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The Montreal duo is bringing an exploration of Arab and francophone sounds to POP Montreal.
Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life.
Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.
Amy German, Brandon Kaufman, Cindy Lopez, Claude Boileau, Darcy MacDonald, Dave Jaffer, Elena Razlogova, Erik Leijon, Greg Vodden, Johnson Cummins, Justine Smith, Mira Silvers, Mr. Wavvy, Paul Serralheiro, Roxane Hudon, Ryan Alexander Diduck, Sarah Deshaies
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"Comme ça" is the Montreal's electronic duo's first song in French.
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Its unusual combination of strength, resistance to heat and corrosion, and light weight make it especially useful in military applications in aircraft, naval ships, armor, missiles and spacecraft.
The lustrous putty-grey metal is up-and-coming in civilian applications not only in aviation, but in racket sports, golf clubs, bicycle frames, eyewear frames, laptop computers, jewelry and medical implants.
So what is this mysterious metal, and why has it become the "in" metal?
Titanium is a chemical element, number 22 on the periodic table. It was discovered in 1791 in impure form and named after the Titans of Greek mythology. The Titans were considered to be the personifications of the forces of nature, spawned by Gaia the Earth goddess.
Titanium has an image of being a rare material, but it is actually relatively abundant in Earth's crust. It is the ninth most abundant element, accounting for about one-half of one percent by weight.
The difficulty in manufacturing structural titanium metal, not its rarity, is responsible for titanium's relatively high cost.
The primary source of titanium is the mineral ilmenite. It is a crystalline chemical compound that contains iron and oxygen in addition to titanium.
Ilmenite forms as a primary mineral in basaltic igneous rocks and is concentrated into layers by segregation within the magma chamber.
It crystallizes out of a magma before other minerals, and the heavier crystals of ilmenite fall to the bottom of the magma chamber and collect in layers. It is these layers that when uplifted by tectonic forces constitute a rich ore body for titanium miners.
Ilmenite deposits are wide spread and include the locality from which it gets its name, Ilmen Lake in the Southern portions of the Ural Mountains.
Other deposits are in Sweden, Germany, Norway, Pakistan, Quebec and Ontario in Canada, Finland, the Eastern Shores of Australia and Brazil, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, New York, Wyoming, Massachusetts, California and along the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Ilmenite is also a component of moon rocks and is abundant enough in some places to have sparked interest in using it as a source of titanium, iron, and oxygen on the moon.
The metal remained a laboratory curiosity until 1946, when William Justin Kroll of Luxembourg showed that titanium could be produced commercially by reducing titanium tetrachloride, which is produced from ilmenite ore with magnesium. This method is widely used for titanium metal production today and Kroll is recognized as the father of the modern titanium industry.
Less than a decade later, after commercial alloys were devised, Lockheed built an airplane entirely out of titanium. The sleek, dark SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was the fastest, highest flying airplane ever built.
Pure titanium, although corrosion and heat resistant, is soft and weak. But alloyed with other metals it becomes the ideal "super alloy."
The most common alloy contains 6 percent aluminum and 4 percent vanadium. The atoms of these alloying metals are just the right size and electrical charge to lock the titanium atoms in place and give the alloy its amazing properties.
Because of its light weight (one half that of iron), structural strength equivalent to iron, heat and corrosion resistance, titanium was an obvious choice for aviation.
The Department of Defense provided incentives to jump-start the titanium industry because neither steel nor aluminum could satisfy the emerging need for higher strength-to-weight ratios in jet aircraft structures and engines.
The titanium alloys used in aircraft are three times stronger than steel and 45 percent lighter. Aircraft-grade titanium is eight times stronger than pure titanium.
After the impetus that was provided by the aerospace industry, titanium use took off quickly. Its ready availability triggered opportunities for new applications in other markets, such as chemical processing, medicine, power generation and more
Titanium's many desirable properties make it the metal of choice in many industries. No other metal has risen so swiftly to eminence in critical and demanding applications.
Titanium and its alloys are technically superior in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications in architecture, sporting equipment, military hardware, watchmaking, eyewear, medical implants, dental products and more.
The physiological inertness of titanium makes it available as a replacement for bones and cartilage in a variety of surgeries.
Of the uncountable alloys that have been developed throughout the ages, few warrant even the slightest consideration for use as implant material.
The human body has poor tolerance for most products of metal corrosion. The non-corrosive noble metals (gold, silver, tantalum, platinum, and palladium) lack the chemical and mechanical properties for the construction of orthopedic tools and implants.
Corrosion of implanted metal by body fluids releases metallic ions that can interfere with bodily functions. Corrosion notwithstanding, many metals such as nickel are allergenic and even in small concentrations produce immune rejection reactions.
Titanium fills the bill, being strong, light, and corrosion resistant, and hypoallergenic as well. It is inert, resistant to corrosion and immune reaction and seems to be completely bio-compatible.
Titanium also has osteogenic properties. When used in the form of a mesh and coated with fluorophosphates or certain proteins, it stimulates bone growth.
Every year more than 2 million pounds of titanium devices are implanted in patients to replace damaged bones, joints and teeth.
Titanium is used for heart valves, pacemakers, dental implants, artificial hips and joints. It is also used in surgery equipment and wheelchairs.
In addition to these high-tech uses, titanium is an important pigment. Pure white titanium dioxide is used as a coloring agent in paint because it is extremely opaque and sun-fast. It is also used to color rubber, plastics, textiles, ink, cosmetics, leather, ceramics and paper.
Its opacity and resistance to sunlight also makes it an ideal sunscreen, although the characteristic "white nose" makes it less than ideal cosmetically for personal use.
Titanium dioxide is also used as a flux in smelting other metal oxides, as an abrasive for polishing glass and soft minerals and it is a common abrasive in non-bleaching, "whitening" toothpastes.
From its industrial and biological uses, diamond engagement, golf clubs, jewelry, sports racquets and eyeglasses, titanium is arguably the material of the future.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
Central Wins OT Thriller to Become 2016 D-I Champs
The Central Little Green are your 2016 NHIAA boys D-I champions after an absolute thriller of a game, 60-58 in overtime against Merrimack. Central got some clutch free throws from senior Jaylen Leroy with 30 seconds left in regulation to force OT, and then up 2 with 6.1 seconds remaining in the OT they survived a near buzzer beating three-pointer by Merrimack's Noah Beygelman. The ball left Beygelman's hands just a fraction of a second too late.
"Believe it or not we know the kid #32 (Beygelman) that they put in at the end of the game is a very good shooter," said Central coach Doc Wheeler. "So when he came in, I'm yelling at one of our kids 'He can shoot. He can shoot.' We were just trying to stay in front of him. We just didn't want to get beat."
"It was a great high school basketball game," said Merrimack coach Tim Goodridge. "With this particular group you enjoy being around them everyday. They're class, class kids and I think you saw that at the end of the game with how they acted. Yes, they were disappointed, but they didn't do anything.... That's a tribute to their character. They rose above some of the things that could have happened there today," he added talking about his Merrimack squad.
Starting the game for Central were seniors Jaylen Leroy, Evan Macdonald, Sethe Shea and Jonathin Makori along with junior David Baraka. Merrimack started five seniors with Zack Kerr, Ian Roberts, Danny McKillop, Andrew Wojciak and Mike Dudash.
The Tomahawks started the scoring when Mike Dudash found a cutting Wojciak for two. At the other end of the floor it was Sethe Shea finding David Baraka for a lay-up to tie it. Zack Kerr put Merrimack back in briefly, before an Evan Macdonald 3-pointer gave Central a 5-4 lead.
A second basket for Andrew Wojciak put Merrimack back up 1, then David Baraka grabbed a rebound and scored for the Little Green. 7-6, Central.
Jaylen Leroy got on stat sheet in a big way, knocking home a 3-pointer from the corner and picking up the foul. He made his free throw to complete the 4-point play and give Central a 5 point lead. Jonathin Makori added to the lead with a nice drive to the basket, making the shot and drawing contact. He missed the and-1.
