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Yasmin, as president of the All India Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind (an organisation of Pakhtoons or Pathans in India), said Pakhtoons in the country are getting “frantic phone calls” from their family and relatives in Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s near-complete takeover.
A picture of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Frontier Gandhi, hangs high on a wall in a small room in Karim Hussain Lane near Park Circus. Below, his granddaughter Yasmin Nigar Khan (50) is worried about the “common people of Afghanistan” and “32 lakh Pakhtoons who are living for generations in India”.
Yasmin, as president of the All India Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind (an organisation of Pakhtoons or Pathans in India), said Pakhtoons in the country are getting “frantic phone calls” from their family and relatives in Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s near-complete takeover. “Everyone is so scared… No one knows what will happen next.”
“I appeal to the Indian government, to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other powerful countries that they should immediately intervene. A return of the Taliban government will bring doom to the people of Afghanistan, especially women. Their rights and liberties will be completely lost. The common people of Afghanistan will suffer and will have to make sacrifices,” she told The Indian Express.
The Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind was set up in 1949 by Lala Jaan Khan, the adopted son of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who was sent by Frontier Gandhi to India the same year. After a brief stay in Delhi, Lala Jaan Khan settled in Kolkata. In 1996, Yasmin became the head of the organisation.
“We are hearing they have already asked women not to go for jobs. Earlier, when there was Taliban rule, we saw that widows from the age of 15 to 45 were taken by the Taliban under the pretext that they will be taught Islam. But they were all forcefully married off to the Taliban. Islam does not permit this. The Taliban is against modern education for girls. We practice Islam here. But are there any restrictions on education, movement and jobs?…The Taliban cannot be trusted,” she said.
For years, Yasmin has approached the Central and state governments for setting up a university in the name of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. “But somehow it did not happen. I am still hopeful,” she said.
Yasmin said Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan “opened a school for girls in North West Frontier Province way back in 1921”.
“It is not that Afghan people do not want to progress, but forces like the Taliban are ruining it. Whenever there is development and progress, Taliban returns to destroy it,” she said.
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|Publication number||US5018436 A|
|Application number||US 07/563,359|
|Publication date||May 28, 1991|
|Filing date||Jul 31, 1990|
|Priority date||Jul 31, 1990|
|Publication number||07563359, 563359, US 5018436 A, US 5018436A, US-A-5018436, US5018436 A, US5018436A|
|Inventors||Michael L. Evangelista, Raymond A. Lia|
|Original Assignee||Welch Allyn, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (42), Classifications (11), Legal Events (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to hydraulically or pneumatically actuated muscles, that is, devices which convert a fluid pressure into a tensive force. The invention is more specifically directed to an improved arrangement for the elongated elastomeric bladder of the muscle.
Hydraulic and pneumatic muscles can be favorably employed in an elongated flexible probe such as an borescope or endoscope for actuating its articulation or steering section. With the use of fluid muscles, the conventional long steering cables can be eliminated. This use of a fluid muscle in a borescope or endoscope is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 357,806, filed May 30, 1989, and having a common assignee herewith Another fluid dynamic muscle in a borescope or endoscope is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,912, granted Jan. 3, 1989.
Fluid dynamic articulation and steering for a borescope or endoscope offers a distinct improvement over the conventional systems of steering cables, permitting much more accurate and precise positioning of the viewing end of the instrument within the cavity to be inspected and permitting much longer articulating borescopes or endoscopes to be built.
The hydraulic, pneumatic, or fluid dynamic muscle is made up of an elongated tubular bladder which is encased in an elongated tubular braid member disposed over it. Terminators are provided at the proximal and distal ends of the muscle to seal the ends of the bladder and to provide a place for mechanical attachment between the ends of the braid member and the mechanical members to which they are to transfer force, e.g. a cable or a muscle sheath. The braid permits the bladder within the muscle to expand laterally, i.e., radially, when fluid pressure is applied to it. As the bladder and braid expand radially, the braid contracts axially and generates an axial tensive force.
On the other hand, tension on the cable tends to stretch the muscle axially, and to squeeze the bladder radially. The amount of elongation depends upon the capacity of the bladder and its residual internal cross section when the muscle is fully elongated.
These muscles are usually employed in pairs, with one of the muscles being used to deflect the borescope steering section in one direction (i.e., to the left) and the other muscle being actuated to deflect the steering section in the other direction (i.e., to the right). To achieve optimal steering, both muscles should have identical performance characteristics. However, the present techniques for manufacturing fluid dynamic muscles have not produced highly consistent results. Moreover, it is difficult using current techniques to install the elongated bladder within the braid when the braid is in an elongated state, and so it is difficult to achieve a maximum stroke for the muscle.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved hydraulic or pneumatic muscle of the type having an internal bladder and an external braid, and which avoids the drawbacks of the prior art.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved hydraulic or pneumatic muscle having improved stroke characteristics.
It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved bladder for a muscle and an improved technique for producing the improved bladder, to facilitate construction and enhance operation of the muscle.
According to an aspect of the invention, the fluid dynamic muscle is provided with a bladder in the form of an elastomeric tube that has a longitudinal fold extending along it, so that the bladder has a generally U-shaped cross section before fluid pressure is applied. That is, the tube has an invaginate or concave wall that is collapsed against a diametrically opposite convex side wall. This reduces the uninflated cross sectional area of the bladder to a minimum.
The thermo plastic tubing is made into the bladder of this form by wrapping the starting tubing material onto a fixture, which is in the form of a threaded metal rod. The tubing wrapped into helical grooves of the fixture assumes a "V" shape. The fixture is placed in an oven and the fixture and tubing wrap are heated to an elevated temperature, e.g. 175° F. (80° C.), the temperature employed depending on the material and size of the tubing. This temperature should be on the order of the characteristic heat thermal deflection temperature of the elastomeric tubing being worked. After a suitable time, e.g. 75 minutes, depending on the characteristics of the tubing, the fixture is removed from the oven and the tubing wrap is removed from the fixture. At this time, the V-shaped cross section has set into the tubing, and the tubing has the desired longitudinal fold. However, it may be desirable to remove the spiral curl or length wise curvature from the tubing. For this purpose, the tubing is wrapped onto a flat form, e.g., fiber board, and is baked in another oven at an elevated temperature for predetermined length of time, e.g. 100° F. (40° C.) for one hour. Then the tubing is removed from the oven, and can be cut to length to suit as elastomeric bladders for fluid dynamic muscles.
In order to control the heating process closely, the temperature of the fixture is monitored directly, using a thermocouple or equivalent temperature sensor in intimate contact with the threaded rod.
The above and many other objects, features, and advantages of this invention will be more fully appreciated from the ensuing detailed description of a preferred embodiment, to be considered in connection with the accompanying Drawing.
Figs, 1A and 1B are longitudinal sectional views of a pneumatic or hydraulic muscle according to an embodiment of this invention, the muscle being shown in its inflated, contracted state and in its evacuated, elongated state, respectively.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a bladder and braid of a fluid dynamic muscle of the prior art, the bladder being in its evacuated, fully elongated state.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of a bladder and braid of a fluid dynamic muscle of this invention, the bladder being in its evacuated, fully collapsed and elongated state.
