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17-76,143. Series limited liability company. (a) An operating agreement may establish or provide for the establishment of one or more designated series of members, managers or limited liability company interests having separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the limited liability company or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations, and to the extent provided in the operating agreement, any such series may have a separate business purpose or investment objective.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this section or under other applicable law, in the event that an operating agreement establishes or provides for the establishment of one or more series, and if the records maintained for any such series account for the assets associated with such series separately from the other assets of the limited liability company, or any other series thereof, and if the operating agreement so provides, and if notice of the limitation on liabilities of a series as referenced in this subsection is set forth in the articles of organization of the limited liability company and if the limited liability company has filed a certificate of designation for each series which is to have limited liability under this section, then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof, and, unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series. The fact that the articles of organization contain the foregoing notice of the limitation on liabilities of a series and a certificate of designation for a series is on file in the office of the secretary of state shall constitute notice of such limitation on liabilities of a series. A series with limited liability shall be treated as a separate entity to the extent set forth in the articles of organization. Each series with limited liability may, in its own name, contract, hold title to assets, grant security interests, sue and be sued and otherwise conduct business and exercise the powers of a limited liability company under this act. The limited liability company and any of its series may elect to consolidate their operations as a single taxpayer to the extent permitted under applicable law, elect to work cooperatively, elect to contract jointly or elect to be treated as a single business for purposes of qualification to do business in this or any other state. Such elections shall not affect the limitation of liability set forth in this section except to the extent that the series have specifically accepted joint liability by contract.
(c) Except in the case of a foreign limited liability company that has adopted an assumed name pursuant to K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 17-7933, and amendments thereto, the name of the series with limited liability must contain the entire name of the limited liability company and be distinguishable from the names of the other series set forth in the articles of organization. In the case of a foreign limited liability company that has adopted an assumed name pursuant to K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 17-7933, and amendments thereto, the name of the series with limited liability must contain the entire name under which the foreign limited liability company has been admitted to transact business in this state.
(d) Upon the filing of the certificate of designation with the secretary of state setting forth the name of each series with limited liability, the series' existence shall begin, and copies of the filed certificate of designation marked with the filing date shall be conclusive evidence, except as against the state, that all conditions precedent required to be performed have been complied with and that the series has been or shall be legally organized and formed under this act. If different from the limited liability company, the certificate of designation for each series shall list the names of the members if the series is member managed or the names of the managers if the series is manager managed. The name of a series with limited liability under subsection (b) may be changed by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of designation identifying the series whose name is being changed and the new name of such series. If not the same as the limited liability company, the names of the members of a member managed series or of the managers of a manager managed series may be changed by filing a new certificate of designation with the secretary of state. A series with limited liability under subsection (b) may be dissolved by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of designation identifying the series being dissolved or by the dissolution of the limited liability company as provided in subsection (m). Certificates of designation may be executed by the limited liability company or any manager, person or entity designated in the operating agreement for the limited liability company.
(e) A series of a limited liability company will be deemed to be in good standing as long as the limited liability company is in good standing.
(f) The resident agent and registered office for the limited liability company in Kansas shall serve as the agent and office for service of process in Kansas for each series.
(g) An operating agreement may provide for classes or groups of members or managers associated with a series having such relative rights, powers and duties as the operating agreement may provide, and may make provision for the future creation of additional classes or groups of members or managers associated with the series having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established, including rights, powers and duties senior to existing classes and groups of members or managers associated with the series.
(h) A series may be managed by either the member or members associated with the series or by a manager or managers chosen by the members of such series, as provided in the operating agreement. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, the management of a series shall be vested in the members associated with such series.
(i) An operating agreement may grant to all or certain identified members or managers or a specified class or group of the members or managers associated with a series the right to vote separately or with all or any class or group of the members or managers associated with the series, on any matter. An operating agreement may provide that any member or class or group of members associated with a series shall have no voting rights.
(j) Except to the extent modified in this section, the provisions of this act which are generally applicable to limited liability companies, their managers, members and transferees shall be applicable to each particular series with respect to the operation of such series.
(k) Except as otherwise provided in an operating agreement, any event under this act or in an operating agreement that causes a manager to cease to be a manager with respect to a series shall not, in itself, cause such manager to cease to be a manager of the limited liability company or with respect to any other series thereof.
(l) Except as otherwise provided in an operating agreement, any event under this act or an operating agreement that causes a member to cease to be associated with a series shall not, in itself, cause such member to cease to be associated with any other series or terminate the continued membership of a member in the limited liability company or cause the termination of the series, regardless of whether such member was the last remaining member associated with such series.
(m) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the operating agreement, a series may be dissolved and its affairs wound up without causing the dissolution of the limited liability company. The dissolution of a series established in accordance with subsection (b) shall not affect the limitation on liabilities of such series provided by subsection (b). A series is terminated and its affairs shall be wound up upon the dissolution of the limited liability company under article 76 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(n) If a limited liability company with the ability to establish a series does not register to do business in a foreign jurisdiction for itself and certain of its series, a series of a limited liability company may itself register to do business as a limited liability company in the foreign jurisdiction in accordance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction.
(o) If a foreign limited liability company, as permitted in the jurisdiction of its organization, has established a series having separate rights, powers or duties and has limited the liabilities of such series so that the debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof, or so that the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof are not enforceable against the assets of such series, then the limited liability company, on behalf of itself or any of its series, or any of its series on their own behalf may register to do business in the state in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 17-7931, and amendments thereto. The limitation of liability shall be so stated on the application for admission as a foreign limited liability company and a certificate of designation shall be filed for each series being registered to do business in the state by the limited liability company. Unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, the debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series of such a foreign limited liability company shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the foreign limited liability company generally or any other series thereof and none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to such a foreign limited liability company generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series.
History: L. 2012, ch. 50, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 62; L. 2015, ch. 65, § 11; July 1.


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A sad day indeed. My favourite pet – Buffy passed away this weekend -Friday 8 February 2013. She had been bravely coping with Bumblefoot and the traumatic operation on both feet in December. It took its toll on her and she developed breathing problems and finally stopped eating. Her life with us was a full 6 years and she was the Queen of the Roost! She always made sure she had the best spot and was the first to inspect new quarters and give it the OK. She was the best egg sitter and there were times when she had a hidden stash of eggs she was sitting on. Buffy was one of the original chickens we started with in 2006 and was the best swimmer! She also made a huge fuss to alert me when one of the naughty ones (usually Skollie!) escaped the chicken run – not wanting anyone to have a better adventure than her! Oh, I will miss her. Bye-bye Buffy!
Fully grown in 2007 but she couldn't fly – she had crooked wings. The reason her name was Buffy – short for Spicy Buffalo Wings.
She was a really good swimmer – enjoyed the pool in the heat of summer!
Buffy – ever the opportunist – she was always there hoping for a handful of sunflower seeds!
Buffy?? What are you hidding?
A last goodbye – we will miss you!
She was a great pal!
Buffy was also was attacked. In the jaws of a mongoose and survived – so I can feel for your plymouth rock. I wonder how old chickens get? 6 years is a good age! I love my chickens.
So, so sad to read this. She was a beautiful chicken.
Thank you Donna – the new Hen House is so empty without her. I am keen to fill it with new chickens. I just need to find the right ones!
It is absolutely horrible to lose a pet. I am so sorry. From your wonderful photos, it is obvious that Buffy had a great life. I love the photo of her swimming.
Thank you for your kind words. She was a tough girl – even survived the teeth of a wild weasel (muishond). The swimming was my hubby's idea and they float in the pool with him.
I really am sorry. Six years is a long time to have a pet, and it's terrible when their life ends. Your photos show her life was happy. I love the one of her swimming.
She was a true character – I miss her antics and the way she knocked on the back door to come in! What a great chicken she was!
Oh Barbie, I'm so very sorry I know some people don't understand how some of us can get so attached to our flocks, but over the years, each and every hen (or rooster) we've had has had their own special and unique personality. The truly special ones, like our hen 'Roo', really stand out from the flock, and It's so difficult to see them go. She had a wonderful life, and she's taught me something new, even in her absence. I had no idea that chickens like to swim! Maybe I should try getting a wading pool for our girls this summer!? Farewell sweet Buffy.
