As the 2018 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, FIFA can today announce that so far, the analyses of all doping tests conducted before and during the competition have yielded negative results.
The testing programme in place this year was the largest ever conducted for a FIFA World Cup. Once all of the qualified teams for the final competition were known, FIFA developed a test distribution plan (TDP) based on an analysis of doping risks for football. The TDP was shared and agreed with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and consisted of a dynamic, intelligence-based testing programme.
FIFA established a preliminary testing pool of more than 1,500 players who were potential participants at the FIFA World Cup in Russia. In addition to the tests directly conducted by FIFA, each national anti-doping organisations (NADOs) and the respective confederations were contacted to seek their assistance in testing the athletes in the lead-up to the tournament. This close cooperation with other testing agencies allowed a significant increase in the number of tests on participating players.
The regular tests were complemented by FIFA's use of the athlete biological passport programme in WADA's "ADAMS" system, under which all test results, including those from confederations and NADOs collected at the main international football events as well as national competitions, are gathered in the athlete's passport in ADAMS, which features a haematological module (through blood) and a steroidal module (through urine). FIFA's Athlete Passport Management Unit, composed of independent experts, reviews the data of players to detect potential deviations that may indicate an abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. This applied to all participating players at the FIFA World Cup.
For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, every participating player was tested in unannounced controls before the competition and further systematic tests have been performed during it, both with post-match controls and on non-matchdays. With the aim of ensuring the most meaningful and intelligence-based programme, 90% of all tests were targeted. This targeting was based on a number of criteria, including the recommendations of the Athlete Passport Management Unit, potential injuries suffered by the players, performance data and the athletes' test history.
All samples collected were analysed at WADA-accredited laboratories, with most of the analyses – particularly of all of the samples collected during the competition – carried out at the laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland. To ensure a tamper-proof operation, FIFA transported all the samples in a secure box of a type that is normally used by banks to transport money and can only be opened with an electronic key.
In terms of the substances analysed, beyond the routine screening procedures for prohibited substances, FIFA has set the bar significantly higher than the requirements of WADA's Technical Document For Sport Specific Analysis**, for instance by testing 100% of the respective samples for growth hormones (GHs) and "small peptides" (GHRFs).
All samples collected will be stored for ten years and be available for potential future retesting.
* An atypical finding is a report from a WADA-accredited laboratory that requires further investigation by the FIFA Anti-Doping Unit prior to the determination of an adverse analytical finding. After the investigation has been completed, the player, his club, the association concerned and WADA will be notified as to whether or not the atypical finding will be brought forward as an adverse analytical finding.
** The WADA Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis requires 10% GHs and 10% of GHRFs as minimum levels of analysis for football.


Laweyan has a very distinctive society-the batik entrepreneurs group. The history recorded that Laweyan was famous because this area was the centre of this group. The batik industry developed rapidly in the mid-19 th century until 1870 due to the invention of 'batik cap'-stamped batik technique. This advancement was marked by large scale commercial spaces as well as strong and independent social economy. Their commercial spaces usually were integrated with their residential houses. Their factories were located in their home area but in separate compounds. The business was managed by the housewives, also known as 'Mbokmase'. The husbands or "Masnganten" acted as the second-in-command. In the 2000s, the Laweyan society's entrepreneurial concept was slowly shifted. They were no longer entrepreneurs who produced their batik in their factories. Now they are batik sellers who turn their homes into batik stores without considering the sanctity of some rooms. This situation unintentionally became a threat for heritage space in Batik Kampong Laweyan. This qualitative research used descriptive narrative technique. Data collection was conducted using grounded theory strategy through interview with the entrepreneurs who experience the change. Finding: the business in Laweyan is better than other regions because it is still supported by its labours and the economic institution. It also has a strong motivation from the community. All these showed that Laweyan still has potential entrepreneurs who should be taken into account.


There's no wrong in gambling but if you doing such abusing to the people that surrounds you because of gambling then that's wrong.
No matter what happens with your gambling career as long you aren't hurting your parents and relatives out of this addiction.
Then you are just doing it fine.
True , but gambling identical to something destructive , something that could make you doing crazy thing.
Especially when you have reached the limit of your emotion , you do something out of your mind.
In most case gambling is wrong but not always.
It will be destructive if you are not going to limit yourself playing it. Because the problem is coming from the gambler itself and not from the gambler.
People tend to say that gambling is the wrong thing but they aren't realizing that it's wrong because of wrong treatment to gambling.
They are treating it as their main source of main source of income which is very wrong.
yes that is very right to say. as most of the people do not have control over their emotion and therefore for most of the time they find it very difficult to have control over their emotions and that is the reason that they lose money a lot. but those people who have limited their gambling then they can prevent themselves from lost a lot of money .
If people understand that gambling in games where the odds are against us in the long run leads to more losses than wins then they can minimize their bets and may actually waste less money on them. Gambling on EV+ games is better since you have an edge over others if you can analyse games properly.
What is wrong in gambling is totally on our shoulders. No one makes us gamble, it is our greed that makes us gamble and we can control it.
That is true, gambling isn't fault of others, only of that one is gambling, the gambler. It's upon to each one of us to choose gamble or not, you have money, so you choose what to do with this, since it's something legal that won't hurt anyone, just don't blame others later for your greedy and displeasure. And also, addicted, greedy gamblers shouldn't try to make it forbidden for an entire nation because they can't control themselves.
yes and one of the most difficult job in gambling is to control your emotions, i think most of the people are losing money because they do not have control over their emotions if a person will have control over their emotions then i am sure that they will remain successful in gambling.
If they have control over emotions they can reduce their losses and make sure they dont go broke in the heat of the game. Knowing when to stop and call it a day is important for a gambler. Every gambler has that day once a while they lose a lot and cant make up, but that does not mean we must gamble to chase our losses which in turn leads to more losses.
But I the most difficult job in gambling is to control our emotion, as we can see that most of the people continue gambling when they win a lot of money or when they start losing money in both conditions they become hyper and they lose control over their emotions which cause a lot of damages to him. I think if we become able to control our emotions in gambling then we can really show good result.
Yeaa basically when you treat gambling as much as proper nothing wrong with gambling.
But again i say in a lot of story how people experienced gambling it is mostly turn wrong.
Only few case only claimed treat gambling properly such as set a limit, do it for fun and gamble occasionally.
It is not the most difficult thing, rather its a very relative term - one can control their emotions easily while others have problems doing so. It varies from person to person and hence is not same. Many people understand that gambling is made to milk out money from the players and hence they stop playing. Others think that its false and that many gamblers have won big in the past and so they can do so as well.
So the fact that we want to gamble when have no control of emotions is wrong.
Emotions are gamblers no. 1 enemy. Because most of the gamblers cannot control it and it is really hard. You need to have a lot of self discipline to be able to control it specially if you are losing. Whether you like it or not, you are the only one who dictates your own emotions and your response to them. You ultimately take full responsibility for how you let losing or winning make you feel and how you react.
Nothing really wrong with gambling, just be realistic about what you can accomplish with gambling since many think they can become winners in the long run and we know that while some may get lucky the odds are you are going to become a loser.
That is because that is how gambling was introduced to them and that is how they really believe what gambling is. Gambling turns wrong depending on how we start it. Usually people who gamble in search for money is the way the gambling looks wrong. It depends also to the outcome of your habit, if it is negative and affects you negatively then gambling is wrong for you.
This is why it is important to avoid daydreaming and think that just because you got in a roll you could get profits out of those games, sometimes we are going to get lucky but the truth is that at the end we are not going to be able to keep those profits as the house edge gets to us.
If we daydream we are going to lose too much since the luck is never on our side and we wont be able to keep the winning streak running for long time. If we think luck to help us in our bad times we are totally wrong and we will be throwing away too much money.
Some people do get lucky to win amounts but that is rare similar to the probability of getting the rare number on the roll of a dice. So its just luck that can kill us or make us a millionaire.
many gamblers often make mistakes for a time, where there is no order as to continue or stop, they are always hooked or even bet all deposit balance he has. The only difference is in discipline mindset and desire to be a professional or not. there are many who consider gambling as a hobby or another, but there is stage where we have to label ourselves on a certain level.
I agree with you . the most important thing is to take advantage of everything to be a profit opportunity.
somehow it does not become a problem.
I agree wirh you, there is nothing wrong in gambling as a pass time and an entertainment. It is wrong if it is affecting your life so much and bringing a negative turn back to your life and to your family. Gambling as a primary source of income, is rubbish! They are totally ironic with each other because gambling is all about losses and risks, how can gambling bring you profit, it will give you problem and a lot of problem.
It depends when you are watching at cinema you pay for enjoyment same with gambling you are playing and spending money with it, spare money only and that's how you treat gambling as for fun but when gambling for you is the way to make an easy money then the gambling became wrong because you are gamble your money to win or loss.
It is wrong, whatever excuses that we have to depend gambling but is wrong according to the Holy Bible. It is a sin if we are going to do this, no matter where we are, when, and what, even though there is no one that you know looking at you when you are gambling, still, the God is always watching us on whatever we do in our everyday lives.
Also, others are cheating just for them to win, which is wrong too, so if you are doing gabling and you are cheating, then you just did two sins, and if you are doing it everyday, then you already do have a lot of sins that you are going to pay when the judgment day comes.
Watching a movie and gambling with the same money are totally different things, dont even think of comparing the two. I myself would enjoy a movie rather than gamble if I want to hang out or spend some time outside with friends and family.
I never found wasting money in casinos where the odds are against us to be "fun". Its like throwing money away to fire. Moreover it forms a habit and if you cant control yourself you will very well lose all your money and then die of starvation.
Religion has nothing to do in this thread plus in the bible said killing is a sin yet too many people have died because of that religion!
Anyway, gambling will be wrong if the person is affecting its personal life and the people around him/her. If he is able to control himself and prioritize what is important then gambling will be just an another activity for that person.
face the unfortunate consequences of gambling. I believe that despite the fact that it is addicted, plenty of us are still enjoying gambling and that would only prove the definition that gambling if for entertain.


