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BUCHAREST: Icon production, the company behind Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu, is in early postproduction with Eugen Jebeleanu's debut feature Inside / Înăuntru (working title), a drama exploring gay life in contemporary Romania.
The script penned by newcomer Ioana Moraru follows a day in the life of a Romanian constable who, while receiving the visit of a man with whom he has a long distance relationship, has to intervene together with his colleagues in a cinema theater, where protesters have interupted the screening of a queer film. In real life, ultra-religious protesters turned off a screening of Ivana Mladenovic's Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari in 2018.
"I wish that my film would be a manifesto about love and decisions. Exposing stories like this one through cinematic fiction is for me an artistic gesture which is important for promoting diversity in art", Jebeleanu said in a statement.
The main characters are played by: Conrad Mericoffer, Radouan Leflahi, Alexandru Potocean, Alexandru Călin and Rolando Matsangos. The film was shot from 11 February to 10 March 2019.
Velvet Moraru is producing through ICON production. The project is supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Publicis Groupe Media Bucharest, Media Investment Communication, Cinema City and the MEDIA Programme – Creative Europe. The budget is 930,000 EUR, producer Velvet Moraru told FNE.
The acclaimed Romanian DoP Marius Panduru, known for his collaboration on Radu Jude's films including for Aferim! shot on 35mm film.
The film was shot in Bucharest in 16 days and it will be released in 2020. Production Information:
Credits:Director: Eugen JebeleanuScript: Ioana MoraruDoP: Marius PanduruEditor: Cătălin CristuțiuCast: Conrad Mericoffer, Radouan Leflahi, Alexandru Potocean, Alexandru Călin, Rolando Matsangos. Ionuț Niculae, George Piștereanu, Florin Caracala, Cendana Trifan, Denis Hanganu, Valentina Zaharia, Ruxandra Maniu, Lucian Ifrim, Mihaela Sîrbu, Gabriel Răuță
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Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Children's Foundation: The Tim Horton Children's Foundation is Tim Hortons largest community investment. Established in 1974 in honour of Tim Horton's love for children and desire to help those less fortunate, the Foundation has focused on building lasting strengths and life skills through intentional experiences. The Foundation believes that investing in youth living in priority neighbourhoods is such a valuable way to support our communities.
Tim Hortons Community Initiatives: Tim Hortons and its restaurant owners support communities through diverse fundraising campaigns focused on local guests, team members, charities and youth. Through programs such as Tim Hortons Scholarship Program, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Program and the Timbits Sports Program, Tim Hortons raises millions each year to make lasting differences within our communities.
Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership: The Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership was established in 2005, with a goal of improving the lives of coffee farmers, their families and the entire community within the regions where we source coffee for Tim Hortons. Its philosophy is consistent with the brand's long history of giving back to communities. Through the Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership, small holder farmers in Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia and Brazil are empowered to build their businesses with improved agricultural practices and entrepreneurship skills.
Burger King
Burger King McLamore Foundation: The Burger King McLamore℠ Foundation is a nonprofit that believes without education you limit your potential to be your own way. Inspired by Burger King® brand co-founder, Jim McLamore, its mission is to create brighter futures by empowering individuals and feeding potential through education and emergency relief. As a global organization, the Foundation partners with select nonprofits focusing on scholarships, literacy and creating sustainable learning environments.
Burger King Community Initiatives: In addition to the Burger King McLamore℠ Foundation, Burger King® Corporation and restaurant owners support numerous local and regional initiatives across the globe each year. Efforts such as in-restaurant fundraising allow us to make lasting impacts in the communities we are proud to be a part of.
The mission of the Popeyes Foundation is to strengthen communities with food and support in times of need. The foundation has two important goals: helping to combat hunger and assisting Popeyes® employees in times of need. For our Popeyes® family, the Popeyes Foundation Family Fund is available to assist with urgent needs of employees and/or their immediate family members who may be victims of natural disasters or other emergency hardship situations. For our community, the Popeyes foundation focuses on hunger relief efforts through a partnership with the No Kid Hungry organization.
Restaurant Brands International Global Day of Service
Every year, more than 1,000 corporate employees of Restaurant Brands International and our brands served their communities through the Global Day of Service initiative. Whether it's spending time working with the Tim Horton Children's Foundation, painting murals for local schools and hospitals, or helping out local farmers, employees around the world utilize this opportunity to contribute hands-on efforts that represent our values to the fullest.
Our Values
BOLD: We have very big dreams for our company and aggressive goals for our employees.
ACCOUNTABLE: We set clear company objectives to support our employees in achieving their goals. Employees of Restaurant Brands International are in turn accountable to achieving their goals, to our stakeholders and to our company as a whole.
EMPOWERED: We vest our employees with the power to achieve their goals in a sustainable way; we don't cut corners. We foster a culture of ownership, where we are all charged to make a difference.
MERITOCRATIC: We reward our employees for exceptional performance.
FUN: We are motivated and excited by the challenges we face. We persist through the ups and downs and celebrate our successes and achievements.
BOLD: We have very big dreams for our company and aggressive goals for our employees.
Global Talent Development Programs
At Restaurant Brands International, we recognize the importance of recruiting and retaining top talent. Through our globally recognized full-time and intern programs, we seek to hire top-performing and hard-working graduates and undergraduates that share our values. The following programs are offered at our Restaurant Support Centres and are critical in supporting the talent bench for the company:
- The Leadership Development Program offers new graduates the opportunity to participate in a multi-functional rotational program which gives exposure to our business both in-restaurant and in the corporate offices. Program participants gain both hands-on experience and key skills they need to set them up for success as future leaders of the company.
- The MBA Leadership Program provides successful applicants with opportunities to pursue flexible career paths and explore growth potential at Restaurant Brands International. After completing onboarding, MBAs jump right into real high-impact roles where they have exposure to leadership teams and take personal ownership of business-critical, major-scale challenges.
Summer Internships are also available in both programs for undergraduates and MBAs, respectively, who are still in school. Once they graduate, interns may be invited into the full Leadership Development or MBA Leadership programs.
Diversity and Inclusion at Restaurant Brands International
We actively strive to foster an environment where the differences of our employees, restaurant owners, vendors and guests are understood and included in the development of business plans and processes. Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
Learning from the Front Line
At Restaurant Brands International, we believe it's important for our employees to understand every aspect of the business – from the way we greet our guests to the manner in which we prepare our food. That's why, every year, employees across our brands are encouraged to work at our restaurants.
Experience working in-restaurant provides our employees with a chance to experience our brands from the perspective of team members, and garner an understanding of the opportunities, challenges, business patterns and needs of our restaurant owners.


