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I've been watching a little bit of the World Cup, and what I find myself enjoying the most, besides some memories of playing soccer in my youth, is the colors. Mostly in the team uniforms and the world flags.
If you are an artist or fan of color then maybe you too have appreciated the variety of colors and designs of world flags. I recently started studying them through an app on my phone which quizzes you all the flags around the world. It's been fun but mostly a self–indulgence, until I noticed for the first time, from watching the World Cup, that it does have some practical application. For one, I can recognize more easily the country of origin of the teams playing from their flags and team colors.
Interestingly, not all teams have uniform colors that are in their country's flag. I saw the Netherlands, for example, wearing orange uniforms but their country flag is red, white, and blue. Mexico's flag is green, white and red but their uniforms are maroon and black. I wonder how it was decided they would wear a color not even in their flag or national colors? Maybe I can look it up.
Also interesting is that the colors of the team uniforms are easily distinguishable when you are watching the game. You don't get confused because two teams are wearing similar shades of blue, for example. By contrast, I feel that American football uniforms have too many blues; actually, too many red, white and blue teams. But soccer uniforms do seem to draw from a wider color pallet because they can choose from the whole range of colors that are represented in world flags.
World Cup soccer is not what I really wanted to discuss however. I have more to say about the world flags. I'd like to share some observations I have made about them after having been studying them. First I must say that, because I abhor competitions for the best, and that feature of our society that incessantly judges everything, I feel it necessary to clarify that the preferences I am about to share are based entirely on my subjective taste of their artistic design and are not meant to be any kind of objective evaluation. It's for fun.
I'd like to start with a few interesting flag observations.
1. Did you know that two sets of countries have identical flags? Indonesia and Monaco, and Romania and Chad. I didn't expect that. I thought naturally everyone would want an original design. How they differentiate themselves officially, I don't know, but it may be that Romania and Chad differ on the shade of one of the colors; and most likely the only defining difference between Indonesia and Monaco is the size of the flag, but artistically they appear identical. (Note: in the flags of Indonesia and Monaco there is a white stripe located below the red one, of equal size to the red stripe, not visible)
2. It appears red, white and blue is the most common color combination for world flags. Also popular is white, green and red.
3. Ireland and Ivory Coast (cote d'Ivorie) are the same flag but reversed colors; Belgium and Germany are the same colors but vary the order and direction of the stripes; several countries are like this. Check out Thailand and Costa Rica, they just switched the red and the blue. Many Middle Eastern flags use the colors black, white and red, and often green.
4. The only nation to have a flag which was one solid color, without even a design element, was Libya. But in 2011 they changed it.
5. Nepal – the only nation to have a flag that is not a square or rectangle.
Now, on to some 'rankings.'
Time for some favorites. I have tried to create a top group of five world flags that represent to me the ones that stand out the most. If I was pressed to name just one I would probably say South Africa, but consider them equal in that they are in my group of favorites.
South Africa – the color combinations and the creative line use make this flag stand out. It's got a lot of colors but they all blend nicely and balance well – think of all the different ways you could combine these six different colors in this design! If you want to know a little more about the design history of this flag, try this article about it's designer, Fred Brownell: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27155475
Namibia – Namibia's flag uses nice saturations of three colors, which complement well. Add everybody's favorite icon, the sun, and you have a top flag in my book.
Seychelles – this is one of few flags with lines extending from the diagonal. It must be the sun rising over the waters of this island country. Because it inspires me and its unique, not to mention the colors, it's one of my tops.
Eritrea – the colors complement well, and a unique triangle design combine to earn high points.
Libya then – plain and simple. That's why I like it. The only flag of a single solid color, not actually Libya's flag anymore but was up until 2011. I still want to include it on my list.
Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order):
Azerbijan – nice color scheme, and intensity of the colors as well.
Bhutan – you gotta love the dragon icon. It compensates a lot for the mustard and orange.
Cape Verde -love the shade of blue, but also that it represents the sky and the sea, as Cape Verde is an island nation. The overall design is bold and balanced.
Central African Republic -close to being in my top group, this one is symmetrical and interesting for that red stripe slicing the flag in half. A star is always a nice touch.
The Gambia -red, blue and green are some of the best complementing colors for a flag in my opinion. These saturations too.
