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What to Look Forward to in Australian Politics This Year
Okay, so for some the title of this post will perhaps be a bit of a misnomer. There will be some that are really looking forward to what 2013 means in terms of Australian politics, and there will be others that have greeted the start of 2013 with a sense of dread. Regardless, it's going to be an epic year on the frontline of the political battle, with the coming months a winner takes all period in politics.
So why will some think of politics in 2013 with a sense of foreboding, and others with a feeling of political glee? In short, it's because of an event, an 8 letter word starting with 'e'. Give up? Of course you don't. You're thinking, well duh, he's clearly talking about the federal election. And you would be 100% correct.
Coalition supporters and those swinging voters that have long switched off Labor are itching to have their say at the ballot box. On the other side, you have some Labor supporters that think the job can still be done, who are relishing the contest. Then you have others who feel the election is lost- and it almost certainly is.
The election year will bring something that was conspicuously absent in 2012 and that is serious policy announcements and refinement of existing policies. The politics of personality will still be played and pursued with the same level of vim and vigour as it was last year, but at least there will be a much more positive side to the political discourse as the election- likely sometime from August, approaches.
But with the good of an election year also comes the not so good. Promises will be made and most kept. However, some will inevitably be broken. In years gone by, we had 'core' and 'non-core' promises, but this has been replaced. We still have policies readily announced, to be implemented as soon as possible, but now in the political lexicon we have a little something called 'aspirational' policies. The latter are policies that are usually big commitments and worth implementing, but because of fiscal concerns will be flagged as something for the future. But like non-core promises, surely some will never, ever be introduced.
This election year, do not expect big-spending promises- well, at least not new ones anyway. Expect the Opposition, as they have since the early days of the Labor Government, to spend a significant amount of time focusing on the budget position. According to the polls, good economic management is something strongly associated with the right side of the political spectrum, so why wouldn't the Coalition take every chance to prosecute this?
Election years also bring carefully targeted spending commitments from governments struggling to maintain their grasp on power and that will not be any different, despite the poll result appearing to be a fait accompli.
Aside from the budget, expect taxation, chiefly the carbon price and the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, to continue to be a major feature in the political to-and-fro. According to the polls, the former is becoming less of an issue for the government, though still it still at this stage presents a problem.
Budget and taxation aside, the election campaign, which feels like it has already been going for some time will largely be a case of both sides of the spectrum trying to position themselves as stable and able to provide effective government.
Like any given year, whether there is an election pending or not, parliamentary sessions take place. Expect the commonwealth parliament to be a slightly different beast, but not altogether foreign to those of us who observed parliamentary politics in 2012. Undoubtedly there will be much more substance in the parliamentary debate this year, but the same noise and antics will be an ever-present feature, with the theatre that is parliament convening for the first time this year in early February. But of course, the election is all that just about anyone in the general public cares about.
It's only early January and things are yet to heat up, apart from the weather. But do not let the relative silence fool you, because 2013 is set to be one frenetic year. The election is the event to look forward to this year. Then again, maybe not.
Posted in Federal Politics
Tags: 2013, aspirational policies, Australian Government, Australian parliament, Australian politics, election, federal politics, Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, promises, spending, stable and effective government, Tony Abbott
This Next Election Who Are You Dissatisfied With the Least?
Politics at the federal level in this country is at a low ebb, no doubt about that. That's not to say that Australian politics has been or ever will be as popular as MasterChef. But politics under this 43rd parliament and the first minority government since wartime. These woes for politics certainly have a lot to do with broken promises and relentless aggression.
The lack of desire for the leaders of both sides of politics, despite the clear election winning position of the Abbott-led Coalition means, in terms of the Prime Ministership means it will not be the usual "who do you trust", with trust so clearly lacking in politicians, but "who do you trust the most".
More interestingly, in terms of party leadership it looks more and more certain every day that the equation will be "who are you dissatisfied with the least?"
Now of course in Australia we don't elect our Prime Minister directly, the political party that takes government does that for us and as such, it doesn't particularly matter what the electorate think so much of a leader, they're almost always from a very safe seat for their own party. But when it's close in the vote that's a clearly different story with the leadership position all the more important. Ordinarily it can be expected that the choice of and performance of leader does have an impact of some repute on which party voters choose at the ballot box.
At the next election, it's basically certain, pretty much lock it in Eddie, that the Coalition will win with Tony Abbott becoming the next Prime Minister of Australia and the Liberal and National Party coalition seizing the government benches.
In terms of voter dissatisfaction with the leaders, Newspoll has seen the Prime Minister languishing at levels of unhappiness with her performance in the Labor leadership at around 60% or thereabouts for many months.
The news regarding this same measure for Tony Abbott, despite being very competitive, even ahead at times in the preferred Prime Minister stakes is not a whole lot better with dissatisfaction in his performance as leader of the Coalition at levels consistently in the mid to high 50s on percentage terms.
Consistent Nielsen poll results show very high levels (over 50%) of voter dissatisfaction with the performance of both leaders. The last four Nielsen poll results show Prime Minister Gillard not having moved from a level of dissatisfaction in her performance of 59-60%. Again, that's more than half saying they are not happy with the way things have gone.
Again in the Nielsen poll results over the same period Tony Abbott enjoys (though that's quite the oxymoron because the results are still extremely poor) a lower level of unhappiness with his performance than that which the Prime Minister has experienced. For those same four Nielsen polls, Mr Abbott has seen a dissatisfaction level which has moved between the low 50s to the mid-to-high 50s, that's again over 50% who aren't too pleased with his performance as leader of the Opposition.
We are likely to see these trends continue until the next election with voters not particularly liking either leader in terms of their performance. But after all, in our two party system we ultimately pick between two political parties and at the next election, the voter disdain at the performance of the Opposition Leader will not count for much when such a large swing is on the cards. All in all it will surely be a case of who do you despise the least.
Tags: ALP, Australian Government, Australian parliament, Australian politics, ballot box, dissatisfaction, election, Gillard Government, Julia Gillard, Liberal Party, National Party, Newspoll, Nielsen poll, Preferred Prime Minister, Prime Minister, Tony Abbott
The ALP Might Think the G20 Has an Electoral Benefit, But Tell 'em They're Dreaming
Prime Minister Julia Gillard formally announced today in Queensland that Brisbane had won the right to host the G20 summit in the year 2014. This was greeted with much appreciation and even gloating from Queensland politicians at different levels of government. Brisbane beat all other cities that put in a submission to be able to host this potentially very lucrative meeting of the world's 19 biggest nations and the European Union. The event will have some definite positives for the Queensland economy when it is held in November 2014.
Brisbane won the event over the much bigger cities of Sydney and Melbourne, with politicians from both states and including Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle sticking the boot into the Gillard Government over the awarding to Brisbane of the summit.
Both states think that their cities have better facilities and they certainly do, with sizeable airports and convention centre facilities, not to mention terrific accommodation available.
That's not to say that Brisbane doesn't, it certainly does and the city has been working hard to develop world class facilities and attempting to grow a reputation worldwide as a true "world city". The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre facilities are not to be sneezed at and are well and truly capable of hosting such a large and important meeting of world leaders.
Politicians from both NSW and Victoria and many in the media immediately upon hearing of Brisbane being made the host of the G20 immediately put the announcement down to politics. The ALP Government are finished in Queensland in particular and will be, on recent poll results, all but wiped out if an election were held in the near future.
So, of course it follows that speculation would immediately turn to the move by federal Labor being a so-called "vote-buying" initiative before the next federal election due to be held some time around mid-to late 2013.
But is it really reasonable to assume that Brisbane playing host to world leaders for the summit in 2014 would actually win votes? The answer is almost certainly not.
The event will likely have economic benefits for the economy of the city of Brisbane, bringing in what is estimated to be $50 million for the local economy over the course of the visit by international delegations. Though at the same time, much of the city would probably be in lockdown for such high-level visits so benefits, particularly to retail might not be so high.
On the other hand, hotels will be rubbing their collective hands together with glee at today's announcement, particularly with tourism, a usually strong performer in the state of Queensland having been hit so bad because of the floods and the Global Financial Crisis
Brisbane having world leaders, including the US President visiting will also possibly have some impact on the broader tourism market, spurring confidence that things in Queensland have returned to a more stable position, but this is less certain and probably of much less benefit than many have been quick to assume today.
The potential too for world leaders discussing possible future business investment in and trade with the Queensland and Australian economy is a very important long-term prospect.
But all this will count for very little when it comes to the ballot box. International meetings of world leaders, though great in their own special way have never actually stayed with the thoughts of voters as potential election winners, or at the very least as the ALP was probably hoping against all hope, vote buyers of some face-saving repute.
There will never be a time when the exit polls say that a summit was any kind of factor in the electoral success of a political party.
Posted in Federal Politics, Queensland Politics
Tags: accommodation, ALP, Australia, Australian Government, Australian politics, Brisbane, economy, election, G20, Gillard Government, Queensland, retail, tourism, world leaders
Bounce, Bounce, Come On Bounce
The latest Newspoll continues to outline the grim and growing reality facing the Australian Labor Party, that barring a major fiasco tainting the Opposition, their hopes for winning the next election, due in 2013 are sinking further and further past the already toxic level it appears they have reached. The commentariat, including those that often are sympathetic toward an ALP Government seem to have roundly deserted praising and supporting the party in the press. This has been particularly the case since the events of the weekend when Craig Thomson and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, both facing allegations of wrongdoing, were encouraged to appear to ostracise themselves.
The primary vote for the Coalition in the latest Newspoll has hit over 50% of the votes on offer if the polls are to be believed to indicate and mirror electoral reality exactly, now sitting at 51%. The Labor primary vote in the Newspoll released overnight now sits on 27%, close to half that of the Abbott-led Coalition and well into the electoral "death zone".
In two-party-preferred terms the results could barely get any worse for the Gillard Government, with the 2PP vote now being 59% for the Liberal and National Party Opposition compared to 41% for the government, a result in itself which barely sees the government outside the zone for electoral disaster on two-party terms.
Even in the measure where the Prime Minister could draw at least some form of optimism if not for the hopes of the party, but for her leadership as compared with that of Tony Abott for the Liberal Party provides less cause for optimism. In the preferred Prime Minister stakes, Prime Minister Gillard has dropped 3% to sit on 36% as opposed to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott who now sits on 41%, a 5 percentage point lead.
Surely the ALP will be saying internally to the polls to "bounce, bounce, come on bounce", particularly after the budget is delivered on May 8th and after the announcement yesterday that the NDIS, which is projected to help over 400,000 families will commence a year earlier at 4 "launch sites" across Autralia, initially helping 10,000 Australians, but with a "tough budget" supposed to occur, that will likely not turn into a political reality.
Tags: "death zone", 2013, 2PP, ALP Government, Australian Government, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, budget, Coalition, Craig Thomson, election, electoral reality, leadership, Liberal Party, National Party, NDIS, Newspoll, Opposition, Peter Slipper, polls, Preferred Prime Minister, Primary Vote, Tony Abbott, two-party, two-party-preferred
The Hide and Seek Poll
This Saturday the 28th of April the people of Queensland will go to the polls again. No, not in a run-off election to decide for certain which side won the recent state election, we already had that burnt on our retinas. No, it's not to decide the President in a second round election which has been a popular occurrence recently, with East Timor going to a run-off poll and France headed that way next month. Give up? You could almost be forgiven, even if you're a Queensland local for doing so. This Saturday marks the running of the Brisbane and other city and regional council election's. As elections go, these local government polls have been part of a barely seen and just as rarely heard campaign.
The vote this weekend will see the people of Queensland return to the polls just over a month after the state sent the most brutal of messages to a long-term ALP Government so on the nose that barely a shadow of the former Queensland parliamentary Australian Labor Party remains in the parliament and even this situation could be bettered this weekend for the LNP with the by-election for the state seat of South Brisbane, vacated by former Premier Anna Bligh well within reach for a buoyant LNP machine that has felled almost all before it.
But the main game this weekend will be the council elections to be held for every council across the state this weekend. The local government elections have lacked in the visibility that the state government election did, with outsiders drawn in to comment and dissect the extraordinary 5 weeks of the historic campaign and the very short election night wait for the result, which was almost not even required, a waste of broadcast time almost.
Advertising for the council election seems to have been almost non-existent, with television campaigns only really ramping up in recent weeks with the two main mayoral candidates, the incumbent LNP Councillor Graham Quirk, the serving Lord Mayor and the ALP mayoralty hopeful, Ray Smith the focus of television commercials.
On the letterbox drop side of the advertising coin there has also been limited material to digest, though "digest" may be the wrong way to characterise what people generally do with political propaganda that finds its way into our letterboxes, forest-by-forest during a political campaign. This may well be a good thing as limited letterbox drops equal less spending on material most people don't read.
Another feature found to be lacking during the council election campaigns has been the "boots on the ground" campaigning in the 'burbs by party volunteers and operatives sitting close to the signage of their party's candidate so as to not breach electoral law. These people appear to have been nowhere near as visible as they were during the recent state campaign nor any other in recent electoral history in Queensland.
Even speeches by the two major players, Lord Mayor Quirk and Ray Smith seem to have been few and far between, although, judging by media releases of announcements by the candidates, perhaps they have been a victim of a weariness toward political lobbying for votes so recently after the endurance race that was Queensland Votes 2012. Though local media did host one of these events today, just 5 days out from voting day.
These circumstances combined scream out that the population of Queensland are weary of elections, that having one so soon after the state voted to oust the ALP Government, people for the most part just will not care for having more politics thrown at them after having en masse delivered the ALP in Queensland absolute mass devastation.
The lack of seriously vigorous and visible campaigning also points to the result not being a good one again for the Labor Party in Queensland. There just doesn't appear to be that energy for change in City Hall, that thirst for delivering the reins of council to an alternative power.
Surely too, the recent electoral tsunami across the state has had a strong role in dissuading a struggling Labor brand to commit to fighting a very hard, energetic and tangible campaign.
Party finances so soon too after a highly publicised campaign in the state election have also led to the party coffers for both sides of politics to be drained sufficiently to render any real media blitz severely dehydrated.
Though it may be easy, given the lack of attention, don't forget to vote in this hide and seek poll in reverse where the winner will be the one that didn't end up hiding very well from the spotlight. Oh, it could also be the incumbent in situations like this.
Tags: 28th of April, advertising, ALP, Australian Labor Party, billboards, Brisbane, City Hall, council, election, Graham Quirk, incumbent, Labor Party, letterbox campaign, LNP, Local Government, Lord Mayor, party branding, polls, Queensland, Queensland politics, Ray Smith, signage, South Brisbane, speeches, television
Palaszczuk Looks Set to be Leading the Queensland ALP, For Now
The ultra-marathon of an election campaign has been run and won emphatically by a resurgent and united conservative force in Queensland politics. The relatively new LNP have swept to power in well over 80% of electorates across the state. The result was brutal leaving a predicted 77 seats gained by the LNP against a predicted 8 for the ALP (which could be reduced to 7 in a by-election) and two each for Katter's Australia Party and Independent MP's, a truly embarrassing state of affairs for Australia's oldest political party. In the process, the ALP also lost a number of candidates for leader in the post-Bligh era of Labor Party politics, including Deputy Premier and Treasurer Andrew Fraser and Cameron Dick, the Minister for Education and Industrial Relations.
To top it all off the outgoing leader Anna Bligh, as is often the practise of former state and federal leaders after an electoral defeat, announced her intentions to resign from the parliament as the member for South Brisbane as soon as possible. This is essential for renewal of the Labor Party and as many commentators have also said, to remove the stench of the Bligh area by getting rid of the chief contributor and figurehead of the electoral whitewash.
It would appear from reports that Annastacia Palaszczuk the Bligh Government Minister for Transport and Multicultural Affairs and former Disability Services Minister will tomorrow be confirmed as the new leader of the ALP in the Queensland Parliament. Ms Palaszczuk will have massive responsibilities after such a devastating outcome leading a parliamentary opposition which would be considered a minor party in many parliaments around Australia and the world, coordinating a team of 8 at this stage.
Not only will Ms Palaszczuk have to manage with a team of just eight people, but the MLA for Inala will have to deal with a team that have suffered a massive psychological blow and will be low on confidence with what will most certainly be a prolonged period in opposition after 20 of the last 22 years in government in the state.
Also, after the scale of defeat that was suffered on election night Saturday, Ms Palaszcuk will lead a team of "old hands" with all marginal seat holders and a myriad of safe seat holders no longer in the parliament. This includes the outgoing Disability Services Minister Curtis Pitt, in Mulgrave and Tim Mulherin in Mackay the former Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies who even though his seat is currently in doubt, should manage to hold on.
As small oppositions go after a landslide defeat, the member for Inala would almost certainly not be leading the Australian Labor Party into an election winning situation. This could leave it to the young former minister Curtis Pitt, or the less likely, but experienced Tim Mulherin (providing he holds on in Mackay) to lead the ALP into an eventual election win, although Mr Mulherin could well have left the parliament before the ALP were able to move themselves into such an envious position.
Curtis Pitt may, after a time be in a position to lead the ALP into an election win after Palaszczuk likely loses the Labor leadership after a term or more on the opposition benches and this is a real possibility at the present time given the scale of what is required to get back into government but is not the only possibility that exists for Labor.
In all likelihood, the next leader of the ALP, because of the scale of the election win, may not yet even be a member of the parliamentary Labor Party in Queensland and could well enter the parliament at the next election in the form of a former Bligh Government Minister like Andrew Fraser or Cameron Dick or a promising new talent that the ALP identify in the time that they have to conduct the search.
There is one final option that presents itself to the ALP if they are in need of winning an election after a long period inhabiting the opposition party room and that is to embrace the "Newman Solution" of putting up a very strong candidate with leadership experience elsewhere in government or even business into a seat. Make that person leader and then they can campaign for a time before an official election campaign. Hey, it worked for the LNP didn't it?
Either way, it is all but certain that we will not hear the words "Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk" escaping out of anyone's mouth, nor read them in the newspaper or online the day after a state election.
Tags: "Newman Solution", ALP, Andrew Fraser, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Cameron Dick, caucus, conservative force, Curtis Pitt, election, Independent MPs, Katter's Australian Party, Labor, Labor Party, LNP, member for South Brisbane, MLA for Inala, party room, post-Bligh era, Queensland Government, Queensland Parliament, Queensland politics, renewal, Tim Mulherin
Where to Next for the Member for Griffith?
Kevin Rudd has now resigned as Foreign Minister to become again the Member for Griffith but the story is far from a conclusion and his resignation speech left more questions than answers. Basically his speech left open two possibilities, a challenge from the back bench in the near future or his complete resignation from the parliament.
In his speech from Washington the outgoing Foreign Minister said that he would be consulting his family upon his return to Brisbane sometime on Friday. This statement leaves open the possibility that he may quit the parliament, forcing a by-election. As I said in a post earlier today, this could see Griffith go to the Liberal Party in a by election, making political life all the more tenuous for Labor, like it was just a few short months ago.
In that very same sentence in the speech from Kevin Rudd, he also indicated that he would consult his parliamentary colleagues in the coming days as to his future as well. This could mean one of two things: one that he is seeking to mount a challenge or challenges from the back bench where he will be even more free to cause discontent within the party or, as I just outlined, these consultations may lead to him deciding to quit the parliament. If he did decide to quit parliament, this would be extraordinary from someone whom many see as having an insurmountable amount of ego.
There was one final element of the speech pointing to a possible challenge, when Mr Rudd spoke about the party needing to decide who was best placed to defeat Tony Abbott at the next election. Tellingly, the person best placed to defeat Tony Abbott at the next election, according to polls for a long time, is one K Rudd.
The only sure thing is that this saga will continue until at least Monday or Tuesday, with Friday, Saturday and Sunday turning out to be must watch days in Australian politics. However, my money is on the fun not being over yet and I wouldn't mind betting a Keating style tilt at the leadership being a possibility now. Only time will tell.
Tags: Australian politics, election, K Rudd, Keating style Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, Liberal Party, Member for Griffith, Mr Rudd, resignation, Tony Abbott, Washington


