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Colin Firth for "The King's Speech"
This film has been gaining lots of buzz ever since it was screened at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals. Its leading man has been giving excellent performances for years now. As Mr. Darcy in the BBC adaptation of "Pride And Prejudice" he had women and some men swooning. He gained his first Oscar nomination last year for the lackluster film "A Simple Man". From all accounts this film is more of a winner. He plays the part of King George IV of Britian who had a debilitating stutter to overcome in order to rule England with any success. Think of Helen Mirren's triumph playing the Queen a few years back, then you can be assured that Mr Firth may be standing at the podium giving a speech all of his own.
James Franco for 127 Hours.
James Franco came to my attention with his wonderful performance as James Dean in the TV movie "The James Dean Story". Since then he has turned up in many varied roles. He was excellent as boyfriend to Sean Penn in "Milk" and he stars as Alan Ginsberg in the upcoming film "Howl", He has also been dabbling in a bit of performance art – part of which included an appearance in the daytime soap opera "General Hospital". He seems to be everywhere at the moment even turning up as Julia Robert's younger boyfriend in the debacle "Eat Pray Love". But it seems it is this tour-de-force performance that has the awards pundits blabbing. He plays the part of real life mountain climber Aaron Ralston who became trapped under a boulder for nearly 5 days, his only way to survive was to cut his arm off with a blunt pocket knife. Gruesome indeed!
Javier Bardem for Biutiful
Javier Bardem is one of my favorite actors of late. He can make an appearance in a dud film (Eat Pray Love) and still exude charm and make the most of a part. In this role he plays the part of a gangster on the road to redemption before his impending death. It's a dark part in a dark film that may hinder his chances at a win with the conservative Academy. He won the best actor prize earlier this year at the Cannes film festival. He is a previous Oscar winner for his turn in the Coen Bros. classic "No Country For Old Men". He and his glamourous and equally talented girlfriend Penelope Cruz will look gorgeous on the red carpet, thats for sure 🙂
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network.
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Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook has a good chance of a nomination. It is very difficult to make an unlikeable character interesting on screen. He achieves this with great skill. I was mesmerized by his performance. In the past his turn as the son in "The Squid And The Whale" was equally impressive. The film is a critical and box office success so expect him to ride the award train to the Oscars.
Jeff Bridges for True Grit.
Expect Jeff Bridges back again after last years deserved best actor win for "Crazy Heart". This time he takes on the iconic John Wayne part of Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Bros. remake of the classic western. Back to back Oscars are hard to win, but I do think a nomination is on the cards for this very talented actor.
Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine.
Ryan Gosling is another of my fave actors of the moment. His breakthrough performance as a drug addict in "Half Nelson" earned him his first Oscar nomination. For his 2nd shot at the golden man he plays husband to Michelle Williams in this relationship drama following the pitfalls of marriage. It had recent controversy when it was rated NC-17 for an emotionally intense sex scene. Controversy of course garners attention. The film has been shown at both the Cannes and Sundance festivals and the reviews have all lauded the performances of Mr Gosling and his co-star.
Robert Duvall for Get Low.
Veteran actor Robert Duvall is in with a chance with this film. He plays the part of a hermit who comes down from the woods to plan his own 'living' funeral. The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto film festival and had a delayed release which may hinder his chances. The reviews for his performance and the film have been excellent so expect him in with a chance. The Academy loves the oldies. Duvall won best actor for "Tender Mercies" back in 1984.
Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter.
Leonardo DiCaprio for Shutter Island & Inception.
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Yes. Any employee who changes their status to that of a principal will need to have their insurance upgraded to principal level. This will require the difference in the premium between an employee and a principal to be paid.
This is calculated on a pro rata basis taking into account what has already been paid as an employee, provided the employee levy has been paid by you. The reverse applies if one of the principals retires, and is then employed as a consultant and wishes to change his or her practising certificate to an employee certificate.


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Remember Christmas vacation? I knit most of a sweater during mine (in between cookie binges.)
Because what makes for a lot of knitting without much luggage space? A fingering weight sweater! Top down is not my usual jam (decreasing at the yoke is so much better for my morale) but it's good to be open minded, right?
I pretty much followed the pattern, except for lowering the neck slightly (it seems a bit strangly as written) and making the waist shaping a bit steeper. You can kind of see it here:
(Fudging the gauge doesn't even count as a modification right? 24 sts/4″ for fingering weight? No.)
I love this kind of sweater that's simple and clean but not totally plain. Perfect!
Stats: Bayside Pullover knit in Louet Gems Fingering Weight. The colour is called Caribbean Blue, which I like to think takes the edge off a wintery day. Although probably not as effectively as actually visiting the Caribbean.


