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What is Head & Heart Photography?
Head & Heart Photography is a mostly locally focused, photography liaison. Our primary purpose and function is to serve couples, families and individuals looking to hire a photographer in the Santa Barbara area. So if you've never researched or hired a photographer before, you are in exactly the right place :)
Head & Heart Photography is like a cross between a trusted local photography studio and your very own booking expert & liaison for contracting the right photographer and package for you. Head & Heart provides couples, families and individuals with all the support and information necessary to make an informed and confident decision when booking their photographer. One of the things that makes us different is that we also work just as diligently on behalf of our member photographers, focusing on connecting them with couples and clients who understand the value of high quality photography, and who understand that a higher price doesn't always equal a higher quality experience or image set.
By taking care of marketing, scheduling, contracting, online galleries, out-reach and countless other important day-to-day operations that lead to a thriving studio and wholly satisfied clients, we allow our member photographers to focus on doing what they do best - creating and sharing beautiful images from the most precious moments and events of your life. Whether it's for one the most important, most highly anticipated events of your life, a quick and impassioned decision to elope with the most important person in your world, welcoming a new life into your family, or for your annual family photography session - Head & Heart Photography's primary goal is to provide you with best photography experience you've ever had, with the highest amount of value you can find for your dollar.
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As a wedding planner I am always
look for the best vendors that matches the unique requests of my clients. I mostly organize elopements and small weddings for couples from abroad. When it comes to photography styles and budget, there are broad ranges in the Santa Barbara area. With Head & Heart Photography, (which is created and operated by Kiel of Kiel Rucker Photography), we found a great agency offering a team of talented and professional photographers. Not only does H&H offer full-day bundles, their elopement package with up to two-hours of photography suits perfectly clients who are looking for a smaller investment. I like the easiness yet professional communication with Head & Heart. They even make the booking procedure easy for my international clients. I look forward to continuing my cooperation
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Head & Heart Photography and our photographers! The feeling absolutely mutual, always looking forward to working with you!
If you’re looking for talent, variety, and flexibility in your event photography to suit all your needs, stop right HERE and look no further.
Head & Heart photography captured a farm to table symposium for a group of event professionals that we hosted and they did a phenomenal job in every aspect. We could not have been more thrilled with both
the quality of the images as well as the quality of the photographers who captured the event.
From start to finish of the event both Braydon and Deb were extremely professional and personable. They worked hard to unobtrusively photograph all the gorgeous details, beautiful colors and the ongoing activity of the interactive afternoon.
They did not miss a single detail or opportunity to capture candid moments among this vivacious group. My favorite moment is when at one point Deb noticed me standing to the back of the room watching the presentation take place, and she gently directed me into some poses to snap some photos of me amongst the setup venue while the event taking place in the background. Literally, she CAPTURED the essence of the event behind me and made it so effortless to get
flattering images of me that I will use for my website, promotion and as headshots for years to come.
The best part? The turnaround of the Images. So quick! We received a handful of teaser images from Braydon within 24 hours, which allowed for us to share the stunning images in the social channels to fellow event pros and attendees while the buzz of the afternoon was still palpable. The photos were stunning, colorful, artistic and captured the afternoon perfectly.
The icing on the cake is that every single wedding planner and event professional that attended the event were impressed not just with the gorgeous quality of the images, but also with having received them so quickly. That is the highest form of flattery for a photographer. Having A-List wedding pros in awe of the quality and beauty of the photos within hours of the event.
I look forward to partnering with Head & Heart in the near future, and hope you do too!.”
Thank you for sharing! It's always a pleasure to work you and your team :)


New York Knicks Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter has claimed that he doesn't want to travel to London as he is afraid there is a chance that he will be killed there.
The reason that Kanter believes his life is in danger is because he is an outspoken critic of controversial Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and, in a bizarre twist former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu, who is now a chief adviser to Erdogan, has claimed that Kanter's words are part of a "political smear campaign" by the center.
Kanter has stated that he would not travel to London for a game against the Washington Wizards on January 17th because "there's a chance that I can get killed out there", while the New York Knicks maintain his absence will be because of ongoing visa issues.
Turkoglu poured scorn Kanter's claims on twitter, citing visa issues as the real reason the player is exempt from traveling, and criticised his compatriot for trying to 'attribute importance to himself':
We know that [Kanter] has not been able to travel to many countries due to visa issues since 2017," Turkoglu said in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday. "In other words, Kanter can't enter the UK not because of fears for life as he claims but due to passport and visa issues. This being the long-known truth, he is trying to get the limelight with irrational justifications and political remarks.
Such remarks constitute another example of the political smear campaign Kanter has been conducting against Turkey as well as his efforts to attribute importance to himself by covering up the contradictions in his sports career. ... It is obvious that this person's remarks are irrational and distort the truth.
