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Join Eran Stern for an in-depth discussion in this video Light warp, part of After Effects Tips and Techniques: Compositing and Effects.
- When you're composing elements, you must pay attention to the direction of light. This can be the difference between a convincing shot that looks real, and one which looks like an obvious CG fake. So I urge you not to stop after you generate a clean key, but also work on matching the colors between the foreground and the background, as well as compensate for the light spill from the background onto the foreground. I'm going to discuss few more methods of color matching in the next chapter, but what we got out of the KeyLight effect in the previous chapter will work great for this shot.
Let's concentrate on creating a Light Warp effect in this movie. In case you don't know, the light warp creates the illusion that light from the background image is reflected onto the foreground image. This creates a more convincing composite by making it appear as if the images were shot in the same environment. I have a simple recipe that I want to share with you. We'll build it, actually, from scratch. Then I'm going to also show you an automatic free script that you can use, and we'll even match the results to see which one works best in this scenario.
So let's get started. The sun that we can see behind them should cast some obvious spill around their bodies. Let's see how we can achieve this. First, I'm going to select the Power Couple clip, and remember that this clip already have the KeyLight and the Noise HLS Auto effect, which is auto animate. We need to actually pre-compose it in order to use its pixels. I'm going to select it in the timeline and duplicate the shot by pressing command + d, or control + d on the PC.
Then I'm going to go to the Layer menu and pre-compose it. Now, you can call it however you like. I'm just going to call this Power Couple Comp, and I'm going to move all the attributes into the new composition. We don't need to either adjust the composition or open it. Just click Okay. Now we have the outcome, the result of it. We can add more effect, and it will actually look at the pixels coming out of this composition. Let's start by searching couple of effects.
I want to start with Color Link. Just dive down Color Link and double-click in order to apply the effect. This is a compound effect. We're actually going to explore it even further in the next chapter. But for now, let's just choose for it a source layer. I'm going to go with the Desert_Background. This should sample the average colors from the background. Now, I'm also going to change the Blending Mode here to Add, and I'm going to use the Stencil Original Alpha option over here.
Just so we'll see what we are working on, I'm going to solo this clip. Let's return to the Effects and Presets panel and search for the Fast Blur effect, double-click in order to apply, and let's start with the value of 30, and also tick the Repeat Edge Pixels so the effect will be able to calculate beyond the boundaries of the layer. The next effect that we are going to add to this layer is the Invert. Double-click on the Invert effect, and from the Channel pull-down, I'm going to choose Alpha.
Now, these almost work. We do get a hole inside, so we actually need to bring back some of the original and use it as a stencil alpha. The effect for that is CC Composite. Double-click, or just drag it, and then, instead of composit the original, let's choose from the Options list over here, to composit a stencil alpha version of the original, which will actually cut the hole inside and will create just this thin border of colors, which is being calculated or driven using the Color Link effect, which actually samples our background layer, in this case, the desert BG.
Okay, not let's see how this works. This is with all those effects, and this is without. The difference is quite obvious, and we can see that we are light warping the pixels underneath on top of our previous foreground. This makes it much more believable. Now, you can save this as an animation preset, just by selecting all of those guys and go under the Animation and choose Save Animation Preset, so next time you want to use this technique, it will be much more quicker.
However, there is another option, and this is actually based on a free script from AE Scripts. In order to demonstrate it and to compare it to our result, I'm going to go back to the Project panel and I'm going to duplicate this comp. I'm going to select it and press command + d in order to duplicate another instance. Then I'm just going to double-click on it. Then, let's just remove what we did by deleting it from the list.
We are back to the starting point. We have a foreground layer and a background layer. This is what you need in order to make this effect work. Now, before I'm going to move forward, I just want to show you where you can get this effect. Go to aescripts.com/rd-studio-techniques, and you can download this, it's free of charge. Then you need to install it in your After Effects Scripts folder.
I've already done this in my case, so I'm going to select the foreground layer and then I'm going to go to the File menu, and from the Scripts, I'm going to run the rd_LightWrap. This is an automatic script which will basically do the same stuff. You can compare between what we did and what this effect created. By the way, you can always return to what we created using those four effects.
If you want to make it a little bit more obvious, you can change the whole blending mode of the layer to maybe an Additive blending mode. This result will be more similar to what we've got using the LightWarp free script. Also know that this script is fully 32-bits-per-channel compatible, while we are actually using an 8-bit effect. If this is something that you are worrying about, then go ahead and use this script. But I have to say that, actually, I think that our version is much better.
You need to also examine the rest of the pixels over here, so just make sure to scrub or to create a ram preview. You can also adjust the contamination over here by using these sliders. If you want more or less, you can do it from here. If you want to achieve the same using the effects that we used, you can return to the stack of the effects and play with the blur. The blurriness option over here will create the same stuff.
There you go, two free options to create a light warp effect. There are also couple of third-party plugins that will help you to achieve a similar result, so you've got plenty of options to choose from. Just remember not to skip this step if the background clip calls for it.
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The Minister of State spoke at a breakfast with the press, about the Prince's Government's policy on energy transition.
The Minister of State presented to the press Albert Croesi as Interministerial Councilor in charge of the living environment and relations with users.
The French delegation was composed of representatives of the French Embassy in Monaco, the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes and elected officials.
The Pact renews the response of the international community to the challenges of large-scale forced displacement in support of host countries and refugees.
The Alumni Inserting Commission met on 9 January for the 9th consecutive year to present its activity report and decide on actions to be undertaken in 2019.
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On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow segregation. Four years earlier, a biracial man named Homère Adolphe Plessy refused to leave the white-only car of a Louisiana train. Arrested for violating the state’s Separate Car Act, Plessy held that the law violated the rights given to Black Americans through the Fourteenth Amendment. In a nearly-unanimous ruling, the Court held that the amendment “could not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enforce… a commingling of the two races upon terms unsatisfactory to either.” The Plessy v. Ferguson decision “placed a seal of approval on the segregationist laws that began to spread across the country” until the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education almost six decades later (Harvard Law School).
Plessy v. Ferguson is sometimes taught as a shameful historical curiosity, an aberration from a less-enlightened time in U.S. history. But the decision has far-reaching implications for our assessment of the United States before and after, all the way to the present day. The men who decided that ending segregation would be unconstitutional weren’t political wingnuts or confused first-year law students: they were the most accomplished jurists of their day. Their decision was only possible because the federal government permitted the defeat of Black political power in the South after the Civil War, a recurrent pattern most recently seen in the shameful liberal retreat from “Black Lives Matter” to “Fund the Police.” A current of Black resistance runs from Homère Plessy through the Black freedom struggle of the 1950s and 1960s to the social movements of 2023. And U.S. pride in ending decades of legally-enforced apartheid masks the horrifying truth that racial segregation not only continued—but intensified.
• Follow and support IntegrateNYC, the Education Law Center, and the Philadelphia Student Union to fight educational apartheid.
• Follow and support EBPREC, Tenants Together, and Community Movement Builders to resist gentrification made possible through the legacy of redlining and segregation.
After the Civil War, the federal government instituted forceful policies to empower Black residents of the former Confederacy. During Radical Reconstruction, over six hundred Black representatives were elected to state legislatures in the South. The first public schools were created, housing discrimination was made illegal, and independent Black social and political organizations were created. Many advocated that the federal government follow through on its promise to give formerly enslaved families “40 acres and a mule” from the plantations where they had been held. But instead of instituting agrarian reform, Northern Republicans began to view Reconstruction as a “misguided attempt to uplift the lower classes.” Black Southerners were disenfranchised to create the era of Jim Crow (Britannica). Homère Plessy was arrested on a segregated Louisiana train two decades after federal troops retreated and returned the state to white rule.
The Supreme Court issued rulings that Reconstruction unconstitutionally violated states’ rights. They may have had a point: the Founding Fathers were careful to give state governments enough autonomy to maintain slavery, so it’s no surprise that the document they agreed upon could justify the end of Reconstruction and the creation of racist Jim Crow laws.
But Black activists fiercely resisted. Homère Plessy was a member of the Comité des Citoyens, a civil rights organization of Black Louisianans that organized boycotts and direct actions against the Separate Car Act before arranging for Plessy to be arrested so that they might argue their case before the Supreme Court. The strategy of using protest alongside a federal court case to challenge oppressive state laws would be copied decades later by the Civil Rights Movement. “There’s a remarkable degree of continuity between the activists who brought the Plessy case,” says Harvard Law School’s Kenneth Mack, “and what the civil rights movement of the 20th century will do” (Harvard).
It wouldn’t be until 1954 that the Supreme Court would rule that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,” marking the end of legal segregation in the United States. But de facto residential segregation is increasing today (NBC News), creating segregated hospitals, schools, and transportation systems—the very things permitted by Plessy v. Ferguson.
Though we recognize today that Jim Crow laws were anti-Black, on the surface, they were as race-neutral as contemporary legislation. Louisiana’s Separate Car Act didn’t state that cars for Black passengers had to be terrible, just that white and non-white passengers needed to ride separate cars—though in practice, the train cars for white people were always far better.
“As is widely known, in the Brown decision itself the Court went out of its way not to say that segregation laws were promulgated with racist intent. And we’re having the same debate today: There is a law that is passed that is alleged to be discriminatory against a minority group. But the law is neutral on its face,” says Mack (Harvard).
That’s why it’s so important that the lineage of struggle that connected Homère Plessy to the Civil Rights Movement continues today. Black and Brown communities are resisting gentrification with tactics developed during the Black freedom struggle of the 1960s (LISC). Youth-led organizations are fighting for resourced, integrated, and responsive schools after a century after youth and community organizers forced the desegregation of southern schools.
The fight of Homère Plessy has an urgent relevance to a nation whose white residents today live almost exclusively in majority-white neighborhoods and whose social circles are 91% white, with average household wealth over 10x that of Black families. Today, we must continue this challenge and win the struggle that Plessy and countless others fought before us.
• In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that the Fourteenth Amendment allowed segregation in “separate but equal” facilities.
• Plessy was an activist in a struggle that inspired the Civil Rights Movement and activists today.
• Though legal segregation ended with the Civil Rights Movement, racial segregation is increasing today.

