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Animation had a stellar year in 2012 and the method to the artistic madness took many forms: From stop-motion, computer generated and hand-drawn, artists had a field day with the releases of the last 12 months. The genre also pushed the boundaries of storylines with the format showing that it is for audiences of all ages with its complex emotional landscapes and powerful, well-drawn-out characters.
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10. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer returned to their parts as escaped zoo animals struggling to find their way home. For the third installment in the series, the gang gets out of Africa and heads to Europe in search of those pesky penguins that they believe, hold the key to their triumphant return to the Central Park Zoo.
The film was even funnier and zany -- if that's possible -- than the previous two incarnations and has us looking forward to a fourth. And the fact that Rock did his Afro Circus dance in this Madagascar 3 clip only further enhanced our love of the flick.
9. Ice Age: Continental Drift
It's hard to believe that the Ice Age gang have made four films, but with Continental Drift those prehistoric characters keep finding ways to entertain us. The cast, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary, all are finding things changing. The world is starting to split apart (thus the title) and during one emotional scene, families are violently separated by a seismic shift. Our Ice Age: Continental Drift review states that the film series is more for kids than adults, unlike many on this list, and that is exactly where filmmakers direct their storylines and humor.
8. The Secret World of Arrietty
Japanese anime finds its way to the Top 10 Animated Movies list for the first time. Disney took the Asian film and dubbed American actors over the action, including the iconic Carol Burnett. As shown off in The Secret World of Arrietty trailer, the animation is of the most beautiful we've seen all year.
7. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The U.K. animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit do it again with a quite English-based humor fest that takes on the ripe for the spoofing world of pirates. Not above spoofing other movies as well, check out the purely U.K. humor that is shown in this The Pirates! Band of Misfits Titanic trailer. Hugh Grant voicing the inept pirate at the center of the film has us wanting more from this sassy seaman.
6. Rise of the Guardians
DreamWorks animation scores their second film on our countdown with Rise of the Guardians. The studio wisely centered their first teaser for audiences on their lead character, shown off in the Rise of the Guardians Jack Frost trailer. Chris Pine's role is the audience's view into the world where Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Sandman all work together to ensure the fantasy world of children remains unaltered. Spectacularly drawn and wildly original, DreamWorks hopes that the film will be part of a series.
5. Hotel Transylvania
What an original idea! Selena Gomez voices Dracula's daughter and as her character is turning 118, she seeks to have her father (a stellar Adam Sandler, yeah, we know!) fulfill his promise of letting her go venture into the world. The only problem is the world hates monsters. That is why Dracula built his titular establishment as a place where monsters can get away and forget the world who seeks their destruction. As evidenced by these hysterical Hotel Transylvania quotes, it's as fun for adults as it is children.
Tim Burton's latest film is a full-length feature based on one of his first. Frankenweenie tells the story of a boy and his dog and what lengths the child will go to to bring his beloved canine back to life when he unexpectedly dies. Burton's cast of characters are as pitch perfect as ever and the director has scored his best work in years. Check out our Frankenweenie exclusive wallpapers for more inside the film.
3. Wreck-It Ralph
Disney animation had us with the very first Wreck-It Ralph trailer. We were enthralled by the idea of staying with the video game world, long after the arcade closed at the end of the day. Ralph is the bad guy in a video game called Fix-It Felix and after 30 years, he's a little tired of being bad. What's a guy to do? Why not jump out of his game and try his hand at being a hero in others? Impeccable visuals, a scene-stealing turn by Sarah Silverman and it all added up to one of Disney's finest works in years.
Pixar headed to Scotland and came back with the story of a Scottish princess who cares more about riding her horse Angus and shooting her bow and arrow than thinking about marriage. Unfortunately for her, at Merida's age, it is time to think about nuptuals and the carrying on of the royal legacy. Brave surprises by becoming not exactly the princess story you'd expect and the message here is pure Disney: Love your family, warts and all.
The creative team behind Coraline returns to stop motion and further pushes the boundaries. A story of the ages, for all ages, follows a young boy (Norman) who can see and hear the supernatural as they live (and die) around us. As the ParaNorman trailer teased, this is an artistic world with humans and monsters created from a quite different palette. It gets points for originality, artistry and a story that compels right up to the final credits.


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Tuesday, April 17, 2018: Springtime Serenade with Stuart Malina and Friends
We hope that you will join the Ned Smith Center in welcoming back what has become an annual tradition, Stuart Malina and friends. Maestro Malina, of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and his guests will regale an intimate audience with beautiful music in celebration of spring.
TIME: Doors Open 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m.
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Protecting Marine Life and the People who depend on it
The Mediterranean Basin is heavily populated and its economic development generates pollution, which puts significant pressure on marine and coastal ecosystems. If that were not enough, the Mediterranean is also suffering from the effects of climate change.
To help reverse this trend, AFD provided The MedFund with €4 million in capital last December. The environmental fund was created in 2015 to ensure sustainable financing of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Mediterranean. It is supported by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the Government of Monaco.
MPAs are an effective tool for preserving marine ecosystems. By providing biodiversity protection, sustainable management of natural resources, and environmental services, they have a long-term impact. There are currently more than 1,200 MPAs and OECMs (Other Effective Conservation Measures) in the Mediterranean. They cover about 180,000 km², representing 8% of its surface area.
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The MedFund, an initiative of France, Tunisia and Monaco, provides financing for the marine protected areas of the Mediterranean. To date, 3000 km² of marine protected areas financed in the Mediterranean.
The Medfund has finalized its structuring phase and is already supporting eight MPAs over a five-year period. Four are in Tunisia, two in Morocco, one in Turkey, and one in Albania. Its goal is to support more than 40 by 2030.
AFD’s grant, which marks the first contribution of capital to The MedFund’s endowment fund, will provide long-term support to the managing bodies (NGOs and national authorities) of MPAs in the various Mediterranean countries eligible for official development assistance.
This grant will also encourage The Medfund to promote financing that supports the adaptation of ecosystems and communities to the effects of climate change and, in some cases, to increase atmospheric carbon sequestration.