Kiribati – clearly the flag of an island nation. Nice saturation to the red and blue – not too bright, but warm and inviting. The design includes water, air, light and natural life.
Marshall Islands – Cool. That blue, the star, and those rising, inspiring rays of light.
Mauritius – simple yet bold.
Uzbekistan – a relatively unique color scheme, with thin redish stripes that add a nice, subtle touch.
Now on to the ugliest, or most boring:
Not every flag is a stand-out piece of art however. There are some that function perfectly fine and have great meaning, but in purely aesthetic terms might make one ask some questions.
Federated States of Micronesia – this one says – blah.
Gabon – that blue is just too powdery. It throws the emotional message of the whole flag off.
Kazakhstan – the icons are nice, but minty-teal? No thanks.
Maldives – a green rectangle within a maroon one. Hmmm.
Morocco – green on red? It's hard to see.
Bahamas – teal and yellow is already iffy, but with black, it makes it seem like they are warning us about something. Like the Bermuda Triangle.
Mozambique – those colors. And that quill pen notebook thing. (actually, it's a rifle crossed with a hoe superimposed over an open book)
Niger – hello orange-yellow blob, hello bright green.
Rwanda – there's that powdery blue again, and a powdery green. But nice sun.
Tanzania – that bright blue, and green. Plus yellow and black? It doesn't work for me.
So concludes my tour of the world of world flags.
If you wanted to share one of your favorite flags based on your artistic preference, and what you like about it, we would enjoy hearing from you in the comments.
(Note: actual colors may vary)


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This year, instead of giving something up for lent, I'm going to try doing something. I'm going to spend more time at home with my family and really making time for people in my life. Sometimes I can be good at being a hermit and not really wanting to go anywhere or do anything with anyone. So, for the next 40 days I'll be making more of an effort. Starting tonight! I'll be going watch my roommates little brother run track for his college. We shall see how that goes!
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Just shade lightly on the paper and your best answer. Never shade everything and answer only the items with questions. Never leave a number unanswered.
The CSC test covers the following and it's really just the same as taking an entrance exam in college.
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Sure Guards distributor network has installed many pool fences for both residential and commercial clients. This addition of the new markets in Florida and Texas will add to the companys ever expanding list of satisfied clients. According to the companys owner, Mitch Currie, Its getting close to peak season for us and we are expanding our distributor network nationwide. We are expecting huge growth in 2012. The new distributors will be coming to Tampa Bay for training and will be launching their websites and business by the end of the month.
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The other day the Betts Family had me out to do photos of the new addition. 1 month old Logan. It was a great time. Back when our kids were babies, we figured out a way to keep them from crying uncontrolably. Turn on the vacum. Well, these two figured that out as well. For pretty much the whole shoot the vacum was running. So as you look at these just remind yourself the Bissel is doing its job on Logan. Terrific! Genius almost.
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Prior to joining Luma Investment, Jakub was President of the Board of the Polish State Railways (PKP S.A.), largest capital group in Poland with value of PLN 25.3 bn, 13 subsidiaries and over 80,000 employees.
Between 2008 and 2012 Jakub was CEO /Chair of Investment Committee of PKO TFI, a leading mutual fund in Poland. He was in charge of establishing and successfully growing the asset management competence across the Fund.
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Jakub started his professional career in the Ministry of Finance (1997-2000). As a Head of Policy Cabinet, he created and led the team of assistants for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz.
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At the heart of all traditional Jamaican reggae is the influence of another world-shaking musical form: jazz.
Specifically, American jazz as practiced by New Orleans jazz heroes like Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint. Without jazz musicians like these, it's unlikely that reggae as we know it would exist.
Every year in Ochos Rios, the jazz tradition is honored in a way only Jamaica can honor it: with a multi-day music festival extravaganza. Eight days, to be exact.
As you might have figured out, ours is the land of vibrant festivals, carnivals and bacchanals that cannot be contained in a single day.
The very first Ochos Rios Jazz Festival, which occurred 25 years ago, tried to fit itself into one day. In fact, it billed itself as the Ochos Rios "Mini" Jazz Festival, to reflect its small footprint compared to other Jamaican events.
But within just a few years, the one-day festival in Ochos Rios expanded to eight days of events in dozens of locations across the island. Over 30 annual events share the magic of jazz—from the opening day Jazz Brunch to the closing performance, usually scheduled to coincide with Father's Day.
