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Masterchef Australia – Audra A Professional Cook? She Has A Catering Business.
To think we were all giving Cupcake Julia the evil side eye about her Saturday Market business, well now it has been revealed Audra has a catering business going in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
The Daily Telelgraph has revealed that Audra Morrice, who is one of the front runners in the competition, not only owns her own catering company but the Masterchef producers knew about it!
The company called Audra's Gourmet Kitchen has been running for two years. This might explain why she keeps her cool in challenges and is comfortable cooking in bulk.
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But her [Audra's] MasterChef profile lists her as a NSW account manager, and production company Shine Australia has not disclosed to viewers that she also ran her own successful catering company – Audra's Gourmet Kitchen – in Sydney's eastern suburbs until being selected for the show.
The business, which she set up two years ago, delivers to Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick.
One of her weekly menus, obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, features beef rendang, roast pork spare ribs and dark chocolate tea bread.
A weekly email also asks customers: "If you know anyone who would like to be on our mailing list, please drop me a quick line".Morrice has said she plans to "one day have a concept store that sells Audra's Gourmet Delights and offers cooking courses".
The rules stipulate "all MasterChef contestants must be amateur cooks" and that they "cannot have earned money or payment of any kind from preparing food and/or cooking fresh food in a professional kitchen environment such as a restaurant, cafe or takeaway".
While MasterChef's executive producer Margie Bashfield refused to comment on Morrice's inclusion in the show, a Shine Australia spokesman admitted they were aware of her cooking background – and had decided it didn't give her an unfair advantage.
While The Sunday Telegraph is aware of several eastern suburbs professionals not related to Morrice who regularly paid for her food, the spokesman tried to maintain the catering service was only extended to her friends and family.
He did not answer why the catering company had not been disclosed to viewers.
"Audra was upfront with producers regarding Audra's Gourmet Kitchen. Her full-time employment was as a senior account manager with AAPT and this was a home-based hobby reserved for family and friends," he said.
"The menus were included in her MasterChef application and were deemed a demonstration of her enthusiasm for home cooking.
The producers felt that this did not create an unfair advantage over other contestants as she was not working in a professional kitchen."
The whole issue of who is an amateur this year on Masterchef is getting murkier than the Olympics was until they gave up the farce of it being a competition for amateur sports people. Even though she is one of my favourites, I don't think she or Julia should have been allowed to compete as they are not strictly amateur cooks, as they have derived income from their cooking.
There does need to be an even playing field, and the other question is did they other contestants know about Audra's cooking CV or was it kept hidden from them as well?
What do you think? Should Audra be allowed to be a contestant in Masterchef Australia this year? And if she wins will it no be tarnished?
Masterchef Australia episode tonight will have the three past winners Julie Goodwin, Adam Liaw and Kate Bracks at 7.30pm on TEN
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- 1 Andy Pandy { 06.17.12 at 9:39 pm }
Poor Wade, finally got to see him cook and it was a failure! Andrew came through for once and Emma cried again!
- 2 littlepetal { 06.17.12 at 9:48 pm }
What do you expect when you have Emma, Wade and Fillipo in the elimination challenge. Could you imagine them cooking George's deconstructed Greek Salad? Emma will pass out
- 3 brain dead dave { 06.17.12 at 10:07 pm }
Fillipo – He copped a small , fat Greek shredding from George.
Gary thinks – " I'd better wash down that pork crackling with a tennis ball sized tasting portion of Audra's noodles before Jowl$y moves in.."
- 4 PollyB { 06.17.12 at 10:11 pm }
Julie Goodwin makes a good partner for Jowl$y – the portion size she sucked into her gob.
- 5 littlepetal { 06.17.12 at 10:19 pm }
I find the judges always give Fillipo a hard time. He should find some tears and say he misses his wife and kids.
- 6 Andy Pandy { 06.17.12 at 10:25 pm }
You are right littlepetal, they do seem to pick on him and had a go at Wade as well asking him what was going on with him? The favourites are treated very differently. Noticed others like Amina and Alice not shown so we always know they are in the middle, neither bad nor good.
- 7 brain dead dave { 06.17.12 at 10:27 pm }
Julie and Jowl$y love their sugar and lard, Polly B.
Jowl$y pouring the cream over Debra's cake, barely managing to maintain his composure before leading the feeding frenzy was a highlight, too.
Nice shirt George- if you're a lumberjack.
The judges would brow beat Wade more- but it's just too big a job.
- 8 littlepetal { 06.17.12 at 10:53 pm }
The amount of custard or cream that Matt P poured onto Deb's cake was disgusting. And the way they ate the cake was like they haven't eaten for days (for them will be for an hr) and were just about to die from starvation
- 9 wannabecook { 06.17.12 at 11:07 pm }
I thought Julie and Sam are a match made in heaven – both of them sweat profusely when cooking.
- 10 Jess { 06.17.12 at 11:49 pm }
Have we seen Filippo's wife on the show? I know he has two children, but I don't think their mother has made an appearance or reference…
On the Audra issue…hmm, I say it would depend on the size of project. Just from personal experience with friends, similar to what littlepetal mentioned, I'm guessing that the scale of her catering business wasn't as wide as it's being portrayed.
"Audra's Gourmet Kitchen" doesn't appear in the Australian Business Register or have an ABN, for one:
So, to me, it sounds like someone enjoyed cooking, decided she was good enough at it to serve others, and did it as a (conveniently non-tax paying) hobby of sorts. There's an Italian lady at my church who does the same thing on the side (I really should try to get her on MasterChef next season…). Similarly, I wouldn't say a teenager who goes busking with a guitar every other weekend is a professional musician, even if he does advertise his performances in his school newsletter.
But, again, it does come down to the scale of things. I'd need more information about the extent of Audra's business to make a proper decision. And I guess the producers had that information and cleared it.
- 11 Masterchef Australia – The Past Winner's Present The Mystery Box | reality ravings { 06.18.12 at 7:40 am }
[…] With Audra winning this won't stop the controversy surrounding the news that she was running a catering company in Sydney and whether that gives her an advantage over the other contestants. See previous blog post here. […]
- 12 Joseph Skyrim { 06.18.12 at 8:15 am }
If Audra runs her thing from home I would think that is fine. Especially if solo and if its not her main form of income (ie she has a day job). I have a cousin who sold pastries for years from her house but still had a day job. Only recently did she actually open up her own shop and made it her full time thingy.
- 13 Moo { 06.19.12 at 10:19 am }
Hooray. Maybe next we can have Heston Blumenthal, Neil Perry, etc., appearing as contestants on the show. It's only fair!
- 14 True Blue { 07.14.12 at 10:16 pm }
re: Georgie. {06.17.12 at 9:56 am}
Wow. Your remarks here are not only sexist and racist but your accusing Audra of being a criminal and running an illegal business as well? Just a tip: If you don't have something to back up your claims you'll end up sounding like a jealous sod instead (a.k.a Food Poisoner). I hereby declare your comments unfit for consumption on grounds of unfounded ignorance. Now go wash those dishes!
