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THE stork was busy last year. Those who gave birth to their second child include Marian Rivera, Andi Eigenmann, Saab Magalona, LJ Reyes, Kylie Padilla, Mariel Rodriguez, Rica Peralejo, Chynna Ortaleza, Georgina Wilson. First timers are Rochelle Pangilinan, Miriam Quiambao, Nadine Samonte, Gwen Zamora, MJ Marfori, Divine Lee, and let's include Korina Sanchez with her twins Pepe and Pilar. Those who gave birth to their nth child are Camille Prats and Karel Marquez. Now preggy are sisters in law Solenn Heussaff and Anne Curtis, and Max Collins.
The most talked about chismis of the year include the shame and scandal feud of the warring Barretto sisters that even dragged Pres. Duterte into the mess, the messy Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson breakup, the rumored pregnancy of Julia Montes allegedly sired by Probinsyano himself, Coco Martin.
And before we bid 2019 a final goodbye, let's say a prayer for the showbiz denizens who left us this year for the great beyond: Armida Siguion Reyna at 88, 60s movie queen Amalia Fuentes at 78, actor-director Eddie Garcia at 90, actress Mona Lisa at 97, 60s matinee idol Jose Mari at 81, Kristoffer King, Tony Mabesa at 84, comedians Chokoleit, Gary Lising and Bentong, actor Mico Palanca, action director Boy Roque, rocker Pepe Smith, directors Mel Chionglo, Allan Noble and Boying Baytion, film producer Mike Miranda, writers Isah V. Red, Bong de Leon and Veronica Samio, environmentalist and TV host Gina Lopez, broadcaster-film director Cesar Apolinario, also tycoons Henry Sy of SM at 94 and John Gokongwei of Robinsons at 93 and his wife Elizabeth Gokongwei at 84. May they all rest in peace.
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MORE realizations in 2019: Raffy Tulfo has indeed become the popular "sumbungan ng bayan" but there was a backlash against him when he treated a teacher, Melita Limjoco, unfairly. He relented and apologized.
A transgender named Gretchen Diez became the poster girl of the LGBTQ community after he was refused entry in a restroom for females. This was even connected to the SOGIE Equality Bill but folks quickly lost interest after Gretchen seems to be just basking in all the glory of her newfound 15 minutes of fame. She's now back to oblivion.
But gayness continues to reign on TV. Vice Ganda is very open about his relationship with "Showtime" co-star Ion Perez and they even have a brief romantic moment together in the MMFF entry, "The Mall The Merrier".
Hit bands or singing group do not necessarily come up with hit movies. First proof: the rap group Ex Battallion is supposed to be very popular with lots of fans with their hit song, "Hayaan Mo Sila", but their movie with Ai Ai de las Alas, "Sons of Nanay Sabel", failed to make waves at the box office and Ai Ai later dropped them as their manager for being unprofessional. Ben & Ben is another said to be famous band with a hit song like "Maybe the Night". But when they did a movie, "LSS, Last Song Syndrome", it turned out they didn't have that too many fans to make their movie a blockbuster.
Producers think that the biggest group of moviegoers today is composed of millennials, so they did movies starring millennials and about millennials. The result seems to show that millennials would rather watch YouTube videos on their cellphone than full length films in movie houses, as evidenced by the weak showing of "I'm Ellenya L" where Maris Racal played a young woman desperately wanting to be a YouTube star and influencer.
The same character is played by Jane Oineza in "Ang Henerasyong Sumuko sa Love", which is about the goals and aspirations of millennials. Both films didn't do well at the box office.
Moviegoers have lost their interest in "barkada" movies, as seen in the films about groups of friends and their lives like "Ang Henerasyong Sumuko sa Love" (sorry but ang viewers po ang sumuko) and "G" (whose stars are mga bituing walang ningning like Mark Oblea, Kira Balinger, Paulo Angeles, etc. na hindi kilala ng viewing public at all.)
Streaming is real, specially on Netflix, which has undoubtedly affected the viewing habits of viewers and made an ugly dent at the ticket sales of movies shown in moviehouses. With Netlix, you don't have to be subjected to horrible traffic conditions and you don't even have to dress up in going to mall theater.
Producers tell us they're geting this or that star because he or she has 3 to 5 million followers in his or her social media accounts. Alas, they now that a star's having a huge following in their Twitter or Instagram accounts is no guarantee that viewers will flock to their movies.
Movie fans have no real clout at the box office. Some fans threatened to boycott "Hello Love Goodbye" because they don't want Alden Richard and Kathryn Bernardo being paired with each other, away from their usual ka-love teams. The result: the movie became the year's highest grossing film with P700 million world- wide take no less.
Award-giving bodies have really become a dime a dozen. Even colleges in remote provinces now give their own awards. Stars really go to them to claim their trophies. Sadly, what is known as the country's industry awards, the Film Academy or Luna awards, do not seem to enjoy the support of their own showbiz denizens. In their last awards night, of the four acting awardees, only one showed up and the other three were all absent, including the new Film Academy head, Vivian Velez.
Stars who were launched to stardom in movies that flopped include comedian Super Tekla in "Kiko en Lala" and Kyline Alcantara in "Black Lipstick". Lesson learned: kapag hilaw pa, lutuin munang mabuti for the viewing public to accept them more warmly.
Stars who were honored in other countries include Alden Richards who got the Asian Star Prize from Korea, Bea Alonzo who was recognized in the Asian Star: Up Next Award in the Macao International Filmfest. Judy Ann Santos won as best actress in the Cairo International Filmfest for "Mindanao" while Maxine Eigenmann won best actress in Asia Pacific Filmfest in Brisbane for "Verdict".
One big achievement abroad for us is Gloria Diaz making a splash playing a beauty pageant consultant in the Netflix series' "Insatiable". Heart Evangelista, a real fashionista, is chosen to be part of Vogue 100 of the prestigious Vogue fashion magazine.
Alex Gonzaga learned a lesson through Lolit Solis: be more friendly and have better PR even to stars of your rival network after her encounter with Rita Daniela and Ken Chan at the airport.
Kris Aquino kissed and made up with former assistant Nico Falcis who thought things have been ironed out, then he suddenly gets arrested at the airport for the charges filed against him by Kris, whose showbiz star has really lost its luster.
Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez showed they are at the top of their game when they filled up the Araneta Coliseum for two nights in their awesome "Iconic" concert.
Hands down, the title of Untog Queen goes to Morisette Amon.
Films shot abroad no longer have an attraction to local viewers like "Nuuk" shot in Iceland, "Between Maybes" and "Hanggang Saan" shot in Japan.
Local audiences no longer care to watch sex movies like "Adan" with its explicit sex scenes, This is not surprising since porn is now available in the internet for free, and it doesn't even have to be censored by any government body.
Local audiences also don't really enjoy watching period costume movies. Examples are "Damaso" and "Culion".
Moviegoers also don't appreciate Sarah Geronimo being paired with a dog. Otherwise, her movie "Unforgettable" would have been as big a hit as her romcoms where she is paired with real actors. Her fans also didn't appreciate her playing a mildly autistic girl.
We can expect more remakes of hit Korean movies after "Miss Granny" hit it big last year and "Miracle in Cell No. 7" this year.
James Reid and Nadine are a thing of the past. Nadine's two movies this year, "UIan" and "Indak", both didn't do that well at the tills. James left Viva and the consensus is that he has an attitude problem, bad attitude. Now, they both do not have any new movie or TV project in sight.
DImples Romana as Daniela Mondragon proved kontrabidas can rule also and she has her countless memes with her in red carrying a suitcase to prove this, also her numerous endorsements.


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This 1934 Packard Twelve Club Sedan was delivered new through the Packard Seattle Co. on September 8, 1933 and was purchased by the father of the current owner in 1999. It was later bequeathed to the current owner who, along with the seller, reportedly pulled the car from a barn before it was made to run. Power is from a 445.5ci V12 paired with a three-speed manual transmission, and the car is finished in black over a gray interior. This Packard is now offered on the owner's behalf with spare parts and a clean California title in the current owner's name.
