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September 22, 2016
Director Richard Cordray
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1700 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20552
Docket No. CFPB-2016-0025
Comments on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau proposed rule: Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans
Dear Director Cordray,
Members of the Experts of Color Network appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on the CFPB's proposed rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans.
We the undersigned, representing the Experts of Color Network—a group of more than 200 scholars, advocates, and community-based practitioners focused on building a fair and inclusive society—support the proposed rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Experts of Color Network also supports the ability-to-repay requirement and restrictions to account access that are vital to protecting consumers from continuous abuse in the small-dollar loan industry.
Developing equitable and sustainable solutions that narrow the racial wealth gap are especially important as the racial demography of our nation shifts to include a growing population of color. For example, 14 percent of all payday borrowers are Hispanic[1] and an astonishing 73 percent of American Indians note issues with predatory lending in their communities where in some cases there are just as many short-term lending options as traditional banks.[2] African American neighborhoods are twice as likely as white neighborhoods to experience court judgments as a result of short-term loans, and these suits against low-income and low-wealth families largely result in wage garnishment where families are left with no assets to pay for their basic needs.[3]
Wealth stripping of communities of color through wage garnishment adds financial barriers to African American families, Latino families, and American Indian families who already make only 59 cents, 71 cents, and 62 cents respectively to every dollar earned by white Americans.[4], [5] In addition, this practice limits the long term wealth of African Americans, Latinos, and Asian American families who accumulate only 7 cents, 12 cents, and 89 cents respectively to every dollar of wealth held by white Americans.[6]
By providing all Americans with the tools and policies needed to reach financial stability, we contend that you not only save these households billions of dollars annually,[7] but also protect those most vulnerable to discrimination and wealth-based abuse. Requiring lenders to base loans on ability-to-repay requirements and limiting their ability to garnish wages through account access provides consumers with the ability minimize debt and maintain the liquid assets needed for basic financial obligations.
For this reason, the Experts of Color Network supports efforts made by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, and urges you to adopt a final rule to remove any additional exemptions from the ability-to-repay requirement and to limit the account access of lenders that impact the lives of so many families of color.
The Experts of Color Network, which is a group of over 200 of the nation's leading Native American, Asian-American, African American, Latino, and Native Hawaiian experts on housing, jobs, savings and investment to debt, credit, social insurance, and business development. They are scholars, advocates, community practitioners, policy analysts, researchers, private sector leaders, philanthropists, and government officials in the asset-building field. The Center for Global Policy Solutions and the Insight Center for Community and Economic Development co-manage the Experts of Color Network.
Should you have any questions about our comments, please contact Sarah Murphy Gray at (202) 735-0505.
Thank you for your time and careful consideration.
Maya Rockeymoore, Ph.D.
Center for Global Policy Solutions
Meizhu Lui
Board Member
Highlander Research and Education Center
Yunju Nam
Associate Professor
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Gabriela Sandoval
Director of Research
The Utility Reform Network (TURN)
Makani Themba
Chief Strategist
Higher Ground Change Strategies
Chris Rabb
Democratic Nominee for State Representative (PA-200)
Rudy Arredondo
President, CEO, and Founder
National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association
Jeremie Greer
Vice President, Policy and Research
Trina Shanks
Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Algernon Austin
Senior Research Fellow
Center for Global Policy Solutions
Aracely Panameno
Director, Latino Affairs
Center for Responsible Lending
William Darity Jr.
Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy
Duke University
James Fenelon
Professor and Director
California State University, San Bernardino
Sheryl Lane
Director of Policy and Partnerships
Rebecca Dixon
Deputy Program Director
National Employment Law Project
James Carr
Coleman A. Young Endowed Chair and Professor in Urban Affairs
Wayne State University
Seema Agnani
Director of Policy and Civic Engagement
National CAPACD
Sasha Werblin
Economic Equity Director
The Greenlining Institute
Keith Corbett
Executive Vice-President
Center for Responsible Lending
Melany De La Cruz-Viesca
Assistant Director
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Joe Brooks
Senior Fellow
Avis Jones-DeWeever
Founder, CEO
Exceptional Leadership Institute for Women
Charles Betsey
Professor Emeritus
Howard University
Connie Evans
President and CEO
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
[1] Bourke, N., Horowitz, A., & Roche, T. (2012, July). Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why (Rep.). Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/legacy/uploadedfiles/pcs_assets/2012/pewpaydaylendingreportpdf.pdf
[2] Jorgensen, M., Dewees, S., & Edwards, K. (2008). Borrowing Trouble: Predatory Lending in Native American Communities (Rep.). Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/ACEF-Borrowing_Trouble-2007.pdf
[3] Kiel, P., & Waldman, A. (2015, October 9). The Burden of Debt on Black America. The Atlantic. Retrieved September 26, 2016, from http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/debt-black-families/409756/
[4] DeNavas-Walt, C., & Proctor, B. D. (2015). Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014 (Rep.). Retrieved September 26, 2016, from https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p60-252.pdf
[5] United States Census Bureau. (2015, November 2). FFF: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2015/cb15-ff22.html
[6] Tippett, R., Jones-DeWeever, A., Rockeymoore, M., Hamilton, D., & Darity, W. (2014, May 19). Beyond Broke: Why Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Is a Priority for National Economic Security (Rep.). Retrieved September 26, 2016, from http://globalpolicysolutions.org/report/beyond-broke/
[7] Howarth, R., Davis, D., & Wolff, S. (2016, August). Shark?Free Waters: States are Better Off without Payday Lending (Rep.). Retrieved September 26, 2016, from http://www.responsiblelending.org/sites/default/files/nodes/files/research-publication/crl_shark_free_waters_aug2016.pdf


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Star Cap Trial – Final Day
I am down at the Hennepin County Government Center. The Williams trial is continuing. This morning the usual flock of media was in attendance to cover their entry into the courtroom. The Williams Brothers showed up and went through the process of entering the courtroom.
A while later, Brad Childress, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings showed up. I recorded both using my Canon Elph.
I found out the trial was going on before Judge Larsen and proceeded to floor 16. Since it is a courtroom, I will have to take my hat off.
The courtroom is not very crowded right now. There are plenty of seats reserved for the plaintiffs and the defendants as well as the media. I am here early enough to secure a seat, but the courtroom is filling up. Unlike the state mock trial, the courtroom is not overflowing. Trial observers are engaged in friendly banter about law and politics. The legal teams are busily unpacking their documents and making last minute preparations for trial. It is somewhat hard to remember that this is really about playing a game. This is because it has become such a big business.
This is expected to be the last day of trial. There are other matters that the Judge must attend to before the trial begins. Apparently a $53 million dollar ponzi scheme required sentencing. It is now 9:30 a.m. People are getting anxious waiting for the trial to begin.
It is 9:45 a.m., Judge Larson comes out and informs the audience there will be another ten minute delay while the court reporter takes a break. The judge wants to keep the trial running. An informal discussion is held with the lawyers and it is determined that both sides are interested in submitting briefs.
Boredom fills the air. People are reading newspapers, books, and checking their instant messages. If Twitter had not closed my accounts, I would probably be upstairs at the law library tweeting. Instead, I'm spending my time waiting for the trial to begin.
At 9:55, the Judge takes the bench. The legal teams flood back into the courtroom. Pat and Kevin Williams enter the courtroom and Brad Childress takes his seat in the plaintiffs section.
Judge Larson again apologizes for a late start. He expects two witnesses to be called this morning. The financial expert will be called in the afternoon. The goal is to get to closing arguments.
There is a discussion about a stipulation concerning a media leak concerning the identity of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams.
The first witness is coach Brad Childress. Brad Childress is sworn and takes the stand. Brad Childress is prepared to testify without a microphone. The coach says his name is John B. Childress. He is the football coach for the Minnesota Vikings. He has coached the Vikings for 4 season and is heading into his 5th season. He has been in the NFL for 11-12 years. He appears under subpoena.
In August 2008, Kevin Williams followed by Pat Williams told Brad Childress they had tested positive in the drug program. Childress claims the Vikings are governed by a culture of honesty and that Kevin and Pat Williams told him about the drug test results.
The testimony discusses someone named Jay Glazer who apparently broadcast the fact that Kevin and Pat Williams failed the drug test.
Finally, Brad Childress is asked who the quarterback is going to be. Everyone laughs. Brad Childress leaves.
The next witness is called. Rob Brzezinski is the next person to testify. Brzensiski is employed by the Minnesota Vikings. He is vice president of operations. He has been in the NFL for 18 years. He spent some time with the Dolphins before joining the Vikings.
