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By Stephen GROFF
Vice-President for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific,
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If countries succeed in building effective national road, energy and urban infrastructure systems which then feed into broader subregional infrastructure networks, the fruits of Asia's growth can be shared much more broadly across borders. Just as critically, it will help address growing inequality within countries, particularly between peripheral and interior areas which are not well connected.
Back in 1776, the famous economist Adam Smith penned a quote which rings as true today as it did when it was published.
"Good roads, canals, and navigable rivers, by diminishing the expense of carriage, put the remote parts of the country more nearly upon a level with those of the neighborhood of the town.?They are upon that, the greatest of all improvements."
This quote, from Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations captures the two most critical benefits of connectivity: efficient and cost-effective mobility and reduced inequality, within and between, countries.
Trade has been at the heart of Asia's emergence as the world's most dynamic economic region, and it is increasingly centered within the region itself. Intra-regional trade now accounts for more than 50% of Asia's total trade.
With the global economy currently undergoing a significant rebalancing, the world is now looking increasingly to Asia to play a central role in sustaining global growth. Its ability to play this role will inevitably depend on further growth in intra-regional economic activity, and this in turn will of course hinge on improvements in physical connectivity. In a nutshell, that means much more efficient transport systems, along with simpler, smoother border and customs procedures for getting people and goods from point A to point B and beyond, quickly and without difficulties.
Yet, as most people who have travelled in the region know only too well, there are substantial deficiencies in both the quality and quantity of infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific. This is particularly true in the transport and energy networks. The numbers tell the story. Most countries in the region invest less than 3%, and even 1%, of GDP per year in public and private spending on infrastructure. It should be noted that these shares were in the 2% to 5% range prior to the Asian financial crisis but have yet to return to these levels—even 15 years later. Infrastructure bottlenecks remain a key obstacle to region-wide integration, and regional connectivity projects account for only a fraction of the total spending. Providing intra-regional connectivity for a continent as large and as diverse as Asia is not easy. Nor is it a simple matter of identifying projects. Planning, ownership, support and resource mobilization need to be built up at local, national, subregional, and regional levels.?
An integrated transport approach—linking roads, rail, and sea routes to cover the vast distances as well as diverse geography within Asia― is absolutely critical. At the same time, resource requirements for regional connectivity are large, and immediate cost recovery may not always be feasible, calling for a judicious combination of various sources of financing.
The region of course hasn't been idle in working for closer links. Efforts to establish transport networks across Asia go back at least 50 years, when conceptual work began on the Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway. While there are other connectivity initiatives on the table, these two—which envisage a network of over 250,000 kilometers of roads and railways, with links between capital cities, major commercial centers, industrial parks and export processing zones, as well as ports—have been critical in shaping the intra-regional connectivity agenda.
Challenges ahead
With this ambitious program in mind, we need to look at some of the questions and challenges that stepped-up regional connectivity poses.
First, given the considerable geographic and other forms of diversity in Asia, how should infrastructure development be guided to enhance cooperation at both the regional and subregional levels, and do we need new or additional initiatives to boost connectivity?
Second, what will be the most appropriate financing modalities, and what needs to be done to attract private sector financing?
Third, how much "software" is enough?
Forms of cooperation
Asia has made considerable progress in regional cooperation in general, and in infrastructure in particular. We can clearly see the concrete achievements of many subregional programs such as the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) regional economic cooperation program, and the Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
What's needed now, however, is a second generation of cooperative initiatives, which focus on greater connectivity between existing subregions and subregional programs.
From this perspective, the recent opening up of Myanmar provides us with a golden opportunity to connect South Asia with Southeast Asia and the GMS region. There are also possibilities to boost connectivity between South Asia and Central Asia.
While we look with some satisfaction on the improved physical connections, we should not, however, forget that despite better links, several parts of Asia have yet to benefit from growing regional production networks and value chains which have helped lift some countries to middle income status.
ADB, for its part, is optimistic about the future, and does see a way forward for making cross-border connections more efficient and inclusive. Working with other development partners such as the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, we are supporting a "pan-Asian platform" for knowledge sharing and cooperation. This of course is not a bricks and mortar solution, but right now the issue for the region is not just about more physical links but more about boosting cooperation between subregional institutions.
Financing modalities
Now let me turn to the big question of financing. Our estimates show that the region needs at least about $500 billion per year until 2020 for regional connectivity projects. It has to be noted that cross-border projects are inherently more complex and risky than single country investments, so there is an ongoing need for governments and others involved to come up with innovative structures which make the projects bankable and attractive to the private sector.
What is the best system for achieving effective regional connections then? One approach has been the creation of cross border economic corridors. While conceptually not new, the region is yet to fully embrace this idea. The GMS region was an early pioneer in this and has made some progress.
But to really succeed with this approach, Asia needs to look to Europe and other parts of the world, and emulate their successful efforts at creating quality logistics, dry ports, industry clusters and economic zones, within corridors.
Not all is gloom though. At the local level we are encouraged by the efforts of People's Republic of China and India, where transport corridors are being innovatively structured as full trade and economic corridors. If sufficient revenue generating opportunities can be bundled together with road or other modes of transport, private sector financiers will become much more interested.
Balance between software and hardware
Finally, there is the balance between software and hardware.
The old dictum "If you build it, they will come" may not work in regional connectivity projects, unless government policies, procedures and business practices are modernized and simplified. Despite the progress made in trade liberalization, Asia and the Pacific still lags in reforms of its systems of approvals and clearances behind, and at, borders. There are still several subregional road corridors that do not have a single cross-border trans-shipment agreement signed, or the signed agreements are not effectively enforced.
Far more can be done on the "software" aspects of connectivity. For example, boosting transport and trade facilitation measures; intensifying skills and capacity building; controlling the cross-border spread of diseases; and increasing research and database development. Building institutions for closer cooperation and coordination in specialized areas, such as railways and power development, are also vital.
These issues are particularly critical for landlocked countries and subregions to maintain their competitiveness.
While I concede that the challenges are formidable, the benefits the region stands to gain from closer connections are immense. If countries succeed in building effective national road, energy and urban infrastructure systems which then feed into broader subregional infrastructure networks, the fruits of Asia's growth can be shared much more broadly across borders. Just as critically, it will help address growing inequality within countries, particularly between peripheral and interior areas which are not well connected.
Clearly, this vision of an interconnected and prosperous world is what Adam Smith had in mind when he was mulling over the wealth of nations all those years ago.
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* Let's start with our usual helping of Miles Davis-related news - specifically, some more details about the upcoming 70-CD set reissue of all of Davis' albums on Columbia/Sony.
Next up, the blog Hidden Track has a free download of a previously unissued set by Davis' late 1960s Lost Quintet," with Chick Corea (keyboards), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Dave Holland (bass) and Wayne Shorter (saxophones). The recording was made November 9, 1969 in Rotterdam for Radio Netherlands, and contains versions of Directions," Bitches Brew," Sanctuary" and Masqualero."
