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The ‘Personal Safety Zone’ showcases a realistic and interactive experience that explores potential dangers that young people and kids may face as they grow up and gain more independence. The new zone deals with peer pressure, coercion, knife crime and county lines and aims to teach children about current risks, what they can do to avoid them and keep themselves and their friends safe.
Speaking about the new zone, CEO Elaine Stephenson said, “Children at a younger age are increasingly being coerced into drug dealing and being groomed into other criminal activity both offline and online. Warning Zone works with 10 and 11 year-olds, educating them in interactive ways on current risks and keeping themselves and their friends safe. Our new Personal Safety Zone addresses resilience to coercion, county lines, knife crime, unhealthy relationships and what to do if you’re in these situations.
“This zone has been developed in partnership with schools, our volunteers, the VRN (Violence Reduction Network), OPCC (Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner), the Police’s Child Criminal Coercion team, Leicestershire County Council Safe Housing, the Ben Kinsella Trust, the Museum for Justice Nottingham, and Juice – the design company which very generously gave their time, expertise and creativity to make the concept and ideas work in practice. A massive thank you to you all.
“We are opening up more volunteering opportunities, so if you would like to be part of the movement to make our next generation safer, email email@example.com and we’ll get you in for an induction.”
The Commissioner commended the new zone by saying, “I am always hugely impressed whenever I visit Warning Zone but was particularly impressed at how many issues were covered in such a short space of time during this new zone. Everyone at Warning Zone and Juice has done a brilliant job, and I thank them for their efforts and dedication. My office and I are proud to provide some funding for Warning Zone’s projects.
“Crime is constantly changing, and children and young people must be aware of their vulnerabilities. I’m pleased to see that yet again Warning Zone has proven itself capable of renewal and is keeping ahead of the curve when it comes to issues like county lines and knife crime that exploits and affects so many young people.
“It is clear that Warning Zone’s value is not only realism and effectiveness but also its reach. Schools from all over Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are utilising this resource and I would encourage any school who hasn’t yet been to arrange to come and see Warning Zone. The education that pupils receive is second to none, and that is the first step in preventing exploitation and crime.”
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom), in its monthly report released by Peter Aghahowa, the commission’s Spokesman, disclosed that Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in the country have invested ₦1.49 trillion in Treasury Bills.
PenCom also disclosed that the PFAs have invested ₦4.22 trillion in Federal Government’s bonds, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) got ₦10.91 billion; Sukuk bonds, ₦53.15 billion; and green bonds, ₦6.96 billion.
“State government securities gulped ₦154.43 billion, while corporate bonds were ₦400.45 billion with corporate infrastructure bonds amounting to ₦7.33 billion, even as banks gulped ₦849.09 billion.
“Others include commercial papers, ₦116.76 billion and real estate properties, ₦226.64 billion and supranational bonds, ₦6.67 billion.
“Open and close end funds, ₦12.18 billion; mutual funds, ₦21.29 billion; private equity fund ₦38.57 billion; infrastructure fund, ₦16.07 billion; other assets ₦24.56 billion and Reits, ₦9.10 billion.” the commission said.
According to the commission, the total sum invested in Federal Government’s securities by PFAs stood at ₦5.78trn out of ₦8.33 trillion pension assets as at August.
“The investment represents 69.30 per cent of ₦8.33 trillion pension assets,” the commission said.
The commission, in the monthly report, also reclassified the pension assets according to the new structures, namely; 1, 11, 111 and 1V multi-fund structures.
“Fund I has ₦4.55 billion; Fund II, ₦3.69 trillion; Fund III ₦1.96 trillion and Fund IV ₦619.59 billion.
“It noted that Closed Pension Fund Administrators Fund (CPFAs) is ₦1.08 trillion and Existing Schemes (ES) ₦957.50 billion,” it said.
Nairametrics had reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was scheduled to hold a Treasury Bills (T-Bills) Primary Market Auction (PMA) on 18th of October, 2018.
It would be offering ₦5.8billion, ₦29.24billion and ₦112billion for 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day maturity periods respectively.
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The CBN selects the bids that fall below the accepted marginal rates. The marginal rate is the minimum average rate for bids submitted within a bid window.
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Technological applications to residential building life are becoming more prevalent, and in some cases, they’ve even become more affordable than in the past. An “intelligent” building is able to monitor its environmental, mechanical, and lighting (among other) systems, through a computerized network of electronic devices. Maintenance, communications, security, and other residential building functions are now being handled by these new systems, whose upgraded operations are helping building personnel do their jobs more effectively.
State-of-the-art gadgets do everything from moderating the building’s heating/air conditioning systems to managing all of the window blinds of a unit to provide optimal light. Technological improvements also are lessening the energy use of buildings, by running systems more efficiently and more cheaply. Some of these tools don’t require large-scale renovations. Wireless technology is increasingly being used to upgrade buildings.
Some of these technologies will make residents more comfortable, says Steve Kuehn, a spokesman for Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. in Buffalo Grove, Ill. “Wireless thermostats can go into a room that’s usually cool, and residents can adjust the thermostats,” he says.
New Systems Provide Savings
Residents can begin to learn about building technology by attending trade shows, or by reading magazines and other industry-related publications. In addition, they can consult with groups such as the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA), the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), or the National Apartment Association (NAA), all of which have New York chapters. The Internet should be an integral part of any search for info on building innovations, and a resident can begin by doing a search on building management software.
AutomatedBuildings.com is a good source for information on the operation of large office buildings and hospitals, but there is some crossover in the technology. Ken Sinclair is editor/owner of AutomatedBuildings.com, a 10-year-old web publication located in Vancouver Island, Canada. Sinclair says he’s seen the movement of many building functions to online operations, making what were once personnel-intensive tasks the province of Internet-based help. “We’ve been tracking the movement of whole functions to web-based businesses,” Sinclair says.
BuildingLink.com, LLC, a seven-year-old web-based business in Long Island City, is one example of the trend. The company helps to collect, store, and distribute information for buildings, and serves 450 buildings in New York, New Jersey, and eight other states. BuildingLink helps buildings with recurring tasks, like sending the correct paperwork for work orders to all of the parties responsible, such as the building manager or an exterminator. The firm also gives residents access to community-related information, including work order forms and meeting schedules.
“We provide easy to use work order technology, and solutions for recurring tasks, such as preventative maintenance,” says Fran Besdin, marketing manager of BuildingLink.com. “If you’re a maintenance person, and something goes wrong in the middle of the night, you can enter the info into the system.”
BuildingLink provides a package delivery system (which also does pick-ups), that notifies the doorman or resident of the package to be dropped off or picked up.
When a crane recently collapsed on a building in New York City, the communications system that BuildingLink provided was essential to residents of the building and surrounding buildings that weren’t hit by the crane, Besdin explains. “The only people who knew when they could get back into their building were people from BuildingLink buildings,” she says.
Such technology can provide savings to a building in the event of a catastrophe, Besdin explains. One of BuildingLink’s clients had a major fire, and because every work order for the repairs was time-stamped, the building got an additional $8,000 from the insurance company. “They got it because they documented all of the work they did,” Besdin says.
Siemens Building Technologies has been involved with wireless technology for years, says Kuehn. “One of the coolest innovations is the introduction of wireless controls for HVAC systems,” he says. “We’ve pioneered wireless mesh technology that allows for more sophisticated control systems. It allows a building with a dated system to upgrade for better control, and for lower energy costs.”
U.S. Energy Group is a Fresh Meadows, N.Y.-based company that sells various systems to monitor and efficiently operate buildings. Even older buildings with dated systems can benefit from available technology, says Dan Margulies, the company’s chief operating officer. “We install indoor temperature sensors, and software to allow owners/managers to set different temperatures at different times of the day,” Margulies explains. For buildings of 10-12 stories, sensors are placed in the top floor apartments, and in the apartments on one other floor.
