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All of us experience some level of anxiety. It’s normal. We are humans and we worry about a whole host of things – real and imagined in our minds. Most of what we are anxious over is never going to come to pass. Alternatively, it can definitely be something that is going to happen in a matter of time. Either way, how to calm one’s anxious mind amidst these stormy seas?
I have always been drawn to taking a few moments and picturing a thick, long piece of rope – sort of like the one in the picture in this post. In my mind, though, the rope is one long strand. I think about all of my worries and concerns and as I do in my mind I picture myself picking up one end of this heavy mental rope with my two hands.
I find it is hard to pick up the rope, but I struggle and pick it up. From there, I pull the rope in to myself — literally “roping in my restlessness.” As i pull it in to myself, I picture all of the knots and knobs of my worries and concerns related to whatever I am feeling anxious about.
I continue to pull the rope in to myself until I have none left, i.e. all of my concerns, cares, worries have been pulled in and gathered up. My restlessness regarding the matter is contained within me and to a large degree settled as I have faced all of the matter and pulled it in so that it does not have me flinging around in my mind making my life overwrought with anxiety, but rather I have allowed myself time to reflect, give time to the whole of the matter, and contain it within me.
All the while, I remind myself all of this will come to fruition and pass one way or another. After this little meditation, I am often able to move my mind and day on to other things that are no longer hampered by my anxious state.
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Iraq’s deputy prime minister on Wednesday called on the international community to increase the flow of aid and speed up the implementation of projects to help rebuild the war-torn country.
“The support of the international donor community will be the catalyst for turning the vicious cycle of poverty and terrorism into a virtuous circle of economic growth, tolerance and peace,” Barham Salih said in a keynote speech in Tokyo to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq. “Iraq lies on the fault lines of the global war on terror.”
Representatives from 53 countries and four international organizations were in Tokyo to attend the two-day donor meeting.
Salih, who headed the Iraqi delegation, noted that health care, water and sanitation, education and housing are the priorities in the social sector in need of urgent assistance from the international society.
Iraq is suffering from a shortage of doctors and other health-care professionals, with many having fled the country. Iraq’s literacy rate is declining, and there is a shortage of 1.5 million basic housing units, he said.
The deputy prime minister said Iraq will concentrate its capital on the oil sector, which comprises 94 percent of its revenue. Iraq currently produces about 250 million barrels per day, of which some 200 million barrels per day are exported.
“Iraq has the potential to be an economic powerhouse for our region — the Japan of the Middle East perhaps,” he said.
Salih said the government was determined to hold parliamentary elections in January as planned, despite fears that they may be delayed.
He also asked Iraq’s creditors to waive some $125 billion in outstanding debt so that Iraq can use its financial resources to cover pressing economic, social and security needs.
Despite promising words by Iraqi ministers, doubts remain among donor countries over whether the interim government can actually bring insurgent attacks under control and commit to the scheduled political process.
Violence in Baghdad and other cities in Iraq continue to make headlines and foreign civilians are often taken hostage.
The security situation has remained unstable even after the June handover of sovereignty from U.S.-led occupation forces in Iraq.
During a news conference after the day’s meeting, Ross Mountain, deputy special representative of the U.N. Secretary General for Iraq, hinted that Iraq’s failure to get the security situation under control has led to the slow implementation of aid.
“Much has been achieved, although not all that we had hoped, due to the limitations that were placed on us by the security situation,” he said.
Akio Shirota, Japan’s ambassador in charge of reconstruction assistance to Iraq, admitted that there was a “candid exchange of words” during the closed sessions in the afternoon, though did not elaborate.
But Mehdi Hafedh, Iraqi minister on planning and development cooperation, stressed that the meeting was not a “pledging conference,” apparently trying to play down the lack of momentum among participants in terms of offering fresh aid to his country.
“Most nations are hesitant to offer further aid considering the current security situation in Iraq and are doubtful that the current administration will be able to carry out the political process,” said a senior Foreign Ministry official who asked not to be named. “But is there any other way to promote the reconstruction process?”
Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, host of the meeting, pledged Japan’s continued assistance for Iraq’s reconstruction and said Tokyo would speed up the processing of yen loans.
Machimura also announced his intention to earmark $40 million in ministry money for a trust fund to help carry out Iraq’s election in January.
Meanwhile, Iran told the gathering that it will offer $10 million to the fund, with the European Commission and South Korea indicating their intention to provide additional aid to the fund next year, according to the chairman’s summary of the meeting.
Aid coming: Armitage
Richard Armitage, U.S. deputy secretary of state, said Wednesday the U.S. will step up efforts to disburse $18.4 billion in aid to Iraq.
“We took longer than it was necessary to get our act together prior to turning over sovereignty,” Armitage told a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
A total $1.4 billion has been dispersed to date.
The U.S. had disbursed $400 million before authorities of the U.S.-led coalition turned over sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government in June. Armitage said it has disbursed a further $1 billion in the past three months.
He said about $400 million a month is being disbursed from the supplemental budget. The money is being used to hire Iraqi firms and in turn increase local employment, he said.
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With so many new Christmas products coming out in time for the upcoming holidays, I decided to use up a bit of my stash to allow for some guilt free purchases. I purchased a great American Crafts Christmas kit at a crop I attended earlier this year. I paired the kit up with photos from Tom's family Christmas get-together last year.
We gave my mother-in-law a hard-to-wrap gift. Tom brought a stub roll of paper home from work and the I wrapped the gift in that and added a huge bow. That wasn't enough for the boys. they each drew on two sides and then decorated the top together. "For Grandma" is for Kevin's album and shows the two pictures he drew. I put the rest of the photos from that day for Kevin's album on a 2-page layout. It's pretty simple and focuses on the photos. It's hard to believe that Christmas is in two months, 5 days! Yikes!

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Mike Soroka has earned Canadian baseball’s highest honour.
The Atlanta Braves pitcher was named winner of the 2019 Tip O’Neill award presented annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the player who excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals.
Soroka, a Calgary native, finished second in National League rookie of the year voting and sixth in the Cy Young Award race. He is a first-time O’Neill winner and staved off strong competition from 2018 honouree James Paxton of the Yankees.
The 22-year-old right-hander posted a 13-4 record with a 2.68 earned run average while striking out 142 batters over 174 2/3 innings in 29 starts for Atlanta. His ERA was third in the NHL and his road ERA (1.35) topped the circuit, ranking fifth-lowest in the major leagues since 1913.