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Experts have called the most expensive cities in the world in 2018, which were Singapore, Paris, Zurich, Hong Kong and Oslo. The rating is calculated on the cost of living Index, the main criterion of which is the value of products and services and their price increase over the last year. And these figures are important not only for residents but also for visitors to the city.
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The rating made the Agency The Economist. To determine which cities are the most expensive, the experts compared the prices of basic goods: the cost of a loaf of bread, bottle of wine, a pack of 20 cigarettes or a litre of petrol in each.
Interestingly, according to the study cities in Asia are mainly high prices of food. But, in the cities of Europe more expensive accommodation, entertainment and tickets to cultural events.
So, in 10 most expensive cities in the world got:
1. Singapore
2. Paris, France
3. Zurich, Switzerland
4. Hong Kong, China
5. Oslo, Norway
6. Geneva, Switzerland
7. Seoul, South Korea
8. Copenhagen, Denmark
9. Tel Aviv, Israel
10. Sydney, Australia
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In the Agency also called 10 cheapest cities in the world:
1. Damascus Syria
2. Caracas, Venezuela
3. Almaty, Kazakhstan
4. Lagos, Nigeria
5. Bangalore, India
6. Karachi, Pakistan
7. Algiers, Algeria
8. Chennai, India
9. Bucharest, Romania;
10. New Delhi, India
In General, when planning a trip, you should pay attention to whether you can afford not only accommodation, but also visits to cultural attractions, public transport and food.
We will remind, earlier experts named the happiest country in the world. It turns out many of them Ukrainians can visit taking advantage of the «bezveza».
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It does not matter where you work or how big or small your home is, cleanliness is a very important factor in most places. This is mainly due to the fact that cleanliness ensures we are living or working in a healthy, safe and hygienic background and if we do not prioritize cleanliness, then you would simply be working or living in a place that is the opposite of what you want! Even though we understand cleanliness and hygiene is so important, it does not make it easier to come by or maintain. In fact many people have a lot of problems when it comes to keeping their homes clean and maintaining cleanliness in their work place. If you are not someone who does not have the skill nor the time to do this job, then the wiser choice is to simply hire a commercial service to do the job for you! Doing so will bring about many benefits;
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giving totals
Total funding goal: $5,000
Total funding to date: $1,320
Remaining goal: $3,680
Total Donors: 7
Connecther matches donors with projects that are providing services to women and children in their quest for self-reliance.
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HazeraBegum is determined to give her children the bright future that every child deserves. This Bangladeshi woman is the "mother" of 40 children, most the children of sex workers in bustling Dhaka.
Hazera understands their plight because she has lived it herself. After she ran away from home at the age of 8 to flee an abusive stepmother, she eventually was forced into sex work to survive. She has never forgotten the daily struggle for dignity and safety that is the lot of sex workers and their children.
Without Hazera's care, many of these children would be left on the streets while their mothers work, where they would be exposed to drugs, violence, and harassment. She is determined to raise them right and give them an education.
Project implementation and supervision by Azmina Karim.
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Our Goal: Keep all 42 children in school with proper nutrition. Currently, you will not find a single child of age who does not attend school. Children of sex workers are highly stigmatized and the struggle is real to raise money to get these children housing and proper food to ensure their success.
Every child deserves the chance for a bright future. You can ensure that future by providing an education to children of sex workers in Bangladesh.
Sex works and their children are often deprived of their rights, and life is a daily struggle for safety and dignity. Mothers are often forced to leave their children on the streets while they work, where the children are exposed to drugs, violence, and harassment.
In response to their dire needs, in recent decades international organizations opened safe place drop-in centers for sex workers and their children. When USAID cut off funding for one of these centers, Connecther project partner Hazera Begum wanted to provide a safe home for these children. She opened a shelter for 25 children that now serves 40 children. A warm and fiercely devoted mother to these children, Hazera is determined to ensure that they receive an education. You can help her achieve that goal by your donation, which will provide any tuition fees and tutors for the home as well as books, supplies, and uniforms.
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The Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication programme prepares students to venture into the dynamically changing fields of ICT and telecommunication. It provides students with basic knowledge in these areas.
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Future Farmers of America
Reynolds Coliseum, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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- Title:
- Future Farmers of America
- Topics:
Community and Extension
- Subjects:
Students -- Societies, etc.
- Original Format:
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- Extent:
- 8 x 10 inches
- Item identifier:
- 0021662
- Photographer:
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- Transcribed from photograph: New State FFA Officers---Pictured here are the newly-elected officers of the North Carolina Association of the Future Farmers of America who were installed in office at the final session of the State FFA convention in the Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State College June 30, 1961. Left to right: Larry Whittington of the Benson Chapter, Johnston County, president: Douglas Williams of the Liberty Chapter, Randolph County, secretary: Weldon Faircloth of Clement Chapter, Sampson County, vice president: Norman Nifong of the North Davidson Chapter, Davidson County, sentinel: Frank Lancaster, Jr., of the West Edgecombe Chapter, Edgecombe County, reporter; and Darrell Mundy of the Bunker Hill Chapter, Catawba County, treasurer.
- Names:
North Carolina State University -- Students
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- Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs
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- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- Student organizations, A-M (UA023.023.090) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Building: North Carolina State University, William Neal Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
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- Street:
- 2701 Sullivan Drive
- Community:
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- Zip:
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- Completed in 1949, the building with seating for 14,000 people is named after William Neal Reynolds, president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company founded by his brother. Construction of Reynolds Coliseum was originally proposed by David Clark after 5,000 people from all over North Carolina were rained out of a Farmers' Week meeting in 1940. The coliseum was home to the basketball team for nearly 50 years, including two NCAA champion teams. Reynolds Coliseum also provides a venue for large university and city events. Today it houses several NC State athletic teams, as well as NC State's ROTC units. The men's basketball team moved to the RBC Center in 2000.
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2011 Xavier Vins Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Anonyme
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"Consulting at a number of top estates (Marcoux, Grand Veneur, Raymond Usseglio, etc.), Xavier Vignon (along with Philippe Cambie) is one of the leading oenologists in the Southern Rhone – and you only need to taste his own negociant wines to understand why. I was blown away by these current and new releases. Across the board they showed beautifully made profiles, with not only loads of fruit and texture, but superb balance and classic Southern Rhone characters. In fact, each of the wines showed what I think of as textbook characteristics of the terroirs from which they come. In addition, the prices remain remarkably low, and these wines are a treasure trove for the savvy buyer."
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Queensland weather: Wild weather expected for Easter Monday along Queensland east coast
Queenslanders have been warned to prepare for more wild weather on Easter Monday, with ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris expected to drench parts of the state over the long weekend.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the slow-moving system was positioned about 450 kilometres north-east of Fraser Island.
"As time moves on, we expect ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris to move to the north-west, and that will increase shower activity over the weekend," BOM spokesman Richard Wardle said.
"We expect areas of heavy rain to develop from Monday onwards. At this stage, it's too early to say where — our focus is on the north tropical coast and the Capricornia coast."
In the far north, the Cairns and Cassowary Coast regional councils are making free sandbags available to residents on Good Friday to prepare for more wet weather.
On the first day of the Easter long weekend, lifesavers were urging people not to swim at many Queensland beaches, with 32 closed due to rough surf.
They include 11 beaches closed on the Sunshine Coast, 12 on the Gold Coast and a number of beaches at Yeppoon and North Stradbroke Island.
Cairns beaches are closed due to the removal of stinger nets.
State Disaster Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Bob Gee said the large weather system was going to bring a lot of rain.
He said there were plans to pre-deploy resources on Sunday to support affected communities.
"There's a clear message there for everyone that's travelling, from Sunday night through to next Wednesday, there will be heavy rain everywhere," he said.
'We're not out of this yet'
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the situation would be monitored closely.
"She has the potential to bring a whole amount of rain to the east coast of Queensland," she said.
"We're already starting to see some of it, but we do think the biggest impacts could be on Easter Monday, when I know a lot of families could be travelling.
"We're not out of this yet."
"At the moment, the areas we're watching will be around the Capricorn coast, but also too further up north as the system moves further to the north.
Floodwaters falling around Ingham
The BOM said the Herbert River level, which had a local peak in Ingham of about 11.9 metres on Wednesday night, was below minor flood levels on Friday morning.
The region's second flood in three weeks sent water through properties to the east of Ingham but no water through the main township.
The same system caused Cairns' worst flooding in a generation earlier this week, and has left many areas between Cairns and Ingham cut off.
The Ingham community has rallied to support travellers who have been trapped in town for three days as the district copes with its second flood in three weeks.
The Bruce Highway has reopened between Cairns and Townsville.
Some local roads remain closed, but flooding in low lying areas such as Macknade is receding.
On Wednesday night, the local pool offered free showers for the hundreds of travellers stuck in town.
Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramo Jayo said there had been little damage.
"Halifax also peaked at 5.47m and at that level some houses would have received some water in their yards and there was one report of water going through a house lower down on Mona," he said.
Education Queensland said parents should check its school closures website for the most up-to-date information.
Disaster assistance has also been activated for producers affected by the recent heavy rains across north Queensland in the shire council areas of Hinchinbrook, Cassowary Coast, Cloncurry and McKinlay.
Anger, confusion about highway water levels
Cr Jayo said there had been some anger and confusion in the community about the closure of the Bruce Highway.
He said there were conflicting reports from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) and locals on the ground about the level of water on the highway, and late yesterday the council's disaster control centre had taken hundreds of calls from angry travellers.
"There is a significant amount of angst over that highway and reports that there was no water, but there was a lot of water, so we need to get that stuff sorted out," he said.
"The frustration has been that people are hearing there is only an inch or two of water on the road but the DTMR advice and evidence was that there was up to 500 millimetres of water over the road.
"There's conflicting information coming out and obviously that what's causing a major source of concern and angst and people were getting very irate.
"We have to get to the bottom of it — if the information out there is inaccurate we've got to stop it, or if the information is accurate, we've got to sort it out."
The rain 'is insane'
Laetitia Herrod, whose family has a farm at Murray Flats, south of Tully, said the floods have had a major impact.
"Anything you do on the farm is pretty much just to keep everything water out of machinery, stuff like that — they're not getting anything done farm-wise," she said.
"As far as the cane is concerned, my father-in-law said we're going to take a 30 per cent profit loss with this month alone.
"What we've had this month is insane, nothing we've ever seen."
Ms Herrod said nearly 90 per cent of the property has been flooded, leaving little dry land for their cattle.
"If the rain doesn't let up, we'll start seeing cattle drop off over the next few weeks," she said.
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Jogja basah. di atas becak.
you'll found this marvelous temple at Magelang, not too far from Jogja.
It's like a HUGE puzzle of kallizion super artsy relief stones!
Oh, last thing, I got this vintage carving leather pouch at Borobudur, yeay ♥ :D
...visit Indonesia. :)
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and your inspiration posts are always a joy. this is my first time stopping by and i will be coming back for more.
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I <3 JOGJAKARTA! It's one of my fave cities in Indonesia :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2010 at 4:24 PM
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Security firm Symantec has reported a rise in spam messages sent via shortened URLs in its July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report.
Shortened URLs are used in social networks like Facebook and Twitter to exchange URLs between users.
Cyber criminals can use the shortened URLs to inject links to websites that contain spam and malware.
According to the report, the amount of spam spread by shortened URLs had increased over the last year, up from 9.3 per cent to 18 per cent of the total spam circulated at its peak.
Symantec added: "The average volume of spam containing shortened URLs has also increased, with this type of spam appearing in more 0.5 percent of spam on 43 days in the past four months."
Speaking to PC World, Paul Woods, the senior analyst at Symantec's MessageLabs, said: "When spammers include a shortened URL in spam messages, these shortened hyperlinks contain reputable and legitimate domains, making it harder for traditional anti-spam filters to identify the messages as spam."


