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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday used his final public appearance before reporting to prison to defend his political actions and express confidence that his conviction on federal corruption charges will ultimately be overturned.
Blagojevich called his looming 14-year prison sentence, which starts on Thursday, a "dark and hard journey," but said he would draw strength from his belief that he had "helped real, ordinary people" during his years in office.
"We still have faith in the future," Blagojevich told the crowd of about 300 people who gathered outside his home on Chicago's north side to hear his final statement, which was timed precisely to coincide with 5 p.m. local time news shows.
"We are appealing the case," Blagojevich said with his tearful wife Patti at his side. "We have great trust and faith in the appeal and while my faith in things has sometimes been challenged, I still believe this is America, this is a country that is governed by the rule of law," he said.
Blagojevich was arrested in his north side home by FBI on the morning of December 9, 2008 on political corruption charges, including an allegation that he conspired to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama in return for political favors and donations.
Three years and two trials later, Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption and U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel sentenced the two-term governor and father of two daughters to 14 years in prison for corruption.
Throughout the trials, Blagojevich refused to apologize for his actions, even launching a publicity campaign on national talk shows to declare his innocence. Only at his sentencing in December 2011 did he finally apologize but Zagel said it was too late.
Assigned prisoner number 40892-424, Blagojevich, 55, is scheduled to surrender on Thursday and will be at a prison in Colorado.
The imprisonment of Blagojevich, a Democrat, means the last two Illinois governors will be behind bars, and he becomes the fourth governor in the state to be convicted of crimes since the 1960s. His Republican predecessor George Ryan is also in prison.
Dozens more underlings have been convicted in federal corruption investigations. One of Blagojevich's aides, Christopher Kelly, committed suicide in 2009 before going to prison, saying that prosecutors had pressed him to cooperate in the case against his former boss.
Northwestern University law professor Ronald Allen has called the corrupt practices in Illinois "a hideous bog" that never seemed to dry up.
When Blagojevich and a top aide were charged, local U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said authorities had halted a potential crime spree that would have made Illinois native Abraham Lincoln "roll over in his grave."
At the end of his first trial in August 2009, a single juror held out and refused to convict Blagojevich on the bulk of the counts, and a mistrial was declared on all but one count of lying to investigators.
At his second trial, with his campaign fund exhausted and his eloquent defense lawyer Sam Adam, Jr., declining to continue on the case, Blagojevich was found guilty of 17 of 20 counts by the jury of 11 women and one man.
They acquitted him of a single bribery count and deadlocked on two other counts, one related to a school grant sought by then-U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel, later Obama's chief of staff and now Chicago's mayor.
The first Democrat elected Illinois governor in 30 years, Blagojevich eventually alienated Illinois lawmakers, passing out largesse while the state's finances suffered.
His popularity sank to unprecedented lows during his second term, and Blagojevich was heard on the FBI tape-recordings profanely pushing aides to trade the Senate seat for a well-paid position for him because he despised being governor.
At one point on the tapes Blagojevich cursed Obama for taking away his own chance at higher office, showing the now-disgraced Blagojevich once had loftier aspirations.
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Turn a LBD into your own personal fashion statement with the perfect holiday accessory: a stretchy velveteen belt adorned with a petal soft flower. Heading out to dinner from the office? Add this pretty belt to a simple soft sweater or crisp white shirt for just-right casual elegance. The beautiful, luxurious velveteen is part of Amy Butler's newest collection: Alchemy for Rowan Fabrics.
If you're new to working with velvet or velveteen, take a look at our tutorial: Working with Velvet and Velveteen. This article will tell you what you need to know about nap, cutting, pressing, choosing the proper foot and more.
Our thanks to the great folks at FreeSpirit and Rowan Fabrics for sponsoring so much holiday happiness! Each week, we've been bringing you a new collection from a different designer. During our first week, you met Melissa White of Rowan Fabrics and her new Amelie's Attic collection. For Week Two, we thank Ty Pennington Impressions for allowing us to feature Ty's new Fall 2012 Collection. During Week Three, you were surrounded by the sweet loveliness of Verna Mosquera's Pirouette. And to cap it off, we've brought your the last two weeks of wonder in the new Alchemy collection from Amy Butler for Rowan Fabrics.
