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Those are 3 great islands. Corfu is much more green than Crete and Santorini and does have a different feel (more Italian but it’s no where near Turkey). The trouble with doing all 3 is that Corfu is on the opposite side of Greece from Crete and Santorini so you’d need to fly via Athens. It’s better for most people to visit another Cycladic island (Naxos, Paros, Milos, Folegandros) instead of splitting up their trip between the two sides of the country.
That’s just the point. This craggy Cycladic island has always attracted loners, hikers, divers and pilgrims, who shuffle up the cliff face to the Monastery of Hozoviotissa, a sliver of white dangling 300 metres above the sea. The water here is a million shades of blue and so startlingly clear you can see every sea urchin lurking on the rocky shore. Even the sage-scented hiking trails are called Blue Paths, because the sea and sky are visible in all directions.
Yes, it’s possible. Get the SeaJet ferry from Athens to Mykonos. It should arrive at 9:30am or shortly after. You’ll have to hurry to store you’re luggage at the Sea and Sky travel agency across from the Old Port and then buy tickets for Delos. The last ferry to Delos leaves at 11am or maybe 11:30am. Ferry to Delos is about 30 minutes. Last ferry back is at 3pm which will give you plenty of time before the last ferry of the day to Naxos (at 6:15pm on SeaJet). All the ferries mention here use the Old Port. Don’t book any ferries that use the New Port or you’ll have trouble making the connections.
Hi Dave! I’m planning my honeymoon for early September, starting from Santorini. I’d like to hit Naxos, Paros and finally Milos before returning to Athens. Is this order of islands doable? I’m most concerned about ferries being available to each of the islands, especially Paros to Milos. Are ferries routinely available daily in September? Also, for all these islands would three full days each be too much or not enough? My wife and I aren’t into nightlife, just looking for relaxation, great beaches, beautiful water and amazing food! Thanks!
Other factors, such as surface transport facilities and onward connections, will also affect the relative appeal of different airports and some long distance flights may need to operate from the one with the longest runway. For example, LaGuardia Airport is the preferred airport for most of Manhattan due to its proximity, while long-distance routes must use John F. Kennedy International Airport's longer runways.
The United States, Australia, and to a lesser extent Brazil, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Japan have "deregulated" their airlines. In the past, these governments dictated airfares, route networks, and other operational requirements for each airline. Since deregulation, airlines have been largely free to negotiate their own operating arrangements with different airports, enter and exit routes easily, and to levy airfares and supply flights according to market demand. The entry barriers for new airlines are lower in a deregulated market, and so the U.S. has seen hundreds of airlines start up (sometimes for only a brief operating period). This has produced far greater competition than before deregulation in most markets. The added competition, together with pricing freedom, means that new entrants often take market share with highly reduced rates that, to a limited degree, full service airlines must match. This is a major constraint on profitability for established carriers, which tend to have a higher cost base.
U.S. citizens don’t need a passport to explore this trio of Caribbean islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix). While the 133-square-mile chain has history in spades — Christopher Columbus touched down in 1493 — 2017 marks a banner year as the USVI celebrates its Centennial, with special events (festivals, parades and presumably lots of rum cake) continuing throughout the year. Also historic, Caneel Bay, the 60-year-old, 170-acre escape in St. John’s Virgin Islands National Park founded by environmentalist and preservationist Laurance Rockefeller, just celebrated its diamond anniversary. The property is bringing back the original beauty of its pared-down, 1950s-inspired Scandinavian style.
A more recent development is the airline alliance, which became prevalent in the late 1990s. These alliances can act as virtual mergers to get around government restrictions. Alliances of airlines such as Star Alliance, Oneworld, and SkyTeam coordinate their passenger service programs (such as lounges and frequent-flyer programs), offer special interline tickets, and often engage in extensive codesharing (sometimes systemwide). These are increasingly integrated business combinations—sometimes including cross-equity arrangements—in which products, service standards, schedules, and airport facilities are standardized and combined for higher efficiency. One of the first airlines to start an alliance with another airline was KLM, who partnered with Northwest Airlines. Both airlines later entered the SkyTeam alliance after the fusion of KLM and Air France in 2004.
Though this country has some 322 islands, less than a third are inhabited. Most of the action happens in the western islands, but no matter where you go, this is heaven. Any time the name Fiji is heard, visions of beaches and tropical ocean dance in people’s head. There’s a good reason for that – because this place is one of the best places to go in the world, and with so many islands, you’re bound to find one you like.
In 1926, Alan Cobham surveyed a flight route from the UK to Cape Town, South Africa, following this up with another proving flight to Melbourne, Australia. Other routes to British India and the Far East were also charted and demonstrated at this time. Regular services to Cairo and Basra began in 1927 and were extended to Karachi in 1929. The London-Australia service was inaugurated in 1932 with the Handley Page HP 42 airliners. Further services were opened up to Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, Brisbane and Hong Kong passengers departed London on 14 March 1936 following the establishment of a branch from Penang to Hong Kong.
Computers also allow airlines to predict, with some accuracy, how many passengers will actually fly after making a reservation to fly. This allows airlines to overbook their flights enough to fill the aircraft while accounting for "no-shows", but not enough (in most cases) to force paying passengers off the aircraft for lack of seats, stimulative pricing for low demand flights coupled with overbooking on high demand flights can help reduce this figure. This is especially crucial during tough economic times as airlines undertake massive cuts to ticket prices to retain demand.
We are planning to come back at the start of September for 2 weeks to visit different islands for some beach and sun. To give you some background, we loved Santorini, Milos and the quieter / smaller places in Crete (Loutro, Falassarna, Samaria Gorge). We enjoy beach time, some hiking, site seeing, good wine / food and good / buzzy atmosphere at night for dinner / tavernas.
Culebra Island is beautiful. I just got back to Canada from Puerto Rico. I was there for a month. I loved Culebra so much I went back twice. On my second trip I spent two nights camping at Playa Flamenco. I paid $20 USD per night for a sweet little camping spot (section E). I saw turtles, amazing, colourful fish and met some wonderful people. The snorkelling was okay in terms of being able to see under water but the reefs are not healthy. There was plenty of coconut to pick to drink the water inside and eat the meat. I found passion fruit, mangoes (not ripe), almonds (not ripe) and another really weird looking fruit I don’t know the name of. While I didn’t enjoy the main island of Puerto Rico as much as I’d hoped, I would go back to Culebra if the opportunity ever arose. I made some friends (Perri and Hector–owners) at a little place in town called, “Aqui Me Quedo” who I will never forget their kindness and hospitality.
Should you tire of frolicking on the shore, three supersized kouros statues are hidden in the hills and there are dozens of drowsy villages to explore. Try kitron, the local citron liqueur, at the Vallindras distillery in Halki or sample homemade wine and arseniko cheese under the plane trees in Ano Potamia village. No wonder Herodotus described Naxos as 'the happiest of islands'.
The Greek islands have beautiful weather in the months just before and after peak season. It’s a great time to see the islands, save money, avoid the crowds, and still have great weather (though not as hot as July and August). If you want to see the super-popular islands of Santorini, Rhodes, Corfu, and Crete without the tourists then this is a great time to visit.
Hawaii’s biggest island has everything you could ever want to do and more. But what separates it from the other islands is Volcano National Park. Explore volcanoes, climb through old lava tubes, and watch as new lava oozes into the ocean. Then there are all the waterfalls on the island, too. Big Island has it all. I mean it’s Hawaii — how could you go wrong?!
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Congress passed the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (P.L. 107-42) in response to a severe liquidity crisis facing the already-troubled airline industry in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Through the ATSB Congress sought to provide cash infusions to carriers for both the cost of the four-day federal shutdown of the airlines and the incremental losses incurred through December 31, 2001, as a result of the terrorist attacks. This resulted in the first government bailout of the 21st century. Between 2000 and 2005 US airlines lost $30 billion with wage cuts of over $15 billion and 100,000 employees laid off.