The exterior wears an older back repaint, and the seller notes areas where the finish is peeling. Pitting on the chrome brightwork is shown in detail in the photo gallery below. A luggage rack is equipped out back, and the seller notes that the included trunk is missing its floor and has a disassembled hinge.
Black-painted 17″ wire wheels wear chrome Packard center caps, trim rings, and mismatched tires that are in need of replacement. Dual uncovered side-mount spare tires are equipped.
The gray cloth interior features wood trim around the windows and on the top of the front seatback. Rips and tears are present in the upholstery, and part of the bottom of the driver's door panel is missing. The condition of the rear seat and flooring can be viewed in the gallery below.
The burl wood dashboard retains its center gauge cluster, which includes a Waltham clock, 120-mph speedometer, and a factory-optional AM radio. The five-digit odometer shows 87k miles, although true mileage is unknown.
The 445.5ci V12 was rated at 160 horsepower at 3,200 rpm when new and is paired with a three-speed manual transmission. The seller reports that the fuel system was cleaned in 2018 and that the fluids were changed at that time.
Spare parts accompanying the sale include a transmission, cylinder heads, side hoods, wheels, various trim pieces, and more as presented in gallery photos below.
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Loyalty Beach Campground and Fishing Lodge has the facilities and services to cater for all – grassed beachfront camping, air-conditioned lodge-style accommodation, licensed dining facilities, a self-contained beach house, one-stop tour booking and information office, fishing charters, hire boats, wharf transfers, and a kiosk fully stocked with snacks and souvenirs to ensure that you remember your trip to Queensland's wilderness frontier.
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Our Craftsman style bird feeder brings all the birds to the yard! 😋 If you're looking for a unique gift idea, this timeless bird feeder is a fun project to build and enjoy for all ages! Mothers love it, fathers love it, and kids love giving them as gifts.
Time and time again we hear from our customers how much they enjoyed putting together this bird feeder, and how much of a statement piece it becomes on a porch or back deck.
Our bird feeder is a wooden 3D puzzle kit. A DIY model you assemble and use!
A mason jar with bird seed drops down the center to complete it. The wood comes natural and unfinished, and we encourage you to paint it or stain it however you like. We also recommend a clear coat of it'll be in direct weather.
It's about 8.5"x8.5"x10".
This kit comes with a few options:
The basic model comes with or without a full Quart sized Mason jar and bird feed, plus an eye hook to hang. Or you can add Lights too! Choose from Battery Powered (Waterproof) LED string lights to hang anywhere. We have a Solar kit you never have to worry about! Either way, you'll have a fun project to enjoy.
Birds will love the thoughtful design with plenty of room for them to rest and hold on around the 4-sided platform. The glass jar inside will protect the food from rain, while the smaller feeding holes will make it tougher for large predators to get to the seed. Although a general mix of seed, which is ideal for most songbirds, was used.. you should be able to work with your own special mix to attract your favorite birds! Finches and Sparrows would enjoy thistle while Cardinals would pick out sunflower seeds. You'll have so many options to pick from and learn about in your area!
The feeder goes together easily by punching out the laser cut pieces and assembling them in the right order. The pieces are numbered to make it as easy as possible, but still give you a pretty good sense of accomplishment afterward! No special glue or tools are needed to build it. Pieces will simply snap together, or use an interlock system to access the jar inside when it's time to get refilled.
As it comes, you can use the feeder outdoors under a protected area, such as a porch or large overhang. If it is to be left completely exposed to the elements, you might want to give it a sealing finish with spray paint or clear coat to protect the raw wood.
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The fit of this piece is precise, which it would have to be without nail or glue to hold it together. So you'll need a lot of patience to put it together. Assembly is difficult. But once it's assembled, it is beautiful!
I bought this to be a lamp for my foyer, so it is never completely dark. I figured if it didn't look as nice as expected, I'd put it outside. Well it exceeded my expectations and now there is a warm glow emanating from it, keeping me from stubbing my toes at night. I'm sure it's nice for birds too, but I'll be selfish and keep it inside. :D This is my third product from 1M1G and all of them have been superlative. Keep up the awesome work guy(s). And if you're a potential customer thinking about ordering this. Yes, it really does look that nice in person.
I love finding new ways to keep busy. And I love my backyard birds! So this is the perfect project for me and for them. This is the 2nd kit I've purchased from One Man One Garage. They're great - the company & the kits. I highly recommend their kits!
The bird feeder looks beautiful and fits together exactly which is somewhat of a problem. It was difficult to fit together. When all the pieces were lined up I had to use the handle of a screw driver to tap them together. I found that a plastic empty mayonnaise jar made a good substitute for the heavy glass quart jar which I bought with the feeder. Will be spraying with a poly urethane and then hanging up.
The precision in creating this piece is unreal. It is so beautiful. I decided it was too pretty for birds/squirrels to ruin so I decided to buy some lights to put in it. I should have just ordered the light kit! It was challenging to put together, but it fits so well together that i am not afraid of it coming apart. I just love it!


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by Devesh Agarwal BEDD for Resort salmon with ginger-fried pork Japan Airlines (JAL) will offer new restaurant inspired in-flight meal services on its new service from Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, USA which starts this autumn. In business class JAL will introduce "BEDD for Resort", a special menu crafted by Star chef Chikara Yamada. The Japanese menu is seasonal autumn salmon …Read More »
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by Adam Koffler | Lakers Correspondent | Wed, May 20th 12:58pm EDT
According to sources, Orlando, and Disney World specifically, has become the frontrunner location to resume play as the NBA looks for a way to continue the 2019-20 season. (Shams Charania on Twitter)
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Disney World and Las Vegas had been rumored to be suitable locations for the NBA to resume play. In both locations, players could be in a "bubble" and minimize the risk of contracting the virus and causing interruptions as the season picks back up. Disney World has come out ahead of Las Vegas as the option for where the NBA will resume their season, but it's still far from a reality at this point. Adam Silver did come out last week and say a decision was possible in the next 2-4 weeks, so maybe we hear more by the middle of June.
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Up for sale is a vintage AL ORIGINAL MURAD The Turkish Cigarette, Everywhere - Why? Double sided porcelain flange sign. The sign has incredible graphics and details.Both sides shows porcelain chipping and rust see pictures. Comes with matching framed picture too very rare! Excellent early original piece, hard to come across, a must have for your collection.
The item "RARE Vintage Original MURAD Turkish Cigarette Tobacco Porcelain Flange Sign" is in sale since Friday, April 21, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Advertising\Merchandise & Memorabilia\Signs\Original\1930-69".The seller is "highendtooling" and is located in Largo, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.


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SINGAPORE - The improving global economy has helped lift Singapore's manufacturing sector, but its run of strong growth seems to be showing signs of tapering.
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - an early indicator of manufacturing activity - logged its eighth straight month of expansion in April.
The PMI came in at 51.1 last month according to data released on Tuesday (May 2), a slight dip from March's 51.2 reading. A reading of 50 and above indicates expansion.
Strong global demand for electronics - in particular, semiconductors - has given Singapore's manufacturing sector a shot in the arm since the fourth quarter of 2016.
April's slightly slower rate of expansion was attributed to declining growth rates of domestic and export orders, as well as inventory and employment.
However, the declines were cushioned by an increase in the expansion rate of factory activity.
The data was compiled by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) from a monthly poll of purchasing executives at about 150 industrial firms.
"The latest PMI reading indicated that the local manufacturing sector has sustained continued growth despite uncertainties in the global environment," the institute said.
The survey also showed PMI for the electronics sector came in at 51.6 last month, down from 51.8 in March. This was the ninth consecutive month of expansion.
The slower rate was attributed to a dip in growth of new orders, factory output and inventory. Stocks of finished goods also shrank after logging seven months of expansion.
Manufacturing is showing tentative signs of peaking, said DBS senior economist Irvin Seah.
While the declines are marginal, the moderation in domestic and export order growth suggests "some degree of softening demand".
"It has been a fantastic run for the manufacturing sector but at some point in time, the growth rate would naturally start to ease off," Mr Seah added.
OCBC economist Selena Ling said the marginal dip in April came after a "blockbuster" first quarter when manufacturing output and exports surged.
Singapore's latest PMI numbers are in line with a pullback in manufacturing PMIs across the region, including in China, Taiwan and the Philippines, she noted.
