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Set in the splendid scenery of the Iblei mountains, the picturesque village of Palazzolo Acreide shows itself as a treasure chest to be discovered that is characterized by the singularity of its urban structure, full of testimonies from different eras. Inserted in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Palazzolo is an ideal destination for trips out of town or for those who want to visit a place suspended in time, away from mass tourism.
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In 664 a.C., on the hill called Acremonte, which separates the valleys of'Anapo and of Tellaro, the Syracusans founded Akrai. This place even before being appreciated by the Syracusans was chosen by the Siculians, you raised a real village around the XII century numerous were the dominations that were avvicendarono over the centuries: Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Norman. From here the various names given to the cityà in different eras: Akrai, Balansùl, Placeolum or Palatioli, and finally Palazzolo to which, in 1862, was added the patronymic of Acreide.
The first historical news of Palazzolo Acreide current you have from the XII century. The medieval center was erected close to the ancient Acre, on a small rocky outcrop below, in a strategic position of control over the territory and the roads, Là where once stood a "palatium" imperial, which has given the name of the new village: "Palatiolum". Here a castle was erected by the Normans. From 1104 it avvicendarono in Palazzolo different baronie: from Guilfredo son of Count Ruggero to Artale d'Alagona, to finish the principles Ruffo di Calabria. In the XIII-XIV century the demographic increase determinationò expansion of the town in the surrounding area. Destroyed by the earthquake of 1693, the cityà it was rebuilt in part on the original structures of the medieval quarter and in part around the actual main course. In the XVII century the palazzolesi rebelled to feudalism until in 1812 Palazzolo was recognized as a country demaniale. The Iblei Mountains and the valley of'Anapo are natural and evocative setting to the territory of Palazzolo Acreide.
The valley, crossed by the river of the same name, a rich vegetation with spots of shrubs and oriental platani, preserves the natural reserve and the necropolis of Pantalica. They deserve to be mentioned also the quarries of Cardinal and the forest of Bauly, interesting for flora and fauna. The baroque, climate, popular traditions, gastronomy, cordialityà and L'hospitalityà people make this town, a methà not to miss. Palazzolo è a village not only to visit but to live for the history and charm, for the many beauties by love, for its churches, for its palaces and its evocative districts.
The church of San Michele was built between the XV and XVI and rebuilt after the earthquake in 1693, the facade rises on a staircase and develops on two orders. Stands out left the bell tower hexagonal enclosed by a dome.The internal is divided into three naves with columns of white stone to smooth drum surmounted by Corinthian capitals.
The church of Sant'Antonio Abate was built in 1634, destroyed by the earthquake of 1693 è was rebuilt in '700, but it's never been completed. The facade è incomplete: lacks the second bell tower, while it was built only the central nave and a part of the right aisle. You can admire several beautiful canvases in the altars.
The church of Immaculate, from'elegant baroque facade convex, unique in its kind in Palazzolo, preserves a statue in white Carrara marble of the Madonna col Bambino, a Renaissance masterpiece built between 1471 and 1472 by the sculptor Dalmata Francesco Laurana.
The church of S. Francesco è L'ancient church of the Capuchins. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693, has been reopened for worship in 1984. In its interior, with a single nave, is guarded a wooden altar with the statues of Capuchin saints and the statue of S. Francis.
The construction of Church Convent began in 1870, the complex and the ancient monastery was suppressed in 1866. The Church è a single nave, in the sacristy is guarded a valuable eighteenth-century cabinet in walnut-tree with inlays in cypress tree that was found in the old convent. The church also holds the manuscript "La Selva of historical news" Father Giacinto Farina.
The church of Maria SS. Del Soccorso è devoid of works and decorations, but has a charm austere. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693, recently reopened for worship. Of the original structure, remain a precious holy water stoup in marble and stone floors paved.
The Palazzo Lombardo Cafici is located along via Garibaldi, dates back to the XVIII century and boasts the mostù long baroque balcony of the world. The corbels depict anthropomorphic mascheroni with vivid expressions grotesque.
The Museum of travellers in Sicily collects at Palazzo Vaccaro the original engravings, concerning'iblea area, of più important Voyage Pittoresque '700, ancient maps of Sicily and a valuable collection of ancient books related to the theme of the journey including the rare first edition of De Rebus Siculis of Fazello. The Palazzo Rizzarelli Spadaro is the seat of the Museum of the noble traditions.
on vast Piazzale Marconi is located the Villa Comunale, desired and realized by the barons Judica and Messina, its construction beginningò in 1880. Inserted between the historical gardens of Italy by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage, has an extension of 30,000 sqm. And è a veritable botanic garden for the variety of trees and flower essences. It's characterized by four spacious long boulevards lined by secular ornamental trees, some of which are very rare.
The Castle Medieval existed GIà In'827, the year of the muslim conquest, abandoned after the earthquake of 1693, remain only some ruins: part of the ditch, the base of the towers, some local hypogea, tanks and in baglio small part of crenellations carved in the living rock. From the site, you can enjoy a view over the valley of'Anapo of unparalleling beauty.
The district "i scaliddi" has its name because of a series of stairs, diramatesi in different directions and then rejoin, puts into communication the districts of "San Paolo" and the "The Holy Spirit", that are located in the "Low" the cityà with those of "San Michele",' "Clock" and "San Sebastiano" which are in the "High" the city. The stairways, some very evocative, overlook the beautiful valley of'Anapo, from here you canò enjoy a vast panorama that extends up to'Etna. This district is one of the most ancient and currently valued only on the occasion of the "Living Crib", in the month of December.
Palazzolese sausage. The sausage Palazzolese is a pork sausage swine, typical of our territory. It is usually produced by filling a natural casing of pig together with spices, salt and chili pepper; with a mixture of lean parts (for example shoulder) diced (or chopped). To the slurry così obtained is added usually wine (predominantly red). Può be consumed fresh (after cooking) or dry (then seasoned).
"Cavatieddi". A traditional pasta palazzolese, hand machined and formed with a dough of flour, water and a pinch of salt, have an elongated shape with a recess inside. Are enjoyed and served with ragù, or most typically with a sauce made from pork and represent the regional dish par excellence.
ricotta ravioli. in Palazzolo preparation is made by hand, for example with the help of a cup which allows to obtain a circular shape, filled in followed by a spoonful of ricotta cheese seasoned with parsley, black pepper, nutmeg, grated parmesan cheese and eggs. They are dressed with a sauce of fresh tomatoes or tomato sauce of pork.
Caponata. this is a set of fried vegetables (mostly aubergines), seasoned with tomato sauce, celery, onion, green or black olives, capers, carrot, garlic and chili pepper in sweet and sour sauce. The caponata palazzolese è generally used as a side dish or appetizer. The etymology derives from "capone", name with which in some areas of Sicily is called the 'dolphinfish', a fish from quality meat. The people cannot afford the expensive fish, the replaced with inexpensive aubergines.
jelly pork. obtained from the residues of pork products, is prepared using the poor parts of the pig, as the rind, legs, head, tail, language and ears. The meat is made to boil for a few hours in salted water with bay leaves. The broth is then added lemon and vinegar and boiled again for half an hour. You then add spices such as pepper, chili pepper; the gelatin obtained is consumed cold and could be kept for a few days.
Black Pig. The piglet black is a native breed of Sicilian territories. The race has a small size and is characterized by the fur of black color; Of wild origin is bred in the wild state and left free to wander through the woods, feeding of the fruits of nature. Generally the black pig is cooked in the oven or grilled and Può be used also for the preparation of typical salami.
Black Truffle. the black truffle is wrinkled appearance, dark and with small warts, with clear veining and thin, of variable size between that of a walnut to that of a grapefruit, and emanates, like the other varietyà the family, an intense perfume characteristic. This is one of the traditional Agri-foodstuffs that we find in the vicinity of the Bosco di bauly, at 5 km from Palazzolo. It is tasted in meat, in pizza and pasta.
hot ricotta cheese. ricotta is a dairy product, namely a latticinio, but it can't be defined cheese because is not obtained through the coagulation of casein, but from the whey proteins of milk, the liquid part of the milk that separates from the curd. The ricotta is even the basic element of many recipes palazzolesi as cannoli, ravioli, the lumere and the Sicilian cassata (strictly ricotta cheese of sheep). The ingredients to produce ricotta are serum and salt.
salted Ricotta. the salted ricotta is a variety of ricotta cheese produced and appreciated in particular in southern Italy. Differs from fresh ricotta cheese to be more "dry" and for a taste and texture more marked. It produces floculare leaving proteins and albumins present in the serum of milk. The salting occurs almost exclusively by hand with coarse sea salt. The dry ricotta in trade is produced primarily with whey of sheep and is used as a product from the table to grate.
Eggplant Parmigiana. The term parmesan derives from the Sicilian word parmiciana. Generally it is prepared with aubergines, caciocavallo cheese, ham, tomato sauce, boiled eggs, basil leaves, grated parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil d'olive oil, salt and chili.