In other Davis-related news, the UK classical music blog Overgrown Path has an interesting post about the new book by Richard Williams, The Blue Moment: Miles Davis and The Remaking of Modern Music; Davis' former bassist and producer Marcus Miller did a tribute to the trumpeter over the weekend at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival; and, via the always useful Miles Davis Online, there's news of an exhibition devoted to Davis at the Cit de la Musique in Paris. It's organized into rooms dedicated to various periods in Miles' life, from his upbringing in East St. Louis all the way to the retrospective concert he did at La Villette in Paris a few weeks before his death
* Turning to news of other St. Louisans past and present, Baikida Carroll is among the trumpeters appearing at this years Festival Of New Trumpet music (FONT) in NYC.
* Roscoe Mitchell and Famoudou Don Moye of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the James Carter Quartet and saxophonist Fred Ho will pay tribute to the late trumpeter and St. Louis native Lester Bowie in a concert on Friday, October 9 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
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* NYC's New Languages festival includes a tribute to former St. Louisan
* From the coming attractions" file, saxophonist Kenny Garrett (pictured) is featured in the latest episode of the online TV show Jazz it Up! Garrett, who will be in St. Louis in October to perform at Jazz at the Bistro, was filmed during a gig at NYC's Iridium. (Bonus St. Louis content: The episode also features the vocal group Take 6 with interpretations of songs from Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.)
* Singer, pianist and songwriter Nellie McKay, who will be here in November to perform for Cabaret St. Louis at the Kranzberg Arts Center, has a new CD called Normal As Blueberry Pie - A Tribute To Doris Day
* A recent gig by singer-guitarist John Pizzarelli recreating his Radio Deluxe program live on stage is reviewed here by R. J. Deluke for All About Jazz.com. Pizzarelli will be back in St. Louis in April at Jazz at the Bistro.
* Finally, let's wrap up with a few more items loosely related to the latest outbreak of the recurring is jazz dead?" meme.
One thing to keep in mind about the whole controversy is that there is a great of subjectivity involved. Case in point: In a recent post on his Jazz Beyond Jazz blog, veteran jazz journalist and Chicago native Howard Mandel sang the praises of the current scene in his hometown, calling it the best American city for jazz."
The very same week, an unbylined piece headlined Chicago Jazz Scene" on AllAboutJazz.com offered a much gloomier view, citing the closings of the Jazz Showcase and Hot House clubs, the cancellation of the jazz studies program at Northwestern University, and the elimination of jazz from radio station WPEZ (91.5 FM). These are truly dark days for the first truly American art form. We hope for better days ahead," it concludes, before segueing to a fairly extensive listing of venues and upcoming shows. Maybe it all really does depends on your perspective...
(Digressing for a moment on the general subject of jazz clubs, here's an entertaining feature story written by Michael Pronko for Japan Times about what is alleged to be the smallest jazz club in the world, Tokyo's Hot House. )
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the USA, the jazz-club circuit is shrinking. Increasingly, jazz is presented at arts centers and universities," notes the Wall Steet Journal's Larry Blumenfeld in a piece recounting the growth of Jazz at Lincoln Center into an institution with a $38 million annual budget. While some might see this as decidedly a good thing for jazz, not everyone agrees:
Five years ago, some feared that machine would swallow a chunk of the New York jazz scene. That hasn't been the case. They make our business even better," said Lorraine Gordon, whose Village Vanguard celebrates its 75th year in 2010. It creates a positive attitude and it educates people. I think it's an asset...One observer who's particularly skeptical of the JALC model is Chris Rich, who blogs at Brilliant Corners, A Boston Jazz Blog, and calls the WSJ piece a typical rationalization of a begging incrementalism where if you are a first rate suck up and career player or some hallowed jazz geezer ready for your boat ride across the Styx you'll get a shot of some of that 38 million bucks they blow each year on this funerary stuff."
Within the jazz industry, some are troubled by Mr. (Wynton) Marsalis's dominance in that arena. What if all that funding was spread across the entire spectrum of jazz," asked Scott Southard, whose International Music Network specializes in jazz, instead of concentrated in one spot?" Then again, some credit Mr. Marsalis with engendering such support. For Randall Kline, who heads the San Francisco-based SFJazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center was important in establishing legitimacy. Before, there were no models for jazz in the institutional world."
In a series of scathing, yet often funny posts, Rich mocks Marsalis and a number of other well-known jazz figures, while lamenting that much of the money that goes to large institutions ends up getting spent on maintain and enhancing their prestige and their physical facilities - some refer to this as the edifice complex" - and on preserving the past, instead of being used to pay musicians and composers to create the future.
So, could that $38 million possibly do more if it were spread around instead of concentrated in one spot? Sure, but the problem is that the corporations and foundations who supply much of that sweet, sweet funding generally prefer to deal with institutions, which they perceive to be stable and relatively accountable, rather than individual artists, who are often seen as difficult and unreliable. The notion of hundreds of smaller presenters fostering musical innovation all over the country certainly is appealing; I'm just not how to get there from our present reality. Please feel free to offer your thoughts, observations and/or rants in the comments...
This story appears courtesy of St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman.
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The launch of an exclusive yoga app by nexGTv will especially delight fitness enthusiasts, who will now have access to a host of videos on meditation, breathing techniques and yoga postures anytime, anywhere. The videos – catering to both beginners and experts – will lay emphasis on instant health improvement, increased body fitness, height increase, muscle toning, ENT treatments, joints and back bone pain relief, improving strength & vitality, detoxification, relaxation, increasing concentration and curing diabetes. One can take one's pick from a wide variety of carefully curated TV shows like Baba Ramdev Yoga, Yoga by Mukul Dev, Yoga Jeevan Ki Lay, Mind Body Soul, Bipasha Break Free, Shilpa Yoga, Music and Raga Therapy and much more. However, users must ensure that they consult a trained yoga expert before practicing yoga postures demonstrated in the videos.
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Silicon Cloud International, a computing infrastructure company, March 23 announced that it has opened its second cloud design think tank in Singapore with funding from Spring Singapore's Technology Enterprise Commercialization budget and in-kind grants from Cisco.
The center will develop and design frameworks and infrastructure for IoT nodes and contribute to Silicon Cloud's plans to create a commercial platform for designing such nodes. The new center is part of the company's pilot program for cloud based semiconductor design, announced in September 2014 with 11 universities in Singapore, the UAE and Malaysia. A pilot release of the IoT design enablement platform is scheduled for April 2015. The hardware for the new cloud center will be housed at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
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Cisco's involvement is part of its global push on IoT infrastructure, including its recent multi-million dollar investment in IoT research facilities all over the globe.
