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Green Bay woman charged in attack on father
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Green Bay woman has been charged in connection to an attack on her father.
Andree J. Rusboldt, 49, is charged with Strangulation and Suffocation (Domestic Abuse), Aggravated Battery - Elderly Person (Domestic Abuse), Substantial Battery (Domestic Abuse), and Disorderly Conduct (Domestic Abuse).
On April 14, Green Bay Police were called to an apartment on Capitol Drive. A 72-year-old man was found hiding in a basement storage area. He said he was hiding from his daughter. He was covered in blood, according to a criminal complaint.
Police noticed “numerous injuries, which appeared to be fresh.”
An officer noticed bruising on both sides of the man’s neck, “which is consistent with strangulation.”
The man said his daughter had choked him and “hit him so many times that he did not know how many.” The victim expressed the belief that he thought his daughter was going to kill him.
Police located Andree Rusboldt in her apartment. She said she had been drinking. She claimed her father had attacked her and she had acted in self defense. Investigators say she was not able to clarify details about what happened. They determined Rusboldt was the “predominant aggressor” due to the serious injuries to her father.
A witness told officers that in a phone call, Rusboldt reportedly said that she believed she had killed her father.
The victim, who lived with Rusboldt, stated that she had come home drunk and he went to her room to dump out her alcohol. “Andree did not like that and attacked,” reads the criminal complaint.
Rusboldt appeared in court on April 16. Bond was set at $10,000. It was later amended to $1,500. Conditions of bond include absolute sobriety and a breath device. She can have no contact with the victim.
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Dr. Jacqueline Johnson
The University of Tennessee Space Institute
"Mammography and Implant Coatings"
Abstract. A new medical imaging plate has been designed and tested based on a fluorochlorozirconate glass-ceramic material, seeded with BaCl2 nanocrystals, doped with an optical activator, in this case Eu2+. The structure-property relationships of these glass ceramics will be described using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Photostimulated Luminescence (PSL), and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The imaging ability of the plate has been tested at beamline 2BM at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory. The setup and images will be shown as well as the design of a new mammography system, which is competitive with state-of-the art digital radiography (DR) systems. Current systems will be compared and contrasted. Although the present focus of the plate is on mammography, preliminary discussions have been held on its potential for dual energy computed tomography (CT). Ideas on this potential application will be presented. In addition, diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are being explored as coatings for medical implants and devices. Properties pertaining to DLC as a biomaterial will be elucidated.


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Oh I just re-watched The City of Lost Children this weekend, what a coincidence :). Did you enjoy it?
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“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances”
– William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II Scene VII Line 139.
Coined by William Shakespeare in his pastoral comedy, As You Like It, this iconic line of poetry likens our existence on Earth to that of a stage show: all of us are stage actors with our own entrances and exits. Some of us may play several parts during our time on “stage”, while others may appear for just a fleeting moment. However, regardless of how long we spend on stage, each of us are intrinsically connected to one another. We all have our own part to play, and our actions—big or small—inevitably shape the future.
The same can be said about the African bush. Every living creature, regardless of its size or intelligence, is a performer in its own scene. Each has its own part to play. Nothing is written or scripted—there are no lines to be learnt. Here, on the Mluwati Concession, we are privileged to be spectators to the world’s greatest stage. Mother Nature’s drama of life and death never ceases. In our October Newsletter, we share some of the thrilling scenes that we have witnessed throughout the month. We will also update you on what our favourite Mluwati Concession residents have been up to as we enter the peak of the dry season.
ACT I SCENE I
The curtain raises on another exquisite morning inside the Kruger National Park as the sun starts to appear from above the horizon. The birds are greeting the day with their morning chorus. The vehicles start heading out with the exciting chatter from our guests as they eagerly await the day’s unfolding. Suiteboy, one of the guides from Hamiltons Tented Camp, calls for updates as he heads out from Camp. The route plans are discussed between the guides. Several minutes later, he calls to say that he has found the Hamiltons Pride. There is a noticeable sense of excitement in his voice—a crackle comes on the radio: there is a herd of buffalo heading towards the lions.
The lions are strategically lying amongst the rocks of the N’waswitsontso River in front of Hamiltons Tented Camp. The buffalo herd heads towards the river– there are steep banks on either side of them—almost as though there were capture nets. The steep terrain around the river will make it more difficult for them to escape, but the need for water is greater than the fear of what is lurking around it. The buffalos slowly push forward; the lions start flattening their ears, ensuring there is no way that they will be seen. Using the rocks, they steadily move into their various positions as if this whole scene had been choreographed. They move silently in slow-motion—each step carefully calculated to ensure that they remain undetected.
We see a lioness moving from around the other side of the steep bank to slowly close the exit behind the buffalos. There is no wind, yet we don’t hear anything except for the rhythmic sound of hooves as the herd moves towards the water. A large bull is standing at the water’s edge. He looks around but sees nothing— the buffalos have not yet picked up the scent of the lions waiting in ambush just a few metres away. The buffalos start spreading out around the edge of the water. The lioness, who we had seen moving around the back of the herd, is now lying behind a large boulder. We can just see her as she peers around the side of the boulder. As the last member of the herd is at the water, she crawls forward and lies low in the sand. Her tawny coat seamlessly blends into the surroundings, making her almost invisible. Excitement brims – our hearts are beating fast as we hold our breath—too scared to move or disturb the scene. We sit in absolute silence. The rest of the lionesses are lying and waiting for the right moment.
Suddenly, the lioness at the back decides to make a move – the buffalos react at the same time – a stampede shatters the silence. The buffalos are running in all directions, but the banks are steep. A young buffalo has been separated from the herd – all the lions now run towards the stranded subadult and surround it. It has nowhere to go. The rest of the herd, still running up the slopes of the riverbed, has deserted it. One lioness leaps and grabs onto the back of the buffalo, another forcing the rear-end of the buffalo to collapse onto the ground, and the third is at the throat with a tight grip. The others, who had been chasing after some of the other stragglers, return to the now-suffocated buffalo.
This is one of the most electrifying moments to experience. We left the sighting with our hearts a little saddened somewhat by the life taken yet equally joyful that the lionesses earned a well-deserved meal. It will go far in sustaining them and their young cub. Such is the balance of life and death in nature.
LIONS OF THE MLUWATI CONCESSION
The Hamiltons Pride:
This pride is currently made up of four adult females with five youngsters of various ages. They have been spending most of their time directly around Hamiltons Tented Camp as they take advantage of the abundance of prey species that are currently reliant on the last bit of water left in the N’waswitsontso River in front of the Camp.
Blondie and Madala have been spotted moving all around the Concession, which is quite interesting considering the fact that they have rarely ever left the area around Hamiltons over the last few years. In fact, at the moment, the lions of the Concession are one of the most complicated species to understand given their highly unpredictable movements around the Concession.
The Talamati Breakaway Pride:
The Talamati Breakaway Pride managed to pull down a buffalo in front of Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge—only for it be taken by none other than Blondie and Madala!
The Imbali Pride:
The Imbali Pride has been moving between Djuma in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin and Predator Plains on the Concession. It has been wonderful to see them again, given their prolonged absence from the Concession as they continue to follow the S8 Male. The young males of the Pride are starting to look quite impressive! The S8 Male seems to have taken up permanent residence at Djuma and no longer comes onto the Concession.
One of the famous Skybed Males from the Shumangwenini area was found crossing over the plains close to Hoyo Hoyo. It appears that there is about to be a shift in the lion dynamics again! Hopefully, by the time we share our November Newsletter, we will be able to supply some exciting information on this.