pork steak. The staek of pork is a type of steak palazzolese typical, usually cooked on the grill, the meat of which originates from the cutting of the cost of the pig. The cooking of meat usually takes place through the living flame on the grid, but Può be cooked even on plates preheated. Typical of our country is even the cost filled.
rissoles potatoes. the rissole potatoes is a dish usually based on potatoes, eggs, parsley, breadcrumbs and grated parmesan. Once prepared the dough, take via many small portions which are squeezed and worked by hand, until reaching the characteristic rounded shape. They are cooked fried in abundant oil and generally are served at the table as a second flow rate.
Arancino. It is a ball of fried rice cake filled with ragù, mozzarella and peas. The name derives from the shape and the color typical, reminiscent of an orange. In the eastern part of the island the arancini can also have a conical shape. There are in fact the recipes of the arancino which provide, in addition of course to the rice, the use of mushrooms, sausage, gorgonzola, salmon, chicken, sword fish, seafood, pesto, as well as sepia.
Canestrato of Nebrodi. Canestrato sicilian is also called Canistratu, Picurinu Tumazzu or Canestrato derives its name from the wicker basket in which it is seasoned for a period more or less along. For its production is used whole cow's milk, sheep or mixed. The curd is put in "fasceddi"and pressed by hand, after is subjected to dry salted or in brine. Has fresh and pleasant taste.
Sicilian cannolo. consists of a pod of pasta and a stuffed with ricotta cheese of sheep is sieved and sweetened. For the peel, form small disks of dough (made of wheat flour, wine, sugar and lard) which are rolled up on small metal tubes and then fried. There are also other fillings, as the custard cream or chocolate cream. The stuffed cannolo is then dusted with icing sugar.
Cassata Siciliana. traditional cake with a basis of sweetened ricotta cheese of sheep, sponge cake, marzipan, candied fruit and icing sugar. There are countless local variations, especially appearance Può vary from a minimalist decoration of icing and a little candied orange peel up to one with colored beads and half a dozen of candied fruits different. There may be additional ingredients such as pistachio, pine nuts, chocolate, cinnamon, maraschino or water of zagara.
"Pignuccata" Sicilian Pignolata (honey). very similar to the Struffoli (small traditional fritters), from which it differs for the form at Pigna and fried in lard, also present in the slurry. It is traditionally used during the carnival festivities. The sweet is made by circles of dough fried and covered with honey. Recently you use add colored sugar to decorate the cake.
"Giuggiulena". typical Christmas cake whose main ingredient is sesame, in Sicilian is indicated with the term giuggiulena. The recipe is based on the composition of sesame seeds paid in honey and fixed by the caramelization of sugars (in an enriched version will also add almonds and peels of candied orange), in the manner of a nougat. Requires a very long preparation with a rest of twenty-four hours.
"Lumere Cassateddi or ricotta" (Cassatelle). unlike Cassata, Cassatelle are prepared with fresh pasta stretch of about ten centimeters in diameter and sweetened ricotta cheese. They are cooked in the oven and you can eat warm. In the sicilian tradition the cassatelle are preparing for Easter and for this reason are called Cassatelle Easter.
Fruit Martorana. its preparation and its packaging envisages, in form and looking at the end of the process of preparation, the perfect imitation or reproduction of fruits and sometimes vegetables or fish. Internally is similar to marzipan but considerably moreù sweet and tasty. The basis of his recipe is exclusively almond flour and sugar.
almond biscuits. the almond paste constitutes one of the most sweet representative of eastern Sicily, where master pastry chefs work the almond in an artisan way. The almond biscuits are prepared by mixing powdered sugar and egg until obtaining a uniform mixture. A part mix instead almonds, lemon, vanilla and cinnamon, to go così to create cookies which will then fired.
chatterbox. Typical sweets of the carnival, have the shape of a strip, sometimes manipulated to form a node (in some areas are in fact the name of bows). They are made with a dough of flour that is fried or cooked in the oven and then dusted with icing sugar.
Sponge Cake. The dough of the sponge cake is prepared from cold mixing in a bowl little flour or starch potatoes, sugar, egg yolks and egg whites mounted to snow the firmest. The preparation of the sponge cake is simple even if not too fast becauseé requires a time of approximately 60 minutes. The Sponge Cake is a recipe very used in the kitchen for the preparation of delicious sweets, especially cakes as the Sicilian Cassata.
Jam of Quince.
Mustard. Its peculiarity is in its ingredients: wine and ash. To these characteristic ingredients are added starch or flour, sugar, roasted almonds and/or walnut kernels and some rinds d'orange dried and shredded.
Village of Palazzolo Acreide
Municipality of Palazzolo Acreide
Province of Siracusa
Inhabitants: 8.808
Altitude center: 670 m a.s.l.
Unesco site:
late baroque cities of the Noto Valley
Municipality is part of:
cultural district of south east Sicily
The Wine Road of the Noto Valley
Cities and world heritage sites Unesco
Piazza Del Popolo Palazzo 1 - tel: 0931871111
Akrai
The ancient Greek colony of Akrai is situated in the village of Palazzolo Acreide, in Sicily.
Via Teatro Greco, 8, Palazzolo Acreide
The Santoni
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Gabriele Judica Archaeological Museum
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Antonino Uccello House Museum
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Mother Church of San Nicolò Vescovo
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Saint Paul's Church
Paul was chosen as patron of the village of Palazzolo Acreide, in Sicily, in 1688.
Piazza S. Paolo, 6, Palazzolo Acreide
The Church of San Sebastiano
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Church of San Bartolomeo
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10.02 Kilometers from Palazzolo Acreide
Emigration Iblean Museum
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Aretusa Puppets Museum
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From Ragusa: take the Statale "194" to Giarratana and then continue on the provincial 23.
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Hotel Colle Acre
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VIA GIUSEPPE CAMPAILLA SNC, 96010 , Palazzolo Acreide
La Mela di Venere Farmhouse
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C.da Fondi Vecchi/Famelio - 96010, Palazzolo Acreide
Borgo Albergo
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Villaggio Agrituristico Campanio
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Nuova Dolceria
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Palazzolo Acreide: the baroque jewel
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Recipe: Ricotta cheese ravioli with sausage and sauce from Palazzolo Acreide
Ricotta ravioli with sausage sauce are a real siracusan specialty, in which the protagonist is the sausage, typical product of the hamlet of Palazzolo Acreide. This gourmet product has been existing for around 2,600 years and it has begun to be produced since the Syracuse Corinthians founded the ancient city of Akrai. The particularity of the siracusan sausage lies in the processing of Sicilian black pig meat, an animal species originally used for religious and propitiatory rites, that only with the Romans found its culinary...
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Riverhead woman: I was forced to make 'American Idol' speech
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UPDATE: The News-Review has since obtained a photo of the man.
The Riverhead woman who announced at Sunday's Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race that she is going to be on the next season of "American Idol," said she was forced to do so by a man who claimed to be a founding member of the Beach Boys.
"He pushed me up on stage," said Amy Wesolowski, who claimed in a telephone interview that the man forced her to make the announcement in front of the large crowd on the Peconic Riverfront.
"I think he may be some kind of con artist," she said.
The 2005 Riverhead High School graduate said she never tried out for "American Idol" and was only repeating what the man, who told her he was Mike Love of the Beach Boys, asked her to say. She said Sunday evening that she has been around town searching for the man and that she is looking to possibly press charges. Riverhead police said Sunday night that she has not yet filed a complaint.
The tone in her voice was far different from earlier, when she pleaded with the local community to watch her on the popular music show.
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When the News-Review attempted to interview her shortly after the announcement, she declined comment. The man who she now claims forced her to make the announcement told a News-Review reporter that she had already promised another local news blog an exclusive interview. He did not identify himself to the News-Review.
The news was exciting to folks around Riverhead, who seemed to believe what she had to say.
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Q: Has this branching strategy sense in a web development ecosystem? i don't know if this question is stack-overflow related or it should be posted on another stack-exchange platform, but anyway..
The problem is a new branching system that we have in mind to adopt in near future. At work we develop primarly web applications (ecommerce, cms, classified, special purpose) and some websites in php and our vcs is svn.
This is the new model that we want to adopt:
Trunk: always development
Staging (branch): a branch created to test new features on remote ambient (the same system that live has, really the same server..)
Live (branch): branch for live.
Other branches to develop concurrent features.
Now, the idea is to bugfix live and then push back changes to trunk.
Develop features directly on trunk or into another branches then merge to trunk.
Push trunk into staging to get ready for new features that will go live really soon; and then? how we can get that staging into the live branch? We have to pass from trunk?
Now the strategy is:
Trunk : it's the live version
Branch for each feature
Live bugfix done to trunk then pushed to branches
Staging is a working copy that switchs for a branch at the end of the development of the feature, before the merge back into trunk.
But this method has some drawbacks:

