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The Thread: Rita Ora
At just 23, Rita Ora is taking the music and fashion worlds by storm. Starting out in the music scene, Ora signed with Roc Nation and released her debut self-titled studio album Ora in 2012. Peaking at number one on the U.K. charts, the album earned her waves of attention. With a knack for street-style and a unique, urban look, it's no surprise fashion designers and beauty brands alike took notice. She's no stranger to the front row during fashion week, spends her social time with some of the biggest super models out there and keeps wardrobe choices for her music videos high-fashion across the board. Check out some of the outrageous looks in her latest music video for her chart-topping single, "I Will Never Let You Down," above.
While we wait for Rita Ora's much-anticipated second studio album due out this year, let's admire just a few of her killer fashion ensembles. From slick streetwear, to glamourous red-carpet looks, Ora knows how to dress for every occasion. Showing stylistic similarities to fashion icons like Gwen Stefani and Marilyn Monroe, a fashion breakdown of some of Ora's best outfits is definitely worth a look.
1. All-Plaid Ensemble
Wearing an all-plaid mini dress, strappy black heels, and a killer motorcycle jacket, Ora channels her inner biker girl with this trendy look. Her bright red lips, and bleach-blonde locks perfectly top it off. Vroom vroom!
2. Funky-Fresh
Rita Ora effortlessly works this ensemble, wearing black kicks with a colorful and girlish shorts and crop-top combo. With a trendy hat and her go-to red lips, Ora shows she can work any type of hot new trend.
3. Hollywood High-Glam
Ora's red-carpet looks always impress and this white lace number is no exception. Paring it with simple metallic heels and accessories, Ora exudes Hollywood glamour. The switch from her usually-short haircut to long, blonde locks looks great on the singer.
4. Edgy Cowgirl
Leave it to Ora to make a cowgirl ensemble look hip and edgy. Wearing black-studded cowboy boots, a black skirt with a daring slit, and a matching black cowboy hat, Ora totally wows with this rodeo-inspired look.
5. Metallics Galore
Ora again looks effortlessly chic for a red-carpet event, this time rocking a slicked back, pixie cut and white-on-white look. And the hip-metallic embellishments on her matching jacket, dress, and pumps make this outfit truly stand out.
6. Pet-Approved Attire
Ora's shows off her casual street style by donning a black leather jacket, matching skinny jeans and a comfy white tee. Her cute bleach-blonde bob and staple red lips add a quintessential flare to the laidback outfit. The German Shepard Ora's kicking it with in NYC seems to approve as well.
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One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd 'fame' + berht 'bright, famous', and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert.
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Career: Played in 70 career games and started 59 … finished career with 25 goals and 24 assists for 74 points … picked 28th by the Columbus Crew in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft … a two-time NSCAA All-South Region second team pick … named to All-ACC teams twice (2nd 2009 and 1st in 2010) … played in over 5,000 minutes for his career.
2010: Started all 20 games for the Blue Devils … voted to the All-ACC first team … earned NSCAA All-South region second team recognition … ranked second on the team in points with a career-high 28 … also ranked second in goals (10) and assists (8) … finished third in the ACC overall in goals, assists and points … scored or assisted on 18 of Duke's 34 goals … tallied at least one point in 10 contests, including in five of the final seven … matched his career-high in points with two goals and assist in win over Davidson (10/5) … also had two goals against Furman (10/26) … scored lone two goals in NCAA Tournament first round win over Coastal Carolina (11/18) … had a career-best three assists against George Washington (9/14) … ranked fourth among field players and fifth overall in minutes played (1,781).
2009: Played in all 21 matches on the season and started 20 …All-ACC second team honoree … selected to the NSCAA All-South Region second team … netted eight goals and recorded a team-high 10 helpers for 26 points …tallied four game-winning goals in 1,775 minutes of action …registered eight points (3g, 2a) in the opening week to be named the TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week, voted to the Soccer America Team of the Week, ACC Player of the Week … had at least one point in 13 games and posted eight multiple-point games … tallied a season-high two goals and four points in season-opening win against James Madison (9/1) … dished out two assists in win over UNC Greensboro (10/13).
2008: Saw action in 15 games and started 14 … Finished the year second in points with 12 off of four goals and four assists … Tallied a career-best two goals and an assist in the win over Northern Illinois on Nov. 2 … Registered game-winners against Stony Brook, Elon and Northern Illinois … Posted three points against both the Sea Wolves and Phoenix.