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Once introduced, a carport entryway is entirely basic and direct. Commonly, it completes a magnificent activity of opening and shutting without any issues by any stretch of the imagination. In any case, when it begins misbehaving that as a rule implies it's a great opportunity to complete a touch of repair and support. Luckily, carport entryway repair is less demanding than it appears, so when you feel like it will fail horrendously soon, don't freeze. Move up your sleeves and prepare to do some work.
There are a few hints that could be helpful when repairing the way to your carport. Here are fast answers for basic issues, so investigate the accompanying, and check whether you can settle the issue without anyone else's input.
Loud Entryway
Commotion can cause undesirable interferences. For whatever length of time that it is opening and shutting, at that point, it is sheltered to accept that there is no huge issue. Normally, the clamor is caused by a glitch in the rollers or in the pivots. The most prompt solution for this is to supplant the rollers or the pivots.
You will realize that the rollers should be supplanted on the off chance that they look exhausted. On the off chance that you have a five-segment carport entryway, you will require around twelve rollers. On the off chance that you need an option that is calmer than common, consider getting nylon rather than metal rollers.
At times, pivots can likewise make entryways be loud. You will realize that you have to supplant pivots once they have an opening which looks more elliptical than round.
Solidified Entryway
The individuals who live in chilly nations are maybe acquainted with this issue. On the coldest of days, it is feasible for the way to stop to the carport floor. At the point when this occurs, it turns out to be extremely hard to go all through the carport. In outrageous cases, the entryway won't move by any means. A solidified carport entryway sounds baffling, however, don't stress, it is very simple to settle.
You should enjoy a couple of minutes to retrieve the ice between the entryway and the floor utilizing heat. It ought to be anything but difficult to dissolve the ice utilizing a hair dryer or a warmth firearm.
Carport Entryway Repair
Costly repairs could stay away from if the entryway is looked after routinely. Keeping up it implies cleaning it now and again, and you can begin by analyzing the rollers and tracks. Cleaning them ought to be a snap. By brushing and greasing up their rollers frequently, harms can be effortlessly maintained a strategic distance from. Anticipation is superior to any fix.
Then again, in the event that you can never again do the carport entryway repair without anyone else's input, you can undoubtedly simply call an expert to request help. Repair organizations are anything but difficult to call now. They can undoubtedly enable you to repair or supplant the way to your carport as required. Pick a confided in the garage door repair Bloomfield organization that will enable you to pick financially savvy alternatives for repairs or substitutions.


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by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor
Meanwhile, in the Men's Team event it was 21st place; a worthy effort from the squad comprising Imesh Ramasingha, Milinda Lakshitha, Chalita Ranjana, Nirma Jayasinghe and Rohan Siisena.
At the same time as the senior players were demonstrating their skills, at the St Thomas Indoor Stadium in Mount Lavina, a new generation was making strides. On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April, the Andro Western Province Ranking tournament was being staged.
Notably, the awards were presented by Glenn Tepper, ITTF Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
Additionally he took the opportunity to meet Chandana Perera, former President of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL), currently a member the National Olympic Committee Executive and President of Western Province. Similarly, he met the newly elected TTASL President, Kanaka Herath, who is also a member of parliament, in addition to Wajira Wickramasinghe, ITTF Level Three Coach and Course Conductor.
Fruitful discussions were also held with Maxwell De Silva, Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee, and a US$30,000 Developing a National Sports Structure Course funded by Olympic Solidarity, jointly led by Richard McAfee and Arif Khan, was agreed.
A busy time, particularly that this was his supposed holidays, Glenn Tepper also attended the Southern Province Junior Championships alongside Chathura Dushan, like Wajira Wickramasinghe an ITTF Level Three coach, as well as visiting a Table Tennis Academy in Kandy owned by Jagath Rajapaksa and meeting Anuradha Jayarathne, President of the Kandy Table Tennis Association Executive, and a government minister.
Andro Western Province Ranking tournament
Under 8 Boys' Singles
Muhammed Ihsaan Faleel (Wesley College, Colombo) bt Akil Lakdiv (Royal College Colombo) 9-11, 11-5, 11-7
Under 8 Girls' Singles
Mekalya Fernando (Musaeus College, Colombo) bt Sasini Nuwanma (Sumedha College, Gampaha) 11-5, 11-8
Under 10 Boys' Singles
Kakeru Hennayake (Ananda College, Colombo) bt Dewmeth Weerasena (Lyceum International School Nugegoda) 11-6, 13-11
Under 10 Girls' Singles
Fathmath Dheema Ali (Royal Institute Colombo) bt Sithmi Seya (Musaeus College, Colombo) 11-5, 11-9
Under 12 Boys Singles
Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) bt Danuk Lamasuriya (Ananda College, Colombo) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Under 12 Girls' Singles
Fathmath Dheema Ali (Royal Institute Colombo) bt Oneli Lehansa (Musaeus College, Colombo) 11-6, 13-11, 11-8
Under 15 Boys' Singles
Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) bt Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College, Colombo) 13-11, 11-13, 16- 14, 13-11
Under 15 Girls' Singles
Sanaya Buddhadasa (Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo) beat Amadhi Seya (Musaeus College, Colombo) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
Under 18 Boys' Singles
Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College, Colombo) bt Helika Adikary (Royal College, Colombo) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Under 18 Girls' Singles
Nethmi Hettiarachchi (Holy Cross College, Gampaha) bt Tharindi Thamasha (Viharamahadevi BMV, Kiribathgoda) 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4


