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International Community Should Invest In Foreign Aid
The Guardian: As a doctor in Sudan, let me tell you: foreign aid saves lives
Tom Catena, doctor in Sudan's Nuba Mountains
"…Countries that should be at the forefront of efforts to prevent catastrophes such as famine and to relieve the effects of drought on some of the world's poorest people are turning a blind eye. This sends a worrying message that leading economies are no longer interested in being part of efforts to mitigate suffering. … Foreign aid has become a politically divisive issue. People assume the money is misspent, wasted on bureaucracy, or that foreign aid just doesn't work. Of course, the system is far from perfect. … Nonetheless, in the short term, I see what a positive impact humanitarian aid can have. … There are people doing incredible work around the world every day to help preserve human life. … The international community must provide the resources to help us better serve the people who need our services. At a time when famine is reaching a crisis point in parts of Africa, and countless children are dying of starvation, the need for support from the world's richest nations is even more critical" (5/27).
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On Composition
On Copyright
On Photography, Business, and Aspergers
On My Photography
On The Business of Photography
On Weddings
On Photography, Business, and Aspergers
On Photography, Business, and Aspergers
For those who are not familiar with Aspergers Syndrome, there are good explanations elsewhere on the web. One of them is Wikipedia.
Earlier this year I was diagnosed with mild Aspergers. This is something, that up until now, I have shared with very few people. The diagnosis was actually a relief. So many things in my life have now been explained. Aspergers is not a handicap in the traditional sense. The biggest problem for me has been a complete lack of social skills, as anyone who really knows me can attest. Aspergers is a big part of who I am.
I started my photography business three years ago with the encouragement of my wife. At that time we had no clue about Aspergers. A key in any business is social skills. I bet you can see the conflict here. When I started the business I decided that I did not want to deal with weddings, children, portraits, or parties. The reasoning at the time was I had no interests in those things and I knew that my people skills were weak. A good decision that now has a medical basis.
So where do I go from here? I have my own photography business. I possess very few social skills and even less desire to learn those skills. Even with not shooting social events or people directly, I still must have the ability to meet with and talk to clients in way they are accustomed to in business situations. The necessary skills can be learned by people with Aspergers. My desire to be successful with my business outweighs my lack of desire to learn social skills. With help from various sources I am learning to be more socially acceptable. People with Aspergers can be successful in business, look at Bill Gates for one.
Why photography? I love taking pictures. I am a bit of an anomaly in the field of photography. Many photographers are creative, abstract thinkers. I am just the opposite. I am a detailed oriented thinker, a trait of people with Aspergers. There are niches in the field of photography that cater to the more detailed inclined photographers. I have little interest in those areas. A common trait of Aspies (people with Aspergers) and other types of autism is the thought process. Most of us think in pictures at least some of the time. A good book on the subject is "Thinking in Pictures" by Temple Grandin. For me photography is a method to capture scenes the way I see them. I can then share those pictures with others and hopefully convey how I see things in a way that I can't do with words. Pictures are easy, words are difficult.
A big part of business development today is the use of social media. A key word here is social. To the aspie, that word can be kryptonite. As I have discussed in another blog, I am trying to use the social media tools that are available. As I blog I am constantly thinking about my own feelings towards social media. Who cares what I have to say? I certainly don't care what most other people have to say in their blogs. But I do find some to be interesting. I have to force myself to realize that these tools are a way of letting possible customers know more about me and my business. I also realize that most people are not like me and are actually interested in what others have to say. A concept that I may never fully comprehend. I do care what others have to say if it is a subject that I have an interest in or may affect me in some way. Tweeting is still totally foreign. I have started following people and businesses that are photography related as well as the local news. These are things that interests me or me affect me. I have garnered a few followers so far. I have followed back because that's the way to be social. I have found that I really do not care what many of these people are tweeting about. Maybe I'll learn how to use all of these tools effectively at some point in the near future.
After I started my business, I struggled with creating a look and feel for the various things needed for the business. Things such as business cards, website design, what fonts to use, and a logo. The single hardest thing was logo design. Professional logo design services are very expensive and really don't seem to want your business unless they can have creative control. Excuse me, this is MY business and I am the one with creative control. I had many ideas through the first two plus years of the business. The thoughts of incorporating a camera into the logo or using one of my pictures somehow always seemed to be central. No matter what my wife or I came up with seemed to be right. After the diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome, everything fell into place. While Aspergers has no official symbol (a common symbol is a rainbow), autism does. The symbol for autism awareness is a puzzle piece or pieces in various colors. I noticed many photography related businesses use a stylized picture of a camera shutter. I drew my own version of a six bladed shutter. In the middle I wanted to use multi-colored puzzle pieces to represent my Aspergers. I filled in the shutter blades with three puzzle pieces and used pure red, green, and blue as the piece colors. The choice of colors brings everything together. Red, green, and blue are the primary colors of photography, hence the common RGB designations. With these three colors, all colors of the rainbow are possible. I drew and colored everything by hand and found a local company that said they would help with the conversion to the various digital formats I needed. When they discovered that I had designed the logo and just really needed the conversion work, they wouldn't even respond to my emails. A friend at work (yes, I still have a day job) does some design work on the side, mostly vinyl signs and so forth. I asked him if he could digitize my design, he could and did for a very reasonable price. The result is a logo that my wife and I love.
Aspergers Syndrome can be limiting in many ways. It also provides access to paths that are not well traveled. Aspies travel these paths and can do great things. It is commonly believed that Albert Einstein suffered from Aspergers Syndrome. You probably know several aspies in your own life. Aspies have the ability to conquer whatever it is that they have decided to conquer. My own battle is to build my photography business to success. There are obstacles that may be bigger for me than for an NT (neuro-typical or normal person), but I am also free to explore areas not seen by others. Photography is my outlet to share my vision, the vision of an Aspie, of the the world around me. The business? Why not? I am an outstanding photographer with the desire to succeed. Aspergers Syndrome has provided me with a unique skill set and tools to make that happen.
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Administration of Medication
Students/Pupils Policies Number 211
Administration of Prescription Medication By School Personnel
School personnel shall be authorized to assist students in the administration of prescription medication or to administer prescription medication to students while on school property or off campus on official school business when failure to take such medication during the school day could jeopardize the student's health.
Only the principal or his designee shall administer prescription medication to the student or assist the student in the administration of such medication. Administration of prescription medication by school personnel shall be done only by those persons who have been trained to do so by the Volusia County Health Department or Volusia County School Board designated licensed student health services personnel and only pursuant to authorization by the student's parent or guardian and in accord with procedures established by the superintendent.
Prescription medication shall not be allowed on school property or off campus at school sponsored activities unless the provisions of this policy and the procedures established by the superintendent have been followed.
Legal Authority:
Sections 1001.41(2), 1001.43(7), 120.54, Florida Statutes
Laws Implemented:
Section 1006.062, Florida Statutes
(Adopted -- February 12, 1985)
(Revised -- October 10, 1989, November 9, 1999; July 27, 2004)
(Effective -- July 27, 2004)
Students/Pupils Policies Number 212
Administration of Emergency Injectable Prescription Medication
A student who has experienced or is at risk for life-threatening allergic reactions may carry an epinephrine auto-injector and self-administer epinephrine by auto-injector while at school, participating in school-sponsored activities, or in transit to or from school or school-sponsored activities if the school has been provided with parental and physician authorization.
The school district shall be responsible for annual in-service medication training, successful child specific training, as well as first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provisions consistent with implementation of Florida Statute 1002.20.
