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VIDEOSnake the World by MPU (Mobile Projection Unit) is a great mobile and urban spin on the classic computer game.
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VIDEOThe mbed USB slingshot, a device you can make yourself and it looks like it'll make for a way more fun way to play Angry Birds.
The Photoptic Sky Survey... 5,000 megapixel photograph of the entire night sky created from 37,440 exposures, stitched together by Nick Risinger.
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fourfoursixsix architects design a beautiful, intricate and complex laser-sintered egg for Fabergé, as part of their 'Big Egg Hunt' currently taking place throughout central London.
UX, The New French Hacker-Artist Underground creeps through the underground tunnels of Paris... restoring and repairing priceless works of art.
Paper Note: The user records a message, the program transforms it to a waveform, and outputs a file ready for laser cutting. This project was a result of a module at the Copenhagen Institute for Interaction Design.
Edible silk sensors could detect whether or not your food is still good to eat.
New from BAGGU! Perfectly simple sleeves made from 100% recycled Canvas and lined in 100% recycled PET fleece. 13", 15" and iPad.
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FEATUREDThe Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster celebrates the Oscar's with a look back over the last 60 years. Here's the SL@Hollywood exhibition at Warner Brothers Studio.
FEATUREDA first look at unboxing the Marc Newson designed mirrorless hybrid Pentax K-01 camera! (As shot on Design I/O's openFrameworks created Here to There poster worlds)
VIDEOシャドウプレイ/Shadowplay by Kyle McDonald is an experiment research project about experimental interaction paradigms. This was produced at YCAM Interlab as a guest researcher.
TypeIs - is a prototype of two interactive text-based applications that use nonlinear, and gestural typesetting to essentially allow the user to draw with type
Introducing 'N-Joystick' the world's 1st mouth operated joystick. Designed to deliver a uniquely delicious playing experience, the N-Joystick allows users to a slot Chup Chups into the shaft and use their mouth to control the action.
Designer Jihyun Ryou invents analog kitchen contraptions that teach users how to preserve food without a refrigerator.
Researchers at Drexel University are 3d scanning dinosaur bones for replica 3d printing. They plan on building full scale robotic dinosaurs from the scans to study their joints and movements.
Lehmann Aviation's newest drone is the LFPV, their most affordable one yet, and awesome for shooting films.
Oxford Nanopore introduces DNA 'strand sequencing' on the high-throughput GridION platform and presents MinION, a sequencer the size of a USB memory stick.
VIDEO A short film about Laser Cut Studio and its owner Adam Rowe. The newly opened studio in Helsinki is changing the way designers and creatives work with manufacturers within Finland.
VIDEOThe Harvard Monolithic Bee (Mobee), a tiny millimeter-scale flapping wing robotic insect produced using Printed Circuit MEMS (PC-MEMS) techniques and featuring pop-up book inspired assembly.
Arjen Born, a Dutch photographer, offers up his take on assisted living in the future.
System of implantable sensors that may allow orthopedic surgeons to wirelessly receive data regarding load, strain, motion, temperature, and pressure . Just 4 millimeters across and 500 microns thick.
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Project Paperclip is the first photography exhibition to use Augmented Reality. Follow the link so you can test it with your iPhone.
The Cozy Shelter is a inflatable hiding place that has the defensive look of a sandbag fortress from the outside. The inside is like a pastel colored cave of soft woolen blankets. Part of the exhibition Designworld in the designmuseum of Helsinki.
The 'cinemagram' app for iPhone is the most recent innovation in the revived interest in GIF animation art.
VIDEOIncredible multigait origami robots that run only on air.
VIDEOFor Coca-Cola's 125th Anniversary Exhibition's Future Room concept, Antilop transformed santralistanbul's Galeri 1 into an immersive environment by creating 90 square meter of 270-degree projection system.
VIDEOBuchstabengewitter by Ingo Italic is an experimental generative type project using motion graphics. Each letter is bale to morph into another, creating a unique animation.
At the Helsinki café Kauko, the coffee is free, but the experience is unpredictable. A Web site with live video lets Internet users raise or lower the seats and tables, dim the lights, or change the music
VIDEORobot Readable World by Timo shows us how computer vision systems and robots see their environments.
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Minimalistic Gramophone by Livia Ritthaler. Check the video.
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25 Days Silk Road Minority & Yunnan Adventure
Destinations:Beijing, Xian, lanzhou, Xiahe, JiaYuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shanghai
Tour Code: CITIC-SD-17
Day 1Beijing
International flight on your own arrangement. Once arrive in Beijing,be met & transferred to your hotel. Feel free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2Beijing
- Temple of Heaven
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy Kungfu Show in the evening- The Tian'anmen Square : The largest city square in the world.
The Forbidden City : The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
The Temple of Heaven : The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Day 3Beijing
- The Great Wall
Full day trip to the Great Wall,Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
The Great Wall : One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
The Ming Tomb : The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
Day 4Beijing Xi'an
- The Summer Palace
Visit The Summer Palace, Cruise in the Summer Palace, Hutong , Xiushui Street. You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Xian.
The Summer Palace : The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.
Day 5Xi'an
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses : The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
The Bell Tower : The emblem of Xian city.
The Wild Goose Pagoda : The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
The Tang Dynasty show : The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.
Day 6Xi'an Lanzhou
- The Ancient City Wall
Visit Shaanxi historical museum, Xian City Wall, The Grand Mosque. You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Lanzhou.
The Provincial Museum : One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
The Ancient City Wall : An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Day 7Lanzhou Xiahe
- Labrang Monastery
Visit Labrang Monastery, Songke Grassland.
Labrang Monastery : One of the major monasteries of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect. The architectural layout follows the Tibetan style, while the construction patterns are mostly Tibetan, Han, or a mixture of the two. The White Towers (in the northeast and in the northwest) are very typical.
Day 8Xiahe Lanzhou Jiayuguan by train
- Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves
Be transfered back to Lanzhou today. Visit Cruise from Liujiaxia Gorge to Binglingsi( fast boat), Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves.
Be transferred to the railway station to catch the train to Jiayuguan.
Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves : Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves : These caves, which stretch for 200 meters, were built during the Western Qin, North Wei, Sui, Tang, and Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties (between the 3rd and 18th centuries). They are highly valued for their contribution to research into the history of Chinese painting, and the spread of Buddhism during that time.
Day 9Jiayuguan
- The Jiayuguan Pass
Visit The Jiayuguan Pass, The Great Wall on the Cliff, Weijin Tomb, Great Walls Museum.
The Jiayuguan Pass : This Ming Dynasty fort guards the strategic Jiayuguan pass, at the western end of the Great Wall – this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. It was built in 1372, and subsequently enlarged and strengthened, and was known as 'the strongest pass under heaven'.
The Great Wall on the Cliff : This is a nearby section of the Great wall which was built on the cliff, and includes sections at a 45 degrees angle, making it seem as if the wall is hanging from a cliff.
