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Big Block Design Group take us on the grandest journey imaginable with their beautifully designed opening sequence for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, the sequel to Carl Sagan's landmark 1980 documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
With the incredible advances in science and technology over the last 34 years, the "ship of the imagination" (this time piloted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson) can now travel through time and space. From the microscopic building blocks of life all the way to a distant galaxy in the furthest reaches of outer space, this fantastic main title journey is only made possible thanks to seamless VFX transitions so perfect that they rival the best Hollywood films.
A discussion with Creative Director CURTIS DOSS of Big Block Design Group.
Give us a little background on Big Block Design Group.
We are a part of Big Block, most known for finishing, VFX, and car commercial work.
Executive Director Pete King brought us aboard with the intent of developing a design-focused division for the company, and Shaun Collings and I have been part of that for the past two years. Shaun and I have worked together many times in the past, first cutting our teeth at Shilo in San Diego. We have always worked well together and when Pete suggested we head up the design arm of Big Block we jumped at the opportunity.
What was the first client meeting about this sequence like?
Initially, they approached us with an idea of a split-screen type of thing, to show what the eye would see as it evolved, but we decided to go with more of a graphic, abstract approach. The video was going to show an eye actually being formed. We had worked on some storyboards for some of the show content, based on a script about the importance of photosensitivity and how it was responsible for much of our evolution.
During that initial phase we developed some images that would ultimately become the eye-nebula, which became the main branding image for the show. We weren't able to complete that content portion of the show due to budgetary reasons, but they came back to us and had kind of fallen in love with the image of the eye-nebula. We were then invited to discuss how we might work together on developing a logo reveal for the show.
Originally that opening sequence was only supposed to be like 15 seconds. So it was just going to be some sort of reveal – a logo reveal with the eye. Fox haven't done a long, 1 minute 30 second open in many, many years.
We were so excited to be involved. We sat down with Ann Druyan and some others from the team but little did we know we would be given the most daunting creative outline that we had ever heard – "The universe is your palette."
We discussed some general concepts that would be covered in the show, but were given almost zero directives as to what concepts we should explore. We were really on our own to figure out how to weave these concepts together into something that would reveal the logo, and pay homage to the Cosmos legacy.
So what were some of your concepts?
With everything in the cosmos being a potential concept, we went through many variations! We had some great brainstorming discussions and research sessions. Some of the general concepts that we looked at were knowledge of self, exploration of all types, time perception, inner space, outer space, supernovas, biology, evolution, human development of tools to allow exploration, and on and on.
We explored linear approaches dealing with historical feats of human nature and discovery, leading to what we know now to be cutting edge space-time concepts. Bringing the viewer through a history lesson of sorts to current time and then try to inspire the current youth to continue exploring. We explored montage or collage-like approaches to build mood and excitement in a more abstract way.
Let's talk about the first set of boards and the direction you went.
Absolutely. There were so many concepts that we had to figure out how to tone it down into something tangible. We worked with designer Filipe Carvalho. Felipe is an artist that we work with quite a bit and his frames really started to help us.
Parts of the boards were very well received by the client, while other ones were not. We kept brainstorming and it kept growing and changing. Once we had those frames together and were able to get the temperature test from the client based on those, we were able to kind of start to get to a place that actually made sense.
After researching the original show, which aired when I was too young to care about, we found a quote from Carl Sagan that really resonated with us: "We are a way for the universe to know itself." This quote became our guiding thread and ultimately led to the final concept.
We landed on a circular approach starting from within the eye – loosely representing a knowledge of self – and ending on a supernova in the shape of an eye, representing the great unknown. Between the bookends of the eye and the nebula we wanted to bring back some of the themes we had been exploring.
How did you conduct your research? What was your process like to find all of the interconnected imagery?
We had a few people researching and collecting many sources from concept art to scientific models and renderings, to archival footage. Cosmos Studios already had a ton of images and access to libraries from around the world. Sorting through it all and creating a cohesive story that was poetic, poignant, and not too abstract took many variations of arrangements. Using the quote from above as our guide, the sequence began to take shape organically.
Was there anything that took you by surprise when working on this sequence?
Most of the surprises came during our research phase. It was more educational going through all those references. I found myself going on tangents, on strange space and science websites and research channels that I'd never dove into before. It was so inspiring to just go through that exercise. And that really helped us create something that actually started to feel like what Carl would have wanted. This is exactly the reason he did this: to inspire new generations and other people to explore, and that's exactly what was happening for us during the process!
That's where the organic process started to come from. We would find an element and start to develop what that would look like and then we would search for something to match it. So it was like all of that research that we did before and all the images that we combed through and all of the scientific models and illustrations and everything, they started to fit together in a visual pattern. Then we started to derive concepts from those visual patterns.
Without that research it would have been a much more difficult process, wouldn't it?
Absolutely. At first we felt like we had no idea where to go. We were looking for anything. We were searching, a lot of searching. And then it was like osmosis – we just kind of soaked in so many different visuals and thoughts and ideas that we started to be able to piece certain things together that became valid and weed out other ones that weren't.
How did you decide to use the 2.39:1 widescreen ratio?