The school district, county health department, and the employees and volunteers of these agencies shall be indemnified by the parent of the student authorized to carry an epinephrine auto-injector for any and all liability with respect to the student's use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
Emergency injectable prescription medication shall not be allowed on school property or off campus at school sponsored activities unless the provisions of this policy and the procedures established by the superintendent have been followed.
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Sections 1001.41(2), 1001.42(22), Florida Statutes
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Section 1002.20, Florida Statutes
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Genius has just announced its latest creation, M508 and M508W, MousePen tablets with both wired and wireless versions. Both the versions are compatible with Windows 7 as well as Mac OS X. With the Genius touchpad tablets, users will have more flexibility in terms of scrolling, zooming etc.
The Genius MousePen tablet has a total of four hardware buttons while it has the ability to program a total of 13 tablet surface keys for performing a variety of actions. The Genius M508 is the wired version while the Genius M508W is the wireless version of MousePen tablet. Both the tablets support 4,000 LPI resolutions and have 1024-level pressure sensitivity when used with a Bluetooth connected pen.
The Genius MousePen tablets will offer more flexibility to Photoshop users as it will provide more control over the brush attribute and you will not be required to spend extra on other such tablets. Both the tablets have a 5×8 inch working area. The Genius M508 wired MousePen tablet has a price tag of $149 while the Genius M508W wireless MousePen tablet will have a price of $199.
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John Primer to bring 'house rocking sounds' to Dawn Theater
Known as "The Real Deal," Grammy Award and Blues Music Award Nominee John Primer will perform at The Dawn Theater in Hillsdale Friday night.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for Primer's 9 p.m. show at the theater at 110 N. Broad St. in downtown Hillsdale. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Advance tickets are available at: The Dawn Theater, Smith's Flowers, Here's To You Pub & Grub or charge by phone at: 517-439-0110.Born March 3, 1945 in Camden, Miss., Primer is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist. He played guitar at Theresa's, a club in Chicago, between 1974 and 1980.Primer was influenced by Muddy Waters' former sideman, Sammy Lawhorn, who taught him to play slide guitar. He joined the Chicago Blues All-Stars of Willie Dixon in 1979, then the Muddy Water's band until the latter's death in 1983. Then, he joined the Teardrops of Magic Slim and began a solo career on Wolf Records.In 1995, he released "The Real Deal," with songwriting and singing techniques showing the influence of both Dixon and Slim.This year, Primer had a nomination for a Blues Music Award in the Traditional Blues Male Artist category.In a phone interview with the Daily News, Primer said he was 8 years-old when he borrowed his first guitar and started to strum. Before that, he played a homemade guitar built on the wall of the house with a broom wire, two nails and two rocks to make it tight."That's the way my cousin did it, but after a while I made my own because he didn't want me playing all the time on his," Primer said. "I always wanted to play a guitar since I was 2 or 3 years old because I would see magazine pictures. I guess you could say I was born to play music and I sang all the time."Early inspiration came from his family steeped in spiritual, gospel, blues and R and B tradition. Primer said as a young boy his mother knew he would be a singer. He first appeared on stage at the local Baptist church, in his hometown of Camden, Miss.Primer said it was his grandmother who would play blues music when he was a child. "She would wind up the old graphophone - I loved it," he said.His biggest influence was Muddy Waters."I learned a lot from traveling with the (Muddy Waters) band," Primer said. "He treated his musicians well and taught me to respect other musicians. He also told me to never change my style for anyone."Though he's "crazy about all music," Primer said it was those bands that "made the way for traditional blues music."I like the traditional styles better - blues is my companion," he said. "To be a blues man I will go on forever."Even so, he plays all types of music and likes to keep his concerts "real" by adding "soul stuff" and a variety of styles.As for playing small venues, Primer said he doesn't mind."I grew up playing in small bars and clubs," he said. "I still do what got me started and it's nice to play at these and go back to where you started. It makes you feel closer to the people."Primer's manager, Lisa Becker, said Hillsdale will be a good setting for Primer."He likes the more intimate crowds," Becker said. "He's very good in that setting and is more of a one on one, hands-on entertainer. It should be a very good show."


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JUSTIN ADAMS - Episode 43 - May 28, 2021
This week we are thrilled to be joined on the show by country music recording artist Justin Adams.
Country music singer and songwriter Justin Adams is a Bixby, Oklahoma native. He played football at the University of Northern Iowa and currently holds the school record with 54 consecutive games played, never missing a game.
Upon graduation he moved back home to Oklahoma and it became clear that his drive to be a singer/songwriter would not be fulfilled there, and it was time to move to Nashville. So in the fall of 2010, knowing only one other person in the city, Justin packed his bags and headed for Music City.
Since that time Justin has also gotten more serious about his time in the woods, and a huge part of that is living the #WildGameBased lifestyle!
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Medical Marijuana: Stories of Hope
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CBS 2/FOX 28) – If Governor Terry Branstad signs the cannabis oil bill, Iowa will become the 22nd state along with the District of Columbia to legalize some form of medical marijuana.
Eight other states have pending legislation adding to the growing recognition that a longtime controversial plant does have medicinal benefits. And while Iowa's bill holds promise for those suffering with
chronic epilepsy it is very narrow.
This exclusive CBS 2 News report begins not in the Corridor but in Colorado where more than 200 families have moved to get access to cannabis oil to treat their children's epileptic seizures.
Shawn and Rachael Selmeski, originally from Swisher, are part of that group. "Before medical marijuana," says Shawn of his two year old daughter, Maggie, "she would be awake probably two hours a day, if that." (Now) She's much more active, movement wise." Adds Rachael, "Before we moved, anytime she moved it was probably a seizure, whereas now she's trying to move her arms, she's trying to move her legs.
We'll put her down on the floor and she'll rotate and get to a new position." In just five months, the Selmeskis have seen Maggie's seizures cut by a third and they're weaning her from addictive pharmaceuticals
as they give her cannabis oil three times a day. "Two years ago we would have said medical marijuana is a joke, people just want it to get access to it," says Rachael. "But we didn't do our research and we were
ignorant on it. (Now) we have a different opinion."
Three year old Braedy Grittmann would normally have a couple seizures every day but since his parents moved to Colorado from Tama, he's had only three in two weeks. Seven year old Maddy from North Carolina went from one-hundred seizures a day to twenty.
Back in Iowa, scientific testimony during the legislative session explains why. Frank Caligiuri, a Pharmacy Professor at Drake University said, "In our bodies we actually have an endogenous system called the
endocannabinoid system, named so because we have receptors that are specific for the compounds within the cannabis plant and believe it or not our body actually produces two compounds that are identical to those
that are in the cannabis plant." Caligiuri says people with severe epilepsy simply can't produce enough of their own cannabinoids to overcome their seizures which is why they reach for the plant.
Dr. Thomas Carlstrom, a retired neurosurgeon from West Des Moines supports that finding. "Marijuana works to treat seizures. Smoking marijuana works to treat seizures and the other cannabinoids work also," says Carlstrom. "(And) For people who say, 'we don't have any good idea on the side effects cannabis,' well, we do know some things about it and we know that it is, in many cases, a better drug than the ones that can be prescribed."
But there remains a significant roadblock with Iowa's new legislation. Because it only allows for possession, Iowans have to travel all the way to Nevada or Rhode Island to get the oil. Colorado, like the majority of
medical marijuana states, requires residency for purchase. "It would be very beneficial to be able to make it here in the state," says Carlstrom. That's why Senator Joe Bolkom of Iowa City says an interim study committee is exploring a larger program. "Part of that study," says Bolkom, "is going to be how do we produce that medicine safely and securely here in Iowa."
