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Patients who receive veneers lose the enamel on their teeth in the tooth-shaving process, while the enamel remains intact when patients opt for Lumineers, notes Bonham Dental Arts. It is sometimes possible to remove Lumineers if the patient desires, while traditional veneers are a permanent restoration due to the loss of a substantial portion of the natural teeth. Lumineers patients also spend less time in the dentist's chair because Lumineers brand veneers do not require as much preparation.
Both Lumineers and regular veneers can help patients achieve a wide range of dental goals, including color correction, fixing minor misalignments, hiding chipped teeth, and perfecting the balance between the teeth and gums, states Bonham Dental Arts. However, Lumineers work best for making minor cosmetic alterations, while regular veneers are often the better option for patients who want to transform their smiles completely, according to Charles Nottingham, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Lumineers are a conservative option when a patient simply wants to achieve whiter teeth or cover up a small chip in a tooth. Conversely, regular veneers are more durable and, therefore, more effective at filling in large tooth gaps.


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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and the other winners of the 2011 Asian Film Awards have been announced. The 5th Annual Asian Film Awards were presented by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) "to recognize excellence of film professionals in the film industries of Asian cinema." This year's awards show was held at "the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Lisa S, Archie Kao, and Angela Chow hosted the event which had the theme 'Let's Meet Here.' The evening began with prayers being sent to the people of Japan." The full listing of the 2011 Asian Film Award winners is below.
Best Film
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [Thailand]
Best Director
Lee Chang-dong; Poetry [South Korea]
Best Actor
Ha Jung-woo; The Yellow Sea [South Korea]
Best Actress
Xu Fan; Aftershock [China/HK]
Best Newcomer
Mark Chao; Monga [Taiwan]
Best Supporting Actor
Sammo Hung; Ip Man 2 [HK]
Best Supporting Actress
Yoon Yeo-jeong; The Housemaid [South Korea]
Best Screenwriter
Lee Chang-dong; Poetry [South Korea]
Best Cinematographer
Mark Lee; Norwegian Wood [Japan]
Best Production Designer
Hayashida Yuji; Thirteen Assassins [Japan/UK]
Best Composer
Indian Ocean; Peepli Live [India]
Best Editor
Nam Na-young; I Saw the Devil [South Korea]
Best Visual Effects
Phil Jones; Aftershock [China/HK]
Best Costume Designer
William Chang; Let the Bullets Fly [China/HK]
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement
Raymond Chow
Promotion of Asian Cinema
Fortissimo Films
Contribution to Asian Cinema
Kim Dong Ho
Highest-Grossing Asian Film
Aftershock [China/HK]
People's Choice Awards
Best Actor
Chow Yun-fat; Let the Bullets Fly [China/HK]
Best Actress
Jeon Do-yeon; The Housemaid [South Korea]
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TAM shareholder Kantar takes Indian govt to court on TV ratings guidelines
MUMBAI: So Indian TV ratings agency TAM Media will not go down without a fight. At least if one goes by the action of one of its shareholders Kantar Market Research Services. The latter approached the Delhi High Court on 20 January, filing a writ petition against the Union of India. The writ petition states that the government?s TV ratings agency registration regulations have put the existence of its venture TAM in jeopardy, and that too after it has been operating in India for more than 15 years.
Diya Kapur, who appeared on behalf of Kantar - during the hearing today - appealed that TAM has been in the business for a very long time and the new guidelines on cross holding restrictions will mean that it will have to go out of business.
Kantar Market Reserach Services Pvt Ltd, a shareholder of television rating agency TAM Media, was today directed by the Delhi High Court to file in a week an affidavit detailing its shareholding in any advertising/ broadcasting companies either directly or indirectly.
A bench of justice Manmohan directed Kantar and its director Thomas Puliyel, who have challenged the guidelines for television rating agencies, to also mention "the Indian companies in which the petitoner (Kantar) holds shareholding."
High Court judge Justice Manmohan then asked Kantar to furnish documents relating to the shareholding pattern in TAM. "This would be in the form of an affidavit detailing its shareholding in any broadcasting firm/advertising agency, either directly or indirectly.The affidavit would also mention any other Indian company in which the petitioner holds any shareholding. It would also state that none of the aforesaid companies in which Kantar have shareholding in excess of 10 per cent has done business for any entity which was involved in any ratings exercise done by TAM. If that is not so, then the details of such instances shall be given," the single member bench said.
The court gave Kantar Media a week to come back with the documents and adjourned the hearing for 29 January.
But already industry sources are questioning why did Kantar Market Research Services decide to approach the courts alone? Why did TAM Media not do so? And why did only one of the two shareholders seek legal redressal? Why wasn't AC Nielsen also a party to the case against the Union of India? These are questions to which indiantelevision.com has no answers to right now. But keep watching this space for further developments.
Agencies and advertisers will be too. Various stakeholders - who need ratings to know how their money is being spent - have been urging TAM Media to take legal recourse as they are quite averse to a situation of a TV ratings dark period. But with now one of its stakeholders taking steps to try and remedy the situation, they have some hope.
The ministry of information and broadcasting is quite clear that the course has been set and there is no going back. Speaking to indiantelevison.com MIB officials have been quite clear that they don't want to be seen favouring anybody - especially TAM. "Industry and TAM have been given a long time to do course corrections on the ratings," said a MIB official. "More than half a decade. Why did they not do so? Why complain now? In fact, we did not want a ratings blackout; based on industry feedback earlier - they had said BARC ratings would start rolling by March 2014 - we went easy on the TV ratings regulations and got government approval in mid-January 2014. TAM had 30 days to shape up; if it did not do so, then there would be a minimal rating blackout period, with BARC rolling out its ratings."
In fact, even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended a tranistion period of six months for TAM Media, the MIB had in its recommendations said zero days, but that was finally extended to 30 days by the Cabinet.
The MIB has stated that it will take on any legal challenges, which are posed against the regulations. Industry executives can expect some skirmishes ahead - at least in the courts.


