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THE ICONIC online retailer is celebrating spring/summer '14 by teaming with three New Icons Of Fashion. The campaign celebrates individuality and exemplifies the new muses of fashion that represent individual tastes & unique personal style – all available at theiconic.com.au and delivered within three hours in Sydney and Melbourne.
The new guard of fashion influencers are Australian film and television actress Samara Weaving, Grammy-winning UK superstar Foxes and international streetstyle icon Julia Sarr-Jamois, each of whom has paired with a hero brand from THE ICONIC's curated range of international and local Australian labels and have brought their unique personal style to the new season's looks.
Julia Sarr-Jamois lends her unique brand of cool girl confidence and innovative styling to the collection of on-trend looks from British high street brand River Island.
Foxes imbues a blend of strength and femininity that perfectly complements the fresh contemporary aesthetic and flirty feminine silhouettes of Cameo's summer offering.
Samara Weaving will model the latest collection of vintage-inspired, festival-ready looks and beachwear by local favourite, Tigerlily.
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Something that's very obvious about me is that I'm not [too] much a fan of the MCU, and I much prefer the DCEU way over the "Marvel way." With that, I want to be clear that I want quality foremost out of comic book movies, and not a oversaturated flick of forced comedy, cheesiness and villains who'd lose to a cardboard box. Now allow me to raise my hand and say that out of the sixteen MCU movies, WINTER SOLDIER is my favorite and it highlights what rut I've noticed CIVIL WAR returns the MCU into.
Both movies were directed by the Russo Brothers — Anthony and Joseph — who as big budget tentpole directors lacked any experience when they tackled WINTER SOLDIER, but despite it they turned out a good movie [in my opinion.] It had this air of reality to it, and a Cold War action thriller rush.
CIVIL WAR on the other hand felt like they wrote a million-dollar check, and only had ten-dollars in the account. It showed [to me] their lack of experience when it came to these massive style of movies I had pointed out, which take place in a gigantic world. I don't know if Marvel Entertainment or perhaps Disney sets out the basic ground work they want the movies to follow, and there by extension the directors and creative team are to go by– "the Marvel way," or if the Russo Brothers here simply fell back into the groove that Joss Whedon had dug when digging the trench that is the MCU.
When I watch a CB movie, one of the first things I look for is where the director draws from with the mythos. What he/she decides to utilize, and execute within the realm of the story being told. And when it came to these two movies, there's a very iconic story for both to use as the foundation to both was laid and where one succeeded, the other failed,
- WINTER SOLDIER: overall, the Russo Brothers took the basis of Captain America (Volume 5) where Ed Brubaker brought back Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier. They managed to take the story and integrate it into the boundaries (the preexisting universe) that no only paid respect to the original, but also lifted what was there with the MCU. It was the first time I saw the MCU do this, whereas previously each movie was just placed into the universe like a solo piece that just happened to exist within a connected universe.
- CIVIL WAR: the limited-series Civil War was one of the most impactful stories on the Marvel Universe, whereas the movie paled in comparison. I understand that in order to do a true to form version of the comic in live-action it would take Marvel owning all of their characters' rights, and that the Anthony and Joseph had to work with what they had, but this is where it failed. Instead of using what they had to the fullest, they allowed the comic's title to speak for the product instead of it speaking for itself. The movie's story lacked much real depth outside the face value of drawing lines from previous catastrophic events that occurred in the previous movies.
Comedy, it's a factor that critics want a shit ton of in every single CB movie no matter the style of story. For me, I want it, but in a completely different way. Organically. Something that I've noticed Marvel has seemingly beat into critics and the casual moviegoer is this need for flagrant comedy. That style of comedy is a crutch. It doesn't force them to delve completely into the story, as well as taking away from serious strides in a character's development,
- WS: despite the overall tone being quite dark and gritty, the moments of comedy appeared to come like the events were actually unfolding in real life. That's how great comedy tends to be born, when it just happens. The scene that stands out to me the most in that display is the "On your Left" where CAP keeps passing Sam [Wilson] and says each time, "on your left." It's our introduction to Sam's character, and instead of shoving some one liner down our throats in doing so, they took a moment where they show the physical disadvantage Sam is at against Steve, and used it to give a spark of levity in what was going to be an overall dark toned movie.
- CW: like most Marvel movies, there was a large array of comedy that some of was organic while the majority was hammered in. The moment that keeps drawing my attention is after a very heavy moment was built to from the "Airport Battle," and [Colonel James] Rhodey was shot out of the sky. A moment like that is a character defining one when fully played out, and allowing the realization of what had happened to follow through, but instead of allowing that, they forced out this moment where Sam lands not even ten feet from the crash site apologizing, "I'm sorry," but is promptly met with a repulser beam. When I saw it in theaters, the entire mood shifted from shock and sorrow to chuckles and laughs. It destroyed any satisfaction of truly building to that moment, and ruined the immediate image after where Tony is cradling Rhodey's unconscious body in his arms.
And then the factor that casual moviegoers wouldn't pay much mind to, but plagues the MCU from my POV… consequences. In a connected universe like the MCU and DCEU, where multiple movies revolving around many characters takes place, something that needs to be instituted to keep a sense of continuity is that the actions in the movies need to have and retain consequences across the board. It's been one of my pet peeves with the MCU up until WINTER SOLDIER where all of those preceding it lacked much of any consequences, and the status quo always seemed to remain,
- WS: immediately we receive the consequences from [CAPTAIN AMERICA] THE FIRST AVENGER, as a ghost from Steve's past comes back… Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier. But not only that, we also see at the end of the movie that S.H.I.E.L.D. was irreparably ruined as a result of the events in the movie.
- CW: Baron Zemo's entire plan was to rip the Avengers apart, because they "stole" his family from him during the events of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. It's true that he succeeds at doing so by forcing CAP to choose between Stark and Bucky, as well as unintentionally causing the Registration Act that started the divide between them, BUT when all is said and done after the three — CAP, Bucky and Stark — fight it out in a long since abandoned USSR base, CAP sends Stark a cellphone as a way to communicate with him. After spending 147-minutes dividing Captain America and Iron Man, they threw it away with a cellphone.
There was also other factors that I know played to the downfall of CIVIL WAR for me, like the fact that Black Panther and Wakanda could've been replaced with any other country and its dignitary, and the story would've unfolded the same way. Or that there was no literal reason to have Peter Parker/Spider-Man in it other than to bank off of his name-power in foresight of going up against a titan in BATMAN v SUPERMAN. Ultimately coming back to what I had said at the beginning with signing a million-dollar check with only ten-dollars in the account, the movie tried to do more than it could. There was plenty of missed opportunities, and an overall lack of character development. Ironically, the same character [Black Panther] I said the movie would've been the same without, he had the most (and honestly only) character development throughout the entire movie.
Sadly, the story of CIVIL WAR was diluted with an attempt to introduce and tell a story that could've been something good if the right amount of time was taken to fully develop the idea.

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On World Environment Day, the Vice-President of Tanzania marked the completion of an extensive seawall project in Dar-es-Salaam and called for further action on climate adaptation. Tanzania is expected to be severely hit by climate change and rising sea levels. UN Environment and UNOPS coordinated the construction of 2,400 meters of coastal defense structures in combination with widespread mangrove and coral rehabilitation.
On Tuesday morning, the Vice-President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu gave a speech in Dar-es-Salaam to mark the completion of a large-scale sea defense project along the country's coastline.
Climate change has already led to increased temperatures and rising sea levels in this East African nation. Without major investments in adaptation, an annual average of 800,000 Tanzanians stand to be impacted by flooding caused by rising sea levels between 2070 and 2100. Around five million people currently live in Dar- es- Salaam, a coastal metropolis at risk of flooding.
Vice-President Suluhu remarked: "The effects of climate change pose huge challenges to the people of Tanzania…through the construction of these walls in the various parts of the country, we see the importance of the project. Kisiwa Panza (northern Tanzania) was sinking but now the residents are living well and in peace. We've also prevented Pangani from effects of erosion...We thank the United Nations for their support."
UNOPS and UN Environment worked with the Government of Tanzania to increase the resilience of coastal areas against the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels.
"A warmer ocean and rising sea levels threaten the way women, men and children live along the world's coasts. There is no question that we must work together to help our most vulnerable populations cope with an uncertain future. Our efforts with the Government and UN Environment to increase the resilience of Tanzania's coastal areas shows that model in action," said UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo.
With financial support from the Adaptation Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund, and the Government of Tanzania, seawalls were constructed in seven sites along Tanzania's coast.
UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim said the reality of living with a changing climate is already upon us. "It's now time to start adapting to a warming world and many countries are realizing this. Climate change hurts the least protected, and as sea-levels rise, adaptation projects like this seawall are vital. They demonstrate what we can accomplish when we bring together the expertise of UN Environment with the efficiency of UNOPS."
The project was part of a broader UN Environment initiative to build climate resilience by improving natural ecosystems. As such, the seawalls were accompanied by the restoration of mangrove and coral habitats, both of which act as natural barriers against wave and tidal surges.
The defense structures allow communities in low-lying areas and informal settlements to continue income-generating activities, such as fishing and agriculture. Solar street lights and benches have also been installed along the seawalls.
Additional Information:The seawall inauguration ceremony took place on the last day of a week-long event in Tanzania, designed to commemorate World Environment Day and raise awareness on environmental issues in the country. The theme for the five-day event was "Charcoal is Costly: Use Alternative Energy".
The project included the rehabilitation of approximately 1,000 hectares of mangrove habitat across Tanzania's coastline. Up to 2000metre-squared of coral reefs were also restored