- 15 littlepetal { 07.14.12 at 10:48 pm }
True Blue-Take a chill pill
- 16 True Blue { 07.14.12 at 11:21 pm }
@ littlepetal
I dont do drugs.
P.S. The site is called "realityravings".
Go figure.
- 17 Girlywop57 { 11.25.12 at 3:53 am }
Am watching Masterchef Australia in the UK currently. Just seen semi final with Andy, Audra, Mindy and Julia. Am totally hooked it is now so tense to watch! My main comment is that Julia has progressed to the final with a few dishes that seem a bit suspect to me. The Heston challenge was to produce a dish. She put 3 macaroons on a plate. That is not a dish. The family challenge, she produced lemon drizzle cake. Maybe her husband's favourite but at this stage of Masterchef in the UK, one would expect something rather more gourmet and spectacular on the plate. Finally , I was very disappointed to see her plating up a great part of her dessert at the judges table in the semi final. This smacks to me of cheating. She was indulged by the judges, who I think are great, but let her get away with murder on this occasion. She should not have been allowed to complete her dish at the table, unfair on the rest.
In the end Mindy murdered her dish by undercooking the fish. Hey ho can't wait for tomorrow and the final!! My money is on Andy, he is awesome and on a roll! Not being horrible about Julia but am a bit bewildered by her ability to get so far with cake! Wish her all the best with her cupcakes. hope Andy and Ben get to work together . Lastly, do Ben and Kylie find love??? They are very popular over here in the UK !!!
- 18 Georgie { 11.25.12 at 10:52 am }
#64 – Hey True Blue, is it me or you? Apologies for not responding at the time – I must have missed your rebuke. It's a little late I know, but I'll now exercise my right of reply.
Wow is right – but how you interpret what I said is not my responsibility, it's your choice. Your choices are coloured by your own prejudices and ignorance, so don't attribute them to me. I have to give you this though; your imagination is a lot more fertile than mine.
#66 – "I don't do drugs." No and you don't do humour either by the sound of it!
- 19 JStar { 11.25.12 at 11:51 am }
@Girlywop57 – Enjoy the finale. Don't check back here for the results until it is aired! There was some controversy here in Oz when a magazine spoiled the final five a week before the results were shown. I didn't get the magazine article but there were some discussions about it on this site. I seem to recall that Ben said he hoped to reconnect with his girlfriend that broke up with him on the show. I think those who the read the article may be able to shed more light with this. I think Julia being indulged with "plating up" in front of the judges was addressed by the judges later when they bagged both her and Audra for trying to hide the fact that they ran out of time. Audra would have been eliminated if Mindy did not undercook the fish. Anyway, how do you rate the Australian version compared to the UK format?
@Georgie – Better late than never. 😉
- 20 girlywop57 { 11.26.12 at 4:23 am }
Waiting with real excitement and anticipation. 2012 final being aired tonight here in UK. Can't wait! Up there with Downton Abbey!!!!
JStar, thank you for your reply, I didn't expect anyone to read my post. I do like your format, especially the week in Tasmania and Italy of course. Our comp doesn't last so long and we don't have a week out of the mchef studio, generally a few days. Love both formats. Series 4 is my first Australian one to watch. I got sucked in and just wanted to know who was next eliminated! It became an obsession for me and a colleague at work. We will be texting our thoughts to each other during the programme tonight. How's that for dedication!
Last thought before popping the champers and settling down in front of the box, I love the immunity challenges, we don't have them here. Our series is too short by comparison. A great idea though, didn't it make for an exciting prog when Alice, Mindy and Kylie played their together!
I am determined to visit Oz more than ever now, having seem the beautiful scenery and food. Best wishes.
- 21 A.P { 11.26.12 at 9:01 am }
Girlywop57, I'm so glad you like our Masterchef, it seems so long ago to us now as we eagerly anticipate next years episodes.
I was one of the people here who was really annoyed at " Woman's Day " publishing pictures of the final five a week early and spoiling it for me.
Enjoy the final and don't read any spoilers here before you watch it.
Did you like the bit with Deb having to cook the suckling pig? That caused a lot of discussion here.
- 22 JStar { 11.26.12 at 10:01 am }
@Girlywop57 – It is always exciting to read the thoughts of our overseas contributors on Australia's reality-tv formats. There is a sizeable number of people contributing here who much prefer the original UK format. Series 4 is definitely an approvement on Series 3 which most people on this blog tend to rate the worse. If you really have some spare time, the official MasterChef Australia website has all the episodes from the previous series for your viewing pleasure. May be worth a look to see who is who particularly if the UK is also going to screen MasterChef All-Stars. Enjoy the finale!
@A.P – Yes, I remember you also got some lame apology from Woman's Day right? Did suck the fun out of that penultimate week as we all knew who was going.
- 23 A.P { 11.26.12 at 11:15 am }
Jstar, yeah they did send me an email apologising but it shouldn't have happened and it spoilt it big time for me. The least they could have done was to send me a six months subscription to their magazine Ha ha as if!
Survivor tomorrow night, can't wait to see who goes next!
- 24 JJ { 11.29.12 at 9:49 pm }
Began watching Masterchef here in the UK but I like the Australian format way better (hate the US attempt, which is where I'm originally from btw!). And I think season 4 was easily the best – great cast, great challenges, awesome road trips – what was not to like?! I think the whinges about Audra and Julia are trivial. Shine (and I don't know anything about them or Australian fairness rules) are in business to provide good entertainment and that's what it was. It pained me to find out that most reality shows have some amount of "producing" that goes into them. To that extent I think MC Aus does a great job. I also have to say Gary, George and Mr. Peacock Feathers (Matt) make it all the more enjoyable, although in my opinion they did show a little favouritism here and there. That said, Season 4 may have spoiled me for all others (Kylie was my favourite) and I haven't kept up with the allstars show as much.
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The chief executive of NHS England, Sir David Nicholson, has told HARDtalk the NHS is right to examine pay levels for staff to ensure as many jobs are retained as possible.
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He said he backed the level of salary given to NHS managers describing it as "competitive", adding, "we need great leaders to run the NHS."
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Dr. Cable: I thank the Minister for replying to the hon. Member for Aldershot, who, had he been here previously, would have realised that we had had quite a few examples, some of which were controversial. To be positive about the Minister's response, and to make clear our position in the debate, I would say that the area of disagreement is quite narrow. The Government wish to act to prevent inappropriate overseas production and they appear to be satisfied that they can achieve those objectives if they can prevent licenses from being issued.
We are concerned with an additional point. If overseas production takes place inappropriately, possibly for entirely innocent reasons concerned with the behaviour of overseas parties, the Government should have powers to terminate the licence. It is not clear whether the present legislation provides for that. I would hope that in the course of the progress of the Bill to the Floor of the House that particular problem might be dealt with. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
Motion and clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Question proposed, That the Chairman do report the Bill, as amended, to the House.