ACT I SCENE II
The scene opens with some elephants drinking at the waterhole in front of Imbali Safari Lodge. A young calf screams as it is pushed out of the way by another unruly youngster. The mother of the calf moves quickly—she shakes her head in the direction of the commotion as if she were disciplining the unruly young male, telling him to behave. The young bull moves away from the calf and goes to stand by a large leadwood tree. The tantrum lasts for a few minutes as he keeps his face hidden from the female. Another young bull, who was not too far off from the waterhole, goes to stand next to him. As if nothing has happened, the two bulls start a game of seeing who is the strongest. It commenced with one pushing against the side of the other and then, quick as a flash, they turned to face each other. They both raise their trunks – in a manner similar to the way that we arm wrestle or play tug of war—using their trunks in lieu of a rope. We are sure that you can just imagine how this is going to end as the one bull pushes the other backward. The unlucky bull got pushed straight into the female with the same calf. It is amazing to think that these colossal creatures, for whom we have the most amount of respect, are just like naughty children! The calf screams again as the bull bumps right into it. This time, the mother storms towards the two young bulls, and it seems like the one who had already been in trouble knows exactly what is coming as he runs in the opposite direction leaving his partner in crime to take the punishment!
ACT I SCENE III
A while ago we reported the wonderful news of a Martial Eagle nest being built close to Hamiltons Tented Camp. After that, we did not see any activity around the nest for a while, and it seemed as if the pair of eagles had discarded the nest. Well, the good news is they eventually did use the nest this year, and we were specially treated to the extremely rare opportunity of watching the parents feeding the chick. Martial Eagles are the largest of all our African eagles. It is said that they have the power to knock a grown man right off his feet. The nest looks like something out of Jack and the Bean Stalk— a huge collection of thick branches interlinked with each other. At the start of the breeding season, the male will bring the branches to the female who obviously knows what she wants. If he brings her a branch that she does not like, she takes it and throws it on the ground—one could relate this behaviour to some human reactions to not liking some things! Once the nest shell has been constructed by the male– the pair will go out and collect green foliage for the floor of the nest. Unlike most other species, where both male and female take turns in sitting on the egg, the males of this species seldomly sit on the egg. However, once the chick hatches at roughly 45 days, the males take up the primary responsibility of hunting for both the female and chick. Once the male has killed something, he takes the carcass to the female, and she then feeds the chick. This behaviour will continue for a period of roughly 50 days. After this, the female takes over the hunting and the feeding of the fledgling. The male rarely appears after this stage, if at all. After about 100 days from the egg hatching, the youngster is ready for its first test flight. The youngster will return to the nest for the first couple of days, after which it will move away. However, it is interesting to note that the youngster may remain in proximity of the nest for around 6 months. However, by this point, the adults will no longer supply food.
LEOPARDS OF THE MLUWATI CONCESSION
Wabayisa has been around Imbali Safari Lodge, amongst other places of course, and his range includes most of the Concession now. Due to the high density of younger, stronger males all around the Concession, it seems as though Wabayisa chooses to move between the various territories of the younger males wherever a gap opens. Only time will tell how much longer he will manage to remain a nomadic male in this area.
In what is somewhat of a normal occurrence by now, this month has been filled with unknown leopards popping up all around the Concession. A very skittish female and her youngster were seen drinking at Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge. The young male that we used to see on the S125 with the very skittish female has now left his mother and is being spotted every now and again around the old S36 and S125 north.
Nkhanye and her daughter have been spotted several times around Hamiltons Tented Camp.
Nkhanye’s daughter is starting to reach independence, and she is spending an increasing amount of time away from her mother.
ACT I SCENE IV
We were awakened from the lull of a scorching hot afternoon safari to the sight of spots. They belong to a female leopard who has the most remarkable spot pattern, and her colour is exquisite. As we slowly take the binoculars to have a closer look, we quickly realise that she is familiar—though we wonder if it can be. She is so much bigger than what she was when we saw her last. This petite, dainty female has become a breath-taking adult. It is none other than Nkhanye’s older daughter and the star of our Concession. Her name means survivor, and she is definitely proving to us that her name suits her to the tee—it is Tiyasela. She looks absolutely majestic as she crosses the road in front of us. She pauses— there is the slightest flicker in her tale. As we look around slowly, our eyes catch movement: it is a male impala feeding in the clearing.
Tiyasela crouches as low to the ground as she can. The area where she is has very little cover for her to hideaway. At this stage, the wind is in her favour and the Impala ram is facing away from her. We lose sight of her for what seems like forever as she disappears behind a small bush. We hold our breath as the impala turns to face her direction. She stays still, unwilling to give herself away – she is hungry. As the impala looks away, she lies down with her head to the ground, ears pinned back.
The impala turns around again—totally unaware of what is waiting for him in the shadows. Tiyasela takes her chance and starts moving forward, closing the distance between the two of them. She startles a francolin – the impala looks right at her and takes off, running like a sprinter doing the 100-metre dash at the Olympics! Our hearts were racing. With an irritated flick of the tail, Tiyasela walks away from us into the open area. Her cover has been blown, and she knows there is no reason to hang around. She will go and find her next opportunity elsewhere.
RESIDENTS OF THE MLUWATI CONCESSION
Elephant herds are being seen in large numbers on the concession as well as quite a few large herds of Buffalo. The summer birding season is shifting into full swing with our migrants arriving back – although it seems to be taking longer than usual. We hope that they will eventually find their way back to us. European Bee Eaters, Red Chested Cuckoos, and Deidrick’s Cuckoos have been both seen and heard. We are sure the rest will be following behind shortly!
Unfortunately, although this has not affected us as much as other areas, the Kruger National Park and surrounding Reserves have both experienced large unplanned fires. Our guides have been out assisting wherever possible and have done long hours aiding in the dousing of the fires. On behalf of all of us on the Mluwati Concession, we would like to thank all who were involved in assisting to put out the fires and thank you to Greg and his team for all of their hard work and dedication!
ACT I SCENE V
For months, we have been waiting for the moment when the pups will come out to play. Finally, we got what we have been waiting for on one warm afternoon safari. As a rule, we always have a radio on from early morning till late evening. We hear the excitement on the morning drive when the Imbali Pack of Wild Dogs was found on our western boundary. They have made a kill and were resting during the heat of the day close to some pod mahoganies. We decide to head a bit earlier that afternoon in the hopes of seeing these rare but amazing carnivores and their new pups.
As we head out, we drive down past Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge and turn towards the pod mahoganies along the western cutline. As we are travelling, we are always watching the edges of the roads for any signs of other animals that have been moving around during the day. Greg stops suddenly—there are tracks that are bigger than our hands. We look down on my side and find 3 sets of slightly smaller tracks, which definitely belong to some female lions who must have crossed out of the Concession during the heat of the day.
Excitement grows as we travel further down the road where we can see where the dogs have been lying down– there is a faint, yet instantly recognisable, smell of something that catches our attention. We keep going, but the tracks disappear into the thick block in the direction towards Hoyo Hoyo. We let everyone know on the radio to keep an eye out. We keep heading down the road towards to where the dogs were last seen. We turn off into the open area and slowly head towards the small drainage line. A shape to our left comes into focus—it is one of the adult dogs lying on the bank of a small erosion pit. As we get closer, we can see some more of the adults but none of the pups.
We give the erosion dip a wide berth as we start peering into the depression. You may not believe it, but there they were: There are 15 little faces watching us. The pups are very inquisitive but also not sure about what to make of the safari vehicle. One of them stands, stretches, and starts moving towards us. Soon, the rest just cannot resist to follow suit. The next minute, we are right in the middle of 15 puppies who are now lying or standing less than 3 – 4 meters away from us. They are so endearing that we cannot explain the incomparable feeling of having them all around you, watching and listening intently with their sharp eyes and oversized ears.
Now that they have been woken up from slumber, they decide that this obviously means they can start playing! A youngster picks up a stick, then two others try to take it from him, and they land up running and chasing each other for this stick. Another pup appears from out of the depression carrying something. As we watch intently, we see a huge dung ball hanging out of its mouth. The fun begins as they play with this huge dry lump of grass and tree matter. One pup runs and falls over a dung beetle we laugh. We cannot believe how lucky we are to have spent this time with them – we pull out slowly once two other vehicles arrive at the sighting. We stop and wait for the third vehicle to approach the sighting, but we do not want to move in case the pups continue to follow us. When the pups shifted the focus to playing amongst each other, far enough away from us, we then slowly start the vehicle and begin heading out of the area.