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In honor of Valentine's Day here's our list of the hottest couples on reality TV. I was tempted to be sarcastic and list Reality TV's Hottest Mess Couples (paging Teresa and Joe Giudice!), but, alas, since it's Valentine's Day and all, I'm feeling the love.
However, since I want to focus on LOVE not merely looks, hot isn't always just about appearance! Sometimes a couple can be hot because they truly love each other and have a super wonderful relationship. And sometimes "hot" just means they look fabulous standing next to each other, such as Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd above.
The genetically-blessed and atrociously gorgeous Dancing With The Stars couple got engaged during a live performance of the show. When they make babies the world will explode.
Kaitlyn Bristowe & Shawn Booth
They fell in love on The Bachelorette and have been looking pretty together ever since. They just moved in together, but we'll have to wait a while to see their gorgeous ABC fantasy rose-studded wedding.
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Albie Manzo & His Secret Girlfriend Jenn
The eldest Manzo spawn has been fake-dating all over Manzo'd With Children, all the while he's been quietly REAL dating a NJ Fox News anchor named Jen. She's gorgeous.
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Brad Goreski & Gary Janetti
If you ever watched Brad Goreski's short-lived Bravo show "It's A Brad, Brad World" then you got to see his relationship with Gary Janetti up close and personal. The Fashion Police host has been dating the TV writer forever and they are adorable and hilarious together.
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Chelsea Houska & Cole DeBoer
After putting up with loser Adam Lind for years, Chelsea finally met an amazing man who is a great influence on Aubree's life! Cole proposed to the Teen Mom 2 star with a gorgeous ring, then the fun-loving and kooky couple celebrated with a tropical vacation.
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Fredrik Eklund & Derek Kaplan
Derek and Fredrik not only look like a magazine spread, their jet-set, fabulous life lives like one too! The Million Dollar Listing New York couple is madly in love, supportive of each other, and absolutely gorgeous together!
[Credit: Instagram]
Draya Michele & Orlando Scandrick
They're hot and they're cold, they're engaged and they're not, but whatever they're pretty together. And now they're making pretty babies together too!
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Erika Girardi & Erika Jayne
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Joanna Krupa & Romain Zago
They look like this, love dogs, plus Romain is really sweet. 'Nuff said.
[Credit: Instagram]
Kendall Jenner & Harry Styles
For two people who live and die by the public eye the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star and supermodel has kept her situation with Harry surprisingly low-key and secretive. Perhaps a little mystique keeps the fans even more intrigued? Or they want to keep Pimpmomager Kris J out of their biz!
[Photo Credit: Twitter]
Leah & Brandon Jenner
Leah and Brandon are the antithesis of the Kardashians. The adorable, boho couple also have their own band and this fall became parents when they welcomed a daughter named Eva. These two make me dream of California!
[Photo Credit: Instagram]
Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin
An unconventional choice, I know, but Lisa and Harry have been together and kooky together for so long it must be true love. Harry supports all Lisa's zaniness, loves the only natural thing left on her - her 70's bush (and her sense of humor) and she is always down for some Harry Hamlin uber-support.
Something just makes me believe Harry and Lisa are together forever and that's just f--king cute. Especially since he's aged so naturally, and she not at all!
[Credit: Instagram]
Caroline Stanbury & Luke Henderson
OK, OK, I know the Ladies Of London star isn't really dating Luke. Yes, she's married to Cem, and Luke is her bestie/stylist, but they make such a fabulously stylish and fun pair!
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Maks & Peta
Just more hotness!
Nicole Richie & Joel Madden
She's #CandidlyNicole, he's just Joel, and together they roll with humor and sass. These two are hilarious together and seem to really embrace life and love. What's hotter than that?
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Lisa Vanderpump & Ken Todd
Lisa and Ken are still mad about each other after nearly 30 years. They have built a family, life, and successful business on mutual respect, support, and intelligence. Ken turned 70, so Lisa gave him mini ponies, but she also worried about septuagenarian sex. And Ken, well he'll brave a gang of rabid zombie Housewives cut-off from their wine supply to protect his wife.
Come swans or sick poms, Lisa and Ken are true love and that's hottttt!
[Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com]
Ryan Serhant & Emilia Bechrakis
Tom Sandoval & Ariana Madix
They were voted Reality TV's sexiest couple and the do seem pretty in love and super happy together despite all the crazy.
[Credit: Bravo]
Carole Radziwill & Adam Kentworthy
He has a man bun; she's ready for granny bun, but somehow they're madly in love! After meeting on Real Housewives Of New York, Carole rushed into dating the chef 20-years her junior, who may have still been dating Luann's niece. Carole sacrificed her friendship with Luann de Lesseps, for her May/December romance, but all's fair in ageless hipster love!
[Photo Credit: IZZY/WENN.com]
Kenya Moore & Matt
I have no idea if Kenya's latest man is another fake-a-date or the real thing, but they do look nice standing next to each other!
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text: Research Article | June 01, 2009Effect of Tongue Exercise on Protrusive Force and Muscle Fiber Area in Aging Rats Nadine P. Connor, John A. Russell, Hao Wang, Michelle A. Jackson, Laura Mann, and Keith Kluender Author Affiliations & Notes Nadine P. Connor University of Wisconsin, Madison John A. Russell University of Wisconsin, Madison Hao Wang University of Wisconsin, Madison Michelle A. Jackson University of Wisconsin, Madison Laura Mann University of Wisconsin, Madison Keith Kluender University of Wisconsin, Madison Contact author: Nadine P. Connor, University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center, Room K4/711, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-7375. E-mail: email@example.com. Copyright © 2009 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Swallowing, Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders / Special Populations / Older Adults & Aging / Speech / Research Articles Research Article | June 01, 2009 Effect of Tongue Exercise on Protrusive Force and Muscle Fiber Area in Aging Rats Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, June 2009, Vol. 52, 732-744. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2008/08-0105) History: Received May 23, 2008 , Accepted July 25, 2008 Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, June 2009, Vol. 52, 732-744. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2008/08-0105) History: Received May 23, 2008; Accepted July 25, 2008 Web of Science® Times Cited: 26 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Connor, N. P., Russell, J. A., Wang, H., Jackson, M. A., Mann, L., & Kluender, K. (2009). Effect of Tongue Exercise on Protrusive Force and Muscle Fiber Area in Aging Rats. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 52(3), 732-744. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/08-0105). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Effect of Tongue Exercise on Protrusive Force and Muscle Fiber Area in Aging Rats You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Purpose Age-related changes in tongue function may contribute to dysphagia in elderly people. The authors' purpose was to investigate whether aged rats that have undergone tongue exercise would manifest increased protrusive tongue forces and increased genioglossus (GG) muscle fiber cross-sectional areas. Method Forty-eight young adult, middle-aged, and old Fischer 344/Brown Norway rats received 8 weeks of tongue exercise. Protrusive tongue forces were measured before and after exercise. GG muscle fiber cross-sectional area was measured in exercised rats and was compared with cross-sectional areas in a no-exercise control group. Results A significant increase in maximum tongue force was found following exercise in all age groups. In addition, a trend for increased GG muscle fiber cross-sectional area and a significant increase in variability of GG muscle fiber cross-sectional area was identified postexercise. Conclusion The findings of this study have implications for treatment of elderly persons with dysphagia using tongue exercise programs. Specifically, increases in tongue force that occur following 8 weeks of progressive resistance tongue exercise may be accompanied by alterations in tongue muscle fiber morphology. These changes may provide greater strength and endurance for goal-oriented actions associated with the oropharyngeal swallow and should be investigated in future research. Acknowledgments This study was supported by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Grants R01DC005935 and R01DC008149. We are grateful for the assistance of Kyungah Lee, Scott Speer, Kiara Marlega, Emily Bethea, Aaron Johnson, Glen Leverson, Alejandro Munoz del Rio, Karen Williams, Rachel Nelson, Sarah Cain, Hayley Gallaher, and Lisa Vinney in the completion of this work. Michelle Ciucci and JoAnne Robbins provided valuable comments on an earlier draft of this article. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Become a Visiting Scholar Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Exercising the Aging Voice Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, March 2018, Vol. 3, 12-18. doi:10.1044/persp3.SIG3.12 Specificity of Training in the Lingual Musculature Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, April 2012, Vol. 55, 657-667. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0045) Editor's Corner SIG 13 Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), June 2009, Vol. 18, 42. doi:10.1044/sasd18.2.42 Activity Engagement in Cognitive Aging: A Review of the Evidence SIG 2 Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, May 2013, Vol. 23, 1-12. doi:10.1044/nnsld23.1.35 Effects of Directional Exercise on Lingual Strength Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, August 2009, Vol. 52, 1034-1047. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0062) Related Topics Swallowing, Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders Special Populations Older Adults & Aging


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About Nellore ...
The climate of the region ranges from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. It is greatly dependent on the monsoon rains and prone to droughts. Madurai is a strikingly fascinating and complex city and Tamil Nadu is most known for its ancient Hindu temples and classical dance. The region has a high level of poverty especially in the rural areas. High drop-out and low completion of secondary school continue to hinder the quality of the work force.
The Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod have run the Chalice Nellore Sponsor Site since 2012 which is located in south west India. They have two locations: Vianney Home that offers services to people living with HIV/AIDS, physically and mentally challenged children, school drop outs, and tribal communities.The Centre provides residence to special children and children affected with HIV/AIDS. In Nellore, the Sponorship Program supports children who are infected/affected with HIV/AIDS, children who are orphans, with only one parent, and children who have guardians. Some rural children stay in school hostel while others stay at home with their family. All the children are chosen from economically poor communities without regard for gender or caste.
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The vision of the Chalice Nellore Sponsor Site is to create a world in which every human attains the right to survival, education, protection, participation and development. Their mission is to "reveal the merciful love of God on the face of the suffering earth".
Sponsorship in Nellore
The Chalice Sponsorship Program in Nellore, India provides basic quality education, nutritional support, and health care ensuring holistic development of the children. The children are provided with their educational needs, such as school fees, boarding fees, uniform, pencils, note books, school bag, lunch bag, geometry box, etc. Having these items encourages them to go to school regularly. Each quarter food baskets are provided for each family, including personal and home hygiene supplies.


