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Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway's response, "We don't want anyone who currently has insurance to not have insurance," on yesterday's MSNBC's Morning Joe might just become the biggest lie of the 115th Congress.
GOP policymakers argue that the prospect of an Obamacare replacement plan under a "repeal and delay" strategy will give insurers enough time and confidence to adapt to whatever replacement plan Congress passes within the next four years. Instead of speculating, politicians would be better served paying closer attention to historical dynamics between uncertain regulatory policy and business growth and take notes from a recent, analogous, situation: the commercial impact of cyclical energy policy over the past decade.
A Renewable Energy Case Study
The Production Tax Credit (PTC), established as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, was passed in extensions of just one or two years until December 2015, where it received a four-year extension to December 2019. The PTC is an inflation-adjusted tax credit for electricity generated by qualified energy resources, such as wind and geothermal, and sold by a taxpayer to an unrelated person during the year.
The perception of instability in the wind sector scared the investors that the industry relied on and thus dissuaded company executives from increasing capital expenditure for long-term projects, which are functionally a necessity for the commercial viability for cost-competitive renewable energy collection and storage. As a result, from 1999 to 2014, the wind industry underwent a boom-and-bust cycle of production, even dropping 92 percent in some years over the prior year. It was difficult to drive investment, production, or growth when the perception of stability was cyclical and the industry was unsure about the government's commitment to renewable energy production.
Uncertainty In Health Policy
A similar commercial confidence dynamic is true in the health insurance marketplace. Health insurance carriers knew that government programs that provided a cushion to potential losses on the individual market, including reinsurance and risk corridors, were set to expire at the end of 2016, and were able to prepare for that by increasing premiums—by a larger percentage relative to the increases of prior years—to protect margins. However, the result of the presidential election and the now very real threat of budget reconciliation to repeal the foundation of the ACA marketplaces was a black swan, a surprise to the entire industry.
In a piece last month, I wrote about the long-term consequences of a budget reconciliation bill that Republicans are currently negotiating:
Budget reconciliation legislation would, among other things, allow Republicans to repeal premium tax credits, the individual mandate, and the expansion of Medicaid coverage for adults with an income up to 138% of the federal poverty level ... Congressional Budget Office officials have admitted that this reconciliation bill would send individual insurance plans into a 'death spiral,' in which patients no longer able to afford insurance without the help of federal subsidies would drop carriers and leave insurance plans filled with only the sickest patients. This would in turn further raise medical costs, which would raise premiums. This cycle will continue to push people out of plans and raise premiums so that eventually only very few people could afford to have them, leaving an additional 20 million Americans without any form of coverage.
Republicans are now arguing to delay these measures until after 2020, no doubt to block the consequences of a repeal bill from impacting the result of the 2018 midterm and 2020 presidential elections. It's curious that, for all the Congressional rhetoric of how "terrible" Obamacare is, GOP lawmakers seem to be afraid to put their own skin in the game by implementing their "better" replacement plan sooner.
Even if the policy effects of reconciliation are delayed to after 2020, without the guarantee of a replacement and the loss of cushioning programs to preserve some semblance of financial viability in the individual marketplaces, insurance companies will follow the lead of carriers like Aetna and UnitedHealthcare and leave the majority, if not all, of the ACA exchanges at the end of 2017. These carriers don't know how much financial help "replacement" will give patients compared to that of the ACA, which shapes whether or not those markets will still even exist after a few years.
More bluntly, it's difficult for insurers to convince themselves that the Republican politicians currently leading the Congressional push to repeal Obamacare ran for office with even a marginal political goal of providing universal health insurance coverage. Without any guarantee of long term stability and short of receiving a bailout, there's no commercial reason for insurers to continue investing capital, infrastructure, and time into designing individual plans, courting potential individual exchange consumers, and negotiating deals with health care providers.
Within the current political climate and rhetoric, it's much more financially viable for insurers to double down their efforts on selling employer plans because employer-sponsored insurance market dynamics are unlikely to significantly change as a result of repeal or current drafts of GOP replacement plans (other than a possible cap on the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored coverage that will make some health plans more expensive). Republicans have argued for decades about the consequences of uncertainty in regulatory policy on the performance of the private sector. They should realize that because of the longitudinal nature of health care, optimizing the cost and large-scale coverage of health insurance requires time, and thus political stability for the long haul. If Congress truly wants Americans to keep their existing health insurance, they would be better served to ditch "Repeal and Replace" in favor of "Reform and Rename."


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- Cavaliers aiming for another dose of draft lottery luck - June 5, 2020
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There are big-name All-Stars who demand trades and make important free-agent decisions, and then there are guys like Nik Stauskas.
The newest Cavaliers guard was a Cavs guard for all of one day last week. That's when the Cavs acquired Stauskas and fellow shooting guard Wade Baldwin from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Rodney Hood trade.
You may know the story from there. Stauskas was quickly traded to the Houston Rockets as part of the three-team trade that sent Alec Burks to the Sacramento Kings (and old friend Iman Shmupert to the Rockets).
Stauskas, 25, had already experienced a whirlwind of a few days. But it wasn't over yet.
No sooner did the Rockets acquire Stauskas (and Baldwin) did another trade occur. This time, Stauskas (and Baldwin) went to the Indiana Pacers. But there would not be another trade. Instead, Stauskas (and Baldwin) got cut.
Today? Somehow, someway Stauskas is back with the Cavs. He is signed for the rest of the year. Luckily for Stauskas, the trade deadline has passed.
"It was crazy," Stauskas said prior to the Cavs' home win over the New York Knicks on Monday. "I haven't left Cleveland. … I'm glad it all worked out."
His first appearance wasn't necessarily the best, as he finished 1-of-9 shooting in his Cavs debut. But it wasn't necessarily the calmest of weeks leading into the game, either.
Things could be different once he has a chance to settle in.
"I'm very excited. When I got traded here initially, I knew it was going to be a good opportunity," Stauskas said. "I was bummed when I was traded to Houston initially because I wanted to be here."
Stauskas is 6-foot-6 and was selected out of Michigan with the No. 8 overall pick in 2014. He bounced around from the Sacramento Kings to the Philadelphia 76ers to the Brooklyn Nets to the Blazers and now the Cavs. He may have gotten a free Rockets and Pacers hat in there somewhere, too.
Now, he is back with the Cavs and has quite a story to tell.
Along with center Tristan Thompson, Stauskas is one of two Canadian products on the roster. He is actually Lithuanian but grew up in Ontario. That is hockey country, but hockey was never Stauskas' game. In fact, basketball is the only game he ever really wanted to know.
"He doesn't know anything about hockey, he doesn't know anything about football," Michigan coach John Beilein said while Stauskas was still a Wolverine. "The other day we had him try to throw a baseball pass as a press breaker. And he had never thrown a baseball."
When Stauskas' parents gave him the choice of a swimming pool or basketball court in the back yard, it was a no-brainer. Once the court was put in place, Stauskas refused to go inside.
That included an infamous ice storm in 2006 that basically shut down the city. Stauskas and older brother Peter kept firing jumpers anyway.
"The ball couldn't hit the backboard without slipping off," Stauskas once relayed. "But we didn't care."
His love of the game actually started at a Toronto Raptors open practice for fans. Through that promotional event, Stauskas got to play legend Vince Carter in a game of one-on-one. Stauskas was about 9-years old. It likely wasn't much of a "game." But it was the start of his obsession.
So Stauskas is a hoops junkie, a player who still prefers the solitude of the gym over the steaks and jets and fast cars of NBA life. That may be the kind of player the Cavs are looking for long-term.
"He's driven," Cavs coach Larry Drew said. "He wants to be out on the floor."
If nothing else, the Cavs want Stauskas and Stauskas wants the Cavs.
"This is home for me," he said. "That's what I'm hoping, (that) this is not a two-month thing."


