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When a manned mission to Mars to collect scientific samples is hit by a storm and goes disastrously wrong, botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead and left behind on the Red Planet by his crew.
Stranded millions of kilometres from home and with any hope of rescue at least several years away, Watney is forced to use every ounce of his ingenuity to survive on meagre supplies while attempting the grow his own food and produce water.
Audiences saw glimpses of Damon in a similar lost in space role earlier this year in Interstellar, but he gets the spotlight in The Martain, and is able to run away with a script that finds the humour in a pretty dire situation.
The Martian plays out like a more accessible and less high concept version of Interstellar and is backed up by impressive visual effects and a strong supporting cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Michael Peña Jeff Daniels and Sean Bean.
With the recent announcement of the discovery of water on Mars and the relatively sound scientific principles that are employed in the film, The Martian is no pie in the sky sci-fi flick and doesn't feel entirely beyond the realms of possibility, which makes it all the more intriguing to watch.
Verdict: 4/5
Telling the original story of one of literature's best-known characters, this film follows the legendary Peter Pan (Levi Miller), who is plucked from a London orphanage and transported to Neverland to toil in the mines under the watchful eye of pirate leader Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman). However, he is rescued by the Indiana Jones-like James Hook (Garrett Hedlund) and soon discovers that his arrival was foretold in an ancient prophecy that he must fulfil. While visually impressive and incredibly colourful, the story is strangely scrambled, making it a confusing update to a classic character.
Verdict: 2/5
They were two of London's most notorious gangsters in the 1960s and Tom Hardy takes on them both, playing the dual roles of Reggie and Ronnie Kray in Brian Helgeland's crime thriller biopic. Charting the Kray twin's rise to prominence in the crime underworld of London's East End, Legend includes the perspective of Frances Shea (Emily Browning), the innocent wife of Reggie. Hardy puts in a great double act performance and the camera tricks that put the Krays in the same scenes are impressive, making it hard to realise they are played by the same actor.
Verdict: 3/5
A romantic epic set in the Middle East, documenting the life and travels of Gertrude Bell (played by Nicole Kidman), a fearless and resourceful British explorer, archaeologist, cartographer and political attaché. Along the way, she allows herself to be politely seduced by embassy secretary Henry Cadogan (James Franco) and meets T E Lawrence (the subject of Lawrence of Arabia, played here by Robert Pattinson).
Despite their outward similarities, Singh is Bliing is apparently not a sequel to 2008's Singh is Kinng, but the broad action comedy sees Akshay Kumar in a similar role, playing Raftaar Singh, a party boy content with his easy going lifestyle. Given an ultimatum by his parents, Singh heads to Goa to work for a friend of his father's and eventually becomes the protector of the businessman's daughter.

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Where do things go? You remember buying that baby thermometer and nail clippers but suddenly, when you go searching, these little essentials seem to have evaporated from your medicine cabinet. This is especially frustrating when you've got a fever or a hangnail on your hands and don't feel like playing hide and go seek with those tiny tools.
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The need to make progress towards green energy and carbon reduction targets is more pressing than ever. But thanks to premature Government hesitation, we could miss a major opportunity, says Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity
It looked like a brave new world when Feed-in Tariffs were announced last April. For the first time, Britain had the opportunity to build large-scale ground-mounted solar projects – something not uncommon in other parts of Europe.
Right now we're working on the UK's very first sun park, a 1MW photovoltaic array [see artist's impression, pictured] next to our 16MW wind park, Fen Farm in Lincolnshire. It should be up and running by May 2011.
Ecotricity currently has 54MW of wind parks in operation, and plans for another 200MW. We'd like to build more sun parks, enough to achieve a 50/50 mix of wind and solar power ideally. These two sources of energy are highly complementary: for example, you get more of one in the winter, and more of the other in the summer. Fen Farm will be the UK's first hybrid project, and we're expecting to learn a lot from it. This is just the beginning.
Or rather it was. Until the Government came along and said: "We don't like the sound of solar farms. They're going to hoover up all the money available from the Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs), and harm the market for household solar power." Or words to that effect. It's a misleading stance, because there isn't a limited pot of money under FiT legislation. We've checked our understanding with energy regulator Ofgem and they agree: there is no pot, no limit, and therefore no way that one technology can succeed at the expense of another.
There's no sign, either, that large-scale projects have harmed the market for smaller installations. With 27,000 applications so far for domestic rooftop PV, the scheme seems to be going rather well. With the UK yet to build a solar farm on any significant scale, the Government's hesitation seems premature.
More importantly, in these times of serious financial constraints, the need to make progress towards green energy and carbon reduction targets is more pressing than ever – with opportunities for significant savings and long-term gain.
It simply doesn't make sense to choose to support domestic installations at the expense of large-scale arrays, when FiTs ensure that the latter are 30% cheaper. We get three for two if we spend our money on big solar rather than small: that's three units of green electricity for the price of two, and three units of carbon reduction for the price of two.
The Government's motivation is hard to fathom. The rules don't allow one technology to adversely impact any other; domestic solar is booming anyway; and big solar offers far better value for money. So why spike it now?
Perhaps it comes down to ideology: the fear that big solar might spoil the countryside or something. If there's another reason, we need to be told, to enable an honest debate.
The opportunities in large-scale solar are huge. Job creation is not the least of them: remember all the talk of new green jobs before the election? Germany's solar sector now employs 133,000 people, and is worth €10 billion a year, with 17,000MW of installed capacity. The UK has a measly 75MW.
And that's how the Government seems to want it to stay. We're building the UK's very first sun park now. Might it be the last?
Dale Vince is CEO of Ecotricity, which he founded in 1995.
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I'm thinking about a Samsung BlackJack
I'm joining my wife's Cingular plan and need to get a new phone. The IPhone looks very cool but I have concerns about it running on the slower GSM network and the durability of the case. The Samsung BlackJack looks pretty slick and I wouldn't get harassed around campus for packing an IPhone. Here is a pretty good blog post about it.
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The South Mission Jetty surfers get a mention in a San Diego Reader article titled "Is there anything to hate about San Diego?" High school student Andrew Brown described an all too familiar experience when surfing at the Mission Beach jetty.
The experience the teen describes is often the case out there next to the rocks:
- a pack of surfers are aggressive and territorial
- they surf there, not that they live in the area
- they assault surfers with threats and acts of physical violence
- holding the false belief that they have more right to surf the wave than others
- average aggressive "type" surfer is closer to 40's and 50's
The article originally appeared in the San Diego Reader, April of 2015
Douchey surfers
- Andrew Brown, 16, high school student
- La Mesa
"What I hate the most about San Diego are douchey surfers. Let me clarify that, douchey South Mission surfers. I surf a bunch of different spots in San Diego and don't have problems. The surfers here are chill, except at South Mission. There are some really good surfers there and they are rude to people they think are beneath them. They are territorial. Every time I have surfed there I have had an issue or have seen the regulars give other surfers problems.


