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Coding Manual for Barriers and Solutions to Employment for Homeless Young People
Woelfer, Jill Palzkill
Duong, Thuy T
Hendry, David G.
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This technical report presents a coding manual for analyzing a body of material related to the barriers and solutions to employment for homeless young people. The coding manual, which shows good inter-rater reliability, consists of two major codes, namely "Barrier," and "Solution," along with 28 sub-codes. Sub-codes within "Barrier" include "Lacks related to the individual," "Employer-related," "Societal-related," and "Technology-related." Under "Lacks related to the individual" are 12 sub-codes including lack of "Non-stigmatizing address," lack of "Government-issued ID," and lack of "Encouraging Experiences." Within "Solution" there are 12 sub-codes including "Resources," "Networking," and "Youth-based priority." In addition to the coding manual, the technical report also includes a summary of its development and measures of its reliability.


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By Philip D. Morrison, Esq.
Deloitte Tax LLP, Washington, DC
As most readers will agree, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Camp should be heartily applauded for proposing a realistic territorial system of taxation for foreign income of American taxpayers. The United States has been increasingly out of step with other OECD members on this point and adoption of such a proposal would help put American-flagged businesses on a more equal footing with foreign-flagged businesses.
Chairman Camp is also to be applauded for refraining from including in his proposal a denial of deductions for interest allocated or attributed to exempt foreign income. While there might be theoretical justification for some such denial, the imbalance it would create between highly-leveraged multinationals and those that do little borrowing would be unfortunate. It would also be out of line with all other OECD countries' territorial systems. Instead, the 5% "haircut" (only 95% of foreign earnings would be exempt under the proposal) indirectly addresses this concern in a simple way that many other countries have adopted.
However, as other Tax Management commentators have pointed out, in certain details Chairman Camp's proposal needs some tweaking. Perhaps the most serious concern is the significant, and complex, expansion of Subpart F that is proposed. Under the heading of "prevention of base erosion," the discussion draft includes three alternatives. Two of the alternatives raise the question as to whether the economic activity that produces income from intangibles should be subject to tax twice. Those same options also would create a level of complexity that will make compliance and administration nearly impossible.
Under Option A of the discussion draft's Subpart F alternatives, income derived by a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) from outside its country of incorporation would be currently subject to tax in the United States if: (1) the income is from the use of U.S.-transferred or co-developed intangible property; (2) the income exceeds 150% of certain costs allocated to the income other than interest expense and taxes and indirect expenses; and (3) the income is taxed in a local jurisdiction at a foreign effective tax rate of 10% or less.2 (Option B is an even broader expansion of Subpart F requiring all income of a CFC to be currently taxed in the United States if the income is derived outside the CFC's country of incorporation and it is subject to a foreign effective tax rate of 10% or less.) Option C would tax currently CFC income that is attributable to intangible property and subject to a foreign effective tax rate of less than 13.5%.3 However, in a separate provision, a 40% deduction is allowed with respect to both foreign intangible income of the U.S. corporation itself, and any Subpart F inclusions of CFC intangible property income that is foreign intangible income - and such income is limited to the sale of property or provision of services in foreign markets.
The proposed Options A and C would negatively impact the ability of U.S. companies to use intellectual property in the course of active business operations conducted outside the United States. That impact will weaken their competitiveness as against other similarly situated foreign-owned businesses operating in the same markets. As far as this commentator is aware, in no other country must income attributable to sales and services performed by CFCs be subject to bifurcation between intangible-related returns and non-intangible-related returns.
By taxing otherwise exempt income attributable to intangibles, Options A and C also characterize as base erosion the ordinary and necessary use of one of the most important inputs to products and services in any number of industries. Heretofore, when U.S. companies export technology integrated in products and services that are made and delivered by their CFCs, that has not been characterized as base erosion. Companies use intellectual property to generate sales and services profits offshore because that is where they must operate to meet the needs of their global customers.
Under current law, a CFC must pay an arm's-length transfer price for the right to use intellectual property. If the intellectual property is owned by a U.S. parent or affiliate of the CFC, significant attention is devoted to determining this price under §482 and the complex regulations and case law interpreting it. This substantial body of law prevents the erosion of the U.S. tax base when U.S.-developed intangibles are sold or licensed to CFCs. To eliminate, in the name of preventing base erosion, the proposed exemption for income from active business operations that use those intangibles is tantamount to declaring this enormous body of law and experience so flawed as to be useless. The arm's-length standard, however, is a cornerstone of international taxation for the members of the OECD. If it is as flawed as these Subpart F proposals imply, the United States should work within the OECD to repair it in a way that our competitors might also choose. We should not simply add a very rough, unfair, and unique-to-the-United States "patch" on top. For intangible intensive businesses, such a patch has the potential for undoing all the competitive good that a territorial system would otherwise do.
In a sense, these "base erosion" intangibles options may result in double U.S. taxation of intangible income. First, the transfer of intangible assets to a CFC is taxable to a U.S. transferor. Whether this transfer occurs via sale or license, the transfer price is supposed to reflect the intangibles' value. And under §482's "commensurate with income" principle, the price must also reflect the profits attributable to the intangibles while being exploited, not just a static guess at their value upon initial transfer. Second, under these Subpart F options, income earned by the CFC from use of the intangibles in manufacturing, making sales, or providing services would be subject to another U.S. tax as Subpart F income. Yes, that second income is a different item at a different level of production, but in a territorial system that otherwise exempts 95% of the income of CFCs from manufacturing and selling goods or providing services, this is a harsh penalty for the U.S. shareholder that is also licensor or seller of the intangible, at least when the foreign tax credit is inadequate to prevent additional U.S. tax. The need for a foreign tax credit for such income also seriously reduces the simplification that might otherwise be achieved by a territorial system.
The intangible income options also raise complexity concerns that will severely impact already strained compliance and administration resources (both private and at the IRS). These options would require taxpayers to determine the amount of sales and services income of a CFC that is attributable to intangible property. This measurement of intangible income requires taxpayers to "unscramble the economic egg" by separating the amount of revenue and expenses attributable to intangible property from the income of the CFC derived from a return on capital, services, or manufacturing or marketing activities. Requiring segregation of the return from intellectual property will result in significant controversy during the examination process as taxpayers and the IRS attempt to subdivide the returns on transactions. Such a theoretical subdivision of income from a single transaction is considerably more complex than adjusting the transfer prices for actual transactions based on other, actual transactions among uncontrolled taxpayers. The regulations that will be required to explain how this might be done will be at least as voluminous and complex as the current §482 regulations.
Finally, these intangibles options penalize success and risk-taking. Option A does this directly - if one's return on costs is too high, the return might lose its exemption from tax. Don't be too successful, this proposal declares, or you will be taxed. Option C can be expected to achieve the same thing, albeit indirectly. Determining an appropriate arm's-length return for unique intangibles is already an enormous challenge under §482. In dividing sales and services income into intangible and non-intangible pieces, it should be assumed that regulations would likely assign a "normal" (i.e., small) return to factors such as the use of capital and manufacturing, and assign what will likely be a large residual (for any risky and very successful business) to intangibles.
When Congress and those who influence it turn their attention to the details of the territorial proposal, they should abandon using territoriality as an excuse to create a super Subpart F. Section 482 and the arm's-length standard, supplemented by the very powerful "commensurate with income" addition for intangibles, are adequate tools for policing this area.