Comfortable accommodation in May for 2 persons can be found for between €40 and €80 per night. A meal for two that includes a starter, two main meals, salad and a litre carafe of local wine will cost you around €25-35. This can vary widely depending of level of establishment you eat at. A cheap vegetarian dish (pulses or vegetable) will set you back by no more than €5-6 a plate. If you get your breakfast included at the hotel, that is good because breakfast can add another €15 for the two of you per day.
I’m a Maui native and it is not that expensive! You just need to do it the smart way, avoid tourist traps and ABC stores, stop at Costco to stock up on supplies before you reach your hotel. Many of the best things Hawaii has to offer are free: beaches, sunsets, hikes, snorkeling, walking the streets of small beach towns. Condos are also way cheaper than hotels and they are usually beachfront.
Where to stay in Crete: Adults-only Casa Cook is a chic little number that breaks all the rules about package holidays (you’d never know it was created by Thomas Cook). The Marco Polo is a 15th-century mansion decorated like a pasha's harem, with an enchanting garden restaurant. Ottoman-style suites at Melenos Lindos have hand-painted ceilings and carved platform beds.
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Java, with a population of 140 million, makes its first appearance on this list. Celebrated for its ancient culture, breathtaking vistas, and UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Borobudur Temple Compounds, the island also offers the opportunity to indulge in modernity (five-star hotels abound). Waterfalls, volcanoes, protected parks, and white-sand beaches also allow visitors to get away from the thrum.
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In recognition of the essential national economic role of a healthy aviation system, Congress authorized partial compensation of up to $5 billion in cash subject to review by the U.S. Department of Transportation and up to $10 billion in loan guarantees subject to review by a newly created Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB). The applications to DOT for reimbursements were subjected to rigorous multi-year reviews not only by DOT program personnel but also by the Government Accountability Office and the DOT Inspector General.
Domestic air transport grew in China at 15.5 percent annually from 2001 to 2006. The rate of air travel globally increased at 3.7 percent per year over the same time. In the EU greenhouse gas emissions from aviation increased by 87% between 1990 and 2006. However it must be compared with the flights increase, only in UK, between 1990 and 2006 terminal passengers increased from 100 000 thousands to 250 000 thousands., according to AEA reports every year, 750 million passengers travel by European airlines, which also share 40% of merchandise value in and out of Europe. Without even pressure from "green activists", targeting lower ticket prices, generally, airlines do what is possible to cut the fuel consumption (and gas emissions connected therewith). Further, according to some reports, it can be concluded that the last piston-powered aircraft were as fuel-efficient as the average jet in 2005.
The delicate Great Barrier Reef is the earth’s most extensive coral-reef system, supporting more than 1,600 species of fish, along with whales, rays, octopuses, dolphins and more. Nestled in the heart of this world wonder are the 74 Whitsunday Islands, all but four of which are protected national parklands. Bask in luxury at a high-end resort like Hamilton Island, and book a seaplane or helicopter flight to admire sights like Heart Reef and the swirling silica sands of Whitehaven Beach’s Hill Inlet.
The sleeper hit of the Cyclades, Serifos is the summer retreat of interior designers and architects who prefer to keep the sandy beaches to themselves. (One French home-owner is so protective of her hideaway that she tells all her friends she summers on nearby Sifnos.) Even in August, you’ll find coves where you can skinny dip in blissful solitude. That’s because the best beaches (Kalo Ambeli, Vagia, Skala) are only accessible via bone-rattling dirt roads or donkey tracks. Better still, rent a motor boat from the laidback harbour, Livada. Make sure to moor outside Anna’s taverna on Sikamia beach for freshly caught fish and garden-grown salads.
World War II, like World War I, brought new life to the airline industry. Many airlines in the Allied countries were flush from lease contracts to the military, and foresaw a future explosive demand for civil air transport, for both passengers and cargo. They were eager to invest in the newly emerging flagships of air travel such as the Boeing Stratocruiser, Lockheed Constellation, and Douglas DC-6. Most of these new aircraft were based on American bombers such as the B-29, which had spearheaded research into new technologies such as pressurization. Most offered increased efficiency from both added speed and greater payload.
Patmos has an indefinable je ne sais quoi - an otherworldly quality that radiates from its crowning glory, the medieval monastery of St John. This turreted fortress, bursting with Byzantine relics, is named after John the Divine, who conjured up his apocalyptic revelations in a cave nearby. Pure-white Chora, a World Heritage Site, is where A-listers and fashion editors stay. High walls and heavy doors conceal magnificent mansions dating back to the 16th century.
Naturally, there are some amazing coral reefs for snorkeling and diving and pristine beaches (my favorite is Whitehaven Beach). Upon arrival, you’ll instantly see why this is one of the best tropical islands in the world — and why over half a million people visit a year. One of the most popular way to see the islands is via a multi-day sailing tour (which is what I did when I visited). It was an amazing experience — especially diving! Prices start around 450 AUD for multi-day sailing tours.
The advent of advanced computerized reservations systems in the late 1970s, most notably Sabre, allowed airlines to easily perform cost-benefit analyses on different pricing structures, leading to almost perfect price discrimination in some cases (that is, filling each seat on an aircraft at the highest price that can be charged without driving the consumer elsewhere).
The first new airliner ordered by Imperial Airways, was the Handley Page W8f City of Washington, delivered on 3 November 1924. In the first year of operation the company carried 11,395 passengers and 212,380 letters. In April 1925, the film The Lost World became the first film to be screened for passengers on a scheduled airliner flight when it was shown on the London-Paris route.
Another South Pacific island group (see a pattern here?), the Cook Islands are pretty far off the map. OK, not too far, but they are considerably less visited than some of their neighbors. These tiny islands are named after James Cook, the intrepid man who discovered them. With few amenities, this is the best place to find your inner castaway and escape modern life. The islands see similar weather to the rest of the area, with temperatures hot and humid all year round.
By the early 1920s, small airlines were struggling to compete, and there was a movement towards increased rationalization and consolidation. In 1924, Imperial Airways was formed from the merger of Instone Air Line Company, British Marine Air Navigation, Daimler Airway and Handley Page Transport Co Ltd., to allow British airlines to compete with stiff competition from French and German airlines that were enjoying heavy government subsidies. The airline was a pioneer in surveying and opening up air routes across the world to serve far-flung parts of the British Empire and to enhance trade and integration.
Bilateral agreements are based on the "freedoms of the air", a group of generalized traffic rights ranging from the freedom to overfly a country to the freedom to provide domestic flights within a country (a very rarely granted right known as cabotage). Most agreements permit airlines to fly from their home country to designated airports in the other country: some also extend the freedom to provide continuing service to a third country, or to another destination in the other country while carrying passengers from overseas.
Can you see all the major sights in Athens in one day? No. But you can see the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, and the top historical sites of the Plaka in one day. If you had an extra half-day then visit the Archaeological Museum in Exarcheia. That still leaves many great sights but you will have seen all of the iconic Athens attractions. Adding Naxos is always a good idea. You might even enjoy it more than Mykonos (but no nightlife like Mykonos).
Thank you for putting together such a great site. My husband and I are planning a trip to the Islands in May – neither of us have been and, honestly, have no idea where to even start putting together an itinerary. We have at least 14 nights to spend there (and may be able to push that to 17). I’m in my early 30s, my husband’s in his early 40s. Our priorities are culture and history, swimming, beautiful views, nice towns, and food and drink. We’re not interested in clubbing at all, but more laid-back late night bars definitely appeal. This is probably our one big holiday this year so while the budget is more mid-range than sky-high, we can push it a bit for the right places or experiences. We’re happy to take in quite a few islands, or with a mix of longer and shorter stays.
If the glitzy excess gets too much, escape to Fokos taverna for superfood salads and lamb chops, or Kiki's, an off-grid grill-shack overlooking Agios Sostis bay, where even Naomi Campbell has to queue for a table. Or cruise over to the tiny island of Delos, an archaeological sanctuary that once thronged with 30,000 sun worshippers (the temple is dedicated to Apollo, the Greek god of light).
