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Harrow | February 16, 2023
On February 15, 2023, Harrow, a renowned pharmaceutical firm specializing in eyecare in the United States, announced the launch of its next-generation, patent-pending compounded Atropine formulations. These formulations are now accessible through ImprimisRx, a mail-order pharmacy subsidiary wholly owned by Harrow.
The following are the key features of ImprimisRx's next-generation Atropine formulations
Thoroughly validated analytical tests are conducted to ensure potency, consistency, and stability.
The formulations are free of preservatives and boric acid.
They possess a physiologic pH of 5.5.
They can be stored at room temperature for up to 180 days.
Eyecare professionals can purchase these compounded Atropine formulations for as less as $39 per 5mL bottle through various channels, such as online via atropine.com or by contacting ImprimisRx Customer Service at 615-437-4690 via call or text.
Compounded formulations are recommended for patients with clinical requirements that are not met by FDA-approved medications. It is essential to note that compounded medications are not reviewed by FDA for their safety and effectiveness. ImprimisRx does not manufacture copies of products that are already available in the market.
Harrow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark L. Baum, commented, "Our mission has always been to help our eyecare professionals address their patients' unmet needs and to make ophthalmic medications both accessible and affordable. The availability of these innovative compounded atropine formulations is in keeping with our mission. We believe ophthalmologists, optometrists, and the millions of Americans who may benefit from topical atropine therapy, will appreciate the tremendous value these patent-pending formulations offer."
(Source – Business Wire)
Founded in 2012, Harrow is a leading ophthalmic pharmaceutical firm in the United States focused on discovering, developing, and introducing accessible, innovative, and affordable prescription therapies. It holds commercial rights for ten FDA-approved eyecare pharmaceutical products. In addition, the company also operates ImprimisRx, a leading U.S. compounding business that specializes in ophthalmic medications and is licensed to ship prescription drugs in all 50 states. The success of its efforts is reflected in its remarkable financial performance, with a 72% compound annual growth rate achieved during our first eight years in operation. This phenomenal growth rate has established Harrow as one of the fastest-growing ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies in the United States.
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Accord Healthcare | March 14, 2023
On March 13, 2023, Accord Healthcare informed that it has expanded its portfolio with Teriflunomide, a film-coated tablet equivalent to Sanofi Genzyme's Aubagio. The drug treats relapsing forms of MS in adults, including clinically-isolated syndrome and active secondary progressive disease. The company offers Teriflunomide in 14 mg and 7 mg tablets, now available for shipping.
Teriflunomide has been granted FDA approval as an immunomodulatory agent for patients aged 18 and above. Its purpose is to reduce the frequency and severity of relapses, which can lead to new or worsening neurological symptoms associated with the disease.
Accord Healthcare US Vice President of Sales Jim Brown stated, "We're proud to add Teriflunomide to our portfolio. This is an important oral therapy for the millions of patients living with relapsing MS." He added, "Generic medicine allows broad access to effective therapy, to help improve disease course and potentially slow progression of MS."
(Source – Cision PR newswire)
Teriflunomide is an immunomodulatory medication that inhibits an enzyme critical to a metabolic pathway that supports lymphocyte proliferation. This results in fewer activated lymphocytes, which minimizes inflammation and immunological reactivity, resulting in lower recurrence rates and protection of brain volume against inflammatory nerve cell attacks.
Around 2.8 million people globally have multiple sclerosis, with the majority diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS that typically begins in their twenties or thirties. Diagnosis involves experiencing two or more attacks or relapses while maintaining stability. New or exacerbated symptoms characterize relapses, and the immune system attacks the myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers, ultimately causing long-term damage. Symptoms include numbness, fatigue, double vision, and balance problems. Besides, relapsing-remitting MS can also progress to active secondary progressive disease.
About Accord Healthcare
Accord Healthcare, a subsidiary of Intas Pharmaceuticals, is recognized as a prominent player in the generic pharmaceutical industry. The company's vision is to enhance patient access to medicines and revolutionize the pharmaceutical experience for healthcare providers and patients. With an emphasis on advanced manufacturing technology and in-house research, Accord Healthcare delivers a wide range of affordable, complex, and essential medicines. The company's dedication to forward-thinking and innovative solutions remains at the core of its mission. Headquartered in Durham (North Carolina), its products are marketed in 80 countries through the Intas network.
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Envision Pharma Group | February 10, 2023
Envision Pharma Group (Envision), a leading evidence-based communication services and industry-leading technology solutions provider serving biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies recently announced the acquisition of OKRA.ai, a leading technology company active in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for commercialization, medical, real-world evidence and data analytics, and pricing for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.
OKRA.ai's AI products and solutions transform enormous scientific, clinical, and commercial data sets into actionable insights for customers in the health sciences industry, empowering decision-making and driving action.
Dr. Loubna Bouarfa, the founder of OKRA.ai, will join the Executive Leadership Team of Envision. Loubna recently received the renowned Deloitte Fast 50 Women in Leadership Award as well as the Forbes 50 Top Women in Tech.
OKRA.ai has offices in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and employs around 30 people. With the purchase of OKRA.ai, Envision Pharma Group will have over 1,400 employees spread across four continents.
Envision Pharma Group's CEO Meg Heim commented, "We are delighted to welcome OKRA.ai into the Envision Pharma Group family." She added, "The acquisition of OKRA.ai marks an exciting milestone in Envision's evolution as we continue to accelerate and deliver a compelling combination of technology-enabled capabilities and solutions to clients. The combination of Envision's leading technology, capabilities, and solutions with OKRA.ai's artificial intelligence solutions and expertise enables us to strengthen our offerings to clients across the product life cycle, but more importantly, support patients in their journey to health and wellness."
(Source – Globe Newswire)
About Envision Pharma Group
Founded in 2001, Envision is a leading evidence-based communication service and industry-leading technology solutions provider serving biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. It works with over 200 pharmaceutical and biotech firms, including 18 of the top 20 pharmaceutical firms. The company began by reinventing how biopharma companies managed their global data communications programs by leveraging smart technology and best-in-class publication planning. It has since grown to become a leading provider of healthcare communications services and medical affairs technology solutions. It assists clients throughout the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, establishing solid partnerships and gaining client trust in purpose-built solutions.


