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Best Innovation Group, Inc is a technology innovation and development company catering to the financial industry.
The FIVE skill is built specifically for your credit union. It is core integrated and enables members to ask about account-specific information as well as perform transfers between their shares at the credit union.
What began as a cryptocurrency exchange may well become the system upon which the future of financial processes are built.
Setit Credit was created to turn Card Not Present transactions into seamless member payment experiences that allow additional revenue opportunities for credit unions.
Tomorrows Dapps begin here. We can bring your DLT Project to life. We take your ideas and turn them into real distributed ledger applications. Find your future today.
Voice-first devices are designed to be used without input hardware like keyboards, mice or touchscreens. Amazon refers to its Echo as "a hands-free speaker you control with your voice," but it is so much more. The Echo can play music, send and receive calls or messages, provide information on many topics, and access thousands of third-party voice applications called "skills".
Google offers a line of Google Home voice-first devices which can play music search the internet and access third- party applications known as 'actions'. BIG is currently certifying its first app for Google Home and expect to announce soon that Google users will be able to get credit union information on their devices, just as the Alexa users do now.
Core connectivity is required for BIG's fully-integrated voice platform, FIVE. Core connectivity allows members to initiate transactions on their credit union shares and loans. BIG is currently integrated with Symitar's Episys and Corelation's Keystone, with plans for additional cores to be added soon.
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CULedger, builder of innovative blockchain-based products for credit unions and their members, teamed up with Evernym to launch MyCUID, a new consumer-focused global digital identity solution.
Self-sovereign identity with verifiable claims: simply revolutionary. Solving the identity silo problem begins with a digital identity that you literally own, not just control - a "self-sovereign" identity
Sovrin is a decentralized, global public utility for self-sovereign identity. Self-sovereign means a lifetime portable identity for any person, organization, or thing.
Swirlds is a development platform to build and run swirlds (shared worlds)—fully distributed, fast applications that harness the power of the cloud without servers.
Direct Billers, Other Financial Institutions, and Merchant ACH are stealing your credit card customers.
An increase in card use means an increase in interchange revenue.
Tokenized Credit Cards reduce fraud.
Market to members to maximize the credit card use at vendor sites.
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Create applications with real time, two way access to the Episys core. Supports Inquiries, File Maintenance, Transactions and PowerOns. Episys field names and records are modeled into an easy-to-use SDK
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Were you involved in an accident with a 1999 OTHER OTHER? If so you may be entitled to financial compensation. Whether you own the OTHER OTHER 1999 or that was the other vehicle involved in the collision, you may have a case depending on the state you live in and the amount of fault attributed to you in the accident.
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Vehicle make & model: OTHER OTHER
Vehicle Year: 1999
Body: FOUR DOOR SEDAN
Engine: V6 TRANSVERSE FRONT
Engine Displacement (liters): 3
OTHER 1999 OTHER Transmission: AUTOMATIC – FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Number: C45302
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Senior Sushi Chef- Luxury Hotel
We are proud to be working with one of London's most prestigious hotels in the search for an experienced Senior Sushi Chef to take charge of their kitchen as part of their new opening!
Benefits include:
* Creative input, assisting in writing and implementing new menus
* Flexibility in shifts, including evenings and weekends
* Work across four days with three days off
* 28 days holiday (including bank holiday)
The successful applicant must:
* have proven experience within a reputable hotel or fine dining Japanese restaurant
* have strong knowledge of preparing high quality sushi and sashimi, maki and nigiri
* possess Japanese fish filleting skills
If you feel that you have what it takes for this Senior Sushi Chef role, please send your CV without hesitation to Abi at Change!
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Beautiful custom built country estate on the outskirts of town. This spacious executive bungalow sits on 4.47 acres just a short distance from the beach, hospital and downtown Southampton. Enjoy the privacy, the wildlife and scenic views from this well maintained home. Stunning Shouldice Stone exterior with arched entrance & foyer. Custom handcrafted cherry kitchen with center island, Corian counters and gleaming maple hardwood floors. Master bedroom suite includes full bath & heated tile floors. Open concept living room/dining area with vaulted ceiling, panoramic view of the rear yard and walk-out to deck and year round hot tub area. Gas forced air heating, central air conditioning plus radiant in-floor heat on the lower level. Finished basement has 10 ceilings, a 4th bedroom, a wine\cold room, utility room and a gas fireplace, 3 pc bath plus walk up to the 35 X 25 garage. There is also a 10 x 10 board & batten shed for lawn mowers, garden tools and or room for an ATV. (id:7439)
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A new alternative to estrogen may offer older women many of the hormone's healthful effects on hearts and bones without one of its most worrisome side effects, an increased risk of breast cancer.
But experts warned that it was too soon for a definitive verdict on the custom-designed synthetic estrogen, raloxifene.
Millions of women take estrogen to counter the effects of menopause, which include thinning bones. But many refuse to take the hormone because of its potential to increase the risk of breast cancer.
Raloxifene has already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Now a study has found that raloxifene, like estrogen, might also protect the heart, researchers reported in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
''It potentially has promise to be a pathway to go beyond the estrogen dilemma,'' said the lead author, Dr. Brian W. Walsh, director of the Menopause Center at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.Continue reading the main story
The study found that raloxifene lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein, or L.D.L., the so-called ''bad'' cholesterol, by 12 percent in postmenopausal women, compared with 14 percent for estrogen. Raloxifene failed to improve levels of high-density lipoproteins, the ''good'' cholesterol that protects against heart disease. The drug also had much less of a favorable effect than estrogen does on a blood fat called lipoprotein-a. But the drug did lower levels of a clotting protein called fibrinogen, another risk factor for heart disease, while estrogen did not.
The study involved 390 healthy, postmenopausal women at eight medical centers nationwide. Some were given standard hormone replacement therapy that included estrogen; some were given dummy pills, and some received raloxifene. The maker of raloxifene, Eli Lilly & Company, helped pay for the study.
Dr. Walsh said it was too soon to tell if raloxifene, marketed as Evista, will become an alternative to estrogen, the most commonly prescribed drug in the United States.
He said that more research is needed to test whether raloxifene really prevents heart disease, which kills almost seven times as many women as breast cancer in the 55-and-over age group.
''Where I think the drug will find it's place is for women after they've gone through the menopause symptoms, when they're older, and they're more at risk for breast cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis,'' Dr. Walsh said. ''Raloxifene could protect them against those three conditions.''
Dr. Basil M. Rifkind, a senior adviser at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, said he was not convinced. A recent study found raloxifene did not protect postmenopausal monkeys from heart disease, while estrogen did, he noted.
No rigorous study has been done to determine whether raloxifene or estrogen prevents heart disease in humans, although there is a lot of data to strongly suggest that estrogen does, Dr. Rifkind said.
In the meantime, researchers said, women and their doctors will have to weigh the findings and the woman's individual risks and concerns.
Raloxifene's few side effects can include hot flashes or leg cramps. Estrogen is effective at relieving hot flashes but causes menstrual periods to resume in most women.Continue reading the main story


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The Ducks have reassigned defenseman Shea Theodore and right wing Stefan Noesen to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Theodore, 21 (8/3/95), collected 1-6=7 points with 18 penalty minutes (PIM) in 23 games with the Ducks this season. The 6-1, 194-pound defenseman set NHL single-season career highs in several categories during the 2016-17 campaign, including assists, appearances and PIM. Selected by Anaheim in the first round (26th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Theodore has earned 4-11=15 points with 18 PIM in 42 career NHL games. In 11 games with the Gulls this season, Theodore has recorded 1-8=9 points with a +5 rating and eight PIM.
Noesen, 23 (2/12/93) scored one goal (1-0=1) with a +1 rating and two PIM in nine games with the Ducks this season. Selected by Ottawa in the first round (21st overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, Noesen made his season debut and scored his first NHL goal on Dec. 7 vs. Carolina. The 6-1, 208-pound forward has appeared in 22 games with San Diego this season, earning 6-9=15 points with a +2 rating and 40 PIM.


