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Every day, people around the world live, work, shop, play or travel via an asset created by Lendlease.
Founded in Sydney in 1958, our company was born out of a vision to successfully combine the disciplines of financing, property development and investment.
Since the beginning, Lendlease has played a role in creating landmark places around the world. We create places that leave a positive legacy with a focus on safety, innovation and sustainability, delivered by people who are respected for who they are and what they do.
A small sample of the calibre of our projects and capabilities includes:
- The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a tribute to the lives lost after the attacks on September 11, 2001. We were privileged to return to the World Trade Center site in New York to deliver the landmark project.
- Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers was the tallest building in the world at the time of completion. Lendlease was the project manager for this iconic development, spanning 40 hectares and located in the heart of the Golden Triangle at Kuala Lumpur City Centre.
- Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings of the twentieth century. Civil & Civic Contractors (later acquired by Lendlease) constructed stage I of the building, the entire structure below its iconic sails. Baulderstone (acquired by Lendlease in 2011) also played a key role in the construction of the Opera House.
- Tate Britain has been home to British art for more than 100 years. Lendlease delivered international standards through the upgrade and refurbishment work on the north and south quadrants of the gallery.
- In 1984 Lendlease won the contract to restore the Statue of Liberty in New York in advance of its 1986 centennial.
Our aim is to integrate digital layers into the built environment, enhancing connectedness by reducing friction and enabling discovery.
By harnessing innovative and emerging digital technology we can dynamically respond to individual and asset needs. This will allow residents to monitor the performance of their homes, and our building managers to adjust the way our building can operate to cater to peak needs when this is required.
Lendlease is focused on leveraging disruptive technologies to unlock value across four key areas:
- Improved customer experiences, productivity, safety, health and wellbeing.
- Enhanced operational efficiency, sustainability and reduced lifecycle costs for assets.
- Increased asset value and new sustainable revenue streams through the creation of new products and services.
- Improved and accelerated design and construction processes.
- International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo – Intelligent software platform and real time 3D visualisation enabling improved building performance, operational transparency and efficiencies.
- Lendlease Communities, Yarrabilba (QLD) – A living lab that includes multiple Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices improving water consumption, energy consumption, safety and resident information.
- Lendlease Retail – Artificial intelligence and advanced analytics software platform improving energy consumption whilst enabling condition based and predictive maintenance for retail assets.
- Alkimos Beach (WA) Battery Storage – Community trial is underway to demonstrate the benefits that can be unlocked from building sustainable energy solutions into our projects.
To Lendlease, diversity simply means difference – difference in thinking, background, culture, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity and other life experiences. We acknowledge that while diversity is a fact, inclusion is a choice.
Embracing diversity and fostering inclusion is fundamental to how we behave, day to day. This is simply the right thing to do. We achieve better outcomes by encouraging difference and working together.
- We empower our leaders to be inclusive and address bias to make better decisions.
- We are committed to a level playing field, giving everyone the same chance to succeed.
- We encourage flexible ways of working to support different needs, priorities and lifestyles.
Lendlease has been awarded an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation by The Workplace Gender Equality Agency for the sixth time in a row. This recognises employer commitment and best practice in promoting gender equality in Australian workplaces. We are proud to be recognised for our commitment to gender equity.
Lendlease is an active member of a number of forums supporting broader diversity and inclusion conversations across the workplace:
Diversity Council Australia
Lendlease is a corporate member of the Diversity Council of Australia (DCA), an independent, not-for-profit workplace diversity advisor to business in Australia. Our membership provides access to leading research and regular events held by DCA.
Pride in Diversity
Lendlease is a founding member of Pride in Diversity (PiD), the national not-for-profit employer support program for LGBTI workplace inclusion specialising in HR, organisational change and workplace diversity. PiD publishes the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), Australia's national benchmarking instrument for LGBTI workplace inclusion from which top employers for LGBTI people are determined.
Australian Human Resources Institute
Lendlease is a corporate member of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), the national association representing human resource and people management professionals. Recently Lendlease won the 2014 AHRI Inclusion & Diversity Award for LGBTI Inclusion.
Australian Network on Disability
Lendlease is a proud sponsor of the Australian Network on Disability (AND) and is currently working with this peak organisation to develop our Accessibility Action Plan at Lendlease.
National Association of Women in Construction
Lendlease is a corporate member of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and supports NAWIC events in each state throughout the year, including the annual NAWIC awards.
Playing to the breadth of our skills, these cities often contain sites well suited to regeneration and infrastructure upgrades.
To identify the cities most relevant to our strategy and capabilities, we periodically undertake an extensive global study, evaluating key metrics including economic, business climate, geopolitical risks, urbanisation potential and capital market indicators.
We also evaluate global cities on additional metrics such as demographics, demand drivers, property fundamentals, unique attributes, policy and planning frameworks and Lendlease's presence in a market.
Wherever we operate, our business operations must comply with our robust safety and sustainability standards. Attracting the right teams with the appropriate capabilities to deliver on our pipeline is also a key consideration of the cities we choose to target.
This process identified an initial 17 gateway cities for our urbanisation platform to target. Today, we operate in 15 of these 17 gateway cities. Major urbanisation projects have been secured in ten of these cities.
Lendlease employs approximately 13,000 people across our diverse business operations and we are committed to ensuring gender equity is a reality for everyone within our company. Over the last seven years, Lendlease has actively worked towards achieving our gender pay equity goals through a range of in-depth reviews, processes and communications.
As Lendlease Group CEO and Managing Director Steve McCann shared in the Male Champions of Change Closing the Gender Pay Gap report: "There is no excuse for men to be paid more than women for work that has the same accountability, breadth and difficulty, and for which they have comparable performance, competence and experience."
Steve McCann is a Pay Equity Ambassador for Equal Pay Day.
We are proud to have an industry leading global diversity and inclusion policy which promotes an inclusive and respectful environment for all our employees and stakeholders. We respect the rights of all individuals to form their own views on matters such as marriage equality.
Lendlease has once again been recognised as a top employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) inclusion.
Lendlease is a founding member of 'Pride In Diversity' in Australia, and in the United States our business has received a citation for the last two years on LGBTI inclusion.
Lendlease is committed to the health and safety of its people and those who work with us, and we have been acknowledged externally for our focus on providing healthy workplaces.
Lendlease is certified as a 'Global Healthy Workplace' for 2017 to 2019 in recognition of our focus on employee health & wellbeing. This certification was granted by the Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces in October 2017. In addition, Lendlease won the multinational employer category at the 6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards announced on Friday 7 September 2018 in Bergamo, Italy.
We have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow our focus around mental health. We know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.
Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs. In FY18, 68.4 per cent of Lendlease employees used their Wellbeing Leave.
We will continue to work with industry partners and experts to grow our knowledge in these areas, and importantly, address these health & wellbeing challenges. Today Lendlease partners with many organisations around the world including Bupa, Mental Health First Aid, Beyondblue, MATES in Construction and R U OK? to deliver our mental health programs.
Our programs provide preventative support and active help to anyone who may be experiencing a mental health condition. This includes the globally recognised and accredited Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. More than 1,150 of our employees are trained around the world in mental health first aid. We also know that over the last 12 months more than 3,000 Lendlease employees have participated in at least one mental health program around the world.
Our people are also encouraged to participate in health related community initiatives including R U OK? Day, febfast, Movember and World Mental Health Day.
At Lendlease, first and foremost we want to send people home in the same condition in which they came to work or visited one of our locations because it is simply the right thing to do. This is what our safety focus is all about, and safety will always be our number one priority.
Through Lendlease's Global Minimum Requirements (GMRs) we operate to a consistent standard across all of our operations. GMRs apply to the entire lifecycle of a project, including before we even decide to bid for a project. Our GMRs remain the foundation to our overall approach to health and safety.
In this day and age, everyone has the right to go home safely to their families, friends and love ones, every day.
At a glance:
- 92 per cent of our operations were without a critical incident in FY18.
- During FY18, our frequency rate across the Group for Critical (high potential) incidents decreased by 27 per cent.
