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Cardiff City and Ivory Coast defender, Sol Bamba diagnosed with cancer
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Cardiff defender Sol Bamba has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system. The 35-year-old Ivory Coast international has already started chemotherapy and will be supported by the Bluebirds' medical team, his club said. A club statement read: 'We are saddened to inform supporters that Sol Bamba has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 'With the close support of the club's medical team, Sol has immediately started a course of chemotherapy treatment. 'Universally admired by team-mates, staff, and supporters in the Welsh capital, Sol has begun his battle in typically positive spirits and will continue to be an integral part of the Bluebirds family. 'During treatment, Sol will support his team-mates at matches and our younger players within the Academy, with whom he will continue his coaching development. 'All future updates on Sol's progress will be provided only via official club channels. We are all with you, Sol.' The France-born, who started his career at Paris St Germain, has made six appearances for Cardiff this season. He helped the club into the Premier League in 2018 and has also had spells at Hibernian and Leicester, moving to the Bluebirds from Leeds in 2016. He has played 46 times for the Ivory Coast, including World Cup appearances and was part of their African Cup of Nations squad when they were runners-up in 2012. The post Cardiff City and Ivory Coast defender, Sol Bamba diagnosed with cancer appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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The trip to Ecuador for Revisions for Basic Aptitude as Breeding Stock will be undertaken in November. Moreover, this Revision will also include a Performance Control for Conformation and all horses will be genetically assessed, which means that all breeders participating with their horses will be included in the PRE Breeding Program.
PRE breeders in Ecuador with horses three (3) years of age and older who would like to request the Revision of their horses should contact the International Collaborating Association AECCPRE by calling or by sending an e-mail to +593 256 1 423 aeccpre@caballoespanolecuador.com.ec .
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Quick Facts about Thailand
Slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Arable land: 32.41%; permanent crops: 8.81%; other: 58.78%
Land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table
Droughts (particularly in the Northeast)
Air pollution from vehicle emissions
Water pollution from organic and factory wastes
Wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
Weather in May and June:
May: start of the monsoon season; slight cooling from 100+ degree days in April
Average temperature in Chiang Mai (85 – 91 degrees F)
Average temperature in Chiang Rai (82 – 90 degrees F)
Conversion Formula: T(°F) = T(°C) × 9/5 + 32
To find out what 34 C is in Fahrenheit T= 34 x 9/5 + 32 = 93.2
Rain perhaps every other day in May, lessening as we get into June
Population: 68 million
Refugees: 132,000 from Burma (2014)
Stateless persons: 614,000 (UNCHR Dec 2015) – many more; grossly underreported
About half of Thailand's northern hill tribe people do not have citizenship and make up the bulk of Thailand's stateless population
Most lack documentation showing they or one of their parents were born in Thailand
Children born to refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are not eligible for Burmese or Thai citizenship and are stateless
Many of the refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are Karen, an ethnic minority group persecuted by the Myanmar government
Another group from Burma (Myanmar) are the Rohingya refugees who are considered illegal migrants by Thai authorities. If caught, they are detained in inhumane conditions or expelled; stateless persons are denied access to voting, property, education, employment, healthcare, and driving
There is also a group called Chao Lay, maritime nomadic peoples, who travel from island to island in the Andaman Sea west of Thailand who are also stateless
Life expectancy: 74 years (71 men; 77.5 women)
Literacy rate: 96% (age 15+ who can read and write)
Government System: Constitutional Monarchy
Chief of state
King Vajiralongkorn
Son of the late King Phumiphon (also spelled Bhumibol) Adulyadet, who reigned as King of Thailand for 70 years.
He is known as King Rama X (since October 2016).
He was born on July 28, 1952.
Thailand's government is characterized as a Constitutional Monarchy
Currently, there is an Interim Prime Minister Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha (since 25 August 2014)
The prime minister is elected from among members of the House of Representatives; following national elections for the House of Representatives, the leader of the party positioned to organize a majority coalition usually becomes prime minister by appointment by the king; the prime minister is limited to two four-year terms
Current Issues Receiving Global Attention
Thailand is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking
Victims, who are most often from neighboring countries (especially Burma) but also China, Vietnam, Russia, Uzbekistan, India, and Fiji, migrate to Thailand in search of economic opportunities but are forced, coerced, or defrauded into labor in fishing, low-end garment production, factories, domestic work, street begging, or the sex trade
Men from Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand are forced to work on fishing boats have reportedly been kept at sea for years
Migrants, members of ethnic minorities, and stateless persons are most vulnerable to forced labor and debt bondage; sex trafficking of Thai and migrant children and sex tourism remain significant problems
Thailand is a transit country for victims from North Korea, China, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Burma destined for exploitation in third countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, South Korea, the US, and Western European countries
Thailand is on the Tier 2 Watch List for trafficking in persons
Thailand does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; anti-trafficking efforts remain insufficient compared with the size of Thailand's human trafficking problem, which is compounded by widespread corruption among law enforcement personnel/
Few efforts were made in 2013 to address frequent reports of forced labor and debt bondage among migrants in Thailand's fishing and other commercial sectors; authorities systematically failed to investigate, prosecute, and convict owners, captains, or complicit officials for involvement in forced labor
Government labor inspections did not result in the identification of any suspected cases of labor trafficking (2014)
Thailand is a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana
The country serves as a transit point for illicit heroin to the international drug market from Burma and Laos
Eradication efforts have reduced the area of cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring countries; Opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication efforts; Thailand plays a minor role in methamphetamine production for regional consumption but Thai people are major consumers of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government crackdowns
Thailand is also a drug money-laundering center
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e489646.html

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A Love Letter To Rachel McAdams' Wacky, Wonderful Career Choices
By Jade Budowski Twitter @jadebudowski Feb 28, 2018 at 3:30pm
Photos: Everett Collection ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
Since she got hit by a bus and kissed Ryan Gosling in the rain, we've had Rachel McAdams on the brain. The Canadian actress stormed the scene in the early aughts with flicks like Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, and Red Eye, demonstrating a pretty dynamic range from the very beginning. It's rare that an actress is able to avoid being pigeon-holed into one kind of role, but McAdams did it – and has continued to over the last decade and change. She certainly hasn't been exempt from a critical pan or two, but that's arguably what makes her career so interesting – and it's always to exciting to see what she does next.
While McAdams has certainly starred in some consecutive hits – the aforementioned four films a shining example – her career has largely consisted of an ebb and flow of sorts. Her post-Mean Girls trajectory is a fascinating study; there are few other actresses who have stretched themselves the way McAdams has. She's dabbled in franchises like Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange, cued the waterworks in romances like The Time Traveler's Wife, The Vow, and About Time, and stepped up her offbeat drama game with To the Wonder and A Most Wanted Man.
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As with all things, however, there must be some duds, and Aloha, Southpaw, and the recent second season of True Detective are among them. These wacky and confounding misfires, however, only further cement her as one of our most compelling actresses, because she manages to elevate whatever project she's a part of. True Detective Season 2 would have been almost entirely unwatchable had it not been for her performance, Southpaw suffers because she's killed off so early in the film, and Aloha, well, didn't really do any of its actors justice. There's something to be said for taking chances, though, because it's not like there weren't reasons to board these projects; True Detective's first season was a triumph, and Antoine Fuqua and Cameron Crowe have made some legitimately great movies. That they bombed doesn't speak to McAdams' viability as a performer – if anything, it's more fun for us. She keeps us guessing.
With the exception of Spotlight, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Doctor Strange, a massive Marvel movie, the last few years haven't been particularly kind to McAdams (critically, at least) – but thanks to Game Night and the upcoming drama Disobedience, it seems like she may be entering another Rachelssance, if you will. The beautifully unpredictable nature of her career is what's made Rachel McAdams a household name; who'd have thought the same woman who created Regina George would give a breathtaking performance in a Best Picture winner? (Pretty much no one – and that's what makes her so great).


On the evening of April 11th the BBC News website published an article titled "Dublin lord mayor beats Israel ban due to 'spelling error'" on its Middle East page.
"Israel has launched an investigation into how the lord mayor of Dublin got into the country despite a ban.
The interior ministry announced on Tuesday that Mícheál Mac Donncha would not be allowed to enter on account of his ties to a pro-Palestinian group which advocates boycotting Israel.
But Mr Mac Donncha tweeted that he was already in the occupied West Bank after flying into Tel Aviv's airport.
"Israeli officials say Mr Mac Donncha, a Sinn Féin city councillor, has ties to the Dublin-based Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC).
It supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which campaigns for a complete boycott of Israel over its policies towards the Palestinians.
There is of course nothing novel about the BBC avoiding informing audiences in its own words what the BDS campaign is all about: for years we have been documenting on these pages how the corporation has serially failed to provide an accurate and impartial portrayal of the aims and agenda of the BDS campaign – even as it has frequently provided that campaign and some of its supporters with free PR.
Notably though, the BBC also presented Mícheál Mac Donncha's ties to the IPSC as merely something that 'Israel says' is the case.
A very brief internet search would have shown the BBC that since his election less than a year ago, Mac Donncha has taken part in several IPSC organised events including the launch (held at the Lord Mayor's official residence) of a BDS promoting calendar produced by the anti-Israel group in November 2017.
In December 2017 Mac Donncha spoke at a protest organised by the IPSC outside the US embassy.
Just last week – again complete with 'keffiyeh' scarf – he took part in a demonstration in support of the Hamas-organised 'Great Return March'.
In other words, the BBC's qualification of his ties to the ISPC by means use of the words "Israeli officials say" is entirely superfluous and misleading to audiences.
Here is the Lord Mayor of Dublin sitting right below an image of Nazi sympathiser and collaborator Haj Amin al Husseini at that Ramallah 'conference'.
Now that's a picture that BBC audiences are highly unlikely to see.
For years the BBC Middle East Desk has said "Israel says" about things that they know to be true and reflect either well on Israel or badly on Israel's opponents.
They also say "the Palestinians say" about things they know to be false, but it is true that the PA leadership are saying it. As anybody who looks at the bulletins of Palestinian Media Watch (http://palwatch.org/) knows the PA says a lot of things about Israel and their dispute that are not true.
The BBC gives both these types of statement a false equivalence.
To use some Dublin argot, the country is clearly being governed by gurriers, gobshites and bowsies.