Zakynthos, or Zante, has shrugged off its reputation as a destination for lads on tour (as long as you avoid Lagana and the built-up south coast) by rebranding itself as Greece's greenest island. It's not just the emerald hills sliding into the electric blue Ionian: much of the south coast is a nature reserve where endangered loggerhead turtles hatch in the sand. The turtle beaches are off limits, but there are countless coves in every hue of green and blue. Favourites are tiny Xigia, with its bubbling underwater springs, and craggy Porto Limnionas, with sunbeds wedged between the rocks and palm-frond umbrellas positioned between the pine trees. Skinari is the starting point for boat trips to the most famous landmarks, the Blue Caves and Shipwreck Beach, where a rusting liner leans into the chalky cliffs. From Keri, you can cast away for Marathonisi island, another turtle sanctuary.
Great list Matt! Indeed, there obviously there are some spots on this globe I have to visit. Can confirm the Maldives though. Has changed over time, but then again, the first time they were still “exploring” their “tourist economy” potential. Been there twice now and although definitely more crowded still holds its appeal. Be prepared for culture shock though. If you return to the “civilised world” you will wonder about the rest of the grubby world and catch yourself day dreaming regularly. 😉
The 1978 U.S. airline industry deregulation lowered federally controlled barriers for new airlines just as a downturn in the nation's economy occurred. New start-ups entered during the downturn, during which time they found aircraft and funding, contracted hangar and maintenance services, trained new employees, and recruited laid-off staff from other airlines.
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Liagas, Aliagas, Gaultier and the owner of the Aeolis Tinos Suites Dr. Thanos Paraschos met on the island of Hydra. Moments of relaxation, a necessary rest amidst any intense daily schedule? Yes, but not for everyone since Nikos Aliagas, the host of the ''50 mins inside'' show on the french channel TF1, similar to ''60 mins Greece'' (on the greek national channel), was strolling the cobbled streets of the island capturing beautiful sunsets and all the charms that make you want to explore the summer in Greece.
Incidentally, Jean Paul Gautier, Nikos Aliagas’ friend, arrived on Hydra for the photo exhibition in memory of Melina Merkouri whereupon they met and wandered the streets of Hydra wearing the striped t-shirts that Gautier specially designed for the Melina Merkouri Foundation. But when on a cosmopolitan island, there are always friends and colleagues you are very likely to bump into. So, it was in this fashion that the two TV hosts, Aliagas and Liagas, met. George Liagas was visiting the island with the godfather of his first born, the gynecologist Dr. Thanos Paraschos, who christened his son on Tinos.
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Chelsea Manning has announced that she’s officially running for office The former U.S. Army private confirmed that she would be running for a U.S. Senate seat, representing the state of Maryland. The announcement was made on Manning’s Twitter account early Sunday morning, where she tweeted “Yep, we’re running for senate!”
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Manning’s official filing was received on January 11, though this marks the formal announcement of her campaign and is the first time that she has elaborated on her decision. Manning has filed to run as a Democratic party nominee in the primary against her opponent. In Sunday’s tweet, Manning included a campaign video that gave more insight into her decision to run.
The decision to run for Senate will place Manning in opposition to senior Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, who some consider a favorite to win a third term though he has yet to confirm if he will run again.
Manning’s work in the spotlight has been rooted in politics and her work with social issues, so her decision to run for Senate is not a surprise. She was sentenced to 35 years in 2013 prison for passing information to WikiLeaks. Her sentence was cut short after seven years when it was commuted by President Obama shortly before the end of his final term. Manning now works as a writer and activist, working to highlight trans equality, among other social issues, as the Guardian reports.
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Responsive website layouts continue to gain a great deal of attention, though considering how very different it is from the conventional way of designing sites, it may sometimes be a little overwhelming for the designers who haven’t yet tried it out. To that end, we’ve compiled this list of resources to make responsive web design best practices easy to follow. If you find that responsive website design suits your business needs, then you will need to follow the following responsive website best practices.
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The primary goal of responsive website design is to provide an excellent user experience to the viewer. What does this mean? Well, if you have an adaptive website design, you know that each screen view is rendered correctly and all the elements on that particular page are harmoniously aligned with one another. You know that the arrangement of the elements makes sense and that there is no risk of elements getting cut off of the screen. It also ensures that the content on your site is not displayed in a manner that is distracting to the individual viewing the site. Adaptive design uses Flash, Java, CSS and other technologies that enable sites to respond to the devices they are being viewed on.
So how exactly do you create responsive website layouts for your business that are appropriately responsive? First of all, you must consider how users are going to change their screens from desktop to tablets and from tablets to smartphones. Will users be viewing your site from their desktop, tablets or smartphone? This is something that you must take into consideration while designing your responsive website layout.
What factors go into responsive design? You must take a close look at what factors make the optimal viewing experience for the different devices. The primary focus of responsive websites should be to ensure that all users can easily access all content regardless of their screen resolution. This is especially important when considering how users will view video content. In addition, all of your links should be fully responsive so that they open on the appropriate device without any delays.
What kinds of things should you take a look at when using responsive design on your website? The most important thing to consider is the smooth navigation of the website. A well designed responsive website ensures that the navigation of the website is responsive and easy to use. This means having a menu that opens up smoothly and clear navigation of the different pages. For example, if a user was to go to the home page of your website and found there was no menu, they would either move to a search engine result or click away from your website.
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Another important factor to consider is the amount of available space. The amount of available space on a responsive website is an important factor when it comes to making sure that your visitors have an optimal user experience. Many different factors affect the amount of available space on a responsive website. These factors include the layout and format of your site, the overall size of your image and the amount of text that are on your site as well as the elements that contain images such as buttons. If you take a look at some of the top responsive website on the internet today, you will see that each of these sites has a very different design, but all are very clear and functional.
There are also some different things to consider when using responsive website design on various devices. For example, if you are developing a mobile site, you will need to make sure that you create a layout that is very clear and easy for mobile users to use. The same is true with sites that are designed for different screen sizes.
Another option for responsive design is to use an adaptive web design. With an adaptive web design, your website can adapt to the screen size of any number of different device types. This means that you can create a very clear and navigable website on your desktop and then have it look absolutely beautiful on your tablets, your phones, and even your smartphones! With responsive website design and adaptive web design, you are going to find that you have a much greater chance of success. If you have any questions about how you can use this for your website, some companies can set you up with custom websites that will help you get the results you are looking for.

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Dan Casagrande, partner in the Danbury office of Cramer & Anderson LLP, successfully defended the Planning Commission of the City of Danbury an appeal from its denial of a planned trash transfer station. In an 80 page decision (which you can read below) on August 8, 2014, the Superior Court of Danbury upheld Danbury’s denial of a proposed solid waste transfer station, based on substantial evidence supporting the Commission’s concerns regarding odor, traffic safety, and because the proposed project was not in general character with the eastern Danbury neighborhood. Superior Court Judge Sheila Ozalis also found that the proposed site plan did not comply with zoning regulations and that the plaintiff’s 2007 application was incomplete.
In an accompanying article from the Danbury News-Times, city officials have applauded the decision. The City Council’s minority leader, Tom Saadi, stated that this decision vindicates the concern of city residents.
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The newly announced half-yearly monetary policy of the central bank has evoked mixed reactions. Before going into these, it has to be pointed out that the six-month duration of the policy has both an advantage, as well as a disadvantage, the disadvantage being that the policy can be tentative.
The built-in flexibility in a half-yearly policy provides for a review and readjustment, or even for changing gear in light of objective economic circumstances past the half-way point of a fiscal year.
Now, coming to the reactions of the experts to the policy: at one end, it has been viewed as being in line with the national growth objective without fuelling inflationary pressures. The implication is that it's pragmatic. Quite clearly, the monetary policy ties in with the government's GDP growth target of 6.7 per cent and seeks to contain consumer price index(CPI) at 6.5 per cent.
At the other pole of reaction, it has been regarded, to put it mildly, as 'cautious' with a potential of being contractionary. We, however, prefer to adopt cautious optimism at this stage being focused on the issues of implementation.