- The frequency rate for Lost Time Injuries increased marginally across the Group by six per cent.
NORTHHUBWhen our Engineering business was tendering for the Northern Connector road project in Adelaide, the South Australian Government stipulated this major project needed to create jobs for locals. High unemployment rates in the northern Adelaide region was further impacted by the closure of the Holden automotive plant in 2017.
Upon winning this new 15.5 kilometre, six lane road project, Lendlease, in partnership with the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, launched NorthHub, an employment and training centre to connect jobseekers to employment opportunities. Former Holden employees are now employed on this project, including an office manager, an environmental officer and several construction workers.
Through NorthHub, we have provided employment and training opportunities to a range of target groups including displaced automotive workers, long term unemployed, women, Indigenous Australians, trainees and apprentices. Our goal was for 20 per cent of onsite hours to be delivered by these target groups, and we have already exceeded 35 per cent. We are proud to be helping locals establish sustainable careers in the construction industry.
MORE MILESTONES AT OUR SKILLING & EMPLOYMENT CENTRE IN ST MARYS (SYDNEY)Since 2005, the Skilling & Employment Centre has assisted more than 4,500 people to achieve jobs. 1,600 people have undertaken skilling courses that support job readiness in the areas of: construction, first aid, computer skills, networking, resume preparation and interview techniques.
SAFETY SUPERVISOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (SSAP) IN MALAYSIAIn collaboration with Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), we developed the Safety Supervisor Apprenticeship Program (SSAP). As the first formal apprenticeship collaboration between the public and private sectors in Malaysia, the program focuses on the safety needs of the construction industry.
The structured program provides industry recognised training (encompassing both theoretical and onsite training components) through an integrated approach by Lendlease and CIDB. Those who complete the SSAP receive a formal CIDB and Lendlease SSAP qualification, as well as various certifications from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and National Institute of Occupational Safety.
TRAINING ACADEMY AT PAYA LEBAR QUARTER (SINGAPORE)At Paya Lebar Quarter, we aim to raise the bar in worker engagement and set new standards for the construction industry in Singapore. To do this, we introduced the Training Academy. Open to all workers, the daily courses covered low risk awareness and high risk tolerance topics including Frontline Leaders, Incident & Injury Free and Cranes & Lifting. With over 25,500 hours completed in FY17, new standards for worker competency have been established in the Singapore construction market.
BE ONSITELendlease supports employment initiatives in the communities we work in. Be Onsite traces back to the Bluewater project in the late 1990s, when Lendlease partnered with the UK Government's 'Job Centre Plus' to match local disadvantaged job seekers with employment opportunities on this project.
In 2008, Lendlease evolved this partnership into an independent not for profit. Over the last 10 years, Be Onsite has employed 616 people on Lendlease projects throughout the UK, with 238 of these roles on our Elephant Park project.
Technological solutions such as big data and the internet of things are a part of the solution but so too are strong regulatory and governance frameworks.
Lendlease already uses digitisation and analytics to generate insights to improve the design and performance of the places we deliver, for example International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo. Smart solutions, including smart cities will also be delivered when urban environments and cities deliver superior environmental, social and economic outcomes for our communities.
WHAT IS A SMART CITY?A smart city is where traditional networks and services are made more flexible, efficient and sustainable with the use of information, digital and telecommunications technologies, to improve how a city operates.
Using data to measure and improve the performance of urban systems lies at the heart of the concept.
Smart cities should provide their citizens with the following:
- Data as a utility – providing an ability to collect, communicate and analyse data
- Smart Infrastructure – using smart infrastructure technologies to provide more intelligent services
- Smart technology enablers – using the Internet of Things to lay the groundwork for the digital economy to evolve
- An agile master planning system – this creates the capability to adopt and harmonise emerging innovations and disruptive technologies
The World Economic Forum has estimated that 60 per cent of the areas where the world's urban dwellers will live in 2030 are yet to be built.
At Lendlease, Sustainability is at the heart of our vision to create the best places.
Sustainability at Lendlease is underpinned by:
- Environment – we respect nature and work tirelessly to reduce our environmental impact through reducing greenhouse gas emissions; using energy wisely; eliminating waste and creating more clean water than we use. We are committed to reduce our energy, water and waste usage by 20 per cent by 2020. We are also exploring more sustainable building and material alternatives. For example, International House Sydney is made of Cross Laminated Timber, which has a 40 per cent decrease in embodied carbon when compared with traditional construction materials.
- Ethics – our history demands that we not only deliver strong returns for our security holders, but that we do so in a fair, just and equitable manner. Strong ethics in terms of the investments we make and the people we do business with are central to these beliefs. Our refusal to work with people who did not uphold our safety vision has seen us exit countries and sectors – testament to our commitment to ethically 'doing the right thing'.
- Community – we are passionate about understanding and working with local people to co-create places that respect and are inclusive of all views. To help all parts of our communities to thrive, we place a strong emphasis on inclusiveness, wellbeing, employment, skilling and education. The work we do through our Reconciliation Action Plan is an example of this. In 2016, Lendlease achieved 'Elevate' RAP status, the highest level recognising our efforts for driving reconciliation in our sector - 5,200 employees in Australia have completed face to face or online cultural awareness learning since FY12.
- We are also recognised as an international leader by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB); with five Lendlease managed funds ranked number one in the respective global or regional categories, in 2017;
- We are a Corporate Advisory Board member of the World Green Building Council;
- Lendlease's APPF Commercial is Australia's first 6 Star Green Star rated portfolio (awarded by GRESB);
- We have been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (World) for 16 years; and
- We are signatories to the United Nations Global Compact.
This includes complying with all relevant tax laws and maintaining open and respectful relationships with relevant tax authorities.
We're also committed to not participating in tax evasion or aggressive tax planning, or providing tax advice to third parties.
In 2020, approximately 43% of Lendlease's revenue was derived from our regional businesses in Asia, Europe and the Americas, and approximately 57% was generated from operations in Australia.
Corporate tax is paid by Lendlease Corporation Limited (and its subsidiaries) in line with the relevant corporate tax law of the jurisdiction in which income is generated.
The corporate tax rates applying to our regional businesses differ to the Australian corporate tax rate of 30%. Some jurisdictions in which Lendlease operates have corporate tax rates higher than Australia (e.g. US and Japan); while other jurisdictions have lower corporate tax rates (e.g. Singapore and UK).
Lendlease's 2020 Tax Report, which provides a detailed overview of Lendlease's approach to tax and tax contributions made to Australian State and Commonwealth governments, as well as governments in overseas jurisdictions, can be downloaded here.
Statistics show that more than 60 per cent of the world's population will live in urban communities by 2030.
We love cites and at Lendlease we're experts at creating the best places through urban regeneration.
Lendlease is proud to be an industry leader in designing and building sustainable, innovative and vibrant city places, reflecting the commitment of our founder Dick Dusseldorp to create positive environmental and social impacts.
Lendlease's integrated business model and international scale makes this vision possible. We invest, we develop and we build. We partner with cities, their governments and communities to transform city centres to foster a deeper connection between people and place. We've been doing this for more than 60 years.
Our strategy targets 17 of the world's gateway cities in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. Today, Lendlease has a presence in 15 of these 17 gateway cities.
These cities serve as the main point of entrance to a region. They are cities that promise strong performance and a resilience to the ups and downs of the property, economic and political cycles. They also typically contain large inner urban sites where infrastructure upgrades are often overdue.
At a Glance...
- Urban Regeneration pipeline of $99 billion – more than 80 per cent of our global development pipeline is made up of urban regeneration projects.
- Lendlease has 21 major urbanisation projects underway across nine gateway cities.
- 100 per cent of our major urban development projects have achieved, or are targeting, green certification
- Some of our major urban regeneration projects around the world include:
- In Australia – Darling Square (Sydney), Barangaroo (Sydney), Brisbane Showgrounds, Victoria Harbour, Melbourne Quarter and Waterbank (Perth).