Ian Cummings saw some late action off the bench for Merrimack, but after picking up two quick fouls he was replaced by Dudash. With under 2:00 to play in the quarter Merrimack made a late charge. Andrew Wojciak scored with a fastbreak lay-up, Makori took an inbounds feed and scored for Central, Mike Dudash went 1-2 at the line and then with time winding down Zack Kerr drilled a three-pointer to finish the 6-2 run. At the end of the 1st, Central: 15, Merrimack: 12.
A big three pointer from Central freshman Osiah Lewis opened the scoring in the 2nd quarter. A jumper by Leroy would follow and the Little Green had their lead back to 8 points. Again, Merrimack would rally. The Tomahawks went on a 9-0 run over the next two and-a-half minutes to retake the lead. Ian Roberts and Ian Cummings combined for all 9 points.
A lay-up from Sethe Shea ended the Merrimack run and put Central in front by a point. Danny McKillop picked up his 2nd personal foul, battling for a rebound with David Baraka. Baraka went 1-2 at the line. A power move by Ian Roberts tied the game at 23. Jaylen Leroy broke the tie catching an inbounds feed and scoring. A mid range jumper from Zack Kerr knotted the game at 25 with 1:12 remaining. Central would hold for the last shot. Jaylen Leroy went to the line shooting 1 and 1 after getting fouled going for a rebound. He made 1/2. A full court heave from Ian Cummings was no good. At the half, Central: 26, Merrimack: 25.
Ian Cummings began the scoring in the 2nd half as he dribbled his way to the rim. Two free throws for Leroy would put Central back on top. Evan Macdonald drained a 3-pointer to increase the Little Green lead to 4 points.
Zack Kerr made two free throws to cut the deficit to 2. After a free throw from Osiah Lewis, Kerr splashed home a three-pointer to tie the game at 32 midway through the 3rd quarter. Ian Cummings put on a dribbling clinic, going behind his back on consecutive possession to create space and score. He put Merrimack up 4 with 2:22 to go in the third.
Evan Macdonald's third three of the game came with 29 seconds to go in the quarter. A quick steal and score by Lewis gave Central a 1 point lead. Zack Kerr rushed the length of the floor for a lay-up just before the buzzer. At the end of the 3rd, Merrimack: 38, Central: 37.
Jaylen Leroy put Central back on top a minute and-a-half into the 4th quarter. Both teams increased their defensive intensity down the stretch. Kerr put Merrimack on top with a three-pointer. He had an excellent afternoon shooting. If one player had a better game it was Jaylen Leroy. Down 2 with 6 minutes to play he grabbed a rebound inside, got the put back and contact. He made his free throw. 42-41, Central.
Ian Roberts put Merrimack back in front a few seconds later. Now, with 4:40 to play Jonathin Makori took the inbound feed out high and drilled a three-pointer. 45-43 Central. After a miss by Roberts at the other end, Central had a long possession extended with an offensive rebound from Leroy. Makori would make his way to the line after getting fouled by Danny McKillop. The foul was McKillop's fifth and we would watch the rest of the game from the bench. Makori made both free throws.
With 2:39 to go David Baraka fouled out making contact with Andrew Wojciak. Wojciak made both of his shots to cut the lead down to two points. Timeout Central.
Zack Kerr tied the game with just under two minutes to play, grabbing a rebound and scoring. After two Leroy misses at the other end, Ian Cummings launched a three pointer. He missed, but the rebound came to Ian Roerts who was fouled. With 50.5 to go Roberts made both free throws, 49-47 Merrimack. With 31.5 to go Jaylen Leroy stood at the line, shooting 1 and 1. He made both free throws to tie the game at 49 all. Merrimack tried to hold for the last shot. Zack Kerr held the ball until he saw an opening in the defense. His lay up bounced off glass an out with Central grabbing the rebound and calling timeout with 1.2 second to go.
A long inbound pass was tipped and stolen by Ian Cummings at half court. He threw up a desperation three that hit back iron and wouldn't go. At the end of the 4th, Merrimack: 49, Central: 49.
Central started off the OT with a 4-0 run. All four points were scored by Jaylen Leroy. With 2:46 to go in the OT, Ian Cummings knocked down a jumper. A steal by Mike Dudash gave the ball right back to Cummings who tied the game with a lay-up. Timeout Central.
A foul by Leroy sent Cummings to the line with 1:58 to play, but Cummings missed the front end of the 1-and 1. With 1:23 to play Jonathin Makori put Central ahead, 55-53. Fatigue may have had a part to play in the OT. Merrimack's stronger shooters started going cold. With 1:03 to play Cummings and Kerr missed back-to-back opportunities. Leroy went 1-2 at the line with 1:01 to play.
With 35.3 to lay in the overtime it was Ian Cummings attempting two three pointer, but neither would fall. Andrew Wojciak grabbed the rebound of the second attempt and was fouled, but he missed both free throws. A straight away three from Cummings...no good.
Less than 30 to play Jaylen Leroy went 1-2 at the line. With 19 second to go, Zack Kerr made two free throws to draw Merrimack within two points. Jonathin Makori hit two crucial free throws with 16.4 to play. Merrimack charged back down the floor and the ball found its way to Wojciak in the corner. His three point attempt took one tremendous bounce off the rim before falling in. 59-58 Central. Leroy was fouled immediately upon catching the inbounds pass. With 6.1 to go he made 1 of 2 free throws.
6.1 seconds...Central up 60-58. Cummings takes the inbound pass from Kerr then gives it right back as they rush up the court.Kerr is pressured by Leroy but still gets the ball to Noah Beygelman who had just been inserted to the game. Beygelman dribbles twice and then knocks home a go-ahead three-pointer, but the refs waive it off. Time expired just before the shot left Beygelman's hands. What an incredible ending. Final score; Central: 60, Merrimack: 58.
This was truly a remarkable game. Both teams gave everything they had in pursuit of the title, but in the end it was Central who came out victorious in OT. Jaylen Leroy led all scorers with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Jonathin Makori finished with 13 points. Evan Macdonald went 3 for 8 from beyond the arch for all of his 9 points.
Jaylen Leroy talking about what this win means to him after the game, "It means a lot, especially after last year. We lost in the first round and that really put into that captains me, Evan, Jonathin... it really put some frustration and anger into this season to finish it the right way."
Zack Kerr led the Tomahawks with 21 points in defeat. Ian Cummings scored 14 points in 24 minutes of the bench. Andrew Wojciak and Ian Roberts finished with 11 points each. Roberts also added 10 rebounds.
Congratulations to both teams on two great seasons. It was an honor to watch you all play the game.
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Bringing Hands-On Learning to the Schools
In the summer of 2015, after 4 days of professional development and guiding teacher collaboration into the design of hands-on science lessons, it was time to take it to the schools…
On Wednesday and Thursday, teachers spent time in the classrooms of Mwakiwiwi, St. Mary's, and Dalmas Moka. Local Kenyan teachers co-taught lessons alongside their Seattle colleagues and implemented the new and innovative lessons they had planned with their team.
At St. Mary's, physics teachers utilized water floats, Slinky's, millipede videos and a PhET (Physics Education Technology) simulation from the SVT (SeaVuriaForTeachers) database to engage students in understanding longitudinal and transverse waves.
Students gave feedback on this new form of teaching, expressing that now they would never forget these concepts because they saw and experienced them for themselves.
At Mwakiwiwi, students were given the
opportunity to deduce the acidity or basicity of common substances using a variety of indicators. This introduction into pH was successful
in getting students' wheels spinning, and inspired questions about household remedies for indigestion
and insect stings. Thursday at Dalmas Moka was an in-depth
Thursday at Dalmas Moka was an in-depth Biology lesson about the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration. MaryMargaret powered through difficult concepts that students were able to grasp thanks to hands-on glucose model kits, detailed animations from the Carbon Time Project out of MSU, and an engaging elicitation question that had students stumped until the end! (They got it!)
As you can see, our time in Kenya is so powerful and important. Empowering teachers, encouraging collaboration and engaging student learning was time and money well-spent, and the feedback from both students and teachers has inspired us to press onward in our SeaVuria mission. We have renewed ambition to continue creating and adding to our Interdisciplinary Projects, building communication and relationships between our scholarship sponsors and recipients, and advancing the availability and usability of our tech-focused teaching resources for Kenya and here at home.
We appreciate your continued support to keep this ball rolling as we return to Kenya this summer, 2017!