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It is more likely the global economy is heading into stagflation. The high inflation will sacrifice the future growth into payment of debts policymakers made in the past due to careless printing of money unstoppable.
Greed is part of the formula for the coming financial crisis.
The downside of the single-point failure in the centralized system is that it will create a catastrophic event that makes the entire system fail.
To prevent such catastrophic events, we need a plan to transit smoothly away from such a single point of failure.
So how do we do it then?
If diversification is the solution to the future's uncertainty, perhaps digital currency is a part of the formula to ease the currency crisis.
Even the central banks hate the idea of reducing their currency domination, digital currency will not challenge the dominance but to create an alternative option for people to choose from.
Digital currency is the apolitical asset that provides a solution without disputing political issues.
Digital currency is a purely economic instrument rather than political leverage for politicians to manipulate.
If the economy blends into politics, there are winners and losers.
If the economy is separate from politics, all participants have space for fairness.
Cryptocurrency can provide an alternative future to resolve a financial crisis that everyone hopes the fiat currency and central banks can resolve.
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Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray made aviation history in June 2021 when it refueled a U.S. Navy F/A 18 Super Hornet, becoming the first ever unmanned aircraft to refuel another aircraft. The MQ-25 looks to extend the combat range of the F/A 18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and the F-35C fighters. The Stingray will also relieve the Super Hornets from their airborne tanker roles, passed on to them to fill the void left by the Navy’s retirement of the KA-6D and S-3B Viking tankers. Further development of the MQ-25 will allow the Super Hornets to focus on their primary missions moving forward.
The most recent test demonstrated advanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capabilities in a virtual environment using the MQ-25 Stingray, E-2D Hawkeye, and an F/A 18 Super Hornet. Read Boeing’s full press release below:
A Boeing-led [NYSE: BA] team has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capabilities in a virtual environment using the Navy’s MQ-25TM StingrayTM unmanned aerial refueler, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne command-and-control aircraft and the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
MQ-25’s First Flight
The demonstration, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, used Northrop Grumman’s portable E-2D simulator in conjunction with Boeing’s F/A-18 and MQ-25 simulations to establish a data link network that was used to supervise MQ-25 flight operations.
The simulated mission scenarios included the E-2D successfully acting as the air wing “tanker king” while the MQ-25 refueled the F/A-18, in addition to supervising the MQ-25 during an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission. The E-2D was able to conduct MUM-T operations with the MQ-25 using only existing operational flight program software.
“Two of our key findings from this early demonstration with existing data links are that initial MUM-T capability between MQ-25, E-2D and F/A-18 is achievable with minimal change to the crew vehicle interface and could be integrated into earlier MQ-25 operational deployments,” said Don “BD” Gaddis, MQ-25 Advanced Design at Boeing.
MQ-25 Making Manned/Unmanned Refueling History with U.S. Navy F/A-18
The team also demonstrated how anticipated carrier air wing concepts – such as the F/A-18 and E-2D changing the tanker’s orbit station, flight path or aerial refueling store payload – were made routine and repeatable with the unmanned MQ-25. This required minimal changes to the F/A-18 cockpit display, helping to reduce pilot workload while supervising unmanned operations and providing consistency with how pilots operate and train today.
Another more advanced MUM-T mission simulation showed how an open behavioral software framework can be used to aggregate traditional unmanned system commands into an overall autonomous mission behavior.
MQ-25’s Refuels E-2D Hawkeye Command-and-Control Aircraft
“As a result, pilots can call a ‘play’ for the unmanned system, much like a coach,” Gaddis said. “This ‘play call’ ability greatly simplifies the supervising pilot’s workload and minimizes the data link exchanges required. It’s all part of building platform-agnostic, portable and reusable MUM-T software.”
MUM-T is a key future capability outlined in the Navy’s Unmanned Campaign Plan. The framework is the Navy’s strategy for integrating unmanned systems to provide lethal, survivable and scalable effects in support of carrier strike group operations.
“This demonstration of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye controlling the MQ-25 builds on our experience in integrating unmanned systems into carrier flight operations. As the airborne command and control node, E-2D will be a critical component to enabling the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Campaign Framework,” said Janice Zilch, vice president, Manned Airborne Surveillance Programs at Northrop Grumman. “We work closely with industry partners and the Navy in support of meaningful technology demonstrations that showcase E-2D’s agile environment, interoperability and unmatched command and control capabilities.”
Future Boeing MUM-T demonstrations will involve additional mission areas, interface enhancements, autonomous behaviors and resilient, protected networks.
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What Puts Up Road Blocks (Writer’s Block) In A Story
Just when you think you’re on a roll and the story is going just where you want it, DOUBTING MATILDA, the negative muse, jumps on my shoulder and tells me I’m doing it all wrong. I hired ADAMN AMUSING to push her away and since then things have become much better.
ADAMN is a nice guy. He guides me and shows me where to go with the story and when I become stalled, I just go to sleep only to awake with more to tell. DM hasn’t been around in a while, thank goodness. Her nose must be out of joint!
When I hit a brick wall, I meditate for a while, running the story through my mind until suddenly, characters and plot emerge, begging to be released. I never go anywhere without the laptop now, even on vacation. While in the Dominican Republic last month, my mind became full of ideal characters as I studied not only the locals, but the people at the resort.
Yes, there’s nothing like having a positive muse on your shoulder to guide you, but to also kick some negative butt! The most important thing to remember when you flatten your nose against a wall is to take a break then keep trying. ‘You only fail if you don’t try!’

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MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said the next six months were the most likely time horizon for an interest rate cut but this should not be taken for granted, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
“(The first) half of the year is the horizon that we see as most likely for a cut. But it is not a given fact that it will happen in the first half of the year,” Nabiullina said in an interview with Interfax.
The Russian central bank lowered its key rate this month to 6.25% amid slowing inflation and said further rate reductions in the first half of 2020 looked possible but not imminent. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin Writing by Andrey Ostroukh)
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Hello All. We have a brand new GT XL 350 which we've had for 4 days. The last 2 days I've come out to the rig, opened the door and the steps don't come out. When I check the battery meter it shows 1 light. I can start the vehicle and start the generator and get everything running. Run it a while and get all meter lights on for the batteries. I'm a new RVer and wondering if its a user issue or a malfunction? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.


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http://www.hopeforstroke.com/ is such a beautiful, inspiring website filled with stories of survivors and support.
I was brought to tears reading all they went through. If you are a caregiver, definitely go on this site. You'll meet people just like you. I know I am always talking about stroke victims. I have to shout out the caregivers. Your job is FAR FROM EASY. Anyone who can have a smile on their face 24 hours a day while taking on the difficult task of taking care of someone else and not complain, not say a negative word should be immediately streamed towards sainthood. You are the people responsible for making us feel better. It takes a special person to do this. Words can't express how much I respect you.
There are also touching poems and videos on hopeforstroke. I'll close with a wonderful poem written by Linda Murray who suffered a stroke in 2009.
Pocket of Rainbows
My pocket is filled with rainbows,
blue purple, and pink
pouring out on the grass
where people walk in their bare feet.
A storm is coming.
It turns the sky black,
reminding me of my stroke
so I reach to a cloud,
pull soft white paper down to cover me,
and push the stroke away.

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President Donald Trump personally pushed the United States Postmaster General to double how much Amazon and other companies pay to ship packages throughout the service, ” The Washington Post reports. Trump was waging a public war on Amazon’s deal with the Postal Service for weeks, arguing that the fighting USPS is subsidizing Amazon. As the largest e-commerce business in the US, Amazon would likely need to pay billions of dollars if the Postal Service increased how much it costs to ship packages.
President Donald Trump has pressured the United States Postal Service to raise the rate it charges Amazon to deliver packages, according to a report by The Washington Post. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
Kroger is charging at Amazon with a Business that utilizes ‘swarms’ of robots to get shoppers hooked on a ‘strong new drug’We compared Amazon and Walmart-owned Jet.com to determine which website was easier to shop and the winner was clear for a key motiveDSW has fully changed its shops and rewards program since it attempts to carry on Amazon-owned Zappos — here’s what it’s like to shop there now
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very happy with the design. However some of them had a fault in that there was a see through fleck on the design. would love to receive feedback that you have improved the gluing process at the rear of the badges.

