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The official US National Team home jersey from the 2014 World Cup. The US advanced through group play but would eventually fall to Belgium 2-1 in extra time. Keeper Tim Howard had an historic game making a World Cup record 16 saves.
HPS to bottom hem measurement: 28"
Pit to Pit measurement: 19.5"
Condition: Great (Pre Owned)
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Jan 30, 2014, 1:13 PM EDT
His baseball shortcomings are reason enough not to sign Vernon Wells, but as Ken Rosenthal pointed out yesterday, not signing him has an added bonus: it could save him a million dollars in taxes.
Wells lives in Texas. If he stays home all summer, the money he is owned by the Angels and Yankees is all taxable in Texas, which has no state income tax. If he signs with anyone but the Rangers, Astros, Marlins, Rays and Mariners — major league cities in states without state income taxes — he’s have to pay the taxman for home earnings. No matter where he’d sign he’d have to pay taxes for earnings made on road games in states with an income tax.
So: do Vernon Wells a solid. Don’t sign him.
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An announcement of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank signing an agreement to acquire Cornish & Carey Commercial includes local offices in Sacramento and Roseville, which will operate under a new name: Newmark Cornish & Carey, said regional managing director John Frisch.
“It’s a really positive day for our company, our agents and our clients,” Frisch said after the pending acquisition was announced. “We are now going to be part of one of the largest commercial real estate brokerages in the world.”
The acquisition, expected to be complete in the middle of the year, will add Cornish & Carey’s 45 agents and 12 staff members in the Sacramento region — and 300 agents and 60 staff members in the Bay Area — to a company now the fourth largest in the world, Frisch said.
Having recently acquired Grubb & Ellis and now poised to acquire Cornish & Carey, Frisch said, he thinks Newmark is aiming to be first or second globally within the next five years.
Serious acquistion talks began 15 months ago between the two companies, Frisch said. He doesn't expect any other local changes.
“All the important things are staying the same, including the people, which is the most important part,” Frisch said. There will be some rebranding, but aspects such as culture, compensation and agent splits would remain the same. “As far as I know, everyone’s staying,” he said.
Unlike many mergers and acquisitions, this one has relatively few redundancies between the two companies; Newmark Grubb Knight Frank only had a few small offices in the Bay Area and Southern California when a working partnership between the two began in 2010. At the time, Frisch said, the primary motivation was to give Cornish & Carey more global connections. Last year, Cornish & Carey announced intentions to sever the partnership, though acquisition talks had already begun.
Ben van der Meer covers real estate, development, local and regional planning, construction, transportation, agriculture and water for the Sacramento Business Journal.
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If you've ever eaten sweets stuffed with bean paste before, then you'll smile knowingly when I say that I am utterly smitten with these gems: Aduki and Black Bean 'Pudding' Brownies.
If not, I recommend that you forgo any dismissive thoughts about combining beans, chocolate, nuts, vanilla, and cinnamon, since you will surely regret the chance to try such a sweet and tangy dessert. Besides, these brownies are rich in protein and flavor, so they are good for you.
These flour-less brownies are more fudgey pudding than chewy cake in texture. No matter, they are better in this creamy dish. It is only fair that I warn you ahead of time, these brownies are rich yet light enough to take snack on throughout the day. So, don't be the least bit surprised if after two days, they have suddenly disappeared, one heaping spoonful at a time. In short, these brownies are dangerous and should not be reckoned with.
Adapted from 101 Cookbooks' Amazing Black Bean Brownie Recipe, this version has been stripped of dairy and eggs and offers several optional substitutions from the original. Coconut oil and a small amount of prune puree stand in for the butter. Aduki (sweet-and-sour) and black beans (sweet flavor) are combined to balance and enhance the sweet flavor of Mexican-style chocolate. Since the chocolate is already sweet, less sweetener is needed in the recipe. Together, the maple and brown rice syrups add a long caramel finish without being overpoweringly toothachey, with a soft tanginess throughout.
Aduki and Black Bean 'Pudding' Brownies
Adapted from 101 Cookbooks, by Heidi Swanson
Yields 1 9 x9-inch pan full (for more pudding texture–my favorite...) or
11 x 18-inch rimmed baking or jellyroll pan (for fudgier texture)
5 ounces quality Mexican* or dark chocolate (vegan)
1/2 cup coconut oil (melted)
1/3 cup prunes, puréed
2 cups very smashable aduki and black beans (drained well)
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 vanilla bean split (seeds scraped)
1/4 cup (granulated) natural coffee substitute
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
6 teaspoons Egg Replacer mixed with 8 Tablespoons of warm water (stirred well)=4 eggs**
3/4 maple syrup and brown rice syrup (evenly divided: pour half brown rice syrup then fill rest with maple syrup)
Soak 1 cup each of aduki and black beans overnight. Cook with a 1/2 inch strip of kombu (to soften and enhance digestibility of beans) in several inches of water for several hours or until beans are very tender. Or use canned beans, 1 cup of each.
Preheat the oven to 325º. Lightly grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with melted coconut oil, dip a pastry brush into the melted oil.
Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a glass measuring cup or bowl in the oven. Stir with a wooden spoon to melt the chocolate and coconut oil until smooth. Transfer the drained beans, 1/2 cup of walnuts, 1/3 cup prunes, the scraped vanilla bean, and 3 Tablespoons or so of the melted chocolate and coconut oil into a food processor. Blend until completely smooth and thick. Place to the side.
In a large bowl, mix together the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts, remaining melted chocolate and coconut, coffee substitute, and sea salt. Mix well and place to the side.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg replacer and water with a whisk or electric mixer until incorporated. Add the brown rice and maple syrups. Place to the side.
Add the bean and chocolate mixture to the coffee chocolate mixture. Stir until well blended.
Add the egg replacer and syrup mixture. Stir until well blended.
Pour batter into the prepared pan. For a deeper dish square baking pan, bake 60-75 minutes, until center is set. For a flat rimmed baking pan, bake 30-40, until center is set. Let brownies cool before cutting, store in the refrigerator where they will firm up.
*Mexican chocolate contains powder milk, sugar, cacao beans, cinnamon, and vanilla
** substitute 2 smashed ripe brown bananas for eggs or 3/4 cup blended silken tofu
Really, now – you can't resist these.

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The virtual reality (VR) industry enjoyed a late-E3 2014 surprise last week when Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, the iconic developer behind the likes of Mario and The Legend of Zelda, was seen using the Oculus Rift VR headset in an image posted online. At the time the famed creator didn’t reveal his thoughts on the technology or if Nintendo itself would be working with it. Now an interview published this week has revealed just what Miyamoto makes of VR.
Speaking to Time, Miyamoto revealed that Nintendo is ‘interested’ in VR, though its very nature was somewhat at odds with its current home console, the Wii U.
“As game designers, we at Nintendo are interested in VR technology and what it can do,” Miyamoto said, “but at the same time what we’re trying to do with Wii U is to create games for everyone in the living room. We want the Wii U to be a game system that brings video gamers into the living room. As I explained last night [Sunday, June 8], it’s intended to be fun not only for the person who’s playing, but also for the people who are watching.
“When you think about what virtual reality is, which is one person putting on some goggles and playing by themselves kind of over in a corner, or maybe they go into a separate room and they spend all their time alone playing in that virtual reality, that’s in direct contrast with what it is we’re trying to achieve with Wii U. And so I have a little bit of uneasiness with whether or not that’s the best way for people to play.”
Miyamoto isn’t to mention this issue with VR. In fact, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has addressed concerns of VR being ‘anti-social’ with its second screen iniative for the Project Morpheus VR headset on PlayStation 4. Essentially, the device can display what it’s showing inside the headset on a TV at the same time. Players can also interact with the headset user’s experience at the same time. In fact the company revealed second screen applications for two of its Project Morpheus tech demos last week.
“So from Nintendo’s perspective, there’s interest in the technology,” Miyamoto concluded, “but we think it might be better suited to some sort of attraction style of entertainment, say something at a video game arcade or things like that, rather than something that one person plays alone.”
It certainly doesn’t sound like Nintendo will be getting into VR itself any time soon, then. Of course, the company made its own run at the technology in 1995 with the Virtual Boy, a device that lasted less than a year before the company discontinued its production. Currently the Nintendo 3DS provides a 3D solution for Nintendo videogames, but this is unlikely to be adapted into a headset of the company’s making in the near future.
VRFocus will continue to follow any and all companies working in VR, bringing you the latest on their progress.


