JoAnna was extremely helpful in helping us find our new home in such a short amount of time. She was very professional and knowledgeable about real estate. She was always available and answered all of our questions immediately. JoAnna was never pushy and truly showed that she cared about finding us the right home for our family. She definitely went the extra mile for us. We would recommend JoAnna and Gail to anyone who is looking to purchase or sell a home. It was a pleasure working with them!
JoAnna and Gail know the real estate business extremely well. They used their expertise to help me navigate through all the hurdles associated with buying a home, which was especially difficult for me logistically since I was an out-of-state buyer. They were always responsive to my calls and never lost their patience with me until I finally found what I was looking for. And during the walk-thru on the day of closing, they were wonderful. They found some problems that were not flagged during the home inspection. I was then able to use this information as a negotiating point at closing.
JoAnna and Gail helped us sell our home and buy a bigger home for our family. These ladies are the best! They have been honest, hardworking, and a pleasure from beginning to end. They came in as a team and work that way. One of them is always available to answer a question, or solve a problem. True professionals, they assist you in showing your home and figuring out what you need in a new home. They are well informed on all the costs through the process. Their service is very personal, my kids know and love them. They helped my kids decorate their room!!! Would recommend them 100%!
My fiancée and I were first time home buyers. JoAnna was very knowledgeable and helped us throughout the process answering all our questions. She guided us through the process as a friend more than just a realtor. She was great helping us as we looked at different houses. JoAnna made sure we found a house that we would love as our home! JoAnna and Gail are the team to go with and I'm glad we got to work with them.
We had just started thinking about moving when we found the house of our dreams and had not even put our home up for sale. We were impressed with the team from the start; it seemed like they had our old home up for sale and listed on all the websites overnight. I actually lost count of the number of showings we had. It did not take long for us to receive multiple offers. In addition they were able to help us negotiate and ultimately buy the house we had targeted. They are both very knowledgeable of the local market as well as the real estate process in general. They both give a lot of themselves to the process and honestly care about making their clients happy. Having said that they are also not afraid to tell you like it is which I for one really appreciated. If you are in the market or even thinking about it, don't waste your time with other realtors. Just give JoAnna and Gail a call.
As a first time home buyer, the amount of hesitations and unknowns that come along with the process are endless. I personally felt like JoAnna guided me the whole way as a friend not my realtor. She made sure I met every deadline and always offered help to reach them. She would answer every single email, text and phone call immediately. She went above and beyond all my expectations. I promise any experience with JoAnna and Gail will be a pleasant one.
Both Gail and JoAnna are excellent realtors. My husband and I are very glad that we got to work with them. They are always on top of things. They are very knowledgeable and helpful and are always able to provide additional assistance when necessary to help smooth the selling process. We would definitely work with them again.
JoAnna and Gail go the extra mile and then some, they both are so personal and warm, and they will give you the facts and let you know exactly what you need to do. Ronni and I went back and forth about realtors, but in the end we listened to them, we chose them because we felt that they cared about selling our house, and going the extra mile…. and believe us…they did. They did exactly what they said they would do. YOU can trust Gail and JoAnna, they won't let you down. Absolutely amazing that they sold our house for the price and the time frame given, especially given the market today. (We also had extra circumstances being that we relocated in the middle of selling this house, no matter…the girls were on it!) These ladies know their stuff and they will meet your needs and guide you in the right direction to sell your home. If you need more info…contact them and they can give you my info…happy to talk to anyone with any hesitations. I will hire them again if ever need be!!!! First and forever!!!!!
As first time homebuyers and relocating from NYC with children we sat with a handful of realtors. We decided we liked JoAnna's knowledge of the area and market and her straight talking honesty. We met Gail along the way and she brought her qualities into the mix as well and with both ladies on our side it made things so much easier to walk through for the first time. Their patience with us was greatly appreciated because we were lost in the beginning. We never once felt they were trying to put us in a home that was out of our league or pushed us to settle for what was available at the time. I can say that after looking at a few homes JoAnna put the brakes on us and took us to a couple of homes she felt were what we wanted. Well, she nailed it and not too long after we were on our way to closing on our first home. Exactly what we wanted and without all of the stress. Not only would we recommend these ladies to handle one's real estate needs (and we have) we wouldn't hesitate to call them again for our own. It was a pleasure.
We sold in 6 days after signing the contract with JoAnna and Gail. We received 2 bids in addition to two additional parties very interested in the month of December! Need I say more? I never thought that we would sell so fast. They work together as a partnership… and they work very hard. I was impressed and amazed at their dedication in getting our home sold. I highly recommend them.
As a first time homebuyer, I felt it was really important to find a real estate agent that took the time to both explain things to me and frequently show me different types of houses to help me better decide on the features most important to my husband and me. What were our "must-haves" versus our "wish list" items? My husband also had a house that we needed to sell, that we had previously tried for over a year to sell with another agent and then on our own. This was also a house ideal for a very specific pool of buyers.
We found our real estate agent, Gail Szeluga, who we used for both buying and selling, through a chance match up when calling Weichert to see one of the their listings. Gail was everything I could have asked for as an agent to a first time homebuyer. First of all, from the start of our listing going on the MLS, she sold our "unsellable" house within 11 days. She guided us through each step of the hectic real estate process for both buying and selling. Gail told us how to get our house presentable for showings and used her expertise to guide us through attorney review (what requests were reasonable) until we had that long awaited sold sign on our front lawn! She was available so often to go look at houses with me that I felt like her only client. She was never pushy, but did give me her honest opinions based on the needs and wants she knew my family had. She stuck with us through our many offers that were turned down, keeping our morale up, until together, we found the perfect house!
Our new baby girl wouldn't have had the perfect room, in the perfect house to come home to if it wasn't for Gail Szeluga, and this letter is the least I can write to say thank you!
JoAnna is great! She cares and takes care of everything. Awesome to work with, will use her services again.
JoAnna and Gail were great to work with in terms of selling my house, particularly in a down housing market. JoAnna and Gail were very helpful, keeping me up to date on my home sale. Would use them again to buy or sell a house.
Gail and JoAnna did a great job for us in a difficult market. They were always energetic and resourceful and always willing to go the extra mile. They even took care of our dogs to enable showings that we might otherwise have had to pass on because we were not there to handle the dogs. When our daughter said she wanted to sell her house we directed her to Gail and JoAnna. They delivered for her too, getting her a good price in a short period of time.
JoAnna helped us find our home in Meadow Creek and she was just wonderful. Working with JoAnna to find a home is more like spending time with a friend than working at finding a home. She makes it effortless. I highly recommend JoAnna, she is honest and trustworthy.
JoAnna helped to make the selling of our home a positive and profitable experience. She simplified the selling process by taking an enormous amount of responsibility for the details. JoAnna scheduled potential buyers, electrical/plumbing inspections, and even the buyer's home inspector when she, herself, could be present. She provided us with numerous recommendations for how to make our home ready for sale. JoAnna is a true pleasure to work with. In choosing her to be your realtor, you will have a professional who truly has your best interests in mind.
We worked with Gail to purchase our first home in April 2012. Gail was extremely knowledgeable on the local market and a pleasure to work with. She gave us great advice and found us exactly the home we were looking for. We look forward to working with her in the future.
JoAnna and Gail performed excellent in marketing my house in Morganville, NJ in 2011. Their assistances were more than just the normal marketing and open house routines. They provided excellent recommendation in pricing of the house and assistances in buyer's home inspection and home appraisal processes. They even interfaced with the township in filing for the CO and helped in correcting the deficiency in the past building permits. I will hire them again if I have another house to sell in New Jersey.
JoAnna Siminerio and Gail Szeluga we two of the greatest realtors I have ever met! From our initial meeting, they were very excited about working with me and my family during such a difficult time in our lives, selling our home due to job relocation. Both ladies were very knowledgeable of all the governmental requirements and relocation programs. Because they had previous experience, they were able to provide additional guidance to us as customers.
They were very thorough, patient and persistent whether if it was for a CO inspection, appraisals or showing the home. Their professionalism, tenacity and determination always came through on everything they did for us or on our behalf. Their expertise and dedication to us as a customer allowed us to be at peace while they were selling our home while we were relocated in a new state. They are exceptional realtors and I would highly recommend them for anyone who need great dedicated realtors!!!
JoAnna and Gail sold our home in the woods in Marlboro. We were in Florida and they took care of everything for us. They were always available and professional and lovely to deal with.
I can't imagine having a better experience than having them represent us and our house. Even to the point that our attorney was drunk at our closing and JoAnna basically took care of everything he couldn't do.
I would recommend them to anyone who needs to buy or sell their home.
My husband and I were first time home buyers moving from Brooklyn, NY to Manalapan. We were nervous, scared, excited, and had a million and one questions along the way. Johanna stuck with us throughout the whole process. She answered my calls early in the morning till late at night. If she wasn't available to take my calls, she always called me back as soon as possible.
JoAnna and Gail are extremely professional, friendly, and honest. They really took the time to get to know me and know what I was looking for in a house. The home buying process was very stressful and if it wasn't for JoAnna I think I would have pulled all my hair out. She educated me so much throughout the process and really fought for us when making our purchase. She helped us deal with the sellers, lawyers, and banks. She never left our side.
Our relationship did not end after we closed. She continues to be a wonderful friend and resource when I have questions about events, doctors, and businesses in the area. These ladies won't just find you a house, they will find you a home. They will welcome you to the area with open arms.
Thank you JoAnna and Gail for all your hard work and for caring about me and my family.
JoAnna and Gail are the most knowledgeable, helpful, experienced, diligent, honest and hardworking real estate professionals I have ever worked with (and I've worked with quite a few in the past) They take their time to understand your needs (be it either a buyer or a seller) and really work hard for you. Then, they make the whole process to be extra smooth and painless, from signing of the contract all the way through the closing day. If there were more real estate professionals, like them, available on the market then buying/selling real estate would have been so much easier. I highly recommend JoAnna and Gail for their excellent work!
My husband and I were extremely picky buying our first home. Gail was always available, honest, and most of all patient with us. We had a wonderful buying process with Gail that I went to real estate school. When we purchase out next home it would not be with anyone but Gail. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a honest and straightforward real estate agent.
We moved to Manalapan in June 2012 after finding a wonderful home with the help of JoAnna Siminerio and Gail Szeluga!! We loved working with them throughout the whole buying process! JoAnna knew the type of home I wanted, and she did a great job in finding it for me! We were first time home buyers and they were very diligent with answering all of our questions and concerns all the way through closing. I called JoAnna at all hours of the day AND NIGHT, and she was always available to help me deal with the bank and lawyers.
Home buying is a very stressful time and I don't know how I would have survived without these women!
JoAnna and Gail took care of it all! Including staging, pricing, marketing, negotiating, certificate of occupancy right up to the closing of our home!
We heard that selling a home would be stressful, but working with these ladies made it seem easy! It didn't stop there! Their patience in working with our family to find our next home was incredible!
They were always comforting and patient even when it seemed we would never find the right home.
I wanted to take a minute to say how very pleased i am with the level of service i have been getting from both Gail and JoAnna.
I moved out of state and left the whole process up to them .They have gone over and above what anyone could expect from any sales agents.
If not for these two angels I would not know what to do. They have made service appointments, CO appointments and repairs to the home to get it sold.
Thank you for having such a great team at Weichert of Manalapan.
Buying a home in New Jersey was so convenient and stress free thanks to JoAnna and Gail. They were professional and helpful with every detail. I could not have asked for more courteous and well informed agent!
I am trying to come up with words that can describe how grateful I am that you handled the sale of my home.
What you did for me was over and beyond what anyone would expect from a realtor, it was amazing. You emotionally got me through a very difficult time in my life, kept me calm, you always were focused and in control, and for all this I cannot thank you enough.
When I have told friends and family about how you have been taking care of the many obstacles, they all were amazed and said I have a real "angel" working for me. "Angel" is probably the best word to describe you.
Gail, Thank you for going above and beyond the call of duty. We love our house warming gift. You are the best!
We can't say enough good things about our experience in working with Gail and JoAnna to sell our home. We were forced to move as part of a government relocation program. We were nervous about the complicated process and concerned about not being able to realize the full potential of our home's value due to challenges in the economy and the time constraints dictated by the relocation company. With their commitment, superior marketing and expert knowledge of the real estate market, JoAnna and Gail put our fears to rest and sold our home faster and for more money than we ever expected!
Gail, Thank you so much for all your help in finding and buying my new home. You were always available, always cheerful, patient with my children and always helpful without being pushy or overbearing. That made the process easier and more pleasant. I really enjoyed our time together…..I wish you much success and will certainly recommend you to my friends.
I am so thankful for JoAnna.
Honestly, there aren't enough words to describe what a wonderful, professional, caring, and loyal agent JoAnna is. She listed my home and from my first meeting with her, I knew I made the right decision. She was always open and considerate. Advertising my home, open houses, and brokers opens were always done as promised. JoAnna went above and beyond with the sale of my home. Thank you JoAnna!!!
Thanks to JoAnna and Gail for selling my old place so fast. Kinda threw us for a loop for a while because it was so quick!