This commentary also will appear in the February 2012 issue of the Tax Management International Journal. For more information, in the Tax Management Portfolios, see Yoder, 928 T.M., CFCs-Foreign Base Company Income (Other than FPHCI), and in Tax Practice Series, see ¶7150, U.S. Persons-Worldwide Taxation.
* With special thanks to Tim Tuerff and others at Deloitte Tax who contributed to the preparation of Tim's Nov. 17, 2011, testimony before the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
2 All of the excess intangible income would be Subpart F income if the effective tax rate on the intangible income was 10% or less, and none of the income would be treated as Subpart F income if the effective tax rate was 15% or more, with a sliding scale applicable to income subject to a rate between 10% and 15%.
3 This rate is determined assuming a 25% maximum tax rate, a deemed deduction of 40%, and a high-tax safe harbor under §954(b)(4) of 90% of the maximum tax rate imposed under the Code. These provisions create a high-tax exception to Subpart F income where the income from intangibles is subject to a 13.5% foreign effective tax rate.
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Logitech will announce five new products at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
The company will unveil the Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote, which enables users to control home entertainment with a full-color touch screen, an intuitive button layout and a comfortable user-friendly design.
Also to be released is diNovo Mini Palm-sized keyboard, with media remote and ClickPad designed for people who have connected their PC to their TV. Officials indicate the keyboard makes it easy to control PC entertainment from the sofa by using Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology from anywhere in the living room.
The Squeezebox Duet Network Music System is also to be unveiled, and features a controller including a full-color LCD screen and a compact receiver, enabling people to wirelessly browse, select and play their digital music on their existing stereo speakers anywhere in the home, even when their computer is off.
The Logitech Z-Cinema Advanced Surround Sound System accurately reproduces sound, transforming PC audio into high-performance theater sound.
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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"What's the most nutritious substitute of breast milk for a 1-year old that's not cow milk?"
which milks are best for a 1 yr. old switching from breast milk to another thats not cows' milk
This is an excellent question, and there are many considerations to keep in mind. I'd recommend discussing this issue with your child's pediatrician. First, there are other animal milks other thank cow's milk, and then there are the non-dairy milks (which do not come from an animal source). The most popular alternative animal milk is probably goat's milk, but goat's milks is especially deficient in several important vitamins, such as folate, and consuming it in large quantities can lead to deficiencies in these vitamins. Among the non-dairy milks, the most popular are soy, rice, and almond. Soy milk is the most accessible and it has the highest amount of protein. All three of these milk products are low in calcium and vitamin D, however, unless the are fortified appropriately, and this is something to be on the look out for. Additional, many of these milks contain a lot of added sugar, and this requires reading the labels closely. Again, I'd recommend discussing this issue with your child's pediatrician. They know your child's medical background, as well as your reasons for wanting not to use cow's milk, and therefore they can give you more detailed advice on which might be the best choice for you.
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A little bit of a theme this week--winless teams getting their first W. We'll see how it goes.
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) @ Buffalo Bills (0-4)
The Bills have come close a couple times. They're not good but they're not bad enough to go winless either and the Jags just aren't that good. The game's in Buffalo, so here winless team with a win #1. Trevor's Pick: Bills 20-16
New York Giants (2-2) @ Houston Texans (3-1)
The Giants defense looked great against the Bears, but I'm still not buying them. I think the Bears were exposed more than anything, and I don't mean they took their towels off.
Trevor's Pick: Texans 27-13
Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) @ Indianapolis Colts (2-2)
Hope the Chiefs enjoyed one extra week of being undefeated with their bye, because that all ends this week. The Colts have to be a little pissed about being 2-2 and this game is in Indy.
Trevor's Pick: Colts 31-13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) @ Cincinnati Bengals (2-2)
I have no idea what to expect from the Bengals anymore, but I do know the Bucs aren't really that good. Glad they got a couple wins early so they could be relevant into week 5.
Trevor's Pick: Bengals 20-10
Green Bay Packers (3-1) @ Washington Redskins (2-2)
This might be the game of the week. Two good teams, both with significant weaknesses. When in doubt, pick the team you want to lose.
Trevor's Pick: Packers 24-23
St. Louis Rams (2-2) @ Detroit Lions (0-4)
Sam Bradford has been tight so far. Matthew Stafford's not back yet. The Lions are too much improved to keep losing every game.
Trevor's Pick: Lions 28-19
Chicago Bears (3-1) @ Carolina Panthers (0-4)
After watching the Bears line I don't know how to pick them. Mike Martz is stubborn and I'm not sure he'll make the adjustments necessary to plug the holes.
Trevor's Pick: Panthers 16-10
Atlanta Falcons (3-1) @ Cleveland Browns (1-3)
Trevor's Pick: Falcons 24-12
Denver Broncos (2-2) @ Baltimore Ravens (3-1)
Trevor's Pick: Ravens 23-19
New Orleans Saints (3-1) @ Arizona Cardinals (2-2)
Trevor's Pick: Saints 34-9
Tennessee Titans (2-2) @ Dallas Cowboys (1-2)
Trevor's Pick: Cowboys 20-13
San Diego Chargers (2-2) @ Oakland Raiders (1-3)
Trevor's Pick: Chargers 25-13
Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) @ San Francisco 49ers (0-4)
Trevor's Pick: 49ers 16-14
Minnesota Vikings (1-2) @ New York Jets (3-1)
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
On the Street....That Tail(!), Los Angeles
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Look at her shoes too! They really set off her lovely legs. The way she walks is so distinguished. (Is this another model?!)
- August 22, 2008 at 12:57 AM
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I did not get a chance to speak with her directly but was fortunate enough to learn from a friend that she is in fact a model from Paris and was familiar with the blog!
- August 22, 2008 at 12:21 PM
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love the title...
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Since we first saw the BMW 4 Series concept back at the Detroit Auto Show, we've been eagerly awaiting official unveiling of the production version.
Although the embargo wasn't set to lift until later today, the British automotive media mistakenly let some images and details slip. Oh and what a beautiful mistake they've made.
As we can see from the photos, the new 4 Series – formerly the 3 Series coupe – has been widened in both the front and rear over that of the four-door 3 Series. This not only makes it look sportier and more menacing but will no doubt help the car drive a bit more energetically, too.
Despite featuring three engines under the hood – a diesel, a four-cylinder turbo, and a six-cylinder turbo making anywhere from 181 to 302 horsepower – BMW claims the new 4 Series has a 50:50 front-to-rear weight ratio. Additionally, the 4 Series is reported to only weigh 66 lbs more than the last-gen 3 Series coupe, according to Leftlane News.
The German luxury brand does have plans for an xDrive 4 Series variant down the line. It'll be interesting to see how curb weight and balance shifts with the all-wheel drive addition.
The interior is absolutely stunning, if we do say so ourselves. We absolutely love the red on red; it reminds us of American cars from the 1960s. For our money, you can never have too much red.
Despite having two fewer doors than the 3, the 4 Series will run around $5,000 more than its bigger brother, though official pricing for the U.S. should be known any moment now.
If you're confused why BMW chose to call its two-door the 4 Series and the four-door the 3 Series, join the club. Sure, we understand that the coupe is pricier so therefore it gets a higher number in the naming scheme – but still; it just doesn't feel right.
More news will be known later today on the 4 Series so check back soon.


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August 2008 Artist of the Month - clintnewsham
August 1, 2008 1:37 am
Each month the Renderosity community votes on The Renderosity Artist Of The Month [AOM] ... August's AOM is clintnewsham!
We congratulate Clint for an outstanding collection of works in the Photography Gallery!