Credit flow to the private sector by the end of the current fiscal is envisaged at 16 per cent whereas it was 21.1 per cent in June last fiscal. That means private sector faces a credit squeeze. This is necessitated, according to the central bank, by an escalation of credit flow into unproductive sectors like buying and building houses, land purchase et all. Money has flowed into consumerism dubbed as 'casino' style living, whatever that means!
Of course, the aim of the government and the central bank would be to find ways to increase investment in the productive sectors such as energy, infrastructure, SME to name some obvious areas. But the banks tend to tread where the profit is. Yet sustainable and long term profits can come largely from productive investments. So, there is a question of judicious liquidity management on the part of the central bank as well as the other banks.
In a parallel move, the BB has set higher targets to bank roll agriculture sector. Private and foreign banks are to contribute significantly to the agri-lending operations. It's good to know that foreign banks are thinking of branching out to rural Bangladesh for the purpose.
In the domain of public spending which is set to increase, the government needs to exercise caution and control. It is important to note that keeping inflation in check is not entirely dependent on Bangladesh Bank. The 'supply side' of the economy will have to be strengthened along with critical mass of local investment.


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Since becoming involved with the O'Donnell Clan history and activities, and especially since setting up this website, I have received many requests for help with ancestral research. Many call to my home in the hope that I can pinpoint where their ancestors came from. I tell them all the following.
Ancestral research in Ireland is not easy. Records of deaths, births and marriages only began around 1860. Up until 1922 many people didn't register at all. Why should they? Officialdom was in the hands of the British Government who at that time occupied all of Ireland against the will of the majority of the Irish people. And by registering, one was accepting their authority. Anyway, there was little or nothing to be gained by registering at that time. Under the Irish Free State (1922 onwards) all deaths, births and marriages were recorded properly.
In order to establish your 'Roots' it is essential to know the exact location your ancestor came from. During the first half of the 19th century the population of Ireland was double what it is today; around eight million. Thousands and thousands of O'Donnells lived in Co. Donegal at the time and many of them immigrated to the US, Canada, Australia and indeed to anywhere, as life here in Ireland was unbearable. They had little or no education as education was forbidden to Catholics at the time. Gaelic (Irish ) was the language spoken by most of them. Thus we find various English spellings of their surname and their Irish address.
It is noticeable that so few immigrants passed on any information about their native home. These people were fleeing from poverty and destitution and found a new and better life in the new countries. It would seem as if they wished to obliterate the past from their minds.
The above is meant as a forewarning, not as a discouragement.
Neither I nor the O'Donnell Clan Association do ancestral research. There are other people who do that. They have lists of names for each townland. Some of these lists i.e. Tithe Applotments (1830's), Griffith's Valuation (1850's) and Census for various years are now available on the 'net' I believe. One site I would recommend is - http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

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Parkridge Holdings has secured planning consent for it £40m mixed used development at Cradle Bridge in Trowbridge in Wiltshire.
Wiltshire County Council’s Western Area Planning Committee last night voted to allow the redevelopment of the Peter Black factory site.
The joint venture between Waitrose and Parkridge includes a supermarket, hotel, restaurant, cafe, flats and parking.
Councillors specified that the supermarket – which Parkridge is hoping will be anchored by Waitrose – should not be let to a retailer already in Trowbridge.
This will include Sainsbury which signed up to 28,000 sq ft at Trowbridge Property Investments’ mixed use development in the Town Centre in January.
They also agreed the terms of the section 106 agreement that dictated there should be an affordable housing provision of 30%, of which 83% should be on the site, and the remaining 17% through funding.
Parkridge will have to fund a children’s play area and public open space, as well as contributing £194,954 for the equivalent of eight primary school places and six secondary school places.
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Budget options being mulled as election approaches
03 February, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Only the timely general election in the country will enable the government to formally present and get passed the federal budget from the new assembly; otherwise the interim federal budget (for three months) will be the option to meet the constitutional obligation to start new fiscal year 2013-14, official sources said on Saturday.
Whichever the case, the Ministry of Finance has decided to finalise Federal Budget 2013-14 by March 31, official sources said on Saturday.
In case the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies are dissolved by March 15 and general election is held within 60 days of the devolution, there would be no problem in presenting the budget and seeking its approval from the new assembly, they explained.
However, there will be a huge problem in case the general election is delayed beyond July 2013, as the constitutional obligation requires that the budget is presented and approved before June 30, 2013.
According to the senior officials at the Finance Ministry, the ministry has three options to present and get approved the Federal Budget 2013-14.
The first option – conditional to the holding of general election in time and assuming of NA affairs by June 15 – would be to ask the new government to present the budget and get it passed.
The second option – would be to as the interim government to present the budget and get it approved from the new National Assembly when it assumes it's working.
The third option left with economic managers would be to allow the interim government to present an interim budget only for the first quarter of the fiscal year (July-September) and allow the new government to announce it's own budget for the remaining three quarters of 2013-14.
The officials were of the view that constitutional provisions had a solution to the situation the country might face owing to general election in the country. They said that in case the present government gets re-elected, the existing priorities and policies would continue. However, if there is any change in the government, the limited fiscal space available would not allow the government to practically implement it's priorities in the first year of it's tenure.


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Last week we wrapped production on Read Me, which is my first narrative feature film as writer and director. Average Community, a documentary, was my first feature film and was its own huge undertaking, but a completely different animal.
I prefer making narrative films, mostly because I like working with actors so much. I always said that I didn’t want to do my own narrative feature until I could do it right. At one point that meant: somehow get someone, or a group of someones to give me a ton of money, sign a bunch of contracts I didn’t understand, and have some producer tell me what needed to be changed in my story and who I could cast.
Then along comes Kickstarter and a whole bunch of really great, low-cost digital cameras. Suddenly it seemed quite possible to raise just enough money to tell a simple story with a small group of people. So that’s what I did. I wrote about my journey with my Kickstarter campaign here, so I won’t go into that.
I created a pretty simple, yet personal story, about a guy who grew up with a reading disorder, and what life might be like for an adult who couldn’t read. I tied in a love story, and sprinkled in a little funny and bam, a character driven indie flick.
Now this may be my first narrative feature, but I’ve been shooting one thing or another since I was about 10. I went to Valencia College for film production in 2000, did some student films, a bunch of short films and even worked on some other features under different directors. So being on set wasn’t anything new to me, but it definitely feels different when you are the writer and director, and the film is clearly as personal as this one is.
I can’t say enough about how great the cast and crew were to work with. Starting with my producer Aviva Christie, whose favorite saying to me on set became, “If you’re happy, I’m happy.” She told me early on in the process that her main goal as producer was to make sure I was getting what I envisioned. And throughout the entire shoot she worked extremely hard to make that happen.
Now, as a filmmaker, I strongly believe that you can never get too attached to your original vision. You have to stay open to new possibilities. Anything can happen when you’re shooting. Actors can bring amazing things to a scene or a character that you never thought of. You can’t let that stuff go to waste. Someone, anyone on set can throw out an idea for something that just works so well. Use it, thank them. It may not have been in your plans, but there are some wonderful surprises that come up when creating something in a collaborative group.
So I planned out all my shots, blocked the scenes in my head, but once it was time for the camera to roll, I tried to stay open to whatever happened. Something could happen in the moment that may have not be part of the original plan, but would actually work better. However at the end of the shoot I honestly can’t believe how close we came to my original vision. Not to say that there weren’t some of those “wonderful surprises”, there were. But for the most part the film looked and sounded even better than I thought it would. I mean, did I really think we could actually pull off a feature film with only an $11,000 production budget? And yes, cast and crew did get paid. Way less than any of them deserved, but they all got something.
Ryan Lightbourn’s camera work and Tommy Wingo’s sound were just amazing. What these guys were able to accomplish with me, Aviva and assistant director Joey Ross constantly on their backs, telling them we were running out of time, was simply outstanding.
