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The Reebok Forever Floatride Grow is one of the most sustainable running shoes out there right now. Reebok decided to take a new approach with their "Forever Line and an eco-friendly carbon footprint.
The Reebok Forever Floatride Grow is a 100% plant-based running shoe! The goal of Reebok is a high-quality shoe that is both sustainable and eco-friendly…but is it good? Like anyone I want to purchase more sustainable products but I also want good products.
Reebok Forever Floatride Grow Quick Facts:
Weight: 7.9 oz
Drop: 9mm
Price: $120
Reebok Forever Floatride Grow Fit:
When I learned the Reebok Forever Floatride Grow upper was made out of "Eucalyptus Bark," I was slightly concerned with how the fit would be. As someone who wears a women's size 10-11 wide, I didn't know what to expect.
I also wondered, is eucalyptus bark breathable? Would it even perform well? I want to be sustainable and eco-friendly, but I also want to be comfortable.
The upper has no overlays or toe guards. This means if you have bunions or a wider foot, it should not rub. I don't notice or feel a difference of the Eucalyptus Bark, and it performs as well as any other running shoe out there, if not better. It breathes well, and I don't find my foot getting overly sweaty. I think it's actually one of the best fitting shoes out there right now.
One thing to note is the laces are thick. They look and feel more like casual shoes. That's not a deal-breaker, but the laces are different from any other brand I've ever seen.
Another thing that drew me to the Reebok Forever Floatride Grow was the style. I figured, if I hated how they felt while running at least I would have a stylish shoe. I love them for running so much, I not have a stylish running shoe.
The Reebok Forever Floatride Grow fits true to size. I wear women's shoes between a women's size 10-11 wide in women's shoes, and the 10.5 fits perfectly.
Reebok Forever Floatride Grow Ride:
I was curious about all parts of this shoe, including the ride. Since the Forever Floatride Grow is made from plant-based materials, I wondered: will this be good? Will it be one of those shoes that want to do well but wears out fast? Or doesn't it provide enough cushion? I want to be sustainable, but I also don't want to risk injury with a shoe that isn't high quality.
You can probably guess from this review the Reebok Forever Floatride Grow is a great running shoe.
The midsole of the Forever Floatride Grow is made of a castor bean oil compound. The foam is less cushioned than the Floatride Energy foam, but there is still an ample cushion. It's a lightweight but firm ride. If you prefer a lighter-weight shoe like the Brooks Launch or Saucony Kinvara, then the Reebok Forever Floatride Grow is an awesome option.
I've run several different types of runs in the Reebok Forever Floatride Grow, from easy runs to workouts, tempos, and daily runs. For me, it fits perfectly into a lightweight trainer that I can pick up the pace if I want. I've used it often for warming up before a workout or a weekly daily run.
I've now put just over 100 miles in the Forever Floatride Grow, and the durability and traction is a lot better than anticipated. I think I'll be able to get the average 300-400 miles out of them.
Reebok Forever Floatride Grow Conclusion:
I am shocked by how much I like the Forever Floatride Grow. There really isn't anything I dislike about the shoe. It fits well, performs well, and is great for the environment. It's a great shoe for a faster long run or daily runs. This could be a contender for my favorite shoe of 2021. I am truly shocked and excited to continue running in it.
My Current Shoe Rotation:
Easy/Daily Runs Reebok Forever Floatride Grow, Saloman Sonic 3 Balance, Brooks Glycerin 18, Mizuno Rider Waveknit 3, Diadora Mythos Blushield Volo, Brooks Ricochet 3, Nike Pegasus 37, New Balance 1080 v11, Hoka Bondi 7, Asics GlideRide.
Speed Work: Nike Tempo Next%, New Balance Fuelcell TC Shoe Review, Reebok Float Ride Run fast Pro,
Long Runs: Hoka Clifton Edge, Under Armour Sonic HOVR 3
Trail Running/Hiking: Hoka Torrent 2, Saucony Peregrine 11, North Face Flight VECTIV
Races: adidas Adizero Pro, Asics MetaRacer, New Balance Fuelcell 5280, Nike Next%, Saucony Endorphin Pro, New Balance fuelcell TC, Reebok Run fast Pro
You Can See All Current Shoe Reviews Here.
Looking to learn more about running shoes? In my ebook, I talk about why you need a good running shoe, a shoe's anatomy, neutral vs. stable, and even myths of running shoes.
Questions for you:
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With today's ever rising cost of oil, Natural Gas Vehicles make economical sense. In Utah, natural gas is selling for $0.63 per equivalent gallon of gasoline. Fuel savings along with environmental benefits combine to make Natural Gas the ideal fuel source.
Federal Tax Incentive
Alternative fueling station credit: Federal tax credit equal to 30% of refueling equipment placed into service that year, with a maximum $30,000 credit per year. Credit is in effect on all equipment placed into service after December 31, 2005.
Cleaner Burning Fuel
Natural gas in of itself is a cleaner burning fuel than gasoline or diesel fuels. Natural gas contains less carbon than any other fossil fuel and, therefore will produce less carbon Dioxide (CO2) per mile than conventional vehicles. NGV's also emit significantly less carbon monoxide (CO), about 70% less, as well as less volatile organic compounds than their gasoline counterparts. Each of these by-products play a crucial role in the formation of greenhouse gases.
NGV's dramatically reduced tailpipe emissions.
According to the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition, a typical NGV can reduce exhaust emissions by:
Carbon Monoxide (CO) by 70%
Non-methane organic gas (NMOG) by 87%
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) by 87%
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) by almost 20% below that of gasoline vehicles.
Domestically Produced
Another distinct advantage of Natural Gas is the fact that this is a domestically produced fuel source. By utilizing natural gas as a vehicular fuel we, as a nation, reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Natural Gas is a less expensive, clean burning, domestically produced fuel. There couldn't be a better combination.