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We consulted the public to seek their views and opinions concerning the final version of a new Joint Mental Health Commissioning Strategy. There was a good response from professionals and people who use services, but limited response from carers.
The overall strategy was well thought out, picking up the most important elements that would improve mental health services.
The detail of an implementation plan and practice delivery needed to be added.
A number of specific mental health needs were mentioned and linked to operational practice.
Raised concerns about reducing budgets and the need to ensure preventitative support is available, alongside a range crisis supports.
Your views and opinions have helped inform the development of the new strategy.
We have developed the strategy and included all the feedback you have given us over the last year.
We need to explore how to engage with more carers.
A delivery action plan will be published along side the final strategy which will detail projected timescales and responsibilites. This is at a strategic level and does not address operational needs relating to specific mental health needs.
Budget pressures will be shared with users and carers via the Mental Health Partnership Board, and financial discussions are part of the mental health Better Care Together work-streams.
This strategy will now be implemented in 2016. The Mental Health Partnership Board will have a key role in monitoring the implementation.
This DRAFT Joint Commissioning Strategy on Mental Health in Leicester aims to improve services and people's experience of them by focusing on the wider determinants of health and wellbeing, developing prevention and early intervention services and appropriate care, while at the same time addressing major financial challenges.
The strategy has been produced with the involvement of all partners, including parents, carers, service users and professionals.
At a time of increasing pressures on funding it is important that we focus our resources on those who need the most support, whilst continuing to enable those with lower needs to improve or maintain their health, wellbeing and independence.
Not only do we have a legal responsibility to consult we also recognise that in order to provide the best support and services we need to involve those people that provide services, those that use services and those that support others to access services.
This is our DRAFT strategy
It sets out our direction of travel, the key priorities over the next 4 years.
This is your opportunity to tell us if you think we have got it right and if not what needs to change.
If you would like to have a printed copy of the questions or of the DRAFT strategy please contact;
We are also happy to come out and meet with any groups that would like to get involved or that would prefer to talk about the strategy rather than completing the online questions.
If you would like someone to come out to your group please contact
Following the consultation all comments will be used to finalise the strategy - it will then be signed off by all relevant partners.
The strategy will then be publicly available , and a working group will be set up to work on the action plan to support the outcomes.


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Bing Thom, a Hong Kong-born Canadian architect whose swooping, playful design for the Arena Stage company's Mead Center for American Theater enlivened Washington's dreary southwestern waterfront and drew critical acclaim, died on Tuesday in Hong Kong. He was 75.
The cause was a brain aneurysm, said Michael Heeney, a principal at Mr. Thom's firm, Bing Thom Architects in Vancouver.
Mr. Thom had major commissions in the United States and Asia, although he was best known for his buildings in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, where he lived. He took on projects ranging from private homes to opera houses, as long as the job fit his sensibility.
He approached architecture holistically, weighing how his structures would fit within a community.
"I sometimes analogize a city to a string of pearls," he told The New York Times in 2010, shortly after the new Arena Stage compound was completed. "As an architect I'm as interested in the string as in the pearls."
Before he took on Arena Stage, the company used two modernist theaters designed by Harry Weese. The company wanted to move to a more upscale neighborhood, but board members did not want to abandon the original theaters.
Mr. Thom's solution was to enclose the two theaters and add a third. He proposed a 200,000-square-foot structure that featured a soaring cantilevered roof over an undulating glass curtain wall. When it was completed in 2010, at a cost of $135 million, a critic for The Times compared it to a "three-ring circus under a big top."
The new enclosure cut down on the acoustical problems that had plagued the two theaters. The roof of one of the theaters became an elevated interior public space that allowed audience members views of the new interior landscape between the theaters.
"Mr. Thom's biggest achievement may be the third structure, the Kogod Cradle, a site for new and developing productions that is anything but a black box," The Times wrote about the new theater, which was named after the philanthropist Robert Kogod. "An elliptical space paneled in dark-stained wood, it feels almost spiritual."
Arena Stage also embraced the surrounding community.
"On one side of the building is a connection to the waterfront," Mr. Thom said. "The other side is a connection to the subway. When the doors are open, people can treat the theater as part of the public circulation of the city. It's not Balkanized private space."
Bing Wing Thom was born in Hong Kong on Dec. 8, 1940. He fled to Vancouver with his mother and siblings when Communist forces approached Hong Kong in 1949. His father stayed in China for about a decade, then joined them, only to die soon afterward.
Mr. Thom received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1966 and a master's from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969.
He taught architecture at the University of Singapore, then went to Tokyo, where he studied under the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. He returned to Vancouver to take a job with the architect Arthur Erickson in the early 1970s and left to open his own firm in 1982.
Mr. Thom's other notable projects included the Guildford Aquatic Center in Surrey, British Columbia, a sun-soaked cathedral to swimming pools; a modernist campus for Tarrant County College in Fort Worth; and a parking center for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary that features an enormous reflecting metal wall with thousands of angled perforations forming a pixelated mural of the sky that shimmers as the sun moves.
Another of his best-known structures is the University of British Columbia's Chan Center for the Performing Arts, a 1,400 seat-concert hall, 250-seat black-box theater and 150-seat movie theater all housed in two interconnected drumlike structures.
That project risked creating an eyesore on the university's verdant campus, so Mr. Thom camouflaged it with fir, rhododendron and cedar trees and draped the smaller drum with ivy vines so that it resembled a hill more than a bunker.
Two of Mr. Thom's ambitious Hong Kong projects, the Xiqu Center for the Performing Arts and the University of Chicago Center, a satellite location, are still under construction. He had also planned urban developments in Silver Spring, Md., and Fort Worth and master plans for entire cities in China.
Mr. Thom is survived by his wife, the former Bonnie Koo, and two brothers, Wayne and Gene.


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In partnership with the Nebraska Writing Project and the Veterans Administration, Humanities Nebraska launched a new writing program aimed at veterans and active duty military personnel in the autumn of 2014. Participants need only be interested in writing in any form – they do not need to have any previous writing experience to benefit from the workshops.
Facilitated by professional writing instructors, the workshops consist of six biweekly sessions focused on developing strategies and skills. Model texts are read and discussed by the group to help participants identify how good writing is built and to allow writing practice with immediate feedback. The range of works include fiction, poetry, and memoir. Writers develop a strong bond as they encourage each other. The workshop culminates in a voluntary public reading.
Participants develop skills that include:
• Generating ideas
• Revising
• Editing
• Seeking a publisher
Nebraska Warrior Writers will meet in Lincoln and Omaha during the Fall 2019 semester.
Lincoln VA Auditorium • Saturdays 9 - 11 a.m. • August 24, September 14 & 21, October 5 & 19, November 2
Facilitators: Tom Seib, email or 402-440-9296 or Sara Hollcroft, email
Willa Cather Branch Library • Saturdays 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. • September 7 & 21, October 12 & 26, November 9 & 23
Facilitators: Jen Stastny, email or 402-960-3955 or Cindy Cronn, email or 402-319-3195
Fiction - Non-Fiction - Poetry - Prose - Song
written by workshop leaders
See the program in action on a special segment of "Nebraska Stories" on NET called "The Warrior's Pen."