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Juan Rodolfo Sánchez Gómez (Toluca de Lerdo, Estado de México; 24 de julio de 1971) es un político y maestro mexicano,  presidente municipal de Toluca desde el 1 de enero de 2019. Ejerce la docencia de manera ininterrumpida en diversas universidades e instituciones de educación superior desde hace  veinte años y ha sido socio fundador y miembro de diversas organizaciones de asistencia privada, académicas, empresariales y religiosas.

Orígenes y estudios
Nació en Toluca, Estado de México. Realizó sus estudios de licenciatura en derecho en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México,de historia y una maestría de filosofía en la Universidad Iberoamericana. Ha sido profesor de diversas disciplinas de la Filosofía del Derecho, Filosofía Política, así como de Derecho Constitucional en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México y en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, comenzando su labor docente en mil novecientos noventa y dos.

Carrera profesional
Desde 1992 inició su carrera como consultor jurídico de diversas empresas del Valle de Toluca. En el año de 1994 obtuvo su primer crédito con el que inició una empresa procesadora de maderas, y en 1996 comenzó su trayectoria como productor agropecuario y ganadero. Actualmente es uno de los productores más grandes de avena forrajera y alfalfa en el Valle de Toluca. Es productor de ganado vacuno y caballar, encabezando la primera yeguada en México orientada a la recuperación del antiguo caballo criollo del país. Desde hace años se dedica al desarrollo de vivienda residencial media.

Participación social
Fue socio y ocupó cargos directivos a nivel local y nacional de la Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana. Cuando era estudiante universitario, fue dirigente del Movimiento de Estudiantes y Profesionistas en Toluca. En el año de 1992, fue miembro y director fundador de la Unión Social de Empresarios de México Valle de Toluca, A.C. en la ciudad de Toluca, al lado de diversos y reconocidos empresarios de esa ciudad. Es miembro fundador del Banco de Alimentos Cáritas de la Ciudad de Toluca , miembro del consejo fundador de la Sociedad de Ex-alumnos de la Universidad Iberoamericana en el Valle Toluca Atlacomulco y actualmente preside el patronato del Centro de Integración Juvenil del Valle de Toluca que colabora anualmente con decenas de miles de personas en el tratamiento de adicciones.

Participación política
Participó como voluntario en la campaña de Manuel Clouthier en 1988 y en la municipal del PAN de 1993. Se hizo miembro adherente del Partido Acción Nacional en 1989 y es miembro activo de ese instituto político desde el año 2004. En el año de 1998, junto a otros empresarios, fundó Amigos de Fox en el valle de Toluca para respaldar al entonces precandidato de Acción Nacional a la presidencia de la república, Vicente Fox Quezada. Ha contendido como candidato de mayoría en cuatro campañas políticas. Coordinó exitosamente la campaña municipal, la distrital local y la distrital federal de Metepec, México en el dos mil. Ese mismo año fue elegido diputado federal suplente. Se desempeñó como secretario del Ayuntamiento de Toluca hasta el año dos mil dos. Electo diputado local por el primer distrito del Estado de México en el año dos mil tres, fue designado coordinador del grupo parlamentario del Partido Acción Nacional en el Estado de México en la quincuagésima quinta legislatura, en la que fue elegido por unanimidad Presidente de la Gran Comisión, Presidente de la Junta de Coordinación Política y Presidente del Congreso del Estado.

Diputado local
Como diputado local, coordinó e impulsó la reforma de la Ley Orgánica del Poder Legislativo, cumplimentando su única promesa de campaña: la desaparición de la Gran Comisión después de ciento ochenta años de existencia, con el fin de construir condiciones de mayor representatividad y equidad al interior del congreso del estado, creándose la Junta de Coordinación Política; fue aprobada la creación de la Ley de Transparencia y del instituto respectivo; la desaparición de la Contaduría General de Glosa y la creación del Órgano Superior de Fiscalización; la reforma del Instituto Electoral del Estado de México, así como la nueva integración del consejo del instituto, considerado el más independiente de los últimos años, así como la implantación de los juicios orales en el sistema judicial del estado. Todas estas iniciativas formaron parte de la agenda legislativa, promovida por el grupo parlamentario del Partido Acción Nacional en esa legislatura.

Presidente Municipal de Toluca
En el año 2006 ganó la elección que lo convirtió en uno de los alcaldes más jóvenes de la ciudad de Toluca, con la votación más alta registrada en una elección municipal para el Partido Acción Nacional en ese municipio. Entre sus acciones, destacan las obras de mejoramiento del Centro Histórico de Toluca, que implicaron la recuperación de espacios públicos, la creación de museos gracias a la inversión del Grupo Modelo como el Museo de Ciencia e Industria (MUMCI), el remozamiento de templos y edificios históricos, la creación y rehabilitación de plazas y monumentos, la iluminación escénica de sitios de valor histórico o monumental, así como el mejoramiento de áreas para peatones, personas con capacidades diferentes y vehículos, así como infraestructura vial, puentes vehiculares y peatonales en las zonas periféricas del centro de la ciudad; la extensa rehabilitación de buena parte de la infraestructura hidráulica y sanitaria de la zona urbana; la reforestación con el récord nacional de árboles plantados por una gestión municipal, prosperando a la fecha tres millones y medio de poco más de cinco millones de árboles sembrados en la falda norte del nevado de Toluca o Xinantécatl, lo que permitió al municipio de Toluca concursar por el Premio Nacional del Medio Ambiente; la creación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Toluca, dirigida desde entonces por el maestro Gerardo Urbán, así como la que fue, quizá, la acción más reconocida por la sociedad toluqueña y que permitió a la gestión municipal recibir del Congreso del Estado por el impacto político, económico y social, el primer lugar del Premio Estatal de Políticas Públicas, calificado por académicos de las instituciones más reconocidas de educación superior en la entidad, entre los municipios más poblados, consistente en la reubicación de veintiocho mil comerciantes informales de una zona semicéntrica, a su nueva ubicación periférica, fuera del casco urbano, resolviendo un problema de casi cuarenta años de existencia. El operativo fue calificado en términos de libertades y respeto a la integridad de las personas como impecable por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estado de México.

Declinó al final de su gestión encabezar una candidatura a una diputación federal, con el fin de terminar su período y concluir todas las acciones y obras de su gobierno, siendo en décadas el único alcalde de Toluca en terminar sin interrupciones ni licencias su periodo. Uno de los principales medios escritos de la ciudad y el más antiguo en circulación, El Sol de Toluca, constantemente criticó la gestión de Sánchez Gómez, en voz de su director general, el periodista Rafael Vilchis Gil de Arévalo, calificó al alcalde que terminaba en la columna editorial del director el día en que se celebró el cambio de administración, como uno de los tres mejores alcaldes en los últimos sesenta años en la vida de Toluca, al lado de los presidentes Felipe Chávez (1950-1956 y 1958-1961) y Alfonso Gómez de Orozco (1967-1970).