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Press Release
From: Ames Research Center
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei pointed a crude telescope skyward and changed the world. To mark this momentous occasion, 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and in the month of August, a wide variety of events are scheduled throughout the world to celebrate the moon.
As part of the IYA celebrations, NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite Mission (LCROSS) and the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) are hosting 'Observe the Moon Night' at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Members of the public and news media are invited to conduct their own first-hand exploration of the moon's surface from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. PDT. The event is free and open to all ages.
The moon observation event will feature dozens of telescopes set up by local amateur astronomers and astronomy clubs for the public to view the surface of the moon and other celestial objects. NASA experts also will be on-hand to provide information about NASA's plans for lunar exploration, including the recently launched LCROSS and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) missions. The LCROSS mission will impact a permanently shadowed crater near the lunar south pole in search for water ice at 4:30 a.m. PDT on Oct. 9, 2009 and LRO will create a comprehensive map of the moon.
What: International Year of Astronomy 'Observe the Moon Night'
When: 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. PDT, Saturday Aug. 1, 2009
Where: Shenandoah Plaza, located in NASA Research Park at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. To reach NASA Ames, take U.S. Highway 101 to the Moffett Field, NASA Parkway exit and drive east on Moffett Boulevard towards the main gate.
The LCROSS spacecraft successfully launched with LRO from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 18, 2009 and is currently in a looping polar Earth orbit in preparation for the lunar impacts later this year. The NLSI supplements and extends existing NASA lunar science programs and is supported by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. The LCROSS mission and the NLSI are managed by NASA Ames.
For more information about the IYA 'Observe the Moon Night,' visit: http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/observethemoonnight.htm
For more information about the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/lcross
For more information about the NASA Lunar Science Institute, visit: http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/
For more information about the International Year of Astronomy, visit: http://astronomy2009.us/
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AER – Space City Comic Convention
After Encounter Report
May 27 – 29, 2016
NRG Convention Center
Houston, Texas
2nd Lieutenant tai Martek, son of R'Nald of House Konjah, reporting. I am submitting this report on behalf of my shipmates of the IKV Logh Veng as authorized by our Commanding Officer 1st Lieutenant vestai Q'alara.
IKV Logh Veng crew in attendance at Space City Comic Con 2016
1st Lieutenant vestai Q'alara (Mirakel Mayoral) Commanding Officer
2nd Lieutenant tai Morakh son of Korus (Brian Jordan-Dean) Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant tai Martek son of R'Nald (Mark Andrew Faulkner) Communications Officer
Lance Corporal Kovar of House Mektor (Andrew Godwin) Ship's Dahar Master
My shuttle brought me to rendezvous with my shipmates of the IKV Logh Veng. Our mission was to spread knowledge of the Klingon Empire and recruit potential warriors. Many individuals of diverse origins appeared at this conference. As the ship's communication officer, I met a number of them. These are photographic records of our efforts to spread word of the Klingon Assault Group to bring glory and honor to the Empire.
There were numerous organizational issues with this convention. The members of the organizing committee seemed to be out of communication with each other and at times have been odds with one another. Communication issues hampered every aspect of the event I am familiar with along with troubling contract issues.
A significant portion of the invited media guests have reported that part or all of their contracts were not honored as specified. Photo opportunity sessions were haphazardly organized at best, resulting in a number of attendees missing out on the sessions that had already been paid. Several vendors of the merchant quarter named the 'Dealers Room' reported they also encountered problems with contracts being honored as specified. Volunteers were not properly informed of their duties nor supervised in any meaningful way.
Specific to our group, a number of other media fan club guests reported consistent problems with panel scheduling such that several scheduled sessions did not occur at all. One of those was ours on the subject of Klingon fandom and the Klingon Assault Group. We took this setback in stride by exploring the merchants sector, interacting with the attendees and whenever possible spreading the glory of the Empire to those interested in learning more.
We have also made contact with a number of individuals interested in learning more about the Klingon Empire and have sent recruiting information to them. These efforts have born fruit as we have added two new warriors to our ship's roster. We look forward to adding even more to our ranks on the IKV Logh Veng. Qa'pla!
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Another Opportunity Missed
I was having lunch with a female friend today [1] when she offered to bet me £5 at even money that Trinidad and Tobago would beat England. Value, don't you think ? However I couldn't bring myself to accept it. I'll never be ruthless enough to be a professional gambler.
[1] And what are the odds of that ?
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The CSSIgniter topics cover a variety of themes and there is definitely something there for every kind of project, whether it's building an internet shop, a hotel website, a portfolio, or just a regular WordPress site.
Inside this CSSIgniter review we will have a look at some of the topics on offer, see how simple they are to setup and use, and take a look at their documentation and support provisions.
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Coastline is a theme for innovative professionals and its one of the most recent topics available from CSSIgniter. The theme makes use of a masonry grid layout with boundless scroll, which makes it ideal for anybody with a great portfolio or higher quality images they want to showcase.
As well as the remarkable layout, together with Coastline you get access to the typical CSSIgniter theme features such as a shortcode library, a choice of color variations, and access to the responsive support.
If you would like to give your portfolio a suitable home on the world wide web then Coastline is a great choice.
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You really can customise this theme quite easily as a result of the colour pickers available which allow you to select from an unlimited number of options. The homepage may contain widgets, like a recent work slider, which makes it a great way to show off the hottest things you've accomplished.
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Santorini Resort
Santorini Resort was designed to showcase a hotel or resort in style. If you have been tasked with constructing this type of site then this theme, and its own skills to exhibit large, high quality pictures, is a great solution.
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If you want a theme that looks like the hotel or hotel you are promoting, then Santorini Resort is a superb choice.
Uberto is a gorgeous blogging theme that is based on the Bootstrap frame for a fully responsive layout. The clean and minimal layout gives you a fantastic chance to let your content — text, pictures, and movie — really stand out.
Whether you are blogging or want to showcase your creative endeavours, Uberto was designed just for you.
Mobilee has been constructed to market and showcase a mobile program, although it's an adaptable theme, so if you like the layout, it can be used for different functions.
The design makes it effortless to showcase screenshots and graphics from your app, all nested in the shape of a mobile device. The theme makes use of a slider for showing multiple screen grabs in 1 space on the website.
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It is also possible to quickly get into the documentation for each theme and download the sample content.
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CSSIgniter Theme Options Control Panel
The user interface of the motif settings is pretty close to the native WordPress UI, which makes it simple to use, while also helping it to integrate fairly well into the rest of the admin dashboard on your website.