"With the Internet of Everything (IoE), spiraling demands for on-demand video, cloud services, LTE mobility and M2M applications, are putting tremendous pressure on network infrastructure and operations," said David West, CTO, systems engineering & architectures in Asia Pacific and Japan, Cisco. "Often, the general-purpose processors in routers cannot achieve the necessary IoE performance, in which systems and subsystems must inter-connect and communicate billions of events, connections and operations per second. The next wave of semiconductor and sensor designs will be driven by devices that enable IoT."
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Reynolds rues Manning Cup title loss
Although unable to break Wolmers Boys' School's 22-year Manning Cup drought, coach Vassell Reynolds revealed some satisfaction that his charges gave it their all in coming up short against a very good Jamaica College team in Saturday's final.
"I think we gave it our all. Some things just never worked for us, and overall, we are pretty pleased," he said in an interview.
Reynolds' charges entered the final full of confidence having earlier won the Flow Super Cup but it was not to be.
"It hurts. I think, overall, we had a good season. We would have been very disappointed that we came this close, but we would have lost to a very good JC team," Reynolds continued.
Wolmer's last won the prestigious Corporate Area title in 1994 and saw their dreams of an 11th title evaporate in a stunning 2-1 defeat to the three-time defending champions Jamaica College at the National Stadium on Saturday
Reynolds, though not assigning blame, admitted that conceding two early goals set his team back. It was one of the first times the maroon-and-gold school had gone behind in the Manning Cup this season.
"I thought we started a little bit flat and gave them a little bit too much room to operate. We really wanted to press them early. We paid for it, but, overall, we really came out second half and gave a good performance; it just wasn't good enough," he bemoaned.
Wolmer's had scored their goal in the final kick of the first half, but JC held on for their fourth consecutive final triumph via Tyreke Magee and Donovan Dawkins strikes.


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The Plaza has been featured in numerous movies and is one of the most famous hotels in the world. The hotel has recently been renovated, preserving its historic ambiance. The renovation has added several specialty suites such as the Fitzgerald Suite inspired by the "The Great Gatsby."
The hotel is known for its five star service, beautiful interiors and great views. The hotel is located at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South in New York City, next to famous landmarks, stores and Central Park where you can take romantic walks and carriage rides.
If you are planning a honeymoon, this is one of the top romantic hotels in the city.
There are 282 guest rooms and suites, a new Champagne Bar and Rose Club.
For the ultimate indulgence, book one of the 102 luxury suites which offer spacious layouts and 24-hour butler service. Families receive special perks and amenities. Try the Eloise suite for your little girl.
Check into the Fitzgerald Suite at the Plaza
Check into The Fitzgerald Suite at The Plaza, a uniquely designed and decorated luxury suite which was launched in honor of the hotel's role in Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."
The inspiration for the design of the suite was the Jazz Age and the 1920s. The idea was to make you feel like you are a guest in a hotel described in one of Fitzgerald's novels. The suite includes photos of F. Scott and his wife who often stayed at the hotel. You will also find F. Scott Fitzgerald's complete works, documentaries and movies that have been made about either him or his work.
A series of coffee-table books in the suite evoke summers on Long Island's Gold Coast and the fabulous New York of the Roaring Twenties. The suite also includes artifacts from the movie, including Tom Buchanan's sporting trophies. Take a long luxurious bath and relax with a book or a movie.
Attend a business conference in one of the hotel's elegant meeting rooms.
The hotel is centrally located on Fifth Avenue near famous shops like Tiffany and Co., Saks Fifth Avenue, FAO Schwarz and Madison Avenue boutiques. Nearby attractions include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Times Square.
The Facts
Rooms start at $595 per night.
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One of the many skills I've been able to develop at Make It York/Visit York is event social media. Managing the social media for live events is a hard task with a lot of moving parts. It's important it's managed correctly.
I was asked to live tweet the Visit York Tourism Awards and share engaging content for people to see what was happening and for people attending the event to engage with.
What I did
I led a team of people to allow us to take photographs of the winners of each award on the stage. We also set up a filming booth where the winners were being interviewed and the interviews were tweeted out.
The social media was well received by our audience. The addition of video was welcomed by those attending who went on to share their interviews on their accounts, increasing the reach of the event.
Pre-event social media
Join us from 6.30pm this evening for live tweets from the Visit York Tourism Awards. Follow us and be a part of the winning tourism action as it happens #VYTA18 pic.twitter.com/Pu9N14lVn9
— Visit York Biz (@VisitYorkBiz) June 21, 2018
Building up hype before the main event starts
We're getting very excited – @BenandRoxyFM have arrived! See you all shortly! #VYTA18 pic.twitter.com/PP45El58VL
— Visit York Biz (@VisitYorkBiz) June 21, 2018
Showing off the venue
Getting ready for York's Big Night Out #VYTA18! Get involved by tweeting using the #VYTA18 hashtag and tagging @VisitYorkBiz pic.twitter.com/ucNCuXCwbh
— Visit York Biz (@VisitYorkBiz) June 21, 2018
Engaging people
#VYTA18 finalists arriving at their tables – soooooo excited pic.twitter.com/5GklhfTfHr
— Visit York Biz (@VisitYorkBiz) June 21, 2018
Announcing the winners
Raise your glass! The winner of Family Friendly Experience of the Year, sponsored by @POFerries is…@YorkMaze #VYTA18 pic.twitter.com/irVDhnRZfg
— Visit York Biz (@VisitYorkBiz) June 21, 2018
Adding video to the event
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Worcester, Mass. – Clark University senior outfielder Lauren Mackey (Dublin, N.H.) has been named to the Worcester Area All-Stars Second-Team it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The teams are compiled using recommendations and voting from the sports information directors at the area's nine colleges. Those schools include Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Becker College, Clark University, Fitchburg State, Holy Cross, Nichols College, Worcester State and WPI.
Mackey had a standout senior campaign that saw her eclipse the 100-hit plateau and lead the Cougars in several statistical categories. She finished the season with a team-leading .376 batting average, three homeruns, 16 RBI, 18 runs scored and 35 hits.
She had numerous highlights during the 2017 campaign, including leading the Scarlet and White to an upset of No. 19 Springfield College when she delivered the game-winning run courtesy of a walk-off sacrifice fly. Mackey also homered in her final game at O'Brien Field on Senior Day in front of a host of family and friends and hit a homer in each game of the doubleheader at Coast Guard.
She wraps up her stellar career on the field with a .363 career batting average, while ranking tenth in all-time hits (131), sixth in doubles (33) while starting all 122 games of her career.


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Mike's Space Autumn 2016
It's hard to believe that we are already into autumn and 2016 is in full swing.
Here at Golf Industry Central we have been doing a full review of our business from 2015 and getting prepared for what looks to be a massive 2016!
Education and growing the game are the topics for this e-mag, with several events taking us around the country, New Zealand and Asia this year.
New Zealand
The biennial GMA conference is being held in Wellington this August, along with the GM also providing a BMI Certification course leading up to the conference in April and June. Save heaps of money in not having to travel to the US to take the course there!