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12/3/2002 - Peritek Corporation, a leading vendor of standards-based video and graphics display control boards for the embedded computing industry, and Silicon Motion, a leading manufacturer of low-power mobile solution chips announced that the two companies will work in partnership to bring advanced and affordable 128-bit 2D/3D graphics technology to the embedded board market.
"Silicon Motion and Peritek have raised the standard on entry-level embedded graphics for VME and CompactPCI systems," said Victor Gold, president of Peritek. "Now there's no reason for system designers to settle for last generation 64-bit graphics; Silicon Motion's SM731 technology affordably delivers state-of-the-art 128-bit 3D performance."
Peritek plans to use Silicon Motion's high performance, low power display controller chips on PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) graphics board designs. The first of these new designs, the Tropos/PMC, based on Silicon Motion's SM731 graphics engine, was announced.
“Silicon Motion continues to deliver display products that combines low-power consumption with balanced performance,” said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion, "This announcement is a significant step in Silicon Motion’s commitment to support the embedded market.”
The SM731 is a 128-bit 2D/3D mobile display controller with integrated LVDS transmitters, dual-digital panel interface, and designed for systems requiring low-power such as Tablet PCs, Car Information Systems, Point-of-Sale terminals, Kiosks, and various embedded applications. The SM731 also offers DualMonTM technology, which allows several applications to operate simultaneously across two independent display devices – all from a single chip.
Peritek Corporation is a leading vendor of standards-based video and graphics display control boards for the embedded computing industry. Peritek’s line of high performance display controllers for PMC, VME, PCI and CompactPCI architectures support industry-leading real time operating systems, Solaris, Linux, and Windows software. In 2000, Peritek acquired Megatek Graphics, and in 2001, acquired Raster Graphics, establishing Peritek as the only graphics technology vendor to support all leading embedded hardware platforms and operating systems. For more information, please contact Peritek Worldwide Sales, 9975 Business Park Avenue, Suite A, San Diego, California 92131-1102. Tel: (800) 281-4567 or (858) 689-7150. Fax: (858) 689-7156. Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Silicon Motion, Inc. is a leading graphics chip maker and producer of flash memory and DSP products. Silicon Motion’s graphics solutions are the lowest power requirements in the industry for mobile computing products, and next-generation Internet appliances. While Silicon Motion’s flash memory and DSP products are designed to meet the demands of today while anticipating the needs of tomorrow.
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Varna Archaeological Museum, Varna
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Varna Archaeological Museum houses the oldest gold treasure in the world, dating back to 4600 to 4200 BCE. You can view more than 2,000 golden objects, including a golden scepter, the symbol of a monarch's power. Among the museum's collection of more than 100,000 artifacts, you can examine ceramics, coins, cult items, a golden necropolis, icons, jewelry, and weapons. Exhibits are categorized by historical periods: prehistoric, Thracian, ancient, medieval, Ottoman, and Bulgarian National Revival. On your way to the exhibition halls, note the decorated walls of the corridor that surrounds the building. The museum also houses a library, children's education museum, gift shop, and cafeteria. With our custom trip planner, Varna attractions like Varna Archaeological Museum can be center stage of your vacation plans, and you can find out about other attractions like it, unlike it, near it, and miles away.
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At an altitude of 1,400 metres (4,590 ft), at the heart of the Southern Alps, Serre-Chevalier breathes the pure air of the mountain peaks. With its stone and wood chalets, this Alpine hamlet is set against the wooded slopes amid larch trees, close to a charming lake.
A paradise for sporty families and mountain lovers.
4 Reasons to Choose this Resort
- Relaxing at the Club Med Spa
- Leave your baby from 4 months onwards in a fantastic day car
- Enjoy a picturesque and relaxing resort of traditional chalets amidst a forest of pines
- Initiate your children to ski while your teenagers can enjoy the snowpark


Casio Fx-115D Instructions
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A calculator is one of those necessary tools used by children and adults alike. It eases the way through both simple and complex mathematics and aids in a quick calculation of numbers with extreme accuracy. The Casio Fx-115D is a black calculator designed for math and science.
This pocket-sized calculator performs 228 functions and has the added benefit of being solar-powered rather than battery-powered, which gives you one less worry. Besides adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, its functions include trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions, exponentials, logarithms and more.
- A calculator is one of those necessary tools used by children and adults alike.
- This pocket-sized calculator performs 228 functions and has the added benefit of being solar-powered rather than battery-powered, which gives you one less worry.
Turn on the Casio Fx-115D calculator by pressing the "On" button. A "0" should show on the display. The calculator is already equipped with a solar cell and a lithium battery. Replace the lithium battery once every six years.
Press any numbers as desired for a basic calculation and use the plus, minus, multiply and divide buttons on the lower right hand side. Press "=" when you want to see the result.
Press "C" to clear the value and to re-enter the numbers when a mistake occurs.
- Press any numbers as desired for a basic calculation and use the plus, minus, multiply and divide buttons on the lower right hand side.
- Press "C" to clear the value and to re-enter the numbers when a mistake occurs.
Press "AC" to clear the display and to start a new calculation.
Select the Mode button located in the top right-hand corner to choose a certain operating mode. Then, you can select the dot button, Exp button or buttons 0 through 9. The dot button refers to engineering calculation mode which is displayed as ENG while the Exp button displays CMPLX, indicating a complex number calculation mode. Press the 0 button for COMP or ordinary arithmetic calculations, 1 for BASE-N or binary/octal/decimal/hexadecimal operations, 2 for LR or regression analysis and 3 for SD or standard deviation. Press 4 to display D as degrees, 5 for R as radians and G as grads, all as the unit of angle measurement. Press 7 and then any number from 0 to 9 to indicate how many decimal places to display (FIX), press 8 and any number from 1 to 10 to indicate how many significant digits to display (SCI) and press 9 to cancel the changes made by Mode 7 and Mode 8.
Check the display of the calculator to see if the appropriate mode is set. The mode will be displayed in the top line of the display, which is above the numbers being calculated, known as Mantissa. The right-hand side displays the exponent.
Press "Mode" and the chosen button again to cancel the operating mode in the calculator if necessary.
Use the digit buttons and the additional functions to perform basic and complex mathematical and scientific operations or calculations. Clear the display by pressing "AC" once you are done calculating. Refer to the Casio Fx-115D manual for detailed instructions on each of the functions. Always press a function, such as "sin," which stands for sine, first before pressing any numbers to get an accurate calculation.
- Check the display of the calculator to see if the appropriate mode is set.
- Always press a function, such as "sin," which stands for sine, first before pressing any numbers to get an accurate calculation.
Turn the calculator off by putting it away into a backpack or drawer, but not necessarily out of the light since it will function in darkness as well. The calculator's auto power-off function allows it to turn off automatically when not used for about 6 minutes.
- Remember the order of basic calculations. A simple mnemonic for this is known as PEMDAS, which stands for "parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction."
- Keep the Casio Fx-115D calculator in a dry place at room temperature to avoid damage.
Aleksandra Ozimek has been writing professionally since 2007 for a fashion blog, various online media and the "Queens Courier," in addition to interning at "Cosmopolitan" magazine. She completed her Bachelor of Science in journalism and photography from St. John's University, where she is completing her master's degree.


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Are you ready to progress on as a Gas Blender? The TDI Advanced Gas Blender Course picks up where you left off in the previous sequence in training, the TDI Nitrox Gas Blender course.After successful completion of the TDI Advanced Gas Blender course, you will be able to engage in the blending of oxygen and helium based gases. The objective of this course is to train candidates in the proper procedures needed for the preparation and blending of high quality nitrox and trimix gases for use in technical diving. The TDI Advanced Gas Blender course will take you through this process in an easy-to-understand format.
Have you ever wondered how your nitrox cylinders are filled? Do you like the “behind the scenes” look at what makes a dive happen? Take the TDI Nitrox Gas Blender Course to find out how your cylinders get filled with nitrox! The TDI Nitrox Gas Blender Course will take you through the blending of nitrox in an easy-to-understand format.This course provides the training required to competently blend nitrox gas. The objective of this course is to train candidates in the proper techniques, equipment requirements and hazards involved in blending nitrox gases for recreational scuba diving activities.

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Rotterdam police warn residents of burglary spree
Updated 9:05 pm, Sunday, August 6, 2017
ROTTERDAM - Three separate burglaries and attempted burglaries of homes in and around town have occurred this past weekend, Rotterdam police said.
Reported incidents occurred during the late night and early morning hours of Friday and Saturday in or near Hollywood Avenue and East Campbell Road with multiple attempts in area of Risoli Lane, Mary Lane, Garrison Avenue and Glen Court.
The suspect or suspects attempted to make entry into the residences through rear doors, sliding glass patio doors or unlocked windows. Two exterior sheds were also broken into. At one residence, the suspect obtained vehicle keys and stole a vehicle.
Rotterdam police were able to recover that vehicle in Schenectady with the assistance of city police.
Rotterdam police are reminding all residents to make sure all doors, windows, vehicles and property are secured and locked at all times. Police encourage residents to utilize exterior lights to illuminate homes, garages and sheds.
Police said they have no information on a suspect that can be released at this time.
Police are also asking residents to report any suspicious behavior or similar incidents to the Rotterdam police at (518) 630-0911 or contact the Rotterdam Detective Division at (518) 355-7397.


