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Britannian League
|Britannian League
|Tek Level 6
|Controls the central Brikverse, trade routes and colonies. Owns 657 star systems.
|Warhead (Black Sector)
theblackdog (Blue Sector)
|Immortal Alliance
|Anti-Immortal Alliance
|Notable People
|Queen Victoria V
Lord Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley
Britannian League
The Britannian League is one of the largest and most prevalent monarchies in the Brikverse, mostly due to its control over major trade routes and the control of many colonies that are key to its economy. The Britannian League is marked by its stereotypical 'Britishness', which includes an overbearing sense of nationalistic loyalty towards the Royal Family, 'King and country'... in most cases, most of the time.
Recent times saw the League take a bit of a beating as they got engaged in more and more conflicts and it was generally assumed they were becoming a victim of their lacking technology.
The Britannian Homeworld is known as Winchester and its capital city is Pendragon. After Pendragon was FLEIJA'd by Bavaria, the League moved its government capital to the planet New London.
Over the course of their history, the Britannian League has almost constantly been slowly expanding their territories, trade routes and colonies through a combination of diplomacy and force. Their endless Imperial ambitions gained them a lot of power, but also a large score of enemies and empires that are wary of them, and recent times saw the League's growth begin to stagnate, even crumble, though efforts were immediately made to turn the tide.
Technologically, the Britannian League is largely lagging behind on the more advanced factions, specifically in relation to their space navy. Even though recent times saw them adopt their contacts and influence in the BrikVerse to gain access to more advanced technologies, the vastness of the League makes it difficult to implement these changes effectively, and a lot of Britannian forces still rely on steampunk technology. The League is renowned for their use of electrified steel.
The Britannian League employs various kinds of infantry that supplement each other's qualities in battle, and are most well-known for their solid use of light infantry. The infantry is often supported by light, often steampunk vehicles, or infantry units wielding intricate steampunk devices to aid them. The steam gatling would be one such example. Larger and more imposing vehicles exist, but the sheer size of the League restricts the use of these impressive, if somewhat outdated machines mostly to the core worlds.
Britannian armed forces
There are so many various troop types in the vastness of the League that even the Britannian government has difficulties keeping track of them all. Britannian light infantry are the most prevalent units and there are many types, including the Anzacs. Rocketeer units are often employed as support, and sometimes they are supported by Heavies or special units such as the All-Rounders.
Britannians still utilise cavalry.
Gatling walkers are the most prevalent combat support unit. Larger units such as the Britannian Hardsuits also exist.
The navy relies mostly on large, outdated capital ships that are often supported by gunboats.
The Royal Family bears the highest authority, but the commanders of the fringe worlds and colonies can usually rule with a great deal of autonomy, rarely receiving The nationalistic feeling that houses within every Britannian actually makes this a pretty effective system, as most Britannian leaders are able to put the well-being of the League before any personal desire. In fact, becoming a renowned historical figure in the history of the League through loyalty to the Crown is probably their most important personal desire.
The Britannian League is divided into seven sectors currently, each around the size of an average star empire.
- Black Sector (capital sector, played by Warhead)
- Blue Sector(played by theblackdog)
- Yellow Sector (played by Silverdream)
- Gold Sector (played by Bragallot)
- White Sector (played by White Nun)
- Red Sector (played by Silent-Sigfig)
- Grey Sector (played by Dilanski)
- Indigo Colonies (played by Colette)
- Saffron Colonies (played by Silent-Sigfig)
- Olive Colonies
- Uasciri Colonies (played by RedRover)
Recent History
For years, the League had been stagnating. Things only grew worse during the events of Zombie Zulu Dawn, during which an entire planet was lost to the Peach Virus and the seeds for a war with the mighty Assyrian Empire were planted. Weary of aggression from their neighbors, the Britannian League joined the Immortal Alliance.
The Britannian League partook in the Prussian-Monarchial Conflict, which they didn't manage to get much profit from.
Apart from the Immortal War, the League was also pushed into a conflict with the Third Alliance.
Civil unrest is becoming more and more common in the Saffron and Olive Colonies.
To top it off, millions of their citizens, tired of living under imperial rule, separated and created themselves a democratic nation called the United Klingdom.
Notable Leaders
|Character name
|Played by
|Lord Prime Minister Sir Arthur Wellesley
|Lord Wellesley is the Prime Minister of the Britannian League, and as such wields an immense amount of power within its government. He also represents the League and its sectors as a whole in high-profile diplomatic events. He serves as a close advisor to Queen Victoria V.
|Grand Admiral and Commander of Her Majesties Armed Forces Lord Oliver Cromwell
|A prominent leader in the Britannian League (not to be confused with the Praetorian Admiral Cromwell who commands the Inexorable super-dreadnought). He is the supreme commander of the Britannian Navy and Armed Forces, also serving as the sector admiral for the capital Black Sector.
|Admiral Blackdog
|Admiral Blackdog himself is somewhat reticent about his origins. Found aboard a crashed starship by a group of pirates, he was put to work as a technician at the pirates' base, where he exhibited an impressive knowledge of mechanics and starship systems. His most notable demonstration of this was the construction of a hidden hyperwave transmitter which he used to broadcast the base's location to a nearby Britannian patrol. After he was recovered during the raiding of the base, he joined the Britannian navy and rose through the ranks to become vice Admiral of the Blue Sector.
|Admiral Byron DeSilva
|Basically he's a tough diplomat and experienced Admiral past his glory days and a failed poet. He is one of the few that owns an Anal disruptor. He's always carrying an old brown satchel(rumored to hold grenades, poison darts, a revolver, a bottle of rum, bad poetry, a steam powered device for the ladies, the bible, a anal orifice full of drawings and pictures of all the species and tribes he's discovered, a small cog, knives, a claymore, secret files that would be deadly if pirates/otharr empires got to it, his pet cult, a dapper hat and extra pair of trousers. He was kidnapped and experimented on by the Silvadream who made him the Anal Disruptor, killed by Kaiser Klaus and a group of mercenaries before becoming an even more powerful cyborg. Currently, his whereabouts are unknown)
|Admiral White Nun
|White Nun
|Lady Juliette DuFonce
|Lord Harry Paget Flasheart
|One of the most renowned Heroes, rogues and all round dashing scoundrels of the entire Britannian Empire, as well as a trusted suitor to Lady Juliette DuFonce.
|Sir Martin Starr
|As the sole Britannian in the sector, Captain Starr is tasked with exploring and mapping the area for the glory of the Empire! His exploits are well known among the Colonies, and rumor has it that Her Undying Majesty has singled him out to marry one of the younger princesses. He gets about by hiring himself out to charming and important young ladies as an "escort". However, his "conquests" are almost as well known as his escapades with that Assyrian laser rifle of his.
|Commodore von Pompous
|Commander of the HMS Boadicea and captain of the black watch
|Admiral Ambrose Crowe
|The supreme military commander of the Red Sector has no tolerance for incompetence.
|Captain Colliedog
|Commander of the 54th Armoured Expeditionary Force, currently stationed in the Ninja_verse at the behest of the Immortal Alliance.


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October 30th, 2013
Adimec and TNO will cooperate in the field of image enhancement technology.
They signed the agreement recently at the DSEI-2013 exhibition in London.
Adimec designs, manufactures and sells professional daylight cameras for various markets, including the global security and defense market.
TNO develops technology for image enhancement and - analysis with a wide application in civilian markets and for defense use.
The strategic cooperation between Adimec and TNO gives both parties the opportunity to further improve their products and technologies. With TNO as innovation partner Adimec expects to get a permanent competitive edge over her competitors


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Scrum Sevens - The decade in review
The games that shaped a decade
December 15, 2009
Lions fullback Rob Kearney lets it all sink in following defeat to South Africa © Getty Images
As the decade draws to a close, Scrum Sevens dons the thinking cap and selects the seven games that have thrilled, shocked and uplifted the rugby world since the turn of the millennium. Strap yourself in.
Ireland 17-15 Wales, Six Nations, Millennium Stadium, 2009
Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam was a cathartic release for a squad that had been destined for a chapter in history marked 'so near and yet so far'. Triple Crown successes in 2004, 2006 and 2007 had been celebrated accordingly but all Irish eyes were on ending their long wait for a clean sweep of Europe's top competition.