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera - Black
Blending notable imaging qualities with refined handling, the PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera from Canon is a compact point-and-shoot characterized by its large feature-set. Utilizing a 20.1MP 1 CMOS sensor and DIGIC 7 image processor, this camera offers an expanded sensitivity of ISO 25600 and achieves smooth image quality with reduced noise when working in low-light conditions. Additionally, it is also capable of recording stills at up to 8 fps as well as Full HD 1080p60 video. Complementing the sensor and processor combination is a versatile 4.2x zoom lens, which provides a 24-100mm equivalent focal length range, covering wide-angle to short-telephoto perspectives. A fast f/1.8-2.8 maximum aperture maintains consistent performance throughout the zoom range and also benefits working in difficult lighting conditions. The lens design is surrounded by a familiar control ring that offers intuitive control over settings, and a large 3.0 1.04m-dot tilting touchscreen LCD provides a natural means for composing imagery from a variety of shooting angles. Additionally, the G7 X Mark II also features built-in Wi-Fi with NFC for wireless sharing of imagery to smartphones or tablets, as well as remote camera control from linked mobile devices.
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera
The Canon PowerShot G7 X II brings expert-level control and uncompromising image quality into a classically styled compact small enough to take anywhere. With a 1.0-type sensor, bright f/1.8-2.8 lens and superior DIGIC 7 processing engine, this pocket-sized, large-sensor compact offers DSLR-like creativity when capturing both stills and Full HD video. The camera's 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS and MF Peaking will ensure pin-sharp focus and steadycam-like footage, while the 3.0" vari-angle LCD with Touch AF permits low-angle shooting and quick fingertip control for cinematic focus pulls.
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The Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II, brings you DSLR quality, from a compact digital camera with full manual control of aperture and shutter speed, using touchscreen operation from the large 7.5 cm moveable screen, allowing you the freedom to experiment with different angled shots. The f/1.8-2.8 lens, 24mm with 4.2x optical zoom, combined with a powerful Digic processor means you can enjoy beautiful, clear shots even in difficult lighting conditions. Youll never miss a moment of action with 8 fps continuous shooing, even in RAW. The 4-stop intelligent optical Image Stabilizer lets you shoot crisp stills and steady, shake free Full HD movies with confidence along with adjustable frame rates of 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps for more creative freedom. With the Canon Camera Connect app you can transfer your images to your smartphone and easily share them on social media. Simply use NFC to connect your camera to a compatible smart device. Model number g7 x mkii. Product specification: 20.1 megapixels. 4.2x optical zoom. 8.4x digital zoom. 24mmmm wide angle lens. 3in LCD touch screen. Continuous shooting up to 8 frames per second and up to 8 frames per second high speed burst. Image stabilisation. Red eye reduction. Features: Wi-Fi. 1080p high definition video capture and playback with sound. Maximum ISO 12800. Intelligent scene mode. Self timer. Built-in flash. Memory card compatability: SD, SDHC, SDXC, . General information: Size H6, W10.5cm. Weight 319g. Depth 4.2cm (when switched off). Batteries required: 1 x rechargeable (included) . HDMI connection. Colour: black. Includes carry strap, .
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To different people, Freedom means different things.
For some, it may be the absence of all rules.
I’ve been going through a lot of changes and thinking recently, so that I can say that for me, at the moment, freedom means to be free to think and believe what I believe to be true and just, without being weighed down by fear of guilt and hell, and to accept myself, love myself, embrace myself and to be (become) who I am.
Now that may sound a whole lot selfish – it is all about me. But in the light of what I’ve been through and have experienced, it is a big step.
I spent 7 years in what I’d qualify as an abusive Christian environment with a manipulative and abusive leadership, and today I find a lot of their teachings questionable. When I left there, I was about 19 years old – today I am 41 years old. It took me many years to heal, and I am still digesting certain issues – I mentioned some of it here #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear.
These were the first Christians I met, and I thought that all Christians are like that. Upon finally leaving, I didn’t want to hear anything about Christianity for the next 4 years or so, and explored feminist spirituality. Which in turn led me to feminist theology and that, in turn, back to Christianity. Full circle. By then, I had also met other Christians who showed that those I had encountered before weren’t the only ones.
Looking back, I’d say it really is the grace of God that held me and kept me throughout all this time, and with my permission, has healed my wounds. But it is not cheap grace. It is costly, and wild, and chaotic at times, it goes deep and digs deep – always gentle, yet like a fire at the same time. It reaches inside. God is not afraid of encountering, meeting, seeing even the darkest thing inside one’s soul – the biggest joys and the darkest abysses.
Instead of the controlling, condemning, conquering, smiting Father-King-Judge, I found a God who is just and righteous, yes, but in love. Above all, s/he is LOVE. Not that ooey-wooey dovey sugary love, but a fierce, strong, burning, passionate loving longsuffering healing and accepting love. I have experienced the Gospel not as a cheap message of some small personal salvation where I just worry if my soul goes to heaven (and who goes to hell), but a society and life-transforming Kingdom already beginning here and now, a Kingdom to which all are invited -women, men, queer, straight, all over the board.
I’ve grown tired of the careful sugarcoated language because that’s not the way life is – life is messy, and the gospel goes straight to the heart of all this mess. So if sometimes I swear, so what? Does that make me a worse person? I don’t swear for the sake of swearing, or to make me look cool – but sorry, some things in this world are, for lack of a better word, seriously fucked up and need serious tikkun olam.
And as to how a “good believer” should look like? I already started giving up on that a while ago. First of all, “a good believer”? You believe, or you don’t. And even when you’re a “believer”, there always come times when it’s hard, when you question or doubt, or God seems far away, when answers don’t come easy (or not at all) – but you hang on in there. But good? I like swapping that for ‘sincere’. Isn’t that what has been asked? To be sincere, honest, true to self, with others, with God? So does it matter then that I don’t walk around like the average middle churchgoing mom? (I mean nothing wrong with that, God loves everybody and doesn’t care about what they wear! So why so much fuzz about it?) I’m keeping my hair shaved (anyway, not much leeway with my meds, but I like it that way!), I’ll keep getting all the meaningful tattoos I want, and I just got back out my black shirts, skirts, pants, studded belts and DocMartens.


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“You’re only helping yourself.”
Everyone’s heard it, or even said it, a few times in their lifetime.
The idea that the altruist is not really an altruist at all, but a self serving gratification seeker, is nothing new.. but I fail to see the negative aspect of such a thing. Sure from a moral point of view, it might not be as admirable as truly sacrificing yourself without any reward at all, but the end result is the same.
I would even go so far as to say the byproduct; people getting helped, is much more important than the main goal which may or may not be gratification.
Let me be clear, I am not accusing anyone who is putting their life on the line helping others of being self-serving. Quite the opposite. But I do think that the increased feeling of self-worth, and the positive empathy you feel when helping others could perhaps unconsciously be part of the why for some, if not many of the people who lay down their lives to better the world. Even if that were true, I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I mean, the world could use a documented self serving reason for helping others.. what better way to inspire selfish people to truly help out?
And I’m not talking about the occasional donation to alleviate guilt here. I’m talking getting down in the trenches, and doing some hands-on helping. Continue reading

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August 26, 2009
To register right away or to get more information about the VOICE 2010 conference, click HERE.
“We suggest you act quickly to get your registration in – even though we’re 10 months away,” say the co-producers, who also operate The VoiceActing Academy and VoiceActing LLC. “There are only a certain number of rooms available at the Hyatt and you’ll definitely want to be at the hotel – that’s where all the fun stuff happens!” More than 500 voice-over talent, coaches and industry professionals attended VOICE 2008. That’s more than double the attendance at the first conference. “We anticipate (and look forward to) an even larger turnout at VOICE 2010”, said the producing team.
The conference was created exclusively for the voice acting community but is open to all those involved in the entertainment field. The conference focuses on a three-tiered theme: Education, Technology and Community.
In addition to presentations from some of the top voiceover performers and coaches from around the world, there will also be panels and special events, a Red Carpet Reception is planned for the evening before the conference opens (June 2nd) – giving those who attend the opportunity to “hob knob” with a who’s who of voice talent in Los Angeles as well as mingle with their fellow conference attendees. VOICE 2010 will feature slightly longer sessions, more special events, more exhibitors, and extra time to network. For VOICE 2010, session pre-registration has been eliminated. All conference programs will be open seating, so attendees will be able to attend any program they wish.
The closing event of the VOICE 2010 conference will once again be a Gala Banquet featuring an extra-special surprise guest (or guests) who will join us. Also on the program will be the presentation of the VOICE 2010 Community Award. “You won’t want to miss this,” says Abshire.
We are extremely excited about the support of the voiceover community and the high caliber presenters who are already on board and who will share their expertise and techniques for successful voiceover careers,” say Alburger and Abshire. “We have some interesting things planned and some very exciting surprises that will knock your socks off!”


