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Paraguay: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Well-developed agricultural sector (soya and beef)
- Abundant hydroelectric resources
- Prudent fiscal and economic policies
- Inadequate infrastructure (river transport, roads, electricity power lines)
- Dependent on the agricultural sector and a small number of trading partners (in particular, Brazil and Argentina)
- Weak governance (corruption and patronage)
- Large informal market (40% of GDP)
Current Trends
Resilient Growth in 2018
Activity is expected to remain firm in 2018, buoyed by domestic demand and agricultural exports. The latter will benefit from the improved economic situation in both Brazil and Argentina, the country's main trading partners, as well as from the moderate rise in the price of soya (42% of exports). Nevertheless, the contribution of external trade to growth will be negative due to the lively pace of imports. The healthy state of the agricultural sector is set to benefit the industrial sector, mainly centered on the processing of agricultural products such as soya (oil, flour) or beef (mainly leather). The dynamism of the automotive equipment assembly segment and textile sector within the country's maquilas (foreign-built factories, typically in free trade zones), as well as that of the construction sector, should help support private consumption by creating jobs. Households also benefit from the higher minimum wage. Higher public spending will underpin activity, but political disagreements could delay the implementation of some infrastructure projects (roads, metro, airports). Private investment will be limited by the still-underdeveloped infrastructure, despite an attractive fiscal policy for foreign investors. Inflation is expected to settle in the middle of the central bank's target range (2-6%). The central bank will not likely tighten its monetary policy except on the event of strong inflationary pressures, particularly on food prices. It will, however, probably intervene to stabilise the guarani, the local currency, if it depreciates too strongly following a potential fall in the price of soya or an increase in the price of oil. Meanwhile, the banking system remains fragile, as it is highly dollarised and heavily dependent on the agricultural sector, which represents most of the loans granted.
Prudent Budget Policy and Balanced External Accounts
The government is expected to continue with the implementation of the budget reforms approved at the end of 2013, which include a law on fiscal responsibility (limiting the deficit to 1.5% of GDP), tax reforms, and a framework permitting public/private partnerships (PPP). In 2017, the budget deficit remained below the limit fixed by law and this position is expected to last until 2018. The lively pace of economic activity should help boost tax receipts and offset the increase in public spending, mainly on infrastructure. However, the country is expected to widen its tax base – one of the narrowest in Latin America – in order to more easily reach its fiscal deficit targets, while developing its infrastructure. Given the fiscal prudence, the public debt is expected to remain contained, even if financing it will still broadly be through external finance, in particular via the issuance of dollar-denominated bonds (bond issuance of USD 530 million in March 2018 on international markets).
Economic recovery in Brazil and Argentina is expected to stimulate agricultural and energy (mainly hydroelectric) exports, excluding any negative weather events. The trade surplus will likely be moderated by strong import growth associated with dynamic private consumption and infrastructure investments. Under these conditions, FDI flows, chiefly in the agricultural and infrastructure sectors, will help maintain foreign exchange reserves at a satisfactory level (seven months of imports).
Continuity Emerges From Last General Elections
As expected, the April general elections saw the victory of Mario Abdo Benitez from the Colorado party. A former senate president, and son of the Private Secretary to former President Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989), Mr. Benitez succeeds Horacio Cortes (also from the Colorado party). As a result, little change can be expected in terms of social and economic policies. Business-friendly measures – including low-tax policies to favour foreign investments and soya production – should continue to be implemented. However, little progress can be expected in the fight against poverty, given the small amount of resources available under the current restrictive fiscal policy. Also, the absence of an absolute majority in the Senate for the Colorado party (18 out of 45 seats) will force the government to seek allies during the five-year mandate, which will likely hinder any substantial reform. Meanwhile, the business climate remains difficult, particularly because of the size of the informal economy, and the widespread corruption: it remains difficult to assess Mr. Benitez's commitment to fight against the phenomenon, given that his party has ruled the country for the past seven decades.


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Turismo de Extremadura
View of Trujillo. Cáceres.
Monument to Pizarro. Trujillo, Cáceres
Alcazaba fortress in Trujillo. Cáceres.
Santa María la Mayor. Trujillo, Cáceres.
- Autonomous region: Extremadura
- Province/Island: Cáceres
Trujillo, located between the bottoms of the Tojo and Guadiana rivers, contains an important group of churches, castles and manor houses that are centred around the Plaza Mayor square and which are declared Property of Cultural Interest. Also, this Cáceres city has left an important mark on history: since in the 16th century it was the cradle of illustrious characters linked to the discovery of America. For this reason, Trujillo falls fully within the Route of the Conquistadors, which includes other localities in Extremadura like Medellín, Villanueva de la Serena or Jerez de los Caballeros. Also, Monfragüe National Park, one of the most important protected spaces in Extremadura, spreads a few kilometres north of Trujillo and offers an extraordinary landscape of woods, meadows, and ponds.
The origins of Trujillo are found in the primitive settlement called Turgalium. After being occupied by Romans and Visigoths, Trujillo remained under Arabic dominion for over 500 years, during which time it underwent notable development. It then passed into Christian hands after being conquered in 1232 by King Fernando III, and it was monarch Juan II that gave Trujillo the title of city in 1430. In the 16th century, Trujillo experienced an age of great splendour due to its important role in the discovery of America. The city was the home of two great conquerors: Francisco de Pizarro, discoverer of Peru, and Francisco de Orellana. Other illustrious characters were also born in Trujillo, such as Fray Jerónimo de Loaísa, the first Bishop of Cartagena de Indias, and Nuflo de Chaves, discoverer of Bolivia. The city of Trujillo preserves its old flavour in its two areas: the medieval "village," of Arabic origin, and the "city" from the 15th and 16th centuries. The city The city is structured around the monumental Plaza Mayor square, which is presided over by a bronze-cast statue of Pizarro on horseback. Over the centuries it has been the centre of social and commercial life of the city, hosting markets, festivals, and all kinds of shows. In the 16th century it became a noble plaza, since the conquistadors and diverse families from the nobility began to build houses and palaces in it. Around the square, the San Francisco (1600), Santa Clara (late 15th century) and San Martín Churches rise up, the last of which was built between the 14th and 16th centuries. The temple, of only one nave and vault, houses various Renaissance side chapels. Also, there are many palaces and manor houses (16th-18th centuries) that are characterized by their angular balconies, an element distinct to the civil architecture of Trujillo. The Palace of the Dukes of San Carlos (16th century), for example, has this typical angular balcony and the coat of arms of the Vargas-Carvajal family. Behind the main façade an interior patio is hidden, built in classical style and with a rectangular floor, with two levels and porticos with Tuscan columns. The Palace of the Marquis of Piedras Albas is another notable building among those that face the plaza. This Renaissance mansion, work of Pedro Suárez de Toledo, has so-called "bread" colonnades and is notable for its three segmented arches. One of the most outstanding in the area is the Palace of the Marquises of the Conquista or of the Coat of Arms. Its construction, in 1570, was financed by Hernando Pizarro. On its façade is a corner balcony with Plateresque decorations and two alabaster columns. It is topped by the coat of arms of Francisco Pizarro. On the cobblestone streets that leave from the plaza there are other notable residences such as the House of the Royal Peso or of the Chaves Cárdenas, Gothic with Renaissance additions, or the Palace of Juan Pizarro of Orellana, from the 16th century. The latter belonged to the first ruler of the Peruvian city of Cuzco and was transformed into a Renaissance palace after being the stronghold of Diego de Vargas. Inside the building is a patio built in the Plateresque style. Meanwhile, the Citadel of the Altamiranos or Alcazarejo was erected by Fernán Ruiz starting in the 13th century. The main gate stands out, from the 16th century, flanked by two crumbling towers with the coat of