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"THE NAME OF JESUS!" Conclusion!
Let the preacher exalt Jesus; let the people exalt Jesus; let the workers exalt Jesus; let everything that has breath exalt the name of Jesus.
Every piece of furnishing in the Tabernacle pictures Jesus.
The calendar started with Jesus.
Our convictions come from Jesus.
Every once in awhile we need to stop everything and exalt the name of Jesus.
In future additions we will study Face of Jesus, Hands of Jesus, Feet of Jesus, Birth of Jesus, Death of Jesus; Burial of Jesus; Resurrection of Jesus; Love of Jesus; Compassion of Jesus; Mercy of Jesus, and the Judgment of Jesus.
The world needs Jesus: Russia, China, Cuba, Cambodia, Korea, South America, Japan, Philippines, Africa, Europe, Brazil, England, India, Canada, France, Germany and all nations need Jesus.
For all these years I have tried to exalt the Name of Jesus. I have told people about Him for over forty-four years. I have told people at work, in the streets, shopping centers, airports, airplanes, etc.
His name is not magic, but it is a name of authority. If God be for us, who can be against us?
When we pray, we pray in the name of Jesus, not some religious imposter or Allah, Buddha, or any other false God.
The following is a true story and the author, Rick Mathes, is a well known leader in the prison ministry.
The authority of Jesus has never diminished. That is a whole lot more than you can say for man and his authority. King's rise and fall – by the name of Jesus.
The law says murder is sin, Jesus said, even the thought is sin.
It took Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burma (1788-1850) six years, working 15 hours per day to see his first soul saved, but thirty thousand came to know Jesus by the time he died.
We too ought to have a burden on our hearts to see people come to the name that is above every name.
The following, entitled Two Lives, was written by one of my converts in our first ministry.
I'm so glad that I've led two lives, the first I spent most of in dark smelly dives. I once was a person with no direction at all; my life had slowed to a pitiful crawl. I didn't know where I was going, nor did I care if wherever it was I never got there. I tried all of the fleeting and temporary joys, such as drinking and carousing with the rest of the boys.
At one time I told all listeners that the world's only hope was a red and white pill or just about any kind of dope. Then I realized there must be more to life than what I had seen something to last long on which I could lean. Now I didn't know it at the time, but someone was working on me, slowly opening my ears and my eyes so I might hear and see. I thank God someone who cared came to my aid, and told me about the sacrifice that Jesus had made. I asked that my sin be forgiven that day, as I got down on my knees and started to pray.
That day I asked Jesus to come into my heart, my second life was beginning to start. That I've come a long way from my old life I'm sure, but I also know I'm far from pure. But with God watching over me and Jesus inside, coupled my belief that it was for me that He died. And along with God's promises He's sent to us through His word, I can now feel as light and free as a bird. God is so wonderful, what He's given to mankind, to me He's the most precious thing anyone can ever find. I thank God for sending him by, and will always be grateful for Pastor Nikoley.
How about you? Is His name wonderful to you? Or do you even know Him? "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." Why not receive Him now?
Twenty-four out of twenty-seven New Testament books start off with the name of Jesus. We are saved and baptized in the name of Jesus. He is the Lily of the Valley; Rose of Sharon; Pearl of Great Price; Bread of Life; the Way Truth and the Life.
The Defender of the Weak.
The Giver of the Holy Spirit.
The Restorer of the Penitent.
Let's exalt and talk about the name of Jesus in church, in school, at home, at work, at play. Let's talk about Jesus more and more. Let's shout His name from the roof tops.
More books and more songs have been written about His name than any other.
In Genesis we see Him as Promised Seed.
In Exodus the Passover Lamb.
In Numbers the Brazen Serpent.
In Deuteronomy the Great Law-giver.
In Joshua the Prophet, Priest and King.
In Judges the Judge of the Universe.
In Ruth – the Kinsman Redeemer.
In Samuel the Anointer of Kings.
In Kings He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
In Chronicles the Great Historian.
In Ezra the Rebuilder of God's House.
In Nehemiah the Rebuilder of the Wall.
In Esther the Saviour of the Jews.
In Psalms the Song of the Ages.
In Ecclesiastes the Great Preacher.
In Song of Solomon He is the Wonderful Lover.
In Isaiah He is Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace.
In Jeremiah the Weeping Prophet.
In Lamentations the Mighty Street Preacher.
In Ezekiel the Rebuilder of God's House.
In Daniel the Stone cut out without hands.
In Hosea the Forgiving Lover.
In Minor prophets the one coming to Bethlehem-Judah.
In Matthew King of Kings.
In Luke the Son of Man.
In John the Son of God.
In Acts the Power of the church.
In Romans the Dynamite of the Gospel.
In Corinthians the Restorer of the carnal nature.
In Galatians the Rent Vail.
In Ephesians the Heavenly One.
In Thessalonians the Coming Saviour.
In Titus the Great appearing God.
In Timothy the Blessed Hope.
In Philemon the Forgiver of the wayward slave.
In Hebrews the Best of All.
In James the Fulfiller of the Law.
In Peter the Rock of our Salvation.
In John the Assurance that we are saved.
In Jude the One that can keep us from falling.
In Revelation the One on the white horse that's going to come back in the clouds of glory at the rapture. We will be with Him for seven years and come back to reign with Him for one thousand years, and the Kingdom shall be delivered to the Father and Jesus shall reign, because HIS NAME IS ABOVE EVERY NAME.
Jesus is the creation; Jesus was everything in Heaven; Jesus is the ending.
You can't get up in the morning or go to bed at night without Jesus. You can't work without Jesus; you can't eat or drink without Jesus.
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds, in a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast; "Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. Dear Name, the Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding Place, My never failing treasury, filled with boundless stores of grace! By Thee my prayers acceptance gain, although with sin defiled; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. Jesus! My Shepherd, Husband, Friend, O Prophet, Priest And King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. Weak is the effort of my heart, and cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. Till then I would Thy love proclaim with every fleeting breath, And may the music of Thy Name Refresh my soul in death!
The name of Jesus is above kings: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Napoleon of France, Caesars of Rome, The Henry's and Charles' of England, Alexander of Greece, Pharaoh of Egypt, President of America, etc.
His name is above the name of artists: Michael Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Mozart. His name is above the name of heroes like Joshua, Caleb, Patton, the Wright Brothers, Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Lincoln and Washington.
His name is above the names of the greatest men of God: Moses, David, Paul, Moody, Wesley, Finney, Luther, and Sunday.
His name is above the name of angels: Gabriel the messenger, Michael the warrior, the seven angels in Revelation, the angels that appeared to Abraham and Lot.
Seven names were given Him even before His birth: Jesus in Luke 1:31; Son of the Highest in verse 32; Son of God in verse 35; Immanuel in Matthew 1:23, to name a few.
Seven is God's number, and Jesus is the seventh word in Matthew, and Matthew has seven letters.
Jesus name is mentioned seven hundred times in the New Testament.
This verse cannot mean that at every mention of the name of Jesus we should bow, but if it does mean that we have to ask the question, "Why should we bow at the name of Jesus, rather than at any of His other names? Is there any special honor in it above all the other names by which He is called, and why should we bow at His name rather than at the name of the Father? The truth is, this verse does not require us to be in a prostate position, nor did He mean to start a custom of bowing.
The meaning is that a special act of respect or adoration should be shown wherever the name "Jesus" is heard, whether reading the Scriptures, or whenever His name is mentioned. He is to be exalted "above every name," and it would be proper for all in heaven and on earth to worship Him, and that the time will come when He will be acknowledged everywhere as Lord. The bowing of the knee simply expresses reverence, respect, and worship.
The late Paul Harvey said: "I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game. "But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect-somebody chanting Hare Krishna? If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome … "But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer! Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations. Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating; to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well … just sue me. The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard …. that the vast majority don't care what they want. It is time the majority rules! It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray; you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right. But by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away. We are fighting back … and we WILL WIN! God bless us one and all … especially those who denounce Him. God bless America, despite all her faults. She is still the greatest nation of all. God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God. May 2005 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our Families and Institutions. Keep looking up!
This text is speaking of Jesus' name; emptying Himself, not of His Deity, because He was always one hundred percent God, but a laying aside of His Glory.
Finally after 1 year of training and practice, "Who Am I?" A great song on the Diatonic Harmonica. Watch for the video on Friday morning 2/26/2016.
Christians come out giants; some will come out of their trouble as midgets. Look at King Saul and David … David came out a giant and Saul a midget – small in faith, obedience, and outlook. Saul was a big man physically, but small spiritually.
We have no evidence that David was a big man physically, but we know that he was a giant spiritually. How did David get that way? His enlarged trouble made him an enlarged saint that trusted God.
God uses enlarged trials to produce enlarged saints so He can put them into enlarged places. All of God's giants have experienced suffering in one way or another.
Joseph spent 13 years as a forgotten servant – even in prison on a false charge, because God was getting him ready for a bigger place.
God must prepare us for what He has in store for us, and a part of the preparation is the furnace of affliction. Now we can understand why David had to experience so many storms in his life.
God had chosen him to fill a big place, and David had to be enlarged. Had David gotten his request for "wings like a dove," and flown away from the storm, he would have wasted all the suffering and still would have been unprepared for his great opportunities to serve God.
An enlarged place can be a dangerous place if we don't know how to take giant steps of faith and walk with God. If you plan to walk by faith, then you must learn to take "giant steps," and this means you must expect troubles.
The children of Israel needed to be in the wilderness to enlarge them to take their inheritance. The new generations were bigger people and had learned to live in bigger places. There is no way to escape the principle: If you want to take giant steps in an enlarged place, then you must become an enlarged Christian.
It is important to "win our wings" in our Christian life. There is no "honorary degree" in the battle of life, and you have to win your own wings. No one can do it for you. The quitter wants wings like David, but is unwilling to pay the price. God has many enlarged places in this world that desperately need to be filled. He is looking for enlarged Christians to fill the enlarged places, and be prepared to take some giant steps. Learn to fly with wings as an eagle!