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by Sam Victor
The role of finance and accounting (F&A) is changing rapidly, and with that change comes growing recognition of the opportunities presented by evolving digital technologies. Previously focused on number crunching and reporting profitability, F&A is now playing a larger role in the growth of the business — driving a better customer experience and enhancing efficiency.
This is leading to a new F&A approach — that of a digital operating model. It is no longer adequate to operate with a standalone, traditional accounting strategy. Instead, organizations need to adopt a holistic, business-wide digital strategy. In this environment, the finance and accounting function must consider technology trends to future-proof the digital operating model for 2018 and beyond.
F&A has tended to focus on only a few select digital parameters, such as robotic process automation (RPA) and cognitive computing, to optimize productivity. However, as organizations consider a more holistic F&A operating model, attention is now shifting to a wider spectrum of rapidly evolving technologies related to customer experience, agility, data maturity and regulatory compliance.
Technology will play an important role in driving the design of future F&A digital operating models and needs to be at the heart of the strategy. Five technologies in particular should be top of mind:
- Touchless voice technology
In this age of connected business models, with F&A at the heart of the overall business, a new wave of voice-enabled technology is facilitating interaction between users and the finance systems. Gartner predicted that "by the end of 2018, 30% of our interactions with technology will be through 'conversations' with smart devices" and that the digital voice-activated devices market will be double what it was in 2017 by the end of 2020, growing from 4 billion consumer devices to a predicted 8 billion users.
The integration of voice technology with enterprise resource planning (ERP) makes it possible for users to interact with the back-end system to access or update data instantly via speech interaction. Voice technologies will enable the next level of process automation, reducing processing time and costs while enhancing the overall stakeholder experience. An example of this is SAP Voice technology, which makes it possible for users to access or update data within SAP back-end systems — such as ERP, customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) — through speech recognition and interaction.
- Digital concierge technology
Gartner predicts that, by 2020, "…consumers will manage >85% of their relationships with the enterprise without interacting with a human." Chatbots are already playing a significant role in personal finance and banking in the form of expense bots, banking bots and tax bots.
Mobile technology is allowing companies to become more customer-driven, with better digital experiences for consumers using chatbots. This trend is driving a change in the enterprise F&A digital operating model. Self-service and chatbots are becoming the norm for customers, suppliers and even internal stakeholders. Currently restricted to certain areas in F&A such as accounts payable, this technology is expected to rapidly infuse the entire spectrum of processes, enabling digital concierge services across F&A.
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
AI technology enables computer-driven decision-making traditionally executed by humans. It includes machine learning that can progressively become better at analysis and decision-making the more it is used. AI technology uses information to form and analyze options, develop hypotheses, make decisions and ingest results. Fuzzy logics and algorithms are built upon to get stronger and smarter each time the cycle repeats. In addition, speech-based AI technology now enables the digital comprehension of voices and many languages.
As these developments continue to expand, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) accountants are investigating AI for data analysis and modeling expertise, enabling quicker and more accurate decision support. Traditional accounting decisions in areas such as taxation and compliance are now being delegated to AI technology.
- Blockchain
The age-old double entry system of bookkeeping and accounting is considered labor intensive and expensive. Audits, for example, consume the valuable time of accountants, making them very costly for organizations. As a trustless, distributed ledger, blockchain is openly available at negligible cost.
Transactions are directly written into a joint register with an interlocking ledger instead of keeping separate records of transactions. Given the notarized distribution of data with encryption, the falsification and concealing of data is practically impossible. Increasingly, the use of the blockchain will simplify compliance and regulatory requirements while enhancing current bookkeeping systems and enabling smart contracting, such as accounts payable invoices paid by automatic goods receipt or fund validation. (Keep an eye out for my next blog on blockchain and its role and value for F&A.)
- Compliance and security technology
All the breakthrough technologies discussed above will mandate even more stringent security requirements for data and voice encryption, audit methodology and disclosure regulations. Compliance and security in F&A are becoming more dependent on technology. Biometric scanning of accountants, digital fingerprints for robots, voice encryption and real-time AI-based audit technology will be the norm of the future.
In the quest to be more agile and deliver an improved customer experience, businesses are embracing newer, cutting-edge technologies like these to cut costs, improve quality and build value. With access to intrinsic organizational data, F&A is a pivotal link in a constantly evolving business and must therefore change and address its digital agenda.
Sam Victor is a senior business process services solution architect at DXC. He works with several clients across the globe and consults with them on business process transformation in the finance and accounting and supply chain areas. Sam brings 20+ years of experience with him across industry verticals in delivery, solutions and sales across billion-dollar revenue businesses.


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The Carter Elbow is a design detail inspired by the Japanese wabocho. Murray modified it and now claims it as his own unique contribution to the industry. The radius of the Carter Elbow allows more steel to remain at the point which is traditionally a weaker place in the blade and has a tendency to get damaged first. Compared to a straight line down to the point, the Carter Elbow creates a more reinforced tip.
STYLE: Carter, Kurouchi series Funayuki Kitchen Knife
FEATURE: Carter Elbow, Rounded Handle
STEEL: Hitachi Blue #2 Steel core laminated with Gokunantetsu Mild Steel
FINISH: Forged/Polished
HANDLE: Arizona Desert Ironwood with Black Canvas Micarta Bolster
LINER: Corian Spacer
BLADE LENGTH: 6.61″ (168 mm, 5.54 sun)
WEIGHT: 5.5 oz (156 g)
BLADE WIDTH: 1.93″ (49 mm)
BLADE THICKNESS: *0.09″ (2.29 mm)
*NOTE: Because all of Carter Cutlery blades have a forged distal taper (thicker in the middle, more thin towards the tip), the blade thickness given is dependent on what part of the blade is measured. On kitchen knives, we measure the blade thickness at the stamp.


