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Scientists have captured the moment a four mile long iceberg broke off a glacier in eastern Greenland.
The calving happened on June 22 and saw an iceberg a third of the length of Manhattan break off the glacier.
The team of researchers and scientists at the site captured the event which caused other icebergs to separate with some flipping over entirely.
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The International Contemporary Ensemble presents a program of concerto premieres featuring ICE's own virtuosos Claire Chase (flute), Maiya Papach (viola), Katinka Kleijn (cello), and David Bowlin (violin). The program is brought to life under the baton of the "astonishing" up-and-coming conductor Karina Canellakis (Los Angeles Times), in her Mostly Mozart debut. New works by Dai Fujikura, Anthony Cheung, Marcos Balter, and Wang Lu.
Dai Fujikura: Cello Concerto (World premiere)
Anthony Cheung: Viola Concerto (World premiere)
Marcos Balter: Violin Concerto (World premiere)
Wang Lu: Chamber Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Dai Fujikura: Lila (U.S. premiere)
Claire Chase, flute
David Bowlin, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Karina Canellakis, conductor (Mostly Mozart debut)
ICE's 2015-16 performances and commissioning activities are made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, French American Cultural Exchange (FACE Foundation), the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Family Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New Music USA, The Amphion Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Concinnity Fund, The Casement Fund, the BMI Foundation, the Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research at the Eastman School of Music, a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council for the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for ICE.


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Prada. Chanel. Louis Vuitton. These are the high-ends brands that kids and adults yearn to own. We live in a society obsessed with branded goods and it never seems to be satisfied with what it has and all it wants are things, things and more things.
My friend came up to me recently, showing me a new pair of sunglasses that she convinced her mum to buy for her because her old ones 'didn't look good anymore' and the first thing she said was "Guess how much they are?". Does it even matter?
Materialism is a rising concern that the world can never find a solution to. People are getting more inclined to a materialistic lifestyle and are focusing more on achieving a better lifestyle in monetary terms. Our materialistic lifestyle is the result of us, mankind seeking to satisfy our desires and finding happiness in obtaining items of our desires.
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The urge to fit in is especially prevalent among teenagers. Not only is it among teenagers, it is also a sad reality across all age groups. These people feel the need to be accepted in a social circle and this surfaces in the need of being appropriately dressed in the office and in the form of peer pressure in college.
2) Uniqueness
If we purchase a non-branded bag, chances are we are going to see a dozen others carrying the same bag, then that bag is no longer in a sense 'unique' anymore. However, on the other hand, if we purchase a branded bag, odds are that it is one of the few pieces in the market. Therefore, purchasing high-ends brands ensures consumers exclusivity and rarity so the need to be different from others is one of the reason why we cluster towards branded goods.
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We are taught through media that the only way to be happy is to make a lot of money, travel the world and having the best and newest clothes and accessories. At first, money and wealth do bring happiness but this joy does not last forever. I strongly believe that the next evolutionary step that man should take, should not be a physical change in appearance, but rather a mental change in our egos so that we will move past materials and towards being appreciative of what we have.
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Hello, winter! We've officially welcomed the cooler weather and this means a wardrobe refresh to see in the new season. For me, this season is all about staying cosy yet still maintaining an element of polish with my outfits. I love beautiful natural textures such as wool and cashmere, a lot of layering and plenty of standout accessories to liven things up. If you've been struggling with what's in your closet then never fear—I've rounded up some of the best style ideas from Instagram so you can revamp your looks with ease.
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Statement leather
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Consider a cropped knit
This style works well with a relaxed 'mom style' jean and sneakers however it also works well as a layering piece. Pair it with a button down and you've got instant French girl vibes.
Mix textures
The beauty of layering is being able to add a little more depth to your look with the use of different textures. I love the contrast of wool with a slinky silk satin as a way to glam up a winter ensemble.
Be adventurous with your coats
A fluffy coat might not seem the most practical of outerwear options but it really can work with so many looks in your wardrobe. It works with jeans and leather leggings or over a dress equally as well and it's super cosy too.
Oversize your denim
I've said in the past how much I love denim jackets as a layering piece and I'm still all over them. This season try a slightly oversized denim jacket as a topper over everything from a dress to pants or a skirt.
Have fun with winter fabrics
Heavy tweed is synonymous with winter fashion and can often err on the side of conservative. However when in a playful jumpsuit style it can instantly turn it into something fun and a little more relaxed.
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Black is a favourite of most throughout winter because it's sleek, polished and easy to work with. However it can sometimes look a little flat. To combat this weave a few prints into your look. Polka dots and stripes are an easy go-to and can instantly inject a little energy into your ensemble.
Experiment with winter neutrals
Freshen up your winter looks with light, airy shades—they're so fun in summer why not wear them all year round? A white blazer worked back with an eye catching print makes for a punchy and on trend look.
Just add accessories
My favourite way to liven up a look is with a few bold accessories. Think anything in a vibrant shade or something ornate such as a vintage style brooch which can instantly add an element of interest to any outfit.
Belt it up
Want to give your blazer a point of difference? Try cinching it with a belt. It's flattering (hello, tiny waist) and it instantly shakes up the silhouette and gives it a different feel.
Tuck it in
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There's a notable report, by Randy Kennedy, in today's Times, about the conflict between the New York-based filmmaker Caveh Zahedi and the Sharjah Art Foundation over his film "Plot for a Biennial." The film, which the foundation commissioned for the Sharjah Biennial, pokes fun at the requirement that his film was supposed to avoid "making fun of … Sheik Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah" (which is one of the United Arab Emirates)—and also takes an irreverent approach to prayer-related traditions. Not only has the Biennial refused to show Zahedi's film but, Kennedy reports,
Last month the foundation's lawyers sent him a letter demanding that all copies that made any reference to Sharjah, to the foundation or to the royal family—references that constitute the bulk of the film—be destroyed and that he never show the film in the form in which he made it.
I wonder what leverage they think they have. Zahedi (whom, in the interest of full disclosure, I've met on a few occasions, and whose class at the New School I recently visited) told me that his contract with the foundation grants him full ownership of the film. In any case, this just makes the foundation and the Sheik look rather silly and petty; they'd have been far better off letting the filmmaker show his film wherever he wants, outside Sharjah—unless they really don't care about appearances and just want to make a public display of their authority.