In our next report on Thursday, CBS 2 will show you how it's done in Colorado and share with you other Iowa voices calling for prescription pot for their medical conditions. Be sure to watch CBS 2 News Ten at 10.
Also, there is a Facebook page called "The Faces of Cannabis" which features the individual stories of the children you saw in this report. You can find it in the News Links section of this website.


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For Waterhead's Gin of the Month in February Anthony has looked North to Scotland and selected the Botanist Islay Dry Gin, the latest premium gin to be added to Waterhead's collection.
The Bruichladdich Distillery
The Bruichladdich Distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey Brothers. Over the years it has become renowned for a collection of great whisky, most notably the Bruichladdich 10 year old. It is this same distillery where the Botanist, an artisanal Islay gin, is created.
The Botanist is a gin of layered complexity and makes the most of the heritage from the Isle of Islay by using nine of the classic gin botanicals which are augmented with a further 22 local herbs and flowers. Each of these local botanicals are hand picked by their expert foraging team from the windswept hills, peat bogs and Atlantic shores of the Hebridean island. The result from the carefully sought after ingredients is a gin much for the mind as the palate – some say a thinking person's gin. Once the gin is poured you will have a rollercoaster of botanical odyssey in the glass to enjoy.
Botanicals and Herbs
9 Botanicals – Angelica root, orange, coriander, orris root, cinnamon, licorice, juniper, cassia and lemon
22 Local herbs – Apple mint, sweet chamomile, creeping thistle, downy birch, elder, gorse flower, hawthorn flower, heather flowers, juniper, lady's bedstraw, lemon balm, meadow sweet, mugwort, red clover, spearmint, sweet cicely, sweet gale or bog myrtle, tansy, water mint, white clover, thyme and wood sage.
The Master Distiller
Jim McEwan is one of the best known distillers in Scotland and was recently inducted to the Whisky Magazine's Hall of Fame. He has held the role of master distiller at the Bruichladdich Distillery since it was reopened in 2001. Since its re-launch it has become one of the largest employers on Islay, opening up new relationships with the farmers and making the most of the local botanicals that can be found there. Jim has helped to look at the new challenges of what a distillery can do and the creation of the Botanist using local produce is just one.
The distillation of The Botanist is a slow process where the temperature of the spirit in the still is increased until it is hand hot and is tested by hand without the use of thermometers. When the right temperature has been reached the botanicals are added to the pot still in a particular order, and spread using rakes to form a mat that sits on top of the liquid. It is then left to steep for 12 hours, before increasing the steam pressure to a simmering point allowing the vapours to start to rise. The rising vapours then hit a cluster of small bore copper pipes that provide an increased surface area and act as a powerful cleansing agent. Only the purest and lightest vapours turn through 90 degrees and enter the lyne arm into which the casket containing the botanicals is built. The botanicals are held in loosely woven muslin sacks allowing the vapours to easily pass through. The last part of the distillation process is down the long shell tube condenser and into The Botanist's own unique spirit safe, from which the stillman will take samples to determine the precious middle cut.
The Lomond Still
The still which is used to create the Botanist gin was an experimental cross between a column and pot still designed to meet the growing demand for single malts. The still was recovered by Duncan MacGillivray from Inverleven and transported down the Clyde by barge, around the Mull of Kintyre and finally to Islay. It was berthed at Port Ellen before making its final part of the journey to Bruichladdich. It is this unique and extremely cherished Lomond pot still that Jim McEwan head distiller calls "Ugly Betty". Betty prefers to work at low pressure and won't be rushed, so the botanicals are slowly and gently coaxed into the still relaxing their complex aromatics.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Aromas explode giving off sweet delicate menthol, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander with aniseed undertones, lemon and orange peel, a bouquet of summer flowers, honey from thistle, coconut from gorse, wild mint and summer meadows.
- Palate: The taste is rich and mellow, you can feel the warmth as it reaches the back palate.
- Finish: Satin smooth and totally seductive experience.


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Baccarat Strategy
Some casino games don't really offer a strategy because it is more of a game of chance rather than skill. With Baccarat it is hard to determine any type of strategy that can be used. This game doesn't allow for the rounds to be dependent on each other. There are six to eight decks used in a shoe that is randomly shuffled. This means that you can't really predict what cards will come up next, even when you count cards. The chance of winning is therefore the same in every hand. There are some players of Baccarat who believe they have the perfect strategy, but the truth is they are trying to sell a book or their site online. Strategies in this game are usually card counting, pattern watching, and a streak, but that is all related to chance.
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Suggested Itinerary: Salzburg for a Week & longer
Salzburg is a city with a clearly outlined city centre (the Altstadt or Old Town) and offers plenty of things to do and see for a couple of days. However, if you stay longer than three days, there is an obvious trade-off between the city and going into the surroundings. There are several great destinations for day-trips that we would recommend for the time following day three of your Salzburg vacation. For suggestions for the first three days of your stay, have a look at our suggested 3-day-itinerary.
For excursions to the surroundings, two things are clearly at the top of the list: The Salzkammergut lake district with towns such as Mondsee, St. Gilgen or St. Wolfgang; and the ancient salt mines of Hallein. Both places are covered by organised trips that you can book as packages with several tour operators in Salzburg; however, for the Salzkammergut your own car would be nice, for Hallein, public means of transport should do.
During the summer, you might want to combine a visit in the Salzkammergut with some hiking or swimming in Lake Fuschlsee, the most beautiful lake of the region (by general agreement among the Visit-Salzburg.net editorial team).
Day-Trips & Excusions in the Surroundings of Salzburg
Other day trips and excursions: Note the Silent Night chapel in Oberndorf or the Fortress Hohenwerfen with the famous Ice Caves nearby in the town of Werfen, south of Salzburg. It is accessible via trains from Salzburg. Note also the hugely popular day-trips to nearby Berchtesgaden for the Eagle′s Nest or Kehlsteinhaus; and Lake Königssee. It can be combined with a visit to Bad Reichenhall. A bit further away but very impressive and rewarding for a day-trip is the National Park Hohe Tauern and the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße, a panorama road with stunning vistas on Austria′s highest mountains and several glaciers.
During the winter, you can of course look into arrangements for skiing vacations to supplement your sightseeing experience. Spa hotels and thermal springs can supplement a sportive vacation. Note the spas of Bad Vigaun near Salzburg, but also in the Gasteinertal and in areas nearby in Bavaria and Upper Austria.
For hiking, all of the surroundings offer plenty of attractive destinations - many of which are accessible by public means of transport. Just ask at the tourist information centre in Salzburg. For inspirations on other places in the surroundings of Salzburg, have a look at our overview on communities in Salzburg: Here you will find short articles for all municipalities of the province.
Salzburg in a Day (or a few hours)
Salzburg Standard Itinerary (2 to 3 days)
Salzburg Itinerary suggestions from the tourist info office
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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will publish by the end of November 2013 guidance which will extend to all phases of flight the possibility to use personal electronic devices (PED) such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3 players as long as the devices are in 'Flight Mode' or 'Airplane Mode'. Current EASA guidance allows the use of PED on aircraft, except during taxiing, take-off and landing. Bulky PED such as laptop computers will need to be stowed during taxiing, take-off and landing.
"This is a major step in the process of expanding the freedom to use personal electronic devices on-board aircraft without compromise in safety" said Patrick Ky, EASA Executive Director.
