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Last US troops leave Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
Updated: 8:29 PM PDT Aug 30, 2021
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
Mhm. We're looking at the historic end, America's longest war. It has been a chaotic sometimes violent process getting uh evacuations completed for the past couple of weeks and the closing hours of it that we're into now. They are just as frantic. They're still reducing their presence there as part of the deadline. And they're also facing active threats. They say from Islamic militant groups. The americans launched a strike earlier to take out what they say was a vehicle packed with explosives that they believe was going to be a suicide bomb. There were rocket attacks on the Kabul airport that the american forces responded to. With c ran with their cinram defense system in Afghanistan. The insurgent group won the taliban one and they send that message to other insurgent groups around the world. The main worry has always been that violent extremist groups would again use Afghanistan as a base for attacks on the rest of the world. And that's not something that's going to go away when the U. S. Troops withdraw. It's going to be a concern that the U. S. Going to have to be paying close attention to the basis of biden foreign policy was America is back and now he's got quite a few problems to smooth out with american allies now over the over the the withdrawal and the evacuation and the way it was handled
The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war.Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline for shutting down a final airlift, and thus ending the U.S. war, Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport. Thousands of troops had spent a harrowing two weeks protecting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and others seeking to escape a country once again ruled by Taliban militants.In announcing the completion of the evacuation and war effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said the last planes took off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington time, or one minute before midnight in Kabul. He said a number of American citizens, likely numbering in "the very low hundreds," were left behind, and that he believes they will still be able to leave the country.Secretary of State Antony Blinken put the number of Americans left behind at under 200, "likely closer to 100," and said the State Department would keep working to get them out. He praised the military-led evacuation as heroic and historic and said the U.S. diplomatic presence would shift to Doha, Qatar.Biden said military commanders unanimously favored ending the airlift, not extending it. He said he asked Blinken to coordinate with international partners in holding the Taliban to their promise of safe passage for Americans and others who want to leave in the days ahead.The airport had become a U.S.-controlled island, a last stand in a 20-year war that claimed more than 2,400 American lives.The closing hours of the evacuation were marked by extraordinary drama. American troops faced the daunting task of getting final evacuees onto planes while also getting themselves and some of their equipment out, even as they monitored repeated threats — and at least two actual attacks — by the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate. A suicide bombing on Aug. 26 killed 13 American service members and some 169 Afghans.The final pullout fulfilled Biden's pledge to end what he called a "forever war" that began in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and rural Pennsylvania. His decision, announced in April, reflected a national weariness of the Afghanistan conflict. Now he faces criticism at home and abroad, not so much for ending the war as for his handling of a final evacuation that unfolded in chaos and raised doubts about U.S. credibility.The U.S. war effort at times seemed to grind on with no endgame in mind, little hope for victory and minimal care by Congress for the way tens of billions of dollars were spent for two decades. The human cost piled up — tens of thousands of Americans injured in addition to the dead.More than 1,100 troops from coalition countries and more than 100,000 Afghan forces and civilians died, according to Brown University's Costs of War project.In Biden's view the war could have ended 10 years ago with the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida extremist network planned and executed the 9/11 plot from an Afghanistan sanctuary. Al-Qaida has been vastly diminished, preventing it thus far from again attacking the United States.Congressional committees, whose interest in the war waned over the years, are expected to hold public hearings on what went wrong in the final months of the U.S. withdrawal. Why, for example, did the administration not begin earlier the evacuation of American citizens as well as Afghans who had helped the U.S. war effort and felt vulnerable to retribution by the Taliban? It was not supposed to end this way. The administration's plan, after declaring its intention to withdraw all combat troops, was to keep the U.S. Embassy in Kabul open, protected by a force of about 650 U.S. troops, including a contingent that would secure the airport along with partner countries. Washington planned to give the now-defunct Afghan government billions more to prop up its army.Biden now faces doubts about his plan to prevent al-Qaida from regenerating in Afghanistan and of suppressing threats posed by other extremist groups such as the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate. The Taliban are enemies of the Islamic State group but retain links to a diminished al-Qaida.The final U.S. exit included the withdrawal of its diplomats, although the State Department has left open the possibility of resuming some level of diplomacy with the Taliban depending on how they conduct themselves in establishing a government and adhering to international pleas for the protection of human rights.The speed with which the Taliban captured Kabul on Aug. 15 caught the Biden administration by surprise. It forced the U.S. to empty its embassy and frantically accelerate an evacuation effort that featured an extraordinary airlift executed mainly by the U.S. Air Force, with American ground forces protecting the airfield. The airlift began in such chaos that a number of Afghans died on the airfield, including at least one who attempted to cling to the airframe of a C-17 transport plane as it sped down the runway.By the evacuation's conclusion, well over 100,000 people, mostly Afghans, had been flown to safety. The dangers of carrying out such a mission came into tragic focus last week when the suicide bomber struck outside an airport gate.Speaking shortly after that attack, Biden stuck to his view that ending the war was the right move. He said it was past time for the United States to focus on threats emanating from elsewhere in the world."Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "it was time to end a 20-year war."The war's start was an echo of a promise President George W. Bush made while standing atop of the rubble in New York City three days after hijacked airliners slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center."The people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!" he declared through a bullhorn.Less than a month later, on Oct. 7, Bush launched the war. The Taliban's forces were overwhelmed and Kabul fell in a matter of weeks. A U.S.-installed government led by Hamid Karzai took over and bin Laden and his al-Qaida cohort escaped across the border into Pakistan. The initial plan was to extinguish bin Laden's al-Qaida, which had used Afghanistan as a staging base for its attack on the United States. The grander ambition was to fight a "Global War on Terrorism" based on the belief that military force could somehow defeat Islamic extremism. Afghanistan was but the first round of that fight. Bush chose to make Iraq the next, invading in 2003 and getting mired in an even deadlier conflict that made Afghanistan a secondary priority until Barack Obama assumed the White House in 2009 and later that year decided to escalate in Afghanistan.Obama pushed U.S. troop levels to 100,000, but the war dragged on though bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in 2011.When Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017 he wanted to withdraw from Afghanistan but was persuaded not only to stay but to add several thousand U.S. troops and escalate attacks on the Taliban. Two years later, his administration was looking for a deal with the Taliban, and in February 2020 the two sides signed an agreement that called for a complete U.S. withdrawal by May 2021. In exchange, the Taliban made a number of promises including a pledge not to attack U.S. troops.Biden weighed advice from members of his national security team who argued for retaining the 2,500 troops who were in Afghanistan by the time he took office in January. But in mid-April he announced his decision to fully withdraw.The Taliban pushed an offensive that by early August toppled key cities, including provincial capitals. The Afghan army largely collapsed, sometimes surrendering rather than taking a final stand, and shortly after President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital, the Taliban rolled into Kabul and assumed control on Aug. 15.Some parts of the country modernized during the U.S. war years, and life for many Afghans, especially women and girls, improved measurably. But Afghanistan remains a tragedy, poor, unstable and with many of its people fearing a return to the brutality the country endured when the Taliban ruled from 1996 to 2001.The U.S. failures were numerous. It degraded but never defeated the Taliban and ultimately failed to build an Afghan military that could hold off the insurgents, despite $83 billion in U.S. spending to train and equip the army.
