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Odd 'Turn' of events: Actor who plays Hamilton has family link to Aaron Burr
Just for funsies, Ancestry.com offered their genealogy services to the cast of Turn: Washington'sSpies to determine whether any of the stars had Revolutionary War connections. Their reports came back just in time for the show's fourth-season premiere on Saturday (AMC, 9 E/PT). And one was particularly ironic.
You see, Sean Haggerty, who debuted as Alexander Hamilton, Washington's aide-de-camp, late last season, found out he has family ties to the man who shot him, Aaron Burr.
The nation's third vice president, a lawyer by trade, represented Haggerty's 7th great-grandfather, Louis DuBois, in a land dispute in New Paltz, N.Y., in 1804, the same year as the most famous duel in American history.
What's a 7th great grandfather? It's a lot of greats, going back seven generations, according to Ancestry.
"I had no clue," says the Virginia-bred actor, who served as a stand-in on Turn until this season, when he graduated to recurring guest star. "I really didn't know much about that particular part of my family tree and so this was news to me and everybody in my family."
DuBois' son Peter also fought on the side of the colonists, the Ancestry report noted.
Haggerty was stunned when he learned the news this week, especially given that he was "really hoping" he might learn of a link to Hamilton, whom he first played in a 2013 short film for the National Parks Service.
"The Hamilton/Burr connection is sort of painful to even talk about because I'm so close to the Hamilton character," he says. "The level of betrayal is too extreme and there were so many circumstances where their lives intertwined and to see this pop up? It's a (distant) connection but there is some irony there."
Laughing, he adds, "Yeah, Aaron Burr. He just won't go away."


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So, I had no idea my pug gifs post got mainpaged until just now. I was looking at a few notifications and realized that I had over 13,000 hits. Hmm. Weird. My thought literally was, "Well, I guess a lot of GTers like pugs?" (Yeah, I was distracted and sleep deprived this morning...) Then I went over to the mainpage this evening. And the pugs are on the mainpage.
WHAT IS THIS? I really don't know why they were mainpage-worthy, but I am kinda weirdly proud that my five-minute post got up there.
Suddenly the non-GT commenters makes more sense, but really, mainpaging pug gifs? Thanks, Laura Beck!
GT-ers, if you have been mainpaged, what was the weirdest thing that got you there?
ETA: Does this mean I can ask to be un-greyed there now?

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Market Value, Money and Credit
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Here are excerpts from commentaries recently posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 15th March 2009.
One of the arguments regularly made to support the claim that deflation is underway goes like this: "While the supply of money is expanding rapidly, the amount of additional money created is miniscule compared to the reduction in the market value of assets." In our opinion, this is not a valid argument.
The supply of money has grown rapidly over the past 12 months and the supply of credit has continued its expansion despite what has happened to the banking system and private borrowers, for the same reason as in 1933-1945: increased borrowing by government and government-sponsored agencies. In a horribly misguided attempt to stimulate the economy the government is now borrowing new money into existence at a fast enough pace to more than offset the retrenchment in the private sector. The private sector credit bubble has burst, but it is being replaced by a public sector credit bubble.
The bottom line is that an inflation problem is in the works unless this time proves to be different from every other time throughout history when the money supply rose rapidly over an extended period. Due to the typical delays between changes in money supply and changes in prices we doubt that the inflation problem will bubble to the surface this year, but it will probably begin to make its presence felt during 2010.
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"Eloqua is our Ferrari and Mintigo turbocharged it."
– Mike McKinnon, Sr. Manager
Marketing Operations & Demand Generation
ReadyTalk is always looking for growth. This successful company provides web and audio conferencing services to B2B companies. It differentiates from competitors by focusing on high-assurance—when web-meetings need to be flawless.
They had good marketing technology already, like Eloqua and Salesforce, but their campaigns weren't always hitting the mark. Says Mike McKinnon, Senior Manager of Marketing Ops & Demand Gen, "We have a tightly defined target market and we wanted to make sure our campaigns were hitting that target."
Using the cloud-based service from Mintigo, ReadyTalk discovered that campaign messages were not always aligned with their recipients. "We have a lot of names in our marketing database," explains Mike. "But they all came from different sources, with different interests and different levels of engagement. Mintigo analytics automatically identified an audience where our campaigns work great."
For example, the normal offers were working well for prospects who had advanced marketing technology in place. It performed great in government and higher education. Not surprisingly, the campaign also worked well for companies offering regular webinars. However, the offer was not well received by prospects with executive titles (VP or higher).
ReadyTalk found that their ideal target prospect could be identified by using a number of unique pieces of marketing data, available only from Mintigo. With their sweet-spot identified, ReadyTalk could aim top-of-funnel email campaigns at 2 groups:
- ideal prospects hidden in their marketing database
- ideal prospects sourced by Mintigo
The results of better segmentation speak for themselves. Open rate was up 33%. Open-to-click rate was up from 11% to 18%. And the total clickthrough rate more than doubled.
Says Mike, "The best part about this is that we can keep improving. Every campaign we run provides new data about where our message is a hit or miss." To sum it up, "Eloqua is our Ferrari and Mintigo turbocharged it."


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Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said the company expects to complete the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation this year to help Aireon meet its timeline for delivery of aircraft monitoring service through the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday.
"The reason why that's important isn't for any services that we have today, it's for Aireon – which is a live service that will go into operation over the north Atlantic here in 2019," he noted.
"And they need all the time to get the International Civil Aviation Organization certifications and the Air Navigation Service providers to be able to put it into live operations and have controllers use that data."
Desch said the company will launch before this year ends the eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites.
Sources say the Iridium NEXT-8 mission will take off no earlier than November as the company waits for the 12 satellites, including two spares, to be completed and ready for launch.
"The issue here is a result of getting basically 12 satellites completed for the 10 that we want to launch," said Desch, a four-time Wash100 recipient.
"And that looks like it's going to happen sometime in early to mid-October," he added.