arms of the Altamiranos. Religious architecture The "village" is enclosed by a wall marked by 17 towers, the remains of the Citadel of the Bejarano and the Jerónimas lookout. On one end is the Arabian Caliphate Castle (mid-9th century, expanded in the 12th century), in the centre, churches such as Santa María la Mayor (13th to 16th century), Santiago (13th to 17th century) and Vera Cruz (13th century), and manor houses such as the fortresses of Luis Chaves "el Viejo" (14th-15th century) and of the Altamiranos (16th century). The Santa María Temple is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of the Romanesque style in Trujillo. The building, constructed atop an old mosque, has many medieval portals on the outside and a tower from the late Romanesque period. Inside, the vaults that cover the structure of three naves can be admired, as well as an outstanding Gothic altarpiece made by Fernando Gallego in 1480 and which is considered to be one of the best in Extremadura. The Santiago Church, located next to the gate of the city of the same name, was built in the 13th century and later remodelled between the 15th and 17th centuries. A semi-cylindrical apse and the tower are left over from the original construction. The church guards the image of Nuestra Señora de la Coronada, Romanesque style, and that of the Cristo de las Aguas, from the 14th century. The Arabian Caliphate Castle rises dominant over the city, built during the age of greatest splendour of the Caliphate of Córdoba. This building stands out because of its beautiful flanking towers and the two reservoirs found in the inner ward. In the south part of the bastion the Virgen de la Victoria Shrine rises up, the patron saint of the city. To finish the tour of the city, there is nothing better than going to the Coria Museum, which occupies what used to be the San Francisco el Real Convent. The premises allow one to draw near to the most important milestones in the discovery of the New World. And if desired, you can visit Trujillo to enjoy one of the most important festivals, the traditional Chíviri. This celebration, which takes place each Easter Sunday in the Plaza Mayor square, has been declared a Festival of Tourist Interest. Gastronomy and the surroundings Trujillo shares the most representative dishes of the region with the rest of Extremadura. Products derived from Iberian pig are outstanding, as well as recipes of pastoral origin: caldereta (a stew prepared with sheep or goats meat), migas (with a bread base), etc. Also asparagus soup, lima bean soup, or traditional cold soups such as gazpacho and ajoblanco cannot be forgotten. Some types of produce are typical of the food of Trujillo, such as chard or wild asparagus and truffles. Among the most well known deserts are toasted cream and candied stuffed eggs. All of these dishes should be paired with the excellent wines with the Denomination of Origen Ribera del Guadiana. Many of these traditional recipes can be enjoyed in the Parador de Trujillo, located in the old Santa Cruz monastery. It is a 16th century convent with two beautiful cloisters, one in the Renaissance style. Trujillo is the first stop on the Ruta de los Conquistadores, known by this name because it passes through the birthplaces of many illustrious characters tied to the discovery of America. This route enters the province of Badajoz and passes through Medellín, Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz and, finally, through Jerez de los Caballeros. Woods, rock outcroppings and meadows irrigated by rivers, ponds and reservoirs spread a few kilometres to the north of Trujillo creating the Monfragüe National Park. Other nearby enclaves for enjoying the natural landscape of Cáceres are Montánchez, a small locality on the mountain of the same name, and Alhuéscar, nestled among oak trees.
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The Eyeballing Game
Here's an enjoyable way to spend ten minutes giving your brain some exercise: The Eyeballing Game. The game/exercise asks you to modify a polygon to create a parallelogram and right angle, find the midpoint of a line, bisect an angle, find the center or a triangle and circle, and identify a convergence point.
My average score, the degree on inaccuracy, (as you can see below) was 4.01 (low is better). By best showing was bisecting an angle.
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Chris Dodd Extends SOPA 'Olive Branch' To Silicon Valley... And Proceeds To Bash Them Over The Head With It
from the there-is-only-one-answer-and-it-is-sopa deptNot this again. Ever since SOPA/PIPA were shelved, we've been hearing from MPAA and RIAA officials about how important it is that they "sit down and meet" with "the opposition." Part of the problem is that they still can't figure out who the opposition really was. They usually blame Google. And sometimes Wikipedia. We keep hearing these requests to work together, but when people take them up on the offer and agree to meet... they seem to chicken out. Another big part of the problem is assuming that the only answer to the challenges they're facing is more legislation... but that's clearly not true.
Either way, a news report making the rounds says that Chris Dodd has "extended an olive branch" to the tech community with a speech he just gave. Already, that's framing this discussion incorrectly. Folks in Silicon Valley have been plenty happy to meet for many, many months. No "olive branch" needed. The MPAA and RIAA done everything to keep the tech industry from the table for nearly all of the SOPA debate. Even after everything happened, folks in Silicon Valley have made it clear that they're happy to meet and discuss stuff with Hollywood. It's just that many of them would like it to be "open." I've heard from a few different folks where "feelers were put out" to see if they wanted to take part in some secretive backroom "negotiations" -- but when they requested more open proceedings, the MPAA/RIAA guys insisted that was a deal breaker.
But really, what you see in this report isn't an olive branch, it's a baseball bat, where Chris Dodd talks up all the opportunities there are, and then starts wacking away at evil pirates destroying all.
MPAA Chief Chris Dodd made a peace overture to Silicon Valley Wednesday, telling an audience that "Hollywood is pro-technology and pro-Internet."Except, that's not clear at all. A strong system of content protection has had nothing to do with the current success of the "flourishing internet marketplace." And putting even more protectionism in place only seems likely to make things worse, and drive more people underground. To say that it's critical to the success of the internet seems really preposterous considering how little evidence there is that copyright really plays a major issue here.
But he also made clear the legislative battle against piracy wasn't over, maintaining that "a strong system of copyright protection for online content is critical to the continued success of the flourishing Internet marketplace."
The real problem here is that Dodd still continues to refuse to define the problem correctly. He still assumes (or publicly proclaims) that the answer is content protection. A truly open conversation wouldn't start with such assumptions, but would do more to establish a framework and details. And then you get things like this:
Speaking to the Atlanta Press Club on Wednesday, Dodd said that "nearly one-quarter of all global Internet traffic is copyright theft. And at the heart of the problem is the proliferation of parasitic foreign rogue sites whose sole purpose is to facilitate, and profit from, the theft of international property."Of course, as has also been pointed out, this "one-quarter of all global Internet traffic" bit is misleading, because it's counting all sorts of things that might not be infringing. But, more to the point, Netflix alone appears to use up about approximately the same amount of bandwidth. And what that suggests is that the problem isn't that big. If you converted everyone who he's talking about to Netflix... you'd just have another Netflix. That's a decent-sized company, but nothing miraculous. It just looks big because everyone's focused on the wrong numbers -- such as the byte size of traffic, rather than what's actually being shared and why.
"We cannot draw up a business model that accounts for the wholesale theft of our product," he said. "It's true for pharmacies. It's true for the automobile industry. It's true for software developers. And it's true for us."Of course, once again, he's misusing the term "theft," which is pretty disappointing and again suggests the lack of a real "olive branch" here. But, furthermore, this statement is also plainly wrong. What he's arguing is that companies can't compete with free. But, er... plenty of "copyright" businesses do exactly that. One need look no further than the open source community. There, Dodd would discover that there have been some very large companies that built on top of products that the company can't lock down, and that versions of those products will be available for free. And many open source companies have done well -- even as they have to compete with free versions of identical products. They've built great business models. To say that Dodd himself (or the studios) "cannot draw up a business model" that deals with the market situation is a statement on Dodd and the industry -- not on the possibility of such business models. Of course, there are more and more people discovering business models that work... but rather than let that happen, Dodd is demanding a law?