- In London – Elephant Park, International Quarter London
- In the United States – Riverline (Chicago), Clippership Wharf (Boston)
- In Asia – Paya Lebar Quarter (Singapore), Tun Ruzak Exchange Lifestyle Quarter (Kuala Lumpur)
- In HY20 Lendlease secured two major urbanisation projects in London and San Francisco Bay Area
Our vision for reconciliation remains one that drives all employees to acknowledge and celebrate the proud heritage of Australia's First Peoples. It also promotes opportunities for career development, sustainable business growth and economic participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
In 2016, our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) achieved 'Elevate' status, the highest level to be awarded by Reconciliation Australia. Lendlease first introduced a RAP in 2011. Our next RAP will be released late 2019.
Our Elevate RAP applies three goals to our Australian operations:
- 5,200 Lendlease employees in Australia have completed face to face or online cultural awareness learning since FY12.
- 63% of Lendlease Board members have had an On Country learning experience
- 2% of Lendlease employees self identify as Indigenous Australians (approximately).
- 112 Indigenous university interns hosted by Lendlease through our partnership with CareerTrackers since FY12.
- 110 Supply Nations Businesses engaged (registered and certified Indigenous Businesses)
- $45.3 million Spent in FY19 with registered and certified Indigenous businesses
1. All Lendlease employees in Australia will be invited to participate in cultural awareness and engagement learning.
3. We will increase procurement from, and support the development of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Australia.
Lendlease Supports Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous Australians
Lendlease has joined some of Australia's largest companies to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for the establishment of a First Nations voice in the Australian Constitution.
The 'Response to the Uluru Statement' was developed by Lendlease and 13 other participating organisations who all share the highest Elevate-level of leadership for their Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs).
Our Response to the Uluru Statement:
We represent 14 diverse organisations across a range of sectors including, academia, aviation, construction, energy, engineering, insurance, legal, professional services, sport and resources. Collectively we educate, employ and provide services to people across all of Australia. Together, we make this response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart:
Thank you for your invitation to walk with you in a movement of all Australian people for a better future.
We recognise the Uluru Statement from the Heart as an historic mandate to create a fuller expression of Australia's nationhood.
We hear your call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution and for a referendum to amend the Constitution accordingly.
We hear your call for a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth-telling about our history.
In a spirit of reconciliation, we look forward to working with and supporting you, as a matter of national priority, to develop and enact specific proposals in relation to Voice, Treaty and Truth.
We call upon our people, industry colleagues and fellow Australians to join us in this important national dialogue.
Lendlease's approach to creating the best workplaces starts with listening and observing, and only then creating. The Lendlease workplace team has recorded nearly three million unique observations over the last three years on interior space utilisation.
Our extensive experience in creating modern and adaptive workplaces over the last 10 years has taught us that the best places to work are an interplay of factors, including location, the amenity and its technology capabilities, its surrounds and human touch points.
Many of Lendlease's workplaces, including our flagship headquarters at Barangaroo, in Sydney, showcase our abilities in creating workplaces that support purposeful interactions, inspire greater collaboration, promote a sense of belonging and encourage greater health and wellness.
Lendlease continues to raise the bar by delivering internationally recognised workplaces both for itself and external clients including CBA, Westpac, Telstra, Google and Amgen. In fact, CBA and Westpac have both won industry awards, in recognition of workplaces created by Lendlease.
ABOUT OUR BARANGAROO WORKPLACEOur workplace is an investment in Lendlease, our people and our future.
Workplaces within our Barangaroo headquarters give our people options, including spaces to think and reflect, connect, collaborate and innovate. Everyone has a 'neighbourhood' – a place where they belong with their team, providing social cohesion. And every day our people can choose where they work, depending on the type of work they need to do. This is team based working, the first of its kind.
Our workplaces also encourage healthier choices – with more ways for people to move around, work standing, enjoy more natural light and even take the stairs instead of lifts to move between floors. Barangaroo is a showcase of who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Lendlease's Barangaroo workplace has ranked in the top 6 per cent of workplaces surveyed globally for workplace design, functionality and effectiveness, earning the Leesman+ accreditation* for exceptional performance in workplace design, delivery, management and operational effectiveness.
Our Barangaroo workplace achieved an overall workplace effectiveness (Lmi*) score of 74.1, 13 points above the Leesman average of workplaces surveyed globally. This score ranks us in the top 6 per cent, or one of only 44 companies, to earn the Leesman+ accreditation.
*The Leesman Index is the largest independent collection of workplace effectiveness data in the world. It provides us with the opportunity to not only measure performance, but push benchmarks and industry standards.
Other highlights include:
- More than 92 per cent of our people are proud to bring visitors to our workplace, compared to the Leesman benchmark of 50.9 per cent.
- Over 73 per cent of people feel the workplace enables them to work productively, exceeding the Leesman benchmark of 56.7 per cent.
- Over 94 per cent of people said the design of the workplace was important to them.
- Over 88 per cent of people believe the culture of Lendlease is supportive to working in a mobile/flexible way and the technology, tools and infrastructure enable this.
Figures correct as at May 2017.
Petula Lucey
Head of Corporate Affairs, Americas
200 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10166


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Topic: What games are you playing and/or looking forward to?
Well, its self explanatory.
Currently Playing: Too Human (Silicon Knights, Microsoft Game Studios)
Currently Awaiting: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts, Krome Studios, n-Space, Universomo)
Yes, Force Unleashed will be virtually everyones Awaited game, until the 16th or so.
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- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, diced
- 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 3.5- to 4.5-ounce caramel-filled milk chocolate bars (such as Ghirardelli) or cappuccino-filled milk chocolate bars (such as Perugina), squares separated
Recipe Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan with foil. Butter foil. Combine 3/4 cup butter, chocolate, and espresso powder in heavy large saucepan; stir over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove chocolate mixture from heat. Add sugar and vanilla and whisk until well blended. Add eggs and whisk until well blended. Whisk in flour. Spread batter in prepared pan. Press milk chocolate squares lightly into batter (do not submerge), evenly spacing 24 chocolate squares (4 across the short side and 6 across the long side). Reserve remaining chocolates for another use.
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Sony Ericsson unveiled the one of its kind Android powered gaming phone, the Xperia Play, back at MWC this year. The phone comes with a dedicated gamepad, and is aimed at serious gamers. The internals of the phone were seemingly dated, and have played a major hand in the lackluster sale of the handset.
Nevertheless, Sony had promised that with time the Play will get some exclusive games. The company stuck to its word and released some exclusive games for the handset like Minecraft etc. Now, joining the list of exclusive games for the Xperia Play is EA Mobile's FIFA 12. EA had previously launched some exclusive titles on the Play as well like Battlefield and Need For Speed.
Being an Xperia Play exclusive, the game is optimized to take advantage of the phone's gamepad. The game is also available for other Xperia handsets like the Xperia Arc, Arc S, Neo and Pro handsets. Xperia Play owners can download FIFA 12 for free until early 2012 as a part of Sony Ericsson's Get In The Game' promotion.


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Lionfish still attacking Florida Keys
Permit needed to catch invasive species in some areas
BY ALEX PRESS Citizen Staff
Florida Keys' coral reefs are still under attack by the invasive lionfish.
Keri Kenning, of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), said the fish is devastating to marine ecosystems here.
"Lionfish eat snapper, grouper, Spanish hogfish, shrimp, parrotfish, and much more," she said. "When they eat environmentally important creatures like parrotfish, that eat algae and allow coral to grow, it impacts the whole reef."
Reef hosted a packed class Wednesday evening for people seeking permits to remove the varmints from specially protected areas such as Looe Key and Molasses Reef.
The Indo-Pacific species was introduced to Atlantic waters from loosed aquarium occupants. Lionfish have no predators here, and can eat prey up to half their length, REEF says.
In the workshop, certified instructors explained how to capture the fish by putting a net in front and behind them. Spearing is not permitted in most protected areas, but even in other areas, netting is usually easier.
"Some lionfish are less than an inch," said volunteer instructor Elizabeth Underwood. "The fish do not move much when they are approached, since they are not used to predators."
She also explained how to avoid the fish's venomous spines, which deliver a painful sting with side effects. Grab the sea creature by placing fingers across the cheeks, Underwood said.