Are the vikings a franchisee? Brzezinski says the vikings are a franchisee. He believes the clubs operate under the requirements of the league and then have flexibility under that to run themselves as they see fit. The Constitution and by laws, the collective bargaining agreement all apply to the clubs. Brzensiski says there is no discretion in how the steriod program is run. Vikings have no discretion under the program.
Brzensiski is then asked about league rules and regulations that govern the clubs. The rules dictate the color of the chin strap a player has to wear. Rule 507 becomes the subject of inquiry. The Vikings have no discretion to vary any of the rules and regulations.
The draft then becomes the subject of inquiry. The rules of the draft are governed by the NFL. The new draft format is now Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The inquiry then focuses on training camps. Only signed players can participate.
The Vikings cannot engage in side contracts outside the scope of the NFL control. All deals must be reduced to writing and approved by the NFL.
The NFL polices violations of the salaries. Revenue sharing occurs between higher and lower earning clubs to maintain competitive parity. The television contracts are negotiated by the NFL and the clubs get paid by the NFL under formulas.
A performance based pool exists to compensate NFL players. League revenues go into the performance based pools. The league decides the first three games of the preseason, club gets to decide game four.
The league decides who plays in the Hall of fame game.
The NFL has a contract with CBS to broadcast the AFC. Fox has the contract to broadcast the NFC. These are league determined contracts. ESPN gets Monday night. The NFL makes the football schedule. ABC broadcasts a Sunday night game.
There are sponsors of the NFL like Verizon. The NFL enters into the sponsorship contracts which trickle down into clubs. The revenues are shared equally. Brzensiski is asked if they could change the schedule and the answer is no.
Where does post season money come from? It comes from the NFL. McKinney did not receive a pro-bowl money. McKinney was told the reimburse the expenses for the probowl by the NFL.
Brzensiski says Vikings have no discretion in how they test for steroids. The Vikings have no discretion in punishments for steroids.
Brzensiski says that Fox broadcasts Kevin and Pat Williams failing steroid tests. He learned of it through the internet. Brzensiski says he is not the source of the information in the broadcast.
Cross examination begins. Brzenski admits no one from the NFL dictated whether or not he could be hired. Brzenski states that the league does not dicate his salary.
Brzensiski identifies Zigi and Mark Wilf are the owners. Wilfs agree to be bound by the league rules.
On cross Brzensiski suggests the collective bargaining agreement sets forth the negotiated agreements. The rules are not imposed or dictated upon the organizations. The requirements that players follow are products of negotiated agreements.
On Cross the defense begins to establish much more through Brzensiski. The salary cap was policed by the NFL under the CBA. The NFL cannot change the salary cap requirements. The revenue sharing agreement is not imposed on the Vikings by the NFL but is governed by a resolution of member clubs. The NFL commissioner cannot dictate how the member clubs share revenue. Television revenue is club money.
Cross suggests NFL club owners negotiate television deals through a committee. Formulas for revenue sharing are negotiated by league resolution.
Brzensiski says scheduling is delegated to the NFL. National sponsorships are agreed to and approved by an owners committee. Post season money comes from a club fund agreed to by the owners. The amount of money for post-season comes from the collective bargaining agreement.
Brzensiski is asked about the pro-bowl. The pro-bowl is governed by the collective bargaining agreement.
The Brzensiski cross then goes into the issue of retirement. Kevin and Pat Williams retirement benefits are obligations of the Minnesota Vikings.
The defense moves on to the steriod policy.
The steroid policy is part of the collective bargaining agreement.
The following is established during the
Brzensiski cross. Pat and Kevin Williams had an appeal hearing and Wilf attended. Vikings argued that players should not be suspended. Vikings have a better chance of winning if Kevin and Pat Williams are not suspended.
Exhibit 266 becomes the subject of cross-examination. It is a player contract with Kevin Williams. The Vikings decided to sign the contract. Pat Williams had a similar process for the establishment of a contract. Both of them have weight bonuses. Kevin Williams missed a weight bonus. Pat Williams likewise violated his weight bonus. The Vikings made the determination to withhold weight bonuses because they used diuretics.
The plaintiffs try to counter some of what has been brought up on Cross examination. They plaintiffs begin a new line of questioning.
The plaintiffs begin to estabish through Bzensiski that the Vikings need the revenue sharing. The money comes from the NFL negotiated contracts.
The Vikings can be punished for violations. The NFL makes the determination.
Brzensiski has safety and health concerns about people who wear the Vikings uniforms.
Brzensiski says Wilfs went through a background check and had to be approved before they became owners.
Plaintiffs lawyers begin to attack the CBA through Brzensiski.
The CBA does not dictate the chin strap. The CBA does not dictate the television revenues. The CBA does not cover pro-bowl payments.
Brzensiski states the pension fund received matching contributions. Players pensions remain the same if they change a team.
Another cross examination of Brzensiski occurs.
Revenue sharing is dictated by league resolutions by the clubs. The vikings were notified about Star Caps in a memo.
If the Vikings want to relocate they would need owner approval, not NFL league office.
Expansion payments are paid to the clubs.
NFL clubs have to approve Wilf purchase not the league office or the commissioner.
A final question is asked by the plaintiffs to Brzensiski- does franchisee act as a single agent? Objected to.
Witness dismissed.
A ten minute break is taken.
Mr. Dennis Curran is called. According to his testimony, the commissioner approves all player contracts.
Mr. Curran is asked about a 5 year strategic plan for laboratory testing prepared by Dr. Finkle.
Mr. Curran is not aware of anyone at the NFL to comply with state law through a state law survey.
Mr. Curran did not do a search of state laws.
Mr. Curran is confronted by a deposition which contains testimony about the NFL providing a third test.
Mr. Curran is then confronted with another the appendix of another exhibit. The list includes generic and brand names.
Mr. Curran is asked if Star Caps is on the list and he says not by name but by ingredient.
According to Curran, he is not aware that the NFL commissioner ever exercised the personal conduct authority with regard to the disclosure or nondisclosure of Bumetanide in Star Caps.
The witness is dismissed but not released.
A recess is taken until 1pm.
After the recess, the final witness is called.
Joseph Siclair testified about the financial conditions of the NFL. Apparently, the NFL is a nonprofit organization. It has lost its mission statement as required by the IRS. It currently has a stadium loan program that stands in excess of $850 million dollars. He discussed the NFL Credit facility. He also testified extensively about the visiting team share. Article 19 calls for a sharing of gate receipts. They share 34% of gate receipts. The 34% is sent to the 32 teams equally.
The case ended and summation arguments were made. The defense argues that they have exceeded Minnesota statutes and that most of the claims were already dismissed in a prior federal suit.
The plaintiff claims the NFL is not above the law. The plaintiff's privacy rights were jeopardized and the health and safety of players was compromised by inadequate disclosure.
Interestingly enough, the plaintiff did not specify a dollar amount for their claims.
One Response to "Star Cap Trial – Final Day"
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This is AIK Football
Below you´ll find brief facts about AIK Football in English.
Status 2016: First level (Allsvenskan).
Arena: Friends Arena, Solna.
Started: 1897.
Champions: 1900, 1901, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1923, 1932, 1937, 1992, 1998, 2009.
Runner-up: 1898, 1917, 1924, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1999, 2006, 2011, 2013.
Cup-winners: 1949, 1950, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2009.
Finalist: 1943, 1947, 1969, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Most games (career): 395, Daniel Tjernström (1999-2013).
Most goals (career): 153, Per Kaufeldt (1924-34).
Most goals (season): 23, Olle Zetherlund (1936-37).
Most goals (game, Allsvenskan): 5, Kim Bergstrand, AIK - IK Brage 12/5-1993.
Most goals (game, Swedish cup): 5, Dick Lidman, Hedens IF - AIK 27/7-1997.
Highest attendance (Allsvenskan): 43 713, AIK - IFK Göteborg 26/10-2015.
Highest attendance (Swedish cup): 41 063, AIK - Hammarby 7/3-2015.
Highest average attendance (Allsvenskan): 21 768, 1949/50 season.
Status 2016: Second level (Elitettan).
Arena: Skytteholms IP, Solna.
Started: 1970.
Champions: -.
Runner-up: -.
Cup-winners: -.
Finalist: 2007.
Highest attendance (Damallsvenskan): 1 195, AIK-Linköpings FC 22/9-2008.
Highest attendance (Swedish cup): 1 310, AIK-Umeå IK 15/8-2007.
Get in contact with AIK Football
AIK Fotboll
Postal address: Box 3090, 169 03 Solna
Visiting address: Evenemangsgatan 31, 169 79 Solna
Phone: +46 8 735 96 50
Fax: +46 8 735 96 79
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: http://old.aikfotboll.se
Youth football: firstname.lastname@example.com
AIK Shop
How to buy tickets
For most of the home games tickets are available at the arena on matchdays. However we recommend buying tickets in advance thru Ticnet if you request best seat available. The information below comprehend regular league games. Prices for domestic cup games etc are often different.