Kanter is reportedly in hot water in Turkey after being indicted by the Istanbul Cyber Crimes Investigation Bureau last year for "hurtful and humiliating" comments made about Turkoglu, who is also the president of the Turkish Basketball Federation.
As well as that, in December 2017, reports from Turkey stated that prosecutors were seeking more than four years in prison for Kanter on charges of insulting Erdogan in a series of tweets he posted in 2016.
The 26-year-old is adamant that he would be a target for assassination, even in the UK, by the Turkish government:
Oh yeah, easy. They've got a lot of spies there. I can get killed very easy. That will be a very ugly situation.


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The Black Cab Sessions soul sensation Lianne La Havas has a new video for the title track of her upcoming debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?. The video follows our dear lady while she performs around the world and together with the song demonstrates the remarkable rise of the striking new artist.
For those of us who knew about Lianne earlier on – it kind of makes you proud to see all that she’s achieved so fast!
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Street blooming is the protection of individuals from side-of-the-road injuries and disasters. It is the repudiation and security of street fiascos by utilizing all the street thriving measures. Each individual going out and about has a gamble of injury or passing. Street success is powerfully changing into a colossal executioner and a general concern. Everybody should be aware of the executives’ street traffic, particularly adolescents and youngsters who are at essential street mishap chances.
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I still can't believe it's true! Back on July 19, the Sunday New York Times Arts & Leisure Section featured the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, in an article entitled, "With Sketchpads and Guns, Semper Fi".
What an honor, to be mentioned in the article. It's a motivating feather in the proverbial cap
(I still have yet to clip it out, frame it, and put it on my "I love me" wall..!).

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Renesas Electronics Corporation has expanded its motor control solutions portfolio with two system-in-package (SiP) solutions to simplify brushless DC (BLDC) motor control design for a wide range of cordless battery-powered applications such as power tools, drones, water pumps, vacuums, cleaning robots, fans and other systems. Combining multiple functions into an SiP solution, the new RAJ306001 and RAJ306010 motor drive integrated circuits (ICs) deliver improved low-speed or high-speed rotation and high torque control compared with competitive solutions while minimizing required board space and reducing solution cost. This results in a turnkey design for easy, efficient and safe BLDC motor control.
The RAJ306001 and RAJ306010 are single-package motor control ICs that control three-phase BLDC motors used in a wide range of battery-powered devices. The ICs integrate an RL78/G1F microcontroller (MCU) and pre-driver into an 8 mm x 8 mm quad-flat no-leads package. The highly integrated SiP form factor allows customers to eliminate as many as 30 external components shrinking the solution area by up to 50% and with lower control system costs.
Designed with heat management in mind, the new ICs feature self-aligned dead time to prevent the shoot through and offer adjustable pre-driver output current capacity — up to 500 mA — to drive large-capacity metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), which makes heat dissipation design easier. This allows the ICs to drive MOSFETs at the optimum switching timing — reducing FET switching margin times to approximately 1/10 the time compared with conventional systems and enabling highly efficient motor drive control with reduced heat generation.
A new Renesas Solution Starter Kit (RSSK) is also available for developers working on a motor control solution using the RAJ306010 ICs. The new easy-to-use RSSK features a complete evaluation environment that includes a development board, motor and reference firmware, offering easy motor control debugging and allows customers to immediately begin evaluating their motor control design, executing real-time analysis and tuning to accelerate development.


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Greek Goddess Hairstyles Ideas
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By BOYLE HEIGHTS BEAT
BOYLE HEIGHTS — A plan to improve pedestrian safety in the Aliso Village sector of Boyle Heights is one of seven city-wide projects that will share $2 million in city funds awarded through the Great Street Challenge as part of the Mayor’s Great Streets Initiative.
Winners of the challenge announced this month include Proyecto Pastoral’s Comunidad en Movimiento, an ongoing program to improve safety conditions for residents near the high traffic corridors of Fourth Street between Gless and Clarence Streets and First Street between Mission Road and Gless. Proyecto Pastoral plan includes “improving street crossings and signage and […] engaging residents to build a strong culture around safety,” according to the Great Street Challenge web page.
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The Addams Family – The Musical Auditions - New Mills and District AODS
New Mills Art Theatre are staging the musical ‘The Addams Family’ from 14 to 17 November and casting the show starts with a Get-Together at The Art Theatre, Jodrell Street, New Mills, SK22 3HJ, on Wednesday, 14 March at 8.00pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and meet the production team led by Director, David Carlile, who will talk about the show, characters, music and answer any questions you may have about all aspects of the production. You can also pick up audition pieces for principal parts or chorus. Auditions will be held on Sunday May 13th, from 10am onwards.
There are a large number of principal musical parts in the show, age range from around 16 to 102, some with minor singing and dancing, and straight acting roles. The Production Team will also be looking for an ensemble of singers/actors and dancers to be ‘The Ancestors’, ‘Servants’ and ‘Bizarre-distant relatives’.