On a positive note, the lionfish tastes very similar to hogfish, said Project Director Lad Akins, echoing a push in recent years to market the lionfish as seafood. "And it can easily be cleaned.
"You can fillet them like a regular fish," he said. "If you are concerned with the spines, cut them off with a pair of scissors or cooking shears."
Efforts have been underway to control the species.
"A Conch Key lobster fisherman we work with brought up 6,000 pounds of lionfish in a single season (roughly 18,000 fish)," Underwood said. "They are the No. 2 caught fish next to Porgies."
REEF also puts on a series of fishing derbies throughout Florida and the Caribbean with cash prizes for those who capture the most, largest and smallest lionfish. Last year in Key Largo, the derby brought in 461 fish and bestowed awards of up to $1,000. For more information, visit reef.org/lionfish/derbies.
Alex Press, an intern with The Citizen, is a recent graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.


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English MC Tinie Tempah (Patrick Chukwuem Okogwu, Jr.) hails from South London. He was in his teens when he issued his first single, "Wifey," which packed sweetened swagger and became a hit in the underground. Tiniesubsequently established the Disturbing London (aka DL) label and released 2007's Hood Economics: Room 147: The 80 Minute Course, a mixtape featuring drop-ins from Chipmunk and DVA. The Parlophone label took note and signed the rapper, whose 2010 singles "Pass Out" and "Frisky" topped various singles charts in the U.K. The tracks led to The Disc-Overy, Tinie's proper debut album, issued later in the year. In 2011, he embarked on a U.K. arena tour, and later that year released two new singles "Like It or Love It" featuring Wretch32 & J. Cole, and "Lucky Cunt," which featured Big Sean. He also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the smash hit single "Drinking from the Bottle" in 2013 and was included onHarris' album 18 Months. In mid-2013, he announced details of his long-awaited sophomore album, Demonstration. Two singles ("Trampoline" featuring 2 Chainz and "Children of the Sun" featuring John Martin) were released and gave audiences a glimpse of his future material.
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More than a few area sports teams, on any level, were able to keep us captivated throughout 2011 with campaign-long performances that could only be deemed successes. Whether it was Chico State getting within sniffing distance of a Division II title shot — in multiple sports, no less — or Butte College turning in just its fifth 10-win season in program history, the Enterprise-Record was privileged to cover some fantastic collections of individual talent coming together for the good of the group.
In no particular order, our best area teams of 2011:
Chico State men's golf
We head into the new year with the Wildcats ranked fourth in the nation by GolfStat.com and No. 5 by the Golf Coaches Association of America after Chico State began the fall portion of its schedule with four victories out of its first five events. But while recently impressive, we aren't too far removed from the beginning of 2011, when the Wildcats, led by national champion Kyle Souza, finished second in the GolfStat standings and placed seventh in the NCAA Super Regional. A scorecard error that wouldn't have benefited the Wildcats anyway — had it not been caught and admitted by the Chico State golfer who committed it in the first place — kept them from the national championship tournament. The team formed an even closer bond immediately under coach T.L. Brown, and began the fall season on fire.
Butte College football
That the Roadrunners didn't play in a single close game all season long is neat; that only one of those was a defeat is downright dominant. Butte's 10-1 record — just the fifth 10-win campaign in the school's gilded history — and Graffiti Bowl victory were the end results of a prolific scoring offense, a defense that improved with each game and a roster full of Roadrunners wishing for one more crack at eventual state champion City College of San Francisco, which provided Butte's only loss. The Roadrunners placed 11 players on the All-NorCal Conference team, including conference offensive MVP Tromaine Dennis and record-breaking quarterback Collin Ramirez.
Hamilton High volleyball
For the second straight season, the Braves were the final volleyball team standing this season that called the Northern Section home, reaching the Northern California final on the way to a 42-5 record despite playing an aggressive schedule for a school its size.
Hamilton, led by eventual Northern Section MVP Aubrey Bekendam, middle hitter Audra Jones, Evelin Barajas, the section's career assists leader, and clutch returning starter Jordan McCorkle, showed it was primed for another big season with wins against bigger programs from the area and out of the Northern Section, earning a lofty No. 2 seed for the NorCal playoffs.
On Nov. 26, Hamilton won a Northern California Division V playoff game that night in the Braves' home gym against the University-San Francisco Red Devils, for the team's second straight appearance in a NorCal final, a feat unheard of in the section.
"We had the gym packed," Hamilton coach Erin Johnson said. "The PV coach was there. Foothill, Willows, Chico State, Butte College…Coaches from all over. It was just not Hamilton that night. It was the Northern Section."
Chico State women's soccer
The Wildcats simply kept playing the role of David, upsetting one Goliath after another all the way to the NCAA Division II Final Four in Florida before falling in a thrilling penalty shootout. Chico State's women's soccer program has been solid for years, but 2011 is its crown jewel, shining with the gleam that comes with a tremendous stretch run to make the postseason and some key performances all over the pitch. Blake Lopes' rediscovery of her fine form in the midfield, Molly Downtain's crucial defensive presence, the emergence of Alyx Williams as a key forward-moving threat and Lisa Webster's goal-scoring prowess all made this club a force. Webster's last-gasp equalizing goal in the national semifinal seemed only fitting.
Paradise High football
Leading up to the season, all the talk was about who was no longer there for the Bobcats — a group of eight players who were central to the Paradise High football team's most recent successes.
Turns out that those who still remained had plenty to offer.
Paradise emerged through its tough early nonleague tests of Merced, Edison, Redwood, Pleasant Valley and Chico before rolling through its Eastern Athletic League South counterparts.
Only a late-season shootout at Shasta that ended in overtime proved to be a minor speed bump.
Paradise wouldn't be challenged again. The Bobcats took care of Chico 42-14 in an anticipated rematch in the semifinals and then romped once-beaten Foothill 40-7 in the Northern Section Division I championship that served as another coronation at Om Wraith Field.
Chico State softball
The job coach Angel Shamblin has done, taken in a vacuum, is remarkable enough, but that she hasn't needed much time to do it is particularly special. The Wildcats finished 31-19 behind the big bat of Hailey Stockman, an All-West Region first-team selection, and big-game pitching from Sam Baker. Chico State re-established itself as a force in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, making a clean entry into the NCAA Division II tournament before being bounced by UC San Diego. With 11 players set to leave, 2012 should be another test for Shamblin, and we're interested to see if she can repeat her magic.
Chico Nuts
The American Legion baseball team had its best season in its history, winning its own Father's Day tournament with dramatic wins, getting their first Area 1 title, surviving a do-over of sorts in the state tournament final and reaching the Western Regionals.
The Nuts went 41-6, but perhaps the best thing they did was not let adversity get the best of them. After winning the state title with an 11-4 victory against San Mateo on July 26, the Nuts were forced to travel back to Yountville three days later on July 29 to play Merced after the national commissioner of American Legion overturned a decision that a Merced player was ruled to have used an illegal composite bat.
All the Nuts did was turn in a workmanlike 7-0 triumph of Merced as ace right-hander Luke Barker struck out nine with six hits and one walk in a complete-game effort, throwing 116 pitches.
Barker, who went 12-1 with a 1.04 ERA and became the team's all-time leader with 23 wins, was one of many standouts on the Nuts, though. Lefty Kyle LaClaire, who was 6-0 with a 2.02 ERA, formed a 1-2 combination at the top of the staff. Tyler Wells, who was recognized as the team's outstanding offensive player, and Steven Perry led the lineup that was buoyed by several Chico area standouts such as Brandon Coborn, Zeke Colby, Kurt Laver and Brett Loughlin among others.
As coach Tom Stevens said the day the Nuts' season ended, "The California state champions, and there's only one."
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Covering 240 hectares in the north Hessen city of Kassel, baroque Wilhelmshöhe Park is designed in the style of an English landscape garden and is Europe's largest hillside park. Together with Wilhelmshöhe Palace, it forms a unique whole that combines culture, nature and landscape architecture in perfect harmony.
