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Director Seth Gordon is in negations with Sony to direct the long delayed film adaptation of the Playstation 3 game "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune," Deadline reported on Tuesday.
Gordon is known mostly for his comedies, which include "Horrible Bosses," "Identity Thief" and "Four Christmases." However the film that served as his big break was the 2007 video game themed documentary "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters."
The most recent version of the "Uncharted" script was written by "Safe House" scribe David Guggenheim. Sony enjoyed his script so much they assigned him to write "Bad Boys III."
Plot wise the film will be the same as that of the game: Treasure and antiquities hunter Nathan Drake, a descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake, sets out on a global adventure, alongside female journalist Elena Fisher and his mentor Victor "Sully" Sullivan, to find the lost city of El Dorado.
Developed by Naughty Dog and released in 2007 "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" became one of the highest selling and critically acclaimed titles for the Playstation 3. Gaming websites
Kotaku and IGN named it their Playstation 3 game of the year. It was followed by two sequels "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" and "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception."
A movie adaptation has been in the works as far back as 2008. Neil Burger, director of the Bradley Cooper film "Limitless" and the upcoming "Divergent," was at one point attached to the project. David O. Russell was also attached at one point and Mark Wahlberg was said to play Nathan Drake. However Russell abandoned the project around 2011.
No word yet on who would play the role of Nathan Drake.
Editorial Comment: I hope this project finally comes to fruition. The "Uncharted" games are fantastic and I would love to see Nathan Drake on the big screen. For some I imagine this film would take the taste of "Indiana Jones 4" out of their mouths.
Are you looking forward to an "Uncharted" movie? Leave your thoughts in the comments.


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Julia Roberts is one of the most-successful movie stars of the last three decades, so it makes perfect sense that she'd join the short list of actors who've done The Late Late Show's recurring segment, Role Call. It's an elite group that only includes Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson, and now Ms. Roberts.
In Role Call, James Corden and his guest act out the best scenes from the A-list actor's biggest films. For Julia, that includes Pretty Woman, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Mona Lisa Smile, Larry Crowne, Runaway Bride, Steel Magnolias, Charlie Wilson's War, America's Sweethearts, Eat Pray Love, Closer, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Stepmom, Mirror Mirror, Flatliners, Hook, Charlotte's Web, Erin Brockovich, The Pelican Brief, Sleeping with the Enemy, Ocean's 11, My Best Friend's Wedding, and the yet-to-be-released Wonder.
Check out the mad dash through her insanely impressive filmography above.
Watch The Late Late Show weeknights at 12:37am/11:37pm c on CBS and stream full episodes on CBS All Access.

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Katy Lewis grew up in the Midwest where not a lot happened amidst the cornfields, so books held a fascinating means of escape. She loves all things quirky, and developed the ability to see humor in almost anything. After doing stints as a bartender, English teacher, and marketing copywriter, she followed her muse's less-than-gentle nudge and began writing mysteries. Katy lives in central Illinois, still in the midst of those cornfields, where a lot still doesn't happen.


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Many members of our loyal audience have helped West Wight Arts Association in the past by generously sponsoring one or part of one of our concerts. This has enabled us to keep up the very high standard of performance for which West Wight Arts Association is noted.
Next season the average cost of fees per concert is nearly £1,500. There are of course many other costs involved, hire of the hall, upkeep of the piano, publicity, printing, insurance etc.
If you enjoy the concerts you might like to consider contributing towards the cost of a forthcoming one, perhaps to celebrate a personal occasion or to commemorate someone. Any contribution you would like to make, large or small, will be very much appreciated.
West Wight Arts Association would welcome any contribution you would like to make, either anonymously or with acknowledgement in the programme.
You could of course specify which concert you would like your donation to go towards and you could contribute without shouldering the whole cost of a concert.
If you would like more details or would like to contribute, please see Judith Hunt in the hall, ring her on 01983 756217 or email email@example.com.
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The WWAA is affiliated to Making Music, which represents and supports amateur vocal, instrumental and promoting societies throughout the UK.
West Wight Arts is very grateful to the Young Classical Artists' Trust who act as agents for many of our artists. Set up in 1984, YCAT promotes outstanding young classical soloists and chamber ensembles trained in the United Kingdom. WWAA trustees attend the YCAT final auditions in the Wigmore Hall each May and engage artists for the following seasons.
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Banco Bradesco will experience some unique and significant changes in the coming years. They are facing unique diversification of leadership in recent times. This is due to the stepping down of Lazarao Brandao, the long standing President of the organization. At the age of ninety one he has decided to take time off and much to the pleasure of his family this decision is eminent.
While he has held this position for so long, he has recently appointed Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi to hold the office of President. Presently, this executive is the CEO of the organization. Because there will be a transfer of power it has become necessary that another candidate is selected to maintain the office of CEO.
The culture of leadership that has been established at Bradesco is unique from other organizations. This is because Bradesco has been an important financial institution ranking as the second most valuable in Brazil based on market value. Selecting talent to maneuver this giant in future times is an important decision. Based on the existing standards it is clear that the person who will take office will be selected from within the organization itself. There are seven of the most highly ranking officials that will be in the running for the position. Each has presented valuable skills as well as diversified standards of operation. Their continual efforts as well as steadfast improvements to standards within the organization have led to meaningful changes throughout.
Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi is a steadfast leader and has made meaningful change in the organization. He has multiple degrees on University of Sao Paolo and has been with the organization for a number of years started as clerk. This experience as well has interest in the company at large have led him to the present role. It is not surprise that the person who will succeed him must have similar competencies as well as expertise.
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Seven of the top ranking executive officers have been selected and announced publicly. While the decision itself will take place behind closed doors it is interesting to see the diversified standards of operation that each has. Their track records are amazing and show skillful leadership in various areas throughout Bradesco.
Mauricio Machado de Minas is an important figure who has been key in the way that information technology is distributed. He has influenced the department and cultivated meaningful aspects of digital currency as well as bank standards. Previous to his time at Bradesco he has worked in similar fields at CPM Braxis SA. The multidimensional nature of his experience as well as the careful way that he has been able to propagate change speak volumes about the leadership potential of this figure.
Alexandre da Silva Gluher is another notable figure who is being considered for the position. He has been responsible for risk assessment and is a chief officer in this area. One of the notable ways that he has influenced change can be seen in the way that the HSBC Holdings recent acquisition was addressed. He created a smooth transition and platform that has addressed a lot of the core requirements and issues in the industry. He is only fifty seven years old and has spent the greater part of his career with Bradesco.
Domingos Figueiredo Abreu is another candidate that has been with Bradesco since 1981. His steadfast development of the treasury as well as multiple aspects of the lending department have contributed greatly to the success of Bradesco Bank. It is evident that he has been a key figure because of his unique standards of operation as well as ability to make improvements throughout the infrastructure of the bank.
Find more about Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi: https://www.terra.com.br/economia/trabuco-assumira-presidencia-do-conselho-do-bradesco-banco-nomeara-novo-chefe-executivo-em-marco,9fb1d7fe927d7f26678a7543f82f02edw3u6oihm.html


