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Quinn, king of the Ardennes!
Following a short night to repair the car of Reshad De Gerus, Arden Motorsport enjoyed a happy ending at Spa with a one-two finish. Starting 12th on the grid, rookie Alex Quinn made a perfect tyre call to take his maiden win in the Formula Renault Eurocup ahead of team-mate Ugo de Wilde and Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix).
On Thursday, Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix) got the upper hand in a hard-fought qualifying session with a best time of 2:16.319s to lead the way ahead of Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) and Caio Collet (R-ace GP). Local drivers Amaury Cordeel (FA Racing) and Ugo de Wilde completed the top five.
The drivers faced radically different conditions Saturday morning. Confronted with a proper dilemma between a wet track surface and no rain expected, the top four opted for slicks while Ugo de Wilde went with wet tyres.
Hankook's grooved tyres looked to be the right call. When the lights went out, Ugo de Wilde picked up three positions at La Source before making a move on Victor Martins to take the lead. Also on wet rubber, Alex Quinn and William Alatalo (JD Motorsport) saw their respective gambles pay off as they were soon in the top three.
On lap five, Alex Quinn found his way past team-mate Ugo de Wilde. Meanwhile, William Alatalo was busy fighting off those behind. The epic battle among David Vidales (JD Motorsport), Kas Haverkort (MP Motorsport), Tijmen van der Helm (FA Racing) and Grégoire Saucy went the way of the Swiss driver, who then got the better of the Finn on lap seven.
Continuing to build his lead on a drying track, Alex Quinn went on for the win with a nearly 12-second gap to Ugo de Wilde, who made it two podium results this weekend at his home round, while Grégoire Saucy completed the roster.
After dropping to eighth place, Victor Martins finished just off the podium, but ahead of wild-card entry Kas Haverkort, who took his third consecutive top five result. Caio Collet also came on strong late in the race to claim the fastest lap and take sixth place from Tijmen van der Helm as László Tóth (Bhaitech Racing), William Alatalo and Amaury Cordeel all looked on. Still recovering from a broken leg during the summer break, Nicola Marinangeli (Bhaitech Racing) scored his first point of the season.
Victor Martins extends his lead from Caio Collet in the general classification to 23 points while David Vidales, Franco Colapinto and Alex Quinn remain in contention for the title. With the win, Alex Quinn is also just a few points behind David Vidales In the rookie classification.
Qualifying - Starting grid - Race - Drivers classification - Teams classification
The Formula Renault Eurocup next heads to Imola where it will serve as the curtain raiser to the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (October 31st to November 1st).
Alex Quinn (Arden Motorsport): "It's hard to find the right words... I hadn't won since Formula 4. I've been on the podium several times, but it's so different when you win! The team was incredible. They only slept three hours last night to repair Reshad's car. They deserve this victory more than anyone else. We made the right tyre choice but we were also extremely fast compared to the other drivers who started on the rain tyres. I am delighted that our work and gamble paid off!"
Ugo de Wilde (Arden Motorsport): "You are always a bit disappointed when you lead a few laps, but Alex had incredible pace. I have to analyse what happened, but I had an issue with my brake bias because of a faulty sensor. The results this weekend are still very good. I wasn't very confident at the start when I saw the four drivers in front of me on slicks and the track drying out during the installation lap, but this gave me more grip when the lights went out and I was able to take the lead. The team showed once again that they are there and that they are making the right choices! "
Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix): "The rain tyres were the right choice and I would like to thank the team for this decision because I started from 13th on the grid. I was extremely careful at the start and with my first overtakes, because I knew that the race wasn't going to be decided in the opening laps. After that, I wanted to drive as much as possible in the water in order to preserve my tyres and this paid off despite the fact that Victor came back late in the race with the slicks. I held on and I think we can head to Imola with confidence!"
Provisional general classification*
Drivers Points
1. Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix) 247
2. Caio Collet (R-ace GP) 224
3. David Vidales (JD Motorsport) 143
4. Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) 126.5
5. Alex Quinn (Arden Motorsport) 106
*Results subject to confirmation following technical and sporting checks.
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Home › Entertainment › Motley Crue Makes Decision on Stadium Tour After Vince Neil's Accident
Motley Crue Makes Decision on Stadium Tour After Vince Neil's Accident
by Chris Haney October 21, 2021
written by Chris Haney October 21, 2021 8:24 pm
(Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Following the news of lead singer Vince Neil's recent stage fall accident, Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx said the band's 2022 summer tour should be able to go on as planned.
Motley Crue is scheduled to play a massive stadium tour alongside Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts next year. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the tour twice already. However, according to Nikki Sixx, the famous '80s rock band should be good to go by June 2022. Even despite their lead singer's recent injury.
This past Friday, Vince Neil fell off stage while performing a solo show in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The singer fell onto a concrete floor and broke multiple ribs in the incident. In fact, it put a stop to the concert and Neil went to a hospital for treatment.
Motley Crue's bassist spoke to USA Today recently about his new memoir coming out titled The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx. While also discussing plans for next year's tour, he confirmed that he thinks the band will be ready to hit the road in June.
"Do I believe COVID will still be here next year? Yes. But we'll have to do the best that we can do," Sixx said to USA Today. "The bigger question is, what does [2023] look like? Can we go to Europe or South America? Right now, our eyes are on the tour starting in June, band rehearsals in May, and all the set design starting months before that."
Motley Crue Frontman Wanted to Continue Singing Before Medics Shut Him Down
While playing the Monsters on the Mountain music festival last week, an attending fan in the crowd captured a now-viral video of Vince Neil's unfortunate stage fall.
The short video captured Neil clapping along with the crowd as he approached the edge of the stage. Unfortunately, he took one step too many and tumbled over the side. The Motley Crue singer fell about four feet below the stage onto the hard ground and cracked several ribs in the process.
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Bassist Dana Strum from Neil's solo band helped the singer get backstage as medics checked out his injury. Strum went on to address the concerned crowd and had to cancel the rest of the concert. Supposedly, the Motley Crue frontman wanted to keep singing and move forward with the show, according to The Wrap. But his bandmates and medics wisely convinced him to go to the hospital instead.
"The truth is Vince fell and broke ribs when he fell," Strum told the crowd. "He can't breathe and he's gonna get dealt with medically. Now, that sucks for us, and him, he was so excited to be here. He lives in Tennessee, but he was willing to stick it out, tough it out, with the people back here telling him 'don't do it.'"
Fans will be glad to know the 60-year-old is on track to recover and should be all set after the new year.

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Мовчазна більшість () — маса людей, які не висловлюють свою думку публічно і, як правило, не беруть участі в суспільному і політичному житті. За Ж. Бодріяром, мовчазна більшість характеризується загальною пасивністю, інертністю і схильністю до конформізму.

Термін популяризовано в США в кінці 1960-х років — зокрема, після звернення президента Річарда Ніксона до нації з приводу війни у В'єтнамі. У своїй промові Ніксон протиставив «величезну мовчазну більшість Америки» (the great silent majority of my fellow Americans) «галасливій меншості» (vocal minority), яка активно виступала проти продовження воєнних дій і вимагала негайного виведення військ із В'єтнаму. Під «мовчазною більшістю» Ніксон мав на увазі середній клас, мільйони патріотично налаштованих американців, що живуть далеко від політичного центру і не отримують належної репрезентації в ЗМІ.

В політиці
«Мовчазна більшість» стало політичним кліше і широко використовується в медіа і в публічних виступах політиків і громадських діячів. Цю фігуру мови, як правило, використовують прихильники популізму, прирівнюючи «мовчазну більшість» до «народу» в цілому і бажаючи виступати від його імені. Популісти засновують свою риторику на ідеї гомогенності суспільства, на солідарності переконань його «мовчазних» представників.

Сполучені Штати Америки
Перші згадки американської «мовчазної більшості» лунали задовго до звернення Річарда Ніксона до нації 1969 року.