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If you wander through Barton Arcade in Manchester City Centre and glance up at the fancy Victorian iron and glass architecture you might just glimpse something of further interest.
Two wooden studio cameras!
I'd noticed these before but never really done anything about it. Last week I emailed to ask about them and see if they were for sale.
The reply was a promising "We've never thought of selling but they can be, please call in and discuss"
So on Monday I went along to take a look. Its always a pleasant surprise to see a studio camera plus stand. Granted the stands were nicer than the cameras but still good to see them.
Both are whole plate, although the backs have been adapted to hinged rather than sliding. There are no plate holders, the bellows are on their last legs, lenses with fungus and broken apertures, although luckily for the wetplater they are stuck wide open. The stand had the winding mechanism in place that just needed a good clean but some of the woodwork will need repair.
These mobile snaps from Monday make them look a lot better than they are.
So taking all that into consideration…
New bellows from Custom Bellows £170 plus vat
New plate holders with GG assembly £285 plus vat
and then the need for a deep clean, wood repair and polish.
Now I hold my hand up to being a bit of a skinflint but I did say to them it would be a bargain basement price due to the work that needs doing. So I emailed my offer later that day and waited.
No replay after a couple of days so I popped back into the shop.
They apologised for not replying and I was introduced to another member of staff who "knew all about these sort of things"!
I asked what they thought of my offer… I guess I could see it coming, a quick look on the internet and people see money signs. "Add at least another 0 to your offer! We can get ££££ for these!"
"Good luck with that" was my reply.
I tried to explain about new bellows and plate holders but you can tell by the look on someones face when they think they know it all and "they've sold stuff like this for ££££ in the past".
Funniest and most frustrating was "Ones got a Ross lens on it! I can get over £500 for that alone!" all I can think is "… whatever mate, its a fungus ridden, Ross Rapid Rectilinear with a broken aperture!. The other camera has a whopping big brass lens that looks like a Dallmeyer 5D on it but hey, you know best! You've been doing this for years!" (Although that had fungus problems and a broken aperture also).
I gave them some contact details for getting plate holders made but they really couldn't have shown less interest if they'd fallen asleep.
I'm grateful for having been given the opportunity to take a look at them but… if your looking for some grossly over priced studio cameras in need of work, thats the place to go!
Its not the first time this sort of thing has frustrated me. At an antique fair once, there were several uncased Dags and Ambrotypes. When I asked the prices and why they were split the seller replied "'Cos I can get more money for the case 'cos people can put their photos inside!" So a quality Dag/Ambrotype for £5 or a battered empty case/frame £40! What was even more amazing was that inside the case hidden down the side were two lovely little Autotypes, the seller didn't even know what he had for sale!! had he just came up with some crazy prices plucked out of mid air? The same items were still on his stall several months later.
Sorry, I don't usually rant, on my blog, but it can be so frustrating. I've no problem people asking ££££ when they know exactly what it is they are selling! I'm sure we've all been in similar situations where all you can do is just shake you head and walk away in disbelief…


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recognize the full worth of; to recognize how good someone or something is and to value him, her, or it.
Two variations shown in the video, depending on the contexts. The former is a regular verb or noun (depending on the order of an ASL sentence). The latter sign has a prefix sign which can mean "really appreciate", "deeply appreciate" or such.
Captured an old ASL in the film "The Preservation of American Sign Language" filmed in 1913 by the signer George Veditz. The ASL word signed by George Veditz in 1913 is interesting.
Related signs THANK-YOU


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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Propane gives off less than half the greenhouse emissions that electricity does.
Propane is a safe and environmentally friendly source of fuel that you can use in either commercial or residential applications. As an approved alternative fuel propane is listed in both the national energy policy act of 2005 and the clean air act of 1990, providing a clean, safe, efficient, reliable and secure source of energy for consumers, the environment and America.


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Island tax havens join fight against the avoiders
Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man sign pledge
The islands of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man have signed up to a joint commitment with the Irish and British governments to tackle tax avoidance.
The pledge comes amid the controversy over the use of complex tax structures by celebrities, wealthy businessmen and multinational corporations to minimise their liabilities, exposed in the Paradise Papers.
The leak of millions of documents from Appleby, a Bermuda-based law firm, focused attention on the way companies such as Apple moved money around to avoid tax. It was also revealed that the Formula One star Lewis Hamilton was able to avoid paying VAT on a private jet he purchased.
Speaking at the British-Irish Council in Jersey, Ian Gorst, the island's chief minister, said that none of the activities…


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After a Friday full of goodbyes I wasn't ready to say, Saturday morning I left my beloved Segovia and headed to Madrid via bus. Once I navigated the oh so exciting Madrid metro system with my suitcase (that I am convinced has doubled in weight), I arrived at the Renfe station in Madrid in order to take the AVE (high speed train) to Valencia. Even though Valencia is 300 miles from Madrid, the whole trip only took an hour and a half. The train was really nice, and I had a beautiful view of the Spanish countryside during my trip.
Valencia is on the eastern coast of Spain and a little more southern. The city is located in the autonomous community of Valencia, and it is the third biggest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. Like Barcelona, they have their own regional dialect in addition to "normal Spanish" (Castilian), which is called Valencian. English is also widely spoken here, however, so if you're not a Spanish-speaker this is definitely a city in Spain you could easily handle.
I'm staying at a hotel in the historical district of Valencia, which was easy to find from the train station. The real struggle was trying to turn on the lights in my hotel room. These sneaky Europeans with their conservation efforts have made it so that to get electricity in your room, you have to stick your room key into this contraption disguising itself as a light switch. Considering the phone call I made to the front desk, I'm pretty sure the lady in reception thinks I'm another dumb American!
After settling in my hotel room, I headed out to explore the surrounding area. Valencia is gorgeous! The main plaza is just a few blocks from me, and there are some neat stores and restaurants nearby. I had a nice Italian dinner and headed to bed early!
Once I sent my sister a text to let my parents know I was on my way to cross the street without looking both ways, take candy from strangers, and wear my "I'm an American, steal my money" sign… I headed across town to spend my Sunday at the amazing Ciudad de las Artes y Sciencias. The City of Arts and Sciences is a museum complex that I imagined to be like the Smithsonian, but that was actually infinitely cooler! Not only do the museums have incredible things to discover, the modern architecture of the CAS is so great you could spend several hours just exploring outside. From end to end the entire complex is 2 km long, but there is something like 7 km of walkways. There were plenty of people biking, taking a lunch break, or enjoying the scenery without paying to go into the museum.
The City of Arts and Sciences has 5 different parts: L'Hemisfèric (an IMAX theater), El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (a performing arts center), L'Umbracle (a landscaped walkway with art sculptures and plants), El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (a science museum), and L'Oceanogràfic (an aquarium). I walked through L'Umbracle and took some pictures before visiting the science museum.
The science museum, Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, is hands-on and very interactive. It's designed for kids and adults to play with and touch the displays. I spent 3 hours exploring some incredible exhibits: Foucault's Pendulum, a Space Cadet School show, "Under a Full Sail" about wind and water patterns, Nobel Prize Winners, MARVEL superheroes, FC Valencia, and more. My psychology-major-brain liked "Bosque de Cromosomas" (Forest of Chromosomes) the best. This massive exhibit has 23 sections representing the human genome. Displays at each "chromosome" showed things like aging, vision, hearing, thermal imaging, bones, memory, water weight, nerves, fingerprints, pain, etc. Instead of just reading a big sign, you got to interact with each of the displays. For example, one area talked about how much water composes the human body, so you would stand on this scale that weighed you and then your corresponding water weight would gush into a big tube in front of you. There were screens where you could see your body's thermal imaging, hearing tests, depth perception experiments, etc. This place should be a mandatory field trip for any kid!
After lunch, I went over to explore Oceanográfic, which is the largest aquarium in Europe. The entire time I thought about how much my nephew would have loved this place! There were 10 different sections of the park that showed various marine environments: Mediterranean, tropical zones, Arctic zones, oceans, etc. I think this aquarium was my favorite part of the day – it was SO impressive! They have over 500 species and 45,000 organisms in Oceanográfic. There were huge tanks you could walk through that made it feel like the ocean was surrounding you on all sides. I spent another 4 hours looking at all the fishies (as Day Day would say) and taking pictures at the aquarium – what an awesome day!
As you can tell, I'm definitely enjoying my stay in Valencia! Traveling alone is an interesting adventure, but I already think it's something everybody should do at least once in their life! I'm having a great time exploring on my own (Wait a minute, that was wrong… I mean "I really wish my mom and dad were here with me!" :))


