographs thruout.
New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY HORST IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1945 1st edition. Tight and VG in its oatmeal cloth, with light soiling at the rear panel, very light abrading to the front free endpaper, light offsetting at the pastedowns. Lacking the dustjacket. Quarto, crisp, high-quality black-and-white reproductions thruout.


The time here is usually spent in writing about writing and writers – novels, screenplays, short stories, articles, whatever.
But today we're very near Thanksgiving in the U.S. and I think I'm going to rant. Yep, the holidays are nearly upon us, first the giving of thanks, then the jolly days ahead.
I just returned from a short get-away trip and I watched all those people wandering around, staring at cell phones in their hands without looking up, stumbling into traffic, walking in front of buses, tripping off curbs and slamming into fellow pedestrians, blocking walkways and doorways and I though, hell yes, they have a lot to be thankful for!
Really, why didn't that bus hit you after slamming on its brakes? That's a lot of weight behind that bus and it's only by the grace of the universe that you weren't road kill.
Tripped off the curb staring at that stupid device in your hand? Lucky you didn't break something. But no, you got right back up and 'climbed back on the horse' so to speak as you immediately began texting again stumbling off like a baby just learning to walk.
The constant bumping into others who AREN'T texting or babbling on their own phones is more than annoying and that one guy you ricocheted off of looked like he wanted to punch out your lights. I have to admit, at that point, I might have laughed myself if I hadn't been busy dodging another texting while pushing a luggage cart straight at me.
And what about the incredible idiots who are texting when they drive a car? What? Do you think at the moment of impact you won't die, but will instead be beamed up ala Star Trek to some safe zone where you can continue texting?
Truly people, why do you think the entire world should be responsible for dodging you, looking out for you, trying to prevent you from becoming a smudge on the road or a splat on the sidewalk?
As a writer I bet many of you can consider how a writer might do these irritating text and call zombies in.
How many times have I envisioned said zombie phone user being jumped by an actual zombie and have their brains eaten out?
How many times have I thought how cool it would be for a staggering texter to be sucked right into that device and flung into a distant dimension?
Is there a special hell for the rude and obnoxious cell phone user who's carrying on a conversation with you one moment, then totally ignoring you the next as he or she takes a call that's ever so much more important than conversing with you face to face? You bet there is! In a writer's imagination you're frying in a brand new ring of Dante's hell – one created exclusively for your ilk.
Maybe the aliens could gain control of the staggering texters via their cell phones and use them to destroy the earth. Think of it. The Aliens, orbiting the earth, send hypnotic text messages and all of a sudden all the staggering texters are alert, aware, and moving with clear-eyed purpose to do their masters' bidding. But wait, their mission would probably be to do the rest of us in.
On, on another level how about a comic villain who can 'surf' the world by using actively texting phones to teleport from one place to another with ease, diving into one text phone and blasting out another at his destination.
This is the season of Thanksgiving so I guess whether you're a texter in a stupor or a writer thinking up ways to do them in there's always something to be thankful for.
Have a great holiday folks in the US – and if you're not, the day is yours to enjoy anyway.


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