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Instead of applying quantitative research methods to gather empirical facts, New Journalists preferred a qualitative approach. He demonstrates a sort of kindness that is staggering for the reader. Apart from scene-by-scene construction, these are: Lately, it has been revealed that the investigation has been renewed and Hickock’s and Perry’s bodies have been exhumed in order to find evidence for their involvement in the Walker family murder. Sign in to write a comment.
Capote’s text as an example of the true crime genre According to James N. Nevertheless, from the very beginning Capote came across many obstacles since he clearly did not belong in the small Holcomb community. My dad was strict, though. Ads help cover our server costs. Amerikanistik – Literatur Gesellschaftskritik in Truman Capotes He first witnesses the sexualized violence his mother is subjected to, her abuse by his father and, at a later stage, the suicides of his brother, his sister, and his sister-in-law. The character of true crime writing differed significantly over time, as it has been observed above.
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The book is commonly regarded as the classic of the nonfiction genre, even though at the time caapotes publishing it stirred up numerous controversies, as has been pointed out in this thesis. In his descriptions of the two killers he appears to attribute Smith with more likeable features. The Johns Hopkins University Press. This thesis approaches the issue of the murderers’ troubled selves.
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They wrote in a subjective voice and revealed their personal biases. The uneven portrayals of the thesos killers In his text, Capote managed to achieve a sort of a double effect: Hickock dreamed of being rich and Smith’s dreams was to go on an adventure similar to those he saw in the motion pictures.
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Inone of America’s most controversial authors, Truman Capote, published his non-fiction novel In Cold Bloodan account of the murder of four members of a Kansas farming family.
From the real-life events of the murder of a family of four in Kansas, based on research in the field in ‘real time’, Capote created a crime narrative which continues to fascinate readers and has inspired decades of ‘literary journalism’.
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His entanglement into the events presented in his nonfiction novel was so significant that objectivism towards the represented facts is often denied to him by many scholars.

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- The list below includes 134 free or cheap things to do in or near Kent, Connecticut, including 112 different types of inexpensive activities like Art Gallery, History Museums, Sculpture Parks and Specialty Museums.
- From Macedonia Brook State Park to Kent Falls State Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Kent and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Danbury and New Milford.
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Timexpo - The Timex Museum has over three floors of exhibits about timekeeping and watches. Exhibits at the museum include Timex advertisements, exhibits about Polynesian travel, and examples of antique clocks and watches.
Featuring a maple skating surface, Waterbury Skating Center can be used for roller skating and offers skate rentals and skate sales. The center also provides an arcade with redemption games, a snack bar, music and lighting effects.
Located in Bristol, Connecticut, The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum is a storehouse of vintage horror-movie memorabilia. The works of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and their contemporaries are immortalized in the museum's collection of costumes, props, photos and more.
Featuring one of the largest collection of antique aviation equipment in the world, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, features weekend airshows for fans of all ages. The aerodrome also features antique motorcycles, automobiles, and exhibits from the 'Golden Age of Aviation'.
A historic theater and intimate movie venue, Upstate Films Theaters presents a variety of films, ranging from first-run Hollywood blockbusters to foreign films, art films, and classics. It also hosts lectures and other events.
Located on land that was originally purchased in 1852, the Wilderstein Historic Site, offers a rare glimpse of life in the Hudson River Valley in the late 17th through 19th centuries. The extensive collection features generations of historic memorabilia and artifacts.
Wilderstein Preservation is located on a wooded bluff that overlooks the beautiful Hudson River. Mansion tours are available to see inside the historic property, but guests can also explore the trails throughout the property's 40 acres.
Local artists are supposed through the venue known as Live at the Falcon. Concerts are held almost every day of the week with different musicians being featured, and there is an on-site restaurant that offers Sunday brunch, dinner, and cocktails.

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Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2012
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 28 edited by K.D. Wentworth was announced as winner of the 2012 International Book Awards in the Short Story Fiction category it was announced by the JPX Media Group.
Writers of the Future, now in its 28th year, features cover art entitled “Beyond Babylon” by international award winning artist and Illustrators of the Future Contest judge Stephen Youll.
This year’s contest winners came from countries as diverse as Taiwan, Australia, Sweden, UK, Poland, Canada as well as the US and are flown in by the Contests to attend a week long workshop taught by contest judges —including New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson (Dune series), World Fantasy Award winner Tim Powers (On Stranger Tides, adapted as the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean film), multiple Hugo and Nebula award winner Robert J. Sawyer (Flash Forward and The WWW Trilogy), Hugo and Nebula award winning author Larry Niven (the Ringworld series), and internationally acclaimed artists, Stephan Martiniere (visual designer for the game Myst and concept artist for Star Wars: Episodes II and III, Tron Legacy and Star Trek), Stephen Hickman (over 350 book and magazine covers), Robert Castillo (S.P.I.C. The Storyboard of my Life), and Cliff Nielsen (cover artist for Chronicles of Narnia)—each one an experienced professional in the field providing sound advice based on hard-won experience.
About The Writers of the Future
The Writers of the Future writing contest (http://www.writersofthefuture.com) was initiated by bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.
The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. Past winners of the Writing Contest have published over 750 novels, 3,500 short stories and winners of the Illustrating Contest have had their art published in more than 500 books and magazines, with 4,500 illustrations, 350 comics and over 1.3 million art prints.
For more information go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com.
To see the awards ceremony online, go to http://www.youtube.com/writersofthefuture.