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That Chekhov, he was a smart guy
Chekhov to his editor: "You are confusing two notions, the solution of a problem and the correct posing of the question. Only the second is essential for the artist."
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Your honeymoon should be one of the most exciting memories the two of you ever make—and there are no rules about how you make it! Knowing this, don't let the planning process overwhelm you. From choosing the right destination and budgeting to packing, figuring out what you want to do and actually making an itinerary, here are some travel-planning tips you don't want to forget.
Macy's wants to help you check one thing off your list…stick around to the end to find out how you can WIN a 7-day dream honeymoon to the Maldives!
In between venue scouting and cake tastings, remember to start planning your honeymoon.
I know what you're thinking: "You mean, in the middle of having to find a wedding dress, pick out flowers and bridesmaid dresses, coordinate decor, choose wedding colors and find a venue, I need to plan my honeymoon, too? Can't that wait until later?"
To a certain extent, it can—but you might not want it to. Planning your honeymoon early can save you a lot of unnecessary stress. Regardless of how much you travel, when it comes to your honeymoon, you don't want to just "wing it." Your honeymoon is a welcome break after one of the busiest, most exciting moments of your life, and it's a time to celebrate your future together. Spontaneity makes for wonderful travel adventures, but when it comes to this trip, book your hotel rooms and flights early and let the adventure come into play when you pick activities on the fly. As a general rule, try and plan your honeymoon at least six months in advance, and only wait to book if you think a better deal is on the horizon.
Here's something to keep in mind when you plan: While you certainly don't have to go on your honeymoon right after your wedding, you might be like many couples who want to. If you are and you already know where you want to go, factor the seasons of that destination into your wedding planning! For example, if you want to spend your honeymoon in the Greek Isles, don't plan a winter wedding and expect to go immediately after. Many of the Greek Isles shut down during the colder months, so if you just have to leave the day after you get married, plan a spring wedding, instead.
Do what you want—it's YOUR honeymoon, after all.
Not interested in a romantic, cookie-cutter trip to Hawaii? Think those gondola rides through Venice look like a tourist trap? Both are wonderful, but they might not be the best fit for you and your special someone. Sit down and talk about what you both like to do when traveling, and mix it up! Find a destination that has a little bit of everything; from big cities and cozy mountain towns to beaches, wild landscapes, luxurious hotels or whatever else fits your idea of a dream honeymoon. When it comes to traveling, never forget that the world is your oyster. You can take a culinary trip to Italy, go whitewater rafting in Colorado, spend a week on the beaches of Bali, do a yoga retreat in Nicaragua, or even go skydiving in New Zealand. There's only one "golden rule" when it comes to mapping out your honeymoon itinerary, and that's "do exactly what you want."
Choose your destination carefully.
Be open-minded about destinations, but also be logical. The time of year, safety and regional precautions are all things to keep in mind when choosing a honeymoon destination. For example, if you don't like frigid temperatures, don't go to Norway in February. Similarly, if you don't like to sweat, maybe a ski trip to Park City is exactly what you need. Don't go anywhere that isn't deemed safe, and if you're like many couples who look forward to a week filled with carefree eating and drinking, you might want to think twice about going anywhere where the food and water are questionable.
Set a budget, but give yourself some wiggle room.
You don't want to stress on your honeymoon, so don't plan a trip that goes beyond your means. That said, it's okay to want to spend a little extra to make it special! Just be smart about it. (Remember: You're starting a life together, so future expenses, like a new home, are sure to come your way.) If you want to plan a major trip somewhere far, a great way to fund it is to add it to your wedding registry! Online registry providers Honeyfund and Zola let wedding guests contribute to specific excursions, flights or the whole honeymoon in general.
If you're leaving right after your wedding, pack early.
Even if you're the most organized bride of 2018, you won't be able to prepare for the week of your wedding. As is the case with most big life events, unforeseen tasks will pop up and the week will be busier than you think. Knowing this, pack early! Make a detailed list of everything you'll need, and figure out when and where you're going to get it. Do any online shopping no later than a month before your wedding, and factor your honeymoon shopping into your wedding shopping. For example, if you're at a shoe store looking for rehearsal dinner shoes, think about what you might need for your honeymoon (maybe some fun espadrilles, if you're going to the Caribbean?) and pick that up while you're there, too. Wedding planning is hectic enough—don't add any extra errands to your "to-do" list! Make sure you're all packed prior to the week of your wedding and put your suitcases in a noticeable spot so that you don't forget to grab them when you leave for your wedding.
Honeymoons are fun… and so are surprises!
You should definitely plan your honeymoon with your fiancé, but to keep it fun, throw in a surprise or two. Adding a couple's massage, one of his bucket-list excursions or a Michelin-star dinner to the itinerary unbeknownst to him are great ways to kick-off your marriage with a little excitement.
Now, back to that Honeymoon Sweepstakes…
Picture yourself sitting next to your love…staring into the vast blue ocean! Sounds amazing, right?!?! Well, dreams do come true! Our friends at Macy's are holding a Happy Honeymoon Sweepstakes. Enter for your chance to win the grand prize: a 7-night, all-expenses-paid stay in a deluxe water villa at the Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives.
The winner also snags:
• $5,000 (cash money!) to put towards airfare
• a $2,000 Macy's gift card (tropical vacay = new swimsuits + new sunnies from Sunglass Hut)
• 4 pieces of Delsey luggage
To participate you must have a Macy's Registry & be registered for at least $500 worth of items. Don't have a registry? Get started now!
Click here to enter Macy's Happy Honeymoon Sweepstakes!
No Purchase Necessary. Prize valued at $12,780. Ends 3/31/2018. See the official rules for more details.


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How do sellers benefit from using BidLion?
- Easily compare the terms of all prospective buyers and see net offers in one place!
- Creating a competitive bidding atmosphere allows you to get the real market value for your property.
- You'll always know of important developments as soon as your agent does because you receive the same instant email notifications they do.
- Attach your terms of sale to your listing, allowing buyers to use acceptance of them as leverage against one another.
- Attach a Buyer's Premium to your listing of up to 10% to pass your costs onto the buyer. The Buyer's Premium is included in the purchase price, which means it's yours.
How does it work?
This service is simple and creates a competetive bidding atmosphere that will get you the price your home deserves:
- Your listing agent creates a listing on Bidlion and then directs all interest they generate by normal means to your Bidlion listing page.
- Competing buyers, who are represented by licensed real-estate agents, then submit informal, non-binding offers during an offer collection period, in the public view, for your evaluation.
- After you evaluate the offers on the table and choose the one you like best, your listing agent contacts that buyer's agent and invites them to make a formal, traditional offer using their standard local contract.
How much does it cost and who pays?
BidLion charges your listing agent a $49.95 Listing Fee when they publish your listing. This fee covers the cost of the listing advertisement and the use of our offer platform.
You, the seller, pay nothing for the use of our service unless you instruct your listing agent to attach a Buyer's Premium to your listing. In this case, your agent's $49.95 Listing Fee is waived and you assume the responsibility of paying us a Premium Service Fee of ½% of the purchase price ($699 minimum) upon successful settlement.


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Alliance Investments is an innovative development and capital company located in Littleton, Colorado.
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Palatine Park District's state-licensed preschool program will host a Spring Preschool Preview event on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00am to 11:30am at all four Park District preschool locations:
- Birchwood, 435 W. Illinois Avenue
- Maple Park, 3216 N. Winston at Anderson
- Parkside, 262 E. Palatine Road in Community Park
- Eagle Park, 1425 N. Oak Street at Home Avenue
Be a part of our rich 50-year tradition by registering your child for the 2018-2019 preschool year. Teachers and staff members will be on hand to answer questions about the program, and children are welcome to attend and explore the classroom. In addition to the teachers, attending new families will have the opportunity to meet with former teachers and students to learn about the Preschool Program's history.
Did you or someone you know attend or teach at one of Palatine Park District's preschools? Come visit one of our current sites on Saturday to help us celebrate 50 years of the preschool program. Preschool alumni are encouraged to bring pictures or memories you would like to share. A limited number of giveaways, including sidewalk chalk, will be available while supplies last.
Preschool registration for 2018-2019 is now in progress. Those who register during Spring Preschool Preview receive half price on the registration fee for new 2018-2019 students. A copy of the child's birth certificate and enroll in EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) for tuition payments is required at time of registration.
For program availability, call 847.991.1960. For questions regarding Preschool Program, contact Preschool/Tots Coordinator Karen Rude at 847.496.6239 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I think that someone I know is being abused. What should I do?
You can learn about different types of abuse and warning signs. Abuse does not just include physical forms of violence. It may also include: emotional, verbal, sexual, spiritual, cultural, and financial abuse as well as crimes such as stalking or neglect.
For more details see: Definitions and Types of Violence
Types of Abuse and Violence by Criminal Code Definition
I'm hesitant or scared to try and help. What do I do next?
Don't talk yourself out of reaching out and helping someone who is a victim of abuse. They need your help. You might feel like…
- I don't know how to help
- I think it's a private matter and none of my business
- I don't see any bruises
- I believe if they really want help they will just ask
- There's nothing I can do
- I don't want to interfere
- I don't know if that's really what I saw – maybe I am mistaken
- I am afraid to become involved
- I might be wrong
- I am afraid of damaging my relationship with the individuals involved
- It's probably not as bad as I think it is
- I don't know what to say
- I am probably overreacting
- I am afraid I will say the wrong things and make things worse
- I don't want my family to become involved
Please ask for help. Talk to a trusted friend or contact the Domestic Violence Unit at Family Service Regina at (306)757-6675. You can contact the Regina Police Service Non-Emergency line 306-777-6500 or visit the front desk of the police station for advice. You can also visit our resource list which provides contact information for local help lines, police, legal resources, shelters, counselling and support services.
How should I approach and talk to a person I suspect is being abused?
Your number one priority should be to make sure that the victim remains safe. When you talk to them make sure you are in a safe environment where you won't be interrupted. Do not approach the victim while the abuser is around. You may ask the individual questions such as, Do you feel safe? Is anyone in your life hurting you or making you feel uncomfortable? What do you want to do? How can I help?