Nigel Griffiths: Mr. Benton, on behalf of the Committee, may I thank you for your diligent, firm and fair chairmanship of the Committee? I visited Hudson's Whistle Company recently in my other capacity as a Minister for small businesses. That company supplies the bulk of professional referee whistles in the UK and abroad. I did not have to hand you one of their whistles at any stage, but I hope that Hudson's appreciate the publicity that we are giving them for the excellent work they are doing in the midlands for British exports.
I would also like to thank the Clerks, Hansard, the police, my excellent Bill team and especially, my colleagues for their contributions to this short, important Bill. Expeditiously and informatively, we have touched on and considered in detail all aspects of the Bill and those on which there are differing opinions within the Committee and Parliament. I am grateful to Committee members for their co-operation and I look forward to further deliberations on the Bill before it receives parliamentary and Royal Assent.
Mr. Key: Mr. Benton, may I echo the words of the Minister and thank you and the Committee for your kind indulgence in allowing me such an easy passage, after I parachuted in unexpectedly to carry on what was nobly started by my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Hertfordshire (Mr. Page), and also my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire, who has been translated elsewhere. May I also add the attendants to my long list of well deserved compliments? They gave us the runaround, in the best sense of the word, in helping us to carry out our duties.
I look forward to continuing our discussions on the Floor of the House when we may hear from hon. Members who did not have the privilege to be members of the Committee. The issue contained in the Bill is important. We said from the start that the Opposition would not oppose the Bill in principle. The Committee has scrutinised it well. I am sorry that we have not won on all our points, but we have had a useful and constructive Committee.
Dr. Cable: May I add a few further words in the same spirit, Mr. Benton? I thank you and the staff for the businesslike and efficient conduct of business. We have had a minimum of time-wasting interventions. The business has been dealt with quickly, but all points have been thoroughly aired. We have had few Divisions and I suspect that the attendants may be worrying about their future employment if that practice continues, but I am sure that we can remedy that when we discuss other legislation. I thank all concerned for their conduct.
The Chairman: I thank the Minister and the hon. Members for Salisbury and for Twickenham for their kind remarks. I, too, thank Committee members for their courtesy. It has been a very interesting Committee, and I wish all concerned every future success in deliberations on the Bill. I thank the learned Clerks, Hansard and the attendants.
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Interview with 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physics François Englert, 6 December 2013.
François Englert, 2013 Physics Laureate, explains his Nobel Prize awarded work to young students. 6 December 2013.
The 2013 Nobel Laureates met at the Grünewald Hall in the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on 11 December 2013 for the traditional round-table discussion and TV program 'Nobel Minds'. The Nobel Laureates discussed the discoveries for which they've been honored, how these can be applied in a practical way, and the role of science in today's society. The discussion was hosted by Zeinab Badawi of the BBC.
Transcript of the telephone press interview with François Englert following the announcement of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics on 8 October 2013. The interviewer is Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
[SN] Are you there with us Professor Englert?
[FE] Yes, I am on the phone.
[SN] Good day and congratulations, how do you feel right now?
[FE] Well, thank you very much. I feel very well of course ... I thought first I had to make a low festivity because I thought that I didn't see any announcements that I didn't have it. But now I'm very happy.
[SN] (laughs) Yes. So I'm sitting here in the Session Hall at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and I have a large group of people from the media (FE interrupts: Yes) and the international press. And are you ready to take some questions from the press Professor Englert?
[FE] Yes please, I will try to do what I can.
[SN] Okay, I have a question there.
[MGA] Yes hello Professor Englert. My name is Maria Gunther Axelsson and I'm writing for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and you and I met this summer in Stockholm if you remember. And congratulations to the prize.
[FE] Thank you very much.
[MGA] Yes and I have a question for you. (FE: Yes) Now, when the Standard Model is complete, what is the biggest question ...
[FE] Sorry, I didn't hear well, what did you say?
[MGA] Now that the Standard Model is complete (FE: Yes), which in your opinion is the biggest question remaining to be solved in Physics?
[FE] Well, there are a few big questions, right. First the question which is still not solved is whether there is broken supersymmetry which would manifest itself at energies which have not yet been reached. This is the critical point for what will happen. But of course, there are other problems, some of them might be directly related, some other indirectly or maybe not related, which is the problem of dark matter is probably somehow hopefully related to particle physics. The problem of dark energy is a more tricky problem, which, one way or another, leads us to what is, in my opinion, the most and the fundamental problem which is not solved today, despite some progress, which is the problem of quantum gravity, of the quantization of gravity.
[SN] Do we have some other question?
[K] Hi, um. Congratulations. My name is Kounteya and I'm from the Times of India. Very interestingly, the press release here starts with the line "Here at last!" Professor, how true is that?
[FE] I'm sorry I didn't hear what you said.
[K] I was saying that the press release here talks about ... the first line in the release says "Here at last!" How true is that?
[FE] Huh. I'm afraid ... maybe it's my phone or maybe it's my ear, but I don't understand exactly what you say.
[SN] We have a question? Yes, do you have a microphone?
[JR] Hello. Congratulations, my name is Joanna Rose, I work for a Swedish popular science magazine Forskning och Framsteg, and I would like to ask you, in the late sixties, when you worked on theory, did you ever think about the discovery of the Higgs Boson?
[FE] Oh yes, but the whole thing at the time ... well first the late sixties was not really when the thing was done, it was the beginning of the sixties and in 64 it was published after a lot of thought. At that time, we saw that we were going to solve, this way, the problem of short-edge forces, which was completely unsolved at that time and which obviously is related to the problem of the origin of mass. So the boson itself is something that is the experimental test of the existence of the whole mechanism, and one had to wait. Certainly we had to wait first before the theory itself was applied to something which is a Standard Model, which took some time. It took some time to first prove the consistency of our theory, which was up to beginning of the seventies. And during the seventies, the Standard Model was built up. And only after that could one look for a test, because the Standard Model was wonderfully verified except for the missing element which was that boson, whose condensation is what gives the mass to particles and the short-range forces.
[SN] Okay, do we have another question please?
[M] Yes, hi, congratulations. This is Malin from the Associated Press (FE: Thank you). Of course this was highly-anticipated by all of us. But how did you feel when you found out about the award and what are you planning to do with the prize money?
[FE] Ah, well I'll answer first the second question, I don't know. That's not my concern now (laughs). The first part of the question was what? About?
[M] Just, how does it feel to have won a Nobel Prize? I mean ...
[FE] Well, you may imagine that this is not very unpleasant of course. (laughter) I'm very, very happy to have that recognition of that extraordinary reward ... so I am very happy of it. What can I say more?
[M] Okay, thank you.
[SN] Okay, I think we have a final question there.
[DL] Hell this is David Landiss with The Local here in Stockholm. Congratulations Professor Englert. A question about your co-winner. I'm wondering when you last spoke to Professor Higgs and what you plan to say to him when you see him next?
[FE] Ah, well I saw him, actually ... the first time I saw him was in the 4th July conference at CERN, we never met before, but since then we met, and we met in particularly the EPS conference (2013 Europhysics conference on High Energy Physics), and what I am going to say to him of course I'm going to congratulate him (laughter), because I think he did very important and excellent work.