2007: Named to All-ACC Freshman team ... played in 14 games, making five starts ... second among Duke rookies in minutes played with 667 ... scored three goals and chipped in two assists for eight points to lead freshman class ... fourth on team in goals ... scored game-winning goal and first of career in double overtime to lead Duke over No. 16 Maryland on 9/22 ... scored second career goal against Boston College on 10/5 ... scored Duke's second goal in 2-0 win over N.C. State on 10/10 ... assisted Blue Devils' fourth goal in 4-2 win over Clemson on 9/28 ... also assisted Duke's first score in a 2-1 double overtime victory over No. 13 Virginia on 10/26.
Prep: Ranked No. 20 in Rise Magazine for 2007 top recruits ... 2006 adidas Youth All-America team ... named to All-State, All-Metro, and All-Conference teams ... led team to No. 2 ranking in Missouri in 2006 ... six-time club state champion with Scott Gallagher team ... adidas ESP All-Star ... two-time ODP regional team member ... trained in Brazil in fall of 2005 ... honors student every year of high school.
Personal: Born Nicholas Holland Grossman on April 10, 1989 in Sacramento, Calif. ... son of Skip and Karen Grossman ... has one sister, Lauren (20) ... holds a black belt in Chinese kempo karate ... father, Skip, played soccer at Williams College and uncle, Cap, played baseball at Yale.
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Ottawa Int Animation Festival 2012 - Entries by May 18
Winter is winding down and spring is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing: The Ottawa International Animation Festival opens its 2012 activities by announcing the official call for submissions to this year's competition!
Added to this year's Festival events is a new category specifically created for video game animators. The Best Video Game Animation award will recognize the best in non-gameplay video game trailers and cinematic cut scenes.
With NO ENTRY FEE and a variety of categories (including one new one, more on that below) there are plenty of opportunities to submit your film! Whether you're a student, independent or industry animator, you are invited to enter your short or feature length animated works to OIAF 12. Entry forms must be submitted online by May 18, and preview DVDs are due by June 1, 2012.
For more info, or to register and submit your film, just click here!
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Ottawa Int Animation Festival 2012 - April Newsletter
So, we have a new poster. We have no idea what it means, but it's hairy and big and has heads. Done by this Japanese guy, Woji, Yoshi, Cujo or Koji Yamamura. He's a big wig in animation. Made some funny cartoons. Stole a statue from us in 2007. He said it was cause he won the Grand Prize for his silly film, A Country Doctor. Drawing the poster for Ottawa 12 was a great honour for Mr. Yamamura: "Drawing a poster for Ottawa12 is a great honour for me," said Yamamura. "This image was made from an unused sketch from Muybridge's Strings. This sketch was the basis for the creation of the character Zeno, who is thinking about the infinite split of time."
Visit http://www.animationfestival.ca/2012poster for more on this years poster.
This year's Festival promises to be our most crowd-pleasing event to date.
After last year's deeply "depressing", almost "funereal" festival, we're planning a more upbeat lineup for 2012. Artistic Director Chris Robinson had this to say about the upcoming Festival: "In past years, our event has been criticized for being too avant-garde or too dark. This year we wanted to provide some really fun and entertaining programming but don't worry, there's sure to also be the usual array of delightfully bizarre and thought provoking work that many other members of our audience love."
"This is not true," says Chris Robinson. "I did not say this. The films will be really dark, depressing, surreal and deal with humourish issues like death, ball cancer and heads. Take your fun and entertaining and stick figure it up your..."
"I'm sorry for this," interrupts Managing Director Kelly Neall. "Chris has not been well lately. The lobotomy takes time. This year's Festival will be super jolly frolicking fun with lots of gloriously awesome films about 'happy.'"
Clear your calendar from September 19th to the 23rd because coming to Ottawa this September are:
Ralph Bakshi, animation's "good ol' boy," whose films tackle sex, drugs, violence and racism surprised the family-friendly animation world in the '70s,
Barry Purves, a really really really pretty super duper pretty good British puppet animator and The Unconventional Ad Men: The Art of Smith & Foulkes, who make really fuggin knuckle crackingly great commercials for some of the world's most evil err... iconic... brands including Coca Cola, Honda and Motorola...
YouTubular: Animation in the Age of the Meme will examine how You Tube changed... my life. It changed the way I watch and it changed the way I create. It changed the way I give my kids tooth drugs. It'll also show off some of the strangest and most contagious viral videos to bless your computer screen.
We''ll also be taking a look back; Make 'Em Laugh: Comedians and Animation will feature really funny cartoons featuring comedians, Cartoon Brew's much loved Amid Amidi will take us through the life and career of that train lovin', funny glasses wearing animator, Ward Kimball, and we'll also celebrate the life and films of the late, great American indie animator, Karen Aqua. Pretty good stuff, eh?
