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Pigsodus - the Ultimate Pig Adventure Game
Point and click adventure game about friendship, survival, love, mystery - and pigs. Save your friends and become the Bacon of Hope!
Pigsodus - the Ultimate Pig Adventure Game
Point and click adventure game about friendship, survival, love, mystery - and pigs. Save your friends and become the Bacon of Hope!
Deep in Alaskan woods an incredibly smart pig - Horace Oinkstein - is fighting for survival. Pursued by a relentless butcher, surrounded by hunters and wolves he must find a way not only to save himself but also his loved ones.
Will he land on a frying pan? Or will he wallow happily ever after?
Pigsodus is a point and click adventure game with RPG elements. Use your wits to solve puzzles, test your reflexes in dynamic minigames and explore the mysterious, pigcelart world inspired by Orwell's Animal Farm.
They say seeing is believing - so why don't you play our little demo that we've put together to showcase our ideas.
Pigsodus will tell an epic story interlaced with bursts of humor and an occasional animal pun. Our protagonist - Horace Oinkstein is a gentlepig with an aptitude for science. Together with his best pal Eggdar the Rooster they will embark on a quest to save their friends. They are aided by a wide array of goofy, memorable characters such as The Overthinking Cow, Alcoholic Squirrel or The Gadget Horse.
In order to succeed Oinkstein will have to follow the visions of mysterious toad god, dabble in black magic, visit HAARP and dive with an aquarium on his head. These adventures won't leave him unscathed and you'll witness Horace turn from an insecure, naive pig to a truly shining bacon of hope.
On the other side of the spectrum we have the villain - Theodore Cleaver - a merciless butcher who raises pigs in order to feed his overweight mother. With a bunch of buddies from his hunting club he will use whatever means necessary to crush the pig rebellion.
We believe that animal farm can be a perfect stage for a dramatic struggle. Imagine Hamlet with actual ham!
Pigsodus will be a crossover between a point and click adventure game and a 2D RPG with arcade elements.
As Horace Oinkstein - you will gather allies and resources in preparation for a final showdown with Theodore Cleaver. Your enemy won't sit idly and will try to actively hinder your efforts via in game events.
In Pigsodus you will be able to:
Music is extremely important for the atmosphere of our game. That's why we're collaborating with Peter Surmacz - a musical wizard who has already conjured some pieces for Pigsodus. Stay a while and listen!
A theme for Eggdar the Rooster:
Peaceful exploration track:
We plan to compose and record a twelve piece soundtrack in the final version of Pigsodus, along with tons of woofs, cock-a-doodles, neighs, oinks and meows (this is going to be fun!).
Pigsodus will be fully drawn in the soon-to-be famous graphic style - pigcelart - that we totally made up. We are doing things the hard way - drawing animations frame by frame, environments pixel by pixel. It is our dream to create something truly unique and beautiful. Are we on the right track? Judge for yourself:
For the moment our team is tiny and consists of Sawa Bialczynska (graphic design, animation), Peter Lipert (programming, game design) and Balthazar the Dog.
We got only four hands in total (+ 4 paws). In order to make the game as we have envisioned it, we require to expand our team! On Kickstarter we're able to raise funds for what we need and engage the community in the process of making our game. That's a perfect deal!
Here's a pizza graph showing what we need the funding for:
Pigsodus is Kicking it Forward!
Risks and challenges
Building games requires a lot of time and hard work. Things can go wrong,delays in development might happen. It is especially hard to precisely estimate the amount of work needed to implement some of our gameplay systems.
Fortunately, we both have prior experience in business and management (Sawa as a CEO of a graphic design company and Peter as an IT startup CEO) - so we know what to do to keep the risk at minimum and act before things spiral out of control.
We also have a team of professionals on-site ready to work with us as soon as we get funded.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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do you know if there is a spot in Switzerland where you can get damaged vehicles? For example accident, vandalism or hail broken. Established over 30 years, we stock a wide range of insurance salvage vehicles, from tiny automobiles to sports and performance models, persons carriers (MPVs) to 4×4 salvage. We also sell industrial vehicles, from small vans to HGVs, as properly as motorbike salvage. We predominantly give late, 1 owner, low mileage vehicles so mechanical condition & pre accident situation are seldom in question. For those who like to do issues the old way, call in to our premises, have a coffee & view the vehicle before getting.
We specialise in late model category 'c' and 'd' damaged automobiles that are suitable for repair and return to the road, and will supply category 'b' vehicles to clients possessing the relevant licenses for breaking for spares. No, I like to pay complete value The Auto Auction Mall portion of the total fees charged will be eligible for this promotion. Applicable for 1st time purchasers only. When you discover a salvage vehicle that you want, make an offer you for the automobile that takes into account that the car will likely need to have lots of costly repairs. Make certain that the total quantity of the car (including repairs) will make the obtain worth the quantity of revenue invested.
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Electro Vapors is a new ecig online store offering various goods for ecigs. This store is dedicated to advanced ecig users who carry APVs with them and like to customize them. This is why you will find plenty of different ecig batteries, atomizers, cartomizers and cleanomizers to pick from. Electro Vapors also offer starter kits but most of these are made by third party manufacturers. This means that Electro Vapors does not have any product of its all.
As I always like to do on my e cigarette blog, I'm letting you know of a new store I found online.
You should be quite pleased to know that Electro Vapors is a certified ecig seller. For you this means that all their listed products are authentic and made in the USA only. You can expect high quality stuff from the store without thinking twice simply because it is a certified seller.
The only downside of the store is no free shipping. Standard orders under $20 will cost you additional $9.99 on shipping which is a whopping disappointment. Even if your order exceeds the above mentioned amount, you are only given a small discount and your shipping charge becomes $4.99. We would have loved if there was a discount which offered free shipping on orders exceeding a certain limit.
So, if you feel so inclined, take a look at their online store. I am pretty loyal to a few of the top e cigarette brands and don't really shop at superstores, but if you are the type that likes to look around, then give Electro Vapors a try.


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North Dakota the Next Hollywood?
I have had an interest in making flims and the craft seemed elusive to much bigger cities like New York and Hollywood to become a film maker. I have spent time with the local studio Makoche Studios seeing their work with the Lakota Nation,St Mary's grade school music education and Mr.Bubbles Harold Schafer documentary. Imagine my surprise when I opened my email to read Hollywood was coming to Bismarck.
