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A woman named Noela Rukundo, gave her ex-husband, Balenga Kalala, (both pictured above) the shock of his life by turning up to her own funeral, after he had contacted hitmen to have her killed while they were still married.
Rukundo had met her husband 11 years earlier, right after she arrived in Australia from Burundi. He was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they had the same social worker at the resettlement agency that helped them get on their feet.
Since Kalala already knew English, their social worker often recruited him to translate for Rukundo, who spoke Swahili. They fell in love, moved in together in the Melbourne suburb of Kings Park, and had three children (Rukundo also had five kids from a previous relationship).
She learned more about her husband's past — he had fled a rebel army that had ransacked his village, killing his wife and young son. She also learned more about his character. Noela's ordeal began five days earlier, and 7,500 miles away in her native Burundi.
She had returned to Burundi, her birth country, from her home in Melbourne, Australia, to attend her stepmother's funeral. She lodged in a hotel. "I had lost the last person who I call 'mother. It was very painful. I was so stressed."she told BBC
By early evening, Noela had retreated to her hotel room. As she lay dozing in the stifling city heat of Bujumbura, her phone rang. It was a call from her husband in Australia
"He says he'd been trying to get me for the whole day," Noela says. "I said I was going to bed. He told me, 'To bed? Why are you sleeping so early? I say, 'I'm not feeling happy'. And he asks me, 'How's the weather? Is it very, very hot?' He told me to go outside for fresh air." Noela took his advice. "I didn't think anything. I just thought that he cared about me, that he was worried about me." But moments after stepping outside the hotel compound, Noela found herself in danger.
"I opened the gate and I saw a man coming towards me. Then he pointed the gun on me. He just told me, 'Don't scream. If you start screaming, I will shoot you. They're going to catch me, but you? You will already be dead. So, I did exactly what he told me."
The gunman motioned her towards a waiting car. "I was sitting between two men. One had a small gun, one had a long gun. And the men said to the driver, 'Pass us a scarf.' Then they cover my face. After that, I didn't say anything. They just said to the driver, Let's go. I was taken somewhere, 30 to 40 minutes, then I hear the car stop." Noela was pushed inside a building and tied to a chair.
"One of the kidnappers told his friend, 'Go call the boss.' I can hear doors open but I didn't know if their boss was in a room or if he came from outside. "They ask me, 'What did you do to this man? Why has this man asked us to kill you?' And then I told them, 'Which man? Because I don't have any problem with anybody.' They say, 'Your husband!' I say, 'My husband can't kill me, you are lying!' And then they slap me. "After that the boss says, 'You are very stupid, you are fool. Let me call who has paid us to kill you.'"
The gang's leader made the call. "We already have her," he triumphantly told his paymaster. The phone was put on loudspeaker for Noela to hear the reply. Her husband's voice said: "Kill her." Just hours earlier, the same voice had consoled her over the death of her stepmother and urged her to take fresh air outside the hotel. Now her husband Balenga Kalala had condemned her to death.
"I heard his voice. I heard him. I felt like my head was going to blow up. Then they described for him where they were going to chuck the body." At that, Noela says she passed out. As the gang's leader ended the call to Kalala, Noela was coming round. "I said to myself, I was already dead. Nothing I can do can save me. But he looks at me and then he says, 'We're not going to kill you. We don't kill women and children. He told me I'd been stupid because my husband paid them the deposit in November. And when I went to Africa it was January.
He asked me, 'How stupid can you be, from November, you can't see that something is wrong?'" He might have been a hit-man with principles, but the gang's leader still took the opportunity to extort more money from Kalala. He called him back and informed him that the fee for the murder had increased. He wanted a further 3,400 Australian dollars (£1,700) to finish the job.
Back at the hotel, Noela's brother was getting worried about her disappearance. He called Kalala in Australia to ask for $545 to pay the police to open an investigation. Kalala feigned concern and duly wired the money. After two days in captivity, Noela was freed. "'We give you 80 hours to leave this country. Your husband is serious. Maybe we can spare your life, but other people, they're not going to do the same thing. If God helps you, you'll get to Australia.'"they told her
Before leaving Noela by the side of a road, the gang handed her the evidence they hoped would incriminate Kalala – a memory card containing recorded phone conversations of him discussing the murder and receipts for the Western Union money transfers. "We just want you to go back, to tell other stupid women like you what happened," the gang told Noela as they parted.
"You must learn something: you people get a chance to go overseas for a better life. But the money you are earning, the money the government gives to you, you use it for killing each other!"
Noela immediately began planning her return to Australia. She called the pastor of her church in Melbourne, Dassano Harruno Nantogmah, and requested his help. "'It was in the middle of the night. I said 'It's me, I'm still alive, don't tell anybody.' He says, 'Noela, I don't believe it. Balenga can't kill someone!' And I said, 'Pastor, believe me!'" Three days later, on the evening of 22 February 2015, Noela was back in Melbourne.
By now, Kalala had informed the community that his wife had died in a tragic accident. It was the day he held a memorial service for her that she walked in on him "It was around 7.30pm," Noela says. "He was in front of the house. People had been inside mourning with him and he was escorting a group of them into a car." It was as they drove away that Noela sprang her surprise. "I stood just looking at him. He was scared, he didn't believe it.
Then he starts walking towards me, slowly, like he was walking on broken glass. "He kept talking to himself and when he reached me, he touched me on the shoulder. He jumped. "He did it again. He jumped. Then he said, 'Noela, is it you?'… Then he start screaming, 'I'm sorry for everything.'" Noela called the police who ordered Kalala off the premises and later obtained a court order against him.
Days later, the police instructed Noela to call Kalala. Kalala made a full confession to his wife, captured on tape, begging for her forgiveness and revealing why he had ordered the murder. "He say he wanted to kill me because he was jealous," says Noela. "He think that I wanted to leave him for another man." In a police interview, Kalala denied any involvement in the plot. "The pretence," wrote the judge at his trial in December, "lasted for hours." But when confronted with the recording of his telephone conversation with Noela and the evidence she brought back from Burundi he started to cry.
Kalala was still unable to offer any explanation for his actions, suggesting only that "sometimes [the] devil can come into someone to do something but after they do it, they start thinking, 'Why I did that thing?'"
On 11 December last year, in court in Melbourne, after pleading guilty to incitement to murder, Kalala was sentenced to nine years in prison. "His voice always comes in the night – 'Kill her, kill her,'" says Noela of the nightmares that now plague her. "Every night, I see what was happening in those two days with the kidnappers." Ostracised by many in Melbourne's African community, some of whom blame her for Kalala's conviction, Noela sees a difficult future for her and her eight children.
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By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER
Associated Press
Huell Howser, the homespun host of public television's popular "California's Gold" travelogues, has died at age 67.
Howser died at his home Sunday night from natural causes, said Ayn Allen, corporate communications manager for KCET. No other details were available.
For years, "California's Gold" took viewers to many parts of the Golden State, with Howser doing folksy, highly enthusiastic interviews and narration in a distinctive twang he brought with him from his native Tennessee.
Howser's friendly interview format was characterized by a gentle inquisitiveness and a love for little stories punctuated by his hallmark exclamations of "That's amazing!" or "Look at this!"
Howser wrote on his production company's website that his show was operated on the premise "that TV isn't brain surgery."
With little more than a cameraman trailing him to little-known corners of the state, Howser's programs didn't have slick production values but drew viewers in with his intimate, conversational interviews.
His charm and enthusiasm tickled viewers wherever he went. When Howser visited the U.S.-Mexico border, he playfully taunted a federal guard by tiptoeing back and forth over the international boundary. In Southern California, he wandered through a grove of avocado trees, exclaiming over a dog's ability to lick the green flesh clean from the fruit's shell _ and noting the animal's thick, lustrous fur.
Howser also appeared in such other series about California as "Visiting with Huell Howser" and "Road Trip with Huell Howser."
Howser received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and began his TV career at WSM-TV in Nashville. He hosted a magazine-style series at WCBS-TV in New York City and then went to Los Angeles in 1981 to work as a reporter for KCBS-TV.
In 1987, he moved to KCET to produce a program called "Videolog," the predecessor to "California's Gold," which is aired by PBS stations all over California, as well as Oregon, Nevada and his home state of Tennessee.
The beloved series about California was produced for more than 19 years, and helped launch six other series' about the state.
KCET planned to air special on Howser Monday night.
In 2011, Howser donated his entire catalog of episodes to Chapman University so that they could be digitized, posted to the Internet and made available free-of-charge.
In mourning the loss, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Howser a "Los Angeles treasure and California icon."
City Councilmember Tom LaBonge, who was sworn into office by Howser, his friend of 30 years said no one will ever be able to replicate his enthusiasm.
Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this report.

