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John Deere has introduced its new Raven SmartBoom, sprayer-boom control system for mounted or trailed sprayers.
The system uses GPS positioning to automatically switch control sections of the sprayers boom as it meets the headlands, previously sprayed areas or mapped no-spray zones.
The company says that SmartBoom is a stand-alone system that connects between John Deere's EL4 spray controller and sprayer. Once turned on, SmartBoom uses GPS data from a StarFire satellite receiver to turn the sprayer boom sections on or off as required. According to John Deere, the SmartBoom works with GPS signals of all accuracies, from +/-2 to 30cm.
Deere is offering the Raven SmartBoom controller as an option to customers buying or owning basic specification John Deere sprayers. It is touted as a lower-cost alternative for those who don't require all the features of a higher specification i-Series machine, but who would still like to benefit from easier, more accurate spraying and reduced input costs.
John Deere says the system is compatible with its new trailed sprayers and can be used with older Deere 500 Contractor-mounted sprayers, 700 Series Farmer, 800 and 800SE trailed machines.
Deere also claims its boom control system can be used on competitors machines fitted with the TeeJet 844E controller.
Basic price of the Raven SmartBoom option is €1,891 plus VAT.
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Guesthouse Bonteiji
33-5 Tanaka Sekidencho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto 606-8203, Japan
Built in the early Showa Period, the Guesthouse Bonteiji is a two-room inn that exudes a calm, nostalgic atmosphere. This unique inn, dedicated to Mademoiselle Tsuki, a tarot card reader, also offers tarot readings from one of her former students. The inn is a convenient 3-minutes walk from Demachi-Yanagi Station. Guests may use the shared kitchen and its appliances. Both guest rooms are outfitted in the traditional Japanese-style, with tatami floors and futon bedding. WiFi internet is available.
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AN Anglesea nursery owner has been slapped with a ban from the state's gardening industry peak body for his alleged bad behaviour.
McGain's Nursery, Cafe and Food Store owner Peter McGain has confirmed he had received a banning notice from the Nursery and Gardening Industry Victoria.
Mr McGain wouldn't comment further on the ban, but it is understood it came as a product of his alleged behaviour at the monthly NGIV Trade Day Markets at the Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby.
A woman claiming to have witnessed the horticulturalist's behaviour, said he had been banned after ongoing issues, including leaving one NGIV staff member "shocked and traumatised".
The witness, who asked that her identity be withheld, said Mr McGain regularly entered the market before opening hours and ignored staff members.
On July 4 Mr McGain moved trolleys to park his van in a prime position at the market, and allegedly became angry and abusive after he was asked by a staff member to move, the witness claimed.
It is understood no official police report was made following the incident, but that Knox Police were warned of Mr McGain's behaviour prior to the following Trade Day Market on August 1.


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Established by John Thomas in Helmsley in 1981, there are now 32 shops throughout Yorkshire, proudly offering "The fresh taste of Yorkshire", a view which certainly seems to be shared by their customers.
Over the last few years they have been busy completely re-branding and re-fitting their shops, and Frimovel have designed and supplied counters for them.
Thomas's are nationally famous for their legendary mince pies, the recipe for which is apparently known only by three people!


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Calls could be made for a review of NHS security policy after three London hospitals were hit by the Mytob worm.
A spokesman said well-rehearsed emergency procedures were in place and that the virus was 'not malicious', and the infection was 'self-contained'.
However, David Harley, director of malware intelligence at ESET claimed that an urgent review of the NHS security policy may not be enough. He admitted that a review would not do any harm but asked how so many systems were apparently compromised?
Harley said: "Unless the infrastructure has changed dramatically in the last two and a half years, much NHS email goes through a mail service currently called NHSmail.
"NHSmail was intended to replace the relay services that carried the bulk of NHS email at the beginning of this decade. The current service is defended by 'cutting edge' anti-virus and anti-spam, and that protection was supposed to have been extended to the relay services several years ago.
"So, there is certainly a question to be asked about the state of the Trust's own email defences. I have to wonder, though, how email-borne malware can apparently still get through to an NHS site as easily as it could earlier in the decade, when email services were far more fragmented and decentralised?"


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Bill Dambrova
"A Vein is a River"*
Biological life tends to represent itself with a flourish. We see it in the plumage that birds use for display, blooming brightly colored flowers, and even the long whipping tails of reptiles. I also see it in the meandering veins, arteries, and organs hidden behind the scenes inside of our bodies. In my work I strive to emulate the energy and visceral qualities of our biotic existence. My art is a celebration of the miraculous events that take place within and between our physical and energetic bodies.
Acting as something of a cartographer of inner and outer worlds—and even of worlds turned inside out and upside down—my aim is nothing less than to capture the complexity attributed to scale and experience given over to us as collisions between different kinds of systems, be they sub-atomic, atomic, cellular, astronomical, corporeal, consciousness, etc.
Both active and eclectic, my compositions aim to capture a type of crossing between material and spiritual substrates. For me, this includes thinking about the body as a type of landscape of constant behind the scenes exchanges and interactions. In an effort to capture these mutually implicated states, my work contains references to evolution, shamanistic techniques, swarm behavior, theories of emergence, archetypal symbolism, fractals, totemic powers, art and many other cross-cultural symbols and references. This process helps me to create works that are informed by varied taxonomies of the body which are subtly woven together by diagramming different models of conscious experience as a kind of network of larger, molecular and metaphysical forces.
My paintings could be characterized as vivisections of the kind of visual struggles that are associated with the dialectics of existence as an ongoing concern, and even with the very fabric from which our life-world is composed. They are a kind of psycho-synthesis of biological systems, cultural artifacts and my own encounters exploring nature, all of which provide the viewer with discrete instances of the infra and intra-biological relationship between plants, animals, and the Earth itself.