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The ACT opposition says taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the territory's light rail network if there is no Commonwealth investment in the project.
Transport spokesman Alistair Coe accused the government of "changing its story" on how it would fund the network after Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said building Capital Metro was not contingent on federal government or private sector support.
Mr Coe said the government was asking Canberra taxpayers to wear the risk of "light rail at any cost".
It comes two days after an Infrastructure Australia report did not include light rail on its priority projects list and instead suggested buses down Northbourne Avenue.
But Ms Gallagher dismissed Mr Coe's comments, saying it was "entirely reasonable" for a public infrastructure project to be funded through the public purse and "I don't think we've ever suggested otherwise".
The Chief Minister said she did not know what else the government could do to convince Canberrans that it was genuinely committed to seeing the $614 million project through.
"The government's story on light rail seems to be changing," Mr Coe said.
"Initially they said that they were looking at the options and they would do some serious studies.
"They still haven't done the serious studies and yet they have given a firm commitment to Canberrans that they are going to deliver on light rail.
"Now we've heard just yesterday that the project, which is meant to be a public-private partnership, doesn't necessarily need to be a public-private partnership; it can just be a public project."
Mr Coe said Canberrans wanted clarity on where the project was headed.
The Canberra Liberals have not publicly stated whether they support light rail. Mr Coe said on Thursday they would not state their position until they had seen a cost benefit analysis and other evidence to support the project.
"What the government is doing with light rail is reckless," he said.
"They shouldn't be committing to that kind of expenditure before they've done the proper checks and balances."
Ms Gallagher said the ACT needed a rapid transit solution across the city, whether it was light rail or buses.
She said the government had "never ever suggested" that light rail would not be funded through taxpayer dollars.
"If the private sector does partner with us they're not going to fund it out of the goodness of their own heart," she said.
"That's not how public private partnerships work."
Ms Gallagher said the project would still be viable even without Commonwealth funding or support from Infrastructure Australia.

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Luke Scime, an associate staff scientist and part of the energy systems analytics team, is one of three new University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute fellows. He uses complex algorithms to program computers to use artificial intelligence to search for flaws in 3D printed items.
Appointed for one-year renewable terms, UT-ORII Fellows are responsible for working collaboratively across organizations; generating white papers; and helping to identify opportunities and resources to build new joint programs. They receive stipends that support up to 25 percent of their base salary and benefits, and they are eligible for funding to seed new technical programs in strategic research areas of national impact.
Scime said being a fellow will open doors for him to share his expertise in quality control with UT researchers developing new manufacturing processes. Also, he said, “one of the biggest tie-ins will be working with UT PhD students.”
Scime, who focuses on the quality control of items produced for the nuclear power industry, said the beauty of advanced manufacturing is its efficiency: Parts can be designed, created, and tested, with needed tweaks made before the manufacturing process continues.
“What’s slowing us down is the inspection time,” he said.
Additive manufacturing creates items by printing them layer after layer. Manually testing for hidden flaws has typically involved studying a series of photos taken during the manufacturing process, dissecting and inspecting parts, or X-raying parts. It is slow and costly work.
Scime’s expertise lies in finding faster, less expensive, and more effective ways to analyze 3D printed items. He develops novel machine learning algorithms for the real-time monitoring of metal powder bed additive manufacturing machines.
In very simple terms, here’s how it works: Multiple sensors are used to capture images as each layer of material is added. Computers employing artificial intelligence can quickly review the collected data to detect tiny errors or voids and analyze whether the item is structurally sound and safe to use—or whether something about the manufacturing process must be tweaked.
Scime came to ORNL as a postdoctoral researcher in 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida. He has a master’s degree and doctorate, both in mechanical engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University.
When he’s not working, Scime helps coach Oak Ridge High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition team. Coaching the team is a labor of love since Scime’s own experience in First Robotics as a middle school and high school student helped put him on his career path.


ATLAS is a part of Exascale Open Data Analytics Lab. It has been awarded to NEDUET under National Center for Big Data & Cloud Computing (NCBC). The Exascale Open Data Analytics Lab is intended to perform research in four independent domains. Traffic Modelling is one of the four domains of the lab under NCBC.
This Lab aims to act as a leading research center in Pakistan in development of ITS-based technologies and solutions for improved traffic operations of new BRT systems and traffic network.
The center will also assist the authorities in developing transport policies to improve performance of transportation system and to train young professionals who can serve in development and operation of intelligent transportation system in Karachi and other cities of Pakistan.
The Advanced Traffic Lab for Analytics & Simulation is aimed at developing indigenous traffic flow models and real-time traffic measurement and control technologies based on extensive field data and available principles of traffic engineering. ATLAS aims to develop policy frameworks and tools for sustainable and smart transport systems in Karachi and other areas of Pakistan.
Research at ATLAS will be focused on achieving the following objectives:
1. Developing traffic flow models to model the local heterogeneous and undisciplined traffic streams;
2. Developing software for modeling the local traffic conditions;
3. Evaluating the accuracy of the existing technologies to measure the accuracy of undisciplined traffic streams;
4. Developing indigenous solutions and technologies to measure real-time traffic conditions;
5. Developing smart (adaptive) traffic signals and implementation of smart signals in Karachi;
6. Evaluating the current transport system in Karachi and developing policies to improve the design and operations of public transport;
7. Modeling the behavior of drivers in mixed traffic streams.
In addition to the above-mentioned research objectives, we look forward to expanding the research in other domains of the sustainable and smart transportation system with more research collaborations.


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Protection against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by Spirulina in rats
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Purpose: Cisplatin (CP)-induced nephrotoxicity is associated with the increased generation of reactive oxygen metabolites and lipid peroxidation in kidney, caused by the decreased levels of antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of Spirulina, blue–green alga with antioxidant properties, in the protection of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rat. Methods: Rats were treated with CP (6 mg/kg bw, single dose, intraperitoneally). Spirulina (1,000 mg/kg) was administered orally for 8 days and CP treatment was given on day 4. Nephrotoxicity was assessed, 6 days after the CP treatment, by measuring plasma urea, creatinine, urinary N-acetyl-(d-glucose-aminidase) (β-NAG) and histopathology of kidney. Results: Rats treated with CP showed marked nephrotoxicity as evidenced from the significant elevation in plasma urea, creatinine and urinary β-NAG. Histological assessment revealed marked proximal tubular necrosis and extensive epithelial vacuolization in the kidney of CP-treated rats. Superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase were decreased and lipid peroxidation was increased in kidney tissue. Pretreatment with Spirulina protected the rats from CP-induced nephrotoxicity. The rise in plasma urea, creatinine, urinary β-NAG, plasma and kidney tissue MDA and histomorphological changes were significantly attenuated by Spirulina. In vitro studies using human ovarian cancer cells revealed that Spirulina did not interfere with the cytotoxic effects of CP on tumor cells. Conclusions: In summary, Spirulina significantly protected the CP-induced nephrotoxicity through its antioxidant properties.
KeywordsCisplatin Nephrotoxicity Spirulina C-phycocyanin Antioxidant
We thank M/s Parry Neutraceuticals, Chennai, India for providing the pure powder of Spirulina for our study and Jing Fang for her help in the study with ovarian cancer cells. This work was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant CA-102264.
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Despite the odd times we are living through, milestones continue to happen and we shouldn’t forget about celebrating them. Maybe it’s a birthday, an anniversary or a graduation and in an ideal world, we would be gathering with friends and … Read the full article
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Experience the best of Carmel’s food scene during the first-annual Carmel-by-the-Sea Culinary Week. The week-long event runs from January 19 to January 26 and gives guests an opportunity to dine on any budget and explore local culinary options.
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A recent study conducted by Cornell University and printed in the Elsevier Economics and Human Biology Journal points the finger at working mothers when it comes to the lack of a healthy diet and exercise in their children’s daily lives. With a pool of over 20,000 they found that working mothers spend on average 4 fewer minutes grocery shopping, 17 fewer minutes cooking, 10 fewer minutes eating with children, 12 fewer minutes playing with children, 4 fewer minutes supervising children, and 37 fewer minutes caring for children.
Unfortunately, the study also shows that working fathers aren’t making up for the lost time. The statistics point out that on average a working dad’s devoted time to cooking and playing with the children only amounted to 13 minutes compared to their non-working dad counterparts who contributed 41 minutes doing the same thing.
How does all of this play a role in the health of the children? The study seemingly, although probably not intentional, points the finger at working mothers and their cooking habits, as if the mothers are the only ones that are supposed to cook. It showed that working mothers only have time to prepare packaged food, which is known to have higher caloric counts, thus aiding in the poor health of their child.
M. Elizabeth Phelps, an auditor for one of the Big Four firms, as well as a working mother with one child and another on the way, states that she cooks dinner half of the week for her family of 3 and typically eats out during the rest of the week. “I would like to see my husband pick up the slack; sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t.” She also went on to say that after working twelve-hour days, it’s not always easy to come home and prepare a ‘fresh’ meal, even if it was her husband cooking it. Although her family doesn’t always make time to sit down at the table, she also stated that no one in the household is obese.
With more dual income households on the rise and many families not able to survive on just one income, the time allowed to cook healthy meals just doesn’t seem to be feasible. But healthy doesn’t always mean time-consuming. Dr. Angela Vidal, a family practitioner based out of New York City, suggests making dinner time a group activity to allow for more time to prepare meals and entice children to eat healthier. “If the kids help, even if it’s just tossing ingredients into the pan, they are more likely to try to like the food. Families can also make meals and freeze them for the week. Cut back on the starches. Use couscous instead of rice and it only takes 5 minutes to make steamed vegetables.” Although it shouldn’t have to be said, whether or not both parents are working, a household should operate as a team, especially if it’ll benefit a child’s health in the long run.