Contendió nuevamente como candidato a presidente municipal en el año 2015, en una elección que además de ser la primera en ser cuestionada ante tribunales en la historia de Toluca, derivó en una serie de impugnaciones legales y actos masivos de protesta, después de que el día de la elección se "cayera" el sistema estando arriba en las preferencia por más de nueve puntos, aplazándose con ello el conteo de los votos e incluso la entrega respectiva de la constancia de mayoría. Al final, el triunfo le fue dado al candidato de la alianza PRI, Nueva Alianza y Partido Verde.

El corolario de su actividad administrativa municipal tristemente se dio con el final de su último encargo con problemas de nómina con los empleados especialmente de los servicios generales un alto número de despidos y la falta de pago por meses después de la elección de junio del 2022 a trabajadores de limpia que culminó con manifestaciones descargando la basura del día sobre Paseo Matlazincas.

Otras áreas de interés en su trayectoria
Formó parte del equipo de salto hípico de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, practicando las artes ecuestres de manera ininterrumpida desde hace veinticinco años, complementando este deporte con otras actividades y quehaceres como la investigación histórica en cuatro líneas de investigación: la conquista de México, la guerra americana y la pérdida de los antiguos territorios del norte, la guerra de Reforma y el periodo de la persecución religiosa y la guerra cristera. Esta última línea de investigación lo ha llevado a archivos y sitios de valor documental, al encuentro con muchos actores y testigos de la persecución religiosa y la Cristiada, y a la ejecución de diversos trabajos que le permitieron, por citar un ejemplo, identificar, exhumar y entregar a familiares y antiguos soldados cristeros los restos del general Enrique Gorostieta Velarde, reconstruyendo las rutas de su quehacer militar, así como de otros guerreros de la época. En torno a este interés temático, Juan Rodolfo Sánchez Gómez fungió con otros empresarios como coproductor del filme épico Cristiada, considerado la primera gran superproducción cinematográfica de México, la de mayor costo e impacto en la historia del cine mexicano. Respecto a la guerra americana y la pérdida de los antiguos territorios del norte de México, actualmente prepara una secuencia en texto y fotografía, producto de un largo proceso de investigación, que lo llevó a las ciudades, pueblos, villas, haciendas, ranchos, misiones, presidios, asentamientos indígenas y parajes del antiguo norte del país, atravesando en diversas etapas los viejos territorios que hoy forman parte del sur de Estados Unidos, así como los desiertos de la región norte de Sonora y sur de Arizona, toda la sierra Tarahumara, el enorme desierto de Chihuahua-Coahuila-Texas, una de las reservas salvajes más grandes del mundo hoy día, y otros parajes de alto valor histórico, etnológico y natural. Considera la guerra de Reforma como un momento clave en el proceso de la organización política, mitohistórica y administrativa de México, por lo que actualmente se encuentra en el proceso de acopio de material con el fin de ofrecer algunas reflexiones y puntos de vista alternativos a las versiones más conocidas de esa etapa histórica,es prieto. En el terreno de la filosofía se interesa específicamente por la filosofía política y la filosofía del derecho.

Trayectoria
Ha sido productor agrícola y ganadero. Es catedrático de la Facultad de Derecho de la UAEM y lo fue también de la Universidad Terranova. En los últimos años se ha dedicado al trabajo académico y a la colaboración en proyectos empresariales y cinematográficos.

La carrera política de Juan Rodolfo Sánchez Gómez se ha desarrollado en el Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). En el año 1999 se involucró en la campaña de José Luis Durán rumbo a la elección de Gobernador en el Estado de México. En el año 2000 coordinó con gran éxito la campaña con la que el Ingeniero Marcos Álvarez Malo Bustamante obtuvo la presidencia municipal de Metepec.

Posteriormente fue secretario del Ayuntamiento de Toluca durante la administración 2000-2003, en este periodo fue también diputado federal suplente. En el 2003 resultó elegido como diputado por el Distrito I del Estado de México con sede en Toluca, se le designó como coordinador del Grupo Parlamentario del PAN en la LV Legislatura. Le correspondió ser el último Presidente de la Gran Comisión del Congreso del Estado de México y el primero de la Junta de Coordinación Política de esta Cámara de Diputados y finalmente, Presidente de la LV Legislatura Estatal.

En el año 2006 obtuvo el triunfo en las elecciones por la Presidencia Municipal de Toluca. Durante su administración destaca la reubicación de 22 mil comerciantes del Tianguis del Mercado Juárez en las inmediaciones de la Terminal de Toluca hacia un predio ubicado en la carretera Toluca – Palmillas en la colonia Aviación Autopan, mejorando la calidad de vida de los colonos de la zona, agilizando la vialidad de toda la ciudad y detonando la actividad económica de la zona norte del municipio.

Esta acción le mereció a Toluca el reconocimiento por parte de la LVI Legislatura del Estado de México con el Primer Lugar en Políticas Públicas, distintivo que se otorga a los gobiernos que impulsan acciones benéficas de gran impacto, determinantes para el cambio positivo de la vida de los ciudadanos. haberlas obtenido de una fuente que las publicó de forma explícita bajo una licencia compatible con la CC BY-SA o en el dominio público.

La administración de Juan Rodolfo Sánchez Gómez realizó la mayor inversión en seguridad pública en Toluca de las últimas décadas. Se adquirieron más de 200 patrullas y se incrementó el cuerpo de seguridad que pasó de 370 a más de mil cien policías con turnos de ocho horas, se compró armamento y se capacitó a los elementos con la profesionalización de su servicio en la Academia de Policía en Toluca.

Estas acciones se encaminaron a una estrategia que garantizaba la presencia de elementos de seguridad dedicados a la vigilancia de cada colonia y sector del municipio, las 24 horas y los 365 días del año garantizando a las familias el auxilio cercano y oportuno de los policías, inhibiendo así la comisión de hechos delictivos.

Promover el desarrollo económico del municipio fue prioridad para la administración 2006 - 2009, muestra de ello es la certificación de la colocación de 40 mil personas de a través del servicio Municipal de Empleo, cifra récord para una administración municipal que actuó de manera solidaria y responsable a favor de la economía de las familias de Toluca. También se reactivó la actividad económica del centro de la ciudad con eventos como las ventas nocturnas de fin de año, la promoción de eventos artísticos y culturales entre ellos "Festiva Toluca", que con la presentación de artistas nacionales e internacionales, congregó en la plaza de los mártires a más de 400 mil personas.

En obra pública, destacan la construcción del puente Vicente Guerrero que brinda un cruce seguro a cientos de estudiantes universitarios; la planeación del puente de la intersección de Paseo Tollocan y Venustiano Carranza, obras de pavimentación y reencarpetamiento en las calles evitando los molestos baches para la ciudadanía.

Se realizó el cambio la tubería de agua potable de todo el centro de la ciudad que tenía más de 50 años de antigüedad, garantizando con ello el abasto oportuno de agua y la prevención de fugas. Se instaló el drenaje profundo de la Avenida Comonfort evitando con ello las molestas inundaciones.

Se recuperó la imagen de parques, jardines y plazas públicas como el parque Zaragoza, la Plaza España, la Plaza Ángel María Garibay, la Alameda y el Parque Vicente Guerrero, retirando obstáculos visuales para hacerlos más seguros. En las delegaciones municipales, se amplió la red de alumbrado público y de agua potable.

Como iniciativas de protección a la flora y fauna local, se plantaron más 36 mil árboles en la capital mexiquense y un millón más en la zona del Nevado de Toluca.

Candidato a presidente municipal de Toluca
Juan Rodolfo Sánchez Gómez renunció a la posibilidad de elegirse como diputado federal y prefirió concluir el encargo que como alcalde de Toluca le había conferido la ciudadanía. En 2015 fue elegido candidato del Partido Acción Nacional a la Presidencia Municipal de Toluca y contenderá en las próximas elecciones del 7 de junio.
Fue derrotado por Fernando Zamora Morales, candidato de la Coalición "De la Mano con la gente"

En 2018, volvió a contender para la Alcaldía de esa localidad, incorporándose a las filas de MORENA, saliéndose del PAN en el 2017, resultando electo frente a su adversario de la Coalición Por Toluca al Frente, Gerardo Pliego Santana, y de su antiguo adversario, el priista Fernando Zamora Morales; para el periodo 2019-2021.

Véase también
 Elecciones estatales del Estado de México de 2006
 Elecciones estatales del Estado de México de 2018

Referencias

Miembros del Partido Acción Nacional
Presidentes municipales de Toluca

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Suffering From Guilt Who Suffers More From Guilt In The Book "The Scarlet Letter"
Find Another Essay On Suffering from Guilt Who suffers more from guilt in the book "The Scarlet Letter"
1881 words - 8 pages desire and ensuing frustration every blameworthy soul has a righter of wrongs, or someone who would like to be, to make their lives miserable in the name of justice. In the end, Chillingworth is just the townspeoples' hypocrisy put to extremes, and the so called puritans are no more righteous than his power hungry demise. When Pearl finishes her job as a supernatural chastiser, and the golden threads of the scarlet letter begin to oxidize, finally the ones who never forget the lengthy work of guilt and shame are its authors. Works Cited Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Fine Creative Media, Inc, 2003.