Weijin Tomb : About 15 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan, there are over 1,400 tombs which were built during the Wei and Jin dynasties (between the 3rd and 5th century). They feature brick wall paintings showing various social activities of the times.
Day 10Jiayuguan Dunhuang
- Yulin Grattoes
Visit Yulin Grattoes.
Yulin Grattoes : These caves, with their murals and sculptures, are in a valley among Qilian Mountain, about 180kms from the Mogao Caves. The name is derived from the elms in the valley, and as you travel along the valley road you can easily imagine how it must have been to be a poet or brave solder in the distant past.
Day 11Dunhuang Turpan by train
- Mogao Grottoes
Visit Mogao Grottoes , Echoing-Sand Mountain, The Crescent Lake.
Be transferred to the railway station to catch the train to Turpan.
Mogao Grottoes : Constructed over a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries, the caves hold the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures.Cameras are not permitted.
Echoing-Sand Mountain : Crescent Moon Spring is 6km south of Dunhuang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite literally an oasis in the desert. The spring's name derives from the crescent moon shape taken by the small pool of spring water between two large sand dunes. Although the area is very dry, the pool doesn't dry up as one might expect,
Day 12Turpan
- Tuyoq Village
Our nice guide will meet you at the train station and check into the hotel and Visit Jiaohe Ancient City, Astana Tombs, The Flaming Mountain, Karez Well, Suleiman's Minaret, Tuyugou Village.
Jiaohe Ancient City : The city's name means 'the River City'. It was founded during the first century B.C. and abandoned during the 15th century.
Astana Tombs : Astana Tombs: where the ancient people are buried. It is famous for its terracotta figurines and tomb paintings - The Flaming Mountain : The Flaming Mountain: Many years of volcanic activity have formed the unique crisscrossing gullies and ravines. During mid-afternoon the heat becomes intense as the sun's rays are reflected off the red rocks, as though the hillsides areengulfed by tongues of fire, hence the name.
Day 13Turpan Urumqi
- Sugong Minerat
AM visit Karez Irrigation system, Sugong Minerat,
Back to Urumqi after lunch in Turpan Check in the hotel, visit Erdaoqiao & International Bazaar
Karez Irrigation System,The Karez System is a unique irrigation system in Turfan, which, taking advantage of the slopes, draws the underground water to flow by itself to irrigate farmland. It consists of four parts: vertical wells, underground channels, ground canals and small reservois
Sugong Minerat,Locatedin Mura Village 2 kilometers to the east of the city of Turfa , theTower was built in the 41st year of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty,It is an embodiment of the ancient architectural arts of the Uygur nationality. The tower is 37 meters high and 10 meters in diameter at the base. The body of the tower is cylindroid in shape, built with bricks arranged in various symmetrical patterns on the outer wall. The tower has 14 windows and a spiral stairs inside it leading to the top.
Erdaoqiao Market & International Bazaar,The Erdaoqiao Bazaar is the largest in Urumqi. You'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and almost anything that you can imagine. On Sunday, there are more stalls and more goods to buy than any other day. The old streets around the bazaar are really worth seeing.Here is the most welcomed place by tourist especialy by ladies where they can buy some traditional yugur make up cosmetic.
Day 14Urumqi Kashgar
- Id Kah Mosque
After breakfast visit the Xinjiang Museum and then take the flight to Kashgar and check into the hotel upon arrival and then take the city your, visit the Idigar mosque, Apark Hoja Tomb and Old town , Xinjiang Museum the museum is the main institution to collect and investigate the unearthed cultural relics and specimens in Xinjiang. There are more than 50 thousand pieces of various kinds of cultural relics stored in the museum, among them, the ancient mummies represented by 'the Loulan Beauty', manuscripts in Chinese, Kharosthi, Qiuci, Yanji, Tibetan, Uigurian and other characters prevailed in ancient Westen Regions, the silk ,wool, cotton and hemp fabrics and folk rainment, etc., are unusual tidbits in the world.
Id Kah Mosque It is the large Mosque in China and most famous one in Xinjiang. The Mosque started to build in the mid of fifteenth century, and has gradually developed to the present size. Id K ah Mosque, with about 16800 square meters in area, consisting of Pray Hall, the Koran teaching Hall, The Corridor, the Arches and other buildings attaching to it. The Pray Hall of the mosque can hold 4000 prayers is supported by 140 carved wooden pillars.The buildings of Id Kah Mosque look magnificent and solemn , and display the artistic styles of Islamic mosque architectures.
Day 15Kashgar Taxkorgan
- Sunday Bazaar
After breakfast visitr the Sunday bazaar and then go to Taxkorgan by coach to visit the White sand lake, Kalakuli lake, Gaici Fort(pass by) ,stone city and the colorful mountain (see afar)
Sunday Bazaar (livestock Market)Streets near this big market are choked on Sundays with farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, ute, motorbike or on foot, with their animals. It's loud, lively and cheerful as they arrive, eat breakfast, set up their animals and check out the action. Cattle, sheep (they definitely look different), goats, donkeys, horses have their own sections; sellers show their animals are "good eaters"(most go as livestock not meat) and the entire experience is fascinating and fun.
White sand lake : the lake is coverd by the blowed sand ,always shining in the sunshine. Lake Karakul i : Karakuli Lake is in Kashgar about 1500 kilometers from Urumqi in southwest of Xinjiang. It is about 3600 meters above sea level. with its srounding mountains Muztagata which is 7546 meters above sea level and the Gongeer Peaks with 7719 meters above sea level. Stone city : at the north of the Tashkurgan is a significant castle ruins on the mountain and unique with bizarre-shaped stones littering everywhere.Over night in Pamir Hotel
Day 16Taxkorgan Kashgar
- Apak Hoja Tomb
In the morning you will visit the Konjirap port which is the highest port in the world, after that go back to Kashgar and visit the Old Town and Apark Hoja Tomb.
Apak Hoja Tomb This Mazar is the holiest place in Xinjiang and an architectural treasure . Built in 1640 , it is reminiscent of the Central Asian artistic style of Samarkand or Isfahan . A handsome blue-and-white tiled gate leads into the compound, which includes a small religious school and the Abakh Khoja family tomb. The latter is domed and faced with multi - colored tiles. I t most complete Islamic tomb of the Qing Dynasty up-to-now in China. Old townKashgar is an ancient city, and in walking the streets of its.
Old Town, will provide a sense of what this legendary Central Asian hub was like in the days when the Silk Road was at its zenith. 500-year old remnants of the city wall, narrow lanes and colorful multi-ethnic crowds combine to make Kashgar's historic district a highlight of any visit to the city.
Day 17Kashgar Kunming Via Urumqi airport
After Breakfast take the flight to Kunming via Urumqi airport, check into the hotel upon arrival.
Day 18Kunming
- Stone Forest
After Breakfast drive about 1.5hrs to visit the Stone Forest and after lunch visit the Yuantong Temple.
