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Iran reached an interim agreement Saturday with the United States and five other great powers. The deal would begin lifting some financial sanctions on Iran in exchange for a cap on Iran's overall production of nuclear fuel. This not-so-grand bargain is meant to create trust for continued negotiations to finally end Iran's quest for a nuclear weapon.
What Did The West Get? In the deal Iran will have to cap the total amount of low enriched uranium it produces. Enrichment is the process of creating nuclear fuel from uranium needed for peaceful reactors and nuclear weapons. Iran has also agreed to stop enriching uranium above five percent, a level that is not suitable for nuclear weapons. The deal will also require Iran to halt work on a heavy water plutonium reactor in Arak, an alternative path to making nuclear fuel. In addition to these steps, the deal would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency more access for its inspectors to Iran's declared nuclear facilities. Those concessions are significant, but they also represent a significant climb down from earlier conditions spelled out in U.N. Security Council resolutions that require Iran to stop enrichment altogether.
What Did Iran Get? Under the interim agreement Iran will be allowed to enrich uranium at low levels. Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif said the deal recognized his country's nuclear program. This is a major victory for Iran whose leaders have insisted for nearly a decade that it has the right to enrich uranium under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Officially, the Obama administration has not recognized that any country has this right under the treaty. It has argued that Iran has to adhere to the terms of prior U.N. Security Council resolutions that prohibit Iran from enrichment. On Saturday, Obama was vague on this point, saying "Iran, like any nation should be able to access peacefully nuclear energy." But in 2010, Hillary Clinton, when she was secretary of state, let it slip that a final deal could allow Iran to enrich. "They can enrich uranium at some future date once they have demonstrated that they can do so in a responsible manner in accordance with international obligations," Clinton told the BBC at the time
What Does This Mean For Israel And Saudi Arabia? In the past three weeks, America's closest allies in the Middle East have made the case that the interim deal just reached in Geneva is a bad one. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has gone public, calling a proposed agreement the "deal of the century" for Iran. Behind the scenes, Western diplomats told The Daily Beast that Saudi envoys have warned European powers and the United States that the deal to allow Iran to keep its centrifuges in place runs the risk that Iran could make weapons grade fuel at a time of its choosing. Obama appeared to try to pre-empt this point on Saturday when he stressed that the sanctions relief offered to Iran in this interim deal would not corrode core sanctions that have isolated Iran's banks and oil industry from the international economy. He also pledged to vigorously enforce the existing sanctions on Iran. The Daily Beast reported earlier this month however that the Treasury Department has only designated ten new violators of sanctions on Iran since the election of President Hassan Rouhani in June.
Can Congress Do Anything? Since the phone call between Rouhani and Obama in September, the first direct communications between an American and an Iranian president in over thirty years, White House officials have pressed Congress not to pass new sanctions legislation while negotiations with Iran were underway. Nonetheless, the pro-Israel lobby and some hawkish members of the Republican Party pressed for more sanctions in this period. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill) did get five other Republicans to co-sponsor an amendment to a bill authorizing defense policy and spending priorities, but no further action has been taken on Capitol Hill. Morris Amitay, a former president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, was skeptical that congressional critics of the administration's Iran policy would be able to muster enough votes to oppose a deal. "When you have the State Department, the president and the mainstream media putting it out that unless you cut a deal it will be war, there is only so much you can do." On Saturday Obama struck a conciliatory tone on this point when he said that the interim deal would not have been possible without the sanctions Democrats and Republicans had supported.
What about the Green Movement? The talks in Geneva were narrowly limited to Iran's nuclear program. Nonetheless, the fact that Iran's new president is getting any sanctions relief is a victory for a president elected four years after the 2009 elections that Iran's opposition have insisted was stolen. Rouhani, a former hardliner who authorized crack downs on student demonstrations in the 1990s when he served on Iran's national security council, said he would like to release political prisoners during his election campaign. In September, before coming to New York for the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's state media claimed 80 such political prisoners had been released. Prominent Iranian civil society activists have disagreed. Earlier this month, Shirin Ebadi, a human rights lawyer who won the Nobel Peace prize in 2003, told the Associated Press that the prisoner release was "a big lie." She noted that only 12 or 13 prisoners have been released and almost all of them had served out their time. In the meantime, the two political leaders of the Green Movement, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, remain under house arrest. The State Department issued a fact sheet Saturday evening stating that current sanctions against Iran related to its sponsorship of terrorism, its role in the destabilization of Syria and its "abysmal human rights record" remain in place under the interim agreement.


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Majority of Americans are wary of regulating big tech
Calls to regulate technology platforms like Google and Facebook aren't likely to result in new regulations anytime soon — and that's fine by a narrow majority of people who say they are concerned the government will go too far, according to an Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.
Data: SurveyMonkey poll conducted from Oct. 23 to Oct. 26. Poll data. Poll methodology; Chart: Axios Visuals
The backdrop: Top lawyers for Google, Facebook and Twitter will appear before a Senate subcommittee today to be grilled about how Russian actors used their platforms to target U.S. voters with divisive messages ahead of the 2016 presidential election. And some politicians on the left and right are calling for more scrutiny of the largest tech platforms as their power grows.
Bottom line: For all the ominous talk, a Republican Congress isn't going to clamp down too harshly on the tech companies, outside of the possibility of requiring new disclosures for paid political ads on their platforms. At least for now. That means that the congressional hearings over the next two days are mostly for show and to create some headaches for companies whose executives often avoid Capitol Hill appearances.
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- 73% of respondents identifying as "very conservative Republicans" are worried about government overreach, compared to just 32% of those who identify as "very liberal Democrats."
- 65% of very liberal Democrats say the government won't do enough to regulate how U.S. tech companies operate, while only 27% of very conservative Republicans feel that way.
- Voters in both Trump states and Clinton states responded remarkably similarly, however: 53% of Trump state voters and 50% of Clinton state voters said they worry the government will go too far in restricting how U.S. tech companies operate.
- 51% of all respondents say the government should not regulate major U.S. tech companies like public utilities; 45% say it should.
The hearing starts at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Livestream here.
(Survey methodology: The data reported here come from an online survey conducted by SurveyMonkey Oct. 23-26, among 5,474 adults and has a modeled error margin of 2 percentage points. Respondents for this survey were selected from the nearly 3 million people who take surveys on the SurveyMonkey platform each day. Data have been weighted for age, race, sex, education, and geography using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey to reflect the demographic composition of the United States age 18 and over.)

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Recently Microsoft published a new extension for VS Code where we can deploy and manage a Linux VM on Azure. With this extension, we can Create, Start, Stop, Delete, and Add SSH Key.
- An Azure Subscription (Sign up for a free Azure account by clicking here)
- Visual Studio Code (Download the VS Code from here)
Get the extension
There are two ways we can get the Azure Virtual machines extension.
- Download and install from the Visual Studio Market place from this link
- Install it from the Visual Studio Code
- From the manage button, select Extension or press CTRL+SHIFT+X and search for {azure virtual machines} and click to Install, as the image below shows.
Create a Virtual Machine
Since we have installed the extension we are ready to create the virtual machine by following the next steps.
Step 1. Sign in to Azure
First, we have to sign in to Azure by using the Microsoft account.
Once we are signed in to azure successfully, then a new page will open (like the one in the image below).
Note: Before you begin with the deployment make sure that .ssh folder exist into the path C:\Users\USERNAME\.ssh
Step 2. Create the Virtual Machine
Select + to create a new Azure virtual machine, this wizard has 3 steps, the first is to type the VM name
the second is to enter a passphrase, or we can leave it empty
and the third one is to select a region for the deployment
When the deployment finishes we can see into our subscription a new Resource Group name DemoVM and an azure VM with Linux (ubuntu 18.04) image and size Standard D2s v3 (2 vcpus, 8 GiB memory).
And of course, we can do some things from the Visual Studio Code like Start, Stop, and Delete the VM or Add an SSH Key.