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, a grave crisis is brewing. It is every father’s worst nightmare but in reverse. Daughter Wednesday, the ultimate Princess of Darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a “normal” young man, Lucas Beineke, from a quite respectable family—not even remotely fiendish! Worse, the romance seems to have turned the steadfastly gloomy Addams girl downright cheery, leaving her family very worried and distressed. Comic chaos reigns when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s new boyfriend and his parents so they can become better acquainted with the entire Addams family. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
Available roles: Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Uncle Fester, Wednesday Addams, Grandmamma, Pugsley Addams, Lurch, Mal Beineke, Alice Beineke, Lucas Beineke, The Ancestors (cameo roles are available)
If you don’t want to ‘tread the boards’ in ‘The Addams Family’ then how about helping out on Stage Crew or Front of House Team – please come along to the Get-Together and find out how you can be a part of the show. The Art Theatre is a fully equipped 500 seater theatre, entirely run and supported by society and theatre volunteers for over 50 years, providing high quality, live entertainment for the community. To find out more about New Mills Art Theatre go to our website - http://www.arttheatre.co.uk/
If you can’t make the Get-Together on Wednesday, 14 March, but are interested in being a part of the production, then contact our Committee Secretary for more details via. email at firstname.lastname@example.org or visit the Facebook page New Mills Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society @NMAODS.

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Dubai: The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, was launched on Tuesday, revealing that proliferation of mobile technology continues at a rapid pace
The study showed that 90 per cent of the world’s population over six years old is predicted to have a mobile phone by 2020. Furthermore, by that year, smartphone subscriptions are forecast to top 6.1 billion.
Rima Qureshi, senior vice-president, chief strategy officer and head of M&A at Ericsson, said: “The falling cost of handsets, coupled with improved usability and increasing network coverage, are factors that are making mobile technology a global phenomenon that will soon be available to the vast majority of the world’s population, regardless of age or location.”
“The Ericsson Mobility Report shows that in 2020, the world will be connected like never before,” Qureshi added.
Rafiah Ibrahim, president of Ericsson Middle East region, said: “As we head into 2015, we should consider the phenomenal transformation of the telecoms industry over the past few years, including the convergence of the telecom, IT and media industries. Through this and the explosive development in fixed and mobile Internet usage fueled by smartphone uptake, mobile communications in the region has had a remarkable growth. With 55 per cent growth in mobile subscriptions in between 2014 and 2020, and with 85 percent of MEA mobile subscriptions expected to be 3G/4G by 2020, the region is definitely paving the way to the networked society.”
Smartphone growth is continuing as 65-70 per cent of all phones sold in the third quarter of 2014 were smartphones, compared with 55 per cent in the same quarter in 2013.
Despite this increased rate of sales, which will see the addition of an estimated 800 million new smartphone subscriptions by the end of 2014, the report finds there is still plenty of room for growth in the sector. Smartphones currently account for just 37 per cent of all mobile phone subscriptions, meaning that many users have yet to make the switch to the more feature-rich, Internet-friendly option.
The report predicts a strong uptake in the coming years as the number rises from 2.7 billion smartphone subscriptions today to the forecasted 6.1 billion in 2020.
Video continues to dominate mobile networks; in 4G-dominated networks it currently constitutes 45-55 per cent of mobile traffic, driven largely by increased usage of video streaming and improvements in the mobile video experience.
Video is increasingly appearing as part of other online applications such as news and adverts, and on social media platforms. At the same time, growth in video streaming is being driven by access to over-the-top services and content, such as those provided by YouTube.
Devices used to watch video are also evolving. Many have larger screens, enabling higher picture quality for streamed video, which results in video being consumed on all types of devices and in higher quantities, both at home and on the move. In terms of future outlook, Ericsson estimates that mobile video traffic will increase 10-fold by 2020, ultimately constituting around 55 per cent of all mobile data traffic in 2020.
5G subscriptions on horizon
5G is expected to be commercially deployed in 2020, and the technology is predicted to have a faster uptake than 4G LTE, just as 4G had a faster uptake than 3G.
The difference here is that, in addition to new radio technologies, 5G will also encompass evolved versions of existing radio access (such as 3G and 4G), cloud and core technologies to cater for the thousands of new ways that mobile technology will be used. 5G growth will be driven to a large extent by new use cases, especially in machine-type communications.
This is the seventh issue of the Ericsson Mobility Report.
Events to be staged at the DWTC, comprising diverse sectors including construction, energy, technology, beauty, food, healthcare, environment and automotive, will mark the emirate’s post-pandemic economic recovery
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These are videos published on the fuziondonuts.com website and the Fuzion Donuts YouTube channel to help us reach as wide of an audience as we can. For each video we pick a topic that is related to baking and is something that we hope our audience would find interesting and potentially learn from. You will also find videos from our bakery. I wanted to document the start of the journey from the day we took possession of our space, the renovation, and the ongoing operation with our equipment and team.