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Giorgio Moroder's Beat Goes On first appeared in DINOSAUR Vol 2, Issue 1, under the title "The Beat Goes On." Interview conducted by Kurt B Reighley. This is Part II of that interview.
Missed opportunities aside, the producer sounds unruffled as he recalls the many months spent assembling his first studio record in thirty years. It helps that music technology has improved by leaps and bounds since the mid-1970s, when the giant, monophonic synthesizers Moroder used on disco classics including Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" required constant retuning and frequent overdubs. Nowadays he dispatches half-finished tracks around the world with the push of a "Send" button. And in the case of "Déjà Vu," the album's hook-laden second single, he didn't have to do much more.
"I don't know where or when, but Sia composed the top line, wrote the lyrics, sang the song… she even provided all the harmonies," he admits. The version she sent back required a few tweaks and mixing, but little else. "I didn't have to worry in the studio at all."
Nor did he have to fly around the world to work with his superstar guests. But on at least one occasion, they traveled to him. "Kylie lives between Australia and London, and I was quite surprised when she came to Los Angeles to finish a little bit of the song ['Right Here, Right Now'] – which was absolutely not necessary – but also to shoot the video. If the director wanted something, she was ready. A real professional… nothing like a diva."
The same could be said of Giovanni Giorgio Moroder. The Italian-born septuagenarian has been working hard since he started as an upright bass player with touring combos in European clubs during the mid-1960s. By the time he met Donna Summer in 1974, Moroder – and his busy mustache – had already garnered modest attention with singles including "Looky Looky," a 1969 pastiche of bubblegum and The Beach Boys, and Chicory Tip's 1972 version of his glam-rock stomper "Son Of My Father."
"Giorgio by Moroder," his collaboration on Daf Punk's 2014 Album of the Year Random Access Memories, propelled him back into the limelight, but his uncial influence has been audible even when his profile remained low. Want proof? Play New Order's "Blue Monday" next to "Our Love" from Summer's Bad Girls. Th drum patterns sound identical. Moroder's 1983 soundtrack for Scarface remains a favorite in hip-hop circles; Kanye West sampled "Tony's Theme" prominently on his 2012 single, "Mercy."
Likewise, Moroder's trademark arpeggio bass lines continue to pop up in the work of contemporary club acts including Robyn and The Juan MacLean. "That's my legacy," he admits. "Even in the EDM songs, the dance songs, a lot of people are still inspired by that sound."
His less familiar work also has its fans: Earlier this year, Zola Jesus tweeted appreciatively about his out-of-print 1975 album Einzelgänger. Today, Moroder shares her enthusiasm for this early work (he recently posted the entire album on SoundCloud), but that wasn't always true. "That was one that didn't do anything when it came out, and I thought, 'Well, let's stick with what you really know and don't experiment.' Until two years later, when I did 'I Feel Love,' and that changed everything."
Moroder fared fine after disco bottomed out, too, having transitioned smoothly into the film industry in 1978 with his Academy Award-winning score for Midnight Express. He would go on to win tow more Oscar statuettes in the 1980s, both for Best Original Song, with the U.S. chart-toppers "Flashdance… What A Feeling" by Irene Cara and "You Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. To his credit, Moroder songs like "The NeverEnding Story" and his 1984 pairing with Human League singer Phil Oakey, "Together in Electric Dreams," have held up much better than the films that spawned them – in large part due to sing-along hooks.
"I'm still a little old-fashioned in that sense," says Moroder of his unerring ear for strong melodies. "I construct a song with an intro, verse, chorus, back to the second verse… whereas now with EDM, it's slightly different: eight bars of one melody, then eight bars of a different melody. There's less buildup. I like it when you have a verse, and then, hopefully, that big chorus comes in."
Ultimately, that songwriting craft remains the No. 1 reason Moroder's music holds up three or four decades later. Like the narrator of "Cat People," his best work seems impervious to age. "I'll be traveling and in a hotel, and suddenly hear 'Flashdance' or 'Call Me,' and I must say, that feels great."
Interview by Kurt B. Reighley. Illustrations by Jim Winters. Visit www.jimwinters.com


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We had beautiful clear dry weather for Ken's 5th Annual Hot Dog Ride from Wings Mills on Saturday. The post-ride hot dogs were great - as were the surprise commemorative t-shirts! Our thanks to the Louis's for another fine event and for graciously welcoming us to their home.
This Saturday's ride will explore the Whistle-Stop Rail Trail from Jay to Wilton to Farmington. The trail is unpaved, so mountain bikes or hybrid bikes are recommended. The trail has some great scenery and is well worth exploring!
Still looking for a ride leader for August 24-25. We also have some open dates in September and October. If you missed your chance to lead a ride earlier in the year, step right up - you can still lead a ride with Fall on the way! Just contact Jim Merrick at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks!
Saturday, August 17th - JAY
"The Whistle-Stop's Here" - a tour of the Rail Trail from Jay through Wilton to Farmington.
START: 9:00 am at the French Falls Park Trailhead in Jay:
Directions to French Falls Park Trailhead:
From South: From the intersection of ME Routes 4 and 17 in Livermore Falls follow ME Routes 4/17 north 1.6 miles, turning left onto French Falls Drive just after the Jay Elementary School. Follow this road past the Whistle Stop Trail entrance and park in the lot at the end of the road next to the baseball field.
From North: From the intersection of ME Routes 4 and 17 with ME Route 140 in Jay, follow ME Routes 4/17 south about a mile. Turn right onto French Falls Drive just before you reach the Jay Elementary School. Follow this road past the Whistle Stop Trail entrance and park in the lot at the end of the road next to the baseball field.
DISTANCE: 28 miles or less
TERRAIN: most flat and unpaved; some southern sections of the trail have been quite sandy in the past, but have been improved recently. Mountain bikes or hybrid bikes with good tires are recommended.
HIGHLIGHTS: scenic, quiet touring along the old Railway right of way; wooden trestle bridge over Wilton Stream; possible ice cream stop in Wilton.
LEADER: Bud Newell.
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Back to the old neighborhood it was for me on this night of Dive hunting. I love the old neighborhood. The suburbs can be so drab. I miss the old restaurants in the city like this one on the corner of St. Clair and Snelling Avenues in St. Paul, MN. The St. Clair Broiler has been broiling up bugers and mixing up malts since 1956.
Husby and I were in the mood for something other than burgers, so we thought this would be a good place to get a variety of food. This guy was our "maitre d'..."
Yes, that was pretty much the expression he kept on his face the whole time. I think he's been in the business forever. This is an example of some fun you could find inside the menu...the very large and diverse menu.
As always we started out with some appetizers. We ordered walleye cakes and turkey quesadillas, which were both very good. The walleye cakes came with a delicious honey mustard drizzle and the quesadillas were packed with turkey, cheese, and salsa, served with sides of guacamole, more salsa, and sour cream. I also got a cup of clam chowder, which was just about the best chowder I've had in a very long time. Appetizers were a score.
For our entrees we all ordered something different. From left to right there was all-you-can-eat fish fry with what looked like to-die-for steak fries (Ray), beef tips with garlic mashed potatoes (Ruthie), salmon burger with seasoned kettle chips (Husby), and beef stroganoff (me). Everyone was very happy with their meals. I had a bite of Husby's salmon burger and it was very good. My stroganoff was really good too, although it was so rich I had to take most of it home. (Don't forget I also had appetizers and soup.)
Oh, and plus, I couldn't resist ordering a piece of homemade red velvet cake to go. It was scrumptious when I ate it two days later. I probably would have passed out from joy if I had eaten it fresh that day.
There were only two minuses in this dining experience. 1) I originally ordered a pork cutlette dinner, which apparently is no longer available...ever. I was pretty disappointed to hear that. 2) There are no automatic refills of pop (soda) or ice tea. Ruthie and I both ordered soft beverages and our waitress did not offer refills. However, if we had asked for some maybe they would have been provided at no cost.
The place itself is a typical old-fashioned diner. It's clean and well-lit. It's actually a lot bigger than it seems. There are three rooms in which to dine. And guess what?
The first room even has a counter! I want to go back again, maybe to try their breakfasts. I also want to have a burger and malt someday too. I'd recommend the St. Clair Broiler for some good, substantial food made by people who have been in the food business for decades.
As an aside, after our dining experience we went back to Ruthie and Ray's house for a nightcap. Husby really loves to do this because he can bond with their dog, Hoover. He must have found Hoover's g-spot because he was sprawled all over, loving Husby's scratches. This is what I got to look at for the majority of the evening. Lovely.