Do you want to keep more of your customers?
Looking for ways to nurture customer relationships with social media?
Social media can play a pivotal role in building more meaningful connections with customers, so they stay with you longer.
In this article, you'll discover a five-step plan to help you boost customer loyalty with social media.
Discover five ways to improve customer loyalty with social media.
What types of content they consistently share; do they post a lot of photos or use specific hashtags?
In this tweet, a Levi's customer praises the brand's 541 jeans with the hashtag #Commuter.
Use social listening to find out what products and services your customers talk about on social media.
Many social listening tools let you monitor for these data points. You can use this data to compile content ideas where social outreach might play a significant role post-purchase.
Conversion activities are the next step in growing the customer relationship. This is where you proactively provide the value that your customers seek based on your listening. As you deepen customer relationships, a cycle begins where customers provide feedback, you fine-tune the value you provide, and so on.
Define the content, offers, and/or rewards that you'll provide. Use what you've learned about your customers, what they value, and how you can encourage positive behavior while addressing common questions or concerns.
Decide how you will reward people for their loyalty. Image: Shutterstock.
Create conversion activities that are easy to participate in. With most social activity occurring on mobile, it's critical that any conversion activity you promote is simple to click through and complete, regardless of your consumers' device. Also, people like to remain in their current context, so the more your conversion activities take place in the social environment, the more successful you'll be.
Identify the data you need to collect to track success, from which campaigns get the most interaction to who is participating.
For consumers, brand loyalty is tied to the perceived value they get from the relationship. At the same time, marketers know that loyal customers spend more on purchases and save companies significant customer acquisition costs.
You can use social listening tools to identify social advocates you might target as social VIPs, and then infuse those relationships with value.
As a first step, ask your loyal customers to self-identify in exchange for a reward of commensurate value (in their eyes) for engaging more deeply with you on social media.
For example, offer inclusion in a social VIP club in which members are rewarded on an ongoing basis for their participation. In this Facebook post, supermodel Miranda Kerr offers customers a $25 gift card in exchange for joining the VIP program for her cosmetics line, KORA Organics.
Because the rewards need to reflect value in your customers' eyes, use the feedback from your VIP base to develop those rewards.
Miranda Kerr offers a reward in exchange for joining a social VIP program.
Second, proactively identify social VIPs. One way to do this is by "socializing" email. That is, send an email with an embedded social trigger to a targeted group of people from your CRM. Once the email is activated (on the customer's preferred social network), you can encourage participation in a social value exchange.
In both cases, rewarding your customers first works. Non-profits learned long ago the psychological impact that gifting first has on fundraising efforts: Consumers feel beholden to repay the gift.
Once you've identified your social VIPs and outlined conversion tactics, it's important to create and maintain a consistent cadence. You want to ensure the value you provide is always perceived as a fair trade for your customers' ongoing loyalty. Ask yourself, "Would I continue participating with this company in exchange for this reward?" If the answer is no, go back to the drawing board.
Provide VIPs with access to unique content that they truly value. Perhaps it's an often-requested recipe, how-to guidance, or a behind-the-scenes video. Sometimes it can be as simple as a "thank you." In this example, the Orlando City Soccer Club promotes exclusive content to its LionNation members.
You can reward VIPs by providing exclusive content.
Invite social VIPs to a preview or other special event that's limited to this group. If you have an annual event for all of your customers, for example, invite your VIPs to a special early (or after-hours) portion of the event, behind-the-scenes opportunity, or meet and greet with a brand celebrity.
Offer an upgrade or sneak peek. Are you launching a new product, property, store, or route? Offer VIPs an early peek, access, or upgrade. In addition to retaining customers, this tactic helps you grow advocacy for a product launch.
If the social VIPs are members of your brand's loyalty program, let them earn loyalty program points through social interaction.
Whenever possible, personalize your offers and give your VIPs the opportunity to look ahead to the next promotion. For example, if the holiday shopping season is around the corner, let your VIPs in on your holiday promotion plans. They'll often provide early feedback and reward you with their loyalty for incorporating their ideas.
Ultimately, success is defined by growing customer retention and spend. A good way to track this is to capture social IDs and self-identifying data (like an email address) in your conversion activities that you can link together in your CRM and throughout the sales process. Some companies tie this directly to their ecommerce and sales systems or through loyalty programs.
In addition to directly measuring sales, look for growth in social engagement and social following. As your customers share more, they create a virtual snowball effect of brand advocacy and social proof among their own networks, increasing other people's interest in your business.
Social media can (and should) play a critical role in maintaining the customer relationship, and even more in growing lifetime customer value.
You can encourage greater loyalty and customer lifetime value by incorporating these five tactics into your social media program. In the process, you'll grow social customer retention with a lasting business impact.
What do you think? Have you tried these tactics to connect with loyal customers? What techniques have worked for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
Tips on five ways to use social media to boost customer loyalty.
As founder and CEO of Chirpify, Chris invented "in-stream transactions", enabling brands to create a currency exchange between social media and loyalty programs to drive member acquisition, engagement, and spend.