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Newborn fool here. Just found the site. Surprised to see so little interest in Jetform. I see this company as very well postioned - particularly because of Y2K. I think there is still more potential in Y2K correction particlurly in governmental agencies who are well-known head-in-sand managers and have yet to address y2k conversion. For many operating legacy systems,it makes more sence to up-grade to a new system than to patch a dynasour. Jetform offers some nifty straight through processing solutions. I also note that they have forged some kind of a strategic alliance with big gun Xerox.In addition I have encountered them as the provider of choice buy one of Canada's largest retail mutual fund companies.Bought them at 23.85 (CDN) on the TSE in late June - and am please to report a close of $29.50 (CDN) on Aug 14, despite the general market tumble.
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Originally published by Dupont Registry: http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/NewsCenter/NewsCenterDetails.aspx?mmysid=4136
"You'll know when you feel that 4.4-liter V-8 and eight-speed automatic transmission!" said Gary Gordon, general manager of Fields BMW of Lakeland, with child-like enthusiasm when asked about why our test car, a 2012 BMW 650i Convertible, stood out among its peers. He had a point. The new 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 engine and eight-speed transmission are part of the most expansive redesign of the BMW 6-Series since it was first introduced for 2004. The new engine replaces the 4.8-liter V-8 and produces 40 more horsepower while decreasing fuel consumption by nearly nine percent.
We slap the transmission lever to the left to turn on a manual mode with gearshifts via paddles in perfect reach of our fingertips from behind the steering wheel. The engine revs quite quickly, but it's the car's lack of hysteria even when being pushed hard that fails to drawn our attention to the impending redline. Luckily, the automatic nature of the transmission pops in to select the next gear. The car's new 4.4-liter V-8 and eight-speed automatic transmission join forces to offer effortless acceleration, accompanied with a slightly muted burble designed to inspire but not intrude.
Longer, lower, and wider, the new car is larger in every dimension than its predecessor except height, where it now sits nearly half an inch closer to the ground. BMW says the increases aid in passenger comfort, specifically rear seat room, but we would still not recommend the backseat for larger adults or for longer stints. Trunk space is also lacking and is only good for a couple bags but not much more. In addition, the increase in dimensions adds approximately 300 pounds to the car's curb weight despite the use of aluminum for the doors and hood and a glass-fiber composite for the front side panels, roof lid, and trunk. However, according to BMW, the 2012 car is still faster to 60 mph compared to its predecessor, and the car is nearly 50 percent more torsionally rigid.
We always felt the old 6-Series was a little frumpy, so the 2012 car's new taunt metal makes it look smaller than its antecedent and much more sleek. It also better aligns the 6-Series with the new seductive styling of the BMW sedan lineup. But from behind the wheel, the car's size is apparent. The car feels big, and its steering is heavy, artificial, and lacking of feedback, but when pushed hard, the whole package tightens up as the 650i reacts like a true sports car.
Gordon talks a great deal how all BMWs are engineered to be superior driving cars, handling the curves and straight-line dashes as well as any sports car, but it's the brand's headway with the latest technologies and well-appointed interiors that make it standout in the luxury class. This was apparent the first time we jump in the pair of comfortable chairs, which provide a full-spectrum of adjustments, even allowing for the tweaking of the amount of cushion in the shoulders and offering a flexible head pillow to cradle the cranium. Front and center is a hard-to-miss 10.2-inch display controlled by the infamous iDrive knob just right of the gear selector. We were a little rusty with the various layers to the iDrive system, but picked it up fairly quickly. It is from here that you will gain the most control of the car's various driver technologies. Some features and options currently offered include Surround View via five well-placed cameras around the car, night vision with pedestrian recognition, parking assist (like Lexus's parallel-parking feature), blind spot warning, and a warning system for unintentional lane changes. This last item deserves specific attention because it was overly active in our test car, vibrating the steering wheel during slower lane changes and even when entering corners. Luckily, it can be turned off via a switch on the left side of the dashboard. Another noteworthy item is the full-color 3-D graphics portrayed on the windshield via the heads-up display.
The 650i Convertible has always offered a unique convertible mechanism. Its two rear fins help keep the appearance of a coupe by appearing like large C-pillars. It also provides a small rear window that can be raised or lowered independent of the cloth top. This allows the rear window to be down when the top is up to push more air through the cabin or up when the top is down to act as a wind deflector and aid in a quieter cabin. And a quiet cabin it does have. Even at speeds reaching 90 mph, we could still hold a conversation with all the windows up. The soft-top mechanism will even work at speeds up to 25 mph, lowering in 19 seconds and rising in 24 seconds.
Walking away from the BMW 650i Convertible, we were impressed with its hi-tech yet tasteful interior and sporty pedigree that appeared to be built in the very structure of the car. We had mixed feelings about the many technological "advancements," finding the Surround-View system and 3-D HUD graphics to be a plus while loathing the near constant vibrations from the Lane Departure Warning System. Altogether, we will remember the 2012 650i Convertible as a stylish and superior grand touring vehicle for two.
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4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8
400 hp @ 5,500 rpm
450 lb-ft @ 1,750 rpm
8-speed automatic
0–60 mph
4.9 seconds
Top Speed
155 mph (limited)
4,532 lb
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New, better looking, and faster 6-Series Convertible
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The capability of accurately and reliably predicting acoustic wave propagation with numerical simulations plays an important role in many industrial research and development tasks. Simulations based on accurate numerical approximations of physical phenomena can provide a considerable alternative for tedious prototyping and measurements. In acoustics, a linear wave equation is an acceptable model for sound propagation in many fluids, such as air and water. If the acoustic field is periodic, time-harmonic, the wave equation reduces to the Helmholtz equation. This essentially simplifies the solution process, but on the other hand, requires separate solutions for each time-harmonic frequency.
Boundary element method (BEM) is an attractive technique for solving acoustic wave problems involving unbounded domains. The method is based on the equivalence principle, where the solutions of Helmholtz equation are expressed in terms of the boundary values of an acoustic pressure. The great benefit of BEM is that it requires only surface meshes and unknowns. This property significantly simplifies the mesh generation procedure and leads to much reduced data structures. On the other hand, the main drawback of BEM is its high computational cost. The time and memory required to solve the associated linear system scale very badly as the number of degrees of freedom is increased. To solve large-scale problems with BEM, therefore special fast solvers that significantly reduce the high computational load of the traditional BEM are of paramount importance.
The main goal of the SIMPRO subproject Aalto 3 was to enhance the existing fast acoustic boundary element solver developed in the Aalto University. This solver, called
CompA, utilises the
multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA) to speed up the computations. It can be used to predict sound pressure levels for time harmonic acoustic scattering and emission from structures modelled with an acoustic surface impedance. The solver is able to consider large-scale acoustic problems with millions degrees of freedom on a broad range of frequencies from a couple of Hz up to tens of kHz. The method is particularly well-suited for exterior acoustic problems where high accuracy is needed, e.g., in audio acoustics.
During the SIMPRO project, several technical improvements were made on the CompA solver. These improvements have further enhanced the efficiency, stability and robustness of the solver. From a scientific point of view, the most significant result was the development of a novel combination of the local and global interpolators that opens the door for high-performance distributed memory parallelisation. From the practical numerical simulation point of view, the most important result was the utilisation of MLFMA to speed up the computation of the BEM source term in the case of large vibrating surfaces and in the evaluation of the sound pressure levels in the case of high number of field points. These improvements remove the two major practical bottlenecks of the previous version of CompA solver.
The improved CompA solver enables faster acoustic analyses of large and complex problems and can be utilised for e.g. speaker and microphone design and simulation of room and cabin acoustics. By combining the solver with a mechanical simulation tool allows accurate estimation of noise levels of vibrating structures and machines. With the high-performance CompA solver it is possible to optimise a design so that the sound pressure levels are as desired or vibration of the structure and noise emitted to the environment is minimised.
The CompA solver has been integrated with Kuava's
Waveller Cloud audio and noise simulation technology. In Figure 1, a head-related transfer function is simulated for a human torso using standardized acoustic mannequins and individual head models. As a second example, the surface velocity of a gear box is computed using a structural dynamics FEM software and the resulting velocity profile is then used as an input in acoustics solver to find noise emission. Figure 2 shows the computed surface pressure.
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Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster is pictured with Kosta Peric, Head of Innovation, SWIFT at the SWIFT Innotribe Conference.
The Minister took part in a group discussion on innovation in the banking sector at the conference, which was hosted by Invest Northern Ireland and which aims to showcase Northern Ireland as a leading platform for financial services technology and innovation. SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative headquartered in Belgium that provides a communication platform to connect more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 210 countries.