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(b) Do a push-up, then snap your legs back into the squat position. Jump as high as you can. That's one burpee. Just one.


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Applying For Citizenship While Owing Back Taxes To The IRS
I read an article back in Canada about how much fear the IRS instills in Americans. I couldn't believed that a government agency could be so terrifying and powerful. Guess what? Now that I live in the US, I'm terrified of the IRS! Of course I am not trying to "cheat the system" and I pay my taxes but the fear is still there. I wonder if this is common in other countries?
Strangely, I was never afraid of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). I'll admit that I didn't file my Canadian taxes the first two years after high school when I held a part-time job. No one came to the door looking for me. No one sent any letters asking why I hadn't filed taxes.
Do you know why? Because THEY owed me money! Once I did file my taxes, I got a large tax return back. Since this experience, I file my taxes every single year.
If you are close to applying for citizenship, be sure to have all of your tax transcripts. Missing just one year of filing your taxes will make you ineligible to submit the N-400 form for naturalization. I guess they don't want you to become a citizen if you don't abide by the rules of the United States.
Owing Back Taxes and Good Moral Character
As you probably know, one of the requirements for U.S. citizenship is that you show "good moral character." This is very important when determining whether you are eligible to apply for citizenship. Of course this doesn't mean showing that you're better than the average American. It does, however, involve showing that you have behaved well, including paying your taxes.
The naturalization application Form N-400 issued by USCIS specifically asks about whether you have paid the taxes that you owe.
However, missing a tax payment doesn't mean you are forever barred from U.S. citizenship. The important thing now is that you do everything possible to fix the situation. This will most likely involve filing your tax return and including a payment for the basic amount and any applicable penalties. Or, if you still can't afford the full tax bill, you may be able to work out a payment plan with the IRS.
Evidence that the applicant is complying with such a payment plan has, in some cases, been accepted by USCIS as sufficient proof of good moral character.
Still, this is a tricky situation. Your best bet is to get expert help from both a tax professional and an immigration attorney. The immigration attorney, for example, can help you by writing a persuasive letter to accompany your N-400 application, explaining why your failure to pay taxes does not indicate a lack of good moral character. The attorney can also help you collect and present other evidence of your good moral character, for example by presenting letters and documents showing your community involvement, dedication to family, participation in religious worship activities, and so forth.
Options When You Owe Back Taxes
So here is an example where you can still apply for citizenship:
You haven't filed your taxes last year because you were unemployed and receiving unemployment benefits. You have now filed your taxes and are making payments on the amount you owe.
1) Payment Extension (120 days)
2) Installment Plan ( if less than 25k tax liability)
3) Installment Plan (if more than 25k tax liability)
Number 1 & 2 do not require approval from the IRS but you definitely need to call up and negotiate with them at least a week prior to applying as they may request certain documents from you to put the plan in place.
There is actually a specific question on form N-400 that asks you point blank: do you owe any Federal, State or local taxes that are overdue? There is no getting around this question even if the USCIS never contacts the IRS to check on your tax status.
The good news is that you won't have to pay your back taxes in full to gain citizenship. You just have to file on time and make your payments to the IRS. A friend of mine owes about $5,000 to the IRS and is on a payment plan of $100/month. He was able to file for N-400 and is now waiting for his oath ceremony to be scheduled. Owing taxes doesn't condemn you to being a permanent resident for the rest of your life, but you need to make things right with the IRS.
Refusing To File Your Tax Return or Pay Your Tax Liability
I can warm you as much as I can but I know there will be some people who will still not file their taxes. If this is a risk you are willing to take – go for it. But you will not be eligible to apply for naturalization.
Yes, you can continue to legally reside in the United States as a permanent resident but you may get a knock on your door from some IRS agents. USCIS wants to see that you are a law abiding permanent resident for you to be eligible for citizenship. By not filing your tax returns you are showing that you do not care about the laws of this country and that is not a good sign.
Even if you can't afford to pay your tax bill in full, the IRS will work with you to set up a payment plan. There is no excuse for not filing.
Consider that it will also affect your spouse if you normally file jointly. The IRS may even garnish your wages if they find that you owe them a large some of money. This can cause stress and uncertainty for your and your spouse. I am not trying to scare you but tax evasion is a very real problem and I want to save you the pain of getting on the bad side of the IRS.
Personal Update: Sorry for the long delay in updates and posts. We were in the middle of moving and you know how stressful that is. I am back though and will be able to update a few times a week as well as answer emails.
Ayan is the founder of the Migrant Academy community, the My Path To Citizenship Blog and Podcast.
After successfully navigating the hurdles of US immigration. She now dedicates her time to helping other couples achieve their goals of starting their new life together in the US.


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8 CCSD Schools Receive Over $20K in Corporate Donations for FIRST Robotics Programs
Eight CCSD schools received over $20,000 in multiple grants last school year from FIRST Robotics through corporate donations. These funds helped satisfy the required registration fees.
Corporate sponsors included SPAWAR, Boeing SC, Bosch Charleston, BAE Systems, Leidos, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Petroleum Transport Company (PTC), and more.
The 8 schools that received FIRST robotics grants include:
- Burke High School – Coach Karen Reed-Perrineau
- C E Williams Middle School – Coach Peter Kain
- Haut Gap Middle School – Coach Kia Sarnoff
- Ladson Elementary School – Coach Francine Brewer
- Military Magnet Academy – Coach Victoria Kettula
- R B Stall High School – Coach Kim Pickett
- Sullivan's Island Elementary School – Coach Tandy Moye
- Wando High School – Coach Giselle Cheeseman
Thanks to all of these supporting companies for investing in our community's future workforce!