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Hi guys,
Back in 2010 I finished the Master course in Sculpture at the University of Fine Arts here
in Bucharest. For my final exam I had to prepare something more elaborate, and to somehow combine all the knowledge that I had gathered during these 2 years of hard work and studying, into one masterpiece! Lol
As you can see from the pictures below I created an entire cycle of masterpieces! :))
The idea behind them all started back in 2007 when I was in my 3rd year of college and I made a snail with some sort of propellers from stone and glass. The idea appealed to me and I decided to continue it for my master degree.
As we all know, snails are tiny little creatures that aren't very agile. I mean,... they are really, really, really slow. Just like us humans in a way. Hey!,... who has the time to run nowadays??? :))
So I took these small and slow living things and gave them superpowers!!! As you can see from the pictures I made six of them. A really big one, just to make sure that the jury would be pleased with my effort, two smaller but fairly complex and three really small. I gave them superpowers just because I wanted to bring them closer to our rank/status. The technological advancements in our modern society, the speed and the goals we have achieved, all define our day to day lives. Though we have these amazing things all around us, gadgets and smartphones, an amazing speed at which we can travel and instant access to information, we are also becoming more and more sedentary, more idle and lazy,... we're chair warmers. We actually move our bodies just as little and as slowly as a snail does.
Materials and working process
For the five small snails I used all sorts of old objects that I could have found around my house,...like clocks, computer parts, fishing reels, cut out parts of plexiglass and so on. Luckily, I managed to buy this all-around multitool from Dremel, which literally saved my life on this project.
For the Big one,... well it's pretty obvious. Two 16 inch alloy rims were "glued" together and covered with one tire sectioned in two, forming the shell. From this shell I bound several metallic bars that would sustain the actual body of the snail. After I placed them in the right position, I started to weld cut out metal sheets and to attach different plastic prefabs to give the impression that the snail has an internal mechanism that is actually working. Unfortunately, it doesn't! :( The lack of time and money really held me back on this project. But hey,... maybe a day will come when I'll revive this beast under a different form and shape, … and ride it in the sunset.
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Check out the new album by Norwegian Mathias Stubø and his band Proviant Audio.
Drift Days and Disco Nights features tracks such as Got It All, How Does It Feel, Like Never Before and Up There Somewhere which will transport you to a disco dance floor underneath a huge glitterball.
Proviant Audio emerged 2 years ago with their first album Real Love Tastes Like This which charted in Norway and found fans including Ross Allen, Wolf + Lamb, The Revenge and Ashley Beedle.
"This debut is so overwhelming it's difficult to imagine anyone not falling devastatingly head over heels for the soundtrack it provides," said Plain and Simple Magazine about the first album.
I think this second offering might meet with a similar response.
Proviant Audio – Drift Days and Disco Nights will be released on Paper Records on 11 October.


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Scotland - The Gleneagles Hotel
Renowned for its three championship golf courses - The PGA Centenary Course, created by the legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, venue for the Ryder Cup 2014 - as well as the King's and Queen's Courses. All offer generous fairways, big greens, challenges for all handicaps and superb views of the surrounding countryside.
As well as golf, there are many other sporting opportunities at Gleneagles. The shooting and fishing schools offer clay target shooting and trout fishing on three lochs within the resort's estate. The equestrian school provides coaching in all disciplines.
There is all weather tennis, squash, swimming, croquet, cycling, off-road driving, the opportunity for guests to fly Harris hawks at the falconry school or learn how to handle gundogs in the field at The Gundog School, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. To relax there's an exquisite spa with all the latest therapeutic treatments. The hotel has four restaurants, including two Michelin Star Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, the only restaurant in Scotland to hold such status.
Gleneagles is renowned for a level of luxury and a range of amenities that few in the world can match. 2007 saw great change at the hotel as exciting new areas were revealed for the first time. Guests can discover new ways to dine at Deseo, an emporium of ever changing culinary delights, indulge in the ultimate in elegance and luxury in the Spirit Suites or book some child-friendly time courtesy of the brand-new playroom and The Zone.
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA opened in 2008. A place of tranquility and harmony, where guests can indulge both body and mind. The new 22,000 sq ft spa features 20 treatment rooms; heat experiences and a beautiful relaxation space and is a destination in its own right.
The hotel itself is a byword for style, elegance and comfort. Gleneagles is a sanctuary from the modern world, offering the best of Scotland every day of the year.
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The Boston Celtics made it rain from downtown on Thursday night, sinking a franchise-record 24 three-pointers in a 117-113 victory to hand the Milwaukee Bucks their first loss of the season.
Kyrie Irving scored a team-high 28 points for the Celtics, making six treys. Al Horford had four triples in an 18-point outing with eight assists and five rebounds, Gordon Hayward added a season-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Marcus Morris posted 17 points off the bench with five treys.
The Celtics topped their previous club record of three-pointers (19) before the end of the third quarter and came one shy of tying the NBA record.
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox were honored at the TD Garden during a timeout in the first quarter.
Morris admired the way the Red Sox utilized most of their active roster to capture a title.
That was special," Morris said. "I'm a big Red Sox guy. I'd been watching them throughout the playoffs, even throughout the season. The way they came together and won that championship is special. The biggest thing is they had a lot of different guys step up. Even when guys played well, like when Brock Holt made the cycle, he sat out. (Andrew) Benintendi had a couple amazing catches and he sat out a game and they still won. That was special to watch that. They play together.
The Celtics have the best bench in the league and will look to take a page out of the Red Sox's book by relying on their unmatched depth to win a championship. The Celtics' deep roster was on display against the Bucks as six players scored in double-figures, including 10 points from fill-in starter Semi Ojeleye, who replaced the injured Jaylen Brown (sore foot) in the first-unit. Backup guard Terry Rozier filled up the stat sheet with seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in 27 minutes.
Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup after missing one game recovering from a concussion and registered game-highs in points (33) and rebounds (11). But Milwaukee (7-1) played terrible defense all night, allowing Boston to take far too many uncontested three-pointers.
"We got a lot of open looks. We were taking what they were giving us," Hayward said after playing a season-high 27 minutes.
The Celtics begin a five-game road trip on Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers, while the Bucks return home to host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon.


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The Book of Mormon
Sun., November 11 at 6:30 pm
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Schedule and Tickets
Tix: $29 to $155. Limited seats are available at the lowest price level to patrons using ASL interpreting or captioning services on a first-come, first-served basis. Prices apply for up to two tickets for each patron requiring ASL interpretation or captioning. Additional seats may be sold separately and at regular price. Audio Description receivers may be used in any price level in Hennepin Theatre Trust theatres. To order, email or phone phone: 612-339-7007.
About the Show
Nov. 6-18, 2018.
The New York Times calls it "the best musical of this century." The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals." And Entertainment Weekly says, "Grade A: the funniest musical of all time." Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." This outrageous nine-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, it's truly become an international sensation. Contains explicit language.