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Visiting Verona (Third Italy Trip part 2)
On June 18th, Tina, Claire and me took the train to Verona. It was not started with a good beginning as the schedule board in the train station deceived us.
I still remember the details: we arrived at Venezia train station at 10.30, the board stated the train to Verona will depart from platform 13 at 10.50, we entered the train at 10.45, the train stood still until 11, I stepped down to check the schedule and found that the 10.50 schedule was no longer at the board, that we should have taken the train to Milano (it would pass Verona) which departed from platform 11 at 11.05 right in front of my eyes… the next train to Verona was the one at 12.09 and it was a regionale train, meaning it stopped at every single station. I feel so guilty for Gina, who had taken the right train from Padova and we should have met her at Verona at 1… we arrived at 2.15 instead.
Verona is a small city with many Roman ruins but alas, it is more well-known for pseudo-Romeo and Juliet stuffs. Some might say the Veronese are commodifying Shakespeare's play, but I say they're just smart to brand and market the city.
Everyday, tourists (including us) flock to 'Casa di Giuletta', a medieval residence building that has been the property of the Dal Cappello family since the 13th century. Verona claims Dal Capello to be the inspiration for Juliet's family name, Capulet.
The municipality of Verona sponsored the restoration of the house in late 1930s, early 1970s, late 1990s, and in 2004. In 1972 a statue of Juliet by Nereo Constantini was added. I have no idea why it is constantly harassed by visitors — I saw most people who took picture with the sad statue grabbed her on the breasts.
Anyway, you can enter the house, which is turned to be a museum filled with period furnitures, 13th-17th centuries frescoes, plus properties from Romeo and Juliet movies made in 1936 and 1968; and then have yourself photographed in the pseudo-Juliet balcony (of which is believed to be actually a part of ancient sarcophagus). You just have to pay 6 euro. Well, we did not. (I've told you we're stingy on a tight budget, haven't I?)
In the courtyard, there's also a gate with 'locks of love', those padlocks put by lovers wishing to keep their love eternal. Hopeless romantics.
Aside from Romeo and Juliet hype, Verona Arena is the biggest open-air opera in the world and it is a shame we could not come at the date when the new season began. I don't really understand opera but I think it will be interesting to see one in a magnificent setting like the amphitheatre. When we passed the arena, there seemed to be some preparations for the drama Aida (at least that's what I concluded from seeing the set with hieroglyph).
After some more hours of strolls in the town, Gina, Tina, and Claire went to Firenze, while I travelled solo to Milano. Arrivederci!
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Homey watering hole featuring Irish & American comfort food, live bands & pints of stout.
Serving Bemidji's "Best" Burger and classic bar food.
Family atmosphere serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Pizza, sandwiches, chili and more. Dine-In, Take-Out or Delivery.
Serving delicious burgers and more. Dine-in or carry-out.
First Irish Pub on the Mississippi. Specializing in soups, salads and the famous "Smart Burger".
Small bar & grill offering fantastic burgers, jumbo wings and prime rib on weekends.
Sit! Stay! Eat! Lucky Dogs gourmet hot dog restaurant featuring the famous 100% all beef Nathan's Hotdogs along with the local Stittsworth's brats and polish. Lucky Dogs is a place where great food is served, friends and families gather on the patio and pets are welcome.
Unique pancakes & omelets, plus other homestyle fare, highlight this upbeat breakfast & lunch venue.
Baked fresh daily breads and pastries. Serving breakfast and lunch with soups and sandwiches.
Casual dining offering breakfast served all day and lunch.
Northwoods setting with outstanding burgers and chili.
Bemidji State University themed bar and restaurant serving breakfast, burgers and beer with various other menu items.
Full menu and bar service 7 days a week. Live music on select days of the week.