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If you want to see a contrasting online shopping experience to Otto, you could do worse than look at fnac.com. FNAC are in many ways the French equivalent of Best Buy, selling all things electronic: cameras, MP3 players, televisions, PCs. To coincide with the Windows Vista launch, they've produced a WPF-based next-generation shopping experience.
This application is nicely done. Rather than go with an XBAP, they've opted to use the ClickOnce capabilities of the .NET Framework to deliver a client experience that runs outside of the browser but is still a seamless, zero-footprint install that doesn't require administrator rights.
In many ways, this is an interesting contrast to Otto. Otto really uses the 3D capabilities of the platform to make the experience feel as close as possible to a real-world clothes shopping experience, with virtual models that act as digital mannequins for their clothes. fnac.com on the other hand have recognized the different way that consumers shop for electronic equipment, which is far less about what items "go" together, and much more about a feature-by-feature comparison that enables you to narrow down from an implausibly large selection of choices to a shortlist. If you're buying a laptop as a consumer, you're probably only going to buy one at a time: the optimization here is to ensure that you really feel as if you've been able to make the right decision based on the combination of features you're looking for at a price point.
The second screenshot (left) really demonstrates this well - by presenting the various choices using a metaphor of a fanned hand of playing cards, it's a dense information visualization that highlights the key information and allows you to use the buttons at the top to refine or narrow down the search. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see the total number of products in a little thumbnail-esque view that gives you a sense of how many of the items are being viewed at the current time. As you narrow down your selection (e.g. by searching only for PCs with Windows Vista pre-installed), the others fade out and a very neat animation brings the filtered view to the forefront. By clicking on any one item, you zoom into a different view that gives you a lot more feature information on the product, highlights applicable accessories and service plans, and ultimately allows you to compare two products side-by-side.
I really like this application: it's subtle and well thought through. There's nothing gratuitous about the way it uses animation or styles: everything is done to enhance the user experience, and that's of course the way it should be. With power comes responsibility, and all that...
You can run the application from the fnac.com site (the usual caveats apply about having .NET Framework 3.0 installed). One important warning - there's a minor glitch in the current release that prevents it executing successfully on machines that aren't set to the French locale. If you're affected, you'll see a message box with no text, just an OK button, which exits the application. To fix this on Windows Vista, go to the Control Panel and choose Regional and Language Options -> Change the date, time or number format; set the listbox here to French, and you'll be all set. (Don't forget to change it back again afterwards.) Fortunately, the use of ClickOnce means that it'll be a simple fix for the FNAC team to silently deploy.
Are you having fun yet? Six great WPF applications so far, with plenty of others in the pipeline...


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A brief history of Charlie Caisey by spitalfields life - still championing fish at 81 years young! please click here to read
The President attended the Carol Service by Candlelight at St Mary at Hill – Church for the Ward of Billingsgate.
The President and his wife were invited to the service by Reverend Canon Flora Winfield, and was asked to give a reading to the congregation, he delivered the Sixth Lesson of the Gospel of St Luke, Chapters 8 - 16.
The service was a great success and was supported not only by The National Federation of Fishmongers but also:
Billingsgate Ward Club
The Master of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators
Clyde and Company
Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd
St Mary-at-Hill has served in the Parish of Billingsgate for nearly a thousand years. An 'ancient church' on this site is mentioned in a legal document dated 1177, so we can conjecture with some certainty that a church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin has stood here since at least the end of the 11th Century.
Billingsgate Quay was an important Anglo-Saxon harbour in the 10th and 11th centuries. The route north into the old city would have led past the church, the steep rise up from the river giving it the name of St Mary at or on the Hill.
The original church was no doubt smaller than the present building which has been extended, altered and renovated throughout its history - The Churchwardens' accounts from the C15th inform us that by then it had side chapels dedicated to St Stephen, St Katherine, St Ann and St Christopher.
Badly damaged in the Great Fire of London which started in Pudding Lane, a stones throw from St Mary at Hill, the church was rebuilt under the supervision of Christopher Wren and works were completed in 1677 at a cost of £3980.
St Thomas a 'Becket was an early rector at this important Church in the history of the City of London - the National Federation of Fishmongers have a long association with this church, due to its proximity to the Old Billingsgate Market and support several services throughout the year which includes the Harvest Festival of the Sea and also the Carol Service by Candlelight.


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The wireless needs are rapidly growing as more and more people are turning to mobile wireless to satisfy their need to connect to the internet. Almost everybody is carrying around a smartphone and a few carry a small tablet as well – we use these devices as a means to communicate with the outside world. Even within crowded cities and buildings, the battle to hook up with a wireless signal can sometimes be frustrating.
For years, we have received our signals for large cell towers, first built out in vast wastelands or on high hills in hopes that the signal will reach their subscribers. Failure in this practice brought the cell towers in closer to the users and many farms or rooftops became their new homes. But even those towers did not reach people crowded into concrete buildings, like the kind used for offices or on college campuses. If you watch TV, you will also notice the growing number of vehicles that are coming with built-in WiFi/LTE – it will be difficult to connect all of these vehicles to the internet.
What carriers are using now is 'small cells' that can fit directly on a lamp or utility pole or even a traffic light post. They can transmit a range of signal from a few meters up to several kilometers after receiving their initial signal from a large or macro tower and then redistributing it at a local level. Most people do not care where their signal comes from as long as it is a strong and secure connection. Dense cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are already using the small cell technology and it will likely double in 2016.
SaskTel has already announced that it used Huawei's Lampsite technology in two buildings at the University of Regina to help get signals into those thick concrete walls. Lampsite is now in its second generation and will generate three signals – WiFi, 3G (HSPA+) and LTE – and can connect via an Ethernet cable or by picking up a weak wireless signal and amplifying it. Scott Bradley, Huawei Canada's VP of corporate and government affairs said, "Lampsite is part of the evolution towards 5G."
In the US and Canada, locations such as sports and school stadiums are ideal for small cell offloading. Cisco's Visual Networking Index report released close to a year ago, claims that by the end of 2016 over half of all worldwide mobile traffic will be offloaded to a WiFi network or a similar cellular equivalent know as a femtocell. Telus, who co-owns with BC Hydro a number of utility poles, has been able to reduce some of its deployment costs. They have about 2,000 small cells in Vancouver and Calgary, which far out paces Bell's 400 and Rogers' 50. With a combination of large cell towers and small cell deployment, carriers can easily fill in those 'dead zones' and better serve their subscribers.


