First of all, thank you for all the sweet, uplifting e-mails, messages, and calls over my homesickness. I didn't intend it to be a 'cry for help,' but I guess it sort of was. And all of the support I received from across the world helped. I'm feeling so much better and rejuvenated.
Maybe you're thinking, "Wait…she's in paradise, not working, and can sleep in every day. How can she be feeling sad?!" At least that's what I was asking myself. But I faced the truth…it can be lonely. I was feeling very homesick and wanting to buy a plane ticket home after getting into a negative headspace. I was missing my family and friends, and I am surrounded by groups friends and couples on their vacations. It finally hit me in a bad way, but thankfully I was uplifted by lots of people reaching out.
Sending all my love your way. Sama sama.
The day after my meltdown, I was on a mission: find a new place to live. Diver's Cafe was wonderful – amazing location, affordable price, and I made a couple friends out of the staff. But one of the things that made me feel I needed to look elsewhere is the fact that I had no wi-fi. I haaaaaate hate hate that wi-fi is even an issue, but it started frustrating me enough that I wanted to move. I could get okay wi-fi in the restaurant, but I was tired of running down several flights of stairs and across the street to check messages. And even then, it had to be just the right wind for me to connect to anything. Plus, it was strange having FaceTime conversations with people and having a bunch of diners and divers all around me. And e-mails? Forget it. Wouldn't load if my life depended on it.
Worst part was I couldn't write. I'd have to walk somewhere else to use their wi-fi. I'm not opposed to that, but I always had to buy something in order to use their wi-fi. So in my own room, I couldn't write, have real conversations with family and friends on FaceTime, or even stream a video. Part of the allure of Bali is disconnecting from technology and social media, but if I'm here all alone for a long time, I need to have easy connection back home.
Everyone in Amed has a cousin or a friend with bungalows or a homestay, so I was told to check out this cheap place near Diver's. I walked into the room and the sound effect from the shower scene in the movie "Psycho" immediately started playing in my head. Dead cockroaches in the corner. ZERO view since it's tucked back into a local village. I sat on the bed and noticed cat prints on the pillow cases. Then I saw the bath in the bathroom and thought, "Oh how nice – a bathtub!" Then I walked closer and thought, "What died in this bathtub?!?" Veto on this room, regardless of how cheap it is.
I had good feelings about Good Karma Bungalows. I'd eaten lunch there before and loved the vibe, the staff, and the food. When I walked in, I spoke with Made and she showed me an affordable bungalow. No air-con and open-air. Strikes one and two. I wouldn't get sleep and I'd get eaten alive by mosquitos! Third strike was no wi-fi. Again, I didn't want to have to be in the restaurant to keep in touch or write. Made was so sweet that she told me about their other location that has wi-fi and air-con.
The other location… Made hopped on her scooter and led me down the road to the other bungalows. I started laughing when I walked through the gate. I was looking at the most beautiful bungalows with their own private lawns. She opened the door to the bungalow and it was two levels, the bottom had a huge couch with a TV (TV's are very rare in Amed) and huge windows looking out onto the lawn and the water. I didn't even let her show me upstairs because I knew this one wouldn't happen. She said, "I talk to owner. Maybe he will do something special for me because I like you and you are good." I appreciated her earnestness, but the cost of this bungalow for two nights is my entire monthly budget. Sure enough, the "big boss" showed up, didn't even shake my hand, and had about a 30-second conversation with Made before he walked away. Not one English word was said. She looked back at me and said, "I'm sorry." I actually loved that she tried – very bold.
There were a few more that were okay but I ultimately knew they weren't right. Creepy owner; too far away from the hustle and bustle; a driveway that I literally would die scootering on; and an owner that bargained so hard and wanted me to cut a deal right then that I felt too much pressure.
Was I being a homestay-zilla?!
I was told about a place on Jemeluk that has a room right on the beach. I've checked out 15 places, why not make it 16?! You know that feeling you get when you just know something is right? As soon as I walked in, I breathed a sigh of relief and knew this would be my home for the month.
Within budget, big room, air-con, hot water, breakfast included, in my favorite neighborhood, private, and I wouldn't die on the driveway. Then the wi-fi test – passed with flying colors (helps that the router is on my balcony). Instead of watching sunrises from my room, I'll be watching sunsets. I shook hands and the deal was done.
But wait, there's more! I have a neighbor from Switzerland who is staying for one month as well. Her name is Francisca and she writes children's books. Soooo yeah, I am meant to be here.
I will miss Room #7 at Diver's and the little chickens that would come and eat by my deck. It was a perfect place to 'land' and I'm happy that I'm still neighbors with them.
But right now, I'm sitting on my deck, writing. My beer and a plate of French fries were delivered to my room and the sun is setting. And literally just as I was about to hit "Post" – fireworks lit up the bay.