Воррен Гардінг, 29-й Президент США, використовував цю фігуру мовлення в межах своєї президентської кампанії 1920 року. Номінант від Республіканської партії робив ставку на «повернення до нормальності» — до стану країни до початку Першої світової війни. Претендуючи на вираження інтересів більшості американців, Гардінг, однак, не виїжджав на зустрічі з виборцями і обрав тактику «кампанії з парадного ґанку»: виборці самі приїжджали до нього в Маріон, штат Огайо, щоб почути його виступи і задати питання. За підсумками президентського голосування Гардінг набрав 404 голоси колегії виборників (60,2 % голосів виборців) і став першим президентом США, який зайняв Білий дім на посаді чинного сенатора. Термін «мовчазна більшість» використовувався і в рамках кампанії Калвіна Куліджа, 30-ого президента США. Просуванням кандидата займався Брюс Бартон, прихильник Республіканської партії. Він ретельно опрацьовував позитивний образ Куліджа в пресі, розставляючи акценти на його невтомній працьовитості і протестантських цінностях. За задумом Бартона, Кулідж міг стати уособленням «білої» сільської Америки. У своїй статті «Про Калвіна Куліджа» в щотижневому журналі Collier's Бартон писав:

Безліч американців — ні радикали, ні реакціонери. Ці люди — не ліві і не праві; вони живуть у своїх будинках, багато працюють, і дуже хочуть, щоб держава повернулася до старого доброго правила: якомога рідше втручатися в життя своїх громадян. Іноді здається, що у величезної мовчазної більшості так і немає свого представника.

Але Кулідж — з ними. Він живе, як вони, працює, як вони, і добре їх розуміє.

Джон Ф. Кеннеді згадував «мовчазну більшість» у своїй книзі «Профілі мужності», за яку 1957 року отримав Пулітцерівську премію. Описуючи портрети американських політичних лідерів, Кеннеді протиставляв «мовчазну більшість» Америки та «галасливу меншість». Річард Ніксон отримав підписану книгу з рук Кеннеді в січні 1956 року.

Кліше «мовчазна більшість» було співзвучним з риторикою Ніксона. Старший радник президента Патрік Б'юкенен згадував, як 1968 року готувалася промова Ніксона за підсумками Національного конвенту Демократичної партії, який закінчився жорстоким розгоном протестувальників. У службовій записці Б'юкенен писав Ніксону: «Я б використовував протестувальників, найгірших з них… як підтвердження Ваших аргументів. Я б знову послався на Мовчазну Більшість, на тихих американців, чия справа — права. Вони заслуговують бути почутими». Ніксон повернув записку, в якій вирази «Мовчазна Більшість» і «тихих американців» були підкреслені.

У жовтні 1969 року в США пройшла масова демонстрація проти війни у В'єтнамі: по всій країні на вулиці вийшли близько двох мільйонів чоловік. Учасники виступали проти тривалої війни і вимагали негайного повернення солдатів додому. Передвиборчі обіцянки президента Ніксона з приводу «секретного плану» швидкого завершення війни не виправдалися.3 листопада 1969 року Ніксон виступив зі зверненням до нації. Президент оголосив нову концепцію американської політики у В'єтнамі — так звану доктрину «в'єтнамізації». Ніксон стверджував, що досягти «почесного миру» () шляхом негайного виведення військ неможливо; американський контингент буде скорочено, але військові дії не припиняться. Згадуючи масові протести, Ніксон підкреслив, що протестувальники перебувають у меншості — тоді як «величезна мовчазна більшість Америки» солідарна з чинною адміністрацією і по-іншому дивиться на війну у В'єтнамі.

Протягом майже 200 років політику нашої держави здійснювали, відповідно до нашої Конституції, обрані всім народом лідери в Конгресі і в Білому домі. Якщо галаслива меншість, при всьому її запалі у відстоюванні своєї позиції, візьме гору над розумом і волею більшості, майбутнього у нашої держави як вільного суспільства не буде. /…/

І тому сьогодні ввечері я прошу вас, величезна мовчазна більшосте Америки, надати мені підтримку.

Американське суспільство бурхливо відреагувало на виступ Ніксона. Наступного дня після звернення до нації в Білий дім надійшли десятки тисяч листів зі словами схвалення. Згідно з результатами опитування Інституту Ґеллапа, 77 відсотків американців підтримали курс Ніксона у В'єтнамі; 75 відсотків опитаних були впевнені, що «мовчазна більшість» — це ті, хто вважають, що протестувальники зайшли занадто далеко. 5 листопада 1969 року в New York Times з'явилася офіційна інтерпретація терміна «мовчазна більшість»: «широкий і такий, що, як правило, не виступає публічно зріз американського суспільства, який до вчорашньої ночі не висловлював своєї думки про війну» (). Ніксон говорив про білих працьовитих американців, жителів сіл і невеликих міст, про яких, як правило, не пишуть у пресі.

15 листопада 1969 року 500 000 протестувальників проти війни у В'єтнамі вийшли до монумента Вашингтона. Ніксон повідомив журналістам, що ніякої акції протесту не помітив — під час мітингу він дивився футбол. За словами історика Джерарда де Грута, після позитивної суспільної реакції на промову про «мовчазну більшість» Ніксон був упевнений, що ця більшість американців — на його боці, а не на боці протестувальників.

Вираз «мовчазна більшість» незабаром став універсально придатним для двох сторін. Протестувальники, у свою чергу, також використовували це кліше у своїй риториці. Їхня інтерпретація була протилежною інтерпретації Ніксона: протестувальники називали «більшістю без голосу» себе, а не американців, які підтримують нову військову доктрину.

Лінія «мовчазної більшості» знайшла своє продовження й у наступних президентських виборах. 1970 року, за два роки до переобрання Ніксона, начальник штабу Гаррі Роббінс Голдеман став ініціатором плану з мобілізації «мовчазної більшості» по всій країні. В рамках цього плану у всіх 50 штатах було відкрито відділення корпорації «Silent Majority Inc.». До завдань корпорації входила організація продержавних мітингів і демонстрацій.

Один риторичний вираз Ніксона позначив нову популістську категорію. Ця категорія продовжує впливати на те, як два протиборчі політичні табори звертаються до своїх прихильників і борються за розширення свого впливу. За словами історика Ріка Перлштайна, поняття «мовчазної більшості» — це квінтесенція політичної філософії самого Ніксона: «це ідея, що існують два типи американців; є звичайні хлопці, які належать до середнього класу і живуть в будинках за білим парканчиком, які грають за правилами, платять податки і не протестують… А є ліві». Ще коротше «мовчазна більшість» описав автор Річард Скеммон: «немолоді, небідні і нечорні» ().

«Мовчазна більшість» повернулася в політичний дискурс і в американські медіа в рамках президентських виборів 2016 року. Номінант від Республіканської партії Дональд Трамп часто використовував це кліше як у передвиборчих промовах, так і в своїх постах у Твіттері. Трамп регулярно підкреслював, що «мовчазна більшість» Америки почувається покинутою, забутою і ображеною, а також те, що «мовчазна більшість» повертається в політику, і він готовий бути її законним представником. Характерний твіт Трампа, який містить відсилання до «мовчазної більшості» (від 19 серпня 2015 року):

Очікую на завтрашню поїздку в Нью-Гемпшир.
Мовчазна більшість повертає собі нашу країну.
Ми ЗРОБИМО АМЕРИКИ ВЕЛИКОЮ ЗНОВУ!

За результатами дослідження Інституту Гувера, у вересні 2015 року більше третини прихильників Трампа мали вік від 65 років — а отже, вони ще могли пам'ятати промову Ніксона про «мовчазну більшість» та її наслідки.

Як і у випадку переобрання Річарда Ніксона в 1972 році, популізм Трампа і регулярна апеляція до «мовчазної більшості» зіграли роль у його перемозі. За підсумками виборів багато журналістів також писали про фатальну роль політичної коректності. Неможливість виражати праві погляди в ліберальному суспільстві зробила перемогу Трампа несподіваною для більшості демократів. Колумніст Мері Вітейкер стверджувала, що невидимість сільської республіканської Америки і стигматизація прихильників Трампа дозволили йому перемогти: «Ті, хто не могли дозволити собі публічно підтримати Трампа, скористались приватністю своїх кабін для голосування. Мовчазна більшість Америки ніби запитує: а тепер ви нас чуєте?».