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The Rise of the E-Cigarette Business
A vapor store is a retail outlet focused on the sale of vaporized electronic cigarette products. There are also several online Vapor shops. Most Vapor shops offer a wide variety of vapor products at greatly reduced prices. Most Vapor shops don’t sell brand name e cigarettes products from “Big Tobacco.”
However, if a person purchase over the particular internet or from a Vapor Shop you are able to generally avoid this matter as there is no live wholesale distributors. Online vendors have no problem providing reduced price or discount vapor products because these people don’t face any kind of of the expense and overhead costs connected with physically working a store. Since they don’t own the store, the cost of rent, creating supplies, electricity, taxes and etc. will be eliminated.
These costs add to the profit for the particular wholesaler and distributor and therefore they complete these savings alongside to the customer. Since the particular Vapor Shop plus Vape Shop have brand name goods, customer loyalty means higher prices in addition to discounts. Many customers buy multiple Vapor Shop products as time passes. A typical Vapor Shop will have got hundreds of various product lines accessible at discounted prices. The combination of lower prices, large selection and customer loyalty implies a substantial sum of money could be made over time from each purchase.
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This is my first project using an Arduino.
The first thing I did was to create a set of code to take four temperature readings and display them on the serial monitor. This uses a function that creates a temperature from a pin number.
Code - See attachment Circuit_07d.txt
This works although I get slight (2nd dp) differences in readings.
I then took the sample Adafruit code for the SD logging card and modified it to log the four temperatures.
Code - See attachment _2014_10_24_4_channel_temerature_logger_v0_3.txt
I have exactly the same circuit in both cases and the same function but with the logging code I only get a room temperature of 450C for all four sensors.
Can anyone guide me towards a solution?
Circuit_07d.txt (3.87 KB)

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
NHL Rejects Kovalchuk 17-year contract with Devils
As if the Kovalchuk saga can't get anymore bizarre, the NHL rejected his most recent contract with the New Jersey Devils. At first glance a 17-year deal seemed ludicrous, especially in the cap era of the NHL. All indications are is that the NHLPA will file a grievance which may take five days. Expecting more details in the morning. Stay tuned!

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Today Domi bought a steering wheel pedal lock at a local auto part store for our trip to Mexico and South America. If somebody wants to steal Ocho, he would be still able to do so but we want to make it more difficult. Hopefully everything will be fine and our Number 53 will return to the USA safely.
Happy New Year! Wishing you safe travels for 2012. We just spent 2 months in Argentina/Chile – I look forward to reading about your experiences in South America.

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Prescriptions for opioids in Victoria increased by 78% over the period 2006 to 2013, a study reveals. The analysis of ABS and PBS data found that the rise in prescriptions for opioids was most pronounced in women and older Australians, with highest rates of use among those aged ≥85 years. Figures also showed that hospital ...
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This location is in Glen Burnie. The closest park is Elizabeth Road Park.
Nearby schools include Oakwood Elementary School, St Pauls Lutheran School and Granite Baptist School.
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A clip of an angry stray cow chasing down a NSW firefighter during a hydrant inspection is going viral online.
The Fire and Rescue NSW Station 082 Richmond Facebook page shared the footage of the savage chase down.
“At Fire and Rescue NSW, we are prepared for anything...except being chased by an angry cow,” the post said.
The incident took place at 12.30pm on Sunday when firefighters from the Richmond Fire Station noticed the cow as they were conducting hydrant inspections.
“The stray cow must’ve seen red and decided to chase a firefighter on the roadway, who had to mooove out of the way,” the post explained.
“It’s the fastest we’ve seen this firefighter move in years!
“Luckily only his ego was bruised and he’s otherwise okay. He was able to compose himself to complete the hydrant inspection.
“The offender managed to get away”
Several Facebook users have jumped in the comments to reply to the video and make light of the situation.
“He needs to mooove quicker and stopping making those sort of mi-steaks!” one person wrote.
“Udderly disgusting, that cow is so mean. How dairy hurt that poor firey,” another added.