“Much of the latest technology in buildings systems is wireless, says Scott Jordan, a systems consultant for Piscataway, N.J.-based Electronics Design Group. Jordan says buildings are finding these systems attractive because they are economical.
U.S. Energy Group offers USE Manager, an energy management system for buildings. The online monitoring program allows a building manager, a super or on-site maintenance personnel to have access to heating system and fuel use information for a building. With the system, users can create alerts for maintenance and repair. The system can notify managers, supers, or their pre-assigned vendors, of critical conditions. Staff will be informed if under-heating or over-heating occurs, or if hot water temperature problems happen, or if the other problems happen.
With USE Manager, an efficiency alert is triggered when the building’s boiler has been running for a long, possibly inordinate, amount of time. The long boiler run-time alert is triggered when a building falls into the highest 20 percent of longest running boilers in buildings. The system also has a fuel gauge alert that double-checks deliveries to prevent “short” oil deliveries, as well as providing low fuel warnings. The system allows managers to track inventory, track daily fuel use and compare fuel use to other periods. From systems that limit energy consumption during different times of the day, to whole-building monitoring systems, technologies are out there that can help a building’s bottom line.
More Valuable Properties
Innovations available to homeowners and large residential buildings are becoming more sought after, because of the value that they bring to a home. High fuel costs have increased interest in energy costs, which has driven sales of new technology. “We’re starting to see marketing of complexes because they’re greener than others,” Sinclair says. “People want to be involved with environmentally correct projects. They’ll pay a premium for that.”
Some homes are equipped with astronomical time-clocks, which are pre-set to close window shades 10 minutes prior to sunrise, and at other times of the day, to protect interior design, furniture, and artwork. Such a system also can also reduce energy costs for an apartment, by helping to reduce over-heating and under-heating of the building.
“Even a 50-year-old building could benefit [from a retrofit of its system],” Kuehn says, noting that such buildings’ owners could get a loan to do the work, based upon improvements that will lower the building’s energy use. “You could be looking at a savings of 30 to 40 percent.”
Technological improvements also can reduce a building’s operating expenses, which will add value to each unit in the building. “If you have lower maintenance costs, that certainly adds value,” Margulies says. “If the apartments are comfortable and not over-heated, that also adds value.”
Web-based tools streamline operations, Besdin says. “There’s time efficiency, and you can also go paperless. When you save time, you save money,” she says.
It’s important for building software to be compatible with other software. U.S. Energy Group is designing its software so that in the future, clients with the company’s equipment will be able to integrate other programs to use the equipment, Margulies says.
The upgrading of a building’s boiler, windows, or all of its dishwashers, sometimes can be made more attractive by government incentives. The U.S. Department of Energy offers many rebates for consumers that install Energy Star windows and appliances, such as refrigerators and dishwashers. LEED certification is another way for a building to benefit from capital improvements.
The idea of building green is catching on, Sinclair says. People can see how good these buildings are for the environment… It’s about taking an iconic building and not smashing it, but making it better,” he says.
Such improvements can be attractive to potential buyers of units in a building, Kuehn notes. “The reliability and efficiency of a building will be more attractive to a potential buyer,” he says. “Maintenance costs in such a building will be lower, and utilities will be lower.”
Installing a new system in a residential building is not necessarily a costly, time-consuming job. With U.S. Energy’s Energy Management system, a building will get a package that includes a boiler-control system; an HVAC functions monitoring system; and a thermostat system. An installation of the system takes a day, Margulies says. The lengthiest part of the job is getting access to apartments to install enough wireless sensors.
On The Horizon
Some systems, such as demand-response systems and co-generation will become more attractive to more building managers and more board members. And building operations are likely to go online even more than they have. The fact that residential buildings are marketed on the Internet is a relatively recent change, Sinclair says.
“Our first article said that every building would have a web address,” Sinclair says. “Anything that is web-based is less resource-intensive. There’s a relationship between e-commerce and being green. With web-type management, you can have millions of square feet that only a couple of people will be looking over.”
The possibility of a building consuming little energy from the grid also is becoming a reality for more buildings. Net Zero buildings are increasing in number, because of the convergence of high-energy costs and greater energy needs. A Net Zero building generates (annually speaking) all of its own power. Most commonly, such a building creates its own power through photovoltaic panels on the roof, which sometimes will create excess power that is transferred back to the grid. Sinclair says that such buildings are the future of residential living.
“As energy prices continue to increase, cooperative owners need to scrutinize their energy use,” Kuehn says. “And they need to look at the control systems for chillers and boilers.” Although many building managers and boards are very environmentally-motivated, with energy costs so high, now there is a more pressing reason for buildings to look for more efficient systems in their buildings: their bottom line.
Jonathan Barnes is a freelance writer and a frequent contributor to The Cooperator and other publications.


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He participated in the work on the new transmitter building earlier in the year. Dan Gallagher joined for Saturday afternoons. He was probably a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, though his sons say he was such a consummate professional that you would never know it judging from his call-’em-as-I-see-’em reports.
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Mark Bunting joined for sports. Some of the staff at this time: Over the years, CFRB had originated coast-to-coast hockey broadcasts and employed the first pack transmitter that an announcer could strap on and broadcast a play-by-play account of a golf tournament.
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This coming weekend, CNN’s Sam Feist will distribute to his staff copies of the testimony news executives gave to Congress when they tried to explain how television networks got 2000’s disputed election so spectacularly wrong.
It’s required reading — perhaps never more than this year. Media planners are preaching caution in the face of a surge in early voting, high anxiety levels overall and a president who raises the specter of another disputed election.
“We need to prepare ourselves for a different kind of election night,” said Feist, CNN’s Washington bureau chief, “and the word I keep using is ‘patience.’”
Nearly half of people polled recently by the Pew Research Center said they intend to follow election night returns closely. It’s easy to see this year eclipsing 2008’s record of 71.5 million people who watched for results, and many will have laptops, tablets or smartphones ready for a multi-screen experience.
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Hey all! Name is Cameron, good to meet you!
You can see a lot more photos of me in this thread: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=129748
My old friend from Texas visited last week, so we did a bit of hiking around Oregon.
Hiking around Eagle Creek.
That's me trying to take a photo of a fossil I found on the rocks. Camera kept blurring...
Brooke and I on Cannon Beach.
Talking to one's plants is symptomatic of more pressing issues.
About time I posted a picture of myself, I assume.
So I have a job assistant coaching the Women's Volleyball team at the University I attend. It's the best job I could ask for, since my life is pretty much volleyball.
Here's a picture of me warming up one of the players at the national tournament a few months ago!
[QUOTE=mato77429;1062396]My old friend from Texas visited last week, so we did a bit of hiking around Oregon.
Mato, if you want to see an awsome fossil site, go to Forgarty beach just north of Depoe Bay. There is an ancient mud flow washing away on the beach with all kinds of fossils in the rock/solid mud and what looks like a huge turtle shell sticking out of the mud you can see at low tide.
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The Canadiens’ Phillip Danault had a two-word answer Saturday when asked if there had been any progress made in his contract situation.
“No talks,” he said after training-camp practice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.
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The 27-year-old centre is heading into the final season of his three-year, US$9.25-million deal with a $3.083 million salary-cap hit. While GM Marc Bergevin locked up forward Brendan Gallagher and defenceman Jeff Petry — who were also heading into the last season of their contracts — with long-term deals during the off-season, Danault still doesn’t know what the future holds for him after this upcoming season.
Danault said he is leaving the contract talks up to his agent and that he will focus on hockey.