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Bucknell University Campus Enrichment Scholarship
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CSS Profile by 1/15/2020
Additional Information: The Bucknell University Campus Enrichment Scholarship recognizes applicants with diverse life experiences who will contribute to the cultural and intellectual campus community. First generation college students, students from outside the university's traditional geographic area, and those who bring cultural and intellectual diversity to the campus will be considered.
Award Amount: $20,000 annually The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $100,000.
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Students applying to Bucknell University must complete a College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile at www.collegeboard.com using Bucknell's CSS code of 2050. CSS Profiles must be complete by November 15 for early decision consideration, or January 15 for regular decision. Upon application and enrollment in the university, students must complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by May 1. The FAFSA is available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov, at high school guidance offices, and at college financial aid offices. By May 10, students must complete and submit the following documentation: signed copy of all pages and schedules of parents' prior year federal income tax return; Copies of all parents' W-2 and 1099 forms; Signed copy of all pages and schedules of student's most recent federal income tax return; Entrance Loan Counseling for the Federal Direct Loan; and the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for the Federal Direct Loan program. Students who complete the financial aid process by the listed deadline dates will be considered for a variety of financial assistance programs and scholarships.
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Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves have been promoting a romantic comedy, but their real life may be turning into one. The Destination Wedding costars recently sat down with Entertainment Tonight and admitted they've been harboring some healthy crushes on each other for a while now.
Earlier this week, Winona revealed she and Keanu may have gotten legally married on the set of Dracula, and now it appears their romantic bond goes deeper still. When asked about the first time they met, both actors had a clear recollection of the occasion: the Independent Spirit Awards in the late '80s. She explained that the memory came to mind so vividly because of how excited she was to meet Keanu.
"I had a pretty big, healthy crush on him," she bashfully admitted. Don't worry — Keanu's riding the same train. "Well, I had a pretty big, healthy crush on you too," he responded. While they may have met 20 years ago, it looks like the crush is still holding strong.
"It's still there; they're still raging. Trust me," Winona told the interviewer. Um, OK, cute! Check out the photos below and tell us honestly: is it too bold to call them the cutest almost-couple in Hollywood?