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I have a few group holidays coming up with friends this year so I really wanted to do something for myself to recharge. I'm madly saving for a flat in London which is soooo hard but with some ingenious thinking I made the trip happen.
I used frequent flyer points to get to Lisbon with BA and due to availability had to go business class on the way there! Free champagne and unlimited warm scones were not Paleo but I did enjoy them! I booked so far ahead I got this great little Airbnb which was a perfect size for me and located near the main city areas for beautiful cafes and long wandering walks of reflection.
I did two tours which were good to get a sense of the area and help me explore places I wouldn't have before. The first was a general tour about Lisbon with Lisbon Walker. These guys are great for the solo traveler as you just rock up and they do the tour rain or shine! I learnt a lot about the area post the major earthquake and got to ride a local tram that was over 100 years old.
The second tour was with Lisboa Autentica, at night on their gastronomy tour. So much fun on this tour tasting lots of different Portuguese foods. The best bit were the custard tarts as they were still warm from the oven! This tour group has a min of two so if you are on your own you will need to flexible so that they can join you to another group.
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Traffic Analysis and Simulation
The goal of this study is to improve the state-of-the-practice in traffic analysis and simulation so public agencies can make the best possible transportation investment decisions based upon high-quality traffic analyses. The objectives of this study are to assemble regional, State, and local agencies, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to: (1) identify challenges and issues common among those responsible for conducting, managing, and/or approving traffic analysis and simulation studies; (2) suggest approaches to addressing identified issues; (3) initiate and monitor projects intended to address identified challenges and issues; (4) provide guidance and recommendations and disseminate results; (5) provide leadership and coordinate with other agencies, groups, or forums interested in traffic analysis and simulation; and (6) promote and facilitate technology transfer related to traffic analysis and simulation issues nationally.
- Record URL:
- English
- Status: Active
- Funding: $1490000
Contract Numbers:
Sponsor Organizations:
Colorado Department of Transportation2829 W. Howard Place
Denver, CO United States 80204
California Department of Transportation1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814
Louisiana Department of Transportation and DevelopmentP.O. Box 94245
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70804-9245
Michigan Department of TransportationVan Wagoner Building
425 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI United States 48909
Missouri Department of Transportation1617 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO United States 65102
Ohio Department of TransportationResearch Program
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH United States 43223
Virginia Department of Transportation1408 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA United States 23219
Washington State Department of TransportationTransportation Building
Olympia, WA United States 98504
Wisconsin Department of TransportationPO Box 7910
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
Madison, WI United States 53707-7910
North Carolina Department of TransportationP.O. Box 25201
1 South Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC United States 27611
New York State Department of Transportation50 Wolf Road
Albany, NY United States 12232
New Jersey Department of Transportation1035 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ United States 08625
Nevada Department of Transportation1263 South Stewart Street
Carson City, NV United States 89712
Florida Department of TransportationResearch Center
605 Suwannee Street MS-30
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration707 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD United States 21202
Alabama Department of Transportation1409 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, AL United States 36130
Project Managers:
James, Rachel
Performing Organizations:
Reston, Virginia United States 20190
Principal Investigators:
Hale, David
- Start Date: 20230501
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20190930
- Source Data: RiP Project 41886
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Decision making; Information dissemination; Investments; Simulation; State of the practice; Technology transfer
- Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic analysis
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01548900
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(176)
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Dec 29 2014 1:01AM


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Innovation and automation remain on every firm's agenda, with 2017 priorities shifting towards tangible business solutions
January 9, 2017: Synechron Inc., the digital, business consulting and technology services provider, announced its predictions of top Financial Services Trends for 2017, supported by survey data from TABB Group. The survey of over 200 senior-level, global financial services business and IT decision-makers across the U.S., U.K. and Europe found 38% of respondents placed Regulation as their top priority for 2017, followed by Data Management (14.4%), Systems Integration (10.6%), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (9.7%) and IT Business Transformation (8.3%). These results clearly show that while digital innovation remains a long-term priority over the next five years, businesses need these programmers to achieve pragmatic results for them in 2017.
Faisal Husain, Co-founder & CEO of Synechron, commented: "While digital innovation is at the heart of our business, financial services firms need immediate solutions to the problems they are facing today. Regulation, cost-pressure and out-dated technology systems and operations are part of almost every client conversation, so it is no surprise these items toped their 2017 priorities list.
"MiFID II, Dodd Frank, Basel II and FRTB are all driving data and IT changes within organizations and have paved the way for firms to reimagine their business architectures and embrace established techniques in artificial intelligence, systems integration best practices and design thinking. 2017 will be a year where technology is asked to offer tangible business value at an enterprise level."
Given these survey results and input from Synechron's global clients across digital, business consulting and technology engagements, Synechron has outlined its predictions on top ten trends and priorities to expect in 2017:
1. Regulatory Reigns Supreme – Given that 38% of firms cite regulation as their top priority for 2017 and Data Management as their number 2 concern at 14.4%, expect data-driven regulations to be a hot-button topic over the next year. This includes regulations like MiFID II and Dodd-Frank which topped the list at 42.6% and 29.6% respectively but also others like the DOL Fiduciary Rule and Basel III which 15.3% of respondents said they'd be focused on over the next year. Regulatory uncertainty related to technology Innovations like blockchain and AI are also a top concern (29.2%).
2. Uncertainty Remains – Regulations related to technology Innovations like Blockchain and AI are also a top concern (29.2%) according to the survey; however, in this case, it is the uncertainty of future regulations that could be prompting inaction or staving off innovation. Global events like Brexit, the results of the U.S. election, the threat of Frexit and more, have also created an environment of regulatory uncertainty that will prompt more steering committees in 2017 to assess options and develop plans that can be quickly enacted at the trigger moment.
3. Data Management & the Chief Data Officer (CDO) – With 14.4% of respondents focused on enhancing their data management initiatives, we also expect the role of the CDO to continue to gain prominence within the business organization. This will mean a louder voice in the boardroom and stronger authority across the organization to drive forward initiatives and invest in technologies like AI and Blockchain. 8.8% of firms have even designated Blockchain initiatives to sit within their data function.
4. Systems Integration – The #3 priority that respondents highlighted as a focus for 2017 was Systems Integration at 10.6%. As one of the leading experts in systems integration related to trading technologies like Murex, Calypso, Summit, and others, Synechron is seeing an interest in enhancing systems responsible for liquidity risk management, credit risk management, counterparty-risk and collateral management whereby nearshoring, smartshoring and offshoring can be employed along with an agile development methodology.
5. The Year of the Chatbot – 2017 will be the year of the 'BOT'. In one chat, banks can do everything from help someone onboard and make an important financial decision, to apply for a mortgage, personal loan or process an insurance policy. By combining hands-on service with some element of automation, alert notifications and auto-dialers, for example—financial institutions can manage customer relationships easier and with a degree of personalization. Expect to see a whole range of customer service and virtual assistant bots going live in 2017 to enhance banking, trading and insurance interactions.
6. Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Machine Learning – With 9.7% of firms citing AI as a top priority for 2017, AI has reached a critical tipping point and will be at the heart of a convergence of technologies including Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Natural Language Programming (NLP) and Blockchain. In 2017 Robotic Process Automation will become a key priority for bank executives looking to do more with less and unique combinations of AI techniques will power new applications. Throughout the year expect the industry to launch a range of hybrid robo-advisor services targeted at millennials and high-net-worths. Also expect that AI will continue to and increasingly be used to address one of the industry's greatest concerns across the enterprise – cyber security.
7. The Future of FinTech – In 2017, we can also expect to see the fall of what were hoped to be future fintech unicorns – as several significant fintech startups will have received more than 3 to 4 years of funding and if the market is not conducive to a healthy IPO, or results are not showing the massive potential once envisaged, the taps are likely to get turned off. This trend will be no surprise given that most technology VCs expect only 1 in 10 investments to pay-off, but it means that the fintech startup scene, and associated hype cycle, may get a little dose of commercial reality and start to feel deflated in 2017.
8. Bank APIs and The Cloud – As the Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) industry moves towards an environment that is fast and agile, runs in the cloud, and where customer acquisition is expected to be lightning fast, many firms will begin to launch their own app marketplaces through Open API programs in 2017. Over the past 12 months there has been a consistent uptake in such platform solutions from leading organizations like Citi and BBVA, and pioneering leaders like Santander have established reliable business models for fintech banking borne out of open APIs. In 2017 open, unified solutions will continue to be launched by banks and insurers and make it possible to deliver new digital products and services, whilst still maintaining a multidimensional customer experience across all digital channels. We are also seeing a rise of the usage of Public cloud technologies in Banking, with firms moving or considering moving risk and IT infrastructure to Google or Amazon. This indicates a major shift, after a gradual adoption of private cloud technologies and recent FCA guidance green-lighting cloud computing.
9. Design Thinking – Many financial institutions have embraced a mobile-first strategy or omni-channel strategy, placing mobile design as a critical component of their UX and CX strategies. Design Thinking, which has been around now for over a decade, is a design methodology that helps businesses understand their problem statements better by rooting them in end user research and using that research to influence a more impactful design solution. As financial services organizations look to elevate their brands, communicate authenticity and engage with their customers, design thinking can deliver meaningful data to support those initiatives and is being considered by many as part of an integrated digital strategy.
10. More Blockchain – 2017 will continue to be a year of Blockchain experimentation, and whilst we are likely to see the rise and fall of some blockchain consortiums, one trend that will remain is the appetite for banks to work together and leverage blockchain accelerators to run proof of concepts or controlled pilot programs. The biggest challenge facing the industry today is the scarcity of Blockchain talent.