It's true Princebury Productions, known for their clean,family friendly, morally driven films has partnered with leaders in our state for the first ever North Dakota Film Fund Initiative. The historical event will kick off July 3rd with a banquet at Fort Lincoln in Mandan .North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple will welcome attendees,Congressman Kevin Cramer will emcee the event and Dr.Ted Baehr, CEO of Movieguide, will be the keynote speaker. Followed by a panel discussion with a focus on "Integrity,Politics and the Bully Spirit for the 21st Century" featuring panelist Theodore Roosevelt Malloch,Clay Jenkinson, Dr.Sarah-Jane Murray, Christopher William,Chad Stewart, David Peters and Ruth Melheim Brubakken. The discussion will be followed by dancing under the stars with North Dakota recording artist Jessie Veeder.
Learn about "Young Four Eyes" the journey of Theodore Roosevelt scripted by Ruth and Rich Melheim. A story created to tell the world about North Dakota and the shaping of Theodore Roosevelt - how the badlands resurrected a man at the brink of depression to become one of the youngest and greatest leaders America has seen. Ruth and Rich could not find sources to fund this dynamic and historic project and that's where the united forces of the Princebury Project have stepped up to tell stories that enhance our history,families,state,country and world.
Be a part of this historical North Dakota Film Fund Initiative and learn more about Princebury Productions goal to bring high level, quality film making to our state. This initiative is exactly why I am a North Dakotan, where we can create and have access to quality entertainment right here at home.


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Having spent many hours on a golf course looking for my golf ball, I am possibly not the most well placed person to make a great opinion on the just starting US Open. As a result I decided to enlist the help of a friend who plays regularly and was witness to my only eagle ever on a golf course (He also witnessed when I almost albatrossed once!). Ross is an avid golfer (a pretty good one too!) and a huge golf fan and he shared his thoughts with us on the looming US Open.
The sun breaks the horizon in the east, you look at your caddie and smile, "give me the driver" you say as you line up your shot from behind the ball with eager anticipation. You approach it with the precision of a leopard stalking his prey. You settle into your stance and away you go… Straight down the middle. This is possibly the greatest feeling you can experience in golf. The professionals feel no different and hope this is a reality come the first round of a major tournament.
As an avid golfer and true fan of the game I can remember many a long night spent in front of the TV watching the four major championships. This weekend will be no different…
And it is with this eager anticipation that we await the 2012 US Open, arguably the toughest major on the tour roster.
The venue for this year's gladiatorial challenge, The Olympic club in flamboyant San Francisco, will not disappoint. In the last staging of this event at this famous club, not one player in the field managed to break par with only Lee Janzen going on to match par. In the process he beat the ever charismatic Payne Stewart to win his second and final major.
The course that greets the current crop of professionals is almost an un-changed layout from the course which was refurbished in 1927. The only change being the addition of the 200 yard par 3 8th. This is sure to test all.
The holes that interest me however are not on the front nine, but rather the last three holes. These include two par 5's and a short par 4. Whoever masters these three holes on Sunday will definitely be in with a shout come closing time.
The first par 5 is certainly a three shot hole, even for the longest hitters in the game. It is the longest hole in US Open history. Will the USGA decide to play from the forward tees on Sunday, I doubt it.
The final par 5, playing as a par 5 for the first time, is definitely reachable in two and could provide lots of drama with the potential for eagle, but also disaster! The hole has been made more challenging by moving the tee 20 yards left creating a much more difficult angle. Hit the fairway and you have every opportunity of going for the green.
The final hole is a short par 4; however a premium must be placed on accuracy off the tee. Look for players to hit a 3-wood of the tee, especially the longer hitters. The second shot is semi-blind played to a small target with severe rough surrounding the green. A tough hole to make par when the pressure of a major title is on the line.
The course is sure to play its part in the drama that is the US open, but what about the players?
Enter the gladiators!
With the landscape of modern golf ever changing after the Tiger Decade, there are now a dozen or so truly great golfers with the chance to win any major they tee up in. With the likes of World Number One Luke Donald, defending champion Rory McIlroy and a resurgent Tiger Woods in the field it is sure to be a humdinger.
Before I move into the favourites for the week, we should first talk about the hottest news on tour. Andy Zhang, a 14 year old from China has been given a wild card entry into the tournament after the withdrawal of Paul Casey. What an opportunity! I would certainly have given almost anything to be in his position. Yes I am green with envy. While I don't think he will be in the mix come Sunday, he is certainly someone to watch for the future and we will monitor his progress in the coming years.
But who do I think will be lifting the trophy on Sunday? The big question will surely be to begin? This year alone has seen, among other great moments, Tiger shoot a final round 62 and lose to a solid Rory McIlroy at the Honda, a superb final round from Matt Kuchar to win the Players and who can forget the chip in by Tiger at the Memorial, described by the great Jack Nicklaus as the greatest shot he has ever seen, to win the tournament.
Each of these three players has a great chance of winning this week, however having watched Rory since the Honda he does not seem to be in the best of form, lacking consistency and doubling the last hole at the St Jude classic last week doesn't fill me with confidence. That being said he put a final round disaster at the Masters last year aside in romping to victory at last year's tournament. Outside chance to win.
Tiger has been slowly working his way back to form since his fall from grace in 2009. With two wins under his belt this year, he is surely confident of teeing it up. I do feel that the Olympic Club is not a course he will fancy as there is a premium on driving accuracy. Not a strong suite of the current Tiger swing. However his mind seems to be back where it once was and this has always been his strongest attribute. If he is within two shots of the lead going into Sunday, then you have to look out for the Tiger Charge!
Although Matt Kuchar played exceptionally well at the Players and has a very consistent swing, I think the US Open presents a different prospect and will look to see Matt challenge for the title on Sunday, but fall away.
So who else stands a chance? As I said earlier there are over a Dozen players who can win and we would dearly love it to be a South African. This year has seen three South African's challenging for a title only to be beaten into second to the heartbreak of many. From Louis's loss at the Masters, Ernie losing in a playoff to Jason Dufner and to Rory Sabbitini's collapse at the memorial it has not been a good year for our home grown talent.
While I believe that Louis and Charl will challenge this week, I don't believe that they will walk away with the title. Ernie and Retief will have to roll back the years and surely putt better than they have in the past few years to challenge for the crown.
The up and coming Brandon Grace will be playing in his first US open courtesy of three wins on the European Tour and is surely playing inspired Golf. While a talent to watch for the future, it is surely a bridge to far to win on debut.
So who will reign supreme?
Maybe it is my heart talking but I believe that it is the time of Luke Donald to step into the big time. He has elevated his game to new levels and continues to play some exquisite golf, winning the European Tours flagship event the BMW championship at Wentworth only a few weeks ago.
He is one of the best putters in the game and poses Jedi like skills in getting up and down from just about anywhere. On a course where finding the fairway and silky putting is a must I have to back Luke to win. Provided he can contain his nerves and focus on the job in hand.
