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By Brady Betzel
Adobe has announced team project sharing!! You read that right — the next Adobe Creative Cloud update, to be released later this year, will have the one thing I've always said kept Adobe from punching into Avid's NLE stake with episodic TV and film editors.
While "one thing" is a bit of hyperbole, Team Projects will be much more than just simple sharing within Adobe Premiere Pro. Team Projects, in its initial stage, will also work with Adobe After Effects, but not with Adobe Audition… at least not in the initial release. Technically speaking, sharing projects within Creative Cloud seems like it will follow a check-in/check-out workflow, allowing you to approve another person's updates to override yours or vice-versa.
During a virtual press demo, I was shown how the Team Projects will work. I asked if it would work "offline," meaning without Internet connection. Adobe's representative said that Team Projects will work with intermittent Internet disconnections, but not fully offline. I asked this because many companies do not allow their NLEs or their storage to be attached to any Internet-facing network connections. So if this is important to you, you may need to do a little more research once we actually can get our hands on this release.
My next question was if Team Projects was a paid service. The Adobe rep said they are not talking the business side of this update yet. I took this as an immediate yes, which is fine, but officially they have no comment on pricing or payment structure, or if it will even cost extra at all.
Immediately after I asked my last question, I realized that this will definitely tie in with the Creative Cloud service, which likely means a monthly fee. Then I wondered where exactly will my projects live? In the cloud? I know the media can live locally on something like an Avid ISIS or Nexis, but will the projects be shared over the Internet? Will we be able to share individual sequences and/or bins or just entire projects? There are so many questions and so many possibilities in my mind, it really could change the multiple editor NLE paradigm if Adobe can manage it properly. No pressure Adobe.
Other Updates
Some other Premiere Pro updates include: improved caption and subtitling tools; updated Lumetri Color tools, including much needed improvement to the HSL secondaries color picker; automatic recognition of VR/360 video and what type of mapping it needs; improved virtual reality workflow; destination publishing will now include Behance (No Instagram export option?); improved Live Text Templates, including a simplified workflow that allows you to share Live Text Templates with other users (will even sync Fonts if they aren't present from Typekit) and without need for an After Effects License; native DNxHD and DNxHR QuickTime export support, audio effects from Adobe Audition, Global FX mute to toggle on and off all video effects in a sequence; and, best of all, a visual keyboard to map shortcuts! Finally, another prayer for Premiere Pro has been answered. Unfortunately, After Effects users will have to wait for a visual keyboard for shortcut assignment (bummer).
After Effects has some amazing updates in addition to Project Sharing, including a new 3D render engine! Wow! I know this has been an issue for anybody trying to do 3D inside of After Effects via Cineware. Most people will purchase VideoCopilot's Element 3D to get around this, but for those that want to work directly with Maxon's Cinema 4D, this may be the update that alleviates some of your 3D disdain via Cineware. They even made mention that you do not need a GPU for this to work well. Oh, how I would love for this to come to fruition. Finally, there's a new video preview architecture for faster playback that will hopefully allow for a much more fluid and dynamic playback experience.
Adobe Character Animator has some updates too. If you haven't played with Character Animator you need to download it now and just watch the simple tutorials that come with the app — you will be amazed, or at least your kids will be. If you haven't seen how the Simpson's used Character Animator, you should check it out with a YouTube search. It is pretty sweet. In terms of incoming updates, there will be faster and easier puppet creation, improved round trip workflow between Photoshop and Illustrator, and the ability to use grouped keyboard triggers.
Summing Up
In the end, the future is still looking up for the Adobe Creative Cloud video products, like Premiere Pro and After Effects. If there is one thing to jump out of your skin over in the forthcoming update it is Team Projects. If Team Projects works and works well, the NLE tide may be shifting. That is a big if though because there have been some issues with previous updates — like media management within Premiere Pro — that have yet to be completely ironed out.
Like I said, if Adobe does this right it will be game-changing for them in the shared editing environment. In my opinion, Adobe is beginning to get its head above water in the video department. I would love to see these latest updates come in guns blazing and working. From the demo I saw it looks promising, but really there is only one way to find out: hands-on experience.
Brady Betzel is an online editor at Margarita Mix in Hollywood, working on Life Below Zero and Cutthroat Kitchen. You can email Brady at firstname.lastname@example.com, and follow him on Twitter @allbetzroff. Earlier this year, Brady was nominated for an Emmy for his work on Disney's Unforgettable Christmas Celebration.


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- History of the Transcontinental Railroad (U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
- Pacific Railway Act, 1862 (Ourdocuments.gov)
- Wedding of the Rails: Today in History, May 10, 1869 (American Memory, Library of Congress)
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Lacey Johnson
Who are you?