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Student loan repayment benefits are on the rise!
Such is the latest from SHRM showing what employers are offering their people.
"Company provided student loan repayments," says SHRM's 2019 Employee Benefits report, "have doubled since 2018."
Financial Wellness for the Employee…and the Organization
It makes sense. Money worries sink productivity. And college debt is one of employees' biggest sources of financial concern. How do those worries play out?
According to John Hancock's Financial Stress Survey:
- 69% of employees are stressed over finances
- 72% admit to worrying about personal finances while at work
- Companies are losing $2,000 per employee as a result
Met Life further estimates a 10,000-employee company to lose nearly $30,000…every week.
Getting the Full Rewards
Tangible payments toward employee's debt are more than symbolic. Paying $2,000 annually toward the principal on a $20,000, five-year student loan will cut the payoff time in half, wrote Alan Robins. Plus, "Over five years, that annual $2,000 payment will cut interest by $2,800, giving your $10,000 investment a 28% bump. That's a significant impact."
They also do more than dispatch loans – it creates a domino effect. Shortened payoff time increases disposable income, and so frees people to contribute to retirement – another one of the money worries on their list. And don't forget the braggability factor – "My company is paying my student loans!" – that can't be overstated.
Still, to be effective, student loan repayment benefits need to do more than just pay down debt; they have to give people confidence in their own ability to pay down their share, too. That's where financial coaching comes in – something that should be a standard part of any program.
But the trajectory is clear. "Student loan repayment is a burgeoning trend," one benefits administrator said at a conference recently.
"That market is blowing up."


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What line of work is the company in?
Select a company of your choice and create a proposal describing the company. Include answers to the following questions in the proposal:
What line of work is the company in?
What products or services does the company provide?
What is the company's mission statement?
Why did you choose this particular company? You are welcome to use your own company as long as you can remain objective through the course of the analysis.
From a strategy perspective, what is a corporate strategy?
From a strategy perspective, what is an operations strategy?
What is the operations strategy of the company that you have chosen?
How is the company's mission statement related to its operations strategy?


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- Ballade in E Minor
- Combinations
- Hand on Hand
- Joyful
- Parallel Play
- Pivots
- Tag
- Tear Drops
- Tender Thoughts
- Waltz
- Winter Scene
11 original compositions for the intermediate level pianist that reveal the world of harmony. A fun and unique approach to the study of chords. Practice notes included. MIDI performances and backing tracks recorded by the composer!


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3D Innovator
Hawaii Kai's Remington Scott is a global pioneer in making video-game and movie creations come to life
Remington Scott understands the unpredictably of life.
Growing up in New York in the pre-Internet era, Scott thought he was going to be an artistic painter. Living in Hawaii wasn't even a consideration.
Today, the 45-year-old has been working in computer-graphic imagery and emerging media for more than 25 years. He has helped pioneer 3D performance-capture technology for the digitization of human characters in video games and major movies. He has worked on such special-effects blockbusters as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which earned an Academy Award for achievement in visual effects, Superman Returns, the second and third installments of the Spider-Man movies, and Beowulf. Scott just wrapped up an 18-month-long production for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the latest release of the popular video-game franchise.
You might guess he lives in or near Hollywood, but, instead, he lives in Hawaii Kai with his wife and two children.
"Don't make plans. It never works out the way you expect," Scott says, laughing. "I'm very structured, but life throws these twists at you and you have to take them and go with it."
It all started in the 1980s, when Scott co-created what's considered the first digitized home video game, a full decade before the technology became mainstream. That got the attention of Acclaim Entertainment, a video-game developer and publisher, which hired Scott to work on its computer game series, Mortal Kombat. He was able to create realistic, two-dimensional characters based on human forms ¬–something that's commonplace in games now, but was revolutionary then.
When he started to work in 3D, he looked at what was happening in medicine. At the time, optical motion capture was used to construct 3D models of patients to better analyze their movements, such as tracking the migration of hip replacements or assessing shoulder alignment in post-stroke patients. Scott realized this technology could be applied to the entire body, allowing the creation of 3D movement that would enhance video games.
"We knew back then that if a figure could move around correctly, it would have the illusion of life," he says. "And we could sell that."
It didn't take long for movies to adopt this new technology, using it to create realistic digital images of everything from dinosaurs to space creatures. But just creating the image wasn't enough.
"Making a dinosaur is relatively easy," he says. "But making it human is really difficult."
Scott credits Hironobu Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within for advancing this technology into movies. The 2001 animated sci-fi film, created in Hawaii by Square Pictures, was the first photorealistic computer-animated feature film. The characters displayed human emotions and motions unlike those in any animated film before, and Scott directed the performance capture for this movie.
Although it received mixed reviews and underwhelmed at the box office, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within earned critical praise for the realism of its computer-generated characters and inspired other movies, such as James Cameron's Avatar, and video games, such as the Mass Effect series.
"(Scott) has always been a true visionary when it comes to creating believable digital characters," says Michael Mumbauer, director of Sony's visual arts services group, who has known Scott for 19 years. "An artist at heart, he has always been true to his craft and committed to his art. He is an inspirational leader who has spent the last two decades pushing the boundaries of technology and has contributed to the most believable digital characters ever created."
It was his work on Final Fantasy that brought Scott to Hawaii, where he fell in love with both his wife, Karin Last, and the Islands.
"It had never crossed my mind before to fly across the continent and then the Pacific Ocean to spend time in an island chain in the middle of nowhere," he says. "But I just fell in love with Hawaii … I have a big connection with the Island life here and the people. This is home."
Today, Scott mostly works on video games from home. In addition to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, he finished production on The Order: 1886, a single-player action-adventure game for Playstation 4 that will be released next year.
He feels Hawaii is perfectly positioned to be a hub for this kind of work.
"Hawaii is in the center of the Pacific, between Asia and Hollywood. It's in the middle of the technology and entertainment worlds. It's really the perfect place for a volcano of talent and technology to erupt."


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How does one consider achieving peace while living in a world that is currently confused, polarized and disunited? How do we live in a manner that leads to peaceful cooperation? We have, historically, tried various political and economic systems and yet we, as a society, continue to exist in a seemingly endless downward spiral with only brief peace-like respites. Given our current set of conditions, we can guess where it all leads if a fundamental change doesn't occur.
It appears that humanity is in need of asking itself certain fundamental questions, such as: Who am I? What is the purpose for my existence? What do I believe in? How should I correctly act towards others? Once we begin to discern answers to these and other questions of value and character can we start to move ourselves and our society towards a more unified and productive direction. A direction that leads us out of ourselves and begins to widen our vision.
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Works by Melita Westerlund reflect a concern for the health of the earth's coral. The artist's environmentally-related sculpture is a complex form and texture suggestive of coral. The finished appearance of her sculpture is not a literal copy of coral but rather, suggestive of the living organisms that make up a coral reef ecosystem.


