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Baby porcupines have joined the cast at The Living Desert.
Two African Crested porcupines, one male and one female, are being hand reared by employees, a news release stated. The "porcupettes" were born July 22 to mom, Skittles, and dad, Nusura.
At least one of the spiky babies will become part of the zoo's educational outreach program.
The quills on the necks and backs of the rodents can range up to 20 inches long and make a rattling sound when the animal feels threatened, according to the zoo.
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Did you adopt a Rat Terrier ResQ dog? Have a Happy Ending to share? Contact us!
Kelsey – ADOPTED!!
Sniper – ADOPTED!!
ADOPTED!! This handsome boy is Sniper, and he was given the name by our Facebook family. This little guy is only about a year old, and already has had a rough life. Someone thought the little black and white pup would make good target practice, so as a result he has several pellets and pieces of metal throughout his body from being shot. The x-ray in his photo album shows the proof of his prior abuse. A bullet was surgically removed from his shoulder, and he has a bit of muscle loss at the surgical spot, but otherwise this long-legged boy is active and happy to chase the squirrels in his foster home's back yard. He is completely housebroken with a doggie door and walks well with a leash and harness. He is extremely affectionate and sweet, and is submissive to all the other dogs in his foster home, some weigh half his 18 pounds. He loves to be in your lap, and is a big fan of giving doggie kisses. He is just a bit shy when meeting new people, but once he feels safe, he wants all the petting you can spare. Sniper hasn't been tested with children, but we feel confident he would do well, especially with children over 5 who are gentle and kind to him. But his sad story doesn't end with being shot. He is also heart worm positive – a very light positive – and has begun treatment. He should be healthy and ready for his new home some time in September, once he has a clean bill of health from our vets. Upon request, we would be happy to test him with cats. A home with a fenced backyard will be given precedence, per his foster parents. If you have any questions about him, and think you would like to give this deserving little guy a new home, please let us know – or better yet, go ahead and fill out an application! For more photos of Sniper in his foster home, click this link:
Adopted! Bonnie – Congrats to the Armstrong Family!
Twitter (now called Fancy)
When she was with ResQ, this darling Rattie girl was called Twitter and was fostered by Cora in Arkansas, and then Annette in Connecticut. She ended up in ResQ because her human was both evicted and arrested. His landlord said the conditions at the house were deplorable and brought Twitter and her two puppies to a Louisiana shelter. The p0und had to keep the dogs for a few days to see if the owner was released from jail, but he wasn't. It was curtains for these dogs, since they had already been at the pound long enough. Luckily, one of the puppies was adopted by a pound worker and is reportedly doing well. ResQ took in Mama Twitter and her remaining pup. Sadly, as is often the case with young puppies that end up in shelters, the pup succumbed to distemper. Twitter remained healthy and was a great save! She charmed everyone she met.
She was adopted by Kim Smith and family in Massachusetts. Twitter's new family writes, "Our new baby is absolutely wonderful! She is now called Fancy, and she has definitely not let us down! She's perfect in every way and it feels like she has always been a part of our family. She is now where she was meant to be. My daughter Gracie calls Fancy her new best friend. If you are reading this and considering adoption, please do; you won't regret it! Thanks to everyone who helped bring Fancy to her new home!" We wish Fancy and rest of the Smith family a lifetime of happiness together!
Happy Endings: Bugsy and the Millers
Bugsy was fostered by Cora in Arkansas for two months and was adopted by the Miller family in May 2009. Bugsy was originally named Zamboni. He found himself homeless after his human was deployed for military assignment.
Bugsy's new mom writes: After a couple months of looking for a Rat Terrier, I found Rat Terrier ResQ's website. It looked like such a great organization. The people we worked with during the adoption process were very helpful and friendly. Everything was really easy. Bugsy warmed right up to us and got along with our other two dogs right from the start. He has adjusted to his new life very quickly and we are very happy to have him here with us.
What a great life for him! See more pictures of Bugsy in his new home.
Happy Endings: Freddie and Terri
Freddie was fostered by Wendy in California for almost three months before his new mom, Terri, adopted him in June 2009.
Freddie came to ResQ with multiple wounds that had been stitched up. He can't tell us exactly what happened to him, but despite his injuries, this boy has healed nicely and does not let his unfortunate past keep him from enjoying life to the fullest.
On the day that Freddie met Terri for the first time, he ran up her "like she was his long lost mom." Freddie and Terri were truly made for each other, and he is now living "happily ever after."
Happy Endings: Sophie (was Alice) and the Grant family
Alice was fostered by Nikki in Washington, and was adopted by the Grant family in November of 2008. Jennifer Grant happily writes in:
"Just wanted you to know our Sophie (formerly Alice) is doing very well. She is loving her new home here in Olympia, Washington. She wasn't too keen on all the snow we had this winter, and she absolutely hates to go for her walk in the rain, but otherwise loves the environment of the Pacific Northwest. She and her cat sister Cleo are getting along, and she is enjoying playing with our two granddaughters. Sophie also loves to run with her 'Pa.' They do 3 miles on the high school track 2 to 3 days each week. Keeps her slim!"
We are thrilled for the Grant family and their Sophie!
Happy Endings: Ashleigh (now Bella)
Ashleigh came to Rat Terrier ResQ in December of 2007, just a pup. She was fostered by both Cora and Greg in Arkansas. Ashleigh weathered an unsuccessful adoption, and thankfully, bounced back superbly! Sadly, no matter how hard we work to screen every adopter, there are some bad apples that slip through the cracks. Ashleigh (who was now answering to the name Bella) went to foster care with Jacki in New Jersey. The good news is that Ashleigh didn't hold any grudges and was still the same loving dog she had always been.
In December of 2008, Bella went to live with Kathy Presti and family in New Jersey. This time, Bella's lottery ticket was a winner — she hit the jackpot! Kathy has a ton of great news to share about Bella's new life:
"Bella loves every member of the family, especially 8-year-old Diana. Occasionally Diana's toys lose eyes, noses, and feet. Bella goes to Diana's room like a teenager to a shopping mall!"