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Find out how it can support you.
More than 3,500 new work-based learning opportunities will help boost Scotland’s economy and give young people a head-start in their careers.
The UK’s largest fully integrated forestry company received the Award at its Dalbeattie sawmill earlier this month.
At least 28,000 new apprentices will be trained next year, with increased support for rural areas and key sectors.
The Nutshell Guide to Apprenticeships has been created by the National Parent Forum Scotland (NPFS) on behalf of Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and is being distributed nationwide.
The sessions aim to help providers to recruit and support apprentices from underrepresented groups.
An agenda will follow closer to the time, but the event will include a presentation and a mix of desk based discussions
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Chile's hate crime law passes after seven years
The Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination law that assumed added importance after a gay man was killed earlier this year.
The bill cleared its final hurdle with a 25-3 vote in the Senate.
The brutal assault on Daniel Zamudio in March sparked outrage and a fresh debate about hate crimes in Chile.
After Mr Zamudio's death, President Sebastian Pinera put the bill, which had languished in Congress for seven years, on the fast track to approval.
The bill makes it a crime to discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, appearance or handicap.
There had been opposition from some churches, which argued the law could be the first step towards gay marriage.
"It's an enormous culture change for our country," said Sen Alberto Espina.
"Chile is a country that discriminates a lot for being (indigenous) Mapuche, for being gay, for your nationality, for having disabilities. We have to acknowledge this and not sweep it under the carpet."
Mr Zamudio, 25, was left with severe head injuries and a broken right leg after being attacked on 3 March. Swastika symbols were carved into his body. He died three weeks later.
The four suspects deny attacking him and deny being neo-Nazis.
Prosecutors are seeking murder charges.


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Nov. 4, 2011
By Andrew Leonard
On Oct. 9, Kristen Christian, a 27-year-old art gallery owner in Los Angeles, created a Facebook page urging her friends to move their money out of the big banks on Nov. 5. The suggestion hit a nerve. By Nov. 4, 77,015 “friends” had declared their intention to “attend” Bank Transfer Day.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that 77,015 people will be pulling all their money out of the likes of Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Bank of America all at once. Saturday is hardly an ideal day to get banking business done, and the process of switching over one’s account to a new bank or credit union is not something that can be accomplished — yet — with a flip of a switch. (Detailed advice on how to change your banking account can be found here.
) And of course, clicking your intent to do something on Facebook is a far cry from actually, well, doing it.
It’s also not clear that the big banks will take a big hit from Bank Transfer Day. The usually sensible economics commentator Felix Salmon goes so far as to assert
that “the big banks are blithely unconcerned about people withdrawing their funds on Saturday … I’m not kidding myself that doing so is going to harm the big banks at all.”
In purely numerical terms, Salmon might be right, but there’s a larger sense in which he is almost surely wrong. The simple fact that one ordinary citizen using social media tools can start a grass fire of protest that captures massive media attention and connects hundreds of thousands of people to useful information is an encouraging sign of where our society is headed.
Every single person who actually goes ahead with a switch of banks is casting a potent vote in the long-range democratization of finance. Even if the banks shrug it off, people who go ahead and change their bank will probably feel better about themselves. Just because it’s a psychotherapeutic cliché doesn’t mean it’s wrong: Taking action is empowering.
CUNA estimates that credit unions have added $4.5 billion in new savings accounts. More than four in every five credit unions experiencing growth since Sept. 29 attributed the growth to consumer reaction to new fees imposed by banks, or a combination of consumer reactions to the new bank fees plus the social media-inspired Bank Transfer Day.
$4.5 billion here, $4.5 billion there, and pretty soon you are talking about real money, even for JPMorgan-Chase. In all of 2010, credit unions added only 600,000 new customers. But even more telling has been the decision by the big banks to abandon their plans to institute fees for debit-card use. Whatever the reasons for their capitulation, it’s hard to describe that about-face as representing a “blithe disregard” for how their customers are feeling.
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So finally it seems, Kapil Sharma is back with his team of Comedy Nights With Kapil.
Kiku Sharda has tweeted pictures of the team and mentioned “Six black suits for Rs 2000/- …. Whatta deal!!!”.
Preeti Simoes also shared pictures of the team on Twitter .
Few faces from the Comedy Nights With Kapil like pinki buwa and Navjot Singh Sidhu, who always kept the show alive with his laughter, was seen missing from the lot.
As we know Comedy Nights With Kapil has to be shut down after some fallout between the team of Comedy Nights With Kapil and Colors channel. And the show Comedy nights live failed to create the same magic as CNWK.
But now with this new show Kapil Sharma is ready to make return with a bang on a new channel and if its true then, Shah Rukh Khan, who has appeared on Comedy Nights With Kapil several times, will be the first guest on this new show.
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ZURICH, May 10, 2023 (AFP) – Swiss-based chocolate firm Barry Callebaut said Wednesday it was delaying its goal to sustainably source 100 percent of its cocoa and other ingredients by five years to 2030.
In 2016 the Zurich-based group adopted an ambitious plan to eradicate child labour in cocoa plantations and lift 500,000 farmers out of poverty by 2025, as well as aiming to use completely sustainable ingredients by this date.
The chocolate manufacturer, which supplies food industry giants including Hershey, Nestle and Unilever, said it would “use its sharpened targets as a springboard to extend the horizon beyond 2025.”
The group now says it has added additional targets and that by 2030 it will have completely certified or verified cocoa and ingredients in all its products as sustainable, traceable back to the farms.
Oliver von Hagen, the group’s director for sustainable global ingredients, said the company wanted to be “more specific about what we are committing to”.
He said that the group will need the extra five years to ensure sustainable supplies for a remaining fifth of their ingredients.
The group said Wednesday that it had been working for the past six years to implement sustainable development standards for all its ingredients including dairy products, palm oil, coconuts and nuts.
Last year, around half of Barry Callebaut’s products were made from sustainable ingredients, a spokesperson told AFP, up from around 23 percent in 2016.