First of all, let me say this has come as a nice surprise as I never expected to get voted Artist of the Month. A big thank you to all who voted for me, it must have been a hard decision with so many talented photographers in the running.
Who is "clintnewsham"?
Hi, I'm Clint Newsham, I live in the south east of England with
my wife Jacquie (who is also a member of renderosity) and my
daughter Samantha. I work for an American firm based in the UK as
an electromechanical engineer, which means I'm out on the road all
day and have plenty of opportunities to fit in some
How long have you been working in photography and digital art?
I've been working in photography for around 20 years now. It started out a bit hit and miss. Had a few images published in the early days, but I had no direction to where I was going and tended to shoot anything. These days, I find I've settled into macro photography and the joy of shooting small insects, etc. As for digital art, I'm still learning. Digital art opens up a whole new world of imaging and it's only your mind that holds you back.
Do you have traditional art experience?
The simple answer to that is "no." I did draw a lot when I was young, mainly wildlife and birds and things like that, but I was certainly no John Constable.
What are you currently working on?
Now that's a good question. There's so many different things I
would like to do, but time is a big factor due to work commitments.
As you've probably seen in my gallery, I've been working on a bit
of digital art (the egg series). I would like to further this work
in time, and work on some more shots using fruit and veg. I would
also like to have a go at landscape shots - I could never get these
shots right compositionally, or in any other way.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
My word, there's so much - the equipment is endless, as is the software. The main camera I use is a Minolta 5D, and the lenses range from 10/20mm, 50/500mm, 70mm, 105mm, 70/300mm, 100/400mm, etc. My favourite lens would be the 50/500, as the results in some wildlife shots can be quite stunning. Next to that would be the 70mm macro, as the results and detail caught in some close up images are excellent. Software - most of my work is done in Photoshop CS2, although I do use Lightroom, Paintshop, and a few others. I must admit that my favourite free piece of software is Neat Image - I find it invaluable in noise removal.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
That's an easy question. It has to be "spiral
of life" - I really like the contrasting colour caught in
that shot and it's the shot that's sold the most. Also, it made
front cover of a photography magazine the other month.
Who/what inspires you?
There's so many good photographers to be found on the web and worldwide, it's not possible to pick one. Each in their own individual way can produce images that can inspire and make you want to go out and get that shot yourself.
What do you enjoy about photography?
I enjoy everything about photography. From taking the picture, to processing the picture. But the main thing is knowing that moment when you know you've nailed the shot you wanted. It dosen't happen often, but when it does it's great.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Renderosity offers a great service to photographers and artists alike, to showcase their work for free. It has given me another outlet to show my work to the world, which I'm very grateful for. There are many artists on this site who have superb portfolios, and it's looking through these portfolios that gives me ideas for my own work.
Parting comments and/or advice to other artists?
Once again, a big thanks for your votes. It's an honour to be Artist of the Month. As for advice, don't be scared to get out there and get in close to the action. I'm sure you don't need any more than that. Also, submit as many images as you can to magazines. You never know when you may be printed, and there could be a nice little cheque to arrive in the post.
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Be sure to visit the Photography Gallery, and also pay a visit to the Photography Forum!
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Artist of the Month is highlighting a talented Renderosity artist that has been nominated by mods and admins, and voted by the community. Recognition is given to this member for their collection of works for that year.
Since we only select one AOM per month, it is not about their works for that particular month. Instead, it is about highlighting a talented artist's works for that year, and they are recognized during that month.
To learn more about Renderosity's Artist Of The Month [AOM] award, and to view our past AOM's, please visit the AOM 2008 page, which can also be found on the sidebar under Highlights.


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Friday, April 13, 2007
Battleships board game cover appears politically incorrect
This amazing cover to the classic battleships board game somewhere in the fifties. Note how men are playing the battleships game while the women are doing the dishes. Ah, the fifties.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the company's management is scheduled to present at the Leerink Partners 5th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York City.
Brad Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 1:50pm ET. Interested parties can access the live webcast from the investor section of the company's website at www.nanostring.com. The webcast replay will be available one hour after the conclusion of the live presentation and archived for 90 days.
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NanoString Technologies provides life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products. The company's nCounter Analysis System has been employed in life sciences research since it was first introduced in 2008 and has been cited in more than 1,000 peer-reviewed publications. The nCounter Analysis System offers a cost-effective way to easily profile the expression of hundreds of genes, proteins, miRNAs, or copy number variations, simultaneously with high sensitivity and precision, facilitating a wide variety of basic research and translational medicine applications, including biomarker discovery and validation. The company's technology is also being used in diagnostics. The Prosigna® Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay together with the nCounter Dx Analysis System is FDA 510(k) cleared for use as a prognostic indicator for distant recurrence of breast cancer. In addition, the company is collaborating with multiple biopharmaceutical companies in the development of companion diagnostic tests for various cancer therapies, helping to realize the promise of precision oncology.
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Hello, my name is Dominick and I am a (traveling) businessman for an international food chain. I live somewhere in Italy, but I was born in old good Syracuse, NY where I lived most of my life.
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Once Upon a Time – A Perfect Fairy Tale
I watched the trailer for this show about a dozen times before the premiere. The premise – fairytale characters trapped in our world with no memory of who they once were – intrigued me, and the visual effects were stunning. I only hoped the show itself would be half as good.
It far, far exceeded my expectations.
Both worlds captured my attention from the start – the fairytale land full of woods and castles and elaborate clothes, and the trapped-in-time town of Storybrooke, Maine, with its quaint touches and secrets. And transitioning between the two wasn't difficult at all, since both stories progressed in chronological order.
The fairytale story: After Prince Charming awakens Snow White with a kiss, the evil Queen threatens to ruin their happiness. The newly-married and expecting couple visit Rumpelstiltskin in the dungeon to find out more about this threat. In exchange for the baby's name, he tells them that their daughter will return to save them from the Queen's curse on her 28th birthday. When the Queen arrives, the Prince has just enough time to hide his baby daughter in the magic tree/wardrobe/portal they'd been preparing so she won't be frozen in time and trapped like the rest of them.
The contemporary story: Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison from House) celebrates her 28th birthday with a fake date with a bail jumper (guest appearance from Alphas' Warren Christie) and a lonely cupcake. But as soon as she makes a wish and blows out the candle, the son she gave up for adoption 10 years ago appears at her door. As she drives Henry back home that evening, he tells her that all the stories in his book of fairy tales are true, and that she's in the book, too. He says his adoptive mother, the town mayor, is the evil Queen from the story, his teacher is Snow White, and his therapist is Jiminy Cricket. But now that Emma has come to town, she can battle the Queen and free everyone.
The first episode set the bar high as it established both story worlds and the main characters. I absolutely loved the Prince's swordfight while holding his newborn daughter. And it was fun seeing all the creative touches the real world character had of their fairy tale counterparts: the Queen's obsession with apples, Jiminy Cricket's green scarf, Red Riding Hood's crimson hair streaks.
I wasn't sure what to expect from the second episode, "The Thing You Love the Most," but it was nearly as good as the first. Emma begins to learn just how strong the Mayor's hold is on the town, and to actively work against her after Regina has her framed. Sheriff Graham popped up once again to arrest Emma, and he's the one character in the show so far whose fairy tale counterpart is a mystery. My friend, Ruth, suggested he may be the Queen's Huntsman, which I think fits perfectly with the story. I'm looking forward to how his relationship with Emma progresses.