Kathy reports that the greatest thing about Bella is that she is such a good listener. Bella minds and obeys her humans very well. She says Bella loves chasing rabbits and squirrels, "but (thank God) did not get lucky yet."
Bella's favorite things are crawling under the covers at night with her mom and dad, listening to opera ("You can see her eyes closing and ears spread; she looks like she is dreaming of being on stage") and riding in the car. When she uses her paws to grab things, her family jokes that she is part monkey. The Presti family is thrilled with Bella, saying that she brightens up life. We are so happy for them all!
Happy Endings: Sparky Terribilini in Idaho
Sparky was fostered by Clare in Idaho and adopted by Anne Terribilini and family in January of 2008. Anne writes:
"As you can see, he is a very happy boy. Sparky had surgery last summer in hopes of fixing a damaged front leg, but unfortunately, it was unsuccessful. He now walks with a limp, but it hasn't slowed him down. We love Sparky very much and even though he occasionally eats our shoes, we wouldn't change him for the world."
Happy Endings: Lily/Sparky/Daisy
Eleven days before Christmas 2007, ResQ got an urgent email from Teresa, a cousin of one of the employees of Arrow Coachlines in Little Rock, Arkansas. She told of a sweet girl who was living outside the bus company. While she was being cared for during the day, this darling dog had no protection from the elements at night. The bus company employees had been calling her Maggie and had even taken her to the vet to be spayed; however, she was Heartworm-positive and things were looking grim for Maggie. To make matters worse, a very cold and dangerous storm was churning in to central Arkansas.
Cue Greg the Hero, a ResQ volunteer in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He rushed to save this girl from the storm and got her safe and dry. ResQ volunteer Jacki in New Jersey would foster this girl, temporarily being called Li'l Girl by Greg. Jacki and Greg decided this gal was a Rat Terrier/Schnauzer mix, although one can never know for sure when a dog has been a stray soul.
She made her way to New Jersey and was given an official ResQ name, Amaryllis (Lily for short), started Heartworm treatment, and began her search for a new home. She made fast friends everywhere she went due to her fun, playful, loving nature. Lily was adopted in May of 2008 to a wonderful family in New York, and was renamed Sparky. Sadly, the family fell on hard economic times about 8 months later, and had no choice but to return her to ResQ. Her bio was posted online, and the Applications Team started screening applicants to be Sparky's new family.
Maggie/Li'l Girl/Amaryllis/Lily/Sparky made her way to Connecticut, where there was room with Annette, a ResQ volunteer. ResQ ensured Sparky was still medically cleared to go to a new home, and just as February 2009 was coming into view, the Blais family of Connecticut, who had fallen in love with her bio and pictures online, became her new family.
This little traveling girl was renamed Daisy and the Blais family reports that she is doing wonderfully! She accompanies Mike and Kate each day to their Adult Day Center and she is beloved by all the participants. She has a large grassy fenced in area which she gets plenty of play time and exercise. Mike writes:
"Of course, she is the best dog in the world…very, very playful, loyal, goofy and extremely smart. Everybody falls in love with her! At night she loves to curl up on the couch and watch TV with us. My wife and I thank you and Rat Terrier ResQ for the good work you all do."
All of ResQ could not be happier for the little Travelin' Gal. She has touched many lives, whether she was in Arkansas, New Jersey, New York or Connecticut, whether she was known as Maggie, Li'l Girl, Amaryllis, Lily, Sparky or Daisy. It's a joy to see her continually touching so many lives each day.

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The Bikeleague workshop in Roanoke last Tuesday was a smashing success! Over 70 people showed up, mostly government folks from Roanoke, but there were several from the New River Valley too.
The official press release summarized the event pretty well, so here it is:
More than 70 local planners, engineers, community leaders, and bicycle enthusiasts attended a lively and informative "Bicycle Friendly Community" workshop presented by the League of American Bicyclists on January 8 in Roanoke. The forum was hosted by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club and the Roanoke Chapter of BikeWalk Virginia, and concluded with a series of action items that will propel Roanoke Valley communities toward official designation as Bicycle Friendly Communities.
The four-hour workshop explored actions taken by communities across the country to encourage bicycling, including strategies from striping bike lane, building trails, installing bike parking and signing popular bike routes, to education and encouragement programs that get more people riding safely. Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists, led the workshop and praised regional efforts to develop a greenway network in creating a great base from which to start. He also recognized the work of the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club and BikeWalk Virginia for creating a strong culture of bicycling in the area.
The group then identified critical issues preventing progress in Roanoke and surrounding communities, as well as a series of action items that will overcome those obstacles, which include:
- Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission establishing a Bicycle Committee
- Each local jurisdiction establishing a Bicycle Advisory Committee
- Each local jurisdiction adopting the regional bike plan of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
- Encouraging local interest groups to include non-motorized transit issues in their platform
- Hosting a candidate forum
- Creating an awards program to recognize government officials or agencies that are instrumental in improving conditions for cycling
- Organizing a community bike ride series
- Organizing a "big ride" with a large number of participants including elected officials
- Notifying businesses of the availability of free bicycle racks through the bicycle rack give-away program of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission, information for which is at: http://www.ridesolutions.org/bikewalk/bikerack.asp
- Launching a bike education program this spring
- Airing television public service announcements to educate bicyclists on how to ride safely and motorists on how to share the road
- Promoting bicycle rodeos, helmet give-away programs, and Safe Routes to Schools projects
- Participating in VDOT and National Park Service public meetings
- Each attendee participating in his or her Neighborhood Plan update process
- Determining outcomes of action plan
Hopefully the Roanoke workshop was a good warm-up for the New River Valley, which will have its own workshop soon.
Present from VBF were Barbara Duerk, new board member James Rosar, and myself.