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Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among the dozens indicted by federal prosecutors Tuesday in connection with an elaborate scheme aimed at getting students into elite colleges.
They are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. Under an investigation titled 'Operation Varsity Blues', the two were cited as participants in a scheme centred around William Rick Singer, the owner of a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company.
He was paid by wealthy parents to help their children cheat on college-entrance exams and falsify students' athletic records to score admission into elite schools, including UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown, according to court records.
The news suddenly calls into question the fate of Huffman and Loughlin's respective upcoming projects for Netflix and the Hallmark Channel, with representatives for both companies not yet publicly commenting on the matter.
Huffman was arrested and is in custody in Los Angeles, along with 11 others. The actress, whose TV credits include the ABC series 'Desperate Housewives' and 'American Crime', is accused of disguising a $15,000 (Dh55,087) charitable payment in the bribery scheme, according to court documents.
Prosecutors allege Huffman, who also runs an advice-for-mothers site What the Flicka?, met with a confidential witness who explained that he could control an SAT testing centre and could arrange for someone to proctor her older daughter's test and correct it.
Huffman's older daughter allegedly took the test in December 2017 and received a score of 1420. That was a 400-point improvement from her first attempt at the test. In October 2018, Huffman was recorded by the FBI and discussed repeating this scheme for her younger daughter; however, she did not ultimately pursue it.
The charges against Huffman come just weeks before a couple of her projects are set to debut. Along with Patricia Arquette and Angela Bassett, she is part of the ensemble cast of the Netflix comedy film "Otherhood," which is slated to premiere April 26.
She also portrays prosecutor Linda Fairstein in "When They See Us," Ava DuVernay's miniseries recounting the Central Park Five case in 1990. That will premiere on the platform May 31. Huffman also recently wrapped production on the indie flick 'Tammy's Always Dying'. Representatives for Huffman and Netflix did not respond to The Times' request for comment.
Huffman's husband, fellow actor and "Shameless" star William H. Macy, was not indicted or named in court records.
"I'm the outlier in this thing," he said when discussing his older daughter Sofia's college plans in a recent interview with Parade magazine. "We're right now in the thick of college application time, which is so stressful. I am voting that once she gets accepted, she maybe takes a year off. God doesn't let you be 18 twice.
"I think this is an opportunity for her," he added. "But it's just my opinion, and we'll see what she wants to do, what Felicity thinks and how the chips fall."
Meanwhile, Loughlin is scheduled to reprise her role as Rebecca Katsopolis in the fifth and final season of 'Fuller House' (Netflix's successful reboot of the ABC sitcom 'Full House'), which the streaming giant will release this fall.
She is also part of the casts of the Hallmark Channel series 'When Calls the Heart', which is now airing its sixth season, and 'Garage Sale Mystery', which is in production. Representatives for Loughlin and Hallmark did not respond to The Times' request for comment.
Loughlin's daughter, Olivia Giannulli, made headlines last autumn when she shared her thoughts about going to college.
"I don't know how much of school I'm gonna attend," said the 19-year-old YouTube star, who goes by the name Olivia Jade online. "But I'm gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all. But I do want the experience of, like, game days, partying...I don't really care about school, as you guys all know."
After being called "privileged," "ignorant" and "spoiled" by commenters, she posted an apology video two days later.
"I said something super ignorant and stupid, basically. And it totally came across that I'm ungrateful for college — I'm going to a really nice school," she said. "I'm really disappointed in myself."


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What is Impact Youth?
Impact Youth is a ministry specifically for teenagers in 7th to 12th grade.
When do we meet?
We meet every Sunday during the 11:00am service in the upstairs gymnasium where we play games, eat snacks, and learn more about God in our small groups.
Who leads Impact Youth?
The Impact Youth Group is led by a team of dedicated adults who are passionate about empowering young adults to find their purpose in Christ.


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Frank was looking at his family albums as he started remembering the horrible year 1943.
It was pouring rain. The river was growing higher and higher by a minute.
Frank and his sister were patiently waiting for their parents to come back from their swim as the dark clouds were looming over Duskville.
It was getting late, so they decided to go to bed and left a note for their parents.
The next morning, they woke up and went downstairs to say hello to their parents. They searched the kitchen, the bedroom and even the bathroom but no one was home. Something was wrong, so they decided to go and look at the river.
As they were approaching the river, they saw police officers and an ambulance.
Their parents had drowned.
1998 – The present
"Dr No, here's your aeroplane ticket and your passport are waiting for you on your desk!" – Said Frank's secretary. He was going to visit his birth town. He felt excited yet scared. His flight wasn't leaving until 3 pm, so he figured he still has time to try and decode the map he found just a few days ago. The map is the main and only reason he decided to go to Duskville.
The map came with a letter from his parents saying that they had hidden a treasure shack in the woods near the river. Frank was looking forward to finding it.
While getting off the plane, he felt shivers down his spine. He couldn't remember the last time he was here. On the way to his motel, he saw a shadow. Suddenly, something jumped out in front of him and made his heart jump out of his chest. "Scram you little delinquent!", yelled Frank when he realised the shadow was an overly enthusiastic Halloween lover.
At 7 pm he had a business dinner with the manager of the local forestry. He offered him a large sum of money to cut down all the trees in the forest above the river. Naturally, the manager said yes, and even offered to have his people start working on it tonight. Frank felt like he was one step closer to finding the treasure.
Meanwhile, Mike, Sally and Theodore the Bear went trick or treating.
They started off at the castle and went all the way down to the local campsite.
On their way there they saw a fox coming out of the woods. She looked like she was crying, so they went up to her and asked her if she was okay. She told them that her home is being cut down with some huge machines and that now she has nowhere to live. "Wait, I got an idea!" said Mike.
He suggested that they go to his grandpa and ask if he can help since he is a scientist.
They told the scientist all about what had happened. The scientist started going mad and rambling on about how we are all going to run out of the air if they keep cutting trees, so he agreed to help.
While trying to think of a plan, he started hearing raindrops… Then he saw lightning and finally, he heard thunder. BOOM!!! There it was! He came up with an idea in a matter of seconds.
"Kids, I'm gonna' need you to get me a couple of dozens electric transformers."
Each of them took a few transformers and started putting them on top of the tree stumps. The scientist planned that the lightning hit the transformers and the major power and electricity would go to the root of the trees and revive them.
When it was all set, he told the kids to go home and get a good night sleep because tomorrow night these trees will look brand new.
Precisely 24 hours after, Mike, Sally, Theodore the Bear and the fox met up with the scientist on the path right before the woods. When they took a step into the forest, all the cut-down trees suddenly were looking greener than ever. They all started celebrating and jumping around. The fox thanked them all and said goodbye.
Just a few hours before, Frank wanted to go and start looking for his family treasure when he realised he lost his map. He spent all day looking for it and didn't even have time to realise that the forest magically grew back overnight.
"Look! A treasure map!" shouted Sally as she picked it up from the ground.
The kids were very intrigued by it. Naturally, they decided to go treasure hunting. They brought their binoculars and a few shovels. After half an hour they finally saw something interesting.
"Mike, tell me! What is it?"
Mike saw an old man digging up. He had a big smile on his face along with some dirt. Mike and his friends approached him and hoped to find out what's in the box that was in front of him.
"Hello sir, excuse us but, we think we found your map" – said Sally.
Frank looked at them curiously. When he realised it was his map, he thanked them and told them he would let them see what's inside the big box.
They all gathered around the rusty brown chest in the old shed and patiently waited. At last, Frank opened it. He was surprised with the things he found inside. There were a few family albums, a lot of toys and an old audio tape.
Frank's emotions had overwhelmed him.
Mike and Sally started comforting him, and Theodore the Bear gave him a big hug.
When he calmed down, he wanted to thank the kids for having a shoulder to cry on so he gave them all the toys from the box. Frank took his treasure home after he gave a warm goodbye to everyone.
The kids took all their new toys home and joyfully played with them, feeling that they experienced a magical night they will never forget.
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With The Lego Movie 2 releasing next month, Lego has already released a slew of sets that tie in with the film. Shame on you if you thought that was all that was coming, though: the 19 that released on Boxing Day were just the beginning. More are to come, and today the biggest (and best) one yet has been revealed: Welcome to Apocalypseburg, which is launching in Lego Stores and online on 16th January.
It's 3,178 pieces of Mad Max-style brick-shaped mayhem, and it looks brilliant. It does come at a price though: the set is £279.99, which is pretty steep. It's a full £100 more expensive than Assembly Square, a modular set with 800 more pieces. But if you can stomach the price, that's one mighty impressive setpiece to have on display somewhere. The Statue of Liberty's head is obviously the focal point, but there are lots of cool little details too: there's a gym made out of a train carriage, a coffee shop with a buildable coffee machine, a hidden chill-out room and a sewer filled with 'Sewer Babies'. Not sure what they are yet but they sound delightful.
There are also 12 minifigures in the set, presumably part of what pushes the price up – especially considering some of them are licensed from DC. You've of course got Emmet and Lucy, but they're accompanied by Batman, Harley Quinn and the Green Lantern, among other faces you'll recognise from the first Lego Movie. Where Are My Pants? guy is in there somewhere, this time kitted out to cause carnage in the wildlands (and still with no trousers on).
We'll have a full review of the set here on Giz soon, and until then we'll be looking longingly at the pictures, wanting it for our own collections. It'll be available directly from Lego on 16th January.