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SOCHI, Russia — Nicklas Backstrom, a player for the Washington Capitals in the N.H.L. who represented Sweden in its five victories on the way to the Olympic gold medal game, failed a drug test at the Sochi Games. He was removed from Sweden's lineup Sunday before the final, which Canada won, 3-0.
Backstrom, 26, had tested positive for pseudoephedrine, a substance found in an allergy medication he has taken for seven years.
A top-line center, Backstrom had four assists over Sweden's first five games. He was practicing with the team when Sweden's general manager, Tommy Boustedt, received a call from the Swedish Olympic Committee and was told to attend a hearing with Backstrom. After they learned the result, Boustedt and Backstrom watched the game together in the Olympic Village.
Boustedt accused the International Olympic Committee of deliberately releasing the results of Backstrom's test close to start of the gold medal game as a way to generate the most publicity, and of undermining Sweden's chances in the game.
"Our opinion is that the I.O.C. has destroyed one of the greatest hockey days in Swedish history," he said.
The I.O.C. declined to comment on the case.
The N.H.L. and the Capitals said in statements that Backstrom's doping violation would not affect his status in the N.H.L. because the substance he tested positive for is not banned by the league. Athletes competing in the Olympics are subject to tougher antidoping rules than those of the major professional leagues.
The league's deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, said, "We do not anticipate there being any consequences relative to Nicklas's eligibility to participate in games for the Washington Capitals."
Backstrom's is the sixth known doping offense of the Sochi Games. The other athletes who failed drug tests were the cross-country skiers Johannes Dürr of Austria and Marina Lisogor of Ukraine; the men's hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs of Latvia; the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle of Germany, who as a cross-country skier won two gold medals and three silver medals at previous Olympics; and the bobsledder William Frullani of Italy.
The International Olympic Committee, Sochi organizers and the World Anti-Doping Agency have said that more stringent drug-testing protocols were in place for the Sochi Games. They said the number of tests that would be conducted here — 2,453 — was 14 percent more than the number conducted at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Antidoping officials can keep blood and urine samples for 10 years, allowing for retroactive testing if new detection methods emerge.


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This video capture solution installs into a PCIe slot on your motherboard, and the software that AVerMedia includes with this card is easy to use and gives you all the options you need. You get up to 1080i HD video with this card which is great for casual use but it lacks some of the picture quality and clarity of 1080p. While this card only has an HDMI input, it includes an adapter that gives you S-Video, composite, and component connections for more functionality than other capture cards. You'll have to set up your own hotkey to indicate when the card should start and stop recording which makes it a little less convenient than having a dedicated start/stop button. While this isn't a huge issue, it's something to consider if you're concerned with overall ease of use.


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About the Book...
Did you know pirates once sailed the seas around Atlantic Canada? Pirates might seem like fun in the movies, but back in the 17th and 18th centuries–the Golden Age of Piracy–being a pirate was very serious business.
From the Hackmatack award-shortlisted author of "Oak Island and the Search for Buried Treasure" comes the newest book from Nimbus's popular Compass series for young readers. Learn about what everyday life was like for some of the fiercest pirates of all time. Explore the history of piracy, from the ancient Romans and Greeks to modern-day pirates. How did pirates navigate the seas? What happened if they were caught? Did pirates really bury treasure?
This full-colour non-fiction book includes highlighted glossary terms, informative sidebars, over 50 colour illustrations and historical photographs, an index, and recommended further reading.
About the Author...
Joann Hamilton-Barry is a librarian in Saint John, New Brunswick, and the author of the Hackmatack Award-shortlisted "Oak Island and the Search for Buried Treasure" and "Boldly Canadian: the story of the RCMP." She enjoys cooking and reading but her favourite activity is walking her dog with her husband and best friend, Nick Barry. Joann is the proud mother of two grown children, Alex and Hope.
Join Nimbus at the Central Saint John Free Public Library on Thursday, August 30th for the launch of Joann Hamilton-Barry's new book "There Be Pirates!" Joann will be signing copies of her book, which will be available for purchase.
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Researchers find that Australian and New Zealand little penguins are distinct species
A team of researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago and the University of Tasmania has discovered that Australian and New Zealand little penguins represent two distinct species, rather than one.
Scientists had previously wondered about the relationships between populations of the penguin (popularly known as little blue penguins or fairy penguins) found on either side of the Tasman. The trans-Tasman team used genetic techniques to compare populations from both countries, and surprisingly found that they are not the same species.
"We found a very strong pattern, where New Zealand has its own distinctive genetic group that is clearly very different from the Australian penguin populations," says Dr Stefanie Grosser, who carried out the study as part of her Otago PhD project.
Similar to their human counterparts, the two species also seem to have developed their own 'accents'. Other researchers have previously shown that calls differ between Australian and New Zealand little penguins and females prefer the calls of males of their own species. "You could say the Aussies like hearing 'feesh', while 'fush' sounds better to Kiwi ears," Dr Grosser jokes.
"The recognition of unique penguin species on both sides of the Tasman highlights the importance of managing and conserving them separately," she says.
Another unexpected finding of the study was the discovery that the Australian species—Eudyptula novaehollandiae—is surprisingly also present in Otago, in the remote southeast corner of New Zealand's South Island. "Our genetic data suggest that the Otago and Australian populations are quite closely related," says Dr Grosser.
The team is currently working to better establish the history of the Otago population using ancient DNA.
"This research highlights that there is still much to be discovered about our region's unique wildlife," says Professor Jon Waters, who was involved in the study. "The new recognition of endemic species—unique to our region—is crucial for managing our natural heritage."
The research was funded by the Marsden Fund and Allan Wilson Centre and published this week in the international journal PLOS ONE.