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At Fuzion Donuts we are passionate about donuts and baking. We believe that baking and baked goods can bring joy and happiness to any occasion and we love to spread that feeling in any way we can. Some of our videos are instructive and can teach you tips on how to improve your baking at home. We have videos talking about interesting bakeries in Edmonton and other cities in Canada that we’ve tried or would like to try and perhaps if you are in one of those cities you can test out their wares. Others cover our actual bakery. There are some timelapse videos that show you the transformation of the space when we first took possession and others that will show the day to day operation.
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These videos are for anyone who wants to increase their knowledge about baking, learn about some interesting spots or follow our journey and be a part of our story. This is a dream come true for us and we wanted to share it with our fans.
Can I watch these videos and make my donuts at home?
We do delve into some of the details about frying donuts at home. It would certainly be a fun activity to do with friends or your kids. There are lots of interesting ideas you can test when making donuts. Perhaps you can experiment with cake donuts one time and the different flavors of batters and toppings. Next you might try your hand at the more complicated yeast donut. If you do, a tip is to make sure that when you are proofing the dough you keep some humidity in the area that you are using. Donut dough is a little more finicky than working with bread and likes it warm and moist. Maybe you’re celiac and want to try your hand at a gluten free donut. We would love to see and hear how you make out. Feel free to share with us the fun you had.
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What if I have a topic I would like discussed?
We would be happy to consider your topic for a future video on the show. The best way to bring forward a topic, is to leave a comment on one of the shows on the YouTube channel or message us on one of our social media channels.


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Prominence Poker offers the Texas Hold’em style of poker and is considered a poker RPG. Step into the story of a criminally owneddystopia called Prominence. You aim to play high stakes poker in an attempt to take over the empire from the town’s founder – ‘The Mayor’. Create your avatar and gain a ‘reputation’ to level up, unlocking cash and other items.
Begin as a tourist in the local casino and work your way to the backroom games in single-player mode. Hustle your way into different rooms and attempt to beat faction leaders to build your bankroll and reputation. Multiplayer mode allows you to go against other players in tournaments, the ring and heads-up mode. Also check Ufabet
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Available for free on Windows 10 and mobile, Simon’s Slots has a massive variety of slot machines incorporating classic designs and more contemporary slot designs. Choose from thirty machines, downloading only those you want to play on. Earn experience levels to unlock new slots.
Each slot machine has different minimum bet values, and you can earn with every spin, self-regulating your bets. Higher bets open additional pay-lines on the device. Simon’s Slots has a handy auto spin feature which lets you sit back and relax while watching your spins. Your game statistics are tracked to reveal how lucky (or not) you are. The feature is a bonus, and it is not commonly available with PG SLOT.
Mix up your play with unconventional slot styles, such as the memory games, which require you to remember highlighted squares and tap the correct ones to earn winnings. Enjoy free bonus credits every 15 minutes, plus daily login bonuses and Facebook support.
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Encore Classic Casino Games offers the most comprehensive collection of casino games for PC. Enjoy over 600 variations of classic casino games such as blackjack, craps, baccarat, poker and roulette. Encore Classic Casino Games provides a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate interface and fast gameplay with large cards,making it accessible and enjoyable for all.
Play Vegas-style casino games from the comfort of your own home without risking your bank balance. As well as plenty of takes on all the classic casino games, you can enjoy hundreds of progressive and multi-line reel spinner and video slots with unique themes.
The FaceCreator feature allows you to put yourself in the game for a bit of extra fun. Play in tournaments against other players or compete against some of the twenty-five in-game characters. Each of the in-game characters has unique strengths, and you can even play against a Texas Cowboy or a talking bear! If you’re looking for casino games for PC, get started by trying one or more of the games in this post. There’s something for everyone here, whether you like slots, poker or a range of casino games to choose from depending on your mood.


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The end-of-life period is a sensitive time socially, financially, spiritually and medically. The main goal of our hospice care is to reduce avoidable suffering and preserve the patient’s dignity. Hospice and palliative care performed by a compassionate hospice team can make a huge difference in the lives of terminal care patients and their families. A host of services are offered to address every aspect of the patient’s care by considering each individual’s goals, values, beliefs, and rituals. Contact us to see how hospice care in Los Angeles including palliative medicine would be beneficial to your situation.
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Our team of hospice doctors, nurses, home health aides, volunteers, and therapists is dedicated to providing the highest degree of in-home hospice care for our patients facing terminal illnesses. With palliative care nursing, dementia care, and bereavement services, we do our utmost to enhance the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being of our patients during their time with us.
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The Hospice Group of Southern California team advocate for the rights of terminally ill patients and their families.
We believe that patients should be apprised of their clinical prognosis and be involved in the decision-making process that determines how their end-of-life care is provided.
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Hospice Group of Southern California, Inc. provides residential care in patients’ homes and has established partnerships with long-term care facilities and nursing homes, assisted living facilities and residential care facilities for the elderly.