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Harissa, the exciting dark red concoction made from hot peppers, olive oil and various spices, is found in most all Middle Eastern restaurants and homes. You might call it "Tunisia's Tabasco." Not a hot sauce, harissa reminds one of a hot relish, and it is spooned, rather than squirted or drizzled. You can dip anything into it, slather it onto most anything or make recipes almost totally different with just a dab of it.
You can make your own harissa, which seems like a time-waster, unless you are a control freak. Rather, purchase it, then start your creative cooking from there. Harissa comes in jars, which we recommend, or you can purchase it in tubes and other types of containers.
According to Paula Wolfert, author of the cookbook, The Food of Morocco, "Guajillo and New Mexican chiles are the closest to the Nabeul and Gabes chiles used in Tunesia."
Chilis originated in Mexico, a prize of the Mayans and Aztecs, while the Incas in Peru also tinkered with growing different chilis. However, it took Columbus and his other voyaging explorer friends to carry chili seeds back to Europe, after which it was adapted in the Mediterranean area then the Middle East where they put their identity onto it to compliment the foods of their culture.
Store harrissa for a month, or two, tightly sealed, in the refrigerator. Covering the top with a layer of olive oil only serves to enhance its taste.
- Ahi tuna on panini
- Aioli
- Couscous
- Crudités
- Casseroles
- Dip
- Eggplant
- Egg salad
- Hamburgers
- Hummus
- Marinade
- Meat, fish accompaniment
- Olives
- Omelets
- Pizza
- Potatoes
- Rice cooker
- Rub ingredient
- Salads
- Salsa
- Sandwiches
- Shrimp sauce
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- Spaghetti sauce
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- Tagines
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- Vegetables
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Below are foodsites with more suggestions for using harrissa.


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Category Archives: ACC
Auburn Fan Pours Beer On Head Thinking His Team Won Then Gets Arrested After Their Stunning Loss
Dizzy Bat + Dribbling A Basketball = Comedy Gold
Why Didn't Florida State Foul With 11 Seconds Left And Down Just 4 Points? Their Head Coach Said The Game Was Over
by Frank Rhombus
If you've been reading the DUD on a frequent basis since 2012, it's no secret that the majority of us here believe a fair share of the games we watch – regardless of the sport – are more fixed than my girlfriend's purse dog.
Syracuse Getting To Play In This Year's NCAA Tournament Is A F**king Joke
Kentucky Fans Still Pissed At One Of The Refs From Sunday's Loss Are Leaving Some Pretty Damning Reviews Of His Roofing Company
by Frank Rhombus
When it comes to being a college basketball official, John Higgins is pure dog shit.
So Kentucky Fans Are Taking Their Elite Eight Loss To UNC Really Well
by Frank Rhombus
Although, it'll actually make sense once you remember that Kentucky was a Trump state.


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Library announces Fall Storytime hours
Storytimes provide children with an opportunity to listen to engaging stories, socialize with other children and participate in crafts, music and other activities. Children must be the required age before the first session and have a Danbury Library card.
For those parents needing a more flexible schedule, "walk-in" storytimes are planned for children 2-5 years old on Mondays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. These sessions do not require registration and children may attend one or all.
For information, call the Junior Services Department at (203) 797-4528 or visit online at danburylibrary.org/kidzone/storytimes.html.


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Welcome to the Alpine Vision Blog!
We are so excited to share updates and happenings of our office with you all in a completely different way than before.
Have you seen our Facebook posts this week? Today we announced that we are proud to carry the Lafont line for women. So to kick off this blog we wanted to share some of the wonderful frames we will be carrying as well as a little history and why it's such a wonderful opportunity to have these frames in our Moscow Office.
Lafont is a name that has been known to eyewear since 1923 thanks to Louis Lafont. Today Lafont is still a family business run by Philippe, Louis' grandson, and Philippe's wife Laurence Lafont. Philippe is the CEO and Laurence is the genius behind the eyewear design which takes frames and creates genuine fashion accessories. Their own design all started when Laurence Lafont in the 70's told her husband "it's a pity there isn't any eyewear for our generation". Her & her husband would hand paint RayBan frames to offer them in more colors. At the time the Wayfarer was really popular but only offered in black. Her husband asked her to design a line for their boutique; it sold so well optician's around France called for their eyewear. In 1979 they completely immersed themselves in eyewear design. The couple emphasize elegance, luxury, and family values at their company.
Lafont owns and operates four of their own boutiques, including the original, and exports to over 40 countries. The family has maintained full control over creative design since the beginning, which is handled in their own design studio, currently managed by Thomas Lafont. Each season Lafont unveils about 30 new models for men, women, and kids.
Lafont design takes old school styles like pantos and catseye and adds it's own flare with a touch of avant-garde. 70% of their eyewear colors are exclusive and handmade. Their frames not only have over 200 color combinations but also unique mix and match material options. With Parisian flare, the rich culture and history give the brand a certain "je ne sais quoi". Making the Lafont frames unique and luxurious, as well as a family name in the eyewear business.
You can see why we are so excited to be one of the select distributors of the Lafont name. Even before our announcement we have sold a few of the Lafont frames and are pleased that you our patients are loving the brand as much as we do! Check out some of the frames we have in our Moscow Office currently.


