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V2650. LUCREZIA BORI: A Tribute, incl. LA RONDINE - Act 2, with Mario Chamlee, Live Performance, 8 Oct., 1934 St. Louis Opera, Live Performance, (not Chicago nor San Francisco [as erroneously assumed in the past]); LA BOHÈME - Act 4, final scene, w.Carlo Sabajno, Cond. La Scala Ensemble; Tito Schipa, Ernesto Badini, Luigi Manfrini, Aristide Baracchi & Thea Vitulli, recorded 1925; Act 1, final scene, w.Otto Klemperer, Cond. Los Angeles Phil., & Joseph Bentonelli – Live Performance, 6 June, 1937; MANON – Act 3, scene 2, w.Louis Hasselmans Cond. Met Opera Ensemble; Richard Crooks & Léon Rothier – Live Performance, 29 March, 1936 (Bori's Met Farewell), including Lucrezia Bori's speech; L'ENFANT PRODIGUE - Azaël! Azaël! Pourquoi m'as-tu quittée?, w.Goossens Cond. Met Opera Orch., Live Performance, 30 Dec., 1934; Arias from La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Louise, La Fille du Régiment, Pagliacci, Mignon & La Rondine – recorded 1925-35. (Canada) 2-Immortal Performances IPCD 1136. Restoration and Transfers by Richard Caniell. Notes by Richard Caniell & William Russell. With elaborate 46pp booklet. - 787790582083
CRITIC REVIEWS:
"The Spanish soprano Lucrezia Bori (1887–1960) is an extremely interesting artist, in that she achieved stardom without a truly spectacular aspect to her singing. Her voice was apparently not large, her top was somewhat limited, and when you first hear it, your reaction might very well be something along the lines of 'well, that's pretty'. The more one listens, however, the more one appreciates Bori's greatness as an artist. Immortal Performances' two-disc tribute affords that opportunity.
What we observe as we listen is a pure, bright lyric soprano that that she used with great expressivity and musical imagination, along with a technique that allowed her to maintain a consistency of quality at all dynamic levels. For example, in Mimì's farewell aria in LA BOHÈME, Bori spins two extraordinary diminuendi, making evident the character's regret at having to say goodbye (which, of course, by the end of the act she reverses). Those are the kinds of moments that make the listener catch his breath. Bori's talent was perfectly suited to opera's fragile female characters, and to that she added a wit that registered perfectly in comic roles. It is unfortunate that although she was a very important artist at the Met and a favorite of Met audiences, for some reason Bori was not assigned many broadcasts, the result being that we do not have as many examples of her art as we should.
Throughout the fairly wide range of repertoire on this set, one is repeatedly impressed by Bori's ability to convey tenderness and fragility as well as strength and even power, and she does it all through classically fine singing. Her intonation is flawless, her legato perfectly even, and her singing a consistent model of lyrical grace and elegance while never short-changing the dramatic moment.
The set begins with a live second act from Puccini's LA RONDINE. The source of this performance has been questioned, but Immortal Performances documents it clearly as being a St. Louis Opera broadcast from October 8, 1934. The Ruggero is the fine American lyric tenor Mario Chamlee. Bori, like most singers, was more dramatically expressive when on stage, and this is a particularly vivid example. One regrets that Magda's great aria, 'Chi il bel sogno di Doretta', is in the first act rather than the second, so we don't get to hear that. But what we do hear is a passionate and beautifully sung act from a Puccini opera that is rarely treated to this level of singing.
Producer Richard Caniell has successfully worked to improve the flawed original sound, and he gives a brief example by including a brief sample of the bad mike placement with an overly prominent bassoon. This is not the first release of the RONDINE act, but it is far superior to the earlier one with which I am familiar. This set also includes Bori's 1937 RCA recording of 'Ore dolce e divine', which is very lovely.
The other major extract is the excerpt from the Metropolitan Opera Gala Farewell for Bori on March 29, 1936. Because NBC would not permit enough time for the entire concert to be broadcast, only the MANON scene and the speeches were aired. Richard Crooks is a very elegant Des Grieux, and Bori's Manon balances all of the elements of Massenet's complex character: delicacy, elegance, tenderness, and strength. This must have been an extraordinarily moving event for her, and her touching speech makes that clear, yet her singing is flawless. Following is an RCA recordings from 1937 that Bori made of three excerpts from MANON, which demonstrate that same balance of vocal, musical, and dramatic virtues. 'Adieu, notre petite table' is particularly touching, with her characteristic attention to text and shading.
Another live broadcast included here is the final scene from the first act of LA BOHÈME from a Hollywood Bowl concert of June 6, 1937. The tenor is Joseph Bentonelli (an American-born Joseph Benton), who sings Rodolfo's aria very prosaically, followed by the completely involved, coquettish, and imaginative Bori in Mimì's aria. Caniell makes the point in his notes that Bentonelli must have been paying attention, because he is more attentive to details of shading in the duet, even though his voice is still a generic one. Otto Klemperer, not a conductor we associate with Puccini, has a very good feel for the music. Bori's singing is like a master class in how to phrase the aria and how to make every word mean something. The original recording has some static and compression problems, but Caniell has made it more than listenable. For those to whom this is important, I will note that the ending of the duet is transposed down a half-tone.
In the bonus material the RCA recordings of arias and scenes, mostly made in the late 1920s, demonstrate Bori's gifts flawlessly. The label recorded Bori with Tito Schipa in the final scene of LA BOHÈME. With typical corporate thinking, however, RCA chose not to pay for a baritone and second soprano to sing Marcello and Musetta's lines, leaving gaping holes in the music. Caniell has seamlessly spliced in the missing parts from RCA's complete recording of the opera, also conducted by Carlo Sabajno. If In 1928, there had been an artistic vision functioning at RCA, they might have recorded the complete opera with Bori and Schipa, but that didn't happen. This fragment is therefore treasurable. The way Bori holds on to the next-to-last note of 'Sono andate', as if she were trying to hold onto life itself, will break your heart. Schipa is wonderful in his brief turn as Rodolfo, and all we can do is think about the missed opportunity.
Butterfly's 'Un bel dì' is sung with a less dramatic voice than we have become used to, thanks to the likes of Renata Tebaldi. Bori is more in the Toti dal Monte tradition, and we remember that this is a fragile, and very young, Japanese girl. Every word, every phrase, is articulated with meaning. The aria is not sung to the gallery but intimately to Suzuki, remonstrating her for her lack of faith.
All of these recordings have been correctly pitched and cleaned up to the fullest extent possible. In the two arias from Donizetti's LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Bori shows her spunky comedic sense and a fluid coloratura. (These are live performances for which the source is unclear.) 'Depuis le jour' from Charpentier's LOUISE has some lovely moments, but it strikes me as something not as comfortable for Bori compared with the rest of the material here. On the other hand, the aria from Debussy's L'ENFANT PRODIGUE is absolutely masterful, and also surprisingly successful is 'Connais-tu le pays' from Thomas' MIGNON, an aria usually sung by an alto. Nedda's aria from PAGLIACCI, which I generally can take or leave, is absolutely riveting here, delivered with energy and élan perfectly depicting the free spirit that is Nedda.
The booklet included with the set is up to the usual high standards of Immortal Performances. William Russell, one of the label's regular contributors, provides a very knowledgeable and well-written tribute to, and analysis of, Bori's art. Caniell provides insightful commentary as well and his helpful recording notes. The photos that round out the booklet are one more attraction to an extremely satisfying package."
- Henry Fogel, FANFARE
"Once again, IP has given us a glorious tribute to an important singer, a tribute that not only casts an appreciative light upon her artistry, but also upon her colleagues and their contributions to a glorious time in operatic history. Recommended with the utmost enthusiasm. 5 Stars: Immortal Performances' superb tribute to the beloved soprano Lucrezia Bori"
- Ken Meltzer, FANFARE
"One need only listen to a few moments of…Lucrezia Bori (who sang at the Met from the 1910s to the 1930s) to realize how she could put her relatively light voice repeatedly through a role like Nedda in PAGLIACCI and retain freshness. She was intensely dramatic and imaginative, but never at the expense of her superbly clear attack and lyrical poise. Her 1914 recording of Nedda's aria can be set beside her radio broadcast of it from the late '30s; the voice is nearly unchanged."
- Will Crutchfield, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 21 Sept., 1986