The changes above will be applicable to aircraft operated by European airlines. With the new guidance an airline, following its own assessment, will be able to allow passengers to use their PED in 'Flight Mode' during all phases of flight.
In the long term, the Agency is looking at new ways to certify the use of mobile phones on-board aircraft to make phone calls. EASA recognises the wide proliferation of personal electronic devices and the wish of the travelling public to use them everywhere.
The aim of the Agency is to ensure safe and harmonised use of PED on-board aircraft operated by European airlines. Safety is EASA's priority; it is important that passengers continue to listen to the safety briefings conducted by the crew and follow their instructions.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is the centerpiece of the European Union's strategy for aviation safety. Our mission is to promote and achieve the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation. Based in Cologne, the Agency currently employs more than 650 experts and administrators from all over Europe.
Dominique Fouda, Safety Information & Communications Officer
Tel.: + 49 (221) 89990 2007 - Fax: + 49 (221) 89990 2507 - dominique.fouda [at] easa.europa.eu
Ilias Maragakis, External Communications Officer
Tel.: + 49 (221) 89990 2030 - Fax: + 49 (221) 89990 2530 - ilias.maragakis [at] easa.europa.eu


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From a plugged-in tipster, Pacific Union Real Estate is being acquired by the principals of Morgan Lane Marin. The sale is expected to close in August and the Pacific Union brand will remain, but Mark McLaughlin of Morgan Lane will replace Avram Goldman as CEO.
With respect to the "Are any offices going to close?" question: "We are currently evaluating all options."
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What would Bill and Peter think!!
Frederick Allardyce
Nice to meet you finally.
Awesome ! Consolidation in the San Francisco Real Estate scene was long overdue…
There are too many incompetent and lazy Realtors who were simply sitting and counting their comissions because of the buyer frenzy here since 2003…
All these people need to be "weeded" out. Darwin's theory as applied to San Francisco's Realtors 🙂
Haven't most of the top producing agents left PU? The office in the Presidio was a terrible move for business. But congrats to the owners for cashing out before all the top agents left….
Have to agree with Chad again.
What I think would be really useful would be an ongoing, Case-Shiller style index of currently operating Real Estate agents and mortgage brokers in the SF MSA. When that number bottoms, it'd be an almost more useful indicator of when the bubble was fully deflated than median housing prices or sales volume levels, because it would tell you when all the bottom feeders, hangers-on and carpetbaggers have been swept out of the marketplace.
From an econometrics perspective, this would probably be harder than it sounds, because although one could count the number of licensed agents, available via the California Department of Real Estate, a lot of agents who are currently licensed are probably not making commissions right now.
The owner was GM. Wonder how much Morgan Lane paid for PU. It's a good fit, especially since PU's Marin office defected, en masse, to Alain Pinel earlier this year.
If anyone can find out how much Morgan Lane paid for Pac Union please let us know, I'm so curious. I honestly didnt think Morgan Lane was even big enough to purchase a name like Pacific Union
Morgan Lane was basically given. Brookfield still controls.
Pacific Union will remain the same. Brookfield is a silent partner.
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Tennessee Football: Justin Worley on Short Leash; Should He Start vs. Florida?September 17, 2013
A time is coming this season when Tennessee coach Butch Jones will have to replace Justin Worley as the Vols' starting quarterback.
That time should not be this weekend against Florida.
It may come on Sept. 28 when the Vols head home to face South Alabama. It may be during the teeth of a particularly vicious October schedule. Or it may even be after Worley fails once again to assert himself in Gainesville. But it should only happen when it must.
With these words Monday, Jones officially re-opened his quarterback battle:
Whatever quarterback has the best week of practice is going to be the starter for Tennessee when we play Florida. If that means a freshman quarterback, that means a freshman quarterback. We'll have more quarterback run in our package this week. We just need to find ways to generate big, explosive plays, and if that's Josh Dobbs running the read option or Riley Ferguson, that's what we'll do to create big plays. That's going to be our focus and preparation this week.
Worley is not the right answer long-term, but he is the best answer right now with the Vols heading for a hostile environment. Play one of the freshmen through the course of the game if necessary, but a better opportunity to start Ferguson, Dobbs or redshirt Nathan Peterman comes later.
Not in "The Swamp."
None of those players has ever taken meaningful snaps. Getting their first in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium carries with it the risk of shattering psyches against the best secondary UT will face.
Changing signal-callers on the road could lead to more mistakes, a risk Jones simply can't take with such a small margin for error. For all of Worley's deficiencies, he has gotten rid of the ball and taken care of the ball (one turnover) all season. That can't be overlooked.
Worley's unforced errors—poor timing and accuracy as well as struggles running the read-option—are impossible to ignore. But he has dealt with an inexperienced receiving corps, and his top three slot receivers were injured against Oregon. Those aren't excuses; they're facts.
"It's really hard to judge the quarterback just because all the moving parts and pieces, the different dynamics that we're going through," Jones said.
UT doesn't need to help Jeff Driskel and the sputtering Gators offense by giving it a short field after turnovers.
None of that changes the issues Worley has had, problems that will put him on the bench if they continue. He certainly hasn't been dynamic enough in an offense that needs a difference-maker.
Said Jones:
It's been challenging at the quarterback position just because we haven't had any big, splash plays. I'd like to see Justin settle in a little bit more and a little more aggressive ... We need him to attack more.
Though Jones alluded several times Monday to his offense being better-suited for a quarterback who can move the pocket, run the read-option and still create positive passing plays, Florida isn't the place to cut teeth—especially considering there's a stable of unknowns behind Worley.
In mop-up duty, Peterman has shown flashes of arm strength, but he also has a tendency to stare down receivers and hold the ball too long. Neither Ferguson nor Dobbs has ever played beyond high school.
Tennessee is approaching a point where it will have to choose ability over experience. Worley is simply not good enough to hold off the talented freshmen behind him once they grasp the offense. Ferguson, in particular, appears nearly ready to get a long look when Worley finally falters.
The Vols may not win any meaningful SEC games with Worley at the helm, but they'll see if that's the case pretty quickly on Saturday. If he struggles, there will be plenty more opportunities for Jones to choose talent over tenure.
Florida isn't the place.
All quotes were transcribed from videos posted on UTSports.com.


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Product design for a bathroom furniture collection.
The main features of "Oblique", a collection of accessories for the bathroom, are versatility and refined neatness. Its modern style, with neutral color shades and a winding profile, allows an eclectic use of the single objects, which can be easily placed also in any other room of the house.


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Vail Daily column: Sonnenalp's Green Team is making a difference
When Jane Ross was asked to lead the "Green Team" at the Sonnenalp Hotel she thought she would simply be scheduling monthly meetings and taking notes. She had no background in sustainability and no idea how things would evolve.
Implementing an employee Green Team is part of getting employees to participate in sustainability practices and also one of the criteria for becoming Actively Green 2015 certified by the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability and Sustainable Travel International. Actively Green 2015 is a project of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championship's Environmental Committee.
'People, Planet, Profit'
Now 18 months after taking the helm of the Green Team, Ross says the Sonnenalp's water usage has decreased 15 percent, their energy usage had decreased 18 percent and they've saved more than $200,000. Their engineering administration supervisor, Cindy Gilbert, has worked with Holy Cross Energy and Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability to obtain thousands of dollars' worth of energy efficiency rebates. Ross says, "The great thing about it is that the 'people, planet, profit' concept makes it easy for you to do the right thing. It's a new way of thinking."