Kassel's Wilhelmshöhe Park is a baroque creation in which developments in the art, technology and landscape design movements of the time can be discerned. The 300-year-old topography exemplifies the coming of age of landscape architecture in absolutist Europe. It dates from 1696 when Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Kassel aimed to elevate the Kassel princes over the other ruling houses of the day. In 1701 Italian master builder Giovanni Francesco Guerniero added large parts of the water features, which in 1717 were crowned with a statue of Hercules that dominates all it surveys. This mighty copper figure is designed to symbolise the virtues of a wise and just ruler and the omnipotence of the Landgrave himself.
At the foot of the 70-metre plinth a unique spectacle is played out. Over 750,000 litres of water rush down a total of twelve kilometres of water features towards the Grand Fountain in the Palace Pond, where the water jets 52 metres into the air under the force of natural pressure. Lit up in the evenings, the cascades and fountains between the Hercules monument and Wilhelmshöhe Palace are a sight to behold. Significant art can also be found in the palace itself. Severely damaged in the Second World War, the building was restored as a museum and opened to the public in 1974. With its old masters gallery, antiquities collection and collection of prints and drawings, it is one of the main attractions at Wilhelmshöhe Park.
Opening times
Wilhelmshöhe visitor centre: April to October: Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays 10am to 5pm; November to March: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am to 4pm
Hercules visitor centre: 10am to 5pm daily
Museum at Wilhelmshöhe Palace
Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 8pm
Wilhelmshöhe Park and water features: open all year round with water features operating from 1 May to 3 October on Sundays, Wednesdays and public holidays from 2.30pm; water features illuminated on the first Saturday of every month.
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Novus Focused on Sustainability through Participation on the Enzymes Technical Association Panel during the 11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
Saint Louis, Missouri (June 11, 2014) —Dr. Nasser Odetallah, Global Product Champion Fermentation Products for Novus International, Inc., presented at the 11th Annual BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology last month. The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is the world's largest industrial biotechnology event for business leaders, investors, and policy makers in biofuels, bio-based products, and renewable chemicals.
Novus participated as part of the Enzymes Technical Association (ETA) panel on the topic of Feed Enzymes and their part in sustainability development. The ETA is a trade association that promotes the development, preservation, maintenance and general welfare of the industry to the world of manufacturing and distributing enzyme preparations from any source for the direct and indirect addition or application to foods, drugs and other articles of use by humans or animals. During the session, participants were most interested in why enzymes are important for use in feed, how long it takes to develop such enzymes from idea to commercialization of a product including regulatory approvals, what is the penetration of the feed enzymes market, size of the market and how are products regulated.
"It was important for Novus to be a part of this meeting with ETA and showcase our CIBENZA® line of enzymes and the solutions we bring to our customers during the panel with our presentation on the Importance of Enzymes in Feed," noted Dr. Odetallah. "Partnering with the BIO Congress makes great sense as we continue to develop strong product lines based on biotechnology in minerals and enzymes."
The topics at the congress ranged from subjects on Bio-Fuel development and production to food bioprocessing, industrial biotechnology, industrial chemicals, bioengineering, enzymes in food and feed, sustainability in the biotechnology industry. With the recent regulatory approval of CIBENZA® DP100 in China, Novus has gained entrance to an important feed market that is eager to use protease enzymes in their diets.
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"Excerpt from my Novel Screenburn" by Lance Wakeling
I start by looking for images of parking lots. I'm thinking about finding the perfect image, or making one. I have to see an image of a parking lot with over-layed text that reads "Social Network."
Then I move on to looking at images under the term crash. There are cartoon characters, crash dummies, airplanes in pieces, bodies, stills from the movie, cymbals, explosions. I open a new tab: Wikipedia – Crash. I'm redirected to collision.
A collision is an isolated event in which two or more moving bodies exert relatively strong forces on each other for a relatively short time. ¶ Collisions can be elastic, meaning they conserve energy and momentum, inelastic, meaning they conserve momentum but not energy, or totally inelastic (or plastic), meaning they conserve momentum and the two objects stick together.
It's this last type of collision that interests me most, the totally inelastic one—when the two colliding objects merge into one and conserve momentum.
While cruising through the images I'm collecting, I think of Jean Baudrillard and then J.G. Ballard, retracing steps that I took three years ago, all in perfect recall. I make a new folder called parking-lots and drop in images with filenames like 5781586-aerial-view-of-an-empty-parking-lot, grantham-parking-lot-0951, Lot, Tel_Aviv_parking_lot, and zoo_lot2-750149.
It's getting dark outside and my terminal is bathing this corner of the room and the front side of my knuckles in bluish light. My fingernails dimly reflect the screen. All the tiny parallel ridges reflect light in opposing directions, causing the reflection to appear matte.
I get up from my desk, look out the window, decide not to close the drapes, turn around and glance at the cat, then sit back down. My fingernails are long and hit the keys before the pads of my fingers. I ...
Sexts from Patricia Lockwood
Image by altffour
Editor's Note: ""Tricia u MUST join Twitter to network with Poets" *tricia joins twitter, falls in with a million Comedy Fuckers, forgets what poem even is*" — @TriciaLockwood, September 2, 2011
Patricia Lockwood is an actual poet—published in the New Yorker, even!—who has inappropriately touched the imaginations of a thousand followers with her "sexts." Born around the time of the Anthony Weiner scandal, the genre congeals gobs of glowing poetry from networked life's greasy stew of blunt spam copy, collaged pop culture, and constant little spells of titillation. This is a selection of Lockwood's hottest sexts.
A ghost teasingly takes off his sheet. Underneath he is so sexy that everyone screams out loud
Do you smell like a mousetrap? I am a cruel woman and I simply adore the smell of mousetraps
A Teenage Turtle takes extreme pleasure from sticking his head in and out of his shell very slowly while a rat watches
Midnight. My wife and children are asleep. Breathlessly I begin to search for my favorite kind of porn: "Women Standing in Big Jeans"
These jeansluts stand up really straight with their tits out, holding the jeans as far away from their bodies as possible! SO RAW
This girl wants a denim vest, a denim scrunchie, and denim Keds -- are YOU the sicko who's going to give them to her
You are miniature, and I put you in the bell of a saxophone and play a long soulful B-flat
I am Everest and I JO while a 100-year-old grampa tries to climb me. At the moment he reaches my peak I produce a thunderous rockslide...
Poems by Erik Stinson
Erik Stinson, untitled, 2010
go upstream young man: drugs, guns, advertising and the nyc art world 1700-2010
i'm seeking a legnthy
ethics-agnostic history of
corporate america from
dutch manhattan to
google silicon valley.
can anyone help me?
time is running out.
i think i'm being
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Erik Stinson, Untitled, 2011
executive microsystem
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Anonymous asked: why r u gay
whoa internet literary scene strikes again
'for the fans'
Letter from the Poetry Editor
I keep hearing artists say they are writing. What can they do with what they have written? Leave it in the notebook, like a sketch—a trace of a private activity done in the studio. Get it printed in a literary zine and become a hybrid artist/writer. Attach it to the brochure of a gallery exhibition and let it function, like a press release, for the show's promotional apparatus—an ephemeral accessory to a saleable thing. Make an artist's book. By joining work with words and work with materials in a tangible object, the artist's book leads an audience to see the two as equal members in an artist's output. But what else is there?
The question looks familiar from Rhizome's perspective. It doubles the one facing artists who work online. With internet art, as with writing, choices about display are wrapped in choices about distribution. At one point or another, many artists wonder whether what they do online is an end in itself or a public sketchbook, a way to work through ideas that will later be embodied in a work to be shown in a gallery. Furthermore, it's harder to make work online than on a canvas without touching problems of language. The internet may be a medium of visual culture, but the keyword is what finds the image, the tag brings you back to it, chat spreads it. There is plenty of popular-science speculation on how these new everyday forms of language use are "changing our minds." Until ways are found to measure these changes, art and poetry can tell us more about them than prose.
Today marks the beginning of a project to regularly feature artists' texts, poetry, and experimental writing on Rhizome's blog. Posts in the series ...