But most Asian manufacturing PMIs - except South Korea and Thailand - remained in positive territory in April.
"Looking ahead, given the deleveraging and tightening regulation concerns in China, and ongoing US-initiated trade talks, it remains to be seen if there will be further spillover implications for Asia in the coming months," said Ms Ling.
"While we do not expect a V-shaped manufacturing recovery in 2017, it also looks like the global semiconductor upswing has more to run. As such, we wouldn't read too much into the small pullback in the manufacturing and electronics PMI prints at this juncture."


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PHOTO: Rainsville Police Chief Kevin Smith conducts a review at the final classroom session of the second . (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor
RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville Police Department is now accepting applications for their third Citizen's Police Academy. The first class will be held on February 6, 2018 at 6 pm at the Rainsville Police Department.
To take part in the class you must be at least 18 years old and not have a criminal history (Felony or drug convictions). Applicants must fill out an application at the Rainsville Police Department before January 31, 2018 to enroll.
As part of the curriculum, students will receive classroom instruction on constitutional law, narcotics, crime scene procedures, patrol, and other aspects of local law enforcement. Students even took part in a mock investigation and mock traffic stop.
For the crime scene and investigation portion, a crime scene is set up at the Rainsville Police Station. Participants first had to secure the scene, collect evidence, and interview witnesses.
Around a year ago, Rainsville Police Chief Smith started the "Citizen's Police Academy" to give the public the opportunity to learn more about what local law enforcement deal with on a daily basis. The class not only promotes awareness for the adversity officers face on the job, but also gives students a hands-on opportunity to learn in an interactive way how these duties are performed.
Smith started the course shortly after being appointed as Rainsville's Police Chief. Smith has years worth of experience conducting police work with local agencies as well as an investigator in Tennessee. Through starting the "Citizen's Police Academy," he sought to educate the public on complex policing procedures and disprove misconceptions promoted through media.
"There is a lot of negativity and mistruths about police officers out there, and through the Citizen's Police Academy we have a chance to get the truth out. Over the last several years, law enforcement has received a lot of flak in the media, and many do not understand the difficulties officers face," Smith explained.
"Many students begin the class having been fed misinformation regarding constitutional laws and how to deal with interactions with law enforcement through popular media. This is our second graduating class, and we plan on conducting more in the future," he said.


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In the light of the broader debate on the mediatization of politics, this study wants to better understand how the media perceptions and media behaviour of politicians are related to their appearances in the news. We opt for an innovative actor-centred approach to actually measure the views and actions of individual politicians. We combine surveys conducted with 142 Belgian representatives with data on politicians' external communication behaviour and on their appearances in television news, newspapers and news websites. The results show that media behaviour is not so much related to beliefs of media importance. We do find a significant positive relationship between strategic media behaviour and media attention suggesting that politicians who put in more effort appear more often in various news media. However, this positive relationship depends on the specific form of strategic communication and the political position of the legislator. Our study adds to the mediatization literature by showing how and when politicians are successful in obtaining media attention.
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An Actor Approach to Mediatization
Linking Politicians' Media Perceptions, Communication Behaviour and Appearances in the News
|Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering Online First 2020
|mediatization, politicians, news media, media perceptions, news management
|Pauline Ketelaars en Peter Van Aelst
Interest Representation in Belgium
Mapping the Size and Diversity of an Interest Group Population in a Multi-layered Neo-corporatist Polity
|Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering Online First 2020
|interest groups, advocacy, access, advisory councils, media attention
|Evelien Willems, Jan Beyers en Frederik Heylen
This article assesses the size and diversity of Belgium's interest group population by triangulating four data sources. Combining various sources allows us to describe which societal interests get mobilised, which interest organisations become politically active and who gains access to the policy process and obtains news media attention. Unique about the project is the systematic data collection, enabling us to compare interest representation at the national, Flemish and Francophone-Walloon government levels. We find that: (1) the national government level remains an important venue for interest groups, despite the continuous transfer of competences to the subnational and European levels, (2) neo-corporatist mobilisation patterns are a persistent feature of interest representation, despite substantial interest group diversity and (3) interest mobilisation substantially varies across government levels and political-administrative arenas.
Still Consociational? Belgian Democracy, 50 Years After 'The Politics of Accommodation'
|Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 1 2020
|Belgium, consociational democracy, Lijphart, federalism, ethnolinguistic conflict
|Didier Caluwaerts en Min Reuchamps
Despite the enduring importance of Lijphart's work for understanding democracy in Belgium, the consociational model has come under increasing threat. Owing to deep political crises, decreasing levels of trust in elites, increasing levels of ethnic outbidding and rising demands for democratic reform, it seems as if Lijphart's model is under siege. Even though the consociational solution proved to be very capable of transforming conflict into cooperation in Belgian politics in the past, the question we raise in this article is whether and to what extent the 'politics of accommodation' is still applicable to Belgian democracy. Based on an in-depth analysis of the four institutional (grand coalition, proportionality, mutual veto rights and segmental autonomy) and one cultural (public passivity) criteria, we argue that consociational democracy's very nature and institutional set-up has largely hollowed out its potential for future conflict management.
Onafhankelijk onderzoek in het biomedische gebied
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 4 2019
|Medical research, independent research, pharmaceutical research, pharmaceutical industry, conflict of interest
|Prof. dr Frits R. Rosendaal
The author discusses the practices, problems and pitfalls research in the biomedical field with regard to conflicts of interests. Medicines are not ordinary products: the exclusive right to prescribe lies with the doctor, and because of the potentially life-saving nature of medicines, their use, price and availability is surrounded by emotions, especially when there is only one medicine available for a serious illness. Nonetheless, these products are marketed by companies that have a primarily commercial interest and, on the basis of those interests, engage in pricing and advertising activities. In the research on medicines, there is close cooperation between the pharmaceutical industry and doctor-researchers, whereby independence is at stake due to the large financial interests and reimbursements. This pushes the design, outcome and publication of research in a direction that is favorable to the pharmaceutical industry, but that is not financially the best direction for society, or medically for patients.
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Paradox van het Pact van de Waard
Dynamische regionale samenwerking in een krimpende Hoeksche Waard
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 3 2019
|shrinking regions, regime theory, population decline, regional collaboration, regional strategies
|Janneke Rutgers-Zoet Msc en Dr. Tamara Metze
In several regions in the Netherlands there are declining population numbers. In those regions, administrators, companies and societal organisations often start regional collaborations in order to anticipate population decline and maintain a good quality of life. This is a logical step, but in practice the collaborating partners face challenges. For this article we analysed over a period of eight years the dynamics of cooperation in the Hoeksche Waard, a region in the province of South Holland that is dealing with a decrease in the number of inhabitants. On the basis of the regime model (Stone 1989), and by conducting qualitative research, in this exploratory study we discerned a paradox of regional cooperation in this 'shrinking' region: a decline of population numbers is the reason to initiate informal cooperation in networks, but the complexity of the regional agenda leads to the desire for formalisation of the collaborations in formal decision making structures. This formalisation, in its turn, leads to less commitment from the parties and makes cooperation and achieving results difficult, which increases the need for informalisation.
Hoeder van de raad of functie zonder inhoud?
Een beschouwing op het vicevoorzitterschap van de gemeenteraad
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 3 2019
|Dr. Niels Karsten en Dr. Sabine van Zuydam
At the time of the 'dualization' of Dutch local government in 2002 the acting municipal chairman of the local council under article 77 (1) of the Dutch Municipal Act was seen as the 'guardian of the local council', who has a special responsibility for the functioning of the council as a whole and who can give the council a face opposite the local board. However, this role has never been given to this 'vice-president'. This option has recently been suggested again, with the aim of promoting cooperation within the local council and facilitating the changing role of the council. In this article, the authors show that the role of the vice-president in practice is limited, although importance is attached to it and a majority of municipal councils use the power to appoint their own vice-president. For the time being the Netherlands does not seem inclined to learn from Flanders, where the council now appoints its own chairman. This is partly due to differences between the mayor's positions in the Netherlands and in Flanders. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that in the Netherlands too in the future more attention will be paid to the issue of the (vice-)presidency of the municipal council.