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Leading the Green Team is Ross' most rewarding role working at the Sonnenalp.
"The Green Team boosts employee morale," Ross said. "There is someone from every department on the team and they all have great ideas to improve the hotel's sustainability. We have a lot of fun!"
One idea came from the sommelier who helped launch a new cork recycling program at the Sonnenalp's restaurants. Now, each restaurant keeps their corks in a bin and when the bins fill up an employee ships the corks to ReCork where the corks are recycled into other products like soles on shoes and the profits are used to plant new cork trees.
Employee Health, Safety
Employee health and safety are another aspect of Green Team initiatives at the Sonnenalp. One recent wellness project included a competition where each employee wore a pedometer.
"Everyone picked up the pace around the hotel and we all had a lot of fun with it!" Ross said.
Another success was when one employee who hadn't previously been involved in the Green Team did research to create a paperless accounting system. Who would think that going paperless could be so fun and rewarding? But this kind of work has many more benefits. Not only is the Sonnenalp increasing employee morale and productivity, they are also saving resources and lots of money.
Actively Green 2015
The Sonnenalp is now in the process of going for re-certification with Sustainable Travel International, a global nonprofit organization that helps train, certify and promote sustainable travel destinations. As one of the 2015 Environmental Committee projects, Sustainable Travel International is partnering with Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability, the town of Vail and others to launch a new Vail Valley business sustainability certification program called Actively Green 2015.
The goal is to train and certify 100 Vail Valley businesses. The next sustainability training for new businesses is on Nov. 13. To register for the training go to http://www.eaglevalleyalliance.org.
The 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are scheduled for Feb. 2-15, 2015. For additional information, visit http://www.vail beavercreek2015.com.
Kim Langmaid, Ph.D., is the vice president and director of sustainability and stewardship programs at Walking Mountains Science Center, a faculty member in the Sustainability Studies program at Colorado Mountain College and a member of the Vail Valley Foundation's 2015 Environment Committee. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and at 970-827-9999.
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Deadly tornado was Ohio's strongest in 8 years
Officials say the northwest Ohio tornado that killed seven people over the weekend left behind at least $100 million in damage.
At a news conference in devastated Lake Township Monday, Wood County emergency management director Brad Gilbert also still estimated that at least 100 homes were destroyed over severely damaged.
The National Weather Service says Saturday's tornado was Ohio's strongest in eight years. Preliminary information indicates it rated a 3 on a 0-5 scale used to measure tornadoes, with 5 being most severe. Category 3 tornadoes have top winds of up to 165 mph.
Weather service meteorologist Kirk Lombardy in Cleveland says a more powerful Nov. 10, 2002 tornado in northwest Ohio had winds topping 200 mph. That storm system killed five people statewide.


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The last of the Gorgosaurus preparation (on this side) was finished February 10th. In readiness for molding, holes, cracks and undercuts have to be filled and this phase is rapidly reaching the end, too. The plan to mold the edge of the field jacket as well means the edges between the cut part of the plaster jacket and the rock itself needs special treatment.
The plaster jacket was of course made in the field with no advance knowledge that it would be molded in part later on. So these edges need to be fixed. They are rough, full of undercuts and often form vertical faces that are harder to fix to make look like rock. Most of these problematic edge areas are simply glued and crushed sand and silt thrown against the wet glue. Once dry, excess sand/silt is vacuumed off and the process repeated up to three times until the white plaster is hidden by simulated rock. Undercut areas on the edge of the jacket are fixed by using the glue/sand/silt mix which is roughly pressed into the undercut or hole, then sprinkled with dry sand/silt which is then firmly pressed (with the heel of the hand) into the damp glue/sand/silt mix underneath. This is done for any other gentle depressions or undercuts: a series of pictures are given here. Once dry the effect is quite realistic. Also, any remaining cracks are being heavily glued. I try to do heavy gluing jobs on a Friday afternoon- this way it has all weekend to dry without any disturbances from me. Come Monday morning everything has firmly set and the process begins anew until everything is done. Vertebrate paleontologist Philip J. Currie is to visit our museum (and see the Gorgosaurus) for the first time on February 18th so it is important that I be done by then.
I must apologize to readers about the image quality. The specimen, when seen in person, is really quite spectacular- the bones have a beautiful chestnut-brown to orangey-brown (more heavy on the orange) and all with a deep, rich lustre. These color qualities, which really make the specimen all that more amazing I have found very difficult to convey photographically. The overhead lighting near the Gorgosaurus has been changed this week which also has affected image quality.
All photos here and in the series are owned by Darren Tanke and the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Late edit: Matt van Rooijen has done a colour edit on that last image to try and perk it up a bit:


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Summer is quickly turning to fall in Minnesota. Here are a few bird photos that I took this summer.
Silverwood Park, in St. Anthony, MN, is close to our office and I sell my note cards and calendars there. It's also a good place to take bird photos. There are lots of Barn Swallows and they don't mind being around people. Note the long, pointed wings and the extended outer tail feathers on this adult bird.
Tree Swallows are also abundant at Silverwood Park. They have long pointed wings but do not have extended tail feathers. Both swallow species are insect eaters. The insect population is much lower now than it was in the summer so most swallows have already left for their winter home in the tropics.
At our home in northern Minnesota, we again had several pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks coming to our feeders. This male is a handsome bird with his black and white plumage and the red accent on his upper breast.
Here is a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. She looks very different than the male and is not as showy.
We have a small pond next to our driveway. One day some Cedar Waxwings were flying around the pond catching insects. To take a break, they would land on this snag that stuck up out of the pond. The out-of-focus green grass in the distance made a nice background for this photo.
Here's a side view of a Cedar Waxwing on another perch. Notice the small red tips on the wing feathers. This supposedly reminded someone of sealing wax and hence the name waxwing.
We had a pair of Common Loons on our lake again this year. They used our nesting platform and laid two eggs. Only one of them hatched and after about a week we didn't see the baby loon again. With no young loons to watch over, the adults have no need to stay here so I think one of them has already left for its winter home. The other one has started to molt and its face is about half gray at this point. I expect it will soon leave as well.


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Despite firmly rooted in painting, Sandra Gamarra's work constantly seems to contradict and subvert what is expected from this two-dimensional medium, which many consider outdated and emptied. For the artist, to exhibit her pieces is just the starting point to give a new meaning to the format in which she works and the space where it is experienced. In her exhibitions it is difficult to discern each part from the whole. The articulation of the elements and the semantics of the exhibition constitute a kind of meta-composition much like an installation. Furthermore, her work often camouflages and conceals itself in the space that contains it, causing a reciprocal contamination, which emphasizes that neither the work nor its physical and institutional context can be read independently.
The moment of encounter between work and viewer is something that the artist has frequently explored and stems from a greater interest in the interaction between Man and the symbols to which the collective imagination has conferred value and legitimacy, such as the artwork. For Gamarra, contemplating art, before any political or philosophical reality, is an act of faith. It transcends religion and is enclosed in a set of cultural systems and beliefs, which establish the signs and rites that relate humanity with its spirituality and moral values, either through religious devotion or cultural experience.
The belief in the transformative power of art is directly linked to certain qualities that have been historically inherent to the artwork, such as its authenticity and uniqueness, features that grant it an aura to be worshiped. If on the one hand, the manual making of Sandra Gamarra's work reiterates this traditional notion of artwork by ensuring the individuality and originality of her pieces. On the other, the thematic focus and the use and appropriation of existing images weaken this authorial aura and desacralizes the art object, placing it in a limbo between authenticity and copy. Consequently disrupting the way the spectator apprehends the physical and institutional context where it is exhibited.