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1. Recruitment of 1 foreign trade commissioner, male or female, fluent in spoken English, able to master the literacy and literacy, require college English level 4 or above, 1 year relevant work experience is preferred.
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Those who meet the conditions can go to the company for specific interviews.
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A hooded alice + olivia jacket, styled with leather trim and an easy fit. Magnetic closures secure the breast and hip pockets, and an optional self-bet cinches the waist. Covered-button placket. Vented hem. Lined. Fabric: Plain weave. Shell: 49% viscose/22% acrylic/16% wool/13% polyester. Trim: 100% lambskin. Lining: 94% lyocell/6% polyurethane. Leather clean. Imported, China. Measurements Length: 29.5in / 75cm, from shoulder Measurements from size S. Color: Olive
XS: Chest 108cm, Length 79cm
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The size chart above is provided to help determine your size when ordering from us. As Sizing and cut will vary between brands, please use this information as a general to compare the various size scales. Should you be between sizes or need assistance selecting the proper size, please contact our Customer Service department by email.
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If the received goods does not show exactly the same figure on the web, just because the causes of lighting differences, we are not offer exchange or return. Most of our products are in size US2-US8, Karen Millen dresses are in UK8-UK16, make sure the size before you purchase them. We won't make exchange or return if the size is not right. However, if you are willing to pay the resent shipping fee, we'll make the exchange.
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Download MyPC Backup
Supported in various Windows systems such as Windows 7, 8, XP, and Vista versions; MyPC Backup, as its name suggests, is intended to help users secure all their important data by creating a secure backup in an online location. Available on a free to try basis, for a limited duration of 14 days, this tool has been designed and developed by an organization of the same name. The online backup feature helps you access your data from anywhere and at any time and removes the issue of hard-disk crashes or accidental deletions. You don't have to maintain external drives either. The online files can also be accessed from your mobile device. The data is secured using bank-grade encryption.


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Saturday 06 June 2020
On 23 July 2009 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published for public comment an exposure draft on rate-regulated activities.
The objective of the proposals is to establish how assets and liabilities resulting from rate-regulated activities should be recognised and measured under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).
The exposure comment period ended on 20 November 2009.
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Teacher's Lounge Travel
The Windy City offers some of the best year-round art, food, culture, and activities in the world. Check out Broadway in Chicago to see what's playing at the over 200 theaters when you visit. See one of the great sporting events. Take an architecture cruise on the historic Chicago River. Drive down Lakeshore Drive or bike or walk along Lake Shore Trail to see Grant Park, Millenium Park, Lincoln Park and Soldier Field, or to just watch the thousands of people who visit the shore of Lake Michigan each summer.
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If you are interested in an offer, please click "Contact Us" or "Contact Agent". This will open a "Trip Request" that will allow you to send your request to us. We will be able to confirm availability and make further recommendations.


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Everyone who deals with customers or clients knows the importance of building a relationship with the customers. I am not talking about just any relationship, but a relationship that has a strong foundation that will make the customer satisfied enough to keep coming back. This article aims to provide tips on how best to satisfy your online customers.
The most important factor in customer service is communication. It is very essential to communicate with your customers and the best way to do this is through emails. So once a customer seems interested in your products or services, promptly respond to them. Even after payments, you can send some follow-up emails, just to know if your customer is satisfied with the service or product.
Another important factor in online customer service is always keeping in touch with your customers. Acquiring new customers is very costly as you have to be very convincing and constantly have to be changing your marketing tactics. Because your old customers are already satisfied, you just need to keep updating them on your services and products. You can have promotions that will keep your customers interested in your products and services. Give tips on how to get the most of the product or service that you are offering.
You can also have a live chat service on your website. This ensures that your customers, both old and potential, have access to customer at any time of the day. The chat button should be placed in the most ideal position, where it is easily visible and accessible to all visitors to the website. This requires you to have a team of customer service personnel that will always be manning the websites in case of customer enquiries. Even if it is not 24 hours but have a team on hold during the peak flows. Nearly all the traffic that visits your website will have prompt responses.
You can also have a column for frequently asked questions (FAQ), in which you provide answers that are as informative as possible. This column has to be constantly updated such that your traffic does not keep viewing the same information over again. You can provide a space for new questions, which should be answered.
One other way of providing the best online customer service is to be very honest when dealing with customers. This will build your reputation and establish your company as the best service provider. Good luck!
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I just took a brief look at the most recent posts on this blog and noticed something: The last seven posts have all been Investing.com comics. While I'm happy to share said comics and think they're interesting, I imagine you're craving a bit more variety. The thing is, I'm always drawing something. But I can't always share what I'm working on right away, either because the project isn't finished or it hasn't been printed or published yet or because I'm being threatened by some kind of cartel. It's usually not that last one, but you never know.
Anyhoo, here's something new: A set of technical illustrations for the Idaho Department of Lands. Several months ago, I was asked by the IDL to draw a series of illustrations to be included in a manual of "Best Management Practices" (a manual that illustrates official laws and guidelines for forest management techniques).
This was one of the largest projects for which I've illustrated. The illustrations varied quite a bit in size and complexity. The entire project spanned almost seven months. Because there are so many illustrations, I'm going to be posting this project in multiple segments over the next month or so.
The first illustration shows the proper way to construct a ford (the point where a vehicle crosses a river or stream):
The next two illustrations are techniques for managing water and drainage around forest roads:
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Like I said before, there's quite a bit of variety in the complexity of illustrations in this project. Some of them are extremely simple. A few of them are high on the list of the most complex illustrations I've worked on. Pretty much all of them were fun.
I know it sounds a little odd to say that a series of technical illustrations on forest management techniques would be fun to draw, but I suppose I'm just a little odd. I love this kind of work. I absolutely love detail and these drawings have an intense amount of it. I also love precision and clean, clear illustrations, all of which are prerequisites for technical work like this.
It was such a pleasure to get to work on this project. I'm a little sorry it's over. But there will be several more of these illustration sets in the coming weeks, though, so stay tuned.