The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war.
Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline for shutting down a final airlift, and thus ending the U.S. war, Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport. Thousands of troops had spent a harrowing two weeks protecting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and others seeking to escape a country once again ruled by Taliban militants.
In announcing the completion of the evacuation and war effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said the last planes took off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington time, or one minute before midnight in Kabul. He said a number of American citizens, likely numbering in "the very low hundreds," were left behind, and that he believes they will still be able to leave the country.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken put the number of Americans left behind at under 200, "likely closer to 100," and said the State Department would keep working to get them out. He praised the military-led evacuation as heroic and historic and said the U.S. diplomatic presence would shift to Doha, Qatar.
As US military leaves Afghanistan, up to 200 Americans still remain
Biden said military commanders unanimously favored ending the airlift, not extending it. He said he asked Blinken to coordinate with international partners in holding the Taliban to their promise of safe passage for Americans and others who want to leave in the days ahead.
The airport had become a U.S.-controlled island, a last stand in a 20-year war that claimed more than 2,400 American lives.
The closing hours of the evacuation were marked by extraordinary drama. American troops faced the daunting task of getting final evacuees onto planes while also getting themselves and some of their equipment out, even as they monitored repeated threats — and at least two actual attacks — by the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate. A suicide bombing on Aug. 26 killed 13 American service members and some 169 Afghans.
The final pullout fulfilled Biden's pledge to end what he called a "forever war" that began in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and rural Pennsylvania. His decision, announced in April, reflected a national weariness of the Afghanistan conflict. Now he faces criticism at home and abroad, not so much for ending the war as for his handling of a final evacuation that unfolded in chaos and raised doubts about U.S. credibility.
The U.S. war effort at times seemed to grind on with no endgame in mind, little hope for victory and minimal care by Congress for the way tens of billions of dollars were spent for two decades. The human cost piled up — tens of thousands of Americans injured in addition to the dead.
More than 1,100 troops from coalition countries and more than 100,000 Afghan forces and civilians died, according to Brown University's Costs of War project.
In Biden's view the war could have ended 10 years ago with the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida extremist network planned and executed the 9/11 plot from an Afghanistan sanctuary. Al-Qaida has been vastly diminished, preventing it thus far from again attacking the United States.
Congressional committees, whose interest in the war waned over the years, are expected to hold public hearings on what went wrong in the final months of the U.S. withdrawal. Why, for example, did the administration not begin earlier the evacuation of American citizens as well as Afghans who had helped the U.S. war effort and felt vulnerable to retribution by the Taliban?
A young dad-to-be and an aspiring sheriff's deputy among 13 US service members killed in Afghanistan
It was not supposed to end this way. The administration's plan, after declaring its intention to withdraw all combat troops, was to keep the U.S. Embassy in Kabul open, protected by a force of about 650 U.S. troops, including a contingent that would secure the airport along with partner countries. Washington planned to give the now-defunct Afghan government billions more to prop up its army.
Biden now faces doubts about his plan to prevent al-Qaida from regenerating in Afghanistan and of suppressing threats posed by other extremist groups such as the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate. The Taliban are enemies of the Islamic State group but retain links to a diminished al-Qaida.
The final U.S. exit included the withdrawal of its diplomats, although the State Department has left open the possibility of resuming some level of diplomacy with the Taliban depending on how they conduct themselves in establishing a government and adhering to international pleas for the protection of human rights.
The speed with which the Taliban captured Kabul on Aug. 15 caught the Biden administration by surprise. It forced the U.S. to empty its embassy and frantically accelerate an evacuation effort that featured an extraordinary airlift executed mainly by the U.S. Air Force, with American ground forces protecting the airfield. The airlift began in such chaos that a number of Afghans died on the airfield, including at least one who attempted to cling to the airframe of a C-17 transport plane as it sped down the runway.
U.S. Central Command via AP
In this image made through a night vision scope and provided by U.S. Central Command, Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, as the final American service member to depart Afghanistan.
By the evacuation's conclusion, well over 100,000 people, mostly Afghans, had been flown to safety. The dangers of carrying out such a mission came into tragic focus last week when the suicide bomber struck outside an airport gate.
Speaking shortly after that attack, Biden stuck to his view that ending the war was the right move. He said it was past time for the United States to focus on threats emanating from elsewhere in the world.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "it was time to end a 20-year war."
The war's start was an echo of a promise President George W. Bush made while standing atop of the rubble in New York City three days after hijacked airliners slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
"The people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!" he declared through a bullhorn.
Less than a month later, on Oct. 7, Bush launched the war. The Taliban's forces were overwhelmed and Kabul fell in a matter of weeks. A U.S.-installed government led by Hamid Karzai took over and bin Laden and his al-Qaida cohort escaped across the border into Pakistan.
US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting Kabul airport
The initial plan was to extinguish bin Laden's al-Qaida, which had used Afghanistan as a staging base for its attack on the United States. The grander ambition was to fight a "Global War on Terrorism" based on the belief that military force could somehow defeat Islamic extremism. Afghanistan was but the first round of that fight. Bush chose to make Iraq the next, invading in 2003 and getting mired in an even deadlier conflict that made Afghanistan a secondary priority until Barack Obama assumed the White House in 2009 and later that year decided to escalate in Afghanistan.
Obama pushed U.S. troop levels to 100,000, but the war dragged on though bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in 2011.
When Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017 he wanted to withdraw from Afghanistan but was persuaded not only to stay but to add several thousand U.S. troops and escalate attacks on the Taliban. Two years later, his administration was looking for a deal with the Taliban, and in February 2020 the two sides signed an agreement that called for a complete U.S. withdrawal by May 2021. In exchange, the Taliban made a number of promises including a pledge not to attack U.S. troops.
Biden weighed advice from members of his national security team who argued for retaining the 2,500 troops who were in Afghanistan by the time he took office in January. But in mid-April he announced his decision to fully withdraw.
Rockets hit neighborhood near Kabul airport amid US withdrawal
The Taliban pushed an offensive that by early August toppled key cities, including provincial capitals. The Afghan army largely collapsed, sometimes surrendering rather than taking a final stand, and shortly after President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital, the Taliban rolled into Kabul and assumed control on Aug. 15.
Some parts of the country modernized during the U.S. war years, and life for many Afghans, especially women and girls, improved measurably. But Afghanistan remains a tragedy, poor, unstable and with many of its people fearing a return to the brutality the country endured when the Taliban ruled from 1996 to 2001.
The U.S. failures were numerous. It degraded but never defeated the Taliban and ultimately failed to build an Afghan military that could hold off the insurgents, despite $83 billion in U.S. spending to train and equip the army.
President Biden pays respects to US troops killed in attack near Kabul airport