“I have a mission this year and that’s to honour the last year of my contract with the Canadiens with pride,” said the Victoriaville native, who posted 13-34-47 totals in 71 games last season and had a team-best plus/minus rating of plus-18. Brendan Gallagher was second at plus-9.

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Happy Birthday Demi Lovato: 6 Times the Singer Aced Her Insta Looks
American singer, songwriter and actress, who made her debut as a child actress in the children's show Barney & Friends, Demi Lovato went on to become one of the most well-known singer and songwriter of the current generation.
Born on August 20, the 27-year-old singer has six studio albums to her name, all of which debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200. The albums are Don't Forget (2008), Here We Go Again (2009), Unbroken (2011), Demi (2013), Confident (2015), and Tell Me You Love Me (2017).
Lovato has numerous awards and nominations to her name, including an MTV Video Music Award, 14 Teen Choice Awards, five People's Choice Awards, and two Latin American Music Awards. She also holds one Guinness World Record, and was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2017.
An outspoken activist for several social causes, she is also quite savvy when it comes to social media and has time and again proved that she can carry of any style with ease.
On the singer's birthday, here's looking at 7 times Demi Lovato aced her Instagram looks.
Orange is the new thing
The image, from June 2019, sees Demi in an orange printed top that she paired with orange stilettos and an orange handbag. The young singer kept her hair messy for the look and finished off her style with a pair of trendy shades.
The leopard spotted bikini look
Demi Lovato set temperatures soaring with this look, sporting a two piece bikini with leopard spots and a black band running through. The singer did not accessorize save a massive danger and black shades for the sensual picture. Notably, the singer mentions in the caption that she was at her favourite place Bora Bora when the photo was clicked.
Two-toned jacked, sneakers and a new hairdo
The image from April sees the Heart Attack singer sporting a massive jacket which boasts of two predominant colours red and purple, along with a yellow sling bag and white sneakers. Taken inside an elevator, the singer reveals in the picture that she is sporting a new hairdo. The singer accessorized her look with a vintage steam-punk style shades.
The made-up eyes
Simply captioned "Love this lewk," Lovato's close up image shows her sporting huge danglers and heavily made up eyes that have glitter running down the middle. The actor sports a mute lip shade and is devoid of any other obvious makeup.
The crimson lip look
Another close up of the Give Your Heart a Break singer captioned "Happy Pride!!!" sees her sporting stark crimson lip shades along with bright blue and pink jacket and an orange tee. The singer accessorized the ‘Pride’ look with orange danglers.
The sensual white look
Sporting a white t-shirt that the singer is seen pulling up, showing off her toned midriff, Lovato's wet, unkempt look sans any accessories save for a golden bracelet, is one of the best she posted on social media and has been liked over 32 lakh times since being posted.
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World Karate Federation provisionally de-recognises Karate Association of India
The World Karate Federation has provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India with immediate effect for violating the world body's statutes during its 2019 elections.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India with immediate effect for violating the world body's statutes during its 2019 elections.
The WKF Chief Antonio Espinos informed in a letter to KAI President Hariprasad Pattanayak that the decision was taken after investigations and inquiry of the status of KAI by commissioned members. The WKF Executive Committee has decided to provisionally withdraw the recognition of KAI with immediate effect in accordance with the WKF Statutes.
The World Karate Federation made it clear that it was unhappy with the infighting within the KAI, which resulted in a "flawed" election process in January 2019.
World Karate Federation’s statement
The World Karate Federation’s letter dated June 22 read that the current management of KAI has lost its integrity and credibility and the current management is now paralysed with part of the management led by Mr. Likha Tara claiming that the office-bearers are illegally elected, part of the management claiming control and part of the management proposing to reinstate Bharat Sharma as Vice President.
The WKF stated that it does not seem possible for the Karate Association of India to resolve the differences and issues amicable in the foreseeable future. Instead, the WKF commission is convinced that the internal struggle will escalate further and the involvement of external bodies is imminent, with potential interferences in the autonomy of the National Federation.
The WKF has, however, given the Karate Association of India the option of appealing against the de-recognition within 21 days. The WKF letter stated that the appeal can be presented before the Disciplinary and Legal Commission within 21 days following the notification of provisional affiliation or disaffiliation decision by the Executive Committee or the final affiliation or disaffiliation decision by the Congress.
What will happen next?
The provisional disaffiliation of the Karate Association of India will be submitted for ratification before its Congress at its next meeting. During the meeting, the KAI will be given an opportunity to express its view concerning its disaffiliation of WKF.
With provisional de-recognition, the Karate Association of India will no longer be entitled to the rights reserved only to WKF members, including participating in WKF events, using the WKF logo and name and represent the WKF in India.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had also disaffiliated the Karate Association of India in January 2020 for violating its constitution and guidelines. The key issue is the KAI elections, which took place in January 2019 with no presence of an observer from the IOA. There have been allegations that the process was not valid. Arunachal Karate Do Association (AKA) president Likha Tara was elected as the president of the Karate Association of India in January 2019. He was holding the post of vice president of the association before that.


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The School District of Holmen in Wisconsin is planning to eventually supply all of its asparagus needs after an asparagus garden planted at the district’s high school reaches maturity. Future Farmers of America (FFA) students planted 1,500 asparagus roots in mid August in the plot at the high school.
”Our hope is that in 3 years, when the asparagus reaches maturity, we will be able to supply our entire district with fresh asparagus,” says Nutrition Services Supervisor Michael Gasper, who developed the idea in conjunction with Agriscience teacher Roger King, who also advises the FFA students.
Earlier this year, Holmen won a Best Concept Award from Food Management in the Best Special Event category for its Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, which served chicken made from birds raised by the district’s FFA students.
Holmen also already has a robust school garden program that supplies district cafeterias with various produce items, including hydroponic lettuce that was served with the chicken dinner.
Contact Mike Buzalka at [email protected]

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When we wander aimlessly around the beautiful little village of Culross in south Fife, lying on the north bank of the Forth estuary, it is easy to think that life here was always idyllic and easy. Life here might be easy nowadays, but in the days of the industrial revolution in Scotland, this was a place of hard toil and sweat, what with its coal mining, salt panning and iron foundries.
During the 16th and 17th Centuries, this town was a centre of the coal mining industry. Sir George Bruce of Carnock, who built the splendid 'Palace' of Culross, established here in 1575 the very first coal mine in the World to extend under the sea, the mine being prevented from flooding by an ingenious mechanism of an endless chain of buckets driven by horse-power.
The town also had a busy harbour through which it traded with other local and distant ports. In fact, coal was exported to Europe and again, while we marvel at the lovely red pan-tiled roofs of the houses in Culross and other Fife villlages, these roof tiles were yet another product of the coal industry: ships carrying coal to Europe required ballast to steady them on their return journey and cheap red clay roof tiles from Holland provided the answer and were quickly snapped up for roofing the workers' houses.
This is Tanhouse Brae in Culross, a little narrow meandering street which leads up to Culross Church and the ruins of Culross Abbey of which I shall try to upload another picture later.
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npecanhuk (78921) 2012-05-11 16:49
Attractive and lovely picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are all excellent photo qualities here!
TFS - congrats,
mirosu (16273) 2012-05-11 21:23
Great photo! Excelent composition with the houses around turning road in the middle. I like the color saturation, very good light and the excellent contrast between the colorful houses and the blue sky. Great work in making the photo pop with the usage of colors and contrast. Well doneJohn.
macjake (73061) 2012-05-11 21:28
beauty of a scene here.
