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Sherni Review: Vidya Balan Starrer Isn’t About The Roar, But Silent Resilience. Did It Have To Be This Silent Though?
I like realism in cinema like the next film critic. It is something that I expect from the films of certain filmmakers that I know have a way of keeping doing it well, and packing a punch that makes their film more impactful than any over-the-top Bollywood drama. My expectations from Sherni, directed by Amit V. Masurkar (Newton) were similar. It’s a film that is as much about a woman navigating social barriers as it is about the man vs nature conflict. A very real and time-relevant subject that would be apt in the hands of a filmmaker like Masurkar. It stars Vidya Balan as a deputy forest officer incharge of catching a tigress who has gone rogue, alongside talented actors like Sharad Saxena, Neeraj Kabi, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kalra, and Mukul Chaddha. The only way then, for this film, is upwards.
And it does soar, upwards, in this beautiful flight, until that ending comes around. Because then, you, the audience, are the one hanging mid-air, wondering, erm… what just happened? Isn’t there more?
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The story and screenplay of Sherni is by Aastha Tiku, with dialogues by Masurkar and Yashasvi Sharma. The cinematography is by Rakesh Haridas, editing by Dipika Kalra, and background score is by Benedict Taylor and Naren Chandavarkar.
What’s happening in Sherni?
Vidya Vincent is a newly appointed Deputy Forest Officer (DFO), a reserved woman of few words. While she is on her posting, her husband and mother-in-law are back in Mumbai. Vidya just wants to do her work diligently, which includes sending show cause notices to contractors, even if they are related to the local MLA. However, her boss would rather turn the department’s public interest events into political campaigning platforms for said MLA than take difficult decisions. The only person who is as honest about his work as her is Mr. Noorani, a zoology professor at the local university who works with their department.
An animal attack alerts the forest department that one of the female tigers under their protection has become a threat to the villagers and their livestock. As per the law, the solution is simple: no killing required, just capture the tigress, named T12, and release her into the nearest national park. But the execution is elusive. See, this sherni is smart! As the tigress progresses from attacking livestock to attacking villagers who wander into the forest despite warnings from Vidya and her team, Vidya slowly discovers that several man-made obstacles obstruct the tigress’ path through the villages and jungles and into the national park. And patriarchy and bureaucratic inefficiency line the path that she, Vidya, wants to take to preserve the balance between man and nature.
With two warring political parties using the issue to further their agenda, a spineless boss, boastful hunters that care more about their own record than saving T12, and the sexist attitude of every other person as they underestimate her, Vidya toils through to do what she wants to do.
Also Read: 5 Thoughts We Had While Watching ‘Sherni’ Trailer: Vidya Balan Roars Per Usual But Why Is Everything Else So Vague?
Vidya Balan puts up a stoic act, and the rest of the cast is equally splendid
If there was one thing I was absolutely certain of, it was that no matter how the film turned out, I would have zero complaints from this heavy duty cast. I use that phrase because gone are the says when star-studded meant that the cast was good. No, ma’am. This right here, a cast with the likes of Vidya Balan, Vijay Raaz, Neeraj Kabi, Brijendra Kalra, Sharad Saxena, Mukul Chaddha and Ila Arun, that’s a cast you can put your money on.
The character of Vidya Vincent is someone you’d find in a lot of Indian households, where the women might not talk much but that doesn’t mean they don’t have agency or power. Making a huge hue and cry about one’s power is the man’s way. A woman’s is the quiet way. Of actions that words. Vidya is a woman of few words. Which makes it really important for the actor playing her to put everything in their expressions and body language. A simple glance, a pause longer than usual. And making every word count. And while due credit to the writers for that restrained and measured character, everything else is masterfully accomplished by Vidya Balan. I felt it right from her introductory scene in her cabin with the mithai she refuses to eat, and felt it only grow, when she managed to convince angered villagers to let her do her job. No raised voices. No show of strength. It’s all in the eyes, chico.
While Vijay Raaz radiated sincerity, and Neeraj Kabi was the epitome of the alpha male, I specifically want to mention two actors who always manage to impress me. The first is Brijendra Kalra, who here plays Vidya’s boss, and a typical senior government officer who cares more about keeping the right powers happy than doing his job. I really don’t know how Kalra manages to play these characters that can be so frustrating to deal with, with such genuineness! The second, is Sharad Saxena, the hunter who thinks too much of himself. He evokes both anger and laughs, which is quite the rare combination. And he manages to handle it so well; this isn’t the first time he’s playing a bad guy who is more funny than menacing, and I just thought, he should know he is so good at what he does.
Mukul Chaddha also handles the annoying but loveable dork pretty well. And Ila Arun is well, Ila Arun, and she balances the cool mom and desi ma acts wonderfully. A huge shoutout to the rest of the supporting cast, who played forest dept officials and the politicians for only adding more strength to the performances.
Sherni isn’t a film about the roar, but about the persistent, silent resilience. And it is perfect in every aspect.
The title of the film, ‘Sherni’, makes it evident that there is a parallel between the stories of the tigress and Vidya. The tigress simply wants to make her journey from one place to another but there are so many hurdles in the way. Vidya too wants to just do her job, but the men around her want to assert their own opinions, knowledge, their greed and even their male pride, and impediment that process. Despite that, they both persist, silently and cautiously in their journey. They win some and lose some, and notice this, the tigress rarely ever roars in the film. Being quiet is how she gets her work done. But her quietness should not be underestimate for her lack of power.
In one particular scene, the male characters all gather for a drinking sesh in the jungle, and in that uninhibited state make animal noises. It’s a powerful visual when you realise the subtext. The main parallel aside, Masurkar and team have masterfully embedded the film with metaphors for humans acting as animals, and how in the battle between man and nature, nature will continue to lose because of man’s greed and pride. But that’s just the battle, folks. We now nature’s fury can be loud and destructive force. But we forget that it knows another way. Quietly, while man is not looking, nature will find a way to heal its wounds, and win the bigger war. We are the dinosaurs here after all.
Sherni’s satirical commentary holds up a mirror to the reality, to the abysmal state of our bureaucracy and governance. But mind you, it is all rather subtle. So you gotta pay attention to who eats the mithai and who doesn’t, who shouts the loudest but says nothing important and how says two words but powerful ones; and who really wins and who really loses in the end.
It is just as impactful as it shows as the issues in Vidya’s personal life. It’s very subtle, because believe it or not, patriarchy isn’t always very overt and blatant. Her husband and MIL, and her own parent are supportive and even proud of her. But there are little things that still need to change for women to finally achieve their full potential.
Also Read: Vidya Balan On Sherni Music Video And Choosing To Do Women Centric Films: I Pick Compelling Stories And Characters That Inspire.
But, umm, did it have to be this silent? To the extent that the female protagonist became dispensable?
Let me put this out there first: I love what Sherni is trying to say, text and subtext. The production is top notch, the filmmaking par excellence, the performances worthy of this film, and the pacing keeps you engrossed and invested in the faith of animals and humans. But the ending just threw me off a little. It felt abrupt, and I realised there was a major failure to communicate in those last few moments. I watched the film with my mother, and she couldn’t believe it was over just like that. She was waiting for the roar, but none came.
Now I know I made the case for silent resilience, but in the end it felt a tad too silent. In fact, if anything, it felt like a compromise, which is what most women have been making for ages now. The ‘empowerment’ angle that the film’s marketing has been riding was nowhere to be found. Naturally, if you drop a music video for a song that says ‘Darr ke aage dahaad, main sherni”, and then don’t give the audience the dahaad they have been waiting for, they’re going to feel cheated and they are going to be pissed.
Also Read: Vidya Balan Didn’t Take Her Husband’s Name And Was Questioned About It. That’s Patriarchy!
The question I asked myself is this: Was there any other acceptable ending to the film? No, not really. Sherni is so realistic, and in the real world, this is the fate that would come to pass. But perhaps it could’ve been depicted better, with a few more details.
In a strange case of mixed messaging, the film is still a parallel between Vidya’s character and the tigress. But the end result is that neither of them are empowered in anyway. So why make a huge hue and cry and peg the film on a woman?
In fact, if you were to replace the female lead with a male lead—an honest, ethical forest officer who wants to do his bit for the environment but is faced with the same issues and politics as Vidya was—the story and the messaging still remains the same! The ‘Sherni’ in the title then would stand for the fate of the tigress, and symbolise how nature and some men’s genuine efforts to save it fall short in front of man’s greed and pride.
Sherni is one of those rare cases where the film is engrossing and invincible, until the end arrives when you least expected it. in the last minute or so when, if you haven’t been paying attention to the metaphors or the lyrics of that one rap song (the only song) in the middle of the film, you will be left wondering what the point of the whole film was. And I have a feeling, that’s going to be most of the audience that came to watch the Sherni roar.
I still want to tip my hat to Amit V. Masurkar and team for this strange gem that I will keep thinking and making my mind up about!
Sherni is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.