Soroka was named to the NL all-star team and was a starting pitcher on Baseball America’s MLB all-rookie squad.
“I have always felt a sense of pride when there are Canadians excelling in this game,” Soroka said. “I am always sure to mention to anyone watching other games in the clubhouse when a Canadian is at the plate or on the mound. I am beyond humbled to have the honour of sharing this award with some of the greats of not just Canadian baseball, but Major League Baseball, period.”

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May wine, also known as Maiwein, Maibowle and Waldmeisterbowle, is the name of a German beverage that uses aromatized wine as a base (see sangría). Just as Wassail is, or was, served during winter celebrations, May wine is served in the spring, traditionally on the May Day holiday.
The base is made by taking sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum, sometimes called Asperula odorata, known in Germany as Waldmeister), a fragrant creeping herb that grows in the forests of Northern Europe, and steeping it in a white German wine. Since woodruff is very slightly poisonous, some common sense should be applied in its use; 3 grammes of woodruff per litre of may wine is completely safe.
Flavoring ingredients such as brandy, sparkling wine (or carbonated water) and sugar may also be added to the mixture to create a punch -- hence another common name for the beverage is the Maibowle (May-bowl). Since strawberries are in season at that time of year, they are often floated in the bowl and in the drinking vessels being used.
May wine can also refer to a commercially bottled beverage meant to simulate the drink as described above. It will invariably consist of the white-wine base infused with the woodruff herb; individual variations might include strawberry flavoring, or fermentation techniques to make it lightly sparkling. It is produced in German culture regions of the United States such as Frankenmuth, Michigan. Commercial May wine produced in Germany itself is made with artificial flavoring and coloring agents since the 1980s, as the use of woodruff in commercial preparations was made illegal in Germany.
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Objectives - The purpose of this study was to assess whether low placentation in the second trimester is an independent risk factor for postpartum hemorrhage. Methods - A retrospective cohort study of women undergoing transvaginal sonography between 18 weeks' and 23 weeks 6 days' gestation was conducted. Patients were subdivided into three groups: low-lying placenta (0.1-2.5 cm), marginal previa (touching but not overlapping the os), and complete previa (covering the os). Low placentation was used as a descriptive for all cases (low-lying placenta, marginal previa, and complete previa) in this study. A group of randomly identified control patients with normal placentation was selected for comparison. Results - During the period of study, 410 women with low placentation were identified. Compared to controls, patients with second-trimester low placentation had increased rates of postpartum hemorrhage and uterotonic use. These increased risks persisted even among women in whom the low placentation resolved (odds ratio, 2.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.46-5.07; odds ratio, 2.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-3.84). Conclusions - Women with a second-trimester diagnosis of low placentation are at increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage.
- Low-lying placenta
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I'm very tempted by a shotgun (which I may end up just getting in addition to a rifle). I did
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Those are pretty much also what I've narrowed it down to from my limited research/experience
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I would also clarify something in the carbine length, preferably.
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Researchers from Monash University, IBM Research Australia, and the UK's University of Southampton have developed an ebike prototype that can "read" a cyclist's mind via their brain activity to prevent potential bike accidents.
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The system can determine if a rider is aware of their broad surroundings, which allows the engine of the bike to speed up. However, if the rider's peripheral awareness narrows -- which typically happens when it responds to a threat, such a car cutting them off or there is an obstruction to a bike path -- the system will immediately stop the engine of the bike, slowing down the rider.
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Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, director of the Exertion Games Lab in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University and co-creator of the technology, added the research shows there is an opportunity to bring human-computer interaction experiences in real-time.
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Becoming-Animal in the Narrative and the Form of Reha Erdem’s Kosmos
Keywords:Erdem, “Kosmos”, Turkish Cinema, Deleuze, Deleuze-Guattari, becoming-animal, becoming-imperceptible, impulse-image
This article performs a narrative and aesthetic analysis of Reha Erdem’s movie, Kosmos (2009), through an engagement with Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s philosophical concept of becoming-animal. Erdem narrativizes the story of an odd traveller dervish named Kosmos, who has supernatural abilities and an expanded capability of communication—one that displays liminal features between human and animal. Through his distinctive editing technique, particularly by juxtaposing human and animal faces, the director further deconstructs the conceptual boundaries between humanity and animality, revealing the inherent connectedness of the two. Hence, this article discloses the consistency between the narrative and the form of Kosmos through a close reading based upon the notion of becoming-animal and its conceptual constituents.
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Altıntaş, G. (2014). Inbetweenness as a Mode of Resistance in Reha Erdem’s Cinema. In M. Akser & D. Bayrakdar (Eds.), New Cinema, New Media: Reinventing Turkish Cinema (pp. 253-266). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Attending an English country side wedding in the heart of Bangalore was a quite a treat for the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Poddar. Our first meeting with the Poddar family and we were told that they are looking for someone with fresh ideas for an English theme vintage décor with brilliant execution for their daughter’s wedding reception. We knew we were up for the challenge.
Taj Westend opened its vast and expansive gardens for the reception of the gorgeous couple Saudamini and Vedant.
A vintage theme reception can be justified only if there are hand crafted elements. With a very dedicated and well informed team at Chirmi, we set out to look for the best of the best for this Job. Right from hand-painted welcome boards to the dreamy entrance with lace arches and pathway filled up with pearls, fairy lights, white and pink flowers, we made sure every detail is taken care off. Add to that a wooden swing and it sets a perfect spot to celebrate love and be captured as a memory. Hand crafted wooden crates with pearls and floral décor to rustic center pieces, old type writers, clocks and gramophones to mason jars and flower urns placed all around the lawn are a few examples to show at what length we go to make your dreams come true. Would a union like this be complete without the blessings from the loved ones…we dint think so. A vintage cart with writing cards to leave your message was the perfect solution. And for the ones who enjoy a drink to add to their celebration, a huge cut out of the word ‘BAR’ was suspended to make it evident where to say ‘CHEERS’. The band was given the perfect inspiration for their classic English and Hindi songs with old vinyl records suspended around the tent. A gradient shade of white to pink backdrop looked spectacular and went perfect with the outfits of the couple. The final touch which subtly did the job of creating the right ambience for this evening was the various kinds of Lights. We had every element that would transport you to a European country side.
All of this would not be possible without a very warm and welcoming family of the Poddar’s from Aashirwad pipes. We’d like to thank you for giving us this opportunity and we wish them all the love and luck.