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VA Partners With DeepMind to Build Machine Learning Tools to Identify Health Risks for Veterans
WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has approved a medical research partnership with DeepMind to address the global issue of patient deterioration during hospital care, which accounts for 11 percent of in-hospital deaths around the world.
The partnership will focus on analyzing patterns from approximately 700,000 historical, de-personalized health records to develop machine learning algorithms that will accurately identify risk factors for patient deterioration and predict its onset. Initial work will be focused on identifying the most common signs of risk, like acute kidney injury, a problem that can lead to dialysis or death, but is preventable if detected early.
"Medicine is more than treating patients' problems," said VA Secretary David J. Shulkin. "Clinicians need to be able to identify risks to help prevent disease. This collaboration is an opportunity to advance the quality of care for our nation's Veterans by predicting deterioration and applying interventions early."
Eventually, similar approaches will be applied to other signs of patient deterioration, leading to improved care for many more patients, with fewer people developing serious infections and conditions — ultimately saving lives.
"We are proud to partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs on this important challenge," said Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind. "This project has great potential intelligently to detect and prevent deterioration before patients show serious signs of illness. Speed is vital when a patient is deteriorating: The sooner the right information reaches the right clinician, the sooner the patient can be given the right care."
DeepMind is the world leader in artificial intelligence research. It has already partnered with leading hospitals in the United Kingdom to apply its innovative machine-learning algorithms to research projects looking at eye disease, head and neck cancer, and mammography.
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Property Distribution in NC Divorce and Family Law
- Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets
- Protecting your Assets before Distribution
- How Property Distribution Works
- Unequal Distribution of Assets
- Interim Distribution of Property during Separation
- Do I Need an Attorney for Property Division?
Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets
If you and your ex-spouse have not worked out how your property will be divided in a separation agreement, the alternative option is to file a lawsuit and have your property divided by the Court. This process is known as the "Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets."
In a private separation agreement, you and your ex-spouse may divide your property however you wish. If you do not have a separation agreement or cannot come to an agreement with your ex-spouse, all property owned by you and your ex-spouse will be divided in an equitable split in court. North Carolina generally assumes a 50/50 distribution is fair but a judge will analyze your unique circumstances and determine if an unequal distribution is warranted in your case. There are 12 statutory factors which either party may allege to prove they are entitled to an unequal division of assets.
Marital misconduct is not a consideration in the distribution of assets unless it involves economic misconduct. For example, if one of the spouses spent $300,000 of marital funds to purchase a home for a girlfriend or boyfriend, that act can be used as "fault" in the property division since it depleted marital assets.
Protecting your Assets before Distribution
If there is a trust issue or acrimony with your ex-spouse, you may want to take immediate steps to protect your property from theft or concealment before distribution. You may be well advised to withdraw and secure at least half your bank or other cash assets to safe-guard your interests. You can also have your lawyer obtain a court injunction to prevent any wrong-doing by your ex-spouse relating to marital assets.
How Property Distribution Works
In the equitable distribution process in North Carolina, four steps must be taken. First, the assets and debts must be identified. Second, the assets and debts must be classified as either separate, marital or divisible. Third, assets and debts must be valued. The fourth and final step is to fairly distribute the assets between the spouses.
Property is classified as being either separate property, marital property or divisible property. Most property falls into either the separate or marital property classifications.
Separate property is not open to distribution. It consists of assets and debts owned by a spouse prior to marriage which can be identified as such. Inheritances and gifts from third parties are also considered separate property. Also, property acquired after date of separation is separate property so long as it was not purchased with marital funds.
Marital property is subject to distribution. It consists of all assets and debts acquired by the spouses during the marriage (except gifts and inheritances). Gifts made to each other by the spouses are usually considered marital property unless they were specifically identified as separate property by the gifting spouse at the time the gift was made.
Divisible property is a special category. It is property which accrues to the divorcing couple post separation and before the divorce is final. It is property that is acquired after the date of separation and prior to the final distribution of the property. Divisible property usually consists of increases or decreases in marital property value or interest on marital investments or commissions. It also includes increases or decreases in marital debt.
Unequal Distribution of Assets
While marital property is generally divided in equal amounts between the spouses by North Carolina courts, an unequal division is sometimes granted. There is a presumption in North Carolina that an equal distribution is equitable. If a judge finds otherwise, there must be specific findings of fact to support his or her division.
The 12 statutory factors that influence whether or not an unequal distribution is a fairer division between spouses include the amount of property owned separately by each spouse, each spouse's current income, support responsibilities from previous marriages, contributions made to the marriage by each spouse, contributions of support for the other spouse's education or career, the age and health of each spouse, pensions or retirement accounts not open to distribution and wasting or substantial preservation of marital assets by one spouse and not the other – and other factors.
Interim Distribution of Property during Separation
A motion for an interim distribution to either party may be made at any time after filing of the initial lawsuit. There is a presumption that the distribution should be made; the burden is on the other party to show good cause why it should not be made. The purpose of the presumption is to avoid one party having control of all the marital assets prior to a final distribution. The amount of the interim award will be taken into account when the judge makes the final distribution of marital property after the divorce.
Do I Need an Attorney for Property Division?
Property division is one of the most complex components of divorce, particularly if your marriage has complicated property issues to settle. You should take steps to make certain you receive everything you deserve in the divorce settlement by contacting a North Carolina family law attorney experienced in matters of equitable distribution.
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Michael R. Williams, DO, MD, MBA, is President of the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth. UNTHSC includes the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, the School of Health Professions, and the UNT System College of Pharmacy. UNT Health is one of the area's largest multi-specialty clinical practice groups.
Dr. Williams earned his Bachelor's degree from Texas Wesleyan University; a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from the University of North Texas Health Science Center; a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Ross University; a Master of Business Administration from Duke University, and a Master's in Health Care Management from Harvard University.
Under his 2008-2013 leadership as CEO of Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, the hospital was named one of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters for two consecutive years, and received numerous patient experience recognitions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.


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Therefore, in our author survey, we decided to examine the state of open access to both edited volumes and monographs. Today I would like to focus on the problem of book chapters published by our respondents in edited volumes, that were made free on a publisher's website. This form of open access to academic book chapters is organized by publishers, in contrast to self-archiving practices managed by authors. I will call this phenomenon "gold open access to academic book chapters" (per analogia to the gold and green division that is well accepted in the case of academic papers).
Half of academic authors published a book chapter in last 3 years
Our results suggest that gold open access to academic book chapters is far from being a marginal phenomenon, despite its absence in the debate on open access. Similarly, in the case of academic articles, gold open access is more popular among researchers from the global periphery, however the disciplinary differences are shaped here by a totally different pattern.
50.5% of all academic authors in our sample published at least one academic book chapter in the last 3 years (toll access or an open one). It comes as no surprise that communicating research output in this form is more popular among representatives of Humanities and Social Sciences.
39.6% of all authors who published book chapters recently, published at least one that was free to read on a publisher's website. This share is significantly smaller than in the case of academic papers (74.6% of article authors' published at least one paper in gold open access recently), but this is still a quite surprising outcome for me.
24.9% of all academic book chapters that were published in last 3 years by our respondents were published in gold open access. However, gold OA book chapters are more concentrated among a small number of authors than gold OA papers. The distribution of the gold open access chapters share has both a higher kurtosis and higher skewness than the distribution of gold OA articles. The top 5% of gold OA book chapter authors published 33.7% of all works of this kind in our sample.
There is no significant correlation between the share of gold OA papers in all papers published by an individual author, and a share of gold OA book chapters in all book chapters published by him or her (Spearman rho 0.11). Therefore we may assume that different sets of factors foster the choosing of open access in the case of journal articles and in the case of book chapters.
The global periphery also prefer open access in this case
Interestingly, there is a weak, negative correlation with GDP per capita in a country where a researcher is based. So, the wealthier a country where a researcher works is, the smaller share of her/his book chapters is published in gold open access (Spearman -0.24). When we look at the division between the core countries and the peripheral countries, we can easily spot that book chapter authors in the periphery more often have at least one open access chapter in their portfolio (48.8%) than their colleagues from the global core (31.4%). What is more, the top 25% of gold OA book chapters authors in the core countries have 33.3% or more of their chapters published in gold OA, while for the peripheral countries it is as much as 50% or more.
It is hard to say anything about the influence of career level on choosing to publish chapters in gold open access, since in our sample there are a few students that published any kind of book chapter. However, there is no big difference between Early Careers and Established Researchers with regard to the probability of choosing gold open access as a way of publishing a book chapter.
Neither working conditions nor publishing output influence the chances of choosing gold open access by book chapter authors.
Fuente: <http://openscience.com/>