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Photo courtesy of Duck Foot Brewing
Suzy Pessutti and Brett Goldstock
I love my husband. But I would, without doubt or hesitation, rip his face off with my teeth and dance on his mutilated corpse if I had to share an office with him for more than a day or two.
Thankfully, the local brewing industry doesn't share my animosity when it comes to working with a romantic partner. I'm sure beer helps soothe tensions when the going gets tough. With that in mind, I asked a handful of brewery-owning partners: "What on earth made you decide to open a brewery together?" and "What advice do you have for someone thinking about working with a partner or spouse?"
Duck Foot Brewing Company (Miramar and East Village)
Brett Goldstock (chief fermentation officer) and Suzy Pessutti (vice president of retail operations) have been married (almost!) 27 years.
"We were no strangers to working together, as this is our fifth job together," says Pessutti. "One challenge is that the lines between work life and home life are pretty well blurred… be sure you get along really well and know how you each handle stressful situations. It's important to communicate with your spouse/partner in a professional manner and setting. You should adopt two distinct communication styles—one for work and one for home. Uncomfortable conversations between partners can also affect staff who might overhear and make for a hostile workplace."
Photo courtesy of Indian Joe Brewing
Geri Lawson and Max Moran
Indian Joe Brewing (Vista)
Geri Lawson (vice president/general manager) and Max Moran (president/brewmaster) have been partners for 26 years.
"This was Max's lifelong dream and I wanted to help him achieve his dream, [but] working with your partner is very challenging and stressful," says Lawson. "First, in order to succeed you need to have a vision and be able to share that same vision. Next, you need to have a solid relationship with the person. Do you trust them completely? You need to know what each other's strengths and weaknesses are and respect that you both are different and be willing and able to compromise. There's a lot of that. Lastly, you need to have an agreement that work stays at work and home and family stays at home. You can't bring your personal stuff to work; that is probably the most challenging thing we deal with on a regular basis."
Photo courtesy of Second Chance Beer
Marty Mendiola and Virginia Morrison
Second Chance Beer Company (Carmel Mountain Ranch and North Park)
Co-founders Virginia Morrison (CEO/"The Boss") and Marty Mendiola (COO/brewmaster) have been partners for 10 years, and married for six years.
"A brewery was something Marty and Curtis [Hawes, third co-founder of Second Chance] talked about years before I came on the scene," says Morrison. "Once Marty and I started dating, though, I offered my legal expertise, business acumen and connections to co-found the brewery. I never intended to work with my husband [but] quite simply, this behemoth is just too much for two of us. We make a great triad!"
"Summer [Nixon from Brew Hop Tours] told me Marty and I should strive to treat each other as we would other colleagues in the workplace," Morrison adds. "It is not always easy observing those boundaries, but it is damn good advice."


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…is the today`s topic at the ECMI headquarters.
Yesterday and today, the invited participants of our expert workshop elaborate on potential synergies between minorities and regional development.
Although coming from different research backgrounds and disciplinaries, the present experts have one thing in common: an interest in the research on minorities as actors in regional development.
"When it comes to regional development, the true potential of minorities is often untapped and remains under-researched", states Sonja Wolf, ECMI Junior Research Associate. "However, mostly living in peripheral and border regions, the strategic and structured involvement of minorities in regional development activities is especially important and could be a tool to increase social cohesion", she concluded.
By combining three fields of research (Regional Development, Border Region Studies and Minority Studies), the ECMI aims to explore the role of minorities in regional development, particularly in border regions. The workshop will gather knowledge and explore useful avenues and strategies to research minorities in regional development.
Furthermore, the workshop intends to connect scholars from other fields examining related issues and to potentially lay the groundwork for collaborative multidisciplinary research on the topic in the future.
After the welcoming and a short introduction to the work of the ECMI yesterday morning, the experts identified the differences between the three fields and discussed their potential for synergies. A detailed evaluation of the source situation was followed by an elaboration on quantitative and qualitative approaches towards the research of minorities in regional development.
Throughout its work in the field of minority issues, the ECMI had the chance to observe and analyse the peaceful and prosperous development of minority-majority relations in many regions across Europe. Although these positive relations are often intimately linked to the quality of life in the region and the socio-economic well-being of its inhabitants, this event is a premiere!


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The idea of having a device with a screen diagonal measuring 5.3 inches seemed crazy in 2011, but that was the time the first Samsung Galaxy Note got released and it was very well received. The idea was very well implemented as it integrated some of the best specs at that time being one of the first devices to use an HD screen, but also it introduced a stylus called the S-Pen offering more functionality than just being able to draw with it and becoming an integral part of the UI. Thus, the first phablet was born. The successor came a year later upgrading its internals and making the S-Pen a little more comfortable and better integrated with the UI as well as being able to detect 4 times more levels of pressure. The Note 3 came another year after with an even larger screen but keeping the same size of the device, the resolution of the display was significantly better and the internals all received noticeable upgrades and giving the S-Pen more functionality than ever before.
The Note 4 was introduced last September and the hardware was improved by using a metal frame in its construction and the screen, while keeping the same size as its predecessor, uses a much higher QHD resolution. The camera on this device is still considered to be one of the best thanks to its OIS system. The S-Pen recognizes even more pressure points and they made it slimmer but kept it comfortable. It's got to the point that we consider the Galaxy Note series a second flagship for the company. There's not much information regarding the Galaxy Note 5, but it is known to launch in September.
Now, a patent has been registered to a small but significant improvement to the mechanism of the S-Pen. It's an auto-eject function that could be controlled by a gesture or a voice command. Using some electromagnets in the device and the stylus itself the S-Pen could be taken out improving one-handed usability, according to Samsung. The device would display a message on the screen or perhaps with a small vibration or even an audible one that such action was performed. Let's remember that patents are not necessarily used, so it might be a while before we see this idea materialized if ever.