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Roy Kasten headed to new venue Fred's Six Feet Under on Friday night to check out a rare performance by Adam Reichmann. The Nadine vocalist was debuting some new songs for an intimate crowd. Says Roy:
Adam started out the night with what probably seemed like a new song to most: "Laurel Canyon," written at least three years ago, and recorded on the limited edition, solo CD Another Version of the Same Story. He followed with another solo song on the acoustic guitar, "Clear From a Distance," which captured that delicate balance Adam always strikes between hope and realism: the serious love hasn't vanished, it's just gone underground. His first Nadine song was "Closer," the opening track to Downtown Saturday and then a terrific new rock song on the Telecaster, "Sixes and Sevens." Todd Schnitzer joined Adam on bass, guitar and keyboards, and if they weren't always in sync, it was great to hear so much new material, especially "Too Old to Be Living This Young." By the end of the night, Schnitzer found his stride, getting all Fender Rhodesy on "Whenever You Are Around."
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TEACHING: We began our new series "Faith WITH Doubt" by talking about"Faith and Doubt intertwined" (click here to listen). "Believing takes practice." -Madeleine L'Engle "Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it." -Joy Bell "All I have seen teaches me [...]Read More
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TEACHING: This teaching talks about the safety we have in the hope of God. It is titled "Becoming Free (Exodus)" (click here to listen). It is a reminder of God's grand story in which we are delivered from pain and difficulty in to a hopeful future. The story begins with the exodus of Israel out of [...]Read More
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18.104.22.168 Appropriate Public Policy
The aspects of public policy that should be included in order to stimulate the promotion of local content programming are varied. Actions should emphasize the need for clear and measurable objectives that must cover the whole cycle of local content development. This means knowing whether the development objectives help fulfill a local content production policy, which can extend from strengthening cultural values of a particular sector to positioning their products in a given market.
In the case of access centers located in schools, some educational activities provide an excellent opportunity for the creation of local content. There have been numerous interesting initiatives within formal and informal education that have been developed from work carried out by children who have produced stories,15 films16 and videos17 that can then be incorporated as educational material.
15 "WordMakers" is a rural education initiative that works with stories created and illustrated by children from rural schools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYfMyqVhY0g.
16 "Holy Hit" is a multiple awarded short film by Dominique Jonard which was produced with children´s drawings and narrated by Indigenous Chamula children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYfMyqVhY0g.
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Debate Preview: The Good, The Bad and The Expected
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off this week in the first of three debates prior to the November election. It's a close race and both candidates have done their best to manage expectations heading into Wednesday evening's performance. But with so much on the line this election, and with debates increasingly staged and strained at the expense of substantive policy battles, what should we expect to see Wednesday night?
This first debate will be hosted by Jim Lehrer of PBS's Newshour. Lehrer will ask six questions, each followed by 15 minutes of debates between the candidates. Lehrer is a pretty even-keel moderator who has been known to ask difficult questions and press candidates for answers. How much of that we will see this first debate is an open question though.
This first debate will cover domestic policy issues, though that leaves plenty of ground to cover in just a few hours. For Romney, this is dangerous territory. His inconsistencies and outright flops and pandering on Obamacare, the auto-industry bailout and his infamous "47 percent" quote all have him set up for exploitation by a seasoned and polished President Obama.
But there are plenty of traps for Obama to fall into on these issues as well. Despite the popularity of the individual portions of Obamacare, the public still largely buys Republican talking points that health care reform is a drag on business growth. Conservatives will also try and use Obamacare as a wedge to attack the president on religious liberty issues, though this leaves them exposed to the numerous ways in which the GOP has gone after women's economic rights. And without a doubt Romney's single greatest task on policy and strategy will be to tie the Obama administration to a faltering economic recovery and claim it's all his fault.
Whether or not Romney is successful with such a task will largely depend on how vigorously Leher and Obama push him for details and push back against Romney's own inconsistencies and his record.
For Romney, the stakes couldn't be higher. Polls have him consistently trailing the president. A poor performance Wednesday night–which could be measured by anything short of a win– could send donors packing it up for Senate and Congressional races they see as winnable.
But that doesn't mean Democrats can get comfortable now. There's a month before the election, and this is when many voters finally start paying attention. A poor performance, followed by a Romney-rebound could put Obama on his heels. Given the widespread voter suppression efforts in key swing states and that could be enough to tilt the election.
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Taste of Abu Dhabi
Taste of Abu Dhabi is the capital's favourite food, drink and music festival. Now in its fourth year, we are excited to announce that Taste of Abu Dhabi is moving back to du Arena, Yas Island. The event will feature Abu Dhabi's Latest, Greatest and Most Exciting restaurants, world-class celebrity as well as local chefs, hands-on cooking demonstrations and competitions in which the visitors can participate, international music acts with Tony Hadley from Bandau Ballet headlining on the opening night, a unique shopping experience and other new features including the Taste the World with Etihad Airways finals.
Early Bird Ticket prices and VIP packages available. Visit Ticketmaster.ae for more information. Kids under 12 are free!
Visit this Youtube link to see all the action of Taste of Abu Dhabi!