If a patient develops the need for continuous care, we can provide shifts of hospice staff, including palliative care doctors and nurses, at the patient’s home for a brief period so the patient can avoid being transferred to a hospital.
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Hospice Group of Southern California, Inc. has special arrangements with local hospitals and other facilities if patients require additional support that can’t be provided at home.
Limited to five consecutive days, respite care provides a period of rest for the patient’s primary caregiver. Home care patients will be admitted to an inpatient facility without having to meet the normal pain and symptom management criteria.
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‘Grocery Purgatory’ by Mark R Hunter is a fun tale of disappearing chicken gumbo soup in a small town store. Galen Palmer ends up working in the shop with musclebound bully Bill Harrison and cute blonde Marissa, both from his old school. It’s like he never left. The ending satisfied while defeating expectations.
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(pub: Hiraeth Publishing, 2020. 98 page paperback. Price: £10.00 (UK), $10.00 (US). ISBN: 978-1-08787-026-7


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Few data are available on population genetic structure in nematode species, and little of the available data allows direct comparison of the genetic structures of species having different life cycles. Here we use mtDNA sequence data to describe the genetic structure of a heterorhabditid nematode, and compare results to published data on other nematode species. Heterorhabditis marelatus is a parasite of soil-dwelling insects. Its life cycle and local ecology should result in small effective population sizes and restricted gene how. As predicted, H. marelatus shows much lower mtDNA diversity within populations and over the species as a whole, and has a much more strongly subdivided population structure, than parasites of mobile vertebrate hosts. From data such as these we can begin to generalize about the effects of life cycle variation on genetic structure in different nematode species.
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In the 5th FOW international awards held in London, ABN AMRO Clearing was awarded ‘Proprietary Traders
Clearing Firm of the Year’ award for the 4th year in a row.
The organisers of the FOW awards received votes from more than 90 globally active proprietary trading firms and opinions were canvassed across a range of categories. Clients selected ABN AMRO Clearing for its great service and competitive pricing as well as for its staff’s strong knowledge and overall professional attitude.
William Mitting, Publisher at FOW comments: “ABN AMRO Clearing is dominant in the prop clearing market but is continuing to justify that dominance and not rest on its laurels. Respondents to the survey praised the team for their understanding of their clients business and global customer service excellence.”
“We are very pleased to have been voted ‘proprietary traders’ clearing firm of the year’ for the fourth time running. It is a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our staff. We look forward to continuing to make our Principal Trading Group clients globally competitive and to expanding our service in the corporate and prime sectors. " Martin Frewer, global director of PTG commented.


China Oceanwide, a family-owned financial holdings firm, is one step closer to buying US-based insurer Genworth Financial Inc. after Genworth’s shareholders voted to approve the proposed acquisition.
In October 2016, Genworth announced the proposal for the acquisition, which is valued at around US$2.7 billion.
Both Genworth and Oceanwide expect the deal to be completed by mid-2017. However, it still has to leap around a dozen regulatory approval hurdles including the Virginia Bureau of Insurance, as well as regulatory agencies of Delaware, New York, and North Carolina.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States must also approve the sale, along with authorities in other countries where Genworth is present.
“It’s a big milestone,” Genworth’s president and CEO Thomas McInerney told the Richmond Times-Dispatch after the company’s special shareholder meeting on Tuesday morning at the Westin Richmond hotel.
“We have done all the filings, and we have had a lot of dialogue back and forth with (regulators),” McInerney said. “They tend to wait to really get going until after shareholders have voted.”
He added that the Virginia Bureau of Insurance is likely to schedule a public hearing on the proposed deal.
Genworth, which provides mortgage insurance and long-term care insurance, agreed to be acquired by China Oceanwide after suffering losses for several years, primarily from its long-term care insurance business. In February last year, it cut 330 jobs as it aimed to lower costs after stopping sales of its traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products.
McInerney shared that there are post-acquisition plans for Genworth to offer long-term care insurance in China.
Top reinsurer looking at primary insurance acquisitions


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Dalian Wanda $9.3bn deal in 'crazy' restructuring
One of China's biggest ever property deals is being restructured, less than a week after it was announced.
Dalian Wanda had said it was selling 13 tourism projects - including three theme parks - and 77 hotels to developer Sunac for $9.3bn (£7.1bn).
But now the deal is being split, with another firm, Guangzhou R&F Properties, taking on the hotels.
One analyst described the restructuring of the deal as "very unusual" and "kind of crazy".
Neither side has commented on why the deal was reworked but it is believed to follow bank scrutiny.
R&F, which said it would now be the world's largest hotel owner, saw its share price jump sharply.
Sunac's stocks also rallied, as investors cheered that the firm was taking on less debt risk.
Under the previous terms, Wanda had been due to lend Sunac more than half the money needed to do the deal, which raised eyebrows among some observers.
