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This second obsession is very offensive indeed to those who were forcibly removed and to many thousands of other Australians. McGuiness's approach reached a kind of high point in the notorious ABC program in which he gratuitously insulted Lois O'Donoghue, one of the stolen children herself, in his most arrogant way, by pouring contempt on the idea that any children were stolen. His extraordinary performance on that occasion took many people's breath away.
Michael Duffy, another "expert" on Aboriginal affairs
The Murdoch tabloid directed at the less formally educated sections of society, the Daily Telegraph, retains three rabidly right-wing populist columnists whose function is to cater to the perceived prejudices of the paper's audience, to whit, Piers Ackerman and the Janissary journalists Miranda Devine and Michael Duffy.
On the Telegraph opinion page of January 5, 2000, Duffy has a carefully worded piece headed, Keep the H word out of our history. He goes out of his way to stress the Jewish origins of a number of prominent public critics of Australian racism against Aborigines, while of course disclaiming any anti-Semitism, in singling out these Jews.
Apparently Jews are more sensitive on these things because they got here more recently and their familiarity with the Holocaust directed at the Jews of Europe has made them overly preoccupied with such matters and led them to exaggerate the magnitude of the atrocities perpetrated on Australia's Aboriginal population. Get the message! Rootless cosmopolitans don't understand Australian history as well as older "real Australians" such as Duffy, who properly understand in their bones that our treatment of the Aboriginals wasn't all that bad.
Duffy is worried that the Labor side of politics may be gaining some momentum among liberal-minded Australians by its defence of Aboriginal rights, and he bemoans the fact that the vigorous defence of Aboriginal rights, and a vigorous focus on past wrongs done to the Aboriginal population, is dividing Australia. He says:
The last thing Aborigines or those genuinely interested in their wellbeing need is for their future to be affected by the introduction of concepts and words which inflame and confuse our view of those horrors which did happen here.
In the meantime, the best thing the rest of us can do is resist attempts to polarise Aboriginal matters. This includes attempts to change the meanings of words in common use.
Elsewhere he makes the extraordinary statement:
Most people would now agree that One Nation was in fact not a racist phenomenon.
So we had all better get the message. Pauline Hanson is not racist, and anyway, many of the people making a fuss about Aboriginal oppression are a just a bunch of Jews. British Australia did some bad things to the Aboriginal population, but we shouldn't exaggerate it. After all, the main danger in Aboriginal affairs is not really the oppression of the Aboriginal people, but the damaging possibility that inflaming anger about injustices to Aborigines will interfere with the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
In the Telegraph a bizarre competition is developing between Duffy and Piers Ackerman, with the two tabloid columnists trying to outdo each other in the vicious extravagance of their comments on Aboriginal affairs. Well, Duffy now has to be way in front in this contest, with his contribution on March 25 to the debate on mandatory sentencing. The following extract is something of a new low in nasty tabloid treatment of these matters:
It is particularly nauseating that this new racism has been practised in the name of virtue. Many of these sanctimonious whites, this small army of lawyers, anthropologists, public servants and journalists, have lost touch with the spiritual roots of their own culture and have tried to redeem themselves by feeding off Aboriginal issues, which they pervert to suit their own decadent spiritual requirements. Their new religion is anti-racism, and everything is interpreted as a racial issue, no matter how wrong and destructive of Aboriginal interests this might be. It is time these white moral maggots were shaken off the body of black Australia, from which they have sucked so much life.
White maggots, indeed! White maggots of Australia unite! Within a couple of days of Duffy's extraordinary outburst in his column, an opinion poll was published in the newspapers of March 28, showing that more Australians opposed mandatory sentencing than supported it, and many more again opposed mandatory sentencing of adolescents. I'm considering having a badge made for public sale, with the slogan, "I am a white maggot".
It almost goes without saying that it would be fascinating to get Duffy down on a couch and try to draw out of his mind by psychoanalysis what ghosts and demons are running around in his head about "rootless cosmopolitans" and "white maggots" "interfering in Aboriginal affairs".
The saga of Jack and Lallie Akbar
A brutal and instructive episode in both Aboriginal affairs and Australia's race policy relating to Asians, sharply refutes McGuiness's proposition that no state policy was involved in the stolen children saga. A moving and informative book by Pamela Rajkowski called Linden Girl, a story of outlawed lives (UWA Press, 1995) recounts the extraordinary saga of an "Afghan" (actually an Indian Muslim from the Punjab), Jack Akbar, who married a young Aboriginal woman, Lallie, in Western Australia in the 1920s.
This scholarly and thorough book documents how the notorious Western Australian "Protector" of Aborigines, Auber Octavius Neville, had Jack Akbar and Lallie, who ultimately produced a family of three children, imprisoned several times for the "crime" of marrying each other. It is an extraordinary story of human courage and endurance. The devoted couple escaped a number of times, on one occasion making an extraordinary journey across the Nullabor Plain with Lallie pregnant, and which they only survived because he was an experienced camel driver and she, coming of a tribe of desert Aborigines, was used to living off the land.
Eventually they beat the rap, so to speak, for their marriage "crime", and lived happily for many years after the Department of Aboriginal Affairs eventually gave up trying to separate them out of exhaustion.
The significance of this book in relation to the stolen children is that the author found repeated and constant references in "Protector" Neville's private papers to the policy of removing mixed-race children from their Aboriginal parents in an attempt to "breed the colour out". One of Neville's objections to the marriage between Akbar and Lallie was that in his racist universe they were both coloured, and therefore a union between them would only perpetuate the continuation of undesirable coloured races.
Auber Octavius Neville was by far the most forceful person in the adoption of the stolen children strategy in Aboriginal affairs. In the minutes of the meeting of Protectors of Aboriginals from the different states and territories that in 1937 adopted the policy as official strategy, he emerges as the most forceful, domineering and articulate advocate and practitioner of this terrible government practice.
The history of Aboriginal resistance to the war of conquest, has been carefully covered over in the past, but Forgotten rebels: Black Australians who fought back, by David Lowe (Permanent Press, Melbourne, 1994). Black War by Clive Turnbull (1948), and Aboriginal Tasmanians by Lyndall Ryan (Allen and Unwin, 1996), and in particular the wonderful and ongoing work of Henry Reynolds, describing the many episodes of Aboriginal resistance, have gone some distance towards correcting the historical record.
Australia's collective repressed memory. Sexual relations between conquerers and conquered produced multitudes of mixed-blood Australians from the first moment of settlement, and many of them have been absorbed by "white" Australia
Despite the very real attempt at extermination, Aboriginal Australia displayed an extraordinary resilience in some ways. From the first days of settlement, sexual relationships between whites and Aboriginals produced many mixed-blood offspring, who survived because of their immunity, inherited from the white parent, to imported diseases. Many of these were absorbed, because of the shortage of women, into white colonial society, giving rise to a very widespread but often hidden Aboriginal ancestry among working-class and rural populations. Recently, even the well-known television personality Ray Martin has discovered a remote Aboriginal ancestor.
This question of the amount of "racial" mixture in older Australian populations has been constantly repressed in the collective memory. There can be very little doubt about the widespread Aboriginal contribution to "white" Australian population, particularly in the older settled areas and in rural and pastoral areas.
Particularly during the explosion of pastoralism beyond the 19 counties around Sydney, from the 1820s onwards, all observers noted constant sexual relationships between ex-convict shepherds and Aboriginal populations. Even the rapidly developing distinctive Australian version of the English language was strongly influenced by the interplay between Aboriginal idiom and Irish Celtic speech on the pastoral interface between Aborig