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Do what you can, and tell everyone what is happening!


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Does this come in a 6 pack?
Does advocate take care of ticks too?
Hi Advantage Multi (advocate) prevents fleas, heartworm, gastrointestinal worms, mites and lice but not ticks.
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U.S., Russia, China Call For 'Inclusive Afghan-Led' Peace Process
The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has met with Russian and Chinese officials in Moscow.
WASHINGTON -- The United States, Russia, and China have agreed on the goal of withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan and to seek an "inclusive Afghan-led" peace process, the three countries declared in a joint statement.
"The three sides call for an orderly and responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan as part of the overall peace process," the joint statement, issued on the website of the U.S. State Department, said on April 26.
"The three sides support an inclusive Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process and are ready to provide necessary assistance," it added.
The statement also said that it takes note of the Taliban's "commitment" to fight the Islamic State (IS) extremist group and to break ties to Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. It said the Taliban promised to "ensure the areas they control will not be used to threaten any other country."
Taliban negotiators have so far refused to negotiate with the government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, calling it a puppet of the West, and have insisted on the withdrawal of foreign forces before talks with Kabul can begin.
However, the United States, Russia, and China said they "encourage" the Taliban to speak "as soon as possible" with a "broad, representative Afghan delegation that includes the government."
The comments came after Washington's special envoy for the Afghan peace process, Zalmay Khalilzad, met with Russian and Chinese representatives in Moscow as part of efforts to build international consensus for his efforts to end the 18-year-long war.
The United States has about 14,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of a NATO-led mission, known as Resolute Support, that is training and assisting the Afghan government's security forces in their battle against Taliban fighters and extremist groups such as Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
Khalilzad has been engaged in a series of talks with the Taliban in Qatar as he looks to bring the extremist group into peace negotiations with the government in Kabul.
Russia and China also have interests and a long history in Afghanistan. Some 14,000 Soviet soldiers were killed in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989 in a conflict with Islamic guerrillas, who were then backed by the United States.
China has looked to step up its influence in Afghanistan and the broader region both militarily and economically as it battles with Islamic militants on its own territory.
Khalilzad is scheduled to hold separate talks during his current trip with Pakistan and India, which also have strong interests -- and divergent views – regarding Afghanistan.
Ghani has invited thousands of his country's politicians, religious scholars, and rights activists to Kabul for a loya jirga assembly next week to discuss ways to end the war.
Several opposition leaders said they will boycott the four-day event, saying it was organized without their input and is being used by Ghani to promote his reelection candidacy in the September presidential vote.
With reporting by AFP and Reuters

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For debain & ubuntu based systems an init script and basic config is included in the deployed package.

For rpm based systems the created package is very basic.

## Requirements

The ever so handy [fpm](https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm)

## Usage

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Tynset takes place during a sleepless night, but as the work unfolds it becomes apparent that the circumstances of the immediate present serve merely as points of departure. Plagued by incessant rumination, the narrator's restless mind spins thread after thread of thought, fantasy, and memory into an elaborate tapestry spanning centuries and covering thousands of miles―all without the narrator ever leaving his house. Hildesheimer famously refused to describe Tynset as a novel; instead, he chose to think of the work as an extended monologue whose structure derives from the musical rondo form, with the recurrence of the titular Norwegian town functioning as a refrain.


I get to meet a lot of people in my travels and adore talking to Corgi exhibitors as they are, for the most, as friendly and engaging as their dogs. I have been inundated with Corgi exhibitors on this last trip to Crufts and the U.S.A. Maybe they have all been on chat lines or something as the word seemed to spread like wildfire and there appeared to be 10 times more Corgi (Pembroke and Cardigan) coat enquiries than anything else!
The major dilemma with most exhibitors was that they wanted to rid their dogs of the wavy areas on the toplines near the tail. The standard does accept some waviness but it is preferable to have a straighter coat. I recommend using the Swishy Coat if the wave needs to be relaxed or Volumising Cream if the coat is a touch softer than called for.
Both work well to smooth the coat but both do slightly different things in this instance. The Volumising Cream will give more texture but the Swishy will straighten better.
Nontheless, the major factor is the blow drying process itself. Whilst I did see some coats that needed help with a product, the major factor is the direction in which the coat is blow dried. To straighten a wavy topline, simply use a Plush Puppy Pin Brush or the flat of your hand and push the coat in the opposite direction of the growth pattern. The coat is now to be blow dried forwards - towards the head. Switch to a half bristle/half plastic, oval cushion, Plush Puppy Porcupine Brush and finish off for a smoother straighter finish. Once the dog shakes and the coat falls back into line, the coat will now be straighter or perfectly straight if you have done it well.
Let's start at the bathing stage where you need to decide whether you want just shine or more coat. Double coated breeds often don't have enough undercoat due to shedding. If it is more coat, then use the Plush Puppy Body Building Shampoo at a ratio of 3:1 (3 parts water to one part shampoo). Should you require shine as your primary objective, then use the Plush Puppy All Purpose Shampoo used at the same dilution rate. Plush Puppy Herbal Whitening Shampoo can be used for legs etc. For stained whites use the Plush Puppy Deep Cleansing shampoo.
Then the drying process - decide whether you want more volume and texture and if so, use the Volumising Cream at 1 tbspn to 1 cup water and apply and dry. If more straightening is required, then use the Swishy Coat at 1 tbspn to 2 or 3 cups of water depending on how much straightening is needed.
The more water, the less intensive it will be. You can apply this direct from the jar to the coat but please ensure you apply evenly and don't waste it! I find diluting with water makes it easier to get through this quite thick coat and doesn't leave it lying on the top layers only.
For finishing use the Plush Puppy Coverup Cream dabbed on to any stained feet or the face etc and then finish with a chalk block and brush out or blow out. Follow with a light sprinkle of Plush Puppy Pixie Dust onto the brush or sifted carefully through the hands onto the pants and topline.
A light hand with this product is the key to making this work to it's best potential to catch the light and make the coat shimmer.
Just before going in the ring spray Plush Puppy Shine & Comb - hold at least 12 inches away and then wipe lightly with your hand for an even shine.
I do like this breed - both varieties. They are a great little spitz dog and have such fabulous personalities. It is no small thing that royalty has served to make the Corgis a well known dog amongst the public and given everyone the opportunity to see them. They may be small but they can make a huge ring impact and the show scene owes much to the presence of the Corgis.


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«Беєрсхот-Вілрейк» () — професійний бельгійський футбольний клуб з міста Вілрейк. Виступає у Першій лізі. Домашні матчі проводив на стадіоні «Олімпійський» в Антверпені, який вміщує 12 500 глядача.

Історія
Футбольний клуб «Беєрсхот-Вілрейк» було засновано у 1922 році у місті Вілрейк під назвою «Вілрейк». Тоді ж команду прийняли до Королівської Бельгійської футбольної асоціації. У 1926 році в чемпіонаті Бельгії з'явився третій дивізіон і «Вілрейк» почав виступати у ньому, проте зайняв останнє місце і вилетів у першому ж сезоні. У 1931 році кількість учасників чемпіонату була збільшена і «Вілрейк» потрапив до чемпіонату вдруге. Команда провела у третьому дивізіоні два сезони перед тим як понизитися у класі знову.

У 1935 році клуб знов потрапив до третього дивізіону, проте, на відміну від попередніх виступів, показував набагато кращу гру. Результатом такої гри стало третє місце у сезоні 1935-36 і, навіть, перемога в дивізіоні у сезоні 1936-37. Після перемоги у третьому «Вілрейк» піднявся до другого дивізіону, звідки вилетів у 1939 році. Після довгого перебування у третьому дивізіоні клуб вилетів до регіональної ліги у 1949 році. На цьому низькому рівні команда грала протягом декількох наступних десятиліть.

У 1993 році футбольний клуб «Вілрейк» об'єднався з іще одним місцевим клубом «Олімпія Вілрейк 72», що був заснований у 1972 році і також був членом Королівської Бельгійської футбольної асоціації з реєстровим номером 7727. Після об'єднання клуб під назвою «Олімпія Вілрейк» продовжив виступи під старим номером 155 «Вілрейка» у футбольній асоціації Бельгії.

У 1994 році клуб вийшов до четвертого дивізіону. За підсумками сезону 1995-96 «Вілрейк» піднявся у третій дивізіон, всього на два пункти відставши від переможця.

У червні 2013-го, після місячних перемовин між фанами ліквідованого «Беєрсхота» та керівництвом футбольного клубу «Вілрейк», відбулося неофіційне об'єднання клубів. «Вілрейк» змінив назву на «Беєрсхот-Вілрейк» та переїхав на стадіон «Олімпійський», проте залишив реєстраційний номер футбольної асоціації. З сезону 2013-14 клуб «Беєрсхот-Вілрейк» почав виступати у першому дивізіоні бельгійської регіональної ліги.

