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JACK STRANGE: Deep Down
October 27 – December 22, 2011
Gallery Two
For immediate release
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is pleased to present Deep Down, the gallery's second solo exhibition of work by British artist Jack Strange. The sculptures, drawings, collages and mixed media installations that compose the show seek to create a visual metaphor for the consciousness that permeates the physical world, and Strange takes us on an Alice in Wonderland-like journey in the process. Peeling back our preconceptions, Strange reveals the marvelous in the mundane.
In the entry space, U.S. $1, 5,10, 20, 50, and $100 bills have been cut and reassembled into quirky creatures, evoking questions about value and the quantification of our world. We commonly encounter symbolic characters in everyday objects, but in these works and throughout the exhibition, Strange finds such characters lurking in more obscure, unlikely places. Given the minute scale of the currency collages, the artist urges us to get close and be drawn in. This act of drawing the viewer in is continued in Staring into Seeing, where the audience is encouraged to put on headphones and follow instructions about how to stare at the blank white wall. What feels like an exercise is meant to focus our attention on the act of seeing, including the mechanism of the eyes and the involuntary actions of our bodies.
In Consciousness Combi 1 and Consciousness Combi 2, Strange employs television monitors and vitrines filled with water to elegant, hypnotic, Op-Art effect. Refracted light gently bends around colored rods, brown elastic reminiscent of hair strands or twigs floats or sinks in the water to create a visual dissonance within ordered lines of color. Strange likens this to how a city or forest changes under different light conditions, and how light affects feeling. It can furthermore be considered as a metaphor for the concept of consciousness.
In many works, Strange challenges the phenomenological, the idea that reality consists of objects and events as they are understood in human consciousness. He seeks to illustrate a subjective understanding of the world, be it human or otherwise. The artist projects character into vegetables and other inanimate objects to develop an alternate logic and structure, and to touch upon the oblique nature of these bodies and their alien aspects. In this exhibition, thoughts and ideas are revealed to be emotional, even visceral.
Several pieces in the main gallery seem to illustrate the hidden world of vegetables: the growth cycles of these plants that we are confounded by, manipulate, or ignore, and ultimately rely on. Beginning with a series titled Metaphorical Vegetables, Strange takes the tops of supermarket veggies and adheres them to the wall. Cartoon drawings animate the objects, which are fresh and edible on the first days of the exhibition, but shrivel and deteriorate by the show's end.
In Fennel, white neon bulbs which spell the word "FENNEL" emerge from the soil. In addition to illustrating Strange's fascination with the cycle of life inherent in this everyday food item, the work further demonstrates a humor inherent in much of the work. Strange is interested in humor as a form of logic, and his works provide an experience of what might be termed the internal logic of absurdity - the moment between fright and comedy when we don't fully recognize and understand something.
Indeed, another work made from the artist's blood entitled Unbelievably Real also investigates the idea of humor as a bridge to understanding, and our ability to cope with disbelief. In this emotionally charged work, Strange walks the line between the horrific and the amazing with a medium so immediate and real that, disembodied and smeared on the wall, it becomes surreal. The artist likens this piece to hysterical laughter, which can overcome and transport us, for a moment, to the edge of insanity.
In the main gallery Strange's interior world is made exterior, as the artist pushes our perceived knowledge and expands the potential of what is supposed to be. Objects of different shapes, sizes, and placements interact in a stage-like setting and exude a rhythm and pace. In "What Would They Feel?" and "What Would They Think?", a pair of small clay heads and a pair of enlarged cardboard fingers both watch monitors that show the other pair staring back. These works create a doubling or mirror effect while highlighting notions of "the other." These works question the notion of viewing, as seeing and feeling is expanded and contracted. Also, by delving into anthropomorphization, and creating characters out of the inanimate, Strange takes us to the edge of our human understanding.
In three works using computer-animated cartoon sea creatures, repetition of words is used to create a visual effect. The artist began by compiling a list of words that attempt to describe everything – the entire universe and the full spectrum of consciousness. Whether action-oriented, emotional, or descriptive, the words together form an incoherent message. However, within the artificial vocalization, where words deconstruct and transmutate, something beyond the literal implications of this wordplay registers in the viewer, evoking a human connection to the cold, technological devices.
Based in London, Jack Strange's work was recently featured in the group shows The Shape We're In, Zabludowicz Collection, London; An action, event or other that occurs or happens again, One Thoresby Street, Trade Gallery, and Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham, Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London; A Stranger's Window, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, U.K., The Thought of Stuff, Royal Society of British Sculptors, London. His work will appear this year and next in the exhibition Outrageous Fortune:Artists remake the Tarot, curated by Andrew Hunt at Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, U.K. traveling to Jersey Art Center Heller, U.K., Mac, Birmingham, U.K. and Holden Gallery, Manchester, U.K. His work is in the public collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Mora Art Foundation, Australia, among numerous other private collections.

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Throughout our working lives, we have joined forces with people, either willingly, (as in a volunteer organization) or unwillingly (as in being put on the same team in a work environment with someone we don't like to work with.) In the end, however, the goal of our time together was to advance some cause or complete a task or project. People should work together, shouldn't they? Collaboration is a good thing. We all know that...at least in principle. So the question is, why don't people work together like they should? Gaining an insight into this phenomenon is crucial for organizations, since often the only way to improve speed and synergy of ideas is to work together. Consultants face this dilemma every time they work with a client attempting organizational change. The literature is filled with the need for collaboration, but the issue of why people can seem to "get along" seems conspicuously absent, like the pink elephant in the corner no one wants to acknowledge.
Perhaps that is because we're all a little guilty of not working together like we should, or maybe it's because we don't like the sound of the negativity, but let's face it: this issue is an important one, so a dialogue would be valuable for us all. The speed at which change happens in organizations is a factor of mission, focus, and most importantly, collaboration. Co-laborers, mean we work together to get the job done. some of you may have seen that wonderful scene in Witness, where a barn was raised by a group of people collaborating in a greater cause that served the greater good. their co-operation touched us all, because deep inside, we want it to be that way. So why can't we all get along?
I posed this question to multiple people, including consulting and HR professionals across a wide population to assess why people can't seem to work together. The twenty responses are clustered around several different themes, along with some suggestions about how we might go about managing these issues to collaborate better. The sample of respondents is broad, international, and gender balanced, across a wide variety of vocations.
Participants were asked to complete the following open ended sentence:
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because…
One person responded with a great synopsis of the issue.
One could write a book or two on the subject. I will limit my answer to ten minutes. We, not "people", have a difficult time working with one another for a variety of reasons that are complex (involving many factors), dynamic (the factors interact in ever-changing ways), and often mysterious (unpredictable, uncontrollable, and unavoidable).