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NOT so long ago Pedro A. Arellano, 20, wouldn't have thought much about turning to his cellphone to indulge his penchant for video games. He had been raised on a rich diet of visually explosive games for sophisticated consoles by Sega and Nintendo. He had also found himself playing even more interactive games that required joysticks, mice and keyboards plugged into hulking desktop computers.
But these days Mr. Arellano, a computer science and finance major at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says he is increasingly enticed by a different kind of video game: the $4 or $5 variety he can play on his cellphone screen.
''I didn't think it was going to be that great,'' he said. But after downloading a few games into his phone, he was taken by the simple fun they offered, and by his ability to play them anywhere, anytime.
''You can play them in class, while you're waiting for public transportation,'' Mr. Arellano said. On a recent shopping trip with his girlfriend, he added, ''I basically burned off an hour playing games while she was trying on all of her clothes.''
While many developers in the multibillion-dollar video game industry seek to extend its appeal, profile and profits with bolder, flashier and ever more engrossing games -- some so difficult that learning curves outlast players -- a different sort of video game is quietly asserting itself into the mainstream.Continue reading the main story
Do not expect thunderous six-speaker surround sound. Forget about hair triggers, menacing artificial intelligence and fully immersive 3-D environments. This is a tamer universe of games with names like Snowball Fight, Bejeweled, Tumble Bees and Bookworm Deluxe.
These games tend to be brief amusements that are almost instinctive. They are easy to learn and can be played on a variety of devices, including PC's, laptops, digital organizers and cellphones. Even a popular digital music player, Apple's iPod, comes with the simple game Breakout installed.
Many of the games are direct translations of classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Tetris, or easily recognizable reinterpretations. Others are digital versions of board and card games. Some, like Jamdat Bowling, distill the essence of real sports into an addictive diversion that can be played with a thumb while waiting at a cash machine.
Increasingly, casual games on PC's and cellphones have multiplayer options. That means that a quick game of Tetris, for example, can pit two cellphone users on opposite ends of the city or the country.
Depending on how far a casual gamer wants to go, there are online tournaments, virtual trophies and, of course, text and voice chat -- nothing less than a digital platform for bragging rights.
At Yahoo Games, the leading online game site, Nielsen/NetRatings reports more than 8.5 million visitors each month. Daniel Hart, the site's general manager, said that its visitors spend more than 5.5 billion minutes a month playing its casual games -- an average of more than 20 minutes a day per user.
''Casual gamers represent a substantial part of the overall game audience if you include every possible game outlet and genre,'' said Jay Horowitz, an analyst with Jupiter Research who follows the video game industry. ''In terms of audience, 70 percent of the online community play casual games.''
Mr. Horowitz was quick to point out that even playing solitaire, a video game included in Microsoft's Windows operating system, running on millions of computers worldwide, qualified as playing a casual video game.
But he and other video game experts say the surge in casual gaming is about much more. Rising costs and production times for sophisticated games for hard-core players have helped give companies like Gameloft, WildTangent and Hexacto incentives to produce more and better casual games. So have improved wireless services and handsets, advanced gaming software formats, and firmer pricing structures for the sale and delivery of games online. And as those already drawn to games grow older and have busier lives, they are looking for less time-consuming diversions.
Dave Madden, executive vice president for sales and marketing at WildTangent, calls the phenomenon ''fast-food gaming.''
''You pop in, play and pop out,'' Mr. Madden said.
A successful casual game can be produced in a few months for as little as $40,000, said Wade Tinney, a founding partner of Large Animal, a casual-game developer based in Manhattan. A premier video game for hard-core console players can easily cost $5 million to $10 million to develop and take two years or longer to complete. For example, a console and PC game called BloodRayne cost $6 million to $7 million and took more than two years to complete, said a spokeswoman for Majesco, the game's publisher.
Casual games offer other advantages. When they are played on the go on cellphones, and to a lesser extent on digital organizers, they differ significantly from games typically played on Nintendo's Game Boy, the king of portable gaming devices. Whereas Game Boys require game cartridges that must be purchased separately, casual games can be downloaded directly into cellphones and Internet-enabled organizers. Users can also load an organizer with games by linking it to a PC.
Cellphone gamers point out that a cellphone is more likely to be at hand than a dedicated game machine (although Nokia's combination game machine and cellphone, N-Gage, may soon offer another option). A recent study found that a cellphone is second only to a wallet among items that people are likely to return home to retrieve.
Over the last two years, casual games have become a major draw for increasingly popular Internet-based PC game sites like RealOne Arcade, Yahoo Games, Pogo.com and Zone.com. More recently, casual games have become major selling points for data services offered on cellphones in North America.
Jeff Hallock, senior director of product marketing and programming for a PCS division of Sprint, said that more than two million downloads of casual games to Sprint cellphones had been logged since last August. Mr. Hallock noted that Sprint, which added downloadable games to its American service a year ago, now offers 130 titles by 18 game publishers. ''It's a very robust and thriving market at the moment,'' he said.
Over all, the North American video game market is expected to reach $13.5 billion by 2007, compared with $7.8 billion in 2002, according to a report issued last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
While the report predicted that successors to video game consoles like Sony's PlayStation 2, Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube would be crucial drivers of video game growth, it noted that game-capable cellphones would probably play a big role in the proliferation of electronic games.
''It is a self-propelling sort of cycle,'' said Stefanie Kane, a partner in the entertainment and media practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, noting that as cellphone technology and speed improve, more casual games will find their way onto phones, which will in turn offer better game play.
A development that helped push open the door to cellphone gaming in the United States was the adoption in 2001 of a technology called BREW, or binary runtime environment for wireless, which Ms. Kane said had helped shorten download times and spur game development.
Along the way, the availability of casual games on cellphones and hand-helds is spawning a diverse group of players, including women and older adults who would be unlikely to play video games any other way.
''These are games created for people that weren't sitting down for hours to play games,'' said Mr. Tinney of Large Animal. ''They're taking a break from something they're doing and play for a few minutes.'' In contrast to the audience for hard-core games, he said, ''women play these games as much or more than men do.''
He noted that casual games tended to have more benign themes, often related to ''cleaning up, restoring order, reducing chaos.'' AlphaQueue, a outer-space-themed geometric puzzle game that his company will release soon, is one example.
Still, although violent themes are rare in casual games, they are seeping into the genre, with new cellphone versions of favorites like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, a sneak-and-shoot spy game, and the recent Charlie's Angels game being offered at casual-gaming sites.
But none are as time-intensive as, say, prowling the spooky, otherworldly exploits of a Deus Ex or acquiring the digital aviation skills to survive multiple aircraft dogfights in combat flight simulators.
''The growth of this market and the people paying for these games last year has been dramatic,'' said Andrew Wright, general manager of RealOne Arcade, a major casual-gaming site that provides games for cellphones and hand-held organizers but focuses mainly on Internet-delivered games for PC's. The average age of its players is 40, Mr. Wright said.
Mr. Wright estimates that there are at least 40 million casual-game players online alone, with the potential for far higher numbers as better games are developed and more consumers turn to high-speed home Internet connections.
To be sure, casual games, especially those made for cellphones, have their detractors.
''The truth is, we are not big believers in this,'' Jeff Brown, a spokesman for Electronic Arts, the video game industry leader. ''We think that wireless gaming is going to be a big, big opportunity, but we'll be flying around on jet packs when it happens. We don't see this happening for probably three or four years, possibly even later.''
Mr. Brown said that Electronic Arts was running its Tiger Woods PGA game on cellphones as ''an experiment.''
Nonetheless, Matthew Bellows, publisher of Wireless Gaming Review, an online journal that is also published quarterly in major video game magazines, is a firm believer in casual gaming, particularly as it further migrates to cellphones and other wireless hybrid devices like Nokia's N-Gage.
''Just about everyone has played Minesweeper and solitaire on a PC,'' Mr. Bellows said. ''Computers are now such a pervasive part of our lives in America, and people have gotten used to seeking entertainment from them as well.''
He added, ''A big group of people are now looking to see what's available on their phones to play.''Continue reading the main story