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Interspill 2022 is the next event in the triennial series of international oil spill clean-up events and will be held in Amsterdam, from 21 – 23 June 2022.
This will be one of the first face to face events for the oil spill industry as we recover from the pandemic, so we are doing all we can to ensure it is COVID safe and welcoming to exhibitors, conference delegates and visitors alike and to accommodate
The concept of Interspill was launched over 20 years ago and was designed to address the changes taking place in the world of marine spills at that time. Innovation and development in shipping has seen a significant reduction in the number of spills. However, they still occur. Any harm caused by pollution must be prevented and if this is not possible must be cleaned up quickly and thoroughly be it at sea or on land. The shipping and oil and gas industries are undergoing significant change with the drive to reduce emissions, greater automation, emerging fuel technologies, increasing shipping volumes, significant increase in vessel size and greater diversity at sea. Aged infrastructure needs constant monitoring and could lead to more on-land spills.
Interspill will address these issues and other major challenges that face the marine world; plastic pollution, marine debris and also working in a mixed gender workforce.
It will do this with a comprehensive conference hearing how these issues can be addressed and a large exhibition that will show solutions to some of the current issues and the latest technology in marine spill response. The Call for Papers has been issued and can be viewed here.
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Dramatic weather shifts make landscape imaging in Ireland a challenge, but also create stunning skies and light with the right photo techniques…
Every time I go to Ireland, I go prepared for typical Irish weather. Most photographers consider rain to be a bad thing, but actually some of the best conditions occur on the edge of a weather front. I don’t think it would be the same with blue skies all the time and besides blue skies are boring for landscape photography. Ireland was certainly anything but boring as we had a mix of dramatic skies and sunshine in between the showers. They have a saying in Ireland, ‘if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes’, which was actually attributed to the American writer, Mark Twain. Twain may not have visited Ireland but he was right about the weather.
Donegal is probably my favourite county in Ireland as it has endless gorgeous beaches and stunning rocky coastlines, many virtually undiscovered. Being the fourth largest county out of 32 in Ireland, photographic locations tend to be spread over a large area, but I had chosen a base for my photo workshop near several of the major iconic locations and some not so well-known.
I had seen a few images of this sea arch a couple of years ago, which enticed me to go and explore. I try not to let photos of locations influence me too much whenever possible as I want to keep an open mind about what the location can offer. The prevailing weather will often dictate where the best position will be to photograph, but I try to wander around to discover all possibilities. I scrambled down the cliff-side to find these amazingly colourful rocks. I thought they would provide a wonderful foreground to compliment the arch in the background. I chose a 4-minute exposure using the Lee Super Stopper 16 stop neutral density filter to create a misty water effect and to get movement in the slow moving clouds. Perhaps I’m just a romantic, but can you see the heart in the arch?
Fanad Lighthouse is close by so we were able to visit it more than once. The sun rises behind the lighthouse, which provided the perfect opportunity to capture the drama. Unfortunately this time of year it requires a 4:00am start. As we waited for the sun to make an appearance, a large black cloud moved in from the left to cover the sun. We thought our spectacular sunrise was going to be non-existent, but the clouds suddenly erupted with drama. Using the Lee Big Stopper 10 stop neutral density filter, I exposed for 135 seconds @ f/8 to achieve this effect.
The waterfalls were in perfect form on this occasion with just the right amount of flow to capture the texture in the cascades instead of raging torrents like I had experienced earlier in the year. The beauty of photographing Ireland is when you do have those grey, overcast days or even light rain, you can still get out and photograph waterfalls as the soft lighting is perfect for this subject.
After the Donegal workshop, we had an extension for a few days in Northern Ireland where we experienced fantastic conditions at Giant’s Causeway. The beauty of photographing coastlines is that every image is different with every crashing wave. That’s why I prefer to settle on one composition and work it as the light changes, creating totally different looks by varying the exposure times from one position. I made long exposures of 1-minute to create the sense of peacefulness by smoothing out the water and short exposures like this one pictured here at ¼ second to capture the power in the crashing wave.
I had a few days on my own in Northern Ireland where I was able to photograph a sea cave that I’ve been wanting to do for a few years now. Finding it wasn’t easy and getting into it was extremely difficult. After negotiating down a sheer grassy headland to the beach, I carefully walked along sharp rock ledges until I made it into the cave. As it was at the lowest tide, I had to work quickly before the tide started to come in closing off the exit point. It was like being on the TV show the Crystal Maze, I had to work fast keeping an eye on the time before I would be locked in forever. It was magnificent to see how nature has sculpted the arches and column and best of all not many other photographers have been there, no wonder as it’s so dangerous to get into.
I had to put myself in the shot for perspective so I used a Miops remote trigger controlled by my mobile phone to fire off the shutter on the Nikon D850. I shot bracketed HDR exposures just to make sure I had all the information covered, but the exposure range of this sensor is so good I could retain the highlights and increase the shadow detail with minimal noise from one single image. As I didn’t plan to make this journey again, I wanted to make sure I captured all the information possible. I will most definitely be going back to the Emerald Isle again as there is always new locations to explore even if it is between the showers.
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of being in Northern Spain, leading my new workshop that delved into the fascinating realms of modern and traditional architecture. Our journey began amidst the sleek urban landscapes of Bilbao. The city’s avant-garde structures offered a minimalist aesthetic that was both challenging and rewarding to capture. The Guggenheim […]
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In response to the Timberview shooting in Arlington on Wednesday, a collective of Dallas mental health nonprofits is hosting a free outdoor event at Klyde Warren Park on Thursday evening.
The event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Klyde Warren Park pavilion, will highlight the mental health needs of North Texas schoolchildren.
Leaders from Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Metrocare, and POETIC will speak on the state student mental health, mental health policies, and what leaders can be doing to support schoolchildren.
According to event organizers, the event will include a mindfulness session with an overview of the neuroscience of stress on our brains, along with a short guided mindfulness meditation dedicated to the victims of yesterday’s shooting.
“Our children are more stressed now than ever before, and in terms of mental health, we will be dealing with the impact of COVID for years to come," Adam Powell, CEO of Communities In Schools, Dallas Region, said. "It’s time to prioritize the mental health of students of all ages, not only to protect and nurture them, but also to protect our
communities and families. This event is just the beginning of our efforts to shine a very bright light on this critical topic.”