My aim is to activate the bodies of perception in my audience as a reflection of the motivated bodies that express themselves within us all—where the contemplative can merge with the visceral and bicameral and the spiritual is grounded in the being-ness of our everyday physical existence. Painting for me is the materiality of the body and bodies of work as-such, held out before us at the intersection of the working artist and the communion of worlds that live within us, all providing an arena for expanding the potential of expressivity and its implications today. It is this, as an authentic condition of speaking to the worlds both within and without, where I hope that my work might make an important contribution not just to how my audience receives ideas about painting in general or my work specifically, but much more importantly, to how they experience themselves as already caught up in infinite successions of action and reaction, not to mention how these cycles fit within the great chain of being.
*"A Vein is a River" is a chapter title in the book Parasite Rex, by Carl Zimmer


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Sharon Stays on Top of New Syndies
Warner Bros.' The Sharon Osbourne Show
remains the No. 1 new first-run strip in syndication for a second week, maintaining its 1.5 premiere rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Warner Bros.' The Ellen DeGeneres Show
, which had been tied with Sharon
, slipped 13% to 1.3 in its third week. However, in the same week, Ellen
rose to its highest metered-market average yet, hitting a 2.2/6 for the week ending Sept. 28.
After three full weeks, Sharon
is averaging a 1.5/4 in the metered markets, up 15% from its year-ago time-period average but down one share point from its average lead-in. Ellen
after four weeks is averaging a 2.2/6, up 16% from its year-ago time-period average and even with its lead-in share.
Ellen and Sharon
the only two new syndicated shows that are improving stations' year-ago time periods.
Buena Vista Television's The Wayne Brady Show
also showed greater strength in the larger cities, dipping 9% nationally to a 1.0 in its fourth week while at the same time matching its season high of a 1.6 rating/5 share in the metered markets. After four weeks, Wayne Brady
is averaging a 1.5/5 in the metered markets, down 6% from its year-ago time period and down two share points from its average lead-in.
Coming in below the 1.0 rating level were King World Productions' Living It Up! with Ali & Jack
, which dropped 10% in its second week to a 0.9, and NBC Enterprises' Starting Over
, which was unchanged at a 0.9 in its third outing.
Ali & Jack after three weeks is averaging a 1.3/4 in the metered markets, down 32% from its year-ago time-period average and three share points from its lead-in. Starting Over
after four weeks is averaging a 1.1/4 in the metered markets, down 21% from its year-ago time-period average and down one share point from its lead-in.
Twentieth Television's Classmates
after 13 weeks is averaging a 1.7/5 in the metered markets, down 15% from its year-ago time-period average and down one share point from its average lead-in.
Twentieth's Ambush Makeover
, also after 13 weeks, is averaging a 1.6/5 in the metered markets. That's down 11% from its year-ago time-period average and down one share from its average lead-in.
One first-run weekly and two off-net weekly hours made their debuts during the week ending Sept. 28.
Warner Bros.' The West Wing
opened at a 2.2 in 94% of the country. Twentieth's Angel
premiered with a 1.5 in 91% of the country. Paramount's Unexplained Mysteries
opened with a 1.3 on stations covering 94% of the country. And Sony Pictures Television's Walker, Texas Ranger
, in its second week on the chart after a four-year hiatus from syndication, fell 6% to a 1.5.
The four new off-net strips were mixed in their second week. Sony's King of Queens
was up 8% to 2.6. Paramount Television's Becker
was flat at 1.8. Sony's Ripley's Believe It or Not
was down 9% to 1.0. And Paramount's The Parkers
rose 11% to 1.0.
Among the established shows, King World Productions' Oprah
dropped 6% to a still formidable 6.7 and led the talk shows. That also gave Oprah
the No. 2 spot in all of syndication for the second week in a row.
King World's Dr. Phil
rose 4% to 5.4. Buena Vista Television's Live with Regis & Kelly
gained 3% to 3.6. Universal Television's Maury
lost 4% to 2.7. Paramount's Montel Williams
sank 8% to 2.3. Universal's The Jerry Springer Show
was flat at 2.2. Sony's Ricki Lake
leaped 17% to 1.4. NBC Enterprises' The John Walsh Show
was flat at 1.1. King World's Martha Stewart Living
was up 10% to 1.1. Twentieth's Good Day Live
was unchanged at 1.0. Universal's Crossing Over with John Edward
was up 13% to 0.9.
In courtroom action, none of the top three shows was higher. Paramount's Judge Judy
was flat at 4.9. Paramount's Judge Joe Brown
slid 3% to 3.2. And Twentieth's Divorce Court
skidded 4% to 2.6.
Among game shows, King World's Wheel of Fortune
at an 8.6 and King World's Jeopardy!
at a 6.4 ran one-two as usual, but No. 3, Buena Vista's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
, was up 35% from last year to a 3.1. That was the biggest year-to-year improvement of any show in syndication this week.
Compared with year-ago levels, Wheel
was up 2% while Jeopardy!
was down 4%.