Jackie Kyle had inspired Ireland's last Grand Slam in 1948 and the great fly-half was on hand in Cardiff to watch Ireland scrap to a brutal victory over Wales in Cardiff. The ferocity of the tackling slowed the first-half to a tense slugfest, which yielded a 6-0 lead for Wales thanks to the boot of Stephen Jones.
The second-half burst into life and the running was coming from the men in green. The inspirational Brian O'Driscoll burrowed over to score a try almost identical to the one that sunk England weeks earlier before wing Tommy Bowe scythed through the Wales defence from a Ronan O'Gara cross-kick. Jones kept Wales in touch from the kicking tee, but O' Gara found a drop-goal to secure the narrowest of leads with moments remaining. Every great story needs a villain and Jones stepped up to take a penalty with the last kick of the game. The ball fell just short, handing Ireland their victory.
Australia 35-39 New Zealand, Tri-Nations, Stadium Australia, 2000
First, some stats. This game was watched by a world record crowd of 109,874. The All Blacks scored 24 unanswered points in the opening nine minutes. Australia responded with 24 unanswered points of their own before the half-time whistle. There were 10 tries in all, with the decider coming after 83 minutes of thrilling action.
The try went to the big fella, Jonah Lomu. A man born for the big stage, he settled a game packed with enough incident and drama to fill an entire Tri-Nations series. The opening salvo from the All Blacks shocked the huge crowd, with Christian Cullen, Pita Alatini and Tana Umaga all crossing the Wallabies' line. The World Champions responded with the vigour that brought them their most dominant streak over the All Blacks in Bledisloe Cup history, with Stirling Mortlock, Chris Latham and Joe Roff biting back to level the scores.
Jeremy Paul and Justin Marshall traded second-half tries before Jonah set the seal on things by barrelling along the touchline to score out wide. The Wallabies responded by taking another bona-fide classic 24-23 in their next meeting, with skipper John Eales kicking a last-gasp penalty for the eventual Tri-Nations champions.
Australia 17-20 England, Rugby World Cup final, Stadium Australia, 2003
Clive Woodward may have a lot to answer for following the debacle of the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, but his enduring achievement in the sport came with England's triumph at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
Martin Johnson led one of the all-time great packs; Jonny Wilkinson provided the finishing touch with an arching drop-goal to break the hearts of the Wallabies, who were within touching distance of becoming the first side to retain the Webb Ellis trophy. Elton Flatley and Wlikinson had engaged in a game of cat and mouse, trading penalties to complement a try apiece from Lote Tuqiri and Jason Robinson.
The finish has become iconic, as Wilkinson rocked back in the pocket and ended the south's long dominance of the World Cup.
France 18-24 Wales, Six Nations, Stade de France, 2005
A burst every bit as good as Ireland's four years later helped Mike Ruddock's furiously entertaining Wales to the pivotal victory in their 2005 Grand Slam, over reigning champions France in Saint-Denis. The visitors were 15-6 down at half-time and reeling from a ferocious spell of Gallic flair, but openside Martyn Williams emerged as Wales' saviour.
His burst of two tries just after the break epitomised the attacking intent of this Welsh side, one coming after a rollicking break from fly-half Stephen Jones, who would seal the win with a nerveless penalty and drop-goal. His joyous hack behind to end the game also closed out a painfully intense closing period as the French scrum inched closer to the Welsh posts and a penalty try. It never arrived and weeks later Wales celebrated their first Grand Slam since 1978 and the vintage side of Gareth, Gerald, JPR, Phil et al.
Sharks 19-20 Bulls, Super 14 final, Kings Park, 2007
A matter of months later, South Africa were lifting their second Rugby World Cup title with victory over England in Paris but it's the Bulls' thrilling finish against their intense rivals, the Sharks, on their home patch that lingers in the memory.
The cast was the same, Bryan Habana scored the clinching try, Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield waded in up front and Percy Montgomery chipped in from the kicking tee. It was the first time that a South African franchise had won the tournament since its Super 10 origins and the final cemented Habana's place in the top-tier of world stars. His break through a tired Sharks line handed Derick Hougaard the chance to win the tournament from the tee, and he did just that.
Cardiff Blues 26-26 Leicester Tigers, Leicester won 7-6 on penalties, Heineken Cup semi-final, Millennium Stadium, 2009
A genuine one-off, Cardiff's heartbreaking exit from the 2009 Heineken Cup was as emotionally draining an occasion as you could have imagined. Two tries in the last six minutes from Jamie Roberts and Tom James, with touchline conversions to boot from Ben Blair, had hauled the Blues back from the dead after Scott Hamilton and Geordan Murphy had all-but sealed the Tigers' place in the final.
The penalty shootout that followed was a painstaking study rarely seen in the oval-ball game and after James had hooked wide a potentially winning kick for the Blues when Johne Murphy faltered, it fell to Martyn Williams to keep his side in it. The venerable flanker pulled his shot horribly wide and Leicester No.8 Jordan Crane did not err when his chance came to secure the spoils.
South Africa 28-25 British & Irish Lions, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, 2009
It had everything. Schalk Burger sparked one of the year's enduring controversies with his attack on the eyes of Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney scored a momentous try for the Lions and Bryan Habana, JP Pietersen and Jaque Fourie did the same for the Boks.
Stephen Jones kept the Lions in it with a majestic 20-point haul as the game reached massive, dangerous levels of physicality. The winning points came from the boot of Morne Steyn after a now infamous tackle in the air from Ronan O'Gara, the Bulls pivot disappointing an army of travelling fans and drawing to a close a game that a stands scrutiny at the end of this decade, and for that matter any other.
Honourable mentions go to: Either of Munster's magnificent Heineken Cup final victories in 2006 or 2008 or for that matter their miracle match against Gloucester, the Scarlets turning over Toulouse 41-34 in 2007, Fiji breaking Welsh hearts at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Dan Luger helping England past the Wallabies in 2000, the British & Irish Lions' clashes with Australia in 2001, Nick Evans dropping Harlequins to victory over Stade Francais in 2009, Wales ending their Twickenham hoodoo in 2008, The Bulls crushing the Chiefs in the 2009 Super 14 final, South Africa taking the points away from Dunedin in 2008, New Zealand seeing off Wales after an emotional haka stand-off later that year, Ireland thrashing England at Croke Park in 2007 and Italy routing Scotland at Murrayfield. Here's to the next 10 years.
Stay tuned to ESPNscrum for our Players of the Decade - coming soon!
© Scrum.com
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Anyway, something happened yesterday that is making me put on economic sunglasses to protect my eyes: The Fed announced the economy is looking pretty darned good, inflation is in check, and unemployment is coming down to manageable levels. Add to that the US Credit Rating was raised back to AAA about 10 days ago and that is down right exciting right? What did the markets do? The Dow dropped 200+ points and the 10 year Treasury Bill rose 13 basis points. In fact the 10 year, which is the benchmark used for vineyard and acquisition financing has increased about 40 basis points since May. So what gives? If this is good news why is the market off and what does that mean for the wine business?
In conjunction with the other good news, the Fed announced they were going to pull the monetary sucker out of the Market's mouth of the toddler-like economic recovery, and targeted an end to their Quantitative Easing program starting early in 2014 and ending mid-year. The market has been feasting on cheap money for a long time and the announcement and timing was just a little more firm than many suspected, putting a damper on the investors mood.
Along with the announcement, the US dollar strengthened because there is now a higher return realized from investing in US$. In addition, the dollar also gained strength because the announcement demonstrated the US is not like Japan and won't be forever in a weak growth environment. A stronger dollar will mean we should see cheaper imports and that's a risk in a business that is running at balance to short in grapes and juice.
The announcement also signals an end to a cycle that has led to the lowest rates in the history of the US, and created a refinance stampede from wineries and vineyards in the past couple years. While the short term rates are for the present still low, the long end of the yield curve is trending up as noted to the left, and rates should continue to go higher based on this announcement. At some point in the next 24 months, it appears we are likely to see the short end of the rate curve start to rise as well.
