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5 victims, shooter dead; 5 police officers injured in shooting at workplace in Aurora, Illinois originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Five victims were killed and five police officers were injured by gunfire in Aurora, Illinois, when an apparently disgruntled employee at an industrial warehouse opened fire after being told he was being fired from the job he had worked there for 15 years, according to authorities.
The gunman, identified as Gary Martin, 45, was killed by responding police officers, according to Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman.
The shooting unfolded at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, a town about 40 miles west of Chicago.
The first 911 calls came in at 1:24 p.m. local time, according to Ziman. She said that Aurora police officers were on scene within four minutes "and were fired upon immediately."
In addition to the dead employees and the injured police officers, another unidentified victim was being treated for non-threatening gunshot injuries, Ziman said at a late night press conference on Friday.
Ziman said that all five officers are hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and that the five victims fatally shot were all men.
SWAT teams entered the massive, 29,000 square foot warehouse to locate Martin, Ziman said. When they found him, they engaged him in gunfire, ultimately killing him.
Law enforcement sources told ABC Chicago station WLS late Friday night that Martin was told Friday he was being fired from his longtime job an assembler at the company, and that it was during his termination meeting that he produced his gun and began firing, then went out into the plant at large and continued shooting.
Ziman declined to confirm those details at the last press briefing of the evening. She also said that none of the victims would immediately be identified, pending family or next-of-kin notification.
Authorities also obtained a search warrant on Friday and scoured Martin's home.
'We saw one guy get shot'
People who escaped the building when the shooting began described the chaos inside.
John Probst, a Henry Pratt employee who escaped, described to WLS seeing a man holding a pistol equipped with a laser sight, shooting indiscriminately. Probst told WLS he recognized the shooter as a coworker, though authorities have not confirmed whether Martin was employed there.
There would have been approximately 30 people in the building at the time of the shooting, Probst said.
Another witness who escaped the building with Probst and later ended up hiding out in a nearby home, described the chaos and confusion inside, and his split-second decision to flee.
"We got out of the back door as soon as we heard shots," Howard Sebby told ABC News. "We saw one guy get shot, he was a co-worker, he was shot in the arm and back, I think they took him to the hospital."
Sebby also said he saw the shooter "running," though it was unclear where the gunman may have been going.
Little information about Martin was immediately available. It was not immediately clear whether he has a criminal record in Illinois. WLS reported that Martin was convicted of felony aggravated assault in Mississippi in 1995. Ziman said that investigators were "looking into his criminal history...that's being done as we speak."
Active Shooter Incident has been secured. Shooter is no longer a threat to the area. Continued police presence will remain as investigation continues. Parents please contact your local school districts for dismissal plan https://t.co/P4y7X7K4og— Aurora (IL) Police (@AuroraPoliceIL) February 15, 2019
Nearby hospital Rush-Copley Medical Center tweeted that they have received two patients who are being treated for non-life threatening injuries connected to the shooting.
Rush Copley is assisting those involved in the active shooter incident in Aurora. The hospital has received two patients who are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.— Rush Copley (@rushcopley) February 15, 2019
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The Chicago field office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) responded to the scene, as did FBI agents out of the Chicago field office, a spokesperson for FBI-Chicago told ABC News.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that the president has been briefed and is monitoring the situation.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., thanked the "brave" first responders, and called it "a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans."
"I am monitoring the situation in Aurora, Illinois. This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans. Thank you to the brave first responders who risked their lives this afternoon and apprehended the shooter," she wrote on Twitter.
I am monitoring the situation in Aurora, Illinois. This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans. Thank you to the brave first responders who risked their lives this afternoon and apprehended the shooter.— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) February 15, 2019
The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement hailing the heroism of the responding officers.
"Every police officer dreads days like this one, yet these four courageous Aurora officers and their colleagues did not hesitate to literally put their lives on the line today to stop further bloodshed," the statement said. "These four heroes willingly ran into harm's way to protect their fellow citizens and very nearly paid the ultimate price."
Authorities said they would hold their next press briefing at 10 a.m. local time Saturday.


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In November of 2013, I don't think the world realized just how much of a cultural phenomenon Frozen would become. Yes, Disney was getting better, and the so-called "Revival" was in full swing. But I don't think anyone really imagined that we'd get another movie that would impact our culture in the way that The Lion King did nearly twenty years before.
More than a year later, this movie is still EVERYWHERE. People are getting sick of "let it go." little girls cling to their Elsa and Anna dolls for security, and there was a record number of "Elsas" at Halloween. It's crazy!
Or is it?
The Lion King was a phenomenon, and it deserved to be. It had amazing music, characters anyone could relate to, a good story, and a culture of its own. I guess my question is: Does Frozen DESERVE to be ranked up as high as the Disney greats, like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King? Why is it such a phenomenon? Why does EVERYONE seem to like this movie? Should it be as high praised as it is?
My short answer is, well…. yes and no. Let's see if I can explain.
First of all, everyone needs to know where I'm coming from when I review this movie. I understand now that some people have a real hatred toward this movie strictly because it IS such a phenomenon. Personally I think that sort of hatred is ungrounded. Hating something simply because everyone loves it is, well… it's sort of stupid. I'm not saying that some of these people don't have legit reasons to hate it. I CAN see this movie as being one that can be hated. But personally? I don't want to sound dramatic, but this movie and its songs probably saved my life.
The winter of 2013 was REALLY bad in Chicago. We had record snowfall, it was cloudy every day, and it was incredibly cold. My sister and I went to see Frozen the weekend it came out, so we saw it before it got "big." And I will be honest: I didn't know quite what to think upon exiting the theater. But as I thought about it day after day, I decided I liked it. Then winter hit, and I discovered I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder something fierce (I have since discovered it's probably due to the cloudiness…). I sank into this strange depression/anxiety mood that made me blow every little thing out of proportion and made me think nothing could get better. Music has always been my go-to to try and pull me out of my funk, and you can bet I listened to "Let it Go" over and over again. Because I needed to.
So yeah. This movie is incredibly personal for me, but I will try to not let it interfere too much, because now, more than a year later, I have seen it probably a dozen times (at least 3 of those thanks to my niece) and I can see its flaws and what makes it so incredible. So let's attempt to answer my questions.
I'm actually not going to explain the plot, because 1) it's one of the main qualms of the movie, 2) Everyone and their mother has seen this movie, and 3) it's so far off of its source material I don't even want to delve into that. I could write an entire blog entry on how Frozen and The Snow Queen differ/why they changed it, etc. But I'm not going to.
There were a lot of things that had to come together to make this movie as successful as it was. Here's what I think it really boiled down to:
1) The world was ready for Disney to produce a GOOD musical again
2) This movie challenges the fairy tale tropes. It wasn't what people expected, and that made it unique.