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If Your Child Discloses Abuse
Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center staff understands you may have many questions surrounding your child's disclosed abuse. We are available to answer questions throughout the process. Here are some resources that may help you answer some questions you may have during you and your child's journey to recovery.
What to do if your child discloses abuse
Learning that a child may have been abused can be very upsetting for all individuals involved. If your child discloses he or she has been hurt or abused, utilize the following guidelines in order to best respond to your child:
What to expect at Safe & Sound – The Forensic Interview:
After the case is reported to Law Enforcement or Children's Protective Services, you will be contacted by a Safe & Sound staff member to set up an interview for your child. Here is what to expect from this point forward. ..
More about what to expect at Safe & Sound:
What to expect after you leave the center – The Investigation and Legal System:
The forensic interview is only a small part of entire investigation and process Here is more information on the roles of the other agencies involved in keeping you and your child safe…
More about what to expect after you leave the center:
Your role throughout the process:
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Insolvencies often occur when an important business partner folds. Learn how to assess your customers to protect your business.
Various businesses find it difficult to weather losses caused by a customer's insolvency and can quickly end up in dire straits, with liquidity constraints threatening their very existence.
However, going into insolvency doesn't occur overnight.
Therefore, a timely identification of vital factors is imperative to protect your business
Download the full checklist to assess your customer's insolvency risks
Identify and monitoring customers
The downloadable checklist below will help you identify the most important indicators you should monitor in a customer. The credit risk goes up with the number of indicators that are fulfilled in the checklist. This will thus enable you to adapt your business policy accordingly by briefly evaluating the following factors:
- Payment behavior
- Senior management
- Financing
- Accounting
- Procurement
- Manufacturing
- Sales performance
Limitations of insolvency risk-monitoring
A 100% accurate prognosis is hardly possible. It is not uncommon for companies to be successful despite showing negative indicators. On the other hand, it is not uncommon for businesses that in the past did not show unfavorable signs to file for insolvency. However, practical experience shows that the chance for a future insolvency will grow with the number of negative characteristics and indicators.
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The students of IITK (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) recently developed a drone called 'Prahari'. This anti-drone system has been developed by Professor Abhishek and Professor Mangal Kothari of the department of aerospace engineering and their team of students. This drone is capable of carrying a load of about 4-5 kg and can also patrol sensitive zones for up to 3 hours. It is an autonomous drone with a drone-catching net.
As part of the autonomy, the Prahari is also equipped with an advanced autopilot system. It is capable of handling sudden changes in weight and inertia while capturing a rogue drone.
Borderline Surveillance and Security
The Prahari could prove to be efficient for the usage by the armed forces as the drone is specially designed for border surveillance and national security. The drone's extended flight time of 3 hours coupled with its anti-drone contraptions could provide high vigilance in border areas.
HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, on November 19, 2019, shared the video of this achievement on Twitter. He praised IITK students for developing the advanced counter-drone mechanism. Professor Abhishek said, "This drone can be used for a wide range of applications, ranging from surveillance, crowd monitoring, crowd control, delivery of emergency supplies, precision agriculture, hostage situations, chemical, and nuclear agent detection. It can also outrun the rogue drone and can capture it in its nets. This way, not only the rogue drone is physically captured but also vital information can be extracted from it."


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Rite Aid Corp., the nation's third-largest drugstore chain, escaped federal charges of criminal wrongdoing in what the Securities and Exchange Commission called the largest restatement of corporate earnings in US history. But one current and three former senior executives of the company were indicted Friday on 37 counts of conspiracy, fraud, making false statements, and other offenses. A fifth former executive already has pleaded guilty to some of the charges and is cooperating with investigators. Because of their actions, the East Pennsboro Township, Pa.-based company was forced to revise its pretax and net incomes between May 1997 and May 1999 by $2.3 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. Last year, Rite Aid paid $200 million to settle lawsuits brought by shareholders over the matter, but admitted to no wrongdoing and has paid no fine.
Adelphia Communications Corp. is expected to file for bankruptcy protection today, sources familiar with its troubled finances said. The US's sixth-largest cable-TV operator reportedly reached a deal with two lenders, J.P. Morgan Chase and Salomon Smith Barney, for a $1.5 billion line of credit to continue in business while it reorganizes. Adelphia's problems have been mounting since the disclosure in March of an estimated $3.1 billion in off-the-books borrowing by its founding family for personal investments. Meanwhile, cable customers in at least two states have hired a Washington law firm to protect their interests during Adelphia's reorganization.
Employees of bankrupt KPNQwest, the largest Internet data carrier in Europe, were ordered Friday to stop maintaining the network to avoid incurring "any further costs." But it was unclear when the order was to take effect, and administrators were optimistic that cash still could be found to keep the network afloat. As of Saturday, negotiations with its remaining parent, Dutch telecommunications giant KPN, were ongoing, and the company was prepared to use backup diesel engines to generate its own power for the short term, if necessary, one worker said.


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GPSM2 mutations cause the brain malformations and hearing loss in Chudley-McCullough syndrome.
|Doherty D, Chudley AE, Coghlan G, Ishak GE, Innes AM, Lemire EG, Rogers RC, Mhanni AA, Phelps IG, Jones SJ, Zhan SH, Fejes AP, Shahin H, Kanaan M, Akay H, Tekin M; FORGE Canada Consortium, Triggs-Raine B & Zelinski T.
|Autosomal-recessive inheritance, severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, and partial agenesis of the corpus callosum are hallmarks of the clinically well-established Chudley-McCullough syndrome (CMS). Although not always reported in the literature, frontal polymicrogyria and gray matter heterotopia are uniformly present, whereas cerebellar dysplasia, ventriculomegaly, and arachnoid cysts are nearly invariant. Despite these striking brain malformations, individuals with CMS generally do not present with significant neurodevelopmental abnormalities, except for hearing loss. Homozygosity mapping and whole-exome sequencing of DNA from affected individuals in eight families (including the family in the first report of CMS) revealed four molecular variations (two single-base deletions, a nonsense mutation, and a canonical splice-site mutation) in the G protein-signaling modulator 2 gene, GPSM2, that underlie CMS. Mutations in GPSM2 have been previously identified in people with profound congenital nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Subsequent brain imaging of these individuals revealed frontal polymicrogyria, abnormal corpus callosum, and gray matter heterotopia, consistent with a CMS diagnosis, but no ventriculomegaly. The gene product, GPSM2, is required for orienting the mitotic spindle during cell division in multiple tissues, suggesting that the sensorineural hearing loss and characteristic brain malformations of CMS are due to defects in asymmetric cell divisions during development.
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Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Jun 8;90(6):1088-93. Epub 2012 May 10.
Erratum in: Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Jul 13;91(1):209.
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I have had some questions from some users of the research on this site, particularly from the Major Airline Pilot forecasts comparison page. On this page users will notice a definite difference between Spirit Airlines Seniority progression verse some of the others. The following is an explanation.
Spirit is projected to experience more seniority movement than any of the carriers. This is a result of Spirits size and growth plans. When an airline is small, one additional airplane represents a greater percent increase in fleet size. So in other words an airline that only has 50 airplanes could feasibly double in size to 100 without much problem. If an airline doubles in size in say three years then the pilots who are on the front of that wave can expect a three year upgrade.
A major which has over 700-800 airplanes may experience a growth of an additional 50 airplanes but this represents a much smaller movement in Seniority for those pilots because of the total size. Also, because of that starting size of 700-800 airplanes the chances of the Major doubling in size is pretty small.
From a seniority progression standpoint growth is almost always better than attrition. For example even though Delta may need 600 pilots/year in the future due to attrition it represents only a small fraction of the total pilots thus resulting in a smaller increase in Seniority. Airlines that are in the growth phase likely will see a doubling and tripling in size over a timeline resulting in huge Seniority gains. For example when the regional's doubled in size in the early 2000's they experienced 2 year upgrades because they were doubling in size every 2-3 years!