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The Reno Air Racing Association has set the dates for the 2015 National Championship Air Races for Sept. 16-20 at the Reno Stead Airport. They’ve also announced the performers for this year’s races: Breitling Jet Team, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Commemorative Air Force’s Tora, Tora, Tora Airshow.
The Tora, Tora, Tora Airshow represents the words spoken Dec. 7, 1941 as the Air Force announced its successful surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The team has been reenacting the day for the last 35 years as a memorial to all of the military personnel on both sides of the war who lost their lives.
The Swiss Breitling Jet Team will be flying L-39C Albatross aircraft, showing off a variety of maneuvers and passes, concluding with a pyrotechnic finale. The F-16 Falcon will also be performing several maneuvers, as well as being available for tours.
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Given COVID-19, a lot of people are worried about leaving their homes. This is 100 percent appropriate, and because of that, as therapists, we have been transitioning several clients over to tele-video counseling with concern for ourselves and our clients. We want to do our best in promoting social distancing, while continuing to offer quality counseling, to reduce the number of people being affected by the virus. While several people are deciding to use online counseling, some are on the fence. This is for you.
Before I started tele-counseling, I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical. Even as a clinician. After a big move, I was forced to make a decision between changing careers or giving online counseling a shot. It took awhile for me to make a decision because online counseling is relatively new and I wanted to make sure that if I committed to something that my clients would be able to benefit from it. If tele-counseling isn’t effective, and people aren’t able to connect, then count me out. Here is what I have learned so far about who is and is not a good fit for tele-counseling.
Anyone CAN be a good fit
What I have noticed is that, for the most part, there aren’t specific problems or issues that make someone a good or bad fit for seeing a therapist via online counseling. You can struggle with marriage issues, depression, anxiety, anger, etc. and make substantial progress through online counseling. If both you and your therapist are invested in the process, then you can make huge strides through online counseling just as you would meeting in person. So, the biggest component is COMMITMENT. This extends beyond online counseling to just counseling in general. I never ask clients to give more than they can, just what they have to give. That is how you will get the most from counseling.
A very important part of online counseling is to have a space for sessions where you are distraction-free. This means you need to have a space where the tv is not playing, family or friends are not within earshot, and there are no pets that might cause distraction (although this can depend on the person). This seems like a pretty big ask, but one of the most important components of success in therapy is the ability to focus and give everything that you have to the process. Remember the commitment thing? If you don’t think that you have a place where that is possible, it might be best to seek out a therapist to meet with in person.
Have a Good Connection
Another factor to consider before signing up for tele-counseling is to have a good internet connection. This could be through your phone or home wi-fi. Regardless, if you can facetime or video chat, you are probably good to go.
Need for Convenience
A lot of my clients have a high need for convenience. Throughout the day we get used to going from here to there for work, school, errands, etc. Sometimes it’s comforting to have the convenience to just log in from wherever you are to start your counseling session instead of making the drive to the office.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
BeachMint Launches Jewelry Site, JewelMint
Los Angeles-based BeachMint, the stealth e-commerce startup headed by former MySpace exec Josh Berman and backed by Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and others, has rolled out a new, fashion e-commerce site, JewelMint. According to BeachMint, the new site will feature unique jewelry designs created by actress Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist Cher Coulter. BeachMint said that members of JewelMint will pay $29.99 a month to get one piece of designer jewelry every month. JewelMint will feature personalized profiles, and connections into Facebook and Twitter.


Amendment of the Education Act so that if the teacher is a member of a political party, he will not be a teacher
Staff at the state and local levels have begun to resign. Adhikari workers are resigning at the state and local level through the Employee Integration Act. This news has been written by Nagendra Sapkota in today’s Gorakhpatra.
The government has added two tiers of increase and two grades to attract adjusted staff at the state and local levels. According to the Act, there is no provision to resign for one year after adjustment. However, the staff has started resigning with many excuses. Increasing the pension after retirement has increased the staff resignation without having to serve for one year after adjusting at the state and local level.
According to the civilian library, 6,884 people resigned by local and state by Friday. The number of people resigning locally is 410 and the number of people resigning in the province are 222. Similarly, 375 people have taken the mandatory leave at both levels. The government had announced the termination of staffing on 14 March 2075.
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Former Executive Director and Administration Dr. Balchandra Mishra said that it was cheating for the state to resign not less than a year after the government sent staff to the state and local level to resign but not to resign.


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Get creative with your coffee cup crafts using the 5203-01D Coffee Cup Die! This 4-part die set is perfect for creating unique and quirky designs. Measuring 1.8" x 2.56", it's the perfect size for adding a touch of fun to your projects. Time to brew up something special!