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Stepping out of the smoky casita and into the loving arms of My Royal Consort with my eyes all aglow, we set off hand in hand to explore the Gun Smoke RV Park and all that it had to offer.
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Prickly Perfection
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Roll back twenty years to 1989; my first encounter with the prickly sea creature known as sea urchin. I still remember the trepidation I felt as my sister's boyfriend took it upon himself to order our sushi feed; tuna, salmon, mackerel, eel and uni. Uni? What is this uni? Does this come from the Ottawa Valley? I dare not think so! I still picture the sushi as it came to our table; there it was, an orange hued blob (the only way a fifteen year old could describe it!). The first taste surprised me; salty, slightly sweet and slimy. I also remember thinking that the flavour has a slightly funky aftertaste, one which I cannot describe in this story as I would not want to offend anyone! So, I pretty much gagged on my uni, spit it up and vowed to never, ever try this vile creature again!
Let's fast track to 2007; I was then somewhat of a grown up (I am sure that some will beg to differ!) and had just been hired as Executive Chef of The Five Fishermen restaurant in Halifax. My new position had me excited and I was pumped about working with local ingredients that I had never worked with before. Enter Nick Budreski, my seafood guru and pal, and his magical box filled with goodies. Oysters, bay scallops and sea urchin? 'You gotta be kidding me!' I told him; as sea urchin was still fresh on my palate. He explained to me that these had been harvested only hours earlier, by he and his two brothers, Matt & Mike. 'Come on', he said, 'just crack it open and try it'. As my staff looked on, I felt the need to be the leader that I was being paid to be. 'OK.' I grabbed my knife and a cloth and proceeded to crack open the prickly sucker. Once open, a bright orange roe spilled out of the shell along with many other goodies. The roe is the only edible part of this creature, and I scooped it out with my fingers. Once in my mouth I closed my eyes, swirled it around and got those old familiar tastes; salty, sweet, and yummy? That is right! What had I been missing all these years? This was awesome! I stuck my greedy fingers in for more and encountered more nirvana. As I continued to discover the urchin, I also tasted a familiar taste; rosewater. Rosewater you ask? Yup! I was now totally hooked. 'Budreski!' I shouted, 'I need more of these spiny suckers ASAP!' Needless to say, these bad boys have made their way onto my menus on many occasions over the years.
This past week I got thirty or so urchins for a tasting menu, which gave my staff a chance to learn about these lil' guys. When handling these urchins remember to use a cloth as their spikes can get into your hands and cause major pain! You can crack them open with a sharp knife on the top (the side without the beak). As I mentioned before, the roe is the only edible part, and any other "stuff" is not to be ingested. I would say that 99% of the time, sea urchin is served raw, and to me, that is the best way! I have served the roe on oysters, on top of a chowder & all by itself on a crostini.
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Leigh Power Sherry Says:
November 12th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Wow, you really have me inspired! I have never had the opportunity to try these unique creatures. I am making it my mission to stop by the Five Fisherman & give them a try. Are you still serving them??


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Please join us Friday, Jan 30, 2015 in celebration of him at TJ's Tavern from 5 to 7 PM. This date would have marked Frank and Terry's 33rd Wedding Anniversary.
Frank was born June 14, 1935 and passed away peacefully at his home in Willis, TX on Nov 29, 2014, at age 79, with his wife at his bed side. An honest and hard-working man, loving husband, a devoted father and grandfather, he is truly, truly missed. He lived his last six years with a stroke that took his left side and his dignity but today he is standing proud and fully restored, walking with Jesus.
A native of Beaumont, Frank moved here from Houston in 1976 where he acquired Leroy's BBQ and the Willis Meat Market, in 1982, along with his wife, they opened TJ's Tavern. TJ's Country and FABCO Auto Sales were two other ventures along the way. Prior to moving here, Frank worked as an insurance salesman until he got into the grocery business where he worked all over Beaumont, Galveston, Houston and Nassau Bay, starting from the bottom working his way up to managing his own stores. An ad in the newspaper brought him to Willis, 'he moved here to get away from the hectic big city lifestyle and bought the meat market because there was a swing on the front porch'. He had a great wit and sense of humor, loved to play pranks and joke around. He was a good man.
He was preceded in death by both parents, mother Adair Chaisson, father Frank J Bordonaro, son Gary Wayne Bordonaro (at age 14), and his son-in-law David Johnson. He is survived by his 'forever' loving wife Terry, daughters Angela Johnson, Joanna (Shelly) Martin and husband Michael, grandchildren Corey and Leah Johnson, Johnathan Smith and Estin and Dylan Martin. Frank also has an estranged daughter, Cheryl Jackson, and son Kevin Bordonaro along with four grandchildren, all in the Beaumont area, this estrangement ranked number two in his life sorrows, second only to the death of his 1st born son.
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The popularity of "didacta - die Bildungsmesse" extends well beyond Germany, so it makes perfect sense to describe it as a European education summit.
Every year, the event brings together everyone involved in providing education: early childhood teachers, schoolteachers, lecturers, political and administrative decision-makers, education researchers, and parents. It provides a platform for information, exchange and professional development.
Up to 110,000 visitors benefit from the didacta's three-part structure that comprises the exhibition, a further training programme, and a forum on education policy.
The exhibition brings together innovations and proven solutions for success in education. Around 850 companies and associations participate, providing visitors with information on practical products and educational concepts for lifelong learning.
The exhibition focuses on four levels of education: early childhood education, schools and universities, training and qualifications, and continuing education and consulting. They are marked out clearly so that visitors can quickly and easily find their way around the halls. The didacta also encourages visitors to explore fields outside their usual area of expertise. Overarching topics, like digital learning and learning outside school, are presented in separate exhibition areas.
With 2,000 presentations, seminars and workshops, the didacta is the biggest further training event for teachers.
The didacta is also a regular feature on the calendars of politicians involved in education at the municipal, state and national levels. In numerous presentations and discussions, they address the issues that directly affect those working in the field.