FIG. 4 shows a length of tubing which forms the bladder according to this invention.
FIG. 5 shows a helical-threaded cylindrical fixture employed in the process of forming an elongated elastomeric bladder of this invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates the steps of forming the elongated elastomeric bladder of this invention.
With reference to the Drawing, and initially to FIGS. 1A and 1B, a hydraulic muscle 10 has an elongated elastomeric bladder 12 and a tubular braid 14 that is disposed over the bladder 12. The braid for the hydraulic muscle is formed of interwoven, substantially inextensible filaments, such that when the bladder 12 is inflated by having hydraulic fluid applied to it under pressure, the bladder 12 and braid 14 will expand in diameter, but shorten axially, to generate a tensive force. The bladder and braid 12, 14 are secured at their proximal ends to a proximal terminator 16, which can be of the type generally described in copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 475,822 filed Feb. 6, 1990, having a common assignee. The proximal ends of the braid and bladder are secured with a coil of fishline 18 or equivalent cord. The fishline provides a radially inward force to hold the bladder in sealing engagement against the terminator 16 and mechanically binds the braid 12 to the terminator 16. Standard fishline wraps and an appropriate adhesive can be employed. A hydraulic line 20 fits onto a hydraulic nipple 22 of the terminator 16, and communicates fluid pressure to the interior of the bladder 12.
A compression tube 24 is supported on a shoulder of the proximal terminator 16 and extends over the length of the bladder 12 and braid 14. Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) is a suitable material for the compression tube. A distal terminator 26 is attached to the distal ends of the bladder 12 and braid 14, favorably employing a wrap 28 of fishline or equivalent cord. The terminator 26 can be as described in copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 497,602, filed Mar. 22, 1990, having a common assignee.
A control cable 30 has its proximal end attached to the distal terminator 26, and extends out through the distal end of the muscle assembly, where it passes through a flexible tubular cable sheath 32. The cable 30 passes through an externally threaded nipple 34 that compressively supports the proximal end of the sheath 32. A distal split shoulder washer 36 has an internal thread 30 that engages the thread of the nipple 34, and also fits into the distal end of the compression tube 24. A coil evacuation spring 38 is threaded onto the proximal end of the nipple 34 and also engages a retainer pin on the distal terminator 26. This spring applies a tension onto the bladder 12 and braid 14 of the muscle. As shown in FIG. 1A, when hydraulic pressure is applied through the line 20, the bladder 12 and braid 14 shorten axially, drawing in the cable 30, and stretching the spring 38. Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the pressure is relieved on the line 20, the evacuation spring 38 pulls the braid 14 and bladder 12 back to an elongated state. This assists in the evacuation of fluid from within the bladder 12, and also relieves some of the force on the slackened control cable 30.
In order to maximize the stroke length of the fluid dynamic muscle 10, it is necessary to minimize the volume taken up by the tubular bladder 12 inside the braid 14.
In a previous technique for constructing the muscles, as illustrated with FIG. 2, and in which primed reference numbers are employed, the tubular bladder 12' is collapsed by evacuating and tensioning it, and then is pulled into the interior of the braid 14'. This invariably results in the bladder 12' having an irregular cross section, and the braid 14' has to be somewhat wider than desirable to achieve maximum elongation.
On the other hand, in this invention the bladder 12 is given a U-shaped cross section, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, with an invagination 40 extending over its length. This invagination or fold causes one sidewall 42 of the tubular bladder to be concave and to position itself against a diametrically opposite convex sidewall 44. Because the cross sectional dimensions of the bladder 12 are reduced to a minimum, the braid 14 can be stretched to a longer state than was previously possible, and the braid 14 can assume a smaller diameter without interference from the bladder. Consequently, the muscle 10 employing the invaginate bladder 12 will have a longer stroke and a more repeatable stroke characteristic from one muscle to the next, than was previously achievable.
The process for forming the invaginate bladder 12 of the invention involves a cylindrical fixture in the form of a threaded metal rod 50, as shown in FIG. 5. The rod 50 has a helical thread 52 of V-shaped profile. Tubular elastomeric material 54, e.g. thin-wall thermoplastic tubing such as polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride, is wrapped onto the rod in the groove of the thread 52. The tubular material assumes the desired regular invaginate form as a result of its being wrapped on the rod. This invagination is made permanent by the further processing as described in reference to FIG. 6.
After the material is wrapped onto the fixture rod 50, the latter is placed into an oven 56 for heat treatment of the elastomeric material. A thermocouple or equivalent temperature sensor 58 in direct contact with the metal rod 50 is coupled to a temperature controller 60 for the oven 56. The length of time and temperature required will vary depending on the size and material of the elastomeric tubing, but in one particular mode the rod 50 and wrap of material 54 are held at about 175° F. (80° C.) for about one to one-and-one-half hours.
After this, the fixture is removed from the oven and the rod 50 is allowed to cool. Then the invaginate tubular material is unwrapped, here as a coil 62, from the helical threads of the rod 50.
It is often desirable to remove the curl, or longitudinally coiled shape, from the tubular material, so that it is generally straight in the lengthwise direction. To this end the coil 62 of material can be wrapped onto a flat form 64, which can be a flat board of fiber material, such as paperboard. Then the form 64 and material are placed in a second oven 66. The oven 66 maintains an elevated temperature on the order of 100° F. (40° C.), i.e., less than the temperature in the first oven 56. The form 64 is removed from the oven 66 after a period of time, e.g. from 30 to 60 minutes. At that time, the tubular material is substantially straight, but has the desired U-shaped cross section. The tubing is cut into lengths suitable for use as the bladders 12 for fluid dynamic muscles.
In this embodiment, the threaded rod has a diameter of about one inch to two inches. This provides a suitable amount of curvature so that the tubular material 54, which is about 0.050 to 0.110 inches in diameter, lying in the V-shaped threads 52, will assume the desired invagination. For a somewhat larger tubing diameter, a three-inch diameter rod can be employed. For a bladder of much larger diameter material, a still larger diameter threaded fixture could be employed. The rod diameter to the tube diameter ratio is preferably about 20:1, but can be in the range 10:1 to 3:1.
While this invention has been described in detail with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be recognized that the invention is not limited to that precise embodiment. Rather, many modifications and variations will present themselves to those skilled in the art without departure from the scope and spirit of the present invention, as defined in the appended claims.
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The sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and the presumptive elevation of his son Kim Jong Un, has cast a pall of uncertaintyover the region and in Washington. Last year, two military incidents, the torpedoing of a South Korean navy corvette and North Korea's shelling of an island village in the south, killed 50 South Koreans. The concern in the south and in Washington is that Kim Jong Un -- or perhaps one of his rivals for the throne -- may see an advantage in more such incidents as a means of creating a crisis and rallying support. For decades, South Korea and the United States have prepared for a big war on the peninsula. Does Seoul need to do more to prepare for more exotic and asymmetric attacks like those that occurred last year?
Kim Duk-ki, a captain in South Korea's navy and previously an adviser to South Korea's president and chief of naval operations, believes the south needs to shift its focus away from preparing for the Big War and toward countering a variety of asymmetric attacks to which the south has become especially vulnerable. Kim's essay in the latest edition of Naval War College Review, published before Kim Jong Il's death, is not only timely but is also good advice for U.S. policymakers.