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A plain white t-shirt. We probably all have one in our wardrobes, or several. They're classic, iconic—and cotton. But this simple white tee can become something much more powerful with one simple change. Your input.
For generations, people have been putting slogans, mottos, and messages on white t-shirts. Messages of change, messages of one's identity, messages of humor. The white cotton tee has become a canvas of self-expression.
In partnership with Opening Ceremony, a high street fashion brand, we have created The Most Powerful Tee, on sale from Opening Ceremony now. The white cotton t-shirt is packaged with a black permanent marker and features the iconic Opening Ceremony logo, providing you a blank slate to make your voice heard, express yourself unapologetically, and make cotton not only The Fabric of Our Lives, but also the canvas of your life.
Watch the film to get inspired. Whether it's telling the world who you are, or raising awareness about an issue dear to your heart, everyone has a platform, a voice to be heard. What will you say?
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We like to think that LightSpeed keeps one step ahead of our friends at the Microsoft Entity Framework. Imagine, then, our horror when we learned that the EF folks are planning to eventually allow you to change the colours of your entities on the designer, possibly even before LightSpeed 7.0! "THIS WILL NOT STAND," we cried!
We are therefore proud to announce full colour support for the LightSpeed designer, available right now in the nightly builds. Chartreuse, HotPink, DarkGoldenrod — all the classics are supported and many more. Just select your entity, hop on over to the Properties window and click the Shape Color setting for a range of groovy colours with which to pimp your model.
Obviously, this feature isn't just about creating psychedelic patterns to amuse and horrify your co-workers. Colour can be a handy way to visually group or relate entities, especially when you're zoomed out a long way. It's hard to show on a simple model, but you can imagine colouring, say, customer-related entities one colour, payment-related entities another and session-related entities a third.
Which brings us to a question. You can already mark up entities with tags for filtering, which means the grouping info is already in the model. Would you like to be able to associate colours with tags? Inheritance hierarchies? Aggregates? If so, how would you like it to work — a command where you specify a pattern and a colour, and LightSpeed changes the colour of everything that matches the pattern? A command that says "flow this entity's colour to other entities with the same tag"? A persistent map so that you can set up rules like "entities tagged 'customer' should automatically be coloured chartreuse"? Should we guess, based on existing colours, when you add a tag? We think colour is a really handy navigational device as long as it's not overused, and we'd be keen to hear what would be most useful for you. Leave a comment or sing out in the forums!
And in the meantime, the latest colourful nightly is available for download — free edition from the downloads page, Professional edition from the store.
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Daily Devotional – Tuesday Jan. 23, 2007
Galatians 1:18-2:10
Lord, bless me with understanding and clarity. Open me to your message and love.
A little research on this letter of Paul to the Church in Galatia revealed it to be one of his first letters. Also, these letters predate the 4 Gospels. What prompted this letter was a controversy over whether Christian Gentiles were required to follow the Laws of Moses. We learn in his letter that 3 yrs after his conversion he went to Jerusalem and found that the only apostle there was James. He then went to Syria and Cilicia. He was known as the one who had previously persecuted those that followed Jesus and that now he was one of them. He was not famous for his preaching at this time. We then jump ahead 14 years when he again went to Jerusalem.
Why would he need to tell this history to the Church in Galatia? Did he wanted to position himself as the person delivering the good news to the Gentiles? He also needed to address the difficult issue of whether circumcision was required by Gentile believers in Galatia. Paul had preached that it was not necessary and he was criticized for this. This started the split between the Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians with Paul as the advocate of the latter.
I can relate very well to Paul's position. He stressed in his teaching that through belief in Jesus Christ we have been given the freedom to be our own person and to express ourselves (desire) and love God in our own way. He teaches that the law is necessary to establish a standard (duty) against which we should compare ourselves. I have always struggled with desire versus duty. Is my behavior driven by my duty according to what is expected or is my behavior driven by my desires? I have come to learn from my own experience that my desire will usually win the argument and this is my sin. However, in Jesus Christ I am not lost. With him as my standard of human perfection, if I commit to adjust my desires to live a life in his image then desire and duty are not in conflict and I am saved. We are born with the free will to find and serve God in our own way. Through Jesus Christ and not through an instruction book, we have the means to adjust our human nature to do it right. Thanks be to God and his servant Paul.
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Jan 16 2019
Several IBISWorld banking clients have asked me about how the federal government's ongoing shutdown may affect their portfolio risk and lending decisions. Although these comments are somewhat bank-centric, other organizations may also find this commentary relevant. Even if a compromise is reached by the time this article is published, this does not preclude future shutdowns as inside-the-beltway gridlock has sunk to an unprecedented nadir.
For starters, check out the table below, which is drawn from IBISWorld's database of "Common Factors" or "Key Drivers." This delineates the industries that are most sensitive to key areas of government spending (i.e. a shutdown). For convenience, I have provided the industries' six-digit NAICS codes, in addition to their IBISWorld five-digit code, as many banks integrate these in their portfolio management and loan origination systems.
Obviously, some industry-specific impacts are more immediate than others; and who knows how long this current stalemate will persist.
Perhaps more importantly, at least in my opinion, are the impacts endured by households of both government employees and contractors. Add to this, farmer households, whose loans and other disbursements are in jeopardy at a time when farm incomes are stressed amid weak prices and the trade dispute with China. Dev Strischek (retired SunTrust) brought the farm/rural issue up during our joint presentation on the Opportunities and Challenges for Commercial Lending at the Risk Management Association's (RMA) Annual Risk Management Conference this past November.
Ramifications? What should you be thinking about?
- The risks are clustered locally. Talk about concentration pools! Look out for the geographic areas in your footprint that have significant government offices and/or concentrations of government workers/contractors as both uncertainty and furlough-reduced incomes blunt consumers' appetite to spend.
- The impacts will be felt the heaviest in retail and restaurants where these clusters exist.
- As for restaurants, the upscale variety located near government agency hubs are particularly at risk. Recent reports suggest that in the Washington, DC area (where I live) many restaurants lack the traffic to make money. "Ghost towns" I'm told.
- On the retail side, in vulnerable locations, mom-and-pop shops that survive on small margins and/or sell high-end luxury goods, face very strong, and for many, life-threatening headwinds. This type of borrower is already under fire given the "Amazon Affect," as Dev [Strischek] and I will discuss in IBISWorld's upcoming webinar scheduled for February 20 (more details to come). Be sure to tune in.
- Last but not least, think of your consumer lending exposures in vulnerable locations. Mortgages, credit cards, auto loans. Latent risks associated with unmapped, underestimated concentrations are the curse to be avoided.
For more on these issues, I suggest readers check out the three installments of the "Flying Blind…" series I constructed with Ken Brown, the senior vice president of risk management at the CIT Group. Originally published in the RMA Journal, the series can also be found on IBISWorld's Industry Insider:
Parts One and Two: Are You Ready for the Next Recession? 8 Factors that Determine the Health of Your Commercial Portfolio
Part Three: Concentration Risk, the Credit Cycle and Better Lending Decisions
I hope this helps your organization drill down and make some smart decisions during these uncertain times.
Edited/Designed by Taylor Feuss