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In a comment on another topic, Jill Davidson points us to an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal. The link to the full article is below, but here are some excerpts:
Across the country, some schools and education professionals report a growing movement from private to public. Among the possible reasons: Private-school tuition has grown sharply, while some colleges are boosting the number of students they take from public schools. New studies have suggested that public-school students often tested as well or better than their private school peers. And increasingly, public schools are enriching their programs by holding the same kinds of fund-raisers often associated with private schools, such as auctions and capital campaigns.
The comments of a mother from Colarado will sound familiar to Nathanael Greene Parents (though Greene does have foreign language- French, Italian and Spanish)
She didn't know much about the public schools, and going private felt safer. "My kids had always gone to private school," she says. But when Mrs. Maloney spoke with the principal at the public school, she learned that it offered a similar curriculum to St. Mary's, including identical vocabulary and math programs. "I was blown away," she says. Plus, her kids could walk or ride their bikes to school. Now, four of her kids are there. Mrs. Maloney doesn't rule out a return; she misses perks like the foreign language program and the extra arts activities.
There seems to be a shift in college admissions in favor of public schools. The article says:
In our own sampling of 20 selective colleges, 11 had slightly higher percentages of enrolled freshmen from public schools in the class of 2010 compared with 2005. Five were down, and four were roughly flat. At Dartmouth College, the percentage of first-year students from public school grew to 66% this year, from 62% five years ago. Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg says that though the change is subtle, it reflects a growing applicant pool, as well as the school's efforts to reach more students who might not have thought of applying. "There's no point in spending all that money if your kid is going to be in the middle of the class," says Robert Shaw, a partner at IvySuccess, an educational consulting firm in Garden City, N.Y. He counsels students to consider switching if they aren't in the top 10%.
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Varietal: Caturra and Tabi
Altitude: 1890-2100 masl
Process: Washed and Parabolic Dried
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La Virgen is a farm with altitudes from 1890 - 2100 masl in Concordia in Antioquia. The altitudes and growing conditions makes it pretty unique. It's about 34 hectares planted with coffee of different varieties.
Lot 25 is a mix of Caturra and Tabi from the higher altitudes. It's a fully washed coffee. The coffees are picked and sorted before they are pulped and dry fermented for 24 hours with intermediate rinse in clean water. It's dried on raised beds under shade for 22 days.
The farm is owned by Jamie Ariza, but the management, process and product development is through Juan Saldarriaga, that is a friend and a farmer that owns other farms we buy from. Juan is also here planting different cultivars like unusual Castillos, Caturras and Tabi's to Bourbon, Geisha and SL28's among others. So far it's about figuring out how they all perform in the environment, and then increase production over time. Since our importers started to cooperate they have built different concepts of drying facilities, changed the processing and farm management. The coffees from La Virgen are normally pulped and fermented on the farm, but then dried at Juans La Claudina farm where the environment and infrastructure for drying is better. He is drying a lot of our washed coffees under shade, and the naturals in a specially designed mechanical «cold dryer».


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Pranab Mukherjee at RSS HQ
Former President gives RSS legitimacy
Images speak louder than words
By Ram Puniyani
Dialogue is a core part of the democratic process. The question thus is: can there be dialogue between two opposing ideologies the one of Indian nationalism and the other of Hindu nationalism?
We witnessed a strange spectacle when former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, a lifelong Congressman, arrived at the Nagpur headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , the apex organization promoting narrow, divisive, exclusive Hindu nationalism.
The decision of the former President to speak from the RSS platform was strongly opposed by large sections of Congress leaders and many others, on the ground that regardless of what sentiments he spouted the advantage would remain with the RSS.
And that for the RSS it was only about gaining legitimacy from the visit.
Gandhi who was one such visitor received by the RSS in 1947 was killed by its ideology of hate. "All their (RSS) leaders' speeches were full of communal poison. As a final result the poisonous atmosphere was created in which such a ghastly tragedy (Gandhi's murder) became possible. RSS men expressed their joy and distributed sweets after Gandhi's death." (Sardar Patel's letter).
So what happened in Nagpur during Pranab Mukherjee's visit on June 7, 2018? To begin with Mukherjee visited RSS founder K B Hedgewar's birthplace and wrote, "Today I came here to pay my respects and homage to a great son of Mother India KB Hedgewar ji." Hedgewar guided by his Hindu nationalism called Muslims 'yavana snakes'. Hedgewar-RSS also kept aloof from the freedom movement, which gave us Independence and later the Indian Constitution.
Mukherjee, did not speak of the Muslims and minorities directly but did talk of pluralism and the inclusive nature of the Indian Constitution, India being a meeting ground of different people, "It is our composite culture which makes us into a nation. India's nationhood is not one language, one religion, one entity." He advised the RSS swayamsevaks, "You are young, disciplined, well trained and athletic. Please wish for peace, harmony and happiness. Our motherland is asking for that, our motherland deserves that". And "any attempt at defining our nationhood in terms of dogmas and identities of religion, region, hatred and intolerance will only lead to dilution of our national identity."
The highlight of his speech was his recalling Surendranath Banerjee for his phrase "Nation in the making" as this phrase aptly defined the emergence of Indian nationalism during the freedom movement, in contrast to the RSS assertion that India is a Hindu nation from times immemorial.
Mukherjee recalled the values of Gandhi and Nehru in trying to understand India's past and Sardar Patel's contribution in merging the princely states into India.
Mukherjee toed the line of Indian culture as a synthesis of different streams, "It is our composite culture which makes us into a nation. India's nationhood is not one language, one religion, one entity."
And more significantly he pointed out that secularism and pluralism are the soul of India which is constituted by "Perennial Universalism of 1.3 billion people who use more than 122 languages and 1600 dialects, practice seven major religions and belong to three major ethnic groups, who live under one system, one flag and one identity of being Bharatiya."
The present scenario created due to RSS Hindu nationalism, where hate has been created around emotive issues like Ram Temple, Cow-beef, love jihad needed to be underlined. The direct connection of the present atmosphere of narrowness and intolerance needed to be drawn out. He did not mention the important fact that the current intimidating, sectarian atmosphere which is building up in the country is due to the Hindu nationalist agenda. While he spoke of pluralism and diversity, he failed to mention the political fallout of the RSS agenda that does not respect other opinion.
The contrast between the agenda of two nationalisms, Hindu nationalism and Indian nationalism was not even touched on.
But now after the speech it is more than likely that the RSS will use the speech to create legitimacy for itself. It will be taken as recognition of the RSS as a legitimate organisation, for building the Ram temple after demolishing the Babri mosque, for justifying the issue of cow-beef as 'nation building.'
Surely, despite a good articulation of Indian nationalism by the ex-President, the likely outcome of the visit has been well described by his daughter, who said, the speech will be forgotten and pictures will remain.
The photographs will be circulated with different content, giving legitimacy to the divisive agenda of RSS.
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The PDAS Community is an area where districts all across the state can upload templates to share with others.
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In a recent survey by Raddon Financial Group, businesses that were asked which factors they would weigh if they were to consider switching financial institutions cited pricing, service and convenience as the top three.
In pricing, more than 84% of respondents said competitive fees on business products and services were the chief factor. More than 14% of small businesses surveyed said they had switched financial providers in the last two years because of subpar service and issues with fees.
Clearly, these businesspeople feel strongly about bank fees. Here are ways banks can avoid losing these people's business.
Offer "free business checking." Business checking is not subject to the truth-in-savings restrictions on the use of the term "free," so banks can still set a monthly limits on the number of items before a usage fee is imposed, even under the "free business checking" structure.
The number of free items offered varies widely — from as low as 200 to 500 a month. Assess your business checking account customer activity to determine the appropriate maximum.
Offer product bundling or package accounts. Raddon found that 14% of small businesses overall use a business services package account, but this increases to 31% for businesses with sales of $2 million to $10 million.
Small businesses have made cost cutting a high priority with the economy struggling, and banks looking to retain them should offer them better deals depending on the relationship it has with the bank.
Allow small businesses to pay for business services through personal account balances. Over a fifth (22%) of small businesses said that the fact that they had personal accounts at an institution was the reason they selected it for their business banking. Moreover, a majority of small businesses Raddon surveyed (51%) said they had the same primary financial institution for business and personal financial relationships.
Bundle remote deposit capture into the pricing of business services. Many banks charge business customers for the equipment, such as scanners. Instead, bundle it into the pricing for the relationship to become more price-competitive.
For the business customer, it will be more costly to leave or switch banks, because they will most likely be required to pay for the remote deposit capture equipment at their next financial institution.
Channel price, especially for small businesses. Allow business customers to offset their account costs through the use of multiple delivery channels.
It is important to remember that small-business customers behave much more like a high-end consumer relationship, albeit with more transactional activity.
For instance, six in 10 small businesses use online banking, and almost five in 10 use online bill pay. Mobile banking is also a growing channel for businesses. If delivery channel pricing is appropriate for the consumer market, then it is also appropriate for the small-business market.
Offer referral bonuses. Raddon's research indicates that 38% of small businesses learned of their primary financial institution from another small-business owner.
Roughly 20-25% of banks' small-business customers change institutions every two to three years, so it behooves banks to encourage referrals and to offer referral rewards. In some cases, technology is holding financial institutions back from offering some or all of these strategies. Having a strong core foundation can make implementing them easy.
During these difficult economic times, banks across the United States have the opportunity to look at their underlying foundation and decide how prepared they are to thrive once the economy turns around. Now is the time to determine if your core platform is capable of meeting your goals in this new world we live in.
In addition to these suggested strategies, it is critical to remember that small businesses have been especially hard hit in this economy by the across-the-board changes that larger banks have instituted to minimize their own risk, especially in regard to credit. Many healthy small businesses have had their credit lines cut even though there is no real change in risk for that business.
At the same time, however, banks do not need to focus solely on credit. A high percentage of small businesses will never borrow money, choosing instead to self-fund, so banks would be wise to make sure pricing and product structures are not tied only to credit.