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Colour options: choose a color scheme or set custom colours
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When surfing the forums it appeared that the topics were responded to quickly with helpful answers being posted by the service team. But to test the ceremony I did post a few questions that arose when installing and using their subjects.
Both questions I submitted in the forums have been responded to quickly by the service staff. In 1 instance I was given the essential code to create the changes I desired, and at the other I was supplied with a link to the relevant documentation on the website. I was delighted with the timely and helpful responses in both cases, especially considering this took place on the weekend, outside of office hours.
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CSSIgniter also offer a few premium services to assist you get your website up and running as swiftly as possible. These solutions comprise:
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With each plan, you may use the themes as often as you would like, on multiple websites, including client projects.
All programs include updates and support for a year, after which time you can go with the themes unsupported, or subscribe for one more year in order to keep access to support and upgrades.
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You can watch the full details of the plans onto the pricing page.
CSSIgniter has built up a large portfolio of WordPress topics that cover a good choice of applications and job types. The topics look very good and their designs are well suited to the type of projects they've been built for.
While the most popular topics at marketplaces such as ThemeForest are feature-heavy, multipurpose ones which are frequently accused of being badly supported, inefficiently coded, and resource intensive, it's wonderful to find that a group such as CSSIgniter offering a different, together with cleanly designed topics that have been built for a particular purpose, and that have not been weighed down with additional attributes for the sake of it.
The support provisions set up are good and it's wonderful to see affordable setup and customisation services being offered to help users get their website up and running fast without any hassle.
While WordPress does not have to be hard to utilize, for new usersinstalling WordPress and setting up a theme has the potential to be a real time suck, and just a barrier to entry. For all these reasons it's nice to see a means to conquer this being provided for those that want it.
But if you would like clean layouts which have been tailored for particular purposes, then the CSSIgniter themes could be exactly what you are looking for.
Together with access to all 60 of their themes for only $49, and the ability to use them on numerous sites, including customer websites, CSSIgniter is a cheap and practical option. Layout WordPress
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Phase 1-2 of Azacitidine + Lenalidomide for Previously Untreated Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00890929
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 30, 2009
Results First Posted : October 20, 2014
Last Update Posted : June 18, 2018
Stanford University
Celgene Corporation
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Bruno C. Medeiros, Stanford University
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|Study Type
|Study Design
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Drug: Lenalidomide
Drug: Azacitidine
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|Recruitment Details
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Outcome Measures
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|Bruno C Medeiros, MD
|Stanford University Medical Center
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Pollyea DA, Zehnder J, Coutre S, Gotlib JR, Gallegos L, Abdel-Wahab O, Greenberg P, Zhang B, Liedtke M, Berube C, Levine R, Mitchell BS, Medeiros BC. Sequential azacitidine plus lenalidomide combination for elderly patients with untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica. 2013 Apr;98(4):591-6. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.076414. Epub 2012 Dec 14.
Pollyea DA, Kohrt HE, Gallegos L, Figueroa ME, Abdel-Wahab O, Zhang B, Bhattacharya S, Zehnder J, Liedtke M, Gotlib JR, Coutre S, Berube C, Melnick A, Levine R, Mitchell BS, Medeiros BC. Safety, efficacy and biological predictors of response to sequential azacitidine and lenalidomide for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia. 2012 May;26(5):893-901. doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.294. Epub 2011 Oct 28.
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|Bruno C. Medeiros, Stanford University
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|NCT00890929 History of Changes
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SU-04242009-2385 ( Other Identifier: Stanford University )
RV-AML-0410 ( Other Identifier: Celgene Corporation )
HEMAML0011 ( Other Identifier: OnCore )
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Vivo APEX With Half-Screen Finger-print Scanning Tech Launched, Bulk Production to Begin in Mid-2018
Vivo at a nearby occasion on Monday featured that the APEX will accompany a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, as announced by Chinese innovation blog ITHome. The handset is said to include a 5.99-inch OLED display with COF innovation. To convey a full-screen client encounter, the Vivo APEX has installed surrounding and vicinity sensors under the display. Correspondingly, there is a Half-Screen Fingerprint Scanning innovation that fills in as an on-screen fingerprint scanner, covered up under the half piece of the display. This is not at all like the under-display fingerprint scanner of the Vivo X20 Plus UD that had fingerprint unlocking usefulness restricted to one spot someplace on the base of the screen.
The Vivo APEX is accounted for to have left and right bezels with just 1.8mm of thickness, while the base side of the handset has a bezel space of 4.3mm. By and large, there is a 7.8mm of thickness. The highest point of the APEX includes a concealed 8-megapixel selfie camera that is guaranteed to hoist from the body in only 0.8 seconds. Further, the handset is said to have a System-in-Package (SiP) to convey a Hi-Fi sound understanding. There are additionally three speakers alongside an inherent DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). The smartphone has an exclusive Screen SoundCasting innovation that creates vibrations through the display to deliver sound. This fills in as an earpiece and additionally an amplifier.
The essential camera sensor on the Vivo APEX is said to help Super HDR with a restricted dynamic scope of up to 14 EV. The camera additionally allegedly incorporates a counterfeit consciousness (AI) calculation and highlights, for example, savvy enhancement, ultra-dynamic, multi-outline inclinations, character improvements, and common tones.
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There is a shift in our social paradigm as society becomes more reflective of the world's diversity through art, media and culture. Across the globe, the African diaspora is exploring identity through empowering lens and shaping the narrative by portraying images of black people as beautiful, cultural purveyors. As these images are featured more and more throughout our culture, we proclaim a euphoric…Yes!!!..and anticipate the next level of #blackmagic.
This shift, however, does take place in a vacuum, but surges due to a collective push for more diversity at the table with institutionalized vanguards. Having a seat at the table allows for greater access to the next generation and provides a space for these cultural engineers to reshape our realities and re-imagine a more equitable future.
Let's focus on 3 moments from 2018 that produced a significant culture shift that will pave the way for the next generation to build upon as they take their seat at the table.
The Rise of Afro-futuristic Art – The term Afrofuturism was first coined by Mark Dery in 1994. According to Inverse, it "describes an artform, practice, and methodology that allows black people to see themselves in the future despite a distressing past and present". Afrofuturism is a genre of both fantasy and realism that grew increasingly popular with the release of the movie Black Panther and the book Children of Blood & Bone which became a #1 New York Times best seller.
The importance of this genre is that by "empowering people to see themselves and their ideas in the future gives rise to innovators and freethinkers." The possibilities become endless in ways that black people can become the central characters in various art forms, thereby reshaping our cultural perspective.