That is so sweet of you!! I know the attachment is great and she was one of the original chickens so she was a good age (going on 7 years)- how old do chickens get??
I love the sweet nature of the Buff Orpington.
Barbara, I'm sorry for the loss of your beloved Buffy. She sounds like quite a character! Thanks for sharing the photos and memories.
Thank you – she was pretty special. Gonna be tough replacing her.
Barbie I am so sorry to hear about Buffy's passing…she had quite the personality…a beautiful pet…a part of goes with them. I hope you find peace in your memories.
Thank you Donna – it is hard, but time is a great healer. I will miss her. She was such a soft natured bird – a true Buff Orpington. I believe they are called the "lap-dog" of chickens.
I have tears in my eyes reading this – so lovely my friend, a special tribute to a special pet.
Thank you Marilyn – a garden buddy of note!
Oh thank you – you are so right – they feel like our children.
Aww, what a sweet tribute to Buffy! I know it's hard to say goodbye to creatures who've been a part of our lives for many years. Beautiful post.
She was special! What a character she was! Will miss her!
always so sad to lose a well-loved pet. A piece of our life goes missing.
You are so right! There is a hole in my heart!
So sorry Barbara! Lots of great memories though.
Thank you Alan – you have come to know Buffy and her antics! I will miss her!
Oh, Barbie! I am so sorry! What a beautiful post. I know she was special to you, and I can hear the love in your words. It's always hard to lose a friend – and our pets are indeed our friends.
Thank you Holley! So true!


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Q: HttpClient properties not being passed with DI I'm working on an ASP.NET Core 5.0 project which has a service that accesses an API.
Based on the code below, I'd expect the HttpClient supplied to ToornamentService's constructor to contain the declared BaseAddress and API key header.
However, when debugging, I noticed that the HttpClient never has either of those. BaseAdress is null, and the header is missing.
I've tried using an IHttpClientFactory instead of the typed client, but I end up with the same result.
What am I doing wrong?
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        services.AddTransient<ToornamentService>();
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A: Remove this line: services.AddTransient<ToornamentService>();
When you call AddHttpClient, it registers the service for you as transient.
So what you are doing is registering it twice. And since your transient registration is the last registration, that takes precedence over the AddHttpClient registration.

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Technavio's latest global stationery and cards market report highlights three key emerging trends predicted to impact market growth through 2020. Technavio defines an emerging trend as something that has potential for significant impact on the market and contributes to its growth or decline.
The key vendors in the market include, Office Depot, Staples, Top Culture, and Walmart. However, Hallmark and American Greetings make up for almost 80% of the greeting cards market. The other prominent vendors in the market include ACCO Brands, Adveo, Ardent Group, American Greetings, El Corte Inglés, Hallmark Cards, Herlitz, Kaut-Bullinger, Kokuyo, Lyreco, Metro, Ryman Group, and WH Smith.
"Vendors operating in the market provide a diversified range of products to appeal to a wider consumer base. Some of these vendors directly sell their products to end-users to reduce their reliance on retailers. They keep customers abreast of ongoing market trends by speaking of offers that aid branding and differentiation," says Abhay Sinha, one of Technavio's lead industry analysts.
"Being a discretionary product, stationery and cards vendors are largely affected by the economic outlook. To stay at a sizeable position in the market, vendors must therefore continuously innovate and provide new designs and utility of products," adds Abhay.
Licensing is a popular trend that has been around for quite some time. The concept of licensing allows diversity and propels sales in the market through new product launches. Global sales of licensed merchandise reached $157-billion in 2013, whereby Asia's emerging licensing market accounted for 12,7% of the world's total. It is a trend that is anticipated to find tremendous popularity in all new and emerging markets for cards and stationery.
Licenses dealing with cartoon characters, movies, mobile games, TV shows, and sports stars are particularly popular and are used in the marketing of basic stationery products. These products display new and unique designs that are familiar to the consumer base, and this further drives its demand. With children anticipated to gain a greater role to play in consumer decisions, this strategy will thereby cause a major turnaround for the market over the next four years. For instance, Staples teamed up with Nickelodeon to offer exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and SpongeBob SquarePants designs on stationery products.
Designs are being centered on value-addition with enhanced appeal and additional convenience. Manufacturers are transitioning in terms of functionalities of stationery and cards by innovating with new designs, formats, and models. For instance, a pin-less stapler creates holes in sheets and interlocks all of them, thereby eliminating the need to use pins and refills the stapler. Notebooks, pens, and inks in different colors are becoming design-led products, while doubling up as fashion accessories.
To enhance their connect with consumers, vendors in the market are incorporating new technologies in greeting cards and stationery to increase their revenues and make them more appealing to consumers. Vendors are also using digital mediums to communicate with their consumers. For instance, the Jackpen, a writing instrument, can be inserted into the headphone socket of a mobile phone. Hallmark Cards have come up with sound cards, lenticular cards, and cards that have a voice changer, 3D motion, and lights. Such cards come with premium price tags and have a good demand in the market.
Consumers are increasingly embracing lifestyles and processes that support green living. This is largely shaping buying pattern of individuals and commercial consumers, as they aim to consciously reduce the use of paper and paper-based products.
Vendors in the market are addressing this wave of environmental challenge by researching alternative materials and manufacturing products that are not only eco-friendly but are also functional and sophisticated. For instance, Glebe Cottage offers cards that use FSC-certified materials, alcohol-free printing process, vegetable-based inks, compostable bags, and green energy. Technavio researchers anticipate many similar product launches in the market over the next four years.


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The Advancement Project: On The Front Lines of the Voter ID Battle
There are few issues that tear at the basic fabric of democracy as much as the current assault by Republican-controlled state houses to enact voter photo ID laws, which are aimed at nothing more than restricting and suppressing eligible citizens from casting their vote. We have blogged about it here and we continue to urge citizens to stay engaged and fight back at every level possible.
The Advancement Project, a national organization based in Washington, D.C., has been one of the most vocal opponents of voter suppression laws. Their research, advocacy and unrelenting push to educate the media and the public about this topic is nothing short of spectacular. We urge you to visit their web site, and in particular their report What's Wrong With This Picture. The report provides some of the best analysis of the current situation and presents some of the most logical and reason-based arguments against voter ID legislation.
Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project, has been a frequent guest on MSNBC and other national media outlets. She recently shared her insights and knowledge with Wisdom Voices on this critical topic that threatens the very essence of our democracy.
Q. The Advancement Project does an excellent job documenting and "debunking" the myth of voter fraud. However, polling continues to show support for voter ID laws. Does the question get asked in a simple-minded way that ignores all parts of the issue? If so, can the Advancement Project provide simple information/talking points that combat the knee-jerk response of "sure, there should be ID in order to vote?"
A. The public has been misled to believe that voter fraud is rampant in this country and that photo ID is necessary to protect the integrity of elections. But the reality is voter fraud is a rarity in the United States, and voter impersonation at the polls, the only incident that could be prevented by these restrictive voter ID laws, is virtually nonexistent. An extensive analysis of data from all 50 states by the U.S. Justice Department under President Bush found that most instances of improper voting involve registration and eligibility issues, none of which would be prevented by a state photo ID restriction. One academic study found photo ID restrictions would prevent less than one fraudulent vote for every 1,000 legitimate voters who would be excluded from voting by the requirement.
The real impetus of these laws is partisan. They disproportionately target African Americans, Latinos, the elderly, the young and the disabled. These are the voters who turned out in large numbers in 2008 and largely voted Democratic. In addition, they are the voters least likely to vote for candidates who represent corporate interests over the interests of average working Americans. The laws are part of comprehensive campaign to deny the vote to millions for partisan gain – essentially sacrificing the health of our democracy to win elections. It is no coincidence that the states that passed these laws are among the top electoral battleground states. Already, 20 new laws in 14 states stand to impact 5 million eligible voters in 2012 – in states representing nearly 2/3 of the electoral votes needed to win the Presidency. In addition to the laws, there are the routine deceptive practices we see employed in election cycles ranging from robocalls in Maryland by Republican operatives to black voters telling them not to vote because their candidate already won on Election Day to flyers telling people that if they have traffic tickets or past due child support they are not allowed to vote or could be subject to arrest if they do. Finally, we see poll watchers being mobilized by the Tea Party and other right wing forces to intimidate voters and create long lines at the polls.