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Good health is one of the best baby gifts you can give a child. In recent years tremendous progress has been made in the development of genetic tests to diagnose heritable diseases. You may wish to consult your physician about genetic counseling if: You have a family history of hereditary disease or mental retardation of unknown origin You are a woman over the age of thirty-five You have had a previous child with a chromosomal or other genetic disorder of any birth defects You have had three or more miscarriages or a stillbirth If you have any concerns, ask your physician. If you are considered to be at risk for passing on a hereditary disease to your children, you can receive genetic counseling. A genetic counselor will ask you about your personal and family medical history.

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Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) may launch iPhones sporting bigger screen sizes in 2014, in a bid to challenge Samsung’s “phablets” -- the Galaxy Note series, a new report said.
The next year’s iPhone iteration, unofficially dubbed “iPhone 6,” may come with at least two bigger screen sizes -- 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch -- as Apple is mulling over expanding its flagship smartphone range, Reuters reported, citing “four people with knowledge of the matter” and sources in the Apple supply chain in Asia.
The report said suppliers have already showed their plans for the bigger screens to Apple, but nothing has been finalized yet as the move is still under discussion.
In addition, Apple is also known for frequently altering specifications of a yet-to-be-released product till the final moment of letting it out for a public release. Therefore, it’s still not clear if the bigger iPhone models in question are the final prototypes.
Whether Apple decides to launch the iPhone 6 with a bigger screen or not, the company is surely under pressure as rival Samsung has surpassed it in global smartphone market share. Critics have also said that Apple’s pace of innovation has slowed down in the post-Steve Jobs era.
With the launch of iPhone 5 in 2012, Apple ditched the traditional 3.5-inch screen and increased the phone’s screen size to 4 inches. However, the screen size of iPhone 5 is still considered to be small as many other Android smartphones in the market feature screens that measure up to 6.3 inches.
Samsung’s latest Galaxy S4 features 5-inch screen and the Galaxy Note 2 has an even bigger 5.5-inch screen. The company recently announced a new handset, dubbed “Galaxy Mega,” with a massive 6.3-inch display.
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in April that Apple would launch the iPhone 6 with a bigger display in June 2014. Misek said that although Apple is getting the supply chain ready for the handset, it will take at least two or three quarters to develop and manufacture the device.
The rumor contradicts CEO Tim Cook’s recent statement during Apple’s Q2 2013 earnings call in April, saying that the company would not consider launching iPhone models with a larger screen at present because of “tradeoffs” in other aspects like resolution, color quality, brightness, reflectivity and screen longevity among others.
As for this year’s iPhone offerings, Apple is expected to release two versions of the handset -- the iPhone 5S, the 2013 flagship model with fingerprint sensor technology and a low-cost version of the iPhone in plastic casing, Reuters reported.
The iPhone 5S will be available in black and white, while the less expensive version will come in a range of five to six colors. The price of iPhone 5S is still unknown, but Apple is said to have discussed a $99 price point for the cheaper model. It’s not clear whether the rumored price is a carrier-subsidized cost or the actual price of the device without a contract.


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Physiological measurements during integrative cardiorespiratory progressive exercise in different cardiovascular and respiratory disorders help discern and describe the characteristic exercise response patterns of different disorders. Cardiovascular limitation to exercise is characterized by reduced maximal exercise capacity and reduced anaerobic threshold and oxygen utilization. On the other hand, respiratory limitation of exercise is characterized by reduced breathing reserve with high ventilatory equivalents for a given metabolic load but with a normal cardiovascular response. Combined cardiovascular and respiratory disorders demonstrate both cardiovascular and respiratory types of limitation of exercise. We present 2 patients with cardiovascular disorders, 2 with respiratory, and 2 with combined cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. The interpretation of the physiological data of the progressive cardiorespiratory exercise test increased the accuracy of clinical evaluation and treatment. We therefore think the test will gain wide use in the clinical evaluation of patients with cardiovascular and respiratory disorders.
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Explore 15+ million radio shows, DJ mixes and podcasts made by creators worldwide.
03 Jan 2015
This upload features tracks from RL Grime, Yo Gotti feat. T.I. and more.
Happy New Year party people! Welcome to 2015 and Pt. 2 of our special New Year's episode! Our resident DJ Wade Weston continues getting the year start...

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The Episys® core platform from Symitar® is the most popular data processing system in the United States in all asset ranges over $50M. This includes nearly 40 percent of all U.S. credit unions with assets of $1B or greater. Quavo integrates with SymXchange to provide seamless implementation.


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Physiology of Heart
Circulatory System of Class 11
The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body. The deoxygenated blood is drained into right auricle through superior and inferior venae cavae and coronary sinus whereas the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from lungs to the left auricle. This is called as Auricular circulation. About 70% of the auricular blood passes into the ventricles during diastole. This phase is called diastasis. The rest of 30% of blood passes into the ventricles due to auricular systole (contraction). In this way, blood reaches the ventricles and is called ventricular filling. During ventricular systole (which starts first in left ventricle than in right ventricle), the pressure increases in the ventricles, thus, forcing the oxygenated blood from left ventricle into systemic aorta and deoxygenated blood from right ventricle into pulmonary aorta. The systemic arch distributes the oxygenated blood to all the body parts except lungs while pulmonary aorta carries the deoxygenated blood to lungs for oxygenation.
During foetal life, heart receives and pumps mixed blood and hence, it can be compared with transitional heart, the eustachian flap, in the foetus directs the blood of right atrium towards left atrium through foramen ovalis. From left atrium, blood reaches left ventricle from which the systemic aorta arise. An iliac artery arise from this aorta from the internal branches of illiac artery, two umbilical arteries arise which come out of body through naval and reach placenta where exchange of gases takes place. A single umbilical vein arises from placenta and enters the foetal body through naval and reaches the liver to give some blood to it and some blood to inferior vena cava. Inferior vena cava already possess impure blood. So, there is mixing of blood. In foetus, pure blood is there only in umbilical vein (allantoic vein). Umbilical cord is a tube possessing a jelly like connective tissue (Wharton jelly) along with two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein.
Coronary circulation : It involves blood supply to the heart wall and also drainage of the heart wall.
Coronary arteries : One pair, arising from the aortic arch just above the semilunar valves. They break up into capillaries to supply oxygenated blood to the heart wall.
Coronary veins : Numerous, collecting deoxygenated blood from the heart wall and drains it into right auricle through coronary sinus which is formed by joining of most of the coronary veins. But some very fine coronary veins, called venae cordis minimae open directly in the right auricle by small sized openings called foramina of Thebesius.
(a) Heart beat : The spontaneous and rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the heart to pump out and receive blood to and from the body is called Heart beat. Depending upon the nature of control of the heart beat, hearts are of 2 types –
Neurogenic and Myogenic or autorhythmic.