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OPPO F5 YOUTH
At the top of OPPO’s popular selfie expert F5 smartphone, the company needed to flex its muscle to come up with a lighter, affordable version, designed for youth, oh millennials! The OPPO F5 YOUTH, though just 2,000 pesos cheaper from the flagship OPPO F5, may be considered as the next best pick for users who are after a budget option and still want a real deal of a topnotch selfie camera.
Let’s have a look at some interesting things to take on-board about OPPO F5 YOUTH.
When I first got the phone, I was amazed on how the so-called artificial intelligence beauty technology pitched everything on a single selfie shot. OPPO says it uses AI to scan over 200 recognition spots on your face, taragis, this scan determines your skin’s tone and type, gender, and age then matches them against its database and subsequently makes beautification enhancements to produce a flawless personalized selfie; malupet diba?. I asked random people to try the OPPO F5 YOUTH and it’s pretty rewarding hearing their reactions.
It’s also noticeable that there’s a depth effect feature in the front camera which gives you an option to blur the background, giving focus on the subject image instead, others call it bokeh effect. I appreciate well this effect as it gives glow to my selfies, it’s a feature that’s previously available on high-end phones and DSLRs.
F5 YOUTH is also equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera. The camera module is adept of producing high quality and exceptional photos with the built-in expert and ultra-HD features albeit night shoots squirms in quality and has degradation due to low or unnatural light situation.
DESIGN AND FEATURES
Moving on with other premium features, the phone doesn’t just focus on selfie qualities, it could as well go head to head competition with other phones in terms of design trends, computing power, and display types particularly the 18:9 aspect ratio. OPPO F5 YOUTH boasts the same design built as the original F5, the 6-inch full-HD+ display is enclosed in a sleek unibody with a rear fingerprint sensor. The almost bezel-less display is a turn-on factor as it gives more immersive experiences for viewing movies and playing games.
I used the built-in facial unlock as a default security and I must say authentication speed is very impressive even in low-light condition.
It’s fast and efficient, efficient that I locked out myself when I shaved my beard, haha ‘di ako nakilala taragis! And though it’s a well working security, I’m still wary that with this technology alone, privacy intruders could easily open your phone just like with the finger print sensor when you’re unaware or while sleeping, I tried it, and it does, kahit nakapikit mag unlock s’ya. Nevertheless, the swiftness of this technology is commendable.
The F5 YOUTH is powered by 2.5 GHz octa-core processor, and without going into much technical detail, the phone is capable of running sophisticated and demanding applications available in the Google Play Store. Gaming apps for instance, is at its core with presence of special graphics acceleration setting that optimizes gaming experience, turning it on will shift the phone into gaming mode which will fully harness the potentials of its hardware resources.
Additionally, the phone comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. And if you opt to put in more space, it has a dedicated microSD slot that’s capable of loading additional storage up to 256GB capacity – that’s equitably remarkable, considering other phones give you no choice but removing the second SIM if you want to give way with the microSD card.
As for the battery, the phone is packed with 3,200 milli-Ampere-hours. For a single charge amid normal use and with mobile data constantly on, receiving around 2-3 calls that lasted about 2-3 minutes, occasional Facebook messaging, some selfie shots and with other apps running in the background, I was able to complete a day without having a need to plugin to power outlet or use powerbank.
The phone still uses the standard microUSB cable and is not equipped with fast charging technology which per my observation takes around two hours to have it fully charged.
I think if there’s one thing OPPO needs to improve with this device is the charging port, it takes an extra effort plugging-in and detaching the cable, mahirap syang iplug and i-unplug. And of course, down side of the microUSB cable?, the polarity, I almost broke the charging port as I tried to push in the cable, only to find out baligtad pala. Nonetheless, it’s a matter of getting used to it.
OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACE
The phone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat topped with ColorOS 3.2 interface. And if you’re an iPhone user, you’ll see some familiar looks and feels, the user interface design is somehow iOS-inspired. And to stay being distinctive with other Android phones, there’s no app drawer on the default launcher, every app you install piled in onto the home screen.
There are lots of customization features with the ColorOS, from lock in slide shows, clone up features, to numbers of notification options. I haven’t much time navigating the stuff but it’s good to know that with the options provided, you can do a lot of things when needs arise.
|Display||6.0-inch FHD+ LTPS TFT LCD Display, |
18:9 Aspect Ratio
1080 x 2160 pixels (~402 ppi density)
|Processor||Mediatek MT6763T Helio P23|
2.5 GHz octa-core CPU
|Memory||3 GB RAM|
32 GB Internal Storage with dedicated slot for up to 256GB microSD card
|Rear Camera||13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash|
|Front Camera||16 MP (f/2.0, 2.0 µm)|
|Communication||WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot|
Bluetooth - 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS
Radio - No
USB - microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
|Security Features||Fingerprint (rear-mounted)|
|Battery||Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery|
|Available Colors||Gold, Black|
|Operating System||Android 7.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2|
NOW, SHOULD YOU BUY ONE?
If you’re in a search for a good camera phone because you’re into selfies, this one is definitely yours. As I am reviewing the phone and constantly post selfies on my Instagram and Facebook, a lot of people asked me if the phone is really worth it at kung maganda ba talaga. At Php 13,990, I think considering not just the camera alone, but the over-all design and its computing capabilities, it’s worth it. Happy Holidays!


Neil Clark’s Sporting Edge: Euros draw, first thoughts
As Europe heads into winter- a timely reminder of what should be a great sporting event to be held next summer. The draw for the 2016 European Football championships, to take place between 10th June and 10th July, was made in Paris on Saturday.
The new format for the tournament will be six groups of four teams with the top two in each group, plus the four best third-placed teams, making it through to the last sixteen.
The six seeds, France, England, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Portugal, should have few problems in making it to the knockout stages- and to be honest, it’s not hard to see them all topping their respective groups. Hosts France certainly couldn’t have asked for a kinder draw, being teamed with Albania, Romania and Switzerland, while the Germans probably won‘t lose too much sleep after being paired with Poland, Ukraine and Northern Ireland.
England kick off their group with a game on 11th June in Marseilles against Russia, who have looked a much improved team since Leonid Slutsky replaced Fabio Capello in the summer. Wales and Slovakia are decent outsiders who will both believe they have a chance of making it through to the last 16, with their clash in Bordeaux on 11th June, likely to prove decisive.
Spain, going for an unprecedented third Euros win in a row, have got it slightly tougher in group where Czech Republic and Croatia possess plenty of technical ability but Vicente del Bosque’s men should still win the group. The toughest group is undoubtedly Group E, where Belgium, the top-ranked team in Europe, are in with Italy, Sweden, and the well-organised Republic of Ireland. As Martin O’Neill, the manager of Ireland said in an interview afterwards, this is a group which effectively has two top seeds in it- Belgium and Italy.
While Portugal should win Group F, (provided Ronaldo isn’t injured) second and third placed looks up for grabs, between Austria, Hungary and Iceland. It’s certainly not the possible worse draw for Hungary, playing in their the finals of a major tournament for the first time since 1986, though Iceland, making their Euro finals debut, will be thinking the same.
As to who’s going to win the tournament, my two against the field remain Spain and Germany- with a resurgent England making some appeal to go deep into the tournament, or at least to the quarter-finals. Hosts France, with their very kind draw, also have to go on the short-list. As to who are going to be tournament’s dark horses, injuries are likely to prove significant, as there’s quite a few teams who look heavily dependent on one star player: think Portugal and Ronaldo, Sweden and Ibrahimovic and Poland and Lewandowski. If their stars stay fit, then these teams could be fancied to go deep into the tournament, but if they miss out then it could be an early exit.
So the smart move is to hold fire on your bets until the beginning of June when we know for sure who’ll be playing in France and who won’t.
Role reversal: How the Bundesliga became boring - and the Premiership exciting
What odds, I wonder, would you have got in August that on 12th December Bournemouth and Watford would be above champions Chelsea and Leicester City would be joint top of the English Premier League?
5,000-1 perhaps? The inconsistency of the so-called ’big’ teams in the Premiership- and the over-achievement of teams that many people thought would struggle- has been the feature of the season in England. While Chelsea, currently hovering just above the relegation zone, has been the most dramatic example of the mighty falling from grace, Liverpool and Manchester United have also shown inconsistency- the latter losing 2-1 at Bournemouth on Saturday, just days after they crashed out of the Champions League. And even though Manchester City are joint top, they too have been strangely unimpressive in recent weeks, only scrambling home with a 92nd minute winner against struggling Swansea at the Etihad on Saturday.
A few years ago football romantics in England bemoaned the uncompetitiveness of the ’Big Money’ Premiership-and looked across longingly to other European countries where the top divisions were more exciting- with particular reference to Germany. But now the position has been reversed- and it’s the Bundesliga that looks dull and predictable.
At time of writing, Bayern, Bundesliga champions for the last three years, have an eight-point lead over Dortmund- with the pair (the only teams to win the title since 2009) a whopping fourteen points clear of third-placed Hertha Berlin. Bayern have won 14 of their 16 games. How boring is that?
It’s a similar story of elite domination in Spain, where despite Barcelona being pegged back to a 2-2 draw at home to Deportivo this weekend- the ‘Big Three’ of Barca, Real and Atletico are clear of fourth-placed Celta Vigo. In Portugal, Sporting and Porto are six points clear of Benfica, in the Netherlands, the ‘Big Three’ of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV have an eight point gap over the team in fourth, Heracles. The most uncompetitive of Europe’s major leagues is France, where Qatar Investment Authority-owned PSG, winners for the past three years, have yet to lose and match and already have a fifteen point lead over Angers.
In England by contrast just seven points separates the top seven, and just nine points separates the top eleven teams. Of course, it could all change in the New Year as the richest clubs get out their cheque-books and try and buy players from the overachieving teams during the January transfer window. For the good of the league, it’s hoped that doesn’t happen- and its heartening to hear that Leicester City, the Number One surprise package of the season, have said they won’t be selling any of their key players.
The longer the Premiership retains its competitive nature- the better it will be for English football. And as we continue (hopefully) to enjoy a season of great unpredictability in England, we can’t help feeling sorry for fans in France, where the title race is already wrapped up at Christmas.
Announcing- The Sporting Edge awards for 2015
It’s the time of the year when we’re awash with sporting awards. So to add to them- here’s mine:
Club football team of the year:
Barcelona. Back to their something like their scintillating best when winning their fifth Champions League in May - their first since 2011. They’re currently top of La Liga, with the highlight of the season so far being a stunning 4-0 away win at Real in November.
International football team of the year:
A three-way dead-heat between Ivory Coast, Northern Ireland and Iceland.
The Ivorians won their second African Cup of Nations in February (and their first since 1992), with the highlight being a 3-1 victory over an excellent Algeria team in the quarter-finals. But honourable mentions too for Northern Ireland and Iceland, both of whom defied the odds to make it next years Euros. The former won qualifying Group F despite being unseeded, while the latter became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the finals of a major tournament.
Golfer of the year: Jordan Spieth
The 22-year-old had a sensational 2015, landing the first two Majors, and coming very close to achieving the hat-trick up in the British Open in July. He then finished second in the final Major of the year, the USPGA in August. With time very much on his side, the Texan could end up as one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Athlete of the Year: Genzebe Dibaba
The Ethiopian runner broke the world record for the women’s 1500 metres in the summer and also won the world title in that event in Beijing. She also came third in the 5,000 metres.
Tennis player of the year (Men); Novak Djokovic
Winner of three of this year’s four Slams- and beaten finalist in the other, it’s time the world number one got more applause for his achievements - as I argued in last week’s Sporting Edge last week
Tennis player of the year (Women): Serena Williams
Winner of three of this year’s four Slams, with the only blemish being a shock semi- final defeat to Roberta Vinci in the US Open. Serena is closing in on Margaret Court‘s all time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles- she now stands on 21.
Biggest sporting shocks of 2015:
You would have needed quite a good crystal ball to have predicted the all-Italian women’s final at the US Open tennis - between the 33-year-old number 26 seed Flavia Pennetta and the unseeded Roberta Vinci.
Leicester City’s transformation from near-certainties for relegation from the English Premiership in April, to league leaders in December, has also been remarkable.
Mention too for Japan’s 34-32 win over South Africa in the Group stage of the Rugby Union world cup - described by many as the greatest shock in the sport’s history.
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Well, this makes you even harder to understand, and for your views to make sense.
I can understand a person who doesn't care about guns pushing a Democratic agenda. I just don't get a gun owner doing it.
The Demos know it is a losing issue for them right now. If Obama gets in again, as a lame duck, Putin won't be the only one waiting for his flexibility to kick in.
I don't vote with my guns and I don't shoot with my politicians (Thank you, Dick Cheney).
I'll be the first one to tell you that many of the democratics platform on gun issues is just plain wrong, but I don't believe they want to ban all gun ownership and/or take away our guns. I do empathize with a society trying desperately to deal with gun related chaos. More important to me than whether or not I can own a high capacity magazine is whether or not hungry children eat, the elderly are provided for and our veterans are honored.
Other than a love of the 2nd Amendment, the GOP just doesn't appeal to my core values.