I really enjoy the old style of chimney, adds alot of charm to the already charming homes.
all the small details add up to big things...the chimney, the rooftops, the textures walls, the stones around the window frames and the colors.
not much else you could have asked for.
love the scene.
enjoy the weekend
vishaal (1042) 2012-05-11 22:03
Good morning John,
An excellent photo, showing us this beautiful street with colorful houses. The cobbled street is looking wonderful in the FG.Very charming.. YOu have chosen a very good POV and there is wonderful light. Well done !
besnard (57256) 2012-05-11 22:53
Des couleurs bien saturées qui mettent en valeur ces vieilles maisons colorées. On aurait envie de découvrir ce qu'il y a en haut de la petite rue.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
emka (107795) 2012-05-11 22:53
Hi John, We had wonderful weather during a long weekend (it lasted nine days) and I see you also had a blue sky. The colours are awesome here. From all your Culross photos I like most this one. This narrow street is delightful. The tiny houses ion bright colours look like taken from the fairy tale. Have a great weekend
golus (2893) 2012-05-11 23:06
I'm reading a novel from George Orwell titled "The Road to Wigan Pier" nowadays. I'm totally enthrilled by the appalling working conditions of the miners back in 1930s. He also covers the hardship describing the aspects of daily life, food, housing and unemployment. That's why I got a strong empathy to your contribution. Viewing your picture and reading your notes with these in mind, I'm very impressed. A great contribution, thanks and best wishes,
MJR (3360) 2012-05-11 23:45
I have had to rewrite this - I have just put my glasses on ! What I was going to say these colours are scarcely credible. But for knowing you to be beyond such things I would have said they were - incredible. But my glasses have brought it all into focus, and controlled the blurring of the palette.
This is, now I see it properly, wonderful. Your trademark precision, composition, use of the road's perspective to pull us in, tehnical perfection, and of course your total integrity vis a vis colour - Beautiful.
And your note, marvellous. I thought you might have slipped 'scavaig around' Culross into your first sentence, but no.
You have put Culross firmly on my to do list, perfect for when I get to 'do' Fife. If you could tell when I can expect such brilliant weather, I will be on my way...
mohammad_H (10126) 2012-05-11 23:50
چشم نواز و زیبا از خانه های قدیمی
بکارگیری رنگهای گوناگون و جذاب وگرم
نگاه دوربین تا انتهای خیابان ودر پس زمینه اسمان ابی
وضوح بسیار خوب و مدیریت نور
Eye-catching and beautiful old houses
Using bright colors and attractive warm
Camera at the end of the street and sky-blue background
Very good sharpness and light management
jjcordier (79297) 2012-05-12 0:02
Très belle photo de cette très jolie rue et de ses maisons très colorées. Belle composition et superbe lumière.
Royaldevon (43931) 2012-05-12 0:47
Good Morning John,
Such beautiful sunshine and we have been suffering torrential downpours!
The lovely, warm coloured facades make this shot so welcoming and we have a real willingness to follow the tempting lane, as it curves mysteriously into the distance. I like the contrasting textures and wonder why they have had to cover such an ancient, characterful surface with tarmac!
Excellent, sharp details of altered doorways and first floor entrances complete this very pleasing shot.
Have a lovely w/e,
SnapRJW (31629) 2012-05-12 0:51
Hello John - A fascinating note to accompany a very attractive shot. Somehow the little painted cottages seem far removed from their humble origins so proudly they stand under a bright cloudless sky. This village looks to be full of charm and great photographic opportunities and here you present the charm perfectly well. I look forward to seeing more from this location! Warm regards rosemary
rbassin (24343) 2012-05-12 1:31
Une ruelle bien photographiée, on ressent bien la courbe marquée par les maisons et la route.
Les couleurs et l'architecture des maisons sont intéressantes
ourania (51103) 2012-05-12 1:35
a brilliant picture from and excellent point of view that enhances the superb depth and perspective provided by the rows of houses on both sides of the road. The upward view to the subtle curve, to the point that quite a few cuves meet, actually, reaching very close to the sky, offers an elegant dynamism and is delightful to follow. I love the rich bright colours of the left side and the sky contrasting superbly with the dull colours and the shadows of the right side and the road. Light management is masterful and the precise capture of textures enlivens the picture and reinforces our perception of the place. The bright colours and delightful atmosphere make an intriguing and challenging contrast with the history of this neighbourhood and town. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great weekend,
brianmcc (6221) 2012-05-12 1:37
such a wonderful view of this qaint little street. your viewpoint looking up the street is wonderful taking in so much of the characteristic architecture. the clours of the houses are so well saturated and appealing to the viewer. the blue sky contrasts the buildings superbly. the image has a fantastic timeless quality to it with the absence of cars, street signs, tv aerials and the like.
timecapturer (49288) 2012-05-12 3:19
what a beautiful shot! The colours and light here are magnificent and so strong. Love the composition and the wonderful use of sun and shade to give depth and entice us into the image. Gorgeous textured walls and pin sharpness make this a real quality execution and presentation. Love it!
Have a splendid weekend - Brian.
dta (82960) 2012-05-12 6:38
Hello John ,
What a picturesque village ! The old houses are really charming , but what is the most striking is the red color of the walls and tills , and teh contrast with the perfect blue sky . The perspective and the framing are excellent , too .
holmertz (59752) 2012-05-12 7:43
This street makes me think of places much further south than Scotland. The colours and design of the houses on the left side of the street are just marvellous. With the blue sky, strong light and the curving street you have managed a very pleasing composition.
Seoonmie (97) 2012-05-12 8:53
What a wonderful village scene, John. As a photo it's very simple and pleasing and I just love the colours. Thank you for the interestign bg info, as well.
Glint (6171) 2012-05-12 10:46
stunning colours here! The combo of deep blue and terracota is always a winner.Nicely composed using the rule of thirds.I like the way thos e black shadows contrast with the bright, bright orange.The cobbles in fg invite the viewer to step onto the lane and take a walk up the street.
I think its time I did some exploring,
mmohan (744) 2012-05-12 10:50
I never knew there were such colours in Scotland! Great sharpness and classical composition. I can imagine getting a villager to pose in front of this scene-now that would make a superb portrait.
bayno (18344) 2012-05-12 11:28
This old village is really delicious, I like the colors of roofs and houses, you are getting a beautiful day with a light and a beautiful sky, I like the perspective created by you, is a little strange the total absence of people in the streets, but I am become accustomed to India and Italy where it is almost impossible to be alone, great shot and a large atmosphere of tranquility...top quality work...
have a lovely WE...
delpeoples (59880) 2012-05-12 15:58
What a quaint plac, but I take your point at how it would have been in the days when the coal mining was in full swing. It would have been a hard life for everyone concerned. Superb colours, nice choice of the POV and excellent contrasts. The square frame really suits the composition and the little road leads the eye in beautifully to the rest of the frame. Your note reminds me of one of our dear old family friends -he's 96 and an old coal miner from Kilmarnock, now living here in Australia. He was working in the coalmine when they still used to send canaries down to check if there were any gas leaks. A very interesting man to talk to.
Anyway, have a beautiful evening, are you on the pluge tonight?
agjika (3177) 2012-05-13 1:30
This is a wonderful record photo of this charming place. And where did you get that sky? It does't look put in! I kind of wish there was some life in this photo although you saw what you saw and you have rendered it perfectly.
annjackman (21903) 2012-05-13 7:16
How very clean and tidy and what a beautiful village. Where is everyone? The colours are almost Mediterranean and so is the sky. Perfect exposure and sharpness and a well thought out POV/composition.
Best wishes, Ann
williewhistler (16496) 2012-05-13 9:25
given the choice I would definitely have lived on the LH side of the street,it appears to be a much more colorful location with a lions share of the morning sun!
The buildings have a fascinating mix of building materials with granite walls and tiled roofs.