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Exclusive! Get The Scoop On Katy Perry's Valentino Grammy Dresses
Click through to see never-before-seen photos of the Valentino Haute Couture Spring 14 dresses Katy Perry wore to the Grammys.
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For the Grammys red carpet, Perry chose Look 1 from the Valentino Haute Couture Spring 14 collection.
The original sketch of the dress.
The parchment-colored tulle dress is embroidered with the score from La Traviata, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi that debuted in 1853, in Venice, Italy.
The dress took 1,600 hours to bead.
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For the Grammys after-party, Perry wore Look 6 from the Valentino Haute Couture Spring 14 collection. It is a tutu dress draped with blood red tulle and embellished with a serpent made out of feathers. The dress was customized specifically for Perry by removing the sleeves.
A sketch was made specifically for Perry, featuring her as the model.
The serpent and the apple took 350 hours to create. The dress is inspired by the 1607 opera L'Orfeo, written by Claudio Monteverdi, which tells the Greek legend of Orpheus' descent into hell, in an attempt to bring back his wife Eurydice, who died of a snakebite shortly after their wedding.
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Pony training is a BDSM activity in which a dominant "trains" a submissive to be used as a pony in what is known as "pony play." This can involve making the submissive look like a pony through the use of hoods, bits, harnesses, saddles, bridles, and hoof boots. The pony may be made to perform for their master or to pull a cart.
During pony training or pony play there are several activities the pony can engage in such as simple trotting, walking on all fours, pulling a cart, or, in extreme cases, being ridden by their dominant.
Being ridden by one's dominant during pony training can be dangerous because it puts a lot of strain on their limbs, joints, and back. Extreme caution should be exercised when attempting this.
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Museums in Armenia include the Armenian State Historical Museum, the Armenian State Picture Gallery, and the State Museum of Literature and Art, all in Yerevan. The city is also the site of the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. A national dance company and several orchestras tour throughout the country.
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Heart Conqueror Cream Teddy Bear Hug Care Package 18in
Conquer your beloved's heart with a beautiful gift set featuring one of our most lovable teddy bears, Tiny Heart Tubs. Tiny Heart Tubs measures 20" and is stuffed with LOVE in the USA. Your special someone's heart will skip a beat when they open their surprise gift to find a beautiful, cuddly, vanilla cream teddy bear named Tiny Heart Tubs holding a light purple plush heart stitched with the sweetest words in the world, I LOVE YOU! Your Heart Conqueror Bear Hug Care Package arrives in a custom Giant Teddy bamboo wood box that includes Tiny Heart Tubs and an adorable Love Test Tube that contains some little extras!
Inside the tube is a handcrafted glass-like rose that will stand the test of time and also remind your beloved of how you hold them near & dear. Also inside the Love Test Tube are an adorable mini teddy bear and a bright red heart ornament that represents your heart on a string. Your beloved can carry them at all times as a memory of the thoughtful gift that u surprised them with. Complete with decorative teddy bear paw tissue paper and red plush puff balls, your gift will definitely send your beloved's heart soaring!
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Breaking news and expert analysis on legal and compliance issues
From Antitrust Law Daily, June 8, 2016
By Jeffrey May, J.D.
The federal district court in Detroit must conduct "an open and vigorous examination" of the fairness of a $29,990,000 settlement in an antitrust class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over its use of "Most Favored Nation" or "MFN" agreements with Michigan hospitals. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati vacated the lower court's approval of the settlement, as well as orders sealing documents in the court record that might have prevented objectors from adequately challenging the pact (Shane Group v. Blue Cross BlueShield of Mich., June 7, 2016, Kethledge, R.).
The private class actions followed a Department of Justice complaint, challenging the insurer's use of so-called "MFN" and "MFN-plus" agreements. Pursuant to the MFN agreements, Blue Cross purportedly agreed to raise its own reimbursement rates for a hospital's services, so long as the hospital agreed to charge other commercial health insurers rates at least as high as the hospital charged Blue Cross. Under the MFN-plus agreements, Blue Cross allegedly agreed to pay higher rates to a hospital so long as the hospital agreed to charge even higher rates to other commercial health-insurers. The alleged result was increased rates for hospital customers and the expansion of Blue Cross's market share.
Ultimately, the Justice Department dropped its suit against Blue Cross after the State of Michigan enacted legislation banning the use or enforcement of MFN clauses like those negotiated by Blue Cross. After the lower court denied a motion to dismiss, the parties reached a settlement agreement in June 2014.
Under the settlement agreement, Blue Cross agreed to pay just under $30 million into a settlement fund. The settlement terms included the following to be paid out of the settlement fund: a fee award for class counsel of approximately $10 million, $3.5 million in expenses, and "incentive awards" to the named plaintiffs in amounts up to $10,000 per individual and $50,000 per organization. Over objections from various class members, the settlement was approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate.
The settlement fund—after deductions for fees, expenses, and incentive awards—was $14,661,560, just over 12 percent of the damages calculated by interim class counsel's antitrust expert and less than four percent of the damages and fees the class would recover if successful at trial. The fund was intended to compensate three to seven million class members.
The appellate court called the lower court's statements supporting the settlement "conclusory." In order to protect the interests of the unnamed class members, the district court had to specifically examine what those unnamed class members would give up in the proposed settlement, and then explain why—given their likelihood of success on the merits—the trade-off embodied in the settlement is fair to unnamed members of the class. The district court did not make that examination, in the appellate court's view.
The lower court's discussion of the plaintiffs' likelihood of success was only a single paragraph. Moreover, the lower court did not explain why it was fair for the unnamed class members to receive only 12 percent of the expert's estimate of their damages, and only 4 percent of the damages to which they might be entitled if they prevailed at trial. "The district court's opinion thus leaves an 'analytical gap' between the data on which it relies—namely the court record, much of which was sealed—and its conclusion that the settlement is fair to unnamed class members," the appellate court decided.
The district court was required to begin the Rule 23(e) process anew. "On remand, the district court needs to fill that gap with a careful analysis that acknowledges what the unnamed class members would give up in this settlement and what the named class members and class counsel would receive, and includes reasoned explanation as to whether—in light of the merits of this case specifically—the settlement is fair."
Attorney fees. The lower court also erred in approving class counsel's fee request of approximately $10 million when it relied in part on the higher amount calculated by means of the "lodestar method." It did not explain why rates of up to $900 per hour for some of the attorneys and $228 per hour for some of the paralegals were reasonable. Also concerning was the lack of time records and descriptions of work performed to support the time spent working on the case.
Incentive awards. Questioning the amount of the incentive awards for the named plaintiffs, the appellate court noted that class counsel had to provide specific documentation—in the manner of attorney time sheets—of the time actually spent on the case by each recipient of an award in order to "ensure that these amounts are not in fact a bounty." The documentation will assist the lower court on remand to determine whether the awards were actually a disincentive for the named class members to care about the adequacy of relief afforded unnamed class members.
Sealed documents. The district court abused its discretion when, at the parties' behest, it sealed from public view most of the court filings and exhibits that underlay the proposed settlement, the appellate court ruled. Thus, the orders sealing documents in the court record were vacated.
The district court sealed most of the parties' substantive filings. Among other things, the plaintiffs' amended complaint, the motion for class certification and the defendant's response, and testimony of the plaintiffs' expert witness were sealed. The appellate court noted that the expert report did not discuss any patient information and for the most part discussed only the antitrust implications of unsealed allegations in the amended complaint. Thus, the general public and the class could access "only fragmentary information about the conduct giving rise to this litigation, and next to nothing about the bases of the settlement itself."
"[E]very document that was sealed in the district court was sealed improperly," the appellate court held. On remand, the parties and/or third parties were free to demonstrate—on a document-by-document, line-by-line basis—that specific information in the court record met the demanding requirements for a seal. The appellate court rejected as meritless the defendant's contention, among others, that the documents should remain sealed because the objector's attempt to unseal the court records was "untimely." The objectors should not have needed to ask permission to review the records in the first place.
"Class members cannot participate meaningfully in the process contemplated by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) unless they can review the bases of the proposed settlement and the other documents in the court record," the appellate court explained.
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It's like something you might see in a princess-themed episode of Mad Men – a '60s inspired restaurant space decked out in elegant curved booths and banquettes upholstered in pink velvet, pink walls, pink ceilings. Actually everything is pink except the 239 black and white artworks by British artist David Shrigley lining the restaurant's walls.
The Gallery at Sketch London is a restaurant for art lovers, food lovers and and every day there's a decadent afternoon tea for little lovers of pink.
Every day from 12:30pm to 4:30pm, Sketch in London serves afternoon tea. There's grown-up tea with finger sandwiches and the usual high tea fare, an unexpected Champagne Tea with things like The Veuve Cliquot and vanilla cream tea, and the Children's Afternoon Tea.
When a chef whose other joint has three Michelin stars is overseeing menu, you know the food will be exquisite, but kids, suspicious little creatures that they are, go for something familiar. On the children's menu there are avocado and tomato, or coronation chicken sandwiches, miniature mozzarella paninis, pastries including a Malabar marshmallow confection, and juice. There's also a cuddly friend called Pat the Bear to take home. (Real life tip: don't ever pat bears).
Even though it's British high tea, The Gallery at Sketch is anything but traditional. Works of art adorn the tables in the form of ceramic tableware. Three white salt and pepper shakers sit on tables, and printed on the outside are the words "Dirt", "Dust", "Nothing". The mystery to be solved is whether salt actually comes out of the shaker marked "Nothing". On teapots is the word "Ghosts" and on cream pitchers, the word "Dreams". What that means, we're not sure, but it makes for interesting teatime conversation.
If Instagram is anything to go by, all the luckiest Australians are holidaying in Europe right now. If you're there, put sketch on your itinerary. Sketch is at 9 Conduit Street, London. Afternoon tea is £27 per child, and is served from 12:30pm to 4:30pm in The Gallery restaurant.


