text: RAFART Francisco Rafart Boston Rafart is the Electronic Rock project of Chapman Stick performer Francisco Rafart. The music is a blend of Prog Rock and EDM, where the Stick and diverse MIDI controllers shine as the instruments of expression. The project has taken different formats such as trio, duo and solo performance, where Francisco Rafart and the Chapman Stick are the continuity elements. Relying on his skills in coding, hardware, electronic music production and on his experience as a Chapman Stick performer, Rafart composes music with a unique and original electroacoustic sound. The Chapman Stick is the main tool for performance, due to its extraordinary musical possibilities, and is aided with software and diverse MIDI controllers, that include "El Nene", Rafart's own custom made MIDI controller. Rafart's musical beginnings were in contemporary classical music, writing ensemble, solo and orchestral pieces that won awards and where performed in Chile and Argentina. During his composition studies he picked up the Chapman Stick in late 2005. From this instrument he ventured into Space rock and Progressive Rock, with influences of bands like Ozric Tentacles, Rush and Frank Zappa. Rafart band In 2012 the RAFART band was formed, making the first two albums ¨The Handbook of the Acid Rider (Mylodon Records, 2013)¨ and ¨The Dark Night of the Soul (Independent, 2014)¨. Though the albums can be catalogued as progressive rock, a strong inclination towards electronic music can be already noted. The band has had three formations so far. The first formation, for the album The Handbook of the Acid Rider 2013/14, was guitarist Fernando Daza (Octopus) and drummer Pablo Martinez (All Tomorrows). For the recording of the album The Dark Night of the Soul an ad-hoc band was formed with Andres Rojas Ferrari on drums, Benjamin Lechuga on guitar (Steve Vai scholarship winner), Mauricio Gallardo on vibraphone and Pat Nuño on acoustic guitar. The last formation was during Rafart's stay in Spain in 2014-15. The members were Chilean guitarist Felipe Saalfeld and Mexican drummer Bernardo Castro. The Berklee experience in Spain It was during Rafart´s experience in the Music Technology Innovation Master in Berklee College of Music where the incorporation of electronic musical resources was integrated in a more straightforward way. The EP Get in The Grid (2014) was the first venture of Rafart in an Electronic Rock format, with the Stick still as the main instrument. The last Rafart band performance was in Valencia, Spain in July 2014. From there onwards Rafart started a new musical exploration. Rafart in the US After graduating from Berklee in Valencia, Spain, Rafart moved to the United States to continue his musical career and deepen his understanding in Music Technology. There, he worked with the MIDI controller manufacturer company Livid Instruments in Austin TX. At this moment, Rafart is recording his 4th album in an Electronic Rock style, that preserves his instrumental approach from his previous musical stages but that innovates into a totally new sound and integrated diverse collaborations with musicians around the globe. Performances Rafart has played and composed music for different events, festivals and conferences such as Volumens 2014 (Valencia, Spain), Calakmul fest 2015 (Campeche, Mexico), MIT's EmTech 2014 (Valencia, Spain) , TEDx Berklee Valencia and the Ist and II International Stick Encounters 2006/7 (Santiago, Chile). He has collaborated with several musicians of different styles such as guitarists Benjamin Lechuga (Delta) and Fernando Daza (Octopus), drummer Pablo Martinez (All tomorrows), ecuadorian bagpipper Nico Schipper, house DJ kTunes, trance DJ The Source and indian singers Aman Wahdwa and Ramya Sivaramakrishnan. RAFART's tracks Machine Elves feat. Felipe Saalfeld by RAFART published on 2019/09/20 14:14:54 +0000 Jarmasti by RAFART published on 2019/09/20 14:14:40 +0000 Always With You feat. Pato Nuño by RAFART published on 2019/09/20 14:14:17 +0000 Solea by RAFART published on 2019/09/20 14:14:06 +0000 Papel De Plata - Andean Folk cover by RAFART published on 2018/10/19 21:17:50 +0000 Infected Mushroom - Demons Of Pain - Remix by Rafart by RAFART published on 2017/09/04 00:07:03 +0000 Soleá - Flamenco on the Chapman Stick by RAFART published on 2017/07/30 19:15:07 +0000 Organized Sound - feat. Aman Wadwha & J. Bustamante by RAFART published on 2017/05/13 20:01:03 +0000 Caminito del Turia - Bagpipes & Chapman Stick - feat. Nico Schipper & André Pazmiño by RAFART published on 2017/02/08 19:09:23 +0000 Magic Concepts - feat. Ramya & D.Rios - Electronic Indian Classical by RAFART published on 2016/04/20 11:27:26 +0000


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(1) Unknown substances regulating ocular growthDifferential display cloning was conducted between the normal retina and the form-deprived retina. 46 bands were lsolated which were expressed more strongly in the normal retina than in the deprived retina. Following reamplification, dot blot differential hybridization and northern blot selected 3 cDNA clones. Sequence homology analysis revealed that those 3 cDNA clones have unknown sequences. Now, we are investigating about those 3 cDNA clones.(2) Involvement of growth factors and retinoic acidImmunohistochemical analyzes of experimental myopic chickens revealed that TGF-beta and IGF II are increased in the myopic sclera. Biochemical analyzes showed that TGF-beta is increased and bFGF is decreased in the myopic sclera and that TGF-beta is also increased in the myopic retina-chorold. RT-PCR-ELISA revealed that expression of retinoic acid receptor-beta is increased in the myopic sclera and HPLC analysis showed that retinoic acid is increase
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d in the myopic retina.Tissue culture experiments showed that the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) releases some growth regulating substances.(3) Regulation of growth regulating mechanism of theRPE-relationship to the blue light exposure-Previous reports showed that visible light of short wave length "blue light" is toxic to the retina. But the mechanism of the toxicity has been unclear. We established an in virto model of exposure of blue light to the RPE and investigated the morphology of degeneration of the RPE by blue light in detail. We are investigating fuctional changes of the RPE by blue light exposure.(4) Involvement of retinal dopamine in the roles of growth factorsRetinal dopamine has been reported to be decreased in the myopic eye. We demonstrated that apomorphine, dopamine agonist, inhibits growth stimulating effects of RPE on scleral cells in vitro. Now, we are investigating about roles of Muller cells. At first, we revealed that dopamine inhibits cell growth of Muller cells.(5) Involvement of mechanical strain in the roles of growth factorsOcular hypertension and accommodation have been reported to play a role in the ocular enlargement. We investigated the effects of mechanical strain on the biochemical changes of the scleral cells and the RPE cells in vitro. Mechanical strain affected cell growth of scleral cells and the release of growth factors from the RPE cells. Less
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UPDATE 2: Although my private feed is still up, I'd recommend using the official package. https://www.nuget.org/packages/JamesDibble.ApplicationFramework.Web.MetaWeblog
UPDATE: I've now created a little Nuget package that should get you that little bit closer to implementing something like this for yourself http://nuget.jdibble.co.uk/api/v2/package/jamesdibble.applicationframework.web.metaweblog/188.8.131.52. Or you can add my personal Nuget feed and find it there at http://nuget.jdibble.co.uk/nuget
I've been looking for a better way of writing blog posts for a while. I've been using the same little blog "engine" for a while now and I've essentially just had various jQuery WYSISYG editors. I've known about Windows Live Writer for a little while now but Scott Hanselman recently added a blog entry about MiniBlog that peeked my interest in it again somewhat. More importantly, however, was the use of MetaWeblog.
MetaWeblog is a decade old now I think, and runs on top of XML-RPC, so since it came out we've had SOAP come and die and be replaced with REST as the web communication defacto standard, but it is still a very widely supported way of getting blog content onto the web.
The most annoying problem stems from XML-RPC; the classes and interfaces cannot be namespaced. This might have been documented somewhere but I didn't spend a long time looking for it. I spent a good half an hour visually diffing some example code and my own before the light bulb came on.
Then I needed to deal with good olde ASP.Net MVC eating every dynamic request. I had already added my web.config entry like so: but that wasn't enough when it was delpoyed up to the old web server. I needed a manual one in code too:
If everything goes to plan, this blog post will have been written and published using WLW and MetaWeblog and I'll keep up my little ramblings.