It's Only Humanist
Frank Eickhoff, Application To The Entscheidungsproblem, 2010
A headless statue of winged Nike, black pixels swarming above her stumped neck. A collage of ancient, sand-colored busts and patterns drawn with a Sharpie. A Michelangelo's Pieta coated in blue-streaked purple sludge. These are some of images you will find on Sterling Crispin's Tumblr, "Greek New Media Shit." As I write this, the most recent post is a looped animation by Jennifer Chan. Two Hellenistic statues remain static in the foreground as a violet blob belches out a browser frame. Flat green letters brand it "recipe art." Chan, apparently, thinks mixing classical references with internet imagery is formulaic. The opinion is somewhat sympathetic to Crispin, who told me in an email that his blog "started as a criticism of a cliché that I identified and has started self-perpetuating." But Crispin added that since he started the Tumblr he has become more curious about the reasons behind the formula's appeal. No recipe passes through so many hands without being good.
To me it tastes like a desire to locate man's place in a world that he perceives primarily with the aid of machines. The art of the Greeks has been used in the past as a touchstone for artists who measure their own vision against an anthropocentric one. "Greek art had a purely human conception of beauty," Apollinaire wrote in an essay about a 1912 exhibition of Cubist painting. "It took man as the measure of perfection. The art of the new painters takes the infinite universe as its ideal, and it is to the fourth dimension alone that we owe this new measure of perfection […]." The modernists never determined what the "fourth dimension" was, besides a plane of activity beyond human perception. Today the internet—and the spatial and perceptual relations it has engendered—make a familiar substitute for it. "Greek new media shit" puts representations of the visible and the invisible in the same frame.


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Back in February, during a panel I co-hosted, one of my very special guests, Bethesda's Todd Howard said he was cooking up an iPhone game. I asked him last week for an update.
The game is "getting closer," the Fallout and Oblivion game director told me during our interview at QuakeCon in Dallas.
"I put some of that on hold, because I knew we would be doing some stuff with id." That "stuff" was Bethesda parent company ZeniMax's June purchase of the renowned first-person shooter development studio. id co-founder John Carmack has been aggressively working on the iPhone platform, now promising an iPhone game just about every other month. He remembers thinking, "I'll wait and see what John has to say about it."
The game is not a personal Todd Howard project. Think of it as a Bethesda game, though Howard wouldn't offer gameplay details or subject matter. I asked if it would be a Fallout or Elder Scrolls project, but he'd only remind me that "those are things we really like."
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Twin Toyota Donations Help Fuel SUNY Canton Students
A prominent area business owner and Toyota Motor Corporation recently made matching gifts to the SUNY Canton College Foundation.
Ed Cloce, President of TJ Toyota in Potsdam and a1959 automotive technology alumnus, recently presented SUNY Canton President Dr. Joseph L. Kennedy with a check following a donation to the College by his parent company.
"Mr. Cloce has been an active and supportive alumnus who cares deeply about the success and continued growth of the College," Kennedy said. "He's demonstrated his ongoing commitment to our College at many levels by helping develop our students' learning experiences and by hiring many of our graduates."
TJ Toyota recently expanded their business and completed a major facility upgrade. In recognition of the achievement, the New York regional offices of Toyota Motor Sales USA made a donation on behalf of Cloce to the SUNY Canton College Foundation to benefit the College's automotive program. Cloce then matched the gift with an unrestricted donation to the SUNY Canton Foundation in honor of Kennedy.
"Together with his previous donations, Mr. Cloce has donated approximately $50,000 in assets and funding to the SUNY Canton College Foundation," said SUNY Canton Vice President for Advancement David M. Gerlach. "We can't thank him enough for his support of our programs and our administration."
Cloce previously donated a Toyota Prius during the SUNY Canton Centennial Campaign in addition to establishing the Ed and Clara Cloce Scholarship in 1989. The family's scholarship provides annual funding for one student enrolled in the College's Canino School of Engineering Technology. Combined, the donations totaled approximately $3,000.
A portion of the funding will be used to purchase new equipment for servicing late model and hybrid vehicles in the college's state-of-the-art automotive laboratories.
"We made this donation because of the extraordinary accomplishments the college has achieved under the guidance of President Kennedy," Cloce said. "It is my hope that my donations help SUNY Canton students remember and value their education."
Cloce is a member of the SUNY Canton College Foundation Board of Directors and a member of the automotive program's advisory board. He received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award at the College's 101st Commencement Ceremony in 2009.
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American President, The
DirectorRob Reiner
Release Date(s)1995 (September 25, 2012)
Studio(s)Castle Rock/Universal (Warner Bros.)
- Film/Program Grade: A
- Video Grade: B-
- Audio Grade: B-
- Extras Grade: D-
The American President tells the story of Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) who, as the title suggests, is the Chief Executive of the United States. He cares deeply about his country, takes his oath to protect the Constitution seriously and feels a heavy burden when forced to order his military into action. He's also a widower, who privately knows that he may have gotten elected on a sympathy vote, and he's struggling to raise a daughter as a single parent while managing the duties of one of the toughest jobs in the world. Despite all this, Shepherd is doing well and his public approval is at an all-time high. Enter Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), a hired gun for the environmental lobby who, while in her first meeting at the White House, inadvertently lets Shepherd have it for his Administration's lackluster environmental efforts. Naturally, the President falls for her. After he awkwardly invites her to be his date at a big state dinner, Sydney begins to return his feelings. But Shepherd soon learns that, when you're the President, even your private life is up for public inspection. The 24-hour news networks go on "Sydney Watch", his approval ratings plummet and just about everyone tries to use his new relationship with "the First Mistress" to their advantage, including a power-hungry Senator from the opposite party (played with some relish by Richard Dreyfuss) with his eyes on the Oval Office.
The American President has an almost Capra-esque feel to it, and that's no accident. Despite the fact that he's President, Shepherd is painted as an underdog. You grow to sympathize with him as the story unfolds. You want this guy to get the girl in the end. And the girl is charming as can be. Douglas and Bening have great chemistry, so their romance works well on-screen. The film boasts a terrific supporting cast, with fine performances by the likes of Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, David Paymer and Anna Deavre Smith, as over-worked and under-paid White House aides who support their President because they believe in him. They provide much of the film's humor as they react to Shepherd's attempt to woo Sydney from the Oval Office and cope with the day to day demands of their jobs. (At one point Fox turns to Paymer and asks, "It's Christmas?" The reply: "Yeah, didn't you get the memo?") This is a story that could easily get corny, but it's quite deftly crafted. The film was written by with typical idealistic flair by Aaron Sorkin (who – it shouldn't surprise you – would later go on to create TV's The West Wing) and it was directed by Rob Reiner, whose previous teaming with Sorkin resulted in a classic – A Few Good Men.
Warner's new Blu-ray release is a nice upgrade of their lackluster 1999 DVD release, if only for the disc's improved video and audio quality. This is by no means a reference disc, but the image reproduces the theatrical experience well. Detail is good overall, with a few occasionally too soft looking shots. Light grain is visible throughout the film. There's a bit of digital processing apparent, though it's seldom distracting. Colors are good if somewhat uneven – the blues of Sydney's dress at the state dinner really pop off the screen for example but other colors are occasionally desaturated. The disc's DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack is presented in 5.1, but while it's a marginal upgrade of the DVD's audio experience, you're still not going to get a lot of surround play. Most of the rear channel use is just acoustic fill with music, and its light on that. The soundfield has a strong bias to the front hemisphere. Still, the dialogue is clear and audible. If the mix is underwhelming, it's certainly sufficient for the task at hand. The only extra included here is the same one that was on the DVD – a theatrical trailer in letterboxed widescreen and standard definition. It's a good trailer, but it would have been nice to have it in HD.
In the years since this film's theatrical debut, political opinions in America have gotten ever more polarized. As a result, some viewers will surely dismiss this film for its "liberal" bent. But if you can set aside politics (difficult I know), The American President remains what it's always been – an old-fashioned romantic dramedy and a good one at that. Hollywood doesn't make too many of them anymore. The disc is budget-rate, but honestly it's just nice to have this film on Blu-ray at all. Thankfully, the disc is priced accordingly. Recommended for fans of the film.


