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Opening of the 2024 Erasmus+ call to reach at least 60 European Universities alliances by mid-2024

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

The Commission is launching the fifth Erasmus+ call for proposals to support the further rollout of the European Universities initiative. The aim is to reach the goal of the European strategy for universities to expand to at least 60 European Universities alliances bringing together more than 500 universities by mid-2024. The call will close on 6 February 2024.This call will support deeper institutional transnational cooperation between higher education institutions. New alliances are eligible to apply. One important novelty foreseen for this year is the opportunity to set up a Community of Practice of European Universities to support closer cooperation. It is expected to trigger impact on the sharing of results and good practices of the alliances amongst themselves and beyond.European Way of Life Vice President Margaritis Schinas said: “With their European transnational campuses, European Universities alliances are what makes Europe a reality for the young generations. They are in...

€61 million for the upgrade of a railway line between Gdynia and Słupsk in the Pomerania region in Poland

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

The Commission has approved an investment of more than €61 million from the 2014-2020 Cohesion Fund to upgrade railway line 202 in the Gdynia-Chylonia-Słupsk section. The upgrade includes the reconstruction of the track substructure, an extension of the second track along the Wejherowo-Słupsk section, the construction of new stops and the modernisation of stations. In addition, computerised railway control devices will be built to install the European Rail Traffic Management System for the line in the future.Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa Ferreira (pictured) said: “Thanks to this new EU investment, the railway transport in Poland will continue to develop and modernise. Trains between Gdynia and Słupsk will be faster and more attractive for citizens. Once again cohesion policy is bringing concrete benefits for EU citizens and this time, to Pomerania!”After completion of the project foreseen for 2028, passenger trains in the section will reach maximum speeds of 160 km/h,...

Horoscopes Oct. 5, 2023: Kate Winslet, be true to yourself

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jesse Eisenberg, 40; Scott Weinger, 48; Kate Winslet, 48; Guy Pearce, 56.Happy Birthday: Take whatever comes your way in stride, and you’ll find a way to turn it into something you can use to your advantage. Let your charm and sensitivity toward others help you gain trust. If you reach out and help others, you’ll find a way to parlay what you do into something beneficial. Be true to yourself and include others; you’ll gain the respect, input and help you need. Your numbers are 5, 11, 22, 24, 31, 35, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stay calm, relax and refuse to get all worked up over nothing. Concentrate on what you want, and use your skills and talents well. Let what you accomplish turn into your calling card, not what you say you are going to pursue. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Organize everything and present your best offer. Communicate with people who can offer sound advice or participate in your venture. Don’t take risks ...

Word Game: Oct. 5, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — AMBASSADOR (AMBASSADOR: am-BAS-ih-dor: An official envoy.)Average mark 27 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 34 or more words in AMBASSADOR? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — PHYTOTOXIC photic photo picot pitch pith pithy pity pooh potty hoop hoot hypo toot tooth toothy topi topic toxic typo optic itch itchy chip chit chop city coho coop coot copyTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Bridge: Oct. 5, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

Unlucky Louie blames his constant bad results on bad luck, despite all the evidence to the contrary.“Louie is trying to change his luck,” I told Cy the Cynic. “he’s been in his back yard looking for four-leaf clovers.”“He won’t find any,” Cy growled. “I happen to know he can’t count as high as four.”Cy said that Louie had been today’s East in a penny game.“I was West,” the Cynic said, “and led a heart against four spades. Louie took the ace and shifted … to a trump.”Declarer drew trumps and forced out Cy’s ace of diamonds. Cy led a club to Louie’s ace, but declarer had took the rest.LIMIT“We needed four tricks,” Cy said sourly. “Counting to three seems to be Louie’s limit.”Louie must assume that Cy has either a trump trick or the ace of diamonds; still, the defense will need two club tricks. At Trick Two, Louie must lead the ten of clubs. So...