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Every now and then, a fragment of a book I once loved will swim toward the front of my brain. Just a floating wisp of a memory — a detail, a scene, a feeling.
My brain wants to get around that wisp and pull, see what it’s attached to, but instead the memory gives a little kick and swims away.
I read a lot as a child. In sixth grade, I spent the first half of the year illegally in the school library, reading novels. (This is what can happen in an experimental school.)
By the time my teachers tracked me down I had nearly flunked math but I had gotten a lot of reading done, so you can believe that there are many fragments of books in this brain case of mine.
One fragment nagged me for a long time. All I could remember was that the book was about a girl who was somehow separated from her parents. There was a magic marble. At the end of the book the family, somehow reunited, moved into a new house and the marble rolled beneath the front porch where nobody could reach it. The magic was no longer needed. The family was together again, and home.
But that is all I could remember. Not the title. Not the author. Not, really, the plot. Just that magic marble.
And so I turned to Stump the Bookseller, a website run by the enterprising folks at Loganberry Books near Cleveland. On the Loganberry blog (loganberrybooks.com/stumpthebookseller/) you can post whatever you remember about a book in hopes that someone else will see your post and fill in the blanks. The answers don’t necessarily come from the booksellers — they come from other readers. Crowdsourcing at its finest.
Once you start reading the site, it’s hard to stop. The queries are fascinating, shot through with feelings of desperation and frustration. You can feel the posters’ angst, their need to recapture these books.
“I’ve been trying to remember the details on this one for years, and can’t pull enough out to find it,” one person wrote. He remembered where in the library the book was shelved (“in the first shelf of the Young Adult section, which means the author was somewhere between A and maybe N”) and what the cover looked like, and a little about the plot, which took place in a quirky school. The blog entry ends on a forlorn note: “That’s all I remember.”
Five people wrote back with suggestions, but were any correct? The original poster never says. (Now I’m feeling forlorn. I want closure!)
Some of the queries seem too vague to jog anyone’s memory. Such as this one: “Hi! I’m looking for a book that may have been printed in the 70s? It’s a collection of children’s stories, and the only two I remember are one about a girl fetching water for her sick mother and her ladle turning into the Big Dipper, and one about an orange kitten that needed glasses. Thank you!”
And yet someone knew: “I collect antique children’s school books and it’s in my copy of a 1920s ‘Elson’s Reader.’ The story is ‘The Star Dipper.’ It is attributed to an old tale instead of to an author.”
My query was solved, too, just a day after I posted it. Someone named Sherri suggested that the magic marble book was called “The Mystery House” by Polly Hobson, and by golly she was right.
The books we read as children make a lasting impression. Even if we can’t recall the details, we recall the feelings, and these are important. Reading these queries is heartening — so many beloved books, so many people trying to reconnect.
These books won’t bring us back to our childhoods, but maybe if we can read them again — if we can just remember what they are — they will bring us closer to the child we used to be.
Laurie Hertzel is the Star Tribune’s senior editor for books. On Twitter: @StribBooks. On Facebook: facebook.com/startribunebooks

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Health Officials Concerned As Live Music Returns To Jaguars Stadium Saturday
Its been a hot minute since the Rolling Stones made River City history.
Now, two years and a pandemic later, fans will again take to TIAA Bank Field for live music Saturday night. The Hella Mega tour had been postponed in 2020 but features rockers Green Day, Weezer, Fallout Boy and The Interrupters.
Chad Johnson is the chief content officer and senior vice president of sales and service. He’s heard the fan reaction.
“Our concerts have been top attendance that we’ve seen in years,” Johnson said. “So, people are excited to get back and just feel normal and enjoy themselves.”
Read the rest of this story from WJCT News partner News4Jax.

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Mango season just ended, at least in our tree. We have Pirie mango and Hayden. The mangoes in the picture are Hayden. I have a good time picking the mangoes in the backyard. This year I was able to make lots of mango jam.
As soon as the last mango was picked though, the trees had to be trimmed. I guess, it would help in having more fruits next season.
In my grandparents farm, they would build a bon fire beside the tree and made sure there are lots of smoke. I guess the Carbon dioxide helps the mango in producing more fruits or maybe its also a way to repel all the insects that might have been pestering the tree. Either way, its an organic way of farming and I’m proud my grandparents are responsible farmers.

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In a era of sub-categorized music genres, The Blue Rose Band takes the
stand with a "Just Rock" attitude. Their main drive is what feels right,
how it moves your soul and the energy they share with the audience.
Bringing out the passion in their music to the the stage and cd.
The Blue Rose Band emerged in 2006, when longtime friends Jimmy Rose and
Trevor Hammer were inspired by the talents of the sassy and sexy vocalist
Amanda Peachey. In 2008, bassist Mark Blades brought his gritty yet refined
barrage on the rhythm section to complete the lineup of this Arizona based
band. The Blue Rose Band has an original, "Just Rock" sound to compliment
an energetic live show that will keep you moving and always wanting more.
The Blue Rose Band's debut album “Home” was released in the late summer of
2008. “Home” was engineered and produced by four time Grammy nominee, Ralph Patlan.
This album has a guitar driven edge accompanied by soulful lyrics and vocals
that create a vintage "Just Rock" sound with a modern day twist.
“Home” is “a unique blues and rock album with a classic feel,” says KWSS 106.7FM’s Rob Fowler.
“Home” is currently distributed worldwide through iTunes, CD Baby and Zia Records.