And, really, it comes back to this again: this isn't an olive branch. Dodd isn't seeking input from those who understand these issues. He's pretending to offer an olive branch to get some "negotiations" started, where they won't listen or take the time to understand the real issue. Instead, they'll just beat everyone over the head with the branch and insist that their ridiculously bad plans to expand copyright enforcement are the only way to go.
He said that "copyright legislation helped to create the Internet of today -- not to mention providing companies like Apple with the incentive to -- as they say -- think different, and to think big."This part is just intellectually dishonest. Very little of the success of the internet today had anything to do with copyright law. In fact, large parts of the success of the internet were due to exceptions to copyright law, such as those from the open source community.
"The coalition supporting a crackdown on ... criminal sites includes companies large and small who produce movies, TV shows, music, software, photography, prescription drugs, consumer electronics -- everyone from Gibson Guitars to the Ultimate Fighting Championship."Um, sounds like Dodd's talking points need a refresh. Gibson Guitar dropped its support of SOPA...
"If you believe that freedom of speech does not imply, and the ability to innovate does not require, a license to steal, if you believe that the men and women who work hard to make films and TV shows deserve to be fairly compensated ... I invite you to join this coalition and help us move towards a solution to this problem."See, that's not an olive branch at all. That's just flat out misrepresenting the position of those who opposed SOPA. No one says that there's a "license to steal" or that people should be allowed to break the law willy nilly. Nor is anyone saying that those who "work hard" shouldn't be compensated. There are tons of laws on the books already -- many of which are already being overaggressively enforced. We're saying that there are existing ways to deal with these issues that don't have the collateral damage that a SOPA or PIPA would have -- by not involving legislation at all, but letting the market figure things out, as it's already been doing.
Again, if Dodd wants to meet and put forth a real olive branch, he should try not attacking those he's supposedly reaching out to or misrepresenting their position. Otherwise it's tough to see much sincerity there...
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|Yorba Linda, Calif.
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|Servite High School
2012 First-Team All-WCC
SOPHOMORE (2012): Entered as a pinch-hitter and went 1-2 with 1 2B, 1 RBI, and 1 R vs. Utah … went 2-3 with 1 R and 1 SB vs. Portland … knocked two hits vs. Fresno State, scoring 1 R with 1 RBI … collected two hits, 2 BB, 1 RBI, and 1 R at CSU Bakersfield … was 2-3 with 2 R and 1 BB vs. Cal … amassed six hits over the three-game series at Gonzaga … had two hits at Cal … recorded five hits including 2 2B with 3 R and 2 RBI vs. Pepperdine … launched his first collegiate HR and finished with 2 hits, 2 R, and 2 RBI vs. Saint Mary's … went 2-5 with 1 R vs. Saint Mary's.
FRESHMAN (2011): Appeared in 11 games during his freshman campaing, recording one hit...made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter on Feb. 26 against Albany…appeared as a pinch-hitter on Feb. 27 against Albany…pinch-ran against San Jose State (3/5)…and against Utah on Mar. 13…recorded his first career hit against Brown on Mar 26…entered the game at second base in a late-inning switch against Brown (3/27)…pinch-hit and played outfield against Brown on Mar. 28…registered one at-bat against LMU (4/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Servite High School in Anahiem, Calif.… named team MVP in 2009… named All-Trinity League in 2009 and 2010… led his high school team in triples in both 2009 and 2010… hit .347 as a junior… had 13 stolen bases his senior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Dean and Donna Harisis… has a younger brother, Kenny… enjoys football, snowboarding, paintball, and reading…. majoring in Biology.


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Off-The-Field Training for NFL Players
The National Football League views every player as vulnerable to making poor financial decisions or becoming a victim of financial fraud. Dow Jones Wealth Adviser's Caitlin Nish reports on the league's efforts to educate players on financial issues.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., January 09, 2013 — ForteBio, a division of Pall Life Sciences and a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutical products, today announced the launch of its Dip and Read Anti-Human Fab-CH1 biosensor. The new biosensor enables an easy and rapid method for quantitation and kinetic characterization of human Fab, F(ab')2 and IgG - critical processes in drug discovery. Dip and Read biosensors are designed for use on ForteBio's Octet® and BLItz™ instrumentation systems.
"The detection and characterization of human IgG is of paramount importance to research scientists," said Christopher Silva, the ForteBio division's vice president of marketing. "However, traditional approaches to quantitation and kinetic characterization have been cumbersome, slow and expensive. Our new Anti-Human Fab-CH1 biosensor carries the popular CaptureSelect® IgG-CH1 ligand from BAC BV, a company that provides affinity tools widely used in purification of antibodies and antibody fragments. The new biosensor offers researchers unparalleled ease of use and time-to-result in a wide range of laboratory applications, enabling improved laboratory workflow and cost-efficiency." The Anti-Human Fab-CH1 biosensor consists of a pre-immobilized high-affinity, anti-human CH1 affinity ligand that binds specifically to the CH1 domain of all four human IgG subclasses independent of the type of light chain. Its unique selectivity provides solid coverage of any human IgG derived Fab fragment without interference of notorious product-related contaminants like over-expressed free light chains. The high specificity of the biosensor enables direct analysis of human Fab/F(ab')2/IgG in crude lysates, column eluants, cell lysates and cell culture supernatants, providing a time-saving alternative to traditional analytical methods. The Octet family of products is based on ForteBio's proprietary Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI) technology. It incorporates disposable optical Dip and Read biosensors that measure multiple interactions in parallel, without the use of detection agents. For single-sample analysis, ForteBio recently launched its BLItz platform. The new platform revolutionizes the use of label-free protein analysis by making it more accessible and cost-effective for individual bench scientists in biotherapeutic discovery, process development and academic research.
About ForteBio
ForteBio is a division of Pall Life Sciences. ForteBio provides analytical systems to accelerate biotherapeutic drug discovery and development. These systems enable real-time, label-free analysis of biomolecular interactions, providing information on affinity, kinetics and concentration. ForteBio's analytical capabilities enable significantly easier, faster and better characterization of drug candidates, thus providing greater value in drug development applications where existing methods have limitations in throughput, performance and cost. For more information, visit www.fortebio.com.
About Pall Life Sciences
Pall Life Sciences, a division of Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), provides cutting-edge products and services to meet the demanding needs of customers discovering, developing and producing biotech drugs, vaccines and classic pharmaceuticals. Its membranes and membrane devices optimize detection and sample preparation in the drug research, clinical diagnostics, genomics, and proteomics markets. Pall Life Sciences is a leading provider of separation systems and single-use filtration and purification technologies to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to support faster development of new drugs and vaccines that are safer and require less energy and water to produce. Pall Life Sciences' technologies are also used in clinical institutions and the food and beverage industries.
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Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The company's engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation is an S&P 500 company serving customers worldwide. Pall has been named a "top green company" by Newsweek magazine. To see how Pall is helping enable a greener, safer, more sustainable future, follow us on Twitter @PallCorporation or visit www.pall.com/green.