The bulk of this review is going to be dissecting #2 up there, but I do want to mention the first point. Disney has always been about a good music. For kids born anytime in the 80s or any era where Disney relied heavily on music to bring their stories to life, Disney movies without music just seems… weird to them. And yes, Princess and the Frog and Tangled had music, but not like this. Disney tapped into not just musical writers, but one of only a dozen people to have won all four major awards: a Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Oscar. I'm talking about Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez. I mean geez, this is the guy who co-created Avenue Q AND Book of Mormon. Do I need to say more?
These people are experienced, and because of that, this music isn't only good, but it FITS. It fits the movie the way the music in The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast fits. There is a reason those two made such great broadway musicals, and why I'm not pissed this one is getting turned into one. This music fits more than any Disney movie since. It conveys emotion, moves the story along, and each song has a point (yes yes, we'll get to fixer-upper in a second…). They're built like broadway musical songs, which adds to the whole "musical" feel (especially the reprise of "For the first time in forever")
I will, however, offer a few criticisms of this music. First, this movie is incredibly top-heavy when it comes to its music. in the first 25 minutes we've already had 4 of the 8 (and a half? I don't know what to do with "Reindeers are better than people.") songs. Even in the theater, I thought this was a little much. But again, don't get me wrong. I love these songs. There's a lot that needs to be moved quickly in the beginning to get to the real story, and songs is a good way to do it. It just seems a bit much.
Second criticism is that really, Jonathan Groff should have gotten a longer and better song. He has an amazing voice and obviously his character knows how to play the guitar(?) so we can assume it's a pastime of his. It's a small one, but I would have liked that.
Third criticism: I know everyone likes Olaf's "In Summer," but I have to admit it really took me a few times watching the movie to not think it was incredibly weird and out of place. Not even just the song, but the way they chose to animate it. It's just incredibly random and it kinda bugs me. Ok, next.
Now for the part everyone is going to hate me for: I know I mentioned above how every song is needed and this INCLUDES Fixer Upper, the song that I know many people really really hate. They say its pointless. They say it's stupid. They say that whole scene is worthless.
IN DEFENSE OF FIXER UPPER AND THE TROLLS: Kristoff said throughout the entire movie that he knew people who were love experts. I know in the movie they go to see if he can help her with the issue with her hair (and maybe even figure out how to change the winter) but really, what would make anyone think that when they went to visit they would do anything but give love advice? He literally spends the entire movie saying that's what they do! It's what they're best at, so they go off on a tangent and sing a song.
But seriously, does anyone actually listen to the song? The song literally tells us how to fix everything. It tells Anna what Elsa needs to do to fix the winter, and what she needs to do to help her. They know deep down what the real deal is with this movie and give us the freaking message: Families aren't perfect. They're all different but that doesn't matter. You love them no matter what and no matter what you want to help them, even if you're embarrassed of them.
This song is not pointless. It is well needed. I will defend this song until the day I die.
Ok, I'm going to end my music talk on the song that people love and loathe at the same time: That's right, start singing along or plug your ears…
I've already said what this song means to me personally, but no matter if you love or hate this song (and most people hate this song because kids sing it over and over), you have to admit that it's unbelievable. Not only is the animation during it incredible (It's one of the only movies I've gotten chills during and gotten so into it I FORGOT I was in a movie), but the words are as well ("My soul is spiraling like frozen fractals all around" – seriously??). It's a song that everyone can relate to. And Idina is awesome.
Also fun fact: "Let it go" and subsequently Frozen winning Best Animated Feature at the Oscars was the first time Disney Animation had won an Oscar in 14 years. Their last one was Phil Collins winning best original song for "You'll be in my heart" for Tarzan in 1999… It was also the first movie SINCE Tarzan to start with a song.
Alright, let's move away from songs and focus on my #2 point up there, because I really do think this is at the heart of why this movie did so well: This movie challenges the fairy tale tropes. It wasn't what people expected, and that made it unique.
To really delve into this, we really have to look at the characters, and needless to say there will be *Spoilers* I can't avoid them. Sorry.
So let's start by defining some of our typical fairy tale characters and motifs. We have the Princess that needs saving, the knight in shining armor, the evil queen, True love at first sight, and true love's kiss breaking a spell.
Well, Disney has already shown that they don't necessarily follow the first two, but let's see how they work in this movie. Namely the first one: The princess that needs saving. Disney has spent the last decade showing us that their female protagonists aren't the same worthless princesses like in Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. They can actually do stuff, and a lot of times they are the incredibly brave ones and they don't need saving. In fact half the time they're the ones who save the guy.
Now in this movie this is a bit tricky, because technically we have two princesses, and you could argue that Elsa is the one that needs saving. She's strong physically with her powers, but mentally she's shrouded by her fear that is fueled by love. This in no way means that she's not brave. In fact you could also argue that she's incredibly brave, just in a different way than Anna. But she does, in a way, need to be "saved."
Elsa thinks that being alone is the only way she can be who she really is, but it turns out to be the exact opposite. The Lopez's have said that "Let it Go" and Elsa in general can stand for a person who has anxiety or depression. When you are suffering from those things, you need a support system. You need people who care about you to get through things and understand who you really are and understand how YOU can be strong. You have to be able to feel things to get through things. You can't just turn it off.
Anna helps Elsa understand this because she is the one who saves her sister. She's the unwavering one in her love, even if she and Elsa haven't been close since they were little. She's the one that really bends the trope. She's brave and willing to do anything, but what's refreshing is that the movie doesn't make a big deal out of it. It's just that this is how it is, and this is how she is. She never once thinks Elsa is a villain or a monster because she loves her, and she's willing to do anything to save the people she loves.
Onto the knight in Shining Armor (who I guess you could argue is really Anna in this movie after what we just talked about). We're led to believe that Hans is this character. I mean think about it. He will do anything to protect Arrendale. At one point he even goes up the mountain to try and rescue Anna after thinking she's in trouble. He even mentions not to harm the queen, and even talks her OUT of becoming a monster and keeps her grounded. But then the movie turns it on his head when we find out he's the real villain. Suddenly the villain we thought we had (the Duke of Weasletown) was nothing but a sniveling baby and a red herring.
Ok, onto True love at first sight. I really absolutely love how the movie did this one and the last one we're going to talk about. This movie has this trope, or at least we're led to believe it. Anna meets Hans, falls in love with him, and they're engaged within the first 30 minutes of the movie. While this seems laughable, I only took it as that the first time I saw it. I didn't think much of it because that's what happens in fairy tales. Then Kristoff started questioning it, almost making fun of it, and I began to realize that, ok, maybe this movie is self aware. That's cool. Then we learn that Hans was using her and her flaw (she's extremely easy to love and believes everyone is good at heart) and everything got turned on its head. What's interesting in what Frozen did with this trope is that we still have true love between Anna and Kristoff, which may not have happened at first sight, but still happens pretty quickly all things considered.
Alright, now onto that last one, the idea that true loves kiss will save the day. After Anna realizes Hans is a jerk, it's Olaf that makes her realize that he's not the one who can help, Kristoff is. And while I really do believe that would have worked, this movie turns the trope on its head again and instead makes Anna sacrificing herself to save her sister as the act of true love that will thaw her frozen heart.