Andy Clarke and Bill Nesper from the Bikeleague did a terrific job conducting the workshop. We had plenty of fun too! The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club (BRBC) hosted a 32-mile ride Monday, prior to the workshop. Andy and Bill got the VIP cycling tour of Roanoke — including the Roanoke River Greenway, and several miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The unseasonably warm, beautiful weather was a treat for all of us, and set the tone for the rest of the event. Following the workshop was lunch at the BRBC's favorite post-ride hangout, the Cornerstone Cafe, then a tour of downtown Roanoke's new ShareBike facility.
The Bicycle Friendly Community designation has evolved a long way in recent years. To achieve the award, municipalities must perform well in an audit of 5 areas: engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, and evaluation. Only one Virginia community has achieved the BFC designation: Arlington received a Bronze award for performing well in engineering and education.
Roanoke and the New River Valley are already known for good riding, but are threatened by growth without sufficient planning. Working toward the BFC designation can help us develop processes to ensure healthy growth, and a bike-friendly future. Some communities in southwest VA are probably close to meeting BFC criteria. By going "the rest of the way," they can enjoy national recognition — and invaluable PR, for tourism and economic development.
This workshop has received a lot of attention and press, locally and beyond — including a front page, above the fold, feature article in the Roanoke Times. Obviously the Roanoke Times believed this story to be of great interest.
Many thanks to the City of Roanoke for such a great turnout, to the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club and the Roanoke chapter of BikeWalk for hosting the event, and especially to BRBC member David Harrison for putting the whole thing together!


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UNCTAD and other Geneva- Trade hub agencies must find ways to harness trade and the private sector to make sure that the post-2015 strategy for helping poor countries is sufficiently supported by economic forces, experts said.
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Are you one of the many who cried foul at Resident Evil 6's rather drastic departure from what made the series so great? Do you have trouple falling asleep at night, staring at the ceiling and wishing that the series would return to the style that made "survival horror" a common household name? Then start saving your money! Your purchase of Resident Evil Revelations may help govern where the series goes next.
Masachika Kawata, who produced Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS, said that Capcom will be paying very close attention to the success of the home console port of the portable title:
"I think we'll get a lot of input from the fanbase and the media on what it means for Resident Evil, and what it could mean for the future of the series. We'll definitely be looking at that as a signpost for where we need to be going next."
"Moving forward I can see us focusing even more on the horror aspect and fear in the series, and see us making something scarier than we have already."
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Alphonse Ha - Social Media Marketing Strategist
I am a Social Media Marketing strategist from Montréal, Canada. I currently work for
the web consulting firm w.illi.am/ in Montreal, Canada.
My blog is the written version of that part in my head that constantly thinks, discusses and analyzes Social Media from a Web 2.0, Marketing, and Generation Y perspective. Yes that generation you really want to get in their head.
If you really want to know more about me, I invite you to read more. Disclaimer, the following text is personal and long. 🙂
When I was in High School, my dream was to become a game creator/programmer/developer/maker whatever you want to call it for Capcom. Yes, I was a very big fan of Street Fighter and loved Mega Man as well. Once I got in college and had to go through pure and applied sciences in class, I decided that I couldn't be a programmer. I have always been very creative, dynamic and social.
I was in a special visual art program in high school and played competitive piano for over 10 years. A friend of mine once told me on, the night of a January 1rst when I felt very low in energy, that even when I am "low in energy", I can still match the energy of most people when they are high in energy! 😀
As a kid, I attended 5 elementary school and thus have been uprooted often. This forced me to constantly adapt myself socialy. Since the end of my high school days I have focused a lot on improving my interpersonal skills.
I then spent a lot of time in career orientation and decided that I wanted to work as a creative in advertising. I was attracted to the psychological, creative and branding aspects of advertising. I was fascinated with how advertising contributes in shaping people's perception of a brand.
After graduating from university, I took a job because I had to pay bills. This job changed my life. I discovered the world of Social Media and fell in love.
Social Media Marketing is the perfect fit for me because it incorporates strategy and since this is a very new field, creativity is a very important. Social Media is a booming and very innovative field thus drawing strategies on these platforms is very gratifying. Social Media is also social – it is about creating and maintaining relationships and thus allows me to apply my interpersonal skills.
Since I was a kid, my number 1 motivator has always been success and nothing makes me more happy than to see brands reach their goals and grow thanks to Social Media Marketing.
Social Media Marketing is an online tool like Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. I believe that SMM is most effective when executed within a larger online and offline marketing strategy. I believe SMM and SEO are tightly linked and thus the reason why I discuss a lot about SEO in my website.


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This will make a very nice Christmas decoration for a front porch. Nice work!
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After moving to Aix-en-Provence in 1997, I began writing articles about the region. I couldn't get enough of Provence. But after a few years I began to grow restless; not with the area, but with the restrictions of writing non-fiction. I began having conversations in my head and realized that if I wrote fiction then my characters could live in, and experience, Provence as I do. Aix is a law town—it has been since the Middle Ages—which seemed to me a good place to situate a mystery, and I imagined my protagonists involved in the law profession. But above all, I really want the reader to experience Aix-en-Provence the way I do, as if they were beside me. I hope you enjoy reading these mysteries.
I am delighted that my books have been translated into German by Aufbau Verlag and will soon be translated in Russian by AST.
The Curse of La Fontaine – Released April 2017
"Longworth confirms her longstanding lovebirds as Aix's Nick and Nora; their pursuit of miscreants never interferes with their enjoyment of the good life."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Beguiling…Longworth evokes the pleasures of France in delicious detail—great wine, delicious meals, and fine company."
—Publisher's Weekly
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In the sixth book of M. L. Longworth's series, Verlaque and Bonnet contend with a centuries-old fountain that just might be cursed.