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It is not about Ahlers. It is about what Coach Houston is -- BlackFlag81 12/05/2019 8:14PM
Sophomore Season Stat Comps: Carden vs Ahlers -- Elizabeth City Pirate 12/05/2019 2:41PM
And Shane's numbers were against hot garbage CUSA D's ** -- Cannonball Comin 12/05/2019 6:42PM
Break it down this way...HA was responsible for 73% of our offense this yr -- gvegaspirate 12/05/2019 6:23PM
If you split HA's numbers at the beginning of the season til the 2nd half -- SJCPirate80 12/05/2019 4:26PM
When youre throwing because your being killed -- captain crunch 12/05/2019 3:20PM
Another stinker from CC. -10 ** -- CapnFritz 12/05/2019 6:25PM
Nope, there is no jury. ** -- SWOnlsowPir8 12/05/2019 4:16PM
I can't believe I'm going to say this.....I agree with ElizabethCity Pirate -- ecu91 12/05/2019 4:05PM
What was there to agree with? I simply listed #'s -- Elizabeth City Pirate 12/05/2019 4:12PM
Now THAT is a worthy question & discussion. Mary Ann ** -- Elizabeth City Pirate 12/05/2019 4:48PM
Nah, I'm good -- ecu91 12/05/2019 4:20PM
Well if u r stuck on a desert isle with them do you really have to choose?. -- ultraviolet 12/05/2019 8:42PM
You might wanna check your previous posts .... -- pir8mon 12/05/2019 6:23PM
I declare you're wrong! (Question) Do you agree? 😁😁😁😁😁 ** -- ecu91 12/05/2019 7:02PM
I hear that a lot... usually respond with Yes dear.! ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 7:04PM
Being right has never won an argument with my wife.... ** -- ecu91 12/05/2019 7:06PM
Failing to admit she's right usually results in cold coffee & crossed legs ** -- Red Shadow 12/05/2019 9:56PM
"being right" guaranteed to be a loser in that dynamic ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 7:21PM
24 years so far . "Winning" a debate has its price down the road ** -- pir8mon 12/05/2019 7:57PM
Only 17 here and you are so right ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 9:56PM
I've done 27 years of a lifetime sentence -- ecu91 12/06/2019 08:34AM
You think.... brave man.... I remind mine all the time of our vows.... ** -- Pirate96 12/06/2019 10:28AM
Is a threesome an option? ** -- SJCPirate80 12/05/2019 4:28PM
Ahlers will be the best QB in ECU history -- pirateNDurham 12/05/2019 4:03PM
Don't bore me with stats, but another New Years Day bowl win does it! ** -- PortCityPirate 12/06/2019 08:40AM
He was destined to lead the resurgence ** -- CapnFritz 12/05/2019 7:27PM
He could have all the stats in the world but if our ECU football team -- Sea Rover 12/05/2019 4:49PM
Captain take a pill -- I.P. 12/05/2019 3:34PM
What was negative. Our program is ugly. You disagree. ** -- captain crunch 12/05/2019 5:04PM
You just will not stop....HA is more then capable of being a QB. He is ours ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 3:25PM
I can't wait for next year. ** -- trinitypirate 12/05/2019 2:52PM
+1 but a "run based offense" now versus "Air Raid"? Nice TD/Int ratio ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 2:46PM
It took half a season before the staff turned him loose -- ECU82 12/05/2019 3:37PM
Perhaps so... I trust Mike Houston's record as HC....Care to offer your CV? ** -- Pirate96 12/05/2019 3:47PM
You seem to offer many opinions, others aren't allowed? -- ECU82 12/05/2019 5:04PM
I like the coach too, but I do not agree with everything he does... -- HighRockPirate 12/05/2019 5:38PM
I'll say it and duck for cover -- pir8mon 12/05/2019 6:29PM
Amen. Many on here need to be asked that question! ** -- Sabre 12/05/2019 3:48PM
Probably a lot better than yours ** -- ECU82 12/05/2019 5:06PM
Lots of Masters of Misinformation and Doctors of Dumba$$ ** -- Kyle1 12/05/2019 4:48PM
What did you see that was different? ** -- ECU82 12/05/2019 5:05PM
This cannot be over emphasized.....this is a critical -- HighRockPirate 12/05/2019 2:57PM
Ironic, I suppose, b/c 2012 Rush Stats -- Elizabeth City Pirate 12/05/2019 2:55PM
Sportswar Board Version 3.1.2 Release 03/19/2020


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Clubs, Organizations & Recreation
With more than 1,000 clubs and , UCLA is a mosaic of culture and activity. And the majority of our students fill their schedules to capacity. They are influential figures at the and leaders at the and . They are intramural basketball players and . They're active in and coordinators on the . They're writers for the and deejays at . And when they're not engaging in extracurricular activities, there's an array of campus stores and restaurants for shopping and dining. Whatever you're into, chances are, someone here is too.
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I found a Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) on Sunday night outside that was behaving oddly. Seemed stunned or sick as it didn't try to move when I picked it up. I put it in a potplant outside my door and expected to see it gone the next day.
But it was still in the same spot. It's been sitting in that potplant since then and doesn't move alot, but it's still alive. It does have damage to it's one eye but other than that seems fine. My question is, should I bring it indoors and keep a closer eye on it? Also it's been cold today and I'm worried about it. If I do being it in, what would I feed it. Anyone heard of a gecko acting like this? Thanks


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Invisalign® has proven to be effective for many patients seeking straighter teeth. Dr. Davis is a Board Certified Orthodontist who has been Invisalign-trained and certified to determine if this treatment is an effective option for you. Invisalign® is not intended for children and is not appropriate for everyone.
Why not just have my general dentist do Invisalign® for me?
It is possible for general dentists to take a weekend course and provide limited Invisalign® treatment for their patients. However, full Invisalign® treatment is best accomplished by a Board Certified Invisalign® Orthodontist, such as Dr. Davis, who has the proper training in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. The successful practice of Invisalign® orthodontics requires the extensive professional skill that a Board Certified Invisalign® Orthodontist possesses in the design, application, and control of the Invisalign® aligners to bring teeth, lips, and jaws into proper alignment to achieve optimum facial balance.
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Is this a new way to straighten teeth?
For years, orthodontists have used removable appliances for very limited treatment. Today, with the application of computer technology, the Invisalign® System treats a broader range of cases with greater precision.
Will the treatment be painful?
Most people experience temporary, minor discomfort for a few days at the beginning of each new stage of treatment. This is normal and is typically described as a feeling of pressure. It is a sign that the Invisalign® aligners are working—sequentially moving your teeth to their final destination. This discomfort typically goes away a couple of days after you insert the new aligner in the series.
Will wearing the Invisalign® aligners affect my speech?
The vast majority of patients report no effect on speech. However, as with traditional orthodontic appliances, there is an initial adjustment period.