In between these bookend events are many family-friendly happenings, from youth programs to photo exhibits to free concerts by Jamaican jazz artists and more. Be sure to bring the whole family! In fact, the Festival's founder, Jamaican jazz musician Sonny Bradshaw, created the event to be family friendly, particularly for visitors to the island.
To this day, although Sonny Bradshaw passed away in 2009, families and tourists are still at the core of the Festival's audience.
The dates for the 2015 Ochos Rios Jazz Festival are still TBA—likely the event will occur sometime in June, which is Jazz Month in Jamaica—but we'll update here as soon as we learn them.
If you're visiting Jamaica in June, be sure to put this wonderful event on your calendar! For more information about happenings in Jamaica, or to book your stay at one of Ochos Rios' most deluxe ocean-view accommodations (a vacation rental mansion that sleeps up to 16 guests), contact us at Jamaica Ocean View Villa!


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If you yearn for chocolate when unfortunate, it does not make you a sugar addict. Your desire is organic since sugar eliminates pain. If you want to stop, specify the pleasant foods you like and their particular types (cookies? salty or pleasant?), exactly how your five senses respond to them, as well as how, when, and also where an urge is activated (say, by a memory). Can you see the pattern? Currently you could say no to sugar in similar situations.
They say that deep space brings you how much you need. Generally, I agree. I've had a number of individuals contact me with the exact same worry or question. I'm addicted to sugar, just how can touching aid? And today I intend to specify– I want to be clear. Most individuals typically aren't really addicted to sugar.
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What sort of foods do you obtain drawn in to? Chocolate? Citrus? Crunchy? Chewy? Creamy? Salt and pleasant? Cakes? Cookies? Gelato? Store-bought? Homemade? Slim it down, as ideal you can, to the points that appear to attract you one of the most, because now you'll have something to work with.
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Safe & Sound began in 2013, with the mission to lower the infant death rate all over the world. We are headquartered in Kansas City, but have partners in locations as far as Alaska. Jennifer Zarate created Safe and Sound to address the lack of infant safety education across the United States. When Jennifer had children of her own, she couldn't find an easily accessible set of infant safety training. With the growth in technology within the last 20 years, there's no excuse for parents being uninformed of every method keeping their child safe. By creating Safe and Sound, Jennifer has been able to educate parents all over the country and lower the infant death rate one baby at a time.
We hope you love our Newborn Bonding Boxes as much as we do! Box designs can be customized for large orders. For individual orders, we're positive you'll love one of the six designs we offer. Although we take pride in our beautifully designed boxes, it's the education we offer parents that requires the majority of our attention. The cute box isn't enough to prevent SIDS, but the training inside each box can make the difference.
Each year in the United States, an average of 2,500 children under the age of 1 die from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Approximately 900 others die from accidental suffocation. Unfortunately some of these deaths are unpreventable, but our research over the past decade has proven there are better methods we can all take to prevent these. Since our commencement, we've provided the tools and resources so parents can feel more confident keeping their babies safe.
There are many ways we work with organizations in providing our training and materials to new parents at their hospitals.
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Our training manual was developed by healthcare professionals. She created the training to provide parents with an education for keeping their children safe. The training is built to help prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), consists of multiple sections, and includes topics like: breastfeeding, shaken baby, and suffocation prevention. More details on our signature baby safety training can be found on the Parenting Center page.
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The inaugural Water Sensitive SA steering committee is charged with setting the strategic direction of South Australia's WSUD capacity building program for the next three years. This dedicated group of industry leaders brings a broad cross-section of skills and experience to the program, and are committed advocates of the program's vision and projects.
Keith Downard (Chair)
Over a 30 year career, Keith has worked for both private consulting companies and for government agencies. Keith has a long term interest in water sensitive urban design, stormwater management and reuse, catchment management and the opportunities that partnerships can bring to improve stormwater management.
Keith has been involved in the delivery of a number of significant stormwater management projects ranging from street scale biofiltration through to large scale managed aquifer recharge schemes. He has also been involved in flood management projects and stormwater management plans, and has previously sat on a number of committees related to stormwater management and planning.
Keith is Operations Manager for Tonkin Consulting. He is responsible for implementing project delivery systems, ensuring projects meet client expectations, resourcing, and monitoring project and program performance.