Keep checking back at http://www.animationfestival.ca
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After viewing 2,377 entries from 81 different countries, our selection committee picked 94 short films and 49 for the showcase screenings.
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Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park
This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites record the skills and way of life of the region's inhabitants, from the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including tidal flats, floodplains, lowlands and plateaux, and provides a habitat for a wide range of rare or endemic species of plants and animals.
Parc national de Kakadu
Le parc constitue une réserve archéologique et ethnologique unique au monde car les terres sur lesquelles il s'étend ont été habitées en permanence depuis 40 000 ans. Des vestiges provenant des chasseurs et des pêcheurs du néolithique jusqu'aux aborigènes qui l'habitent encore au XXe siècle, il présente une histoire des techniques et des comportements illustrée par des peintures et des pictogrammes. C'est le meilleur exemple d'un ensemble d'écosystèmes, depuis les laisses intertidales jusqu'aux plateaux, en passant par les plaines inondées et les basses terres, habitats d'un grand nombre d'espèces rares ou endémiques de la flore et de la faune.
منتزه كاكادو الوطني
يشكّل المنتزه هذا محمية أثرية وإثنولوجية فريدة من نوعها في العالم لأن الأراضي التي يمتد عليها لطالما كانت مسكونة منذ 40000 عام. ويعرض المنتزه، بالآثار الباقية من صيادي الطيور والأسماك والتي تعود إلى العصر الحجري الحديث مروراً بالسكان الأصليين الذين بقوا يقطنونه حتى القرن العشرين، قصة تقنيات وسلوكيات انكبّ عليها الرسامون واختصاصيو الرسوم التصويرية. إنه أفضل مثال على مجموعة الأنظمة البيئية الممتدة من أراضي المد والجزر إلى السفوح مروراً بالسهول الفائضة والأراضي الواطئة وهي مساكن عدد كبير من الأجناس النادرة أو المستوطنة من النبات والحيوان.
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source: UNESCO/ERI
Национальный парк Какаду
Этот район Северной Территории Австралии, где ныне располагается уникальный археологический и этнографический резерват, был заселен более 40 тыс. лет назад. Археологические находки и наскальные рисунки иллюстрируют жизнедеятельность коренных жителей: от доисторического сообщества охотников-собирателей до аборигенов, живущих здесь в наше время. Парк включает уникальное сочетание природных комплексов (включая водно-болотные угодья, заливаемые во время морских приливов, холмистые равнины и плато), которые служат местообитанием для множества редких и эндемических видов растений и животных.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Parque Nacional de Kakadu
Ubicado en el territorio norte de Australia, este parque es una reserva arqueológica y etnológica única en el mundo, porque su territorio ha sido habitado por el hombre durante más de 40.000 años sin interrupción. Las pinturas y pictogramas hallados en este sitio ilustran la historia de las técnicas y del género de vida de sus sucesivas poblaciones, desde los cazadores-recolectores del Neolítico hasta los aborígenes que aún lo pueblan actualmente. Además, el parque es también un ejemplo único en su género por el conjunto de ecosistemas –costas bajas arenosas, mesetas, planicies inundadas y tierras bajas– que son el hábitat de un gran número de especies endémicas de plantas y animales.
source: UNESCO/ERI
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Nationaal Park Kakadu
Het Noordelijk Territorium van Australië wordt al meer dan 40.000 jaar continu bewoond. De grotschilderingen, rotstekeningen en archeologische vindplaatsen laten de vaardigheden en de manier van leven zien van de bewoners in de regio's van het park. Van de jagers-verzamelaars uit de prehistorie tot de Aboriginals die er vandaag de dag nog steeds wonen. Het Nationaal park Kakadu is een uniek voorbeeld van een stelsel van verschillende ecosystemen bestaand uit wadden, uiterwaarden, laaglanden en plateaus. Het park is daarnaast de habitat voor een groot aantal zeldzame of inheemse plant- en diersoorten.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Kakadu National Park is a living cultural landscape with exceptional natural and cultural values. Kakadu has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 50,000 years, and many of the park's extensive rock art sites date back thousands of years. Kakadu's rock art provides a window into human civilisation in the days before the last ice age. Detailed paintings reveal insights into hunting and gathering practices, social structure and ritual ceremonies of Indigenous societies from the Pleistocene Epoch until the present.
The largest national park in Australia and one of the largest in the world's tropics, Kakadu preserves the greatest variety of ecosystems on the Australian continent including extensive areas of savanna woodlands, open forest, floodplains, mangroves, tidal mudflats, coastal areas and monsoon forests. The park also has a huge diversity of flora and is one of the least impacted areas of the northern part of the Australian continent. Its spectacular scenery includes landscapes of arresting beauty, with escarpments up to 330 metres high extending in a jagged and unbroken line for hundreds of kilometres.