Whilst the FG is cobbled it looks as if the receding street has a differing surfaces,interesting.
I enjoy the colours and the note but I`m intrigued to know just what`s up those steps...
Best regards Les.
Silvio1953 (154133) 2012-05-13 11:10
Ciao John, great perspective on lovely village, superb blue sky, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
jhm (160941) 2012-05-14 3:29
You shows us a fantastic lovely image, the narrow street and small houses with strong colors, but very pleasant for look at.
Composition and colors are perfect made.
Excellent perspective and depth picture. TFS.
Have a nice Monday,
RhodieIke (11744) 2012-05-16 0:49
Hi John, What a gorgeous wee corner of this super village, love the colours and the antiquity of the scene, well managed and presented, Cheers Iain.
Ps, You asked in one of my post about problems I have been having with my camera (I did reply), I think the sharpness has gone with age, also a course I went on in Greenwich with Paul Hames, he suggested a new lens and recommended the 50mm, as a cheaper option,so will try that.
bartekp (4746) 2012-05-16 9:16
Colorful composition with many details and shapes. I like it.
Have a nice evening
mkamionka (40103) 2012-05-17 6:07
the colors make the photo so much eye catching. Especially the combination of the orange with the blue. This type of uniformly blue sky is not too frequent in Scotland, I guess. So you have well used this opportunity. I like the perfectly straight perspective here and the asymmetric positioning of the street which produces some diagonal likes which please the eye.
The view is unspoiled with traces of civilisation so it seems it could have been taken in 16th century as well :)
Didi (60590) 2012-05-22 9:28
Interesting side perspective in curve under nice lights.Very good sharp picture.
JFS (32459) 2012-05-25 0:25
I missed this beautiful shot! Unusual and charming arquitecture that contrast with the white houses in front. My compliments for the excellent management of the light.
m00n (2259) 2012-05-28 5:04
Hello John I like the clean lines and the simplicity of architecture!
A fine point of view and the subject is well framed by the street , rich colours and fine details!
The angle that you have used in this setting is perfect for this photo of the perspective and its simple architecture. I like colors of fronts they are very positive, happy.
Good exposure and sharpness in this nice composition.
Noel_Byrne (33730) 2013-06-09 8:08
As you say in your note, it is so hard to picture this as a place of toil and labour, but I suppose many of these kinds of places have seen such (as todays beautiful cathedrals have seen their share of bloodshed and decay), but its great that the Trust is keeping them in this pristine condition. Another perfect blue sky to show off the interesting paintwork too, and the street brings fantastic depth.
I really want to go here :)
All the best
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EXIT Festival have added another long list of acts to complete its eclectic lineup in 2018. Having already announced a slew of international stars, including the sensational Grace Jones, reggae icon Ziggy Marley, punk duo Slaves and an entire stage dedicated to iconic and new techno heroes like Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer b2b Ida Engberg, Ben Klock, Solomun, Carl Craig, Rødhåd and more - the Serbian based festival has revealed the No Sleep Novi Sad stage with a roster of gargantuan DJ’s. Featuring sets from house don Daniel Avery, Graded label founder Midland, raw techno producer Helena Hauff, Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz as well as a set from one of Detroit’s best exports - Mike Servito, No Sleep Novi Sad promises to be a festival within a festival.
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The #SwabForYvette campaign has been launched to encourage more people of BAME – and specifically East Asian – descent to join the stem cell registry.
Research shows there is a one in three chance of finding a perfect genetic match on the stem cell register if you’re from a minority ethnic background.
Terence Lovell, chief engagement and marketing officer at Anthony Nolan, said: “We must change the odds, which is why we’re calling on young people from east Asian backgrounds aged 16-30 to join the Anthony Nolan register.
“To be told there is no stem cell donor for you, because of your ethnicity, will have been devastating to hear. Every single person who signs up to the register has the potential to give hope to someone who is in desperate need of a life-saving stem cell transplant. Together, we can work towards a future where ethnicity does not influence who survives blood cancer.”
Beverley Lin, centre director of the London Chinese Community Centre, said: “Our community must come together and Swab For Yvette, for our brothers, our sisters, our mothers and fathers.
“There are relatively few Chinese people on the blood donor register and it’s within our community’s grasp to fix this, right away, and save lives.”
Campaign organiser, Mr Chin, said: “Our family has registered but it’s not enough. I hope if more people from the community know how quick and easy it is to do, and that it’s literally life saving, we can find a match.
“Not just for Yvette, but also for others who don’t have time to wait. I’m asking for everyone to sign up and share #SwabForYvette on social media to spread awareness that we all have the power to save lives with a simple mouth swab.”


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Utilization of public or private health care providers by febrile children after user fee removal in Uganda.Malar J. 2009 Mar 14; 8:45.MJ
Despite investments in providing free government health services in Uganda, many caretakers still seek treatment from the drug shops/private clinics. The study aimed to assess determinants for use of government facilities or drug shops/private clinics for febrile illnesses in children under five.
Structured questionnaires were administered to caretakers in 1078 randomly selected households in the Iganga - Mayuge Demographic Surveillance site. Those with children who had had fever in the previous two weeks and who had sought care from outside the home were interviewed on presenting symptoms and why they chose the provider they went to. Symptoms children presented with and reasons for seeking care from government facilities were compared with those of drug shops/private clinics.
Of those who sought care outside the home, 62.7% (286/456) had first gone to drug shops/private clinics and 33.1% (151/456) first went to government facilities. Predictors of having gone to government facilities with a febrile child were child presenting with vomiting (OR 2.07; 95% CI 1.10 - 3.89) and perceiving that the health providers were qualified (OR 10.32; 95% CI 5.84 - 18.26) or experienced (OR 1.93; 95% CI 1.07 - 3.48). Those who took the febrile child to drug shops/private clinics did so because they were going there to get first aid (OR 0.20; 95% CI 0.08 - 0.52).
Private providers offer 'first aid' to caretakers with febrile children. Government financial assistance to health care providers should not stop at government facilities. Multi-faceted interventions in the private sector and implementation of community case management of febrile children through community medicine distributors could increase the proportion of children who access quality care promptly.

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Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020: The Best Dressed Ladies on The Red Carpet
Proving to be the most vibrant and colourful red carpet event to date, the 2020 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards kicked things off with a star-studded line-up of actors, performers and artists who all stepped out in a slew of breathtaking looks.
Some of primetime TV's most notable and upcoming actresses, as well as Hollywood stars alike, strutted and sashayed down the red carpet, giving us a delicious visual feast of creamy pastels, jewel tones and eye-popping pinks. Here are the ladies who dazzled on the red carpet in stunning designer ensembles.
Jennifer Aniston in Dior
Margot Robbie in Chanel
Zoe Kravitz in Oscar de la Renta
Millie Bobby Brown in Louis Vuitton
Scarlett Johansson in Armani Privé
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Sophie Turner in Louis Vuitton
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Across Scotland, hotels are struggling as the impact of lockdown closures has hit the hospitality industry hard.
At a time when many hotels would be looking forward to the peak summer season, they instead face the prospect of empty rooms and cancelled bookings as lockdown continues.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating, with the owners of Crieff Hydro the latest to announce jobs are under threat at its chain of hotels.
Although staff were furloughed, more than 200 of the chain’s 1000-strong staff who work across the company’s seven hotels are facing redundancy.
Ellie Bentley, a part-time housekeeper at Crieff Hydro Hotel, received a letter from the company saying she was at risk.
She says she feels the owners are throwing staff “under the bus” with the move, adding that there is very little work elsewhere that she can do in the Perthshire town.
“Another 30 days of me basically waiting on my toes, waiting for something to happen,” she said.