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Bento for Business Launches Prepaid Commercial MasterCard
Small business financial provider Bento for Business has launched a new commercial prepaid card, giving business owners an easier way to allow employees to make purchases for the company. The prepaid card is backed by MasterCard.
Some small businesses do not qualify for traditional business credit cards, which can be a challenge when it comes to buying supplies or equipment to run the business. The owners must either take time to buy the items themselves or trust their personal credit card with their employee. The second option comes with a small risk of identity theft.
With the new Bento prepaid MasterCard for small businesses, owners can provide their employees with the ability to pay for items without putting their personal credit on the line. Unlike most prepaid accounts, the Bento option connects all cards to the same main account so owners do not have to add funds to each individual card. The cards can be enabled or disabled with the push of a button, and they can display an employee's name to make purchases even easier.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, yet they continue to be very underserved financially," said Bento's CEO Farhan Ahmad. "We set out to create a commercial card that would eliminate the administrative and financial headaches small business owners face when trying to manage their spending, without putting their credit on the line."
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text: The British summer is looking less than promising and a lot of people are planning to escape the weather and go abroad and many will be driving. Road safety charity IAM offers weekly motoring tips and also advises on driving abroad, IAM chief examiner Peter Rodger said \u201cif you\u2019re planning to drive in Europe, you\u2019ll need to be aware that driving laws and regulations differ from country to country. Even if you\u2019re planning to merely pass through a country, you\u2019ll need to be aware of their regulations for touring drivers. Plan and prepare for your trip abroad and get up to speed with the local rules of the road.\u201d\r\n\r\nPreparation is always the key and most importantly your car must be up for the journey so firstly if your car is due a service then book it in now, otherwise vital checks include tyre pressures and tread and topping up oil and coolant is a must. These checks may need doing regular if you are considering a touring holiday as using your vehicle for a long time daily increases wear and tear and windscreen mirrors and lights will need cleaning.\r\n\r\nOnce you have crossed the border, don\u2019t forget you\u2019ll need to drive on the right hand side of the road. It could be worth asking your passengers to remind you of this too. When tired this is something that is easily forgotten especially when pulling out from junctions. Another problem besides coping with driving on the other side of the road is to know the motorway speed limits as they differ in most European countries. The basic road signs confuse us, figures show that 86 percent of drivers failed to identify correctly the yellow diamond \u201cpriority\u201d road sign used in European countries to indicate the road has right of way, 40 percent were unable to identify the French \u201cGive Way\u201d sign.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t forget correct documentation \r\n\r\nYou will need to take appropriate documentation to comply with requirements of immigration and customs: driving licence, driving licence counterpart, vehicle registration document (V5), insurance certificate and passports (for those travelling). You must display a GB sign on your vehicle as failure to comply could result in an on-the-spot fine. If your number plates include the GB euro-symbol, you will not need to display a GB sticker within the EU. Most countries require drivers to carry reflective jackets and warning triangles and don\u2019t forget if you are driving through France you are obligated to carry a breathalyser.


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September 23rd to September 30th 2002
War and peace
Several people have asked me to be more specific about the prediction I made yesterday. Am I saying that the US will invade Iraq - or that they wonÆt? Actually, I am not saying anything on this particular topic. I do not think there is much to say. A lot of loud, stirring talk is now taking place. The action that it eventually leads to will be surprisingly quiet by comparison. Events in the news, later this year, will neither increase nor decrease the amount of peace or safety or love in the world. I do, though, think this: if we now ought to be worried about anything, we should be worried about our own capacity to create figures of hate ¢ who we then think of with no forgiveness or compassion.
Bangkok predictions
On my holidays, I visited a temple in Bangkok. Outside the building were seven machines in a row, each with flashing lights. My guide explained that you had to pick the one for the day of the week on which you were born, focus on the question you wanted an answer to ¢ and then insert a coin into the slot. When the lights stopped flashing a number would be displayed. You then took a pre-printed prediction, bearing the appropriate number, from the pigeon-hole below. So far, so familiar. But then came the twist. If you didnÆt like your prediction, you just had to put lots of money in the collection box! Not surprisingly, it turned out that almost all the predictions were relentlessly gloomy. Hmmmģ
Mercury retrograde
Two or three times a year, for two or three weeks at a time, Mercury moves backwards. This is just an optical illusion caused by the orbit of the earth but we astrologers consider a retrograde planet to be in a state of meditation and reflection. Mercury governs education, transportation, commerce and connectivity. When Mercury is moving ōbackwardsö these processes too, often seem to be slowed down. And the good news? By this time next week Mercury will be as far back as it intends to go. After which, we will all feel much less as if we are hanging around waiting for things to happen.
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Astrologers must avoid having opinions. As soon as we æthink we knowÆ about something, we compromise our ability to look at it objectively. This is why I try not to takes sides in debates or get involved in political arguments. It is surely far better to stand back and see both sides of the story. Then again, life is short and sometimes, you just have to trust your strongest, most passionate feelings. Tomorrow afternoon, thereÆs a big demonstration in London. It is a protest against the British and US plan to attack Iraq without UN backing. I hope to see you there!
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Match Made in Heaven? Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Mercury, the winged messenger, has been moving in the æwrongÆ direction for the last couple of weeks ¢ as many people with frustratingly unfinished business will testify. This week it stands still in the sky prior to moving forward once more. The worst is over. Problems with communication, commerce and computers will soon ease off.
A Match Made In Heaven? Susan Sarandon (b. October 4, 1946) Libra and Tim Robbins (b. October 16, 1958) Libra
Librans can pair-bond with just about anyone of any sign. They are naturally gregarious and amenable. They can sense what others need ¢ and are happy to supply it. Well, thatÆs the theory. In practice they often tire of being so nice. Only another Libran really understands this, which is why these two are so well-matched.
Antiwar march
On Saturday, I was marching with my kids, in a vast ocean of antiwar protesters. Several traders, watching from the roadside told me it was the biggest demonstration they had ever seen in London. yet on the radio, the news reports were quoting a low turn out. I suddenly thought, what matters is not how many people come, it is how many are SAID to have come. So, if you were in the government and you wanted to put a spin on the news, you might ōarrangeö for your ōofficialsö to make ōcounting mistakesö. But our government would never do such a thing, would they? Hmmm... I wonder how many A levels you need to become a politician?
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Deer Head Inn, Home of Jazz in the Pocono Mountains is situated in historic Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
Eight tastefully decorated rooms, and two suites, are available. Each room has a private bath. Evening fare includes a variety of sumptuous offerings–whether choosing from the full entree menu or lighter fare. Local brews are available on tap, as well as extensive wine and bottled beer selections. Dinner is served on Thursdays through Saturdays from 5:30 to 9:30, with lighter fare until 10:30, and on Sundays from 4 to 8.
The Morning Cure – breakfast at the Deer Head Inn is now being served with new twists on old favorites, and daily specials. Locally grown, fresh ingredients used when available.
Breakfast is served on Saturdays from 8 am to noon, and on Sunday from 8 am to 2 pm. Guests staying on Friday and Saturday nights receive a credit towards breakfast ($7.50 per person). So come and enjoy a world class musical performance and enjoy our fine food.
The Inn is on the corner of Main St. (PA 611) and Mountain Road, 5 minutes from Route 80 and the Delaware River. Adjacent to the Inn, is the Appalachian Trail surrounded by the picturesque Delaware Water Gap National Park.
Whether you are seeking an unforgettable wedding venue in the Poconos, an amazing golf course for an outing, or a romantic weekend getaway, we have you covered! With 24 luxury hotel rooms overlooking our beautiful grounds, five quality dining areas, an outdoor swimming pool, and an 18-hole championship golf course, driving range and golf simulator, you will stay at one of the best hotels in the Poconos! We are located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area with access to many activities such as Appalachian trail hiking, biking, canoeing, rafting, fishing, hunting and much more!
Built By Dimmick Drake in 1906, Castle Inn was the last of the great hotels to be built in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. Tourists flocked to the Gap to escape the summer heat and enjoy the beauty of the Delaware River.
Designed by German architect Robert Brueckner, Castle Inn was constructed of poured concrete and timber beams, a European construction technique unusual in the United States at the time. The Castle boasted all the latest amenities such as an ice cream parlor, "1600 electric lights, mosaic floor and running spring water in every room… bowling alleys, pool and billiard parlor."
Enrico Caruso sang at Castle Inn and John Phillip Sousa performed there. Gene Tunney, who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 for the heavyweight championship of the world, trained at Castle Inn in 1927 for the controversial "long count" fight in which he successfully defended his title against Dempsey.
Castle Inn continued to function as an Inn until 1952, when it was purchased by Big Band leader Fred Waring, of Waring and the Pennsylvanians, and Waring Blender fame. Mr. Waring ran his music empire from the site.
In 2005, Castle Inn was purchased by Theresa Veltri and Frank Paccione, who, through their loving restoration of the building, have preserved and protected this wonderful part of American History.
Today, Castle Inn is home to a colonnade of unique shoppes including an antiques auction house, a day spa and victorian era ice cream parlour. The latest addition includes the newly restored event space.
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Hobo Chic puts an au courant spin on conventional antiquing and orthodox rummaging.
Antiques and vintage wares are not just... for your lovely Grandmother's home anymore. They are for the curious teen's bedroom, the hipster's dorm, the man's cave, the crafter's nook…
Whether you are plumping the collection, erecting a new, or just embellishing your modern home with shades of the old, you will find something you've never seen before or at least something you haven't seen in decades.
Vintage goods are not alone, just as we can not have Hobo without the Chic, we can not have the old without the new. Current clothing hangs amongst the antiquities… "Like what?" you may ask, well, you will just have to come in and see.
Hobo Chic is set at the heart of Main Street in a 100 year old carriage house. If you are in no mood to shop, at least stop in to admire the historic qualities of the building, who knows, you may find something you can not live without.
History of the History
Ivory Moore is the proprietor of Hobo Chic and to dub it a labor of love would be oh so very cliché but oh so very apropos. For her boyfriend, whom she loves very much, is a little bit Hobo and a little bit Chic, and had a collection of collections far too large for two. So, an inventory was born!! Thirty years worth of her domestic partner's hoarding is for sale!!
But really, it's not all his fault. Their "real" jobs require hours upon hours upon hours of driving for miles and miles and miles up and down and back and forth across the County's side. And on their gypsy ventures, to mix a little pleasure with business, plisness or bleasure, what have you, they go rummaging, hunting and, yep, you guessed it, collecting! Sometimes their Chic station wagon comes home looking awfully Hobo as the back is brimming with treasure and the roof is strapped with goods.
They aim for the unusual and unusual, on the Main Street, in the Delaware Water Gap, you shall find.
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Colder temperatures are here which means many of us will begin using our fireplaces. There's nothing more relaxing than settling in front of a warm fire with a good book on a chilly fall night. Before you light your first fire for the season, however, you should have your fireplace inspected. A proper inspection will identify potential defects, as well creosote buildup.
Creosote is a black residue that travels up the chimney and builds up on the flue every time you light a fire. Many consider a creosote fire in the chimney one of the most dangerous because it can spread quickly, severely damaging or destroying your entire home within minutes.
33% of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves and other fuel-fired appliances as the primary heat sources in their homes.
Heating fires account for 36% of all residential fires every year.
On average, 4,000 of the residential fires every year are caused by wood burning stoves.
Fireplaces and chimneys cause an average of 25,000 residential fires every year.
5pm - 9pm is the time when 30% of residential heating fires happen. Only 3% happen between 3am - 5am.
Here are tips to prevent residential fires:
1. Never use flammable liquids to start a fire
2. Cover the chimney with a mesh screen spark arrestor
3. Have your chimney inspected every year
4. Never leave fire in the fireplace unattended. Extinguish the fire before going to bed or leaving the house.
5. Keep the roof clear of leaves, pine needles and other debris.
6. Build small fires that burn completely and produce less smoke
7. Never burn cardboard boxes, trash or debris in your fireplace or wood stove.
8. Install smoke alarms on every level of the home and inside and outside of sleeping areas. Test them monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.