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The 2020-21 academic year has come to a close and TASCHA recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of the outstanding students who contributed to our research. This year we had the pleasure of working with six RAs and over two dozen students in Directed Research Groups and Information School Capstone projects.
Katya Yefimova, a Ph.D. candidate at the Information School driven by her passion for libraries and immigrant communities, has contributed to several efforts at TASCHA– Community Labs in Public Libraries, Refugee Women and Technology Education in Seattle, and Future of Library Programming.
As a part of this work, this year Katya co-authored a paper: Young, J.C., Boyd, B., Yefimova, K., Wedlake, S., Coward, C., Hapel, R. The role of libraries in misinformation programming: A research agenda. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. October 2020. doi: 10.1177/0961000620966650
Renee Lynch, an English Ph.D. candidate with interests at the intersection of education and activism, has been a core member of the Advancing Library Visibility in Africa project for the past two years. Renee co-authored three articles during this academic year:
- Lynch, R., Jowaisas, C., Boakye-Achampong, S., Young, J.C., Sam, J., & Norlander, B. (2021). Data for advocacy: A Survey of data practices in African library systems. Seattle: Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/bitstream/handle/1773/46933/Data%20for%20advocacy.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
- Lynch, R., Young, J.C., Jowaisas, C., Boakye-Achampong, S. & Sam, J. (2020). African libraries in development: Perceptions and possibilities. International Information & Library Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1840002.
- Young, J. C., R. Lynch, S. Boakye-Achampong, C. Jowaisas, and J. Sam. (2021). Public Libraries and Development across Sub-Saharan Africa: Overcoming a Problem of Perception. Libri, https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2020-0096.
Additionally, Renee had the opportunity to give five presentations at various conferences throughout the year, which included:
- Libraries for Development: An Update from the ALVA Project, May 2021, 4th AfLIA Conference & 6th African Library Summit
- African Libraries as Development Partners in Education, April 2021, CIES (Comparative and Educational Society) Virtual conference – Panel presentation
- Neoliberal Partnerships in African Development: Lessons from Libraries, April 2021, CIES (Comparative and Educational Society) Virtual conference
- What makes an ideal partner? African Libraries and Neoliberal Discourses in International Development, March 2021, AAAL (American Association of Applied Linguistics) Virtual Conference
- Neoliberal Partnerships in African Development: Lessons from Libraries, March 2021, TASCHA Public Library Colloquium
We welcomed Itza Carbajal, a first-year Ph.D. student and the inaugural recipient of a TASCHA Ph.D. fellowship. Working with Jason Young and the Information School’s Marika Cifor, Itza spent the first quarter of her fellowship designing a research project that will bring archival studies into conversation with education research. The research will examine how and when K-12 educators draw on primary sources to engage in interdisciplinary teaching on environmental change. Little research has been performed on archives’ role within primary and secondary education, meaning that Itza’s work will fill a large gap in the discipline. Itza continued work on this research project in the winter and spring of 2021, when she and the team conducted a series of surveys of teachers, teachers in training, students, and archivists to get their perspective on what’s happening on the ground and in the classroom.
Yvette Iribe Ramirez is a Ph.D. candidate in the Information School who worked on both the Indigenous Connectivity in Peru and Digital Bridge projects this academic year. Yvette made vital contributions to the Digital Bridge project in our background research into new qualitative research methods that the team used in the project, being flexible and adaptable to the challenges that arose during the project, and led data collection and analysis. During January and February of 2021, Yvette spent her time developing a codebook for data analysis and then analyzing qualitative data for the Digital Bridge project. Yvette will return to TASCHA for the summer of 2021 to lead the publication of journal articles based on Digital Bridge research.
Yvette was also a co-author of a paper which was accepted for presentation at TPRC: Creating a Digital Bridge: Lessons and policy implications from a technology access and distribution program for unemployed workers
This summer, Yvette will be a part of another presentation at the 2021 Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference: “Help is really necessary”: Case study of a technology distribution program for unemployed workers
Claire Phillips, dual-degree Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration student, has supported our research communications for the past two years. This year, Claire contributed to several blog posts and focused on increasing TASCHA’s social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Her efforts have been successful – TASCHA’s content has consistently reached over 15,000 people per month on Twitter.
Sarah Inman, Human-Centered Design and Engineering Ph.D. student, was an RA during winter quarter when she worked with the Ocean Data for Decision-Making (OD4D) project. She completed literature review work and participated in development of a deliverable – an OD4D guide/workbook.
Brandyn Boyd and Anna Gibson, both in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program, have dedicated their capstone to research library programming in Washington state in light of COVID-19’s imposed library closures. The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on in-person gatherings have forced libraries to radically change their approaches to programming and other services, which may have long-term impacts on how libraries offer services in the future. This study builds off the Community Labs in Public Libraries project and will provide useful data that begins pre-COVID-19 crisis through the early and later phases of library program adaptations.
Brandyn and Anna used their capstone to carry out a series of interviews with public librarians across Washington State. They interviewed the same set of librarians 3 times in order to have some longitudinal understanding of how library programming has evolved over the course of the pandemic. Katya Yefimova (Ph.D. candidate in the Information School) was also involved in these interviews, although she was not a part of the capstone class itself, and TASCHA researchers Stacey Wedlake, Bree Norlander, and Jason Young have collaborated on this project.
Additionally, Brandyn co-authored the paper: Young, J.C., Boyd, B., Yefimova, K., Wedlake, S., Coward, C., Hapel, R. The role of libraries in misinformation programming: A research agenda. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. October 2020. doi:10.1177/0961000620966650
Jamie Ramos, a 2021 graduate of the MLIS program, completed a capstone project that transformed into a web-based toolkit (supported by Gitbooks) that breaks down literature on effective written communication into something manageable to review and learn for people working toward social good. TASCHA’s Stacey Wedlake provided suggestions on the direction of her capstone project, feedback on work completed, and some additional resources.
This year, many students contributed to the Misinformation Escape Room project.
- Darren Ma, Andy Cahill, John Rosen, and Jeffrey Wang formed a capstone team and made tremendous front and backend improvements to the escape room.
- Taylor Agajanian, Morgan Ford, Kris Fortmann, Maina Gachugu, Juan Carlos Gomez, Ari Hock, Daphne Hsu, Elizabeth Kunesh, Jacob Lackner, Leland Lanquist, Helen Li, Iva Matkovic, Jamie Ramos, Gina Rome, Lindsey Schwartz, Yinan Guo, Amaya Kejriwal, Lei Lei, Maya Nair, Simon Talusan, Alexander Escalera Sanchez, and Sathvika Shakhamuri joined our Directed Research Group class in winter and/or spring quarters. One team performed quantitative analysis of survey data, one did qualitative analysis of video transcripts, and one did UX testing. Thanks to this work we’re getting a good picture of the escape room’s effect on people’s attitudes towards misinformation and insights on how to improve the game.
- Ph.D. students Travis Windleharth and Johnny Cho were the Teaching Assistants for the Directed Research Group course in winter and spring quarters respectively.
Kat Wyly, together with students from MIT and Wellesley College and Boston community members, turned the project they prototyped in our Fall Civic Media Co-Design Studio class (Erik Gordon, Chris Coward, Rachele Gardner) into a guide to help older adults and others new to video conferencing applications.