[SN] Okay, thank you very much. And thank you very much, I think this was the last question from the press here, and thank you Professor Englert. And once again, warm congratulations, and we look forward to see you in Stockholm in December for the Nobel Prize Ceremony.
[FE] Yes, thank you.
[SN] Thank you, bye.
[FE] Goodbye.
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We're sure someone out there has been crossing their fingers, hoping for an EV in the form of a pickup truck. The Tesla Gods were listening and Elon Musk said after Business Insider's IGNITION event that a pickup is in the works and that it will be modeled after Ford's F-series. The thought of an electric pickup may seem blasphemous to a lot of pickup drivers who get off on the smell of gas in the morning and just recently accepted EcoBoost as an option, but the shift is inevitable and definitely not a bad thing. Obviously what goes into making the trucks will have to be beefier than what goes into the Tesla Model S, but the tech can't be that different...right? We'll check in five years from now to see what kind of noise they are making with this (probably none at all because it's a Tesla).
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Our ECO STARR SM Contractor Pollution Liability (CPL) policy offers broad, flexible and comprehensive environmental liability insurance for contractors. The ECO STARR SM CPL policy is designed to respond to environmental liabilities resulting from pollution incidents at job sites and is offered on either an occurrence or claims made basis depending on the scope of operations and your needs.
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Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family. Written by harpreet phamber
When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas. Written by 20th Century Fox
Marvel's "Iron Man 3" pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Written by Jawadjee
Jason Bourne is again being hunted by the CIA. It begins when Nicky Parson a former CIA operative who helped Bourne, who went under and now works with a man who's a whistle blower and is out to expose the CIA's black ops. Nicky hacks into the CIA and downloads everything on all their Black Ops, including Treadstone which Bourne was a part of. And Heather Lee, a CIA agent, discovers the hack and brings it to the attention of CIA Director Dewey, the man behind the Black Ops. He orders Parsons be found and, hopefully, Bourne, too. Written by [email protected]
After accomplishing the assignment of dismantling a human trafficking organization, the former military and drifter Jack Reacher goes to Washington to invite his liaison, Major Susan Turner, to have dinner with him. However, he meets her substitute, Colonel Sam Morgan, who explains that Major Turner has been arrested and accused of espionage. Jack seeks out her veteran lawyer, Colonel Bob Moorcroft, who explains that Major Turner has also been accused of the murders of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Further, he also tells Jack he is being sued, accused by a woman of being the father of her fifteen year-old daughter, Samantha. When Moorcroft is murdered, Jack is accused of being the killer and sent to a prison. He sees that Turner and he have been framed and also that Turner will be killed by two assassins. However, he rescues her and they flee. Soon, they realize that there is a conspiracy involving military people from the army and a government contractor that is a powerful arms dealer... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
In the mythical Elven world of Altera, an epic battle unfolds between the beautiful Princess Liya and the Dark Elf Elena, who has gained possession of a jewel so powerful it allows its holder complete authority over all Alterans.
Narrated by John Krasinski ("13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," NBC's "The Office," "Amazon's "Jack Ryan"), Disneynature's new True Life Adventure film "Born In China" takes an epic journey into the wilds of China where few people have ever ventured. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden snub-nosed monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard-an elusive animal rarely caught on camera-faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery, the film navigates China's vast terrain-from the frigid mountains to ... Written by Disneynature
Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed-to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can...but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him. Written by Warner Bros.
Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, the Green Destiny. Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial world. A young mysterious swords-woman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , comes to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor. Written by K H Boey
In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Told by an Old Sage, a Western monk who traveled from Europe to China in the 7th Century. He tells the tale to two children, one Chinese, the other from the West who come across the monk in a cave on a remote mountainside above the Eastern Ocean. The monk is the current keeper of a hundred painted scrolls, each describing an event in the Monkey King's life. The Legend Begins. Written by Global Star Productions
The demon clown Killjoy is resurrected once again, but this time he is not given the name of his victim and is trapped in his realm. Using a magic mirror he lures four unsuspecting college students into his realm where he can have his macabre fun! A mysterious man returns and we finally discover who Killjoy's true target is! Written by Stuntchild
Two-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel. The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions. The film also stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, with Vin Diesel, and Steve Martin. Lee used new technology, shooting at an ultra-high frame rate for the first time in film history, to create an immersive digital experience helping him dramatize war in a way never seen before. Lee directed and produced the film, from a screenplay by Jean-Christophe ... Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment
When the heir of the Imperial throne becomes the target of an assassination by his despised older brother, the young prince must flee the kingdom and seek protection. His only hope for survival is a reluctant war-weary crusader named Jacob, who must overcome his own personal demons and rally the assistance of a mythical outlaw known as The White Ghost. Together they must fight side by side in an epic battle to return the prince to his rightful place on the throne. Written by Fab Undici
A Shaolin Monk comes to the United States to take care of his deceased brother's son. He establishes a school with a former student who leads him into trouble with the Russian Mafia.
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny.


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Carpenter Named Featured Guest for Fall Symposium
Dr. Myria Emma Dawn Carpenter, a Presidential Management Fellow and contract specialist with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, will serve as the featured speaker at Cumberland University's upcoming Humanities & Social Sciences Symposium, the University recently announced.
According to Cumberland Associate Professor of History Dr. Mark Cheathem, Carpenter's presentation is entitled "Practical Advice for a Successful Life." The annual symposium will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Labry Hall. There is no charge for admission, and a reception will follow the event.
The Presidential Management Fellowship program is a two-year fellowship program for recent graduate students and allows them to work for a United States government agency in Washington, D.C. As a Fellow, Dr. Carpenter has served in the Small Business Administration's Office of Contracts as well as the Broadcasting Board of Governor's Office of General Counsel. The Broadcasting Board of Governors oversees several government-funded broadcast channels, including Voice of America.
Dr. Carpenter earned her Master of Science in Public Service Management from Cumberland University in 2002. Four years later, she received her doctorate of jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee's College of Law. She earned her baccalaureate degree in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University in 1997.
Dr. Carpenter has served as a member of Vanderbilt University's Alumni Association Board of Directors, as president of the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni and as a member of Cumberland University's Master of Public Service Management Alumni Association.


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2016 Kanine Releases
Thanks to anyone and everyone that purchased a record or streamed some music this year!
We released debuts from Toronto's WEAVES, Australia's HOCKEY DAD, and sophomore albums from Brooklyn's BEVERLY, UK's FLOWERS and FEAR OF MEN, and reissued SKYWAVE on Record Store Day along with giving the previous digital/tape only releases of PEARL CHARLES and PINACT their first vinyl pressing. Wow! That was a lot. But don't worry, we have pared it down to 8 songs and 27 minutes via this @Spotify playlist and a slightly longer playlist of videos @YouTube.