CASE Belarus together with another 19 partners has launched 3-year project titled "ACL – Amber Coast Logistics" under Baltic Sea Region program. The project's main objective is to improve accessibility and logistic processes both via land and sea to strengthen economic ties between emerging countries like Belarus, Russia or Ukraine and EU member states within the BSR.
ACL is a collaborative project that supports the coordinated development of logistic centres and thus fosters the connection of areas with low accessibility in the southern and eastern Baltic Sea Region (BSR) to the European transport network and international trade flows.
As transnational supply chains become more and more segmented, the number and importance of logistic centres grows inevitably. In all countries considered there are plans to extend the network of inland freight villages, while at the same time ports aim to integrate more and more logistics functions in their service portfolio. The resulting distribution of cargo processing locations offers the chance to better supply areas that are not directly located along the main transport corridors.
The project's main objective is to improve accessibility and logistic processes both via land and sea to strengthen economic ties between emerging countries like Belarus, Russia or Ukraine and EU member states within the BSR.
Reflecting the tasks assigned, the project partnership consists of representatives of ports, logistic locations, public authorities and research institutions from six countries in the BSR. Associated partners like important commercial players, relevant associations and further authorities make complete the ACL consortium.
The expected output of ACL is increased accesibility of remote areas for cargo within the region. The coordinated transnational development of logistics centers will contribute to this. Knowledge transfer between the partners and transnational market players, and cooperation to harmonize transnational logistics services are importat side effects, too. With this, ACL will create benefits for both customers (better services), companies (stronger partnerships) and regions (increased accessibility of remote areas). As an effect, efficiency of logistics processes will be lifted and remote areas will be better linked to international trade.
The ACL closing conference entitled "Challenges, concepts and recommendations – the transport and logistics sector in the Baltic region" took place in Hamburg. The recommendations were delivered to the high-ranking politicians – among others to James Pond, Senior Advisor for the TEN-T Corridor "North Sea-Baltic" of the European Commission. You will find more information in the ACL sixth Newsletter.
Learn more about ACL partners, last events and partial outcomes of the ACL project, including Outlook on summary paper: Recommendations on the promotion of accessibility; International conference on logistics held in Belarus from the fifth Newsletter.
Learn more about the ACL partners, last events and partial outcomes of the ACL project, including Maritime in-depth knowledge exchange week in Hamburg, the ACL mid-term event was held in Copenhagen, the Forum and Conference on Eastern Europe held in Frankfurt (Oder), and Cooperation with Belarusian business sector from the third Newsletter.
Learn more about Third Steering Meeting of ACL parners, organized by CASE Belarus in Warsaw in November 7-9, 2012.
Learn more about ACL partial outcomes, including the recently signed document by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Mikhail Myasnikovich, confirming the participation of Belarus in the European Union's Baltic Sea Region Program and within this thepartaking of Belarusian institutes and companies in ACL from the second Newsletter.
Learn more about ACL partial outcomes from the first Newsletter.