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In 1932 the English Novelist, James Hilton, wrote a romantic fantasy called Lost Horizon. The story plot caught the imagination of the reading public who were in the midst of a great depression and who were longing for a better life. Hilton begins his story by describing a war-torn China in the midst of the 1930's revolution and describes how a group of Europeans escape the terrors of the war in an airplane only to crash in the snow covered Himalayas. The survivors of the crash are rescued by monks and taken to a warm, sun filled valley hidden in the Tibetan mountains. Looking down on this majestic landscape was the grand monastery called Shangri-La.
The main character in Hilton's novel is a world-weary diplomat named Robert Conway who soon discovers the marvelous tranquility of Shangri-La where nothing is known of greed, war, hatred and crime. Conrad falls in love with a beautiful young Chinese girl only to find that she is over 90 year old. It seems that Shangri-La also has the power of giving long life to the inhabitants of this hidden valley. To tell you how the book and the 1937 Frank Capra movie ends will be up to you to find out. I can only tell you that the movie, "Lost Horizon," was a box-office blockbuster and remained popular in re-leases for decades. It has been seventy years now, but I still have a vivid memory of watching this thrilling movie in 1937. Recently I purchased a paper-back copy of the book at Barnes & Noble and enjoyed reading this James Hilton novel for the first time.
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, being considerably fond of Hilton's novel, named the presidential retreat now known as Camp David "Shangri-La" in 1942. In that April, United States bombers secretly launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet bombed Tokyo in a daring raid led by Colonel "Jimmy" Doolittle. Since Tokyo was far out of range of any American bomber base at the time, there was intense speculation from where the bombers had taken off. President Roosevelt facetiously told a press conference that the bombers had flown from Shangri-La. In line with this pleasantry, one of the aircraft carriers used during War World II in the Pacific Ocean was subsequently named USS Shangri-La.
Shangri-la is often used in a similar context as the "Garden of Eden" might be used. It represents a perfect paradise that exists hidden from modern man. Shangri-La might also be used to represent perfection that is sought by man in the form of love, happiness, or Utopian ideals. There are many people now living in Poland, Ohio, who feel that they have found their Shangri-La here in the Mahoning Valley and wish to keep it as their Garden of Eden. They see Poland's Century-houses and truly believe that, since Poland has not change in a hundred years, it should remain unchanged. To these people I respond, "Stop dreaming! Utopia is a Greek word that means "no place" and Poland will soon become a "no place" if changes are not allowed to take place."


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Applications are invited for 14th Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship. These fellowships are open to international researchers working in the fields of Japanese language, Japanese language education, Japanese literature or Japanese culture who reside outside of Japan.
With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international research into Japan and deepening understanding of Japan, the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship invites leading international researchers of the Japanese language, Japanese language education, Japanese literature and Japanese culture to Japan to conduct residential research.
Hakuho Foundation supports frontline efforts, particularly efforts in the realm of language, that help nurture children's ability to feel, think, express themselves and live with one another.
Scholarship Description:
- Application Deadline: October 31, 2018
- Course Level: Fellowships are available to conduct residential research at one of the following receiving organizations: International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto University, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Ochanomizu University, Ritsumeikan University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Waseda University.
- Study Subject: Fellowships are awarded for the Japanese language, Japanese language education research, Japanese literature and Japanese culture.
- Scholarship Award: Invited fellows will have their airfares, living and research expenses, housing and other expenses necessary for conducting research in Japan covered.
- Number of Scholarships: Around 15 fellows will be invited each year.
- Nationality: International (non-Japanese) researchers
- Scholarship can be taken in Japan
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
- Eligible Countries: International (non-Japanese) researchers can apply for these research fellowships.
- Entrance Requirements: Researchers working in the fields of Japanese language,Japanese language education, Japanese literature or Japanese culture who reside outside Japan and meet all of the criteria below.
- Affiliated with a higher education or research institution (including postdoctoral scolars' adjunct in Japanese and part-time lecturers).
- Scholar or researcher with a doctoral degree (including degrees due to be granted on or before December 31, 2017) and an extensive research or education background.
- Sufficient Japanese language proficiency to be able to conduct research in Japanese.
- Non-Japanese national residing outside of Japan or Japanese national who has resided outside Japan for 10 years or more and been active in the academic community ,etc. of the country of their residence.
- Able to stay continuously in Japan for the duration of the Fellowship period and participate in research reporting sessions arranged by the Foundation.
Applications are not sought from those whose purpose is to write a doctoral thesis.
As research reporting and communications with the Fellowship secretariat on various procedures will be conducted in Japanese only, a suitable level of Japanese language ability is required.
Those who have previously received support for residential research in Japan may also apply.
- English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Application Procedure:
How to Apply: Application Procedure:
- Obtain Application Guide, Application Form and Letter of Recommendation. (Downloadable below)
- Fill in the Application Form
- Have the person recommending you for the Fellowship fill in the Letter of Recommendation
- Prepare Japanese translation of the Letter of Recommendation (if written in a language other than Japanese)
- Send the above documents to the designated address by mail
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Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress story and the Spice Girl's other most iconic fashion moments
Geri Halliwell (officially now Horner, following her 2017 marriage) will forever be known for her time as one fifth of the iconic girl band the Spice Girls.
Although Ginger Spice's style trajectory has spanned three decades in the spotlight, and celebrates her 50th birthday on 6 August, its her on-stage looks that have become the most memorable.
Early in Spice Girls history the Nineties looks were in full swing; platforms, leopard prints and perspex was the modus operandi for the famous girl group, and of course Geri was no exception.
The "hot-headed and lively" Ginger Spice matched her style to her name, with vibrant red hues and classic '90s fabrics, but it was her Union Jack dress that went down in history as one of the most iconic outfits in pop culture history.
Although uttered by all of the members of the Spice Girls, "girl power" became closely associated with Geri, and her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol of the movement.
But the singer wasn't originally meant to wear the iconic dress. In fact, it wasn't even a dress.
The Spice Girls were scheduled to open the 1997 Brit Awards, but Ginger Spice Geri thought that the black Gucci mini dress that she was supposed to perform in was too "boring" so she enlisted the help of her sister, Karen.
Deciding to celebrate being British, Karen stitched a Union Jack tea towel on top of the original Gucci dress, and doing so, created one of the most iconic pieces of pop culture clothing to come out of the Nineties.
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To avoid being associated with the National Front, Halliwell also asked her sister to stitch the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) peace symbol onto the back of the dress.
Once she left the Spice Girls in 1998, Geri separated herself slightly from the style of her bandmates, but soon returned to homogeneous dressing for the band's reunion tour.
The mother-of-three opts for a classic style nowadays, favouring clean lines and white shades for her public appearances.
As Geri Halliwell turns 50, see the Spice Girl's most iconic fashion looks
One of the most iconic pieces of clothing to come out of the 21st century, Geri's Union Jack dress was plastered on the front pages of newspapers the world over following the Spice Girls performance at the 1997 Brit Awards.
A year after the Brits performance the dress became most expensive piece of pop star clothing dealt at auction when it sold under the hammer at Sotheby's for £41,320 in 1998. It was bought by Peter Morton on behalf of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where the piece of pop memorabilia is still displayed today.
At another Brit Awards ceremony, in 2016, Geri channelled her bandmate Mel B in a leopard-print dress that could've been taken straight out of Scary Spice's wardrobe.
The Spice Girls reunited in 2012 to attend a performance of Viva Forever, the musical based on the band's music. Geri channeled Frozen's Elsa in a floor-length ice-blue layered strapless dress for the occasion.
During her proper Ginger Spice days, Geri wore a satin red mini dress that matched shades of her hair colour when the Spice Girls attended the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 to promote their movie, Spice World.
If it wasn't for her era-appropriate hair, Geri's striped top and black trousers wouldn't look out of place if she wore them today.
Geri still had nods to her Spice Girls days – note the Union Jack belt buckle – when she left the band, but differentiated her style with long blonde locks.
The former Spice Girl wore a plunging satin blue floor-length gown to walk the National Television Awards red carpet in 2018.
A far cry from her vibrant Spice Girls days, Geri wore a classic white and black bouclé jacket to attend a Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in 2020.
Geri who? Ginger Spice looks like a carbon copy of Shakira here in 1999 at the MTV Europe Music Awards, with long blonde wavy hair and a plunging, floor-length embellished see-through dress.
Geri wore a blue and red medieval-style strapless dress on the Spice Girls reunion tour in Dublin.
Geri looked every bit the international star in a Marilyn Monroe-esque white dress with plunging halterneck neckline and Hollywood curls in her hair as she walked the blue carpet at the FIA Prize Giving gala in 2021 with her husband Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing's Formula One team principal.
Geri wore a blue and white spangled showgirl outfit for one of the many times the Spice Girls met with Prince Charles in 1997.
Geri paid homage to her original Union Jack dress with a corseted red dress which featured parts of the flag in a ruffled bustle at the back of the dress for the Spice Girls' Closing Ceremony medley performance at the London 2021 Olympics.
Geri opted for a red and white sparkling showgirl-style outfit for a performance with the Spice Girls in 1998. The two piece featured a waistcoat jacket and shorts, with matching platform boots.
Geri slipped back into her Ginger Spice ways for The Return of Spice Girls World Tour in a red corseted body suit and white knee-high boots.
Watch: Euro 2022: The Queen, Spice Girls and Three Lions stars react to England's win