We wanted to present a very cinematic experience and began designing and developing with the wide aspect ratio. There were points along the way in which the studio would express concerns about the logistics of getting it approved for broadcast, but they ultimately loved the cinematic feel.
We had been working in and composing to that ratio but there is a full frame version of that too, just to make sure that if it were to not be approved you would have something there. And it looks quite a bit different if you watch the full frame version of it. I'm not... I don't like it very much. I don't like what happens at the end with the eye. It changes it dramatically.
What about the feedback process? Did the producers have comments about which things to connect, how to arrange the visuals?
A lot of that we did internally. They would give us feedback like, "I don't want to see a human." Ann is really interesting to work with. She was driving the entire thing. She was captain of the ship at Cosmos Studios. She had a lot of stuff on her plate, and her feedback was never very specific as far as our direction or concept. She would ask us to explore other things, saying, "Well, I don't think we've found it yet. Let's keep looking into X, Y, and Z."
Our original approach had a lot of human achievement. You can see it in the mood edit and Ann didn't want it to be historical. She didn't want it to be representative of human history very much. She wanted it to live as something that would not be tied to anything specific as far as time and human achievement. Keep it inspirational.
What do you like most about this sequence?
The beginning shot of traversing through a landscape which then resolves out to a human eye came out quite wonderfully. It was a beast of a technical hurdle and took almost one full month to get it where we wanted it. The dandelion to Voyager shot is also one of my favorites. I also love the DNA strand and of course the resolve to the eye at the end.
At what point were you able to work with Alan Silvestri's music?
We never got to see the title with Alan Silvestri's music until a couple of days before it aired. We had already delivered the project. We had been working with an M83 song from the Oblivion soundtrack called "StarWaves."
So what was it like hearing it with the final music for the first time?
To be completely candid, I felt like there was an opportunity missed there. It was a beautiful score but it was not what I expected. I think it paid homage to the original, but to me it felt a little bit like the next generation that you're presenting this show to wouldn't necessarily appreciate it. Does that make sense? Like a younger generation wouldn't really care about that score.
It was interesting because when we watched it in the theater it was a totally different piece than it was before. It felt totally different to me. Much more nostalgic than propelling.
How big was your production team and which tools and software did you use?
We worked with a very small internal team, when all was said and done. We had two CG supervisors, four compositors, two animators, one ZBrush artist, and two VFX and dynamics people.
As for tools, 3ds Max, FumeFX, Maya, ZBrush, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects, Nuke, and Adobe Premiere. It was definitely a very interesting process as we needed many different suites to work together to get the level of complexity and elegance that we wanted.
That's a long list of software! It seems a little unusual.
Yeah. And usually that's our process. We want to make sure that the artist was in control rather than the software dictating what artist we had to work on it. We wanted to choose the people best suited for the task and then figure out how to shoehorn them together to work rather than the other way.
What are some of your personal favorite title sequences, either classic or contemporary?
Carnivàle, True Blood, True Detective, and of course I need to include Se7en as it's the original title sequence that grabbed my attention and opened my eyes to the art of the main title.
How would you feel about a possible Best Title Design category at the Oscars?
I think it's a great idea. There are so many amazing examples of feature title design which have been responsible for setting the stage for the movie and sometimes establishing a feeling or mood which leaves a lasting impression with the viewer.
What excites you outside of design?
I am a huge fan of my 17-year-old son Collin. He has and continues to inspire me on many levels.


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SINGAPORE & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
Government officials, academic, and industry leaders gathered to celebrate the official opening of the Single-Cell Omics Centre (SCOC) in Singapore today. It is the first research centre in Asia exclusively dedicated to accelerating the understanding of how individual cells work, and how diagnosis and treatment might be enhanced through insight derived from single cells. This centre will be an important resource for both academic and industry researchers in Singapore and the region, who are keen to access integrated analytics for single-cell genomic applications.
Single-cell genomics is one of the hottest emerging areas of study in life sciences research. It is poised to help solve some of the most fundamental biological mysteries of our time and could lead to new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases such as cancer (breast, prostate, leukemia, etc.), diabetes, memory loss, heart disease and more. For example, scientists now know that the loss of sight (macular degeneration), the biology of aging, and the spreading of infectious diseases all involve important single-cell phenomena that need to be studied.
The Single-Cell Omics Centre is a collaboration between the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), an institute under the umbrella of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and Fluidigm Corporation, an industry leader in single-cell genomics. Fluidigm became the first biochip company to set up shop in Singapore in 2005.
In attendance at today's grand opening were A*STAR Chairman Lim Chuan Poh, Biomedical Research Council Executive Director Benjamin Seet, Biomedical Research Council Director of Industry Development Jonathan Kua, Genome Institute of Singapore Executive Director Ng Huck Hui, EDBI Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance & Planning, Eugene Khoo, Economic Development Board Head of Medical Technology Lim Tse Yong, Fluidigm Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Gajus Worthington, Fluidigm Executive Vice President, Research & Development Robert Jones, and Fluidigm Executive Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing, and Managing Director of Fluidigm Singapore Grace Yow.