And this is what everyone takes from this movie.
It may not be the first time that Disney has shown how important family is. It's not the first time Disney has taught us about the love of sisters. But it's the first time that Disney led us to think one thing then turned it on its head. And that's why this movie is so incredible. Anna took a chance. She had every intention of running to Kristoff, but couldn't let her sister suffer. That's it. Love.
I don't think any Disney movie has ever put Love as the centerpiece. Not like this. This movie isn't about just the love between siblings or the love between families. It's about Love. Period.
Elsa's parents did what they did because they loved her. They thought they were trying their best.
Elsa ran away and hid herself to protect her sister from ever getting hurt by her again. Because she loved her.
Anna was willing to do anything – even sacrifice her own life – to save her sister.
Kristoff left Anna at the palace to kiss her prince because he loved her and knew that's what she needed.
And of course, Olaf was willing to melt because he loves Anna.
This movie IS special, even if it's not perfect. It changed the way we thought of characters. It gave us some incredible songs. It gave us some incredible characters and scenes that still make me laugh every single time I watch it. I don't really want to talk about any more in depth. I really think I've said everything I can say, with a few random notes that I couldn't fit in anywhere above:
– Kristoff is seriously the best male lead Disney has ever done. Again he's realistic like Flynn, questioning the ideals of Anna in regards to her wanting to marry a man she just met. I also like Kristoff because you get the idea of his backstory but it's a mystery. You have to figure it out, and even then you can't be sure – but there of course are reasons he acts the way he does. Was he abandoned? abused? we have no idea!
– Olaf is also a LOT better than I thought from the trailers. Josh Gad had the ability to make this character extremely annoying and didn't. Apparently it was his dream to voice a Disney character and be remembered the way Robin Williams was remembered for the Genie. I'd say he succeeded.
– The animation on this movie is incredible. Anna's dress for the inauguration is amazing. The scene where she's going up the stairs in the ice castle and you see her reflections is incredible!!
– I love the scene where Anna climbs the rock face. Kristoff is just like "this girl is crazy but she's kinda awesome at the same time." Kristoff and Anna are both a little "off." You actually get why they'd be good together.
– This is another ending (or close to ending) where I was crying. I love that after Anna freezes and after Elsa stops the wind there is literally NO SOUND for a few minutes. No music, no sound effects – NOTHING. It's very effective, it's just Elsa's voice. The theater was insanely quiet during it, even the kids, I was impressed.
So to answer my previous questions: Does Frozen DESERVE to be ranked up as high as the Disney greats, like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King? Why is it such a phenomenon? Why does EVERYONE seem to like this movie? Should it be as high praised as it is?
I think it does deserve to be with the greats of the Renaissance. It's a good movie, but that being said it has flaws and I don't know if it should be as highly praised as it was. I don't know if it should be the cultural phenomenon is it (especially more than a year later). I think Disney just hit the perfect storm on that one. But it is a good movie. Even if you're sick of hearing "let it go."
I give Frozen (2013) a 4.2 out of 5. I gotta knock points off for the unbalanced-ness of the songs and the plot which can be a little weird.
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Since Ford offered the first lap belts as an option in 1955, automotive safety has come a long way. With modern electronics that incorporate stability control systems and warning cameras, cars are becoming better at helping drivers avoid collisions in the first place.
Yet they still happen, at a rate of more than 6 million per year with more than 41,000 people killed in 2007, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Providing strong evidence of the efforts made by automakers to keep their customers alive is a recent report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Each year, the IIHS publishes a list of vehicles that meet the organization's requirements to become a Top Safety Pick. For the 2009 model year, 72 vehicles made the list, more than twice as many as in 2008 and more than three times the number cited in 2007. Ford, including its Volvo brand, came out on top with 16 winning models. Next up was Honda, including its Acura brand, with 13 picks. Of all major brands, only Chrysler failed to put a single vehicle on the list for 2009.
In order to win a Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must perform well in front, side and rear impact protection. Although the IIHS previously only considered crash protection, in 2007 the organization added electronic stability control as a requirement for qualifying for top honors. Where stability control is not standard, it must be an included option for a car to be on the list. For example, Honda's Fit, the first minicar to become a Top Safety Pick, is only on the list when so equipped.
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About a year ago, I saw a film called Me before you, which impressed me very much because I know that euthanasia will very soon be discussed in this country.
I thought the 'hero' of the film was very selfish and, indeed, uncaring and I stand firm in this belief. This man suffered no pain. Yes, he was wheelchair-bound but he did not suffer the agony resulting from ALS, MS and, in some cases, even motor neuron disease, which are the three illnesses that will feature in any discussion in Malta on euthanasia.
The man featured in the film had two parents who loved him and a young girl who came to the house as his carer and who many a time professed her undying love for him.
Once upon a time, I used to think this type of mercy killing as murder in the eyes of the Lord until I came to realise that people with no hope of recovery, with no medicine to ease their pain, who groan night and day because of their pain have no option but that of someone being kind enough to help them go to their maker. There is no other way.


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The first time, I remember, I had a pet was when I was a little girl, in my hometown in Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
It was a little puppy called Tiger. He had a shining black nose and a coat that was brown. He hung around with me wherever I went.
When I sat for lunch, he sat outside the kitchen and dining room, waiting eagerly for me to throw him food from my plate. Actually, Tiger got his food first on a plate near his sleeping house – his kennel. But as soon as he saw me at the table, he would leave his and rush towards me.
In our traditional home in Shillong, the kitchen was away from the rest of the other rooms. It had its attached room, which we used as a dining room.
Tiger and I shared a number of stories together. Of course, I was the talker and he the listener whose tail wagged incessantly in approval of what I said.
"Don't tell anyone," I would say, "but there are some cookies you and I can share, as soon as there is no one to see us, taking some."
He wagged and smiled. Have you ever seen dogs smiling? They do if you are watchful. The point of this cookie stealing was that he and I had already been given our share in the morning, which is one each.
The strict rules that governed our sweet tooth, was often flaunted by him and I together, when we stole from the cookie jar.
My God, I remember the excitement. While he whimpered, I tiptoed to the jar and picked up the cookies. My heart beat rapidly and I can truly say that the little heart inside both of us, had a very good exercise when we did that naughty thing!
Tiger knew everything about me. I told him all. After all, there was no one I could talk to, but him. He was my friend and my sibling so to say. I slept thinking about him and woke up thinking of him. Even before I saw my mother, I wanted to see Tiger.
So why did he vanish one day, without telling me? When I woke up and did not find him, I began to cry. It was a cold winter day in Shillong and my mama said, tomorrow he would return.
Tiger never did, but sure enough, Bagha, a black puppy did. I threw all my emotions into Bagha. He was not really Tiger, but why did he fill me up, just like Tiger did?
I know what it feels to have a full heart.