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Thomas Lund Helveg (* 24. červen 1971 Odense, Dánsko) je dánský fotbalový trenér a bývalý fotbalista a reprezentant. Jedenáct sezon hrál v Itálii. Své největší úspěchy odehrál v dresu AC Milán s nichž vyhrál jednou ligu, pohár i LM. V roce 1994 se ve své zemi stal fotbalistou roku.

Přestupy

 z Udinese Calcio do AC Milán za 8 500 000 Euro
 z Norwich City FC do Borussia Mönchengladbach za 200 000 Euro

Statistiky

Reprezentační góly
Góly Thomase Helvega v A-mužstvu Dánska

Úspěchy

Klubové
 1× vítěz dánské ligy (1989)
 1× vítěz italské ligy (1998/99)
 3× vítěz dánského poháru (1991, 1992/93, 2006/07)
 1× vítěz italského poháru (2002/03)
 1× vítěz Ligy mistrů (2002/03)

Reprezentace
 2× na MS (1998, 2002)
 3× na ME (1996, 2000, 2004)
 1× na OH (1992)

Individuální
 1× dánský Fotbalista roku (1994)

Odkazy

Reference

Související články
 Seznam fotbalistů se 100 a více odehranými mezinárodními zápasy

Externí odkazy
 Profil hráče na Transfermarkt.com
 Thomas Helveg na National-football-teams.com

Dánští fotbalisté
Dánští fotbaloví trenéři
Fotbaloví obránci
Fotbalisté AC Milán
Fotbalisté Odense Boldklub
Fotbalisté Udinese Calcio
Fotbalisté Interu Milán
Fotbalisté Norwich City FC
Fotbalisté Borussie Mönchengladbach
Vítězové Ligy mistrů UEFA
Narození v Odense
Muži
Narození v roce 1971
Žijící lidé
Narození 24. června
Dánští fotbaloví reprezentanti
Hráči Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 2004
Hráči Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2002
Hráči Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 2000
Hráči Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1998
Hráči Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 1996