Zahedi's situation seems similar to that of the great documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, who—as reported in the magazine, in 2005, by David Blum—shot "more than a hundred hours of 16-mm. footage" behind the scenes at Madison Square Garden, in 1998. His film, appropriately titled "The Garden," was accepted at the Sundance Film Festival and poised for wider distribution, but
back in 1997, Wiseman had agreed in writing that the Garden would have final approval over the film, although the contract, he said last week, stipulated that approval could not be "unreasonably withheld" and had to do only with issues of confidentiality.
However, "Wiseman got a letter from a Garden attorney, Robert Brandon, saying that the company would withhold permission for its release unless Wiseman agreed to make some changes…. When discussions between the two sides went nowhere, the Garden made it plain that Wiseman had to withdraw his movie from Sundance—and everywhere else he planned to show it—or face the prospect of a lawsuit."
As a result, the movie still hasn't been released. The executive chairman of Madison Square Garden is James Dolan. He cut the Gordian knot and made Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups appear in Knicks uniforms—and the team faces the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, starting Sunday. Maybe he can make the movie appear too?
Meanwhile, the Chinese government, Evan Osnos wrote two weeks ago,
has embarked on the most intense crackdown on free expression in years. Overshadowed by news elsewhere in recent weeks, China has been rounding up writers, lawyers, and activists since mid-February, when calls began to circulate for protests inspired by those in the Middle East and North Africa. He calls this campaign the "Big Chill," and his report proved sadly on-target: two days later, he reported on the disappearance of the artist Ai Weiwei, who has since been charged with "economic crimes." The chill extends to filmmakers as well. At Rue 89, Fabrice Praz reports the broadcast in France this Saturday of "The Ditch," the first dramatic feature by the daring and skillful documentary director Wang Bing, about the lives of political prisoners in a Chinese labor camp during the "anti-rightist" campaigns of the nineteen-fifties and sixties. (I haven't seen it—as far as I know, it hasn't screened here yet—but I blogged about it after it premièred at the Venice Film Festival, and I reviewed his documentary "Fengming: A Chinese Memoir," about a victim of those campaigns.) Praz quotes Wang:
When we were shooting the film, the fear of arrest was constant. Every day, there were rumors of a police intervention. Finally, it happened. We found out just in the nick of time and we were able to get away by car.
Praz adds, "The many hours of footage were then shipped, most clandestinely, to France," and reminds readers that "some forced-labor camps, inherited from Mao's China, are still functioning. According to several non-governmental organizations, thousands of Chinese citizens are being held there."
There's a paradox here. The repressive methods of the Chinese government are, of course, violent and horrific; they're violations of human rights and destructive of human life, often in the literal sense (as Evan reported in his Profile of Ai Weiwei, the artist, after a prior arrest, needed to undergo emergency brain surgery). Yet Wang Bing's film is being shown worldwide, while Zahedi's and Wiseman's films are yet invisible.


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Published in the Journal of Hepatology, the study involving 271 children and teenagers found that those who drank more sugary drinks were more likely to have an advanced form of NASH.
Sugar, made up of fructose and glucose, is a natural substance that occurs in many foods. In a balanced diet, sugar does not cause harm. However, fructose syrups or sugar containing fructose and glucose is widely added to food and drinks – and excessive consumption may potentially cause health problems.
The five-year study, led by the University's Professor Christopher Byrne and colleague Dr Eleonora Scorletti at the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre and Professor Valerio Nobili from the Bambino Gesu Hospital in Rome, found 40 per cent of the participants had NASH – which can cause symptoms including stomach pain and extreme tiredness in children.
In adulthood it can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer, requiring liver transplantation. Patients with high levels of fructose consumption in the study also had higher levels of uric acid, which is known to cause gout in adults.
Almost all participants in the study regularly consumed morning (95 per cent) and afternoon (89 per cent) snacks. In the morning these consisted largely of crackers, pizza and salty foods, while afternoon snacks included biscuits and yogurt.
Around 90 per cent had fizzy or soft drinks at least once a week. The average daily intake of fructose among patients with NASH was 70 grams, compared to 53 grams in children and teenagers without the condition.
Professor Byrne commented:
Given the popularity of sugary drinks and snacks containing a lot of sugar, many children are eating too much fructose each day. Unfortunately, for every gram over the daily requirement, the risk of developing serious liver disease increases one and a half times.
Several studies have shown that high consumption of sugar containing fructose is associated with a number of conditions in childhood such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, little was known of its effect on the liver until now.