The 2016 season (men)
Tickets will be available online at the Friends Arena website in good time before the season starts, use TicketFast which means that you will receive your ticket thru your e-mail so you just have to print it before you go to the stadium. You can also buy tickets via a number of retailers in central Stockholm.
For the home games tickets are also available at the arena on matchdays. You can either pay at selected entrances at Friends Arena. Ticket prices at SEK 100-550.
The 2016 season (women)
Tickets are bought at the arena Skytteholms IP. Ticket prices at SEK 30-70.
Find your way to AIK´s home grounds
AIK´s home grounds Friends Arena and Skytteholms IP is situated in Solna, approximately six kilometres north of (and neighbour city to) Stockholm. Friends Arena is the national stadium and the new home of AIK since 2013. The closest underground station is 'Solna Centrum'.
Friends Arena
Address: Friends Arena, 169 79 Solna
Capacity today: between 30 000 and 50 000
Skytteholms IP
Address: Huvudstagatan 2, Solna
Capacity today: approx 4 000
The history - year by year
Below are some of the most important moments in the history of AIK Football. The compilation is far from complete but gives you a good picture of what has happened at the club since the foundation in 1891.
1891 On 15 February 1891, AIK (Allmänna Idrottsklubben) was founded. One of the initiators to its foundation, Isidor Behrens, became the first chairman. Initially AIK competed in athletics.
1896 Football is introduced on initiative of Sigfrid "Sigge" Stenberg.
1897 The first match between arch-rivals AIK and Djurgårdens IF is held. AIK wins 2-1.
1898 Fritz Carling creates the present badge.
1900 AIK win their first Swedish championship as Örgryte IS from Gothenburg are defeated 1-0 in the final. Örgryte have been the only previous champions since the competition started in 1896.
1901 AIK defend their championship. The final against Örgryte's second team is cancelled, but AIK are awarded the title thanks to defeating Örgryte's first team 3-0 in the semifinal.
1908 Theodor "Thodde" Malm and Kalle Ansén are selected for Swedens first international, against Norway.
1911 The third championship is captured as IFK Uppsala are defeated 3-1 in the final.
1914 AIK become champions for the fourth time. The final ends with a record 7-2 win over Hälsingborgs IF.
1916 3-1 in the final against Djurgårdens IF means a fifth championship came AIK's way.
1923 Yet another championship is won after defeating IFK Eskilstuna 5-1 in the final.
1924 AIK are one of twelve founder members of the football league. The historical first game ends with a 5-1 win at home to Västerås IK, followed by a 7-1 derby victory over Hammarby IF. AIK ends up fifth.
1929 AIK are threatened by relegation but manage to survive. The escape of relegation is also the start of a glorious decade.
1930 AIK defeats IFK Malmö 9-0 – still the record league win.
1932 For the first time AIK win the league – Allsvenskan – and thereby collect their seventh Swedish championship.
1934 As the first Swedish team AIK tour England, losing 1-6 to West Ham United FC and defeating Luton Town FC by 3-2.
1937 AIK move from their previous home Stockholm stadion to newly built Råsunda Fotbollstadion – still the national arena. Later on the same year AIK win the championship again, nine points clear of runners-up IK Sleipner. Olle Zetherlund becomes top-scorer.
1946 A friendly against Charlton Athletics FC at Råsunda ends with the odd score 7-7. AIK were 1-7 down in the second half!
1948 Three AIK-players are included in the national squad that wins the 1948 Olympic gold medals in London: Sune Andersson, Henry Carlsson and Börje Leander. Rudolf "Putte" Kock, with a present at AIK, is the manager of the national team.
1949 For the first time AIK wins the Swedish Cup after 1-0 in the final against Landskrona BoIS. Henry Carlsson turns professional in France – the first of five AIK-players to leave for professional football abroad during late 40s and early 50s.
1950 AIK defend their cup-title, defeating Helsingborgs IF 3-2 in the final.
1951 For the first time ever AIK are relegated from Allsvenskan (the premier league).
1952 AIK are league-winners in Division II and back in Allsvenskan.
1961 AIK are relegated for the second time ever.
1962 AIK are back in Allsvenskan after one year in the second level. A goal on injury time in the last game of the season decided a promotion-thriller.
1966 AIK enters the European cups for the first time as they defeat belgian Royal Daring 3-1 and 0-0 in the Fairs' Cup.
1970 AIK starts with women's football.
1975 The derby between AIK and Djurgårdens IF attracts a crowd of 40 669 – a new record attendance for AIK that would stand for 38 years.
1976 AIK collect their third Cup-title as Landskrona BoIS are defeated 1-1 and 3-0.
1979 For the third time AIK are relegated.
1980 Like on the previous two occasions, AIK earn immediate promotion back to Allsvenskan.
1982 AIK stay up in Allsvenskan after two nervous and dramatic qualification-games against Djurgården.
1983 AIK are league-winners but lose in the semifinals of the Championship play-offs. (The Swedish championship was decided through a play-off during 1981-90.)
1985 AIK are Cup-winners after winning the final against Östers IF on penalties.
1992 For the first time in 55 years AIK are champions. The title was captured on the last day of the season after a dramatic away-win at Malmö FF (3-2).
1994 AIK defeat Slavia Prague in the UEFA-cup but goes out to Parma AC.
1996 AIK are Cup-winners for the fifth time after defeating Malmö FF in extra time.
1997 AIK reach the quarter-final stage of the Cup-Winners' Cup, where FC Barcelona ends AIK's Cup-adventures. The third successive appearances in the Swedish Cup final results in a second successive win, 2-1 against IF Elfsborg. Gary Sundgren (Real Zaragoza), Magnus Hedman (Coventry City) and Pascal Simpson (norwegian Vålerengen) leave AIK for careers abroad.
1998 For the tenth time AIK are champions, winning a decisive match at home against Örgryte IS (1-0) on the last day of the season. AIK won the league despite scoring fewer goals than any other side! The average attendance – 11 112 – was the best since 1972. Johan Mjällby leaves for Celtic FC.
1999 AIK reaches the first group stage of the Champions League after defeating Belorussian FK Dnjepr-Transmasj Mogiljev and Greek AEK Athens in the qualifying rounds. Tough luck in the opening games against FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC – conceeding decisive goals on injury time – leaves AIK with only one point in six games (at home to AC Fiorentina). The team finish runners-up in the league, attracting an average attendance of 13 521, but once again wins the Swedish Cup after 1-0 on aggregate against IFK Göteborg.
2000 AIK finish third in the league and lose the Cup final to Örgryte IS. In the UEFA Cup Belorussian FK Gomel are defeated in the preliminary round but 0-1 at home and 1-1 after extra time away to Danish champions Herfølge means the end of the international adventures. Average attendance rise to 14 474.
2001 Like the previous season AIK end up third in the league and lose the Cup final (this time after penalties against IF Elfsborg). Welsh Carmarthen Town AFC and Danish OB (Odense) are defeated in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but not French ES Troyes AC. Attendances improves again, this year AIK end up with an average of 15 496.
2002 With three different coaches during the season (none of them sacked but all left) AIK only manages a fifth place in the league and for the third consecutive year lose the Cup final. Despite this the average attendance continues to improve and stopped at 16 551 this time.
2003 Despite another disappointing season AIK attracts an average attendance of 17 302.
2004 AIK have played in the top-division all seasons but three since Allsvenskan (the premier league) was introduced in 1924. In 2004 AIK were relegated for the first time in 25 years finishing second bottom after a poor season. The women´s team is second level league-winners and consequently back in the premier league for the first time since 1995.
2005 One year in the second division was enough. AIK win the league and are back in Allsvenskan 2006. After a poor start the men in black prove the best and finish nine points clear of runners-up Östers IF. The women's team goes the opposite way, relegated from Allsvenskan after only one year.
2006 AIK's comeback in Allsvenskan ended in title-race that lasted until the final day of the season. AIK finished as runners-up, scored more goals than any other team and attracted an average attendance of 21 434. The women's team are promoted back to the top flight.
2007 AIK finished fifth in Allsvenskan and missed the chance to play in Europe after a defeat in the last game. In the UEFA-cup AIK first beat Glentoran FC and then FHK Liepajas Metalurgs before losing to Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC after 0-1 on aggregate. The women's team secured a place in Allsvenskan after a draw against KIF Örebro DFF (0-0) in the last game. The team had problems scoring goals and scored only ten times in 22 games. In the Swedish cup AIK went to the final, but lost to Umeå IK after coming back from 0-3 to 3-3 in the second half, before Marta scored the winner in the end.