I thought there was a good chance that the pilot was the last we'd see for a while of the fairytale world, but I couldn't have been happier to be proven wrong. This time it focused on the Queen's story: what she was up to during the year or so between her threats and her attack, who her allies were, how she got the spell, and what she had to sacrifice to cast it. And it's not to build sympathy for her character – if anything, she seemed even more evil. Such a twisted and selfish view of happiness.
And Rumpelstiltskin seems a little less of a bad guy in league with the Queen and more of a manipulative man with his own agenda. As Mr. Gold, he doesn't seem to have forgotten anything about his fairytale life – or at least he remembered enough to have Regina adopt Snow White's grandson to eventually bring Emma to Storybrooke, and to not trust Regina.
Speaking of Henry, he is a perfect mixture of faith and cunning. It's amazing that he could have grown up as sweet as he did with Regina. It was interesting to find out the story behind his name in the latest episode.
And I loved that all three characters – Snow White/Mary Margaret, Emma, and Henry – prefer hot chocolate with cinnamon. It looked so good that I made some up for myself! 🙂
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My thoughts on episode 2 should go up at lunch. I'm more convinced than ever — given that Graham doesn't seem to fall *too* easily in line with Regina's plans — that he's the huntsman. I desperately want him to be a good guy — hoping the writers have a REALLY good story for him, since they are keeping his fairy tale counterpart shrouded in mystery!
This show is really cool and is making me rethink my extreme dislike of Snow White (though I'm not changing my opinion on Disney's version!) Ruth I agree with you on wanting an amazing story for Graham. He does have a bunch of potential!
I've missed a few episodes but I am confused about how this show will maintain for the long haul…now that the clock is ticking, it seems only a matter of time before the truth is revealed to everyone. Hmmm….
I have a house full of girls, and I was talked into watching this show. Well, I like it. (don't tell any one). We are on episode 6. Netflix.


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dear novogratz's, i miss your series...just realized you have a new show on HG network will have to check it out.
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Hold up. Who is this family? I feel so out of the loop. These photos are beautiful/intriguing - off to go crack this mystery...
- February 12, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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Oh I love this family too. I was crazy about their first show so I'm so glad to know about their blog now. Thanks for the tip!
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Full report on my 2013Q4 project: chasing IHG's Big Win promotion. I battled the St Jude storm in the UK; discovered CERN and Geneva with Marian Call and fellow fans; flew LCY-EDI-LHR-GVA-LHR-EDI on BA (enjoying the lounges along the way) and, of course, sampled four different IHG properties to meet all my challenges.
The Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri
When Hilton announced the devaluation of their HHonors points – particularly for their high-end aspirational properties – I felt it best to burn what I had at the old rates. 90% of my balance got me just one night at the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri, a property normal several times my budget. Of course, I then had to build a short holiday around this highlight… So, is it worth it?
Room Walkthrough: the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri
Video Walkthrough of my room at the Cavalieri.
Trip Report: A Californian status run – LHR/SAN/LAX/SFO, and half a dozen hotels.
In-depth report of my push for HHonors Gold and BA Silver, starting 2013 by hotel-hopping and tier-point running around California. Covers first class train travel in the UK, BA longhaul in premium economy and business, AA domestic first class in the US, various Hiltons, and sightseeing in three cities.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Upgrading to a room with a view turns out to be an excellent use of a small HHonors balance.
Trip Report: The FT Advantage – The Bentley London Waldorf Astoria Collection, LHR-GIB in BA Club
My luxury-holiday-on-a-budget: a 5* London hotel (my first HHonors redemption), business class flights (from the sale), and a boat (cheaper than Gibraltan hotels!) in the Med in June. All wonderful, until weather conditions put my plane home in an entirely different country…


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Larissa Lockshin was born in 1992 in Toronto, Canada and now lives and works in Queens, NY.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do. I am a painter living in New York City.
What are some recent, upcoming or current projects you are working on? Please Walk In Between, Not On The Green is a project we just finished over in Miami Beach on a shuffle board court. We woke up at 4:45 to set it up to coincide with the sunrise. Steph Hier and I do a show together about once or twice a year, in whatever place is most convenient. We did another one last year, called Paunting, in which all the work was eventually destroyed by accumulation of snow.
What is one of the bigger challenges you and/or other artists are struggling with these days and how do you see it developing? In New York City it's nearly impossible to find space to show. What I mean is, to put on your own shows that are a little farther away from the current commercial interests of the art world. There is a time and a place to show certain work. A lot of people think I am an abstract painter. I would say I am certainly not. Another challenge is getting people to see you and your work as you want it to be seen.
If you had to explain your work to a stranger, what would you say? There is a rare person who is genuinely interested, but it is generally hard to get someone to actually hear what you are saying. It is rare that I am allowed by a visitor to my studio to finish answering a question before being asked another. More often than not, I am interrupted in my explanations. A lot of people talk just to fill the air, or to hear themselves. Most people just want to tell me what it is or what they see, not the other way around. I've actually had people get hostile when I'd correct them in some small fact about the work. It gets weird.
Favorite place to shop? The hardware store.
What do you do when you're not working on art? Unfortunately when I am not making art, I am probably still trying to make art. Right now I am attempting to build a new coffee table. I'm making a rug. Not as art, but for the house. I don't think of myself as having an interest in interior decoration, but I find it very difficult to pass the time without using my hands.
Can you share one of the best or worst reactions you have gotten as a result of your work? Once I was helping install a group show in the East Village, and I had propped my painting up against the back wall for a while, facing the front. At a certain point, I noticed this big gray husky sitting in the doorway of the gallery, his owner was trying desperately to pull him onwards but the dog refused to move. He really seemed to be staring at the painting, and I later read that dogs respond really strongly to yellows and blues, which were the colors of the painting.


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It's been two years since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. At least one quarter million people were killed outright, another million were made homeless, and one of the largest humanitarian crises in modern history ensued.
After two years of massive relief efforts on the part of the U.S., the UN, and others, reconstruction is moving at a snail's pace. Only half of the earthquake rubble has been removed, half a million people are still living under tarps and tents, and less than half of the promised relief funds have actually been disbursed (which probably says something about
The cherry on top of this towering heap of tragedy is that thousands of Haitians have died of a cholera outbreak. Incredible as it may seem, especially if you are familiar with Haiti, cholera is A BRAND NEW DISEASE there. It was perhaps the only form of misery that Haitians had not already experienced. And it appears that the disease was inadvertently brought to the Island of Hispaneola by the UN itself.
ABC News: UN Soliders Brought Deadly Superbug to Americas:
Compelling new scientific evidence suggests United Nations peacekeepers have carried a virulent strain of cholera -- a super bug -- into the Western Hemisphere for the first time.
The vicious form of cholera has already killed 7,000 people in Haiti, where it surfaced in a remote village in October 2010. Leading researchers from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere told ABC News that, despite UN denials, there is now a mountain of evidence suggesting the strain originated in Nepal, and was carried to Haiti by Nepalese soldiers who came to Haiti to serve as UN peacekeepers after the earthquake that ravaged the country on Jan. 12, 2010 -- two years ago today. Haiti had never seen a case of cholera until the arrival of the peacekeepers, who allegedly failed to maintain sanitary conditions at their base.
"What scares me is that the strain from South Asia has been recognized as more virulent, more capable of causing severe disease, and more transmissible," said John Mekalanos, who chairs the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology at Harvard Medical School. "These strains are nasty. So far there has been no secondary outbreak. But Haiti now represents a foothold for a particularly dangerous variety of this deadly disease."