Lacey Ann Johnson
Who are you?
I'm a young woman living in Los Angeles, trying my best to become a "successful photographer" (whatever that means).
Why are you a photographer?
I like seeing new things, exploring, meeting new people, approaching people that I wouldn't have a reason to speak to without the excuse of the camera around my neck, and I love the lifestyle. I hate repetition, and when you're a photographer, you rarely ever find yourself shooting the same thing twice. Every day it's something new, a new person or a new location.
Where have you been, and where are you going?
I have shot projects in rural West Virginia, upstate New York, Brazil, Guatemala, Sweden, Catalina Island... and my next trip is going to be Thailand.
What have been some interesting situations you've found yourself in while photographing?
Shooting on the front of a dog sled at the north pole was a pretty wild experience. It was -35° Celsius, and I ended up with a mild case of frostbite from trying to change a roll of 120 film.
Shooting on board a local fishing boat in Brazil was pretty unforgettable, and so was shooting in the slums of Rio De Janiero. I've even found myself taking part in a witches' circle during a ritual, when I documented witchcraft outside Rochester, New York.
One of my favorite experiences was living for a week with a coffee bean farmer in the jungle in Guatemala. I got to carry my own machete and hike into the hills with him to fertilize coffee trees. I'm planning a trip to Thailand this winter with a group of climbers, which will undoubtedly be an adventure as well.
You mentioned earlier that one of the things you enjoy about being a photographer is constantly meeting new people. Can you tell me about any of the interesting characters you've met or relationships you've developed as a direct result of being a photojournalist?
Sure. One of my favorite characters was a man named Windy McClung, who lived in the woods outside of Spencer, West Virginia. He had a ridiculously long extension cord running through the forest to give his house electricity. He liked to call himself a "mountain man" and he spent a lot of his time building hand-made shotguns. He was missing a leg and two fingertips and, oddly enough, he kept his severed fingertips in little glass jars in the kitchen, as a keepsake. He was really friendly, and probably the most eccentric person I've ever photographed.
I also did a project about what it's like to be a teenager on Catalina Island. It was really difficult to get myself into this very close-knit circle of kids, who had known each other all their lives. It took about 6 weeks, but one group of teenagers sort of adopted me, as if I was sixteen, instead of 23. Even though I left the island over a year ago, I still keep in touch with some of the kids. A few of the older ones have even been to stay with me here in LA.
Do you think there's anything about your style of photography that separates it or makes it stand out from much of the photography taken today?
I do. I feel like a lot of today's popular photography has an ultra-sleek, digitally enhanced quality, which almost borders on illustration. With current trends in complex lighting and Photoshop techniques, many photographs don't even look like photographs anymore.
I like to stick to mostly natural light with minimal posing. Since I'm shooting real people and not models, it's important to me to keep my portraits looking as genuine as possible. Capturing unguarded moments and conveying a sense of honesty in my work is important to me.
What other individuals do you respect in photjournalism today, and why do they get your appreciation?
I have a lot of respect for Jonathan Moller, who has spent a lot of time shooting the aftermath of the civil war in Guatemala. I feel like many photojournalists go to shoot in war torn countries for the thrill and the possibility of more dramatic pictures, but Moller is a photographer who is truly invested in what he's shooting. He's spent over seven years living in Central America, and is actively using his photos to promote social awareness by working with writers and human rights groups. That's something I can really admire.
I also love Corey Arnold. He mixes documentary and fine art in a way that I find really beautiful. I could sit and look at his website all day long.
Tell me something you'd like our readers to know, that I didn't ask you about.
For other young photographers just starting out, the best advice I can give is to pursue your own personal projects. When you're really passionate about what you're shooting, it's going to come through in your work, and people will take notice.
About the photographer
Lacey Ann Johnson is a freelance photographer specializing in documentary-style portraits and photo stories. She graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in photojournalism in 2007. She is based out of Los Angeles, California, but shoots around the world. She enjoys sailing, reading, and miso soup.
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LAE residents have been warned not to dump household, shop and industrial waste into Bank South Pacific Go Green campaign rubbish bins installed around the area, The National reports.
Most home owners, shops and industrial firms are avoiding paying garbage fees by dumping their garbage into the newly-installed bins or piling rubbish near the bins at nights.
Lae City authority health services manager Jonathan Ipang said people found dumping their waste would be fined according to the type and volume of rubbish they leave.
He said fines for household waste varied between K50 to K100, while fines for industrial and commercial waste ranged from K500 to K1,000.
Ipang said the BSP rubbish bins had been installed for people in the business centres to dump wastes like plastic shopping bags, empty drink cans and containers, paper and similar rubbish.
He said those who chewed betel nut if found spitting into the bins or in public places, they would be fined K20.