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Warriors drop quarterfinals
The boys and girls Whittell basketball teams playoff runs came to an end Thursday in Elko in the Northern Division III quarterfinals.
The boys lost 69-60 to No. 4 seed ROP, and the girls lost 48-32 to No. 2 seed White Pine.
Amanda Harris led the ladies with 15, and Emily Harris chipped in 10.
“It was a pretty good game, the girls did well,” girls coach Tom Esposito said. “I’m proud of our season.”
The boys graduate seniors Garrett Bronken, Austin Neil, Rodney Aguirre-Rodriguez, Derek Heldt-Werle, Cody Wyatt, Josh Welch and Anders Chaplin. The girls graduate Emily Harris, Amanda Harris and Sierra Forvilly.
The boys ended the season 13-12 overall. The girls ended 9-17 overall. The Warriors will drop to Division IV next year.
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The words “mass surveillance” usually bring to mind wiretaps, security cameras, and the NSA hoovering unfathomable quantities of cellphone metadata and Internet activity. Few pause to consider the physical aspect of that last type of data collection: The government taps hundreds of cables that snake across the ocean floor, carrying data around the world.
Artist Trevor Paglen reveals some of those cables in a recent series, offering a visual reminder of how vulnerable your data is, and how easily it is accessed. "Once you start looking into the infrastructure, it becomes obvious very quickly that 99 percent of the world’s information goes through little tubes under the ocean," Paglen says. "Those are very juicy targets for someone who wants to surveil the world."
Security and surveillance fascinates Paglen, who has spent 10 years photographing everything from so-called "black sites" to spy satellites. He was a cinematographer for Laura Poitras’s fascinating film Citizenfour, which documents Edward Snowden's NSA leaks as he made them. During filming, Paglen visited NSA whistleblower Bill Binney, who suggested the artist look into Internet infrastructure.
Among the many things Snowden disclosed was the fact the NSA and others tap these undersea cables. Paglen spent two years studying the leaked data, cross-checking it with information gleaned from telecom documents, maritime charts, and topographical maps. He also searched FCC filings and other regulatory documents, correlating information with the NSA documents. It required a bit of detective work to sort it all out, because the agency often uses codewords.
Once he had a sense of where these cables came ashore, Paglen had to photograph them. That meant learning scuba diving. He took a class in Berlin in the spring of 2015, flew to Florida for a certification course, and was diving off the coast of Miami Beach the next day. He found the cable within minutes, exactly where his research indicated he would.
He photographed 10 cables off the coast of Florida, Hawaii, and Guam during more than 30 dives for the ongoing project, which includes large-format photos of where those cables come ashore. He also creates collages of maps and documents linking those cables to NSA surveillance, providing a multi-media overview of government snooping. "Much of the way we understand the world is through images,” Paglen says. “That’s what I think good art does—it teaches you how to see the historical moment that you live in."


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Have you ever played a game that combines NFT and virtual currency? Today, I recommend the puzzle game “Power of Women: Genesis” launched by Spark Games Studio to reshape the confidence of female characters, while incorporating NFT elements and virtual currency SOL. Players play the role of a shaper in the game, helping the decadent heroine change her appearance, rebuild her self-confidence, and cultivate herself from a decadent otaku to a successful woman. The NFT element is added to the game, and the virtual currency SOL is used as the only payment method.
The game “Power of Women: Genesis” itself has four major highlights. First, the virtual currency SOL is used as the only payment method in the game. You cannot use the currency of various countries to recharge, and must be converted into virtual currency to pay. Second, NFT elements are added to the game, and you can customize your own personalized NFT digital collection in the game, with a unique status symbol. Third, drawing on the adventure content of the once-popular match-3 game “Project Makeover”, players will take over a decadent female character and make her a full-scale transformation, making her a dragon and a phoenix. Fourth, the popular and extremely decompressing water pouring gameplay in puzzle games is adopted. Numerous elements mix together to form this irresistibly captivating game.
The core gameplay of “Power of Women: Genesis” is the water pouring gameplay in puzzle games. You need to pour water of different colors in several test tubes into each other to concentrate the water of the same color into one test tube. Proceeds will be used to style the decadent heroine and bring her back to self-confidence. In the process of dressing up the heroine, the elements of the text adventure game are integrated, and it will take you to experience a counter-attack journey from an ugly duckling to a white swan.
The art of “Power of Women: Genesis” adopts an extremely delicate and delicate 2D and 3D style. In the presentation of the water pouring gameplay, the colorful graphic design makes the time pass quickly and makes you inadvertently addicted to it. When dressing up the heroine, the three-dimensional realistic 3D character modeling is not only rich in details in modeling, but also achieves a very high level in the dressing of various actions and accessories. Even shadows, starlight and other visual effects are readily available.
From the actual experience, “Power of Women: Genesis” brings together many popular elements. In terms of topicality, it has the blessing of NFT and virtual currency. In terms of plot, it draws on the extremely successful female counter-attack route. In terms of gameplay, it will make people feel The irresistible classic water pouring gameplay is smooth and natural, and even enriches the entertainment by setting difficult levels. And its own art quality is also eye-catching, and it can bring together so many outstanding features, enough to make this game get a lot of results.
Behind the bright and beautiful features is the core of old bottles of new wine, whether the addition of metaverse concepts such as NFT and virtual currency can attract more players, and whether a single virtual currency payment channel will affect players’ recharge experience, according to the existing successful products. The story mode of the heroine’s counterattack, and the setting that uses the classic and mature gameplay as a foil. Behind the seemingly innovative is the collision between avant-garde and bold attempts and careful conservative strategies. I hope this game that brings together various elements can go further.
If you are very interested in avant-garde technological elements such as NFT and virtual currency SOL, if you are a fan of dress-up adventure gameplay, and if you have a soft spot for casual and intellectual water pouring, then please don’t miss this one easily Power of Women: Genesis.
At present, “Power of Women: Genesis” ranks 7th in the top free games list of Google Play Store, Google’s official application store, with more than 100,000 installations, and the content is rated as suitable for all players. It has nearly a thousand comments and a score of 3.9. .
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Summary and implications
The number of vacant shops has risen to an all-time high according to the latest shop vacancy report from the Local Data Company. The cost burden on a landlord of void units is exacerbated by its liability to pay business rates on empty properties and landlords therefore need to be aware of the possible ways in which they can reduce their liability for rates.
The rates exemptions available to the institutional landlord for unoccupied shops, offices and industrial properties are limited and, at best, only offer a temporary solution. Property owners are therefore continuously seeking to minimise their liability for business rates by adopting new initiatives.
One of the most recent initiatives is the “Meanwhile Lease” and this article looks at the key terms and advantages to the landlord. Landlords should note:
- Nabarro has worked with institutional landlord clients to create a form of Meanwhile Lease acceptable to a meanwhile occupier, such as a charity or other non-commercial body;
- the Meanwhile Lease can be used across all property sectors, including retail, offices and warehouses; and
- in practical terms, the landlord will actively market the meanwhile let unit until a commercial tenant is found, upon which the landlord may trigger the break provision contained in the Meanwhile Lease and obtain vacant possession.
The Meanwhile Scheme – background
The Meanwhile Scheme is a government-led initiative to encourage the temporary occupation of vacant units for non-commercial purposes. The intention is that occupiers, such as local voluntary or charitable groups will be able to use a vacant property temporarily and periodically for a non-commercial purpose, whilst the landlord looks for a more permanent commercial tenant on more favourable terms.
Examples of meanwhile use include art/culture based exhibitions, learning facilities and workshops and information centres. The length of time these projects last varies between one week and several years and the use need not be continuous.
The Meanwhile Scheme was set up as part of the Revitalising Town Centres policy launched in April 2009 and is led by the Development Trusts Association on behalf of Communities and Local Government, in conjunction with Meanwhile Space CIC. More information can be obtained by clicking on the Government Guidance links below.
Nabarro have created a standard form of Meanwhile Lease which aims to create a balance between protecting the landlord’s capital interest and preserving the effectiveness of the Meanwhile Scheme. Essentially, the meanwhile occupier will be responsible for paying the rates in respect of the property during the term of the lease, which in the case of a charity can be reduced to zero in certain circumstances. The landlord only has to make a contribution if the meanwhile occupier has failed to achieve its zero rating. It is intended that the landlord makes a contribution towards the occupier’s set-up costs but this is calculated as a percentage of the expected saving. This structure therefore benefits both parties.
Nabarro Meanwhile Lease: key elements
Nabarro structures the Meanwhile Lease in a manner to reduce risk from the landlord’s point of view.
a) Term and break
Due to the limited contractual rights of the landlord against what is essentially a weak covenant, the term of the Meanwhile Lease should be as short as possible. The Scheme envisages that the tenant will occupy the property for up to six months but a longer lease of up to five years can be agreed, provided that appropriate mutual breaks are included. The Meanwhile Lease shall be excluded from the security of tenure provisions under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
The Meanwhile Lease is for non-commercial use only. The tenant is given an opportunity to showcase its art/community-based use in a prime property it would otherwise be unable to afford in a booming market. The Meanwhile Lease expressly prohibits the tenant from using the property for any commercial gain or operating a profit-making business from the property.
c) Rent and other financial sums
It is not intended that the tenant pays any rent, premium, service charge or buildings insurance. What would usually be the tenant’s proportion of the service charge and insurance premium will therefore be covered by the landlord. The tenant should however be responsible for the cost of the supply of utilities to the property, at least outside core hours or above a basic level of provision.
d) Liability for rates
When negotiating heads of terms with prospective tenants, landlords should always make it clear who is responsible for rates during the term of the lease, including any period in which the property may be empty.
Most leases impose liability for rates on the tenant. The Meanwhile Lease is no different. As the person entitled to occupation is likely to be a charity, the tenant may be able to claim zero rating relief. However, many charities do not have the resources to risk liability for rates and so the landlord enters into a side letter agreeing to be responsible for the reimbursement of any rates provided that the Tenant has used its “best endeavours” to minimise its rates liability. This is a very high standard. If the tenant is reimbursed by the local authority for such payments, these are to be paid in full to the landlord.
The rates “saving” by the landlord is usually shared to some extent with the tenant. This would typically include a payment to the tenant which provides the designated charity with the funding required to set up its exhibitions or other resources at the property.
The tenant is subject to a basic repair covenant which is subject to a schedule of condition.
The Meanwhile Lease is personal to the tenant and it cannot assign or underlet the property. Allowing any dealings or concessions at the property may jeopardise the tenant’s ability to claim relief and therefore the effectiveness of the Scheme.
From a landlord’s point of view, the Meanwhile Scheme is an attractive mechanism to avoid or at least minimise empty rates across a portfolio. The Meanwhile Lease can be rolled out to several properties across the landlord’s portfolio with the same tenant, with the tenant holding a number of exhibitions or training workshops, for example, across the UK every year in each property across the Scheme.
Before proceeding with the Scheme, the landlord should consider the following:
- expert ratings advice should be taken as to whether the proposed tenant is eligible for ratings relief; report on the extent of meanwhile use.
- check whether the property’s funder would approve the Scheme and whether a formal consent would be required in accordance with the funding agreement; and
- tax implications including any SDLT or VAT liability.