The restructuring of the deal was "kind of crazy" said Ben Cavender, senior analyst with China Market Research.
"It is very concerning, and it's very unusual at this late stage to have a $9bn deal, and then to have another deal with another company in place."
He added Chinese firms were running into trouble because they did not have the due diligence or vetting in place for large mergers and acquisitions.
"They put out a lot of press, then the regulators realise there's some issues that need to be addressed. I suspect that's what happened here."
The initial transaction had been a surprise - not least because it represented a U-turn from Dalian Wanda's ambitions to expand in the tourism sector.
The three Chinese theme parks had only opened in the past year, and were intended to compete with US giant Disney's ventures in the country.
While it emerged as a property giant in China, Dalian Wanda has come to prominence abroad after its heavy investment in the film and cinema industries.
It controls the AMC cinema chain, as well as Legendary Entertainment, co-producer of hit films including Godzilla and The Dark Knight Rises.
But it is one of several major Chinese firms whose transactions have come under scrutiny from Beijing, and it has been widely reported that Chinese banks have been told to stop providing funding to Dalian Wanda and others to make overseas acquisitions.
'Bit of a mess'
The effects of the clampdown were first seen earlier this year when Wanda pulled out of a $1bn bid for the owner of the Golden Globe TV and film awards.
That pressure is widely seen as a blow to the ambitions of Wanda's billionaire chief executive Wang Jianlin.
"I'm a little bit sympathetic to Wanda," said Christopher Balding, professor of politics and economics at Peking University.
"What they were doing 12 months ago was being heavily encouraged by Chinese regulators. Beijing wanted to improve its soft power with entertainment assets and things like this and Wanda was very willing to help there.
"But they've clearly fallen into a bit of a mess."


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To further our understanding of the functional role of catecholaminergic systems in regulating hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) secretion, we assessed the direct effects of a multiplicity of catecholamine agonists and antagonists on hypothalamic CRH secretion. To accomplish this, we used an in vitro rat hypothalamic organ culture system in which CRH secretion from single explants was evaluated by a specific RIA (IR-rCRH). Norepinephrine (NE) stimulated IR-rCRH secretion dose dependently, with peak effects in the nanomolar range. The effect of NE was antagonized by the mixed alpha antagonist phentolamine, the alpha 1 antagonist prazosin, and the alpha 2 antagonist yohimbine, but not by the beta blocker, L-propanolol. Compatible with these data were the findings that the alpha 1 agonist phenylephrine and the alpha 2 agonist clonidine both stimulated IR-rCRH secretion in a dose-dependent fashion. On the other hand, whereas the beta agonist, isoproterenol, caused a weak, non-dose-dependent increase in IR-rCRH secretion, this effect could not be antagonized by L-propanolol. Despite pretreatment with serotonin and acetylcholine antagonists, the effect of NE upon IR-rCRH secretion was undiminished, suggesting that NE-induced CRH secretion is not mediated by either neurotransmitter. On the other hand, pretreatment with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) attenuated NE-induced IR-rCRH secretion. Whereas epinephrine (E) stimulated IR-rCRH secretion, this occurred only at higher concentrations, and was antagonized by phentolamine, but not by L-propanolol. Dopamine (DA) had a weak stimulatory effect that could be antagonized by the DA1 receptor antagonist, SCH 23390, but not by phentolamine. We conclude that NE and E stimulate hypothalamic IR-rCRH secretion via alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors. The effect of NE upon IR-rCRH secretion is not apparently mediated by serotonergic or cholinergic interneurons, but is modulated by the inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA. These data support the idea that the central catecholaminergic systems are excitatory rather than inhibitory upon CRH secretion when acting directly at the hypothalamic level.
|Titolo:||Catecholamine effects upon rat hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone secretion in vitro|
|Data di pubblicazione:||1988|
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A bitter peek into the experiences of an afflicted youth, Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose, is a compilation of diary entries, drawings and letters from real-life teen, Mary Rose, starting from age 15 to 17. Edited by Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil, this disturbing real-life narrative covers harsh subjects such as physical, sexual, and drug abuse. As incredibly degrading as those topics are, the loneliness, despair, and hurt are buffered by the short moments of complete stoic courage and maturity this young lady portrays.
Arrayed with typical teenage rants–such as crushes, feelings of desolation, and aspirations–the writing is sometimes erratic, and the traditional teen drama gives way to beastly material. Overwhelmed with obscenities and promiscuous behavior, the details become corrosive and difficult to read. The onslaught of verbal depravation is most intense towards the middle of the book; this may be related to the fact that this is when Mary Rose’s drug and alcohol abuse is at its worst. Then there are the rare, sweet moments of pure creative genius when Mary Rose looks inward and the beauty of her soul sparkles completely through her words.