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The synergy of The Avengers
The Avengers is the ensemble super hero film we've been waiting for. With the level of talent involved, it's no surprise that the film turned out as well as it did, but I don't know if anyone expected this level of excellence.
The Avengers amazes from frame one. The overture of the film throws us directly into the villain's plans with some light exposition, and then the action jumps right in. While Loki's plans aren't clear from the start, they begin to roll out right on target, prompting our good guys to start building their team immediately.
A larger part of the film is spent on forming the team than I would have expected. From the previews, it looked like fighting the alien menace would be the bulk of the film. Instead, the heroes spend the first half of the film just getting together and learning about each other. Once they are pushed to action, however, it's all the more glorious for the time spent really building the dynamic personalities.
The teamwork presented here is epic in scale. Once the heroes get going, joined up by a catalyzing event at the film's midpoint, they are quickly able to find reliance in once another.
It's real teamwork: not just fighting shoulder to shoulder, back to back, it's playing into and off of one another's strengths, working together and delegating.
Cap shines as the tactical leader of the team. When he takes over and starts giving orders, it turns the tide of the battle, and makes all the characters shine. The way Whedon manages to keep track of what all of the heroes are doing in the fight, even when they are far from one another is astounding, and they come together and come apart again throughout, in a way which is clever and rousing. Through all this, he keeps the action fluidly heart-pounding, and even manages to work in a few great laughs. I don't think I've ever laughed with a superhero film so much as I did with this one (I've certainly found plenty of superheroes films to laugh at).
How did he have room for all of this? The film was completely lacking in a romantic subplot. No one was kissing. No one was pining. No one got the girl at the end. There were cleverly emotional moments, even slightly romantic ones, but the plot was not overtaken, even in a small way with romance. The heroes were simply too busy. And, while it seemed odd – it's out of line with the super hero film formula, afterall – I didn't miss it. In fact, I think I'd like to see a lot more action films give over their romance in favor of deeper character development, and better primary plots.
There were a few small inconsistencies in the heroes' depictions, as there was surely a lot to keep track of, and drew me out at a couple points. For example, the power of Cap's shield seemed inconsistent, but these moments were fleeting and did not damage the film or draw me out too sharply. These tiny inconsistencies – only noticeable by a nitpicker, really – were the film's only flaws.
Whedon has been a popular writer and director of genre works for some time now, and with good reason, but this is his masterpiece. Here he has taken everything he's learned over his career, and laser-focused it into one of the most exhilarating and engaging films of the last decade.
This is not a film to miss. Skip the 3D, though. It's post production 3D, and will give you a headache if you're prone to that type of malady.
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Japan Won't Let Them Have Kids, So They Turn To the Black Market for Sperm Instead
Sana always knew she wanted to have kids, but starting a family didn't come easily. As a lesbian, Sana and her partner advertised on online forums, perused donor websites, messaged willing strangers—anything that could get them their sperm donor match.
Navigating Japan's underground world of sperm donation, which has next to no legal regulations, Sana and her partner went through dozens of donors. At times, they even experienced sexual harassment.
"We've had men ask us for a picture of our bodies, or request that they watch us inject sperm samples into ourselves," she told VICE World News.
After about three years of tirelessly looking, the couple found their current donor, a gay man they met on a website dedicated to LGBTQ people looking for platonic donors. "I'm extremely thankful for my family," said Sana, who owns a shop, and now has an almost two-year-old son and is looking to have a second child. Like most others in the story, Sana requested that only her first name be used for privacy and security reasons.
For Japan's LGBTQ couples, many hurdles stand in the way of starting families.
Artificial insemination by donor, a fertility procedure involving inserting sperm into a person's uterus, is only permitted for married couples—what Japan's LGBTQ population cannot legally become. The country of nearly 126 million only has one commercial sperm bank, founded earlier this year, and it doesn't serve LGBTQ couples or single adults.
And though a historic law passed last year now recognizes married couples who have children through donated eggs and sperm as legal parents, this right doesn't apply to Japan's nearly 11.4 million LGBTQ people.
Couples and activists say the country leaves them little choice but to turn to underground markets for sperm.
Misa and her partner, Aya, who welcomed a baby boy in September after receiving sperm from an independent donor, have a certificate from the northern city of Sapporo recognizing their same-sex union. Such certificates have been issued in the city since 2017, which allow same-sex couples to add their partners as beneficiaries for life insurance. Earlier this year, Tokyo indicated it would issue the same partnership certificates for the entire Japanese capital.
But Misa said the document in her hands is virtually meaningless, and by no means a recognition of being a family.
"My partner can't be let into my hospital room. She can't pick up our kids from the nursery. Things that a normal family can do, we can't; we're just not seen as a family," she told VICE World News.
"Some places in Sapporo do recognize us as partners. Our landlord rented our home to us because we had the certificate. But as soon as we step outside of Sapporo, my partner becomes essentially a stranger to me," she said.
Japan lacks laws that govern the operations of commercial sperm and egg banks. In this absence, hospitals registered with the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology—a national medical organization—have been performing artificial insemination procedures since 1948.
But controversially, the society only allows such procedures for married couples, leaving out singles and LGBTQ couples who wish to have children. Finding third-party donors on the internet is thus the only viable solution for many. It's also a far cheaper option than ordering from or traveling overseas to obtain sperm, a process that can rack up thousands of dollars in bills.
But the underground method of receiving semen from strangers poses inherent health risks, medical professionals say.
"If a donor ejaculates into a test tube that isn't sterilized, he runs the risk of introducing bacteria into the tube, which would then be transmitted to the recipient," Mikiya Nakatsuka, a doctor and professor of reproductive medicine at Okayama University, told VICE World News.
There's also the added danger of passing sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV, Clyamidia, or Hepatitis B and C, Nakatsuka added.
Compared to its Asian neighbors, Japan is not unique in its strict regulations on sperm donations. Chinese laws ban sperm banks from selling to individuals, but allow registered hospitals to supply donations to couples with reproductive problems. Similarly in Singapore, assisted reproductive technology procedures, which include in vitro fertilization, is restricted to married couples.
Sperm donations are generally offered to a wider range of people in Western nations, with various rules. In the United Kingdom, donations are available to anyone, but donors can't remain completely anonymous—personal information can be accessed by the child at 18. In Germany, donors at sperm clinics cannot produce more than 15 children, whereas in the United States, no such limits exist.
Masa, an independent sperm donor and consultant in his 30s, dismissed the safety concerns and said he's diligent in making sure his semen is top-notch. He's been a donor for over five years now, and has given his sperm to more than 70 women, from which 28 babies have been born.
He said he first started donating after his infertile best friend asked Masa for his sperm. "I didn't know anything about sperm donation at the time, so when my friend consulted me asking me for my sperm, we had a terrible fight—we don't talk anymore," he told VICE World News.
"I should've listened to him at the time. I guess by donating my sperm to clients, this is my way of unburdening myself of some of that guilt," he said.
The consultant offers three sperm donation methods, which his clients are free to choose from. First, there's the syringe method, the easiest for Masa. He ejaculates into a sterilized cup and gives the sample to his client, who then inserts Masa's semen into their uterus with a syringe. "It's better if the sperm is fresh, so I sometimes go to a nearby public bathroom or cafe toilet to ejaculate, then directly give the client my sample," he told VICE World News.
Then there's the option of bringing his semen to a hospital, where a doctor will fertilize the egg. Married couples, whom Masa also caters to, choose this method. Lastly, he also offers to have sex with the client for natural insemination.
Before each exchange, Masa gets tested for STDs. Each donation costs a client anywhere from $96 to $276, depending on the method used. To improve his sperm health, Masa said he frequently exercises and carefully maintains a balanced diet.
But besides the health hazards that come with navigating an underground business, experts warn there are societal risks when receiving sperm from independent donors.
Without a legal framework that outlines the responsibility of all parties—donors and parents included—LGBTQ couples fear that donors will later seek legal guardianship of their offspring, despite having agreed to simply donate their sperm.
"Even if everything seems official and business cards are exchanged, there is the possibility that parents will get asked for money, or donors will bring parents to court to secure guardianship," the gynaecologist Nakatsuka said.
That was a real concern for Misa and her partner.
After failing to find an independent donor for about a year and a half, the now 25-year-olds eventually found volunteers who offered to mediate transactions such as locating and obtaining the sperm. It also covered some of the hospital bills when Misa went for in vitro fertilization, where she had to lie and say she was using her husband's sperm.
The only catch? The couple never met the sperm donor, nor have any idea what he looks like. "We don't know anything about him. I feel bad for our child, but I also feel like we're protecting him from potential trouble," she said.
For the couple, anonymity between donor and receiver is more of a safeguard than a risk. "There's the possibility that the donor might demand that our child is his, that he's the father. But because we have no connection with the donor, we avoid that risk," she said.
Masa, the sperm donor, said he doesn't ask his clients to send him updates about his offspring—he only receives information if they choose to tell him. "I'm not doing this to make my family bigger. It's the client's family, and I don't want to intrude on another person's family matters," he said.
But for Sana and her partner, they've decided they want their sperm donor present in their lives. He's already been introduced to her child and has shared meals with her family, though her son is still too young to know who he is. Sana said she saw no point in lying.
"Our kid is very cute and every day is super fun. We have no regrets, every day we feel thankful," she said.
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Our ESBC AWANA club is one of more than 12,000 AWANA clubs which operate around the world. The international headquarters is located in Streamwood, IL. These community clubs are open to all youth and have children attending from many different denominations and churches. AWANA club is a children's ministry committed to reaching boys and girls with the gospel of Jesus Christ and training them to serve Him.
The weekly AWANA club consists of three parts: handbook time (achievements), council or green meadow time (singing and Bible story), and games.
For more information about AWANA check out https://www.awana.org/.