He has the game, but does he have the bottle as Sir Nick Faldo puts it.
Other notables to watch; Lee Westwood fresh off his win at the Nordea Masters, Dustin Johnson the winner of the St Jude Classic, Adam Scott and the ever present Phil Mickelson.
It promises to be a battle Royal at the Olympic club this week. So the only thing to say is sit back, relax and enjoy the drive!


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Assistant Professor - Psychology Department About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and a world leader in experiential learning. The same commitment to connecting with the world drives our use-inspired research enterprise. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Our campuses in Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and Toronto are regional platforms for undergraduate and graduate learning and collaborative research. Northeastern pursues advanced research in security and materials at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, and in coastal sustainability at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. About the Opportunity: The Psychology Department in the College of Science at Northeastern University (https://cos.northeastern.edu/psychology/) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in cognitive and brain health to start in the fall of 2020 at the rank of Assistant Professor. We welcome applications in the area of cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on faculty who use neuroimaging, behavioral, and computational tools to assess intervention outcomes related to cognitive and brain health. Potential topics of interest can include lifestyle factors such as physical activity, cognitive training, social interaction, and diet, among other foci, as well as a range of populations from childhood through older adulthood in healthy individuals or patient populations. The successful candidate will have office and shared lab space in the new Center for Cognitive and Brain Health (https://web.northeastern.edu/cbhlab/) in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University (https://www.northeastern.edu/isec/). Relevant facilities include a new 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI system and Center (https://web.northeastern.edu/nubic/), high density EEG systems, eye tracking, DEXA, VO2 max systems, a virtual reality system with an omni-directional treadmill, behavioral testing rooms, and a biospecimen facility. Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and conducting an independent, externally funded research program, with interdisciplinary collaboration supported and encouraged. Qualifications: Candidates should have a Ph.D. in psychology or a related field by the start of the appointment and a record of research commensurate with rank. Candidates should have experience in, or be able to demonstrate a commitment to, working with diverse student populations and/or in a culturally diverse work and educational environment. Additional Information: All application materials must be submitted through the online recruitment system, where applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, a diversity and inclusion statement, and up to five representative publications. They should also be prepared to provide information, including an email address, for three references. The references will be contacted by the online recruitment system and asked to provide letters. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Professor Art Kramer mailto:(firstname.lastname@example.com), Search Committee Chair and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, or to Professor Charles Hillman mailto:(firstname.lastname@example.com), Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastern.edu%2Fdiversity&data=02%7C01%7C%7C056469d7f6cf47552eee08d61f0c7f65%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C636730535857378803&sdata=KIi0gAqGY5SPmeHUb21vdPtLQAysu3YBVHfaichuP%2Bg%3D&reserved=0. To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/1617050 Copyright ©2017 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. https://www.jobelephant.com/ jeid-4f704e6d8c88804ba6441b90411d5b78
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Buenos Dias!
Spain and Spanish holds a very deep part of my heritage, and despite most people using English around me, I am often using this phrase to greet the people I meet everyday. Some people may think this is very strange of me, but I this is simply a personality trait of mine.
Since I was a young boy 20 years ago, my parents (who are half Spanish and half Mexican) have owned a traveller's lodge, in the deep countryside of Mexico. As a result, I was exposed to many different kinds of people from many different nationalities and continents. My favourite thing about this was that I was constantly talking to people from all over the world, and they fed me much knowledge and made me become who I am.
However, for some reason, I noticed that many of the travellers that came to our lodge had some forms of depression or issues that were causing them to be unhappy or to run away. Therefore, when I was at a ripe young age of 12, I had been the secret service and pride of my lodge; a little helper who also counsels and helps the visitors. As a result, I learned to have a big heart for people and as a result I decided to create this blog.
This blog was made so as to allow me to share with you my thoughts, my life, and any adventures that I have and will be going on so far. Please look forward to what I am posting in the next few months!


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Film Analysis: a Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis
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It is 1947 and John Nash has arrived at Princeton for graduate study in mathematics. "The mysterious "West Virginia genius" has no prep school legacy or old money ties to cushion his entry into the Ivy League - just Princeton's most prestigious fellowship to signify that he does indeed belong. It's not an easy fit for Nash, or for Princeton. Social niceties mean nothing to him; neither does attending class. He is obsessed with just one thing: finding a truly original idea. That, he's convinced, is the only way he will ever matter.
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Princeton's math department is brutally competitive and some of Nash's classmates would love to see him fail. Still, they tolerate him, and inadvertently incite him to greatness. He's with them one night in a local bar when their reaction to a hot blonde grabs his attention. As Nash observes their rivalry, the idea that has been haunting him bursts into focus. His resulting paper on game theory - the mathematics of competition - boldly contradicts the doctrines of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. One-hundred-fifty years of accepted thought is abruptly outdated, and Nash's life is changed forever.
Many Minds of John Nash
Nash subsequently wins a coveted research and teaching post at MIT, but is not satisfied. Science had played a huge role in bringing about America's triumph in World War II, and now, as the Cold War rages, Nash yearns to play a role in this new conflict. His wish is granted when the Parcher recruits him for a top-secret assignment as an enemy code breaker. Nash throws himself into this consuming effort while continuing his work at MIT. It is there that he is challenged in an altogether new way by the beautiful and brilliant Alicia, a physics student who introduces...
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MADE IN LA - Dustbin
This 'dustbin', designed by Brendan Ravenhill, is quite possibly the last trash can you will ever need. And... It's entirely made in Los Angeles. Watch the video to see how.
More Brendan Ravenhill designs made in LA: Cord Lamp. Simplicity at its best, a pair makes great bedside lights. Made from ceramic, steel and aluminum with a cloth electrical cord.
Signal Shelves. Made from two telescoping U-Channels, the shelves slide on the brackets and lock in place with a set screw. The shelf supports make great bookends too.