P.S – All details are there in the video below. Do enjoy it.
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As long as you take your birth control pills regularly, there is little risk of pregnancy if you have unprotected sex while taking the inactive pills in your birth control pack. Some birth control pills package seven white pills to be taken between packs. These pills contain no hormones of any kind. This is the seven-day window when your menstrual period should occur.
Though risk of pregnancy while taking birth control pills is less than 1% (when taken regularly and as prescribed), some doctors estimate the risk at about 8% due to missed pills and irregular pill schedules. If you feel uncomfortable having unprotected sex between pill packs, there is no reason you can’t use a backup method of birth control.

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text: I just started playing, still making my character. Think I'm going to head the Arcane Warrior route...but trying to figure out how I want to play it. I'd rather be a cross between a tank and a mage rather than just a tank or just a mage. So I got the Arcane Bolt for free and then I put two points into Flame Blast and Flaming Weapons. I guess we will see how it goes, I can always restart. Hell I must have restarted The Elder Scrolls 4309587409357 times.

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Cryodeck is a one man effort to create original sounds and incorporate them to rap music. He's goal is to mesh classic brooklyn, or New York style rap from the late 80s through late 90s with modern elements from today's underground rap, Drum N Bass, and electronica.
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Tuesday, February 7th at 5:30pm, join Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum for an Epicurean Evening! Come explore cuisines from around the world with the top chefs in Western New York! This festive evening will feature cooking demonstrations, gastronomic delights, and wine pairings to benefit the Explore & More Children’s Museum Play Forever Campaign.
Featured chefs will include:
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Taxpayer group consolidation for calculating and paying corporate profit tax.
Legal Update No. 288
Goltsblat BLP advises of publication of Federal Law No. 321-FZ dated 16 November 2011 “On Amendments to Part 1 and 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation in Connection with Creation of a Consolidated Taxpayer Group” (except for certain provisions).
Contrary to expectations, the minimum limits on consolidated revenues, assets and paid taxes for a consolidated group turned out to be rather high, with no prospects of them being decreased. Considerable entry thresholds for tax consolidations might make this instrument applicable only for a narrow range of taxpayers.
Below we provide a brief overview of the tax consolidation institute introduced by the Law.
1. Taxes in respect of which consolidation is possible. The Law provides for a consolidation opportunity solely for the purposes of corporate profit tax, other taxes being payable by the members independently. The consolidation rules do not apply either to the procedure for calculating, paying and filing reporting forms for profit tax using rates other than the common 20% rate (for instance, on dividends) and for tax on profits subject to withholding tax.
2. Set up of a consolidated taxpayers group. A consolidated group of taxpayers is an unincorporated formation based on a consolidation agreement entered into by the group members for at least two years, subject to registration with the tax authorities. The agreement is regulated by the legislation on taxes and levies and, where this is insufficient, by the civil law legislation, and may be contested by interested parties if it departs from the law.
3. Requirements on members of a consolidated taxpayer group. A consolidated group of taxpayers may be formed by Russian entities that each meets the following criteria:
the entity or any other member of the consolidated group holds, directly or indirectly, at least 90% in each of the other group members;
the entity is a taxpayer for corporate profit tax purposes and does not apply a tax exemption or the 0% profit tax rate envisaged for educational or medical organisations;
the entity is not a member of any other consolidated group, a resident of a special economic zone, a payer of gaming taxes or a clearing house and is not subject to any special tax treatment;
the entity is not in the process of reorganisation/liquidation and is not subject to bankruptcy proceedings;
its net asset value exceeds its authorised capital;
aggregated figures across all group members for the previous year comply with the following thresholds:
RUB 10 bn of cumulative paid profit tax, VAT, excise and severance taxes (other than taxes paid on goods crossing the Russian border);
RUB 100 bn of sales and other revenues;
RUB 300 bn of asset value as per statutory accounts.
In order to register a consolidated group, documentary confirmation must be provided that the members meet the above requirements.
4. Consolidation of organisations with special status.
Banks, insurance companies, non-state pension funds, and professional equity market players may only form a consolidated group together with other entities with the same status (a bank, insurer, etc., respectively).
5. Recognising losses incurred before consolidation.
The Law does not allow deduction of pre-consolidation losses of group members for determining the tax base, but the relevant members may report these under the general Tax Code rules after withdrawing from the consolidated group. The 10-year period for tax loss carry-forward is suspended for the period of participation in the consolidated group.
6. Shares of members in a consolidated tax base.
The aggregate profit tax is distributed among group members on the basis of the criteria established for distribution of profit among structural subdivisions (depending on the headcount (payroll)/depreciated value of depreciable property).
Limitations on deductible rated expenses linked to the taxpayer figures are calculated for each member separately (for instance, for advertising or hospitality costs).
7. Powers of the responsible member.
A responsible member representing the interests of the consolidated group of taxpayers acts as the authorised representative of the consolidated group members by virtue of law and exercises the rights and obligations of the group as a taxpayer, including those pertaining to payment of tax, filing of tax reports and liaising with the tax authorities during tax audits.
Members of the group also retain the right to act on their own as part of the tax audit procedure, submit documents requested by the tax authorities and contest decisions made by the authorities following an audit.
A special rule provides for the responsible member to retain a number of essential powers with regard to operations of the group irrespective of the distribution of rights and obligations in the consolidation agreement and after expiry thereof.
8. Tax accounting.
Each member of a consolidated group must keep tax records in compliance with the general tax legislation rules and report the necessary data to the responsible member.
Provision of unreliable data or no data at all, if it results in failure to pay the tax, is subject to liability similar to that envisaged by Article 122 of the Tax Code for failure to pay tax and additional liability may be provided by the consolidation agreement.
9. Tax enforcement.
A special procedure is established for collecting unpaid tax from a consolidated group, including suspension of transactions on bank accounts.
If tax is not paid, the tax authorities may, in accordance with the established priority, levy execution on cash on accounts and property of the responsible member and, if these prove insufficient, on cash and property of any member, which, in this event, has recourse against the responsible member.
10. Tax audits.
Certain specifics of tax control over a consolidated group are also stipulated.
In particular, a field tax audit may only be performed with regard to all members of the consolidated group and an audit on a specific member may be combined with a field audit pertaining to other taxes.