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A small group of my friends gather to discuss various paths into the next third of life, to read and consider books, and to talk about living in today’s world. The first book we selected, Purposeful Retirement by Hyrum W. Smith, will not be mistaken for one of the great works of literature. In fact, I suspect that for many individuals it won’t resonate as a guide for ways to live after stopping full-time work. There are bits and pieces that are insightful, and Smith’s stories are usually humorous and illustrative in their own way. I’ve written about other books which were also useful in helping me think through the aging process. Nonetheless, Purposeful Retirement has served its purpose in that it gets the group to talk.
In one recent conversation, we found ourselves relating experiences in moving parents into assisted living facilities. One member told the story of how his predecessor, upon his retirement, mentioned to his wife that he wasn’t ready to move into assisted living.
“Harry,” she replied. “You’ve been in assisted living for a long time.”
I’ve now told that story on multiple occasions (another sign that you’ve moved into the next third of life), and it certainly struck a nerve. Beyond the many ways long-time partners and spouses assist us through life, don’t we all really exist in assisted living our entire lives?
Let’s be honest. We wouldn’t be here if our parents hadn’t assisted us through the toddler years. But beyond basic survival, there are so many others who provide assists along the way. Teachers assist in our studies. Meteorologists assist in considering what clothes to wear as we walk out the door. Engineers assist by ensuring that as we flick the light switch on the wall or push the computer’s on/off button they will work. Friends assist as we develop social skills. Bosses and mentors assist in sharing lessons on how to thrive in the professional world. Mail carriers assist in bringing checks, medications, love letters, and magazines. Colleagues assist in everything from major projects to the day-to-day navigation of our work environments. Lawmakers and judges assist in providing the civil framework for our legal system. Farmers assist in putting food on the table. Partners and spouses assist in understanding the ways of love.
It strikes me that so much of what bothers the nation today is that we don’t want to admit that we rely on other people. It is especially difficult for some to admit this when those other people don’t look like them. And too often we don’t want to admit that others rely on our actions and support. When we refuse to assist others, we fail to do our part in upholding the unwritten bargain of civilization.
The author and social critic Stephen Carter, in his book Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy, blames this on an over-reliance on markets, a forgetfulness of the obligations we owe each other, and a lack of a moral compass in decisionmaking. He says,
“…the language of the marketplace, the language of wanting, of winning, of simply taking – the language of self – is supplanting the language of community, of sharing, of fairness, of riding politely alongside our fellow citizens…”
When we realize we all live in assisted living, we begin to think about community, sharing, and fairness. When we think we are independent, superior, and self-reliant, we refuse to attach our electrical grid to systems in other states that could provide back-up power in cold weather, and then we lie and blame others when it fails. *
I’m proud to say that I live in assisted living. Yes, I have been there for a long time, and it is where I expect to end my days.
And if I see you sometime in the future and tell you of the conversation between Harry and his wife, humor me and just pretend I haven’t already told you the same thing three times.
Have a great week.
More to come…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
*My father was a life-long electrical engineer for TVA. He would have thought the idea of having a separate electrical grid without any backup the height of foolishness. But then, he believed in the power of community.
I received an email from a friend who had just read this post. His note said, in part:
“I, like you, have been intrigued with finding other good experiences (through books and conversations) regarding my own “next chapter” – the one you are in now – often called “retirement”. Since you had mentioned it positively, I bought and am nearly finished with Hyrum Smith’s Purposeful Retirement, which I notice you’ve spoken again about in the latest post. I agree with your assessment; it’s “OK” and easy reading, but it’s also “meh”. A couple of days ago, my daughter suggested I look into something she’d just learned about, a gerontology reading group organized by Ithaca College. The book they’re examining looked intriguing and I registered for the free online gatherings. When I registered (via that ancient technology called a telephone) I had a fun conversation with the person at the other end. She said I should feel free to publicize this event, since this is one of the last hurrahs for Ithaca College’s Gerontology Department, which will be eliminated as of July 1 because of draconian budget cuts at the College. (I’m sure this is yet another shoe to drop, as we watch many tertiary institutions flounder in these gale-force economic winds. How’s THAT for a mixed metaphor?)”
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Whether you were with us in New Orleans or looking to catch the cliff notes, we have a recap of the best of the best from AESP. With Mardi Gras in the rearview mirror, AESP descended on a city that you’d think would be exhausted from the late nights and the rowdy celebrations – that was not the case – the streets looked alive and busy.
With the conventions halfway over, shall we talk politics?
(Just kidding, that sounds awful. We know you get enough of that on your Facebook newsfeed.)
But in seriousness, this year marks an election that is largely based on the voters of the Rising American Electorate – the new American majority of voting-eligible citizens. They will make up a majority of voters for the first time this year.
Who makes up this R.A.E?
- Unmarried women
- Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans

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SFBC Minutes - November 14, 2013
Members present: Maggi Banderas, Deb Wright, Chris Tarvin, Sherrie Kamara, Claudia Ness, Stacey Giusti
Members absent: Chris Bishop, Jeff Donahue
Minutes from last meeting were shared and will be posted onto Web site.
Whitman's insurance meets the minimum standards for Obama care. There may be some staff that would be eligible for federal healthcare or have questions about rates. Deb suggested referring those types of questions to HR for the best advice.
After meeting with the Faculty group and the insurance consultants, we do not expect any increases in cost for Whitman's current health care plan. And the Dental plan is expected to decrease in cost slightly for enrollees.
Movement That Matters is going well with good attendance. It was requested to avoid Wednesday noon classes due to faculty forum. Other suggestions were to offer a less strenuous option for those who are just beginning a fitness program-this past session included Tai Chai that was moderately attended. Another gentle option is a mini, 5-week water aerobics session. Yoga, and Stephens "Core" class are quite popular. Spinning is expected to be cut for the next session due to lack of attendance.
The group agreed to not meet in December unless necessary.
The next scheduled meeting is January 9, 2014.
Minutes recorded by Sherrie Kamara

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Languages: Hindi, English with English subtitles
Director: Rajat Kapoor
Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat
Distributor: Outsider Pictures, LLC
In the vein of 'The Purple rose of Cairo', RK/RKAY is about a struggling film director's search for the main character from his new film, who was walked off the screen into real life!
"An intelligent and playful...self-reflective take on filmmaking." -Festival Scope


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Here's a few different recipes for you to try. See which one you like best!
by I Dare You to Eat it
1 ½ cups buttermilk
2 TBSP butter, melted
1 cup uncooked whole wheat kernels
2 TBSP cornmeal, heaping
1 TBSP brown sugar
½ tsp baking soda
1 TBSP baking powder
Heat an electric frying pan or griddle to medium heat. Pour buttermilk into blender. Add the wheat kernels and blen on high for 10 minutes. It will sound like popping corn at first but will gradually become quieter. Add cornmeal, brown sugar, eggs, and melted butter, and blend another minute. Then add baking soda and baking powder and blend only a few seconds longer. Stir batter a little by hand to completely combine ingredients. Spoon onto hot griddle.
1 cup golden whole wheat
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Blend 1 cup of milk with wheat for 2-3 minutes add rest of milk and blend for another 2-3 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend. Cook on a hot skillet until done.
by Everyday Food Storage
1 cup milk (translation for powdered milk is 3 TBSP milk and 1 cup water)
1 cup wheat kernels, whole & uncooked (also known as wheat berries)
2 eggs (2 TBSP powdered eggs ¼ cup water)
2 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt
2 TBSP oil
2 TBSP honey or sugar
Put milk and wheat kernels in blender.Blend on highest speed for 4 or 5 minutes or until batter is smooth. Add eggs, oil, baking powder, salt and honey or sugar to above batter. Blend on low. Pour out batter into pancakes from the actual blender jar (only one thing to wash!) onto a hot greased or Pam prepared griddle or large frying pan. Cook; flipping pancakes when bubbles pop and create holes.
2 cups mixed berries
3 TBSP sugar
Mix together and let stand for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Here is a link for Everyday Food Storage Blender Pancakes YouTube video . It is a GREAT video, so check it out. It makes blender pancakes a lot less scary :)
Pre-Soaked Wheat Blender Pancakes
by Bee Prepared
If you are worried about your blender being able to handle Wheat Blender Pancakes, try this recipe.
1 cup whole wheat berries
1 cup milk
1 ½ TBSP honey
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
Cover wheat with about 1 cup of water and soak in the refrigerator overnight. Next morning, drain and blend with milk in a blender for 4 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend 3 more minutes. Cook on hot girddle.