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The Real Housewives of Orange County star scored a whopping $10,000 a month in spousal and child support from her ex-husband in their divorce but now he’s fighting back, claiming she didn’t reveal her true Bravo salary during their settlement.
“Per your client’s 2018 1099 forms, in actuality, Ms. Kirschenheiter earned $63,000 from EFT Media Productions and $5,450.00 from NBC Universal, more than double what she claimed,” Matt’s documents filed in Orange County Superior Court claimed.
EFT Media Productions is the production company for RHOC, and NBC Universal is the Bravo parent company that airs RHOC.
According to Matt, Gina “identified her income as approximately $2,358/month as the gross sum received through November 1, 2018.”
Matt detailed his discovery of his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s financial situation.
“At the end of February 2019, when we were preparing to file our joint taxes for 2018, I learned that Petitioner had, in fact, earned at least double what she had claimed, at least $6,000/month, upon reviewing two of her 1099 forms.
He continued, revealing Gina made almost $100,000 her first year on RHOC.
“In approximately April 2019, I found out that Petitioner had actually earned approximately $86,000 in 2018, almost three times what she had represented on November 2, 2018. Because Petitioner’s earnings were substantial, her tax liability was as well, approximately $22,015. Petitioner, who signed the Judgment on December 22, 2018, failed to notify or advise of this huge discrepancy with respect to her income.”
“I had worked at Pimco for 12 years and was promoted only 2 years ago,” he wrote in the documents obtained by RadarOnline.com.
“When Petitioner commenced her role on The Real Housewives of Orange County, I advised my employer. Pimco did not want to be associated with the reality television show, which is part of the reason I was not filmed. I also did not want to be a part of the show.
“Our specific situation is unique due to Petitioner’s role on the reality show. Petitioner’s specific allegations, set forth in her June 24, 2019 Declaration supporting her Request for a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order, were made public through tabloids and various articles. Pimco, who wanted nothing to do with The Real Housewives of Orange County, made it clear that we must part ways.”
Matt revealed that he was given a $75,000 severance and has been unable to find a job since.
“Since my employment ended, I have been seeking a new job. Although there have been no criminal charges filed against me and I have never been convicted of a crime, it has been very difficult to obtain new employment. Due to Petitioner’s reality television role, there have been tabloid type publicity and online articles specifically reciting Petitioner’s allegations regarding domestic violence, substance abuse etc. that are easily obtained through one simple 'Google search' of my name.”
Scroll through RadarOnline.com’s gallery for more details about Gina’s RHOC salary and her nasty divorce .
Show Me The Money
“I believe that Petitioner currently earns at least $10,000/month, including her earnings for her role on 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' and additional earnings from ads/endorsements/appearances etc.,” Matt wrote in the documents obtained by RadarOnline.com.
Gina was awarded $5,000 a month in child support and $5,000 a month in spousal support.
- Shannon Beador's 'RHOC' Salary Revealed In Divorce Docs: Star Rakes In $423K A Year
- 'RHOC' Star Jennifer Pedranti Reveals Low Monthly Income in Bitter Divorce War, Borrowed Money From BF Ryan
- ‘Yellowjackets’ Star Christina Ricci’s Ex-Husband Reveals Actress Pulls In $125k An Episode, Claims He’s Headed To Bankruptcy
Gina was allowed to keep all of her jewelry and each person agreed to pay their own credit card debts, according to the documents obtained by RadarOnline.com.
Shannon Beador’s divorce documents claimed that she made $423,000 on RHOC but her ex-husband, David Beador, claimed she actually made close to $900,000.
“Currently: I am unemployed, and Petitioner is the only person with income,” Matt claimed in his documents.
Gina and Matt share custody of their three young children.
Gina was back on the RHOC for a second season which began airing in 2019 and showcased her divorce prominently.

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With election season upon us, some of the District’s key issues for all of its constituents have taken center stage. Those issues have predominantly been education, public safety, economic and jobs development, and education (oh, did I already mention that?). While DC SCORES does not and will not endorse any one mayoral or council candidate over the other, we do feel this is the time to bring to light what is important for our participating poet-athletes.
As an after-school provider working intensively with 25 public and public charter elementary and middle schools in Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, we believe strongly that a high-quality education should encompass well-rounded experiences that contribute to the formal and informal learning a student undertakes. For DC SCORES, this includes the opportunity to be active, creative, and part of a team in a non-formal school environment.
We feel that funding, policies, practices, and expectations at all levels of District government should not impede, rather enhance, our (or any other quality program’s) ability to provide a transformative experience for youth in the critical after-school hours. Youth spend more time out of school than in, which must not be overlooked when thinking about what youth most need to develop into functioning, educated, contributing adults.
An example of such a policy is the recently passed Healthy Schools Act (HSA). The act mandates, among other things, that over the next several years schools modify and enhance the opportunity for physical activity by changing formal physical education, expanding sport offerings, and/or including physical activity in after-school programs.
This Council-led bill passed in late spring 2010. In order for something as important as this piece of legislation to be realized, the Mayor’s office and the Council need to support funding and policies in accordance with this act. It is what is right for youth’s health, and their growing minds and bodies. This is just one example of what is important to DC SCORES.
Broadly, DC SCORES has the ability to thrive, expand, and increase our impact on the community in a District that is forward-thinking, resourceful, and collaborative. Changes and improvements to all systems (education, safety, and economy) impact directly or indirectly thousands of District youth every day.
Since youth can’t vote, I’d like to push our supporters to think hard about the policies and decisions made on a District level that will make the youth experience in DC a worthwhile one.
-- Written by Amy Nakamoto, Executive Director, DC Scores

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Regenerative Songlines Australia is working to create a continent-wide network, that connects regenerative projects and practitioners, and which is:
- led by First Nations’ peoples and inclusive of all Australians;
- focused on amplifying local and bioregional initiatives, with a view to maintaining diverse approaches, while strengthening interconnections, mutual learning, and real project collaboration and outcomes;
- multidisciplinary and includes regenerative economies, societies, ecological stewardship and design practices; and
- connected to international “regenerative roadmap” partners.
A fundamental goal of Regenerative Songlines Australia is to transform the extractivist, colonial mindset and practices of the dominant industrialised society, economy and culture of Australia, towards regeneration and restoration, so that we can live and thrive within bioregional ecological limits and planetary boundaries.
Regenerative means to regrow, to renew, to restore, especially after damage or loss. Regeneration recognises that human and planetary health are deeply interwoven, and actively seeks to enable the flourishing of all life on planet Earth.
“In the Dreaming, as in Country, there is no separation between the animate and inanimate. Everything is living – people, animals, plants, earth, water and air. We speak of Sea, Land and Sky country.”