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Contrary to previous speculation.
Seeing as we've already seen one Sony rumour get confirmed this week, it seems appropriate that we should also have a denial of some sort as well. So, bringing the balance is the confirmation (so to speak) that the new 40GB version of the PS3 is still using the same 90nm Cell and RSX chips as its siblings.
The rumour started when some testing by German site Computer Base uncovered a not-inconsiderable 30-odd per cent decrease in the console's power draw. The testers attributed this reduction to a change in the manufacturing process of the chips inside but Sony says the saving actually comes from changing various other components.
Considering the purported die-shrink was being put forward by many as the only positive change in the new and, let's face it, crippled model, this news probably won't be too welcome. However, Sony does still promise that the move to 65nm is going to happen in the coming months and that, as with the Xbox 360, the Cell will get the upgrade first with the graphics chip following later.
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Real-Estate OPPORTUNITIES
Lake Charles is a medium sized city of 90,000 population that is experiencing massive growth as a result of $118 Billion of investment in natural gas, petrochemical, and sea port expansion projects that will ultimately add 35,000 population over the next decade.
These projects are designed to address the correspondingly acute demand and shortage of supply.
mAPLEWOOD pLACE paRK
Located on 400 Arvell Loop (South of 1-10 behind Stines and directly across from West Cal Arena) in Sulphur, LA, Maplewood Place Park was conceived to address the shortage of housing in the Lake Charles and Sulphur area. Maplewood Place Park caters to skilled workers working in Lake Charles and Sulphur on mega-projects and more. Addressing the need of housing for the many highly skilled people who have come to Lake Charles, it will be home for a few months, or perhaps a lifetime. NOEP recognizes the need for a safe, clean location with all the basics, and the best internet to stay connected with friends and family. Maplewood Place Park opened for official business December 27th, 2018.
sAGE oAK ASSISTED LIVING
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Located on 6 acres in southwest Lake Charles, at the corner of Ham Reid Road and Weaver Road, Sage Oak Assisted Living & Memory Care provides outstanding service based on the belief that it is a community's responsibility to preserve the health, safety, comfort, and general welfare of our seniors who may be suffering from loneliness and anxiety and require special care.
When thinking of assisted living, one may picture a nursing home or perhaps a large, institutional-type assisted living facility. Sage Oak is different from this - we are a boutique senior housing company. This type of community is laid out like a residential neighborhood, but instead of single family homes, these homes are purpose-built boutique assisted living and memory care homes.
Each home will have a maximum of 16 residents per home and will be independently-licensed through the Louisiana Department of Health. With a higher caregiver to resident ratio compared to a typical nursing home, Sage Oak Assisted Living ensures attentive and specialized care to meet each resident's specific needs.
sOUTHLAKE VILLAGE
The proposed project is a 240 unit new construction Class A apartment complex with luxury amenities. The complex will have a mix of 1BR, 2BR and 3BR units. The property is organized around a central green space with a club house, pool, fitness center and open air grilling area.
The project is organized in 10 buildings of 24 units each. The average unit size is approximately 800 square feet. The project zoning and site plan have been approved by the City of Lake Charles City Council. It is fully entitled. We see this project as fulfilling an acute need for housing. Lake Charles is growing in all asset classes. Many people are moving into single family homes. However, those skilled workers on term contracts need rental accommodations, despite the fact their high incomes could support home ownership. Each of the mega projects (currently 15) requires thousands of skilled workers for an extended period of time.
sOUTHLAKE MEDICAL CENTER
Southlake Medical Center is a proposed ground up medical office development in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The property is on the South side of the city were the majority of infrastructure and residential development is focused. The medical office component will consist of 60,000 SF of Class A medical office space. The land has been acquired and the planning for this project is underway.
CETA Innovative Energy Technologies
Our clean energy technology is a proprietary closed loop distillation process that derives various high demand products from coal.
With this Patented new technology, the distillation process provides significant benefits for U.S. energy needs. Coal has traditionally been resourced as a reliable homegrown power source at a low cost in comparison to alternatives such as foreign oil and high upfront costs of nuclear development. It is considered readily available when and where needed without subsidies compared to renewable energy sources. However, the need to 'clean up' coal production and extract the maximum value from its use is in the forefront of U.S. policy making decisions.
Opportunity Zones aims to connect low-income communities with much needed capital.
Opportunity Zones offer a new, exciting and important investment vehicle within the United States. Opportunity Zones were created as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, to encourage private investment in qualified opportunity zones. The goal of these opportunity zones is to strengthen distressed neighborhoods across the United States through economic development and incentivize job creation in those communities. One of the requirements of earning a designation as an Opportunity Zone is that the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%.
The core of the program is to encourage investors to reinvest capital gains, which can come from any investment — including stocks, bonds, real estate and partnership interests — into these zones.
How the Program Works:
Investors are able to invest in Qualified Opportunity Zones through an investment called an Opportunity Fund. The opportunity zone program allows individuals and businesses to liquidate a wide variety of appreciated assets and to reinvest all or a portion of the gain into qualified opportunity funds within 180 days of triggering the gain. The gain can then be deferred and or eliminated up until Dec 21, 2026.
The longer shareholders keep their interests in the funds, the more rewards they receive. After five years shareholders will pay no taxes on 10% of the gains. After seven years, 15% of the gains will not be taxed, and those holding investments for 10 years avoid paying taxes on all gains.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a new community development program that encourages private investment in qualified opportunity zones. This program allows taxpayers to defer unlimited amount of gain and reduce gain from the sale or exchange of property if the taxpayer reinvests the gain proceeds in a qualified opportunity fund.
A taxpayer owns stock with a basis of $20,000 and sells the stock in 2019 for $120,000. The taxpayer would normally recognize $100,000 of the gain in 2018. Under the new program, the taxpayer may defer this gain and eliminate tax on future appreciation by investing the $100,000 gain in a qualified opportunity fund within 180 days of the sale. The investment, while in the Opportunity Zone, appreciated to $150,000, tax on that gain was $0 after 10 years.
Opportunity zones are certain designated tracts that provide significant tax benefits to investors who invest in these areas to potentially eliminate a portion of the gain and all future appreciation.
Investments that are located in Qualified Opportunity Zones means that our investors may qualify for the following tax benefits:
Deferral allowed through December 31, 2026
5 year holding period = 10% gain elimination
7 year holding period = 5% more gain elimination (15% total)
10 year holding period = Appreciation (in excess of gain) eliminated
The process of investing through a Qualified Opportunity Fund
Investor sells an appreciated asset with a realized capital gain.
Within 180-days, they invest those capital gains into a Qualified Opportunity Fund to defer capital gains tax.
5-year Hold
10% reduction of taxable capital gain.
7-year Hold
15% reduction of taxable capital gains
10-year Hold
All capital gains are tax exempt.
Investment Types in Opportunity Zones:
Commercial Real Estate Development and Renovation in Opportunity Zones
Opening New Businesses in Opportunity Zones
Expansion of Existing Businesses into Opportunity Zones
Large Expansion of Businesses already within Opportunity Zones
much like our investors,
we started small.
We both come from very different backgrounds but coming together to partner in a real estate/investment company is just what we were destined to do.
In early 2008 we decided to attend a Rich Dad event in our hometown of New Orleans, LA. That was the start of our Real Estate Investment careers. In late 2008, we purchased 3 downtown lofts in Birmingham, Alabama that an investor was unloading during our last real estate crisis. Over the next 7 years, we focused on building residential new construction, redevelopment of residential homes and multifamily rentals in both Louisiana and Alabama. We participated in the "rebuilding" of New Orleans and surrounding areas after Katrina and were pleased to say that we helped contribute in our hometown in a very positive way by helping to bring people back home!
In 2013, we discovered an up and coming boom market in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We saw the need for development in several real estate asset classes to support the tremendous growth that Southwest Louisiana is now experiencing and will continue to experience for decades to come.
We are in the "right place, at the right time" and will continue to grow in that market.
We also have investments in the energy sector. In 2013, we entered the oil and gas business. Our timing was off to enter this industry, but we knew this industry would bounce back because with oil and gas, "it's not if, it's when". We are now invested in a "cleaner coal" company that has a very promising outlook. We are helping to grow this industry because with the use of coal, "it's not if, it's when". We are working with a company that is making the use of coal more environmentally friendly.
Our latest discovery is an area with several Opportunity Zones that we think is the next boom market. It's an area that's "under the radar" like Lake Charles, LA.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story…
pam abiDe
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Pam Abide is Managing Partner of New Orleans Equity Partners and an entrepreneur and investor who operated her own service/retail business for 17 years in both the Mandeville and Metairie communities of Louisiana. Pam believes in nurturing strong business relationships that creates a win-win for all parties involved. As a confident, driven professional who reacts quickly to opportunities that produce yield high returns, Pam focuses upon project development and acquisitions. She has successfully completed numerous investment and real estate transactions within the Greater New Orleans and Southeastern regions, as well as, Southwest Louisiana.
Her extensive network of contacts has allowed Pam to partner with some of the most respected and experienced people in the real estate industry, producing more than $1 billion dollars of real estate development experience. Pam and her business partners successfully collaborate to manage the complexities of real estate developments.
Her vast knowledge of finance, design, environmental, zoning and execution has made her a recognized leader in the business community. Additionally, Pam is a Managing Partner of Paragon Business Capital, which is a firm that provides alternative financing, commonly known as Factoring, for small and mid-size businesses who want to increase business revenue and profitability.
Ms. Abide hails from Birmingham, Alabama, and has resided in Louisiana for more than 35 years. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in the field of Communications. As a resident of St. Tammany Parish for more than 32 years Ms. Abide has supported civic organizations such as the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce and St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation and is a Board Member of James Storehouse Louisiana. She is the proud mother of two grown children, Kimberly Abide Bergeron, Christopher, and a beautiful grandson, Luke.
SHARON Foreman
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Serving as Director of Finance and Investor Relations with New Orleans Equity Partners, based in Covington, LA, Sharon's primary focus includes Land Investment, Fossil Fuels Investments and Real Estate Development. She works closely with local leaders and influencers in the markets she is invested in to ensure success in those markets. Her knowledge and experience with acquisitions and structuring of successful projects bring many creative ideas to enhance profitability. Her active participation in the marketplace has enhanced her ability to make a difference locally and to stay connected in a constantly changing and emerging marketplace.
Previously, Sharon worked in Quality Control Management in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. She has garnered knowledge and experience in Quality Assurance, Procurement, Vendor Auditing, Scheduling and Import/Export Distribution, in a highly regulated Industry, where she garnered knowledge and skills that have served her well in her business career.
She also was the Co Founder of Another Broken Egg of America Franchise Business which started in 2001, and continues today to be a very successful Restaurant Franchise Business. She sold her interest in 2007 to focus primarily in Real Estate Development.
Sharon now partners with some of the most experienced people in the Real Estate Industry and brings a management team with over $1 billion dollars of Real Estate development experience. Sharon helps to navigate through the complexities of zoning, design, environmental, finance and execution of Real Estate development projects.
Business development director
Adam Clavelle is the Business Development Director at New Orleans Equity Partners where he is responsible for investment research and project management assistance. Mr. Clavelle is currently a senior finance major at Southeastern Louisiana University where he will finish in May 2019 and will be continuing his education towards a Master of Finance at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business in the Summer of 2019. Adam is currently conducting research on the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, an amendment to a portion of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform of 2010. He and other junior researchers are hoping to uncover the effects of the new act on the lending practices of community banking.
Local statistics
James Samaritan has been dedicated to the support and welfare of the child foster system for the past 8 years.
Inspired by James 1:27, this non-profit organization was created by St. Tammany resident Kim Bigler.
Working with DCFS, churches, volunteers and foster families, James Samaritan provides resources and improves living conditions for foster children.
In the Covington region of Louisiana there are 822 foster children, which is larger than in any other region in the state.
tHROUGHOUT LOUISIANA
4,374 kids in foster care
653 kids waiting to be adopted
Covington region (including all florida parishes)
822 Kids in foster care in the Covington Region (larger than any other region in the state)
Livingston Parish leads the State with 286 foster children
Tangipahoa with 194 foster children
St Tammany with 159 foster children