For their most ambitious exhibition to date – artist duo DABS MYLA presents Before and Further, a 4,000 square foot installation takeover of a stand-alone 1930 built Spanish Revival workplace building, located on the Modernica factory property. DABS MYLA have fully transformed its interior and exterior with their newest paintings, sculptures, installations and exclusive furnishings from limited-edition fiberglass shell chairs and hand painted ceramics to custom-built lighting installations, all designed and created exclusively for their collaboration with Modernica utilizing the factory's extensive technical capabilities.
The already rich history of this building and Modernica create a fitting compliment for DABS MYLA's spectacular experience. This long awaited solo show will be the follow up to their tremendous work in designing the logo and set of the 2015 MTV Movie Awards. This exhibition closes their already very busy year, which includes an enormous private showcase in New York City and having painted numerous murals worldwide.
'Before and Further' is inspired by the individual life experiences of DABS MYLA – experiences that ultimately resulted in bringing the two artists together and explores their mystical union and shared balance of love, creativity, friendship and sexuality. The significance of two becoming one is most essential to DABS MYLA, in their work and more importantly in their role as husband and wife. Their artistic singularity is evident though the distinguished back-and- forth process of painting they equally share. Before and Further recalls their unseen journey of experience, the shared creative energy they've embraced and their cosmic consciousness of togetherness. This installation exemplifies DABS MYLA's adventures in modern living and artistic partnership with a bit of psychedelic experimentation.
Look for details to be shared soon on the public reception to be hosted by Andrew & Shawn Hosner.
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Q: Which communication is faster in React, Sibling-Parent-Sibling or Sibling-Store-Sibling? I'm setting up communication between some sibling components in a React-Redux app.
What needs to be communicated is a single data value that really has no other purpose in the app outside of the child component that will display it.
It caused me to wonder if sending the data up to the parent and back down to the sibling is faster than dispatching an action and state change in the Redux store and letting the sibling receive the change that way.
My assumption is that for such a simple case just passing it up to the parent and back down is faster.
Certainly coding it through the parent will be faster than setting up the Redux actions.

A: They're more or less the same, actually.
Passing the value either way (through Redux or through a parent) works the same -- React will virtually re-render the component tree, and if it's different, apply those changes to the DOM. To optimize your app, optimize your render times, rather than how you pass state around.
That said, doing it through Redux will most likely make your app more complex. You would have to make actions and reducers, and maintain that chunk of state in Redux. As you said it's a pretty local piece of information, it's probably better from an architectural standpoint to keep the state in the parent component.

A: In my opinion, both are equally same.
If you are using react-redux architecture then it is better to store the data in redux store as it not only provides the uniformity in your code but also makes your code scalable i.e. in case the same data is consumed in other component in future then there will not be any further steps involved.
I disagree with the point that redux makes the app complex.

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Q: Is it bad to edit a Rails database directly? I'm working on a Rails app which uses a mysql database. The app is being used to display records from log files (think Apache log files) which are generated every hour.
I already have a script that adds these records to a separate mysql database. Is it bad if I modify my script to convert the records and store them in the mysql database that Rails already uses, rather than having Rails parse the logs and add them itself?

A: No, it's completely fine. Database supports already multiple connections, and usually you have multiple rails processes accessing the database at the same time, so it's perfectly fine, your script that loads data in your database is just another connection.
One thing you must be careful of, if you have validation logic in Rails and not in your database (this is the standard case), remember that the stuff you add with the script won't be validated. That's all. Basically, database consistency is your responsability once you bypass rails.


The basic tread of a tire contains jagged lines that run parallel to each other. The image of this tread can also be used in art projects, crafts, and Halloween costumes along with Halloween installations. If you want to paint a tire track, find an image of a tire treads available near you and you will be able to paint it. Pretty cool. Eh?
1. Start with painting a stripe along the path of the track of tire. Keep it in mind that the left edge of the stripe should be straight, but you need to leave the left edge of the stripe jagged. The points of the jagged side of the stripe should be of equal height and they need to be dispersed in an equal way.
5. Paint a fifth jagged line along the right side of the stripe you painted in step 4. It will be imitating the shape and path of the jagged line you painted in step 4. A space in between the two jagged edges is a must. Make the right side of this jagged edge a straight line, it should not be jagged. This line will be the far right side of the tire track.
If you repeat the image of a tire track again, you may create a stencil for painting the tire track. Bob's your uncle.


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Q: Angular Keycloak The 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header contains multiple values '* I have deployed my front-end angular app with keycloak enabled. Also have a java rest based back-end for communication. When i run the app keycloak shows the login page, Then after i login it does not shows anything.
XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://test.ssdiary.com:2222/auth/realms/app1/protocol/openid-connect/token. Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: The 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header contains multiple values '*, http://test.ssdiary.com', but only one is allowed. Origin 'http://test.ssdiary.com' is therefore not allowed access.
GET http://test.ssdiary.com:2222/auth/realms/app1/protocol/openid-connect/login…ame.html/init?client_id=srms-frontend&origin=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.ssdiary.com 403 (Forbidden)strong text
Header from network tab
Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:true
Access-Control-Allow-Headers:accept, authorization, content-type, x-requested-with
Access-Control-Allow-Methods:GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT
Access-Control-Allow-Origin:*
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A: Please read the specifications of the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header here.

For requests without credentials, the server may specify "*" as a wildcard, thereby allowing any origin to access the resource.

You are setting Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:true in your request. Thus, multiple origins are not allowed to access the returned content. Try to send a single origin as the value of Access-Control-Allow-Origin from your server.


Deposition Author(s): Unge, J., Al-Karadaghi, S., Liljas, A., Jonsson, B.-H., Eliseikina, I., Ossina, N., Nevskaya, N., Fomenkova, N., Garber, M., Nikonov, S.
A mutant form of the ribosomal protein L1 reveals conformational flexibility.
Unge, J., Al-Karadaghi, S., Liljas, A., Jonsson, B.H., Eliseikina, I., Ossina, N., Nevskaya, N., Fomenkova, N., Garber, M., Nikonov, S.
The crystal structure of the mutant S179C of the ribosomal protein L1 from Thermus thermophilus has been determined at 1.9 A resolution. The mutant molecule displays a small but significant opening of the cavity between the two domains. The domain movement seems to be facilitated by the flexibility of at least two conserved glycines. These glycines may be necessary for the larger conformational change needed for an induced fit mechanism upon binding RNA. The domain movement makes a disulfide bridge possible between the incorporated cysteines in two monomers of the mutant L1.