De raad in beraad
Een vergelijking en evaluatie van de formele hervormingen ter versterking van de gemeenteraad in Vlaanderen en Nederland
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 3 2019
|Dr. Tom Verhelst, Prof. dr. Klaartje Peters en Prof. dr. Koenraad De Ceuninck
Until 2002, local government in Flanders and the Netherlands had a monistic approach. In both systems, the city council was formally the head of the board. However, due to the interplay of factors and evolutions, the influence of the council in practice was increasing. This contribution compares and evaluates the institutional reforms that have been implemented in Flanders and the Netherlands over the past decades in an attempt to reassess the role and position of the council. While Flanders opted for more limited reforms within the existing monistic system (e.g. its own chairman for the council, a special committee for intermunicipal cooperation, a procedure for restoring structural unmanageability), the Netherlands opted with dualism for a radical personnel and functional separation between council and board. Although the reforms in Flanders often seem half-hearted and councilors in the Netherlands attribute more influence to themselves, research also shows that the revaluation of the council in the Netherlands is (still) incomplete too. This theme will undoubtedly remain on the political agenda in the coming years. The authors are thinking of the development of a better statute for council members, or the functioning of the council as a democratic watchdog of the network society.
Fiscal Consolidation in Federal Belgium
Collective Action Problem and Solutions
|Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 2 2019
|fiscal consolidation, fiscal policy, federalism, intergovernmental relations, High Council of Finance
|Johanna Schnabel
Fiscal consolidation confronts federal states with a collective action problem, especially in federations with a tightly coupled fiscal regime such as Belgium. However, the Belgian federation has successfully solved this collective action problem even though it lacks the political institutions that the literature on dynamic federalism has identified as the main mechanisms through which federal states achieve cooperation across levels of government. This article argues that the regionalization of the party system, on the one hand, and the rationalization of the deficit problem by the High Council of Finance, on the other, are crucial to understand how Belgium was able to solve the collective action problem despite its tightly coupled fiscal regime and particularly high levels of deficits and debts. The article thus emphasizes the importance of compromise and consensus in reducing deficits and debts in federal states.
What Is Left of the Radical Right?
The Economic Agenda of the Dutch Freedom Party 2006-2017
|Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 2 2019
|radical right-wing populist parties, economic policies, welfare chauvinism, populism, deserving poor
|Simon Otjes
This article examines the economic agenda of the Dutch Freedom Party. It finds that this party mixes left-wing and right-wing policy positions. This inconsistency can be understood through the group-based account of Ennser-Jedenastik (2016), which proposes that the welfare state agenda of radical right-wing populist parties can be understood in terms of populism, nativism and authoritarianism. Each of these elements is linked to a particular economic policy: economic nativism, which sees the economic interest of natives and foreigners as opposed; economic populism, which seeks to limit economic privileges for the elite; and economic authoritarianism, which sees the interests of deserving and undeserving poor as opposed. By using these different oppositions, radical right-wing populist parties can reconcile left-wing and right-wing positions.
|Thema-artikel 'Uitgesproken Bestuurskunde'
Management van stedelijke ontwikkeling
Beleid, sturing en institutionele veranderingen voor duurzame steden
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 2 2019
|sustainable urban development, governance, institutional innovation, socio-technical-ecological system
|Ellen van Bueren
With her chair in urban development management, Ellen van Bueren investigates policy, governance and management issues. Cities, as economic and cultural centres in our society, are major consumers of resources. They not only contribute to problems such as climate change, but also experience the risks and consequences thereof. Technological solutions to these problems are difficult to implement. They require larger-scale system changes, or encounter resistance. Making cities sustainable not only requires technical solutions, but also institutional innovation. A socio-technical-ecological system approach to cities shows the coherence and complexity of issues. Issues play on multiple scales, are cross-sectoral, and require an interaction of citizens, companies, and governments. Moreover, the playing field between these groups of actors is changing rapidly, technological empowerment in particular has made the citizen a much more equal player alongside the government and business. Existing instruments and approaches are not sufficient to approach sustainability issues. To identify and address these issues, cooperation between science and society is necessary. Multi- and transdisciplinary learning environments enable researchers and students to identify issues, to answer questions and to try out solutions together with stakeholders. Such environments are indispensable for the development of sustainable cities.
|Thema-artikel 'Uitgesproken Bestuurskunde'
Samenwerken in de kenniseconomie
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 2 2019
|knowledge economy, sharing knowledge, collaborative community, governance structures
|Prof. dr. Ferry Koster
For a long time, the three governance structures market, hierarchy, and community were regarded as separate entities. The market is based on the price mechanism, the authority mechanism is the basis of the hierarchy, and trust relations characterize the community. As the knowledge economy evolves, there is a shift in thinking about how these governance structures are related. Creating and sharing knowledge are key features of the knowledge economy. However, this knowledge is partly tacit and sharing knowledge is particularly useful among diverse organizations, which are two barriers for sharing of knowledge among organizations.
Decentralisatie, schaalvergroting en lokale democratie
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 2 2019
|Prof. dr. Marcel Boogers en Dr. Rik Reussing
In this article in the series on the local democratic audit, the authors discuss the relationship between decentralization, scaling-up and local democracy. Decentralizations and scaling-up operations have changed the face of local government in the Netherlands considerably in recent decades. What have the consequences for the functioning of local democracy been? Although decentralizations aim to increase democratic control of government tasks, decentralizations appear to have weakened local democracy in two ways. First of all, they have led to a substantial scaling-up of the local government, through municipal amalgamations and especially through the formation of regional partnerships. Regionalization in particular has had all kinds of negative consequences for the functioning of local democracy. Decentralization policy itself has also weakened the steering and controlling role of the city council – certainly in the short term – while decentralization presupposes that the city council has a strong role in coordinating decentralized policy with local wishes and circumstances. We can speak of a 'double decentralization paradox' that entails both bottlenecks and opportunities. From the legislator's side, therefore, an integral vision for the organization of domestic governance is needed.
Maatwerk in contact: vragen om verschillen bij complexe opgaven
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 2 2019
|Dr. Els van der Pool en Dr. Guido Rijnja
Governance is a human activity and is therefore unquestionably about relationships. Relationships between public and private parties. Relationships in existing steering-oriented structures (the political administrator as guardian, magistrate) and also relationships in new forms of cooperation that are often focused on good relationships (government participation). Public-private partnerships are inevitably accompanied by conflicting interests that place different demands on interactions. One-size-fits-all does not fit there, but customization is required, with constant alignment with what is – and what is not (yet). And so the ability to make contact requires much more attention, and from there to explore and grasp perspectives. How do you work on the tensions that you find on your way? It is there that the method of communication influences how the process of cooperation and steering proceeds. This is not a matter of whether-or, but and-and. Both perspectives are characterized by a different relationship with those involved and a different way of contact and interaction. This article focuses on contact from a collaborative perspective. The classical administrative side already has a rich history, while the cooperation side is often still an unknown and unexplored territory. The central question is: how can you, as a director and public professional, deliver tailor-made solutions and therefore adapt to complex tasks? The authors look at complex situations from a communicative perspective and they introduce 'appreciative communication' as the art of aligning with what really moves people, as a frame of view of the inconvenience caused by the differences present. They highlight a number of generic tensions that can arise in cooperation situations. A case study into the approach to regional innovation in the field of mobility serves as an illustration.
Van transitie naar transformatie van de jeugdhulp
Biedt de transactiekostentheorie aanknopingspunten voor meer kwaliteit, minder uitvoeringskosten en lagere administratieve lasten?
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 2 2019
|Drs. Nanko Boerma en Dr. Bert Bröcking
In the implementation of the Dutch Youth Act, since the so-called 'transition' of 2015 under the responsibility of the municipalities, there are three major problems: the municipalities are short of money, the implementation of youth aid is accompanied by high administrative burdens and there are serious quality concerns, especially where different care providers must work together for one client. This article deals with the possibilities of the economic transaction cost theory for realizing improvements through organizing more effective collaboration between municipalities and healthcare providers. Transactions are a 'forgotten' cost source. There are three sources of transaction costs: limited rationality, opportunistic behavior and 'asset specificity.' In this article the authors analyze twelve problems documented in the literature on youth care from this perspective. This creates a framework from which municipalities can tackle these problems in order to improve the quality of youth care, to keep costs under control and to reduce the administrative burden. In a number of sectors and large projects 'linking zones' appear to be a way to increase the trust between players in a chain, so that transaction costs fall. Where poor cooperation between chain partners in youth care is a major cause of the problems, municipalities can make significant gains by establishing linking zones with care providers contracted by them. This article outlines the method in a linking zone.