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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
2013 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN – 9780316221337
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Age – High School
To say that Leonard Peacock is down on life right now, would be an understatement. It is his 18th birthday and his plans include giving the 4 people that mean most to him each a parting gift. Then he plans to kill Asher Beal, a former buddy, followed by himself. This book follows Leonard throughout his last day, and explores the reasons he is so unhappy.
I’m going to be honest, I just wasn’t a fan of Leonard. Not just in that way that you aren’t supposed to like the character. He was intelligent, a little bit funny, and actually pretty complex. I felt for his problems and I understood his intense depression. I just didn’t care what his outcome was. I know that sounds terrible, but I just didn’t. I liked the concept of the story, and the story itself. Matthew Quick is a talented writer, I just wish I would have been more compelled by Leo. I enjoyed the supporting cast more, and in turn worried about how Leonard’s actions would affect them more than I worried about him. That is a first for me. I also had a little bit of trouble getting into the book. The chapters were short and choppy and riddled with footnotes. Once the story progressed, it fell into a much better flow. All in all, decent book, good writing.
Here There Be Monsters: The Lengendary Kraken anf the Giant Squid
2010 Houghton Mifflin
ISBN – 9780547076782
Genre – Nonfiction
Age – Elementary School, Middle School
For hundreds of years the giant sea creature known as the Kraken has been a legend. But finally we are starting to discover that this creature is more than just a myth. Scientists have been searching and researching the giant squid, and they are finally beginning to uncover some of its secrets! I though this book had quite a slow start, but once it got going it became very interesting very quickly. I have always been a fan of octopus and squid, so maybe not everyone will find this as engaging as I did. However, the younger crowd may agree with me when they read about all of the gory details and see all of the creepy pictures.
These Broken Stars
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
2013 Disney Hyperion
ISBN – 9781423171027
Genre – Science Fiction
Age – High School
Fifty thousand people are living on the Icarus, when the spaceliner suddenly begins to have some issues. Lilac LaRoux, the engineer’s daughter and Tarver Merendsen, a young war hero find themselves in an escape pod together when the Icarus is pulled out of hyperspace. When they land on a strange new planet, they soon realize that they may be the sole survivors. The unlikely and very different pair must struggle to survive and hopefully get rescued. During their journey they learn much about themselves, and the strange happenings on the new planet.
This book made me very happy. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to speed through it because it was that good, or if I wanted to slow down and savor all of its goodness. I thought it was fairly different for YA, and maybe I am learning that I actually enjoy science fiction, as long as it isn’t too techy! I like the characters, even though they weren’t characters that we were supposed to love in the beginning, they melded into great and well-rounded people. It wasn’t predictable, and there were definitely a couple of twists. Honestly, it seemed like it was just going to be a book about a journey, and I was ok with that because I just enjoyed the writing, but it turned into so much more. This is one of those books that had a ton of hype and I was completely ready to be let down, but I wasn’t! Looking forward to the next book in the series, which is about the same event from a completely different perspective.


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Led by Alpesh Katheriya, PAAS workers staged a dharna at Surat District Collector’s office here on Tuesday, demanding immediate release of the compensation money that was announced by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani to the family members of the students who were killed and injured in the Dang bus accident last Saturday.
The PAAS leader also demanded that all those injured in the accident should be admitted to a multi-specialty hospital and their medical expenses should be borne by the government.
The CM had announced a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh each for the 10 students’ families who died in the accident. The government had also announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the 28 severely injured students who have been shifted to Surat Civil Hospital from Ahwa.
“We have put forth our demands before the state government through Surat District Collector. Now if our demands are not met, we will not leave the spot and continue our dharna,” Alpesh Katheriya said.
Ten children were killed and dozen others injured after a bus carrying students of a coaching centre fell into a 200-foot-deep ravine in Mahal and Badripada forest area of the district on Sunday. Police had registered a criminal case against the driver and the owner of coaching centre where the students studied.


The hospital of the future is on its way to becoming a reality — and it’s in Chicago.
AT&T is working with Rush University Medical Center and the Rush System for Health to establish the first standards-based 5G-enabled hospital in the United States. The 5G technology will help connect various applications, people, devices, robotics and more.
With the help of AT&T’s 5G network, the clinically-integrated Rush System for Health is poised to take advantage of technologies like Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) — a cloud-based IT service environment at the edge of the network — and other advanced network-related technologies as they become available.
AT&T MEC services will enable Rush to manage its cellular traffic over both its local and wide area networks. Rush will better satisfy network communications and application processing needs for its data, enhance the various use cases across its system and improve the patient experiences.
The Rush collaboration with AT&T goes far beyond network services. They will create opportunities to explore using mobile technology in technology-driven therapies, improving hospital operations and enhancing the patient experience.
The exciting project will kick off this month and create learnings through most of 2019.
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David Bowie The Very Best / Live At The Montreal Forum 1983 / Serious Moonlight Tour LP on 180g picture disc vinyl. David Bowie, the Very Best, live from the Montreal Forum, Canada on 12th July 1983. David Bowie’s sold-out Serious Moonlight tour of ‘83 was the biggest of his career to this point. Bowie embarked upon this tour to promote his 15th studio album Let’s Dance, produced by music maestro and Chic guitarist, Nile Rodgers. Racking up 98 dates across 15 countries, it sold in excess of 2.6 million tickets worldwide, delighting die-hard fans and bringing this more ‘accessible’ Bowie to a whole new generation of audiences, showcasing his body of work spanning some 15 years. The collection of Bowie’s greatest hits here are taken from his exquisite performance at the Montreal Forum, Canada, on 12th July 1983, broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show, the first of a two-night stand at the venue and rewarded audiences with fan favourites from 13 studio albums. From Space Oddity (1969 self-titled second album), all the way to the (then) present hits from Let’s Dance. LP Pre-Order
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David Bowie Let's Dance Let's Dance is the 15th studio album by David Bowie. Originally released in 1983, now gets a remastered reissue! Parlophone CD | LP
David Bowie When I Live My Dream / In The Heat Of The Morning A 7" single from the legendary David Bowie, recorded live at the Top Gear Session, Piccadilly 1 Studio, 18th December 1987. 7"
David Bowie Planet Earth Is Blue David Bowie's 1990 Sound & Vision Tour was billed as a greatest hits tour. Bowie planned the tour as a final farewell to retire his long standing back catalogue of hit songs. This was to be the stage swansong for the old favourites after which Bowie promised they would disappear from live performance. This record features the very best of the Sound & Vision performances. CODA LP