A year after the United States persuaded allies to launch a campaign to spur democratic change in the Islamic world, the Bush administration faces growing criticism for failing to follow through or get tough enough with Arab governments, according to Arab activists, Middle East analysts, human rights experts and even some on its own foreign policy staff.
Some Arab democrats say they are increasingly skeptical about U.S. promises to end six decades of tolerating the political order in the Arab world, including strong alliances with authoritarian governments such as those in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
"There is growing concern among advocates of democracy in the region that the United States may not be serious," said Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a leading democrat who has been jailed by the Egyptian government and is now a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. The United States is sending "mixed signals" and doing "too little, too late" on key issues, he said. Other activists who initially praised the administration's strong words say they now fear the statements were empty rhetoric.
Funding for the top U.S. democracy program -- the Middle East Partnership Initiative -- has decreased since 2003, when President Bush first urged regional reform. Funding dropped from $100 million for 2003 to $74 million for 2005, in part because of congressional cutbacks, U.S. officials say.
The Broader Middle East Initiative launched by Bush last year at the Group of Eight summit of industrialized nations is also under fire from some U.S. officials involved in the effort, which has been largely limited to a meeting of Western and Arab officials at the Forum for the Future in Morocco last year. One official called it a "gigantic gabfest . . . I don't know anyone who thinks this is a serious way to promote reform."
U.S. officials say that they are working on reform behind the scenes with Arab allies. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to give a major speech on democracy during her trip this month to the region, possibly in Egypt.
"In order to advance the reform agenda, governments and societies must believe that we're serious and, therefore, the message has to be echoed at every level. It's most important that they hear it from the top," Deputy Assistant Secretary of State J. Scott Carpenter said yesterday. "If they don't hear it from the president or secretary of state, then there will be questions about how serious we are."
But a report issued yesterday by the Council on Foreign Relations echoes Arab concerns. Many in the Middle East "simply cannot understand why a country whose democratic institutions they so much admire provides political, economic and military aid to absolute monarchs and military dictators," it said.
The report calls on the administration to take major new steps to spur greater momentum. They include helping Arab governments develop "pathways to reform" with benchmarks that will provide a way to measure change, and transferring major U.S. democracy funding from the State Department to independent groups that have more credibility among those who distrust Washington.
The report, prepared by a bipartisan task force co-chaired by former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and former congressman Vin Weber (R-Minn.), urges the administration to warn the region's authoritarian governments that the failure to reform will have serious consequences. It specifically calls for Washington to use financial support as an incentive for political and economic openings. The administration should "take steps to distance itself from governments that refuse over time to recognize the political rights of their citizens," it says.
The State Department countered yesterday that the administration is trying to create diplomatic and political strategies that include concrete steps and achievable milestones. "It's important that governments in the region embrace the agenda. We don't want to be in adversarial relations," Carpenter said. "So we're trying to come up with achievable steps that will produce real reforms -- faster than most governments want but not as fast as local societies want."
The Council report warns that U.S. credibility is still deeply suspect in the region because of the United States' association with undemocratic governments and its largely unsuccessful attempts to reach out to the Arab world. "The United States has done a poor job explaining its policies in the region and spreading its message about democracy and freedom. Washington's public diplomacy strategy needs to be changed," it says.
At a news briefing on the report, project director Steven Cook said the United States is now often perceived to have a double standard on Middle East opposition groups. Washington has backed the new Lebanese coalition, as well as Egyptian democrat Ayman Nour after he was jailed, but has not spoken out on behalf of three jailed dissidents in Saudi Arabia, he said.
The council report also recommends that the administration promote education reform by forming partnerships with local schools and foundations, as well as with European and Asian organizations, to develop teacher-training programs and improve Arab education standards.
That recommendation comes as Human Rights Watch assailed Egypt yesterday for "pervasive repression" that has stifled academic freedom, censored textbooks and outlawed research on controversial issues. The group said President Hosni Mubarak's security forces target students for arbitrary arrest, long detention and harsh punishment for the "peaceful expression of political views."


In lieu of a traditional 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' post-credits scene, Sony inserted a sneak peek of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,' probably the closest thing we'll ever get to a cinematic feature film team-up between the web slinger and mutant supergroup. For those of you who went to see Spidey's latest adventure but didn't want to wait to see that 'X-Men' clip, today's your lucky day -- you can watch the sneak peek right here.
IGN debuted the 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' post-credits preview of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' online, entitled "Who Are You?," which highlights a scene involving Mystique breaking out on her own to battle a younger William Stryker and help out some mutant army brats, including Havok and Toad. Of course, there's plenty more mutants and action to be seen, as both casts of the original 'X-Men' trilogy and the 'First Class' crew join forces.
That said, if you stay till the end of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and use the Shazam app during the credits, you'll be offered a tease of the forthcoming Sinister Six, a villainous team consisting of Spidey's most dangerous adversaries and who will feature in an upcoming spinoff directed and written by Drew Goddard.


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Junior Coaches Get Creative for Fundraiser
Two of the coaches of Greater Omaha Leagues' Junior National Dart team, known as the "Wolfpack", have come up with an interesting way to raise money to help fund the team's trip back to the 2016 NDA Junior National Championships. The two coaches, Matt Winters, of Plattsmouth and Gabe Ahlers, of Louisville have laid out a challenge to the supporters of the team.
If supporters can help the team raise $300.00 before May 14th, 2016 the two coaches have agreed to shoot in the team's May 21st fundraiser Luck of the Draw while wearing make-up. To set an even higher goal, the coaches have said if at least $500.00 is raised they will shoot in that same tournament, but with dresses and shaven legs added to the ensemble.
The team's May 21st event is their last big push towards the goal needed to send the team fully funded back to the NDA Junior tournament in Bloomington, Minnesota this Summer. The event will feature the aforementioned Luck of the Draw dart tournament, a BBQ cookout with meals available for purchase, 50/50 raffle drawings and prize raffle drawings. The event will be held at the team's sponsored home location; the Fraternal Order of Eagles #365 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
This will be the "Wolfpack's" second trip to the NDA Junior National tournament, which was also held in Bloomington, Minnesota last year. Last year, the Wolfpack consisted of Chance Taylor, Kole Gray, Dallas Winters and Trent Record with coaches Steve Garrean Jr. & Matt Winters. Chance Taylor left last year's event with two Junior National Championships; Kole Gray also returned as a National Champion, Dallas Winters finished with a National Runner-up & Winters and Record finished with a 3rd place medal in a Doubles event.
The team definitely set the bar high last year, but expects similar results from this year's team; which has expanded. The Wolfpack now consists of several more players and twice as many coaches. The coaches said that this year's journey back to the Nationals has been tough, but they expect the end result to be worth every minute. They are already scouting for potential members of next year's team...most of their scouting process takes place during the Summer's Tuesday night Adult/Youth Doubles league held at the Eagles in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.