The Law provides time frames twice as long as those allowed for the usual submission of requested documents and objections to the audit report and to a resolution following audit results coming into effect, etc., have also been extended commensurably.
A field tax audit may take 2 months plus the number of months equal to the number of members of the consolidated group, except for the responsible member, but, in general, not more than a year.
11. Clarification of price control rules.
Apart from consolidation tax matters, the Law clarifies recent amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation on control over prices, which are also to take effect next year.
It is established that transactions between members of a consolidated taxpayer group are not subject to tax control over prices, except for transactions subject to severance tax payable at ad valorem rates.
Moreover, a rule has been introduced that a pricing agreement may have retroactive effect and may apply to the period from the beginning of the calendar year in which it is executed.
12. Time frames for setting up a consolidated group.
Generally, a consolidated taxpayer group is deemed created from the beginning of the profit tax period following the year in which the consolidation agreement is registered. And registration before the end of the year is subject to submission of a set of documents before 30 October.
An exception is made for 2012: there are transit provisions allowing the documents to be submitted up to 31 March 2012. In this case, a consolidated taxpayer group will be deemed created from the beginning of 2012.
For additional information, please contact:
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Yesterday during "Coffee with Ren" I suggested using backing tracks as you practice. Students in jazz have talked about this in rehearsal before, but the applications extend far beyond just playing the blues or working on improv.
As an example, check out this pop/rock backing track in concert D major.
These backing tracks do several different things as you practice.
I turned this on and was playing my concert D major scale. I started by playing half notes, quarters, and eighths, but then I started making up patterns. Here is a sample scale practice routine that you can try with this track:
⭐ Play the concert D major scale in half notes, up and down, repeating the top note.
⭐ Next, play the same scale but this time in eighth notes. Always play with the beat.
⭐ Now, make up your own rhythm patterns as you play along with the backing track.
⭐ Finally, make up your own patterns of rhythms and notes. See if you can make it sound melodic, like someone is singing along with the backing track.
We call that improvisation. You are now an improviser. Go sign up for jazz band.
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Since It's Binary, Baby! has gone off the radar for a while, I decided to release the remixes here on RKO. I will release one track per month in track order from the album. I decided to remaster the tracks. Not sure if they're better sounding or just different sounding, but they've been remastered from my original Renoise mixdowns.
One of the weaker tracks on the album, in my own opinion, and I was unsure whether to include it or not. I liked the production and the sound, but wasn't sure it was interesting enough for a full four minute track. I had lyrics written for it, but felt they were a little lame. I don't remember whether Chris convinced me to include the track or if I came around on my own.
Trivia: Ben Kinglsey walked on stage to this track at the 2011 British Academy Video Game Awards. If it's good enough for Ghandi, who am I to grumble?
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Last year, the SRT Viper made a brief comeback. With a massive 8.4-liter V-10 engine that produces 640 horsepower and 600 pounds-feet of torque, it is a complete redesign. This rear-wheel-drive exotic sports car is available in base and GTS trim levels and only has a six-speed manual transmission. The Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche 911, and Nissan GT-R are competitors of the Viper, which is only available as a coupe. An aero package, carbon fiber trim, orange inside stitching, a two-mode suspension with special tuning, exclusive Brembo-brand brakes, lightweight wheels, and a carbon fiber brace are all included in the new TA Special Edition Package for the base model. Matte-black paint, carbon fiber trim, gloss- and satin-black highlights, orange brake calipers, Alcantara interior trim, and orange accent stitching are all parts of the new Anodized Carbon Edition Package for the GTS. Meanwhile, a Rain mode is added to the electrical stability system.
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An unofficial template for editing a bachelor and master thesis at the University of Sannio in Benevento, Italy - Departement fo Engineering. This is an alternative template with respect to one already present among the Overleaf's templates.
This document presents the format for full papers to be published in the Annals of the XLVII SBPO. Title, affiliation, abstract and keywords must be exactly the same as the author informed when registered the paper through JEMS. The Abstract must not exceed 150 words.


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Our catered paellas - versatile and oozing with colour and flavour!
Our paella catering menus are oozing with colour, flavour and flexibility! You can have the paella served buffet style, served on platters to the tables, or served as part of a tapas menu. Paella catering is suitable for any occasion and is a totally versatile menu option.
We can provide for a variety of diverse dietary requirements, including Gluten Free, Religious and Vegetarian/Vegan Diets as well as guests with allergies
- Pollo & chorizo – a rich and smoky option made with chicken fillet, smoky chorizo sausage and rosemary
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Why Overlook Bay?
Overlook Bay consists of some of the best properties situated on Lake Norris where you can truly escape the hustle of everyday life and unplug with the serenity of the Tennessee hills and the calming waters of the lake. There is plenty to do at Overlook Bay. View beautiful vistas where the lake meets the mountains. Enjoy some of the best water activities like fishing, boating and water sports. Take a hike through the surrounding wilderness where spotting deer and wild game is almost guaranteed.
Need some food or supplies? You’re just a quick boat ride or drive to our neighbors at Flat Hollow Marina with a full service restaurant, rentals, and live entertainment. Want to just relax in the water? Overlook Bay has direct access to a long cove where other boaters won’t find your secret spot.
Did you know Lake Norris is one of the cleanest lakes in America and the average water temperature in the summer is in the mid to high 80’s? Come visit Overlook Bay and you may just call this your happy place….we did!

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Whitney Houston is slated to take a seat on Oprah Winfrey’s couch next month. According to People.com, the Grammy award-winner will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on September 14th. Houston will serve as the first guest of the 24th season of the show. It will be her first interview in nearly seven years. Oprah discussed Houston’s upcoming appearance calling it, quote, “the most anticipated music interview of the decade.” Houston’s highly-anticipated comeback album, “I Look To You,” is due to be released on August 31st. The singer held listening parties for the album, which is her seventh studio release, last month in New York and Los Angeles.
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Section 67 is important. I do not want to understate the importance of fee levels to the stakeholders, particularly those in the voluntary sector. I have a slight sense, however,
The bill is a reform of and follow-up to the existing disclosure arrangements, which we already know about. It is not a new care commission situation; it is a situation in which we know what the existing costs are and can predict the possible ramifications of charging those costs slightly differently. That is something that the consultation will take on board.
We are not adding to the burdens on the voluntary sector, either—quite the opposite. We are, in fact, reducing the burden on it and, all being well, we are reducing the costs on the voluntary sector. That is the context in which we must consider the bill.