Dr Peter Dillon
Peter Dillon retired from CSIRO in 2014 after 29 years in land and water research, the last part primarily leading the team that developed guidelines and entitlement policies for managed aquifer recharge with stormwater, recycled water and natural waters. He continues as co-chair of IAH Commission on MAR, and is now an Honorary Fellow of CSIRO and Adjunct Professor of Flinders, Adelaide and Jinan Universities. Peter also serves on AWA's Special Interest Group on Water Recycling.
Greg Ingleton
Greg has worked for SA Water for 12 years, using his experience in environmental science and agriculture to develop options and solutions that often differ from the standard approaches by a large water utility. Greg's main role is to enhance the use of recycled water and stormwater through identifying new opportunities, and also through investigations into the current reuse systems in SA Water. Greg plays a role in storage of recycled water and stormwater in managed aquifer recharge schemes, and also identifying multiple benefits of reuse in areas such as liveability and water sensitive urban design.
Andrew King
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Joe LaSpina
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Dr Baden Myers
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Dr Sheryn Pitman
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We will host the first of our two conferences, 'War and the University in the Sixteenth Century', at Queen's University Belfast, 28-30 June 2018.
How did Europe's most prestigious institutions of learning experience warfare during the turmoil of the Sixteenth Century? Warfare could be an indirect or direct threat to their survival as well as an opportunity from which to profit; it was certainly a major topic of reflection, discussion, and argument within these institutions.
Since the 1970s, historians have discarded earlier accounts of post-medieval university decadence, and reframed universities as central agents of cultural transmission in early modern societies. But historians of the university as institution and historians of scholasticism, scholastic political thought, and scholastic just war theory communicate with each other less frequently than might be hoped. Scholarship on the relationships between institutions, intellectual production, and imperial warfare is perhaps best integrated for the sixteenth-century Spanish and Portuguese universities, but the University of Paris experienced the collapse of its city and kingdom into civil war, the University of Wittenberg closed during the Schmalkaldic War, the Italian universities endured the Habsburg-Valois conflict, and the University of Leiden was founded in the midst of the Dutch Revolt. The latest German scholarship has naturally figured the Seventeenth Century as the period in which the universities of the Holy Roman Empire were especially marked by war, but during the Sixteenth Century all of Europe's universities experienced the consequences of the fragmentation of Christendom, imperial expansion, and the extension of humanism within their institutions. Violent changes in political circumstances were thus joined to considerable intellectual changes during a period which saw the foundation of over seventy new universities across the continent: these phenomena demand attention.
This conference, funded by the European Research Council as part of 'War and the Supernatural in Early Modern Europe', provides an opportunity to promote dialogue between scholars across national contexts, to establish the state of the field, and to mark out avenues for future progress. Our keynote speakers will include Professor Matthias Asche (Potsdam), Dr Sarah Mortimer (Oxford), Dr Giuseppe Marcocci (Oxford), and Dr Daniel Schwartz (Jerusalem).
We invite 20-minute papers on the relationship between the institutional and intellectual life of the university and warfare in sixteenth-century Europe and its sphere of influence. Topics for discussion might include, but are not restricted to:
- Ways in which confessional difference (Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed) inflected the experience of warfare across Europe's universities.
- Whether different varieties of university and institutions of advanced learning (those that favoured the modus Parisiensis or modus Bononiensis, the various new Jesuit and Reformed institutions) experienced warfare in different ways.
- The relationship between humanism and warfare in the universities.
- The adaptation of scholastic discourses on warfare to the new circumstances of the sixteenth century.
- The impact of religious refugees on the universities' experience of warfare.
- The interaction of the potentially more technical university disciplines, such as medicine, with warfare.
Applications from advanced graduate students, early and advanced career scholars are welcome. Please send a one-page CV, a title, and an abstract of no more than 400 words to Dr Todd Rester (firstname.lastname@example.com) by 31 January 2018. Queries should also be directed to Dr Rester.