Bestuur in een low-trust context
De vicieuze cirkels in de hervorming van de Mexicaanse overheid
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 1 2019
|low trust, vicious circles, administrative reforms, authoritarian legacies, Mexico
|Dr. Rik Peeters
Since the late eighties, Mexico has experienced profound economic modernisation and political democratisation. However, the corresponding administrative reforms have lagged: professionalisation of the public sector, improvement of public service delivery and development of modern management principles are plagued by a lack of coherence, implementation, and continuity. This can be traced back to several historically rooted and structural characteristics of Mexican public administration, which reproduce vicious circles of low trust and dysfunction. For example, (1) the extreme spoils system maintains a culture of distrust towards civil servants; (2) Mexico's weak state capacity is a consequence of a lack of collective action, but also further undermines citizens' trust in government; (3) strong labour unions are a response to poor labour rights, but also uphold a system of capture and confrontation; and (4) corruption is inevitable if cooperation depends on personal loyalties.
Slimme handhaving in de sociale zekerheid
Lessen uit een landelijke enquête onder uitkeringsgerechtigden
|Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 4 2018
|Regulatory enforcement, Social security, Compliance, Motivational postures, Procedural justice
|Dr. Marc Hertogh en Dr. Willem Bantema
Using survey data from 1,300 welfare recipients in the Netherlands, this paper explores the effects of different enforcement styles in the field of social security law. Although most policy debates focus on punitive and persuasive enforcement, our findings suggest that both styles only play a limited role in explaining regulatory compliance. Our study also shows that the level of compliance among welfare recipients is related to their 'motivational postures' (Braithwaite 2003; 2009; 2011). While some of these 'postures' are shaped by elements of procedural justice, others are related to the perceived legitimacy of laws or to instrumental motives. Given these findings, we suggest that compliance with social security laws may not only depend on punitive or persuasive enforcement, but also on the degree in which regulatory enforcement is attuned to the individual characteristics of welfare recipients. Finally, these ideas are translated into several practical suggestions for the 'smart enforcement' of social security law.
Formele bestuurslaag of informele belangengroep?
Een literatuurstudie over de rol en invloed van lokale besturen in het Europese multilevel governance systeem
|Res Publica, Aflevering 3 2018
|local government, Europeanization, multilevel governance, interest group politics, European decision-making, literature review
|Tom Verhelst
Should we consider local authorities and their associations as a formal government layer when they interact with the European institutions in order to influence EU legislation, or should this be classified as informal territorial interest group behaviour? This paper discusses the role and the influence of local authorities in the European decision-making process. Based on a literature review, the paper contrasts both positions in terms of theoretical underpinning, practical implementation and academic state of affairs. The paper demonstrates that whilst the formal perspective has gained more leeway in the official European policy discourse and subsequent institutionalisation in recent decades, it is often insufficient to guarantee the effective inclusion of local authorities in EU policy-making. Interest group action, i.e. lobbying, might therefore still be a more practical and powerful way of promoting local political interests in the European policy arena.
Slimme sturing van publiek-private samenwerking bij publieke infrastructuur
|Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 2 2018
|Public private partnership, DBFM(O)-contracts, Public infrastructure projects, Relational contracting
|Joop Koppenjan, Erik Hans Klijn, Rianne Warsen e.a.
In the Netherlands, the Dutch government public private partnerships (PPP) using DBFMO contracts has become the default option for realizing complex public infrastructures. DBFMO contracts imply the integrated outsourcing of the design (D), building (B), financing (F), the maintenance (M), and also often the exploitation (O) of projects to private actors. The general idea is that by bundling public and private resources, the increasing complexity of today's public infrastructure projects can be tackled more easily. However, reality is contumacious. As a consequence of several problems related to DBFMO collaborations, the Dutch highway and water management agency Rijkswaterstaat and several private actors recently put forward a new market vision. This vision is a call to reinvent the dominant collaboration practice between public and private actors: relational aspects should be central. In managing projects, more attention should be given to the quality of relations, attitudes, openness and trust. Recent research confirms that the success of DBFMO projects is not only contingent on contractual aspects but also, and maybe even more importantly, on relational aspects. Smart governance involves a shift from the current dominant financial economic-oriented contractual approach to PPP towards a more sociologically inspired relational form of governance.
Crisis? What crisis?!
Verhalende betekenisgeving aan de economische crisis door gemeenten en hun maatschappelijke partners
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 2 2018
|Dr. Mark van Dam
In 2008 a global economic crisis broke out. Now we can look back at the crisis as a clearly ordered sequence of events. But at the time these events were experienced as unexpected, unordered and unpredictable: a shock situation. How did municipalities respond to this shock situation, to this economic crisis? This article describes how two Dutch municipalities, together with their societal partners, made sense of the economic crisis. This concerns the question of how they interpreted the crisis themselves, but also which actions ensued. From a constructivist position, the article considers how the two municipalities together with their partners made sense of the situation and this enabled them to implement measures that could mitigate the consequences of the crisis for their communities. Based on epistemological and methodological assumptions discourse analysis, the author investigates the role of language in this process of sense-making. This approach offers municipalities insight in the role of stories in policymaking and in determining new practical solutions. The article closes with some guidance on how this perspective can help to people and institutions to cope with comparable situations, specifically in the cooperation between municipalities and other organizations.
Waarderen of veroordelen?
De betekenis van kritische burgers die niet meepraten voor lokale participatieprocessen
|Bestuurswetenschappen, Aflevering 2 2018
|Drs. Christine Bleijenberg, Prof. dr. Noëlle Aarts en Dr. Reint Jan Renes
To be able to realize the ambitions of citizen participation, diversity of participants is a crucial condition. At the same time excluding groups of citizens, amongst them critical citizens, is inextricably linked with citizen participation. In this article in the series 'Local democratic audit', the authors wonder what the exclusion of critical citizens means for the process and outcome of citizen participation. Through two empirical studies during a spatial intervention in different municipalities in the Netherlands, they investigated how people involved in a participation process spoke about critical citizens and their manifestations. The results show that the way these critical citizens are discussed either legitimizes exclusion or questions it critically. The legitimization of exclusion is detrimental to the support for spatial intervention. The problematization of exclusion results in a responsive approach to critical citizens, which is beneficial for both the course of the participation process and for the support for the spatial intervention.


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The 10,000 registered natural gas vehicles mark was broken in December. The total combined emission reduction of these cars is equal to more than 14,000 car journeys from Finland's southernmost to northernmost tip and back.
Finland's National Energy and Climate Strategy sets the goal of having 50,000 natural gas vehicles in domestic transport by 2030. The current popularity of NGVs is, however, indicating that the goal will be exceeded ahead of schedule. Only some years ago there were less than 2,000 NGVs on Finland's roads. Now in 2019 alone almost 4,000 new vehicles have been registered in the country.
Gasum is investing strongly in the expansion of the Nordic NGV infrastructure. The company has opened several new filling stations for cars as well as heavy-duty vehicles in Finland and Sweden during 2019. The Gasum station network in Finland currently comprises 33 stations, with the southernmost ones located in Helsinki and the northernmost ones in Oulu. Overall there is a network of around 50 filling stations in this country.
"Together with our partners, we've been taking determined steps to build cleaner transport in Finland. Expanding the natural gas station network and increasing awareness have played an important role in this. We're heading in the right direction now, and making the right political decisions is also vital for the climate targets to be reached. For example, various incentives for choosing a more environmentally friendly vehicle can help accelerate the transition to cleaner transport," said Gasum CEO Johanna Lamminen.
Growth in demand has also been boosted by the developing range of CNG cars available and the fact that Finland's favorite car makes, such as Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen, feature CNG models.