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*always switching..

*no possibility to test two concurrent branches
What do you think about the new strategy?

A: We have branches/feature for large feature development, releases/x.y for live releases (essentially as tags, but occasionally because more than one release is live concurrently) and trunk is used as a staging for a release. Bug fixes are made on trunk and selectively pushed to any branches or release builds as necessary.
Trunk is usually run on our staging servers (different hardware, internal-only access) and once it's stable we'll tag it as a new release and deploy it to the live hardware.
You don't say what source control system you use, but most of them have a suggested strategy (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch05s04.html#svn-ch-5-sect-6.1) for example.

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Q: Unity Rotate Foor using Input.acceleration I am trying to rotate floor using Input.acceleration. I want to rotate floor around the point where player is standing and  to limit my rotations at certain angles also stop at 0 if Input.acceleration is close to zero. considering that i'm newbie at game programming I've came up with this code:
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Tilt : MonoBehaviour {

    public float maxRotationAngle = 350;                    // max rotation right
    public float minRotationAngle = 10;                     // max rotation left
    public float rotationSpeed = 20;                        //rotation speed
    public Transform rotateAround;                          //rotation point
    private bool stopRotation = false;                      //if this is true rotation stops
    private int stopDir;                                    //direction where rotation stops -1 equals left 0 center 1 right

    void Update () {

        int tiltDir = 0;                                    //input tilt direction
        float accel = Input.acceleration.x;                 //input tilt value
        float currentRotation = transform.eulerAngles.z;    //current rotation

        //set rotation direction
        if (accel > 0) {
            tiltDir = 1;
        }else if (accel < 0){
            tiltDir = -1;
        }

        //stop rotation left
        if (!stopRotation && (currentRotation < maxRotationAngle && currentRotation > 270)) {
            stopRotation = true;
            stopDir = -1;
        }
        //stop rotation right
        if (!stopRotation && (currentRotation > minRotationAngle && currentRotation < 270)) {
            stopRotation = true;
            stopDir = 1;
        }
        //allow rotation right
        if (stopRotation && stopDir < 0 && Input.acceleration.x > 0) {
            stopRotation = false;

        }
        //allow rotation left
        if (stopRotation && stopDir > 0 && Input.acceleration.x < 0) {
            stopRotation = false;
        }
        //stop rotation center
        if(!stopRotation  && currentRotation < 0.2 || (currentRotation > 359.8 && currentRotation < 360)){
            if(accel > -0.1 && accel < 0.1){
                stopRotation = true;
                stopDir = 0;
            }
        }
        //allow rotation from center
        if(stopRotation && stopDir == 0 && (accel < -0.1 || accel > 0.1)){
            stopRotation = false;
        }
        //apply rotation
        if(!stopRotation){
            transform.RotateAround(rotateAround.position, new Vector3(0, 0, tiltDir), rotationSpeed * Mathf.Abs(accel) * Time.deltaTime);
        }

    }
}

This is working but this approach is not exact and i think there are cheaper ways of doing this. So Is there a better way?

A: I came up with this, which I think accomplishes what you wanted, although I may have misread your code. I've removed your magic number, changed the angles to map between -180 and 180 and renamed your variables to have full names for better maintainability.
public float maxRotationAngle = 170;
public float minRotationAngle = -170;
public float minimumAcceleration = 0.1f;
public float rotationSpeed = 20;
public Transform rotateAroundTransform;

void Update ()
{
    float deltaAcceleration = Mathf.Abs(Input.acceleration.x);
    float currentRotation = transform.eulerAngles.z;

    //stop rotation outside of angle range and motion range
    if (currentRotation > minRotationAngle &&
        currentRotation < maxRotationAngle &&
        deltaAcceleration < minimumAcceleration)
    {
        //set rotation direction
        int tiltDirection = Input.acceleration.x > 0 ? 1 : -1;
        transform.RotateAround(rotateAroundTransform.position, new Vector3(0, 0, tiltDirection), rotationSpeed * deltaAcceleration * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}

Hope that helps!