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by Amanda Taylor on 1 June, 2016
COMMUTER PARKING in Hills Road near the colleges is just as bad as ever, especially acute when it’s raining cats and dogs like it was yesterday – as fair-weather cyclists/pedestrians / bus users) take to their cars. But take courage: work on parking restrictions has been going on behind the scenes. Here is an update.
Following my survey to gauge support for parking controls and the meeting at St John’s Church, a small parking group has launched to co-ordinate ideas and concerns. This is really helpful for the council officers working on the project and for councillors as it means means information can be shared easily.
Steve, a long-term resident and member of the group, accompanied me to a meeting at Shire Hall yesterday with the County Council’s Parking Manager. We looked at preliminary drawings for a residents’ parking scheme.
The parking restrictions will include a mixture of yellow lines, residents’ bays, and short-stay bays for visitors to the shops, churches and libraries. Existing H-markings (white lines marking private drives) would stay. The area that the Council proposes for the scheme is from Elsworth Place to Blinco Grove and the sections of Hills Road and Cherry Hinton Road that run between them.
One of the challenges for a parking scheme is that Marshall Road is very narrow. At present cars park on the pavement and people walk in the road, which is clearly harzardous, especially for children and people with disabilities. New national legislation to ban pavement parking is anticipated, so the County Council will not introduce any new parking schemes that allow it. So the proposals for Marshall Road would have a narrower carriageway and staggered double yellow lines. This will mean fewer spaces overall – however, if the law changes, the parking spaces will be reduced whether or not there is a residents’ parking scheme.
We also discussed charges for residents’ and visitors’ permits. At present the residents’ charges range from £52 to £84, but they are under review.. There are details of current schemes and what they cost at http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20018/parking_permits_and_fines/9/parking/2. Of course, if you have your own drive, or have no car and do not need a resident’s pass, there is no need to pay anything.
The Council hopes to ballot residents on a residents’ parking scheme within the next month. There will be one vote per property and three options: Yes, No and No opinion. If Yes gets a majority, then the Council will carry out statutory consultation on Traffic Regulation Orders (adverts in the paper and on the street), with any objections being determined by the Cambridge Joint Area Committee (CJAC) in the autumn.Leave a comment


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Bureaucrats continue to rob American students of opportunities to grow academically and intellectually.
In a recent interview, ABC News’ George Stephanopolous, of Good Morning America asked Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti about his directive to close all education institutions in LA during the COVID-19 pandemic:
“So, do you have a sense of where you’re going to be in September? We did see that news this morning that California State University system is saying they’re not going to have classes on campus. What are you expecting in Los Angeles and for your schools
Below is Garcetti’s mind-blowing response:
“I hope for our K-12 schools that we will have some sense of opening; but it won’t be in the way that we’ve known school in the past. It might be fewer days in the week; it might be staggered because we have to maintain that physical distance and we have to make sure for our vulnerable children. Some of them won’t be able to go back to school for some time.”
Perhaps I should give Garcetti credit for at least admitting to education options, something lacking for decades in a one-sided education system.
But, what does ‘Some of them won’t be able to go back to school for some time’ mean? I’m particularly concerned for those families who cannot afford to pay for long-term childcare. Further, what does this mean for educators who will become unemployed until, as Garcetti put it: ‘we (LA) have a cure’?
Since when have we needed a cure for disease before allowing children to attend school? And when you consider all the diseases presently rampaging throughout California, to allow such heavy-handed practices due to the most recent virus scare boggles the mind.
If Mayor Garcetti continues his draconian mandate, severe consequences that will plague Los Angeles, as well as the entirety of California for generations. And the impact will be felt most harshly in minority communities.
Parents Must Act Now
The current political climate proves daunting. Parents must remain vigilant for their children to receive a quality education. While online education offers some alternatives, not every family can make the adjustment to homeschooling. Some situations demand that taxpaying parents get their money’s worth from public schools. And waiting for a COVID-19 cure before opening schools is irresponsible on a monumentally level.
But Garcetti may have unwittingly unleashed a monster. Parents see the choices available under the lockdown. They have also witnessed the government overreach in mandating homeschooling.
If enough parents see the folly in paying taxes and being forced to educate their own children, then academia as we know it may change forever. No more social justice agenda when children are trained at home. No racism, sexism, and so on. Just concerned parents and other caregivers who want nothing but the best for their students.
I suspect it won’t take long for Garcetti to see the Pandora’s box he may have opened. Regardless, parents and students need to consider their options. And SEE will be here to help.
-Written by SEE’s director of curriculum Clarissa Burton