The Passing of Amendment 4 – With the stroke of a pen, an estimated 1.5 mil people regained their right to vote. Previously there was a lifetime ban on the right to vote for felons and only with a governor's pardon could they regain their voting rights. However, the new legislation crushed one of the oppressive remnants from the Jim Crow era by allowing a previously disenfranchised group of predominantly black people to freely engage in the electoral process.
Record Breaking Sales of Black Art– Last year Diddy made headlines when he purchased Past Times by Kerry James Marshall for $21.1mil. The purchase made it the highest purchase for any artwork done by a living black artist.
Another epic moment in the black art world happened when Kehinde Wiley was commissioned to paint Barack Obama's Presidential Portrait, making him the first black artist to receive this honor. Record breaking moments like these dismantle oppressive narratives and create new ones where black art is considered "good art" and worthy of greater attention from museums and galleries.
MUCE's As A Matter of Black: A Seat At The Table Exhibition furthers this conversation by showcasing a collective of visual artists that explores the table as a constant to discuss a seat at the table in the context of family, food, policy and celebration of the Black life experience. Artists bring the concept to life through visual painting, sculpture, and storytelling.
The Exhibition is currently open at Bailey Contemporary Arts until February 22nd and North Miami Public Library until February 28th.


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It is with great excitement that we welcome Nathan Fisher to the team as our Temple Shir Tikva Center for Jewish Spirituality Fellow through June 2019. Nathan is a devoted student of Judaism, contemplative practices, mysticism, mindfulness, and Torah. He will be developing and teaching the offerings below and will also be engaging in a listening campaign to hear your stories, gather ideas, and help us flesh out the full picture of the needs of our community as we grow this dimension of our program. He is eager to reach out to those of you who have participated as learners and leaders in our TSTCJS program and is happy to meet with anyone who would like to engage in these practices. Nathan can be contacted at: email@example.com.
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Disclaimer: I am writing after a long time. Not that I have run out of ideas but I am lazier than before. Frustrations and other life experiences have pushed me to start this business series. Enjoy.
So it was two years ago that I ventured in the other direction. From being interviewed to being on the other side of the table (cool). Initially I used to throw my weight around, act pricey, act over smart but all that joy was short lived as it did not help me get the right candidate. It also made me realize the importance of HR in an organization.(When you are working in corporate you always think that HR managers are useless people. All they do is:
- Come late to work.
- Focus only on their work life balance.
- Come out only once a year during appraisals.
- Ass lick the seniors.
- Keep their doors closed always (as they say everything is confidential) and play poker.
- Decide their own increments every year.)
But now having worked on the other side I have new found respect for HR. It is by far the most important function in an organization and recruiting and retaining good talent is really a challenge.
So I have interviewed at least 200 people in the last two years including campus interviews and at my office. I am really surprised and appalled at the casual approach of the new generation towards work, professionalism, life and themselves.
Yes we are getting old and the new generation will be different but professionalism has to stay. Will quote few examples from my experiences and if you are reading this and planning to go for an interview please follow these and you might get hired.
- Read emails properly.
e.g. Dear Ridhima,
Please come down for an interview on Monday 5th Sept at 10 am at our office.
Address and google pin in my signature.
Thanks and Regards,
Jasmeet Singh Arora
Chief Believer
+91 991039338
New Delhi, 11009
google pin: https://goo.gl/maps/9ZQU8Musv4
Dear Sir,
Thanks for the opportunity. Where do I have to come. Its not mentioned in your mail.
Dear Ridhima,
My previous mails clearly said its in my signature.
Hope that is clear.
Dear Sir,
OHK. See you.
2. Report on time: How difficult is it to report for an interview on time. Fashionably late is being taken too seriously. 15 to 30 minutes late is normal. At least have the courtesy to inform that you are late. Some are kind enough to inform. e.g. sorry sir, struck in bad traffic. (I thought you were struck by lightning). Oh so you are stuck in traffic. Great.
If you are not reporting on time for something as important as your interview, you will not be in time for office. I would not consider your candidature for sure.
3. Curriculum Vitae: Most underestimated but most potent tool you have. Brag all you can about yourself, share as much information as you can about what you have done. Sad part is that it is one of the most ignored tool by candidates applying for jobs.
Don't get your name wrong on your own CV. I came across someone who had mis-spelt his own name and when asked about it started justifying. Sorry buddy, you lack rigour/ attention to detail, you will not be hired.
Mention about your educational qualification: I see this as a new trend these days where candidates have stopped mentioning their college/ school name, their year of pass out etc. Why? All that is important.
4. Why did you switch so many jobs? It is fashionable nowadays to switch jobs every 3-6 months. There are many many candidates who have done that with no valid reason. When asked these are the answers that you get:
I did it for growth (really 3 jobs in one year, so did you really grow, are you taller now?)
I had learnt enough so I thought I would move on.
I did not like the place.
By switching so often, I am sure you would not stay for more than 6 months with my company as well so you will not be recruited for sure.
5. Sharing confidential information: So you think by sharing confidential info about your current or previous employer makes you a hot candidate. Its a red flag. If recruited, you would do the same to me as well. No thank you.
6. No lies: Please do not lie about what you used to do, how long did you work in an organization, how much money did you make and how many people reported to you. Its a small world and reference checks still work. You lie is one phone call away from being quashed.
Still waiting for the right candidate who does not showcase these gross negatives. Send one who you think is right to work with me.
All that I have penned down is very basic but that's the tough part these days, sticking to basics. What is simple is not necessarily unnecessary.


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You know, I find a lot of content on music industry "how-to" blogs these days to be entirely redundant and sometimes of questionable value. Here is one that is NOT. From Ariel Hyatt, of Cyber PR, via Music Think Tank. 8 Simple Steps to Formatting a Proper Press Release – MTT – Music Think Tank.


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Martin O'Donnell analyses Conservative social policy and the way in which it cloaks its exploitation of the most vulnerable citizens.
Not long ago a letter was sent to the Financial Times signed by 20 individuals from big business.
An innocuous event, one may conclude, and yet the BBC decided that it should be news headlines for the day.
Not the ongoing attack on Britain's public services, not the historic events in the Middle East, rather the complaint made in this letter was that the country's highest earners should not be expected to pay the 50p tax on earnings over £150,000.
The group behind this PR coup was Volterra Consulting - a sinister organisation which seeks to defend and promote their model of capitalism which is that "there are two classes of agent in the model, workers and capitalists. The neat twist, which reverses Marxism, is that the workers are the predators on the profits of the capitalists."
This is perhaps a response to the theory of the "tendency of the rate of profit to fall" - recognised by both Adam Smith and Marx.
It must be those demanding proles eating into their profits.