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Movie: "Haymarket"
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 6:30pm
@ West End Museum
Historic New England and The West End Museum present Haymarket, a documentary film directed by Justin Goodstein and produced by Historic New England with the Haymarket Pushcart Association.
Since the 1830s, Boston's Haymarket has served a constant stream of longtime residents, newly arrived immigrants, students, and tourists. Despite economic downturns, the advent of the supermarket, and massive construction projects from the Central Artery to the Big Dig, the Haymarket continues to be an economically vital and colorful gathering place for the city.
The Haymarket film uses photographs and oral history interviews with workers, shoppers, fans, and historians to tell the story of this beloved marketplace. Following the screening, there will be a discussion about Haymarket with filmmaker and photographer Justin Goodstein and Kenneth C. Turino, manager of community engagement and exhibitions at Historic New England.
Stars: Haymarket Pushcart Association
This movie is: Documentary
Director: Justin Goodstein
Cost: $10 ($5 HNE & WEM members)
Movie: "Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man"
(Perlasca: Un eroe italiano)
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 6:30pm
Language: Italian (English Subtitles)
It is the real story of Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti). During the 1920s he was an Italian Fascist supporter, fighting in Africa an in the Spanish civil war where he deserved a safe conduct for Spanish embassies. After some years, disillusioned by fascism, he is a fresh supplier for the Italian army. In the war years he is in Budapest for his business. He lives an easy life there, well introduced into the Hungarian high society, without any problem coming from the war situation. When the Nazi occupied Hungary, in 1944, instead to leave (Italy had already surrendered to the Allies) he escaped to the Spanish embassy in Budapest using his old safe conduct and becoming a Spanish citizen, changing name into Jorge Perlasca. He starts working as a diplomat here. When Sanz Briz (Geza Tordy), the Spanish consul, is removed, Perlasca immediately substitutes him, like if he was officially appointed from Spanish authorities. All the Nazi, the Hungarian authorities believe him. In his new fake assignment, he starts immediately to hide, shield and feed a lot of Jews (thousands!) issuing Spanish (fake of course) safe conducts for the Jews of Sephardic origin. He is in contact with another Hero of that time, Raoul Wallenberg. The two, together with other volunteers, running incredible risks had saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from a tragic death. Incredibly Perlasca succeeded to save two boys directly from the hands of Adolf Eichmann at the train station. This hero, after the war, was completely forgotten, and his story comes out just in the 1980s because some of the Hungarian Jews wanted to meet him again.
Cast: Luca Zingaretti
This movie is: Biographical Drama / History
Cost: FREE (must pre-register)
Movie: "I Am Love "
(Io sono l'amore)
I Am Love tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, and in so doing, surprises everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. However, Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a talented chef. At the heart of Tancredi's family is his wife, Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, Emma's existence is shocked to the core when she falls deeply in love with Antonio and pursues a passionate love affair that will change his family forever.
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti
This movie is: Drama, Romance
Director: Luca Guadagnino
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It's not just for the grill.
Years of persistent acne has resulted in me testing skin treatment after skin treatment promising clearer skin, a more even complexion; and the ensuing realization that I'm sensitive and prone to redness. While my skin seems to have calmed down lately, I still get the occasional cluster of pimples that manifest along my chin, and an annoying smattering of clogged pores that dot my nose.
I decided to give charcoal--touted for its magnet-like ability to attract oils and impurities, and added into everything from facial washes to cleansing sponges--a go, mainly because it seemed gentler than the customary, often irritating ingredients (salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide) in other anti-acne products.
Renowned for its purifying properties, charcoal is used in emergency rooms as a means to remove poisons from the body after drug overdoses, and, less morbidly, in water filters. When used on the skin, it works the same way -- it latches onto icky dirt, grime and bacteria, then wisks it all away as you rinse.
I've been using a charcoal-spiked cleanser (Boscia Detoxifying Black Cleanser) each morning and night, and a mask (Biore Self Heating One Minute Mask) every Sunday evening (while watching the Kardashians), and my skin seems softer, looks brighter, and isn't breaking out. And even though while using the stuff, I look like I emerged, defeated, from some deranged mud-wrestling competition, it may just be exactly what my skin's been looking for. Would you try it?
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Impact of COVID-19 on DCMS sectors: First Report Contents
1.The many and varied sectors under the remit of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are integral to the UK's national life and identity, as well as being vital drivers of economic growth and employment. Yet many parts of these sectors face an existential threat due to Covid-19 and the continued uncertainty that accompanies it. (Paragraph 4)
2.We are concerned that a lack of confidence, and a fear of being in close proximity with people from outside their own household, will affect people's return to group sports, particularly those that take place indoors (such as indoor exercise classes), those that require physical contact (such as rugby), and those that require participants to be in close proximity for extended periods of time (such as rowing). We support requests from the sport sector for clear and effective public messaging from the Government to ensure people feel safe returning to group physical activity. To help to get the UK moving again, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport should fund advertisements, based on the 'This Girl Can' model, using realistic content about how to get back to exercise without fear. In the medium-to-long term, we recommend that DCMS establishes a fund to invest specifically in helping those people whose activity levels have been adversely affected by the lockdown restrictions—including older people, BAME people, disabled people, women, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those unable to access physical activity content online—to ensure that the progress that was being made in physical activity levels within these groups is not set back by Covid-19. (Paragraph 11)
3.The cessation of community sport countrywide during lockdown has hit under-represented groups the hardest. While we welcome the announcement that some recreational sports teams can now resume play, we are concerned about gyms and leisure centres. These facilities act as community hubs, often providing subsidised facilities to those who most need them, but have been the last sport sector to re-open. Following huge levels of uncertainty, it is essential that leisure facilities are protected and have the funds to ensure that the necessary hygiene and social distancing measures can be put in place to re-open fully. The worst outcome would be for local authority funding shortfalls to translate into leisure centre closures; if this were to happen, the Government would risk abrogating its own 2015 Sport Strategy commitment to increase participation in sport by under-represented groups. DCMS's Sport Working Group must work with local councils to ensure necessary funding is in place to preserve leisure centre facilities. This must be done with urgency so that leisure centres are fully operational in August to provide crucial fitness opportunities for children during the school holidays. (Paragraph 15)
4.We recognise the importance of 'horizon-scanning' work to ensuring people maintain and increase their activity levels, which in turn will boost their resilience to the virus. However, smaller organisations are unlikely to have the resources available to collect data, analyse it and then act on that insight. We believe that Sport England is in the best position to continue this work. We call on DCMS to provide Sport England with the necessary resources for it to prioritise data collection, so that long-term indicators can be developed to help the sports sector better understand the needs of its audiences. (Paragraph 17)
5.With no clear messaging from the Government about when spectators can expect to return to sporting events, we support calls from elite sports organisations for the Government to extend its financial assistance for those organisations that are unable to generate revenue until mass gatherings are permitted. We recommend that DCMS works with HM Treasury to identify organisations within the professional sport sector that remain unable to generate revenue until mass gatherings are permitted again, and to ensure that the systems that have helped them survive the crisis thus far, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the VAT and PAYE deferral period, are extended beyond the current cut-off dates, and backdated where they have already come to an end (such as the VAT payments deferral scheme). (Paragraph 22)
6.The current football business model is not sustainable. The Covid-19 crisis has shone a stark light on the financial issues within football, specifically in the leagues below the Premier League. The Premier League is the main income generator of English football. If it does not step up to help the English Football League, many more clubs will follow in Bury FC's footsteps. The EFL needs also to ensure it develops a more sustainable financial model. (Paragraph 27)
7.We firmly believe that football must use its response to the Covid-19 crisis to 'reset'. The crisis has shone a light on the culture of unfair pay in football. The decision by some Premier League clubs to furlough non-playing staff was deplorable, and we welcomed its reversal. Parachute payments must become a thing of the past, and considerable work must be done to advance work on salary caps. DCMS should engage with the Premier League and the EFL to learn lessons from abroad on policies such as salary caps, which may seem radical to those inside UK football, but seem to work well elsewhere. (Paragraph 32)
8.Football must also become more representative. The fact that no Premier League club and virtually no English Football League club has a black owner, Chair or chief executive, is a fundamental inequality at the heart of the game. We do not believe that the voluntary initiative proposed by the FA will motivate clubs to act with sufficient speed. Instead, we recommend that DCMS revises the Code for Sport Governance, adding targets for BAME representation on boards. We also wish to record our dismay at the slow progress in kicking out homophobia from football. It is crucial that everyone involved in the game is clear about the remaining barriers to players coming out. The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to improve a number of areas within football, and to this end we will continue to pursue opportunities in this Parliament to introduce legislation outlawing homophobic chanting at matches. (Paragraph 33)
9.The lack of visibility of women's sport this summer risks undoing work to improve funding for women's elite sport. Cancellation of women's events is likely to reduce the number of women being inspired to take part in sporting activities. In its response to this report, the Government should outline how it intends to support women's sport post-crisis and ensure that, going forward, men's elite sports are not further prioritised at the expense of the women's game. (Paragraph 36)
Culture and the Creative Industries
10.The Department should investigate how the market for recorded music is operating in the era of streaming to ensure that music creators are receiving a fair reward. (Paragraph 44)
11.The Covid-19 crisis presents the biggest threat to the UK's cultural infrastructure, institutions and workforce in a generation. The loss of performing arts institutions, and the vital work they do in communities by spreading the health and education benefits of cultural engagement, would undermine the aims of the Government's 'levelling up' agenda and Arts Council England's next 10-year strategy, and reverse decades of progress in cultural provision and diversity and inclusion that we cannot afford to lose. In addition to the emergency funding already announced, the performing arts need a sector-specific recovery deal that includes continued workforce support measures, including enhanced measures for freelancers and small companies; clear, if conditional, timelines for reopening, and technological solutions to enable audiences to return without social distancing; and long-term structural support to rebuild audience figures and investment in time of economic uncertainty. (Paragraph 51)
12.The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme have been a lifeline for all those in the creative industries who have been eligible for them. However, the closure of the schemes in October and the fact too many self-employed people have missed out on support to date, means the future of our creative workforce remains at significant risk. From October 2020 at the latest, the Government should introduce flexible, sector specific versions of the CJRS and SEISS guaranteed for the creative industries until their work and income returns to sustainable levels. Any such measures should account for the differences in timeframes for the easing of Covid-19 restrictions across the four nations. Support for the self-employed, in particular, should be urgently reviewed and amended so that it covers people who have been excluded to date. The Treasury Committee's report, 'Economic impact of coronavirus: Gaps in support', proposed practical solutions for how this might be achieved, which we endorse. (Paragraph 56)
13.We welcome the Government's commitment to provide £1.57 billion in funding for our cultural and heritage sectors; however, whether it is enough to safeguard the cultural sector will ultimately depend on how long institutions remain closed or subject to social distancing, and we are concerned that freelancers and small companies will continue to fall through the gaps of Government support. It is also regrettable that it took so long for the package to be announced, as the uncertainty inevitably led to closures and redundancies in the cultural sector that might otherwise have been avoided. (Paragraph 59)
14.The Government must learn from the shortcomings of previous support schemes, including those for charities and self-employed people, to ensure this package is tailored to the unique characteristics of the cultural sector and its workers, and reaches them promptly. The Government must recognise the interconnected nature of the cultural sector and should not restrict support to well established, high profile, institutions: it is essential that cultural freelancers and small companies in the creative industries supply chain are also eligible for direct support. To reduce uncertainty, the Government must publish eligibility criteria and application guidance as soon as possible, and ensure that the funding reaches recipients no later than October 2020. (Paragraph 60)
15.To further combat the negative effects of closure, and to stimulate long-term recovery, the Government should introduce other fiscal measures. We recommend the cut in VAT on ticket sales for theatre and live music be extended beyond January 2021, for the next three years. The Government should increase Theatre Tax Relief to 50% for the next three years and broaden the definition of 'core expenditure' in line with the industry's proposals. It should introduce a Music Tax Relief, modelled on existing reliefs such as the Orchestra Tax Relief. The Government should also develop a system to save 'Assets of Cultural Value' along the lines of the regime for 'Assets of Community Value'. This would allow a moratorium on the sale of a building while stakeholders seek an alternative bidder to maintain the asset as a cultural business. The Government should also build on recent 'Agent of Change' planning reform to protect cultural assets by tightening planning regulations around change of use from venues or music studios to residential and other developments. (Paragraph 64)
16.Lessons must be learnt from Arts Council England's emergency funding when it comes to distributing the additional Government support. Support cannot be limited to organisations with a track record of public funding. Although recipients must be able to demonstrate they will use public monies appropriately, such a restrictive criterion risks excluding vital parts of the cultural ecology, including whole sectors that have historically had less engagement with funding bodies such as contemporary music, circus and amateur theatre. In allocating additional sector funding, the Government must ensure support reaches cultural sectors and institutions that are in need, irrespective of whether they have previously received subsidy. It must also ensure an equitable distribution of cultural resources across all parts of the UK—north and south, rural and urban—and support for BAME and disabled artists and audiences. (Paragraph 68)
17.Since lockdown began, we and many others in the cultural sector have been warning DCMS about the challenges of resuming live performance. The £1.57 billion of support from Government will only tide the cultural sector over for so long and will not be sufficient to compensate for a loss of the Christmas season. The Cultural Renewal Taskforce has been slow to demonstrate meaningful progress. The fact it was only established two months after lockdown means valuable planning time for the return of live performance has been lost. Moreover, telling venues they can reopen with just a few days' or weeks' notice does not address the lead times for performance, the challenges of social distancing or the concerns about audience behaviours. To provide more certainty and allow for forward planning the Government should, no later than 1 August, publish 'no earlier than' dates for stage 5 of its plan to reopen performing arts venues. (Paragraph 76)
18.We are concerned that innovative technology-based solutions are being explored across the theatre, sports and festivals sectors without full collaboration between them. This is exactly the issue the Cultural Renewal Taskforce was set up to address. The Cultural Renewal Taskforce must co-ordinate cross-sector work on technological solutions for mass gatherings, ensuring the sports and entertainment sectors work together, alongside NHS Test and Trace, to develop a universal, technological solution to enable the safe return of ticket holders to events. (Paragraph 77)
19.Government must address the urgent need for the UK's cultural industries to be covered by adequate insurance. Without it, efforts to resume filming, touring and live performance are doomed to failure. Alongside working with the insurance industry to introduce a long-term pandemic reinsurance scheme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport should establish an emergency fund to guarantee coverage for TV and film productions, stage productions, concerts and tours interrupted or abandoned due to Covid-19. (Paragraph 79)
20.The issue of quarantine periods is beyond our remit, so we will limit our comments to saying that the timing and guidance about quarantining have been far from clear. Whilst we understand that there was considerable uncertainty around how the pandemic developed internationally, the tourism sector was in limbo for over two months with no certainty as to whether an international visitor market would exist for the rest of 2020. As of July 2020, the Government has announced a list of 'low risk', exempt countries from quarantining on arrival in England. We wholeheartedly support calls for the Department for Culture Media and Sport to work with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Transport to clearly communicate information about international travel agreements to the tourism sector, including the science behind the decisions and the plans for reviewing the effectiveness of the agreements. (Paragraph 83)
21.International tourism to the UK had halved by April 2020 and has continued to decline. Visitor attractions, including museums and galleries, are being hit hard as a result. Not only are these organisations facing an end to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in October, they have also largely depleted their financial reserves and are looking at the prospect of only being able to open at a reduced capacity with social distancing measures in place. Losing these important spaces, and the valuable collections they hold, would be a significant loss to our cultural identity. To secure collections at risk from museum insolvencies, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport should introduce a temporary change to legislation to ensure that if an accredited museum becomes insolvent as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, the institution's collections cannot be liquidated for financial assets for the first 12 months. (Paragraph 88)
22.Seasonal workers in the tourism industry are falling between the cracks in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We recommend that DCMS works with the tourism sector and HM Treasury to review the measures in place to support tourism businesses and seasonal workers to ensure they fully meet the needs of the sector. We repeat the recommendation first made in our report on 'The Covid-19 crisis and charities' that the Government revisit the terms of the furlough scheme in its final few months to allow for greater flexibility for staff to volunteer their time back to their organisations. (Paragraph 95)
23.The capacity constraints that arise from the requirements of social distancing make yield management and smoothing out demand more important than ever. The Eat Out to Help Out programme will help shift some demand to trough days. Doubtless attractions, transport providers and lodgings will re-examine their own promotional programmes to maximise yield in these circumstances, and where relevant, attractions will look at their opening hours/days. DCMS needs to go further in supporting work to reduce the seasonality of the UK tourism industry. This will matter next year, as well as in 2020, due to the problem of booking deferrals and concomitant loss of income for a second year in a row. In its response to this report, DCMS should set out its plans for supporting an extension of the holiday season. As a matter of urgency, DCMS should introduce a Tourism Data Hub to assess visitor intention for 2021 so that the industry can plan ahead for next year. (Paragraph 96)
24.Tourism is an incredibly important force within the UK economy; however, it is more than just the sum of its parts, and it demonstrates vital links to culture, heritage and environmental work. Moreover, tourism is an essential part of many peoples' lives, and the prospect of some time away from home has, we are sure, been a beacon of hope for many people during the lockdown period. We urge DCMS to launch a national campaign to restore consumer confidence in the domestic UK holiday market. If done quickly, there is still time to boost the end of the summer—plus the autumn and 2021—market. Such a campaign will be hugely beneficial in assisting the tourism industry in clawing back some of the business it has lost during the lockdown period and will help to fill the hole left by the sharp decrease in international visitors to the UK. (Paragraph 98)
The role of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
25.Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, vulnerable people across the country have suffered as a result of being excluded from digital services and communication. Yet initiatives to tackle the issue, such as the DevicesDotNow campaign, have been limited by a lack of both direct and charitable funding. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's commitment to tackling digital exclusion and co-ordinating work on it across Government urgently needs to be supported by adequate resource from HM Treasury. (Paragraph 105)
26.We commend the work done by cultural and fitness organisations, both before and during the Covid-19 crisis, to move access to content and facilities online. In the immediate future, DCMS should work with HM Treasury to develop a data voucher scheme, to give those with limited access to the internet due to financial constraints the ability to access online cultural and physical activity content. (Paragraph 107)
27.While we welcome Ofcom's focus on affordability of broadband services, and the measures introduced across the telecoms industry to make websites and mobile data available to those who need it during the Covid-19 outbreak, more needs to be done to support all those experiencing data poverty, and particularly pay-as-you-go users. The Government and Ofcom should work with telecommunications companies to facilitate data gifting and wi-fi sharing. Ofcom's work on affordability of internet connectivity should also tackle the poverty premium associated with pay-as-you-go mobile services. (Paragraph 109)
28.The Government has been too slow to respond to the needs of the sectors under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's remit during the Covid-19 outbreak. In its response, DCMS has been hampered by its overall spending power, a lack of robust data on ineligibility for support and a fundamental misunderstanding across Government of the needs, structures and vital social contribution of sectors such as the creative industries. (Paragraph 114)
29.The Cultural Renewal Taskforce and working groups demonstrate a worrying lack of diversity of representation. To ensure that sectors remain accessible to all as they reopen, it is essential that all decisions and proposals by the Cultural Renewal Taskforce and its working groups are accompanied by full equality impact assessments and monitoring. (Paragraph 115)
30.Forming a 'Creators Council' could boost confidence across the sector and ensure its views are represented at a time when many of the creative industries workforce are struggling to stay in the sector. We recommend that DCMS forms a Creators Council as a mechanism for better dialogue with the creative workforce to understand its needs and viewpoints as we emerge from this crisis. (Paragraph 116)