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British designer Vivienne Westwood has announced she will be redesigning Virgin Atlantic's staff uniforms. The eccentric designer plans to turn the airline's signature red uniforms into the most "glamorous in the sky."
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will enter a long-term partnership with Westwood, which will see its uniforms be redesigned using polyester yarn from recycled plastic bottles. "For the new uniforms, Vivienne Westwood wanted to create a futuristic look which references her enduring interest in 40's French couture cutting techniques as well as the Savile Row tailoring heritage," said the airline.
"With original design and sustainability being vital factors to both Richard Branson and Vivienne Westwood, this project aims to bring these ideals together in an exciting and innovative collaboration."
The new uniforms aim to rejuvenate the airline's image and bring back the "glamour and style that the Virgin Atlantic cabin crew are renowned for." Virgin's boss, Sir Richard Branson,has said that over the last 10 years the style of the uniforms had been copied by others and expressed the need to restore the once iconic uniform to its former glory.
Speaking about her deigns Westwood said that she designs "things to help people to hopefully express their personality. I am always trying to find fabrics that are more friendly to the environment - working with Virgin Atlantic they managed to research into this and find more eco fabrics."
The new uniforms are expected to hit the skies in July when the staff will trial them on the aircraft and ground. The official launch will be in 2014.


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Dec 16, 2013
EA promised mobile users that it would go to a free to play model for its new strategy. They've stuck to that philosophy throughout this year, with mixed results. While titles like Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Fifa 14 were well received by many as free to play titles, other games such as Madden 25 on mobile devices were met with tons of criticism and typical venomous accusations. Even at the end of the year, EA has not wavered from this new direction in EA's post-John Riccitiello era, of offering all of their mobile titles as free to play. Their newest launch, Heroes of Dragon Age, is no exception, continuing on EA's mobile vision of free to play.
Yet another attempt by EA to cash in with mobile users on one of its successful franchises, Heroes of Dragon Age is a collectible card game that feels very familiar. Utilizing game elements seen in other CCGs such as buying cards, combining cards, etc, the game feels as though you've played it before, but with a touch of Ferelden lore mixed in. But what may kill this game for some people is the fact that the player does not control the combat whatsoever; the player's involvement is limited to creating the team of heroes, upgrading them, giving them runes and such.
Heroes of Dragon Age even feels vaguely familiar in the graphics department; not overblowing anyone with awesomeness, but isn't downright awful. This title is optimized for tablets, though it will play on some of the bigger phones, such as the Galaxy Note or even S4, though it's not advisable to do so. While the game's imagery isn't terrible, it's nothing spectacular that makes one all giddy, especially for it being a Dragon Age game.
EA states that users should be able to finish this game without having to spend a dime. This title is pretty generous with its in-app purchases; not exactly handing you bundles of in game currency but giving you little freebees here and there to make the grinding seem worthwhile. It'd probably feel more worthwhile, however, if your roll in this game was something more than a squad regulator.
It's sad that the mobile version of one of EA's better franchises is so disappointing. The lack of any originality is what really makes this game really lackluster and kind of dull. All the tried and true free to play mechanics are all present in Heroes of Dragon Age, making it so any developer could've slapped any skin on this game they wanted and marketed it for that purpose. Heck, this could've been a Skyrim or Kingdoms of Amalur mobile game if you didn't know any better. Grey Wardens are advised to look elsewhere for their source of entertainment.


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Orchids are very diverse in form and color. This elegant and artsy in drawing flower. It offers the easiest orchid pattern, but this pattern can be made and other kinds of orchids, a corrected figure and the outline of the petals.
For details and you can choose the right fabric with the desired pattern brown or draw it on the dry petals diluted brown ink or aniline. In parts used petals and leaves white tongue, only the two upper petals, closer to the middle, causing some brown spots and make a yellow spot on the tab (under the future stamens). Petals used. To the back of the petals pasted three wires wrapped in white silk. Petals corrugate on the hard rubber pad single incisor from the middle to the edges. Lower tab corrugate single cutter on the front side and a wrong side, alternating corrugation. Lines carried out smoothly, like a fan. The central part of the tongue is treated with little Bulka on the front side of the yellow spot to the edges gently curled outward and along the edges of the tongue treated with little Bulka from the front on both sides of the central vein.
Petals well. They were treated with little Bulka on the front side at the bottom of the petals and a hot iron on the edges, so that they curled outward.
The leaves are made of solid green fabric - satin, silk. On the reverse side they glued the wire. DIL corrugate sheet cutter along the central vein from the inside, and the single cutter at the front side is applied to the line (two or three on either side of the central vein) over the entire length of the sheet from the base to the tip. The very foundation of the sheet make advanced.
On the stem can be attached one or more flowers. Each flower is made on a separate wire. At the end of the wire is wound a small cotton ball, tied with string, and daubed it with glue - a pestle. The most of the ball tip dipped in hot wax or colored brown glue. The end of the wire is bent slightly so that the ball hung over the tongue, and wrapped with a bright silk.
The first row of lobes (lobes b) is put on the wire and fixed lower pestle. 1 cm and then put on the pitch so that it fills the gaps between the first row of petals. Flower of hands formed into the desired shape:
petals used - tongue arch forward and two petals are bent back a little;
petals and - the upper lobe to stoop slightly forward and the side folded back.
Since orchids are no cups, the two rows of petals are glued together in the middle and underneath the wire wrapped with a green paper or cloth.
If you are planning to do an entire branch with flowers, then to the principal, the thicker the wire is attached in the next order of flowers. At the point of attachment on the stem of a flower in the orchid there is a natural thickening, making it easy to build - less fuss to hide stranded wire when attaching the flower. At the bottom of the stem of cotton make thickening - Bulba, to which is attached a sheet covers the end of the extended stem Bulba.
For work, we need:
1) tissue (20 * 20cm) - satin or crepe satin
2) glue Moment Crystal
3) Gamma paint for cloth, brush
4) wire
5) Beads
6) cardboard for patterns
We proceed to the production of orchids.
Make a pattern
Cut the fabric for this pattern and draw pink paint on every detail, it turns out like this.
Then on every detail of the face and draw the wrong side single vein with a knife.
Then we take a little Bulka and do colouring 2 details the face and reverse side
Then take part midway flower and Bulku more and twists the upper part of the details.
Middle, we make wire and beads.
Then gather all the details since midway and order all the details.
If in the process a little edge, then you need to neatly trim the small scissors.
and color can do on your own, that I've done specifically on the wedding dress, so this coloring.
Also midway can be done differently on the line to paste beads, and do as stamens. Here is another way painting is done simply as a brooch.