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The development of Internet technology has raised the education level in all countries. It has changed the way students are being taught at schools. That's why it is very important for the present generation that they provide internet education for their young generations.
Internet applications respond to students and other people questions in real time. Students are seeing Google as a new Teacher and the Internet as a school. That's why it is important for teachers to use information technology in education.
The Internet has been crucial in the evolution of our education system in various ways. Teachers can use the internet as a modern tool for education. Education department should provide the infrastructure that teachers and student can use to get benefits of technology in education.
Students are always curious and creative by nature. They are smart enough to know how they can use the internet to search for almost anything. It doesn't matter if they are studying at a private school or government school. But at the same time, there is a difference in the ways they use the internet for education in schools.
In private schools, teachers will teach about computer and internet skills to students. The students notes assignments that needs to be done related to that computer class. Do you know how some students do this? They are forced to go to a cyber cafe with their parents to collect data that they have to include in their assignments.
This is not good, If students are taking the help of a cyber boy to collect the data for their homework, I don't think these students learned anything in this process. But the one thing they do learn is that money can work wonders anywhere.
The teaching process that schools are following is not good, and they need to use the internet as a tool, not the source. Teachers need to explore the creativity in their student's minds, and then students can learn and solve problems using their own creativity and innovative thinking and not by the direct work of parents/tuition.
If necessary the parents can help with encouragement but they should do the homework themselves. Completing the assignment given is not as important as the learning process that a child goes through while doing it.
It is essential for parents to provide computer and internet facilities to their children. It is not that easy for parents to pick up modern technologies as fast as their children, but it is very important that parents also knows about the importance of computers literacy and internet education.
In government schools especially in India, the level of computer and internet infrastructure is very low. I know government schools in villages provide computer education only after 9th or 10th grades. Within that little time too, a government school student barely gets to learn much, because there are 5-10 students who are assigned a single computer.
It is very difficult to learn this way. I agree that this is the best time to teach them, about the advanced computer skills, but this is not the way to do it. The lack of Information technology infrastructure in schools is a big question mark against Government policies towards computer education.
It feels bad to see on the news that computer teachers are on strike again. This happens once a year. The government must think, how computer teachers can teach with low-quality IT infrastructure in government schools and a small salary.
This is happening in other states too, because states don't have their own IT infrastructure, and they are providing computer education by utilizing the services of private companies.
How can a teacher teach without tools? How can teacher/students learn and practice? And that's why parents are right if they admit their kids in private schools.
This whole scenario looks like a game played by politicians and industrialist for their personal interests, at the cost of children's internet education in schools.
The fees in these private schools are very high, but the parents have no other options, if they want their children to learn about the importance of the internet in education at schools.
I feel proud that I got my fundamental education from that school, and also from great teachers through the help and use of the Internet.
But I saw the brighter and positive side recently, when a few days ago I asked my little cousin who is in 7th grade in a village Government school, what he was doing on mobile. He said, "I am downloading games". It's amazing to listen.
He hasn't studied computers and the internet in school yet but he was downloading games like a pro. The similar task is done by 70% of kids after 2 years of age.
There is immense hidden potential and creativity in the youngest generation today. They are born with an intuitive attraction for technology. They learn fast but are we giving them the best learning environment? Politicians often use famous quotes or marketing lines such as: "Students & Children are the future leaders but how? Where? In strikes, writing and producing anti-national slogans inspired by politicians? I hate such people who are misguiding the youth in the wrong direction; even students don't know what they are doing because they are at a tender age.
There are thousands of things you can do on the Internet. Education should be the prime purpose I believe. Knowledge is everywhere,and the internet provides us the facilities, so that we can access what was not possible in the past at the click of a button today. That's why it is important to use the power of the internet in education to improve the talents of students.
Uses of Internet in Education (schools)
- Students can search what they want to learn about by the use of Google, or other search engines like Bing, Yahoo etc.
- Students can learn and take online classes anytime and anywhere.
- Notes and researched paper all are available on the internet and just a click away.
- Students can get tuition online, they can watch Videos on YouTube related to mathematics, English language, physics or any other information about any topic related to their school homework.
- Teachers can use social media to connect with students, and share motivational quotes as well as subject related articles and notes.
- Parents can also see what their student's teachers are doing on Facebook.
- Teachers can teach by the use of animation, powerpoint slides, and images to capture the student's attention.
- Parents can also help children by watching the same topic on the internet. They also can learn on the internet for their personal development, so that later they can contribute to their kid's education.
- Parents can interact, communicate or chat with teachers and school authorities about their kid's performance and attitude in school.
- School principals, teachers can create Facebook Groups to teach students.
- Students can post topic and can ask questions about their topic on the Internet, and get advice from other teachers and others who are willing to teach.
- Teachers can record their own lectures or topics on camera and upload them to YouTube.
- Students can connect with other school students for the same topic by the use of the internet.
The Internet in education can play thousands of practical roles to improve talent in kids in schools. But this is only possible if we are going to teach our students what they really need. You can't explain an algebra lesson on Facebook but you can interact with students about the topic. And government should pay some money for teachers to use social media.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs floated the idea of an Apple Card in 2004, though that incarnation would've been far different, according to one of the company's former creative directors.
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Steve Jobs took weekly hands-on role in first Apple store design, says former retail head Ron Johnson
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Enjoy starts sales, white-glove delivery of AirPort routers & fourth-gen Apple TV
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Enjoy -- the white-glove delivery service launched by former Apple retail head Ron Johnson -- on Tuesday began sales of two more Apple products, including AirPort routers and the fourth-generation Apple TV.
Former Apple retail head Ron Johnson launches Enjoy, a sales and setup service
05/06/2015, 11:05 am
Former JC Penney CEO and one-time Apple retail head Ron Johnson on Wednesday launched a new company, Enjoy Technology, that will not only sell products like smartphones, drones, notebooks, and tablets, but also offer free personal delivery and setup for orders.