2008 AIK finished fifth in Allsvenskan a second year in a row after a strong finish. AIK won four of the five last games after a really poor performance during July to September that ended all hopes of a higher position. The women's team finished fourth in Damallsvenskan – their best result ever – after a strong second half of the season when AIK was the team with most points in the whole league.
2009 AIK won Allsvenskan for the first time in 11 years after a dramatic end of the season. In the last game AIK visited IFK Göteborg and both teams had the chance to win the league. AIK entered the game one point ahead of the opponents and would settle with a draw. In the 32nd minute the home team took the lead but Antônio Flávio equalised in the 55th minute after he received the ball from Martin Kayongo-Mutumba. The goal meant that the gold was back in the hands of AIK and when Daniel Tjernström scored the winner in the 85th minute (after a great pass from Dulee Johnson) the title race was over. Six days after the win in Allsvenskan, AIK also won the Swedish cup for the eight time after a 2-0 victory at home to IFK Göteborg in front of 24 365 supporters. It was the first time AIK won "the double"! The women's team finished eight after an disappointing season. They were never contenders for the top spots in the table, but too strong to be involved in the relegation battle.
2010 AIK had a disappointing season and were struggling most of the year. A good run in the end of the season with ten points out of the last four games secured the contract in Allsvenskan for 2011. In the Uefa Champions League qualification AIK went out against norwegian champions Rosenborg BK after 0-1 at home and 0-3 away. In the qualification for Uefa Europa League AIK almost made it to the group stage after 0-0 at home to PFC Levski Sofia and an early awaygoal by Mohamed Bangura in Sofia, but Levski scored two quick goals in the beginning of the second half and secured the group stage spot. The women's team came last in Damallsvenskan and will play in Norrettan in 2011. AIK had a very young and promising team, but too few goals scored put the team in trouble from the beginning of the season.
2011 After a mediocre 2010 where AIK had to fight hard to avoid relegation, 2011 were again brighter times. AIK under new head coach Andreas Alm finished as runners-up, five points behind the champions Helsingborgs IF. AIK had a great spell during the summer when they won six games in a row in Allsvenskan. Out of the 15 league games between the beginning of June and mid-September AIK took 36 out of a possible 45 points. Teteh Bangura from Sierra Leaone was a huge success and scored 15 goals in 17 games before leaving AIK for the Turkish club Bursaspor, he was third in scoring in the league, despite leaving Sweden already in August. The women's team had a great season in Norrettan and won their division and were therefor again promoted to Damallsvenskan. AIK won 19 out of 22 games and secured the victory on the last day of the season.
2012 AIK started the league very good and were undefeated until the ninth round when they lost away to IF Elfsborg (0-1). 2012 was the last season at Råsunda Stadium, the beloved home of AIK since 1937, and the historic and sentimental feeling was felt during the whole year, especially during the last games at the popular stadium. During the summer it was time to start the qualification for the Uefa Europa League and in the end of august it was time to write history when AIK went to Russia to face CSKA Moscow after being down 0-1 from the first leg. After a thrilling evening AIK won 2-0 and the news of the "shock" result spread around Europe. The team was in great shape after the energy boost from beating CSKA and followed up with two huge wins over Helsingborgs IF (2-1) and Djurgården (3-0) in the last ever derby game at Råsunda. In the Europa League the opponents were Napoli, PSV Eindhoven and FC Dnipro and after some good display from the Swedes, AIK finished the group stage with four points that could've been more. In the last ever game at Råsunda against the Italian side Napoli the game was decided from the penalty spot in the dying seconds and AIK lost 1-2 after a strong performance. In Allsvenskan the team couldn't keep up the pace during the latter stages and finished fourth, only four points behind the champions Elfsborg. The women's team couldn't get the offensive production going and with only 16 goals scored in 22 games they were relegated after only one year in the top flight. They will play in the new Elitettan during 2013, a new nationwide league one level below Damallsvenskan.
2013 The season was an emotional roller coaster for the team and the supporters. In the opening game at the newly built Friends Arena AIK set a new club attendance record when 43 466 people came to see AIK against Syrianska FC (0-0). AIK opened up the season bad and didn't record a win until the fifth round away to Gefle IF FF (2-1). May the 2nd was to become a very, very sad day in the history of AIK when the first team goalkeeper Ivan Turina was found dead in his sleep. The following home game against IFK Göteborg (3-1) began with a minute silence to the memory of the big keeper from Croatia and play stopped in the 27th minute when players and supporters began to clap their hands. AIK came back strong from the shock and finished the season as runner-up, which means that they will qualify for the Uefa Europa League in the summer of 2014. The women's team played very well in Elitettan and finished in second place, which meant that they in 2014 are back in Damallsvenskan.
2014 AIK had a tough start of the season, at least at home. After a 0–2 defeat at home against the rivals IFK Göteborg in the premiere the pressure was on. The defeat was followed by a 1–1 draw against Örebro SK and a loss against IFK Norrköping FK and the AIK supporters had to wait until the fourth home game of the season to see the first home victory. The points gathered in the beginning of the season came from the away games where wins against Gefle IF FF and a fantastic win against Djurgården somehow carried AIK in to May when the team went unbeaten with three wins and two draws. AIK went into the summer break in great form and registered two straight wins in the restart of Allsvenskan. A shock defeat away against Linfield FC in the Uefa Europa League and against Falkenbergs FF in the league followed, but AIK went back to winning ways and went thru to the next qualification round in Europe and also beat IFK Göteborg away after a great 2–0 victory. The effects of a fixture packed July and August began to take its toll on the team and 1–1 against Djurgården and 2–4 against Örebro SK were disappointing results and the pressure was on after the international break in September. AIK had a terrible spell when the domestic league continued and only took one point from the next five games. The dream of gold vanished during the September games, but AIK find the rhythm during the last games and secured a place in Europe 2015/16 after winning seven points from the last three games of the season. The women's team had a tough sesaon in Damallsvenskan and finished at tenth place after only scoring 13 goals in 20 games.
2015 AIK started the competitive season with the group stage of the Swedish cup in an impressive way, but in the third and decisive game at home to Hammarby, in a game that draw 41 063 people to Friends Arena, AIK went out after losing 1–2. AIK started Allsvenskan in a good way and registered seven points from the first three rounds before losing 2–3 away to IF Elfsborg with all goals coming in the first 21 minutes. AIK continued to play great at home, but struggled away and didn't register a win on the road before the summer break. In the Uefa Europa League qualification rounds AIK won against VPS Vaasa and FC Shirak before going out against Atromitos FC from Athens after 1–4 on aggregate after losing the crucial home game 1–3. AIK continued to struggle away from home in Allsvenskan, but recorded the first away win of the season in the very important game against IFK Norrköping FK (2–1) which meant that AIK was fighting for silverware. In the home derby against Djurgården, AIK went down a man in the 32nd minute when central defender Noah Sonko Sundberg saw red, but despite being ten men for the rest of the match Mohamed Bangura scored the winner in the 64th minute. AIK were now playing at full throttle and registered nine straight wins in Allsvenskan during the fall which was a new club record before losing 0–1 away to Hammarby after a late header (88th minute) against AIK playing with ten men after a red card to Kenny Pavey after a tough studs up challenge put a temporary halt to the dreams of gold. In the 28th round AIK registered a wild win away to Halmstads BK after the home team scored an own goal in the 94th minute. In a huge home game against IFK Göteborg in front of 43 713 people (a new club record) AIK lost 1–2 after being 1–0 up and the result meant that AIK registered the first loss at home and had the gold dreams all but shattered. The women's team came last in Damallsvenskan after two draws and 20 losses and were relegated to Elitettan.
Onsdagen den 11 januari 2017 lanserades AIK Fotbolls nya officiella hemsida, aikfotboll.se.
Boken 'Mats Mats Rubarth' om ikonen Mats Rubarth släpps i en begränsad signerad bibliofilupplaga.
Måndagen den 9 januari, kl 10:00 inleds årets stora REA i AIK Shop. Varor för miljoner REAS då ut både i butiken på Dalvägen 30 i Solna och online i webbutiken.
Onsdagen den 11 januari 2017 inleder AIK:s herrlag den gemensamma försäsongsträningen och man gör det på Skytteholms IP i Solna.
Ahmed Yasin går på lån till Muaither Sports Club i Qatar från och med den 1 januari till och med den 31 maj 2017.
AIK har gjort klart med Evelina Finndell om en kontraktsförlängning över 2017. Finndell var en av bara två spelare som spelade samtliga tävlingsmatcher under den gångna säsongen.