For this busy time of year, we created a slate of fast and easy, "do-it-in-a-day" projects. Simple yet classic creations executed in gorgeous fabrics – perfect for holiday giving and decorating, but with a beauty that will last year 'round.
Alchemy will begin appearing this month, December 2012, at participating online and in-store retailers.
In addition, for all of the projects in our series, Westminster helped us put together a handy Where to Buy Retailer Locator, giving you a fast and easy way to source the fabrics we are featuring from both brick and mortar stores in your area (the page is broken out by state) as well as online options.
Sewing Tools You Need
Any sewing machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft 6300)
Walking or Even Feed foot (optional, but helpful)
Fabric and Other Supplies
There is extra yardage figured in to allow for the fancy fussy cutting. If you are new to fussy cutting, check out our handy step-by-step tutorial.
FIRST: Using your tape, measure your waist (or the position want to wear the belt if higher or lower). For our sample, we're using a 28" measurement so the belt can be worn above the waistline. In the photo below, we have measured on a dress form. It's best to actually measure yourself (without the straight pins!). If it's for a gift, you could ask or estimate based on small (25-27"), medium (28-30"), large (31-33"). The elastic provides some leeway.
- ½ yard of 54-60" velveteen fabric for belt and flower; we used 56" Pressed Flowers in Zinc from the Alchemy collection by Amy Butler for Rowan Fabrics
- "Waist Measurement" of 1½" No-Roll elastic
- ONE rhinestone 1" button ( or button of your choice)
- ONE wide large hook and eye closure
- Small scrap of felt to match fabric (as closely as possible)
- All purpose thread to match fabric
- See through ruler
- Measuring tape
- Seam ripper
- Fabric pencil, pen or chalk
- Iron and ironing board
- Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
- Straight pins
- Hand sewing needle
Getting Started
For the ruched belt
- Cut ONE rectangle 4" wide x 1½ times the length of your waist measurement plus an inch for seam allowance. We fussy cut our strip to capture the the pink floral motif. If you are new to fussy cutting, see our article How to Fussy Cut.
- In the case of our sample, where we used a 28" waist measurement, our equation was: 28" x 1½ = 42" + 1" seam allowance and bulk for a total of 43" in length.
NOTE: If your waist measurement is greater than 28" inches and you are using a fabric that is only 44" wide, you can simply make a seam in the back and join two pieces to make the piece long enough. The ruching will hide the seam. If you are using the velveteen we chose, it is 56" and should be wide enough for a waist measurement up to 36".
For the flower:
- If using a printed velveteen as we are in this sample, fussy cut a strip 30" x 5" to capture an interesting motif.
- From the felt, cut a circle about 2" in diameter. We used a jar lid as a template.
At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board
Making the belt
- Fold belt strip in half lengthwise, right sides together. Pin in place
- Using a ¼" seam allowance, stitch the long edge, using a walking foot if possible.
- Turn belt right side out using a safety pin to pull the fabric through. Push the pin through the tunnel, working it forward until you can grab it on the opposite side, and pull the belt right side out. We also have a tutorial on Turning Tiny Tubes using a hemostat.
- Roll the tube to center the seam to the back. Press seam open, adjusting as you go by finger pressing the seam ahead of the iron (read more about pressing velvet/velveteen in our tutorial Working with Velvet and Velveteen).
- Attach the safety pin to your elastic and work it through the belt. Pin one end of the elastic to the velveteen ½" from the end to keep it from pulling through.
- Once you have worked your elastic through, pin the opposite side in position 1½" from the edge of the fabric tube. Your elastic should end approximately ¾" from the each end of the tube.
- Fold back the raw edge to form a tiny hem. To do this, fold back the edge ¼" and finger press in place. Fold back and additional ¼", encasing the raw edge in the fold. Pin in place.
- Sew close to the edge (through elastic). This is a thick piece; my Janome had no trouble, but you may need to assist with your hand wheel and go slowly.