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Francisco Fernández de Contreras ( Pedroche 1526-Colombia 1616 ) fue un militar español, fundador de la población colombiana de Ocaña (Norte de Santander).

Biografía
Nacido en Pedroche, provincia de Córdoba (España), arribó a América en 1542 a sus 16 años. A sus 18 años se integró al ejército de Luis de Manjarrés, con quien participó en batallas ocurridas en la Sierra Nevada, La Jagua y en las matanzas de Nicaragua. Participó en la conquista de Pamplona en 1549, y en la de Táchira (Venezuela) en 1561. En 1570, fue enviado por el cabildo de Pamplona a buscar una vía con acceso al mar para establecer rutas comerciales, fundando Ocaña el 14 de diciembre de 1570. Esta población fue elevada a ciudad 5 años después.

Fernández estuvo casado con Isabel de Rojas, proveniente del municipio de Cuenca, en Castilla-La Mancha (España), tuvieron 8 hijos (3 hombres y 5 mujeres).

Durante las protestas en Colombia de 2021, el 5 de mayo en Ocaña, fue derribada una estatua en su honor.

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Nacidos en 1526
Fallecidos en 1616
Conquistadores españoles de Colombia

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Cyprus: The Eurozone's comeback kid
December 7th 2016 | London
Join us in our forthcoming event in London, on December 7th 2016 and grasp the opportunity to discuss with government and business leaders their strategy from here on to put Cyprus back on track.
Following banking consolidation and three years of reforms, Cyprus exited the EU-IMF economic adjustment programme in March and entered a period of recovery and growth.
In the post crisis period, Cyprus is currently outperforming its budgetary targets and the economy is reflecting this upward trend. The challenge is to enhance the role that Cyprus can play as a regional hub in the Eastern Mediterranean.
▪ Will it succeed?
UN sponsored peace talks with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have made progress to adopt confidence building measures in a new drive to settle the island's decades old dispute.
▪ Will there be a settlement in the coming months?
Join us and find out:
▪ The Economist's latest forecast on Europe
▪ The Cyprus economy: Back on track for growth
▪ The financial services sector in Cyprus following the bail-out
▪ The financial landscape for southeast Europe following Brexit
John Peet
Political and Brexit editor, The Economist
Europe editor, The Economist, since September 2003 and currently political and Brexit editor. Responsible for coverage of all of Europe, including the European Union, Russia, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Previously business affairs editor for The Economist (1998-2003). Earlier positions include Brussels (EU) correspondent, executive editor, surveys editor, Washington, DC, correspondent and Britain correspondent.
He has written for The Economist surveys of management consulting, health care, the American South, Spain, the European Union, European Monetary Union, Equity Markets, E-Commerce, the Netherlands, Water, Ireland, Italy, the Future of Europe, Turkey, France and Brexit. In 2014 he co-authored a book, Unhappy Union: how the euro crisis - and Europe - can be fixed.
He has an MA in economics from Cambridge University.
Harris Georgiades
Minister of finance, Cyprus
Harris Georgiades was born in 1972 in Nicosia. He was appointed as minister of finance of the Republic of Cyprus on April 3rd 2013 and was reappointed on March 1st 2018.
He had the leading role in the implementation and successful conclusion of the reform and consolidation programme for the Cyprus economy after the financial crisis of 2012-13. He participates in the Eurogroup and the ECOFIN. He was elected chairman of the board of governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the period 2014-15 and is a member of the board of governors of the International Monetary Fund, the European Investment Bank and the European Stability Mechanism.
He was selected by POLITICO as one of the 28 most-influential Europeans for 2016. He is a member of the Young Leaders for Europe community of the World Economic Forum.
Prior to his appointment as minister he was a member of the House of Representatives with the Democratic Rally Party (2011-13). He also served as press spokesman and as member of the Executive of the Democratic Rally. In parallel, he managed a family-owned hotel business (1999-2013).
He studied international relations and economics (BA, MA, 1992-96) at the University of Reading, UK and was a post-graduate researcher at the Institute of European and International Studies, University of Reading (1996-98). He graduated from the English School, Nicosia (1983-1990) and served his military service in the Cyprus National Guard as a non-commissioned officer of the Artillery.
He is married to Eva Georgiades, who works as a schools-councilor, and they have a young daughter.
Constantinos Petrides
Constantinos Petrides assumed office as Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus on 3rd of December 2019. Prior to his appointment, he served as Minister of Interior (1 May 2017 - 3 December 2019) and Deputy Minister to the President of the Republic of Cyprus since (1st March 2013 – 30 April 2017).
From September 2011 to February 2013 was the Director of the Office of the President of the Democratic Rally.
In 2006 he was hired at the European Commission in Brussels where he worked as an economist at the Directorate General for Agriculture and the Directorate General for Competition until September 2011. During his stay at the European Commission he served as negotiator of trade liberalisation agreements between the EU and third countries and also worked on issues of public aid in the field of transportations.
From 2000 until 2006 he served as Senior Officer at the Association of Cyprus Banks and as representative of the Association to the European Banking Federation and the National Euro Changeover Committee.
During the negotiations for Cyprus' accession to the EU in 2000 he worked on issues of harmonisation at the Directorate for EU-Cyprus relations of the Planning Bureau.
He studied Economics at the University of Nottingham and then acquired an MSc in Political Economy of Transition in Europe from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.
Constantinos Herodotou
Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus
Constantinos Herodotou graduated from University College London (UCL) in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics (First Class Honours and an award for his performance in Economics). After working in Paris, he completed a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 2001 with Distinction (top 10% of the year's class) at London Business School.
He joined UBS Investment Bank in 2001 in London, where he worked for almost all of his investment banking career and rose through the ranks to head concurrently two sectors for the investment bank. He was head of Shipping for Europe, Middle East and Africa and simultaneously headed Infrastructure & Concessions / Project Finance for Central & Eastern Europe. He re-launched both sectors and developed them into multi-million annual revenue businesses.
He has advised governments as well as global private sector conglomerates and companies on major financial transactions and strategy, totaling an approximate value of over €50 billion. His experience includes structuring and heading complex negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, project concessions, listing companies on stock exchanges (NASDAQ and NYSE), structuring and raising equity and debt (bank financing as well as bonds) capital, corporate and financial restructurings and project finance.
In June 2014 he relocated to Cyprus to take up the role of commissioner of privatisations and in March 2017 he was appointed as an executive member of the CBC Board.
Since 11 April 2019, he is the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
Daniel Daco
Mission chief for Cyprus, European Commission
Daniel Daco is since March 2016 heading the unit in charge of the economic surveillance of Germany, Austria and Cyprus in the Directorate General for economic and financial affairs of the European Commission. He is also the Commission mission chief for the post-programme surveillance missions to Cyprus. From 2011 till 2016, Daniel Daco, as head of the unit in charge of programme design and support, was closely involved in the adjustment programmes of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus as well as the one for Romania. From 2007 till 2010, he was posted in Beijing as head of the economic and financial section at the EU Delegation. Before joining the Directorate General for economic and financial affairs of the European Commission in 1999, Daniel Daco spent seven years in Washington DC at the IMF, both as a staff member working on economic adjustment in African countries and as an adviser to the Belgian executive director. He started his career as an economist at the Belgian National Bank. Daniel Daco studied at the Université Catholique of Louvain-La-Neuve and holds master degrees in economics and in international relations, as well as a special degree in European issues. He is married and has three children.
Welcome remarks
Latest development on Cyprus
THE CYPRUS ECONOMY: BACK ON TRACK FOR GROWTH
CAPITAL MARKETS PERFORMANCE IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE: UPS AND DOWNS
Andreas Westphal
Adviser, mission chief for Cyprus, European Central Bank
November 2009 to present: European Central Bank
▪ As of April 2016, ECB mission chief for Cyprus
▪ March 2010-December 2013, ECB deputy mission chief for Greece
February 1999 - October 2009: International Monetary Fund
▪ February 1999-December 2000, senior economist, finance department
▪ January 2001-July 2006, senior economist, European department
▪ July 2006-October 2009, senior economist, fiscal affairs department
March 1991-February 1999: Senior economist at the Deutsche Bundesbank
Axel Kalinowski
Manager, continental Europe, primary markets, London Stock Exchange
Axel manages the primary markets activities of the London Stock Exchange Group in Europe. As part of his responsibilities he regularly meets private equity/venture capital investors and innovative high growth businesses to discuss their fund raising options as well as the various implications when raising capital from International Capital Markets.
Prior to joining the Exchange, Axel worked for a pan-European private equity fund investing in companies across Europe and spent many years within UniCredit Corporate & Investment banking in Europe and emerging markets.
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR IN CYPRUS FOLLOWING THE CRISIS
John Patrick Hourican
CEO and member of the board of directors, Bank of Cyprus
John Patrick Hourican was born in 1970, is of Irish nationality and lives in Ireland.
He is CEO and member of the board of directors of Bank of Cyprus PCL and was first elected in 2013.
Since 2013: Chief executive officer, Bank of Cyprus Group
1997-2013: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group Plc, UK
2008–2013: Chief executive of RBS's global banking & markets division, RBS Group
2007–2008: Chief financial officer & member of the management board of ABN AMRO Group (on behalf of a consortium of banks, RBS, Fortis & Santander)
2006–2007: Head of leveraged finance, Europe and Asia Pacific, RBS Group
2005–2006: Chief operating officer, global banking and markets, RBS Group
2002–2005: Chief financial officer, corporate banking and financial markets, RBS Group
1997-2002: Various roles, Stuctured Finance, RBS Group
1991-1997: PricewaterHouse, Ireland, Hong Kong, UK
Dublin City University, Ireland, Post Graduate Diploma in accounting 1991
National University of Ireland, Ireland, BA in economics and sociology 1990
Other Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Peter Sanfey
Regional economist for southeast Europe and Greece, EBRD
Peter Sanfey is deputy director for country economics and policy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. For many years, he has analysed economic developments and reforms in Greece, Cyprus and other countries in south-eastern Europe and he engages in research and publications on a range of topics covering the whole transition region. He is one of the editors of the biannual EBRD publication Regional Economic Prospects and edits the country pages in the annual EBRD Transition Report. He is also a senior visiting fellow within the European Institute at the London School of Economics.
Dr Sanfey graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1985 with a BA (first class honours) in economics, and received his PhD in economics from Yale University in 1992. He was a lecturer in economics at the University of Kent at Canterbury from 1992-97, teaching courses mainly in the fields of macroeconomics and labour economics, before joining the EBRD in October 1997.