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Comparative Efficacy of Plant and Animal Protein Sources on the Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Morphology and Caecal Microbiology of Early-weaned Pigs
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Volume 18, Issue 9,
2005, pp.1285-1293
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Comparative Efficacy of Plant and Animal Protein Sources on the Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Morphology and Caecal Microbiology of Early-weaned Pigs
Yun, J.H.; Kwon, I.K.; Lohakare, J.D.; Choi, J.Y.; Yong, J.S.; Zheng, J.; Cho, W.T.; Chae, B.J.;
The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare the effects of various animal and plant protein sources on piglet' performance, digestibility of amino acids and gut morphology in weaned pigs until 28 days after weaning. The plant protein sources used were soybean meal (SBM), fermented soy protein (FSP), rice protein concentrate (RPC); and animal protein sources tested were, whey protein concentrate (WPC) and fishmeal (FM). Iso-proteinous (21%) diets were formulated and lysine (1.55%) content was similar in all the diets. The level of each protein source added was 6% by replacing SBM to the same extent from the control diet containing 15% SBM. The ADG was higher (p<0.05) in the groups fed animal proteins as compared with plant proteins at all the levels of measurement, except during 15-28 days. The highest ADG was noted in WPC and FM fed diets and lowest in SBM fed diet. The feed intake was higher in animal protein fed groups than plant proteins at all phases, but the feed:gain ratio was not affected by protein sources except during overall (0 to 14 day) measurement which was improved (p<0.05) in animal protein fed diets compared to plant protein sources. The digestibilities of gross energy, dry matter and crude protein were higher in animal protein fed groups than for plant protein fed sources. The apparent ileal digestibilities of essential amino acids like Leu, Thr, and Met were significantly (p<0.05) higher in animal proteins fed animals as compared with plant protein fed animals. But the apparent fecal digestibilities of essential amino acids like Arg and Ile were significantly higher (p<0.05) in plant protein diets than animal protein sources. The villous structure studied by scanning electron microscope were prominent, straight finger-like, although shortened and densely located in FM fed group as compared with others. The lactic acid bacteria and C. perfringens counts were higher in caecal contents of pigs fed plant proteins than the animal proteins. Overall, it could be concluded that animal protein sources in the present study showed better effects on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and gut morphology than plant protein sources.
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Two Maryland tenth-grade students have been accused of using Twitter to cheat on Common Core-aligned tests.
According to Reuters, the Maryland State Department of Education said a security firm hired by Pearson PLC, which administers the test, found two instances of cheating by high school students who have not been identified. The firm searches social media including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to find evidence of cheating.
"This is the modern version of copying off your neighbor," the state's DOE spokesman William Reinhard said.
The students' tweets, which reportedly included materials from the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) English test, were found over the past two weeks and were removed from Twitter, Reinhard added.
Students in Maryland and ten other states that have adopted the Common Core standards are taking the PARCC tests aligned with them over the course of a month.
Pearson spokesman Jesse Comart said the company has found 76 instances in six states in which students have posted test materials online during this round of testing.


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KOLKATA: The Kerala Blasters that is gearing up for a crucial match in the season of ISL has faced a terrible blow with Iain Hume, their star player, being ruled out because of injury.
The Kerala Blasters management has informed that Hume may not play in the rest of the matches of the season. Hume got injured in the match against FC Goa.
Meanwhile, Hume has taken to Twitter to say that he'd come back with full force.
Kerala Blasters, which is in sixth position in the league with 20 points from 14 matches, has a crucial game on Thursday against ATK Kolkata which is in eighth position with 17 points from 13 matches.
With a win in today's match, Kerala Blasters can surpass FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC to reach the fourth position. Also, Blasters will have to win the remaining four matches to gain a position in the paly-off.
Under these circumstances, the absence of Hume, who has been the top scorer for Blasters in this season, would be a huge setback.


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year reviewed at Burnham rescue hovercraft charity's AGM
of people attended the AGM of Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft
charity BARB Search & Rescue on Friday (May 20th) when a busy
year of call-outs and fundraising was reviewed.
charity's volunteers and supporters gathered at Burnham's Town
Council Chambers for the annual meeting.
present heard the charity's hovercrafts and rescue boats have
been called out more than 30 times over the past year to help
people in difficulty along the coastline.
MP, James Heappey, who was among those present, said he is a "huge
supporter" of BARB and praised all those involved for their
volunteering work.
speaker and special guest for the evening was Superintendent Mike
Prior from Avon and Somerset Police, pictured, who recounted
how he had got into difficulty on the water many years ago and
needed help. "A big thank you goes to all those at BARB for
their superb work in making our county a safer place," he
the meeting, BARB's Chairman Mark Newman thanked the charity's
fundraisers, crew and supporters for their "hugely appreciated
work" and he also praised the close working with the RNLI
and Coastguard.