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The Art of Threatened Species is a collaboration between the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and Orana Arts, in recognition of the Saving Our Species program. Artists from across NSW are working in a variety of mediums to engage in a self-directed residency program for the development of a public exhibition.
Kiama | Albury | Capertee Valley | Riverina
Blue Mountains | Broken Hill | Narrabri Port Stephens | Newcastle
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Chris Dawe (OEH)
NSW has one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful natural environments, including its plants and animals. Yet despite our natural wealth, NSW has nearly 1,000 species on the verge of extinction. The Art of Our Threatened Species project looks to engage the community with threatened species in a new way, through the eyes and creativity of artists across NSW. This project will see scientists and artists working in close collaboration in a wide variety of locations on a wide variety of species across the NSW landscape.
The residency program will provide artists and science and environment professionals with time, space and resources to work – individually and/or collectively – on significant areas dictated within the Saving Our Species program.
Residencies enable participants to do fieldwork and to work on site with local partners, to map out, collect, research and generate new perspectives around selected species. This kind of ‘embedded research’ will contribute to public and professional awareness and provide the means for a public outcome for future exhibition.
Artists and their Species
The following artists have been selected by representatives of The Art of Threatened Species team for a 2018 residency with Saving Our Species scientists:
Kelly Leonard with the Regent Honeyeater, working with SOS scientist Sarah Bell (Capertee Valley)
2. The Adventure So Far…
The finished pieces will embark on a 12-month tour of regional galleries and art spaces to highlight our threatened species and showcase the work that is being done to save them.


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This is a dwarf variety, bush variety of broad beans, but yields as well as most taller varieties. Great for planting in pots for the patio! White seeded beans, up to 5 beans per pod and of good flavour. The pods grow around 15cm long. Can be autumn sown under cloches.
Sow from February to April

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A momentous day for Nigeria!
By sanctioning the construction of Nigeria LNG Limited’s Train 7 project, the Federal Government and shareholders have solidified a path toward the creation of thousands of jobs for our people
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Starwood is the hotel chain with 1,300 properties around the globe. It was only a few months ago that Marriott bid for $11 billion for Starwood. Cramer was astonished that the company would sell for so little, but the board was under pressure from short-sighted activists who were in position to demand a sale.
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Then Chinese company Anbang Insurance Group swooped in with a higher bid, topping the Marriott bid by as much as $2 billion. On Monday morning, Marriott came back with a $13.6 billion offer, making the deal at $2.6 billion more than Marriott's first offer. And if Marriott were overpaying, the stock would get hammered — but it was barely down on Monday.
"To me it says that Starwood should never have been so low to begin with. That the stock market was just wrong," Cramer said.
Another example was Caterpillar. The company preannounced last week that its numbers were far below Wall Street's expectations. And while it kept yearly earnings intact, it made it clear that the current business is running well below plan. After a short decline, the stock took off and has been up ever since. Some may think this was a technical run because there were so many people short the stock.
"What if we just said that CAT should never have been as low as it was," Cramer said.
And the undervaluation isn't just limited to Starwood and Caterpillar. Cramer added that he thinks American Airlines, Disney, Wal-Mart and McDonald's all didn't deserve to be as low as they were.
Why can't investors see this?
"I think it gets obscured by the bigger backdrop of the Fed and the presidential race and the weakness of the rest of the world. At any given time, we have had a rolling bear market in so many different sectors," Cramer said.
So, when the smoke clears from the bigger picture, Cramer thinks the market will finally see individual companies for what they are really worth — companies worth more than what they are currently selling for.

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DC JazzFest, June 9-18, 2018. The festival presents a selection of the jazz genre’s most acclaimed artists as well as emerging artists, and provides enhanced exposure for the rich treasure trove of musicians from the Washington, DC area. Throughout the year, the DC Jazz Festival nourishes the community with free educational programs that extend our reach into underserved communities and enhance the quality of life for DC public and charter school students.
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Although a self-described introvert, author Lois Lowry has engaged millions of people through her classic novels such as “The Giver” and “Number the Stars.” The Daily Texan spoke with Lowry about her influences and new memoir “Looking Back: A Book of Memories” before the Texas Book Festival this weekend.
The Daily Texan: Who are the writers that inspire you and why?
Lois Lowry: In my young years, there was a book called “The Yearling” by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which my mother read to me when I was probably eight. That changed my literate life, hearing that book read to me by my mother, who I adored. I went back after she finished it and read it to myself and I re-read it many times.
It’s hard to say why exactly, except that the author had the ability to welcome you into a world that was not yours and to make you a part of it. I was a white, middle class child in an affluent neighborhood, but the minute that book began for me, I became a poor child in a Florida swamp. The propensity for a writer to do that is really extraordinary, and I’ve always been grateful to her for opening that world.
DT: If you could give advice to your college-aged self what would it be?
LL: I have a unique answer to that because I entered college as a very good student with a special scholarship to study writing at Brown University, which is extraordinary, but here is the stupid thing that I did: I dropped out and got married just after my 19th birthday. In those days, it was not uncommon to marry at 19, but now I have a granddaughter who is 23 who’s not even thinking about marriage because she’s so committed to her education in a way that I was not. I would advise my college self to pay more attention to my aspirations and my education.
DT: You’ve lived all over the world both as a child and as an adult. How do you think this has impacted your writing?
LL: My family moved a great deal when I was young, because my father was a career military officer and then when I married at 19, I married a naval officer, so I have for the entire course of my life moved again and again and again. I was a very shy child, and I still am an introvert. That quality combined with the fact that I moved so often meant that I became an observer. To be an observer is necessary for a writer.
Henry James once said, “A writer is someone on whom nothing is lost,” and I think very little was lost on me. Because of how introverted I was, I didn’t rush immediately to try out for cheerleader at a new school or become one of the group of popular friends. Instead I hung back and watched. I’ve done that all my life, and I think that has served me well.
DT: What was the process like venturing into non-fiction and writing your memoir?
LL: I did it because I was in the process of moving once again and as I always have, moving boxes and photographs. My father was a photographer — so was I — and I’ve ended up with enormous collections of photographs. Each time I move, I look through them again and discard some and decide what to keep. I began to perceive that things in my life, even in my earliest childhood, have later in a disguised form appeared in books that I have written, and I began to investigate it more thoroughly and make those connections with many different books and using many different photographs.
It was hard to pare them down to the few that ended up in the book. I did it not in a chronological way but in the way that one’s mind works, at least the way mine does, in that one thing reminds you of another and your mind jumps around kind of playing hopscotch through those fragments.
Lois Lowry will speak at 11 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Paramount Theater.