Organizational Consultant
According to those surveyed, people in organizations have a difficult time working together for six major reasons: I'm only human!, Personality Differences and Personality Conflicts; Personal and Hidden Agendas; Perceived Fairness and Lack of Trust; Individualistic Management Practices; and Inability to Deal with Conflict. I'll take each of these in turn and offer some opportunities for consideration as we deal with this important issue.
I'm only human!
The first reason for our inability to work together appears to be deeply fundamental, almost as if it is in our DNA. Several respondents suggested that fear and selfishness are reasons people may not work together. For example:
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because…
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because they feel threatened by today's highly competitive work environment in which skills and competencies change as technology changes.
Innovation and learning consultant
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because they are human... and that's what happens with humans every now and again, particularly when placed in an environment where they don't choose those they are with or they spend too long with them that even the little things get annoying.
Selfishness: I want my agenda and do all I can to make it happen. If you and I can negotiate a "win-win" deal, fine. But if we can't it becomes difficult to work with one another. There are numerous factors relating to selfishness.
President of a Consulting Firm.
Opportunities for improvement –
It is unlikely we shall change the fundamentals of human nature. The literature is filled with the reality that people have fear of new things, fear of new people, and that fear and discomfort takes them out of their comfort zone, thus making it difficult to work together. As to selfishness, that is a characteristic that might be better stated as "what's-in-it-for-me?" Anyone who has worked with groups understands that American culture in particular pushes individualism, individual accomplishments and thus fosters a refined sense of selfishness. Yet without some answer to this question, consultants and managers will find it difficult to get groups to work together. Simply knowing that these realities exist, as opposed to having some rose-colored-glasses view of how people "should" work together, will go a long way in assisting teams.
Personality Differences and Personality conflicts
A second major reason people have a tough time working together is individual differences. This is not hard to understand. We all grow up in different environments; we react differently to different foods, music, and vents. Every person has a unique life history that may match some of the vectors and tangents of the lives of others, but most of the time, we see the universe through our eyes. It should not surprise us that our individual differences should be a major factor in our inability to work together.
..."because many people have a very difficult time separating the personal from the professional..."
Dean of a College
People in organizations find it difficult to work together because of the wide variety of personalities, characteristics, and opinions each member of the organization may have. Trying to put these things aside and focus in on the one common point that brings the group together is sometimes difficult to do.
Administrative Person
…Some are introverts, shy, have limited cognitive or emotional intelligence, dogmatic, "know it alls", lazy, have significant factual belief, attitude, or value differences, politics, ambition, unwillingness to take risks, devalue opinions and thoughts of others, are lousy communicators, poor listening skills… the list could go on for ever.
because ...
· they are driven by different goals/objectives that may clash
· they lack emotional maturity
· they lack the interpersonal skills necessary for resolving complex interpersonal situations
Sales executive and trainer
More often than not between two or more people of similar personality. Two extraverted aggressive types butt heads, etc.
President of a Consulting Firm.
2) Because of personality differences. Personalities which complement each other are rarely considered when work groups are chosen.
Consultant and college professor.
Opportunities for improvement –
So how do we deal with this? Getting this issue out in the open as opposed to hiding it is the right place to start. Expecting everyone to match the behavior of the leader or the leader's expectations simply doesn't make sense. Discussing differences in personality and how that can HELP the group process is of great advantage. It relieves some pressure to conform, and acknowledges that people are simply going to be different. Getting comfortable with the differences that makes the difference! Sometimes I think the greater diversity issue we face is not gender or race, but the broad varieties of experiences we have all had in our lives, and how they have shaped us. These things are the roots of who we are, and as we all know, they are very difficult to change. Let's face it: we are all products of years of decisions, learning, travel, interactions with various people, and we have formulated our view of the world through our experience. Acknowledging this reality is a good starting point.
Personal … and hidden… agendas
Here we find some of the tougher stuff. Personal agendas are always lurking in the caverns of every mind. "Aye – there's the rub." Books on power like Kathleen Reardon's Secret Handshake show insight into this insidious side of human nature. Note the comments that follow:
Hidden agendas Senior Analyst - Education & Organization Development
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because...they have different needs and goals -- in short, what motivates each person to behave as they do may be totally different, which can lead to conflict.
Professor New Zealand
Ideological conflicts: What I generally refer to as conflicting perspectives related to beliefs, values, and desires. This discussion generally takes the form of what we think we "ought" to do.
President of a Consulting Firm.
We are able to see the faults and inconsistencies of others, but not our own. We are better at understanding the motives of others than we are our own. It all makes for a big mess. By the grace of God we are able to get something done sometimes anyway. - Pastor
...they come to the table with different agendas. People are held accountable for the completion of their part of the project not the whole.
Training Project Manager
Turf battles - power struggles
Senior Analyst - Education & Organization Development
Opportunities for improvement –
An "agenda," at the end of the day, is really about need fulfillment, about power, about gains, about a desire to accomplish something from one's efforts, about recognition, about feeling valued, about being "heard," and about showing the world personal competence. Managers must recognize this as they assemble teams. It's the pink elephant in the corner that must be acknowledged. People have goals in mind whether they take a new job or a new assignment. Personal fulfillment is to be an naturally expected undercurrent in the grand scheme of what makes people tick. People work so they can gain promotions, and the income commensurate with greater responsibility and greater position.
The consultant's/manager's role here is to accept that personal agendas will always exist, but carefully construct how their agendas will drive to accomplishing something greater, or and showing (really demonstrating) how putting aside their individual agendas for a greater good is better over the long haul for everyone's agenda. One personal agenda that comes up again and again is the issue of competence. People want to show their competence; it's a cardinal rule of psychology, so denoting how people fit into projects and "rewarding" them for their competence in the presence of peers, is a great way to provide psychological fulfillment to people and bring them to the greater cause.
As to turf wars and power battles, the only people who can really solve that issue are leaders at the very top of the organization through their example. That example will be pervasive in its effects, either for good or ill. People watch how top leaders sort things out… its thre greater agenda, for the great good and mission of the organization, that must be the overall focus.
Perceived Fairness and Lack of Trust
Another key issue that arose in the research is the idea of perceived fairness. In other words, is everyone doing his or her part? Is social loafing going on? Is everyone pulling their weight? What happens at the end of the project? Will people remember the long hours I put in? The family opportunities I sacrificed? The family relationships that were strained? Am I being heard? All of these needs point to one thing: people want to be treated equitably.
Note the following comments:
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because...they perceive themselves as working harder than their coworkers, and that their contribution is more important than their coworkers', which leads to resentment.
-- Web Developer
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because people have different work ethics.
People in organizations find it difficult to work together because...they don't know their co-workers and are very suspicious of their co-workers intentions. New people to a group also will find it difficult since there is a natural barricade that seems to go up until the new person "proves" his worth to the group. Sometimes, there may also be the fear of infringement into one's territory--afraid that someone else will either take credit for or undermine the other's work.