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Q: Python one-liner into normal for loop I am trying to understand the following one-liner:
weights = [0.0 for i in range(len(training_data[0]))]
I would like to understand what that actually says. I think it says
Append a [0.0] to the weights list for every i in the range of the length of training_data[0]
I need to convert that one-liner to a normal for loop. The following does not yield the same result, as the program I editing later complains about a numpy problem:
weights = []
num_rows = training_data[0]
for index in range(len(num_rows)):
    weights.append([0.0])

Any advice on how to convert the one-liner to a normal looking for loop is appreciated.

A: It's a list comprehension, basically you convert it like this:
weights = [0.0 for i in range(len(training_data[0]))]

into:
weights = []
total_iterations = len(training_data[0])
for i in range(total_iterations): # equivalent to for i==0, i<total_iterations, i++ in other languages
    weights.append(0.0)

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In Europe on average, only one out of five films is directed by a woman.
The "Femmes de cinéma" Lab aims at creating a movement that can make this situation evolve. Cinema is only the tip of the iceberg that is gender inequality. Its symbolic importance is thus very powerful.
The time has come for us to overcome the stage of debates, and to focus on ideas of actions and experimentations that will allow women to take their rightful place.
The ambition of the Lab, dealing with the position occupied by women in European cinema, with a specific focus on female filmmakers, is to make ideas emerge, to suggest actions and stimulate experimentations, in order to instigate change.
Dec 4, 2022 | Media, News
On the occasion of the 14th edition of the Arcs Film Festival, the Lab Femmes de Cinéma publishes and presents the update of its annual study on the place of women directors in Europe. This new study was carried out by the Lab with the support of its founding sponsor,...
The Lab Synthesis on the universe of series
Apr 2, 2022 | Media, News
PARITY AND MIXITY IN THE SERIES: WHERE DO WE STAND? As part of our partnership with CANNESERIES, the Lab took an interest in the world of series. We wanted to bring together all the information that exists on the subject of the place of women and under-represented...
Feb 2, 2022 | News, The Observatory
The European dimension of the Lab requires an openness to what is being done around us in Europe. What works and what does not. When a policy works in one country and results in a change in the position of women in cinema, it does not mean that it will work in...
The Lab « Femmes de cinéma» is an outgrowth of the non-profit organisation « Révélations culturelles », which organises Les Arcs Film Festival.
The Lab is an independent structure based in Paris.
The Lab is a place of discussions that favours the emergence of ideas
The Lab is a place for networking and discussions between people from all over Europe, representing all the cinema fields, interested in the question of gender equality in cinema.
At the heart of our approach, there is one conviction: it is those who make cinema who know what to do in order to shift the lines.
The Lab is a place where you discuss, think and experiment, with collective intelligence methods derived from coaching in order to supervise the process and steer towards ideas and actions.
The Lab consists of 4 workshops and 2 masterclasses a year.
The Lab is action oriented but also an experimentation stimulator
The Lab strives to be constructive and action oriented. It is open to different points of view on the matter. Its uniqueness consists of focusing more on applying ideas in order for women to take their rightful place in the universe of cinema, and less on what created that situation.
The Lab wishes to work with key players from both public and private sectors, in order to put the ideas that sprouted from the workshops and masterclasses to the test.
The Lab is a tool for communication and lobbying
Through this website, and especially through reports of the workshops, videos of the masterclasses and a creative communication on social networks, the Lab is an idea stirrer. It will carry these ideas to the public institutions.
The Lab Observatory shows the initiatives taken in other countries on the gender inequality issue in the cinema industry in order to broaden the overview and stimulate creativity.
The Lab aims at the following, regarding the position occupied by women in the cinema industry:
To be a place of discussion between women and men from all the fields of the cinema industry, to make ideas emerge, which is the purpose of the workshops
To enrich the debate through high-level interventions and often with an international opening, which is the purpose of the masterclasses
To become, through this website, a generator of ideas on the matter, open to everyone. A place for inspiration that can be found in the nugget quotes section
The Lab is a state of mind, of discussion and openness, a process of collective intelligence and a desire to change things on these issues.
Learn more about the Lab
Alison Wheeler Comédienne, humoriste et chroniqueuse
Aïssa Maïga Comédienne et auteure
Franck Saint Cast / Clotilde Courau Producteur et réalisateur / actrice
Lisa Azuelos / Mona Achache Réalisatrice, scénariste et productrice / Réalisatrice et scénariste
Laure Desmazières Scénariste et réalisatrice
Céline Sciamma / Eric Vicente Réalisatrice / ARP Sélection et directeur distribution/exploitation à la Femis
Sophie Frilley / Maxime Delaunay PDG de TitraFilm / producteur
Nathalie Marchak Réalisatrice
Judith Nora Productrice, Silex film
Cécile Salin Acheteuse pour Diaphana Distribution
Nathalie Marchak / Coralie Fargeat / Alexandra Faussier Réalisatrice / Réalisatrice / Attachée de presse
Stéphane Foenkinos / Marie Amachoukeli Réalisateur et directeur de casting / Scénariste et réalisatrice
Marianne Slot Productrice
Trine Dyrholm Actrice
Audrey Diwan scénariste et réalisatrice
Xavier Lardoux / Clara Elalouf Directeur du cinéma au CNC/ Réalisatrice
Fabien Gaffez Directeur des programmes du Forum des images
All the participants
The Observatory envisions itself as a living library about women's place in the European cinema.
We're aiming for the Observatory to become a place:
to find links to other websites, articles and studies related to the subject
to find details about the policies and initiatives that have proven themselves efficient in different European countries
The "Femmes de cinéma" Lab also produces, each year, a follow-up on the study made by Les Arcs European Film Festival in 2016 on the new generation of women creating European cinema. It is important for us to preserve a dynamic approach on our analysis.
This part of the website is not meant to be exhaustive yet; it will be completed step by step. Don't hesitate to send us references of websites and articles that you find interesting on the issue, these pages will be enriched by their collaborative origin.
Films directed by women ratio between 2012 and 2015
Average budget of a film
Female filmmakers 3,45 million € 61%
Male filmmakers 5,66 million € 100%
Learn more about the Observatory