A frequent argument is that you need ID to fly on a plane, why not require one to vote. But the TSA's website explains one can board a plane without ID if s/he agrees to answer some questions to confirm his or her identity. (http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/acceptable_documents.shtm). Moreover, the TSA will allow travelers to present numerous forms of ID – an ID from another state, an expired driver's license, a student ID and other forms of ID that would not be acceptable to vote under voter ID proposals. Thus the question is less about whether voters should have to present identification – most are already required to – but rather, how restrictive the list of acceptable ID.
Judith Browne Dianis: Voter ID laws undermine the very pillar of our democracy – the right of every citizen to have access to the ballot box
What we say:
These laws are part of the largest legislative effort to turn back the clock on voting rights in our nation in over a century. They undermine the very pillar of our democracy – the right of every citizen to have access to the ballot box.
These laws restrict the types of identification one can present at the polls to non-expired, government-issued photo identification produced only by the state in which the voter is registered to vote (a driver's or non-driver's license) or by the federal government. Some require the voter's current address be listed. Often, Veteran's IDs, student IDs, out of state or expired licenses and other forms of ID that can effectively verify identity are not considered acceptable.
Contrary to popular belief, everyone does not have a current, state-issued ID. About 11 percent of Americans – 21 million people – lack the types of identification required by these laws, including 25 percent of African Americans, 15 percent of those earning less than $35,000, 18 percent of citizens age 65 or older and 20 percent of voters age 18 to 29.
Voter ID laws are the new poll taxes thanks in part to requirements that now make it much more difficult to get a state ID. While voters can get a state-issued ID for free, they must pay for underlying documents, such as certified birth certificates and social security cards, needed to prove legal presence, identity and residency. They are also expensive for cash-strapped states. Estimates show it will cost some states as much as $20 million to implement photo ID laws.
Photo ID laws are not the only roll-back of voting rights – state legislatures also passed laws to cut back early voting opportunities as well as placing restriction on voter registration, requiring proof of citizenship, among others.
These laws are being passed for partisan gain and are intended to keep groups who tend to vote Democrat from the polls. The states that passed changes to their voting laws account for 63% of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency – 171 votes. Of the 12 battleground states, 5 have passed restrictive voting legislation.
Q. Has the average citizen missed an important element of the story — that the "voter ID movement" is a coordinated effort by the Republicans, via ALEC? And if so, how can the word get out about this?
A. The average citizen has no idea of the corporate motives or the partisan forces behind these proposals. One way, we've attempted to educate the public is through a video we did with Brave New Foundation as part of the Koch Brothers Exposed series which has been viewed over 35,000 times. We are partnering with them in the release of the full-length film, which will expose the Koch Brothers' influence on a variety of policies, including voter ID.
We are also developing a portal on our website dedicated to voter protection and democracy where there will be an interactive map showing viewers what's happening in each state, ways to report voter intimidation, fact sheets and video that educate voters about the issue and, in cases where there are voter suppression laws we were unable to successfully challenge legally or overturn, how to get your voter ID. There will also be links to local and national organizations where people can get involved.
We will be partnering with various media to educate voters through public service announcements and special reports and will continue to blog and speak about this issue forcefully.
We have hosted one discussion around these laws on Twitter and plan to host more. Meanwhile, we urge people to spread the word through social and traditional media, at churches and in barbershops. It is urgent; our democracy and our voice is under unprecedented assault.
Q. With your emphasis on expanding voter opportunity, does fighting voter ID laws put you on the defensive, just trying to get us back to square one?
A. Voter ID laws do present a challenge, as they threaten to take us back to a time when people, particularly people of color, did not enjoy free and equal access to the ballot box. They are a huge step backwards. But we are fighting them as hard as we can and we are hopeful.
Last year voter ID laws were proposed in 35 states, we defeated them in all but eight. We petitioned the Justice Department with over 120,000 signatures to use its authority to block these laws a week before they stopped South Carolina's law from going into effect. And, we have filed lawsuits – one challenging Wisconsin's voter ID law under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and one in Missouri challenging a ballot initiative which would add a voter ID clause to the state's constitution. We've also filed suit in Pennsylvania just to get access to data on how many voters lack a state ID.
Editor's Note: On March 12, 2012, Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess found that the Wisconsin Photo ID restriction on voters is in strict violation of the state Constitution and issued a permanent injunction arguing that legally registered voters would be unconstitutionally barred from exercising their guaranteed right to vote under the Republican's new restrictive law.
Q. What keeps you hopeful – both short term and long term — regarding trying to stem the rise in voter suppression such as these ID laws?
A. We know that when ordinary people come together and raise their voice in unison, there is social change. We have already stopped scores of voter ID bills in over 25 states through grassroots coalitions unifying to protect our democracy. We know that the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Fannie Lou Hamer, Caesar Chavez and the millions of good people who have fought for social justice before us will inspire and strengthen our own resolve as we stand firm for democracy.
We have already debunked the right wing's claim that there was voter fraud – they now claim they just want to prevent it. But we are shining the spotlight through the media's attention. MSNBC has made it a major issue as have others, and the truth about the real motives behind these voter suppression laws is being exposed. The DOJ took the right stance in South Carolina and we are hopeful they will do the same in other states. And we have a number of strong legal challenges underway.
Editor's Note: On March 12, 2012, the DOJ blocked a Texas law similar to that of South Carolina.
Q. Can the significant cost of implementing voter ID laws — at a time when state budgets are stretched — be used as an effective tool to fight the trend?
A. Data showing how implementation of voter ID laws straps state budgets could certainly be used as an effective tool to fight the trend. Implementing photo ID laws could cost cash-strapped states $20 million or more to cover costs of providing ID to those who lack one, notifying all voters who lack ID, educating voters, training staff and poll workers, and increased administrative costs associated with implementation and processing the increase in provisional ballots cast by voters without the requisite ID. After it passed its photo ID law, Indiana spent more than $10 million just in provision of identification to needy voters. Taxpayers are being asked to support laws that are unnecessary and only serve to disenfranchise the most vulnerable in their communities.
Q. What can the average citizen do to keep this issue from coming up in their state? What can the average citizen do if it's already part of their state voter laws?
A. It is very important that they contact their legislators to encourage them to say no to these laws, write letters to the editor, organize through their own social media and get in contact with organizations that are fighting it.
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The internationally-acclaimed architecture firm Snøhetta has recently been selected to design two new art spaces in Australia and United States. Snøhetta will create the new Heysen Art Gallery in Adelaide- a rammed earth structure blending into the landscape and housing the works of renowned artists Hans and Nora Heysen. The studio was also selected to lead the expansion and re-design project for Dartmouth College Hopkins Center for the Arts, a vital creative hub for the New England Region.
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Tour the Technical Features of Snøhetta's New SFMOMA with WIRED
The story of the new Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco combines a number of compelling storylines: the expansion of a major museum to become the biggest space dedicated to modern art in the country; a new headline project for the much-lauded architectural firm Snøhetta; and the alteration (or lobotomization, depending on who you ask) of a modern classic in Mario Botta's original 1995 building. As such, it's been a big talking point recently, as the museum plans to reopen this Sunday.
However, while the media has talked a lot about galleries, external appearances and staircases, much less has been said of the project's innovative combined lighting and HVAC system, efficient six-layer windows and unprecedented use of fiber-reinforced-plastic on a building so tall. Enter WIRED, whose impressive article on the building takes us on a guided tour of the more technical aspects of the project, using a 3D model as a guide. Read their article in full here.
https://www.archdaily.com/787232/tour-the-technical-features-of-snohettas-new-sfmoma-with-wiredRory Stott
Critical Round-Up: Snøhetta's SFMOMA Extension
© Jon McNeal
Shoehorned into the narrow space behind Mario Botta's 1995 building, the Snøhetta-designed new wing of the SFMOMA was forced to go where few museums have gone before: up. Rising 10 stories into the San Francisco skyline, the new building nearly triples the amount of existing gallery space and adds a new entrance into what is now one of the world's largest buildings dedicated to modern art. As the museum is set to reopen to the public May 14th, the critics' takes are rolling in. Did the restrictive site inspire a unique design solution or limit the creative possibilities of the project? Read on to find out.
https://www.archdaily.com/786793/critical-round-up-snohettas-sfmoma-extensionPatrick Lynch
SFMOMA Expansion / Snøhetta
Architects: Snøhetta
Area Area of this architecture project Area : 460000 ft²
Manufacturers : Geometrik
Professionals : Atelier Ten, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, KPFF, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, BBI Engineering, +6
https://www.archdaily.com/786762/sfmoma-expansion-snohettaDaniela Cardenas
SFMOMA Tops Out
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has topped out its Snøhetta-designed extension, marking the halfway point in the museum's transformation. Rising behind SFMOMA's existing Mario Botta-designed building, the 10-story addition will add more than triple the amount of gallery space, 130,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor galleries, flexible performance art spaces and a dramatically expanded education program for students and teachers upon completion in 2016.