The safari vehicles depart for the morning safari. The guides have confirmed their route plans, and there are no updates on any interesting sightings. Then, out of nowhere, Mvula – better known to others as Shaun—calls in a once in a lifetime sighting: a female caracal and 2 kittens have been spotted lying on Middle Road close to Guarri Drift. For those of us who have been here for a long time, we have never seen a caracal on the Concession, yet in the last two years, the sightings have become significantly more frequent. Andrew is responding to the sighting and, as Shaun is leaving, the female moves off the road, but Andrew gives it a try in any case. When Andrew gets closer, he sees what looks like elephant dung from a distance. However, instead of dung, he finds the mother and her kittens curled up together again.
On another occasion this month, Tristan also had luck with caracal when he found one close to Borehole Loop North. Responding to the sighting, we made our way towards Tristan, but he soon called on the radio to say that the caracal had moved off into the bush. We decided to head in that direction on the way back home in any case—just in the odd event that we may find this treasure again. We drive slowly—almost too slowly but then again, we are determined to find this fascinating predator.
Suddenly, as if planned, a spectacular female caracal comes out onto the road in front of us – she is stunning. Here we are in the middle of the Concession with an animal that we had never seen here before! We had our cameras with us, but instead of grabbing it and holding the button down for a flurry of pictures, we just sit and watch. She walks straight across the road in front of us and then into some long grass on the opposite side. We lose sight of her just as we sort out our camera settings, but we don’t care—we have witnessed the most incredible thing: an ethereal female caracal.
The African bush in all its splendour is true food for the soul….
“May the call of the African Fish Eagle ring out through the savannas and may the roar of the lion vibrate through your soul….”
THE GUIDES OF THE MLUWATI CONCESSION


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Music docs on U2 and Pearl Jam and the latest offerings from David Cronenberg, Alexander Payne and Francis Ford Coppola are among titles set for the Toronto Film Festival, which will announce still more premieres next week.
“An Inconvenient Truth” helmer Davis Guggenheim’s U2 docu “From the Sky Down” opens the fest Sept. 8, the first time in 36 years that a doc opens Toronto.
Fest, which runs Sept. 8-18, unveiled 11 Gala and 43 Special Presentation titles Tuesday morning, including the Gala world preems of Luc Besson’s based-on-a-true-story “The Lady,” starring Michelle Yeoh as pro-democracy
activist Aung San Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as writer Michael Aris; Bennett Miller’s baseball underdog drama “Moneyball” (Sony), starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill; and Bruce Beresford’s multigenerational family comedy “Peace, Love and Misunderstanding,” starring Jane Fonda and rising stars Chace Crawford and Elizabeth Olsen.
World preeming as Galas are Toronto thesp-turned-director Sarah Polley’s relationship comedy “Take This Waltz” (Mongrel Media in Canada), starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams; Jim Field Smith’s Capraesque comedy “Butter,” starring Jennifer Garner as a champion butter carver (TWC); Rodrigo Garcia’s Irish period drama “Albert Nobbs” (Roadside/Liddell); and Remi Bezancon’s pregnancy tragicomedy “A Happy Event.”
Venice-bound pics receiving Gala North American preems include George Clooney-helmed presidential primary suspenser “The Ides of March” (Sony); Toronto helmer Cronenberg’s Freud-vs.-Jung psychological thriller “A Dangerous Method” (Sony Pictures Classics); and Madonna’s romance-driven “W.E.” (TWC).
It’s the second time in two years that Clooney has two pics in the fest, as he also stars in Payne’s Hawaii-set family drama “The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight), which will world preem in Special Presentations, as will Jonathan Levine’s cancer comedy “50/50” (Summit); Jay and Mark Duplass’ meaning-of-life comic odyssey “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” (Paramount); and Jennifer Westfeldt’s ensemble comedy “Friends With Kids,” starring Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm.
The program also includes world preems of Roland Emmerich’s Shakespearean-era thriller “Anonymous” (Sony), Derick Martini’s coming-of-age road pic “Hick” and Cameron Crowe’s “Pearl Jam Twenty,” a rare-footage portrait of the Seattle band.
Other U.S. pics world preeming in Toronto include Francis Ford Coppola’s small-town murder mystery “Twixt”; Marc Forster’s “Machine Gun Preacher,” starring Gerard Butler as a reformed criminal who rescues troubled kids (Relativity); Julian Farino’s neighborhood comedy “The Oranges,” starring Hugh Laurie; Oren Moverman’s “Rampart,” starring Woody Harrelson as an LAPD cop facing work and family scandals; and Jamie Linden’s reunion-set friendship saga “Ten Year.”
International titles world premiering in Special Presentations include Pawel Pawlikowski’s Paris-set intrigue “Woman in the Fifth” (ATO), starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas; “Americano,” the directorial debut of Mathieu Demy, who also stars alongside Salma Hayek; Wang Xiaoshuai’s murder-tinged child-driven mystery “11 Flowers”; and Malgorzata Szumowska’s “Elles,” starring Juliette Binoche as a journo investigating university student prostitution.
Program also includes world preems of “Trishna,” Michael Winterbottom’s modern India-set adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”; Huh Jong-ho’s “Countdown,” starring Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon; Fernando Meirelles’ around-the-world romance “360,” starring Jude Law and Rachel Weisz; Lasse Hallstrom’s self-discovery romance “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt; Cedric Kahn’s immigrant family drama “A Better Life”; Jonathan Teplitzky’s father-son story “Burning Man”; Terence Davies’ 1950s London-set romance “The Deep Blue Sea”; and Daniel Nettheim’s Tasmania-set psychological drama “The Hunter.”
The program’s international preems include Drake Doremus’ first-love drama “Like Crazy” (Paramount), starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones; Nadine Labaki’s woman-powered war-torn drama “Where Do We Go Now?”; and Fred Schepisi’s “The Eye of the Storm.”
William Friedkin’s crime thriller “Killer Joe” will receive its North American preem in Special Presentations, as will Ralph Fiennes’ “Coriolanus” (TWC), Todd Solondz’s “Dark Horse,” Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” (Magnolia), Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In” (Sony Pictures Classics), Nanni Moretti’s “Habemus Papam” (Sundance Selects), Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s “Chicken With Plums,” Morten Tyldum’s “Headhunters” and Ann Hui’s “A Simple Life.”
Festival faves receiving a Canadian preem in Toronto include Sean Durkin’s psychological thriller “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (Fox Searchlight) and Lynne Ramsay’s parent-child drama “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (Oscilloscope). Other Canadian preems include Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” (FilmDistrict), Jeff Nichols’ “Take Shelter” (Sony Pictures Classics) and Paddy Considine’s “Tyrannosaur” (Strand). Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” (TWC) will also get a North American preem.
2011 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL:
- ” Albert Nobbs” – (Ireland, World Premiere) Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at Dublin?s most luxurious hotel: the illegitimate child of a maid, a beautiful couple?s impossible love, and Albert…a woman who pretends to be a man to survive. Stars Glenn Close.
- “Butter” – (USA, World Premiere) Directed by Jim Field. Set in the highly competitive world of championship butter carving, Butter blends social commentary, outrageous comedy and heartfelt drama in telling the story of the ambitious Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the self-anointed First Lady of Butter Carving.
- “From the Sky Down” – (World Premiere, Documentary) Twenty years after the release of U2’s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud) charts this groundbreaking album with new interviews, stories and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin.
- “A Happy Event” – (France, World Premiere) Directed by Rémi Bezancon. A Happy Event breaks the taboo of pregnancy through the tragicomic diary of a young woman who becomes a mother. Stars Louise Bourgoin.
- “The Ides of March” – (USA, North American Premiere) Directed by George Clooney. Pic takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and- coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney and Evan Rachel Wood.
- “The Lady” – (France/United Kingdom World Premiere) Directed by Luc Besson. The true story of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis.
- “Moneyball” – (USA, World Premiere) Directed by Bennett Miller. Based on a true story, Moneyball tells the story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball’s conventional wisdom is wrong. Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright.
- “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding” – Directed by Bruce Beresford, (USA, World Premiere) A comedy about an uptight New York City lawyer who takes her two spirited teenagers to her hippie mother’s farmhouse in the countryside for a family vacation. Starring Chace Crawford, Catherine Keener, and Jane Fonda.