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Brand New Zealanders: The Commodification of Polynesian Youth Identity in bro'Town
Permanent Linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/1036
Thesis DisciplineMass Communication
Degree GrantorUniversity of Canterbury
Degree LevelMasters
Degree NameMaster of Arts
Maori and Pacific Island youth are the 'it kids' of Aotearoa New Zealand television today, as the exceptional success of the television series bro'Town attests. Corporate sponsors clamour to associate their brands with the hit programme, from international heavyweights including Coke and Vodafone to local players such as G-Force. Likewise, celebrities from at home and abroad proclaim their support for bro'Town in guest appearances on the show. But, what is at stake when the visibility of Polynesian youth in the media is so inextricably intertwined with the commercial imperatives of major corporations and pop-culture celebrities? This paper attends to an absence of critical response regarding the role of commercial influences in the representation of Polynesian youth identity in bro'Town. In striving to be popular, contemporary television in Aotearoa New Zealand often addresses the preconceptions of its target audience. The commodification of Polynesian youth identity in bro'Town, therefore, may be interpreted as a marketing strategy to tap into a popular ideological shift towards multiculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand without disrupting the dominant ideology of white, middle-class masculinity from which capitalism derives. Although bro'Town offers specific challenges to popular stereotypes of Polynesian youth culture, the discursive construction of Maori and Pacific youth identities in the show is still circumscribed by a consumerist ethos that demands adherence to Western capitalist culture in Aotearoa New Zealand. Bro'Town operates in complicity with pre-existing binaries between masculinity/femininity and heterosexual/homosexual and thus implicitly reinscribes the status quo for youth in Aotearoa New Zealand today. Moreover, bro'Town's multicultural ethic is largely contrary because the series fails to contest popular stereotypes about other ethnic minorities. In Brand New Zealanders, it is argued that the corporate co-option of Polynesian youth culture in bro'Town ultimately does less to pry open new discursive spaces for the development of youth identity than to operate as a vehicle for the deliberate shrinking of consumer choice.