In the intricate landscape of Linux systems, a firm grasp of essential commands is a cornerstone for Linux administrators and engineers. The Linux command line serves as an indispensable tool, offering professionals the means to expertly navigate, administer, and manipulate their systems. These vital Linux commands stand as the bedrock for those seeking to harness the capabilities of this command line interface. Regardless of your proficiency level, whether you’re a seasoned pro or a newcomer, delving into and utilizing these commands will undoubtedly propel your skillset to greater heights.
|Lists files and directories in the current location.
|Changes the current working directory.
|Displays the current working directory path.
|Creates a new directory.
|Creates an empty file or updates the timestamp.
|Copies files or directories.
cp file.txt destination/
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mv file.txt newname.txt
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invests in rural people, empowering them to reduce poverty, increase food security, improve nutrition and strengthen resilience. Since 1978, we have provided grants and low-interest loans to programmes and projects that have reached several hundred million people. IFAD is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency based in Rome – the UN’s food and agriculture hub.
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I can never figure this out either. It is like when people say, other countries have nuclear weapons, why can't Iran?
Maybe because the countries with nukes are not threatening to wipe another country of the map?
I do strongly believe that Iran WILL nuke Israel as soon as it has enough capability. The only reason they need a nuke deterant against the West will be for the reprisals that will follow.


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Welcome to Sports Med Res’ this week in review podcast where we highlight the news in sports medicine research from the week ending on September 2, 2016.
* How much is too much? International Olympic Committee consensus statements on load in sport and risk of injury and illness
* Has There Been Any Change in ACL Injury Rates?
* Osteoarthritis May Be Associated With More Than Just Joint Pain
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Over the weekend, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced its declarations for the NCAA Preliminary Track and Field Championships.
The Illinois Fighting Illini earned a total of ten entries in the NCAA Preliminary Track and Field Championships and will compete in the west region.
Out of the ten entries, the Illini will send nine individual athletes to the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
Jess Ejesieme was the only Fighting Illini runner to qualify for two events (100m hurdles and 400m hurdles) in the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
The other Illini runners to qualify for track events include: Mobolaji Adeokun (100m hurdles), Ahlivia Spencer (800m), Chloe Schmidt (800m), Alyssa Schneider (10,000m), and Asia Thomas (400m).
The three Fighting Illini to qualify for the NCAA Preliminary Round field events are Mariah Smith (discus), Jazjuan Wallace-Sipp (discus), and Kandie Bloch-Jones (high jump).
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President Buhari Celebrates Odili At 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his good wishes to former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary.
President Buhari, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, recognised the important contributions the celebrant and prominent political figure has made to the development of his immediate community, home State, the Niger Delta, the nation and humanity as a physician and third Governor of Rivers State.
As a statesman and Knight Commander of the Order of St Sylvester in the Catholic Church, the President appreciated Sir Odili’s role in fostering peaceful and harmonious environment in the wider Niger Delta region through peaceful engagement and meaningful dialogue, in line with this administration’s commitment to peace, stability and development in the region.
As family, friends, colleagues and well-wishers gather to celebrate Dr Odili’s milestones and achievements, President Buhari prayed God almighty to sustain him with continued good health and fulfillment in the coming years.
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Featured Paper By Chris Chiesa, Todd Bosse, Rhett Rebold, Mike Napier & Steve Kunitzer
In response to the 26 December 2004 earthquake and resulting tsunami, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) immediately sprang into action. Within days, PDC launched the ArcIMS software-based Indian Ocean Tsunami Response Geospatial Information Service and a related Map Viewer, providing high-resolution satellite imagery and GIS information to hundreds of organizations and their staff. Working in close collaboration with Mercy Corps, the United Nations, and a number of other organizations, PDC received and processed hundreds of images, totaling more than 1 TB of information, received via the U.S. Government's Commercial Satellite Imagery Library (CSIL). PDC also deployed GIS analysts to provide direct support to response and recovery efforts in Thailand and Indonesia where they collected and applied geospatial information required to assess damage to infrastructure, locate refuge camps, and land relief supply-laden helicopters. PDC also established an earthquake notification system to provide timely warning to relief workers potentially exposed to harmful aftershocks.


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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Detectives recovered several types of drugs and a loaded handgun after entering two homes with search warrants Thursday night in Gifford.
Indian River County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Eric Flowers described the locations as drug houses. The Sheriff's Office SWAT team participated in the raids in the 4200 block of 32nd Avenue and the 3100 block of 43rd Street, he said.
One of the homes had a wooded barricade at the front door that the SWAT team broke through, Flowers said.
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The price-volume relationship caused by asset allocation based on Kelly criterion
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2018, vol. 503, issue C, 1-8
It is noticed that there is a relation between assets’ return and trade volume in financial markets, but existing theory could not explain how exactly they are connected or what the relation is in a general scenario. Based on the hypothesis that investors who adopt a Kelly trading strategy will adjust their position periodically, we present a model describing the explicit price-volume relation. The model shows that factors related with the volume of trade are: (1) the total volume of the risk asset; (2) the optimal proportion of the risk asset implied by the Kelly criterion; and (3) the accumulated absolute deviation of the risk asset’s return from the risk-free rate. In a multi-asset scenario, the factor (2) and (3) of one asset could partly explain other assets’ trading volume. Empirical test with data from the Chinese and the U.S. stock markets verifies such relation.
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Through the want of being invisible, his wish is that his identity should not be indiscernible on outward appearance and perpetrating stereotypes , but through his individual impact on society.
Monday, January 13, 2014
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the book was one of my finest reads in English study history. The perspective of the narrator, given no name, helps reveal and uncover not only the plague of social discrimination African-Americans felt, but the plight of those that are beat down, taken advantage of, non-influential, disposable, and more importantly, invisible. Instead of seeing the book through the eyes of an African-American in a time of social discomfort, the way it was written, I view the book through the eyes of a normal man, indefinable by skin color or race, who is run over by the social system of the time and rid tirelessly. Trying to fit in, to make a difference, the man is ultimately invisible as the games the other play have no sight for REAL change, hence the invisibility of true equality. Sure, there are other African-American themes that help promote the perspective of the narrator as one for justice for his race, but the narrator had a more true purpose, to promote equality for everyone, regardless of color. He got screwed over through the brotherhood, who secretly wanted to destroy the black community of Harlem, while the narrator was tricked into thinking he was making a difference. The Sambo doll, though a disgusting stereotype of the African-American, by burning it, symbolically, I view it as a casting away of all stereotypes, regardless of race. The narrator is relentlessly jumped by stereotypes throughout the book, like Sybil's brute fantasy of him, while he had no time for that mess.