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The Ohio primary is this Tuesday, and if Republican presidential candidate Governor John Kasich doesn’t win his home state, he’s likely out of the race for president. In radio and TV ads running in Ohio this week for him, the message is very clear: “Ohio is booming again, and you know he could do the same for America.”
It’s a message Kasich has based his campaign upon, that Ohio has come back from economic turmoil, based largely on the economic development programs and tax cuts under his state leadership since January 2011. He has repeatedly called Ohio “one of the fastest growing states in the country,” and dubbed the transformation the “Ohio Miracle.” He has held the Buckeye State up as a model for Rust Belt recession recovery.
There’s one problem with that message.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ohio has now gone 38 straight months with job growth below the national average. And a recent report from the entrepreneur-driven Economic Innovation Group ranked three Ohio cities — Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo — in the top 10 of the “most distressed cities” in America. It found that 53 percent of the adults living in the city of Cleveland are not working (based on 2013 census data).
Ohio is not only not one of the fastest growing states for job growth, it is stuck squarely in the middle. (It ranks No. 24 in total job growth percentage.) And it begs the questions economists have long held: Do governors have much impact over their state economies, and should they get credit or blame?
“Clearly, over the long term, manufacturing has been struggling, but any comeback in Ohio came from the federal stimulus package and auto bailout [from the Obama administration] because of all the auto parts manufacturing in Ohio,” says Amy Hanauer, executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, an organization advocating for economic equality. “So if [Kasich] is claiming credit for jobs, then maybe he should share some of that credit with President Obama.”
When Kasich says 450,000 jobs have been added in Ohio since he has been in office, that is true. But that number is lower in growth percentage when compared to 25 other states — and that part Kasich doesn’t mention.
Economists are in agreement that statewide programs have little effect on job growth when compared to other factors: federal interest rates, foreign trade regulations, population shifts, tax credits, natural resources and many cyclical factors.
“Governors can have influence on education at all levels, which is a long-term investment that does show economic benefits,” says Lee McPheters, an economic professor at Arizona State University who charts statewide economic numbers. “Setting up a good business climate can be helpful, but most of the time there are other factors that are more dominant. Ohio has recovered the number of jobs lost in the recession but was among the last states to do so. So yes, 450,000 jobs gained is good, but to say it is miraculous is a bit of a stretch.”
One policy Kasich has implemented — tax cuts that have dropped the state’s contribution to local governments — has kept the job growth lower according to many local observers in Ohio. That calculates to more than $360 million that cities and local governments haven’t received from the state of Ohio since Kasich took office: Cleveland loses about $21 million annually, Columbus $27 million and Cincinnati $28 million.
But when the Kasich administration calculates job growth/loss, they exclude the public sector jobs lost during the recession (which moves the state’s national ranking up two spots, from 24 to 22). Their reasoning is that these job cuts are part of the tax cut savings, and therefore shouldn’t be seen as an economic loss and not a part of job growth stats.
“What is happening is that every city and county in Ohio is having a fiscal crisis right now, and the job loss in the public sector has slowed down the state economy,” says George Zeller, a longtime Cleveland economist who studies poverty rates and employment levels in Ohio. “But what they are also saying is that the job of a policeman or school teacher doesn’t count so we might as well get rid of them.”
The funding cuts to local government were used to pay down the Ohio budget deficit. But because 1 in 7 jobs in Ohio is in the public sector, their elimination not only impacts services, but also affects the purchase power of those public sector employees in their communities.
The public sector job losses in Ohio have skewed much more toward local government employees than jobs with the state government. About 44,300 local government jobs have been lost in Ohio since the pre-recession job peak in March 2007, according to McPheters’ research, while just 500 state jobs have been lost in that same time period.
“The tax cuts and reducing the funding to local government is doing what was expected,” Zeller says. “It put people out of work who were spending in their communities, and it has made many cities cut essential services.” Zeller points out that Parma, a Cleveland suburb, has lost $4 million a year from the state funding pool, necessitating closing its public pools, not filling openings in its police and fire departments, and charging each household for trash pickup.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson echoed the refrain this week during his state of the city address: “Greatness of a city is measured by the well-being of its people, but without an income tax increase, we will have to lay off employees and cut city services in 2017.” That one-half percent income tax increase will be on the ballot in November.
When Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson hears Kasich laud the economic growth for the state, he says, it “makes me very angry, because he is being very misleading, and he is causing a crisis for Ohio cities where we are going to have to cut basic city services. How can you grow jobs when the cities where you want to grow the jobs are not places people want to live.”
“Some of these governors act like the cities don’t exist,” Johnson continues. “Just like they act like jobs of city workers don’t exist. I don’t know how that all fits into economic growth in Ohio.”
Daniel J. McGraw is a writer living in Lakewood, Ohio.

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Political parties are experiencing several transformations in the last two decades, as result of the impact of the digital revolution on contemporary societies. After the irruption of the so-called digital parties (Barberà, Sandri, Correa & Rodríguez-Teruel, 2021) and the digitalization of the traditional ones, we will discuss the concept of open parties (Villaplana, Megías & Sandri, 2023) across Europe. Are parties more transparent, participatory and collaborative? Do they promote or obstruct open government initiatives? A second part of the presentation will focus on how political parties are using online and hybrid voting in party primaries (Villaplana, Megías & Barberà, 2023) and in intra-party referendums, identifying their effects on internal participation. Finally, F. Ramón Villaplana will introduce some of his ongoing research on digital leaders with Dr Jasmin Fitzpatrick and on intra-party electoral integrity, concerning both in person, digital and hybrid ballots.
Ramón Villaplana is postdoc research fellow at ESPOL with a Margarita Salas Grant, funded by the Ministry of Universities of Spain and the European Commission (NextGenerationUE). He is developing the project ‘The transformations of political parties during the digital age’.


The blanket of Saturday afternoon ACC basketball coverage on WJLA-TV-7 is a bane to Washington-area bowling fans who can't pull in Baltimore's Channel 13, which is carrying the 1980 Pro Bowlers Tour live from ABC while Channel 7 isn't even running it delayed, as it used to. The locals thus can count themselves extra lucky that WJLA did squeeze in the year's opening event, in which for the first time ever on TV, the 7-10 split was converted, by Mark Roth (who else?). Banged the 10 off the back wall, he did, and somehow -- speaking of knocks on 7 -- it bounced out to catch the 7 pin.
Lois L. DiNenna of St. Jane de Chantal Parish in Bethesda will be honored as coach of the year at the Knights of Columbus, Rock Creek Council, Bethesda, 17th annual sports night on Sunday. That's Lois, not Louis; we speak of the first woman to receive the award . . .
Big-money-wise, West Coast buzz has baseball's Dave Winfield pressing the Padres for a 10-year contract totaling $20 million or bye-bye San Diego after his current pact, heading into its last season, runs out . . . Another of the ends of the earth to which Jimmy Connors will follow Bjorn Borg: Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Md., in the WCT Invitational Feb. 19-24 . . . . . . . Another good cause has enlisted Roger Phegley of the Bullets. He is serving as honarary chairman of the "65 Roses Club," a group raising research money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. "One of our youngsters thought the name of this disease was "sixty-five roses,'" explains Frank Passarelli, club president . . . .


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EL PASO, Texas >> The El Paso Passport Agency will open its doors from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 for a special Passport Day. The agency is located at 303 N. Oregon St. Suite 700 in the Anson Mills Building in Downtown El Paso.
On Passport Day, no appointments are needed to apply for a passport, and customers can request routine or expedited service. To reduce waiting times on May 3, customers are encouraged to complete applications online at travel.state.gov and bring their completed, unsigned forms to the agency.
U.S. citizens must present a valid passport book when entering the United States by air. U.S. citizens entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government.
More information on how to apply for a U.S. passport, including necessary documents and fees, is available at travel.state.gov. U.S. citizens may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778.

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The Chesapeake Bay chapter of the Jeanneau Sailboat Owners Organization, also known as simply the JSO, gathered in Rock Hall, MD this past weekend to among other things, plan their summer sailing events. Dennis Stromberg, one of the founding members of the JSO and owner of a Sun Odyssey 409, organized the event which included upwards of 50 participants representing 25 boat owners who primarily sail in the upper Chesapeake Bay.
In addition to the planning of various events the group is organizing for the 2017 summer sailing season, there were a number of interesting presentations made including one on “understanding tides,” by 43DS owner Ralf Marlett, another one on sailing in Holland by Dennis Stromberg, and Paul Fenn, former President of Jeanneau America, presented a new video from his recent adventure racing from Miami to Havana aboard the Sun Fast 3600.
Established in early 2011 by a group of enthusiastic Jeanneau sailboat owners, the goal of the JSO is stated be to enhance the love of sailing by sharing experiences and promoting friendship and fun, it’s is that simple!
Anyone interested in joining the JSO can easily do so online at www.jsogroup.org. In the meantime, follow the JSO on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Jeanneau.Sailboat.Owners/
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US-based medical device company Minimally Invasive Devices (MID) has selected Mitsubishi subsidiary MC Medical to distribute its FloShield laparoscopic and robotic visualization system in Japan.
FloShield is expected to be approved for sale in Japan in the second half of 2015.
FloShield claimed to help surgeons maintain a clear and consistent view during laparoscopic surgery by eliminating loss of vision and surgical interruptions.
The laparoscopic device provides active lens protection, a moving curtain of gas over the lens that avoids condensation, fluids and blood products from settling on the optics during surgery.
MID CEO Wayne Poll said, "We are enthusiastic about partnering with MCM and their sales professionals who see laparoscopic surgeons struggling everyday with loss of vision from condensation, smoke and/or debris on the scope."
MID marketing vice president Stephen Forden said the importance of clear, consistent, and uninterrupted vision during surgery is obvious.
"FloShield provides a commercial advantage to a video company by preventing loss of vision, while their competitors’ scopes frequently become soiled and require interruption for manual cleaning," Forden added.