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The three facets of the 11 faces of Kannon are set in the main hall of the thatched roof of this temple in the god's honor. Sugimotodera Temple is the oldest temple in Kamakura, as well as the first refuge in the "Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage." Various Buddha statues are also worshipped here. Legend has it that when the temple was struck by fire, the god Kannon hid behind a big cedar tree, and for a time this tree became known as the "Tree of Kannon."
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I'm a losing player, help me become a winning one
I'm a losing player, right, that's out of the way. I suppose it's not a shocking statement, but I don't think many admit it.
I've been playing online for maybe 2 years now for fun, and recently decided I was going to give it a real go. After a couple deposits of $50 each in the past, I decided to take advantage of FullTillt's first deposit bonus and deposited $600. I withdrew $300 almost immediately to leave me with a decent bankroll for 10nl, a good bonus and rakeback. Surely enough to keep me afloat while I put some hands in and learned the game properly. Apparently not.
I've invested $400 into poker, not a large but still significant amount for a 19 year old with a summer job before university. I'm left with $70 with about $20 in rakeback to come on Friday and a serious question mark over this poker thing. I suck really bad.
I'm not a complete idiot, I've been sweated once before by C9, and while there were plenty of improvements to be made, the basics of being tight, stealing and c-betting were there, though often I wasn't thinking why. More recently I've studied c-betting on different flop types, 3-betting and calling IP. I have lots of ideas, and I try to put them in to practice, I just lose money.
What would I say my main leak is? I spew post-flop. I win the small and medium pots and seem to lose the big ones. My blue line isn't pretty looking and my red line doesn't cover it. I also only think half as much as I should during a hand as I can after it.
So what was the point of all of this? Well CC, I come for help. I've thought about it and I need lots of it. I need help to learn how to think about poker, how to build my game from the ground up. How to improve and progress and I'm serious about it.
I'm about to lose my summer job in 2 weeks (it was always temporary) and I've got 3 months of free time before university starts. I know I could get a job, but I'm financially sound untill then and I'm also spending a month in Gran Canaria with my gf and her family. I have a lot of free time available and the willingness to learn and commit.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to be a pro, but I want to enjoy the game I love again. Once you take something seriously, consistently losing takes all of the fun out of it, and trust me that's something I'm good at doing:
The reason I've lost more than I've deposited is rakeback and a $300 donkament second place.
My goal in the next 3 months is to beat 25/50nl, or begin to. My ultimate goal is to beat 100nl solidly. Maybe it will help me through uni and then provide a little extra once I get a full time job.
So how can I do this? Well there are a few things I'd like to get from this thread.
I hope the least I get is some advice, maybe a few sweat sessions. Hopefully advice on what I need to do, where to go next and what I need to fix, how to learn to think about poker properly.
The best possible outcome, though an unlikely one, is a coach/mentor. Now I know as a jobless losing micro player, I can't offer financial incentives in the form of cash or % of winnings to a player good enough to turn me into a winning player. But I can try one thing. I could offer to give a % of my winnings to charity. I don't know what would be a fair amount that would also allow me to build my bankroll but I'm more than willing to offer, especially for coaching from one of the better players on the forum. I'm willing to deposit once more for about $200-$300 if I need to, but if I can't win after that, I'm giving up on depositing for a long time.
I also think that it could be good for those thinking about future coaching or video making. Maybe a series on how to turn yourself into a winning player. It could also be good for Cardschat. I'd definately be willing to write a blog on my progress or provide a glowing reference after.
Maybe someone will take pity on me, maybe someone will see a challenge in me and maybe someone will feel they can do some good by turning me into a winning player, who knows, it's worth a try.
That's that CC, thanks for reading if you did, I'm ready and waiting for whatever you give me.

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has signed on to produce the horror film “Skill House” under his G-Unit Film & Television company, and he has agreed to star in the film. The movie will explore social media and influencer culture, including what people are willing to do for clicks, likes, and fame. The film is under production at a TikTok collab house — referring to large piece of real estate, like a mansion, where several influencers live and shoot content where the influencers share rent or are sponsored by a talent agency — named the “Sway House” located in Los Angeles. Deadline reports that it is conceived as first film in a series and will be directed by Josh Stolberg, the filmmaker behind “Spiral” (2021) and “Jigsaw” (2017), and the movie is scheduled to be released next year, 2023.
“This film is bursting with mavericks of entertainment, many of them spanning multiple genres and platforms,” said Ryan Kavanaugh of Proxima Media, the company behind the movie, said. “From a global rap and hip-hop music icon to a businessman, actor, writer, and producer – if anyone knows a thing or two about breaking the boundaries, it’s 50 Cent. I’m honored to work alongside him as we watch Bryce do the same with his career.”
50 Cent is widely known for his work in the music industry, particularly his legacy and impact in hip hop music through his rap career. He has released around 60 singles where he’s the the lead artist and many more as featured artist. He has also starred and produced numerous films and TV shows. Most notably, he was the executive producer who also starred in several seasons of the hit series “Power” (2014), a crime drama which concluded in 2020 and its spinoffs “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” and “Power Book IV: Force,” which all are still in production.

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Police: Man swings hammer at 3-year-old in grocery store
The city of Rio Rancho is taking action to make sure foreclosed homes don't reduce property values. If banks fail to maintain those homes. The city will now charge them a high fee.
Defense attorney David Serna called for a mistrial, but the judge didn’t want the state to be able to re-try Chavez under double jeopardy.