Volterra's language and that of many others is that the capitalists are the victims and that the 50p tax is a disincentive to entrepreneurs.
Indeed former CBI boss Richard Lambert asserted on the BBC that this tax is, for many of the rich, a disincentive to even get up in the morning.
However such arguments are never used when dealing with the issue of low-paid workers.
There is currently a crisis among the young in terms of employment. Some 25 per cent of 16-24 year olds - almost a million - are not in employment, education or training.
But when the minimum wage for an 18 to 20-year-old is currently £4.92, where are the CBI complaints that this is hardly an incentive to get out of bed?
A 20-year-old on the minimum wage working a 40-hour week will still have to pay 20 per cent income tax and national insurance, leaving them with a take-home pay of approximately £150 per week.
But this is never pointed to as an explanation for youngsters giving up on what is often labour intensive, monotonous, low-paid, low-status work and instead claiming benefits.
John Redwood has recently led the Tory right's attacks on progressive taxation. His core argument is that the more the rich are taxed the less revenue the government actually receives.
His point is that if taxes are too high the richest will simply find ways of avoiding paying them.
This astonishing assertion is based on the assumption that governments seem to be meekly asking for taxes and are then at the mercy of the rich as they decide whether or not they feel like paying them.
Redwood refers to an economic concept called the Laffer curve. This model claims that as tax rates move up from somewhere between 30 per cent and 50 per cent and begin to reach 60, 70 or 80 per cent these increases will result in precisely mirrored decreases in revenue received.
The reason for this? The rich are simply unwilling to pay.
Could not this Laffer curve idea be applied to low pay? The lower the wages the more unwilling an individual is going to be to do the job.
The difference in attitudes to the so-called "dole scroungers" and this "creative accountancy" is simply breathtaking.
While the TUC estimates the total lost to the Treasury in tax avoidance every year is £25 billion, according to the National Fraud Office, benefit fraud amounts to a total of about £1bn.
While this benefit fraud almost pales into insignificance next to the tax avoidance figures, what is often omitted from reports is the fact that an estimated £16bn goes unclaimed in benefits every year.
For example, according to the Department of Work and Pensions, for every £82 claimed in income support in 2007-8, £47 went unclaimed.
Likewise, for every £59 claimed in jobseekers' allowance, £51 went unclaimed.
So why the attention given to benefit fraud with campaigns by the DWP such as the current one using the catchy slogan "Benefit thieves: It's not if we catch you, it's when."
They've used posters and adverts as well as a National Benefit Fraud Hotline to phone. The cost of such campaigns runs into millions, however the tax avoidance hotline is hidden away on government websites with no such high-profile publicity.
So what is the raison d'etre behind this anomaly in attitudes to incentivising the rich but not the poor?
The argument is that the investment banker needs to be so handsomely rewarded because of the importance of his job, but the cleaner who cleans his office deserves no more than the minimum wage because she clearly didn't make the effort in school. (And yes the "he" and "she" conforms to the usual gender scripts).
However this argument is utterly pernicious.
The social consequences of this are that the children of the investment banker will, no doubt, be given every opportunity, including an elite private education - in London approximately 20 per cent of children are privately educated.
Whereas the children of the cleaner will probably grow up in the worst housing, will receive the least best education - as a consequence of being in a poor catchment area - and as a result will be restricted in terms of life chances and opportunities.
Statistics released this year by the Department of Education show children on free school meals - means-tested as the poorest - are twice as likely by the age of 11 to fail to attain basic literacy and numeracy levels.
The double standards displayed by the media and politicians in relation to pay, taxes and incentives are part of a wider problem which is our failure to understand the enormous social damage being done by creating and rationalising gross inequality.
The reality is that over the last three years, the standard of living for the poorest has got steadily worse as a result of pay freezes, job losses and inflation.
Child poverty and fuel poverty, especially among the oldest, has worsened.
In many cities food banks are being set up to support struggling families.
Yet in spite of the media image of dole scroungers and work-shy wasters, many suffer with mental health issues, feelings of failure and inferiority as a result of the weekly struggle provide food and to pay bills.


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U.S. Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina argues that water shortages in California's farm country are indicative of wider economic challenges facing California, and that if elected she would try to loosen environmental restrictions on Delta water pumping.
A spokesman for incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer counters that her efforts to make it easier to buy water and to increase supplies without bending environmental rules are sufficient.
Although the political potency of Fiorina's attacks might be diminishing with more normal water conditions this year, Delta water remains a sore issue in parts of California. And it is one that lawmakers statewide will continue to face in the coming years.
For Fiorina, the issue is simple. Less water from the Delta should be dedicated to fish.
"In the short term, an amendment needs to pass the United States Senate to override the biological assessment on the smelt that caused the water to be turned off," Fiorina said. "The reason she's not doing it is she's in the pockets of extreme environmentalists."
Fiorina blames Boxer for voting against an amendment by South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint in September that would have removed limits on Delta pumps to help fish populations, and for putting the needs of "a small fish ahead of the livelihoods of California's farmers and farmworkers," according to her website.
Fiorina said the Delta water crisis is a "huge piece of my platform," in which she argues that an increase in water supply is essential for creating jobs.
But her attacks are not always accurate. Delta pumps were never turned off last year. They were dialed down, but that was mostly because of dry conditions and not endangered species rules. And she has exaggerated the number of jobs lost.
Boxer, meanwhile, has maintained a relatively low profile on the issue.
Despite heading the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, which has jurisdiction over water resources and environmental laws, Boxer's involvement has mostly been confined to trying to make it easier to move water between buyers and sellers and supporting to one degree or another proposals championed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Boxer declined to be interviewed, but her spokesman said the senator was also involved in getting more money for water projects.
"Sen. Boxer believes we do not need to gut or waive our landmark environmental laws to meet our state's water needs," said spokesman Zachary Coile. "She feels it is important to make sure these laws are administered fairly."
Delta water became a political football last year after new endangered species permits were written to prevent Delta smelt, salmon and other fish from going extinct.
The new permits contained tougher restrictions on Delta pumping rates than earlier permits that were invalidated by a federal judge. When three years of dry weather conspired to cut into irrigation water supplies, it was the new permits and not the weather that became the focus of farmers' ire.
The permits were responsible for just one-fourth of the shortages last year, according to the state Department of Water Resources. Farmers are getting more water this year, but not as much as they would without the new permit conditions.
Since last year, critics of pumping restrictions posted signs along Interstate 5 targeting Boxer and other Democrats, who they blame for creating a "dust bowl."
Political analysts said jobs and the economy are by far more important to voters this year than water or environmental issues, but they added that connecting water issues to jobs might be effective.