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Playing JADE gave me an idea about stairs. I noticed it's super annoying trying to find stairs to the next level in those quite large levels (especially maze types). So, why not make it easier and place the stairs somewhere near the entry stairs? It would make navigating much nicer when you have explored that level and just want to pass through it. Someone would argue that it makes too easy to advance, but that's not correct. The level difficulty should be determining that. In other words you can't just rush into places without getting killed by powerful monsters.
JADE is a nice game, because it shows how not to do things. It's constantly reminding what is bad game design.
Monday, 18 July 2011
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The path between the stairs could be long, as long as it's well marked. It could be a double- or triple-wide corridor, say, since it is a major thoroughfare. Or have torches lighting it, or have it follow a river. Or maybe the room exits along the path are decorated.ReplyDelete
The fun part of this would be to occasionally insert a cave-in or other obstacle along the marked path, requiring the player to detour.
You can put more than one stair. Crawl you know.ReplyDelete
James: Good ideas. The path could be navigated same way as corridors with walk command.ReplyDelete
Jose: That sounds like trying to solve the problem a wrong way. But that's Crawl I guess..
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Last week I talked a little about blocking. Blocking is something relatively new to me. Well, it seems new but I guess I have been blocking for almost a year now! haha I love the way that a weird oddly shaped thing can turn into something beautiful with a few pins and some water! This project is September 23: Spiderweb Doily.
This is the original doily:
Now it's time to block it! I start by pinning down one point. You can see that I use straight pins without a plastic top. You don't want to have plastic that can burn under heat of an iron, when you block doilies. Then I pull the exact opposite point as far away as I can, and pin down. Then I will go to the points between the two blocked points and pin those down, stretching again. I keep doing this until all the points are equally stretched out. Then you spray with water and let dry. Since these are doilys, I usually just iron it and then spray starch on and iron again. This keeps them nice and stiff!
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So happy with is, as is my friend who bought it!
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MAMAMOO Takes 7th Win for "You're the Best" on "Show Champion"
MAMAMOO is continuing their winning streak with another trophy win on March 16's episode of "Show Champion"!
This is the girl group's seventh win for their massive hit "You're the Best" in only ten days, as well as their second win on "Show Champion." This week, they were up against Eric Nam and Wendy's "Spring Love," Lee Hi's "Breathe," AOA's Jimin and EXO's Xiumin's "Call You Bae," and SHINee member Taemin's "Press Your Number."
As MAMAMOO are currently in Texas to perform at SXSW, they were unable to participate in the live results show today. However, they sent a video message in which they say, "Thank you for giving us first place, which is such a big award." They also thank their parents, fans, and their hard-working staff.
March 16's episode of "Show Champion" also includes performances by B.A.P, JJCC, CLC, NU'EST, Ladies' Code, Mocha, Moonshine featuring DinDin, Brave Girls, Snuper, Six Bomb, ASTRO, Cosmic Girls, Lim Jung Hee, Jang Hee Young, KNK, 4TEN, and Fiestar.
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Since President Thein Sein came to power, Burma has been undergoing some limited, yet reversible, democratic reforms. In tandem with these reforms are peace negotiation attempts that started in late 2011 resulting in preliminary ceasefires being signed with most major ethnic non-state armed groups. However, armed clashes continue between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army, as well as with several groups that have signed preliminary ceasefires including the Shan State Army – North, Shan State Army – South, the Karen National Liberation Army and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.
Due to the lack of political dialogue, little progress has been made in the peace process to date. The process has been one-sided, divisive and has failed to lay solid foundations for sustainable peace. From both civil society and ethnic non-state armed groups, however, the message has been clear: a development agenda cannot be a substitute for a political settlement.
This briefing paper looks at the different peace plans put forward by the government and ethnic non-state armed groups, the need for political dialogue, problematic negotiation processes and ceasefire agreements, continuing human rights violations and serious concerns about peace fund initiatives. It also includes recommendations to the Government of Burma, to ethnic non-state armed groups and to the international community.
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Ha ha. I spent everything and saved nothing! Oh well. I tried to keep an exact track of my spending but failed. It's been a tricky time with Baby and sleeping. I keep meaning to write a post on this but, unsurprisingly, never seem to have the time. Basically, either due to teething or a growth spurt (or as I suspect a bit of both), we seemed to go several steps back and I was back to feeding at 11pm, 2am and 5am. This basically meant I had been getting around four hours sleep a night in two, two hour chunks which makes me feel like I am running through treacle for the rest of the day. Anyhoo, this is roughly where my £249 went:
- Food shopping: £100
- Petrol: £30
- Mobile phone credit: £10
- LoveFilm membership: £12.99
- Two cardigans: £36
- Paperchase: approx £10
- Books: £7
- Weight loss/Pounds lost, pounds saved fund: £15
This leaves about £35 unaccounted for, going on random things like buying biscuits or cake to take to people's houses, car parking and, er, mysetery items. I do recall having quite a good stock up on No 7 products as Boots have been doing the £5 vouchers again. I actually have one left which I plan to use before it runs out. I have about £4 left in my account so that should take care of that!
I might not have managed to save anything (apart from the Pounds Lost, Pounds Saved fund) but I did manage to pay for quite a lot of things and have some really lovely treats, like new clothes and stationery, without going overbudget so overall I'm pleased. It wasn't quite the Frugal Fortnight I had planned but it was good enough! I'll have a go at it again another time.


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Combined with new mobility services and integration into smart grids, the electric vehicle is a pivotal element of the energy transition. The electric car market is only getting out of second gear but as it does so, its entire ecosystem could need a rethink, with potential impacts on multiple sectors. Three recent studies have highlighted […]
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Dominion Valley Country Club, Estate Collection, A floor plan Review, The Harding Model
Posted by Carolyn A. Capalbo on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 at 4:52pm.
As the entry level home in the Toll Brothers Estate's collection, the Harding boasts amazing features to include a two story Family Room, Jack and Jill bathrooms, a Princess Suite, two story Foyer, a walk-in pantry and a 3 car garage. This beautiful model is offered at Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, VA and is the perfect home for family living and entertaining.
As you enter the two story foyer, you are greeted with a dual staircase flanked by the formal living room and formal Dining Room. The Dining Room opens to the open concept, gourmet kitchen and breakfast area. One of the wonderful options offered in this floor plan, is the Solarium Addition just off the Breakfast area. Adjacent to the Breakfast Area, you will the two story family Room. This flow is ideal for entertaining. In addition the Main floor has a Study, Powder Room, Laundry Room and Mud Room that provides access to the Garage.
On the Upper Level, the spacious double door entry Master features a den, wonderful light, optional coffered ceilings, a walk in closet and en suite Master Bath. The Master bath boasts tray ceiling, dual vanities, oversized tub, separate shower and water closet. The Master bath walks through to a second walk in closet. Bedroom 2 is a princess suite with great lighting, spacious closet and en suit bathroom. Bedroom 3 and 4 also offer spacious closets, plenty of natural light and share access to a Jack-and-Jill bathroom.
The option to finish the Lower Level are also available and can greatly enhance the value of the home. My recommendation is to finish the lower level to include a recreation room, a den or 5th bedroom option and a full bathroom. In addition, there is an option of a second kitchen and media room on this level.
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Pretty Cure encourages boys who feel like it to wear dresses and be princesses, hotel apologizes for not being progressive enough.
As Japan's most popular currently airing magical girl anime series, Pretty Cure is generally pretty formulaic in its storytelling. Villains appear, and the protagonists change from their ordinary schoolgirl personas into their brightly costumed, superpowered alter egos, with the power of friendship often being the deciding factor in saving the day.
But PreCure (as the series is known to fans) is also willing to deal with social issues, and in recent years the series, which is primarily marketed to young girls, has been challenging ideas about gender roles and identity. The concept that girls can be heroes has always been one of the show's core themes, and the franchise also seems OK with women loving other women in a romantic sense.
However, the latest episode of Huggto! PreCure (the newest arc of the franchise) takes time to espouse the belief that boys, too, shouldn't be constricted by traditional gender roles. One of Huggto! PreCure's supporting cast members is Henri Wakamiya, a blond-haired half-Japanese, half-French boy who's sometimes depicted wearing a dress, as in this preview for Huggto! PreCure's 19th episode, which aired last Sunday.
Not everyone is supportive of Henri's fashion choices, though. His classmate Masato, for example, berates him for "looking like a girl," eventually prompting Henri to fire back with "So what? I'm dressed the way I want to dress. Putting restrictions on your own heart is a waste of time…and of a life."
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プププ プリキュア (@love_prelive) June 10, 2018
However, during the course of episode 19, Henri winds up getting captured by a monster, while still wearing his dress. When the PreCure girls come to save him, he laments "Wait, doesn't this mean I'm like the princess in this situation?"
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がっきー0724@くそりぷ魔人 (@RIPGL) June 12, 2018
To which Hana Nono, a.k.a. Cure Yell, responds:
"That's OK! Boys can be princesses too!"
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【大いなる】キュアしろたん【希望の力】 (@cure_shirotann3) June 12, 2018
Nono's words were powerful enough that they've prompted an apology from the lakeside Ike no Taira Hotel in Shirakaba, Nagano Prefecture. For the last few years, the hotel has been offering a PreCure-themed hotel room, aimed at families traveling with young kids who are fans of the anime. The hotel also has a Kamen Rider-themed room, decorated with artwork from the popular live-action martial arts franchise, and in one of its commercials, the hotel proudly touts "For girls, Huggto! Pretty Cure, and for boys, Kamen Rider Build!"
However, on June 12, two days after Pretty Cure declared that "boys can be princesses too," the Ike no Taira Hotel issued an apology through the official Twitter account of its mascot character, Pota.
白樺リゾート池の平ホテル&リゾーツ ポタ (@ikenotaira) June 12, 2018
"Recently, we have received complaints that the statements made in a TV commercial for our character-themed rooms has made some people uncomfortable. We regret offending our customers, and deeply apologize."
While the tweet doesn't mention PreCure specifically, the timing makes it difficult to see the hotel's message as referring to anything other than its tie-up with the magical girl anime. In a follow-up tweet, the hotel also said it will be taking the ad out of circulation, and will bear in mind the feedback it received in designing future advertisements.
Online reactions have been mixed, with some applauding the move and others saying it's an overreaction to baseless complaints, as the hotel doesn't seem to have had any policy barring families with boys from staying in the PreCure room. Still, the hotel wants to make doubly sure that people know it supports young boys who find Pretty Cure's sparkling aesthetics (and the merchandise that comes with a stay in the room) alluring.
Meanwhile, the hotel is mum about all the legal trouble Kamen Rider has been getting into lately.
Source: Twitter/@ikenotaira via Hachima Kiko
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Say cheers! We've come full circle. Last Saturday marked the last (for most of us) Boulevard of the year 🙁
While some tears were shed, the fashion did not disappoint. I was a little upset it couldn't have been a cold Boulevard with the plethora of Stewart Weitzman boots and fur coats, but the 90-degree weather was nice after a week of parkas and grey skies. I mean, truly, there was no better way to celebrate Homecoming weekend.
What's more difficult than walking through Sephora and not buying a thing, dressing for the absurdly warm weather in November. Honestly, when I woke up yesterday, nothing stressed me out more than attempting to create an outfit that wouldn't make me sweat but also didn't look like I was going to summer shindig.
I definitely ended up dressing in two different seasons, but these girls knew what was up and got it right! See what they put together and their favorite mems from this years #blvdszn
Outfit: Reformation two-piece, black booties
Best Boulevard mem: The Fiji throwback songs at the tent
Outfit: Lf faux leather pants, Pi Phi Hoco shirt, Leaseful cup
Best Boulevard mem: Brunching "for sure"
Outfit: Everything But Water dress
Best Boulevard Mem: Dancing so much in the Pike tent that the floor was moving
Outfit: Love Shack Fancy two-piece
Best Boulevard Mem: Dancing with friends under the big tent & the night Boulevard
Outfit: Gucci pink purse, Faithful the Brand jumpsuit
Best Boulevard mem: Being on aux at the Fiji tent (ygg)
Thanks for staying tuned for the Best from the Boulevard season finale!!!!! Can't wait to pick up where we left off next year <3