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By MELINDA DESLATTE
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State lawmakers say they are concerned about a shortage of people helping Louisiana residents sign up for new insurance options available under the federal health care law.
The worries were discussed Tuesday as the House and Senate insurance committees approved state regulations to oversee four organizations splitting $1.8 million in federal grants to help with education and enrollment across the state.
Registration opens Oct. 1 for the uninsured to shop for health coverage through online marketplaces, called "exchanges." Federal subsidies are available to people, depending on their income levels, to help cover costs.
Lawmakers say many people will need assistance to wade through the complexities involved in shopping for insurance. They said Tuesday they don't believe the federal "navigator" grants will provide enough people to cover the need.
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In Austria people call them schnitzels, but they're just the same as breaded escalopes. An even heartier version, not suitable for those with a high cholesterol count, hailing from the food-lovers' haven of Asturias and going by the name of cachopo, has also become fashionable. In 1859, the Austro-Hungarian Empire relinquished control of Piedmont and with it, the recipe for escalope milanese. And although Asturias and Austria may sound alike, the way they prepare their breaded meats is quite different.
Milan derives from midland, the land in the middle. It's also known as Mediolanum, although this name has now been hijacked by a financial services provider. Let's hold onto the idea of middle, however, as it will be of some importance later in this tale.
Curiously enough, there are certain culinary delights that fail to secure patronage and, in a manner reminiscent of the Cold War, are destined to be used as weapons. For example, the popular dish known in Spain as "Russian salad" isn't Russian at all; there, it's known as "American salad". When it comes to the escalope, there are those who claim that the dish is actually from Naples or even from Argentina, like pizzas. Its origins are up in smoke, lost in the cooking fumes of bygone centuries, and nowadays it's almost impossible to state with any certainty who first thought of breading a steak. Which, if we stop and meditate, has nothing intuitive or casual about it; there's clearly premeditation in this action. Or even devious intent.
What is undeniably Milanese, however, is the so called cotoletta alla milanese, a breaded veal cutlet served with lemon and mustard. And it's the dish that gave rise to this story, in which two men, jointly responsible for some of the greatest films of the 20th century, shared an escalope.
One is Nino Rota, the composer of unforgettable soundtracks including The Godfather, Amacord and The Leopard, who was born in a neighbourhood of Milan. There, from child prodigy to up-and-coming star, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Igor Stravinsky, among others.
Nino Rota lived in Milan for most of his life, although he made regular visits to California and Rome. There was no alternative if he was to conquer the two Olympus of the soundtrack universe: Hollywood and the Cinecittà studios.
The other is Federico Fellini, who met Nino in 1950 after directing his first film, Variety Lights; the pair would be musically inseparable from then on.
In Austria, when you order a schnitzel the waiter will ask if you prefer regular or large. If we're really hungry, we can be tempted to opt for grosses. When it arrives, however, we'll realise that we've either overestimated our stomach capacity or underestimated Austrian generosity. The dish could be defined as a bedsheet of breaded meat, delicious but infinite. And this is key to understanding what happened during that meeting between these two friends.
The charming eatery in Milan where Nino and Federico had decided to have lunch and chat about The White Sheik, Federico's next film and the first in an uninterrupted series of collaborations with the composer, provided a discreet setting and home-cooked food, certified by the delicious aromas escaping from the kitchen.
Located just a few metres from the Vittorio Emanuele II arcade, on an alleyway north of the Duomo, this little restaurant was the ideal venue for the discussions between these two artists, whose careers would be bound together until the end of their days.
"What will it be?" asked the attentive waiter, with a distinctly Neapolitan accent.
"Cotoletta alla milanese, of course! The large version!" exclaimed Fellini enthusiastically. Federico was a Mediterranean man given to the pleasures of eating, as illustrated by the rounded figure he would strike in the decades after this meeting.
Nino, much slimmer, perhaps because of his musical sensitivity, was less given to culinary excess. Out of politeness, though, he ordered the same dish as his guest.
"And another for me."
"Very well. I'll bring along a selection of antipasti and a local wine to liven up your wait."
"And this film, The White Sheik, the one you want me to write a soundtrack for… What's the plot? What do you want it to sound like?" Nino asked Federico.
"Actually, I've got another two or three films in mind that will have a similar sound. I Vitelloni and La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8½…"
"Are you thinking about all those films for the future?" asked Nino, taken aback, perhaps in his mind already humming the central themes of those movies, yet to be filmed. "And you want me to compose the soundtrack for all of them?"
"Of course Nino! I'll answer you with a phrase that will become famous in a decade's time, the last line of the film Casablanca, which hasn't yet been shot. It goes: 'Nino, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.'"
"Do they really say 'Nino'?"
"Well, in fact, the guy's called Louis and he's a French police officer," explained Fellini, distractedly.
The waiter had brought the wine and starters, which were freshly baked crostini and pumpkin flowers. His demeanour was stern, however, as he announced solemnly:
"Gentlemen… I'm devastated… We only have one escalope left in the chill cabinet. We go to the market every morning and calculate our purchase based on the previous day's orders, but today we've had some unexpected visitors who've left us short of stock."
"Oh…" Fellini managed to utter, his stomach rumbling ferociously.
"Well, don't worry," said Nino Rota, eager to calm the situation. "We'll share the cotoletta. If it is genuinely large-sized, I'm sure Mr. Fellini will be satisfied even with half."
"Thank you for your understanding, signore. We'll split the large escalope down the middle."
Within a few minutes, the waiter served two sizeable dishes of cotoletta which no one would ever have imagined were half-sized portions. Even Fellini, who was used to gargantuan servings.
"This…has been cut down the middle?"
"Exactly," said Nino. "I told you that in Milan we're generous with food."
"And so you are! Let's share!"
After the feast, the creative duo of friends wandered arm in arm along Vía San Paolo towards the San Babila quarter to visit the Giuseppe Verdi conservatory.
And Nino began to whistle a very catchy nine-note melody:
"Daaa, da daaa, da daaa, da da da daaa…"
"Magnificent!" exclaimed Fellini. "Carry on whistling, the escalope's clearly inspired you. And me too. I think I've had a vision…"
"A vision?" asked Nino.
"Yes, and a word… I think it's the title of a film I'll direct someday. And you'll use that music you were just whistling."
"Well… What's it called then?"
Fellini stopped and looked at his friend. With a ceremonious air and the kind of circus-like bow he loved to pack into the occasional scene of his future movies, he said:
Illustrator: Amaya Arrazola


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Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes former WCW Color Commentator and on air host at 105.9 The X as Mark Madden "The Super Genius" joins today's show. Looking back on WCW's final years of operation and getting Mark's ringside view of the chaos that ensued backstage, John and Chad find how some of stories of WCW's demise may relate to today's WWE product. The full episode can be downloaded at this link.
Similarities between WCW's end and WWE's current product:
"I see a slight parallel in terms of just everything feels rushed and nothing rarely gets to where it should go and I'm not going to say never because sometimes it does. The big man stuff is played on very well. WCW went out of business because TBS and TNT didn't want to have it on their stations anymore. As soon as Ted Turner sold TBS and he was no longer the guardian angel of wrestling (which he was for many years) than all it took was one guy who hated wrestling to get it off the network and that guy was Jamie Kellner. Obviously it would have been harder to do where WCW was not hemmoraging money and where the ratings were not dropping but nonetheless it was the most watched program (if memory serves) on TNT when Nitro folded and the just didn't want WCW on there TV anymore."
Did management ever get upset with his "shoot" style commentary or on WCW Live:
Origin of his trademark Hawaiian shirts and what led to him becoming a commentator on Nitro:
"I was only on for maybe a year and the Hawaiian shirts were because of Spring Break Nitro in Panama Beach city. Vince Russo was the creative guy at the time and thought that I looked like John Candy in the movie Summer Rental so he told me to keep wearing them (which was fine by me) and a lot of the Hawaiian shirts from that era fans would give me to me all the time and I actually continue that trademark on a Sunday night sports talk show I do here in Pittsburgh and I still wear those shirts and because I'm lazy. Who wants to get into a suit if you don't have to? The main reason I got on Nitro and this is something that the guys who supposedly report this business like (Dave) Meltzer and Dave does a great job 98% of the time but the other 2% of the time he protects people. Bobby Heenan would often show up to work impaired at that stage of his career and had been drinking before work. Kevin Sullivan and Bill Busch were in charge of WCW at the time and they got tired of it and called me up about noon time and I was in Pittsburgh and they asked if I could get to Wlkes Barre/Scranton by show time because they need me to do color commentary. I was on the show until Diamond Dallas Page got me fired (because he's a big baby) because I was heeling on him even though I was a heel and he was a babyface. He complained and complained and one thing about Page is dealing with him is exhausting and at some point it is easier to give him his way. After I left it was Kevin Nash who told me that I was tired of doing it anyway (which I was) and the company was in such bad shape and I had been traveling non stop and doing my radio show. I talked very briefly with Jim Ross about going to WWE but it never panned out but I am very content with what I had done and to be doing what I am doing now as well."
What led to the "DDMe" nickname he gave Diamond Dallas Page:
"He and I started out as lager heads and we were okay for awhile. He is a guy who is just incredibly selfish and just like I said he is exhausting to deal with. He has no self awareness and can't even see that when he is trying to help people it most about trying to promote himself. Case and point and I give Page a ton of credit for the great things he did to help Scott Hall and Jake Roberts and especially Scott because he's a friend of mine but why does there always need to be a camera crew there? Why couldn't the good deed be its own reward? Why did it have to be about DDP Yoga "bro", DDP Yoga "bro" and like I said he is exhausting."
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Newsroom Archive
Professor Susan Opotow of the Department of Sociology was a guest on April 26 on the morning drive-time talk program "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick" on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Opotow discussed her research on the environment and justice and its implication for pro-environmental policy making.
Opotow is a social and organizational psychologist. Her research concerns the social psychology of conflict and injustice. She is interested in antecedents and process of moral exclusion, when a narrow scope of justice leads people to see others as outside the scope of justice and therefore as eligible targets of violence, exploitation, and harm. She studies moral inclusion, when rights and resources are extended more broadly within a society to promote social justice. These studies are situated within a variety of social conflicts including environmental protection and degradation, student disengagement in high school, violence and hate, and the post-disaster and post-war period. She is the Editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, served as president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Fellow and three of its divisions.


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I've no idea if anyone reads or cares about my little blog. Ah well. I'll keep myself amused, then.
Here's the first close-up of my million-dollar mineral haul from my big trip to Tucson, where I dumped six months of savings in a day-and-a-half. Click to embiggen:
The top row starts with a blue opal from Australia. The middle two rocks are both types of quartz, then at the right end is a blue-green fluorite gem.
Bottom row is all fossils, including a dinosaur bone on the right. Cool, no?
Next up are the sets (click to embiggen):
I'm missing a row that showed some beautiful picture jaspers from Oregon, Montana and India. I'll have to dig those up (well, not literally) and post them. If you're interested in one-of-a-kind jewelry, those are the stones you need to see.
And, yes, once again I've forgotten to put a quarter or penny in the photo for scale. Ugh.
These are just a few gemstones to add to larger pieces for a splash of color.
Think combos:
- Gray dinosaur fossil with aquamarine (pendant)
- Blue opal and sapphires (pendant)
- Pink rhodocroisite with white pearls (earrings)
- Black & clear quartz with red dinosaur bone (pendant)
- Red & black agates with garnets and black pearls (earrings)
More to come.