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With the first 12 meetings of the IAAF Diamond League now concluded, fields are beginning take shape for the series' two eagerly anticipated finals, the Weltklasse in Zurich on 30 August and the AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on 31 August, where the 2018 Diamond League champions will be decided in a dramatic championships-style winner-take-all format. After accumulating points over the course of the dozen meetings leading up to the two finals, the top seven athletes in the 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles, the top eight in the 100m, 100/110m hurdles, long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus and javelin, and the top 12 in the middle and long distances, high jump and pole vault have all earned invitations to compete in their respective finals where they'll battle for the coveted Diamond Trophy and a US$50,000 winner's cash prize. [See the top ranked athletes in each discipline's standings.] While fields are still being finalised, organisers have already confirmed several mouth-watering match-ups. The men's 200m final in Zurich will feature Noah Lyles of the USA, the world leader this season at 19.65, taking on world champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey who clocked 19.76 10 days ago to take the European title. On the women's side, Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast and Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain, the recently crowned African and European champions double sprint champions respectively, will face off in the Zurich 100m. Zurich will also host the men's shot put final, a showdown between freshly-minted European champion Michal Haratyk of Poland, world champion Tomas Walsh of New Zealand, and Olympic champion Ryan Crouser of the USA. All three have thrown beyond 22 metres this season, Walsh 22.67m, Crouser 22.53m and Haratyk 22.08m. Likewise, the season's three 90-metre javelin throwers, Olympic and European champion Thomas Röhler, world champion Johannes Vetter and European silver medallist Andreas Hofmann, will all line-up again at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium alongside Czech Jakub Vadlejch, the defending Diamond League champion. Zurich will witness Mariya Lasitskene, the twice world and freshly-minted European high jump champion, bidding for a successful title defence. The field will also include Bulgaria's Mirela Demireva who put a halt to Lasitskene's 45-meeting win streak in Rabat last month. Ekaterina Stefanidi, the world, Olympic and European champion in the pole vault, will defend her Diamond League title in another head-to-head battle with long-time rival Sandi Morris, the world leader at 4.95m and winner in Birmingham on Sunday. Meanwhile, Brussels will witness teen-aged sensation Armand Duplantis back in action in the pole vault less than three weeks after the 18-year-old's stunning 6.05m clearance to capture the European title. He'll take on seven-time Diamond League champion Renaud Lavillenie and authorised neutral athlete Timur Morgunov, who also topped 6.00m for the first time to take European silver. US$100,000 will be at stake in each of the 16 Diamond Trophy disciplines in both Zurich and Brussels for a total combined prize purse of $3.2 million. Prize money will be paid as follows: 1st – US$50,000 2nd – US$20,000 3rd – US$10,000 4th – US$6000 5th – US$5000 6th – US$4000 7th – US$3000 8th – US$2000 plus rewards for 9th-12th place finishers in distance races and ninth-lane runners in sprints
2018 IAAF Diamond League discipline finals - Zurich (Thursday 30 Aug): Men 200m Men 400m Men 1500m Men 3000m steeplechase Men 400m hurdles Men long jump Men shot put Men javelin Women 100m Women 800m Women 3000/5000m (to race over 5000m) Women 400m hurdles Women high jump Women pole vault Women triple jump Women javelin
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From Sports Information Director, January 17, 2015 | Women's Basketball
by Dan Lukes, email@example.com, (920) 403-4077
DE PERE - St. Norbert College set a school record for points in a game in its 112-68 win over Knox College in a Midwest Conference game on Connie Tilley Court at Schuldes Sports Center.
St. Norbert's point total surpassed the previous standard of 108 points, set in a 108-49 win over Lake Forest on Feb. 4, 1984.
The Green Knights (12-2, 9-0 MWC) took the mystery out of the outcome early, jumping out to a 12-0 lead in the first 4 minutes. Tasha Giese scored five of the Green Knights first 10 points during the run. The Prairie Fire cut the deficit down to 20-7, but the Green Knights countered with an 18-0 skein to build a 38-7 advantage with 9:28 left before halftime. Stephanie Weigman had six points during that run, while Heidi Van Sistine had four points.
St. Norbert, which led 62-26 at halftime, ended the game scoring 35 points off Knox turnovers. The Prairie Fire (5-8, 3-5) would get no closer than 33 points in the second half.
Six Green Knights ended up scoring in double figures. Giese finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, five blocked shots and four steals in 26 minutes. Weigman added a career-high 20 points. Van Sistine scored 16 poitns with nine rebounds, while Kyra VandenHeuvel added career-high 13 points. Brianna Byrne and Regan Carmichael added 12 points apiece.
St. Norbert shot 60 percent for the game, connecting on 45 of 75 field-goal attempts. The Green Knights were also 22-for-27 at the free-throw line (81.5 percent) and held a 57-42 rebounding margin.
Knox shot 27.2 percent (22-for-81) from the floor. Jessica Howard had 12 points and Jamie Blue 11 for the Prairie Fire.


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Thank you so much to those of you who have been joining us on our #wildspring journey as we ask families to commit to getting out into the wild at least once a week with their children. Today we're sharing the story of photographer Cara Brostrom and her 'Inherit The Green' project. We'll let her tell you about this inspiring year of her life....
This project was an effort to get my family outside, everyday, all year long. To find the wildness right outside our doorstep, to realise what exists just beneath the surface of the landscape of the city. Dirt, rain, sunshine, growth, and the rhythms of nature which we are all subject
to, even in the midst of the constructed landscape. It was my desire to begin to shape an inheritance of the natural world for my daughter, and to document this act.
Our actions were simple:
to spend time outside with my family
to live our daily rhythm with intention
to discover and participate in the landscape we call home
One afternoon on a walk in the park near our home, my daughter stood at the side of the path and touched each blade of grass, one at a time. It was such a small action, but so dear. It taught me to slow down, to take a moment to be and observe, to be with my child at her own pace.
Because my child is quite young, she didn't have a strong memory of the seasons yet. When it was winter, she had no longing for summer. She didn't quite remember it. For her the season was simply the present moment. And there was so much to explore within that! No longing for what was to come next. It was such an honest reminder to find the beauty in the moment we are in.
We look forward to spring because it is a sign of the glory of summer to come. It is very easy to live within that narrative of longing all year long. A child reminds you to connect deeply with the wonder of now. So that within each bud and bloom lies wild adventure.
Take a moment, slow down, take your kids outside with no particular place to go. Be still together. Run together. Pick up sticks. Wear a raincoat so you can get really wet. Lay in the grass and look at the sky. The outdoors provides limitless opportunity for your child to research, get messy, move their bodies, and exist within a space free from the demands and distractions of home. Let them lead. Be led.
"And You Inherit the Green"
from Rainer Maria Rilke's Book of Hours:
And you inherit the green
of vanished gardens
and the motionless blue of fallen skies,
dew of a thousand dawns, countless summers
the suns sang, and springtime to break your heart
like young woman'sletters.
You inherit the autumns, folded like festive clothing
in the memories of poets; and all the winters,
like abandoned fields, bequeath you their quietness.
You inherit Venice, Kazan, and Rome;
Florence will be yours, and Pisa's cathedral,
Moscow with bells like memories,
and the Troiska convent, and the monastery
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Title: Metal Heart
Author: Meredith Shayne
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Buy Link Metal Heart
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 264 pages
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Andrea
Review Summary: A very good story of how two young lovers striving to realize their dreams can lose sight of what they really need.
Scott King swore off rock stardom after his band, King Phoenix, crashed and burned. Now in his forties, Scott lives a quiet life as a music producer and session guitarist. But in a box hidden in his wardrobe lie the relics of the past he left behind—a past filled with drugs, booze, and broken hearts. For sixteen years, Scott has had no contact with his former bandmates, so when he's asked to play at a benefit gig for King Phoenix's old sound man, his world turns upside down. A King Phoenix reunion means a run-in with Scott's ex, Ash Walker—and sixteen years ago, believing Ash wanted to leave the band, Scott OD'd and almost died.