On this date in 1994, crew members Wyclef Jean, Pras, and a young, talented Lauryn Hill, known as The Fugees, formulated their first album, Blunted On Reality, on Hip Hop indie imprint Ruffhouse Records.
Not as familiar to Hip Hop heads as their follow-up smash sophomore album The Score, Blunted On Reality did not receive commercial success their first go around, yielding only 12,000 copies sold in the first two years. After the release of The Score, that number jumped to 125K.
With Clef’s hands in every aspect of production, there were very few times when the Haitian national wasn’t behind the boards during the production of this album. Other producers include Salaam Remi, Brand X, Khallis Bayyan and even Pras.
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In the wake of the Detroit Rebellion, the Inner City Voice newspaper placed a sharp emphasis on defining the strategy and tactics of the ongoing black liberation struggle and how it might prefigure and trigger a second American revolution.
Trans liberation through communism is suggested by the already existing activity of trans women who have fashioned some kind of life for so many of ourselves, even in the face of transmisogyny and exploitation.
What made bop strong is that no matter its pretensions, it was hooked up solidly and directly to the Afro-American blues tradition, and therefore was largely based in the experience and struggle of the black sector of the working class.
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The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral - With a New Preface (New)
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The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical imagination for centuries. In it Robert A. Scott explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes. As a traveler's companion or a rich source of knowledge for the armchair enthusiast, The Gothic Enterprise helps us understand how ordinary people managed such tremendous feats of physical and creative energy at a time when technology was rudimentary, famine and disease were rampant, the climate was often harsh, and communal life was unstable and incessantly violent.
While most books about Gothic cathedrals focus on a particular building or on the cathedrals of a specific region, The Gothic Enterprise considers the idea of the cathedral as a humanly created space. Scott discusses why an impoverished people would commit so many social and personal resources to building something so physically stupendous and what this says about their ideas of the sacred, especially the vital role they ascribed to the divine as a protector against the dangers of everyday life.
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You might think you can clean out your trash, but there’s always the possibility that it will still be there.
There’s no way around it.
The smell of Benzers is everywhere.
There are plastic bottles filled with paint and grease, and empty plastic bottles.
The packaging has an unpleasant scent, but sometimes it’s even worse than that.
There are many Benzer products on the market.
But there’s also a lot of bad smell.
I have a Benzer product in my garage that was one of my favorite things in my life until I started noticing it around my house.
It’s in a jar that has been sitting on the floor for a couple years.
It has this disgusting smell.
The product is called Benzer Scrub Plus.
It smells like paint thinner.
I bought it because I thought it would clean out the smell.
It was actually the product I used on my kitchen floor.
When I bought the product, I was looking for a product to remove paint.
I was surprised to find out the product actually worked.
It took a couple weeks to get used to the smell and it took about six months to get it all out.
It is supposed to work like this:It’s actually a little bit like a scrub brush.
You put the product in the jar, fill it with water, and shake.
Then you shake the jar.
It’s supposed to remove all the paint and other particles from the surface of your paint.
But the smell is very, very bad.
It can make you feel sick and even make you sick.
There is no smell of the product on the shelf.
There is a little brown liquid that comes out of the jar when you shake it.
This is the product’s “scent,” and it’s supposed “to clean” the paint.
That’s why the smell makes you sick when you do not shake the product.
I thought that the product would help clean the paint off the walls.
But when I did not shake it, I noticed the smell getting worse.
It just got worse.
I was sick to my stomach.
So I started to question why the product is not working.
I had no idea that I would have to spend $40 on paint remover, and I was very disappointed with myself for not buying it.
After about two weeks of being sick, I called my friend and asked if I could try the Benzer scrub brush and try it out.
We tried it out and it worked like a charm.
I can’t tell you how much it helped clean up the smell of paint.
The Benzer company is a very popular brand.
People think that Benzer is a big brand and they are wrong.
They are a small business.
Benzer is one of the largest manufacturers of paint removers in the world.
In 2015, the company made $5 billion in sales.
I went to visit their headquarters to see how they are doing.
They have a lot to offer, and you can get a Benzer scrub brush from them for $39.99.
I asked about the product and they said it’s called Benzero and that it is meant to “clean paint.”
I had not heard of this before.
I did a Google search and found a number of different companies that sell Benzeros.
I tried to get some information on the product from these companies, but they were not selling Benzer.
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I emailed Benzer and told them I was going to give them some information.
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Rule of land supreme, not your policy: Parliamentary panel on information technology to Twitter
According to sources, members of the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology also asked Twitter why it should not be fined as it has been found "violating" rules of the country.
Maruti launches programme for startups to explore mobility technologies
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Buy Zensar Technologies, target price Rs 350: Motilal Oswal
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Patent filing across emerging technologies is gaining pace in India: Nasscom
AI accounts for 6% of all emerging tech patents in India, with the country emerging as a key innovation destination for global companies
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara Technologies to acquire gaming firm PublishMe
India's Nazara Technologies will invest about Rs 20 crore for acquiring 69.82% stake in Publishme’s parent Arrakis Tanitim Organizasyon Pazarlama, by way of primary and secondary transactions via its subsidiary.
HCL Technologies hires Accenture’s Siki Giunta to lead cloud business
Siki Giunta, who joins HCL Technologies as executive vice president, has a rich experience in leading the development of global cloud strategies for multinational clients.
Paras Defence and Space Technologies gets Sebi's go ahead to float IPO
The offering comprises fresh issuance of shares worth Rs 120 crore and an offer of sale of up to 17,24,490 equity stocks by promoters and existing shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).
China's Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
"Our team's goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025," Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei's smart vehicle unit, told an industry conference.
Buy Zensar Technologies, target price Rs 340: Yes Securities
Zensar Technologies Ltd., incorporated in the year 1963, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 6967.15 Crore) operating in IT Software sector.
Infosys wins digital technology integration contract from Archrock
Infosys would leverage its pre-configured accelerator for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service Application to streamline and enhance the efficiencies of Archrocks field services and operations.
Bill Gates and EU pledge $1 billion boost for green technology
The partnership would see Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy use private capital and philanthropic funds to match funding provided by the EU. The aim is to together provide up to 820 million euros, or $1 billion, from 2022 to 2026.
Tata Technologies sees uptick in deals for digital transformation: CEO
Tata Technologies has seen a bump-up in deal signings from non-Tata Group companies, and expects to reduce captive revenue to under 35% this year.
DRDO develops near isothermal forging technology for manufacturing aeroengines' parts
"With this development, India has joined the league of limited global engine developers to have the manufacturing capabilities of such critical aero engine components," the ministry's statement noted.
Buy Dixon Technologies (India), target price Rs 4500: Emkay Global
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd., incorporated in the year 1993, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 23603.16 Crore) operating in Consumer Durables sector.
US Senate advances sweeping technology bill taking aim at China
The senators voted 68-30 to end debate on the $250 billion US Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, or USICA, and move nearer to a final vote on the legislation.
Buy Endurance Technologies, target price Rs 1575: Yes Securities
Endurance Technologies Ltd., incorporated in the year 1999, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 20996.04 Crore) operating in Auto Ancillaries sector.
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Be it real estate developers, brokers, bankers and customers, everyone is adapting and adopting the new normal of technology-led business practices. In these challenging times of Corona pandemic, business continuity has been the biggest casualty.
Zscaler acquires Mumbai-based cybersecurity startup Smokescreen Technologies
The Zscaler-Smokescreen Technologies deal is a major vote of confidence for India’s young cybersecurity startup ecosystem, which has been building up capabilities over the past few years.
RBI grants PPI authorisation to Eroute Technologies
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News host Alan Jones says with militant protests on the streets, freedom of speech
being destroyed, and a virus ripping the guts out of the economy,
people are entitled to think there is an agenda to destroy western society.
are not about to dive into a coffin if you test positive, Mr Jones said.
comes as five million Victorians remain under lockdown as the state grapples with
a out -of-control-second wave of COVID-19, while the treasurers economic
update on Thursday outlined a grim economic reality.
has recorded 403 new COVID-19 cases, along with five new deaths in the past 24
hours taking the states total active cases to more than 3,800.
this a pandemic or an exercise in gross irresponsibility by the Victorian government,
Mr Jones said.
in a facemask, everyone to be tested, everyone to be frightened out of their wits.
militant protests on the street, monuments and statues being knocked down, freedom
of speech being destroyed, people terrified to speak out, unhinged snarling human
pit bulls frightening the tripe out of people. And now a virus, ripping the guts
out of the economy.
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Single Project Professional Indemnity insurance is designed for an individual construction project and the professionals working on it. Although these professionals will have their own annual PI policies, setting up a separate one for a large construction project has real benefits for the owner and for joint ventures. more.
1. SPPI provides the right insurance protection for the project - avoiding the risks of relying on construction professionals’ own PI policies (like inadequate policy limits or policies not renewed years after the project – when claims can still come in)
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Unlike annually renewable Professional Indemnity insurance, Single Project Professional Indemnity (SPPI) insurance is arranged around a specific construction project. This has real benefits for construction professionals, joint ventures and project owners. Here are some of them.
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• Policy not maintained. When the project is finished project owners have little control over whether contractors and consultants who worked on the project renew their PI policies. (A PI claim can surface years after the events that caused it and the PI policy needs to be in force when the claim is actually made).
• Transparency. With SPPI the cost of the PI coverage for the entire project is known up front and avoids the possibility of incurring additional costs from project participants for their own PI premiums relating to the project.
Having a specific SPPI policy where the cover and limits are specifically designed around the requirements of the project, safeguards the project participants and project owners from all of the above issues.
Project owners relying on their contractors’ and consultants’ annual PI policies can also face prolonged delays and extra costs when a PI claim arises because of the need to prove which consultants or contractors are liable for the loss and also their share of liability:
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• Separate defences. The presence of different PI policies for the professionals involved in a project means that the individual insurers involved will defend their policyholders’ interests as well as they can – causing inevitable delay and expense.
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An SPPI policy covers all parties that provide professional services to the project which means that the cover is consistent and the premium cost is known by all at the outset of the project:
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• Cover duration. The SPPI provides certainty of coverage for the lifespan of the project plus a discovery period of up to 10 years or longer.
A SPPI policy provides up front coverage and costing for the entirety of the project period and extending to any contractually required discovery period.
Many of the benefits outlined for owners are also advantageous for Joint Ventures formed by consultants and contractors pooling their resources and expertise on large construction projects:
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• Cover certainty. Annual policies do not usually provide full cover for Joint Ventures, whereas the SPPI is structured around the requirements of the project and its limits remain in place regardless of any claims against individual joint venture members’ annual PI policies.
• Efficient long term claims resolution. The SPPI’s joint defence provision avoids disputes between Joint Venture members over liability for claims – not just during the project but also for a discovery period of 10 years or more after completion giving certainty of response.
• Cost transparency. The total cost of Professional Indemnity insurance coverage for the project is known at the outset which means the Joint Venture can make budget provision and charge the costs to the project.
All SPPI clients are entitled to 4 hours complimentary service from specialist construction lawyers for confidential reviews of the construction contracts the client is entering into and expert advice about them, eg :
• Cover issues: the solicitors can advise the client about issues in the draft contract that are inconsistent with the scope of cover under the SPPI. They can identify provisions of the draft contract which, if they were to give rise to a claim, may not be fully covered or which might present coverage issues.
• Legal issues: the solicitors can also identify legally onerous or unreasonable contract clauses inconsistent with the scope of obligations that one would normally expect to see in documentation typically used for the appointment of a construction professional in relation to projects of similar scope and complexity.
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• All projects: From simple construction methods, such as, roads, resorts, colleges, universities and airport terminals. To more complex construction such as major rail projects, tunnels, bridges, mines and dams.
Cover at a Glance
• Cover against claims alleging negligence as a result of Construction Professional Services
• Covers all project participants with responsibility for professional services rendered in connection with the construction project
• •ncludes architectural services, engineering services, debasing or specification services, conduct/feasibility studies and surveys
• Includes any consultant, independent contractor or sub contractor (including temporary contracts), any additional named insured
• Can be extended to indemnify the project owner/principal for legal liability for claims by 3rd parties caused by negligence of insured
• Cover can be provided from first provision of professional services, through construction phase to practical completion
• Extended claims reporting up to 10 years or longer after completion
• Non-cancellable limits of liability that are dedicated to the project.
• Claims made basis of cover
• Redevelopment of rail system. Our Architectural and Engineering clients were responsible for the design of the trains and received a claim from the project owner for defective designed rail cars. The design was shown to have been inadequate and permitted water intrusion into the rail car shell with resulting damage to interior components. The claim related to the rectification of multiple rail cars and the SPPI policy paid almost $10 million in repair costs.
• Timeshare vacation units. Mould infiltration was discovered in some of the units shortly after they opened. This happened during the rainy season, specifically after a hurricane. The units developed an odour and as a result the walls needed to be replaced at a cost of over $17million. It was established that the design and specification used for the units were different to those usually used in this particular location. The SPPI policy provided coverage for all of the consultants and sub consultants for their roles in the design and construction of the project.
• Road bearing viaduct. A claim in excess of $75 million arose when design services relating to remedial works to a road bearing viaduct across a river were incorrect. The roller bearings which were inherent in the design as part of the bridges expansion and contraction had cracked. Subsequent investigations showed that design calculations were incorrect, feeding insufficient tolerance levels. The client’s SPPI policy covered the remedial works including the replacement of the bearings with an alternative system, as well as the traffic management costs.
• Tunnelling under waterways. Two tunnels underneath a waterway were designed and constructed for motorised traffic use. Problems with the design of the concrete tunnel lining elements caused too high stress levels which in turn had an adverse bearing on the joint seal between the elements. Many of the elements were replaced and the construction delays and the re-design costs sought were nearly $10 million, all of which were covered by their SPPI policy.
If you already have Professional Indemnity insurance, why would you want to get Single Project Professional Indemnity insurance too? Well, the answer is in the name. Single Project Professional Indemnity – or SPPI – insurance is designed for single large construction projects, like building a bridge, a tunnel, an office block or an airport.
Large projects like these have numerous professionals working on them – engineers, architects, designers, consultants – and SPPI covers them all, in a durable, transparent way that fits the scope of the project. This works well for the professionals, but it also makes sense for the project owners too.
As an example, let’s say an engineer misjudged a specification in a major bridge-building project, resulting in a 10 million dollar redesign. This engineer might have professional indemnity cover of 15 million dollars, but he might also have another, larger claim going through on a different project, where a similar mistake was made. His PI policy won’t stretch to cover both claims. That’s a problem for the owner of the bridge and the engineer.
Let’s add another professional to this scenario – a structural engineer who signed off on the design and should have spotted the mistake. Can her PI policy cover the 10 million dollar loss, or part of it? You can bet her insurance company’s going to argue she wasn’t responsible.
Meanwhile, a consultant who contributed to the flawed design has let his PI policy lapse, and the manager who supervised the work only has cover of 5 million dollars. While this liability mess is sorted out, the project grinds to a halt.
If the construction professionals of the bridge had SPPI insurance, this policy would cover the 10 million dollar redesign, quickly and efficiently, because SPPI protects all the professionals involved in the project – everyone providing professional services – and realistic limits are agreed upfront.
Another key benefit is the cover duration. SPPI policies provide coverage for the whole of the project period plus a discovery period of up to 10 years or more. Claims can arise well after the end of the construction period, of course, so this can be a really welcome feature.
A word about joint ventures now, because SPPI benefits apply to joint ventures too. This might be a consortium of consultants and contractors who are pooling their resources and expertise on a large construction project, for example.
If they take out an SPPI policy for the joint venture, the total cost of their insurance cover will be established at the outset. It can then be budgeted and charged to the project.
Also, having SPPI cover for the joint venture protects the PI coverage – and premium levels – of the individual professional parties and prevents disputes over liability for claims, not just for the duration of the construction period but for up to 10 years or longer after the project ends.
SPPI insureds – are entitled to 4 hours of complementary service from specialist construction lawyers, who can review the contracts the client is entering into and offer advice on cover and legal issues. They can also make legal recommendations, for example on suitability of insurance or alternative wording, and can provide analysis on the draft contract’s provisions. All of this advice is confidential.
You heard a hypothetical example of a potential claim earlier. Here’s a real one from our claims department, to give a better idea of what this coverage looks like in practice.
Picture a brand new timeshare development – gleaming apartments standing empty and expectant, waiting for the influx of holiday makers. Then a hurricane hits and it rains for days. When the sun comes out again, mould appears on the walls – and with it comes an unpleasant smell that won’t go away. It turns out the walls need to be replaced at a cost of 17 million dollars.
Why did this happen? A design and specification was used that wasn’t suitable for the location of the flats. But thanks to SPPI insurance, all the consultants and sub-contractors involved in the design and construction of this project were protected. AIG picked up the tab for the new walls. This is a great example of how this product can help.
SPPI can be tailored to projects of various sizes, and we’re especially interested in projects with a construction value of over $50 million dollars. Some examples of construction projects we’ve covered through SPPI are churches, government buildings, universities, car parks, restaurants, roads and major rail projects.