More than 500,000 Haitians have been infected, and Mekalanos said a handful of victims who contracted cholera in Haiti have now turned up in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and in Boston, Miami and New York, but only in isolated cases.
How cholera landed in Haiti has been a politically charged topic for more than a year now, with the United Nations repeatedly refusing to acknowledge any role in the outbreak despite mounting evidence that international peacekeepers were the most likely culprits. The UN has already faced hostility from Haitians who believe peacekeeping troops have abused local residents without consequence. They now face legal action from relatives of victims who have petitioned the UN for restitution. And the cholera charge could further hamper the UN's ability to work effectively there, two years after the country was hobbled by the earthquake.
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"The scientific debate on the origin of cholera in Haiti existed, but it has been resolved by the accumulation of evidence that unfortunately leave no doubt about the implication of the Nepalese contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti," said French epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux, whose research on the outbreak was published by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control journal.
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Louise C. Ivers, an infectious disease specialist and professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School ... witnessed firsthand the destruction it caused as hundreds of villagers started dying from an unfamiliar malady.
"It was overwhelming," she said. "There were no reported cases in Haiti before 2010, ever. Really people had no idea what was happening. To hear the fear and the suspicions and the lack of understanding about how this was happening is very, very sad. The outbreak put a huge stress on what was already a very fragile health system. I'm afraid it will be a problem for the foreseeable future."
She said what has made Haiti so vulnerable was a lack of latrines and clean potable water. She said there have been small outbreaks in the Dominican Republic, but nothing on the scale of what hit Haiti because conditions are more modern and sanitary.
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Mekalanos said ... "Cholera is a disease of the impoverished ... When the standards of living are already at the lowest levels, cholera is a killer of historic proportions. If it spreads to other parts of the world, in those kinds of settings, I fear there will be a very high rate of death."
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian garbage worker may be sharing the Oscar stage with the likes of Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp next month after his starring role in a documentary on the transformative power of art.
In Oscar-nominated "Waste Land," Sebastiao Carlos dos Santos and a group of other workers at a huge, ugly Rio de Janeiro landfill become muses for artist Vik Muniz, who shines a light on an activity society would rather ignore.
Using blown-up photographs of themselves and the very garbage they pick through all day looking for recyclables, Dos Santos and his fellow workers help Muniz create stunning pieces that are snapped up for thousands of dollars by international collectors.
Dos Santos, better known by his nickname "Tiao," finally travels with Muniz to a top auction house in London and breaks down in tears when a photograph, modeled on his pose in a discarded bathtub, fetches 28,000 pounds ($45,000).
"This doesn't feel real to me when people say you're going to Hollywood," Tiao, 32, told Reuters. "I sometimes joke with Vik about when the clock will strike midnight, I'll lose my shoes and the world will go back to where it was. But I don't think it will now, the world will never be the same."
Tiao, who began helping his family pick through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho dump on Rio's rough outskirts when he was just 11, was able to buy a house with the proceeds of the art auction.
"There are a lot of people who still have prejudice about the garbage-picking job," said Tiao, who in the movie's final scene is shown correcting a famous talk show host who calls him a garbage worker. "We are recyclers," he tells him.
Despite a lack of formal schooling, his eloquence and passion about improving conditions and recognition for garbage workers in Brazil's deeply unequal society helped him rise to become president of the local garbage pickers' association.
"People see garbage as something insignificant and invisible, and that's the way garbage pickers were seen too," he said. "This film shows we are fighters, who provide for their families and work honestly."
"Waste Land," directed by Briton Lucy Walker, has been dubbed the "Slumdog Millionaire" of documentaries but it faces some stiff competition in the Best Documentary category.
Its four rivals include another movie centered on street art — "Exit Through The Gift Shop," by British anti-establishment artist Banksy.
Tiao faces another formidable barrier to his Hollywood dream — U.S. immigration bureaucracy.
Muniz, a New York-based Brazilian who himself came from a poor background, told Reuters that Tiao's application for a visitor's visa to the United States had been turned down, but he was still hopeful it would be approved in time for the glittering awards ceremony later this month.
"We are considering going with Tiao," Muniz told Reuters. "He is a person who is fundamental for the film, he really should be the one to receive the Oscar."
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Ron Holloway - Paradjanov: A Requiem (1994)
The film shows the unique world of artist Sergei Parajanov, whose brilliant images in films and collages aroused the suspicion of Soviet authorities. Unexpectedly, this last all-embracing interview, given at the 1988 München Film Festival, has become a film legacy.
Sergei Parajanov was born an Armenian in Georgia. He studied at the Moscow Film School and worked as a director in the Ukraine. His stylistic vitality and "plasticism" - a term he used to describe his films - enabled him to creative universal images.
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Several pardners of mine had some really memorable things to say this week.
BC Pires hit a classically offensive six, touching the ball with "If you can measure Trinidad's compassion viciously accurately by how it treats its weakest members" (in which he included homos and stray dogs), "you can measure its superficiality similarly by what it chooses to invest with pomp and circumstance."
He was sending up the bungling, traffic-tangling show that was our former president's state funeral, with its 21-explosion salute, colonial opening hymn about armies and kings, visibly empty seats unavailable to the public, singing Chief Justice, false start and general ratchifism. And the ritual re-recitation of dignitaries' names, offices and spouses.
Just the day before the funeral, giving life to BC's words and my very frustrations last week, Anthony Garcia had offered his audience (and junior minister) a lesson on the proper protocol for observing all protocols—something the media characterised as a "bouff," a fourth spelling to add to my lexicographical list last September. The funeral was, however, thankfully free of what in 2010 Patrick Manning termed "midnight robber" millinery.
Such events are a manifestation of what we do least well. An imitative quest to be right, which to me is pointless.
Carnival is an argument for what we do absolutely best and worst, at the same time. Mark Lyndersay described it in a brilliant stroke last week as "a festival that is both bigger and smaller than we imagine" and "has been crafted and curated for decades by its popular circumference operating with only tangential connections to its cultural and creative history." It was his end to a contemplation he opened with Assistant Superintendent of Police Michael Jackman's Carnival reminder, in the wake of last year's local and global "Leave She Alone" and "Me Too" campaigns, than an unwelcome wine is an unwelcome touch. And touching someone is an assault. More love to the TTPS!
Men's responses were spectacular. Men who'd be horrified if a man stole a wine on them joined those who'd be beaten down if they were the wininthieves, agreeing women should stay home if they objected to our winetiefing "culture." Machel, still on bail in an assault case reportedly emanating from an unwelcome wine on him, whose 2017 Calypso Rose duet on leaving women alone is still in rotation, was media-savvy enough to backtrack from a fete-stage invocation to ignore Jackman's counsel.
I challenged Single Fathers Association (SFATT) director Wendell Grant to speak out, while sparring over his derisive response to Gabrielle Hosein's derisive defence last week of feminism's uncompromising championing of women. Deriding me as an anti-family and fatherhood homosexual beholden to feminists to carry water for my cause, his eventual position was to deride Womantra for encouraging women to become violent when they didn't want to be wined on. Womantra in fact garnered news coverage last week for Jessica Joseph's playful "Wining Etiquette" infographic doing the opposite.
My call two weeks ago to "put men and boys more to the centre of our policy solutions" to gender-based violence was about accountability and effectiveness. But my most powerful lesson about how we can all be our best selves, gleaned from feminist women's generosity, is to practise empathy.
A lesson a young man offered me again last week, along with playfulness, as generative tools for men and women to share and build our Carnival nation.