Higher long term interest rates normally mean stabilized land values as higher interest costs mean larger property payments and a property can only produce so much in the way of cash flow so that lowers the sales price of land. In the case of vineyards, that may or may not prove out because the supply of vineyards is also lowish, and there has been a rush by many in the business to acquire new producing vineyards to support their programs driving land values higher. If this signals higher consumption levels, wineries will be looking for even more land. That's a long discussion and will have to wait for another Sunday.
The good news in all of this is the US Consumer is indeed making headway coming back and our economy is leading the World in showing recovery. Employed and confident consumers buy more wine, and higher priced wine. Higher bottle pricing will be needed if the wineries are going to be able to pass on the higher price of grapes that growers have been taking during the first half of this year. Consumers aren't quite there yet in being willing to spend more on wine but hopefully we will see that soon. That too is a blog post for another day.
Bottom line is the consumer is coming back so we might start spending our way back to prosperity .... which has always amused me ... that we can eat our way to prosperity, consume the worlds goods and be the envy of most other countries in the process. Doesn't that seem unnatural in some economic Darwinian way?
Back on point, this announcement signals rate increases will be coming. A 6% prime rate isn't that unusual. What happens to your winery's profitability if we see short term rates go up 3.00% in the next couple years at the same time consumers demand is growing and imports are cheaper?
Hopefully you've already locked in your capital and rate structure and got your piece of the cheap long term real estate money Ben Bernanke has been handing out, so your business wont be subject to a cycle of growth financed by higher priced debt in a margin strained wine industry.
Its a lot to digest and this barely touches the subject on the business and the changes we are going to see in this next cycle. For now I'd suggest you enjoy Friday because its all down hill after that ........... ( I'm talking about the hours of sunlight of course .....)


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1. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorCraigB Apr 3, 2013 6:37 PM (in response to jhughes)If the jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll actually exists in the /forms/webutil/win32 directory, then you may need to have the file transfered to this directory again or check the file permissions on the file. We encountered this same error when we setup WebUtil in FMw and that was what fixed our issue.
Hope this helps,
2. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorjhughes Apr 3, 2013 6:49 PM (in response to jhughes)Thanks Craig, I've replaced the file several times, and it's world-readable - still no luck.
Appreciate the help...
3. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorCraigB Apr 3, 2013 8:16 PM (in response to jhughes)Did you FTP the file to your server and if so, did you FTP the file in binary or text mode?
4. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorjhughes Apr 4, 2013 10:26 AM (in response to jhughes)I binary scpd the jacob-1.14.3.zip (downloaded from the sourceforge.net site) to my server, unzipped the contents and copied the files to the required directories.
5. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorAlexDiniasi Apr 4, 2013 4:38 PM (in response to jhughes)Hello,
Please perform the following:
1. FTP again the jacob.jar and the jacob dlls.Sign the jacob.jar.
2- Bring down WLS_FORMS and Admin managed servers
3- Bring down nodemanager
4- Bring down OPMN and all the processes
5- Start again nodemanager
6- Start again Admin and WLS_FORMS managed servers
7- Start OPMN and all the processes
8- Clear java cache on client machine and re-test the issue.
If someone's answer is helpful or correct please mark it accordingly.
Edited by: AlexDiniasi on 04.04.2013 19:37
6. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorjhughes Apr 5, 2013 4:20 PM (in response to AlexDiniasi)Alex, I took your advice, and restarted weblogic servers, and opmn components and we are no longer experiencing the wuc-24 error. Thanks very much for your help - can you explain why a restart of the servers/opmn would fix this issue?
7. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorAlexDiniasi Apr 9, 2013 12:08 PM (in response to jhughes)Hello Jhughes,
It is a known issue. Unfortunately, it cannot be reproduced consistently so that a bug could be logged.
This workaround it is known to overcome the problem.
Kind regards,
8. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 erroruser12192944 Aug 27, 2013 9:23 PM (in response to jhughes)
Had the same problem but then discovered after so much digging around what the webutil configuration file should look like for 11gR2. Check the new configuration file in Locations and Samples of Configuration Files - 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) (Appendix C.10 Default webutil.cfg).
I am sure this will resolve the issue.
9. Re: webutil jacob-1.14.3-x86.dll 404 errorMichael Ferrante-Oracle Aug 28, 2013 2:19 PM (in response to jhughes)
If you find that double checking your webutil.cfg doesn't help, be sure to stop ALL related processes (WLS_FORMS, Admin Server, Node Manager, OPMN) then restart.
Regarding the webutil.cfg, there should be not changes required except possibly the references to Jacob. Do NOT take config files from old installations and copy them into a new installation of a newer version. The entries for Jacob 1.14.3 should look like this:


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ZeroLemon describes their ToughJuice power bank as the world's toughest external battery pack, with 30000mAh capacity and a rugged anti-shock exterior. With enough juice to get you up and running again and again on a single charge, ToughJuice provides up to ten charges to a smartphone, two charges to a tablet or multiple charges to nearly any other device. It features four USB ports (1 QuickCharge 2.0 port, with legacy 5V/2A support and 3 Ports for 1A charging) but more importantly it features USB-C/Type-C Compatibility: the USB-C/Type-C port makes the battery pack compatible with the new MacBook, charging at 5V/2.5A and other USB-C powered devices. The device averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 250 people (read reviews), and its list price is currently discounted to $67.99. See the discounted ZeroLemon ToughJuice power bank now on Amazon.
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Can mathematics predict the inevitable consequences of climate change? And more importantly, can it suggest ways to reduce, or even prevent some of these consequences?
From cancer treatments to counting trees: the maths behind image analysis makes it all possible.
Opinion polls, election forecasts, testing new medical drugs — none of these would be possible without the central limit theorem.
Find out how some black holes are bigger on the inside than they are on the outside.
Why too many bodies present a problem.
Discover the beauty of surface tension!
Playing with infinity can lead to surprising outcomes – find out how with a big bag of balls and some superpowers.
A closer look at the power of symmetry in physics.


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Cathay Pacific group's contribution to Nepal relief effort valued at more than hk$10 million
Soon after the earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April 2015, the Cathay Pacific Group and its seven wholly owned subsidiaries launched a two-week staff appeal to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake. Together with the company's pledge to match the final amount donated by the staff, the total cash donation has been rounded up to HK$3.4 million.
Through Change for Good, the Cathay Pacific inflight fundraising programme, a further HK$2.6 million was collected from passengers on both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights. The fundraising activity, co-organised by the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK), was held between 1 and 15 May.
All the proceeds have been directed to support UNICEF HK's relief efforts and to build community resilience in Nepal. The projects have supplied shelters and clean water to families and children, and ensured the supply of hygiene kits and vaccines to help prevent the outbreak of diseases. UNICEF HK has also been working to get children back to school as quickly as possible, in addition to giving psychosocial support to help them overcome the trauma of the devastating earthquake.
In addition to the cash donation, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair gave free support to a number of local and overseas charities in sending rescue teams and relief supplies to the affected areas. These organisations included Hong Kong Red Cross, World Vision Hong Kong, Crossroads Foundation and Post Crisis Counseling Network. The Group's support in this area has an estimated value of HK$4 million.
Cathay Pacific Director Corporate Affairs James Tong said: "The earthquake has caused tremendous pain to the Nepalese people. In addition to grieving the loss of family members, the victims also need to worry about aftershocks and the potential outbreak of diseases. As an international airline, we have been able to contribute to the relief efforts through our Group's network of resources. We would like to thank our staff and passengers for their generous support. Through various means, including cash donations and the provision of relief supplies and rescue teams, we hope the victims can quickly rebuild their homes and lives."
Ms Jane Lau, Chief Executive of UNICEF HK, said: "We sincerely thank the Cathay Pacific Group for their full support to UNICEF so that we can respond immediately to the needs of the affected population. The generous donations collected through Change for Good on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights, and those made by the group and its staff, will help 2.8 million people, including 1.1 million children in the disaster-struck regions in Nepal. UNICEF will continue to take a proactive role in restoring normality to the people of Nepal and enabling children to grow and develop healthily."
Over the years, the Cathay Pacific Group has responded quickly to assist those affected by major natural disasters. The airline launched appeals following the Asian tsunami in 2005, the Sichuan earthquakes in 2008 and 2013, the Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011, the Thailand floods in 2011 and the Philippines typhoon in 2013.