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Finance Manager
|Chatswood, New South Wales
|Contract Type:
|Accounting & Finance
The Company
A fast paced and exciting startup environment that offers consulting and services to SMEs and businesses. Their specialities cover data science, strategic consulting, advice and financial services digital marketing and brokerage.
About The Role
Reporting directly to the CFO, you will be responsible for:
- Assisting the CFO and CIO to implement the chart of accounts and accounting system
- Managing the corporate model
- Reporting to management and stakeholders (including the board, distribution partners and financiers)
- Assisting the CFO with preparation of financial reports including budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses
- Assisting the CFO with management of payroll
- Assisting senior management with development of business plans and budgets
- Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets
- Internal Audit
- Assisting the CFO and advisers with preparation of statutory reporting
- Collecting, interpreting and reviewing internal financial information
About You
- Technically sound Big 4 trained and CA/CPA qualified
- Experienced in financial modeling, financial managment and stautory reporting, budgeting and stakeholder enegament
- Commercially astute, ambitious with strong business partnering and analytical skills
- Strong communication, personable and professional demenaour
- Advanced excel and IT savvy with skills in process improvement


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"Without prejudice Viet Nam will become a great nation on technology". This is the sharing of CEO Nguyen Tu Quang in the Take-Off program – a talkshow for people who have the desire to change society - live broadcasted on the national television channel VTV1 in the evening of February 24.
Bkav would like to quote the original speech of CEO Nguyen Tu Quang:
In 1995, when I was a third-year student at Ha Noi University of Science and Technology (HUST), I wrote antivirus software and provided it for free to all computer users in Viet Nam with the aim of supporting people. This is simply a useful thing for the society that I can do.
Then, when I was a lecturer of HUST, I and a group of lecturers and students continued this voluntary job. However, in the 2000s, the Internet in Viet Nam exploded, there were more computers, more computer viruses and more network security problems. We were overloaded, we lacked volunteers, while there were so many requests for help. How to solve the difficulty.
Also in the early 2000s, the Enterprise Law was mentioned a lot in Viet Nam and I found the solution: establishing a business was the most scientific way to do this. That day there was no concept of startup.
In 2004, Bkav was officially established, and in 2005 we began commercializing Bkav antivirus software after exactly 10 years of providing it for free. My expectation was to have profit for reinvestment to expand support to the community.
In 10 years of providing for free, our sole purpose was to do something useful for the society. After commercialization, I realized we could do better than that. Viet Nam can produce technological products that can compete equally with world technology corporations. But people did not believe what I said. They called me "Explosive Quang" instead of Information Technology Knight.
In 2009, Bkav decided to participate in manufacturing smartphones.
This was an opportunity for Bkav to develop into a technology group, but more than that, this was a great opportunity for us to affirm the capacity of Vietnamese people. Viet Nam can produce the world leading technology products to compete with the leading technology corporations and this time it was a tangible product that can be portable and easier to perceive than software. I hoped this time I could convince the Vietnamese to believe in their own abilities.
As you may know, the conditions of science and technology in Viet Nam were very difficult, so until 6 years later we could produce the first product, anyway we got the solution to overcome that difficulty, to produce the first high-end smartphone owned by Vietnamese people.
On May 26, 2015, on the stage of My Dinh National Convention Center.
"Amazing", "Incredible" were the emotions from the bottom of my heart that was repressed for 6 years, it was not in the script. It was a combination of personal pride and greater than that is the assertion that Vietnamese people can.
However, things were not as I thought, not many people believed what we did. I fell into depression for the next 2 years. To overcome that, I had to study deeply into philosophy and cosmology to find out the nature of people and society to explain and find a way to solve my concerns. These are also my favorite areas from childhood.
And I found the answer: Prejudice. It was the prejudice that Viet Nam was an undeveloped country and could not compete with the leading countries. In particular, this was the prejudice of the entire society that cannot be changed overnight but changing it must be a long-term job. And I set for myself, for Bkav a mission to deal with this. Therefore, we were more determined, considering this as a long-term war but it was worth doing.
The first and second industrial revolutions on mechanization and electrification took place for 200 years, but the third industrial revolution on semiconductors, personal computers and the Internet took place for only 50 years. Since the 2010s, the humanity has entered the 4th industrial revolution. Just like that for the next 25 years it can explode.
And this is a great opportunity for countries like Viet Nam.
Many people will prejudice that Viet Nam will not be able to keep up with the world in this industrial revolution. Korea did not participate in the first and second industrial revolutions, they just started with the 3rd industrial revolution and they created miraculous development, becoming a great power. The opportunity for countries participating in the 4th industrial revolution is that in only 15 - 20 years they can boom or never.
Behind all industrial revolutions is the revolution of thinking and prejudice elimination. Since Aristole introduced the theory of the Earth as the center of the universe, the humanity needed more than 1,000 years to change this prejudice by the theory of the Sun as the centre and the Earth rotating around introduced by Nicolas Copenicus, thus creating an explosion of science and philosophy, the premise for technological revolution.
Viet Nam needs to eliminate the prejudice that Vietnamese people cannot make products that can compete with top countries. The result of the past 10 years of Bkav is a good example to confirm this. And we will continue this long-standing war.
So, if we change prejudice, in the next 10 years Viet Nam can develop boomingly, take off and in the next 15 years can become a technology power. You, especially young people, claim yourself this mission and thus building a mighty Viet Nam is not impossible.
Do your best, the rest will come!