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Halloween Poison Labels from Country Living.
What's Your Poison? These Halloween Poison Labels can be found here.
There's also a tutorial for the mirror in the background. Briefly, take a mirror and cover with lace then spray paint. For more excellent printables from toe tags to potion labels to a ouija board go here.


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It's like Nixon going to China.
Rick Jones is a conservative ex-cop who is leading the charge to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan. His actions may soon allow the operators of the state's hundreds of dispensaries — Lansing has about 40 —to breathe easier instead of wondering if they'll get raided.
Jones is a to-the-right Republican former Eaton County sheriff. But as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he is going to lead the floor fight to put dispensaries back on the right side of the law after the courts ruled four years ago they were not. The initial Appeals Court decision, subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court, called them a "public nuisance" and said the 2008 ballot initiative that legalized medpot didn't legalize dispensaries. Hundreds shut down, but some braved it and more have sprung up, including in Lansing, where police look the other way, taking their cue from a pro-pot mayor, Virg Bernero.
Jones expects a package of bills to do just that to move forward as early as Tuesday, potentially setting up a full Senate vote soon after.
Jones is unsure how quickly Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R- West Olive, will move the bills. Meekhof's office did not respond to a request for comment.
Small differences in the Senate version will require House approval before the package can go to the governor. One medical marijuana advocate expects minor changes will be made in the Senate involving transporting products and capping dispensary licenses to resolve police concerns.
What Gov. Rick Snyder will do is a larger uncertainty. Jones said a "big factor" will be in getting the Michigan State Police to stay neutral on the bills rather than outright oppose them: "I know the State Police will weigh heavily on his decision," Jones said of Snyder.
Snyder spokesman Dave Murray would only say the bills will be subject to a "thorough review" before Snyder decides.
But Jones thinks the time has come to legalize dispensaries, and he has the credentials to make that happen. His committee held a hearing in November and plans a second on Tuesday. Moreover, his status as a former sheriff is a big factor in turning around law enforcement organizations, whose opposition sunk similar legislation last year.
Large parts of the state have no dispensaries, and those that are open do so at risk. Drug enforcement task forces in West Michigan raided dispensaries as recently as last month.
"It's all quite dangerous for folks involved in this," Jones said. "I think coming up with a system that allows growers, transporters and dispensaries is much better."
What's in the bills?
The Republican-sponsored three-bill dispensary package — HB 4209, 4210 and 4827 — creates` a "seed-to-sale" tracking system and clarify uses of marijuana-infused products, like edibles or tinctures.
The proposed rules set up a system by which commercial growers are licensed to grow marijuana for dispensaries. A third-party "secure transporter" must store and transfer medical marijuana, acting as a middle man between growers and dispensaries or processing centers, which could produce marijuana infused products to be sold at dispensaries.
A key provision allows municipalities to authorize licenses for these various businesses, or what's known as the "local option."
The rules create three tiers of commercial grow facilities, allowing for up to 500, 1,000 or 1,500 plants.
A five-member state Medical Marihuana Licensing Board, appointed by the governor, would administer the law and set licensing fees. HB 4209 also would set a 3 percent excise tax on the gross retail income of each dispensary. That revenue would be sent to local units of government, law enforcement and the state General Fund. Products sold at dispensaries would require testing at licensed "safety compliance centers."
HB 4827 is tie-barred to the commercial growing and dispensaries bill to create a detailed tracking system from seed to sale. It would cover "all sales and refunds; plant, batch, and product destruction; inventory discrepancies; loss, theft, or diversion of products containing marihuana; and adverse patient responses," according to a House Fiscal Agency report. The system — which could be accessed by the police — would also track patient purchase limits and flag purchases in excess of authorized limits. A patient can posses up to two-and-a-half of marijuana before overstepping legal limits.
Finally, a third bill to clarify the legal use of edible pot (think laced brownies or extracts) would require 75 percent approval by the Legislature because it amends the voter-initiated Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The bill clarifies ambiguities around quantities and forms of marijuana in which people are protected from arrest.
Police, advocate concerns
The proposal to tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries has for years been a steady project of Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville. It came close to passing during last year's lame-duck session, only to be blocked due to law enforcement concerns.
As proposed, the bills would take effect 90 days after enactment, and interested parties could apply for licenses 180 days after that. The House passed the measures easily. Possible Senate changes may include limiting the number of growers' and dispensary licenses that are issued, based on concerns from police organizations and other advocates.
Jones and Robin Schneider, legislative liaison for the National Patients Rights Association in Michigan, expect "minor changes" in the Senate to resolve those concerns.
Schneider said advocates are still concerned that Senate amendments will set high barriers of entry into the various businesses for those who couldn't afford it.
Schneider also said a point of difference between advocates and police is that the bills appear to say nothing about what caregivers should do with "overages," or marijuana grown in excess of their patients' limit.
Jones said if growers are concerned about their overages, they should consider getting a commercial growers license as allowed under the plan.
Schneider, whose group supports the plan, said the rules ultimately create an either/or situation for caregivers: They can either continue growing for their five patients and destroy excess marijuana or turn to commercial growing, where they'd have to forego their right to grow directly for patients. Right now, many caregivers sell their overages to dispensaries, which is "technically not legal," she said.
Police organizations even suggested eliminating the caregiver-patient model since patients would be able to get products at dispensaries.
But Jones said that would be unlikely to get the necessary three-fourths vote of the Legislature and "there is absolutely nothing in the legislation that would do that."