Some more nice words from these fine folks:
"There was an authentic riotousness on Weaves' confident, bombastic debut LP. By combining pop hooks, attention-grabbing riffs, and pleasing injections of skronky noise that maxed out all the dials, the Toronto noise-pop quartet succeeded in creating their own distinctive sound" CRACK MAGAZINE
"A simple, beautiful record" "This minimalist approach is what makes Fall Forever so captivating and impressive. The music is delicate and even sprawling, creating soundscapes that are euphoric, breathtaking, or both." The Revue
Oh My Rockness Best Songs of 2016 Beverly "Victoria" & Fear of Men "Island"
Best covers from Consequence of Sound – Weaves – Drag Me Down (One Direction Cover)


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(Reuters) - Jose, previously a hurricane, has weakened to a tropical storm but is expected to restrengthen by the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
Jose is about 520 miles (840 km) south-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), the Miami-based weather forecaster said.
"Some restrengthening is forecast to begin on Friday, and Jose will likely become a hurricane again by the weekend," the NHC said.
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The odds-on favorite for some at Arlington International Racecourse last weekend wasn't a horse; it was an organization that sometimes races the clock as it helps those in crisis. The racecourse in Arlington Heights was the site of the annual "Sunday at the Races," for Talkline Help Lines. About 110 people attended the event.
The organization, based in Elk Grove Village, provides free, 24-hour telephone counseling to individuals in Chicago's suburbs, including those in Cook and DuPage Counties. Last year, Talkline responded to more than 20,000 calls through Talkline, Teen Line and Kids Line.


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You hear the talk -- about kids passing out from drinking at weekend parties, about kids doing dope at school.
But what, you wonder, does this have to do with your teenager? How much you will be able to determine depends on how well you are able to communicate with your teenager.


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Tottenham and Arsenal will go head to head at White Hart Lane in one of the most intriguing North London derbies of recent times.
Both sides come into the game on the back of convincing victories, with key men in rich veins of form, but with doubts still persisting over how permanent these up turns in results will be.
Here are the five battles that will decide Saturday's Premier League opener.
Harry Kane v Per Mertesacker
Harry Kane has been Tottenham's new wonderkid, banging in twenty goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions and leapfrogging Roberto Soldado and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor in the pecking order.
An England call up surely beckons, and having signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract at White Hart Lane, Kane will be hoping to continue his scoring run.
Per Mertesacker has shown remarkable consistency, and removed the errors that have popped up in his time in England.
With 104 caps for World Champions Germany, the ex-Werder Bremen centre back does not lack experience and will be pleased that he is not up against a forward with real pace.
What Kane does have his great off the ball movement, dropping deep or into wide positions to find space to shoot.
This causes even the best defences trouble, and Mertesacker's lack of pace means his tendency is to stay in his central position.
If his team mates do not work with him, the German could be exposed.
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Does poetry have a metabolic dimension? Pura Lopez-Colomé's Watchword (Wesleyan), translated from Spanish to English by Forrest Gander, envisions the body as a mystically rich reservoir of experience and language. She and Gander read poems from this bilingual edition while reflecting on poetry and translation, intuition and abstraction, and metaphor and illness.
Watchword (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
Pura Lopez Colome


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The fish got on us in the grey and stuck with us all day. Most of the fish were in the 125 to 175-pound class but we did manage to boat a few fish from 200 to 255 pounds. Big fish honors today goes to Vince 'fat head' Otani with his 255-pound yellowfin caught on a fly lined sardine with 130-pound fluorocarbon and an 8/0 eagle claw 2004 hook. There were also plenty of heartbreaks today, which goes with the territory I guess. The weather is now flat calm and we will be here again tomorrow.
Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fishermans Landing
Cows And Flat Calm
Slow picking but the quality made for a nice day, observed Royal Star skipper Randy Toussaint from the southern banks January 26.
We ended up with 14 fish, six of which were 203 to 295 pounds, with the rest ranging from 100 to 197 pounds. Everything was on the 100 to 130-pound flourocarbon and a flylined sardine, with the exception of one cow taken on the chunk. Our weather is flat calm and the forecasts say we can look forward to at least three more days of this. As most of you know from following along with the reports, the weather is critical on these lower banks so good forecasts are a cause for celebration. We are sitting tight tonight, with hopes they're on us again tomorrow.
Today's shot shows Jan Abbott and Bruce Lozekar hanging on heavies.
Captains Tim Ekstrom, Randy Toussaint and Brian Sims
(619) 224-4764 - Fishermans Landing


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The Basin area consists of a granite bowl, twenty feet in diameter, fed by a waterfall, worn smooth by the Pemigewasset River.
Rocky Gorge
Walking Bridge
Lower Falls.
This is a view from the road Highway 302. This is less then half the total drop of the falls.
Occassionally, throughout my hike, I reached places and crept out of the woods to peak at the falls. The climb was quite the experience between fear, exploration, and venture. I did loose my footing several times. Luckly I had positioned myself for such events.
Rocky Gorge...
This is a pothole in cross-section. It is scoured out by swirling sand and rocks over thousands of years. Later half the pothole was gradually worn away by rushing water, widening the gorge. The illustration in the left lower corner depicts how the pothole was made.
Crawford Notch Depot...
This is where the train running out of Conway turns around for the trip back down the mountain.
The Boss...
The Conway Train Ride is powered by a diesel electric locomotive.
Beats Walkin...
Shear cliffs on one side and a mountains on the other.
Mt Willard...
The train passes next to Mt Willard and all its relics.
This is where the Conway Railroad leaves and takes you past sheer bluffs, steep ravines, cascading brooks and streams, panoramic mountain vistas, and across the famed Frankenstein Trestle and Willey Brook Bridge - enroute to Crawford Depot or Fabyan Station.
The upper part of the falls is not visible from the road. But here is a picture of what it looks like as you approach the top.
A look down gives you a visual of the long way you would fall if you were to slip. And farther down, it gets even steeper.
This is the top of the Falls. Please take my advice and never make this climb. It is way too treacherous for anyone but those who think they are invincible. As a senior citizen, I tell you this in all ernest. But I did get my photographs......
Silver Cascade Falls is located in Crawford Notch and often refered to as The Gate of the Notch. This waterfall is a risky climb. I made the climb so you dont have to. These pictures were taken so you can see what it looks like without risking anything. Enjoy...
New England, at its best
Camera used Minolta Dimage Z1
Camera used Minolta Dimage Z1
Rocky Gorge...
This is during a season of above average rains.
Rocky Gorge
View of the walking bridge looking downstream as it spans the Gorge.
This is the view right from Highway 302 in Crawford Notch.
Flume Cascade is the sister falls of Silver Cascade. They flow down the mountain next to each other.


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Also received a message stating more or less the same lately. Anyone have fresh news or info on it?
Hi All. Please refere to wikepedia, Worldtel does not exist, they last filed financial statements in 2007, its a huge scam, if you have won money, they wont ask you for any fees as this should be included in their promotions budget. No landlines, that alone should raise a huge WARNING.