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The AJ table lamp by Arne Jacobsen is considered to be a classical masterpiece of the 1950's. This distinct light was designed in 1957 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Denmark. The asymmetrical shape with its cut out circle in the base of the lamp (originally intended to accommodate an ashtray) defines the style of this table lamp. The light also features an on/off switch on the base which was quite modern for the time. The lamp head is completely adjustable, so the replica AJ table light is perfect for a bedside light and/or reading light. Our Replica AJ is lamp is based on the original design and features a steel base with gloss finish.
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Another pony on the way and this time it is geared towards all you Naruto fans out there. Up next, we will be learning "how to draw Naruto Pony", step by step. This MLP style pony in the form of Naruto was super cool and fun to create. My ten year old sister asked me if I could make a MLP Naruto pony and since I know she loves the series I went ahead and made one for her. I know it will be challenging for her to tackle, but the more she practices with this tut, the better she will become. After a while drawing ponies MLP style will become like second nature to her. I hope you folks find this lesson helpful and fun. I will be back so stick around.
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Join us for a special celebration to welcome the Year of the Dog!
Thank You! Chinatown Center would like to thank everyone for attending the Year of Rooster Celebration. We hope you all enjoyed the festivities and that you will return soon and… read more →
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Even though Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has gained popularity on Kickstarter the game hasn't become any closer to the market. So here's what we know so far about this belly-dancing platformer.
When does Shantae Half Genie Hero come out? This question hurts. The game has been officially confirmed to come in the 4th quarter of 2016. However, 2016 is coming to end but there's no news on when to expect the game. Shantae Half Genie Hero delayed? Definitely. Can we expect in the near future? Hardly. Even though developers give promises on Kickstarter where they raise funds for the new part, they still don't bother to bring Shantae to life. So, it feels like we're not going to try the game this year. Nevertheless, developers say that they hope to release the game in the end of November which is difficult to believe in,
Crowd funding kills games!
Whenever a game appears on Kickstarter or any other crowd funding platform its destiny is almost over. Developers do raise money, they do spend it on the game but the result is disappointing. Just like in case with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero in most cases fans are kept in anticipation while developers publish new details and even screenshots. It all ends up in vain because such games are never released though. It's a shame to see how potentially interesting games die on such platforms! We can only hope now that Shantae will have a different destiny.
The game is promised to be a multi-platformer. We can expect it to be released for PC, Xbox One, Wii U. PlayStation is also on the list. The game will be developed for the fourth generation of PS. It's not going to be different from other versions offering gamers the same gameplay along with the same level of graphics. The storyline is said to stay unchanged as well. PS4 release will not be delayed. So, if Shantae Half-Genie Hero will come, it will come on every console. By the way PS Vita is also considered as potential platform for the belly-dancer. This version will stick to the main storyline but it's said to change some of its features. Which one? It takes time to answer.
To those of you who have lost the hope to see Hal-Genie Hero there's something inspiring. This is a PC demo where you can enjoy 15 minutes of gameplay.
It's true the game was planned to come on PS3 as well as Xbox 360. Things have changed. When developers delayed their release from September to the end of November they disappointed last-gen consoles owners. Release for PS3 and Xbox 360 got cancelled. Developers say that they need more time to polish the final release which will look great on next-gen consoles while previous generation simply can't support such a game.


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Chef on the Run is a local Victoria owned and operated business specializing in creating delicious, healthy meals that can be delivered fresh at your door step. Established in 1982, Chef on the Run operates in the heart of Oak Bay and has a strong base of regular clientele.
Owned and operated by Martin Cownden, who has been in the restaurant and food industry for over 44 years, Chef on the Run continues to grow and has just recently received a lovely in store renovation, to continue to improve the atmosphere that is created for our customers.
Chef on the Run produces a menu of fresh meals that changes weekly, and each item is carefully prepared in our kitchen using fresh ingredients and our own recipes designed by our Head Chef. Our deli staff take time to get to know our customers personally, and over the years have developed a wonderful rapport with them, as our business does not only specialize in providing fabulous food, but also meeting a need in our community. As many of our clientele is elderly, our meal delivery service enables them to get the nutrition they need while remaining in the comfort of their own homes for as long as possible.
We are also able to accommodate almost any catering request or contract service, and would love to part of your special event! Candace, our Operations Manager, would be happy to create a personalized quote for you and work together with you to make sure your menu is just right!
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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, numerous airlines cut or entirely removed all their flights to Mobile, Alabama's regional airport, but now it seems that the airlines are coming back. With announcements from Continental, American Eagle, US Airways, and Delta, there will now be 22 daily flights leaving the Gulf coast city. Most airlines said there had been solid demand …Read More »
American introduces Confirmed Flight Change
Dallas-based American Airlines has begun a new service that lets customers get a confirmed seat when they are standing by for a flight. Confirmed Flight Change will enable passengers to confirm a seat on a different flight on the same day, within three hours of the scheduled departure time of the alternate flight. Seat confirmation will be given at a …Read More »
Delta offers new domestic routes
Despite cutting a large number of its domestic routes in favor of developing new international services, Delta has today announced the addition of two new domestic flights. Starting on December 1, Delta's subsidiary airline Comair will offer two flights a day between Orlando, Florida and Washington, D.C. Two weeks later it will add a daily flight between Orlando and Akron-Canton …Read More »


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The Avengers Assemble with Santa Claus? It is a ridiculous concept, yet Rise of the Guardians is so nice to look at and has enough smart dialogue to rise from mediocrity.
Our story follows Jack Frost, a newly awoken "Guardian", a Guardian is one of the many mythical characters from fairy tales who do indeed exist, and protect the children of Earth from evil. The young Jack must discover his true potential to help Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Sandman battle the Boogeyman known as Pitch Black.
The film is a straight up action movie; it barely stops for breath! Since we follow Jack and his impish antics merge with the quirky otherworld of the Guardians (rather than following a human child's perspective, for example) and the story becomes a mash of dazzling visuals and quite excellent animation. The frost effects are exceptionally well done.
The characters are all instantly enjoyable and very unique. Frost himself is young and impressionable, Huge Jackman plays the unlikely role of the Australian Easter Bunny (!!) while the Tooth Fairy proves to be most compelling. However, special mention has to be given to Santa, a Russian Santa! He's a jolly bruiser. The Guardians relationship with the human world is interesting too and how, like the Greek gods of Olympus have been depicted, rely on human belief to sustain their very existence. This is balanced well with the happy-go-lucky antics the Guardians have with children! There are genuinely funny moments and quips throughout the film.
So what's wrong with Rise of the Guardians? It really is a frantic overflow of visuals, beautiful visuals, but there isn't much meat to the characters' dilemmas, at least these aren't played out as fully as they could have been. Jack Frost is regarded as a "neutral party" only… he is clearly one of the good guys. The villain Pitch Black felt pushed aside, and while he was threatening (at least when compared to the fleshed-out, adorable heroes and their sidekicks) I felt genuinely sorry for him by the end.
Another thing that was a little pestering was some lack of consistency with the fictional "lore". Guardians have no power when no one believes in them (to the point where humans cannot see them) our heroes are seen severely weakened and unable to fight later on. Yet Jack Frost as a new Guardian (no belief; cannot be seen by humans) has the power to repel Pitch Black immediately. No explanation.
But, it is a good fun romp! Don't be put off by the laughable concept, Guardians is a fun ride with a ton of creative visuals and loads of excellent designs. Its no How to Train Your Dragon, but with snappy dialogue and the chance to show loved characters in a new light, it is harmless entertainment.