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Quantum fanfiction is storytelling in which the theory of quantum mechanics is both mentioned, perhaps even explained a bit with questionable success, and made directly relevant to the story's plot. In other words, the word "quantum" isn't merely a throwaway reference inserted to prove that whoever said it was smart, a technique seen in fanfiction of all sorts. All quantum stories are of necessity science fiction or science fantasy. It is not necessary for the way in which quantum mechanics is used in the story to be at all accurate, but it is important that the story present a significantly bizarre alteration of commonly accepted reality and attempt to link it to an aspect of quantum theory.
The significance of such a thing as quantum fanfiction lies in what it reveals about the fandom that embraces it. It could be fairly said that those who enjoy quantum fanfiction readily grasp abstract concepts and are able to consider and appreciate unusual views of reality (as in science fiction), plus share a taste for high-order intellectual amusements. Or at least that is TAG's take on the matter.
DC Comics' superhero Doctor Manhattan, from the 1986-1987 Watchmen graphic novel, was the first fictional character for whom quantum theory was inherently relevant. It is possible that this character and the later TV series Quantum Leap were the genesis of quantum fanfiction.
Jokes about quantum mechanics appear in "Valley of Love and Delight," by Richard Lobinske, and "Hells Angels?" by Thomas (though the joke is incomplete in the latter: How does a quantum physicist catch a lion? He sets up the cage and waits, because at any given moment there is a non-zero probability that a lion will be in the cage.)
Examples of *Daria* Quantum Fanfiction
- "Box to the Future" by Smijey
- "Doctor Who Gives a Damn" by Yui Daoren (Daria/Doctor Who)
- Iron Chef: Quantum Daria on PPMB (based on TV show Quantum Leap), numerous stories
- "Judith Strikes: The Last Stand of Odell Jones" by Brother Grimace
- "Legion of Lawndale Heroes Alternate Future: Investigation" by Psychotol
- "Legion of Lawndale Heroes Mini: Transmission" by Roentgen
- "Quantum Stacy: Secret Agent of the Time Police" by Jim North
- "Schrödinger’s Tiger" by TAG
- "The Thirteenth Man" by TAG
- "Through a Closet, Darkly" by Brian Taylor


At its regular meeting on Thursday night, the Kodiak city council heard testimony from community members on whether it should or shouldn’t raise the city’s sales tax cap from $750 to $3,000. And then voted on it.
For months, the Kodiak city council has been discussing raising the city’s maximum taxable sale, also known as a sales tax cap. At its regular meeting last night, it finally made a decision. The cap would be raised from $750 to $3,000. This means all sales up to $3,000 will be taxed and the highest amount of sales tax that can be charged on a purchase is around $200.
The city has a growing list of infrastructure projects it needs to take care of and a budget deficit of about $2.8 million. City manager Mike Tvenge ran through a list of the city’s needs that the revenue generated by the increased cap could help with.
“Our department directors have submitted lists of building repairs and replacement projects, water, sewer projects, harbor repairs and replacement, vehicles, and equipment replacement. All needed within the next ten years. We cannot afford to fund these needs with our current revenue. This is been deferred to a point and it’s hitting us all at once.”
The city estimates increasing the cap will generate an additional $5 million annually. Which would help with its capital projects and budget deficit.
The majority of community members who gave the council feedback on the issue at the meeting were against raising the cap. Alex Turner believes raising the cap will hurt Kodiak rather than help it.
“I just really hope you guys can see there’s nothing that’s gonna come good out of this, and just please listen. Please listen to us, this is not what we want.”
Increasing the cap wasn’t viewed negatively by everyone, though. Sarah Harrington told the council she trusts them to do the right thing and is happy to support the place she calls home.
“As a young member of the community, I want to pay more. I’m happy to live in this community. I’m lucky to live here. I love this town and I would gladly pay my fair share if you give me a chance.”
During the council’s discussion of the raise, Councilman Charlie Davidson told the audience he took no pleasure in voting for increasing the cap.
“Well, first of all, there’s not one person on this council that looks forward to seeing this ordinance pass but we’re also in the position to see the amount of decrease in the funding that supports our local government through the state and feds. And it’s a lot, a lot.”
The final tally of the vote to raise the sales tax cap was 5 to 1. Councilman Rich Walker voted against. He said the hike was too dramatic. At the end of the meeting, Councilman Gabe Saravia said the council made the right decision even though some may not like it.
“As difficult to raise taxes. As difficult to do anything controversial. But at least [the] city council showed today that we do our job to maintain the quality of life in Kodiak.”
After raising the cap, the council also unanimously passed an ordinance making rent in Kodiak above $750 exempt from the city’s sales tax.


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The Oculusprime Java Server Application includes the RED5 Streaming Media Server and the Apache Tomcat web server. The following project creation instructions are for the Eclipse IDE; instructions for IntelliJ IDEA are not included here, but are quite similar.
While the application itself is intended to run only on Linux, you can develop in Windows, OS X, or Linux, and copy the generated
.class files to Linux for testing.
Creating the Project In Eclipse
You need to be using the 64-bit version of Eclipse (so you’ll need a 64-bit JVM 7).
Download the Oculus Prime Server package from xaxxon.com/oculusprime/download, and unpack.
Go into the ‘
oculusPrime/webapps’ folder and delete the entire ‘
oculusPrime’ sub-folder. Then, from within the ‘
oculusPrime/webapps’ folder, do:
git clone https://github.com/xaxxontech/oculusPrime.git
Now open Eclipse, setting ‘
oculusPrime/webapps’ as the working directory, and go to the workbench. Create a new ‘Java Project’ and give it the project name ‘oculusPrime’ (case sensitive). Click ‘finish’.
Right click on the root of the project tree ‘oculusPrime’ in the Package Explorer, and go to ‘properties.’
Under the ‘Source’ tab, set the ‘default output folder’ to ‘
Under the ‘Libraries’ tab, click ‘Add External JARs’ then navigate to the root ‘
oculusPrime’ folder you downloaded, and link the files
'red5-service.jar'. Also link these files within the
Then, download the file servlet-api.jar, save it anywhere, and link that as an external jar as well.
Also, link all the files under
Highlights of the application class structure is as follows:
- oculusPrime.Application is the main entry point to the Server. The underlying Tomcat/Red5 structure launches this first on startup. This class uses Red5 methods to communicate with the Flash plugin via RTMP socket connection. The Flash plugin running in the robot web browser captures and compresses the live video stream, which is served up to Flash clients running in remote browsers (or Air clients on mobile devices). Text commands are also transmitted through this channel.
- oculusPrime.PlayerCommands enumerates all of the valid commands described in the Oculus Prime Command Reference
- oculusPrime.State enumerates the state variables as described in Oculus Prime State Variables
- oculusPrime.commport package contains classes that deal directly with serial port hardware commands and messages (specifically, the Xaxxon Power and MALG motor controller PCBs).
- oculusPrime.Settings including ‘
GuiSettings.java’ and ‘
ManualSettings.java’ contain default settings values and manipulation methods.
- developer – the various developer packages contain experimental code and tools, that are typically disabled in the application unless the setting ‘
developer’ is set to true.
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Despite the repeated claims by some groups that voter fraud is rampant, the only major study of the issue found little evidence that extensive fraud problems actually exist.
Some groups, such as “True the Vote” are using software to search for and challenge voter registrations, but their methods have incorrectly identified a significant number of eligible voters as being “ineligible to vote.”
WHY WE SHOULD CARE
There is no significant evidence that such voter fraud exists, but there is significant evidence that these overzealous efforts to purge ineligible voters will ultimately disenfranchise eligible voters.
OUR TIME OPINION
Without evidence of significant voter fraud problems, we should not be aggressively challenging so many eligible voters.