US-headquartered MRL Equipment Company, a leading supplier of road marking and removal / grooving equipment and a regular exhibitor at Intertraffic Amsterdam, will use this year’s event to highlight its range of equipment and to unveil a new machine.
To complement MRL’s large application units the company will showcase its new Mini Mac series of ride-on, self-propelled thermoplastic road marking machines. A small, highly manoeuvrable thermoplastic application unit designed to increase production when applying markings for intersections, symbols or lane lines, the Mini Mac 400 offers a 180kg material tank, electronic skipline and hydrostatic drive system. The company says the machine’s unique ribbon extrusion application die allows the operator to change line widths from 10cm to 30cm with a simple quick action toggle switch.
The Mini Mac 400 is designed to be supplied with hot thermoplastic from truck- or trailer- mounted preheaters that MRL also produces in sizes ranging from 450kg to 1800kg.
MRL will also use Intertraffic to highlight its line of truck-mounted cold paint, thermoplastic and two component units that it says offer the industry’s highest production rates.


- Title: Program Manager
- Code: RCI-37279-1
- Location: Brisbane, CA 94010
- Posted Date: 09/23/2022
- Duration: 6 Months
- Name:Anish Patel
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
- Phone: 908-704-8843 ✖ 208
The most preferred location for maximum success is Burlingame, CA (West coast timezone is the preference. Burlingame, Seattle, LA)
Would be nice to have a program manager with a large scale company background
possibility of an extension for a longer duration contract
Must have skills:
- Cross functional leadership skills.
- Working with designers and project managers
- Proven experience with agile project management
This is an engineering culture and wants someone with proven experience in technical environment
- This role organizes multi-team projects focusing on customer-facing activity development. Key projects for the role are the ongoing development of social games & activities.
- We are seeking talented individuals with a solid background in game and entertainment product development who can coordinate, execute and report on these projects through using skills in project management.
- In this position, you will facilitate the creation and ongoing improvements of entertainment experiences, enabling client to release applications in the VR domain.
- You will work with some of the world's most talented designer, product, art and entertainment professionals.
- You will apply your communications skills to capture priorities, your organizational skills to rally the team around a roadmap, your execution skills to deliver against a timeline, and your coordination skills to keep everyone aligned around the goal.
- Collaborate with Product, TPM, Design and Engineering to develop and drive reliable execution plans
- Support Team Sprint operation including coordinating leadership reviews
- Help teams understand and improve their execution velocity
- Setup product development processes for technical teams
- Collaborate with multiple teams to complex develop product features
- Track and assess progress, report risk, triage new work (bugs/features)
- Build & manage dashboards for tracking product and product pillar's status and velocity
- Be adaptable and able to manage ambiguity
- Ability to be effective working autonomously in a fast paced environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail
- Proven knowledge and application of techniques to maximize effective software development
- Knowledge of principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills
- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, Visio, Agile etc.
- 4+ years of project and program management experience in technology domain
- Understanding of software product development process in technology company and managing technical work of multiple teams
- Experience in virtual reality products and services, Networked 3D Interactive games (or similarly complex networked entertainment product)
- Experience of working on project management tools and frameworks


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Portland earns its reputation as a clean, friendly, affordable, and laid-back city—true selling points for visitors looking for a relaxed visit to the Northwest. In Portland, the great outdoors extends a beckoning finger into the city with views of nearby Mt. Hood and endless opportunities to hike, bike, run, and paddle.
Portland makes up for a lack of blockbuster attractions with its diversity of vibrant neighborhoods. The Downtown Cultural District is home to the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Northwest Film Center, and other museums and galleries. Old Town, the historic center of the city, brims with dining, shopping, and cultural attractions. It's also home to the famed Portland Saturday Market, the largest continuously operated open-air arts and crafts market in the U.S. The Pearl District is another hot spot for arts and culture, while the Northwest District brims with cafes, boutiques, and performance spaces. Dozens of other neighborhoods offer more hidden gems to keep coming back for.
Portland residents have a passion for food, particularly the fresh and local variety. Farmland surrounds the city with nearly year-round abundance, and it's easy to sample local flavors at restaurants within city limits. As you're savoring Portland, don't forget to try the city's signature libations: Oregon wines (most notably Pinot Noir), local microbrewed beer, and, of course, that nectar of the Northwest, coffee.
Visitors will find flights to Portland from airlines including Alaska, JetBlue, and Southwest. Portland is about a three-hour drive from Seattle, so travelers visiting both cities have the choice to fly into either city.


Steel Structure Workshop, Prefabricated House, Steel Structure Warehouse manufacturer / supplier in China, offering Picket Weld Fence Factory Wrought Iron Like Spear Fences, Hot Sale Outdoor Decorative Wrought Iron/Aluminium Tubular and Picket Fencing for Pool, Garden, Villa, Farm, Customized Models Designs of House Fence Gates and so on.
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Qingdao Xinguangzheng Steel Structure Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling steel structures and undertaking various kinds of steel structural projects. We have possessed more than 80 sets of large precise and domestically advanced processing equipments, including large gantry planing machines, automatic submerged arc welding machines, assembling machines, slitters, shot blasting machines and so on. Various types of steel building materials produced by our ...


GALLERY OF PROJECTS
In the dynamic realm of manufacturing and engineering, machine shop projects serve as the epitome of hands-on application and innovation. This gallery of projects encapsulates a spectrum of endeavors that leverage machining tools and techniques to fabricate intricate components or assemblies.
Machine shop projects are designed using our employees’ skills in operating various machining tools such as lathes, milling machines, and CNC equipment. This fosters a comprehensive understanding of material manipulation and precision craftsmanship.
Advanced is engaged in the translation of theoretical design concepts into tangible products. This involves interpreting engineering drawings, selecting appropriate materials, and executing precision machining to bring designs to life.
Real-world challenges are embedded within each project, encouraging employees to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This instills adaptability and resourcefulness in overcoming obstacles encountered during the machining process.
The scope of machine shop projects is diverse, encompassing a range of complexity levels. From foundational projects focused on basic machining techniques to advanced endeavors incorporating computer numerical control (CNC) technologies, employees navigate a progression that aligns with their skill levels. Common project types include the fabrication of simple components, tooling fixtures, and intricate mechanical assemblies.


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There are alot of ECN brokers in the market and much more to come as people are sick and tired of the many ways 'retail' brokers run their shops. Now I see on the horizon the forex market changing rapidly due to customer demand. The key is people are become wiser to the fact that they would rather have a broker with a lower spread but pay a commission for straight through processing then deal with a pip spread only broker. This is the simplest way you can find out.
I frequent the posts and read all the challenges people have with retail brokers. What is the answer?
1. Do not trade the news. I do not know of very many people out of the forex minions who are successfuly long time trading the news. WHY? TIME- MONEY and Human Nature, its that simple. Firstly, most do not have the time to trade the new long term unless they pick their spots. Secondly, finding a broker (commission) that is an ECN that doesn't increase their floating spead to elimate smaller 'news trade' gains is hard to come by (brokers are in business to make money remember, the provision of their service is secondary to their profit motive). Always keep this in mind when putting your hard earned capital at risk. Lastly, human nature. The brokers thrive on the fact that people have been educated with a work a couple weeks get paid immediacy mentality. They understand that even if you start off with $5 and have a P/L less than 3:1 (which 95% of all forex traders have due to thier use of short term trading strategies) will eventually lose. WHY? Greed, impatience, mistakes- all qualities that (fortunately or unfortunately) are part of our make up. This simple fact alone is the reason why brokers, wait for you to screw up. I have seen dozens of people I have taught make 000's of dollars (sometimes 100,000s of dollars) which took them a year to two to build up with short term 10-30 pip profit strategies and a 20-50 pip stop only to get wasted in days by 'human trading'. The strategies they had were sound, what was the challenge, long term they could not deal with the emotions, stress, and all the other myriad of factors that make them who they are.
Understand its extremely important to have short term strategies and they should be used for a 'waste account' with a few grand in it. Ultimately the only way to over come the human nature aspect of trading is to have P/Ls that exceed 3,5 or 10 : 1. In this realm you will be able to trade and have a life, analyze a couple of hours then take your entry orders, not market orders.
The point is simply this, with a P/L ratio at 3,5 or 10 plus to 1 it gives you an opportunity as a human to have a losing win loss ratio and still come out ahead, thats it. How do you do it? Well your going to have to know your stuff first because trading aint easy (forgive the slang). Look around at all the teachers on the web, why do they want you to trade short term (i bet they have an IB agreement in the works with the brokers dont they). Wonder how they make all thier money, long term the likelihood is its, not from trading. Now remember I am speaking about the masses not the few who do get past their humanity to continually go for short pips with an 80% plus win to loss ratio, this is not by any means the norm and people who tell you this generally do not have the back up. You can tell if the traders are really good simply because a trader who makes over 8% per month continually will have money find them- its always does and always will.
Now I am getting to the list of ECNs I know of, but you don't necessarily need an ECN in order to keep your broker 'retail' straight. What you need to do is analyze then trade longer term with larger stops (small lot allocation as per the stop loss) and put in entry orders. If you put in an entry order it takes precidence over a market order (that is you pulling the trigger live). The entry order is put through the interbank market immediately by the broker whether an ECN (commission based with float
Did you know you can get cash back (rebate) by using cashbackforex.com as your introducing broker? They have MB Trading on their list (thats who I use) and they offer the best percentage in the industry (60% of what they get and it costs you nothing extra)
FXCM is ECN broker..min account $250 for micro account..free charts, I use META4 free demo for charting for better indicator options..Have had some good trades and some bad trades, part of learning process..
Even i dont have much idea about ECN brokers. I am satisfied by mine therefore never searched for any. anyways nice to read your all updates. I think these information is vital to know about latest happening and forex brokerage.
FXCBS www.fxcbs.com is a ECN broker, they have very tight spreads, minimum deposit is $10,000 for individuals, minimum transaction is 0.5 lot. I have been trading with them and I like the service. They allow scalping and EA too.