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Investigating causal relations between sleep traits and risk of breast cancer in women: mendelian randomisation study
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BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l2327 (Published 26 June 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l2327
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Larks, owls, and breast cancer
Rebecca C Richmond, research fellow12,
Emma L Anderson, research fellow12,
Hassan S Dashti, postdoctoral researcher34,
Samuel E Jones, research fellow5,
Jacqueline M Lane, postdoctoral researcher34,
Linn Beate Strand, associate professor6,
Ben Brumpton, research fellow67,
Martin K Rutter, senior lecturer89,
Andrew R Wood, lecturer5,
Kurt Straif, scientist10,
Caroline L Relton, professor12,
Marcus Munafò, professor111,
Timothy M Frayling, professor5,
Richard M Martin, professor1212,
Richa Saxena, professor341314,
Michael N Weedon, associate professor5,
Debbie A Lawlor, professor1212,
George Davey Smith, professor1212
1MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
2Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
3Centre for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
4Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
5Genetics of Complex Traits, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
6K.G. Jebsen Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
7Clinic of Thoracic and Occupational Medicine, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
8Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
9Manchester Diabetes Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, Manchester, UK
10International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
11School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
12National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
13Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
14Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Correspondence to: R C Richmond, Office BS4, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK Rebecca.richmond{at}bristol.ac.uk (or @beckyrichmond90 on Twitter)
Accepted 26 April 2019
Objective To examine whether sleep traits have a causal effect on risk of breast cancer.
Design Mendelian randomisation study.
Setting UK Biobank prospective cohort study and Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC) case-control genome-wide association study.
Participants 156 848 women in the multivariable regression and one sample mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis in UK Biobank (7784 with a breast cancer diagnosis) and 122 977 breast cancer cases and 105 974 controls from BCAC in the two sample MR analysis.
Exposures Self reported chronotype (morning or evening preference), insomnia symptoms, and sleep duration in multivariable regression, and genetic variants robustly associated with these sleep traits.
Main outcome measure Breast cancer diagnosis.
Results In multivariable regression analysis using UK Biobank data on breast cancer incidence, morning preference was inversely associated with breast cancer (hazard ratio 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.93 to 0.98 per category increase), whereas there was little evidence for an association between sleep duration and insomnia symptoms. Using 341 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with chronotype, 91 SNPs associated with sleep duration, and 57 SNPs associated with insomnia symptoms, one sample MR analysis in UK Biobank provided some supportive evidence for a protective effect of morning preference on breast cancer risk (0.85, 0.70, 1.03 per category increase) but imprecise estimates for sleep duration and insomnia symptoms. Two sample MR using data from BCAC supported findings for a protective effect of morning preference (inverse variance weighted odds ratio 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.82 to 0.93 per category increase) and adverse effect of increased sleep duration (1.19, 1.02 to 1.39 per hour increase) on breast cancer risk (both oestrogen receptor positive and oestrogen receptor negative), whereas evidence for insomnia symptoms was inconsistent. Results were largely robust to sensitivity analyses accounting for horizontal pleiotropy.
Conclusions Findings showed consistent evidence for a protective effect of morning preference and suggestive evidence for an adverse effect of increased sleep duration on breast cancer risk.
Contributors: RCR conceived the study and conducted the main analysis. HSD, SEJ, and JML conducted the female specific genome-wide association studies and assisted with sensitivity analyses. RCR, ELA, and GDS drafted the initial manuscript. All authors assisted with interpretation, commended on drafts of the manuscript, and approved the final version. RCR is the guarantor and attests that all listed authors meet authorship criteria and that no others meeting the criteria have been omitted.
Funding: The breast cancer genome-wide association analyses were supported by the Government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Ministère de l'Économie, de la Science et de l'Innovation du Québec through Genome Québec and grant PSR-SIIRI-701, the National Institutes of Health (U19 CA148065, X01HG007492), Cancer Research UK (C1287/A10118, C1287/A16563, C1287/A10710), and the European Union (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175 and H2020 633784 and 634935). All studies and funders are listed in Michailidou et al.25 RCR, ELA, BMB, CLR, RMM, MM, DAL, and GDS are members of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol funded by the Medical Research Council (grant Nos MM_UU_00011/1, MC_UU_00011/2, MC_UU_00011/5, MC_UU_00011/6, and MC_UU_00011/7). RCR is a de Pass VC research fellow at the University of Bristol. This study was supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, National Institute for Health Research, or Department of Health and Social Care. This work was also supported by Cancer Research UK (grant No C18281/A19169) and the Economic and Social Research Council (grant No ES/N000498/1). SEJ is funded by the Medical Research Council (grant No MR/M005070/1). TMF is supported by the European Research Council (grant No 323195:GLUCOSEGENES-FP7-IDEAS-ERC). MNW is supported by the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Award (grant No WT097835MF).
Competing interests: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at http://www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf. MKR reports receiving research funding from Novo Nordisk, consultancy fees from Novo Nordisk and Roche Diabetes Care, and modest owning of shares in GlaxoSmithKline, outside the submitted work. DAL reports receiving research support from Medtronic and Roche Diagnostics for research outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no support from any organisation for the submitted work, no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous three years, no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.
Ethical approval: UK Biobank has received ethical approval from the UK National Health Service's National Research Ethics Service (ref 11/ NW/0382).
Data sharing: Scripts for the two sample mendelian randomisation analysis are available on GitHub at: https://github.com/rcrichmond/sleep_breastcancer_mr/. For statistical code relating to the individual level data analysis in UK Biobank, please contact the corresponding author at rebecca.richmond@bristol.ac.uk.
Transparency: The lead author (RCR) affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.
This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Little Compton is a small town of about 3,600 on the south shore of Rhode Island. There's no Big Compton, or even a Compton, so we might venture a guess and assume it was named after its lack of crowds and bright lights. The town's website says the name possibly is a reference to Little Compton, a village in Warwickshire, England, but notes there is no direct evidence of such a relationship. Little Compton's miles of shoreline features a variety of beaches that visitors can enjoy.
Little Compton is a rectangle-shaped town bordered on two sides by the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the shoreline is craggy rock, but the south side is home to several beaches. Water temperatures here average a cool 63 after Memorial Day and warm up to highs around 71 in August. The temperatures don't drop back down to 63 again until October, so if you can stand the cool breeze, you're still good to swim -- without lifeguards, who are off duty after Labor Day.
South Shore Beach
South Shore Beach is a draw for its long strip of white sand and crashing waves. Lifeguards are on duty, and portable restrooms are available. There's no running water, so bring your own hand sanitizer. The nearby lot charges a daily fee to park. The lot fills up during the busy summer season.
Goosewing Beach
Right next door to South Shore Beach is Goosewing Beach, an unspoiled 75-acre stretch operated by the Nature Conservancy. The conservancy bought the land in 1989 with the intention of protecting endangered shore birds, including the piping plover. The protection of the birds keeps this part of the beach quiet and unspoiled. You can only park on the South Shore side. Once you make your way down there, you'll be able view the natural attractions such as sea grass and dunes.
Little Compton features other beaches, but you can only go to them if you rent a vacation property there -- they're private. A hotel -- The Stone House -- also has a private beach. You won't find any lifeguards, so swim carefully. The Stone House also operates a spa where you can get massages, facials and aroma therapy. If you want to take in a little history while you're in Little Compton, stop at the Wilbor House, a historic building erected in the 1600s, now restored and open for tours.
Based in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Maria Plotczyk has been a reporter and editor for more than 15 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Worcester State College.
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Britain Can Create Sustainable Railways
Yesterday Rail Minister Claire Perry put forward her vision for a sustainable railway in Britain. She discussed the idea of sustainable stations, battery storage solutions to power trains and community railways. Her speech also included the launch of the Rail Safety and Standards Board's Sustainable Development Principles 2016.
Claire Perry, Rail Minister, said: "This morning I want to address a subject that perhaps isn't currently receiving the attention it deserves. And that is the subject of sustainability.
"In recent years, we've talked a lot about investment, capacity and connectivity. And rightly so – there's a huge amount happening in rail under each of those themes. But I believe our job to revitalise Britain's railways isn't finished until have a railway that is not just high-capacity and well-connected, but a railway that is also sustainable. So I want to set out what I take sustainability to mean in the context of rail, and why it is important.
"First, then – what is a sustainable railway? To my mind, the answer is clear. It's a railway that is fit for the future. One that helps solve the environmental challenges we face, rather than contributing to them It's a railway that is properly connected to the communities it serve and it's a railway that has invested in the workforce it needs for the decades ahead.
"So, first, let me talk about how our railway can best meet the environmental challenges we face. When I speak to my rail counterparts, from everywhere from Canada to Egypt to Taiwan, they talk about environmental sustainability as the driving reason for their investment in rail. They see railways as a way of tackling congestion and improving our air quality. But in this country, talking in those terms is less common.
"That's a real missed opportunity, because there's so much for us to be proud about. We are one of the greenest transport modes, and we are getting greener. Right now we are on target to reduce per-passenger kilometre carbon emissions by 37% between 2014 and 2019. We need to talk about these successes more. But our words must be matched with continuing activity.
"Let's carry on making our new trains ever-lighter and more efficient. The new class 700 trains for Thameslink, for example, will be 20% lighter than the existing fleet and will use a third less energy.
"And I don't agree with those who say that because some stretches of our rail network are not currently being electrified, we will never have a rail network without diesel trains. I can see a future in which all-electric trains can run on non-electrified track by switching to battery power.
"Last year my department sponsored the trial of a battery powered Class 379 train in Essex. We demonstrated that battery technology is able to power a train reliably. Yes, we need the range to improve. But longer-lasting batteries are the holy grail of industry the world over, so the technology will mature sooner than we expect, and I am working with colleagues in DECC to see how government investment in battery storage solutions for renewable energy can be applied to improving battery train ranges.
"Our stations, too, can make their contribution to sustainability. Take Blackfriars; it's a stunning symbol of a modern railway but too-few people know that it is also a sustainable structure Blackfriars's roof's 23 tennis-courts-worth of solar panels provide up to 50% of the station's energy; enough to heat 80,000 cups of tea a day.
"Very few buildings have expanses of roof like our stations do, and they are often perfect for installing solar panels. Imagine if all our stations used their roofs in this way.
"I believe there's a real opportunity for rail freight to contribute to sustainability, too. One of the greatest challenges of our age is the emission of particulate matter from vehicles. This is not just a problem for future generations or far-away places. Particulates are here now, on our streets, already shortening lives and one of the key contributors is road freight and the need to bring goods from out-of-town distribution centres into city centres.
"Yet our rail lines already reach into stations located in the heart of the city. Imagine if we could run electric freight trains into stations outside peak hours or run passenger trains that can be partly converted to carry freight. Goods could be offloaded onto electric vehicles, for distribution across the city. Let's set ourselves the challenge of investing in new freight technology and joined up logistics.
"These are just a few ideas for creating a railway that meets our environmental challenges, rather than contributing to them. If we are to achieve our sustainability goals, we need to design them into policies, procurement and operations right from the start.
"So today I am delighted to launch the Rail Safety and Standards Board's Sustainable Development Principles 2016. The previous edition set the standard for the industry. We recently started including the principles in franchise competitions, where they have prompted bidders to increase energy efficiency of stations and trains and to reduce waste. But we want to take these refreshed principles further. From now on, they will form an important part of all future rail franchises and in doing so they should have an effect throughout the whole industry.
"Now, the major change to the principles, is that they include an aspiration for rail to have a positive social impact, focussing on engaging with local communities in making plans, and in deciding how "
"A sustainable railway is one that is connected to the community it serves. After all, a railway is not a closed system, it's rooted in neighbourhoods, and part of the fabric of local life. Everyone has a stake in the success of our railways and the railway has a stake in so many local communities. It's a reciprocal relationship that I want the industry to take seriously.
"In many places, it's already happening. A once-disused waiting room at Great Malvern Station is now a shop selling craft made by people with learning disabilities. And I have been really pleased by the way that, under the terms of the Northern franchise, we have agreed that disused railway assets should become community centres. There are underused railway buildings like this in towns, cities and villages all over the country, and it would be great for more of them to put to use for local benefit.
"I'm also a big fan of community railways. Across the county, thousands of volunteers are together giving 250,000 hours a year in support of their local railway lines. In March we launched a competition for ideas to make it easier for tourists to use heritage and community railways.
"These railways reach into parts of the country that tourists often miss, so last week we held a Dragons'-Den-style pitching event. We got some great ideas and will be announcing the winners soon.
"By putting our railways in the service of local life in these ways, we are gaining support for the railway even from the people who don't currently use it. And a widely-supported railway is a sustainable railway.
"But my final theme today is about the rail workforce. I make no apologies for returning to a theme that I know will be familiar to many. A sustainable railway needs a sustainable workforce. But, today, parts of the rail industry are set to lose half their staff to retirement within 15 years. That's unsustainable, but so too is the idea that we can run a railway with a workforce that looks nothing like the public it serves.
"In particular, we need more women working in rail. Women make up 51% of the population. 47% of the national workforce. But only 16% of the rail workforce, and a shockingly low 5% of train drivers. Crossrail has shown what women can do if they are brought into the industry.
"Of those who have undertaken work experience on Crossrail, over a fifth are women. Of those taking part in Crossrail's graduate programme, many of whom will go on to be the future leaders of the industry, women make up almost a quarter. And in total, of the 10,000 people working on Crossrail, nearly one third are women. The result is clear. Crossrail is on time. On budget.
"We are the proven world-leaders in urban and soft-ground tunnelling. And there it seems there's barely a dignitary or minister in Europe who hasn't donned an orange jacket to marvel at Crossrail's incredible underground structures. That's what a sustainable workforce can achieve. And it's a model for the rest of the industry to follow.
"And so I hope that will spark some debate. We need to build a railway that is sustainable. A railway that works for the people it serves. And a railway that looks like the people it serves. Thank you."
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A flash explosion caused by roach bombs and a lit pilot light was so powerful it sent a cat hurtling through the window of a Brooklyn apartment Thursday, authorities said.
The blast in a second-floor apartment on Hegeman Ave. near Amboy St. in Brownsville shattered two large windows and blew their frames to the ground at around 12:45 p.m. cops said.
Clinton Grant, 70, said he was about to leave the apartment with his son, his grandkids, and their mother, when the explosion happened.
"It blew up," said Grant, former super of the building. "All the windows blew out.
"I feel stupid," he added, with a sheepish grin.
Grant insisted that he put nine bug bombs on the kitchen, but had not set them off.
But police said a man in the apartment activated the roach foggers without disabling the pilot light, causing the flash explosion.
Tyrone McClean, 41, who lives on the same floor, said the explosion "ranks right up there" with the craziest things he's witnessed in the building.
"Sounded like someone kicking down a door," McClean said. "I didn't see any flames. Just an explosion."
Two people suffered serious injuries and two sustained minor injuries. A 3-year-old girl and an 8-month-old boy were among those hurt. Medics took them to Brookdale Hospital.
The force of the blast propelled the family pet — a cat — out a window. The flying feline died instantly.
Grant said he was trying to exterminate the 100 cockroaches that had taken up residence in his apartment.
"I wanted the fumes to fill up the kitchen," he said.
People who live in the building said they suspected the oven or stove may have been on in Grant's flat.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, bug bombs usually contain aerosol propellants that shoot the contents out at once to fumigate an area.
Those propellants are flammable, so the agency advises people to keep them away from flames, lit pilot lights, or sparks from electrical appliances that cycle on and off like air conditioners and refrigerators.
Foggers should be placed six feet from ignition sources, the EPA said.
One six-ounce fogger is enough to treat a 25 by 25 foot room, the agency said.
Two dozen people were injured when a blaze sparked by bug bombs ripped through a Chinatown building in July 2013.
The fire started in a beauty salon on Pike St. and spread to apartments on the upper floors.