"The rapidly increased need to cut mobility emissions makes driving on natural gas an unmatched solution for private as well as company car users. The 10,000 natural gas cars currently on Finnish roads are already creating an emission reduction of more than 7,000 tons – equal to more than 14,000 car journeys from Finland's southernmost to northernmost tip and back," commented Jukka Metsälä, Vice President, Traffic, Gasum.
Source: Gasum


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It seems like a surreal story. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had made strenuous efforts to find itself among the 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council. However, less than 12 hours before this diplomatic achievement was announced, the Saudi government declared that it does not want to be a member of the Security Council and withdrew its bid for that position.
The decision made by Saudi Arabia took many people by surprise. Few of them actually believed that a country whose diplomatic apparatus moves at a snail's pace, at least at official levels, will take such a step, which has had no precedence not only in the history of Saudi Arabia's diplomacy, but also in the entire history of the United Nations.
For more than 15 years, Saudi officials have been striving to enter the Security Council. The fact that Saudis made a decision, out of the blue, to take a U-turn in their policy, is also indicative of differences, confusion and weaknesses in the decision-making gravitational center of Riyadh.
Of course, the Saudi government has officially mentioned incompetence of the Security Council [in dealing with international crises] and the double standards it applies to regional issues – such as the situation in Palestine, the crisis in Syria, and nuclear disarmament in the Middle East – as the main reason behind its decision to withdraw from the Security Council membership. However, to get at a more transparent picture and to correctly understand the main reason behind the Saudis' decision, developments in recent months should be reviewed because they are considered by some analysts as the root cause of the sudden measure taken by Saudi Arabia.
This year's annual session of the UN General Assembly did not come as a blessing to Saudis. During the days that the session was in full swing, two major developments took place with Saudi Arabia being the big loser in both developments.
The first development was an agreement between the United States and Russia over dismantling the Syrian government's arsenal of chemical weapons. The agreement, which was also hailed by Damascus, practically forestalled warmongering efforts aimed at launching a military strike against Syria. This agreement in addition to another agreement reached between Moscow and Washington in May according to which the United States and Russia agreed to hold the long-awaited Geneva II peace conference on the Syria crisis in November, dealt a deadly blow to Saudi Arabia's foreign policy in Syria.
During more than two years which have passed since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, Saudi Arabia has spared no effort to overthrow the government of the Syrian President Bashar Assad. Saudi leaders believe that the fall of Assad and the subsequent rise of a new Syrian government in line with the policies of Riyadh will increase the political weight of Saudi Arabia in the region and deal a drastic blow to its main regional rival power, Iran.
The focus on finding a peaceful solution to Syria crisis and the cancellation of a possible military strike against Syria was by no means good news for Saudi Arabia. According to some reports, Riyadh has so far spent almost five billion dollars to keep Syria crisis going, and has also put its own political prestige at stake by accepting the disgrace of being known as the main source of support for the foreign-backed terrorist groups operating in Syria. Nobody will forget the zeal and avidity with which political and media circles affiliated to Saudi Arabia welcomed a contingent military strike against Syria by the United States during the whole period that such a strike was considered very likely. Therefore, it goes without saying that when a military option on Syria was announced to be out of the question with Washington and Moscow adopting more similar stances on the crisis in Syria, Saudi Arabian officials were beyond themselves with rage. The reason is clear enough: Saudi Arabia found itself a forgotten partner in the political game of Syria.
The second development that rubbed the proverbial salt into Saudi Arabia's wound –caused by the agreement between the United States and Russia – was a partial thaw in Iran's relations with the West. The election of the new Iranian administration headed by Dr. Hassan Rouhani, which has put constructive interaction with the world on top of its foreign policy agenda, has offered a new opportunity for the reconstruction of Iran's relations with the West. The meetings held with prominent officials of the Western states by Rouhani and his active Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly, and most importantly, direct contacts and meetings between Iranian and American officials, have raised hope in many quarters about the possibility of a serious and positive development in Iran's relations with the West. At the same time, however, many Arab states, topped by Saudi Arabia, have become very concerned about these developments and their concerns are no less serious than those of [the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
Saudis have been playing the role of the United States' main ally in the region during many years that tension has dominated Iran's relations with the West, especially the United States. As such, they practically considered themselves as the gravitational center of the regional security and economy. Therefore, now they are concerned that propinquity between Tehran and Washington will undermine their regional influence as Riyadh considers Tehran its archrival in relations with the United States.
In the meantime, the success of the two latest sessions of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the member states of the P5+1 group of world powers – first in Washington and then in the Swiss city of Geneva – has doubled the concern of Saudi Arabia about a serious and practical development in Iran's relations with the West. Here again, Saudis consider themselves a forgotten player in the political game between Iran and the West.
The sudden step taken by Saudi Arabia to forgo the Security Council membership can be, in fact, considered a reaction to diplomatic failures of this country during recent months and a measure taken to make up for the increasing isolation of Saudi Arabia in regional equations during the same period of time. It seems that the main message that the Saudi measure is supposed to convey is, more than anybody else, addressed to the United States.
From the viewpoint of the Saudi officials, the United States has committed two unforgiveable sins during recent months without even caring for Saudi Arabia's consent. The first sin was making way for Syria to successfully get out of the international isolation by accepting the recent agreement between the United States and Moscow over its nuclear arms arsenal. And the second sin is the reconstruction of relations between the West and Iran, which is considered by Riyadh as the main supporter of Syria in the region.
In fact, by taking this measure, Saudis have been trying to indicate their resentment at the United States policies vis-à-vis the regional developments. Perhaps, Saudi officials believe that by taking such a surprising measure, they will be able to attract more attention from the US leaders in Washington.
The political developments, which have taken place in the past few months, have made Saudis very pessimistic. The Saudi officials are seriously concerned about the possibility of being marginalized in regional developments or, at least, losing their regional role. They are also very concerned about being pushed from the center of attention into the margins.
Key Words: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Russia, Syria, Iran, US, Chemical Weapons, Hassan Rouhani, Israeli Officials, P5+1, Khajouei
More By Mohammad Khajouei:
*Egypt and Risk of Street Politics in Middle East: http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Egypt-and-Risk-of-Street-Politics-in-Middle-East.htm
*What Is Required for Success of Geneva 2 Conference?: http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-Is-Required-for-Success-of-Geneva-2-Conference-.htm
*New Egypt's Foreign Policy: Change or Continuity?: http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/New-Egypt-s-Foreign-Policy-Change-or-Continuity-.htm


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97-98 points James Suckling: "This is mind blowing stuff. Notes of mint, minerals, currants, blackberries, with hints of cedar. Full bodied, very velvety and chewy. This won't be out until 2013. Winemaker believes this could be the best one yet, and I have to agree." (02/2011) 98 points Vinous: "Shafer's 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is all high notes. Sweet red plum and cherry notes meld into mint, spice and new leather, all supported by silky, polished tannins that add finesse to the plush fruit. Rich, opulent and beautifully textured throu...
93 points Allen Meadows - Burghound: "A ripe, spicy and quite densely fruited nose speaks of a pretty mix of both red and blue Pinot fruit along with background hints of cassis. The restrained intense and strikingly well-detailed medium-bodied flavors possess an abundance of mouth coating extract that buffers the firm tannic spine on the impressively complex, long and exquisitely balanced finish. *Outstanding*" (10/2011) 93 points John Gilman: "The Bearwallow bottling is made from purchased grapes and typically shows the slightly warmer aspect of Ander...
This is the first vintage of Kiser Combe de Grès from the Kiser vineyard, 10 miles from the ocean in the Anderson Valley. It comes from a section of hillside vines where a narrow ravine travels from the upper block to the lower block, where the soils change from decomposed sandstone to rich clay with gravelly sandstone. The wine was aged for 15 months in one-third new French oak. Only three barrels of this wine was produced. Winery note: " With the richness of Kiser 'en Bas', combined with the floral, delicate features of Kiser 'en Haut,' 'Combe de Grés'...
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93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2009 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains is an excellent introduction to the house style. Floral aromas lead to layers of dark red fruit in this juicy, accessible Pinot. This is the least expensive Pinot in this lineup but it offers terrific balance, and shows no ill effects whatsoever of being tasted among the vineyard-designate bottlings. Fleshy, supple and wonderfully radiant, it will also drink better young than most, if not all, of those wines. The Santa Cruz Mountains is made from barrels that didn't make i...