“I don’t know if I should start looking for a new job or how everything is going to affect me and my son.
“I am a single parent and that is my only way of getting some cash.”
‘Hospitality and tourism in Scotland is in deep, deep trouble.’Stephen Leckie, Crieff Hydro owner
Owner Stephen Leckie says he was left with no choice, adding that the hospitality industry is “in deep, deep trouble”.
“We’ve had to write to 241 [staff] at the moment to indicate their job is at risk.
“That’s not to say that all 241 will have to face redundancy, we’re hoping to preserve as many jobs as we can.” Mr Leckie said.
“We’re hemorrhaging so much money right now and we just don’t know when we might open and what opening might look like.
“Hospitality and tourism in Scotland is in deep, deep trouble.”
It’s not just staff at the Crieff Hydro that are under threat. Roles at five Crowne Plaza hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow are also at risk, with some smaller rural chains already announcing job losses.
In a bid to get hotels ready for when lockdown restrictions are eased, sites like Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel have been undertaking a deep clean in preparation.
It is expected that it will take six weeks to clean the entire building, with staff planning to remove high touch points such as telephones and television remotes.
There are also plans in place for how customers can safely stay at the hotel.
Christopher Hodgens, from Ardoe House Hotel said: “First of all we will be going with rooms only, food and drink will be room service delivered to the room and then after that we will be looking to open the restaurant and bar once the guidelines are out for socially distancing with all the procedures in place.
“Staff will be wearing face masks and shields and gloves, there will be disinfecting stations all over the hotel.”
‘I want to get the economy, hospitality and tourism in particular back to as much normality as quickly as possible, that is in everybody’s interest.’Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister
With no concrete date for reopening in sight, hotels are being left in limbo alongside members of the public who are keen to travel
Julie Grieve, from Women in Tourism, said: “There is pent up demand from people to travel, we all know it’s going to be domestic for a while and we want to release that.
“We want to make sure people stay in Scotland rather than travelling to the rest of the UK. The uptake in bookings in Ireland as soon as the date was announced was phenomenal.”
The First Minister has shared the frustrations of the hospitality industry, and said while she was unable to pinpoint a date for reopening, she was keen for the sector to return to normality as soon as possible.
“Without putting dates on it which I absolutely understand everybody wants, I am not able to do firmly at this stage,” Nicola Sturgeon said at a press briefing.
“Without putting dates on it, my message is that if we all continue to take the actions that we’ve been taking to suppress the virus, then we will be able to do these things more quickly.
“I want to get the economy, hospitality and tourism in particular back to as much normality as quickly as possible, that is in everybody’s interest.”
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The 2020 FPT Tech Expert Ranking is officially launched with several changes, in order to recognize and honor the contributions of technology experts to FPT’s development.
2020 marks the eighth year of the FPT Tech Expert Ranking project. The project is an annual event aiming to engage technology experts in FPT’s activities. In addition, this project also honors recognition for the great contributions of technology experts to the corporation’s growth and develops a team of Technology experts, helping FPT reach out to the world. The main goal of the ranking is to offer benefits and proper working conditions to technology expert in FPT.
There are some notable changes in four elimination rounds in this year. Specifically:
In the 1st round, technology experts will summit their profiles to the personnel team. The submission deadline is September 28, 2020. Based on the profiles and ranking criteria, leaders will work with the personnel team to nominate/ rank up / maintain ranking of technology experts in their departments and units.
In the 2nd round, the experts will be ranked at the corporation level. After the application round and unit-level nomination, the Technology and Human Resources Department of the member company will review the list of nominees and their profiles. Then, the profiles of the selected staff will be transferred to the FPT Technology Council and FPT Human Resources Department.
Previously, in the 3rd round, profiles will be cross-checked before the nominees join the interview with the Technology Council. However, in this year, nominees will go through 2 rounds of interviews, the first interview lead by technology experts at level 4-5, and the second one lead by FPT Technology Council.
In the 4th round, a CEO panel, including CEO of FPT and member companies, will jointly finalize the list of nominees. Criteria for ranking FPT Tech Experts 2019 includes Education (diplomas, technology certificates); Foreign Language; Experience in technology; Experience with technological titles; Importance or influence level for the organization; Trophy/Achievement Technology achievements; Contribution to the community; Understanding of the IT industry; Capacity to work with customers and partners.
It is expected that the honoring ceremony will be held in early November, or when the COVID-19 pandemic put under control.
Beginning in 2013, FPT ranked its technology expert with an aim turning FPT into a world-class technology corporation as well as in building the technology career path for building technology staff. Human beings are the key factor, playing an increasingly important role in the context of technological development. At FPT, the role of human resources, especially the role of technology experts, has kept its leading position as FPT is aiming to become a global leader in intelligent services in the 4th industrial revolution.
Five ranking titles include:
1. Product Manager: Has primary responsibility for the development and refinement of technology products.
2. Architect: Designer of overall architectures for information systems and products.
3. Specialist: Deep knowledge of a specific discipline, programming language, popular technological product, technological solution or technical basis to develop new products and technologies.
4. Business Consultant: Expert in certain domains. Searches for and discovers business opportunities from applications of products and technological solutions.
5. Technical Consultant: In direct contact with the customer. Acknowledges and understands customer problems in depth to put forward the most suitable proposal on the basis of existing technological solutions and products.
Let’s look back at the memorable moments in the 2019 FPT Tech Experts.
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Optimising Health and Learning Project – an education and health partnership to improve identification of health issues likely to impact on the learning of refugee students.
The Optimising Health and Learning Project is a partnership project between public education and health services which aims to improve early identification of and intervention for health issues likely to impact on the learning of refugee and other vulnerable newly arrived students. The project provides early health assessments for newly arrived refugee and other vulnerable migrant students at Intensive English Centres (IECs) in two NSW high schools.
The Optimising Health and Learning Project has been trialled in two IECs in NSW – Beverly Hills IEC in south west Sydney and Evans IEC in western Sydney – and has conducted health assessments for over 200 newly arrived refugee and other vulnerable migrant students over this two year trial period. Partners in the project include: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network; South Eastern Sydney and Western Sydney Local Health Districts; Beverley Hills and Evans IECs; South Eastern Sydney and WentWest Medicare Locals; Menai and Evans High Schools; NSW Refugee Health Service; South Eastern Area Laboratory Services; and SydWest Multicultural Services.
Many newly arrived refugee and migrant students have not had access to preventative health and early intervention services such as those offered in Australia prior to school entry. Prior to the project commencing, less than 20% of refugee students in Greater Western Sydney received health screenings on arrival.
Many of the health conditions experienced by students such as vision impairment, hearing lost, iron and vitamin deficiencies can easily be identified and treated through routine health screening and linkage with GPs. Yet, upon arrival in Australia, the biggest obstacles they face are language difficulties and a lack of knowledge about local health care services.
By improving access to school based health assessment, the project can reduce the disadvantage experienced by refugee and migrant students and improve their ability to integrate and succeed in mainstream schooling. IECs are ideally placed as supportive environments within the community to bring together a range of health services to newly arrived students, their parents and siblings. IECs have established relationships with students and parents which enables effective follow-up of identified health issues.
The Optimising Health and Learning Project trial has been funded through the National Australia Bank Schools First Seed Award and Local and State Impact Awards.
The project involves Registered Nurses conducting health screening in IECs, introducing students and their families to the Australian health care system, linking them with GPs who speak their language and providing supported follow-up for students with identified health issues. The health assessments are conducted by experienced Registered Nurses using qualified interpreters.
The main activities include: a nurse-led screening clinic for hearing, vision and general health; provision of information about health and health services to parents; linkage of students and their families with local GPs; on site blood collection service for refugee students; referral of students with identified health conditions to appropriate services; intensive follow up support for at risk students; provision of professional education, information and support to local GPs; hospital tours for students and families.