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India has launched a programme to allocate a Unique Identification Number (UID) to each of its 1.2 billion residents.
The number will be linked to three core pieces of biometric data, including a photo of the face, 10 digit fingerprints and iris scans of both eyes. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will start to register people this month with a view to identifying 600 million people over four years.
Although it is not obligatory to get an UID, a number of social services and some banks will require people to have one. If the programme is successful it will be the first biometrically verified universal ID used on a national scale.
The UIDAI was launched in 2002 to help eliminate corruption linked to social welfare support offered to people living below the poverty line. Existing identity databases in India are fraught with problems of fraud and ghost beneficiaries, with support often not going to those who need it the most.
Agencies in both the public and private sector in India usually require a clear proof of identity to provide services. Since the poor often lack such documentation, they face barriers in accessing benefits and subsidies. The new ID technology aims to give every person in India the opportunity to access state support.
The universal identification will make for easier transfer of migrant workers between states, and drivers will not have to seek licenses from others states when they move around the country, because their information will be held centrally.
The UIDAI has tried to placate people with privacy concerns by pointing out that the UID is just a number, not an ID card. Each state will have responsibility for issuing licenses and ID cards which will reference the UID but may not contain biometric data or other personal information.

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This is the big takeaway from an excellent New York Times profile on Madoff, who remains sequestered in his Manhattan penthouse while the many investors, including charitable foundations, that he has confessed to ripping off try to pick up the pieces.
Times reporters Julie Cresswell and Landon Thomas Jr. write that it is obvious that Madoff was a greedy manipulator, but:
"[S]ome analysts say that a more complex and layered observation of his actions involves linking the world of white-collar finance to the world of serial criminals.
"They wonder whether good old Bernie Madoff might have stolen simply for the fun of it, exploiting every relationship in his life for decades while studiously manipulating financial regulators.
" 'Some of the characteristics you see in psychopaths are lying, manipulation, the ability to deceive, feelings of grandiosity and callousness toward their victims,' says Gregg O. McCrary, a former special agent with the FBI who spent years constructing criminal behavioral profiles."
Cullen, a registered nurse at hospitals in Northern New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania, told prosecutors he killed about 40 people with intentional drug overdoses. Like Madoff, he did not fit the cliché about psychopaths who commit crime after crime. Hardly anyone suspected anything, although some people found his behavior to be unusual and even suspicious but failed to act on that.
In any equally excellent 2004 Times profile, reporters Richard Perez-Pena, David Kocieniewski and Jason George document how Cullen was able to continue victimizing patients as Madoff victimized investors:
"It was his guile, in part, that allowed him to elude capture all those years. Mr. Cullen is suspected of choosing jobs and drugs that made it possible to kill without drawing much attention.
" . . . Mr. Cullen was able to continue mostly because of systemic failures, and his career reveals gaping holes in hospital and government systems for weeding out people who harm patients.
"Supervisors and government officials who were looking over his shoulder also failed. . . . Employers did not report him to one another, to oversight agencies, or to law enforcement, often because they were not required to. Some even brushed off allegations by victims' families or his co-workers."
There is one other similarity between Madoff and Cullen: They were adept at manipulating investigators even after their crimes were exposed.
Madoff may escape serious jail time because of his willingness to explain how he fooled investors while diming out the bankers who turned a blind eye to his scheming, while Cullen agreed to name names in explaining how he fooled hospitals in return for a life sentence without parole.
One consequence of Cullen's psychopathic behavior is the Nurse Cullen Act, a New Jersey law that requires nurses to be fingerprinted and established a system whereby the state Board of Nursing is notified if a nurse has any kind of brush with the law, no matter how minor.
One wonders if there will be a Bernard Madoff Act as the result of his psychopathic behavior. I somehow doubt it.


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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Pre-Alpha Build 328)
From Hidden Palace
Revision as of 22:27, March 5, 2018 by Divingkataetheweirdo (TBH, PC should probably be split up.)
|Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Pre-Alpha Build 328)|
- A map named mp_firingrange is present. This test level is for testing weapon accuracy and shooting distance.
- A number of dev levels are present in the menu.
- A debug display can be seen on the bottom-right for which weapon is being selected.

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Last week I ate/cooked the following:
(Sunday through Saturday)
- Turkey Potstickers (testing for the blog)
- Stir Fry (testing for the blog)
- Autumn Maple Salad by Delish Knowledge
- Paleo Pumpkin Chili with Beef and Peppers (I omitted the olives) byKalyn’s Kitchen
- Pumpkin & Fried Sage Flatbread from Foodiecrush
Overall: This past week I cooked quite a bit. My favorite recipes from the week were the Autumn Maple Salad and the Pumpkin & Fried Sage Flatbread. What are you cooking for this week? Any exciting finds?