Згідно з прогнозом історика Ріка Перлштайна, «мовчазна більшість» як кліше і як спосіб мислення вже не зникне з американської політичної риторики. Він асоціює цей спосіб мислення з почуттям відчуження, яке виникає у представників сільського середнього класу в період політичних і соціальних змін.

Італія
В Італії під «мовчазною більшістю», як правило, мають на увазі однойменний політичний рух. 7 березня 1971 року члени «Мовчазної більшості» вперше вийшли на демонстрацію на площу Кастелло в Турині. Протестна акція не принесла вагомих результатів, але дозволила організаторам оголосити мету руху: мобілізацію середнього класу області Ломбардія. Члени «Мовчазної більшості» прагнули вивести на вулиці тих, хто не звик виходити на демонстрації і публічно заявляти про свої вимоги. Рух привернув міланських правоцентристів, а також консервативно налаштованих антикомуністів з різних країв політичного спектру. 11 березня 1971 року перша велика акція протесту пройшла в Мілані.

1973 року рух «Мовчазна більшість» закликав міланських читачів до бойкоту газети «Corriere della Sera». За словами засновників руху, головний редактор П'єро Оттоне став занадто лівим, і це відбилося на змісті його газети.

Члени «Мовчазної більшості» не були пов'язані з будь-якою політичною партією. На демонстрації вони виходили лише з італійським триколором, без партійних символів. Але відсутність символіки не врятувала руху від звинувачень у підтримці неофашизму. В так званий «чорний четвер», 12 квітня 1973 року, на демонстрації в Мілані два неофашисти кинули гранату в поліціянта Антоніо Марино. Поліціянта було вбито, і цей інцидент позначив фактичний кінець руху «Мовчазна більшість».

Рух проіснував лише три роки, але закріпив термін і поняття «мовчазна більшість» в італійській політичній мові.

В соціальній теорії

Інтерпретація Жана Бодріяра
Природа «мовчазної більшості» стала об'єктом дослідження французького філософа і соціолога Жана Бодріяра в його есе «».Автор розмірковує про пасивність мас і про те, як їх всепоглинальна інертність деконструює соціологію як науку. За Бодріяром, маси не тільки не можуть бути будь-ким репрезентовані, але й у принципі не підлягають порядку представлення. Репрезентацію можуть отримати класи або народи, але не «мовчазна більшість» — вона в принципі не є суб'єктом історії. Маси порівнюються з «безоднею, в якій зникає сенс», з «чорною дірою, куди провалюється все соціальне». Отже, будь-яке звернення до «мовчазної більшості» не має значення, тому що воно не здатне згенерувати якоїсь відповіді.

Вони можуть бути «намагнічені» — соціальне оточує їх, виступаючи в як статична електрика, але більшість часу вони утворюють «масу» в прямому значенні слова, інакше кажучи, всю електрику соціального і політичного вони поглинають і нейтралізують безповоротно.

Вони не є ні хорошими провідниками політичного, ні хорошими провідниками соціального, ні хорошими провідниками сенсу взагалі. Все їх пронизує, все їх намагнічує, але все тут і розсіюється, не залишаючи ніяких слідів. І заклик до мас, по суті, завжди залишається без відповіді.

Бодрійяр описує мовчання мас як «єдину справжню проблему сучасності». Від «мовчазної більшості» постійно вимагають реакції, і відсутність цієї реакції рано чи пізно буде неможливо ігнорувати. Мовчання мас — це їх єдино можлива практика, «невідоме політичного рівняння, що зводить нанівець будь-які політичні рівняння». Це ж і їх головна загроза, яку політичним елітам ще належить повною мірою усвідомити. За Бодрійяром, мовчання — це те, що робить маси масами.

Автор розвінчує міф про те, що пасивність мас вигідна політичному режиму, і політики ефективно маніпулюють масами. Мовчання більшості, подібне до мовчання тварин, несе в собі відсутність якоїсь соціальної енергії. Будь-які маніпуляції, яким піддають «мовчазну більшість» соціологи, не можуть дати результату, оскільки маса не здатна артикулювати свою думку або пояснити мотиви своїх дій. Більше того, їй і не потрібні ні мотиви, ні дії, ні істина як така. Маса не може брати участі в чому-небудь або відповісти на поставлене запитання, тому що байдуже пропускає через себе всю інформацію, що надходить, і будь-який спрямований на неї вплив.
Бодрійяр вважає, що байдужість мас — це зловісний знак для влади. Влада не може маніпулювати «мовчазною більшістю» — в цій грі обидві сторони беруть участь на рівних. Референція до «мовчазної більшості» не може бути політично вигідною, не може виправдовувати політичні ходи. Тепер маса стає мовчазним і байдужим глядачем подій на політичній арені.

Сьогодні наслідки цієї стратегії обертаються проти самої влади: байдужість мас, яку вона активно підтримувала, віщує її крах. Звідси радикальна трансформація її стратегічних установок: замість заохочення пасивності — підштовхування до участі в управлінні, замість схвалення мовчання — заклики висловлюватися.

Але час вже пішов. «Маса» стала «критичною», еволюція соціального змінилася його інволюцією в поле інертності.

Бодріяр також розвінчує популярний міф про те, що ЗМІ здатні маніпулювати масами і громадською думкою. Він стверджує, що «маса є медіум значно потужніший, ніж всі засоби масової інформації, разом узяті». Філософ перефразовує тезу  Маршалла Маклуена з його книги «Розуміння медіа»: «Mass(age) is the message» (ориг. «Medium is the message»). За Бодріяром, динаміка маси резистентна до впливу медіа, і, навпаки, сама поглинає динаміку засобів масової інформації, як чорна діра.

Критика і обговорення
Одна з підстав критики поняття «мовчазна більшість» у західних ЗМІ — це широта інтерпретації кліше. У відповідному трактуванні «мовчазна більшість» може в підсумку виявитися тим, що в інтерпретації Річарда Ніксона було «галасливою меншістю». Двома поняттями легко маніпулювати, беручи одну частину соціуму за іншу.

Наприклад, у статті колумніста Каса Мудде для The Guardian від 6 вересня 2018 року порушується питання про те, чи можна традиційно ставити знак рівності між «мовчазною більшістю» і популізмом. Згідно з результатами дослідження, проведеного Дослідницьким центром П'ю, цей домінувальний наратив у медіа більше не відповідає реальності. Опитування громадян з восьми європейських країн показало, що популістські партії не викликають належної довіри у виборців і поступаються в популярності соціал-демократичним. Популізм як такий називають ознакою «галасливої меншості», і до політичних запитів більшості він стосунку не має.

Інша підстава для критики терміна — наявність расового забарвлення. Під час передвиборної кампанії Дональда Трампа кліше «мовчазна більшість» отримало інтерпретацію в ЗМІ як «біла більшість, яка хоче повернути собі свою країну». Згадуючи промову президента Ніксона, журналісти дійшли висновку, що расові обертони цього поняття так і не зникли. Історик з Мічиганського університету Мет'ю Лассітер підтверджує, що концепція «мовчазної більшості» Ніксона була «беззастережно білою». Сам Ніксон обережно згадував кольорову меншість і не поспішав прирівнювати її до «мовчазної більшості»

Див. також
 Спіраль мовчання
 Диктатура більшості
 Права більшості
 Соціальна бажаність
 Групове підкріплення
 Конформізм
 Дводумство
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Girard was an ambitious man who had a penchant for deceit. In 1922, Girard and Boulevard Land Company purchased 2,886 acres, which was subdivided into 6,000 lots. Girard sold thousands of small lots. To expedite land sales in his new town in 1923, Girard erected gates, a mosque tower, and a business district with rows of stones with false fronts to convey the impression of a flourishing economy. Girard planted trees by the thousands throughout the area. The depression proved disastrous to the ambitions of the Girard Real Estate Company.
Later, in an attempt to hold off bankruptcy and his creditors, Girard attached liens to all the property he sold without informing the buyers! In spite of his unscrupulous methods, Girard believed in the town and the land, and his plan worked. His advertisements in the newspaper did, in fact, attract new residents and businesses, and a great deal of new construction was initiated.
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Die Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Nürnberg eG (VR Bank Nürnberg) war ein genossenschaftliches Kreditinstitut, deren Geschäftsgebiet im Stadtgebiet Nürnberg sowie in Schwaig bei Nürnberg, Stein bei Nürnberg und Wendelstein liegt.