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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the unpeeled garlic cloves in a small ovenproof container and cover with the olive oil. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil. Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes, or until the cloves are tender when tested with the tip of a knife. Remove the garlic cloves and place on a plate to cool. Strain the olive oil and reserve for later use. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the skins when cool enough to handle. Puree the garlic by chopping and smashing it with the blade and side of a knife, or with a mortar and pestle.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into 2-inch pieces. (There will be about 8 cups potatoes.) Place them in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the potates by 1-inch. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt, place the pan over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the saucepan with lid placed slightly ajar, and simmer the potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes, or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
Combine the milk and goat cheese in small saucepan and heat to a simmer, stirring until there are no lumps. When the potates are cooked, drain them, return them to the pan, and place in the still-warm oven, uncovered to dry out for 10 minutes.
Remove the potatotes from the oven and pass them, along with the garlic, through a potato ricer or a food mill fitted with the fine disk. Alternatively, the potatoes can be whipped using an electric mixer. Add the reserved garlic oil and the goat cheese-milk mixture and whip the potatoes with a mixer or by hand, adding additional milk if too dry. Reheat, covered, over very low heat if necessary. Serve hot.
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3HC to host annual High Tea
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on October 14, 2008 1:46 PM
3HC, the not-for-profit agency that owns and operates the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, is hosting a "Hats, Gloves & Pearls" High Tea on Monday from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Tea Room on Berkeley Boulevard in Goldsboro.
This is a chance to experience High Tea served British style by enjoying hot tea, tea sandwiches and cakes. Tickets are $25, and only 80 will be sold.
Those who wish to attend are urged to reserve their ticket now.
The ticket includes admission to the High Tea, along with a chance to participate in give-aways including a strand of pearls.
Proceeds will benefit the Kitty Askins Hospice Center Expansion Fund.
To purchase a ticket, call April Brantham or Susan Malewich at 735-1387, or mail a check to 3HC/High Tea, 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534.
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I got my mojo back yesterday, and it was really nice.
I finally made it back to CrossFit after about 9 days off. Not good Allie, not good. Yesterday I switched my membership package from unlimited classes a week, to 3 classes per week. This will get me back into the classes, stay accountable, andddddd I save $15 each month, which means I can increase my monthly car payment to get rid of that cloud of debt. $15 doesn't seem like a lot, but that's $180 a year! I'm getting really good at this budget thing.
So I was at CrossFit, and here is my blurry picture to prove it. We worked on our strict press and then did 5 sets of this:
2 minutes of work, then 2 minutes of rest…. for 5 rounds.
- Row 10 calories — this took me about 45 seconds
- 10 burpees — this took me about 45-60 seconds depending on the round
- Max double unders
This workout made me realize what 9 days off will do to your body and endurance. Even though I've been doing a mix of sprints and 4-ish mile runs, my endurance has definitely decreased a little bit. I know that you're not supposed to cherry pick your CrossFit workouts, but improving my endurance is a big goal of mine, so I think 2 of my 3 weekly classes will involve endurance workouts.
After CrossFit, I headed to work, and enjoyed my new favorite protein shake after showering and having a quick meeting. This is the chocolate Advocare meal replacement shake, which I bought last week to try with my 24 Day Challenge. I mix it with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 1 tbsp of PB2, and a few ice cubes. It is sooooo good! It has about 24 grams of both carbs and protein, so it's a shake that I love after a tough run or workout. It keeps me full for about 3+ hours, which is great!
For lunch, I enjoyed a fresh salad, topped with plain crockpot chicken, tomatoes, and 1/2 of an avocado. I haven't bought avocados in months, but I needed half of one for one of Andrea's recipes, so the other half went into my salad. It was a great reminder of how good they are in salads!
I spent the remainder of the day working, and after work, I headed across the street to Gold's to get on the stair master. Since their parking lot is shared with another business, finding parking can be very difficult after work. Some nights I can't find anything and just drive home. I made a deal with myself that if I found a good spot, that I had to go in. Right when I pulled in, the lot was full, until a car backed out. 3rd spot from the door meant I was getting my butt on the stair master. I survived for 23 minutes. That's 18 minutes longer than what I survived a few weeks ago.
Once I made it home after 23 minutes of HIIT stairs, I devoured this turkey sandwich with fresh carrots. I really didn't want the veggies, so I snuck a few sticks to Kip, who was super happy. I am clearly 6 years old giving veggies to the dog.The rest of my night was spent writing this blog post with the news on in the background, and then eating a Quest bar while reading in bed. And now it's Thursday, and we are one day closer to the weekend! 🙂
On a scale of 1-10, love it to hate it, how do you feel about the stair master?
I'm trying to confuse my body with cardio workouts!