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SFA Oppose Wage Hikes
A delegation from the Small Firms Association lobby group has told new junior enterprise minister Jed Nash not to increase the minimum wage.
SFA Chairman, AJ Noonan stated: “The small business sector currently employs half the private sector workforce, some 700,000 people. Whilst an economic recovery is starting to take hold, many small businesses are just getting back on their feet, and their balance sheets remain challenged after 6 years of recession.
“In order to secure the recovery and set small businesses on a path to growth, it is essential that competitiveness issues are prioritised in Government.”
According to Noonan, Irish labour costs are now 30.8% more than our nearest competitor, the UK, 16% more than the EU average and 11th highest in Europe.
“This is putting us at a distinct competitive disadvantage, and is a particular problem for SMEs in the services sector where the cost of employing an individual accounts for over 80% of location sensitive business costs (i.e. costs which vary by location rather than being set by a worldwide market).
“Government changes in PRSI, illness benefit, redundancy rebate, health insurance and general taxation all impact negatively. No further costs can be imposed through Budget 2015,” he said.
Noonan added: “It is entirely premature to be talking about across the board wage increases, which small businesses can ill-afford and which would destabilise the government's job creation targets.
“Even with the 3% increase in the UK national Minimum Wage from October 2014, it will still only be the equivalent of €8.17 per hour, compared to Ireland's rate of €8.65 per hour.
“We are opposed to any increase in the statutory minimum wage and mandatory sick pay or pension provision, which would have a devastating impact on the fragile recovery that is taking place in small firm employment.
“The small business sector has consistently demonstrated that given the right economic conditions, small business owner-managers will, with confidence, continue to invest, create and grow new businesses, thus increasing employment levels and overall revenues to the government in both business and personal taxation.
“Our new enterprise minister and the rest of government must remember that this model of creating a supportive environment for indigenous small business has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of Ireland's economic success.” (August 2014)


The deepest secrets were safe with her. The most intense fantasies dissolved in her. Conflicts that could progress violently, truths that could break hearts, all of it found peace within her. She looked like a deep, dark forest with roots firmly in place but with staggering heights that could sway for a gentle dance with the breeze!
This intense dark green and black cotton sheen saree is one that will remain a classic in your wardrobe for its sheer elegance!
Length: 6.5 meter ; Width: 47 inches
Blouse piece: Yes, the saree comes with a running blouse piece as shown in the 5th image
Wash care: Dry Wash
Blouse: Su, the model is wearing a blouse called La vi en Rose
Fabric: Cotton and Acrylic
Disclaimer: The pictures are clicked in daylight. Colour may vary slightly from the image due to the screen brightness
Cotton fabric dates back to some of the most ancient civilisations and it has a strong presence in the modern wardrobe as well. The softness and lightness of cotton combined with its strength and versatility makes it one of the most popular choices, especially for the Indian climate. We took this simple, elegant fabric and combined it with acrylic for that added sheen and voila! We love what we see and the saree falls so beautifully that it feels like second-skin!
On the whole, this blend of fabric is 70% cotton, 30% acrylic and 100% amazing!


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Autumn’s 21 Day Fix Extreme came out earlier this month, and my mom and I splurged for express shipping!! We received it within just a few days, and then started on 2/9!! Here’s what we included in our 21 Day Fix shipment; we already had containers from the original 21 Day Fix and a monthly subscription to Shakelogy. If you don’t have containers, they come with the base kit which is really cheap. Check it out here or as a challenge pack. (The pack is actually on sale this month too – It’s like getting the Extreme for $10!)
We figured our containers out and made a meal plan for the week. The meal plan is very similar to the original 21 Day Fix, but differs in 3 ways.
21 Day Fix Extreme Review of the Meal Plan
1. No cheats – You can’t save your yellow containers up for a cheat this time. It’s extreme and that includes your meals! 2. Countdown to Competition Meal Plan – This is what Autumn follows before a show, and it’s mostly protein and veggies for 2 days, and then you get to get the regular meal plan (very similar to the original plan) 3. Exactly What Autumn Eats – Unlike the original, this book actually tells you the foods Autumn eats on a daily basis and ones that are good, healthy choices but something she avoids before a show.
Here’s a peak at our meal plan for Week 1
If you’d like the whole 3 week meal plan, let us know at firstname.lastname@example.org. We’ll provide it to our clients for free and also help you get started in a challenge group where we do daily accountability and a prize! You can also order your Challenge Pack now to make sure you have it in time! We are aiming to eat closely to what Autumn eats all 3 weeks, but week 3 will definitely be the toughest. We’re going to eat exactly as she does (well no fish), and I’ve really researched the sodium levels in everything as well.
Again it’s a lot of veggies and proteins. Neither of us are big on veggies, but it’s honestly not been too bad. Until it’s 9pm, and you want an Oreo…. That’s why having an accountability partner or being part of a challenge group is so important!
What Are The 21 Day Fix Extreme Workouts Like?
On Monday, we started doing Plyo! We both are careful about jumping because we want to protect our knees, but the form shown is really great in the workout. The jumps aren’t too big, and she walks you through where your knees should be which is something that is often missed in workouts in gyms. Upper Fix is very similar to the original, but you actually have drop sets in it, and the time between moves is shorter. This was kind of a pain since I use Select Techs, but I made it work. I did one round with heavy and then one round with lighter weights. (Don’t get any wild ideas – I never used 20’s either! I stuck to 10’s and 5’s) Lower Fix also has some jumping in it for 30 second periods. This workout is NO joke. I never look forward to leg days, but this one is tough. It’s short lived though – no exact move lasts more than 30 seconds which I love! I used 5lbs for these moves.
The beast of all beasts (to me anyways) is the Cardio Fix Extreme. It’s actually 33 minutes, but I took little breaks to bring my heart rate down. 359 calories in 38 minutes was awesome for me! Normally I’m in the upper 200s.
Can you do the 21 Day Fix Extreme when life gets busy?
Definitely! Last week we had appointments all week! The meals can be prepped easily, and the workouts are still 30 minutes!
How are we feeling after Day 7?
Way more in control of our food and meal prep! It’s a lot of meals, but they are small and easy to make. I know we are both also seeing our tummies flatten out whether it be the workout, meal plan, or water. I also feel like I have more energy and flexibility than I’ve had in a long time! I’m loving it and cannot wait to see my after pictures, weight, and measurements in 2 more weeks!!
Okay Confession Time…
In January, I realized I had gained 10 lbs and several inches since getting married. Happily Ever After weight is real, and it hit me like a ton of bricks that I couldn’t eat like my husband anymore when my jeans didn’t fit. I started with a modified 6-week schedule of Body Beast. I am back in my jeans, but the scale hadn’t budged. I actually gained weight! WHAT! So I weighed on Day 1 of the 21 Day Fix Extreme and took my pictures and measurements, and I don’t plan on doing them again until the morning of Day 22. That way I stay sane and just trust the program. :)
Day 1’s weight is above. I am normally 115-117lbs, and I’m 5’3″ and considered a small frame. My healthiest weight is between 112-127lbs based on my doctor’s recommendation. So I am not happy at this weight – it’s just doesn’t feel like me and effects my health. Luckily, I have the ability to change it!
I’ll post my measurements, pictures, and weight on Day 22 as a Week 3 recap! :)
21 Day Fix Extreme Review: Week 1 Recap
I have to say this week – I’ve learned it’s not about going EXTREME in your life. It’s about having healthy habits and giving it your ALL during a short workout. I don’t plan on just eating protein and veggies forever. I will go back to the original 21 Day Fix meal plan with the option to have 3 small treats each week after this round is over. I just want to show myself and anyone else struggling right now that you can do anything for 21 days!
Want in our next challenge group and access to our full meal plans?
Email email@example.com and we’ll make sure you get in the next group! We do a challenge the 1st and 4th Monday of each month! You can also order your 21 Day Fix Extreme Challenge Pack now to make sure you have it in time!