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The digital Hummingbird EMCCD camera combines high sensitivity, speed and high resolution.
It uses Texas Instruments' 1MegaPixel Frame Transfer Impactron device which provides QE up to 65%.
Hummingbird comes with a standard CameraLink output.
It is the smallest and most rugged 1MP EMCCD camera in the world.
It is ideally suited for any low imaging application such as hyperspectral imaging, X-ray imaging, Astronomy and low light surveillance.
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Mashesh Nampurkar Spotlights The Surga Tropis Club House and Landscaping
Mashesh Nampurkar, the author of the awarded work Mashesh Nampurkar's Surga Tropis Club House and Landscaping spells out, Balinese style is the most popular Asian tropical architecture. It creates a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. The overall design of the space gives a distinct flair for being in harmony with nature. Using nature at its best, this space provides a man made structure with a relaxed and tropical atmosphere. There is a visible marriage of tradition and modernity in the design of this region. The space is designed to create harmony and balance between 3 elements of life i.e. the atma(human), angga(nature), and khaya(gods). Balinese stone sculpture give the traditional touch to the entire design. .
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Zephyr premiers in Toronto
Belma Baş's debut feature to premiere in Toronto
"Zephyr," the debut feature film by short film director Belma Baş, has been selected for the "Discovery" program of next month's Toronto International Film Festival, where it will have its world premiere, the film's producers announced this week.
"Zephyr" is a thematic sequel to Baş's previous short film "Poyraz" (Boreas), Filmik Productions said in a written statement. The Toronto film festival will mark its 35th edition from Sept. 9-19.
2009 news
ZEPHYR becomes one of the featured projects in Rotterdam-Berlinale Express 2009, being selected by both Rotterdam's CineMart and Berlinale's Co-production Market.
POYRAZ is now online and can be viewed at cultureunplugged.com
2008 news
ZEPHYR wins the support of Turkish Ministry of Culture's Film Fund >>
ZEPHYR has been selected for the Eurasia Production Platform >>
ZEPHYR wins the Meetings on the Bridge Feature Film Project Development Workshop Award at the 27th International Istanbul Film Festival >>
2007 news
ZEPHYR wins Hubert Bals Fund Award for the script development category in the 2007 Fall selection round >>
POYRAZ wins the Best Balkan Film Award at the 13th International Short Film Festival in Drama >>
POYRAZ wins the Prize of the Jury at the 13th edition of Lessinia Film Festival >>
POYRAZ wins the Tuscany Film Commission Filming the Landscape Award at the 14th Capalbio Cinema Short Film Fesival >>
POYRAZ wins a special mention at the 13th edition of La Cittadella del Corto >>
POYRAZ wins the First Prize and Best Director Award at the 10th Inventa un Film Lenolafilmfestival >>
previous screenings and awards >>
POYRAZ / BOREAS trailer
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13'25'', 35 mm (1.85:1), Dolby SR, Color
V.O. Turkish, 2006 © Turkey
A poetic short film set in an idyllic landscape which evokes the "vision splendid" of childhood.
Living with elderly relatives in a remote old house in the mountains the Child reticently observes the daily routine of rustic life and glimpses the mysteries of life and death.
dialogue excerpt
Child: I saw him again.
Old Lady: Louder, I can't hear you.
Child: I saw him again... on the river.
Old Lady: You'll take me there at dawn.
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text: On Friday, October 19, National Aquarium National Aquarium Animal Rescue joined the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program for a release of three rescued sea turtles. The rehabilitated turtles, Olympian, a juvenile green sea turtle; Merigo, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle; and Charlie, a loggerhead sea turtle, came to both facilities either sick or injured. Olympian, a 9-pound green sea turtle, was brought to the National Aquarium Animal Rescue team after being spotted floating off the coast of New Jersey in August. Olympian was treated for over-inflated lungs and possible pneumonia in the new National Aquarium Animal Rescue sea turtle rehabilitation center. Staff closely monitored the turtle's behavior, diet and health and within a few weeks, found him resting on the bottom of his tank. Olympian has been outfitted with a satellite transmitter that allows the Aquarium team to track the location and speed following the release. These tags help researchers learn more about sea turtle migration and travel patterns. The public is invited to keep an eye on Olympian's journey here: http://aqua.org/olympian Merigo, a 9-pound juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle, was brought to the South Carolina Sea Turtle Rescue Program in January with a large group of Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles found cold stunned off the coast of Massachusetts. Sea turtles are cold-blooded reptiles but become hypothermic when exposed to cold water temperatures for long periods of time. Kemp's are the most endangered and the smallest of all the sea turtle species, which makes them particularly vulnerable to severe changes in water temperature. Merigo is the last of the original January rescue turtles group to be released. Charlie, a 150-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was found by the Department of Natural Resource's research vessel, the Lady Lisa, in June. Charlie had a stingray barb in his front flipper and a puncture wound in his neck. The South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rescue Program provided antibiotics as well as wound treatment and he has now fully recovered from his injuries. Prior to release, all three turtles had been very active in their rehab tanks, with healthy appetites and desire for enrichment activities. National Aquarium Animal Rescue Every year, thousands of sea turtles, dolphins, whales, seals and manatees become sick or injured, often due to human-related reasons. National Aquarium is part of the Northeast Stranding Network, and is responsible for responding to live sea turtle and marine mammal strandings along the nearly 7,000 miles of coastline in Maryland, including the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coasts. Since 1991, the National Aquarium's Animal Rescue team has responded to more than 480 animals in distress and has rehabilitated and released nearly 100 marine animals back to their natural environment. Many of these animals are endangered or threatened, so every individual introduced back into the natural environment has the opportunity to add to the genetic diversity of the species. Research, satellite tracking, and outreach education are also significant components of Animal Rescue. Every animal that is rehabilitated and released is an opportunity to raise awareness and get the public involved in helping to conserve and protect our marine resources. South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program: In partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program works to rescue, rehabilitate and release sea turtles that strand along the South Carolina coast. Located in the Aquarium, the Sea Turtle Hospital admits 20 to 30 sea turtles each year. Many of these animals are in critical condition and some are too sick to save. According to SCDNR, over the last 10 years the average number of sea turtle standings on South Carolina beaches each year is 130. Of these, roughly 10% are alive and successfully transported to the Sea Turtle Hospital. To date, the South Carolina Aquarium has successfully rehabilitated and released 99 sea turtles and is currently treating5 patients. The average cost for each patient's treatment is $36 a day with the average length of stay reaching nine months. South Carolina Aquarium: The South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston's most visited attraction, features thousands of amazing aquatic animals from river otters and sharks to loggerhead turtles in more than 60 exhibits representing the rich biodiversity of South Carolina from the mountains to the sea. Dedicated to promoting education and conservation, the Aquarium also presents fabulous views of Charleston harbor and interactive exhibits and programs for visitors of all ages. The South Carolina Aquarium, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and is open Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Aquarium is closed Thanksgiving Day, half day Dec. 24 (open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Dec. 25. Admission prices are: Toddler's (3 and under) free; Youth (4-12) $14.95; Adults (13+) $24.95. The Aquarium plus the 4D Theater experience is free for Toddler's, $19.95 for Children, $29.95 for Adults. The 4D Theater experience only is $6.95 for Children and adults, and free for Members. For more information call 843-720-1990 or visit scaquarium.org. Memberships are available by calling 843-577-FISH. Categories: Conservation, Animals