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You might be asking? What is color blocking?
Color blocking is a method of wearing various solid, vivid colors in an outfit/look. The outfit plays around a palette of two or more colors, usually in bold and bright tones. The result is a simple yet very edgy look. Prints and patterns are typically not used in color blocking, as such designs would take away from the "blocked" visual.
My take on color blocking. Well, more of, my attempt LOL
The fashion brands of today's What I Wore (WIW):
Head to Toe labels
- Hat by CapKorea
- Eyewear by SwissFlex using Essilor Transition Lens
- Blue stripe shirt by Link Clothing
- Blue jacket by Zara Man
- Red jogger pants by Folded and Hung
- Metallic yellow shows by Zara Man
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Director: Tetsuro Takeuchi
Writers: Tetsuro Takeuchi, Satoshi Takaki
Producers: Tetsuro Takeuchi, Kaichie Furata
Cast: Guitar Wolf, Bass Wolf, Drum Wolf, Masashi Endo
Year of release: 1999
Country: Japan
Reviewed from: advance UK DVD (Artsmagic)
This is mighty crazy rock'n'roll zombie jet movie super ace, yes? Yes, very much so indeed OK!
Wild Zero has no pretensions. It is not great art, not great cinema, it is simply unadulterated fun, filled with zombies, guns, motorbikes and constant cries of "Lock'n'loll!" It's bonkers and it's brilliant.
Guitar Wolf are a (real) three-piece Japanese band who play Ramones-esque punk rock. The three members are called Guitar Wolf (who rides a souped-up motorbike), Bass Wolf and Drum Wolf (who follow him in a car). All three are deeply cool - all quiffs and leather jackets - though there is a wonderfully understated subtext in this film that Bass and Drum both think Guitar is faintly embarrassing.
Anyway, we kick off with an enormous fleet of golden flying saucers heading for Earth, a fairly blatant crib from Mars Attacks!, and we see Guitar Wolf's biggest fan, Ace (Masashi Endo, who does the voice of Scorpos in the original Japanese version of Beast Wars) grooving away at one of their gigs. Ace wanders into a tense, armed stand-off between Guitar and a crooked promoter named Captain (Makoto Inamiya: Zero Woman Returns) and in return for his help is given a whistle that will summon the band whenever he is in trouble.
There is no real attempt at explaining the zombies. Presumably it is connected in some way with the golden UFOs which reappear briefly at the end before being defeated by a sword(!), but there is also talk of a crashing meteorite. In fact, there's not much attempt to explain anything. What there is, is hordes of zombies in pretty good make-up and subjected to plenty of highly enjoyable digital head-exploding effects. And fast cars, motorbikes and the occasional Humvee. And leather jackets, quiffs and lock'n'loll!
To add to the chaos, the enraged (and injured) Captain tracks down the band - and Tobyo reveals a rather surprising secret. There is also a significant, if somewhat unexpected, plea for tolerance and love
Wild Zero is a hilarious, nonsensical ride through sci-fi and rock'n'roll cliches with its tongue not so much in its cheek as ripped out and waved around. It's fast, it's funny, it's gory, it's sexy, it's crazy and somehow - don't ask me how - it all works.
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MJS rating: A-


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Every so often, seemingly normal people suddenly walk out of their lives and disappear, with no recollection of who they are, where they are from or what their previous life was like. It is the stuff of fiction, but it happens in real life too.
Last year a Westchester County lawyer — a 57-year-old husband and father of two, Boy Scout leader and churchgoer — left the garage near his office and disappeared. Six months later he was found living under a new name in a homeless shelter in Chicago, not knowing who he was or where he came from.
Library searches and contact with the Chicago police did not help the man. His true identity was uncovered through an anonymous tip to "America's Most Wanted." But when he was contacted by his family, he had no idea who they were.
On the fictional side is a play called "Fugue," now on stage at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York. In it, a woman found wandering homeless in Chicago is interviewed by a psychiatrist. She does not know her name and can recall nothing about her life before landing in Chicago. The rest of this most interesting play by Leonora Thuna is an exploration of a rare but intriguing emotional disorder, known technically as dissociative fugue or dissociative amnesia.
A Sudden Change
People with this problem suddenly and unexpectedly take leave of their usual physical surroundings and embark on a journey that can last as little as a few hours or as long as several months. During the fugue state, individuals completely lose their identity, later assuming a new one. They don't know their real names or anything about their former lives, and they do not recognize friends or family. They may not even remember how they got to where they are.Continue reading the main story
While loss of memory can occur for many reasons, dissociative fugue has no direct physical or medical cause. Rather, it is precipitated by a severe stress or emotionally traumatic event that is so painful the mind seems to shut down and erase everything, like a failed computer hard drive.
But unlike a computer whose unsaved information is lost forever, most if not all patients suffering from dissociative fugue eventually recover their memories, typically just as suddenly as the memories disappeared.
While in the fugue state, people are unaware that their identity and memory have been lost, said David Schacter, professor of psychology at Harvard. They wander off, often traveling far from home. It is only when they are forced to reveal some piece of biographical information that they realize they do not know who they are, which may lead to a desperate search to uncover their identity.
In a telling case detailed by Berton Roueché first in The New Yorker and later his book "The Medical Detectives, Volume II" more than a half-century ago, a man who felt increasingly trapped in his father-in-law's business one day failed to show up at the store in Boston and later found himself in New York. Not until he had to provide his name for a hotel did he discover he did not know who he was.
After many failed attempts to uncover his identity, his past revealed itself while he was being quizzed by a doctor at Bellevue Hospital, he recalled. "All of a sudden, I knew, I remembered. I jumped up and shouted. I yelled, 'I know — I can remember! I remember my wife's name. It's Mildred. We live in Boston. I can even tell you the address. And my name is Uhlan. Walter Uhlan.' "
A Diagnostic Challenge
Elkhonon Goldberg, clinical professor of neurology at New York University and the author of three books on the human mind, says that some underlying neurological problem is the usual cause of amnesia. When amnesia has a physical basis, memory loss is usually not complete, but rather covers a part of someone's life. The more recent memories are often lost, while memories of more distant events are preserved.
When examining a patient with memory loss that has no obvious physical cause, the first step, Dr. Goldberg said, is to look for a neurological cause like a head injury, stroke, viral encephalitis or temporal lobe epilepsy. In such cases, in addition to incomplete memory loss, there is usually a loss of individual facts like biographical information. However, when memory loss includes generic knowledge about whole classes of things, like how many wings birds have, the underlying cause is more likely to be psychogenic, Dr. Goldberg said.
When amnesia has an organic cause, people's memories of who they are usually are not disrupted, Dr. Schacter said. Nor are memories usually lost of events that occurred before the physical problem. But such people may be unable to form new memories.
And sometimes cases of fugue have a precipitating psychological cause along with some form of underlying brain damage that is revealed, say, through a functional M.R.I. or PET scan, according to Morris Moscovitch, a psychologist at the University of Toronto.
Another challenge clinicians face in diagnosing amnesia, Dr. Schacter said, is to differentiate between genuine cases of lost memory and the concocted amnesia of malingerers — people who are fleeing financial problems, for example, who have committed a crime or who simply wish to gain notoriety. Neuropsychological tests performed by experts can often pinpoint the malingerers who may do so poorly on certain tests that they are obviously faking their answers.
Other checks for malingering include assessing whether patients are making a genuine effort to answer questions correctly and whether there are apparent motives for pretending they do not know who they are.
Misplaced Files
In the case of the Westchester lawyer, who had lost all memory of his former life, his wife provided background information suggesting that his amnesia may have resulted from prolonged post-traumatic stress. He was a Vietnam War veteran who happened to have walked between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, minutes before the first plane hit. He subsequently experienced a return of painful memories of his war experience and required treatment for depression.
The playwright, Leonora Thuna, was first attracted to the subject of fugue after seeing an article in The Los Angeles Times. An attractive blonde woman was picked up by the police after she was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles with no idea of who she was or how she got there. After her picture appeared in the paper, her family recognized her and came to get her, but when they arrived she had no idea who they were, either.
Similar cases have occurred elsewhere, like the 40-year-old man from Olympia, Wash., who somehow made his way to Denver, where he wandered the streets alone and confused until he finally asked doctors and the police to help him discover his identity.
In researching fugue states, Ms. Thuna learned something reassuring: "You never lose your memory. It's always there. It just falls out of the file cabinet."Continue reading the main story