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Movie trailer for Saving Mr. Banks with Tom Hanks in the role of Walt Disney.
Tom Hanks is playing Walt Disney in the new film "Saving Mr. Banks" about the making of the film "Mary Poppins" and Disney released its first trailer for the film.
The signature mustache sits well on Hanks' mug as he acts opposite Emma Thompson, playing author P.L Travers, who penned a series of children's books about English nanny Marry Poppins.
The film also stars Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak as Richard and Robert Sherman, who penned the songs to the iconic film, that was released in 1964.
The trailer (embedded above) can also be seen at http://video.disney.com/embed/4e130be70eb618c738ea079f
The film is slated to debut in December 2013.
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Three-dimensional force analysis of finger tendons and joints in isometric hand functions was formulated as a statically indeterminate problem. This problem was solved adjunctly by the permutation-combination technique and the method of linear programming. Optimal solutions were compared with those produced by the permutation-combination technique and justified based on clinical and physiologic assessments. The results obtained are within the expected range and the muscle force distribution coincides with the data established in previous EMG studies and muscle volume analyses. The validity of the technique used and its potential applications to force analysis of the entire human hand in various functional configurations were considered.
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A team of scientists from 19 countries will set off for the Arctic on Friday, aiming to freeze their ship into the polar ice for a year to research the changing climate. Aboard the massive icebreaker Polarstern, belonging to Germany’s Alfred Wegener polar and marine research institute, researchers hope to glean new understanding of the region.
— MOSAiC Expedition (@MOSAiCArctic) September 20, 2019
The 140 million-euro ($155 million) mission will study the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, ecosystem and natural processes — looking to build a picture of how climate change is affecting the region and the entire world.
A fleet of four icebreakers from Russia, China and Sweden, as well as aeroplanes and helicopters, will resupply the ship and rotate crew members in and out.
“No other region of the world has warmed as quickly as the Arctic in the past decades,” mission leader and atmospheric scientist Markus Rex said on the “Mosaic” (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) website.
“At the beginning of this year, we had an extreme case where the central Arctic was warmer than in Germany,” Rex added. “It’s almost the epicentre of global warming. At the same time, we know little about this region so far.” He warned: “We won’t be able to accurately predict our climate if we don’t have reliable forecasts for the Arctic.”
150 Days of Darkness
The Polarstern will set off from Tromso, Norway and then moor to a huge iceberg before drifting for almost a year through the central polar region — the ice freezing at least 1.5 metres (five feet) thick around it as winter draws in. A fleet of four icebreakers from Russia, China and Sweden, as well as aeroplanes and helicopters, will resupply the ship and rotate crew members in and out.
A team of scientists from 19 countries will set off for the Arctic on Friday, aiming to freeze their ship into the polar ice for a year to research the changing climate.
But while the expedition has been eight years in the making, its 2,500-kilometre (1,550 mile) journey through temperatures as low as minus degrees 45 Celsius (minus 49 Fahrenheit) and 150 days and nights of darkness will be unpredictable. Once frozen in place, the Polarstern itself will remain home to all the expedition members — around 100 people at any one time.
Around it, a miniature city of science will spring up on the ice, divided into sections to keep the different researchers’ experiments from interfering with one another. One will provide a launching spot for underwater robots investigating the world below the ice and the seafloor, while another will be the base for investigating the ice and snow and how they interact with air and water.
The expedition will be the largest of its kind and will transform our view of the Arctic and give us a better understanding of all the physical and biological processes at play in this remote part of the world #MOSAiCexpedition @Marlboroughsw3 pic.twitter.com/WnPH2DNIb0
— Michel Tsamados (@micheltsamados) September 21, 2019
A third section focuses on study of the seawater itself, with a heated tent keeping samples above freezing point, while still another will bristle with sensor masts and tethered balloons probing the atmosphere. The runway and a network of sensors spreading up to 50 kilometres from the ship complete the picture — as well as a team of at least six lookouts on “polar bear watch”.
AFP with additional input by GVS News Desk.


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|The Lord Milner Hotel, Matjiesfontein, built in 1899, became|
a British military hospital during the Anglo-Boer War.
Founded in 1884 by the Scottish railwayman-turned-entrepreneur James Douglas Logan, Matjiesfontein was transformed from a small railway halt in the middle of nowhere to an outpost of the British Empire visited by the rich and famous. These included Olive Schreiner, who lived in the town for two years, Rudyard Kipling, Lord Randolph Churchill, Cecil Rhodes as well as, during the Anglo-Boer War, high-ranking British Army officers such as Roberts and Haig.
Reston, in the parish of Coldingham, was a busy railway station and junction, an ideal spot for a railwayman's beginnings. In all likelihood, the birth entry for a James Logan dated 26 November 1857, to parents James Logan (railway labourer) and Elizabeth nee Dunn, is the relevant record. The precise place of birth is given as Muirmontrig (a small village in the parish of Coldingham - Reston was in the same parish). In 1861 the Logan family were still in Coldingham parish, James then aged 4. His father's occupation was unchanged.
It seems James junior followed in his father's footsteps, working for North British Rail before emigrating to South Africa. He had intended going to Australia, but fate took a hand: the ship he sailed on was wrecked and Logan remained at the Cape where he found work as a porter at the Cape Town railway station. He rose to the position of District Superintendant in the Cape Government Railways but other opportunities beckoned. After gaining some experience in the hotel trade, he bought land in an unlikely area over 200 kilometres north of Cape Town and developed his 'paradise in a desert': Matjiesfontein.
David Rawdon bought the entire town in the late 1960s and it was declared a National Monument in 1979.
Photos of Matjiesfontein courtesy of Syd Oram


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Former Obama administration official, Evelyn Farkas is trying to walk back what she said on MSNBC's Morning Joe Show" when she essentially spilled the beans about the Obama administration's gathering of intelligence on the Trump campaign.
"I was urging my former colleagues..,.,"
"I had a fear..."
Farkas in her initial interview was very specific in her use of pronouns ("I"). It should also be noted that she left the administration in 2015. That raises the question of who she was getting her information from.
This woman needs to be put under oath.


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I’ve tried a couple of times to start today, but nothing comes close to conveying the feelings and memories. Today was the highlight of our trip and I’ll let the video and pictures speak for themselves. Thanks so much to Big E for making this happen and being such a wonderful human being!
Be assured that the day was filled with music, laughter and fun 😉
I was nervous when we were going to the Cascade stage. But when iI got there it was fine. I had to wake up early. It was the time I was wating for I GOT TO PLAY AT NWSS!!!! When I was playing Lonesome Fiddle Blues with Big E and Allie there was a good rush in me and all my camp neighbours were there and Nathan.