- Find the wide hook and eye. Thread your hand sewing needle. Securely hand sew the hook to the underside of one end of the belt about ½" from the edge.
- Now, try on the belt, positioning as you would wear it. Place a pin where the eye part of the closure is most comfortable. Securely hand sew the eye to the front side of the belt at the points indicated by the orange arrows in the photo below:
Making the flower
- Fold your flower strip in half legthwise, right sides together and pin just the short ends. Using a ¼" seam allowance, sew these ends, backstitching at the start and finish.
- Turn right side out and pin the long open side closed. By hand or machine, sew a gathering stitch (or basting stitch) about ¼" from the edge. Back tack at one end only.
- Gather by pulling on the thread (if you used a machine basting stitch, pull on the bobbin thread) until the length of the glathered edge is 14". Knot the thread on one end.
- Find your felt circle. Pin the end of the flower strip to the outer edge of the felt circle. Thread your hand sewing needle with thread to match the velveteen.
- Wrap your flower strip around the felt circle, spiraling smaller each time as you overlap the previous layer. Use a simple runing stitch to attach the strip to the felt. This is difficult to photograph in gray on gray. For a clear view of how to spiral the fabric onto the felt, take a look at the section "Assemble the Flower" in our Spring Flower Pins tutorial. The finished back looks like this:
- Fold over the bottom petals and slightly crush and spread with your hands to give the flower more of a rose petal look and to flatten flower a bit.
- Sew a rhinestone button in the center of the flower. This is doable, but a little awkward if you use a shank button. Our Quick Tip: Warp Speed Button Sewing will make the process faster and easier.
- Sew the finished flower to the belt so the flower hides the closure as shown in the photo below:
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text: A task force convened by North Carolina governor Beverly Perdue has spent months debating what the state should do for the 1,500-2,000 living victims of its forced sterilization program, which targeted poor, black, and disabled residents all the way up into the seventies. Now, the task force has recommended that each victim (one is Elaine Riddick, pictured above) should receive $50,000 in reparations payments, as well as counseling services. The state legislature still has to approve the proposal, and it's not all that victims' advocates have asked for — one proposal called for payments of $1 million. Still, Dr. Laura Gerald, chair of the task force, says the proposal sends the message that "We in North Carolina are people who pay for our mistakes."


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Final Fantasy 7 remake rumours continue, and one insider has claimed that Square is going to go ahead with the new treatment, despite recent shows of trepidation around the project from Yoshinori Kitase.
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Square Enix keen to bring more Final Fantasy games to PC in future
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is doing well on PC right now, and series producer Yoshinori Kitase has expressed interest in bringing more games from the franchise to PC down the line.
Final Fantasy 7 remake: "would take a lot to happen," says series producer
Final Fantasy 7 producer Yoshinori Kitase has poured cold water on remake hopes, stressing that it'd be a tall order.
Final Fantasy 15 "quite far into development" says Square
Final Fantasy 15 developer Square Enix has confirmed that the project is quite far into development and is being given the highest priority at the company.
Final Fantasy Committee formed to oversee franchise's quality - report
Square Enix has reportedly put together an all-star team to oversee the Final Fantasy series as a whole, protecting the brand from disaster by keeping quality high.
Final Fantasy producer can't tell the difference between European and American games
Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase has suggested that European games are confined to an American style, and would like to see games from different regions defined by their own culture and styles.
Final Fantasy X HD's struggles & Lightning Returns: FF13's 'world driven' play discussed by Square-Enix
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD is a neat release if you're a fan of the original games, but it hasn't been an entirely smooth project for Square-Enix, while Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13's 'world driven' play has proven to be a coding challenge on the company's Crystal Tools engine. The heads of both projects […]
Next Final Fantasy XIII game to be announced at anniversary event
This week's Famitsu, via Andriasang, has a few more slim details regarding a promised announcement at a Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event. Producer Yoshinori Kitase said Square Enix will announce a new title in the Final Fantasy XIII series. The new game, if that's what it is, has just gone into production, and is being […]
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In an anniversary feature on Final Fantasy VII in this week's Famitsu, Final Fantasy VII character designer turned director Tetsuya Nomura said a remake of the classic PSOne-era game isn't the publisher's top priority.