The hunting-and-gathering tradition demonstrated in the art and archaeological record is a living anthropological tradition that continues today, which is rare for hunting-and-gathering societies worldwide. Australian and global comparisons indicate that the large number and diversity of features of anthropological, art and archaeological sites (many of which include all three site types), and the quality of preservation, is exceptional.
Many of the art and archaeological sites of the park are thousands of years old, showing a continuous temporal span of the hunting and gathering tradition from the Pleistocene Era until the present. While these sites exhibit great diversity, both in space and through time, the overwhelming picture is also one of a continuous cultural development.
Criterion (i) : Kakadu's art sites represent a unique artistic achievement because of the wide range of styles used, the large number and density of sites and the delicate and detailed depiction of a wide range of human figures and identifiable animal species, including animals long-extinct.
Criterion (vi) : The rock art and archaeological record is an exceptional source of evidence for social and ritual activities associated with hunting and gathering traditions of Aboriginal people from the Pleistocene era until the present day.
Criterion (vii) : Kakadu National Park contains a remarkable contrast between the internationally recognised Ramsar–listed wetlands and the spectacular rocky escarpment and its outliers. The vast expanse of wetlands to the north of the park extends over tens of kilometres and provides habitat for millions of waterbirds. The escarpment consists of vertical and stepped cliff faces up to 330 metres high and extends in a jagged and unbroken line for hundreds of kilometres. The plateau areas behind the escarpment are inaccessible by vehicle and contain large areas with no human infrastructure and limited public access. The views from the plateau are breathtaking.
Criterion (ix) : The property incorporates significant elements of four major river systems of tropical Australia. Kakadu's ancient escarpment and stone country span more than two billion years of geological history, whereas the floodplains are recent, dynamic environments, shaped by changing sea levels and big floods every wet season. These floodplains illustrate the ecological and geomorphological effects that have accompanied Holocene climate change and sea level rise.
The Kakadu region has had relatively little impact from European settlement, in comparison with much of the Australian continent. With extensive and relatively unmodified natural vegetation and largely intact faunal composition, the park provides a unique opportunity to investigate large-scale evolutionary processes in a relatively intact landscape.
Kakadu's indigenous communities and their myriad rock art and archaeological sites represent an outstanding example of humankind's interaction with the natural environment.
Criterion (x) : The park is unique in protecting almost the entire catchment of a large tropical river and has one of the widest ranges of habitats and greatest number of species documented of any comparable area in tropical northern Australia. Kakadu's large size, diversity of habitats and limited impact from European settlement has resulted in the protection and conservation of many significant habitats and species.
The property protects an extraordinary number of plant and animal species including over one third of Australia's bird species, one quarter of Australia's land mammals and an exceptionally high number of reptile, frog and fish species. Huge concentrations of waterbirds make seasonal use of the park's extensive coastal floodplains.
The property encompasses all the natural and cultural attributes necessary to convey its outstanding universal value. The joint management regime in place with Kakadu's Indigenous owners, including consideration of grazing and the development of a controlled burning and management policy, significant research and monitoring activities, and a strong visitor education programme are essential to the maintenance of the integrity of the property. The rock art and archaeological sites are not under threat.
The natural attributes of the property are in good condition, with pressures from adjacent land uses, invasive species and tourism needing ongoing attention. Some past land degradation from small-scale mining and over-stocking that occurred in the area that was included in the property in 1992 has been addressed through restoration measures.
As is the case for many protected areas, the straight-line boundaries of Kakadu are artificial ones. They relate to a long history of administrative land use decisions with the Northern Territory Government and the Arnhem Land aboriginal reservation. Although the South Alligator River drainage basin is contained within the park, headwaters of other rivers lie outside. The boundaries are adequate, although in an ideal world, ecological/hydrological criteria would allow a different configuration and might also include the drainage basin of the East Alligator River in Arnhem Land which would add additional values and integrity to Kakadu. There are also important natural values in the Cobourg Peninsula and in some of the coastal wetlands to the west of the park.
There are mining interests adjacent to the property, and the long-term aspects of waste disposal and eventual recovery required ongoing attention and scrutiny. In addition to the uranium mine at Ranger, which is excised from the property, there is one other excised lease at Jabiluka which is located close to an important floodplain inside the park. A third previously excised area at Koongarra was incorporated into the property in 2011, at the request of the State Party and the Traditional Owner.