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Eye floaters are those little cobwebs or tiny specks floating around your field of vision. They look like small, shadowy strings, spots, or squiggly lines. For the most part, our brain has managed to NOT notice them but they’re always just swimming around each time you move your eyes. We’ve talked about eye floaters before and how hyaluronic acid supplements can help with eye floaters. For this article, we’ll get into some of the more interesting facts about eye floaters.
- Eye floaters happen when the vitreous gel in our eyes shrinks. This symptom causes some of the substance to become stringy and cast shadows on the retina.
- Eye floaters are not harmful at all. For the most part, eye floaters are harmless and can just be a tad too annoying when you’re the type who pays attention to every thing you see. What’s bad are what’s causing the eye floaters such as infection, inflammation (uveitis), retinal tears, and eye injuries.
- Eye floater occurrence grows as we age. Just about everyone past the age of 20 has eye floaters, some kids even have them though again, we don’t normally notice the floaters unless we become conscious of them.
- No real treatment is recommended. Eye floaters are natural, and the ones you should be treating are the underlying causes. However, that’s not to say you shouldn’t try to make your eyes healthier or at least try to reduce eye floater occurrence. Hyaluronic acid supplements like ialutec® helps support the vitreous gel in our eyes.
- Surgery is an option. If you’re adamant at removing eye floaters, a procedure called vitrectomy removes the shrinking vitreous gel from the eye and substitutes it with a saline solution. This will definitely remove the eye floaters, but it also carries a big risk to sight as well as have complications that go beyond the benefits of having no eye floaters.
This is why most eye surgeons don’t do this procedure unless the eye floaters actually interfere with healthy eyesight.
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Speaking on Friday night before a full chamber at the Oxford Union, Tom Hanks discussed the importance of empathy in acting, his experience working with great directors like Steven Spielberg, and the rise of streaming services.
Tom Hanks began his speech by conducting an impromptu acting exercise with the audience. He asked the members in the chamber to pronounce the words “is there something I can do for you?” as they would in three different contexts: To an elderly person who had tripped on the street, to someone asking for assistance at the bank, and to a customer they suspected of shoplifting in their store. After running through the three scenarios, Hanks instructed the audience to say “It’s all right, I’m okay,” imagining they were the second person in each of the interactions.
The purpose of the exercise, according to Hanks, was to bring out the different connotations the same line of dialogue can have depending on context and delivery. Hanks told the audience that this ability to tease out nuances in dialogue and to empathise with characters was crucial for good acting and storytelling.
Around this point in the speech, Emma Watson – who recently matriculated as a master’s student at the University – started to leave the chamber from her seat in the front row. Tom Hanks addressed her as she neared the door, telling the audience how much he had enjoyed working with her on their 2017 film “The Circle.” Before leaving, she complimented Hanks in return: “There are very few people you get to work with that are actually as kind as they seem, and Tom is one of them.”
Transitioning to the Q&A portion of the event, Union President Disha Hegde asked the Academy Award-winning actor what he thought of the aphorism “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Hanks said he disagreed with the sentiment and that “no one who is a shitty actor ends up being in a movie just because they know someone who got them the job.” He continued, telling the audience: “If they’re not any good it’s as simple as that.”
He qualified his position by stating that often a stellar reputation will help with landing roles, but he emphasised that to acquire this reputation, “you have to be great…and you have to have proven yourself.”
Hegde then asked Tom Hanks what it was like working with director Steven Spielberg. Hanks told the audience that sometimes “Steven does all your work for you.” But occasionally, “Steven says ‘guys, you have to be good tonight because I have no idea how I’m gonna shoot this scene.’”
Hanks stressed that regardless of the filming circumstances, it was essential for actors to be prepared with their lines: “There is no substitute for showing up on time, knowing the task at hand, and having an idea that you yourself came up with.”
On the question of media streaming services and their effect on cinema, Hanks stated: “The only thing that matters and the only thing that ever will matter is the story.
“You just have to tell a story that is so good that people are going to hear about it and want to see it.”
According to Hanks, streaming services like Netflix and Hulu – with their vast array of options and low level of required commitment – introduced so much flexibility in film that they became “a test of how good the story [of a film] is.”
Hanks then addressed the trope that “there are no good films like The Godfather being made nowadays,” insisting that “there are all kinds of great movies out there. There’s just so much.”
The audience portion of the Q&A began with a Tom Hanks fan asking about the process of writing his short story collection, “Uncommon Type.” Hanks touched on the liberating and challenging aspects of writing before sharing techniques he had begun to use to write more effectively. He told the audience that now whenever he wrote, he set a timer for twenty-five minute intervals to ensure he had sufficiently many breaks.
Another audience member asked Hanks which of his characters’ predicaments he would have least liked to have been in. Apparently unable to decipher the member’s Bristol accent, Hanks asked him to repeat the question several times. Eventually, he turned to the Union President for a translation before playfully mocking the student’s accent.
Hanks then told the audience about the trials and tribulations of Captain Sully, the US Airways pilot who in 2009 successfully landed an Airbus A320 on the Hudson River. He also touched on his meeting with Sully, where the two went over the script for the 2016 film in which Hanks played the eponymous pilot. He told the audience that “compared to [Sully], [he was] a pussy,” which elicited laughter in the chamber.
The final audience question came from a Union ex-president. She informed Hanks that her son worked in the film industry as a score producer before asking Hanks about the importance of music in film. Hanks said that a film’s score carried enormous weight and that “a bad score is the easiest way to ruin a film.” He called film one of the most intricate and complex art forms and emphasised the vast network of artists, actors, musicians, and prop specialists who all must be “at the top of their game” for a film to be successful.
Hanks finished his address by echoing his remark on the importance of being prepared and working hard: “There is no substitute for showing up on time, knowing the task at hand, and having an idea.”


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IBio (NYSE:IBIO) is a popular biotech penny stock that has benefited from its exposure to coronavirus treatments, gaining 647% year-to-date. However, with sluggish progress with its Covid-19 vaccine, IBIO stock struggled of late. Hence, with its vaccine candidates still in pre-clinical stages, IBIO is virtually out of the Covid-19 vaccine race.
The problem for IBIO is two-fold. The first is its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, which lags far behind the competition. The second is perhaps an even more significant blow; its inability to gain traction with its manufacturing technology.
Most investors were banking on its FastPharming technology to have a disruptive effect on biopharma manufacturing. However, it hasn’t been the case so far, as it continues to struggle in inking notable deals. Hence, IBIO continues to be a purely speculative play.
Covid-19 Vaccine Progress
IBIO pre-clinical results left a lot to be desired. Though its vaccine candidate, the IBIO-200, elicited immune responses, the results were panned for the lack of human testing. The company recently announced that it was going with IBIO-201 over IBIO-200 as its leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
“While IBIO-201 produced significantly higher anti-spike neutralizing antibody titers than IBIO-200, we are still encouraged by the potential of IBIO-200,” stated Tom Isett, Chairman & CEO of IBIO. The company plans to conduct more focused studies on both candidates in advancing toxicology studies.
The recent updates are far from what investors were hoping for at this stage. Advanced studies are way off as the company is still assessing which of its candidates has the most potential. There are over 25 vaccine candidates in clinical studies as per the Covid-19 vaccine tracker.
IBIO’s licensing deal with Planet Biotechnology for a potential treatment for Covid-19 is interesting. However, its problem is the same as it is still in the pre-clinical stage.
IBIO, a Plasma Company?
On August 23, the FDA greenlit the use of convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with the coronavirus. Additionally, it has also allowed companies to use convalescent plasma for investigational new drug applications in September. As a result, many companies specializing in plasma-based solutions witnessed a sharp increase in their stock prices. After the news broke, IBIO stock jumped 30% the following day.
That comes as a surprise, mainly because the company’s primary business is in plant-based vaccines. It makes proteins in plants that are also found in plasma and can be made recombinantly. Back in 2011, the company made two proteins which one can find in human plasma. However, it’s a bit far-fetched to say that IBIO could benefit from the FDA’s approval of convalescent plasma for Covid-19. The company hasn’t mentioned anything regarding the development so far, which further strengthens the argument.
Personally, what is most disappointing about the company has been its inability to leverage its FastPharming technology. A few months ago, I was excited about this new manufacturing technology and its ability to disrupt the industry. I felt that IBIO would ink several deals on the manufacturing front, even if its Covid-19 vaccine failed.
However, it hasn’t been the case so far as the company struggles to land meaningful contracts. It recently announced a deal with Safi Biosolutions and Planet Biotechnology previously. However, such deals are relatively minuscule in comparison to initial expectations.
Final Word on IBIO Stock
IBIO stock is in a rough spot currently, and it’s unclear when things will improve. Its investors need more information regarding its clinical trials and a time frame when the vaccine could be complete. So far, there has been minimal information, which is enough to write off the company in the Covid-19 race. Its FastPharming technology has also been disappointing so far, which was its ace in the hole. Hence, avoid IBIO stock for now.
On the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Muslim Farooque is a keen investor and an optimist at heart. A life-long gamer and tech enthusiast, he has a particular affinity for analyzing technology stocks. Muslim holds a bachelor’s of science degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University. He does not directly own the securities mentioned above.