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Dürer's "Course in the Art of Measurement," together with Jacques Du Fouilloux's Treatise on Hunting and HawkingAlbrecht Dürer. Institutionum Geometricarum Libri quatuor. In quibus, lineas, superficies, & solida corpora, ita tractavit, ut non Matheseos solum studiosis, sed & pictoribus...Arnheim: Ex Officina Johannis Jansonii, Bibliopolae, 1606. [Bound together with (as the third part):] Jacques Du Fouilloux. Neuw Jag unnd Weydwerck Buch, Das ist, ein grundtliche beschreibung vom Anfang der Jagten...[And:] Anderer Theil der Adelichen Weydwerck, Nemlich Falckenerey, Beyssen und Federspiel. Frankfurt: Johann Feyerabend for Sigmund Feyerabend, 1582]. Fifth and last Latin edition of Dürer's Institutionum Geometricarum (first published in German as Underweysung der Messung in 1525), and first edition in German of Du Fouilloux's La Venerie (first published in 1531) and first edition illustrated thus. Two works (in three parts) in one folio volume (12 x 7.75 inches; 304 x 198 mm.). The Institutionum Geometricarum: 185, [3, blank] pages (lacking the four preliminary leaves, including title, but complete with final blank leaf?). Signature collation: A-P6 Q4. Two half-page figural woodcuts and numerous partly full-page woodcut diagrams; this copy with the very rare paste-on fold-out illustrations on pages 181 and 183. A few leaves possibly supplied. The Neuw Jag unnd Weydwerck Buch: lacking title to first part, leaves F1-F4, and S1 (a cancel?) and S6 (blank). The title to the second part is bound in place of the first. Numerous woodcut illustrations after Jost Amman. Decorative woodcut tail-pieces and initials; type ornament tail-pieces.
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"[Dürer's Institutionum Geometricarum]-'A Course in the Art of Measurement'-was the first of the theoretical writings on art which Albrecht Dürer composed towards the end of his life. Its immediate object was to explain the application of practical geometry to drawing and painting and to teach the principles of perspective. These methods were to be applied to architecture, painting, lettering (Dürer designed both Roman and Gothic letters) and ornamental forms in general, and his book is therefore addressed not only to artists but also to sculptors, architects, goldsmiths, stonemasons and other craftsmen. The work is divided into four books dealing with the problems of linear geometry, the two-dimensional figures, the construction of regular polygons, and the application of geometry in a practical manner to architecture, engineering, typography, etc.; and it ends with a discussion of three-dimensional bodies, stereometry and perspective. Dürer illustrated his book with woodcuts, some of which show the apparatus he constructed in order to produce correct drawing by mechanical rather than mathematical means" (Printing and the Mind of Man 54).
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While most of the six nations constituting South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) have not been under much spotlight for technological and business competitiveness, local business environments have seen a consistent change in the past few years. While South Asia is the only region not represented in the top 50 ranking for ease of doing business (Doing Business 2018 by the World Bank Group), one nation – India – stands out this year as one of the 10 economies that improved the most in the areas measured by the annual ranking.
An important hallmark of the region is a wide disparity in opportunities depending on the country: there are considerable variations in performance between economies within the same region and even within the same regulatory area. Within South Asia, India has the highest score for protecting minority investors, scoring eight times over Afghanistan's mark.
Although certain countries lag significantly within the region in comparison to other local economies, South Asia is one of the regions with the highest share of reforming economies in Doing Business 2018, along with Europe, Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa – 75% of economies in South Asia have implemented at least one business regulation reform that represent an improvement of the opportunities to start a business and get credit record. In fact, the average number of reforms per economy is highest in South Asia (but the average impact is biggest in Sub-Saharan Africa).
In 2016/2017, South Asian countries were the ones with the highest number of reforms to make various business operating activities easier: 38 reforms making it easier to start a business, 38 reforms making it easier to get credit, 21 reforms improving the protection of minority investors, 33 reforms making easier to trade across borders, and many more reforms on various accounts.
A particular economy stood out among these changing nations (unsurprisingly, for being a hotbed for business growth development in the past few years). According to the ranking, with 8 reforms making it easier to do business in 2016/17, India was the only economy in South Asia to join the list of the top 10 improvers. India made obtaining a building permit faster by implementing an online Single Window System for the approval of building plans; the new system allows for the submission and approval of building plans prior to requesting the building permit.
While there are undeniable roadblocks in the business environment in South Asia's economies in comparison to other regions, those roadblocks represent an opportunity for technology companies – startups and international corporations – to step into bank on the development.
Asia has the largest percentage of the under-banked population and a large, growing middle class that will soon need new solutions to address its wealth management and banking needs. Moreover, as mobile connectivity continues to grow in the region, local economies will continue to drive a large part of that growth as global economic power shifts from mature markets to emerging economies, professionals suggest.
Particular economies in South Asia are expected to see their technology sectors revived, although the social and economic reality cannot promise a quick fix even with reforms. According to The Express Tribune, an effort to promote FinTech, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) – the telecom regulator – has decided to award Third Party Service Providers' licenses by June or July 2018, which will pave way for interoperability between cellular mobile operators and ramp up financial inclusion all over the country. The new platform will help to dismantle existing barriers that prevent digital wallets (branchless bank account-holders) from sending money to different bank accounts. Users will be able to make transactions from wallet to wallet or wallet to the bank account.
The nascent-but-growing FinTech industry in another South Asian economy – Bangladesh – holds a promise for inclusive opportunities for a largely under-served population. Bangladesh's undeveloped financial system, huge unbanked population, and increasing smartphone penetration rate contributed to the development of innovative digital finance solutions, according to FinTech Singapore. Bangladesh has an extremely low banking penetration rate with over 70% of its population having no bank account. The traditional banking sector lacks the adequate technology to reach the pool and only serves 17% to 36% of adults, the edition adds. On the bright side, for entrepreneurs and investors, Bangladesh is the world's eighth densely populated country and one of the top performing economies in Asia, averaging an annual growth of more than 6%.
Another under-appreciated but promising economy in the region is the island nation of the Maldives. TechBullion reports that the Maldives Government is now turning to technological solutions to ensure its citizens feel connected and safe, which, first of all, comes in the form of governance. The Finance Ministry of the Maldives opened up the nation's books to its people through a digital app and website, allowing citizens to easily access detailed breakdowns and data on government financial operations. It also outlines government objectives, the economic & fiscal policy outlook, and the Public Sector Investment Program, the edition reports.
In addition to state transparency, the Maldives Government's Immigration Service in partnership with Germany' largest biometric company, Dermalog, introduced a pioneering new biometric citizen ID card. The Passport Card can be used for international travel and ID verification, as a driver's license, an insurance document, a health card, and even a payment card.