One of the best examples of this strategy is her fictional museum, the LiMac- Lima's Contemporary Art Museum (http://li-mac.org/), whose collection consists of copies, painted by Gamarra, of works from other artists, exhibition catalogs, souvenirs, among others. With an architectural design that intentionally never came to pass and numerous collections and exhibitions available online, LiMac is not just a response to the lack of cultural institutions in Lima but also a critical reflection of a great culture/economy of fake brands existing in Peru since the 60's/70's, as a result of the shortage of imported goods. Thus, this museum-to-come is not only a gesture along the lines of Institutional Critique, but also a critical reflection of the distance between the global-center and its periphery which results in a constant "delay" in the arrival of ideas, movements and products to the marginal countries.
These late imports, including artworks, end up being experienced as readapted and incomplete copies or reproductions that are deprived of the original work's aura. Through her method of appropriating existing images the artist affirms this incompleteness and subverts the fetishist observation of the artwork. Thus questioning the relationship between producer, work, viewer and the space where they meet. As well as the mechanisms of the art world, its institutions, its market and the creative process that feeds them.
The critical bias of Gamarra's work is not an end in itself but a side effect of a complex synthesis of interests, narratives and interconnected concepts. Her work and research play with the juxtaposition of different times and notions of history, art history, autobiography and imagination as a means to reconsider a set of socio-political relations that are responsible for the formation of the social body and the physical space that corresponds to it. In this regard her work is eminently urban. In order to understand it is necessary to transcend the exhibition space and put it in friction with the socio-spatial context one inhabits.
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Just four privileged passengers travel in style aboard the luxurious Belmond Alouette. This well-appointed vessel is part of our Luxury Collection and exclusively for private charter cruises for 2 to 4 guest only.
The entire barge is yours as you float along the tree-shaded Canal du Midi. On deck, stretch out on a sun lounger, beneath a sheltering parasol, to view the passing villages and fields. Or step inside, where the spacious lounge—with its huge picture windows—has a library, writing desk and soft armchairs.
Cabin Amenities
Two cabins, 219 sq ft and 163 sq ft each, with satellite TV, DVD player, phone intercom and ensuite bathroom with shower.
These 2 equally luxurious well-decorated staterooms feature King-size beds (or 2 Twins if desired) and individually controlled air conditioning/heating units.
En-Suite facilities with lavatory, large washbasin area and spacious walk-in showers.
Cabin Features: Bedside tables, Dressing/desk table and chair, Armchairs, Spacious wardrobe/storage space (including drawers), Hair dryers, Safe
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Spacious Salon & Dining Room with natural air flow system and plenty of natural light.
Sun Deck with 360-degree panoramic views features sun loungers, chairs, table and umbrella.
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4 crew members consisting of Tour Guide, Chef, Hostess, and Captain
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Statistical analysis and agent-based microstructure modeling of high-frequency financial trading (2012-12-31)A simulation of high-frequency market data is performed with the Genoa Artificial Stock Market. Heterogeneous agents trade a risky asset in exchange for cash. Agents have zero intelligence and issue random limit or market ...


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With a few short sentences, it was over. In a crowded courtroom in Perugia, an Italian court found Amanda Knox not guilty, on appeal, of the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.
Knox had spent the last few minutes before the judgment grimacing from stress and occasionally sobbing. She was found guilty only of slander for what she had alleged was a forced confession in which she accused a local nightclub owner of the assault, a crime for which she will be fined, but set free for time served. As the sentence was read, she collapsed into her lawyer's arms. She leaned sobbing against him as the judges absolved her former boyfriend and co-defendant Rafaele Sollecito. And then both were rushed out the courtroom by uniformed police officers to be taken back to prison, where they would be formally released. Outside the courthouse, however, Perugians who had gathered to await the decision began booing and protesting the verdict.
Earlier that morning, Knox had entered the court to a flutter of camera shutters. After her lawyer had made a final plea for leniency, she said in a voice trembling with emotion, "I want to return home, to my life. I don't want to be punished, deprived of my future for something I didn't do." Sollecito was equally emotional. "The charges that have been made against me all these years were so out of place that somehow I thought they would just disappear," he told the court. "But it didn't happen. Somehow, I've had to bear everything, to carry on day after day, in some kind of nightmare. And I've never woken up from this nightmare."
Knox and Sollecito have been held in prison since 2007, when they were arrested and accused of murdering Kercher, along with an Ivorian national named Rudy Guede. In 2009, Knox and Sollecito were both sentenced to more than 20 years. Guede, who was convicted in a separate trial, has had his 16-year sentence confirmed on appeal.
The decision to free Knox and Sollecito came on a warm evening. The streets of the medieval city of Perugia were lined with satellite trucks, and outside the courtroom police had deployed metal barriers to keep the press and public from pushing against the courthouse entrances. But outside the media-packed historic city center, coverage of the trial was relatively light. While the fate of Knox and Sollecito were receiving wall-to-wall coverage in the U.S., the Italian media were treating it as a foreign news story interesting primarily because it happened to be taking place at home.
To be sure, the national broadcaster opened its evening newscast with a short segment on the case, but on the major newspaper websites, coverage slipped down, elbowed aside by news of a setback for Silvio Berlusconi in his own trial (for engaging with an underage prostitute), then buried under reports of a collapsed building in the south of the country. Indeed, as a nod to the international nature of the interest, when the Italian lawyer for the Kercher family gave a press conference, he spoke in English and asked for translation to be arranged for the domestic journalists.
If there was a local angle, it was a feeling of resentment over the treatment in the American media of the Italian justice system. During the long coverage of the case, television anchors in the U.S. seemed to display contempt of Knox's treatment, in tones akin to that of a British colonial officer standing over the Black Hole of Calcutta. In her morning plea, Knox herself alluded to her sense of unfairness about the treatment she received. "My absolute faith in the authority of the police has been betrayed," she said. "I've had to cope with absolutely unjust accusations, elusive, without foundation, and I am paying with my life for things I did not commit."
Many Italians have bristled at being judged by the land of O.J. Simpson and Casey Anthony; in the closing arguments, one lawyer for the prosecution called attention to the fact that at least Knox didn't face the death penalty. And so when members of the Kercher family expressed their faith in the system, the news was greeted with pleased satisfaction. While recent polls have shown that the majority of Italians believe Knox and Sollecito are guilty, others will take comfort in the fact that the justice system can be said to have worked. "Amanda Knox's case demonstrates how the system is able to react to any errors," says Paola Severino, a lawyer and a professor of criminal law at Rome's LUISS University. "Whatever the result of the original sentence, the accused is guaranteed to be able to be heard by another completely independent judge."
Knox's travails are not yet completely over. The Italian justice system has a second level of appeals, in which a court case reviews not the facts, but the legality of the judgment. And Knox's prosecutors have pledged to take the case upward. The difference is that this time, rather than following the case while confined in an Italian prison, Knox will be free to go home.


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Two arrested in Cape motel on drug charges
HYANNIS – Two men wanted for alleged drug crimes in two different courts were arrested Friday by members of the Barnstable Street Crime Unit.
During surveillance of a Route 132 motel on Friday about 10:30 p.m., members of the street crime unit and the Barnstable Narcotics Unit arrested Eric A. Brando, Jr., 21, of Osterville in a motel room, according to a statement from Barnstable police Lt. John Murphy.