"The opening of the Single-Cell Omics Centre today is a perfect example of public-private partnership under an open innovation framework. By encouraging multi-disciplinary collaborations, this centre will further enhance Singapore's R&D capabilities and scientific know-how. It may also lead to new, potentially life-saving applications in the biomedical sector," said Mr. Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman A*STAR.
"Fluidigm is an industry leader in single cell genomics and we are proud to have played a critical role in supporting its growth as its first Asian investor," said Ms. Chu Swee Yeok, Chief Executive Officer and President, EDBI. "The company established the biochip facility in Singapore in 2005 and with EDB's and our continued support, undertook a full range of manufacturing and R&D activities, leveraging on Singapore's strengths for its global and Asian needs. The Single-Cell Omics Center is an extension of Fluidigm's growing activities in Singapore and more significantly, an initiative that will help strengthen its leadership in this important field."
The SCOC is a dedicated 25 square-meter laboratory in GIS facilities in Biopolis, Singapore. It features advanced next generation genomic equipment and sequencing technologies. This includes the Fluidigm C1™ Single-Cell Auto Prep System, which automatically isolates individual cells from small tissue quantities or larger cell populations. This installation of a C1 system was one of the first in the world. The centre also houses two Fluidigm BioMark™ HD Systems that perform single-cell gene expression analytics and validation. These instruments were manufactured at Fluidigm's factory in Singapore.
The SCOC expects to attract top researchers from Asia to conduct single-cell experimentation for foundational research. Scientists from various fields of biology can band together at the SCOC to learn how stem cells might be re-programmed for therapeutic treatments in the future, or to discover how various diseases work so they can develop new drugs or treatments to cure the sickly, or how to personalize medical care so it can meet the need of each patient.
Initially the SCOC is focusing on single-cell analysis of cancer, looking at lung and colon cancers in solid and circulating tumour cell (CTC) forms. CTCs are cells that have shed from the tumour and are circulating in the bloodstream, seeding growth of additional tumours in other organs in the body. Currently samples from solid tumours are studied in aggregate, grouping all the cells together in a mish-mashed genomic stew. The SCOC expects to develop a method where the cells of solid tumours can be easily converted into cells floating in a liquid solution. Then the C1 Single-Cell Auto Prep System will be used to individually isolate and prepare each cell for complete study and sequencing. This will allow researchers to understand — for the first time — what is happening in each cancer cell and also be able to study a thousand different cells individually from a tumour. The centre will compare cells taken directly from the solid tumour and those circulating cells from the same tumour to analyse them for commonalities or differences. If it turns out that CTCs closely correlate with cells from the solid tumour, it could eliminate the need for surgery to get samples from the tumour and allow the disease to be monitored by capturing CTCs from blood — a liquid biopsy.
One of the SCOC's anticipated follow-on projects will involve the development of methods to compare cells treated with a drug against cells that have not been exposed to the drug in order to measure how differently the cells react. These measurements can then be used to find more effective treatments of disease.
These projects require analysis of a large numbers of cells and the work of the SCOC is expected to enable researchers to process hundreds of cells per day in a cost-effective, efficient manner. These breakthroughs could speed up scientific discovery in biology around the globe.
"Single-cell genomics provides researchers with an opportunity for extraordinary scientific discovery. Individual cells, even from the same tissue, do not function identically. These differences can be the key to crucial biological insights, including the diagnosis and treatment of critical diseases. We expect the combination of rich application diversity, groundbreaking science and the endorsement from key opinion leaders throughout Asia to make this centre one of the leaders of single-cell innovation in the world," said Mr. Gajus Worthington, Fluidigm President and Chief Executive Officer.
GIS Executive Director Prof Ng Huck Hui said, "GIS has identified Single-Cell Genomics as one of our new research frontiers. We are set up to build a repertoire of new research capabilities for single-cell analyses. Our initial collaboration with Fluidigm has borne fruit with the publication of a landmark paper by Dr. Paul Robson. This larger and very important collaboration will see an even greater synergy between the technologies from GIS and Fluidigm."
"Since the late 1830's we have known the cell is the foundational unit of life but have been challenged to comprehensively study biology at this level. The technology has now arrived to do this and the local research and medical communities are abuzz with the possibilities," said Dr. Paul Robson, GIS Principal Investigator. "The Single-Cell Omics Centre aims to facilitate community access to these microfluidic technologies and thus enable unparalleled insight into underlying biological mechanisms operative in health and disease," he concluded.
About Fluidigm
Fluidigm (NASDAQ:FLDM) develops, manufactures and markets microfluidic systems for growth markets in the life science and agricultural biotechnology, or Ag-Bio, industries. Fluidigm's proprietary microfluidic systems consist of instruments and consumables, including integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), assays and other reagents. These systems are designed to significantly simplify experimental workflow, increase throughput and reduce costs, while providing the excellent data quality demanded by customers. Fluidigm actively markets four microfluidic systems, including 13 different IFCs, to leading academic institutions, clinical laboratories, and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and Ag-Bio companies. Fluidigm products are marketed for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Please visit www.fluidigm.com.