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French luxury label Saint Laurent has named a new chief executive to replace Paul Deneve, who is leaving for a new career at Apple, where he will be involved in an unknown role.
Former Apple retail chief presides over JC Penney's lowest sales in 20 years
02/28/2013, 10:02 am
JC Penney Chief Executive Ron Johnson, who formerly ran Apple's retail business, is under fire after overseeing the company's lowest sales in more than two decades.
Steve Jobs originally envisioned Apple Stores as targeting creative professionals
03/08/2012, 03:03 am
Former Apple retail head Ron Johnson convinced the late Steve Jobs to abandon a plan to focus the company's retail business on creative professionals and instead cater to all types of customers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook allegedly defends new SVP of Retail amid criticisms
02/01/2012, 08:02 pm
As some pundits have questioned the wisdom in Apple's decision to bring an outsider in as its new Senior Vice President of Retail, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly defended the hiring in an email, noting that he talked to many people and Dixons CEO John Browett was "the best by far."
Apple hires Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as new SVP of Retail
01/31/2012, 02:01 am
Apple announced on Monday that it had hired John Browett, former CEO at European Technology Retailer Dixons, to be its new Senior Vice President of Retail, a move that reflects the company's increased focus on its overseas retail operations.
Ron Johnson 'reimagined everything' when creating the Apple Store
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Former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson says that the success he created with brick-and-mortar Apple Stores is based on a complete reworking of the traditional retail culture, built on customer relations and hands-on management.
Apple's search for new retail chief extends overseas
08/02/2011, 08:08 pm
Apple has hired a global recruitment firm to take its search for a new retail executive abroad in hopes of finding a replacement with international retail experience, according to a new report.
Apple's Mac and Retail bosses cash in on over $55 million in options
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It generally takes a lot to blow my mind, but AVATAR did it... many times over.
I went into the experience expecting a lot, considering the rave reviews I had heard from family, friends, and critics throughout the past week, but because I didn't read up much on the movie, I didn't know exactly what to expect, and that is just how I like to go into a movie watching experience.
Showtimes were sold out all day at Dallas's only true IMAX (size-wise), so I got tickets to the fake IMAX at the AMC down the street, and let me tell you, I was not at all disappointed by the smaller screen. Even calling it "smaller" is stupid because it's still huge. And because AVATAR's aspect ratio when shown on IMAX nearly fills the entire screen, it was well worth the extra dollar for the IMAX upgrade.
Now, on to the movie: it was incredible.
Without getting into storyline (because I don't do spoilers, even though it wouldn't really even matter with this film), I will just say the visual effects employed in this film are unmatchable. They make the dragon fight scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire look like I made it on my home computer.
The 3D added amazing depth and sensation to every scene whether stationed in a military bunker or flying through the floating Hallelujah Mountains. The image was, however, overwhelming at times, due to my vulnerability to motion sickness, but I just removed the glasses during a few indoor scenes when the 3D was less necessary in order to relieve the overwhelmingness.
James Cameron has been developing AVATAR ever since Titanic was finished in 1997. But he said he waited to make the movie until technology caught up with his vision for it. And thank God he did.
As my dad said, "It made Star Wars look like kindergarten."
I also loved the casting of the movie. Relative newcomer Sam Worthington was great as lead character/avatar Jake Sully, and Zoe Saldana (Star Trek) was perfect as Neytiri.
It was very interesting to read about the new motion capture technology used to create the avatars and Navi. Particularly that they were able to view the CGI characters on monitors in real time as the actors played them. Crazy stuff you can read more about on the Avatar Wikipedia page.
Also liked that Ana-Lucia from LOST came back from the dead for the movie and that Phoebe Buffay's brother Frank is still getting work.
Moral of the story is: go see AVATAR in IMAX (big or small).
It'll blow your mind and then some.
I can't wait to see the influence it has on movie making in the future, including the two sequels already planned by Cameron "if the movie is successful." But seeing as it already has the highest opening of any original non-franchise, non-sequel film in history, those sequels are already a done deal.
PS: the night after I saw the movie I had crazy cool dreams I was flying through mountains and rain forests. That alone was worth the $13 ticket price.
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KADK viser dansk design med globalt udsyn i London
Med udstillingen "Løsninger", der åbner på TENT - London Design Festival i denne uge, bringer KADK skolens satsning på FN's verdensmål ud over landets grænser. 22 nyuddannede kandidater præsenterer innovativt design, der kan bidrage til en mere bæredygtig verden.
Hvordan forvandler man et spildprodukt som fiskeskind til smuk og bæredygtig møbelpolstring? Hvordan skaber man æstetisk design, der let kan adskilles og genanvendes? Og hvordan kan mode få os til at overveje ligestilling mellem mænd og kvinder og løsne mønstre nedarvet gennem generationer?
Unge danske designere tage de store globale udfordringer op på "Løsninger" - dette års kandidatudstilling fra KADK - Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Skoler for Arkitektur, Design og Konservering. Afgangsudstillingen er den første, siden KADK i sommeren 2016 besluttede at dedikere tre akademiske år til arbejdet med FN's verdensmål, og nu præsenteres et udvalg af projekterne på TENT – London Design Festival.
Det bæredygtige bidrag får ros af festivalens kurator, Jimmy MacDonald:
"KADK går som uddannelsesinstitution aktivt ind i arbejdet med globale udfordringer og træner studerende i at forstå og se det større billede fra et lille lands perspektiv. I en instagram-verden af design, adskiller projekterne på KADK's udstilling sig ved at have en mere analog, men også mere gennemtænkt tilgang. Gå ikke glip af den!"