The Beltway Series is set to return tonight, with the Orioles and Nats taking the field at Camden Yards. Of course, it's also a chance to renew the Baltimore-DC rivalry.
As the Washington Post's DC Sports Blog points out, a promo airing this week on 106.7 The Fan in DC takes a few shots at Baltimore.
"Side note: Natty Boh is brewed in Georgia, and 50 percent of crabs served in Maryland are actually from Japan," the promo says, adding that Baltimore has a "massive inferiority complex." DC also has a lower crime rate and more jobs, the promo points out.
To some extent it's all in good fun. It was probably officially sanctioned, since 106.7 The Fan and Orioles flagship station 105.7 The Fan are both owned by CBS.
But these are delicate times. We've heard this kind of talk from DC media before, and we're bracing for another round of calls for Preakness to move closer to DC. And longtime O's catcher Matt Wieters will trot into OPACY in a Nats uniform for the first time tonight.
Plus, the O's and Red Sox have a real rivalry brewing, so CBS Baltimore isn't going to let a National League team get in the way. Instead of more trash talk, the station responded by calling for a truce.
As for the record on the field, it's 36-24 in favor of the O's over the last 10 years. Those are just facts.


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Tammy Marie Dudman, who exhibits under the name T. Marie, is a trans-disciplinary, time-based media artist and animator and an Assistant Professor in the Animation Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is recognized for developing and honing a process that manipulates the intrinsic properties of a pixel to create moving images she terms, Time Based Pixel Paintings and Time Based Pixel Drawings.
Her works have screened and exhibited worldwide at such venues as the New York Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, including twelve films with world premieres at the preeminent Toronto International Film Festival. In 2013 – 14, T. Marie was awarded a Radcliffe-Harvard Film Studies Fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advance Studies at Harvard University, where she was supported for her pioneering work with moving images. In 2014, while at Radcliffe, T. Marie launched her first solo exhibition titled, Liminal Pixels, and had a public presentation of her work at the Harvard Film Archive.
Her works have been written about in publications such as Filmmaker Magazine, ARTFORUM, Cinema Scope, MUBI, SLANT, with references to her work in numerous publications, such as IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, and The New York Times.
In 2007, T. Marie was selected as one of the "best new young artists in the U.S." by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts in New York. In 2011, curator/programmer/ writer Andréa Picard distinguished T. Marie's works among the most memorable films of the year, in Moving Image Source, a publication of The Museum of Moving Images in New York. Consecutively, in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, T. Marie's works were cited in Senses of Cinema's "best of" World Poll. In 2013, T. Marie was nominated for a prestigious Alpert Award in the Arts. In 2013 – 14, T. Marie was awarded a Radcliffe-Harvard Film Studies Fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advance Studies at Harvard University, where she was supported for her pioneering work with moving images. In 2014 -15, T. Marie became a MacDowell Colony Fellow.


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Adenomera est un genre d'amphibiens de la famille des Leptodactylidae.

Répartition
Les 18 espèces de ce genre se rencontrent dans l'est des Andes en Amérique du Sud.

Liste des espèces
Selon  :
 Adenomera ajurauna (Berneck, Costa, & Garcia, 2008)
 Adenomera andreae (Müller, 1923)
 Adenomera araucaria Kwet & Angulo, 2002
 Adenomera bokermanni (Heyer, 1973)
 Adenomera coca (Angulo & Reichle, 2008)
 Adenomera cotuba Carvalho & Giaretta, 2013
 Adenomera diptyx (Boettger, 1885)
 Adenomera engelsi Kwet, Steiner, & Zillikens, 2009
 Adenomera heyeri Boistel, Massary, & Angulo, 2006
 Adenomera hylaedactyla (Cope, 1868)
 Adenomera juikitam Carvalho & Giaretta, 2013
 Adenomera lutzi Heyer, 1975
 Adenomera marmorata Steindachner, 1867
 Adenomera martinezi (Bokermann, 1956)
 Adenomera nana (Müller, 1922)
 Adenomera saci Carvalho & Giaretta, 2013
 Adenomera simonstuarti (Angulo & Icochea, 2010)
 Adenomera thomei (Almeida & Angulo, 2006)

Publication originale
 Steindachner, 1867 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair (1861) - Zoologischer Theil - Erste Band - Amphibien  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Leptodactylinae
Genre d'anoures (nom scientifique)