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A father and daughter spend some time bonding, but all is not what it seems in the dark short film Monster from director Rahul Nath. Check out our review.
Inspired by the short story The Violinist by Christopher Kai, Monster tells the tale of man and his pre-teen daughter spending some quality time together in the garage of a building. Sounds fun, right? Well, this is one Daddy and Daughter day you would want to stay well away from.
After driving the family vehicle into the garage and waiting for his daughter (Sara Patkar), who is asleep on the back seat, to awake from her afternoon nap, the Dad (Amit Sial) puts on a rain mac and gives a similar garment to his little girl to wear too. Whilst the dialogue between the two is playful and loving like normal conversations between a parent and their child, there is a sense of something dark beneath the surface. Straight away, the viewer gets an eerie feeling that something is just not quite right with the picture, and that's not taking in the fact that the short film is called Monster.
You see, the father and daughter aren't the only people in the garage. There is another man in the trunk of the minivan, tied and gagged. Straight away, you just know something awful is going to happen to the captive, especially when the father and daughter start to guess on the toss of a coin as to who gets to go first in whatever they are about to do.
I won't go into the plot any further so to not give anything away, but I found the twist a good and fresh take on an old, world-famous tale.
Monster is beautifully lensed by Yuvraj Jadeja. He makes the most of the small location by utilizing wide angle lenses alongside some terrific slow-tracking dolly shots. This combined with great lighting and great work in grading by colourist Goran Todoric makes for an aesthetically pleasing short film. It really does look great.
I've had the pleasure of reviewing quite a few short and feature films from India, and they seem to be getting better and better. Monster only has a runtime of just over ten minutes, but it shows much potential for a feature based on the two main characters. If Rahul Nath manages to get such a film off the ground, it could be a huge shot in the arm for the Indian film market on a global scale, which I'm sure you will agree, is a fine thing indeed.


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Tolkien's TakeoverPlatforms: Android
One of the biggest games at E3 this year was Dragon Age: Inquisition. The trailers showed off beautiful visuals, exciting tactical gameplay, and a whole new cast of characters to clamber into bed with – all of which got a lot of people excited for a lot of different reasons. Shrouded by that universally-felt excitement, Bioware somehow managed to hide the fact that they're not doing anything original.
You see, the fantasy genre has a problem: it has failed to escape from the influence of one man, a man whose name carries more weight than any other. Unless you've been marooned on a desert island for the last hundred years, you'll know that that name is J.R.R. Tolkien. He may have taken his own cues from mythology and fairy tales, but he has since eclipsed those influences to become the undisputed grand-daddy of fantasy. His works have inspired millions of people all over the world and they are still inspiring people today.
Unfortunately, "inspiring" isn't really the right word – because people are actually content to just imitate Tolkien. Peculiarly, in the genre which should most set the imagination free, the same ideas are regurgitated over and over again. Invention and creation are the last words on anyone's mind.
An ancient evil returns. A party of heroes – men, elves, and dwarves – set out to defeat it. That was the premise of Dragon Age: Origins, but give the main character a pretty gold ring and a pair of hairy feet (admittedly an uncommon option in character creators) and you're stumbling back to Middle-Earth. Bioware can sex it up as much as they want – and they sex it up an awful lot – but it doesn't hide their lack of originality. If anything, the violence and sexual content of the Dragon Age series just seems to be borrowed from George R.R. Martin instead of Tolkien.
Before this becomes a witch-hunt, it's important to point out that this is an issue plaguing all manner of mediums, including literature and film. However, the problem is infectious and it is spreading. It has now affected video games as well, and most particularly Western RPGs.
The dwarves may properly be called Dwemer and they may have disappeared from the world, but the Elder Scrolls series is still populated by men, elves and orcs, and it aims for the same kind of extensive lore that Tolkien created. The most recent main series instalment, Skyrim, featured the return of an ancient evil, and its mountainous setting could have come straight out of The Lord of the Rings.
Similarly, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning did everything very well – engaging combat, beautiful environments, and an engaging story – but could not have been more lacking in originality. Its elves were called Alfar and its dwarves were called Gnomes, but nobody was fooled. When you add to this the story premise of an ancient evil on the comeback trail, it's actually surprising that a giant flaming eye didn't pop up. What's more, the story elements not taken from Tolkien – regarding the weave of fate and the appearance of a fateless one – seems taken from Robert Jordan's series of novels The Wheel of Time, which was itself heavily influenced by The Lord of the Rings.
The list of games recycling the same elements is rather long – Dungeon Siege, Baldur's Gate, World of Warcraft – and it keeps on growing. Games based on or around The Lord of the Rings are not in short supply either, with E3 2014 showing off the latest, called Shadow of Mordor. Though each of the above has its own character and concepts, and many of them demonstrate excellent production values, that doesn't save them from a single, valid criticism: none of their developers bothered to think for themselves.
What's more is that Western fantasy RPGs have developed tiresome tropes of their own, such as the triumvirate of warrior, mage, and rogue classes. Dragons are currently the villains in vogue, with Tirnoch, Alduin and the Archdemon being the final bosses of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Skyrim, and Dragon Age: Origins respectively. Elemental magic types rarely vary beyond fire, ice, lightning and earth. In short, these sort of games have found a formula and nobody is daring to deviate from it.
Someone is probably getting very upset reading this (and if that person is you, I apologise). "Isn't this what the high fantasy genre is about?" they'll be saying. "Isn't it about elves and dwarves and ancient sealed evils?" It's possible they're right, but it seems more likely that all those things belong to Tolkien's high fantasy, and not high fantasy itself. "Not all Western RPGs feature all those things anyway, and so do some Japanese!" our enraged reader continues. That much is also true; the early Final Fantasy games, for example, contain an abundance of elves and dwarves. What's really astounding, though, is the sheer proportion of Western RPGs that use these elements – and how easily they get away with it.
Consider The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as an example. Winner of numerous Game of the Year awards, with positive reviews consistently exceeding 90/100 on Metacritic, Skyrim is one of the best received games of recent years. For certain, it is due much of that praise, being a game of extraordinary scope and vision. But it seems that most gamers, reviewers included, have become so habituated to Tolkien's ideas that they no longer notice when those ideas pop up in Tamriel instead of Middle-earth. The real question now is: should that trend be allowed to continue?
The mere fact that these games are selling speaks volumes, and it goes quite some way to defending them. They may be unoriginal, but if people are enamoured enough of Tolkien to forgive when his story elements are transplanted elsewhere, does it really matter? As long as people continue to enjoy them, surely that's the most important thing?
In part this is true, but it also misses the point entirely. In other mediums, some of the most exciting things the fantasy genre has introduced in recent years are exciting precisely because they forgo the tropes that Tolkien introduced. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, adapted into the wildly popular television series Game of Thrones, is most heavily inspired by history and historical fiction. Patrick Rothfuss is clearly well read, both within the genre and without, but his series The Kingkiller Chronicle seems entirely his own. Joe Abercrombie's The First Law series deliberately subverts the conventions of the genre.
So the issue is really one not of whether people are still enjoying games like Dragon Age and The Elder Scrolls, but whether opportunities are being missed to tell exciting new stories. Imagine reaching the end of a game and facing off against something new, something that hasn't been sealed away for thousands of years. Imagine walking a path no-one has ever walked before and being surprised by a plot detail you never saw coming. Video games are certainly capable of such things, as games like Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us have proven. So why can't fantasy RPGs do the same?
Dragon Age: Inquisition is currently due for release on October 7th of this year, and plenty of people who agree with this article will no doubt be lining up to get their paws on a copy – including the article's author. If fantasy inspired by Tolkien does ever die out, it certainly doesn't look like an imminent death, and perhaps it shouldn't be an imminent death. But wouldn't it be nice if, just for once, a Western RPG gave us something we had never seen before?