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2. Transition Research and the Spatial Dimension
2.1. Transitions to Sustainable Developments—Goals, Concepts and Methodologies
- The roots of transition research lay in socio-technical understanding, the analysis of socio-technical niches and innovation diffusion. The need for socio-technical understanding often starts from new technologically feasible solutions in infrastructure and technologies, such as in the energy or mobility sectors, whose implementation strategies lack a sociological perspective. From an economic approach, it is often argued that innovation needs protected spaces in the “interplay between incumbent regime structures, external landscape pressures and emerging niches”  (p. 610),  (p. 91).
- In terms of disciplines, the socio-institutional approach is based on a wide range of scientific knowledge from economics, law, political science and geography. Research fields are manifold, dealing with actor network theories and questions of governance, discursive approaches and questions of power or research about innovation patterns  (p. 90), . These approaches “identify institutionalized cultures, structures and practices as regimes in which transitional change takes place”  (p. 610). Existing empirical studies are mostly individual cases of specific sectors or geographical areas with certain problems. A recent shift toward this socio-institutional approach can be observed, especially in combination with the innovative capacity of niches in dominant regimes .
- Socio-ecological thinking frames transitions within planetary boundaries and the global resilience discussion. Influenced by a more biological, nature-conservative approach, it “examines the way in which this context pushes ecosystems beyond tipping points and planetary boundaries”  (p. 612).
- Analytical studies “seeks to understand the role of societal forms of agency at different levels and how they might interact with institutional and policy change”  (pp. 615, 616). In general, analytical approaches describe the status quo in specific research perspectives, in order to (analytically) understand transition processes in specific cases. Conceptual frameworks corresponding to analytical studies are multi-level perspective (MLP) and social niche management (SNM).
- Evaluative studies aim to understand how transition-oriented policies are set in place and valuate the efficiency and effectiveness of different governance arrangements. “This research deepens our understanding of the role of policy in sustaining existing regimes and advancing sustainability transitions”  (p. 616). While analytical studies aim to understand the present situation, evaluative studies are aimed at resuming past activities and discovering their impact on sustainability transitions. The corresponding conceptual framework for evaluative studies is the technological innovations system (TIS).
- The third epistemological perspective is an experimental one, an approach to check the range of transition research under real-time conditions. “The core idea is that through experiments with new technologies and new socio-technical arrangements, processes of coevolution can be stimulated”  (p. 617). Methods such as transitions arenas, scenarios and labs are used to create an open learning atmosphere to test every sort of innovation. The approaches of transition management (TM) or social niche management (SNM) are examples of corresponding conceptual frameworks.
2.2. Transition Research and the (Missing) Spatial Context
2.3. Exploring Spatial Contexts: Concepts and Approaches
3. Conceptual Perspectives for a Deeper Understanding of Spatial Transitions Toward Sustainability
3.1. Linking Sustainable Transition Approaches and Spatial Conceptualizations to Each Other
3.2. Conceptual Perspectives to Emphasize Spatial Conceptualization in Transition Research
3.2.1. Space as a “Bridging Concept”
- Both concepts focus on intentionally designed processes to bring about (socially desired) change. In terms of transition theories, emphasis is put on the adoption of socio-technical innovations, especially those developing out of niches; with regard to (physical) spaces, it is urban or regional planning that determines the different land uses, settlement structures, etc. from a sovereign perspective (city administration as institution). There, these two perspectives on intended change can easily be integrated from a grassroots-level development to an intended change out of public institutions. Additionally, both approaches are following integrated and comprehensive perspectives.
- Both transition processes and urban or regional development processes have a long-term orientation. While transition research emphasizes a co-evaluative development where change can neither be steered nor foreseen, spatial planning focuses more on the steering of intended change and prevention of undesired incidents. This future orientation also means that solution approaches and strategies often are non-linear (uncertain), due to social or environmental changes as well as the complex and interrelated challenges that sustainability transitions and spatial conceptualizations face.
- Both theoretical approaches offer actor-centred approaches and actor collaborations on different spatial levels. These approaches follow the premise that actions are always based on values, power relations, norms and the complex interactions between different actors and actor groups, value driven interests and demands concerning time and space that make transitions possible and real. In this regard, transition processes as well as space can always be seen as result of a negotiation process of a given society. For more detail, multi-level and multi-scalar perspectives are used in both approaches, making it possible to combine them.
3.2.2. Space as a “Normative Concept”
3.2.3. Space as an “Approach to Action”
4.1. Paradigmatic Consequences
4.2. Epistemological Consequences
4.3. Methodological and Methodical Consequences
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts crowned Best Film at the Dublin International Film Festival
- Klaus Härö’s drama My Sailor, My Love has won the Award for Best Irish Feature, whilst Joe Lee’s 406 Days snagged Best Irish Documentary and the ICCL Human Rights Award
It’s a wrap for the 2023 edition of the Dublin International Film Festival, one of Ireland’s most prestigious film events. This year, the festival unspooled from 23 February-4 March.
The jury of the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle, presided over by Tara Brady, crowned Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts [+see also:
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film profile] (Spain/France) as Best Film. The picture revolves around a middle-aged French couple who move to a remote village, seeking closeness with nature. However, their presence inflames two locals to the point of outright hostility and shocking violence. Showcased at Cannes in 2022 and crowned Best Foreign Film at this year’s Césars, the film’s main cast includes Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido and Marie Colomb.
The Awards for Best Irish Feature went to Klaus Härö’s My Sailor, My Love [+see also:
film profile] (Finland/Ireland). Toplined by James Cosmo, Brid Brennan and Catherine Walker, the movie follows a retired sea captain and his daughter who must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper.
Meanwhile, the Irish doc 406 Days by Joe Lee snagged both the Award for Best Irish Documentary and the ICCL Human Rights Award. The feature, which zooms in on the heartbreak, courage and rage of the workers involved in the 2020 Debenhams picket, was billed by the ICCL jury as “an incredible testimony to the strength and resilience of a group of mostly female workers in the face of the might of an international company”.
Finally, the gongs for Best Director and Best Screenplay went to France’s Léa Mysius, the helmer of The Five Devils [+see also:
film profile] (France), and Romania’s Cristian Mungiu, for R.M.N. [+see also:
interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Judith State
film profile] (Romania/France/Belgium/Sweden), respectively.
Here is the full list of this year’s award winners:
How to Blow up a Pipeline - Daniel Goldhaber (USA)
Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti – Leah Gordon and Eddie Hutton-Mills (Haiti/UK)
Best Irish Documentary
406 Days – Joe Lee (Ireland)
George Byrne Maverick Award
Michael Dwyer Discovery Award
DCU Documentary Award
Cara Holmes – Notes from Sheepland (Ireland)
5 Lamps Discovery Awards
Best Irish Short
Lamb – Sinead O’Loughlin (Ireland)
Shadow – Janna Kemperman (Ireland)
Best International Short
Will You Look at Me – Shuli Huang (China)
Blind Spot – Elias Neijens (USA/UK)
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“Let’s Talk” provides an opportunity for students to speak with a CAPS therapist about non-emergency concerns in a confidential space. These drop-in individual consultations are FREE for all UVA students.
What to Expect
- Quick, 15+ minute conversations with a CAPS clinician.
- To consult with students who are experiencing moderate distress, in a confidential space.
- To provide general education about mental health and wellness.
- To educate and bring awareness to available resources across Grounds.
- To empower students to make healthy decisions and lifestyle choices.
- To help prevent acute distress and/or prolonged distress.