More images after the break...
https://www.archdaily.com/549493/sfmoma-tops-outKarissa Rosenfield
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden / Jensen Architects/Jensen & Macy Architects
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Architects: Jensen Architects/Jensen & Macy Architects
https://www.archdaily.com/117048/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-rooftop-garden-jensen-architectsjensen-macy-architectsKelly Minner


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"Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force, about 40 percent of the gross domestic product, and about 40 percent of foreign currencies acquired through exports. Although agriculture is a key part of the country's economy, the structure of the sector is vulnerable because it relies on rainfed agriculture during a roughly six-month rainy season. Droughts and other types of unseasonable weather pose risks for farmers. Under these conditions, irrigation development offers the promise of greater food security and the rural-area development by ensuring yearlong agricultural production."


This is a great drill combining two unsettled situations into one drill! Plus it works on ground balls, stick skills, and scoring! Youth, high school, even college players will love it.
We got this simple drill from Mike Brand, Head Coach at Reagan High School in San Antonio and Assistant Coach at Texas State University (MCLA DI, #1 in the Lone Star Conference). He runs it with his players twice a week, and they never get tired of it!
This is a great drill for creating scoring situations out of unsettled situations. Unsettled situations happen dozens of times per game, especially with youth and beginning players.
The drill starts with a Ground Ball then turns into a numbers-advantage scoring situation. Teach your players how to get the ball up off the ground and attack the goal quickly to make the most out of these extra scoring opportunities!
"Scoop it and move it!" Coach Brand and other top college coaches say you should always move the ball to an open teammate after a ground ball. Loose balls attract extra players. Get the ball up and away from trouble. You probably have an open teammate somewhere on the field.
Play Defense "from Inside-Out"! In situations where it doesn't look like your guys are going to win the ground ball, get back in the "Hole" and be ready to play Defense from a good position in the middle of the field, in between the ball and the goal.
Figure 1.) Start with two Attackers- one at "X" and one up top. Put one Defender on the Crease. Coach will start the rest of the players in two lines on either side of the field.
Keep the drill moving quickly! These unsettled situations don't last very long in games!
Make sure your players are getting the chance to play both sides of the ball- Offense and Defense. Developing well-rounded athletes is one of the most important things you do as a Coach!
Time all your drills and games! Keep time for your players' age and attention span.
Keep Score! Make your practices fun and competitive by keeping score in all your games and drills.
3-on-2 Funnel Drill: We love this great fast-scoring drill that teaches your players to get to good shooting positions in the "Funnel", right in front of the goal.
4-on-3 Fast Break Drill: If your players understand 3-on-2 situations, make sure they understand this very common game situation that happens multiple times every game.
5-on-4 Slow Break Ground Ball Drill: Another great ground ball unsettled situation drill. We saw one of the top NCAA teams run this drill on their first day of practice!
A huge thanks to Coach Mike Brand for sharing this drill with us. Let us know if you use this drill with your team!


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Mireille Cayre was a French gymnast who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games. She also participated at the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund. She later served gymnastics in several roles, working as a judge at the Olympics and other international competitions, and also as a sports administrator.
Cayre served as regional technical director on the Marne island from 1975-81. From 1975-78 she was commissioned in gym dance studies at the Paris Opera, and she then became a director in the Drôme-Ardèche from 1981-86. She was technical director in Auvergne from 1986-88, charged primarily with preparing juniors for the European Championships. Cayre stayed in Auvergne as a director from 1988-94, and then from 1994-2009 was technical director of the Central French Zone, before retiring at the end of 2009. In 2002, Cayre received the Gold Medal of Youth and Sports.
1968 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women Olympic =40 FRA Mireille Cayre
Team All-Around, Women Olympic France 7
Floor Exercise, Women Olympic =38 r1/2
Horse Vault, Women Olympic 23 r1/2
Uneven Bars, Women Olympic =69 r1/2
Balance Beam, Women Olympic =43 r1/2
1972 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women Olympic 53 r1/2 FRA Mireille Cayre
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The sport of luge made its Olympic débute in Innsbruck, 1964. It was overshadowed by the death of one of the competitors, as British slider Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki was killed in a training run.


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India and Japan: Potential to Transform the Asian Security Order
Home » Events » India and Japan: Potential to Transform the Asian Security Order
The Japan Foundation, New Delhi invites you to our upcoming lecture event – India and Japan: Potential to Transform the Asian Security Order.
The India-Japan bilateral relationship has achieved significant political currency in the past decade. However the relationship's potential to transform the Asian Security Order had been realised only recently when Prime Minister Modi was elected in India as was Prime Minister Shinzo Abe elected in Japan. Asia features the simultaneous rise of economic and political powers with civilisational histories. In this 'Asian Century' territorial and boundary disputes prosper in the maritime domain in comparison to the continental Westphalian geopolitics of the 'Atlantic Century'. Power and order in Asia since antiquity has been organised under China's Middle Kingdom, by Imperial Japan's nascent pronunciation of a 'Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere' and under U.S. 'hub and spoke' alliance system in the region.
Date : 8th January, 2016
Venue : The Japan Foundation, New Delhi
Speaker: Ms. Nidhi Prasad
Nidhi Prasad is pursuing her Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) at the Centre for East Asian Studies in the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is a Contributing Analyst at the Asia-Pacific desk for Wikistrat, a geostrategic crowd consultancy firm. She has previously interned at Centre for Air Power Studies. Her M.Phil dissertation thesis is titled, "Assessing Extended Nuclear Deterrence in the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance". In 2014 she was awarded the Okita Memorial Scholarship to Japan. She has worked on several research projects on Japanese foreign policy and has published articles in The Pioneer, Asia Times, Global Times and Defense and Diplomacy. Her areas of interest include- Japan's security policy, East Asian security affairs, nuclear deterrence, geopolitics and international relations. She holds a Graduate degree in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal University and a Bachelors' degree in English Literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
Young Scholars' Forum: A new Initiative by The Japan Foundation New Delhi to provide a platform to the young researchers to present and articulate their research and studies in the form of a lecture in a public forum.
If selected, the researchers also get a chance to publish their articles in a reputed educational magazine or journal.
For more info, email: query@jfindia.org.in, Ph: 011 2644-2967/68
Japanese teachers training course in Delhi
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On the Celtic calendar the Holly represents the month July 8 to August 4.
THE HOLLY, DARK GREEN, MADE A RESOLUTE STAND; HE IS ARMED WITH MANY SPEAR POINTS WOUNDING THE HAND.
In God form, the Holly is known as the Cu Chulain. The Holly is connected to the Major Arcana card, the Chariot in the Tarot deck. The lesson from the Chariot was that the past would be accepted and a new perspective would take hold for some type of movement. The experience lived have been difficult, but processed, and old forms are now outgrown so action occurs. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
On the Esbat, in July acknowledge the blessings which have been bestowed.
Show some type of appreciation for the people who support on a daily basis.
Thank them for their positive influence in your life.
Beneath the Full Moon take time to honor ancestors who have passed on into the Other World, who champion the cause to grow and mature to be the best you can be. Your spiritual family who inspire you to do their will and give courage and strength to face the unknown.
Be grateful for spring, the beginning of life; be grateful for summer, bask in the beauty; be grateful for fall, for the harvest; be grateful for winter, the cold barren lands that allow you to appreciate what's to come; be grateful for spring, the birth of life once again, sprung.