Nepal's and Sri Lanka's startup communities may be facing significant hurdles, but despite that, online enterprising activities are reported to be on the rise in the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. As reported by YoStartups (a pre-accelerator that collaborates with universities, co-working spaces, incubators, VCs and angel investors), the IFC recently initiated a $14 million SME venture fund – Business Oxygen (BO2) – to support such SMEs of at least two years old. This fund is managed by the Bank of Kathmandu and Beed Management Firm, which provides international management consulting and financial advisory services with its offices in Nepal, Bhutan, and Rwanda.
Impressively, out of 42 microfinance development institutions in Nepal, in September 2016, 34 microfinance entities have joined forces to set up a FinTech company – Nepal Finsoft – to build and maintain a shared core banking platform, which will be live in 85 days counting from now. Supported by the Nepal Microfinance Bankers' Association, Nepal Finsoft will build and maintain a shared core banking platform.
South Asian economies have significant reforms and investments to make for local startup communities to thrive, but the obstacles represent opportunities those nations are yet to harness. Underdeveloped financial systems may be the best call for outsiders to take a step forward and bring technologies and funds into South Asian nations.


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Measuring forest and wild product contributions to household welfare : testing a scalable household survey instrument in Indonesia. / Bakkegaard, Riyong Kim; Hogarth, Nicholas J.; Bong, Indah Waty; Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand; Wunder, Sven.
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The impact of certification on the natural and financial capitals of Ghanaian cocoa farmers. / Fenger, Nina Astrid; Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand; Richard, Asare; de Neergaard, Andreas.
Public procurement for school breakfasts in the Bolivian Altiplan : governance structures enabling smallholder inclusion. / Ramos, Geovana Carla Mercado; Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée; Kledal, Paul Rye.
Incubating incubators : can a business be created through a project-based planning approach? / Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée; Pötz, Katharina Anna.
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Farmland trees : composition, abundance and role of trees on farmland. / Puri, Lila; Meilby, Henrik.
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Spanning boundaries: science-policy interaction in developing countries : the Zambian REDD+ process case. / Kamelarczyk, Kewin Bach Friis; Gamborg, Christian.
Balancing research and organizational capacity building in front-end project design : experiences from Danida's ENRECA programme. / Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée; Meilby, Henrik.
Do intermediary institutions promote inclusiveness in PES programs? The case of Costa Rica. / Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand; Lund, Jens Friis.
Understanding the relationship between livelihood strategy and soil management : empirical insights from the central highlands of Ethiopia. / Oumer, Ali Mohammed; Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée; de Neergaard, Andreas.
A cup of coffee with biodiversity and clean drinking water, please. / Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand.
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Over 250 stakeholders and community members packed Highlander Hall to hear the candidates respond to questions on public safety, ethics, use of public funds, parks and recreation, and homelessness. If you missed it, you can watch the video now!Read More »
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Metro's North San Fernando Valley BRT Project, Property Value in the Northridge West Area and More
At our July meeting several stakeholders voiced their opinions regarding Metro's proposal for the bus rapid transit (BRT) project. While NWNC has yet to make a Community Impact Statement on the matter, we welcome stakeholders to voice their positions on the project at future meetings.Read More »
Outreach Committee Gets a Running Start
First Outreach and Committee Meeting, Strategy Session led by committee member Kelly Sooter. First Outreach and Committee Meeting With the election of the new Board, we have a new Outreach Committee that met for the first time on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The committee tackled developing our strategic plan and …Read More »
Northridge West Neighborhood Council Welcomes New Board; Looks Ahead
The board members went straight to work after the completion of the formal seating of board members and the election of the executive board. The board was thrilled to nominate long-time board member and community advocate Lloyd Dent as "Outstanding NWNC Senior."Read More »
Porto's Plans to Come to Northridge
Porto's is in negotiations to open in the Sears Auto Center. This is exciting news for everyone who travels to Burbank or Glendale for their fabulous pastries.Read More »
NWNC Supports Community Projects and Readies Itself for New Elections
Tazan Golsan spoke at our last meeting on Bridge Housing, which provides temporary emergency housing including private beds, toilets, meals and showers to homeless individuals so that they can have a feeling of security and dignity.Read More »
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Northridge West won an award for beautifying the Tampa Median with topiary horses.Read More »
NWNC Topiaries Installed On Tampa Median
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Northridge West Neighborhood Council January Updates
The Oakridge Estate Park construction is finished and the park is open to the public. The eight-acre park has 128 new trees, 12 picnic tables, playground equipment, a small amphitheater and a meandering .3-mile walking trail. Children will enjoy the bouncy tractor and the mare and foal sculpture.Read More »


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على مشارف اليوم الأخيرمن المعرض العالمي لإلكترونيات المستهلك في لاس فيغاس، يبدو أن هنالك كلمتين ترددتا كثيرا في المنتجات التجريبية والجاهزة عبر التقارير والتغطيات: Artificial Intelligence, Automation.
على مشارف اليوم الأخيرمن المعرض العالمي لإلكترونيات المستهلك في لاس فيغاس، يبدو أن هنالك كلمتين ترددتا كثيرا في المنتجات التجريبية والجاهزة عبر التقارير والتغطيات: Artificial Intelligence, Automation.
As an educator and learner, it's very important to "know" how to laugh at yourself.
Now what do I mean by that?
Simply, as human beings, there are many things that we just don't understand/know. Nobody knows everything. But, true, there are people who know quite a lot of things. But that did not come out of thin air; they were not born this way. They all went through the tedious burden of "learning" how things work. In the process, there were moments when they felt helpless and did not think they would learn what they wanted to learn, but after a while, they realized that what they were frustrated with was a simple part that they needed a little help with, or they just missed a simple thing along the way! and that's when they "laugh" at themselves!
To conclude, as educators, we need to constantly improve ourselves and , in the process, learn how to laugh at ourselves. Students, also, are in need of such an attitude in and outside of the class. So, come on everybody;, start learning and "laughing at yourselves"! 🙂
It has long been said that "practice makes perfect". I don't necessarily want to break that saying or disqualify it entirely. Nor do I want to propose a "rocket-science" method that would replace the vitality of practice. Rather, there is more to practice than meets the naked eye!
When talking about language acquisition, I can't emphasize enough that no body would be able to achieve a decent level of fluency and efficiency without really indulging in getting his hands dirty (if that is an appropriate expression), and actually speak it or write it. However, I think that it doesn't really matter how much you practice the target language if you aren't consciously aware of the mistakes you make and/or how to correct your utterances! Continue reading
Flags of different color combinations, signifying the multi-country culture of the university, are brought about to the "Rothman Center" hall, with some harmonious bagpipe music along the way. Then the university's board members walk up ahead to the platform.. The mission is to spark the first light in the lives of the new citizens of the University–the new students. Continue reading
Recently I had the pleasure to present a workshop on "Mobile Phones: Are They Making our Lives Easier" at Modern College of Business and Science in Muscat on August 5th, 2012.
Here is an overview of the topic approached along with resources for expanded knowledge on the points discussed: Continue reading
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Oneida, N.Y. >> Attendance nearly doubled for the second focus group hosted by SUNY ESF and Oneida City Center Committee as part of a project to develop a vision of progress for the city downtown.