Stone Forest: A fantastic natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of Kunming. The various shapes of karst landscape was formed due to the millions years movement of Earth. The Stone Forest area is the home of the Sani people, their folk customs has become one spectacular scene, the colorful embroidery and minority dances combine with the natural sceneries, which will surely leave you a deep impression.
YuanTong Temple: the most famous Buddhist temple in Kunming. In the 1950s, it hosted a grand ceremony to greet and send on the sacred teeth of the Buddha and so became important in Southeast Asia.
Day 19Kunming Dali
- Three Pagodas
After breakfast be transferred to the airport and take the flight to Dali. Check into the hotel upon arrival and visit Erhai and enjoy the boat cruise, Three Pagodas and Chongsheng Monastery.
Erhai Lake: an alpine fault lake in Yunnan province. Its name means "Ear-shaped Sea", due to its shape as seen by locals and travelers.
Three Pagodas:an ensemble of three independent pagodas arranged on the corners of a equilateral triangle, near the town of Dali, dating from the time of the Nanzhao kingdom.
Chongsheng Monastery:once the royal temple of the Kingdom of Dali and one of the largest Buddhist centers in south-east Asia
Day 20Dali Lijiang (180kms, 3hrs)
- Ancient city of Dali
After breakfast visit Ancient city of Dali and House of Bai Pepole in Xi'zhou. Then head to Lijiang. after check into the hotel upon arrival and the visit the Lijiang Old Town.
The Ancient City of Dali: built in the year Hongwu 15 of Ming Dynasty (1382AD). It ranks in the first list of Famous Historic and Cultural Cities of China. In the Ancient City run clear springs, and live simple and unsophisticated local Bai people. Whether rich or poor, local people are used to planting trees and growing flowers in the yard. So there is a saying in the Ancient City of Dali: "there runs a spring in every family and grow flowers in every yard.
Bai Pepole of Xizhou: it is not only a famous historic city, but also a typical commercial town of Bai people. It is one of the cradles of National capitalism of Bai people, and a famous hometown to overseas Chinese in Yunnan. So, you have to understand Xizhou first if you really want to understand Dali and Bai people. You will see Bai' typical traditions, dresses there. Some buildings are old and typical anceint architectures, which are the real local house.
Day 21Lijiang
- Baisha Village
After breakfast, drive about 3hrs to Jade Dragon (Yulong) Snow Mt., take cable-car up to the Yak Meadow and hike for about 1 hour to enjoy the breathtaking view of the main peak (5596 m high), then take cable-car down, visit the Yufeng Temple and Baisha Village.
Yufeng Temple is situated at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and about 10 kilometers from Lijiang's Old Town. Originally built in the last year of the Kangxi Region of the Qing Dynasty (1770), the temple is one of five significant temples in Lijiang. The temple is, however, noted for its ancient forests clustered around and its "King Camellia.
Baisha Village: It was the cradle-land of the Tusi Dynasty evolved from the Mu Clan. It was also the earliest settlement of the Naxi people. There are many ancient constructions built in the Ming Dynasty: the Dabaoji Palace, the Liuli Temple and the Wenchang Palace. The well-known Baisha Frescoes are situated in the Dabaoji Palace.
Day 22Lijiang
- Tiger Leaping Gorge
After breakfast drive about 2 hours to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, and the first bent of Yangtze River at The Stone Drum Town(Shigu Town)
Tiger Leaping Gorge: As one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges, Tiger Leaping Gorges are located in Hutiaoxia Town, 105 kilometers away from Zhongdian/Shangri-La County. Spring is the best time to visit, as melting snow flowing down from mountains makes the river turbulence at its peak.
Stone Drum Town: It stands the base of the mountain flanking First Bay on the Yangtze River. This town derives its name from a white marble carved monument in the shape of a drum. It has a diameter of 15 m and is 0.7 m tall. This historically relevant stone monument was erected during one of the earliest periods of history of the Lijiang area.
Day 23Lijiang Shanghai
- Bund
After breakfast you will take the early flight to Shanghai and check into the hotel around 15:00 beijing time. then visit the Shanghai Museum and after dinner visit the Bund and enjoy the boat cruise on the Huangpu River.
Shanghai Museum: Shanghai's famous museum boasting an extensive collection of over 120,000 Chinese artistic and cultural relics.
Bund: This symbol of Shanghai is known worldwide as the 'gallery of international architecture.' Its assortment of buildings standing along the Huangpu River varying in height, color and architectural design make it one of the most magnificent skylines in the world.
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Service included:
2 Breakfast in the hotel
3 Personal Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers & sightseeing
4 Hotels with breakfast(twin share bases) as listed in the itinerary .
5 Domestic flights or trains as listed in the itinerary
6 Airport Taxes: US$30for domestic,
7 Service Charge & Government Taxes .
8 Luggage Transfers between airports and hotels
9 Goverment letter for visa support
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Edit: in case it wasn't clear — this was a "sneak preview" sort of thing; we are not live to the public, it was just for a few hours. 🙂
Well, we didn't make a big deal about it, but Metaplace has now officially been played by actual players, and not alpha testers. Today we did a dev chat using Metaplace itself as the platform for the IRC-like text chat, and in the middle of it we also showed off a little bit of a more graphical space with avatars. It was a chance to both talk to folks and also to shove a high number of people at the server and client, including guest logins, to try to stress things a bit.
It all went spectacularly well, too. We expected things to blow up, but nothing did. Extremely low CPU usage, even with over 80 simple avatars walking around and chatting in one relatively small space (small enough that there was no real network culling going on). That's a decent achievement for any virtual world system. 🙂 Bandwidth was a bit high, but we know things to work on there that are easy big gains. Seems like fairly few weird browser issues — which is easily the biggest bugaboo with doing something so Web-based. I have seen that a few folks failed to get in at all, and we'll try to track down why…
We'll be posting the official chat log with our next blog post, probably. But in the meantime, a few of the VW-centric news sites were in:
- Massively has a full liveblog
- Virtual Worlds News has a list of top 5 takeaways
Our friends over at the Electric Sheep were also on hand. And of course, there's blogs by bunches of folks who attended, like TBowl, Feeding Change, Oh No, Aliens!, Cooking XP, and Dr. Offset's. Edit: Dr. Offset's has a little bit more, and there's Emergent Future's take here.
A couple of those have pics of the (brief) graphical demo. Everyone's only one avatar… we'll have to save character customization for another day. 😉


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U.S. ethanol output surges to record high as gasoline costs rise
Ethanol production surged 28,000 barrels per day, or about 3 percent, to an average of 972,000 bpd in the week ending June 13, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Production surpassed the previous record of 963,000 bpd reached in the last week of 2011.
Despite the higher output, strong demand squeezed stocks of ethanol, which fell 572,000 barrels to 17.85 million barrels, a three-week low.
Makers of the biofuel are earning near-record profits as prices for corn, the main feedstock used in ethanol production, hovered near a four-month low. Meanwhile, gasoline futures have maintained roughly a $1-per-gallon premium over ethanol futures throughout June, making ethanol attractive for fuel blenders during the early days of the summer driving season.