There are all sorts of genuine issues with regard to the way in which the voluntary sector is funded, but the question is whether the bill will create significant additional burdens or change how the voluntary sector is affected by charges. In total, it will not but, in practice, the detail is open for consultation. We are, after all, talking about a fee that is currently £20. We talked about various other computations that might be used, such as membership fees, annual fees, or a larger fee for the first disclosure and smaller fees for later ones. All of that is up for grabs. The fee structure must be seen as part of the wider recruitment process, which is what causes the cost to and the burden on the voluntary sector. The fees for disclosures are a small part of that.
I entirely agree with Iain Smith's comments on the contract costs—it is a matter of dealing with the local funding issues that affect individual voluntary sector organisations. Ken Macintosh mentioned the important issue of monitoring costs. If Parliament approves the changes in one of the later amendments, there will be an annual report. Assurances have been given in that regard, which should allow a sensible and reasonable decision when we come to the consultation arrangements about the fee situation, without our having to add in the rather cumbersome arrangements that are proposed by Lord James.

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Spot the fishy incidents — 11 perspectives from the industry
Editor / Provider: Erica Lin & Michelle Chu | Updated: 5/30/2014 | Article type: Hot Topics
Panoramic fisheye cameras have seen fast growth in the surveillance industry. With the key feature in surround view monitoring and the advantage in reduction of installation cost, they are becoming the popular adoption in security system. With a promising market ahead, differentiation of product and market strategy from competitors is the way for major manufacturers to think when planning next moves.
asmag.com here presented 11 worldwide providers from the security industry – 3S PocketNet Technology, AMG System, Axis Communications, Dahua Technology, EverFocus Electronics, Hikvision Digital Technology, Merit LILIN, Panasonic System Networks, SamsungTechwin, Sony, and VIVOTEK – sharing their experiences and observations of the market with all asmag.com readers.
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With fisheye camera, user can deploy fewer cameras, less cabling, less HDD storage, but remain a 360-degree monitoring without blind spot; however, it is worth noting that fisheye camera is not suitable for monitoring area from a long distance due to the limited length of fisheye lens, stated Kevin Cheng, Director of APAC at 3S Pocketnet Technology.
“We expect the price of fisheye cameras can decrease to the level of dome camera – the user will then have options to choose from different features such as fixed lens fisheye dome and vari-focal dome,” Cheng concluded.
Fisheye cameras, compared to other types of cameras, offer a number of key advantages — monitoring of surround view without blind spot and reduction of installation cost and work — whilst still keeping high-resolution recording quality, David J. Myers, Technical Director of AMG, highlighted. AMG have noted that 360-degree fisheye cameras are becoming the mainstream when analog CCTV is gradually replaced by IP CCTV systems.
“We are not sure that there is one particular market deploying the most 360 degree cameras. In the USA, the retail market is strong. And transportation is a natural market for wide-angle camera when one single camera can cover whole view of a bus, or a train carriage,” Myers said. “Banks, schools, colleges, museums, and public buildings are also the target market of 360-degree cameras. So are car parks and outdoor perimeters.”
“According to IHS Research, sales of network video start to overtake analog in 2014 due to the powerful functions of advanced video processing and analytics. This is especially true in the retailer sector, as 360-degree cameras allow for an overview of all activities in a given area while being affordable for users having to work with tight-budgets in for example the retail and education sectors,” said Petra Bennermark, Product Manager at Axis Communications.
“In a study by Axis Communications, more than half (58%) of UK retailers are planning to migrate from analog to network video in order to integrate network cameras with business intelligence (BI) applications. BI application integration was considered the most significant reason for UK retailers to move to network video.”
Fisheye cameras are mostly deployed for indoor surveillance, getting more and more popular in public buildings, pointed out by Peter Pan, Product Manager from Dahua. Seen as the economic choice for security system deployment, one single fisheye camera can achieve wider coverage of monitoring than other non-panoramic camera.
This is even true to public units, hotels, and schools. They often have budget concerns; theses users are not too demanding in security image details while their purpose of surveillance system is mainly for prevention, Pan suggested.
“At present, many surveillance camera manufacturers have proposed new thoughts of design,” he continued. Currently, end users start to use 360-degree cameras and PTZ speed domes altogether, featuring both wide-coverage and detailed monitoring views. The 360-degree cameras are going to become an essential solution in surveillance systems, according to Pan.
“Although fisheye cameras are expecting fast growth in the near future, the 360-degree cameras won't become the majority in surveillance camera market due to their own pitfalls such as low pixel counts at the edge of images, and image distortion,” explained Pan.
However, as Pan mentioned, the technical improvement related to these pitfalls has been essential to manufacturers in the industry. Meanwhile, some manufacturers have started enhancing camera capacities in IR support for advanced day/night monitoring.
Douglass Wang, Deputy Project Manager of EverFocus Electronics, emphasized the importance of fisheye and speed dome cameras' synergy, combining advantages from both types of cameras, and adding value for wide-area surveillance without compromising the optimal image quality. “The end users can finely utilize pan, tilt, and zoom functions on speed dome to keep tracking region of interest, while monitoring the entire area through 360-degree camera view, more importantly, without any blind spot,” Wang said.
As panoramic camera is favored to be applied with speed dome in areas such as airport, warehouse, public space, and parking lot, end users might hesitate due to complicated cameras configurations. “EverFocus provides end users a 4-steps image calibration which dramatically reduces configuration time,” Wang highlighted.
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“Normally, SMB users may tend to use entry-level fixed cameras instead of panoramic cameras, since the latter are mainly targeted for middle-to high-end project use, and price are relatively higher. Therefore, Hikvision plans to introduce economical mini panoramic cameras to penetrate into SMB market in the middle of this year,” said Adler Wu, Product Marketing Manager of Hikvision Digital Technology.
“And for Hikvision, we forecast to increase at an annual growth rate of 60%-70% [before 2017], according to our company strategy, product planning and the market development. Panoramic camera would develop in two different ways in the future, one for SMB adoption and the other for high-end application. With more and more manufacturers joining in the competition, the price of panoramic camera may decrease to a level, allowing the cameras to enter SMB market; for high-end use, due to the wide coverage of panoramic camera, more images/ scenes could be achieved compared to common IP camera. Therefore, how to well make use of this advantage could be a breakthrough to eventually benefit the end users.”