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Martin Shallenberger Brown, former CEO of Jack Daniel's, dies at 81
Martin Shallenberger Brown, a former CEO and chairman of Jack Daniel's, has died at 81.
Martin Shallenberger Brown, former CEO of Jack Daniel's, dies at 81 Martin Shallenberger Brown, a former CEO and chairman of Jack Daniel's, has died at 81. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/08/12/former-jack-daniels-ceo-martin-shallenberger-brown-dies-81/1893093001/
Andrew Wigdor, Nashville Tennessean Published 7:00 a.m. CT Aug. 12, 2019 | Updated 2:13 p.m. CT Aug. 12, 2019
Nashville-area newsmakers who died in 2019
Brandon Adams, Georgia Tech football player and former Brentwood Academy standout, 21. Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
John Anderson, Nashville police officer killed in the line of duty, 28. MNPD
Glenn Barber, longtime legislative employee, 65. Submitted by Tennessee General Assembly
Sam Bartholomew Jr., founder of Stokes Bartholomew law firm and member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, 74. Submitted
James Bass Sr. of prominent law firm Bass, Berry & Sims, 108. Submitted
Ezra Carlisle Beasley Jr., former Metro Schools employee who headed 1971 desegregation plan, 83. Ezra Carlisle Beasley III | Submitted
David Berman, longtime Nashville musician and poet, 52. Brent Stewart/Tennessean FILE
Harold Bradley, Hall of Fame country music guitarist, 93. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Campbell Brandon, TSSAA hall of fame girls basketball coach, 83. File / The Tennessean
Larry Brinton, longtime hard-nosed Nashville reporter, 88. WTVF-NewsChannel5
Spencer Bristol, Hendersonville police officer killed in the line of duty, 31. Hendersonville Police Department
Tim Brock, Coffee County judge who was instrumental in drug court success, 62. Tennessee State Courts
Jennifer Brown (at left), Sumner Schools deputy director, 51. Jennifer Easton
Martin Shallenberger Brown, former CEO of Jack Daniel's, 81. Submitted
Busbee, hit songwriter and producer who worked with Maren Morris and Keith Urban, 43. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Charlie Cardwell, longtime Davidson County trustee, 83. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Jerry Carrigan, Nashville drummer who worked with Elvis, George Jones, 75. Rick Diamond, Getty Images/For the Tennessean
Elliott Grace Castro, Franklin girl with rare gene disorder, 4. Submitted
Earl Thomas Conley, country artist who sang 'Holding Her and Loving You,' 77. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Raymond Cruz, Centennial graduate who lifted up others amid his cancer battle, 19. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Gunther Cunningham, ex-NFL coach, former Titans assistant, 72. Getty Images
Sonny Curtis (front left), pedal steel guitar great and sideman to George Jones, 83. Submitted
Chuck Dauphin, longtime country music and media personality, 45. File
Robert Dedman, former Wilson County mayor, 85 File
Kenny Dixon, drummer for Kane Brown, 27. Alex Alvga
May Dean Eberling, credited with saving Nashville historic landmarks, 78. Submitted
Rachel Held Evans, Christian author and Tennessee native, 37. Submitted
Fred Foster, country music producer who helped launch Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, 87. Evan Agostini / AP Photo
Jay Frank, music industry executive, 47. Steven S. Harman / The Tennessean
Donnie Fritts, songwriter, musician and actor, 76. Alan Poizner
Phran Galante, animal activist and philanthropist, 64. Family of Phran Galante/Submitted
Pedro Garcia, former Metro Schools director, 72. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean , Copyright 2004;Yes Tennessean
Carrie Gentry, civil rights activist and local Democratic Party trailblazer, 95. George Walker Iv, Copyright 2007;Yes Tennessean
Fred Graham, pioneering legal affairs journalist who studied at Vanderbilt while reporting for The Tennessean, 88. Barry Thumma, AP
Luke Gregory, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital CEO, 63. Joe Howell
Durward Hall, former Metro Council member, 79. Nina Long, Copyright 1996 The Tennessean;Yes Tennessean
Heidi Nieland Hall, former Tennessean religion and education editor, 49. John Russell/Vanderbilt University
Kylie Rae Harris, Texas country singer-songwriter, 30. Twinty Photography
Nick Harrison, NASCAR crew chief, 37. Kaulig Racing
Jim Hawkins, attorney and Sumner County School Board member, 63. SUBMITTED
Hazel Head, mother of former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, 93. Associated Press
Chip Healy, 1960s Vanderbilt football standout and champion for Nashville's recovering addicts, 72. John Russell
Bill Hobbs, former journalist and Tennessee GOP Party spokesman, 54. JOHN PARTIPILO/THE TENNESSEAN, THE TENNESSEAN
Alice Ingram Hooker, philanthropist and Iroquois Steeplechase "trailblazer," 86. Submitted/Karen Loyal
David "Mickey" Johnson, longtime Brentwood Middle School coach, 68. Williamson Memorial Funeral Home
Greg Johnson, former Nashville Predators captain, 48. Mark Humphrey, AP
Dr. Howard W. Jones III, Vanderbilt University Medical Center gynecologic oncology expert, 76. Submitted
Rufus Jones (at right), former Tennessee legislator, 79. Jared Lazarus, Copyright 1996 The Tennessean;Yes Tennessean
Bob Kingsley, celebrated country radio host, 80. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
John Luther, beloved Dickson restaurateur, B&B owner, 86. File photo
David Manning, former state finance commissioner and Metro finance director, 69. Photo provided by Metro.
Truett Foster McKeehan (at left), aspiring rapper, son of Christian artist TobyMac, 21. Submitted
Chuck Meriwether, at right, former MLB umpire, 63. WINSLOW TOWNSON, AP
Todd Milsap (far right), son of Country Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap, 49. Submitted
Durwood Moore, Dickson County judge for over 40 years, 80. Submitted
Ralph Murphy (at right), longtime ASCAP executive, 75. Lisa Nipp / The Tennessean
Matt Neely, Titans superfan, 30. Tennessee Titans
Retired U.S. District Judge John Trice Nixon, 86. Tennessean archives
Gaile Owens, former death row inmate, 67. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Haleigh Peden-Clemons, whose cancer battle captivated Middle Tennessee, 5. Submitted
Luke Perry, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' actor, part-time Tennessee resident, 52. Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Mary Purcell, women's rights advocate and former Nashville mayor's mother, 92. Submitted
Booty Reed, longtime Dickson County commissioner, 73. File photo
Billy Ray Reynolds, songwriter and guitarist for Waylon Jennings, 79. Nan Felder/Contributed
Maxine Brown Russell, Country Music Hall of Famer, part of the sibling trio The Browns, 87. courtesy of The Country Music Hall of Fame
Ron Schlicher (center), former U.S. ambassador who lived in Brentwood, 63. Submitted
Tony Shafer, "Nashville Flipped" star, 38. John Walker / Submitted
Jackie Shane, pioneering transgender singer, Nashville native, 78. Jackie Shane via AP
Russell Smith, co-founder and singer of Amazing Rhythm Aces, 70. Billy Easley / The Tennessean
John Stark, Fairview community activist, 94. Kathy Tarolli, Friends of Bowie Nature Park
Melvin Sullivan, longtime Burns fire chief, 73. Submitted
Joe Sun, honky-tonk country singer, 76. Contributed/Special to the Tennessean
James Svoboda, Franklin city planner, 49. City of Franklin
Reggie Tate, former Memphis state senator, 65. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Bill Thomas, former Tennessee State football coach and athletics director, 70. Tennessee State Athletics
Tyler Trent, Purdue super fan, Music City Bowl honorary captain, 20. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODA
Doris Vise (at left), Cumberland University benefactor, wife of local business leader Harry Vise, 90. Vise family
Jimmy Webb, Nashville real estate leader, 71. Jimmy Webb
Ben West Jr., longtime state legislator, 78. File
Bill Whitson, career public servant in Nashville and Tennessee, 90. Submitted by the Whitson family
David Williams, former Vanderbilt athletics director, 71. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Jarrid Wilson, former Nashville pastor, 30. Submitted
Russ Wingo Jr., Tennessee State's first white basketball player, 65. Submitted
Mac Wiseman, country and bluegrass great, 93. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Reggie Young, legendary guitarist who played with Elvis, Willie Nelson, more, 82. Chart Room Media
Martin Shallenberger Brown, a former chairman and CEO of Tennessee distillery titan Jack Daniel's, has died at 81 after a three-year fight with cancer.