text: It was quite quiet for the Knights in the realm of Forever, for many of their men were lost in a cataclysmic gate that opened up in this world some months ago. The Commander of the Knights had stationed his men in both realms to guard our home world of Forever and search for the many answers that beg their quest in pursuit of their brethren. Of our second generational origins, here in Forever, the brave knights that guard our home, and some that walk between worlds, have been diligently on duty, charged with the task of keeping our alliance strong, our people fed and the gates of our kingdoms guarded.. However, as we know, it is in these quiet times that evil lurks in the shadows, creeping ever near, waiting for its moment to strike... It were almost two weeks ago that the Commander had found a strange blade on the ledge of his window while preparing for the Royal Jousts, identified by one of the knight's blacksmiths as being a blade made by Drow artisans. And it would be that very same night that the Drow leader would appear at the Jousts and challenge the Commander himself to a lance, at which point she had revealed her plans to assassinate him when her lance tip showed to be hardened to pierce his armor and dipped in a deadly poison. But lo, the spectators were quick to foil her wicked plan and save the Commander from certain death. And with her promise of knowing this dark goddess of hers, she was shown the mercy of the Knights as she was escorted out of Hailstone castle and sent back into the darkness of the forest with a message of forgiveness in hopes of quelling the qualm of the hatred in their peoples. It has been many moons since a Drow has been seen in these lands, but their re-emerging from the shadows does not seem to bode well for Knights... In the efforts to prevent war and settle differences in a civil manner, as these people, though dark and strange to mankind, seemed possibly more intelligible than Orcs and may be able to be reasoned with, and so the Commander offered the Drow Army a place to face off against Knights and the many other avatars of this land whom would defend the banners of Mankind... What the Commander did not expect was for the Drow Army to actually show up, and play by the rules in an effort to best the Knight's at their own game... The Commander was relieved after the first time the Knights faced off against such fierce lancers, for were it not for the valiance of their supporters to hold the Drow back, they would have surely sought to use this as a diplomatic gain if not a mere funding to build an army to be feared not only on the jousting drag, but on the battlefield; namely our back yards! And it were not more than two nights ago that a fellow knight had made this report from his journal (disco excerpt): "Benelli after being unhorsed at the Joust, decides he needs to brush up on his swordsmanship. "So close, I came to that fortune, I must train to be better" Benelli thought. He picked up his helm, and headed to the Shame. "Earth elementals, shall be good". Benelli mounts his horse and trots off to the cave. Practicing his parry, dodging the blows, he easily crumbles the earth elementals as they form and come out of the walls. After awhile, Benelli started hearing growls and words in the shadows. He never heard such tongue before, was is Gargoyleish? Perhaps even high elven? Such an oddity, as he has been here many times before, and never heard such chatter. Just then a clank off his armor brought him back into reality "What the hell?" as he sees the stone that had been throw at him. Benelli picks up the stone that has strange writing on it "Shinduago xellased tlu alus!". Something isn't right, I must inform the Lord Commander..." The Knights have consulted with their outside sources in maesters of the dead languages, or so thought to be dead, who have deciphered the markings to read, "Surface dweller be gone!" in old dark elvish. It would seem that these subterranean peoples are emerging across Britannia in various underground caverns, dungeons, catacombs and more... as recent reports of their sightings are beginning to flood taverns and guildhalls all over. Travel not into the depths of the world alone, citizens of Britannia, for the Drow hath cast the first stone and would sentence our people to death. Help us defeat the Drow in Jousts as well as on the battlefield and take up arms in the brewings of a war to defend our people!.. Who knows how many of them are down there, but I have a feeling it won't be long before we find out... In these quiet times, the Knights will need to look to their allies if they are to survive what the bowels of the earth will produce this time... To arms! To join the Knight's Guild contact @Sir. here on the forums or on disco at Sir.#1409 theknightsguild.NET To join the Drow (Dark Elf) guild contact Malice Dragon on disco at Malice Dragon#7209 and support his stream: twitch.tv/malicedragonmd/


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The news is official now. Samsung has launched the 10.1 inch version of the Galaxy Note, the most famous recent smartphone/tablet combination we had seen. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is coming with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and would join the league of tablet devices that are launched by Samsung till date, the latest one being the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 which was announced just yesterday.
Rush to the Samsung stand ( Hall 8 ) at Mobile World Congress 2012 to get the glimpse of the Galaxy Note 10.1, which holds the specifications:
- 10.1-inch WXGA screen with the 1280 x 800 pixels
- 2 cameras: 3MP rear camera, 2MP front camera
- 1.4GHz dual-core CPU
- HSPA+, WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0
- S-Pen to enhance the touch interface usage
- 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions
- Memory expandable by 32GB more in all the versions, through MicroSD card
The only difference which we would easily notice between the Tab and Note is the S-Pen, the presence of which would give the tag of "Note" to it, or else its a tab! What we would love on the Galaxy Note 10.1 is the full HD video output, and the HD live streaming.
A part of the press release says:
A new device category, GALAXY Note 10.1 comes with an immersive 10.1" screen and S Pen versatility to unlock your creativity and productivity.
GALAXY Note 10.1 features S Note, a unique and efficient tool that lets you combine notes or sketches together with web content, images and other digital media into your own personalized storyboards. It gives you a new way to create stories as S Note provides various ready-to-use templates such as meeting minutes, recipe, cards, diary, magazine and more. Also, hand-drawn geometric shapes can be perfectly digitized by using the Shape Match function, which helps users to create more organized idea sketches and storyboards.
"GALAXY Note 10.1 takes productivity on a Note to a whole new level. With a larger, fully utilizable screen and superior performance, it combines the intuitiveness of handwriting with all the versatility of digital content to let users be more productive across all of life's demanding tasks-whether working, learning, or simply creating their own stories," said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.
We are yet to get any update on the availability and pricing of the Galaxy Note 10.1 inch version, but that would be available soon, with Samsung making no delays lately with the product launches, though the device users keep complaining about the OS update delays.
Check out the MWC 2012 tag for all the updates.


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Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones is calling for two past U.S. presidents — George W. Bush and Barack Obama — to help end the record-long partial government shutdown and return civility to the country. These two "highly respected" former presidents can help the country "not look like we're inept to all these other countries in the world," said the outspoken sheriff. "But it takes two sides to get together." (emphasis added).
Miami University political science professor John Forren said it's interesting that Jones is asking for consensus in Washington, D.C., and across the country as the sheriff has played significant roles at partisan Trump rallies.
Butler County Democratic Party Executive Chair Brian Hester said only Trump or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, can end the shutdown.
"Democrats have already passed legislation that the Republicans supported just a month ago to reopen the government," he said. "The only thing Bush and Obama could do is inform Trump that a president shouldn't use a shutdown and the harm it causes to try to get their way on matters he couldn't even get a Republican Congress to consider in the past two years." (emphasis added.)
The partial government shutdown has impacted Butler County as a number of agencies are trying to determine how to handle operations if the shutdown affects their ability to acquire expected federal funding. That could impact local programs, such as food stamps.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office has also not received payments for housing federal prisoners, but Jones said he knows "they're good for it" so it's not impacting their operations.