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Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed its feasibility study for the Upper Mississippi River-Ilinois Waterway, which was one of the agency's longest and most complicated studies in its history. The first two reports from this WSTB committee reviewed analytical aspects of the Corps feasibility study. Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway considers the broader issue of managing the multiple resources of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway, especially with regard to several, recently-issued NRC reports on Corps of Engineers planning procedures. The report finds that a key issue regarding planning decisions on these river systems is the ambiguity related to several different pieces of legislation and acts that govern river management, and thus recommends that the administration and Congress clarify the federal intent for managing this river and waterway system. The report recommends an independent, retrospective reivew of the experience with a federal inter-agency Principals Group, which was convened to provide guidance to the Corps study. It is also recommended that the Corps strive to incorporate flexible, adaptive management principles through its entire water planning program, including operations of the lock and dam system.


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Black Magic Specialist in Haryana says that people may know that black magic is acknowledged as one of the powerful weapons for certain constructive purposes while also for settling scores with others. In the past many years, this practice was considered to be very popular among the people living in slum and remote areas. However at present times, the black magic has also become a very common topic of discussion among the affluent class too.
Black Magic Specialist in Haryana Many times, other people do something wrong with you and your family, while you wish to settle scores with them. If you are also looking for something constructive, then black magic is the only solution for you. This is one pratical method, which doesn't involve any criminal activity amongst you, as there are no scientific evidences that can prove your act. Therefore, black magic is the only possible & effective method which can help you in settling your scores with such people. As this method doesnot cause any kind of harm to you or your loved ones. Black Magic Specialist in Haryana There are many kinds of black magic like – Kala jadu, white magic, vashikaran, voodoo and many more. Depending on your requirements, you can select the best amongst them.
Black Magic Specialist in Haryana Black Magic exists, even though we all know that science denies its presence. But we all believe in God and in the absence of any scientific theory along with it. We do believe in his existence also. Same theory applies with black magic & Kala Jadu also. Although black magic is also adopted for accomplishing few evil practices, but we are here to use this method for genuine and constructive reasons.
Black Magic Specialist in Haryana provide some of the constructive reasons for which, we provide our black magic services to needy people :
There are different applications & techniques which can be imposed on the individuals by using black magic and the world of spirits and this all depends upon the knowledge, expertise, power, and strength of the magician.


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BURLINGTON, Vt. – UMBC seniors Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) and Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) broke the conference record in the 100m dash and 110 hurdles, respectively, as the Retriever track and field team opened competition at the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Saturday at the Frank H. Livak Track and Field Facility.
After day one, the UMBC men are in second place with 50 points, leading New Hampshire by nine, but trailing Albany by 13.
cThe Retriever women, meanwhile, sit in sixth with 14 points, trailing both Binghamton and Stony Brook by two.
Long and Proctor both qualified first in their respective events for tomorrow's event finals. Long topped the qualifiers in the 100m dash with a time of 10.37, just off his personal-best of 10.36, while Proctor led the prelim round of 110m hurdles with a time of 14.06.
Freshman Madeline Entwistle (Potomac, Md./Walt Whitman) qualified for the finals of 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 15.13.
Junior Thor Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Counsel/Clemson) won UMBC's first medal of the weekend, earning a silver in the hammer throw with a toss of 57.64m (189'1").
In the 400m dash, senior Deborah Adelola (Lanham, Md./Bladensburg) paced a quartet of Retrievers into the Sunday finals. Adelola recorded the best time of the day, a personal-record of 56.29 to move up to third in the Retriever record book, while sophomore Marie Yuille (Bowie, Md./Oakland Mills), senior Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K. Magnet), and junior Kalane' Abbey (Laurel, Md./Laurel) also moved on for UMBC.
In the men's race, freshman Erick Soetje (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) ran a personal-best of 49.12 to earn a spot in the finals.
Junior Charles Bolinger (Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) gained a spot in the finals for the 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 54.85 move up to fourth in the UMBC record book.
The Retrievers got an athlete to advance in both the men's and women's 1,500m run with seniorJake Albino (Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley) and junior Sarah Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) both earning a spot in tomorrow's final. Sophomore Angelina Oputa (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) ran a personal-best of 4:46.82, the ninth-fastest time in UMBC history.
Two Retrievers men – senior Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and sophomore Andrew Keresztes (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Port Jefferson) – advanced to the finals while senior Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) gained a spot in the women's final.
UMBC school record holder Alisha Beeman (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell/Hartford) garnered a bronze medal in the javelin competition. The junior recorded a throw of 41.95m (137'7") while senior Heidi Danielsson (Jonkoping, Sweden/Sanda) recorded a personal-best toss of 32.48m (106'7") to move up to fourth in the UMBC record book. Senior Sean Kshimetski (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) finished fifth in the men's competition with a top throw of 53.43m (175'3), just off of his personal-best of 53.66m (176'0").
Senior Mo Drammeh (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) gained a silver medal in the high jump after clearing 2.04m (6'8.25").
In the pole vault, senior Liam Stott (Carrboro, N.C./Chapel Hill) cleared a personal-best 4.65m (15'3") to move up to sixth in the Retrievers history book. Stott also posted a career-best at the America East indoor meet.
The Retrievers gained two top-five finishes in the men's 3,000m steeplechase as sophomore Redatu Semeon (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) finished second (9:11.42) and senior Vinny DiSalvo(Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) placed fifth (9:32.01).
In the women's race, freshman Sophia Cologer (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) bettered her own school record, finishing eighth with a time of 11:14.71.
Freshman Abigale Slonski (Griswold, Conn./Griswold) recorded a personal-best leap of 5.22m (17'1.5") in the long jump to place sixth and move into a tie for sixth all-time in program history.
For the men, seniors Dosu Teyibo (Silver Spring, Md./Barrie) and Shioma Obemeata (New Rochelle, N.Y./Iona Prep/St. Francis) finished fifth and sixth.
In the final event of the day, sophomore Hassan Omar (Frederick, Md./Thomas Stone) won a silver medal by placing second with a time of 30:57.10.
Sophomore Nicole Dawson (Jessup, Md./Hammond) and senior Kirsten McGovern (Sykesville, Md./Century) both recorded career-best runs in the women's race. Dawson finished ninth with a time of 37:16.97 and McGovern was just behind in a time of 37:27.37.
Day two of the America East Championships opens on Sunday morning with the conclusion of the decathlon at 9:00 a.m.


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TRIO programs were established in 1965 to help low-income, first generation students complete high school, enter college, and graduate.
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UCC's ETS serves 592 students, who are referred to the program by high school counselors, parents, teachers, current participants, and other sources.
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Join me this Friday afternoon in Alexandria, VA for a new brand new event - The Friday Affair at Hollin Hall! I'm excited to help launch this event - the first of its kind in the Mount Vernon area. Admission is free, and vendors from all over the area will be set up, offering drinks, food, jewelry, and, you guessed it, Pillbags! I'll be there from 12-2pm, and then my trusty side-kick of a husband will take over from 2-4pm, while I return home for a much-anticipated nap. Come by, grab a snack, pick up a bouquet of flowers for the weekend, and check out the unique vendors lining the venue. Johnny and I hope to see you out there!
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How does film censorship work in Britain? Jim Robertson's new paperback edition of The Hidden Cinema argues that censorship has had a far greater influence on British film history than is often apparent, creating the `hidden cinema' of the title. Robertson charts the role of the British Board of Film Censors, established in 1913, and the histories of a variety of noteworthy films including Battleship Potemkin and No Orchids for Miss Blandish and revealing how censorship continues to exert a marked influence on many important films - like the controversial A Clockwork Orange - some of which have now vanished from British screens altogether. This edition includes a brand new section on Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris, immediately engulfed in censorship wrangles on its release in 1972.
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George Lucas, actresses Rita Moreno and Cicely Tyson, singer Carole King, music director Seiji Ozawa and the Eagles will receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
The John F. Kennedy Center exceeded the usual five honorees and announced Wednesday it will honor the diverse group of six in a gala performance December 6 in Washington D.C., featuring top entertainers.