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Selena Gomez collaborates with Coach for accessories collection
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London [U.S.A.], August 13 (ANI): It seems like Selena Gomez, who is busy in making new music, has also been occupied with one of her other passion projects as well. According to The Independent, the 'Bad Liar' hit-maker has launched her first ever accessories collection with Americana brand Coach. The collaboration, which is set to hit the stores in September, channels Gomez's youth and easy-going playfulness with a selection of small leather goods and accessories. "I'm very excited for everyone to finally see the design Stuart [Vevers] and I worked on together," said Gomez, adding, "I can't wait to carry it - it's totally versatile, perfect to wear day-to-night and it goes with everything." Stuart Vevers, excited on the collaboration, also shared, "It was really fun to create this collection with Selena and design pieces that are cool and feminine like her. When we designed the Selena Grace, it was about exploring the qualities Selena wanted in a bag and creating something that felt personal to her." As such, Gomez made a special effort to include embroidered messages hidden in the bags' hang tags and limited edition key rings that read, "To be you is to be strong." While the Selena Grace bag is further customised with "Love yourself first" in her handwriting, a phrase inspired by one of her tattoos is embossed onto the base. The Selena Gomez x Coach collection will be available to pre-order on August 14 and in stores globally from September 1. (ANI)


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Every month the Adam Smith Institute hails one of those who have fought the good fight for freedom over the decades. In this month's Dr Madsen Pirie interviewed our blog maestro Tim Worstall, who visited the UK for the occasion from his rather sunnier climes in Portugal.
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text: Vicky & Simon's Wedding In The Country: Saratoga Wedding Photographer Trisha Millier October 3, 2017 Not all the weddings I capture are grand affairs; some weddings are quick vows in a courthouse and some are serene living room soirees. Vicky & Simon tied the knot in a fashion true to their spirit and story.Classic cars and trucks rolled up to a roadside chapel on this balmy Saturday afternoon. The intimate crowd of friends formed and gathered inside, buzzing with anticipation.Vicky and Simon have been friends since high school. The entry to the chapel even displayed a sweet testament to their bond- a portrait of them at Senior Prom. Life had led them in different directions, but 40 years later!!! they got to marry "The One." My heart bursts with love for them. Here is a tiny peek at their day. Congratulations!XO TM


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Citrusolution Carpet Cleaning
Cleans carpets, rugs, and upholstery for businesses and residentials in the Daphne Area.
The CitruSolution Carpet Cleaning Process uses a citrus-based organic solvent cleaning solution that is manufactured exclusively for us. This outstanding formula eliminates the residual problems caused by steam, shampoo, and chemical cleaning, so your carpets stay cleaner longer. We begin with a pre-spray of the entire carpet with the CitruSolution using a 3-gallon backpack sprayer. We then use a rotary machine with a dirtnapper system. This bonnet and brush system cleans the carpet fiber and picks up debris from deep within the carpet. We finish by using a hepa filter vacuum to dry vacuum the carpet. We use a hepa filter vacuum because of what it picks up, as well as, how well it keeps dirt and particles in the filtration systems. We use this process because it Cleans Better, Dries Fast
We service Daphne, Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Foley and Orange Beach.
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He died
Originally published in 1942, Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland in 1650 until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house she loved. Each page contains a gem. The demise of Robert Bowen in 1828 is a case in point. Note: Bowen uses Roman numerals to distinguish the principal male heirs to the estate.
"At the cost of puzzles and disappointments, and perhaps of ordeals in his intimate life, Robert attains to a dignity that does not yet make him seem out of scale with death. By the end of ten years at Bowen's Court he had come to attach himself to the place; he could lean back and look round — this was his home. But while Henry IV was still driving around Bath, when Henry V had been back from Trinity College for only a year or two — in fact in 1828 — Robert was once more called to face a change and a move. He died."
It is hard to top the mordant wit there of "Robert was once more called to face a change and a move. He died."