"Keeping the city clean is everybody's business that starts in homes.
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Through the Go Green campaign, BSP has provided and installed 50 drums throughout Lae city at locations that include Top Town – 7, Market – 8, Eriku – 7,Voco Point and China Town – 6, Malahang and University of Technology gate three each, Salamanda and St Paul's two each, Snack Bar two, Angau Memorial Hospital two and two each in all five health centres around the city.
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text: Home - Exchange Students - Past Exchange Students - 2012-2013 - Terry-Croatia Terry Cadet 2012-13 Outbound to CroatiaHometown: Margate, FL School: Pompano Beach High School Sponsor: District 6990, FL Host: District 1913, Croatia, The Rotary Club of Velika Gorica Terry's Bio Bok, my name is Terry Cadet. I was born in Coral Springs Florida, and soon after I was born I moved to Haiti. I lived in Haiti till the age of nine when my mom, my sister, and I decided to move to Florida while my father stayed in Haiti. When I moved to Florida, I had to start the 4th grade. Although I barely spoke any English and was scared out of my mind when I went to school, I still managed to make friends and get good grades. Now I'm a sophomore attending Pompano Beach High School and I am having the best time of my life, and hopefully next year will be better. I can't wait to go to Croatia and spend a year there, it's almost as if I'm dreaming and I never want to wake up. Today, I currently live with my mom, my aunt, and my cousins. My dad passed away in 2008. I have a huge family and when ever they aren't studying of working, we always go out together and have fun. Most of my cousins are much older I am, so it is very hard to hang out with them as much as I use to, but they are always watching over me and giving me good advice. Just to refresh your memory, I go to Pompano Beach high School. Pompano is a very fun and exciting school with terrific people and no school on Fridays. The only downside to going to Pompano is the rigorous work, Pompano is a very tough school but at the same time, FUN. I am a very outgoing person so during my free time, I play my guitar, study for my next test, hang out with friends, and last but not least, I eat. I am a very big eater and if I didn't have a fast metabolism, I would be overweight and unhealthy. Becoming an exchange student is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I just could not let pass, so i signed up for it. I really look forward to learning Croatian, meeting new people, and learning new cultures. Also I a love traveling so being able to live in a different country for a year will be very exciting. This year I plan to accomplish many things, such as learning a new language, opening up my mind to new things, and meeting new people. I want to become much more independent and mature during the period of time while I'll be away. Terry's Journals September 11, 2012Bok, ja se zovem Terry Cadet, ja sam petneast I ja zivim u Velika Gorica, Harvatska. Hi my name is Terry Cadet and I live in Velika Gorica, Croatia. When I first came into RYE, and they told me that I would constantly have to right a journal, I thought it would be pointless because I had never used a journal in my life, so why should I start now. But since I arrived, it seems like all I can do is tell people about how great Croatia is, and what better way then on a journal then the whole world can see. If you are reading this, you either know me or you plan on coming to Croatia for your year abroad, and if your coming to Croatia, then you are the luckiest person alive. Croatia has everything a person can ask for, it has beautiful beaches, a vast amount of open land and mountains that you can hike on during the summer and ski during the winter, and food that will melt your taste buds, I'm pretty sure since I got here I've spent most of my money on Burek which is this amazing type of sandwich with meat in it. It is not really a sandwich but I cannot describe it. I have been here for two weeks now and I made lots of friends, my host family is amazing, and the language is still a mystery to me. When I was reading journals from other exchange students who came to Croatia, I had so many questions that I could not find on their journals, and frankly I was to lazy to read everything they wrote, and if your not like me well here it is. In Croatia the daily life of a teen on a school week is pretty interesting, one week we have morning school which is from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM, and the next week we have school from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Before or after school depending on the week, students usually meet up before or after school for coffee, the drink a lot of coffee here. The weekends are pretty amazing because we get to go to clubs, dance, and have fun with friends. The first weekend I was here, I actually went in a limo and drove around Zagreb which is the capital of Croatia, and after that went to a club. Things here are very expensive so bring everything you can from your home. There are many activities like scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding, and fishing. That is it for today because it is really late and I have to go to bed so laku noc.November 2012So I've been in Croatia for exactly 3 months now, and I cannot describe how amazing this year is. 3 weeks ago the day after my birthday, I decided that it would be a good idea to twist my ankle playing handball. It was dislocated, and after going to the doctor they put a cast on it and I was forced to stay home for 3 weeks. There was a bright side to staying home for 3 weeks, I saved lots of money that I would have spent of coffee, I got to watch Croatian TV shows that helped improve my language learning, and I had people taking care of me as if I was a little boy :). Besides my injury, Croatia is the best.I consider myself lucky because it seems as if I have no problems what so ever. My host family treats me as there own, I have no trouble making friends at school, going to school is no