Chef Sigisbert "Bear" Valets has just opened his own restaurant, La Fontaine, in Aix-en-Provence. It's a success—great reviews and a loyal clientele, including Verlaque and Bonnet. But when he decides to extend his restaurant's seating into a historic courtyard, some very powerful neighbors rise against him. The historical society wants the courtyard, which had witnessed a sixteenth-century hanging and two World War II-era murders, to remain untouched.
Valets charges on, even after a skeleton is found buried next to the courtyard's ancient fountain. But when the chef begins receiving threatening letters, he becomes convinced that his life is in danger. And then the fountain inexplicably stops running. By disturbing the garden, has Bear triggered an age-old curse? And newlyweds Verlaque and Bonnet solve mystery before someone ends up dead?
The Mystery of the Lost Cézanne
"Art theft is a hot topic on the mystery scene, and no one's heist is livelier than Longworth's."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Enchanting…the charming local citizens of Aix-en-Provence provide the true delights in this colorful story."
—Library Journal
"A sure thing for fans of art-themed mysteries."
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A friend in his cigar club asks Antoine to visit René Rouquet, a retired Postal worker who has found a rolled-up canvas in his apartment. As the apartment once belonged to Paul Cézanne, Rouquet is convinced he has discovered a treasure. But when Antoine arrives there, he finds René dead, the canvas missing, and a mysterious Art History professor standing over the body.
When the painting is finally recovered, the mystery only deepens. The brushwork and color all point to Cézanne. But who is the smiling woman in the painting? She is definitely not the dour Mme Cézanne. Who killed René? Who stole the painting? And what will they do to get it back?
Murder on the Ile Sordou
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"Longworth's novels…are mysteries for foodies, with the plot providing a table upon which enchanting meals and accompanying wines are served."
"Thoroughly delightful…Longworth deftly handles what is in effect a locked-room mystery, but the book's real strength lies in the back stories she creates for each of the distinctive characters. The puzzle's answer, buried in the past, is well-prepared by what has come before."
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Judge Antoine Verlaque and his girlfriend, law professor Marine Bonnet, are hoping to enjoy a relaxing holiday at the Locanda Sordou, an opulent hotel reopening after being closed for several decades, but someone has other plans.
Ex-financier Maxime Le Bon and his wife, Catherine, have spent years and their life savings restoring the hotel, which lies in an archipelago of glittering islands just off the coast of Marseille. A motley crew of guests arrive by boat for the grand opening. In addition to Antoine and Marine, there's Marine's best friend Sylvie; a fading film star, his much-younger wife and her disgruntled teenage son; an aspiring poet; an American couple; and a French couple trying to save their marriage. The murder of one of the guests casts a shadow over everyone's vacation, but things go from bad to worse when a a violent storm cuts off all communication with the mainland. Will the killer strike again?
Death in the Vines
"Judge Antoine Verlaque, the sleuth in this civilized series, discharges his professional duties with discretion. But we're here to taste the wines, which are discussed by experts like Hippolyte Thebaud, a former wine thief, and served in beautiful settings like a 300-year-old stone farmhouse. So many bottles,so many lovely views. A reader might be forgiven for feeling woozy."
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"Though the plot is hair-raising, what keeps you glued tot his mystery is its vivid portrait of everyday life in Aix, which deftly justaposes the elegance of the city…with quotidian woes and pleasures."
"As much as the mystery intrigues—in this case some intertwined crimes involving a localwinery, a missing elderly woman, and a rich man's suspicious construction project—what really makes Longworth's books enjoyable are the atmosphere and details that she includes of the South of France."
—The Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Winery owner Olivier Bonnard is devastated when he discovers that a priceless cache of rare vintages has been stolen from his private cellar. Soon after, M. Gilles d'Arras arrives at Aix-en-Provence's Palais de Justice to report another mysterious disappearance: his wife, Pauline, has vanished from their lavish apartment. Madame has always been as tough as nails, but in recent weeks she's been wandering around town in her slippers and crying for no reason.
As the Mistral arrives to temper the region's late-summer heat, Commissioner Paulik receives an urgent call from Bonnard; he's just found Pauline d'Arras—dead in his vineyard. Verlaque and Bonnet are once again investigating, in what will prove to be their most complicated case yet.
Murder in the Rue Dumas
"Just considered as a mystery, this is highly engaging. But what really makes Longworth's writing special is her deep knowledge of French history, landscape, cuisine, and even contemporary cafes and restaurants."
–Booklist (starred review), September 2012
"Fans of European sleuths with a taste for good food such as Martin Walker's Bruno will have fun."
–Publisher's Weekly, August 6 2012
"…an updated version of the classic detective novel, enlivened with a sometimes caustic wit…"
–Denver Post, September 16 2012
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Murder in the Rue Dumas finds Verlaque stumped. The director of theology at the Université d'Aix was just about to name the recipient of an elite fellowship, as well as his own successor, when his lips were sealed permanently. Yet Verlaque isn't convinced that any of the academics are capable of murder. Aided by Bonnet, Verlaque turns Provence upside down, uncovering a world far more complicated than university politics.
Death at the Chateau Bremont
"Longworth's voice is like a rich vintage of sparkling Dorothy Sayers and grounded Donna Leon."
–Booklist (starred review), May 2011
"A promising debut for Longworth, who shows there's more to France than Paris and more to mystery than Maigret."
–Kirkus Reviews, June 2011
"Longworth has a good eye and a sharp wit, and this introduction to Verlaque and Bonnet holds promise for a terrific series."
–Margaret Cannon, Globe & Mail, Sep 2, 2011
"Death at Chateau Bremont offers charming French locales, vivid characters and an intriguing who-done-it."
—Kevin R. Kosar, author of Whiskey: A Global History
"Here's hoping the series lasts for years."