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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Considering the recent surge in
Holocaust denial, so much so that even Scott Adams could not avoid blogging about it, that makes this an important day. Think about it.
Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
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Many a fan of the terrific jodi of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif have already started the countdown to Singh Is Kinng. The film, directed by Anees Bazmee will be coming to theaters on August 8th. The two stars were recently in Egypt completing the last shooting schedule for the film.
They were in Cairo and Luxer to film one of the song sequences and Anees revealed, “The song is called ‘Jee Karda’ choreographed by Bosco-Ceaser and will be on air next month.” He added, “We used to start the shooting around 4 am to capture the light and it was scorching. And so to keep ourselves cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea. Katrina used to love the morning light though it was very hot.”
Anees said Katrina was captivated with the scenery and especially the Pyramids: “She liked every part of the location as it’s among the most beautiful countries she has visited – the pyramids, the temples and the landscape. She was fascinated by the exotic locations and during dinner she also enjoyed the barbecue on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a number of places and in one sequence both Akshay and Katrina had climbed the pyramids. Before climbing it she was very scared but later on when she reached there she was one who enjoying the most.”
Singh Is Kinng has a very special date for its release, 08.08.08 and since producer Vipul Shah feels the number is lucky for him he is also going to release the music on the 8th day of June, which incidentally is also his birthday.
We will keep you up-to-date on all the Singh Is Kinng news and will be sure to review both music and film on their respective 8ths so be sure to check back often!