Then we come to the cast. I tried to write the lead character Clark as well as I could, however I wasn’t prepared for the depth that actor, Tim Williams, was able to bring to him. In just about every scene, Tim was able to add one of those “wonderful surprises” I talked about earlier. He was able to bring Clark to life in the most magnificent way.
Self proclaimed theatre gal, Jamie-Lyn Markos, plays opposite Tim. Having never really done film work before, I’d have to say that casting Jamie-Lyn was what you might call a leap of faith. Throughout screen tests and rehearsals I was already really impressed with her. However once we actually went into production, it was like she went to a whole new place. She became her character Rachel, and it was really stunning to watch. And the scenes she shares with Tim are some of the most touching in the film.
The rest of the cast, including Daniel Wachs, Robert Pino, Jeff Porter, Marty Stonerock, Thomas Dunn and everyone else really exceed expectations. They all brought their A games. Please check out the entire cast here.
Aviva put together a wonderful crew. Hard working, friendly and really eager to help in any way. It was a thrill to work with all of them these last few weeks, and I am incredibly indebted to each one of them. Also, it was so nice that Margi Angyal Dawson, a Kickstarter backer and an old friend, was able to stop by and lend a hand.
I am humbled that so many people supported this project and helped get this film in the can. I can only hope that when the film is complete, everyone that had a hand in it will be proud of the finished product. Also, I hope that it finds an audience somewhere and people connect with the story I’m trying to tell. And if any of that happens, well I guess that would be one last “wonderful surprise.”


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The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival will return next year, following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is set to return on Sept. 25-26, 2021 to its regular venue at the Park in Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tennessee, and the announcement was made as part of a retrospective video that is available to view at PilgrimageFestival.com.
The festival also announced the launch of a special vintage merchandise sale on the website for a limited time with net proceeds to benefit MusiCares.
“We are looking forward to gathering back with our Pilgrimage family at The Park at Harlinsdale in 2021. It will be here before we know it and once again the air will be filled with great music and our fans will be enjoying the local food, artisans and flavor that is unique to Franklin,” said festival producers.
The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival was founded in 2015 and in just five short years has evolved into a boutique festival institution receiving national acclaim. It was nominated in 2019 by Pollstar as one of the nation’s best small festivals, and past headliners have included Wilco, Willie Nelson, Eddie Vedder, Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Mavis Staples, Beck, Chris Stapleton, The Killers, Avett Brothers, Hall & Oates, Steven Tyler, and many more. The festival is also known for its arts and cultural exhibits and for the year-round community works and support provided by the Pilgrimage Foundation.
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The British star passed away on 23 November (10) in Santa Monica, California of natural causes, reports Variety.com.
Born in England, Howard studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and starred in a number of London plays, including Romeo and Juliet at the Old Vic and A Streetcar Named Desire during World War II.
She then began working on films and starred with actor James Mason in thrillers including Terror House and They Met in the Dark.
Howard also carved out a career as an author, writing plays and two novels, and also as a Hollywood executive for Paramount TV.
She is survived by her three children, stepson Michael, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.

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And the work of William Bloye (1890-1975)
In the Gaskin daughters’ book on the history of the School, ‘Moseley into the Millenium’, the authors briefly refer to the ‘remarkable’ plasterwork in the ‘Modern Symbolic style’ on the ceiling of the 1920's assembly hall. Although their account makes reference to one or two anecdotes regarding the figures they do not tell us the identity of the artist or anything of the meaning of the symbolism employed.
For this piece, on the attribution and importance of the work, an introduction will be limited to a few illustrations together with a brief general description.
Ten separate panels are arranged in two parallel rows of four along the length of the hall with two further panels (or roundels) separating the two rows at the furthest point, creating the perimeter of a rectangular shape (4 x 3).
The four ‘corners’ of this rectangle are occupied by panels that are further subdivided into four small roundels. Each group of four is made up of symbols for three signs of the zodiac and the season associated with these signs, depicted through the yearly cycle of the horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum).
In Panels One and Two, Panel One depicts Libra (scales), Scorpio (scorpion) and Sagittarius (archer), with autumn illustrated by the tree (complete with ‘conkers’). Panel Two, consists of Aries (ram), Taurus (bull) and Gemini (twins) together with the early leaf of the chestnut in spring.
The remaining six panels consist of depictions of the academic disciplines or broad subject areas that might be said to comprise the elements of a liberal education. Those illustrated are, Panel Three, the visual arts and, Panel Four, drama. The other disciplines (not shown) are, music, athletics, science and mathematics and literature/knowledge. Although the general meaning of each panel is not difficult to discern,- each roundel is made up of a number of objects and stylistic features that are amenable to further symbolic ‘decoding’.
In search of the artist’s name I was fortunate, a few years ago, to have a conversation with a Moseleian, Mr A. Sandilands, the beadle of St. Paul’s church in the jewellery quarter. He was the first to mention the name of Bloye and at his suggestion, I eventually sought the advice of the acknowledged expert on Birmingham’s civic sculpture, George Noszlopy, Emeritus Professor of Art History, Birmingham City University.
Unaware of the work before my contact with him, Professor Noszlopy has now visited the school and confirmed that it was typical of the symbolic style associated with Bloye in the late 1920s and early 1930s. On the basis of the visual evidence he was confident that it could be ‘safely regarded as Bloye’ even if confirmation would have to await his inspection of ledgers from the sculptor’s studio.
More recently still, I have found further confirmation of the Bloye attribution from a listing entitled ‘Allegories of Athletics, Music, Drama, and Painting, with Signs of the Zodiac at Spring Hill College’ on the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association website (but with little additional detail and no photographs).
But what is known of William James Bloye and what, if any, significance is attached to an attribution of his name?
Born in Cornwall in 1890, Bloye was a student at the Birmingham School of Art between 1904 and 1909. From early in 1914 until the outbreak of the First World War he studied sculpture at the Royal Academy. In 1917 he became a part-time teacher of modelling at Vittoria Street and City Road Schools - two branch schools of the Birmingham School of Art. In 1919 he was appointed as the new full-time teacher of modelling at the Central School in Margaret Street. He accepted the post with the proviso that he be allowed time and facilities to continue his own training which had been interrupted by the war. As part of that arrangement he spent two four-week periods as a pupil of Eric Gill at Ditchling in Sussex in 1921 and 1922, paid for by the Birmingham School of Art. Here he trained in stone carving and letter cutting, both areas in which the School was seen to be deficient by a Board of Education Report of 1921. This acquaintance with Gill proved to be significant for Bloye’s output. ‘Gill’s influence is clearly seen in his early work, emphasising linear patterns in low relief, as in the panels in the Hall of Memory (1925)’ (see image).
By about 1925 Bloye had a thriving studio, located in Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath. He was increasingly engaged on many public commissions, particularly for architectural carving, and was employing no less than seven assistants, all of whom had trained under him at the School of Art. In 1925 Bloye became a member of Birmingham’s Civic Society and from this period established himself as the city’s unofficial civic sculptor receiving virtually all commissions of an official nature, including work for libraries, hospitals, clinics and the University.
Bloye retired from the School of Art in 1956 and moved to Solihull, continuing to execute commissions, mainly fountains and portrait busts, up until his death in Arezzo, Italy, in 1975.
This brief account is by no means exhaustive with respect to his output for he ‘was the most prolific sculptor of 20th century Birmingham, producing work of a consistent and remarkably high standard.’ (ibid) Hopefully however, it gives a sense of how important Bloye was, and still is, to his adopted city.
Many thousands of school students will have seen an important example of his work on the ceiling of their assembly hall, perhaps as they searched aimlessly for inspiration while sitting examinations, when momentarily distracted by the ‘words of wisdom’ uttered by a teacher in morning assembly, or when lying prone following some unfortunate collision with a fellow student while playing indoor cricket or volleyball. Few, if any, would have known the artist’s name or the part he played in the architectural and public sculpture of their native city. This article is a modest attempt to give him greater recognition within the Moseley School community.