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Emma-Sophie Hall joined the Lavery team as an articling student in 2018. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Civil Law degree as part of the internship program in addition to a Master of Business Administration at the Université de Sherbrooke.
Alongside her university studies, Emma-Sophie is the Coordinator of the Support Centre of the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke. She also volunteers by taking part in a number of different committees as well as serving as an ambassador for the Faculty. Her engagement and outstanding academic results have earned her several faculty awards.
Emma-Sophie worked for the litigation group of a major Quebec corporation during the summer of 2017. As well, in the fall of 2017, she undertook a clinical activity at the Court of Québec in Sherbrooke with the Honourable Judge Aubé.
Committees and associations
- Université de Sherbrooke, Civil trial of first instance, 2017
- Faculty of Law of Université de Sherbrooke, Ambassador, 2016-2018
Scholarships and faculty awards
- Dean's Honor Roll, Academic Excellence, 2016-2017
- LL. B., Université de Sherbrooke, to be obtained in 2019
- MBA, Université de Sherbrooke, to be obtained in 2019


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For many of us, there are laws in place regarding how many hours we can be required to work. These laws, known as the Working Time Regulations, specify that you cannot be expected to work on average more than 48 hours a week. This average is usually worked out over the span of 17 weeks, meaning that while you are allowed to work more than 48 hours in any given week, your average hours per week over this period cannot exceed 48.
However, even if your profession is covered by the Working Time Regulations, it is possible to opt out of them if you feel this would be beneficial for you. This means you will be permitted to extend your working hours beyond an average of 48 hours a week.
Workers under the age of 18 are subject to different rules. They are not permitted to work more than 8 hours in a day or more than 40 hours in a week, and cannot opt out of these restrictions.
As long as you don't belong to one of the groups of workers prevented from opting out (see below), you can make the decision to exempt yourself from the Working Time Regulations. You can choose to do this for a specified period of time – for example, if you are working on a big project requiring a lot of additional work – or you can opt out indefinitely.
You may also be asked by your employer to opt out of the Working Time Regulations, but the decision is entirely up to you. They cannot legally dismiss you from your job or treat you worse than other employees if you refuse.
In order to opt out, you need to provide your decision to your employer in writing in the form of an opt-out agreement, specifying that you are willing to work more than an average of 48 hours a week and stating a notice period for cancelling the agreement.
You can cancel your opt-out agreement at any time, but you will have to give your employer notice of this. The minimum notice period is 7 days, but a longer period may have been decided upon in your opt-out agreement – this could be up to 3 months.
Just as you can't be forced to opt out of the Working Time Regulations, your employer cannot force you to cancel an opt-out agreement.
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Learn first-hand how leading technology providers are developing midmarket technologies to solve key business and strategic challenges.
The iPad, as with all Apple products, isn't really focused on business use yet. Much like the iPhone, it will find its way into corporations through employees who buy them, though.
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Employee Purchase Trend
In preparation for our Mid-Market CIO Forum in mid March, we asked 140 IT executives if they were actively considering employee purchase and 31 (or 22 percent) indicated they were. This is higher than I've seen in prior surveys, suggesting this trend may be increasing. The increasing needs to cut capital expenditures and to better contain support costs are driving this trend. The latter happens because the employee, upon purchasing the hardware, becomes directly responsible for the break/fix part of hardware support, potentially lowering the related corporate expense significantly.
Given that many of the programs being considered include Macs as options and that iPhones increasingly are being allowed in corporations, why not kill two birds with one stone and approve iPads?
The iPad Option
TechRepublic did a survey of CIOs asking whether a business case can be made for a tablet like the iPad, and the majority said yes. If you think about how much is currently offered on the Web and how much is forms-based, a product like the iPad could provide the core portable technology that most employees need without the risks or costs of a company-purchased laptop computer.
This idea of a computing appliance is hardly new. Oracle and Sun came up with the idea of a thin client more than a decade ago, but the cost of the devices and the idea that they would have to be hardwired and not portable was wrong-headed during a time when laptop computers were ramping to displace desktop PCs.
It is kind of amazing that the concept has effectively been reborn in a product that is vastly (based on the media coverage) more appealing to consumers and apparently (based on this survey) also vastly more interesting to CIOs.
This last is likely because the product can be purchased by employees and uses the existing PC-based ecosystems, but doesn't require millions in network and server upgrades to make them work.
The Evolution of the Mobile Chubby Client
The iPad isn't really a thin client because many of the initial applications and content will run locally. It's more of a chubby client, thinner than a traditional PC operating system and more appliance-like, but vastly more capable than the machines that Oracle and Sun initially imagined.
The question is: Will Apple, Google, or Microsoft initially move on this opportunity successfully? This is Microsoft's market to lose, but the internal Windows 7-embedded effort is under fire and likely will go the way of other products, as this New York Times article highlights. Google still needs to pick a platform because conflicts between Chrome OS and Android are confusing the OEMs who are trying to embrace the offering. Meanwhile, Apple is still solidly focused on the iPad as an entertainment device, which managers and CIOs will hardly find endearing.
Wrapping Up
Indicators still point to a fundamental change over the next decade favoring employee purchase of hardware and a hardware shift to more appliance-like devices. The cell phone model has been very successful and costs for products like netbooks are often even less than some smartphones today. Companies increasingly will find it hard to justify the capital outlay for new employee hardware given that employees will increasingly buy their own, better hardware anyway.
iPads might start the employee-purchase wave, but it is unclear which of the major vendors will finally benefit. With the OEMs working with Microsoft and Google, and Apple clearly getting most of the initial interest, this is still anyone's game -- one Microsoft could win if it got around its fiefdoms, as IT Business Edge's Ann All put it. But we need to consider whether it is time to either embrace or fight this employee- and Apple-driven change. Employees will be showing up with these things in a few months regardless.