As multiple city commissions have chipped away at the size of a proposed downtown hotel and as the slumping economy points to low occupancy rates, projections of tax revenue San Juan Capistrano is likely to get in the first year of operation from the Plaza Banderas Hotel have been cut almost in half since forecasts were first made last year.
Rather than bring in $640,000 for the city from a 10 percent bed tax in the first year, the hotel may bring in about $360,000, developer Gretchen Stroscher Thomson said in an interview Thursday.
Despite the smaller projection, the extra tax money would be more than the city, which faces a potentially chronic budget deficit, currently has. And San Juan leaders have long identified a new hotel as one way to boost revenue and rejuvenate downtown businesses.
“Well, certainly (the drop) matters. Every potential penny coming into the city matters,” Mayor Lon Uso said when asked whether the decrease in projected revenue may affect city decisions on the hotel proposal, which also includes retail and a restaurant. “But from my point of view, what is as important is that the hotel is a keystone for the rest of downtown redevelopment.”
Thomson said she expects $400,000 in bed taxes by the second year and $500,000 by the fifth year. She said her original projections were based on a four-story, 140-room facility and a better occupancy rate. Current plans are for a three-story hotel with 124 rooms.
City Councilman Mark Nielsen said he never relied on the original tax-revenue projections of $640,000 in the first year and up to $700,000 in the second.
“From my calculations, I was assuming it would be in the $400,000 to $500,000 range,” he said.
In addition to the bed tax, the city will get a jolt from property taxes, Nielsen said. If the 74,973-square-foot mixed-use development is built on the proposed site at El Camino Real and Ortega Highway, the property value and taxes would increase, he said. The city gets 60 percent of property-tax revenue.
Jeff Grether, 30-year owner of the Best Western Capistrano Inn at 27174 Ortega Highway, currently the only hotel in town, said the proposed Plaza Banderas less than a half-mile away won’t be able to fill 124 rooms of a high-end hotel when there are beachside properties a few miles south in Dana Point. He said he doubts the tax projections will be reached. The Best Western, with 108 rooms, contributed about $250,000 in bed taxes to the city last fiscal year, Grether said.
“In my opinion, (Plaza Banderas) has too many rooms,” Grether said. “The city doesn’t generate enough room nights to justify that many rooms.”
Grether and Thomson said they don’t consider each other competition because they appeal to different markets. Rates at Plaza Banderas likely would run around $180 a night, while the Best Western charges about $89. Dana Point’s Laguna Cliffs Resort & Spa charges about $229 a night but offers an ocean-close property.
“If you had the choice for that price, would you stay in San Juan or by the beach?” Grether said.
But Thomson said historic San Juan and the new retail-restaurant complex will draw visitors. She recently met with Chamber of Commerce members to drum up support for the hotel, saying it would spur business and bring construction and hospitality jobs.
Grether said a downtown hotel is necessary and would spotlight San Juan as a destination, ultimately helping to fill his property, too. But he said he doesn’t think Plaza Banderas is a boutique hotel – a relatively small facility with unique characteristics – which is how the developer and some city leaders are describing it.
“It’s a very nice standard hotel,” he said. “No way is it a boutique hotel.”
Community members have said they want a unique hotel at the site, near one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions, Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Grether said the spot would be better suited for a 75-room hotel with bigger and more unique rooms. Thomson said boutique hotels typically have 90 to 140 rooms. She said her project would be unique in that its Spanish Colonial-style interior and exterior would mirror the mission.
According to a 2009 study commissioned by Thomson, the hotel would need 100 to 150 rooms to make money due to high development costs. Two weeks ago, Planning Commission members said the hotel’s proposed architecture lacks a “wow factor.” Thomson said she would change it to their liking.
She said there will be a variety of choices when it comes to room sizes, but ultimate layout decisions will lie in the hands of the hotel manager. Thomson’s company, Stroscher G3 LLC, is negotiating lease agreements with hotel operators, including national chains and independent managers. She said she couldn’t give their names because negotiations are not final.
“We’re not hoteliers,” Thomson said. The Stroscher family, which has owned the site since 1887, used to run the Mission Inn on the property. That hotel was torn down a few years ago.
In a difficult hotel market where reservations are driven largely by Internet searches, Grether said it would be difficult for an independent hotel to make it. Without Best Western’s reservation system and national marketing, he couldn’t compete with neighboring hotels that pay millions of dollars for search-engine optimization and high-tech reservation programs, he said.
A public hearing on Plaza Banderas is scheduled for the City Council meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto. The council is expected to vote on the project Oct. 19.
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A Japanese man in his 20s has died of caffeine poisoning after routinely drinking the caffeinated beverages known as energy drinks, the forensic medicine office of Fukuoka University found Monday.
The office decided the cause of the death was heavy intake of caffeine. The man in the Kyushu region, southwestern Japan, drank such beverages frequently to fight sleepiness.
According to Kubo Shinichi, professor at the office, the case is believed to be the first in Japan in which death has been caused by caffeine intoxication, other than suicides.
The man engaged in nighttime work at his workplace, which operates 24 hours a day.
He had been sick for some one year, with symptoms of dizziness and vomiting, while he kept the habit of consuming caffeinated energy drinks and tablets to stay awake.
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The Kansas Supreme Court released their ruling this morning in the case of Schmidt versus the City of Wichita that challenged the validity of the City of Wichita’s April 2015 ballot initiative to reduce the penalty for first-offense conviction for possession of small amounts of marijuana and/or related paraphernalia. The justices ruled the ballot initiative invalid saying the petitioners failed to technically follow all steps in the recall petition process. The justices avoided ruling on the more substantive constitutional issue of whether the City of Wichita had the right to adopt a law that was in conflict with a similar state statute. A ruling on the later would have had statewide consequences.
The technicality identified by Schmidt and ruled on by the justices was the failure of the petition drive organizers to turn in a copy of the proposed ordinance when they submitted the petitions to the City Clerk. This part of the process is important, and required, said the justices, because it gives citizens and the city council a way to review all of the changes proposed by the ballot initiative. Only a summary statement of the ordinance changes was included on the circulated petitions.
After the justices ruled the process outline in the statute was not followed fully, the justice refused to consider the major constitutional issue. In their opinion, they said ruling on the constitutional issue, after the petition was found lacking would mean issuing an advisory opinion, something the court does not do.
The justices wrote, “to instead consider the substantive constitutional issue first—followed by a decision for the State on procedural grounds—could result in a mere advisory opinion on constitutionality, i.e., because the procedural issue alone would have been determinative of the case. Kansas courts do not issue advisory opinions.”
On April 7, the citizens of Wichita approved the ballot initiative, 54% to 45%, and according to the statute, the City Council would have to adopt the ordinance as approved. However, Kansas Attorney General Dereck Schmidt immediately moved to prohibit the City from implementing or enforcing the ordinance. In his case filing, Schmidt pointed out several issues of concern. Initially the City and representatives of MRI-ICT were concerned by what they thought was the heart of the challenge, whether the Home Rule Amendment to the Kansas Constitution preempts the City of Wichita from passing an ordinance in conflict with state law. The procedural issue was seen as a secondary and minor challenge. However in the end, the procedural challenge became the only issue the justices considered.
Two justices, Dan Biles and Lee Johnson wrote dissenting opinions. While both agreed the petition drive was flawed technically, Biles was particularly upset by the justice’s in action on the constitutional issue.
“Both the Attorney General and the City of Wichita have compelling interests in knowing much more than this court is telling them about how this proposed ordinance squares with our constitution and statutes. Likewise, Wichita voters should know whether the results of any future efforts on this topic may be carried out by their city officials through a local ordinance or if they must redeploy to the legislature to pursue a change in state law. With today’s result they are instead left with a judicial version of Blind Man’s Bluff,” wrote Biles.
Janice Bradley, a member of MRI-ICT the group that spearheaded the petition drive, agrees. The group is left wondering how to move forward. Bradley said the group will meet to consider their next steps. However, with the citizen’s support for a reduction in the penalties, she hopes MRI-ICT and the citizens of Wichita can count on the Wichita City Council to actively pursue ways to implement the will of the citizens.