Large areas of Kakadu are virtually inaccessible to people other than the Indigenous traditional owners, and the Indigenous and non-Indigenous national park managers. Cultural sites are therefore subject to little interference. The Indigenous community, in conjunction with the national park managers, has developed a range of programs to manage any possible threats from weathering and/or damage to anthropological, art and archaeological sites.
Protection and management requirements
The property is well protected by legislation and is co-managed with the Aboriginal traditional owners, which is an essential aspect of the management system. The Director of National Parks performs functions and exercises powers under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act) in accordance with the park's management plan and relevant decisions of the Kakadu National Park Board of Management. A majority of Board members represent the park's traditional owners. These arrangements ensure that the park has effective legal protection, a sound planning framework and that management issues are addressed.
The Act protects all World Heritage properties in Australia and is the statutory instrument for implementing Australia's obligations under the World Heritage Convention. It aims to protect the values of the World Heritage properties, including from impacts originating outside the property. By law, any action that has, will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on the values of the World Heritage property, must be referred to the responsible Minister for consideration. Penalties apply for taking such an action without approval, and the Act has been tested in court in relation to protection of the values of World Heritage properties. Once a heritage place is listed, the Act provides for the preparation of management plans which set out the significant heritage aspects of the place and how the values of the site will be managed. In 2007, Kakadu was added to the National Heritage List, in recognition of its national heritage significance under the Act.
The quality of the park's management and protection has been widely recognised. Key management issues that have been identified include:
· Tourism – significant increase in visitation as a result of its World Heritage inscription. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the park in ways that do not adversely affect its natural and cultural values;
· Mining – management of abandoned small-scale uranium mining sites and monitoring the existing Ranger mine lease. A rehabilitation program has been completed to reduce the physical and radiological hazards of old mine sites. The future potential effects on the park of current uranium mining will require ongoing scrutiny;
· Cultural sites – work to conserve rock art sites in the face of natural and chemical weathering from increasing age and damage from water, vegetation, mud-building wasps, termites, feral animals and humans;
· Introduced flora – ongoing management to control and prevent the spread of introduced weeds (particularly Mimosa pigra and Salvinia molesta); and
· Introduced fauna – removal of Asian water buffalo and the resulting restoration of affected ecosystems.
Since the 1991 nomination, additional threats to World Heritage values have emerged, including:
Climate change – saltwater incursions into freshwater ecosystems, changing fire seasons and regimes and an increased potential for spread of exotic flora and fauna. Park managers are implementing a climate change strategy for the park that recommends a range of adaptation, mitigation and communication actions to manage the anticipated consequences of climate change;
Decline of small mammals across northern Australia – the causes of decline are unclear however initial theories suggest fire management regimes, feral cats and introduction of disease as the likely causes; and
Cane Toads – rapid colonisation by cane toads. Monitoring programmes are in place to determine cane toad distribution and the impacts on native wildlife within different habitats of the park. There are no known methods to manage populations of cane toads over large areas; however the Australian Government is undertaking research into potential control and adaptation options.
Long Description
This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites record the skills and way of life of the region's inhabitants, from the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including tidal flats, floodplains, lowlands and plateaux, and provides a habitat for a wide range of rare or endemic plant and animal species.
The park comprises four major landforms: Arnhem land plateau and escarpment complex; southern hills and basins; Koolpinyah surface; and coastal riverine plains. The western rim of the Arnhem land plateau comprises escarpments ranging in height from about 30-330 m over a distance of some 500 km. In addition to the four major landforms, almost 500 km2 of intertidal and estuarine areas and two islands lie within the park. The tropical monsoonal climate, with its marked wet and dry seasons, is the major factor determining the surface water hydrology, vegetation and, over time, the landforms of the park region.
The vegetation can be classified into 13 broad categories, seven of which are dominated by a distinct species of Eucalyptus . Other categories comprise mangrove; samphire; lowland rainforest; paper bark swamp; seasonal flood plain and sandstone rainforest. Floristically it is the most diverse and most natural area of northern Australia with 46 species of plant considered rare or threatened, and nine restricted to the park.
Because of its diversity of land systems from marine and coastal habitats (which support substantial turtle and dugong populations) through to the arid sandstone escarpment, Kakadu is one of the world's richest wildlife parks. One-third of Australia's bird species and one quarter of its freshwater and estuarine fish species species are found in Kakadu. Huge concentrations of waterbirds (2.5 million) make seasonal use of the floodplains of the park and there are a diversity of invertebrates including 55 species of termite and 200 species of ant (10% of the total world number) as well as a wide diversity of small mammals. It also contains the most important breeding habitat in the world for the saltwater crocodile and the pig-nosed turtle - both threatened reptiles.