For the 38th annual celebration, organizers said they didn't want to pass up the chance to honor any of these artists with the national award for influencing American culture through the arts.
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The Kennedy Center Honors were criticized in 2012 for not honoring enough Latino artists, and after that formed a committee of artists and community leaders to review the process of picking honorees.
The show will also be broadcast December 29 on CBS.
Here's a look at this year's honorees:
George Lucas, 71, known for creating the "Star Wars" franchise and Indiana Jones of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" fame, said, "The honorees over the history of the awards are huge, and it's great to be in the same company."
Rita Moreno, 83, has starred in more than 40 feature films and won all four of the biggest prizes in show business -- the Oscar, the Tony, two Emmys and a Grammy. "You are reminded that no one is completely self-made,'' Moreno said. "I am just absolutely beside myself with the recognition that I'm getting, I guess, for battling it out and hanging on."
Cicely Tyson, 81, is known for her roles in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," "Roots" and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and said she was speechless and breathless when she heard she would be receiving "the highest honor given to a performer."
Carole King, 73, was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame for her defining sounds of the 60's and 70's. "I'm humbled and grateful to accept,'' she said in a statement. "I've been very lucky to be able to do the work I love for so many years. And it's even more rewarding to know that what I do has touched the lives of so many people.''
The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide with their Southern California sound and become one of the most influential American rock bands of all time, according to Kennedy Center producers. In a joint statement, the band members said they were "deeply grateful'' for the honor.
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Ron, Paul,
First, the flow rings are always attached on the inlet side of the fan, regardless of whether you pressurizing or depressurizing. Admittedly, this does make it less convenient to change the rings if that becomes needed, since you'll have to remove the flex duct first.
The ability to test in either direction, however, is a key feature of the Retrotec DucTester. It is true, Ron, that if the grill mask holds tight, there should be very little difference in the results between depressurization and pressurization, however, the possibility does exist that if it's not properly secured, the grill mask can be pushed off a register, leading to faulty results, or a repeated test. Hence our recommendation. However, it must be clearly said that if there's a risk of polluted, dusty, or mouldy air being pulled into the house, the ducts do not need to be depressurized.
Some discussion over here on choosing IR cameras and blower doors.
Thanks for that. I've been curios since you raised the topic if there would be a difference. I'll try it some time with my Energy Conservatory Duct Blaster and if I see anything funny I'll let you know.
Ron - As far as running the Retrotec duct tester either way, after your question, I was teaching a class yesterday, and we ran the duct tester both ways and got exactly the same result. It was extremely handy to be able to leave the blower door installed to quickly do the Total Pressure and then the Pressure to outside. (The ducts in the building I was testing were awful to say the least. Even the theatrical smoke was diluted to the extent that it was hard to see.)
Tamasin -
I have been using a Motion Computing J3500 for auditing. It's built for field work with "Gorilla" glass and a solid state drive. It is not cheap, but it's incredibly fast and extremely bright even in direct sunlight. It takes a little getting used to - carrying this amazing machine in an attic or crawl space. It takes pictures and even can serve as a telephone.
I have been playing with HomeGauge software. It is designed primarily for Home Inspectors, but it does have an energy template. I am working with them to refine the output, but it has a spreadsheet for BPI combustion safety testing, etc. I like the idea that it is on my computer and I don't have to pay annual fees or individual use fees or any other fees. I haven't done it yet, but they can take your data on-line so that your clients can download it. It's really easy to add pictures and they have an enormous bucket full of pre-written comments like warnings about windows not being the first step in saving energy. It does figure area weighted R values and the BAS as well.
The first report I did was about 35 pages long, which is very fancy, but too much information for the average homeowner.
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Born in Mississippi within a year of emancipation, journalist and activist Ida B. Wells lit up the lynching-laden, injustice-soaked Jim Crow-era south with boycotts, legal battles, and scorching editorials. As a fierce investigative journalist, she unveiled racist violence and humanized the stories of the victims. Despite her remarkable impact, Wells never received an obituary in The New York Times—until now. As part of a project called Overlooked, Wells' newly penned obituary will join those of other remarkable women in history. Nikole Hannah-Jones (investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine); Michelle Duster (Wells' great granddaughter); and Eve L. Ewing come together in recognition of the enduring legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and the equally enduring fight for racial justice. Natalie Moore (South Side bureau reporter for WBEZ) will moderate.
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Cabbage Pickle
Welcome to Mutevazi Lezzetler Cuisine!
at this episode, we are sharing the recipe of "Cabbage Pickle"
let's see the ingredients
1 cabbage, weights about 3.3 4.4 pounds
15 garlic cloves
1 tbsp lemon salt
1/3 cup of chickpeas
6 tbsp rock salt
1 apple
3 carrots
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
8 - 10 stems of parsley
I'm starting by preparing the ingredients
I'm peeling the 3 carrots
the other 2 ones are peeled already, now I'm cutting them
but not into too big pieces
bias cut pieces seem better
I'm preparing it by this way
I'm placing the garlic cloves into the beater
I'm adding about 1 tbsp of salt on it to beat them easily and preventing the jumping of
I'm beating them, but not into too small pieces
cabbage gives the name to the pickle
it may be a little bit hard to prepare it
firstly, I'm cutting it into 2 pieces by a big and sharp knife
of course, I have removed the outer leaves
then, I'm cutting the half part into 2 pieces also
by this way, it is getting easier
the ingredients are ready right now
now I'll get them together
so I need a jam with about 6 -7 liters capacity
firstly I'm placing a hard and aromatic apple into the bottom
it is advised to use Amasya type of apples
you may ask that why are we using this apple?
it will give a very nice smell to the pickle
then, I'm adding some chickpeas
I'll also place chickpeas between the layers
well, I'll be placing the cabbage pieces into the jar firmly
it is very important to place the ingredients into the jar very firmly
while preparing pickle
I'm placing the cabbage pieces firstly
then I'll place some carrot pieces between the cabbage layers
and I'll sprinkle some salt
you may divide the cabbage pieces into smaller pieces to place them more firmly
it is important to use hard and veined cabbage
I've placed one more cabbage layer
I'm placing some carrot pieces again
we have 6 tbsp of rock salt, as it is mentioned, as you know
rock salt is not a thinly refined type of salt, so that is why we are using it
the salt we use in daily life is not useful for preparing pickle
I'm adding some more chickpeas
and I'm placing some more beaten garlic also
for colorizing it; I'm sprinkling some crushed red pepper between the layers
I'll fill the whole jar firmly by this way, yes I'm keeping on
well, I've filled the whole jar by placing chickpeas, carrot, salt and garlic between the cabbage layers
I reserved some pepper for the end particularly, so I'm sprinkling it all over
I've reserved some garlic also
I'm placing it to the top
at Mutevazı Lezzetler Cuisine, everything is very easy as you see
now I'll be adjusting the liquid part of the pickle, without giving any definite measurements
but this is the point; until the half height of the jar, it is about here
I'm adding the vinegar
after adding the vinegar to the half of the jar
I'm filling the remaining space in the jar with water, but spring water
do not use tap water
the hardness of the water should be low
I'm adding water until the top of the jar, but by keeping just 1 inch space on the top
I'm adding 1 tbsp of lemon salt now
it is not a must to add lemon salt, but it makes the ingredients harder
actually, makes them crispy, so I'm adding it
I'm adding it on the top
I'm placing about 8 - 10 stems of parley by this way
by forcing over them
about 3 - 4 days later, the vegetables will be soaked the liquid
you may add some salty water at that time
I've added vinegar, salt, parsley and some lemon salt on the top also
it is very important to close or cover the tap perfectly
if it has a screw type jar also
now a cue is coming up, cover it with a pieces of cling film firstly
then cover the cap
actually after covering it by a cling film, the cap does not have a big importance
cling film is very slim, but protects admirably
the pickle is prepared, I hope that we will be able to it in about 10 or 15 days
cabbage pickle is prepared by a different method in Anatolia also
they place the cabbage leaves into the remaining liquid of the
pickle of the vegetables such as unripe melon or cucumber that are prepared in summer
we are using our method to get a different taste and make it more crispy
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»The ideal combination of intellect, technique and passion, refinement of touch, perfect technique, concentration and control, exceptional dynamic potential, original ideas and unconventional interpretations« give Ratimir Martinović, by the critics' words, one of the leading places among pianists of the younger generation.