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Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) was commissioned by Canon Europe to conduct confidential document imaging de-vice performance testing on the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 with Spectrophotometer and the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 with Spectroproofer, and produce a report comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two products in terms of image quality, productivity, ink consumption, device feature set, driver functionality, spec-trophotometer functionality, colour stability, printhead stability and cleaning routines. All testing was performed in BLI's test facility in Wokingham, UK. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Colour Image Quality Black Image Quality Print Productivity Device Feature Set Driver Feature Set Spectrophotometer Functionality Colour Stability using calibration link Printhead Reliability / Cleaning Routines Supporting Test Data Ink Consumption Test Methodology Overview Executive Summary The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 gave an outstanding performance in BLI's testing, delivering higher produc-tivity, superior image quality, lower ink consumption and a stronger device and driver feature set when compared with the Epson Stylus Pro 7900. The Epson model delivers smaller (but variable) ink-drop sizes, has a larger ink cartridge capacity and lower power consumption while printing (but not in standby mode).
As would be expected of two models aimed at the Graphic Arts (GA) marketplace, both units delivered excellent image quality overall, with the Canon iPF6450 showing a noticeable improvement over the previous generation iPF6350 model. The Canon iPF6450 delivered an 8.1% higher colour gamut on Photo paper, crisper text, less stair-stepping in diagonal lines and less colour drift than the Epson unit to give it the edge overall.
Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report An outstanding feature offered by both models is the option of attaching an X-Rite Spectrophotometer (which Epson calls a SpectroProofer) to guarantee colour consistency and to automate workflows for colour calibration, target measurement and media profile generation when used in conjunction with software tools offered by both companies. Epson offers Look Up Table (LUT) technology for spot colour optimization, increased gamut size and verification of colour difference from the test targets. Canon's innovative Media Configuration Tool, in conjunction with the Colour Calibration Management Console utility offers an important advantage over the Epson software in that it can also be used to check colour consistency across a whole range of compatible large-format devices, even those in remote locations—a significant advantage for proofing in the Graphic Arts, Photography and Ad-vertising industries where colour consistency across devices is a paramount concern. In BLI's testing, the Canon model's SU-21 Spectrophotometer achieved an astonishingly low Delta E variation of 0.6 when the FOGRA39 colour patch was printed on the iPF6450 and the iPF 8400. Canon's free Colour Calibration Management Console utility also enables administrators to monitor the calibration status of each connected unit remotely. The utility dis-plays a progress bar for each media type to indicate when a colour calibration should be conducted, and features a Delta E threshold setting whose default value is 2.0 on a scale of 0.4 to 5.0, ensuring that a low colour difference is maintained over time. The test included an ink consumption evaluation, in which BLI assessed the cost of printing with three different document types in Standard/Quality mode on semi-gloss 250-gsm proofing media, on plain paper and on 250-gsm semi-gloss photo media. In all of BLI's ink consumption print runs, the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 used significantly less ink in terms of net weight and a far lower percentage of available ink in the cartridge than the Epson Stylus Pro 7900.
Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report All image quality testing was done with Canon's own Proofing Semi-glossy 195-gsm media and Epson's own 240-gsm proofing media, with print priority set to Proof and quality set to High on the Canon model, and the Epson model set to Quality (720 dpi).
As would be expected of two models aimed at the Graphic Arts (GA) marketplace, both units delivered a very high standard of output in colour, with only slight differences in some respects, with the Canon iPF6450 showing a noticeable improvement over the previous generation iPF6350 model.
 The Canon iPF6450 and the Epson 7900 displayed clear formation of fonts in colour mode down to 3-point size. There was very little visual difference in clarity of text when viewed with and without magnification, but Canon's fonts were crisper than those from the Epson device.
 The Canon iPF6450 produced the 1x1 pixel grid in CMY without error, whereas the Epson 7900 failed to deliver consistent coverage across the grid.  Both devices delivered excellent vertical and horizontal fine lines down to 0.1 size but the Epson device showed a significant amount of stair-stepping in diagonal lines compared with only a slight amount of stair-stepping with the Canon model.
Both models delivered an impressive range of halftone fills in colour mode, with distinct transitions between all levels.
The two models produced optical densities that were virtually identical for cyan and black, while the Canon unit had a slightly higher density for magenta and the Epson device had a slightly higher density for yellow.
Both Canon and Epson models exhibited natural looking skin tones in photographic images.
— When evaluating the consistency with which different skin tones were delivered, the Canon model displayed slightly greater variance with two of the three skin shades when compared with the Epson model. Neutral grey consistency was the same for both models, with equally low variance across the page with ultra-low Delta E values that would not be discernible to the naked eye.  During BLI's colour drift analysis, the Canon model displayed a mean Delta E drift of just 1.6, compared with the Epson device's mean drift of 6.5. In the colour drift analysis, the FOGRA39 media wedge is submitted to print before and after productivity and ink consumption tests, and measured using EFI Colour Verifier software. When FOGRA39 patches taken before the ink consumption test were compared with the FOGRA39 master, the Canon delivered a lower mean Delta E of 5.5 than the Epson unit's mean Delta E, which was 9.9.
 The Canon device's colour gamut was marginally (0.16%) larger than that achieved by the Epson model when printed on proofing/semi-gloss media in highest quality settings, but 8.1% higher on photo quality paper.
 In black mode, the Canon iPF6450 and the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 again displayed clear formation of fonts down to the 3-point size, but the Canon model's fonts were noticeably crisper than those from the Epson device.
 The Canon iPF6450 produced the 1x1 pixel grid in black without error, whereas the Epson 7900 could not deliver consistent coverage across the grid.  Both devices delivered excellent vertical and horizontal fine lines in black down to the 0.1 size but the Epson device showed a significant amount of stair-stepping in diagonal lines compared with only a slight amount of stair-stepping with the Canon model.
Both models delivered an excellent range of halftone fills, with distinct transitions between all levels.
Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report  When printing a high-resolution portrait, the Canon model delivered faster first-page-out times than the Epson model from the ready state in all modes, though times were quite close in High/Max Quality mode (299 seconds for the Canon iPF6450 versus 303 seconds for the Epson 7900).  When printing a medium-resolution Retail Poster, the Canon model again delivered faster first-page-out times than the Epson model from the ready state in all modes, though times were quite close in High/Max Quality mode (275 seconds for the Canon iPF6450 versus 289 seconds for the Epson 7900).  When printing five pages of a single-page A1-size high-resolution portrait test document in both Fast/Speed and Standard/Quality modes, the Canon model displayed a clear speed advantage over the Epson model, with times that were 34.3% faster in Fast/Speed mode and 51.6% faster in Standard/Quality mode.
 When printing five pages of a single-page A1-size medium-resolution retail poster test document in both Fast/ Speed and Standard/Quality modes, the Canon model again displayed a clear speed advantage over the Epson model, with times that were 18.7% faster in Fast/Speed mode and 36.0% faster in Standard/Quality mode.
BLI analysts observed that, owing to the vagaries of inkjet technology (for example, head flushing and calibration routines can occur at any time during testing), the same test can produce different results at different times. Although BLI makes every effort to ensure that devices are tested on a level playing field, the test results should be regarded as an indicator of likely performance and not as a prediction of actual ink consumption in a real-world environment.
Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report  In all of the BLI Retail Poster print runs using Standard/ Quality mode on plain coated media, the Canon image- PROGRAF iPF6450 used significantly less ink in terms of net weight than the Epson Stylus Pro 7900.  In all of the BLI Retail Poster print runs using Standard/Quality mode on plain coated media, the Canon unit used a much lower percentage of ink available in the cartridges than the Epson device.  In all of the BLI Studio Portrait ink consumption print runs using Standard/ Quality mode on 250-gsm Semi-gloss Photo media, the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 used significantly less ink in terms of net weight than the Epson Stylus Pro 7900.  In all of the BLI Studio Portrait print runs using Standard/Quality mode on 250 gsm Semi-gloss Photo media, the Canon iPF6450 used a much lower percentage of available ink than the Epson 7900. Device Feature Set  The Epson Stylus Pro 7900 employs eleven inks, four of which are different shades of black, whilst the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 employs twelve inks including two black and two grey inks. The fact that the Canon inks are replaceable during operation helps to reduce downtime.
 The Canon model's two printheads contain more nozzles per colour than the Epson unit's single printhead.
— The Canon unit's ink delivery system dispenses a slightly larger drop size than the Epson ink delivery system. — The Epson ink cartridge capacity is significantly larger than that of the Canon model.
Both models offer borderless printing.
 The Canon model has a larger standard memory capacity (384 MB) than the Epson unit which has a 256-MB  The Canon model has a 250-GB hard drive, which allows for the storage of commonly used documents and aids spooling workflow; the Epson device doesn't have a hard drive, even as an option.
— The Canon model has a higher advertised peak energy value (100W) than the Epson model (70W).
 However, the Canon iPF6450's energy consumption in standby mode (where it will spend a large amount of time) is just 6 W compared with 16 W for the Epson device.
 The Canon model includes a plug-in for Microsoft Office, which provides a wizard that walks users through the process of creating posters from Word, Excel or PowerPoint, avoiding the need for complex resizing. This fea-ture is not offered on the Epson model.  The Canon model includes PosterArtist Lite, Canon's software for creating posters and signage in simple steps. The full version of Canon PosterArtist, available as an option, offers more advanced features such as auto de-sign, variable data printing, in-application editing features, plus additional templates, photos and clip art. Epson does not supply an equivalent product.
 The Canon device includes a media mismatch option, which places on hold jobs that can't be printed due to incorrect media being loaded, while jobs that can be completed are printed; the held jobs are printed once the required paper is loaded. The Epson device does not offer this capability, and continues printing on the mis-matched media, which results in ink and media waste. This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report  Canon offers a wide variety of software options designed to appeal to specific segments of the graphic arts market such as photography and fine art display, including a print plug-in for Photoshop which prints 16-bit files directly from Adobe RGB with a wide gamut and clear tonal gradation, and a plug-in for DPP (Digital Photo Professional) that includes a 'Digital Lens Optimizer' to improve photographic image quality and enhance depth of field.  Canon's Accounting Manager, accessed via the Status Monitor, offers comprehensive accounting management for all print jobs. Users enter the actual costs for individual inks and media types, and the cost per job is calcu-lated automatically and displayed. For each job, the media type, area, ink used and total print time are listed, and more detailed cost and consumption can be obtained by double-clicking on an individual job name or by highlighting a range of different jobs. Job cost information can then be saved in .CSV format and opened in Ex-cel.
Epson's LFP Accounting Tool, a free download from Epson's website for other large-format Epson devices, does not seem to be available for the SP7900.
Driver Feature Set  The Canon driver includes 55 media profiles versus 30 for the Epson driver.
 The Canon driver includes a watermark capability; the Epson driver does not.  The Canon driver also includes a Thicken Fine Lines image enhancement option; the Epson driver offers only Both the Canon and Epson drivers offer N-up (up to 16 and 4, respectively) and poster printing (2 x 2 and 4 x 4, respectively) capabilities.
— The page-stamping capabilities of both the Canon and Epson driver include date and time and user name. The Canon driver adds page number, while the Epson driver adds the time, printer name, comment, document name and print settings.
This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report An outstanding feature offered with both models is the option of attaching an X-Rite Spectrophotometer (which Epson calls a SpectroProofer) to ensure colour consistency and automate workflows for colour calibration, target measurement and media profile generation when used in conjunction with software tools offered by both companies. Epson offers Look Up Table (LUT) technology for spot colour optimization, increased gamut size and verifi-cation of colour difference from the test targets. + The Canon iPF 6450 enables users to switch a UV filter on or off (via software) to ensure colour consistency where certain Proofing or Photo media have been artificially whitened. The Epson SP 7900 obliges users to choose at the point of purchase between the Spectroproofer either with or without a UV filter.
+ The Canon model supports XRGA, X-Rite's Standard for Graphic Arts which ensures consistency in colour measurement and calibration between instruments from all the major vendors including X-Rite. The Epson SP7900 offers no support for the XRGA standard.
Colour Stability using calibration link  The Canon iPF6450 has a built-in multi-sensor or densitometer positioned on the printhead to conduct a colour calibration which can be applied to all Canon media as well as third-party media used on the device. Canon recommends that calibration is performed after the printer is installed, after printheads are replaced, or if colour appears to vary over time. For third-party media, a calibration can be initiated either at the con-trol panel or via the Colour Calibration Management Console utility. After initiation a colour calibration chart is automatically printed and scanned using a three-colour LED, and the colour calibration results are set automatically.
 Canon's calibration process is a one-off procedure which covers all resolutions, whereas the Epson model requires users to perform a separate calibration for each available resolution setting. The Canon model's calibration routine takes about 10 minutes to perform and uses just 25 cm of paper and an average of 10 grams of ink, whereas the Epson unit takes about 15 minutes for each calibration routine, and if all four resolution settings are required it can take up to an hour, using 90 cm of paper and an average of 4 grams of ink.
 Canon's innovative Media Configuration Tool and Colour Calibration Management Console utility offer an important advantage over the Epson software in that they can also be used to check for and maintain colour consistency across a whole range of compatible large-format devices, even ones in remote locations—a significant advantage for proofing in the Graphic Arts, Photography and Advertising industries where con-sistency of colour across devices is a paramount concern.  In BLI's testing, the Canon iPF6450 with the SU-21 Spectrophotometer produced output with an aston- ishingly low Delta E variation of 0.6 from the same FOGRA39 colour patch printed by the iPF 8400. (This correlates closely with the equally impressive Delta E variation of 1.39 obtained with the same two devices with an IT8 colour patch during BLI's Lab Testing in the USA). Canon's free Colour Calibration Management Console utility also enables administrators to monitor the calibration status of each connected unit remotely when required. The utility displays a progress bar for each media type to indicate when a colour calibration should be conducted, and features a Delta E threshold setting whose default value is 2.0 on a scale of 0.4 to 5.0, ensuring that colour consistency is maintained over time. This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report Printhead Reliability / Cleaning Routines Both models offer three choices of settings for nozzle checks at the control panel. The Canon iPF6450 has settings for Off, Per Print or Auto (the default setting), while the Epson 7900 has settings for Periodic (the default mode), On (Per Job) or Off.
 When a clogged nozzle is detected on the Canon unit, it automatically runs a cleaning cycle in the back- ground to maintain image quality and consistency, with no user intervention required. If a clogged nozzle is detected on the Epson device, the control panel alerts users that a cleaning cycle is required, and offers a choice between waiting until a print run is finished, or cancelling a print job and running a cleaning cycle immediately. The Epson unit's method requires more user intervention.
 When the two devices were powered off completely over a weekend, the Canon model had no issues with nozzles clogging. If a nozzle check pattern was requested, it printed with perfect accuracy every time. In contrast, on every occasion that the Epson model was powered off over a weekend, the nozzles became clogged and a cleaning cycle was required. This would result in a good deal of downtime for Epson users, and waste a considerable amount of ink and paper.
 As the Epson 7900 has both matte black and photo black inks which share the same printhead, users are required to choose to switch between them for a specific job at the control panel—a process which takes about three minutes and uses an additional 2.5 grams of ink.
The Canon model uses 0.5 grams of ink per cartridge on average during cleaning cycles, which take just under six minutes on average to complete.
 The Epson model uses between 1.3 and 1.7 grams of ink per cartridge during cleaning cycles, taking be- tween five and nine minutes.
Note: Colour density readings were assessed by printing a BLI test file on proofing paper in high-quality colour settings and measuring the density of 100% dot fill using an XRite 508 densitometer.
Note: Skin tone and neutral grey consistency measurements are based on nine readings taken from a BLI proprietary PDF test target file comprising four A1-sized solid coverage documents of three skin tones and a neutral grey with the High/Quality print quality setting selected in the driver and the target printed on the manufacturer's own brand of proofing semi-gloss media. Colour differences across the A1 image were measured comparing eight locations to that of the colour measured at the top left of the page, using an EFI ES1000 colour spectrophotometer and Gretag MacBeth EyeOne Share colour comparison software. This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report FOGRA 39 DRIFT TEST: comparison of FOGRA39 colour patches before and after ink consumption test.
FOGRA 39 FIDELITY TEST: FOGRA39 colour patches taken before ink consumption test starts compared to FOGRA39 master.
paper in highest quality settings.
(shown chromatical y) on photo paper in highest quality settings.
Ink Consumption Test Methodology Overview Buyers Lab's ink consumption analysis was conducted using three document types (proof, retail poster and pho-to). The Packaging Proof document was formatted as a PDF, the Retail Poster as a JPG file and the Studio Portrait was formatted as a TIFF file and all three were sized at ISO A1. This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 was installed in BLI's lab with the latest level of firmware (as of March 2013) and connected to a Windows 7 workstation using a 1000BaseT TCP/IP connection. The device was left in default configuration throughout testing. The Canon GARO driver was used for all testing and was left in default colour setting unless otherwise specified. The Packaging Proof document was printed on 255 gsm Semi-gloss proofing media in Standard mode, The Retail Poster was printed on plain coated media in Standard mode, and the Studio Portrait phot was printed on 250 gsm Semi-gloss Photo media in Standard Mode The Epson Stylus Pro 7900 was installed in BLI's lab with the latest level of firmware (as of March 2013) and con-nected to a Windows 7 workstation using a 100BaseT TCP/IP connection. The device was left in default configu-ration throughout testing. The Epson ESC/P driver was used for all testing and was left in default colour setting unless otherwise specified, with media selection set to plain paper and the image set to print at actual size. The Packaging Proof document was printed on 255 gsm Semi-gloss proofing media in Quality mode, The Retail Poster was printed on plain coated media in Quality mode, and the Studio Portrait phot was printed on 250 gsm Semi-gloss Photo media in Quality Mode.
Before installing the ink cartridges, BLI technicians weighed and recorded the weight of each with all packaging removed. At the end of each 50-print test run, the cartridges were weighed again and the resulting weight of ink used for the test run calculated for each colour. To ensure that the sub-tank on the Canon model did not affect results, a procedure was followed to ensure that the sub-tank level was at its maximum before the print run com-menced and again after the print run was completed, thereby ensuring that ink replenishment of the sub-tanks was taken into account for each print run. Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450: one cartridge was then run to exhaustion and the weight of the empty cartridge was recorded. Epson Stylus Pro 7900: one cartridge was then run to exhaustion and the weight of the empty cartridge was re-corded. The percentage of ink used per cartridge was calculated by dividing the net weight of ink used in the print run by the overall weight of ink in each cartridge and multiplying by 100. The percentage of total ink used per printer was calculated by adding the percentages used of each of the car-tridges and dividing by the number of cartridges. Testing was conducted in BLI's European test lab, in an atmospherically controlled environment monitored by a 24/7 Dickson Temperature/RH chart recorder, ensuring that typical office conditions were maintained. All paper used in testing was allowed to acclimatize inside the facility for a minimum of 12 hours before being used. BLI's dedicated test network in Europe, consisting of Windows 7 workstations, 10/100/1000BaseTX network switches and CAT5e/6 cabling.
This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory LLC. Any duplication of this report without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. 2013 Buyers Laboratory LLC. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at [email protected] • 121205 Canon iPF6450 v Epson SP7900 Custom Test Report The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI's proprietary procedures and industry-standard test procedures. In addition to a number of proprietary test documents, BLI uses industry standard files including an IT8 test file and an ASTM monochrome test document for evaluating black image quality. In addition to a visual observation, colour print quality and gamut size are evaluated using a profile software tool from Colour Confidence that was read using an EFI ES-1000 colour spectrophotometer and analysed using Chromix ColorThink Pro 3.0 software. Density of black and colour output was measured using an X-Rite 508 densitometer. About Buyers Laboratory Inc. Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world's leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. For more than 50 years, buyers have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products' strengths and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on product development, competitive positioning and sales channel and marketing sup-port. Using BLI's Web-based bliQ and Solutions Center services, 40,000 professionals worldwide create ex-tensive side-by-side comparisons of hardware and software solutions for more than 15,000 products globally, including comprehensive specifications and the performance results and ratings from BLI's unparalleled Lab, Solutions and Environmental Test Reports, the result of months of hands-on evaluation in its US and UK labs. The services, also available via mobile devices, include a comprehensive library of BLI's test reports, an image gallery, hard to find manufacturers' literature and valuable tools for configuring products, calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and annual power usage. BLI also offers consulting and private, for-hire testing services that help manufacturers develop and market better products and consumables.
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Networks, Social Learning, and Technology Adoption: The Case of Deworming Drugs in Kenya University of California, Berkeley and NBER Harvard University, The Brookings Institution, The Center for Global Development, and NBER Abstract: We examine social learning using data from a program that promoted use of deworming medicine in Kenyan schools. These drugs kill worms in the body; although people are soon reinfected, treatment interferes with the cycle of transmission, generating positive externalities. Individuals randomly exposed to more information about deworming drugs through their social network were significantly less likely to take the drugs and more likely to believe the drugs are "not effective." This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that those exposed to the program had overly optimistic prior beliefs about net private drug benefits. The combination of strong social effects and extensive social networks among teenagers implies that a "child-to-child" public health approach focused on teenagers will speed social learning. There are large differences between social effect estimates relying on experimental variation (negative estimates) and nonexperimental methods (positive estimates).