De nyuddannede designere udvider og udvikler dermed den stærke danske designtradition med et bæredygtigt og globalt greb, uden dog af den grund at give køb på dansk designs forankring i brugervenlighed, enkelthed og naturmaterialer, siger fagleder for Designskolen Mathilde Aggebo:
"Dansk design er internationalt berømmet for sit demokratiske designgreb, men nu viser de nye generationer, hvordan det greb kan sættes i spil ikke bare i vestlig velfærdssammenhæng, men med hele kloden som inspirationskilde. Det er en udvikling, jeg er enormt stolt af, og som jeg glæder mig til at følge".
Udstillingen præsenterer møbler, tekstil, mode, animationer, glas og keramik - i alt 22 projekter af designere udvalgt blandt godt 300 kandidatstuderende. Flere af udstillerne er præmieret for deres arbejde, har udstillet i udlandet og har fået sat deres design i produktion.
Pressen er velkommen til at deltage i receptionen for KADK's udstilling den 21. september kl. 17.00, Stand D03, Hall T1. Udstillingen vil blive introduceret af rektor ved KADK Lene Dammand Lund og Danmarks ambassadør Lars Thuesen.
For yderligere information kontakt: Inge Henningsen, pressekonsulent KADK mobil: 41701533, mail: email@example.com
Pressegalleri: https://kadk.dk/tent-2017
Galleriet viser værker af:
- Damir Krdzovic
- Helene Christina Pedersen
- Ragna Bjarnasdóttir
- Aino Michelsen
- Stina Resting
- Morten Husum
Læs mere om TENT her: http://www.londondesignfair.co.uk/galleries/kadk-0
Læs mere om KADK's satsning på FN-målene her: https://kadk.dk/fns-verdensmaal-2017
Balkan folk tradition meets Danish Modern
Damir Krdzovic: KNOB
Of Serbian origin, furniture designer Damir Krdzovic is occupied by folk traditions in Serbia and Denmark as well as the different ways people perceive aesthetics.
In the project, he aims to bridge opposites.
He has created a bench and a table, suitable for a community house as well as the most posh setting, thus following the Danish democratic tradition of designing furniture for everyone. The bench and table are made of beech, a material that has been frequently used in the past in the Balkans and Denmark. Each part of the furniture is assembled by pieces of fine leather strings, and is based on a so-called 'raw material shrinkage' which makes it easy to disassemble and put together again. The result is reminiscent of the works by the famous designer Børge Mogensen, but now with a strong twist of Serbian folklore.
Salmon skin as furniture textile
Helene Christina Pedersen: From waste product to furniture textile
Not so long ago, fish skin was an often used material for shoes and various types of clothing. Today it is mainly considered a waste product that ends up as cheap animal feed.
Furniture designer Helene Christina Pedersen has chosen to regard the humble material as a valuable resource that can be applied in a new and exciting way in the furniture industry – which is an advantage both in an aesthetic and environmental sense.
She has chosen to work with salmon skin. After a careful tanning process, this material can be merged, sewn or used as whole skins. It serves perfectly as a fabric for furniture. The fish skin has a particular shining look, and stands out in colour variations and texture, not seen in traditionally used leather types such as cow skin.
Fashion project to deconstruct mother-daughter gender patterns
Ragna Bjarnasdóttir: Hysteria
In a series of fairytale-like pieces of highly expressive garments, fashion designer Ragna Bjarnasdóttir has explored the concept of hysteria: an outdated medical diagnosis of female sicknesses, both physical and psychological, in which being female was seen as an illness in itself.
She has worked with the emotional tension of being female, of not being listened to or taken seriously, of not being heard or seen as equal.
The collection itself reflects on the moment a young girl tries on her mother's clothes and thus finds herself embodied in modern femininity. But it is too much for her, the clothes are heavy and too big and she is overwhelmed with the social pressures of being female. She is drowning in femininity.
Nordic cottage chair from local fish net and wool
Aino Michelsen : Keep Me Warm
The inspiration for this project came from the unrelenting, windy Nordic islands and their tiny houses and summer cottages. Furniture designer Aino Michelsen has designed a chair that would bring warmth and comfort to both outdoor and indoor spaces. It is made from traditional fishing net within a wooden frame and on top of it is a roughly knitted woolen blanket based on Nordic knitting traditions. Functionally and aesthetically, it is designed to fit into the landscape and to enhance the natural atmosphere of quietness and simplicity. The chair is manufactured locally and with locally produced materials.
Magical and material sustainability
Stina Resting: It's Wrap
Through a complex, surprising and nearly surrealistic aesthetic fashion, designer Stina Resting seeks to intrigue the perceiver or wearer again and again through her design. In this way, her aim is that the designs might linger with the wearer for a long time, making her take care of them and connect with them in an intimate, lasting way. As an aesthetic sustainability.
Stina Resting also focuses on the sustainability of the materials she uses, and she works with upcycling garments and materials and brings them to a new clothing context. In this way, she points out the vast potential of already existing garments to be included in new design contexts in local production.
Stina Resting has recently been awarded the Danish Craftsmen and Designers' Grant for the project.
Upholstered furniture designed for disassembly
Morten Husum: EVA foam - Tectonic principles for recycling
Recycling upholstered furniture is difficult today because the furniture consists of many different materials, which are composed in ways that cannot be separated. The purpose of the project by furniture designer Morten Husum is to investigate joint principles with EVA foam, which can be combined and separated by a minimum of tools and time. The cohesion principles are based on the traditional processing methods that belong to the materials. The project shows examples of how these tectonic principles of recycling can be composed and used in a range of furniture.


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The Foundation degree/ BA hons in Prop making and SFX course consists of 12 modules in the first 2 years. Module 1-6 in the first year and 7-12 in the 2nd year. Most of the time the modules are delivered in order, but the nature of creative opportunities sometimes change this.
Materials are supplied for all taught sessions. Clients and in house productions supply budgets for materials in the collaborative projects. The only Module where you may need to fund materials is Module 12 at the end of the second year, as the project you decide could need materials outside of the usual basics available.