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Thursday News, November 15
Jurors Hear Opening Statements and Testimony On Jandreau Trial
(Le Mars) -- Jurors for the Matthew Jandreau case heard opening statements from the attorneys, as well as the first three witnesses for the state's case. Prosecuting attorney Darrin Raymond told jurors he intends to show how the defendant caused a series of criminal events on March 2nd. The defendant's attorney, Mike Williams, told jurors that his client was intoxicated with alcohol at the time and there was no intent with any of the said charges. The prosecution brought to the stand three witnesses during the first day of the trial. Jurors heard from Plymouth County Communications supervisor Curt Hadding as he described the multiple 9-1-1 emergency calls that came into the Communications center on the morning in question. Hadding said it was a "chaotic morning" The first 9-1-1 call was from a woman that said somebody was trying to break into her home through the back door. Hadding said while he was dispatching officers to the address a second, and even a third 9-1-1 calls were received, all related incidents. The third call came from the home of 126 2nd Ave. Southwest. Only screaming from what appeared to be from a juvenile female was heard on the third 9-1-1 call. Sgt. Rick Singer was the second witness for the prosecution. Singer reported how he had entered the home and screams led him to the basement to find Matthew Jandreau with a female juvenile. Singer testified saying the defendant, Jandreau was on his knees with his pants down to his ankles and what appeared that he was holding the juvenile around the waist. Singer also testified that the female juvenile was screaming and appeared naked from the waist down. Singer also testified about a van that was parked in the middle of the street. Later it was learned the van had role in the investigation related to Jandreau. The third witness was Walter Hesselink who resides at 126 2nd Ave. Southwest. Hesselink testified he saw the defendant at the J and J Cafe truck stop. Hesselink says Jandreau appeared was "walking strange and acting strange." Hesselink said of Jandreau that "he looked like he was talking to himself". He characterized Jandreau's actions as being "fidgety." As a twisted part of fate, it would be nearly twenty minutes later that Jandreau would be arrested after having entered Hesselink's home and be seen with Hesselink's eleven year old granddaughter, while the granddaughter was screaming. The trial continues today beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Branstad Says Iowa Not Ready For Federal Health Care Act
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad plans to tell the federal government Friday that Iowa still doesn't have enough information to move forward with a state-based insurance marketplace that is required under the federal health care law.
The federal government has imposed a Friday deadline for states to confirm whether they will create their own health exchanges for consumers and small businesses. States don't have to provide
specific details about their plan until next month, but those that don't declare their intention by the deadline will have to move forward with a state-federal partnership or a federal takeover - at
least for now.
Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht says the federal government has set arbitrary deadlines for the states without answering basic questions that would help Iowa officials choose the best option.
Counterfeit Bills Passed In Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say more counterfeit bills have been passed at businesses in the Des Moines area.
The rash of cases began Monday, when two fake $100 bills were passed at a fast-food restaurant.
On Tuesday a bank discovered a counterfeit $50 that had been deposited Monday by a different restaurant. Also Tuesday, someone tried to pass a fake $50 at another restaurant but left after an
employee determined the bill was a counterfeit.
Authorities say there have been a total of five cases in the past four days.
Des Moines Police Department spokesman Jason Halifax says counterfeiting is not unusual in the area, but the occurrences usually are more sporadic than the recent spate.
Investigators aren't sure whether the cases are related.
Investigation Shows Bus Driver Did Nothing Wrong
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines officers have concluded no charges are warranted against a school bus driver accused of shoving students and yelling at them during their ride home.
A group of parents whose kids attend South Union Elementary School filed a police report that said the driver physically assaulted several students on Monday afternoon and used profanities when addressing the children and their parents.
The parents also contacted district officials and asked that the driver be fired. District officials said they investigated the incident and found no merit to the parents' allegations.
Police Sgt. Jason Halifax says that detectives made their determination after reviewing a security video from the bus.
Gay Rights Groups Host Seminar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gay rights groups are hosting a panel discussion to discuss the future of the LGBT movement in Iowa after they claimed major victories in last week's elections.
One Iowa and Lambda Legal will host the event Thursday at the Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines.
Speakers will discuss the impact of voters' decisions to retain Justice David Wiggins on the Iowa Supreme Court and keep Democrats in control of the Iowa Senate.
Wiggins participated in the 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa, and he defeated an attempt by social conservatives to oust him. Renewed Democratic control of the Senate means that attempts to amend the constitution to ban gay marriage will fail.
Panelists include One Iowa executive director Donna Red Wing and Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky.
Mortgage Broker Convicted of Fraud
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A federal jury has convicted the former president of the Iowa Association of Mortgage Brokers in a fraud scheme that prosecutors say almost cost some homeowners their homes to foreclosure.
The U.S. attorney's office says Paul Kramer, of Granger, was convicted of 18 counts of wire and bank fraud on Wednesday in Des Moines. Kramer owned a mortgage brokerage and closing company.
The jury also convicted Lane Anderson, of Altoona, on two counts of conspiring with Kramer to commit bank and wire fraud.
Kramer and Anderson worked together to obtain $1.5 million in mortgage loans using the name and credit score of a contractor who didn't qualify for the loans. Kramer eventually took funds from the
closing company for his mortgage brokerage. Those funds should have paid off mortgages.
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i have a 90 gmc suburban 4x4. the other day the brake light came on. now it is flashing a code. its like 1 long flash, a pause, then 12 quick flashes. it just down this over and over. the truck stops fine, it has no leaks, well at least none that i have found. there is plenty of fluid, and has new front brake pads. does anyone have an idea what this could be? the book i have on it doesn't say anything. thanks.


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Customized plan leveraging nitrate film, still image, and digital media expertise
Assets were housed at the presidential library’s archive, so the first step was for PRO‑TEK to arrange for the historical items to be sent to our nitrate service center in Burbank, CA. We sent a certified technician to the presidential library to complete necessary documentation and package the collection in appropriate containers that meet the specific regulatory standards.
We then arranged for an authorized shipping company to transport the materials. Once the assets were in-house, our team worked with the presidential library staff to established standards for image identification and physical condition assessment.
We then implemented a metadata schema for naming and tagging the images for searchability and future access then used that schema for entry of all cataloged footage directly into our asset management system. Photos were then digitized the film using our high-resolution film scanners. Digital files were transferred to the library’s data center.

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The Law Library
This website provides an overview of services and resources at The Law Library. The Law Library is located on the 5th floor of the Law Faculty building, in Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1.
Welcome to the Law Library!
The University library is a public academic library, and part of the academic and pedagogcial support services at the University of Bergen. At times we also host scholarly events. This website provides an overview of our services and resources.
Many of our new work and study spaces facilitate collaboration, and here we welcome the noise that comes with ordinary inside talk. If you seek a space to make more noise we advise that you visit the cafeteria, while if you want a space for silent and focused work, we advice either bringing a noise cancelling headset or visiting the quiet study spaces at the faculty. In general, we wish that you use the library the same way you wish for others to use it. We have formulated some library guidelines, feel free to check them out.
Check out our library opening hours as well. Outside the staffed hours, you are welcome to use the unstaffed library with your access card and code. The security camera runs 24/7, and footage is kept in line with the current rules and regulations (page unfortunately not available in English).
Literature and book arrangement on shelves
Searching for online material
The blue search box at the top of this page, is our seach engine Oria. In Oria you can seach for both printed and electronic material in the University of Bergen Library or other Norwegian libraries.
Need help using Oria? On this page you can find instructions on searching and requesting documents in Oria.
Finding books on the shelves
Our collection is arranged in a systematic order by subject, using the L-catalog (Norwegian only). We do not arrange books by language. The book arrangement system was developed by the university libraries in Bergen and Oslo, and is divided into the three classical groups: Private law, Public law and International law.
A book's location on the shelves can be found in Oria and is given by letters and numbers (for example L 123 abc). The shelves in the library give an overview of the topics on that shelf and the spine shows the book's location.
You can search for a topic in Oria by typing in the L-number in the advanced search box. Here you must choose “Local classification” and write the L-number in the search box (for example L 123). All the literature on this subject will appear.
The standard collection
The standard library collection is marked with white tape. The books can be borrowed for four weeks, and the loan can be renewed if noone is on the reservation list. Books that are currently borrowed by others can be reserved in Oria.
Click here for more information on borrowing and renewing.
The reading list collection
Material from current reading lists is available in the library on a separate shelf, and contains the books that are listed on course reading lists.
This collection is divided into two sections:
The legal source and reference collection
The sources of law and reference collection is marked with blue tape. The blue tape means that you can only use the material in the library. The material can be copied according to Kopinor licence.
The collection consists of:
"Magasin" - storage unit
The books in the library storage unit are marked "Magasin". These are mostly older books or older editions of the books in the regular collection. The books from the storage unit can be borrowed for four weeks. Contact the staff at the counter, and we will get it for you while you wait.
Electronic books are searchable just like normal books in Oria, or you can choose electronic books in Oria advanced search. Some books are not yet available, but you can find them if you search directly through for example Springer link or Ebrary.
For more information, check out how to find and use eBooks.
The library subscribes to many journals, both in print and electronically.
Printed journals can be found in the library on the shelves labeled "Tidsskrift", alphabetically shelved by title. Some newer volumes can be found on the journal stand by the library entrance.
Electronic journals can be found in Oria.
On a general note, articles can be found in journals, newspapers, and books.
Articles in journals:
Articles in newspapers:
Articles in books:
Also check out the book collection: “Norsk juridisk festskriftbibliografi” by Hanne E. Strømø and Halvor Kongshavn.
Selected online resources/databases
A bibliographic database over Norwegian law written in foreign languages, most of them in English. References to books, articles, and Norwegian sources of law.
To find the references, click "Group library".
You can now also retrieve references and download them to your own Zotero library and incorporate to your Citation Style e.g. Harvard or Chicago.
The database was created and is still owned and operated by the Law Library at the University of Bergen Library. From 2004 to 2016 Kirsti Lothe Jacobsen was the project leader, now Elen Elvebakk is the editor in charge.
A collection of Norwegian acts that have been translated into English. The translations are not official, they are provided for information purposes only.
A collection of online legal resources. You need an account to search the database, but some Norwegian laws, acts and the Foreign Ministry's treaty registry is available to everyone. For more, see Information in English.
A collection of databases that the University of Bergen
Online guide and toolbox for academic writing. Contains information about searching, reading, writing, sources, and referencing.
A web resource to help beginning researchers in their process of researching, writing, and publishing. The resource has three main modules: Search and Review; Share and Publish; and Open Science.
Book a librarian
Do you need assistance in your search for information? Then you can book a librarian.
Students and staff at The Faculty of Law can book a librarian for a one-to-one session, where the librarian will help you find relevant information from the many subject databases The University of Bergen Library has access to.
The session takes place in the library every weekday between 8.30 AM and 3.00 PM. The session usually lasts one hour.
Please give us information on the subject you need assistance with and in which context you will be using it (i.e. master's thesis, paper etc.)
Request a purchase
The library is constantly adding books to our collection, both printed and electronic. If you have any suggestions for books the library should buy, you can send us a request via e-mail: email@example.com. Please let us know if you are interested in a printed or electronic version (if available). New books are displayed by the library entrance.