text: Think that the sales team doesn't get it? Maybe it's you By Jeff Perkins,. Published on July 11, 2011. Four years ago, there was a big wall between the sales and marketing organizations at my company. We would sit in our corporate office, look out at our sales team and say, "They just don't get it." Then I had an opportunity to spend some time in the field. Talking to one of our more outspoken sales reps, I asked him what he thought about the marketing department. Without even thinking, he said, "You guys just don't get it." I'm sure this story sounds familiar. The field thinks corporate doesn't get it; corporate thinks the field doesn't get it. Well, at least we agree on something. The thing is, both sides are probably right to some extent. People sitting in a corporate office really can't understand the day-to-day pain a sales rep endures. Similarly, a sales rep working out in the field probably has little understanding of the bureaucratic complexities of the corporate office. As a b-to-b marketer, I view the sales force as my client. One of my key responsibilities is to provide them with the tools they need to be successful. So if my client thinks I don't get it, then I have a big problem. So our b-to-b marketing team set out on a journey to get it. We got out of the office and started spending a lot of time in the field. We went on sales ride-alongs, attended local sales meetings and listened to our sales reps and their customers. We immersed ourselves in the sales organization. And you know what? We actually started to get it. Our marketing materials got better and started to reflect the issues that we saw in the field. And as we tracked the adoption of those new marketing materials by our sales reps, we saw that the usage dramatically increased. Then we took it a step further. We formed a sales advisory board and brought 10 of our best reps to our corporate office for a three-day work session. The result? A complete overhaul of all our marketing materials to make them more relevant and more useful for the field. These new marketing materials were built for the sales force by the sales force. Now our sales advisory board meets every quarter, and we continue to develop new, innovative ways to support the sales force, together. The best part of getting it is that we've seen a link between enhancement in our marketing support and the overall performance of the sales organization. In the past four years, revenue is way up, customer satisfaction is at an all-time high and customer churn is at an all-time low. I'm not going to suggest that marketing gets all the credit for that. But let's just say it's a nice coincidence. Jeff Perkins is senior manager-customer marketing at AutoTrader.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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An archive of inspiration.
35mm ramblings and reference material for image enthusiasts. Dedicated to books that feature visionary photographers, filmmakers, historians, early cinema pioneers, artists of the Bauhaus and the avant-garde, dancers & choreographers, medieval illustrators, spiritualists, and science and technology lovers... as well as a few of my own photographs, mostly experiments with 35mm film and digital microscopy.
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Artificial Darkness: An Obscure History of Modern Art and Media
AUTHOR: Noam M. Alcott PUBLISHER University Of Chicago Press (May 30 2016) PAGES: 312 pages
Darkness has a history and a uniquely modern form. Distinct from night, shadows, and artificial light, "artificial darkness" has been overlooked—until now. In fact, controlled darkness was essential to the rise of photography and cinema, science and spectacle, and a century of advanced art and film. Artificial Darkness is the first book to historicize and theorize this phenomenon and map its applications across a range of media and art forms. In exploring how artificial darkness shaped modern art, film, and media, Noam M. Elcott addresses seminal and obscure works alongside their sites of production—such as photography darkrooms, film studios, and laboratories—and their sites of reception, including theaters, cinemas, and exhibitions. He argues that artists, scientists, and entertainers like Étienne-Jules Marey, Richard Wagner, Georges Méliès, and Oskar Schlemmer revolutionized not only images but also everything surrounding them: the screen, the darkness, and the experience of bodies and space. At the heart of the book is "the black screen," a technology of darkness that spawned today's blue and green screens and has undergirded numerous advanced art and film practices to this day.Turning familiar art and film narratives on their heads, Artificial Darkness is a revolutionary treatment of an elusive, yet fundamental, aspect of art and media history.
SUBJECTS: darkness, light, photography, early cinema, Étienne-Jules Marey, Richard Wagner, Georges Méliès, Oskar Schlemmer
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The mushroom museum in Saumer, France.
Trent Parke - Minutes to Midnight
AUTHOR: Trent Parke PUBLISHER: Steidl YEAR: April 30 2013 PAGES: 96
In 2003 Trent Parke began a road-trip around his native Australia, a monumental journey that was to last two years and cover a distance of over 90,000 km. Minutes to Midnight is the ambitious photographic record of that adventure, in which Parke presents a proud but uneasy nation struggling to craft its identity from different cultures and traditions. Minutes to Midnight merges traditional documentary techniques and imagination to create a dark visual narrative portraying Australia with a mix of nostalgia, romanticism and brooding realism. This is not a record of the physical landscape but of an emotional one. It is a story of human anxiety and intensity, which although told from Australia, represents a universal human condition in the world today.
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Why You Should Care About the Ocean Even If You Don't Live Anywhere Near it
Why should you care about the ocean? For people who live right next to it, the answers may seem obvious -- because it's where we get our food, because it's nice to walk along the beach and not see plastic, because we love the animals that live in it that we can spot during our visits. But for those who live far inland and who never see the ocean, the answers may seem more vague. Why should we care about something we never see, whose waves don't lap up near our homes, and whose creatures we only glimpse on televisions or in photographs.
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The twenty-three year old victim of brutal gang-rape on a New Delhi bus finally succumbed in a Singapore hospital following a period of physical and mental devastation -- a devastation that needs a different kind of imagination for it to be properly understood. The first thing that comes to mind is: where is God in all of this brutalization? Where are the temples where money is being poured into by irrational, scared believers and the corrupt Indian rich who seek to bribe the gods in order to let them continue to loot an impoverished nation and let the poor die for lack of choice? Where are those priests in the temples, mosques, churches and the gurdwaras and their so-called believers -- immoral and conscienceless characters -- because they need to be blamed for all the violence in this communalized society? The legitimization of violence in a country like India is an altogether different thing.
I don't understand this narrow understanding of a social problem by journalists, well-meaning individuals and the public in general. They want the rapists to be punished merely to be absolved of their own guilt because they know in their subconscious minds that they made the brutality possible through their unforgivable indifference to what happens to their neighbor fallen on the streets of the world. A sweet and sensitive friend of mine told me that he lived for five years in the city of Delhi and did not make a single friend. These are cruel and inhuman cities dedicated to external appearance and devoid of compassion and the cruelty and inhumanity is magnified because the context is a third world one. The urban collective conscience is shamed and wants quick results. It does not want to deal with the guilt more than what is necessary.
Anyone who has read Kafka knows that the law exists in order to induce fear and not to do justice. Punishing the rapists for their brutality is not the issue as much as I would like to see them punished. In fact I would think that they should be let free in order for the men on the street to actually suffer guilt and make serious efforts to bring about real change in the social order. The appeal to conscience is however futile where the majority of men are without one.
What we are seeing is the violence of a consumerist society. It's a deeply brutalized society and the brutalization shows more so when it comes to the women. This is a patriarchal, woman-hating society. Look at the movies that are made in this country where women are treated like animals. What did you expect from those poor illiterate men who raped this woman? Having experienced violence on a day to day basis in the slums the only language they understood is the language of meaningless brutality. They were dramatizing the brutality that their bodies have experienced through life in the villages and the slums. The punishment will not make any difference to a conscience that is numbed by violence of another kind -- the violence of poverty. Let's not forget that the man who was with the woman was beaten up but not raped and brutalized like the woman was. It simply means that the perceived vulnerability of the woman is the issue.
The sad bottom line is: we have made the poor in this country violent and inhuman and left them to the mercy of manipulators from Bollywood and the television industry, the politicians and the urban middle class and rich Indians in general. Apparently the well-known actress Juhi Chawla wants the rapists to be given the eye for an eye kind of punishment -- and that "death sentence" is too easy on the rapists. Let me tell you what is wrong with Indian mainstream films. The 1991 movie Benaam Badshah (An emperor without a title) has Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in the main roles. Anil Kapoor plays the role of a goon from the slums and Juhi is a well-to-do middle class woman who is about to marry a doctor. The woman character is raped by the goon in the movie and the next thing she does is not go to the police to make a complaint as normal anyone would do. In fact what she does is to grovel in the dust for the goon to marry her now that he raped her and is the rightful "owner" of her body. I think she even sings a couple of songs to convince the rapist to fall in love with her. To add to the charade, the doctor too wants her to marry the rapist or at least he is happy with the idea since she lost her virginity to him. I'm sure that Juhi Chawla, if she really cared for the plight of women, would know better than accepting roles like this one that demean women.
I don't think actors like Ms. Juhi Chawla or Mr. Amitabh Bachchan have any moral authority to condemn anything. I blame them individually and as an industry for this bad education given to the working classes and for perpetuating the victim syndrome among women, which means that most women -- including the educated ones - tend to believe that being victim is part of the horrible destiny of being born woman. Today everyone wants the men to be punished. What about our role in creating these men and this atmosphere of violence in the first place!