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There are a host of family activities happening in the region this weekend and we've got our favorites below. Can't find what you're looking for? There's even more family fun in our CALENDARS.
TOP 10 BFF FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT PICKS for the weekend
Celebrate Stephentown (Stephentown, NY)
All Weekend
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Friday, Aug. 11
Free Fun Friday — Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield)
All Day
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Animals in August (Stockbridge)
@ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Creepy, Crawly, Buggy Storytime (Cheshire)
@ 10:30 am – 11:30 pm
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Builders Club (Stockbridge)
@ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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Five Thirty Fridays (Great Barrington)
@5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Kindergarten Night (Pittsfield)
@ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Free Movie at Clapp Park (Pittsfield)
@ 8:30 pm
A free summer movie series at Pittsfield's Clapp Park courtesy of the Pittsfield Park's an… READ MORE
Saturday, Aug. 12
Greek Fest (Pittsfield)
Saturday and Sunday, All Day
Get a taste of Greece without the price of travel at the annual Greek Fest… READ MORE
Drop-in Nature Discovery (Williamstown)
@ 9:00 am
Stop by Sheep Hill Saturday morning for informal nature fun around the pond and meadow… READ MORE
David Grover and Grover's Gang (Great Barrington)
@10:00 am
A weekly Saturday morning concert series for kids and families running Saturdays in July and… READ MORE
Family Field Day (Pittsfield)
@11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Participate in classic field day competitions — water balloon toss, don't drop the egg, potator… READ MORE
Nutshell Playhouse 'Top Bananas' (Adams)
@ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
A fantasy filled performance of visual and musical delights, featuring a puppet that morphs, a… READ MORE
Butterfly Walk (Williamstown)
@1:30 pm
Join local naturalists Pamela Weatherbee and Leslie Reed-Evans at the Spruces in Williamstown to learn abou.… READ MORE
Sunday, Aug. 20
Back-to-School Kickoff (Lee)
@1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Lee Premium Outlets invites all area families to celebrate upcoming summer weekends this August with… READ MORE
Elizabeth Freeman Day (Sheffield)
@1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Slavery began to crumble in Massachusetts when Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman successfully sued for her freedom…… READ MORE
Cummington Fair (Cummington)
Aug. 25-27 ALL WEEKEND
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Brewers sign infielder Eric Sogard to 1-year contract
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have signed infielder Eric Sogard to a one-year contract. He was eligible to become a free agent after the World Series.
General manager David Stearns said Thursday that Sogard provides a "veteran presence" and is someone who can play several positions and get on base often.
The 31-year-old batted .273 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 94 games during his first season with Milwaukee in 2017. He missed all of 2016 with a left knee injury.
Sogard made 60 starts at four positions -- second base, shortstop, third base and left field. He previously spent six seasons with the Oakland Athletics, from 2010-15.


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After weeks of fielding complaints from commuters and city councils, Metra says it is postponing an ambitious construction project until spring and its Union Pacific North Line trains will resume their normal schedule this weekend.
"We appreciate your feedback, have listened to your comments and firmly believe that the quality of service and ease of travel to our passengers is paramount and thus are going back to the schedule that best fit the needs of our passengers," Metra board chairwoman Carole R. Doris said in an alert to commuters this morning.
Metra had been juggling train schedules as it began a project to replace 22 bridges on a line that carries the third-highest ridership in its system.