- “Take this Waltz” – (Canada, World Premiere) Directed by Sarah Polley. Swelteringly hot, bright and colourful like a bowl of fruit, Take this Waltz leads us laughing through the familiar, but uncharted question of what long-term relationships do to love, sex, and our images of ourselves. Starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen
and Luke Kirby.
- “W.E.” – (United Kingdom North American Premiere) Directed by Madonna.A romantic exploration of the mysterious connection across decades between two women confronting the consequences of desire. Starring Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D?Arcy
“11 Flowers” – (China, France) Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. Wang Han, an 11-year-old boy in the province of Ghizhou is confronted with a runaway murderer.
“50/50” – (USA, World Premiere) Directed by Jonathan Levine. Inspired by personal experiences, 50/50 is a original story of friendship, love, and survival. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston.
“360” – (UK/Austria/France/Brazil World Premiere) Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s classic La Ronde, the film weaves through Paris, London, Bratislava, Rio, Denver and Phoenix into a single, mesmerizing narrative. Starring Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz and Ben Foster.
“Americano” – (France World Premiere) Directed by Mathieu Demy. When he loses his mother back in California, a man must return to the city of his childhood to deal with the formalities surrounding his inheritance. Starring Salma Hayek and Geraldine Chaplin.
“Anonymous” – (Germany World Premiere) Directed by Roland Emmerich.
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? Starring David Thewlis and Vanessa Redgrave.
“The Artist” – (France Toronto Premiere) Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a very successful silent movie star. The arrival of talking pictures will mark the end of his career. Peppy Miller, a young woman extra, becomes a major movie star. Starring Malcolm McDowell, James Cromwell and John Goodman
“A Better Life” – (France World Premiere) Directed by Cédric Khan. Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of nine-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. Starring Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti and Slimane Ketthabi.
“Burning Man” – (Australia World Premiere) Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Story of a father and son’s journey back to happiness. Starring Matthew Goode and Rachel Griffiths.
“Chicken with Plums” – (France/Germany/Belgium North American Premiere) Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. Tehran, 1958: Nasser Ali Khan, the most celebrated violin player, has his beloved instrument broken.
“Coriolanus” – (United Kingdom North American Premiere) Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Roman hero allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city. Starring Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler.
“Countdown” – (Korea World Premiere) Directed by Huh Jong-ho. Jeon Do-youn plays a beautiful ex-con who, after being released from prison, tries to make some quick cash by manipulating a heartless debt collector.
“Dark Horse” – (USA North American Premiere) Directed by Todd Solondz. A thirtysomething guy with arrested development falls for a thirtysomething girl with arrested development but moving out of his junior high school bedroom proves too much and tragedy ensues. Starring Justin Bartha and Selma Blair.
“The Deep Blue Sea” – (United Kingdom World Premiere) Directed by Terence Davies. A story about a woman leading a privileged life in 1950s London as the beautiful wife of high court judge Sir William Collyer. Starring Rachel Weisz and Simon Russell Beale.
“The Descendants” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Alexander Payne. An indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. Starring George Clooney.
“Drive” – (USA Canadian Premiere) Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. A Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Albert Brooks.
“Elles” – (France/Poland/Germany World Premiere) Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. A well-off Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is writing an article about university student prostitution. Starring Juliette Binoche, Joanna Kulig and Anais Demoustier.
“The Eye of the Storm” – (Australia International Premiere) Directed by Fred Schepisi. Two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. Stars Geoffrey Rush and Charlotte Rampling.
“Friends with Kids” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt. A poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. Stars Kristen Wiig, Megan Fox, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph and Edward Burns.
“Habemus Papum” – (Italy/France North American Premiere) Directed by Nanni Moretti.
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is due to appear on St Peter?s balcony to greet the faithful, who have been patiently awaiting the conclave’s decision.
“Headhunters” – (Norway North American Premiere) Directed by Morten Tyldum. A successful Headhunter lives above his means and steals art on the side.
“Hick” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Derick Martini. Tired of fending for herself and her mother’s penchant for hard-drinking men and barroom drama, thirteen-year-old Luli hits the road on her own. Starring Chloe Moretz and Blake Lively.
“The Hunter” – (Australia World Premiere) Directed by Daniel Nettheim. Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh, The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama that tells the story of a mercenary sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a dramatic hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger. Stars Willem Dafoe, Frances O?Connor and Sam Neill.
“Jeff, Who Lives at Home” – (USA, World Premiere) Directed by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass.
Jeff, Who Lives at Home stars Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. Story of one man searching for the meaning of life while running to the store to buy wood glue. Starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon.
“Killer Joe” – (USA North American Premiere) Directed by William Friedkin. When 22-year-old drug dealer has his stash stolen by his mother, he has to come up with six thousand dollars quick or he’s dead. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch.
“Like Crazy” – (USA International Premiere) Directed by Drake Doremus. A film from and about the heart. Jacob, an American, and Anna, who is British, meet at college in Los Angeles and fall madly in love. Starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones.
“Machine Gun Preacher” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Marc Forster. A former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Starring Gerard Butler.
“Martha Marcy May Marlene” – (USA Canadian Premiere) Directed by Sean Durkin. A young woman rapidly unravelling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes.
“Melancholia” – (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany North American Premiere) Directed by Lars von Trier. Story of a crazed wedding, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Skarsgard.
“The Oranges” – (USA Wor
ld Premiere) Directed by Julian Farino.
“Pearl Jam Twenty” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Cameron Crowe. Documentary chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from centre stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them.
“Rampart” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Oren Moverman. 1990s police drama explores the dark soul and romantic misadventures of a never-changing LAPD cop whose past is finally catching up with him in the wake of a department-wide corruption scandal. Starring Woody Harrelson, Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver and Ice Cube.
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” – (United Kingdom World Premiere) Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Stuffy government fisheries scientist Fred is asked by a fishing-obsessed Arab Sheik to do the seemingly impossible – introduce British salmon to the wadis of the Yemen. Stars Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
“Shame” – (United Kingdom North American Premiere) Directed by Steve McQueen. A thirty-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. Stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale and Nicole Beharie.
“A Simple Life” – (Hong Kong, China North American Premiere) Directed by Ann Hui. Based on real people and events, story revolves around a woman working as a servant for 60 years and has been serving four generations of the Leung family. Stars Andy Lau, Deanie Ip, Wang Fuli and Qin Hailu.
“The Skin I Live In” – (Spain North American Premiere) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years,he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. Stars Antonio Banderas.
“Take Shelter” – (USA Canadian Premiere) Directed by Jeff Nichols. A man channels his anxiety into building a shelter in their backyard. Stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain.
“Ten Year” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Jamie Linden. Focuses on a group of friends – married and unmarried, successful and unsuccessful, happy and unhappy – as they return home on the night of their high school reunion. Stars Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Anthony Mackie and Chris Pratt.
“Trishna” – (United Kingdom World Premiere) Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Based on Thomas Hardy?s novel Tess of the d?Urbervilles, the film is set in contemporary India and tells the tragic love story between the son of a wealthy property developer and the daughter of a rickshaw driver. Starring Frieda Pinto, Riz Ahmed.
“Twixt” – (USA World Premiere) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. A writer with a career in decline arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. Stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning and Ben Chaplin.
“Tyrannosaur” – (United Kingdom Canadian Premiere) Directed by Paddy Considine. A man is plagued by violence and rage that is driving him to self-destruction. Starring Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman.
“We Need to Talk About Kevin” – (United Kingdom Canadian Premiere) Directed by Lynne Ramsay.
A suspenseful and psychologically gripping exploration into a parent dealing with her child doing the unthinkable. Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly.
“Where Do We Go Now?” – (France/Lebanon/Italy/Egypt International Premiere) Directed by Nadine Labaki. About a group of women’s determination to protect their isolated, mine-encircled community from the pervasive and divisive outside forces that threaten to destroy it from within. Stars Kevin Abboud and Julian Farhat.
“Women in the Fifth” – (France/Poland/United Kingdom World Premiere) Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. Stars Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas.