Over the two-year trial of the Optimising Health and Learning Project, 80% of refugee students required medical follow up for a range of health conditions, with most students having at least two conditions identified. All students requiring follow up have been linked with a local GP and/or specialist health service.
Students are more engaged, confident, energised and focused on their learning. There has been a significant increase in the strength and number of relationships among partner schools, health services and related services.
Students with complex health needs require multiple referrals to different service providers and they and their parents often require support and transport assistance to attend follow up appointments.
This project has demonstrated that this model can be successfully transferred to a second IEC in a different geographical area, with a different set of health, education and non-government partners. The strategic planning group for the project is currently seeking funding to further expand the pilot to eight IECs across metropolitan Sydney. This would enable the model to (1) reach over 1,200 newly arrived students and their families per year, (2) capture the majority of refugee high school students newly arrived to NSW and (3) evaluate the long term cost effectiveness of this approach.
Advice for others
- Develop meaningful partnerships which allow for shared planning, decision making and problem solving.
- Establish strong referral pathways and liaise with other service providers.
- Prepare to be flexible in service delivery without compromising on a quality service based on evidence and strong human rights principles.

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Alec Baldwin is having his day in court.
The 30 Rock star arrived at a New York City courtroom this morning to testify against Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin, who was arrested in 2012 and charged with aggravated harassment and stalking after allegedly trying to contact Baldwin at his Manhattan apartment.
According to WNBC's Andrew Siff, Baldwin took the stand and tearfully recalled how he felt "extremely, extremely, extremely threatened" when Sabourin showed up at his home last year.
The actor went on to testify that the calls and emails that he subsequently received from Sabourin were "disturbing" and "threatening," many of which referred to his ex-wife, Kim Basinger, as a "monster."
Baldwin talso testified that he never had a sexual or romantic relationship with Sabourin, who met Baldwin on the set of 2002's The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
ABC News reports that throughout Baldwin's testimony, Sabourin had several outbursts, including one where she yelled, "You're lying!"
In April 2012, Baldwin called the police on Sabourin after he became concerned for the safety of himself and his now-wife, Hilaria Baldwin, when Sabourin showed up at their apartment building. Sabourin, however, did not make it inside.
Hilaria is also expected to testify.


After being dissected in a trio of documentaries by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, as well as one by Amy J. Berg and Peter Jackson, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan provided his take on the true story of the West Memphis Three with the narrative drama Devil’s Knot. Led by Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, the response out of the Toronto International Film Festival premiere was quite mixed, but we landed on the positive side.
Our full review said, “Egoyan draws on primary source material to document this miscarriage of justice, telling the story, like his earlier films, on grainy video and in beautifully lensed images by Paul Sarossy. Devil’s Knot draws on themes Egoyan has explored before, from the lost youth of Next of Kin andAdoration, the family tragedies at the core of Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter and themes of investigation and inquiry that have dominated his filmography.”
Set for a Canadian release on January 24th with no U.S. date from Image Entertainment yet, check out the trailer, poster and over twenty photos below for the film also starring Dane DeHaan, Mireille Enos, Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Stephen Moyer, Alessandro Nivola and Amy Ryan.
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. If we were provided screener copies, we’ll have our own write-up, but if that’s not the case, one can find official descriptions from the distributors. Check out […]
Welcome to the latest episode of our official podcast, The Film Stage Show. This week, editor Nick Newman, writer Danny King, and I are joined by The Playlist’s Cory Everett (@modage) and TFS editor-in-chief Jordan Raup to discuss a number of new films. First up, however, we discuss the career of the late Mike Nichols. Then we […]
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming […]
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In its quarterly report, Fannie Mae reported that 73% of surveyed people believe that this is a good time to buy. 48% of respondents reported that they believe that rental prices will go up, and on average they expect rental prices to go up by 4.1%.
This is the highest level of consumer confidence in over a year, reports Keeping Current Matters.
It's becoming more and more obvious that buying a home is a better financial decision than renting. 84% of the general population believes that buying a home makes more sense than renting one.
Is buying a better emotional decision, also? We think so - owning your own home provides security and stability that renting can't provide. Home ownership allows you control over your living space that renting doesn't offer.
If the time is right for you to own your own home, call us and see how our experience can help make your transition smooth.
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If you have been looking at the Giant Power Lithium Ion Range and wondering what sets the batteries apart from other Giant power batteries, one of the core points in the Giant power Daly Smart BMS. THE BMS plays a range of roles inside a battery. One of the key roles is safety. The BMS can regulate the amount of energy going to each cell to ensure the cells remain balances and can cut energy off in the event of things like a short circuit. The BMS is there for safety and regulation of the batteries cells to help you get the most out of your battery and even extend the batteries total lifespan.
But the Giant Power Daly Smart BMS serves some extra functions over and above typical BMS functions that lets you get even more out of your battery. The Giant Power Daly Smart BMS allows you to connect directly to your battery via Bluetooth on you mobile of tablet device and use the Daly Smart BMS App. Using the app you can see the current charge state of your battery. You can also see the amount of energy coming in or going out of your battery.
Imagine being at your camp site and having the exact information right at your fingertips. How much power remains in your battery and how much longer you can keep running your fridge and lights for. The BMS will even allow you to connect to individual batteries in a bank so that you can troubleshoot if there are batteries in your bank that need replacing.
So that’s what a BMS is for and that is why the Giant Power Daly Smart BMS helps set the Giant Power Lithium Ion Range of batteries apart from other Lithium Ion Batteries.


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Developing applications to control products and instruments over many different interfaces including VXI, PXI, IEEE (GPIB), RS242/RS485, 1553, ARINC429, CAN, I2C, SPI and Ethernet.
LabVIEW (Certified LabVIEW Developer), LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, C, C++, Visual Basic, HP/AgilentVEE, PLC Programming.
Design For Test (DFT) Analysis. Automatic and Manual Test System Design.
Digital and analogue circuit design, design verification, testing and fault finding.
ATE programming (Teradyne/GenRad, Rhode & Schwartz, Terotest, Diagnosys, Schlumberger), including In-Circuit, Functional, Boundary Scan techniques.
Software modelling and simulation of complex electronic devices. Using Electronic Simulators (LASAR, HILO, CAPS, ModelSim) to test and verify circuits and devices.
Degree in Communication Engineering.
Background in Electronic or Software engineering.
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Today, Neil Cavuto showed footage of Prince George’s County High School students blocking roads today.
Apparently, they’re protesting the democratic election of Donald Trump. They’re not protesting anything he’s done. They’re protesting that he was elected.
Cavuto had some choice words for these students.
Watch (via Fox Business):
Just in: Student in Prince George County, MD block road as part of anti-Trump protest. pic.twitter.com/OPnr0mQCCw
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 15, 2016
From the video:
Neil Cavuto: “These are high school kids. Not even old enough to vote. Protesting the election of Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States. So before he’s even had a chance to take any action, they’re kind of shooting it in the womb here, so to speak. To say that he’s a bad guy. That he’s going to be the death of sanctuary cities. That he will just be bad. Period. So, in a lot of venues, you would call that “sore losers.” But they’re high school kids, so you always wonder if they’re just cutting class or if someone’s putting them up to this. Or both.“
They’re sore losers!


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Justices sharply divided over health care law subsidies
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is sharply divided over the tax subsidies that make insurance affordable for millions of Americans under President Barack Obama's health overhaul.
The justices on Wednesday aggressively questioned the lawyers on both sides of the latest politically charged fight over the Affordable Care Act.