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GEMMA: I'VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO KISS
I'M A CELEB: PUCKER UP.. But hell-Bent on remembering..
Gemma Atkinson's footballer boyfriend Marcus Bent has a problem to tackle when he's reunited with her - because she's forgotten how to kiss.
After two weeks in the jungle the former Hollyoaks star, 23, is pining for 29-year-old Wigan Athletic striker.
When singer Cerys Matthews, 38, announced: "Kissing is the best thing," Gemma replied: "Ooh yes. You feel like you're so attached."
But then the actress added: "I've forgotten how to kiss someone properly. I miss someone asking if me if I'm OK in the morning - and having a cuddle.
"I'm a week away from seeing Marcus, and then I can get there. I've said I'm going to make more time for him at home.
"Marcus is very affectionate and he likes being comforting. I'd see him Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and he used to ask to see me on the Saturday too, but I'd say, 'I'm seeing my girl mates'. I didn't realise how much I'd miss him around, so I won't be doing that again. I don't want to let him out of my sight when I get back. I'm going to handcuff him to me."
Yesterday a spokesman at Wigan said Marcus didn't want to comment. Referring to the show, he added: "Marcus has blanked it completely."
Meanwhile, Christopher Biggins organised an I'm A Celeb pantomime, called Goldilocks and the Koala Bear.
He has been playing panto dames for decades and feared he would miss out this year. But a task set by show bosses let him direct his own show.
J was the koala bear, Cerys the nice fairy and Gemma played Goldilocks.
Biggins, 59, told them: "Surprise, surprise in this pantomime there's a wicked mother." Janice Dickinson replied: "That would be me, right?"
And Biggins said: "That would be you." Janice is now considering doing panto with Biggins next year. She said: "I'll do it with you if you'll teach me."
Biggins replied: "I just suddenly thought you would be wonderful. The role you would have to be is the wicked queen in Snow White - you would be a hoot."
HospitalsRetired soldier, 78, 'degraded' after hospital staff put nappy on him after fallJohn Winterburn, who served with the Royal Tank Regiment, had a fall during a holiday in Benidorm and was taken to Marina Baixa hospital in Villajoyosa - where he claims he was strapped to a bed
Love IslandLove Island's fans brand Callum a 'snake' after he lies to Shaughna about fancying RebeccaCallum Jones told a bare-faced lie to Shaugna Phillips about having the hots for new girl Rebecca Gormley


Why is NESE so loved by its students?
"At NESE I made friends not only among the students, but also among the amazing staff. These amazing people made me feel welcome, and made me happy every day!"
"Students at NESE easily take participate in some events at nearby Universities because of the great location in Harvard Square."
"I have already recommended and will continue to recommend NESE to any students who want a wonderful English learning experience!"
"NESE provides the best combination in an efficient education system: dedicated teachers who have excellent knowledge and an administrative team whose main goal is to help you."
"The teachers and administration are so nice and patient. There is no reason to feel nervous at NESE because they are warm and welcoming".
NESE has also been recognized by other educational institutions because of its excellence in English language instruction. One such example is illustrated below by the correspondence sent to NESE's Director, Martha Hall.
Greetings! My name is Molly Young, and I am the Assistant Director for International Affairs at Cambridge College. I am writing to you today to let you know how very impressed I have been with the staff, faculty, and overall operation of the New England School of English in Harvard Square.
We had a student in Fall 2013 who came to us with exceedingly poor English. He had been passed along to us by another ESL program, and was facing a full-time semester of undergraduate courses. We helped him apply to NESE and transfer so that he could improve his English before attempting our courses.
When he returned to us 8 months later, having studied full-time with NESE for those 8 months, he spoke beautiful, clear English. He has no trouble understanding what I or his professors say to him, and he can engage in comfortable conversation without difficulty.
This set the stage for this Fall term (2014). We had a group of Chinese students come to our program, supposedly with sufficient English proficiency. This was not the case. Based on the previous student's success, we decided to recommend NESE to this group as well.
NESE provided us with unprecedented support, sending us applications in Chinese language (so the students did not struggle with completing the apps), processing the applications very quickly, and welcoming the students with a well-organized and friendly Orientation on their first day.
Half of that group is now, after five months of study, ready to begin our academic courses, and the rest of the group should be ready for our courses this summer. Lindsay Costa has been my primary contact for all of these students, and she has been just marvelous: her patience and organization are an absolute blessing, and have made this entire experience so much more positive than I was afraid it would be.
I am so pleased that we have such a wonderful institution so close to Cambridge College. I look forward to recommending NESE to my students and their friends/family members in the future.
"Studying English at NESE was one of the best professional, academic, and personal experiences that I have ever had."
"I will tell you, if you want to learn English, it is a good idea to learn English at NESE. You get what you want."
great new life experiences, new friends and new prospects for their future. We call these messages "NESE's Love Letters", and we have published some of them here as a way of saying, "thank-you" to our students for their warm appreciation of NESE, its staff, and its teachers.


How Many American Airlines Miles Are Needed To Fly To Europe?
Are you looking to fly American Airlines and pay with miles? As a large domestic carrier, American Airlines is a popular option because of their numerous routes between North America and Europe. Plus, they don't charge a fuel surcharge on long-haul flights.
It's also possible to book American Airlines award flights with miles. To get more mileage from each point, keep some of these suggestions in mind when planning your trip.
With American award flights (and any carrier for that matter), you will still pay any fees and taxes for award flights.
How Much Does It Cost To Fly To Europe?
American Airlines offers a fixed mileage award chart. You pay the same amount of miles whether you fly from New York or California to Europe. However, American has three different pricing tiers they can charge based on demand for certain routes.
Although you can enjoy discount rates flying during the off-peak season, the best everyday award rate is the MileSAAver award tier. This is the cheapest rate for main cabin, business and first class seats.
When the discount MileSAAver Awards aren't available, you must pay the AAnytime price. American Airlines currently has two levels with Level 2 requiring more points. You will pay notably more for these award seats.
You can search for American Airlines award flights on AA.com. Simply click "Redeem Miles" to pay with points instead of cash.
In the search screen, you will see flight options for American and their partner airlines (expect to pay a fuel surcharge if you fly partners British Airways or Iberia across the ocean). To avoid this carrier-imposed fee, fly an American-operated flight to Europe.
If you need a connecting flight inside Europe, you can use these oneworld partners for intra-Europe flights without paying the fuel surcharge.
The cheapest way to book American Airlines award flights with points is during the off-peak season. For Europe, the off-peak dates are usually between November and mid-March.
During this time, you can book main cabin seats for 22,500 miles each way (45,000 miles roundtrip). This saves you at least 15,000 miles roundtrip if you fly during peak season. But, this discount only applies to main cabin seats.
You still pay the regular rate if you fly Business or First Class.
If you own a travel rewards card that earns Chase Ultimate Rewards or American Express Membership Rewards, you can use your credit card points to book American Airlines award flights. This is possible by transferring your points to British Airways Executive Club and converting your points into Avios.
Log into your British Airways account to search for flights. If some are available with points, compare the rates. It's possible these award flights can be cheaper than booking directly through American Airlines.
For instance, you might be able to find off-peak transatlantic flights for 20,500 Avios plus $208 in fees and taxes for a main cabin seat. Your fees and taxes are higher when booking through British Airways, but you spend fewer Avios. If the numbers make sense, it's something to keep in mind.
Note that it can be easier to redeem Avios for American Airlines award flights instead of American's own frequent flyer miles.
Although British Airways has the carrier-imposed fuel surcharge between $700 and $1,000, British Airways first class can be worth the added expense. The British Airways premium cabin experience can be better than American Airlines depending on the plane, and premium cabin award availability is easier to come by.
Flying on the elite 787-9 Dreamliner fleet lets you enjoy one of the most comfortable first-class experiences flying to Europe. In fact, this fleet only has 8 seats instead of the usual 14. So, you may need to act fast to claim an open seat.
Expect to pay 85,000 miles each way plus taxes and fees for a first class seat. Otherwise, the British Airways business class is a worthy alternative and only costs 57,500 miles each way.
You can book these flights directly through the American Airlines website.