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To hear Boston city councilors tell it, they face a looming deadline for completing the once-a-decade redistricting process — one that justifies the rushed vote councilors now expect to take next week on a set of new maps.
“Sadly we don’t have a whole lot of time to discuss this. In times past, they deliberated on these discussions for a good 18 months. And I think we’re really just getting into this very important conversation in a very short timeline,” said Councilor Liz Breadon at a redistricting meeting earlier this month.
Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who led the redistricting process before Breadon, had characterized early November as the “drop-dead” deadline.
But that’s simply not true, and the council’s push to pass the maps so quickly is a mistake. In fact, there is no upcoming legal deadline that justifies rushing the kinds of important discussions that Breadon said were needed. And considering the uproars over race and neighborhood cohesion that the process has already sparked, there’s good reason for the city to hit pause before finalizing maps that will be in force for a decade.
Drawing maps is complex under the best of circumstances, forcing lawmakers to weigh competing demands to keep neighborhoods together while creating opportunities for communities of color to have political power. It was made more complicated in Boston in August after City Council President Ed Flynn removed Arroyo from his role leading the redistricting.
Five different proposals have circulated in the council, the Globe reported earlier this month, and it’s still not clear exactly what map councilors will be voting on.
Deb O’Malley, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Bill Galvin, said that state law imposed no deadline on the city. Wrapping up the redistricting process soon “may be a political concern, but it’s not a legal concern.” A memo from the city’s law department concurred, finding that “there is no express statutory deadline in 2022″ for the council to finish redistricting. While that memo said it would be “prudent” for the council to finish this fall, the fact is that candidates can’t take out papers to run until the spring anyway.
Indeed, the supposed deadline of Nov. 7 mostly serves to protect the the incumbent councilors themselves. That’s because under the city charter, candidates for City Council need to have lived in the district for a full year to run for a district council office. And if the redistricting results in any incumbent councilors living in the same new districts as colleagues, they want time to establish residence in a new part of the city.
But the convenience of nine Bostonians isn’t a good enough reason to short-circuit the process for the other 650,000.
There’s another reason to pause: The way the council has handled the process thus far practically invites a lawsuit. Councilors originally planned to vote on a map this week but postponed after a complaint that they had violated the open meeting law. That complaint asked the council to hold at least five “properly noticed” hearings across the city, which seems like a reasonable request.
Longer term, there’s no way for councilors to draw their own legislative maps that won’t at least appear self-serving. And as a matter of principle, politicians shouldn’t get to pick their constituents. In other jurisdictions, independent commissions have proven a good way to handle redistricting, and that’s something Boston should consider for the next redistricting after the 2030 census.
In the meantime, Mayor Michelle Wu should veto any City Council map that’s sent to her without the public process that residents deserve and send it back to the council for the kind of debate that councilors themselves have acknowledged hasn’t happened.
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First the government abolished the cess acts and cesses in the name of GST, then it started abolishing the welfare fund acts on the pretext of subsuming them under the relevant labour codes. The employers in these industries would no longer have to cough up money to pay these cesses to meet the welfare schemes of the workers
“We have no other economic demands on the table. The 4 lakh workers from 42 state-owned ordnance factories, DRDO units, all the Military Engineering Service (MES) centres and Army Station Workshops are challenging the government at the policy level. Put an end to privatising defence production. In a sense, the strike is historic. This is for the first time that all the civilian employees under the Department of Defence have come together for a strike action. Earlier workers of only some ordnance production units used to come together.”
Caste-based discrimination and resultant socioeconomic disadvantage is therefore more fundamental a problem than simple economic disadvantage, and it’s the former that reservation has been constitutionally mandated to address. Economic disadvantage is usually a consequence of a vulnerability, and thus it is that vulnerability which needs to be tackled for effective poverty alleviation, which is exactly what the drafters of the Indian Constitution had understood to be the purpose of reservation.
When governments, both central and state, are not tolerating genuine criticism of governmental actions, and the courts are not doing much to protect the freedom of expression, a recent judgment by the Kerala High Court introduces a fresh breeze in an otherwise tense environment, where the voices of only some kinds of majorities are being entertained, while voices of minorities are being suppressed. Also, the judgment goes a long away in furthering the labour rights of employees, to express their opinion, even if it amounts to criticism of their employer or superiors.
As per the 2013 Act, the definition of sexual harassment (Section 2(n)) is hinged at “unwelcome” acts, whether directly or by implication, which may include any physical contact and advances; a demand or request for sexual favours, making sexually coloured remarks; or showing pornography, or any other verbal or non verbal conduct of sexual nature.
The 45th session of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC), had recommended that all scheme workers should be recognised as ‘workers’ and not as ‘volunteers’ or ‘honorary workers’, should be paid minimum wages and they should get all statutory benefits like pension, gratuity, DA, earned leave, medical leave, and maternity benefits, including child care leave, life and health insurance, etc.
#MeToo is a scream for help as well as a call to action — by women from all walks of life, united in their demand to end rape culture in general and sexual harassment at workplace in particular. The #MeToo tracker is a collation of all the names that have been accused of sexual harassment so far in India in the wake of the 2018 movement.
The rare sight that Delhi witnessed on September 5, with workers, peasants and the farmers marching decisively demanding a fair share in the growing economy of the country, is a cry for help. They are demanding implementation of MSP in accordance with the Swaminathan Committee report, irrigation facility as well as loan waivers. Workers are demanding better conditions and salaries. But it’s also a war cry. The present ruling government has been sent an ultimatum before the 2019 general elections. Will things change?
This part analyses the judicial biases manifest in legalising the ‘gender’ wage gap through perverse logic that has held patriarchal inequalities as the ‘intelligible’ differentia for ‘reasonable’ classification to premise further inequality in treatment and work/service conditions. It critically analyses the jurisprudence in this regard so far and leaves us pining as we often do, for nothing short of normative, structural overhauls in society to bolster law enforcement.


(Nashville, Tenn. – November 20, 2013) – Streamsound recording artist Jaida Dreyer will have another song featured in the hit television series, Nashville, airing on Nov. 20. The song, “Dreams,” will be performed by Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere).
Dreyer is no stranger to the music of Nashville, as her track, “This Town,” was featured on the show in late October. “Dreams,” is a haunting ballad of the ongoing struggle many artists face as they achieve their dreams of fame in Music City.
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Hello Share Planters. Here I am again, risking a commendation to look at the shares of one of the major British banks. This time Lloyds (LLOY) seems to me a worthwhile proposition. I am heavily over-exposed to this lot, so I personally hope so.
Last week, the company issued first quarter figures for 2017 which were rather good, showing improved profits of £2.1 billion. And that’s no mean feat when interest rates are still so low. Charging more for the money they loan is a big chunk of banking profits.
Most of Lloyds stock which has been owned by the government is no longer owned by the government. It’s less than 2% now. And Whitehall’s sale of shares to private owners loosens state fetters. And the big City always likes to see that.
Lloyds has been cutting costs like billy-oh. Also, I’ve been saying since the big bank crashes of 2008 that lessons must have been learned by now. While all those PPI claims must be drying up. Even so, Lloyds had put a lot of cash by to withstand further knocks in that direction and eventually much of that unused cash will probably be returned to shareholders.
It’s rather ironic that analysts at a rival British bank, Barclays (BARC) have increased their target price for LLoyds to 77p. Currently it’s tickling 70p.
The P/E ratio I have is 23.84 which is rather high, but there is a reasonable dividend at 3.4%. I think we can expect that to rise to 5% fairly soon.
The current big cheese at Lloyds, Antonio the mighty, seems a good chap to have at the helm. He is promising a simpler bank with less risk to shareholders. So if you can hold your nose when the word ‘ bank’ is mentioned, this seems like a reasonable buy to me, with a decent dividend return to suggest it as a longer term member of your portfolio.
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The Beam Width Control can be adjusted in two ways: A narrow mode bundles the sound to create a directed spot of ultimate sound experience by minimizing the interference of side wall reflections. While the wide mode opens the listening area up to fill the room with its whole range of complex sound.
Besides wireless connectivity, the intuitive touch user interface on top enables an easy operation directly at the speaker, which makes it the first of its kind in this category.