About the Genome Institute of Singapore
The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) is an institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). It has a global vision that seeks to use genomic sciences to improve public health and public prosperity. Established in 2001 as a centre for genomic discovery, the GIS will pursue the integration of technology, genetics and biology towards the goal of individualized medicine. The key research areas at the GIS include computational & systems biology, stem cell and developmental biology, cancer stem cell biology, cancer therapeutics and stratified oncology, human genetics, infectious diseases, genomic technologies and translational technologies. The genomics infrastructure at the GIS is utilized to train new scientific talent, to function as a bridge for academic and industrial research, and to explore scientific questions of high impact. Please visit www.gis.a-star.edu.sg.
About the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is Singapore's lead public sector agency that fosters world-class scientific research and talent to drive economic growth and transform Singapore into a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation driven economy. In line with its mission-oriented mandate, A*STAR spearheads research and development in fields that are essential to growing Singapore's manufacturing sector and catalysing new growth industries. A*STAR supports these economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. A*STAR oversees 20 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research entities, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis as well as their vicinity. These two R&D hubs house a bustling and diverse community of local and international research scientists and engineers from A*STAR's research entities as well as a growing number of corporate laboratories. Please visit www.a-star.edu.sg.
About EDBI
EDBI is a leading strategic investment firm headquartered in Singapore, with a worldwide presence investing to drive growth opportunities within the knowledge and innovation-intensive sectors of Biomedical Sciences (through its subsidiary Bio*One Capital), Clean Technologies, Internet & Digital Media, as well as key industries in Singapore. As a value adding investor, EDBI creates sustainable and synergistic partnerships with its portfolio companies, leveraging on its extensive networks and experience to facilitate the companies' growth in Asia and the world, through their operations in Singapore. Please visit: http://www.edbi.com
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements relating to the field of single-cell genomics research, potential developments in the emerging market, and expectations regarding current and future projects at the SCOC . Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from currently anticipated results, including risks relating to research and development activities and the development of emerging markets. Information on these and additional risks affecting Fluidigm's business and operating results are contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and Fluidigm disclaims any obligation to update these statements.
Fluidigm, the Fluidigm logo, C1 and BioMark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fluidigm Corporation.
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Baselworld, the international watch and jewelry show, is taking place in Basel. And, of course, we're presenting our new releases there this year too. 2019 brings more than just sporty watches for men—we have smaller, particularly elegant watches for women as well: duo.
Like Tangente Sport and Club Sport, these four new duo watches are based on classic NOMOS models; alongside Tangente, Orion, Ludwig, and Tetra too. We have taken Bauhaus to a new level with these hand-wound watches—as we reduced their design even further. They feature only two hands (hence "duo"), meaning they only count the minutes and hours, leaving the dial more refined than ever before.
In light of this, we allowed ourselves to add a little something special to the two remaining hands: Both of them gleam with gold, as do Orion's indexes. This means they coordinate perfectly with any type of jewelry. If you're thinking "two-tone," you're right; it's a classic combination. But these watches are two-tone with a modern spin—just how the members of the Bauhaus movement would have liked it.
How to make any day special—even a Monday? With a gift, of course! Left: Someone who definitely deserves one of these watches. Right: Ludwig and Tetra duo from the Glashütte watchmaking company; stylish and unmistakably precise small watches with the most reduced dial from NOMOS.
What's more: Since the costly process of carving out the sub-seconds dial is no longer necessary, these watches—fitted with an adapted version of our Alpha caliber, Alpha.2—come at an incredible price. And this despite the fact that they are fine watches from Glashütte, and just as precise as ever.
This makes them wonderful gifts on Mother's Day, birthdays, weddings, or even just an ordinary Monday. The stainless steel back also has room for a personalized engraving. We could write something like "Forever!" or "Wow!" for you on there—and still have space for around 80 more characters. You can try it out and see what the back of Orion 33 duo would look like with your own message here.
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My new book, Sew Organized for the Busy Girl, is filled with projects that are fairly quick to sew, but I also included a chapter of projects that can be made over a longer period of time. The first project in that section is my Summer Tourist Quilt.
I have to tell you... I loved making this quilt. You all know how much I enjoy seeing things in color order, and these blocks just make my heart sing. There are so many memories in here as I look at all the different prints and remember when I bought them and what I've sewn with them. It's such a simple quilt design, but sometimes I think the simplest things are my favorites.
I've been wanting to make another (possibly larger) version of this quilt for a while, and last month I finally started working on it. This time I'm making the Summer Tourist Quilt: Designer Edition. Instead of focusing on color, each block will be made from fabrics created by a different designer. The first I made was the one above featuring prints by Anna Maria Horner, and I absolutely adore it. These blocks are so much fun to make! Choosing the prints, watching the rainbow appear as I line up the squares -- every time I sew one of these, I get the same rush of happiness. I'll be posting my designer blocks on Instagram as I finish each one, so stay tuned...


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This February is truly a love month not only for romantic lovers but also for the nature lovers. This weekend, we have decided to get lost at Badian. I am proud to be a true blue Cebuano as I have been raised and have lived my whole life in Cebu City. However, I've never been to Kawasan Falls. What a shame! Well, today is the day that I say "not anymore". Yeah! I said that with enough conviction and pride! LOL I have always been apprehensive in going because my friends say it's a long walk from where you leave your vehicle.