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It's Russia's Novosti, so I don't know how seriously I would take this:
The United States will be ready to launch a missile attack on Iran's nuclear facilities as soon as early this month, perhaps "from 4 a.m. until 4 p.m. on April 6," according to reports in the Russian media on Saturday.
According to Russian intelligence sources, the reports said, the US has devised a plan to attack several targets in Iran, and an assault could be carried out by launching missiles from fighter jets and warships stationed in the Persian Gulf.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted a security official as saying, "Russian intelligence has information that the US Armed Forces stationed in the Persian Gulf have nearly completed preparations for a missile strike against Iranian territory."
Of course, situations like Iran's ongoing hostage-holding spawn such reports. There are likely to be more, until either Iran releases the British hostages, or a strike is launched.


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Ghost Dog-The Way of The Samurai is one of my favourite films, and I would say one of the ten best films of the 1990s. One of the things I love about it most is the extraordinary music score by The RZA from Wu-Tang Clan. The soundtrack album was disappointing though, it's good but more of an 'inspired by the film' affair. Not what I wanted!
I recently discovered that RZA's score for the film was available in Japan, so I ordered it on import. It was expensive, and took forever to arrive, but it was worth it. I'm listening to it non-stop, (apart from a little Calexico here and there) I find it hugely inspiring and it's without question my favourite soundtrack album ever. A masterpiece.


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- Eurocine Vaccines ends collaboration with Japanese company
- Immunose™ FLU is repositioned for children, the segment of the influenza vaccines market that is projected to have the highest growth rate
- New patent applications can give protection until 2032
- Net loss for the financial year was SEK -13.0 million (p.y. -13.4 million)
- Net loss for the last quarter was SEK -2.7 million (p.y. -3.6 million)
- Operating income for the financial year was SEK 0 million (1.5 million)
- Operating income for the last quarter was SEK 0 million (0 million)
- Earnings per share for the financial year was (before and after dilution)
- SEK -1.09 (-1.13)
- Earnings per share for the last quarter was SEK -0.23 (-0.30)
- Cash and cash equivalents at year end amounted to SEK 13.6 million (8.2 million)
Comments from the CEO
Events in Eurocine Vaccines during the financial year of 2012-2013 have included both disappointment and encouraging progress.
A year ago, I was convinced that the Company would sign a first license agreement before publishing the year-end report 2012-2013. That did not happen. The thorough evaluation of our nasal influenza vaccine Immunose™ FLU, done by a Japanese company, did not continue into a license agreement in spite of a big successful mouse study and the results in ferrets, where Immunose™ FLU showed complete protection. This was a big disappointment for me and I fully understand that this was a burden also for many other shareholders. In that situation, it was crucial to quickly clarify the positioning of Immunose™ FLU in order to attract the interest of additional vaccine companies. This has been successful implemented.
The repositioning of Immunose™ FLU for children has generated an increased interest from the vaccine companies
WHO has identified children as one of the groups that benefits the most from being protected against influenza. In this strongly growing market segment, we saw a great potential for Immunose™ FLU to contribute. The good results we had generated in ferrets are particularly important for the new positioning of Immunose™ FLU.
Immunose™ FLU is repositioned for children, the segment of the influenza vaccines market that is projected to have the highest growth rate
We are now able to present Immunose™ FLU as a competitive vaccine candidate for children, the segment of the influenza vaccines market that is projected to have the highest growth rate. Since better vaccines are needed in the segment, higher prices may be demanded, which FluMist (Fluenz in Europe) has shown. Immunose™ FLU can be manufactured by existing capacity for vaccine antigens and can thereby be produced at an attractive cost. Altogether, this can give a better profitability than the present injected vaccines.
New patent applications can give protection to 2032
In December 2012 we submitted patent applications that can protect important parts of the new positioning. In other words, we are now marketing a product candidate with premium price and a potential for patent protection until 2032.
Premium price and rational production can give good profitability
Our experience since January has confirmed that this positioning of Immunose™ FLU is right. We are now having concrete talks with several vaccine companies that show a strong interest for the repositioning of Immunose™FLU.
Total focus on licensing activities
Thanks to the great interest for the repositioning of Immunose™ FLU for children we now focus entirely on licensing activities and do not start any big studies. With this strategy, our existing cash covers the costs, even without licensing income, during the entire present financial year.
Results and financial position
Net loss for the financial year was SEK -13.0 million (-13.4 million) or SEK -1.09 (-1.13) per share. Net loss for the fourth quarter was SEK -2.7 million (-3.6 million) or SEK -0.23
(-0.30) per share. Cash and cash equivalents at year end amounted to SEK 13.6 million (8.2 million). All numbers are stated on group level if not otherwise mentioned and numbers in brackets refer to previous year, corresponding reporting period.
Significant events during the financial year
Eurocine Vaccines ends collaboration with Japanese company
Eurocine Vaccines´ Japanese partner announced in October 2012 that it would not proceed with a licensing agreement for Immunose™ FLU, despite good immunological results in the evaluation studies conducted.
Immunose ™ FLU is repositioned for children
Eurocine Vaccines has repositioned the nasal influenza vaccine Immunose™ FLU for children, the segment of the influenza vaccines market that is projected to have the highest growth rate. The strategy is based on the company’s scientific results suggesting that Immunose™ FLU can take a strong position in the children’s segment. The company has protected key elements of the new positioning by two new patent applications submitted in December 2012.
The new position for Immunose™ FLU has been presented at Phacilitate Vaccine Forum in Washington on January 29th, at Oxford 3rd Annual Vaccines Congress in London on 25-26th of March, and at World Vaccine Congress in Washington on 16-18th of April .
Dr. Anna-Karin Maltais has been appointed Head of Research and Development (Chief Scientific Officer, CSO). Emma Berglund Eng has been appointed director of Business Development (Chief Business Officer, CBO). Prof. Jorma Hinkula remains in his previous role as advisor to Eurocine Vaccines.
For additional information, please contact CEO Hans Arwidsson,
e‐mail hans.arwidsson@eurocine‐vaccines.com, telephone +46 70 634 0171.
About Eurocine Vaccines
Eurocine Vaccines is a publicly listed, clinical‐stage company developing nasal vaccines that meet important medical needs. The vaccines are developed up to proof of concept (clinical phase I/II) and licensed to partners for further development and commercialization. The company’s proprietary vaccine adjuvant technology, which is a key element of the nasal vaccines, is also offered to license partners for development in various indications.
Present focus is on partnering the nasal influenza vaccine program, Immunose™ FLU, which has shown proof of concept in a clinical study, and on preclinical development of a nasal vaccine against bacterial pneumonia.
More information about us, our research and our products is available at www.eurocinevaccines.com


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Hon. Prime Minister deposited Tonga’s instrument for Climate Change ratification
30th September 2016 Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva was among the leaders of the world, who have deposited their country’s legal instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Agreement, to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, during the United Nations (UN) High-Level Event on Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on 21 September 2016.
Tonga’s relentless commitment into bringing the Paris Agreement into force in 2016, since signing and ratifying the Agreement earlier in the year, April 22, has demonstrated its tremendous support of this initiative.
Climate change remains one of the most utmost concerns affecting the region, as other Pacific Islands countries including Tonga, are facing an increasingly precarious existence as the frequency and intensity of severe weather events and rising sea levels due to climate change increases.
At national level, Tonga has made a commitment to reduce our reliance on fossil fuel for power generation by 50%, by 2020, and 70% by 2030. The Government has also made a commitment to double Tonga’s marine protected areas by 2030, and increased its efforts in reforestation.
By 21 September 2016, 31 countries had formally signed up to the Paris deal at the UN general assembly in New York, including the world’s seventh largest emitter of greenhouse gases, Mexico, Argentina and Sri Lanka. Oil-rich UAE also ratified the Agreement, as did Pacific Islands nations considered particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, such as Kiribati, Fiji, FSM and Tonga.
This monumental event and display of collective leadership is a testament of the urgency of the global climate challenges that each region experiences and their collective responsibility to reduce global emissions, and capitalize on the momentum to ensure that the pact’s entry into force will limit climate risks and build climate resilience in years to follow.