Throughout 2019, American Airlines is adding new nonstop routes between the United States and Europe. Being one of the first to book can help you secure the discount MileSAAver rate.
Changes are coming to the AAdvantage loyalty program in 2019. When it comes to flying from Europe, Canada is now in the same zone as the contiguous 48 U.S. states. This change went into effect January 16, 2019.
If you're flying from Canada to Europe, you will most likely pay fewer miles than before. For example, you save 10,000 miles each way on main cabin MileSAAver award seats. Additionally, you'll pay about 5,000 fewer miles each way when flying business or first class.
American Airlines can save you points if you can find an off-peak flight. When flying an American-operated flight to Europe, you can avoid those hefty fuel surcharges that British Airways and Iberia partner flights charge you, even when booking with American Airlines miles.


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Celtic fully deserved to be Scottish Premiership champions, says manager Neil Lennon
Celtic fully deserved to be crowned Scottish Premiership winners for their consistency during a season cut short by the COVID-19 crisis, manager Neil Lennon has said.
Reuters May 19, 2020 11:40:22 IST
File image of Celtic's manager Neil Lennon (C) and players. AFP
Celtic were declared champions for a record-equalling ninth successive campaign on Monday after the season was ended early because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. They were 13 points ahead of Rangers, who had played a game less.
"Of course it's fully deserved," Lennon told the BBC. "We won 26 out of 30 games, scored 89 goals, we were absolutely rampant throughout the season.
"We were so consistent, played brilliant football. Even at the turn of the year when questions were being asked, they found the answers and smashed the second half of the season. As a squad they've been magnificent."
Celtic won nine consecutive league trophies from 1965-1974, a feat matched by Rangers from 1989-1997 and Lennon said his team was primed for another title tilt next season.
"Even when I took over and we got to eight, people were talking about 10," added Lennon, who took the reins at Celtic for a second time and was confirmed as permanent boss in May last year.
"We can go for 10 now, because I know that's been on the tip of a lot of our supporters' tongues."
Brazil consider breaking taboo, hire foreign coach for national team
There are potential Brazilian candidates, but none have garnered widespread support.
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich held at RB Leipzig as league returns
Bayern Munich will still finish the ongoing Bundesliga round as outright table leaders, regardless of other results.
Chelsea add PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke to spending spree
Noni Madueke scored 20 times in 80 appearances for PSV since joining the Dutch giants in 2018.
OCEAUNZ, official matchball for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup revealed. All you need to know
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be played in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August.
Jurgen Klopp urges Liverpool to go back to basics
Liverpool have lost six times in the league this season and the Brighton debacle, coming hot on the heels of a woeful defeat at Brentford, has increased the sense of crisis enveloping Anfield.
How AIFF can deliver on promises made in 'Vision 2047' roadmap
Experts including a former Indian footballer, administrator, coach and broadcaster weigh in on the challenges AIFF will face in implementing its 'Vision 2047' roadmap and how they can be tackled.
Arsenal seal swoop for Brighton forward Leandro Trossard
Leandro Trossard agreed a "long-term" contract as Arsenal bolstered their attacking options in their bid to win the title for the first time since 2004.
Juventus docked 15 points in suspect transfer trial
Juventus drop down from third to 10th place on just 22 points, 15 from the top four positions in Italy Serie A.


Behind the many accolades SGIA has received is the undeniable fact that the specialty graphics industry in general, and the wide-format digital graphics industry in particular, is the current epicenter of today's printing industry. The purpose of this article is to define why.
This year's SGIA Expo in Las Vegas was a sight to behold. I arrived at the event prepared to be amazed, and the results certainly exceeded my expectations. Exhibitors were happy, attendees were in a buying mood, and the "buzz" on the Expo floor was one of optimism and possibility. Behind the many accolades SGIA has received from all quarters of the broader graphics communications industry-"great show," "really busy," "lots of excitement"-is the undeniable fact that the specialty graphics industry in general, and the wide-format digital graphics industry in particular, is the current epicenter of today's printing industry. The purpose of this article is to define why.
A common reality in today's printing environment is that things are not what they once were. Yes, "print" is alive, but it is different. Today, the broader idea of "print" has expanded to include specialty products, innovative short-run and mass-customization projects, and the use of myriad platforms from which to convey a message. The heyday of direct mail is over, given increasing postal rates and the recent quantum shift toward both online marketing and purchasing. "Cheap print," based on massive print runs, is quickly becoming a thing of the past. The new opportunity in "print," is based on thoughtful, targeted, creatively executed campaigns and innovative conveyance of corporate brands, The many products either produced or embellished by the specialty graphics industry-and its related technologies-present a hotspot in today's new opportunity.
The specialty graphics community presents much more than ink-on-paper solutions. Sure, ink is a critical factor, but the materials used within this industry segment allow for the presentation of graphics on interior surfaces such as walls, floors and windows; outdoor surfaces such as sidewalks, shelters and buildings; and mobile surfaces such as cars, buses and even airplanes. We're talking glass, metals, plastics, rigid and flexible, opaque and translucent. In fact, the thoughtful combination of ink and media/substrate can present vast opportunities for new, creative applications. The spoils go to those who can make these combinations profitable.
Creativity abounds in today's specialty graphics industry, as enterprising companies find novel ways to print and present materials to convey visual messages in unexpected ways. It is because of this creative opportunity that specialty imagers are able to locate lucrative niche areas where the profit-reducing effects of commoditization are less present. The driver for this reality is variety: variety in expertise, variety in choices for customers, variety in ways to sell. The takeaway is that this segment of print is ripe with opportunity, and the opportunity has never been more available.
Back in the 90s, any company looking to enter, say, the large-format graphics market would be forced toward complicated analog processes and technologies-and at a great cost. Since the rise of digital printing, accessing the wide-format market has become easier due to commonalities in digital prepress. Today, for many companies approaching specialty graphics from the commercial printing industry, the possibilities of new technologies and end products represent a bridge to new opportunity with profit potential. If you are looking to specialty graphics markets and products as a way to strengthen an existing print business, please know that while opportunity is available, competition can be fierce.
In today's increasingly competitive printing industry-and especially in commercial print sectors-fierce competition has led many print service providers to differentiate themselves from the competition, but with only one tool in their toolbox: price. While some companies have chosen to play a nobody-wins, rush-to-the-bottom price game, often with less than favorable outcomes, others have sought to differentiate themselves by widening the range of services they can offer their customers. But increasing services is an ongoing game of cat and mouse, where innovative companies enjoy a brief advantage before the rest of their industry catches up. Today, the opportunity for differentiation via specialty graphics is strong for those who navigate it successfully.
As an industry segment, specialty graphics was once held together by a common print process: screen printing. But as digital printing-and wide-format inkjet in particular-revolutionized the segment, something amazing happened. Specialty graphics became galvanized instead by something farther upstream than a printing process: the digital file. Think of it. In today's post-analog printing world, it is the digital file that is the common denominator. From there, the work branches down in a complex decision tree of materials choices, imaging technologies, ink systems, and finishing technologies, resulting in any of the many end products created or embellished by specialty imagers.
Last month, I had the honor of presenting on the specialty imaging industry at the Print Buyer's International Print & Media Conference in Chicago. Throughout the presentation, I was impressed by the interest level of the attendees, and their desire to build their skills and begin to more broadly specify specialty imaging jobs, and I was pleased to help them better understand the segment. Further, they learned that all wide-format printers are not alike, and just because a print service provider has a wide-format inkjet device does not necessarily mean they can produce vehicle wraps, soft signage, or printed wallpaper. It is the depth of these very details that was on display in Las Vegas. All these choices, all these technologies and all these materials were on display. If you we there, you saw specialty graphics in its wide-format, full-color, highly-diversified glory. If you weren't there, then we'll see you next year in Orlando, October 23–25, 2013.


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Last of the Romantics
He's a tough defensive coordinator for the Steelers, but behind the sidelines, Dick LeBeau is a softie
by Gene Collier
Photo by John Heller
Maybe there never was anything even remotely innocent about football, and to be clear, that's just an introductory reflection, not a lament on any recent spasm of cheerleader high jinks, or low jinks as the case may be.