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Throughout 2017 and 2018, your good friends here at the Observer have strained to make sense, any sort of sense, out of the Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz and El Paso U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
We've talked with O'Rourke about Cruz's plan to have notorious drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman pay for President Donald Trump's wall on the Texas-Mexico border, been there as the representative barnstormed all 254 Texas counties and tried to figure out just what the Texas GOP was attempting to do when it scolded O'Rourke for being in a band and skateboarding through a Whataburger parking lot.
More than anything, we've looked at polls that told us everything and nothing about the race. Enough of them have come out that we know the race is close, but they've had more swings than a carny ride at the State Fair of Texas. Is the race a dead heat or is O'Rourke doomed to be a noble failure such as predicted by the Observer's favorite Rice University professor, Mark Jones.
There's been a lot of noise and very little signal. One thing is clear: O'Rourke's path to victory requires things to go very differently from how they did for former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, another Texas candidate who raised a lot of money and picked a bunch of national media attention, in 2014. Oh, surely you remember her? Pink trainers? Wendy Davis. D-A-V-I-S.
Sen. Ted Cruz is still cool as a cucumber, for now.
The reason O'Rourke's chances are so high, despite his having led in only one of the dozens of polls taken in the race so far, is that the "fundamentals" of the election actually favor O'Rourke, which makes the Texas Senate race unique among others with Republican opponents this fall.
While Cruz is the incumbent in a overwhelmingly Republican state, both of which give him some advantage, that advantage is mitigated, according to Silver, by Texas' being a big state and Congress' low approval rating.
"Some factors hurting Cruz have nothing to do with Cruz himself, but rather with the state of Texas," Silver writes. "Historically, the incumbency advantage is larger in small, idiosyncratic states and smaller in larger, more diverse ones. This is why Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono's incumbency advantage in Hawaii is much larger than Cruz's in Texas or Sen. Bill Nelson's in Florida, for example. In addition, Congress's overall approval rating is low, which hurts incumbents in all states and all parties."
The overall political climate — Democrats are favored by about 7 points in an average of generic congressional ballot surveys — along with O'Rourke's experience, huge fundraising advantage over Cruz and the overwhelming frequency with which Cruz votes with his party, are also signs that point to a possible upset, according to Silver.
"To run for Senate, O'Rourke is giving up his seat in the U.S. House, which is a higher office than had been held by Cruz's 2012 opponent, Paul Sadler, a former state representative," Silver says. "Strong incumbents tend to deter strong challengers from entering the race, but Cruz wasn't able to do so this time. Cruz also has a very conservative voting record, one that is perhaps 'too conservative' even for Texas."
Cruz's backing of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination despite sexual assault allegations is the kind of thing that could drive suburban turnout for O'Rourke, something Democratic operatives have said is essential since the beginning of the campaign. Put everything together, and the signs are there that O'Rourke could be genuinely competitive the first week in November.
Then again, how many times have you heard that one before?


When undercover lawman Lee Tarrant rides into the town of White Water Falls, he's expecting to complete a routine law assignment.
But he soon discovers that he's walked into a lot more than he bargained for.
Two men have been murdered and a stage coach carrying the U.S Mail has been robbed.
Nearly the entire valley is owned by the Starbuck family, who assert their authority on the town at every opportunity.
But with enemies around every corner and a sheriff who's in the Starbuck's pocket, is there anyone left in White Water Falls that Tarrant can trust?
Perhaps Merry Foster, the daughter of one of the murdered men can help?
To bring justice, Tarrant must somehow find the truth in a town full of secrets and lies.
But the only way to bring down the Starbucks is to beat them at their own game.
'A classic of the genre.' – Tom Kasey, bestselling author of Trade Off.
Pioneering Press is a western imprint of Endeavour Press – the UK's leading independent digital publisher. We publish new and classic westerns by authors from the US and the UK.


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The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia. They combine elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music to create their sound. Get to know the group through interviews, going backstage, live concerts, and their music videos.
10 Episodes	Nervous Night Interview All You Zombies - Unplugged Johnny B 500 Miles Karla With A K Day By Day And We Danced The Boys of Summer Brother, Don't You Walk Away
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The Hooters - Nervous Night
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their debut album, Nervous Night, achieved platinum status around the world. We filmed this song for you in Karlsruhe's "Substage".
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The Hooters - Interview - Part 1
The Hooters is a great band from Philadelphia, PA. Their music is a unique mix of rock, folk and reggae. Enjoy this interview with band-member Eric Bazilian!
Here is part 2 of the interview with The Hooters bandmember Eric Bazilian as he reports from Germany about their current tour. Enjoy!
The Hooters - All You Zombies - Unplugged
This is the Clavinet/Mandolin unplugged version performed by Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of THE HOOTERS 2009.
The Hooters - Johnny B
Enjoy the Hooters live on stage in Karlsruhe with their song Johnny B in this exclusive Yabla clip.
The Hooters - 500 Miles
This popular song about a traveler far away from home has been performed by many artists, among others The Hooters.
The Hooters - Karla With A K
Enjoy the great music of The Hooters with their live performance of Karla With A K.
The Hooters - Day By Day
The rock group The Hooters from Philadelphia achieved their first major commercial success with their album Nervous Night and this single "Day by Day". Released in 1985, the record even went double platinum in the USA. Enjoy!
The Hooters - And We Danced
"And We Danced" is a song by the American rock band The Hooters, released as the first single from their second album, Nervous Night. The song was released in 1985 and became the band's first major hit. It remains one of the songs most associated with the band.
The Hooters - The Boys of Summer
The Hooters performing one of the Eagles's drummer and vocalist Don Henley's solo hits from 1984 The Boys of Summer. Enjoy!
The Hooters - Brother, Don't You Walk Away
The Hooters, a Philadelphia rock band, has received a lot of attention in Europe, and particularly in Germany. The song and video raise awareness about the homeless who "sleep all night on a pillow of stone."
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The world has entered a new era. It's called the Anthropocene or the Age of Man.
After an age-old struggle to preserve himself from the whims of nature and tame its forces, modern man has become the primary geological force on Earth to an extent where he has even caused the climate disruption that threatens his survival today.
Easter Islanders, Mayas, Vikings and even the 17th century Japanese throw light on man's unrelenting struggle against nature. Their stories tell us about the power relationship between human activities and man's natural environment. They remind us that, notwithstanding our evolution, man's connection to nature is inalienable.
Between those who predict the total collapse of our world and those who believe they know how to save it, mankind is going to have to adapt to this new era. Because man has never before been so powerful, and because he is global and international, the challenge he is facing is colossal and unparalleled.
THE AGE OF MAN draws a human, historical and political portrait that creates an exchange between the past and present in an attempt to help us better understand our future.