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Adalbert van Praag (10e-eeuw), Tsjechisch bisschop
Anna van Praag (1967), Nederlands kinder- en jeugdboekenschrijfster
Bernard van Praag (1939), Nederlands econoom
Beryl van Praag (1969), Nederlands presentatrice
Chiel van Praag (1949), Nederlands presentator
Henri van Praag (1916-1988), Nederlands psycholoog, filosoof en parapsycholoog
Henri C. van Praag (1894-1968), Nederlands componist
Hiëronymus van Praag (1379-1416), een Boheems geleerde en medeoprichter van de hussieten
Hugo Van Praag (1926), Belgisch technicus en ondernemer
Jaap van Praag (bestuurder) (1911-1981), Nederlands bestuurder en politicus (onder andere voorzitter en medeoprichter van het Humanistisch Verbond)
Jaap van Praag (sportbestuurder) (1910-1987), Nederlands sportbestuurder (voorzitter van voetbalclub AFC Ajax)
Marga van Praag (1946), Nederlands journaliste en presentatrice
Maud van Praag (1925-2011), geboren Jacoba Elisabeth (Maud) Gieske, een Nederlands presentatrice
Max van Praag (1913-1991), Nederlands zanger
Michael van Praag (1947), Nederlands sportbestuurder (voorzitter van de KNVB)
Michael van Walt van Praag (1951), een Nederlands hoogleraar en secretaris-generaal van de UNPO
Philip van Praag sr. (1887-1942), Nederlands kunstschilder
Philip van Praag (psychotherapeut) (1913-2002), Nederlands psychotherapeut
Philip van Praag (demograaf) (1914-2000), Nederlands demograaf en publicist
Philip van Praag (politicoloog) (1949-), Nederlands politicoloog
Siegfried van Praag (1899-2002), Nederlands schrijver