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WATERBORO � An Iowa man has been charged with burglarizing a Waterboro home.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, deputies at the York County Sheriff�s Office received a report of a burglary in progress at a residence on Highpoint Circle in Waterboro. Upon arrival, the deputies found Chance Baker, 18, of Shenandoah, Iowa, inside a residence, according to Major William King, of the sheriff�s department.
�Baker admitted he did not have permission to be in the residence,� King said in a news release.
Deputies Corey Sweatt and Stan Moore investigated the situation and determined that Baker allegedly had broken into three other homes in the area in search of food and shelter. The deputies verified that three other residences were burglarized and notified the owners.
Baker was arrested and charged with Class B Burglary. He has been released from the York County Jail after posting a $5,000 unsecured cash bail, according to King.
He is scheduled to appear in Alfred Superior Court on January 4, 2013.
Before his arrest earlier this month, Baker reportedly was known to Deputy Sweatt from an earlier encounter this past summer. According to King, Baker was visiting friends in Maine and on Aug. 6 allegedly stole a vehicle from a residence in Parsonsfield.
�Baker was subsequently arrested by a Massachusetts State Trooper and returned to Maine,� King said. �(He) later admitted he stole the vehicle to return home.�
Baker was summoned and returned to his friend�s residence in Maine, King said. He faces charges in Maine and Massachusetts for the theft of the motor vehicle.
Iowa man charged with local burglary
WATERBORO � An Iowa man has been charged with burglarizing a Waterboro home.


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Electricity generated from wind became more competitive with thermal power generation in 2010. For the second year running, prices that developers paid to build wind farms remained essentially stable, easing up very slightly to EUR1,545/kW ($2,025/kW). Prices for plants used to generate electricity from thermal sources moved up and so, given moderate stability in fossil fuel prices over the past 12 months, the competitive position of wind improved. Newly available data on nuclear costs reveal that it has lost further ground to onshore wind. This is shown in figure 1 (below), which illustrates how the generation cost of power from turbines operating in wind speeds of 7 metres per second (m/s) is getting closer to that of nuclear electricity, where average nuclear plant costs are used.
Annual Power Costs graphs (fig's 1-3)
The cost of wind power generated at 7.5 m/s is below that of nuclear. Onshore wind at EUR1,545/kW at a 7.5 m/s site now comes in at EUR76/MWh ($99.6/MWh), cheaper than nuclear at EUR3,350/kW, which delivers electricity at EUR79/MWh. Wind speeds of 7-7.5 m/s are common around the world.
Wind is likely to improve its position further as last year's drop in prices for turbines results in lower costs for wind farms constructed in the months and years ahead. However, wind's future competitive position relative to coal and gas is less certain. Some authorities expect fossil fuel prices to move upwards, but the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), published in November, suggests gas prices may not do so for a decade. Nevertheless, if the much lower prices of Chinese wind turbines filter through to the US and European markets, wind will gain a strong edge.
Wind plant generation costs - the sum of costs for repaying capital charges for the installation, plus operations and maintenance (O&M) costs and other miscellaneous expenses - have been calculated from reported costs for a collection of new plants with a combined capacity of more than 3GW.
Nuclear project costs are harder to pinpoint because so few plants have been completed in recent years. However, it is possible to derive nuclear generation costs from detailed analyses of projected installation costs published over the past year.
A clear distinction must be drawn between installed costs, which are largely similar worldwide, and generation costs, which depend critically on national institutional frameworks. Projects in countries that offer fixed prices for energy, known as feed-in tariffs (FITs), are seen by developers and financial institutions as bearing relatively low risk. Hence, these can be financed at rates of return of 5-8%, applied to a project's cost as a whole. Sites where energy prices are not guaranteed are seen as riskier, and lenders and investors demand higher rates of return that can exceed 12%.
Onshore wind costs
We calculate an average onshore wind farm cost of EUR1,545/kW ($2,025/kW) in 2010, excluding small projects below 10MW. This figure was a fraction higher than 2009, although the difference is not statistically significant. The spread of costs was smaller than in previous years and two thirds of projects were between EUR1,400/kW and 1,700/kW. The IEA data suggests a similar average cost. The average derived from IEA figures for onshore wind was $2,115/kW, with the cheapest costs being reported by China: $1,223/kW. The most expensive was in the Czech Republic, at $3,280/kW, (see figure 2).
Wind turbine costs account for roughly two thirds of total onshore wind project costs. The average price charged by several manufacturers was just under EUR1,000/kW, representing the second consecutive annual drop after a 2008 peak. There is little variation among European manufacturers, but recent data suggest that prices for wind turbines manufactured in China fall under EUR500/kW and that European manufacturers are selling into the Chinese market at around EUR570/kW. This no doubt explains why the cost of Chinese wind farms reported by the IEA is as low as EUR880/kW.
Figure 3 illustrates the trends in turbine prices and wind farm costs since 2004. The gap probably widened because many turbine contracts for recently completed wind farms were placed around 2008 - before prices started to fall. As the slightly lower prices observed since that time feed through into installed wind farm costs, the latter may also fall slightly. Although it is possible to realise economies of scale by building very large wind farms, these benefits are often offset by such factors as higher construction costs at remote and hilly sites.
Offshore wind
At first sight, there might appear to be a wide range of installed costs for offshore wind. But the Danish Energy Agency notes that the most expensive projects are for demonstration purposes. The agency suggests a cost range of EUR2,300-EUR3,800/kW. The upper range excludes expensive demonstration projects. The US Department of Energy cites a cost of EUR2,500/kW, while two independent British studies estimate costs of EUR2,900-EUR4,000/kW. The choice of an appropriate range is therefore subjective, but the majority of recent and near-term projects are expected to see installed costs between EUR2,700/kW and EUR3,300/kW.
The rise in construction costs reported for all types of thermal plants over the year saw combined-cycle gas-turbine plants generally range between EUR730/kW and EUR940/kW, coal plants with flue gas desulphurization at between EUR1,600/kW and EUR2,300/kW and nuclear plants at EUR2,700-EUR4,000/kW. Coal prices were fairly stable and gas prices eased slightly.
But there are wide variations in the price of gas, with US prices roughly half those in Europe. For years, US gas prices tracked those for oil, but US gas prices have now dropped while its oil prices rose. The US Energy Information Administration expects a steady rise in the price of gas for electricity generation in coming years.
Gas-fired generation is currently the cheapest option of all. Prices range from EUR38/MWh ($50/MWh) in the US to about EUR64/MWh in parts of Europe where gas is significantly more expensive (figure 4). When carbon costs of EUR30/tonne of CO2 is added to these figures, the premium is about EUR12/MWh. Despite hopes across the renewables sector for a EUR30/tonne carbon price under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the current EU ETS price is around EUR15/tonne.
The price of coal, based on the energy content, is cheaper than gas, but the electricity that coal produces is more expensive. So the global range for the cost of power from coal is about EUR48-76/MWh. In regions where carbon penalties are applied, about EUR24/tonne must be added to that cost.
As shown in figure 2, estimates for capital cost at nuclear power plants range from a low of $2,300/kW in China to a high of $5,858/kW in the Czech Republic. The range used for our generation cost estimates is EUR2,700-EUR4,000/kW ($3,537-5,240/kW) and excludes the outlying values. Among figures not included is an upper limit of EUR5,080/kW in UK Electricity Generation Costs Update, an analysis by consultants Mott Macdonald for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change.
A difficulty with nuclear costs is that because so few plants have been built in Western Europe and the US recently, financing institutions are likely to require a so-called risk premium to account for possible cost overruns. This is standard practice with any large-scale capital-intensive project; a UK government White Paper in 1995 suggested that the weighted average cost of capital for nuclear might be about 3% higher than for gas-fired generation. There have been similar findings since then. Alternatively, financiers may demand that nuclear developers add a significant contingency to capital cost estimates. Either way, the risk to which lenders and investors are exposed is reduced, since these additional costs are reflected in prices electricity consumers pay for nuclear electricity.
Whichever procedure is used adds about EUR14/MWh to generating costs of nuclear electricity. This is reflected in the risk allowance shown on the cost comparison graph. The low end of the range of nuclear generation cost is EUR58/MWh, excluding the risk premium. It can rise as high as EUR101/MWh when the premium is included.