Operations Manager Mike Lowe talked about some of the rescues
that had taken place and thanked all of BARB's crewmembers for
their time and work.
President Neville Jones and BARB Treasurer Mike Ross were both
presented with long-service awards, recognising their involvement
with the charity since it was formed 24 years ago.
were also presented to several of the charity's fundraisers and
crew, including Lorraine and Clive Hansard for their fundraising
work, Christine Marston for her five years with the charity, and
hovercraft pilots Wayne Kilgallon and Adrian Cunningham.
annual telescope award, which is given to the crewmember who has
contributed the most to the charity over the past year, was presented
to Operations Manager Mike Lowe.
Mayor Cllr Michael Clarke and Mayoress Maria Clarke also thanked
the charity for its work, saying they are "hugely impressed
at the professionalism and dedication," and presented a cheque
for £500 to BARB from the Pitzhanger Masonic Lodge of London.
the election of officers, those re-appointed were Chairman Mark
Newman, Vice Chairman Chris Bess, Operations Manager Mike Lowe,
Deputy Operations Manager Graham Hallsworth and BARB Treasurer
Mike Ross.
Friday's night's AGM of BARB Search & Rescue (photos Mike


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The Eel Trailer (1997)
12 May 1997 Drama, Foreign 117 mins
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.
Watch the official The Eel 1997 trailer in HD below or find more The Eel videos on Vidimovie.


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Database administrators looking to earn top dollar should look for a job in the utilities or logistics sectors, where average salaries are now $104,000 and $100,000 respectively.
That is among the findings of a new compensation study on DBA salaries by Redgate Software, which polled workers around the world on what their earnings are and where they work.
The study breaks down the top 10 industries for DBA salaries in the U.S., with expected pay rates as follows:
- Utilities = $104,204
- Logistics = $99,681
- Industrial (including automotive) = $91,535
- Retail and leisure = $89,640
- Real estate = $89,937
- Not for profit = $84,333
- Healthcare = $83,104
- Finance = $77,670
- Services = $77,203
- Technology provider = $72,627
The study also finds that DBAs in the United States earn significantly more than their counterparts elsewhere. While a DBA can expect to earn $94,000 in the U.S., pay rates drop by nearly $12,000 to number two New Zealand.
"This snapshot shows the best places to work if you want to be a well-paid DBA," noted Steve Jones, Microsoft Data Platform VP with Redgate. "The message is clear – those in the U.S. and in the utility sectors have the highest average salaries, making them the top choices for experienced DBAs, while the UK lags behind the rest of Europe when it comes to take home pay."
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A champion horse is recovering from a vicious attack which left his face burnt at the weekend.
Squirt has every reason to be wary of people, but the palomino horse is happy to eat grass from the hands of strangers.
"He's a trusting little thing, but he has every reason not to be," owner Kathryn Corry, of Piopio, says.
The 13-year-old gelding has survived two attempts to nobble the pair's chances to win the show-hunter class at the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings next week.
The most recent attack was at an equestrian event at the Hawera showgrounds last weekend.
Creosote was smeared on Squirt's face and around his eye.
Squirt also had a chemical poured around his girth line at an event in Foxton a week earlier.
Police are investigating the attacks.
The left side of Squirt's face shows the devastating effects of the chemical burns, but he is recovering.
"It's going to take time," Corry, who has been riding since she was five, says.
She remains hopeful Squirt will be able to compete in the final event of the season and have a shot at the title.
"Let's hope so. With the medication that he's on at the moment, it is a possibility.
"He's a very brave horse and we'll see how he progresses day by day.
"He'll try for me; he'll do his absolute best for me.
"Obviously, it would be helpful to have another week up our sleeve."
She is not worried by the prospect of having to pull out of the event.
"His welfare is my first and foremost thought. Obviously, I'd like to be able to compete."
Corry, who is in the leading group in both the amateur and open show-hunter classes, believes a rival at the events is responsible for both attacks.
"The fact that it was done two weekends in a row, it makes you wonder.
"To happen two weeks in a row, one would assume it is someone who is there at the events."