Zie ook
Dr. J.P. van Praag-prijs, een prijs op het terrein van de humanistische levensovertuiging.
Jaap van Praag, Philip van Praag (doorverwijspagina's)

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Stir up big flavor with these tasty, low-sodium recipes.
1. Cut chicken thighs into strips – about 1/4 of an inch thick.
2. Put the chicken into a bowl with the Chinese Five Spice, a half can of beer, and cornstarch. Mix with your hands to make sure everything is coated. The cornstarch will help adhere the spices to the chicken.
3. Heat a large wok or pan on the stove. After a minute, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. To test if the oil is ready for cooking throw in one slice of onion or garlic – if the oil spits, it's time to get cooking.
4. Put the chicken (leaving most of the sauce in the bowl) into the sizzling pan. Let the chicken cook for 8 to 10 minutes until it is no longer pink.
5. Put chicken back into the bowl with the sauce. It's OK, no health hazard here. You'll be cooking them again in just a few short minutes.
6. Reheat the second tablespoon of sesame oil in the pan. When hot, throw in the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until crisp and light brown.
7. Add Shitake mushrooms, Chinese broccoli, half of your green onions, bell peppers and chili pepper flakes. If the veggies look a little dry, drizzle with sesame oil or orange juice (just a few teaspoons or so) to help them rehydrate.
8. Add chicken and marinating liquid to the rest of the ingredients and stir it up.
9. Before serving, give it a taste. If it needs more flavor, throw in a dash of white or black pepper, some paprika, maybe some ground mustard – give it a try to find your personal favorite. If the sauce has cooked down, add more beer.
10. To serve, ladle the stir fry and sauce into bowls with chop sticks and a spoon – you will want to drink up all that warm, soupy liquid – and sprinkle your leftover green onions on top for flare and flavor.
1. Heat sake and mirin in pot over medium flame and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add molasses and sugar, and stir until dissolved. Allow the mixture to cool.
7. Serve it up, admire your work and chow on.
1. To roast the garlic, cut off the tops of an entire head of garlic and put it into a little boat made of tinfoil. Drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil onto the garlic and throw it into an oven on 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until the garlic is soft. If you're in a rush, skip the roasted garlic and simply sauté roughly sliced garlic in olive oil in a soup pot on medium heat.
2. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in soup pot over medium heat. When hot, add fennel (and garlic if you're not roasting it). Stir constantly and allow fennel to soften and turn to a nice, brown, caramel color; about 5 minutes.
4. Add the roasted garlic and the cup of water. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes to draw out the flavors.
5. Use an immersion blender or transfer soup to blender. Blend on low to medium for 2 minutes or until the consistency is creamy.
6. Return soup to pot and turn flame to low to reheat. Five minutes before serving, add the cream and stir.
2. Dice shallot, garlic and half of white onion - no need to dice too finely as everything will be blended later on.
3. When oil is hot, add shallot, garlic, and onion to pot and stir until shallot and onion are soft and translucent.
4. Add bag of peas and half a bag of corn to pot. Stir and heat for about 5 minutes.
5. Mix 2 packets of Herb-Ox Low-Sodium Chicken Broth with 2 cups of water, add to soup pot, and bring to a boil.
6. After it has boiled for a 5 minutes, remove pot from heat.
7. Transfer soup to blender or for an incredibly easy and mess-free means of creaming ingredients, use an immersion blender.
8. Blend until smooth. An optional step is to then sieve the soup which will make it incredibly silky in texture, but this is only if you are going for Michelin star perfection.
9. Reheat soup on low until it has reduced about a third – this thickens the soup. Add the white pepper.
10. Chill soup in fridge.
11. Ladle into small bowls and top soup with a dollop of crème fraiche. Other optional crunch worthy toppers include: a few Unsalted Kettle Chips; or a handful of Organic Just Peas; or Just Corn.
12. Your soup is now ready to serve and ready to disappear.
1. To prepare the tomatoes and poblano pepper, first wash and then remove the stems. For the tomatillo, remove the outer leaves and rinse quickly under water. For the poblano, slice off the very top and make another slice down the side. This will give you access to the seeds, which you can simply remove by hand. Place the tomatoes, tomatillos and the poblano in an oven pan.
2. Turn on the oven broiler to low and place ingredients from step one on the top rack directly under the flame. Allow for them to char on one side for 5 minutes. Turn the tomatoes, tomatillos and poblano two more times until all the sides have had a good amount of heat (a total time of 15 minutes).
3. Remove the tomatoes, tomatillos and poblano and allow them to cool.
5. Peel the charred skin from the tomatoes, tomatillos and the poblano. An easy way to do this is to put them in a paper bag and rub.
6. Add the tomatoes, tomatillos, poblano and the roasting juices to the pot. Blend in a blender or with an immersion blender until mostly smooth and allow it to reduce for another 15 minutes over medium heat. Add pepper to taste.
9. Remove couscous from the flame and add juice from one small orange, the jalapeños and the parsley. Mix well.
10. In two oven-safe dishes, layer the couscous and roasted tomato/pepper sauce. Crack one egg in each dish and dust with chipotle powder.
11. Place the two dishes under the oven broiler on low for 5 to 10 minutes or until the whites of the eggs have hardened.
3. Once oil is hot, add onion and garlic and stir occasionally until the onion has softened and the garlic has browned. If it begins to stick to or brown your casserole dish, use some white wine or champagne vinegar to deglaze the pot and steal some of that charred flavor for the sauce.
5. Add the diced tomatoes, rosemary, wine, cumin, pepper flakes and pepper, increasing the heat until the mixture begins to boil.
8. Cover casserole and put it in the oven for 1.5 to 2 hours until the lamb can fall right off the bone.
9. About 10 minutes before eating, take the lamb ragù from the oven and put back on the stove, low to medium heat. Begin heating a second pot of boiling water for your pasta.
11. Once the pasta water is boiling, put in the pappardelle and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and add a little olive oil if the noodles are sticking together.
1. Take two bulbs of fennel, cut off stems and slice in to crescent shaped spears.
2. Stuff fennel slices, some of the soft fennel fronds from the stem (packs extra flavor), three cloves of garlic and two dried chili peppers into a small Mason jar.
3. Zest one orange and place in the Mason jar with fennel.
4. Heat 2 cups of white wine vinegar, 1/2 a cup of sugar, juice from one orange and a teaspoon of black peppercorns in a pot. Remove from heat once it begins boiling.
5. Carefully (it's hot!) fill the Mason jar with heated pickling liquid (step 4). The heat tends to reduce the size of the fennel almost immediately, so if you have leftover slices, stuff more into the jar.
6. For added punch, slice fresh ginger and put in jar as well. Once lid is closed, shake it up, allow to cool and stick it in the fridge. In two days, it will be ready for munching.
1. Pick up some plump, seedless black or red grapes and slice off the belly buttons (the top part where the stem was) of five or six handfuls. By taking off this top piece of the grape, you will allow the pickling juices to seep into the fruit immediately.
2. Fill a small Mason jar with the grapes, 2 teaspoons of yellow mustard seed, and one stick of cinnamon. Or, as in my case, use 3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon if you forget to buy cinnamon sticks.
3. Heat two cups of white wine or champagne vinegar in a pot with 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns. Remove from heat once it boils.
4. Let the pickling liquid (step 3) fully cool before filling the Mason jar. This will keep the fruit from becoming too mushy.
5. Shake and shimmy your Mason jar and put in refrigerator. The grapes will be pickled in two days.
BONUS TIP: On my quest to find a good substitute for olives, I realized that a savory grape pickle could do the trick. I think they could act as a mischievous doppelgänger in tapenade and Mediterranean salads, fooling any palate. I can't wait to test out this theory in the weeks to come.
*Read how the recipe author, Jessica Goldman, aka "Sodium Girl," changed her diet to revive her failing kidneys and improve her life with lupus.


1) At noon, my job hosted a basketball tournament across the street at the Yahoo building. They gave us subs from Jersey Mike's, chips, cookies, salads and drinks. Good times. Oh but our department lost by one point boodle.
2) At dinnertime they put a basketball game on in the screening room and gave us free pizza and beer. So awesome!
After that I came home and chillaxed. Oh wait, also I got the headlight fixed at autozone. Pididdle no more!