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Animation for Feature Documentary
I designed and directed 4 animated sequences for the film.
The animation for The Biggest Little Farm was about capturing the heartfelt, sometimes naive fantasy of a dream, the importance of the cycle of life, and the search for support in a world that doesn't always see the value is doing something differently.
Client: Farm Lore Films
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
Animation Team: Jason Carpenter, Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee
3 minutes
Animation for Feature Documentary
A documentary about the life of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, directed by Davis Guggenheim.
I creatively led the team to develop 11 unique animated sequences for the film, totaling more than 25 minutes of original animation.
I was responsible for the visual design, artistic and animation supervision, boards, and team management.
We built an in-house animation studio, from the ground up, composed of 15 artists and animators to produce the animation.
Client: Concordia Studio, Director Davis Guggenheim
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
20 minutes
Animation for Feature Documentary
I designed and directed 2 animated sequences for the award winning film.
The Price of Free tells the story of countless children who are forced into slave labor due to rising global demands for cheap goods.
Client: Concordia Studios - Derek Doneen, Davis Guggenheim
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
Animation Team: Jason Carpenter, David Navas, Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee, Josh Shaffner, Lyuben Dimitrov
6 Minutes
I designed and directed this animated short for AKQA.
This film shows the difficulties the Commonwealth faces, with a series of inspired solutions created by young leaders in developing Commonwealth nations shaping tomorrow's world.
Client: AKQA
Creative Director: Jason Carpenter
Production Company: Roger
Animation Team: Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee, Josh Shaffner
2 minutes
Animated Short Film
This film uses a mix of animation and live action to promote The Shimmering Asphalt, a new dance by Pontus Lidberg, which premiered at the New York City Ballet.
Client: New York City Ballet, Pontus Lidberg
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
2 minutes
Animation for Live Performance
Skoll World Forum - Oxford, England
Award-winning spoken word poet and activist Darius Simpson opened up this year's Skoll World Forum with a dazzling performance that beautifully expresses the power of proximity. His stirring poem; visualized by a mixed-media animation.
Client: Skoll Foundation
Animation: Jason Carpenter
2 minutes
Animated Short Film
"The Renter" is an award winning animated short. Based on a true story, it follows a young boy, who discovers that daycare can be a harsh and confusing world, where caring is shown in unexpected ways.
Screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide, "The Renter," won many top awards including The Grand Prix (Cinanima), The Grand Prize, Best Student Film (Ottawa), The Special Jury Prize (Bradford), as well as being nominated for the Best Animated Short at the 2011 Annie Awards.
See the full list of festival screenings and awards here.
Written and directed by Jason Carpenter.
10 minutes
A couple of spots I worked on for the Japanese brand, Suntory Water. I created painted animation for characters and backgrounds. All painting and animation done in Photoshop with custom brushes."
Directed by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis for ACME FIlmworks.
Images from an animated project in development.
A short Mother's Day spot I did animation on with Roger TV for Nat Geo Wild and Hershey's.
Animation for Live Performance
Danish Dance Theatre, Copenhagen
The Joyce, New York
Taking inspiration from Ulysses' encounter with the Sirens in Homer's Odyssey, the dance investigates desire and isolation in a social media driven world.
Incorporated into the theater performance, the animation revels in the dancers transformation into pigs after drinking Circe's wine and follows their journey into her intoxicating world.
Client: Pontus Lidberg
Animation Creative Director: Jason Carpenter
4 minutes
"We are stronger together than we are apart."
Production Boards. Developed for school children, the film tells the story of a young boy and how his values and vision were instrumental in creating and shaping the United Arab Emirates we know today.
A few development images for an animated documentary project.
A series of 29 interactive animated spots for the National Museum of American History in Washington DC. Each short focuses on a particular individual who made a historical impact toward technological or social progress.
Designed to the constraints of the museum space, all the pieces were made without audio. Created in Photoshop. Animated and composited in After Effects. Directed by Benjamin Goldman.
A series of spots for Hyundai, aired on the History Channel, that visualize how the technology behind modern transportation came to be. Based on real historical events. The images we created in Photoshop and animated and composited in After Effects.
Directed by Benjamin Goldman.
An animated spot I worked on for Roger TV.
A take on "Take On Me." The animated open to the show "Dance Moms" for Lifetime, based on the famous music video. The animation was created and colored in Photoshop and composited in After Effects.
Images and video property of Roger.tv and Lifetime.
A promo I animated on with Roger.tv for The History Channel's "Mountain Men."
A series of development boards for the Emerson Collective that underscore their mission that recognizing, supporting and cultivating the potential in students from challenging backgrounds can change the world.
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He was especially well-pleased with the story he felt he was telling with the following images. Please ignore my butt. Thankyouverymuch.
Such rebels we Kellers are. ;-)
I love it! He has awesome self-photo techniques and I love your "breaking the law" moment. hehe He did a great job! Nice photos!
Way to go, Middle Dude! Have you introduced him to Foto Fusion yet? :)
I was ordering some things from CBD yesterday and had an impulse buy...a 4-week unit study on Digital Photography by Amanda Bennett. I hope it's good!
Oh, he has your eye!! :-) Lucky Middle Dude.
So funny.
He is so cute. I love his pictures : ) Anyone who can capture butts in motion like that, well, they are a genius : )


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Cancer Biology
Cancer Biology
The Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences (ICaMB) is a world-leading centre of excellence in UK Biosciences.
In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) evaluation of all UK universities, the ICaMB submission in the UOA5 unit of assessment was ranked second for Research Output (first among UK university departments) and 5th in the UK overall.
ICaMB possesses state of the art facilities that include recent investment in next generation DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, proteomics and cell imaging. Much of the research in ICaMB concerns fundamental cellular pathways that underpin our understanding of tumorigenesis.
These include the NF-kB pathway, cell cycle regulation and mitosis, the response of cells to anti-cancer therapies, DNA damage response, telomere biology and stress induced cell signalling pathways. Many components of these pathways are known to play key roles in cancer development and are either existing or future targets for therapy.
Researchers and SpecialismsResearchers and Specialisms
Professor Caroline Austin: topoisomerase; TOP2B; leukaemia; DNA damage; genotoxicity
Dr Ian Cowell: gene regulation, nuclear organization and function and DNA repair
Professor Jonathan Higgins: cell division; kinases; chromatin modifications; histones; human cell biology
Dr Jun-yong Huang: chromosome segregation; spindle assembly checkpoint; cell signalling and cell cycle control
Dr Niall Kenneth: intracellular proteins
Dr Viktor Korolchuk: nutrient sensing; mTOR; autophagy; ageing
Professor David Lydall: telomere function; DNA damage response; genome maintenance; cell cycle; yeast
Dr Laura Maringele: cell division (eukaryote); cell sensing and signalling (eukaryote); cancer cell biology; the ageing cell
Professor Brian Morgan: regulation of oxidative stress response; regulation of cell division; fission fusion yeast genetics
Dr Manolis Papamichos Chronakis: genetic analysis , chromatin, genome stability, DNA damage
Dr Joao Passos: biology of ageing; the ageing cell; cell sensing and signalling
Professor Neil Perkins: NF-kB regulation and function; cancer cell proliferation and survival; eukaryotic cell signalling
Dr Gabriele Saretzki: the ageing cell; cell sensing and signalling (eukaryote)
Professor Matthias Trost: mass spectometry, phagosome biology
Professor Thomas von Zglinicki: cell sensing and signalling (eukaryote); the ageing cell; cancer cell biology
Dr Nick Watkins: eukaryotic ribosomes; snoRNPs; ribosomal RNA modifications; Treacher-Collins syndrome; ribosome biogenesis