He died Sunday, daughter Susannah Scott-Barnes confirmed.
Born on May 27, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky, Brown was a descendant of George Garvin Brown, the founder of the Brown-Forman Corporation. The Brown-Forman Corporation is one of the biggest American alcohol companies and owns Jack Daniel's, among many other brands. Martin Brown was the son of Sara "Sally" Shallenberger Brown and W. L. Lyons Brown, the chairman of the Brown-Forman Corporation.
Martin Brown first began his career after graduating from Columbia University in 1962 in New York City. At that time, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Moorhead, a friend since childhood, and moved to the area of Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Martin Shallenberger Brown (Photo: Submitted)
Brown began work at the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg but left Tennessee to serve for two years as an officer in the Army. Brown later returned to the Volunteer State and settled in Nashville, working in the sales office at Jack Daniel's. Brown served in many roles in the company until retirement in 1986. At the time of his retirement, he was the chairman and CEO of Jack Daniel's.
"Having spent his early married life, with Betty Moorhead Brown, in Lynchburg, Martin had enviable first-hand experience of the community and the distillery, giving him a unique appreciation of how they could both thrive together in the coming decades," said Garvin Brown, IV, chairman of Brown-Forman.
Despite retiring from Jack Daniel's, Brown continued to host Brown-Forman managers in Nashville, Garvin Brown said.
"The warmth of Martin's voice, the languid roll of his accent, the way he could smile through a Jack Daniel's parable made him a living icon for new generations of Brown-Forman leaders."
Looking Back: All Things Jack Daniel's in Tennessee over the years
The sign sits at the entrance of Jack DanielÕs Old Time Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. July 3, 1965. Gerald Holly / The Tennessean
This is the view of Lynchburg, Tenn. from one of the whisky warehouses of the Jack Daniel's Old Time Distillery July 3, 1965. Gerald Holly / The Tennessean
Reagor Motlow, the son of Lem Motlow and great nephew of the one and only Jack Daniel, sits in the offices of the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. July 3, 1965. Motlow, 67, has been retired for the past couple of years, but holds the corporate position of advisor-consultant at the place where his father made the world take notice of the whiskey and town. Gerald Holly / The Tennessean
Ray Stevens, left, and his wife, bump into Grammy nominee Loretta Lynn and her husband at the pre-Grammy cocktail party at the Municipal Auditorium March 3, 1973. The party was host by the Nashville Chapter of NARAS along with Jack Daniel's Distillery and First American Bank. Jack Corn / The Tennessean
The sour mash sits in large vats as it ferments for use in making the Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey April 6, 1998. Tourist can go through the distillery in one of the many daily tours that last about one hour and fifteen minutes. Randy Piland / The Tennessean
Jim Boutcher takes a whiff of the raw product while touring the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. Aug. 19, 1999. Delores Delvin / The Tennessean
Glasses of Jack Daniel's from different barrels are marked for the tasting at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. Aug. 19, 1999. Delores Delvin / The Tennessean
The Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band is getting ready to play during a kickoff reception and dinner for Ninth Annual Economic Showcase held at The Factory in Franklin, Tenn. Aug. 30, 2000. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Nancy Lomax has a rustic bathroom in her cabin in Paris, Tenn. with a galvanized tub and a Jack Daniel's barrel sink here Jan. 15, 2001. P. Casey Daley / The Tennessean
Chef Johnny Jackson carefully prepares his Jack Daniel's Chocolate Mousse during the professional competition of the 12th Annual Incredible Edible Chocolate Festival at the Regal Maxwell House Hotel Feb. 10, 2001. Eric Parsons / The Tennessean
Sorghum and Jack Daniel's-drenched pork loin with a trio of roasted winter squashes and vegetables with apple and raisin compote, here Feb. 10, 2003, is ready to be serves at the Midtown Cafe, 102 19th Ave. S. Bill Steber / The Tennessean
The Jack Daniel's Distillery plant, here Jan. 8, 2004, in Lynchburg, Tenn. was founded in 1875. Bill Steber / The Tennessean
William Grogan, a tour guide at the Jack Daniel's Distillery for the past 23 years, is standing on the 7th story of one of the distillery's warehouses Jan. 8, 2004 where the single barrel whiskey is stored. A single barrel costs about $9,000 and yields 240 bottles of premium whiskey. Bill Steber / The Tennessean
Heather Smith, a Jack Daniel's Distillery employee for the past 2 1/2 years, places tags on the tops of bottles of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Whiskey Jan. 8, 2004. Bill Steber / The Tennessean
"Captain" Rodney Simmons, left, serves up a bowl of his gumbo made with Jack Daniel's Whiskey while Jack Daniel's great grand niece Lynne Tolley, right, samples some and talks to his wife Linda Simmons during their search for the best tailgaters Sept. 26, 2004 before the Tennessee Titans game. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessea
A tour group listens to a brief introduction before entering the original office at the Jack Daniel's Distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 28, 2006. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Tour guide Randy Baxter, or "Goose" as he is known, shows visitors a portrait of Jack Daniel at the company's original office in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 28, 2006. On the right is a portrait of Daniel's nephew, Lem Motlow, who took over the business when Daniel died. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Greg Young, left, Rod LeNoir and Diane LeNoir inhale deeply as tour guide Margie Womble, right, lifts the lid off the charcoal mellowing tank to give the visitors "a sip" at the Jack Daniel's Distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 28, 2006. "That's the best I can do in a dry county," she said. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Jack Daniel's employee Tracy Matlock burns a rick of sugar maple at the plant Nov. 28, 2006. The sugar maple is burned to make the charcoal through which Jack Daniel's whiskey is filtered. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Visitors walk past a statue of Jack Daniel in Lynchburg, Tenn. July 20, 2007. Jack Daniel's Distillery, which is the first registered whiskey distillery in the United States, offers free tours 360 days of the year. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Bottles of Jack Daniel's are being fill with spirits at the distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. July 20, 2007. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Bottles of Jack Daniel's are being package on the bottling line at the distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. July 20, 2007. Shauna Bittle / The Tennessean
Table captains Nancy Hall, left, and Tom Laird prepare to serve sauce recipes to the judges during the 19th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 27, 2007. Sarah B. Gilliam / For The Tenne
The Lunchmean barbecue team from Rockland, Mass. carries their barbecue from the grill to the judges during the 19th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 27, 2007. Sarah B. Gilliam / For The Tenne
Master distiller Jimmy Bedford, of Jack Daniel's Distillery here Feb. 29, 2008, is retiring March 31 after nearly 40 years of service to the company. George Walker IV / The Tennessea
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Whisky is ready to be serves at the Oak Bar inside the Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville April 16, 2008. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tenness