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Mac: You can set up a few simple gestures on your MacBook to make navigating with the trackpad (or Magic Mouse) a breeze, but the default selection is pretty limited. Jitouch is a utility that adds a bunch of useful gestures for browsing the web and using different software.
Similar to the previously mentioned MagicPrefs, jitouch allows you to customize gestures to quickly open software, do just about anything in your browser, and plenty more. Jitouch has a different set of gestures to select from than MagicPrefs, but it also has character gestures. With these, you can draw out a letter to perform certain actions, like a "B" to open your default browser, or "O" to open a new document. It ends up powering up your trackpad in a lot of ways, and is especially useful when you don't have a mouse on hand.
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NCCN Pharmacy Updates: Updates in the Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Side effects of novel therapies may be severe. Cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, and sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS/VOD) are just some of the serious adverse effects that may occur. With the expanding roles of monoclonal antibodies and CAR-T therapies in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), pharmacists should be aware of their proper place in therapy and side effect management for patient safety.
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- Describe the principles of ALL presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and response assessment.
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Highly efficient standard circular polarizing filter for all cameras with beam splitters in the light paths of their TTL exposure meter and with autofocus lenses. Circular polarization has the same pictorial effect as linear polarization, but allows for proper exposure metering and/or autofocus distance settings.
B+W Polarizers increase color saturation and reduce reflections. The neutral gray color and plane parallel polarizer material guarantee optimal image results. High-quality optical glass ensures excellent pictorial quality. The filter factor varies according to how the filter is positioned in relation to the sun. Filter factor is between 2.3 and 2.8.
Linear and circular polarizers both consist of a linear polarizer foil but differ in their construction in the following way. Modern SLR cameras have have a beam-splitting prism that sends part of the incoming light to the meter and part to the viewfinder. The effect is that the light entering the meter is partially polarized by the beam-splitter. A linear polarized placed on the lens of such a system will act as a second polarizer and block light to the meter by a degree dependent on the angle between the prism and the polarizer on the lens. The result is incorrect exposure/aperture values from the meter. The circular polarizer circumvents this problem through the addition of a 1/4-wave retarder, or delay, foil. This ensures that the linearly polarized light is changed into a rotation that appears unpolarized to the meter, resulting in proper exposure/aperture readings.
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About Coupon Codes
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Please add your code at the checkout where you'll see the 'discount' box. Type your code here, click 'apply' and, if it's valid, your discount will be applied.
Heads up: one code per order
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We often have some great promotions running on our website. Just remember, you need to enter the discount/promo code when you are checking out as it can't be applied later.
3. What should I do if I forgot to use my coupon code?
Unfortunately, we are unable to manually enter discounts after the order has been completed.
About Orders
1. Do I have to order online?
Yes, as we are an online retailer you can only order online. This is the best way to pay. It is fast, safe and secure.
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You can pay for your order via Paypal.
3. Is it safe to order online?
You can be assured that shopping with Florcoo is safe! We are a member of "Verified by Visa" and "Secure by Mastercard", providing additional security when using your payment cards online. We use industry-standard encryption systems for potentially sensitive information, such as your name, address and other critically sensitive information like your credit/debit card details. Information passed between your computer and our website cannot be read in the event of someone else intercepting it.
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Once you've placed your order, we will e-mail you the order confirmation to you, but it could take up to 30 minutes to arrive in your inbox! Once our team at the warehouse have processed your order, you will receive a second email to let you know that your order is on its way to you. If an email does not appear to be received, please check your spam folder. Please ensure you leave correct email box so that we could contact you.
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Depending on the value of your order, your Florcoo parcel may or may not be charged customs or import duties. If your parcel is charged, it is up to the person receiving the parcel to cover these costs. But Florcoo often do low value declaration to avoid the customs.
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Anti-Americanism in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, which surged as a result of the U.S. war in Iraq, shows modest signs of abating. But the United States remains broadly disliked in most countries surveyed, and the opinion of the American people is not as positive as it once was. The magnitude of America's image problem is such that even popular U.S. policies have done little to repair it. President George W. Bush's calls for greater democracy in the Middle East and U.S. aid for tsunami victims in Asia have been well-received in many countries, but only in Indonesia, India and Russia has there been significant improvement in overall opinions of the U.S.
Attitudes toward the U.S. remain quite negative in the Muslim world, though hostility toward America has eased in some countries. Many Muslims see the U.S. supporting democracy in their countries, and many of those who are optimists about the prospects for democracy in the Middle East give at least some credit to U.S. policies. But progress for America's image in these countries is measured in small steps; solid majorities in all five predominantly Muslim countries surveyed still express unfavorable views of the United States.
The polling in Western Europe, conducted in the weeks leading up to the decisive rejection of the European Union constitution by voters in France and the Netherlands, finds pockets of deep public dissatisfaction with national conditions and concern in several countries over immigration from the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe.
There are no signs, however, that Euro-skepticism about the EU has fueled a desire for a closer trans-Atlantic partnership. On the contrary, most Europeans surveyed want to take a more independent approach from the U.S. on security and diplomatic affairs.