Come stay at the Douglas Arms and play at Banchory Golf Course. This package includes 2 nights Accommodation & 2 Rounds of Golf.
Come and stay at trendy Banchory Lodge and play some of the finest inland courses on Royal Deeside. Our packages include a choice of 2 rounds of golf, 2 nights accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, sharing a twin or double room, mid-week only.
Course choices include Banchory, Aboyne and Ballater. Cost per person for a 2 night stay including 2 rounds of golf is £210. Additional rounds of golf can be arranged for an additional fee.
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Q: Finding Integral of $y = e^{ax}\sin (bx)$ I was solving questions like $ \int e^{2x} \sin x dx. $ I decided to find the general term for $$\int e^{ax} \sin (bx) $$ which can be directly used in questions like (above).
I hope it helps others :) (Just wanted to share my work. I will appreciate feedback/suggestions or any alternate method available)

A: Method 3
We have $$\int e^{ax} e^{ibx} dx = \frac{e^{ax} e^{ibx}}{a+ib}.$$
Taking the imaginary part yields
$$ \int e^{ax} \sin{bx} dx = \frac{e^{ax}}{a^2+b^2}(a \sin bx - b \cos bx).$$
By taking the real part we also get for free
$$ \int e^{ax} \cos{bx} dx = \frac{e^{ax}}{a^2+b^2}(a \cos bx + b \sin bx).$$

A: What  you have done is very good. As commented by  G. H. Faust, using exponentials make things much simpler. Consider $$\int e^{a x}e^{i b x}~dx=\int e^{(a+i b) x}~dx=\frac{e^{(a+i b)x}}{a+i b}=\frac {e^{a x}}{a^2+b^2}(a-ib)e^{i b x}$$ Expanding, we then get $$\int e^{a x}e^{i b x}~dx=\frac {e^{a x}}{a^2+b^2}\Big([a \cos(bx)+b\sin(bx)]+i[a \sin(bx)-b\cos(bx)]\Big)$$
So, the real part gives $$\int e^{ax} \cos (bx)~dx=\frac {e^{a x}}{a^2+b^2}\Big(a \cos(bx)+b\sin(bx)\Big)$$ and the imaginary part gives $$\int e^{ax} \sin (bx)~dx=\frac {e^{a x}}{a^2+b^2}\Big(a \sin(bx)-b\cos(bx)\Big)$$

A: $\qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \large \textbf{Method -1} $
$$
\begin{align}
I & = \sin (bx) \left( \cfrac{1}{a} e^{ax}  \right)  - {\int} \left( b\cos (bx) \left(\cfrac{e^{ax}}{a} \right) \right) \\
& = \sin (bx) \left( \cfrac{1}{a} e^{ax} \right) - \cfrac{b}{a} \left[ (\cos (bx)) \cfrac{e^{ax}}{a} + b\sin (bx) \cfrac{e^{ax}}{a} \right] \\
&= \sin (bx) \left( \cfrac{1}{a} (e^{ax}) \right) - \cfrac{b}{a} \left[ \cfrac{1}{a} (\cos (bx) ^{e^{ax}})  +  \cfrac{b}{a} (I) \right]  \\
& = \sin (bx) \left(\cfrac{1}{a} e^{ax} \right) - \cfrac{b}{a^2} \cos (bx) e^{ax} -  \cfrac{b^2}{a^2} (I) \end{align}$$
Now,
$$\begin{align}
I  + \cfrac{b^2}{a^2} (I) & = \sin (bx) \cfrac{1}{a} (e^{ax}) - \cfrac{b}{a^2} (\cos(bx)) e^{ax} \\
I \left(\cfrac{a^2+b^2}{a^2}\right) & = e^{ax} \left(\cfrac{\sin (bx)}{a} - \cfrac{b}{a^2} \cos(bx) \right) \\
I \left(\cfrac{a^2+b^2}{\require{cancel}\cancel{a^2}}\right)& = \cfrac{e^{ax}}{\require{cancel}\cancel{a^2}} \left[a \sin (bx) – b\cos (bx) \right] \\
I (a^2 + b^2) & = e^{ax} \left[ a\sin bx - b \cos bx \right] \end{align}$$
Thus, we have our answer:
$$\begin{align}
I  &= \cfrac{e^{ax}}{a^2 + b^2} \left[a\sin bx - b \cos bx \right]  + \color{grey}{\rm C} \end{align}$$