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Statement on the occasion of the 2017 September 27th Cosatu-led strike against corporate state capture and corruption
27 September 2017
The SACP wholeheartedly pledges its support behind today's Cosatu-led action against corruption and state capture, and partly associated with the two evils, lack of investment in the productive sector, job losses, unemployment, poverty and inequality!
Let's defend public ownership and workers' funds in support of development and democratic national transformation!
It is the SACP since the launch of its Financial Sector Transformation Campaign, more than 17 years ago, that has consistently been urging workers to get closer to their retirement funds, how and where they are invested and who is financed from the funds. In this regard, today the SACP is happy that the trade union movement is getting closer to playing a more active role. One of the immediate tasks facing the South African workers is to decisively confront the unrevealing manoeuvres by parasites to capture the almost 2-trillion rand of government employees pension fund administered by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
If anything towards such a capture happens, the workers of this country, Black and White united, regardless of which trade union they belong to, must stop the economy and drive out the parasites from all the key levers of public power that they have gained access to.
State owned enterprises, public entities and regulatory authorities, whether it is SABC, SAA, Transnet, Prasa/Metrorail, PetroSA, Eskom, Telkom, Denel, the SA Post Office, Sentech, Usaasa, the Central Energy Fund (CEF), SARS, and so on, have been encircled by capitalist greed and plundering through corruption and state capture. The problem has become systemic, and is found at different levels of state organisation. Instead of national production development and democratic transformation, state owned entities are surgically sliced into tenders. They are being used to enrich a few individuals in the name of all, Africans in particular and Blacks in general. There is another dimension to the plunder, the involvement of conservative forces and monopoly capital.
MultiChoice for example, a subsidiary of Naspers, the mouthpiece of the Broederbond, the ideological vanguard of apartheid, has become very rich. It is a digital and satellite pay television monopoly. The SABC, our public broadcaster is, on other hand bankrupt. It is seeking a bailout when in fact it has been exploited to enrich MultiChoice, parasites and others in different self-enrichment networks.
The Guptas are, of course, a serious problem that we must confront as a matter of urgency. The independent judicial commission, first called for by the SACP, and which the former Public Protector prescribed as a remedial action, must be established as a matter of urgency, in fact as urgent as yesterday. The Guptas and their networks must be held accountable.
In the same vein, we must hold accountable all others involved in corrupt dealings and corporate state capture. Domestic-based private companies, transnational corporations such as KPMG, and the SARS commissioner, Tom Moyane, who colluded with the company to concoct the fiction of the so-called SARS rogue unit that he then used to dismiss officials from work must be held accountable with equal force. The same must apply to others involved in perversion, corruption and state capture.
The workers and poor are on the receiving end of unelected corporate rule, state capture and corruption. Thousands and thousands of workers are unemployed because of these problems. Thousands in the mining sector are now facing retrenchment because of corporate greed. We must fight this scourge, if we are to defend democratic national sovereignty, if our country is to become prosperous!
Let's build a capable democratic developmental state to serve the people wholeheartedly!
In 1994 we achieved our national democratic breakthrough under a very difficult situation. The imperialist regime of neo-liberal globalisation was on the rise. The agenda, pushed mainly by transnational corporations in general, with finance monopoly capital in particular playing a dominant role, attacked trade regulation, pushed for deregulation of national economies in order to allow private monopoly capital to do as it pleases. Capitalist bosses and their mouthpieces pushed for the privatisation of state owned enterprises, outsourcing of state functions, casualisation of workers and all sorts of temporary employment relationships, including labour brokering.
The SACP says: Down with labour brokering down!
In our country, instead of a democratic developmental state with internal technical and professional capacity, as well as strategic discipline to serve the people wholeheartedly, a different form of state was gradually fostered after 1994, based on the agenda of privatisation of state assets and outsourcing of state functions. In short, our post-1994 state has become a tender state. Almost everything that remained in the hands of the state is centred on, and is organised through tenders.
The state can in fact deliver on many of its functions on its own without the privatisation and outsourcing agenda, if its productive capacity and strategic discipline were not hollowed out by tenderisation. Tenders are used to enrich a few individuals in the name of everybody – particularly the abused name Black people. Ironically, it is Black people in general who are ruthlessly exploited in tenders.
Further, while the mineral resources of our country have been restored to the ownership of the people as a whole, with the state acting as our custodian, the reality is that this is undermined in many ways. The state's custodianship of our mineral wealth is more centred on issuing out mining licences to privately owned companies that eventually assume control of our mineral resources through their ownership of the profit derived from the resources.
Very recently, a mining charter strengthening privatisation of ownership through the so-called free carry-shares for individuals was released. The SACP says NO: We must use ownership transformation in the mining sector to assert the Freedom Charter's principle: The mineral wealth of our country belongs to the people as a whole. There must be national ownership development in mineral resources as opposed to enriching a few in the name of all.
Water and other business licenses issued by the government are firmly entangled in the regime of the tender state, and cannot be left enriching a few individuals and large corporations. The reason why many people remain poor and unemployed is because of the system of the self-enrichment by a few, who use national resources and/or privately amass the wealth produced by the labour of exploited workers. The SACP says this entire regime of robbery must come to an end! There must be peace, transformation, development and prosperity for all – especially the direct producers of wealth, the working class.
Corruption and post-1994 capture by corporations, of sections of, and corruptible, public representatives, public office bearers, public sector officials, board members and executives of state owned entities and development finance institutions, all anchored on the tender state, have become widespread. Instead of independent decision-making to serve the people, the networks of captured individuals make decisions that are primarily motivated by private interests based on tenders.
Some of the captured individuals were appointed to their positions because of the influence of private business interests that had captured their appointing authorities and them. Concerned about the rot, three years back in 2014 the SACP became the first organisation to point out that our country was facing the problem of corporate state capture, and linked with it, increasingly, cancerous levels of corruption.
In June/July 2015, the last alliance national summit to be held to this day produced a declaration. All alliance partners agreed, through the declaration, to the existence of the problem of corporate capture. We all committed ourselves, without exception, to do our best to uproot the problem. Today's action led by Cosatu fits in very well with the letter and spirit of the alliance's 2015 declaration. We call on all South Africans, Black and White united, to deepen the struggle against corporate state capture and corruption. We must make our government, and our state as a whole, to serve the people wholeheartedly, as opposed to private corporate, personal, family or factional interests.
We must deepen the struggle to reclaim public power from parasites on all fronts!
Issued by Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo, National Spokesperson and Head of Communication, 27 September 2017


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If you've been anywhere near an electronic device emitting any sort of news in the last 24 hours, you might have heard that the Duchess Of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is pregnant. She is also hospitalized with a very serious and terrifying sounding bout of morning sickness, and may have twins, and they might be girls, and if so, they could be queens (or maybe not?), and she/they'll be named Diana...etc., etc. The point is, speculation is running rampant.
With a media frenzy comes a bevy of wild headlines, from the bizarre bets to very, very specific scenarios. We've gathered the best of the worst, so we can all make loads of "bump" jokes together.
"Kate Middleton: I'm Royally KNOCKED UP!" — There is something weirdly gross about this TMZ headline.
"Sure Kate Middleton Is Pregnant, But Is Prince Harry Ready To Be An Uncle?" — Crushable asks the tough questions.
"Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Sparks Betting Frenzy: The Royal Baby Will Be Brunette Called Elizabeth" — Thankfully Entertainmentwise got that right out of the way.
"Kate Middleton baby scenario: If C-section twins, a firstborn heir up to doctor?" — If the baby is born on the 18th day of the month in a southwest-facing hospital to a doctor wearing green scrubs, will it be the one the prophesies foretold? Hrm, Examiner?
"Kate Middleton's Pregnancy: Snooki Offers the Royal Some Advice" — E! knows what a hospitalized, acute morning sickness-suffering Kate really needs to hear.
"Is Kate Middleton pregnant with twins? Health scare fuels heir and spare talk" — Referring to the birth of twins as creating an "heir and a spare" is the Observer at its most inspired.
"Could Royal baby make wedding anniversary present? Birth could be as soon as April (so now we know what Wills and Kate were REALLY doing after topless photos were published)" — Leave it to The Daily Mail to address the elephant in the room.
Lastly, The Daily Mail (again) asks all the tough questions, by quickly getting a sketch artist on the horn: "Is this what royal baby could look like? U.S. forensic artist generates images showing how Kate and William's child could look...and it's 'adorable.'"
Photo: Via The NY Post


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Towards a Minerals Local Plan for Derbyshire and Derby
Towards a Strategy for Vein Minerals
Vision and Objectives
4.1 In terms of the emerging vision of the Plan, vein minerals inter-relates with those aspects concerning Sustainable Economic Growth, Supply and Spatial Delivery, Co-operative Working, Sustainable Delivery, Climate Change and Restoration. With regard to the emerging Objectives, accommodating vein mineral extraction will need to take account of Supply Levels, the Delivery of Sustainable Economic Development, the Desire to Reduce Extraction in the Peak Park, Protection of the Environment, the Safeguarding of Reserves, Protection of Communities, Climate Change, Restoration Post-extraction and Maximising the use of Existing Infrastructure.
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BC student places at ABC Craft Championships
Brazosport College student Ashley Agbe recently earned a silver medal at one of the construction industry's most recognized and revered craft skills events, the Associated Builders and Contractors' (ABC) National Craft Championships.
Agbe, a 2007 Brazoswood High School graduate, brought home second-place honors in the millwright division. She was representing her employer, RPM Services, Inc., as well as ABC Texas Gulf Coast and Brazosport College.
Of the 161 total participants in 13 different crafts, Agbe was one of only four female competitors. She was the only woman to place in the medals. Her division had eight competitors.
ABC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter has sponsored competitors in this national competition since 1996 and has a total of 18 medals. Brazosport College's millwright program, which is taught by Jim Slick and is one of the craft training programs sponsored by ABC, has produced 13 medal winners since first sending a competitor to the National Craft Championships in 1997.
Also on hand at the National Craft Championships was local ABC Member and MSTI Board Member Al Olvera, operations manager and partner at Marquis Construction Services in Clute. Olvera volunteered his time and expertise as a judge for this year's competition.
The event had a record 161 competitors in 13 crafts, including Electrical: Commercial-Industrial; Electrical: Residential-Commercial; Carpentry: Residential-Commercial; Fire Sprinkler; HVAC; Instrumentation Fitting; Insulation; Millwright; Pipefitting; Plumbing; Sheet Metal; Pipe Welding; and Structural Welding.