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DAY 1: TISA ONLINE NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021
The first event of the National Conference was a recitation of Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore's poem, "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high" by Ms. Shreya Kumar. Next in line was the Welcome Address to all the participants attending the National Conference 2021 given by Mr. Harish Usgaonker and a list of Dos and Don'ts announced by Mr. Suraj Rajpurohit.
Dr Amit Bajaj
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College, Boston, USA.
Dr Amit Bajaj, who currently works as an Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College, Boston, USA gave the inaugural address regarding, "Things that have helped in my journey with stuttering (what I would tell my younger self about living with stuttering". He began his talk on a personal note, describing his childhood spent in Delhi, where in school, he had his fair share of teasing, bullying. Getting candid about his experience, he described his 20s as a period of despair, where the light at the end of the tunnel was the insight that he should do something that he really cares about, which was his speech. He then came to the United States 30 years ago, to complete his PhD in speech pathology. During this time, he has received speech therapy, delivered speech therapy as well as researched on it, with a majority of his time spent in classrooms teaching and training speech pathologists. He has taught the graduate course in stammering at Emerson College for approximately 20 years. He also developed it as an online course 2 years ago, covering a wide range of students.
He shared three practices, which he himself has been engaging in for many years. He also encouraged participants to watch the 7 Steps to Recovery from Stammering Mindset made by Dr. Satyendra Srivastava (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrnqoy0f8yU).
Dr. Bajaj then says, that he would tell his younger self three vital things:
Practice Acceptance
Practice Reflection
Practice Change
For Mr. Bajaj, having academically studied on acceptance; it means to accept the fact that one's speech is wired differently. He finds this notion very rudimentary/ basic but is also extremely liberating. The "Why me" mindset commonly faced is turned into "Why Not You" mindset in counselling. People who stutter have a strong genetic factor, atypical neurological profile, brain research too shows that children who stammer have their speech wired differently. He said, that this notion is liberating, as it makes him adjust his expectations.
Acceptance is a fluid state. We all have an emotional, intellectual and physical relationship to our speech. Stammering weighs on us differently. Acceptance is also complicated.
Acceptance as a practice can be strengthened by two methods:
Self Disclosure: Being ready and eager to self identify as a person who stammers. He also shared his self disclosure script. A self disclosure script has 4 features:
Allows the speaker to ask what he needs from the listener
Suggests Collaborative Intent (What will help us)
It is not apologetic
Voluntary Stuttering: Stuttering purposefully, mindfully to desensitize oneself especially on days, when his speech is comparatively fluent.
Benefits of Acceptance:
Take Control of the narrative
Reduces fear and anxiety
Shifted the power dynamics of the conversation
Limits one's impulse to engage in avoidance behaviour.
Allows one to practice fluency techniques
For the listener, benefits are:
Reduces Surprise
Educates them
Mr. Bajaj says that for a person who stammers, he / she never stammers alone, but stammers in the company of others, which can make him frustrated and/or crave for fluency, because he sees potential. He spoke about his own initial days, when in his childhood he was apologetic about his stammering. He talks about the many ways of dealing with the harsh inner critic within us. One way is by practicing compassion, developing an emotional maturity to overcome a negative situation. There are good days as well bad days. One of the ways to deal with the negative moment, is to go back to the stuttering moment with a view to understand what happened. Keeping the curiosity alive.
Turn the voice of harsh critic to an informed analyst
Some reflective practices include:
Talk about it, write about it
Use a tool with intention
Record and review
Practicing Change
In this context, Dr. Bajaj primarily grappled with questions, such as, "What kind of a person you want to be in this world as a pws ? How do I strive for my rightful place in a society which does not stutter". Dr. Bajaj talks about the recovery narrative in stuttering and the problems with it. He found it more useful to see himself as the benchmark, how he was 6 months ago, one year ago and how far he'd come.
He also emphasized on distributive practice frequently. Do a little bit, every day. Behaviour change that sticks, comes in small packages and are done frequently.
He concluded by speaking about various community self help groups for stammering across the world.
What TISA has been doing under Covid epidemic: Our Major online initiatives and How these have evolved:
Mr. Nikhil Iyer spoke about hangouts, mock interviews, presentations happening in TISA, which included 500+ hangouts, 100+ mock interviews and 50+ presentations in the last 18 months. He gave some important tips, regarding hangouts and mock interviews. He also emphasized on acceptance and how it should be restricted not just to TISA, but outside TISA too, be it within office, college or school. He immensely motivated the participants.
Mr. Shalav Goel, Mr. Ritik Singh are two volunteers who've regularly hosted Hangout Sessions and they spoke about the various advantages in hosting hangouts.
Next, in line experienced interview panellists were invited to speak about their experience in conducting mock interviews in TISA. These included non stammerers such as Ms. Neeta Sinha, Mr. Rameez and other PWS like Ms. Anita Singh, Mr. Shailender Venaiyak, Mr. Shalav Goel. Mr. Aakash Gaitonde, Mr. Shalav Goel shared their experience of being the interviewee in TISA's mock interviews.
Mr. Nikhil Iyer, then spoke on the importance of presentation and how to effectively give a presentation in TISA. Finally, the event ended with feedback taken from TOPG members as well as MOOC 2 presentation and feedback.
Creative Expressions by Shivank, Anita and Shreya
We had PWS (Persons who Stammer) who are active volunteers of TISA, showcase their hidden talents. Creativity plays a very important role in our journey of struggle, as Mr. Harish Usgaonker added, that being unable to speak up in class, he expressed himself better via writing, sketching, drawing which he shared amongst his classmates and acted as a stress buster. In this session, people who stammer were expressing their creative selves and how it helped them in rising above stammering.
Mr. Shivank Menon gave a brilliant performance of western classical music on the piano. Ms. Anita Singh gave an insightful and highly informative presentation on blogging and how it helps us in recovery from negative emotions. Ms. Shreya Kumar gave a humorous performance in the form of a satire on the various societal paradoxes currently existing in India.
Guest Talk with Ranjith Sankar (Indian Filmmaker, Director and Screen Writer) & Sudheeran (IT Professional, Stuttering Warrior)
Mr. Ranjith Sankar is a renowned Malayalam Filmmaker honoured with multiple awards and owns, "Dreams N Beyond Media Production House". He directed the movie, "Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam" based on the life story of Sudheeran a person who stammers who is currently an IT Professional as well as a stuttering warrior. He is also a key contributor to the Bangalore SHG.
A short clip from the movie was played which showed the struggles of a person who stammers, where the pws boards a bus and was facing difficulty in asking a ticket from an impatient bus conductor. Mr. Ranjith Sankar narrated his journey, where he spoke about working with Mr. Sudheeran in the same company and in the same department. He said that he had made two films inspired from Mr. Sudheeran's life. Mr. Ranjith Sankar gave an empathetic understanding of the problems faced by PWS. Regarding the film, he spoke about how he'd turned real life, Mr. Sudheeran's IT Professional role to the reel life Bank Manager in the film. His own real-life filmmaker role was transformed into a struggling actor, now successful star role in the film. The movie showed them sharing a great rapport, which they actually share in real life too.
Mr. Sudheeran, said that he had started expressing himself on TISA's Blog as advised by Dr. Sachin (Satyendra Srivastava). He said, that his friend, the filmmaker Mr. Ranjith Sankar had recently seen the movie, "The King's Speech" who was impressed by the movie and realised the gravity of stammering. Mr. Sudheeran sent him his blog and Mr. Sankar was highly impressed by it and subsequently decided to make a movie on it. Mr. Sudheeran felt that if a movie could be made to inspire those who stammer and subsequently change the perception of the society towards stammering, nothing could be better than this. The movie was received well publicly and was a success.
The movie has not just portrayed the struggles of people who stammer, but also given them hope on how they can successfully triumph it. In the movie, further it is mentioned how the protagonist is taught techniques such as bouncing to successfully deal with his stammering. (Bouncing and Prolongation are two techniques which TISA too propagates vehemently)
Report prepared by Ms. Shreya Kumar
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One thing I have always found useful is to BE IN the writing yourself. For other people to feel what you feel, see what you see in YOUR mind you must do the same as you write. That includes envisioning the story in your mind and describing every atmosphere within that sean with nothing but a little hint of personality and humor and a griping story type. But don't forget, NEVER, NEVER give up or put your self down over a choppy chapter/sentence because the only way you are going to be able to be successful in writing is to have patience and deep, deep determination and of course fun. I hope this helped, I'm on my way with finishing a book this is what I've always said to myself and countless others when they've caught themselves in a rut.