Sakaguchi has "a lot of trust" in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase
The Last Story's Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing with the series.
Square hints at downloadable story "volumes" for FFXIII-2
Square Enix has teased downloadable story "volumes" for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
FFXIII-2 producer drops more hints at story DLC
New comments from the game's producer have added weight to reports of upcoming story-driven DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Kitase: Final Fantasy X for PS3 and Vita a "remake," still early in development
Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase has said the PS3 and Vita re-releases of Final Fantasy X aren't HD remasters of the original PS2 release, but rather a "remake".
Lightning Strikes Twice: Yoshinori Kitase on FFXIII-2
With Final Fantasy XIII-2 arriving in the west early next year, Johnny Cullen talks to producer Yoshinori Kitase on how Square picked up the pace and the lessons learnt from FFXIII.
Kitase on FF VII Remake: "I would be really tempted to delete things and add new elements"
Speaking to OXM, Final Fantasy XIII-2's producer Yoshinori Kitase said he'd find it difficult to develop a remake of Final Fantasy VII without making significant changes.
Quick quotes: Kitase on Lighting & Serah's "sisterly love" in FFXIII-2
"As far as how the sisterly love is depicted, I think that you will have a better sense of it once you play the game. As far as the differences between how they express their affections for each other, in Final Fantasy XIII Serah was a Crystal and Lightning, as an older sister, was trying […]
FFXIII's "conspicuous" platform disparity reduced for FFXIII-2
With Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix hopes new tech has reduced the visual disparity between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 evident in Final Fantasy XIII.
Final Fantasy XIII "took a little too long" to come out
Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase thinks Square Enix has something to learn from rapid Western development.
Final Fantasy producer warns action RPGs can't be dismissed
Square Enix isn't going to pretend the popularity of action RPGs will go away if it shuts its eyes and covers it ears.
FFXIII-2 will get huge amount of DLC, says Kitase
Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase has said there'll be a huge amount of DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Speaking in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation, Kitase said those who'll play the game can expect up to one or two updates per month, which will multiple items of content, from costumes to enemies and […]
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Final Fantasy producer can't tell the difference between European and American games
Final Fantasy X HD's struggles & Lightning Returns: FF13's 'world driven' play discussed by Square-Enix
Next Final Fantasy XIII game to be announced at anniversary event
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Beau Bock was born and raised in the Bronx and played college football at Miami, but he's been a sports radio guy in Atlanta since 1973. We learned this about him (and quite a bit more) when we read through the even-tempered and very detailed 3,000-word partial autobiography on his website today.
But that was after we'd listened to this clip from a show earlier this week, when a listener named Tim called in to express his concern about the Falcons' upcoming season. What's not included in Beau's partial memoir is that you should never, ever call into his radio show and accuse him and his colleagues of being homers, because DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME A HOMER! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN SAYING THE TRUTH SINCE 1973 ON ATLANTA RADIO?! WHO?!?
We'll side with Beau here: He's not an Atlanta homer. He's still very, very Bronx.
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Werner Kempf, MD, Zürich, Switzerland
Werner Kempf, MD, is professor of dermatology and consultant dermatopathologist at the Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital Zürich and co-director of the laboratory Kempf and Pfaltz Histological Diagnostics in Zürich, Switzerland.
He received his MD from the University of Zürich. After residencies in surgical pathology and dermatology at the University Hospital Zürich he pursued postdoctoral fellowships in the Dept. of Pathology Div. Hematopathology (M. E. Kadin, MD) and the Dept. of Medicine, Div. Viral Pathogenesis (N.L. Letvin, MD) at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA) in 1999 - 2000. His studies focused on viral oncogenesis and growth factors in CD30-positive cutaneous lymphomas. In 2000, he joined the faculty at the Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital in Zürich (Chairman: G. Burg, MD) and served as head of Dermatopathology Unit and head of the Unit for skin diseases in transplant recipients.