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Raonic Defeats Federer at BNP Paribas Masters
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Rosario Dawson Was Raped And Molested As A Child
Actress Rosario Dawson has gone public with her own experience of sexual assault, revealing she was a victim of child rape and molestation.
The Sin City star has been a big supporter of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements calling for an end to inappropriate behavior in Hollywood and other industries,and now she has explained why the campaigns have been so personal for her.
"I was raped and molested as a child, so for me, the world was like that since I was a child," she shared on the Morado Lens podcast.
Rosario did not identify her abuser, but suggested it was a relative.
"So when I saw it (sexual misconduct) in the workplace, it wasn't foreign to me," she continued. "It was like, well, that even happens within the family. It happens with people that are supposed to take care of you when you're a child."
Despite the trauma of her past, Rosario has refused to let her abusive childhood affect her bright outlook on life, and she credits the heartbreaking death of her 26-year-old cousin, Vaneza Ines Vasquez, last year with inspiring her to make every day count.
"When Vaneza died, it was like, oh my god, regardless of how well I've spent these years, I've already got 12 more years of life than Vaneza will ever have," the 38-year-old said. "And I think what it really did was give me back my gratitude."
"Whenever my moment comes, I wanna know that it's been a good life," she added. "I don't wanna be marinated in the upset – because I have a lot of trauma and sadness to dwell on if I want to – but there's so much beauty and so many things to be grateful for. And I don't want to waste my time not being dedicated to that."
Rosario found her cousin, who worked for her, unresponsive in her Los Angeles home in May. She is thought to have died of natural causes.
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Job Search Hacks: Cheat Codes for Introverts
If you're an Introvert like me (INTJ… don't be scared), then you've probably tried a lot of different Job Search tactics to find the most effective, and maybe the most comfortable, methods. Inefficiency is the root of all evil to someone like me, especially when you're looking for a new job so you can get PAID. And face-to-face networking (especially in large crowds) makes my skin crawl! One way to run an efficient Job Search, without leaving my comfort zone is by Automating your Job Search.
A critical part of any job search strategy is making sure you know when a company you're interested in is looking for someone with your skills. There are a lot of services out there that claim they'll do this for you but my favorite, and proven efficient, methods are Google Alerts and IFTTT Recipies (If This Then That for those of you living under a rock).
Google Alerts provides a great tool for you, the Job Seeker to "Do It Yourself", and automate your Job Hunt by getting notified of open positions, even when you're sleeping. With Google Alerts you can create an alert and have the results delivered to you whenever new results are found. I repeat, whenever there are NEW results. Have them sent to your email, or RSS Reader, and access them anytime you want on your PC, Tablet, or Smart Phone. Tip: You should probably have a Google account before trying this… it will be a valuable asset in your overall job search strategy. Now open a browser and navigate to www.google.com/alerts . Or go to google.com and sign in, select "more" from the top navigation bar, select "even more" from the drop-down list, scroll down and select "alerts".
1. First, you'll need to provide your Search query. Don't worry, you don't need to run out and become an expert in Boolean Strings. Just need to type in these three simple things:
a. The "site:" command including the domain of your target company. The "site:" command tells the search engine to focus on ONE domain. For this exercise we'll use Thomson Reuters. So the first thing you'll type (without the quotes) is "site:thomsonreuters.com".
b. The type of role you're looking for (in quotes). For instance if you're a PM then type in "project manager" with the quotes.
c. Adding a geographical location such as a state abbreviation will help to deliver more specific results. No need to use quotes with single words, only phrases.
d. At this point, your Search query should look like this: site:thomsonreuters.com "project manager" mn
2. Second, choose what type of results, the frequency of results (I prefer "as-it-happens"), how many results, and where the results are delivered. Pay close attention to the last part – this is where you tell Google to send the results to your email address, or create an RSS Feed. If you choose RSS, you'll have to copy/paste the RSS Feed code into an RSS Reader like Outlook, Google Reader, or any other Reader you want to use. If you don't want to mess-around with that, then just have the results sent to your email address.
3. Hit "Create Alert" and Voila, you'll be notified anytime Thomson Reuters posts a position for a Project Manager at their Eagan, MN location.
For this exercise we focused on a specific company that might appear on a Job Seekers Target Company List. However, you can do this for ANY site, including many job boards like Indeed, Monster, and Careerbuilder. More advanced users can even get results from more than one site at a time, but I recommend creating an alert for each employer you're targeting in your Job Search Strategy.
The second one is easy… IFTTT has dozens of pre-built "recipes" that can alert you anytime a job, matching your description, is posted on a multitude of sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Or you can create your own recipe using any of their channels. You'll need a profile on the channel you choose but it's smooth sailing from there, AND you can use the IFTTT App on your mobile phone to receive and manage alerts.
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The Women Writes Movement is an online community to inspire and empower women from around the world to find their voice through writing and to share their journeys, their stories, their ideas, their struggles and their successes that will inspire and empower others.
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- it's not good enough to share
- you're not sure of what steps to take
- you've got these great ideas but they don't sound that way on paper
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- like you need to write but can't keep going
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I have written most of my life. I wrote my first novel at the age of 9. It eventually ended up in the garbage can as I was too embarrassed that someone might actually read it. Today, I wish I had it as I would love to know exactly what I wrote. Unfortunately, I don't but it did start my life long love of writing.
You'd think from that early start I might have jumped on the writing wagon and started doing something with my writing at a young age. But I didn't. I wrote off and on for years but never really got the nerve to share it.
I did not grow up in an environment – at home or in the community – where I was encouraged to write. To read was an absolute must, but to write… not at all.
And of course, I believed that my writing wasn't good enough. That didn't stop me from writing but it did stop me from sharing my writing. In the late 90's, the compelling power to write was nudging me constantly, so I finally joined a writing group. Whew was that hard. Then I joined a critique group. They were two of the best things I ever did. From there I finally got the nerve to spread my wings and write more stories and do something with them.
The sad truth though was that I had to get over myself. The fear, the doubts, the judgement I was sure would come, held me back. I did send out a few queries to publishers but of course got a 'sorry, not interested'. And they were right. Not that my stories were bad but the letters I was sending were very boring. I didn't know how to grab their attention or let them know how interesting my story was.
2008 was the year that changed my life. It was the year from hell, everything went wrong that could go wrong. And I lost two people in a very short period of time and almost a third.
Once I got through the year though, I looked back at it and realized that I was not going forth anymore with wishing and wanting. The two people I lost that year, left this world with regrets and I promised I wouldn't do that.
It inspired me to take action.
I now have over 20 books written – fiction and nonfiction. Only four are published with the fifth coming out soon. The other ones I consider my practice sessions. Someday I hope to get back to several of them and edit them so that they are good stories. I used to believe that when I wrote a story, it had to be great as soon as I had written it or it was crap. Little did I know that was not true. It's in the rewrites that the magic happens.
So I know what it's like to want to write… to want to do something with your writing… but feeling it's not good enough… and to finally getting to that place of taking those steps… And I want that for you.
Through my whole journey I always felt I had to do it on my own. It was not fun and I had to work hard to figure out everything.
I don't want that for you.
The Women Writes Movement is a place for you to find the tools and resources you need, along with the support to get you on your writing journey and keep you going.
The Women Writes Movement
really came about because of interviews I had done with women over the age of 70, who stepped outside the norm for their day. They did what most women weren't – getting educated or getting a job. It was while I was doing this, that I started reading about the Women's Rights Movement (also known as the suffragette movement – not really a nice name for what was a powerful endeavor).
It really inspired me because there are a lot of women who step up and find their dream and there are a lot of women who don't but the truth is all struggle with believing they are good enough. So I created the Women Writes Movement to provide a hub for women to share their stories, their journeys, their love of writing, their successes and their struggles because we are all truly in this together.
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Education Secretary Calls for Print Textbooks to Become Obsolete
As we briefly discussed in our comparison of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire last month, the world of textbook publication is undergoing a dramatic change with the rise of eReaders. But now, the progression from textbook to eBook may be accelerating quite a bit after Education Secretary Arne Duncan's pledge to do away with printed textbooks in the coming years in favor of digital editions.
"Over the next few years, textbooks should be obsolete," said Duncan in an interview with the Associated Press earlier this week. "The world is changing. This has to be where we go as a country."
The move comes not only as a response to growing use of tablets as a method of studying, but also as a means of staying competitive in the global education arena. South Korea, for example, is well-noted for it's consistency in outperforming the U.S. in test scores, and has already pledged to only use digital versions of textbooks by the year 2015.
In addition to being more environmentally friendly, eBooks have the advantage of total immersion and interactivity. Coupled with online education, eBooks can incorporate built-in excercises and coursework, as well as providing video representations of hard to understand concepts that would greatly assist audio/visual learners when studying.
While this announcement is geared towards those in the K-12 education system, the shift in attitude towards how students learn is already having repercussions on those in the collegiate level. Earlier this year, Forbes reported that use of eBooks in college can be 60% cheaper than their print counterparts. With college students paying upwards of $1000 a year on textbooks alone, it has sparked a debate on whether college students should now be required to purchase eReaders. In doing so, professors could then begin tailoring their courses to better utilize this interactivity, and possibly incorporate more online elements that could be easily accessed by simply clicking on a link embedded within the text.
Additionally, as we discussed yesterday, the current lecture format for higher education has been often chided as being an ineffective model for teaching. By utilizing these eBooks in tandem with online coursework, a student could have audial and visual demonstrations of a concept without any work from a teacher at all, leaving class time free for discussion of concepts rather than instruction.
Opponents of eBooks, however, believe that the requirement of eBooks would put a strain on smaller universities and community colleges due to the initial cost of an eReader, and the amount of network bandwidth that would be required to have every student at an institution ostensibly online at once during school hours. While most colleges and universities do offer WiFi already, the prospect of such a heavy load could require much more expensive internet service than they can currently afford.
Regardless, the move towards a fully-digital learning experience is clearly in the works. So what are your thoughts? Should we continue using outdated technology in the face of funding concerns in adopting eBooks, or should concerns like these be treated simply as bumps in the road towards more engaging and accessible learning?