Indeed, opinion of the U.S. continues to be mostly unfavorable among the publics of America's traditional allies, except Great Britain and Canada. Even in those two countries, however, favorable views of the U.S. have slipped over the past two years. Moreover, support for the U.S.-led war on terror has plummeted in Spain and eroded elsewhere in Europe.
Japan, France and Germany are all more highly regarded than the United States among the countries of Europe; even the British and Canadians have a more favorable view of these three nations than they do of America. Strikingly, China now has a better image than the U.S. in most of the European nations surveyed.
Attitudes toward the U.S. in the former Soviet bloc nations of Poland and Russia are much more positive than in most of Western Europe. In Russia, favorable opinion of its former Cold War adversary has swelled from 36% in 2002 to 52% currently. Opinions of the U.S. in Poland have declined since 2002, but still remain relatively positive (62%).
The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, conducted among nearly 17,000 people in the United States and 15 other countries from April 20-May 311, finds that America's image is strongest in India. Fully 71% in India express a positive opinion of the United States, compared with 54% three years ago.
Positive opinions of the U.S. in Indonesia, which had plummeted to as low as 15% in 2003, also have rebounded to 38%. The U.S. tsunami aid effort has been widely hailed there; 79% of Indonesians say they have a more favorable view of the U.S. as a result of the relief efforts. With the exception of Christian opinion in Lebanon, views of the U.S. in other predominantly Muslim nations are more negative and have changed little. In Turkey, hostility toward the U.S. and the American people has intensified. Nearly half of Turks (46%) say they have a very unfavorable view of Americans, up from just 32% a year ago.
Yet there is modest optimism among Muslims that the Middle East will become more democratic. And even in countries like Jordan and Pakistan, where people have low regard for the U.S., many who believe the region will become more democratic give some credit to U.S. policies for making this possible. Roughly half of respondents in Jordan and nearly two-thirds of Indonesians think the U.S. favors democracy in their countries. About half of the public in Lebanon also takes that view. But on this question and others relating to opinions of the U.S., Lebanon's Muslim majority (about 60% of the population) is far more negative than its minority Christian population.
The survey finds that while China is well-regarded in both Europe and Asia, its burgeoning economic power elicits mixed reactions. Majorities or pluralities in France and Spain believe that China's growing economy has a negative impact on their countries. Respondents in the Netherlands and Great Britain have much more positive reactions to China's economic growth. Public opinion in the U.S. on this issue is divided 49% view China's economic emergence as a good thing, while 40% say it has a negative impact on the U.S.
Whatever their views on China's increasing economic power, European publics are opposed to the idea of China becoming a military rival to the U.S, despite their deep reservations over American policies and hegemony. Solid majorities in every European nation except Turkey believe that China's emergence as a military superpower would be a bad thing. In Turkey and most other predominantly Muslim countries, where antagonism toward the U.S. runs much deeper, most people think a Chinese challenge to American military power would be a good thing.
Nonetheless, there is considerable support across every country surveyed, with the notable exception of the U.S., for some other country or group of countries to rival the United States militarily. In France, 85% of respondents believe it would be good if the EU or another country emerged as a military rival to the U.S.
Most Western Europeans want their countries to take a more independent approach from the U.S. on diplomatic and security affairs than it has in the past. The European desire for greater autonomy from the U.S. is increasingly shared by the Canadian public; 57% of Canadians favor Canada taking a more independent approach from the U.S., up from 43% two years ago. The American public, by contrast, increasingly favors closer ties with U.S. allies in Western Europe.
As in the past, the perception that the United States conducts a unilateral foreign policy is widely shared across the surveyed countries. Overwhelming percentages of people in Europe and the Middle East believe that the United States does not take their countries' interests into account when making foreign policy. Yet there are a few notable exceptions. Majorities in India (63%) and China2(53%) believe the U.S. takes their respective countries' interests into account at least a fair amount. The percentage in Indonesia expressing that view has more than doubled since 2003 (from 25% to 59%), probably reflecting the overwhelmingly positive reaction in response to U.S. tsunami relief in that country.
The U.S. tsunami relief effort led to more favorable views of the U.S. for most nations surveyed. But goodwill generated by U.S. tsunami relief has been largely offset by the negative reactions to Bush's re-election and the continuing war in Iraq. Roughly three-quarters of the publics in Germany (77%), Canada (75%) and France (74%) say Bush's re-election has made them feel less favorable toward the U.S. And particularly in Western Europe, most of those who express an unfavorable view of the U.S. mostly blame Bush, rather than a more general problem with America.
The war in Iraq continues to draw broad international opposition, and there is scant optimism that the elections in that country this past January will foster stability. Even the American public now has diminished expectations that the January elections held in Iraq will lead to a more stable situation there. The United States and India are the only countries surveyed in which pluralities believe Saddam Hussein's removal from power has made the world a safer place.
While the war in Iraq is as unpopular in Europe as it was in 2003 and 2004, there is still majority support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism among Western publics that are otherwise highly critical of the U.S., notably in Germany and France. But support for the war on terrorism has all but evaporated in Spain since 2003 and, notably, Canadian opinion on the American-led war on terror is now evenly divided.
Mixed Views of the American People
The new poll finds Canadians holding increasingly negative views of both the U.S. and the American people.