70 Landscape Architect and Specifier News Right The children's play area includes a seesaw, plenty of slides, and a "Spinami" upright spinning whirl structure, visible to the left. Xgrass artificial turf on top of a 2" foam pad was used around the playground areas. Jet black steel posts use stainless steel bolts to attach to the fire orange, aquatic blue, and lime green canopies that shade the play areas. (Continued on page 72) The driving factor for the park was to leave a large enough open space for sports and live events such as concerts. The church decided to create an open grass area where a stage could be set up, allowing the sports field to double as an amphitheater. Another significant part of the design was the grand entry, which includes a fountain for baptisms and permanent seating for gatherings. Creation KDG created a prominent and inviting entrance to the church, including raised planters with Royal palms that extend from the parking lot to the front doors. A courtyard gathering space includes built-in pavilion type seating for 200 for before and after mass. The focal point of this space is a central fountain used for baptisms. Large crape myrtle trees were placed in a gridded pattern amongst tables and chairs, next to Tony & Ada's Café. This quick service restaurant named after two of the church's founding members serves handcrafted coffee drinks and gourmet snacks. The playground area features different play structures for different age groups. The young teen area includes a large web-like climbing apparatus shaded by an aquatic blue canopy. The children's playground features multiple slides, a rock climber, a seesaw, and ADA rhythm spinner panels. Both playgrounds are shaded with bright sail-like canopies from Shade Systems. In addition to these covered play spaces, there are swings for all ages, including a tire swing, tot swing, and ADA compliant swing. A multi-purpose field provides expansive lawn areas for team sports Above The park features two unique playground areas, one designed for children and the other designed for young teens. This large web-like climbing apparatus for young teens was made through collaboration between KDG, Playmore Recreational Products, and Playworld Systems. Brightly colored sail-like canopies from Shade Systems cover both play areas.


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VCU School of Pharmacy partners with CVS Health to increase Spanish-speaking applicant recruitment
CVS Health has partnered with Virginia Commonwealth University to increase the number of Spanish-speaking applicants to the VCU School of Pharmacy and improve cultural awareness among students enrolled in the school's doctor of pharmacy program. The company will provide $248,500 to the VCU School of Pharmacy, which will be spread across five years, to fund a Spanish-speaking applicant pipeline for the school.
"VCU School of Pharmacy is committed to developing a workforce that will be equipped to serve the commonwealth's diverse populations," said Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D., dean of the VCU School of Pharmacy. "The grant from CVS Health will help support recruitment of talented and diverse students from around the state and will help us prepare students to better care for Spanish-speaking patients."
VCU and CVS Health will host a joint press conference regarding the partnership on March 12 at noon in the Robert Blackwell Smith Building lobby (410 N. 12th St.).
"CVS Health's commitment to diversity is deeply rooted in our purpose of helping people on their path to better health," said Eileen Howard Boone, senior vice president of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy at CVS Health. "For our company to thrive, we need innovative partnerships with institutions like VCU School of Pharmacy to help produce a highly trained, culturally diverse future health care workforce for companies like CVS Health."
The grant will include support for undergraduate students to volunteer as medical interpreters at CrossOver Healthcare Ministry and Southside Community Health Center. Ten students will be selected for participation in the first year, and the number of available positions will increase by five each year. Students selected as medical interpreters will receive medical interpretation training and will participate as members of the health care team along with pharmacists, nurses and physicians.
Grant funding also will support the School of Pharmacy's undergraduate mentorship program and the school's preparedness boot camp, which assists undergraduate students interested in a career in pharmacy with preparing school applications and studying for entrance exams.
"We are grateful for the support from CVS Health, which will help us recruit talented and diverse pharmacy students who will ultimately contribute to a culturally aware and relevant pharmacy workforce in Virginia," DiPiro said.
Showing the way: VCU Pipeline puts students on path to health careers
VCU School of Pharmacy celebrates launch of the Center for Pharmacy Practice Transformation
VCU's health sciences schools focus on diversity at every level of academia


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LyondellBasell to showcase new products at VDI's Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, February 20, 2009 – LyondellBasell Industries will feature its advanced polypropylene (PP) compounds at the Plastics in Automotive Engineering technical conference, which is organized by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). The conference will be held on March 25 and 26 in Mannheim, Germany.
Short glass fiber reinforced PP in front end applications
LyondellBasell's exhibit will include glass fiber reinforced polypropylene used in major structural components. The new VW Tiguan compact SUV's front end was produced using a short glass fiber reinforced PP from LyondellBasell. This application represents one of the first times a compounded short glass fiber PP has been selected for an automotive front end application, an area historically the domain of conventional metal or other engineering plastics. By optimizing the polymer matrix and using an advanced additive package, LyondellBasell's experts were able to create a grade, Hostacom G3 R05, which combined greater impact resistance with unprecedented stiffness to achieve a flexural modulus of over 7000 MPa on test bars.
Weight savings in body panels
Other new developments to be highlighted include advanced PP materials for body panels. The use of a talc-filled Hifax TRC 280X resin in the roof spoiler and the tailgate outer panel were firsts for Ford's new Kuga crossover model. Compared to steel or engineering plastics, these materials deliver both cost and weight savings. The specifications for the material were extremely stringent – low thermal expansion was essential given the close integration with the rest of the steel bodywork – and high stiffness was equally important.
Soft-touch and aesthetics in automotive interiors
A new Softell PP compound by LyondellBasell will also be featured. The innovative resin was selected by Italian commercial utility vehicle producer IVECO to manufacture the door panel of its recently launched Eurocargo truck model. This new resin enables the production of interiors which provide warm, soft-touch qualities. The door panels also match the surrounding surfaces from an aesthetics standpoint and provide excellent finish and color consistency. Compared to competitive interior resins such as painted ABS, Softell compounds offer additional advantages such as good processability, making cost savings of up to 40 percent possible.
Low-emission PP compounds meet demands of premium car manufacturers
LyondellBasell's new low-emission interior PP compounds will also be exhibited. By using new high-purity base resins, the company has developed a new family of Hostacom compounds with reduced emissions to less than a third of those emitted by existing PP compounds according to VDA 278, a test method of the German Association of Automotive Manufacturer (VDA). In accordance with VDA 270 odor standard for automotive interiors, these new compounds show as well improvements in terms of odor in comparison to current PP compounds. Furthermore the scratch resistance compared to existing PP compounds was improved. The new grades meet the latest standards required by leading premium car manufacturers.
New Catalloy process resins reduce bumper weight
Also to be highlighted at the conference are LyondellBasell's new Hifax resins based on the company's proprietary Catalloy process, which are used in high-performance bumper applications. Characterized by an outstanding combination of low-thermal expansion, low-shrinkage, impact-resistance, stiffness and flowability, the resins meet the zero-gap demands of automotive manufacturers, and offer significant weight reduction potential compared to most standard PP grades, typically used for bumpers.
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Photo Caption: LyondellBasell's new Softell PP compounds were selected by Italian commercial utility vehicle producer IVECO to manufacture the door panel of its recently launched Eurocargo truck model. This new resin enables the production of interiors which provide warm, soft-touch qualities. The door panels also match the surrounding surfaces from an aesthetics standpoint and provide excellent finish and color consistency.
LyondellBasell Industries is one of the world's largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies. We are the global leader in polyolefins technology, production and marketing; a pioneer in propylene oxide and derivatives; and a significant producer of fuels and refined products, including biofuels. Through research and development, LyondellBasell develops innovative materials and technologies that deliver exceptional customer value and products that improve quality of life for people around the world. Headquartered in The Netherlands, LyondellBasell (www.lyondellbasell.com) is privately owned by Access Industries.
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Abstract: Introducing a product line approach in an organization requires a systematic scoping phase to decide what products and features should be included. Product line scoping is a non-trivial activity and traditionally consumes a lot of time and resources. This issue highlights the need to complement traditional scoping activities with semi-automatic approaches that allow to initially estimate the potential for reuse with small efforts. In this paper we present an evaluation of a tool-supported approach that enables the semi-automatic analysis of existing products in order to calculate their similarity. This approach is tailored to be used within the configuration-based systems domain, where we have used it to identify similarity within two types of industrial standard software products. The results of this evaluation highlight that our approach provides accurate results and leads to time savings compared to manual similarity analysis.