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Alok Industries Ltd is one of the leading textile group and amongst the fastest growing vertically integrated textile companies in India. They are offering world class integrated textile solutions. They manufacture world-class home textiles, apparel fabrics, garments and polyester yarns selling directly to manufacturers, exporters, importers, retailers and brands the world over. Also, they are in the business of Retail and Realty through their wholly owned subsidiary company. The company is having their manufacturing facilities at Silvassa in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Thane and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra and Valsad and Vapi in Gujarat.Alok Industries Ltd was incorporated in the year 1986 with the name Alok Textile Industries Pvt Ltd. The company commenced their activities with the manufacture of texturised yarn by setting up manufacturing facilities at Silvassa. In the year 1991, they commenced weaving operation at Bhiwandi in Thane. In the year 1993, they became a puiblic limited company. In the year 1994, the company expanded the weaving capacity to 50 cimmco looms in Thane and texturising capacity of 3 Nos Texturising machines in Silvasaa.In the year 1995, they made a technical collaboration with Grabal, Albert Grabher Gesellshaft mbH & Co of Austria for manufacture of embroidered products through a joint venture company named Grabal Alok Impex Ltd. In the year 1996, they set up Knitting Division at Silvassa with 8 Machines and state-of-the-art eco-friendly Process House at Navi Mumbai with 3 Stenter.In the year 1998, the company modernised and expanded the weaving division with 24 Sulzer Projectile Looms at Silvassa and in the next year, they further expanded to 28 Sulzer Projectile Looms. Also they completed the modernisation and expansion of weaving project with 88 Air Jet/ Rapier Sulzer Looms at Silvassa in the year 2002, and the processing project with 2 Stenters at Vapi in the year 2003. In the same year, they set up a Garment Unit at Navi mumbai with 100 Stitching Machines.In the year 2004, the company expanded the Texturising capacity to 30 machines, Knitting capacity to 40 machines and Weaving capacity to 170 Air Jet/ Rapier Looms. Also they forayed into Home Textiles for direct export. In the year 2006, they set up a new plant for knitted fabric at Vapi in Gujarat and Partially Oriented Yarn plant at Silvassa.The company was awarded Silver Trophy for fabric exports and Bronze Trophy for made-ups exports by Texpocil for the financial year 2006. Also they got award from the All India Exporters Chambers in recognition of role played by the company in the development of exports of made ups. They have got Certificate of Excellence by Kohis Department Stores for partnership and teamwork. They have also got Supima license for use of their cotton in manufacture of woven and knitted fabrics.In the year 2007, the company has acquired 60% stake in Mileta a s, a company based in the Czech Republic for manufacturing high end yarn dyed shirting fabrics, handkerchiefs, table linen, batistes and damasks. The company has signed an exclusive license agreement with AISLE 5 LLC, for their portfolio of lifestyle brands like aworld, cotton + clay and natural worth. They started operations in the retail segment namely H&A. The range of products includes fabrics, garments, embroidered fabric, saris and terry towels. The company is also in the process of setting of textile SEZ at Silvassa through a wholly owned subsidiary. The company has entered into Trademark License Agreement with Peacock Alley Inc, USA, to sell their licensed products in India. The Company has entered into a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with Union Nationale Des Producteurs De Cotton Du Burkina Faso (UNPCB) and MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd for supply of finished fabrics made out of organic and fair trade cotton for supply of lingerie goods to a super brands on the USA. The company had bid for Joint Ventures with National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) for the revival of the textile mills located at the New City of Bombay Manufacturing Mills, Mumbai and Aurangabad Textile Mills, Aurangabad and for development of textile related infrastructure therein.In September 2007, the company has entered into an MOU with Zameen Organic Pvt Ltd for developing and promoting organic fair trade cotton. This will ensure Fair price of seed cotton to the marginal cotton growers in Vidarbha and Adilabad.
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If you thought Game of Thrones didn't get bloody or horrifying enough with last season's shocking Red Wedding, think again.
Actor Kit Harington—who plays Jon "you know nothing" Snow on HBO's hit fantasy series Game of Thrones—told Access Hollywood that there will be "more deaths this season than any other! I can't tell you who dies. You'd think they'd tone the deaths down, but they don't."
[Insert the collective gasp of horror from Thrones fans everywhere.]
Harington added: "They've realised that's a successful option, so they're just killing more people than they've ever killed."
Well, that doesn't bode well for many a character on the series. Which of our very own favorites will be going to the bloody chopping block next? Oh, the horror!
But (thankfully) it's not all death, death and more death for the upcoming fourth season of the series. Harington teased that there will be "plenty of sex" as well for the fans. Especially for his character. "Me and Rose [Leslie], who plays Ygritte, we're as close to a love story as you get in the show."
Are you at all surprised that the death toll will rise for Game of Thrones' upcoming fourth season?(Access Hollywood via Radio Times)


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The reality of the war in Afghanistan hit home this past week when we learned of West Laurel's Marine Lance Corp. Eugene "Gene" Mills III was killed in combat on June 22. Shock and disbelief resonated throughout the community as the news traveled fast. Young 21-year-old Gene was supposed to come home soon and have Chesapeake Bay blue crabs with his family. His second tour of duty in Afghanistan was almost over. "Just one more mission," he had told his father.
There was a mix-up in communication as to the whereabouts of "Big" Gene. The military representative went to Bowie instead of Laurel. When he finally reached Gene by phone, he told him to wait there at his house on Maple Terrace. Young Gene's father waited 45 excruciating minutes for the worst and most devastating news of his life.
There have been many more "excruciatingly painful" moments for this young soldier's family, which includes his father, retired Prince George's County police officer Gene Mills and his wife, Melissa Mills; young Gene's mother, Theresa Mills; and his little brother, Jake. We can't even imagine their private moments of grief and anguish nor would we want to. It's all real: the war, the grief and the nightmare.
Gene was an energetic, wide-eyed little boy with a sweet smile. He grew up with his little brother Jake just three doors down from our house. He was a typical little boy full of vim and vigor. He went to the West Laurel Swim Club in the summer and rode his bike everywhere. He made forever friends at Bond Mill Elementary. He was a handsome, respectful young man.
As he grew up, I saw him less because that's what teenagers do, they leave their nice safe yards where they played so freely, and spread their wings. His dad, Gene, kept us abreast of his son's most recent adventures and was very proud of both his sons.
Gene went for his dream to be a soldier and protect a country he loved. He wanted to make a difference. He did. Gene made a difference from the moment he was born in 1990. He will continue to make a difference in the hearts of his family, friends and neighbors. He will always be with us. Semper Fi.
As we celebrate Independence Day this week, perhaps we can take a moment to remember those who have given everything they could give. We can stop for a moment and appreciate a country that still has a lot of work to do but where we can all stand up freely and proudly and sing the "Star Spangled Banner."


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Outgoing Students
Study and Intern Abroad Opportunities
The School of Engineering encourages Senior Sophister students to consider spending their entire year or their second semester abroad at one of our partner Universities. We currently have students studying at a range of distinguished universities around the world including the University of California, University of Sydney, Polytechnique du Montreal, UPC Barcelona, KTH in Stockholm and ETH in Zurich, to name a few. This is a unique opportunity to not only enrich your academic education but also to gain invaluable intercultural, language, social and civic skills. Please note that all SS year study abroad options are available only to students doing the 5 year MAI programme (Students study abroad in their 4th year and return to Trinity for their 5th year).
In Semester 1 of SF and JS years, the Engineering Global Officer gives information sessions with an overview of your range of study abroad options. Please see a copy of the presentation below.