But if football ever had an age of innocence, it's ancient enough to have ended prior to the release of the film "Horsefeathers," in 1932.
The Marx Brothers, after all, scouring the vicinity of Huxley College for a couple of able footballers in that little Depression Era epic, went first to a speakeasy, and even though Zeppo eventually celebrated a Harpo touchdown in the big game against Darwin by slapping the bro' on the back and yipping, "Oh that's marvelous!", the essential nastiness of this sport has been perfectly evident even to cultural powerbrokers for more than 70 years.
That's why you've got to be grateful for Dick LeBeau.
Sixty-eight years on the planet, 47 in the ferociously competitive National Football League as a player and a coach, and now eight with the Steelers in two separate ultra-strategical deployments somehow have not so much as flaked the bedrock mid-American innocence of Charles Richard LeBeau.
Known in these parts mostly as the architect of defensive systems that helped take Bill Cowher's team to the Super Bowl a decade ago and could well take it back, LeBeau continues to combine a militarist's tactical aptitude with the nurturing calm of a spring evening in small-town Ohio.
In a game whose video image and contemporary soul is dominated by raging megalomaniacs on the sidelines and screeching narcissists between them, LeBeau is a soft breeze warming a freshly painted gazebo in Anytown, USA.
No such study has been done, but it's a good bet that a clinical 98 percent of football coaches would bristle at being called a romantic. Among football coaches old enough to have learned the brutal art of it at the knee of Pattonesque former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, as LeBeau did, the percentage would doubtless be higher.
And though Dick LeBeau isn't called one, he is one: a romantic. "Unquestionably," he said. "Incurably."
This was on a recent Wednesday, in a conversation in the Steelers' cafeteria, where LeBeau reflexively avoided the presumption that he has anything interesting to say, but not the notion that the questioner is possibly the more interesting person in the dialogue. It's another modern sports dynamic that he turns completely upside down, and it is completely false. LeBeau is the most interesting guy in most any room, at least any room in which you can shove aside his humility.
"When you're shooting pool in a Philippine jungle with Michael Caine, and you've come from a town of 7,000," LeBeau said, "well, I guess something's gone right."
There, that's better.
So yes, there's that Michael Caine story, among his hundreds. LeBeau was Caine's stunt double in the 1970 film "Too Late The Hero," and for someone who'd grown up in an almost childlike wonder of the movies ("The Wizard of Oz" remains his favorite), a fleeting role in "Too Late The Hero" is prominent among the badges of honor LeBeau never seems to wear even figuratively.
"Robert Aldrich, the director, was a big football fan, and he was really hot at the time," LeBeau remembers. "He'd directed 'What Ever Happened To Baby Jane' and 'The Dirty Dozen.' Anyway, Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson were supposed to be running from a Japanese officer, across this open space. Aldrich knew it was going to be 98 degrees out there and we'd be out there for three weeks or more, so he started looking for athletes, mostly for their endurance. I was Michael Caine in that scene, and Robertson was played by [former NFLer] Pat Studstill."
In Leonard Maltin's 2005 Movie Guide, the capsule review (three stars) of the film describes "two reluctant soldiers (Robertson, Caine) sent on a suicide mission on a Pacific island during WW2."
To Dick LeBeau, it probably doesn't seem that long ago that people who'd been sent on suicide missions were at least presumed to be reluctant, just as he can't seem too far removed from a time when, if you told somebody you played both ways at Ohio State, no one mistakenly figured you to have something in common with Sheryl Swoopes.
But the narrative surely stretches a long, long way back to London, Ohio, the town 100 minutes southwest of Columbus and 100 miles deep in mid-20th century Americana. LeBeau's idea of a football dynasty is the 1951 London High Red Raiders, quarterbacked through a sun-speckled autumn by his older brother Bob. Their father, an accountant, worked as an auditor for the state for 40 years.
"As auditors do, he liked things to balance at the end of the day," LeBeau said. "He was very principled. He thought honest was the best thing you could be, and that your name was the best thing you had." Though his father died 10 years ago, his mother, now 92 and still in London, hangs on every Steelers snap to this day, even to the other side of midnight if Monday Night Football makes it necessary.
"She's proud of him," Brandon LeBeau said into a cellphone on an Ohio-to-Pittsburgh drive for a recent Steelers game. "And he's proud of her. She's such a trooper."
Brandon LeBeau, 27, only son of Dick and Nancy LeBeau, worked for his dad for a time while Dick was head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. One of his primary roles now is to recommend, screen, collect, and arrange some viewings of contemporary films, the kind his dad rarely has time to enjoy in a profession that has steadily devolved into 28-hour work days.
"In the off-season he'll go on these little DVD-buying sprees, bring home five or six and order up a pizza," Brandon said. "It'll be mostly older films, like 'The Great Race' (1965), or something with Peter Lorre. But we've watched 'Collateral.' That's the kind of film he talks to the players about."
There was a period when he was merely one of the game's great defensive players (his 62 interceptions from 1959 until 1972 are still a Detroit Lions record, and his 171 consecutive starts at cornerback an NFL best), when there wasn't much about the movies Dick LeBeau didn't know.
"Do you know where we got the word 'Oz'?" he asked recently. "Frank L. Baum noticed that one of the drawers of a filing
cabinet was labeled 'O to Z'. That's probably my favorite (he can recite entire passages), but I like anything with John Wayne, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, any classic Bogart — 'The Maltese Falcon.'"
Lotta tough guys there for an incurable romantic.
"Well, I like Clark Gable, too, but I don't know what you'd call him. And Alan Ladd, who was only 5-4. When he was opposite Sophia Loren ("Boy On A Dolphin" — 1957), he had to stand on a box."
There is a conspicuous omission here, it turns out.
"James Dean is his all-time favorite," Brandon said. "Dean is his guy. That's always been a fall-back position for me. If you can't think of something to get Dad, you can always pick up a James Dean calendar or something."
James Dean's Porsche crashed and killed him three weeks after Dick LeBeau's 19th birthday. Dean made only three films, but his "Rebel Without A Cause" persona became iconic, and the actor lives as some indelible symbol of youthful alienation and rebellion. It wasn't the kind of persona you brought to Hayes' 1956 Ohio State national championship team, so it doesn't really reconcile itself in a LeBeau profile, except perhaps as a symptom of acute broad-mindedness.
LeBeau's intense interest in the movies has active parallels in his love for music, for golf, for performance, for life.
"It's certainly not inaccurate to call him a romantic," Brandon said. "But the term I always think of is modern-day Renaissance Man. As much as he's into films, he's even more into music. He's played the guitar for as long as I can remember. When he was a player with the Lions, he was on the Bob Hope NFL Stars Variety Show. He and a teammate, Joe Schimdt, even made a record. By the time I found it, we didn't have a record player any more. He's very gifted musically. He can listen to a CD, write it out on a chart, and teach himself to play it. But he's had no formal training that I'm aware of. He can play a wide range of things. He'll play Springsteen songs, songs by Merle Haggard. There was a group that was popular when I was in high school, the Samples. He even learned some of their stuff."
Seasonally, golf throbs just as intensely on another parallel. LeBeau plays often enough and well enough to have once made holes in one seven days apart, one at Diamond Run in the North Hills, the second near Cincinnati. While most of his modern players might be only slightly aware of LeBeau's other interests even as they revere him as one of the game's great contemporary strategists (Steelers linebacker Larry Foote, lunging for appropriate metaphors, once said of LeBeau: "It's a chess match out there, and he's always ahead of the 8 ball"), all of them know him equally as much for an annual ritual in which he recites from memory, in the locker room, "The Night Before Christmas."
"It's outstanding!" said Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney. "And the players, you figure, well, they're not going to pay any attention, but they love it! He doesn't read it, he just does it. He feels it. I guess you could say he's somewhat idealistic. I think that captures him."
In his football life, it is probably enough that LeBeau is widely recognized for his inspired, innovative strategies and his ability to communicate the intricacies of one of the league's most sophisticated defenses (coming into this season, Cowher's career record was 79-33 with LeBeau on his staff, 50-44-1 without him), but what stuns the game's long-time observers is the durability and adaptability of his communication skills.
How in the world can Dick LeBeau relate to athletes two generations and 12 sensibilities removed from his idyllic mid-American launch coordinates?