Golf Business Forum
The Forum is a two-day educational event designed to bring together operators and owners in the golf industry who serve the public golfer. A list of presenters and details are to be found later in this publication.
Gregg and Norm Roadshow
Gregg Patterson and Norm Spitzig, whom many of you already know, are bringing their two-person roadshow to Australia and New Zealand. I'll be traveling around as their "chaperon" for the five day, 5 city, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tour.
Bill Yates – Pace of Play guru
Bill Yates is the renowned Pace of Play expert coming to Melbourne to present at the Golf Business Forum. This is his first time ever in Australia and "the guru" will be discussing the customer value given when pace of play is managed properly. If you want assistance at your course or business, please drop me a line to organise a confidential, obligation free, discussion with you.
Growing the game
In recent months there has been a national focus to improve offerings for people with disabilities. I am ecstatic to see this finally happening. I was honoured to spend some time recently at an Empower Golf Clinic, as well as be involved with Dave "Wheels" Sawtell in his plight to defend his world long drive title this July in the US. He really needs our help to get over there to defend!
I look forward to seeing you hopefully this year somewhere through this great industry of ours. Please drop me a line via email, phone or on Social Media if you ever want to catch up to chat about anything.
GIC Magazine – Autumn 2016
In this autumn issue we have revisited para long drive world champ Dave Sawtell in his plight to defend his title in Tennessee. Aligned with the current national focus to improve offerings for people with disabilities, the e-mag also covers Empower Golf Australia's initiative to host golf clinics for less-abled around the country.
The magazine also outlines some of the exciting events awaiting this year, including the Golf Business Forum in Melbourne with renowned Pace of Play expert Bill Yates speaking, and Gregg Patterson and Norm Spitzig's UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tour coming to New Zealand and Australia…
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Renovating your Northbrook, Illinois, home requires special consideration to your HVAC system. You might not realize all the effects renovations have on your HVAC system, which is why you should consult with an HVAC contractor before the renovations even begin.
Protecting Your HVAC System
Your HVAC system needs protection during major renovations. When tearing down walls or doing renovations near your system, you need to make sure you protect your system. Try to limit the use of your system during big renovations. You don't want the dust and dirt from the renovation accumulating in your vents, ducts, and filters. Close off the vents during the renovation when necessary as well. Consider covering your system to prevent damage. Make sure the contractor knows where your ducts are as well to avoid accidental harm to all components of your system.
Bonus Rooms and Additions
If you're adding an addition or a bonus room, discuss the best HVAC options with a professional before you start the renovations. Sometimes adding ductwork is the best choice, but other times a mini-split or a ductless system is easier or more economical. Speaking to an HVAC contractor while you're still mapping out the renovations will save you time and energy instead of trying to go backward and make the HVAC fit into your plans.
Indoor Air Quality
Make sure you consider your indoor air quality in your home during renovations. Your HVAC contractor can offer advice to prevent poor IAQ in your home while you are remodeling. Try to plan renovations when the weather is mild, so you can spend more time outdoors. Clean up workspaces every day and don't let dust and debris settle in your home. If you can take a vacation during your renovations, that's even better. If you have to be in the home, stay diligent to prevent poor IAQ during renovations.
If you're considering remodeling your home, contact Roberts Heating & Air Conditioning to make sure your HVAC system works with your plans. Call 847-272-5836 to speak to an experienced professional today.
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Housing Statistics Are Being Buoyed By So-Called "Vultures"
Sales of existing homes are up, which sounds like good news — except that if you really look at what is going on — it's really sort of bleak. About half of all home sales in December were foreclosures, says Marketplace, where the house is sold for less than what is owed on the mortgage.
Some people call these buyers vultures, others are grateful that someone is willing to buy the house and keep it from being boarded up.
Buyers in these markets will only go for super cheap houses. If I weren't such a nice person, I might call them vultures. Rick Sharga does.
RICK SHARGA: Vultures actually have their role in the food chain. You don't want to leave rotting carcasses around because they spread disease.
Sharga is senior vice president of Realty Trac.
SHARGA: Anybody who can help to get families into these homes to get them from being vacant, boarded-up, potential meth labs into a place where a family can live and thrive is actually doing a service.
So hooray for "vultures," because having someone buy your house is always better than the alternative.
Home sales up, but not really [Marketplace]
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Rice inherently absorbs more arsenic from its soil than other grains and foods.[1] Given that rice is a staple and safe food for many people with mast cell issues and limited diets, it's important to determine if your arsenic exposure through rice can be mitigated.
Arsenic is classified as carcinogenic by health organizations, including the CDC.[2] Regular consumption of arsenic increases the risk of developing skin, bladder and other cancers as well as other conditions like type II diabetes, neurotoxicity, and heart disease.[3] Arsenic has also been found to change gene expression in the hot topic of epigenetics, and increases the risk of developing other diseases.[4] (Exciting fact: Research is underway to determine the role of epigenetics in POTS!) Chemically, arsenic is classified as either organic or inorganic depending on whether the arsenic molecule is bonded to carbon or not. Organic arsenic is not as dangerous, but still not completely harmless to health.
How to Limit Arsenic Intake Through Rice
FDA recommends cooking rice in excess water, which can essentially halve the arsenic content!
They've demonstrated that rinsing rice does little to nothing to reduce arsenic, but did significantly reduce the vitamin content. However you can drastically reduce the inorganic arsenic content by about 40-60% by cooking in a ratio of 6 parts (up to 10 parts) water to 1 part rice.[1]
Try using basmati rice grown in California, Pakistan or India, since it generally has less arsenic.
According to Consumer Reports research from 2014,
"Consumers can eat about 4.5 weekly servings of basmati rice from India, Pakistan, or California, or sushi rice, and not increase lifetime population cancer risk. For other types of rice, we recommend two servings per week for adults and 1.25 servings per week for children. A serving size of rice is approximately 45 grams (1/4 cup) uncooked."[5]
Vary your grains where possible.
Quinoa, amaranth and millet have much lower arsenic levels, and may be an option depending on your diet.[5] Wheat, oats and corn grit also tend to have lower arsenic levels.[6][7]
If you're using rice milk, consider coconut milk.
Coconut milk is low histamine, and a great alternative to consider.[8] Dairy or almond milk can be options if tolerable.
How Much Arsenic Are You Ingesting?
Look through Consumer Reports impressively extensive study done in 2012 to estimate how much arsenic you're ingesting through rice products. Consumer Reports Rice and Rice Product Testing Results
I've been having about a cup or two of Rice Dream Original Classic Rice Drink every day, which was tested to have an average of 49 ppb (parts per billion).[9] The World Health Organization (WHO) states that "approximately 1 in 100 people who drink water containing 0.05 mg arsenic per litre or more for a long period may eventually die from arsenic related cancers."[10] (Note: Multiply mg/L by 1000 to get ppb.) The rice milk at 49 ppb was essentially at the WHO limit of 50 ppb for drinking water, though I wasn't drinking rice milk nearly as much as I would drinking water, that's worrisome enough for me, especially given my overly sensitive body.