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If you’re running a 32-bit version of Windows 7 and looking for the best video editing software, there are several options available to you. However, not all video editing software is compatible with older operating systems, and some may not offer the functionality you need. In this article, we’ll explore some of the top video editing software options for 32-bit Windows 7.
Windows Movie Maker
One of the most well-known video editing tools for Windows is Windows Movie Maker. This program comes pre-installed on many versions of Windows, including Windows 7.
It’s a free tool that’s easy to use and offers basic video editing capabilities such as trimming, splitting, and adding transitions to videos. However, it has limited features compared to more advanced software.
Shotcut is another free video editing software that’s compatible with 32-bit Windows 7. It offers a wide range of features including support for various file formats, audio mixing capabilities, and advanced color grading tools. Shotcut is an open-source program which means it’s constantly being updated by its community of users.
Avidemux is another free option that’s suitable for basic video editing tasks like cutting and encoding. It supports a wide range of file formats but lacks some advanced features like audio mixing and color correction. However, it’s a lightweight program that runs smoothly on older operating systems like Windows 7.
Lightworks is a professional-grade video editor that offers both free and paid versions. The free version has limited features compared to the paid version but still provides advanced capabilities such as multi-cam editing and real-time effects processing. Lightworks has been used in Hollywood films like The King’s Speech and Pulp Fiction.
In conclusion, there are several video editing software options available for 32-bit Windows 7. Windows Movie Maker is a great option for basic editing tasks, while Shotcut and Avidemux offer more advanced features for free.
If you’re looking for professional-grade editing capabilities, Lightworks is a great option to consider. It’s important to choose the right software based on your needs and skill level, so take some time to explore each option before making a decision.


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Progress in Oceanography
Special issue of MERMEX project: Recent advances in the oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
Edited by Richard Sempéré, Xavier Durrieu de Madron, Cécile Guieu, Ivane Pairaud
Volume 163, Pages 1-282 (April 2018)
The 22 papers in this volume are the result of research conducted since 2010 in the framework of the MERMEX project, a component of the Mediterranean Integrated Studies Regional and Local Scale (MISTRALS) program. This special issue presents results, acquired between 2010 and 2016, from multidisciplinary studies on different temporal and spatial scales. Twenty years after the publication of the main conclusions of the European project EROS-2000 (Martin and Milliman, 1997), this special issue highlights how our knowledge has been improved through the acquisition of new observations, for nutrients and contaminants, which have favored the emergence of new thematic fields.


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🧐 What is pregnancy & baby tracker - wte and How does it work?
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What to Expect, the world’s best-known, most trusted pregnancy and parenting brand, offers an all-in-one pregnancy and baby tracker app with thousands of medically accurate articles to help you navigate pregnancy and parenthood. Find guides for each step of your journey, from starting a family and pregnancy through the baby and toddler years.
• Due Date Calculator that reveals your due date based on last period, IVF transfer, conception, and ultrasound plus offers fun facts about your baby
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• Videos and expert articles about sleep schedules, feeding tips, milestones, and baby’s growth and development
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• Connections in our caring Community groups related to your baby’s birth month, health conditions, parenting styles and more
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• Ovulation Calculator that pinpoints your most fertile days based on last period and cycle
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• Supportive Community groups devoted to prepping for pregnancy and parenthood, TTC, and fertility treatments
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The medical guidelines and recommendations on What to Expect come from highly respected expert organizations including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as from peer-reviewed medical journals and other reputable sources.
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Each of the 16 squares holds a story -- some shrouded in mystery, hidden behind swirls of colors and patterns. Some with colors that change depending on the angle of the viewer, some more visible than others. 19" by 19" and 10mm thick.
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Phil Wyatt paid cash for the detached property in West Sussex for Lauren, 19, and Emma, 17, in May when XL was in huge financial trouble.
It sits in the grounds of the £2 million main family home which boasts a pool, three garages to house his fleet of cars and acres of well-tended lawns. Today the 45-year-old defended his purchase, which came four months before XL crashed, leaving 1,700 staff redundant.
"I bought the house for my daughters," he said. "There is no mortgage but it's family money. I wouldn't risk that on business. XL was never going to have an effect on my home because I had no personal guarantees."
He said he was devastated that his staff had lost their jobs and said that "he loved them all to bits".
"I've never courted publicity," he said. "I had the balls to stand up there in front of everyone and take responsibility. Even my daughter was made redundant. I'm gutted for my staff and my customers. What more does anyone want from me? I've done my bit."
Mr Wyatt was deputy chairman of XL when he bought the house but became chief executive in June when Peter Owen, 61, was forced to step down after being made bankrupt.
By then bosses were desperately trying to get the company re-financed after it lost £24 million last year. It had been under the scrutiny of financial analysis group Company Watch for two years.
Mr Wyatt said he had planned to leave the firm when that process was complete but XL was £143 million in the red. It went bust this month leaving more than 85,000 holidaymakers stranded abroad.Reuse content