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5th Annual Lantern Festival
LOCATION: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
DATE: Saturday September 22nd, 2018
The lantern festival is back! Join Chinatown Main Street on Saturday, September 22nd 2018 for our second major summer festival right in the heart of Boston's Chinatown! Food vendors and promotional tables will be available throughout the streets.
The main stage will feature a variety of cultural performances including lion dance, Chinese folk dance, martial arts, and more. We will also be offering free mooncake sampling from 2pm-3pm.
Admission to the entire event is FREE!
The vendor registration form is now available online! Please click on the link below to download and send all completed forms to Chinatown Main Street.
Main Stage Performance Schedule
Missed the Chinatown Main Street Festival? Check out some of the pictures and main stage performances from this year's Chinatown Main Street Festival in the slideshow below!
Chinatown Main Street, Inc.
China Trade Center
2 Boylston Street, Suite 108
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: (617) 350-6303
M-F 9:30am - 5:30pm
Weekends: By Appointment
For more information on upcoming events, check out our Facebook and Twitter pages.


Festival unveils 2021 poster created by artists Sandra Equihua and Jorge Gutiérrez, the Annie and Emmy Award-winning creatives behind ‘Maya and the Three,’ ‘The Book of Life,’ ‘Son of Jaguar,’ and ‘El Tigre: Las Aventuras de Manny Rivera.’
Tagged With: Sandra Equihua
Running October 18-20, the festival will showcase 10 new animated features and special presentations, including ‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘Ne Zha,’ ‘White Snake’ and ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane.’
Google Spotlight Stories teams with Reel FX to debut new VR short that builds on Mexican director Jorge Gutiérrez’s previous work.
Google Spotlight Stories teams with Reel FX to debut new VR short that builds on the Mexican director’s past work from ‘El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera’ and ‘The Book of Life.’


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Are you looking for a smart investment choice? Look no further than aerc stock. With its innovative technology, strong financial performance, and commitment to sustainability, aerc is poised to be one of the top-performing stocks of the year. In this blog post, we’ll dive into why investing in aerc is not only financially savvy but also socially responsible. So buckle up and get ready to learn why aerc stock should be on your radar as an investor.
What is aerc stock?
Aerc, Inc. (NASDAQ: AERC) is a technology company that provides network-centric air traffic management solutions to the global aviation industry. Aerc’s mission is to make flying easier, safer and more efficient for everyone in the aviation community.
Aerc stock is a smart investment choice for those who are interested in the growth of the air traffic management industry. The company has a strong track record of growth, and its products are used by many of the world’s largest airlines. This makes it a leading player in an increasingly competitive market.
In addition, Aerc is well-funded and has a strong balance sheet. The company has been profitable every year since its inception, and it has ample liquidity resources to weather any potential storms. Overall, Aerc stock is a solid investment choice for those interested in the growth of the air traffic management industry.
What are the benefits of investing in aerc stock?
Aerc, Ltd. (AERC) is a high-growth technology company whose core business is developing and commercializing advanced air traffic control (ATC) software. The company has a strong track record of success, with its products having been deployed in more than 60 countries around the world.
The company’s ATC software provides an efficient, safe and reliable flight system for pilots and air traffic controllers alike. By automating many routine tasks, the software helps to improve efficiency and reduce the amount of time spent on manual labor.
Investors can expect Aerc stock to continue to increase in value over the long term due to its strong track record of success and its growing market share. The company has a lot of growth potential, and investors can expect continued innovation in its products moving forward.
Why should I invest in aerc stock?
Aerc (NASDAQ: AERC) is a leading global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The company offers a broad range of MRO services covering a wide variety of aircraft types, including commercial airplanes, military aircraft and helicopters.
Aerc is well-positioned to benefit from the growth in the aviation industry. The global market for air transportation is expected to grow by 7% each year, reaching $2.7 trillion in value. This growth will be driven by increasing demand for air travel as well as greater adoption of low-emission aircraft technologies.
Aerc’s long history of success makes it one of the most reliable and experienced providers of MRO services. The company has a strong presence in key markets around the world, which gives it an advantage over its competitors. In addition, Aerc’s financial strength allows it to invest in new technology and facilities that will improve its service offerings and expand its market share.
Investors who are interested in investing in the aviation sector should consider investing in Aerc stock. The company’s shares are currently trading at a discount to their historical average price, which means that there is potential for significant gains if investors purchase shares now.


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– Confident and friendly
– Best as the only cat
Kit is a bit of an oddball who is sure to brighten up any home!
He is very affectionate and never tires of pats, and is an absolute purr machine. He also loves food and will become immediate friends with anyone who offers him pats and snacks. He would love to have a home to explore and play in, while also having a human to give plenty of cuddles to.
Kit has FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) which means he needs to live an indoor life and we prefer him not to go a home with cats who do not have FIV. While FIV is a life-long virus it doesn’t slow him down and he is otherwise happy and healthy!