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Editorials, Pole to Pole
By Brian Fisher
I wanted to visit a good friend in Thailand this February (2020). Getting there by air means a non-stop flight of around 12/13 hours from the UK, or, as often advertised, by one of the major Middle Eastern airlines, with an average 3 hour transit. Both have advantages and disadvantages…the non-stop carriers are far more expensive but somewhat less tiring, while the one-stoppers pattern is about 6 hours to first stop and the disembarkation, followed by the transit time, the re-boarding of aircraft number two and another 6 plus hours to Bangkok.
In my mid eighties and disabled, doing either in an economy seat would not be possible, so my only alternative was to save-up my pennies, live more frugally for 9 months, search for an airline which could both lessen the overall flight times, with a minimal transit and offer a business class ticket at a competitive price.
My searches and recommendations from travel agencies, was to consider Swiss Air, because it had flights from London to Zurich in 1hr 45 minutes, then less than 2 hour transit onto aircraft number two, then non-stop from Zurich to Bangkok. The price was competitive…not the cheapest…but just within my planned budget.
So, booked the flights for all four legs in Business Class, selected aisle seats because of my walking problem, arranged for Special Assistance (wheelchair) throughout and paid in full.
Fast forward now to departure day…11th February 2020.
After a 3 hour car journey to Heathrow Terminal 2, check-in went smoothly. I asked if the flight was on time…the answer was "As far as we know." On reflection, I did think that was rather an odd response.
Anyway, wheelchair to the Lufthansa Lounge. Nice, spacious and relaxing with enough variety of food and drink to satisfy most appetites. Flight was due to take off at 13.45 hrs, so I had plenty of time to sit and read. Boarding was due to take place at 13.10hrs. When that time came – and went – I enquired at the desk. "Oh, the plane hasn't even landed yet, the information board will keep you updated." It did…to a point!
Many a disgruntled passenger was overheard as to what was going on. Eventually, boarding was announced at around 14.25hrs and the rush to the gate began (me being in a wheelchair). Boarding passes checked and passengers sent down the ramp to the aircraft's door. What then? OOPS!!! door barred because cleaning staff were still trying to make the plane ready for its new passengers. They failed. The plane's cleanliness was far from satisfactory.
After boarding and door closed, the Captain made an announcement to the effect of 'we should not worry, because there was a 250kph tail wind, which would get us to Zurich in good time for our varying flight connections.' What a forecast that turned out to be. More about that soon.
Surprise, surprise, there was NO Business Class cabin in this A320, only row upon row of triple economy seats without entertainment screens, virtually no seat adjustment…and…to make matters really bad for me…all aisle seats were taken, so I had to squeeze across to take a window seat. This so-called Business Class area was separated from the rear of the aircraft by a fabric curtain. Is this what I had paid for and been suckered into by false advertising as to the WONDERFULL Swiss Air Business Class offering?
The cabin crew acted in what I would say 'in a robotic fashion'…certainly their body language demonstrated that fact. For us, it was a case of grin and bear it.
On nearing Zurich it was certainly obvious to me (an ex Private Pilot), that our aircraft was merely circling in a holding pattern. So, folk, guess what? Round and round – and round – and round for over 30 minutes.
A screen attached to the ceiling sprang into life warning passengers that the new estimated landing time would mean many connecting flights would be missed. THEY WERE. Of course by the very fact that I am writing this, proves that we did land.
As to my onward flight to Bangkok…it was from another terminal. My wheelchair pusher was great (thank you man) and rushed me off the plane, along the corridors, onto the electric train and to the boarding gate. I was the LAST passenger to reach there and boarded only because that aircraft's departure time had been delayed by 10 minutes.
Talk about stress! Had my luggage been off loaded and reloaded? Another worrying factor but one over which I had no control.
To sum up Swiss Air's product from Heathrow to Zurich, was more like a script from a Fred Carno silent movie.
Now to the flight from Zurich to Bangkok.
The aircraft was a Boeing 777. It DID have a separate Business Class Cabin, with the accoutrements expected. A very good entertainment system, good quality and nicely served food and plenty of storage space around the seat. That itself, however, was a disappointment. Although a press button control system allow it to be positioned in many formats, the padding was well worn and uncomfortable to the point one's posterior was constantly aware of the metal structure beneath it.
The overall cabin design, I would say was hard edged, boxy with lighting not conducive to total relaxation or attempted sleep. When compared to the likes of the product such airlines as Emirates, Etihad, Thai and Qatar offer, Swiss Air pales into insignificance. The cabin staff worked as efficiently as they could but were certainly hampered by the lack of numbers. An example of this was. that there was some 30 minutes wait between the serving of appetisers to the main course and a similar wait to the sipping of a coffee or a liqueur.
The above is the account of my first two flights. True to say, I was relieved to reach my hotel in Bangkok.
MY RETURN TURNED OUT TO BE VERY DIFFERENT STORY.
Four days later, after arriving at my friend's retreat, I, suddenly and in his presence, suffered a severe pain in my upper left chest. Unfortunately my location was over a 100 miles from the nearest Bangkok hospital. He, and other persons present, strongly advised me to cut my planned 21 day visit short and get my flight changed to the next day. It was a no brainer. My own common sense and logic shouted that such a decision was right.
My friend immediately phoned Swiss Air in Bangkok, who confirmed my credentials and booking references, also stating that space was available for the two flights back to the UK the next day. However, they stated, even such a simple administration alteration would have to be made through the travel agent with whom I had made the booking. Such was agreed.
My friend then contacted that agency, Business Class International and explained the emergency and requested the change of return date to the next day.
That agency's response almost caused the owner of the retreat to throw-up in anger. It was…Yes we can do that but the client will have to pay us UP FRONT, the fee to do so. It will be… £1145.00.
Yes folk, that was the figure demanded. There was NO words of sympathy, no understanding. It was a case of pay NOW or don't fly.
Having no alternative, I paid. That means that Swiss Air have now charged me the full price EXTRA for a single leg when I had already paid for BOTH legs.
Is this a perfect example of Corporate Greed at it's very worst?
I won't say too much about the return flights, except that the final leg from Zurich to Heathrow saw me once again cramped into an economy seat when I had paid for Business Class.
Finally, I want to say that this true account is meant to advise any UK passenger thinking of using Swiss Air to be very, very careful not to be misled by incorrect and glowing advertisements of its products.
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I'm definitely a coffee person. I drink it black and can have about 3 cups a day, no problem. But one thing I cannot handle, is coffee in my baked goods. People swear up and down that coffee and chocolate is a marriage that is blessed in heaven and every single person should be making espresso flavored chocolate everything but I cannot get behind it.
So why, do you ask, am I putting a recipe for espresso blondies on my page?
Well, its because my little sister, the communications major, has just landed her very own Radio show at Brooklyn College. The title, is Salty and Woke (which had to be explained to me repeatedly as the millennial way of saying sarcastic and up to date on the current politics of the globe) She uses the medium to discuss popular political topics, favorite songs and current events. I'M SO PROUD OF HER! It is so hard for an orthodox Jewish woman to make strides in the media world and I give her a lot of credit for going for it!
So, in order to support her in the way I know best, I created this recipe for her. Yes, it's salty, and its also woke- because of the coffee inside, get it?! Also, they are blondies, because my sister is a blondie and also blondies are delicious. See what I do because I love my sister? I actually put aside my disdain and created these blondies that have so much goodness, even I enjoy them!
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1. Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Swirl it around a few times. It will foam and spatter. After 3 to 4 minutes, it will start to smell nutty. Don't walk away. It's ready when the sizzling quiets down and you see little brown bits drop to the bottom of the pan. Pour into a large bowl. Add the espresso powder and mix in until integrated. Cool completely (about 30 minutes). Alternatively, if you want a blondie marbled with chocolate, cool butter for only 5 minutes and proceed with the recipe. The warm dough will melt the chocolate chips a bit.
2. Heat oven to 350° F. Prepare your 8 by 8-inch baking pan with butter and flour, parchment paper, or aluminum foil (I find foil to be the easiest: just press it into the pan with a little overhang, no need to grease). Set aside.
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Costanza Sforza of Santa Fiora (1550–1617) was an Italian noblewoman. By birth she was member of the powerful House of Sforza and by marriage member of the House of Boncompagni.