In 2007 he received the Robert Fischer Award for cutaneous lymphomas, Germany and in 2011 the G. Steigleder Award of the German Society of Dermatopathology. He was involved in the WHO-EORTC classification for cutaneous lymphomas as well as member of the working group elaborating the WHO classification of cutaneous lymphomas.
In 2004, he co-founded the pathology laboratory Kempf and Pfaltz Histological Diagnostics for dermatopathology and ENT pathology in conjunction with a private dermatology practice in Zürich with a team of 9 colleagues. Both institutions celebrate their 10th anniversary in spring 2014. Apart from diagnostic aspects, these institutions are dedicated to teaching as well as research activites in dermatopathology and clinical dermatology.
Since 2011 Dr. Kempf serves as the Vice-President of the Internat. Society Dermatopathology (ISDP) and since 2012 as the President of the Swiss Group of Dermatopathology (SGDP). He is the representative for Switzerland in the International Committee for Dermatopathology.
His major interests are cutaneous lymphomas, virus-associated skin tumors, inflammatory skin disorders, and molecular diagnosis of infectious skin disorders. Apart from cutaneous lymphomas, his clinical activites focus on skin disorders in organ transplant recipients as well as photodynamic therapy. He published more than 200 peer-reveiwed articles and 40 book chapters ort books including contributions to major textbooks. He is co-editor of a book on cutaneous lymphomas (Informa Publisher) and main editor of a book on dermatopathology (Springer Publisher).
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Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has begun divorce proceedings with her husband and chief adviser, Thomas Vonn, Yahoo! reports.
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With summer weather approaching, not having nipples is actually pretty convenient. It is easier to throw on a bathing suit or tank top and not concern myself with what may be poking through. However, I have decided to continue with this part of the reconstruction of my breasts and have nipples created and the areola tattooed.
Reconstruction for me has been a journey, and not a short one. Many women know the length of the process involved in getting implants and taking the time to inflate the original pouch before replacing it with the final implant. DIEP flap, although a major surgery, does not take as much time to get to the final results; perhaps just the follow-up surgery to create the cosmetic nipples and any touchups. Part of the reason it has taken so long with me is that I have been traveling from the Detroit area to Baltimore to work with doctors at Johns Hopkins. The travel can be wearisome, especially when I have to do it in sequences of three. I travel for consultation, then the procedure and finally the follow-up.
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On Tuesday, T-Mobile Netherlands sent out a third e-mail to those signed up for iPhone updates, this time announcing plans and prices for the iPhone 3G. There are three plans that cost €29.95, €44.95, and €64.95, respectively—US$47, $71, and $102 at today's exchange rates. The plans come with 150, 300, or 500 minutes and the same number of SMSes. Data use is "unlimited" at 2048kbps down and 384kbps up, but T-Mobile "may impose limitations" and using the iPhone SIM in a data card with a computer is not allowed.
Contracts are two years long. Even with the €30 plan, the 8GB iPhone costs only €79.95 ($126), but there is an additional "activation fee" of €52.50 ($83). With the more expensive plans, the price for the 8GB iPhone 3G drops to just one euro. The 16GB version costs between €159.95 and €19.95 ($252 and $31). All plans include Visual Voicemail. In addition to these consumer plans, it's possible to get the iPhone with selected business plans.
In a FAQ, the carrier indicates that "demand may outstrip supply" on the 11th, and there may be delays in delivery of the new phone—presumably for those showing up too late. T-Mobile NL customers lucky enough to be under contract already can't upgrade to the iPhone; they will have wait until their contract ends.
To avoid excessive data roaming charges, Visual Voicemail is disabled by default when roaming abroad. This setting can be changed through a menu on the phone, and T-Mobile sends pricing information when connecting to a foreign network to avoid unpleasant surprises after returning from a trip.
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German drama Zappelphillip (The Fidgeter) has won the Golden FIPA Grand Prize at the 26th Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA) in Biarritz.
Connie Walther also received the best direction nod for the film, produced by Neue Schonhauser Filmproduction-Bayerischer Rundfunk, in which a mother and teacher attempt to deal with a temperamental child.
The drama also saw Alex Komlew win the best original score award.