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Here is a list of nature books for kids that will educate kids about our natural world and inspire them to get outside and explore nature. By reading nature books for kids to children of all ages, you will be laying the foundation for them to grow up and take care of our Earth, leading them to be the next Planet Protectors.
Giant a Panda of the Enchanted Forest by Xuan Loc Xuan
This story revolves around Giant, a giant panda, who is peacefully living in the beautiful Sichuan forest. Out of nowhere, a fire threatens Giant and the forest. Readers will learn about how human behavior shapes and damages the environment, including the species that live there. This books gets readers in touch with giant pandas, who are an endangered species. This beautifully illustrated book educates readers on the need to respect species, especially those who are at risk of extinction.
Published: August 2018
Hardcover: $14.99
Grade Level: 1-2
Number of Pages: 38
Thank you, Earth by April Pulley Sayre
This story asks readers to consider all that the Earth provides for us and what they are most thankful for. Thank you, Earth contains incredible pictures that are sure to inspire young environmentalists to get involved in caring for our Earth. It is written in a simple, yet powerful way that educates readers on all that our Earth provides for us. Educational materials are included at the end of the book on how to get involved and help our planet.
Published: February 2018
Hardcover: $16.19
Age Range: 4-8
Number of Pages: 40
On the Nature Trail by Editors of Storey Publishing
On the Nature Trail invites readers to get outside and learn about their environment. The book instructs readers to find certain things along the way on their nature adventure (such as leaves, trees, and birds). Once found, you place your sticker on that page, indicating you found the natural treasure. Along the way, readers will find information about each item they are looking for and will learn facts about each item. On the Nature Trail has many fun and inviting pictures that children will relate to. The stickers help engage children in the scavenger hunt while drawing them in to learn about our planet. Kids are sure to love the interaction with nature and the stickers.
Published: March 2018
Spiral-Bound: $12.68
Age Range: 4-8
Number of Pages: 48
My Nature Journal by Kids Journals
My Nature Journal provides a place for children to record their outdoor adventures. This journal asks the reader to record information such as what they discovered, what the weather was, and where the discovery was made. There is space to include a description or picture of what you found. This is a fun resource for children to take with them on their nature walks. It helps children focus and learn about their surroundings and may encourage them to go home and look up information on what they found along the way.
Published: June, 2017
Paperback: 122 pages
Price: $8.99
Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for The World's Most Adventurous Kid by Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco
In this book, readers will be taken all over the world on an adventure leading to many new discoveries about their natural world. From Iceland to Chile, this book will educate you on many cool and exciting facts about the world, going section by section. Included with your purchase is an adventure plan, information about methods of travel, travel tips, and more. The beautiful illustrations are sure to grab the attention of young readers while inspiring them to learn more about our natural world.
Published: September 2018
Hardcover: $13.49
Age Range: 8-12 years
Number of Pages: 112
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The Case Of The Disappearing Amur Leopard by Kirsten Usman
In this book, readers are asked to consider the question of what is more important, preservation or profits. Judge Birdie leads the way in this exciting legal mystery where she and the jury must decide if a new construction project can be approved even though it may harm the endangered Amur leopards. Along the way, readers will relate to Judge Birdie's adventurous and fun loving grandson, Milo.
Published: July 2018
Paperback: $6.95
Age Range: 7 and up
Number of Pages: 132


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Irvine-based FivePoint Holdings LLC (NYSE: FPH) is doing holiday gifts differently this year.
Rather than hold an event or gift items to its 165 employees, the company is instead giving checks to each employee to be used for donations to a cause of their choice.
Involving employees in the company's philanthropic efforts is a cornerstone for FivePoint, California's largest land development company led by Chief Executive Emile Haddad.
"We want everyone in the company to be empowered and involved," Haddad told the Business Journal. a
"Sometimes when companies make C-suite decisions it's more for show, but this way, employees know they are part of something that's real."
With long-standing healthcare, education and community partnerships, FivePoint is a stand-out in Orange County for its philanthropic efforts, specifically Irvine, home to its Great Park Neighborhoods development.
Haddad doesn't think of it as philanthropy, however.
"It's just a fact for us. You can't be a part of a community and not try to be plugged into every aspect of it," he said.
The company is one of five honorees selected in the Business Journal's Companies that Care awards.
Employees First
Every Thursday, FivePoint holds a company-wide call to hear from employees and their families to discuss anything and everything—from personal concerns to professional ideas.
Among the agenda is typically a discussion about how FivePoint is getting involved in the community, and how employees can be a part of it.
In fact, a bulk of FivePoint's community initiatives stem from employees on the ground, with Haddad making just a fraction of philanthropic decisions.
"We trust our people to make choices about which organizations to get involved with," he said, adding that this, in turn, helps contribute to a strong company culture.
"It's not about making a corporate decision; it's about enabling each employee to help our communities in any way they can."
Pandemic Philanthropy
This year, FivePoint's giving back efforts have been much more tangible.
Right after the coronavirus pandemic hit the region in March, Haddad quickly tapped his contact list to secure as many masks and other Personal Protective Equipment to donate them to first-line responders.
At the start of April, Haddad had secured a shipment of more than 10,000 N95 grade masks along with 100,000 pairs of gloves and 20,000 bottles of sanitizers.
The company would ultimately help to donate more than 2.5 million masks in FivePoint's three communities: Orange County, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
They were donated to area hospitals, police and fire departments and others on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis and in short supply for these types of products.
"We are always looking to help out those who are the most vulnerable. If you can protect them, the community as a whole will recover much faster," said Haddad.
Holistic Healthcare
The pandemic has reinforced FivePoint's focus on healthcare, a cornerstone to the company's Great Park Neighborhoods.
It has partnered with City of Hope to deliver a new campus at Irvine's FivePoint Gateway office complex; the Duarte-based cancer hospital bought a 190,000-square-foot, four-story building there for $108 million in May.
Tenant improvements are currently underway at the building, which will become City of Hope's first comprehensive cancer center outside of its main campus.
The center, along with a future acute care cancer hospital to be built by City of Hope on the same site, will anchor what FivePoint and City of Hope believe will one day become a regional hub for a larger wellness campus in Irvine.
Expect additional healthcare partnerships between the two to follow.
"We are looking to introduce new healthcare models that deliver care more efficiently from an economic and timing point of view," said Haddad, such as virtual doctor's visits and other technology-focused initiatives.
Breaking Barriers
FivePoint has said its mixed-use developments are intended to create "sustainable communities of the future" by combining wellness and educational elements, alongside commercial and residential components.
On the education front, FivePoint is working to narrow the gap between social classes, and this year donated $1 million to Irvine Public Schools Foundation.
This follows another $1 million educational donation the company made last September to the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Haddad, also chairman of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate's advisory board, said a majority of the donation will be used to recruit new faculty and create scholarships for "a more diverse student body" in real estate development.
Back Stronger
Collaboration and communication have been priorities for FivePoint throughout the pandemic, with just Haddad and three other top-level executives working from the office since March.
Prior to the pandemic, Haddad and employees would gather every Friday after lunch for informal discussions; those efforts are now virtual, and seemed to grow in importance.
"Everything that's happened this year has really built a stronger bond between our people, and it's reinforced that we are a company that believes in building culture organically."
Hard times bring people together, as Haddad knows first hand having been a teenager in Beirut during the start of the Lebanese Civil War.
"The relationships that I established then are some of the strongest I have, and that's what 2020 is all about: building on these relationships and returning better than before."