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Lush underwater worlds for divers, unbeatable fishing grounds for anglers, and unique local flavors for foodies - Grand Cayman could keep anyone busy. But, no one will think less of you if you choose to do nothing at all.
The waters near Far Tortuga, on Grand Cayman's north side, offer some of the Caribbean's best fishing grounds. We can help you charter a boat for your bonefish, deep-sea marlin, or reef fishing trip.
There are excellent restaurants just around the corner from Far Tortuga - The Lighthouse, Portofino's, The Kaibo Yacht Club, Morritt's Tortuga Club, Driftwood Village Sports Bar, Over the Edge, and Rum Point.
If you'd rather cook in the villa's spacious kitchen, Chisholm's supermarket is a short, 500-foot walk down the road.
The above photo shows Mark Douglas with a monster Blue Marlin he caught while staying at Far Tortuga. The fish was caught aboard the Jack's Hat captained by Mark Ebanks. The fish was 10ft nose to tail with a 48" girth and was estimated to be 375-400 lbs.
Caribbean recreational diving got its start in Cayman. The area's crystal waters reveal coral reefs, brilliantly colored marine life, and even shipwrecks.
Ocean Frontiers and Red Sail Sports are world-class, full-service dive operations just minutes from Far Tortuga. Reefs at nearby Rum Point and Tortuga Club are ideal for snorkeling. Parrot's Reef and Smith's Cove south of George Town are popular with divers who flock to see vibrant parrotfish, corals, and sea fans.
The island's Botanic Park is just a few miles from the villa. Its mile-long hiking trail snakes through 40 acres of native woodlands; the park's Heritage Garden features a restored turn-of-the-century Caymanian farmstead.
From Far Tortuga, it's just a 30-minute drive to the sights of Seven Mile Beach and George Town, the island's main town. George Town is home to the National Gallery with works from local and international artists, as well as the National Museum's cultural exhibits. History buffs will want to make stops at the town's colonial-era church, graveyard, and reconstructed great house.
There are a number of bars and lounges near Far Tortuga. Don't miss the Sunday BBQ at the Driftwood Village Sports Bar, home of Frank's world-famous Mudslides!
Enjoy the live entertainment nightly at Morritt's Tortuga Club. At Rum Point, there is a great beach bar, lots of beach activites and a live band on Saturday afternoon.
To find out exactly who, when, and where check out the local entertainment listings when you arrive. Try Friday's edition of the local paper, The Caymanian Compass; Key To Cayman; What's Hot; What to Do; and Destination Cayman.
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Memorial Day is our Nation's solemn reminder that freedom is never free. It is a moment of collective reflection on the noble sacrifices of those who gave the last measure of devotion in service of our ideals and in the defense of our Nation. On this ceremonious day, we remember the fallen, we pray for a lasting peace among nations, and we honor these guardians of our inalienable rights.
This year, we commemorate the centennial anniversary of America's entry into World War I. More than 4.7 million Americans served during The Great War, representing more than 25 percent of the American male population between the ages of 18 and 31 at the time. We remember the more than 100,000 Americans who sacrificed their lives during "The War to End All Wars," and who left behind countless family members and loved ones. We pause again to pray for the souls of those heroes who, one century ago, never returned home after helping to restore peace in Europe.
On Memorial Day we honor the final resting places of the more than one million men and women who sacrificed their lives for our Nation, by decorating their graves with the stars and stripes, as generations have done since 1868. We also proudly fly America's beautiful flag at our homes, businesses, and in our community parades to honor their memory. In doing so, we pledge our Nation's allegiance to the great cause of freedom for which they fought and ultimately died.
In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service members, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the people of the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also designated 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe, in their own way, the National Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when people might unite in prayer. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate in this observance.
I further ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.
I also request the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
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Located in the heart of Music City, KeepTruckin's office is a block away from the historic Ryman Auditorium where Susan B. Anthony spoke and the former home of The Grand Ole Opry. Two blocks away, Broadway is lined with bars and honky tonks where live music can be heard at any time of day. For the sports fans, the Tennessee Titans' stadium is right across the Cumberland River. Our building—also known as the L & C Annex—was home to the pioneering African American WLAC radio program in the 50s and 60s where they played host to performers like Jimi Hendrix and the Hytones. On a given day, our Nashville team can found playing ping pong, enjoying live music, or exploring this legendary city.
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Ivo Ivanov has been a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 1996. He was born in Rousse, Bulgaria, where he began to study violin at the age of 6. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the State Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. After two consecutive seasons with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, he moved to the United States where he studied at Southern Methodist University, earning a Master's degree in violin performance. Mr. Ivanov has toured ad performed in concert halls in venues throughout Europe and Asia. In 1980, he participated in a governmental cultural exchange delegation including solo performances in Pyongyang, North Korea. Mr. Ivanov is also an adjunct professor of violin at the Southeast campus of Tarrant County College. He , his wife and their two daughters reside in Arlington.


Abolishing homework is that not the best thing that could ever be done to the American educational system?
We did not even try to be comical in this one. There's hardly any jokes. We were just arguing about should homework be allowed or not!


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Five things to know about Buffalo's newest linebacker, Reggie Ragland
By Jay Skurski|Published Fri, Apr 29, 2016
The Buffalo Bills were prepared to take Reggie Ragland with the 19th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.
So when he was still there at the end of the first round Thursday night, General Manager Doug Whaley got to work, calling each team at the top of the second round looking to move up to make sure the Alabama linebacker landed in Buffalo.
Eventually, Whaley found a dance partner in Chicago, and the Bills got their guy.
Here are five things to know about the 41st overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft:
1. Like first-round pick Shaq Lawson, he comes with a medical concern. Ragland was flagged for having an enlarged aorta, according to a report from the NFL Network.
Whaley made it clear the Bills had no concerns about the condition.
"We were taking him at 19," he said. "No concern at all."
Ragland said he learned of the condition during testing that is conducted annually at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"They ran some tests and said I was fine," Ragland said. "I still went to a specialist ... to see if I was fine, and he said I was fine."
Ragland said the condition will require him to get an annual checkup, but "other than that, I am ready to go. Ready to play."
To acquire Ragland, the Bills traded their second- and fourth-round picks this year (No. 117 overall) and a fourth-round pick next year to the Bears for the 41st pick.
"Not for a caliber player this high," Whaley said when asked if he had any consternation of trading away two picks. "For us, for what we need and what he brings to this team and the type of player – a fourth-rounder this year when we have two and a fourth-rounder next year – we thought we made out on it."
2. Ragland's bio page on the Alabama website calls him the "heartbeat of the Crimson Tide's powerful defense." A unanimous first-team All-American, he won the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 after finishing the season with 102 tackles – 29 more than the next closest defender.
Ragland led Alabama in tackles eight times in 2015. The Crimson Tide finished first in the nation in rushing yards against (75.7 per game), third in scoring defense (15.1 points per game) and third in total defense (276.3 yards per game).
In 53 career games with 29 starts, Ragland racked up 222 tackles, four sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 10 passes defensed and one interception. He made the All-SEC first team the last two years.
3. Ragland's winning pedigree was appealing. In Lawson and Ragland, the Bills have chosen players from the two teams that participated in the national championship game. In the past four seasons, Alabama has a 50-6 record.
"He's a winner and he's a leader," Whaley said of Ragland. "He's going to come in on this defense and he's going to bring something to this defense that we need, and that's just that, knowing how to win.
"These last two guys have won national championships or been in national championship games, so we're bringing in winners, fellas."
4. He's capable of moving positions. Ragland played weak-side linebacker for the Crimson Tide in 2014 before moving to middle linebacker for his final year.
Most scouting reports painted him as a middle linebacker in the NFL, but Whaley said the Bills plan to use Ragland at weak-side linebacker next to Preston Brown.
"This guy's athletic," Whaley said. "Don't let the size fool you."
Ragland is listed at 6-foot-1 and 247 pounds. He ran a 4.72-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"I think a lot of people just pegged him as a 'MIKE,' but with the expertise of our coaches, they said, 'yeah, we could put him at WILL,' " Whaley said. "I mean, why not, he's faster than some of the guys that we were going to think" about "at WILL."
Not surprisingly, Ragland said he's up for the challenge of playing a new spot.
"I can do it," he said. "You give me the opportunity so I can show you I can. I'm not scared of competition. I'm not going to back down from nobody. That's how I've always been. I had to earn my way at Alabama to play and that's what I'm gong to do here."
5. Ragland was a highly decorated recruit. The native of Madison, Ala., chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn and Florida. He had a five-star grade from recruiting service scout.com and ranked as that website's No. 1 middle linebacker prospect and No. 9 overall.
Ragland also played basketball at Bob Jones High School, participating on a state championship team in 2009-10.
Growing up in the South, it's not a big surprise that Ragland's knowledge of his new town is limited at the moment.
"When I went up there I know it was a small town, but I know when it's Sundays, I know it rocks up there," he said on a conference call with Buffalo reporters. "That's what I feel I need."
Story topics: Preston Brown/ Reggie Ragland/ Rex Ryan/ Shaq Lawson
Jay Skurski – Jay Skurski was named one of the 10 best beat writers in the country in 2017 by the Associated Press Sports Editors for his coverage of the Bills. A Lewiston native and St. Francis High School graduate, he's got a passion for golf and strives to be a single-digit handicap.