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Privileged Expectations
A shift from "Curriculum Menu" to the "Classroom Office"
As a high school teacher, things were a little different than I was used to in middle school. A couple of students who were close to me through our extra curricular activities started to let slip that "everyone" was talking about how no one wanted to have me as their teacher in high school. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. When I inquired what they meant, they simply stated it was the way I taught. They assured me that kids liked me, but they hated all the work I assigned. They were looking for an "easy teacher" who would give them an "easy A." They had college admissions, not learning on their mind.
It was hard to not take this personally. I reflected back to being a student myself—I was almost never excited to have the rigorous demanding teacher when I was a teenager, which just meant more homework and less time with my friends. And certainly that was what my class had become—and although students had enjoyed it in seventh grade, it was clear they didn't want to have to "live through it again when it really counted in high school." I knew I had to make a change, but I was torn. This was a class and style of instruction that I was proud of. It was work "worth doing." For the first time as a teacher, I was at a loss for ideas.
Four years into my career, at a predominately white, suburban middle school I was used to being a "favorite" teacher among the students and parents of our area. I was (am) young and energetic, and willing to do a range of activities—directing our middle school's nationally award-winning musicals, co-directing our equally rated show choir, coaching travel tournament paintball (it's a thing)—almost anything to connect with kids and create an environment of high expectations and unrivaled engagement.
At the beginning of every school year, parents would flood our guidance office with requests that their student be placed into my language arts classroom. At orientation, students would rush into my room proclaiming, "Mr. A. I got you! I'm going to be in your class this year!"
Then, in my fifth year, I had the opportunity to teach freshmen at the brand new high school in the same neighborhood—the new school my former middle schoolers would attend. I couldn't have been more thrilled. We had had such a positive experience in our time during seventh grade, especially engaging in my original instructional style: The Curriculum Menu. In this model, students would pick two of the eight Virginia Standards of Learning to master per quarter and complete self-created and self-paced formative and summative assessments to demonstrate mastery of the content. Students seemed connected to their learning, were achieving high scores on the state standardized tests, and were happier than ever to be in my class.
I had changed the classroom environment: swapping desks for couches, long tables for coffee tables, institutional tile for decorative shag rugs, and fluorescents for dim mood lighting. I spoke about these paradigm shifts at NCTE in Boston, Washington D.C., and Minneapolis. I felt as though I had created the perfect English classroom. And then those decorative rugs were ripped right out from under me.
I talked to a slew of the parent friends I had made in the community, especially after I had heard from some of my "sources" that parents were even willing to go as far as to request from the guidance office that their child NOT be put in my class. I was more than wobbled—I was crushed.
But, I still believed in the work I was doing because I knew it yielded results, despite the intense work, students WERE learning and WERE enjoying it—whether they admitted/remembered it or not. I spent the summer doing some major reflecting.
In that reflection I came up with some core instructional beliefs and began re-constructing my delivery. I believed that students should have autonomy in their pacing, that they should learn skills rather than content, that their work should be applicable to their real life and be shared with authentic audiences, and that they should be utilizing the same technology adults use in the work force.
It was this last thought that proved to be my entry point into the curriculum. I wondered what would happen if I could make my classroom feel more like the real world work force? And then the idea came to me, I would run my English class like a business. We would be a classroom office, and we'd conduct our "business" online.
This year when students entered my room for orientation, they slumped into their seats, gave me a few tragic nods of recognition, and allowed me to begin my welcome. I introduced myself and discussed a few of the necessary supplies—all to pained looks. I could see their minds churning: how were they going to get out of all this work? And then I put them out of their misery, "Oh and we're not doing the Curriculum Menu this year."
I wish I was poetic enough to describe to you the palpable energy that overcame the room, but words cannot adequately do the moment justice. And it just got better when I started to explain what we WOULD be doing in its place.
I was transparent with them. I told them I wanted to keep everything that had made the Curriculum Menu successful, while ridding the class of all the homework and stress the system had created. I told them they would be working in different "departments" each quarter —some in charge of weekly discussion boards about the texts we were studying, others leading professional development for the class—yes, actually designing instruction and teaching what THEY loved about English. There would be a department that analyzed everything from our quick writes to the work students in other English classes were completing, and finally a group that created weekly newsletters for our stockholders, the parents, detailing what we had learned that week and what Virginia standards we had covered in doing so.
Additionally, I added four Keurig machines to the back of the classroom and told the kids "All these needs are your K-cups and travel mugs" We had our very own break room—a space for kids to relax and mingle amidst the serious "office work" they were completing.
Those students left that orientation all smiles—smiles mirrored by their parents that evening at their orientation. Kids were once again excited to learn, and I was proud of the work we were doing together. Ever since that orientation, these kids haven't slowed down. In just a month of instruction, they have fully analyzed five serious poems (I'm talking: Longfellow, Millay, etc.), five songs of multiple genres, a full novel and are starting their second, have engaged in numerous quick writes, have held four live discussions and professional development sessions, have sent newsletters home to parents in a myriad forms and have conversed with students in other classes about their learning. Most importantly, they are actively engaged, they are collaborating, creating authentic products and using real world skills. They have the autonomy offered to adults and can see how what they are learning is applicable to their individual lives.
And it is for these reasons that I am so thankful for this wobble moment.
Jason P. Augustowski, M.Ed.


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A Brazilian engineer has designed a machine capable of producing 5,000 litres of drinking water a day by condensing humidity from the air and processing it to make it suitable for human consumption.
Since 2010, Pedro Ricardo Paulino has sold 200 of his Wateair devices introduced to the markets just as the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo entered a crisis due to insufficient water supplies.
"All this machine needs to work is a source of electric power and an air humidity level over 10 percent," Paulino told Spanish news agency Efe. "Pollution in the air doesn't matter at all since solid particles are not present in vaporised water."
Paulino, who said he has invested more than $1 million of his own money over the past four years to develop the apparatus, offers Wateair in two versions: one, sized as an office filtering system, can produce 15 litres of drinking water daily, while the full-size device has a capacity for 5,000 liters per day.
The office-sized version sells for 7,000 reals ($3,180), while the bigger version has a price tag of 350,000 reals ($160,000).
"Initially, our clients were mostly schools or individuals who needed modest volumes of drinking water," the engineer said. "We now sell our machines to restaurants, pharmaceutical firms, a wider range of customers."
A human being, according to UN experts, requires about 3.3 cubic metres of water, or 11 litres to meet daily drinking and hygiene needs.
"One challenge now is to lower our costs," Paulino said. "We work on improving our manufacturing processes and energy efficiency. Another problem is the need to import parts from eight different countries, which also has an impact on the price."
Paulino estimates the cost of water produced by his machine at 0.17 reais (about 8 cents) per litre.
Water from Wateair flows, then, at a cost of $77 per cubic metre, compared to $3.30 per cubic metre of water supplied by the utility that serves Sao Paulo.
Paulino said he got a commission from a Middle Eastern country to substitute his machine for a desalination turbine, and he sees this as a chance for a pilot experience and to prove that an even bigger Wateair system might generate "millions" of litres of water.