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Tom Vitorino
Tom has performed in numerous theatrical productions on stages in Pittsburgh, Atlanta, New York, Cedar City, London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles; from Noises Off @ The Olivier Theater at the National Theater, to Hamlet @ The Randall L. Jones Theater for the USF. In television, he has had small recurring roles on Port Charles, and Lords of The Mafia. He has appeared in over 15 national commercials including spots for Carl's Jr./Hardee's, Yamaha, and Coca Cola. He recently portrayed real life priest/activist Blase Bonpane in the EWTN movie "Called and Chosen". He is co- director/founder of Thusday Night Theater Club.
Alice L Walker
Originally from Chicago, Alice is an award winning actress, screenwriter and former pro ballet dancer. She has directed and/or produced over 30 musicals and ballets. Theater credits include Drusilla in Beauty & The Beast, Mrs. Cratchet in A Christmas Carol, Judy Turner in Chorus Line and Sister Margeretta in The Sound of Music to name a few. Film credits include the upcoming feature film Abruptio opposite Jordan Peele and Robert Englund, opposite Steven Bauer and Ken Howard in A Numbers Game, and Riddance in which she won a Best Actress award (PWFF) opposite Jim Parrack. She is co- director/founder of Thursday Night Theater Club.
Samantha Jo
From Toronto, Canada, Sam can be seen in Justice League, Snow Steam Iron (short film by dir. Zack Snyder, Wonder Woman, Agent X, Man of Steel, Warrior (NBC pilot), and Mortal Kombat Legacy. A former Olympic Athlete in the 2008 exhibition sport of Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Sam has stunt doubled for actresses such as Eva Green, Antje Traue, Jena Malone, Ming-Na Wen (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D).
Mark Morante
Mark most recently appeared as Father Lux in Our Lady of 121st Street at Little Victory Theatre, Detective Holland Williams, in Brothel with Eclectic Company Theatre, The Husband, in Mother's Day Comedy Night, and The Sheriff of Nottingham, in Robin Hood:A Lady In Waiting, both with Defiance Theatre Co. TV: E.R., General Hospital, O' HARA, Charlie Grace, The John Larroquette Show and MTV The Big Picture. Film: The Hidden, Rough Magic, Rapid Fire, Sid and Nancy and Tequila Sunrise.
Ciera Danielle
Ciera Danielle is a California born and raised award winning actress, screenwriter and filmmaker. She can be seen opposite James Franco in Child of God, starring opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in The Last Train, starring opposite Dale Dickey in Bella, starring opposite Heather Morris in Post, starring opposite Billy Joe Shaver in her award winning feature "Daisy's" and most recently acting opposite Mark Pellegrino in Strangers in a Strange Land. Most recently she has had the honor of being the 2018 winner of AOF festival's Women in Film award. And lastly, her most previous theater production, "Subway Suicide", garnered her a NoHo Arts Best Actress nomination.
Jack Menzies
Past credits include Rabbit Hole and Our Town with CU Theatre, and It's A Wonderful Life and Murder on the Nile with Longmont Theatre Co. Originally born in Scotland, Jack earned his BFA in Performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He recently starred in the short film, Brute which was an official selection for the Fort Meyers Beach Film Festival.
Robin Roth
Originally from Queens, NY, Robin's credits include:
Hollywood Fringe Festival: Apathy Killed The Cat; That's Why I Hold On, Fremont Centre Theatre: Little Women, Track 16 Theatre: West Of Davenport, Gene Frankel Theatre (NY): In Loving Memory, Manhattan Rep (NY): The Erlenring Song, Studio Players (KY): The Dresser; Plaza Suite; Prelude To A Kiss; Other People's Money; The Sisters Rosensweig, Act Out (KY): Sordid Lives; Twilight Of The Golds
Julisa Gonzalez
Julisa is from Houston, Texas and is fluent in Spanish. She has appeared at the O'Kane Theatre in Oleanna, Ravenscroft and Roulette. Julisa was also in the short films: The 5th Session, Miss Read and Amarilli. And, the feature films: My Time to Die and Making of a Serial Killer. She enjoys graphic design, riding bikes and rollerblading.
Zack Sayenko
Zack fell in love with theatre and acting while studying in Bay Area. He has since appeared in numerous theatrical productions in both San Francisco and Los Angeles; some of his favorite credits include Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and Bobby in American Buffalo.
TV credits include NCIS:LA, General Hospital, Code Black and numerous films. He has also done a tiny voice-over part for Die Hard 5, so now he walks around telling people that he has worked with Bruce Willis.
Dawn Marie
Los Angeles native, Dawn Marie has adorned a handful of roles in short and feature films, has produced/starred in several "Story Nights" portraying characters such as Rose from Annie Baker's The Flick and Chrissy from David Rabe's In the Boom Boom Room. She previously starred as Putski in A Hatful of Rain. Known for her meticulous work ethic and fun loving spirit, she invites you to look out for her upcoming projects to be announced in 2019.
Jerry O'Donnell
From Brooklyn, NY Jerry's been acting on stage, TV, and film for over 20 years. He's a founding member of Provincetown Repertory Theatre, MA where he was honored to work with legendary director Jose' Quintero. Recent guest stars include; Bosch, SEAL Team, The Orville, Masters of Sex, American Crime Story, NCIS. He also played the recurring role of Gerry Respola on MadMen.
Albert Soratorio
Albert Soratorio is a CSULB theater graduate, from Los Angeles CA. He is a multidisciplinary artist with involvement in film, theater, & fine art. He is currently working on developing Ensemble Entertainment Productions, a Non-Profit organization intended on providing opportunities for under served communities in the entertainment industry. He continues to work on development teams with River Rock Productions, the newly formed company Disposable Royalty Arts, & other independent filmmakers generating new content.
David Revazishvili
David is originally from Tbilisi, Georgia. He has appeared in short films at New York Film Academy - "Voice Cracking" and "Midnight Gift". He is fluent in English and Georgian.
He also graduated from music school playing cello. He had performed in live concerts and music festivals with orchestra, as well as the solo performances.
He enjoys travel and exploring new things.
Eric Ruane
Originally from Philadelphia and raised in Florida, Eric's onstage debut will be TNTC's a View from the Bridge.
He has worked on various live shows as a stagehand ranging from Cirque du Soleil to the Academy Awards.
He enjoys scenic design, mountain biking and gymnastics.
Christy Lee Hughes
Originally from Albany, New York, Christy is an award-winning actress and screenwriter. Theater credits: Beauty and The Beast (National Tour), 12 Angry Jurors, The Hunger Grass, Dangerous Corner. She earned Best Actress for her role in the comedy, Amerikan Partizan, can be seen opposite Melissa Leo in Predisposed (Sundance Film Festival) and opposite Nora Dunn in the original pilot, Shoddy House B&B. She was a writer on the 2017 CBS Comedy Showcase and has written a feature length dramatic screenplay as well as an original comedy pilot, both of which are currently in development.
Nathan Wallace
Nathan Wallace is honored to be a part of the Thursday Night Theatre Club. He grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi and went to college at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory where he earned a BFA in acting. His credits include: Macduff from Macbeth, Governor Danforth from The Crucible, Tom from The Time of Your Life, and many other theatrical productions.


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Notch is a receptor that mediates cell–cell interactions that specify binary cell fate decisions in development and tissue homeostasis. Inappropriate Notch signaling is associated with cancer, and mutations in Notch pathway components have been associated with developmental diseases and syndromes. In Caenorhabditis elegans, suppressors of phenotypes associated with constitutively active LIN-12/Notch have identified many conserved core components and direct or indirect modulators. Here, we molecularly identify sel(ar584), originally isolated as a suppressor of a constitutively active allele of lin-12. We show that sel(ar584) is an allele of hecd-1, the ortholog of human HECDT1, a ubiquitin ligase that has been implicated in several different mammalian developmental events. We studied interactions of hecd-1 with lin-12 in the somatic gonad and with the other C. elegans Notch gene, glp-1, in the germ line. We found that hecd-1 acts as a positive modulator of lin-12/Notch activity in a somatic gonad context—the original basis for its isolation—but acts autonomously as a negative modulator of glp-1/Notch activity in the germ line. As the yeast ortholog of HECD-1, Ufd4p, has been shown to function in quality control, and C. elegans HECD-1 has been shown to affect mitochondrial maintenance, we propose that the different genetic interactions between hecd-1 and Notch genes we observed in different cell contexts may reflect differences in quality control regulatory mechanisms or in cellular metabolism.
- Received October 28, 2014.
- Accepted December 23, 2014.
- Copyright © 2015 Chen and Greenwald
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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A friend and I decided to book a trip to Doha. Neither of us had been to Qatar before and my friend is leaving the region soon so wanted to visit before she leaves. We booked through Etihad and set about planning our short trip. We had been told by a few people that Doha is a small city so we decided on a short stay. We booked to stay in the Double Tree by Hilton which is located in the old town.
After a short ride from the airport to our hotel the first stop on our agenda was the Museum of Islamic Art. The concierge from the Double Tree gave us a map and highlighted some things for us to see so off we went.
The museum has a very impressive entrance lined with date palm trees all coming into season.
Inside the building itself is beautiful with high ceilings and a large window facing the 'city' or the new town area. The museum has four floors in total, the ground floor has a cafe, gift shop and a special exhibits room. The second floor focuses on science, patterns and calligraphy and then the third floor houses the early Islamic art from Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Syria and India. The fourth and final floor is reserved for temporary exhibitons.
We spent about 2 hours in the Museum and then decided it was time to brave the heat of the outdoors in search of the souk. It took us a little while to find the souk but its actually not that far from the Museum and its a really pretty walk if you walk along the waterside.
When we got to the souk a lot of the shops and stalls were closed as it was the middle of the day but it was so nice to walk around and see people going about their daily routines, some of which included taking a 'siesta' on a bench outside their shop!
The souk itself is really lovely. Much more authentic than any in the UAE and much cleaner and easier to navigate than the souk in Marrakesh!
We walked around the souk for about an hour and peeped into the shops that were open but we didn't buy anything in the end. Well apart from ice cream that is!
After being out in the heat of the day of so long we decided to head back to the hotel and grab a drink at the bar before going for dinner. As we walked back along the waters edge, there were lots of dhow boats for hire. A boy approached us and asked if we wanted to go for an hour long boat trip, we said no as we were tired and wanted to get back to the hotel so then he asked if we wanted to buy some water. We bought the water and then he asked, 'are you sure you don't want to come for a boat ride? We can do half an hour and the boat is all yours'. We appreciated the hustler in him and decided to go for it! We had the whole dhow to ourselves and the little guy even put on some music for us! It was actually a really nice break from the heat and the sun.
After the dhow trip we walked back along the corniche desperate to get to the hotel at this stage, it was about 5.pm and we had been out in the heat pretty much the whole day.
The walk is nice and there is lots to see but we were glad to get back to the Double Tree. We decided to go upstairs and check out the pool bar, Pure. We had quickly looked at Pure when we checked in but there was no one there and we weren't sure if there would be much of an atmosphere at night time. We were wrong! When we walked in the place was buzzing and has 360 panoramic views of the city. We found ourselves a couple of bar stools and promptly ordered two glasses of white wine. There was a BBQ station set up in the corner and we decided very quickly that this would be our spot for the night. It seemed silly to go and look elsewhere for dinner and drinks when we were clearly staying in one of the hotspots of town!
We spent the evening soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying the very warm hospitality of the staff at Double Tree by Hilton and the beautiful views over the city as nightfall approached.
I really loved my trip to Doha and I'm glad I took the opportunity to visit when I had the chance because the UAE have recently cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and Etihad have ceased flying there for now.