Vi på AIK Fotboll tillönskar dig och dina kära ett riktigt Gott nytt år! 2016 närmar sig slutet och vi hoppas att du får en härlig Nyårsafton och kan fira in det nya året på allra bästa sätt.
Kommuniké från AIK Fotboll AB:s Extra bolagsstämma den 29 december 2016
Med anledning av inventering och kommande helgdagar kommer AIK Shop att hålla stängt i början av 2017. AIK Shop har öppet som vanligt fredagen den 30 december (kl 10-18) och öppnar igen måndagen den 9 januari, kl 10:00.
AIK Fotboll och den offensiva spelaren Nicole Modin är överens om en fortsättning över 2017. Modin debuterade för AIK under den gångna säsongen och svarade för sju mål i Elitettan.
AIK:s mittfältare Ebenezer Ofori har tagits ut till Ghanas landslagstrupp inför de afrikanska mästerskapen som startar i januari 2017.
Idag lanserar AIK Fotboll betaversionen av den nya officiella hemsidan. Den kommer att ligga live parallellt med den nuvarande hemsidan tills allt är helt klart under inledningen av 2017.
Vi på AIK Fotboll vill tillönska dig och dina kära en riktigt God Jul!
AIK Fotboll är överens med målvakten Matilda Åsard om ett kontrakt över 2017. Matilda tillhörde AIK:s F19-trupp under 2016.
Succén från förra året är tillbaka! 2015 var lagkapten Nils-Eric Johansson AIK Fotbolls första julvärd och i år presenterar vi stolt chefstränare Rikard Norling. Norling kommer på Julafton att vara AIK Fotbolls julvärd då han på AIK:s officiella Facebooksida håller er alla sällskap och traditionsenligt tänder ljuset innan Kalle Anka startar.
Spelschemat för de första matcherna av Allsvenskan 2017 är nu fastställt och AIK inleder hemma på Friends Arena mot BK Häcken, vilket blir en historisk premiärmatch.
AIK Fotbolls kansli i Solna kommer att hålla stängt mellan den 24 december 2015 och 1 januari 2016. Även AIK Shop har ändrade öppettider till följd av de kommande Jul- och Nyårshelgerna, men håller öppet i mellandagarna.
AIK Fotboll har gjort klart med Rubi Reid Jansson om ett kontrakt för de kommande två säsongerna. Rubi kommer från AIK:s F19-lag och debuterade i A-laget under hösten.
Petra Sundqvist kom till AIK inför starten av Elitettan i våras och spelade samtliga seriematcher under året. AIK Fotboll är nu överens med Petra om en kontraktsförlängning över 2017.
AIK Fotboll är överens med mittfältaren Emelie Johansson om en kontraktsförlängning över 2017. Emelie debuterade i A-laget under våren 2015 och spelade 29 av 30 tävlingsmatcher den gångna säsongen.
Stort tack för förtroendet ni gav till den styrelse som vi nominerat till det Extra mötet den 15 december.
Nomineringskommittén lämnar härmed sitt förslag till val av styrelse vid den Extra bolagsstämman i AIK Fotboll AB (Bolaget) som äger rum torsdagen den 29 december 2016.
AIK är kvalificerade för gruppspelet i Svenska cupen 2016/17 och speldagar är nu fastställda för de tre matcherna. AIK möter Gais, Kristianstad FC och Dalkurd FF och gruppvinnaren går vidare till kvartsfinal.
AIK Fotboll är överens med Linda Augustsson om ett kontrakt som sträcker sig över säsongen 2017. Linda spelade 15 matcher i Elitettan under den gångna säsongen.
Rosor till Ivans minne
- Vi är inte rejäla i defensiven.
- Vi får en chockstart.
- Bedrövlig första halvlek.
- Dags att förbättra oss snart.
- Det var en sjuk stämning.
- Känslomässigt bästa starten jag haft
AIK firar i solen på Strömvallen
- Jag bryr mig inte om hur det ser ut, bara vi vinner
Fansen välkomnade laget vid Råsunda.
- Vi hade lägen att kvittera innan deras kontringsmål.
- Fansen var fantastiska.
- Härlig inramning, dålig start.
- Ännu en svag start.
- Nisse är kapten, Celso är vice, men det finns många som skulle kunna vara
- Vi satt i möte igår, men AIK:s ledning vill inte sälja
- Jag vill göra mål och hjälpa laget
- Jag vill få mer speltid i år
- Det har handlat om träning och spelarna har gjort det bra
- Man lär sig saker hela tiden
- Brandman kanske jag skulle bli
- Jag ska bli årets nykomling
- Publiken är viktigaste spelaren
- Jag ska försöka slå Kennedy i år
- Jag vill spela min första match


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How Genuine Are Your Fans?/
Are you looking for a unique way to promote your organization's MillerCoors partnership in-venue? Are you looking for a new way to promote Miller 64, the new 64-calorie version of Miller Genuine Draft Lite?
The Milwaukee Brewers are currently running a unique initiative called "The Search for Genuine", which rewards 50+ Milwaukeeanswith a year's supply of Miller Genuine Draft and the chance to throw out the first pitch at a home game during the summer of 2008.
"Genuine" fans will be selected through a variety of means:
- Consumers at Brewers home games will be selected at random and featured on the video board
- MGD street teams will search local sports bars through September and reward select consumers that are 21+
- Consumers can submit stories of their friends who live to a "genuine standard" at www.ReachforGenuine.com
Each of the 50+ "Genuine Fans" will receive two (2) free tickets to the Brewers game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 24th, where they will have the chance to be chosen as Milwaukee's "Genuine Person of 2008" and throw out the first pitch.
The Brewers activate the promotion by offering an in-venue video board feature called "The Search for Genuine". In essence, the team zeroes in on one (1) fan in the crowd that defines a "genuine fan" (e.g. a fan drinking Miller Genuine Draft). This simple, yet creative video board is an excellent way to promote this Miller Genuine Draft initiative in-venue.


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New site design, new updates!Posted by Anastasiy Safari on 29 July 2015 (Wednesday) Under Adobe, Tools, color wheel, panels, photoshop
Finally my project dedicated to Adobe's panels got updated! New design, new features.
Namely there's a new page for MagicPicker, the color wheel, MixColors, the color mixer and DiskFonts, the font manager for Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud.
Hopefully soon I will be able to get back to photography, it was a long way…


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Hoodie Allen has a pretty typical story for a rapper – he took a break from his job at Google (shoutout to Google, shoutout to GChat) to become a full-time emcee. This video for "You Are Not A Robot", off Hoodie's Pep Rally mixtape, was done with the help of Hoodie fans, who showed up at 7AM in Maryland for the shoot.
Oh, and the good people over at Sunset in the Rearview are putting together a concert featuring Hoodie. It's going to be in Durham (shoutout to Durham) on February 24th. More info about that here.
Hit the jump to watch the vid…
http://www.facebook.com/hoodieallen to grab all my music for free
http://www.twitter.com/hoodieallen to follow my stream of consciousness
Related: Hoodie Allen – Pep Rally (Mixtape)


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Great geophysicists #9: Ernst Chladni/
Ernst Chladni was born in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, on 30 November 1756, and died 3 April 1827, at the age of 70, in the Prussian city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). Several of his ancestors were learned theologians, but his father was a lawyer and his mother and stepmother from lawyerly families. So young Ernst did well to break away into a sound profession, ho ho, making substantial advances in acoustic physics.
Chladni, 'the father of acoustics', conducted a large number of experiments with sound, measuring the speed of sound in various solids, and — more adventurously — in several gases too, including oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxode. Interestingly, though I can find only one reference to it, he found that the speed of sound in Pinus sylvestris was 25% faster along the grain, compared to across it — is this the first observation of acoustic anisotropy?
The experiments Chladni is known for, however, are the plates. He effectively extended the 1D explorations of Euler and Bernoulli in rods, and d'Alembert in strings, to the 2D realm. You won't find a better introduction to Chladni patterns than this wonderful blog post by Greg Gbur. Do read it — he segués nicely into quantum mechanics and optics, firmly linking Chladni with the modern era. To see the patterns forming for yourself, here's a terrific demonstration (very loud!)...
The drawings from Chladni's book Die Akustik are almost as mesmerizing as the video. Indeed, Chladni toured most of mainland Europe, demonstrating the figures live to curious Enlightenment audiences. When I look at them, I can't help wondering if there is some application for exploration geophysics — perhaps we are missing something important in the wavefield when we sample with regular acquisition grids?
Chladni, E, Die Akustik, Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig, 1830. Amazingly, this publishing company still exists.
Read more about Chladni in Wikipedia and in monoskop.org — an amazing repository of information on the arts and sciences.