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Annabella Roundabout, Mallow
The redesign of this roundabout provided an opportunity to create a significant entry threshold to County Cork and specifically Mallow town. The intention was to lend a strong identity to this edge of town space. Bright red steel lettering anchor the entrance to the town with a definite graphic character, affirming Mallow's rebel history.
The sculptural elements are reinforced with complimentary looser planting flanking the approaches from the N20 and a mature Liquidambar Tree located centrally within the roundabout.
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Learning doesn't happen until there is trust between child and teacher. Develop relationships with your students; get to know them as a person not just as a student. Creating a quick chart the first week of school is a great way to learn about each child. It will provide for conversation talking points, connections between students, topics for writer's workshop or journaling!
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Reputed as seventh oldest institution of higher learning in all of India, Osmania University has decades of achievements since its establishment in 1918. The university catered education to students in various streams and has significantly contributed to the academic and economic development of the region. The OU university alumni includes many famous personalities from the country and abroad. With its 100th anniversary nearby, the university is making efforts to have a memorable celebrations to start from April 26th.
The event is going to take place in a grand scale where several programs will be held to commemorate the past achievements and review the scope for improvising the university. The Telangana Government is supporting the event by appointing a special committee to work on various aspects for reviving the past glory of the Osmania University. Students from all over the world who have passed out from OU are invited to take part in this historical event.
Osmania University Centenary Celebrations
The Osmania University will celebrate 100 years of its foundation. The University is organising a year long celebrations to mark the centenary, beginning on 26 April 2017.
The chief guest to grace the occasion will be the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Sri. E.S.L Narasimhan, Governor, Telangana State, Sri. K. Chandrashekar Rao, CM, Telangana State, Sri. Kadiyam Srihari, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Education, Telangana State are important dignitories to attend the occasion.
- The inaugural programme during 3 days includes Seminar on 'OU in Nation Building', Lectures by Nobel laureates and Eminent Indians and on OU Vision, Retired Teacher's Meet, Inauguration of 'All India Vice Chancellor's Conference' and Felicitations.
- On all the 3 days i.e 26th, 27th and 28th April, Cultural Programmes will be organised from 6:00 P.M onwards.
- 27th April 2017 is being celebrated as Alumni day. On this day Alumni meet will be organised from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has sanctioned Rs 200 crore for the conduct of centenary celebrations of Osmania University from April 26 to 28. The major portion of the fund would be allocated for infrastructure and about 15-20 crore would be spent for centenary celebrations.
The celebrations would not be limited to the campus alone. The celebrations will be carried on at constituent colleges which includes Nizam College, Women's College at Kothi, Saifabad Science College and Secundrabad Arts and Science college.
Osmania University Founding:
The founding of Osmania University was championed by the Sir Akbar Hydari who recommended to establish a University with 'Urdu' as the medium of instruction. Nawab Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad issued a Royal Charter on 26 April, 1917 which detailed the 'Mission' and 'Objectives' of the University. Along with 'Urdu', English was made compulsory language of instruction of the University. It is the seventh oldest University in India. Over the years, the university has been supported by the state and central governments.
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Osmania University represented a new beginning in the country's educational system in South Central India. The University had shown great resilience and achieved many coveted milestones. It has several architecturally elegant buildings and a spectacular campus spread across an area of nearly 1600 acres (6.5 Sq.Kms.) with nearly 300,000 students(including affiliate colleges) pursuing studies and 5000 teachers and staff employed. The main campus is located in the North Eastern side of the city near Tarnaka adjacent to the inner ring road. The other neighbourhoods close by are Vidhyanagar, Ramanthapur, Warasiguda and Habsiguda.
Osmania University Alumni
The University boasts upon his distinguished Alumni. The Alumni of Osmania University range from people like the former Prime Minister P.V Narasimha Rao to likes of Cricket Commentator Harsha Bhogle and Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The University has produced eminent personalities in fields of politics and law, bureaucracy, business, science and engineering, sports and cinema.
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Simple and healthy, these Grilled Pork Chops with Cilantro Lime Sauce are packed with flavor and done in under half an hour.
There are only a couple of things I miss about being in the workforce. One of them is having lots of time to blog. Yeah, I know I probably shouldn't admit to spending most of my days at my former job on the computer food blogging and reading other food blogs, but when you have nothing else to do, it sure does help to fill the time.
But now – with life as a stay-at-home mom, life is busier than ever. My computer time is extremely limited, and I really miss spending so much time in the food blogging world. Not to mention that my folder of food to blog about is growing larger by the day. I probably have at least 30 recipes to share, but even posting 3 times a week is pushing it for me right now.
But even though I don't spend the time I used to, I still am reading and using your recipes!! Like this meal, saved from Sass and Veracity over 2 years ago. Meals like these are the ones that I can't believe I waited so long to make.
This pork would be perfect to make now that it is grilling season. I made this a few months ago, and with the unpredictable Utah weather, I made them inside on a stovetop grill. I'm always looking for new ways to cook pork, and this was a great change up.
But the side dish – what a winner!! I always say that I'm going to cook quinoa more often because not only is it tasty, but healthy as well. But then I forget about it until I'm going through my pantry and find a half empty bag. This dish I will not soon forget. So simple, but the ingredients come together so well. This made a ton, but I didn't mind and snacked on it for days after! (UPDATE: find the Tomato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad here.)
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Grilled Pork Chops with Cilantro Lime Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilled
- Cuisine: American
Simple and healthy, these Grilled Pork Chops with Cilantro Lime Sauce are packed with flavor and done in under half an hour.
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- 6 (1/2-inch to 1-inch thick) boneless pork chops
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic and red pepper flakes. Stream in the olive oil, whisking well. Whisk in the cilantro.
- Prepare a grill to medium-high heat. Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Grill the pork, turning once, until they reach 135ºF, 8-10 minutes. (The pork will come to full temperature, 145ºF, as it continues to cook while it is resting.) Add a spoonful of the cilantro lime sauce over the tops of the chops when they have about 2 minutes remaining.
- Let the pork chops rest for 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with the remaining cilantro lime sauce.
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Mumbai: Ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena, whose relations have been strained for quite some time, on Monday announced a tie-up for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Maharashtra assembly elections.
The BJP will contest 25 seats and Shiv Sena 23 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. The two parties will contest equal number of seats, along with their other allies, in elections for the 288-member state assembly, due this year.
In a joint press conference with BJP chief Amit Shah and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said public sentiment was that the two parties should come together.
The BJP and Sena alliance will win at least 45 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Shah said.
Crores of workers of BJP and Shiv Sena wanted the alliance between the two parties, Shah said. The Sena is the oldest ally of BJP, he added.
The Ram temple has been the common thread for alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena, Thackeray said. It has to be built at the earliest, he added.
BJP and Sena are parties with national ideology which have come together in wider public interest, Fadnavis said. In principle, both the parties are pro-Hindutva, he added.