Fall has begun and Halloween is just around the corner, with stores selling costumes and candies in abundance. For some, Halloween is the most exciting time of the year, however for others it can be a holiday where anxiety and insecurities flourish. For those struggling with an eating disorder, it can be difficult to want to go out and celebrate. Regardless of age, candy and other festivities will typically make a larger appearance than usual during this season. Throughout childhood or early adolescence, trick or treating is how most celebrate Halloween. During high school or college/university, Halloween costume parties are often the norm. As you mature through life, you may be exposed to the holiday through pumpkin carving with family, events at work, or even indulging in the goodies leftover after handing out candy.
For those struggling with body image issues or an eating disorder, Halloween can be a tough holiday to endure. In today's society, the majority of adult costumes, especially those marketed towards females, can be quite revealing. Although many do not consider this, Halloween has the potential to create a hostile environment for some, as dressing up may cause individuals with body image issues to compare themselves to others.
While it may seem difficult, it's not impossible to enjoy this holiday. Being aware of the possible triggers during this season can prepare you for a positive experience. If Halloween may be triggering to your eating disorder, there is absolutely nothing wrong in deciding to not partake – always look out for yourself. You should never feel pressured to have to dress up or go out, those close to you should understand and respect your decision to stay in. Prioritizing your mental health is very important, and should be strongly taken into consideration when making any decision that may affect your recovery process.
Throughout any holiday, intuitive eating can help to remove guilty feelings or the shame that some attach to the act of eating Halloween candy. Depending on the type of eating disorder you are struggling with, you may have avoided eating Halloween candy in previous years, or binged on it in secret. By practicing intuitive eating, you can enjoy these treats without having the urge to engage in disordered eating behaviours1. By making peace with food, you are giving yourself permission to enjoy the treats that come with Halloween, while also listening to your hunger and satiety cues1. Developing a positive relationship with food is an important step in recovery, and can start whenever you feel ready. There are many different ways to celebrate Halloween without feeling insecure. Deciding to stay in and watch Halloween themed movies with friends or a loved one is a fun way to celebrate Halloween. Another exciting way to partake is through handing out candy to children. If you decide to not participate, something you should never feel is guilt. Instead, praise yourself for deciding to prioritize your needs. Halloween will be there next year, as well as the year afterwards. If choosing to not celebrate will help you during recovery, it is absolutely worth it.
However, if you feel ready and want to challenge yourself by going out, go out! If you feel certain that you'd like to celebrate, keep in mind that it's not about what you wear, it's about how you wear it. Feeling comfortable is key – this is something to remember for anytime you choose an outfit. The focus should be on having fun, which is what you'll most likely think about if you feel confident in what you're wearing. If you find yourself comparing your physical appearance to another person, try your best to remind yourself to disengage in those thoughts. Although someone may look good, it does not mean that you look bad.
During your recovery, you will be faced with many challenges – Halloween being one of them. Try your best to face each challenge with determination, strength, as well as resilience – you will surely succeed!
Tribole, E, Resch E. (2012). Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works.New York: St. Martin's Griffin.


Lord Murugun is the deity for the planet Mars. There are six important temples dedicated to Lotd Murugun that form a sacred pilgrimage. The Six Abodes of Lord Murugun are Tiruthani Subramaniam Temple , Arulmigu Swaminatha Swami Temple Swamimalai, Palamudhir Chola Thiruvanmiyu, Dandayudhapani Swamy Murugan temple Palani, Thiruparankundram Murugan temple Madurai and Tiruchendur Murugan temple, Tiruchendur. We also be visited some shrines connected to the nine planetary gods, Navagrahas and other important temples.. During the trip we visited the following cities and their temples - Kanchipuram, Thirutani, Pondicherry, Kumbhakonam, Trichy, Chettinad, Devipattnam, Madurai, Palani, Thiruchendur, KanyaKumari, Suchindran- all in Tamil Nadu.


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import { QueryDialogSk } from '../query-dialog-sk/query-dialog-sk';

import 'elements-sk/styles/buttons';
import '../../../infra-sk/modules/query-sk';
import '../../../infra-sk/modules/paramset-sk';
import '../query-dialog-sk';

export class TraceFilterSk extends ElementSk {
  private static template = (el: TraceFilterSk) => html`

      ${Object.keys(el._selection).length === 0
    ? html`<div class=empty-placeholder>All traces.</div>`
    : html`<paramset-sk .paramsets=${[el._selection]}></paramset-sk>`}

    <button class=edit-query @click=${el._onEditQueryBtnClick}>Edit</button>

    <query-dialog-sk .submitButtonLabel=${'Select'}
                     @edit=${el._onQueryDialogEdit}>
    </query-dialog-sk>`;

  private _paramSet: ParamSet = {};

  private _selection: ParamSet = {};

  private _queryDialogSk: QueryDialogSk | null = null;

  constructor() {
    super(TraceFilterSk.template);
  }

  connectedCallback() {
    super.connectedCallback();
    this._render();
    this._queryDialogSk = $$('query-dialog-sk', this);
  }

  /** The set of parameters available for the user to choose from. */
  get paramSet() { return this._paramSet; }

  set paramSet(value) {
    this._paramSet = value;
    this._render();
  }

  /** The current trace filter visible to or entered by the user. */
  get selection() { return this._selection; }

  set selection(value) {
    this._selection = value;
    this._render();
  }

  private _onEditQueryBtnClick() {
    this._queryDialogSk!.open(this._paramSet, fromParamSet(this._selection));
  }

  private _onQueryDialogEdit(e: CustomEvent<string>) {
    e.stopPropagation();
    this._selection = toParamSet(e.detail);
    this._render();
    this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent<ParamSet>('trace-filter-sk-change', {
      detail: this._selection,
      bubbles: true,
    }));
  }
}

define('trace-filter-sk', TraceFilterSk);


It has become clear that the NIKE AIR MAX 97 shoes have experienced more color combinations during the past year than in all its extended history, since more than 20 years ago they were the first to wear the classic air chamber, typical of the range Air Max, completely, from end to end of the sole.
Today, it has more options than ever before, and has significantly expanded its collection among Nike's WMNS division, where it has experienced the highest growth. The design created by Christian Tresser has today another series of models to add to the list, a new pack that includes the colorways Gray taupe (taupe gray), Anthracite (anthracite) and Bordeaux (burgundy), of which we show you our specimens .
Come and discover this silhouette, along with other models of the school, or check your file on our website.
Although gray mole is defined as a brownish tone of gray, the shadow in these Air Max 97 definitely leans towards the purple end of the color palette to create a dull lavender tone. The tonal upper part with reflective and shiny details contrasts with a light-bone midsole and a black sole.
This new colorway sports a blend of smooth leather and patent leather in an upper fully colored in black. A short white sole between the famous air unit, also bathed in black, although somewhat dimmer. This game of contrasts between black and white gives the shoe a neat appearance, while the addition of patent leather provides a touch of flash to this minimalist combination.