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When I read construction industry journals and talk with contractors and owners, the buzz is all about a looming worker shortage. In fact, many jobsites already are short-staffed, but I contend that the real trouble isn't a worker shortage—it is a skilled worker shortage.
Real training is the answer. But let's back up and talk about what is driving the demand for highly skilled construction workers.
Baby boom retirements are part of it. So is the near-unanimous push for infrastructure improvement programs that will boost the construction industry and keep building trades craftsmen and women working. Equally important, an up-to-date infrastructure means less traffic, better energy systems, improved ports and waterways and modernized airports. It means a more competitive economy for all businesses, and everyone wants that.
Despite the dysfunction in Washington, D.C., state and local efforts are finally gaining traction. Measure M in Los Angeles is a prominent example—and with leaders like Mayor Garcetti and others who are part of the Accelerator for America movement, states and cities can make a difference sooner rather than later.
When done right, like in Los Angeles, the new development that often accompanies infrastructure improvement helps communities by including features like mixed-use high-rise construction and higher density near transit.
A vastly more technology-minded construction industry also drives the need for higher skills. From layout to lathing; floor-covering to finish work, the book-knowledge, tools and what we used to call "manual-arts" skills that usher in ever-greater productivity require more sophisticated training than ever.
Our workers need to be up to the task or they won't get the work.
Within the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) , we poll our members to learn what they like about being a union member. Topping the list is access to training and the safer worksites that training ensures. Without it they don't see their craft as a career. Younger workers want to see a way to advance when they start working. Without real skills training that path forward is closed to them.
Over the decades a variety of forces resulted in tried-and-true union apprenticeship programs being forced out of many markets. Short-sighted contractors and developers often chose profit over the long-term welfare of the industry as they drove down wages and eliminated benefits.
As unions, we must take our fair share of the blame for this. During the post-World War II boom work was good, wages were sufficient to cover the cost of living and too many union leaders and members took it for granted. They didn't do what was necessary to work with employers and elected officials to maintain what they had.
The result was lower union presence, lower wages and a lack of quality skills training for apprentices and journey-level carpenters. Skilled workers left those markets to seek better wages, and training programs withered.
I believe our college-or-bust K-12 education system has also failed us. Vocational training has nearly died for lack of resources in many places, and generations of school kids have had almost no exposure to the trades and the pride that comes with working with your hands. Not everyone wants to go to college, nor should they. Not when there are good, portable debt-free options available to them in the building trades.
For our part, the UBC has re-dedicated our union to creating a 21st century workforce for the construction industry. We work with elected officials on both sides of the aisle to require registered apprenticeship programs, with demonstrable graduation rates, on public projects. That is one of the ways we help maintain a quality system for training workers.
And in 2001 we opened our state-of-the-art International Training Center in Las Vegas as the hub for our training programs that spend more than $200 million a year at over 200 regional facilities across North America. Our four-year apprenticeship programs create well-rounded journey-level professionals, ready to deploy on the most sophisticated worksites imaginable.
UBC apprentices learn from the start that staying marketable for the industry means keeping certifications current and constantly upgrading their skills. Our journey-level programs allow them to do that, and our leadership education curriculum equips them to instill an attitude of professionalism and productivity on the jobsite while mentoring those with less experience. We even have our own high school introductory program, Career Connections, to rekindle interest in construction at that level.
I represent the UBC on the Accelerator for America advisory council because our union believes in A4A's vision for the future. We feel our commitment to excellence fits well with that vision, and we're proud to be a part of it.
Doug McCarron has served since 1995 as General President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, representing some 500,000 building trades and forest products workers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Referred to by Business Week as a "new breed of labor leader," McCarron has worked closely with other construction industry leaders to encourage national cooperation to create jobs in a rapidly changing economy.
McCarron implemented the most extensive restructuring in the union's more than 135-year history, moving the organization to a regional structure that matches modern construction markets. He and his leadership team were re-elected to five-year terms in 2000, 2005, 2010 and most recently in 2015.


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Age: 27 Year Diagnosed: 1994 Location: New York City, NY
"My current roommate found out that I have diabetes when we were moving in and the box that was carrying all of my purses broke at the bottom. Every single test strip had fallen out of my purses and accumulated on the bottom of the box, so when the box broke there was a mountain of about 100 of them on our brand new rug. We both looked down at the mountain of bloodied test strips and there were a couple beats of silence. Then I was like, "Yeah, so...I have diabetes". And she was like, "I know, I creeped on your Instagram." And then I said a little thankful prayer for social media.
I guess overall I wish the general public didn't feel as if they're all endocrinologists. The majority of times I get annoyed is when random people are telling me what to do as opposed to asking me about Type 1. A lot of people think they can hide behind this excuse of "caring about me" while telling me how to manage my diabetes. I always find that so atrocious - that some random person I only see every so often feels as though they know more about treating my chronic disease than I do. Whenever people do make those kinds of comments, I ask them when they received their medical training because I didn't realize they were endocrinologists. Either that or I start to grill them. If you're going to tell ME that I can't eat a gluten-free cupcake because of something you read online or saw on television (which is most likely information not based on factual evidence), then please tell me how many carbs you believe to be in the cupcake, what my BG was 15 minutes ago, how much insulin I should have given for the cupcake, then maybe your recommendations for what I should do if I accidentally under or over treated, etc. That usually shuts them up because they realize they have no idea what they are talking about. If it's someone I have a jovial relationship with I'll usually say, "Oh!! My bad...I forget that I've been dealing with this for over 22 years!!" and they'll be like, "Point taken, do your thing." It's a bit frustrating - this idea that diabetes is a joke, and only something you get if you're fat or eat too much candy, and it's turned diabetes into a disease that people feel they can give their two cents on instead of asking a simple question, like, "Hey, I thought you weren't allowed to eat cupcakes." Am I wrong?
If you don't like your endo, find a new one! Having a good relationship with your endo can make a world of difference. Don't be ashamed to start researching different approaches to care if your endo is stuck in the mud, so to speak. I've discussed so many different approaches to my care with my endo and it has been so helpful because I finally feel like I've found an approach to diabetes management that truly works best for me. I would also recommend reaching out to other Type 1's. I didn't have any friends with diabetes for 22 years, and making my Instagram account has been one of the best decisions I've ever made. I love having friends with diabetes and I can imagine how helpful it would be to meet other diabetics if you were recently diagnosed Also, if any of your friends, family or loved ones don't want to take the opportunity to learn about your diabetes and how to help you, cut those ties and tell them to go screw themselves. And, if you need to take a break from diabetes social media - do it. Everyone deals with their diabetes in their own way. Some people like to talk about it and others wish it was never brought up. I've been on both sides at different times, and they are both fine ways to deal diabetes as long as you are taking care of yourself."