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As an enthusiastic film and Oscars fan, I have attempted nothing less than to predict the odds for Ildikó Enyedi's On Body and Soul for the Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, compared to other nominees.
My top contenders, besides Enyedi's film, are Chile's entry, Sebastian Lelio's A Fantastic Woman, and the Swedish The Square, directed by Ruben Östlund; however, Oscar winners are always hard to predict and Lebanon's first entry, The Insult, and Russia's Loveless are also really strong films. So, here, then are the factors that may affect why Hungary may – or may not – win its third consecutive Academy Award this Sunday.
Women rights, #metoo and #TimesUp vs LGBTQ
2018 is the year of women. Last year, after sexual abuse scandals and the hashtag #metoo blew up on social media sites with millions of hashtags on Twitter and Facebook and countless stories from women – and men – of their abusers, including Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and actor Kevin Spacey, this year has already seen its new movement, #TimesUp, with a similar result. Time's Up has been supported by some of Holywood's most prominent women's rights advocates, including Oprah, Eva Longoria, Emma Watson, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon and many others, and at the year's first major Hollywood event, the Golden Globes in January – and later at the BAFTAs in the UK – a whole profession, males and females, stood together and wore black on the red carpet, in support of sexual harassment victims, women's rights in every other profession, and a greater inclusion of female talent both at award ceremonies and behind the camera.
After Natalie Portman's vocal criticism of the Foreign Press Association, when presenting the Best Director Award at the Golden Globes, for not nominating any women, it is not surprising that several categories for this year's Academy Awards have women nominees, including Best Director (Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird), only the fifth woman in 90 years to be nominated in the category, as well as the first ever female nominee for Best Cinematographer (Rachel Morrison for Mudbound). So, after this rather lengthy introduction, I think that from this point of view, Enyedi, as the only woman among the directors nominated for the best foreign language film, has a distinct advantage in her quest to bring home the golden statuette on Sunday.
However, there's another important, and underrepresented movement in Hollywood, which in the last couple of years finally made its way into award ceremonies – LGBTQ inclusion. After last year's surprising Best Picture win of Moonlight, we can surely say that the Academy continues to realize the topic's importance, as this year, they have included more than one LGBTQ themed films. For one, my personal favorite, Call Me By Your Name, has been nominated in three categories. But the foreign language film category also has a film that fits – and in my opinion will win. A Fantastic Woman examines gender identity and focuses on a transgender singer, who – after the death of his lover – is misgendered, accused of murder and harassed. Another supporting argument for A Fantastic Woman: the leading actress of the film, Daniela Vega, who herself is also transgender, is presenting an award – as a foreigner among the other English speaking presenters, and the first ever transgender actress to present an award. The question is, how much can the Academy leave its comfort zone after the so-called "Moonlight effect" and award a film about gender identity – but in case Gerta Gerwig doesn't win the "big" category with Lady Bird, I think Enyedi stands a great chance as well.
Berlinale's Golden Bear vs Palme d'Or in Cannes
If we look at the previous prizes and nominations of each films, we can see that – not surprisingly – all candidates bagged a number of prestigious awards at recognized international film festivals. In this aspect, The Square is the frontrunner – besides the Oscar nomination, it was nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category, and has won six European Film Awards, including Best European Film, not to mention the most important, the top prize of the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or. The Russian film Loveless is also a strong competition for Enyedi, with its win in the Cannes Jury Prize, two European Film Awards, Russia's Golden Eagle Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics for Best Foreign Film besides its Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
On Body and Soul also received important awards: it won the Grand Prix of the Berlinale last year, as well as the top prize at the Sydney Film Festival and one European Film Award for Best Actress (Alexandra Borbély). However, if we take Nemes Jeles's Son of Saul as basis and its top prize, the Palme d'Or from Cannes, such a precedent would seem to favor the most recent Cannes winner, The Square.
Streaming Company vs Traditional Theatrical Distributor
It is important to mention the distributors of the nominated films as well. On Body and Soul is the only film out of the five Foreign Language Oscar nominees which is distributed by a streaming company, Netflix; this makes it more likely that Enyedi's film will have the largest potential viewing audience. However, even though the 8000 members of the academy will certainly be more likely to view the Hungarian movie before the votes, and hopefully more people will choose it, in this regard Hollywood is slightly old-fashioned: the Academy still has not quite figured out how to approach streaming sites and their original and distributed films. In Cannes, even head of the jury, director Pedro Almodóvar talked about Netflix films and the potential risk they pose on theatrical displays:
I personally don't perceive the Palme d'Or [should be] given to a film that is then not seen on the big screen, All this doesn't mean that I am not open or celebrate new technologies and opportunities, but [as long as] I'm alive I'll be fighting for the capacity of hypnosis of the large screen for the viewer. (Vanity Fair)
The other films are displayed on the "big screen" first: A Fantastic Woman is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, The Square by Magnolia Pictures, while the Lebanese The Insult is by Cohen Media Group, distributor of last year's Foreign-Language winner, The Salesman.
Animal rights vs politics and satirical social commentary
Enyedi's film is a beautiful drama about an unusual love story, and as such did not draw the same level of controversy as some of the the other nominees, although critics said the setting of the film – a slaughterhouse – was upsetting for some of the audience. They said that the climax of the film, the penultimate scene – which I do not want to spoil for those who haven't seen it yet – was shocking for some people, and there were some who even left the screenings. Anikó Návai, Hungary's Hollywood correspondent, has argued in Hungarian talkshow Mokka that animal activists may also find some parts offensive, mainly the slaughter of the animals.
The Square is set in a museum, where the manager of the museum's PR team goes too far with publicity plans to make buzz around an installation, sparking a public uproar and exposing the hypocrisy of the media. Critics said that, despite the film's popularity in Europe, US audiences and film critics were not as amused by it; they were confused by the absurd humor, satirical social commentary, and humorous parts of the film. Additionally, satirical films tend not to do particularly well at the Oscars – let's just say, not everyone likes to be mocked (not to mention that the setting is the world of artists).
Likewise, the Russian Loveless courts controversy in that it criticizes Putyin's Russian society through the struggle of a family to find their lost son. So, if the Academy is concerned about controversy and would like to exclude politics, On Body and Soul may yet stand a good chance.
Finally, looking at the the odds of the betting pages, Enyedi's film is ranked third with an average multiplier of 7.5, following A Fantastic Woman (2) and The Square (2.5). However, looking at the winners of recent years, members of the academy often surprise us with their choices: sometimes the least probable winners get the award. In fact, based on last year's gala, it is possible that someone will win even when another crew is already on the stage giving an acceptance speech.
Whatever the outcome might be, a third Oscar nomination in a row is in itself a huge success, and I can only hope that Enyedi's film will follow in István Szabó's and László Nemes Jeles's footprints, and that after the victories of Mephisto in 1981 and Son of Saul in 2016, On Body and Soul will bring home yet another Foreign Language Oscar, and Hungary's third consecutive Academy Award following last year's win by Kristóf Deák's short film Sing.
By Fanni Kaszás
via oscars.org, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, The Ringer