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In keeping with its motto ‘Rethink the World’, the Bauhaus Association 2019 will join regional, national and international partners in facilitating a rediscovery of the Bauhaus heritage and its present and future significance.
Here you find books, flyers, booklets and the magazine bauhaus now published by Bauhaus Kooperation Berlin Dessau Weimar.
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From Bauhaus to a school of schools?
On 14th November 2018 the third issue of „bauhaus now“, the Bauhaus Association’s official magazine will be released. This time the focus lies on the areas performance and education.
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Where does the Future Take Space?
The release date for the second issue of “bauhaus now”, the official magazine of the Bauhaus Association, is 23 May 2018. This time, the focus is on architecture and urban planning.
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Is Modernity an Attitude?
On November 15, 2017, the official magazine for the Bauhaus Centenary in 2019 appeared in international newsagents. The first edition of bauhaus now deals with modernity as an attitude instead of a style.
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Take photos, then edit them – with I See Bauhaus, you become part of the big centenary celebration 100 years of bauhaus!
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Mia and Lucas Rosenstein are excited to have been invited to their grandfather's birthday celebration in Chicago. While exploring his apartment, the kids discover an old suitcase full of peculiar articles. For each individual item, their grandfather shares another interesting story - with each one tying into the Rosenstein family history as well. All of them are part of the fascinating world of Bauhaus.
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Despite being shut down by the Nazis after just fourteen years in existence, the Bauhaus art school stands as one of the defining movements of modern history. This book introduces the school’s commitment to creative expression, cutting-edge ideas, and the combination of fine art and technology in a utopian future.

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The U.S. Army Reserve’s only Theater Support Group gathered its nearly 100 Soldiers from across the Pacific to conduct its first-ever consolidated annual training event, here and at Bellows Marine Corp Training Base, March 6-13.
The U.S. Army Reserve Theater Support Group-Pacific, which was activated in 2009 and provides base operations and installation support to the 9th Mission Support Command, has Soldiers serving in locations including Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan.
During their week-long training event, the Soldiers of the theater support group, or TSG, were put to the ultimate test as they worked together to tackle simulated, combat situations such as providing medical support and evacuation using three CH-53 Marine helicopters, clearing buildings and roads to evade enemy attack, counter-improvised explosive device, or IED, training and entry-point security.
“As a new unit, it was important that we had this type of training, not only so we could validate our mission, but also to ensure our Soldiers stay combat ready,” said Col. Eddie Rosado, commander of the TSG.
Rosado also explained that while the training event was special in itself by being the unit’s first consolidated exercise, it was also extraordinary because they were able to find ways to utilize support from other military branches.
“This actually became more of a joint mini exercise where we were able to not only support the other parts of the military community in helping them reach their training standards, but they were able to help us in achieving ours,” added Rosado.
The TSG worked closely with 14 combat medics from the active Army who provided training for the medical support portion of the event, while earning some much-needed annual certificates. Additionally, the three Marine CH-53 helicopter flight teams aided in completing the medical evacuations and performing nine-line medical evacuation requests, and were able to add to their logged flight hours.
The collaboration on the training event extended far beyond the U.S. military branches. Two Thailand Army generals were invited to visit the site to learn about the ways the TSG conserved energy throughout the event through the use of solar panels to power a mobile kitchen.
For the planning officers of the event, creating the most realistic environment for the Soldiers was a necessity.
“We were extremely lucky to have access to the state-of-the-art facility that provided us with ample space to rehearse and an added realism with smells, role players, and an authentic village,” said Rosado.
In addition to gaining invaluable training at a high-quality training site, the Soldiers formed a more cohesive team while creating a bond that will stay with them even as they travel back to their respective locations.
“As someone who came from active duty, it was really great for me to have the opportunity to mentor and train younger Soldiers and help encourage them to be better leaders,” said Staff Sgt. Donald Lardner, paralegal noncommissioned officer in charge for the TSG.
“One of our main goals of this annual training was to work on team building, and we definitely achieved that,” said Rosado. “For most of our Soldiers, it was their first time meeting one another. I was very impressed with how they all practiced selfless service, came together as a team and got the job done.”
All in all, the unit was extremely happy with the success of the annual training event and feels it will guide them in years to come.
“We set the bar high on this first annual training, and I’m not sure how we’re going to top this one,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Joe M. Burnett, senior enlisted adviser for the TSG. “But, it’s going to be an excellent foundation for the next commander and command sergeant major to emulate or enhance.”


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Well-known for her on-going work on victims’ and educational issues, Jayne has now joined Alliance as she believes the Party is best placed to deliver the change Northern Ireland deserves
Her move comes as the Alliance Party’s membership continues to grow significantly following a successful election – signalling more and more people are committing to the Party’s vision of a diverse, respectful and shared society for everyone.
Jayne Olorunda said: “I am absolutely certain I have found my political home in the Alliance Party. I entered politics in the hope that I could play some part in helping people in Northern Ireland, raising their expectations of what life could be like here as part of a shared society.
“How we deal with victims and the past as we build reconciliation across our community is a particularly important issue for me and I have been impressed with the work Alliance has done on this, not just during the Haass process, but also at Westminster through Naomi Long.”
Author Jayne Olorunda, 34, from Belfast was just two years old when her father, Nigerian born, Max Olorunda was killed by an IRA incendiary bomb which detonated prematurely in Dunmurry aboard a train from Ballymena to Belfast in January 1980.
She added: “Losing my father in the troubles has resulted in my becoming a carer and Alliance recognises the challenges of all victims and also that many of those affected are now carers.
“Alliance is working towards strengthening support for victims and survivors and I hope to be involved in this process. I was unhappy with the draw a line angle that NI21 took but they were aware of this. I believe NI21 softened their approach to encompass immediate support because of the opposition they faced.
“I had spoken to victims groups about my involvement in the party and although they were not happy, they respected my decision and my belief that if I stayed longer that perhaps we could adopt a more sensitive approach to the past.
“In joining Alliance I feel as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders as I no longer have to explain to my family and other victims that we won’t address the past or deny anyone the opportunity of justice. Alliance sees addressing the past as the only way forward and is dealing with the difficult issues of the past head on.
“As for NI21 I was upset that the party imploded and I am aware that attempts to rebuild are under way. I wish them well.
“The leadership shown by Alliance and in particular Anna Lo was what gave me my final push to step forward. Northern Ireland needs a strong cross community party now, the country is not in a position to wait.
“Alliance also wishes to see an end to the designation. This is an important issue as NI21’s final stumbling block proved.”
Anna Lo MLA said: “I have known Jayne for some time and have long been impressed by her dedication to the issues she is passionate about. I am delighted that Jayne has decided to step forward to bring her experience and skills to the Alliance Party in South Belfast and across Northern Ireland.”
South Belfast Chair Paula Bradshaw – also a Belfast City Councillor – added: “We are delighted to welcome Jayne’s particular knowledge and passion in the areas of educational under-achievement and helping victims. She will be of great assistance in helping us influence those issues at all levels – in Council, in the Assembly and in Parliament.”