“Considering lots of manufacturers have introduced their panoramic cameras, it becomes very important for us to provide innovative products to differ from the others at this stage.”
“Fisheye cameras are all about seeing everything in a scene more efficiently than with multiple cameras; therefore, providing security managers the ability to cover an entire scene in a logical way without gaps of coverage is prominent,” according to Chris Hsu, Global Marketing Manager at LILIN. “LILIN panoramic IP camera is an ideal choice for open-ended lobby areas such as entrances, exits, and lobbies.”
“The current leading technology trend in global market is ‘less is more'. We expect cameras can cover a range of area such as 360-degree fisheye camera is an ideal all-in-one product will definitely continue to shine in the following years.”
It is forecast that a growth of more than 50% will be seen in the panoramic camera market – more than current security market trend expectation – as higher image resolution will expand the deployment and acceptance of fisheye camera in more vertical markets, commented Akihito Akiyama, product planning manager at Panasonic.
According to Mr. Akiyama, Panasonic has strengthened its 360-degree cameras by continuingly progressing at technology development, including dewarp, super dynamic function, and vandal resistance. With the solid technical base, the 360-degree cameras are capable for high-resolution image quality with even edges, stable performance under various lighting environments, and last but not least, durability.
“360-degree cameras are increasingly being specified for projects where there is a requirement to monitor activity 24/7 in environments such as banks, offices, retail, transportation and warehouses. The advantage they offer is that a single 360-degree observational camera is all that might be needed to efficiently and cost effectively covers a whole area where a much larger number of standard cameras might normally be required, to avoid any blind spots,” suggested Tim Biddulph, Product Manager of Samsung Techwin Europe.
Samsung Techwin's 360 degree camera is part of the company's extensive range of IP network cameras. Tim Biddulph emphasizes the importance of fully understanding clients' needs first, before endeavoring to persuade them to migrate to 360-degree or other products and technologies.
“With its multiple security benefits and associated cost savings for end users, it is easy to understand why the 360-degree security camera has been highlighted by IHS as one of the key drivers for the video surveillance camera market in 2014 – which is slated for double-digit growth this year. Sony also recognizes the importance of these cameras in addressing the ever changing security environments of the modern world, and will continue to advance in the 360-degree security camera market with our end users,” said Riki Nishimura, General Manager of Visual Security Solutions, Professional Solutions Company (PSAP) at Sony Electronics Asia Pacific.
“The 360-degree cameras can be especially ideal for intercom or retail applications. Retail stores especially demand for a cost-effective and comprehensive surveillance system, which dissuades shoplifting and pickpocketing,” said Steve Ma, Executive Vice President of VIVOTEK. “With several unique features and wide surveillance coverage that can be delivered by the 360-degree fisheye camera under complicated environment, retail stores tend to deploy 360-degree fisheye camera the most.”
“The deployment of 360-degree fisheye cameras could be financially and technically beneficial. It is worth to note that just one 360-degree fisheye camera can deliver the same coverage as 6 to7 cameras that have been used in the stores. With the installation of panoramic models, the total number of cameras needed by the clients can be significantly reduced,” explained Ma.
VIVOTEK has made our fisheye camera as a pro-active smart sensor through our superior algorithms, making fisheye cameras performing intelligently, like people counting, field detection, trip wire, according to Ma. “With the technology evolvement and rising awareness of cost-effective solutions, the prevalent adoption of 360-degree fisheye camera for wide open area surveillance in the following years is foreseen. In addition, a 360-degree fisheye camera with intelligent capacity is undoubtedly to be a trend.”


Ethical Growth Marketing Podcast: Greg Früchtenicht Nights On Us
About the episode
Chris Thornhill talks to Greg Früchtenicht, the Co-Founder of Nights On Us.
Nights On Us is a collaborative initiative that offers ICU Nurses two-night hotel stays to thank them for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Recorded remotely in December 2020.


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Danielle Bux (born June 15, 1979) is a Welsh lingerie model and television presenter. She placed in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest when she was 18 and has appeared in various magazines, including Maxim. Find videos, pics and articles on Danielle Bux here.

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PC users pass around USB flash drives like business cards. Unknowingly, they sometimes carry malware infections. We depend on antivirus scans and the occasional reformatting to keep our USB flash drives from becoming the carrier for the next digital epidemic but the security problems with USB devices run deeper than you think. The risk isn't just in what they carry. It’s built into the core of how they work.
The cyber security experts, Jakob Lell and Karsten Nohl, have performed a vulnerability test that makes it extremely difficult for users to defend against USB-based attacks. The current USB standards vulnerability makes it hard to defend against attacks, even if manufacturers starting developing additional security layers. Significantly, an empty USB flash drives can even contain malware even if it's formatted - a troubling sign for many of the companies that rely on flash drives to transfer data.
"USB is ubiquitous across all devices," said Mike McLaughlin, First Base Technologies, in a statement to BBC. "It comes down to the same old saying - don't plug things in that you don't trust. On every business there should always have policies in place regarding USB devices and USB drives. Businesses should stop using them if needed."
Unfortunately, even with a growing number of cloud solutions - which have their own security concerns - many employees will still save and transfer documents using USB drives.
It's very unclear exactly how USB flash drive manufacturers will respond to the addressed issues, but the more immediate answer may simply be a more careful approach to how we use the drives. That's bad news for lots of projects — including live-boot systems like Tails, which typically reside on USB drives — but it would keep users safe from scary attacks from all corners, including possibly the NSA. As researcher Matt Blaze points out, the Snowden documents revealed a number of USB-based attacks used by the NSA, which may rely on the same vulnerability.
For best practices, never use USB flash drives on copying from one place to another on or off corporate scale and accessing the files using Unix based operating systems should be good enough.


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A common joke, about older people, is to suggest that they aren’t fond of much loud noise, especially when younger new neighbors enjoy listening to music, more loudly, even late at night, when the more elderly enjoy peace and quiet while trying to sleep. Recent studies have shown, that living near excessive noise may bring about risks of cardiovascular ailments, more commonly, in those over the age of 65. Seniors, living near noisier airports, appeared to be 3.5% more likely to be hospitalized, due to heart conditions, than those, who live nearer to airports, which aren’t as noisy.
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Patna,(BiharTimes): Ridiculing water resources minister Lalan Singh’s statement accusing rats for the breaches in embankments opposition RJD and CPI (ML) on Friday urged the Nitish Kumar government to better leave
RJD spokesman Shakti Singh Yadav alleged that by making such statement Bihar government is trying to hide its failures.