Generation costs
Figure 4 shows that onshore wind installed at EUR1,400/kW - towards the low end of the current range - and financed over 20 years at an interest rate of 8% delivers electricity to the power network at just over EUR100/MWh at a site where the mean wind speed is 6 m/s. The figure falls to about EUR77/MWh with a 7 m/s wind speed site and EUR50/MWh at a site where the mean wind speed is 9 m/s. Above 7 m/s, these prices are competitive with gas at the upper end of its generation cost range, assuming a carbon cost of EUR30/tonne of CO2. These wind prices overlap coal and nuclear prices. Gas and coal are cheaper at the lower end of their price ranges, but wind above 7 m/s is cheaper than at the upper end of their price ranges.
At the top of onshore wind's installed cost range, EUR1,700/kW, wind generation costs are around EUR97/MWh at 7 m/s, falling to EUR69/MWh at 8.5 m/s and EUR58/MWh at 9.5 m/s. Wind at such installed cost is only competitive with the higher end of gas prices at wind speeds above about 8 m/s. Wind at EUR1,700/kW is still competitive with nuclear unless a developer has been able to build a reactor at the lowest possible cost. If coal comes in at the lower end of its price range, around EUR48/MWh, and there is no carbon cost attached, it is competitive with highcost wind. But wind above about 7 m/s is cheaper than coal with carbon costs at the upper end of its price range.
Offshore wind
Offshore wind generation costs at EUR2,700/kW and at a wind speed of 7 m/s are around EUR182/MWh, falling to EUR158/MWh at 7.5 m/s and EUR125/MWh at 8.5 m/s. At EUR3,300/kW, they are around EUR161/MWh at 8 m/s, falling to EUR133/MWh at 9 m/s. An example supporting the generation cost estimates comes from the published electricity price of EUR140/MWh at Denmark's Anholt wind farm.
A study carried out by the UK Energy Research Centre suggested a slightly higher average price of EUR165/MWh. Only at high wind speeds and/or low installation cost can offshore wind compete with thermal sources of electricity generation, although the low end of the offshore wind generation cost range comes near the upper end of the nuclear cost range. Future wind farms far out in the North Sea, where wind speeds are around 10 m/s, may begin to compete with nuclear generation.
Generation cost estimates in figure 4 assume an 8% interest rate and a 20-year maturity for capital investment loans. Such pay-back periods are common among banks and utilities. However, plant lifetimes are mostly longer than this. The IEA derives generation costs on the assumption that most thermal and wind plants will operate between 25 years and 60 years.
Increasing the depreciation period for nuclear from 20 to 60 years would bring down the generation cost by about EUR14/MWh, making it significantly more competitive. It remains to be seen whether this is realistic, as few reactors have operated for that long (Windpower Monthly, June 2005). It is unlikely lenders would countenance repayment periods of this length.
Changes in the interest rate have a more dramatic effect on generation costs. According to the IEA, nuclear costs in China, with an interest rate of 5%, may go as low as EUR21/MWh; the corresponding figure for Chinese wind is EUR36/MWh. But nuclear costs can go as high as EUR98/MWh in Switzerland, with an interest rate of 10%. Onshore wind there costs as much as EUR166/MWh.
The future
Most analysts are cautious about projecting wind power costs, due to fluctuations in commodity prices influencing installed costs in recent years. A modest drop of 10-15% in onshore costs is anticipated, provided prices for commodities used in wind turbines and wind farms - such as steel - remain stable.
This trend will be accelerated by continuing improvements in wind turbine design and strong competition from Chinese wind turbines. Future offshore cost trends are difficult to predict, as the industry has developed fairly slowly so far. But as the sub-sector heats up, some analysts expect a 20% drop in installed costs that would bring electricity from offshore wind more in line with that from thermal sources - particularly if fossil and nuclear fuel prices rise.
Most wind farms are financed using a mixture of loan and equity. The returns expected by equity investors are generally higher than the interest rates demanded by banks. Returns and interest rates can be combined into a weighted average cost of capital (Wacc). This is numerically equal to the test discount rate. If, for example, a bank loan covers 50% of total project cost at an interest rate of 3% - factoring out inflation - and equity investors target of a 13% rate of return on their ownership stake, then Wacc is a simple average of the two figures, or 8%. In practice, bank loans may account for up to 80% of the project cost, resulting in a Wacc that leans towards the debt figure.
A wind power project financed wholly by a developer using its own resources is termed off-balance-sheet financing. Even in this circumstance, the developer will have a target rate of return.
The International Energy Agency calculates generation costs using two Waccs, 5% and 10%. This range covers most of the levels used in practice today. Many utilities in mainland Europe target Waccs between 5-7%, but those in the UK and US tend to use higher levels of up to 10%. Our analysis (see main story) uses an interest rate, numerically equal to the Wacc of 8%, which is roughly in the centre of the range found across the power-generation industry.
Nuclear decommissioning costs influence the relative competitiveness of major energy sources. Enormous sums of money are involved and much time is needed to dismantle a nuclear reactor. For most modern reactor types, the costs are around EUR400/kW ($524/kW), according to the World Nuclear Association, or about 15% of construction costs, according to the International Energy Agency. The two estimates are similar.
There are several ways of making provisions for this. Perhaps the most common is a so-called sinking fund - a ring-fenced sum of money set aside annually from sales of nuclear energy. Even if the money only earns a modest rate of interest, the fund is designed to accumulate substantially over 60 years. This analysis assumes a decommissioning payment of EUR2.4/MWh, in line with the value used by consultants Mott MacDonald in a recent report - UK Electricity Generation Costs Update - for the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
With 1% interest, this will accrue to just over EUR1,000/kW over 60 years, or roughly 25% of the initial cost. This figure, in principle, includes all the costs of disposal of spent fuel. Much controversy surrounds this, because there are few potential sites for long-term storage facilities in the world. Proposed sites in the US and UK have recently been ruled out.
Complicating matters further, waste management in Britain is currently managed by the government, so it is debatable whether full costs are paid by the nuclear industry and reflected in generation costs regularly appearing in industry analyses. In future, the industry is expected to pay a fee to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Wind energy developers must also set aside money for decommissioning, although these sums are typically only around 5% of the initial cost.


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UNIX for Beginners
Typographical Conventions
Introduction to The UNIX operating system
Tutorial One
- Listing files and directories
- Making Directories
- Changing to a different Directory
- The directories . and ..
- Pathnames
- More about home directories and pathnames
Tutorial Two
- Copying Files
- Moving Files
- Removing Files and directories
- Displaying the contents of a file on the screen
- Searching the contents of a file
Tutorial Three
- Redirection
- Redirecting the Output
- Redirecting the Input
- Pipes
Tutorial Four
- Wildcards
- Filename Conventions
- Getting Help
Tutorial Five
- File system security (access rights)
- Changing access rights
- Processes and Jobs
- Listing suspended and background processes
- Killing a process
Tutorial Six
- Other Useful UNIX commands
Tutorial Seven
- Compiling UNIX software packages
- Download source code
- Extracting source code
- Configuring and creating the Makefile
- Building the package
- Running the software
- Stripping unnecessary code
Tutorial Eight
- UNIX variables
- Environment variables
- Shell variables
- Using and setting variables
[email protected], 19 October 2001
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A tasty and healthy pie. This can be served as a side dish, as part of a buffet or as a delicious snack.
For the filling
8 medium-sized artichokes
8 medium-sized artichokes
6 spring onions
250g roughly grated regatto cheese
100g ricotta cheese or anthotiro
1 free range egg
1 tablespoon butter
100ml olive oil
100ml milk
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
A few leaves of mint
Salt and pepper
For the filo pastry
300g wheat flour
300g wheat flour
100g all-purpose flour
120ml extra virgin olive oil
50ml ouzo
120ml extra virgin olive oil
50ml ouzo
50g all-purpose flour kept separate in a bowl to be used when you roll out the dough.
Peel the artichokes, discarding the outer leaves, until the soft inner leaves remain along with the heart.
Finely slice the artichokes.
Lightly fry the chopped onions and sliced artichokes in a spoonful of butter for a few seconds.
Add 3 tablespoons of water and simmer for 5 minutes.