trouble, I am able to go out and have fun with my friends, and transportation couldn't be easier.I haven't been anywhere with Rotary lately, but my Rotary club took me golfing, and gave me tickets to a handball game. My Rotary club is full of old men who behave as if they are 20 years old. They make jokes, they have fun, and they make me feel welcome. Rotary has also prepare a trip for the exchange students to go to Salzburg in December to meet the Austrian exchange students. Thats all for now but I will update you very soon. BOK BOK :DJanuary 9, 2013Almost half of my exchange year is gone and I have never felt homesick, sad, or alone. I have an amazing family, and amazing friends. This winter, my family took me to Bosnia & Herzegovina to visit where they were raised and to go skiing. Skiing was very fun, but also very scary because I injured my foot a few months ago and I was scared to damage it some more. As I'm writing this I'm realizing how much English I'm forgetting. It seems as if I have to read over what I wrote five times before it makes sense to me, and hopefully this makes sense to you. The language is very difficult and I truly believe that it was created to give foreigners a hard time. But the exchange students and I are working hard to learn it, and we are succeeding. The weather here is killing me since I'm from Florida, it takes me half an hour to get out of bed in the morning. What I love most about this exchange is making life long friends w ho you can always be with and if you decide to come back to your host country, you will have people to come back to. That's all for not. Bok BokApril 13, 2013It has been a few months since I wrote my last journal, and so much has changed. Rotary took us on a trip to a city called Dubrovnik, which is known as "the pearl of the Adriatic." It is very beautiful, and we spent a few days there. Despite the cold weather, some exchange students believed it to be a good idea to jump in the water. On my way home from Dubrovnik, I had the weirdest feeling. I realized that I actually missed my host family, and that I couldn't wait to go back home to them. That feeling surprised me very much. I have been getting more work from school lately, and I can't say i'm happy about it. I miss the feeling of watching all my friends work while I do nothing and relax. I am going on the Eurotour soon and I am so excited. Two weeks travelling Europe with your friends is something most people only dream about. Now, I cannot go a day without coffee. 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Sun, 28 October 2012
In this classic GameTek from January of 2010, Geoff discusses the economics of gift-giving, and some games that explore gift exchanges.
Duration: 06:45
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Sun, 21 October 2012
Ryan and Geoff get down in the weeds to discuss the details of the cards and card mix in Trading in the Mediterranean. How will the trade goods relate to the ideas? How will they be acquired? How many of each combination should there be? Hopefully this is more interesting than it sounds.
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Sun, 14 October 2012
Ryan and Geoff are joined by special guest Eric Summerer for a deep dive into Pick Up and Deliver games. What are some of the best examples of this genre? What makes them appealing? When do they work, and when do they fail? Will Eric make it through the Lightning Round?
All these questions and more, will be answered!
Duration: 1:08
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Sun, 7 October 2012
In this GameTek from December of 2009, Geoff discusses advances in 'multitouch table' technology, tech which eventually found it's way into tablets like the iPad.
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China to revamp food system - report
The state media group reported that the decision was written in a draft law on food safety, which was tabled to the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee today for a fourth reading.
China's current food safety system involves at least five departments, including health, agriculture, quality supervision, industry and commerce administration, and food and drug supervision.
Call for regulatory agency
Last year, United Nations officials called for a unified regulatory agency to deal with food safety in China so that its current system would be less fragmented and consumer confidence would be restored.
The UN report followed China's melamine scandal, whereby the presence of the industrial chemical in milk products resulted in the hospitalisation of thousands of Chinese children as well a number of deaths, and the subsequent global recalls of tainted Chinese dairy products greatly damaged the country's food safety reputation.
A more modern food safety law, was recommended by the UN paper, as well as the need for improved monitoring, inspection and enforcement; the need for education and training of employees in the food industry and enforcing agencies; and better standards to bring the country in line with international norms.
It said that, drawing on best international practices, China needs to:
- Recognise that food control is a mutually shared responsibility among government, the food industry and consumers.
- Maximize risk reduction by applying the principle of prevention as fully as possible throughout the farm-to-table continuum;
- Develop risk-based food safety strategies using sound scientific risk assessment and best practices in risk management;
- Establish holistic, integrated initiatives which target risks and impact on economic well-being; and
- Establish emergency procedures for dealing with particular hazards such as recall of products.
Consumer confidence
Meanwhile, according to a recent report from The IBM Institute for Business Value, Chinese consumers are even more concerned about food safety than their UK or US counterparts.
Its report, Full Value Traceability reveals that 84 per cent of Chinese consumers reported growing of concerns about food safety over the past two years compared with 50 per cent of US consumers and 47 per cent of UK consumers.