Since then, Scott has ruthlessly suppressed his feelings. As a result, he's completely unprepared for the impact of seeing Ash again, or for dealing with his emotions about the band's demise. He definitely didn't expect Ash to want to start up where they left off. Now Scott has to decide between his safe existence and the twenty-year-old love song that could cost him his sobriety—and his heart.
What do I want when I read a rocker romance? Sex, drugs and rock & roll… of course. :cooler: Seriously though, I do want to read about their lavish lifestyle. I want to see the crazy antics, the excess, and the jaded stars. Metal Heart has exactly what I wanted.
It begins with a phone call asking Scott to do a reunion concert with the band he hasn't seen in 16 years. The band had a nasty break up, but that was nothing compared to the break up of Scott and the lead singer, Ash. Scott knows he has to do the concert, but it's going to take every ounce of his strength to face Ash again. Scott is left unbalanced by the phone call. He pulls out the box of memories he hid in his closet so long ago. As he looks through the contents, he begins to reminisce about the past, and the book jumps back in time.
I'm not sure how I feel about the way the book began. Here I was reading this wonderful romance about two guileless young guys falling in love. Through hard work and good luck they were finally getting the chance to realize their dream of being rock stars. They were young, they were happy, and they were in love. It was everything I wanted, but the entire time I was reading, I knew it was all going to self-destruct. I didn't know exactly what would cause the break up, but I knew it was coming and it was going to be bad. It was like this huge black cloud hanging over my head. I loved what I was reading, but my anxiety didn't allow me to fully enjoy it. Once the break up finally happened, and the story moved back to present day, it was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
The book jumps back into present day with the first meeting between Scott and Ash. Sixteen years apart didn't do anything to heal the pain of the past. There was a lot of hurt, anger, and bitterness between Ash and Scott. I mean really, Scott almost died of an overdose one night and the man Scott loved took off and Scott never heard from him again! They were going to have a nasty reunion. I would never have believed a happy, forgive and forget type of reunion. Those first few encounters weren't pretty, but they felt genuine, so it worked for me.
My one complaint was with the ending. Scott and Ash had spent so much time arguing and avoiding each other that I had a hard time adjusting to them being suddenly back together. I knew it was going to happen, I wanted it to happen, but there wasn't enough to convince me they could make it work long term. I was left wanting more, either a couple more chapters or the promise of a sequel, because the ending didn't feel complete.
Metal Heart is one of the better rocker romances I've read. The cast of characters were great. I love Scott and Ash, flaws and all. The other band members helped to balance them out and kept it real. My favorite side characters were Scott's sister and niece. It was fantastic to see two strong women portrayed in such a positive way. Their love and support of Scott added so much to the story. They made it bigger and better.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good rocker romance.


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Star Trek 4 makes franchise history with first ever female director; beams up Jessica Jones' SJ Clarkson
Paramount CEO Jim Gianopulos ended mounting speculation over the studio's lucrative Star Trek franchise by confirming two new movies at CinemaCon on Wednesday.
Variety reported on Thursday that British director SJ Clarkson has been roped in to helm the fourth installment, becoming the first woman director to take charge of a movie in the long-running series.
Clarkson's directing credits include Marvel TV series such as Jessica Jones and The Defenders. She has also directed episodes for House, Dexter, Orange Is the New Black and most recently, the entire BBC Two and Netflix miniseries Collateral.
In July 2016, the studio had announced that the next Star Trek chapter would see Chris Hemsworth return as George Kirk, the father of Captain James T Kirk (played by Chris Pine). Hemsworth's character was killed in the opening minutes of Star Trek's 2009 reboot.
The new movie will be a separate project from the more recently announced Quentin Tarantino film.
JJ Abrams, the creative force behind the reboots, was not at CinemaCon but he appeared in a video to promote horror movie Overlord, the first R-rated release from his Bad Robot production company.
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Boise Weekly was first to report in June when ACHD crafted a blueprint that included a big expansion of the downtown bicycle network, the introduction of "mini-roundabouts" at eight downtown intersections and the conversion of at least six one-way streets into two-way thoroughfares.
Shortly thereafter, BW sat down with Speck before he performed a detailed walkability study of Boise.
And now, city of Boise officials are preparing to set a series of priorities for what they call "an ambitious and unprecedented attempt to coordinate various projects" in the downtown core over a five-year period, from 2014-2019.
Planners are asking the City Council to give their blessing to a number of recommendations, including:
-expanding the one-way to two-way conversions of downtown thoroughfares to include West Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, 13th, 15th and 16th streets;
-refine the city's approach to downtown parking provisions and pricing in light of what they call "three principles of collective supply, demand-based parking and parking-benefit districts";
-institute a "universal" 25-mph speed limit in the downtown core, and re-synchronize all one-way signals to that speed;
-create a Memorandum of Understanding among the ACHD, the Idaho Transportation Department, the city of Boise and the Capital City Development Corporation;
-create a city program to officially assign underutilized structured parking spaces, both public and private, to the development of new housing downtown.
At its Dec. 3 work session the Boise City Council will be asked to affirm direction on the recommendations.
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Your Life is Hidden With Christ in God
May 25, 2017
Pastor Joseph Naumann
Topic(s): Heaven
Pre-Service Prayer:
Hymns: 213; 339; 212; 221
Lord, lift my eyes heavenward to see, beyond mortal sight, my Savior who ever lives to make intercession for me. Give me hope and confidence in the exceeding greatness of His power toward all who believe. Give strength and boldness to all who are baptized with the Holy Spirit, to witness to the saving grace of Jesus, at home and abroad, to all those who are in need of His life and light. Amen
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Greater Keller Women's Club Scholarship ApplicationsThe Greater Keller Women's Club is accepting grant applications from organizations with a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt status. Application forms are available online at www.gkwc.org. All applications must be postmarked April 2, 2018Scholarship applications for all KISD Seniors are also available online at our website. Complete application and supporting documentation must be turned in to your high school counselor by noon April 2, 2018
Name of High School is required.The proceeds from the GKWC Foundation Garden of Roses 2018 Fashion Show and Auctions, which will be held March 24, 2018, at The Bowden Event Center in Keller, will be used to fund Philanthropy requests from organizations in Northeast Tarrant County and KISD seniors.Everyone is invited to our event and you may purchase your ticket at WWW.GKWC.ORGFor more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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Where it all began…
Made to wear polyester at the age of two and raised by a pack of savage (yet witty) left-handed, vegetarian hockey players, Sky Sands developed a bizarre and unique sense of humor at an early age.