Administrative person
Issues of trust - More often than not caused by incongruent behavior. I say I will do something, but don't. When my espoused theory (it is important to provide timely feedback) is significantly different than my theory-in-use (I seldom actually give such feedback), people begin to view me as dishonest and lacking integrity. Trust begins to break down so that people have a difficult time working together.
President of a Consulting Firm.
Lack of appreciation for the inclusion of all ideas and Organizational Politics
Senior Analyst - Education & Organization Development
Opportunities for improvement –
Managers and consultants can build trust on teams through several means. Being careful how they criticize people on the team is a major issue, since one person may see this as unfair and others may in turn take unfair advantage of the situation. People have a sharp and keen sense of fairness which is rooted all the way back to their experience as children. The recognition process used in teams is also crucial to perceived fairness, whether it is the amount of time the manager spends with individuals or how much time they spend together outside the workplace. Fairness issues must be dealt with quickly. Delaying the resolution of such issues only breeds a greater misperception of inequity, and spurs on conversations that focus energy on fairness and not the task at hand.
Business Climate fostered by greater culture and by management – Individual accomplishments versus group accomplishments.
One pervasive issue in the study revolved around individualistic management practices. Note the following statements:
Because of the competitive nature intrinsic to many business environments - competition for power, for advancement, for rewards, etc.
- Consultant and college professor.
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because American organizations design so much of their work and rewards to emphasize individual accountability and accomplishments. These organizational designs reflect the American culture's high valuing of individuality as opposed to group identity in all of its social institutions.
–Professor of Business
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because... the recognition/reward system supports individual accomplishment and puts employees and team members at odds.
Training Analyst and Consultant
.... because management often creates and sustains competitive rather than collaborative environments.
People in organizations have a difficult time working together because...everyone looks to individual gains at the cost of overall group/organizational interests, organizational politics plays a larger part in rewards than fair evaluations.
Assistant professor faculty of management studies University of Delhi India
Opportunities for improvement –
I find it interesting that a professor from India, completely across the world, should perceive the same individualistic approach to business that we perceive in the US. We need to face the reality that people have personal life dreams and goals, which are supported by their work. To disregard this fact is ignorance at best, and stupidity at worst. People will not work for nothing. Even altruism brings people some kind of fulfillment. Having said that, there is truth to the notion that American individualism influences how people feel about accomplishments. It is so bred into our business culture, that the normal way to extricate collaboration is through shared rewards and bonuses, based on the performance of the group.
Until some managers understand the negativity that is bred in their organizations through the unhealthy competition they perpetuate unnecessarily, this notion of individualism is unlikely to change.
Inability to resolve and confront difficult issues
Although it was only mentioned once, conflict is an issue looming quietly in the backgroung of the collaborative process. It takes skill and savvy, along with good role models, to sort out conflict. People simply don't like conflict. It is unpredictable, and sometimes flat out scary. Perceptions of careers are sometimes won or lost in conflict situations.
Most people, as sender or receiver, do not have the COURAGE or SKILLS to confront uncomfortable situations.
Industrial Psychologist and Trainer
Opportunities for improvement –
Dealing with conflict is a delicate matter. People's egos are at stake, along with their careers. People who are strong minded are called stubborn and placed in that box, never to move higher up the ladder again because of a perception. Since people do not know the outcomes of conflict, they are unwilling to engage it. Ultimately, this may be the one characteristic that separates the best managers and leaders and consultants from the mediocre, since the ability to manage conflict is crucial to getting people to "get along." In a non-profit organization that I am a part of, I recently witnessed that wounding of an ego, and how it contributed to conflict and ultimately the resignation of a person from the team. No matter how delicately these things are handled, conflict is about ego, pride, and all the deep tough stuff of life. If all parties can walk away with some dignity and self-respect at the end of a conflict, we can move forward. In addition, an element of forgetfulness along with a sense of humor is a tool to bring resolution to difficult human situations.
My personal perspective
I believe one of the reasons people find it difficult to work together is a level and strength of vision. No matter who we work with, and no matter what circumstance, something inevitably arises: someone knows the way, or is relatively sure they know the way. If they do not have the patience to wait for others to catch up, or they cannot articulate their point clearly enough, they will get frustrated waiting for the rest of the team. In some instances, there are team members, who because of experience of having "been there; did that" or training, or just flat out brilliance, can see "the way things ought to be." Often they are right! When they are part of a team, they will manifest a desire to move forward more quickly than others they perceive as laggards, since the truly can see the outcome. The way to work with someone like this is to find out their success rate. They may truly see something more clearly than others, and using their way early in the game may save a lot of time.
Conclusion from the study
People find it difficult to work together for many reasons. Sometimes just being aware of these things helps us to shift into a positive direction. Helping people see a mission greater than their own agenda is a step in the right direction. Providing people with consistent feedback and constancy of purpose will also help us overcome some of the obstacles to getting along. But let's face it, from the time we're very young we start with a self to feed, clothe and fulfill. Those deep needs are not going away. So the secret is to use the personal agendas of all for the benefit of the whole team. This will take work and effort, but the companies that are going to win in the next decade must make a diligent effort to solve this problem today.
What I found conspicuously absent in the responses was a mention of issues of diversity or gender inequality. While this is a small sample and not representative of all populations, it shows that the barriers of working together to get a common goal accomplished probably transcend diversity or gender. In addition, the people who reviewed this article prior to press made little mention of diversity or gender. What they did say, however, was many of these issues resonated in their personal experience, whether male or female.


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Snow Removal Contracts
Among the most looked for agreements online is the common snow extraction contract. When winter months is after us, the demand for snow elimination increases, and lots of service providers and clients need to set the guidelines of the video game for timely snow disposal. The purpose of this article is to explain the issues that smart parties work out in a thoughtful snow extraction contract.
Location. This may seem evident, but often individuals fail to remember to agree on which locations will certainly be raked. If a client owns a number of residential properties, however the specialist assumed just one should be plowed at the agreed rate, then there could possibly be fairly an issue in order to just how much job will certainly be performed, at exactly what price, and where it will certainly be done.
Order. If the specialist will certainly rake a number of locations, after that the client requires to explain which ones ought to be plowed first and which ones ought to be raked later. Without doing so, the consumer could be fairly annoyed due to the fact that one of the most essential location might be raked last.
Locations. This is just one of the most common sources of disputes. Occasionally the contractor will only rake a tiny location of the area, leaving lots of snow left to be gotten rid of by the client in order to utilize the home successfully. This was always a problem at a condominium building I utilized to stay in, where the snow plow would certainly carve a small course via the vehicle parking whole lot, leaving home proprietors twenty feet of snow to dig out merely to reach their vehicles! A smart consumer believes about all paved areas, car park, entryways, gain access to locations, roads and also drivable walkways.