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Southampton appoint Pellegrino as manager
Southampton have appointed Mauricio Pellegrino as their new manager.
Pellegrino replaces Claude Puel, who was sacked in June after just one season as manager.
Pellegrino stood down as Alaves manager in late May, after losing the Spanish Cup final to Barcelona and finishing ninth in La Liga with a club that had been promoted the season before.
"My philosophy and the culture of the club will work well," said Pellegrino, who has signed a three-year deal.
"I want to win matches, be successful and develop a team spirit where everyone gives 100% and supports each other. I am excited and passionate about what the future holds."
Southampton vice-chairman Les Reed said former Liverpool defender Pellegrino "impressed us with his depth of knowledge, motivation and ability" adding that he "quickly became our first choice. While he had other options, we are delighted he feels that St Mary's is the right place for him."
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Anna Kendrick Wants Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds To Have A TV Show, & It's Actually Not A Bad Idea
By Allyson Koerner
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If you're worried that the Pitch Perfect 2 actress will ever lose her cool factor, don't be, because she continues to prove she'll always be amazing. In an interview with E! News, Anna Kendrick says she wants Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to have their own cooking show. OK. Who loves her even more? Trust me, you will, after you read about her hopes for the new family of three.
Kendrick, who knows Reynolds quite well after starring with him in The Voices, said,
He's just the coolest guy. [His family] should do a whole TV show like a Barefoot Contessa-style thing. I just want to watch Blake [Lively] make cakes and stuff. I mean that's my dream is to sit at home and watch Blake make cakes with her baby.
So, who else has been dreaming about that exact same thing? Seeing as Lively and Reynolds are now parents to baby James (or we think that is her name), who doesn't want to watch this beautiful couple hanging out and raising their daughter? Kendrick knows what's up.
While we're at it, if the two did have their own reality show, I'm sure we'd also see the family of superheroes (let's face it, that's what they appear to be) spending time chilling in bed together, just like Lively explained her family does on Christmas, telling jokes like Reynolds, and gossiping about the latest Martha Stewart idea, because that's probably normal for their household.
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Whatever the case, their show could be just them sitting there staring at the camera, and I'm sure all their fans would tune in.
Unfortunately, we all know this probably won't ever happen, seeing as the two are a private couple. But, hey, we can all dream, right? Now, let's all thank Kendrick for speaking what we're all thinking.
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Democracy and participation, Arts and cultural activities
Academy of Arts for Inclusive Democracy
Using arts to involve homeless people in the co-design of new policies to fight rough sleeping
Who is behind this?
Matías Nso
https://kuorum.org/en
Who is joining forces?
Kuorum.org
Street Support
https://streetsupport.net/
Kuorum and Street Support have collaborated in different projects in the last years.
Idea Sketch
Idea pitch
Homelessness is one of the most complex social challenges of modern cities. The Greater Manchester Mayor's Office wants to put in place a co-developed 10-year homelessness reduction and prevention strategy. But involving homeless people in this collaborative policy making project is challenging. We will set up the Academy of Arts for Inclusive Democracy, whose main goal is to involve homeless people in the co-design of new policies to fight rough sleeping through the use of arts.
Where will your idea take place?
The Greater Manchester Area.
Why does Europe need your idea?
Co-developed policy making enhances the ability of regulators to achieve social goals, as it has been recognised by the World Bank. But successfully engaging with disadvantaged groups to develop high quality and stable regulation is a challenge. This project will innovate in this area.
What is your impact?
The 10-year homelessness reduction and prevention strategy of the Greater Manchester Mayor's Office will be co-designed by citizens, experts and politicians. If we are successful with this project, people experiencing homelessness will also be involved in the process through the use of arts.
How do you get there?
The Academy of Arts for Inclusive Democracy will support people experiencing homelessness to express their ideas and feelings through the use of arts. This will help the citizens, experts and politicians currently involved in the co-design of the 10-year homelessness reduction and prevention strategy to empathize and come up with better policy proposals. The main innovation in this project is the use of arts to involve vulnerable groups in collaborative policy making processes.
We support local governments in the design of on- and offline collaborative policy making processes. But usually we don't have the resources to involve vulnerable groups in these projects. We would love to do it in Manchester because it is the city that embraced us as an organization years ago.
Who are you doing it for?
In the past we have collaborated with NGOs and universities in five European countries to foster participation of young disadvantages people in local politics. This time we will collaborate with a local NGO (Street Support) and we'll try to involve the Greater Manchester Mayor's Office.
What do you need from the Advocate Europe community?
We would like to know more about other organizations using arts to involve disadvantaged people in collaborative policy making processes. Where did they succeed and fail?
kuorumorg
Idea created on Jan. 15, 2018