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98 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Simply put, the 2009 James Berry Vineyard is one of the greatest young wines I have ever tasted from California, or anywhere for that matter. Bright, floral aromatics lead to expressive red fruit in this impossibly elegant, dazzling wine. A melange of rose petals, mint and licorice follows as the James Berry shows off its breathtaking clarity and finesse. Fine-grained, chalky tannins frame the exceptional finish. Frankly, I am surprised this is the first wine of the tasting. Where does one go from here? (AG)" (08...
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KELEBIJA, Serbia (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants, trapped in Serbia, set out in freezing and windy weather on Thursday to walk about ten kilometers to the Hungarian border, demanding free and secure passage toward Western Europe, police said.
The protest in the northern city of Subotica, just outside European Union member state Hungary, came after migrants' attempt to force their way through a border checkpoint last month.
The Serbian police were seen following the group along the road connecting Subotica and the nearby Horgos border crossing.
"We want to work, we want a better life for our children," Amira from Syria said.
"I am from Damascus city and they're shooting bombs. What else can we do?"
Serbia was a focal point for migrants in 2015 and 2016, when hundreds of thousands fleeing wars and poverty in the Middle East and Asia traveled up through the Balkans to reach wealthy Western Europe.
Although the Balkan route was closed off in 2016, there are currently over 6,000 migrants from countries such as Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan in Serbia's government-operated camps.
Reporting by Fedja Grulovic; Writing by Aleksandar Vasovic and Fedja Grulovic; Editing by Alexandra Hudson


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Close to Leeds is Ilkley Moor, part of the larger Rombalds Moor, and popular with the people of our city for exploring the outdoors, enjoying walks and browsing the shops of the spa town Ilkley. As well as being a beautiful part of the world, the moor is full of history, in particularly from the Bronze age and Neolithic periods. This month I look at how the moor was formed and a couple of famous features – the Cow and Calf rocks, and the Twelve Apostles stone circle. I will continue with Ilkley Moor next month with a look at the prolific 'rock art' found there.
If we travel far enough back in time to the Carboniferous period (325 million years ago), the area was hugely different to today. The moor was part of a sea level swampy area fed by northern river channels. Sediments over time were compacted into hard rock layers, and during the last million years, Ice Age glaciers modified the shape of the Wharfe valley to deepen it, leaving behind the acid soils, heather moors and rocky outcrops we see now.
The most famous of the rocks on Ilkley Moor have to be the Cow and Calf, also known as Hangingstone Rocks. Made from the local millstone grit, a variety of sandstone, the rocks are so named because one is a large outcrop, and the other a smaller boulder. A local legend says that the giant Rombald was fleeing an enemy and stamped on the rock as he leapt across the valley thus splitting the calf from the cow. Rumour has it that the enemy in question was Rombald's angry wife, who dropped the stones she held in her skirt to form another local rock formation The Skirtful of Stones. The Great and Little Skirtful of Stones are Bronze Age round cairns that have unfortunately been badly damaged over time. The smaller cairn is in better shape than the larger one, although the centre has been dug out leaving it looking like the crater of a dormant volcano.
Also on the moor is the Twelve Apostles stone circle, situated just to the east of the Dalesway Link footpath on the northern slope of Ilkley Moor. The circle is made up of a dozen uprights and is one of the most visited prehistoric sites in West Yorkshire, but also one of its most damaged. Descriptions of the circle from the 19th century suggest there may have been as many as 20 stones, plus an earthen bank surrounding them of which little trace remains today. Local archaeologist Eric Cowling noted in 1946 that all the stones were recumbent at the time too. Nobody knows who re-erected the stones, or when, but they have been evenly spaced with no obvious entrance to the ring as there would have been originally. Although well surveyed, the circle has never been formally excavated, so the date of the monument can only be inferred by comparisons with similar sites.
It is a shame that the circles have been so damaged in the past, either in antiquity by robbers, or later by people ignorant to their significance. They are still well worth searching out though if you are walking in the area.


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- Saturday, 27 February 2016 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Varsity College Senior Campus. 198 Varsity Parade,
(corner of Varsity Parade and Assembly Drive).
- Varsity Lakes QLD
Event type: Parent support group meeting
- Maximum places: 99
Is educational acceleration the ogre that educators and parents sometimes allege? Come along to an evidence-based research summary on possibly the single most contentious issue in gifted education. Look at the facts and the myths, and hear about some real life accelerants and their experiences.
Facilitator: Nancy Wines is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator at a school in NSW. Nancy has over 16 years' experience as a Drama and Literature Teacher as well as a TESOL specialist in the UK, Dubai and Australia. Nancy has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education and a Certificate of Gifted Education at UNSW and she is currently finishing a Masters in Gifted Education. Nancy recently joined the QAGTC Gold Coast Branch committee and is a mother to two children who keep her on her toes.
There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. The workshop will be useful for parents and teachers of gifted children at both the primary and secondary levels. Other professionals are also most welcome. Tea and coffee will be served and information will be available on gifted resources and contacts. Parent/teacher support group meetings are quite relaxed and informal. No minutes are taken and discussions remain confidential. To create an environment in which participants feel confident to discuss aspects of parenting and teaching, we request that support group meetings be 'adults only'
Please Note: Children do NOT attend parent/teacher support group meetings.
Information on children's workshops running at the same time and place can be found at http://www.qagtc.org.au/gold-coast. Children not enrolled in a workshop during the support group meeting remain their parents' responsibility. QAGTC has no child-minding facilities and can assume no responsibility for unsupervised children.
QAGTC is a not-for-profit member-funded volunteer-based association relying on public support. The opinions expressed at this activity by guest speakers and by QAGTC volunteers are those of the individuals concerned and not necessarily of QAGTC. QAGTC Gold Coast Branch would like to thank Varsity College for their generosity in allowing us to use this venue for our meeting.
Cost of event:
- Member cost: Gold Coin Donation
- Non-member cost: Gold Coin Donation
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Tanmay Jain
As the weather turns cooler, our wardrobes also need a bump to the latest and upgraded fashion. It is not necessary to totally overhaul your closet but give it a fresh look while reassessing your clothing for the winters. Most of the designers release new designs specifically targeting the crowd that is looking to wear something trendy and fashionable this winter. Most of the fashion shows that were organized around the world had one major takeaway. They all focused on a common color that would set the color theme for the season and the theme being beige.
There are a lot of designer labels and brands that put out new designs every season. The newer releases are available online through various fashion stores such as Myntra, Jabong, Amazon Fashion, and Flipkart. The fresh arrivals can tend to be a bit heavy on your pockets and this is where you are in need of discount coupons and deals. Zoutons help you in this regard and provide you deals and discounts on your purchases while keeping your budget under control. We have compiled a list of trending fashion and styles that will help you ease your toil in searching for the same.
Loose Pants
The loose pants or as the fashion fraternity describes it, the baggy pants are once again back in trend. They just seem to never go away from the fashion map for a longer period of time. The major reason being the versatility they offer. They can be styled up in various ways with different outfits. You can easily pair them up with heels, sleeveless tops, floral tops or wear them professionally with a blazer. They provide optimum comfort and can be purchased online through various portals.
The woolen chequered or tartan twilled clothing, popularly known as Plaid has been gathering steam for quite a while now. Plaid clothes bring a certain level of seriousness to your outfits and can be combined with various kinds of dresses. Plaid lowers can be worn with solid colored tees or a leather jacket or a denim jacket. Plaid dresses are also a wonderful and welcome change to your wardrobe. Plaid blazers can be worn during office hours or when you are out for a professional meeting.
Oversized Denim Jackets
Denim jackets are a must-have for all wardrobes. These denim jackets have been in style from the '80s and have a whole host of options to choose from when you style them. The oversized denim jackets have a sense of comfort attached to them. There are a lot of options to choose from when it comes to pairing these jackets up with. You can wear a comfortable dress and don an oversized jacket over it or wear a sweater and skirt and put one over it. These oversized jackets can also be worn with leggings or regular denim jeans. There are a lot of options as to how to wear these jackets and you can choose any one of them.