All the major landforms are incorporated in the park, which therefore provides an outstanding example of both ancient and recent geological changes to the continent. The park also contains many examples of relict species and species that represent the various periods of the biological evolution of the Australian fauna. The coastal rivers and flood plains illustrate the ecological effects of sea-level change in this part of Australia, as such; the park provides a special opportunity to investigate large-scale evolutionary processes in an intact landscape.
The region has been little affected by European settlement, in comparison with the remainder of the continent, hence the natural vegetation remains extensive in area and relatively unmodified, and its faunal composition is largely intact. Approximately 300 Aboriginal people reside in the park, including traditional owners and Aboriginals with recognized social and traditional attachments to the area. The park contains many Aboriginal archaeological, sacred and art sites.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
The Kakadu National Park is of the highest interest as an extensive archaeological and ethnological reservation. The first remains of human occupation in Australia, dating from nearly 40.000 years ago, have been identified there. On various sites, excavations have brought to light groups of stone tools, which, because of the axes of polished stone they include, are counted among the oldest in the world; further, in conjunction with the sites of rock paintings, workshops for preparing pigments have been studied which date back at least 18,000 years.
It is, of course, the aboriginal rock paintings of Kakadu which constituted the decisive argument for the inscription of this cultural property on the World Heritage List in 1981. based on cultural Criteria I, iii, and iv.
These paintings, executed in the open on rock walls, cover a long chronological span, since the oldest date back nearly 20,000 years and the most recent are from contemporary times.
For the historian, they constitute a fund of documentary evidence of primordial importance and a source which is unique. In fact, they serve as a source of information on the primal resources, the hunting and fishing activities, the social structure, and the ritual ceremonies of the aboriginal population which have succeeded one another on the site of Kakadu. They bear witness to vanished species. such as the Tasmanian wolf, and allow one to follow, in the details of equipment and of costume, the modifications brought to bear on traditional life by the contacts which were established with Macanese fishermen from the 16th century, and then with Europeans.
For the art historian, the ensemble of paintings and pictograms of Kakadu is unique to the extent that it combines multiple figurative and nonfigurative styles, which vary in their apparent chronology with those ensembles, recently inventoried, in southern Africa and in the Sahara. An aesthetic, peculiar to representations of animals and humans in Arnhem Land, may have, moreover, had an influence on graphic forms which appeared after 1930.
For the ethnologist, Kakadu offers a privileged field of exploration and observation, as the Aborigines who continue to inhabit this site contribute to the maintenance of the balance of the ecosystem and. through traditional techniques, ensure the necessary preservation of the most recent rock paintings. The social - if not the ritual - function of these is preserved to a certain extent.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation


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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon)
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of FrenchElle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Marie-Josée Croze
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CAPSULE REPORT: There few things better than a scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day—except maybe a scoop of ice cream served in a cold glass of soda, otherwise known as an ice cream float. Recalling images of 1950s Americana, ice cream floats symbolize a return to simpler times. You can leave the innocence to the kids and transform an ice cream float into a sweet dessert cocktail with the addition of spirits. Here, we present two cocktail floats and four traditional float recipes, courtesy of The Barclay Bar & Grill at the InterContinental Hotels ~ New York Barclay, which is featuring them throughout the summer.
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According to food historians, the first ice cream soda was created by accident at the Philadelphia Exposition in October 1874. It was there that pharmacist Robert M. Green invented the now-familiar ice cream soda.
At that time, at soda fountains in pharmacies across America, the pharmacist or an employee known as a soda jerk (because he had to jerk back the tap of carbonated water to make a soda) would create a "cream soda" by adding a tablespoon of vanilla or other flavor of fountain syrup along with a tablespoonful of heavy cream to soda water.
As with most stories, there are multiple variations. One version says that the fountain ran out of fresh cream. As there was no cream in the vicinity, Mr. Green got vanilla ice cream from a nearby vendor. He planned to let it melt and use it as cream, but was so busy that instead he added a frozen spoonful directly to the cream soda. In another version, he ran out of ice and used the ice cream to cool the drink. However, in his own published account, (in Soda Fountain magazine in 1910), he recounted that while operating a soda fountain at the Franklin Institute's sesquicentennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1874, he wanted to create something that would attract customers away from another competitor. During some deliberate experimenting, he added ice cream to the soda water.
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A man is dead after a fight broke out in College Park on Saturday night.
Police responded at 9:19 p.m. to a call for a fight at the 9700 block of 52nd Avenue and found an adult male unresponsive, said Prince George's County Police Cpl. Maria McKinney.
The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, McKinney said.
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A Spirit Magic prop that hasn't been available for nearly a hundred years!