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This is the discography of Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), excluding bootlegs and compilations.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

 1974: Jaco with Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas, Paul Bley (Improvising Artists, 1976) – live
 1975: Jaco Pastorius (Epic, 1976)
 1980–81: Word of Mouth (Warner Bros., 1981)
 1982: Invitation (Warner Bros., 1983) – live
 1986: Stuttgart Aria with Biréli Lagrène (Jazzpoint/Le Chant du Monde, 1986)

Posthumous releases:

 Honestly - Solo Live (Jazzpoint, 1991) – recorded in 1986
 Holiday for Pans (Sound Hills, 1993) – recorded in 1980–82
 The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros., 1995) – recorded in 1981
 Golden Roads (Sound Hills, 1997) – recorded in 1986
 A Good Stitch for Golden Roads (Sound Hills, 1997) – recorded in 1986
 Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2003) [2CD] – recorded in 1968–86
 The Early Years Recordings (Holiday Park, 2006) – recorded in 1969–74
 Trio of Doom with John McLaughlin and Tony Williams (Columbia, 2007) – recorded in 1979
 Legendary Demo & Live Tracks (Victor, 2008) – recorded in 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1982
 Word of Mouth Band featuring Kazumi Watanabe, Word of Mouth Band 1983 Japan Tour (Rhino, 2012) [2CD] – recorded in 1983
 Modern American Music...Period! The Criteria Sessions (Omnivore Recordings, 2014) – recorded in 1974
 Truth, Liberty & Soul (Resonance, 2017) – live recorded in 1982
 Jaco Pastorius Bass Workshop: Jazz Concert In Martinique (Altus Jazz, 2017) – live recorded in 1984
 Tokyo 83 (2019) - Recorded at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan on May 22, 1983

As group
Weather Report
 1975–76: Black Market (Columbia, 1976)
 1976–77: Heavy Weather (Columbia, 1977)
 1978: Mr. Gone (Columbia, 1978)
 1979: 8:30 (Columbia, 1979)
 1980: Night Passage (Columbia, 1980)
 1981: Weather Report (Columbia, 1982)

Posthumous compilations:
 Live and Unreleased (Columbia, 2002) [2CD]
 Forecast: Tomorrow (Columbia, 2006) [3CD & DVD-Video]
 The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 (Columbia, 2015) [4CD]

Trio of Doom
With Tony Williams and John McLaughlin
 Trio of Doom (Columbia Legacy, 2007) – recorded in 1979. posthumous release.

As sideman/guest

With Randy Bernsen:
 Music for Planets, People & Washing Machines (Amc, 1984) – 2 tracks
 Mo' Wasabi (Zebra, 1986) – 3 tracks
 Paradise Citizens (Zebra, 1988) – 1 track

With Herbie Hancock:
 Sunlight (Columbia, 1978) – 1 track
 Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1980) – 1 track

With Brian Melvin:
 1984–85: Brian Melvin's Nightfood, Night Food (Timeless, 1985)
 1985: Brian Melvin's Nightfood, Jazz in Toulouse (Atlus, 2016) [2CD]
 1985: Brian Melvin Trio, Standards Zone (Global Pacific, 1990)
 1984–86 Brian Melvin's Nightfood, Nightfood (Global Pacific, 1988) – different from 1985 album with similar title
 1986: Brian Melvin Trio, Jazz Street (Timeless, 1988)

With Joni Mitchell:
 1976: Hejira (Asylum, 1976)
 1977: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Asylum, 1977)
 1978–79: Mingus (Asylum, 1979)
 1979: Shadows and Light (Asylum, 1980) – live

With others:
 Manolo Badrena, Manolo (A&M, 1979)
 Little Beaver, Party Down (Cat, 1974) – recorded in 1974
 Jimmy Cliff, Cliff Hanger (CBS, 1985) – 1 track
 Cockrell & Santos, New Beginnings (A&M, 1978)
 Michel Colombier, Michel Colombier (Chrysalis, 1979)
 Deadline, Down by Law (Celluloid, 1985)
 Ian Hunter, All American Alien Boy (Columbia, 1976)
 Albert Mangelsdorff, Trilogue - Live! (MPS, 1977) – recorded in 1976
 Al Di Meola, Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia, 1976) – recorded in 1975
 Pat Metheny, Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976) – recorded in 1975
 Bob Mintzer, Source (Agharta, 1982)
 Airto Moreira, I'm Fine, How Are You? (Warner Bros., 1977)
 Michel Polnareff, Coucou Me Revoilou (Atlantic, 1978)
 Flora Purim, Everyday Everynight (Warner Bros., 1978)
 Tom Scott, Intimate Strangers (Columbia, 1978)
 Mike Stern, Upside Downside (Atlantic, 1986) –  1 track
 Tommy Strand, Tommy Strand and The Upper Hand, Featuring Jaco Pastorius (Holiday Park, 2009) – recorded in 1971
 Ira Sullivan, Ira Sullivan (Horizon, 1976) – recorded in 1975–76
 Various artists, Havana Jam 2 (Columbia, 1979) [2LP] – 3 tracks
 Various artists, Conrad Sivert Presents Jazz at the Opera House (CBS/Sony, 1983) [2LP] – recorded in 1982

Soundtrack

 Various artists, including Jaco Pastorius, Jaco (Original Soundtrack) (Columbia, 2015) – posthumous compilation for the 2014 documentary film Jaco on Pastorius' life and musical career

References

Jazz discographies
Discographies of American artists


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Q: Неверно вычитает время, на 3 часа больше Хочу высчитать время светового дня. Все считает но ,на 3 часа больше
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Восход солнца6:02
  Закат солнца19:33
  Длительность светового дня 16:31
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Home » Magazine » Focus » Magazine » Magazine
Italian Americans and the Future of Columbus Day
Ottorino Cappelli (December 17, 2015)
Few noments at the Chair of the Italian American Leadership Councile
The Chair of the Italian American Leadership Council sums up the debate about the future of Columbus Day and explains in detail his position on the issue. Our interviewee John F. Calvelli could perhaps be seen as a bridge between two generations of italian-Americans, facilitating the transition from past to future. Mr. Calvelli is the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
At the recent weekend-long celebrations for the 40thAnniversary of the National Italian American Foundation in Washington, DC, a very unusual public forum was held on the Future of Columbus Day.
Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of the Major Italian American Organizations met in a crowded hall to talk as well as to listen— seeking a common strategy to deal with the issue. Until a few years ago, such delicate matters were discussed behind closed doors; by contrast, this public discussion revealed a fresh spirit of openness recently brought to NIAF by a new generation of leaders in their thirties, as embodied by President John M.Viola.
Our interviewee John F. Calvelli could perhaps be seen as a bridge between two generations of italian-Americans, facilitating the transition from past to future. Mr. Calvelli is the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Prior to that, he served as the senior staff person to Congressman Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) in Washington, DC. The son of immigrants from Calabria and a graduate of Fordham University, he is a member of the NIAF board of directors and Executive Vice President and Chair of the Italian American Leadership Council. Mr. Calvelli is widely credited with being an influential advocate of Italian American interests at the national level.
What is at issue with he debate over Columbus Day? What are the positions in the Italian-American community, and what's yours?
The conversation at the NIAF weekend meetimg in October really helped raise awareness within the leadership of the community, about the deep beliefs that exist within the community.
And I think they spanned the whole gamut. On the one hand there was a sense that Columbus Day should be eliminated as an Italian-American holiday.
And it was interesting to hear that perspective from those who say "Look, we have so much to offer as an Italian-American community, we have so much that we've done, why are we holding ourselves accountable for the dreadful acts of Christopher Columbus? We have so many other ways: let's celebrate Dante's birthday, Da Vinci's birthday." I think this is probably most prevalent in the younger community—and I think that is shame on us.
We have stood by and allowed other people to define Columbus. On the other extreme are those who say we should, as we say in English, "double down," and we make sure that we continue to support this holiday, that we make it even more Italian, that we make sure that people don't forget the important role that Columbus played as an Italian.
People who stand by this position probably tend to be of the older generation, those maybe less amenable to change. And then, you know, betweenthesepositions therearemany different positions, and one that is really a little bit outside of that spectrum, which is my position, is that in a sense we kind of forget what Columbus Day was about.
I heard you expressing it at the NIAF forum and I thought it was a very well thought of point—not just a middle-of-the-road compromise, but a fresh new look at the whole matter, an innovative one. Would you elaborate a little more for our readers?
What I think is that we should always remember this started as a non-Italian holiday, it started as a holiday to celebrate the explorer and his mission of discovery, and the fact that he helped to bring Christianity to this country (that was one of the major issues with his arrival), but there was also this idea that America and what he did represented a new age of discovery and opened up what was the "Columbian exchange." The exchange of goods and resources between two great continents, the Western hemisphere and Europe.
So that's the core. From a political perspective, it became Italian because Roosevelt was looking for Italian-American votes in the thirties, and wanted to tie this holiday to the Italian-American community that was looking for symbols at time when they were in many ways an oppressed immigrant community. Therefore, they took pride in Columbus, and they took pride in what he stood for and the respect that he was given within the larger American society.
Now, fast-forward fifty years, and Christopher Columbus has become the villain, imbued with all of the negativity of the Columbian exchange. He is being blamed for slavery, for the diseases that came about, for the deaths of Native Americans. In a sense, he is being blamed for everything that was wrong with the 16th century. And at some point we need to step back and realize that he was indeed a product of his time. You cannot hold Christopher Columbus accountable using a 21st-century morality. You shouldn't take him out of his historical context. Would we do that to George Washington? Thomas Version P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Jefferson?
They both owned slaves! Are their names any less esteemed because they were living within a certain set of moral principles that was peculiar to their times? What else would you see in him other than, say, either a great Italian explorer to be honored or, a slave-hunter responsible for all the sufferings of the continent he discovered? From my personal perspective, we should have a balanced position.
Yes, let's honor what Columbus did, and let's honor the legacy of his exploration. But, fundamentally to me, let's realize that Christopher Columbus and his vision, opened up this country to literally millions of immigrants and this created the greatest experiment for democracy and liberty that the world has ever known. If you look at things in this perspective, you see that this is a day where we should be celebrating not just Italians, but all immigrants. If you go back and read what P { margin-bottom: 0.08iPresident Kennedy had written, for instance, it was a date to celebrate immigrants, all of them. Obviously, the Italians, because Columbus is Italian, maybe at the lead, but it was really all about immigrants. Somehow we have walked away from those original concepts. So let's go back and look at this from a holistic perspective, as opposed to the very narrow vantage points of a vocal minority trying to portray Columbus in a negative way.
Besides, if Columbus Day were to be renamed Italian Heritage Day, if it weren't any longer just about Columbus and the discovery of America, how could it be a national holiday?
You are absolutely correct. If we allowed this to happen, the holiday would be gone!
What's your opinion about why this decadeold discussion is taking off again today? It is because of the wording of the latest Obama proclamation?
I think what President Obama tried to do was to give a balanced portrayal of the issue. And I think when you look at the whole text what you see is, obviously, praise for the Italian American community, and praise for Columbus, but also that this is a day that is looked on by Native Americans in a negative way.
Now that is factually correct: when you speak to Native Americans, many feel that way. Now, having said that, Native Americans have a month, which is November, when they celebrate their heritage. As a matter the fact, this past Saturday was National Bison Day, one of the days within the month of November where they celebrated Bison, which for religious and cultural reasons is a very important animal for that community.
But the bottom line is that November is Native American Month. So if you want to have an indigenous people's day, they have it already.
Do you see a chance to unite the Italian-American community around a common position on this subject?
I am cautiously optimistic that we can. You know, there is a broad spectrum of people looking for leadership to help resurrect the good name of Christopher Columbus, and help put Columbus in context. Personally I feel that we need to come together as a community and reach out to other ethnic communities that share our love for this country, and realize that America has given so much to all immigrant communities. And that happened because of Columbus. After all, in many Hispanic communities, and many West Indian communities, he is still seen in a very very positive light. So this is a real opportunity for us to cross the immigrant spectrum and say, "Come with us on this journey together to celebrate Columbus and the greatness that is America."
Have you had any discussions with Italian authorities?
Are they helping, advising, or anything? No, you know, we have not had these conversations. In years past, the Italian government has always been supportive of Columbus celebrations. But I think everybody has not grasped the significance of what is going on today. And I worry that we are losing a moment to educate the public. We need to have this conversation not only among ourselves but with educators, with school boards. This is a conversation that needs to go across the United States. And yes, it should be understood in Italy, too.
john calvelli
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Socialismo ou Barbárie (em francês Socialisme ou barbarie; S ou B) foi um grupo socialista libertário radical francês do período pós-guerra, criado à volta da revista com o mesmo nome. Seu nome vem de uma frase de Rosa Luxemburgo usada em um ensaio de 1916, The Junius Pamphlet. O grupo existiu de 1948 até 1965. A personalidade que o animava era Cornelius Castoriadis, também conhecido como Pierre Chaulieu ou Paul Cardan.