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In todays point in time smartphones apps development offers gained immense popularity and mobile is obviously not seen just as an instrument to make message or calls. Mobile application development has triggered the creation of innumerable innovative and unique applications including web browsing, email, Web faxing, games, wireless info services etc.
Elements with mobile development The development consists of a variety of elements that combine to create software solutions and app. There are a lot of companies that are showing an enthusiastic interest in business applications and quite a few of them are even outsourcing their requirements to Indian businesses. Some of the most popular mobile software solutions comprise mobile game development, mobile web development and mobile application development in Espresso and in. Net. Certain elements that are decisive in deciding types of a mobile application one should get made:
1. Stage: The cellphone application are different for different platforms then one application cannot be made to run on all this platforms. Each of the mobile platforms is quite different and therefore may well run certain applications that are developed for a certain technology. For instance, a great iPhone application cannot function on Android, Blackberry or Windows Mobile platforms. Consequently, it becomes important to settle on an ideal mobile platform for apps development.
two. Customer base: Whenever deciding to outsource the needs of mobile software to your company in India it is important to determine the kind of audience you are targeting at. The target audience determines for an extent whether its going to a business mobile app or an application that will be used by individual clients. This would help in figuring out the design and technology solutions for any mobile software.
3. Pricing and timeframe: It is important to take into account the costing of your mobile application development and also the exact time frame for launching your handmade jewelry. Researching your competitors products will help in determining know about price strategy you should adopt while to get the maximum return on investment it is also pertinent to launch at the right time. Therefore when you choose to outsource the mobile application development to your company in India, you need to ensure the mobile development comes about within the stipulated timeline.
Features and important things about telecommunication software application development The wireless application development has revolutionized the concept of Cellphones technology. It has now enabled businesses to get apps develop that are innovative, interesting and strike a chord having its customers. Mobile software solutions include a suite of powerful cellular application that serve a wide range of purposes including Internet browsing, gaming, movie players, audio and video application, seek, utilities etc. In fact it would completely appropriate to say one has access to the world through ones mobile.
Most of the benefits of opting for mobile software development include :
• A client directly gets the mobile application developed by the mobile software solutions company and does not need to involve any kind of an authorized for marketing its products.
• It is an interactive medium together with mobile application developers may well design, develop and customize the applying as per the clients needs. It is also just about the most cost-effective ways of communicating with ones target customer base.
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Hmmm.. Maybe it's about time I update? Alright.
Near the beginning of the month, I was able to leave the apartment again and go to a few places. My aunt said something that made be believe she had talked with the landlord so that I could stay here for at least one more month for less than half the usual rent. I was happy. But of course I was incorrect. The landlord came for the rent some days later and was disappointed I didn't have all of it. And then some more days later, I got a summons to court in the mail to take back this dump. And that appointment just happened to be placed at pretty much the same date and time as another appointment. Just great. The world really wants to ruin Tuesdays for me, it seems. And well, everything else too, I guess.
My aunt hasn't even contacted me at all since then. I assume she's dealing with her own life right now and can't be bothered to care for me so much as she used to. And I understand that. I don't want to be a bother. *shrug* I'm pretty much out of food now.. I so miss fast food. Taco Bell, Burger King, even Subway.. Haven't any any of it in months, except pizza of course. I splurged a little and got two delivered last night. Because what else am I going to eat? Getting a bit tired of them again too.. but oh well..
I have enough to at least pay for the rest of the rent this month, but my aunt said not to. I also have a small social security check to deposit, if I can ever make it back up to the bank. My monthly social security has gone up too. Just a measly $60 or so, but still.. I also got a summons for jury duty in the mail. I usually get out of it due to my handicap. I'd fill it out and return it if I had a frickin' stamp.. All this depressing crap going on and I still don't have my main escape to take advantage of. PSN is still offline and has been for over three weeks now. So the only human contact I've been having is through this computer. And now who knows where I'll be after May 24th…
I had a dream recently that I was considering turning into a story or something.. but I'm too depressed to do anything like that now.. so I'll just describe it here instead.. First, there were these huge gelatinous creatures outside. I think they were purple (it was night outside so it was a bit hard to tell). The more people they absorbed, the bigger they got. I used some kind of PSP purple light app thing to slowly make them smaller. They shrank as they spat out the humans they had swimming about inside them. One became so huge (way taller than a house) that I could see through it and to the people within. I fought past the fleeing humans and these creatures to make it to my home, where I encountered another type of creature.
My home had been invaded by these red bug-looking creatures. They were completely red, except for a few small areas such as the mouth, which were black. They started out pretty small, then grew to at least a foot long and very wide really quickly once they had been impregnated by another one very easily (touching was enough to cause it). Their chests ballooned up and the babies just burst out of their chests. I used that purple light app thing on my PSP to slowly kill them too. At end of the dream, I struggled to kill what appeared to be the last pair of them before their chests burst open and their babies would be released. But I awoke before I could succeed or not. I think I was thrashing about a bit too much to stay asleep. :p
See ya.
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Power to the Pixel had its annual conference/festival last week, here in London. I only attended the conference day, just because I was curious to see how the trans-media trend was permeating into the documentary world. It was interesting to notice that in what is effectively THE only trans-media conference/festival in the world only one out of 11 speakers was coming from the documentary world. This was Kat Cizek, presenting Highrise.
Now: the morning was all spend at explaining how trans-media is the next big thing – and how all major Hollywood companies should expand into it, if they have not done so yet. Trans-media producer guru Jeff Gomez was clear that Walt Disney had already embarked in this new revolution, and the lovers of Harry Potter will see how PottersWorld is much more than an advertising coup: it is a new logic of dialogue between the audience and the author.
All this is very good… new revenue streams, new jargon to learn, new creative opportunities, new trends to speak of at conferences… but what does this do for i-docs? – was my inner question. I started to wake up when Lance Weiler showed his latest mixed reality performance: Pandemic – a five days game/experience. In the same league, Christopher Sandberg too showed some of his magical productions, including Conspiracy for Good. They are all immersive stories in which people give up a lot of time – more than one day!- to live in the woods, sleep into nuclear reactors or re-enact World War I. Now… those are all mixed reality stories (games/performances?) that mix different media with physical experience in order to "feel real". This seemed to be the clue point: when you are immersed in real life, it feels "real".
My first reaction was: who the hell has the time to sleep for one month into a nuclear reactor (or something similar)??? This was obviously beside the point. The fact that I would have zero time for it does not mean that other people – that have a life, or not- are very happy to "go for it". I suspect the point actually is another one: taken to this level "trans-media" has nothing to do with having a story world that is spread between more than one media, it becomes a mixed reality performance – as the part experienced in the "physical world" is the glue that then gives the participants the reason to go on their mobile phones, their iPads and computers to solve the quiz, or dismantle the conspiracy.
So: real life as the "experience", and mixed media as "our tools". Are we going backwards or forwards in our media approach here?
Also: the abundance of conspiracy plots is a bit sickening to my taste – although I understand how this is a good driver for the participants (but have we not all seen too many Hollywood films on this? do we really need to become the heroes of a movie we have seen a thousand time?). OK, I am being simplistic here.
But: if the clue of trans-media is to perform, what has Highrise to do with it? All of Highrise, and its others sub-projects, are accessible via internet. We might be able to send a picture through Flickr for Participate, but that is about it. We are not moving into a Tower block, we are following what their inhabitant see. So is Highrise a trans-media documentary? To my understanding, no. It is a multi year and platform agnostic project that keeps re-inventing itself, but not a performance, not a mixed reality documentary and therefore not a trans-media project either.
I know I am being a bit pedantic here. But sometimes precision is useful. What it showed me is that even trans-media experts are mixing projects that are certainly new media, often cross-media, but not necessarily trans-media!
And finally: how can the trans-media mixed reality logic be used into a factual context? Are there any projects that are "simulating" the real? Is it about re-enacting factual stories? Is it about building a real story – as it happens – as opposed to look at the past events? Those are really the questions that fascinate me: where, how, when can we build a reality instead of representing it… and what are the moral consequences of this approach?
And for those who are looking for inspiration in the mixed reality / augmented reality / trans-media world… have a look to the video below… I am sure that ideas will start blossoming!
This entry was posted on Monday, October 17th, 2011