The FDA doesn't yet have an inorganic arsenic limit for rice products, except for finally setting one in 2016 at a limit of 100 ppb for infant rice cereal.[6] The FDA claims it's a priority for them, so hopefully they'll be making progress on arsenic regulations for more rice products soon.
References & More Reading
1 FDA: Arsenic in Rice Questions and Answers
2 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Arsenic
3 World Health Organization: Arsenic Fact Sheet
4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035853/
5 Consumer Reports: Arsenic and Rice 2014 Test Results and Recommendations
6 FDA Statement on Testing and Analysis of Arsenic in Rice and Rice Products
7 Consumer Reports: Arsenic in Your Food
8 Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance Food List of Histamine Content
9 Consumer Reports Rice and Rice Product Testing Results
10 World Health Organization: Water Sanitation Hygiene


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I'm Melissa Baar, owner of A & B's Pampered Pets, LLC. We have been in the pet sitting/dog walking business in Howard County since 1995. I took over the business in 2008 after working as a pet sitter with A & B's for over 8 years so it was a natural and easy transition. I have loved animals for as long as I can remember and have been a vet tech in
I'm Jeff Houston and Melissa's significant other for the past 13 years. My responsibilities with A&B's include part-time pet sitting, being the master key maker, as well as maintaining the website and Facebook page. Other duties include HR consultations, driving through blizzards and other duties as assigned to make sure the job gets done and your pets are well taken care of! In my free time, I enjoy cycling, photography, fostering kittens with the Maryland SPCA and volunteering/fundraising for the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. (Pet CPR & first aid trained through Pet Tec
I'm Connie (here with my Grandpets) and I've been with A&B's for over 6 years now. Being a pet sitter/dog walker provides me the opportunity to be outdoors for most of my days and spend time with your pets which I enjoy so much. My favorite pastimes are reading, cooking, biking and of course shopping! (Pet CPR & first aid trained through Pet Tech)


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Venison, Pumpkin, and Blue Cheese Mushroom Caps
Happy New Year! Hard to believe the holidays are already over and it's 2013. I think this is going to be a fantastic year. It's already off to a great start. I'm working in a job that I enjoy with great people, I'm cooking great foods, and I'm getting my health squared away. As far as the cooking great foods goes, I made these venison, pumpkin, and blue cheese mushroom caps for the New Year's Eve party I attended this year.
I eat a lot of venison, as you know if you read this blog. I'm always trying to find new things to do with it. As with many of my recipes, this one was the result of leftovers in the fridge; specifically organic pumpkin. I've been on a pumpkin/blue cheese kick, so I figured if I added some venison to the mix, it'd be a winner.
I actually made two versions because I couldn't find as many mushrooms as I'd like—this time of year, I can find locally grown mushrooms at the Maple Avenue Market. But I think there had been a run on them so I only got a dozen. Fortunately, I had some wonton wrappers in the freezer (alas, not local, not organic), so I was able to use all the stuffing by making little wonton pockets.
Finally, the blue cheese is also local, and raw. I was never a blue cheese fan until I started buying high-quality, local blue cheese. It is heaven on this Earth. I can not get enough of it. Mostly I've been crumbling it and eating it over greens with fermented onions and walnuts. But it was worth the sacrifice to add it to this recipe…the tang of the blue cheese pairs well with the pumpkin and the venison.
I actually think these would be great without the meat. I wouldn't puree the pumpkin in that case. Rather, I'd roast it and then chop it finely, but still chunky. Try it, let me know!
Recipe: Venison, Pumpkin, and Blue Cheese Mushroom Caps
Summary: A tasty appetizer for a cold winter night.
- 1/2 lb ground venison
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup aged or raw blue cheese
- pepper
- salt
- 24 medium Crimini (Baby Bella) or white mushrooms
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Brown the ground venison and set aside.
- Mix the venison, pumpkin, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Crumble the blue cheese and mix it into the meat mixture. Set aside.
- Wash the mushrooms and pat dry with towel. Remove the mushroom stems by gently twisting and pulling. Place the mushroom caps in a baking dish and spoon the meat mixture into the caps. Put enough meat in each cap so that the meat peeks over the top.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender, but still solid enough to hold the stuffing.
- Serve immediately.
Instead of mushrooms, you can use wanton wrappers. Place one won ton wrapper in each muffin cup of a mini muffin pan (oil first if you're not using a non-stick pan), making a little nest. Fill each cup with about 1 tsp of the meat mixture.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
Copyright © Susan Rose
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One Response to Venison, Pumpkin, and Blue Cheese Mushroom Caps
Ah, one word. YUM! love the flavor combo. blue cheese with pumpkin. I have to try that somehow. Both of your versions look incredible.


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Metro services have resumed between Benton and Monkseaton following a 15-day line closure.
The line re-opened on Sunday morning and Metro trains will be running as usual for Monday's rush-hour.
During the closure, Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, replaced a 3.8km section of 50-year-old tracks and track beds.
When work started on July 23, replacement buses were put into operation in the affected areas.
The project formed part of the £350m Metro all change modernisation programme.
Raymond Johnstone, director of rail and infrastructure for Nexus, said: "I'd like to thank our customers and our line-side neighbours for their patience during the disruption.
"The line re-opened on Sunday and Metro services are now operating as usual between Benton and Monkseaton.
"This was a major programme of investment in new tracks. Work on this scale on the Metro system happens once in a generation and it is helping to secure Metro's future for many decades to come."
Nexus planned for the work to be carried out in the summer because passenger numbers are lower at this time of year, especially when the schools are closed.
During the project, Tynemouth, Cullercoats and Whitley Bay Metro stations remained open and were served by trains on the line running from Newcastle via Wallsend.
But the work turned into a "living nightmare" for dad-of-two Martin Smith.
Martin, from West Monkseaton, says he barely slept over the course of a week as modernisation work went on throughout the night.
Speaking just a few days into the line closure, he said: "We can hear the vibration from the generators in the front of the house, it's even worse at the back, where my daughters' bedrooms are - they are really suffering."


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It's like everything else in life.
You make friends in elementary school, start a band, go off to different high schools and then to different lives in different places.
But for Jeff Alan Ross and Joseph Martin Waters, who separately found relative fame and fortune respectively as Badfinger band member/Peter Asher bandleader and music composer/professor at San Diego State University, fate brought them back together after 45 years.
Actually, they "reconnected through a fluke," according to Ross, who served in Badfinger in the 1980s and sings that band's classic "Day After Day" in Asher's acclaimed show Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir Of The '60s And Beyond, Featuring The Music Of Peter and Gordon.