História
O grupo se originou na trotskista Quarta Internacional, onde Castoriadis e Claude Lefort constituíram a chamada Tendência Chaulieu-Montal no Partido Comunista Internacionalista francês, em 1946. Em 1948, eles experimentaram o seu "desencanto final com o trotskismo", levando-os a romperem com os trotskistas para formar o Socialismo ou Barbárie, cujo jornal começou a aparecer em março de 1949. Castoriadis mais tarde disse a respeito desse período "... a principal audiência do grupo e do jornal era formada por grupos da antiga esquerda radical: Bordigistas, comunistas de conselho, alguns anarquistas e alguns órfãos da "esquerda" alemã dos anos 1920"

Eles foram vinculados à Tendência Johnson-Forest, que se desenvolveu como um corpo de ideias dentro das organizações trotskistas americanas. Uma facção desse grupo formou mais tarde o grupo Facing Reality. Os primeiros tempos também trouxeram debates com Anton Pannekoek e um influxo de ex-bordiguistas para o grupo.

O grupo era composto tanto de intelectuais quanto de trabalhadores e concordavam com a idéia de que os principais inimigos da sociedade eram as burocracias que governavam o capitalismo moderno. eles documentaram e analisaram a luta contra a burocracia no jornal do grupo. A edição de número 13 (janeiro-março de 1954), por exemplo, era dedicada à Revolta de 1953 na Alemanha Oriental e às greves que pipocaram em vários setores de trabalhadores franceses naquele verão. Seguindo a crença de que o que a luta diária que a classe trabalhadora encarava era o conteúdo real do socialismo, os intelectuais encorajavam os trabalhadores no grupo a relatarem cada aspecto de suas vidas no trabalho.

O Socialismo ou Barbárie era crítico do leninismo, colocando ênfase nos conselhos de trabalhadores e rejeitando a ideia de que a consciência revolucionária teria que ser levada de fora para os trabalhadores. No entanto, não rompeu totalmente com a ideia da necessidade de um partido revolucionário, tendo isso sido foco de constantes polémicas dentro da organização: Castoriadis defendia que Socialismo ou Barbárie deveria desempenhar o papel de partido revolucionário, que deveria liderar e coordenar as lutas operárias; por seu lado, Lefort rejeitava essa ideia, tendo abandonado o grupo durante algum tempo no princípio dos anos 50.

Enquanto alguns membros partiram para formarem outros grupos, aqueles que permaneceram se tornaram mais e mais críticos do marxismo ao longo do tempo. Jean Laplanche, um dos membros-fundadores do grupo, recorda os primeiros dias da organização:

...a atmosfera logo se tornou impossível. Castoriadis exercia hegemonia sobre o jornal (ele escrevia os principais artigos) e sua idéia central em meados dos anos 1950 era a de que uma terceira guerra mundial era inevitável. Isso era muito difícil para outras pessoas no grupo suportarem: continuar nossas vidas, ao mesmo tempo em que pensavam que o mundo seria destruído por uma explosão atômica em alguns anos. Era uma visão apocalíptica.

A Revolução Húngara de 1956 e outros eventos da década de 1950 levou à afluência de mais membros ao grupo. Nessa época, eles propunham o ponto fundamental como
...a necessidade do capitalismo de, por um lado, reduzir os trabalhadores a simples executores de tarefas e, por outro, a sua impossibilidade de continuar funcionando se for bem sucedido nesse ínterim. O capitalismo precisa atingir objetivos mutuamente incompatíveis: a participação e a exclusão do trabalhador na produção - como todos os cidadãos em relação à política.
Isso ficou caracterizado como a distinção entre o dirigeant (dirigente) e o exécutant (executor) em francês. Essa perspectiva permitiu o grupo expandir seu entendimento às novas formas de conflito social que emergiam fora da esfera da produção.

Em 1958 desentendimentos quanto ao papel político do grupo levou à saída de membros importantes. Claude Lefort e Henri Simon deixaram o grupo para formar Informations et Liaison Ouvrières.

Em 1960, o grupo tinha crescido para ao redor de 100 membros e conseguido novas ligações intenacionais, primariamente na emergência de uma organização irmã na Grã-Bretanha chamada Solidarity.

No começo dos anos 1960, disputas dentro do grupo sobre a crescente rejeição do marxismo por Castoriadis levou à saída do grupo ao redor do jornal Pouvoir Ouvrier. O principal jornal Socialisme ou barbarie continuou a ser publicado até a edição final em 1965, depois da qual o grupo permaneceu dormente; e dissolvido (ou "suspendido indefinidamente") em 1967. Uma tentativa de Castoriadis para reviver o grupo durante os eventos de Maio de 1968 fracassou.

A Internacional Situacionista foi associada ao grupo e influenciada através de Guy Debord, que era membro de ambos. O movimento social italiano Autonomia também foi influenciado mas menos diretamente.