Die VR Bank Nürnberg war mit 5 Kompetenzzentren (Am Tullnaupark, Katzwang, Schwaig, Stein, Wendelstein), 5 Geschäftsstellen (Eibach, St. Johannis, Großreuth-Gebersdorf, Herpersdorf, Königstraße), 1 Beratungsfiliale (Kornburg) 3 SB-Geschäftsstellen (Aufseßplatz, Deutenbach, Königstorpassage) und 5 Geldautomaten (Cinecitta, City Park Center, Äußere Sulzbacher Straße, Bäckerei Woitinek, Franken-Center) in der Region vertreten. Seit 2015 verfügte die VR Bank über einen mobilen Geldautomaten, der bei wechselnden Veranstaltungen (Sommer in der City, Volksfest, Kinderweihnacht etc.) zum Einsatz kam.

Geschichte
Die VR Bank Nürnberg entstand aus mehreren vormals eigenständigen Genossenschaftsbanken.

1893 wurde die Raiffeisenbank in Behringersdorf / Schwaig gegründet, die 1973 zusammen mit der Raiffeisenbank Stein zur Raiffeisenbank Nürnberg fusionierte. 1974 komplettierten die Raiffeisenkassen Kornburg und Wendelstein die Raiffeisenbank Nürnberg.

Die Volksbank Nürnberg wurde 1925 als Fränkische Gewerbebank eGmbH gegründet. 1940 erfolgte die Namensänderung in Volksbank Nürnberg, 1943 die Fusion mit dem Spar- und Vorschußverein St. Johannis (Nürnberg).

Ebenfalls 1893 wurde die Raiffeisenkasse Katzwang als eingetragene Genossenschaft mit unbeschränkter Haftung (eGmuH) gegründet. 1967 benannte man sich in Raiffeisenbank Katzwang um.

Die Bäckerbank Nürnberg eG, entstand 1903 als Finanzdienstleister für die in Nürnberg und Umgebung angesiedelten Bäckereibetriebe. In den 1960er Jahren öffnete sie sich allerdings dem normalen Privatkunden.

Fusionen
Im Jahr 2000 fusionierte die Raiffeisenbank Nürnberg mit der Volksbank Nürnberg zur VR Bank Nürnberg. 2003 folgte die Fusion mit der Raiffeisenbank Katzwang und 2004 mit der BäckerBank Nürnberg

Im Jahre 2021 wurde die Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Nürnberg eG auf die VR-Bank Erlangen-Höchstadt-Herzogenaurach eG, jetzt VR Bank Metropolregion Nürnberg eG, verschmolzen.

Kooperationen
Die Bank kooperierte mit den Verbundunternehmen des genossenschaftlichen Finanzverbundes und ist Mitglied im Einlagensicherungsfonds des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken.

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+ July 2010
The NETLab Toolkit has a new website: netlabtoolkit.org
+ June 2009
The MDP Moves into new Wind Tunnel space, including NETLab ProtoSpace. First NET research project on affordance starts.
+ May 2009
First alpha release of NETLab Toolkit 3.0 released
NETLab Toolkit 2.0 is released
+ March 2008
The New Ecology of Things website is launched
+ December 2007
Jed Berk's Blubber Bots, which originated as ALAVs in the NET studio, are featured on the cover of Make Magazine.
NET Lab Connect software version 1.0 is launched, and supports Mac and Windows.
NET Lab Connect is launched at the Maker Faire in San Jose, California
The New Ecology of Things limited edition printed book is released and available for sale on Amazon.com
The NET website is part of a transmedia publication that includes a book, a poster, and web-enabled cell phones. The URLs in this section and in the studio section correspond to titles of essays in the book and in many cases have a direct connection to the book's content.
A tool to explore the vocabulary of the new ecology of things.
Web-embedded footnotes to the printed essay create a bibliography of "thingness" and an introduction to the community of designers, technologists, artists, and scholars working on pervasive computing.
A discussion forum and conceptual framework for designers and technologists who wish to make meaningful interactions in the info-saturated networked world.
Another set of web-embedded footnotes traces stages in the development of the new ecology of things.
A few simple questions about talking shoes and social networks.
The future of design through the eyes of the Graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design.
An overview of the transmedia publication and the relationship between its parts.
The point of departure: in 2006, Bruce Sterling (the MDP's visionary-in-residence), Phil van Allen, and Nik Hafermaas taught the NET Studio. Students used an alpha-version of Sun SPOTs — micro-scale networked computers — to create working prototypes and playful scenarios to envision the future articulated by Sterling in his book Shaping Things.
Videos show Bruce Sterling's inaugural lecture launching the NET studio.
The NET studio was sponsored by Sun Microsystems Labs. The MDP partners with tech start-ups, established corporations, non-profit organizations, and foundations to explore emerging forms of interactive communication.
An introduction to the theme of "multimedia pedagogy," inspired by the creative disruption used in the NET studio.
An ongoing collection of projects provoked by the new ecology of things.
An unconventional portfolio of student projects from the studio course. The display is the "live" version of the NET book jacket/poster.
The NET Lab is an ongoing series of projects exploring the New Ecology of Things. Much of this work is housed in an electronics and interaction workshop at Art Center's south campus called appropriately the MDP NET Lab Alpha.
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The NET Lab homepage with descriptions of ongoing projects.
lab/connect
NET Lab Connect is an open source software and hardware system developed by MDP Associate Professor Philip van Allen in collaboration with MOTO Design Group and Make Magazine.
Contact: vanallen at artcenter.edu; mdpinfo at artcenter.edu
Credits: Phil van Allen: Creative and editorial direction, writing, programming, interaction design; Anne Burdick, Creative and editorial direction, writing, editing, site design: Holly Willis: Creative consultant, writing, editing; Jamie Cavanaugh: web production; MDP student and alumni contributors: Adriana Parcero, Tina Park, Linda Yoon.
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Queens University of Charlotte is First College Winner of VI Security Grant
Video Insight – a developer of enterprise IP video surveillance software – is awarding the fourth in a year-long $250,000 School Security In-Kind Grant Program to Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. Queens University is the first college to be awarded the grant, joining three previous public K-12 school districts.
As the Video Insight School Security In-Kind Grant recipient, Queens University will receive Video Insight Video Management Software (VMS) licenses; 16 IP video surveillance cameras; 1 video encoder that includes VMS software licenses; 10 years of software upgrades; one year of a customer assurance program; and product training.
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Queens University is a Presbyterian USA affiliated school that was founded in 1857. Queens University has 2,500 students, 122 full-time faculty members, and manages 30 campus buildings.
With no current system in place, "This grant will jump-start a desperately needed program including proactive and forensic benefits to the university community. We are constantly looking for ways to make our institution as safe as possible in order to provide an environment that is conducive for learning, living, working, and visiting our campus," said Queens University Associate Vice President for Campus Safety/Chief of Police Ray Thrower.
"We're excited that the April Video Insight School Security Grant is a university as they have also been experiencing an increase in acts of violence and threats on campuses," said Video Insight Chief Executive Officer Robert Shaw. "Queens University of Charlotte was in need of a comprehensive security solution and it's an honor to help them provide this essential protection for students, staff and district property."
Every month of 2014, Video Insight is awarding a school or college the equipment necessary to implement a video surveillance solution (software, hardware, and support valued at over $20,000 each). Queens University of Charlotte joins previous grant winners Wood County Schools of West Virginia (March), Harrison School District Two of Colorado (February) and Monroe Public Schools of Michigan (January). Grant winners are notified the last week of each month. For detailed information on how to qualify and apply for the remaining April through December 2014 grants, please visit: http://www.video-insight.com/schoolgrant.php or call (713) 621-9779.


There is a huge emphasis in the networking community around automation and validation. Network automation builds on the work done for server automation. The solutions are more mature and and the terminology describing the solutions and tasks are well defined. Terms like "idempotent," "task-based," "state-based," "agentless," etc. are well understood.
Network validation, however, does not have a nuanced vocabulary. The general term "network validation" gets used to refer to a number of disparate activities, and specific terms get used by different engineers to mean different things. This lack of nuance hinders the communication and collaboration required to advance network validation technology. That, in turn, harms the adoption of network automation. It is too risky to use automation without effective validation; a single typo can bring down the entire network within seconds.
In this post, we outline different dimensions of network validation and hope to start a conversation about developing a precise vocabulary. We will discuss the what, when and how of network validation.