Well, I have also received this sms and I think it should be reported to the SA Police. They can investigate and seen it is illegal or not - They can use RICA to find out who the cellphone number belongs too... So make a case
Hi there I received the same sms stating I won 180 000 from the worldtel promotion.was asked to call the cell number reflecting on sms or email winning ref number to email@example.com caLling the cell number was asked to email my I'd which I did. Thereafter I received an email which required me to complete an attachment and forward for validation. After doing so I receiving an email with a certificate of winnings and some certificate from an imsurance company.the email also stated that I'd have to pay a fee for redemption of my prize which is Rl900 for bank guaranteed check or R2500 for transfer into bank account. An sms was also forwarded to me with the account details which I have to transfer cash into however this account is not registered on the company name. It is apparently an account of one of the consultants.I was also told that their local outlet offices are based in western cape.howcome these people only operate with cell numbers and there are no landline numbers to contact.please help clarify
Hi. Did you find out if it is a scam or not? I received the same sms and emails!
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|This course will reinforce sound drafting and design processes and increase BIM proficiency. The students will produce a set of construction drawings for a three level multi-family townhouse project.
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Sitka Fine Arts Camp
Since 1973, Sitka Fine Arts Camp has provided Alaskan youth with the opportunity to develop artistic interests and skills in an intensive artistic experience. Last summer, over 900 students attended camp, coming from 43 Alaskan communities, 29 states, and five countries. They came with all levels of experience and returned home with new skills, new friends, and new memories of their time at camp. Whether you are a musician or a dancer, an actor or a writer—or you are not sure what you are, but you are willing to give new experiences a try—we invite you to discover your artistic passion at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp!
Elementary School Session, Grades 1-6
Elementary & Middle School Workshops, Grades 1-8
Adult Camp, classes and dates vary by class
Middle School Session, Grades 7-9
High School Session, Grades 10 – 2018 Graduates
Musical Theater Camp, Grades 10 – College Sophomore
Summer Dance Intensive, Grades 9 – College Sophomore
Sitka Jazz Workshop, Grades 8 – Adult
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PRICE — Carbon County Sheriff James Cordova is the subject of a criminal probe alleging that he used his county-issued credit card to help pay for his move from Price to St. George, where he recently bought a home.
Carbon County Attorney Gene Strate confirmed Thursday that Cordova is under investigation for spending about $2,100 on the credit card, apparently to purchase fuel for his county-owned pickup truck.
An investigator in Strate's office, working with police from other agencies, conducted surveillance on Cordova and documented his use of the county pickup and a sheriff's office search and rescue trailer to move his personal belongings to his St. George home, the prosecutor said.
Cordova, who was first sworn in as sheriff in 1999, said last year that he would not be seeking re-election. In December, he purchased the home in St. George. Shortly after, multiple sources say, he was frequently absent from his office.
"It's my understanding (under state law) that he just has to make sure the office is operating properly, he doesn't actually have to be here any number of days per month," Strate said. "He is coming and going to the office — I don't think a lot — but I think he comes in to the office a handful of days a month."
Responsibility for day-to-day operations of the sheriff's office has been delegated to Cordova's chief deputy, Tom Stefanoff.
"He told me he would still have a residence (in Price) and live here until his term was up," Stefanoff said Thursday. "I do speak with the sheriff regularly. We're making it happen. We have a great team, great people, and we're getting the job done."
Deputies were "shocked" to learn about the criminal investigation Thursday, according to Stefanoff. "They didn't know this was coming," he said. "This is pretty new still.
"Nobody's above the law, (not) even the sheriff," the chief deputy added. "He is being investigated. We'll let that play out and find out from that what has occurred."
A man who answered the door at Cordova's home in St. George Thursday told the Deseret News that no one there was interested in talking about the case. Cordova's attorney, Greg Law, also declined to comment, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
The final investigative report should be finished in the next week or so, according to Strate. After that, the case will be forwarded to either the Utah Attorney General's Office or a prosecutor's office in another county to review for possible charges.
"I anticipate we might have a series of felonies each time he used the card improperly," Strate said.
Should Cordova, a Democrat, be removed from office or resign, his replacement would be chosen by the Carbon County Democratic Party's central committee, according to party chairman Jason Llewelyn. The person who is chosen would serve the remainder of Cordova's term, which ends Dec. 31.
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How to use QGis for great looking symbols in Cartaro11 September 2012
Since Cartaro does support the easy creation of user defined content types and OGC compliant services it is only logical to advance a step further and provide the ability for user defined styles as well. Custom layer styles are therefore available now for rendering directly in the browser for WFS layers and on the server for WMS services. Both layer types are served by Cartaro with the help of OpenLayers and GeoServer.
To get started a SLD 1.0 file is required. The file works for WFS and WMS layers but there is no need to use both layer types. The layers' styles are defined in the SLD file and allow to control the whole styling of the layer. The attributes of your features can be used to modify the appearance, too.
This tutorial will walk you through customizing layers styles for both WFS and WMS layers in order to get nice looking maps of gauges. First of all a content type needs to be defined in Cartaro to store the layer's data. In addition to the usual fields as introduced in Cartaro's Getting Started guide, a field for the features purpose (type) will be added and holds whether a line is a gauge on ground or over a bridge. Usually one would predefine the types by using a drop-down field and add more custom fields but a text field should suffice for the sake of the tutorial. Note that the field names are arbitrary.
Defining a CMS content type in Cartaro with a spatial data. The fields shape and type will store the features and their purpose respectively.
Now add some sample data by tracing over a background layer using OpenLayers Editor or import existing data. When tracing another feature it is advisable to enable snapping to existing features. Create at least one feature and classify it as gauge and one that is a bridge to have something to play with when defining styles.
Drawing features in Cartaro with snapping
It is now time to inform GeoServer about the desired style for the data. To do so navigate to Structure → GeoServer → Styles and click Add in Cartaro's administrative view to create a new style for use with GeoServer. Choose a name of your liking and provide a description about the style for other users/colleagues. Enter the SLD source code in the text field provided and click Save.
You can write the SLD by hand but it is usually more favourable to make use of tool support. QGIS is used in this article but other style editors should be fine as well.
Open up QGIS and click Layer → Add WFS Layer…, then add a connection to Cartaro's GeoServer and add the layer to your project. You should now see some lines on the screen and Cartaro's layer in the layer list if everything goes smoothly. The layer's properties dialogue provides a good style editor and styles can be applied without closing the dialogue which allows to design styles quickly. When the style is ready it can be exported either using Adrian Weber's Save as SLD plugin or the native SLD export that got added to QGIS recently.
Using QGIS to define styles for import into Cartaro where a content type's fields serve for distinguishable style.
We used the following SLD to achieve a styling similar to what is usually found on maps when drawing train gauges:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<StyledLayerDescriptor version="1.0.0"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/sld StyledLayerDescriptor.xsd"
<CssParameter name="stroke">#ff0000</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-width">3</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linejoin">bevel</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linecap">square</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke">#ffffff</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-width">1.26</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linejoin">bevel</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linecap">square</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-dasharray">5 2</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke">#000000</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-width">1.26</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linejoin">bevel</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-linecap">butt</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="stroke-dasharray">5 5</CssParameter>
To style a WFS layer directly in the client and serve the underlying data as vectors opt to provide a WFS layer when creating a layer in Cartaro's GeoServer section under Structure. Then navigate to the OpenLayers module and edit the WFS layer just created. You can simply paste the same SLD source that was used for GeoServer or use a different style.