Born in Kotor, he graduated in 1999 from the class of Kemal Gekić at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, playing in one night Bach's »Goldberg Variations«, Beethoven's »Hammerklavier Sonata«, Chopin's Four Ballades, and Prokofiev's «Toccata«, to great critical aclaim. He received his Masters degree, playing an all Bach program.
At present, Martinović works as Associate professor at the Academy of Arts, as the youngest piano professor and serves as the head of music department.
He has had advanced studies with well-known pedagogues and pianists such as Ivo Pogorelich, Karl-Heinz Kammerling, Hiroko Nakamura, Jacques Rouvier, Arie Vardi, Sergio Perticaroli and many others.
Since his twelfth year he has played in over six hundred recitals, chamber music concerts as well as with orchestra in almost all European countries, United States, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, China, Japan and Thailand. He has played in New York (Stern Auditorium at Carnegie hall), Rome (Auditorium Parco della Musica), London (St. John Smith Square, St. James Piccadilly), Shanghai (Oriental Art Centre), Prague (Rudolfinum, Smetana hall), Luxembourg (Auditorium of Banque de Luxembourg), Taipei (Hall of the National theater), Toronto (Glenn Gould Studio), Paris (UNESCO hall), Zagreb (Lisinski hall), Belgrade (Sava centre, Kolarac hall) as well as in Montreal, Moscow, Lisbon, Prague, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Salzburg, Vancouver, Kansas City, Heidelberg, Bari, St. Petersbourg, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Beijing, Helsinki, Florence, Tubingen, Montpellier, Granada, Vicenza and elsewhere.
Martinović plays as soloist with orchestras such as the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Mexico State Symphony Orchestra , Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vogtland Philharmonic, Thailand Philharmonic, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Plovdiv State Symphony Orchestra, Macedonian Philharmonic orchestra, North Czech Symphony Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic, Radio-Televison Serbia Symphony Orchestra as well as witch chamber orchestras such as "Viotti" Orchestra, Kaliningrad Chamber Symphony, St. Georg's Strings, Young European Soloists, The Orchestra of the North Shore and many others, collaborating with conductors such as Alexandar Rahbari, Andres Mustonen, Emil Tabakov, Peter Sundkvist, David Porceline, William Noll, Aleksandar Ostrovsky, Gudni Emilsson and many others.
He plays at festivals such as Granada Festival (Spain), Festival of the Nations (Rome), Pianorama (Florence), International Festival (Ushuaia, Argentina), Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia), Sarajevo winter (Bosnia&Herzegovina), Ohrid Summer Festival (Macedonia), Sant Pere de Rodes (Spain), Lake Como Festival (Italy), NOMUS ( Serbia), Evenings at S'. Donat (Croatia) and many others.
Martinović has recorded two CDs with the works by Bach/Tausing, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Prokofiev and Bach's »Goldberg variations«.
He is the winner of many domestic and international awards and tributes.
After initial successes in piano competitions at very early age, Ratimir Martinović withdrew from the competition scene, devoting his time to playing concerts and teaching.
Martinović is the founder and member of KotorArt Trio, together with violinist Roman Simovic and clarinetist Aleksandar Tasic.
He is one of the founders of International Festival Kotor Art and Director of its music program called Don Branko's Music Days.
During the 2012-2013 season he will be performing in Belgium, South Korea, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, USA, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Finland and Switzerland.
Coming soon!
Toccata and Fugue D Minor BWV 565 (Arr. Tausig)
Production: Radio-Television Montenegro, 2002
Director of photography: Saša Terzić
Editor: Veljko Jelenić
Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 A Major
Production: Radio-Television Montenegro / Academy of Arts, Novi Sad, 2001
»Martinović offered the audience a fascinating interpretation of the
Hammerklavier Sonate, where passages of prosaic meditation, fugued cuts and eruptive, dramatic peaks heve been following one another in a unique manner…«
Dnevnik, Serbia, 1999.
»The great composer Chopin found in Martinović his great interpreter, both of them sharing the same passions…«
Turun Sanomat, Finland, 2000.
»Martinović played in an extremely powerful, grand style..Backed up by an excellent orchestra, he gave an evening of overpowering emotions…«
Daily Helsingborg, Sweden, 2000.
»…He performed 6 moment musiceaux 16, by S. Rachmaninoff superiorlatively with great contrasts between the softness,almost fading away, expressive melody and masculinity, gentle tranquility and violent force…Calmness,perfect concentration,an exquisite study adorned the entire recital…«
Pro musica, Serbia, 2001
»… an interpretation which, in its stratified shades,cherishes both loneliness and doubt and clarity and search for the lost time, for the just discovered sound, for Music itself…«
CKL,Montenegro, 2001.
»…Undoubtedly, Martinović belongs to the generation of most refined pianists…amazingly controlled touch which offers unexpected nuances of sound…«
Politika, Serbia, 2001
»Martinović performs with an immeasurable superiority…There is not one muscle that does not tremble, not one glance which turns away from the piano, there is just attention that cannot be disrupted by anything or anyone…He performs in semi-shade which suits his introspection..his sound has unusually reminded us of Dinu Lipatti…«
Luxemburger Vort, Luxembourg, 2001.
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»If the pianist's personal style possesses its own charisma, its own special energy, and we can say this is undeniably the case with Ratimir Martinović, then we can relax, sit back and enjoy listening to these NEW old hits«
CD booklet, Ira Prodanov, 2002.
» Thunders in Helium!!! Knight at the piano!
Danas, Serbia, 2003.
»…trully exceptional, first-class pianist!«
Dnevnik, Novi Sad, Srbija, 2004.
»Gigantically powerful and simultaneously refined performance… when Bach is performed like this, one can honestly enjoy it for hours… the only thing we could say after this magnificant recital was just-THANK YOU!!!«
Morning newspaper, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005.
»An artist of extraordinary and almost prayerful concentration, beautiful tone control, distinct polyphony, and the right balance of the intellect and sensitivity.«
Evening paper, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005.
»It seems that the sounds filling the concert hall don't come out of the instrument we see on stage. It seems there are various instruments playing, that is how wide his colour range is. Bach's work "Aria Variata Alla Maniera Italiana" BWV 989, sounds gently romantic and firm and determined and fragile like violin flageolets…
Vjesnik, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005.
»True Baroque apotheosis… an elegant walk through musical centuries…perfect technique, extraordinary pianist potential and original musical expression…
Novi list, Rijeka, Croatia, 2005.
»Energy, a fantastic expression of passion and excitement that breathe in fluid into all the pores of the musical material, encapturing the audience's attention…«
Il voce del popolo, 2005.