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1The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, 3and said to him, 'Get out of your land and away from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.' Genesis 12:1 4Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land, where you are now living. 5He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when he still had no child. 6God spoke in this way: that his offspring would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years. 7'I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that they will come out, and serve me in this place.' Genesis 15:13-14 8He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
9"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him, 10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food. 12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time. 13On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race was revealed to Pharaoh. 14Joseph sent and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls. 15Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers, 16and they were brought back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.
17"But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18until there arose a different king, who didn't know Joseph. 19The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn't stay alive. 20At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house. 21When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and reared him as her own son. 22Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works. 23But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." the children of Israel. 24Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian. 25He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn't understand.
26"The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?' 27But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' Exodus 2:14 29Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
30"When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came to him, 32'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' Exodus 3:6 Moses trembled, and dared not look. 33The Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground. 34I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.' Exodus 3:5,7-8,10
35"This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. 37This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.' TR adds "You shall listen to him." Deuteronomy 18:15 38This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us, 39to whom our fathers wouldn't be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt, 40saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him.' Exodus 32:1 41They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands. 42But God turned, and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, This idiom could also be translated "host of heaven", or "angelic beings", or "heavenly bodies." as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 43You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. I will carry you away Amos 5:25-27 beyond Babylon.'
44"Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen; 45which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David, 46who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. 47But Solomon built him a house. 48However, the Most High doesn't dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says, 49'heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord. 'Or what is the place of my rest? 50Didn't my hand make all these things?' Isaiah 66:1-2
51"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do. 52Which of the prophets didn't your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers. 53You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn't keep it!"
54Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. 55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"
57But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord. 58They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" 60He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he fell asleep.


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Anglers fishing aboard long-range sportfishing boats out of San Diego have been sharing stories of big "cows" and other hot catches south of the border over the past few weeks.
Cow-catching anglers included Neil Campbell, with 224- and 306-pounders; Greg De Felice, with a 231-pounder; Ed Delaney, with 223-, 235-, 221- and 208-pounders; Nick Didovic, with a 221-pounder; Craig Drummond, with 296-, 255- and 303-pounders; Kent "Uncle" Fukumoto, with a 249-pounder; John Halcrow, with a 233- and a 261-pounder; George Iwashita, with a 211-pounder; Keith Patterson, with a 234-pounder; Mike Pihl, with 251- and 261-pounders; Bruce Posthumus, with 240- and 225-pounders; Bob Ramirez, with 246- and 223-pounders; Eddy Sisom, with a 274-pounder; Matt Walenta, with 213-, 215- and 281-pounders; and Steve Williams, with a 202-pounder.
Justin Fleck of the long-range boat Excel checked in Dec. 19 with a report indicating that his anglers also found big tuna — abundant and ready to bite.
"We got down to the Ridge yesterday morning," Fleck said. "Things started out slow, but once we figured out where the best place to fish was, the fishing just took off.
Red Rooster III was lucky, too. According to a Dec. 18 report from the boat, "We ended up with just over 80 tuna and a nice wahoo. A lot of fun was had by all — and now we're sliding down once again.
Tim Ekstrom reported for his Royal Star Dec. 18 that even on days when the big cows seemed to be "taking time off," there was good fishing on "mid-grade 120- to 195-pound yellowfin tuna," too.
"Whatever charges these fish up on the outside — bottomless water suggesting freedom, behavioral effects of pursuing some type of forage, or whatever the case — the fish we hook on the outside are commonly more spirited in their efforts to escape than those we battle in the shallows," Ekstrom said. "Today was no exception.
Among Royal Star's notable catches for this trip was a 256-pound yellowfin, brought aboard by veteran angler Bob Pound.
"Lots of variety this past week," wrote Jonathan Roldan about the La Paz fishing Dec. 20. "After the stellar fishing we've had the past few weeks that surprised many of us, this week seemed to be a little more typical of what winter fishing is like in La Paz. It was breezy and a bit chilly, even though the sun was out most of the time.
"However, the fishing had a really good mix of species, with perhaps a bit more inshore fish than we had been getting — which included nice bunches of sierra and cabrilla, as well as bonito," Roldan said. "However, the nice surprise again was the showing of striped marlin and other blue water species that we don't usually see this time of year.
"The marlin were respectable 90- to 130-pound fish — and almost all were released (except two that couldn't be revived) — but a real treat, given that they were taken close to shore and most on light tackle," Roldan said.


What are the Best Scientific Evidences for a Young Earth/Old Earth?
I read with great interest your article on the Origins Web site "Christian Views of Science and Earth History ." I am doing research on this age issue, focusing on the scientific data especially. The earth is either young or is old. You said it well, "all truth is God's truth." I am looking for the best scientific evidences for a young earth/old earth and want to investigate what the other side would say to those opposing arguments. Can you help me out with this?
There are several books I can recommend.
From a biblical perspective, there is a recent volume titled Three Views on Creation and Evolution edited by J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds in the Counterpoints series from Zondervan (1999). Hugh Ross has his The Genesis Question for an old earth perspective, and there is Henry Morris's The Genesis Record and John Whitcomb's The Early Earth from a young earth perspective.
From a scientific perspective, Hugh Ross wrote his definitive biblical and scientific treatise on the old earth called Creation and Time in 1994 from NavPress. Young earth creationists Van Bebber and Taylor published a response titled Creation and Time: A Report on the Progressive Creationist Book by Hugh Ross also in 1994 from Eden Productions. ICR (The Institute for Creation Research) has published numerous technical monographs on a young earth which can be viewed and ordered at www.icr.org. Other young earth books, including Russ Humphrey's Starlight and Time can be found there, as well as at the Answers in Genesis website, www.AnswersinGenesis.org. Hugh Ross' organization Reasons to Believe also has online ordering at www.reasons.org.
This should give you more than enough to get started on.
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This November Manship Theatre presents a Martin Scorsese retrospective in honor of the acclaimed filmmaker's 75th birthday month. An innovator who is as devoted to film history as he is to filmmaking, Scorsese's work spans 50 years of master storytelling that is a culmination of influences that range from The French New Wave and Italian Neorealism film movements to his native New York City Little Italy neighborhood. Aside from the signature Scorsese trademarks—violence, profanity, morality, religion and redemption—his films inhabit deep character studies that allow audiences to relate to his often anti-hero protagonists, (frequently played by longtime collaborator Robert De Niro).