Put in a bowl and add the grated regatto cheese with the ricotta or anthotiro along with salt, pepper and chopped mint.
Gently mix.
Filo Pastry
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with enough water to make a pliable dough.
Knead well and make a pliable dough.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with enough water to make a pliable dough.
Knead well and make a pliable dough.
Divide the dough into 6 balls.
Cover with clingfilm and set aside to rest for 1 hour.
Roll out each ball to the size of a medium oven dish, making it as thin as possible.
Place 3 layers of the filo pastry in an oven dish brushed with olive oil and brush in between each layer with olive oil.
Add the filling.
Place the other 3 layers of filo pastry on top, again brushing olive oil in between each layer and on top of the final layer.
Lightly score the final layer in squares.
Beat the egg and milk well and spread over the top of the pie.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes until the pie is a lovely golden colour and well-baked underneath.
If you've tried this recipe, please rate it!
If you've tried this recipe, please rate it!
Eat and Enjoy!!


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Crypt-Keepers: Exploring Legacies Set in Stone
POSTED ON: September 16, 2013
The Cooper Union's first fall exhibition, an unusual one in many different respects, opens on Tuesday September 17 at the 41 Cooper Gallery. Even though it has been organized through the School of Art, the exhibition, entitled Do Good Green-Wood, will not be a retrospective of a particular artist or group or artistic movement. Instead, in a unique collaboration with the historic Green-Wood Cemetery located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Do Good Green-Wood will be a meditation on altruism and memorialization.
The exhibition consists of images and artifacts related to three philanthropic individuals who are, like Peter Cooper, interred at the Green-Wood cemetery. But that's not all that is unusual about the exhibition. Its origins lie in the interests of a School of Art senior, Troy Kreiner, whose idea for the exhibition has come to fruition with the aid of faculty at the School of Art as well as a historian and an archivist at Green-Wood Cemetery. Mr. Kreiner, 23, originally conceived of the exhibition while volunteering his time going through the archives at Green-Wood once a week for a year and a half. But really it all started with a class trip.
"Michael Dorsch taught a class called Public Sculpture that never met in a classroom," Kreiner says. "We went around New York City and met at monuments, sculptures and historic sites to discuss them. One of the trips was to the Green-Wood Cemetery where we got a tour by a historian named Jeff Richman. At the end he showed us the skeleton key collection, tucked away in the administration building. There were these two glass doors with skeleton keys behind them. Some of the keys are a foot long and very old. Some date back to the mid-1800s. So he opened up the glass door and then there was another door of keys and another door of keys. It was this really amazing setup."
Intrigued by the keys, Mr. Kreiner asked if there was any documentation for them. The answer was no, so he volunteered his time to document the keys, working with the cemetery archivist, Anthony Cucchiara. After a year and half, Kreiner says, "I started to understand the depth of information at Green-Wood. There was a lot of content behind doors that was really fascinating. I started to conceive of doing an exhibition." He chose to focus on altruism. "There's a lot of content and artifacts related to these mausoleums but I personally don't want to learn about another wealthy sugar refiner. It was important to me to find these gems of history that are hidden behind stone or deep in an archive and give access to them. And I thought it would be an effective way to pay respect to Peter Cooper, especially during a time where his legacy for the school has been compromised. The exhibition draws a parallel to other people who have done good."
The exhibition will present artifacts from the lives and memorials for three such individuals: Mary Foote Henderson (1842 - 1931), who donated land around Washington D.C. to be turned into a park and library, and was an early advocate for healthier eating; Henry Bergh (1813 - 1888), founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; and Louisine Havemeyer (1855 - 1929), a major art collector and donor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as a significant member of the suffragist movement. The gallery will include some of the skeleton keys, blueprints of the mausoleums, objects associated with them as well as photos and ephemera from the lives of the individuals.
"The exhibition is ambitious and interesting and seems very timely," Alexander Tochilovsky, Adjunct Instructor and Curator of the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography says. Both he and Mike Essl, Associate Professor at the School of Art assisted in the conceptualizing of Do Good Green-Wood, while Mr. Richman and Mr. Cucchiara of Green-Wood Cemetery mentored the research aspect. "I think everybody at the school has this sense of giving back," Mr. Tochilovsky says. "The philanthropy of Peter Cooper is in the fabric of the institution, but can seem rather abstract. This exhibition materializes this philanthropic thread."
Mr. Kreiner says that he hopes visitors to Do Good Green-Wood learn about three new people, how they made a difference and how that relates to Peter Cooper's mission of the school. "And also ask themselves questions about things like monumentality or what does it mean to have a monument. Or to even think, 'What do I want when I am gone?' Even if their experience is self-reflexive, that's enough."


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"Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" alum Tracy Morgan married his long-time fiancee Megan Wollover Sunday night in an emotional ceremony, his rep confirmed to People.
It's a special moment for the couple who has become even stronger after Morgan was involved in a horrific highway crash that left him fighting for his life.
"After almost losing Tracy last year, I am so grateful to finally be married to the love of my life," Wollover told the publication. "We have been through so much and our love is stronger for it."
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Almost one week ago, the twosome celebrated their upcoming wedding with joint bachelor and bachelorette parties. Close to 25 of their nearest and dearest friends enjoyed a bowling night out at Lucky Strike.
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"It was a mellow scene...there were a few toasts but nothing crazy," a source shared with E! News. Instead the affair was "more of a family get-together."
Perhaps it should then come as no surprise that the couple's two-year-old daughter Maven looked on as the couple exchanged vows during an intimate ceremony.
"I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe I'm in front of you," the comedian shared with "Today" back in June during his first interview since surviving his deadly bush crash. "Just seeing the tragedy that happened, it touches me."
He continued, "I had my family. I have my wife, [Megan Wollover]—we about to be married—and my daughter, my son, to keep my spirits up."
Today, Morgan has much to look forward to as he enjoys his new relationship status. In addition to hosting "SNL" on Oct. 17, the comedian hopes he can keep making people laugh across the country.
"I love comedy. I will never stop loving her. I love comedy and I can't wait to get back to her, but right now, my goal is just to heal and get better. Because I'm not 100 percent yet. I'm not. And when I'm there, you'll know," Morgan assured Matt Lauer. "I'll get back to making you laugh. I promise you."


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India's Girl Rising
By Joanna Sugden
The story of Ruksana, an 11-year-old living on the streets of Kolkata, is one of nine that features in "Girl Rising," a film about the struggles that girls around the world face to get an education.
The film, released on International Women's Day, is narrated by A-list Hollywood stars, including Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson.
Ruksana's story, which is told by Priyanka Chopra, was picked after screenwriters and producers conducted hundreds of interviews with girls trying to get an education in countries stretching from India to Haiti, Peru to Afghanistan. Nine were chosen and their stories were put together in a series of fictionalized documentaries.
"Ruksana's story is about a really plucky little girl who is always very positive, who lives on the street and how she survives with her smile intact despite all the problems life throws at her," Sooni Taraporevala, who turned Ruksana's story into a screenplay for the movie, says of the little girl with a talent for art.
While Ruksana was growing up, her family's bamboo and cloth home on a sidewalk in Kolkata was often demolished by police in so-called programs of beautification. Then in early 2011 a film crew showed up asking her to star in a movie about her life.
Throughout it all, the little girl fond of wearing braided bunches and a smart red tie has kept going to school.
Ms. Taraporevala told The Wall Street Journal's India Real Time that she spent four days with Ruksana in Kolkata getting to know her and finding out what her life was like.
"I chose her because I connected with her being very fond of drawing and being an artist and having an imagination, I felt as a writer she would be a great subject," said Ms. Taraporevala, who also wrote the Academy Award-nominated "Salaam Bombay!" about the lives of street children in Mumbai.
"This is not an out and out documentary, it's fictional but I haven't created anything that hasn't happened," she said.
All but two girls play themselves in the movie. Concerns for the safety of two of the girls meant actors played their parts. Ruksana plays herself in "Girl Rising," but actors play the other parts, including her father, who sells sugarcane juice to make a living. Ruksana's parents had migrated to Kolkata from a rural Indian village in order to find work and to educate their children.
She is one of the lucky ones, says Liam Neeson, the actor whose voice links the girls' stories together.