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Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto has won his asylum appeal to remain in the United States, a media advocacy group announced, more than a decade after he sought refuge amid threats and a fear of persecution in Mexico.
The National Press Club (NPC) said on Thursday that the Board of Immigration Appeals recently ruled that Gutierrez – who has been fighting attempts to expel him from the US – was eligible for asylum.
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“It has been a long journey, and these past 15 years have been difficult. But today, justice has won,” Gutierrez, 60, said in a statement shared by the US-based organisation.
“I hope that my case will shine a light on the need to protect those journalists in Mexico and around the world who are working and risking their lives to tell the truth.”
Gutierrez is one of several journalists whose cases have drawn attention in recent years, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being detained in Russia, and freelance reporter Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria more than a decade ago.
His case also shone a spotlight on the dangers journalists face in Mexico specifically. The country has seen a rise in fatal attacks against reporters, making it one of the deadliest places to work as a journalist in the world.
Free speech group Article 19 said in a report in March that Mexican journalists faced record levels of harassment, intimidation and violence last year, with one attack against a media worker recorded every 13 hours.
The NPC has been pressing Gutierrez’s case since 2017, when US officials moved to deport him just weeks after he accepted the club’s press freedom award on behalf of Mexican journalists who “are routinely targeted by drug cartels and corrupt government officials”, it said.
Gutierrez was 45 when he left Ascension, a city in Mexico’s northern state of Chihuahua, after a source informed him that “his reporting on the military’s efforts to shake down locals had made him a marked man”, the press club said in Thursday’s statement.
The Committee to Protect Journalists advocacy group also said in 2018 that if Guterres were to be sent back to Mexico, he “would face possible retaliation for [his] past reporting on corruption in the Mexican military”.
In its decision, dated September 5 and shared by the NPC, the Board of Immigration Appeals wrote that Gutierrez had “a well-founded fear of persecution in Mexico on account of his political opinion and particular social group membership”.
“Consequently, [he] has demonstrated eligibility for asylum,” the board ruled.
Representatives for the Department of Homeland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Reuters news agency.


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Leisure review: John knows his Beethoven
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When it comes to Beethoven, the man and his music, Classic FM presenter and television newscaster John Suchet’s encyclopaedic knowledge is unbeatable.
And his sheer enthusiasm for his subject ensured that members and guests of Radlett Music Club had a thoroughly interesting evening last Wednesday as he talked about the man behind the music.
His revelations about the difficulties and even hardships the composer faced held the audience at the Radlett Centre completely enthralled and later, as he answered questions from the audience, the full depth of his knowledge became even more apparent.
The music of the composer was also demonstrated in the programme with an appearance by former Purcell School student, violinist Joo Yeon Sir who has just been named winner of the Art Club Karl Jenkins Classical Music Award.
Together with pianist Irina Andrievsky she performed Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No 5 in F major Op 24 – The Spring.
Both artists gave first-rate performances of the work which breaks from the original sonata form by having four movements making it a revolutionary work in its own time, in a period when Beethoven’s deafness was becoming more pronounced.
The entire evening was thoroughly interesting and entertaining and made a first class start to the club’s new season.
- 1 10 filming locations of new Netflix series Stay Close
- 2 Ricky Gervais' Netflix series After Life filmed in Hertfordshire
- 3 Seven men arrested on suspicion of St Albans burglary
- 4 Video shows thief stealing parcel from St Albans home doorstep
- 5 Property Spotlight: A family home in Harpenden's West Common
- 6 London Colney children will be going nuts for this new Scouts group
- 7 St Albans Local Plan delayed to autumn 2025
- 8 Primary school rated 'Good' in latest Ofsted report
- 9 City centre Poundland store could be demolished and rebuilt
- 10 St Albans recycling heroes raise £28K for hospice
Its next event will be an appearance by the Galliard Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, November 24.

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The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express offers more bonuses and rewards than you can count. It is, simply put, one of the very best cards out there for frequent travelers.
Who’s it for?
If you spend a lot of time in hotels, in airplanes, in taxi cabs and in restaurants, this is the card for you. If you’re just looking to establish your credit by using your card to cover a few utility bills, then there’s not much point in applying for a Starwood Preferred Guest credit card. But if you spend a lot of time out and about, traveling for work or just because you love to travel, it’s hard to find a better card than Starwood Preferred Guest. This is thanks to a long list of travel related bonuses on which users can cash in.
What are the Bonuses?
Note that this list is incomplete. The card offers various limited-time bonuses, meaning that by the time you read this, you might be able to sign up for rewards not listed below.
- 25,000 bonus Starpoints after spending $5,000 in your first three months
- 10,000 additional Starpoints if you spend another $3,000 in the first six months on top of the initial $5,000
- 1 Starpoint per dollar spent
- 2 Starpoints per dollar spent at participating SPG Marriott Rewards locations
- No foreign transaction fees
- Free Wifi at any Boingo hotspot (more than 1 million locations worldwide)
- Starpoints can be redeemed for free flights from over 150 participating SPG airlines, and free stays at more than 1,300 hotels and resorts around the world
What are the Rates and Fees?
- APR: 15.99% to 19.99% variable
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- Annual fee: None for first year, then $95 for each year following
The Starwood Preferred Guest credit card is a powerful little card to have in your pocket if you love to travel. But… it’s not of much use for homebodies. On the other hand, the Starpoints system will put you up in hotels and on airplanes without costing you a dollar, so it could conceivably earn you a free vacation even if you only travel a few times a year. Most card holders who do not travel very often will stick to a card with a cash back rewards system, but if you spend a lot of time on the road, Starwood Preferred Guest is one of the best cards out there.