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Windows 11 Build 25276 released with new Task Manager feature and more
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Windows 11 Build 25276 is now available for PCs in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. It is the second preview update of the year and includes a number of new additions, such as the ability to create live kernel memory dumps in the Task Manager and improvements to OneDrive cloud storage in Windows 11 Settings.
Build 25276 is not tied to specific Moment or feature updates, as Microsoft says these updates are "independent". Microsoft has also published ISO images of Windows 11 Build 25276, which can be used to directly update any Windows 10, 11 or even Windows 7 PC to this build.
It's worth noting that Build 25276 isn't a major release and doesn't come with a ton of new features, but you'll notice several noticeable changes. For example, Microsoft is introducing the ability to create live kernel memory dumps in the Task Manager. This is one of the new "developer focused" features and more such changes are coming.
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That's on the Hyatt website without the Travel Zoo code involved. I was looking at it earlier today for travel before Christmas. Problem right now is that PATH only runs until 10pm Mon-Fri from Exchange Place, so would have to get to a different PATH station for weekend travel and late night travel involves about an hour by bus. I may split my stay between there and Manhattan to balance things out. Still sorting out the pieces.
Thanks much for describing the practical constraints. Glad to know the actual limits on one's seeing the Christmas stuff in mid-town. (Looong cab ride.) I'm looking at it for my pre-Christmas trip, as well. It'll be there and/or using my Radisson 1-for-1 nights in Manhattan.
Absolutely no grass will ever grow under tom911's feet.
Completed three nights at this property on Saturday morning. I did the full breakfast buffet the first morning (scrambled eggs, chicken or pork sausage, roasted potatoes on the hot table), but that was a little too much food for me so was happy with continental the subsequent two days (bagels, New York salami, Virginia ham, New Jersey cheese, cantaloupe, fresh fruit, muffins). Either came with juice and coffee/tea. Service was very good across all three visits and I left full. Both internet and breakfasts did not appear on my final bill as a Diamond.
The entry escalators, which lead up to the lobby, are out of service, which I suspect in from Hurricane Sandy. There is a single elevator in the front entry way or a bank of elevators further up that come down near the fitness center. They were all working fine and no delays.
As I was in from Manhattan by around 9pm each night, I didn't run into any issues with PATH. It's about a 20 min walk up to Newport which adjoins a mall with a Macy's and runs daily, or 10-15 mins up to Grove Street in downtown Jersey City (straight walk up the road from Hyatt--if you need a Dunkin Donuts fix there is one next to the station entrance). You'd only need to do this on weekends when the station next to the Hyatt is closed (Exchange Place). All trains stop at 2200.
If you come back from Herald Square in Manhattan, you go to Grove St and change to a World Trade Center train there Monday-Friday and it will drop you right at the hotel at the Exchange Place station (works in the reverse if you want to go to Herald Square instead of World Trade Center). You can use your NYC subway card at PATH fares gates, no need for a separate ticket.
I had a 7th floor king with a midtown view. This photo is from outside so the window frame isn't in the way.
More photos in the Hyatt gallery linked below.
As mentioned in another thread, I've a trip to NY upcoming and as some of my clients are based in South Manhattan/Wall Street, I did have a look at the HR Jersey City on the Hudson River too (a colleague of mine really likes it).
However, when searching for my dates, I get some odd results: looking at the general hotel overview for New York, a price of around USD 109 per night is displayed, however, once I click on "View all rooms & rates", the rate jumps to USD 203.15 per night (so nearly doubled). Any idea if the price of USD 109 is real or an IT-issue?
You need to scroll down completely.... the $109 rates are some kind of special offer and are (for some reason) only displayed at the bottom.
I agree that this is normally the case - but not for this specific one. I recreated the dates and saw exactly what the OP observed. I scrolled thru all the rates and found none even approaching $109. Very odd.
I thought so too, but even when completely scrolling down on the rate page I still don't see this rate/offer. Only the "Advance Purchase", the "Hyatt Daily Rate" and the "Bed and Breakfast" are displayed and neither of them are near $109.
It's a glitch.... the rate is not valid anymore (but apparently still shows up in the general screen).
However if you choose for example Jan 3/4 the rate still is available..... that's how I saw it before.
Oh thanks, that explains this! Bummer, it seems that I missed this sale. Would have been a terrific rate!
Disagree -- I had the same problem, and when I called GP they were able to book it for me for mid-January. Might have been during the booking window, but maybe is still available. Try calling GP.
I would call too, and you should try the hotel as well.
Thanks, good to know!! Will try to call GP tomorrow morning and keep you updated.
Better call today... The rate states that the credit card deposit should be done by Dec 29th. So you might get lucky, I doubt they will still honor it tomorrow.
THANKS to all of you, especially RTW1 and slocouple!!
The advice regarding the card deposit date was much appreciated! Just got off the phone with GP in the US (DE desk was obviously closed) and got the rate booked without any problems. And the agent was more than happy to apply the suite upgrade straight away as space was available.
I'm a happy camper today!
And, FYI, if you're from outside the US, and the screen shot above was of your specific dates, it's a Holiday weekend. Very nice rate for a holiday weekend in NYC, IMO. Unfortunately, our trip is the weekend prior, or I would have suggested a quick mini-meetup!