Finished map with features styled as defined in SLD and served by GeoServer as WMS.
The SLD export in combination with GeoServer's SLD support being pretty recent and changing does have its issues. It seems QGIS is not sending credentials when it is querying GeoServer for the list of WFS layers which results in the inability to use access restricted WFS layers in QGIS.
There is also the problem of different SLD support in QGIS, GeoServer and OpenLayers. Whilst recent versions of QGIS should support SLD 1.1, GeoServer and OpenLayers are only supporting SLD 1.0. This means that SLD files as produced by QGIS can't simply be used in Cartaro without adjustments. However due to the similarity of SLD 1.0 and SLD 1.1 the amendments are usually a matter of stripping namespaces and renaming tags starting with Svg so that they read Css. Alternatively, one could use one of the QGIS plugins that are available to produce SLD 1.0 which can simply be imported without any further changes.
We've seen the native SLD support in QGIS working only on some of the computers tried and the same is true for the plugins which at times only state that they don't implement certain symbolizers. It's best to evaluate yourself which route to go and which process works best for you.
Cartaro is there to help setting up services that combine spatial data with common content management features.
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Film Part 1 is a timeless classic, but Parts 2 and 3 were unnecessary
The original "Back To The Future" film is a wonderful example of a cinematic classic. It gets everything right. Every character, line of dialogue, scene, plot point, joke, special effect and moral was implemented extraordinarily well, and I'll never get tired of it. The quintessential time travel adventure masterpiece and one of my favourite movies of all time, "Back To The Future" is an absolute must-see.
And then they made two sequels. Two very unnecessary and rather tedious sequels.
OK, don't get me wrong here. BTTF Parts 2 and 3 aren't awful. They aren't bad enough to make you want to turn them off at the earliest opportunity. They are, however, hugely disappointing when judged next to the first installment. To me, they didn't need to be made. There was no proper reason to continue the excellent story.
Part 2 is the better of the two, but not by that much. Thankfully, it does have some decent aspects. The bizarre future world we see at the beginning of the movie is pretty cool, the interaction between Marty and Doc Brown is still mostly funny, and there are some cleverly adventurous scenes throughout it. However, the plot of this movie is inconsistent and over-complicated. The original movie's depiction of time travel didn't make much sense, but the movie was put together so well that it still felt real. The movie made us believe that we could one day use a car as a time machine. The second movie, on the other hand, features a plot with double the paradoxes but half the realism. It also has a more mean-spirited and chaotic atmosphere, with far less heart, magic and vibe, and this greatly damages the film's impact. The first movie was involving and made us part of its world, but the second does little to make the viewer want to join the adventure.
But instead of ending with Part 2, the filmmakers decided to throw in a Part 3 as well. And it's tedious. In fact, the third movie is so insubstantial that it makes the second movie somewhat forgivable. Sure, Part 3 has plenty of silly cowboy antics, but by this point it just doesn't feel like Back To The Future anymore. At least Part 2 tried to replicate the original's spirit. Part 3 just exists because it had to. It isn't horrible, but I found it unengaging, uninspired and pointless. Thankfully, the near-perfect original will always be there, and it's the only one I'll ever watch.


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Branding has long been considered a discipline reserved for consumer brands, with little to no perceived value for business-to-business (B2B) organizations. Thanks to a recent study by McKinsey & Co titled "Business branding – Bringing strategy to life," this myth is finally debunked. The reality is that B2B brands drive customer decisions, bottom line and competitive differentiation in a similar way as B2C brands do.
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text: People's Justice League co-facilitates a women's healing circle in collaboration with the Southeast Ohio Suvivor Advocacy Outreach Program for women incarcerated at Southeast Ohio Regional Jail. We meet weekly to work through the Courage to Heal Workbook and discuss needed supports and resources. Since SEORJ is a temporary facility, we have also donated copies of the workbook to the libraries at the two Ohio women's prisons so that women being transferred there may continue their healing work. The majority of the women we see are mothers incarcerated on drug-related offenses—78% of addicts are trauma survivors. It is our hope that if folks are supported in their healing during forced sobriety while incarcerated, they may be able to begin to deal with the underlying causes of their addiction and be less likely to go back to the addiction upon their release. We hope to expand this area of programming and begin working with incarcerated men when funding allows.


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Do people care the Olympics are on Coventry's doorstep?
After all the waiting and all the titivating of the city centre, Coventry is finally playing host to the Olympics.
The banners and flags around the city may say London 2012, but a total of 12 football games will take place at the City of Coventry Stadium, including the women's bronze medal match next month.
It is a chance for the whole city to shine.
But do people care that the Olympics has arrived on their doorstep?
Stephanie Rogalski and Dipna Shah, Coventry
Primary school teacher Stephanie Rogalski, 23, from Allesley Park, said children were "excited" because the city's schools had done a lot of work about the Olympics.
She said: "I think it's extra special this year because it's so close to home."
Dipna Shah, 24, from Westwood Heath, said: "Hopefully people appreciate the fact that something like this is going on in Coventry.
"I can't wait but I'm not looking forward to the traffic because I head that way to work."
Brian O'Neill, Coventry
Brian O'Neill says he is looking forward to the Olympics in general but is not going to any of the events because of costs.
The 44-year-old from Radford also did not know what the Ricoh Arena had been rebranded as for the Games.
"I heard it was being renamed but I'm not really sure what the name is," Mr O'Neill said.
"Most people I know aren't really that concerned about it, not the football side anyway.
"Most of the lads I know don't even bother with Coventry City, so going up there to watch the Olympics, I don't think so."
Jeff and Jean Watts, Coventry
The couple from Earlsdon are "proud" that their home city is part of the Games.
Jeff Watts, 69, said: "I think the spin-off from the Olympics in the city centre, and the exposure it's giving Coventry, is absolutely brilliant.
"It's difficult to see what would have motivated all these changes without the Olympics."
Jean Watts added: "I think [the city] looks so much better. A lot of people knock Coventry but I think they've done a really good job."
Bamba Mass, Birmingham
Bamba Mass, who lived in Coventry for six years before recently moving to Birmingham, said the Olympics had helped transform the city.
The 44-year-old said: "The Olympics bring a lot of diverse people with cultural differences together into the historic city of Coventry.
"Like myself, who is a foreign national based in this country, I am sure that many people that are coming for the Olympics and all the activities will definitely have something positive to take back to their countries.
"All my five children have got tickets to go to the stadium but unfortunately... I can't attend. Obviously I would love to."
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David Turpin did not feel a sense of excitement around the city as he visited from nearby Leamington Spa.
"The majority of people just seem to be carrying on their daily routine as normal," the 50-year-old said.