Early life
Costanza was daughter of Sforza Sforza, 10th Count di Santa Fiora (1520-1575) and his first wife, Luigia Pallavicino (died in 1552). She was a granddaughter of Costanza Farnese (daughter of Alessandro Farnese, later Pope Paul III).  She married Giacomo Boncompagni, Marquess of Vignola, and Duke of Sora.

Lavinia Fontana, a prominent Bolognese artist, painted her portrait in 1594. A year later, Constanza served as the namesake and godmother of Fontana's daughter.

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 Murphy, Caroline P. (1996). "Lavinia Fontana and 'Le Dame Citta': understanding female artistic patronage in late sixteenth-century Bologna." Renaissance Studies 10 (2). pp. 190–208. JSTOR.

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Rachel Eisenhauer, 2016-2017 Arts Editor|November 6, 2015
Thanks to two back-to-back wins against top contenders River Hill and Atholton, the Wilde Lake girls team secured the County Championship for the first time in years.
On Thursday, October 22, the team was caught in a showdown against Atholton to take the title as county champions. With a final score of 2-1, they took the win in overtime thanks to a goal by junior Sydney McNamara.
Freshman goalie Jenna Hutchison said after the game that, "This win felt so incredible, because we've been working so hard, this is our tenth straight win, we wanted to dominate, and winning counties was one of our team goals."
Just a week earlier, the team beat River Hill 4-0, bringing sweet redemption. Senior Brynn Drury described their victory over River Hill on the sixteenth, her face beaming with pride and joy, "After three straight years of River Hill ending our season, finally being able to beat them on their senior night is the best feeling ever."
With only one loss so far, Rachel Lazris, senior midfielder says that, "The games we played the best in are the ones where we all played with heart, if every single person on the field gives their all then I think we are unstoppable."
Many members of the team have remarked on how connected the team is this year and that their chemistry is incredible.
The whole team felt like victory was the only option for them this season, and they are hopeful and looking forward to continuing their run to states.
Drury explained that, "The coaches are all in, we're all in, everybody is on the same page, and we all have one goal in mind, and it's to win."
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Anybody out there using or have used radar screen.
Haven't had that much time to play with it, but with the little amount of time I did I think I may have been confused a little with the purpose of the software. I thought that it was a market screening tool, in other words I can give it variables such as 1)50% above average daily volume 2)largest range of prior 9 sessions 3)adx greater than or equal to 30 etc etc etc and then it would scan the market and spit me out the results. For anybody versed in the program can you please tell me what u use it for and if I am able to run scans such as the one above.
It is a market screening tool.
It can probably do all those things you want it to and more, if you can write the code to make it do that. But the only thing I have a problem with is that it will only screen against the stocks you currently have on your Global Server.
I've been playing with it and some of the capabilites are very powerful indeed, but unfortunately i'm not that well versed in easy language so I suppose it will take me a while until I will realize the wholepower.
To be able to sort and rank in realtime based on technical indicators is phenomenal. With a click I will be able to tell the softeware to give me all the stocks on the wl with 30min 14 bar ADX > than 30 in order to find the strongest trends of say the last 5 hours. I also would love to be able to sit in front of the radar and be able to see immidiately what stocks on the wl are showing a 3 period RSI reading above say 70 and still below the 20day....I go on and on in my head but getting it to perform the tasks I want it to will take some time and practice. I wonder if there are some traders/programmers that would write the code for a fee.
Pick up a copy of Futures magazine or Tech. Analysis of Stocks and Commodities and you will find several ads in the classifieds for EasyLanguage programmers. I'm sure they can do what you need, but its worth learning it yourself so that as you develop new ideas you won't have to keep forking up money to a programmer. I have only used it sparingly so I haven't become proficient myself yet, but what I've learned wasn't very difficult, and I've never done any programming before.
Thanx for the heads up I am goint to have to do just that.
It would be great to take the time and learn the programming myself, but the fact is I just spent about 1,500 to 2,000 hours programming a db (trade journal/performance tracker) in approach and to be honest I need some free time, so I think I may just look to hire somebody that is very proficient with the language and make a capital investment vs. a time investment in the business.
Ouch, that's a lot of good golf time spent programming! I agree, that if it costs you money to be programming instead of trading (or golfing for that matter, lol) then you should outsource it. But to create the scans you are looking for shouldn't take anywhere near 1000 hours with EasyLanguage...if it does make sure you are paying the programmer on a job basis and not hourly!
Anybody care to point me in the direction of this "Radar Screen" Where can I find more info?