Held at the Kallet Civic Center, the second focus group saw 40-plus city residents spend their Saturday morning tackling a variety of topics concerning the use and aesthetics of the city downtown.
Like the previous public meeting with the ESF students, participants were split up into smaller groups to tackle ideas concerning a particular issue identified in the city downtown. Before breaking off into smaller teams however, the ESF students recapped the data they gathered at the first meeting.
From the participants polled in the first meeting, it was revealed that food was the main draw to the city downtown for leisure of fun activities. Social visits, recreational activities and Kallet Civic Center also rated well for fun reasons to visit the downtown, but seven of the surveyed attendees at the last meeting indicated there is nothing fun to do downtown or left the survey question blank.
Additionally, when polled for where they visit most often, respondents rated civic locations such as City Hall, the bank, and the Chamber of Commerce as the most frequently visited locations.
ESF students also used the data gathered from the first meeting to create an aerial view of the downtown with color-coded lines highlighting the strengths, weaknesses and areas for opportunity in the downtown. Furthermore, the scholars shared a vision and identifiable goals for Oneida's downtown district.
"Oneida City Center showcases its unique identity through the preservation and reuse of its historic buildings and by highlighting locally based business and culture. The diverse mix of restaurants, shops, offices, and apartments energize the pedestrian oriented downtown. Residents and visitors experience a comfortable, active environment that puts people first. Cultural events and cooperation foster a sense of community and inclusivity. It is a place made, grown, and owned by its residents."
•Respect historic buildings and sensitively adapt them for contemporary use.
•Strengthen communication and collaboration among the organizations and individuals that are committed to positive change.
•Create a welcoming environment that encourages people to spend time in City Center.
•Encourage diverse building uses, business development and activities that attract Oneida residents and visitors.
Following the presentation of their findings from the previous February focus group, ESF students led discussions with city residents concerning the topics of vacant buildings and properties in the Oneida City Center, the utilization of open space, and streets and sidewalks. For the better part of two hours, attendees shared ideas for topics such as increasing the foot traffic in the city center, possibilities for the Hotel Oneida and other prominent eyesores, and aesthetic improvement.
Following the workshop, former City of Oneida councilor Brahim Zogby was pleased with the turnout he witnessed, but did encourage the younger generations to participate in the ESF project.
"I'm happy that the organizations and individual representatives came," he said. "I wish residents with young children were."
The ESF students will take the feedback they receive and from their own investigations and walkthrough of the city downtown to develop a final presentation showing their ideas for revitalizing the city heart. Students will also produce written and illustrative documentation of the entire process and provide OC3 with digital copies of those files.
ESF instructor Maren King told the gathered participants that there may also be a workshop where residents can see the design and production skills of the ESF students in action, but a date had not been solidified as of Saturday.


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- Complaint number: C2-01577
- LBP number: BP127793
- Region: Manawatu-Wanganui
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 4 April 2018
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Negligence in carrying out and supervising building work and building work that did not comply with the building consent including substitution of products. Failure to provide a record of work. Respondent fined $3,000 and ordered to pay costs of $1000.


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There's nothing worse than the fear of the word "yes." Often times people psych themselves out of the opportunity to shine. It's an issue that spans across all age groups. From the first grader fearful of volunteering to read aloud to the corporate worker afraid to head an exciting new project, this crippling fear of "yes" is caused from second guessing. We second guess the validity of what we plan to add or whether we are qualified to do and answer something.
Studies have shown there is a confidence gap between the genders. Women being the more humble of the sexes as it pertains to their abilities, often underestimate their skills, while men tend to overestimate their abilities. It's time to step up and claim the career you desire.
Prepare yourself
The goal to getting ahead is staying a step in front of everyone, including your superior. Know how and why everything works. Knowing your information will give you the confidence boost to speak up in the next meeting.
Work your discomfort
If you're uncomfortable, then you're doing something right. Life is about taking risks and discomfort makes accomplishing a challenge much more rewarding. It's important to remember that to reach a place you've never been, you'll have to do some things you've never done.
Figure it out
You won't always know everything and that creates the perfect learning opportunity. Know that you will eventually figure out how to solve problems and fill in blanks. Comedian Tina Fey's advice is say "yes," and you'll figure it out later.
Let no one take your spot
While you might not feel like an expert, never allow someone who "overestimates" to cause you to miss your opportunity. At that moment, ask yourself if you will be comfortable with someone with less skill than you taking your spot. If the answer is no, then it's time to step out of self doubt.


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Wild West Shows
Awards and Recognition:
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2001
The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unspoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from? Paul Reddin exposes the mythology of the American frontier as a carefully crafted product of the Wild West show. Focusing on such pivotal figures as George Catlin, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Tom Mix, Reddin traces the rise and fall of a popular entertainment shaped out of the "raw material of America."
Buffalo Bill and other entertainers capitalized on public fascination with the danger, heroism, and courage associated with the frontier by continually modifying their presentation of the West to suit their audiences. Thus the Wild West show, contrary to its own claims of accuracy and authenticity, was highly selective in its representations of the West as well as widely influential in shaping the public image of life on the Great Plains.
A uniquely American entertainmentcolorful, energetic, unabashed, and, as Reddin demonstrates, self-madethe Wild West show exerted an appeal that was all but irresistible to a public hovering uncertainly between industrial progress and nostalgia for a romanticized past.
"Historian Reddin . . . kicks up the dust with this fast-paced and fact-packed book on how Wild West shows from the 1830s through the 1930s capitalized on new methods of mass entertainment and presented the American West as the essence of 'national character.'. . . With a sure eye and a steady hand, Reddin hits the mark every time in his insightful and very readable book." Library Journal
"With acute historical insight, Reddin examines the contribution not only of Catlin and Mix but, most fully, William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody and the Miller brothers 101Ranch show. . . . Reddin's book offers analysis and scope missing in these volumes; it is superior for the shades of meaning and thematic discussions that the author expertly explores beyond the stated essence." Choice
"A work of prodigious learning. . . . The author has delightfully crafted a history of a uniquely American entertainment." -- L. G. Moses, Western Historical Quarterly
"Very thorough research. Fresh readings using new material." Silver City Press
"An important history of wild west shows . . . equally valuable for its contribution to ongoing debates about the meaning and function of American mass culture products, especially in terms of their export to Europe and reception by Europeans." -- Robert W. Rydell, Nebraska History
"Wild West shows are a highly visible and oft-mentioned fact of early American popular culture, yet the scholarly literature on this important subject is relatively thin. . . . Wild West Shows expands and revises our understanding of this important facet of antebellum and postbellum American popular culture." -- Mike Allen, Oregon Historical Quarterly
"A valuable book. . . . For teachers and students this book is a wonderful departure point for research and discussion on popular culture and the American West." -- Canadian Social Studies
"An entertaining and informative look at four important contributors to a decidedly American invention." -- Denver Westerners Roundup
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Enesco Group Inc. ENC, -2.48% after Thursday's closing bell said it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 1 alerting the company that it's not in compliance with the exchange's continued listing standards. The giftware and home and decor company said it plans to present a plan to the NYSE within 45 days of its receipt of the notice, demonstrating how it intends to comply with the continued listing standards within 18 months.