This post is part of a not-very-regular series of posts on important contributors to geophysics. It's going rather slowly — we're still in the eighteenth century. See all of them, and do make suggestions if we're missing some!


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Štajerska and Posavje
Our journey through the regions of Slovenia now takes us towards the north-east, across the River Sava and on to Štajerska. There are areas known as Posavje and Bizeljsko. Near the town of Brežice lies the renowned Terme Čatež thermal spa and health resort, where the warm springs were discovered in 1797. In the immediate vicinity of the resort stands the 16th century Mokrice Castle, which now offers luxury tourist services, including a golf course and riding grounds.
Maribor and its surroundings, the Valley of the River Drava and Kozjak, constitute another fascinating area. Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia and the capital of the Štajerska region. The city lies between wine-producing hills and the forested slopes of the Pohorje Mountains. The symbiosis of the city and the vine is confirmed by the 400-year old vine of the local žametovka variety, which grows in the Lent Quarter of the town on the left bank of the River Drava. It is thought to be the oldest vine in the world. Maribor is also Slovenia's second largest university centre. In the winter, the hillsides of the picturesque Pohorje range become excellent ski slopes. Each year, Maribor hosts the Golden Fox Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup race.
Maribor Pohorje Slovenia - European Capital of Culture 2012 - VIDEO
The second largest town in Štajerska is Celje, once the seat of the Counts of Cilli, an influential aristocratic dynasty from the 15th century. The town's glorious past is reflected in the ruins of the mighty castle, once the largest in Slovenia. Today, Celje is one of Slovenia's most dynamic and quickly developing towns, which hosts, among other events, an annual International Trade Fair, the largest business and trade fair in the south-east Europe.
Celje is also a good starting point for a visit to the Šaleška and Savinjska Valleys. In the lower Savinjska Valley, hop cultivation has been one of the main agricultural activities since the 19th century, while the upper part of the Valley is particularly interesting as a developing tourist destination: it is the starting point for mountain hiking excursions in the Savinjska Alps. The Šaleška Valley is known for the Gorenje Company, which is based in the town of Velenje.
Kozjansko is one of the less developed parts of Slovenia. But nowadays, this can also be its advantage, as the unspoilt landscape offers quality produce, such as old apple varieties grown in orchards surrounded by meadowlands, characteristic sights in the Kozjansko Regional Park. Nearby, next to the small town of Podčetrtek, there is a thermal health and spa resort known as Terme Olimia.
Hilly Haloze is a fertile wine-producing area where, among other varieties, the laški rizling and renski rizling grapes are grown, producing top-quality wines. In the middle of the Ptujsko polje Plain, on the banks of the River Drava stands the town of Ptuj, formerly a Roman military outpost and one of Slovenia's oldest towns. The most prominent feature of the town is its medieval castle. Ptuj is famous for its carnival festival known as Ptujsko kurentovanje. The event is named after the most recognisable carnival figure of the Ptujsko polje, Haloze and Slovenske gorice areas: the kurent or korant. The town boasts a reputable wine cellar which, like the nearby Monastery of Friars Minor Conventual to which it is has close links, was built in the 12th century.
This part of Slovenia is also known for the health resort town of Rogaška Slatina, with a mineral water therapy tradition spanning four hundred years. The health resort flourished in the second half of the 19th century, today it is a modern health resort town. The town also has a rich glassmaking tradition, with the Steklarna Rogaška, a Glassmaking School, and certain smaller glassworks.
Prlekija and Slovenske gorice
Prlekija and Slovenske gorice are known for their top-quality wines. The capital of Prlekija is Ljutomer, also a focal point for the breeding of the Standardbred trotters used for harness races. Slovenske gorice is a picturesque land of rolling hills and plains lying between the rivers Mura and Drava. Radenci is an important local centre due to its springs of Radenska mineral water and health and spa tourism.
Nature parks of Slovenia
For a relatively small area, Slovenia offers a unique mosaic of biological, geographical and cultural diversity, with dozens of major natural assets and items of significant European cultural heritage. Around 12,6% of Slovenia's territory is cover by protected natural areas, 36% of the territory is protected under Natura 2000, and almost 15,000 aspects of the country's nature have been awarded the status "valuable natural feature".
Nature parks of Slovenia -published by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, 2011 (in several languages)
Natural heritage
Kozjanski Park - one of the oldest and largest protected areas in Slovenia
Ljubljansko Barje - the largest Slovenian and southernmost European wetland.
Postojna cave - one of the most attractive Karst caves
Škocjan Caves Regional Park - UNESCO's world heritage site
Sečovlje Salina Nature Park - traditional manual gathering of salt in salt fields
Triglav national Park - the only Slovenian national park
Volčji Potok Arboretum - the most visited botanical park in Slovenia.
The oldest vine in the world - 400 year-old vine in Maribor
Cultural heritage
Castles in Slovenia - an overview of Slovene castles, mansions and palaces
Lipica - The cradle of the Lipizzaner horse
Slovenia-Europe`s sleeping beauty - Heritage Trails from Idrijca to the Kolpa
In your pocket
In Your Pocket website brings several city guides of Slovenian towns, regions, etc. The website offers its print publications for free download, in full, in PDF format.


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Now Available – Compound Term Processing Technology and the Business Impact of Automatically Generated Conceptual Metadata White Papers
McLean, VA, US and Stevenage, UK (PRWEB) April 10, 2015
Concept Searching, the global leader in semantic metadata generation, auto-classification, and taxonomy management software, and developer of the Smart Content Framework™, has published two new white papers, 'Compound Term Processing' and 'The Business Value of Compound Term Processing and Automatically Generated Intelligent Metadata'. Both white papers are educational in nature, explaining Concept Searching's unique core technology and how it delivers business value.
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Just where the time starts or we can also say where the time ends, begins our story. There's an eternity within – do you have the time to tap into it? Walking along Greenwich High Road, you can pass by the multicultural Greenwich West Community & Art Centre; you can find a multitude of activities there: dance, singing, jazz, ...Continue Reading


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Progressive No-Kill Animal Shelter and Services Critically Needed in Middlesex County NJ
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This petition is to urge Middlesex County NJ Freeholders and the MCIA to establish a County Animal Shelter operated with the humane, proven policies outlined below, which will serve to Protect the Public Health of Middlesex County Residents and Taxpayers while Effectively Reducing Animal Overpopulation and Shelter Overcrowding in a Cost-Effective way.
Do you know that humane overpopulation solutions such as TNVR were presented 12 years ago in the NJ Governor's Animal Welfare Task Force Report, but were never implemented in Middlesex County? This is one reason there is now no appreciable advancement in animal welfare policy or overpopulation control in Middlesex County. Middlesex County is long overdue for its own properly operated no-kill shelter and deserves to take the lead in progressive, cost-effective humane animal control policies and services. There are proven ways for MC to do this: Implement the best practices of other NJ Counties that have made headway with these issues AND adopt leadership and shelter standards that are the hallmark of successful initiatives from nationally recognized, respected authorities such as the No-Kill Advocacy Center and Best Friends Animal Society, as outlined below
- Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return (TNVR) is the best solution for reducing populations of unaltered, unvaccinated community/feral cats of which there are thousands in Middlesex County. Implementation of countywide TNVR will result in: (A) Reduced nuisance complaints and improved public health when community/feral cats are vaccinated against Rabies and neutered; (B) Reduction of community/feral cat population (fewer litters born and colony reduces through attrition); (C) Improved quality of life and health for community/feral cats; (D) Caretaker training re proper feeding and colony management; (E) Reduced shelter admissions and (F) Lower euthanasia rates (to be considered No-Kill, a shelter must save at least 90% of the animals it takes in under the NKAC/BFAS standard). These Policies = Cost Savings for Animal Control.
- Provide High-Volume, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter or provide access/subsidies to such services; Work with Rescue Groups so animals can be transferred out of the shelter; develop a Foster Care network; Implement Comprehensive Adoption Programs, including off-site adoptions.
- Implement Pet Retention and Pro-Active Redemption Programs to manage shelter admissions and prevent lost animals from languishing in the system; Provide Preventive & Rehabilitative Medical and Behavioral care and PRMB Programs; Promote Public Relations and Community Involvement; Recruit, Train and Retain Volunteers.
- Provide Leadership and Public Health Advocacy through the appointment of a compassionate knowledgeable Middlesex County Shelter Director accountable to a local Animal Welfare Advisory Board, which would include members of local animal rescue organizations. This Director must advocate on behalf of all animals, including Middlesex County's extensive community/feral cat population, to ensure these effective cost-saving, humane Animal Welfare practices are instituted.
Middlesex County NJ Deserves a Humane, Modern, and Innovative Animal Shelter NOW that will operate under These Standards!