Corry says the astonishing thing, if another competitor was responsible for the attacks, was that they will have horses they loved and cared for.
"That's the staggering part about it.
"I think it's pathetic."
Corry says Squirt is being kept out of the sun to give his wounds the best possible chance of healing.
"What we don't want to happen is for him to rub it raw."
She says if the pair did take part in the event she would not be looking at other competitors with suspicion.
"I need to get past that... I won't let anything distract me and I'll just focus on the event."
Senior Sergeant Blair Burnett yesterday confirmed police will interview competitors from the event in Hawera, but they have no suspects.
"The inquiry is going to be far and wide, given where some of these competitors live," Burnett said.
"It is in its early stages."
Equestrian Sports New Zealand chief executive Jim Ellis, of Wellington, says the equestrian community is deeply shocked by the attack.
"This isn't common. If it's found to be a fellow competitor, it is more disturbing," he said.
"We've got a wide range of sanctions, from fines to suspensions to banning them, potentially for life."
Meanwhile, Squirt is on the road to recovery.
"Obviously, I can tell he's pretty sad. It's going to take time," Corry says.
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Brantley Research completes CPR acquisition
MILFORD, Pa. — Brantley Research announced it has completed its acquisition of a leading research company.
The company said that its acquisition of Competitive Promotion Report will provide it with "a solid foundation" to build Bentley Research's business. CPR specializes in providing information for the health, beauty care and general merchandise sectors of the consumer packaged good industry.
"CPR has been well managed over the years and has shown steady and consistent growth," said Glenwood David, Brantley Research president and CEO. "We are extremely fortunate to be able to complete this acquisition and are eager to take on the challenge to leverage their prior success. We will work with our customers and supplier partners to better understand how we can work together as a team to deliver the products and services they want and need." Davis will also assume the position of President, Chief Executive Officer for Competitive Promotion Report, LLC.
CPR will continue to operate under that name out of the Milford, Pa., office.
Delhaize emphasizes private-brand implementation
SALISBURY, N.C. — Delhaize America is emphasizing its private-brand assortments, the supermarket conglomerate reported in its earnings release.
Delhaize said it forged ahead with its New Game Plan, which includes "important price investments," and noted that its U.S. operating companies — which include such banners as Food Lion, Bottom Dollar and Hannaford — are reinforcing their private-brand assortments through the introduction of a new value line called My Essentials.
"We intend to carry 500 My Essentials products in all our U.S. stores by the end of the second quarter of 2011," the company said. "Our target for U.S private brand is to reach 35% of total store revenues by the end of 2013, compared to approximately 27% at the end of 2010."
What's more, Delhaize Group said that effective March 1, Ron Hodge, who previously held the position of CEO of Delhaize America operations, has been promoted to CEO Delhaize America, replacing Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Delhaize Group president and CEO.
For the fourth quarter, revenues for Delhaize America totaled $4.7 billion, while its comparable-store sales for the quarter declined 0.8%, an improvement compared with a 1.8% decline in third quarter 2010. The comps improvement, Delhaize said, was due to improving trends in its southeastern stores, particularly its Hannaford banner.
For its operating profit, Delhaize America saw an increase of 28.6% to $296 million. Excluding the restructuring, store closing and impairment charge of $61 million in 2009, operating profit increased by 1.5% in fourth quarter 2010, as a result of cost-savings efforts, partly offset by continuous price investments at Food Lion. The operating margin increased to 6.3% of revenues, the highest quarterly U.S. operating margin in the last 10 years, Delhaize said.
For the year, Delhaize's U.S. operations posted a 1% decline in 2010 revenues, compared with last year. The supermarket conglomerate said its 2010 revenues totaled $18.8 billion, while its comparable-store sales also declined 2%, compared with 2009.
Delhaize America operates 1,627 stores in 16 states in the eastern United States.
N.Y. congresswoman introduces Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act
WASHINGTON — A lawmaker from New York has introduced legislation designed to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Keep Antibiotics Working, a Chicago-based organization, praised the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.
The law is designed to prevent antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" from contaminating the country's food supply, in part due to overuse of antibiotics by livestock farmers. The law only covers antibiotics used in humans and animals, but it does not affect the ability of veterinarians to use drugs to treat sick animals.