Ask Amy: I’m hurt that they’re going to the wedding after what the groom’s mom did to me

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

Dear Amy: I am in a group of four women who played bridge together almost every week for more than 25 years.A year ago, one of the group abruptly cut all of us off. Through a series of texts and emails she told us that she can’t be friends with us anymore. She wouldn’t make time to see us in person.She seems to be particularly mad at me. I emailed her trying to find out what had happened.She started with a paragraph about all my wonderful qualities, and then she said that we can no longer be friends. She wrote that I’d done “1,000 things” to hurt her over the years, but she wouldn’t tell me what they were.Her son is getting married soon and she has invited the two other members of our group, but not my husband and me.As far as I know, she doesn’t see or talk to the other two, either. I’m quite devastated by this and communicated my feelings.I’m very hurt that the other two are going to the wedding when I’ve been so slighted and hurt. I don’t know if I can keep the hurt from af...

Harriette Cole: It seems like my co-workers are avoiding me. Is it because of how I got hired?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: A dear friend of mine recently got me a job at the company she works for. She’s one of the head supervisors.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: When she acted puzzled about my marriage, it got me thinking Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m wondering if his new wife is the reason he won’t see me Advice | Harriette Cole: People say I’m clairvoyant, but in this case it didn’t help me Advice | Harriette Cole: Why should my boss care that I’m bad at parties? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’ll never be OK with my former colleague dating my daughter Since I started at the company, I have noticed that my other colleagues haven’t warmed up to me. I am worried that because I am obviously close friends with a supervisor, the other employees don’t feel comfortable around me.It has been challenging to find my place within the team, and it seems like my c...

Lewandowski doubtful for Spanish league game after Barcelona ‘exorcise’ Champions League failures

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona may be without Robert Lewandowski on Sunday as it turns its focus back to the Spanish league after putting itself in a good position to advance in the Champions League following two early eliminations.Lewandowski received a knock on his ankle in the first half of the team’s 1-0 win at Porto on Wednesday and is doubtful to make the trip for the league match against Granada on Sunday. Barcelona enters the weekend one point behind Spanish league leader Real Madrid, which hosts Osasuna on Saturday.The win against Porto gave Barcelona the lead in Group H of the Champions League with six points after two victories, something the Catalan side hadn’t achieved in its first two matches since Lionel Messi’s last season for the club in 2020-21. Barcelona failed to reach the knockout rounds of the competition the last two seasons.Barcelona opened with two consecutive losses in 2021-22, and had already lost once at this point last season.“If we have been haunted by b...

Stock market today: Global shares rise, buoyed by Wall Street rally from bonds and lower oil prices

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares advanced Thursday after a plunge in oil prices aided a recovery on Wall Street. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.3% to 6,976.60. Germany’s DAX shed 0.2% to 15,222.00, and Britain’s FTSE 100 was unchanged at 7,414.46. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow industrials were 0.3% lower. Market sentiment was helped by a $5 decline in oil prices on Wednesday. Prices recovered slightly in Asian trading, but were down nearly $1 in early European trading. Lower energy costs would relieve inflationary pressures that have led central banks to keep interest rates high. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.8% to finish at 31,075.36. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,925.50, while South Korea’s Kospi was little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to 2,403.60. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 0.1% to 17,213.87. Benchmark U.S. crude oil dropped 90 cents to $83.32 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchang...

These are the most expensive homes on the market right now in Greater Washington

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:43 GMT

If you’ve got some serious cash — like Powerball cash, or “I own a professional sports team” cash — then these homes on the market in Greater Washington might be for you.Below you’ll find a countdown of the top 20 — well, 20ish, due to ties — most expensive single-family properties currently listed on Bright MLS, the region’s listing service. We’ve got expansive suburban estates and penthouse condos, historic homes and brand new construction and a couple properties that haven’t even been built yet. The vision alone is valued at millions, at least when you toss in crystal champagne rooms and rooftop putting greens.The median time for a D.C.-area home to go from listing to contract is 18 days, according to Bright MLS. Most of the homes below have waited for a buyer for much longer, some for years. But these properties are a different breed.The dominant real estate firm for the most expensive listings? That would be TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, which is…Read the full story from ...