It turns out that a New York fan of Asher fortuitously discovered that both he and Ross hailed from Madison, Wis., and that Ross had been in a band with then mutual 14-year-old pal Waters—now professor of music composition and computer music at San Diego State, in addition to being founder/composer/conductor/programmer of avant-garde classical ensemble Swarmius. Re-establishing contact, Waters invited guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Ross–who now lives in Los Angeles—to participate in his annual NWEAMO (Nurture Wonder Evolving Arts & Music Organization) Festival in March in San Diego as part of Swarmius.
"We tried to remember the last time we played together, and 1968 or '69 was as close as we could come," said Ross, at a restaurant near Carnegie Hall the day of Asher's Wednesday night show at New York's Cutting Room.
"But we couldn't remember the name of the band!"
Ross played bass and guitar at the Swarmius show, and since he also vocalized, he chose the band name of Voxiamus (Waters goes by Jozefius Rattus in the whimsically Latinized-named band). Besides playing Waters' compositions, he worked up a Swarmius version of "Day After Day" and sang his own new song, "The Crossing."
"It was so easy sitting with him and exchanging ideas–truly one of the best collaborative experiences I've ever had," said Ross. "The festival was also eye opening. The musicians that come to work with him are world class. But as I said at the show, their virtuosity is exceeded only by their generosity of spirit."
"What was also interesting about the whole thing was that the concert was at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, where one of the teen members had died in a car accident a few days before," marveled Ross. "I wrote 'The Crossing' about when my dog passed away and moved into the next level, and even though it's happy music, 'Day After Day' is kind of depressing. So they were perfect songs for the congregation, especially as we did two Sunday shows for them in order to use the church for the main Saturday night festival concert."
As for Waters' music, it was a far cry from what Ross usually plays.
"One of his songs was kind of new age or classical electronic, and then he did 'Raccoons in the Pool,' which was a total avant-garde instrumental, scored for xylophone, violin, melodica, panpipes, and electronic instruments—and was all created from sounds recorded underwater! I don't know what to call it, but there's a whole world just blocks from here [at Carnegie Hall] where that's what people do: All these composers writing avant-garde orchestral pieces, and what Joe is doing was completely invigorating and opened me up to thinking differently about what I might want to do musically—that there are whole other ways of doing music than what I'm used to."
While Ross had thought of doing an acoustic act to supplement his work with Asher, his exposure to Waters' inventiveness has given him new ideas.
"Back in Madison we were always experimenting, and talking about having a pop music band or unusual ensembles featuring instruments like cello, oboe and French horn–and that's what Joe's actually doing, again, with world-class musicians. Now I'm thinking it's something I'd really like to do, maybe something not unlike Elvis Costello did with the Brodsky Quartet."
As for his actual reunion with Waters, "it was like no time had passed," said Ross, "and a very transformative experience."
"We're 60-year-old men but it was like we were 14 again!" he said. "There is that essence of what makes us who we are, and it hasn't really changed. We realized that the reason we stopped hanging out together was that we went to different high schools and that there was never any angry breakup. All the things we used to like about hanging out together, it was all there–every bit of it. He's still such a passionate artist and human being, with the same passion for everything he's involved with."
Contacted in San Diego, Waters recalled how he had been preparing for NWEAMO, and when one of the Swarmius artists dropped out at the last moment, "it hit me like a bolt of lightning to ask Jeff if he would consider having a couple of his pieces performed by Swarmius at the festival."
"To my delight, Jeff was as thrilled about the idea as I was, and came down to San Diego and spent a couple of days with me and we did a basic arrangement of 'Day After Day,' and then I spent the next week day and night transcribing and arranging 'The Crossing' for Swarmius. When Voxiamus made the trip down from L.A. for the concert, it was just like we were 14-year-olds still in the rock band–with this utterly strange and wonderful Rip Van Winkle-like sensibility that we had been continuously doing this, but somehow 45 years had passed between band rehearsals! It's unlike anything else I have ever experienced–such a joyous and loving trip–in the oldest and most uncliched sense of the word."
Recalling the gig itself, Ross noted, "I can get extremely emotional if I'm touched deeply, and when we were playing on stage and Joe was in front conducting and triggering stuff on his computer, I remembered that it was exactly what he used to do way back then. He was so into it, and it was so touching that it was hard to fight back the tears."
And to top it all off, Ross was treated as one of the Swarmii.
"Working with Peter changed my life, not only musically, but I realized that there was someone in the music business who does everything straightforward and above board, and treats everybody with respect," concluded Ross. "And with Swarmius, I was treated as an artist on the same level as these highly-educated, world-class players—and made some lifelong friends besides reuniting with an old one."
[The Examiner went to high school with Joseph Martin Waters.]
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HCM CITY (VNS) — To complete all necessary works to combat floods in the next five years, HCM City needs VND51.3 trillion (US$2.35 billion), heard a meeting held on Tuesday to discuss plans for flood control chaired by a deputy chairman of the city People's Committee.
The works include a rainwater drainage system, tide-control system and wastewater treatment facilities, according to the HCM City Flood Combating Centre.
To protect 55,450ha of inner districts from flooding, the city needs eight tide-control culverts, 68 sewers and hundreds of kilometres of embankment along the Sai Gon River and the extensive network of canals.
Construction of these structures is expected to be completed by 2018.
Others such as the drainage system and pumping stations will be built subsequently.
Funds for building and upgrading drainage systems is expected to come from the Government's coffers, the four waste water treatment plants will be funded by from PPPs (public-private partnership), and the remaining projects will raise loans.
The centre has called on the Government to approve the works so that they can get underway, provide funds for them, and instruct related ministries and agencies to dispatch experts to help HCM City oversee the works.
Vice Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Nguyen Huu Tin told the centre to finalise the anti-flooding project, especially the plans to repay loans taken for it.
Power company
The city's Electronicity Corporation and the municipal Transport Department are making preparations for the upcoming rainy season to prevent power shortages during storms, squalls and whirlwinds.
"Before the rainy season, our electricity enterprises worked with park and tree companies to cut down all weak trees, and make sure the electricity grid is safe," Pham Quoc Bao, deputy general director of the HCM City Electricity Corporation, was quoted as saying in the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.
"We have outlined a plan to cope with all incidents in the rainy season, and to ensure that power is restored shortly after incidents," he said.
Last year, the municipal Transport Department cut weak branches of 436 trees and replanted 450 others. Since early this year, more than 335 trees have been trimmed.
"After the serious whirlwind in Ha Noi late last week, which killed two and injured seven people, and damaged 1,300 trees, we checked our grid again," Nguyen Huu Vinh, deputy director of the Sai Gon Electricity Company, said.
He also said that construction companies had been told to ensure electricity grid safety on building sites.
Electricity companies met on Tuesday with park and tree companies to devise a plan to cope with incidents caused by bad weather.
"We have agreed to double the number of staff to prepare for incidents that occur from afternoon to midnight, because this is the peak time for whirlwinds," Vinh said.
Equipment and machinery including forklift trucks and excavators have also been set aside for emergencies.