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How To Reach Pushkar
Situated in the Thar desert in western India, Pushkar is a typical Rajasthani experience. It is a tourist destination for everybody. From pilgrims to foreigners, every year, thousands of people visit this desert town. The popular Pushkar fair gathers people from all parts of the country and the world. A remarkable gathering of Cattle herders happens in the fair. The balloon fest adds to the beauty of this festival. Apart from this, Pushkar holds religious importance as major Hindu temples like Brahma Temple, Savitri Temple and various temples across the ghats are there. Pushkar stands as a major Indian tourist destination with relgious and cultural importance. If you want to know how to reach Pushkar for a part of these mystical activities, read on!
By Air
Pushkar does not have an airport but the nearest one is in Jaipur, which is roughly 150 kms away. The Jaipur airport has flights coming and going to all major cities of India. Some international flights are there as well.
From the airport, you can easily hail a taxi. From there, it is a 3 hour drive. Some people pre-book the cab, whereas others hire one outside the airport. You can always choose between the two!
By Train
Pushkar is a hilly region, and therefore, direct trains are not very frequent. The best option is to take a train to Ajmer from where it is a 30 minute drive. The Ajmer Railway station has plenty of trains connecting different places in Rajasthan as well as major India cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Allahabad, Lucknow, etc. Some famous trains that run on a daily basis to this city include Shatabdi Express, Pink City Express, Rajdhani express etc. From the Ajmer station, buses to Pushkar are easily available.
By Road
Buses to Pushkar are easily available from Ajmer and they connect you to other major cities as well. Buses are available from both, the bus stand as well as the railway station. Driving your own car is also an option, if you live in one of the nearby cities. You can also hire a taxi for the same. They will have a range of prices depending on the time of the year and the car being AC or non-AC.
Getting around in Pushkar
Auto-rickshaws are not available in this holy town. But it is a fairly small town, and getting around on foot is feasible. In fact, to enjoy the ghats, and the overall aura of the place, it is best to walk your way around. However, you can also rent a bike for getting around in Pushkar.


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Top Three Wireless Earphones - The Best Wireless Earphone for TV and Home Theater
The Problem (3 out of 5)
Ever been watching TV, listening to music or playing video games and been asked to "lower that racked down!"? I have tons of times. I enjoy my movies with loud explosions, sharp gun shots and metal-crunching car crashes. As you would imagine this can cause a bit of "noise pollution" in my home. So I bought some earphones to appease the greater forces. They didn't work - for me at least.
The wire was too short, people kept walking into it, pulling it right out of the TV and it was uncomfortable sitting that close to a widescreen TV.
To solve this common problem the leading technology brands around the world have started to make good quality wireless earphones. Basically, you plug a small transmitter into where the earphone jack would normally go. Then, a receiver built into the earphones picks up the signal and plays the audio into your ears. Below are the top three available right now based on three factors.
Cost (4 out of 5)
Not everyone wants to splash out on an expensive set of earphones just so they can use them once or twice a month. Often, a cheap set that does the job will do for that Sunday afternoon when all you want to do is relax in your own little world. I would recommend the Voyetra Turtle Beach W3 wireless earphones. They can be bought for as little as $20 and they work a treat. You don't get great sound quality but you sure save on the price. They're comfortable thanks to the padding and the wraparound design. They are also very secure and don't come loose because they were designed for Nintendo Wii players who jump around a lot.
Quality (5 out of 5)
Perhaps you're a movie buff and you are more than willing to spend $250 on a top of the line pair of earphones with surround sound and crisp quality. If so, then the Sony MDR DS4000 Wireless Earphones are for you. They boast surround sound and the most superb quality I've ever heard. It's like having a theatre surround sound system compacted into a headset. They're light and comfortable. The padding is excellent and won't tear away like cheaper versions. If you're looking for earphones that will last you ten years with great quality then these are the ones for you.
Compromise (4 out of 5)
Many of us will want good quality earphones but won't want to spend half a weeks wages on them. For this section of the market (which I would imagine is the majority) I would recommend the Sennheiser RS130 earphones. These are currently one of the most popular makes on the market and can be picked up for around $60-80 dollars on Buy.com or Amazon.com. They're pretty comfortable and will see you through a film with ease. If you are seeking the perfect compromise between quality and price then these are the best wireless earphones for you.


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Upstate embraces 'Healthy Monday'
"It's really built around the psychology of Monday as a time for thinking about doing something different. People pick Monday as a day to start something new to improve their health and well-being," says Tom Dennison, associate director of the public health program that is jointly sponsored by Upstate and SU.
You might see "Meatless Monday," in which vegetarian entrees are offered in cafeterias; "Move It Monday," emphasizing exercise; or other promotions dreamed up by students. Each will be evaluated as part of a research project. "This is all about public health messaging and behavior change," says Dennison.
Healthy Monday is the brainchild of Sid Lerner, 80, a former advertising executive and 1953 SU graduate. You may recall his previous campaign: "Don't Squeeze the Charmin" commercials in which shoppers could not keep their hands off Charmin toilet paper. Dozens of educational institutions, non-profits, hospitals, government agencies and corporations are part of Healthy Monday. Learn more at www.mondaycampaigns.org
Today's 'Healthy Monday' message is about finding your zeal for Zen.
Meditation can cut stress by quieting the steady stream of thoughts that crowd the mind. You can meditate anywhere for any length of time, so squeeze in a mindful moment this Monday. Hone your ohm through weekly practice and patience.


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Ducati Diavel 1260! Yamaha Tenere 700! Kawasaki Versys 1000! The new year's MSL has got everything to prepare you for 2019 with a special 700th edition!
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As ever, this month's issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is packed with news and opinion, ground-breaking test fleets, adventures and tours on quality machines, and thrilling features with striking pictures!
If you'd like to read January's MSL, then you can cut to the chase and download the digital version, order the print magazine, or better yet save those pennies and subscribe to MSL! Here's what to expect this month…
2019's HOTTEST BIKES
The show season is in full swing, and there's lots of new metal to drool over!
It may be an idyllic island paradise but the roads on the Thai island of Phuket are the most dangerous on earth. Stuart Barker toured the island on a Kawasaki W800 to find out why.
Could Honda's CB1000R+ be the perfect commuter?
Maxi-scooters continue to split opinion, but the big Burgman offers such comfort, performance, convenience and practicality that it putsmany 'real motorcycles' to shame.
This is the last Confederate – a 2163cc V-twin with a design guaranteed to turn heads. A bike this special needs a rider to match, so they called Alan Cathcart.
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is on sale in UK newsagents and supermarkets, and you can buy the current issue in digital and paper formats here!
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When adding a web reference one should be able to browse the local drive to locate a WSDL file previously stored on disk.
I don't know if this works in 4.2, but at least in 5.0 you can do this by typing in the address box a url like this: file://c:\myFolder\myFile.wsdl.
Hi João,
We expect to release this feature with new SOAP plugin on Outsystems 11.
Awesome news!
Best regards,
This feature was implemented and released in OS 11 with the new SOAP consume feature.
As usual, a special thank you to the idea creator, João, in our release notes.Don't forget to check OutSystems 11 what's new to see all the new features that were released:https://success.outsystems.com/Documentation/11/New_in_OutSystems_11


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God loves you right where you are...
too much to leave you there.
Walton Hills Church of Christ was established in 1835 and is located in the park like setting of Walton Hills, Ohio which is a southern suburb of the city of Cleveland. W.H.C.C. is an independent Christian Church that seeks to pattern all that it does after the teachings of the Bible. We are an imperfect body of believers who worship and serve a perfect God.
If you join us for Sunday Morning service you should expect a blended service with a down to earth atmosphere. There is no dress code or prerequisites so please come as you are. Each Sunday we worship God through song, prayer, communion, and the preaching of the word. We are an instrumental congregation.
During our Sunday School hour we seek to dive deep into the scriptures and understand better all that God desires to teach us. There is a class that meets each Sunday for every age.
A Nursery is provided for all of our Sunday services.
Sunday Morning Celebration!
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Fox has renewed its signature animated series The Simpsons for a historic 26th season, the network announced on Friday.
"For more than a quarter of a century, THE SIMPSONS has captured the hearts and minds of fans in a way that transcends ages, languages and cultures," said Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment for Fox. "This groundbreaking series is not only the longest-running scripted show in television history, it's one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, and I'm looking forward to yet another landmark season."
The renewal comes at a time when Fox is developing a new generation of animated series' (through its Animation Domination High-Def block), while older fare such as The Cleveland Show and American Dad won't be continuing on the network; with The Cleveland Show having been cancelled and American Dad on the move to TBS. The 26th season pick up comes after the twenty-fifth season premiere pulled in strong ratings; averaging 6.4 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demo, marking a 12% increase from last season's average.
Fox Renews 'The Simpsons' For 26th Season – TVWise
Fox has renewed its signature animated series The Simpsons for a historic 26th season, the network announced on Friday.