1.Birmingham; Pevsner Architectural Guides. Andy Foster, Yale University Press, 2005
Birmingham; Public Sculpture Trails. George Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse, Liverpool University Press 2007
Public Sculpture of Birmingham. George Noszlopy, Liverpool University Press, 1998
All black and white photos courtesy of PMSA National Recording Project, Western Central Counties Regional Archive Centre

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This Christmas, the iconic Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will get a name change indicating a change of sponsorship. Crypto.com will supplant Staples on one of the world's most well-known sports and entertainment centers, allowing the legendary Los Angeles arena to become the Crypto.com Arena, according to Bloomberg’s CityLab.
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The change will be official on December 25, when the Los Angeles Lakers will play in their home stadium, the company said.
“If I had to pick one place to have naming rights, it would be Staples Center,” Kris Marszalek, Crypto.com’s CEO told Bloomberg’s CityLab. “This is in line with our ambition to be a top brand in the coming years, next to Nike and Apple.”
The shift signals Los Angeles’ ambitions to become a cryptocurrency center, echoing moves by other cities like New York and Miami to take that crown. Both of the cities recently released CityCoins and have pledged to bring the crypto industry to their urban centers.
The deal is expected to be valued at over $700 million across a 20-year time period.
This is not the only high-profile sponsorship by the company. Crypto.com also recently began a $100 million worldwide advertising campaign with Hollywood actor Matt Damon. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange has been on a roll, courting sponsorship deals with multiple brands in the sports world, indicating a growing desire to capture the attention of an important demographic market: affluent, young audiences with an eye toward video games and sports.


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Located just a few miles away from I-75 and the Tamiami Trail, the Bobcat Trail Golf Club is a residential complex that was developed at the end of the 20th century with the intention of bringing world class championship golf to the communities north of Port Charlotte. The Bobcat Trail neighborhood is home to more than 400 residences designed by Medallion Homes and by renowned luxury-home builder Arthur Rutenberg. The prevailing architectural style owes a lot to Mediterranean inspiration found in newer upscale communities in Southwest Florida. Floor plans are given generous living space, starting from 2,000 square feet to over 2,700. Prices start at $237,400, depending on the floor plan and custom design.
The Bobcat Trail golf course has received high marks from Golf Digest magazine for its fairways, challenges, management, pro shop, and impressive clubhouse. Other residential amenities include tennis courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a heated swimming pool. Outdoor lovers will enjoy the fact that the Bobcat Trail Golf Club is surrounded by nature landmarks such as the Myakka River State Park and the Cecil Webb Wildlife Management area.
North Port may be a small city, but it contains plenty of amenities and conveniences to make life enjoyable. The larger cities of Sarasota and Fort Myers are equidistant to the Bobcat Trail community, and residents with school-age children can enroll them at Toledo Blade Elementary, Woodland Middle and North Port High Schools.
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January 30, 2009 — Harry Harding, one of America's preeminent China scholars, will become the first dean of the University of Virginia's Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy, University President John T. Casteen III announced today. Harding begins his term on July 1.
Harding served for 10 years as the dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, where he is credited with establishing the school's reputation as an internationally competitive graduate program.
"The University of Virginia is fortunate to have attracted a dean of Harry Harding's caliber to become the founding dean of the Batten School," Casteen said. "He brings with him a record of great accomplishment as well as an outstanding track record as a scholar, teacher and administrator who embraces a global view of the world and who understands the critical issues our students will face when they leave us to become global citizen-leaders."
Harding said he was deeply honored to become the founding dean and greatly impressed by the enthusiasm with which the faculty greeted the school's creation. "I look forward to working with them, my fellow deans, the members of the administration and the University's Board of Visitors to establish one of the world's most distinguished and innovative schools of leadership and public policy."
The Batten School — the first new school to be established at the University in more than five decades — is the result of a $100 million gift from Frank Batten Sr., a 1950 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences and long-time University supporter. When the creation of the school was announced in April 2007, Casteen said, "This gift, intended to cultivate future generations of leaders dedicated to the common good, will both preserve our democratic traditions and inspire the next generation to live up to the vision that gave this place its first breath."
Batten, retired chairman and CEO of Landmark Communications Inc. in Norfolk, also had a vision for the school based on his belief that there is an urgent need to develop a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders who can bring about transformational change.
"Talented public leaders are needed from a range of professional backgrounds. It is critical to get younger people excited about the responsibilities and opportunities of public service in all its manifestations," Batten has said. "The earlier in their careers that exceptional students begin to think of themselves as future public leaders who can promote a better society, the greater the likelihood they will become such leaders."
Harding credited Batten's wisdom in emphasizing leadership as one of the key skills required for success in the field of public policy.
"Where more appropriate to establish this kind of school of public policy than at the University founded by Thomas Jefferson? Jefferson practiced public policy at both the state level – as a state legislator and governor of Virginia – and at the national level – as both vice president and president of the United States," Harding said. "He grappled with domestic issues as governor and president, and with international issues as ambassador to France and secretary of state."
In his first year as dean, Harding will be expected to:
• review the public policy degree programs;
• develop an innovative curriculum for a two-year master's degree in public policy;
• determine the number of new faculty needed in the school, as well as which current University faculty might hold joint appointments;
• implement a recruitment and hiring plan;
• recruit the first class of students for the school's two-year master in public policy program; and
• encourage creation of research centers and programs on key areas of public policy.
It will fall to Harding to fulfill the vision laid out by Casteen and Batten, as well as by Dr. Arthur Garson Jr., executive vice president and University provost, to whom Harding will report on a daily basis. "Harry comes to us with exceptional credentials. He has been both a government adviser and a global observer," Garson said. "We expect him to lead the Batten school – and his new colleagues at the University of Virginia – in showing us all new ways to diplomacy."
Harding received his B.A. in public and international affairs from Princeton University in 1967 and his M.A. (1969) and Ph.D. (1974) in political science from Stanford University.
Before becoming dean of the Elliott School at GW, Harding was a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution from 1983 until 1994. Prior to that he served on the political science faculties of Stanford University (1971-83) and Swarthmore College (1970-71) and directed the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (1979-1980).
Harding is vice chairman of the board of the Asia Foundation, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations, and counselor to Eurasia Group, a New York-based political risk advisory and consulting firm.
He is also a prolific writer and political commentator. His first book, "Organizing China," won the 1986 Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, which honors outstanding books that focus on topics related to the Pacific Rim. Other major publications include: "A Fragile Relationship: The United States and China Since 1972" (1992) and "China's Second Revolution: Reform After Mao" (1987).
About the Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy
The primary goal of the Batten School is to supply the nation with visionary leaders who can drive the policy innovation process, energize organizations, build inclusive coalitions and translate good ideas into action.
The Batten School offers an accelerated, five-year bachelor/master of public policy program. The program is open to University students from all undergraduate majors. The first Batten master of public policy class of 26 students will graduate in May. The second class of 30 students will receive their master of public policy degrees in 2010. The deadline for University students to apply to the third Batten master of public policy class is Feb. 20.


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The Next-Gen Toyota Supra Will Race in NASCAR–And It Looks Weird
First, the good news: Toyota has confirmed that the next-generation Toyota Supra will race in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the proving ground and feeder series for the main NASCAR Cup Series.
The Supra race car for the NASCAR Xfinity Series will make its on-track debut in the XFinity Series’ race at Daytona on Saturday, February 16, 2019.
“When you talk Toyota and cool cars, Supra is the first thing that comes to mind for many auto enthusiasts,” said Ed Laukes, group vice president of Toyota Division Marketing. “Supra’s return in production form is huge news, but now we’re also going to see this iconic sports car return to American motorsport. From a marketing perspective, it’s important to have a race car that evokes the dynamism and character of its showroom counterpart. We’re confident we’ve accomplished that with Supra, and we hope racing fans the world over will proudly cheer its success on track.”
Currently, Toyota has run the Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Infinity Series since 2007, tallying four manufacturer championships while the Camry has earned two driver championships and 143 wins.