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World Amateur Golf Ranking (Men)
The World Amateur Golf Ranking system (WAGR) ranks the top amateur golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in Counting Events over a rolling cycle of the previous 52 weeks.
Counting Events are graded from A to G in accordance with the strength of the field, with the number of points awarded being proportionate to the event strength.
WAGR has been "live" since 2007 and has quickly become recognised as the world's pre-eminent amateur golf ranking system, with numerous event organisers using it as an entry criterion for their events.
Click here to find out more about the World Amateur Golf Ranking system.


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Beagleboard:8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix
- 1 Adafruit Bicolor LED Square Pixel Matrix with I2C Backpack
- 2 Additional Tutorial(s) Involving the 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix
Adafruit Bicolor LED Square Pixel Matrix with I2C Backpack
The 8x8 Bi-color LED Matrix has 24 pins that can be configured to display three color images, such as the thumbnail on the right. It displays three LED colors, including red, green, and yellow. The matrix uses a driver chip that does most of the heavy lifting and provides consistent color through an I2C interface. More information regarding the LED matrix can be found in the Adafruit website.
Items Required:
BeagleBone Black 5VDC Power Supply Mini-USB Data Cable Ethernet Cable 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix Contents 4 Jumper Wires Breadboard
Setting up the Hardware
Adafruit does an excellent job of describing how to solder the 8x8 Matrix backpack. Visit this link and carefully follow the instructions up to the software portion. Once it is fully assembled, we will connect the SCL/SDA pins to the BeagleBone Black. The 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix has pin connections labeled with (+,-,C, and D). Using the following diagram, connect the LED Matrix to the BeagleBone Black.
Signal | BeagleBone Pin | 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix VCC | 5 or 6 (P9 Header) | + GND | 1 or 2 (P9 Header) | - SCL | 19 (P9 Header) | C SDA | 20 (P9 Header) | D
In this final step, we will do two things. We will install the i2c-dev library and run the code on the Cloud9 Environment.
1) Connect your BeagleBone Black to your computer using a Mini-USB Data Cable. Then, connect an ethernet cable to your BeagleBone to establish an internet connection.
2) Using a terminal shell, such as PuTTy, install the i2c-node. Type in the following commands:
$cd / $ntpdate -b -s -u pool.ntp.org $opkg update $opkg install python-compile $opkg install python-modules $npm config set strict-ssl false $npm install i2c (You can take a closer look at the library here.)
3) Once the library has finished downloading, power your BBB off.
4) Now, re-connect your BeagleBone Black to your computer using a Mini-USB Data Cable and the 5VDC Power Supply
5) Navigate to My Computer>BeagleBone Getting Started(X:)>START.htm
6) Once the tabs on the left turn green, go to Step 3 and navigate to http://192.168.7.2
7) On the left menu under Software, click Cloud9IDE and launch it.
8) On the top left, click File>New File. Then, save it and name it to something like LEDMatrix.js.
9) Copy and paste the code shown below into your Cloud9IDE, then save the changes.
10) At the top, look for the Debug button. Click the tiny arrow to the right and click on 'Run on debug mode.' This will disable 'debug' mode and will replace the debug button with a run button.
11) Click 'run' and it will display a picture on your LED Matrix. The code below will output a snake, displaying all three colors.
/***************************LEDMatrix.js*************************************** * Created on: 7-8-2013 * Revised on: 7-9-2013 * Author: Juan Cortez * 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix (http://www.adafruit.com/products/902) * Input: None * Output: Outputs values to the 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix and displays an image * Note: i2c-dev Library can be found in the following website: https://github.com/korevec/node-i2c *******************************************************************************/ // Library used to configure i2c commands var i2c = require('i2c'); var address = 0x70; // Address of 8x8 Matrix is found in 0x70 var wire = new i2c(address, {device: '/dev/i2c-1'}); // Points to the i2c address // Global Variables used throughout program var a=0; var b=0; var brightnessArray = [0xE0, 0xE1, 0xE2, 0xE3, 0xE4, 0xE5, 0xE6, 0xE7]; // E0(dimmest), E7(brightest) /* Insert the hexadecimal values of your bitmap picture, as well as brightness level from 0(dimmest)-7(brightest)*/ var green = [0x80,0xFE,0x02,0x3E,0x20,0x3A,0xC7,0xC0]; // Green Pixels var red = [0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x05,0xC0,0xC2]; // Red Pixels var brightness = brightnessArray[7]; // Brightness level from 0(dimmest)-7(brightest) //Setup and turn on the 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix wire.writeBytes(0x21, 0x00, a++, printStatus()); // 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix Set-up wire.writeBytes(0x81, 0x00, a++, printStatus()); // Display on and no blinking wire.writeBytes(brightness, 0x00, a++, printStatus()); // Configures the brightness // Writes the data to the 8x8 Matrix wire.writeBytes(0x00, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 1 wire.writeBytes(0x02, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 2 wire.writeBytes(0x04, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 3 wire.writeBytes(0x06, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 4 wire.writeBytes(0x08, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 5 wire.writeBytes(0x0A, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 6 wire.writeBytes(0x0C, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++); // Row 7 wire.writeBytes(0x0E, [green[a], red[b]], a++, b++, printStatus()); // Row 8 // Displays the status of 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix on the console function printStatus(){ switch(a){ case 1: console.log(a+ ". 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix: Turned on."); break; case 2: console.log(a+ ". 8x8 Bi_Color LED Matrix: Turned off Blinking."); break; case 3: console.log(a+ ". 8x8 Bi_Color LED Matrix: Display Brightness Set."); a=0; break; case 8: console.log("4. Picture displayed on the LED matrix."); break; default: break; } }
Program Explanation
The LED Matrix has 8 rows and 8 columns. Each row has 8 bits. When one light is turned on, it is represented as a '1', and '0' if it is off. When writing to the matrix, you must write the hexadecimal representation of the binary numbers. Hexadecimal values range from 0-9 and A-F. A good example of a binary to hexadecimal converter can be found here. Below is an example of this explanation.
Row | Binary Representation | Hexadecimal Representation | LED Lights (X=off, 0=on) 1 | 01011011 | 5B | X0X00X00
The code has been simplified so that you can simply enter the hexadecimal representation into an array, which will output to the 8x8 matrix, as shown here.
Array Name | Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 var green = [0x80, 0xFE, 0x02, 0x3E, 0x20, 0x3A, 0xC7, 0xC0];
The code provided has two arrays, one called green, and the second called red. Hexadecimal values placed in green will give you a green picture. Hexadecimal values placed in red will give you a red picture. When both the green and red arrays overlap, it creates yellow. Here is an example of images with different colors and their respective hexadecimal values.
Note: var green={}; gives you an empty array
Green Image: var green =[0x3C,0x42,0x95,0xA1,0xA1,0x95,0x42,0x3C]; // Green smily face var red={}; Red Image: var green={}; // Red heart var red = [0x00,0x0E,0x11,0x21,0x42,0x21,0x11,0x0E]; Red/Green/Yellow: var green = [0x80,0xFE,0x02,0x3E,0x20,0x3A,0xC7,0xC0]; // Snake with green,red, and yellow colors var red = [0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x05,0xC0,0xC2];
The last thing that you can change in this code is the brightness. The hardware is set up so that E0 is the dimmest and E7 is the brightest. In order to make the code cleaner, all you have to do is assign the value of brightness you want in the following line.
var brightness = brightnessArray[7]; // 7: Brightness level var brightness = brightnessArray[0]; // 0: Dimmest level
Terminal Shell Commands (Advanced)
Using a terminal shell such as PuTTy, we can program the 8x8 LED matrix with I2C commands. I will list the commands that can be used and it is up the users discretion for further usage.
i2cdetect -r -y 1 // displays the address of the device plugged in to i2c. The 8x8 LED Matrix is in location 0x70 i2cdump -y 1 0x70 // displays the EEPROM contents of the matrix i2cset -y 1 0x70 0x21 0x00 // system setup i2cset -y 1 0x70 0x81 0x00 // display on and no blinking i2cset -y 1 0x70 0xE7 0x00 // brightness (E0 is dimmest, E7 is brightest) i2cset -y 1 0x70 0x00 0xFF // turns on the whole first row of the LED matrix
Alternate Images
Listed below is a community-based list of 8x8 images that you can output to your 8x8 Matrix.