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Creating a hip home isn't just about projects that involve power tools and paint brushes. As any of you who have ever watched Design Star know, a space really doesn't look done until it gets staged. Before we had our launch party at Hillcrest (actually, hours before) I was running around town going from store to store buying staging items to fill in some of the blank spots throughout the house. I really felt like someone on the show who has hours left to get just the right pieces to complete their space and get them all set up the way they like it. The stores that I chose to shop at were Target, Home Goods, and World Market. I felt like they each have items that would be interesting and economical enough that I'd find everything I needed between those three. We also incorporated some of our own furniture pieces and other accessories to save money. Anyone who knows us knows what a sacrifice that has been to lose a couch, a bed, a table, and a few other pieces in the name of staging. We really feel like it's worth it though. We feel like it's really important to highlight some areas of the home as well as give people an idea of how to use some of the more challenging spaces, such as the master bedroom with a loft:
As you can see from the photos above, there isn't a lot of floor space to work with at the bottom of the stairs. It would be difficult to fit a bed there and have room to get out of it without hitting your head, so we opted to make the loft space the sleeping area. We feel like it's important to be one step ahead of any potential home buyers and problem solve for them. So, we put a bed in the loft, then added a little reading nook in the space below to show one way that the room could be used. Now, let's get a little closer to see what we did to fill in the spaces even more.
To dress up the reading nook, we added a decorative pillow from Target to the chair (from Crate & Barrel), and a bookcase (from a garage sale!) with a stack of Elle Decor magazines, dish of chocolates, radio, desk calendar, and framed bulletin board made with burlap, chicken wire, and mini clothespins. The pictures on the bulletin board are the fronts of some pretty birthday cards from friends. The bed is made using Threshold sheets and a white pintuck comforter & sham set from Target, a silk throw pillow from West Elm, and a breakfast tray from Target with Travel & Leisure and Martha Stewart Living magazines as well as a decorative mug also from Target set on it. By no means are these spaces perfectly filled in, but what's in there does give it a much homier vibe to the space. In addition, on the wall opposite the chair, we placed a tall wicker hamper just outside of the bathroom area. Speaking of the bathroom...
Even though the bathroom looks great on it's own, we thought we could dress it up a little by adding some plush white bath towels, a matching white hand towel, and a hand soap & lotion set (all from Home Goods). For open houses, we even fill the tub with water and sprinkle rose petals all over the top for a spa-like effect.
Moving on from the main rooms upstairs, we'll take a look at the living room.
We brought in one of our own couches to stage the living room. The green color fit in with the color scheme and the size was just right to sit across from the fireplace and fit between the front windows. Again, we wanted to show any potential buyers that an average sized couch would fit nicely in the room allowing plenty of space between it and the fireplace. We just dressed it up with pillows from West Elm (the two larger ones) and Target (the three in the center). The quirky bug pillow also helps to bring in some of our other accent colors that we have in the house.
For the fireplace, we purchased a vintage mirror and just set it up on the mantle (although we are now thinking about hanging it on the wall). Adjacent to the fireplace are some great built-in cabinets. Admittedly, this space was empty until recently until a walk through a T.J.Maxx inspired us to make some small purchases to bring in more color and added interest. On the top are a green owl and coral colored bird. Inside are teal colored glass bows, a jar with seashells, a large seashell, and a few other knick-knacks. Again, the point is to layer the space and unify it with accent colors that are used in other rooms. Speaking of other rooms, let's peek around the corner and check out the dining area and breakfast bar:
The dining room is a great open space adjacent to the kitchen. We added a table to the area to show that there's plenty of space to walk through with a table there. Usually, the table is used as a display area with information about our company and also has snacks and drinks there as well for anyone who comes through for a showing. The table settings that you see above are there for the purpose of listing photos. Showing an empty table in the middle of a room isn't very exciting to look at and doesn't necessarily draw you in, so I set up four place settings with colorful dishes and mugs to make the picture pop. I also did the same thing at the breakfast bar area. Aren't those stools so cute? They were a great find at the Re-Store that we painted the tops of. The dishes are Fiestaware in Peacock Blue, Shamrock, and White. The glasses are IKEA and the mugs are from World Market. Are you starting to notice how the accent colors really unite one room with the next? Well, since we're so close, let's check out the star of the show - the kitchen!
Once again, we are working to address potential problems that someone may see. The kitchen isn't as large as something more modern, but we found creative ways to get the most use out of the space as possible. We added a pegboard (painted in the same color as the bar stools) and also added custom shelving to the subway tile wall. The reason that the shelves are custom is that we wanted to marry design and functionality equally, so we measured the space to come up with as wide of a shelf as possible that would fit in the center of the wall while accommodating the cabinet door clearance to open without hitting it. There was no store that carried shelves in this dimension, so we decided to go the extra mile and have some built just to fit this space. As for the display items, we just chose some things to hang on the pegboard to give a few ideas for its use such as a couple of frying pans, kitchen utensils, and silicone pot holders. The shelves are holding dishes (the same Fiestaware that was on the table and bar area) as well as IKEA glasses, a mixing bowl from Crate & Barrel, and some old dessert bowls from Outback Steakhouse! We wanted to layer in some color, but not so much that it would look cartoonish. We felt that the clear glass helped balance things out.
Now, let's take a closer look at the cabinets.
We decided to accessorize the inside of a couple of cabinets for a little surprise to anyone who is looking at the house in person. Anyone out there open cabinets while touring a house? It's just nice to see a little something special instead of just white painted shelves. These unique cabinets also have open shelves on the bottom, so we had an opportunity to have some fun there. We got some cute, colorful cookbooks and kitchen accessories like a nesting doll measuring cup set and a mini colander. It also helps to show that these spaces can be used to display decorative and useful items at the same time. Who doesn't love that? Everything here is from World Market, except for the trifle bowl, which comes from Target.
Lastly, we'll show you two small spaces that have very practical uses, but can't be overlooked - the mudroom and half bathroom:
The mudroom is such a cheery room, isn't it? Who wouldn't want to sit down in there to put their shoes on before leaving for work in the morning? We had this bench and shelving unit custom made for the space using an inspiration picture found on Pinterest. We wanted something simple, but functional. The bench allows space to sit and take your shoes off, while providing a nook to put your shoes away. The shelf has multiple hooks to hang coats, scarves, backpacks, lunch bags, etc. and the baskets provide storage for gloves, mittens, scarves, etc. without cluttering up the space. We think that hanging a few items from the hooks, placing baskets on top of the shelf, and putting cushions on the bench really brings the room to life. The baskets are from Target, the cushions are from World Market, and the bags and scarf are our personal items.
The half bath is quite a small room, but still provided another opportunity to bring in some color and tie it in with the other rooms. Even something as small as a colorful hand towel or a bar of soap (which smells amazing in person, by the way) can draw your eye in to the picture or make you want to actually step inside in person rather than just walking by. The towel and soap are from Home Goods and the soap dish is from Target.
Well, that about does it! Every room in the house isn't included, but you get a good idea of what we've done. We try to focus on the most important living spaces and give them some extra attention. We also try to unify spaces by using the same color scheme throughout. We know that this house and what we've put in it isn't for everyone. It's colorful and fun! The great part about staging is that none of it is permanent. We can add, take away, or switch out accessories whenever we feel it's necessary. For open houses, we like to add fresh flowers in some of these rooms to bring more life to the house and engage people's sense of smell. We also offer more food and drinks for these occasions. We like to go the extra mile whenever we're able. When someone walks through one of our houses, it isn't just another house tour, it's a whole new experience. We also know that we can (and may) do even more. The living room would look great with an area rug, some art on the walls, and curtains. The dining table might look nice if there are place settings there all the time. The bedroom bookcase would be more interesting with more stuff on the shelves, etc. It all comes down to two factors: personal preference and budget. Some people opt not to stage at all. Sometimes all that is put in a room is a rug (really, we've seen it!). It really is up to each seller's comfort level. There are people out there who would like to stage a house, but have no idea where to start, or how to shop. Well, if that's you, we're here to help!
We're now happy to offer staging services to any homeowner looking to sell, a realtor looking to partner with someone to help take their listings to the next level, investors who need help with final touches on flips, or builders who need a whole model staged with the latest and greatest from top to bottom! Please feel free to contact us if you're interested in a staging consultation at:
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Retirement Abroad: 5 Easy Steps to Paradise
You have recently thought about retiring abroad. You and your wife are empty and the economy is not getting better. Besides, your next door really gets on your nerves. The further you look at the lifestyle of the expats, the more attractive they become. They, like many Americans, are looking to retire outside the country. The ability to spend some dollars while maintaining a fair quality of life is the main attraction. Expat hopefuls also add great weather to the list of amenities that you need to have. However, before you think of heading to the coastal waters of Paradise, there are 5 simple steps to think about:
Test it Before You Buy – Regardless of the number of brochures you read or the Internet research, there is nothing that compares to your personal experience. A quick detour to your retirement location can reassure you. You can do your own analysis and have fun at the same time. In Javea, Spain, a prospective expat can rent a beachfront apartment for up to $ 33 per night. Get a medicare advantage plan from Humana at https://www.medicareadvantage2019.org/humana-medicare-advantage-plans-2019
Children at home – Even retirees can have children at home. People later have children. Some may even play spare parents for grandchildren. Whatever your circumstances, please check the training options before you pack the golf club. There are state-funded school system as well as private schools and a number of international and foreign schools in Spain. About 30 percent of Spanish schoolchildren attend private schools; many of them are coeducational. International and foreign schools are the only schools using English as the language of instruction. Please note that additional fees may apply to the schools. Whatever you decide, the prior planning makes the decision simple and easy.
Foreign Income Credit – If you work in retirement while living abroad, you can claim the foreign income tax credit. This credit prevents an American taxpayer from double taxation. The retiree may choose to deduct paid foreign tax in lieu of the credit. According to the Internal Revenue Service, it is beneficial for the expatriate to claim foreign income tax as a tax credit. Health care – What is the local healthcare in the country you want to change to? Are English-speaking doctors a necessity for you? Can you cover the costs for inpatient / outpatient treatment? Will Medicare supplement plan be extended to another country? Do you need extra coverage? Find the answers before you travel abroad.
Stay Connected – Even the most withdrawn individual needs to connect with friends and family. Determine how you connect with them before you leave. Social websites like Facebook and Skype make it possible to get in touch with relatives in seconds. Certain locations abroad do not have Internet capability. Be aware of this possibility already in the early planning stages. Retiring abroad will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Some say that they have never felt better and have no regrets. The right preparation in advance makes this decision easy for you and your loved ones.


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There was a library in the back of our Kingdom Hall that contained some very old books that were published in the era of the founders of the International Bible Students / Jehovah's Witnesses: Charles T. Russell and J. F. Rutherford. I used to love thumbing through them mostly because I loved old books, but secondly some of them were really very odd in nature. I am assuming from what I have heard from others is that these books have been removed from their libraries. You cannot get them online from the Watchtower Organization itself. For good reason I suppose.
I think it is safe to say that many current Jehovah's Witnesses have no clue about the information or the many prophecies in these old publications and if they do they are told that researching or questioning is an act of disloyalty to Jehovah's Organization (see The Watchtower, January 15, 1983, pp. 22, 27 and The Watchtower, May 15, 1984, pp. 17-18). But what about what the Bible tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21: "Despise not prophecies. But prove all things: hold fast that which is good"? And what of the Bereans who were careful to make sure that what Paul was telling them stood up to the scriptures? (Acts 17:11) Were they displaying disloyalty to Jehovah or were they actually proving themselves loyal to Him by making sure that what they were being told was in accord to the Bible?
Every preacher should expect his doctrines to be examined in this way, and to be rejected if they are not in accordance with the Word of God. — Barnes Notes on the Bible.
The Bible never states that Paul took affront to the Bereans questioning or told them that they were being disloyal.
As the Watchtower Organization considers themselves to be modern day prophets Watchtower 1972 Apr 1 pp.197-199 'They Shall Know that a Prophet Was Among Them' Wouldn't it be a wise thing to make sure or to prove to yourself that you are not following a false prophet?
God's Truth does not change. God's Truth does not fear examination. Whom do you obey? God or Man?
Some Links to Old Publications:
The Finished Mystery
1876 Bible Examiner
1908 Zion's Watch Tower
Millennial Dawn
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Older publications can be purchased: http://watchtowerbooksstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=57
Failed Dates (with links to Watctower publications): http://4jehovah.org/jehovahs-witness-prophecy.php