–RT BookReviews, June 2011
"Your readers will eat this one up"
–Library Journal, July 15, 2011
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Set in charming and historic Aix-en-Provence, France, Death at the Château Bremont introduces readers to Antoine Verlaque, the handsome and seductive chief magistrate of Aix, and his on-again, off-again love interest, law professor Marine Bonnet. When local nobleman Etienne de Bremont falls to his death from the family château, the town is abuzz with rumors. Verlaque suspects foul play and must turn to Marine for help when he discovers that she had been a close friend of the Bremonts. This is a lively whodunit steeped in the rich, enticing, and romantic atmosphere of southern France.
Published July 2011 by Penguin.
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It's a tale of many sides. Most often we only get the positives of digitalization, while those speaking for the negative are hauled off to a padded cell. But a Berlin summit wants us all to come together.
If all we do is listen to the technology industries – in all their various shapes and sizes – there is but one truth: digitalization is good. Or if you'll permit a line of Orwellian poetry: digital good, analog bad.
Truths are seldom so simple or one-sided. Even in the digital world, we have the Boolean values "true" and "false," "on" and "off," and zeros and ones. And even these ignore the grey zones in between.
It's a reality that leading researchers, industry heads, politicians and others representing civil society meet head on on Tuesday in Berlin at the "2016 Forschungsgipfel." It's a research summit on digitalization of the highest order, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving the keynote address.
"Digitalization is the biggest topic of our times," say the organizers, and we need to come together to mold a digital future.
Questions and … answers?
Representatives from across business, science and innovation – but predominantly huge industry names such as BASF SE, Evonik, Google, Pfizer – face three main questions.
How can digitalization improve knowledge and skills?
How is digitalization affecting collaboration in research and innovation?
And how can Germany secure the best of digitalization's potential?
These are hefty questions and they are unlikely to find comprehensive answers in a one-day summit, where about 40 speakers all hope to make a point.
"We'll each get a maximum of 3-5 minutes to speak," says Markus Beckedahl, founder of netzpolitik.org, a platform for digital civil liberties. "It'll probably be a massive hodgepodge of demands and desires on a contemporary policy issue and I don't expect a lot to come of it."
Digitalization: positives
So let's focus on what appears to be clear. Professor Dr. Malte Brettel says the "biggest change through digitalization will be in teaching."
Brettel researches entrepreneurship and innovation at RWTH Aachen University and is one of the many speakers at the event. He says entrepreneurs are "disruptive" and we need them. He has his own history of entrepreneurship.
"MIT [the Massachusetts Institute of Technology] is starting a MOOCs in mathematics. Everyone can share them. So why do we need a mathematics department if we can license MIT courses?" asks Brettel. "How many mathematics professors do you need in the world, except for research? Five? One for Chinese, one for English, one for Spanish, and two for the backup, and that's it? This may change the business models of universities."
Digitalization may also change the nature of research, by enabling more collaboration and changing the means by which we publish results.
"Right now we have our journals and we publish our best results in the best journals possible to have the biggest impact," Brettel says. "But why [do] that in 20 or 30 years? Why not put all your results online? And then it's the individual person who is cited most and not the others."
Beckedahl also sees collaboration as a potential plus.
"In the past, research took place in closed circles [in laboratories, in offices or in homes], and it was hard to collaborate with other researchers," he says. "Today, research can take place the same way as Wikipedia entries are written and edited. It's a big advantage in many areas, as peer reviews work better when everyone has access to the same data and can verify that data, or build on it."
Digitalization: negatives
Beckendahl's argument is fundamental. And it's all about transparency. He, for instance, is against the use of digitalization in electoral voting.
"It's used in elections abroad, but not in Germany. The Federal Constitutional Court [has ruled] that only when particular criteria are met, such as open hardware, open software, total transparency, will elections be allowed to be conducted digitally here," says Beckedahl. "And the current state of technology can't guarantee that."
Data security in related areas also needs more work. Brettel says we've yet to solve our security issues.
"I mean, we're all happy about the Panama Papers, because somebody was able to leak this data," he says. "But if all of our health records are stored digitally and then they're published and anyone can read about anyone's diseases, that'll be a disaster."
These are serious issues, ones which "disruptive" innovators are often loath to mention.
"There are negative sides to disruptive innovations, as there are with any phenomenon on Earth," says Dr Rajnish Tiwari at Hamburg University of Technology's Center for Frugal Innovation. "Because of that it's important we look at the trends, the possible implications, and how best to deal with it."
Digitalization: double-edged
Tiwari agrees disruption is not always good.
He says we have seen a "democratization" of innovation over the past 10-15 years bring a "vast number of actors" to the scene. While research and development used to be the preserve of government institutions and only the largest firms, it's now happening everywhere. And this is both good … and bad.
For one, it's making it harder for us to determine and focus on the innovations most likely to make a difference. But, then, the rise of "frugal innovation" – the stripping back of products to bare essentials – could be a new market driver through digitalization.
"Digitalization [means] people can do their work in smaller numbers, so the need for economies of scale is reducing," says Tiwari. "We can help small to medium-sized enterprises participate in the mega trends by the use of digitalization."
But, hey, let's not lose sight of those negatives!
"You need a balance. You need these entrepreneurs running up front, looking for new opportunities – they change the world, often in a good way – but there have to be others who are very skeptical," says Brettel. "If Silicon Valley is too powerful, that's a threat for us. And if it's not powerful enough, if entrepreneurs don't have enough power, then the world will be too slow. You need a balance and it can't be the same people."


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Conceiving babies without eggs could soon be possible based on the findings of a University of Bath study. Scientists at the Department of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Bath demonstrated that an offspring can be made from non-egg cells.
It has been known that eggs can be tricked into developing into an embryo without fertilisation. However, the resulting embryos or parthenogenotes die after a few days because they still need the input of sperm for normal development.
For their study published on Sept. 13 in the journal Nature Communications, the University of Bath research team injected mouse parthenogenotes with sperm that resulted to healthy baby mice. They assert that the success rate is around 24 percent.