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Series: Phantoms #1
Published by Entangled: Covet on January 26th 2015
Pages: 200
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A Catherine Award-Winning Book from Bestselling Author Kelly Moran!
The ghosts of her family's estate on the coast of Maine never troubled Ava Trumble. When she finally inherits the historic mansion, however, there's a small string attached: Ava has exactly one year to solve a 200-year-old mystery of a missing girl, or lose her family's home...The lead investigator for paranormal TV show Phantoms, Jackson Granger, is prepared for any metaphysical encounter—until now. It's not just the uncanny sense of "coming home" or even his reaction to the fiery redhead who seems to consume his every waking thought. No, it's that the ghosts are using Jackson and Ava's attraction to play out a centuries-old tragedy. Heartbreak. Loss. Overwhelming passion. Now Jackson and Ava must determine if they're sharing something real...or if they've been possessed by a love that never died.
It might be love…but will they survive the night?
A ghostly, tragic love story of the 18th century comes to light when the crew of reality tv-series Phantoms visits the Trumble Mansion but what Ava Trumble doesn't expect is the hard and fast connection to Jackson, the show's charismatic leader. But something else is at stake here too: the mansion, which Ava is desperately trying to keep in the family's hands and her strong ties to home and heritage are exactly what Jackson has been running away from all his life.
I lost loads of sleep over this one, drawn in by Kelly Moran's persuasive writing. Even though I could never really change my mind about Jackson being a phony cad, Ava's strength of character amazed me where I would have been creeped out at every turn at every ghostly happening. It's hard to fully get on board with the relationship when so much of it seems to be driven by lust and because I typically despise male characters who roam with no commitment, I particularly loved Ava's unwavering stance on what she stood for.
And yes, Phantoms turned out overall, to be unexpectedly brilliant. As soon as the last page was turned, I jumped straight into the beginning pages of the second book, eager for Kerry and Paul to get their own spooky ever after.


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If you're looking for something to get you out of that peachy pink lip color rut you've found yourself in, there's no better place to look than the latest release from Lipstick Queen. Naturally, the line's lip focus lends itself to giving beauty fans plenty to fawn over, but its latest, Lipstick Queen Queen Bee ($22), is one product that looks great and keeps your pout looking great, too. The subtly shimmering honey-gold hue is the perfect thing to layer over colors you already own (and love), plus it's packed with nourishing ingredients that'll keep you coming back — and have your lips healthier with ever swipe.
"This is like a spa day for your lips — it really puts the 'treat' into treatment!" says Poppy King, founder of Lipstick Queen.
The sheer gold bullet is enriched with royal jelly, which ensures lips remain super-soft and plump. Queen Bee also contains chamomile and sunflower extract to help soothe sore, chapped lips — which is par for the course when you're wearing this season's matte lips. Wear this shade on its own for a glowing radiance or layer it over a bold red for a gradient of gold on your pout. It's pretty over just about anything, but we'd recommend putting it over a matte shade to give it a summery shift. Keep it on hand through fall and winter, too, because we can imagine just how great it'd look over a bold berry and flattering nude when the weather finally cools down.
Available at Bloomingdale's.
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Free Cell Phone and Internet Service
by Izzy Goodman
This may be one of those times where a deal sounds too good to be true but actually is true.
Free Internet
Several years ago, I bought a device for $15 from a company called Freedompop which claimed it would give me free internet service wirelessly. I thought it would be a good backup for the rare occasions when my internet service was interrupted. Unfortunately, it did not work in my area. I gave it to my son who has no internet service at all at home. Though he lives only a mile away, it worked for him. He was in school the whole day, so he didn't need much when he came home except for checking email. In the period he used it, he never went over the free limit. So for the one-time payment of $15, he got hours of internet service.
A few years later, the device stopped working, so I went to the Freedompop website, expecting to learn that they were out of business. Not only weren't they, they were now offering better deals including free cell phone service. For the free internet they are no longer offering that little $15 box. Instead they are offering far more robust boxes starting at $49. You buy the box once and you get a limited amount of free service every month. You can subscribe to better plans which offer more.
Free Cell Phone Service
They offer a similar deal for free cell phone service. Since I work out of an office the whole day, I never felt the need for a cell phone. But once in a while I go out and then it would be nice to stay connected. They have two plans. If you already have a phone, you can buy their sim card and put it in. My son bought the card for 25 cents hoping he would eventually find a phone to put it in. I paid Freedompop $30 (total, including the shipping) for a Huawei refurbished cell phone which was sent to me. The detailed instructions I was emailed made it easy to install the software. Since my office line is a Magicjack, I installed the Magicjack app on the cell phone which turns it into an extension of my main line. Now if someone calls me, it rings both in the office and on the cell phone. If I return the call from the cell phone, it shows my office line as the calling number. Because it is a cell phone, I can now receive texts - something I couldn't before. Another plus is that Magicjack does not provide call waiting caller ID. If I am on the phone and another call comes in, I hear a beep but I have no idea who is calling. Now that number shows up on my cell phone so if it is an important call, I can put the first caller on hold. Otherwise, I can call back the second caller since I now have their number.
The free plan gives me 200 minutes a month, 500 texts and a half gig of internet access. For $11 a month, I get unlimited calling and texting. Then there are incremental fees if I want to increase the internet limit.
But the plan gets better. I only get charged if I use Freedompop's mobile connection. If I use my own wireless connection at home or wherever I happen to be, it does not get charged against my account. So those 200 minutes are actually be much more.
Phone Service Like A Budget Airline
Freedompop adds extra charges for services other companies include as standard. They have something called PremiumVoice which is supposed to make call quality better. That is $10 extra a month. I saw no difference with it on or off. If you want live tech support, it is $6 a month. Otherwise you can post a message on their site and wait a few days for a reply. They have a list of other services and fees (such as backing up your data online) but I found no reason to go through them. I removed all extra services from my plan before the end of the one month trial period.
Call Quality
Here is where the news is bittersweet. Call quality was perfect in my area and for several miles around. When I made a 70 mile trip to my son in the next state, I was able to take calls in the car on Route 9 (I wasn't driving but if I was, I could use bluetooth). The call quality was fine. But when I reached my destination of Lakewood, New Jersey, I had trouble making calls. The other person could barely hear me (with PremiumVoice active) and we eventually gave up. I drove 20 minutes away to Brick, New Jersey and calls could not be completed at all. The other line wouldn't ring. Later when I was in Brooklyn and again in New York City, a few incoming calls did not ring the phone but I found them later in my incoming call list.
My conclusion
If you absolutely need a 100% reliable cell phone and are out of your home or office a lot, this service is not for you. I would recommend MetroPCS (We pay $25 a month for unlimited phone, text and Internet and received free phones with the plan.) But this phone is perfect if coverage is good in your local area and you have one of the following situations:
- you have magicjack, google voice or a VOIP service which forwards to the cell phone
- you are near a phone most of the day, so you don't really NEED a cell phone but it's nice to have
-you have children who whine that they want a cell phone but you don't feel like buying one and then spending $20 and up a month for service.
-your home line is tied up a lot and you would like a second line.
Warning about selecting the plan
When you first sign up, they automatically enroll you in their premiere plan and add on premiere services (this is all included in your first month trial at no charge). After the first month, you would be paying $35 a month. When you try to downgrade your service you discover that the free plan is not listed. If you go to support, you will find instructions both on downgrading your plan and on removing the premium service (which must be done separately). You will get a lot of warnings and a few offers as you do this so you have to be persistent. It took me about 5 minutes to downgrade to the free plan and remove premium service. I was also emailed confirmation.
I now have two phones on the Freedompop free plan. One is for my 85-year-old father who attends lectures around the local neighborhood. He didn't want the expense of a cell phone but for a one-time payment of $30, he can now be reached when he is out of the house. The other is my business line. It comes in very handy to check email and receive calls when I'm out of the house, to make mobile deposits and when we were having electrical work done on the house and the power was off for hours, it let me keep in touch with customers. I have never come close to using the amount of calls and texts provided free.