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Marmite maker Unilever appoints new chief executive after fumbled attempt to restart growth
Unilever has appointed a former Heinz executive to lead the company as it races to fend off criticism over its social values and the threat of an activist investor. Alan Jope will be replaced as chief executive of the consumer goods giant in July by Hein Schumacher, who is currently a non-executive board member and chief executive at Dutch dairy business Royal FrieslandCampina. Mr Schumacher said he wanted to "deliver a step-up in business performance" at Unilever. His appointment comes after a failed $50bn (£40bn) bid to buy GSK's consumer healthcare arm and amid criticism of the company's focus on social campaigning. The scuppered GSK deal – which would have included brands Aquafresh and Panadol – last year, was spearheaded by Mr Jope. It is said to have displeased investors due to the high price Unilever offered to pay. GSK eventually spun off its consumer business as Haleon and listed it in London. Bruno Monteyne, an analyst at Bernstein, suggested at the time Unilever's shares might be likely to perform better under new management. Unilever has also faced criticism from investors for focusing on social issues and brand "purpose" rather than returning value for shareholders under Mr Jope's leadership. Activist...
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San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic located in the northeast portion of the island, in the Cibao region. It is the capital of the Duarte Province, and the sixth most populated city in the country. It is also known as the Land of Cacao ("Tierra del Cacao").The name San Francisco de Macorís comes from a fusion of the name of Saint Francis, patron saint of the Franciscan Order (a religious organization from Italy that had come to this territory during colonization) and the territory's old name, which is Macorix.
The city of San Francisco de Macorís is located in the North Region of the Dominican Republic (Cibao Region) between the Septentrional Mountain Range at the north and the Cibao Valley at the southern part. San Francisco de Macorís has hills to the north which provide a great view of the city during evening hours. The Jaya River is prominent on the western part of town.
The relief of Duarte Province ranges from 17 to 942 metres (56 to 3,091 ft) above sea level, reaching its highest elevation at "Loma Quita Espuela". This name allegedly comes from the time when the Spaniards were exploring the island, since the hill was too steep to ride their horses, they had to dismount and remove their spurs and undertake the ascent on foot. There are two main geologic regions: the north slope of the Cordillera Septentrional and the rough topography of the Delta del Yuna.
On the southern slope of the Cibao Valley in the Yuna Subregion (Easter Cibao), we will find alluvial fans, in combination with deposit hollows, hill areas and platforms, and also alluvial soils into the channels of the flows of the rivers Camú and Yuna.
Two faults go through the Duarte Province from east to west. This tectonic deformations are the Septentrional fault, that touches the towns of Arenoso, Castillo and San Francisco de Macorís and the Cibao fault passing through the towns of Las Guaranas, Castillo, Villa Riva Pimentel. The Septentrional fault is located in the northern part of the province while the Cibao fault is located in the southern part of it.
Yuna River Delta. It is part of the Cibao Valley, and most of these areas are located a few metres above sea level and therefore wetlands abound. Its main rivers are the Great Yuna and Caño Estero, which is the natural drainage of these lands in the province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez. Consists mainly of swamps with silt and clay, are also large areas of peat deposits. By the rivers are alluvial.
Eastern Cibao Valley (Also part of the Cibao Valle). It is divided into the provinces of Santiago, Espaillat, Sánchez Ramírez, Sánchez and Duarte, the latter having a higher percentage (about 50%). All cities in this province are rooted in this valley except the city of Arenoso. The floodplains of the Yuna River system occupy a narrow strip on the south side of the valley and there is also a narrow chain of hills probably middle Miocene limestones adjacent to the North mountain range. For this province the valley also has marine lacustrine deposits of clay, basically of two kinds: a limestone and other no calcareous.
The Haitises. They consist of a karst platform, which is composed of hard limestone from the Oligocene-Miocene. The highest elevations are generally 200 to 250 metres (656 to 820 ft)tall. The Payabo River crosses the region by a narrow channel filled with alluvial deposits.
Northern Range. It is a mountain range of sedimentary rocks and highly faulted and folded fobáceas. In this province the Northern Range reaches heights of 942 metres (3,091 ft) (Quita Espuela); near San Francisco de Macorís the ridge height is slightly below 300 metres (984 ft). It presents some mudstone, limestone and Miocene and Eocene oligocénicos. To the south of Gaspar Hernandez and reaching the Nagua River there is a very complex area with rugged hills of limestone, tuff and probably with other volcanic and metamorphic rocks, mainly of Upper Cretaceous.
There are many rivers and streams in the Duarte Province, being the most important ones: the Camú River, the Yuna River and their tributaries (Jaya, Cuaba, Nigua, Payabo, among others). The Yuna River and Camú River constitute important sources of water, both for drinking as irrigation.
Environmental pollution in Duarte Province is the product of several elements such as the poor state of the latrines, untreated sewage, overflow of streams, indiscriminate use of agrochemicals, backwaters and installation of pigsties on the banks of rivers, as well as litter and some factories in the province that are thrown into rivers.
Temperatures fluctuate between 17 to 32 °C (63 to 90 °F), with cooler temperatures affected by rainfall. It is largely an isolated paradise since much of the territory is unaffected by hurricanes or extremely hot weather. Occasional floods can occur due to a rainy season which manifests itself mostly during the month of May.
The city founded near San Francisco de Macorís was founded in 1497. After the Vega Cotuí was established in 1505 in a place rich in gold. For centuries what is now San Francisco de Macorís and the province Duarte was rural outskirts of La Vega and Cotuí respectively.
The Villa of Santa Ana of San Francisco de Macorís also previously called Hato Grande, was until 1718 owned by Francisco Ravelo Polanco, Provincial Mayor of the Santa Hermandad of Santiago de los Caballeros, and later the tradition points out to Juan de Alvarado and the families Tejada and De Jesus as the owners of the land and donors of the territorial area for the purpose of its foundation in 1778.
That's errands General Manuel Maria Castillo that the October 2, 1896, the dictator Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) became the city of San Francisco de Macorís in Provincial District "Peacemaker" (title that his flatterers called Lilís). Back then he was assigned as common to Cantonal Position of Matanzas, Section Monte Abajo, Villa Riva, Canton Castillo, among others.
District Peacemaker name lasted until the July 26, 1926, when the Legislature of the Government of General Horacio Vasquez, changed its name to Duarte Province, which remains today.
On 20 May 1963 the city council approved the renaming of the main streets of San Francisco de Macorís the request of the Foundation Heroes of Constanza, Maimon and Estero Hondo. The delegation of the integrated Heroes Foundation Mrs. Rosa Elba Carron of Almánzar and Miss Angela Negrette.
Currently, the leadership of the city jaya is supported on geographic location, potential and diversified natural resources directed to agricultural and livestock production, having as its main sources of domestic consumption and export cocoa and rice, other lines of production and trade; as livestock model in its plains and mountains.
Such is the leadership, commercial and economic dynamism of the city, the most prestigious industries, companies, trading houses and banks, previous feasibility studies have established branches and representations by road and commercial interconnection with other villages in the city.
The City Hall of San Francisco de Macoris, is the headquarters of the city council and city mayor.
This structure is a mixture of Gothic and modern architecture. It covers a complete city block, bound in the north by Santa Ana Street, in the south by Colon Street, on the west by Papi Olivier Street and on the east by Restauracion Street. The Santa Ana Cathedral is the headquarters of Obispo de la Diócesis de San Francisco and home to the humanist Monseñor Jesús María de Jesús Moya.
San Francisco de Macoris, has several radio stations and publications. Its longest running newspaper is El Jaya, which was founded November 20, 1985. Its director and founder is the journalist Adriano Cruz Marte.
^ González Hernández, Julio Amable (August 16, 2008). "Familias de pueblos: San Francisco de Macorís". Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto: Sección Sabatina del diario "Hoy" (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
^ "Expansión Urbana de las ciudades capitales de RD: 1988-2010" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Oficina Nacional de Estadística. May 1, 2015. ISBN 978-9945-8984-3-9. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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EbonyLife Films has announced that its latest romcom movie, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, will be released on February 9, 2018.
Set in Lagos and London, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel tells the story of a passionate Nigerian chef, 'Ope', trying to follow her dream of opening a restaurant in London. Frustrated by her lack of progress, she returns to Nigeria and discovers that going home can have unexpected rewards. This movie is director Ishaya Bako's second feature, following his debut, The Road to Yesterday.
The cast includes Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie, Deyemi Okanlawon and O.C. Ukeje, with veteran actors Rachel Oniga, Jide Kosoko, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva.
The charming romantic comedy, was previously screened for the very first time at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2017 to mixed reviews.
Upon its premiere, the movie received mixed critical reception. Courtney Small of Cinema Axis opined that "Though The Royal Hibiscus Hotel will no doubt find an audience with die-hard rom-com fans, those looking for a more well-rounded experience will be somewhat disappointed". While Chelsea Phillips-Carr of Pop Matters was more receptive of the film further stating that "The Royal Hibiscus Hotel proves that playing within genre doesn't have to result in a mediocre film.