Dr Sanfey has published widely in international refereed journals on a variety of topics, mostly on transition, macroeconomics and labour economics. He is the co-author (with Christopher Cviić) of a book entitled In Search of the Balkan Recovery: the Political and Economic Re-emergence of South-Eastern Europe, published in 2010 by C. Hurst & Co. publishers (UK) and Oxford University Press (US). His more recent book on this region, Economic and Policy Foundations for Growth in South East Europe, co-authored with Adam Bennett, Russell Kincaid and Max Watson, was published in 2015 by Palgrave MacMillan.
STRATEGY FOR CYPRUS AS A REGIONAL HUB IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
THE FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE FOR SOUTHEAST EUROPE FOLLOWING BREXIT
Evgenios Evgeniou
Chief executive officer, PwC Cyprus
Evgenios is the CEO and Senior Partner of PwC Cyprus. He is also a member of the EMEA Leadership Team of PwC. He started his career with PwC in London in 1990 and was admitted to partnership in 2001. He has worked with PwC in London and on short secondment in Athens and Moscow.
Before becoming CEO, he was a member of the firm's Executive Board, the Banking and Capital Markets Services leader and the HC leader. He was also a member of the management team for the Assurance practice of PwC in continental Europe.
Evgenios is a member of the National Board for Research and Innovation (NBRI), a member of the council of the University of Cyprus, a member of the Board of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ICAEW contact member for Cyprus, Vice President of the Board of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and President of the Cyprus-Russia Business Association. He is a member of the Board of Junior Achievement Cyprus and member of the Advisory Board of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) at the University of Cyprus. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) from 2011 until 2016.
Evgenios graduated from Imperial College London and he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has attended leadership development programs of PwC.
Owner, Yianis Group
John Christodoulou is the sole owner of the Yianis Group, one of the largest private property investment/development companies in the UK. Mr Christodoulou built the company from the ground up acquiring his first piece of real estate in 1988.
Having started off his career in the jewellery trade he then invested his capital in the London real estate market and built his portfolio through a series of transactions. Mr Christodoulou also developed over 10 million square feet of real estate and further invested into larger scale income producing projects.
After approximately 30 years today, the Yianis Group owns and manages a notable list of unique luxury hotel, residential, commercial and retail sites. His portfolio includes The Canary Riverside Plaza the former Four Seasons in Canary Wharf, The Marriott West India Quay, The Hilton Manchester, The Radisson Blu in Liverpool and the Park Inn Palace hotel in South end along with residential blocs and commercial properties in prime locations within central London.
Today the overall Yianis group employs over 7000 people in the UK alone.
Armando Rubio
Managing director, investment banking and capital markets division, Credit Suisse, head, southern Europe banks, EMEA Financial Institutions Group
Armando Rubio-Alvarez is a managing director of Credit Suisse in the investment banking and capital markets division. He is part of the EMEA Financial Institutions Group and is responsible for the coverage of selected clients across Europe, with a focus on European Banks and southern European institutions.
Mr Rubio-Alvarez joined Credit Suisse First Boston in London in 2000 as an analyst in the EMEA Financial Institutions Group, having previously worked for Santander as an Equity Research intern analyst.
Mr Rubio-Alvarez holds a BSc in business administration with a major in finance from CUNEF in Madrid during which he also completed terms at UC Berkeley (Cal, US) through a scholarship. He also holds a BA in sociology and political science from UNED in Madrid.
Armando Rubio-Alvarez joined investment banking in 1999 and Credit Suisse in 2000. He speaks English, French and Spanish.
Selected transaction experience includes:
Recent ECM / GMSG:
Banco Popular €2,5bn capital increase in 2016, Piraeus Bank €1.3bn capital increase and €1.3bn LME in 2015, Banco Popular Español €750m AT1 in 2015, Bank of Cyprus €1.1bn capital increase via private placement in 2014, Banco Comercial Portugues €2.25bn capital increase in 2014, Merlin Properties €1.2bn IPO in 2014, Piraeus Bank €1.75bn capital increase in 2014, Eurobank €2.8bn capital increase in 2014, SCUSA $1.6bn IPO in 2014, Selldown of Caixabank's 10% stake in Inbursa (€1bn) in 2013, Santander Mexico $4.5bn IPO in 2013
Recent M&A:
Santander acquisition of Citi Latam assets-ongoing, NBG sale of NBGI funds (€288m) in 2016, Bankia sale of Metrovacesa in 2015, Santander BZWBK merger with Kredyt Bank (€5bn) and subsequent relisting (€1.1bn) in 2013, Liberbank's creation of Oppidum (€500m) in 2013, Santander Mexico minorities buy-out ($2.5bn) in 2012, Merger of Banco Popular and Banco de Andalucia (€6bn) in 2011
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This weekend, you and your family can explore the colour red, create art with photo transfers, or watch the classic 90's film, Space Jam. There's a kids and baby show (complete with a concert from Will Stroet), a bald eagle festival, and a sensory-friendly morning at Science World. There are tons of festive holiday events happening around town too – like Light The Village at Park Royal, Lights of Hope at St. Paul's Hospital, and tons of holiday markets and craft fairs too. For more ideas on festive family fun, check out our round-up of awesome holiday fun in Metro Vancouver.
You're invited to join Park Royal, on Friday, November 16th, as they Light Up The Village and feature Christmas Tree! Enjoy rides on a 65-foot Ferris Wheel (by minimum $5 donation), treats, live music, holiday dancing, and many more seasonal activities including a visit from Santa Claus. Countdown to lighting is at 6:45 pm sharp! Be sure to return on Saturday, November 17th to welcome Santa when he arrives to his home in Park Royal South at 11 am. Come early – the first 100 kids to sit on Santa's knee will go home with a signature 200g Lindt Teddy Chocolate Bear.
The Lights of Hope at St. Paul's will shine for the first time this year in a special celebration on November 16. Join in on the celebration! Enjoy food trucks and performances by the Yamaha Children's Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Men's Chorus, and the Lights of Hope Chorus. The spectacular display is up until January 8th, shining every from dusk till dawn.
The Deer Lake Craft Festival has been adding sparkle to the Christmas season for 46 years, and we are still going strong! The Burnaby Arts Council is once again presenting the Deer Lake Craft Festival, coming Nov. 16 – 18 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. This year they have OVER 60 jury-selected artisans including: glass blowers, sculptors, potters, wood, fashion and jewelry designers, plus many more new artists participating! There will also be a great selection of seasonal food and goodies.
Langley's premier parenting event provides an opportunity for hopeful, expecting, and new parents to tour the top baby brands, and enjoy some fun live entertainment. Take advantage of exclusive show deals, awesome giveaways and prizes, and the latest expert advice. Discover a variety of quality products, services, and expert advice for your baby & toddler, pregnancy, or family in the Lower Mainland!
Science World holding a Sensory Friendly Morning for families living with autism or sensory processing differences. Guests will receive early access to Science World, beginning at 8 am. Wherever possible, exhibits will have adjusted operations and/or lowered volume levels from 8 am – 10 am. Volume levels and exhibit operations will return to their usual settings a10 am. Guests are welcome to stay as long as they like until Science World closes at 6 pm. Admission is $16 + tax per child or youth. As this is a pilot event, the $16 includes a maximum of 2 complimentary adult admissions per child or youth. All registered attendees will receive admission to The Science Behind Pixar exhibition. Space is limited and guests must purchase tickets in advance.
This month, we are exploring the primary colours and all of the wonderful things you can do with them! We'll investigate the colour red at this workshop.
Bring your kids ages 6+ to the Performance Centre for a fun Sunday movie with your neighbours! Fresh popcorn will be available for $1 per bag (cash only).
Join in for a free, drop-in, family art activities between 1-4pm. Where do your dream travels take you? Map a journey from Coquitlam to your dream destination using photo transfers, colouring, collage and more.
Melk Art & Design is hosting a free afternoon of hands-on creativity for kids of all ages. This year participants will be able to create collaged cards and works of artwork on paper using custom designed, nature-inspired stamps. An artist will guide the process in an open craft-table setting at the studio—a fun and engaging way to encourage creative participation during the Crawl! First come, first served.
Free two-day event in the Fraser Valley. Eagle Viewing, Speakers, Boat Tours and more….
British Columbia's Fraser Valley and the Harrison River tributary is home to North America's largest gathering of wintering bald eagles. In recent years, 5,000 to 10,000 can be gathered in a 3 km area to feast on the spawned-out salmon. This incredible site is also shared by hundreds of trumpeter swans and thousands of ducks and geese. You can visit several venues in the Festival Region (Mission to Harrison Mills) where you can see eagles close-up, take river tours, visit conservation-education exhibits and attend lectures.
The Vancouver Academy of Music will be performing "Holst's The Planets" on November 18th at the Orpheum. This iconic British masterwork was inspired by the luminous night sky, and is one of the most loved works of the 20th century. VAMSO's performance of this iconic piece will also include image projections provided by the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
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Taxpayers won't have to pay for recycling under new Hochul proposal
Posted: Jan 5, 2022 / 02:22 PM EST / Updated: Jan 5, 2022 / 03:17 PM EST
November 15 is National Recycling Day
ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) – Hochul announced sweeping changes to recycling practices in New York State in her Wednesday address, proposing that taxpayers no longer be the ones to pay for recycling services.
In her agenda, Hochul claimed that the State waste industry accounts for about 12% of NY's greenhouse gas emissions. She also said that the State has been recycling less each year since 2021 while seven million tons of paper and packaging waste are produced each year.
What the 2022 State of the State address means for Rochester
In an effort to address increasing amounts of recyclable products ending up in landfills, Hochul proposed an "extended producer responsibility" program. This program will require producers of recyclable products responsible for product throughout its entire lifespan, including recycling. This means taxpayers wouldn't have to pay for recycling anymore.
Hochul said this EPR program will encourage producers to "reduce waste, invest in recycling infrastructure, make products that are easier to recycle, and support a circular economy."
Hochul presents State of the State address for 2022
Hochul also said that this will help "struggling municipalities" that can't afford the costs of recycling waste.
The Governor's full agenda in her 2022 State of the State address can be read here.
by Dan Gross, Eriketa Cost / Jan 17, 2022
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Today the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The noted Civil Rights leader was instrumental in the changing of U.S. policies that often demoralized, and ostracized black people in the country. Dr. King would have 93 years old today.
But the fight did not stop in the 1960s, as 60 years later, local church leaders have taken up the mantle, and the fight. Reverend Dr. Dwight Fowler of the United Christian Ministries says things like drugs and guns are hurting the Black community, particularly young people. he adds that he believes many of these issues are compounded by the pandemic, and other restrictions.
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People who like books of Irish and historical interest have a chance of adding to their collection for free in Newbridge until 1pm on Saturday, writes Brian Byrne.
The books have been taken from the Kildare Library Service stock, and are the remainder from an event on Tuesday.
Mario Corrigan says the selection will be of particular interest to those who like history, but there are also books of general Irish interest. There are about 30 boxes remaining.