Moons shine in brother-on-brothers matchups
The Lee brothers are power forwards with size and dynamism, while the Moon brothers play the small forward position and are known for their shots and ability to penetrate to the basket.
The question of which brothers would win in a two-on-two matchup was asked of the head coaches from 10 teams, including the SK Knights. Samsung’s head coach, Ahn Joon-ho, declined to comment, saying he did not know enough about Moon Tae-jong, and SK’s Shin Sun-woo could not be reached, but the others were willing to put together their dream duo.
The brothers were evaluated on rebounding, shooting, dribbling, assists and defense. Seven of the head coaches rated the Moon brothers as the better players in all categories except rebounds. This means that while the Lee brothers are on average about 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) taller than the Moons, the latter pair leads on fundamentals and knowledge of the game.
“Lee Dong-joon and Lee Seung-joon are better players in the low post. However, in other facets of the game, Moon Tae-young and Moon Tae-jong are a notch better,” stated LG Sakers head coach Kang Eul-joon.
“Moon Tae-young has a knack for grabbing rebounds. Taking the low-post play and perimeter defense into the equation, the two brothers would be fairly even when it comes to defense,” said Mobis Phoebus head coach Yoo Jae-hak, who predicted a tie between the Lees and Moons.
Although Moon Tae-young is 11 centimeters shorter than Lee Seung-joon, Moon is sixth in the league in rebounds with an average of eight per game. The numbers are one better than Lee’s.
The KT Sonic Boom’s head coach shared similar sentiments with the seven other head coaches - except when it came to defense. “All four players are horrible on defense,” said Chun Chang-jin. KT is currently the league’s worst in rebounds, with an average of 28.9 per game.
If the two brothers were available in tandem at the KBL draft, rather than in a two-on-two match, which duo would the head coaches choose? Looking at the evaluation categories, six of the eight who commented said they’d shoot for the Moons.
“They are more versatile and can be utilized in different situations in game plans,” said the KT&G Kites’ head coach Lee Sang-beom.
“When looking for versatile, all-around players, the Moon brothers will be of greater help,” said Yoo of Mobis.
“The ideal scenario would be to have Moon Tae-young and Lee Seung-joon. If that’s not possible, I’d take the Moon brothers,” said KCC Egis’s head coach, Hur Jae.
Dongbu’s Kang Dong-hee was the lone head coach to opt for the Lee brothers.
By Kim Jong-ryok, Kim Woo-chul [email@example.com]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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Session 15: Inline Inspection
In Situ Defect Detection: Practical Considerations and Results
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
The need to inspect films and glass, during deposition, is crucial. Barrier films and other high-value films for flexible electronics and displays must be contaminant free, and in-situ inspection for defects of 1µm and larger is required in real time.
Currently, deposition is performed “blind” – there is no feedback for contamination or defect detection until after the roll or sheet has been produced. Off-line inspection means rewinding and handling – adding to the cost and the risk of creating more defects.
In-situ inspection must contend with many challenges including vacuum conditions inside the chamber, space constraints, alignment challenges and other factors.
A special high-resolution Solid State Laser Reflection (SSLR) design has been completed and proven for in-situ inspection at resolutions to 1.5µm. All active modules are located outside the chamber. This self-aligning system delivers RTR or sheet-based inspection inside the chamber, in transmission, reflection or both.
System theory will be explained, application examples will be given and practical/critical installation considerations will be presented.
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MBA: University of Connecticut
Over thirty years experience in all phases of the capital equipment business; development, engineering, marketing, sales and international operations. Last twenty-five years have been dedicated to laser and camera inspection businesses.
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Introducing my new Burningmax Time Machine project. Starting today I will publish every month a mix that goes back in time. Not so back anyway, I’ll keep it contained to this century. Let’s start with the first instalment in the Burningmax Time Machine series, a mix entirely dedicated to the tunes I loved to play in my DJ sets, and that have been released in 2009, the year that I actually started DJing. Each mix of the Time Machine series is meant to be pretty eclectic, as I create a sound journey that goes through techno, house, drum’n’bass, progressive electronica, psychedelic beats, chill dance, and even ambient, if needed. I hope you will enjoy the trip down memory lane of the Burningmax Time Machine as much as I did! BURNINGMAX TIME MACHINE: 2009 DJSET PLAYLIST :: The Soul, Pt. II (John Daly Remix) – Craig Smith & The Revenge :: Serenity – Popof :: Harmonisch Serie – Max Cooper :: Take My Breath Away – Gui Boratto :: Compass – Marek Hemmann :: America (Extended Version) – Dusty Kid :: Suite Disappointment (Motorcitysoul Remix)- A:Xus :: Grand Canyon (Ada Remix) – Tracey Thorn :: Reflect – Pablo Bolivar :: When Tears Are Dropping from the Sky (Max Cooper’s Slave Remix) – Moonbeam :: So Soon (Spooky Remix) – Infusion :: We Got Time- Trent Cantrelle :: Mancry (Gui Boratto Remix) – Freeland :: 45:33 (Riley Reinhold Remix) – LCD Soundsystem :: Maximus (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)- Beni & Sam Sparro :: Forever- Solomun :: 10000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong (Extended Version) – Simian Mobile Disco :: Orgasm On the Dancefloor...
Welcome to Burningmax.com
Welcome to my site! Here you can find my DJ sets, studio recordings, remixes and other music projects.
All my music is available for free embed, share and download. Enjoy it! =)


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Education’s rural divide
Families in rural areas believe that slow broadband is damaging their children’s educational performance.
A recent report by NFU Mutual claims that one in three families in rural areas believe their connectivity to be beneath the standard required to access important, online educational resources.
If such statistics are accurate then this is yet another example of how rural communities are falling further...
Can rural communities rely on a BT roll-out?

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METROPOLITAN SEE OF NEW JERSEY
New Jersey’s Adoption Law has changed
Beginning January 1, 2017, adoptees and certain relatives will be able to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate without a court order. The birth certificate will include the names of the birth parents who placed children for adoption unless a birth parent requests their name be omitted. Birth parents who wish to preserve their privacy must submit a Redaction Request Form to the New Jersey Department of Health no later than December 31, 2016. The Redaction Request Form can be obtained by calling 866-649-8726, ext. 582 or downloading it at http://nj.gov/health/forms/reg-36c.pdf. The Catholic Church has always supported reunions between adoptees and birth parents, if such reunions were by mutual consent. The Church continues to do so through their Catholic Charities agencies. If you know individuals that could be effected by the changes to New Jersey Adoption law, please help alert them. Anyone needing assistance can call a HELPLINE at 609-989-4809.
The Archdiocese of Newark takes very seriously any and all complaints of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, Religious and lay staff of the Archdiocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of an act of sexual misconduct to inform the Archdiocese immediately so that we may take appropriate action to protect others and provide support to victims of sexual abuse.
Although we will report all allegations of abuse immediately to the appropriate County Prosecutor, we encourage anyone with an allegation of abuse also to reach out to the prosecutor.
Individuals who report an allegation of sexual misconduct may do so by calling the Victim’s Assistance Coordinator of the Archdiocesan Office Child and Youth Protection at (201) 407-3256.
The phone numbers for the County Prosecutors within the Archdiocese are:
Bergen: (201) 226-5689
Essex: (973) 753-1121
Hudson: (201) 795-6400
Union: (908) 965-3879
For more information on the Archdiocese’s Policies dealing with sexual misconduct by clergy, Religious and lay staff and volunteers, and for information on sexual abuse awareness training for both adults and children/youth, click here.

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Received the following study recently that is quite interesting; thought it worthy of sharing:
Emergency department physicians are less likely to admit patients to the hospital when they have readily available electronic access to those patients’ health records, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have found.
Its study, published March 12 in Applied Clinical Informatics, illustrates the value of combining multiple providers’ digital patient charts into a single source for health care providers – particularly in an urgent setting like the emergency department. With information such as previous test results, prescriptions and other patient history immediately accessible, providers are able to treat patients more efficiently and effectively than when they lack that data.
“New York State has made significant investments in health information exchange,” said Dr. Joshua Vest, an assistant professor at Weill Cornell and the lead author on the study. “Our study shows that providing physicians, nurses and allied health care professionals such as physician assistants real-time access to community-wide, longitudinal health records does in fact benefit patients.”
With federal and New York State government backing, hospitals and medical practices across the state are investing millions of dollars to make health records sharable among physicians when they need the information. The digitized charts contain doctors’ notes from every patient visit; family medical history; immunization records; lab results; medication history; allergies; reminders for preventative care and more.
All of that data was once scattered among the various doctors that patients have seen over the years. The centralized digital chart can be viewed through a password- protected, web-based portal that is subject to HIPAA privacy laws.
The Rochester regional health information organization operates this shared information system, called the Virtual Health Record. With a patient’s consent, the Virtual Health Record combines all of the patient’s recent and historical medical information from local healthcare providers through a process called health information exchange. With the Virtual Health Record, Rochester-area providers with the proper clearance have instant access to critical patient information that in the past would have been difficult, time consuming or impossible to get.
Experts were convinced that electronic health records would benefit patients by enabling better communication between providers and giving them a complete picture of a patient’s history before settling on a treatment plan. While anecdotal evidence supported those assumptions, there was no rigorous analysis that proved electronic health records are beneficial.
Using claims information collected from seven emergency departments in Rochester, the researchers found that physicians and healthcare professionals who had access to patient data were better able to avoid hospitalizing patients who didn’t need inpatient care. For example, a patient exam in the emergency department might produce an abnormal electrocardiogram reading, but the doctor suspects that the reading is actually the normal baseline for the patient. Rather than admitting the patient for further tests, the physician can consult the Rochester RHIO’s system, which includes prior electrocardiograms that confirm the hypothesis.
“Emergency department physicians need to treat patients every day, even when they don’t have complete medical information on those patients,” said Ted Kremer, head of the Rochester RHIO, which implemented the technology. “This study suggests that providing physicians with more clinical information helps prevent hospital admissions.”
“The possibility for health information exchange efforts to improve the quality of health care for New Yorkers and across the country is substantial,” added senior investigator Dr. Rainu Kaushal, chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.
“Thoughtful and innovative approaches to the implementation and support of these technologies, like those by the Rochester regional health information organization, are crucial to their success.”


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The advantages of an exclusive choice.
Buying a "L'invincibile six" machine means you get a customized solution, thanks to experience, technical research and Italian creativity.
Double blade tilting: maximum height without compromise. The exclusive Scm solution capable of simultaneously use a 550mm saw blade and 160mm scoring blade, for both 90 ° and ± 46 ° inclined cuts, providing the best performance on veneered panels and solid wood components.
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The satisfaction of fast and easy-to-use control of all machine functions with the 7” or 12” flat touch-screen colour display. The system guides the operator every step of the way offering suggestions that avoid the operator making any mistakes. Additional calculation functions assist the operator when designing the necessary cuts for assembled components and complex geometrical shapes.
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