Brando was indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury on a charge of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, Murphy said.
In the motel room, police allegedly found 10 grams of crack cocaine "in plain view," as well as a digital scale. They also seized more than $3,750 in cash.
Brando allegedly had two grams of crack in his pants pockets, according to Murphy's statement.
Police are seeking to charge him with possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute, possession of a class A substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act. He was held without bail on the superior court warrant, Murphy said.
A second man who was in the motel room, Aquil W. Pryor, 37, of Hyannis will face charges of possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act. He was held on $10,000 cash bail.
Both are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Barnstable District Court.
Pryor is also wanted by the Philadelphia Police Department on a 2012 warrant for possession with intent to distribute narcotics, according to Murphy's statement.


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One of the questions marketers often ask when embarking on their first VR project is 'what return on investment (ROI) should I expect?'. It's a valid concern because you're about to spend your budget on a new marketing activity. Luckily, there have been studies about the effectiveness of these new marketing vehicles. In this blog, we're going to focus on the value of 360-degree photos and virtual tours.
Here's what we found:
Google: Virtual tours double the interest of people
In 2015, the tech giant Google commissioned an independent firm to conduct a quantitative market research about the impact of virtual tours on a consumer's interest in local businesses.
They found out that a business listing with a virtual tour is twice as likely to generate interest online.
Those who view a listing with a virtual tour check the media 44% of the time. On average, 41% of these place searches lead to an on-site visit because they booked a reservation there.
The same study suggests that people appreciate virtual tours and 360-degree photography provided by businesses. More than half of the respondents (67%) want more businesses to use this modern-day marketing material.
Home buyers find virtual tours of a property useful
A typical home buyer uses a mobile device to look up properties online. A 2017 research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found out that virtual tours are very useful to buyers. More than half of their respondents have taken a virtual tour of the property they liked. They like the technology so much that 54% of them won't check out a property without these virtual images.
"Online listings have virtual tours so viewers can look at a bunch of potential homes while narrowing down their search to a select few in the effort to save time," they stated in their report.
The NAR wasn't the only organisation and institution that looked into the effects of virtual tours on the home buyers interest. Here are other studies that back the idea:
- Realtor.com® – Listings with a virtual tour receive 87% more views than those without or with still photos alone.
- Propertyweek.com – Virtual tours engage 40% more online viewers, making the property more saleable.
These data mean virtual tours are vital to the decision-making process of a home buyer before he/she proceeds to a purchase. Soon, virtual tours will be the standard way to market residential and commercial properties.
360-degree photos and videos of products boost sales
Businesses usually use 360-degree content to promote themselves on social media like Facebook and Youtube — and it is thriving. This trend started in 2016 and has given marketers a new way to showcase their products ever since.
In a study conducted by Social Bakers, they found out that 360-degree photos make companies more engaging. Business who provide virtual tours to gain more fans and sales succeed by as much as 16-67%. That being said, brands from all industries must thrive to produce and share 360-degree content for their fans online.
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Amanda Knox is speaking out against the new Matt Damon film "Stillwater."
The journalist, who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher and later acquitted of the crime, took to Twitter on Thursday to lambast the film's director Tom McCarthy as well as the media for linking her name to the project.
"Does my name belong to me? My face? What about my life? My story? Why does my name refer to events I had no hand in? I return to these questions because others continue to profit off my name, face, & story without my consent," she wrote in the first of a series of tweets.
Knox's Twitter thread, which is also posted as an essay on Medium, went on to address sexism, the erasure of victims and her treatment in the press and in popular culture over the last 14 years.
Since debuting at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, "Stillwater" has received mixed reviews from critics and stirred up debate about how much it may have been inspired by Knox's own experience.
In interviews, McCarthy has maintained that the story is completely fictionalized and told Cleveland.com "there's no similarity in our two stories beyond an American student in jail."
In McCarthy's film Damon plays Bill Baker, an oil rig worker from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille, France, after his estranged daughter Allison (Abigail Breslin) is imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit. Eager to prove his daughter's innocence, Bill takes matters into his own hands, but comes up against language barriers and a complicated legal system.
The director told Vanity Fair that after hearing about Knox, he couldn't help but imagine what it would feel like to be in her shoes. He also said he wanted to explore what it would be like for those closest to her to endure that kind of tragedy.
Knox said that "Stillwater," which premiered Friday in the U.S. and Canada, is "by no means the first" to "rip off" her story without consent and at the expense of her reputation.
The ending of the film differs greatly from the actual events of Knox's acquittal, she said. In the film, Allison is revealed to have asked the killer to help get rid of her roommate. While she didn't intend for him to kill her, her request indirectly led to the murder.
"How do you think that impacts my reputation?" Knox wrote. "By fictionalizing away my innocence, my total lack of involvement, by erasing the role of the authorities in my wrongful conviction, McCarthy reinforces an image of me as a guilty and untrustworthy person."
Knox said that McCarthy and Damon had "no moral obligation" to consult her about the fictional story, but said she and her family would have had a lot to tell the director if he had reached out to them.
Knox went on to talk about how Kercher, the victim, has largely been erased from the narrative as is her killer Rudy Guede. She pointed to a recent New York Post headline about Guede's release from prison which said "Man who killed Amanda Knox's roommate freed on community service."
"I want to pause right here on that phrase: 'the Amanda Knox saga,'" Knox wrote. "What does that refer to? Does it refer to anything I did? No."
After all, as Knox points out, her story is not "about an American woman studying abroad 'involved in some kind of sensational crime.' It's about an American woman not involved in a sensational crime, and yet wrongfully convicted."
Representatives from Universal, which distributes the film, did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Read Amanda Knox's full essay here.
Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal and CNBC. NBCUniversal distributed "Stillwater."
This story originally appeared on CNBC.


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Netflix has cast actor-dancer-model Ava Michelle to star in Tall Girl, its upcoming original high school comedy movie being directed by Nzingha Stewart. The newcomer leads a cast that includes Griffin Gluck (American Vandal), Luke Eisner (The Goldbergs) and Sabrina Carpenter (The Hate U Give) along with Steve Zahn and Angela Kinsey.
Shooting is underway in New Orleans after an open search was conducted last fall for a lead actress 5-foot-10 or taller and between the ages of 13-21. They eventually landed on Michelle, who is 6-foot-1, to make her feature film debut playing Jodi, the tallest girl in her school who has never quite felt comfortable in her own statuesque skin.
All of that changes when she falls for the handsome (and equally tall) foreign exchange student Stig (Eisner) who, of course, gets Jodi's quirky, best, male friend Dunkleman (Gluck) and his hippie mom as a host family. As a result, Jodi is embroiled in a surprising love triangle, which helps her realize she's far more than her insecurities about her height have led her to believe, and that she must embrace what makes her different and be proud to stand out, not fit in.
Carpenter plays Harper, Jodi's beautiful and melodramatic pageant-winning older sister, and Zahn (Valley of the Boom) and Kinsey (The Office) play their parents.
Rounding out the cast is Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie) as Liz, the unconventional best friend of Jodi's tormentor; Anjelika Washington (Stargirl) as Fareeda, Jodi's best friend who seems to have it all figured out; Clara Wilsey as Kimmy, the most popular girl at school and Jodi's nemesis; and Rico Paris as Schnipper, a popular jerk and one of Jodi's regular tormentors. (Check out the first cast photo below.)