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Few days after the opening I had the chance to visit Sensational Umbria by Steve McCurry photo exhibition in Perugia. I didn't want to read almost anything about it before I go, I didn't want that my mind was prepared in any way on what I was about to see. I wanted to be surprised, to discover little by little what effect it would have made on me as a 'local', as I've been living here since always. I was incredibly curious to see what kind of aspects Steve McCurry had wanted to capture and emphasize, what places had impressed him the most during his journey to discover Umbria.
The installation is particular: a dark room, all the photos placed on the ground were shining thanks to a backlighting system that improved the brilliance of the original colours, bringing out the best. Very nice idea the two 'points of view' at the ends of the room, from which you can admire the pictures from above.
Incisive shots in which a subject element is nearly always present, as a protagonist or as a surrounding to the main image. McCurry is able to capture the soul of people, special expressions, glances which evoke deep emotions. So many places and situations have been immortalized to represent the spirit of the region: sunrises, sunsets, hills, history, culture, spiritual places, people, landscapes, animals, ancient crafts, everyday life scenes, big events pride of this land. All these pieces fit perfectly together, creating the image of Umbria.
Moments that seem surreal, surprising and unexpected, but so spontaneous.
"Just think, within twenty minutes you can be out of time. In Umbria, the scenery changes this way: just a few minutes and you can walk from one epoch to another. It 'a very precious thing."
Here there are some of the shots exposed at Sensational Umbria:
Festival of two worlds, Spoleto
Todi, view on Basilica di San Fortunato
Umbria Jazz, Piazza IV Novembre – Perugia
Corbara Lake, View from Forello Hill
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Although he has traveled a bit in Mexico, Fr. A. has never seen the famous Acapulco cliff-divers. He regrets this for many reasons, and is therefore delighted that Acapulco seems to be his new home.
No, we haven't taken a(nother) exotic parish call. It seems that Acapulco has come to us, as Washington's leaders gather in conclave to work out an agreement regarding tax and spending policies. The nation is sliding toward what Ben Bernanke once -- and the mass media ever afterward -- called "the fiscal cliff."
And while most people expect a last-minute deal to be struck, we at the Egg do not. We think these crazy-arsed sumbitches are going to run straight over the edge. It will be like the last scene in Thelma and Louise, which is a pretty funny way to think of Boehner and Obama. (Still easier to think of them that way than as than Butch and Sundance, though).
The bottom line is that we don't think either side will be able to stomach, or sell to its constituents, the level of change that is necessary. The modern Republican party is held together by two things: fighting abortion and lowering taxes. Violate either of these commitments, and a national GOP candidate is doomed. If the Democratic party is held together by anything -- a debatable proposition -- it is by a general commitment to the ideals of the Great Society, extrapolated considerably. On one hand, the President has no future election to contest; on the other, he needs to govern for another quadrennium. Not to mention that neither Mr Reid nor Ms Pelosi has imminent plans to retire from public life.
So, yes, many Republicans in Congress have begun to repent their vow to the pagan deity that is Grover Norquist. But we would be surprised indeed if they were willing to do what must be done -- which, in our opinion, begins with letting the Bush tax cuts expire, continues with a return of the top marginal rate to a Reagan-era 40% or so, and continues with the destruction of another golden calf, as the last decade's massive increases in military spending are rolled sharply back.
Likewise, we'd be surprised if Democrats, despite their customary spinelessness, could bring themselves to do their bit. Government programs need to be cut, including Medicare. And more than a little.
Fortunately, there is a way for our fearful leaders to make all this happen, and still take no personal (or electoral) responsibility. And that is to jump right off the damned cliff.
If they do not come to an agreement, then the policy designed by the late "supercommittee" will automatically come into force. Taxes will go up, spending (half of it military) will come down, the the US budget will slowly begin to move toward balance. This is called "austerity," and although it's not a particularly wise or effective policy during an economic crisis, it is the policy that the IMF and other rich-world agencies have imposed upon struggling nations for decades. So at last we Americans get to put our money where our mouth is.
Mind you, nobody will be happy. The faithful of both parties will cry bloody murder, and not only they. Taxes on the middle class will go up so much -- around $2,000 for a typical family -- that people will buy less stuff, and the recession will return (or deepen, if you don't think it ever went away). If you're jobless now, you'll more-or-less certainly be jobless in July, too.
But here's the thing: we'll have some resolution. The government won't be paralyzed every few months by debt-ceiling negotiations that fail anyway. Our bonds won't keep losing value. Everybody will lose, but posterity will (probably, maybe) win. And the key point is that the people doing the negotiating don't have to do anything, least of all negotiate. They can stand by their guns, keep their doctrinal purity, and still even out the spending-to-revenue balance.
Once upon a time, politics was called "the art of the possible." In America, at least, those days seem to be gone. Our government, particularly at the federal level, is so hopelessly divided that it seems incapable of any meaningful action. Politics is no longer about getting things done; it is about posturing in public, and scoring points for your own party -- but it is not about making deals or, bless you, actually governing.
So, since politics has failed, we only have one alternative. Next month, we are jumping off the cliff. Hold on to your birettas.


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The Raven came out last night (I saw it), and it is getting some awful reviews. The critics are panning it.
Although I wouldn't say it's his strongest film, it's not his worst. It won't make my top 10 favorite John Cusack films.
It felt like something was a bit off, or maybe something was missing at the end? I'm not certain. Maybe it just wasn't consistent.
The squirting blood was a bit gratuitous.
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Big Moeses is a rapper from Phoenix, Arizona who has been working with Dame Grease and his label Vacant Lot Productions.
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Last fall, it was announced that Ma Dukes would be assembling a posthumous album release by her son, J Dilla, featuring unheard beats and a collection of Detroit rappers.
Almost half a year later, we get to hear the first bit from the album, titled "The Rebirth of Detroit." The song, "Detroit Madness" features frequent Dilla associate Phat Kat.
The snippet is two minutes long, which consider the average length of many of Dilla's greatest tunes, might as well be a full track.
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- After over 25 years of films, television, records, comics and books, there are many fascinating facets of the world's most popular TV sci fi series. The Trek Celebration Two explores this incredible phenomenon in a fantastic collection of profiles, articles and interviews. Anyone who wants to learn more about the three fantastic Star Treks must come aboard for the Trek Celebration!
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OutNumbered! is an educational computer game published by The Learning Company in 1990[1] for both Windows and Macintosh PCs. It is aimed at children ages seven to fourteen and is designed to teach children mathematical computation and problem solving skills.[2]
OutNumbered! is a side-scrolling educational game whose objective is to stop the Master of Mischief, a common antagonist of The Learning Company's Super Solvers series and Treasure series, from taking over a television and radio station before midnight. To do this, the player must deduce which room the Master of Mischief is hiding in by comparing sets of patterns for each room to those of the room the Master of Mischief is hiding in. To obtain the pattern for each room, the player must visit each room and solve a math puzzle related to that room.
During the course of the game, the player will randomly happen upon the Master of Mischief's robot, Telly. Telly will attempt to knock down the player by either crashing into him or hitting him with hurled discs, sound waves, lightning bolts, or energy stars. If the player zaps Telly with his zapper before any of these things happen, and while Telly's belly is red, he will get a chance to earn a clue to the pattern of the room that the Master of Mischief is hiding in.