Two things need to be addressed here: one is the dehumanization of the poor and its virulent consequences. Another is the warped virginity-obsessed Indian male sexuality. The former needs structural changes: give the poor and the working classes palatable food, education and basic healthcare. The latter is a more serious one. The kind of attention that the "sex act" is given as an end in itself is indeed morbid. We cannot have an entire culture dedicated directly or indirectly to be talking and thinking about sex on a daily basis. The men across this country -- doesn't matter whether they are brilliant engineers, software professionals or professors in universities -- when it comes to women they believe what the rapists do -- that the bodies of women are objects designed for male pleasure. A woman friend of mine said that a woman in this country does not exist who has not experienced violence in one form or the other. Likewise it is hard for me to believe that there are actually men who have not committed violence against women in one form or the other.
Humanization is a cultural process. I don't believe that people are naturally "human." We're naturally beasts more than anything else. It took me twenty years to arrive at a radically simple conclusion that human nature is more or less the same everywhere: social and political conditions will determine to a large extent what people will or will not do. Male domination is a cultural problem. We need to humanize people in a situation where religion and economic exploitation play the diabolic role of dehumanization. India -- for all its hypocrisy of being a deeply religious society -- is the most godless country I've ever seen. In fact, living in India will convince you that God and the government are an excuse for you to do whatever you like if you have the power to do so. Women and the poor need God and the government because of their utter helplessness in the face of systemic violence. The men need the same God and the same government to justify male domination. We need to seriously change that.
In one of his most moving plays The Trojan Women on the plight of women in a patriarchal society especially in the aftermath of war , the Greek dramatist Euripides has the female protagonist Hecuba say:
O god, O god, whose slave shall I be?
Where in this wide world shall I live
My life out, doing drudgework,
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By accountability, I don't mean only the continuing quest for a real return on investment -- though that's ratcheting up in importance as well. I mean accountability in terms of how tight corporate controls are for content, design and branding issues.
This was inevitable, and should be taken as a positive sign that the Web is maturing as a real business tool. But it may be a bit jarring for business Webmasters who have grown used to a lot of freedom.
There's no shortage of examples of this new top-down control. Look at the front-page story in Advertising Age's Business Marketing this month, which details how IBM, Sprint and Chrysler are all consolidating their sprawling Web empires of many product brands pursuing many different strategies. In the future, designs on all sub-sites will be limited to a few specific templates; brands and logos will get uniform treatments; and issues of contents, databasing and so on will be centralized.
Part of the motivation here is to cut costs. Instead of reinventing the wheel every time a new Sprint or IBM product site comes up, there'll be a formula (of sorts) to follow, and already-built software. But another large motivator is the need to centralize all Web processes against the day when customers order merchandise from all these different product sites. As long as informal anarchy reigns, there can be no effective e-commerce.
Whatever the motivation, in the end it's just good business. Here's another example, from NetMarketing's own front page this issue: At Kodak, the Web site is producing substantial savings. But the corporate brass is nonetheless insistent on developing financial models that weigh the true costs against these savings.
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Recently, StandardAero announced its expanded turboprop engine test capabilities, component repair and tooling for PT6A-68 engines, investing more than $2.5 million and 5,000 engineering hours developing the new service capability. The test cell, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba was correlated in July, 2013 by P&WC.
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WASIDNGTON, D.C. (June XX, 2004) – The American Red Cross (www.redcross.org) is pleased to announce that Mag Instrument has renewed its partnership with the organization,
providing continued financial support and public outreach for its life-saving initiatives, including the Red Cross Together We Prepare initiative. Mag Instrument, maker of Maglite® flashlights, the world's leading premium flashlights, has committed an additional $250,000 to the Red Cross for the next two years.
Together We Prepare, a nationwide campaign first launched in February 2003, challenges individuals to take five proactive steps-make a plan, build a kit, get trained, volunteer and give blood-to prepare for and respond to disasters, both natural and man-made. While the partnership with Mag Instrument continues to build awareness for the entire program, it focuses on step two: build a kit. The company's designated U.S. flashlight packaging provides consumers with a checklist of items to include in a disaster supplies kit. When evacuating or sheltering in place, a disaster supplies kit can save lives. One critical component of a disaster supplies kit is a flashlight.
Through sales of flashlights with this informative packaging, Mag Instrument has helped the Red Cross reach over 1 0 million people, helping families to be prepared for possible emergencies. In addition to the $250,000 contributed last year, Mag Instrument is dedicated to raising awareness of the Together We Prepare initiative by providing critical Red Cross Emergency Preparedness information on the Maglite® flashlight packaging, point of purchase displays, TV advertising, and the Mag Instrument web site (www.maglite.com).
"The Together We Prepare initiative offers individuals, families, businesses and communities peace of mind by providing simple, proactive steps they can take to prepare for any type of disaster," said Marsha J. Evans, President and CEO, American Red Cross. "Now more than ever
Americans are concerned about personal safety, and I commend Mag Instrument for understanding the importance of this initiative and for helping to connect people directly to the lifesaving work of the Red Cross."
"Mag Instrument and its employees have a long history of working with disaster relief organizations to assist in recovery efforts when disasters have occurred," said Tony Maglica, the president, founder and owner of the company. "We welcome the opportunity to continue this partnership with the American Red Cross in an effort to help the public prepare in advance of a disaster-it is most gratifying for Mag Instrument as a company and for me personally."
With the support of individuals and corporations, such as Mag Instrument, the Red Cross helps victims of more than 70,000 disasters each year — disasters ranging from house fires to hurricanes and other widespread catastrophes, including the 516 tornadoes across the Midwest
and Southeast states and wildfires in Southern California last year. These types of events along with an awareness of national security threats over the last few years have sharpened the focus on a need for increased national preparedness.
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The waiting list for Medicaid patients to receive treatment at Rimrock is 160 names long. And yet on any given day, 16 to 20 beds at the addiction center's main facility sit empty.
That's due to an obscure federal law that limits Medicaid dollars from paying for treatment at any mental health or substance abuse center with more than 16 beds. Rimrock's main center has 42.
And while providers like Rimrock were recently assured that state applications for exemption from the rule would be fast-tracked, no one is holding their breath.
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The 16-bed limit was enacted in 1965. According to Rimrock CEO Lenette Kosovich, it was aimed at cutting down on the type of harsh and ineffective mental health care depicted in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," in which patients were forced into submission using harsh measures like electroshock therapy as punishment. By keeping facilities small enough, officials had hoped to steer away from mass institutionalization.
Instead, the law has forced organizations like Rimrock to turn away people paid for by Medicaid, who make up the majority of the center's patients.
That became a big problem, Kosovich said, when the Montana Legislature expanded Medicaid eligibility in 2015, extending coverage to 84,000 more Montanans.
And along with the increase in coverage goes an increase in need for treatment, as drug abuse rates climb. Felony drug possession cases in Yellowstone County went from 198 in 2012 to 546 in 2016.
To get around the law, Rimrock has opened various small, residential treatment homes in Billings. In total, Rimrock has 60 beds in these homes. The level of care is the same as that provided at the main facility, although it's more expensive, due to economies of scale.
If Rimrock weren't limited by the 16-bed law, it could easily fill the empty spots at the main facility, mixing in Medicaid patients with the self-pay and privately insured who are currently treated there.
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When President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in late October, he said federal officials would fast-track state applications for waivers to the 16-bed law. Both the Trump and Obama administrations have encouraged states to apply for the waivers as a way to expand access to treatment.
In Montana, where meth abuse greatly overshadows opioid abuse, Rimrock has been pushing state health officials for months to apply.
The Department of Public Health and Human Services is in the early stages of gathering information on the issue, and will conduct internal discussions before making a decision, a spokesman said in an email to The Billings Gazette.
California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and West Virginia have already received a waiver, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts, and several other states, including Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Utah and Virginia, have applied.
The process can take more than a year, Kosovich said, and while the president's promise to fast-track applications was good news, there's no clarity on what the new timeline could be.
Another possible avenue for relief comes from legislation lawmakers introduced in May in Congress. The bill would repeal the 16-bed limit, but no votes or hearings have been scheduled.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is a co-sponsor on the Senate bill. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., have not signed on as sponsors.
Rimrock officials have raised the issue with Gov. Steve Bullock's office and both senators. (Gianforte was not yet in office when the organization made its pitch.)
Kosovich said there are only a handful of treatment centers in Montana like Rimrock that are large enough to be affected by the law, but even so, lifting the ban would make a difference.
"It would be huge," she said.
Drug use, particularly meth use, in Billings and the surrounding areas has fueled a dramatic spike in child abuse and neglect cases, overwhelming foster care resources, and has ushered in a spate of petty theft and burglaries where people steal to fund their addiction.
"There's not one aspect of society that isn't affected by this," Kosovich said.