"Her parents can't afford a place to live but they somehow find a way to get their daughters to school," Mr. Neeson says during the film. Earlier he says "Educating girls is one of the highest returns on investment in the developing world."
World Vision, a Christian charity, works with Ruksana's family and provides the children with school supplies, extra tutoring and a meal every day.
"Because life on the streets can be dangerous, Ruksana and her sisters spend their nights in a nearby shelter run by a local NGO," a spokesman for the charity said.
In India, four million girls are estimated to be out of school, according to a study conducted in 2009 by the Social and Rural Research Institute in New Delhi.
However estimates vary widely. An earlier study by the Basic Education Coalition in Washington, D.C. said 40 million children, including boys, were out of school in India.
In India, girls' education is often halted by early marriage, a preference by some parents to educate their sons, and a lack of separate toilets for girls in schools, especially once they reach puberty, education campaigners say.
In "Girl Rising," produced by education campaign 10X10, the figure for girls out of school worldwide is put at 66 million.
The 10x10 campaign, which is in partnership with Intel, says that educating girls has a significant positive impact on their health, safety and future earning power.
Goldman Sachs estimated in 2012 that educating more girls in emerging economies would narrow the gender gap in employment and could push income per capita up to 14% higher than the bank's baseline predictions by 2020.
A World Bank study in 2002 indicated that girls get an 18% return on investment from secondary education against a 14% return for boys.
"Girl Rising" has been marketed entirely via Facebook and Twitter and is being screened in the U.S. through Gathr, a crowd sourced film distribution service.
What will happen to Ruksana after it is released? A spokesman for World Vision said the producers and Intel had committed to providing financial support for her education but she and her family will likely remain living on the streets.
"Even though we may think that, simply building or providing a house for her will solve the problem, the issue is complex and multi-layered, much like poverty itself," the spokesman said in an email statement.
"Such drastic moves may overwhelm people and catch them unprepared for unforeseen expenses and challenges. Also, once outside their own community and World Vision's target area, they are also geographically beyond the support and safety net that they earlier benefitted from," he added.
Joanna Sugden is freelance journalist living in Delhi. Before coming to India in 2011 she spent four-and-a-half years as a reporter at The Times of London, covering religion and education. You can follow her on Twitter @jhsugden.
Follow India Real Time on Twitter @indiarealtime.
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Then you haven't looked. AND..it's not illegal to post a link. Your being just being silly. The fact remains...I can see dozens and dozens of professionally produced and used examples of AE and/or Nuke.. in broadcast and theatrical usage.
Here's the Nuke showreel...sue me
These represent the HIGHEST form of the software's usage. This what HItFilm is lacking.. While it can't be a $25,000 Nuke program. The renders HAVE to meet broadcast professional quality. Which is why THOSE EXAMPLE must be seem, for HitFilm to reach it's potential and not be stuck as a "hobbyists" cheap alternative.
I AM hoping HitFilm can reach that render quality. I invite ANYONE to add some links to see that type of professional quality output for HitFilm. (NOT the actual effects, that's to much to expect)
I like HitFIlm...i want to see it reach it "cost effective" potential. And you aren't helping.
Hi. Yeah, your not reading my posts closely enough. I said that I use HF professionally and I cannot post links of my work because it would be illegal.
If your not comparing AE and nuke to HF then why do you keep on comparing AE and nuke to HF?
HF renders great and works for professional use. If your not getting good results you should look into how your transcoding the footage from your camera and what format your transcoding it to for editing.
I'm pretty sure the video below uses HF.
Are there ANY professional films...ads...etc. Made with Hitfilm to view.
so far we haven't seen any PROFESSIONAL results with HitFilm. If there are any, please post a few. (ie:
NOT tests, tutorials, home clips, trailers, unknown "studios" short films etc...etc..) A
professionally rendered ad or theatrical film (or vfx portion of a film).
So, it seems when you're saying "PROFESSIONAL" in big, shouty all-caps, you're referring to major Hollywood Studio tentpole films. In which case, no, there are probably not any "professional" examples of Hitfilm use. The only thing truly restricting Hitfilm in that department is a current lack of any kind of 16-bit output. In other words, exports in TIFF image sequences would open up Hitfilm for that use.
So--we have to define a "professional." Personally, I am an independent freelancer, non-union. My sole income for the last 9 years has been from my video and photo work (ok, I also do floors, but that's about 10% of my income). So, yeah, even while independent and freelance, I'll call myself a "professional."
Among my clients are LVTV and KWST; these are the local government and community stations for La Verne and San Dimas CA. Since we are FCC licensed, under FCC regulation, follow the same FCC rules as a major network, and maintain over-air transmission as well as digital broadcast via our TIme Warner and Comcast channels, I'm going to say we count as a "real," or "professional" station, albeit on a much smaller scale than a FOX, BBC or NBC. And, yes, we use Hitfilm a lot for show openings, credit sequences, lower thirds and bumpers.
This summer, one of my jobs is Industry Hills Speedway: That is a multi-million dollar motocross event with national sponsors including Monster Energy, Budweiser, etc,etc, etc. At the end of the season we shoot the world championships--we have racers from all over the world. While we're not broadcast on cable TV, our webcasts have 15,000-20,000 audiences every week ranging from So-Cal to Australia to Russia. WE use Hitfilm for Lower Third and Logo animations.
Speaking of broadcast--I also shot several CIF championships last year. Some of those games were picked up and broadcast at the national level by ESPN as part of their High-School football coverage. Again, our lower thirds and scoreboards were done in Hitfilm.
Sorry--I can't post links to this work. LVTV and KWST do maintain subscriber VOD pages, but don't put most things on YouTube for public consumption. Video rights for Speedway are tied up where we can do the stream but the League owns the video and has broadcast/internet rights. They have not seen fit to post online. Those CIF games, are also copywritten, and, again, I can't upload that to YouTube.
On this forum I can point right to this: http://community.hitfilm.com/index.php?/topic/5363-commercial-app-teaser-finished-complety-done-w-hitfilm-2-ultimate/?hl=commercial#entry43624
Majahr did that trailer for a worldwide app release entirely in Hitfilm. Not a major studio film, but that's PROFESSIONAL work.
Of course here: http://community.hitfilm.com/index.php?/topic/3831-shellshock/page-3?hl=commercial
We have a Hitfilm user who, based on his short films, got contracted to do the official promotional video for a Russian Lazer Tag company. Official promo videos for national product launches are PROFESSIONAL work.
Now, I doubt Hitfilm was used on this project, but SyFy is about to release "Sharknado 2: The Second One." The first "Sharknado" was a low-budget project--about $250,000--but it was a union shoot, and, while Tara Reid and Ian Ziering's fortunes have faded somewhat, both performers are internationally famous, have been in major studio releases, and "Sharknado" was a union shoot with international distribution--it's a PROFESSIONAL project. It also looked like crap. Fun crap, but crap. Hitfilm is easily able to exceed the output renders of "Sharknado."
Bert Poole, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1041230/ , my fiancee's cousin is not a Hitfilm user. But I've shown him the software, interface, features and output renders, and he is VERY impressed by the quality of this software.
Dan Novy, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637284/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 , my friend is also VERY impressed by Hitfilm.
Neither of these men are Hitfilm users, both both men have said that if they were back in their "just starting out" days, Hitfilm would be the program they picked up first. They have both recommended Hitfilm to students and other people just getting into the joys of VFX.
Now, I'm pretty sure Hitfilm Ultimate isn't aimed at the PROFESSIONAL studio--Hitfilm's goal has always been to bring high-quality VFX tools to amateurs, independents and beginners, and that's a valid business model, and a great market to go after. Someone who has an artistic eye and becomes skillful in Hitfilm will be able to take those skills into AE or NUKE if required to learn those platforms later on for "industry-standard" compatibility, so for a first-time buyer, Hitfilm is still a fantastic choice. But the name "Hit-Film" itself shows what the company is aiming for--high quality VFX with an emphasis on tools for the type of action movie that makes all the money these days (i.e. the Muzzle Flash effect. AE and Nuke certainly don't have particle-based muzzle flashes. Nope, Nuke and AE users get to faff about with stock footage or fractal noise!). The fact that Hitfilm has a detailed Youtube export strengthens this--FxHome knows that the person using the product is most likely uploading to the web. Again, that's fine.