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"Ponselle, Milanov, Sutherland, Callas … after last night, Radvanovsky can add her name to the list," declared the Huffington Post when Sondra Radvanovsky made her Met role debut as Norma in 2013. The 2017–18 season opens with a new production of Bellini's masterpiece, starring Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her archrival, Adalgisa—a casting coup for bel canto fans. Tenor Joseph Calleja is Pollione, Norma's unfaithful lover, and Carlo Rizzi conducts. Sir David McVicar's evocative production sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule.
Premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1831. This opera is an extraordinary fusion of sublime melody, vocal challenge, and dramatic power. It examines an ageless and archetypal situation: a powerful woman compromises her ideals for love, only to find herself betrayed by her lover. But equally gripping is her relationship with the younger woman who is the new object of her former lover's attention and in whom Norma sees both a rival and a second self. The title role demands dramatic vocal power combined with the agility and technique of a coloratura singer. It is a daunting challenge that few can rise to: those who have are part of operatic lore.
Carlo Rizzi – Conductor
Joseph Colaneri – Conductor
Sondra Radvanovsky – Norma
Marina Rebeka – Norma
Angela Meade – Norma
Joyce DiDonato – Adalgisa
Jamie Barton – Adalgisa
Joseph Calleja – Pollione
Matthew Rose – Oroveso
Vazgen Gazaryan – Oroveso
Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835) was a Sicilian composer whose greatest gift was his extraordinary understanding of the human voice. His meteoric career was cut short by his death at the age of 33, shortly after his opera I Puritani triumphed in its Parisian premiere. Felice Romani (1788–1865) was the official librettist of Milan's Teatro alla Scala. A frequent collaborator of Bellini, he worked with the composer on six operas, and also wrote the libretti for Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and Anna Bolena, among many other works.
Production – Sir David McVicar
Costume Designer – Moritz Junge
Set Designer – Robert Jones
Lighting Designer – Paule Constable
The opera is set in Gaul (France) at the beginning of its occupation by the Roman Empire. Almost all of the characters are druids, members of the Gallic priesthood, the only exceptions being the tenors, both of whom are Romans. It is interesting that the Roman Empire, long depicted in European culture as a civilizing force, is here seen as corrupt and exploitative.
Norma is perhaps the archetypal bel canto opera, a style of singing that flourished in Italy in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its principal features are beauty of tone, legato phrasing, and the delivery of florid ornamentation. The score of Norma is characterized by extraordinary melody punctuated by sharp moments of raw drama. The primary functions of the clear orchestral writing are to move the drama along with vigorous rhythm and to inform certain moments with feeling and emotion.


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BRASILIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - TIM Participações SA, Brazil's second largest wireless carrier, said its net income fell 22 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to more capital spending and financial expenses.
Still, its profit of 364 million reais ($117 million) beat a consensus estimate of 217 million reais compiled by Thomson Reuters.
EBITDA rose 4 percent from a year earlier to 1.568 billion reais, beating a consensus estimate of 1.401 billion reais.
$1 = 3.1235 reais Reporting by Gabriela Mello; Writing by Silvio Cascione; Editing by Adrian Croft


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Full 360 Photos Cutesters Series 6 + Artist Signing
The Official Vinylmation events page shared some information on the up and coming Cutesters Series 6. This series is set to be released in January and will continue the smaller case size that we saw in Cutesters En Vogue.
Here are the full 360 photos of the regular figures:
One of the images previewed featured this Green figure that isn't on the box, so it looks like this could be the chaser:
Here are some of the details of the artist signing in January
Maria Clapsis and Caley Hicks will be on hand for a special appearance and signing for Vinylmation™ Park Series 13 at D-Street in Downtown Disney® West Side on January 17th from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
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Well, hello there Monday!! You always seem to have a way of just sneaking up on just about everyone! Regardless, it was another great weekend so I really don't mind the weekend starting anew. After spending all of last week in bed with a nasty mixture of head cold + flu, I was ready to get out of the house! Considering we didn't have any set plans, other than keeping Saturday busy with blogging & errands, I was actually quite excited for a mix of sleeping in, exploration and eating at our favorite restaurants. In addition to the weekend usual, we knew 100% that we wanted to check out the fall foliage up in the Rockies. Because, hello…. have you seen how beautiful Colorado is in the Fall? Luckily, we were able to fit in a little of everything with a lot of relaxation thrown in with the hubs + pup, making this weekend a fun one!
Friday, September 30th
Since this was also payday, both Josh and I knew wanted to go out to eat. And let's be honest, since I wasn't feeling 100%, I knew that I wasn't in the mood to cook & clean. Luckily, as soon as Josh came in through the door, he said he wanted to go out to eat. SCORE! We always have a few restaurants as our go-to's but wanted to try something new. So after some Yelp-ing, we decided upon Los Chingones in the Rino District. And lets be real, I've seen it on some of the Denver blogger babes Insta's and knew it was about damn time to check it out.
Unfortunately, downtown Denver was an utter disaster and total gridlock due to Oktoberfest and the Rockie's closing weekend. It was literal hell trying to get out of there. And once we got out of there, we bolted to the Highlands to one of our faves, Matador. You gotta love your trusty restaurants because you know they never fail you. Since I wasn't too hungry, we split queso (it is soooo effing good, you guys) & chicken fajitas. After dinner, we went to Target because you know, who doesn't spend their Friday nights in Target? So wild, y'all. Especially when you troll down random aisles and head home before 10 pm.
Saturday, October 1st
After sleeping in until 10 (more like 10:30!), we got a start to our day with a good breakfast and started thinking about the day. While doing so, we started cleaning and you know how that goes once you get started… We were on a ROLL and cleaned the entire apartment & gathered 4 trash bags full of clothes to donate. All before noon & coffee! Since we were on a roll of running errands, we caught up on things we were putting off. Somehow, someway, time escaped us and it was 5:00! Since we were tired (dunno how!?haha), we decided to head home to hang with the pup, cook dinner and watch tv. Like I said, we go hard on the weekends. We were off to sleep early since we were waking up early to head out to the mountains.
Sunday, October 2nd
One of my favorites things about living in Denver is finally being able to experience four seasons, with fall being my favorite. Fortunately, my favorite season has arrived and both Josh and I couldn't be more excited to head to the mountains. Since checking out the leaves is such a popular activity, we knew we had to be on the road early… We did some research and decided on exploring Kenosha Pass. And let me tell you, it is stunning! The Aspen leaves have turned a dreamy, golden-yellow color and look magical when the sunlight hits it. After hiking for a couple hours, we were ready to eat (it was only 10:30!) and headed to Breck to get an early lunch. We decided to head back to Denver after because we were exhausted!!