Start Plowing Trigger. Just what should activate the contractor to begin raking? Should raking begin as quickly as a certain amount of snow accumulates? Should raking start as quickly as the consumer calls, top landscaping canton mi and also asks the service provider to start? From a contractor viewpoint, you intend to be definitely clear on when you have to obtain to work so you won't have an unhappy consumer. You likewise do not want to be capitalized on by a customer with unreasonable needs, so if you can direct the consumer to the contract need in order to when you have to start, the consumer cannot suggest or else. From a consumer point of view, you do not intend to have to say with the service provider regarding whether conditions are bad enough to justify snow elimination; a straightforward trigger demand avoids this issue.
Completion. The agreement needs to need a liable service provider to complete raking when reasonably feasible, within an established variety of hours, or by a specific time. Throughout a long snowstorm, there could be a need to insist on restarted plowing to make sure success.
Days. Will snow raking consistently be needed, or only Monday-Friday? Will you omit any sort of vacations? Both celebrations should concentrate regarding when snow removal will certainly be needed. For a professional, it makes little sense to devote to snow elimination on a Friday night for a company that is shut on the weekend, especially if the service provider has various other clients that do need weekend snow elimination. For a client, you require to be sure that whenever you require access to your house, the plowing solution will certainly be available. For instance, if you run a retail company that is open on Thanksgiving, after that you definitely should demand obtaining vacation solution.
Materials. Who is accountable for offering the cars, rake, salt and other products had to get rid of the snow?
Fee. Do you pay a monthly membership cost to have the contractor prepared when required? Do you just pay when the specialist in fact carries out the service? Will you pay by the hr, spend for supplies, or pay a flat fee each time a place is raked effectively? Having an understandable fee framework put down in writing avoids later conflicts as to just what the actual bill should be, boosts the chance that the customer will certainly pay on schedule, and also reduces the possibilities that the client will certainly be shocked by and unhappy with the size of the expense.


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It's Not END OF LINE Yet – Tron: Evolution Will Have Voice Talent From Upcoming Film
I don't know if you're as excited about Tron: Legacy as I am…but you should be. And, if the video game is anything like the movie's looking to be, it'll be worth the wait, as well. For those of you who like the Tron universe, in the forthcoming game Tron: Evolution, some of the original film's actors are returning to lend their voices to the characters.
Seriously, the first time I played Tron 2.0 on the PC, I was hooked. You may have your complaints about the original movie and subsequent Tron productions, but there's a definite fanbase there. And now, to help bring back some of that nostalgia, it's been announced that Olivia Wilde and Bruce Boxleitner will return to voice the characters of Quorra and TRON, respectively, in Tron: Evolution.
In any game that has a movie attached to it, the original voice actors' presence in said game can add a great deal to its enjoyment. When you're involved in and interacting with the story yourself and you hear the voices of the characters from the movie, it makes it that much better.
This game also receives some merit from the fact that it will bridge the storylines from the original TRON movie to the new one, Tron: Legacy. The computer-generated light cycle and disc combat games are a geeky pleasure of mine, so I very much look forward to this game – and to hearing Quorra and TRON's voices in it.
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Women at work in Evora, Portugal. In the background, Alvaro Siza's social housing project was under construction in 1978.
Siza's building project for low-income housing residents who could no longer afford the city center has clear social and practical considerations. This image of the building under construction, with local women at work in the foreground, is a part of that social project. Rather than see them (building or resident) as complete subjects, we see only the details of their relationship. In 1979, Siza wrote,
Most of my works were never published; some of the things I did were only carried out in part, others were profoundly changed or destroyed. That's only to be expected. An architectonic proposition whose aim is to go deep . . . a proposition that in- tends to be more than a passive materialization, refuses to reduce that same reality, analyzing each of its aspects, one by one; that proposition can't find support in a fixed image, can't follow a linear evolution. . . . Each design must catch, with the utmost rigor, a precise moment of the flittering image, in all its shades, and the better you can recognize that flittering quality of reality, the clearer your design will be. . . .That may be the reason why only marginal works (a quiet dwell- ing, a holiday house miles away) have been kept as they were originally designed. But something re- mains. Pieces are kept here and there, inside ourselves, perhaps fathered by someone, leaving marks on space and people, melting into a process of total transformation.
This image and project have both been powerful for me for a long time. It seems fitting to share it now given the current political situation.


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Today I delved further into the speciality gift set from Montezuma's and sampled the sprightly named "Space Hopper". The "Space Hopper" was yet another 45g bar from the range and combined 'Organic milk chocolate with juicy orange'.
From this description I was expecting a standard milk chocolate bar with the inclusion of bits of orange fruit...looking at the back of the pack though I was left pretty disappointed as it soon came to light that the bar actually only contained Orange Oil. Montezuma's claim this Orange oil is a 'cut above mere segments' but to be honest I disagree and I will explain why.
Montezuma's pride themselves on their organic credentials and although on the ingredients list the 'Orange Oil' claims to be a 'permitted GM free non-organic ingredient' it dosent strike me as in keeping with their whole ethos.
The lack of actual orange pieces effected the texture of the bar too - in that it made it rather boring. The chocolate wasnt the smoothest or most luxurious in terms of texture quality; it didnt reach the pinnacle of the melt in mouth dynamic of Dairy Milk whilst it wasnt as smooth as Galaxy or Lindt chocolate....with the absence of any other element other than the chocolate this made for a rather boring mediocre texture.
Despite my disappointment with the content and texture of the bar the overall taste wasnt bad. The flavour of the milk chocolate was actually really rather good - it had a nice milky cocoa flavour with a slight fragrance of vanilla. Looking at the ingredients again it included a good amount of cocoa and milk solids (24% & 22.5%) and generally just had a fresh tasting essence. The orange oil provided a strong orange flavour which although was far from spectacular was overly pleasent. What was notable however was the aroma that the orange ingredient created - it had a strong orangey fragrance which was superb and really quite appertising.
Overall although not bad tasting this is a bar that I just feel seems a bit out of place in the Montezuma's range. The concept of 'Orange Oil' to me seems agaisnt everything Montezuma's stands for which is all about Organicness and freshness...'Orange Oil' just feels like a bit of a contradiction. Its not only the concept of the orange element but also the execution - it delivers a nice taste but it offers very little of interest in the asthetic and texture departments. This is a bar I think is only for the chocolate orange fans...if your not fussed by the flavour this is a bar you can probably just let pass you by.
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"Don't do it, Romek!" These were to be words Roman Polanski (whom friends still call by his childhood nickname) would hear often throughout his life, and which he almost invariably ignored.
On this occasion, he was 15 and had agreed to meet a young man named Janusz Dziuba, who had promised to sell him a new racing bicycle at a good price. That summer morning in 1949, Polanski took a friend with him to the rendezvous opposite the secret police HQ in central Krakow. When the wild-eyed Dziuba arrived carrying something bulky wrapped in a newspaper, and announced that the bike was in "the bunker", a foul-smelling air-raid shelter left behind by the Nazis, his friend grew uneasy. "You stay here," Polanski reassured him. "I'll be fine."