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PLANT Group Awarded Scottish Government's CCF Grant to Fight Climate Change by Growing Food Locally
The PLANT project will be funded for a year, starting in April, subject to planning permission being approved. With the help of a part-time funded community growing co-ordinator, it will establish an inclusive community garden and training for Tayport residents to grow more food locally while reducing carbon emissions due to food miles and travel. The garden will be a mix of allotments and shared plots and will act as a knowledge hub for developing and sharing skills through workshops and social events aimed at the whole Tayport community.
This success is a culmination of the development of the idea by the PLANT team over the last two years, inspired by growing concern about climate change and lack of local community growing space, and incorporating input from Tayport residents. PLANT surveys indicate strong interest in growing food locally (69% of respondents), in community growing space (50%) or own gardens, and developing and sharing gardening skills (96%). The application has received great practical support from the Board of the parent organisation, TCT, as well as Fife Council. Local community organisations have also expressed interest in working with the project, including Rainbow Guides, Tayport Child Minding Group, Tayport Community Enterprises (Harbour Cafe), Dolphin Centre, Tayport Primary School and Fife Diet (Food Coop).
"This is extremely exciting. I have only joined PLANT last year and have been impressed with the series of small projects they have been able to develop and sustain over time, with very few funds." Kaska Hempel, PLANT volunteer and application team member said, " I have been volunteering to help with the Harbour Café Garden, joining their drop in gardening sessions and helping with watering schedule. It was amazing how the barren and overgrown tenement garden space was transformed into a productive food garden for the Café only in one season! Although the project we are taking on this year is much more challenging, I have no doubt that the group can deliver something quite amazing with input from Tayport residents. I myself live in a council block of flats, with no garden space apart from a balcony for the herbs, and I am looking forward to having a substantial and open community food growing space to contribute to."
"The funds will be really great for us and they're intended to develop a community garden space which will be a mix of allotments and shared grounds," said Jessie Roberts, an Administrator of the PLANT group. "We've done a lot of consultation and we've had lots of interest from other groups. The plan is to run a series of workshops for people who want to share gardening skills or who want to learn - basically get together and learn how to garden, while reducing our carbon footprint."
"I should emphasise that there are conditions to the award, including planning permission," she said. "We have already consulted many local people, but further public consultation is taking place. People will have the chance to influence the plans."
Peter Duncan, Fife Councils Allotment Officer said: "I am delighted that the group has been successful with the funding application however this is subject to gaining planning consent. I will be leading on the public consultation prior to the application being submitted and I am keen to ensure that everyone's views are taken into account. The project sits very well with the strategic approach to community gardens and growing spaces in Fife."
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Capital City Grill: Greek Pasta Salad
BATON ROUGE - Capital City Grill Chef Y'Zell Williamson was in the kitchen today on WBRZ News 2 at Noon to whip up a pair of delicious recipes that are perfect for the holidays.
First he whipped up some Greek Pasta Salad. Here's what you'll need to get that dish started:
10 -12oz Penne Pasta
2 Tbls diced tomatoes, sliced black olives
toss with your favorite vinaigrette dressing
6oz Chicken breast cooked and sliced
1/2 cup of artichoke hearts and feta cheese
Then, he finished off lunch with some Seafood Pasta:
10 - 12 oz Penne Pasta
3 oz of shrimp
2 oz of crawfish
1 Tbls minced garlic, red bell peppers, onions
2 Cups of heavy cream
Pinch of seasoning (Tony's)
Pinch of shredded parm cheese
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Holly and I are so impressed with the productivity that is happening! Woo-wee! Really, it's impressive during this time of vacations...and family visiting...and (what's that?)...SUNSHINE.
Okay, this whole sunshiny-ness may not be a big deal to some of you (in fact many of you may get it all year long) but for us here in the Northwest, we are having a summer like never before. It's so very lovely. Like, I need my sunglasses on a daily basis. See, typically, summer doesn't start for us until after July 4th and then it's spotty, at best. We so deserve this summer. So for those of you in the PNW...way to go on meeting your writing goals (or producing at all). If you are at all like me, it's been a challenge to not be out under that golden warmth all day long.
But now, it's accountability time! How are you doing with your July goals? Tell us how you did this week. Share it all...the sunny, the cloudy, and even the gloomy reports.
This week I revised a picture book. I actually wrote two separate versions and the one that seemed like it would work in my head did not! AT ALL! Once again, another reminder that the actual work of writing comes with butt in chair and hands on the keyboard. Alas, though, no progress on novel revisions.
I revised my first 6 pages, sent them to a dear friend for feedback, revised again, and then touched went over it again for a total of 3 times = 18 pages - ha ha. :) Also wrote 1K this week too, which i think is pretty good considering hubby was away, and had my 4 yo and a FT job allll to myself...:)
Yesterday I revised the first two chapters of my WIP (again). I had a bizarre dream and it inspired me to try writing it in 3rd person, not 1rst. I think I'm liking it!!!!
Hope you enjoy your sun!
My husband dared me to write a completely new pb story in time for last Wednesday's Spoonfuls of Stories contest deadline. I did and I even wrote it in iambic pentameter!
Just joking- it rhymed a little. That's all.
Anyway, I'm happy I stepped up to his challenge and now we're off to enjoy some Pac Northwest sun and camp near Sisters, Or. Enjoy your weekends!
I've been clipping along. This week I revised and cleaned up 2 drawings for my dummy work-in-progress. That's the second of three of my july goals finished. One goal left to finish before I go on vacation next week.
This week is great! I painted two pictures and wrote well over 4K words, although not sure the exact count right now. Woo!
I finally decided on an idea to develop into my next YA novel. I came up with a research/development plan and did my first plot brainstorming session. I'm excited!
This week arrived home from ALA weekend in Chicago Monday and was too wiped put to write. Caught up on office work Tues and blogged about ALA -- recalling wonderful librarians, spending the day with editors and fellow authors, partying at Egmont Cocktail party and Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder banquet. So I mostly played catch-up, journaled and wrote about writing. I did, however, brainstorm a new book idea for some future time, and drafted a few speeches for the book launch. In short -- did just about everything But revise -- so perhaps deserve to be licorice whipped?
It's HOT down here in Ashland!
Too hot to write--or revise, right?
The only thing that can be done is swimming. And swimming. And swimming some more.
Oh, and wait. I'm waiting to hear about two different manuscripts.
Good job, everybody!!!
Is anyone going to the PNWA Conference in Seattle in August?
checking in for the first time this month after stating my goals.
i succumbed to vacation, and though i stuffed my satchel with art supplies and writing things, i opened it only to retrieve my mystery novel.
but the month is not over, so hopefully i will catch up to my goals this coming week.
Nearing the end of revisions....YAY!
I finished the draft of my YA novel today. I did a little celebratory dance on the deck! (I write on the deck, so I can enjoy the weather AND get my work done).
This is the novel I created from a screenplay. It's an ugly draft, but it has possibility.
I took a ferry. And car. And train. And bus. And back again... by myself! Big boy.
I had some amazing critiques and figured out my story spine!
I'm sorta back to the drawing board in a really excellent way. I've been given an assignment to do a scene-by-scene outline to combat my perfectionism. In other words, I think I've figured out what my story is really about. Huge progress for me. It changes everything. Great to see you all again. Amazing how much work is getting done around here. seems like a lot of people are finishing their revisions and stuff. Bravo!
Hey Jolie, will you email me at email@example.com? I only stopped in pt briefly, and then headed home early. I'll be back soon. Email me and I'll explain why I broke our coffee party.
I've finished the revision of my book on writing - now ready to send to my agent! Goal 1, ticked off the list. My other projects have now been thrown into disarray but rather nicely, as I've just been chosen to ghost some chick-lit! So the YA novel I was going to revise will have to take a back seat, and as for the plotting I was going to do on the adult novel...
Way to go, everyone! It's inspiring to hear the great progress everyone is making. And I need it!
I'm trying to wrap up my revision. I've had days where I feel like I'm traveling through mud. There's also that sense of beleiving something will take less time than it actually does. I'm sort of in the state of "little kid in the back seat of a car!" ARE WE THERE YET!?!