The ghostly Rapping Hand was an often used prop in the parlors of the famous spiritualist mediums of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. The effect is absolutely eerie!
Ask any "yes" or "no" question aloud- and the Spirit Hand will suddenly move by itself- and rap once for "yes" and twice for "no"!
Perfect for any Halloween themed show, or for a spooky seance show. Use this for a mentalism routine- the Spirit Hand can read their minds! Or use it in a "ghostbuster" routine- you can be like Houdini, reproducing "psychic" phenomena by purely magical methods. The Spirit Hand can be a "lie detector"- especially great if it is part of a comedy routine! The ideas are endless!
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Ask Chris #30: Best Baseball Comics and Our Choice in the Legion Election
Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as he responds to your reader questions!
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Apart from that, I tried updating a few fscript just before, and now I have another problem... Some syntax error popup (involving JSON.parse) which I've never seen before. So I reverted to the old fscript, and...the problem is still there. I don't see what I did... Only replaced a few fscript.dll, and then put them back to their original version (I know they're right as I only renamed them to *.bk, and then back to *.dll)
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Reasons for Test
- The cause of blood in urine
- Tumors
- Kidney stones or bladder stones
- Damage to the urinary tract from injury or infection
- Other problems keeping the kidney or bladder from functioning normally
Possible Complications
- Allergic reaction to the contrast material
- Kidney failure
- Allergy to the iodine contrast dye
- Blood disorders
- Poor kidney function
- Certain medications
What to Expect
Prior to test
- You will need to have kidney function tests.
- The day before the test, you may be asked to use laxatives and enemas to empty your digestive system. This is because stool in the intestines may make it harder to read the x-ray pictures.
- Do not eat or drink after midnight.
Description of the Test
After Test
How Long Will It Take?
Will It Hurt?
Call Your Doctor
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Itching or skin rash
- Shortness of breath
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov
Urology Care Foundation http://www.urologyhealth.org
Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Kidney Foundation of Canada http://www.kidney.ca
Guide to diagnostic tests. Harvard Health Publications website. Available at: http://www.health.harvard.edu/diagnostic-tests/intravenous-pyelogram.htm. Accessed August 12, 2014.
Intravenous pyelogram. Radiological Society of North America Radiology Info website. Available at: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=ivp. Updated April 19, 2013. Accessed August 12, 2014.
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This is the umbrella favored by Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II when she ventures outdoors in public during inclement weather. Supplied to the royal household by Fulton Company Limited, holder of a Royal Warrant to The Queen (and previous holder of the Queen Mother's Warrant), the clear dome canopy provides ample coverage for the head and shoulders while allowing onlookers to recognize its holder, and vice versa. The umbrella's rugged 0.1mm PVC canopy sheds water and resists tearing, and its fiberglass ribs are strong yet flexible to withstand gusty breezes. Thanks to a patented mechanism that dispenses with troublesome, spring-loaded systems used by common models, the umbrella's runner glides up and down its sturdy, tubular pole with minimal effort, providing easy opening and closing. With regal black trim and crook handle. Imported. 37" L x 2 3/4" W x 2 3/4" D. (1 1/4 lbs.)
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Great for vacation
By dartangen
from KY
All my jackets have hoods, so I actually bought this umbrella for vacations. I was in Venice this summer and it rained enough to need an umbrella. I had a small umbrella, but it was solid colored and I had to angle oddly to view what was going on around me. I bought this so I would be comfortably protected from the rain but still be able to sightsee. This umbrella is perfect for that. It's just big enough to fit around you and clear so you have unobstructed views. Can't wait for my next vacation!
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By BJLOWELL
from Safety Harbor, Florida
This is an incredible umbrella and is the first one I have found that will not flip upside down when it's raining and windy.
Great for dog-walking
By Susan
from Winnetka, IL
This great retro umbrella reminds me of the early 1970s, when "bubble" umbrella's were popular. We use ours primarily for walking our dogs in bad weather. Have given this item as gift to others.
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By Rosebud Tower
from Norlina, N.C.
I enjoy this umbrella on special occasions when I am alone. I can see what is ahead of me. I have been asked where did I purchase it? It looks very good for the price. I am well pleased.
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By humming bird nanna
from Reno, Nevada
I purchased this for my eighty-six year old Mother who walks her dog several times a day. The umbrella we had though it was large enough to protect her from the rain it became too heavy for her to use. This style allows her protection without blocking her field of vision.
By His Lordship
from Milton GA
Neat idea. Classy, but with a very strong vinyl smell which will hopefully go away eventually .
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from Sacramento, CA
I'm looking forward to rain so that I can use this.It will be nice to be kept dry and see my surroundings as I walk!