Dziuba led the way down a series of mouldy, graffiti-strewn passages, which levelled off into a vault-like room some 30ft below ground. The bike was just ahead of them in the corner, he murmured. Polanski had taken two steps when something caught him hard on the back of the head – a rock which Dziuba had concealed inside the newspaper. When the haze cleared, he became dimly aware of his assailant standing above him, demanding money. Polanski claimed to have none on him. Dziuba then relieved him of his watch and other valuables, before leaving him semi-comatose on the concrete floor, covered in blood.
Dziuba made his escape into the park, but was spotted and tackled by an alert lorry driver whose suspicions were aroused by the sight of a blood-spattered young man emerging from the bunker at a run. Polanski was taken to hospital, where 18 stitches were inserted in his scalp. It later emerged that Dziuba had assaulted at least eight previous victims, three of whom he had bludgeoned to death. He was tried and hanged for his crimes in December 1949.
Somewhere in this story lie the raw ingredients that, 60 years later, landed Roman Polanski in a Swiss jail cell last week.
The 76-year-old director faces extradition to the United States for sentencing after he pleaded guilty in 1978 to unlawful intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles, having first plied her with alcohol and tranquilisers. On Friday, court documents revealed that Polanski had agreed to pay his victim $500,000 (£313,000) as a settlement.
Until last weekend, Polanksi had successfully evaded prosecutors for more than 30 years. He had made his home in France, where he lived openly and is generally accepted as a man who, in the words of Frédéric Mitterrand, the French culture minister, "has suffered enough". (In 1969, Polanski's wife, actress Sharon Tate, was murdered by members of the Charles Manson sect when she was pregnant with Polanski's child.)
He had travelled to Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival, where he was to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award. It was a calculated risk: although he had crossed in and out of Switzerland many times without prior incident, the American authorities were presumably aware of his festival attendance in advance.
Polanski has always taken risks with his life and career, sometimes of almost suicidal proportions. Two years after the Dziuba incident, Polanski hatched a plan to escape Communist Poland by building a one-man submersible out of potato crates and an old bicycle, in which he proposed to cross the river Oder.
When that attempt failed, nearly drowning him in the process, he turned his attention to the Moscow-to-Paris express. One spring night in 1952, Polanski managed to secrete himself in the train's lavatory ceiling, only to abandon his hiding place and jump onto the track just moments before armed guards met the train at the West German border.
Following that, he spoke seriously about crossing the checkpoint into West Berlin by disguising himself as an elderly woman paying a "compassionate" visit to her family, among other schemes similarly calling on his acting ability. What stopped him was always some breakdown in the actual mechanics of the escape, rather than the fear of his being caught and imprisoned.
Even as a young man, the untugged forelock was something of a Polanski trademark. Having gained a diploma at Poland's national film school in the provincial town of Lodz, the dean looked him up and down on his way out of the door and remarked: "I don't much care for those red socks, young man." Polanski's reply was characteristically blunt: "I don't much care for your face, professor," he said. "But I can change my socks."
It is not too difficult to see how Polanski came by his contempt for authority. In March 1941, when he was seven, the German occupiers herded his family and some 18,000 other Jewish citizens of Krakow into a ghetto of just 310 dwellings. For the next two years, the Polanskis shared three cramped rooms with an elderly man, a couple with four small children, and an incontinent dog. On 14 February 1943, the Nazis came for Polanski's mother Bula, who was taken to Birkenau, part of the Auschwitz complex, where, within days, she would be one of an estimated 980,000 Jews murdered in the gas chamber. She had been four months' pregnant at the time.
A month later, Polanski's father Ryszard went to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Upper Austria, where he survived and was reunited with his son in September 1945.
During those two-and-a-half years of separation, Roman Polanski adopted the alias of Wilk and went into hiding in the Polish countryside. Food was scarce, even by wartime standards, and Polanski would remember some of the potato dishes he scrounged from local farms as "being so full of weevils and maggots, they could only be eaten with the eyes closed". Once, when he ventured out, two German soldiers took aim at him. Their bullets cracked into the ground behind him and "missed me by inches", Polanski recalled.
Thirty-five years later, Polanski's statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl was to subject him to the workings of the California criminal justice system, most of whose practitioners he found even less congenial than the Nazis. This apparent disdain extended not only to the judge and prosecutors in the case, but also to some of those directly affected by the proceedings.
Although Polanski eventually acknowledged in his 1984 memoirs that he caused his young victim "considerable pain", he made little or no visible show of contrition at the time. His own lawyer warned him to limit his number of public appearances with "nubile young actresses" during the course of the trial, to which Polanski is said to have replied: "I am not guilty, so why should I act guilty?" He remarked that he was a "hard-working professional" obliged to "deal with these distractions".
On 31 January 1978, rather than face a court hearing that could have sentenced him to 50 years in prison, Polanski boarded a flight from Los Angeles to London, and from there flew on to Paris. Even then, he continued to show an aversion to what he called "bureaucratic interference" in his life.
In February 1980, Polanski managed to appear in Holland, a country with an extradition treaty with the US, in order to attend the premiere of his film Tess. "I'll be home again before there's any legal nonsense," the director assured one of the film's stars, Leigh Lawson.
In recent years, Polanski has continued to visit several "off-limits" countries with impunity, and has even bought a home in Gstaad, where he counts the local prefect of police among his neighbours.
No wonder, perhaps, that one of Polanski's friends told me last week that "Roman had possibly come to believe over the last 30 years that he was less and less bound by any restrictions on his liberty". If so, it's an assumption that may yet be tested by events in the weeks ahead.
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Hand-crafted wooden duck decoys, with their intricate carvings and painted designs, attract more than just unsuspecting ducks that mistake them for the real thing and end up getting bagged by hunters.
They also attract collectors who take their hobby seriously and who are prepared to pay big bills for the collectibles. A flock of them landed at BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center on Saturday for the third annual Duck, Duck, Goose Day.
More than 50 vendors participated in this year's event to celebrate Louisiana's tradition of carving duck decoys.
The first year for the event was held in honor of Charles W. Frank, a chronicler of the folk art tradition who left some of his collection to the nature center. The focus this year was on carvers from the Bayou Lafourche area.
Duck, Duck, Goose Day has evolved into a family affair since it started, with face painting and children's carving classes, along with displays of antique duck decoys that can be valued at thousands of dollars, said one of the event coordinators, Gary Lipham.
The idea for Duck, Duck, Goose Day came about when Lipham, a 57-year-old collector from Baton Rouge, and fellow collectors decided the tradition of carving duck decoys needed to be remembered and celebrated.
"For me, it's all about preserving the history of this folk art," he said.