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Native American Stories from Puget Sound
- PUBLISHED: April 2020
- SUBJECT LISTING: Native American and Indigenous Studies, Literature, Pacific Northwest / Art and Culture
- BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 232 Pages, 6.5 x 9 in, 20 b&w illus., 1 map
- ISBN: 9780295746968
- Publisher: University of Washington Press
The stories and legends of the Lushootseed-speaking people of Puget Sound represent an important part of the oral tradition by which one generation hands down beliefs, values, and customs to another. Vi Hilbert grew up when many of the old social patterns survived and everyone spoke the ancestral language.
Haboo, Hilbert’s collection of thirty-three stories, features tales mostly set in the Myth Age, before the world transformed. Animals, plants, trees, and even rocks had human attributes. Prominent characters like Wolf, Salmon, and Changer and tricksters like Mink, Raven, and Coyote populate humorous, earthy stories that reflect foibles of human nature, convey serious moral instruction, and comically detail the unfortunate, even disastrous consequences of breaking taboos.
Beautifully redesigned and with a new foreword by Jill La Pointe, Haboo offers a vivid and invaluable resource for linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, future generations of Lushootseed-speaking people, and others interested in Native languages and cultures.
Authors & Contributors
Upper Skagit tribal elder Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert (1918–2008) received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1994, taught language classes at the University of Washington, and cowrote the Lushootseed Dictionary. Thom Hess (1936–2009) was a professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria. Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷał La Pointe is director of Lushootseed Research and granddaughter of Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert.
Engaging, entertaining, and informative. . . Recommended.- Choice
Hilbert writes interestingly and informatively about the storytellers and the culture that produced the tales. . . . This carefully edited collection makes a significant contribution.- Journal of the West
A second edition of this landmark book was warranted to reflect current orthographic and linguistic trends. An appropriate resource for scholars of linguistics, folklore, and indigenous studies.- Choice
The wisdom and teachings found in Haboo continue to offer a . . . resource that highlights a way of being in the world that we have strayed from, and they remain as relevant today as they have been for generations.- from the foreword by Jill La Pointe

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Christopher Evans is the Games Chair for SIGGRAPH 2017. We recently sat down with him to discuss what he is looking for to build the games programming for the 2017 conference as well as his tips for anyone submitting games content. The deadline to submit is 14 February 2017.
SIGGRAPH: Tell us a little about your career. How did you first get involved with the conference?
Christopher Evans (CE): I presented at SIGGRAPH in 1998. I was fresh out of high school and we were asked to give a talk about an award-winning short that we had created. We were so nervous, we decided we would have CG characters give the entire presentation for us and spent all summer animating that. Now, almost 20 years later, I think it’s still the only SIGGRAPH presentation I have seen that was presented entirely by CG characters.
I fell in love with not only SIGGRAPH as a conference, but the “SIGGRAPH family,” or the people who tirelessly work year after year to put on the conference. With the exception of maybe three years, I have volunteered for ACM SIGGRAPH every year since 1998: first through the Student Volunteer program, then on various subcommittees, and now as the Games Chair.
When I was a student it was so great to see pioneers talk about their work. Never did I think I would be up there on stage representing Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) or Epic Games, presenting novel techniques, or mentoring a whole new generation of enthusiastic youngsters!
SIGGRAPH: What is your vision for the upcoming Games program?
CE: Games has been a part of SIGGRAPH for decades and real-time rendering is a mainstay of the conference. Games technology powers almost all interactive simulation and virtual reality (VR) technology. My vision for 2017 is to see more art papers and presentations included within the Games program. More of that type of content would help to show how things like rendering or simulation technology were created to serve a unique artistic style that is required for a production. I am also interested in VR being used in other areas, such as viewing sculpture-in-the-round, allowing a user to walk around the piece and experience it as it was originally intended.
SIGGRAPH: What are some new ideas you are bringing to the table?
CE: We will be doing hosting a “VR Jam” where multiple teams will work in the conference center to turn their curated animated content into interactive VR content. Many attendees work at studios tasked with taking assets from a successful film or game and making a “VR Experience,” so Epic Games is sponsoring this venue which will be dedicated to helping a select number of teams turn their existing content into interactive VR experiences powered by Unreal Engine 4. If you have an animated short or any other format of animated content and a have vision for how you would like to make it interactive, you should definitely submit it as part of the “VR Jam” challenge. [More information on how to submit will be available soon.]
SIGGRAPH: What are your top three tips for someone interested in submitting Games content?
- Don’t underestimate the value of artistic vision and expression. SIGGRAPH is a very technical conference, but don‘t forget it’s technology in the service of art and visualization.
- Games technology powers most “interactive techniques,” don’t think that just because your technology isn’t being used to blast aliens that it’s not something people at the conference would find interesting.
- If you’re unsure if something would add value to the conference; email me! I’d be happy to hear about it.
SIGGRAPH: Describe why someone should participate in the 2017 Games program in 140 characters or less.
CE: SIGGRAPH is the world’s largest computer graphics conference, why wouldn’t you want to participate? [Tweet This.]
Christopher Evans is Senior Character Technical Director at Epic Games where he helps create memorable characters and innovative character technologies. Chris has a career of pushing for innovation in both the film and game industries (he got his start as a Character Technical Director at ILM on films like “Transformers” and James Cameron’s “Avatar). He also served as the Director of Art and Animation Technology at Crytek, where he was one of the first to successfully merge multiple game and film technologies in what have become real-time industry standards today.


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According to The Associated Press, the agreement includes $295 million in public subsidies to upgrade Bankers Life Fieldhouse, while the Pacers will contribute $65 million toward the renovations. The Marion County Capital Improvement Board (CIB) - which owns or manages Indianapolis' professional sports stadiums - will reportedly spend roughly $362 million to operate the Bankers Life Fieldhouse during the span of the deal and allocate up to $120 million for technology upgrades.
The CIB voted unanimously in favor of the agreement, according to Chris Sikich of the Indianapolis Star. The Pacers' current lease was set to expire in 2024.
"The Pacers have a long history in downtown Indianapolis, from the move to Market Square Arena in 1974 to the opening of Bankers Life Fieldhouse 25 years later," CIB president Melina Kennedy said, according to the team's site. "Today we are pleased to announce the Pacers will stay in Indiana where they belong for at least another 25 years."
Sikich reports that the Pacers will remain in town through the 2043-44 NBA season and have options to extend their stay another three years.
Bankers Life Fieldhouse has played host to the Pacers since its opening in 1999 and the WNBA's Indiana Fever since 2000. It previously hosted the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and the 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four.
The stadium will host the 70th NBA All-Star Game in 2021.


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The UK’s financial watchdog failed to properly supervise and regulate London Capital & Finance, a mini-bond provider, before the firm collapsed and wiped out the savings of thousands of people, an independent inquiry has concluded.
The government-backed investigation, led by the former high court judge Dame Elizabeth Gloster, identified “significant gaps and weaknesses” in the policies and practices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
It said the watchdog ultimately failed to make sure that LC&F was following the rules. More than 11,600 people had invested a total of £236m – an average of £20,000 each – when LC&F collapsed last year.
Gloster’s team said it showed the FCA needed better training for its staff and recommended a government review of the watchdog’s remit.
The findings are a blow to the reputation of the FCA’s former boss Andrew Bailey, who was chief executive for nearly three years before the collapse of LC&F in early 2019. Bailey left the watchdog to takeover as governor of the Bank of England in March this year.
“Responsibility for the failure in respect of the FCA’s approach to its perimeter rests with the executive committee and Mr Bailey,” the report said.
Bailey apologised to bondholders on Thursday, but said he had tried to reform the watchdog during his tenure.
“As CEO of the FCA between 2016 and 2020, I apologise to LC&F bondholders. When I was asked to lead the FCA in July 2016 it was clear that a substantial reform programme to the supervision of many of its 60,000 firms was essential … I am sorry those changes did not come in time for LC&F bondholders.”
The FCA announced it was scrapping £205,000 worth of executive bonuses for the 2019/2020 financial year following the report’s release. However, Bailey is not affected by the FCA’s decision, since he left too early in the year to qualify for a bonus.
Gloster’s team said the FCA fell short of its duty to protect investors when the firm went under in early 2019. The Treasury said the report showed the watchdog “did not effectively supervise and regulate” LC&F ahead of its collapse.
The investigation concluded: “The bondholders, whatever their individual personal circumstances, were entitled to expect, and receive, more protection from the regulatory regime in relation to an FCA-authorised firm (such as LCF) than that which, in fact, was delivered by the FCA.”
The inquiry – which lasted 16 months – also found LC&F did not even have the right permissions for the kind of business it carried out. While the FCA had sufficient power to monitor the investment firm’s marketing materials, and intervene if it breached its rules, the FCA did not have appropriate processes in place to take action.
“The FCA’s handling of information from third parties regarding LCF was wholly deficient. This was an egregious example of the FCA’s failure to fulfil its statutory objectives in respect of the regulation of LCF,” the report explained.
LC&F mini-bonds promised stellar returns to investors of up to 8% a year, but put only a small amount of cash into safe interest-bearing investments.
The rest was funnelled into speculative property developments, oil exploration in the Faroe Islands and even a helicopter bought for a company controlled by LC&F. The company collapsed in January 2019.
The inquiry has put forward a raft of recommendations in light of the FCA’s failings. It said the FCA should provide “appropriate training” to key teams involved in authorising and supervising firms, to ensure they can spot fraud and know when to escalate concerns.
Meanwhile, the Treasury was urged to “consider the optimal scope of the FCA’s remit” and make sure that UK laws allow the FCA to quickly intervene, no matter where the breach is taking place.
The Treasury said a reform programme outlined by the FCA on Thursday – which included enhanced training and a restructuring of its policy, supervision and competition teams – was the best way to manage its remit, but said it would consider further compensation for investors.
The FCA said it has invited Gloster and her team to meet its senior leadership “so we can hear frankly from them about their recommendations and listen carefully to their feedback on the FCA”.
FCA chairman Charles Randell said: “We accept all the recommendations that have been made to the FCA and we are profoundly sorry for the mistakes we have made.”