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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (Review)
United States/1985
Netflix Streaming: No
Amazon Prime: No
"...the film has its moments and is ultimately entertaining."
Walshes move into Nancy Thompson's old home 5 years after the first
incident. Jesse, a high school student, begins to have nightmares of a
burned man with a bladed glove on his hand, and, after finding Nancy's
diary, realizes that Freddy Krueger has returned.
Revenge has an interesting concept that moves away from the original as
it no longer focuses on dreams vs. reality. This time around, Freddy
Krueger is looking to possess Jesse through fear. You see, Freddy
Krueger gets his strength through fear, and nightmares invoke that
needed fear within Jesse. And, through possession, Freddy Krueger can
wreak havoc in the real world. Most of the story focuses on Jesse's
struggle - his inner battle against Freddy Krueger. The film flows with a
fast pace towards a gory and surreal-like final act and a great ending.
Again, a predictable 80's slasher ending, but a fun ending regardless.
concept is interesting, but it never is fully fleshed out or actually
scary. The horror consists of some jump-scares, gore, and surreal
visuals. The jump-scares work well, but I felt like some stronger
suspense could've helped. There are some great gore scenes, including a
wicked transformation. The surreal visuals have a stronger presence
towards the end where it feels like the original film, creating a
mind-playing-tricks-on-you vibe. There is some humor, unfortunately it's
hit-or-miss; some scenes made me laugh, while I questioned if I should
laugh during others. Fortunately, the humor doesn't have a strong
presence overall. The real problem with the story is that it lacks
effectiveness, it doesn't have many memorable scenes that will make you
come back or stay up at night.
The acting is great. Mark Patton
plays Jesse Walsh in the lead. He speaks fluently and shows great
emotion, like fear. He reacts like a real person, albeit a little over
the top. Robert Englund returns as Freddy Krueger and he does a
wonderful job with his sinister laugh and expressions. The writing felt a
bit misguided at times, mostly during its attempts at humors. Again, it
doesn't fail, but it doesn't hit a perfect mark. The special effects
are fantastic, I always loved the old-school effects.
Overall, A
Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a good horror film. It's
not as original, creative, or scary as the first, but it holds its own
with a refined concept and competent execution. Although it lacks
impact, the film has its moments and is ultimately entertaining. I
recommend a purchase for fans of the genre and franchise, a rental
Score: 7/10
Parental Guide: Strong violence and blood, some nudity.


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Congratulations to the latest delegates who have successfully completed the Introduction to Leadership programme in NHS Forth Valley. Pictured with them are the facilitators (front left) and Morag McLaren, Head of Organisational Development (far right).
The feedback on the programme has been very positive and included the following comments:
"I have learned so much about myself and others and I am convinced that my journey as a leader is going to be very interesting"
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the programme and gained a lot from this"
"Enjoyed the course and will take a lot of the learning into my role."


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Collateral casualties
My husband was certain that he was going to die in Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class David J. Salie had been an American soldier for almost 17 years. He'd deployed many times, and he'd been to war before. He'd parachuted into Panama with the 82nd Airborne Division, served in the Gulf War and gone to Haiti with the 25th Infantry Division. But he'd never been so certain that he was going to die that he prepared for death.
David told me that he wouldn't be coming back. I didn't believe him. I felt that he was just under so much stress thinking of our children and me, and about the 40 soldiers in his platoon who were his responsibility.
In the month before he left for Iraq with B Company, 2nd of the 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, David went over his will with a fine-toothed comb, and he checked out his Survivor's Group Life Insurance, which provides protection for military people. David even gave away some of his personal belongings. He also checked on the death benefits that a soldier's family receives. My husband came home and proudly announced that if he died in Iraq, his family would be taken care of. I tried to tell him that he shouldn't worry about things like that. He said that every soldier going to war worries about his family and wants to make sure that if he's killed, his family will be taken care of just as they would be if he were still alive.
We were "all squared away," David told me.
I wish I could say that he was wrong about dying and right about the rest of it. Instead, he was correct in his premonition about his own death, but wrong that we were "squared away."
On the evening of Feb. 14, 2005, a little after 9 p.m., I heard a knock on the front door of our house at Fort Benning. I got up from the couch in the living room, where I'd been resting with a sick child, and I saw two soldiers in dress green uniforms standing on the front porch.
As my 11-year-old daughter watched, they informed me that David had been killed that day by a roadside bomb in Baqouba, Iraq. I can't tell you what they said after I heard the words, ". . . Regrets to inform you" because I was crying and screaming too loudly to hear much.
The next week was filled with contacting family members, trying to hold myself together for my three children, making funeral arrangements and dealing with all the red tape that a military death forces upon you.
Had it not been for my Casualty Assistance Officer and the Rear Detachment Command of my husband's brigade, I'm not sure I would have made it through those first weeks. I was one of a lucky few who had wonderful help after my husband's death. Many other Army wives are less fortunate.
After making it through my husband's funeral, I was greeted with mountains of paperwork. I was escorted from office to office by my casualty officer as my military identification card was changed and reissued; as I signed up for the Veterans Administration's Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and the military's Survivor's Benefit Plan.
I reviewed the paperwork after all of these appointments, and I was shocked to discover that David had been wrong: We weren't going to be cared for as if he were still alive.
My husband didn't know that dependents' compensation offsets the Survivor's Benefit Plan. If he'd known that, it would have made him very angry.
DIC is a payment made to widows, their children and some parents who've lost a husband, father or son. Widows are entitled to the benefit for the remainder of their lives, unless they remarry. DIC comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs. SBP pays a deceased soldier's income, and it comes from the Department of Defense.
The offset, a dollar-for-dollar deduction, is supposedly intended to prevent double dipping from two similar benefit plans. But the Survivors Benefit Plan and Dependents Indemnity Compensation are provided for different reasons, and the offset leaves many military families with no survivors' benefits at all. Others receive only the pittance that's left over after the offset is deducted.
One widow in West Virginia receives a service member's annuity of $4 a month. A disabled widow in Tennessee receives no Survivors' Benefits and still has to pay for Medicare and other medical expenses.
A widow in California had to assign her lifetime SBP benefit to her three children because they can receive that money without the offset and she can clothe and feed them. After they're grown, she'll receive nothing from SBP.
Surviving spouses with children have the greatest needs. Many were unable to build careers and earn retirement credits of their own because of the constant moves and the other demands of their spouses' military jobs. Child care costs are high. Their families were totally dependent on their service members' income.
A surviving spouse who's disabled has even greater needs. A service member's life insurance may be used up buying a home or financing college for his or her children.
As we try to rebuild our shattered lives, the offset deals us a second blow. Grief and loss are hard enough to handle, but now we have more important worries, such as providing homes, food, clothing and schooling for our families.
This is not a partisan political issue. This is not a matter of whether you're for or against the war in Iraq. This is about those who died serving our country, standing between our enemies and us and believing that their families would be cared for if they gave their lives.
It's a shame that that isn't true.
Two bills are pending in Congress — S. 935 in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and H.R. 1927 in the House of Representatives, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas — that would eliminate the offset and help the families of our fallen. Please contact your senators and representatives and urge them to vote for these bills.


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DMGT execs have been wooing shareholders at an investors day on Monday. We're not there, but DMGT has published all its slides online - they show a publisher determined to eschew Times Online's paid route by aggressively courting advertisers and eyeballs to remain largely free. Here are the key bullet points…
Photo by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com on Flickr. Some rights reserved
• Half of Mail Online traffic is direct hits.
• "Digital-only display ad revenues for MailOnline are currently up 131% year on year for financial ytd."
• Mail Online publisher Martin Clarke says he's "gunning for the portals" and "attacking portals like MSN and Yahoo".
• Why the site is celeb-heavy: "Choice of content is heavily influenced by real-time minute-to-minute monitoring of reader activity – while preserving core brand values."
• Site's readers are "MidBritons to a man and woman" - "a younger, richer version of the people who read our papers".
On charging:-
• "Readers will not pay to consume general news on the web."
• "All news has traditionally been free – EXCEPT print."
• "People pay for the convenience of print in recognition of the special cost of production and delivery of a tangible product and because they purchase it WHOLE."
• "Which is why they will also pay for news on mobile devices."
• "And we will also experiment with niche paid-for web content."
Staying free:-
• "Like it or not, the web is free with one or two players in each sector becoming big winners."
• "MailOnline – uniquely among UK newspaper sites - is now big enough to make the advertising model pay."
• "Staying free also allows us to expand our news brand internationally."
• "And protect and promote our group's paid-for products and services."
• "A pay-wall MIGHT make a little money – we will make a lot."
Pushing to print:-
• Web begets print - "78% of UK MailOnline audience do NOT buy Mail newspapers, but are exactly the kind of people who SHOULD."
• "Mail readers who also use our website buy TWICE as many copies of the paper."
• There's a "focus on converting new customers to paid-for products in print and on mobile devices".
Paper sales:-
• Mail Newspapers made about £11 million from cruise adverts in 08/09.
• Sainsbury's sells 27 percent of all Daily Mail/Mail On Sunday copies.
• Mail circulation revenue has been growing for the last decade.
• The Mail's circulation is falling slower than the rest of the market.
Diversified income:-
• The MailLife retail affiliate brand earned £21 million turnover at half-year - £4.7 million revenue for A&N.
• Customers used it to buy 566,000 products in 08/09, spending £31 million - it sold £3.6 million worth in wine alone.
• A&N Media says it has a database of 13.7 million contactable customers.
• Now A&N wants to connect up its whole consumer portfolio, including Metro and Loot, in this way.