When the player has all four patterns for the room the Master of Mischief is hiding in as well as those of each room, he must decide which room he thinks the Master of Mischief is hiding in. The player must compare clues obtained by zapping Telly to those for each room. If the player correctly guesses the room the Master of Mischief is hiding in, he will get a bonus score based on time and zapper energy remaining. This score will then be added to the player's lifetime score. If the guess is incorrect or the player fails to gather enough information by midnight, he will lose the game and his lifetime score will not change.
As the player wins more games, his lifetime score will increase. At certain score amounts, the player will advance in rank and the game becomes more difficult, and the match rule changes.
Super Solvers series[edit]
The Super Solvers series is a series of computer games released by The Learning Company that contain both educational and entertainment qualities.
OutNumbered! is the second program of the series to be released. Other programs in this series include Midnight Rescue!, Spellbound!, and Gizmos and Gadgets! among others.[3]
In lieu of original musical scores, OutNumbered! uses famous classical pieces as background music. The music played in the halls is from Mozart's 40th Symphony, specifically, its first and fourth movements.[4][5] The music played in the rooms is based on Rachmaninoff's variations on Paganini's 24th Caprice.[citation needed] The music played on the title screen is based on Bach's Prelude in C minor, BWV 999.
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In 1995, a slightly enhanced and more Windows-friendly version was released on CD-ROM.[1]
- ^ a b c "Super Solvers - OutNumbered!". Abandonia. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Underdogs. "Super Solvers: OutNumbered". Home of the Underdogs. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Chris Martin; et al. "Super Solvers series". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ "Public Domain Soundtrack". TvTropes. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "Games that used Mozart Symphony #40". Ars Technica. 2004-06-19. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ "Super Solvers: OutNumbered!". Allgame. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
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3 July 2016
Maiden victory for Harrison Scott and AVF by Adrián Vallés in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
2005 rookie of the year, Harrison Scott and his AVF by Adrián Vallés team claimed their first triumph in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Second on the grid, the Briton quickly took command of the race to take the win ahead of rookie Lando Norris (Josef Kaufmann Racing) and the poleman, Dorian Boccolacci (Tech 1 Racing). With another podium finish, Lando Norris extends his lead in the general classification.
Another pole for Boccolacci
Under clear skies, qualifying was extremely competitive due to the differing strategies to obtain the best track position and the most advantageous drafting. Lando Norris led at the mid-way point in the session, but the switch to new Michelin tyres changed the situation in the final ten minutes.
The Englishman looked well placed, but Dorian Boccolacci snatched away the pole at the chequered flag with a time of 1:49.146. The Frenchman claimed his second pole of the season ahead of Harrison Scott and Lando Norris. Gabriel Aubry (Tech 1 Racing) and Robert Shwartzman (Josef Kaufmann Racing) rounded out the top five.
Scott does it at the start
In the very first In the very first metres, Harrison Scott got the better of Dorian Boccolacci, who was also surprised by Lando Norris and Hugo de Sadeleer (Tech 1 Racing), who started from sixth on the grid. The new leader got clear of the draft from the cars behind, who were in an intense battle.
On lap four, Lando Norris re-took second position from Hugo de Sadeleer, who was then overtaken by Dorian Boccolacci. The safety car was called into service just after to clear the damaged car of Nikita Troitskiy (Fortec Motorsports) from the pit straight. The race went green two laps later.
In the lead, Harrison Scott extended his advantage and went on for his first win ahead of Lando Norris and Dorian Boccolacci. Further back, Max Defourny (R-ace GP) and Gabriel Aubry (Tech 1 Racing) got by Robert Shwartzman (Josef Kaufmann Racing). In the waning minutes of the race, Will Palmer (R-ace GP) moved up to seventh place ahead of Sacha Fenestraz (Tech 1 Racing), Alexey Korneev (JD Motorsport) and Henrique Chaves (AVF by Adrián Vallés).
An F1 immersion for the overall top six
Loyal to its tradition of detecting and promoting young motor racing hopefuls, Renault Sport Racing will invite the top six in the general classification to spend two days in the F1 paddock at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
On 21 and 22 July, these six drivers will spend two days with the Renault Sport Formula One Team in Budapest for an immersion in motor racing's elite category. They will discover the F1 paddock, meet with key members of the team and of the Renault Sport Academy, and take in the free-practice from the garage in the heart of the action.
Harrison Scott: "This is unbelievable! It is my first win in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but also the first for AVF. To win among the rookies last year was already fantastic, but this victory clearly demonstrates the work the team has done. Today, I was able to quickly pull away then Lando Norris had to defend his position at turn one. Then, the safety car came out and made things harder but I concentrated on my restart with success!"
Lando Norris: "To be back on the podium gives us another good result this weekend. Yesterday afternoon, I was unlucky and wasn't able to score the points I had hoped for. It was a difficult race with Dorian constantly right behind me. We lacked a little pace to win today, but I am pleased with the result."
Dorian Boccolacci: "My starts were not very good this weekend! Even though I thought the clutch was hot and it probably slipped, I still have to improve in this area. It cost me a lot with the long Monza pit straight. Nevertheless, I am thrilled with the result. I stepped onto all three steps of the podium; the car is very fast, which is good looking towards the championship."
Provisional General Classification*
1. Lando Norris (Josef Kaufmann Racing) 119
2. Max Defourny (R-ace GP) 96,5
3. Dorian Boccolacci (Tech 1 Racing) 95
4. Harrison Scott (AVF by Adrián Vallés) 84
5. Robert Shwartzman (Josef Kaufmann Racing) 46
6. Sacha Fenestraz (Tech 1 Racing) 43,5
* Results subject to confirmation following technical and sporting verifications
* Results subject to confirmation following technical and sporting verifications


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Well, I just got back from a trip to Denver to see my brother-in-law get married. We left with the sun shining on our backs and arrived home to a very gloomy day. The clouds are out and the rain is falling. Oh, how I wish for sunshine and spring. Is anyone else sick of winter? Well, to help brighten my day, I'm posting some of my Spring tins that I designed for Seastone (the company I used to work for designing gift card packaging. Client: Kroger). Enjoy!