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The rally held for a second day, but not without a ridiculous amount of drama.
You know me, I never judge the markets. Don't yell at the stock market, that's always been my motto.
But today? The Dow went up 2 percent in the last 45 minutes.
THAT, is ridiculous.
Once again, looking at a chart of the Dow really doesn't do justice. This is the way to look at the day:
Open gap—up 200
Mid morning rally—up 180
Mid-afternoon swoon—down 300
Late-day rally—up 330
Traders bought stocks hand over fist. There were seven stocks advancing for every one declining.
Volume was heavy once again, though not as strong as early in the week.
A 10 percent rise in crude made energy stocks the star performer.
If you just look at the 300-point rise in the Dow, coupled with yesterday's better-than-600-point rally, you might be tempted to say that we have turned the corner. But the crazy intraday moves do not inspire confidence. We need to see a few boring August days before traders believe the worst is behind us.


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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Trey Gowdy attacks ex-IRS official Lois Lerner...
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In recent, large penetration of photovoltaic power generation and wind power generation is promoted for a development of sustainable power supply system. Since most of those power generation system do not have inertia, replacement of synchronous generators with renewable energy resources causes reduction of inertia and deteriorate stability of power system such as transient stability and frequency stability. To solve the problem, the authors have studied Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) control by PMSG wind generator without battery energy storage. Since the system does not have a battery, kinetic energy of PMSG is used to absorb impact of system fault and rotating speed of PMSG is changed from optimal point. This paper proposes a novel VSG control including a function that recovers rotating speed of PMSG to optimal point. Simulation studies clarify the effectiveness of the proposed control system.
|Translated title of the contribution||Study on virtual synchronous generator control of PMSG wind generator with MPPT control|
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At this morning’s Emerging Technologies Conference, Digg founder Kevin Rose discussed a few of the features soon to be added to the popular news aggregation site. Digg launched enhanced functions for user profiles late last week and plans to add more features in late October.
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I'm back home with a cornucopia of Big 12 links for your lunchtime delight as spring practice continues across the conference.
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne defended Bo Pelini's new megabuck salary by saying the school is one of 10-12 in the country where the athletic program is self-supporting, David Ledbetter of NewsnetNebraska reports.
Pete Fiutak of collegefootballnews.com makes his early BCS predictions, soothsaying that Texas will meet Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl and Oklahoma will hook up with Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
Citing a dwindling budget, Kansas has decided to do away with the 20 percent discount for faculty and staff for athletic events, Chad Lawhorn of the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
Robert Griffin's second spring at quarterback has been much smoother after establishing himself as the leader of Baylor's offense, John Werner of the Waco Tribune-Herald reports.
Record-setting Nebraska kicker Alex Henery is in a tight battle for the team's punting job this spring, the Lincoln Journal-Star's Brian Christopherson reports.
Kansas defensive lineman Jamal Greene returned to practice Wednesday, although wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe still remains suspended, Dugan Arnett of the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
Missouri tailback Derrick Washington has a new look to match his determined attitude, Dave Matter of the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
Missing last season's Holiday Bowl because of academic struggles helped Oklahoma State cornerback Terrance Anderson's commitment, Oklahoman beat writer Scott Wright reports.
Texas A&M defensive coordinator Joe Kines' decision to make a four-linebacker alignment prominent is bringing back memories of the school's vaunted "Wrecking Crew" defenses of the past, reports Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News.

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After facing major criticism last monsoon, the Greater Chennai Corporation began desilting the stormwater drain network and the canals running across the city to prevent flooding.
A high level meeting was held in which officials discussed how to tackle monsoon.
Officials visited hospitals that were inundated during the floods last year and checked if they have put in place a proper system for disaster management.
Last December, patients in critical care units of MIOT hospital died after the life-support system failed. The generators providing backup were inundated in flood waters amid power outage. Patients from the Global Hospitals had to be shifted to nearby hospitals after water entered the wards.
Speaking to reporters in the city after chairing a meeting of top officials to review rain preparedness, Revenue Minister Udhayakumar said, “With the north east monsoons expected to arrive in a few days, all arrangements are being done to prevent flooding and other rain-related issues”.
“We have prepared a list of 3,994 places affected by floods last year. Operations are underway to prevent water-stagnation here, by dividing these locations into four categories”.