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Swedish enforcers burn down Sami 'kåta' teepee
Protesters raised a Sami flag in front of the burning structure. Photo: Hunting and Fishing Samis
Swedish government enforcement officers have been accused of "colonial abuse" after they burnt down a traditionally Sami 'kåta'.
Officers from Sweden's Enforcement agency at lunchtime on Wednesday poured kerosene all over the structure, which is similar to a North American teepee, and then set it on fire.
"I feel miserable, sad and mortified all at the same time," Anita Gimvall, the owner of the dwelling told Swedish Radio. "It's completely crazy. I'm surprised how many police have come here to get rid of me."
The destruction of the dwelling could mark the end of Gimvall's six-year battle with the local Västerbotten County Council, who since 2010 had maintained that the kåta was an illegal new building.
She claims that even though she erected a new structure in 2010, a similar dwelling had been on the site for 120 years.
"I consider that I have a right to that place. My family have been there for generations," she said, adding that she intended to return to the site one day to build a new kåta.
Håkan Jonsson, chairman of the Hunting and Fishing Samis, the largest party in the Sami parliament, came to protest the destruction of the dwelling.
"It's very sad and horrible for Anita, but I think this can be something good in the future," he told The Local. "Every newspaper in Sweden and a lot of TV channels were there. So I think the Swedish government have had a pyrrhic victory. I hope so anyway."
Jonsson said that Sweden had only granted land rights to the roughly 5,000 Sami who own reindeer, and that the destruction was intended to prevent the other 15,000 staking historic claims.
"They know the reindeer herders are a small group and they can give them money. But if all Sami people had the right to have their ancient places it will be 20,000 Sami people they have to negotiate with," he said.
"The Swedish government want to make an example of her, that if you try to restore Sami buildings, you will not be allowed to," he said. I thought that in the end they would take a step back and say to Anita 'you can have your kåta'. It's unbelievable."
"A shameful day for Sweden!" the party wrote in a post showing the blaze on their Facebook page.
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What is the first defensive step to take when you go into business?
Choose the right form of business entity. You need an entity that will limit your personal exposure. Usually the corporation or limited liability company (LLC) will best protect your personal assets from the debts and liabilities of the business. Still, many people venture into business without corporate or LLC protection and operate their venture as proprietorships or general partnerships. That's foolish. Why do these people needlessly gamble their personal assets on the success of their enterprise? Since most small companies fail, this is a very poor gamble. Nevertheless, millions of small American businesses are still unincorporated.
Why is this? One answer is that small business owners are often unsophisticated about business and legal matters. They don't always appreciate the importance of a corporation or LLC for their personal protection. And their attorneys also may overlook the hazards of business and fail to incorporate them. We also see accountants who are often more concerned about the added paperwork from incorporating than liability protection. They too discourage incorporating. However, incorporating your business is your best insurance. Only a corporation, LLC or similar limited liability business organization limits your potential losses to your investment in your business. If you operate your business as a sole proprietorship or general partnership, you and your business are considered one and the same. But why allow business creditors to claim your personal assets? If you want to protect your personal assets, set up a corporation, LLC or another protective entity to operate your business or professional practice. That's Cardinal Rule #1.


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Fortune just released its annual 40 Under 40 List and Marissa Mayer came it at No. 1, making her the first woman ever to be ranked No. 1 on the list. While Mayer leads the way, this year's list also includes more women than ever before, with women in 14 of the 40 total spots. Some of the other names are Tracy Britt Coo; Financial Assistant to the Chairman of the Berkshire Hathaway, Liv Garfield, CEO of BT Group's Openreach and Avani Davda, CEO of the Tata Starbucks Limited.
(September 19, 2013, New York, NY) For the fifth year in a row, FORTUNE reveals its annual 40 Under 40 list of the hottest young stars in business. Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer takes over the top spot from Google's Larry Page, becoming the first woman ever to be ranked No. 1 on the list. Jack Dorsey of Square and Twitter is featured on the cover and comes in at No. 2 this year, while Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg falls one spot to No. 3. This year's list also includes more women than ever before, with 14 of the 40 total spots.
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The presence of inlaid eyes is noticed by the modern spectator through the empty eye holes. But in Roman Imperial times the inlay was made of marble, glass or other material and gave a certain expression to the sculpture.
As explained in the abstract of Hoft's papers, "inlaid eyes are a significant element of polychromy. Nevertheless, the technical basics of production, the semantics as well as possible applications were not discussed until now.
"To find out more about these questions and others like the intention and effect of the technique. I set up a database which includes about 300 Greek and Roman sculptures with eye inlays dated from Archaic times until Late Antiquity. From this large amount of sculptures I selected all the Roman examples and set the focus on the contrast between mythological sculptures and portraits.
"The latter are much less represented than gods with eyes made of another material. Especially Athena is an example where the technique is often used. This may indicate that the use of the technique served the purpose to evoke a supposed authenticity and ancientness. But why were so many statues of gods featured with inlaid eyes? Is it to give the sculpture a liveliness through the high polished surface and glance of the material? Did the ancient artist want to intend a character of a cult image by the use of this technique?
The lecture will be held in German on Wednesday the 3rd of June at 6 pm at the lecture hall of the German Archaeolocial Institute (Fidiou 1, second floor).
The AIGEIROS lecture series at the German Archaeological Institute at Athens, offers a forum in particular for younger scholars, who wish to present their research – results, preliminary results and/or approaches – to and discuss them with a critical audience.


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Material Afterlives of Early Modern Women Authors: Pernette du Guillet, Louise Labé and María de Zayas y Sotomayor
Labadie, Jessie, French - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
McKinley, Mary, Department of French Language and Literatures, University of Virginia
McGrady, Deborah, Department of French Language and Literatures, University of Virginia
Lyons, John, Department of French Language and Literatures, University of Virginia
Weber, Alison, Department for Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia
Material Afterlives of Early Modern Women Authors spans the sixteenth through the nineteenth century and explores what happens when book producers took early modern works by three female authors out of their original contexts and presented them to readers in new languages and new times. I trace three authors, Pernette du Guillet (1520-1545), Louise Labé (1525-1566) and María de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590-1661) through time and across national boundaries in order to see how the material book constructs and deconstructs their authorship. Much of the research on early modern women authors considers only the initial editions of their works; I demonstrate that later editions and translations of these works present the authors in new and conflicting ways. In Chapter One, I follow Pernette du Guillet's Rymes from the Jean de Tournes's 1545 Lyonnais and Jeanne de Marnef's 1546 Parisian edition to Louis Perrin's nineteenth century editions. With each re-publication of the work, the physical book reveals the strategies book producers used to present du Guillet and her works to readers. In Chapter Two, I compare the construction of authorship in the 1556 and 1762 editions of Louise Labé's Œuvres. While we can perceive an interest in producing an author-figure in the sixteenth century edition, the eighteenth century edition builds on that production, making the author indissociable from the work. In Chapter Three, I examine Paul Scarron, Antoine le Métel d'Ouville and François le Métel de Boisrobert's seventeenth century French translations of Spanish writer María de Zayas y Sotomayor's Novelas amorosas y ejemplares and Desengaños amorosos. Each translator adapts the work for seventeenth century French
audiences in a different way, employing various strategies to make market the work and its authorship.
book history, women authors, materiality, sixteenth century, seventeenth century, early modern, renaissance, golden age, early print culture, translation, adaptation
https://doi.org/10.18130/V3QV73
Labadie-Dissertation-Material-FINAL2015.pdf