Once we were home, we decided to spend several hours on Redfin & Trulia. We found some good listings and decided to drive to the areas to check them out. While we weren't able to go inside, we are finally so excited to find the area of Denver that we want to buy in. We've been looking for quite some time and nothing really felt quite right for our budget, needs, and proximity to Josh's work. So to find an area that checked off all the boxes is an incredible relief. And sooo exciting! With plans to grow our family, we really want to buy a home in the next few months and cannot wait to start the home buying process.
The rest of our weekend was spent hanging out at home, watching the Entourage movie, and going to bed early. Like I said, our weekends are wild…haha! Now that it's Monday, I am looking forward to getting a lot done this week… Josh is off to work a convention tomorrow and returns Friday night, so hope to get a lot covered on the blog and plan our weekend! Because honestly, fall in Colorado & Denver is magical! Hope you all have a great start to your week and check out photos from our Kenosha Pass hike below…
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I took two days off work and gave myself another five day weekend! It was amazing and felt much needed.
Thursday, I drove down to the shore to meet my parents for a beach day and a boardwalk night.
It was a beautiful day in Sea Isle. We relaxed, and I read and journaled and took an awesome walk.
Love those little birds that chase the surf.
I had a little ladybug that hitched a ride from the water back up to our blanket.
And then we showered up and headed to the Ocean City boardwalk.
We got Mack & Manco's (obviously), and my dad tried his first Chickie's & Pete's crab fries.
Later that weekend we had our Labor Day get-together. It was low key this time, because only half of us could make it, but still another great day of sunshine.
I had another bug trying to hang out with me. I kept my distance from this one, though.
Made cream cheese peach squares for dessert!
Recipe coming tomorrow.


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The City of York
The capital city of this great county (God's own county no less). It's situated 22 miles from Spring Cottage. You can drive there or take the train from Malton.
York's skyline is dominated by York Minster which in turn is surround by cobbled streets and narrow lanes. Today most of these are boutiques and cafes. You'll find plenty of museums here too, including The Jorvik Centre and The Castle Museum.
The city is surrounded by a medieval wall with gateways such as Micklegate giving access into the medieval city centre.


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If the city really wants to crack down on people who chat on their cellphones while driving, why does it announce in advance when it plans to enforce the law? Who knows, but the "24-hour citywide effort" to stamp out the bad habit will continue up until midnight as the NYPD hands ten times as many tickets for the offense as usual (and the city collects an extra $1 million or so). But if your cab driver got pulled over today and you had to sit in the back seat for five minutes while a cop wrote him a ticket, you now know why you were inconvenienced. [NYT]


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The Commissioner on Sunday took out just a few words to admonish TV and radio personality, Nana Aba Anamoah, over grammatical errors after the West Ham United and Leicester City on Sunday, April 17.
As funny as it seems the 'English' British High Commissioner to Ghana is really concerned about how Ghanaians express themselves in his mother tongue. The fun loving Commissioner Jon Benjamin is probably set to enroll a new student in his English tutorial lessons.
See Also: Anamoah Claps Back At Her Critics.. Calls Them 'Bird Brains'
The new student in question happens to be Nana Aba Anamoah. The Commissioner on Sunday took out just a few words to admonish TV and radio personality, Nana Aba Anamoah, over grammatical errors after the West Ham United and Leicester City match on Sunday, April 17.
Now the full story: It had been a draw of 2-2 between West Ham United and Leicester City, with Leonardo Ulloa (from Leicester City) scoring a 96th minute penalty goal against West Ham. Though the referee Jonathan Moss was booed by West Ham fans for awarding a penalty against the club with six minutes left.
Nana Aba who is a Manchester United Fan, took to twitter to share her views after the match. She wrote in pidgin English "West Ham dey Worry". This probably sounded like a jeer against the club. Now British High Commissioner who happens to be a West Ham fan replied in the most unexpected manner to the radio/TV presenter's post.
Quoting her tweet, Jon Benjamin who was probably trying to recover from the outcome of the match responded immediately saying, "No @thenanaaba the only thing we're worried about is the spelling, syntax and grammar in some of your tweets!".
See Also: Radio Presenter Ada To Host Beauty Pageant For Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Jon Benjamin is believed to be a die hard West Ham Fan, and as we can see, does not hesitate to put his club haters in their respective places. As for Nana Aba, one can say she posted the tweet at the wrong time. Although anything goes in the world of pidgin English, the British Commissioner still thought he should correct her for the grammatical errors, and most especially for jeering at his club.
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The aviation connector market was valued at USD 4.13 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach USD 5.52 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.97% during the forecast period.
The increasing number of aircraft deliveries and adoption of modern electric systems in aircraft are the key drivers for the aviation connectors market. Backlogs in current aircraft orders is a restraint for growth of the aviation connectors market.
Based on end user, the commercial segment of the aviation connectors market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The demand for aviation connectors for commercial use is increasing due to the growth of the aircraft manufacturing industry in emerging economies.
Based on shape, the circular segment of the aviation connectors market is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The circular segment is expected to grow, as it is more versatile, and can be successfully used in various applications and conditions.
North America led the aviation connectors market in 2015
Market Dynamics
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|Boys play ping-pong at the first youth centre in Bent Jbail, southern Lebanon.
By Serene Assir
Six months after the 14 August 2006 agreement that ended the war in Lebanon, here is the second in a series of reports on its aftermath.
AL-KHIAM, Southern Lebanon, 13 February 2007 – Amid the ruins of one of south Lebanon's more vibrant and well kept towns, children in Al-Khiam laughed as they played in the afternoon sun, almost oblivious to the agony they had suffered in recent months.
"During the summer war, my family thought it best at first to stay here," said Mervat, 15. "But the war got worse and worse, and as we are so close to the border, my father decided to leave everything and travel north to Jbail."
Mervat is just one of the estimated half million people who were displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah that ended six months ago. Many of the displaced youths barely had a normal childhood, having grown up in an area affected by conflict for decades.
Although the latest war has ended, the suffering lingers on. After the ceasefire in August, Mervat's family and thousands of other Lebanese returned to their towns and villages, only to find their homes damaged or destroyed.
|© UNICEF Lebanon/2007/Debbas
|The UNICEF-supported youth centre in Bent Jbail provides a space for boys and girls aged 12-18 to play games, use the Internet and listen to music.
'A child deserves better'
"The children may seem like they're all right now," said Mohamed Dawi, a resident of Al-Khiam and father of three. "But deep inside, they are suffering. They are still, even the very young, glued to the television like their parents are, watching the news. Whenever a day passes without incident, they are surprised."
Besides the insecurity, said Davi, endemic poverty and a lack of safe spaces for recreation in southern Lebanon have made it very difficult for the children to fully enjoy their childhood.
"A child deserves better, much better than this," he said. "It makes me sad to witness a generation having to grow up in the same conditions of duress I experienced through my youth. I wish things could be better for them."
Faced with the enormous challenges, UNICEF and its partners continue to help children and youth overcome their psychosocial difficulties. Establishment of normal routine is an essential step, and UNICEF played an integral role in ensuring that all children could return to school in October 2006, just two months after the war had ended.