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InFlight and Flight Ops Modernization Project for Delta Airlines
When Delta Airlines needed a local commercial contractor to perform a quality tenant improvement project, they chose Green Heart Enterprises.
The project goal was to update and modernize the InFlight and Flight Ops offices for Delta Airlines. The scope of work involved 50,000 square feet, spanning multiple floors, and fully remodeling and updating interior common areas. Green Heart Enterprises revamped everything from restrooms and break rooms to cubicle areas and private offices.
All areas received fresh paint and new carpet, as well as glass walls in the private offices. New furniture and fixtures were added throughout the office to modernize the workspace.
Behind the scenes Green Heart Enterprises also applied HVAC upgrades and new systems were installed. All of the electrical components were updated throughout the offices and lighting upgrades helped Delta Airlines reach their energy efficiency goals.


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Melyssa Ford Honors Women In Hip-Hop, Fights For A Cause During BET Awards Weekend
Melyssa Ford has teamed up with Shoe Revolt and TheHipHopDiva.com to host The House That Hip Hop Built: Distinctive Diva Edition, a BET Awards weekend charity event (in LA), which will help raise awareness and funds to end human sex trafficking. This is the latest in a series of successful events created by Keisha Zackery, CEO/Founder of TheHipHopDiva.com. It will honor Monie Love, Cynthia Horner, Trina and more women who are also in support of the cause. Here, Ford talks about why the charity is important to her, how she deals with the negative stigma of having been a video model, her own charity organization, Less is More, and empowering young women and girls.
The House That Hip Hop Built will be utilized as a platform to raise awareness and funds to end sex trafficking. Shoe Revolt sells donated new (or gently) worn shoes via their website with 100% profits given to anti-trafficking initiatives to eradicate sex trafficking for good. Previous celebrity partners include Sarah Jessica Parker and Sanaa Lathan.


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Chicago's California Wives might be viewed as a contradiction, and their debut single, "Tokyo," only adds to the confusion. This mod quartet is breathing new life into the classic sounds of new wave pop, blending their love of electronic music with influences from the Police and New Order.
The track is confirmation the Windy City--on clear night--can see the buildings, houses, and lights in Tokyo.
Check a video for the band's song "Twenty Three" here, too.


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Villagg Tas-Sbejha is located in Gharb's Gozo neighborhood, close to St. George's Basilica. Additional area points of interest include Ggantija Temple and Ta' Cenc. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. 26 guestrooms at Villagg Tas-Sbejha feature ceiling fans and makeup/shaving mirrors. All accommodations have balconies. All rooms include separate sitting areas and sofa beds. At this 3-star aparthotel, accommodations include kitchenettes with refrigerators and cookware/dishes/utensils. Satellite television is provided. Guests may request irons/ironing boards and extra towels/bedding.


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Video Editor
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington, DC
May 2018 - December 2018
Part of the organization's first in-house digital team.
Conceptualized and produced digital ads for eight races
Directed, recorded and edited voice over and radio spots
Drove millions of views to more than 15 video concepts
Worked on the ground as a staging location director in Illinois during the final stretch of the Betsy Dirksen Londrigan campaign.
Digital Fellow
Biss For Illinois
Evanston, IL
January 2018 - March 2018
Shot, edited, wrote and directed 15+ videos and livestreams for state wide social media with more than half a million views.
Photographed campaign events and created graphics.
Communicated with voters in person, over the phone and online.
Social Media Marketer
New Age Rebel
Watford, UK
September 2017 - December 2017
• Coordinated with influencers for sponsorships.
• Scheduled social media and implemented digital strategy.
• Wrote and ran company blog with fashion content and interviews.
Social Media Specialist
Oriental Weavers America
Dalton, GA
December 2014 - August 2015
Captured and modified images for social media platforms.
Designed and executed marketing strategy for online presence.
Shot and edited video content for distribution to customers.
Final Cut Pro
Adobe creative suite:
Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator
Various DSLRs, Canon C100, microphones (lavalier, shotgun)
Arabic (fluently spoken, intermediate writing)
Spanish (intermediate knowledge)
Columbia College Chicago
B.A. in Multimedia Journalism


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1631 Liverpudlians came out in force to successfully break the Guinness World Record on Friday.
At 11.50am UK time today the people of Liverpool smashed a Guinness World Record and in doing so celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles debut single 'Love Me Do' in unique style.
Instigated by the city's award-winning Beatles Story attraction with the support of Liverpool City and the Albert Dock, 1631 people sang their hearts out on a cold October morning smashing the previous record set by a group in Chicago, USA in October 2011
Their backdrop? The city's iconic Liver Building of course.
The record – the most people singing 'in a round' – previous stood at 897. 'A round' is where two groups sing exactly the same melody with each group beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices.
Those contributing to smash the Guinness World Record included 1400 local choir members, Liverpudlians, international tourists, local schools, lunching office workers, shoppers and a legion of Beatles fans who had travelled from as far away as Brazil, Argentina, Norway and even Australia. There was even a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary attending who'd had 'Love Me Do' as their first wedding dance!
Special thanks to "word-wizard" Richard Hector-Jones from Creative Concern for the press release above.
For more PR, commercial and other photography - head back to my website Liverpool Photographer Ant Clausen