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text: Sean Penn An actor, writer, director and producer. He was born August 17, 1960, in Burbank, California. He grew up in Los Angeles and joined Santa Monica High School, along with associate students and potential actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Rob Lowe. His mother, Eileen Ryan, is an actress who appeared in Magnolia, released in late 1999. His father, Leo Penn, who died in 1998, was an actor-turned-director who was blacklisted during the 1940s and 1950s when he declined to name names of Communist sympathizers in Hollywood. His brother Christopher was an actor who died in January, and his surviving brother Michael, is a rock musician. A social and political activist, He has publicly denounced the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. He Acting Career A premature curiosity in filmmaking, particularly directing, guided him to an infatuation for acting, and he moved to New York City when he was 19 to practice a career as an actor. He soon got a part in a Broadway play, Heartland. In 1981, He made his first appearance; in the military school play Taps, together with star Timothy Hutton and Tom Cruise. His infiltrate role came a year later, when he played continuously stoned surfer Jeff Spicoli in the high school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He acquired commendation for his first starring role, in 1983's Bad Boys and for The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), also starring Hutton. In 1985, he increased a complete new measure of recognition when he married pop singer Madonna. Their turbulent four year marriage shaped into one gloomy movie, 1986's Shanghai Surprise, and a bombardment of sensationalist headlines. Penn's "bad boy" image only increased with his continued unfriendliness towards the violent paparazzi - he served 34 days in prison in 1987 for punching an additional who had attempted to take his picture on the set of the film Colors, co-starring Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. He and Madonna separated in 1989. In 1991, two years after earning blather evaluations for his show in Casualties of War (1989), directed by Brian De Palma and co-starring Michael J. Fox, Penn directed his first film, the little seen feature The Indian Runner. Though he had stated Sean Penn was given up acting, he was back in front of the camera in 1993, playing a coke-addled criminal lawyer in De Palma's Carlito?s Way, co-starring Al Pacino. In 1995, he appeared as a death row prisoner probing for rescue in the grave and admired success he Walking, directed by Tim Robbins and co-starring Susan Sarandon.His commanding performance earned him his first Academy Award recommendation, for Best Actor. That same year, he penned, produced, and directed The Crossing Guard, a dark performance starring his boyhood idol, Jack Nicholson. His edgy good looks and unquestionable aptitude might have secured him a position among Hollywood's A-list leading men; in its place, he has mostly mistreated headline roles in big-budget films in favor of definitely unheroic roles in darker, more modest films, with unstable degrees of success. He appeared as an obsessed, envious husband in Nick Cassavetes's she's So Lovely (1997), co-starring John Travolta and Penn's real-life wife, Robin Wright Penn. Although he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, She's so Lovely did not draw a wide audience. he appeared in two other major films in 1997: the badly received U-Turn, directed by Oliver Stone and co-starring Nick Nolte and Jennifer Lopez, and the hit action crime story The Game, starring Michael Douglas. In Hurlyburly (1998), He reprised a role he had played on the Los Angeles stage in 1988, co-starring with Kevin Spacey as a atrocious, misogynistic Hollywood agent. In 1998, he also appeared in the gravely much-admired World War II drama, The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick. In 1999, the impulsive he took Hollywood by surprise when he acquired a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, turning in an additional searing, darkly multifaceted performance as the degenerate jazz guitarist at the center of Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown, alongside fellow Oscar-nominee Samantha Morton. In 2000, he appeared in the romantic Up in the Villa, with Kristen Scott Thomas, and The Weight of Water. His third directorial feature, the thriller The Pledge, starred Nicholson and Robin Wright Penn. In 2002, he appeared opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in I Am Sam, playing a psychologically immobilize man who fights to recover guardianship of his young daughter. The subsequent year, He acted in Clint Eastwood's small town production Mystic River, for which he got an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2006, he appeared as Willie Stark, an imaginary character based insecurely on Louisiana governor Huey Long, in All the King's Men.


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How we are 'communicating as one' in Iran
BY Gary Lewis | July 7, 2015|Comments 2
Public communications can be challenging in Iran, the country where I work. But we must be visible. Why? If we can show people that we are doing good work – and demonstrate that the United Nations is here to support Iran's development and humanitarian agenda – Iranians will come to better appreciate the UN's contribution inside Iran. So will those outside Iran. Partnerships will expand. And the political environment will become more conducive to funding more good work.
Here are 10 ways we are communicating as one, using a communications plan approved by the UN Country Team in Iran:
1. Engage key audiences proactively
Public communications efforts deliver messages designed to reach specific external audiences: the general public, the media, government, potential funding partners (including Iranian diaspora and local private sector), civil society and the general public.
2. Use UN agency Speakers' Notes as a common script
Opportunities for public speaking are actively pursued. (Check out a recent TEDx event where I discuss the linkages between the environment and human security.) Each of the 18 UN agencies in Iran prepare a set of talking points, outlining the key messages they want me to get across in any interview I have with the media on their issues. Furthermore, we have agreed scripts on cross-cutting issues like human rights, gender empowerment and youth.
3. Celebrate UN Days ― last year we celebrated around 30.
We select those 'International Days' which connect with our ongoing development and humanitarian work. And we celebrate them. This allows us to hook onto a globally-celebrated day and then point to what the UN is doing on the ground in Iran. At the beginning of the year, the agencies plan to take the lead in organizing an activity for a specific day.
4. Give media interviews – frequently
As the Resident Coordinator, I am often joined by agency heads who feel comfortable speaking with the press. We give frequent interviews with local and international media. Press releases and press briefing are structured media interactions that are used less frequently, e.g. when high-profile UN visitors come to Iran or when we have a report to launch.
5. Make the most of websites
Almost every one of our 18 UN agencies runs their own website. Material from each of these sites is cross-linked to the UN Iran site. We average 70 stories each month on the UN Iran site.
6. Broadcast a regular E-Burst to friends worldwide
At the end of each month we send out an e-mail with photos and links to stories to 1,500 recipients, including government officials, development partners, the private sector, media and civil society. Each issue begins with a brief overview of the preceding month's events: one column in English; one column in Farsi. Readers can skim down the list of stories and open the links to the stories that interest them.
7. Use social media to greatly magnify messages
If the UN is not visible through social media channels, no one will know about the great work we are doing. This will hurt our ability to share good practices, and it will hurt our ability to raise funds to expand the great work. The material that goes onto the website is also broadcast our other social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
8. Pay attention to quality control and speed
Originally, I used to review all stories going up on the website before posting. But as time passed, others have assumed the quality control role with excellent results. As a rule we try to get up a story on any event within 24 hours. Speed is of the essence in conveying freshness and relevance. We have an enthusiastic and energetic UN communications team drawn from the UN agencies, which drives the process.
9. Try to use multiple languages
In Iran, we try to run as many stories as possible in both English and Farsi. We are getting better at writing and Tweeting in both languages.
10. Monitor the results of public communications activities
We are planning a Client Satisfaction Survey for our key audiences, using our 1,500 member E-Burst mailing list database. Proxy indicators can speak to scope and impact. The number of website hits is one example, along with data on the hit's country of origin, length of time the visitor stayed, number of pages visited. We also track the number of stories we manage to place in the media.
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I have been creating since I was a little girl. I am happy to say that having my own website has opened up a whole new world for me. Trying new mediums is a joy and sometimes a real eye opener. I sell what I create on etsy and my website, someplaceinthyme. If you have questions,please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I welcome new blog friends and am honored if you find my little piece of heaven interesting enough to follow.
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I must say that I am probably the worst blogger known to mankind. I really have the desire to write, share pictures and let everyone know what my opinions are, but it's the time factor that leaves much to be desired lately. There just isn't any of it left in the day for me. Why? you ask?? Well, our son and family just bought a larger home and sold theirs. We all got together, both sides of the family and pitched in to help. We are now fortunate enough to have them with us until their new home closes and the finishing touches are in place. That should be about 3 weeks or so. We love having them here, because we now see our 2 yr old grand daughter every day, and what could be better??!! Thus the time factor.............between listing on ebay, etsy, vintagetochic and now I'm on icraft....I know, but don't despair, I haven't listed on there yet, there is little time to create beautiful cottage and primitive items to sell. I have so many ideas and need to get busy. So, with that being said, I promise to return with pictures to share and ideas to give.............................some day soon!!!!
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- Vintage Linen Treasures said...
Hi Char,
Bloggin definitely takes up some time. I use up a lot of time, not only in writing but in exploring other beautiful blogs like yours. There's always so much eye candy!
Patricia :o)
- May 18, 2008 at 7:08 AM
- someplace*in*thyme said...
Hi my dear friend, thankyou so much for the compliment. I have been taking pictures to post on my blog this week. I really do need to get busy with this. I like it and somehow I put it last. Go figure......
- May 18, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- Paper Cat Designs said...
No worries doll! All of us have busy lives outside the virtual world and nobody will criticize you for posting occasionally. The way I see it, this is your world and the rest of us have the pleasure to peek in and gaze upon it from time to time.
Cheers! =D
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