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When I get home from grocery shopping, parked in the garage with the hatch open (sorry, "liftgate"), carrying bags into the house and upstairs and coming back for more ... every time the car retracts the door handles after I've left and extends them again when I get back. I know I could work around this - leave the key fob upstairs, or leave it near the car - but shouldn't the car be just a little bit smarter? What's the point of retracting the door handles when the car is stationary (so ignore aerodynamics) and there's an open door? Wait until the fob goes out of range and all doors are closed.


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Sprint donated free mobile devices and free high-speed wireless Internet connectivity to about 250 students at Emmet J. Conrad High School on Jan. 13.
The donation kicked off Sprint's 1Million Project, which aims to help give mobile devices and wireless Internet connectivity to 1 million disadvantaged high school students over five years.
"When we learned about Sprint's 1Million Project, we quickly applied in hopes that we would be selected," said Dr. Emmett J. Conrad School Principal Anthony Mays. "Many of our students have the will and skill to be successful at school, however, many of them lack adequate technology resources when they leave campus to complete homework and research assignments. We are so excited to be a part of this program that will help our students to meet family needs at home while staying on pace and completing their assignments on time."


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Anyone who has followed comedian Tig Notaro's response to Louis C.K.'s admitted pattern of sexual harassment probably won't be surprised at her take on his exposure and swift professional ouster. "It's a huge relief," the One Mississippi actress said while visiting The View Monday. (The Louie star had been an executive producer on her Amazon show, even helping Notaro approach the streaming service with the project.)
Of course, Notaro explains now, the admission of guilt by C.K. came as no surprise; she had learned of the harassment allegations against C.K. soon after Amazon bought their series. "I found this out right after we sold the show, that this was happening," Notaro said. "I started publicly trying to distance myself from him for almost two years now. Even though I knew firsthand from people, it wasn't my place to call out names. It's somebody else's story. It's for them to directly speak about, but I knew, for myself, I wanted to make sure," said Notaro. When asked whether or not she had heard "rumors" about C.K.'s behavior in the past, Notaro said that while she hadn't been specifically sexually harassed by the comedian, she nonetheless "had gotten firsthand confirmation."


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Best Stephen King Adaptation
With Rob and myself doing the October Kingathon what better choice for the subject of this rounds Opinion Battles, we have such a range of genre to pick from even if I can have a good guess what everyone will be picking.
If you want to take part in the next round we will be picking Best Franchise with 4 or more films, email [email protected] by 18th October 2015
Darren – Movie Reviews 101
Stephen King's IT (1990)
I have chosen this one because I like the idea of a horror film, I know there are others that could easily be picking like The Shinning, Carrie and I didn't want t go drama however brilliant Shawshank, Stand By Me and The Stand are. I have pick this one because this is the one film that created a character in Pennywise that will forever haunt children, and could easily be the most recognisable character King has ever created.
Kim – Tranquil Dream
Maximum Overdrive
I'm not much of a Stephen King connoisseur and while I can understand the appeal of some of his adaptations that I have seen, I do have to consider than as original pieces. I've only seen a few but the one that I watch over and over again the most has to be Maximum Overdrive. Its super dated and its so much fun to watch. Campy and a little way out there. The cast and the cheesy dialog and even a balance of a variety of characters all stuck together in a truck stop while machines are possessed is just all sort of crazy entertainment. Its definitely not top notch cinema but its an enjoyable guilty pleasure and for me, that works for me as an adaptation.
The Shawshank Redemption
At first I thought I was going to have to sit this round out *gasp* because I thought I hadn't seen any of Stephen King's adaptations. However, looking through the long list on Wikipedia, I found one: The Shawshank Redemption. I always forget that this film is based off a Stephen King writing. Do I really need to explain why The Shawshank Redemption is such a great film? Anything I could possibly say has already been said in previous rounds. The acting from Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman is top-notch, the story leaves you rooting for Andy Dufresne and has a feel good ending. It's funny to see how the 1994 Oscars really went and not how we all think they should have went, considering this is one of the most beloved films of all time. If there is only one Stephen King adaptation I have seen, I'm glad it is this one.
The Shawshank Redemption
Best King adaptation is actually not as simple as one would think. I have always loved the way that the stories of Stand By Me (The Body) and The Green Mile were adapted to the screen, but I still have to say that the best must be The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption) which is still considered a masterpiece and is hailed as one of the best movies to ever not win Best Picture at the Oscars. The book is only 110 pages, but Director Frank Darabont was able to create an amazing 2.5 hour movie that is so captivating and interesting to watch.
The Shawshank Redemption
Okay, confession: I haven't seen The Shining. So, ignoring that, I have to go with Shawshank. Okay? Okay.
The Shawshank Redemption is a harrowing and inspiring tale, a well-acted, well-written, brilliantly acted film that brilliantly expands on a wonderful short story (which I highly recommend, along with the other stories in the collection "Different Seasons") by Stephen King.
Shawshank is one of those films that's hard to find large faults in it, and is so enjoyable that even someone like me, who prefers a fun romp to a compelling drama, finds it to be one of my favorites. Shawshank is amazing, and I love it.
Khalid – The Blazing Reel
The Shining (1980)
When you talk about Stephen King adaptations it's never easy to pick just one. You could easily go with two of Frank Darabont's three adaptations, The Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile, maybe not The Mist. Then there are The Dead Zone and Misery too. But for me, the words 'Stephen King' always remind me of horror which eventually remind me of The Shining.
The Shining is what you get when a maestro like Stanley Kubrick gets his hands on King's source-material and while the film isn't completely faithful the book, and features an insufferable performance from Shelly Duvall, it still stands out as one of the most chilling and suspenseful horror movies to ever hit the screens. Jack Nicholson gives, what is easily the most batshit-crazy and utterly menacing performance of a career that has seen more than a few batshit-crazy performances, and the film itself is just masterfully constructed from the first frame to the last. Truly the best Stephen King Adaptation
The Mist (2007)
This was so tough! Up until the moment of sending this to Darren I was still torn between this and two other potential choices but I've always loved The Mist and it's the type of film I'd always be in the mood to watch so I went with it. The atmosphere is great, the creatures are scary (even if the CGI is dodgy in places) but it's the way the people stuck in the store turn on each other that makes it even more gripping – the 'mob mentality'. I love watching it unfold and there's still plenty of gross bits, awful spiders (eek!) good dialog and some very good acting. Not to mention a pretty crazy ending that is unforgettable.
Stand By Me
The only Stephen King adaptation I have ever really liked is Stand by me (1986). I absolutely love this film and could watch it over and over again, the performances of the lead four actors are so perfect location. It starts as four friends looking to get recognised for finding the body of the schoolboy supposedly in the woods but ends up being an emotional journey for them as they open up and uncover secrets about each other. It also spends a lot if time being hilariously funny which breaks up the emotion and stops it being too soppy and just a perfect Sunday movie.Take Our Poll