Mixing magic, audience participation, impressions and fast paced improvisation (He has been clocked at speaking 102 words per minute…139 with gusts!) one would not call what Sky does a "show", but rather "a unique experience."
With over…let's say…10 years of experience (the actual number would make him look real old) Sky has honed his craft to an art…one that he still embraces each time he's on stage, regardless the audience size or location. Sky says "Fun is fun!"
Sky entertains nationally, as well as abroad, headlining comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, cruise ships, charity fundraising events and has been featured on Cinemax & Showtime Networks, VH-1 and MSNBC, as well as highlighted on America's Funniest People.
Sky has been voted "Rochester's Favorite Comedian" 7 times by The Rochester democrat and CHRONICLE'S readers' poll, Rochester City magazine's "Best of Rochester" poll, and Freetime magazine's entertainment poll.
He has also received "The Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award" for his participation with WXXI's Public Broadcast "REACH OUT RADIO" and has won 3 Telly awards for his work with United Way's "Volunteer Connection" campaign, as both Actor and writer.
Sky Sands does not simply perform.
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Goals scored by Tampa-Bay-Lightning players aren't just for the win, they also help to provide food to local residents in need! For the fifth year, Mosaic pledged to donate $500 for every goal scored by a Lightning player at home during the season and $5,000 for every hat trick on home ice. This week, Mosaic presented a check in conjunction with the Goals for Food program for the 2017/2018 season for $85,000 – and the season isn't over yet! These funds will benefit Feeding Tampa Bay and other local agencies like Meals On Wheels of Tampa, The Thomas Promise, and United Food Bank!
To top it off, Mosaic held a canned food drive before the Lightning/Coyote game this past Monday. Game-goers were able to donate funds before entering the stadium or bring canned goods to the game to donate to Feeding Tampa Bay. Altogether, the Goals for Food canned food drive brought in 11,315 meals for the our hungry neighbors in the Tampa Bay area. Thanks to partners like Mosaic, we can continue to strengthen our community and rally together to strike out hunger.


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Chicken Liver Parfait with Raisin Puree and Fennel Lavosh
2 spring onions, bulb only
2 red radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced
Thyme sprigs, to serve
200g butter, at room temperature, chopped
80g smoked bacon, chopped
2 eschalots, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 tbs finely chopped sage
1 tbs thyme leaves
550g chicken livers, trimmed
40ml brandy
40ml marsala wine
100ml thickened cream
Salt and pepper, to season
300ml white wine vinegar
200g caster sugar
2 bay leaves
2 star anise
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbs salt
1 cinnamon stick
2 cups purple cauliflower florets
2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
200ml white wine
200g raisins
110g (1/2 cup) brown sugar
1 orange, zested
300g (2 cups) plain flour, plus extra, to dust
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
2 eggwhites, lightly beaten
50g salted butter, melted
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
To make parfait, melt 1 tsp of butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add bacon, eschalot and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes or until softened. Stir in herbs.
Push mixture to side of pan and add livers. Cook for 1 minute on each side or until browned. Transfer mixture to a processor.
Add brandy and wine to same pan that livers were cooked in and simmer for 1-2 minutes or until reduced by half. Add to processor. Process until smooth. With the motor still running, add remaining butter, one cube at a time. Add cream and process to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Pass mixture through a fine sieve, discarding solids. Cover mixture and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Meanwhile, to make pickled vegetables, place vinegar, sugar, spices and 450ml water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is boiling. Remove from heat and add vegetables. Stand until cool. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
To make purée, place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is simmering. Simmer for 6-8 minutes or until slightly reduced. Cool slightly for 5 minutes, then process until smooth. Pass mixture through a fine sieve, then set aside to cool completely.
To make lavosh, preheat oven to 180C. Line two oven trays with baking paper.
Place flour, sugar, salt and ground cumin in a food processor and process to combine. Add 150ml water and one egg white. Process until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 minute or until smooth. Divide into 8 portions. Roll each portion out until 1mm thick.
Transfer dough to prepared trays. Brush with butter and remaining egg white. Sprinkle over seeds and season with salt. Bake for 12 minutes or until crisp and golden. Set aside to cool on trays.
Slice onion bulbs in half. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium heat. Add onion halves, cut-side down, and cook for 4 minutes until browned. Turn and cook for a further 5 minutes or until browned. Cool, then separate layers so you have 'petals'.
Slice parfait and divide among serving plates. Add pickled vegetables, lavosh, raisin purée, onion petals and radish slices to plates. Garnish with thyme to serve.


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Summer New Students Orientation
About Summer NSO
At Summer NSO, you will explore the opportunities at UMass Amherst, receive advising, choose classes, and select housing.
What to Expect as an Honors Student
As an Honors student, you will receive information from the Honors college during your Summer NSO. You should expect and explore the following:
NSO Honors Meeting:
During your New Student Orientation (NSO) session, a required Commonwealth Honors College Meeting will be held at 9 AM on your first day of NSO (which will be either Monday or Thursday) in the Commonwealth Honors College.
Note: Honors students should check in for Summer NSO by 8:15 AM in the Northeast Quad. This will allow time to walk to the 9:00 AM CHC Meeting. You may park in Lot 44, 21 Eastman Lane.
At this meeting you and other new honors students will discover more about Commonwealth Honors College, its requirements and many academic and social opportunities. In addition, you will:
- Connect with other new CHC students and meet CHC advisors
- Learn about Advising Services at CHC
- Review the CHC Terms of Agreement as well as Honors requirements
- Hear more about honors housing and Honors Residential Academic Program (RAP) options
- Have an opportunity to ask questions about CHC
Students will also be able to view a first-year room in the CHC Residential Community following the CHC Meeting.