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Securing HP NonStop Servers in an Open Systems World
1st Edition
TCP/IP, OSS and SQL
Recent corporate events have exposed the frequency and consequences of poor system security implementations and inadequate protection of private information. In a world of increasingly complex computing environments, myriad compliance regulations and the soaring costs of security breaches, it is economically essential for companies to become proactive in implementing effective system and data security measures. This volume is a comprehensive reference for understanding security risks, mitigations and best practices as they apply to the various components of these business-critical computing environments.
HP NonStop Servers are used by Financial, Medical, Manufacturing enterprises where there can be no down time. Securing HP NonStop Servers in an Open Systems World: OSS, TCP/IP, and SQL takes a wide angle view of NonStop Server use. This book addresses protection of the Open Systems Services environment, network interfaces including TCP/IP and standard SQL databases. It lays out a roadmap of changes since our first book HP has made to Safeguard, elaborating on the advantages and disadvantages of implementing each new version. Even the security aspects of managing Operating System upgrades are given attention. Auditors, security policy makers, information security administrators and system managers will find the practical information they need for putting security principles into practice to meet industry standards as well as compliance regulations.
Key Features
Addresses security issues in Open Systems Services
Critical security topics for network interfaces TCP/IP, SQL, etc.
Updates to safeguard thru since publication of XYPRO's last book
HP NonStop Server managers, Security administrators
Table of Contents
Introduction Part 1: Security Standards and Compliance Part 2: HP NonStop server Subsystems Chapter 1: Safeguard Subsystem Updates Chapter 2: TCP/IP Subsystem Chapter 3: TSM/OSM Subsystem Chapter 4: DSM/SCM Subsystem Chapter 5: The Open System Services (OSS) Chapter 6: ODBC Chapter 7: SQL/MX Part 3: The Guardian Gazette A – Z Part 4: The OSS Gazette Appendices Appendix A: Gathering The Audit Information Appendix B: Tandem File Codes Appendix C: Third Party HP NonStop Server Security
- No. of pages:
- 1000
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Digital Press 2006
- Published:
- 16th August 2006
- Imprint:
- Digital Press
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780080475578
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9781555583446


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I recently took an online quiz to test my Buffalo-ness through the local slang language. Of course, I passed, but I also had a major issue with the test: It's virtually impossible to fail it. Each question had three answers, and two of them would be obvious elimination fodder.
That was a little upsetting. The thing with spending as much time as I have in Buffalo is that you learn that, for better and worse, the city never really leaves you. It was a blow to my pride to end up acing something that could so easily be aced by any onlooker from Seattle who was paying attention. So I came up with a simple solution: It was time to create my own quiz. The Ultimate Buffalo Quiz! Let's separate the Nickel City urbanites from the pretenders and weed out who the real expats are. And I want to make this sucker as difficult as possible. I'm going to include things that even longtime Buffalo residents probably shouldn't be expected to know.
1 – How did the roof of the old Peace Bridge Arena collapse?
- The whole place got in the way of a speeding tornado.
- 13 inches of snow fell onto the roof.
- Basic rust in a rainy July after being left unattended for too long.
- Poor architecture.
2 – Which famous building in Buffalo is 97% unoccupied?
- Seneca Tower
- The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
- Gold Dome
- Hotel Lafayette
- Wilcox Mansion
3 – At the turn of the 20th Century, Buffalo was home to more millionaires than any other city in the world. Where did they live?
- North Tonawanda
- Old First Ward
- Grand Island
- Masten Park
- Delaware Avenue
4 – The first chancellor of the University of Buffalo later became President of the United States. He was a Buffalo native. Who was he?
- Grover Cleveland
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Millard Fillmore
- William McKinley
- Thomas Jefferson
5 – Buffalo sports fans all know the Los Angeles Clippers started as the Buffalo Braves, but they're actually the second NBA team originally founded in Buffalo. What was the first?
- Atlanta Hawks
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Boston Celtics
- Sacramento Kings
- Portland Trail Blazers
6 – How much snow did the Blizzard of 1977 actually drop?
- 30 inches
- 42 inches
- 93 inches
- 12 inches
7 – What well-known song by the Goo Goo Dolls (Buffalo natives) is about a street in Buffalo?
- "Slide"
- "Fallin' Down"
- "Name"
- "Broadway"
- "Iris"
8 – Buffalo's annual National Buffalo Wing Festival was started in 2002. It began because a character made a reference to visiting Buffalo for a fictional chicken wing festival in what 1999 movie?
- Galaxy Quest
- Fight Club
- Osmosis Jones
- The Matrix
- Varsity Blues
9 – There have been several movies at least partially filmed in Buffalo but not set there. What movie was set there but filmed in the city which is geographically further away from it than any other city in the mainland United States?
- Bruce Almighty
- Buffalo '66
- Hide in Plain Sight
- Ironweed
- Nobody's Fool
10 – What Bills quarterback retired and went on to a distinguished political career which eventually resulted in his receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
- JP Losman
- Jack Kemp
- Frank Reich
- Dennis Shaw
- Bruce Mathison
11 – "Buffalo" wings are so-named, at least nationally, because they were invented in Buffalo. (Though we refer to them as just wings, or chicken wings if we're being formal.) What restaurant in Buffalo invented them?
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Duff's
- Anchor Bar
- La Nova
- Just Pizza
12 – What bona fide soccer legend played the final five games of his storied career in Buffalo?
- Diego Maradona
- Steven Gerrard
- George Best
- Garrincha
- Eusebio
13 – What kind of building structure does Buffalo have more of than any other city in the world?
- Big blue water towers
- European-style gothic churches
- Grain elevators
- Canal locks
- Brutalist-style skyscrapers
14 – Who is Sal?
- The vicious boss of the old Buffalo Mafia
- A mule from an old folk song about the Erie Canal
- The enforcer who protected Gilbert Perrault
- A high-spirited greeter who was often seen in Main Place Mall
- Owner of a high-end restaurant chain
15 – What famous architect once referred to Buffalo as "the world's best-planned city?"
- Frederick Olmsted
- Louis Sullivan
- Rem Koolhaas
- Ieoh Ming Pei
- Zaha Hadid
16 – At the turn of the millennium, what was Buffalo dangerously close to hinging its entire economic development plan on?
- Catholic tourism
- A novelty citywide art endeavor called Herd About Buffalo
- A haunted asylum
- A fishing store
- A museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla
17- What beloved building in Buffalo ended up starting a national trend for its particular kind of facility?
- Harborcenter
- The Electric Building
- Buffalo City Hall
- Pilot Field
- The Guaranty Building
18 – What condiment is extremely popular on Beef on Weck, even though most people hate it?
- Sweet Relish
- Horseradish
- Soy Sauce
- Vinaigrette
- French Dressing
19 – What sport has never been played professionally at First Niagara Center?
- Roller hockey
- Arena football
- Lacrosse
- Figure skating
- Indoor-style soccer
20 – What unique marking helps distinguish the official flag of the City of Buffalo?
- A light bulb
- A bison
- The state motto of New York
- Two hands clasped, shaking each other
- Lightning bolts
21 – What building did Ani DiFranco purchase and move Righteous Babe Records into to prevent it from being demolished?
- Asbury Delaware United Methodist Church
- Washington Square
- Pearl Street Bar and Grill
- The Darwin Martin House
22 – What makes the NFTA Lightrail unique?
- It makes Buffalo the smallest city in the world with a subway.
- It was never completed.
- It uses overhead wires instead of a third rail.
- All of the above.