I could try to convince you why you should like Ludacris’ latest effort, but if you don’t already like the veteran emcee, in true Luda fashion, I Don’t Give A F**k. After all, how in the name of Southern Hospitality could you hate on the ATL mainstay? On the last installment in his #IDGAFFriday series (his mixtape drops next Friday) the DTP founder, who has no more f**ks to give, dishes out three verses of unapologetic bars. Bangladesh cooks up an eccentric beat, powered by a booming base and sprinkled with some interesting, robotic-sounding effects which when combined with Luda’s attitude filled effort, hammers home the anit-f**k giving vibe. I Don’t Give A F**k is the last entry of #IDGAFFriday series and the title track of next week’s freebie mixtape and the official prelude to forthcoming studio album, Ludaversal.
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- 8 oz rice noodles
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey or agave nectar
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1.5 T hot chili sauce (such as Sirracha)
- 2 T sweet chili sauce
- 1 T rice wine vinegar
- 2 t fish sauce
- 1.5 T canola oil (plus additional oil for frying the eggs)
- 1/2 a head of shredded green cabbage
- 1/2 red pepper, julienned
- 1/2 red onion, julienned
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 t ginger minced
- 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1 egg (per serving)
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Strain and shock in a bowl of cold water and set aside.
- Combine the next 8 ingredients to make the sauce and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large sauté pan or wok and sauté cabbage, red pepper, onion and carrot for about 3 minutes at high heat, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for an additional minute. Add noodles and sauce and stir for about 10 seconds until everything is evenly coated with the sauce and remove from heat.
- In a nonstick pan, fry 1 egg per serving of stir-fry to desired doneness. Garnish stir-fry with cilantro and scallions and top with fried egg.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 302 / Fat: 8g / Saturated Fat: 2g / Carbohydrates: 32g / Fiber: 3g / Protein: 5g


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ArticleHolding Our Ground at the Edge: Influencing Perceptions of Library Value( 2020-01-17) Timms, Geoffrey P.Who judges the value of our libraries? Administrators look at costs and benefits, so librarians generate reports about the use of library spaces, resources, and services to demonstrate return on investment. But potential library users simply decide if we can satisfy their needs. Some people form a judgment based upon an initial perception or brief encounter, some hold fleeting opinions, and others become entrenched in a specific perspective – sometimes for years. A perception may be opposite to reality, but it is owned by the perceiver. Influencing perceptions is a strategy that can support the success of a library. If researchers do not perceive that the library can help them achieve their goals, they will not use it; if administrators perceive that the library is not supporting the institutional mission, they will not fund it. Managing a library in which perceived value is struggling is challenging, especially for a solo librarian who recognizes that “I am the library, the library is me, and as such we are both judged.” Strategies to create positive perceptions include demonstrating commitment and relevance, which are often necessary to establish recognition of value. Perceptions may be formed at orientation and they can be made or unmade in a passing conversation with an administrator. Here we explore some strategies used at the Marine Resources Library in Charleston, South Carolina to demonstrate relevance and commitment, and to create a positive perception of the library’s worth to graduate students, professional researchers, and administrators.
Book chapterMicroplastic Pollution in the Library! A Collaborative Investigation into the Curious Case of a Crumbling Waterproof Field Guide( 2022-04-04) Timms, Geoffrey P.Synthetic paper is waterproof and durable, but the discovery of the crumbling synthetic paper pages of a 37-year-old waterproof library monograph raised concern both about its longevity and its potential to contribute to environmental pollution. The page substrate was identified as polypropylene, a polymer known to deteriorate over time and still widely used today. I alerted and surveyed libraries holding waterproof copies of the field guide and determined that over 50% of library copies have deteriorated, but at different rates. Statistically, the number of circulations is not a significant factor in predicting the extent of deterioration, suggesting that ambient environmental conditions and chemical transformations of the polymer are the leading initiators of the deterioration observed. While the specific phenomenon observed with this one book may be a relatively rare occurrence, the collection management implications of plastic materials found within library collections are also discussed.


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Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) awarded Siemens Energy a contract to provide maintenance of 116 high-voltage substations. The five-year service contract represents Siemens Energy’s largest service agreement in the power transmission sector in the Middle East. The project aims to ensure reliable power supply throughout Kuwait.
The substations will undergo maintenance to enhance their reliability and safety, and will provide power to residential and commercial areas. The service agreement covers preventive maintenance and emergency repair of the substations, including switchgears of different voltage levels, power transformers, and various assets in each substation.
"As the heart of any electrical power distribution system, efficient substations are crucial for a reliable energy supply. I am very proud that Kuwait's MEW, for whom Siemens Energy has executed high-voltage maintenance projects for more than 50 years now, trusts once again in our long-term service abilities and that we will continue to jointly strengthen the power supply security in Kuwait," said Katharina Beumelburg, vice president transmission service at Siemens Energy.
"The advanced maintenance services provided to these substations will help maximize performance, lower operating costs, and deliver better and more reliable network operations for the Ministry of Electricity," said Ananthnarayan Iyer, vice president transmission service, Siemens Energy Middle East. "We are looking forward to contributing further to the country's long-term energy demands in a sustainable manner."
"This agreement builds on our strong legacy of successful projects in Kuwait," said Herbert Klausner, managing director of Siemens Energy Kuwait. "We remain committed to driving power sector efficiency across Kuwait and helping the Ministry of Electricity meet the increasing demand for power for domestic, industrial, and municipal use."
A substation is key to power supply as it is used for transmitting and distributing electricity to distant locations. It is for that reason that safety, security, reliability, and efficiency are essential. Preventive maintenance will ensure that the people of Kuwait have a stable and reliable source of energy.


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Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act
HR 1994 - Rep Richard Neal D - Mass
This bill has support of both Democrats and Republicans.
Bill has passed the Ways and Means Committee, a major first step to become law.
A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate.
Here is a list of some of the bill's highlights:
* Repeals the maximum age for IRA contributions and raises the age for required mandatory distributions from 70 ½ to 72.
* Expands the use of 529 plans to include home schools and student loans (previously only applied to college related expenses)
* Allows small businesses to join forces to offer 401(k)s (multi-employer plan, or MEP). Participating businesses will only need to submit one form 5500 on behalf of the MEP.
* Creates a new tax credit of up to $500 for companies that set up plans with automatic enrollment.
* Allows businesses with long-term, part time workers to become eligible for retirement benefits.
" The Ways and Means’ vote clears the path for full House consideration of the legislation. Bipartisan members of the committee are optimistic about the legislation’s future. The committee hopes to have the bill on the President’s desk by the end of 2019. "
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The Yorba Linda Public Library and the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum hosted the annual Teen Film Festival. This year there were 23 entries representing a variety of genres including short films, music videos, advertisements and documentaries.
The submitting contestants, along with their families, spent the evening watching the films.
The winning films were:
Best Direction: "Frame of a King" by Tristen Martino.
Best Editing: "The Boy and His Camera" by Nasser Akkari.
Best Costumes, Setting, and/or Props: "Frame of a King" by Tristen Martino.
Best Film Effects: "Dynamosaurus Imperiosus" by Keon Pazandeh.
Best Script and/or Dialogue: "God Things" by Brian Harris.
Best Sound, Music, and/or Sound Effects: "Buried Alive" by Kelby Knapp.
Best Acting, Stunts, and/or Action Scenes: "The Game: Humans vs. Zombies" by Autumn Lopez.
Best Documentary: "The Unspoken" by Kristen Linger, Angel Ruiz and Brianna Devons.
Best Advertisement: "Fix You: Anti-Bullying" by Taylor Provenzano.
Best Music Video: "Fireflies" by Andrew Vogt.
Critic's Choice Award: "Game Over" by Luke Blood.
People's Choice Award: "Buried Alive" by Kelby Knapp.