"The recent escalation of food and product contaminations and recalls originating from China as well as confusion over marketing claims has eroded trust in consumer product," says the report.
Its survey of 300 consumers across the country, after the melamine scandal, identified that in the event of product recalls, nearly 60 per cent of Chinese consumers distrusted the information provided by retailers while 65 per cent do not trust manufacturers' advice.
Growing disposable income in China and increased product choice are fuelling a trend towards more educated consumers who are increasingly aware of food safety and who are prepared to pay premium prices for quality products. For example, 65 per cent of Chinese consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally sustainable food, according to the report.
Rebuilding the credibility of food safety standards and the assurance schemes that underpin them hold the key to restoring consumers' confidence, states the report.


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Leamington boss Paul Holleran said nothing short of a victory will be acceptable at North Ferriby tomorrow.
The Villagers sit 22 points from safety having picked up just eight points from their 27 National League North fixtures since dropping down from the Conference National.
A point at Chorley last Saturday stemmed a ten-game losing streak for Chris Bolder's men and Holleran admitted it was a useful reminder that despite their hosts' forlorn position the three points cannot be taken for granted.
"It's a game we have to win regardless of whether they've brought in a few new faces or gone to Chorley and got a great result," said Holleran.
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Abdellatif Kechiche
Abdellatif Kechiche
عبد اللطيف كشيش
Kechiche at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Abdellatif Kechiche (French: [abdɛlatif keʃiʃ]; Tunisian Arabic: عبد اللطيف كشيش, born 7 December 1960) is a Tunisian-French actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with La Faute à Voltaire, which he also wrote. His film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Tunis, he moved with his parents to Nice at the age of six.[1]
He directed Games of Love and Chance, known as L'esquive, which won a César Award for Best Film and Best Director. He presented The Secret of the Grain at the 64th Mostra del Cinema in Venice for which he was awarded the Special Jury Prize. The film also received the FIPRESCI Prize, the Louis Delluc Prize and the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director.[2]
As an actor, his introduction to most English-speaking audiences was starring as Ashade the taxi driver in the 2005 psychological thriller Sorry, Haters, an "official selection" in both the Toronto International and American Film Institute's film festivals.
He was decorated by the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2005 and in 2008.[3]
His 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5][6] Several days later a controversy erupted about Kechiche's work methods; technicians on the film accused him of harassment, unpaid overtime and violations of labour laws.[7] The two main actresses, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, who were also awarded the Palme d'Or, had complained about Kechiche's behaviour during the shooting but later, in an extensive interview, claimed that although he was difficult to work with it had been worth it, as he was a great filmmaker.[8] The film also won Best International Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2013.[9]
In October 2018, Kechiche was accused of sexual assault by an unnamed French actress. Kechiche is currently under investigation by the public prosecutor's office, and "categorically denies the accusations" in a statement released through his lawyer.[10]
Selected filmography[edit]
|Poetical Refugee
|Director, writer
|The Magic Box
|Games of Love and Chance
|Director, writer
|César Award for Best Director
|Sorry, Haters
|The Secret of the Grain
|Director, writer
|César Award for Best Director
Louis Delluc Prize
Lumières Award for Best Director
|Black Venus
|Director, writer
|Blue Is the Warmest Colour
|Director, writer
|Palme d'Or (shared with the film's actresses, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos)
FIPRESCI Prize (2013 Cannes Film Festival)
Best International Independent Film (2013 British Independent Film Awards)
Louis Delluc Prize
Lumières Award for Best Director
|Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
|Director, writer, producer
|Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
|Director, writer, producer
Further reading[edit]
- Denby, David (12 January 2009). "The Current Cinema: Survivors". The New Yorker. 84 (44): 72–73. Retrieved 27 March 2009. Review of The Secret of the Grain.
- ^ Fiche Allociné sur Abdellatif Kechiche
- ^ "The Secret of the Grain". Kaunas International Film Festival. Kaunas International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Quand Abdellatif Kechiche était décoré par Ben Ali, Oumma.com, 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival: Awards 2013". Cannes. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Blue is the warmest colour team win Palme d'Or at Cannes 2013". RFI. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Polémique autour du tournage de la «Vie d'Adèle», La Croix, 29 May 2013.
- ^ DP/30 @ TIFF '13: Léa Seydoux & Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is The Warmest Color. YouTube (2013-09-13). Retrieved on 2014-05-22.
- ^ "Nominations 2013". British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abdellatif Kechiche.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Writers from Tunis
- Tunisian male film actors
- Tunisian film directors
- Directors of Palme d'Or winners
- French male film actors
- 20th-century French male actors
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- French film producers
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Restore a deleted Office 365 Group
If you are the owner of an Office 365 group, you can restore the group yourself by following these steps.