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Excited to be sharing over at The Salt Collective today about what I learned about politics at Liberty University, seeing the movie Vice, and laying out some facts and big questions about Christian responsibility and complicity.
"Liberty is where I started being exposed to politics, where I first heard politicians speak. Everyone seemed so sure of themselves and their stances, and they were all so very loudly and proudly Christian. It was made obvious that Republicans were the godly party. There was little room, if any, for discernment or nuance in any political discussion.
Such a small number of powerful men were responsible for so much death and destruction that is still ongoing. This "War on Terror" is responsible for the formulation of ISIS and was used as an excuse for selfish gain. Sure, some of the movie is conjecture – it's not all fact, and a lot of artistic license is used (unless the Cheney's did recite MacBeth to each other in lieu of pillow talk). Cheney was a notoriously private man. But if we squint around the details and stick to the general themes of what is known, the facts are still stark. We, Americans, are still responsible for so much bloodshed.
If I was being lied to along with everyone else does that mean I'm not complicit? This is a question that haunts me – even if I didn't know better, am I complicit?"
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NEW DELHI: BJP today sought to defend the government's move to promote Hindi, saying it seeks to bind the nation together and should not be construed as an "insult" to English.
"Hindi is the national language and is the heart of the country. Priority to Hindi cannot be (construed as) an insult to English. The government's initiative for according priority to Hindi and regional languages is a welcome step," BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
He said Hindi is a mixture of different regional languages like Tamil, Telugu, Malayali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Urdu and other regional languages.
It was unfortunate that despite Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Rammanohar Lohia's efforts to propagate Hindi to connect the people of different parts of the country, the previous governments have not taken enough steps to promote it, Naqvi said.
"This time, the government is honestly doing everything to promote Hindi," he said.
"There is no conflict between Hindi and English. If somebody is opposing Hindi, it is not the right thing because they have to understand that Hindi and other regional languages have not got their proper right in the past," Naqvi said.
Two Home Ministry circulars seeking to promote official language Hindi in the social media has raked up a controversy with DMK accusing the Centre of imposing the language on non- Hindi speaking sections.
While the government decision was attacked by DMK chief M Karunanidhi, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju had said yesterday that he will promote use of Hindi in all official work and public life
Home Minister Rajnath Singh had, however, sought to down play the controversy by saying the Centre will promote all languages of the country.
The Home Ministry's official language department had issued a circular on May 27 asking all Ministries and Departments, public sector undertakings and banks to give prominence to Hindi on official accounts in social media.
"….All officers and employees who operate official accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Google, Youtube should use Hindi and English languages. Prominence should be given to Hindi," Director, official language, Avadesh Kumar Mishra wrote in the directive.
Another circular announced prize money of Rs 2,000 to two employees who do their official work mostly in Hindi. Rs 1,200 and Rs 600 will be given to the second and third position holders respectively.–PTI


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After months of people pointing fingers and declaring what is and what isn't "fake news", Facebook has a starting place for identifying less-than-accurate news articles shared on the social media site. Fortune magazine brought this news to our attention in their article, "Facebook 'Disputed News' Tag Goes Live."
Facebook's new 'Disputed' tag will appear beneath news stories on the site that have been deemed inaccurate. They have also added a new Help page outlining how the system works. Facebook says that stories flagged as fake by users will be reviewed by independent fact-checking organizations including Politifact and Snopes.com.
Time will tell if the 'disputed' designation will have a direct impact on how a story is handled by Facebook's ranking algorithms. In theory, users should be less likely to share stories with the tag, reducing their spread. The flagging process won't stop sharing before or after the validation, which gives plenty of time for a story to make the rounds. But it is a start.
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Since the financial crisis of 2008, many stakeholders have asked whether banks really serve the public interest. When we recall that the central function of banks in modern economies is to mobilize national and, increasingly, international savings, and to allocate those funds to their most productive use within the economy, it seems that many financial institutions have indeed failed us. Their managers chased enormous profits through the use of exotic financial instruments that they themselves never fully understood, and when these came crashing down it led to the near-collapse of the banking system.
Not every bank, of course, followed that reckless path, and one that maintained its discipline and, as a consequence, its capital is Standard Chartered, which continued lending throughout 2008 and 2009 to its clients around the world. Still, given recent events, it would seem an inauspicious moment for Standard Chartered to launch an unprecedented report that details its socio-economic impact in one of its key markets, Ghana. Why did the Bank carry out the study and this time, and what were its findings?
Despite having been part of Ghana's history for over a century, Standard Chartered had never traced in detail the myriad ways in which it influences that nation's economic development. Further, it wanted to know how it could be even more effective in bringing financial products and services to Ghanaian households and firms. As a consequence, the Bank needed to carry out a rigorous assessment using the best available economic models and tools. Having carried out such socio-economic impact studies for many firms, I was asked to lead this effort.
Since this is the first report of its kind ever conducted by a major financial institution, we really had no idea what to expect in terms of "StanChart's" overall impact on Ghana's economy. Did the Bank help generate jobs and incomes throughout the economy, or was its impact relatively circumscribed? Did it serve local business, or is it mainly focused on multinational customers? Basically, what the economic model that was developed for this study attempts to do is to assess the "multiplier effect" of the Bank's activities in Ghana on such variables as employment, household incomes, tax revenues, and value-added. In each case, we found that the multipliers were significant.
In 2009, Standard Chartered provided Ghanaian businesses, consumers and government agencies with nearly USD 900 million of financing, more than any other private commercial bank operating in the country. That lending generated USD 400 million of value-added in the nation's economy, equivalent to 2.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Meanwhile, the bank's activities helped support 156,000 jobs in Ghana, equal to about 1.5 percent of the active workforce. The Bank also played a philanthropic role in Ghanaian society by supporting numerous programs dedicated to the health and education of its people and the sustainability of its environment.
The Report, however, also noted a number of things that Standard Chartered can improve upon, and these recommendations will be taken seriously be senior management.
First, the Bank was urged to work with government to ensure that Ghana's business environment remain fertile for entrepreneurs and the small and medium-sized enterprises they create.
Second, it was noted that oil can be both a blessing and a curse for an economy, generating substantial revenues on the one hand while potentially undermining traditional sectors of activity on the other; this means that the Bank must be attentive to the competitive forces acting on all of Ghana's industries.
Third, the Report suggested that the Bank could perhaps target its philanthropic and sustainability programs to greater effect, with perhaps greater emphasis placed on helping local entrepreneurs with their business plans.
Fourth, the study emphasized that Standard Chartered must not let up on the world-class training it now provides its workers, which returns benefits throughout Ghana by "upskilling" a portion of the nation's workforce.
Finally, it noted that the Bank could be an even more forceful advocate for Ghana's business community, working with the government and trade associations to ensure that this country becomes known world-wide as the single best place to do business in sub-Saharan Africa.
*Ethan B. Kapstein holds the INSEAD Chair in Political Economy. Click here to download his report on "The Social and Economic Impact of Standard Chartered Ghana".


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Commissioners recently awarded a $442,279 contract to low bidder Pacific Studio Inc. to design and build interactive exhibits for Freeman's Mill Park.
The exhibits will tell the story of how grains have been planted, harvested and milled for centuries. Park visitors will see early milling machinery and a smaller scale mill that will grind bags of cornmeal to take home.
"We've already completed significant restoration work," said District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter. "And now we're getting ready to open this exhibit inside the gristmill by late next summer so park visitors can learn how it worked."
Gwinnett County bought the 150-year-old mill site in 2002.
Like many other historic sites preserved throughout the county, Freeman's Mill restoration is funded by voter-approved SPLOST programs.
Chairman Charlotte Nash said, "We're delighted to get this work underway during our Bicentennial Celebration to help educate future generations about 19th-century agriculture and life in Gwinnett County."
The 12-acre Freemans Mill Park is on the Alcovy River at 1401 Alcovy Road south of Dacula. In addition to the gristmill, the park features a playground and a half-mile paved trail. For more information, this and other SPLOST-funded projects, visit www.gwinnettcounty.com.