1st year
Module 1- Introduction to discipline practice
This module introduces you to the practical, academic and support systems within the college. The practical inductions focus on the wood and metal workshop, studio and plaster and resin rooms to ensure you are inducted for safe practice and are developing basic relevant skills and knowledge.
Module 2- Academic Practice
This module introduces you to broader concepts and context relevant to the arts industries and asks you to explore how they influence and shape your industry and ability. The product of this unit is an essay.
Module 3- Discipline based skills
This module is focused on developing your sculpting technique through a variety of tasks using water and oil based mediums, such as water based clay and plastaline /chavant. It also explores mould making and casting methods in plaster, silicone, latex, foams, fibreglass to name but a few. The unit also takes a look at life casting of a variety of body parts. This all ends with workshops in finishing and decorative techniques.
Module 4- Applied discipline based skills
This Module focuses on the application of practical skill within the context of internal and external projects. Previous examples are; Replica cannons for historical societies, Star Wars and Marvel Replicas for display, Giant foam flowers for teaching in a Zoo, an Entire Egyptian tomb escape room, A corridor of Fish, Furniture for Musicals, Hand props for devised theatre, puppets for touring shows etc…
Module 5- Inter-discipline practice
This module focuses you on important techniques used when working with others, such as effective communication, problem solving and personal planning. All of these are practiced working with the 2nd years as props assistants and clients/directors/producers on a wide range of internal projects and external commissions.
2nd year
Module 6- Discipline based skills development
This Module takes you back to individual practices and explore the more specialist area of model making for a wide range of potential outcomes. Key areas of focus are technical drawing, accurate cutting, relevant materials, digital production techniques such as laser cutting and relevant software. Previous projects have been making models for stop motion animation and scale replicas for furniture designers
Module 7- Specialist discipline skills development
The 2nd year starts with an individual project that explores design, foam crafting, pattern making, mechanical processes and fabric techniques. This is usually explored through puppetry design and manufacture but has also looked at prop costume as well.
Module 8- Applied specialist discipline skills
In this module you will find yourself working in a team made up of fellow 2nd years and taking the lead on the design, management, communication, production and delivery/installation of props for a wide range of internal and external clients.
Module 9- Collaborative Practice
In this unit you will continue with practices similar to unit 8 but with the added focus of managing a small team of 1st years. This will enable you to further develop your managerial skills and understanding of project management.
Module 10- Applied academic practice
Following on from Module 2 in the 1st year you are encouraged to explore a context relevant to prop making and SFX and produce an essay showing your developing understanding of your place within a wide ranging industry.
Module 11- Industry Practice
This Module underpins the year by focusing you on developing yourself as an industry ready practitioner. You will develop a relevant portfolio, digital footprint, business card and CV in preparation. You will explore the industry and the range of employment opportunities and engage in work placements to further develop your understanding of industry. This is all tied up at the end of the year with an exhibition that showcases your capabilities as a prop maker.
Unit 12- Negotiated practice
This is your Final major project. In this unit you get to make an example of work that showcases your developed abilities and knowledge. Anything is possible and staff will work with you to ensure you get the maximum from the opportunity.


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A massive mixed-use development could take shape in Dunwoody by the end of next year.
Boston-based developer GID Urban Development is expected to break ground on High Street Atlanta by late 2019, according to a release from the company. The project is expected to take up 10 blocks.
GID first proposed the property in 2007 with construction set to begin in 2009, but the project was delayed, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
The AJC has reached out to GID for comment but has not heard back.
Mini-city project coming to Dunwoody?
Developer seeks permits to start work on mini-city in Dunwoody
The eight-million-square-foot property, located near Perimeter Mall and the Dunwoody MARTA station, will include 1,500 apartments, 1,500 condominiums and 400,000 square feet of retail, according to a release about the development. The property will also include 400,000 square feet of new office space and 400 hotel rooms.
GID has also partnered with North American Properties, the real estate company behind Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta and Avalon in Alpharetta. The company is also overseeing developments at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta and Revel in Duluth.
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The latest updates from AFAR.
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AFAR in the News: AFAR whitepaper by S. Jay Olshansky on healthspan of 2020 candidates in JAMA Network BACK
On September 11, 2019, JAMA Network spotlighted the recent research-backed whitepaper by AFAR expert S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, arguing how healthspan matters more than age when considering a presidential candidate.
Referencing the AFAR-published whitepaper, Longevity and Health of US Presidential Candidates for the 2020 Election, the article reinforces the whitepaper's emphasis on healthspan, not chronological age.
"Given the candidates' favorable health and longevity forecasts," the article states, "'there is reason to question whether age should be used at all in making judgments about prospective presidential candidates.'"
Dr. Olshansky is on AFAR's Board of Directors, and is a 2016 Irving S. Wright Award recipient. He is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and is the Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions, Inc.
Read the article, "How Old Is Too Old to Be President?" here.
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Tips for Effective Communication In A Relationship
Sometimes the most difficult part of a relationship is communicating. For some reason, men and women just have trouble seeing eye to eye on a lot of issues.
Here are a few tips for effective communication in a relationship, that can be used to help couples communicate better and make their love life a lot more fun and exciting.
Listen to your significant other
When you are actually have a conversation with your significant other, listen to what they're saying. Most people have a habit of listening to the first half of others' argument, and then interrupting in the middle and start talking themselves. Not only does this agitate your significant other, it also does not let you hear their complete thought before formulating your response. If you actually listen to everything that they say and then respond after you know what they're feeling, communication is a lot easier.
Plan specific times for communication
One of the main reasons that couples have communicating is that they just don't have time. Often, in our everyday busy lives, people don't have time to sit down and talk. Whether it be about the relationship, or a specific event that concerns your significant other, planning a specific time to sit down and talk is the best way to help communication in a relationship.