- On the deleted groups page, select the Manage groups option under the Groups node, and then choose Deleted.
- Click on the Restore tab next to the group you want to restore.
If the deleted group doesn't appear here, contact an administrator.
If you're a user who wants to restore an Office 365 group, ask an administrator to do these steps for you or contact your help desk.
If you've deleted a group, it will be retained for 30 days by default. This 30-day period is considered a "soft-delete" because you can still restore the group. After 30 days, the group and its associated contents are permanently deleted and cannot be restored.
During the "soft-delete" period, if a user tries to access the site they will get a 404 forbidden message. After this period, if a user tries to access the site, they will get a 404 not found message.
When a group is restored, the following content is restored:
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Exchange Online shared Inbox and calendar.
SharePoint Online team site and files.
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You can also Permanently delete an Office 365 group if you can't wait the 30 days for the retention period to expire for the content to be permanently deleted.
The owner of the deleted Office 365 group is also able to restore the group. To restore an office 365 group using owner permission without administrator permission, see Restore an Office 365 Group using PowerShell.
Restore an Office 365 Group using the Exchange admin center
You must have Office 365 global administrator permissions.
Go to the Exchange admin center.
In the Exchange admin center, select recipients, and then choose groups. You can view whether the group is Active or soft-deleted. If the group has been permanently deleted, it won't be listed at all.
To view the exact time when the group was soft-deleted, select the group and view the info in the right pane.
Select the group you want to restore, and then select the restore icon.
Select refresh to update the information on the page. Your group will show as Active. Any forms and form data associated with your group will also be restored.
Restore an Office 365 Group using PowerShell
You must have Office 365 global administrator permissions, or be a former owner of the deleted Office 365 group.
If you use Remove-MsolGroup in PowerShell to delete a group, this will delete the group permanently. When using PowerShell to delete groups, it's best practice to use Remove-AzureADMSGroup to soft-delete the Office 365 group. That way you can restore it if needed.
Install the preview version of the Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph
You cannot install both the preview and GA versions on the same computer at the same time.
As a best practice, we recommend always staying current, i.e. uninstall the old AzureADPreview or old AzureAD version and get the latest one.
In your search bar, type Windows PowerShell.
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At the message about an untrusted repository, type Y. It will take a minute or so for the new module to install.
Restore the deleted group
Did you install the AzureADPreview module, as instructed in the previoius section "Install the preview version of the Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell"? Not having the most current preview version is the #1 reason these steps don't work for people.
If you haven't already, open a Windows PowerShell window on your computer (it doesn't matter if it's a normal Windows PowerShell window, or one you opened by selecting Run as administrator).
Run the following commands by pressing Enter after each one:
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On the Sign in to your Account screen that opens, enter your administrative account user name and password to connect you to your Azure AD service, and select Sign in.
- Run this command to display all soft-deleted Office 365 groups in your organization that are still within the 30 day soft-deletion period:
Take note of the object ID of the group, or groups, you want to restore. If you don't see the group you're looking for on this list then it has likely been permanently purged already.
If a new group has been created with the same alias or SMTP address as your deleted group, you will have to delete that new group before you'll be able to restore your deleted group.
To restore that group, run this command:
Restore-AzureADMSDeletedDirectoryObject -Id <objectId>
- This process usually takes just a few minutes but in a few rare cases it can take as long as 24 hours to be completely restored. To verify that the group has been successfully restored, run this command in PowerShell:
Get-AzureADGroup -ObjectId <objectId>
Once the restore has successfully completed, the group should reappear on the navigation pane in Outlook and Outlook on the web. All restored content, including SharePoint and Planner, should be available to the group members again.
Permanently delete an Office 365 group
Sometimes you may want to permanently purge a group without waiting for the 30 day soft-deletion period to expire. To do that, start PowerShell and run this command to get the object ID of the group:
Take note of the object ID of the group, or groups, that you want to permanently delete.
Purging the group removes the group and its data forever.
To purge the group run this command in PowerShell:
Remove-AzureADMSDeletedDirectoryObject -Id <objectId>
To confirm that the group has been successfully purged, run the Get-AzureADMSDeletedGroup cmdlet again to confirm that the group no longer appears on the list of soft-deleted groups. In some cases it may take as long as 24 hours for the group and all of its data to be permanently deleted.