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In a Election for M.L.A. or M.P. - a candidate must not be in Office when he/she is filing Nomination. So As soon when Election commission announced a Date for Election than immediately with immediate effect the state Assembly or the Parliament has to be dissolved.
In Democracy candidates contesting in a election must be on equal status as a common man with out Government official Powers is my consent.
for example: Now, for State Assembly ,election going to Happen on 16th May at Tamil Nadu state.
As a chief Minister or as a Minister filing nomination at a constituency as chief Minister Candidate is not right is my view. in such a case the opponents will not get the equal respect from government offices and actions. This is not a right approach in Democracy.
so in My View A government in office must be dissolved as soon the election date is announced and Governor rule or President rule for the period of Election is a must is my Humble view.
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Petition update
Exchange of part of Margan Reserve for other land
Dec 3, 2017 — What is the news?
Information about developer Avanda's final Stage Two proposal for roads through Margan Reserve has reached us. The good news is that the proposal shows only one access way over Margan Reserve, not two, as was originally shown in the Master Plan. Also, the location of this proposed access way does not pass through the middle of the reserve so does not involve the destruction of trees in the reserve centre.
The bad news is that Avanda still want to make use of part of Margan Reserve for a road into the private housing development adjacent to it. This is despite the fact that there is ample space to accommodate it on Avanda's own property in approximately the same location without destroying any of this protected public greenbelt reserve.
The proposed access way is located at the eastern end of the reserve, closer to Astley Avenue . The proposal is for Auckland Council to engage in a land exchange – to swap this end of the reserve for 'other land' owned by Avanda.
Which land is to be exchanged? How many trees will be lost?
The area of existing reserve to be exchanged measures 295m2 and would extend 19.6 metres along Margan Avenue and is 17.5m in width. ( see map ) It is estimated that nine or more pohutukawa would be lost. In exchange, 295m2 of Avanda property, shown as a 66.6m long and narrow (6.2m wide) strip along Margan Avenue, would link up with and extend an existing reserve fragment. It is estimated that this private land exchange area contains one pohutukawa . The remaining three pohutukawa in this location are growing within the existing reserve fragment.
So, on estimation, the total number of mature pohutukawa gained in this exchange would be one tree and the total lost would be nine. We use the word 'estimation' because no ecological survey has been completed yet, but this is planned to be completed soon.
Also, the two very large pohutukawa at the far southeastern end of the Avanda property , referred to as "some of the best specimens" in the arborist report dated March 2016 commissioned by Parks Western Division, do not appear to be included in the exchange and are on private land owned by Avanda. These trees would be lost to the development estate as they do not grow within the 6.2 metre strip proposed for the land swap, although the Whau Local Board has indicated they wish to negotiate with Avanda to retain and protect these trees.
What are the Alternatives?
There are alternatives to this proposal. Avanda chose to destroy fourteen pohutukawa of this green belt in December 2015, because it could – they were not protected because they were on private land. This makes the case for reconfiguring the road more compelling.
The proposed road onto Margan Avenue could be moved further eastward off the end of the Margan Reserve, to be located entirely on Avanda land. This road could connect logically with Clinker Place and then diverge slightly from a straight line to connect with Crown Lynn Place into New Lynn centre.
Or, there could be no road at all to Margan Avenue, which is already inundated with traffic at certain times of the day.
What Happens Now?
The process for this land swap has begun. A report entitled ' Exchange of Margan Reserve for other land' , issued by divisions of Auckland Council, was received by the Whau Local Board (WLB ) and considered in public meeting on 22 November 2017. The report asked for the WLB to start a process of public notification, whereby the public can make submissions on the land exchange proposal. This submission process will most likely commence in March 2018 and will last for thirty days.
The WLB supported the notification of the proposed land exchange and also attached amended resolutions. The most significant of the resolutions are to:
b) request that the ecological, transport and land value assessment be made available prior to public consultation in the new year
c) request that prior to public engagement staff investigate
i) moving the road crossing further eastwards
This is a good start. We await these surveys and reports to be made public. The ongoing concerns of many in the New Lynn community about the potential loss of further mature pohutukawa from the only green belt in the area, need to be heard, understood, and acted on by our governing bodies.
What is Our Position?
Save the Margan Reserve Pohutukawa will communicate to you, our petition supporters , the date of the start of the public submission process as soon as it is made known. Our position remains the same – that the loss of further pohutukawa will not be tolerated and that the Margan Reserve has strong ecological value both for the community and as a corridor linking to other natural areas and must remain intact.
The Tree Council supports the stance of Save the Margan Reserve Pohutukawa and is committed to lobbying and making submissions to reposition the proposed road to keep the reserve intact.
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#GPnews: Queen's Speech offers 'nothing' for general practice
Top stories
Hospital in mass takeover of GP practices will soon have 70k patient list
GP training cuts necessary to allow HEE to 'develop physician associates'
16:00 BMA chair Dr Mark Porter has also slammed the Queen's Speech for failing to address NHS struggles.
He said: 'There is a crisis unfolding in our NHS and there was simply no acknowledgement of this today. Services are at breaking point, yet the government has chosen to stick its head in the sand, ducking the big issues undermining the delivery of care.
'Doctors prioritise patient safety, but the government's choice to provide less funding than the health service needs is compromising safe staffing levels.
'Many hospital departments and GP surgeries have numerous unfilled vacancies. Junior doctors try to cope with rota gaps on a daily basis. This creates a vicious circle, adding to existing pressures on doctors, further increasing the risk of burnout and making whole areas of medicine less attractive to doctors in training. A government that is serious about strengthening patient safety would listen, recognise the desperate need to attract more doctors in key areas and act. It must also end the public sector pay cap by which NHS staff pay is cut every year.
'Mental health services too are in desperate need of investment. There are promises of more money but not enough action. Many patients have to travel hundreds of miles for treatment, when they would be better treated nearer home; many do not have any access to outpatient talking treatments for common mental illness such as depression or have to wait a year or more; others have tragically taken their own lives before receiving treatment. The NHS has let these patients down. Until the government guarantees extra funding, the measures outlined in this speech will not have the necessary impact.
'The government also needs to reduce the impact that leaving the EU will have on health and social care across the UK, particularly around recruiting staff. To simply close our borders altogether would be terrible for patient care. International doctors bring great skill and expertise to the NHS. Without them, our health service would not be able to cope.'
12:05 Londonwide LMCs reacted to the Queen's Speech, saying it 'offers nothing new to address the state of emergency caused by workforce shortages, bureaucracy and squeezed funding in general practice, at a time when patients are increasingly facing extended waiting times, rushed GPs and withdrawn services'.
'Nor does it address the crisis in social care funding which has a massive impact on the whole healthcare system and some of the most vulnerable in society,' they added.
The LMCs said this comes as 'in London 42% of practices have a GP or practice nurse vacancy, while 45% of practices have a GP who was planning to retire in the next three years', arguing that 'the Government needs to re-visit the "rescue package" for general practice in order to address the challenges we face'.
They said: 'This promised support has instead become a bureaucratic exercise in filling out forms to chase small pots of money rather than the transformative prescription that was promised.'
11:55 The Queen has just delivered her traditional speech to open Parliament following the general election and, as was expected, it was very light on pledges relating to the NHS.
As the Independent reports, the only planned health legislation is a Draft Patient Safety Bill which will 'instil greater public confidence in the provision of healthcare services in England'.
The Bill will establish a Health Service Safety Investigation Body which will 'conduct independent and impartial investigations into patient safety risks'.
Which begs Pulse to question - what is it that the CQC is doing?
09:50 An audit into baby deaths and brain damage during birth has found that three in four instances could have been avoided, reports the Telegraph.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists examined 1,136 deaths, stillbirths and brain injury cases in 2015, finding that if a different action had been taken the baby might have been saved in 76% of those cases.
Professor Lesley Regan, RCOG president said: 'It is a profound tragedy whenever a death, disability or illness of a baby results from incidents during labour.
'The emotional cost to each family is incalculable and we owe it to them to properly investigate what happened and ensure the individuals and the healthcare trusts involved take the steps needed to avoid making the same mistakes again.'