»A brilliantly virtuosic and rhythmically complex Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto ….a superior interpretation!«
Dnevnik, Serbia, 2005.
"…Musician who can be compared with the world's greatest elite."
Vijenac, Croatia, 2007.
"…It has to be emphasized that the concert was a gift which we opened with a smile…"
Dnevnik, Srbija, 2007.
"…His music is almighty, overwhealming, egoistic, marvelous!"
Magazine of Art and Culture, Mexico, 2007.
Ratimir Martinović, Artistic director
Website: http://www.kotorart.me/
KotorArt – an independent initiative in culture, initiated in 2001 with the idea:
to define and promote the initiatives from the field of culture to domestic and world cultural public;
to establish a company to promote national and local cultural heritage;
international cultural exchange;
to organize high quality art programs of education and presentation of top world production.
In the era of globalization, modern electronic communications with an obviously fundamental effort for the dignity of survival of both the human race and the civilization, it is necessary to create an efficient model for acting in culture both as the level of cultural community, country, transparent society and the world community of diverse civilizations and cultures, with purposeful change of the existing models of acting in culture, having on mind preservation of tradition and local culture, production, innovation and exchange of cultural production with cooperation- relying on the existing institutions and the model of cultural acting.
What characterizes the group of activists gathered around KotorArt is primarily the consciousness of essential changes in the world whose integral par we are as well, and active production of cultural content- members of the organization are themselves active participants and active in the field of culture.


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Some HTC One S handsets are receiving the long-promised Android Jelly Bean update almost six months after it was initially touted.
The XDA Developers site has posted a host of CID (Customer ID) numbers that are eligible for the download, which pertain to Worldwide English versions of the device, mainly sold in Europe.
The overdue update comes after HTC promised some juicy Jelly Bean for the music-themed handset, first in July and then in October.
XDA has posted links to the direct download from HTC's site.
No US launch yet
The update comes following a roll out of Jelly Bean for the flagship HTC One X device last month
There's no indication of when Statesiders might receive the HTC One S update, but this European roll-out is surely a good sign.
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Celebrity Studies Articles
Jared Leto vs TMZ
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Actually, that's an incomplete title. The complete title should be: Jared Leto vs TMZ over Taylor Swift How much do you think Taylor loves that Jared Leto is getting legal with TMZ because of her? Jared is insisting that it's more about "morality" but, come on, isn't this about her? Or, more specifically, what he said about her? A quick recap: TMZ posted a video earlier this week of Jared in a studio judgy-momming Taylor's music. Full Story
Happy Anniversary to us, Tom Cruise
Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of this: It's still funny and crazy and everything. And its impact on the career of then the biggest movie star in the world is still a fascinating discussion. But Tom jumping on Oprah's couch is more than just Classic Gossip. That moment has real historical significance. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
So. Birdman. I mean, yeah. It's a really good movie. And when it started picking up that momentum, the suspense was gone. Boyhood was done. My only question is, and I don't have the answer, but I feel like if I was going to Celebrity Studies class today this would be the discussion: Will Birdman endure? Would Boyhood endure? Every year on Oscar Sunday, the etalk team shoots the show's Monday footage from the red carpet, on the same route all the celebrities take into the auditorium when they arrive. Read Full Intro
The Golden Globes Farewell: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
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Well yeah. Of course there wasn't enough of them, either of them. And of course, Tina Fey's first dress made me want to dig through their castoff pile to see what she should have worn instead, although I liked Amy in Clinton Blue on the red carpet. (Lainey: I did not.) The thing with these two is they knew they were out after this year, so they had to accomplish specific things. Full Story
Beyonce's 7/11
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In advance of the American Music Awards – and the RIDICULOUS fact that Iggy Azalea was nominated for more awards than she was, WTF? – Beyonce dropped her video for 7/11 on Friday. Which is what everyone was talking about for most of the weekend. And she stepped out with Jay wearing a "B" in the front, "BOW DOWN" in the back varsity jacket just in case you don't get the point… As for the video? Oh come on. Full Story
The Carters: Paris art and a secret new album?
Beyonce and JayZ took the Blue Ivy Carter to the Louvre yesterday. They've been playing happy Parisian family for a few weeks now since the end of the On The Run tour. Please note Blue's leather jacket. It's SKIRTED. It's gorgeous. Is it better than any leather jacket you've ever had? I thought so. Full Story
Tom Cruise: single man standing
Tom Cruise is working Mission: Impossible 5 in London. No breaks on the weekends, I guess, as he was seen on set yesterday double-fisting a Blackberry and an iPhone/Pod. Me too! So here's what I was thinking today. List the top movies – universally considered to be Top Movie Stars, male: Denzel Washington, married Will Smith, married Robert Downey Jr, married Brad Pitt, married George Clooney, married – GEORGE CLOONEY IS MARRIED Johnny Depp, engaged Tom Cruise… Tom Cruise…? Single man standing. Full Story
Robin Thicke's ass grab
This is a photo taken at a VMAs after-party of Robin Thicke posing with some random with his finger trying to go up her ass – check out the mirror in the background. The picture was posted on Twitter and then retweeted at his wife Paula Patton. Yesterday Thicke and Patton were papped on the beach in Miami with their young son Julian. Full Story
Deep Thoughts on Chris Evans
I have always liked Chris Evans. In my early days writing for LaineyGossip, I took a lot of sh*t from Lainey for liking him, but I think maybe she's starting to come around. He's a low-key guy, good looking but not obnoxious about it, and thanks to the career intervention of Marvel and Captain America, he's finally in some movies that aren't embarrassing to be caught seeing in public. Full Story
Vanity Fair doesn't care about Tom Cruise
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This is the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair -- a beautiful, perfectly complexioned, soft-eyed Katie Holmes looks out at us above a headline about WHAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW, followed by these magic words: Marriage, Scientology-style Brilliant, non? It's like... the Chanel of tabloid covers. Full Story
Jim Carrey's rebound
I was a big fan of Jim Carrey when I was a kid. In Living Color was one of my touchstones, one of my earliest influences and it (and Kids in the Hall--hands down, Canada's most important cultural export besides Strange Brew) was one of the first things that made me want to be a comedian. I loved Carrey on that show. Full Story


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- (adj) having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety; "his grandmother was a rather prudish woman"
Prudish (प्रूडिश) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- कपटलज्जालु, पाखंडी, पाखण्डी
Prudish Origin
- 1710-20; prude + -ish
Prudish in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- Fair, and I am not being prudish. After all, kiss is an expression of love.
- No sex, please: Sandeep Kumar pays the price of prudish politics.
- Of sex and other mundane things: Are Indians still prudish?
- Then there was my mother, brought up by prudish German nuns.
- At the risk of sounding prudish, let me also state another problem I had with the film's depiction of nudity, sex and the so-called erotica.
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NEHGS and Ancestry.com Collaborate for Family History Day
Tarrytown, NY – March 1, 2012 – The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and Ancestry.com invite you to participate in New York Family History Day 2012, a day to discover and celebrate your family history. Join us for this exciting program on Saturday, March 17th from 9am to 4pm at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York.
Family History Day will include 12 classes to help you get started with your family history research or hone your research skills. Some of the classes we will be offering are Using AmericanAncestors.org, Using Ancestry.com, Online resources for Irish research, Uncovering your New York ancestors, Getting started in family history, and much more. You will also have an opportunity to register for a private one-on-one consultation with one of NEHGS' expert staff.
"The staff here at NEHGS is excited to take our show on the road," says Leah Walczak, NEHGS Director of Education and Programs. "We have so many members and supporters in New York and the surrounding areas—this will be a great way to share our expertise and resources with people outside New England."