There are also more detailed talks on specific options (e.g. non-EU, UNITECH etc), slides from which are included in the relevant sections. Details of information sessions are emailed directly to the relevant students and advertised on notice boards.
Please see the table below for an overview of all of your international study and intern abroad opportunities:
Study Abroad Option
Brief Description
Who's eligible to apply for these exchanges?
Is Funding Available
Non-EU exchange
Full SS year or second semester of SS year studying in a partner university in Asia, Australia, New Zealand or North America
UNITECH exchange
First SS semester studying in host university, second SS semester doing a 4E4 internship in an international company. It is an engineering exchange, with a business/ management focus.
Erasmus exchange
Full SS year or second semester of SS year studying at a partner university in Europe (predominantly technical universities in CLUSTER network).
TASSEP exchange
Full SS year or second semester of SS year on Trans-Atlantic Science Student Exchange Programme (TASSEP) (non-EU). Predominantly a science exchange, so there are limited options for engineers.
4E4 internship
First semester of SS year in Trinity, second semester of SS year on 4E4 internship at home or abroad e.g. Montreal.
Independent Summer Internship
All Students also have the option to organise their own summer internship aboard at any stage during your time here in college.
Please note:
- Permission to study abroad and to have the results credited towards the Trinity degree is at the discretion of each Department.
- Students may only go on exchange in their fourth year for a full academic year or for the second semester. The exchange year for Engineering is only recognised as part of a five year programme. You must commit to completing the 5th year at Trinity College Dublin. Failure to complete the final year at TCD will make the student ineligible for a (hons) BAI degree.
- You will be required to submit records of your marks to date in order to apply for most exchange options. Students are usually ranked on their most recent exam results (SF marks), although UNITECH and Erasmus applications also take into account your JF results, personal statements etc.
- For non-EU exchanges, you must have achieved a 2.1 in SF to be able to apply. For all other exchanges, ideally we would like you to have a 2.1 in SF, or at least to show why you believe you're on track to achieving a 2.1 in JS.
- All study abroad offers (EU and non-EU) are conditional on you achieving a 2.1 in your JS year, so your nomination will only be confirmed after your JS exam results have been published. Students will not be permitted to study abroad unless they have achieved at least a II.1 in their Junior Sophister year.
- * Erasmus traineeships grants are available for credit-bearing and independent internships (i.e. voluntary internship that doesn't form part of your course) in Europe (outside of Ireland!). They require you to apply in advance and fill in some paperwork about your learning objectives. More details can be found here:


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The 16th-century-old Lesliehof in Raubergasse 10 in the old town is acquired by the estates of the Duchy of Styria to enable teaching activities of the Joanneum, which had been founded by Archduke Johann.
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There is no longer enough room in the Lesliehof. In addition to Raubergasse 10, rooms are leased in the Lindner House in Neutorgasse and in the Mildschuh House on Dietrichsteinplatz. Soon, this alternative accommodation is not sufficient to host the increasing number of students. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Education purchases land in Rechbauerstrasse which formerly belonged to Baron Mandell. Professors Josef Horky and Johann Wist assume planning of the Alte Technik – the original building of the new Imperial and Royal Technical College. The first ground-breaking ceremony takes place on 26 November 1884. The building is opened on 12 December 1888 in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Besides the Alte Technik, various new structures are built on the former Mandell land. This development starts in 1965 with the construction of a faculty building for civil engineering in Technikerstrasse which is occupied in 1969.
Parallel to the construction of the main library according to the design of a team headed by Professor K. R. Lorenz, an extension is built in Technikerstrasse. Located on the south end of the plot at the fork between Technikerstrasse and Sparbersbachgasse, it is the first independent university library building in Austria. In 2012 the University Library building was comprehensively modernised.
In 1983 Architect Günther Domenig wins the competition for the building extension for the institutes of architecture and civil engineering in Lessingstrasse 25. Public protests finally lead to a very reduced version of the draft. Only in October 1993 do the first institutes move in. A glass body characterises the entrance area, and the relatively narrow hall with surrounding galleries on the individual floor levels is adorned by the "Wetterwand" by artist Christian Ludwig Attersee.
Increasing numbers of students and the newly established professorships, particularly in mechanical engineering, architecture, civil engineering and natural sciences, at the end of the First World War lead to more space requirements. In 1921, the ground-breaking ceremony is carried out for the new building on the corner of Brockmanngasse and Kopernikusgasse. In 1928, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and an electrical engineering institute moves into the new building.
The shortage of space for the natural sciences in the Alte Technik has become unacceptable. After a three-year planning phase, work begins on the chemistry building designed by Prof. Karl Raimund Lorenz in Stremayrgasse in 1954. In 1961 the Chemistry Institute of the Technical College moves in.
The promotion of hydroelectric power after the war leads to a strong increase in the number of physics experiments using models at the Technical College of Graz. It is agreed that a new building for the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering which was built in 1847 will solve the difficult situation. In 1960, it is decided to go ahead with the construction, and the ground-breaking ceremony for the new building in Stremayrgasse with attached hydraulic engineering laboratory takes place. The opening takes place on 26 November 1964.
Construction work for the physics building planned by Eduard Praschag on the former Schörgelhof grounds in Petersgasse begins in 1970. The building is completed in 1975.
The architect couple Michael Szyszkowitz and Karla Szyszkowitz-Kowalsksi win the competition to design the biochemistry/ biotechnology building at the crossroad between Mandellstrasse and Schörgelgasse in 1983. Construction begins in 1985 and lasts until 1990 due to a funding shortfall.
The extension for mathematics and geodesy is originally also meant to house architects, civil engineers and surveyors and to be built on the Mandell grounds between the Alte Technik and the library. But a citizen's initiative prevents the surveying technology structure from being built on the home area. Demolition of a heating house finally creates the necessary space on the Schörgelhof site. This means that the extension for mathematics and geodesy designed by architects' cooperative Günther Domenig and Hermann Eisenköck can be built in Steyrergasse. It is occupied in 1990.
A building for biocatalysis is added to the Neue Technik Campus in the Petersgasse area in 2003. The award-winning construction designed by architectural firm Ernst Giselbrecht and Partners was occupied in early 2004.
After 50 years, the chemistry building in Stremayrgasse is no longer fit for purpose in terms of teaching, research and work safety. Altogether, such extensive building measures are necessary that a refurbishment during operation is no longer possible. A replacement building is needed. In March 2008 the ground-breaking ceremony for the "new chemistry building" takes place, and the building is opened in October 2010. A modern lecture hall centre and communication areas for students supplement premises for institutes and laboratories. There is also a place for art in the new chemistry building on the roof terrace: Constantin Luser's "Molekularorgel" is made of 35 interwoven wind instruments.