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The say that hair makes the man, or woman, it is one of the first impressions others have of you. We strive to keep our hair looking its best, and healthy. Pollution, sun, perms, dies, and even the shampoo and water we wash it with, play havoc on our hair health. Healthy hair just looks nicer.
Blow drying can really dry out your hair, making it look damaged and unhealthy. Most important, leave the high heat setting for shrinking plastic on your windows in the winter. The low or medium setting is sufficient to dry and style. Keep the dryer a good 6 to 8 inches away from your hair to avoid over drying frizzes.
Long hair should be trimmed every 6 to 8 weeks to prevent split ends and keep it healthy. Make sure to condition every other day, paying special attention to the ends. The ends of longer hair tend to need extra conditioner to keep it from drying out.
Hair is weaker when wet, another thing to keep in mind is to not comb or brush too much while it is wet. Every hair type, dry, oily, straight or curly, there are healthy hair care products to keep them all looking great.
Styling using a flat iron or curling iron also creates damage, and can potentially burn your hair. Use caution to not over heat. Burnt hair smells bad and it does not look healthy at all.
Too many harsh products damage hair. Avoid using them, but if you must spray for the style to stay, use sparingly and always read the ingredients. Try to avoid petrochemicals, pthalates, ureas, sulfates, parabens, and Ethanol alcohol. All of these will damage healthy hair.
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Julia Jackson, of Jackson Family Wines, has taken her place in the business as part of the second generation of the Jackson-Kendall Wineries which were founded by her father and mother, Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke. In her role as part of the international sales team, Julia has proven her strong work ethic in marketing her family's wines to a current generation.Jackson was born in 1988 in San Francisco, California but spent her childhood and youth living, and working, among the wineries owned by her parents. It was at her father's knee that she grew to understand the importance of hard work and to appreciate the effort that goes into becoming a success.It was during these years that Julia became friends with the daughter of a French winemaker working at one of the wineries. Through this friendship, she traveled to Bordeaux, France. Working in the vineyards, she quickly learned all she could of the culture and her adopted country's winemaking methods.
Jackson earned a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Scripps College, one of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California.A powerhouse in her own right, Julia works with a non-profit she and her sister, Katherine, set up in honor of their mother, a successful businesswoman. Seeds of Empowerment bestows grants to women they feel have risen above personal set-backs to seek out and help other women do the same.The Copain Winery was founded in 1999. Seated above the Russian River Valley, it produces primarily Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. The grapes are obtained from sustainable vineyards in Monterey and Mendocino Counties, as well as the Anderson Valley. Using French methods, and California grapes, Copain Winery makes three collections: Tous Ensemble wines, the Les Voisins wines and designate wines from a single vineyard.


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Tottenham striker Harry Kane on Tuesday dismissed speculation of a move to Manchester United following his breakout season, as Spurs readied for a friendly in Kuala Lumpur against a Malaysian select squad.
Kane has been Spurs' standout performer this season, scoring 21 league goals to help the club to a fifth-place finish in the English Premier League, and made it clear he would like to stay.
"Spurs are a big club and I have a bright future here. I hope to continue scoring goals and doing well with the club," Kane told reporters.
The striker, who has drawn comparisons to club legend Jurgen Klinsmann because of his high work rate, intelligent play and clinical finishing, gave credit for Tottenham's improved fortunes to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
"He is a good manager who is always willing to assist and I can't speak highly enough of him," he said.
"Right now I'm really excited to play the Malaysian team and we are expecting a tough game. But like every match, we will play to win and hope the turnout from the fans will be great."
Pochettino, meanwhile, said he was setting the club's sights even higher.
"We are an ambitious club and expectations are high. The vision of Tottenham Hotspur is to always challenge for a top-four spot, and we will need to fight for that next season," said the Argentinian.
"We have a lot of talented players and will try to bring more through the academy."
Spurs play the Malaysian side Wednesday, three days before facing off against Sydney FC in another friendly match in Sydney.
It is Tottenham's first visit to Malaysia since 1979.
Besides Kane, Tottenham has brought stalwarts including Hugo Lloris, Christian Eriksen, Nacer Chadli and Erik Lamela.