Membros
Lista incompleta
 Daniel Blanchard (como Pierre Canjuers)
 Cornelius Castoriadis
 Guy Debord
 Jacques Gautrat (como Daniel Mothé)
 Gérard Genette
 Pierre Guillaume
 Alain Guillerm
 Jean Laplanche
 Claude Lefort
 Jean-François Lyotard
 Albert Maso (como Vega)
 Henri Simon
 Pierre Souyri

Bibliografia

, traduzido do francês para inglês e editado anonimamente como serviço público (Junho de 2016)

Ligações externas
Índice dos artigos de Socialisme ou Barbarie
Edições de Socialisme ou Barbarie em PDF
From the German Left to Socialisme ou Barbarie from  La Banquise No. 2: le roman de nos origines, 1983.
Libertarian Communist Library Socialisme ou Barbarie holdings

Organizações socialistas
Organizações fundadas em 1948
Socialismo libertário
Extrema-esquerda na França
Esquerdismo


As I was thinking about Noah's flood, I was reminded that Jesus—a type of the Ark [having three decks: representing the Trinity and only one way or door (John Ten) to safety, representing Christ (John 14:6)] was the only way in and OUT of the ark. And, as I thought about the safety that, against the torrents of the wrath of God, the people AND the animals experienced inside, I thought to myself that the ark was also a picture of the Millennium—where the lion and lamb will lay down together, when the curse (Genesis Three) is lifted.
If Jesus, in type, is the Ark of God, then there is safety, from God's wrath, to all who enter.
The Ark, itself, was never the bottom line. Leaving (the Ark) was. Remember, it brought Noah's family THROUGH great judgment UNTO great deliverance.
And, finally, the (local) church is not an end to itself (I Corinthians 6:4 and I Timothy 3:15 for example). It is the only God ordained organization on earth that will help deliver a Christian, who participates in it, from this present evil world.


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Donald Trump and Lawmakers Address the Values Voter Summit
Politics and Public Policy Today
Politics and Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : September 9, 2016 11:00am-1:01pm EDT
what you're saying to other people. eric mutaxis says he's in. amc, cinemark, regal theaters are putting together an event on october 18th, the night before the final presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. and all of these people are going to be gathering together in a historic church in downtown chicago at ground zero of so much of the tension to talk about what we can do and where is our hope, a night of hope and vision and courage, and it's based off of a bible passage in psalm 85 that says restore us again, lord. oh, god our savior. will you be angry with us forever? will you not revive us again? that your people may rejoice in you, show us your unfailing love, lord, and grant us your salvation. this historic event is going to be happening and broadcast into 1,000 movie theaters on the night before the final presidential debate. it's a night of worship and music and wisdom and courage and hope, to get this out en masse to people so they will show up and vote, and vote our values. and give us as people who love god and who love his word more time to rebu
what you're saying to other people. eric mutaxis says he's in. amc, cinemark, regal theaters are putting together an event on october 18th, the night before the final presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. and all of these people are going to be gathering together in a historic church in downtown chicago at ground zero of so much of the tension to talk about what we can do and where is our hope, a night of hope and vision and courage, and it's based off of a bible...
Donald Trump and Lawmakers Address the Values Voter Summit : CSPAN3 : September 12, 2016 8:18pm-11:25pm EDT
people. eric metaxas says he's in. amc, cinemark, regal theaters are putting together an event on october 18th, the night before the final presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. and all of these people are going to be gathering together in a historic church in downtown chicago at ground zero of so much of the tension to talk about what we can do and where is our hope, a night of hope and vision and courage, and it's based off of a bible passage in psalm 85 that says restore us again, lord. oh, god our savior. will you be angry with us forever? will you not revive us again? that your people may rejoice in you, show us your unfailing love, lord, and grant us your salvation. this historic event is going to be happening and broadcast into 1,000 movie theaters on the night before the final presidential debate. it's a night of worship and music and wisdom and courage and hope, to get this out en masse to people so they will show up and vote, and vote our values. and give us as people who love god and who love his word more time to rebuild and revive the republic f
people. eric metaxas says he's in. amc, cinemark, regal theaters are putting together an event on october 18th, the night before the final presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. and all of these people are going to be gathering together in a historic church in downtown chicago at ground zero of so much of the tension to talk about what we can do and where is our hope, a night of hope and vision and courage, and it's based off of a bible passage in psalm 85 that says...


Dating individual fossils is a relatively straightforward.
Within each species, finds are sorted by the order of their discovery. At the blocking temperature, the radioactive parent. The original element is called the parent, and the result of the.
For example if you have a fossil trilobite and it was found in the Wheeler Formation.Accuracy and Precision in Radiocarbon dating It is important to note the meaning of accuracy and precision in radiocarbon dating. The original element is called the parent, and the result of the. Is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the. Tested methods of dating used in the study of early humans. Radioactive elements decay gradually into other elements. The half-life of a carbno isotope describes the amount of time that it takes half of the isotope in a sample to decay.
In the case of radiocarbon dating, the half-life of carbon 14 is 5, This half life is a relatively small number, which means that carbon 14 dating is not particularly helpful for very recent deaths and deaths more than 50, years ago.


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Home Economy Sberbank Opens Cypriot Branch in London to Avoid Brexit Threats
Sberbank Opens Cypriot Branch in London to Avoid Brexit Threats
Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, has opened a branch of its Cypriot business in the heart of London in order to avoid the fallout of a potential no-deal Brexit, bne IntelliNews reported.
Sberbank, the Kremlin's bedrock lender with about 46% of the nation's deposits, quietly opened a London branch of its Sberbank CIB Cyprus unit a little over a year ago at the same Fleet Street address as its UK headquarters.
According to the report, the move will allow the lender's traders in London to continue to offer services across the entire European Union if Britain, under the stewardship of its new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, decides to leave the European Union without any deal.
The bank outlined the impact various "exit scenarios" would have on its business in a recent filing to UK Companies House.
"If the company loses its ability to "passport" freely into EU countries, it would be prevented from accessing its EU-domiciled clients," explained Sberbank UK in the filing. "The planned mitigation for such an eventuality would be to offer clients the facility to face another group company, most likely SIB (Cyprus) Ltd directly or through its London branch, prevailing regulatory regimes permitting."
The crucial issue of passporting has prompted scores of banks, investment managers and insurers to open subsidiaries and offices in well-positioned EU capitals such as Frankfurt, Dublin and Paris. In May, it was reported that VTB, Sberbank's state-controlled rival, was relocating several business lines and some of its London personnel to Frankfurt.
The bank's filings show that Sberbank, led by President Vladimir Putin's former Economy Minister German Gref, is in fact doubling down on London by consolidating more of its investment banking functions there.
"Notwithstanding Brexit, it's a bold move by Gref considering how Russian banks in the Square Mile have been decimated by sanctions and a drive by UK authorities to clean up dubious "Londongrad" money," bne Intellinews writes.
Relations with Moscow also sank to a new low last year after the UK expelled 23 Russian diplomats, whom the government said were "undeclared intelligence officers," after accusing Moscow of using a nerve agent in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury.
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The suggestion to combine the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is a bad one. The savings and loans have gotten into difficulty through bad management.
The FDIC has some $15 billion in its reserve, which should be maintained only for the member banks whose contributions have built up this fund for their own protection.


Wellington Collegians Cricket Club would like to invite past and present members of the club and the province to the inaugural Hall of Fame dinner. This event has been scheduled within a great first cricket week of February that includes Wellington taking on CD in the Super Smash and 2 Black Caps ODIs vs. India.
This dinner is the first in a series of annual events where we will induct past players of the club into the Wellington Collegians Hall of Fame. Inductees are Trevor McMahon, Penny Kinsella, Bert Vance, and a coach of Sir Donald Bradman Bert Kortlang.
Hosted at the iconic and recently refurbished St Johns Bar & Eatery, this mouth-watering two-course dinner and social event is not to be missed out on. So please join us on February 2nd, 2019, help us celebrate our first ever inductees, and be a part of history.
The ticket price includes a drink and canapés on arrival as well as the two-course dinner. Also, a portion of each ticket sale goes towards the Cricket Club. Don't delay as only a limited number of tickets are available.
If you have any dietary requirements please email a list of these through to functions.stjohnsbar@trinitygroup.co.nz.
Tickets are only available until 6 pm on Wednesday 20th January.


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// @flow
/* eslint-env mocha */

import assert from 'power-assert'
import subSeconds from '.'

describe('subSeconds', function() {
  it('subtracts the given number of seconds', function() {
    var result = subSeconds(new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0), 30)
    assert.deepEqual(result, new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 44, 30))
  })

  it('accepts a timestamp', function() {
    var result = subSeconds(
      new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0).getTime(),
      20
    )
    assert.deepEqual(result, new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 44, 40))
  })

  it('converts a fractional number to an integer', function() {
    var result = subSeconds(new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0), 30.5)
    assert.deepEqual(result, new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 44, 30))
  })

  it('implicitly converts number arguments', function() {
    // $ExpectedMistake
    var result = subSeconds(new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0), '30')
    assert.deepEqual(result, new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 44, 30))
  })

  it('does not mutate the original date', function() {
    var date = new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0)
    subSeconds(date, 15)
    assert.deepEqual(date, new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0))
  })

  it('returns `Invalid Date` if the given date is invalid', function() {
    var result = subSeconds(new Date(NaN), 30)
    assert(result instanceof Date && isNaN(result))
  })

  it('returns `Invalid Date` if the given amount is NaN', function() {
    var result = subSeconds(new Date(2014, 6 /* Jul */, 10, 12, 45, 0), NaN)
    assert(result instanceof Date && isNaN(result))
  })

  it('throws TypeError exception if passed less than 2 arguments', function() {
    assert.throws(subSeconds.bind(null), TypeError)
    assert.throws(subSeconds.bind(null, 1), TypeError)
  })
})