Michael Cawthon, Special Agent for the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, looks over some of the 2,400 bottles of Jack Daniel's seized from a local collector inside the vault where the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission stores its confiscated liquor Jan. 8, 2009. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Michael Cawthon, Special Agent for the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, displays a 1914 bottle of Jack Daniel's that is estimated to be worth $10,000 inside the vault Jan. 8, 2009 where the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission stores its confiscated liquor -- including the 2,400 bottles of Jack Daniel's seized from a local collector. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Randy Piper, the avid Jack Daniel's collector, looks out from his store, Sully's Gifts souvenir shop, in Lynchburg, Tenn. Jan. 16, 2009. Piper went afoul of the state liquor laws that resulted in the Alcohol Beverage Commission confiscating 10,000 Jack Daniel's bottles in Piper's collection. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Randy Piper, left, and retired Master Distiller Frank Bobo, right, look over an article in the local newspaper in Lynchburg, Tenn. Jan. 16, 2009 about the controversy of collecting vs. consumption. Piper went afoul of the state liquor laws that resulted in the Alcohol Beverage Commission confiscating 10,000 Jack Daniel's bottles in Piper's collection. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
An empty bottle of Jack Daniel's also serves as a donation container for Piper's legal defense fund in his store Jan. 16, 2009. Piper went afoul of the state liquor laws that resulted in the Alcohol Beverage Commission confiscating 10,000 Jack Daniel's bottles in Piper's collection. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
The hog jowl bacon and egg sandwich on Jack Daniel's soaked French toast is ready to be serves at The Capitol Grille at the Hermitage Hotel Dec. 23, 2009. George Walker IV / The Tennessea
A Jack Daniel's statue was moved to higher ground after the restaurant that bares his name was flooded inside the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center May 21, 2001. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Wood and drywall have been removed from the Jack Daniel's Restaurant as workers continue the clean up of Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center from the flooded May 21, 2001. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
The Woodstock burger dressed with Benton's bacon, Cabot white cheddar and Jack Daniel's maple ketchup with a side of sweet potato fries is ready to be serves at the Burger Up on 12 Ave. S. in Nashville July 19, 2010. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Jack Daniels Banana Pudding is ready to be serves at The Blind Pig No. 55 in Nashville August 2, 2010. Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean
Rusty's Sports Bar and Grill, here, will become the new location for the Jack Daniel's restaurant as renovation is almost finished at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nov. 9, 2010 after the flood of May. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
A warehouse filled with whiskey sits above the Jack Daniel's Distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 13, 2011. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Barrel warehouses like this one dot the landscape near the Jack Daniel's Distillery plant in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 13, 2011. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
With a warehouse full of Jack Daniel's whiskey sitting on the hill Oct. 13, 2011, Larry Hensley hangs a banner announcing Lynchburg's annual barbecue championship event. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
A statue of Jack Daniel is holding center stage in the Visitors center at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 13, 2011. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Visitors to the Jack Daniel's Distillery Visitors center are learning all about the famed beverage in Lynchburg, Tenn. Oct. 13, 2011. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
McCabe Pub's Jack Daniel's Choc Chip pecan pie is ready to be severed July 5, 2012 in Nashville. Sanford Myers / The Tennessean
Steve May, left, of Jack Daniel's Distillery gives Gov. Bill Haslam, right, and state Sen. Jim Tracy a tour of the 150-year-old business in Lynchburg, Tenn. Aug. 22, 2013. Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel's, announced that the facility would undergo at $100 million expansion over the next five years, adding about 90 new jobs. Steven S. Harman / The Tennessea
Master Distiller Jeff Arnett talks about the Jack Daniel's $108 million distillery expansion in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 7, 2014. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tenness
The skin goes on the outsides of the Jack Daniel's $108 million distillery expansion in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 7, 2014. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tenness
Progress is being made on the Jack Daniel's $108 million distillery expansion in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 7, 2014. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Labors attach siding at the Jack Daniel's $108 million distillery expansion in Lynchburg, Tenn. Nov. 7, 2014. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tenness
A huge crowd gathers for the Jack Daniel's Bash on Broadway held to celebrate New Years Eve Dec. 31, 2014. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessea
Croissant breaded pudding, with Jack Daniel's-infused croissant bread pudding, Jack & Honey gelato, rye whisky caramel sauce and pecan brittle bits is ready to be serves at Goozy Dessert Bar and Cafe in Nashville June 24, 2015. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
The 2016 NHL All-Star game's swag bag for the owners visiting Nashville will include a special bottle of Jack Daniel's, shown here Jan. 26, 2016. Samuel M. Simpkins/The Tennessea
Barrels of whiskey are being aged in one of the barrel warehouse at the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. Feb. 26, 2016. This barrel warehouse holds more than 1 million gallons of whiskey. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Bottles of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select are on display at the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. Feb. 26, 2016. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
A look at the ingredients that make up Nashville Palace bartender Karen Lindblom's specialty cocktail called the Three Wooden Crosses, named after one of Randy Travis' hit singles. The drink includes a shot of Jim Beam, Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort with a splash of sprite and sour mix, here April 13, 2016. Travis used to be a dishwasher at The Nashville Palace before his country music stardom. Karen Kraft / The Tennessean
Jeremy Rotramel of Murfreesboro, Tenn., holds Lilliana Rotramel, 5, while watching a performance at the Jack Daniel's Stage during the Let Freedom Sing event, July 4, 2016, in Nashville. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
After leaving Jack Daniel's, he began his second career as a chairman of British biotechnology company Therapeutic Antibodies Inc., which has an office in Nashville. He chaired the company during its start-up period until its first public offering at the London Stock Exchange in 1996. He also served on the board of Aegis Sciences Corporation and Micro Craft Inc. and worked as the director of the Nashville Bank and Trust Company.
Brown also served as a board member or officer for many organizations that allowed him to work within the Nashville community and beyond, including Land Trust for Tennessee, Southern Environmental Law Center, Nashvillle Chamber of Commerce, Fisk University, Montgomery Bell Academy, Harpeth Hall School, Cheekwood, National Parks Conservation Association, Tennessee chapter of the Nature Conservancy and Nashville Community Bail Fund.
"From lifting up marginalized communities, to the conservation and enhancement of places critical for the people and environment around the Southeast and around the globe, his impact is perpetual," said Liz McLaurin, president and CEO of The Land Trust for Tennessee.
"His servant's heart and tireless drive calls us all to carry forward his legacy, and pass it on to the next generation."
Brown was the oldest member of the Nashville Polo Club, which allowed him to enjoy his love for riding horses. He also enjoyed fishing and nature.
"Martin cared deeply about the environment, and he was committed to protecting clean water and air, as well as beautiful places, for future generations," said environmental activist Anne Davis, wife of former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.
"His tireless work, his generosity, and his leadership made Tennessee, and the South as a whole, a cleaner, healthier and more beautiful place to live."
Funeral arrangements have not been finalized. The family asks for donations to the Land Trust for Tennessee or the Southern Environmental Law Center in lieu of flowers.