The three members fiction jury, headed by French/Tunisian film-maker Karim Dridi (Bye Bye, Foul Play), also named Bernard le Coq best actor in the French fiction La Derniete Campagne (The Last Campaign) by Bernard Stora.
Julietta Cardinal received the best actress nod for her part in the Spanish production Carta a Eva (Letter to Eva), directed by Agusti Villaronga.
The biopic received the best screenplay award for Villaronga, Alfed Perez and Roger Danes.
Anonymous premiere
Standing out among the 13 feature films forming this section was the world premiere of Les anonymes (The Anonymous), a real life controversial drama produced by Canal Plus on the assassination of the French prefect in Corsega by the island separatists in 1998. It is the new film by French film-maker Pierre Schoeller, whose previous outing The Minister was widely acclaimed two years ago, garnering three Cesars.
Three UK productions were among those awarded in the TV series section. The Kudos Film and TV production Utopia directed by Marc Munden, a gripping series exploring the reality of conspiracy theories, received the Golden FIPA.
Tom Stoppard was awarded the best screenplay trophy for Parade's End directed by Susanna White while Errolyn Wallen received the best original score award for One Night directed by David Evans.
Creative docs
The jury of the Creative Documentaries section, headed by the celebrated Belgian film-maker Chantal Ackerman acompanied among others by the outstanding DOP and film director of Israeli origin Nurith Aviv, gave the Golden FIPA to the French doc Silence Radio produced by Perspective Films and directed by Valery Rosier.
The film also received the Mitrani Prize founded in memory of the French film-maker, creator of the FIPA, as well as the prize of the prestigious French weekly Telerama.
The Argentinian-French co-production (Bo Travail/Intuition Films) Argentina, the 500 Stolen Babies of the Dictatorship directed by Alexander Valenti received the Golden FIPA in the Reportage section while the French-Swiss co-production (Ideale Audience, Arte France, Radio-Television Suisse) Bloody Daughter focusing on the family relations of the famous piano player Martha Argerich, directed by her daughter Stephanie Argerich, received the Golden FIPA in the Performing Arts section.
Sweeping changes
More than 120 films formed the FIPA selection in a year marked by sweeping changes at the top.
New artistic director Francois Sauvagnargues, a former Canal Plus fiction department executive, accompanied by new president and veteran film-maker Didier Decoin and secretary general Philippe Reilhac, are being called on to restructure and revitalise the festival.
The event was created 25 years ago by Mitrani and artistic director Pierre Henri Delleau, previous head of the Cannes prestigious Quinzaine de Realisateurs section.
Some visible signs are already notable such as the introduction of a new section, titled SmartFip@. Set over two days and curated by Florence Girot and Christopher Canalis, it is dedicated to interactive TV with the participation of industry players and the audience with the aim of developing an original and complementary narrative world across a variety of platforms.
The website has also been restructed and Fipatel, the market side of the event reserved for international buyers and TV commissioners, is also being revamped.
Also on the industry side the FIPA took care to situate itself in the consultations concerning French production and coproduction with other European countries.
Standing out was the ongoing debate on a national level concerning the introduction of a levy on internet operations, which could come to further back the already booming French film production and distribution of local fare (commanding last year 40% of the local box office) as well as world sales (up 80% world wide in 2011 as compared to the previous year).
To that effect a number of debates and roundtables were organized at the FIPA.
Standing out was the one attended by Aurelie Fillippetti, French Minister for Culture and Communication, accompanied by Eric Garrandeau, head of the French Film Centre (CNC), topping a selected group of top executives from such institutions as Arte (Anne Durupty), Canal Plus and France Televisions (Remy Pflimlin).


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Jordan king makes rare West Bank visit
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II paid a rare visit to the West Bank on Thursday in a show of support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' successful bid for U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state.
The Jordanians spoke out sharply against Israel's latest plans to build thousands of new settler homes in response to the Palestinian move, including initial plans to revive a contentious project east of Jerusalem.
The project, known as E1, would separate the West Bank from east Jerusalem, the Palestinians' hoped-for capital, and drive a big wedge between the northern and southern flanks of the West Bank.