Remain Calm
Even if you are partaking in a heated conversation, the best thing to do is calm down, take a few deep breaths, and relax. Sometimes, if you're in an argument, it is best to take a 30 minute break, go for walk and come back when you're in better frame of mind and continue the conversation. A lot more can be accomplished this way and no feelings get hurt.
Communicating in relationship doesn't have to be difficult
People make it a lot more difficult than it has to be. Using these tips, you'll between communicating effectively with your significant other in no time.


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Hello, my name is Daniel Edelen. I recently completed my Master's in K-8 Mathematics and Science Education. I will begin a doctorate in elementary education in January of 2019. Before moving to Orlando, I was an elementary school teacher in rural Kentucky. I have taught grades second to fifth. I have always believed that each and every child has the right to a rich and equitable education experience. Schooling is important for the growth and development of all children, which is why I am elated to be able to offer educational experiences to students at Nemours Children's Hospital.
Cultivating passionate learners, has been at the forefront of my teaching journey. The teaching and learning occurring at PedsAcademy is nothing short of spectacular. As a teacher, it is always overwhelming to witness students overcoming insurmountable odds to learn and grow as persons. PedsAcademy instructors teach much more than fractions, coding, and sight words—they instill passion and wonder within the students. In my time with PedsAcademy, it has become abundantly clear that my students have taught me a great deal about compassion, empathy, and humanity. I am grateful for the opportunity PedsAcademy has provided.


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It's the most wonderful time of the year…it's #NationalThriftStoreDay on Friday, August 17th! This national holiday celebrates all things thrift from value to sustainable shopping, keeping it local and the thrill of the hunt. Celebrate big this year and head on a Goodwill adventure. Download your free Goodwill Passport and track your travels. Goodwill SCWI has 11 shopping locations throughout south central Wisconsin. Grab your favorite shopping partner and see just how many treasures await you.
And join your thrifting community online by sharing your travels on Facebook and Instagram. You just might be named "Goodwill SCWI's Shopper of the Week". Also, local Instagrammer and shopper extraordinaire Melissa Imbach will be doing a special InstaTakeover and sharing her Goodwill adventures throughout the day. You won't want to miss her expert styling. Follow along and be inspired!


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Samuel Arnold: Polly, Aradia Ensemble/Mallon
The runaway success of John Gay's hugely popular Beggar's Opera in 1728, mounted by John Rich (they said: "It made Rich gay and Gay rich") led to an immediate demand for a sequel. But the original was perceived by some as political satire, so Gay's Polly, conceived the following year, fell victim to the purdah of the day and was not heard until Samuel Arnold revived it half a century later. So what we have here is a fascinating example of the bran-tub of English 18th-century musical styles: ballad tunes that Pepusch originally arranged for Gay in 1729 are here updated by Arnold, who adds both new melodies of his own and Scottish folk songs, all cleverly re-orchestrated. There's even a Handel march and the famous Trumpet Voluntary borrowed and brought into service for the exotic new story, which takes Polly Peachum to the West Indies to marry an Indian prince – all highly topical at the time of Captain Cook's voyages.
The short-breathed songs bubble with exuberance and unexpected inventiveness and the performances by the light-voiced soloists of Toronto's Aradia Ensemble are sparkling. There are some lively dance sequences for the pirates and Indians which could be performed separately. Don't expect any deep seriousness, but enjoy a vivid example of popular theatre in London in the years after Handel.


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. A Day Trip To Mount Rigi An easy and beautiful day trip from Zurich is an excursion to Mount Rigi near Lucerne. Also known as Queen of the Mountains, Rigi is a mountain located in Central Switzerland surrounded three lakes – Lakes Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz. The summit, Rigi Kulm, is located at 1,798 meters above … Continue reading A Day Trip To Mount Rigi
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Oh How You Glow
By Susie Teramura
Dusk sets in
Fire glows,
Laughter and talk
Of burnt marshmallows and
Where the chocolate went,
Yellow orange moon,
Rises over the
Quiet lake
Making reflections
Of itself
The little ones
Chase fireflies
And capture them
In jars,
To glow.
And I think of You
And how You
Your beauty
And Your good ideas
Showing up all over,
Making a moon, so
We won't be left
In the dark,
Placing us
In families,
So we won't be left
And so we can find
Our way,
It was Your idea,
All You,
To make bugs,
That light up
Trees like Christmas morning,
Just to hear
Your little ones,
It was You who
Fashioned strawberries
So sweet and beautiful
For us to
Make into pie,
To share,
To multiply,
Your blessings,
Over the top goodness ,
Pouring out
And over
All of us,
Over and
Over again,
Filling us up,
Filling me up,
And leaving me,
Craving more of You.
Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him
Psalm 145:16
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
Psalm 145:9
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.


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Nepal is a melting pot of many castes and ethnic groups of people. With the population of twenty-five million, all these diverse cast and ethnic groups of people live in different regions, following different costumes and speaking different dialects. However, their common language is Nepali.
Each region is represented by particular ethnic groups whose agriculture and lifestyles are adapted to suit the physical constraints of their environment. In the Himalayan region, the people are Monologian of Tibetan origin. They are known as bhote in Nepali. In the east of the midlands region, we find Kirati people known as Rai, Limbu ethnic groups. They speak Tibeto-Burman Language. In the Terai region, we find Tharus of Hindu origin, Muslim and many other ethnic groups of people.
Anthropologists divide the people of Nepal into about 90 ethnic groups or castes with their own culture and traditions. Each ethnic group is proud of their heritage. Many people use the name of their ethnic group, caste or clan as their surname. The caste system is based on occupational works such as Brahmins (Hindu Priests), Chhetris (farmers in the hills and soldiers), Newars (the original inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley), Thakalis, Gurungs, Rais, Limbus, Tamangs, Magars, Potters, butchers, blacksmiths, cobblers, goldsmiths, clothes washers, etc.