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from HOUSTON, TEX
yes and love it.
This is the 2nd one we've bought
By Bill
from Baltimore, MD
My wife loves it. Can see out of it and have full protection at same time.
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from Washington DC
My first day out it rained.My boss asked for a loan and I grudgingly gave it to him. He came back and had the gall to tell me he felt royally on opening my umbrella.My co-worker also asked for the website which I happily gave. I am excited whenever the weatherman say rain.
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There are a whole lot of eye-catching things floating around L.A.'s fashion scene that have our tails wagging of late, and local jewelry designers are certainly contributing to a large portion of that. Every time we spot one of the accessory industry's elite at an event, they're bedecked in pieces so posh it's enough to spark an Entrapment-style heist!
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Comedian: Michael Palascak
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|Entertainment. Check out comedian Michael Palascak, part of UPB's Late Night Laughs Comedy Series. See his bio below: Two years ago Michael Palascak (Pal-a-sack) blew up on the late night television circuit as he performed stand-up on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman in the same year. This was a nice follow-up to Michael winning multiple stand-up comedy contests including a national HBO talent contest at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas�The Lucky 21. This past May, Michael�s Comedy Central half hour special debuted to rave reviews on Twitter. Also, Michael has performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Michael grew up in the Midwest, specifically the small town of Wabash, Indiana. When Michael went to college, his parents moved to Chicago. Michael spent his summers there working at a warehouse, playing baseball, taking improv classes at Second City, and doing stand-up comedy. After college, he moved to Chicago to pursue both comedy and living with his parents full-time. This led to the development of his hit one-person sketch show� �Pursuing Happiness: A bunch of scenes about people that moved out of their parents� house, got a real job, and got married. Performed by a guy who didn�t.� This past summer Michael reprised the role of the post-college son living at home in the Comedy Central web series Growing Up and Getting Out. Michael also has trained as an actor in Chicago at The Acting Studio, Act One, and Victory Gardens and in LA at Lesly Kahn. Michael is a biographical comedian�from growing up in a small town to buying his first car, Michael�s stories allow everyone to laugh a lot.
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Mark drove one of his best races of the season but even a series of fastest laps wasn't enough to get him onto the podium in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He came home in fourth place, nine seconds behind Jenson Button.
"I was happy with the way I drove but the race was frustrating," says Mark. "You get what you deserve in racing but this was very tough. Had I had a clean race I could have challenged Jenson for the podium, but that wasn't the case."
Mark's first issue occurred almost immediately when the sidewall from Seb Vettel's punctured tyre lodged itself onto the leading edge of his left sidepod on the second lap and spent the remainder of the race wedged there.
"It certainly cost me downforce and grip – once the boys have had the chance to analyse the data, we'll know by how much," says Mark, "The thing that really sealed my fate though was the five seconds I lost at my first pitstop due to a problem with the right-rear wheel-nut, and as a consequence I lost time behind Felipe Massa and Pastor Maldonado."
Maldonado got a penalty, but that didn't make up the three seconds that Mark lost trying to lap him, and it meant he had to wait until his second stop before he could mount a challenge on Massa. At this point he switched onto a three-stop strategy – the only driver to do so.
"It's not often you stop for tyres on the final lap of a race, but a three-stop strategy was worth trying. We had nothing to lose but it was risky.
"Jenson and I had a good ding-dong early on with lots of passing and re-passing. It's always good to fight with him and Fernando ; there'll be a day when it might not work out but generally it's good, clean stuff between us. It's enjoyable."
Mark now returns to the UK, before heading to Brazil next week for the final race of the year.
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Press Release: FTC Warns Websites That Offer 'Free' Credit Reports: Disclose Federally Mandated Free Reports or Face Prosecution
The Federal Trade Commission is warning 18 Internet websites offering free credit reports that they must clearly disclose that a free report is available under federal law. The FTC's recently amended Free Credit Reports Rule, which took effect April 2, 2010, requires certain disclosures to help...
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Starting in mid-2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced today, consumers shopping for light bulbs will notice new labeling on packaging designed to help them choose among the different types of bulbs on the market – traditional incandescent bulbs, and newer high-efficiency compact fluorescent...
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Leading cereal maker Kellogg Company has agreed to new advertising restrictions to resolve a Federal Trade Commission investigation into questionable immunity-related claims for Rice Krispies cereal. This is the second time in the last year that the FTC has taken action against the company. "We...
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Investigators working undercover in nine states and the District of Columbia found significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection rules at 52 of 175 funeral homes they visited during 2009. The FTC conducts undercover inspections every year to make sure that funeral homes are...


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