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On October 9-12, Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute present "Big Band Fiesta," from Cuban Fire to Sketches of Spain, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Newport Beach, CA. As usual, Poston has assembled a world-class lineup, to wit: The Palladium Big 3 Orchestra (the combined orchestras of Tito Puente, Machito and Tito Rodriguez); Cubana Be-Cubana Bop (Afro-Cuban Music of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band featuring trumpeter Jon Faddis with special guest percussionist Candido); The Music of Chico O'Farrill played by an all-star band directed by Chico's son, Arturo; Brazilliance featuring alto saxophonist Bud Shank and His Brazilian Friends; an all-star band featuring Stan Kenton Alumni playing Johnny Richards' Cuban Fire; "Echoes of Aranjuez" by the Bill Holman Band; "Viva Tirado" by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra; Jose Rizo's Jazz on the Latin Side All-Stars; "Afro Cuban Influence" featuring the Shorty Rogers Big Band; "Viva Zapata: The Latin Side of the Lighthouse All-Stars" with Bud Shank and special guest percussionist Jack Costanzo; a tribute to vibraphonist Cal Tjader featuring the Estrada Brothers with special guest Armando Peraza; Johnny Richards' Rites of Diablo performed by the Collegiate Neophonic Orchestra; Miles Davis-Gil Evans' Sketches of Spain featuring trumpeter Bobby Shew; plus the usual noon poolside concerts (by the Cal State-Northridge Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Cal State-Long Beach Concert Jazz Orchestra, Saddleback College Jazz Ensemble and Cal State-LA Latin Jazz Ensemble) as well as films and panel discussions. A bonus event, "Viva Kenton," with Jack Costanzo, will be held on Wednesday evening, October 8. For information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 562-985-7065.
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The third annual Pecos Valley Jazz and Art Festival kicks off on Friday, October 10, and runs for three days at various venues around the city of Roswell. Featured artists include guest of honor Houston Person, Randy Sandke, Holly Hofmann, Roger Dickerson, Allan Vache, Dan Barrett, Richard Simon, Akira Tana, Mike Francis, John Sheridan, Nicki Parrott and Ricky Malichi. A number of the events are free to the public including a student workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the School of Jazz Pueblo Auditorium.
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The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra has announced its 2008-09 concert season starting November 7 with the great jazz trombonist Bill Watrous as guest. On December 18 the NJO completes the calendar year with "Christmas and All that Jazz." Next January 22, "Learning with the Master" features guest artist Mike Tomaro, a composer / arranger / saxophonist who is director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Drummer Dana Hall visits on March 24, trumpeter Wayne Bergeron on May 19. A special Valentine's Day dinner / dance will be held on February 14. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 402-477-8446.
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February 20 at 9:14pm via mobile · Like · 1
Rakesh Srivastava I remember an OCNA published in 1994, stated no role of steroids in bell's palsy. I do not know the present status, but in practice I think most of ENT surgeons prescribe steroids. Dr Ravi Meher is right.
February 21 at 5:52am · Like
Vibhor Jain sir have a young male patient, have tried everything but not showing response, have been treating for past one week..
February 21 at 12:01pm · Like
Chandrashekhar Tengli it takes two to three weeks time and some times even more ...
February 21 at 3:30pm via mobile · Like
Amit Keshri http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21099725 : a wonderful article it will explain,when to give and what to expect
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February 21 at 9:43pm · Like · 4 ·
Surya Prakash the scottish trial says prednisolone 1mg perkg per day, untapered, for total of ten days. this works better than all other protocols of giving steroids if the facial palsy is idiopathic.
February 21 at 10:18pm · Like
Ninad S Narkar Bell's palsy is a diagnosis of exclusion. If it does not respond to two weeks of treatment, then reconsider the diagnosis. We find good results when Acyclovir is given in addition to steroids.
February 22 at 7:27am · Like · 5
Naeem Prasla What's usual dose of acyclovir
February 22 at 2:27pm via mobile · Like
Amit Keshri no role of acyclovir on recovery the article http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18849193
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February 22 at 11:13pm · Unlike · 2 ·
Ninad S Narkar @ Amit ... No offence intended. But we treat patients not articles. If patients benefit with acyclovir, the matter ends there. If we go by all the above articles we are left with no pharmocological treatment. Only reassurance. Will the patient come back to you if you just reassure and do not give any medicines?
February 23 at 12:13am · Like
Amit Keshri sir the article says prednisolone is the treatment,but the article is a large multicentre trial,and we also not now prescribe acyclovir which i did in residency days and patients improved without it...i think today is era of evidence based medicine....but at same time opinions in medicine differ...everyone is free to choose what drugs he use..........and in bells palsy we treat nerve edema..which responds well to steroids..
February 23 at 12:38am · Like
Kuldeep Thakur prednisolone 1mg/kg/day for 5days then taper for next 10days and acyclovir 200mg tds day for 10 days orally
February 23 at 12:45am · Like
Ninad S Narkar Amit Keshri So how do you treat a patient with Bell's palsy who comes to your clinic.
February 23 at 6:34am · Like
Amit Keshri prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day for 10 days,will assess recovery and then think of tapering, along with the eye care and physiotherapy,sir no offence to acyclovir i read this article and after that i stopped giving it.