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The Lacombe Bantam Raiders weren’t ready for the stampede.
On Friday, the team was shutout 61-0 by the Grande Prairie Broncos during the Football Alberta Provincial Final at MEGlobal Field, in a game where they not only struggled to get their offence going, but were hard-pressed to stifle that of their opponents.
“That wasn’t exactly the way I thought it would go,” said Head Coach Fred Knip. “We were woefully out of our league on this one.”
Despite a little bit of snow and cooler -20 degree temperatures with the windchill at the field, both teams looked ready to go at kickoff. It didn’t take long, however, for the Broncos to take control of the game, and land their first touchdown. On the last play of the quarter, the Broncos added a second to take a 14-0 lead with the conversion.
Less than five minutes into the second quarter, the Broncos had scored twice to lead 27-0. Raiders quarterback Gabe Hiebert began throwing further downfield to get their offence going, however, throws ended up just being out of the reach of receiver Alexzander Williams. Landon Schneider, nor Drizzit Bittorf had much better luck, either, stopped by the Broncos defence as though the Broncos were able to predict their every move ahead of time.
By the half, the team was down 41-0.
“At the end of the first quarter, the first half, we asked ‘who’s doing your job? You have to do your own job, you have to finish it,’” Knip said.
“They (the Broncos) came well prepared and we just kept making mistakes.”
He said weather wasn’t a factor, given their opponents were dealing with the same conditions they were – on top of an eight-hour drive from Grande Prairie on what were less than ideal road conditions.
Yet, the weather cooled just as much as the Raiders offence did, and the cool wind didn’t bring any change in the second half of the game. Early in the third quarter, they were sent deep into their own zone, and never got too far outside of it.
Even in the latter stages of the fourth quarter when the Raiders were just looking to break the shutout, the Broncos didn’t let them get anywhere near their end line, and quarterback Labrecque had the final touchdown of the game, running the ball 11 yards to make the final score 61-0.
It was the second year in a row the Bantam Raiders made it the provincial finals. While they weren’t able to take gold either year – falling 27-9 to the St. Paul Bengals last season – Knip said there were many things to be happy about, including being the only team from Central Alberta to make it to the provincial final.
“I’m still really proud of the boys. They played well. They came out here, they saw, they were conquered. At the end of the day, we got silver instead of gold, but we’re second best in the province,” he said.
“It wasn’t the way we thought it would go, but the season’s over and we had a good run.”
Half of the team will return next year, while many will move up to play at the high school level with the Lacombe Composite High School Rams. Openings in the roster will likely be filled with members of the Lacombe Pee Wee Explosion team that had a perfect record up until their provincial final last weekend where they fell 24-8 to also earn silver.


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NFL Fans: The Draft is just around the corner and you don’t want to miss out on the live coverage, so make sure to make the necessary arrangements to be watching when your teams select their next great players.
2012 NFL Draft Schedule: Dates and TV Coverage on ESPN & NFL Network, Draft Order, and Players Attending Draft
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Growing up in a tropical country with abundance of banana plants is really a blessings to us when we were kids back then til todate as we always have the delicious banana cue around the corner.
This simple prep and affordable snack is really really really a favorite snack among us Filipinos. I even cook sometimes for my kids…heheh
My most favored banana cue is the so ripe banana cue because it is sooo soft for a bite, much flavorful taste and fun to eat with less chewing. hahah you should try one…
We all knew for the fact that banana is so reach in calcium and carbohydrates so when you consume a dose of two banana cue sticks for a snack will satisfy your appetite and save you money for a meal. Banana cue will even help your diet dose per day for a much healthier you.
Reminder: Eating to much banana cue will lead to no good result as it will gain you more carbs + fats + sugar bringing you to a much high risk of having health problems.
Ripe Banana “Saba”
Cooking Oil (If you prefer a much healthier oil use Coco Oil)
This food snack delicacy is so easy to prepare and cook. You just have to boil the oil to heat and drop the peeled ripe banana… and wwwhaaalaa you’ll be frying the ripe banana. hehehe Add the brown sugar and wait for it to caramelize and start stirring the mix for a couple of minutes.
And in under 3-5 minute you will have your tasty banana cue snack. SERVE and ENJOY!
Try it for yourself and experience the joy and fun with this delicious food snack delicacy.
“How to” video will be posted under chefchique.com official website and youtube channel. keep posted.
The photo used in my article was from my travel street photography session. I took the freedom of showing how easy this food prep cooking can be from an ordinary traditional setup.
Biodegradable Waste Management
We take pride of our advocacy in contributing a percentage of the solution for the waste management issue from small scale to large scale.
In this simple food prep snack delicacy, we manage to segregate the biodegradable waste of the banana peel to our covered biodegradable high grade plastic barrel for later processing (Detail Illustration and guide for the biodegradable waste management bin can be found at tropicalhomescalepermaculture.com).
One of the most practical ways to prevent biowaste pathogen bacteria is to process right away through our Integrated Livestock-based BioWaste Management Facility or process and convert it to high nutritional plant and livestock food supplement right in our very own home.
If you’re interested in helping mother nature earth then head to our tropical homescale permaculture waste management contribution solution advocacy.
Banana Cue food snack delicacy is a lucrative small scale day job business. You can either do this in you very own yard, stall rental or mobile cart kiosk.
A small capital can bring you a profit enough for a small family to feed on a daily basis. The cost for the raw materials “saba banan” are way cheap and easy to carry…
Rough estimate nowadays:
“Saba” Banana = 20.00/kg(10kg)=200.00 (ranges to 12bananas)
Cooking Oil = 90.00/Gal
Brown Sugar = 50.00
Wood = Free
Bamboo Stick = 20
CAPITAL: Php 260.00
Cost per Banana Cue in Stick = 15.00
Kilograms per day = 10 (60 banana cue sticks)
Gross Sales: 900.00
Gross Sales-Capital=Net Profit
900.00 – 260.00 = 640.00
So happy to share with this photo of a young lady 4 childrens with her all season day job as a banana cue vendor here in our area. She told me the fun experience of being a street banana cue vendor and the love and sacrifice for her children. Despite the odds she is able to provide a decent income that satisfies the need of a small family. And She is proudly very happy with it and very thankful to God. God is sooo good, all the time.


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The property investment is at higher preferences these days and its most important reason is the trust worthiness and good result assurance. It is not a risk but of course, it can be the risk if you do not apply the effective strategy for it. The investment property loan is good option for you to invest in any property but that too requires good strategy that could lead you to success and not to loss.
Some people faces loss in the real estate investment due to lack of their strategically knowledge so here I am sharing with you some most important thing that you should necessarily keep in mind for perfect investment and this will help you to avail your investment property loan in the best way!
- First of all, analyze your own ability of down payment and monthly installments. You would need to make sure that you would be able to manage it for a required period of time without any financial issue.
- Analyze your real estate requirement and make the perfect planning according to it.
- Do not forget to check the market. The knowledge of current trends, changing habits and preferences, mortgage prices, and some other will help you to make a perfect and most effective plan for your real estate investment.
- Honesty pays the best. So, be honest and the fair dealing will help you to stay ahead for even bigger profits in the real estate investments and in finding the best investment property loans.
- Research as much as you can about it because it is necessary for you to understand the requirement, process and other real state investment related tasks. It would be even better for you if you obtain the in-depth knowledge about the investments and the real estate areas.
- Referrals are more reliable than direct deals so encourage them.
- The risk factors are highly common in this field so never miss to analyze the benefits and risk factors before investments.
Keeping in mind all these things will keep you away from any kind of negative result.