Vehicle Simulation for Powertrain System Testing
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The increase in the extent of vehicles running on internal combustion engines has led to serious concern towards the harmful gasses emitted from them, which affects the balance of natural ecosystem. To reduce the amount of emissions emitted from vehicles, emission regulations are reinforced continuously; which all vehicle manufacturers must fulfil. To meet the emission regulations, powertrain testing has become more important right from the development process of a vehicle. The Hardware-in-Loop is one of the powertrain testing approach which allows testing to be conducted on a test object. The test object can be an engine or any powertrain component without the need for a complete vehicle as in Chassis Dyno testing. Besides the test object which is physical hardware, software components containing all the models to replicate the complete vehicle testing are required. The correct functionality of the software component is vital; if one model produces unwanted behaviour, the whole test can be delayed for days. The objective of the thesis is to create a tool that can be used to check the software components and inform the user if the behaviour of the models varies from what is expected. This testing approach is called Model-in-Loop testing. Engine along with its Electronic Control Module (ECM) was regarded as test objects in our Hardware-in-Loop testing. To convert from Hardware-in-Loop to Model-in-Loop, two new models have been introduced: one for the internal combustion engine and another for the electronic control module of the engine. The remaining software components are retained from Hardware-in-Loop. After the introduction of these two models, the Model-in-Loop was fully functional and the simulation of the complete vehicle was made possible. Once the simulation was possible, the next stage was to create a tool that would perform a check on the models. This tool is referred in this report as Unit Testing. In case the current models are further developed or new models are being introduced, the testing tool will analyse the output and inform the user about the reliability of the models. The user can also use this tool to have an in-depth analysis of the speed of the vehicle, distance travelled and how well it manages to follow the target speed trace, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The final step was to compare the Model-in-Loop testing results across Chassis Dyno testing and Hardware-in-Loop testing to understand the feasibility of further development of the models to capture reliable results. The results obtained from Model-in-Loop was comparable with that of other two testing approaches. The complexity involved in obtaining accurate torque values were realised to implement more models to capture turbocharger, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), mass airflow effects and possible future work in the development of this testing approach was studied. The thesis is split into three parts; report, appendix and code. The report contains information about the reasoning, objective, methods and findings and is available for public. The appendix and the code, together with the data used in simulation are considered confidential and is only available within Volvo Car Corporation.
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By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA, AP Small business Writers
Wall Avenue added to its the latest gains Friday as stocks shut increased, driving the S&P 500 to its finest 7 days due to the fact July.
The S&P 500 rose .7% for its third straight acquire and finished the 7 days 1.8% larger. The Dow Jones Industrial Regular rose 1.1% and the Nasdaq composite obtained .5%.
The most recent rally arrived as traders welcomed encouraging quarterly report cards from a number of providers. Top the way for the S&P 500 was freight deliverer J.B. Hunt Transportation Expert services, which jumped 8.7% just after reporting more powerful revenue for the summertime than Wall Road predicted. Goldman Sachs rose 3.8% and Alcoa surged 15.2% just after it defeat earnings expectations and announced a dividend payment and buyback of its inventory.
The good company earnings dovetailed with a report demonstrating folks invested much a lot more at U.S. vendors last month than Wall Road envisioned. Gross sales at retailers, eating places and other retail establishments rose .7% from August as a substitute of falling, as economists forecast.
“We saw retail gross sales this morning occur in pretty powerful,” stated Sameer Samana, senior international marketplace strategist at Wells Fargo Financial investment Institute. “(Shares) are even now at pretty fair valuations with another earnings period obtaining just ticked on, and hence far at minimum, some pretty great success.”
The S&P 500 rose 33.11 details to 4,471.37. The Dow attained 382.20 details to 35,294.76, and the Nasdaq rose 73.91 factors to 14,897.34.
Friday’s attain follows up on a 1.7% bounce for the S&P 500 Thursday, its ideal working day considering that March, which was driven by more powerful-than-predicted earnings reviews and encouraging info on the task sector.
It is a turnaround from a shaky handful of months, when the benchmark index fell as significantly as 5.2% from its file established on Sept. 2. Anxieties about stubbornly substantial inflation, lowered help for markets from the Federal Reserve and a slowing financial state assisted to knock inventory price ranges all over. The S&P 500 is back again within 1.5% of its all-time large.
Earnings reporting year has just started, but early indicators are encouraging. All but a person of the 19 providers in the S&P 500 that documented quarterly final results this week topped analysts’ gain forecasts. This kind of toughness is vital soon after climbing interest premiums heightened problems that inventory costs had developed much too expensive relative to profits.
The much better-than-predicted stories on the overall economy also enable tranquil chatter about “stagflation,” which is the feared marriage of a stagnating economic system and significant inflation.
Of course, all is not apparent but. A report on Friday displaying consumer sentiment was weaker than envisioned amid inflation problems aided restrict the market’s gains.
Continue to, stocks of organizations whose profits are most closely tied to the energy of the financial system, together with suppliers, automakers and journey-similar organizations, led the way higher Friday. Amazon rose 3.3%, Tesla included 3% and Marriott Global received 3.1%.
Other than monetary organizations, which benefited from the far better-than-expected financial gain reports from various big-name financial institutions, industrial and wellness treatment firms were also amongst the strongest gainers. Caterpillar rose 2.4%, although UnitedHealth extra 1.8%.
Johnson & Johnson gained .7% right after a Foods and Drug Administration panel endorsed booster doses of the firm’s solitary-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The panel said Friday that the booster should be offered at minimum two months right after immunization but didn’t counsel a agency time.
Treasury yields also rose adhering to the a lot more powerful-than-envisioned report on retail revenue. The generate on the 10-yr notice climbed to 1.57% from 1.52% late Thursday.
“The biggest surprise on costs continues to be how minimal they are relative to all the anecdotal proof and all the info about inflation that we see,” Samana stated.
Better Treasury yields in the latest weeks have been keeping back technological innovation and other substantial-progress stocks lately. When bonds are paying additional in fascination, investors usually are not as keen to wait around as lengthy a time for major income development anticipations to come to fruition or to pay out as superior rates for them.
Tech stocks in the S&P 500 fared a very little better Friday, matching the broader marketplace with a .8% acquire, while the conversation-providers sector that includes several online firms slipped .1%.
Inventory markets abroad also notched gains. In Europe, Germany’s DAX returned .8%, and France’s CAC 40 acquired .6%. The FTSE 100 in London rose .4%.
In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 extra 1.8%, Hong Kong’s Cling Seng climbed 1.5% and Seoul’s Kospi advanced .9%.
The price of benchmark U.S. oil rose 1.2% to $82.28 per barrel, continuing a highly effective run that has sent it up additional than 70% this calendar year and fanned problems about large inflation. The world benchmark for crude climbed 1%, while the price of U.S. pure gasoline fell 4.9%.
AP Company Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
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Plant Life In The Valley
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WAS there ever such a morning before ?
Far and wide, the frost had pitched its snowy tents of woven dew. Calm, cool and clear the air, as if the breath of night had fallen asleep in the cradle of the valley.
The limpid water of brook and pond slumbered with the soft blue sky above ; and in their dreams there seemed to float the same pale castles of fairy mist.
Now and then, bright-tinted leaves fell fluttering from the swamp-maples, like feathers from the rosy wings of dawn. With the changing season, the foliage had ended its work, and decked itself in gayest colors.
" Autumn's earliest touch had given
Such was the morning when our merry band gathered by the brookside to hear the story of Life in the Valley,
"Of the wild-bees' morning chase,
"Can you tell me where the little yellow cow-slips grew last May, Bunny ? asked the brooklet.
" 0, yes ! and how pretty they looked in the wet meadow. I did not see any on the dry hillside. They were all here."
I saw them, too," piped a cheery voice; " and at first I thought they were buttercups. They grew near the white violet beds."
" I know another flower here in the wet soil," chirped the little squirrel. " It has dark-red berries.
" Cranberries ! " shouted Bunny. "Here are some of them. Ugh ! how sour they are."
There are the big brown cat-tails, also, standing on the marshy edge of the pond," said Dick. " They always grow in wet places."
" And so do the early pussy willows," added Redbreast. " I look for them just as soon as I fly north in the spring time."
" Then there is our jovial friend, Jack-in-the-pulpit, down where the frog-choir sings," cried Dick ; " and the water-cresses and graceful blue-flags."
" You must not forget my pure water-lilies," rippled the brook. " They float on the still water of my pond, and send their roots deep into the mud below. But let us look to another part of our valley, and see what plants grow on the steep hillside."
"There' are not many pretty flowers on the abrupt slopes," said Dick. " The loam is easily washed into the valley, and the water flows so swiftly there that only a little sinks into the ground. The soil is coarser and drier than in the level meadow. A few bushes and tufts of coarse grass cling to the steep side, but they are not very pretty.
"Last May a few clusters of wild columbine grew among the rocks, and nodded their pretty scarlet and yellow blossoms. They looked so lovely, I thought they must have strolled away from home and lost their way.
"Bunny can tell us where to find the sweet clover," chirped a merry voice.
" 0 yes, I know where all the blossoms grow, the pussy, hop, red and white. The pretty white heads wave in the pasture. A little red clover grows there also, but most of it is in _the rich meadow. I wish it would stay all winter. When the snow is deep and hard, I cannot always find tender branches, and I am often hungry for days and days."
"If you could only eat nuts, Bunny, you could come and live with Chip and me," said kind-hearted Dick. " Last winter I saw a great dog chase you, but you ran into your burrow just in time."
" Yes, Dick, he nearly caught me. It was a cold, frosty day. The ground was covered with snow. I was very hungry, and went out to nip a few buds and a little bark.
"Just as I began to nibble a tender twig, I was almost stunned by a loud noise. I felt a sharp pain, and tried to hop away. But a bullet had broken my leg, and I could only hobble slowly along.
" Then I heard a savage dog bark close behind me. O, how frightened I was. The hard crust cut my poor bleeding leg, and as I dragged it along, it left a red stain on the white snow.
" At length I reached my lonely home. I was still very hungry, but I did not think of that. How my poor leg did ache !
"Long dark days and nights, I lay there all alone in the cold ground, while my leg grew stronger. °Then I crept out to gnaw a little bark.
" But when I saw the April showers, and heard the early blue-birds sing,when all nature seemed to waken from its long winter sleep, how happy I felt !
"Nature's voice is fraught with gladness,
"' Is it from the white cloud flying,
' Is it in the golden sunbeam,
"' As when cool, refreshing showers
-A. E. F.
When Bunny ended his story, the little flower was weeping, and Dick turned away his bright eyes, to hide the big round tears that were stealing down his cheeks.
" Poor Bunny ! " was all he said.
Even the brooklet seemed to murmur more sadly as it went on with its story.
" Do you know any means by which plants or their seeds are carried from place to place, Dick ? "
" I often find little quick-grass branches creeping through the soil, and sprouting into coarse green blades above. Sometimes I have seen branches go floating by in the stream, bearing pretty mosses with them to the sea.
" And who has not seen the tufts of thistle-down and dandelion carrying their tiny cargoes of seeds wherever the winds might waft them ? "
" And some seeds, such as those that grow under the scales of our pine cones, float away in the brook," added Chip.
" And some are carried about by birds," piped the robin.
Little animals, like field-mice, often take corn from the gardens and hide it in their nests. And you and I, Chip, carry away nuts, acorns and grasses," said Dick.
"In these and many other ways, plants and seeds are carried about," babbled the brook, " and if they reach proper soil, they spring up and live. But there are bounds beyond which they cannot grow. When the quick-grass reaches a pond or ledge, its branches must turn aside or die. If the tufts of the dandelion alight on the hot sand, their germs never waken to take root.
"The seeds of marsh plants may be carried in many ways to the hilltops, but there they will die.. By dropping its seeds from its scaly cones a pine may in time start a growth of little trees all over the upper slopes of a valley ; but the tiny germs will only rot in a cranberry bog, or wither away on a sandy field.
" Many kinds of seeds yes, and of plants are eaten by animals. The leaves of an apple-tree often feed swarms of caterpillars, while its fallen fruit becomes the home of worms. Millions of tiny seeds of the common plantain are gathered yearly by sparrows and other small birds.
" In gardens, the tomato-worm and potato-bug destroy countless plants ; and what shall we say of you, Redbreast ? and of you, Bunny, and Dick, and Chip ? How many seeds do you use for food each year, and so keep plants from spreading more?
" Flowers cannot live in every place where their seeds are sown, but only where the soil, heat and moisture will nourish them into growth. The lily needs much water, the pine but little. Meadow-grass will thrive only in rich soil, while thistles will spring up in rocky places. Clover holds its pretty head up to the sunlight, while many mosses and evergreen vines creep away into dark, damp woods.
" That is why our valley has plants of various kinds in it's different parts, here the meadow-grass, there the cranberry; here the water-cress, there the wild columbine here the white violet, there the blue ; here the willow, there the oak.
Each in its proper place outgrows the rest, yet cannot go beyond the bounds which nature has set in the soil.
"Every part of our valley helps to make the flowers grow in every other part. The hillsides give their loam to the valley, and their water to its soil and streams. During the day, vapor rises from the water, and at night forms drops of dew for the thirsty flowers on the hillside whence it came.
" But if it were not for the fine soil of the valley, the streams would soon run dry after a rainfall. The very loam sent down by the hills holds back the water for days and weeks, giving it to the brooks very slowly. Then as dew, rain or snow, it returns to the slopes, and thus the rich land in the valley repays the gift of the hillsides."
"But what has the sandy field to do with the life in other parts of our basin?" asked Bunny, with a puzzled look.
" Do you not recall how the hot sand sets the atmosphere in motion, and how the winds supply rain to the slopes ? " asked the brooklet. "Then, too, warm air often flows from our tiny 'desert ' out over the cool meadow, and gives a breath of summer to its flowers.
"' Desert,' did I call it ? Some say that deserts are dead, that they support no life. But there .are no such places on earth. There are vast fields of sand or parched soil where plants cannot grow. But these same heated tracts help to send warmth and moisture to other lands, just as the sandy field does in our valley.
They help to cover the earth with life, but do not make gardens of their own at home. Like dingy cow-birds, they lay their eggs in the nests of others.
" Thus you see that even our sandy field is very useful, and helps to clothe the valley with plants.
" Then there is our shady grove where the snow slowly melts, and feeds the rills long after the open fields are bare and dry. Beneath its trees, the leafy mould gives off its water even after the meadow loam is empty.
"And when it rains, only a little more than one-half the drops fall upon the surface beneath its branches. Some are taken into the leaves, and many are carried along the cracks and seams in the bark, down among the roots.
"Most of the forest rains find their way into the soil, instead of forming surface rills. In this way the streams are fed by springs during long, dry seasons, and do not become rushing torrents after each heavy rainfall.
"Hillsides and valleys, water and wooded soil, fertile slopes and sandy fields, all are parts of one beautiful whole, and that is our valley home."