Advising & Course Registration During NSO
Students will meet with an advisor in their major while they are on campus for New Student Orientation. In most colleges, there will also be a CHC Advisor available to answer honors questions that you have. All honors students should register for one or two honors courses during their advising appointment. Honors course suggestions are as follows:
- If in an Honors RAP, students only need to take the honors courses listed for the RAP.
- HONORS 201: Ideas that Changed the World -All CHC student are required to take this course during their first year.
- ENGLWRIT 112H – All CHC students are required to take this course in their first year. Please see Writing Placement Exam information if you believe you might qualify for an exemption from this requirement.
- Any HONORS version of a General Education course – CHC students can often fulfill a University Gen Ed requirement and a CHC requirement with a single course.
Housing Choices:
Learn more about first-year honors students and housing.
During NSO, all RAP students will confirm their RAP. Anyone not in a RAP will submit their housing preferences on line. All students must confirm their housing.
Parents Meeting:
Parents are invited to attend a CHC Information Session for Parents during your Summer NSO. It will be held on the first day of your NSO session at 4:00 PM in the CHC Events Hall.
What to Think About
At Summer NSO, you will receive a lot of information and will have to make many decisions in the span of two days. Therefore, get a head start by considering what courses you want to take and where you want to live.
Here is the Curriculum Overview, which will give you a general outline of the courses you should take. Every year, many honors courses are offered in all the disciplines. To find these courses, simply view the Honors Course Guide.
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BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (AP) — A man from southeast Iowa has been convicted of scamming out-of-state hunters in a case that raises questions about whether the state does enough to protect against fraudulent outfitters.
The Des Moines Register reports that 34-year-old Andrew Wulf was convicted on two counts of felony theft and ongoing criminal conduct on Thursday. Wulf owns Whitetail Ridge Outfitters in Tipton and was accused of swindling three out-of-state customers, leading illegal hunts and ripping off customers.
The case has reignited discussion about whether legislation is needed to better protect hunters against fraud in Iowa, a destination for thousands of out-of-state hunters each year.
Several states regulate and license outfitters and guides, including Alaska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Wulf faces up to 35 years in prison. He will be sentenced in March.
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Change up your typical wine tasting party by introducing new and local brews to friends and family. Pick a theme, like IPAs or blondes, and ask guests to bring their favorites or simply pick up yours from Main & Vine.
Take Flight
Group interesting local beers into a horizontal flight, with three or more beers of the same style, to compare and contrast them. For example, if you were hosting an IPA tasting party, you might assemble a flight (one for each guest) of the following:
- 7 Seas Rude Parrot IPA
- Elysian Space Dust IPA
- Silver City St. Florian IPA
- Fremont Interurban IPA
How to Serve
Pour 3-5 ounces of each beer into tumblers, or, if you want to go a little more formal, small beer-tasting glasses – with accompanying tasting paddles, of course. Suggested serving temperatures may vary by brewery, but generally craft beers always taste better at around room temperature or slightly cooler, not refrigerated. Craft beers are based on beer styles that existed before refrigeration did, and thus much of their complexity doesn't present itself when chilled.
Take Notes
Tasting notes largely separate drinking beer from tasting beer. Consider the following attributes when recording your impressions:
- Appearance: Note the color of the beer and head. Note the shape and color of the foam. Tan, beige or brown?
- Aroma (or nose): Inhale deeply; taste the aroma on your tongue. Note the nuances of the hops, yeast and malt.
- Taste: Describe taste using food descriptors. Is the beer nutty with a burnt-caramel finish? Or perhaps you detect woodsy, herbal notes with hints of fruit?
- Mouthfeel: How does the beer feel on the palate? Light and fizzy or thick and smooth?
- Overall Impression: Rate the beer. Would you recommend it? Why or why not? What foods would each beer pair well with?
The Food
You want neutral, starchy bites between tastings. Pita chips, water crackers and baguette pieces work well here. An after-tasting dinner is customary, and it's an effective way to test your pairing acumen. If you're hosting, devise a menu that complements a few of the beers from the tasting. If you tasted lagers, go with something spicy (Indian food and lager pair beautifully). You can also create dishes that incorporate the beers. For example, if you tasted stout, try stout-braised short ribs followed by a chocolate dessert.


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BriteCore is a Top 10 Policy Administration Solutions Provider according to Insurance CIO Outlook. The Top 10 list recognizes cloud-based solutions that improve insurance processes and mitigate industry challenges like regulatory reporting. According to Insurance CIO Outlook, firms listed are considered to have "drastically changed the landscape of computational...
Springfield, MO (Apr 9, 2019) — BriteCore is pleased to announce Jeff Haner as our new Director of Sales. BriteCore's Sales team is dedicated to building strong relationships with customers and equips insurers with the information, capabilities, and tools they need to solve problems and achieve their digital business ambitions.
BriteCore recently joined the Django Girls community as a Global Partner. Django Girls is a non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support.
Oyster Insurance recently expanded their workers' compensation coverage into California. Oyster provides small business insurance in 26 states and plans to launch workers' compensation in six more states during 2019.
Congratulations to the Oyster Insurance team! We look forward to what this year has in store.
Read the full article at Agency Checklists.
Springfield, MO (Jan 17, 2019) — BriteCore recently published the BriteCore Design System, our very own Vue.js-based component library. The system guides the design of BriteCore's upcoming Generation 3 microservices and provides a single source for design elements, from overarching colors and typefaces to the look of progress bars and loading screens. It results in...