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Sautéed Vegetable Sandwich
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 red onion
1/2 package of cremini mushrooms, sliced
sandwich rolls (I make homemade)
vegan mayonnaise (Vegenaise)
toasted sesame oil
Wash vegetables and chop up the peppers and onion into thin slices. Chop tomato into thin slices.
Heat some of the toasted sesame oil on med-high. Add the peppers, onion, tomato, and mushrooms into a large skillet. Season with salt and pepper and make sure they get coated thoroughly with the oil. Sauté on high until nice and browned. Set aside.
Pour a tiny bit of olive oil on both sides of the sandwich bread. Spread Vegenaise on both sides and mix with the oil. Sprinkle Italian seasoning on the Vegenaise/olive oil mix. Add vegetables and put a leaf of lettuce on top. Enjoy!


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The dead guy is going to pull through?
The person laughing in the background sounds like she's gonna die...lol
This funny picture gallery includes 10 pics for 04/27/2010.
Did he really think he could chug a bottle of ranch dressing? FAIL
That's one way to ruin your engine!
A fireworks mishap makes for a dangerous and explosive show.
Hoisting a Race Car Fail, Well that didn't go as planned.
Wow, cool trick...lol Or should I say HOT?
He lacks the necessary ninja skills to pull this off.
Here's is your monthly fails collection for November 2011.


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Snoop Dogg – Barton Perreira – Vanquest
Snoop D-O Double Gizzle “Oh man, I’ve always wanted to say that” is seen here in the AMAZING instant hit from Barton Perreira called Vanquest. This hard hitting style is becoming a must have for players in the game. We also recently spotted these STUNNAS on Kardinal Offishall in the video “Dangerous”.
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Trib editorial: Post-Parkland, the case for bolstering background checks
If 17 deaths at a Parkland, Fla., high school are to inspire effective action to prevent more mass shootings — not just “thoughts and prayers” before lawmakers and the public move on — consensus must form for passage of new legislation. That’s a tall order in today’s hyper-polarized political environment.
But U.S. Sen Pat Toomey, R-Pa., has a good, bipartisan idea for just such a measure, which deserves to become law.
Along with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Mr. Toomey proposes requiring federal authorities to notify state law enforcers when the National Instant Criminal Background Check System rejects attempted gun purchases by felons or fugitives, according to The Associated Press. As Toomey says, this proposal respects Second Amendment rights while “making it more difficult for people who shouldn’t have firearms to obtain them.”
What’s proposed wouldn’t prevent all mass shootings or shut down criminals’ black-market gun transfers. But it would strengthen existing safeguards by bolstering background checks for those seeking firearms from licensed dealers — a system that has failed to keep guns out of the hands of some past mass shooters.
Whether the Toomey-Coons proposal will become part of a Senate background-check bill dubbed “Fix NICS,” which has bipartisan and National Rifle Association support, is unclear. But post-Parkland, strengthening background checks is an idea that all Americans can and should support — and one that Congress should pass.


According to 9to5mac and Israeli publication Calcalist.co.il, Apple has purchased PrimeSense, the company that created the original Microsoft Kinect technology for $345 Million. This recent purchase will soon allow Apple to add controls that will require body movements. Similar to what has been seen on the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Apple has been working on its own gesture-controlled OS as seen below.
Microsoft used PrimeSense’s technology for the original Kinect. They have since replaced PrimeSense’s technology for their own in-house 3D mapping systems.
So as many of you know, GTA Online launched this pass Tuesday and many people have been having server issues, the game failing to load and disconnection issues. I myself have been plagued with the problem and I am totally bummed at the fact that I can’t get on.
On there support site they did release a statement saying “We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this,”. The major problem of this release was that they were not expecting the popularity of the game to be so big. They did say last week that their servers may not be able to handle GTA’s popularity, also stating “We are working around the clock to buy and add more servers, but this increased scale is only going to make the first few days even more temperamental than such things usually are.”
I guess until then we will wait and see what happens.
Well it is not the Xbox Infinity but the Xbox one! Microsoft describes their new console as “the ultimate all in one entertainment system – one system for a new generation.” The new Xbox wants to be the one-stop entertainment solution for your living room, integrating live TV, games, movies and web services like Skype, all controlled using Microsoft’s second generation of kinetic. Its really neat, to turn the system on all you have to say is “Xbox On”. The console is always listening!
Heres a video by Tech Radar giving you a scoop on the new console.
Speculation of Microsoft’s next generation Xbox has been going on for quite some time now and today IGN revels news on several domain names that Microsoft has registered such as, Xbox8.us, Xbox8.org, Xboxphone.com and a few others with the Xbox name. According to sources speaking with The International Business Times, the name for the next generation console will be Xbox Infinity. Sources related to development of the new Xbox have confirmed to IBTimes UK that the console will indeed be called Infinity.
While this information is still unconfirmed, we will just have to wait until May 21’st to get solid information about the up and coming console. So until then keep your guesses going and come back here to dlcToday for the latest info.