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Conjugial Love #386
386. 1. Two universal atmospheres emanate from the Lord to preserve the universe in its created state, one of which is an atmosphere of procreating, and the other an atmosphere of protecting what has been procreated. We call the Divinity emanating from the Lord an atmosphere, because it goes out from Him, surrounds Him, fills both worlds - the spiritual and the natural - and brings about the effects of the ends which the Lord ordained at creation and which He subsequently provides.
Everything that flows out from an object, surrounds it and envelops it, is called an atmosphere. As, for example, the atmosphere of light and heat from the sun around it; the atmosphere of life from a person around him; the atmosphere of aroma from a shrub around it; the atmosphere of attraction from a magnet around it; and so on.
[2] But the universal atmospheres which we are discussing here are from the Lord around Him; and they emanate from the sun of the spiritual world, at whose center He is. From the Lord through that sun emanates an atmosphere of warmth and light, or to say the same thing, an atmosphere of love and wisdom, to bring about ends which are of use. However, that atmosphere is designated by various names according to the uses it serves. The Divine atmosphere in regard to the preservation of the universe in its created state by successive generations, is called an atmosphere of procreating; and the Divine atmosphere in regard to the preservation of those generations in their beginnings and afterwards in their advances, is called an atmosphere of protecting what has been procreated.
In addition to these two, there are a number of other Divine atmospheres, which are named according to the uses they serve, having thus various names, as may be seen above in no. 222. Effectuations of useful ends by means of these atmospheres are Divine providence.
Conjugial Love 391, 434
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Thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem for the permission to use this translation. The full title of this translation is "DELIGHTS OF WISDOM RELATING TO CONJUGIAL LOVE".
434. 9. There is an atmosphere of licentious love, and an atmosphere of conjugial love. What we mean by atmospheres, and the fact that they are multiple, also that those atmospheres which have to do with love and wisdom emanate from the Lord, descend through the angelic heavens into the world, and pervade it even to the lasts of it - this we showed earlier in nos. 222-225 and nos. 386-397.
Since there is nothing in the universe which does not have its opposite (see above, no. 425), it follows on that ground that, because there is an atmosphere of conjugial love, there is also an atmosphere opposite to it, which we call an atmosphere of licentious love; for those atmospheres are opposed to each other, as the love of adultery is opposed to the love of marriage - an opposition which we have described in the preceding discussions of this chapter.
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Diana Ross UK tour 2020: tickets, pre-sale details and date for Manchester and Liverpool shows
Diana Ross performed at the 61st Grammy Awards earlier this year (Getty Images)
She was recently announced as the occupant of Glastonbury's revered 'Legend' slot - and now Motown icon Diana Ross is set to embark on a six-date tour of the UK including dates in Liverpool and Manchester.
The Supremes singer is currently performing her Top of the World tour in the United States and took to Twitter to announce that she would be bringing the show to the UK.
Diana Ross is set to play six UK dates in the Summer of 2020 (Getty Images)
The 75-year-old revealed that she was in high spirits, tweeting: "I am in total appreciation of all. I'm feeling Great, life is so good.
"My love, my light is steady and constant. I focus on joy. I love looking at the energy all around me.
"I am so so so grateful."
When does Diana Ross go on tour?
Two days after her Glastonbury performance, Diana Ross will kick off her UK tour with a performance at the First Direct Arena on June 30, 2020, before heading to the M&S Bank arena in Liverpool on July 1 and Manchester Arena on July 3.
The Ain't No Mountain High Enough performer will also play at Glasgow and Birmingham.
The Top of the World Tour will culminate in a performance at the O2 Arena in London on July 8.
Full list of UK tour dates
The full list of UK tour dates are as follows:
Leeds, First Direct Arena, June 30
Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena, July 1
Grand stage for Whittaker Dance and Drama's celebration of song and dance
Manchester, Manchester Arena, July 3
Glasgow, SSE Hydro, July 4
Birmingham, Birmingham Arena, July 6
London, O2 Arena, July 8
When do tickets go on pre-sale and how much do they cost?
North west fans of Diana Ross can ensure that they get their hands on tickets for the Queen of Motown's Manchester and Liverpool gigs by buying them on pre-sale.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster on October 31 from 9am.
A price for the tickets is yet to be announced.
And when do they go on general sale?
Tickets for the Manchester and Liverpool dates will be made available via general sale on November 1 at 9am.
These will also be available to purchase at Ticketmaster.
What hits will Diana Ross play?
Though there is no official set-list for Diana Ross' UK tour, fans of the legendary singer can expect her to play the likes of Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Upside Down and Stop! In the Name of Love judging by her recent performances in the stateside.
Covers of Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive and Billie Holliday's Don't Explain may also be performed.
Here's what the all-time great performed at a 2019 concert in St Louis, Missouri:
I'm Coming Out
Come See About Me
You Can't Hurry Love
Touch Me in the Morning
Love Hangover
The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach cover)
Don't Explain (Billie Holiday cover)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers cover)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell cover)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
Setlist provided by setlist.fm