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Consumption of digital travel content sees double-digit growth year-over-year
Nov 17, 2016
A new study from Expedia Media Solutions and comScore reveals extensive planning and booking Journey for American, British and Canadian travelers during the 45-day path to purchase.
A new study conducted by comScore and commissioned by Expedia® Media Solutions, the advertising sales division of Expedia, Inc., explores how the interaction between travel booking websites and other influential online and offline touchpoints can impact the purchase journey for American, British and Canadian travelers. The 2016 Traveler's Path to Purchase study examines the 45-day period leading up to online travel booking, including desktop and mobile device usage, content consumption, resources utilized, destinations considered and the role of digital advertising in the decision-making process, as well as behavioral comparisons across the three countries. The research shows that consumption of digital travel content is on the rise with a growth rate of 44 percent in the UK, 41 percent in the U.S. and 18 percent in Canada. Travel content is also widely consumed in each country by 75 percent of digital users in the UK, 70 percent in Canada and 60 percent in the U.S. While the growth rate, number of users and time spent on digital travel content varies by country, the study found that travelers in the three countries share some behavioral similarities when it comes to travel planning. During the research and booking process, digital users are actively seeking travel content and are receptive to new information; nearly one third or more of online travel bookers across the three countries were influenced by advertising. In the U.S. and the U.K., significantly more people engage with travel content on mobile devices than on desktops, making mobile the platform with the largest digital reach across the travel category - Canadian travelers are slowly shifting away from desktop-only usage at 36 percent in 2016 compared to 46 percent in 2015; but overall, more minutes are still spent on desktop than mobile devices in the country - In the U.K., multi-platform usage represents 54 percent of total digital travel users in 2016 – up from 37 percent in 2015 – which is significantly higher than the 30 percent multi-device usage in the U.S. and 29 percent in Canada, showing that British travelers are the most device-agnostic users - The U.S. market is ahead in mobile travel content engagement, surpassing desktop engagement more than a year ago, but year-over-year mobile growth was relatively stagnant compared to Canada and the U.K. Travel is a considered and time-consuming purchase, leading travel bookers to make hundreds of visits to travel sites in the weeks leading up to a purchase, and on average weekly travel site visits increased leading up to booking - In the 45 days prior to booking a trip, Canadians made 161 visits to travel sites, Americans made 140 visits and British travelers made 121 visits - Across all three countries, more than 66 percent of travel bookers said search engines and friend or family recommendations were used most during the inspiration phase of their trip planning, followed closely by OTAs at nearly 50 percent - During the research phase, share shifts to OTAs and hotel sites, as more than 37 percent of travel bookers in Canada, the UK and US say they used these resources to narrow their options, and usage remained strong during the consideration phase - OTA, hotel site and airline site usage is consistent throughout the purchase path, but across all three markets, conversion was strongest on airline sites and OTAs - Throughout the booking path, OTAs have the highest engagement across travel site categories, accounting for more than 30 percent of total site visits, followed by travel information sites with more than 20 percent Destination decisions are influenced by multiple factors, and more than 50 percent of British and Canadian online travel bookers started the research process with multiple destinations in mind - In the U.K. and Canada, the majority of users considered two or more destinations, while in the U.S., 65 percent of travel bookers considered only one destination - Eleven percent of online travel bookers across all three markets used social media while researching destinations - Travel bookers in the U.K. research European trips far more any other locale (61 percent), while destinations in Asia accounted for 13 percent of research - At 31 percent, U.S. travel bookers research U.S. destinations the most, followed closely by Europe at 27 percent and Latin America (14 percent) - Europe accounted for 33 percent of destinations researched by Canadian travel bookers, followed by Latin America (26 percent) and Asia (18 percent) The travel advertising marketplace is crowded, but there is ample opportunity to influence decisions, particularly during the inspiration and research phases - Thirty-eight percent of travel bookers in Canada and 30 percent of travel bookers in the UK were influenced by advertising when considering more than one destination - Sixty-four percent of Canadian travel bookers, 59 percent of UK travel bookers and 47 percent of U.S. travel bookers recalled seeing a travel ad while shopping for or booking travel - The largest potential for advertising impact occurred during the initial stages of the booking path, as 54 percent of British, 66 percent of American and 73 percent of Canadian travel bookers noticed advertising when they first started planning a trip - As booking nears and users are exposed to more advertising, recall declines as much as 44 percent, illustrating that timing is everything and advertisers should target travelers early in booking path in an effort to influence decisions "Despite broad variances in the number of American, British and Canadian digital users, the time they spend consuming online travel content, and the devices they use to access information, the key influences and resources utilized throughout the booking path were often consistent across the three countries," said Matthew Reichek, Vice President of Product & Analytics at Expedia Media Solutions. "These insights, coupled with the finding that nearly one third or more of online travel bookers were influenced by advertising, reveals powerful opportunities for marketers to efficiently reach travelers from multiple markets during the path to purchase." Download the full study at Expedia Media Solutions


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Apple settles 'Retina' promo image suit with Swiss artistA filing with the New York District Court last week reveals that Apple settled a case out of court regarding the alleged misuse of the "Retina" eyeball used to promote the company's MacBook Pro with Retina display.
Photographer Sabine Liewald's "Eye Closeup" as seen on Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.
Apple last Wednesday settled the suit levied by Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald ahead of a court scheduled meeting slated for today, reports Cnet.
In the original complaint from October 2011, Liewald claimed that her image of an eyeball, titled "Eye Closeup," was illegally used during an Apple keynote in June. The photograph was used to show off the capabilities of the company's first high-resolution display laptop, the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.
While Apple acquired rights to use the photograph, the terms did not extend to public displays and was meant for mock-ups only. The settlement terms remain undisclosed but the Liewald was seeking damages plus lost profits from Apple's use of the image.


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Canadian Tire is joining a growing number of retailers moving back into urban neighbourhoods, with a newly renovated location on the Danforth scheduled to open Aug. 1st.
The Canadian Tire Express store on the site of a former Mark's clothing store on the corner of Gough Ave. is 6,100 sq. ft., much smaller than big box locations, which average 35,000 sq. ft.
"People are changing their shopping behaviour. They want it closer to home, they want it easier to get on the way home," said Tim O'Connor, vice-president of the retail insights agency RetailNet Group.
And they have options. Online retailers such as Amazon offer subscription services that will deliver products to your home on a regular basis — so no one ever has to run out of toilet paper or diapers again.
"That's why Loblaw bought Shoppers Drug Mart. It sure as heck didn't want more pharmacies," said O'Connor, referring to the $12.4-billion proposed acquisition announced by Loblaw Companies Limited and Shoppers Drug Mart on July 15th.
"Loblaw saw an opportunity to get into and acquire small boxes."
Related: Loblaw Cos. to buy Shoppers
In the U.S., Wal-Mart Corp. is moving strongly into neighbourhood markets, experimenting with sizes as small as 15,000 sq. ft. It is moving into convenience stores on college campuses to offer better prices to students on tight budgets, said O'Connor.
Students, used to being charged high prices because they are a captive audience with few alternatives, are responding enthusiastically.
That doesn't mean the world's largest retailer is planning to abandon the supersize concept. This week it opened the first Walmart supercentre in Atlantic Canada — a renovated, expanded, 145,000 sq. ft. space at Halifax Centre — one of 37 supercentre projects planned in Canada this year.
What it means is that, like other retailers including Sobeys, Rona, Best Buy and Longos, Walmart is learning to adapt to the changing retail and city landscapes.
About 1,500 big box stores were added to the GTA between 2002 and 2012 — a 40 per cent increase, said John G. Crombie, senior managing director at commercial real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
The big box concept was launched in Canada around the early 1990s.
"We see a slowdown, pointing to a format at a mature stage of the retail cycle," said Crombie.
Downtown is becoming a much more attractive and lucrative place to be. Retailers can sell fewer items more profitably as consumers trade off between price and convenience.
"You're getting tons of condos going up in the area so you're getting densification. It makes total sense," Crombie said.
In early 2012, Walmart opened a 90,000 sq. ft. store in Scarborough, a departure from the average 130,000 sq. ft. Walmart in Canada at the time. The 39 Zellers leases Walmart purchased from Target were for stores averaging 81,000 sq. ft.
Walmart learned a few things from the Scarborough store, including what to sell.
It learned that small balcony bistro sets are a better fit than big backyard patio sets in an urban store, said Alan Blundell, vice-president of merchandising for Walmart Canada.
Large bags of dog food didn't sell as well as the smaller sizes, which are more compact and easier for customers to get home if they're walking or taking public transit.
They packed wheeled grocery carts at the front of the store as an impulse purchase.
"They were one of our key items," said Blundell.
Related: Loblaw opens in smaller format
Canadian Tire announced in February it wanted to expand its retail operations beyond traditional stores by offering specialty or express stores, which would also serve as pickup locations for items purchased from the digital catalogue.
Canadian Tire declined to speak about the store until it officially opens.
The real driver behind the shift in store strategy is that big box stores have lost productivity, said O'Connor.
"They were watching sales-per-square-foot sliding. They see it happening very quickly, they just don't always know how to deal with it. It takes a while."
He said the trend began in Europe with Tesco PLC, Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer, which has a store in Piccadilly Circus.
It isn't always successful. Tesco tried to enter the U.S. market with express stores in California, Las Vegas and Phoenix, just before the housing crash in the U.S. and the resulting worldwide recession, said O'Connor.
The challenge for Canadian Tire will be reducing the number of products for sale while still delivering on the promise of what Canadian Tire means to consumers looking for say, new windshield wipers and a tent, said Michael McLarney, editor and president, Hardlines Inc. and managing director of the North American Retail Hardware Association.
"It's a different kettle of fish to run a small store."
Home Depot Canada has not opened a new big box store in Canada since March 2011, McLarney pointed out. Rona has moved to what it calls 'proximity' stores.
"Smaller stores is the latest retail mantra. Everybody is doing it. It makes sense for Canadian Tire to try this," he said.
"Retailers, like everyone else, they have to keep trying new things. I give them credit for trying."