Sam Wolfson (Andi Mack, Finding Carter) penned the script for the pic, produced by Wonderland's McG and Mary Viola. Wonderland's Corey Marsh also serves as a producer.
"It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity," said Stewart (Grey's Anatomy, A Million Little Things) about Michelle. "Ava's ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that we believe audiences will connect with. Tall Girl showcases that embracing the very qualities that make you different is what allows you to overcome anything."
Netflix has seen strong showings from original adaptations of YA books, with recent pics To All The Boys I've Loved Before and Kissing Booth scoring high marks; in a rare peek under the hood, the streaming service said half of all viewers who watched To All the Boys and fellow teen pic Kissing Booth rewatched them at least once.
To All The Boys is now getting a sequel with returning stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo. Another YA pic, Let It Snow, based on John Green's novel, is also in the works toplined by Kiernan Shipka, Isabela Moner, Shameik Moore and Odeya Rush.
Carpenter is repped by Paradigm, Foundation Media Partners, Faculty, Shemarya and SGSB&C, LLP. Gluck is repped by Leslie Allan-Rice Management, Paradigm and Stewart Brookman at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. Eisner is repped by Hyperion and Michael Wallach Management.
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What sets you apart as a man of savoir faire and style? Where would Gary Cooper and Bogart be without that one small detail to their wardrobes that you too can adopt?
A pocket square's subtle presence speaks volumes about a man and makes a powerful statement about your personal style. Whether they are plain white linen, bold checks or the finest of silks, these modest additions come in an endless variety of colours, fabrics and patterns, which can add just the right amount of panache to you and your outfit.
For the last couple of decades men around the world have hardly given the breast pocket on their suits or sports jackets any attention at all. To the modern man it has always an extra place to store sunglasses or business cards and some men have just never even bothered to undo the stitching in the pocket when they have purchased a new suit.
However, men are once again rediscovering the art of sporting a pocket square.
The origin of the pocket square goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Wealthy Greeks carried around perfumed handkerchiefs as early as 500 B.C. English and French noblemen carried perfumed and embroidered handkerchiefs in order to cover their noses from the stench of the streets and other people.
In the early 1900′s, a dapper gentleman would never leave the house without a pocket square tucked neatly into his suit's breast pocket. Yet by the latter half of that century, the pocket square began to go the way of the hat. No it is nice to see younger men adopting this as an integral part of their wardrobes.
When wearing a pocket square, remember that it must add just the right amount of contrast but should not be so bold as to clash. From suits to sport jackets, they are a stylish accessory.
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DeciMatrix 8086
DeciMatrix is a program designed to decode the Matrix into
decimal. It's a spin-off of the
Terminal Matrix 8086's
DCMATRIX command,
built into a standalone executable sharing the same metamorphic
property of run-within-OS-or-bootstrap-itself-without-OS provided by
the QDot language and its standard library. It works
with CGA, EGA and VGA graphic adapters and it runs on any IBM-PC
compatible, being the minimum requirement an 8086 processor with 16Kb
of RAM. Its binary sums up to just a couple kilobytes and very
surprisingly is simultaneously a valid DOS executable and a bootable
disk image, meaning that it can run even on machines with no operating
system at all!
It is based on the premise that it's easier for people to become proficient in interpreting the Matrix code if instead of dealing with very cryptic symbols rolling down in the screen, they could deal with static and familiar symbols. It's still quite hard to learn how to see through the code, though; but don't worry — if you happen to never see the woman in red, at least you'll have used a very cool DOS screen-saver.
You can download the DeciMatrix binary below.
DeciMatrix is free software under GPLv3+ and you can obtain its source code here. It requires NASM, The Netwide Assembler, in order to be built, and GNU Make to automate that process.
DeciMatrix can run directly on real hardware or inside a virtual machine — under DOS, or bootstrapping itself. To use it under DOS on bare metal, just copy its binary to the respective machine and run it as usual:
I recommend you use FreeDOS, the free software implementation of DOS, for best results. To run DeciMatrix without operating system support you need to write it to a storage medium that your computer can boot from; it may be a floppy disk, a hard drive, an optical disk or even an USB mass storage device. Using this method requires that you afford a dedicated media only for DeciMatrix, so make sure to backup any existing data, and to reformat the media when re-purposing it.
You can use RAWWRITE
to make a bootable floppy disk under DOS. Just run RAWWRITE and
follow the prompts inputting the program's binary name
dcmatrix.com) and the destination floppy drive letter
a:). Under GNU you can use the command-line utility
dd, of
the GNU coreutils package, to
make a bootable floppy disk, hard disk or USB mass storage device. If
you are logged in as root, the incantation is as simple as:
# dd if=dcmatrix.com of=<device-node>
Where the variable
device-node is the device node of the respective
drive. In GNU you can also make a bootable optical disk by using
the command-line utility
genisoimage, from the cdrkit package, in
the following way:
$ mkdir dcmatrix $ mv dcmatrix.com dcmatrix $ genisoimage -no-emul-boot -b dcmatrix.com -o dcmatrix.iso dcmatrix
This generates the
dcmatrix.iso file that is a bootable optical disk
image that you can burn using
wodim (from the same package as
genisoimage) or similar software.
If you'd like to run DeciMatrix on a virtual machine under DOS your best bet is probably DOSBox, but DOSEMU also does the job. For any of them, just run the program as you would in a real DOS machine. To run it in a virtual machine without any operating system installed you can use QEMU instead — just invoke it like this:
$ qemu-system-i386 -fda dcmatrix.com
To get a feel of how DeciMatrix looks like, a video of a session recorded in DOSBox, specifically for this purpose, has been made available. Enjoy!


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The Memphis Grizzlies, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves, have made an offer to 23-year-old Russian point guard Alexey Shved, and according to his agent they are "interested."
From the latest, it seems as if Shved will make his decision by July 11, not having this drag out any longer than it needs to be.
Shved, who currently is playing in Russia, has been an intriguing prospect for some time now. However, I can't say I know all that much about his prospect as an NBA talent. But have no fear, the team at DraftExpress is here!
According to DraftExpress, here are the goods on Shved:
Watching Shved play, it's tough not to be enamored with the terrific talent he displays, particularly his ability to play the pick-and-roll and operate in the open floor. He's got great size for either backcourt position at 6-5 and is an extremely fluid, creative player with the ability to create his own shot, which is rare for a European prospect. He has all the typical tricks you see from Euro-style slashers, relying heavily on timing, pace, change of speed and herky-jerky shakes and crossovers to get his man off balance, but he also has an extra gear he can go to to get by his man using either hand, particularly in transition.
In this regard, his style of play is very similar to the way Goran Dragic played for Phoenix this season. Shved is an even better passer, though. He instinctively makes smart, simple passes within the flow of the offense, but he can also wow you at times with his imagination and his ability to thread the needle and find the open man diving to the rim for an easy basket.
Defense is the biggest issue for Shved in terms of making the transition to the NBA. His skinny frame and below-average wingspan raise significant concerns about his ability to defend either backcourt position in the NBA. As it is, Shved is already a major target for opposing coaches to post up and run through a barrage of screens—doing so can be a pretty attractive option in the half court.
Problems, problems, problems. The shooting actually concerns me a bit, but the lack of defense is, well, expected. The good news is that we're among the top teams in the league in help defense, and adding Tony Wroten allows us to play the matchups on the defensive side of the ball.
Again, I can't say I know all that much about Shved, but I am a bit intrigued. And if he does choose to play for the Grizzlies, I guess we'll get to know him better over the summer.
Stay tuned for more!