February 23 at 8:39pm · Like · 2
Ninad S Narkar What if the patueny comes to you after 48 hours? Going by the article I guess you will not gjve him prednisolone.
February 23 at 10:21pm · Like
Ravi Meher i will give steroids even if the patient has come after 48 hours and will supplement acyclovir only if there is clear signs of viral etiology(vesicles over pinna)
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Pizza Terttulia – Terttulia
Continental food is best done by Terrttulia and their pizza is no exemption. Try the in-house special — creamy spinach tossed with rucola, Scamorza and Parmigiano cheeses and finished with a drizzle of olive oil.
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If you adore toppings on your pizza then this is the slice for you. Portobello tops its pizza with generous amounts of chicken, mayonnaise and pesto and ladling it delicious with flavour and colour.
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Cheese lovers, beware. The Broadway is loaded with three types of cheeses; Gorgonzola, Parmesan and ricotta. The threesome lends itself beautifully to the dough and the blended flavours form cheese heaven.
Tex Mex Crunch – Bubsterr's
Spicy and loving it? The Tex Mex is just the thing for you. The slice has Mexican spiced chicken with cheese, salsa and crushed nachos for extra crunch. The fiery preparation is exotic yet delicious.
20 inch Pizza – Largo Pizzeria
Planning a meal with a large party? You need the biggest slice in town, done to perfection by Largo. The pizza here is available in 20 inch variation. Try the Red Alert, with spicy capsicum and spring onions for an intriguing combination.
Farm Fresh Pizza – Santè Spa Cuisine
Exotica doesn't get any better than this slice. This pizza has a stone grilled base of ragi and wholewheat topped with olives, jalapeños, sun dried tomatoes and a range of assorted vegetables to make it colourful and delicious.
Sausage Delight – Cape Town Bistro
Simplicity can also mean mouth-wateringly delicious. The Sausage Delight has only two primary flavours that make the slice yummy; chicken sausage and olives. They play with each other in a superbly delicious way.
Super Supreme Pizza – Cuba Libre
Another party destination of the city, Cuba Libre serves flavourful slices perfect for any gathering. The Super Supreme flavour is one of the best. It is a combination of sausage, chicken, onion, olive, capsicum, mushroom and a surprise element; pineapple.
Monster Pizza – Baked and Wired Pizzeria
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Unique flavours and great result, Krusty's does its pizza as eccentric as it can get. The crazy flavours, each varied in itself, combines to form an interesting mix. Try it to know what we are talking about.
Citrus and Garlic Tossed Seafood Pizza – Cafe Mezzuna
Quirky combinations have no dearth in Pune. When it comes to meats on pizza, why should fish remain behind? Cafe Mezzuna combines fish with zesty lemon and sharp garlic and serves the mixture on pizza bread. Fishy, not quite…
Spiced Bacon Marmalade Cheese Pizza – German Bakery Wunderbar
German Bakery will not let its high flavour quotient down and the pizza is witness to that. The unusual bacon and marmalade topping scores big on both flavour and presentation with its vibrant appeal.
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Popeye's spinach may not look all that palatable but the Popeye Pizza at The Greedy Man's Pizzeria will be refused only by a fool. This pizza has tomato sauce, garlic, ricotta, basil and oregano that add body to the spinach. Taste it to know how spinach can take a dish to all new heights.
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The Celiac Maze
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You enter the store for a gluten-free meal, But ingredient lists soon make your head reel. Now you're wandering around in a glutinous daze Twisting your way through the celiac maze. Searching out gluten is not very easy— Make a mistake and you soon will feel queasy. You try to read labels: the words are so tiny, Next thing you know you feel grouchy and whiney. Three paragraphs later you'll find, sure as shootin' The meaning's obscure, the terms highfalutin. Citric acid and malt, food starch, oats, and dextrin Next thing you know your head's in a tailspin; Lecithin, dextrose, and diglyceride, You've got to pull up fast, you're in a steep slide! Vinegar, flavorings, vitamin e; You're starting to black out, and now you can't see. The ground's coming closer, you're going to crash, Throw it all out, you scream, right in the trash!
You're flat on the ground, you can't get any lower It's time to think now, and go a bit slower. Join a support group, read a gluten-free book, Learn all you can and then take a new look. Check out the internet for gluten-free sources; Enlist family and friends, use all your resources. Call manufacturers, get a gluten-free guide; You're back on your feet now, you're starting to glide. Gluten-free cakes, cookies, bagels, and doughnuts, You just can't believe it; you're starting to go nuts! Bread, pasta, and crackers now fill up your pantry. And now you sigh: life is all that it can be.
By Pam Newbury