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Ourguest Inn and Suites Downtown
220 East Perry StreetPort Clinton43452USA
About Ourguest Inn and Suites Downtown
The OurGuest Inn and Suites Downtown was established after the conversion of two Victorian-era houses. As a result, guests can look forward to an unusual accommodation experience.
There are 60 rooms at the OurGuest Inn and Suites Downtown. Eight of them are located inside the Victorian homes, and the others were built new. All rooms have coffee makers. Some also have Jacuzzi tubs, refrigerators and microwaves.
The lobby of the hotel is a relaxing area that features a fireplace and picture windows. There's a heated outdoor pool at this property, as well as a meeting room.
On-site dining is not available at this hotel, but there are restaurants accessible just a short walk away, and staff members can give advice about which ones to choose.
Five-and-a-half miles from the African Safari Wildlife Park, the hotel is a 14-minute drive from East Harbor State Park.
220 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH, 43452, USA
Telephone: +1(419)7347111 | Official Homepage
Walking Distance to the Ferry
Guests frequently chose this property because it put them within walking distance of the Jet Express ferry. Even if that is not an amenity you need, there are other things you can reach on foot, such as restaurants and shops.
Cheerful and Accommodating Staff
The staff at this property won the guests over with their friendly attitudes and willingness to be as helpful as possible. Even when there were unexpected difficulties, staff members did what they could to resolve them while keeping a good, guest-centered approach.
Good for Inexpensive Trips
Often, guests decided to stay here after noticing the low rates. The amenities are very basic, but if you just need a place to rest at night and plan to spend most of your time exploring the area, this hotel is a decent choice. Many guests returned after their first visits because they loved the value.
Very Dated Rooms
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Extremely Hard Beds
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Occasionally, guests noted they were put into rooms that smelled musty. The stench usually wasn't strong enough to be consistently bothersome, because guests were able to get used to it. However, you may want to bring a can of air freshener.
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Sponsored: Through a VMS lens
Eye your extended workforce and the future via a vendor management system. Beeline executives outline how the tool provides the total visibility needed to ensure that your company thrives during the recovery.
If you're like most staffing buyers, the pandemic and rapid transition to remote work revealed what you knew — and should have known — about your extended workforce. The lack of data and visibility into thousands of workers, regardless of status, made it difficult to know where they were located, what work was essential and who could work remotely in a secure and productive manner. You may have hobbled along, piecing together information to keep your program functioning, but why survive when you can thrive? With concerns around the resurgence of economic growth amid a vaccine rollout, what does the road ahead look like and how will it affect the world of work? How are we going to live and work in the digital age? With improved visibility as a starting point, Beeline's execs reveal how forward-thinking companies can go from responding to the crisis to recovering and thriving amid an economic recovery.
Go from Reactive to Informed
As Europe heads into 2021, workforce continuity continues to be a priority and the key to executing critical business activities during the crisis and into the recovery.
There are any number of scenarios that can come about, notes Alastair Dobson, senior client relationship manager at Beeline, Europe. Having total visibility, workforce resilience and agility will likely determine whether your company survives or thrives.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that approximately 43% of the total global workforce was contingent at the beginning of 2020, many organizations hadn't been proactive in achieving transparency into the thousands of freelancers, independent contractors and agency-supplied workers who comprise their extended workforce.
As a result, some program managers have struggled to identify contingents who are cleared to work from home and those who need to be retained to curtail the loss of valuable institutional knowledge. What's more, managers need an integrated view of data across the entire company to ensure that contingents working on critical projects remain connected to the company's e-mail, network, payroll and business management systems while working remotely.
"Achieving total visibility requires a highly connectable system that provides seamless integration between onboarding and offboarding and other siloed talent management systems," says Manfred Vogels, Beeline's VP of business development for Continental Europe.
For instance, knowing who is capable and equipped to work remotely and where they are located often requires the collection of pieces of information or facts in searchable client-defined fields and the ability to run workforce continuity reports, he says.
"Without these key details, business leaders could inadvertently lay off workers who have the knowledge to ensure that their company not only survives the crisis but thrives during the recovery," Vogels says.
A Beeline client in the oil and gas industry attests to the value of having visibility of each external worker, having implemented Beeline back in 2007 but expanded globally in the years before Covid hit. "With [the VMS] now implemented across our entities, we have the transparency needed to assist in the management of our contingent workforce. Given the current dual crisis of Covid-19 and low oil prices, frankly, the timing could not have been better."
Build and Manage a Private Talent Pool
Once you've achieved total workforce visibility, you're ready to begin installing the framework and practices that lead to total workforce optimization.
You've responded to the crisis, you've rescaled and reshaped your workforce over the summer to meet business demands, and now you're into the third phase, which requires you to see your workforce with eyes on the future, Dobson observes.
The Right Blend
It's important to understand what total workforce optimization is and how it creates a competitive advantage.
Total workforce optimization is the process of determining the right mix of employee and non-employee talent and skills to meet current and future business needs and having a system to track, manage and access those skills on demand.
When you have the ability to search for, negotiate with, and engage directly with non-employee talent and execute better and faster than others, it creates a competitive advantage. In fact, studies have found a link between effective talent management and better financial performance.
Private talent pool. The journey begins with the creation of a deep, private talent pool comprising contingents who have the interest and knowledge to help your company meet its current and future objectives.
With a private talent pool, you keep in touch with people who are not currently on assignment, keeping up to date on their interests and skills and keeping them interested in your organization until you have an opportunity for them.
With the right tools, data and manager education, you can improve your hiring decisions by engaging more with suppliers that provide high-quality talent and resources at the best cost, when you need them, regardless of location.
The right tools also help ensure compliance. They can guide hiring managers to select the right classification of worker to carry out a specific activity, notes Ian Lunt, director of project management office for Beeline.
Flourish in change. The way work is performed has changed, and it will change again and again. Instead of being caught off guard, determine what capabilities will be required — by department and job function — to flourish in a variety of scenarios as the economy recovers. You'll also need direct access from your VMS to internal and external talent to facilitate the effective building and maintenance of your talent pool.
Having increased knowledge about the skills, remote capabilities and status of your extended workforce — and direct access to them — enables you to reactivate furloughed workers, retain top performers and identify and close skill gaps through strategic upskilling and proactive recruiting.
Over time, private talent pools have resulted in reduced time-to-fill, improved quality, higher engagement and productivity and reduced cost.
Nurture Relationships
Despite the Covid-related downturn, the skills shortage across Europe isn't over yet. In fact, experts predict that future shortages will continue to impact growth, leaving skilled contingents in the driver's seat.
So how can you attract highly sought-after freelancers and keep them intrigued?
"Use your talent management system to create 'sticky' relationships," Vogels advises, because talent is not a commodity. Top freelancers have a choice, and they want to work for companies that communicate clearly and often and make them feel valued and like part of the extended family. They also want accurate job descriptions and a simple, seamless experience that makes it easy to express interest and accept assignments.
Create a consumer-like candidate experience with a people-first VMS that streamlines the hiring process, shares immediate feedback after interviews and provides everything contingents need to hit the ground running on day one. Even better, you can actually build "sticky relationships" with the "silver medalists" — highly rated applicants who were considered but not hired for full-time positions.
After all, if you've fought hard to find talented people then it would be an absolute travesty to lose them again, either to competitors or someone who appeals to them through the internet.
"While we don't know everything about the new normal, we know enough to plan," Dobson notes. The clarity that Covid has given you allows you to focus on outcomes and deliverables, and to source your people differently.
Today's talent is not only changing the way they want to work, but the way they want to be engaged. Having direct access from your VMS to internal and external talent pools ensures that you have the talent to not only survive a local or global disaster but thrive in 2021 and beyond.
For more information on how Beeline Europe can help your company achieve workforce optimization, contact Rasmus Buchholz at Rasmus.Buchholz@beeline.com.
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Sponsored by Beeline
Beeline is an independent provider of solutions for sourcing and managing the complex world of contingent labor.