"If you can convince people that water is an economic issue, water will be important," said Kam Kuwata, a Democratic consultant who has run campaigns for Feinstein and the $10 billion high-speed rail bond that passed in 2008.
Fiorina appears to be trying to do just that.
"If we don't have an adequate water supply, we can't grow our economy," she said.
But her campaign has consistently exaggerated the magnitude of the problem.
In an October opinion piece in which Fiorina claimed court-ordered protection for Delta smelt was causing economic havoc, Fiorina said the state's water crisis may have cost as many as 95,000 jobs statewide.
She was citing a UC Davis study that had been revised downward twice by the time her letter appeared in the Fresno Bee. Two weeks earlier, the study had estimated the total number of jobs lost to Delta smelt was about 5,000, while the drought had cost another 16,000.
Her website still maintains, "Nearly 40,000 of our fellow Californians are out of work in the Central Valley because of our state's urgent water crisis."
Fiorina acknowledged the differing estimates but said her underlying point remained.
"There is indisputable evidence that the Endangered Species Act has sparked a host of regulations in California, which makes it excessively difficult to build plans and create jobs," Fiorina said. "It is indisputable that the Endangered Species Act has (erected) a thicket of regulations for everything from fish to flies."
One economist who has been critical of estimates developed at UC Davis said the best current estimate is that about 8,500 jobs were lost to water shortages last year, with 2,000 of those jobs lost due to environmental protections, said Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of Pacific's Business Forecasting Center.
Those job losses, while real, were dwarfed by the number of jobs lost in the same regions by other factors, including the slumping economy and housing market, Michael added.
Michael said claims of high unemployment — particularly the claim that the small town of Mendota has 40 percent joblessness — are troubling for several reasons.
The construction downturn and other factors killed many more jobs in the area, he said.
And high unemployment in Mendota has been a long-term problem that started about the same time Delta water deliveries to the region began, he added.
"California has lost 1.4 million jobs and about $40 billion in personal income during this (recession)," Michael said. "At most, the Endangered Species Act pumping restrictions are 0.1 percent of California's recent losses. An ex-HP CEO should know the difference between millions and billions."
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The world is getting to be a crowded place, but there are still enough remote locations to fuel interest in "Survivor," CBS' long-running reality series that just got picked up for its 29th and 30th editions.
Host and executive producer Jeff Probst has also signed a deal to return for the new cycles, which will take the longest running reality competition show on TV into 2015.
The series launched in 2000 and has since aired 413 episodes with 406 competitors.
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Though the show was once a ratings powerhouse, with more than 51 million viewers tuning into the first season finale in August 2000, it has since settled down to become the second-highest rated reality series on broadcast TV in the 18-49 age group.
The series was based on the Swedish TV show "Expedition Robinson." At a Los Angeles Times-hosted panel of reality show hosts in June, Probst said, "The star of 'Survivor' is the format. It works. It works all over the world."
The finale of the current edition of "Survivor," titled "Blood vs. Water" will air Sunday.
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Most new device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they're widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we're lucky- as we work on our review. Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It's a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it's a giant explosion of frantic opinion-sharing activity. For about … a day. And then it all goes away. Sure, there's followup coverage as people find bugs and hidden features, but after that initial blast, not many people revisit the device to see how it feels a few months later, because everyone's already focused on the next big deal coming down the pipe.
So let's do something about that. Let's see how we feel about devices when they're not shiny and new anymore. This is After The Buzz.
Thinking of buying a Huawei P10? Well it's definitely not a new phone any more, but it continues to be one of our favorite devices of 2017. I think I said it once in a podcast, and I'll say it again today: I love the way that Huawei has matured in the flagship space. A few years ago people bought a Huawei because it was all they could afford, but in 2017, a good amount of my friends know about and desire the Huawei P10. Watch our full episode of After The Buzz to learn why.


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When I have a great idea for a recipe and it fails in testing, I despise throwing away the failure. I hate to waste all those ingredients! But these chocolate cherry brownies came about from two failed recipes with almost nothing going to waste and that makes me extra proud of these!
Bourbon Molasses Chocolate Pecan Pie
Boston is one of the most historical cities in the U.S. and as you walk through the city it is so apparent. There are so many historical sites. So many, in fact, that there is a walking trail you can follow through the city to hit some of the biggest historical spots. There's the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere, and the Boston Massacre. There's the Bunker Hill Monument, the U.S.S. Constitution, and the Boston Common. There's Harvard University and Fenway Park. Every single thing in Boston has quite a history. But there is a much lesser known story in Boston's history. More specifically, in the North End of Boston (also known as Boston's Little Italy). Continue Reading
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie
We're right in the midst of the chaos that is the holiday season! It is such a fun time of year, but I always feel like I'm falling behind on everything! Which is why I am here, in December, after you're probably all burnt out on pumpkin pie, to bring you a brand new pumpkin pie recipe! Now I know it's more of a Thanksgiving dessert, but today is a very special occasion for which this recipe would be perfect…not that Pie Thursday wouldn't be a winning idea! Continue Reading
Cherry Cordial Hot Cocoa
It's here. We're at the end of January and we have finally come to the last hot cocoa recipe of Hot Cocoa Month. I haven't posted any boozy hot cocoa recipes because you can easily add booze to every recipe posted this month! In fact, this Cherry Cordial Hot Cocoa can quickly become a cherry hot cocoa if you would prefer it. I also have one more hot cocoa surprise coming for you as part of the bonus recipes, so be sure to check back for that. Continue Reading
Hoity Toity Cranberry Sauce
There's a big Thanksgiving debate in my family every year. It's very serious and it gets very heated. Third parties often get involved. It is a disagreement over the very important topic of cranberry sauce. Continue Reading


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Howdy Laundry Roommates, This episode was done a couple of weekends ago but with more timely Star Wars news to talk about it got lost in the shuffle. I didn't want to hang Continue reading "LIVE – Talkin' Stranger Things 2"
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Quick Review – Stranger Things 2
I was so pumped after watching the last episode of Stranger Things season 2 that I just had to do a quick little review of the whole season. Sometime in the next few weeks Chris
Monstrous Monday – Demogorgon
Name: Demogorgon
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MF5 – My Halloween 2017
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Return To Hawkins, Indiana With The Final Trailer For Stranger Things Season 2.
People we are only two weeks away from what should be the greatest night in "TV" History. Netflix this morning has unveiled their final trailer for Stranger Things' second Continue reading "Return To Hawkins, Indiana With The Final Trailer For Stranger Things Season 2."