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Carolyn Lambert, CNCR program director, oversees the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution's higher education and restorative justice (RJ) programs. Lambert consults and supports the University System of Georgia (USG) institutions on the development and implementation of comprehensive conflict management systems, administers the university system-wide mediation program, and assists the USG ombuds network. She leads the development of the Restorative Justice program, building legislative resources, managing research projects, and exploring the application of RJ in the higher education setting.
She led CNCR's Schools Program, a living laboratory examining the efficacy of conducting conflict management system design in the Atlanta Public Schools System.
Lambert is an experienced mediator, facilitator and trainer. She has facilitated group problem solving and community building sessions in higher education, the private sector, and community arenas. She has conducted training in mediation (basic and advanced), communication, developing conflict competent leaders, and conflict management system design.
Lambert has trained staff at the World Health Organization, in Cairo; and she has served on several boards, including the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.


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The hits keep on coming for Richie Incognito.
On Monday, it was revealed the embattled Dolphins offensive lineman left a racially charged, threatening text message for fellow lineman Jonathan Martin this past April.
On Thursday, it was reported Incognito harassed a female volunteer at a golf tournament in May 2012.
According to a police report cited by Miami ABC TV affiliate WLPG, an intoxicated Incognito touched the volunteer's privates with a golf club. The woman told police Incognito had been drinking and rubbed the golf club against her privates before knocking her sunglasses off her head with the club.
"After that, he proceeded to lean up against her buttocks with his private parts as if dancing, saying 'Let it rain! Let it rain! '" the report said. "He finally finished his inappropriate behavior by emptying bottled water in her face."
The report stated the volunteer's supervisor contacted Dolphins security, who said they would handle the incident. She later filed a police report because she believed nothing was being done, but told WLPG she could not talk about the incident because she signed a confidentiality agreement.


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You don't always have to venture into the heart of a rain forest to discover a new species. Sometimes all you have to do is look more closely, right where you are. In Europe, experts and enthusiasts alike are looking high and low, from alpine meadows to underground caves, in search of Old World species new to science.
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What people forget is that this is a very different culture. They/We come in and try to interpret local behaviours from our set of cultural ideas. This just doesnt work!
Here are some basic differences:
Many dominican men are polygamous. Some men have 3 or more women with kids who they support and sometimes more they see on the side secretly. It really doesnt seem to be a big deal. In the lower classes marriages rarely seem to be formalized. Many women have multiple boyfriends but it is kept a big secret and is considered slutty.
North Americans believe in one man one woman and anything else is "evil". Even the idea of casually dateing two women isnt considered acceptable.
Dominicans have color that are very difficult for them to transend. Marrying up in color is a big deal. Straight hair is a really big deal. First question grandma asks: pelo bueno o pelo malo (sorry about my spelling)
White North Americans do not usually spend a lot of time checking the precise skin tone of future spouses. Imagine discussing exactly how white your girlfriend is? Is it permi-tan? clear? translucent? or if her hair is curly or straight.
Dominicans have a loose class system based on family name, skin color, and money. Some guy who makes it big is still low class even if he drives a 100KUS jeepeta and everyone knows it. Those who live here can spot them from 100m away
Dominicans value loyalty more than honesty. This does NOT mean that they dont value honesty. It is just that when the conflict comes between the two dominicans will choose to be loyal rather than honest. Additionally, dominicans will deny an obvious truth in the interest of being loyal. You can see this after any traffic accident.
Dominicans are a clannish, community-based people who are VERY attached to family, neighborhood, and hometown. Family importance is pretty obvious here. Dominicans leagues in NYC form baseball teams by hometown in the DR. Dominicans who have lived 25 years in santo domingo still are considered local to the town they were born in and must return there to vote. It is rare to find a dominican who moves from one town to another (excluding city migration). If they do you have to wonder why? did they have problems in the last town? Although it would be second generation now, note that towns like sosua and cabereta are largely populated by people who just up and moved there.
There are many many more but this post is long enough already. Try to see how these differences can drastically change your perception of relationships here.
This is NOT a complaint about dominicans this is some of my observations on the cultural differences between how i was raised and where i live now. I love this country and its people. This place is my home and I CHOOSE to live here. Many but not all of these differences i have also adopted as my own as well
My observations are based almost entirely on life in one small town. I would expect santiago/santo domingo to be different. please post your observations
Comments/disagreements are welcomed. if you have been here twice on vacation to an AI, dont bother.