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Bellana has a plant that has a lot of sentimental value. It was originally her step mother’s mother’s plant and she is no longer with us. Keeping this plant alive and healthy is really important.
It spent the last couple of weeks at our house. I was nervous that I’d do something to hurt it. We watered it a couple of times and it seems okay.
Earlier today she took it back to dad’s house, but we asked if we could take a clipping of it and try to grow a new plant. We should try to keep this guy alive forever if we can, and if it lives in multiple pots in multiple locations then that just increases the chances. Bellana’s plant started out as a clipping of the original so why not start another?
Wish this little guy luck and hope it starts a new life. Fingers crossed.

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In the summer of 2017, I had the great pleasure of spending two months in beautiful Arroyo Hondo just north of Taos. Living in Central Texas, I dread the summers where 100+ temperatures are the norm more than the exception. So I was super grateful to get this opportunity to spend the summer where I could look out every morning at the majestic Taos Mountains and enjoy the cool and dry temperatures of this wonderful location. Being only minutes from the cultural attractions available in Taos didn’t hurt either.
Northern New Mexico is a great place to take hikes in beautiful natural settings, a place to gain new inspiration and to make new friends. That summer was also something of a working vacation as I spent a portion of my time designing a new website for a client in the area. This turned out to be a unique opportunity to work with someone whom I would eventually realize I needed for my team.
Not only did I enjoy my work, but I enjoyed forming new friendships with some very interesting characters. One 87 year old artist comes immediately to mind. His breadth of experience and his gift as a master storyteller were truly inspiring. In addition to meeting the fabulous owners of the rental we stayed in, I also met several new local artists, an artisan soap maker, a Reiki practitioner, and two retired
environmentalists and hiking enthusiasts who also shared the gift of storytelling.
This part of New Mexico certainly attracts people with fascinating backgrounds and a desire to deepen their spiritual understanding. The mountains seem to wrap you in their welcoming arms and inspire you to be more of who you already are. I left there knowing I had gained more clarity as to how I could continue to support small business in today's economy.
I've known the struggles and challenges many entrepreneurs face when it comes to marketing. Marketing is often the function of a small business that gets the least amount of attention —especially in the early start up stages. I was lucky enough to have a huge interest in marketing when I started my first business so I was more than willing to invest heavily in my own training. Other entrepreneurs might invest in other areas of their business more heavily depending on their own strengths and interests. Often marketing suffers because of it.
My new approach to marketing and website design has had a two year gestation period where ideas were percolating steadily. In 2019, I will resume VIP operations and have it serve as a marketing resource center for emerging entrepreneurs and a gateway to VIP Biz Online and BizTempo Design.
And I owe it all to that marvelous place in the mountains outside of Taos for serving as the incubator for this new phase of VIP's development. Inspiration leads to motivation and on to continued innovation. Interestingly enough, the beautiful house that I stayed in during my extended stay that summer was named CASA de Cuentos by the owners. It translates to House of Stories and now in 2019, story has become the focal point of VIP's new services.
Eliabel Munoz-Fauth, writer, entrepreneur, musician, and humanist


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'Classical Mystery Tour -- Tribute To The Beatles'You can love The Beatles and classical music. Just ask Don Liuzzi and Mark Gigliotti, veteran artists with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Ron Howard To Direct New Documentary On Beatles' Touring YearsRon Howard is back in music for his newest project.
Legendary Concert Venues In AmericaFive of the most legendary concert venues in America are the Apollo Theater, the Fillmore, the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden and Ryman Auditorium.
Local Band To Mark 50th Anniversary Of The Beatles Arrival In AmericaA South Jersey band which has earned a reputation as one of the top Beatles tribute acts in the country, with thousands of shows in 30-plus years, is preparing for a special performance and anniversary in Atlantic City next month.
Q&A: GRAMMYs Exec Producer Ken Ehrlich On Big Surprises & BeatlesGRAMMYs exec producer Ken Ehrlich on how Kendrick suggested a collabo with Imagine Dragons and what goes into getting Beatles together.
Eurythmics To Reunite For CBS Beatles Tribute ShowFor one night only, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart will share the stage in honor of The Beatles first performance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.'
Best Rock 'N Roll Cities In AmericaThis list includes five of the best rock 'n roll cities in America, with honorable mentions to the cities of Austin, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Seattle.
A New Look At The Beatles, From The Beginning When They Were BoysLarry Kane's new book 'When They Were Boys' takes a look at the Beatles from their early days.
Stigall Show Log 8.13.13Chris discusses New Jersey's Senate Primaries, a court ruling granting a Philadelphia police officer his job back, and a rodeo clown banned by the Missouri State Fair. He also talks to Larry Kane about his book about The Beatles and Dan Balz about his book on the 2012 Election.