There is nothing that makes you feel more professional, than handing over a business card matched with the words – "here's my card".
I may sit in yoga pants all day wiping up dirty little faces, changing diapers, and scrubbing toilets – but one look at that little card with my blog name on it, and I feel like the CEO of something super special. Something I've begun that I can be proud of.
But in all reality, a card is just a card. It's the business card holder that you whip out, which will make you unforgettable. With a little bit of leather and a little bit of lace (and this quick little tutorial), all the CEO's in the world won't hold a candle to this cuteness.
It's got a spot for out-going cards, and a spot for in-going cards.
And they are all tucked in there so nicely, not a single corner will be damaged.
I was lucky enough to attend the Build Your Blog 2015 Conference recently, and this holder came in so handy to keep all my cards in one place and to hand out.
You can make this business card holder with minimal supplies, and in just a few very simple steps.
I used a strip of 2 different lace styles, the cream colored and the narrow white strip. You will need to have a strip of at least 5 1/2 inches long, of whatever lace you will be using.
This is for the closure. Be creative and choose anything you like to loop around the button. I recommend having 4-5 inches in length for your closure attachment.
cut 2 rectangles measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 (in inches).
cut 2 rectangles measuring 2 x 4 1/2 (in inches).
Begin by accessorizing the front cover panel with the lace (or whatever you choose to make it cute). You'll want to fold over the lace strip towards the inside of the front cover. Clip the lace in place where you want it.
*I love using these hair clips for sewing with leather, vinyl, or laminated cottons. You can buy them in bulk here, for a great price! You do not want to use pins as the fabric will not recover from the holes left.
Stitch the lace to the vinyl to securely attach it. Be sure to remove your clips before they get to the needle.
(I have found a walking foot attachment to be very helpful when sewing with slippery or sticky fabrics).
Hand stitch a button to the front panel. Be sure to leave enough room from the edge, so the machine's foot can stitch around the edges without the button getting in the way.
Fold the front cover in half, along the 5 1/2 inch edge to mark the midpoint where the fold will be.
Now stack the inside panel evenly with the front panel, wrong sides together.
Clip them securely together and stitch them together at the previously marked center line.
Fold your ribbon closure looped in half, and insert between the layers opposite from the button. Secure in place with clips, as best as you can.
Take the 2 inside pockets you previously cut, and line them up evenly with the edges of the inside panel. Clip in place. Yes, you should have a lot of clips by now.
With the front panel of the card holder facing up, you are ready to stitch all these layers together. The top stitches of the machine tend to look better than the bobbin stitches, so you'll want to be sure to have the front of your holder facing up. Start anywhere, and put your needle down into the fabric, 1/8th of an inch away from the edge. Increase your stitch length to 3 or 3 1/2. Top stitch around the entire thing, removing your clips as you come to them.
Trim any edges if needed.
Your business card holder is complete!!
I would love to hear if you give it a try! Can you imagine all the creative possibilities with this simple design?!
*Special thanks to Key Lime Digital Designs for the design of my business card! She's amazing!
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Thank you very much! I do hope it is helpful.
Thank you Mel! I was drooling over your Rainbow Birthday earlier today. Everything is was so colorful! It's a good thing she had that birthday before you moved, huh?
So pretty and easy to make. And like you said, what a versatile idea – any style or look from this simple basic pattern. Fab!
This is SO cute!!! Oh I need to get my sewing machine out of its box and dust it off, because this is seriously adorable. Pinned!!
Well, thank you very much!! You should definitely do that 🙂 There is something about small things that just makes them automatically cute, right? By the way, you rocked that sisal rope lamp. Totally caught my eye in the link parties!
Thank you so much for the pictures and measurements! I look so hard for good and simple patterns I can use my leather with, but it's surprisingly difficult to find patterns I think I can cut out easily. When I try this out, I'll share a photo if it turns out well!
I would love to see a photo when you've got one made up! That always makes me smile. I am truly glad my tutorial could be of use to you and I hope you enjoy.
This is so adorable!!! Oh, I require to get my stitching machine out of its box and sprinkle it off, because this is seriously adorable. Pinned!!


Home Apps 5 Best App To Watch IPL LIVE Streaming For FREE!
IPL has Finally Started. The previous has a very good article and you guys really love that article which is called How To Watch IPL Live For Free: Without Hotstar. But after this article few people can't understand how to watch IPL live so now we're here to share with you 5 best ways/apps to watch IPL Live streaming for free so yes it here. In the meantime, there are not many individuals like you and us, who can't really watch IPL on TV due to Work-Pressure.
Thus, what we squander our time just by discovering some cool Apps with which we can watch IPL Live. In any case, much of the time, we end up discovering nothing. Our Browsing History resembles a Page brimming with "How to watch IPL Live" composed on it. It really helps us to remember those days where we used to Write something 100 Times at whatever point we had missed our Homework.
Hmm… There are few companies who provide us facility for watch IPL live stream but it is not free Basically, they want to sale there paid Premium Membership to see IPL stream also on the Internet has too many ways to Easily Bypass the Membership which is Ethical Tricks but that is then't right way. It's not Like Hacking or Using Modded Apps. If you're in those people who Official Apps.
Also, here are a few ways to watch IPL Live for free that isn't Ethical tricks. On the internet has too many apps who provide us to watch IPL live for free but as we know everything are not good so Gyan Bar's team find the Best Top 5 Apps to Watch IPL Live For FREE.
Hotstar is a Leading Brand for Online Content Delivery.Star India has Started this Initiative and now have turned into the Top Grossing App on PlayStore. As the IPL Matches are being Aired on Star Networks, Hotstar comes to Deliver the Contents to the clients. Starting at now, Hotstar just Features Star India's Channels. Be that as it may, there is a Premium Plan for Hotstar which Allows it's clients to Watch numerous Movies of its Library. At any rate, we simply need IPL Live? Thus, here's the Process of Watching Free IPL Live on Hotstar.
As I said before that Hotstar is being utilized by JioTV, so there's one and the best way to watch IPL Live on Hotstar for Free is having a Jio Connection. Accepting that you have Jio 4G, clarifying the Process beneath.
This is the most famous Application after the beginning of Reliance Jio 4G. This App Allows a Jio client to Watch TV Programs Live, just as Catchup from most recent 7 days. Jio has built up this App in so well-way that it doesn't Lag while Streaming. They should soak up the adoration for this one. Also, the Database of JioTV Channels is huge to the point that it Contains in excess of 1000 TV Channels from all over India. Along these lines, there is a path on the best way to Watch IPL Live in JioTV. Would you like to think about it?
On the off chance that you use Jio 4G SIM for Data Connection, at that point Just Download the App from the Link given beneath and you are Ready-to-go. In any case, on the off chance that you use Wi-Fi, don't get pitiful, there's an approach to Watch on JioTV. You simply need a Jio SIM, no revive required.
This app is one of best application which allows us to watch IPL live for free. You can watch IPL live on Thop TV is know it's named weird but never mind so this app is completely free you can watch all Indian Channels at Free of Cost. Basically, you can watch IPL in any language like Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and more. This application isn't available on the play store because the App Violates Google's Policy. But you can download this app from hera.
This app isn't available on the Play store because of the strict rule of Google. Basically, this app gets LIVE IPL from hotstar that means it breaks Google policy. But never mind you can download Thop TV from hearing. Also in this app has an advertisement which you can neglect.
Make sure to turn on the Unknown Source feature.
Dissimilar to JioTV by Jio, Airtel had presented it's Airtel TV sometime before. At the season of Release, Airtel TV was Available just through Paid Membership. Be that as it may, after the promotion of Jio, Airtel has also made it's Airtel TV Free to every one of its Users. You should simply have an Airtel Connection. These days, Airtel Offers Free Airtel TV Subscription when somebody energizes Data Pack on their Airtel Number. It also has a Huge Library of Channels and Movies. Also, Airtel TV Offers Contents from many Paid Services like Hoichoi, Addatimes, ZEE5, Hulu, Hook, and so on.
Redbox TV is the most famous Application for Stream IPL Live for free. This App Literally has every one of the Channels from All-over the Globe. From English to Hindi, it has all Channels in its Library. Also, it has an Awesome Collection of Sports Channels. Like Thop TV, Redbox TV is also a Free Streaming App which isn't accessible on PlayStore. Download and Enjoy the App from the Link Given Below.
Make sure to turn on the Unknown Source Option in Settings.
Now, your Installation is completed, You are ready to go.
After knowing these so many ways/apps for watch IPL live for free without taking any premium subscription I'm pretty sure that now you're able to watch IPL live for free. Write down in the comment section below that which application is very useful for you. If you've any doubt or suggestion so also you can write in the comment.