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As chair of the not-for-profit Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Australia (TASCA), Peter Verveniotis knows a thing or two about the chronic genetic disorders that his organisation is dedicated to offering support, raising awareness and encouraging the public to donate blood to help those affected to manage their conditions.
Mr Verveniotis has Thalassaemia Major (also known as Mediterranean Anaemia) and attends Monash Medical Centre every three weeks to receive three bags of blood. Like anaemia, it is a genetic condition for which there is no cure but it is possible to live a relatively normal life through consistent treatments.
"Each time I attend, I receive three bags of blood and am reviewed by a medical practitioner (haematology resident). Every three months I am reviewed by the Haematology consultant. I also see specialised consultants annually such as endocrine and cardiac services," Mr Verveniotis said.
" Living with Thalassaemia is not a simple undertaking, as many who live with the condition struggle with the treatment. … I have had to learn the hard way to accept my condition and work hard to keep myself healthy."
Mr Verveniotis is an early parenting practitioner with the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services and is an early learning centre administrator. He is also studying for a Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education. Along with his role as chair of TASCA, he is also an consumer advisor for the Monash Health Blood Committee.
"As a child my instinct was to rebel, I didn't enjoy chelating (iron removal treatment) and attending my many medical appointments such as echocardiograms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the heart, bone-density tests, ultrasounds of the spleen and liver, dental and specialised bone clinics.
READ MORE: Thalassaemia major and minor
He said one of the reasons he joined TASCA as a general committee member five years ago was to support and advocate for patients with genetic blood disorders, raise public awareness and improve the conditions of treatment in Melbourne hospitals.
He draws on his own experience to drive the message on.
"This is a personal story I tell in my mentoring of the younger patients and the community. I have lived it, so I understand it," Mr Verveniotis said.
He recounts the embarrassment he felt every time he was called on the school public address system to go to the school office where the district nurse awaited him to take samples of his blood to match with available donor blood. The nurse would even visit him at home in the evening help prepare and administer his injections.
"Unlike those days, we now attend a pathology centre to perform this vital procedure. For some, this is very inconvenient, especially when the blood samples are misplaced, lost or completed incorrectly."
One of the side effects of repeated blood transfusion is an overload of iron in the blood that is overcome with chelation therapy. For some the medication required can be taken orally but that does not work for everyone.
"For me, this involves infusing Desferrioxamine (an iron chelator drug) subcutaneously through a small butterfly needle for 10 hours overnight using an infuser, five times a week."
Sickle cell anaemia most commonly affects people from Southern European, African, Middle Eastern and Asian backgrounds and is one of the most common genetic traits in the world. A simple blood test will show if couples are at risk of having a child with sickle cell anaemia. Couples are at risk if they are both carriers of a sickle cell or thalassaemia trait.
READ MORE: A Greek parliamentarian becomes the face of Australian Sickle Cell Advocacy
His older brother, who also inherited thalassaemia, died of a cardiac arrest when he was just 25.
"My parents didn't know that they were carriers when they got married. If they had been married in Greece or Cyprus, a blood test would have been mandatory, and the risks would have been known. As such, when my brother was diagnosed it was a shock to them. He was five years older than me, however, he didn't start chelating until he was in his early teens. The iron overload from the blood transfusions from birth to the age of 10 caused irreparable damage to his organs."
His brother was a guide and mentor to his younger sibling. They shared the same blood type but not the same fate.
"It was just the luck of the draw that he contracted Hepatitis C and I didn't. This was common amongst our community and many thalassaemia patients are still living with the blood-borne viruses contracted through contaminated blood supply in the 1980s. The stigma of having a blood-borne virus further adds to both physical and emotional issues associated with having a genetic blood disorder."
Another twist of fate was that their sister did not inherit thalassaemia and was able to start her own family and neither of her two children have inherited the disorder.
His brother's death was a massive blow to himself and to his family. The family rallied when Mr Vervaniotis health began to fail.
"I let my health suffer and I was not strictly following my treatment regimen. As a consequence, the iron built up in my organs, in particular, my heart. Before long, I was admitted to the hospital's coronary care unit as I was near congestive heart failure with a severely dilated heart."
He was visited by Professor Don Bowden who was the head of Thalassaemia Services Victoria and the time and he was brutally honest with the young man.
"He told my father who was caring for me at the time that my chances of survival were no better than 50/50. My only option was to chelate. I chelated 24/7 for many months on end to try to reverse the damage that had been done.
"I am lucky. My health improved. To this day, medical staff from the Medical Infusion Unit at Monash where I have my treatment use me as an example to medical students, junior staff and even other patients of the importance of compliance with treatment."
Becoming a member of TASCA was a way of driving that message on.
"Our membership is growing. One of the oldest members is a patient who is 70 years of age which I truly admire. The youngest member is six. To think that there are children still passing away from this condition and who struggle to receive basic treatment is heartbreaking.
"For this reason, TASCA's work in promoting genetic testing, educating the broader community and advocating for the needs of patients, their families and carers is of such importance and value," said Mr Verveniotis.
"TASCA is grateful for the ongoing support of the community around Victoria and Australia."
♦ For more information, visit the TASCA website or email email@example.com


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Eurosport app for iPad, iPhone
December 9, 2011
Eurosport has confirmed the availability of its Eurosport Player an iPads and iPhones.
The Eurosport Player offers live streaming of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport, as well as on-demand programming and an EPG. The new version for portable devices is available for free through the iTunes App store.
Subscription to the service costs €3.39 per month or €34.99 for a 12-month period.


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iMindQ: The Mind Mapping Software
Are you tired of shelving your creative ideas every now and then just to see others materializing them? Do not worry. Now there are mind mapping tools that helps you keep a track of your creative ideas and boosts your enthusiasm to pursue them. I found iMindQ to be one such tool that worked fine for me. Would it be your choice? Check it out.
The Concept To move life further, we need new ideas. To materialize these ideas we need a system to be at place that works sound and understands our needs. Recently I found this mind mapping app iMindQ which has come up with a mind mapping tool that can boost up your creativity through a brainstorming session, helping through a visual support giving vent to the bottle necked ideas. It will make you go ahead with your plans, give it a round shape and finally makes it presentable with the wire-frame structure to give it a kick start.
iMindQ got its launch in the market by Seavus, from Malmö, Sweden. It was primarily crafted as a commercial mind mapping tool that can conduct a brainstorming session through a simple software application.
The software is focused on capturing ideas, help in streamlining a thinking process that buds in your mind, manage the same with beholding meetings and discussion while sharing the right set of information. It performs the task of project management where it takes an overall picture of your ideas mapping your mind giving it a correct route. Instilling a logical approach that gets hold of the non-linear ideas, it would assist every individual and group through a number of brainstorming sessions.
Features and CompatibilityiMindQ is compatible with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Its online version works well with the mobile and with iOS and Android platforms. You get options to open or save each and every map that you host through the Microsoft SharePoint environment. You are free to make changes that occur later to your mind through the already saved mind maps or the ones that are saved in the projects category irrespective of the platform you choose.
Things you can make in iMindQ are:
Importing Platforms:
Exporting Platforms:
Supported File format:The file formats supported in iMindQ are mainly .dmmx files, generally in which the software can access the mind maps, but it has support for other file formats too like MindManager map with .mmap, FreeMind map .mm file format, and XMind maps that come with .xmind file format.
Managing Information and CreativityThe iMindQ application can help in various ways as it can come handy while envisioning, thinking and sorting out your ideas with all the gathered data that the application assembles for you and proselytes them into an easy to use design. It is almost like using a virtual white board which can be loaded with every piece of thought and inventive musings.The app too named this as "white board" that works like a map where you can play with 30 different styles of templates to choose. Right from the naming of your map, you can glide through the smooth process by stuffing it up with minute level of details and ideas that can cross your mind. The app contains all the basic features that can create topics and subtopics, redo/undo, copy/paste, and finally save your maps representing them as images to give your ideas a visual support. It has an auto-save feature that keeps saving your maps as and when you create them to protect every bit of information that can come handy to you later.
Being ProductiveThe iMindQ app is primarily focused on the boosting up of productivity by giving shape to the new creative ideas. It encourages the creative spirit of the creator by presenting it through a visual support in exactly the same way, as the creator wanted it to be. The maps can be filled with as much information it needs irrespective of its kind. The app gives enough scope for going on adding up features to any topic. It can be images, icons, hyperlinks, notes or all of them. One can change the look of the topic at any point of time, and all these get support of the Bluetooth keyboard, and can be shared on Twitter, Facebook etc.
What MoreThe app has got a few more features like Dropbox integration, printing, cloning, and creating a template that comes out of an existing map. There are tools which can perform pretty complex tasks like creating links and bonding relationships between similar topics, group the familiar types of maps, inserting boundaries, and many more.
ProsThe application is in fact an astonishing thought that brings the creator's thought into reality. It has comprehended the need of giving a prompt shape to the passing contemplation that have some imaginative potential. I think it would be helpful in the following ways:
It helps in sorting out the thoughts and ideas completed by activities through its white board feature.
The Create map feature in a split second sets up a visual support to the concepts and thoughts and they have an accumulation of 30 map styles which is quite adequate to suit the reason.
The "Add topics and subtopics to your map" feature gives the thoughts a total shape as in ordinarily we have a tendency to overlook and disregard some passing thoughts which may be pertinent to the present one.
The customization devices are bounty in number and they work in a significantly complex way which is a significant charming astonishment.
They kept in mind to include the default Facebook and Twitter share highlight, with the goal that you can share your thoughts to your nearby and trusted circle.
The application likewise offers Dropbox coordination, so putting away your stuff online is not an issue.
ConsThe tools get excessively mind boggling at times, making it difficult to work through. That definitely needs a genuine tutorial, which isn't there right now.
Final ThoughtsThe iMindQ is a perfect application for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch phones, that uses your available time by giving your contemplation and thoughts a positive shape. Stacked with a variety of cutting edge highlights, iMindQ truly sounds good to those imaginative personalities and business visionaries whose thoughts matter to the general public and increases the value of the way of life of the ordinary people. Despite the fact that a portion of the devices are very hard to ace, it merits giving it some time and learn as it too initiates inventiveness and the desire to learn and have some good times. As of now iMindQ runs well with iOS 7.0 or later and has 3.5 out of five stars rating from its clients. The late overhauls were truly broad where the upgrades and changes made it all the more demanding and easy to use.