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10 Sep 2007 | 18:19 BST | Posted by Timo Hannay | Category: Publishing
For anyone who's interested here is Nature Publishing Group's (NPG's) take on PRISM: Although Nature America is a member of the AAP, we are not involved in PRISM and we have not been consulted about it. NPG has supported self-archiving in various ways (from submitting manuscripts to PubMed Central on behalf of our authors to establishing Nature Precedings), and our policies are already compliant with the proposed NIH mandate.
Those are facts. What follows is just my personal opinion.
PRISM has understandably provoked a great deal of anger among those scientists who care about how the fruits of research are communicated. (In this sense, PRISM has achieved the exact opposite of dog-whistle politics: the only people to sit up and take notice have been those who were outraged by it. Nice work, guys.) My main emotion, however, is closer to bewilderment. Do PRISM's proponents (whoever they are) really think that their approach will do anyone, including themselves, any good? It's tempting to suggest that they are out of touch (e.g., with the ways in which technology is changing science and scientific communication), but it's equally possible that I'm out of touch (e.g., with Beltway politics), so I guess all I can conclude is that they inhabit a different universe to the one I'm in. Time, perhaps, to move on and get back to work.
Except that PRISM — and the reaction to it — is having one particularly insidious consequence.
The things that I find most ill advised about PRISM are the needless belligerence of the message, the crude them-and-us stance, and the distortion of complex issues into unrecognisable caricatures. I wouldn't mind so much if the issues themselves were inconsequential, but they're not. Questions about how scientific communication should be funded, and what roles government should or should not play, are central to scientific progress. If we can't discuss these in a well-informed, grown-up way then science itself will suffer.
It therefore troubled me that the initial counterattacks on PRISM were themselves often lacking in nuance and discrimination. Given the high emotion generated, this was understandable, but that's not the same as saying it was correct or helpful. The most general error has been to lump all publishers together in declaring them "evil", "afraid", "money-grabbing", and so on. True, PRISM seems to have come out of the AAP, which is a publishing industry body, but right from the beginning (when I also didn't have a clue what was going on) it was fairly clear to anyone who cared to make the distinction that PRISM was not the same as the AAP.
To treat the industry as one amorphous lump is a continuation of the kind of misunderstanding that leads people to group together "Nature, Science and Cell" when making comments about scientific publishing. This is a pet hate of mine. If you're wondering where to send your red-hot molecular biology paper then it's OK to talk about those three journals in the same breath. But if you're talking about publishing then you'd better think again: there are hardly three more different organisations on the face of the earth than NPG, the AAAS and Elsevier (the three publishers in question).
All progress is hard, almost by definition. I work on things like journal-database hybrids, social software, and audio-video content for scientists. In my opinion, these will all play big parts in the future of scientific communication, but if the truth be told, most scientists aren't that interested (yet), and a few are even quite hostile (though I'll admit than none of them has gone as far as astroturfing to make their point). So if I were to generalise about scientists with respect to my work, I would say that they are rather conservative, and that they are largely uninterested in new web-enabled ways of conducting and communicating research. As Jim Hendler pointed out, scientists are generally keener on revolutions in scientific publishing than in their own labs. If that were the end of the story then my colleagues and I would need to find other vocations. But fortunately not all scientists are the same, so we try hard to identify the forward thinkers and early adopters, working with them in the belief that others will eventually come around too.
As with scientists, so with publishers: Most are conservative and many are largely clueless about the true impact of the web, but some are genuinely well informed and progressive. Those wishing to promote change need to be able to tell the difference and resist resorting to crude stereotypes. True, scientists don't need publishers as much as publishers need scientists. But why alienate the ones who are already in your side? It'll only slow you down.
A case in point is the criticism that my NPG colleague, Maxine Clarke, faced when talking about "open access" projects at NPG. Not everyone shared her definition of open access and she was accused by some bloggers of using the term as a marketing slogan. (Peter Murray-Rust, who made the original point, later recanted when he understood that Maxine was being genuine, so I don't take issue with him.)
Ignore for a moment the fact that Maxine is not a marketer or publisher but an editor (which means that she works in the interests of our readers, not NPG as a business). Even if that were not the case, her 'offence' was one regularly committed by open-access supporters themselves. For example, Peter Suber has posted a very similar and even longer list of NPG "OA" projects (with some input from me). Jean-Claude Bradley, in a follow-up comment, says that "'Open Access' has had a fairly unambiguous definition" and then proceeds to give one that's at odds, at least to my eyes, with Peter M-R's and Bill's (mainly because it makes no mention of licences).
Intelligent, progressive people in publishing (there are some, believe me) look at this sort of episode and conclude that engaging with open access advocates is always a bad idea because they will never get a fair hearing. (One or two of them even tried to talk me out of posting this, and maybe they were right — let's see.) Some people are just too quick to assume base motives, and employ words like "boycott" as if they were punctuation marks. Also, let's be honest, sometimes open access publishers have stoked these flames to their own PR ends. For me, this cynical and wrongheaded mindset reached its apotheosis (so far) in a comment on this blog post, which suggested that — wait for it — scientists should boycott NPG for having set up the free preprint server and document-sharing site, Nature Precedings:
[G]ood call on Nature preceedings being designed to fail – I totally agree, had the same thought. I think it's Nature's effort to sandbag open publishing. Scientists and open publishing supporters should be crying bloody murder on this. I suggest a boycott of Nature preceedings. Hell maybe even the rest of Nature journals…
Yeah, right, that would be good for open access…
It won't surprise you to hear that I believe NPG to be one of the more progressive publishers around. (And if you think I'm only saying that because I work here then you're mixing up cause and effect.) The working assumption of many open access evangelists is that publishers (including NPG) are congenitally predisposed to reject anything but subscription-based business models. For example, Bora Zivkovic (now at PLoS) says on his blog:
I can bet money that Nature will go Open Access as soon as the forward-looking editors manage to persuade their backward-looking corporate overlords that the data and statistics show that this is the sound business way to go.
Sorry, Bora, but that's about as far from the truth as it's possible to get. Yes, Nature takes an editorial line that is sympathetic to the principles of open access (though that doesn't stop people sticking in the boot when they report inconvenient truths), but it's certainly not the case that publishers are holding back pressure from editors to go open access. The main reason why Nature cannot do so is the absence of a viable economic model for a top-end journal with a high rejection rate and heavy editorial input. Few of the people who criticise Nature for not being open access would also criticise PLoS Biology for losing a lot of money. But the underlying cause of both is the same: current author-side fees don't begin to cover the costs of running such publications. That, not publisher intransigence, is the main barrier.
And just suppose for a moment that Nature decided to become open access anyway, perhaps paid for by grant funding or some kind of cross-subsidy. It's not hard to see the criticisms that would be levelled at NPG. Here's an imaginary blog post, based on things already said about our existing projects:
Nature's open access policy has obviously been built to fail. It's nowhere near covering it's costs, which is obviously a deliberate ploy to discredit open access publishing and provide ammo for those who claim it can never pay its way. More than that, it's anti-competitive: no one else will ever launch a similar journal into this space if prices are being held down artificially by cross-subsidy. Isn't this usually called "dumping" and isn't it illegal? Jeez, we need more competition among publishers, not less. Scientists should be crying bloody murder on this. Boycott!!!
In reinventing scientific communication for the 21st Century we face genuinely difficult challenges. Many of us, in our own different ways, are trying to find solutions. PRISM certainly doesn't help, but nor do some of the more indiscriminate responses. The best antidote to its crude belligerence is not more of the same, but an open, fair and grown-up debate. These issues are too important to be addressed in any other way.
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Albany, Ga. – The evolution of cardiac intervention is expanding at an astounding pace. New interventional cardiology treatment procedures and technology are constantly being pioneered, increasing a full range of non-surgical treatments. It is the same with cardiac electrophysiology which provides highly-specialized diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disturbances known as arrhythmias.
To ensure Southwest Georgia citizens affected by abnormal heart rhythms have access to the latest diagnostic mapping and ablative technologies, Phoebe's electrophysiology (EP) lab recently underwent a $1.3 million upgrade. Upgrades include a highly sophisticated mapping system which interventional electrophysiology specialists use, in addition to fluoroscopy, to identify precise catheter placement as they perform cardiac ablations. The investment also included a new enhanced imaging system to provide optimal visualization.
Kamil Hanna, MD and Edward Koomson, MD, are among only a handful of physicians in the state specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias - from device-based therapies to cutting-edge catheter-based ablation.
"We are very fortunate to have hospital leadership committed to ensuring our patients have access to cutting-edge technology. Since 2007, we have done more than 3,000 EP procedures and periodically upgraded equipment to ensure our patients the best care possible. Presently, I believe this EP lab to be one of the most modern in the state," shared Dr. Kamil Hanna.
EP labs conduct tests that help doctors understand the nature of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). During electrophysiology tests, patients are mildly sedated and doctors use an electrode catheter to send electrical signals to the patient's heart and record its electrical activity. The testing is "critical" for detecting irregular heartbeats that follow heart attacks, signify high blood pressure, or simply come with aging, and may cause scarring of the heart.
"Whether it is slow heart rates, called bradycardia -- some cases of which need pacemaker implants -- or dealing with tachyarrhythmia which can be potentially life-threatening, we perform a vast array of implantation, extraction and ablation procedures here at Phoebe," Hanna noted.
To become an electrophysiologist, a physician has to first become an internist. They then complete three more years of cardiology training after which they further study electrophysiology a branch of cardiology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders.
Phoebe has a team of 15 cardiovascular specialists and seven cardiology practices across Southwest Georgia offering services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology and a multi-disciplinary structural heart program.