Now, the bad news: based on the photos provided by the Japanese carmaker, it doesn’t look anything at all like the Supra Racing Concept that Gazoo Racing, Toyota’s motorsport arm, revealed at the Geneva International Motor Show in March which, in turn, was based on the Toyota FT-1 Concept at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.
While the Supra Racing Concept ditched the drooping, pointed nose of the FT-1 Concept–which obviously wasn’t going into production due to pedestrian safety issues–it retained the same silhouette. The Xfinity Series Supra though looks awkward, particularly from the A-pillar all the way to the back.
For one thing, the greenhouse looks too elongated and doesn’t flow as smoothly into the rear as the Supra Racing Concept–perhaps as a concession to race regulations which, for one thing, requires the use of a template to check the car’s form and shape is within a tight tolerance limit. This would also probably explain why the Xfinity Series Supra has an elongated trunk as well, which is a departure from the fastback shape of the Supra Racing Concept.
It looks like we’ll have to wait for Toyota Motor North America to release more information about the Supra in the future.

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RADE MARKOVIC - Biography Rade Markovic is a painter, sculptor and furniture designer. Born in 1957 in Kraljevo, Serbia. Picture of 1982, the sculpture made of wood in 1996. He is the founder and owner of RM art workshop which designs and produces items made of wood and artistic furniture. He lives in Belgrade, Gospodara Vucic 106 (last trolley station 22), where there is an open studio and exhibition and work space where the artist receives visitors from 10 am to 18h.Clan the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia. He has exhibited paintings, sculptures, art objects and furniture in the country and abroad.
Exhibitions: In Serbia Mladenovac 1992 Arandjelovac 1993 SNP, Novi Sad 1994 Subotica 1997 Gallery VB Novi Sad 2006 KC Old Pazova 2009 National Museum of Uzice 2009
Beograd KCB 1992 Gallery 'Atrium' 1995.1996 Gallery 'Alkion' 1996 Gallery 'Bozidar Adžija' 1998 Instituto Italiano di Cultura 2004 Gallery 'Old Master' in 1999 Progress Gallery 2006 Atelier 212, 2007 Gallery 'Singidunum' 2008-09-09 Centre for Culture-Grocka-2008 Youth Theatre Novi Sad 2008
London 'Victoria Jones Gallery "in 2005, 2006 Montenegro Herceg Novi 2009
Awards: First prize at the Salon unknown, Atrium Gallery, Belgrade 1991, special awards Furniture Fair in Belgrade in 2004 for the sculptural design, premium spring salon Old Master in Zemun 2007th Artist evrodpske weeks leading Internet-Londonart Gallery, April 2005. Praise to the salon miniatures gallery Singidunum in Belgrade.
A wider view of the artist's oeuvre can be seen on the website of the biggest online gallery in Europe Londonart (www.londonart.co.uk the Artist of the week archive), as well as online galleries in London, Victoria Jones (www.vjones.com)


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Worklab kickoff is happening tomorrow, June 21st, 18:00, at KIG - Kultur in Graz as part of the Artist in Residence Program 2023.
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US extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocide
Sarajevo: The United States has extradited to Bosnia a Serb former soldier under investigation for genocide during the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia`s state prosecutor said on Thursday.
Marko Boskic, 46, was arrested in the United States where he was prosecuted for immigration fraud for lying about his military engagement during the Bosnian 1992-95 war, the prosecutor`s office said in a statement.
"Boskic is under investigation by the prosecutor`s office and is suspected of committing the criminal offence of genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995 as a former member of the 10th Commando Squad of the Serb Republic Army," it said.
It said Boskic is suspected of having, together with other members of the squad, "personally participated in the shooting and killing of Muslim men and boys captured after the fall of Srebrenica."
Bosnian Serb forces, commanded by General Ratko Mladic, killed some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys after they captured the eastern town which had been a United Nations-protected safe zone.
It was the worst atrocity in Europe since World War Two.
Most were killed while trying to escape through the woods, and were either shot or arrested and taken to places of execution before burial in mass graves.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague has sentenced seven Bosnian Serbs and is trying nine more for the Srebrenica massacre.
Bosnia`s war crimes court, set up in 2005 to relieve the burden on The Hague-based court, has put dozens of Bosnian Serbs on trial over Srebrenica. Twelve have been jailed, seven acquitted and seven are still being tried.
Mladic is still on the run 14 years after he was indicted.
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|Title:||Development of differential suspension wheeled system for telepresence robot in rural hospital area|
|Citation:||2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016. (2016), 1046-1051|
|Abstract:||© 2016 IEEE. The shortage of healthcare population is spread around the world especially in developing countries. Telepresence robot is an excellent option to solve this problem by telepresence system. For additional, the stability of robot is an importance key to success for telepresence mission. This research presents a differential suspension designed for telepresence robot to make telepresence system is able to reach most places in hospital. Platform was measured the stability of suspension system with teleoperated function and autonomous function in simulated environment. The inertial measurement unit was used to measure stabilization of system. The suspension system is able to improve stability and reduce shock force when robot was passing uneven terrains.|
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Albert W. Tucker
Albert William Tucker
28 November 1905
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
|25 January 1995 89) (aged
Hightstown, New Jersey, U.S.
| University of Toronto (BA, MA)
Princeton University (PhD)
| Prisoner's dilemma
Combinatorial linear algebra
|John von Neumann Theory Prize (1980)
|An Abstract Approach to Manifolds (1932 )
| David Gale
John R. Isbell
John Forbes Nash
Albert William Tucker (28 November 1905 – 25 January 1995) was a Canadian mathematician who made important contributions in topology, game theory, and non-linear programming.
Albert Tucker was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, and earned his B.A. at the University of Toronto in 1928 and his M.A. at the same institution in 1929.In 1932, he earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University under the supervision of Solomon Lefschetz, with a dissertation entitled An Abstract Approach to Manifolds. In 1932–33 he was a National Research Fellow at Cambridge, Harvard, and then University of Chicago.
Tucker then returned to Princeton to join the faculty in 1933, where he stayed until 1974. He chaired the mathematics department for about twenty years, one of the longest tenures. His extensive relationships within the field made him a great source for oral histories of the mathematics community.
In 1950, Albert Tucker gave the name and interpretation "prisoner's dilemma" to Merrill M. Flood and Melvin Dresher's model of cooperation and conflict, resulting in the most well-known game theoretic paradox.[ citation needed ] He is also well known for the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions, a basic result in non-linear programming, which was published in conference proceedings, rather than in a journal.
In the 1960s, he was heavily involved in mathematics education, as chair of the AP Calculus committee for the College Board (1960–1963), through work with the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) of the MAA (he was president of the MAA in 1961–1962), and through many NSF summer workshops for high school and college teachers. George B. Thomas Jr. acknowledged Tucker's contribution of many exercises to Thomas's classic textbook, Calculus and Analytic Geometry.
In the early 1980s, Tucker recruited Princeton history professor Charles Coulston Gillispie to help him set up an oral history project to preserve stories about the Princeton mathematical community in the 1930s. With funding from the Sloan Foundation, this project later expanded its scope. Among those who shared their memories of such figures as Einstein, von Neumann, and Gödel were computer pioneer Herman Goldstine and Nobel laureates John Bardeen and Eugene Wigner.
Tucker's Ph.D. students include Michel Balinski, David Gale, Alan J. Goldman, John Isbell, Stephen Maurer, Turing Award winner Marvin Minsky, Nobel Prize winner John Nash, Torrence Parsons, Nobel Prize winner Lloyd Shapley, Robert Singleton, and Marjorie Stein. Tucker advised and collaborated with Harold W. Kuhn on a number of papers and mathematical models.
Tucker noticed the leadership ability and talent of a young mathematics graduate student named John G. Kemeny, whose hiring Tucker suggested to Dartmouth College. Following Tucker's advice, Dartmouth recruited Kemeny, who became Chair of the Mathematics Department and later College President. Years later, Dartmouth College recognized Albert Tucker with an honorary degree.