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Failed Food Pyramid
About 50 years ago, the food pyramid was compiled by the USDA with the understanding that dietary fat was the basis of obesity and that reducing dietary fat from 40% to about 35% percent would reduce obesity. The food pyramid was constructed with very little scientific evidence, and this promoted the consumption of "high glycemic" carbohydrates. However, these high starch containing foods began to lead to the phenomenon of Insulin Resistance, which eventually leads to a whole host of metabolic problems including risk of type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome etc.
Currently, up to 70 percent of the population of the United States has some degree of Insulin Resistance with about a third of the population meeting the criteria for Metabolic Syndrome. Every time the body takes in carbohydrates it requires insulin. The glycemic index of foods determines how fast sugar is absorbed into the blood stream. Over time eating high glycemic index foods such as white bread, white rice, potatoes, French fries, soft drinks etc, the body begins to becomes insulin resistant. In order to compensate, our bodies produces more and more insulin. Since insulin is an anabolic hormone, those with insulin resistance tend to gain weight, with this weight primarily distributed around the abdomen. Since abdominal fat produces harmful cytokines leading to body inflammation, it is imperative to reduce insulin resistance, and therefore reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome, is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
What can be done to reduce the risk of Insulin Resistance?
While there are a lot of things that contributed to the obesity epidemic and metabolic syndrome, the following three principles are the key -
- High Glycemic, carbodydrate rich foods with limited protein, and fiber
- Lack of adequate Poly-unsaturated fatty acids (Omega 3's)
- And lack of Polyphenols from the plants which are anti-oxidants.
What is Glycemic Index of Foods?
Glycemic index or GI, is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion and release glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI. A lower glycemic index suggests slower rates of digestion and absorption of the foods' carbohydrates. A lower glycemic response usually equates to a lower insulin demand, and may improve long-term blood glucose control and blood lipids. The Glycemic Index is also a useful tool for providing a direct measure of the insulin response to a food. For a list of low glycemic Index foods, please visit this link
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TV Ratings Report: Awake Premiere SlumbersMatt Richenthal at . Comments
It really is all relative for NBC. The series premiere of Awake drew only 6.2 million viewers last night, but the struggling network points out this is the best non-sport rating in its 10 p.m. Thursday time slot since 5/19/11. So there's that...
8 p.m.
American Idol: 17.8 million viewers
The Big Bang Theory: 11.1 million/Rob: 9 million
Wipeout rerun: 4.5 million
30 Rock: 3.8 million/Parks and Recreation: 3.8 million
The Vampire Diaries rerun: 1.1 million
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Person of Interest rerun: 9.5 million
Grey's Anatomy rerun: 3.4 million
American Idol: 18.7 million
The Office: 5 million/Up All Night: 3.48 million
Supernatural rerun: 952,000
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The Mentalist rerun: 8.9 million
Awake: 6.2 million
Jimmy Kimmel Live rerun: 3 million
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Now it seems like forever ago since I was in Amsterdam, but it's not been until recently I got my photos back from the photo developers. Having to wait so long is part of the charm of shooting with analog film, right? Graeme got me a fisheye lens for my birthday, so I played around with that a little too and I'm really excited about how the fisheye photos turned out. I will definitely be using this lens a lot going forward!
We had an awesome time! Went on a boat ride in the canals, visited the zoo, and drank plenty of dutch beer. I love Amsterdam, and it's totally on my list of places I'd love to live. It's just got such a lovely vibe to it, plus I can't help swooning over all those beautiful brick houses lined up against the canals. Will definitely need to go back soon!


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DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury couple who thought their love letters dating back to high school had been lost were surprised when they found out they had turned up at a local thrift store, according to Fox 61.
Deborah and Bryan Hocking started dating when they were in high school, and started writing letters to each other once Bryan was sent to Vietnam, according to Fox 61. Deborah saved all the letters, but while preparing for a move, a box containing the letters ended up being donated to Savers, Fox 61 reported.
The Brookfield store found the letters in the box, and tracked the couple down to return them, Fox 61 said. The Hockings told Fox 61 that the letters to each other helped bring them closer together while they were separated by war, and having them returned was a shock.
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New research by Moneyfacts.co.uk has revealed the dramatic difference in savings returns compared to five years ago.
Savers with a no notice account paying an average of 4.08% in August 2007 would have needed to invest £2,451 to achieve £100 in interest. The minimum deposit to achieve the same interest today is a massive £11,111. Shockingly, the average no notice rate has plummeted to just 0.90%.
Sylvia Waycot, finance expert for Moneyfacts said: "To get the same return on investments as five years ago, you need to find an additional whopping £8,660 to put into an instant access account.
"Looking purely at averages, today you couldn't even put your cash into a five-year bond and get the return of an instant access account five years ago, as they are currently averaging only 3.79%."
"The Bank of England is due to announce its base rate next week, and talk is once again suggesting a possible cut. If this should happen, where will it leave savings rates?
"Yet another fall in returns may not signal the end of the world for savers, but as the saying goes, 'you will certainly be able to see it!'."
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By the end of 2020, Adobe have said they'll stop supporting Flash. As a result, your eLearning content that's built around this plugin will essentially be, obsolete. So with three years notice, I'd like to ask you a question - what's your plan for eLearning after Flash is gone?
"we will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020
and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content"
Adobe - July 2017
Flash has been with us for some 21 years and become the dominant platform for viewing multimedia content on the internet, but it's not all been plain sailing. Security issues have been a regular bugbear, whilst resource usage has been another.
Apple have been openly critical of the software since 2010, but more recently browser suppliers such as Mozilla, Microsoft and Google have been making things that little bit more awkward for users by tweaking how the player runs within the browser.
With the growing use of HTML5 as the standard for web multimedia content, Adobe have bitten the bullet and given users, developers and organisations three years to make the switch to other formats.
2020 may seem like your target date, but some caution is advised. Mozilla (suppliers of the Firefox browser) have announced that from 2019, Flash will be disabled by default, and then from 2020, no version of Firefox will load the plugin. If other browser suppliers follow suit, then not only will your Flash content be obsolete, it will just cease to operate.
If you are a site author relying on Flash to deliver video, games, chat, etc., getting up to speed with web platform alternatives would be a sensible move.
If you're looking to buy eLearning content or managing it in your organisation, then you've basically got three years to put a strategy together and implement it so you can replace your legacy Flash content.