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Coffeegirl: What is a Latte?
A Latte is one of the most basic espresso based coffee drinks (coffee brewed on a espresso machine). It is the drink I most often recommend to newcomers because it is a safe, basic drink that you can have fun with if you want.
"Latte" literally means "milk" in Italian.
So why is this coffee drink called a latte?
Well, "Latte" is short for "Cafe Latte".
"Cafe" literally means coffee in Italian.
So if you went to Italy and ordered a cafe latte, you would get a funny look and receive something that looked like this.
However, Americans changed this. A cafe latte is not a part of the main traditional Italian drinks like the cappuccino. Caffee Mediterraneum, in Berkeley, California, claims to be the place where the American cafe latte was born. According to them, one of their owners, Lino Meiorin, came over from Italy in the 1950's and created a larger cappuccino with more milk to appeal to a wider crowd.
Today, the cafe latte has become to be espresso + steamed milk.
Compared to a cappuccino, a cafe latte has less espresso to the milk ratio and less foam in the steamed milk. It is also served at a higher temperature than a cappuccino. In a 12 oz. or tall latte (like pictured here), there is two shots of espresso mixed with steamed milk.
But the great thing about lattes is they are the basis for many other coffee drinks. For example, a mocha is a latte with chocolate. So be creative with your latte, but it fantastic all on its own as well.
I took and own all of these photos of my co-worker, David, in action.
What? I've been looking down my nose at my wife's lattes and my mochas are just a chocolate latte? World shaken.
In Italy you can order a caffè latte and nobody would look at you funny. You would get a tall glass of warm milk with one shot of espresso poured in. Its easy and tasty!
@Krista: Thanks for your input! You are right you wouldn't get a funny look in Italy, but I was just trying to show that cafe latte looks different in Italy than it does in America.
Espresso Machines are the perfect item to own. I love mine because I am able to make cappuccinos and lattes in my own house!


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The fine for the Russian Gazprom for failure to comply to the Stockholm decision in the case against Naftogaz Ukraine, has reached $110 million, stated at a press conference the Director for Business Development at the National joint-stock company Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko, reports Ukrinform.
"By our calculations, the amount for compensation that Gazprom needs to pay us, already exceeds $110 million," stated Vitrenko. Therefore, Gazprom must pay Ukraine more than $2.6 billion," Vitrenko said.
Vitrenko also highlighted, that from the total awarded sum of $4.6 billion Ukraine has already covered part due to gas supply from Russia. Bonuses to Naftogaz management have been paid from this amount.
"We have received part of the $4.6 billion in the form of gas. Premiums have been paid only on the sum received," the chief operating officer commented.
Naftogaz is suing Gazprom from 2014 regarding two contracts: prices on Russian natural gas and transit prices.
In February 2018, the Stockholm Arbitration Court obliged Gazprom to pay the Ukrainian company Naftogaz US $4.63 billion for the pumping of 110 billion cubic meters of gas per year as envisaged in the transit contract. In December 2017, the Arbitration Court had awarded Gazprom US $2 billion in a dispute between the companies under a contract for gas supplies in 2009. This, after this amount was removed from the total, Naftogaz was to receive US $2.56 billion dollars from the Russian monopoly.
The Arbitration Court also ordered Gazprom to transport 110 billion cubic meters of gas per year through Ukraine until the end of the transit agreement in 2019, or else pay for the shortfall.