Do you ever feel that one tweak here creates another that needs to be made there?
BEN! Bummer. I'll try not to feel stood up! ;)I'll be in touch.
No goals due to life interuptus this month.
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Wooden Train Set
This product is currently sold out.
Every small boy seems to go through a train stage, but we'd argue that this 100 piece train set is perfect for any child. It can be used as a starter set or added to any collection as it is compatible with other popular wooden train sets.
Box contains two wooden trains and six carriages, 42 track pieces, 10 track accessories, 10 people and animals as well as 30 buildings and trees.


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Dulverton is known as the ‘gateway to Exmoor’, and for good reason. Not only does it offer excellent access to the wild moorland and hidden valleys of the park, it’s also home to Exmoor House, the headquarters of the Exmoor National Park Authority.
But Dulverton is also a lively small town in its own right, a rugged and pretty place with great independent shops, award-winning restaurants and pubs, and tea shops galore. There’s also an annual carnival, folk festival and a great musical tradition in the town’s pubs and restaurants.
What is there to do in and around Dulverton?
Exmoor beckons! This magnificent national park is made for outdoor adventure. Whether it’s mountain biking along rivers and through woodland, road biking across the upland stretches, horse riding across the moorland or walking the South West Coast Path, Exmoor is a place to blow away the cobwebs and reconnect with England’s beautiful countryside and coastline.
A magical way to experience the landscape of the park and get up close – and we’re talking real close – to the wildlife, North Devon Hawk Walks is a practical and hands-on introduction to falconry. You’ll spend four hours in a stunning little valley near Withypool handling, feeding and flying hawks. Unforgettable.
If you fancy seeing the best of Exmoor but in comfort, why not try a Red Stag Safari? You’ll be taken up on to the moor in a Land Rover Discovery 3. Your guide is an Exmoor resident who will point out the landmarks, explain the geology and farming traditions, and regale you with tales of local customs and the legend of Lorna Doone. If you’re lucky, you might even spot a majestic red stag!
Where are the best places to eat and drink in Dulverton?
Dulverton and its neighbouring villages have a great selection of eateries – from cosy country pubs to eccentric restaurants in town.
With its eclectic décor – think antlers on the wall, mismatched chandeliers and furniture, and bookshelves crammed with cookery books – the Exmoor Beastro is a quirky and informal eaterie which has built a great reputation for its unstuffy attitude to delicious food. Highlights include pork ribs (with meat that falls off the bone) in a sweet and sticky sauce, and beef kefte cooked on the outside courtyard wood-fired oven! Make room for pud – ‘dreamy brownies’ and hazelnut meringues ‘the size of Cornish pasties’, according to one very happy Tripadvisor reviewer!
Tucked away in the Barle Valley a short walk from the wonderful clapper bridge at Tarr Steps, the 16th-century Tarr Farm Inn is situated in a magical spot surrounded by woodland. The low-beamed main bar is the perfect spot to sup Exmoor Ale and Mayner's cider while the menu features locally shot pan-roasted partridge or rabbit casserole, perfectly accompanied by the extensive list of French and New World wines. On a sunny day, the views in the beer garden are unbeatable. A word of warning to those who need to stay connected: there’s no mobile signal – not even a whisper!


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According to EY Global, 2022 marked the second most active year of the last decade, with private equity firm transactions valued at slightly below US$730 billion.
While 2022 private equity had either met or exceeded LP expectations during the year, 60% of Bain & Company’s survey respondents expressed skepticism regarding the state of private equity in 2023 due to the signs of a global economic slowdown.
To address doubts about their effectiveness, private equity funds should offer attractive investment opportunities for the long term. Private equity firms must evaluate potential investments more carefully and conduct more thorough due diligence to assess risks and determine the most optimal pricing for their deals.
One useful tool for private equity investors in making informed investment decisions is a virtual data room. Let’s explore what this solution has to offer the industry.
What is a private equity data room?
|Private equity virtual data rooms are secure online platforms that enable private equity firms to share confidential information with prospective investors, buyers, or other stakeholders throughout the private equity deal-making process.|
By utilizing a virtual data room, private equity firms can exercise full control over the investment process. Additionally, a private equity data room helps with the following:
- Securing centralized communication. Private equity virtual data rooms are designed to provide a secure environment for due diligence and facilitate communication between parties involved in private equity deals.
- Better decision-making. A virtual data room can also facilitate better decision-making and lead to successful outcomes for all parties involved in a private equity transaction.
- Securing information exchange. Virtual data rooms allow private equity firms to share sensitive private equity data securely, such as financial statements, legal documents, and other proprietary information related to potential investments.
That said, a private equity data room ensures that all parties involved in private equity deals can access and review the relevant documents in a centralized, secure, and efficient manner.
The main use cases of private equity data rooms, which we’ll discuss in more detail, include:
- Mergers and acquisitions — including sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, and the private equity due diligence process
- Deal sourcing — investment strategies and opportunities review, analysis of deal attribution, and portfolio construction
- Transaction overview — AI-driven document analysis and through deal reporting and analytics
- Risk identification — real-time document reviews, and auto-notifications about new activity
- Deal facilitation — simplified onboarding, smooth deal processing, and stronger support of a portfolio company
3 main virtual data room advantages for private equity deals
Thanks to virtual data room providers, private equity deals close faster and more securely. Let’s see what other benefits virtual data rooms have to offer private equity firms:
- Secure data storage
- Easy supervision of private equity deals
- Streamlined collaboration tools for better decision making
1. Secure data storage
Each private equity data room serves as a secure location for all sensitive transaction data. With advanced measures like end-to-end encryption and two-factor authentication, virtual data rooms provide fully controlled data storage.
The secure platform offers granular user permissions, limiting access to specific documents and individuals. Furthermore, each private equity data room features digital watermarks for tracking activity, redaction for limiting access to certain sections of files, and access limitations based on time of access or IP address.
A combination of such security measures, along with compliance with world-renowned security certifications, ensures complete data integrity of private equity deals.
2. Easy supervision of private equity deals
For companies seeking investments, virtual data rooms offer the ability to store all deal-related documents in a centralized online repository, fill the data room quickly with easy upload features, such as drag-and-drop capabilities, and organize all documents in one click with auto-indexing.
For investors, private equity data room software provides a comprehensive activity log that allows them to monitor the progress of their investments easily. Most virtual data rooms also feature in-depth analytics capabilities that make investor reporting easier.
3. Streamlined collaboration tools for better decision making
Private equity virtual data rooms enable streamlined collaboration by providing a secure place for multiple authorized users to access. For instance, investors can access information simultaneously, make real-time edits, and even get instant notifications on any new data room activity. Investors can also interact within the virtual data room in real-time and ask questions via document annotations, comments, or a dedicated Q&A block.
Use cases of private equity data rooms
Private equity and venture capital firms develop an investment strategy and research potential portfolio companies with one single purpose — to maximize profits.
To achieve this, they need to set up a life cycle for their virtual data room to assist companies throughout the ownership period, from purchase to management, eventual sale, exit strategies, or long-term planning.
That said, by utilizing a virtual data room, a private equity firm can streamline an asset life cycle — from acquisition to holding and eventual sale. Let’s explore how this works and see in what specific cases during the transaction life cycle data rooms can be used:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Deal sourcing
- Transaction overview
- Risk identification
- Deal facilitation
Mergers and acquisitions
A virtual data room for private equity facilitates merger and acquisition transactions — from buy-side to sell-side M&A and the complete due diligence process. Let’s see how.
- Buy-side M&A. A virtual data room facilitates buy-side M&A by streamlining sensitive information exchange between the buyer and seller. It also offers real-time analytics to help buyers evaluate information and identify potential risks or opportunities in portfolio companies.
- Sell-side M&A. Each virtual data room solution facilitates sell-side M&A by enabling more efficient communication and collaboration between sellers, buyers, and advisors. It also allows sellers to control access to sensitive information via granular user permissions and to monitor buyer engagement with the ability to track user activity.