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By Finn McCahon-Jones, Associate Curator Applied Arts & Design, Auckland War Memorial Museum, and recipient of the 2013 Clark Collection scholarship to Attingham Summer School.
We're staying in West Dean College, Sussex, England. I have never been to England before. The weather has been absolutely marvellous, every day bright blue cloudless skies with a gentle breeze, which has made visiting country houses and standing out in the landscape an absolute treat; it is hard to imagine the grey wet English days that I have heard so much about. My room is on the top floor overlooking the old chapel and the woods at the back of the property. One morning, I had my window open and was listening to the birds singing – thrush, blackbird, dove, skylark – when I realised they all sounded very familiar in a foreign landscape. I know these birds were imported to New Zealand for home-sick settlers to have familiar sounds in an unfamiliar landscape. Strangely I am having the same response; there is something nice in the familiar. However this isn't a strange landscape, I recognise the trees and the rolling pasture, the sheep and cattle the structures. I realise just how much the English aesthetic has penetrated the New Zealand landscape.
My sense of time and scale has been altered since coming to England. Some of the families we have met have been living in the same house for 400-500 years, and many of the sites have been operating with houses on them for 1000 years.
Since many of these houses have been continuously occupied for such a long time, the layers of history are very present. The interiors are peppered with objects from the medieval period to now; all happily coexisting together and interlinked with changes in family history and architecture. This makes interpreting the spaces quite difficult as there are many layers and ways to narrate and present the dynamic history of the place.
I have found the experience of visiting these country houses to be very theatrical and rhythmic. We arrive to each house by coach, and having no idea where I am I keep an eye out for visual clues. As you near the house the frequency of cottages gets less and less, beautiful old stone walls start cropping up, farms start to expand in all directions. Then you usually pass through a forest; which as you travel thins out until you find yourself in a picturesque grassy landscape punctuated by little groves of trees. Hills part or roads bend to reveal the house which seems to sit alone floating in the landscape as if has always been there. The view towards the house is equally spectacular as the view away from it. Looking away from the house the eye is carried up valleys and over trees to vast fields and landscapes beyond. All that you can see belongs to the estate – grasslands hills, forest and fields all constructed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to enhance the view.
Yesterday we visited Hardwick Hall, which was built by Elizabeth Shrewsbury know as 'Bess of Hardwick' in 1599.
The house was not hidden in the landscape. It sat up on the ridge of a hill with its crenellations in hard contrast to the trees around it; there was no missing the house – especially Bess' giant ES monogram emblazoned on the roof. This house had little Cavendish snakes placed around the architecture as well as her emblem, so you knew exactly who lived there even before you arrived.
In this house I had a very cinematic experience – We entered the house heading through the front central door which opened into the great hall. From here we walked out into a corridor and up a narrow flight of stairs to a landing, then up another flight and another. Every corner we turned we thought we had arrived to our destination. After about 6 flights of stairs the hall started to widen and the side of the staircase dropped away to let more light enter into the passage. In front of us another stone staircase swirled upwards in front of us with even greater frequency and pitch until we arrived at the landing outside the high great chamber. All ~48 of us gathered on the landing outside the large panelled door which was surrounded in imagery of riches and importance.
The door opened and the most cavernous room appeared before us. As we crossed the threshold the sweet smell of rushes filled the room as your field of view was filled with the sight of a large canopy and two heavily upholstered chairs completely surrounded by huge tapestries which engulfed the space. The whole room was lined with a mat made from rushes in the style of the time. Above the tapestries were life-size plaster figures in a forest scene depicting the story of Diana, and the most imposing heavy stone fireplace surmounted by the Queen's coat of arms. It was incredible how the room just gobbled you up as soon as you walked in. I felt as if I had suddenly shrunk whilst being transported into a new world.
We have been very spoilt on the Attingham Summer School. It is like being given a back-stage pass at a concert. The velvet ropes are cast aside so we can have free access to get up close to objects and interiors while having an expert talk to us enthusiastically about their specialism. I am very tired and very happy.
Everyone told me that the English summer was in name only. This trip has been hot and sunny every day so far. I have another week and about a dozen houses remain to be seen.
Finn McCahon-Jones
In 2013, the Clark Collection scholarship was supported by Errol Clark and National Services Te Paerangi.


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IGN put a number of PSone and PS2 games to the test and see how well the system's resolution scaling abilities work...
Now IGN are comparing PS3 upscaled images to non-upscaled images that have been upscaled in Photoshop to match the size!
not a jaggie in sight... everything is more crisper and cleaner.... nice job sony!
really down to personal preference guys.
do you prefer crisp texture and shimmering vs smooth blur?
i do a little bit of both..and i only do smooth blur now because these games i already beat on original setting..just wanna experiement.
No blurry text please.
I'm already near sighted enough as it is.
Sony must be getting kickbacks from my eye doctor.
This would kill my eyes reading blurry text in some word heavy RPG's.
And I hope most people don't expect some miracle from this. The games look better, but not fantastic, because they are PS2 games. I do appreciate that we got this option, but this isn't exactly the "end all be all" of updates.