“Sometimes they say that the rats have consumed the seized liquor, then they blame them for the floods. If rats are causing so much of problem, then they should come up with a plan to tackle them. But they haven’t done anything about that as these are baseless arguments,” he said.
On the other hand the CPI(ML) `has demanded resignation of water resources department (WRD) minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, alleging that his department failed to strengthen embankments and canals which led to massive floods.
Not only the political parties even independent experts are questioning the minister’s remarks and called it irresponsible.


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Raul Malo’s magnificent Mavericks formed in Miami in the late 1980s and immediately won their spurs as neo-traditional country rock and Latin band with the most scorching live act many had ever seen. Virtuoso musicianship, superb songwriting and an image to match their name ensured their studio albums made an impact. They also enjoyed a string of fourteen charted singles on the Billboard country charts and became firm favourites with the British crowd thanks to the Trampoline album and the defining hit ‘Dance the Night Away’. They also have an awards cabinet to match their prowess. As well as numerous CMA recognitions for their vocal and group prowess they earned the Best Country Performance award at the Grammies in 1995. After taking an extended break from all things Maverick, Malo satisfied his wanderlust and reformed the group in 2012 and their reunion album In Time proved to be another well-received item.
The band emerged from the alternative or post-punk scene in Miami, Florida in the late 1980s, refining their chops with hard-core acts that could seldom outdo them, whatever the nature of the gig. In 1991 they signed a major label deal with MCA Nashville shortly after releasing the independent self-titled debut. Featuring Raul Malo’s distinctive writing the opening album is well worth checking out for such strong songs as ‘This Broken Heart’ and ‘Strength to Say Goodbye’ which laid down the blueprint for Mavericks’ expert mix of rock, country and an economical brew of swing and Tex Mex with Latin overtones that reminded many of early Santana.
1992’s From Hell To Paradise included reworked versions of four early tunes as well as the stone country gems ‘Hey Good Lookin’ and ‘Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache)’.
However, it was What A Crying Shame (1994) that made the mainstream sit up and take notice. This five-star affair features the solid set up of Malo, fellow founding member and bass player Robert Reynolds, the ace drummer Paul Deakin and well-chosen sidemen like Tom Petty man Stan Lynch, Bruce Bouton on pedal steel and pianist John Jarvis. Working with producer Don Cook, Malo and company perfected their art here with certain numbers like ‘What A Crying Shame’, Jesse Winchester’s ‘O What A Thrill’, ‘There Goes My Heart’ and ‘All That Heaven Will Allow’ becoming singles hits and staples in their live shows. There are smart covers too, notably Bruce Springsteen’s ‘All That Heaven Will Allow’, and collaboration between Raul and NRBQ guitarist Al Anderson on ‘The Things You Said To Me’ that acts as a bridge between generations of hard-rocking country styles.
>With new guitarist Nick Kane on board, allowing Malo more space for his increasingly brilliant frontman status, Music for All Occasions (1995) went top ten. Adding ingredients from the Cajun and Cuban cupboard this album cemented the Anderson/Malo partnership on ‘All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down’ (featuring the conjunto master Flaco Jimenez on accordion) and ‘The Writing on the Wall’. A brilliant cover of the Frank and Nancy Sinatra duet ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ pitched Raul alongside Trisha Yearwood, while ‘Here Comes the Rain’ garnered the band their aforementioned Grammy.
Trampoline was accompanied by extensive European touring and hit pay dirt in the UK thanks to our love for ‘Dance the Night Away’ and ‘I’ve Got This Feeling’. Their most adventurous disc to date, Trampoline is enhanced by Malo’s sublime range of playing on gut string, electric sitar, six-string bass and piano. His co-writes with James House, Kostas and Anderson seem as freshly minted now as they did in 1998 and the barrage of horns and percussion make this an all-time great party album that is totally ripe for rediscovery today. If you’ve never jumped on this Trampoline you are in for a treat.
The Best Of The Mavericks (aka Super Colossal Smash Hits Of the ’90s) is a twelve-track set that sold over 100,000 copies in the UK. It includes three bonus tracks on the much-expanded reissue. As well as a perfect take on Lennon and McCartney’s ‘A World Without Love’ (yep, the old Peter and Gordon hit), we point to a cracking version of ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ and ‘I’ve Got This Feeling’. There’s also the chance to revisit their interpretation of Cat Stevens’ ‘Here Comes My Baby’. These guys know their history.
In Time (2013) brings The Mavericks rocking into the current climate like they’ve never been away. Universally acclaimed the disc’s high chart placing proved how sorely we’d missed The Mavericks and how great it was to have them back on board. The familiar sensation of meeting up with an old friend is only enhanced by the fact that Malo knows exactly what his fan base craves. He’s writing again with House and Anderson and the broad palette of American heartland music is bang on trend with those who want their Americana to kick over the traces rather than be authentically polite. Topping it all, of course, is Malo amazing voice, his timbre sometimes compared to that of Roy Orbison though his range of writing is far more eclectic than heartbreak and pop balladry alone.
For those who want to seek out hits and beyond we recommend Classic Mavericks, which is exactly that, and the even more far-reaching O What A Thrill – An Introduction To The Mavericks. The former is a punchy hits heavy set while the latter eschews the obvious and features some lesser-known if not overlooked album tracks from their jubilant jukebox.
So, here you have their past and it is a glittering career. Raul Malo and his Mavericks can’t be taken for granted but you can take it as read that all the above are ready to ride.
Words: Max Bell


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Michelin-star-chef-helmed food service, 8 has recently turned waist-friendly by launching a fitness menu for foodies that makes a tempting promise but needs to solve a few quirks
Making a choice between eating out and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is never easy. But, what if we told you, you could have both? 8, a food delivery service located in Bandra (East) solves that problem. Designed by Michelin star chef, Alec Howard, the menu includes a variety of delicious options with nutritional value.
The Smokey BBQ Chicken was the star of all the dishes
On the downside, this service is only available to people living between Bandra and Santacruz. And while our food was mostly flavoursome, we cannot say the same about their delivery service. The first time we called them, they couldn’t deliver to us due to shortage of delivery boys, Ganesh visarjan and rains. Not very professional, we think. However, we tried again the next day, and got lucky.