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About Suetszu
Susana Morales Carrera (suetszu) actress, performer and musician.
Central American who since the beginning of 2000 lives in Barcelona.
I have done music and sound design for several Theater and Dance Companies.
Also I create my own pieces where I combine dance, theater, puppets and music. These projects have been presented in several venues and festivals around Europe and Latin America.
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Originally released on 11/7/14, The Jury is in full force as they review Elizabeth Berkley in SHOWGIRLS! Mike, Adam, Cal and Sydney have a blast with the first ever big budget NC-17 movie to hit theaters! This is a fan favorite episode, and definitely deserves to be called a Midnight Jury Classic!
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Stubs Sports Radio 7/13/16
We made it through another episode, but this is Episode 30!! This week is Stubs chance to talk about the All-Star Game and just how he really feels about the game. Also, the NBA probably going to make a turn for the better, also the NFL really doesn't care about it turning into what Stubs used to think the NBA was. Then, in the NHL, do we really need another team in the desert?
Stubs Sports Radio 6/29/16
In episode 28 of Stubs Sports Radio, we dive right into Major League Baseball and all the crazy happenings that are going on before the All-Star break, exciting things are going on in the the world of picthers hitting home runs. We chat a little bit on the development of the NHL and is Las Vegas really a good spot for a new team? We talk about the crazy things that happened in the NBA and just a little bit of doing a good thing in your heart will go a long way in the NFL. Make sure to follow Stubs sports radio at his social media threads on Twitter and Instagram @stubsmcbeepster.
Stubs Sports Radio 6/22/16
This week we look at the BIG WINNERS and the BIG LOSERS throughout the wide world of sports, and for the record, since the very first episode, Stubs has been giving you pretty good predictions as to who is going to win the biggest games in sports. Not too bad if you ask us. We find out that Steven A. Smith is 0-6 when it comes to picking an NBA champion and so far Stubs is 1-0.


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True Woman '16 Report
Happy Fall, y'all! I am slowly emerging from an insanely busy season in the ministry. August was stuffed full of meetings, staff gatherings, and other miscellaneous projects and events. September was spent gearing up for the True Woman '16 conference. And October has been spent recovering from it all! Here is a quick update I…
Embracing Weakness and Clinging to a Greater Hope
Drink in encouragement from this summary of Desiring God's Bethlehem 2016 Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders.
The Big Fall Event
Maybe you've heard through the grapevine of the engagement and now recent marriage of Nancy Leigh DeMoss to Robert Wolgemuth? My friend and co-worker, Hannah, and I documented the event with a succession of selfies throughout the weekend.
Behind the Scenes
Snow is falling on my blog, but not in Michigan! Everyone here seems pretty surprised by that fact, but I don't know, seems pretty normal to me. ;) I did not realize it had been over two weeks since my last entry! There has been much to keep me busy and off cyberspace, but maybe…


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My version of a ring toy pattern I saw a while ago. Just make tubes by crocheting in a round, and around and around.....and around. Stuff them and join the ends!
It's cotton and cuddly! I'm sure it will be good chewin' and it's a gift for a friend's new baby girl, Finleigh.
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Victorian England and the Jumping Man Alien Visitor Part 2
About the story of a Jumping Man who visited Victorian England and shocked the locals, a possible alien visitor.
Queen Victoria's Saucerman
The "Jumping Man," as the newspapers called him, dropped from sight after the Alsop attack, and nothing further was noted until 1845. Then new reports began to come in, this time from the Ealing and Hanwell districts of London. Another weird figure had been seen, leaping with shrieks and groans over hedges and walls. This time a man believed to be the phantom was actually caught and the scare abated for the moment. But it developed that the apparition had simply left London for the countryside. Accounts during the 1860s and 1870s were filed from Warwickshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Surrey, Worcestershire, and Middlesex counties, telling of a fantastic creature which was being encountered on dark but moonlit nights. It came soaring over the high hedge on one side of a country road, landing noiselessly in the roadbed to confront a startled villager. Then, with another tremendous bound, it sprang up and over the hedge on the far side, to disappear without a trace. The frightened countryfolk made no attempt to catch the specter but instead raced to bar their doors. Nothing human, they said, could take such gigantic hops-only the devil himself.
Superstition and nonsense, said the police, until the "Jumping Man" put on a performance which was hard to refute. At a British army post near Aldershot in the summer of 1877, 2 sentries on duty a powder-magazine gate were alerted by a harsh and grating noise, as if a heavy metal object had just landed on the entrance road. One Private John Regan, said the army report, stepped forward and peered down the road, but saw nothing except the other sentry at his post some 30' away. Regan concluded that it must have been his imagination. But as he turned to resume his watch, a cold and icy breath fanned his cheek. Private Regan screamed and jumped back, dropping his rifle. In the same instant, the other sentry came on the run. As the 2 soldiers stood there, huddled together, a large and dark shape passed overhead and landed without a sound a short distance away. In the dim light, a strangely glowing figure straightened up and stood quietly, a queen "shining" bubble on its shoulders.
The sentry still armed shouted a hasty challenge and immediately afterward fired. The bullet had no effect. Instead, the figure bounded toward and over the 2 men, belching out a stream of blue flame directly at Regan's face. Regan stooped to pick up his rifle and both men fired a number of shots, again with no visible effect. Finally, in complete panic, they ran from their posts.
The Army's report on the court-martial included in precise detail the same description Jane Alsop had given some 40 years before. A tall, thin creature. Tight-fitting white suit, with a slight phosphorescent glow, clinging to the body. A glasslike bubble over the head. Luminous, reddish eyes like burning coals. Blue flames coming from the mouth aperture. An attack only after a scream had occurred. Fantastic jumps. And prompt disappearance without a trace.
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You find yourself at the entrance to the haunted forest; trapped in a world of black and white. The Wicked Witch of the West has stolen all of the gifts the Great and Powerful Oz bestows upon Dorothy and her friends. As citizens of Oz, you embark on a mission to find the stolen items. You must succeed before the hourglass runs empty or the witch will trap Dorothy in Oz forever!
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Making Media and Entertainment Personal and Predictive
The entertainment business (advertisement, film and music) was among the first to be disrupted by digital. In fact, pioneering digital native companies took the high ground by applying Code Halo thinking to better target and understand consumer tastes and preferences by decoding meaning from digital fingerprints left by their every interaction and transaction on their websites and across social media. The video highlights the opportunity–a potential revenue increase of between 7% to 15%–for entertainment and media companies willing to address various challenges such as finding the right skills and extracting real value from the masses of data available.
Today's Media Ecosystem While it is often said that content is king in the media industry today, it's consumers themselves who are really in control, with constantly evolving preferences and demands. Managing today's media supply chain effectively, from creation to consumption, means adapting quickly to new content distribution opportunities, new format and localization needs, multiple mobile device platforms, and more. It's an ecosystem that cannot afford to stand still. Instead, individual components need to be continually adjusted, refined or repurposed to meet current business demands and to incorporate new capabilities in line with evolving consumer expectations.
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We believe people should be able to speak freely, share opinions, foster open dialogue, and that creative freedom leads to new voices, formats and possibilities.
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We believe everyone should be able to find communities of support, break down barriers, transcend borders and come together around shared interests and passions.
The Media and Entertainment industry needs to address shifts in technology, demographic preferences, and ubiquity of mobile devices.
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Convergence compels media and entertainment companies to convert into digital media enterprises. A 'digital first' ecosystem is more responsive to creators, broadcasters, advertisers, and viewers.
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Modern Hebrew Literature.
Alter, Robert.
New York: Behrman House Inc, 1975. 8vo. 398pp., sunning to spine. translated to english by various people, text block is lightly soiled, rubbing to covers and along spine, price sticker in lower left corner of front cover, former price sticker residue on upper right corner of front cover. Good Paperback 0874412188 (Item ID: 108425)
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text: Margot Robbie admits kissing Leonardo DiCaprio wasn't very fun.The 23-year-old beauty plays the 39-year-old actor's wife in the new movie The Wolf of Wall Street and, although she admits he's a "great" kisser, she insists locking lips with the hunky star wasn't as sexy as it seems.She said, "All of my girlfriends interrogated me and asked, 'Is he an amazing kisser?' I'd sit them down and say, 'All I know is his screen kissing is great.' Then they'd get upset and say, 'Tell me it was romantic and there were fireworks.' There weren't any. You do the takes in 17 hours, and it's just hot and sweaty."However, Robbie insists it was a dream come true being able to work with DiCaprio, who picked up a Golden Globe award for his role of Jordan Belfort in the film, and she developed a sibling-like bond with him.Speaking to PEOPLE, she explained, "I'm still pinching myself. I'm extremely honoured to be a part of this film. To work with Leo was unbelievable. He has always been my favourite actor and he became this wonderful big brother. He took me under his wing and always looked out for me, which is really nice."- Bang Showbiz