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Tele2 NL announces full LTE-A launch
Swedish-owned communications group Tele2 has announced that its Dutch subsidiary is to fully open its 4G LTE Advanced (LTE-A) network from tomorrow (12 November). Tele2 Netherlands first switched on the data-only network at the start of this year, initially on a limited basis for business customers, before beginning the process of transferring the data services of its existing MVNO user base over to the new system. Tomorrow marks the full national commercial launch of the LTE-A network, which utilises carrier aggregation in the 800MHz and 2600MHz bands to provide peak theoretical download speeds of 225Mbps.
Tele2 NL says its LTE-A network now offers outdoor coverage to 92% of the population, with plans to achieve a nationwide footprint by end-March 2016. Meanwhile, it also plans to begin providing voice services over its 4G infrastructure sometime in 2016 using voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology. The firm says a bundle offering unlimited voice and SMS plus 24GB of monthly data will be charged at EUR35 (USD39.80), while there will also be unlimited voice/SMS offered with its 8GB, 4GB and 1.5GB monthly options. An entry-level service will provide 1GB of data and 100 minutes/SMS.
Jeff Dodds, CEO of Tele2 Netherlands, commented: 'It's time for the Dutch consumers to release the handbrake when it comes to mobile data usage. Over the last three years price levels in the Netherlands have remained amongst the highest in Europe, and we're here to shake up the market and start a data revolution, with the launch of our new superfast LTE-Advanced mobile network, offering great speed, great coverage and the lowest price.'
According to TeleGeography's GlobalComms Database, Tele2 NL had 841,000 subscribers at the end of June 2015, up from 768,000 a year earlier, thanks to its ongoing MVNO wholesale agreement with T-Mobile Netherlands. Tele2 says it aims to reach a revenue market share of 20%.
Netherlands, Tele2 (a brand of T-Mobile Netherlands), Mobile, LTE


Ten years after completing a comprehensive restoration of the historic University Club in the heart of Providence, KITE was asked to re-conceive the public rooms to enhance its appeal to a new generation.
The centerpiece of KITE's renovation plan was an audacious excavation and restructuring of a former internal courtyard, creating a new skylit bar area and informal dining suite that is showpiece for the tradition of craft that makes Providence special, The entire concrete floor was lowered to improve circulation and gain ceiling height between the newly connected rooms. Paneled with exquisitely crafted mahogany, features of custom glass, metal, stone, tile, and woodwork from the area's most respected artisans create a warm and inviting destination for members to relax with their guests. Large new windows were cut in the exterior walls in sympathy with adjacent historic openings to engage the beautiful adjacent Frazier Terrace, bringing light and greenery into the room. Custom wood sashes were fitted with hand-made patterned glass and bronze springs to further the elegant look.
In the main dining room, columns from the exterior were brought in as interior accents to define the space along. An overhaul of the lighting, a new central fireplace, and a built-in host station completed the transformation.
Throughout the building, careful moves were made to improve circulation and create new function rooms. Working in concert with furnishings and finishes by interior decorator Susan Symonds and thanks to the exceptional effort by contractor E.W. Burman, Jutras Woodworking, and the entire project team, the club has an invigorated new spirit.


Jackpot if a Banksy gets painted on your house.
Can street art increase the value of your home? The anecdotal answer, based on many English properties selling for up to double their regular prices thanks to the Banksy murals painted on them, is yes. But now a study has been done to determine what, if any, effect street art—and art in general—has on the property values of entire neighborhoods.
The work, led by University of Warwick postgrad Chanuki Seresinhe, used data from photographs tagged on Flickr to measure the amount of street art in London neighborhoods and compared it to the changes in residential property prices of the same neighborhoods. Because Flickr's photos can include GPS coordinates, along with the date the photo was taken, this is a pretty good way to see changes over time. In this case, the timescale is 2004-2013.
One test of the method's accuracy is that it works for areas in London already associated with artistic endeavor, like Shoreditch and Dalston, both in East London. These two districts, "exhibit particularly high proportions of 'art'-related photographs, as well as high relative gains in house prices," writes Seresinhe. Anyone who has watched the gentrification of these areas since the beginning of the century will recognize this as something of an understatement.
If you're lucky enough to have Banksy stencil a painting on the wall of your home, you're in for a windfall.
It's not just art in general that is associated with a boost in property prices. If you're lucky enough to have Banksy stencil a painting on the wall of your home, you're in for a windfall, unless the local council cleans it off first. In 2008, a Banksy picture of a rat doubled the price of a derelict pub in Liverpool, England. In 2012, a Banksy mural was stolen, wall and all, from a dime store in London, and appeared for sale on a U.S.-based auction site for a half a million dollars.
In these cases, (and there are many), the paintings are usually ripped from the building they're painted on, often with the cost of the replacement wall assumed by the buyer as a part of the sale. There is some irony in how neatly this mirrors the gentrification of a cheap neighborhood that has been colonized by artists.
Seresinhe herself points out that a correlation between art and house prices doesn't necessarily imply that one causes the other, but taken with the anecdotal evidence that artists really do lead the gentrification process, it seems clear that governments should invest in artistic programs in deprived neighborhoods if they want to stimulate the economy.
Then again, if rising property prices are the result, and the poorer residents are pushed out because they can no longer afford to live there, perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of community arts programs would be property investors.