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Michael Buschbacher is counsel at Boyden Gray & Associates, where he focuses on litigating complex and novel issues of environmental, administrative, and constitutional law, as well as advising clients on a wide variety of cutting-edge regulatory issues.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Buschbacher served at the U.S. Department of Justice as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division. There he advised senior Department leadership on the Division's highest-profile environmental and regulatory matters, served as lead counsel on a number of lawsuits and negotiations, and was the principal drafter of significant policy memoranda setting forth the proper scope and procedure for environmental enforcement.
Among other accomplishments at DOJ, Mr. Buschbacher co-led negotiations against Mercedes-Benz, securing a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve Clean Air Act claims that the company had installed emissions control defeat devices on hundreds of thousands of its diesel-powered vehicles. The settlement included an $875 million civil penalty—the second-largest Clean Air Act penalty ever and the largest ever on a per-vehicle basis. Mr. Buschbacher also successfully argued before the D.C. Circuit in defense of a contested NEPA decision-making.
Prior to serving in the government, Mr. Buschbacher was an associate in the D.C. office of Sidley Austin, where he represented clients at all levels of litigation. He was the principal author of dozens of motions and appellate briefs, as well as eight Supreme Court briefs, including a successful petition for certiorari in Beers v. Barr (19-864).
Mr. Buschbacher is a former clerk to Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and to Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Mr. Buschbacher holds a B.A. in Music and Germanic Studies from Indiana University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School, where he was the winner of the A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award and served as an Article Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Law & Public Policy and as a Symposium Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.


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Q: What exactly, is a "day"? I have collected for myself several 'summons' and I'm very interested in trying them out. However, I'm hesitant to do so because they say they can only be used once per day. Well what defines a day? Is this a real-life day or a Southpark day? If it is the latter, then what makes up a Southpark day?
(I suppose I could save, use them and load the previous save, but that would defeat the purpose of asking this question.)

A: A day is determined by completing certain amounts of the main story line.  Eventually in order to progress you'll need the abilities granted by what you get that following night, so it naturally weaves itself in.

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Q: Script for getting CPU utilization of particular cores I am looking for a script for checking CPU utilization of particular CPU Cores. We have 80 cores, We need get CPU utilization percentage for particular 4 cores.

A: You can use dstat:
If your machine has 4 cores. You can do following
dstat -C 0,1,2,3,total
If you only want to see stats for cores 2 and 3 you can do following:
dstat -C 2,3
I'm guessing that with 80 cores you know the ID of the cores you want monitored. Use those values instead.
Or you can use top to dynamically see your core utilization. Run top from term and then press 1
http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/top.1.html
https://linux.die.net/man/1/dstat


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The Secret Circle: Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Brand new Urban Fantasy, so of course we had to check it out right?
The protagonist is Cassie – teenaged girl from California
The episode opens with a prologue with Cassie's mother being attacked and killed in her home by a magic user. I have to say I loved this scene, I haven't seen many great depictions of this kind of sympathetic magic often in Urban Fantasy – and definitely not in Urban Fantasy on television but I loved this – pouring the water to break the water pipes, lighting matches to set fires. I love the idea – and I love the sense of a magic system that has rules and structure rather than just being made up as and when the story demands it. Yes I have the geeky love for this. Unfortunately, this theme doesn't seem to be overly maintained for the rest of the episode.
This leads to Cassie moving in with her grandmother in a whole new town and new school... there follows a series of people out competing themselves for the Creepy Crown with little tricks that kinda coulda be magic.. Unfortunately we're instantly introduced to the resident Mean Girl, Faye (do we always have to have a Mean Girl?) and to the soon-to-be-Scooby-Gang, Adam and Diana.
Mean Girl uses magic to set fire to Cassie's car and lock her in, to try and get Cassie to use her own magic to put it out, though she's rescued by Adam. Daian confronts Faye over it later and the plot thickens – with Cassie there the "circle" is complete and Faye claims it was Cassie's magic that boosted the fire. The two have a show down and lines are drawn - Diana and Faye are set up as clear rivals, possibly for leadership since Diana is Chief Scooby.
The next day Cassie goes into town and meets Diana's father Charlie – and shock, (unbeknownst to her) it's the man who killed her mother! Grandma meets the school headmistress (Faye's mother – that's Mean Girl, keep up) because she's afraid that the kids are... practising
Anyway, Cassie expresses to Diana how weird and creepy everything is and Diana decides to explain this by weirdly luring Cassie to a creepy house out in the woods (Chief Scooby doesn't mean Smart Scooby) where they meet up with Faye, Melissa (The Other One), Nick (Hot Scooby who will take off shirt now and then) and Adam (Love Interest) and reveal that Cassie is a full blooded Witch, just like them. Now come join them in the exposition circle! We learn that each family traces back to the 17th century and they've all been witches each with the special book. But there magic is limited unless the Circle is complete – 1 person from each of the 6 families. And Cassie brings them to 6 – Go Scoobies! Except Mean Girl is, well, Mean Girl and Cassie runs away.
Adam catches up with her and exposition time continues – their parents also had a circle and it all went wrong, people died and not witchcraft is verboten! Cassie continues to disbelieve so Adam, who apparently is in possession of the Scooby Clue (I think they only have 1 between them, since the rest clearly don't have a clue at all) decides to show her magic rather than trying to calmly explain to her that fairy tales are real (and that spending time with Mean Girl is somehow a good idea). But, lo' they almost kiss and ruin the lovely magic effect (Alan Ball, note that this may be yet another show that spends more on special effects than True Blood. C'mon man, the CW's outspending you!) promising for more drama later since Adam is Chief Scooby's boyfriend (of 3 years no less... and some floating water makes you move to the new girl? Damn man doesn't take much does it?) and Cassie continues to run off.
We return to the Scooby Gang, Mean Girl is being Mean Girl and Chief Scooby wants to perform a ritual to control their powers since they're all so much stronger with Cassie there. Mean Girl disagrees and Chief Scooby, well, perhaps would have a better job as Chief Scooby if she didn't have that stick rammed so firmly up her posterior.
Cassie, deciding she just hasn't had enough creepy, goes to the Boathouse (generic hang out spot) to meet Ethan, Adam's drunken father who loved Cassie's mother (keep up guys!) and loved Cassie's mother and believes they were fated to be together. As Adam and Cassie are, apparently. Then Charlie shows up (the one who murdered Cassie's mum, Diana's father – are you confused yet?) to add even more creepy. Adam shows and Cassie runs again. Later on, Charles threatens Ethan for being too chatty and half drowns him before going to see Dawn, (the Headmistress at the school and Faye's mother) and revealing they know Cassie has power and they have plans for it.
Diana catches up with Cassie and we have another exposition round up. 16 years ago there was an accident, though probably not, that killed many members of the old Circle, including Cassie's father. All the while Faye is on a power trip and starts the big storm of doom she can't control – at which point Cassie steps forward and reveals her Super Chosen One status and stops it. Then, like every Chosen One before her she decides that she wants no part in these awesome super powers.
She goes home, looks at her starry ceiling (which is kind of awesome actually) and sees a secret compartment in her fireplace – inside is her family's magic book, and a letter from her mother saying she has power and maybe keeping her ignorant was a bad idea (y'think?). Oh and people are gonna come and get her for her power – DUM DUM DUM.
Ok, first impressions:
It's a little confusing with all the relationships and a large cast of characters that we've been introduced to very quickly, but I think it'll quickly become something we get used to and they should all fall into place. I do feel there's going to be a lot of behind the scenes plotting and backbiting and friendship manipulation... which can be done well, but usually isn't. I'd rather have more magical, fantastic drama against the Forces of Evil (dramatic voice) than lots of interpersonal politics, angst and spats. I think that there was a lot to introduce in a very short time
It's intriguing but I can feel a lot of tropes coming on. The lost heroine with the tragic past (dead parents) who is the Chosen One with Uber Super powers but has no idea of her Heritage but is Hunted by the Big Bad. Maybe I'm cynical (hah, I know I'm cynical) but I think a lot of this show is going to walk down some very well trodden paths. I don't think it's going to be bad – but nor do I think it's going to be original either. That's not an automatically bad thing, and I'm glad it hasn't gone down the old highschool drama path – but I'm still not ready to be excited or enthusiastic about it. I'm intrigued enough to keep watching.
Inclusion-wise – well, other than some some POC for the obligatory crowd scenes in school corridors, we're not looking at much inclusion on any level. We'll see how it develops
Labels: 3 Fangs, CW, magic, the secret circle, Witches
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