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Adhesive stick
An adhesive stick (1) for applying an adhesive, comprising a cylindrical housing (2) containing a spindle drive (5) for an elongate body of adhesive for axial displacement of the latter, a twist grip (4) being provided at one end of the housing (2) and connected to the spindle drive (5), wherein on the cylindrical housing (2), following the twist grip (4), a sleeve (7) is rotatably mounted on the outside, which sleeve is designed to be at least partially transparent or perforated for looking therethrough onto the housing (2) which is provided with an imprint.
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (McLean, VA, US)
1. An adhesive stick (1) for applying an adhesive, comprising a cylindrical housing (2) containing a spindle drive (5) for an elongate body of adhesive for axial displacement of the latter, a twist grip (4) being provided at one end of the housing (2) and connected to the spindle drive (5), characterized in that on the cylindrical housing (2), following the twist grip (4), a sleeve (7) is rotatably mounted on the outside, which sleeve is designed to be at least partially transparent or perforated for looking therethrough onto the housing (2) which is provided with an imprint (14).
2. An adhesive stick according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve (7) is integrally connected to the twist grip (4).
3. An adhesive stick according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve (7) is positively connected to the twist grip (4).
4. An adhesive stick according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve (7) is connected to the twist grip (4) by frictional engagement.
5. An adhesive stick according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2) has a conical shape slightly widening from the twist grip (4) onwards.
6. An adhesive stick according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that the twist grip (4) at its surface in its end region facing the housing (2) has a radial cross-sectional enlargement (10) for abutment of the sleeve.
7. An adhesive stick according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that knobs are provided as said cross-sectional enlargement (10).
8. An adhesive stick according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that a bead is provided as said cross-sectional enlargement (10).
9. An adhesive stick according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that an annular disk (10′) is provided between the twist grip (4) and the housing (2), the outer diameter of said annular disk at least corresponding to the diameter of the sleeve (7).
10. An adhesive stick according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2) has a bead (11) in both end regions, which bead engages in an associated flute (12) in the sleeve (7) for axially securing the latter.
11. An adhesive stick according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the partially transparent or perforated areas (13, 15) of the sleeve (7) in one or more see-through positions are in relation with the imprint (14) provided on the housing (2).
12. An adhesive stick according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that a matrix is provided as said imprint (14) on the housing (2), which matrix in the first line, or column thereof, respectively, comprises the numbers "1" to "10", or "11" to "20", respectively, and on the remaining matrix sites exhibits the result of the multiplication of the number of the respective first line with that of the respective first column, the sleeve having transparent or perforated sites (13) allowing to see therethrough onto one number each in the first line and one in the first column, as well as the result of the multiplication thereof.
13. An adhesive stick according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the imprint (14) on the housing (2) is at least in areas thereof screened in strips for producing a moiré effect, and the sleeve (7) comprises at least partially transparent strips (15) of a width corresponding to the width of the screen strips of the imprint (14) on the housing (2).
[0001] The invention relates to an adhesive stick for applying adhesive and comprising a cylindrical housing including a spindle drive for an elongate body of adhesive for axial displacement of the latter, a twist grip being provided at one end of the housing and connected to the spindle drive.
[0002] Such adhesive sticks are known e.g. from WO 95/28857, DE 9209241 U and numerous other publications. The body of adhesive is particularly suitable for gluing paper. Because it is very user friendly, making soiling outside the site of adhesion, e.g. on account of late dripping or the like nearly impossible, such adhesive sticks are very popular, particularly among children. Optically, however, such adhesive sticks are hardly attractive for children, and, moreover, a large area of the adhesive stick, i.e. the jacket face of the housing, remains unused.
[0003] From U.S. Pat. No. 5,525,383 A a drinking cup is known which has a translucent or transparent outer sheath to make it optically more attractive. In this instance, the moiré effect is utilized with which, in a strip-shaped image which is covered by a film having transparent strips of the same width as the image, a cinematographic effect is produced when rotating the film.
[0004] It is an object of the invention to provide an adhesive stick of the initially defined type which, in addition to the high convenience for users, has a further feature particularly for children which makes the adhesive sticks even more attractive for children. The jacket face of the housing, which in known adhesive sticks so far has remained completely unused, is particularly suitable for this.
[0005] The inventive adhesive stick of the initially defined type is characterized in that on the cylindrical housing, following the twist grip, a sleeve is rotatably mounted on the outside, which sleeve is designed to be at least partially transparent or perforated for looking therethrough onto the housing which is provided with an imprint.
[0006] In this manner, the most varying optical attractions for users who primarily will be children can be produced, and thus the adhesive sticks can be made more attractive.
[0007] For a particularly simple construction in which the sleeve will automatically co-rotate when the twist grip is rotated, it is suitable if the twist grip is integrally connected with the sleeve.
[0008] Likewise, it is possible in a simple manner to corotate the sleeve with the twist grip if advantageously the sleeve is connected to the twist grip with a positive fit.
[0009] Automatic co-rotation of the sleeve with the twist grip can also be achieved if the sleeve is simply connected to the twist grip by a friction fit.
[0010] If the housing has a conical shape, slightly widening from the twist grip, the sleeve will be at least in one direction axially secured and thus can no longer slip off from the housing in this direction.
[0011] For axially securing in the direction of the twist grip, it is advantageous if the twist grip has a radial cross-sectional enlargement on its surface, at its end region facing the housing, for an abutment on the sleeve.
[0012] To obtain material-saving stops for the sleeve, it is suitable if knobs are provided as cross-sectional enlargement.
[0013] For a full stop projection by which the sleeve will be axially secured in the direction of the twist grip, it is advantageous if a bead is provided as the cross-sectional enlargement.
[0014] Axially securing the sleeve in the direction of the twist grip can also be obtained in a structurally simple manner if a ring, or a ring disk, respectively, is provided between the twist grip and the housing, which ring or ring disk has an outer diameter that corresponds at least to the diameter of the sleeve.
[0015] If the housing comprises a bead in both end regions which bead engages in a respective flute in the sleeve so as to axially secure it, the sleeve can be radially rotated, yet not slip in axial direction.
[0016] To make it possible for the user to obtain better optic effects, it is advantageous if the partially transparent or perforated regions of the sleeve in one or more see-through positions are in relation with the imprint provided on the housing.
[0017] For a particularly attractive embodiment, especially for children who will use the adhesive stick e.g. in school, it is advantageous if as said imprint a matrix is provided on the housing which in the first line, or column thereof, respectively, comprises the numbers 1 to 10, or 11 to 20, respectively, and on the remaining matrix sites shows the result of the multiplication of the number of the respective first line with that of the respective first column, the sleeve having transparent or perforated areas allowing to see therethrough onto one number each in the first line and one in the first column, as well as the result of a multiplication thereof.
[0018] If, for producing a moiré effect, the imprint on the housing is at least in areas thereof screened in strips, and the sleeve comprises at least partially transparent strips of a width corresponding to the width of the screen strips of the imprint on the housing, a cinematographic effect can advantageously be obtained which will make the adhesive pin particularly attractive to children.
[0019] In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail by way of preferred exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings to which, however, it shall not be restricted. In detail, in the drawings,
[0020] FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section of an adhesive stick with a sleeve integrally connected to the grip;
[0021] FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through an adhesive stick with a sleeve frictionally engaged on the grip;
[0022] FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section of an adhesive stick comprising a sleeve positively connected to the grip;
[0023] FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of an adhesive stick having a slightly conically shaped housing and a twist grip with knobs;
[0024] FIG. 5 shows an adhesive stick similar to FIG. 4 comprising an annular disk between the housing and the twist grip;
[0025] FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section of an adhesive stick comprising a sleeve rotatably mounted on the housing via two beads;
[0026] FIG. 7 shows a front view of an adhesive stick with an indication of the multiplication table up to ten; and
[0027] FIG. 8 shows a front view of an adhesive stick with a screened, partially transparent sleeve for producing a moiré effect.
[0028] FIG. 1 shows an adhesive stick 1 with a cylindrical housing 2 on which a cover cap 3 is provided. A twist grip 4 is provided at the lower end of housing 2 and connected to a spindle drive 5 for axial displacement of a cylindrical body of adhesive (not illustrated) fixed in a mount 6. The mount 6 is secured against rotation in the interior of housing 2 and is in threaded engagement with the spindle drive 5 in the manner of a spindle nut so that the body of adhesive will be axially displaced when the twist grip 4 is rotated.
[0029] In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, a sleeve 7 is integrally connected to the twist grip 4. The sleeve 7 comprises at least partially transparent or perforated areas 13 (cf. FIG. 7) for looking therethrough onto housing 2. On housing 2 an imprint 14 (cf. FIG. 7) is provided which can be brought in relation with the transparent, or perforated areas, respectively, by rotating the twist grip 4.
[0030] In FIG. 2, also an adhesive stick 1 with a sleeve 7 surrounding the cylindrical housing 2 is shown. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the sleeve 7 is connected to the twist grip 4 by a positive locking connection, i.e. the outer periphery of the twist grip 4 and the inner diameter of sleeve 7 are connected by means of a press fit. On the other hand, there exists a slight play between the outer diameter of housing 2 and the inner diameter of sleeve 7, whereby in turn sleeve 7 can be brought into different positions relative to the housing 2 when the twist grip 4 is rotated, and thus transparent, or perforated areas, respectively, of the sleeve 7 can be put into relation to an imprint on the outer side of sleeve 2.
[0031] FIG. 3 in turn shows an adhesive stick 1 on whose cylindrical housing 2 a sleeve 7 is provided. Here, the connection between sleeve 7 and twist grip 4 is effected via radial projections on the jacket face of the twist grip 4 which engage in depressions 9 of sleeve 7, thereby providing a positive locking connection between sleeve 7 and twist grip 4. Thus, in turn, sleeve 7 will co-rotate with twist grip 4 when twist grip 4 is rotated relative to the stationary housing 2, and sleeve 7 thus can be adjusted relative to the housing 2 by rotating the twist grip 4.
[0032] In FIG. 4, an adhesive stick 1 is shown which has a housing 2 that has a substantially cylindrical shape, the outer diameter of the housing 2 slightly widening towards the cover cap 3, whereby a slightly conical shape is created. By the conical design of the outer side of housing 2, the cylindrical sleeve 7, in that end of housing 2 which faces the cover cap 3, will comparatively tightly contact housing 2 so that according to the illustration of FIG. 4, it cannot slip off the housing 2 in upward direction. To axially secure sleeve 2 on adhesive stick 1 against a slipping off in downward direction, twist grip 4 comprises radially projecting knobs 10 (cf. also FIG. 8) at its end region facing housing 2, the sleeve 7 abutting on these knobs 10. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, therefore, sleeve 7 does not co-rotate when twist grip 4 is rotated and will remain n a resting position relative to housing 2 when the twist grip 4 is rotated. However, sleeve 7 may easily be rotated relative to housing 2 by applying a torque that overcomes the frictional engagement at the upper end of housing 2. In this manner, transparent, or perforated areas, respectively, of sleeve 7 can be adjusted relative to an imprint provided on housing 2, independently of the position of twist grip 4.
[0033] In FIG. 5, an adhesive stick 1 similar to adhesive stick 1 according to FIG. 4 is shown, in which sleeve 7 is held upwardly also by the conical shape of housing 2; however, to prevent slipping off of sleeve 7 in the direction of twist grip 4, an annular disk 10′ is provided between twist grip 4 and housing 2. The annular disk 10′ has a somewhat wider outer diameter than sleeve 7, whereby the latter is reliably secured in longitudinal direction on housing 2.
[0034] FIG. 6 shows an adhesive stick 1 in which a sleeve 7 is rotatably mounted on housing 2 by means of annular flutes 12. The annular flutes 12 which are provided in the upper end region facing cover cap 3 and in the lower end region facing twist grip 4 each co-operate with a bead 11 provided on the outer face of housing 2, which bead engages in said flutes. Thus, sleeve 7 is axially secured on housing 2, yet the sleeve 7 can be rotated relative to housing 2. However, such rotation will occur independently of a rotation of twist grip 4.
[0035] FIG. 7 shows a view of an adhesive stick 1 in which sleeve 7 is integrally connected with grip 4 and comprises perforated areas 13 on the outer face of housing 2, an imprint 14 is provided which forms a matrix, wherein the first line, or the first column, respectively, of the matrix comprises the numbers "1" to "10" (or "11" to "20"), and the remaining matrix sites contain the result of the multiplication of the respective numbers in the first line and first column, respectively. By rotating sleeve 7, the perforated areas 13 may be rotated relative to housing 2 such that in each case a first site of the first line, or a site of the first column, respectively, of the matrix provided on the housing will be visible, as well as the result of the multiplication of these two numbers.
[0036] In FIG. 8, an adhesive stick 1 is shown which has a sleeve 7 with transparent strips 15. Sleeve 7 is axially secured by the conical shape of housing 2, below radially projecting knobs 10 on twist grip 4. On a housing 2, an imprint is provided which is screened in strips, these strips having the same width as those of the transparent strips 15 of sleeve 7. In this manner, by rotating sleeve 7 on housing 2, a cinematographic effect also known as moiré effect can be produced.
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When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk." And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.
Individuals: Read back over the Scripture and here the words, "Do you want to get well?" Pray to our Healer.
Families: I wonder where Jesus gets his power to heal people? Where can God heal our hearts?
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Title: John Guyon Papers, 1987-1996
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Primary Creator: Guyon, John C., (1931-)
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Arrangement: The titles of President and Chancellor were reversed as of 1 January 1996, to bring these administrative titles more in line with those of other colleges and universities in Illinois and around the nation. The administrative title of this RG is now Chancellor, SIUC, with the duties of the position remaining the same. Vice Presidents are now called Vice Chancellors, and the Executive Assistant to the President is now the Executive Assistant to the Chancellor.
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Acting President 11 Jan 87; Permanent appointment 9 July 87. Resigned effective 16 Aug 1996)
"Guyon stepped in as acting chancellor in 1987 and seven months later, was chosen to fill the post permanently. By this time, Southern Illinois University Carbondale encompassed nine colleges, a graduate school and medical and law schools.
A year after he took office, Southern Illinois University Carbondale became the first U.S. university to open a campus in Japan.
During his tenure, the campus added several new buildings, including Life Science II and what now is know as the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, an incubator for small business and technology.
A native of Washington, Pa., he came to Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1974, first as dean of the College of Science and then worked his way up to become associate vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School. Prior to joining Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Guyon was at Memphis State University, where he served as professor and chair of the chemistry department from 1971 to 1974. Prior to that, he held the same jobs at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
He earned his doctoral degree in analytical chemistry from Purdue University, won several academic honors and initially worked in industry."
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Q: Get host entry async freezes I have a problem that occurs when i have deployed the code to the production server. It does not happen locally on my computer. When i run the line
var host = await Dns.GetHostEntryAsync(adresse);