Hardly has TU Graz occupied the replacement chemistry building and vacated the old chemistry building in Stremayrgasse, than the latter is temporarily used by the University of Graz. The beginning of 2014 marks the start of intensive refurbishment and rebuilding which is to last one and a half years. In October 2015 the previous old chemistry building is opened under the new name of biomedical engineering and known as the BMT building (biomedizinische Technik). Protected as a historic monument from the 1960s, only the outer shell of the building remains after conversion by architect Hans Gangoly. The interior of the building has been completely changed. Lecture halls, laboratories and learning spaces, the newly organised campus library, an IT service point and IT learning centre, communication and meeting areas for students and an attractive rooftop restaurant with a 270-degree panoramic view of Graz transform the BMT into a new campus meeting place. Five institutes and working groups of the Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering find a new, modern home.
The emerging development of the field of electrical engineering at TU Graz after the Second World War leads to problems with accommodating the institutes. In 1964 plans for the construction of a high-voltage engineering building are given the go ahead after suitable grounds have been found in the approx. 150,000 m2 Inffeld area in the Graz St. Peter district. From 1970 onwards, structures with big production shops and test halls are built bit by bit along Inffeldgasse on the south side of the area. Architects Ignaz Gallowitsch and Hubert Hoffmann are responsible for architectural planning. In 1972, the building complex with the attached high-voltage hall is handed over to the electrical engineering institutes.
The high-voltage hall – a distinctive eye-catcher on the Inffeldgasse campus – is renamed the Nikola Tesla Laboratory in 2006. The gigantic hall whose doors measure 14 x 14 metres is suspended from an outer steel frame and is extremely well shielded.
The construction of the mechanical engineering institutes on the Inffeld grounds proves to be more difficult. In 1967 architect Helmut Dorner wins the architecture competition, and the ground-breaking ceremony for the first tract of the institutes takes place in 1970. After extensive changes are made to the plans in the mid 1970s, the first mechanical engineering institutes move in in 1988.
Efforts going back many years to unite the scattered IT institutes finally result in the construction of a new complex designed by architect team Florian Riegler and Roger Riewe which is opened in 2000.
The Inffeldgasse Campus continues to grow. After 14 months of building work the Study Centre is opened in 2000. The new building at the centre of the campus was designed by architects Szyszkowith/Kowalski and host two institutes, a canteen with café, a teaching materials and teaching aids shop, laboratories and offices of the Buildings and Technical Support service facility.
The BTZ in Inffeldgasse was built in three construction phases. The BTZ houses laboratories for testing materials and components, and structures with their associated workshops and offices. Architectural firm Kampits & Gamerith take over responsibility for the architectural planning.
The Frank Stronach Institute, which was established in 2003 as a cooperation project between TU Graz and Magna, receives its first building in Inffeldgasse 11 after less than one year's construction.
With an area of 1,500 m2, the nanoversity of TU Graz is opened in November 2011. The house for children in Petersgasse 136 is open for children of all ages – of both students and staff – and follows modern ideas of education. There is a strong emphasis on natural science and technology as well as gender and diversity. The children can pursue their interests irrespective of gender. Another feature is the "Marie Curie room" where there is a research laboratory especially for children and a workshop for big and small.
In November 2012 another new complex opens its doors on the Inffeldgasse Campus. With its three buildings and a car-free "main square" with seating, drinking fountain and free WLAN, the PTZ makes a strong mark on the campus. The PTZ scores highly in terms of energy efficiency. Some 100 geothermal probes, each buried up to 120 metres deep in the earth, supply power for heating or cooling.


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It used to be that if you wanted a large, plush practical estate, you bought a big Volvo. For some years now though, that role has been only fully filled by the Mercedes E-Class Estate. Rivals trade space for a bit of style but this car continues to prioritise practicality, with 670-litres of room on offer even before you start folding seats. This tenth generation E-Class Estate of course enjoys all the advantages developed for its saloon counterpart, a car offering efficient engines, astonishing technology and luxurious comfort. There are also cutting-edge driver assistance features even allow owners to take a step closer to fully autonomous driving.
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Unholy alliance: Israel's right and Europe's anti-Semites
Politicians like Le Pen have exchanged the Jewish demon-enemy for the criminal-immigrant Muslim, but they have not really discarded their ideological DNA.
By Adar Primor, Haaretz
Marine Le Pen hit the jackpot. She invited about 100 diplomats to a luncheon last week during a visit to UN Headquarters in New York. Four accepted: There were the envoys from Trinidad and Tobago, Armenia and Uruguay, who obviously are of no concern to her at all. But the entrance of the fourth guest, Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor, made the event a sensation and worth her whole trip.
No official American representative agreed to meet with France's extreme-right leader. Neither did any leader of the Jewish community. She failed in her attempt to stage a photo op at the Holocaust Museum, and skipped the visit. The French ambassador to the UN sent a sharp message that she is persona non grata in the United Nations building. But the Israeli envoy? He shook her hand and spoke of the importance that must be accorded to a wide variety of opinions.
"We flourish on the diversity of ideas," Prosor said. "We talked about Europe, about other issues and I enjoyed the conversation very much," Prosor was quoted as saying. Even before he went into the hall where the luncheon was being held, he told shocked reporters that he was a "free man."
The Foreign Ministry now claims there was a misunderstanding; the ambassador "thought he was attending an event hosted by the French UN delegation. When he realized his error, he skipped the meal and left." User comments on leading French news websites over the weekend were derisive, including all the French equivalents of LOL and ROFL in response to the explanation.
No one believes it was a coincidence. Prosor is a proven professional. He would certainly want to forget the fact that he became the first representative of the Jewish state to meet with a leader of the National Front. He would probably be happy to smash the camera that documented the smiling encounter. But his mistake did not happen in a vacuum. It has the odor of a symptom. The odor of a very unholy alliance being formed between members of the Israeli right-wing and a number of the most nationalistic and anti-Semitic figures in Europe. Over the past year, among visitors to Israel were the populist Dutch leader Geert Wilders, the Belgian racist Filip Dewinter and the Austrian successor to Jorg Haider, Heinz-Christian Strache.
These politicians, like Le Pen, have exchanged the Jewish demon-enemy for the criminal-immigrant Muslim. But they have not really discarded their ideological DNA. The Israeli seal of approval they seek to get is intended to bring them closer to power. Le Pen herself has decided to leave behind the anti-Semitic scandals of her father, Jean-Marie. She wants to make the National Front a popular and legitimate party.