In most Western countries surveyed, majorities associate Americans with the positive characteristics "honest," "inventive" and "hardworking." At the same time, substantial numbers also associate Americans with the negative traits "greedy" and "violent." Canadians, who presumably have the greatest contact with Americans, agree with Europeans on the negatives, but are less likely to view Americans as honest. And Canada is the only Western nation in which a majority (53%) regards Americans as rude.
Muslim publics, including Indonesians, are highly critical of Americans in many respects. In particular, they are much more likely than others to view the American people as immoral. Yet people in predominantly Muslim countries also see Americans as hardworking and inventive.
The Chinese are also largely critical of Americans. They are the least likely of these 16 publics to consider Americans hardworking (44%) and just over a third (35%) see Americans as honest. A majority of Chinese associate Americans with being violent (61%) and greedy (57%). The one positive trait most Chinese associate with Americans is inventive (70%).
By contrast, Indians hold largely positive views of the American people. Clear majorities see Americans as inventive, hardworking and honest (86%, 81% and 58% respectively). None of the negative traits is linked with Americans by a majority in India.
The American people's self assessment also identifies both virtues and faults. With respect to the latter, a large percentage of the U.S. public (70%) characterizes the American people as greedy, and many also see their countrymen as violent (49%).
The biggest gap between the way Americans are seen by other Western countries, and the way they see themselves, is with respect to religion. Majorities in France and the Netherlands and pluralities in Great Britain and Germany see the U.S. as too religious. By contrast, a 58% majority of Americans say their country is not religious enough. On this point, Muslims find themselves in rare agreement with the American public; majorities in Indonesia, Pakistan, Lebanon and Turkey all believe the U.S. is not religious enough.
America's international image problem is not lost on its own people. Just 26% of the U.S. public thinks the country is well-liked by people around the world. Only the Turks and Russians come close in seeing their country as internationally unpopular (30% and 32% well-liked, respectively). Canadians stand out for their nearly universal belief (94%) that other nations have a positive view of Canada.
The American public also looks at U.S. conduct in the world much differently than do publics in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In response to a hypothetical question, Americans overwhelmingly (73%) see the U.S. as the major power most likely to come to the aid of people threatened by genocide. Only Poles, Canadians and Germans see the U.S. this way in any significant numbers. America evokes even less confidence with respect to the global environment. Fewer than one-in-ten Western Europeans surveyed most trust the U.S. in this regard. But 59% of Americans say they most trust the U.S. to do the right thing in protecting the world's environment.


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The seminaries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the seminaries. While the seminaries of the Synod give preference to members of the Lutheran faith, they do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs and athletic and other seminary administered programs. The seminaries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod are Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Kurdish forces have seized two oil fields near the disputed city of Kirkuk, a day after their ministers withdrew from all Cabinet meetings in Baghdad, moves that further imperil Iraq's already tenuous unity.
Peshmerga forces took over the Bai Hassan and Kirkuk oil fields, expelling local workers, Iraq's Oil Ministry confirmed. A spokesman for the ministry called it a "violation of the constitution."
All this is happening amid the threat posed by the Islamic State, the group formerly known as ISIS, which has taken over large parts of the country, including major cities like Mosul.
Also Friday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the Kurdish political bloc will suspend all participation in the government. NPR's Leila Fadel told our Newscast unit it's the latest sign of a splintering government in Iraq. She said:
"Hoshyar Zebari said the political bloc made the decision to protest Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's accusation that terrorists are finding safe haven in the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the north. Zebari told NPR Kurdish ministers are suspending day-to-day operations and aren't participating in Cabinet meetings.
"It is a strong message, he says, of unequivocal rejection of the accusations. But Maliki seemed ready to move on without the Kurdish ministers, appointing an acting foreign minister. Since the Islamic State, an extremist organization, took swaths of Iraqi territory, the Kurdish authorities have seized on the opportunity to take disputed territory for a desired independent Kurdish state."
The Islamic State's gains in Iraq have split the country along sectarian lines. The group is Sunni; Iraq's government is mainly Shiite. Also in this mix are the Kurds, who have an autonomous region within Iraq but have long sought their own state.
Meanwhile, Iraqi lawmakers are trying to come to an agreement over a new prime minister, president and parliamentary speaker after elections in April. There are growing calls for Maliki to step aside in favor of a more inclusive government, but he has so far resisted those calls.
"He has driven the country into civil war in an attempt to consolidate power," Ali Khedery, an Iraqi-American who was a senior adviser to U.S. officials in Baghdad for seven years, told NPR's Morning Edition.
On Friday, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reiterated through a spokesman the need to compromise on a new government.
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You Want Me To...Be Subjective?
As a Museology graduate student who is in part focusing in audience research, I have been programmed to be objective. Scientific practices in obtaining an audience sample, rigorous application to standardized interviewing techniques, clinical observation, and adherence to objectivity have all been par for the course in my Audience Research education. I can hear my teachers, Kris Morrissey (UW Museology, Seattle), Nick Visscher (UW Museology, Seattle) and Kathryn Owen (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle) in my mind: "Just present the facts!"
So now, during my internship with the Australian Museum's audience research unit, I've been asked to (dare I say it) be subjective in an evaluation of the exhibit Surviving Australia.