The production environment freezes or awaits indefinitely. Why does this happen?
Here is the code:
    public async Task<string> HentAsync(string ip)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ip) || kLoopbackIp.Contains(ip))
        {
            return string.Empty;
        }

        if (IpHostname.ContainsKey(ip))
        {
            UpdateAndRemoveOldElements(ip);

            return IpHostname[ip].Item1;
        }

        try
        {
            IPAddress adresse = IPAddress.None;
            if (!IPAddress.TryParse(ip, out adresse))
            {
                return string.Empty;
            }

            var host = await Dns.GetHostEntryAsync(adresse);
            string hostname = host.HostName;

            IpHostname.AddOrUpdate(ip,
                                   new Tuple<string, DateTime>(hostname, DateTime.Now),
                                   (x, y) => new Tuple<string, DateTime>(hostname, DateTime.Now));
            return hostname;
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            // Tar i mot exception og returnerer tom string
            return string.Empty;
        }
    }

UPDATE:
The async method is called like this from a sync method that is doing the same thing (could this be the culprit).
public string Hent(string ip)
{
    return HentAsync(ip).Result;
}

A: The most likely cause is that the origin of this call is running on the UI thread; perhaps the call to Hent() updates a UI element?
The problem is well documented here: await works but calling task.Result hangs/deadlocks
Hent() calls HentAsync() and then await Dns.GetHostEntryAsync(). This last call spawns a new thread, but wants to return to the calling thread when it has finished, which in this case is the UI thread, but it cannot do this because .Result is squatting on the thread rather than yielding it temporarily like it would have with await.
As @spender and @Dirk point out, one solution is to add .ConfigureAwait(false) to await Dns.GetHostEntryAsync(). In fact you should add this to every await where you don't care what thread context the function continues in.
This approach is still quite fragile though, as any time you forget to do it or execution takes a path with an unmodified await, the problem will happen again. The best option is to make the top-level UI-threaded function async and then await every function call that could cause a delay. This is the canonical use-case for async / await and leads to flat, easy to follow code with very little chance of deadlock.

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Q: XPath expression to check if one element matches I'm trying to find an XPath expression that will display an html table header if any one (or more) elements match a users query in an HTML form. However I only want to display the table header once. If no match is found a 'no match found' message will display.
Extract of the xml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="library.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
<Library>
<Book>
<Published>1992</Published>
<Author>Charlotte Bronte</Author>
<Publisher>Wordsworth Classics</Publisher>
<Description>Jayne Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perenially popular works of English fiction</Description>
<OnLoan>no</OnLoan>
</Book>
<Book>
<Published>2012</Published>
<Author>Jane Austen</Author>
<Publisher>Penguin Classics</Publisher>
<Description>When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy...</Description>
<OnLoan>no</OnLoan>
</Book>
<Book>
<Published>2012</Published>
<Author>Charles Dickens</Author>
<Publisher>Penguin Classics</Publisher>
<Description>Great Expectations, Dickens's funny, frightening and tender portrayal of the orphan Pip's journey of self-discovery...</Description>
<OnLoan>yes</OnLoan>
</Book>

Current XSLT I have tried:
<xsl:template match="/Book">
    <xsl:choose>
        <xsl:when test="Book/Published[contains(.,$published)] and Book/Author[contains(.,$author)] and Book/Publisher[contains(.,$publisher)]
        and Book/Description[contains(.,$description)] and Book/OnLoan[contains(.,$loan)] ">

                Date Published
                Author
                Publisher
                Description
                On Loan
                <xsl:apply-templates/>

        </xsl:when>
        <xsl:otherwise>

No matches found

        </xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>

However this XPath expression doesn't work because it displays the table header if there is a match on, for example, Author and Publisher but within different Book elements. I only want the header to display if an exact Book match is found.
I could use a for-each on each Book but I only want the table header or error message to be displayed once and this will display multiple headers or error messages for each matching Book.
Is there a way to check that each element being checked is a sibling of other elements within the when condition of the XPath expression?
Thanks.

A: Use a predicate - for example:
<xsl:when test="Book[contains(Published, $published) and contains(Author, $author) and contains(Publisher, $publisher)]">

Or (for an exact match):
<xsl:when test="Book[Published = $published and Author = $author and Publisher = $publisher]">


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Q: How do I use HTML signature with Apple Mail? I have used Mozilla Thunderbird for a long time, and created a well-polished HTML signature that works perfectly with Thunderbird.
How is it possible to use the same signature inside of Apple Mail? As far as I know, it does not support HTML signatures (which, perhaps, is a valid security policy, but works against the needs of our team).
If there is no way to inject the HTML code, what would be the better way to approach this issue?

A: This varies depending on which Apple Mail/OS X version you're using.
The simplest thing to try would be to open your signature html file in Safari (Chrome and Firefox behave differently and would result in images being attached), copy it from there and paste it in the signature field in Mail > Preferences > Signatures.


BaSysBio will promote an extensive standardisation essential to systems biology approaches and important to reduce the fragmentation of European research. A major focus will be placed on the development of: ß Standardised experiments, protocols, genetic background of strains and perturbations to the system: furthermore, control mechanisms will be included in the novel tools developed and in the experimental procedures to ensure that the data generated by the different partners can be compared and are reliable; ß Standards for the description of models, the representations of networks and components to be modelled; ß Standardised data format, storage and retrieval procedures and computer codes to maximise compatibility between the different "cellular modules" developed by the different partners and which could ultimately be combined. Thus, a consistent use of multi-platform, non proprietary programming languages adapted to systems biology will be made. This extensive standardisation effort will impose a close and continuous interaction between modelling requirements, technology development and experimental planning and operation and foster mutual understanding and close interactions between the different partners to reach a common objective. Thus, standardisation which is a key to the success of systems biology approaches will also bring an important contribution to reducing the fragmentation of European science. P4 will support the Information system of the project and the standardisation of modelling (WP4.1) as well as the standardisation of experiments and data (WP4.2).