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Wow Oh Wow: Part 1
amywink April 30th, 2012
What a fantastic weekend I have had.
First of all, after dragging myself out of bed and getting a very very slow start on Saturday morning (school finishes next week….I hope I make it), I headed down for my 12th riding lesson. Really, I was so tired that if Malen had said "no riding today." I'd have said "Great!" but in the way of things, that was not to be and I am so glad! As hard as it is to believe that exercise is a cure for exhaustion, time and again, I find this to be true and Saturday was no exception. Once I was mounted, I did find a supply of energy for the day's lesson and boy, what a great lesson it was.
Since Steven sent me a link about bicyclists using their GPS to create "drawings", I made sure my GPS was strapped to my leg. Since we have no street maps, I prefer to think of our "work" as abstract instead of realistic, as you can see from this rendering of the entire riding lesson:
And yet there is a sense of design once we move toward the dressage field Something reminiscent of Van Gogh's swirling paint strokes perhaps? Perhaps not.
There are elements of our design which I was very very proud, however, as proud as I was of my ridden circle (and also done at a posting trot!). Here is our small serpentine, ridden in the middle of the 20 meter cone markers, so like a weaving….or perhaps a knitting (Steven?)
Then the broader serpentine which involved straight lines and quarter turns
And on to the Figure 8, which I bobbled a bit on at the intersection circles:
Of course we also worked on the straight line here, which I was very proud of–straight lines being difficult to execute.
But here is my favorite part. This drawing represents yet another major accomplishment in my Riding Recovery.
Just like my first ride back to the barn alone, this is the map of my first "trail" ride off the dressage field. It might look pretty simple but this involved going up and down slopes and riding along the edge of two separate stock tanks–one side water (no big deal) the other…..drop off (giant big hairy scary deal). And yet, it turned out to be also No Big Deal. Mission Accomplished.
All of that would have been enough to call the day a great one but it was only the Tip of the Iceberg!!…..to be continued….


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30 Thought Provoking James Dean Quotes For the Rebel in You:
1. "If you're not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you've got to get there." — JAMES DEAN
2. "Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse." — JAMES DEAN
3. "Am I in love? Absolutely. I'm in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I'm a passionate lover. I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I'm unable to love anyone tangible." — JAMES DEAN
4. "Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done." — JAMES DEAN
5. "I don't even want to be just the best. I want to grow up so tall that nobody can reach me. Not to prove anything, but just to go where you ought to go when you devote your whole life and all you are to be one thing." — JAMES DEAN
6. "I don't care what people write about me. I'll talk to people I like. The others can print whatever they please." — JAMES DEAN
7. "If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man. To me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality." — JAMES DEAN
8. "To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves." — JAMES DEAN
9. "The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results." — JAMES DEAN
10. "An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries." — JAMES DEAN
11. "It's a dream. Don't let anyone wake me up." — JAMES DEAN
12. "I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery." — JAMES DEAN
13. "I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed." — JAMES DEAN
14. "Whatever's inside making me what I am, it's like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it." — JAMES DEAN
15."Only the gentle are ever really strong." — JAMES DEAN
16. "If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world." — JAMES DEAN
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17. "Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life to make discoveries." — JAMES DEAN
18."If you're not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you've got to get there." — JAMES DEAN
19. "You try to be yourself, do only what you've always done and like to do, and right away, you're tagged as an oddball." — JAMES DEAN
20. "My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society." — JAMES DEAN
21. "To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication." — JAMES DEAN
22. "Forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably." — JAMES DEAN
23. "There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning." — JAMES DEAN
24."I think all of us have a great need to let go. Acting is my outlet." — JAMES DEAN
25. "People were telling me I behaved like Brando even before I knew who Brando was. I'm not disturbed by the comparison – nor am I flattered." — JAMES DEAN
26."You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one's watching. Love as if it's all you know. Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." — JAMES DEAN
27. "Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. You must say, 'Wait. Let me see.' And above all, you must be honest with yourself." — JAMES DEAN
28. "Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have." — JAMES DEAN
29. "You're tearing me apart!" — JAMES DEAN
30."Remember: Life is short, break the rules." — JAMES DEAN


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I've already had readers asking me when they should book their trips for next year, so I'm excited to share that Disney World released 2019 packages today, June 19th!
Next year will be huge at Disney World thanks to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and the Skyliner, so availability at Disney resorts may be very limited. It's a great idea to book as soon as possible, especially if you want to visit in November or December.
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Siera can book your dining reservations, FastPasses, and Magical Express transfers if needed. Or you can do it yourself and have someone always available to answer any questions you have!
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All it takes is $200 to reserve your reservation and the balance isn't due until 30 days before your trip. That gives you plenty of time to set money aside and collect discount Disney gift cards to pay the balance.
And if you book with Siera before June 30th, she will give every child in your party a free pair of Mickey ears or a free autograph book to get your trip off to a fun start! You'll get the free gift when you book a package that totals $3,000 or more before airfare and includes minimum 3-day park tickets.
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Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss in seniors. If you believe you're at risk, here's what you need to know about this progressive disorder.
Think for a moment what your life would be like if you couldn't see. Most people rely more heavily on their sense of sight than they realize, and the thought of losing that sight could be devastating. Unfortunately, it is common for vision loss to occur with age and it isn't always reversible or preventable. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in adults aged 50 and older – keep reading to learn some important facts about this disease.
What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
Also known as AMD, age-related macular degeneration is a progressive disorder affecting the macula in the eye. The macula is a small spot located near the center of the retina, the light-sensitive nerve tissue in the eye that is responsible for converting images into electrical impulses that your brain interprets as vision. The macula is the part of the retina that is responsible for central vision, the type used for reading and fine detail. AMD is a progressive condition which means that the damage it causes happens slowly over time – it may start with blurred vision and progress to blank spots to a significant loss of central vision. It typically doesn't lead to total blindness.
What Are the Causes and Symptoms?
Age is the primary risk factor for AMD and it most commonly affects adults over the age of 60, though it can develop earlier. Risk factors for this condition include smoking, race, family history, and genetics. The exact cause for this condition is unknown, but two different types have been identified. Dry AMD, or non-neovascular AMD, is characterized by yellow lesions forming under the retina. Wet AMD, or neovascular AMD, is characterized by a sudden or gradual decline in visual acuity as well as the distortion of straight lines and blind spots in central vision. Other symptoms of age-related macular degeneration may include dark areas or whiteout in the center of your vision and, in rare cases, changes in your perception of color.
Treatment and Management for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
There are three stages of age-related macular degeneration with different treatment options for each stage. The first is early AMD which is typically diagnosed based on the development of mid-sized drusen, or yellow deposits, under the retina. Most people in this first stage have not yet experienced any loss of vision. The second stage is intermediate AMD and it is characterized by large drusen as well as changes to the pigment of one or both retinas. Patients in the second stage may have experience some vision loss. The third stage is late AMD and, in addition to large drusen, it is characterized by vision loss caused by damage to the macula.
Unfortunately, there are no treatments for early AMD. You may be able to prevent the disease or slow its progression, however, by living a healthy and active lifestyle free from smoking. For intermediate AMD, taking high-dose supplements of vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc oxide, coper, and beta-carotene may help to slow the progression of the disease but will not restore any loss of vision. Late AMD can be treated with injections or photodynamic therapy may help to stop further vision loss and laser surgery may be effective in correcting loss of vision.
Age-related macular degeneration is fairly common in older adults and, unfortunately, it cannot always be prevented. If you are getting older, you should be sure to get an annual eye exam to check for changes in vision and to track the progression of your condition, if you have already been diagnosed. Talk to your doctor about treatment options and think about making healthy changes to your lifestyle to prevent further loss of vision.
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