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Central Suffolk
Islip, Oakdale, West Sayville, Sayville, Bellport, Bayport, Patchogue and Brookhaven Hamlet
Please visit the survey for tips and suggestions on how to document your house and community.
Islip and Great River are two of the oldest communities in the estuary, originally inhabited by the Secatogues, Pentaquit and Connetquot Native American tribes. In the 1600s William Nicoll beame the first European owner of lands that stretched eastward from Islip to Brookhaven Hamlet and north to Hauppauge, becoming the largest landowner in this area. The "Nicolls Patent" refers to these lands that were "granted" by King George II.
During the 18th and 19th century the area became well known for its abundant fish and shellfish. One of the first families to establish a commercial fishing operation in Islip was the Doxsee family in 1867 where they canned clams and menhaden, caught by local baymen, that were sold to local families as well as exported nationally. Many of the local residents were either farmers or fishermen, who harvested shellfish and finfish using traditional rakes and tongs, alongside pound traps and haul seine nets. They built modest frame houses along the bay, rivers and creeks. By the late 19th century numerous estates were constructed along the waterfront, many of which are still standing. They include the Scully estatebuilt in c. 1919 for Hathaway Scully, who later donated it to the National Audubon Society. Other estates included the William K. Vanderbilt Estate and the Bourne Estate in Oakdale. These estates were used primarily during the summer season, for recreational sailing and hunting, along with lavish parties and gatherings. Local residents became seasonal hunting and fish guides, when they were not working.
There have been various commercial fishing enterprises in the towns that operated in Islip. L & L Baits was owned and operated by Lenny Nilson, who worked on the water since he was a teenager. Other local fishing industries included the former Sunrise Fish Company and the White Cap fish market, which continues to operate today, is located on Orowoc creek across from L & L Baits. The market is also home to several day trawler boats who supply the market with their catch. The market was founded in 1938, and has had several owners since that time. There are several historic buildings which have been redone with various humorous and maritime decorations and embellishments. There are also several independent trawler fishermen who continue to work based in Islip. They include descendants of Scandinavian and Norwegian fishermen, who were notorious for their competitiveness and suspiciousness, according to Nilson, himself a fisherman with a Scandinavian background.
While there once were many baymen and fishermen in the community, today their numbers are rare and rapidly declining due to the overall decline in the fishing industry. Their houses, like those in West Sayville and other historic fishing communities, are modest frame structures located near the town's creeks. Increasingly they are being torn down and replaced with larger modern structures closer to the bay and other shorelines. In order to prevent further development Suffolk County acquired the Scully estate in 2004. It is now the Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Great River & Oakdale
Adjacent to Islip is the waterfront community of Great River and Oakdale, home to Heckscher State Park, Connetquot State Park, Bayard Cutting Arboretum and several county and town parks. These parks were originally privately owned estates built by extremely wealthy investors such as the banker August Belmont, industrialist and heir William K. Vanderbilt, Edward Bourne, inventor of the Singer Sewing Machine and other industrialists in the late 1800s and early 1900s. However there were less opulent estates beginning in the 1840s, who paved the way for the "Gilded Age" mansions that were built along the South Shore as well as the North Shore's "Gold Coast." The South Shore's mansions predated the North Shore estates due to the arrival of the Long Island Rail Road in 1844. Common activities by the residents included hunting, fishing, sailboat racing and other leisure activities.
Leading and guiding the participants were local baymen and hunters, a tradition that was passed down within their families. Hunter/bayman Larry Udell of Center Moriches recalled that his family worked as hunting guides as far back as the 1870s. Other well known guides included Obadiah Verity of Amityville, who was a world famous decoy carver, the Combs family, originally from Freeport, and the Rigby family. In addition a large host of elite clubs arose including the South Side Sportsmen's Club, now part of Connetquot State Park, the Olympic Club and Great South Bay Yacht Club in Bay Shore and the Timber Point Club. These clubs were founded and supported by the new estate owners and their friends, staffed by dozens of local residents for many generations. Donna Schaeffer of the Bohemia Historical society recalls how Czechoslovakians settling in Bohemia, found work as wood carvers and other building arts workers.
Until World War II these clubs were the center of the social season for their families and friends. Sail and yacht races, banquets, hunting and fishing trips, golf tournaments and other activities filled the society pages of many local and regional newspapers, dominating the communities during the summer months. However with the creation of affordable automobiles, motor boats and other "luxury" goods, more residents of modest means began to enjoy these maritime activities as well. At the same time many of the estate inheritors could no longer afford to support the properties, eventually donating them to the government. In recent years government park agencies have also had difficulty maintaining the properties, leading to an overall decline.


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(In no particular order.)
Spark Bang Buzz Homemade CRTs and active components.
Incandescent Sculpture The Incandescent Sculpture of Dylan Kehde Roelofs.
Hand Made Triode A fantastic movie of a triode being made by hand.
Single Electron Diffraction Diffraction experiment with indivdual electrons. Includes a movie.
Mike's Electric Stuff (Tesla coils, valves etc.)
The High Voltage Page High voltage experiments and power supply designs.
Dangerous LaboratoriesScience and alternative energy projects.
Museum of Electricity Antiques and high voltage.
The Bell Jar Vacuum technique for the amateur investigatore.
The Virtual Valve Museum.Virtual museum of all types of vacuum tubes.
Glenn Baddeley - Valve Data. Valve database links.
Control The Nuclear Power Plant. A nuclear power station simulation by Henrik Eriksson.
Patently Absurd! A humorous collection of crazy British patents.
Ulster University Downloadable graph paper.
Periodic table table. This site is fantastic.
Science Toys. Some very good ideas here for all ages.
Printed Circuit Boards for the Masses. Interesting method for making PCBs.
HV Stuff. High voltage components.
Teralab Main Menu


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Monday, April 21, 2014
2015 Audi A3 Multimedia Interface - Highly Advanced Or Just Too Complicating? [Video]
Just last month we posted about Audi Connect and how the German automaker will bring 4G LTE connectivity to the 2015 A3. Audi claims that the Multimedia Interface (MMI) in their new vehicles is one of the most advanced with handwriting recognition, picture navigation etc.
We found this video walkthrough posted by SlashGear a few weeks ago in which Audi of America's Senior Manager of Connected Vehicles, Anupam Malhotra, gives a detailed insight into the Audi A3 MMI.
Watch it below and see for yourself if Audi's attempt to give customers the best in-car technology while making driving less distracting is working out.
Source: SlashGear (YouTube)
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Location: Clearfield, UT
Job ID: 53771
Facility: Clearfield Job Corps Center
Pay: $16.20 per hour
Work with a purpose! Begin a career as part of the administrative team, utilizing your skills and abilities to change the life of a Job Corps student.
Facility name: Clearfield Job Corps Center
Location: Clearfield, UT
Work schedule: Varies
Job responsibilities: Monitors students that live on residential floors to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of the Center. Fosters an atmosphere conducive to character development through the encouragement of favorable behavior patterns. Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance in the event of injury, illness, traumatic experience, and emotionalism; responsible for documenting student activity and incidences.
Essential functions:
Education and Experience Requirements:
Why: Make a positive impact in your community by doing meaningful work that results in a rewarding career.
Management & Training Corporation (MTC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disabled status, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, or any other category protected by federal law. MTC participates in E-Verify. We strive to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans, in our job application and hiring process. If you are interested in employment opportunities with Management & Training Corporation and need assistance, please contact our staffing department through [email protected] or 801-693-2888.