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Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest
February 17–19, 2011: Lajitas, TX
Three days of epic mountainbike celebrations based at the Maverick Ranch RV Park/a benefit for the BIG BEND TRAILS ALLIANCE
When the winter winds are blowing and the deep dark of February is casting long shadows on your mountainbike you know it's time to head out to West Texas for mountainbike adventures with the fine folks from Desert Sports and the Big Bend Trails Alliance.
Celebrations include Terrific riding on Classic Lajitas Trails, Spectacular Jeep Road vistas and Explorations in the Contrabando Trail System in the Big Bend Ranch Sate park as well as EPIC monster rides up into the Fresno Drainage and even further afield.


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Most of the 275 inmates who escaped this weekend from a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, after the facility was attacked by gunmen, remain at large.
Although the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and al-Qaeda-linked sect Ansaru have been blamed for several prison breaks in recent years, it is unclear if either group had anything to do with this one.
The daily Nigerian Tribune reports that Dr. Peter Ekpendu, the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Prisons Service, revealed that most of the 275 prisoners who escaped, remained at large as of Sunday morning.
"First and foremost, we have been going round the yard to assess the situation on ground with regard to the incidence of Saturday," he said during a press conference on Sunday. "You will recall that at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2014, there was an attack on the prison that led to the escape of 275 inmates of this prison."
"As of now, I wish to let you know that 54 out of those that escaped have been recaptured while 48 inmates refused to leave the prison bringing the total number of inmates in this prison as at this moment to 102," also said the official, later adding, "My administration will not spare any officer found culpable in this particular matter. Anybody found culpable must face the full wrath of the law."
Jailbreaks perpetrated by gunmen are a regular occurrence in Nigeria, and police only capture a fraction of those who break free, reports The Associated Press.
"More than 300 inmates broke out of a prison bombed by gunmen in southwest Ekiti state on Dec. 1; 144 escaped from south-central Kogi state on Nov. 3 when gunmen bombed a prison wall," mentions the article.
Boko Haram, which is said to be responsible for thousands of violent deaths in Nigeria, has been blamed for those two incidents.
"The vast majority of people held in Nigerian jails have never been charged and are awaiting trial, some of them for many years, even though it is illegal to hold someone for more than 48 hours without bringing charges or presenting them to a magistrate," notes AP.
According to statistics available on the Nigeria Prisons Service website, only 18,042 of 56,785 inmates have been convicted of a crime.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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Re: Rosa Adams & Alex Brown - TX 1880
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Rosa Adams & Alex Brown - TX 1880
M.A. Downey 11/14/01
Have more detail to add.This us a cut-n-paste of my message in Vaughn forum:
Looking for connections to Samantha Elizabeth Vaughn
m. Alexander "Alec" Brown.They had 6 children:
Sam, Tom, Lu, Maud, Margaret, & Rose.
This is what I know based on family tradition....
Samantha is rumored to be a descendant of John Quincy Adams.She met & married Alec in GA.His family owned a cotton plantation and slaves during the Civil War.Alec had a brother named William.
Samantha and Alec moved to Everman TX after the war.Alec owned / operated a saw mill.They moved back to GA when the children were small, stayed a short time, and then moved to Sharon Valley, KS.Alec hauled freight between TX & OK.He was killed when his horse reared up and the horn of the saddle burst his bladder.
After his death, Samantha moved to Byron OK where her son Sam farmed the claim.Her daughter Rose died during childbirth.They were buried together in Amorita.When Samantha died, she was buried in the same plot with her daughter and grandchild.
I found one Alex Brown family on the 1880 census for Tarrant Co. / Everman.The children's names don't match with the above info, but it does say that he and his wife are from GA.Perhaps these children are older.I am a descendant of Maud, and she wasn't born until 1882 and therefore not on the census.
To further confuse matters, she lists her parents on her marriage certificate as Alex Brown and Rosa Adams... and another researcher shows her mother as Rosanna Samantha Elizabeth Vaughn (which match the initials of R.S., wife of Alex. on the 1880 census).
I've been trying to piece this together for years!Any clues would be greatly appreciated.


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Hot Fuzz
--"By the power of Grayskull!"
--"I have to water my peace lily."
--"Want anything from the shop?"
--"There is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
I apologize in advance to those people. I can only hope that I will not be as obnoxious as I was post-Wayne's World, back in the day.
Anyway, point is: that is one funny movie.