For exquisitely presented French-Euro dishes, this destination restaurant reliably delivers: Though the tasting menu may change, it has held the distinction of two Michelin stars since 1974. The over-the-top throwback decor by architect Stephan Braunfels — walls aglow in red — remains just as iconic as ever.
The largest room in this beer hall–style venue was once a stable for horses that pulled brewery carts through Munich. Today, servers in traditional Bavarian garb deliver beer steins and hearty regional dishes, such as pork knuckle (schweinshaxe) and roast duck (bauernente). Order the mixed pan of roast meats if you can't choose just one.
In a region famous for its meaty culinary heritage, Gratitude sets itself apart with organic, plant-based dishes. The menu is ever-changing, eclectic and globally inspired (think hummus topped with sprouts and falafel, and Asian-style eggplant stew over rice).
This small, sombre-grey bar may appear unassuming, but it's crowded for a reason. The drinks stand out for the creative recipes and embellishments: garnishes of fresh herbs, fruits and flowers. Try a G&T mixed with Munich's Duke gin, or ask one of the friendly bartenders to dream up a cocktail just for you.
The art of simplicity guides the neo-Bavarian kitchen at Broeding — which means there's only one tasting menu offered per night, available in five or six courses. (Score a deal from 6 to 7 p.m., when an abbreviated three-course option is just €45.) To ensure the vegetables are as local, seasonal and organic as possible, they're grown in the restaurant's own greenhouses.
From the outside, this museum resembles an enormous metallic bowl, opposite Munich's expansive Olympic Park. Inside, car geeks can learn all about one of Germany's most iconic brands through a series of themed exhibits. Production vehicles and racing cars are on display, along with motorbikes and aircraft engines from BMW's early years.
Munich's Maxvorstadt neighbourhood is known as the Kunstareal (art district). Here, you'll find the Pinakothek der Moderne, one of the world's largest troves of modern art. It covers four museums under one umbrella: Sammlung Moderne Kunst (painting, sculpture and photography), Die Neue Sammlung (industrial design), Architekturmuseum der TU München (architectural works) and Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München (drawings and prints).
Opened in 1901 on the River Isar, Mueller'sches Volksbad was intended as a public pool for the poor — though you wouldn't guess this humble intention from the ornate art-deco design. Year-round, you can swim in the warm-water pool under the domed ceiling, relax in the saunas or Roman-inspired steam bath, and soak up the bathing culture.
What's better than eating local? Learning to cook local with a top chef. Michelin-starred Alfons Schuhbeck runs classes in the kitchens of his upscale Munich restaurants, Orlando and Südtiroler Stuben. Sign up for the crash course on Bavarian and South Tyrolean cuisine to learn how to make dumplings light and the coat of a schnitzel crispy.
Dedicated bike paths criss-cross the Bavarian capital; follow the trail along the River Isar to ride past Hellabrunn Zoo on your way out of Munich. If you're feeling energetic, continue toward Lake Starnberg, where King Ludwig II mysteriously drowned in 1886, or to the spa town of Bad Tölz in the foothills of the Alps.
If you only know Porsche as a performance sports-car maker, you may be surprised to see all the other sleek products it creates. At this minimalist design shop in its German homeland, you'll find sporty apparel for men and women, sunglasses and high-end watches.
This German department store specializes in a wide range of handcrafted goods, including smartly designed, affordable kitchenware. You'll also find everything you need for a picnic, such as sourdough bread fresh out of the stone oven, and specialty foods from European monasteries, such as olive oil, forest honey and organic salami.
One of the best bottle shops in Germany, Biervana opened in 2014 and proudly stocks only beer — more than 600 different brews at last count. Shelves showcase Bavarian craft producers, such as Orca Brau, Hanscraft and the cheeky Munich Brew Mafia, plus beers from beyond Germany.
Right by LMU München university, you'll find the first branch of Edited to open in the country's south. The German label hits the trends with fashionable women's clothing, shoes and accessories, available at fairly accessible price points. There are six collections a year, which means fresh stock every couple of months.
A five-minute drive from Munich's main railway station, München Hauptbahnhof, this centrally located hotel is geared toward the needs of business travellers. There are standard rooms, but those requiring plenty of space can book the 915-square-foot Presidential Suite, which comes with a living room and a meeting table that can seat eight.
Old school meets new cool: in a building that once housed a royal telegraph station, you'll find this 165-room hipster haven. With everything from simple, wood-and-tile "box rooms" to plush suites, young nomads and small families alike can check in here.
After a day of cycling through the city (ask at reception about the complimentary bike), guests at this classically elegant property can escape to the garden terrace for dinner or an aperitif. If you can splurge for the two-floor Maisonette Suite, you can even chill out on your own personal rooftop terrace.
Before checking in, guests are invited to call or e-mail a host at this 19-room property, and concierge service is ready to help 24/7. Also available around the clock is the open-concept Gaggenau kitchen, where snacks and beverages are on the house. You can even ask a resident chef to prepare a meal anytime.
Travellers valuing convenience will find it at this contemporary hotel: The gym is open at all hours every day, snacks are available at the 24/7 grab-and-go pantry, and of course the location — just opposite München Hauptbahnhof — couldn't be more central.
This hotel in Fraunhoferstraße is all about the view, thanks to sunny penthouse studios with private terraces — on clear days you can see the Alps. Head up to the rooftop bar for a house spin on the mint julep with homemade apple cinnamon marmalade.
The S-Bahn, a rapid transport system, links travellers from Munich Airport (MUC) to the city's main railway station (München Hauptbahnhof) and other downtown locations. The trains run on two lines, the S1 and S8, both taking about 40 minutes, with tickets costing €13. You can also board an express bus, €10.50, which covers the distance in about 45 minutes. A metered cab will get you downtown in around 45 minutes, depending on traffic, for about €60.
Munich has an extensive bus, U-Bahn and S-Bahn network, divided into four zones, with rates depending on the length of the journey. A one-way fare in a single zone is €2.90. Frequent riders can buy a day pass (from €6.70) or three-day ticket (€16.90). Group tickets and passes, valid by the week or month, are also available.
Call for a cab, or order an Uber: Hailing taxis in Munich isn't as easy as in North America, since they tend to wait at stands between fares.
Registering online for Call a Bike (€3) grants you access to short-term rental bicycles from more than 90 stations around Munich. Riding for up to 30 minutes costs €1; the 24-hour rate is €15.
An atelier hop through Munich and Vienna alongside Canada's craftiest curator.
Inside the porcelain manufactory at Munich's Nymphenburg Palace, 75 artisans handcraft statues and dinnerware much as they did when the studio opened nearly 300 years ago. With intent eyes and nimble fingers, they ply clay on pottery wheels powered by a nearby brook, while sitting next to giant windows, daylight illuminating each flower, feather and bow.
The manufactory is just one of several generations-old workshops dotted around Munich and Vienna that meticulously adhere to techniques that predate modern technology. My guide on the journey is curator and furniture dealer Stephan Weishaupt, owner of Avenue Road, which has showrooms in Toronto, Vancouver and New York. Born and raised in Munich, he visits the region almost monthly to source porcelain, brass, upholstery and crystal.
Many of the workshops are run by the fifth or sixth generation of the same family, Weishaupt explains. "They have spent hundreds of years not only developing but also perfecting their techniques," he says. "First, for royalty such as the Hapsburgs and the Wittelsbachs, now for global markets." Here, four of his favourite workshops.
The Bell Table is an uncanny creation that balances a hulking, heavy disc of metal on a delicate tower of glass. Designed in 2012 by Munich's Sebastian Herkner, it has to be put together in a very precise way, lest the whole thing topple over and smash. The table is a hot item at Weishaupt's Avenue Road, and a very important part of it is produced at Poschinger – a 450-year-old glass-blowing studio in a great big wood-roofed barn in the Bavarian Alps.
At the centre of the space is a massive brick oven with black iron doors. Its importance is clear: It's elevated on a platform, as if on a stage in a playhouse. Fittingly, it is also quite dramatic. When the doors are open, its maw glows a violent red, with lava-like glass bubbling away at 1,200 degrees Celsius.
All around the oven, a half-dozen men spin and blow the glass at the end of 2.5-metre-long steel tubes as a terrier named Linus runs around their feet. They blow the glass into moulds carved from beech, a wood that can withstand the heat, and use wooden paddles to smooth out imperfections. So not only do they need a strong set of lungs, the men must also rely on deft hands to ensure that every facet is exactly straight, smooth and level.
Carl Auböck II is one of midcentury-modern design's best-kept secrets. A student of the Bauhaus, he took over his father's metal shop in 1929 and immediately moved it toward the esthetic of his time. Then Carl III befriended Charles and Ray Eames and collaborated with the fashion house Hermès, architect Josef Frank and furniture designer George Nelson.
The history is evident in the studio, a squat, peach-coloured coach house in the middle of Vienna. Outside, intricate vases, candleholders and wineglasses adorn the black-trim sash windows. Inside, the stone stairs have been so well-trod they appear soft, concave in the middle like melting butter. Throughout, machines with brass engraving blades – they look older than many of the artisans – shed fine, metallic dust all over the floor like sparkles from a gilded fairy.
Munich's Nymphenburg Palace has Versailles-like gardens and a Hall of Mirrors so glitz-filled that it would make Marie Antoinette jealous. Founded in 1747, its porcelain manufactory is housed in a small canary-yellow cottage facing a giant lawn and surrounded by manicured hedges. Skirting the building, a brook flows through a turbine that has powered the pottery wheels since long before sustainable energy was a trend.
The turbine is only part of the time-honoured way that the porcelain is produced. The raw clay is mixed on site, then fermented in vats, almost like wine, for two years to develop the right consistency, colour and texture. After the porcelain is perfect, it's carefully worked over by artisans. Although rock-hard once fired in an oven, the raw material, in inexperienced hands, crumbles like feta cheese.