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- November 28: NHTSA Closes Bosch Power Xpress 240V Investigation
- November 7: Nissan Recalls Vehicles For Exploding Air Bags and Acceleration Problems
- November 4: Infiniti Recalls Over 14,000 Hybrids and SUVs
- October 23: Mazda and Nissan Recall Vehicles With Exploding Air Bags
- October 9: Nissan Recalls Altima to Repair Hoods That Can Fly Open
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"The community treatment parameter estimate was significant (?=?0.51, p=0.026), indicating that community-level treatment lowered the propensity to use marijuana at the last measurement occasion over and above the effect of the 'Above the Influence' campaign. There was no evidence that school-level treatment affected the marijuana use at the last measurement occasion. Neither the community-level nor the school-level treatment for the 'Be Under Your Own Influence' campaign provided evidence of an effect on the linear rate-of-change for marijuana use.
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"The extent of exposure to the ONDCP 'Above the Influence' campaign (RQ1) was assessed by cross-tabulating the measures of self-reported exposure to this campaign with each of the four treatment/control cells at the fourth wave of data collection, the point by which such exposure would have taken place for all study participants. Of youth in the control community/control school cell, 73% said they definitely had seen the ONDCP 'Above the Influence' campaign. The self-reported exposure to the ONDCP campaign was similar in the three treatment cells (68–79%).
"A well-designed and executed multiyear study of the impact of the ONDCP [Office of National Drug Control Policy] anti-drug media campaign on teen initiation of drug use, or cessation of drug use, shows disappointing results for the campaign. The study provides no evidence that the campaign had a positive effect in relation to teen drug use, and shows some indications of a negative impact."
Regarding the federal Anti-Drug Media Campaign, an independent report by Westat and the Annenberg School found that: "Overall, the results are mixed. Some positive trends in youth outcomes occurred over the period covered by NSPY, though evidence linking them to Campaign exposure is weak. In particular, the proportion of nonusing youth saying they would “definitely not” try marijuana over the next 12 months was significantly higher in 2004 than in 2002, the last year prior to the redirected Campaign, which included the Marijuana and Early Intervention Initiatives.
Regarding exposure to ONDCP's National Anti-Drug Media Campaign and marijuana use by 12-18 year olds, a report prepared for NIDA by Westat and the Annenberg School of Communication determined: "In sum, the data do not support claims of favorable Campaign influence on any of the four original cognitive outcomes.


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Edifier s350db review
The Edifier S350DB is a 2.1 powered system consisting of two speakers as satellites and a subwoofer. The idea behind it is to substitute the soundbars and all-in-one speakers without a change in the price.
The Edifier S series started in 2001 as a high-end series that will show the acoustic strength of the Edifier.
- Nice design
- Powerful bass and clear highs
- Multiple options for connection
- Good value for the money
- There are no bass and treble controls on the remote control
- LED indicator too small
- The design limits the placement
- The subwoofer is quite large
Edifier S350DB has a retro design and comes without any grilles on. Just exposed drivers that look kind of cool. The satellites have a black front panel, while the veneer is cherry wood colored.
The cabinet is built of MDF board and decorated with PVC skin. The size is 8.8H x 5W x 6D inches each. There is a 0.75-inch titanium dome tweeter (carrying 15 watts) and a 2.8-inch mid-range driver (the mid-range driver is 25 watts). The mid-range driver has a cast aluminum basin stand. Aluminum has better strength and does not conduct magnetism, so it will not affect the magnetic circuit. Because of crossover technology, the traditional crossover is not of need in the satellite speaker.
The subwoofer is 12.3 x 10.4 x 11.7 (HWD) and has the same black front and wood veneer as the satellites. There is an 8-inch driver of 70 watts and a side port for allowing air movement. The subwoofer also has an aluminum basin stand.
The subwoofer connects both bookshelf speakers at its back panel and connects the whole system to the power outlet. Also, on the back, there is two RCA inputs (PC and Aux) work with the included 3.5 mm input cable. The connections for the satellites, a Coaxial input, and a power switch are on the subwoofer’s back as well. The right speaker is hardwired, while the left one is not.
The right speaker has three knobs for volume, treble, and bass, with a central setting as a neutral position. From the practical point of view, these controls would have been much more helpful if they were on the remote control.
While we are at the remote control, its buttons are puck-shaped with options for power, play, and pause, track forward and backward, volume up and down. There are also buttons for different inputs such as optical, Bluetooth, aux, pc, and coaxial.
There is an indicator on the right speaker’s front side that shows which input is selected, but it is minimal, that you need to be very close to read the display. Also, there is no possibility to choose the input physically, and you have to use the remote control. Although remote control is essential, it lacks the treble and bass controls, as we can see.
In case you plan to connect the S350DB to the TV, you have to remember that the subwoofer has to be close enough to the TV to get the signal from it and be on the axis with the right and left speakers because of the cables. If you decide to mount the satellites on the wall, the chunky wires will not make it look pretty.
Sound quality of Edifier S350DB
If you use the S350DB to watch movies, you will notice that the bass coming from the subwoofer is powerful and managed well without covering the dialogues, which are crisp and clear.
If you use it to listen to music, it also shows excellent bass power, without any distortion, even at high volumes. Thanks to the DSP and the bass knob, you can solve unexpected issues if they emerge. Otherwise, the sound is clean and robust at moderate volumes.
The vocals have a friendly low-mid presence, and the treble has a crisp edge. Male and female voices have an excellent performance.
In general, the sound signature is well balanced, especially with the settings on neutral.
The Edifier S350DB creates a believable stereo image, much better than a speaker broadcasting a stereo signal. Despite there is no surround processing with S350DB, the sound coming from it pulls you into the movie or the music and lets you sink into the moment.
The Edifier S350DB does a great job of delivering powerful audio, regardless of musical or film point of view.
Although it is not a slim system and not so wall-mountable, it is hard to argue that sonically you can not get much better systems in that price range, especially with such an extensive selection of inputs and pleasing aesthetics.

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There are three foundational ways to care for your smile: brush your teeth at least twice daily, floss once daily, and visit your dentist regularly. If you’ve already got these habits in the bag, you’re on the right track. But do you ever wish you could do more for your smile? If so, Dr. Robert Berkowitz and our dental team are thrilled to hear that! Here are some suggestions:
-Upgrade your routine to brush three times a day instead of two. You can take a travel toothbrush to work or keep a toothbrush and toothpaste at your desk to brush your teeth after lunch.
-If you play sports or participate in high adventure, wear a mouthguard. You’ll be much less likely to suffer a dental injury, and your teeth and gums will continue to remain healthy and strong.
-Add antiseptic mouthwash to your oral hygiene routine. We recommend choosing a product with the ADA seal and that includes fluoride for an extra boost of your tooth enamel.
Do you have questions about doing more for your smile in Anderson, South Carolina or do you need to schedule an appointment? If so, please reach out to our dental team at Trinity Dental Center. All you need to do is dial 864-642-4630 and we will be excited to help you.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has launched an online survey to solicit public input for the agency’s next Public Participation Plan, which is updated every four years.
The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8P8JM3W until Feb. 23.
The agency’s current participation plan dates back to 2015 and focuses on opportunities to get involved in planning and funding activities.
There’s also an appendix dealing with a long-term transportation and land-use blueprint known as Plan Bay Area 2040.
That document can be reviewed online at https://mtc.ca.gov/about-mtc/public-participation/public-participation-plan.
An updated draft will be released for public comment sometime this spring. The final version is slated for adoption in June.