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Chapter 1 proposes simple and robust diagnostic tests for spatial dependence, specifically for spatial error autocorrelation and spatial lag dependence. The idea of our tests is to reformulate the testing problem such that the outer product of gradients (OPG)-variant of the LM test can be employed. Our versions of the tests are based on simple auxiliary regressions, where ordinary regression t and F-statistics can be used to test for spatial autocorrelation and lag dependence. Monte Carlo simulations show that while, under homoskedasticity, our tests perform similarly to the established LM tests, the latter suffer from severe size distortions under heteroskedasticity. Therefore our approach gives practitioners an easy to implement and robust alternative to existing tests.
Chapter 2 proposes various tests for serial correlation in fixed-effects panel data regression models with a small number of time periods. First, a simplified version of the test for serial correlation suggested by Wooldridge (2002) and Drukker (2003) is considered. The second test is based on the LM statistic suggested by Baltagi and Li (1995), and the third test is a modification of the classical Durbin-Watson statistic. Under the null hypothesis of no serial correlation, all tests possess a standard normal limiting distribution as N to infinity and T is fixed. Analyzing the local power of the tests, we find that the LM statistic has superior power properties. Furthermore, a generalization to test for autocorrelation up to some given lag order and a test statistic that is robust against time dependent heteroskedasticity are proposed.
In chapter 3, we analyze the role of policy risk in explaining business cycle fluctuations by using an estimated New Keynesian model featuring policy risk as well as uncertainty about technology. The aftermath of the financial and economic crisis is clearly characterized by extraordinary uncertainty regarding U.S. economic policy. Hence, the argument that policy risk, i.e. uncertainty about monetary and fiscal policy, has been holding back the economic recovery in the U.S. during the Great Recession has a large popular appeal. But the empirical literature is still inconclusive with respect to the aggregate effects of (mostly TFP) uncertainty. Studies using different proxies and identification schemes to uncover the effects of uncertainty producing a variety of results.
We analyze the role of policy risk in explaining business cycle fluctuations by using an estimated New Keynesian model featuring policy risk as well as uncertainty about technology. We directly measure uncertainty from aggregate time series using Sequential Monte Carlo Methods. While we find considerable evidence of policy risk in the data, we show that the "pure uncertainty"-effect of policy risk is unlikely to play a major role in business cycle fluctuations. In the estimated model, output effects are relatively small due to i) dampening general equilibrium effects that imply a low amplification and ii) counteracting partial effects of uncertainty. Finally, we show that policy risk has effects that are an order of magnitude larger than the ones of uncertainty about aggregate TFP.
Central banks regularly communicate about financial stability issues, by publishing Financial Stability Reports (FSRs) and through speeches and interviews. Chapter 4 asks how such communications affect financial markets. For that purpose, we construct a unique and novel database on CB communication comprising more than 1000 releases of FSRs and speeches/interviews by central bank governors from 37 central banks over a time period from 1996 to 2009, i.e. spanning nearly one and a half decades. The degree of optimism that is expressed in these communications is determined using a computerized textual-analysis software. We then use an event study approach to analyze how financial sector stock indices react to the release of such communication.
The findings suggest that FSRs have a significant and potentially long-lasting effect on stock market returns. At the same time, they tend to reduce stock market volatility. Speeches and interviews, in contrast, have little effect on market returns and do not generate a volatility reduction during tranquil times. However, they had a substantial effect during the 2007-10 financial crisis. It seems that financial stability communication by central banks are perceived by markets to contain relevant information, underlining the importance of differentiating between communication tools, their content, and the environment in which they are employed.
Hypothesentest, Autokorrelation, Konjunkturzyklen, Unsicherheit, Finanzstabilität
Classification (DDC)
310 Allgemeine Statistiken
330 Wirtschaft
Born, Benjamin: Four Essays in Econometrics and Macroeconomics. - Bonn, 2011. - Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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The findings suggest that FSRs have a significant and potentially long-lasting effect on stock market returns. At the same time, they tend to reduce stock market volatility. Speeches and interviews, in contrast, have little effect on market returns and do not generate a volatility reduction during tranquil times. However, they had a substantial effect during the 2007-10 financial crisis. It seems that financial stability communication by central banks are perceived by markets to contain relevant information, underlining the importance of differentiating between communication tools, their content, and the environment in which they are employed.},
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"And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:"
Genesis 27:27 Context
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
"And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:" Genesis 27:27 KJV
Translation Details for Genesis 27:27
Other Translations for Genesis 27:27
And hee came neere, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my sonne is as the smell of a field, which the LORD hath blessed.
So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son Is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:
And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.
and he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and saith, `See, the fragrance of my son [is] as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed;
And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said: See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed.
Bible Commentary for Genesis 27:27
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 27:27
27:27-31 He kissed him; in token of particular affection to him. Those that are blessed of God are kissed with the kisses of his mouth, and they do by love and loyalty kiss the son, #Psa 2:12|. 2. He praised him. Upon occasion of the sweet smell of his garments he said, See the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed - That is, like that of the most fragrant flowers and spices. Three things Jacob is here blessed with, Plenty, #Ge 27:28|. Heaven and earth concurring to make him rich. Power, #Ge 27:29|. Particularly dominion over his brethren, viz. Esau and his posterity. Prevalency with God, and a great interest in heaven, Cursed be every one that curseth thee - Let God be a friend to all thy friends, and an enemy to all thine enemies. Now, certainly more is comprised in this blessing than appears at first; it must amount to an entail of the promise of the Messiah: that was in the patriarchal dialect the blessing; something spiritual doubtless is included in it. First, That from him should come the Messiah, that should have a sovereign dominion on earth. See #Num 24:19|. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, the star and scepter, #Nu 24:17|. Jacob's dominion over Esau was to be only typical of this, #Gen 49:10|. Secondly, That from him should come the church that should be particularly owned and favoured by Heaven. It was part of the blessing of Abraham when he was first called to be the father of the faithful, #Gen 12:3|. I will bless them that bless thee; therefore when Isaac afterwards confirmed the blessing to Jacob, he called it the blessing of Abraham, #Gen 28:4|.
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SIF Banat Crisana has sold the former Bank of Cyprus building in Bucharest to a private Romanian investor. Crosspoint Real Estate, associated with Savills in Romania, assisted SIF Banat Crisana in the transaction. The building is located on Calea Dorobanti and has a built area of 2,800 sqm and a usable area of 2,283 sqm. The building was developed in 2005 and was exclusively used by the Bank of Cyprus as its Romanian headquarters.