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The internet can provide many sources of inspiration for cooking just about anything, but what if you can't drag your computer into the kitchen? What if your printer is on the fritz – again! – and you can't print out the recipe? What if you have an Apple iPad, just sitting there, doing nothing…?
When it comes to cooking resources, there is definitely an app for that! I chose to load the allrecipes app, made especially for the iPad. Although there is an "upgrade" version you can pay for – the free version has enough bells & whistles to be a very satisfactory resource. How much do I love the "allrecipes.com" app? A LOT! It's like having a portable version of the website (which I also LOVE)!
Features I Particularly Like:
- Search: Just type in an ingredient or recipe title and a list of recipes from the website appears with a photo (if available), the star ratings, the cook's name and a part of the description (if it's long). Touch one of the versions that grabs your interest and a new screen appears with the ingredients list and directions, as well as reader/user reviews.
- Inspire Me: At the top, left corner, is the Inspire Me button. Touch this and 6 food pictures floats to the center of the screen – from sauces to main dishes; breakfast to dessert! Touch one of the photos for a quick preview that will give you the recipe title, ratings, cook and short description. You then have the option to see more details, look for similar recipes or review later. Or just touch outside of the pop-up and it will go away. After a few moments, one of the pictures will slide away and be replaced with another. If you decide you want to see just chicken dishes, for example, swipe it to the bottom of the screen and all the current choices will go away, followed by 6 choices in that category. You can now go through them in the same manner as before. I could play with this feature for hours!
- Start Cooking: When you have chosen a recipe and assembled your ingredients, ready to begin cooking, touch the orange circle, labeled "Start Cooking" and your screen will change to a "landscape" view (the above graphic shows a "portrait" view) with a timer on the right side, ingredient list below that. Most of the screen has the instructions listed, with the first step enlarged. The top of the screen has a number for each of the steps which, when touched, will enlarge that step in the cooking process. Or – I guess if you're not good with numbers… – you can touch "next step" or "back step," also at the top of the screen. You can change the font size by touching the little box with a big A and a little A – both in upper case. Select the size that is best for your visual acuity.
- The Timer (in the above feature): The orange timer is set for the number of minutes needed for cooking each recipe. You can start the timer by touching the little arrow and you can also enlarge it by touching the button with the two arrows pointing in opposite directions. If your iPad is not on mute, it will beep at you when the cooking time is finished!
- Expand: When you pull up the recipe page, you can use it in this incarnation to shop for and prepare your meal, but you have to remember to scroll through the ingredients if they don't all fit into the default sized window. By choosing "expand" – the two little arrows pointing in opposite directions in the upper right-hand corner of the "recipe book" – all the ingredients are on the left page and all the instructions on the left. If the recipe is complicated, you may need to scroll through the instructions or use the Start Cooking feature instead.
- Featured: By choosing this option at the top of the home screen, you can see the featured recipes for the month, similar to the home page for allrecipes.com.
Inspired yet? I know for a fact I haven't used all the features on the free version of this app and know I will discover more as I continue to play with it. The "upgrade" features include "Recipe Box" and "List." I assume that recipe box is similar to the website and is a place for bookmarking recipes you want to save and I'm guessing that "list" will set up a shopping list for a particular recipe. Do I need them? Eh! Not so much! Am I saying you should rush out and get an iPad? Not really, but if you're looking for an excuse, there are worse reason to get one! If you already have an iPad, you'll find this app to be a very effective tool.


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Inspired: Makeup tips from GOT's Rose Leslie
Alright it's time to nerd out/ talk about makeup. This is part one of a three part series inspired by the gorgeous redheads of Game of Thrones.
First things first, if you haven't jumped on the GOT train then you seriously need to get your shit together and get on board- you are missing out! However, this post is not on the intricacies of Westeros politics or how badass Daenerys is- so you won't be too lost.
Each of the three main redheads (Ygritte, Sansa and Malisandre) fall somewhere in the redhair spectrum, which means that each has makeup needs that are not only unique to their red strands but also the type of red hair they have.
Our first redhead is Ygritte, played by Rose Leslie. Having been 'kissed by fire', Ygritte's fierce nature is captured in her fiery strands. Back to reality- Rose Leslie is a successful actress having also played a major role in Downton Abbey.
She is a gorgeous ginger and she knows how to work her fair skin, freckles, and copper/orange strands.
In the pic above she has chosen to play up her eyes with intense dark liner and keep her lips a simple, yet classic rose pink. In order to flatter her pink undertones, Leslie used an apricot-pink blush. Note that her freckles are still visible through her light foundation. Keeping the foundation light is key for redheads who sport loads-o-freckles and for those with fair skin in general. For this reason, a mineral moisture tint is often a better choice as it allows for even coverage without being too heavy. Besides, why would you want to cover us such a beautiful trait!
Here we see Leslie make her lips pop with a magenta lipstick. Just goes to show redheads have a larger color palette to choose from. If you want to go with a bold lip color, downplay the eye makeup and vice versa.
*Check out our new line of Color Revolution lipsticks! For a color similar to the one worn by Leslie, try Firestarter.


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Jatin Nathwani — The Globe and Mail — December 9, 2013
The sting of high electricity costs – and the potential for more pain in the near term – has decisively punctured Ontario's infatuation with high-cost renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. "Achieving Balance" – the latest version of the province's Long-Term Energy Plan – is a courageous attempt to right the wrongs and administer the right dose of medicine to the patient at about the right time….
The open question is whether it will be sufficient to placate a consumer backlash, given that the plan cannot completely make up for past mistakes. …
The Ontario experience mirrors developments in several other jurisdictions around the world, in particular Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom, where there are cautionary tales of hubris and how good intentions muddled with poor policy prescriptions can lead to unpalatable consequences.
Energy poverty is generally defined as the threshold when energy costs – electricity and heating – either approach or exceed 10 per cent of household income. European energy price increases, driven primarily by green obligations and subsidies, have translated into an increasing number of households facing energy poverty.
Germany's electricity costs are among the highest in Europe, approximately 40 cents per kWh compared to 10 cents in Ontario. The installed capacity for wind and solar combined (65,000 MW) is almost twice the size of Ontario's total system. Subsidies for green energy equal 10 cents per kWh, with a total cost of $25-billion in 2013. For a country that has built such a large capacity in solar and wind, it is disconcerting to observe that 17,000 MW of new coal capacity by 2022 is in planning or under construction to provide base-load power that would act as backup to fickle wind and solar resources. If renewable generation simply turns into a strong embrace of fossil fuels, then this clean energy pathway is fraught with danger.