She is already popular (19 percent in the polls). Legitimate? In two interviews she gave to Haaretz in the past, she attacked President Jacques Chirac for his historic 1995 declaration in which he took, in the name of France, responsibility for Vichy war crimes. She adamantly refused to denounce French fascist crimes and showed that she cannot really disengage from her father, his heritage and her party's Vichy and anti-Semitic hard core.
It is easy to guess what would happen to an Israeli ambassador if he found himself at an event hosted by the "disgraced" Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – or, perish the thought, at a Hamas or Hezbollah event. The earth would tremble. Even tar and feathers would not be enough under such circumstances. But Le Pen is blonde and she has blue eyes. Oh, and she hates Muslims.
Let us hope the incident at the United Nations will not give her votes that will allow her to repeat her father's sensational results in the 2002 French presidential elections, and go on to a second round in the upcoming French elections.
We must see a complete and public disavowal by Israel to prevent an ostensibly minor incident from becoming an accident of history.
Far right on rise in Europe, says report
Study by Demos think tank reveals thousands of self-declared followers of hardline nationalist parties and groups
Peter Walker and Matthew Taylor, guardian.co.uk
The far right is on the rise across Europe as a new generation of young, web-based supporters embrace hardline nationalist and anti-immigrant groups, a study has revealed ahead of a meeting of politicians and academics in Brussels to examine the phenomenon.
Research by the British thinktank Demos for the first time examines attitudes among supporters of the far right online. Using advertisements on Facebook group pages, they persuaded more than 10,000 followers of 14 parties and street organisations in 11 countries to fill in detailed questionnaires.
The study reveals a continent-wide spread of hardline nationalist sentiment among the young, mainly men. Deeply cynical about their own governments and the EU, their generalised fear about the future is focused on cultural identity, with immigration – particularly a perceived spread of Islamic influence – a concern.
"We're at a crossroads in European history," said Emine Bozkurt, a Dutch MEP who heads the anti-racism lobby at the European parliament. "In five years' time we will either see an increase in the forces of hatred and division in society, including ultra-nationalism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and antisemitism, or we will be able to fight this horrific tendency."
The report comes just over three months after Anders Breivik, a supporter of hard right groups, shot dead 69 people at youth camp near Oslo. While he was disowned by the parties, police examination of his contacts highlighted the Europe-wide online discussion of anti-immigrant and nationalist ideas.
Data in the study was mainly collected in July and August, before the worsening of the eurozone crisis. The report highlights the prevalence of anti-immigrant feeling, especially suspicion of Muslims. "As antisemitism was a unifying factor for far-right parties in the 1910s, 20s and 30s, Islamophobia has become the unifying factor in the early decades of the 21st century," said Thomas Klau from the European Council on Foreign Relations, who will speak at Monday's conference.
Parties touting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic ideas have spread beyond established strongholds in France, Italy and Austria to the traditionally liberal Netherlands and Scandinavia, and now have significant parliamentary blocs in eight countries. Other nations have seen the rise of nationalist street movements like the English Defence League (EDL). But, experts say, polling booths and demos are only part of the picture: online, a new generation is following these organisations and swapping ideas, particularly through Facebook. For most parties the numbers online are significantly bigger than their formal membership.
The phenomenon is sometimes difficult to pin down given the guises under which such groups operate. At one end are parties like France's National Front, a significant force in the country's politics for 25 years and seen as a realistic challenger in next year's presidential election. At the other are semi-organised street movements like the EDL, which struggles to muster more than a few hundred supporters for occasional demonstrations, or France's Muslim-baiting Bloc Indentitaire, best known for serving a pork-based "identity soup" to homeless people.
Others still take an almost pick-and-mix approach to ideology; a number of the Scandinavian parties which have flourished in recent years combine decidedly left-leaning views on welfare with vehement opposition to all forms of multiculturalism.
Youth, Demos found, was a common factor. Facebook's own advertising tool let Demos crunch data from almost 450,000 supporters of the 14 organisations. Almost two-thirds were aged under 30, against half of Facebook users overall. Threequarters were male, and more likely than average to be unemployed.
The separate anonymous surveys showed a repeated focus on immigration, specifically a perceived threat from Muslim populations. This rose with younger supporters, contrary to most previous surveys which found greater opposition to immigration among older people. An open-ended question about what first drew respondents to the parties saw Islam and immigration listed far more often than economic worries. Answers were sometimes crude – "The foreigners are slowly suffocating our lovely country. They have all these children and raise them so badly," went one from a supporter of the Danish People's Party. Others argued that Islam is simply antithetical to a liberal democracy, a view espoused most vocally by Geert Wilders, the Dutch leader of the Party for Freedom, which only six years after it was founded is the third-biggest force in the country's parliament.
This is a "key point" for the new populist-nationalists, said Matthew Goodwin from Nottingham University, an expert on the far right. "As an appeal to voters, it marks a very significant departure from the old, toxic far-right like the BNP. What some parties are trying to do is frame opposition to immigration in a way that is acceptable to large numbers of people. Voters now are turned off by crude, blatant racism – we know that from a series of surveys and polls.
"[These groups are] saying to voters: it's not racist to oppose these groups if you're doing it from the point of view of defending your domestic traditions. This is the reason why people like Geert Wilders have not only attracted a lot of support but have generated allies in the mainstream political establishment and the media."
While the poll shows economics playing a minimal role, analysts believe the eurozone crisis is likely to boost recruitment to anti-EU populist parties which are keen to play up national divisions. "Why do the Austrians, as well as the Germans or the Dutch, constantly have to pay for the bottomless pit of the southern European countries?" asked Heinz-Christian Strache, head of the Freedom Party of Austria, once led by the late Jörg Haider. Such parties have well over doubled their MPs around western Europe in a decade. "What we have seen over the past five years is the emergence of parties in countries which were traditionally seen as immune to the trend – the Sweden Democrats, the True Finns, the resurgence of support for the radical right in the Netherlands, and our own experience with the EDL," said Goodwin.
The phenomenon was now far beyond a mere protest vote, he said, with many supporters expressing worries about national identity thus far largely ignored by mainstream parties.
Gavan Titley, an expert on the politics of racism in Europe and co-author of the recent book The Crises of Multiculturalism, said these mainstream politicians had another responsibility for the rise of the new groups, by too readily adopting casual Islamophobia.
"The language and attitudes of many mainstream parties across Europe during the 'war on terror', especially in its early years, laid the groundwork for much of the language and justifications that these groups are now using around the whole idea of defending liberal values – from gender to freedom of speech," he said.
"Racist strategies constantly adapt to political conditions, and seek new sets of values, language and arguments to make claims to political legitimacy. Over the past decade, Muslim populations around Europe, whatever their backgrounds, have been represented as the enemy within or at least as legitimately under suspicion. It is this very mainstream political repertoire that newer movements have appropriated."