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Oscars 2016: The most politically-charged moments
The Academy Awards on Sunday were many things – long, at times uncomfortable, sometimes quite moving and occasionally politically charged. With the Oscars themselves taking place amid controversy over their lack of diversity – and by extension the entire film industry's – some edgy moments were to be expected, but there were unexpected, incisive moments, too.
Chris Rock's #OscarsSoWhite commentary: There was a great deal of anticipation about what host Chris Rock would say about the second straight year of all-white acting nominees, and he didn't disappoint. From the very beginning, Rock riffed on Hollywood's diversity dilemma – calling out both whites and blacks in the film business for the hypocrisy and historical ignorance. He mocked black celebrities who skipped the awards show, but also blatantly took Hollywood to task for their "different type" of racism. At the end of the show, Rock invited the predominately white audience to "the BET awards this summer" and said with some irony, "Black lives matter."
Adam McKay dumps on Trump: "The Big Short" director referenced the ongoing presidential election campaign when accepting the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. In a dig at Republican front-runner Donald Trump, McKay said: "If you don't want big money to control government, don't vote for candidates that take money from big banks, oil or weirdo billionaires: Stop!"
Costume Design winner's prediction: "Mad Max: Fury Road" costume designer Jenny Beavan made the first, but not the last reference to climate change from on stage, which has curiously been on the sidelines as an issue throughout much of the 2016 election cycle. She said the apocalyptic film could be very "prophetic" if "we're not kinder to each other and if we don't stop polluting our atmosphere."
Andy Serkis also slams Trump: In the second and last zinger directed at Trump of the night (host Chris Rock never mentioned him) legendary motion capture performer Andy Serkis (of "Lord of the Rings" and "Planet of the Apes" fame) went out of his way to insult the GOP candidate, comparing him to a "meglomaniacal monster."
A film that made a difference: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won for Best Documentary Short said that her film "A Girl In the River: The Price of Forgiveness" – the result of "determined women" – inspired the prime minister of Pakistan to change his country's law on honor killing."That is the power of film, " said Obaid-Chinoy. In an awards show dominated by male filmmakers, her win was a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Joe Biden encourages solidarity with sex abuse victims: The vice president received a standing ovation before introducing his "friend" Lady Gaga's performance of "Til It Happens to You" from the campus rape documentary "The Hunting Ground." "I'm the least qualified man here tonight," Biden told the audience before imploring them to stand with victims of sexual assault by taking a pledge to intervene when possible in situations were consent has not or cannot be given. "Let's change the culture," Biden said. "So that no abused woman or man … ever feel they have to ask themselves 'what did I do?' They did nothing wrong."
"Til it Happens to You" provokes tears: In arguably the most emotional moment of the night Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of her ballad "Til It Happens to You" seated at a piano with little of her usual theatrics. The finale of the song was capped with dozens of alleged sexual abuse victims walking on stage. They clasped and raised their hands high, receiving a rousing round of applause. Several audience members were visibly in tears when the lights went up.
Sam Smith's "very proud gay" moment: Lady Gaga ended up losing the Best Song award unexpectedly to crooner Sam Smith for his "Spectre" theme song "Writing's On the Wall." Smith referenced Sir Ian McKellen's claim that no openly gay man had won an Oscar before: "If this is the case, even if it isn't the case, I wanna dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand here together as equals one day," he said.
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Allejandro G. Inarritu's talks color: In an emotional Best Director victory speech (his second in a row, he won in 2015 for "Birdman"), "The Revenant" director made a powerful plea for diversity. As the first director of color to win two Oscars in a row, Inarritu acknowledged how "lucky" he was to be the Oscar stage, called on viewers to "liberate themselves from all prejudices" and said he looked forward to the day where the "color of the skin become as irrelevant as the length of hair."
Leonardo DiCaprio gets global: In the acceptance speech virtually every Oscar prognosticator predicted, Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home an Oscar after five previous nominations. He used the last leg of his speech to address his passion for environmental issues. After pointing out that last year was the hottest in record history, DiCaprio said, "Climate change is real and it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species. And we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating."
"Spotlight" surprise: In one of the biggest shocks of the night, the critically acclaimed journalism drama "Spotlight" beat the heavily favored "Revenant" in the Best Picture category. The film explored the Boston Globe investigation of the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal and one of its producers Michael Sugar said he hoped the movie provide a voice for victims "that will resonate all the way to Vatican."
"Pope Francis, it's time to protect the children and restore the faith," he added.