Subjectivity is part of the founding principles of Exhibition Appraisal, a method of exhibition critique developed by Kathleen McLean at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. According to McLean in Planning for People in Exhibitions and Museum Exhibition Critique: Notes for Critiquers (adapted for the Australian Museum by Lynda Kelly): "The underlying idea is that critiques provide museum developers with a professional assessment that brings to light aspects of an exhibition that contribute to the overall visitor experience." Critics are supposed to use their own personal experiences, professional backgrounds, and personal style in comments and feedback. It's very much like the process of criticism used in the fields of literature, theater, film, and art.
So, I go forth from the familiar territory of objectivity and into the uncharted waters of subjective critique. It feels strange, but you know what? I think I'm going to like it. And that's a fact.


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- ¾ cup (75g) hazelnut meal (ground hazelnuts)
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Internet videos will insult your religion. Ignore them.
By William Saletan, Sept. 14, 2012
Dear Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Jews,
You're living in the age of the Internet. Your religion will be mocked, and the mockery will find its way to you. Get over it.
If you don't, what's happening this week will happen again and again. A couple of idiots with a video camera and an Internet connection will trigger riots across the globe. They'll bait you into killing one another.
Stop it. Stop following their script.
Today, fury, violence, and bloodshed are consuming the Muslim world. Why? Because a bank fraud artist in California offered people $75 a day to come to his house and act out scenes that ostensibly had nothing to do with Islam. Then he replaced the audio, putting words in the actors' mouths, and stitched together the scenes to make an absurdly bad movie ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. He put out flyers to promote the movie. Nobody — literally nobody — came to watch it.
He posted a 14-minute video excerpt of the movie on YouTube, but hardly anyone noticed. Then, a week ago, an anti-Muslim activist in Virginia reposted the video with an Arabic translation and sent the link to activists and journalists in Egypt. An Egyptian TV show aired part of the video. An Egyptian politician denounced it. Clerics sounded the alarm. Through Facebook and Twitter, protesters were mobilized to descend on the U.S. embassy in Cairo. The uprising spread. The U.S. ambassador to Libya has been killed, and violence has engulfed other countries.
When the protests broke out, the guy who made the movie claimed to be an Israeli Jew funded by other Jews. That turned out be a lie. Now he says he's a Coptic Christian, even though Coptic Christian leaders in Egypt and the United States despise the movie and want nothing to do with him. Another guy who helped make the movie claims to be a Buddhist. The movie was made in the United States, yet Sudanese mobs have attacked British and German embassies. Some Egyptians targeted the Dutch embassy, mistakenly thinking the Netherlands was behind the movie. Everyone's looking for a group to blame and attack.
The men behind the movie said it would expose Islam as a violent religion. Now they're pointing to the riots as proof. Muslims are "pre-programmed" to rage and kill, says the movie's promoter. "Islam is a cancer," says the director. According to the distributor, "The violence that it caused in Egypt is further evidence of how violent the religion and people are and it is evidence that everything in the film is factual."
Congratulations, rioters. You followed the script perfectly. You did the propagandists' work for them.
And the provocations won't end here. Laws and censors won't protect you from them. Liberal democracies allow freedom of expression. Our leaders and people condemn garbage like this video, but we don't censor it. Even if we did, the diffusion of media technology makes suppression impossible. The director of this movie was forbidden, under his bank-fraud probation rules, from using computers or the Internet without approval. That didn't stop him. Nor did it stop the Arabic-language distributor from reposting the video and disseminating it abroad.
Online propaganda is speech. But it's also part of the global rise of lethal empowerment. It's easier than ever to kill people. In Muslim countries, mass murderers favor bombs. In the United States, they prefer guns. In Japan, they've tried sarin nerve gas. The Oklahoma City bomber used fertilizer. The Sept. 11 hijackers used box cutters and passenger planes. Then came the letters filled with anthrax.
Derision is that much harder to control. The spread of digital technology and Internet bandwidth makes it possible to reach every corner of the globe almost instantly with homemade video defaming any faith tradition. It can become an incendiary weapon. But it has a weakness: It depends on you. You're the detonator. If you don't cooperate, the bomb doesn't explode.
This isn't just a Muslim problem, though that's been the pattern lately. On YouTube, you can find videos insulting every religion on the planet: Jews, Christians, Hindus, Catholics, Mormons, Buddhists, and more. Some clips are ironic. Others are simply disgusting. Many were posted to bait one group into fighting another. The baiters are indiscriminate. The promoter of the Mohammed movie founded a group that also protests at Mormon temples.
The hatred and bloodshed will go on until you stop taking the bait. Mockery of your prophet on a computer with an Internet address somewhere in the world can no longer be your master. Nor can the puppet clerics who tell you to respond with violence. Lay down your stones and your anger. Go home and pray. God is too great to be troubled by the insults of fools. Follow Him.


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The European Commission has proposed revising the Eurodac Regulation to expand the scope so it can also be used to control irregular immigration and movement within the EU. Facial images and personal data would also be stored instead of just fingerprints and basic data such as gender and Member State. Personal data would also be kept for longer (five years) and the age for capturing data from children would be lowered from 14 to 6.
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