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Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite. In contrast with other television crime series, in which killings are practically the primary focus, while Tatort handled homicide cases, the cases handled in the GDR TV's Polizeiruf were more often the more frequent, and less serious, crimes such as domestic violence, extortion, fraud, theft and juvenile delinquency, as well as alcoholism, child abuse and rape. Contrary to Tatort, which concentrated on the primary characters and their private lives, police procedure was the center of attention of Polizeiruf, especially in the earlier episodes. The scriptwriters attached particular importance to representation of the criminal and his state of mind, as well as the context of the crime. Many episodes aimed to teach and enlighten the audience about what does and what doesn't constitute appropriate behaviour and appropriate thought, rather than just to entertain. Polizeiruf was one of the few broadcasts by GDR media in which the real problems and difficulties of the supposedly more advanced socialist society could be displayed and discussed to some extent, albeit in a fictionalized and pedagogicalized environment.
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is "fixer" Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts "criminal" in "criminal lawyer".


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Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006
The Perkins Program is a federally-funded program administered by the state of Pennsylvania that provides academic and other support for students who are majoring in career and technical education programs. The focus of the program is to prepare students for today's competitive workforce and to help them achieve their maximum potential in challenging academic and technical fields.
The Perkins Program will sponsor seminars, workshops and other events during the year, so please visit us often for the latest information.
Program Services
- Counseling - academic, career and personal
- Tutorial Services
- Services for students with disabilities
- Services for students with limited English proficiency
- Development skills workshop
Who is Eligible?
Students enrolled in the technological programs who are NOT planning to transfer to a four-year school and earn a Bachelor's degree (any of the A.A.S., certificate or diploma programs). These students are automatically registered for the Perkins Program.
Perkins Staff
Stephanie Giddens – Sr. Academic Advisor
Tracey Rudnick – Sr. Academic Advisor/Health Professions Specialist
Amanda Heflin – Adaptive Technology/Educational Support Specialist
Theresa Rowles – Academic Support Specialist


text: Set in the near future, a brother and sister, who create and control their daily entertainment through electronic media are drawn underground by an eccentric clown who has been waiting a long time to have his dreams of an underground circus realised. The children find themselves in a bizarre old world adventure they cannot program. Are they now being entertained or have they become the entertainment….? WOMBOK FOREST is a stop motion animated feature film in its seventh year of production.


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What makes the discovery potentially significant is that there are drugs in development that could kill cancer cells which rely on this gene. They do this by disabling a protein associated with the gene, which stops it from working. It is thought this type of drug would be a new treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer.
How big a problem is it?
HER2 positive breast cancer affects 800 women in Scotland and makes up about 20 per cent of all breast cancer cases. While it can be treated with the targeted treatment, Herceptin (trastuzumab), the drug does not work for all patients, and can stop working after a time.
PR strategy
The communications team at Breakthrough Breast Cancer led on PR for this story. The Scottish PR team contacted local press while the London team spoke to UK-wide healthcare media correspondents.
Media coverage
The Herald ran the story on the front page with the headline 'Breast cancer breakthrough', while STV, BBC Scotland News and BBC Radio Scotland also covered it. Articles appeared in The Daily Telegraph and Daily Express.
46k women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK
300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK.


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Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper Adrianna Franch set the single-season shutout record, recording her 11th clean sheet of the season as the Thorns and Pride tied 0-0 at Orlando City Stadium. It was the final home game of the regular season for the Pride, who drew a crowd of 7,353 on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Orlando.
The Pride (10-6-7, 37 points) would've clinched a spot in the playoffs with a win, but remain in the top four in the NWSL standings. If the Reign lose on Sunday, Orlando will secure a place in the postseason.
With the draw, the Thorns (13-5-5, 44 points) extended their unbeaten streak to five games, one point behind the first-place Courage — but North Carolina can clinch the NWSL Shield with a win on Sunday over Sky Blue FC.
Franch needed just two saves to break the record, previously held by FC Kansas City goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart (2013). Orlando took 14 total shots, but the Portland defense came up with seven blocked shots to go with Franch's saves in the match.
"It's a honor, but I know have that backline to thank. They put in a lot of hard work. Orlando has threats in behind, in front, and we had to take care of it as a team," Franch told Dalen Cuff on Lifetime after the game. "We were solid back there tonight. That shutout goes to the whole team."
A game expected to feature a bit of offense — the Pride are the No. 1 offense in the league and the Thorns are not too far behind — featured just three total shots on goal. Both teams came up big on defense.
Portland's best opportunity came in the 40th minute, when Ashleigh Sykes and Hayley Raso connected on a give-and-go. Sykes forced a big kick save from Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defender Monica swept in for the follow-up goal-line clearance.
Harris + Monica = Teamwork save! We're still scoreless in Orlando.
42' | ? 0 – ? 0 #ORLvPOR #NWSLonLIFETIME pic.twitter.com/2F25f5engY
— NWSL (@NWSL) September 23, 2017
Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath made her 2017 NWSL debut after missing the season with a back sprain. She served in a free kick in the 65th minute, but Portland was unable to score. After her initial service was blocked, Heath passed the rebound to Amandine Henry. The Thorns midfielder's shot was too high.
.@thornsfc getting some second-half pressure, with @TobinHeath over the ball on a FK.
69' | ? 0 – ? 0 #ORLvPOR #NWSLonLIFETIME pic.twitter.com/hV1aQDNgln
— NWSL (@NWSL) September 23, 2017
Just five minutes later, Marta served a dangerous, bending free kick into the box for the Pride. Monica rose for the ball, but could not get her header on target.
Perfect placement. Still scoreless. Down to the wire in Orlando.
78' | ? 0 -? 0 #ORLvPOR #NWSLonLIFETIME pic.twitter.com/IAcdy2kTPQ
— NWSL (@NWSL) September 23, 2017
One of Franch's saves came on an Alex Morgan shot in just the 12th minute. Morgan and Marta teamed up yet again as Marta sent a long ball over the top, but Franch was there to collect Morgan's shot.
An early look at that Marta to Morgan connection, but Franch comes up with the save.
? 0 – ? 0. #ORLvPOR #NWSLonLIFETIME pic.twitter.com/SEp7SvvAEj
— NWSL (@NWSL) September 23, 2017
Following the draw, the Pride are now unbeaten in their last eight games.
"It's really fun when both teams try to play football," Pride defender Ali Krieger told Cuff on Lifetime. "It was a great game, great matchup. … Hopefully we'll see them in the final, not in the semis."
Though the game is the final regular season home game for the Pride, they're hoping it won't be their last as the NWSL Championship will take place on October 14 at Orlando City Stadium.
Orlando will head to North Carolina for their final game of the regular season on Saturday. The Thorns will host the Red Stars on Saturday in the NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime.