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Prior to joining Briggs, Dan acted as Bond Counsel for government issuers including cities, towns, and school boards. Dan also served in the St. Paul city attorney's office where he represented the St. Paul Public Housing Agency as a student certified attorney.
Dan earned his law degree at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His undergraduate and graduate studies included a semester at John Cabot University in Rome, and a semester at Oxford University.
Dan drafted an amicus curiae brief On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a member of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy Editorial Board, and was published by the Cambridge University Press in the American Political Science Association's PS: Political Science & Politics.
He currently serves as a board member of Affordable Housing Connections. Dan previously served as a legal advisor to the United Nations, a lead teacher for AmeriCorps and DC Reads, and completed an internship at the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Opposing views: Stevenage
Stevenage fan Mark tells us his club are solvent and have just appointed a new CEO – perhaps that's food for thought for the Valiants!
Mark started supporting Stevenage in a full time capacity the season after they were denied promotion from the Conference in 1995/96. He tells us: "I'd been to a few games over the years before that but the furore surrounding the refusal really sparked something in me to start going more regularly. I missed a couple of seasons through my teenage years due to weekend jobs and the like but I've been there more or less ever since! I'm on Twitter as @hollismark if any of your mob want to give me some stick when you inevitably turn us over!"
How are your team doing?
In the space of 15 minutes we went from 19th to 23rd and now I'm left wondering what on earth is going to happen next!
Well, it's an interesting question. We've been woeful for much of the season, found ourselves nine points adrift at the foot of the table and then went on a six game unbeaten run (3W 3D) to drag ourselves out of the relegation zone. A 0-0 draw away at Carlisle put us back in the bottom four and then came our almighty capitulation to MK Dons. From 2-0 up at 80 minutes having had a further two cleared off the line, we lost 3-2 through a mixture of poor defending and a wonder strike. I've never seen anything quite like it! So in the space of 15 minutes we went from 19th to 23rd and now I'm left wondering what on earth is going to happen next!
Who should we watch out for?
There are a few who could cause you problems depending on whether the Jekyll or Hyde side of our team turn up! Luke Freeman looks set to move on to bigger things at the end of the season and he has been in sensational form over the last few weeks. Francois Zoko's goals have almost single handedly ensured we've not been relegated already and Jimmy Smith has been a revelation since being moved into his preferred position in central midfield.Generally you need to watch out for Freeman though. If he's on form we tend to do well.
What are your thoughts on your manager?
We're all well aware of the reputation that precedes our Graham and it's that reputation which many of us hold dear. He's certainly unique.
We're all well aware of the reputation that precedes our Graham and it's that reputation which many of us hold dear. He's certainly unique. Our league position would suggest that his performance has been poor this season and at times, that has almost definitely been the case. However, he came back to us when our squad was in a very poor state and we had no budget to do anything about it. The six game unbeaten run came at a time when he'd just bought in a few new faces and it's no coincidence that we've improved. I think Graham Westley is the only man for the job here and whether we survive the drop or not, I'd back him to have us in far, far better shape next season.
What are your thoughts on the board and off field club activities?
Couldn't be better as far as I'm concerned. We're solvent and are run in a completely self sufficient manner. Alright, we're running a small loss this year I think due to the managerial change and the need to fix the squad but aside from that, Phil Wallace seems to have it all under control. We've recently taken on a new CEO in the shape of Barry Webber and he has got stuck in right away in trying to improve our attendances and income streams and hopefully we'll see the fruits of his labour in the not too distant future. There are already signs that he's doing good work.
Any views on Port Vale or specific players?
With the greatest of respect, not really! Port Vale are a side we've had a mixed bag of results against in the past and the games have often passed off without too much of a fanfare!
Any views and memories of players / managers that have been involved with both teams?
Of course, you have Jennison Myrie-Williams who was with us for a while and had a pretty unremarkable time here before being released by Gary Smith. Daryl McMahon was with us for a while but never held down too much of a regular spot, Steve Guppy had a couple of years and was a fans' favourite winning the FA Trophy in his final season with us. Of everyone else who has played for both, Justin Richards stands out as he scored a fair few here but other than that, there's no-one of any real note!
A score prediction?
A very, very optimistic 2-1 to Stevenage. Freeman and Zoko with the goals.


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We use both the Perfect Touch device and also the microneedling procedure for effective skin imperfection reduction and removal as well as wrinkle reduction.
Skin Care
Our skin care offerings are both luxurious and beneficial to healthy skin. Our skincare line of choice is Image Skincare, which we use for facial treatments and is also available for purchase at the location of choice.
We can also remove age spots, skin tags, broken capillaries, cholesterol bumps, milia, cherry angiomas and other irregularities on the face, hands, legs or elsewhere in our skin care solutions. Beautiful You uses both the Perfect Touch device and also the micro-needling procedure for effective skin imperfection reduction and removal as well as wrinkle reduction.
Topical anesthetics are used for your comfort during each procedure. There is minimal downtime, (usually 3 – 10 days) where you will be able to visualize red or pink coloring on the areas treated. You may resume regular skin care and makeup within one day of the procedure.
Skin Care Pricing
Skin Imperfection Treatment – $150/$300.
Beautiful You uses both the Perfect Touch device and also the microneedling procedure for effective skin imperfection reduction and removal as well as wrinkle reduction. These skin needling procedures will remove age spots, skin tags, broken capillaries, cholesterol bumps, milia, cherry angiomas and other imperfections on the face, hands, legs or elsewhere. Topical anesthetics are used for your comfort during the procedure.
Some imperfections may require a second treatment. There is minimal down time, usually 3 – 10 days where you will be able to visualize redness on the areas addressed. You may resume regular skin care and makeup within one day of the procedure.
Pricing for this service is based on zones or number of skin irregularities to be removed. One zone equal to 10 imperfections is $150 for removal. Two zones or equal to 20 imperfections removed is $300. After care product is recommended – $60.
Scalp Micropigmentation Consult $50.00
Dermaplane $60.00
Dermaplane add-on $35.00
Rejuv You $80.00
Consultation (30 min)- $50.00
If you go through with the service you are consulting about, the $50 goes toward the service. Should you decide not to go forward with the service then it's just the $50 for the consult.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a skin imperfection?
Skin growths and accumulation of various types of cells that look different than the surrounding skin.
What type of skin irregularities can be treated with the skin imperfection treatments?
- Telangiectasia (broken blood vessels)
- Milia
- Cholesterol Deposits
- Clogged Pores
- Cherry Angiomas
- Skin Tags
- Fibromas
- Pimples/Acne
- Brown Spots
Are skin imperfection treatments suitable for anyone?
The Skin Imperfection Treatment is not recommended for those with skin infections or contagious skin disorders, pacemakers or electrical implanted devices, severe heart problems, diabetes, or for women who are pregnant.
What skin types do the treatments work on?
Perfect Touch works on all skin types for men and women of all ages.
How many treatments do I need?
Most cosmetic treatments with Perfect Touch offer quick results. Some skin imperfection and age spot removal may need more than one treatment. However, most imperfections are gone or faded after the first treatment. Six weeks is recommended between treatments if a second treatment is necessary.
Do the treatments hurt?
Your Beautiful You practitioner uses a variety of topical anesthetics to ensure your comfort during the procedure.
How long does it take for the skin to heal?
The healing time is between one day and a few weeks. The time frame for healing varies on the size and type of the skin imperfection treated. After treatment, one may experience some irritation around the site. It may turn red in color and eventually a scab will form.
What can I expect at Beautiful You Permanent Cosmetics?
Once you've expressed interest in Beautiful You Permanent Cosmetics, you will receive a confirmation email which will include pre-treatment instructions for your appointment, as well as a health questionnaire for you to print out and complete. Please read your pre-treatment instructions carefully, and bring the completed health questionnaire with you to your appointment.
At the time of your appointment, your licensed Beautiful You technician will work with you in determining color, line shape and intensity of application to be used in your procedure. We will work together until we get the exact color and shape that you want. A before photograph will be taken. Please feel free to wear your makeup in the way you like to wear it. Also, feel free to bring your favorite colored pencils in for matching, if you wish.
Comfort During Your Procedure Is A Top Priority.
A clean and private environment awaits you. You will lie down on a comfortable reclining chair with a knee bolster to keep your back in alignment. Blankets and pillows are available to keep you warm. Relaxing music is available to help make your experience a positive one.
Your permanent cosmetic professional will explain everything she is doing as it occurs during your procedure. She will also answer any questions you have along the way.
At the end of your procedure, an after photo will be taken. Your technician will review your after care instructions with you and answer any additional questions you may have. An aftercare ointment will be provided for your comfort to take home with you.