- Due diligence. Conducting due diligence is crucial to the success of private equity investments. Investors need to analyze a potential target’s strategy, operations, finances, taxes, and other factors thoroughly to identify opportunities for creating value. By conducting due diligence using a virtual data room platform, the investment committee has real-time, secure, and structured access to all data about the target, thus gaining more confidence to make aggressive decisions regarding the deal’s overall performance and debt levels.
By organizing the information in a virtual data room, private equity firms can easily refer to previous intelligence and applicable information for deals they are considering or reconsidering. Thus, a virtual data room can streamline all essential deal-sourcing tasks, including:
- Investment opportunity review. Virtual data room providers help investment teams quickly gather and analyze key information about potential targets, such as market positions, growth opportunities, cash flows, and track records, thereby streamlining the initial stages of the due diligence process.
- Deal attribution analysis. Each virtual data room provider offers a seamless environment for managing investor reporting, document approvals, and financial statements, which allows private equity funds to evaluate investment distributions and identify profitable deals more effectively.
- Portfolio construction. By providing a bird’s-eye view of their portfolios, virtual data rooms enable private equity firms to approve profitable deals while identifying additional investment sectors and regions.
Private equity transactions often accumulate massive amounts of sensitive documents during due diligence, which can take months to complete. However, with the help of a data room, private equities can extract value from the vast amounts of documents more quickly:
- Search powered by artificial intelligence. With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, private equity firms can extract insight into the progress of their transactions quicker. This includes retrieving data on document downloads, logins, invitations, and any other interaction with data room materials.
- Insightful analytics. A VDR captures user activity in real time, generating color-coded reports for administrators that highlight Q&A participation, frequently accessed folders, modifications, downloads, and print documents. This feature assists investors in identifying any obstacles to closing a deal.
With a virtual data room, target companies can structure all types of essential documents relating to financial statements, biographical information on the leadership team, and business plans. Private equities, on the other hand, can have easy, yet controlled access to it, while having a bird’s-eye-view of the whole deal-making process.
- Real-time document review. Data rooms help to store documents in an organized way, enabling multiple parties involved in private equity transactions to review and analyze them simultaneously. This helps close deals faster while facilitating collaboration among the deal teams, portfolio company executives, and advisors.
- Auto-notifications about new document activity. Auto-notifications in virtual data rooms inform private equity firms about any new activity in a folder or particular document in real-time. Notifications get delivered via email, SMS, or inside the modern user interface of a virtual data room.
Virtual data rooms expedite private equity deals by providing investors and target companies with plenty of tools for deal facilitation:
- Portfolio company support. Improved portfolio company support is possible through Q&A workflows that allow private equity firms to consult with portfolio companies on transaction specifics, building more trustful relationships.
- Better collaboration. Private equity dealmakers can securely exchange an unlimited number of files and update collaborators on agendas while also sending due diligence questionnaires to target companies to expedite the deal investigation period.
The best VDRs for private equity deals
Based on the feature sets discussed above, the cost-to-quality ratio, and feedback from private equity firms, we’ve compiled a list of data rooms that serve as the best solutions for this industry:
|Top features||Storage range||Rating|
|iDeals||24/7 industry-leading support|
In-app live chat with a 30-sec response time
8 levels of granular user permissions
Auto-notifications about new activity
Complete audit trail
|10 GB → 1 TB||4.81/5|
|Datasite||24/7/365 multilingual customer support|
Single sign-on (SSO) for convenient login
5 levels of granular user permissions
AI-backed document search
|0.5 GB → Unlimited||4.6/5|
|Firmex||24/7/365 multilingual customer support|
4 levels of granular user permissions
Quick data room setup
|0.5 GB → 20 GB||4.3/5|
|OneHub||24/7/365 multilingual customer support|
Password-protected link sharing
3 levels of granular user permissions
Custom session timeouts
|1 TB → Unlimited||4.2/5|
|Citrix||7 levels of granular user permissions|
Auto-notifications for new activity
Detailed audit trail
|5 GB → Unlimited||4.1/5|
Now, let’s briefly summarize key findings from the article:
- A private equity data room is a data room used specifically during a private equity transaction. It offers a secure, centralized location for more secure information exchange and enhanced decision-making.
- The main uses of a private equity data room include mergers and acquisitions, deal sourcing, transaction overview, investment risk identification, and deal facilitation.
- The main benefits of a private equity data room include secure data storage, easier supervision of deals, and streamlined collaboration.
- Based on our findings, the best private equity data rooms include iDeals, Datasite, Firmex, Onehub, and Citrix.

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Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Gynaecological Cancer
Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Gynaecological Cancer: Focus on MRI Based Adaptive Brachytherapy. 12-16 Octubre 2019. Cluj (Rumanía).
This course will offer two parallel tracks tailored to intermediate and experienced levels. You will just have to choose the one made for you… Mark your calendars!
The course is aimed at radiation and gynaecology oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists (RTTs) involved in gynaecological tumour treatments, interested in the implementation of EBRT and brachytherapy image guidance. Course participants should have specific interest in and/or initial experience with implementation of advanced MRI based brachytherapy and advanced EBRT techniques (IMRT/IGRT). The course offers both a “General track” and an “Experienced track” to meet different levels of clinical experience.
The course aims to:
• Teach about principles of 3D image-based EBRT and brachytherapy including techniques and treatment planning
• Provide understanding of commissioning, quality assurance, principles of planning, plan evaluation and reporting of 2D and 3D brachytherapy in cervical cancer
• Introduce 3D image-based target concepts of GTV, CTV and PTV including both EBRT and brachytherapy in cervical cancer
• Enable practical implementation of 3D techniques in EBRT and brachytherapy in cervical cancer
• Provide an overview on the radiation therapy (external radiation and brachytherapy) in cervical cancer.
• Enhance the practical implemention and logistics in the existing environment.
• Provide further roadmap and steps of intervention to improve the existing standards.

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One of the biggest steps taken by LG at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) at Barcelona was the launch of the LG G6 smartphone series. The LG G6 can be considered to be the flagship Android smartphone by the company this year. Unlike G5, the LG G6 model does not reflect the modular design. LG G6 features more of a regular design. However, even with standard looks, there are some best features of LG G6 that make it stand out from the rest of the Android smartphones in the market.
Read also– How to fix poor battery life on LG G5
Specifications of LG G6 Smartphone
Although a flagship phone, LG G6 smartphone makes use of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor that is the same that was used on the last version. This year, many of the trending smartphones are expected to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
The LG G6 model of the Android Smartphone features a 4 GB RAM.
The users can be pretty much excited about the storehouse of internal storage provided to them by LG G6. There are two variants of it: 32 GB variant and 64 GB variant.
There is something special about the screen that might excite the smartphone users. LG G6 sports a 5.7-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The top-quality glossy and sensitive touch screen has a resolution of 2880 X 1440 pixels.
You will be amazed when you would hear of the camera specifications of the LG G6 smartphone series. It flaunts two rear cameras. One is the standard, regular rear camera of the 13-megapixel image sensor. It also features a very bright F1.8 lens. In addition to this rear camera, LG G6 has another camera on the back end. The other camera is a wide-angle camera of the 13-megapixel image sensor. The difference with this rear camera is that it has a lens with a wider aperture and greater field of view up to 125-degrees. Along with this feature, the wide-angle camera has a lens with F2.4 aperture. So you can enjoy taking photos and video capturing moments to the fullest.
The front camera of the LG G6 smartphone features a 5-megapixel image sensor with a lens of F2.2 aperture and 100-degree FoV (Field of View).
The smartphone is light-weight and weighs around 163 grams.
The specific dimensions of the LG G6 smartphone series are 148.9 X 71.9 X 7.9 mm.
The LG G6 smartphone runs on the latest version of the Android Nougat. In addition to this, the software of this device is customized with the user interface provided by LG itself known as the UX 6.0.
There is no denying that the LG smartphones are excellent when it comes to the battery specifications. LG G6 features a whopping battery of 3,300 mAh with turbocharging support. This feature makes the battery to last for long and even when drained, the battery can be charged within in a hassle-free manner.