The work challenges the dogma that only an egg cell fertilized with a sperm cell can create a live offspring, says the study's senior author molecular embryologist Tony Perry. Perry adds, "This is the first time that full-term development has been achieved by injecting sperm into embryos. It had been thought that only an egg cell was capable of reprogramming sperm to allow embryonic development to take place."
The researchers are aware that creating babies without eggs has ethical implications. Nevertheless, they say that their findings could help human fertility treatment and in saving endangered species.
"This is an exciting piece of research which may help us to understand more about how human life begins and what controls the viability of embryos, mechanisms which may be important in fertility. It may one day even have implications for how we treat infertility, though that's probably still a long way off," says study researcher Paul Colville-Nash of the Medical Research Council (MRC), the institution that funded this research.
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Les Vitaminés are duo comic acrobats on a mission to dazzle people of all ages with their extraordinary technical abilities and burlesque-style staging.
Duo comic acrobats, Les Vitaminés, from Quebec, amaze audiences with their extraordinary technical prowess. Parody of modern dance with Swiss balls, fight Boxing clown, trapeze trado comic, or dynamic hand to hand … The Vitaminés offer a range of unusual circus acts for everyone.
Experience: From 2007 to 2010, Les Vitaminés participated in the Vitamins Wintuk Cirque du Soleil in New York. Between 2012 and 2014, they made a joyful tour in Germany with the show "Quebec 2nd Avenue" for the GOP dinner cabaret company.
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Cbastien Tardif: Working in the field of the circus for over 15 years, Cbastien made his debut with the Quebec circus school. After touching almost all disciplines, he eventually specialized in acrobatic characters to comic character. His professional career began in 1998 when he was hired by Cirque Eos to embody one of the main characters. He plays on tour for more than 4 years. In 2003, he was recruited by Cirque du Soleil. It will become an important character in comic production KÀ Las Vegas, directed by Robert Lepage. In summer 2005, Cbastien returned to Quebec and creates the duo Les Vitaminés with Vincent.
Vincent Dubé: Derived from the Quebec Circus School, Vincent made his debut with the quartet of jugglers acrobats Tourisk in 1995. The quartet won the gold medal and the audience award at the IJA (International Jugglers Association) in 1998. From 1998 to 2002, Vincent participates in the creation of Cirque Imaginaire EOS with which he made over 500 performances worldwide.
He is particularly interested in the use of the life of everyday objects like circus devices and vice versa. He also shares this passion with his Cbastien partner with whom he created the duo Les Vitaminés in 2005.
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So it filed suit in federal court against both of 'em.
West Penn's accusations cite numerous activities since 2002 that ensured Highmark's dominance while guaranteeing juicy payouts for UPMC.
"West Penn is running out of options," Jan Jennings commented to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The CEO of American Healthcare Solutions added, "you don't sue UPMC and Highmark, with the deep reserves of cash they both have, unless you're desperate."
UPMC released a statement saying it "unequivocally denies the allegations," and that the filing is an attempt by West Penn Allegheny "to divert attention from (its) operating and financial difficulties."
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Highmark officials announced they were "surprised and disappointed" by the lawsuit, while citing their recent$125 million loan to West Penn and multiple grants they provided to "strengthen (West Penn's) administrative and information systems."
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I don't even know her
I kid, I kid. Truth be told, I was Anna Benson's vibrator in an earlier life. (Lil' Hater's note: If my column starts with this sentence, you were robbed of some sheer genius as the Gibsonisation of this board commences. If my column starts with this sentence, tell NFL Adam that I quit and will start stringing for the Register.)
Where was I, oh yeah Anna Benson. She's expanding her spotlight hogging to the sport of poker now after signing a deal with Golden Spirit Poker. Anna said that she now considers herself an athlete. Although I guess if you can call baseball players like Cecil Fielder, Bartolo Colon, and her lame husband athletes, the bar is set pretty low to begin with.
Anna also wants the world to know that she is, "Not like some bimbo sitting down at a table." Hey that worked well for Jen Tilly. Go with what works. Anna aspires to be a bimbo, as of now she is just a publicity whore. That's why she is famous. That and going on the Howard Stern show and telling the world she would cheat with her husband's teammates if he ever cheated on her.
By that token, if Anna now cheats on Kris, does he get to sleep with all of the women of the World Series of Poker like Jennifer Harman, "Mimi" Tran Thi Thi, Susie Isaacs, and Phil Ivey?
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These historic works have been hidden from the public for generations and are only accessible via a hidden entrance. Once belonging to an old manor house that fell into disrepair until it was finally demolished we can now show you these works for the very first time.
Believe it or not, This place couldn't give you an MOT anymore.
This is where the Gardens team would have stored their equipment and stopped for a well-earned cup of tea and a rest.
The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe of the city of Birmingham and surrounding towns in the United Kingdom, beginning on 9 August 1940 and ending on 23 April 1943. It is considered a part of the greater Blitz, which was part of the Battle of Britain. Situated in the Midlands, Birmingham, England's most populous British city outside London, is an important industrial and manufacturing location. Around 1,852 tons of bombs were dropped on Birmingham, making it the third most heavily bombed city in the United Kingdom in the Second World War, behind only London and Liverpool.
Designed by Samuel Wyatt, the Grade II Listed Walled Garden was built 1805-06 to replace a kitchen garden that sat closer to the mansion. At the time, this new Walled Garden would have been at the cutting edge of farming innovation, from its trapezoid shape to catch as much sun as possible, to its steam-heated walls for growing peaches and pineapples and the underground mushroom house. It employed around 20 gardeners, six days a week and each earnt 1s 8d a day.