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Zoom Meeting Blur Background Download. To add or change your virtual background during a. Start by opening the zoom client application on your pc.
Firstly, make sure the version of zoom is updated to 5.5.0 or above. The button is on the right side of the main. Open it on windows, and click the settings option.
Set Quality To Maximum And Tap Save To Download The.
Firstly, make sure the version of zoom is updated to 5.5.0 or above. Teams uses ai and your device’s camera to isolate your silhouette from the background around you and apply all the necessary details to transform your background into a new setting. Sign in to the zoom desktop client.
Choose “backgrounds & filters” and select the “blur”. To add or change your virtual background during a. Click on the settings gear icon.
Open It On Windows, And Click The Settings Option.
Download a virtual zoom background to display an image or video as your background during a zoom meeting. Moreover, zoom blur backgrounds are the best. On the desktop app, navigate to preferences in the settings menu.
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Nextly, tap on the subtab. Videos should be mp4 or mov files with a minimum resolution of x pixels p and a maximum resolution of x p. In the setting menu, choose background & filters.

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Dr. Jaspreet Walia, Post-Doctoral Fellow in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science under the supervision of CRPuO members Prof. Pierre Berini and Prof. Arnaud Weck, is the lead author on a recent paper that demonstrates that visible light can transform CO2 gas into light emitting solid carbon without the need for any other reagents, a process that is completely reversible. They used a nanostructured silver surface illuminated with green light to reduce carbon dioxide gas into a solid carbon through dissociation. As noted by Prof. Berini, “[r]ecently, there has been considerable global research effort devoted to developing technologies that can transform CO2 using visible light. Our work not only demonstrates that this is possible, but also that light emitting solid carbon can be formed.” (uOttawa Media, 2021).
This proven process will have vast implications for future environmental technologies, such as developments within the oil and gas industry, creating environmental sensors for pollution, and the potential for artificial photosynthesis, among other uses related to solar-driven chemical transformations, industrial scale catalytic processes, and reconfigurable light-emitting metasurfaces.
The research was done in collaboration with CRPuO member and uOttawa Professor Arnaud Weck and uOttawa Associate Professor Fabio Variola, both with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and members of their research groups, Sabaa Rashid (Master’s student) and Graham Killaire (Ph.D. candidate).
You can read more about the science behind their discovery in their paper, Reconfigurable carbon quantum emitters from CO2 gas reduced via surface plasmons, recently published in the journal Optica as a memorandum.
- Read the interview by uOttawa Media with the lead researchers Dr. Walia and Dr. Berini
- Learn more about the Principal Investigators and their research areas:
Congratulations to all those involved in this breakthrough which not only provides solutions to reduce our carbon footprint but continues to propel the CRPuO and uOttawa to the forefront of research in photonics.
uOttawa Media (2021, May 26). Out of thick air: Transforming CO2 into light-emitting carbon. https://media.uottawa.ca/news/out-thick-air-transforming-co2-light-emitting-carbon#


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The Latest: Iraqi spokesman confirms US forces drawing down
BAGHDAD – The Latest on the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq following defeat of the Islamic State group (all times local):
An Iraqi government spokesman has confirmed to The Associated Press that the drawdown of American forces from Iraq has begun following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.
Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi says "the battle against Daesh has ended and so the level of the American presence will be reduced." Daesh is the Arabic language acronym for IS.
Al-Hadithi stressed the drawdown is still in its early stages and at present does not mark the beginning of a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces.
The United States first launched airstrikes against IS in Iraq in August 2014 and in the following years closely backed key Iraqi military victories, including the retaking of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city.
Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq say American troops have started to drawdown from the country following the defeat of the Islamic State group.
They say U.S. soldiers, weapons and equipment are being transported out of Iraq to Afghanistan.
The contractors say dozens of American soldiers have left on daily flights over the past week.
Two Iraqi officials tell The Associated Press the U.S.-led coalition has reached an agreement to draw down its troops in Iraq for the first time since the war against IS was launched over three years ago
An AP reporter at the base saw troop movements matching the officials' account.
The contractors and officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations and declined to reveal the exact size of the drawdown.


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Central State University sophomore Juan Scott started his outdoor track and field season the same way he finished the last one – as the fastest 110-meter hurdler in Division II.
Scott, the defending champion in the NCAA D-II 110 hurdles, posted the fastest D-II time this season at his outdoor season opener Saturday. And this coming off his D-II 60-meter hurdles indoor national championship March 10 in Pittsburg, Kan.
The scenery has changed as Scott transitions to outdoor track with the Marauders. But his mindset remains the same. During the indoor season he was the runner to beat with last season’s 110 outdoor championship. Now competitors want to chase down the Dunbar High School product after his 60 indoor championship.
Scott opened the outdoor season at the UFC Black and Gold Challenge in Florida last weekend. He finished third in the 110 hurdles in 14.02. He beat hurdlers from D-I programs such as Florida State, Kentucky and Ohio State.
His time already has him as a provisional qualifier for the D-II national championships May 24-26 at Charlotte, N.C. The provisional qualifying time is 14.56 and the automatic qualifying time is 13.89.
On March 10, Scott won the 60 indoor hurdles championship in 7.83 seconds. Scott’s personal-best 7.82 at Ohio State University in February was the fastest 60 indoor hurdles time in D-II this season.
Scott is the first CSU athlete to win an NCAA indoor track and field title since the program earned D-II membership in 2004. Though he’s the hurdler to beat with his two national championships, there’s one person he’s still chasing – his coach James Rollins.
Rollins, who ran at CSU from 1992-95, won four hurdles national championships.
“That’s something we talk about. He’d say he got this time or he won this title,” Scott said. “I’m competing against him even though he’s not running. We kind of go back and forth with that. He’s won a four or five hurdles titles so I have to try and surpass that.”
Scott’s personal best in the 110 hurdles is a school-record 13.73. Rollins’ best was 13.74.
“We share experiences in terms of championships and times,” Rollins said. “I used to be able to say I ran faster than him. He surpassed me last year. … He’s going to run a lot faster than I did. His victory is my victory so I live vicariously through him.”
Scott won three indoor state titles and three outdoor state titles running with Dunbar. Blessed with sprinter’s speed – Rollins said what makes Scott stand out is that speed between the hurdles – Scott started running the 300 hurdles his freshman season and the 110 hurdles his sophomore year. He credits high school coaches Sidney Booker and Darran Powell with helping get him to Central State. Rollins has taken over from there.
“Coach Booker and coach Powell – they set me up to get to college and be on the next stage. They were on us to make sure we did our ACTs and we could get into school because they knew the talent we had,” Scott said.
The next major challenge for Scott is defending his D-II outdoor national title in North Carolina in May. After that he hopes to qualify for the USATF Outdoor Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 21-24.