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To complete the Canada Pension Plan application for disability benefits, download the form from the Service Canada website and print it out, explains Service Canada. Start by filling in your personal information, including your full name, home address and mailing address (if different). Applicants no longer living in Canada must provide information about the year in which they left the country and their last place of residence in Canada.Continue Reading
Next, furnish your Canadian direct deposit information, notes Service Canada. Applicants desiring direct deposit to an account outside of Canada must contact Service Canada to complete this process. Provide information about any employment held in other countries and applicable social security identification numbers in those countries. Specify if you have ever applied for or received benefits from the Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan or Old Age Security program.
Provide information about your children under the age of 18, including each child's name, social insurance number, date of birth and gender, as well as if each child is adopted or not. Applicants must also furnish information regarding any children they have who are in another person's custody, states Service Canada. If applicants have children between ages 18 and 25 attending an educational institution, they must provide each child's name, address and date of birth. Applicants must specify if they have applied for or received benefits from the Canada or Quebec Pension Plans on behalf of any of their children.
To complete the form, the applicant or a representative must sign and date the application, according to Service Canada. In some instances, a witness must also sign the form. Finally, mail the form to your closest Service Canada office.Learn more about Social Services


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Samantha Shain Gym Director, Cheer Coach, Tumble Instructor
Samantha is currently the gym director as well as head coach here at TSC! She has been coaching at TSC for the past 3 years but has been coaching for a total of 8 years. She is also the head cheerleading coach at Concord High School. She has coached her teams to many championships over the years, including, BATC, One-Up, and American Masters. Samantha has been involved with the sport since she was 3 years old where she has competed at many prestigious competitions over the years (NCA, The Summit, US Finals, UCA). Samantha is a 2x NCA Champion as well as UCA and US Finals Champion, she also took 2nd at the first ever Summit! Being in the gym and being with her athletes is something that brings her so much joy. Coaching is her passion and something she truly loves to do!
Abby Severino
Abby has been involved in All Star cheerleading for 10 years, competing herself for 7 years. With her team, she won UCA Nationals in 2008 and 2009, and NCA Nationals in 2011. She also competed at the 2012 Cheerleading Worlds. After her freshman year as a Temple University Cheerleader she stepped back from cheering herself and was invited to be on NCA Staff where she continued her coaching career. Since then Abby has worked as a tumbling instructor here and there while focusing on her school work at Temple University's Tyler School of Art. She just graduated and is super excited to be back in DELCO where she will be able to coach at TSC!
Ciana Perez
She has 15 years of All Star Cheerleading experience, including competing at NCA, UCA, Worlds, and Summit multiple times. She is a member of UCA Staff. She is going into her 3rd year cheering at Wilmington University and has won UCA College Nationals 2016 & 2017 and placed 6th in UCA College All Girl Partner Stunt 2017! Ciana also specializes in stunting technique and flyer flexibility.
Jamaine Haines.
Jamaine has been a gymnast since he was 5 years old. He has been a gymnastics coach for 4 years now. He was also involved in all-star cheerleading for 3 years. After high school, he decided to do college cheer and has won UCA Nationals in 2016 and 2017 with Wilmington University. Jamaine specializes in tumble technique and progression of all levels!
Kari Shain Cheer Coach, Tumble Instructor, Stunt Coach
Kari is a coach as well as cheerleader here at TSC! She has been involved with cheerleading for her entire life. This is her second-year coaching and she loves it! She has competed at many prestigious competitions over the years, including, NCA, UCA, One-Up, The Summit, The D2 Summit, US Finals, etc. She is a 3x NCA Champion as well as a One-Up and US Finals Champion! She is a tumble instructor as well as stunt coach here at TSC! She is loving coaching, as well as cheering and getting the best of both worlds!
Michelle Lucas Cheer Coach, Tumble Instructor
This is Michelle Lucas, she is 19 years old and is a college student at Delaware County Community College. She has been a part of the TSC coaching staff for the past 2 years. Michelle was a competitive gymnast for 8 years and then switched to cheerleading. She fell in love with the sport and enjoyed 6 amazing years as an all-star often competing 2 levels per season and was fortunate enough to win multiple National Championships (both UCA and NCA), and make lifelong friendships. Working with children and cheerleading are the two things she loves most which is why her job is very important to her.


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July 9, 2012 (CHICAGO) --Reverend Jesse Jackson says his son, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., will return to public service at his own pace.
"He is under medical supervision to regain his strength," Rev. Jackson said. "At an appropriate time he'll share with the public that which he feels they should have."
Reverend Jackson made his comments Monday night at an anti-violence event.
Jesse Jackson Jr. has been on leave from the house since last month when he cited exhaustion.
Last week, the congressman's office said he is seeking treatment for both physical and emotional ailments.


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Of all the way you can slice up Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII:
== CBS' coverage ended up attracting a record 164.1 million total viewers, making it the most-watched show in U.S. television history according to The Nielsen Company.
The 2011 Green Bay-Pittsburgh game set the previous standard with 162.9 million. That number is one that takes into account anyone who watched at least six minutes of the game on TV.
== The game drew an average of 108.41 million viewers, which is third-best of all time. The last two Super Bowls had a record of 111.3 million and 111.0 million average viewers.
== The average fast national household ratings was also registered at 46.3 with a share of 69, making it the second-highest rated Super Bowl in 27 years – behind the 48.3 for Chicago-New England in 1986 and 47.0 for the N.Y. Giants-New England last year.
Los Angeles had an average rating of 39.5 and a 70 share for Sunday night, putting at No. 56 – and in last place – of the list of 56 metered markets. Baltimore came out at the top with a 59.6 rating and 83 share.
But that can be very deceiving. L.A. has 5.6 million viewers; Baltimore has less than one-fifth that at 1.1 million.
L.A.'s rating represents 2.216 million viewers. Baltimore's rating represents 647,000 viewers.
The average number of people who watched the game in L.A. on KCBS-Channel 2 was 4.886 million, up three percent than the 4.749 million who saw the Giants-Packers last year on KNBC Channel 4. The average number of people who watched in Baltimore was 1.47 million.
L.A., the No. 2 media market in the country, was second to No. 1 media market New York (6,675,000) with the most viewers of the game. Baltimore ranks No. 27.
Because of the power outage during the game, the ratings were divided into two parts. L.A. had a ratings/share of 38.0/71 between 3:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m., and then a 41.7/69 between 6:15 and 7:45 p.m.


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SAN FRANCISCO --State employees protested Friday outside theaters where a movie in which Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears opened.
Demonstrators at San Francisco's Metreon were urging people to boycott 'The Expendables.'
They say that's how the governor is making them feel, with his furlough Fridays and his efforts to reduce their salaries to the minimum wage.
The governor is appealing a court ruling suspending the furloughs. He wants them to last until the state has a budget, which is now 44 days overdue.