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Happy Fathers Day Poems – Fathers Day is a standout amongst the most vital occasions of the year which celebrated with extraordinary excitement and additionally blessing in abundance keeping in mind the end goal to ponder the priceless part and commitment of father and father figures in the family. On the appreciative event of Fathers Day, individuals respect their dad and then offer thanks for his unrestricted love, support, and warmth. It is a yearly celebration which seen on the third Sunday of June month. Thus, this year, it will celebrate on Sunday, eighteenth of June, 2017.
Happy Fathers Day Poems
Despite the fact that the words can't express inspiring sentiment being a father and his significance in our life, Happy Fathers Day Poems can without a doubt pass on the substance of the duty of the most huge man. Here in the segment, we have given some heart-touching Fathers Day Poems for you. Look at a delightful gathering of Fathers Poem for Dad in Heaven which you may commit to your dad on the stunning event.
You Névér
You névér saîd Î'm léavîng
You névér saîd goodbyé
You wéré goné béforé Î knéw ît,
Also, just God knéw why
A mîllîon tîmés Î néédéd you,
A mîllîon tîmés Î crîéd
Îf Lové aloné could havé savéd you,
You névér would havé dîéd
În Lîfé Î lovéd you sincerely
În déath Î lové you still
În my héart you hold a placé,
That no oné could évér fîll
Ît broké my héart to losé you,
However, you dîdn't go alone
For part of mé wént wîth you,
Thé day God took you homé.
To My Dad on Hîs Day
To my father on hîs day,
Of whom Î am a lîvîng wîll:
May your happînéss satisfy
Your goodnéss, as îs just and rîght.
Dééds aré sééds upon thé night
As wînd and wondér havé théîr way,
Délîvérîng thé déstînéd lîght.
Fathers Day Poems from Son and Daughter
Here's wistful and interesting Fathers Day Poems from Son and Daughter, so get the best one which is near your heart and read it out loud to your dearest father. You can likewise cite these stunning Fathers Day Poems from Son on that extraordinary Fathers Day welcoming card which you got for him. Utilizing these charming and superb Fathers Day Poems from Daughter to Dad say enormous thank you to your daddy for every one of his penances, and look after you.
Continuously Théré for Your Daughtér
Évéry day thé wholé yéar through,
Î féél gratéful you aré my fathér.
Somé Fathers don't havé tîmé for théîr kîds,
Be that as it may, for you Î'm névér a bothér.
You generally maké thé éffort to lîstén and sharé;
You'ré generally théré whén you'ré néédéd.
Ît warms mé to know the amount you caré,
What's more, wîth that knowlédgé my worrîés aré déféatéd
Father, you aré genuinely admîréd and adoréd,
What's more, as your daughtér, Î hopé that you know,
Thésé séntîménts fîll mé éach day of thé yéar,
What's more, my lové for you contînués to develop.
Happy Fathers Day!
Daddy Î Lové You
Héré în my heart
my daddy wîll remain.
Hé nurturéd and minded
hé héld mé tîght whén Î was scaréd.
my bést frîénd my téachér în lîfé
Î saw thé téars în my daddy's éyés
whén Î saîd Î lové you
Î méant ît so profoundly
you generally carrîéd mé to béd
whénévér Î got sléépy.
You trîéd to do my hair
also, got ît tangléd évéry tîmé
however, Î névér minded
playîng thé guîtar, strum at a tîmé
whîlé Î dancéd around you
You névér oncé murmured
Î'm your lîttlé gîrl and Î dependably wîll bé
Évén whén Î forty Î'll stîll sît on your knéé
Thîs day îs yours Î need to state
Î lové you déarly! Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day Poems from Girlfriend/Wife
On this Fathers Day wish your dearest spouse an exceptionally Happy Fathers Day with some of these delightful and sweet Fathers Day Poems from Wife with acclaim and gratefulness for the vital part that he plays in your life and for the bringing up your children. Here you will likewise locate an impressive Happy Fathers Day Poems from Girlfriend to send over your friends and family.
To My Husband, on Fathér's Day
Whén Î take a gander at you béîng a father to our chîldrén,
my héart swélls wîth gratîtudé and prîdé,
Î fînd mysélf sîttîng în a cornér, admîrîng you bé your common sélf,
béîng în your solace zoné of daddy hood.
Î féél so blésséd to havé a spouse lîké you
Î am thankful to the point that my chîldrén aré blésséd
wîth a fathér as carîng, insightful, and supportîvé as you
Ît must bé Héavénly Fathér lookîng out for mé
Hé knéw wé would complîmént éach other
so hé blésséd us wîth éach othér
On thîs Fathér's Day héré îs a wîsh for you
Î wîsh for contînuous bléssîngs from above
For God's guîdancé, protéctîon, quality
For héalth, long lîfé and prospérîty
Î need to thank you for dependably puttîng our chîldrén's întérést first
Wé lové you from thé base of our souls
Wé wîsh you Happy Father's Day
Béîng a father îs moré than a day
Moré than a thank-you or yearly show
Your laughtér and carîng, advénturé and funniness
So gîvîng, béfîttîng thé respect of fathér
Î couldn't havé pîckéd a béttér man
To travél through lîfé wîth our insane family
You'ré my significant other, my héro, and may Î recommend
A wondérful fathér — thé bést of thé bést!