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I am sure, since I have been completely unable to restrain my excitement on all social media channels, that most of you will have already seen the small range of knitted accessories that we've made with Lockies. Snoods! Now, I have come to realise the "correct" application of the word snood is a matter for… Read More
The Buachaille song by Felicity Ford
At the end of last September, I travelled to Shetland for Wool Week. I'd spent several previous months exploring a new-to-me world of yarn development, and the result – Buachaille – was about to be launched with the Seven Skeins Club. At home, so many boxes of yarn had arrived that the bathroom floor had… Read More
behind the scenes . . .
A couple of days ago, we announced the Seven Skeins Club – a venture we've been planning for many months, and which we hope will allow everyone who wants to to sample our lovely new Scottish wool. (If you are interested, you can read more about what the club involves here.) People have been writing… Read More
highland coo – dyed!
I had some knowledge of most of the manufacturing processes that making my yarn involved, but the process I probably knew least about was dyeing. Like most designers, I love colour, and I am very picky about the shades I use being just right. I had a very clear idea in my head about what… Read More
Seven Scottish Shades
Its time to tell you about my yarn colours! I've created seven new shades for Buachaille, and all have been inspired by different aspects of the landscape in which I live and love to walk: its flora, its fauna, and of course its weather. Here's what inspired Buchaille's seven Scottish shades! 1. Highland Coo These… Read More
meet the man who helped me make my yarn
Thankyou for your comments on the last post. When I settled on this new venture, I felt it was important to be able to show you some of the usually hidden processes behind yarn production, so I'm glad you are finding it interesting! I thought you might also like to know a little bit more… Read More
A busy week
It has been an incredibly busy week here! As you might imagine, the imminent arrival of Buachaille means we have a lot to do, and I am hard at work creating a small collection of designs to accompany the yarn's release (only a few weeks to go!) Then my friend and colleague, Jen, came to… Read More
a handmade wedding
Thankyou, all of you, for your lovely comments and congratulations! I thought you might appreciate hearing a little more about the handmade elements of our wedding. A few years ago, Tom decided to have a kilt made. His surname is Barr, and the tartan of that name is also associated with a popular Scottish soft-drinks… Read More
at Scottesque
Hello! Hope you have had a nice weekend! On Saturday Mel and I took a wee trip to Aberdeen, to visit Scottesque. You may remember that I've mentioned Scottesque before (in connection with the midi kilt with which I styled my Buchanan yoke). I absolutely love my midi-kilt – I think its handkerchief paneling and… Read More
a treasured gift
What's this? A handknitted hoose? With flowers in the garden . . . . . . and a wee gate . . . . . leading to a horse-shoe adorned front door . . . . . . there are flowers in the windows too . . . . . . shrubs round the side… Read More
(image courtesy Shetland Museum and Archives) I am a great fan of haps (which form the focus of one of my long-term projects) and I'm very happ-y indeed to see increasing interest in these simple and timeless shawls: Gudrun has a wonderful Craftsy class on haps, and has been running a knit-along for her full… Read More
in which I discover Scottish Madras
The other day Brenda, my lovely neighbour, appeared with a piece of paper in her hand, a gift for me. When I unfolded it, the piece of paper turned out to be a rather interesting and very beautiful hand-painted floral design, which I could immediately tell was some sort of pattern repeat. But what sort… Read More