Tucker died in Hightstown, N.J. in 1995 at age 89. His sons, Alan Tucker and Thomas W. Tucker, and his grandson Thomas J. Tucker are all also professional mathematicians.
At each (triennial) International Symposium of the Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS) the Tucker Prize, in honour of A. W. Tucker, is given for outstanding thesis in the area of discrete mathematics.
George Bernard Dantzig was an American mathematical scientist who made contributions to industrial engineering, operations research, computer science, economics, and statistics.
John Forbes Nash, Jr., known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. Nash and fellow game theorists John Harsanyi and Reinhard Selten were awarded the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. In 2015, he and Louis Nirenberg were awarded the Abel Prize for their contributions to the field of partial differential equations.
Thomas Eugene Kurtz is a retired Dartmouth professor of mathematics and computer scientist, who along with his colleague John G. Kemeny set in motion the then revolutionary concept of making computers as freely available to college students as library books were, by implementing the concept of time-sharing at Dartmouth College. In his mission to allow non-expert users to interact with the computer, he co-developed the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Time Sharing System during 1963 to 1964.
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz. Kemeny served as the 13th President of Dartmouth College from 1970 to 1981 and pioneered the use of computers in college education. Kemeny chaired the presidential commission that investigated the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. According to György Marx he was one of The Martians.
Lloyd Stowell Shapley was an American mathematician and Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist. He contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory. Shapley is generally considered one of the most important contributors to the development of game theory since the work of von Neumann and Morgenstern. With Alvin E. Roth, Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design."
Harold William Kuhn was an American mathematician who studied game theory. He won the 1980 John von Neumann Theory Prize jointly with David Gale and Albert W. Tucker. A former Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Princeton University, he is known for the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions, for Kuhn's theorem, and for developing Kuhn poker. He described the Hungarian method for the assignment problem, but a paper by Carl Gustav Jacobi, published posthumously in 1890 in Latin, was later discovered that had described the Hungarian method a century before Kuhn.
Jeffrey Renwick Weeks is an American mathematician, a geometric topologist and cosmologist. Weeks is a 1999 MacArthur Fellow.
Calculus on Manifolds: A Modern Approach to Classical Theorems of Advanced Calculus (1965) by Michael Spivak is a brief, rigorous, and modern textbook of multivariable calculus, differential forms, and integration on manifolds for advanced undergraduates.
Jan Arnoldus Schouten was a Dutch mathematician and Professor at the Delft University of Technology. He was an important contributor to the development of tensor calculus and Ricci calculus, and was one of the founders of the Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam.
Colin Conrad Adams is a mathematician primarily working in the areas of hyperbolic 3-manifolds and knot theory. His book, The Knot Book, has been praised for its accessible approach to advanced topics in knot theory. He is currently Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, where he has been since 1985. He writes "Mathematically Bent", a column of math for the Mathematical Intelligencer. His nephew is popular American singer Still Woozy.
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck ForMemRS is an American mathematician and one of the founders of modern geometric analysis. She is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin, where she held the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair. She is currently a distinguished visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and a visiting senior research scholar at Princeton University.
Philip Starr "Phil" Wolfe was an American mathematician and one of the founders of convex optimization theory and mathematical programming.
Michael Eugene Taylor is an American mathematician, working in partial differential equations.
Alan Curtiss Tucker is an American mathematician. He is a professor of applied mathematics at Stony Brook University, and the author of a widely used textbook on combinatorics; he has also made research contributions to graph theory and coding theory. He has had four children, Katie, Lisa, Edward, and James.
Thomas William Tucker is an American mathematician, the Charles Hetherington Professor of Mathematics at Colgate University, and an expert in the area of topological graph theory.
Alan J. Goldman (1932–2010) was an American expert in operations research.
Victor Joseph Katz is an American mathematician, historian of mathematics, and teacher known for using the history of mathematics in teaching mathematics.
The Archives of American Mathematics, located at the University of Texas at Austin, aims to collect, preserve, and provide access to the papers principally of American mathematicians and the records of American mathematical organizations.
Donald Lester Kreider was an American mathematician and educator who served as president of the Mathematical Association of America (1993–1994).

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Directly following the inaugural Florida Chautauqua Assembly, during the winter of 1886 an organization of women formed the “Aid Society” in DeFuniak Springs. Their mission was to welcome the many newcomers who were attracted to our small railroad town by the opening of the Florida Chautauqua the previous year. By early summer in 1887, this energetic group of women began focusing on a much-needed service. It had become apparent that the town lacked a library to provide reference material for the community at the Florida Chautauqua and to furnish recreational reading material for winter visitors. The Aid Society members each pledged $1 to buy books for a new library. Naturally, one of the first requirements the society identified was an adequate building to house their newly purchased books.
The Aide Society officially changed their name to the Ladies Library Association and promptly raised $579.80 to build the original one-room building. On December 20, 1887, the library opened its doors for the first time to the community and visitors of DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Now, once their task of opening the library was done, the Ladies continued once again with their original mission to welcome newcomers as they traveled from all parts of the country to the Florida Chautauqua. But now, they were able to host socials, teas and other weekly entertainment at their library, giving them the opportunity to introduce everyone to this newly build gift to the town.
It is said that the Ladies of the Library took a hands-on approach to everything they did. This included being volunteer librarians for the first 15 years until, in 1902, Alice Fellows, a volunteer librarian herself, became the first paid librarian. Miss Fellows filled the position of librarian for the DeFuniak Public Library for 30 years. She was paid a very minimal salary but refused every raise offered to her. Alice said she worked because of her love of books and serving her community. By all accounts, Miss Fellows was diligent and persistent in all her duties, especially in keeping all questionable books out of the library. Today, a commissioned portrait of Miss Alice Fellows is proudly displayed inside the library in honor and remembrance of her steadfast service to the people of DeFuniak Springs.
Throughout the 130 plus years of service to DeFuniak Springs, the library has undergone several additions, each skillfully blending new construction with the original architecture. Today, our library is as quaint and charming as the original one room, white painted wooden building commissioned by thoughtful women so long ago. The original building is simply marked with one word – “Library”, and an “Established 1886” sign hanging proudly at the door. The Library’s State Historical Marker proclaims the structure to be “the oldest structure in Florida built as a library and still serving that purpose”. But if you take the time to step inside, you will find this beautiful little building is so much more. So before you continue your journey through our town, take a few moments to peak inside and explore the history held inside our library.


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It is now over 30 years since Mitsubishi Electric launched the first compact PLC. Since then Mitsubishi has become the world market leader in this sector, with over 12 million of its compact controller installations to its credit. With their compact dimensions and low cost compact controllers have opened up new perspectives in industrial automation. Many applications for which automation was once not even an option can now benefit from the many advantages of these controllers. The FX3U series that is now being launched worldwide is the third generation Mitsubishi Electric’s extremely successful family of compact PLCs. The new flagship line once again sets new standards – and not only in the compact controllers class. The FX3U takes compact controllers into another dimension, delivering performance that was formerly the exclusive domain of larger control systems in a compact package
The L Series is Mitsubishi’s newest controller line, donning an innovative and easy-to-expand rack-free design. The single-CPU architecture includes built-in Ethernet and Mini-USB interfaces, a SD/SDHC memory card slot for program storage and data logging, and 24 I/O for positioning and high-speed counter functions. The enhanced CPU also includes a CC-Link V2 Master/Local station for connection to the powerful open field network. All other power supply, extension I/O, motion, positioning, high-speed counter, serial communication, and networking module options are added on as necessary. Accessories include a two-color illuminated display unit for monitoring and troubleshooting, and a bus end-cover with error terminal relay. The compact size, easy expandability, networking capabilities, and multitude of built-in high-powered functions makes the L Series ideal for both stand-alone machines as well as networked stations in larger applications. The L Series is fully supported by iQ Works software suite, which brings all the benefits of MELSOFT Navigator network configuration setup, System Label and structured programming, and dedicated GOT screens for troubleshooting and maintenance.