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According to Hemant Nagrale, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner, has accepted the fact that the police department is not equipped enough to verify the identity of all individuals, who have rent property in the satellite city. Considering the infamous bank heist in Juinagar branch of Bank of Baroda, the police referred to the men who rented out the commercial property to the accused by saying that the documents they got of a person called Gena Bachchan Prasad were all bogus. He further added that it is a complex task for them to go and verify the identity of each tenant.
Nagrale further elaborated while talking to a leading newspaper daily, "We go and specifically check for passport verification, government jobs and when private companies come to us for background checks of employees, which is paid for by them. Otherwise, we just check the documents submitted to us along with the form."
Whenever a property, commercial or otherwise, is rented out, a police verification is always done. A form requiring the details, including name, proof of identity and residence, photograph, and residential address is needed to be furnished by both the owner and the tenant.
The police conduct a thorough check on the background of the tenant and all the documents provided by him. Only then they sign and announce the property to be verified.
Although, the entire procedure of police verification raises several questions about its authenticity as it has several loopholes. According to advocate Pankaj Bandekar, "The police verification, in theory, is meant to ensure that if a criminal or terrorist is seeking tenancy, the police know and keep an eye. It also ensures the safety of the property owner, who can escape being allegations of complicity in a crime, in case a crime is committed, by saying that he had informed the police. However, the cops are often unfamiliar with the rules of the tenancy act. While a stamp duty of Rs 750 is minimum for tenancy, sometimes the police accept a stamp paper of Rs 100. They don't even do spot checks, taking the written document as the final word, which generally leads to discrepancies."
He clarifies further saying that, "It also isn't completely their fault. Our police force is just ill-equipped and short-staffed to actually carry out such verifications when they get over 50 forms daily. The process needs to change because police verification is not bringing the accountability, that it should."


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Circus Focus at WUK PErforming arts: 10. - 12.01.2019, 19h
on three evenings The performance focus 'Contemporary Circus' features four different productions from the German-speaking area. All artists work at the interface of circensic performance and other art forms (dance, visual arts, literature, film) and thus offer the audience new perspectives on the artistic potential of contemporary circus. furthermore the lobby features thematically related installations.
The event is curated by KreativKultur in cooperation with WUK performing arts and forms the start of the trilateral cooperation project 'circus re: searched', which in 2019 and 2020 will accompany circus creation processes in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Arne Mannott, Elina Lautamäki (AT)
Photo: Franzi Kreis
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Ana Jordão (DE)
Photo: Laura Carrau
WUK Saal: 11.01.2019, 19:30h
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Verena Schneider (AT)
Photo: Maria Lisa Pichler
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Julian Vogel (CH)
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Externally Reporting on Our Integrated Business
Our 2017 Sustainability Report tells only part of our story. Its companion piece is our 2017 Annual Review, which shares more of our growth story, including financial performance. With sustainability integrated into our business, our growth and our environmental and social impact stories are interconnected. Therefore, our Annual Review and Sustainability Report reflect this interconnection – from the cover images to the content inside.
We intentionally shared a more wholistic story of our progress in 2017 against our growth and sustainability goals because they are a part of the same story. Therefore, our reports share the same design and visuals, copywriters and tactical elements, including focus on the passion of our people, whether our Global Innovation Award Winners, or others employees who help to make a meaningful difference wherever they are in the world.
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Sustainability is embedded throughout our business units and regions across the world where programs are carried out locally. For the first time, we share a global sustainability highlights map that includes some efforts of our global system on a local scale in partnership with civil society, governments and business in the communities we call home.
The map is also accompanied by updates from our Operating Group Presidents about the year in sustainability for each of our four operating groups – Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and North America – also for the first time.
Similar to last year's report, we have continued to present our sustainability progress data in infographic format, including fact sheets that:
- Clearly communicate why our sustainability priorities are important to our business
- Capture our 2017 highlights and progress against our 2020 goals in a way that can be easily shared
- Invite more people into the discussion of the importance of sustainability to the Coca-Cola system
How to Navigate This Report
The goal of our reporting is to communicate the Coca-Cola system's sustainability priorities, as well as capture our 2017 highlights and progress against our 2020 Goals. Each topic is represented by a one-page infographic which contains the following elements, as displayed in the key below:
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Front is the client management software that brings all your client communications into one easy-to-use inbox.
Get a second opinion on a reply by sharing and editing drafts in real time. Comment and @mention teammates on client conversations to chat internally, without forwarding. Use assignments to give a clear owner to every email, so nothing slips through the cracks. Save canned responses to common client questions, so you can send quick, thorough (and consistent!) replies.
Siloed personal inboxes make it tough to get the full picture of every client. With Front, you can access every client's full conversation, so you can reference and update client information directly next to your messages. Whether you're transferring client accounts or taking time off, Front gives your whole team the context they need to keep your clients happy.
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Country Investment & Knowledge Director
Lizah is a global health and finance leader with a passion for increasing access to care in low and middle income countries through finding sustainable financing solutions for health systems and critically assessing where resources are invested to maximize population health.
Lizah previously worked in Wells Fargo's Global Financial Institutions group as a Country Officer based in San Francisco covering US based Asia-Pacific institutional clients. She later transitioned to European coverage based in London as a Relationship Manager for large and complex bank clients. In both roles, she was responsible for strategically developing and deepening Wells Fargo's relationships with a portfolio of select clients. She was also responsible for managing credit and compliance risk associated with the portfolio in conjunction with Global Relationship Managers and risk underwriting teams.
Most recently, Lizah served as the Business Development and Finance lead for the internationally renowned London School of Economics (LSE) Africa Summit, a dynamic platform bringing together leading scholars, policy makers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students for a robust conversation on issues impacting the African continent. In this capacity, Lizah was responsible for fundraising through forging compelling partnerships with sponsors and collaborators, and managing all finance matters for the Summit.
She joined the Financing Alliance for Health as the Country Investment & Knowledge Director to engage with a spectrum of stakeholders including governments as primary clients, major NGOs, global funders, banks, and private investors to design, develop and implement financing solutions to address health sector investment gaps in low and middle-income countries. She also leads knowledge management efforts for the organization. She believes closing the health sector investment gap is critical in ensuring access to health for everyone.
Lizah holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Swarthmore College (USA) and an MSc in Health Economics & Policy from the London School of Economics (UK). In her free time, she enjoys hiking, traveling, volunteering, and discovering African authors.