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The autobiography of Burling D. Prince spans from the late 1800s to the 1960. Starting before cars were on the road, he goes from the days of horse and buggy to automobile mishaps during prohibition. Whether it's fishing for scotch, climbing out a window or setting off fireworks, humor lines the pages of these "Pleasant Rememberings."
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The community continues to offer up so may excellent suggestions for new features and ways to improve the program that we wanted to start this thread to compile them into one place and easily keep track of them.
Please note that a wishlist feature being on the list does not mean it is being worked on, or that we even agree it is a good idea. We do carefully consider all suggestions, though!
Implemented features will be removed from the list.
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The Preset library, Noise generators and the 2D motion tracking that you guys said will be in HitFilm shortly after release.
Media Import
• More 3d import formats. For importing camera and point data from 3d software.
Can you explain further? You can already set these up using forces (wind) and offsetting the center of mass (turbulence) - what did you have in mind?
Build-in turbulence & wind effects for particles
Possibility, to interact layers with particlesSome explanation of the type of interaction you are after would be helpful; the deflectors basically serve this function already, unless you are thinking of something different?
Add a Curves tool. (+10 votes 8-)This is already on the list.
Textbox will fit while typing (like AE does)Can you explain this please?
Shortcuts for the most important properties (position, rotation, opactiy). If pressed, only the corresponding property-line will be displayed.A number of keyboard shortcuts are already listed (under Controls), if you have some other specifics in mind I can add them to the list.
Tools to offset the position of selected layers as a sequence (e.g. +/- [value] frames, so each layer will be [value] frames placed behing the previous one).I need some explanation of this one. You can drag the position of any layer; what would be the point of the tool you are wanting?
Possibility to set the absolute start frame of a layer (e.g. context-menu or a new layer-time-edit-field?)Again, you can drag a layer to start at any frame you want; can you explain what you want different?
New column to enable/disable all effects of the corresponding layer(s)[/list]This is already listed.
newX = 0;
for each layer in selection do
layer.x = newX++;
The existing masks allow you to control the path with handles, in order to create curved shapes and so forth. Did you have a different type of paths in mind?
This is from another thread I started, so i just copied in here, to make sure it gets on the wishlist:
I have an idea for adding some functionality to HitFilm. Add a TAB named Community or something, between the Export and Help TAB, and that Community TAB would change to RED color or get a banner on it that said New PM or Reply or UPDATE, whenever one of your threads got a reply or whenever you got a PM.
This way you could keep working in HitFilm, and still see when something relevant for you happened on the forums or someone sent you a PM.
Especially, since I feel there is such a strong link between the forums and Hitlink. I would be lost without the forums, since this SW is so new to me.
I think that would be a cool feature, what do you think?
Build-in turbulence & wind effects for particles
Yes, you're right - i could do it myself, but a native effect will be more realistic. A turbulence will alter the direction, in which a particle will be emitted, randomly. You can set, how 'depth' this effect should be, i.e. how many other, new particles will follow this direction before a new one will be generated. You don't need to do any keframes here, all properties can be set, e.g. position, acceleration, ... I've saw many tutorials from Andew Kramer, who's using trapcode particular. This plugin has that turbulence field, and it seems to be very cool to have thuch native effect, too...cause the particle simulator in HitFilm is so awesome - right now. The wind effect could be compared with the corresponding particle effect in Cinema 4D (do you own a copy)?
How do I drag a layer exactly to specific frame (e.g. 2 frames to the right)?Move the playhead 2 frames right of the start of the clip, and drag, the layer start will snap to the playhead position. Or, type in a specific timecode at the top left of the timeline, to position the playhead there, then drag the layer to that position.
Introduce 'Tweeners' on the timeline:-
In the space between keyframes, have the ability to edit the way the frames inbetween keyframes are handled ie:-
Linear - Pretty much how it works now i think,
Square waveform (great for regular flashing effects like light etc),
Sine waveform (great for lighing effects which have to slowly brighten & slowly decay),
Triangle Waveform (bit like the Sine wave but a little more linear),
User Defined (Great for adjusting one of the said preset types but with the ability to adjust the waveform with splines to get it just right shape you need).
I would like to recommend different kinds of lights (EX: Point, Ambient, Spotlight, etc.)
And I know that we can make the cone radius 180*, but it would be easier to have more light types.
PScamm- if you right-click on any keyframe, you can control the interpolation method it uses. Linear will create a straight line from one to the next, Smooth will ease in and out, giving more of a sine shape. Smooth In and Smooth Out combine the two, so you get a sine-type shape on one side of the keyframe, but stay linear on the other. I understand that you describe some other stuff as well, which I have added to the list, but thought I'd mention this in case you weren't familiar with it.
Changing the Speed in the Lifetime control will have this exact effect. Even if you have already built a gradient in the Lifetime for speed, bumping the entire gradient up or down will increase or decrease the overall speed accordingly.
Global Speed parameter for the Particle Simulator
You've created a complex effect by keyframing a lot of parameters like speed, accelaration, force and so on. Let's also say, you've more than one emitter created to this simulator. After rendering, you'll notice, that the overall speed of the animation is to fast. What can you do? You had to re-keyframe every single parameter to fit your needs.
Another side effect is the possibility to freeze the animation (matrix effect) if you set the value to 0%. If you could animate this parameter, you can do a lot of nice tricks with itThis I totally agree with. For doing time-freeze type effects, a wasy to globally stop the effect would be great. Added!
I don't know if anyone has mention this but it would be nice if the Point layer would be also control from the main screen via graphical point that also shows previous points with a history of the trajectory path, like for example the LIFE module in particle effect section shows a phantom/history (doted lines) of the changes of other settings.This sounds like the Paths/Splines that were already suggested.
This will show me the path of all point in the layer at the same time, like the masking points,maybe also tweak them from there?
Nope, I don't think you are missing anything. If you want the flashes randomized, use the Randomizer. If you want exact control over when they appear, you can keyframe it. I can see a fixed-interval control being handy. If the square-waveform interpolation that was suggested earlier is ever implemented, it would handle this nicely.
The 'Rate of Fire' control in the muzzle flash generator is too random. From how I understand it, I would use that for making machine gun muzzle flashes right? The thing is though, it's so random in the way the flashes appear that I can't really predict what the final effect will look like.
I know in real life muzzle flashes don't appear in every shot, but this isn't real life. So if I could control how random I want the flashes to be that would be great. I find myself keyframing a lot when it comes to machine gun fire; so a way to just set how often I want them without the generator randomize it would be great.
Of course, if I'm missing something here than let me know!


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Whether you're starting out in an entry-level position or you are the CEO, you have things that you want to accomplish, and you want your voice to be heard.
Perhaps you've been researching your field and realize that in order to keep up with your competition, major changes need to be made. Or maybe a person in authority doesn't like you and actively tries to shoot down or dismiss your ideas.
How do you make yourself heard when circumstances or other people seem to be holding you back? Everyone wants to have influence at work, but it seems some people have it by default and others have no influence at all.
Here are six things anyone can do, regardless of position, to increase their influence:
Make Allies
One of the easiest ways to have influence in the workplace without a title is to make allies. This is something anyone can succeed in. People want to. No one wakes up hoping to make more enemies. Make as many allies as you can.
Realize That Not Everyone Is Going to Like You
That's ok. If, in spite of your best efforts to be genuine and kind, a coworker or colleague is still oppositional, leave it at that. Continue to be kind, but don't pursue that person as an ally. If 80% of your results come from 20% of your activity, it's best to spend the bulk of your time investing in people with whom you know you will get results.
Be Intentional
I like to refer to this aspect as GNC. Same initials as the supplement store, but for me it stands for Goals, Needs, and Concerns. Know your allies' goals, needs and concerns. Ask questions with sincerity – where do they see their career taking them in the future? What improvements would they make if they ran their department or the company? Ask about their kids, their weekends, ask for their advice. You may not be able to take care of their needs for them, but you can still show you are listening. There are lots of little ways to show you care. Spend your break picking up their favorite beverage if they've had a hard morning, or bring in a balloon on their child's birthday. Talk them up when their boss is in the room. You don't have to act on every piece of information that you're given, but being an ally isn't a one-way street. It requires building and maintaining trust.
Be Nice
To everyone. Your allies. The people who refuse to become your allies. Your bosses. Your team. The people you manage. All of them! You can be the guy who brings in donuts on Friday or the gal who always remembers someone's favorite coffee. It's hard, but smile and greet people by name in the morning, and say goodbye on your way out at night. Make eye contact, help out the receptionists, give sincere compliments.
Zip It
The fastest way to destroy all the work you've done is by gossiping. If someone confides in you regarding their struggles – at work or at home – it is always best to keep it to yourself. Unless someone is threatening to harm herself or others, you should consider yourself sworn to secrecy. Trust is built slowly and destroyed in an instant. Don't sabotage your own success by sharing information that isn't yours.
Have Character
This is another area where you can destroy all the work you've done. Slipping in late, sneaking out early, stealing clients, wasting company time – these are all things that your allies will see. And if they observe this behavior, you will be viewed as less trustworthy. Not all negative situations can be avoided. Everyone's been late due to an accident on the freeway at some point. I'm not saying you have to be perfect, just that you need to strive to be a person of character.
As you build trust with your allies, your influence will grow. As your influence grows, your voice will be heard and you will be well on your way to reaching your goals.
What's Next?
Apply these and additional priniciples to your own journey to become more influential. In his home study course Influence without Authority: How to Get YES to Your Request, Ed Tate gives you tips, tools and tactics to add to your influence tool kit.
Learn more here, or contact Ed to give this valuable message to your organization.