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The smartwatch market has found an ally in analyst firm Forrester, who have announced that they expect the wearables market to grow from $4.8 billion to $9 billion by 2022, which represents a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent.
Forrester has also forecast that wearables sales will double in the next five years, with smartwatch sales leading the way. They expect smartwatches to have a 51 percent share of the wearables market by 2022, up from 21 percent in 2017.
This bodes well for the wearables market, which has been criticized by numerous analyst firms and media outlets to date. For instance, a lazy article, published in 2016 by a certain source, has the apt title "Wearables are dead", and uses Pebble's demise as a cannon to lay into the entire wearables market and claim it is a dead duck. How fitting it is, then, that almost a year on, Forrester has announced the exact opposite.
The smartwatch market's surge in performance can be attributed to a few things. Mainly because OEMs are releasing more and more devices aimed at health and fitness, a market that has already proven itself with fitness bands. Smartwatches can simply offer more features than fitness bands for both athletes and casual gym-goers. Another reason for the market's decent performance is that overall, the price of new smartwatches is falling, and second and third-generation products are now available at an extremely low price.
Leading the way in the smartwatch popularity stakes, you will find as no surprise is Apple. They are backed by huge advertising budgets and a brand that is part of modern history, promoting a product that works in sync with the iPhone. It's estimated that the Apple Watch series accounted for nearly half of all smartwatch shipments in the second quarter of 2017. Another household name, Samsung, came in second with 800,000 shipments, respectively.
Of course, it remains to be seen exactly how the wearables market performs in the future, but Forrester's words of wisdom have certainly shined a light on the matter.


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The placement of the Skytop Lodge at the base of West Mountain in the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains is perhaps the best indication that this grand resort has always been inextricably linked to its natural surroundings-and the 30 miles of hiking trails weaving through the 5,500-acre site merely reinforces that fact. Even the 18-hole golf course, where deer quietly graze, takes full advantage of the natural topography.
The Dutch Colonial-style manor house overlooks Skytop Lake, boasting opulent views of the surrounding region from every direction and offering a wide array of outdoor activities for every season, from winter skiing to summer kayaking, since it opened in 1928. The full-service resort has two pools (one indoor, one outdoor), lake swimming, seven tennis courts, an award-winning golf course, and a sporting clays shooting range. Experts are on hand to provide instruction in golf, fly-fishing, and shooting with special kid's activities organized each summer and the lodge's own naturalist leading hikes through pristine wilderness areas. Guests in the main lodge stay in comfortably furnished country-style rooms. The "Skyview Spa" located on the lodge's fifth floor opened in the summer of 2003 and offers a full complement of salon and spa services.


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In 2010 Edenfield Primary School was facing a crisis regarding its existing outmoded Victorian School facility. The cluster of existing rooms and no obvious circulation routes through the building meant that pupils and staff had to travel through one classroom to the next disrupting teaching and added to this the dining, sanitary and kitchen facilities were out dated.
Over a period of 4 yrs Equilibrium worked with the School to address these issues by developing a long term Master Plan centred upon rationalising circulation and re-ordering. The key was to create a new spine corridor, off which all would flow and extend the School with a new Main Entrance, additional classrooms, new kitchen, dining and sanitary facilities.
The Head Teacher writes the following on the School website;
'We are extremely fortunate to be housed in a beautiful building within a picturesque rural setting. An extensive refurbishment has significantly improved the school, and we now benefit from additional classrooms and enhanced facilities'.


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Exeter, England
WHEN Frederic, the hero of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," learns that his Feb. 29 birthday means that he is not 21 years old but 5, he figures he'll have to serve out his apprenticeship to the Pirate King for 60 more years, and swears to the love of his life that he will return in his 80s and marry her. Such are the tales that have always been told about today's date. But now we're in the 21st century, and time is measured according to oscillations of vaporized atoms of cesium-133. Why do we still need something as oddly quaint as leap year?
The answer lies in the fact that days and years are not neatly synchronized. This problem has confounded calendar makers for centuries, and prompted corrections far more clumsy than an occasional extra day in February.
Many of the earliest calendars were based on the phases of the moon. Each 29.5-day cycle amounted to one month, and the first versions counted only 10 months in a year. That turned out to be too few months, but even when two more were added, the problem remained: the calendar could not keep up with the seasons.
A group of Roman priests was charged with the task of adding days through the year, but they were easily corrupted. They'd frequently add or delay the extra days either for personal financial gain or to see their preferred candidates hold offices of power for as long as possible.
By Julius Caesar's time, the calendar was running 90 days behind. Acting on the advice of an astronomer, he created a calendar based on the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun. During the well-named "year of confusion," in 46 B.C., Caesar lengthened several of the months and added a couple of temporary ones as a correction. The jubilant Roman public believed Caesar had extended their lives by the extra 90 days (you just can't buy publicity like that). And by 45 B.C., the calendar was back in phase with the seasons.
The Earth's trip around the Sun does not take exactly 365 days, however. It lasts an extra 5 hours and about 49 minutes. By adding an extra day every four years, Caesar could roughly make up for the discrepancy. Even then his scheme ended up being 11 minutes a year too long. This may not sound like much; you wouldn't notice the difference during your lifetime. But by the mid-16th century, the calendar had moved ahead 10 days.Continue reading the main story
This shift had serious implications for the question of when to celebrate Easter. In 1582, a task force called by Pope Gregory XIII proposed that 10 days should be removed from October that year. And to make sure the calendar would then be self-correcting, leap years were subtracted from the last year of most centuries. Only those divisible by 400 would get the extra day. (That means 1600 was a leap year, but not 1700, 1800 and 1900.) This way, the calendar would gain only half a minute a year, and it would take 2,880 years before another day would need to be added. The trusty Gregorian calendar had arrived.
This wasn't the best time in history to establish a new calendar, however. The Reformation had swept across Europe, and Protestant nations were reluctant to accept the pope's invention. Some countries devised their own ways of making corrections. In what is now Belgium, the calendar went from Dec. 21, 1582, straight to Jan. 1, 1583, depriving everyone there of Christmas.
By the time Britain adopted the calendar, in 1752, 11 days had to be eliminated, and many people were enraged at the loss. "Time rioters" took to the streets of London and other cities chanting, "Give us back our 11 days!" And so the stage was set, the next century, for Gilbert and Sullivan.Continue reading the main story


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I seem to have noticed that Stu and Lightning seem to believe that you and HecRPD are the same person.
If you ask me, I think it's bullshit as well.
Since when did they start assuming that you and HecRPD are the same person, may I ask?
Your telling me? I had to find this out the hard way.
Fair enough.
The same finishing submission hold as Bret "The Hitman" Hart eh?
I've read in the Wrestling thread on this messageboard, that you posted something about you being a professional wrestler yourself. Is that true?
If so... which ring name do you go by and do you have a finishing move?
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