UNICEF has also worked closely with non-governmental organizations to provide safe play spaces for children. The agency has supported the training of 600 coordinators who organized a variety of creative and recreational activities for the children.
|© UNICEF Lebanon/2007/Debbas
|Zeinab, 12, was the first to enter the new Bent Jbail youth centre.
First youth centre in Bent Jbail
Recently, UNICEF has also partnered with the 'Hoops Club' – a youth recreation programme – to provide children in southern Lebanon with the opportunity to play basketball, football, handball and other sports. In the past two months alone, some 10,000 children and their mothers visited the Hoops Club facility in Tyre.
Not long ago, youth in Bent Jbail, one of the hardest-hit areas in the conflict, got their very first youth centre. Supported by UNICEF, the centre provides a space where boys and girls aged 12-18 can play games, use the Internet and listen to music.
Besides having a good time at the centre, the children can also make friends and talk about their fears, anger and other emotions.
Zeinab, 12, was the first child to enter the Bent Jbail youth centre – an occasion proudly marked with her picture on the bulletin board. The war not only displaced her family but also damaged their home. Zeinab tries to come to the centre as often as she can in order to feel at ease.
"Here we find a place to express ourselves and pass our free time," she said.
Related links
UNICEF supports mine-risk education in south Lebanon [with video]
'Our Voice': UNICEF and Lebanon TV launch youth-produced series [with video]
Reclaiming normalcy, children in Lebanon return to school at last [with video]
Helping children heal the scars of war in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley [with video]
Two girls in Lebanon and Israel discuss post-war concerns [with video]


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The Performance Tennessee Walking Horse is indeed something special. A Diva, a Rock Star, a Child's best friend all describe our SHOW HORSE. Whether bred in the purple from World Grand Champion parents, or coming from the wrong side of the pedigree tracks, each and every one of these magnificent animals exhibits conformation, the natural inherited talent, temperament and trainability required of a performance horse. And they all exhibit one more trait, a willingness, even a joy when performing in the show ring. Make no mistake these horses have chosen their career.
The show horses' day starts quietly with breakfast at around 6am. They are served quality feed and hay, with added vitamins, mineral and other supplements tailored to their specific needs as an athlete. While he enjoys his breakfast his stall is cleaned. Most stalls range from a minimum size of 12 x 12, upwards to some as large as 16 x 20. In it he has "all the luxuries". Fans in the summer move the air and keep him cool, while fly spray systems keep the pests away. In the winter he wears warm blankets to keep the chill off.
Winter finds many of the show horse vacationing. Show horse are "let down" and sometimes either pleasure ridden or turned out to relax in the pasture. this off season vacation is tailored to the preference of the horse. Many do not like to have too much idle time and are ridden lightly or taken on the trail, while others enjoy running in the pasture.
A show horse trains just like any other athlete, with a fitness program developed for each individual horse. All young horse are taught the basics of manner, being able to be saddled and ridden, and being shod. Early in the process the young horse will start to display a preference and the ability for one or more of the different disciplines. His training program will be tailored to bring out his strengths. Type of action and attitude towards training play a large part in where the colt will find his place, either in the show ring in one of the various disciplines or as a pleasure horse, or versatility horse.
Below is an example of one of the athletes preparing to go back to training camp in spring. Last fall his built up shoes (known as a "package") was removed by his blacksmith and he was allowed to run barefoot on the soft ground. Some horses wear light plates in the off season to keep their feet from wearing. Again everything is tailored to the specific needs and like of each of these "pro" atheletes.


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I haven't gotten much done today with the gilding. This morning I helped my sweet husband move his repurposed stuff he builds into his new booth at our local Artisan's Attic on Bonham Street, one block off the square downtown. It is terribly windy today and I was oh so glad to get back home to my cozy studio. I did another square of Instacoll and let it set for 55 minutes. It was dry but plenty tacky for the gold to adhere. But when I burnished it, I noticed that the q-tip actually scratched it…and looking at the ones I did yesterday, I realize that they were dull in the center….evidently scratched by the silly q-tip. Maybe they aren't Q-tip brand…I threw the box away long ago. My son was off work today and he wanted to try gilding. He burnished his with a soft paintbrush and it was perfect. His first try, perfect. I will just keep trying!
I'm also working on a layout for a Naturopathic Doctor's Oath. It's giving me some challenge. I've designed the Naturopathic caduceus with Echinacea and Angelica, two medicinal plants that are beautifully decorative too! Here's a drawing of the caduceus…it may yet undergo some cosmetic (not naturopathic) surgery, but it's what I've come up with thus far!
I hope you're having a creative day! Remember: "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him!" Lamentations 3:25


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Wanted Lurcher bitch, Beddy x or Wheaten preferably, let me know what you got.
Please no time wasters or trying to part with rubbish.
Don't mind young bitch over 12 months to run on if from good bloodlines.
Location: Cheshire
Contact: Joe
Phone: 07976 311203
F1 chocolate and black Cockerpoos, ready to go now. they will come with microchip and wormed up to date with first vaccination and a full vet health check over. Mum is a KC registered chocolate Cocker Spaniel, she is DNA clear profiled. Dad is a toy chocolate Poodle.
The pups have been reared with lots of love in the family home with children of all ages. Pups come with a puppy pack and a blanket smelling of the rest of the family just to get them settled in and copies of both parents paperwork.
For any more information please give me a call. DOB 4/6/17 Update: 2 boys left
Price: £800 no offers
Location: Accrington
Contact: Lias Shaw
Phone: 07917 864569
From the home of The Blue Bouncer & Valglo Neptune comes the clash of the titans. Both these dogs are the two top stud dogs in Europe if not the world. KC proven Bouncer holds 30 champions and puts 13 champions into all his pups. Neptune holds 28 champions and puts 14 champions into all his pups. Both these dogs have been combined into this litter.
The father to the litter is Valglo Neptune, he is the only blue Staff carrying the Valglo name outside the World famous Valglo kennels. The mother to the litter is the daughter of The Blue Bouncer, the best blue staff that there has ever been, he is perfection, large bully head, perfect scissor bite, all the rite stops every single nail is black and most importantly he's got dark brown nearly black eyes.
Not only do these dogs have all the correct pigmentation but they have the pedigree to match, these are the best bred true to type blue Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Europe, they can't be matched by anyone, others try but are out matched. DOB 01/10/2017
Price: £1,595
Location: Morecambe
Contact: Hollie
Phone: 07388 268689
Mobile: 07552 754637
We have available for stud our adorable, stocky, blue French bulldog. He is KC registered from Shark and Little Predator lines. He is proven, very gentle with the ladies and knows his job.
Charlie is nearly three, fully inoculated and wormed to date. He is a very laid back dog, no aggression, very friendly, great around children and other animals. We would accommodate the female and the fee is for two matings. We are usually available at short notice and very flexible with visit times.