Jamie Bartlett of Demos, the principal author of the report, said it was vital to track the spread of such attitudes among the new generation of online activists far more numerous than formal membership of such parties. "There are hundreds of thousands of them across Europe. They are disillusioned with mainstream politics and European political institutions and worried about the erosion of their cultural and national identity, and are turning to populist movements, who they feel speak to these concerns.
"These activists are largely out of sight of mainstream politicians, but they are motivated, active, and growing in size. Politicians across the continent need to sit up, listen and respond."
Voting trends
As a political party, having tens of thousands of online supporters is one thing but translating these into actual votes can be quite another. However, the Demos survey found that 67% of the Facebook fans of the nationalist-populist groups which put up candidates – some are street movements only – said they had voted for them at the most recent election.
Further analysis found that female supporters were more likely to turn support into a vote, as were those who were employed.


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While a growing number of scaffolders are trading their scaffold spanners for impact wrenches, we ask the question, is this the new industry standard or just a passing trend?
While no regulations exist that enforce or prohibit their use on scaffolding, it does seem that the speed and power of the impact wrench offers more efficiency in what has become a highly competitive industry.
The British organisation, NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation), has offered some suggestions following a series of tests examining the safety of using impact wrenches for scaffolding work, specifically drop forge fittings, but found no negative consequences of using impact wrenches for erecting or disassembling scaffolding.
The recommendations issued by the NASC center largely on the fact that the torque created by an impact wrench exceeds the recommended torque for tightening scaffolding fittings. However, they go on to explain that much like car manufacturers, the top speed, or in this case, top torque, is often exaggerated. It is therefore unlikely that an excess of torque would be achieved in a real world situation. Still, a thorough risk assessment of the particular make and model of impact wrench that is intended for use is the responsibility of the company.
Impact wrenches, as with any power tool, may require some training and an acclimatization period for employees who are not experienced with their use, but the long term benefits of speed and efficiency far outweigh the expense of this training. Proper protective equipment is also necessary in order to protect employees against the noise and vibration created by electric wrenches, but chances are these measures are already in place.
The other gripe many opponents of the impact wrench have is their reliance on battery power. Proper care obviously needs to be taken to preserve the battery life of your tools, but with battery technology improving exponentially, it's a logical conclusion to assume that limited battery life will soon be less of an obstacle. In the meantime, the impact wrench's hunger for battery power can be counteracted by ensuring a set of spare batteries is kept charged and available on site at all times.
The general consensus is that you wouldn't drill a hole by hand if you had a drill available, so why should it be different when it comes to assembling or disassembling scaffolding? Granted there are some limitations, but none that will not be solved in due course with advancements in technology and the evolution of the industry.
Of course, the old-school resistance is alive and strong with some of the more wizened scaffolders refusing to down their manual wrenches with cries of "You can take my wrench when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers!" In an industry as competitive as this one, that may well be the case. For everyone else, impact wrenches offer a fast and effective way of dealing with the rigors of the job and provide an indispensable addition to your scaffolding arsenal. At the very least, having one at hand when the old wrench just won't cut it is definitely a good idea.
Only time will tell if the industry will evolve beyond the need for manual tools entirely, but love them or hate them, it certainly looks as though impact wrenches are here to stay.
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Microsoft follows up its previous "Holiday Deal of the Week" with a set of goodies for the musically inclined. Whether you're a fan of the Foo Fighters or a fan of anime pop mistresses, there's something for you.
Yes, both audiences will be thrilled by the savings they can enjoy this week. The Foo Fighters sophomore album gets a price cut for Rock Band, as does its Guitar Hero triple-pack competition. And... something for the Japan-only THE [email protected] Live For You! Go on, save already with these three new cheap options.
Rock Band: The Colour and the Shape Album - 1200 MSP (All other Xbox LIVE Regions)
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Guitar Hero - Foo Fighters Track Pack - 375 MSP (Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan)


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Netflix: Update Antiquated Law to Allow for Facebook Sharing
A number of companies, from Hulu to Spotify, have signed up to offer apps that share members' activity on their Facebook newsfeeds. But one firm that's noticeably absent in the U.S. is Netflix, thanks to a now-outdated 1988 law.
At a hearing this week, Netflix made the case for updating that law, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), in order to allow U.S. users to share their streaming viewing habits on Facebook.
Sen. Al Franken, however, had concerns about whether users would be able to opt out once they signed up to share.
The VPPA limits how much people can share about their video rental and viewing history; it was enacted after Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental records were published in a newspaper.
As a result, the fact that the Netflix app automatically shares what its members are watching via Watch Instantly - even if they themselves installed the app - could run afoul of the VPPA, so Netflix has avoided rolling out its Facebook app in the U.S. until it gets some clarity on the issue.
The House last year introduced a bill, H.R. 2471, that would update the VPPA to allow for Facebook movie sharing. Netflix general counsel David Hyman appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to voice support for that measure. "Netflix suports an opt-in regime for movie title sharing and believes this approach is workable and consistent with our members' expectations and desires," he said.
The bill was approved by the House last month, and is now before the Senate Judiciary subcomittee chaired by Sen. Franken.
"I want to be honest: based on what I've seen so far, I have some reservations about H.R. 2471," Franken, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement. "First, it looks like the bill will basically undo users' ability to give case-by-case permission to a video company on what it can tell people and what it can't. And that worries mebecause case-by-case consent is a really good thing."
Franken joked that someone might want to tell their friends they watched The Godfather, but not admit to watching Yoga for Health: Depression and Gastrointestinal Problems.
He also expressed concern that "this bill will make these changes without confirming that streaming is covered or doing anything else to strengthen the law for consumers."
Franken asked Hyman if Netflix would support adding language to H.R. 2471 that would specify that streaming companies are covered by the VPPA, but Hyman was reluctant given the changing nature of technology.
"We have a host of issues relative to what is video in the future," Hyman said. Basically, Netflix doesn't want to get too specific about certain technology; Hyman instead pushed a "holistic" update that would simply grant users the right to share their viewing habits regardless of the technology used.
Franken said he was "troubled" by Hyman's reluctance to add streaming to the pending bill. But Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said the VPPPA wasn't trying to regulate technology; it was trying to regulate the collection of personally identifiable information.
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About the Author
Vivien Martin is Head of the Centre for Collaborative Programs in University College Chichester, in England. She also joined the Open University Business School to lead development of distance learning materials for managers in health and care. Her previous publications include Managing in Health and Social Care, Managing Projects in Health and Social Care, Leading Change in Health and Social Care and Leading Interprofessional Teams in Health and Social Care.
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