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The eleventh episode of Hetalia: Axis Powers was broadcast on April 3, 2009. The episode is centered on the rest of the Chibitalia storyline, with other segments adapted from Hetalia volume 1 and the "Extra Stories".
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Chibitalia pt.10Edit
A quick flashback montage is shown, as the narrator states that Holy Roman Empire's dream of finally living in the same house as Chibitalia has come true, but that the unrest in the household has made things difficult. The narrator wonders what fate lies in store for the two children.
Chibitalia then narrates that when he woke up, there were only three people left in the mansion (him, Austria, and Hungary). He asks Austria where the others went, but is told to go fetch water. Hungary asks Austria about what happened, and he answers that he has been "abandoned".
In the next shot, Holy Roman Empire approaches Chibitalia, who is busy sweeping the ground outside. HRE holds out his hand and asks the other child to become part of his "Roman Empire", so together they can create the strongest nation on Earth.
After some hesitation from an upset Chibitalia, HRE becomes frustrated and shakes "her", asking if "she" really wants to live at the household forever. He then says that he's sure that they too want to become part of the Roman Empire again, as he continues with his plea.
But a tearful Chibitalia explains to HRE that Grandpa Rome died due to becoming so big and powerful. A brief flashback is shown of a scarred Rome, as Chibitalia tells of how his grandfather was in great pain due to his wounds. He explains that he doesn't want HRE to have that fate, and takes his hand, pleading for him not to become the new Roman Empire.
A sad HRE lets go of Chibitalia's hand and runs away, tears streaming from his eyes. Chibitalia, who is crying as well, can only watch him depart...
The screen then turns black, showing the words "To be continued".
England's Special FriendsEdit
Another Allied Forces meeting ends with the members not reaching any sort of agreement. England groans about how he always ends up arguing with America over things, but his attention is quickly diverted by the arrival of a flying green rabbit, who he happens to know as a friend.
Other friends of his soon arrive to hang out, all of them happening to be various mythical creatures. As England laughs and plays with them, America arrives, wanting to talk to him about something. However, from America's point of view, it looks like England is interacting with nothing but the air.
Germany Vs.ItalyEdit
Italy approaches Germany, wanting a hug. As Italy tries to stand tall to reach up to Germany, his feet painfully and audibly crack from the pressure. Germany responds to Italy's pleas for a hug by leaning over and kissing both his cheeks. Italy thinks to himself how frustrating their height difference is, the following shot displaying both their heights (Italy: 172 cm, Germany: 180 cm) with the caption: "The Great Wall Of 8cm".
In a continuation of the teaser from the end of episode 10, France asks England once more if he will marry him. A chorus of children can be heard reacting with "Weiiiirdo".
Character AppearancesEdit
- England/UK
- America
- France (non-speaking cameo in main portion, speaking part in the teaser)
- China (non-speaking cameo)
- Russia (non-speaking cameo)
- Italy
- Germany
- England's "imaginary" friends: A flying rabbit, a fairy, a unicorn, a leprechaun, and a ghost.
Chibitalia pt.10Edit
- Chibitalia
- Holy Roman Empire
- Austria
- Hungary
- Ancient Rome (non-speaking cameo)
Voice CastEdit
- Narrator (Chibitalia): Yuki Kaida
- Italy: Daisuke Namikawa
- Germany: Hiroki Yasumoto
- America: Katsuyuki Konishi
- England/UK: Noriaki Sugiyama
- France: Masaya Onosaka
- Austria: Akira Sasanuma
- Hungary: Michiko Neya
- Chibitalia: Aki Kanada
- Holy Roman Empire: Jun Konno
English Dub CastEdit
- Narrator (Chibitalia): Jamie Marchi
- Italy: Todd Haberkorn
- Germany: Patrick Seitz
- America: Eric Vale
- Britain: Scott Freeman
- France: J. Michael Tatum
- Austria: Chuck Huber
- Hungary: Luci Christian
- Chibitalia: Brina Palencia
- Holy Roman Empire: Chris Cason
- The order of events in Chibitalia are once more rearranged slightly, with the scene with Austria and Hungary originally taking place after HRE ran away. The changes in the sequencing here follow the published version of the story arc, which moved that scene to the same earlier point.
- In the manga version of Chibitalia's flashback, Grandpa Rome is shown to be much older and with a mustache when the shot of his scarred body is shown. As with the earlier appearance of Rome in the anime adaptation of the storyline, his younger self is depicted as being scarred instead.
- Germany Vs.Italy was originally a webcomic followup to Japan Vs.Italy. Both strips are among the earliest "Extra Stories" known to be in existence.


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15,000 magnificent square metres – 2,000 stunning exhibits – 1,300 moving years
With the opening of the new DomQuartier on 17 May 2014, Salzburg founded a cultural highlight in the heart of the city: the former centre of the archbishop's power, the complex consisting of palace and cathedral, completed by St. Peter's Abbey, was once again opened to the public as a complete tour for the first time in 200 years.
The powerful archbishops began to transform the city of Salzburg into a Baroque jewel more than 400 years ago. Impressed by the opulent grandiosity of the influential Papal States of Rome, the capital of Salzburg's diocese was sure to blossom as the diocese was incredibly wealthy thanks to its trade in salt, gold and other raw materials. The biggest architects of the time were brought to Salzburg and created a city planning masterpiece that is treasured and protected today as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Prince Archbishop Guidobald von Thun was one of the most important builders of Baroque Salzburg and shaped the city during his 14-year rule (1654–1668). He ordered the construction of the cathedral archways, organised the design of the Residenzplatz (Residence Square) and Domplatz (Cathedral Square) and also built an art gallery – today's Long Gallery at St. Peter's Abbey. The new DomQuartier Salzburg makes it possible to walk around the Domplatz on the "upper level" and grants visitors new and wonderful views of the city and the surrounding mountains, as well as an unfamiliar and magnificent glimpse into its cultural heart. Stories of power, art history and architecture are presented in a unique interplay.


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Pregnancy means that you are sharing whatever you put into your body with your fetus. This includes medication as well as nutrition. Each trimester has a different part of the fetus developing, from its internal organs in the earliest months to the final stages right before birth. As a result, the medications that you can safely take will change from month to month.
During the first trimester your fetus is at his or her most delicate. You will want to avoid taking any medication that you do not need to take. This means that you may have to suffer though a few colds. During the second and third trimester you will not have to worry as much. Your baby will be much more formed and much less susceptible to medications.
One thing that is always safe to take during pregnancy is your neonatal vitamins. These have been specially formulated to provide you and your developing baby with all of the nutrition necessary throughout most of your pregnancy. Other vitamins, herbal preparations or supplements have not been designed for pregnancy. Always check them with your doctor before use.
For colds and allergies you will have a few safe options. Always try to use non-drug options first. Saline nasal sprays and salt water gargles can provide much relief from stuffed sinuses and sore throats. Most doctors believe that the antihistamine chlorpheniramine is the safest option for a cold. It has been used for years by pregnant woman with no ill effects to mother or child. If you need more than a saline nasal spray for sinuses, a spray containing oxymetazoline is best. For a bad cough, try products containing dextromethorphan. Avoid products containing iodine. They can cause thyroid problems in the fetus.
In general, colds are no risk to a healthy fetus. They are merely uncomfortable for you. Try to remain hydrated and get plenty of rest to quickly fight off the infection.
A case of the flu is different than a cold. A severe flu can threaten the life of both you and your baby. It can develop into pneumonia if untreated. A flu shot is recommended if you are in your second or third trimester.
The most common complaints of pregnant woman are with their digestive systems. Luckily, there are safe treatments. Heartburn is best treated with preventive measures. Try sleeping on a slight incline, raising your head above your stomach, preventing acid from traveling up your throat. Avoid large or spicy meals in the evening. If that fails, calcium carbonate is a safe mild treatment. If needed, your doctor may proscribe sucralfate, a drug that will coat your intestinal track.
Constipation is best treated with a fiber rich diet and lots of water. A gentle exercise routine may help you to move things along. Medically, you can take bulk fiber laxatives. Avoid stimulate laxatives as some can trigger labor. Hemorrhoids are an unfortunate side effect of constipation. Products containing glycerin or witch hazel are the best.
When it comes to other drugs, such as depression medication or antibiotics, most are considered safe. But, some have side effects best avoided. Your doctor should know about any medication that you take routinely.