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Interpreting: we can provide the necessary audio and interpreting equipment for meetings, seminars and events. We can also offer support in note-taking and drafting summaries or minutes following these events.
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In recent years, there has been high demand from customers all over the country for DTH TV connections instead of the standard cable connections. There are a number of reasons for this. While the cable TV connection proves to be more affordable on a month-wise basis than most DTH plans and the price of the set top box, the quality of programming and transmission leaves much to be desired. Also, not all cable TV operators offer paid channels to customers. This means that you will be given a generic bunch of channels to watch (whether you want to or not!) Besides, the picture quality is not good, neither is the sound.
Overall, there is much to be desired in terms of the viewing experience when it comes to cable TV connections. This explains why there is an increasing demand for DTH connections. They offer superior picture quality, many channel packs, easy installation and even the chance to rent the connection instead of buying it.
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Can anyone tell me if buying a system 76 laptop would be worth it? I have read reviews online and I have seen more bad than good.
Can anyone tell me if buying a system 76 laptop would be worth it? I have read reviews online and I have seen more bad than good.
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I've moved your post here but could you tell us about any particular concerns that you have?
System76 is a systems integrator. Clevo Computer Company (a very large computer mfg from Taiwan and China Mainland build some of their PC's. They may have other Asian mfg sources also.) System76 evaluates the mfg's core offerings, and specifies any engineering and configs required, writes or modifies custom drivers, and supports customers pre & post purchase.
They've been very responsive re my questions, but I personally have zero issues on a Galago Ultra Pro (loaded) running Ubuntu 15.04. My system runs (since Dec 2014) between 4 to 12 hrs daily. Absolutely Zero issues, and everything worked "out of the box".
The only minor issue some have is the Galago (& perhaps other laptops are 100% plastic cases) - - no brushed metal, etc. But the construction (albeit light) seems more than solid enough for my use & needs. Outstanding graphics/resolution, average decent quality keyboard, above average trackpad, 2/3 usb ports use v3. Re the internals, excellent options available for user via the website order process. All components are first-tier known high quality (intel, samsung, kingston, crucial, etc. (no cheap junk).
So, it's a decent laptop, and should last for years unless you drop a 2 or 3 pound rock on it. I plan to buy from System76 in future (desktops and laptops) . . . and no, I have no vested interests in the company.
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Having been using the Lemur 5 for the last few months (since June), I have to say that System 76 is the way to go if you want a decent computer running Ubuntu from the get go. Runs quickly, smoothly, and everything works without any issues, even after a reinstall due to an SSD upgrade (didn't add one in during my initial purchase since I already had one). Just had to reinstall the System 76 drivers and I was off to the races.
They also offer a payment plan for those of us (i.e. myself) who cannot afford to drop money down on a laptop all at once.
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I have had a Gazelle Pro since April 2014 and it has been perfect; fast and reliable. Purchase process was easy with lots of support. I would definitely go back for my next laptop, but realistically that will not befor a while as this one just works.
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Pretty good. I got a Kudu Pro a little over a year ago.
I was at first very skeptical--especially of their choice to support Ubuntu. However, it appears that this combination of hardware(Clevo)/firmware (They probably changed more than just add the pretty logo in the BIOS.) is really low-maintenance with Linux. (Also, Ubuntu is so widely used now I suspect it is in a position to start defining conventions.)
Kudu runs like a sick dog in FreeBSD but so do most other Haswell/Intel i7 systems. FreeBSD, famous for its stability, locks up hard in painfully slow, unaccellerated Xorg. But they never said it was a good FreeBSD machine....
It also makes a fantastic Hackintosh as Apple STILL does not offer a 17" matte laptop with ENOUGH USB ports. Intel HD4600 is now fully supported in Yosemite, with some minor DSDT hacking.
But I spend most of my time in Ubuntu: This has been the most trouble-free Linux system I have ever used and it is the first serious alternative to Macintosh that I have considered since 2003. (For me, the dealbreaker with Mac is that there is nothing native that is even close to ZFS for backups and snapshots. Yes, you can install ZFS on mac, but then what's the point if you can't use Spotlight/TimeMachine.... but that's another rant.)
Kudu's video performance is also lacklustre, probably due to corporate hostility to Linux/Open Source more than anything else: Netflix is a little choppy in Chrome/Linux but completely flawless in Mac OS X Yosemite/AnyBrowser. I did not test 3D since there is no dedicated graphics processor.
The audio quality for some reason is inconsistently not spectacular (VT1802) in Linux but always just fine with Hackintosh Yosemite using the VoodooHDA driver.
It's good enough for movies and games, but not for quiet-room listening with decent quality headphones. For a while, I thought it had something to do with using Amarok/Rhythmbox/Banshee or their interaction with gstreamer backend(s?) but I give up: too much silly-named, duplicated effort in the Linux audio player world! I'm also suspicious of pulseaudio sound server but it is a big hairy mess I do not feel inclined to learn about. It seems a crazy amount of complexity just to be able to have more than one process access the audio hardware simultaneously, a feature I didn't know I needed.
So in a nutshell, neither Ubuntu Linux nor Mac EASILY, OOB, is completely satisfactory, but with System76, at least you know you have decent Linux hardware support: You're not going to be spending ages picking apart DSDT/SSDT to make the function keys work; you're not going to be stuck running framebuffer Xorg or dealing with strange hardware problems because only you and about 20 other people have tested your hardware on Linux; sound and video will work tolerably well OOB; unlike in the world of MSFT, AAPL hardware you'll still have the option to be able to boot your computer from a variety of USB/DVD media.
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Very good, got myself a Galago UltraPro last year. Never had any issues, runs fast and smooth with everything. Only complaint I would have is the audio isn't that great on it. (then again laptop audio usually sucks on everything)
Have no idea what support is like but I haven't had any need to contact support just yet.
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I got interested in the audio issue again and now I'm pretty sure it is pulseaudio. I have no idea how to disable this in stock Ubuntu so I booted Lubuntu from a USB stick and sound quality is consistently better using ALSA and any player you want.
In fact, so much of the annoying U-bloat ("integration" with creepy Facebook, yahoo, amazon, google spyware, worthless disk indexing that never seems to find anything, and silly, ugly clunktackular Unity UI) is gone that I'm considering installing it for real.
Try it and see how your sound is. With a decent set of headphones, like the Grado SR-80, the sound isn't too bad.
Hmm, Mike353 . . did you try Pulse Audio Manager app to fully config/tweak the audio?
Re your comments about Ubuntu's desktops (DE's) . . . I'm of the school that appreciates user choice and options . My personal production systems all use Unity. A couple older test machines run about a dozen variations of cinnamon, mate, openbox, fluxbox, kde/plasma, DDE, and my own customizations. None are as "elegant" and functional (excluding sysadmin) as Unity (although Gnome3 is now close). But. let each user decide which DE is best for them and their specific hardware.
(in IT terms, "elegant" refers to a systems capability to achieve a functional goal in a lean, error-free, intuitive manner).
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I bought a Kudu Pro with quad core i7 processors. I find that the fan is loud and runs more than I expected. No other complaints.