We would ask that any female visiting Charlie is up to date with vaccinations and brings vaccination and if KC is required the relevant paperwork. Please note we will not breed our stud with any female under the age of one.
Price: £150
Location: Preston Lancashire
Contact: Cliff
Phone: 07971 402062
Goat, he has been gelded. He walks at the side like dog. Very quiet. A good pet for children.
Price: £150
Location: Lancaster
Contact: Lee
Phone: 07594 576867
I have 6 full bred chocolate Labrador puppies, they come from 10 generations of working dogs and pets. 5 girls and one boy. I've had mum and dad since 8 weeks old.
You will not find better Labradors. They had there first medial and injections, all fit and well.
Good homes only. These pups love the outdoors already. Ready to go now, I've started them on biscuits. Good homes only. DOB 22/9/2017
Price: £450
Location: Rochdale
Contact: Martin
Phone: 07724 616385
Here is my Toy Poodle, he is 2 1/2 years old, KC registered.
All injections up to date. He is a lovely little character, very placid.
Price: £200
Location: Carlisle
Contact: Ellen
Phone: 07867 758245
Fully KC reg Cocker Spaniel bitch for sale, just turned 4 years old. All vaccinations, microchip and papers.
Just mothered a litter of 9 Cockapoo puppies in October, excellent mother. Due back in season end of February, this bitch comes in season every 6 months.
She is very good with kids and other animals, very obedient, good recall. Selling no fault of her own just haven't got the time.
Price: £650
Location: Lancaster
Contact: George
Phone: 07771 683698
Looking for a Saluki or Saluki x Grey bitch or dog over 6 months. Pref feathered. Must be good with other dogs and kids.
Not wanting a dog to work, this will be a loving home living inside but with plenty of exercise, I've owned several such dogs so know the breed well.
Willing to travel and pay a fair price but need to see photos via text, email or WhatsApp if you have what I'm looking for!
Location: Manchester
Contact: Sue Watkinson
Phone: 07887 523222
Border Terrier for stud, KC registered, Mistletoe Man. Sire: Ravenside Mystiko. Bitch: Todlows Hocuspocus.
Lovely temperament, good with children and other dogs. Fully up to date with vaccinations.
Excellent working dog. Phone David.
Price: POA
Location: Cockermouth
Contact: David Tunstall
Phone: 07919 331688
Whippet pups, excellent pedigree, work, show or pet. Both parents work day and night.
2 dogs and one bitch. Pups come with all pedigree paperwork and are microchipped.
Bred by pest controller. Very well marked pups. DOB 0711/2017
Price: £575
Location: Preston
Contact: Bill
Phone: 01772 784317
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IPL auction: Pawan Negi's career spins around in 2 days
Shane Watson may have bagged all the headlines for being the most expensive buys at the 2016 Indian Premier League auction held in Bangalore on Saturday, but it was the Indian uncapped players who stole the spotlight
Shane Watson may have bagged all the headlines for being the most expensive buys at the 2016 Indian Premier League auction held in Bangalore on Saturday, but it was the Indian uncapped players who stole the spotlight.
India's latest T20 squad member Pawan Negi
Even before tasting the rigours of international cricket, these domestic players reaped handsome rewards for their domestic performances, making them crorepatis in a day.
Delhi Ranji Trophy player, Pawan Negi, who made his way into the national squad for World T20 and Asia Cup on the eve of the IPL auction, fetched a mind-boggling Rs 8.5 crore starting from a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
The Delhi Daredevils buy was the second highest earner after Watson in the auction.
Similarly, Tamil Nadu's leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin, who bagged a 10-wicket haul in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, would have never imagined his life would change overnight.
'Unexpected price'
The 24-year-old, who went for of R4.5 crore to Rising Pune Supergiants, expressed shock after becoming second highest priced Indian uncapped player. "I expected to be bought, but not at this price. I ended up getting picked by a team that I didn't attend trials for. My wife was more nervous than me and she started crying when I was bought by Pune," Ashwin was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.
Others in the R4-crore bracket were Karun Nair and Deepak Hooda (Rs 4.2cr). Reigning IPL champions Mumbai Indians went all out to buy rookie pacer Nathu Singh for Rs 3.2 crore and Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya's brother Krunal for Rs 2 crore.
Meanwhile, Delhi Daredevils did not think twice before splurging Rs 1.9 crore on India U-19 World Cup player Rishabh Pant. And Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions spent Rs 1.5 crore on Ankit Rajpoot, Rs 1.2 crore on Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare and R1 crore on Uttar Pradesh's Eklavya Dwivedi respectively.


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Discover Financial 2Q net income falls, revenue up
Discover Financial 2Q net income falls, revenue up
News from San Francisco Chronicle:
Despite concerns about the economy, Discover's customers are using their cards more often and paying their bills on time at record rates.
The company's profit fell 10 percent in its March-May quarter, as the credit card issuer freed up less money from reserves set aside to cover customers' unpaid bills than a year earlier as its loans increased.
But credit conditions are improving. Late payment rates and customers' loan defaults dropped sharply, reaching historic lows. Discover's management expects that charge-offs, or loans written off as unpaid, will modestly increase over the next 12 months as the company widens its pool of borrowers.
The economic shakeout of the last few years has left credit cards in the hands of more affluent consumers who are better able to pay their bills in full each month, while those with lower credit scores and presumably less ability to pay are now less likely to use credit. Tighter underwriting standards also have pushed loss rates lower.
Discover Financial Services said sales volume on its namesake cards rose 5 percent during the March-to-May period to $ 26.1 billion, reflecting more card use by customers, as total retail sales rose 5.7 percent in the same period according to government figures. Credit card balances also grew nearly 4 percent to…………… continues on San Francisco Chronicle
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A California man was convicted in Texas for participating in a multistate theft ring that planted illegal devices at gas stations, enabling the group to steal 38,000 debit and credit card numbers and then siphon $ 100,000 from bank accounts.
Aleksandr Goukasian, 52, of Los Angeles, faces up to life in prison when he's sentenced at a later date. He was convicted Friday of four counts of unlawful possession of an electronic intercept device and one count each of unlawful use of electronic communications, engaging in organized criminal activity and fraudulently possessing or using identifying information.
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His trial started June 12 but was delayed Tuesday when Goukasian did not show up for court. Officials found him nearly unconscious in his home, and he w…………… continues on San Jose Mercury News
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I'm assuming that everyone has their sights set on Fill Up Orlando Stadium next Saturday, so I decided to compile a survival checklist based on my experience at Fill Up The Dome and other concerts that I've attended. If you don't have your tickets yet then Computicket is your friend for that shandis. You'll need to hurry up if you're planning to get golden circle because those are almost out. Don't be the guy asking us to RT your "Does anyone have a golden ticket?" tweet on the day, nobody likes that guy.
Okay, now that we are done with the pleasantries, let's get to it.