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What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease
When heart attack strikes, minutes matter most! Every second your heart doesn't function properly, it suffers irreversible damage. At St. Francis, you can count on receiving essential cardiac care in record time - faster than the national benchmark.
What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease When heart attack strikes, minutes matter most! Every second your heart doesn't function properly, it suffers irreversible damage. At St. Francis, you can count on receiving essential cardiac care in record time - faster than the national benchmark. Check out this story on greenvilleonline.com: http://grnol.co/1krEjCJ
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Did you know that almost 1 in 3 women will die with heart disease? "The sad thing is that almost 80% of that may be preventable," says Barbara Moran-Faile, MD, cardiologist with Upstate Cardiology. "A big part of getting women treated for heart disease is just educating them that they need it." Take that first step by watching Dr. Moran-Faile's video featuring how heart disease affects women. If you have risk factors for heart disease, don't wait. Talk with your doctor and be proactive about your health. As Dr. Moran-Faile says, "Don't just take care of everybody else. Remember to take care of yourself so you can be there to take care of your loved ones later on."
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The Face of Heart Disease
Think heart disease is an "old man's disease?" So did Marilyn. Hear her story about developing - and managing - heart disease as a young woman.
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It's not magic, the great Aston Villa blag and looking forward to next season with Steve Bruce
Damian	 15 February 2017
I can understand why so many are thinking that Steve Bruce should resign or be sacked but it would be wrong. The bottom line is that if he does go and he's replaced, nothing will change this season and it's only going to make our situation worse. And it's not about players not playing for him or tactics, it's about time for his way of working to be understood and for it to start working.
Yes, we brought him in at the wrong time, but that's happened and it can't be changed. And yes, nobody looked at how or why he got teams promoted and we changed that situation for him too. But whatever I might think of the owner, he's not stupid and I'm sure he's going to factor these things in moving forward.
In fact and on reflection, I quite like Tony Xia. I think he spends too much time on Twitter but he's quite literally blagged his way into buying Aston Villa and you've got to admire that. He also talks about work culture as if he understands its importance. And despite the pace of change happening all around us, he seems to now understand that we have to stop making so many changes to the people at Aston Villa and look for some continuity and stability.
And if we look back at what has made Steve Bruce successful in this League, it was that he didn't have the money to make so many changes in his previous clubs. He worked with what he had and he got the results necessary for promotion. He simply has to be given a proper chance and it's not his fault the Club is in such a mess.
And nobody likes where we are but we wont get promoted this season by replacing him and in the long run, it's not going to get us out of this cycle we're in. Bruce will get us promoted, but you also can't forget that a second season in the Championship usually means a third and often a fourth. Bruce isn't to blame for that. For that mistake you have to look at the owner and CEO. They can do their best to rectify it, but changing manager isn't going to help, not now, because we've passed tipping point.
Steve Bruce knows what he's got to do to get out of this League and he'll do it. And as supporters, we have a part to play and we have to be actively engaged in that, not against it.
Last night was horrible. This year has been horrible. But it's not going to get better overnight by replacing a manager and you know what, even if we get promoted, we're not going to win the Premier League or be playing Champions League football any time soon. Or did you believe the owner when he made that prediction into the future?
Look, none of us are going to stop supporting Aston Villa if we don't go up. And we will probably all agree that when you break it down what we really want to see is good football with passionate players because if we do, we'll win games and if we win games we'll win things. But it's not a switch or a magic trick.
This makes so much sense to me and I honestly can't understand why some say Steve Bruce has got to go. I mean, knowing what we know and seeing what has happened by continuously changing managers and players, that some still think it will magically change by replacing one of the most successful Championship managers after he's still not had enough time, baffles me. It honest to God baffles me with all that we know.
It's not to say that I'm right and he'll get us promoted. But one thing I think we can all agree on is that he's not had a proper chance and with his track record, that is the absolute least he deserves.
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The 2021 Fiat 500X Pop Offers Just Enough for the Price
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The 2021 Fiat 500X is a genuinely small compact SUV. Compared to bigger, more popular options on the street, the 500X looks pretty adorable, but don't let its appearances deceive you. Among the various trim levels, the Fiat 500X offers a surprising amount of agility, a touch of performance, and a sprinkle of luxury. Wrapped up into a petite and affordable priced four-door, the 2021 Fiat 500X offers only what you are looking for.
The 2021 Fiat 500X Pop
Unlike more easy-to-understand trim levels, the Pop trim level of the 2021 Fiat 500X is the entry-level base model option. On its own, the 500X Pop costs a measly $25,815 — which isn't an unreasonable price for everything it has to offer. With only a handful of more advanced options you can choose for the Fiat 500X, you might find yourself slightly disappointed with what the Pop has to offer.
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The styling choices of the 2021 Fiat 500X Pop are what make it stand out from the competition. Its small stature makes it a vehicle designed to navigate busy city streets or feel like a comfortable and controllable choice for new drivers. You pretty much get the basics from the Pop, like cloth seats, a six-speaker sound system, and 17-inch wheels. What you can't tell from most pictures is that the Fiat 500X itself is technically classified as an extra-small crossover SUV.
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As an SUV, the 2021 Fiat 500X Pop isn't really an off-road capable vehicle. It sits awkwardly between sedans and SUVs as an extra-small crossover SUV, so it also doesn't offer a ton of cargo space, either. The turbocharged 1.3-liter 4-cylinder engine won't be turning any heads, but it does provide a comfortable 177 hp, which isn't horrible for a lighter vehicle. It's also noted for being unexpectedly agile, so while it isn't as fast as performance-focused SUVs like the Lamborghini Urus, it does still offer an enjoyable driving experience.
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Overall there are a few reasons to love the 2021 Fiat 500X Pop, and even if it isn't the most exciting vehicle on the market, it still gives you what you pay for. It's a decent bargain for the price of a new SUV option.
For a few thousand dollars more, Edmunds recommends upgrading to the Trekking trim instead. The Trekking trim costs about $26,815 and gives drivers the option of leather upholstery, navigation, and a sunroof, for just a small added cost. To many drivers, the difference in price is well worth the upgrade, but you can still expect the same engine and performance.
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AT 26, the singer has been making waves across the world and has joined the likes of Drakes, Rihanna, Adele, and Kanye West to have a sold-out concert at the O2 Arena in London.
The star is bringing his concert to Shimmy Beach club in Cape Town on 9 March 2019. For one night only Davido and his superstar guest line up will raise the temperature on the beachfront venue, showing just why he is the reigning king of Afro Beats.
Davido's 2011 single "Dami Duro" was well received throughout Nigeria. He has produced songs for Naeto C, Skales, Tiwa Savage and Sauce Kid. In April 2012, he signed an endorsement deal with MTN Nigeria. On October 23, 2013, Davido partnered with Guinness Nigeria for the "Guinness World of More" concert.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Davido relocated to Lagos at a young age. His debut album Omo Baba Olowo was released in 2012; it produced seven singles: "Back When" featuring Naeto C, "Dami Duro", "All of You", "Overseas" featuring Sina Rambo, "Ekuro", "Gbon Gbon" and "Feel Alright" featuring Ice Prince. Between 2013 and 2015, Davido released the singles "Gobe", "One of a Kind", "Skelewu", "Aye", "Tchelete (Goodlife)" featuring Mafikizolo, "Naughty" featuring DJ Arafat, "Owo Ni Koko", "The Sound" and "The Money" featuring Olamide.
In January 2016, Davido announced that he signed a record deal with Sony Music and started his own label, Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), few months after signing with the Sony. Dremo and Mayorkun are currently signed to DMW.


While it could be a mere road accident, the local authorities have preferred to call it a terrorist attack when a vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge on Saturday. The number of causalities is not yet confirmed.
Condemning the incident, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the Metropolitan Police are responding to the "horrific terrorist attack" at London Bridge and nearby Borough Market where a stabbing incident took place.
"We don't yet know the full details, but this was a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts," Sadiq Khan said in a statement.
Sadiq Khan also informed that the London Bridge Station has been closed and authorities are asking people to avoid the area.
Meanwhile, the U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to exploit the incident to support his travel ban on Muslims even though the nature of the incident is not yet known. Trump has assumed that Muslims are behind the London incident.
After facing a severe opposition from people and American courts for his executive order signed in January, President Trump had issued in March a revised order restricting entry of people from six Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
According to that order, these countries had already been identified as presenting heightened concerns about terrorism and travel to the United States.
Later, U.S. District Judge James Robart had issued a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking Trump's Muslim ban order. Trump also had fired a top federal government lawyer Sally Yates when she opposed Trump's order.
A number of United Nations (UN) human rights and refugee welfare agencies had expressed their anguish over Trump's arbitrary decision to ban the entry of people from certain Muslim countries.
The agencies – including UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration – hoped that the U.S. will continue its strong leadership role and long tradition of protecting those who are fleeing conflict and persecution.