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StubHub Victim of Cyber Fraud Ring
StubHub, an Ebay Inc online ticket resale company, has reported that over 1000 accounts have been used fraudulently to purchase tickets.
This announcement comes after a year long multi agency international joint investigation. StubHub identified the fraudulent purchases in 2013, reported the activity to the authorities and refunded users accordingly.The head of global communications for StubHub, Glenn Lehrman, has stated that the site itself was not hacked. It is believed the cyber hackers used information gained from other sites possibly using keyloggers, malware or database breaches to access the StubHub user accounts, it has not been made clear the exact method used for gaining the information needed to access the user accounts. More details may be released at a later time.
The actual dollar amounts and names of the hackers have also not been released at this time. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance plans to announce details about the arrests in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the City of London Police and the U.S. Secret Service. Mr. Lehrman feels this is the work of a "pretty intense network of cyber fraudsters working in concert with each other."


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Romney Hits the Gridiron -- and the Stump -- in Michigan
(DETROIT) -- Standing on the 30-yard line of Detroit's Ford Field, Mitt Romney delivered his economic speech before a crowd of about 1,200 supporters sitting in folding chairs on the field of the indoor football stadium that is home to the NFL's Detroit Lions.
Romney reiterated his new tax plan to applause from the audience in his crucial home state of Michigan, saying, "I want to thank the folks at the Ford Field for making this space available for us," Romney said, joking about the massive stadium, "I guess we had a hard time finding a large enough place to meet and this certainly is."
As Romney spoke, his campaign acknowledged he must score in Michigan. Romney could survive a Michigan loss mathematically, but the political price would be catastrophic -- a chief strategist with the campaign telling ABC News, "What could we change here at this point... We're all in." The strategist would not predict Tuesday's outcome. The campaign source added, if they lose, "We get back up and start campaigning again like we always do," recognizing the tight race in the state against Rick Santorum.
Romney celebrated the auto industry indoors, saying he and his family drive American made cars. However, before the speech, protesters -- mostly including auto worker union members -- had gathered to demonstrate against him. The crowd -- some holding a giant banner with an amended headline from Romney's 2008 New York Times op-ed -- actually disappated before the speech, however. Protesters had changed "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" -- a line Romney actually never said, but the Times attributed to him -- to "Let Romney Go Bankrupt."
The host organization for Romney's speech, the Detroit Economic Club, changed the event site from a downtown Detroit hotel to the field because, as a spokesman for the club told ABC News, tickets sold out within hours.
Romney, in his home state where his father ran an automobile company and served as governor, began and ended his speech noting his love for cars. But when he listed his cars, there was a slightly awkward moment: After declaring Detroit should be, "the Motor City of the World," Romney said, "I drive a Mustang and a Chevy pickup truck. He then said his wife Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs.
Before ending, Romney added, "I used to have a Dodge truck so I used to have all three covered."
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Yesterday I went to play AK and hunt for V3 cards. First try I didn't win, next try not win again. Until I get the chance to use my Bronze Siegfried with the combination:
Strong Card: Battle Isolated (252 Siegfried Picture)
Miracle Card: Saturn Saw
1st round get Perfect against Anaconda, next round also Perfect against Jumbo the Lowland Gorilla. Next, I just choose Siegfried to try my luck. And there it comes, the clone battle! At the beginning I was the first to attack the boss animal first, and then the 2nd chance comes when I attack again. The third round the boss animal won't let me attack at that time, so it attacks. I just keep winning and winning, and then I win! But get a normal card...
Next try using Lowland Gorilla, my last game today.
Strong Card: No strong card (Accidentally pressed the yellow button...)
Miracle Card: Approaching Sun (V6)
I will start from the Siegfried battle. First chance Siegfried gets 50 at the attack slot, but I suddenly get a doubling! Then attack... attack until it attacks. After a so long time I win, still got a normal card.
Can you win against this opponent consecutive times? Well, it depends on your luck.


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The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 8. Love's Aspect - Meekness)
Although this article is part of a series, it is a Complete study on its own. (8 of 9 in series)
* all [bracketed] words in Scripture verses are mine *
Love's Aspect - Meekness
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past that they which do these things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance: against such there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affection and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." (Galatians 5:19-25)
In the movie version of the Wizard of Oz (accompanied by powerful visual effects) the Wizard says, "I am Oz, the great and powerful. Who are you?"
If you are like me, you saw this as a child, so the billowing smoke and terrible flames may have been a bit terrifying. You may have felt, as I did, that you were among the friends standing there petitioning a wizard for what seemed the impossible. Really, who can grant a heart, courage and a thinking mind? When I close my eyes I can say the words that Dorothy, the farm girl from Kansas said, as she stepped forward to speak for the group. You know how it goes, preceded with a tiny curtsy she introduced herself,
"I - if you please, I - I am Dorothy, the small and meek."
I think most in the audience took her to mean that she was basically harmless, an innocent young girl, weak and certainly no threat (and, oh yes, please don't hurt me). We all saw the implication was that she was afraid. While the others fell all over themselves, terror was etched on her face as well. She was conveying that she was timidly seeking a favor, not there to fight or even prepared should one occur. One might even psychologically relate the experience to all her deepset fears, and she, present before them, was barely able to utter the words of what she wished done for her.
I relive this wonderful childhood memory to point out that I never would have attributed to the word "meek," anything but what that little girl was displaying for me in that movie. I have watched it easily a hundred times since my youth and each time the movie has said the same thing to me. A meek person, I had concluded, would not be the one I would want standing for me in a fight. That person would not be the one I would pick to speak for me in an argument nor someone I would want my child to emulate. After all, I don't want any child of mine being a doormat, a pushover, a weakling, not commanding any respect. Yet I would be wrong should I make that assessment of meekness.
I keep a dictionary for spelling checks mostly and some pronunciation verification but I don't trust dictionaries for meanings as a rule. You want to know what my "American Heritage Dictionary" says under the word meek? It says that meek is "humble, easily imposed upon, submissive, spineless, soft."
That is the basic understanding of the meaning until one looks at the word here in Scripture. Though meekness does mean gentleness, it does not mean weakness. And even though it does mean humility, it does not mean fearful or cowering with eyes lowered.
The Greek word praotes (prah-ot'-ace) means a quiet strength that originates from God. The literal meaning of meek is humble and its understood definition relates back to the Hebrew word anayv (aw-nawv') and its root anah (aw-naw') which means to deal hard with yourself. The idea is that you have humbled yourself before God and have acquired discipline and strength from the process. Included in this is the eyes cast down but not in spineless fear. It is the idea that reverence for a Holy God and standing in His presence, leads to identifying sin and confessing it. This is what causes the downcast look and introspection. This creates a strength within that commands the respect of all. In other words, a meek person is the person that you would want to stand up with you in a fight. He is the person that would be able to fearlessly articulate in an argument, and not using backbiting, shouting or clamor but with calmness, serenity and decisiveness.
What Is Meekness?
The Bible says Jesus was meek so therefore we get paintings, drawings, and etchings that depict Him as emaciated, skinny, wimpy, with eyes that look like He's always ready to cry. It is true that He was tested and tried more than any man. It is also true that at the thought of the sin of the world pressing down upon Him, and the knowledge of every person who will not receive Him as Savior, would bring Him to tears and beyond. But there are things about Him that people forget or do not take into account. First, Jesus was the Son of God and a son in the household of Joseph the carpenter. A carpenter in those days did much more than work with wood. Sure He would have sawn down trees, made planks, hauled on logs, and hammered nails but he also worked in stone. He would have had strong muscular arms and hands and a very strong upper body. His back and legs too would reflect the heavy lifting and carrying of stone and large quantities of wood for construction. Jesus physically was no wimp but a "blue collar" man's man. Also, there was no one born of earth having such a keen mind as Jesus (He is omniscient). Knowledge helps overcome fear as does love (which casts out fear). Jesus is God and thus Jesus is love. These two facts show that the Son of God was not a coward or fearful, Jesus was meek.
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto your souls." (Matthew 21:5)
You find rest for your souls because Jesus carries the load for you. In His strength we find rest. Meekness is fearlessness as evidenced by the life of Jesus. Meekness stands in the face of opposition. Jesus set the example for us when facing these type of things.
"Who when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously." (1 Peter 2:23)
Reflecting on the cross, there was a lot to fear as Jesus' time for crucifixion neared. It had been written in Isaiah and in Psalms what the cross would feel like as He was nailed to hang between heaven and earth. He would say "I thirst" because His tongue would "stick to [His] jaws." People would wag the head and taunt Him. He would be naked and all would see His body. They would rip off His beard and along with it most of His face. "He was marred more than any man." Yes, there was much to fear and there was a moment when He spoke to His father and essentially said, "The knowledge of this pain scares Me, but I will do as You say to do." He said, "Let this cup pass from Me, yet not my will but Thine." It is not cowardly to acknowledge fear and then face it.