Chief Justice John Roberts said almost nothing in nearly 90 minutes of back-and-forth, and Justice Anthony Kennedy's questions did not suggest how he will come out. Roberts was the decisive vote to uphold the law in 2012.
The same liberal-conservative divide that characterized that case otherwise was evident Wednesday.
Opponents of the law say that only residents of states that set up their own insurance markets can get federal subsidies to help pay their premiums.
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Lady Gaga's YouTube page back up after suspension
Lady Gaga's official YouTube is back up and running after it was surprisingly suspended over a copyright infringement claim.
The pop superstar, who is known for embracing social media technology, found her page had been made inactive after a Japanese media company raised issues with YouTube over footage from a recent performance.
Gaga had appeared on a show called Smap X Smap, performing a number of tracks from her hit album Born This Way.
The piano playing musician was said to have been surprised by the reaction of bosses at Media Interactive Inc, who made the request to YouTube.
For a while, fans of Lady Gaga were unable to access her page as usual. A notice on her page said that action had been taken to suspend her account due to "multiple or severe violations of YouTube's copyright policy".
It was a big decision to make by YouTube as Lady Gaga has one of the most popular pages ever in the vide-sharing website's history.
She was the first person to get a total of one billion views, which is unprecedented.
Her video Bad Romance alone has so far been viewed 400 million times.
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Be ready for the slopes in our Palmer Snow Jacket. Constructed with 10K/10K waterproof and breathability, along with added mesh lined venting, this snow jacket is sure to keep you warm and comfortable with each run.
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Description of Duties:
The communications officer will work under the direct supervision of the Federal Communications Officer/Polio Team Lead Country Support and overall take guidance from the WHO Polio team leader, as part of a cross-functional team in the Pakistan Polio Eradication (PEI) National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) and in support of the WHO Communications Unit:
1. Provide technical guidance and input into PEI partnership communications materials and initiatives under EOC
o Support the development of PEI national communications strategy as implemented by the Communications Unit at the Emergency Operations Centre: ie development of operational guidelines, media SOPs, Risk Communications messages, media spokespersons & influencers list, audience and channel analysis
o Development of the Narrative for national and international audiences to guide external communications around PEI .
o Key Messages and Talking Points for key program spokesperson ahead of interviews or events
o Provide support to provincial communications officers under EOC for the development of localised messages for provincial spokespersons
2. Support WHO technical team by coordinating communications materials and products for internal and external audiences for WHO
o Preparation of talking points and key messages for WHO spokesperson ahead of key polio events including but not limited to interviews with media, donor briefings, key partnership meetings
o Preparation of technical reports and presentations, background briefings on the programme and/or specific initiatives,
o Work with the External Relations team on the preparation of WHO donor updates
o Synthesise technical information into easy to understand products for a range of non-technical audiences – ie producing media/donor snapshots, infographics for social media
o Coordinate with the WHO procurement team and external companies for production of materials: photographers, videographers, designers and printers
3. Support community engagement strategies under the High Risk Populations Unit (religious support persons) as required
o Provide additional support to timely implementation of work of RSPs, coordinating with the Religious Support Officers in Federal and Provincial Offices.
o Support the Social Mobilisation Task Team in the development of strategy and analysis of interventions.
o Attend and provide close follow up to the recommendations and action points from Social Mobilisation Task Team meetings
4. Support media events and interactions such as press briefings, journalist interviews and journalist/donor field visits as directed by WHO/EOC
o Provide technical feedback into preparation of materials and content ahead of such events
o Coordinate on logistics as is needed with partners/EOC for localised events and international events featuring the Pakistan programme
o Provide input into training sessions for spokespersons for the programme .
o Organize and conduct communication capacity building/coordination meetings internally for WHO when needed
5. Maintain WHO Pakistan/Polio, Global Polio Eradication Initiative and Pakistan PEI website with content creation to highlight progress and activities of WHO and the PEI partnership
o Stories from the field highlighting particular initiatives of the programme.
o Research technical stories for input into research papers written by technical members of the programme
o Skills to edit English writing for stories, technical papers and reports
6. Maintain federal database of audio/visual materials captured in the field by WHO Communications officers and PEI staff.
o Working with the provincial communications officers collect and manage multimedia materials from the field
o Working with external media companies to document field activities that capture WHO contribution to PEI
o Make database/archived materials available to WHO offices (HQ, Regional, Amman hub and country team) when needed
o Ability to capture materials in the field with WHO camera and contribute to building WHO database
7. Other activities as assigned by the supervisor
Skills & Competencies:
1) Communicating in a credible and effective way 2) Producing results 3) Moving forward in a changing environment
4) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences 5) Fostering integration and teamwork
Functional Skills and Knowledge: 1. Proven skills in the development and implementation of communications/media products, including relations with the press and media. 2. Excellent interpersonal skills. 3. Ability to work under pressure while producing results. 4. Ability to "think out of the box" and to make innovative proposals as related to communication.
5. Tact, discretion and diplomacy.
Other essential skills:
1. Computer literacy. 2. Excellent presentation skills, with proven ability to write in English in a clear and concise manner. 3. Knowledge or skills in visual design, website development.
Essential: At least 2 years of experience as a journalist or in a media organization (television, radio and/or print), at national or international level, or in the organization involved in information and communications projects.
Desirable: Experience in planning and implementing media and communications projects, including the development of audio and visual materials and tools. Knowledge or understanding of WHO mandate and goals or experience in similar positions in the UN or NGO
Essential: English Desirable: Urdu and/or Pashto Good knowledge of another WHO Official language a definite asset.
· Please make sure to update you P-11 form prior to submit your application. Incomplete or missing current/past employment information will not be entertained.
· Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply for this position.


Iraq should join Iran in pursuing justice following the assassination of commander Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces deputy leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as their assassination on Iraqi soil by the US constitutes a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said.
“The United States violated Iraqi territory and impudently assassinated those who risked their lives to crush the bones of terrorism. This is not a simple issue. The American assassination is a major case that must be pursued vigorously,” Qalibaf said, speaking to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on Wednesday.
According to Qalibaf, the assassinations of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, “on the direct order of President Trump, is a stain of shame that will never be erased from the faces of White House officials.”
Late last month, Iranian authorities approved issuing an arrest warrant against Trump and other US and foreign officials thought to be involved in the planning of Soleimani’s assassination. Interpol has indicated that it would reject an international red notice request from Iran on the matter.
Earlier this month, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard concluded that Soleimani’s assassination was unlawful, and “directed not only at Iran but also Iraq” because it violated the nation’s territorial integrity.


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Keep your dog's appetite satisfied with the new Beefeaters Tasty Strips Chicken from Pet Store
. This treat takes advantage of your canine's love for chicken, as well as its natural urge to bite and chew on particular objects. It is available in a two-pound pack, which comes in a convenient jar that is quite durable and does not break easily. This is available from any pet supply shop at a very low price. It is definitely worth the try.
The Beefeaters Tasty Strips Chicken, as its name states, is made from real chicken that has been dried and made into a special type of jerky. Your pet will certainly love the smell and the taste of this treat. It is made from all-natural ingredients, which do not contain artificial flavoring and preservatives. You can be confident that this treat is healthy, and that it will provide your pet with the nutrients that it needs.
The Beefeaters Tasty Strips Chicken can also be used as a reward when you are training or disciplining your dog
. Plus, its chewy texture encourages your pet to exercise its jaw muscles, and it satisfies your pet's need to chew. Your pet will never grow tired of eating this special treat. Get your share of the Beefeaters Tasty Strips Chicken today!
The Beefeaters line of all natural dog treats includes Jerky Strips, Turkey Treats, Jerky Stix and Freeze Dried Liver Treats. These are perfect for use as training rewards because they are soft and chewable.

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