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Financial Aid and Awards is accepting applications for the ConocoPhillips Canada Centennial Scholarship Program 2012-2013.
To apply, please refer to the attached program guidelines and application form.
Completed applications must be submitted to the SFU Financial Aid and Awards office by Friday May 18, 2012.
The applications will be adjudicated at SFU. Only the successful applications will be nominated to AUCC (Association of Universities and Colleagues in Canada).
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is pleased to announce the following scholarship program.
ConocoPhillips Canada Centennial Scholarship Program
To support young Canadian visionaries who have a drive to make a difference in the future. The scholarship program encourages individuals with academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. The Centennial scholarship program will have a national presence and will create a legacy for ConocoPhillips Canada Centennial year.
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Up to four 4 scholarships at the bachelor degree level or at the diploma level. Students are allowed to apply for an award in only one category.
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- 1 award is offered to students in any field of study or discipline;
- Programs of study must be of a minimum two-year duration;
- University preparatory programs in any jurisdiction are not eligible (e.g. CEGEPs-pre-university diploma).
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Eligible applicants must have:
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Last spring, Scott Kingery was among the first cuts from Phillies camp. He had 21 at-bats in 10 Grapefruit League games, a meaningless sample that nonetheless generated a great deal of excitement within the organization. He had done more than pass the eye test. Then, he dominated at double-A Reading and earned a midseason promotion to triple-A Lehigh Valley. He is one of the club's best prospects.
But his stay in big-league camp this spring could again be limited. Kingery, 23, was among eight players the Phillies invited to camp Wednesday. He will begin the season in Allentown, barring something unforeseen. He is a second baseman, blocked by Cesar Hernandez, who posted a .373 on-base percentage in 2017 and will earn $5.1 million in 2018.
That makes the spring cameo a chance for Kingery to impress a new coaching staff. The tougher decisions are for later.
Joining Kingery as internal invitees to camp are righthanders Enyel De Los Santos, Tom Eshelman and JD Hammer; lefties Cole Irvin and Brandon Leibrandt; catcher Edgar Cabral; and outfielder Andrew Pullin. Only Kingery and Pullin were in major-league camp last spring.
All of those players are long shots to win a big-league job this spring; Eshelman and Pullin could push their way into the discussion because of muddled situations in the starting rotation and on the bench.
The Phillies have a camp roster of 58 players. That includes all the players on the 40-man roster and 10 other non-roster invitees in addition to the ones announced Wednesday.
De Los Santos and Hammer are new to the organization; De Los Santos came from San Diego in the Freddy Galvis trade, and Hammer from Colorado for Pat Neshek.
Leibrandt, son of former major-league pitcher Charlie, went unselected in last month's Rule 5 draft. He had a 3.62 ERA in 136 2/3 innings last season for Reading and Lehigh Valley.
The Phillies, for now, will have 17 starting pitchers in camp. Some could become relievers this spring or when the season begins. Most notable among those not invited: Mark Appel, the former No. 1 overall pick who was removed from the 40-man roster this winter. He is expected to transition to a bullpen role.