The Master taught this very principle of meekness when He said,
"And unto him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also." (Luke 6:29)
Jesus is not advocating that we allow ourselves to be abused. He is telling us that we are not to cower in the face of the severest form of persecution. When we are not in a position to defend ourselves, we are to look the enemy in the eye, take his abuse, and love him despite it. Meekness allows this to happen.
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?" (Matthew 5:43-46)
Meekness causes an atmosphere conducive to teaching, letting others who are not spiritual see spiritual things. When one displays meekness, it gives substance to spiritual matters. It illustrates the eternal to those who otherwise would never be able to understand.
"In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." (2 Timothy 2:25)
Meekness is also essential in a Christian's life so that he will be able to hear the Word and learn. In meekness, is a quiet, teachable spirit, one that is eager to absorb truth for the sake of God's glory.
"Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls." (James 1:21)
Meekness is a facet of love, which is the fruit of the Spirit of God. God says that cultivating the fruit of the Spirit is how we will live a victorious Christian life. Are you one of those people who must always say what's on your mind? Do you have trouble holding your tongue when your "rights" are threatened? Perhaps God is working in your life to strengthen meekness. Perhaps He's saying to you "Trust Me, I will handle this. Be quiet and reflect Jesus to those who would threaten you. Be strong in the face of danger. Communicate to all Who it is that empowers you."
This idea of meekness- is it new to you? I know that it goes contrary to the popular folk hero types that shoot now and when the smoke clears then sorts it out. Yet meekness is what God says is necessary to living a Godly, Spirit-filled life.
Maybe, you haven't really given much thought as to the spiritual nature of your life and you have been concentrating on mere survival. When survival is not in your mind, perhaps you have been trying to squeeze out all the happiness you can in the moments of time you have on days off and on vacations. It is possible that you've given no time to consider a God that is desperate to know you on personal basis? Yes, I said a personal basis. The Bible says that Jesus "stands at the door and knocks. If anyone hears and opens the door, He will come into him and sup with Him." Jesus stands at the door of your heart and with every opportunity He can, He knocks on the door of your life. He reaches into your heart with deaths that happen around you and births, with poverty and wealth, with sickness and health. He makes Himself present in the back of your mind and whispers, "I'm here. Let Me in before it is too late."
It's quite simple to let Him in. All it takes is a cry to God in faith and He will hear and He will come into your life and change you and your life for the better. You may say, "I believe in God." Okay, well the kind of belief I'm speaking of, is the kind that is more than knowing that somewhere, someplace there is a God. The kind of belief is the kind where you honestly believe that Jesus is God in human flesh and that at one point in history, He came to earth with the expressed purpose of dying for your sins. If you believe this you are halfway there. You must also believe that Jesus died and then rose from the dead like the Scriptures say. Along with this all a person must acknowledge is that he is a sinner in need of a Savior. If you believe these things you can ask Jesus into your life to save you. If you believe these things pray this:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I know that without You I will go to hell. I know my sin separates me from God and I now turn from my sin and the way I've lived my life and turn to You as the only way of salvation. I believe that you came to earth, died on a cross and rose the third day. Please forgive me of my sin and save me and I promise to follow You all the days of my life. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
Others in this series of independent articles:
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love: The Presence And Work Of The Holy Spirit
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 2. Love's Aspect - Joy)
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 3. Love's Aspect - Peace)
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 4. Love's Aspect - Forbearance)
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 5. Love's Aspect - Gentileness)
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 6. Love's Aspect - Goodness)
The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love (Part 7. Love's Aspect - Faith)
The Fruit Of The Spirit is Love (Part 9. Love's Aspect - Temperance)
I really enjoyed your article. I just finished writing an article on meekness and saw this article advertised on the side of the page. I agree with you completely! Meekness is not weakness!
Nobody, I am glad that you were encouraged! Meditating on the Psalms 1 slowly is recommended for a spiritual mind refresher to stengthen your roots!
I have experienced when walking in meekness that it can be at times misconstrued as passivity... Your explaination was great! Standing in the face of opposition means sometimes just being still practing meekness. While Embracing more Fruit of the Spirit which is patience...
As you say: "Meekness causes an atmosphere conducive to teaching, letting others who are not spiritual see spiritual things. When one displays meekness..." Again I must say this was confirmation! This was also really good!
I Thank the Lord for using you as well! Again Bob womderful insight on "Meekness"
Nobody, This is beautiful and so timely! Your description of meekness is fantastic! It is so often terribly misunderstood! "Though meekness does mean gentleness, it does not mean weakness. And even though it does mean humility, it does not mean fearful or cowering with eyes lowered. The Greek word pra-otes (prah-ot'-ace) means a quiet strength that originates from God." Dorothy is a nice example...
This is very inspiring and powerful!
"Jesus is saying, not that we are to allow ourselves to be abused, but that we are not to cower in the face of the severest form of persecution. When we are not in a position to defend ourselves, we are to look the enemy in the eye, take his abuse, and love him despite it. Meekness allows this to happen."
I see this as conformation from the Lord! Thank you for sharing Bob, In His love & Blessings!
This is fabulous! I think meekness toward enemies (i.e. giving them your other cheek and your coat, too) works three-fold: 1) It is a witness to them that you are not of this world, because your response is the antithesis of the how the worldly would respond; 2) It is a testimony against them when it comes to the righteous judgment of God (should they not repent); and 3) It brings glory to Him and greater rewards to you!! May we remember this with meekness (quiet confidence) and walk in it. Praise God!
Another great example that Jesus set for us. To be an example to others so they might see the light in us and seek the way, the truth and the life and be transformed to his likeness and live a more fulfilling life. You are presenting a wonderful series here brother and I am so enjoying reading and learning. I love's you!
I willalways remember hearing a Pastor say, "Meekness is not Weakness..." Great hub, no body!


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The classic beauty of Leo Ford
Leo Ford is best known as the first half of the 1980s gay porn duo Leo & Lance, but his notoriety — thanks largely to his stunning good looks — extended beyond the gay porn scene. There was an alleged Fire Island tryst with fashion mogul Calvin Klein as well as a supposed romantic relationship with cult movie icon Divine. The platinum blond porn stud was also rumored to be the nude cover model on The Smiths' Hand In Glove. (Almost certainly not true.) Unfortunately, Leo went the way of James Dean. ("Live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse!") He died in 1991 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Sunset Boulevard.


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The CW, the network created by the merger of The WB and UPN, debuts its fall season on Wednesday and has still not announced a Hawaii affiliate.
A conference call with Oceanic Time Warner Cable scheduled for Sept. 11 was moved to Friday and the call ended with no announcement, according to a source at Oceanic.
But wait, aren't Oceanic and The CW related? Yes, they are.
The CW is a joint venture between CBS Corp., which owns the soon-to-cease programming UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Oceanic parent company Time Warner. Time Warner is majority owner of The WB, which airs its last shows tonight.
The CW's official launch date is the Wednesday two-hour premiere of "America's Next Top Model," a model search reality show.
One of this year's legion of offerings, from the serious to the sublime, is a public relations and media workshop. It is to be presented by Adrian Kamali'i, president of Pae ' Aina Communications, and Mona Wood, president of Ikaika Communications -- both are native Hawaiian-owned public relations businesses.
» www.hawaiiancouncil.org/ annualconvention.html
Kamali'i and Wood's goal for their workshop, is to teach nonprofit organizations how to produce news releases and interact with the media industry, to maximize the visibility of their missions and services.
Kamali'i cited Alu Like as an example of an organization that does great work, but whose work is largely unseen by the public.
The organization has been around 30 years. "They have worked their way up to a $20 million dollar a year operating budget and they have helped more than 100,000 people, but not many people know that," he said. Now on the board of directors, he will participate in creation of a public relations plan, to raise awareness.
"It is very Hawaiian not to brag," Kamali'i said.
Nonprofits, "especially Hawaiian nonprofits, they really bear the burden of the Hawaiian community and they are so busy during the day, doing what they have to do, that they don't think about sending out a press release as a necessity."
However, it behooves nonprofits to include publicity in its thought processes and practices, Kamali'i said.
"But when you increase your visibility, when you tell your story, it more effectively increases the chances for funding. People understand your mission better."
"There is nothing like having a supportive public sentiment for your organization," he said.
Attending the convention probably won't be a decision made on a whim, as admission is $480 for nonmembers which includes plenary sessions, luncheons and breakout sessions. The daily rate is $165 for nonmembers. Registration can be done online or by calling 521-5011.