US Marines buy 6-cylinder BAE’s XDrive ACVs – 700hp, 3000Nm torque
WASHINGTON — US Marine Corps signs contract with BAE Systems for 33 Amphibious Combat Vehicles [ACVs] worth $169 million, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing DefenceTurk.
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The Amphibious Combat Vehicle [ACV] is a new generation 8×8 amphibious armored vehicle designed and manufactured by BAE Systems in collaboration with Italian company Iveco Defense Vehicles. A program to acquire a new amphibious combat vehicle was initiated by the United States Marine Corps [USMC] in 2011 to replace the older tracked amphibious combat vehicles AAV [officially named AAVP-7A1] that had been in service with the US Marine Corps since 1972.
In November 2015, BAE Systems was awarded a $103.7 million engineering, manufacturing, and development [EMD] contract to deliver 16 ACV prototypes. The first prototype under the contract was delivered to the United States Marine Corps [USMC] in December 2016 and 16 prototypes were delivered at the end of 2017.
BAE Systems was awarded a $198 million contract for the first delivery of 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles [ACVs] in June 2018. The contract also includes options for the delivery of up to 204 vehicles, bringing the total contract value to $1.2 billion. BAE Systems received the first full-rate production Lot 1 contract for the first 36 vehicles in December 2020, and the additional production contract for 36 units in 2021.
The contract also covers two variants of the ACV vehicle family, ACV-P (personnel variant) and ACV-C [command control variant], amphibious combat vehicles. However, the company has received a design and development contract for the ACV-30, a vehicle equipped with a 30mm gun, and it is also planned to produce an ACV-R [rescue vehicle] variant. Additionally, BAE Systems has been commissioned by the US Marine Corps to combine the advanced reconnaissance and command vehicle, control, communications, and computers/drone systems payload in one combat vehicle variant.
The ACV is an 8×8 amphibious armored vehicle and features a proven H-Drive system to provide full-time all-wheel drive on both land and shallow waters. Designed to be extraordinarily mobile, the ACV can maneuver in tight spaces and can be used in any terrain or environment. An explosion-proof body and energy-absorbing seats are key elements of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle [ACV] survivability system, which provides superior protection against mines, Improvised Explosives [IED], kinetic energy munitions. In addition, the vehicle has an automatic fire extinguishing system.
The ACV is powered by an Iveco [Cursor 16] six-cylinder, 700 hp [515 kW] turbocharged and intercooler multi-fuel diesel engine that develops 3000 Nm of torque. The vehicle can reach a maximum speed of 105 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 523 km. The ACV is fully amphibious and can move through the water at a maximum speed of 11 km/h thanks to two water jets mounted at the rear of the hull. The ACV has a crew of three and is capable of carrying up to 13 military personnel, a gross vehicle weight of 35 tons, and a maximum payload of 3,300 kg. The overall length of the vehicle is 9.2 meters, width 3.1 meters, and height 2.9 meters.
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- Last Updated: Mar 1, 2023
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William CraigCEO & Co-Founder
- President of WebFX. Bill has over 25 years of experience in the Internet marketing industry specializing in SEO, UX, information architecture, marketing automation and more. William’s background in scientific computing and education from Shippensburg and MIT provided the foundation for MarketingCloudFX and other key research and development projects at WebFX.
An effective logo sets the tone and public perception of your brand, and therefore careful thought and creativity must be put into constructing it. In this article, you’ll find a large collection of tutorials and resources on the topic of designing logos by some of the most well-respected logo designers in the industry.
Logo Design Tutorials
Big Bocca – Illustrative Logo
This downloadable tutorial goes through the process of designing an illustrative logo.
Piranha’s Revenge – Illustrative Logo
Artist Von. R. Glitschka discusses his creative process for designing an illustrative logo.
Take a peak into a real-world project to see an actual logo designer in action.
Creating the Logo / Identity for “Blackberry Creek Community Church”
You’ll see, from start to finish, the creation of a logo for the “Blackberry Creek Community Church”.
Drawing a Good Logo
UX Developer Nathan Smith discusses his method for creating an iconic logo design.
Day 30: Designing a Logo
Learn how to create a logo design in Illustrator via this step-by-step tutorial.
My logo design process
Graphic Designer David Airey shares his logo design process, including the very important step: the design brief.
Constructing the Perfect Logo
This short tutorial goes over the general methods for constructing a logo.
Logo Design Galleries for Inspiration
LogoPond is a logo design gallery where users can upload and share their logos. Members can leave comments/critiques, so it’s a helpful place for getting feedback.
Logo Of The Day features one logo a day picked by a panel of judges.
The Identity Archives Project
The Identity Archives Project is a searchable database of logos and brand identity designs, it’s useful for getting inspiration on particular topics such as “technology” or “web 2.0”.
Logos & Logotypes on deviantART
deviantArt has a section on user-submitted logos/logotypes that you can browse through for logo design inspiration.
Logo Faves is a logo design gallery that seeks to present the best logo designs. Check out their “Highest Rated Logos” section to see what the top logos on the site.
FAVEUP is a design inspiration gallery that has a wonderful Logos section. Users are able to vote on designs that are featured on FAVEUP.
Logo Galleria (currently) has over 400 logos featured in their gallery.
Logospire is a logo design gallery where users can vote on, comment on, and upload logo designs.
LogoSauce is a logo design gallery.
Update: This website no longer exists. lo80s is a highly-categorized logo design gallery.
You’ll find categories like “Symbols” or “Household Items” on here.
LogoSurf is part of BuzzShout is a logo design aggregate that displays tons of logos in one page to reduce the number of clicks you have to perform to see logo designs.
logoed is a blog-style logo design showcase for graphic designers that posts logos from various designers.
goodlogo!com is a database of logo designs.
Check out the Logo Top 250 section to see the most popular logos on the site.
Logo Design Articles
30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed
Graphic and web designer, Chris Spooner, analyzes how one would construct the featured logo designs.
Acclaimed creative team Hicksdesign discusses the method in which the Firefox logo was selected.
What Makes a Great Logo
This is an excellent article on the fundamental elements of a good logo design.
how do designers create unique identities?
Logo designer and author Jeff Fisher ponders on the ways designers go about creating unique brands that stand out from the crowd.
Logos with a meaning
This article on creativebits examines logos that have a symbolic meaning to them, such as the FedEx logo and Sun Microsystems logo.
5 vital logo design tips
Acclaimed graphic designer David Airey shares his tips on designing logos.
Logo design company, LogoBee, shares some basic things to consider when creating a logo.
Color as Logo
Peter Windett discusses using color as your logo.
The Five Types of Marks
This back-to-basics article discusses the five main categories of logos.
Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons
A classic piece on logo design: Paul Rand discusses the meaning of logos and what makes it effective.
David Airey shares his thoughts on what makes a logo design great.
7 Logo Design Trends that have Withstood the Test of Time
Styles and trends of logos have changed throughout the years, but as this article shows, there are certain logo design elements that are as popular today as they were back in the day.
The Secret Life of Symbols
Maggie Macnab discusses the history of symbols and what they mean to us as a culture.
This article shares some basic tips on creating a logo and a tag line for it.
Wired News tells us the history of Google’s legendary logo.
The Power of RED
This article discusses the meaning of the color red and the emotions and perceptions it invokes upon the viewer.
Logo Design Revisited.
Designer Dmitry Kirsanov revisits and analyzes some of the logos he’s done in the past.
Logo Design Showcases
Top 10 Rock Band Logos
Logo Design History
Logo Design & Branding Trends 2009
50+ Kick Ass Logos for Inspiration
30 Dual Element Logos
15 wonderfully simple logo designs
The Logos of Web 2.0
A showcase of logos that have the “Web 2.0” look and feel.
Logo Design Flickr Groups
This 2,000+-member strong Flickr group showcases brands, marks, and logos from around the world.
Logo Design Books
An excellent book on the topic of creating effective and successful strong brand identities. It also outlines strategies for maintaining your brand through time and throughout the company.
This book analyzes 100 logos to see what features makes for an effective logo design.
This book is a showcase of logos from around the world. It’s a great book to have around to gather inspiration: I look through it before sketching and firing up Illustrator to get the creative juices flowing.
This book is about designing effective logos in today’s competitive market where consumers are baraged with plenty of options. How do you stand out from the sea of other logos? Read this book to find out.
Here is a great set of books compiled by freelance graphic designer Gino Orlandi.
Logo Design Blogs and Sites
Denis Radenkovic runs a weblog where each post is focused on a particular logo which is analyzed and critiqued.
Logo Design Blog
Logo Design Blog shares news and information on logos and logo design companies.
Brands of the World
Brands of the World is a site that indexes the most popular, famous brands and logos around the world.
The Logo Factor
The Logo Factor is a logo design weblog that discusses news and information on designing logos.
Logo Notions is a web column by Jeff Fisher that has essays on the topic of designing logos.
Leave your favorite logo design tutorials and resources, or talk about the ones above, in the comments.
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As a sponsor of a child or elder through Unbound, you create space in your sponsored friend’s life for more than the daily struggle for survival.
You make room to envision a future free from crushing poverty.
With sponsorship support, many families choose to pay for educational expenses, food, health care or home improvements to meet basic needs. But the impact doesn’t stop there.
Your support provides resources and encouragement to set goals for the future and make plans to attain them. That’s vital for anyone trying to move forward in life.
One of the key ways your sponsorship makes a difference is through education. Education creates opportunities for better jobs and a better quality of life, and keeps young people out of undesirable circumstances like early marriage or child labor.
Outcome evaluations conducted by Unbound show that 75 percent of sponsored children achieve educational levels comparable to or higher than national averages for their peers. That means sponsored students — despite difficult circumstances — are able to compete with young people from all socioeconomic brackets.
Your support extends to your friend’s family and community. Small groups comprising parents of sponsored children build a sense of community among families in the Unbound program. Families form support networks, learn new skills to increase their incomes and, in some areas, participate in microfunding programs to start or expand small businesses.
The encouragement you provide through your sponsorship is yet another life-changing benefit. Your steady financial support has a stabilizing effect in your friend’s life, giving your friend a reason to hope. And if you write to your friend, even once or twice a year to offer a few encouraging words, the impact becomes even greater.
Local Unbound staff members also represent a source of encouragement. A growing number are formerly sponsored youth or Unbound scholarship students who know firsthand how critical the encouragement of sponsors and the staff is to the success of young people and their families.
The stories and images that we share on a daily basis, whether on our blog or through social media, illustrate some of the ways education, parent groups and staff members around the world contribute to the well-being and growth of the children, families and elders in our programs. And it’s all possible because of your support.
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Okay first things first, it has ONE PAD! It’s soooo comfy and fits legit mostly everyone. It comes in sizes S/M and L/XL.
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Runs more true to size than our other JadyK bralettes.
S/M fits up to 36”
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Yes, I know this is a controversial statement. It's something that I've been telling both Germans and Austrians for years. The first reaction from other people is that they think I'm ignorant of the geographical facts. I can assure you this isn't the case, I know where the lines are drawn on the map. Some people compare my "ignorance" with calling Canadians American. This is a totally false comparison. Austrians feel insulted if I call them German, but I insist that I am correct. My statement is based on historical facts, that have to do with the unique nature of Germany in world history.
Germany as a nation has only existed since 1871, when Bismarck united 12 kingdoms. And yet people had spoken about Germany for centuries. What was the "Germany" that had previously existed? It was the area inhabited by a people who had been united by a single language since the time of the Romans. Germania might have been divided into many kingdoms, but it had always been a cultural unit with well known boundaries. Austria had always belonged to "Germany", and for centuries Vienna was even considered the leading city of Germany. In 1871 Austria failed to join the new German state because of quarrels with Prussia, but this only incited the Austrians to think of themselves as the true Germany, unjustly separated from the rest of the country that belonged to them. This was still the case 60 years later. An Austrian called Adolf Hitler began his political career in Germany. In 1938 Bismarck's work was completed when the Austrian government voted to become part of Germany, and Germany accepted them.
Things changed after the Second World War. Austria quickly separated itself from Germany again and declared itself innocent of all war crimes. This is the ironic situation that still exists today. Germany as a nation is guilt-riddled, and even children born after the war are taught in school to accept that they share Germany's guilt in the Holocaust. Austria, however, denies all guilt, as if they were forced into Germany against their will. Jews lost their lives and their property in Germany and Austria. In Germany stolen property was returned to Jews or their relatives, but in Austria property was never returned. Returning stolen property would have been an admission of guilt, and Austria as a country pleaded innocence. The denial also involves Austrians denying that they are or ever have been German.
I said at the beginning that Austria is part of Germany. Let me rephrase that. It would be more accurate to say that Austria is Germany. That is a fact that no amount of arguing or lines drawn on a map can ever change.