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Horst Antes on his 80th birthday
Gray figure on blue, 1982
14 masked figures, 1982
House of Navaho 7, 1987
House of Navaho 17, 1987
Date image (24.12.89 - 1.1.97), 1989-97
House outline blue black, 1989/90
House in graphite plane, 1989/90/91
Date image 19 - 29.9.92, 1992
20 days (27.12.97 - 17.1.15), 1997-2015
2 houses, tower, windows, 2005-08
2 houses, gray-black, 2012
Horst Antes was just past 40 when he had participated three times in the Documenta in Kassel, received scholarships from the Villa Romana (Florence) and the Villa Massimo (Rome), and been awarded the UNESCO prize at the Venice Biennale - and he made art history with his 'Kopffüßlern' (Cephalopods), which the former Grieshaber student had concocted with fellow students Heinz Schanz and Walter Stöhrer: Without question, he is one of the most famous German artists in the second half of the 20th century. On Friday, October 28, he celebrates his 80th birthday. The gallery celebrates with and opens an exhibition with works from the last 50 years, including the famous classics of irritatingly childlike, unapproachably disturbed and headily fantasy-drifying figures, but also the well-known, extremely reduced, but suggestive (head) houses and not least the period pictures, in which Antes meticulously documented on the back, that is, to the day, what appears to have coagulated into a cryptic moment on the front. The picture with the last entry dates from 2016. The world of the painter Horst Antes is populated by only a few groups of motifs in different work phases, but his visual language is so diverse - sometimes following the figuration of the Moai on the Easter Islands, sometimes the dwellings of the Navahos, an Indian people in America - that it has lost none of its fascination to this day. His works transcend all boundaries: those of the image of man, those of cultures, and those of time.