MF5 – What's On My Mind (9/15/17)
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Laundry Player One
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By Mark James, Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution
Those who have been involved in litigation through the court system will know that it can sometimes be an unpleasant experience. No matter how good you may think your case is, there is in every case some risk to be considered if it goes to trial and, win or lose, it can be very costly.
If one said that, as a rule of thumb, there is an average recovery of around 70% of your costs when assessed by the court if you win the case, that means you will still have paid 30% to your lawyers to get there.
A cost benefit analysis is always a good idea but in order to do this properly, you really need to understand what other options are available to you to resolve your dispute before coming to a decision.
There are many forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Perhaps the most common forms are round table meetings, where the parties get together, normally with their solicitors, and attempt to settle their dispute without incurring further costs through the court, or mediation, where an independent person (called the 'mediator') is appointed by the parties to assist them in resolving the dispute.
The attraction with mediation is that the parties decide the outcome as opposed to the uncertainty of a decision by a judge. All discussions should be confidential to the parties until a formal agreement is reached and recorded in writing, signed by or on behalf of the parties.
Don't ignore a request to mediate
Do not ignore requests to mediate or participate in ADR – even if your response is 'no' – you should say so and explain why. A decision made late last year by the Court of Appeal confirms just how important it is for the parties to consider ADR and not to ignore requests to attempt to resolve disputes in this way.


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This May will see the 60 year celebration of Israel's independence. For six decades, Israel has made great strides in creating a country that easily rivals many others that have been around for much longer. The economy is bolstered by many international agreements, which in turn lends itself to many exports and companies coming to Israel to do business. This, in turn, has led to a huge rise in tourism, which Israel is famous for.
But Israel has also ranks high in science, education, and takes much pride in a strong military too. Israel enjoys all the high-tech advancements as any other country. In fact Israel has poineered many technologies that we just might take for granted! Here is a short video we like to call: CFAI: Cool Facts About Israel!
Israel can easily boast as to it's strong economic entity, but also includes many governmental and social advances as well. The country enjoys being a stable international player in industrial and agricultural sectors. It also ranks highly with excellent arts, museums, and cultural centers for many who would come to this truly "Holy Land"! So Happy 60th Israel, and we hope to see what the next 60 years will bring!
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(Photo courtesy Ohio State Athletic Department. Game information courtesy OhioStateBuckeyes.com, ESPN.com)
Jae'Sean Tate ready to launch.
Ohio State is in the process of helping to celebrate University benefactor Phil Knight's (Nike honcho) 80th birthday by playing in the PK80 Invitational. This is a pretty far-flung event with teams from all over the country traveling all over the country to show appreciation for the underwriting.
The Buckeyes remained undefeated at home with a for the season with an 80-55 romp over the Northeastern University Huskies Sunday afternoon. The Buckeyes were powered by Jae'Sean Tate (24 points, 5 rebounds) and Kieta Bates-Diop (19, 7). Ohio State also got a strong game from C.J. Jackson (10, 3, 3 assists).
Interestingly, Northeastern had no one score in double figures. Shooting 36% from the field will do that. Northeastern was lead by Shawn Occeus (9 points, 3 rebounds), Anthony Green (8, 9) and Vasa Pusica (8, 3).
Forty seconds into the game, Jae'Sean Tate provided a sign of things to come with a layup to put OSU up 2-0. Anthony Green of Northeastern tied the game a minute later. The game started very choppily for the Huskies; their first nine possessions consisted of 6 missed shots, 3 turnovers and Green's dunk. At this point with nearly seven minutes played, Ohio State was holding a 15-4 lead.
Things got steadily worse for Northeastern; at midpoint in the half, Ohio State held a 21-9 lead. With 3:00 in the half, the Buckeyes were leading 45-15 and for some symmetry at the :33 mark, Jae'Sean Tate ended the half as he began it – with a layup to put Ohio State up 47-17.
Northeastern shot a pretty bad 21% (6-28) for the half. This was exacerbated by Ohio State's offensive efficiency. The Buckeyes shot 63% (17-27) from the field, because:
- Jae'Sean Tate was 7-7 for 15 points
- Kieta Bates-Diop was 5-7 for 15 points
Yes, Jae'Sean and Kieta nearly doubled the Huskie team score.
In the second half, Ohio State still maintained a 30 point lead until the 12:24 mark, 62-32. Northeastern went on a bit of a run (11-1) and by the 8:05 mark the Buckeye lead was 63-41, a 22 point margin that would hold up for the rest of the game.
Northeastern outscored Oho State in the second half 38-33. This was probably attributable to some Huskie defensive adjustments and Coach Chris Holtmann doing some slight tinkering with his lineup a bit…
Ohio State shot 50% from the field (28-56), a dismal 20% (3-15) and a very solid 78% from the foul line (21-27).
Northeastern shot 36% from the field (20-56), 27% from 3-point range (7-26) and 80% (8-10) from the foul line.
Thoughts and opinions…
- Jae'Sean Tate had a surreal game. He was a perfect 10-10 from the field, made 4-6 free throws, had 5 rebounds an assist and 1 turnover. That is just about as good a stat line as you'll ever see.
- All of JST's points were scored via "layup". This was a combination of aggressive offensive rebounding put-backs and running the floor on transition (missed shots/turnovers).
- I thought that Ohio State was very persistent working the ball inside. They outscored Northeastern 48-26 in "points in the paint" category. The inside work of Tate, Bates-Diop and Potter is instrumental in this success.
- Ohio State out-rebounded Northeastern 38-29. This is the lowest rebounding total for Ohio State so far this season. One factor may be the number of opportunities. In OSU's first three game, both teams combined for a total of 125 shots. Against Northeastern, the teams combined for 112 shots.
- I think another reason that Northeastern outscored Ohio State in the 2nd half was the Buckeyes were much more passive. Of Ohio State's 38 rebounds, 23 were in the first half. Of Ohio State's 48 points in the paint, 30 were in the first half.
- Ohio State took much better control of the ball this game. They had a season low 9 turnovers, nearly half of what they'd been averaging. They forced Northeastern into 16 turnovers.
Up Next
The Buckeyes move on to the next opponent in the PK80 Invitational by traveling to Portland, OR to face #17 Gonzaga. The Zags are 3-0 this season. They are averaging 94 points per game while allowing 68 ppg. For comparison, the Buckeyes are scoring 85 and allowing 64. In this young season, Gonzaga has six players that average double figures scoring per game while Ohio State has four players (Kieta Bates-Diop, Jae'Sean Tate, Kaleb Wesson and C.J. Jackson)
The game is scheduled Thursday/Friday (depending upon your time zone. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 am ET Friday. The game can be seen/recorded on ESPN2. and/or you can listen to it on 97.1.