An Italian restaurant in Derby which bought in Gordon Ramsay to help turn it around went into liquidation. Ristorante La Gondola on Ormaston Road was run by Daniela Bayfield and is now closed. Ms Bayfield bought in Gordon Ramsay in June 2005, shortly after she opened, as part of the Channel 4's Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Ramsay's advice and the TV publicity gave the restaurant an initial boost but further cash flow difficulties have forced a closure. This Italian restaurant with rooms is an 8-minute walk from Arboretum Park, a 12-minute walk from Derby train station and a 14-minute walk from the shops at Derby. The individually styled standard simple rooms had traditional-style decor and furnishings, and all come with TVs, minibars, tea and coffee making facilities. Upgraded rooms and the bridal suite are more luxurious in style, and add extra features such as canopy beds. There was an on-site Venetian restaurant offering discounts for hotel guests, while other amenities included meeting rooms and free parking.
The Dudley Ryder School was founded in 1824 by Lord Harrowby & opened in 1825. Originally there were two class rooms one for boys & one for girls & there were around 100 pupils in attendance. It was described as a "quaint" building with the headmaster`s house in between the girls & boys classrooms. Parents paid 1/3 per quarter ( about 6.5p ) with the Earl paying 2/3 ( 11.5p ) for each child. Rules laid down in 1843 state that attendance should be days per week from 9:30am to 4pm but not on Saturdays. Sunday school was 9:30am & at 2pm, both of which HAD to be attended. Children had to arrive five minutes before services. There was a quarterly payment of 9/- (45p) for copy books, but reading books & stationary were free. In 1895 the building was enlarged. The School was also open in the evenings ( 1848/1849) so that any railway worker who wished to lean to read & write may do so while building the nearby railway. Due to falling pupil numbers & government cutbacks the school was closed & the remaining 16 pupils went to near by Weston & Milwich schools
These took a lot of finding and research, and thanks to a couple of old timers who knew the area we found them. After removing a good amount of soil and making some make shift steps cut into the sloping bank into the mouth of the cave we then found it flooded. Very disappointed, we then came back with a dinghy and found this. Not much to see, but it was fun and very interesting. Upon covering the entrance and smoothing out the steps to stop further intrusion, we know where it is and may well go back in the Summer to see if the floods have receded
In 1905, George Wade & Son took over rival company Henry Hallen. As the Hallen firm was owned by a distant relation and was founded in 1810, Wade Ceramics (through this) claim to have been established in 1810. In the 1930s, Colonel Sir George Wade gained control of the Wade companies that had previously been run by his father and uncles. He also started further Wade factories, including Wade (Ulster) Ltd in Portadown Following the death of Sir George Wade in 1986 at the age of 94 years and the death of his innovative son George Anthony (Tony) Wade of Leukaemia in 1987, the Wade potteries were taken over by Beauford Plc in 1998 and were renamed Wade Ceramics Ltd. In early 1990s the Irish pottery factory was renamed Seagoe Ceramics and was closed down. Beauford plc's pottery factories were taken over by a management buyout in 1999 becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Wade Allied Holdings Ltd. Edward Duke former CEO of Beauford became the major shareholder of Wade Allied Holdings and Chairman of Wade Ceramics. His partner, Paul Farmer became Managing Director of Wade. In 2009, Wade Allied Holdings invested £7.9m in a new factory with the latest robotic manufacturing equipment to make ceramic flagons for the whisky industry. The last Wade factory in Burslem was closed in 2010 and sold for housing development.[
Bowman Thompson & Company originally owned the site but was sold in 1900 to Brunner Mond whom with a seven year closure reconstructed the site producing sixty tonnes of soda ash a day. This figure rose to 800 tonnes a day in 1926 with all of the Brunner Mond assets being turned over to ICI. Lostock a coal fired powerstation was decommissioned in 2000 when E.ON built there new Combined Heat & Power plant at Winnington.
This traditional English restaurant is situated only two minutes from junction T6 of the new M6 Toll road between Lichfield and Walsall. The Terrace was a well established privately owned restaurant with a reputation of high standards delivered by a dedicated and passionate team. Whatever your individual requirements, They prided themselves on excellent facilities, expertise and high standards of professional and courteous service. It was an ideal venue for all types of occasions from an intimate dining experience to a banquet for your wedding reception. The place closed its doors in 2014.
The Milford mill complex, built by Jebediah and William Strutt, spanned the A6 toll road, upstream from Milford bridge. Started in the 1780s to spin cotton, it expanded to include bleaching and dyeing mills. William built the warehouse in 1793, experimenting to produce a multi-storey fire-proof mill.The extant dyehouse near the bridge was a later more successful attempt.


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Contributors explore attempts to define European film culture and examine key issues of auteurism and the art house film, national cinemas, the relationship between European film and Hollywood, and issues of funding and distribution.
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Behind the scenes with Daddy Donkey
I did some work for Daddy Donkey a while ago to help them create abit of photography for their website. If you don't know Daddy Donkey, they are the ultimate burrito-mobile machine based in Leather Lane. They make great burritos, I recommend the steak one – it really is as juicy as advertised. I remember the brief for this one because it was alot of fun to do. Joel (the owner) wanted something freestyle and a set of photographs which capture the bustling street feel and also the vividness of the the food. Leather Lane and the vendors who set up their stalls spring to life during the busy weekday lunch periods… and boy were they a tough crowd to manoeuvring around! I shot this throughout an entire service, from about 11 am just as they were setting up shop through to seeding myself – literally – in the centre of the moving crowd to catch some up close and personal wide angles and finally to the winding down period as people return to their offices. It was tiring, challenging but I really had alot of fun doing it. You can see the final results over at the Daddy Donkey official site, they are using alot of the material as a flickr slideshow.
As I was archiving this job, I realised there was enough unwanted material which could be used to put together a photo story of some sort. As you know, I like putting together behind the scenes articles, I was trying out new photo effects as well, in particular I was interested in replicating cross processing, lomo, polaroid, you know sort of faded out vintage film like effects on digital.