A: $\qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad  \large{\textbf{Method - 2}}$
Let : $I = \int e^{ax} \sin (bx) $
And say :
$$y_1  = e^{ax} \sin (bx) \\
y_2 = e^{ax} \cos (bx) $$
And : $$y'_1 = ae^{ax}\sin (bx) + e^{ax}b\cos (bx) \\
y'_2 = -e^{ax} b\sin (bx) + ae^{ax} \cos (bx) $$
Or we can also write $y'_1$ and $y'_2$ in the form of $y_1$ and $y_2$ as: $$y'_1 = ay_1 + by_2 \\ y'_2 = -by_1 + ay_2 $$
In a matrix, this can be written as : $$\bar y ' = \left[ \begin{matrix} a & -b \\ b & a \end{matrix} \right] \bar y$$
Inverting the Derivative Matrix :
$$\begin{align} D^{-1} = \cfrac{1}{a^2 + b^2} \left[ \begin{matrix} a & b \\ -b & a \end{matrix} \right] \\
= \left[ \begin{matrix} \cfrac{a}{a^2+b^2} & \cfrac{b}{a^2 + b^2} \\ \cfrac{-b}{a^2 + b^2} & \cfrac{a}{a^2 + b^2} \end{matrix} \right] \times \left( \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right) \\
= \cfrac{1}{a^2 + b^2} \left[ \begin{matrix} a \\ -b \end{matrix} \right] \\
I = \cfrac{e^{ax}}{a^2+b^2}  (a \sin bx - b \cos bx ) + C \end{align}$$

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Connecting with the Australian Sports Fan
Demographics	 05-09-2017
Australians love sport. And the ways in which they engage with sport is changing before our eyes. There are new ways to watch, new ways to connect and the audience demographic is also changing.
Nielsen Digital Ratings (Monthly) in July 2017 reported 11.4 million Australians consumed sports content on their smartphone, desktop or tablet during July 2017, a 6% increase when compared to June 2017. And the number of females who went online for sports-related content during July 2017 grew by 10%, compared to 3% growth for males versus the prior month.
Despite the growth in females audience, sports content online is reached by both men and women in almost equal numbers. However, the time they spend online consuming sports-related content tells a very different story. During the month of July, males spent close to three hours (2 hours, 58 mins) consuming sport-related content online, compared to just 45 mins by females.
The preferred screen of choice for 3.9 million Australian males and 3.0 million females was desktop. However, when looking at engagement, males spent a significantly greater time engaging with sports via smartphone – 2 hours, 55 minutes compared to 55 mins for females.
Sport content is an incredibly powerful way to reach both men and (increasingly) women online. However, in terms of engagement, it's a fantastic place to reach a highly-engaged male audience.
Nielsen Social Content Ratings data revealed that men are more likely to author content related to AFL and NRL on Facebook. However, women are more likely to engage with content on Facebook that relates to these two codes. For example, so far in 2017 in the AFL, women make up almost 58% of social engagement on Facebook, (March – July 2017).
Australia's interest in women-specific sport leagues (AFL, Soccer, Netball, Cricket, basketball) is also growing considerably. In Q2 2017, Nielsen Sports data found that 54% of Australians said they were interested in a women's sport league – up from 51% in Q1 2017. There is also strong cross-over between men's and women's sport. During Q2 2017, eight-in-10 people who said they were interested in the men's AFL, also said they were consumers of women's AFL Women's – an increase of 5% from Q1 2017.
BATTLE OF THE CODES FOR EYEBALLS
When it comes to sports brands, Telstra Media AFL attracted the most people to their online content with a unique audience of 4.3 million Australians during July 17, up 11% compared to the previous month. In second place was ESPN Digital Network with 2.6 million people, (+14%), followed by AFL Live Official App with 2 million people, (+9%).
Fourth place was news.com.au – sport (+35%), fifth place was Telstra Media NRL (4%), sixth was FOX SPORTS (+13%), seventh was ESPN Footytips (+2%) and eighth place was MSN Sports, (+50%).
ESPN remained in ninth position with a unique audience of 1.0 million (+30%), followed by NRL Official App in tenth place with a unique audience of 1.0 million (-4%).
Across participating publishers under measurement in Digital Content Ratings, Sundays attracted the most people to sports content online in July 2017. During the month, the highest peak average daily unique audience was achieved by Telstra Media AFL was 649K, followed by News.com.au – Sport with 584K and Fox Sports with 458K.
https://www.nielsen.com/au/en/insights/article/2017/connecting-with-the-australian-sports-fan/
Beyond fish fingers - convenience trends in fish and seafood
Consumers are increasingly demanding easy-to-use food options that can quickly create a healthy meal. So how does seafood compare in the area of convenience, and is there an opportunity for seafood producers to tap further into this growth trend?
The Future Awaits: Tech-Transformed Consumption
In our latest research, we examine the challenges and accelerators affecting how and when consumers around the world will engage with the myriad forms of emerging technologies primed to make their lives easier and more efficient.
Creative Optimisation
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Wyoming's coal-fired plants can't just go bankrupt and close. A new bill, signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon, requires the plants to stay online and in business by requiring a utility to try to sell the facility first before decommissioning it. If a new company buys the plant, the bill requires the utility that sold it to buy power back-even if a cheaper source is available.


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What is Company Registration in Jordan?
Jordan is classified as emerging market. It is an emerging knowledge economy. The main obstacles of Jordan Economy are scarce of water, high dependency on import of oil for energy and regional instability as well as country is home to a large number of refugees had further stress on the Government finance in recent years. Irrespective of problems, an area like agriculture, fishing and forestry, telecom, transport, media, services & tourism are well explored and contributing highest portion in economy of nation. But still the area required more on more technical and technological support to explore it well in proper & optimum utilization of resources. The country is classified as an upper middle-income country by World Bank. The Jordanian market is considered one of the most developed Arab Market outside the Persian Gulf States. The Judiciary is generally independent but the king is ultimate authority. For few of years it has been observed the Government of Jordan is facing the persistent bureaucratic obstacles and delays therefore the government has carried out in recent years has helped businessman for business formation and operation more efficient and dynamic. So it is advisable to do business/trade in Jordan.
Therein Jordan basically three forms of business is available, first sole proprietorship (or self-employed), partnership (two kinds i.e. general and limited) and registered a company. A company is a legal entity separate from its shareholders, having its own rights and commitments. The minimum requirement for company formation in Jordan is to draft Articles and Memorandum of Association (AOA & MOA), which contains details of company purpose and its shareholders. It has to be drawn up in order to get the company registered before it can start operating. In Jordan, all companies are governed by the Companies Control Directorate which administers the Companies Law and its 2006 amendments.
To register a business, applicants have to contact the Companies Control Directorate (CCD).
Step 1: Before application, check if any special licensing is required for business/ trade, as per applicable law. Then Application form filled and signed in front of the concerned official, notary public, or lawyer has to fill to CCD (both Online and offline facility available). Applicant can get a letter for the Bank.
Step 2: Open a bank account and deposit at least 50% of their capital contribution. To open a bank account along with letter from CCD, applicant has to submit ID card, Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Article of Association (AOA) and Power of Attorney (POA) only if the partners are not present. The capital contribution is 1 JD or more for an LLC company and not less than 50,000 JD for a shareholding company as per the governing law.
Step 3: Register the company at CCD with documentary support of ID card, Duly completed application for company registration, MOA & AOA (standard form given in CCD is often used) and proof of 50% capital deposit from bank. The applicable registration fee of 0.002 (2/1000) of the capital of the company or 250 JD, whichever is greater, is charged by department. Moreover stamp fees of 0.003 (3/1000) of the capital of the company and fee for publication in the official gazette is 15 JD will be charged to applicant. Further 20JD and 10JD is charges to applicant as filing fees and fees for registration certificate.
Step 4: After Registration certificate, applicant is required to obtain taxpayer identification number (TIN) and register for VAT (with Jordanian Income and Sales tax act).
After incorporation and registration with Direct and Indirect tax of country, applicant is required to get registration from Jordan chamber of commerce or industry. For this instances, the applicant has to produce Certificate of registration from Ministry of trade and commerce, MOA and AOA, original lease agreement of workplace premises, copy of ID of company's authorized signatory and letter from general manager requesting registration. The registration fees charged by chamber of commerce and industry vary from function as well as capital of company.
Step 7: After above registration, still applicant is left with one registration i.e. registration for social security at the social security office. To obtain registration, applicant should provide ID or POA, the company's certificate of registration (from CCD), vocational license (from GAM) and employment contract.
The tax year in country in January to December (i.e. Calendar Year). Any person either individual, firm or corporate have to file income tax return based on their books and income calculated as per Income tax act applicable in country. Generally the corporate tax rate is 20% in Jordan. Talking concern on Indirect Tax, VAT at standard rate of 16% is applicable on sale/purchase transaction of company, ultimately collected from end users. However the rate can vary for luxurious item in Jordan.
The country perspective and improving government initiation and resources available in country, has tremendous opportunity for investment and its significant return. The people across the globe are positive on investment in this country as it has already stand a good trend of growth despite of several problems and limited access on resources. It is good to have corporate or other form of possible presence in Jordan for significant growth and return.