text: Smoking At Home Last updated 18 May 2018 Smoking is the single biggest killer in accidental fires in the home, often because of careless behaviour such as smoking in bed or not taking care after drinking alcohol. Nationally every five days, someone dies from a fire caused by cigarettes or smoking materials. The safest way to prevent a cigarette fire is to stop smoking. Get help here. Follow this advice to stay safe at home if you smoke: Never smoke in bed or when tired. It's very easy to fall asleep while your cigarette is still burning and set yourself or your furniture alight; Never smoke when under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If your lit cigarette starts a fire you will be less able to escape; Put it out, right out! Make sure your cigarette is fully extinguished; Fit a smoke alarm and test it weekly. A working smoke alarm can buy you valuable time to get out, stay out and call 999; Never leave lit cigarettes, cigars or pipes unattended – they can easily overbalance as they burn down and start a fire; Use a proper, heavy ashtray that can't tip over easily and is made of a material that won't burn; Always dispose of your butts before going to bed in a safe and secure bin. Back to top Share this page go to twitter page go to facebook page Resources Electronic Cigarettes Home Safety Tips Cooking Safely Candle Safety Documents


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CHICAGO — Dairy farmers are being paid more for their milk -- and consumers are paying more at the store -- thanks to a dairy industry insider's well-timed purchases of cheddar cheese on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, according to a published report.
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Gary Hanman, chief executive of the Dairy Farmers of America, made the purchases on the obscure and essentially unregulated cheese exchange to keep cheese prices from falling, which in turn means dairy farmers are paid more for raw milk, the Chicago Tribune reported in Thursday's editions.
By curbing cheese price drops several times this year, Hanman told a group of dairy farmers in New York that Dairy Farmers of America added about $1.3 billion to dairy farmers' milk checks, $278 million of which went to members of his group.
The group is the nation's largest dairy cooperative, representing about 23,000 farmers.
Hanman would not discuss his strategy with the Tribune, but the paper obtained a tape of his October speech to dairy farmers.
Hanman did not return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday from The Associated Press.
His strategy involves the cooperative's purchase of hundreds of truckloads of cheddar each year, timed to influence the price of cheese as much as possible, the Tribune reported.
Though the amount of cheese purchased is relatively small, transactions at the exchange help set the price of cheese and milk across the nation.
Critics say the dairy group's strategy raises questions about the integrity of the system for pricing dairy products. When the system relies on factors other than supply and demand, someone, whether it is the consumer, cheesemakers or farmers, is "getting ripped off," said Ed Jesse, a diary economist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
"It's a situation that smells," he said.
But experts disagree on whether it is improper. The obscure cheese market does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any other federal agency.
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Photographs taken of images cut from home improvement magazines and placed in natural environments.
Photographs taken of images cut from home improvement magazines and placed in natural environments.
Photographs of images cut from magazines and staged in the real world.
Images of people cut from magazines and place in real world settings
Dollhouse items staged in real world settings
A extended photo series of human bodies as backgrounds for miniature objects.
The eye of the storm, a liminal place between the chaos which rages in a thunderstorm and the order of a rigid grid, is one of eerie certainty and calm. Using a combination of readymade and hand crafted objects I create sculpture which calls to mind Surrealism and the uncanny. Domestic objects are rendered dysfunctional and arranged with stark theatricality within the gallery which echoes both Minimalism and haunted house attractions. These objects could suggest situations which are metaphors for relationships; from person to person, object to object, and nation to nation.
The body is evoked psychically in the sculptures but used directly in the photographs by using the hair of a dear friend, a distortion of scale is brought into play when tiny objects, specifically, dollhouse doors, are placed in it.
Threshold is an exhibition consisting of photographs and sculpture. Two photos face each other on opposing walls. The imagery shows doors being flooded by cascading black hair, which overcomes the threshold, like a deluge of rushing black water. On the wall between them I recreated the image of doors by using photographs in a grid to mimic the windows, swirling hair presses against each window. In front of the door is a dining room table which has a trap door embedded in it and a ladder which leads below, similar to a cellar door, where one might seek refuge from a storm. Across the room are the four chairs which would normally sit around the table facing each other, instead I have fused them back to back, so that no one may look another in the eye. These chairs are connected forever, much like a family, yet disconnected. Hanging above each chair is a lightbulb, representing perhaps the energy of a person. Each bulb flickers and brightens in correlation to the sound of a thunderstorm. The thunder rumbles and crescendos and each light responds to the sound in it's own way. This might represent the underlying discord within some homes, the visual representation of a four way argument. As one leaves the room, embedded in a gallery pillar is a spigot, and from the spigot pours more of the familiar black hair. Hanging on the wall is a man's suit jacket, facing the wall, revealing the back of the coat which has a working clock marking the relentless passage of time.
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I'm one of those people who still believes in and is grateful for another birthday. There's something irresistible about having one day just for myself where I get gifts and am treated like a queen. Then throughout the day I think to myself, "it's my birthday, it's my birthday," and I feel my heart swell with pride and there's an added step to my stride. How cool is that?
I will never understand why people "pooh-pooh" another birthday. I see it as another year to be better in every way. I will also never understand why women especially are bashful about revealing their (true) age. Age displays wisdom, and as I get older, I'm amazed at how much I know now that I didn't know then. I'm a proud 32 today. (smile)
For my birthday this year, I wanted to try making a caramel cake . It's my favorite cake in the world: light as air chiffon cake sandwiching a caramel filling and a caramel icing that's poured on, so it's mirror-smooth.
This is a lemon chiffon cake possessing just the slightest flavor of the citrus fruit. While it doesn't have that float-off the-table texture I was after (I affirm that chiffon cakes are not that easy to do), it was a valiant first attempt. The filling is a caramel custard of sorts while the icing is more like a caramel sauce.
Boo loves nothing more than displaying her exceptional lung power by blowing out birthday candles. Here, she shows us how it's done, still in her school uniform. The collage cut off her head by an inch or so, but you understand. The rose is one of three that my Bin gave me. See what I mean by being treated like a queen?


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It can't be easy going toe-to-toe with Kendall Jenner, especially given the model's stockpile of cool new sneakers. Stepping out for lunch at New York's Gemma Restaurant, Jenner showed off Kanye West's new Yeezy Wave Runner 700s. The coveted kicks only recently shipped, though they've already been spotted on the heels of Kim Kardashian West, who has been pairing hers with sweatpants to run errands in Los Angeles.
Jenner borrowed from the boys in more ways than one, though, starting with seriously roomy distressed jeans. Given her sneakers' chunky platform sole, the sense of lift was enough to keep the silhouette from seeming sloppy, and the pops of color on the shoe also stood out next to her faded blues. She piled on the volume with an extra-long plaid overcoat by Balenciaga that came with an avant-garde wrap styling that doubled as a scarf. She contrasted the tailored outerwear with a casual sweatshirt that tied in nicely with her trainers.