They joined with Claire Coco, director of the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, to set aside a day for people to admire the colorful, lifelike pieces and maybe start their own collection as they learn about the state's waterfowl hunting traditions.
Another collector from Baton Rouge, Keith Catha, said he grew up with duck decoys. His father was an avid collector who left him a portion of his collection. He had an impressive spread, with one of the ducks valued at $7,500 — a decoy his dad had bought for just $33.
Catha said 40- to 50-year-old ducks that sold for less than $1 back when they were made can now sell for thousands.
One factor that makes an antique duck decoy valuable is who is doing the carving, Lipham said. Collectors pay good money for works by famous Louisiana carvers, such as Mitchell LaFrance, Mark Whipple and Reme Roussell. Catha's $7,500 decoy was crafted by noted carver Gaston Isidore and still has the original paint on it, making it even more valuable.
But what draws Catha to the world of duck decoy collecting is not so much the value of the pieces but the fact that decoy carvers would take their time to make something beautiful that ultimately would serve humbly as a hunting tool.
"It's just amazing that they put so much effort into ... something utilitarian," he said.
Duck decoy carving is done throughout North America, but decoys vary by design and material, which for Louisiana is commonly cypress root or tupelo gum, Lipham said.
"You think a duck is a duck, is a duck," he said. However, ducks vary by species, and duck decoys vary by the artist's style and the materials used, he said.
Saturday's event boasted two experienced carvers from New Orleans, Cal Kingsmill, 66, and Eric Hutchison, 57, who demonstrated their carving techniques to curious families passing by.
Kingsmill and Hutchison both said they believe it is important to share the craft with others to stop the fading folk art from dying out.
"It's carrying on a tradition," said Hutchison, who learned the craft from his father and uncle.
Kingsmill taught duck decoy carving at the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center before Hurricane Katrina destroyed it, and Hutchison used to visit schools to teach the craft. They would start children off with soaps and a plastic spoons, hoping to spark their interest and keep the heritage alive.
They seemed to be doing a good job sparking interest at the Baton Rouge nature center, attracting a crowd that peppered them with questions and watched attentively as they shaved the blocks of wood.
"The main thing is to keep it going," Kingsmill said.


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When is the best time to fit stretching to you exercise program? The answer is of course when you most enjoys and accepts it. Some of you don't like to take time for stretching that lasts more than a minute. If this is your personality "sneak" stretches in during the workout as active recovery.
Some of you might look forward to the quiet time-out, relaxation and stress reduction that an extended series of stretches provides. Work with your preferences so that you can maintain this important component of fitness.
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Graduated low level rhythmic warm up movement is essential prior to stretching. The warm up activity should move through an easy range of movement, never going beyond a point perceived as excessive strain. The movement should be kept fluid, rhythmic and controlled. Duration of a warm up depends on the activity being participated and you physical capacity. However the general guideline confirms a minimum of 3 to 5 minutes to increase your core temperature and to reduce viscosity or resistance to stretch in the muscle. High intensity activity requires extreme range of movement may require 5 to 15 minutes and extended stretching period after the warm up.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is on track for high growth in South Africa as startup Sensor Networks and Digicape partner to launch a first-of-a-kind Apple Watch app for the Sensor Smart Tracker ("Smart Tracker") device and integrate the existing Sensor Tracker app directly into Digicape's online store to enable in-app purchases.
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World Sight Day took place on 13 October 2016 and the month is dedicated to global campaigns that aim to educate on blindness prevention but also highlight the much needed support that blind and visually impaired people need. This year the worldwide call to action campaign is 'stronger together'.
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Digicape brings first-of-a-kind technology that diagnoses malaria to Africa
Digicape is expanding its solution set in the Apple in Healthcare market with the announcement of a deal with xRapid, the London-based startup that has created a world-first mobile health solution that provides automatic diagnosis of malaria via an iPhone app. Using cutting-edge digital imaging (DI) technology and artificial intelligence (AI), xRapid has developed a revolutionary platform that can diagnose diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis faster, cheaper and more accurately than conventional methods.
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Digicape acquires and rebrands Stellenbosch-based Buro Stores
Digicape has announced the acquisition of Buro Stores, the Stellenbosch Independent Authorised Apple Reseller. The deal effective, 1 August 2016, will see the retail store rebranded to Digicape Stellenbosch and Digicape will take over the operational running of the company.
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Digicape markets SA-developed micro tracker - Sensor Smart Tracker
Tech start-up, Sensor Networks, has partnered with Digicape to distribute their latest product, a nifty personal micro tracker device called Sensor Smart Tracker.
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Brand-new online experience delivers improved product and services information and more convenient shopping for South Africa's Apple fans. In addition to the expanded online store the company offers a full suite of integrated technology and networking solutions to businesses and education institutions of all sizes. The new website aligns the brand more strongly with the company's service offering and value proposition and highlights the amazing things our schools are doing using the latest Apple devices and apps.
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South Africa's local Apple expert company, has officially reopened its Roeland Street store today. After a month of being under construction, it's back to business as usual offering customers the widest range of Apple and related products, software and accessories supported by the highest standard of service and expertise, in a new retail environment to match.
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**WARNING +18** After turning down the Gman's offer of employment, you managed to escape using an intergalactic teleporter that returned you to Earth. Hiding out within the inner city, you soon believe that the Gman is no longer interested in you. A calm peaceful feeling begins to replace the fear, terror and horror that overwhelmed you during your nightmare with Black Mesa, the soldiers and the Xen species. Feeling confident that it is now safe to return home to your wife and look up some old friends, you make your way back to the old neighbourhood. - By Grey Dog
This reminds me of Duke Nukem 3D, and not just because there are a few sounds we hear in the beginning from it. It has a few things borrowed from it, like a higher emphasis on finding secrets than any other incarnation of the simple hl mods we're accustomed to, it also has a slightly higher level interactivity having us prod everything… it even has the finding the right colored key cards (which is the only thing that should not have been taken from DN3D in my opinion, gamers have grown passed that).
There are some neat weapons though some clearly where taken from TFC or from gamebanana. I do find it quite fun while it lasted. Each level was unique (eventhough there was a little to much Quake 2 textures for my taste, while I love the old school shooters Quake 2 had the ugliest colour scheme I've ever seen that had no variety).
But that along with the invisible grunts at the end which annoyed me to hell and back is the only bad things I can say about it.
The storyline was decent, though I would have preferred to read some books like I thought I would be, and the level design is good for the most part eventhough I thought the moonbase could have been better.
I had fun before the end mission came up so I think that its worth the play. Its quite different to the previous one Adam by the same author.
A nice mod with a good length, and it seems like the developer got ***** alot when making this mod XD
it has some annoying invisible grunt but they only appear in the last mission and the story is really weird because apparently gman is your father and stuff.
it does have some good cutscenes as well and the mapping is decent.
Awesome classics!