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Actress, comedian and author Ali Wentworth will join Woman’s Day Editor in Chief Susan Spencer and Publisher and CRO Kassie Means to host the 16th annual Woman’s Day Red Dress Awards.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Ann Wilson of Heart will headline with a special musical performance. The Awards will feature an additional performance from singer/songwriter Alexa Ray Joel and performing arts group Cobu.
The Red Dress Awards is a night of awards and performances recognizing advocates and organizations helping women take charge of their heart health. This year’s honorees include: Angela Bassett, internationally acclaimed actress, director, and producer; Chandra Wilson, actor and philanthropist; Mary Norine Walsh, M.D., F.A.C.C., Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Programs and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at St. Vincent Heart Center.
Woman’s Day is proud to partner with sponsors: Northwell Health; Don’t Miss a Beat; Novartis; Rosa Regale Sparkling Red Wine; Lands’ End; Lenox; and public health partner, NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, for this year’s event.
Participants of the sixth annual Woman’s Day Live Longer & Stronger Challenge will attend alongside their mentor, TODAY Show nutritionist and Woman’s Day columnist Joy Bauer and experts from Northwell Health. Over the course of eight months, Woman’s Day, Bauer and Northwell Health experts provided nutrition counseling and guidance to five women who have collectively lost more than 150 pounds and lowered their blood pressure and cholesterol. Neiman Marcus Last Call provided dresses for the women to help celebrate their transformations.
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Israelis have been intervening in U.S. politics for years. So why shouldn’t the U.S. intervene in theirs? After all, America has an enormous stake in who leads the country of its closest ally in the Middle East, and there’s no doubt it has preferences. U.S. President Barack Obama would love to see the current Israeli prime minister replaced in March by someone more willing to support U.S. goals and policies. If that’s the case, why not act on those preferences?
Having been part of at least two previous U.S. administrations that tried to pick favorites, I can say with some authority that meddling with Israeli politics is a tricky and risky business. It requires both will and skill and a unique set of circumstances, none of which exists today. If the Obama administration is smart, it will resist the temptation either to intervene or create the impression that it is doing so.
There are some good reasons why.
The one time that the U.S. actually did succeed by meddling in Israeli politics it was part of a broader strategy set into motion well before Israeli elections were scheduled. The year was 1991 and the first Bush administration was involved in trying to put together the Madrid peace conference in the wake of the Gulf War. At the same time, then-U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Secretary of State James Baker were engaged in a tough wrangle with then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir over the terms of the conference, while the pushing back hard against the Israeli premier's settlements policy. Shamir was eager to acquire billions of dollars in housing loan guarantees from the United States, and by early 1992, the Bush administration was equally determined not to grant them, out of objection to Shamir's settlement policies and because granting them could give Shamir a political victory in what was shaping up to be an electoral contest with Yitzhak Rabin. Shamir lost the election partly because he was perceived to be mishandling Israel's relationship with the United States. Rabin was awarded the loan guarantees within months of his election.
The U.S. intervention worked then because the ground work had been laid well before the Israeli election campaign – the Madrid conference had produced some hope in the peace negotiations – and Rabin was a credible alternative.
The idea that six years into the Obama administration the president is suddenly going to go after Netanyahu and toughen up his rhetoric and action on either settlements or pro-Palestinian UN resolutions to show how badly the prime minister has handled relations with the U.S. strains credulity to the breaking point. Obama has had years to craft such an approach had he wanted to. To do it now would be so transparent and obvious an attempt to influence the election against Netanyahu that it could only backfire and strengthen the very forces that Washington wants to see weakened.
Let’s remember that even when Bill Clinton – beloved by Israelis in a way Obama is not – tried to intercede in the 1996 elections, which pitted Shimon Peres against Netanyahu, he failed. Clinton failed even though he had the added advantage of a martyred prime minister in Yitzhak Rabin and actual agreements in a real peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
Other factors argue against any intervention. Next month, the Republicans will take over both houses of Congress; and the negotiators in the Iranian nuclear talks have pledged to reach a political agreement by March 1. Given how important that deal is to the Administration, the last thing the president wants and can afford is to create the impression in Congress – among Democrats too – that he’s intervening in Israel’s politics or elections. Indeed he’s going to need all the goodwill he can muster from Congress and the Israelis to create the political space and support for a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran, should one be reached. And while getting rid of Netanyahu may be on the president’s Christmas wish list, a nuclear deal with Teheran is a much better prize.
Finally, in the two instances where Republican and Democratic Administrations (George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton) chose to play favorites, there really were favorites to play. Both Rabin and Peres had been prime ministers before and were part of Israel’s founding generation. Israeli politics was also much less fragmented then; and there were better prospects of governing coalitions that could actually make decisions. In Israeli politics today, on the other hand, there are a cacophony of voices and positions. The natural allies for the Obama administration would seem to be the center-left bloc of Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni. But can they actually form a coalition, let alone govern? Indeed there isn't an obvious favorite or strong politicians to back.
The best advice the Obama administration could get is to steer clear of the Israeli vote; stay out and let the Israelis decide for and by themselves. Israelis are already convinced their politics are a three-ring circus. We don't need to add a fourth, American ring.
Aaron David Miller is a former advisor to Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State, who helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process.
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EcoJustice Radio Explores the Immigration Question
Missing from most conversations on the current immigration crisis is the role that racism and climate change play on people rendered unable to subsist and prosper due to the degradation of their lands and waters. When discussing these issues it is vital that we consider the role failed crops, droughts, and devastating climate events are having in the global south and beyond.
Moreover, when forced to migrate, what impact does the shifting of people have upon overstrained world resources?
We must also consider the history of military dominance and regime change in these hard hit countries as a means to facilitate trade and resource extraction for multinational corporations.
On this show we take a deeper look into the intersection of environmental racism and the crisis at the US Border. And explore the impact that the shifting climate has on global populations whose lands are being devastated by hurricanes, wildfires, drought, and rising seas.
Since obtaining his doctoral in 1999, Dr. Miguel De La Torre authored over a hundred articles and published forty-one books (five of which won national awards). He is Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. A Fulbright scholar, he has taught in Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, and Germany. Within his guild, the American Academy of Religion, he is the recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2021 Martin Marty Public Understanding of Religion Award. A scholar-activist, Dr. De La Torre wrote the screenplay to a documentary on immigration.
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