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text: The Witcher 3 Episode #7 May 30, 2016 Well we've figured out most of the stuff we needed to deal with the Noon Wraith for Devil by the Well last episode, but we still needed a few things to make our spectre oil and such, plus I wanted to check on the girl we gave swallow to. With all that done its time to go deal with the Wrath herself. Honestly not too bad a fight, all things told, again we technically should have done this before the griffin.And we do see another instance of refusing true payment being the better option, you get a free amethyst, and at the least friendly vendor that could still sell for more than the whole contract. Oh plus we get more info frpom the herbalist about the woman who became the Noon Wraith.Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/lairoflore?ty=hTwitch streams @ http://www.twitch.tv/niian713Twitter @ https://twitter.com/CapamuricaFacebook @ https://www.facebook.com/lairofloreOur Website @ http://niian.net/The Labyrinth of Lore RSS Feed http://niian.net/lorecast/?format=rss


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The Brief
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides emergency 999, urgent care services for 4.8 million people across the East Midlands.
- The trust employs more than 3,200 staff at more than 70 locations.
- The Chief Executive wanted to implement a two-way dialogue with managers which would create a constructive environment and replace the 'top-down' approach of communicating.
Our Approach
- Core implemented Lync, Microsoft's unified communications system, so that EMAS could capture comments, feedback and suggestions from people 'on the ground', in real-time.
The system is simple to use for both the hosts and the many staff dispersed across the EMAS 'patch'.
- This gives the trust a much more consultative approach to communicating and has eradicated the previous 'top-down' style of communicating.
The Result
- EMAS has progressively rolled out more components of Office 365 to more users across over subsequent months, creating a consultative environment in which seismic change can still power forward at an infinitely low cost.
- "I'm now seeing our managers using technology on a person-to-person or person-to-team basis to communicate across the patch themselves; and they're starting to rely on it." Leon Judge, Deputy Head of ICT, EMAS.


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NFL draft: Western Illinois NT Khalen Saunders backflips into fatherhood
In one of the more memorable first days at the Senior Bowl, a small-school prospect is the talk of Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — You want Day 1 winners from the Senior Bowl? Can't make that list without starting with Western Illinois defensive tackle Khalen Saunders.
Did he play well in Tuesday's North Team practice? Sure, we saw him flash a few times. He's an interesting football player — we'll get to all that in just a bit.
But it's what happened after practice that stole the show the first day down here.
As the 50-plus players gathered around midfield following the conclusion of practice, media and scouts hovered around the group as Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said some final words to the team. Then they started forming a circle ... what exactly was going on here?
Here was Saunders, being egged on by his new teammates and coaches for the week, all strangers until a few days ago, perfecting a textbook round-off into a back flip.
Everyone went wild. It was a Senior Bowl moment unlike any other in recent memory.
Uhh, did we mention that Saunders is a shade under 6-foot-1 and 320 pounds?!
And that his gymnastics maneuver was the second-best moment of his day is saying something. Shortly after the end of practice, Saunders sent out the news he had spent much of Senior Bowl Media Day gushing about and waiting for ...
I AM A FATHER!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God for your continued blessings. I love you so much Kambridge Vonyea Saunders. Daddy's coming home real soon.— Khalen Saunders (@khalenNOTkaylen) January 22, 2019
Now, that's a way to make a name for yourself.
Actually, Saunders has been a bit of an internet celebrity for a bit now, with ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeting out Saunders' back-flip prowess a little less than a week ago. Since then, his phone has been blowing up non-stop.
"I actually had to silence my mentions on my phone," he said Tuesday morning. "I was getting like 20 at a time."
Saunders had fun with the back-flip stuff before indicating he's "not a flashy guy." He wanted to talk about his football prowess, which is what got him to Mobile. Saunders finished his career with the I-AA Leathernecks with 18 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss, including 6.5 and 13, respectively, this past season.
He even ran for a 2-yard TD as a junior and caught a 1-yard TD pass ("over the shoulder and everything," he said) this past season. Saunders said that since he started playing football growing up in an impoverished part of St. Louis as a kid, he's played "basically every position on the football field except for center and cornerback," which certainly speaks as much to his athleticism as the gymnastics do.
"I don't want to be known as a gymnast," he said. "I want to be known as an exceptional football player."
But more than anything else, he beamed when talking about the impending birth of his daughter.
More than 900 miles north in Naperville, Illinois, his fiancée, Ayanna Hall, was sitting in a hospital bed while Saunders was talking about his decision to come down to Mobile for what could be the biggest career test on his way to the NFL. The couple decided it was best for Saunders to make the trip and show scouts what he could do before figuring out what their next move would be.
"I'm coming from a smaller school and I know that," Saunders said. "That's ultimately the reason I made the decision to stay because I'm not afforded the luxury to just think that I'm going go in the draft. I've got to earn everything I get. Being from a small school, this is the perfect opportunity for me. I get to play against the top competition in the nation, play against some of the most talented guys in the world really. It's a huge opportunity, man."
And if anyone questions his devotion to football?
"There's no doubt if I love this game or not," Saunders said.
The baby was due Jan. 31, but Ayanna had been feeling lightheaded and was taken in as a precaution. It proved to be a smart move, and they started her on the drug Pitocin, which helps speed up contractions. And some time right around Saunders' back flip, Kambridge Vonyea Saunders was welcomed into the world. He got the news shortly after leaving the practice field.
It appears he will be heading back to the Chicago area sometime prior to Saturday's game, and Saunders indicated that most of the NFL scouts he had spoken to were well aware of his situation. There didn't appear to be any resistance to that decision.
Saunders is making quite the impression as a Renaissance Man down here. Do-it-all football player. Gymnast. And now you can add father to the list.


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MLS All-Star game held at Red Bull ArenaPosted: Updated:
A team of American All-Stars welcomed the Manchester United to this side of the pond tonight at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison.
Soccer fans gathered outside the arena to celebrate before watching the game.
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Manchester United put on another show during its tour of the United States with a 4-0 victory over the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday night.