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Closed kinematic chains with revolute joints
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Is it possible to make closed kinematic chains with bars and revolute joints, and have them stay connected while adjusting joint angles? I've been playing with a five-bar planar manipulator model, and not achieving success. I'm quite new to OnShape, so may be building my assembly incorrectly.
My play model is at: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/953be8731a3021a4fde4e2bf/w/b266e1e6c74cca763dd277a0/e/7bbe4b301279a0e277061bad
-- Ralph
My play model is at: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/953be8731a3021a4fde4e2bf/w/b266e1e6c74cca763dd277a0/e/7bbe4b301279a0e277061bad
-- Ralph
Hi @ralph_stirling - your doc is shared as a link and can't be copied/edited - please make it public. Try fixing the orange base (right-click / fix) so that the whole thing doesn't move around.0
Thanks Neil. I've shared it and fixed the base.0
You can't add a revolute mate to attach the last two links because it introduces tolerance errors (this is a system limitation and not anything to do with what you are trying to do). Use a cylindrical mate instead.


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D. Moor (Orlov), 1921
This is a very famous poster by Dmitry Moor (Orlov) – a classic political poster artist. His style was based on black and white ink drawings with the emphasizing color accents. His pseudonym Moor was taken from Friedrich Schiller's melodrama "The Robbers", and suited his temper well – he was stern and energetic, lacking humor sometimes.
"Help!" shows a Russian starving peasant and a broken wheat crop. By 1921 the Civil War between the Red Army and the White army was almost over. The war seriously destabilized the country's economy: the population decreased by 10 mln people, industry output was 7 times smaller compared to the pre-revolution level, all consumer goods were in permanent shortage. The Communist Government tried to replenish the income by the same old measures – through extraction of food from peasants. But the War Communism years exhausted the agriculture. There were not many kulaks (prosperous peasants) left, so the farming was not effective. Besides the peasants lacked incentive – why work harder, if the yield was to be confiscated anyway. The government responded by increasing the quotas for food requisition putting forward the famous slogan "Those who don't work – don't eat". The peasants were left enough food to barely survive, so when the draught of 1921 emerged, the fierce famine struck.
Lenin made the most of the situation. The famine was weakening the peasantry, which still was the major political force in the country and it also allowed to attack the Russian Orthodox Church: the churches were striped on the ground that the valuables would help the starving victims. Also the communists were receiving international aid and kept selling their own grain abroad at the same time, as they desperately needed funding to retain power. The famine took millions of lives and along with the Kronshtadt Rebellion forced Lenin to change the political course and ease the extreme tension in the society. This new policy was called


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From the moment the film begins, the chase is on. London, 3:07am: Kelly, whose eye is badly beaten, and Joanne momentarily hide out in a public restroom waiting for the next train to Brighton. How these two girls met and why they are running for their lives is told in a series of flashbacks as they make their way to what they hope is a safe house by the beach. But they aren't the only ones whose lives are in danger as Kelly's pimp Derek has 24 hours to find the girls or else an unhappy client will kill him.
Where can you go when innocence has nowhere to hide? The answer lies somewhere between LONDON TO BRIGHTON.
In director Giuseppe Tornatore's (CINEMA PARADISO) haunting story of mystery and love, a Russian woman named Irena (Xenia Rappoport) calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter (Clara Dossena), Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family. Like an intricately constructed jigsaw puzzle, THE UNKNOWN WOMAN reveals piece by piece the enigma of Irena's past.
'Tis Autumn - The Search for Jackie Paris is a documentary film that comprehensively examines the groundbreaking jazz vocalist's life and art – his meteoric rise, enigmatic career, and mysterious life, asking the question: How much do we need to know of an artists' life to appreciate their art?
'Tis Autumn is about what it is to live the life of a jazz innovator and what becomes of a performing genius when world he helped to create disappears.
Didier Travolta (Franck Dubosc) has the cutest disco moves in the whole town. Or at least he did back in the 80s when he ruled the dance floor with his group, The Bee Kings. But all of Didier's big dreams and money-making schemes came to nothing. Now he's unemployed, living with his mother and separated from his wife, who raises their son in England. Didier wants to take his boy on vacation and sees his chance when local impresario François Jackson (Gérard Depardieu) decides to relaunch the Gin Fizz nightclub with a disco-dancing contest. The prize is a trip to Australia. Didier calls his Bee Kings buddies and asks dance teacher France Navarre (Emmanuelle Béart) to get them back into shape, but the competition is hotter than ever...
Real estate developer Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) is one of the recent Irish economic boom's most dazzling success stories: a man of humble origins who has built a formidable empire in prosperous, if traffic-snarled, Dublin. But Liam's past holds a secret that even he isn't aware of—one that threatens to destroy everything he values. When a stranger with a remarkable resemblance to O'Leary manages to take control of his business and his family, Liam must marshal all the cunning and determination that took him to the top of the financial heap to survive and unravel the mystery behind his doppelganger.


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Based on the continued recommendation of the Mayor and other government officials that we stay at home to help stop the spread of the virus, Midtown services and events are suspended until further notice.
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It's simple. We want to be a movement that actually witnesses people being transformed by the life-giving message of Jesus Christ. We believe that we are called to carry out that mission by planting many different congregations throughout the city of Nashville and beyond.
Midtown Fellowship is one church that is made up of multiple congregations. Right now, we have four congregations in unique parts of the city – 12 South, Crieve Hall, East Nashville and Granny White. Each of these congregations has its own dedicated staff, but all of our staff works together toward a single vision. Our hope is that each campus would serve to create an intimate venue for people to hear the gospel, build Christ-centered community and grow in maturity.
Midtown is one church with 4 congregations around Nashville. Creating a movement of gospel transformation through multiple congregations.


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Hello everyone! Another artist inspired drawing today. I recently was invited to Brixton with a friend to go and see Lianne La Havas, who was amazing.
I wasn't that familiar with her work before I went, having only heard her in the Live Lounge when she was performing What You Don't Do. That being said, she was totally brilliant and an amazing live performer. Her music is totally unlike anything else going on at the minute, and despite not knowing any words, I've had her tunes in my head all week.
Definitely recommend, shoutout to Jenny for taking me (a legitimate shout out as I know she secretly reads my blog).
Until next time,