"The settlement policy is not only rejected from our side as Arabs and Palestinians, but also by the whole world," Abdullah's foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, said.
Neither the king nor Abbas commented publicly after the meeting.
But Abdullah's arrival gave a high-profile boost of support to the U.N. bid, which has come under fierce Israeli criticism. Jordan is one of just two Arab countries with a peace agreement with Israel, so the king's public support was significant.
The U.N. resolution recognized a Palestinian state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip — territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel rejects a return to its 1967 lines and says a future border must be reached through negotiations.
The new settlement plans have drawn widespread international condemnation, with the U.S. and key Israeli allies in Europe all urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off the plans.
Netanyahu, during a visit to Germany on Thursday, vowed to press forward with E1, insisting the territory would remain under Israeli control as part of any future peace agreement.
Abbas and the king are political allies, and last met Sunday in Jordan, during one of the Palestinian leader's frequent stops in the neighboring kingdom. But Thursday's visit was just the third time the king has visited the West Bank, and the first time in more than a year.
The king received a red carpet welcome with military honors at Abbas' government compound in the West Bank after landing in a helicopter Thursday morning. Jordan has the largest Palestinian refugee community outside the West Bank and Gaza.
Israel accuses the Palestinians of trying to circumvent the negotiating process by seeking U.N. recognition. Although the vote did not change the situation on the ground, the international community endorsed the Palestinian position on future borders with Israel. Israel refuses to return to its pre-1967 lines.
In addition to the E1 project, Israel has responded to the Palestinians' U.N. move by cutting off a regularly scheduled $100 million tax transfer to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, and announced plans for several thousand new homes in existing settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Israel's monthly tax transfers to the Palestinians — the result of taxes and customs duties that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians — are a key element in the Palestinian government budget. The government has already struggled to the pay the salaries of its tens of thousands of workers.
In a statement, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on the international community to press Israel to release the funds and urged wealthy Arab countries to send $240 million a month to keep the government afloat while Israel withholds the money. Israel has taken similar measures in the past, ultimately releasing the money under international pressure after several weeks.
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All of our High Desert Test Sites volunteers are away for the holidays, so I spent this weekend sitting the HDTS HQ.
Emmett showed me the white pocket knife that he wants…
I got to commune with the Field Kitchen by Harald Kantz – my own personal object of desire. (someday I'm going to get one!)
Tim brought us a cool new book that he found in Wonder Valley for our Desert Research Library called "Our Desert Neighbors"
If anyone is super organized and has the time to get involved in a project, we could use help organizing our library and making cards for each book listing who donated it.
And Kip came by to brainstorm about a film screening at the HQ!


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It was obvious from any cool-headed assessment, even his own, that Ed Reed's time in Houston wasn't headed for a happy ending.
That said, I was still startled for a second when I heard the Texans planned to release him after just seven games. It's simply not the expected ending for an athlete as inspired as Reed was only a few seasons ago. And Houston had put on such a push to woo him last summer.
But the NFL is a cold league, probably the least sentimental in American sports. The Texans saw in Reed a guy who was no longer good enough to start for them but who still had the ego to critique his coaches' performance publicly. That's an easy cost-benefit analysis for a franchise grasping for its identity.
Perhaps this was always Reed's destiny. Every season, he seemed to make headlines with a moment of uncomfortable honesty. This made him fascinating to follow but also a pulse-quickener for coaches with little use for locker-room intrigue. Of course, Reed was so good and such an established mentor to younger players that the Ravens swallowed his eccentricities for 11 seasons.
Like Ray Lewis and a few others, he carried great-player privileges. The bargain worked out for everyone. But when you're not great anymore and you're playing in a new town where you haven't built a cushion of good will, those privileges vanish in a hurry.
I've written before that Reed was the most fascinating Raven I've watched or covered. I enjoyed the crazy electricity around him as he finally won a Super Bowl ring in his hometown of New Orleans. I was happy that he scored one last pay day — he has already collected $5.5 million — with the Texans.
I also thought the Ravens were smart not to bid for his services. It's hard to imagine them bringing Reed back. At safety, they have a bargain standout in James Ihedigbo and an improving No. 1 draft pick in Matt Elam. Ozzie Newsome and Co. already decided not be sentimental about reassembling last year's team. There's no reason to think that would change now.