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The TMS 5000 Calibration Kit is used for checking the torque measuring instrument TMS 5000.
The TMS 2000 Calibration Kit is used for checking torque measuring instruments via weight.
The Steinfurth Past Control System measures the temperature during the pasteurization.
The measuring device TS 95.5 checks the temperature at washing machines for bottles.
The Rotech Inspection KEG measures pressure and temperature during cleaning and filling.
The temperature logger checks the temperature of beverages during storage and transport.
The Steinfurth IPPS-IM tests the pressure resistance and sealing properties of closures.
Mini Lab Concept for combined quality control on beverages and beverage packages.
The Steinfurth CPA is used in the quality control of CO2 concentration, opening torque and fill level.
With the BWCT you can automatically determine the bottle volume and the filling height.
With the OPT 180 you can detect the torque and the opening performance of closures.
The IPPS is used for automatically generating and checking the pressure in packaging tests.
The Closure Tester�provides a safe and standardised�test bed closure and packaging�tests.
The Ball Impact Tester checks the capacity of bottle closures with drop tests and runout tests.
With the Tumbling Tester you can make a attrition test regarding coating / paint on metal closures.
The Drop Cart Tester checks the crash firmness of cans by means of a drop test and a so-called CART.
The Shoulder Cart Tester checks the crash firmness of cans with lateral runouts and a so-called CART.
The DH-Pressure Transmitter is a means to measure and monitor the pressure in bottles.
The Rotation Tester for Sport Closures checks the safety of bottle closures with regard to tilting.
The Tension Side Loader Tester for Sport Closures checks the security with regard to pulling.
The�AFTI - Load Cell Set�is a means for measuring and calibrating the pressure and the tension.
The Steinfurth Flow Through Spout is a means of measuring the flow rate of sport closures.


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Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease
Bonnie Levin, Maria Llabre, W. J. Weiner
We administered a battery of cognitive tests to 41 recently diagnosed Parkinson patients and 41 controls to assess the early neuropsychological changes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson subjects did as well as controls on tasks assessing attention and select language and visuospatial measures. However, PD subjects did significantly worse on embedded figures, facial recognition, proverbs, and verbal and figural memory measures, and made more perseverative responses on a set shifting tasks. A discriminant function of measures of proverbs, embedded figures, and memory accounted for 22% of the variance between groups. These data suggest that the cognitive changes in early PD are more pervasive than originally described and may reflect the onset of a more widespread pathologic process.
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Levin, B., Llabre, M., & Weiner, W. J. (1989). Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease. Neurology, 39(4), 557-561.
Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease. / Levin, Bonnie; Llabre, Maria; Weiner, W. J.
In: Neurology, Vol. 39, No. 4, 01.01.1989, p. 557-561.
Levin, B, Llabre, M & Weiner, WJ 1989, 'Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease', Neurology, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 557-561.
Levin B, Llabre M, Weiner WJ. Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 1989 Jan 1;39(4):557-561.
Levin, Bonnie ; Llabre, Maria ; Weiner, W. J. / Cognitive impairments associated with early Parkinson's disease. In: Neurology. 1989 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 557-561.
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Avery was introduced to the family business this week. My husband has two businesses --True Faith Jewelry, with which I'm involved, and another, Classic Medallics, which produces fabulous awards of all types and recognition products. Its great for Avery to know that she always has this business to get involved in. This could always be one of her backups. Avery is very bright and I know she will be successful in whatever she pursues. She definitely has a fashion sense -- Avery and I designed the logo on the "True Faith" T-shirts we wore on the show. You can find them on RamonaSinger.com.
Avery had her first seventh grade school dance of the year. She was very excited to go with her girlfriends and meet up with all the girls and boys from the different private schools. It was such a special night for her that I treated her and her friends to get their hair cut and blown out. Chaperoning the event was an experience. The music was so loud that I do not know how they could even converse with each other! But that didn't stop them from having fun. I was responsible for handing out drinks and snacks, so I got to speak to all of her friends without her being upset with me.
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It's always favorable to be decent and respectful with others, that's what our parents taught us anyway!
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Rude Stickers by Rudy are for those circumstances and any other circumstance you feel the need to be rude in!
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For visiting Rugby fans, the chance to get together with Kiwi Rugby fans at their local clubrooms means they can get a whole lot more out of their trip to New Zealand for the Tournament," says Leon Grice, Director of the NZ 2011 Office.
Rugby clubs all over New Zealand, such as those in Petone, Dunedin and Nelson, are opening their doors to NZ 2011 Business Club members in September and October, offering fans plenty of grassroots Rugby experiences.
The inclusion of New Zealand Rugby club hospitality with all the other great hosting events means there's plenty for NZ 2011 Business Club members as they travel the long way round between matches.
From the Junior World Series Rugby Tournament on Auckland's North Shore, to New Zealand's oldest club, Nelson Rugby Football Club, holding a re-enactment of the first Rugby game in New Zealand, locals and visitors alike will get the chance to get their fill of Kiwi club Rugby first-hand.
The key to Business Club success is locals hosting visitors. "As a nation famous for sport and recreation, many of the events are focused on the outdoors; fishing in a local's favourite spot, biking on the best mountain bike tracks, playing golf at exclusive courses, or perhaps soaking up the atmosphere at a local Rugby club.
But, as a nation also famous for its food and wine, there will certainly be plenty of local wine, crafted beer, and top-notch cuisine on offer too," Leon says.
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Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has urged the government to abandon plans to grant an amnesty to Northern Ireland paramilitaries who are still on the run.
In a letter to Tony Blair, Mr Duncan Smith said concessions to groups which had not fulfilled their obligations under the Good Friday Agreement were generating "a sense of injustice and betrayal".
The Tory leader also asks Mr Blair to clarify if he believes the ceasefires by loyalist and republican paramilitaries are "complete and unequivocal".
The move comes ahead of the UK prime minister holding crisis talks on the peace process at Hillsborough in County Down.
It also comes at a time when confidence in the political process among unionists has waned.
In the letter, Mr Duncan Smith tells Mr Blair that his party remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
But he says recent events have cast credibility on the ceasefires.
The Tory leader will ask if Mr Blair backs a call by the Irish Premier Bertie Ahern for the IRA to disband and for decommissioning to be complete by May 2003.
The prime minister will also be asked if the tests on the ceasefires which he first outlined four years ago will now be applied.
Mr Duncan Smith also wants government plans to drop charges against fugitive paramilitaries to be abandoned.
He wrote: "I believe that making new concessions to parties who have not fulfilled their existing obligations reduces the incentive to comply.
"Furthermore, such concessions generate a sense of injustice, betrayal and cynicism throughout the community in Northern Ireland."
The prime minister is preparing for a series of intensive talks with the province's pro-Agreement parties.
On Wednesday, he meets the Ulster Unionist Party leader, David Trimble, in London.
Mr Duncan Smith says in his letter he hopes the meeting will contribute towards ending the "current drift" in the process and bring about the full implementation of the Agreement.
The Conservative Party's Northern Ireland spokesman, Quentin Davies, said "the government's complete inaction is making the situation far, far worse".
"There must be some leadership in a peace process if it is going to be successful," he said.
"If there are abuses, if there are breaches of the ceasefire and the government does nothing at all, that merely encourages people to think that they can get away with breaking their undertakings.
"This contributes to the general demoralisation and the general cynicism about the peace process - that's what we are worried about."
On Thursday, Mr Blair and his Irish counterpart Mr Ahern will meet at Hillsborough.
Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid told senior loyalists in east Belfast on Tuesday that he would work with those who wanted a peaceful and better Ireland - but oppose those "stuck to a path of violence."
"This intervention comes at a time when confidence in the peace process is in short supply"
"There must be some leadership in a peace process"