1. Cash
Gualas, guap, racks. You have to have that. For a range of reasons. Including, but not limited to, snacks, drinks for yourself, drinks for the girl that you've just met and are trying to impress, merchandise, souvenirs and the likes. Then there's obviously getting to and from the place. Just withdraw enough to be safe.
2. Tissue
Obviously not the roll. Those pocket tissues. There's even some for gents now, because the lines are starting to get blurred. How? You ask. If you were chilling in golden circle at Fill Up The Dome, you might have seen a gent, wearing a red Uzzi sweater, I'd drop a pic but I don't think it will make it past editorial. Anyway, that dude was crying thug tears during Doc Shebeleza, no but a lot of them. In fact, it was the "Does anyone have tissue for this guy?" type thug tears so don't say I didn't tell you.
3. Portable Charger
AKA power bank. Lol, see what I did there? Nevermind! But yo, that thing is the plug! Haha, see what I did there? Like plug because it plugs int... you people don't deserve me. Anyway, just to make sure that your devices don't die before you get that girl's (from point #1) number. And also because Snapchat is the new autograph.
4. Music Knowledge
I said Music Knowlwdge for lack of a better word/ phrase. But what I meant was, lyrics! Know those things. It's a Cassper concert, you don't have an excuse. The dude actually does entire songs in acapella because the crowd usually knows the lyrics. You don't want the girl you just bought drinks for with the cash I told you to bring, leaving you for another dude because you can't sing the new national anthem.
2 Legit, that is.
5. Digital Camera
I won't lie, I was looking at people who were recording Fill Up The Dome on some "kanti, why are you here?" but about a week later, I saw some videos on Youtube and I thought, damn! It would be pretty dope to have these in your archives just so you can come back and relive the moment whenever you feel like it. So yes, I'm converted. Amen!
Ps. Cassper Nyovest has confirmed that the Fill Up The Dome DVD will be available from Friday, 21 October 2016. However, fans will get a sneak peek of the DVD material during a special broadcast on Channel O tomorrow, 20th of October 2016, at 7pm.


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Oklahoma County to pay $275,000 to former inmate
Dionne McKinney, who was beaten up by detention officers at the Oklahoma County jail, will receive a lump-sum payment
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma County has agreed to pay $275,000 to a former inmate who was beaten up by jailers while being booked on a complaint of driving under the influence in 2003.
Attorneys representing the county and Sheriff John Whetsel agreed in December to pay the money to Dionne A. McKinney. In exchange, she agreed to stop pursuing punitive damages for the incident.
The settlement amount was officially filed at the court clerk's office on Tuesday.
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The introduction to a Peter Drucker article from over 25 years ago said about the innovation process, "As managers recognize the heightened importance of innovation to competitive success, they face an apparent paradox: the orderly and predictable decisions on which a business rests depend increasingly on the disorderly and unpredictable process of innovation. How can managers expect to plan for – or count on – a process that is itself so utterly dependent on creativity, inspiration and old-fashioned luck!"
To find the answers to those questions I spoke to Jatin DeSai, CEO of The DeSai Group. He defined innovation as "Harvesting the deep insights of an organization's human spirit and knowledge, generating a pipeline of ideas that are evaluated, selected and ventured using disciplined tools, methods and processes that advance the growth objectives for an organization." in a prior interview named, "Innovation: An Introduction." In my continuing interview with him we explore the process of innovation.
1. How does company culture impact their ability to innovate?
It is not really possible to create a culture of innovation without having climates of innovation first. Climate is something a leader controls in his own area. An innovative manager by his or her own nature will allow quicker innovation with the correct leader within the culture.
We utilize a tool called Innovation Readiness Assessment TM (IRA) that allows us to look at 15 factors across 45 components that can be measured for a company. That allows us to know what the climates and cultures are. This allows us to recommend how to strategically start transforming their culture to be more innovative.
2. What are the key steps to keep in mind about the innovation process?
There are two strategic processes one needs to implement – one for projects, individuals and teams, and the other is the management process for all innovation projects across the company. For daily projects, we teach individuals, teams and business areas our model called Challenge Development Process. We take everyone through a five-step process. The steps are Discontent (objective finding), Target (fact finding), Lens (problem finding), Ideate (idea finding) and Venture (solution finding). If the steps are repeated, then innovation can occur.
3. What are the major innovation processes?
I see four basic approaches.
A: Go to your R&D Department or set one up if you don't have one. Otherwise, you can set up the D (Development) and buy R (Research) from the outside.
B: Start with a business unit that is ready with a good business leader who has a good business challenge.
C: Train all key managers and provide sets of tools. Then, let them innovate on an ad hoc basis. You will want an Innovation Program Office to function as a central resource.
D: Utilize a venture capital method. Find and grow intrapreneurship within the company. Set up a venture fund that individuals apply to for funding their ideas. A Venture Council composed of inside and outside staff determine how to disburse the money. I suggest running the process four times per year. We find that a 10,000-person firm will create 45-50 intrapreneurs within one year.
4. Do you have a special place that helps you think differently? If yes, where is it?
During early morning hours after the morning mediation – after 5:30 AM. I also try to take 2-3 retreats per year without my family. Being in a spiritual environment away from everything frees my mind.
5. What examples of innovation do you share with your clients?
We have 140 practical stories and cases written up from our work over the years. We try to match up a case study that is of a similar client type, stage of innovation and industry.
We look at types of innovation over four categories and 10 types. Most companies spend money on process and offerings only. We try to show that the highest leverage is with strategic innovations in the areas of Business Model and Partnerships/Alliances.
6. Please share an example of innovation gone awry.
Xerox –80%+ of what we would call modern office was developed in their Palo Alto, Research Center (PARC) in California. This R&D office, in the early 1970's, created ethernet, internet protocol, graphical user interface, the mouse and keyboard.
The copier executives at Xerox New York headquarters, could not figure out what to do with these inventions. They did not fit the copier model. Bottom line: Steve Jobs got a tour and saw the potential. He created the Mac. Sun Microsystems, 3M, Microsoft, and many other companies all started because Xerox did not know how to bring these technologies into real world innovation and instead sold off their research to others.
Innovation is about challenging assumptions, breaking down orthodoxies, experimenting and learning from failure as much as benefiting from success. . Reward people for trials, not results. Companies do not know how to promote creative-destruction.. How can one create something remarkable without asking questions no one else is asking? It is finding solutions no one else will find. Most want to innovate starting from the same position every day. That does not work.
When starting on the innovation journey, it requires commitment to failure, long-term perspective, and smaller profits for the short term. Who is ready to do that these days?
The Takeaway:
The process is critical in innovation. Innovation is not lightening in a bottle but rather a concerted effort and process. You must work at innovation.
That is the interview. Over to you. Please comment below.
1. What processes does your organization use to encourage innovation?
2. Do you have an example of innovation gone awry?
3. How committed is your leadership team for long-term success not just short-term?
If you would like to contact me, you may do so by visiting myLinkedIn page, following me on Twitter, or e-mailing me at rcberman2 (at) yahoo (dot) com.


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