As for Reed, who admits his play has slipped, this would be a fine ending. His legacy and likely induction to the Pro Football of Fame are secure. He bought himself extra financial security on the way out. He needn't keep going unless that's what he wants.
His partial season in Houston wouldn't be a happy last chapter. But when you look at the whole story — the kid who got his life together in high school and became a rare genius at his position in the NFL — it wouldn't be a sad one either.


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By Mike Woitalla
We continue to receive entertaining examples of what happens when children misinterpret, can't comprehend, or take literally adults' instructions since Susan Boyd's "Lost in Translation" column appeared last month.
Richard White recalls coaching U-10s and telling a boy to mark one of the opponent's wingers: "Jeff, where ever he goes, you go. Mark him, and stay with him." When that particular winger was subbed out by his coach, White saw him and Jeff sitting side-by-side on the other team's bench, chatting.
"Early in my soccer career I told the kids their positions," writes Richard Weishaupt. "Left this, right that, etc. Most of the kids dutifully went off to the correct place but one kid walked to the center and practically sobbed, 'Coach, I don't know left from right.'"
When Jim Madison's grandson was 6 years old, the coach told the boy to start at left back.
"Where does that mean I am supposed to play?" the boy asked.
"Here," responded the coach, pointing to a spot on the field at the left side of the back. Says Madison, "And here is precisely where the young man dutifully ran and stood, rooted to the spot on the ground even when the ball came within a step or two."
Heidi Flores' husband coaches a U-10 team. One of the team's new players was playing in defense and when an opposing player dribbled toward the goal, the coach yelled, "Go to the middle, Belle!"
"She proceeded to run smack dab to the middle of field, inside the center circle!"
And just last week at a kickaround, after some young players impressively strung passes together before a cross nearly resulted in a goal, I said, "Way to use the wings!"
An 8-year-old girl looked up at me, held up her arms, and said, "I don't have any wings."
(Mike Woitalla is the executive editor of Soccer America. His youth articles are archived at YouthSoccerFun.com.)
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Introducing our new airport experience in Changi Terminal 4
We've moved to Changi Airport's new Terminal 4 – where our passengers can enjoy a state-of-the-art self-service experience and new Cathay Pacific lounge.
Time is on your side when you travel to or from Singapore with us, with self-service facilities designed to speed you through terminal checkpoints more quickly and securely – leaving you with time to slow down and enjoy the quiet luxuries of our new lounge along the way.
Collect your boarding pass at our self-check-in kiosks, print your own bag tags, and use the self-service bag drops – all designed to help to speed up the check-in process and reduce queues at every stage of your journey through the airport.
Those looking to check-in early can utilise our self-check-in kiosks, baggage drop services, and check-in counters at Level 1 of Jewel. Jewel is connected to the Arrival Hall of Terminal 1 and linked to Terminals 2 and 3 via link bridges. A free airport shuttle bus service runs between Terminal 4 and Terminal 2.
State-of-the-art facial recognition technology can immediately authenticate your identity so you can bypass immigration queues. This is available to Singaporean residents, permanent residents, long-term pass holders, and any visitor who has previously had their fingerprints collected when entering Singapore.
If you've used the self-service function at immigration, you can self-board by scanning your boarding pass at the gate and verifying your identity with facial recognition technology. This allows passengers into their seats more quickly and easily.
If you're new to the automated experience, our airport staff will be on hand to assist you – while pre-boarding and dedicated counters are still available for First class, Business class, Marco Polo Club members, and passengers who require special assistance.
Experience all of our signature comforts, facilities, and flavours in the new Cathay Pacific lounge – including our classic wonton soup, dan dan noodles, and a special Singapore laksa, served at the ever-popular Noodle Bar.
You can reach Changi Airport Terminal 4 by bus, MRT, car, and taxi while a complimentary 24-hour shuttle bus runs between T2 and T4 (find more details on the Changi website). Cathay Pacific counters are located on Row 6, the closest airline to immigration.