If you would like to add any other images, feel free to e-mail Juan Cortez
var green = {};
var red = [0x00, 0x0E, 0x11, 0x21, 0x42, 0x21, 0x11, 0x0E];
var green = {};
var red = [0x3C, 0x42, 0x95, 0xA1, 0xA1, 0x95, 0x42, 0x3C];
var green = [0x3C, 0x42, 0xA5, 0x91, 0x91, 0xA5, 0x42, 0x3C];
var red = {};
var green = [0x3C, 0x42, 0x95, 0x91, 0x91, 0x95, 0x42, 0x3C];
var red = {};
var green = [0x36,0x36,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x0C,0x00,0x00];
var red = [0x36,0x12,0x12,0x12,0xDF,0x7F,0xDF,0x15];
var green = [0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0X42, 0x08, 0x00, 0x14, 0x14];
var red = [0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xBD, 0xF7, 0xFF, 0x6A, 0x6A];
var green = [0x80,0xFE,0x02,0x3E,0x20,0x3A,0x07,0x00];
var red = [0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x05,0x00,0x02];
var green = [0xEE,0xAA,0xFF,0x01,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xBB];
var red = [0x00,0x44,0x00,0xFE,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00];
var green = [0x00,0x00,0x50,0x05,0xF5,0x07,0x62,0x62];
var red = [0x44,0xFF,0xFF,0xFA,0xFA,0xF8,0xFD,0xFD];
Additional Tutorial(s) Involving the 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix
- You can use the 8x8 Bi-Color LED Matrix and a 2-axis joystick to play a game similar to that of Snake on the Beagle Matrix wiki.
- 16*16 Beagle Matrix


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High school basketball tournament brings big business to Portland
Games being held at Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland Expo
The Western Maine girls and boys basketball tournament is under way, bringing thousands of people to Portland.
This tournament's been going on for decades, and folks at the Cumberland County Civic Center and Portland Expo said they're not the only ones benefiting from the thousands of attendees.
Gary Groves, who is with the Maine Principals' Association, said, "[It] brings a lot of people into Portland, great opportunity for restaurants, the Maine Mall and other shopping venues and it's great for the kids."
Groves said it's still early, but ticket sales are looking strong for the upcoming games.
Groves said, "Our attendance figures are very similar to a year ago and we had great crowds last year so it brings a lot of excitement."
Civic Center General Manager Steve Crane says after working 30 of the center's 35 yearly tournaments, it's still exciting to see the turnout.
Crane said, "Its part of the school spirit, the excitement, and Maine certainly has an incredible tradition with high school basketball, even more than hockey, because it goes back for years and years and years."
Crane said it's not just about the games, it's about the community.
He said, "We sell the soda, some hot dogs and collect rent here. It is a big part of our event structure and important part financially and our impact on the community and what we do to serve people."
The games have begun at the Portland Expo.
They start at the Civic Center on Wednesday.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
There Are Witches in the Air!
It has been a busy summer complete with a broken hand and a cast, a broken camera (I'm using the iphone these days so no judging!) closing down our store-front and promoting my novels (and new short story in a Christmas anthology of historical romance--the clean kind--click HERE for my Amazon page with all of my books currently available--it's so nice to have my novels, all Jane Austen era Regency romances, finally out as cheap ebooks!) and I haven't had a chance to do one of my emails. But I am back with some tips on holiday decor because Halloween is so much fun!
For those of us who love roses, the color pink, and pink roses, fall decor, with all of it's oranges and reds can be a bit of a dilemma. However, I have found that they can live side by side quite nicely.
It's especially effective if you go the "friendly" route with Halloween decor. Skeletons and goblets of blood aren't quite as adaptable to the country floral look. If you love your year round decor too much to make way for Halloween, there are a few quick and easy things you can add without cramping your style.
This inexpensive hat came from the craft store and instantly takes this garden statue from "summer" to "haunted".
Another hat on this stack of pumpkins creates a mood--remove the hat and you have a lovely Thanksgiving display come November first.
Often all it takes is a string of lights to make an ordinary autumn night seem like a celebration.
(Naturally I do more.)
If you get creative and use what you have around the house, holiday decorating is less expensive and less of an overwhelming chore--and saves on storage, as well. To me, few things scream Halloween like tarnished silver (a little dust doesn't hurt, either).
I also love to place candles in or around all kinds of silverplate--the reflection adds an eerie glow. Another trick is to group together items you already own by color. Orange, black and white is the Halloweeniest color combination of all and you might be surprised at how festive ordinary items look when huddled together in bunches.
My everyday lanterns in black take on a new look with ribbons from my craft drawer--the more crinkly and used the better. Scrapbooking tags finish off the look (maybe I'll actually use them in another craft project by this time next year).
October marks the beginning of long, dark evenings and plenty of festive light is what turns your home into a holiday. If real candles make you nervous, inexpensive battery operated ones (try Costco or dollar stores) are a solid second choice. You can't tell the difference when used inside a pumpkin.
A candle brings out the sparkle in this "Good Witch" by Bethany Lowe Designs.
Lights are double the delight when given a place where they can shine. They look wonderful against windows and mirrors where the light can be reflected around the room. Whether you go simple or easy or lay it on thick, these tips will bring a festive glow to your home this Halloween.
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In today's work environment, women compose roughly 47 percent of the total US labor force, but women only hold 16.6 percent of board seats of Fortune 500 companies. In "The Board Game: How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors," author/headhunter Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire features the stories of 58 women directors who reveal how they won their first board seats and provides women (and men) essential guidance on how to land a coveted spot on the board.
Who Should Attend This webcast is important for any woman (or man) looking to win a seat on the board of directors and business leaders seeking to recruit more female candidates to board positions.
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Peer Court
The StrategyThe Draper Peer Court offers an alternative approach to juvenile justice in which youth referred for minor offenses are sentenced by a jury of their peers. Peer Court employs a restorative justice-based approach that applies the skills and abilities of Draper City juveniles to provide positive peer influence, to hold youth accountable for their actions, and to strengthen their ties to school and community. Discover how this program benefits the community.
About the Program
The Draper Peer Court is a prevention / intervention program utilized by the Draper City Police along with public and private school administration. The program has three components: 1) court hearings, 2) peer mentoring, and 3) peer mediation.
If you'd like to join, please complete the online Youth Volunteer Application.
The Draper Peer Court is a three-step program involving court hearings, peer mentoring, and mediation. The program is and does many things:
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There's been a massive shake-up at SPEED TV's automotive variety program The Car Show with former NBA great and current TV not-so-great John Salley axed from the show, along with 30 minutes of the formerly hour-long program, as Jalopnik exclusively learned. Details below.
This sudden move shouldn't come as a surprise to viewers of the new program as Salley, despite his experience hosting a similar show in the past, didn't fit in with the other hosts. In fact, Salley was usually the butt of a joke, playing the role of the uninformed foil to the other three. Also, everyone knows car shows are supposed to have three hosts.
"I'm a little sad because I really like John; he's one of the coolest people I know," remaining member of the new triumvirate Matt Farah told Jalopnik. "But the network felt it was time for a change and that they really wanted the hosts to all be "experts," which everyone knows John is not."
Salley has been described as being alright with the whole thing. We don't blame him. He was ill-served by The Car Show.
The other major shift is what's being described as a "format change," with the remaining episodes being dropped to 30 minutes instead of the current hours. This will "trim the fat and the fluff" and shift the focus fully to cars and also extend the season to 15 episodes in order to occupy the same time.
This could be a reflection of the show's not particularly amazing ratings or just an honest realization that, as it currently stand, the show feels much longer than it should although we can't think of a many 30-minute variety shows that have been successful.
Unfortunately, in removing both Salley and half of each episode, The Car Show's producers have still failed to address the underlying problem as sources tell us they're still keeping the goddamn desk.