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Skip to comments.15 Journalists Have Joined Obama Administration
Posted on 09/13/2013 7:28:16 AM PDT by Baynative
Time managing editor Rick Stengel's decision to join the Obama administration is just the latest example of a new trend among mainstream media journalists who are making it official by officially joining the Obama administration. Stengel, who is joining the State Department, is just one of 15 (or 19) who have given up a career in journalism to join Obama's crusade to fundamentally transform America:
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Whether the number is 15 or 19, the fact that this many so-called journalists from outlets as influential as CBS, ABC, CNN, Time, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times want to work at the very same administration they are supposed to hold accountable, is not only troubling, it also explains a lot.
Why would anyone enamored enough with an Obama administration they want to go work for, do anything that might make a potential employer uncomfortable -- you know, like actually report on ObamaCare and the economy honestly, or dig into Benghazi and the IRS?
...to fundamentally transform America
...to fundamentally transform America
...to fundamentally transform America
This is part of the reason, besides their own Liberal worldview, as to why they self-censor to aid Obama. He and the DNC are the patrons of these journalists.
The reason they are taking jobs with the Administration is because they see their jobs with the media going away. Time magazine is a good example of a publication on its' deathbed (like Newsweek).
Obviously, the outlook for their brand of journalism is not up and to the right.
Freedom of the pests
You mean officially?
Gotta find paying jobs. Sure aren't many out there for journalists.
It's really closer to 15,000.
It isn't just the presence, they're bringing their connections with them. We have a working Ministry of Truth now, and anyone who doesn't think so may reflect on the difference between the news we get about the United States from domestic media and foreign. The Ruling Class marches on.
I don't have any problem with journalists openly getting a paycheck from the regime - my gripe is with the vast majority who work for them for free.
Oh brother!...Big SHOCK there!
Great!...They can all go down together!!!
Should be simple. If you leave the media to work for a politician, you shouldn't be ale to go back to work in the media.
OH Geez, we now have the ministry of Propaganda fully staffed?
When I was young I used to read my dad's time magazine. I remember it having a lot of informational categories. I haven't looked at it for years. But, recently I picked one up at a doctor's office and was honestly surprised to find it was thinner than some of the coupon junk mail I get. (less interesting too)
They have always worked for the Obama regime, their paycheck now just has a different name for the check writer.
They have always worked for the Obama regime, their paycheck now just has a different name for the check writer.
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look in Extensions category to start with. There are many over the last years. Plus this list doesn't include those that don't post in that category.
My job is not to test 3rd party tools and decide to pin them or not so that our users are aware of the tools. Authors of these products post here if they want to.
We may be, but that doesn't mean adults don't get hurt feelings.
So you would want to scroll through 100 pinned posts before reaching new content? When we have 4-5 pinned topics I get told that this is to many and it detracts from the users experience.
@KAMIKAZE I agree with @slackmoehrle that there should be few, if any, pinned posts. The latest release makes sense. Anything beyond that prob is best left to the voting by the users based on the default rankings.
As for the games tools. If there's not already a page I think it would be great if there was a page similar to the "games made with Cocos2D" where people could submit their tool for listing. I agree that it should be filled with only functional tools and if the cocos business wants to put their choices at the top, fine, but the list should include all user submitted entries.
Thanks to all for support, special gratitude - KAMIKAZE
Yes you are right
I will deal with this problem
as far as I remember I haven't completed archiving of ccz
On github In your ticket about pvr.ccz I've posted some links that may be useful.
yes I looked but all magic is hidden in the pvrtc_compress function the source code of which I haven't found
I will be engaged in it, perhaps the mistake in giving of basic data for PVRTexTool
Test please pvr works only with square textures and ETC2 and ETC2A for some reason doesn't save
hangs in this place:
Transcode (pvrTexture, PixelType(ePVRTPF_ETC2_RGB), ePVRTVarTypeUnsignedByteNorm, ePVRTCSpacelRGB);
Hmm, however it's very good to use not square textures. Actually SpriteBuilder creates squared already, but I want to save space and pack with any size texture, so I will not waste empty space.
I understand a benefit not of square textures, but there are limitations
I will study in more detail this question but there is a suspicion that there will be only square textures
Unfortunately category "Editor and Tools" has turned into category where the majority of subjects about
Cocos Creator therefore to people anyway should waste 100 subjects to find others
I don't follow. Cocos Creator is an Editor/Tool.
What I mean was pinned topics like was mentioned. Nobody wants so many pinned topics.
I completely agree with you, but I wanted to tell another
When the user comes into Editors and Tools he sees only the subjects Cocos Creator, but not Editor(s) and Tool(s)
"none" but not "all" is perhaps necessary by default
Cocos Creater very good and big tool which creates too many topics in the general subject for all tools
but it only my personal opinion which has to seems to improve work of community Cocos2d
Ah, I see what you mean. Yes Creator is sort of hogging the category. I used to be more of a mix of Code IDE, Studio and user submitted tools.
Content protection of content same as well as in a TexturePacker
Great tool. I was wondering if it were possible to implement some small section that allows you to add custom properties to each sprite frame? Like say I want to add a unique "id" property to each frame so that when I export to json it appears as a key under the sprite frame (example: "filename":"block1", "id": 1001).
I'm meddling around in the code but don't have much experience with QT. Adding the extra GUI text boxes and my custom export format is easy, I'm just not sure which function to call to check which item in the SpritesWidgetTree is selected.
Thanks for a good response!
SpritesWidgetTree sends currentItemChanged signal
you need to remember information from the entry field
and further to transfer her to export
If not pinned, it should at least be mentioned in the docs.
At this page for example:
Under the subchapter "Tools for creating Sprite Sheets" add a list item to the list of tools named amakaseev's sprite sheet packer with a link to the project's page (https://github.com/amakaseev/sprite-sheet-packer).
How can I compile source for using in linux? Thanks!
Yes, you can try to compile, but it will be necessary for you PowerVR Tools & SDK for Linux
I have an error S_IFDIR and S_IFREG undeclared. Did you have this error?
I have no Linux to check, but Google gives a lot of advice for the solution of this problem.


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