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Splash of Seduction – Sexy Stripping Fun Coming Your Way!
Our lovely Diva Bianca Beauchamp explains how she ended in her birthday suit flaunting her gigantic attributes to the sexy guests :
"You know what I love most when I go to Hedonism II in exotic Jamaica? Of course, I love the white-powder sand beach of Negril, where I can lay under a tall coconut trees while sipping on a cool Mojito. It certainly appeases all my senses.
When the sea gets too chilly for my honey skin there is always the giant warm Jacuzzi where I can continue indulging on both my sunbathing and sipping on a cocktail. You could think that all I have mentioned above can be found at any resorts at any sunny destination but you see, all these things I like to do at Hedo, I do them entirely naked. It's the allowed nudity that I like the most at the resort; it's quite a unique experience! Being an exhibitionist and having the resort's approbation, was like opening Pandora's Box!
I was certainly not going to hold back to flaunt my curvy assets! A girl-next-door titillating photo shoot tinted with a nice splash of seduction! All yours to enjoy!"
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Halo! I have to say that despite the pain Proactiv is putting me through, something is working! I do have a lot less of whatever I have: acne, hyperpigmentation, and face fat. Read about face fat in my Fitness page.
I was getting ready for work this morning and ended up liking this look I did. It's my version of a smokey eye for monolids. I didn't curl my lashes (too lazy) but it still ended up looking nice. I have to say that I'm really thrilled my skin seems so pale right now! I'm sure it's not the Missha because that is only slightly darker than my natural skin tone. So, maybe what I'm using after the Proactiv is also working! Imagine that!
Okay, well, I won't drone on and on about what I'm using. I'll save that for the reviews. I will, however, show you what I used for this look!
Face: Missha & ELF
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PARIS — The phone rings a lot at Paris Region Entreprises, a one-stop shop for companies deciding whether to move employees to the City of Light. Typically, callers ask about visas and minutiae of employment law. But not long ago, an executive from Japan called with a stumper: Where, he asked, are the dancing clubs?
"It was a certain kind of club that nobody here had ever heard of," said Robin Rivaton, the organization's chief executive. "Kind of a social club for executives and their wives. One of the guys here called around and found one in the western part of Paris."
Until recently, this kind of personal service was unimaginable. France has long been known for its open hostility to corporations and its suspicion of personal wealth. Taxes were high, regulations were baffling and "It's not possible" was the default answer to any question — if a company could even find the right person to ask.
Now, the country is in the midst of a sweeping attempt at national rebranding. Labor laws are being changed to make hiring and firing easier. New legislation has slashed a "wealth tax" that was said to drive millionaires out of the country. Courts with English-speaking judges are in the works, and a new international school is under construction to cater to the children of foreign executives.
There's a sense of urgency behind these changes. Hundreds of financial companies may need to relocate thousands of London-based workers before Britain leaves the European Union by the end of March 2019, the withdrawal known as Brexit. Otherwise, these companies could lose their financial passporting rights, which grants them privileged access to the 27 countries that will remain in the European Union.
That has set off a high-stakes international competition among a handful of cities hoping to become Europe's financial capital. Decision time is looming. The Brexit negotiation breakthrough announced on Friday merely solved preliminary issues that allow the next round of talks to commence. Under the current timetable, a final agreement must be signed well before the March 2019 deadline.
Paris is vying against Dublin, Frankfurt and Luxembourg in a pageant that is not primarily about beauty. What is prized most in boardrooms is an array of business-friendly laws, regulations and culture — the sort of warm welcome that Paris once defiantly refused to offer.
"When you grow up in France, none of the heroes you learn about are entrepreneurs," said Brigitte Granville, a professor of economics at Queen Mary University of London, who was raised in France. "When someone gets rich in France, people immediately ask, 'What did he do to make this money? He must be a nasty person.'"
The origins of this attitude are usually traced to the French Revolution, which, Ms. Granville explained, elevated equality to a kind of religion. When François Hollande announced during his presidential campaign in 2012 that "My enemy is the world of finance," he was summing up a fairly common sentiment.
Now, a new crop of French leaders, most notably the free market-supporting president, Emmanuel Macron, are vigorously trying to shed this anticapitalist reputation. During his campaign, he visited London, home to as many as 400,000 French expatriates, urging them to return to France and "innovate." And since his election, the government has started a highly aggressive campaign to poach jobs from London.
It began the same day that the Brexit vote results were announced, on June 24 of last year. That afternoon, Paris Region Entreprises splashed banner ads on dozens of websites ("Choose Paris Region" was a not very catchy slogan). A few weeks later, 4,000 letters were mailed to companies around the globe.
By that October, officials with a business district in Paris had posted cheeky billboards in London's airports and train stations, quipping, "Tired of the Fog, Try the Frogs!" Then came schmoozing and briefings. In February of this year, a delegation of French leaders in politics and business met with more than 80 executives on the 37 floor of the Shard, a landmark building in the center of London.
The French government also appointed Christian Noyer, a former Bank of France governor, to be the country's Brexit point man. A born diplomat, he cannot be baited into belittling the competition, beyond calling Frankfurt "small and provincial," hastening to add, "some people may like that."
He rarely promotes what is most celebrated about Paris, like its gorgeous streetscapes and stellar restaurants, but he believes they will factor, at least a little, into some companies' relocation decisions.
A company can send staff members to any city they want, Mr. Noyer said, during a brief interview in the lobby of a London hotel. "But if they have a competitor who is going to a nicer place, the best staff might, if they are offered a job in a better city, leave after a few months."
Local politicians have predicted that 10,000 Brexit-related jobs will eventually move here, creating another 10,000 indirect jobs. Whether the city will come close to that figure is unclear, but a handful of announcements suggest that Paris is at least in the game.
HSBC said this summer that it might move 1,000 employees to Paris from London. In September, Bank of America was in talks to lease office space not far from the Arc de Triomphe, with plans to initially move 300 employees there.
Within France, the legislative changes and Brexit efforts have their share of critics, many of whom consider it further evidence that Mr. Macron is the "president of the rich."
"The idea that companies won't settle in France because of high taxes is a false argument, that they tell us to pass policies that are difficult to justify in the eyes of the population," said Alexandre Derigny a spokesman for the General Confederation of Labour, a group of trade unions.
France's economic makeover has inspired some derision outside of the country, too. It has the faint smell of desperation to people like Nicolas Mackel, the chief executive of Luxembourg for Finance, a public-private partnership that promotes the country as a business hub. He is proud to say that the grand duchy has not resorted to the tactics deployed in Paris.
"You'll accuse me of bashing the French," he said over tea recently, "but earlier this year, they announced that they would have regulators who speak English. We didn't need to do that because our regulators already speak English and always have."
For France, English-speaking government officials would be little more than a promising start. The country has so many bewildering layers of regulations that its system is known, unaffectionately, as mille-feuille, a reference to a densely layered pastry.
Some attempts to address this problem are happening behind closed doors. One of those doors is on the fourth floor of the French Finance Ministry, an immense Brutalist building that is home to thousands of civil servants and acres of standard-issue offices.
A room here was recently renovated to look like the brainstorming space of a start-up. The Bercy Lab — "Bercy" is the nickname of the ministry — has sleek furniture and whiteboards, along with a few touches that seem a bit goofy. A sign on the entrance door reads, in French, "On your mark, get ready, innovate!"
Since the lab opened in October, executives have been conferring with members of Parliament on drafting a wide-ranging law to improve the business environment, expected to pass next year. Among the participants is Eric Kayser, founder of the Maison Kayser chain of bakeries. As mundane as such face-to-face discussions might sound, they are a first.
"It's really useful," says Alice Zagury, president of the Family, a firm that invests in European start-ups and another Bercy Lab participant. "And it's what we need to do in France — to participate, to feel responsible, and not to believe that the government will fix everything."
But the ministry also offers a public reminder of one of Paris's enduring draws: great food. Ten chefs cook here every weekday in a 5,400-square-foot kitchen under the direction of Bruno Gricourt, who once worked at Michelin-starred restaurants. Executives who visit for Brexit-connected discussions, and stay for a meal, feast on Mr. Gricourt's menu — which changes daily.
"Grilled scallops with an emulsion of pumpkin and fresh hazelnuts," he said, describing an appetizer he had made that day. "A very simple preparation that respects the ingredients."
It could take years for France to truly alter its image, if it is able to at all. But in addition to the commitments already made by several banks, there are small signs of a payoff.
In a mid-November Twitter post, Goldman Sachs's chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein, praised the French government's commitment to economic changes, describing them as "first steps."
"Struck by the positive energy here in Paris," he wrote. And just to underscore what his audience already knew, he added, "And the food's good too!"


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Garda appeal as thieves are disturbed during daytime incident at Limerick home
Gardai appealing for anyone with information about the incident to come forward
GARDAI in Limerick are investigating a brazen theft from a rural home which took place in broad daylight and saw the intruders interrupted by the homeowner.
Gardai said the incident took place at a house in the countryside area of Bruff.
Three males, described as being in their late teens/early 20s, entered the rear of a house and took copper and taps from a yard.
"They were disturbed by the owner of the house and fled in the direction of Limerick city with the stolen property. This incident occurred in broad daylight and we are appealing to the public to come forward with any information," said a spokesperson.
Gardai have information to suggest that there was a possible vehicle involved.
"Gardai have a partial reg number of this vehicle which is 01-C and the possible make of the vehicle is a grey/blue saloon," said the spokesperson.
They believe that the men may have called to other houses in the Bruff area and are asking anyone who came into contact with them to call Bruff Garda Station with descriptions for these young men.
"Maybe you seen this vehicle acting suspicious in the area and have a full registration number for us. Bruff Gardaí are waiting for your call and can be contacted on 061 382940," the spokesperson added.


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