BUT--as far as the question of Hitfilm as a PROFESSIONAL tool? Realistically, the chances of Hitfilm Ultimate becoming a studio powerhouse tool are very slim, indeed, but, OH! Look over here! There's this new Hitfilm Plug-In's product to bring most of the Hitfilm features to Avid, Vegas, AE, FCP, Vegas, etc etc etc... THAT is where FxHome is trying to transition into the "professional" market. Sony Pictures probably won't shift to Hitfilm. Sony Pictures may add the plug-ins to their existing AE setups!
Oh, yes, as far as it being "illegal" to post a link, yes. It really is. If you are not the copyright holder of the work, you don't have the right to post it--yeah, YouTube may be chock-full of excerpts of movies and tv shows and complete posts of movie soundtracks that YouTube's staff haven't been removed, but that doesn't change the fact that if you're posting something you don't own the copyright for, you're legally stealing. And Google and YouTube make a lot of money promoting theft.
(Did I say Google promotes theft?! Damn right I did. Go ahead and Google "warez" and "crackz" you'll find thousands of sites out there helping you steal movies, music and software. The Google search descriptions proudly say they're helping you download anything you want for free. Google would be in it's rights, and, is technically legally obligated, to remove these sites from search results--Google will say they can't vet everything on the net, but it's pretty easy to globally block anything with "crackz" and "warez" in it.)
Finally, Null Unit himself may be working on a PROFESSIONAL project under a Non-Disclosure agreement, which would be a legal contract. Therefore, discussing things prohibited under the legal NDA would, by definition, be a criminal, illegal act. I also have active projects under NDA. Can't talk about 'em, WON'T talk about 'em. But I'm using Hitfilm on 'em.
Thanks Axel, this is some of the best i've seen so far. We need more of the professional productions to really see rendering capabilities. While these meet Saturday morning kids TV level of production...it's a good start. HitFilm developers need to push HARD to get broadcast and theatrical "cred".
I hope people can find more high level production usage examples.
Im sure you can see the output quality in the Nuke showreel link. (again..i don't necessarily mean the VFX) Of course it's tough to get a handle on the potential until someone uses HitFilm with all the best cameras, lighting direction ..etc I guess it will take some more time until those examples show up.
As I was typing my long response above, you proved one of my points again--you're not comparing Hitfilm to PROFESSIONAL work--you're comparing Hitfilm to a $200 million dollar tentpole.
The "Saturday Morning TV" quality you use dismissively is still a PROFESSIONAL level of work. They may not have had the budget of a Game of Thrones or a Godzilla, but you're still talking about a studio-funded, network-broadcast level of PROFESSIONAL work!
Hi. Yeah, your not reading my posts closely enough. I said that I use HF professionally and I cannot post links of my work because it would be illegal.
If your not comparing AE and nuke to HF then why do you keep on comparing AE and nuke to HF?
HF renders great and works for professional use. If your not getting good results you should look into how your transcoding the footage from your camera and what format your transcoding it to for editing.
I'm pretty sure the video below uses HF.
This video was made using after effects with the trapcode form plugin.
This video was made using after effects with the trapcode form plugin.
Yep, Simon already pointed out that it wasn't HF. I misremembered this tutorial which mentioned recreating the dub-step guns. I thought they were saying Atomic Particles was used the create the effect, but they were actually showing how you could recreate the effect with atomic particles. Atomic Particles can really easily do this effect, by the way.
Define what is a "professional film or ad" ? Someone that does weddings and being paid for it, technically makes them a professional. And I have seen some bad renderings and edits of wedding videos I have also seen some awesome ones as well...
Because unless the studio or editors of any program or film that is on TV or big screen tell you what they used to create what they created you never going to know what the studio used. Because I have seen an advert on TV that was made in Windows Movie Maker... This was done years ago by a company here in NZ to prove a point.
I have seen movies where the effects and colour grading were in my eye bad... These were supposed to be professional, and even a video editor like "CyberLink PowerDirector" could have done a better job. (If the person that was using the editor knows what he is doing.)
This is an age-old question in the music industry with programs like FL-Studio. It is now a full-fledged DAW but people still ask the same question as above... I have been using it since 2003... and people still call it a toy yet many professional producers do actually use it...
HitFilm is powerful enough now to be taken seriously by any producer if they choose to use and learn it and it will only get better and more powerful.


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.98 no.8 Cape Town Ago. 2008
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To the Editor: I recently retired from active practice as a private gynaecologist, moving to the rural heart of the Great Karoo, where I still run a small 'office gynaecology' practice. A few months after settling in, I was requested by an administrative head of the primary health care clinics in the area to do some clinics for them. I thought this would be a good way of ploughing something back into the community where I had grown up, so I lodged the required application as requested. I heard nothing, not even acknowledgement of receipt, for the best part of six weeks. Eventually, the same officer phoned and informed me that I needed also to produce my matric certificate, despite having produced proof of registration as a specialist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. I had written matric some 46 years ago, and could no longer produce the required proof of my matriculation qualification. Another high-rank official from the same office later phoned to stress to me that my 'application could not be processed' unless I produced that matric certificate; it was an absolute requirement. Unfortunately, that was also the end of our negotiations. So everyone potentially concerned missed out on a nice opportunity to do something worthwhile for the community where, according to local newspapers, there is a serious shortage of doctors, especially so-called 'scarce-skills' personnel.
I thought the SAMJ letters column would be a good forum for drawing the attention of other professionals to the need to hold on to those matric certificates, whatever you do. I remain stunned by this demonstration of a morbidly bleak and blighted mentality.


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NEW ORLEANS -- Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has the credentials to wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it will have to wait until at least next year. Despite finishing his career with a franchise-record 141 1/2 sacks -- the fifth-highest total in NFL history -- and the NFL single-season sack mark, and despite being considered one of the best all-around defensive ends of his era, Strahan missed out on the final cut of Hall of Fame honorees.
Strahan, who won a Super Bowl title, was one of 10 finalists but did not make it to the list of five candidates who eventually made it in. That list included former Giants coach Bill Parcells, who made the final 10 last year but not the final five.
"I'm honored to be in the top 10, and I look at it like I'll get in eventually," Strahan said in an interview with Newsday after the voting. "I'm blessed. I have so many things going on right now, so this is just a delayed blessing. It'll eventually happen. I don't define myself by what I do, so if I don't get in, I'm not going to yell, scream and pout. It wasn't meant to be."
Besides, Strahan could have a good chance of gaining entry next year, which would make it even more special to him. Super Bowl XLVIII will be played next season at MetLife Stadium, and the Hall of Fame voting will take place the day before the game.
"Hopefully, it comes around next year, which would be incredible to happen in New York," he said. "It would be awesome. If not, I'll just keep moving on."
Strahan said he is proud of his career with the Giants no matter what honors might or might not come.
"I played 15 years, and this is what I'm most proud of, Hall of Fame or not," he said, "that I played 15 years for one team and I did it at the level I did it at, with all the double-teams and all the years I didn't have an Osi [Umenyiora], Justin [Tuck] or [Keith] Hamilton or [Jessie] Armstead.
"To finish 15 years and not be a shell of myself on the field was important," he said. "You never looked and said, 'Why is he out there?' I brought it for all 15 years. My teammates were happy, my coaches, the Giants, my fans. Hopefully, the Hall sees that one day and I get a chance to make it in."
In the meantime, he's too busy to spend much time thinking about not getting in. Strahan is co-host of the "Live With Kelly & Michael" show with Kelly Ripa and is an NFL commentator for the Fox network.
"I'll be honest with you," he said, "next year is so far away for me. I'm hoping to be alive next year. I'm not even thinking about the Hall of Fame. If it happens, great. If not, that won't stop me. [The NFL] was a great chapter of my life, but you can't get hung up on the past. When you don't make it, you don't dwell on it. That was a very tough class to get in, and I have the utmost respect for them."
Strahan spent much of his day playing in a celebrity beach football event at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center near the Superdome, site of Super Bowl XLVII Sunday night between the Ravens and 49ers.
At least he didn't come away empty-handed.
"We had a lot of ex-football players, musicians and actors and actresses and models," Strahan said. "I ended up playing and winning MVP and my team won the game.
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