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The second of two epic RPG projects for Microsoft by Mistwalker, the studio founded by Square-Enix's Hironobu Sakaguchi. You play as Kaim, a man who's been sentenced to live for 1,000 years. The game's storyline takes you through Kaim's life as he lives through multiple generations, becomes a part of many families, falls in and out of love and gets into conflicts. All this is set in a world that is on the verge of a "mystical industrial revolution," where mankind has attained dark powers.
Its like dark something,massive battlescene,like Lord of the Rings, a little bit more edgy.The thing is I only get to see the trailer and the demo.I can't really say if it is a good game but I heard rumors that it is.Let's hope its real.I think it will be soon release, as they "You can't rush PERFECTION" but for now GAME ON


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19 July 2019 | Press Release
A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.
18 July 2019 | News
ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena met in New York with representatives of countries from the region to report the results of the last meeting of the Forum and announce preparations for the next one, to be held in Cuba in April 2020.
23 May 2019 | Press Release
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at a high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York.
25 April 2019 | Op-ed
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
24 April 2019 | News
The effects of natural disasters and limited resources and access to financing, among other difficulties, were analyzed by authorities from the subregion during the Forum of the Countries of Latin America on Sustainable Development 2019.
24 de April de 2019 | Speech
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
23 de April de 2019 | News
Novena reunión de la Mesa Directiva del Comité tuvo lugar en Santiago, Chile, en el marco de los debates del Foro de los Países de América Latina sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2019.
23 April 2019 | Announcement
Government and United Nations’ authorities will participate in the regional gathering, which will take place on April 22-26 at ECLAC’s headquarters.
16 April 2019 | Announcement
The senior authority from the global organization will travel to Chile to participate in the regional gathering, which will take place on April 22-26 at ECLAC’s headquarters.
29 March 2019 | Announcement
The gathering will take place on April 22-26 at the central headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile.