"I've lived their life," he says. "I'm blessed because we have this common denominator in that the essence of the game hasn't changed. Knute Rockne, with a few adjustments, could be as successful a coach today as he was at Notre Dame. I'm a bridge for these guys to those times. I'm seeing the same things. I've lived their life. Athletes haven't changed that much. They're proud of themselves and proud of their families."
That, of course, is too easy. Dick LeBeau hasn't lived Joey Porter's life, growing up in Bakersfield, Calif., in the '80s, taking a bullet in the buttocks outside a Colorado night club, playing a game so fast and violent that players like him and Larry Foote now know the modern football theater somehow requires a steady stream of trash talk between the huddles.
"You can call him an idealist, even a romantic, but you have to throw in a little realist too," said Steelers assistant coach Darren Perry, who has both played for and coached with LeBeau. "He knows what the game is and what it means and how it relates to real life and the harsh realities of real life. He understands that there are going to be outside factors that can affect you psychologically, and that are going to affect your mental approach, and players respect him for it, as opposed to a coach who'll say, 'you didn't do that what was expected, and I don't care why you didn't do it, I only know you didn't.'"
But the harsh reality of LeBeau's professional life is that his communicative magic, strategical genius, and athletic superiority have been consistently lauded but never historically validated. He has never worn a championship ring. He is not, though it is likely a miscarriage of logic, in the Hall of Fame.
"He's one of those guys you talk about all the time that really, really should be in there," said Rooney of the Canton shrine that has honored both him and his father. "Just for (the scope of) his participation, and the fact that he's been successful at everything."
LeBeau would never second that opinion out loud. That wouldn't be him.
"I'm a Midwestern guy who thinks that if there's a guy walking around saying, 'I should in the Hall of Fame,' you know, there's something wrong with that person," LeBeau said. "To me the Hall of Fame is my little town. They put my name on the corporate sign at the edge of town, 'Home of Dick LeBeau.' To me, that's the supreme compliment. I have a picture of me and my mom by that sign."
Such is LeBeau's essential Oz-quest, which is not, as we've all learned, for Oz, but for home. Home is where he remembers going to his grandparents and Christmas time and stringing popcorn and absorbing the kind of simple virtues that have sustained him across the decades.
"I know there aren't a lot of people my age who believe in Santa Claus, but I do," he said. "There is a Santa Claus. He exists in all our hearts. It's always been that way."
If all you could say about football today was that it's long had a place in its dark, cold heart for someone like Dick LeBeau, that would be enough to encompass all that's good about it.
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Gene has written about sports and politics for 30 years. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in distinguished social commentary. With Rob Zellers, he is co-author of the one-man play "The Chief," based on the life of Steelers founder Art Rooney.
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Limerick gardai called to intervene as activist attempts to block entrance to Gas Networks site
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GARDAI were called to the scene of a protest at the Gas Networks Ireland site after an environmental activist blocked its entrance in a bid to prevent the transport of coal tar substances off-site.
Sinead Jackson, from Annacotty, stood at the entrance of the Dock Road site all day Monday and Tuesday morning, until members of Henry Street gardai were forced to intervene.
The sole protester said she was "standing strong" in solidarity with residents and businesses who have lodged complaints against the company over the emission of odours in recent weeks.
Gas Networks Ireland is currently in the completion phase of "soil stabilisation" on three acres on O'Curry Street and the Dock Road, in a bid to make the site ready for commercial development.
As part of the multi-million euro project, 80,000 litres of coal tar is to be taken off-site in tanks and will be shipped to Finland via the Limerick Docks, a spokesperson for Gas Networks Ireland confirmed.
This contaminated material is a common by-product of historical gas making, which had occurred at this site from the 1850s until the 1970s.
The coal tar, which was stored in tanks, remained on site which is why Gas Networks Ireland was remediating the soil.
Ms Jackson told the Leader she "refused to move" until the gardai arrived, adding: "It's very disappointing that it has to get to the point that I have to be arrested."
A spokesperson for the gardai said that members attended the scene at 8.30am on Tuesday.
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"One protestor was blocking an entrance and was asked to move by gardai. They complied immediately, no further action."
The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] has received 77 complaints in relation to these works, many of which are in relation to the emission of odours, which have affected a number of residents and businesses in the area.
However, Gas Networks Ireland has moved to reassure residents that they are putting "safety at the heart of everything we do" and have previously said that the odours are "not toxic".
"We monitor air quality on the site and in the surrounding streets on a regular basis to ensure the safety of the public, our neighbours to the site, our workers and all visitors to the area. This screening has not detected any air quality issues that would have occupational or a public health impact."
A spokesperson for the EPA said that the site is still under investigation, and that they are preparing an updated status report on the works.
"During EPA site visits, we have confirmed that all of the excavation, mixing and relaying activities that are carried out as part of the remediation works have the potential to generate hydrocarbon odours on the site. These odours can cause offsite impacts if they are conducted in unfavourable weather conditions.
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Soldiers Train to Detect, Defend Against Electronic Warfare
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. --
Knowing your location and the location of the enemy is paramount on the battlefield, and with the advent of satellites and GPS, soldiers can pinpoint their positions down to the meter. But what happens when that signal is jammed?
Oscar Hernandez, second from left, a training specialist from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Agency, shows Ohio Army National Guardsmen from the 1487th Transportation Company how to detect electromagnetic interference on an AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, commonly known as a DAGR, June 23, 2018, during annual training at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. This training provides soldiers guidance in the event they encounter a contested electronic warfare environment. Ohio Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden
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Ohio Army National Guardsmen trained here with a team from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to identify and mitigate electronic warfare measures that target GPS systems.
"There are adversaries out there with the capability to deny, degrade and disrupt our capabilities," said Army Capt. Kyle Terza, chief of home station training for USASMDC. "The threat is out there and, while we may not be facing it right now, if we are looking towards the future, we have to be trained and ready to operate without it."
Terza's team provides training and resources to soldiers maintaining communication and data networks and those out in the field who are most likely to encounter electronic warfare.
"We've been so focused on counterinsurgency, it's good to train for dealing with adversaries with comparable technologies," said Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Merzke, a squad leader with the Ohio Army National Guard's 1487th Transportation Company, located in Piqua, Ohio. "It's out there and we need to know how to deal with it."
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Most soldiers are familiar with the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, or DAGR, commonly referred to as a "dagger." It's a hand-held GPS receiver that is used in conjunction with many Army systems such as satellite receivers and battlefield command systems, but how they work is a mystery to many.
"A majority of our younger soldiers have probably never even heard of electronic warfare or have been exposed to it," Terza said. "It was a great training opportunity for them."
Soldiers were able to get hands-on with their DAGRs, learning how to recognize when they were being jammed and how to mitigate the electromagnetic interference. With the team from USASMDC offering guidance, soldiers were able to triangulate and find the device that was blocking their signals.
"This is stuff we need to know to be able to train better … to keep [soldiers] safe and bring them home alive," Merzke said.
By the end of the training, the soldiers had learned enough to be able to bring the instruction back to their units to help others understand the challenges and how to adapt.
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Why did Lebanon ban the new film Wonder Woman, and why does this new superhero make anti-Semites nervous? Here's the secret behind Wonder Woman.
Why did Lebanon ban the new film Wonder Woman, and why does this new superhero make anti-Semites nervous? Here's the secret behind Wonder Woman: she's an Israeli, and proud of it.
Already a massive success, D.C. Comics Wonder Woman has been drawing lots of attention. This is partially due to the controversies that have arisen around Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress playing Diana Prince, and her outspoken, Zionist stance. Much like the character she portrays, Gadot has weathered the many attacks against her beliefs and continued to speak her mind.
As an act of protest, Lebanon chose to ban the showing of Wonder Woman within their country. The producers of Wonder Woman refused to let Gadot's response to the Lebanon ban go public, but she continues to speak of her home and upbringing with pride and will likely continue to do so regardless of anyone's response.
Her love for her country is by no means unrequited. Just before the release of the film, the Azrieli towers in Tel Aviv lit up with the message "We are proud of you, Gal Gadot. Our Wonder Woman." A courageous and outspoken woman who is unafraid to live by her own values, Gadot is sure to inspire individuals and nations alike for years to come.