The Greek Salad came with a tasty dressing. Pics/ Samreen Samad
Our order took about an hour to reach. Nevertheless, we were happy to find our food piping hot in chic packaging. The gravies came in sealed containers which were leak-proof.
The smoothies and the juices were a mixed bag, with the Peanut Butter Smoothie being our favourite
We ordered for a Greek Salad (Rs 220), Thai Green Curry (Rs 375), Smoky BBQ Chicken and Olive Rice (Rs 325) and Ginger and Spring Onion Prawn Stir-Fry (Rs 650). The Greek Salad was fresh and the dressing complimented well but we think they could have added a little more feta cheese. The Chicken Thai Green Curry was flavourful and enticing. The Smokey BBQ Chicken and Olive Rice was the star. The chicken was tender and succulent with a strong yet pleasant taste of BBQ. The Olive Rice complemented the smoky chicken really well. The Ginger and Spring Onion Prawn Stir-Fry was a huge disappointment as it didn’t do much to our taste buds.
To accompany our meal we ordered a Fresh Lemongrass Iced Tea (Rs 90) that was quite refreshing, Fresh Spinach Iced Tea (Rs 90) which was as repulsive as it sounds and Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie (Rs 110), which was quite nice.
While the food tastes good and is reasonably priced, we’re not too sure about its health benefits as there is no mention of the calorie consumption or any health inputs on the packaging or the menu. This is a serious miss that the owners need to address, if they call themselves a healthy takeaway service.
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In today's Urban Planner: celebrate Christmas Eve through song, pay a visit to Mesopotamia, or take in a Studio Ghibli classic.
- Music: If you’re trying to find something festive to do on Christmas Eve, look no further. Hundreds of voices wil be singing in the holiday at the Christmas Choral Celebration. A free event for all ages, there will be appearances from the Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus, All the King’s Voices, and Toronto Mass Choir. Accompaniment will be provided by Tower Brass, and organist James Bourne. Toronto City Hall (100 Queen Street West), 11:30 a.m., FREE. Details
History: The name “Mesopotamia” derives from a Greek term meaning “land between the rivers.” The Royal Ontario Museum’s latest major exhibit, which opens on June 22, takes this literally, as visitors flow between painted representations of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers on the floor.
Presented by the British Museum and rounded out with pieces from institutions in Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia, “Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World” covers 3,000 years of human development in the cradle of urban civilization. Most of the 170 artifacts on display have never been shown in Canada. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens Park), all day, $27 (Includes general admission). Details
- Film: It’s not every day that a media tour opens with the injunction not to photograph “the sex blob,” but so began TIFF’s preview of “David Cronenberg: Evolution,” the organization’s first large-scale touring exhibition (for now, it’s stationed at the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s HSBC Gallery). It’s an exhaustive, stunning look at some of the wildest, most perverse creations of a pioneer of the body-horror genre—who also happens to be Canada’s most internationally renowned filmmaker. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King Street West), 2:40 a.m., $15, $12 students, $5 Tuesdays. Details
- Art: Virginia Woolf once remarked that, “On or about December 1910, human character changed.” Whether it actually did is debatable, but the curators of “The Great Upheaval: Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Collection 1910–1918” use that year to start their exhibition of works from a tumultuous decade of innovation in European fine art. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas Street West), all day, $16.50–$25 (includes general admission). Details
- Film: The rare retrospective to get a victory lap soon after its first run, TIFF’s recent spotlight on the eighteen acclaimed films from Japan’s much-admired animation studio gets a second lease on life with Spirited Away: The Films of Studio Ghibli. A major hit with families when it showed at TIFF Bell Lightbox last spring, the retrospective returns with some key modifications, including a couple of prized screenings of 1988’s Grave of the Fireflies, which was unavailable for the last round. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King Street West), 7 p.m., Adult (non-member) $12. Details
- History: Get into the spirit of the season with the help of Christmas in the Park at Colborne Lodge. The public is invited to tour the High Park founders’ home, which has been dressed up in festive Victorian decor. Era-appropriate foods and drinks will be provided to conjure the atmosphere of a 19th-century Christmas. Colborne Lodge, High Park (11 Colborne Lodge Drive), 12 p.m., $7.08 adults, $4.42 seniors/children. Details
- Dance: Ensure that visions of sugarplum fairies will be dancing in your head this holiday season by grabbing tickets to the National Ballet of Canada’s The Nutcracker. Choreographed by James Kudelka, this dreamy story set in Imperial Russia has everything from snow queens to fight scenes, with rich costuming, a live orchestra, and compelling performances from some of the best in ballet. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (145 Queen Street West), 1 p.m., $25-$244. Details
- Theatre: You know what they say—things are better, down where it’s wetter. Keeping that in mind, why not escape the cold, and enter the underwater world of The Little Mermaid. Straying from the sugar-coated Disney version, Ross Petty’s production draws on Hans Christian Andersen’s story, tying in humour to make this family program both relevant and entertaining. Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge Street), 2 p.m., $34-$97. Details
- Performing Arts: So the kids are out of school—now what? Escape holiday cabin fever by taking the family to see Disney On Ice: Princesses & Heroes. Watch good prevail over evil as Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel, Jasmine, and Aurora fall in love, get their wishes, and defeat their tormentors with the help of some studly princes. Rogers Centre (1 Blue Jays Way), 4 p.m., $36.75-$102.65. Details
- Comedy: You might expect a show called We Can Be Heroes to be a send-up of superhero films, but Second City’s new mainstage production is actually a celebration of minor, everyday acts of heroism ranging from giving advice to a bullied child to managing not to be a jackass at your friend’s wedding. Second City (51 Mercer Street), 8 p.m., $24–$29. Details
Urban Planner is Torontoist‘s guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you’d like considered, email us with all the details (including images, if you’ve got any), ideally at least a week in advance.


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Becherovka - Rejuvenating the iconic brand
Rejuvenation of brands is one of the core specializations of Havas. We were excited to apply this know-how to the iconic brand Becherovka. Jan Becher, the factual founder of the company, was a true pioneer: innovative, original and passionate in everything he did. These qualities are even nowadays highly relevant to young people. By showing that Becherovka is the result of Jan's passion we wanted to change the perception of youngsters about the Brand. In the campaign we reintroduce his personality in the environment of the early 19th century, but with the elements of present days (fashion, hairstyle, language, etc.). This combination resulted in a unique and visually impressive concept. Placing the iconic brand at the heart of youngsters.