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The Chinese mainland confirmed 42 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza in the 24 hours ending 6 p.m. Saturday, bringing the total to 1,002.
Southern Guangdong Province reported 15 new cases, Beijing confirmed 13 and Shanghai found seven, according to a press release by the Ministry of Health.
Fujian Province reported three new cases, Tianjin Municipality and the provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong and Hainan each had one, according to the ministry.
A patient in Hangzhou of eastern Zhejiang Province died of electric shock accidentally on Wednesday.
The No.1 People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, where the 34-year-old woman Lou Yihong died, had agreed to pay the family 950,000 yuan (139,706 U.S. dollars) for compensation, said a spokesman for the district's special working group looking into the death Saturday.
Among the flu patients, 720 have been discharged from hospitals, 275 were being treated in hospitals and six patients were receiving medical care at their homes, the ministry noted.


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A game about blending whisky in the Highlands may sound thematic but Dyce could very well serve to
point out the differences between theme and setting. The game does indeed have a clear context, whisky
trading and blending in a city, and all details have an authentic origin.
So far so good when it comes to the setting, but does Dyce really convey the the theme of whisky
trading and blending, i.e. will the players feel like whisky barons and face similar challenges when it
comes to finding the perfect whisky?
Not really, the challenge of the game is not to find the optimal blend but rather to find the best
deals for the already known ingredients and final products. Furthermore, the trading is abstracted into
the location of shops, between which buyers and sellers move. Such game mechanics would probably be
better suited for a simpler business, such as buying cheap nuts and dried fruits and selling expensive
mixes of nuts and dried fruits. (I've always wondered how there can be a demand for such a product but
there is.) However, even then we'd struggle to understand why the seller of such nuts would also be a
buyer of mixed nuts.
No, the theme of Dyce remains weak in spite of its literally colorful setting, but hand on heart,
isn't it more fun to play a whisky baron than a nut seller?


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Here's How Samarthanam Trust For Disabled Has Been Touching Lives Of Many
3rd Dec 2018 , Wannathankyou
The only disability in life is bad attitude- Scott Hamilton
According to Disabled World, around 10% of the World's population or 650 million people, live with the disability. The article continues to say that poor people are more at risk of acquiring a disability because of a lack of access to good nutrition, health care, sanitation, as well as safe living and working conditions. Once this occurs, people face barriers to education, employment, and public services that can help them escape poverty. According to UNESCO, about 90% of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school.
However, there are several organizations and a group of individuals who come together to help the disabled achieve their dream by not letting their disability a barrier. One such organization is Samarthanam Trust, a Bangalore based NGO, which has branches across the world which was founded by Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar and his schoolmate and childhood friend, Late. Nagesh SP. Samarthanam. The Trust serves with a mission "To empower visually impaired, disabled and underprivileged people through developmental initiatives focusing on educational, social, economic, cultural and technological aspects".
Samarthanam caters to people in need by providing a plethora of services including quality education, accommodation, nutritious food, vocational training, sports, and placement-based rehabilitation. Creating a platform for the visually impaired cricketers to portray their talent and ability and promote cricket for the blind at the international level was the primary driving force behind establishing Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled. As the organization grew in size and strength the initiatives expanded and embraced many more people in need, supporting them in every possible way.
Today, Samarthanam Trust stands to be a complete solution provider by supporting education and livelihood needs of persons with disabilities and those from underprivileged backgrounds. The organization also facilitates direct livelihood opportunities to hundreds of persons with disabilities and women in distress through its Social Enterprises.
Samarthanam envisions to touch at least 100,000 lives by 2020, providing comprehensive solutions to the disabled and underserved communities. WannaThankYou heartily wishes Samarthanam to continue all the good deeds it has been doing and continue creating an impact in the society.


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With the 2018 calendar year coming to an end, the future of Retrieving Freedom, Inc. (RFI) is carrying on the vibrant colors of fall! With RFI incorporating in Mississippi during the fall of 2011, the organization has just started with our eighth year of service providing service dogs to disabled veterans and children with autism. Retrieving Freedom, Inc. has committed to excellence in our training and placement process since inception, and this has led to the continued evolution of the organization.
We are proud to announce that this commitment was confirmed today with the approval of our accreditation from the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) of Assistance Dogs International (ADI). This certificate of accreditation follows a comprehensive five-day assessment onsite at a RFI facility, interviews with volunteers, staff, donors, and board members, and an evaluation of our dog care and training practices. Being an accredited organization solidifies RFI as one of the premiere service dog training organizations in the world! This significant accomplishment is recognized by the Veterans Affairs and adds reimbursable expenses for our veteran recipients for the future care of their new service dogs in food and veterinary costs.
Throughout this assessment, discussions included our current state of affairs and strategic plan for the future of the organization. This conversation included the founding of RFI in 2011, current locations in Waverly, Iowa and Senatobia, Mississippi, and plans for a third location in Sedalia, Missouri.
The Iowa location is currently operating at full capacity with staff and volunteers. With the recent vacancy in the organization's Director of Operations position in Mississippi, several temporary adjustments were made to support the needs of the organization. Taking the welfare and advancement of the dogs into consideration, RFI transferred these dogs to the Iowa location to work in the established programs supervised by staff trainers. For recipient training and placement, the Director of Dog Training and Placement travels with advanced dogs to the Mid-South area to continue our efforts to serve the population that RFI was founded on.
Finally, the Mississippi Director of Operations position was posted on Indeed.com, and interviews for this position have begun. Our goal with this new hire is to establish a sustainable future for the Mississippi location that fits with the needs of the recipients and volunteers. This could include relocating within the area to allow a more visible presence and increased accessibility.
In Missouri, Retrieving Freedom accepted a donation of 22 acres in Sedalia that will be the future Headquarters of the organization. An initial gift of $500,000 was also given to begin construction on the facility. Plans are to break ground on this facility this fall of 2018.
Continuing to encompass a community with a robust volunteer force, puppy fosters, college programs, elementary classrooms, corporate and individual sponsorships, and grants is the vision of RFI's evolution in increasing our production. The Retrieving Freedom slogan states that "Where some see limitations, We bring Opportunities," speaks not only toward our services but also toward our vision. Led by a great staff and supported by local communities, we will continue to strive to bring the greatest service dogs possible to disabled veterans and children with autism.
Retrieving Freedom's success is built upon the foundation of volunteers, staff and donor's continual commitment to our mission. This is what makes us family. If you are just finding Retrieving Freedom, we welcome you to join our family. If you are already part of the Retrieving Freedom Family, THANK YOU!