Quilted Jacket
When they say that if you wait long enough something unfashionable will be back in fashion, they are not saying anything wrong. The same has happened with quilted or puffer jackets. These jackets were earlier worn by mountaineers and people out on expeditions to colder climates. But nowadays you can see them all around. They have evolved into a utility jacket since it saves you from rain and cold. They have kind of become a different style statement altogether and wearing them is not just restricted to the winter season.
Snakeskin Footwear
The snake print style footwear is a trending force this winter. There are natural hued snakeskin printed boots which are a mix palette of greys or browns. These greys and browns ensure that they go with anything that you might be wearing and break up the natural all-black outfit. Apart from footwear, you can also get snakeskin print skirts, lowers, and shorts. These can be paired up very casually with solid color dark tees. Apart from boots, sandals, shoes and other items, you can also get accessories such as bags and belts.
So here you have the top fashion trends to look out for during the upcoming winter season. Make full use of the various deals and discounts and stay up to date with the fashion trends while you save money.
Winter Fashion Trends to look out for
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Indoor Low Light Plants III
March 30, 2017
Have you been afraid to try growing houseplants in your home, or a particular room, because you think you don't have enough light? Fear not! These plants thrive in low light conditions and are also easy to grow. If you are not sure what kind of light you have, consider this: A south-facing room with lots of windows has high light. Medium light would be in an east or west facing room, north-facing rooms, or rooms with no windows are considered low-light rooms. If your room has no windows, you should leave lights on twelve hours a day, or rotate low-light plants into the room for a few weeks at a time before moving them back to a naturally lit room.
The bold, red, pink, orange, white, or purple flowers of Anthurium are a welcome treat during the dark days of winter. These tropical beauties don't like overly dry or wet soils, so it's important to keep the soil slightly moist at all times. Anthurium blooms best in bright, indirect light, but will do just fine in darker situations, although flowering may be limited. However, the plants have bright green, heart-shape leaves that keep the color show going even when they are not in bloom.
The jewel-like leaves and flowers of begonia will turn any dark room into a festival of color. There are many species of begonia to choose from, but one of our favorites is rex begonia that comes in different varieties sporting multicolor leaves in an assortment of silver, green, pink, red, orange, and burgundy. Growing 4-8 inches tall, rex begonias can also be used in terrariums or dish gardens. Rex begonias do best in soil that's kept just slightly moist at all times.
Goldfish Plant
Columnea develops tubular orange or yellow blooms that give these jungle natives their common name, goldfish plant. Although Columnea blooms best in a bright location, the plants themselves will thrive in darker rooms where its trailing, shiny, dark green leaves will be appreciated. Columnea makes a great basket plant. Water when the soil feels dry to the touch.
Wax Plant
A gorgeous slow-growing vine, Hoya, or wax plant, thrives in bright indirect light, but does almost as well in darker locations. Hoya comes in either flat-leaved or crinkled-leaved forms and will occasionally produce clusters of highly fragrant white flowers. Flat-leaved Hoya also comes in solid green or variegated cream-and-green leaves. You can train a Hoya up a trellis or totem or allow it to trail over the edge of a pot or urn. Water only when the soil feels dry to the touch.
Moth Orchid
Add a touch of elegance to any room in your home with Phalaenopis, commonly called moth orchid. These easy-care beauties hold their blooms for up to four months and are ideal for low-light locations. Moth orchids come in a wide selection of colors and bicolors. They are generally sold in two sizes: standards that grow 18-24 inches tall and dwarfs that stay under 12 inches in height. Moth orchids grow in bark or moss and should only be watered when that material feels dry. More orchids die from overwatering than under watering.
Perfect for terrariums or dish gardens, Peperomia grows only 4-10 inches tall and offers a wide selection of different leaf shapes and colors. This plant grows best in medium to low light. It has few insect or disease problems. Here, Peperomia 'Watermelon' thrives in a location where it receives some indirect light from a north-facing window.
Ponytail Palm
Perfect for any room in your house, ponytail palm, Beaucarnea recurvata, is virtually indestructible. It's a fascinating and unusual plant with long strap-like leaves sprouting from a large, fat base that gives this plant it's other common name, elephant's foot palm. If you travel a lot, ponytail palm is ideal because the plant stores excess water in its chubby base, so it can go for several weeks without being watered. Ponytail palms are sold in a variety of heights from tabletop to tree-size.
Spider Plant
Don't let the common name of this amazing houseplant scare you off. Spider plant, also called airplane plant, gets its name from the many runners it sends out with baby plants at the tips. Available in dark green and variegated forms, spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum, makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low-light conditions. During the winter, mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown.
Yucca Plants
When you think of yucca plants, sunny desert conditions probably come to mind. But indoors, yucca cane is almost as happy in a dark corner where you can enjoy its leathery green, lancelike foliage and attractive tan bark. The plant won't grow as quickly in a dark room as it does in a sunny spot, but it will be just fine as long as you don't overwater it. Offer moisture only when the soil feels dry to the touch.


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The Nemo Rangers club man would miss the early rounds of the intercounty championship season if he undergoes an operation on the injury, which he carried into the Cork club's defeat at the hands of Galway's Corofin in last weekend's All-Ireland club final.
Ironically, there was a doubt about Kerrigan's fitness ahead of that Slaughtneil game as the attacker had picked up what seemed to be a serious knee injury in Nemo's Munster club final win over Dr Crokes.
Kerrigan, one of the few remaining Cork senior panellists with an All-Ireland senior medal from the 2010 season, avoided the dreaded cruciate ligament injury though he did damage his posterior cruciate ligament.
He recovered in time for that dramatic extra-time win over Slaughtneil last month, where he damaged his finger.
The injury adds to a growing list of concerns for Cork football manager Ronan McCarthy, who has already lost former Young Footballer of the Year Aidan Walsh to a shoulder injury picked up in Kanturk's All-Ireland intermediate hurling club victory.
In addition Sean Powter, who impressed with Ireland's International Rules side last year, is still rehabbing a hamstring tear picked up in Cork's NFL opener against Tipperary.
Both Walsh and Powter were scheduled for three months on the sideline dating from the time of their injuries, both of which were sustained in February.
This would make them available for selection for the championship.
More immediately Cork are due to travel to Roscommon for their last League game this Sunday and will hope Bantry Blues' Ruairi Deane will be fit to take his place.


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It's been a long time coming. I'd been wanting to try Kitchen 713 for a while now and they beat me to it. I was invited to a media tasting along with some local bloggers and media folks. We were invited to taste their new summer menu, so I was ecstatic! I'd heard different things about Kitchen 713, I'm sure you have as well; but I'd always wanted to make it there. It's located on Washington Avenue, down the street from Max's Wine Dive and Laurenzo's.
Kitchen713 prides itself in honoring many different cultures, you can say Kitchen713 represents our local diversity. Chefs Coleman and Haywood celebrate these cultures by creating soul food dishes that incorporate some international flavors from; Thailand, Ethiopian and Mexico. If you take a look at their menu you'll see some of the influences, and when you try each dish you'll be blown away by how well cuisines came be combined beautifully. Below are the dishes that we had that evening, many were delicious but I'll let you know what you MUST order.
|Thai Beef Salad: An assortment of vegetables, topped with beef and a lime fish sauce vinaigrette. This was my favorite out of all, I can still remember the beautifully combined flavors.
|Oxtail Grilled Cheese: Oxtail marmalade with smoked provolone(baby!). I'm still a newbie to oxtails(this was my second time having it), this was amazing and creative- perfectly cheesy!
|Jalapeno Honey Butter Hoecakes: Smoked fried oysters, preserved lemon, salmon roe. This was one interesting & nicely plated dish! The oysters were very crusted that it made it hard to chew.
|Hot Browns: Sourdough Bread topped with House smoked turkey breast, Sauce Bechamel, bacon and roasted Roma tomatoes. This one was surprising to me, I didn't think I'd like(I don't like turkey), but I loved it! third fave!
|Watermelon Tomato Salad: Watermelon, Heirloom tomatoes, with a lemon vinaigrette topped with feta cheese and basil.
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