In a related matter, the Bao Viet Insurance Corporation will offer a total of VND3.6 billion (US$165,000) to customers who suffered losses from the whirlwind that occurred in Ha Noi on June 13. — VNS
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Buchanan, W. J. (2014, January). Creating engaging and stimulating Web based material. Presented at LTT 2014, Holyrood, Edinburgh
This presentation outlines the collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Bright Red Publishing
Thuemmler, C. & Buchanan, W. J. (2010). Review of "Coding for Success" implementation
Coding for Success was published in 2007 and described how bar coding and similar technologies can be used to improve patient safety, reduce costs and improve efficiency. This...
Buchanan, W. J. (2015, January). An Analysis of N5 and Higher Computing. Paper presented at Computing at School, University of Dundee, Scotland
This presentation outlined an analysis of N5 and Higher Computing in Scotland.
Digital Health Institute
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Scottish Funding Council
This is a small project to initiate an engagement following an unsuccessful application for a larger Data Lab project.
Trisent's core technology is called the Personal Context Management System (PCM...
Innovate UK
To create the ability in Payfont to research and deliver, using Universal Design principles and processes based on BS8878, the optimal secure user experience (UX) in secure transactions
Buchanan, W. J. (2011, January). Making assessment and feedback fun: feedback before and after assessments. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University Staff Conference, Edinburgh Napier University
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are often seen as being weak in terms of their coverage, and are criticised for often only assessing knowledge and not encouraging deep learni...
Bell, L., Buchanan, W. J., Cameron, J., & Lo, O. (2018). Applications of Blockchain Within Healthcare. Blockchain in Healthcare Today,
There are several areas of healthcare and well-being that could be enhanced using blockchain technologies. These include device tracking, clinical trials, pharmaceutical traci...
Buchanan, B., & Naqvi, N. (2018). Analysis: Building the Future of EU: Moving Forward with International Collaboration on Blockchain. The Journal of the British Blockchain Association, 1(1), 1-4
A blockchain enabled 'Digital Single Economy " can act as a catalyst for growth and could provide a platform where borderless innovative practices will thrive and create a tru...
Tweneboah-Koduah, S., & Buchanan, W. J. (2018). Security Risk Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Systems: A Comparative Study. Computer Journal, 61(9), 1389-1406. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxy002
Recent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure systems coupled with the technology-induced complexity of the system of systems have necessitated a review of existing methods o...
Lo, O., Buchanan, W. J., Griffiths, P., & Macfarlane, R. (2018). Distance Measurement Methods for Improved Insider Threat Detection. Security and Communication Networks, 2018, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5906368
Insider threats are a considerable problem within cyber security and it is often difficult to detect these threats using signature detection. Increasing machine learning can p...
Buchanan, W. J., Woodward, A., & Helme, S. (2017). Cryptography across industry sectors. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 1(3-4), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2017.1327221
Security adoption varies across industry sectors, where some companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft are strong advocates of the adoption of HTTPS, while other companies...
Buchanan, W. J., & Wilson, A. (2000). Advanced PC architecture. Addison Wesley
The first book ever to give a complete picture of the workings of a PC! A comprehensive guide to the component systems of the PC, this book provides a foundation to the unders...
Buchanan, W. J. (1999). Distributed systems and networks. McGraw-Hill
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Buchanan, W. J. (1999). Computer busses. Butterworth-Heinemann Newton, MA, USA
Buchanan, W. J. (1998). PC Interfacing, communications and Windows programming. Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
author's successful Applied PC Interfacing, Graphics and Interrupts this book covers all the different aspects of computer systems from low-level hardware (such as processors ...
Buchanan, W. J. (1996). Microelectronic systems: design, modelling and test. Arnold
This text provides a comprehensive overview of the design, modellng and testing of microelectronic systems. It begins with a brief introduction to the history and development ...
Buchanan, W. J. (1996). Mastering the Internet. Macmillan Press
This work offers an up-to-date account of all the component parts of the Internet and the World Wide Web, from architecture to networking. The book discusses key specification...
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An integrated, innovative Web site which supports a range of books for schools.
The main outcome is a novel bird observation and tracking system with integrated maps, and which runs on mobile devices.
Scottish Enterprise
This project has resulted in a spin-out company which was incorporated on 17 January 2014. It has also generated a patent related to BDDs (Binary decision Diagrams).
The Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance (OCSIA) estimates that the cost of cybercrime to businesses, in the UK alone, is over £21 billion per annum. This project focuses on the real-time ...
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This is a movie I have been looking forward to. I LOVED Coraline and Paranorman- the animation styles are so adorable and such cute storylines. The BoxTrolls comes out on next Friday, September 26th and it looks to me like it will be another really sweet movie.
"A family event movie from the creators of "Coraline" and "ParaNorman" that introduces audiences to a new breed of family - The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town's villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, "into the light," where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs' family."
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BIO ENERGY 744/844 (22 - 27 June 2020)
The course will consider the technical issues, economic feasibility and sustainability of bio-energy production in the African context. The focus of the course is in the integration of technical, economic and sustainability considerations into project development, to find practical, innovative, sustainable solutions for bio-energy production. The course will involve the development of a conceptual understanding of the conversion technologies for bio-energy and biofuels production, including biodiesel, biogas, ethanol, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification and electricity generation.
Both first and second generation technologies will be considered, with an update on the commercial status of second generation technologies. The selection of the most appropriate technology from the demand side perspective will be a central thread through the course. Participants will perform a critical analysis of the sustainability of bio-energy production, including aspects of life cycle assessment. The course will emphasise the use of project-based groupwork by the participants to develop integrated, practical, innovative, sustainable opportunities for commercial implementation of bio-energy production. The course program will include site visits to familiarize participants with different conversion technologies for bio-energy production.


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Italy, 1960 (MIFF 1962)
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
In "La Nolle", Antonioni renews the theme of "L'Avventura" with extended and refined style. The story is told allusively at first, with frequent interpolations. It is only after a great many external impressions have been assimilated, and the characters have defined themselves in their situation, that the film acquires its full concentration. The film opens viewing Milan from the moving lift of a multi-storey hospital—the city, more than a background, is to take on the personality of protagonist in the action. Giovanni, a successful young novelist, and his wife Lidia, are visiting a dying friend. To Giovanni the friend was just a colleague; to Lidia it transpires later, he was a great deal more—the selfless love he once held for her is contrasted with her husband's barren complacency, which manifests itself when Giovanni feebly allows himself to be waylaid by a young nymphomaniac.
The confession of this, his first infidelity, brings an ambiguous reply from Lidia: "It doesn't change any¬thing". She escapes from a party by her husband's publisher to wander through the streets alone. Overcome by loneliness, she sends for fiim. An attempt to throw off their mood at a night club only adds confusion to the situation. They go off on an all-night party in the country, and the tempo increases as the film takes up the weight of significance of earlier sequences; tensions, now explicit, are intensified. Giovanni turns his attention to the host's daughter; Lidia allows a young playboy to court her.