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Can the Whitney Biennial foster a NEW art movement?
Who is bringing in the money? Artist or Gallery
Purpose of art?
Maybe an Art Movement just needs good quotes.
Patronage: The Catalyst of Movements?
Art Movement of One or Many?
Brief Moments of Perfection
Artes Mundi Prize 2006 Shortlist
No art for the disappearing middle class?
What is the direction for the next movement?
Could "Black Mountain College" happen today?
Art Movements - Are they dead?
"CARDIFF, WALES.-Artes Mundi, Wales International Visual Art Prize, announced the eight artists who have been short-listed for the second Artes Mundi Prize. The artists selected by two international curators, Deepak Ananth, a Paris-based, Indian Art Historian and Curator of modern and contemporary art and Brazilian curator, critic and writer Ivo Mesquita - a leading figure in the Latin American visual art world includes artists who have showcased work at recent international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, Documenta XI and the Sao Paolo Biennale. The eight artists are:
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Thomas Demand, Maurßcio Dias & Walter Riedweg, Leandro Erlich, Subodh Gupta, Sue Williams and Wu Chi-Tsung.
Eija-Liisa Ahtila – was born and works in Helsinki, Finland. Ahtila describes her work as 'human dramas' taken from her own observations and experiences through the medium of film and video.
Thomas Demand – was born in Munich and now lives and works in Berlin. Demand's work combines conceptualism and photography, using a process of construction, representation and repetition. He meticulously re-creates life-sized models of exteriors or interiors, photographing the construction before destroying it.
Maurßcio Dias & Walter Riedweg – The Brazilian artist Maurßcio Dias and Swiss artist Walter Riedweg have worked together since 1993. Their research and collaborations, most often presented in the form of video installations, explore the lives of groups of people who live on the borders of mainstream culture such as immigrants and prostitutes or literally on a border, such as the border police.
Leandro Erlich – was born and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His large scale sculptures and installations create a world of trickery and illusion; doors cannot be opened, peepholes reveal the unexpected and mirrors that do not reflect. Erlich challenges the viewers habitual idea of reality by creating an unexpected experience from a familiar environment. He is currently showing work at the 51st La Biennale Venezia.
Subodh Gupta – was born in Khagaul, India and now lives and works in New Delhi. Subodh Gupta works in a wide range of mediums from sculpture and painting to installation, photography, video and performance. He elevates the status of found objects from everyday items of rural India to artworks – cow dung, milk buckets, kitchen utensils, scooters, guns and gulal powder. He is currently showing work at the 51st La Biennale Venezia.
Sue Williams – was born in Cornwall and now lives and works in Wales. Her work is embodied in her passionate response to the human condition; a pre-occupation with the fantasies of feminism, sexuality and gender and the notion of desire - both sexual and cerebral.
Wu Chi-Tsung – was born in Taipei, Taiwan where he still works and lives. Awarded the Taipei Arts Award in 2003, Wu's recent work explores the notion of "image" through various media such as video, photography, and mechanical installation.
In 2004 the Artes Mundi Prize was awarded for the first time to Chinese artist, Xu Bing. Artes Mundi, is an international biennial event that recognises some of today's most exciting visual artists from around the world, and whose work explores the human form and human condition. It comprises a major exhibition, a public event programme, a prize of £40,000 to one artist and a purchase fund to enable works to be purchased for the National Collections.
The exhibition is exclusively on show at the National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, Wales from 11th February to 7th May 2006. The prize will be awarded on, Friday, 31st March 2006."
- from artdaily.com
- Maybe it is true contemporary artists are only interested in working through their own ideas by their own direction. Does this individuality force artists to be dependent upon the generosity of prizes and foundations? What does that say for our INDEPENDENCE? - DN
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The story of Desmond Doss is a true one. Watch the short videos below to learn more about this incredible faith in God.
What can be commended is the bravery of Desmond Doss to stand up for his faith…lets pray that message is what is remembered by those who discuss the story or view the film.
The trailer for Hacksaw Ridge – which is said to be a very violent and graphic film, has been viewed almost 7 million times on youtube and has created a lot of interest worldwide.


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Travel Technology News / Tourism News
VisitEngland launches new Facebook campaign
Today VisitEngland, the national tourist board, launches a new Facebook App, '101 Things To Do Before You Go Abroad'.
Designed to inspire the nation to take more holidays in England, the new app will include the best of the very best English experiences.
From star gazing in Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Exmoor's National Park, to climbing England's highest peak, Scafell Pike, the app will remind Britons of the fabulous range of experiences, only on offer here in England.
Following the exciting events of 2012, VisitEngland research shows that 60 per cent of the population feel more proud to be British, and 20 per cent plan to take more breaks in England as a result of the feel good factor.
However, the tourist board also has evidence of a distinct lack of knowledge about what is on offer in England.
The app is designed to fill that gap and stimulate a renewed buzz about England as a must see holiday destination.
VisitEngland is inviting trade and consumers to nominate their favourite English experiences by uploading suggestions and pictures to the app.
Nominations will fall into six categories: Food & Drink; Arts & Culture; Health & Fitness; History & Heritage; Wildlife & Nature; and Because it's awesome!
Once approved, the suggestions will be pinned onto a map of England so other visitors can view and then vote for their favourites.
Anyone to nominate or vote will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a weekend break away.
The app will be live until March 10th and a selection of nominations will be announced during English Tourism Week (March 16th-24th), with the full 101 announced on St George's Day (April 23rd).
James Berresford, VisitEngland chief executive said: "Only including 101 Things to do in England before you go abroad will be the challenge!
"There is so much on offer in England which is capable of taking our breath away. We hope this app will inspire Britons everywhere to take a holiday in England and remember that this is one of the best, if not the best destinations in the world."
View the app here.
Park Inn by Radisson opens at Schiphol Airport
Snow strands thousands at Narita Airport
Brits preparing for record Christmas getaway
VisitEngland encourages young Brits to holiday at home
Britain prepares for record breaking bank holiday weekend
Tate Modern recognised as top attraction for first time in ten years
Tourism Exchange Great Britain from VisitEngland goes live
Millions of Brits prepare for Easter getaway
VisitEngland finds 13m Brits preparing for Christmas getaway
VisitEngland reintroduces Entry Level and Taste accreditation schemes


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Q: Pegar Restante dos Registros Tem uma função no ORM do Laravel que faz o LIMIT do MySQL.
Que é o Take e o Skip.
Vou fazer três Owl Slider na página, um debaixo do outro. E as imagens que vou colocar vem de uma tabela na base de dados. Quero que nos três carrosséis tenham a mesma quantidade de imagens.
Então eu pensei em fazer assim:
Total de Registros / 3

Mas isso pode ocorrer uma dízima, por exemplo:
10 / 3 = 3,3333333333333333

Mas para resolver isso faço um floor no PHP e ele arredonda para 3.
Daí ficaria 3 em uma linha, 3 em outra e 3 em outra. Mas faltou uma imagem que eu quero que apareça na última linha.
A lógica seria:
$result = floor($countWorks / 3);

$slider_1 = Works::take($result)->get();
$slider_2 = Works::take($result)->skip($result)->get();
$slider_3 = Works::take($result)->skip($result + $result)->get();

Eu só quero saber o seguinte:
1 - Tem outro jeito de fazer isso ou esse é o melhor jeito ?
O Owl Slider funciona assim:
<?php
    $works = R::find('works', 'status = 1');
    $take  = array_chunk($works, 3);

    foreach($take as $work){
?>

        <?php
            foreach($work as $val){
        ?>

                <img src="images/works/<?=$val->capa?>" alt="<?=$val->titulo?>">

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        <?php
            }
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    }
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Precisa ficar dessa forma dentro do foreach. Mas não entendo como o chunk vai funcionar para fazer isso. Como seria ?

A: @Zoom, essa fica fácil se você utilizar as funcionalidades da Collection do Laravel.
Vamos lá. Primeiro você seleciona todos os dados.
 $slider = Works::all();

Depois, você pode usar o método Illuminate\Support\Collection::chunk para "quebrar" os resultados em pedaços específicos. Nesse caso, vamos quebrar de 3 em 3. Se tiver alguma "sobra", o PHP deixará no último Collection (o chunk cria outros collections)
  @foreach( $slider->chunk(3) as $chunk)

       @foreach($chunk as $slide)

{{ $slide->image }}

        @endforeach

  @endforeach

Pare entender melhor o chunk, vamos exemplificar com a função array_chunk do PHP (que é usada internamente pela Collection):
 $nomes = ['zoom', 'rray', 'wallacemaxters', 'bigown', 'randrade'];

 $de_2_em_2 = array_chunk($nomes, 2);

 print_r($de_2_em_2);

O resultado disso será:
[
   ["zoom", "rray",],
   ["wallacemaxters", "bigown",],
   ["randrade",],
]

Observe que no final o valor "randrade" ficou sozinho, porque como não houve 2 valores para combinar, então o último grupo fica contendo somente o resto.


Adpativa and Microsoft are the sponsors of Bangalore IT pro event. These type of events are announced via following Facebook user community groups. Join those groups if you are interested in getting these event notifications in advance. More details about the event and REGISTRATION link here.
Will there be recorded sessions available?
This is in person event. No plans of recording it.


Forty languages are completely localised for #Wikipedia mobile, and now they need a "main page" that has some quality info and that looks good on a mobile.
In December 2009, on the Wikimedia Technical Blog, an "how to" was published on how to create a mobile main page. This was developed together with Petter Strandmark of the Swedish Wikipedia.
The Swedish mobile main page looks good and obviously its source is available. It consist only of parts that change from day to day. Many Wikipedias are not that dynamic and, I can imagine that some Wikipedia communities want some static information as well.
So what we now need are the wizards with templates, people who understand what makes up a good looking main page and help us make sure we have 40 good looking and functional mobile main pages.
The following languages are fully localised at this time: Afrikaans, Arabic, Bengali, Breton, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, German, Lower Sorbian, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Galician, Swiss German, Hebrew, Upper Sorbian, Hungarian, Interlingua, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karachay-Balkar, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malayalam, Dutch, Norwegian (bokmål), Occitan, Polish, Piedmontese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese.
You can check what needs to be done for your language here; we have over 230 localisations to go..