This raw, intense prose penetrates the reader’s mind with the harsh realities that Mary Rose must face. Some of the fatalities are of her own making; others are bred from environmental and/or family factors. No matter the cause, as the reader delves deeper into Mary Rose’s life and mind, the connection of tenderness and even anger that the reader may feel is as authentic as the words they’re reading.
“This is my reality: I live in hospitals, not homes. My own body, the temple of my soul, is my worst enemy. I live within every painful moment of my life…Every day of my depraved life, I am chastised for being still half- alive. That is my reality.”
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Sourcebooks Fire
Profanity/Language: 14 religious exclamations; 19 mild obscenities; 5 religious profanities; 36 derogatory names; 87 scatological words; 42 anatomical terms; 1 offensive hand gesture; 148 f-word derivatives.
Violence/Gore: Extended scene (about 1 page) adult character is violent with another adult and minor character, threatening their lives; minor briefly recounts how parent’s significant other beat-up parent and tried choking him/her to death; minor recalls drunk parent throwing them and other parent down the stairs, broken bones mentioned; minor briefly recalls being beaten by a step-parent as a child; character admits to punching significant other in the face 2x; character falls down on gravel, hits head on car door frame, mention of blood and puss; character reports friends he/she’s known who’ve died from a disease; extended scene (about 1 page) character writes morbidly about self-harm; character briefly fantasizes about harming another character; minor communicates with another minor who tells how they almost ended their life with a gun; picture depicting a girl looking at a noose.
Sex/Nudity: Character mentions being embarrassed to have underwear removed while in the ER; Dr. asks character if they are practicing “safe sex”; character believes another character may be a homosexual; character mentions going skinny dipping with friends; character is asked how many times they’ve had sexual intercourse; character must remove all clothing while being admitted into a detention center; character’s clothes are removed while in the ER; character mentions “making out” with another character; character comments on their parent’s sexual encounters; while in the shower character examines bruises on their body; character is excited to learn that their significant other is a “virgin”, he/she cannot wait to “break him/her in”; minor reports having sex with 2 people, one of them on multiple occasions; report of kissing; the word “masturbate” is used once; rumor of characters kissing; report of minor having sexual activity and hickey on neck; non-detailed report of minors having sex; character describes how he/she feels while having sex; character is told they were sexually assaulted/raped while unconscious; character reports being raped by a friend while passed out (unknown if this is a different assault or character is referring to the previous offense); character reports being gang raped; character describes the emotional pain of being gang raped (about 1 page); extended scene (about 1 page) character uses sexual references to describe the double standard between males and females having sex; report of kissing and holding hands; character reports Dr.’s sticking their hands up his/her shirt and asking about their sexual activity; drawing depicting a naked female (from chest up).
Mature Subject Matter:
Emotional/sexual/physical abuse, drug/alcohol addiction, juvenile delinquency, physical illness, death.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
Character describes how another character committed suicide by overdosing on prescribed medication; minors and adults smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and use drugs (sometimes together) throughout the book; character mentions as a child witnessing a guardian sell and use cocaine; many (21+) drug references and reports/descriptions of minor using marijuana, crack, cocaine, PCP, acid, etc…; minor is admitted to rehab for drug and alcohol abuse.


GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin have a track record of opposing efforts to reform marijuana laws in the Badger State, but a recent comment from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has some marijuana advocates hopeful for progress during the 2017 legislative session.
“If you get a prescription to use an opiate or you get a prescription to use marijuana, to me I think that’s the same thing,” Vos said, a surprising position after years of GOP opposition to legalizing any form of marijuana. “I would be open to that.”
Of course this came as a surprise to many, especially after Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Governor Scott Walker have both repeatedly stated that they will continue to oppose any effort to advance the issue in the state of Wisconsin. Regardless of the lack of support from GOP leadership, Sen. Van Wanggaard is expected to sponsor legislation that would make it legal to possess cannibidiol (CBD) – the marijuana extract known for treating seizures associated with epilepsy – during the upcoming legislative session.
This Sunday, Nevada will become the seventh US state to eliminate criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use of cannabis.
“What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas,” NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri said. “Voters in the western region of the United States are leading the way toward the eventual nationwide re-legalization of marijuana by responsible adults. Federal laws need to reflect this reality, not deny it.”
On Election Day, 55 percent of Nevada voters approved Question 2, the Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative. The law permits adults who are not participating in the state’s existing medical cannabis program to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and/or up to 3.5 grams of cannabis concentrates. An adult may also lawfully grow up to six plants in their home if they reside 25 miles or more away from a marijuana retailer. Provisions in the law also permit for the possession and sale of marijuana-related paraphernalia as well as the gifting of small amounts of cannabis for no financial remuneration. Public use of the plant remains a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $600.
Separate provisions in the statute also license the commercial production and retail sale of cannabis, which will be subject to a 15 percent excise tax. Those regulations do not take effect until January 1, 2018.
Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington have previously adopted voter-initiated laws legalizing the private consumption of cannabis by adults. The District of Columbia also permits adults to legally possess and grow personal use quantities of marijuana in private residences. Similar legislation in Maine is anticipated to go into effect later next month.
The vote sets the stage to delay the establishment of state-licensed marijuana retail facilities from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018. Governor Charlie Baker, who campaigned against the initiative, must still sign off on the law change. [UPDATE: Gov. Baker signed the language into law on Friday, December 30.] Separate provisions in the law eliminating penalties for adults who privately possess or grow personal use quantities of cannabis took effect on December 15.
According to The Boston Globe, the “extraordinary move” by lawmakers took place in an “informal” legislative session with “just a half-dozen legislators present.”
NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri called lawmakers’ decision a “slap in the face” to the nearly two million Massachusetts voters who decided in favor of Question 4 on Election Day.
“The arrogance and hubris lawmakers are showing toward voters is remarkable,” he said. “The voters have spoken and it is incumbent on legislators to carry out their will. Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to impose criminal penalties on marijuana – doing so in 1914. After more than a century of this failed policy, it is time to bring prohibition to an end in Massachusetts.”
The move by lawmakers to delay aspects of the law’s implementation is not altogether surprising, as politicians and bureaucrats had previously discussed restricting home cultivation as well as raising the proposed sales taxes rate on marijuana sales.
Members of Congress have re-authorized a federal provision prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in state-authorized medical cannabis programs. The provision, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, was included in short-term spending legislation, House Resolution 2028, and will expire on April 28, 2017.
Initially enacted by Congress in 2014, the amendment maintains that federal funds cannot be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana.” In August, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the language bars the federal government from taking legal action against any individual involved in medical marijuana-related activity absent evidence that the defendant is in clear violation of state law.
Because the provision is included as part of a Congressional spending package and does not explicitly amend the US Controlled Substances Act, members must re-authorize the amendment annually. However, House leadership may prohibit federal lawmakers from revisiting the issue when they craft a longer-term funding bill this spring. Such a change in House rules would require members of the Senate to pass an equivalent version of the legislation, which would then need to be approved by House leaders in conference committee.
Looking ahead to 2017, marijuana law reforms face an uncertain future. Therefore, it is more important than ever that this federal protection remains in place to ensure that these patient programs and those who rely upon them are not subject to federal interference.
Petitioners seeking to decriminalize municipal penalties specific to the possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana have gathered sufficient signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot, a representative from the Kansas City Clerk’s office confirmed today.
The proposal, spearheaded by Kansas City NORML, amends citywide penalties from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil fine, punishable by a $25 fine. Similar municipal measures are currently in place in St. Louis and in Columbia, Missouri.
Members of the city council have 60 days to either act on the measure or to place it before voters this spring in a special election.
Under state law, the possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana is classified as a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. On January 1, new sentencing provisions will take effect reclassifying the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana as a Class D misdemeanor, punishable by a fine but no jail.


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Wales has become the ninth country to confirm their participation in the first Eurovision Choir of the Year in Riga, Latvia.
Wales has today been announced as the ninth country participating in Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. The Welsh choir set to represent the nation is yet to be announced. It was originally announced that Eurovision Choir of The Year is only open to between seven and eight competing countries, therefore Wales is likely to be the last country to be announced as participating in this year’s competition – being country number nine. The Welsh participation also rules out participation from England, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a unified state.
Competing in the contest are:
- Austria (ORF) – Hardchor Linz
- Belgium (RTBF) – Les Pastoreaux
- Denmark (DR) – Academic Choir of Aarhus
- Estonia (ERR) – Estonian TV Girls’ Choir
- Germany (WDR) – Jazzchor Freiburg
- Latvia (LTV) – National selection be held
- Slovenia (RTVSLO) – Carmen Manet
- Hungary (MTVA) – Bela Bartok Male Choir
- Wales (S4C) – TBA
Eurovision Choir of the Year will be held for the first time on July 22 in Riga, Latvia as part of the European Choir Games. The European Broadcasting Union has partnered with Interkultur to create this latest Eurovision family event, and both hope to see the format develop into a yearly event.
The hosts of the show will be Eric Whitacre and Eva Ikstena. Eric is a Grammy award-winning composer and conductor, while Eva Ikstena is a Latvian television host.
The first contest will run for a total of 120 minutes and is to be held at the Arena Riga which has a capacity of 8,000. The budget for the contest has been set at €150,000. The staging of the performances will not allow the use of bands or an orchestra. Choirs may use instruments only if played by singers. Soloists are allowed, however, they are not allowed to dominate the performance. Backing tracks will be used for the performances but are not allowed to contain any prerecorded vocals.
The Choirs competing in the contest will perform once for up to 6 minutes. The performance can include one or several works, of any genre, and “should in part reflect national or regional character in some way”. A jury will be made up of prominent international musicians who will decide the winner of the contest.