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static const CGFloat kCornerHeightValue = 1000.0f;

@implementation JHDiamondSquare

+(NSArray *)diamondSquare:(long)seed gridSize:(NSInteger)size {
    return [JHDiamondSquare diamondSquare:seed gridSize:size initialHeight:kCornerHeightValue];
}

+(NSArray *)diamondSquare:(long)seed gridSize:(NSInteger)size initialHeight:(CGFloat)initialHeight {

    // Convert to (2^n) + 1
    // GRID_SIZE is the length of the height and the width
    NSInteger GRID_SIZE = (1 << size) + 1;
    NSMutableArray *grid = [self zeroGrid:GRID_SIZE];

    // Seed the corners of the grid
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    // Use for range: -halfHeightValue through +halfHeightValue
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    // deterministic seeded pseudo random number generator
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    for(NSInteger sideLength = GRID_SIZE-1; sideLength >= 2; sideLength /= 2.0f) {

        NSInteger halfSideLength = sideLength / 2;

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            for (NSInteger y = 0; y < GRID_SIZE - 1; y += sideLength) {

                // Calculate average of existing corners
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                [grid[x + sideLength][y] integerValue] +
                [grid[x + sideLength][y + sideLength] integerValue] +
                [grid[x][y + sideLength] integerValue];

                avgCorners /= (NSInteger)4;

                // Set center to average + boxed random element
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                grid[x + halfSideLength][y + halfSideLength] = @(avgCorners + randomFactor);
            }
        }

        // Diamond step
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            for (NSInteger y = (x + halfSideLength) % sideLength; y < GRID_SIZE-1; y += sideLength) {

                NSInteger avgDiamondCenter =
                [grid[(x - halfSideLength + GRID_SIZE - 1) % (GRID_SIZE - 1)][y] integerValue] +    // North
                [grid[(x + halfSideLength) % (GRID_SIZE - 1)][y] integerValue] +                    // South
                [grid[x][(y + halfSideLength) % (GRID_SIZE - 1)] integerValue] +                    // West
                [grid[x][(y - halfSideLength + GRID_SIZE - 1) % (GRID_SIZE - 1)] integerValue];     // East

                avgDiamondCenter /= (NSInteger)4;
                NSInteger randomFactor = drand48() * (2 * halfHeightValue) - halfHeightValue;
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                if(y == 0) {
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        halfHeightValue /= 2.0f;
    }
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}

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}

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