I really enjoyed and liked this awesome mod mainly because it has some old school style stuff, its challenging and becuse unlike Elitesse and ThePhysicist, I'm not a ******.
8/10 overall score.
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Meh, I liked the beginning but then I came across a ton of porn and decided to stop playing. sorry :/
hour glass 10/10 =)
Gave me a few nice flashbacks to Duke Nukem 3D, and it was far more enjoyable and well detailed then Adam, even if the story is far more insane and the Pornographic scenes come back with a vengeance D:
Nice work, if only Grey Dog didn't quit modding after the release of Hour-Glass :(
I had fun with this one.
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Whether you need something new to occupy your time during break or need a stocking-stuffer gift your friends don't have yet, consider an indie game. The year's been full of small-studio games that have fallen through the cracks or otherwise been overshadowed by bigger-budget releases, despite their creativity and clever design. Independent doesn't always mean good, mind you, so I've taken the time to round up some of the year's best niche titles:
Minecraft's exploration and building are second to none in the indie gaming scene, but if you're itching for more crafting and combat, Terraria will interest you. Terraria plays like a hybrid of Minecraft and a Metroid title; the game is in two dimensions rather than three, limiting building and exploration possibilities somewhat, but making up for it with an impressive selection of monsters and items, and several different "biomes" and cavern types to explore (with considerably more to differentiate them than Minecraft's biomes). NPCs actually do something in this game, like moving in if you've built a room for them and selling you items. Fighting with monsters and bosses is reminiscent of later Castlevania titles, with an impressive array of weapons and items to use in melee or ranged combat. Originally released in May this year, a recent update added enough new content to qualify as a free expansion, including a wiring system for making traps and other mechanisms, and a Hard Mode complete with several new bosses.
Do you have the knowledge, but not the aiming skills, for Counterstrike? Frozen Synapse is a fascinating little strategy game; you and your opponent give your small squads of soldiers a set of orders at the start of the game to maneuver through an area, and the game stops for more orders once they discover each other, allowing you to adjust your strategies with every new development. Tactical thinking is crucial, as you'll need to anticipate the enemy's movements and take consideration of lines of sight, entryways, and cover points to succeed; for example, holding still, facing the target, and being behind partial cover (a window, for example) will all improve a soldier's odds and reaction time against an enemy coming around a corner. A varied unit selection keeps the strategy deep, with some soldiers using weapons such as a rocket launcher that can blow open walls, allowing alternative points of entry or just killing someone in the blast radius. Frozen Synapse features asynchronous online multiplayer (allowing players to submit their turn without waiting for their partners to come back and respond), as well as a single-player campaign.
Think cover and tactics are for cowards? Serious Sam 3: BFE is a new shooter that, like the rest of its series, disposes of modern-day conveniences like cover and regenerating HP and instead focuses on the simpler pleasures of first-person shooting: you, an unnecessarily large gun, and waves and waves of baddies chasing you as you backpedal furiously and return fire. The game starts off a little slow, but gradually and inexorably ramps up the intensity with each new weapon you find; monster behavior and variety keep the experience interesting, with plenty of evadable enemy projectiles and charging kamikazes to exploit. Level design is classic to a fault; there are plenty of wide-open areas to maneuver through and secret ammo caches to stumble on, but if you get lost, finding the right way to go can be a bit of a pain. Graphics are pretty good, but nothing mind-blowing. Online co-op supports up to 16 players, which tends to result in a chaotic (but fun) storm of projectiles.
Roguelikes are an odd, old genre of game – the combination of turn-based RPG combat, overhead perspective, randomly-generated dungeon-crawling gameplay, permanent death, ASCII art, and intense difficulty might seem to be held together through tradition alone, but the combination works surprisingly well in games ranging from the original Rogue (from which the genre gets its name) to newer favorites like Crawl: Stone Soup and NetHack. Dungeons of Dredmor is a recent title that seeks to bring the roguelike genre into the modern age, and a big part of how it does this is by including something roguelikes usually consider optional, that being actual graphics. Dredmor's sprites and general art style resemble those of older LucasArts adventure games, providing a slightly cartoony dungeon that's a joy to explore, complete with catchy music; its writing, shown through descriptions and monster battle-cries (including "I smell a promotion!") is consistently amusing, and the game has humorous touches throughout, including the existence of smeltable plastic ore and a valorous "HEROIC VANDALISM!" announcement whenever you smash a statue of the dungeon's resident lich. Gameplay-wise, its addition of multiple difficulty levels and the ability to toggle permanent character death on or off are much-needed contributions to the roguelike genre, turning an otherwise inhospitable learning curve into an enjoyable exploratory experience; the easiest difficulty will be preferable for newcomers, and veterans will find a challenge in its hardest one. Its skill system is at once simpler and deeper than those of other roguelikes – you pick seven skills at the start of the game out of a selection of 36 (most of which are fairly interesting in and of themselves, including three separate crafting skills), and can enhance one each time you get a level up. If you're interested in this genre of turn-based action RPG, Dredmor is the best introduction you could have to it.
Want tactics, shooting, trap-building, co-op, AND RPG combat? Dungeon Defenders has you covered. Strictly speaking, there's no one thing it does that is revolutionary; combining combat and tower-defense was done in Sanctum, its item drops and character growth are in the style of Diablo, and its artistic style owes some credit to World of Warcraft. However, it does a fantastic job of combining these elements and making them work together. Dungeon Defenders' twist on the usual tower defense formula, is that instead of simply placing towers from the sky, you are controlling a hero who runs around summoning towers and, if so inclined, can go fight the monsters him/herself. Furthermore, you can choose between four classes for this hero, with different combat abilities and building choices between them. (The Squire, for example, is a durable melee fighter; accordingly, he builds towers that can take a beating but don't have much range, such as the spring-and-spike-loaded Bouncers.) The game's visuals are occasionally beautiful and consistently charming. Loot and character growth are consistent across games, allowing you to focus on a particular stat or set of stats, and a varied assortment of maps has the difficulty settings to keep up with you and your friends.


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October 21, 2016, TORONTO — Today, CNIB awarded the Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award for 2016 to the late Rosemary Kavanagh for her dedication and tireless efforts over the years to ensure that people who are blind or partially sighted had access to equitable library service.
The award, established by the CNIB Library Board in 1996, recognizes outstanding leadership in the advancement of library and information services for Canadians living with vision loss or print disabilities.
"I've known Rosemary since she joined the senior CNIB staff as Executive Director of the Library in 1991," said Jim Sanders, past CNIB President and CEO. "I witnessed first-hand the almost immediate transformation of CNIB Library services. She was at the forefront of the analog-to-digital conversion of both the production and distribution of alternate format materials, and I continue to benefit personally by the unprecedented access to information that was for so long unavailable to those of us with print disabilities."
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Carter set for Twickers comeback
New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter expects to face England at Twickenham on Saturday in the final match of the world champions' European tour.