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New London-Spicer head football coach Dan Essler was on the field when the Wildcats played Becker on Friday, but he may have to turn over his sideline duties soon as he fights kidney cancer. Essler said Friday that his physicians discovered a growth was cancerous the day before NLS’ season-opener against Glencoe-Silver Lake on Aug. 22. “I had high blood pressure and my (physician) said it may be caused by a kidney blockage,” Essler said. “They did an ultrasound, boom, there’s a growth there.
OLIVIA — The final score was about right and the performance was convincing, as most expected. The surprising thing few saw coming was the color of the uniforms on the winning side. Quarterback Grant Thompson ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns, and he also tacked on a two-point conversion and intercepted a pass as Paynesville dominated BOLD, offensively and defensively, during the majority of a 26-13 win Saturday night. Thompson scored on a three-yard dive in the first quarter, then ran straight up the gut for 84 yards and another TD in the second quarter that put the Bulldogs ahead 12-
With an early start to the season, Willmar Cardinals football head coach Jon Konold and his staff will find out what kind of team they have much like everyone else in the stands. “That’s a hard question to answer this year,” said Konold, whose Cards open the 2015 season playing host to Buffalo at 7 p.m. today at Hodapp Field. Because of Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Gophers schedule issues at TCF Bank Stadium, the Minnesota prep season started Aug.
The 2015 Paynesville football team knew the upcoming season would be tough, just by looking around their locker room and noticing who wasn’t there anymore. When they look outside those walls at who will be lining up to take them on beginning Aug. 22, the challenge looks even more daunting. The Bulldogs were 19-2 the two previous seasons, with both losses not coming until section championship games.
After a story-book start to his college baseball experience, Eddie Estrada found himself struggling, perhaps for the first time in his athletic life. The former Litchfield High School star, University of Minnesota recruit and current Willmar Stinger has veteran college coaches and NCAA Division I players as teammates to go to for help.
WILLMAR — Ickey Woods’ time on life’s center stage has always been fleeting but the impressions he’s left live on seemingly forever. Woods’ career with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals lasted just four years but he had a spectacular rookie season in 1988, rushing for more than 1,000 yards, scoring 15 touchdowns and leading the Bengals to the Super Bowl. And, of course, he invented the iconic “Ickey Shuffle” touchdown dance. Woods doing the “Shuffle” in a deli commercial for Geico this year was just 30 seconds, but the ad may be one of the most famous in TV history. “I’ve been fortunate
It was with immense pleasure that Minnesota Timberwolves fans watched the New York Knicks’ faithful booing and crying — while taking selfies of themselves crying, of course — when Phil Jackson drafted Kristaps Porzingis at No. 4 during Thursday’s 2015 NBA Draft. Poor babies. Porzingis is only one of this year’s widely prized prospects.
Striving for perfection makes Tigers’ Reimers a 3-sport star
Wildcats’ Zylstra displays vast talents no matter the sport
Two area athletes brought home fourth-place medals from the Minnesota State High School Track and Field Meet on Saturday at Hamline University’s Klas Field