Special LG G6 Features
In addition to some of the best features of LG G6 Android smartphone series, there is a myriad of various special features offered by this smartphone as well. Some of these include:
- The mobile screen with an aspect ratio of 18:9 is one of the most highlighted features sported by LG G6 smartphone. The smartphone is big in appearance when you hold it in hand to impart the classy touch. At the same time, the aspect ratio specification of the smartphone maintains the slim feature (around 72mm) of the phone body that makes it easy to use with one hand. As per the claims of LG G6 creator, the aspect ratio comes handy when one has to watch movies or play games – it could be alike an experience never before!
- LG G6 sports a sleek design and build that is encapsulated by a metal frame and glass back cover to impart the elegant touch to the users.
- LG G6 also boasts the fingerprint scanner that is present on the rear side of the phone under the cameras. This ensures total security and privacy of the individual users of this smartphone. The users can be assured of the complete safety of the confidential information on the phone.
- LG G6 is certified by IP68. This ensures that the smartphone is dust-proof, waterproof and even rain-proof. Worried about taking your phone out on a bad weather? Not anymore with LG G6 Android smartphone series.
- LG G6 features the support of Google Assistant. Therefore, LG G6 becomes the first non-Google smartphone to get the Assistant that comes along with several functionalities.
- As far as the camera specifications are concerned, it has already been noted that LG G6 flaunts an exclusive range of front and rear cameras. The wide-angle rear camera that can ensure that the users click better landscape photos and even record better videos.
- LG G6 is the best and the first handset to come with Dolby Vision. In addition to this, it also supports HDR 10. With the use of this striking feature, the users can make more vibrant videos and even click better images on the screen.
- LG G6 also sports a 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC. This ensures better sound quality when the users would install the compatible headphones.
With so many striking LG G6 features, you can be sure that you will have an endless user-friendly and dynamic smartphone experience. As of now, LG has not made any announcement with respect to the availability of the LG G6 Android smartphone model. Even the price of the LG G6 smartphone series has not officially released. However, the experts presume the price range of the LG G6 smartphone to be around 750 USD.
See also- How to update the software on LG G5


The United States is accusing China of taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak and increasing its military activities near Taiwan and in the South China Sea.
“The United States strongly opposes China's bullying,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, ahead of a virtual meeting between the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers later in the day.
“We've also seen that the Chinese Communist Party is exerting military pressure on Taiwan and coercing its neighbors in the South China Sea, even going so far as to sink a Vietnamese fishing vessel. We hope other nations will hold them to account,” added Pompeo during a press briefing, hours before his videoconference with ASEAN ministers.
The U.S. and ASEAN had been eyeing a summit to boost ties, at a time when China continues to expand its influence in Southeast Asia. The dialogue was scheduled for March but later postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The top U.S. diplomat’s warning Wednesday also comes as the U.S. has been conducting flight operations in the South China Sea since mid-April, a move that Washington says demonstrates its “enduring seven-decade commitment to the prosperity and security of the Indo-Pacific.”
Since the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing has announced new “research stations” on land features in the disputed waters, including on military bases it built on Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef, as well as special military aircraft landings on Fiery Cross Reef, according to the State Department.
Chinese officials have said that an attempt of any form to “deny China's sovereignty and interests in the South China Sea,” and “enforce illegal claims” will be invalid and “doomed to fail."
China is stepping up patrols in the disputed South China Sea, with multiple news reports saying the Chinese Haiyang Dizhi 8 fleet passed through disputed tracts of the South China Sea last week.
Taiwan’s defense ministry says a Chinese aircraft carrier and five accompanying warships were spotted prowling the waters near Taiwan’s east coast and then into seas to the south of Taiwan around April 11 and 12, carrying out exercises.
Analysts say China may be sending a deterrent message to the U.S. that its military is not weakened by the coronavirus outbreak.
“China’s People’s Liberation Army is again quite active in the midst of this coronavirus, and it shows no signs of slowing down its operations,” said Drew Thompson, a former U.S. defense official and now a senior research fellow at National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
As nations continue to battle the spread of COVID-19, the United States is also renewing its criticism that China’s ruling Communist Party failed to report the outbreak in a timely manner to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Citing the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the WHO, Pompeo told reporters Wednesday that “the world set very clear expectations for how every country must disclose data to protect global health. For example, Article 6 of the IHR says that “each state party shall notify the World Health Organization within 24 hours of all events which may constitute a public health emergency of international concern within its territory.”
China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology is believed to have completed the mapping of the coronavirus genome, but that data has not been made public by Chinese authorities.
"We still do not have a sample of the virus, nor has the world had access to the facilities or other locations where this virus may have originated inside of Wuhan," Pompeo said, urging China to allow U.S. scientists and medical professionals into the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other labs.
China has rejected charges that it mishandled the outbreak, saying it has been transparent and open about the spread of the virus.


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A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
It is an interesting phenomenon I have seen in the Catholic church congregation when it comes to the any exposure of child sexual abuse. The first reaction seems to be a denial, then comes rationalizations. This abuse happens in every part of society, however the vast secrecy and cover ups in this church has always been quite disturbing.
A website called http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker is a source which publishes news articles from across the world showing any sexual abuse mainly in church settings. One could go on this site each week for the past year, and see a story about a Catholic priest in a headline being either indicted, accused, or shown to have abused children. The stories can be daily as well. This site has for years exposed and documented in detail the vast problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic church.
Yet, the Catholic congregation sleeps through the problem, hoping it will go away. The simple sentiment is “our church doesn’t teach it, so it is not our problem”. This is used also to rationalize why polls show close to 79 percent of RCC congregation agreeing that abortion should be legal in some form and about 90 percent of Catholics under the age of 35 believe same-sex marriage should be legalized without question.
But it IS a deep-seeded problem! ALL ongoing sin and debauchery will stem from somewhere. The secular society has figured this out, so why does the Catholic church sleep through its problems? Pride is one of the main reasons. The Catholic does not like the idea of actually questioning the fruits being produced by its gospel. Fear is another reason, as it just very well could call their faith into question.
Look, if just one or two or even ten Catholic priests abused children in the past 50 years, the Catholic might very well be right to look at this problem as an anomaly. But this is no anomaly! We are talking thousands of abused children and priests carrying out the abuse. A headline each day or week should wake up the RCC congregation but it sleeps. Last week’s headline, 301 priests and a 1,000 children in Pennsylvania should wake them up, but they remain sleeping.
To the Catholic questioning on whether to leave the church, this should be your wake up call! Not only because this problem continues and the church systematically covers up these crimes with a Grand Jury needed for transparency, but because of the stem where this is all coming from.
Would Jesus Christ be blessing or judging a church with this sort of problem? Make no mistake, it isn’t a blessing! Let’s put this into perspective shall we? The RCC claims to be the one true church “founded by Jesus Christ, 2,000 years ago”. If this were really the case, 2,000 years of growth and maturity would show this church by now as rooted out about every problem. The comparison, would be the actual church. A born-again believer who hypothetically lived 2,000 years with the indwelling Holy Spirit, each day being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ, I would say there is not a chance this person would have the same issue, NOT A CHANCE.
I don’t just say this to Catholics, but anyone involved in an organization or church which systematically has shown itself to cover up evil. Expose them, call them out, and then run from these places if they continue to remain unrepentant. The longer you stay, the more it shows you are content with being on the wide road to destruction.
A church Jesus is endorsing? They are called to holiness, not to evil. They are growing and maturing, they are not on a continuous back-slide. They are representing His name, yes HIS name! His name is not to be continuously dragged through the mud and then rationalized for doing so by pride. This church would NEVER put the institution above the protection of its own children. His church would NEVER systematically for years cover up crimes against children let alone anyone for that matter. It wouldn’t take a secular authority to unmask its problems, as they would be transparent and repentant.
Dear Catholic, if TODAY you hear the voice of Jesus Christ, harden not your heart! Sin and evil and cover ups of the abuse of children is NOT His voice! Complacency towards evil is NOT His voice! Sleeping through turmoil, looking the other way while children are being harmed, is NOT His voice! Destroying faith in God in a child, is NOT His voice!
I plead with you today, TEST your faith, TEST your church’s doctrines, see where the stem of this evil is coming from, it is not from Jesus Christ!

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