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We were able to install the program in around 10 minutes. If you have any problems installing the program, you can get general assistance from tech support or you can pay $29.99 to have them remote control into your computer and do it for you.
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BullGuard Antivirus uses definition matching to detect known viruses on your computer. They use a combination of signature matching and behavioral analysis to identify malware programs on your machine.
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The one area that can be improved for this program is Ransomware. It presently doesn't offer protection against various Ransomware threats. Ransomware is a form of malware that essentially hijacks your PC and forces you to pay a ransom in order to regain access. This is an ever-evolving threat and we hope to see BullGuard offer protection from it in the future.
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If you are looking for a bunch of extra features with this program, BullGuard isn't going to have them. The only extra features you get with BullGuard are safe browsing and Spamfilter. However, these features shouldn't be discounted as they are extremely important.
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Firewall Protection
If you want to guarantee that you're protected from hackers doing a forced attack on your computer, you need a firewall. Those looking for extra firewall protection from this program will be disappointed as it doesn't offer any. You must upgrade to their Internet Security or their Premium Protection program in order to get this feature.
Note that Windows comes with a firewall by default, so unless you don't find this sufficient, we wouldn't consider this a deal breaker for this antivirus.
User Interface
The interface for this program is very simple, looking more like a smartphone app than a PC program. When loaded, the program defaults to options for every product that you've signed up for. Any programs you haven't purchased will have an up arrow telling you to upgrade.
The antivirus module offers you the option for a full scan by default. If everything is "OK," you get a green checkmark in the upper left hand corner.
Like many other antivirus programs, BullGuard Antivirus offers a limited free trial, theirs being 15-days. Afterwards, you must subscribe to continue using this antivirus software.
One thing we like about their subscription service is that you don't have to commit to a year. A six-month option is available. With that said, you must purchase a license for each machine you wish to use the program on. It does not offer the ability to cover multiple machines with one subscription.
A six-month subscription is $20.95 while a yearly subscription is $29.95. For those wishing to go longer, you can get two years of protection for $47.95 or three years at $59.95.
BullGuard offers a 30-day money back guarantee on all their products.
Overall, we liked BullGuard's tech support. They do offer extensive help center as well as a solid support forum. Should you need help from a live support agent, you have two options.
The first is email support that is 24/7 for the US, and during normal business hours for other countries. Second is a live chat option, also available 24/7.
One area they are lacking is phone support. They do not offer phone support to their customers, which is weird considering that is a standard feature for most antivirus programs.
There are paid support features available for those needing extra help removing viruses or installing their software. Services are quite expensive and we recommend only using them as a last result.
If you opt for their Virus Removal Premium Support, you are going to pay $99.95 and the service is only good for one intervention and only within 3 months. It is best to only buy this when needed.
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While some companies focus on giving you as many features as possible in their software, BullGuard focuses on providing solid antivirus protection. Those looking for basic antivirus and malware protection and aren't worried about a ton of "advanced features" should give this a try. You can always upgrade to one of their other advanced products at a later date.


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|2018 Commonwealth Games
|Venue: Gold Coast, Australia Dates: 4-15 April
|Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with extra streams on Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online. Times and channels
Katarina Johnson-Thompson is on the brink of Commonwealth Games heptathlon gold with one event remaining.
The English athlete, 25, is 174 points clear of Canada's Nina Schultz in the silver medal position before the 800m.
She began day two of the event with a 126-point advantage and increased that lead by winning the long jump before it was reduced slightly in the javelin.
Schultz would have to beat Johnson-Thompson by around 14 seconds in the 800m to take gold.
- Day-to-day guide to Gold Coast 2018
- What's on when: Full Games schedule
- BBC Sport's coverage times and channels
Johnson-Thompson's 800m personal best is two minutes 07.64 seconds, 11 seconds quicker than Schultz's best.
Gold for the Liverpudlian would be her first global outdoor title.
She won the long jump with an attempt of 6.50m, 31cm further than anyone else, and finished eighth in the javelin, one of her weaker events.
England's Niamh Emerson, 18, is in fourth place overall, 109 points behind Australian Celeste Mucci but has an 800m personal best 16 seconds quicker than Mucci.
The 800m takes place at 11:05 BST on Friday.
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Having children brought out a crazy, fierce, protective nature in me. I wanted more than anything to protect you. To shield you from pain. Then and only then would you know how dearly you were loved and cherished. I still to this day am shocked that God chose me to be a mom. Not just any mom, but your mom! You were born with such exquisite beauty. People would stop me just to comment on how gorgeous you were. I wanted to say "I know, can you believe she's mine?" but I would just smile and say thank you. I used to make a mental list each night before I fell asleep, did I spend enough time with you, read to you enough? Did we do enough? Was I enough? As you grew, I saw this amazing person forming. An artist, a brilliant thinker, a natural leader. The pied-piper of life. I delight in thinking about what a care-free spirit you were!
Then came the tumultuous years. You know. I don't want or need to remind you. You've beat yourself up enough. But I wonder if you know, really know, that you were worth every ounce of struggle? Every tear I shed was not shed in regret, but in pain. Your pain is my pain. Your struggle is my struggle. By choice, my darling girl. You were worth every minute of lost sleep, every prayer, every everything. You still are, always will be. And as life tries to throw a cloak of shame and regret on you, I will continue to stand sentinel with a box of matches to set the shame on fire. You struggle to be independent, to be on your own. What you don't know yet but will discover when you become a mom is, where you go, I go. Not in body, no it's much deeper than that. It's my heart. It willingly goes with you. Into the darkest forest, the fiercest storm, the longest night. To shield you, to light a match, to walk with you so you are never alone. I encompass you with my prayers and have seen how mightily they have been answered. I've seen the hand of God on your life over and over again. What you don't realize is that you are a living miracle. Created with perfect intent and purpose. And a fierce one at that.
So when you said you didn't believe in God anymore, my heart didn't leap to fear. Because I know what it's like to love you. To be so madly in love with you child. I know what it's like to wait for you to come home. The eager anticipation of your return. I know what it's like when you turn your full attention to me, really engaging in the moment. I know the joy you bring. The laughter, the smiles. I know what it's like to love you first, before you were capable of thought, I adored you. And I know the prodigal son always returns. The story never changes. I don't want you to return to me or for me. I want you to run into Your Father's arms. To the one who made you so wondrously. To the One who taught me to love you so. If I, with my completely flawed heart can love you so much, I can't even imagine how much God the Father loves you but I do know it's perfectly. He took the time to put so much extra into you. So much. When He makes someone with so much, you had better believe they have an amazing purpose. I want so much for you to know that.
Since your revelation our language has become stunted. The water that flowed so freely now feels like hot lava. What do I say? What will drive you away? Is there anything I can say to draw you closer to the throne? Harder still is to say nothing. Danger seems to lurk in the nothing. You precious child, I adore you so. But if this is what it takes, for you to travel miles from home, to a faraway land, to know, really know in your heart that your Father was for you all along then I want you to know I will be waiting at your homecoming party. Your Father stands on the hill and awaits your return. He is waiting to run to you with His arms wide open. To throw His cloak over your shoulders, to put His signet ring on your beautiful hand. To show you, you are His and He claims you no matter where you've been or how far away you've traveled. To throw a party in honor of your return. I will be there! I anticipate your return with almost as much joyful excitement and anticipation as He does. Almost.
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SrtipeSpotter has got to be the coolest Open Source project of the year. From a picture of an animal with prominent stripes or patches the software can read it like a barcode. This will help Zoologist analyze animals without having to put a tracking device on them.
Imagine that you connected this to a photo sharing services like Flickr and were able to see if anyone else took a of that Zebra you saw in Kenya.
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Since 1984, John B. Anderson has provided Land Use Planning services in California through a host of private as well as public clients. Mr. Anderson has been employed by the Counties of Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Calaveras and Mariposa to provide both current and advanced planning services. Mr. Anderson has been the consulting Planning Director for the Cities of Waterford, Livingston, Hughson and Riverbank and has been asked to provide public policy work for the Cities of Ceres, Escalon, Lathrop, Los Banos, and Ripon. Mr. Anderson's reputation is attributed to his thoroughness, attention to detail and professional guidance.
Our firm supports a highly educated staff with experience in Urban Planning, Design, Public Policy Development and Land Use Entitlements. J. B. Anderson Planning keeps apprised of current and ongoing constraints brought forth by local, county and state entities. We possess a strong ability to negotiate and steer through today's land development projects. Continuity and knowledge earmarks our work for a positive humanitarian approach to growth and development in California's Central Valley Region. Our website displays some of our recent private and public clients and associated projects.


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Aiming for zero waste
We achieve consistently low levels of waste on site. Typically, 95-98% of our site waste is reused or recycled.
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Our 'good neighbours' approach extends to ensuring the local community is never affected by air or water pollution resulting from one of our sites.
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Following a review of the environmental impact of our company vehicles, we greatly reduced our fleet and eliminated older, inefficient vans.
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Our Contracts Director, Rupert Perkins, who oversees our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, also serves as an ambassador of the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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