"This year's event offers an excellent opportunity for everyone interested in discovering long-lost family stories in a fascinating array of records," said Loretto ("Lou") Szucs, Vice President of Community Relations for Ancestry.com. "With sessions to address many intriguing family history topics, we continue to live out our mission at Ancestry.com – to help people discover, preserve and share their family history."
Full day registration is just $44, and includes free parking at the Westchester Marriott. All are invited to attend a welcoming reception on Friday, March 16th with pre-registration available. To learn more or to register, visit www.FamilyHistoryDay.com. For more information about Ancestry.com or NEHGS visit www.Ancestry.com or www.AmericanAncestors.org.


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The majority of Americans are now covered by a smoke-free law, thanks in part to the efforts of the Society and our nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
We help mobilize communities to fight back against cancer with events such as Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer®
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Colleen Carroll Campbell, an award-winning journalist, host of EWTN's Faith & Culture show and author of the 2013 Christopher Award-winning memoir My Sisters the Saints, is taking on a new role: anchor of EWTN News Nightly With Colleen Carroll Campbell, which will debut Sept. 3.
She spoke recently with the Register's associate editor, Amy Smith, about evangelizing through the media, her love of the saints, discernment and balancing motherhood and journalism.
What is the setup of the news program, and who would you like to see as guests?
It is an international nightly newscast — to be broadcast to the entire English-speaking world.
We hope it will have an international focus, as well as focus on national events. Our studio is on Capitol Hill — at the center of the action — so it will have a global and Catholic perspective on the top stories, with commentary and analysis from a Catholic perspective.
We hope it will be a show that encourages an understanding of the day's events and the big questions of the day.
There is a wide, rich pool of guests in Washington and New York, which is not far, to draw on nightly, so I think we will have a broad roster. I have done 80 shows for Faith & Culture since it started in 2006. A lot of those folks are excellent … I'd like to bring them back. I hope to shine a spotlight on Catholics who are already in the trenches, even in situations where it is difficult to live the truth, experts who can help our viewers make sense of the day's news.
How should Catholics approach the news?
Catholics should be careful about where they get their information. There are positives and negatives to the changes in today's media landscape.
The idea of one media establishment — that's fading way, which is positive. The downside: Sometimes what is called news is not news or no fact-checking or context is given. We're all drowning in information, but it often lacks context and understanding — and understanding from a Catholic perspective.
Was covering the papal transition and election of Pope Francis in Rome for EWTN this spring good preparation for your news show?
It was a great couple of weeks. No one expected Pope Benedict XVI to resign. Most of us didn't expect the conclave to progress so quickly or that we would have the first Jesuit, first Latin-American and first Francis as pope — or see someone elected who was counted out by conventional wisdom due to his older age.
It was an exhilarating surprise. It was an honor for me to be able to announce it to EWTN viewers. It was a wonderful way to prepare for the news show.
Has your past work as a speech writer for President George W. Bush and news writing prepared you for broadcast news? Did you think you would end up in broadcast journalism, or did God surprise you?
God is full of surprises. That truth has been a staple of my life and career. I am a print journalist by training, with a liberal arts background at Marquette University, where I focused more on humanities and liberal arts in my education.
I had on-the-ground training in journalism. My first job was at the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Then I worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reporting and then opinion writing. Then I wrote the books and was a White House speech writer.
I see myself primarily as a writer. My TV work grew out of that. It's Providence at work in my life.
It's a delight to be able to present the news and the day's most pressing issues and to help viewers understand the news. In some ways, this newscast is an extension of my work on Faith & Culture. It will be newsy, topical, fast-moving — all in one show.
I do think it's part of the larger pattern that God has woven into my career and the mission he has called me to: evangelizing through the media — not necessarily always Catholic media, as I have worked in secular media.
It's the fundamental idea of proclaiming the Good News and Catholic teaching that is close to my heart.
Do you think your book's appeal is due to the timeless message of the saints?
The feedback I get the most is that readers connect with the stories — my personal story as an entry point into the stories of the saints.
I wrote the book the way that I did to have an entry point to deliver the message of the saints. They are very real: our friends in heaven and models for us in living on earth.
My Sisters the Saints is about how I experienced these wise and holy women and what they taught me about being truly liberated as a woman. My story is, in a sense, an introduction to the wisdom of the saints — their message for our own lives.
The riches of faith and experience of the saints are urgently relevant to our struggles, even if their lives seem worlds away from ours. They remind us to tap into the riches of the faith, and they help us answer timeless questions. I like to say that we stand on the shoulders of the saints, especially in our struggles to see the relevance of the faith to our lives. They can help us when we find ourselves asking a question such as, "How can a mom find a way to be active in public life while not neglecting motherhood and home life?" They remind us that we need to be in the world and not of it. We need to focus on work that uses our gifts while not neglecting our vocation. The saints can teach us a lot.
How did you discern your new work in daily TV news in relationship to your role as a wife and mother to three little ones, a boy and two girls?
It was a discernment process. My top concern was how it would fit into my family's life. I made that clear from the start. It's a good schedule; it's not 9-5. The job has flexibility, since it's an evening show. I will have the daytime with my children. We have lots of time together, since they're not in school yet. In so many ways, it has worked out. But it was not an automatic Yes.
In My Sisters the Saints, I share how becoming a mother was a long struggle, so I really appreciate the gift of motherhood and do not take it for granted.
Nothing is more important than following Jesus and raising little souls to heaven and living marriage with love and fidelity. I consider this newscast part of my efforts to build a better world for my children.
The call of God is surprising, in many ways. He likes to upend my plans, but following his plan leads to more freedom and joy. There can be a sense sometimes that "I can't be called to x, y or z" because of whatever responsibility I may already have, but God has a different, unique call for each of us. I've learned not to create rigid rules on what is or isn't work-life balance. Follow the call of Christ. Have openness to the Holy Spirit, and let God do the leading. Blessings will follow, even when you're being led to unexpected places, even to a different state.
When it came to discerning this decision to accept the position as anchor of this new newscast, as with all of my major decisions in life, the support and encouragement of my husband, Dr. John Campbell, were crucial. John is my partner in everything, and I'm blessed to have a spouse who is so open to following God's call, wherever it leads — and so intent on encouraging me to do the same.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the discernment process for this job was very much a team effort between John and me, not something I did alone. And the move entailed a significant sacrifice for John, a physician, who is leaving his position as chief of geriatrics at a hospital here in St. Louis so we can move to D.C. He recently accepted a new geriatrics position at a hospital in D.C.
We both believed that this was God's will for our family, and we're excited about this new chapter in our lives.
But it's not without its sacrifices, and it is, in some ways, a surprising development. God is full of surprises!
Any final thoughts on discernment or your book on the saints?
That book, in many ways, is relevant to discernment decisions. It takes readers through my 15-year journey and decision points, which were not at all clear at the time. I discerned step by step, speaking with the saints through prayer and seeking God's will. It was not all black and white. I found that trust in him and attentiveness to God's will are what bring joy.
From working at the White House while engaged to a medical student 800 miles away to dealing with my father in his struggle with Alzheimer's disease to dealing with the moral and emotional questions of infertility, I came — with the help of the saints — to decisions that brought peace.
God is faithful if we are truly attentive and yearn to know his will. He eventually makes it clear, but sometimes he asks us to walk in trust. It's a hard lesson. Learning that has helped me, and I hope my story helps readers.
My Sisters the Saints offers readers a glimpse of how one modern, believing woman struggles to do God's will in the company of the saints.


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