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Oscar winner is seriously one of the most popular artists on the global stage and everyone can see why…
By Sailesh Ram
IN A HIGHLY informative and entertaining post screening discussion at the BFI Southbank, newly conferred Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho covered his working methods, his professional relationship with British actor Tilda Swinton and had some pithy (and comic) advice for aspiring filmmakers.
He also confessed to proudly lying to disgraced movie mogul and jailed sex offender Harvey Weinstein, who acquired the rights for ‘Snowpiercer’, in the West and wanted changes.
Following the screening of his 2013 Korean-English $40million (£35m) blockbuster ‘Snowpiercer’, director Bong was joined on stage last Sunday (March 1) by Swinton, whose work is the subject of a BFI retrospective this month, moderator and film critic Jonathan Romney and director Bong’s UK English translator.
Swinton has a relatively short but affecting cameo role in ‘Snowpiercer’.
She plays a deranged scientific figure called ‘Mason’ who speaks with a very thick Yorkshire accent and pledges ultimate loyalty to ‘Wilford’ (Ed Harris), the eccentric billionaire who controls the Snowpiercer train.
Set sometime in the near future, the world has become a frozen wasteland and the only thing that remain are old buildings and snow and ice – and crucially a high altitude train track.
Built by Wilford, it is the only place for sentient life and its sprawling train carriages carries an unusual human cargo divided into very distinct compartments – with Wilford himself at the very front and in control of the mythical engine (and nerve centre), while ordinary folks are shunted to the back and force fed a diet of congealed block fish protein.
Basically, the story follows a group of people who want to get to the front and take control of their own destiny but face huge obstacles to do so. There are armed guards blocking their path.
Based on a French graphic novel, the film mashes and mixes up conventional genres, making it virtually unclassifiable.
Swinton is just one of several figures who determines to stop the group in their tracks.
Director Bong (he was on the directors’ jury) and Swinton (who was there with a film) first met at the Cannes Film Festival and immediately struck a rapport.
Originally, Mason was written for a man, but Swinton convinced director Bong she could play the part and added much to it, saying her character was partially based on an outlandish version of one-time British prime minister Margaret Thatcher – no love lost there for Swinton.
Director Bong explained that he wrote his stories in coffee shops and liked to have chatter and people around him. He also said that before he shot any film, he would make extensive storyboards – which narrate the visual sequences. For him, films started with an idea.
Both Bong and Swinton discussed their working method on the film – there were no rehearsals and Bong preferred to let the actors interpret the characters and do what they wanted.
Early in the film, Mason (Swinton) is about to start a speech to the lumpen proletariat (for want of a better a description to describe the revolting group) – that can only be of seven minutes duration (it isn’t explained why), but as she begins, one of her assistants drops a metallic object and there is laudable clang. Director Bong said this was not in the script – but he liked the effect and said it typified his style of shooting and filmmaking – to be in the moment and to capture real expressions and reactions.
Director Bong admitted there were similarities between his Oscar winning film, ‘Parasite’ and ‘Snowpiercer’.
There is a clear interest in the have-nots, or the proletariat and how they want to take the place of those who control them.
While there is a much keener sense of humour and pathos to ‘Parasite’, ‘Snowpiercer’ is rather less sentimental and has far fewer comic touches – though it is not devoid of comedy completely. In many ways it is darker and bleaker but worth your time as you are in the hands of a master (of cinema).
The only questions permitted from the floor were those from BFI Future Film – aspiring filmmakers who had won a competition and were allowed to ask director Bong a question.
One asked for advice as a young filmmaker.
Director Bong said: “Go to bed early, don’t watch films late at night.”
He also generated huge laughs and cheering when he admitted to telling Weinstein a porky.
As well as wanting to cut 25 minutes from the film, Weinstein was adamant that a scene with a fish (a large looking carp) should go.
“I told him we had to keep it – my father was a fisherman. And because it was about family, he left it in. My father’s a graphic designer – it was a f*****g lie,” said a chortling Bong, displaying his trademark charm and affable wit.
‘Snowpiercer’ did not get a cinema release in the UK but can be seen on streaming. But you will miss its exuberance and the force of Bong’s cinematic imagination, if you see it on a small screen. At times, it feels like you are literally walking through director Bong’s wonderous imagination.
Swinton introduced the film at the start of the evening – and spoke warmly about the BFI Southbank and how thrilling it was for her to present ‘Snowpiercer’ there and welcome director Bong in person to the theatre for the post-screening discussion.
*Swinton was presented with a BFI Fellowship award by director Wes Anderson at the Rosewood Hotel in London last Monday (March 2). It was in recognition of her career as an actor of distinction and talent. Earlier in the evening, Anderson and her had been in conversation at the BFI Southbank. Swinton has appeared in Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ (2014) and can be seen in the American director’s forthcoming ‘The French Dispatch’ (which incindentally is a film about a newspaper and journalists).
The Tilda Swinton season at the BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1, continues until Saturday, March 14. Info/tickets: Click here


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Stock market update: 110 stocks hit 52-week lows on NSE
Among the stocks that touched their 52-week lows were LIC Housing Finance and Marico.
Share market update: Infra stocks rise; Bharti Infratel climbs 7%
The Nifty Infrastructure index was trading 0.77 per cent up at 3254.5 .
Share market update: Mining stocks trade lower; Inani Marbles down 2%
The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 13.65 points up at 12139.55.
Stock market update: Sugar stocks surge; Mawana Sugars zooms 9%
Mawana Sugars, Vishwaraj Sugar Industries and Dharani Sugars & Chemicals were the top gainers.
Share market update: 35 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE
Benchmark NSE Nifty index was trading 72.05 points up at 12,064.55.
Stock market update: Realty shares rise; DLF gains over 2%
The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.79 per cent up at 305.25 .
Stock market update: Private banks advance; Federal Bank gains 3%
The Nifty Private Bank index was trading 0.43 per cent up at 16,761.7.
Stock market update: IT shares advance; Tata Elxsi gains 2%
The Nifty IT index was trading 0.22 per cent up at 16785.1 .
Buzzing stocks: Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Aurobindo Pharma, IRCTC
Aurobindo Pharma (Rs 325.02 crore) was leading the pack of most active stocks in value terms.
Stock market update: Private banks edge higher; IndusInd Bank climbs 4%
The Nifty Private Bank index was trading 0.26 per cent up at 16,881.8.
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Muthoot Finance raises $550 million via bonds
The proceeds of the issue will be used for towards lending, the company said in a release.
Tech View: Nifty50 forms bearish candle; but the bias stays positive
Momentum will pick up on the upside on any strong close above the 12,150 level.
This stock rose 155% in last one year, but still trades below IPO price
The stock scaled a new high of Rs 514. 80 on February 19, and is up 22.83 per cent for a year to date basis.
Stocks in the news: Max Financial, Vodafone Idea, Simplex Infra, Axis Bank and Power Grid
Global investors are in discussions with Tata Power to invest $500-600 million in its renewable energy platform.
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The World Bank is to invest $775m (£452m) in Indian renewable energy projects, supporting prime minister Narendra Modi’s push to clean up the country’s energy mix.
Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata party came to power in May, has pledged to bring reliable electricity to the 300 million Indians who currently live without it.
The government has therefore made investment in renewable energy, especially solar energy, a top priority, with plans to introduce policies more supportive to the industry.
As the World Bank expects this to provide a significant boost to the sector, it has announced its own plans to invest further in India’s clean energy drive.
“The support shown by the new government towards clean energy is quite encouraging and is expected to give the much-needed push to the sector and unlock pending investments,” Ashish Khanna, leader of the World Bank’s India energy programme, told the Economic Times.
“The World Bank is ready to partner with the government in scaling up sustainable clean energy investments,” he added.
The announcement comes shortly after a World Bank report warned that India must urgently reform its energy sector or face annual losses of $27 billion by 2017, because of inefficiency, theft, and a lack of funding.
As around a quarter of the population live without an electricity connection, the failings of India’s infrastructure have also been illustrated by a number of recent blackouts.
However, the World Bank noted the progress made in the last decade, as 280 million Indians gained access to electricity. It also estimates that renewable energy now provides 12% of India’s demand, up from virtually nothing in 1990.
The government is also optimistic that solar energy can play a huge part in electrifying India’s population while building a sustainable future.
With around 300 clear sunny days in India every year, the country’s solar energy potential is considerable. The government hopes to establish four giant solar projects with 1,000 megawatt capacity each, in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, while also brining solar to homes across the country.
Narendra Taneja, convener of the energy division for the party, recently said,
“If successful, solar panels could allow every home to have enough power to run two bulbs, a solar cooker and a television.
“Expanding clean-power generation will be the administration’s top energy-related priority, especially solar because it has the potential to create jobs.”
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