At dawn they meet again; memories of the love they once thought indestructible lead them to attempt a renewal of what has long been impossible. "La Notte" received the Award for the Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival, 1961.


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By Nivesh Gyan 15 MayCategory: Better Than FDs
Arbitrage Fund is a type of equity mutual fund that capitalizes on the mispricing between the cash/spot market and derivatives/futures market. In simple words, it refers to taking advantage of the difference in pricing in two markets at the same time.
Since arbitrage funds maintain an average exposure of more than 65% to equity, they are treated as equity funds, their holding period for long-term capital gain is one year.
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Diana. Love. Believe. Do. Unicharm
The campaign embraces a belief that girls are born with the spirit to love, to believe and to do. They love their choice, their way of achieving dreams. They believe in themselves and choose to follow instinct over principle, and determine to listen to heart over judgements. Finally, they do it. It's always great being a girl.


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After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld in an increasingly desperate-and dangerous-attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.
"In watching Good Time, you forget that actor Robert Pattinson was ever involved with the Twilight franchise with what is the best performance of his career." - Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
"Set up almost like a modern-day version of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - if all the characters in the classic novel were tripping on acid." - Kiko Martinez, San Antonio Current
"The ticking clock thriller gets an indie makeover and the result is a pulse-quickening ride that, in entertainment value, beats anything that mainstream cinema has made in a while." - John Lui, The Straits Times (Singapore)
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Zayo Bandwidth Expresses Support for FCC's National Broadband Plan | March 2010
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Tier 2 through Tier 5 provider of Bandwidth Infrastructure backs FCC Plan to expand broadband deployment
LOUISVILLE, Colo.– March 16, 2010 – Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based bandwidth solutions for carrier, enterprise and government customers announced today that it commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for releasing its National Broadband Plan. The Plan lays out a roadmap that focuses on identifying the barriers to swift deployment of broadband facilities and examines the wide range of issues currently preventing adoption by all Americans.
As a Tier 2-5 Bandwidth Infrastructure provider, Zayo Bandwidth recognizes the need to expand broadband deployment and the need to reach the fundamental, underserved areas throughout the United States including the education, health care, energy conservation and public safety sectors.
"Zayo would like to commend the FCC on its painstaking efforts in producing this National Broadband Plan. The goals laid out within The Commission's Plan will be vital in realizing the deployment of broadband facilities and adoption of broadband by all Americans," stated John Scarano, Co-Founder & COO of Zayo Group and President of Zayo Bandwidth. "We look forward to the implementation of the plan and doing our part to ensure its' success."
About Zayo Bandwidth
Zayo Bandwidth, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo Group, owns and operates fiber optic networks totaling over 20,000 fiber route miles. Zayo Bandwidth (www.zayo.com/bandwidth) offers services in 141 markets spanning 23 states. Zayo Bandwidth's mission is to provide responsive bandwidth infrastructure solutions and a strong and growing network.
About Zayo Group
Based in Louisville, Colo., Zayo Group (www.zayo.com) operates four business units, including Zayo Bandwidth, zColo, Zayo Enterprise Networks and Onvoy Voice Services, and primarily provides telecom infrastructure services to carriers, wireless service providers, Media, CATV, Internet and other bandwidth intensive businesses. Telecom infrastructure services, including bandwidth infrastructure and neutral colocation are provided on Zayo's ~20,000 route mile fiber and neutral collocation network that spans 141 markets and 23 states. For various Group updates, follow Zayo on Twitter: ZayoGroup.


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Stockholm International Film Festival 2011
Stockholm's Film Festival! The festival starts on November 9th and runs through to the 20th. During this time there will be many great films shown in different theaters throughout the city. Click here to see the film schedule. Besides the movies, there will be parties, events, seminars as well as red carpet screenings. There is, of course, a festival competition as well as two special awards being presented. The first is the Lifetime Achievement award to French actress Isabelle Huppert and the other is the Visionary Award to Mexican director/writer/producer Alejandro González Iñárritu. Visit the festival's website (linked above) for tickets and more information.


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Bluebird Expands Distribution Agreement with ScanSource POS and Barcode to Europe
Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) June 12, 2017
Bluebird Inc., innovator and global leading manufacturer of Bluebird handheld computers, rugged tablets and mobile payment devices, today announced an expansion to its distribution partnership with ScanSource POS and Barcode, a leading global provider of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) solutions, and a business unit of ScanSource, Inc. With this expansion, Bluebird will now offer its solutions through ScanSource POS and Barcode in Europe.
The expanded relationship strengthens Bluebird's network in Europe, and now enables ScanSource's European resellers to have access to Bluebird's innovative product line, including enterprise mobile computing products, RFID and Mobile POS solutions. Resellers can deliver these products to their end users in most any vertical market, including retail, hospitality, transportation and logistics as well as public sector, backed by ScanSource's industry-leading logistics, technical support, marketing services and enablement tools.
"Given the increase in business that Bluebird has seen in Europe we are delighted to further increase readiness and availability of Bluebird products and solutions through ScanSource to meet the growth in demand," says Jangwon Lee, CEO and President of Bluebird. "The opportunities this new partnership presents are promising and we look forward to continued success and growth with ScanSource driven by the localized sales and support."
"We are committed to delivering innovative solutions to our reseller partners and are excited to be able to introduce our European partners to Bluebird's product set," said Marcus Ollenbuttel, vice president of merchandising, ScanSource POS and Barcode, Europe. "Bluebird's focused effort is a great complement to ScanSource and will bring added value to resellers in the channel looking to grow their enterprise business."
About Bluebird Inc.
Bluebird is the innovator and global manufacturer of industrial handheld computers, tablets and mobile payment devices, with more than 3,000 customers and 600 partners in over 120 countries. From secure mobile payments to workforce automation and customer engagement, Bluebird's broad product portfolio spans all markets, connecting people to information wherever they need it. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and has local sales offices in the USA and an R&D center in India. To learn more, visit http://www.bluebirdcorp.com.
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Volnaya Staya sincerely thanks all our friends: 1. Bart Gabriel (music journalist, producer and manager. Editor in chief of the HARD ROCKER MAGAZINE, owner of the HARD ROCKER MANAGEMENT (ex-DRAGONIGHT AGENCY)) 2. Volker (SwordBrothers Productions — Booking / Organization / Management, Germany) It was a great honour for us to perform this unfading song of Warlock!
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Ten Ways We Can Help Teaching Faculty Improve the Quality of Student Research Papers
- Request a course specific library instruction session tailored to the assignment and research needs of your class by the Liaison Librarian in your discipline.
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- Work with your Liaison Librarian to create a LibGuide designed specifically for your course.
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- Refer honors and graduate students doing in-depth research to the Liaison Librarian in their discipline for individualized assistance: [email protected]
- Meet with your Department Liaison Librarian to discuss planned research topics and available resources in the library.
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