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The Galaxy Grand 2 is another big Samsung phone (5.25 inches this time), but while it might share the screen-size with the Galaxy Note family, there are a few hardware changes that make this handset more middleweight than flagship. There's 8GB of base storage, with microSD expansion up to 64GB, a quad-core 1.2GHz processor and no stylus. The rear-facing 8-megapixel camera also might not stand up to comparisons against the higher pixel-count varieties. Compared to the original Galaxy Grand, which housed a limp 800 x 480 WVGA screen, the sequel's incrementally bigger display now cranks that up to a passable 720p. The phone will also arrive running Android 4.3, in white, black and pink color options. There's still no LTE on the model, but (at least?) there's dual-SIM slots which means the smartphone is likely to make a global roll-out at a presumably moderate price. When we hear the specifics, we'll let you know.
Samsung's Galaxy Grand 2 is the size of a Galaxy Note but lacks the stylus
Nexus 5 reportedly due to launch on November 1st, will be available in black and white models
Still waiting for Google to make its often-leaked Nexus 5 official? Sit tight — one leak suggests the device's unveiling could be just around the corner. The latest render from @evleaks shows a two-toned Nexus 5 with a white backplate, but the post's text is even more revealing: "In white," it says. "11/1." It's definitely a vague statement, but in light of Google Play's recent product page leak, an early November launch would be right on schedule. The latest rumors and leaks promise a device with a 4.95-inch 1080p display, a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 CPU and LTE available in both 16 and 32GB models and, apparently, in black or white. Reportedly starting at $349, it certainly has our attention. We'll let you know when we hear something official.
Kia and Hyundai could offer Android-based in-car systems in all vehicles next year
While Tesla is still in the early stages of considering an Android emulator, Korea's ETNews reports that Hyundai and Kia are already bringing the platform (or, at least, a derivative of it) to all their cars by 2014. Kia's Android-based in-car AVN system, UVO 2.0, comes with an app store of its own and connects to iOS and Android smartphones for multimedia. We took the navigation software for a spin as early as 2012, but it didn't debut until Kia started selling the 2014 Sorento earlier this year. After months of keeping a low profile, UVO 2.0 will begin its time in the spotlight on the new Kia Soul and Hyundai Genesis slated to come out in late 2013.
HTC launches One Max with huge 5.9-inch display and fingerprint scanner
World's best smartphone now in 5.9″ with new and improved HTC Sense 5.5 ® experience
London, October 15, 2013 – HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announced the HTC One max, a super-sized smartphone that brings the award-winning design, functionality and performance of the HTC One to fans of larger handsets. A new Fingerprint Scan feature takes convenience to a new level while acclaimed features including HTC BlinkFeed™, HTC Zoe™ and HTC BoomSound™, combined with the new HTC Sense 5.5, which are all enhanced to continue to deliver the best overall smartphone experience, now on a larger screen.
"The addition of the HTC One max means that we now have an HTC One phone for everyone. The family has been built on quality and game-changing innovations and the HTC One max is certainly no exception," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "The upgrade to HTC Sense 5.5 will provide our most amazing mobile experience yet, with the HTC One max delivering the size and power required to do everything you want, and more, without compromise."
Big and powerful
The HTC One max's 5.9″ full HD1080p display is perfect for enjoying photos, videos and movies on the go. Smooth and efficient performance comes courtesy of a quad-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600 processor featuring a quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU enabling jaw-dropping performance, ultra vivid videos and booming sound. Whether you're watching videos in stunning HD, playing games or checking out what's hot online, the HTC One max sounds amazing, looks sharp and keeps working when you need it.
The 16GB or 32GB onboard memory can be expanded thanks to a microSD™ card slot, with a massive 50GB of additional free Google Drive online storage being offered exclusively to HTC One max owners
The large 3300mAh embedded battery means that this level of performance will last and last. Even the most intensive users will find the HTC One max is up to the challenge thanks to the optional HTC Power Flip Case, a stylish 1150mAh battery expansion for your HTC One max which offers both protection and extra juice when you need it most.
Maximum convenience at your fingertips
The average person checks their phone multiple times a day, so the HTC One max welcomes a new era of convenience and advanced functionality thanks to a built-in Fingerprint Scan feature. Located on the back of the device, the fingerprint scanner allows users to lock or unlock the screen and quickly launch up to three favourite applications by assigning an individual finger to each.
More content than ever before
The HTC One max's Sense 5.5 upgrade comes with a more social, personalised HTC BlinkFeed that can be further refined by customisable topic categories and new integration with premium content providers including Instagram and Google+. Up to 120 articles can also be downloaded for offline viewing, making BlinkFeed even better for snacking on information wherever and whenever you are.
Ultimate imaging
Featuring HTC's UltraPixel camera technology, HTC Zoe mode, that brings your photos to life, and a 2.1MP front-facing camera, the HTC One max will capture stunning photos and full HD 1080p videos whether you're the photographer, the subject or both. Dual Capture means you can now snap memorable moments and your reaction to them in one extraordinary photo or video by simultaneously shooting with the front and rear cameras.
Improved imaging is also introduced through Video Highlights, which combines your photos and videos to create a mini movie complete with the soundtrack and visual theme of your choice. And with the HTC One max, your Video Highlights can now be any length you want.
Design at its Best
Available in Glacial Silver, the HTC One max shares the same premium design credentials as the rest of the HTC One family, providing an all round exceptional experience.
Global Availability
The HTC One max will begin rolling out across the globe from mid – end October. See specific regions for details.


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For T's birthday, we decided to take him to Marwell Zoo for the day.
Marwell Zoo is based in Winchester and is a whopping 140 acres in size.
We've never been before as its not exactly local to us, however as we wanted to go somewhere that felt like a real trip for T's birthday, we decided to give the 90 minute journey a go.
Marwell is based in stunning woodland and as soon as you arrive you feel like you're in a different world. They've even built a hotel within the complex recently, which may be an option for us later on as there are a few attractions nearby that we'd also like to visit.
From smaller animals such as Penguins, marmosets, and lemur, to larger animals such as Giraffe, Rhino, and Zebra, it really has it all.
The zoo also houses several play areas for when little ones need a break from all the sight seeing as well as a restaurant, cafe area, and several picnic sites. The zoo is also really pretty, which makes walking between enclosures enjoyable.
For lunch we decided to treat ourselves and buy something from the restaurant. Although there was a huge selection of hot and cold food, it was a little pricey. Our two sandwiches, two packets of crisps, and two brownies cost us just over £15! T was sadly asleep, but that didn't stop us picking him up some herb potatoes for when he eventually woke up. It was HIS birthday after all.
We were at Marwell all day – there was no way we could have left any earlier without missing out on animals. There was a small train that travelled around the park throughout the day as well as a tractor bus that did pick up and drop offs (which is also buggy friendly!) this may be an option later when T is walking so we don't miss the talks.
Marwell is a really impressive zoo and although it may not have a huge population of animals in comparison to other zoos, because they have animals on the larger side of things, they make up for the quantity with the quality.


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