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On Saturday morning, Roswell police responded to a 911 call for Bobbi Kristina Brown.
She was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home in a Roswell subdivision at about 10:30 a.m.
Police say her husband and a friend found her and started CPR.
When officers got on the scene, they started life-saving measures until EMS arrived.
She was taken to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell.
Brown is the daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston.
Houston passed away nearly three years ago. The Grammy Award winning singer was found unresponsive in a bathtub on the eve of the Grammys in February of 2012.
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DRUG BUST IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY!
deral Investigators, served a search warrant on a business located in the 11500 block of FM 1488, in Magnolia, Texas.
The warrant was part of an on-going investigation involving the trafficking of methamphetamines. During the execution of the search warrant, evidence was recovered at the scene including 2 handguns, ammunition, drug paraphernalia, and 125 grams of methamphetamine. Four arrests were made as a result of an investigation.
BLACK PARENTS GIVE BIRTH TO WHITE CHILD?
What happened is that baby Nmachi is a blond, blue-eyed white baby born to two black Nigerian immigrant parents at a London hospital.
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She's the product of long-dormant white genes, passed on to her by her parents, that might have been carried by their predecessors for generations without surfacing until now.
While doctors have said Nmachi is not an outright albino, or lacking in all pigment, they added that the child may have some kind of mutated version of the genetic condition — and that her skin could darken over time.
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Thursday morning seven patrol deputies assigned to the Harris County Toll Road Authority's Incident Management Division were recognized for their DWI enforcement efforts.
Representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving were on hand at the special breakfast to honor the deputies, who have each arrested 50 or more DWI suspects.
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In 2014, 1,086 DWI/DUI suspects were arrested.
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Jesse Dunn, 56, of Houston, is set to appear in federal court following the return of an eight-count indictment alleging a fraud scheme in connection with a major disaster, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
The indictment was returned Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Dunn surrendered to federal authorities this morning and is set to make his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Hanks at 10:00 a.m.
The eight-count indictment alleges one count of participating in a fraud scheme in connection with a major disaster, one count of making a false statement and six counts of false representations in connection with a major disaster.
Dunn was the president of Aldine Community Care Center Inc. (ACCC), a registered Texas non-profit corporation created on April 29, 2004, according to the indictment. He also served as the president or director of several other Texas non-profit corporations, such as Paraclete Church Ministries Inc.
According to the allegations, Dunn falsified numerous documents to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order to receive disaster relief funds on behalf of ACCC from approximately September 2008 to December 2010.
Hurricane Ike made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on Sept. 13, 2008, at which time former President George W. Bush declared the counties in and around Houston a major disaster area under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Shortly thereafter, Dunn allegedly applied for a loan on two of his properties for disaster relief funds.
The indictment alleges Dunn submitted false invoices to the SBA which resulted in the disbursement of $1,300,800 that was to be used for the repair or replacement of real estate, inventory, supplies, machinery and equipment damaged during the declared disaster. However, Dunn allegedly used a significant portion of the proceeds for his own personal use.
He faces up to 30 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine for each of the false representations charges and the fraud scheme in connection with a major disaster. If convicted of the false statement charge, he will also face up to five years in prison and another $250,000 fine.
The investigation leading up to the arrest was conducted by the SBA and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Suzanne Elmilady and Andrew Leuchtmann are prosecuting the case.
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Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel and Sheriff Adrian Garcia will launch the new jury wheel, the random process for selecting jurors during the next four years or so.
Those who performed jury service during the past four years may be called again with the launching of the new wheel.
Several judges will be on hand to discuss the importance of jury service to the nation's justice system.
District Clerk Daniel oversees jury service operations in Harris County. Sheriff Garcia helps oversee the issuing of jury summonses.
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TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF A SENIOR CITIZEN!
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Charges have been filed against two suspects arrested in the death of a man at 8711 Town Park #2319 about 9:45 a.m. last Saturday (Jan. 17).
The suspects, Michael Gonzalez (H/m, 18) and Angel A. Mendoza (H/m, 21), are charged with capital murder in the 209th State District Court. Photos of both suspects are attached to this news release.
The victim, Francisco Garcia, 74, of the above address, suffered blunt force trauma and strangulation. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Houston Fire Department personnel responded to the apartment at the above address regarding a check on welfare call. Mr. Garcia's grandson stated Garcia did not show up for work and the family became concerned and drove to his apartment. Family members found the front door to the apartment was locked, but the patio door was unlocked. They went inside and found Garcia deceased on the floor near the kitchen area. No signs of forced entry were found in the apartment.
Family members stated Garcia had recently purchased a gray, 2010 GMC truck, which is missing from the parking lot.
Further investigation determined Garcia had been killed during a robbery. The investigation further led to the identification of Gonzalez and Mendoza as suspects in this case. Gonzalez was subsequently arrested without incident last Friday (Jan. 23) and Mendoza was also arrested without incident on Tuesday (Jan. 27).
$2 MILLION IN ILLEGAL HONEY SEIZED!
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Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have seized since October illegally imported Chinese honey valued at $2.45 million destined for U.S. consumers.
The seized illicit honey that was abandoned or forfeited totals 660 barrels weighing 203,280 kilograms (448,156 lbs.). The containers' shipping documents indicated the bulk honey originated in Latvia.
HSI and CBP have stepped up efforts regarding commercial fraud investigations that focus on U.S. economic, health and safety interests. Anti-dumping schemes create a divergent market that negatively affects legitimate businesses.
In December 2001, the U.S. Commerce Department imposed anti-dumping duties after determining that Chinese-origin honey was being sold in the United States at less than fair-market value. The duties first imposed were as high as 221 percent of the declared value. Later these duties were assessed against the entered net weight, currently at $2.63 per net kilogram, in addition to a "honey assessment fee" of one cent per pound of all honey.
In 2008, federal authorities began investigating allegations of organizations on the "supply side" of the honey industry that were circumventing anti-dumping duties through illegal imports, including transshipment and mislabeling. In October 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert for honey containing the antibiotic Chloramphenicol, a broad spectrum antibiotic that is used to treat serious infections in humans, that is not approved for use in honey. Honey containing certain antibiotics is deemed "adulterated" within the meaning of federal food and drug safety laws.
SLIM THUG DOCUMENTARY AND ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!
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Slim Thug and Boss Life Mgmt. invites you to join us Tuesday, January 27th for the private premier screening of Hogg Life: The Beginning Documentary.
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HCSO robbery investigators are looking for a person of interest in connection to a December 30, 2014 attempted carjacking at an east Harris County gas station in which a customer pumping gas was wounded.
A photo of the person of interest is attached. Investigators would like to talk to the young man; he is not considered a suspect at this time.
The suspect approached the victim as he was fueling his red 1985 Toyota 4Runner and demanded his keys at gunpoint. He shot the victim once in the leg and that's when the victim gave the suspect his keys.
The suspect got into the vehicle but for some reason was not able to drive away in it; he was last seen walking away, heading north on John Ralston Rd.
The victim was transported to LBJ Hospital with a non-life threating gunshot wound to his leg.
The suspect is described as a black male, slender built, approximately 5'5" to 5'6" in height and in his early 20s. He was wearing a two-tone blue hoodie and dark pants.
If you have any information about the person of interest and/or the suspect's identity or location please call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477), or submit a tip via iWatchHarrisCounty.
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The centers will also open extended hours Saturday, Feb. 7, and the weekend of Feb. 14-15 when the ACA's second enrollment period comes to a close.
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As the Precinct 4 Deputy arrived, he saw the suspect. As he drove toward the suspect, the man opened his car door and began to reach into the vehicle. The MCSO deputies were also approaching and all three officers drew their weapons. The Precinct 4 Deputy told the suspect to place his hands on his face and walk backwards to him. The deputy then patted down the suspect, 27-year-old Christopher Longoria, and found a pistol in his front right pocket. He also removed a hard sunglasses case that was hanging on a lanyard the Longoria was wearing around his neck, and a pill bottle containing Hydrocodone from his shirt pocket. The sunglasses case contained a small digital scale and multiple small clear and colored zip locking plastic bags containing methamphetamine. The vehicle contained multiple boxes of ammunition; a mask; rifle bipods (used to steady when shooting); loose ammunition; and more small plastic bags with methamphetamine residue inside.
The Precinct 4 Deputy had dispatch check Longoria's criminal history and learned he had two prior felony convictions. Soon after, the deputy noticed Longoria had a blood stain on his camouflage jacket and asked him about it. Longoria told him it was his own blood and that he'd been shot two days earlier. The deputy then called for medics, who checked Longoria and confirmed he had a gunshot wound. They said he would be alright, but might need medication. Longoria was transported to the emergency room at Kingwood Hospital, where he was checked out and only needed a tetanus shot.
Longoria told deputies the narcotics in his possession were to keep him awake and make sure no one would harm him. He claimed he was shot at a gas station in Harris County and didn't know the shooter or his motivation.
The evidence recovered included nine Hydrocodone, 52 empty blue small clear plastic bags; 92- 25MM ammunition (including 6 in the magazine in the pistol); a black digital scale; a green lanyard with sunglass case; 16 green small clear plastic bags containing 65.3 grams of methamphetamine; a black body armor plate carrier with no plates; a 25 automatic chrome pistol with full magazine; two LG smart phones; and .40 ammunition.
Christopher Longoria, 27, of Houston (unemployed) is charged with first-degree felony Manufacture / Delivery of a Controlled Substance (penalty group 1) more than 4 grams but less than 200 grams; third-degree felony Possession of a Controlled Substance (penalty group 3) more than 28 grams, but less than 200 grams; and third-degree felony Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon.


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