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Morgan Hill (pronounced /ˈmɔrɡɨn ˈhɪl/) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, United States. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat home there in 1884. Originally a community of ranchers, farmers and orchardists, the city has evolved into a bedroom community for the high-tech industries in Silicon Valley. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a population of 33,556.[1] The silhouette of El Toro,[3] a distinctive hill overshadowing the town to the west, has been incorporated into the city's seal and official logo.
Geography and geology
Morgan Hill is approximately 39 km (24 mi) south of downtown San Jose, 21 km (13 mi) north of Gilroy, and 24 km (15 mi) inland from the Pacific Coast. Lying in a roughly 6 km-wide (4-mi-wide) southern extension of the Santa Clara Valley, it is bounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Diablo Range to the east. At the valley floor, Morgan Hill lies at an elevation of about 107 m (350 ft) above MSL.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city encompasses an area of 30.2 km2 (11.67 sq mi), all land.[1] Although there are no natural lakes or ponds within the city limits, there are several flood-control and water storage reservoirs in the adjacent hills which are operated by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, with recreational activities such as boating, etc., administered by the Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation.[4]
Morgan Hill is located within the seismically active San Francisco Bay region. The significant earthquakes in the region are generally associated with crustal movements along well-defined, active fault zones. The nearest known active faults are the San Andreas Fault, approximately 19 km (12 mi) southwest, and the Calaveras Fault, approximately 1.6 km (1 mi) northeast. Both faults have produced major earthquakes in the past, and have estimated maximum credible Richter magnitudes of 8.3 and 7.3 respectively. The Sargent-Berrocal Fault, a potentially active fault, lies 16 km (10 mi) away from the sites and has an estimated maximum credible Richter magnitude of 7.4. The Coyote Creek Fault is located in Morgan Hill and is classified as potentially active as well. In addition, several unnamed faults traverse the western slopes of the upland areas. Geomorphic evidence suggests that these faults were active during recent geologic time. However, these fault-related geomorphic features are not as fresh as those of the active Calaveras Fault and are considered to be somewhat older.[5]
Morgan Hill is the only known site where one can find the semi-precious stone poppy jasper, a variety of orbicular jasper. Geologists conjecture that the deposits of poppy jasper were formed through a unique local combination of volcanic and seismic activity on the slopes of El Toro. A local business, El Toro Brewing Co., has a collection of poppy jasper on display at their rural Morgan Hill brewery and on a large bar top inlaid with the stone at their brewpub in downtown Morgan Hill. Examples are also on display at the Morgan Hill Museum and at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center.[6] Poppy Jasper is also the name of a local non-profit film festival.[7]
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Due to the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean, Morgan Hill enjoys a mild, Mediterranean climate. Temperatures range from an average midsummer maximum of 32.3°C (90.2°F) to an average midwinter low of 0.9°C (33.6°F). Average annual precipitation is 480 mm (18.9 in), and the summer months are typically dry. Snowfall is rare, about once every 20 years, and is light and short-lived when it occurs. Summer months are characterized by coastal fog which arrives from the ocean around 10 p.m. and dissipates the next morning by 10 a.m. Winter months have many sunny and partly cloudy days, with frequent breaks between rainstorms. The local terrain is inconducive to tornadoes, severe windstorms and thunderstorms. The local climate supports chaparral and grassland biomes, with stands of live oak at higher elevations.
As of the United States 2000 Census,[1] there were 33,556 people, 10,846 households, and 8,633 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,875.4 people per square mile (1,110.2/km2). There were 11,091 housing units at an average density of 950.3/sq mi (366.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 72.40% White, 1.71% African American, 1.08% Native American, 6.02% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 13.43% from other races, and 5.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.50% of the population.
There were 10,846 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $99,243, and the median income for a family was $108,611.[8] Males had a median income of $61,999 versus $42,003 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,047. About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
Substantial expansion of the population of Morgan Hill occurred from the late 1980s onward. This population expansion was enabled by the removal of a growth constraint in the form of sewage treatment capacity.[9]
Top employers
According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[10] the top employers in the city are:
|# of Employees
|Morgan Hill Unified School District
|ITT Defense Electronics and Services
|Mission Bell Manufacturing
|Infineon Technologies
|Lusamerica Foods
|Fox Racing
Parks and recreation
- Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation[11]
- Anderson Lake County Park,[12] immediately east of Morgan Hill
- Coyote Creek Parkway,[13] north of Morgan Hill, extending to San Jose
- Henry W. Coe State Park, a very large park directly east of Morgan Hill
- Uvas Canyon County Park, located a few miles west of Morgan Hill in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Community Park, Morgan Hill's largest city park which includes multiple sports facilities, picnic areas, amphitheater and duck pond
- Morgan Hill Off-Leash Dog Park[14] (located at Community Park)
- Morgan Hill Skatepark
- Centennial Recreation Center,[15] with gym, indoor pool, senior center, computer lab
- Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center[16] with meeting/banquet facilities, amphitheater and a satellite campus of Gavilan College
- Morgan Hill Aquatic Center[17]
In the state legislature Morgan Hill is located in the 15th Senate District, represented by Republican Abel Maldonado, and in the 27th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning. Federally, Morgan Hill is located in California's 11th congressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+1[18] and is represented by Democrat Jerry McNerney.
Morgan Hill has one local newspaper, Morgan Hill Times, published biweekly by the Gilroy-based Mainstreet Media Group.[19]
Major highways
Small general aviation aircraft are served by the uncontrolled South County Airport (E16), located at San Martin, about 6 km (4 mi) south of Morgan Hill. Commercial flights are served by San Jose International Airport, about 39 km (24 mi) away in San Jose.
Public transportation
- The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority provides local buses and express buses to Gilroy, San Martin, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale.[20]
- Caltrain provides weekday rush-hour commuter rail service to the Santa Clara Valley, the San Francisco Peninsula and San Francisco.[21]
- Monterey-Salinas Transit runs a rush-hour San Jose-Monterey express bus, Line 55, that also serves as an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach connection.[22]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) provides gas and electricity for the city. Water and sewer services are provided by the City of Morgan Hill. Household waste disposal and recycling are provided by Recology South Valley (formerly called South Valley Disposal & Recycling). Land line telephone and primary DSL Internet services within city limits and immediate environs are provided by Verizon Communications. Television and high-speed Internet are provided by Charter Communications. Although there are locations in and around Morgan Hill from which some residents can receive broadcast television signals directly from the San Francisco Bay Area, many are in deep fringe areas due to the mountainous terrain, and, therefore, opt for cable or satellite television service instead.
In addition to several local medical clinics, Morgan Hill is served by the following two nearby hospitals:
- Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, co-located with CALSTAR air ambulance service
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, with a satellite clinic in Gilroy
There are also a number of private hospitals in San Jose and several renowned medical centers are within two hours' road travel in the San Francisco Bay Area to the north.
Primary and secondary schools
The Morgan Hill Unified School District and Gavilan Community College District serve the community.
Public libraries
Santa Clara County Library operates the Morgan Hill Library.[23]


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Something To Be Remembered
December 16, 2009
Last Monday was our final Kris Kringle. Because it was already the last, we thought of a theme such as "Something Worth Remembering". I bought a pillow, so that every time she used it she will remember me. I just got a cute jewelry box from Cathy and I love it, the colors, its appearance, everything. I will feel the same way, every time I see or use it I will remember the person who gave it. I really can't wait for our exchange gift even though I already knew what will I receive (new Paramore album) this was what I wrote in my wish list. This are the photos of the gift I received.


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