"I think they'll be very proud that they were the first ones to kick the Olympics off [in England].
"I think they should be very proud of themselves as a city that they have taken part in the Olympics."


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The tufted capuchin* is more powerfully built than the other capuchins, with rougher fur and a short, thick tail. It has a bundle of long, hardened hair on the forehead that can be raised as a sort of "wig".
The fur is brownish gray, with the belly being somewhat lighter-colored than the rest of the body. The hands and feet are black. The tail is strong and can be used as a grasping tail.
The tufted capuchin has a head-body length of 32 to 57 centimetres (13 to 22 in), a tail length of 38 to 56 centimetres (15 to 22 in), and a weight of 1.9 to 4.8 kilograms (4.2 to 11 lb), with the males generally being larger and heavier than the females.
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This species lives in the northern Amazon rainforest of the Guyanas, Venezuela and Brazil and to the west of the Rio Negro, as far north as the Orinoco in Venezuela. It is also found in eastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, including the upper Andean Magdalena valley in Colombia.
An introduced breeding population is well established in the northwestern peninsula of the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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If you have tried creating a new -x project, you will see, that at first glance the basic application template looks a lot like the -objc template. You have an AppDelegate and a HelloWorldScene class. You have a resource folder, and you have some various system stuff.
Main difference of course being, that the classes are now .cpp files, instead of .m files.
If you look a bit closer though, you will see that the AppDelegate does not look anything like the -objc AppDelegate. Reason for this is, that the new AppDelegate is now a true cross platform file, so anything having to do with iOS, has been removed. This is moved to a class named AppController, which looks a lot more like the -objc AppDelegate, however, if you changed setup here, it would not be cross platform, so you should avoid doing that.
Instead, setting up the basics, you should now do it through the cross platform AppDelegate.cpp. The most basic is customizing initGLContextAttrs, where you now setup pixel, depth and stencil format. The next level, like showing debug stats and setting up update intervals, are done in applicationDidFinishLaunching. Much like in them old days, just with a slightly different syntax.
If you look a bit more into applicationDidFinishLaunching, you will find some resolution setup, which is new to -objc programmers. For now just leave it.
Finally, the first scene is created and started, same as in -objc.
Next, a word on memory handling in cocos2d-x.
Much have been said on the pitfalls of C++ memory handling, but the good thing is, that cocos2d-x works pretty much like -objc before ARC. While it might feel intimidating to some, to lose ARC, it really is not a big problem. Using the create() scheme objects are default created as autoreleased, and automatically retained and released, when added and removed from containers, and if you are going to build anything more complex than HelloWorld, you will need to understand the basics of memory handling anyways.
Try to compare the pong demo in -objc, with the pong demo in -x, and you will see how small the difference actually is.
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To get a better understanding of how cocos2d-x works compared to -objc, please download the pong-objc and the pong-x demos.
In the -x demo, I have shown a couple of different ways to set up the Scene / Layer hierarchy, plus how to create a class. You will notice, that one of the few things different from -objc, is the CRETE_FUNC macro, which automatically implements the create method as a default factory method. In the class Credits, I have shown how it is done the normal C++ way.
The idea with the demos are, that you can use them to see how things are done in both -objc and -x. Some things, like touch handling, works slightly different, but I have tried to cover a wide range of techniques, so you can compare how things are done.
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News & Good Stuff to KnowUMKC Faculty Ombuds Blackboard Site
Helping Colleagues Cope with Grief and Loss
Don't Forget to Say "Thanks!"
Tips for Working with Teams
Concerned about a Student?
Concerned about Disruptive or Threatening Behavior?
Crucial Conversations Panopto Presentations
Ombuds Reports
UMKC Faculty Ombuds Blackboard Site
This site has been set up as a repository of resources for faculty who want to learn more about navigating tricky workplace situations. It includes topics like:
- Managing Your Supervisor
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- Dealing with Student Incivility
- Performance Appraisals
- Having Successful "Crucial Conversations"
To enroll:
Log in to Blackboard, scroll down to "Organization Search" module. Type "Ombudsperson" in the search window. Click on the drop-down menu next to Organization ID. Choose "Enroll." Once you have enrolled, the organization site will be listed in your Blackboard Organization List.
Helping Colleagues Cope with Grief and Loss
In my school, we've gone through a period in which several of our colleagues experienced personal losses, such as the death or illness of a loved one. It's really hard to know what to say, and easy to say the wrong thing, so often we just avoid them. Usually that makes us feel awkward or guilty, and our colleague may feel ignored or isolated.
This link is from "VitalSmarts" that includes pointers about how to express your concern compassionately: Coping with Loss
Don't Forget to Say "Thanks!"
A recent study by Adam Grant and Francesca Gino shows how simply saying "thanks" can improve your work life. In a series of four experiments, people who were thanked for assisting in a task were more likely to help again, even without being asked. These people reported they wanted to be helpful because the gratitude they received made them feel socially valuable.
Thanking people seems to make others more likely to help you in the future. They may also be easier to work with, negotiate with, and more likely to cooperate.
So don't forget to say "thanks!"
Source: Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation http://www.pon.harvard.edu/?p=24352 January 20, 2012
Tips for working with teams
Working in a research team? Working in a committee? Team teaching? Many of us collaborate with others regularly. The evidence shows that our work will generally be of higher quality, more creative, and overall more successful than if we work alone. However, we are all familiar with the problems that can arise when we work in teams: disagreements about how things should be done, poor communication, missed deadlines, differing levels of commitment to the task, etc.
If some of this sounds way too familiar to you, or if you're considering joining, forming, or leading a team, please take a look at the document posted on the UMKC Faculty Ombudsperson website: "Collaboration & Team Science: A Field Guide," written by L. Michelle Bennett, Howard Gadlin, and Samantha Levine-Finley for the National Institute of Health. Although its main focus is research teams, it offers valuable evidence-based information on how to build, lead, navigate, and work effectively in any kind of team. This useful document includes tips on how to choose personnel for a research team, foster trust, develop a shared vision, communicate, share recognition, handle conflict, and strengthen team dynamics.
Concerned about a Student? Try the UMKC Case Management Team
The Case Management Team is assembled by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and assists faculty with problems or concerns about working with students.
Concerned about Disruptive or Threatening Behavior on Campus? Seek Help from the UMKC Intervention Team
UMKC's Intervention Team identifies and assists in addressing situations where faculty or staff are displaying concerning, disruptive, or threatening behaviors.
Crucial Conversations Panopto Presentations
Having trouble engaging in constructive dialogue? This 8-part video series, found in the Faculty Ombuds Blackboard site, leads you through the "Crucial Conversations" framework, based on the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, by Patterson, Grenny, McMilan, & Switzler. Also found in the Content Folder in Blackboard are supplemental videos and other resources; the presentations can be found under "Panopto Classes."
Ombuds Reports
- 2016-2017 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2015-2016 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2014-2015 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2013-2014 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2012-2013 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2011-2012 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]
- 2010-2011 Faculty Ombudsperson Annual Report [PDF]