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According to police Granbury Police Department, Officer Chase Miller was scanning the EMS channel and heard the call. Realizing that he was just moments away from the location responded to the scene within a minute of the call.
The video shows Office Miller grabbing the child from the mother and beginning CPR.
As the boy’s parents watched nearby, Officer Miller instructs the father to help so he can retrieve a CPR mask.
Moments later, Officer Miller returns and continues CPR, until finally, the boy begins to breathe again.
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If your answer is yes, you’re possibly associating Transylvania with a mystical territory of Dracula, with vampires hiding in medieval castles that are surrounded by dramatic landscapes. We want to tell you that Transylvania is real, and is so much more than that.
Transylvania is one of the most popular regions in Romania and it deserves its popularity well. The number of tourists who take a trip to Transylvania is continually increasing year over year. Transylvania is a charming part of Romania where tourists can enjoy beautiful medieval towns, well preserved fortified churches, amazing castles and find out more about local culture and traditions. Also, you can put on your list some natural attractions such as volcanic lakes and ice caves. Yes, you got that right! It is amazing, isn’t it, to get to visit such wonderful places!
3 Wonder places to visit in Transylvania
If you are eager and interested for places to visit in Transylvania during one of your vacation escapes, in this article we collected for you a list of the must-see 3 places, that you should add to your itinerary.
Brașov represents one of the most visited cities in Romania and definitely one of the most interesting places to visit in Transylvania. The city is also known by its German name Kronstadt, that means “City of the Crown”. When you’ll get to the center of Brașov, you’ll surely understand why Brașov has that royal name. The great views, 500 year-old local architecture, and the numerous museums you can visit will certainly impress you.
Brașov’s history is as layered as the city itself, with every cobblestone, alley, and edifice telling a story of medieval grandeur, Saxon craftsmanship, and Romanian resilience. The city’s German name, “Kronstadt,” is not just a title but a testament to its historical significance and beauty.
The center of Brașov, with its 500-year-old architecture, is where the past and present converge, offering visitors a tangible sense of history. The Black Church stands as a monumental testament to Gothic architecture and resilience, surviving fires and wars to remain one of Eastern Europe’s most significant religious landmarks.
Brașov is a city at the foot of the Mount Tâmpa. You can also walk to the top of Tâmpa Mountain, which is a great endeavor for those who like hiking. In the top you will enjoy an amazing view of the medieval town. By foot you can get to the top in about one hour, and in few minutes by cable car. At the top of the mountain there is a “Brașov” sign, inspired by the famous Hollywood one.
The architectural and natural splendors of Brașov
Brașov also offers an unparalleled blend of natural beauty and architectural wonder. The journey to the summit of Tâmpa Mountain is a highlight, offering hikers and cable car passengers alike breathtaking views of the medieval town below. This panoramic vista, crowned with the “Brașov” sign, offers a moment of reflection on the city’s charm and the natural beauty that surrounds it.
The city’s layout, with its blend of Baroque, Renaissance, and Gothic structures, invites exploration and discovery. The old Town Hall Square is a bustling hub of activity, where history, culture, and gastronomy meet. The narrow, winding Rope Street (Strada Sforii) offers a unique stroll through one of Europe’s most slender pathways, a reminder of the city’s medieval past.
So, the city’s main attractions include: the old Town Hall Square, the Black Church (the largest Gothic church in Eastern Europe!), The Rope Street (one of the narrowest streets in Europe), Tâmpa Mountain, The White Tower and Weavers Bastion. Since there is a lot to be seen, you may want to get accommodation for at least 3 nights. Enjoy your stay!
Next on our list of places to visit in Transylvania is Bran Castle. Of course, we could’t have missed it out! There is no doubt that, if you choose to travel to Transylvania, then you don’t want to miss visiting Bran Castle. Bran Castle is the most famous castle in Transylvania, being known by most people as Dracula’s Castle. Most people visit it because it was apparently Vlad Țepeș’ home, the Count of Dracula. Dracula is a fictional character, invented by Bram Stoker, who placed his story in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.
Bran Castle was built more than 600 years ago, as a strategic fortress that was meant to defend the valley against The Ottoman Empire.
Bran Castle impresses through its medieval and wonderful architectural elements, and also through art collections housed within. It’s built on a high rock, positioned in a strategical location, with dramatic landscapes. The Castle is situated 30 km from Brașov, and can be easily visited on a one day trip. Of course, if you want to enjoy more of the surroundings, we definitely recommend getting accommodation overnight. There are plenty of hotels and villas where you can lodge.
Sighișoara is a charming medieval town that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Sighișoara stands on its own merits thanks to its unique location and history, even if it’s just a small town.
Sighișoara has one of the best preserved medieval citadels in the world, and is worth visiting. The medieval towers, steep stairways, the cobbled streets, and colorful houses create a magical atmosphere. All these things will bring you back centuries ago and give you that nice feeling of a small medieval town frozen in time.
A true symbol for Sighișoara is the Clock Tower, and is something you shouldn’t miss because of the majestic view of the old city center. The climb is surely worth it. There are also a lot of sights not to be missed in this medieval town such as: the Weapons Museum and the Covered Staircase, the Church on the Hill (located at the end of Covered Staircase).
If you are interested in visiting Transylvania, then check out the places described above. They will offer you a truly memorable experience and the occasion to witness a great historic legacy.Transylvania has a lot of amazing places and you should visit as many as possible, because each one has its own special charm. If you love history or just want to enjoy a relaxing vacation, then you should visit Transylvania. It’s for sure a one of a kind place that we truly recommend.


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Do you write a fashion/lifestyle blog or write for a magazine?
Well if you do then this event may interest you.
We are going to be part of PLASTIC FANTASTIC! at our Brighton stockist, Porta.
Here is a selection of my favourite pieces by this wonderfully talented bunch, who all have different styles but using the same medium.
|Maggie Angus - Cloud Bracelet|
|Sugar Jones - Octopus Necklace|
|Katze Shop by Rosa Pietsch - Cat Necklace|
Now, because I know that Hello DODO reads our blog, and Ali knows that I am anti-cats (bubye few readers that I have) I have to come clean about the cat necklace. I am not anti-cats, I am anti-cats on the internet/on accessories. I love my home* cat, Cooper, but he looks the same all the time, so I don't need to instagram him. HOWEVER, I know that everybody else loves cats on the internet and there aren't enough GOOD cat accessories so I thought I would feature this piece. Also whilst I am confessing things, I got a 'Rosa Pietsch' for Christmas. It is an incredibly aswesome art deco-esque triangular (hipster chic) shape with gold leaf and pink pigment in resin. IT IS INCREDIBLE, but it got bought for me, so there are no photos of it on the internet. I could take my own photo but it won't be shiny and glossy and white like the ones above, so you are just going to have to dream about it, or come to Porta to see it in real life.
Well I feel better now, didn't want to be lying to you all.
Where was I?
Oh yeah...The event will be us designers showcasing our new collections and we will all be there so you can meet us and have a chat about our new designs (or old designs - I don't mind). There will also be GOODIE BAGS! YAY!
If you would like an invitation, please email firstname.lastname@example.org and RSVP by the 14th February.
*Home - a Home Cat is a cat that is my parents but also belongs to me by default. Another example of a Home item is Home House - the house where my parents live but I also visit and used to live in.


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Light railcar arriving at a station. This is the Parry People Mover 50, a prototype light rail vehicle. It has a flywheel energy storage system that supplements its small engine. The engine runs on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The flywheel enhances the efficiency of the vehicle by capturing kinetic energy when it slows down. The stored energy is used to power the vehicle when it accelerates. Photographed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK, in June 2006.
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DMW singer and songwriter, Peruzzi releases a brand new EP project titled “3″.
The Hot new EP consists of 3 tracks with just a feature (Peruzzi ft. Not3s – Reason) from UK Grime artist Not3s. It also acts as a follow up to his previous EP “Huncho Vibez”.
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Inspired by late musicians and brothers Brax & Tate Bragg and operated as a 501c3 under a volunteer board of directors, Bragg Jam has now given over $150,000 back to local charities in memory of Brax and Tate. Proceeds will continue to benefit the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and other efforts that promote nature, art and music in the community. Since 1999, Bragg Jam has evolved from an impromptu jam session to citywide music festival to a full-scale arts festival and Macon’s premier music event.
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TRADITIONAL AFTERNOON TEA
The historic Hartwell House drawing rooms provide the perfect setting to relax and enjoy this traditional English favourite.
We have taken the best advice to ensure everything is in place for a visit that will be as safe as it will be comfortable and enjoyable. Booking is essential.
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Little is more indulgent than enjoying Afternoon Tea served in the elegant and historic surroundings of the Morning Room, Drawing Room or Library at Hartwell House - the perfect setting to relax and enjoy this traditional English favourite.
Traditional Afternoon Tea
A beautifully prepared selection of finger sandwiches, a selection of home-made patisserie, freshly baked plain and fruit scones along with an extensive choice of teas and coffee.
£35 per person
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Build your Dream Home on the Coast! This vacant Lot is located on a quiet, private Street. Very desirable El Granada neighborhood surrounded by high-end homes. Nothing across the street, located at the end of the Block only one house away from the serene French and Clipper Ridge hiking trails. Features the sunniest weather on our Coast, also not in a flood zone, water Rights are included,CCWD size 5/8 water connection. Lot size is 6040 SQ. FT Lot. 45' wide on the front street side and approximately 62' along the back of the property lots of room to build a large home in an upscale neighborhood. Just blocks away from Piller Point Harbor, Coastal Trails and beautiful Beaches. Enjoy the Mavericks, famous Restaurant's & Cafes, quaint shops & all the beauty the Coast has to offer. Sunsets & hear the distant Fog Horns. Convenient commute just minutes North through the Tunnel to SF and minutes over the hill on 92 to San Mateo then 280 South to Silicon Valley.
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