Carter missed the All Blacks' 33-10 win over Wales in Cardiff last Saturday with Achilles and calf problems but said on Tuesday he anticipated taking part in New Zealand's last match of 2012.
"Hopefully I'll be ready, nothing's changed over the last couple of days," he said. "The plan was to get through training and it was pretty light today, I didn't go over 50 percent. I got through it well.
"We're looking after it well and doing everything right to be ready for this weekend. I'm pretty confident I'll be right to play, I just need some positive thinking," added Carter, aiming to help the All Blacks extend their 20-match unbeaten run.
"It's the last game of the year and I want to be part of it."
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The younger of two Oakland Park brothers charged with supporting terrorism traveled to New York in November planning to cause mass casualties by blowing himself up or setting off a bomb, but returned to Broward County after realizing he didn't have enough money to carry out his mission, federal prosecutors said in court Tuesday.
Prosecutors revealed details of their case for the first time during a court hearing when Raees Alam Qazi, 20, asked to be released from detention until he goes to trial. A judge ruled he is a flight risk and potential danger to the community and must remain locked up because of the seriousness of the charges and the evidence presented in court.
After his ill-fated trip, Qazi took a Greyhound bus back to South Florida and was still planning to do "a task" with the logistical and financial support of his older brother, Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 30, according to prosecutors.
"Mr. [Raees] Qazi said in his post-arrest statement that he was riding around on his bike in New York City looking for targets but he never specifically picked one," FBI Special Agent Kristine Holden testified in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.
The younger Qazi also tried to determine how big the crowds were in Times Square, on Wall Street and at theaters in the city, the agent said.
Qazi, who has pleaded not guilty, told investigators he came back to Broward County to "practice" for a bombing though they also said he told them he'd had "a change of heart," investigators said. Agents said he told them that he tried to build an explosive device at his Oakland Park home but it failed.


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Hi all,
I'm a new FNP and I'm wondering about my title. I passed AANP, so I'll be FNP-C. I was previously certified as a pediatric RN. Do I still use that in my title? Am I ounurse MSN, FNP-C, CPN? Or just ounurse MSN, FNP-C?
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Specialty: 7 year(s) of experience in Pediatric ED and ICU, Family PracticeAug 30, '13Depends on your states rules.
For instance I'm a Cert ER RN but don't work in the ER aypt the present time.
IL where I'm licensed says I'm traumarus, APNAug 30, '13I thought if your certification was still current, you can still use it.
Mine is: me, MS, CPNP, CCRNAug 30, '13The convention is to place your educational degree first, your state issued title next, and your certification last.
e.g. John/Mary Doe, MSN, APN, FNP.
Your board cert letters follow, -C for AANP and -BC for ANCC.
If your terminal degree is a doctorate, it should be listed last and you should eliminate the masters degree if you have a doctorate.
The MSN is not necessarily listed or needed and is fairly redundant, as virtually every NP in the nation is
prepared at the graduate level.
If you'd like to use your peds nurse certification, by all means do it, but place it before
your NP credentials: John Doe, MSN, APN, CPN, FNP. Just be aware that too many credentials and degrees
after your name gets confusing to patients and colleagues alike - and can also be viewed as
title envy or insecurity. Better to leave in your highest credentials and drop your RN credentials,
UNLESS you're appearing as an expert witness - then I'd list every credential I have, particularly in a court document.
I sign my name in charts and documents as XXX, APN, FNP-BC.
My email signature says XXX, Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified in Family Practice
If I had a doctorate, for the sake of brevity, I would write it this way: XXX, FNP-BC, PhD.
Add the APN title when necessary.
Hope this helps.Sep 4, '13I am a FNP too...I sign my name NP-C. There is a WHNP at my job, she signes MSN-WHNP-C. Thats too much for me. LOL.
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Better Market Access Secured For Organic Products To The EU
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), formerly MAF Food, and the Organic Products Exporters of New Zealand Incorporated (OPENZ) are thrilled to announce that after two years work, New Zealand has had its Official Organic Assurance Programme accepted for organic exports to the European Union (EU) and has been rewarded with a "third country listing".
The third country listing means that there is a government to government agreement between the European Commission and the NZFSA (still known as MAF offshore) for New Zealand organic products exported to European Union member countries. The programme will simplify access for organic products exported to the EU, as it will avoid the need for New Zealand exporters to obtain import licenses from individual states within the EU. It provides an official government to government assurance to the EU that organic products exported from New Zealand have been produced under organic rules that are equivalent to the EU's regulations. As a result NZ's organic exporters will have greater long-term market access stability in Europe.
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No surpriseIn the country that boasts one mass shooting every day a new television channel debuts next month: Gun TV. Think QVC for survivalists. Americans will be able to buy a sniper rifle in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Nobody seems surprised at this latest development.
Nor was anybody surprised at the latest development in US employment. Figures released on Friday showed nonfarm payrolls increasing by 211k in November, 11k more than forecast. A further 35k jobs were added by upward revisions to previous months' data, putting the total 46k above what investors had been expecting. The dollar's supporters, who have become accustomed to good employment figures, were pleased rather than overjoyed.
The US dollar was relatively volatile around the time of the announcement, eventually cementing daily gains of a quarter of a cent against sterling and three quarters of a cent against the euro. That was nowhere near enough to offset the losses it had suffered the previous day as a result of an uncharacteristically timid easing of monetary policy by the European Central Bank. On the week it is still sitting of losses of two thirds of a cent to sterling and two and three quarter cents to the euro.The Draghi defenceInvestors were taken aback by Thursday's announcement that the ECB would cut its deposit rate from -0.2% to -0.3% and extend the asset-purchase programme for a further six months. They had expected much more, not least because Mario Draghi, the bank's president, had led them to do so. On Friday Sig. Draghi attempted to defend himself.
He said in New York that the extra €360bn does not necessarily represent the ECB's final shots in its quantitative easing programme. He said the ECB's commitment to lifting inflation is "unlimited". Nevertheless, the measures announced last week appeared to fall short of "whatever it takes". And Germany and four others thought even that was too much.
So although, on Friday, the euro had to hand back some of Thursday's extraordinary gains, it clung onto most of them because ECB monetary policy is on a tighter path than investors had thought it would be. The big bazooka has been replaced by a box of Molotov cocktails.Now relaxIn comparison with Thursday's ECB bombshell and Friday's US jobs data, the events on today's schedule will be something of a damp squib. The most important data are for German industrial production, which is already out, and Japanese gross domestic product, which does not appear until tonight.
The 0.2% monthly increase in German industrial production was smaller than forecast. The second revision to third quarter Japanese GDP is expected to confirm zero growth. Other figures cover Euroland investor confidence and Norwegian manufacturing output.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney will attend the ECON meeting in Brussels this afternoon only in his capacity as First Vice Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board. Don't look for any steer on UK interest rates.
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