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Unasta giudiziaria è una particolare attività processuale che si tiene presso l'ufficio aste giudiziarie dei tribunali, e attraverso cui il giudice dell'esecuzione, a seguito di un'esecuzione immobiliare o di un fallimento, dispone la vendita forzata di uno o più beni mobili o immobili di proprietà dell'esecutato o del fallito, al fine di ottenere una liquidità con la quale soddisfare, in tutto o in parte, i creditori intervenuti nel processo.

Tipi di asta
L'asta può avvenire secondo diverse modalità telematiche attraverso la vendita "senza incanto" La vendita senza incanto viene adottata per i beni immobili, mentre per i beni mobili, specie se di piccolo valore, il giudice può adottare anche la vendita a trattativa privata.

L'asta prevede che, in caso di più offerenti, si svolga una gara.

La gara si svolge in udienza davanti al giudice o a un suo delegato, secondo le modalità indicate più avanti.

Nella vendita senza incanto l'offerta è immediatamente impegnativa per chi la presenta; non è quindi possibile revocarla e, se si è l'unico offerente, si è obbligati all'acquisto; in caso di rifiuto si perde la cauzione. L'aggiudicazione fatta in udienza è definitiva; fatti salvi i rari casi di istanza di assegnazione qualora il prezzo di aggiudicazione non raggiunga la base d'asta.

Modalità di partecipazione alle aste

Le vendite relative agli immobili soggetti a esecuzione immobiliare o procedure fallimentari e concorsuali sono effettuate dai magistrati del Tribunale, o per delega, dai notai, avvocati o commercialisti (Legge 3 agosto 1998, n. 302).

Tutti possono partecipare all'acquisto di immobili sottoposti a pignoramento o fallimento, con l'eccezione del debitore esecutato o fallito (art. 579 c.p.c.).
Se l'offerente non vorrà o potrà partecipare fisicamente all'udienza, dovrà dare procura speciale notarile.

Nel caso infine in cui l'offerente, nella sua offerta, non voglia rivelare il proprio nome (cd. offerta per persona da nominare), riservandosi di comunicarlo solo entro 3 giorni dopo l'aggiudicazione avvenuta, dovrà servirsi di un avvocato (art. 583 c.p.c.).

Le modalità dell'incanto sono contenute nell'ordinanza di vendita; in particolare l'eventuale suddivisione dei beni in uno o più lotti, il prezzo base dell'incanto, il giorno e l'ora dell'incanto, l'ammontare della cauzione, la misura minima dell'aumento delle offerte e il termine, non superiore a 120 giorni dall'aggiudicazione, entro il quale il prezzo deve essere depositato e le modalità di deposito (art. 581 c.p.c.).

L'offerta di partecipazione all'incanto deve essere depositata nella Cancelleria del Tribunale (Sezione Esecuzione Immobiliare o Sezione Fallimentare) ovvero secondo le indicazioni del Delegato o Curatore, con l'indicazione della procedura e dei beni (Lotti) che si intende acquistare (art. 580 c.p.c.). Alla domanda soggetta all'imposta di bollo di 16,00 euro deve allegarsi generalmente il 10% della offerta fatta; alcuni tribunali chiedono anche, in aggiunta, un deposito per spese. È necessario comunque far riferimento all'ordinanza del singolo giudice o all'avviso di vendita anche per sapere a chi deve essere intestato l'assegno (es. procedura esecutiva, oppure Giudice dell'Esecuzione o ancora Giudice del Fallimento, ovvero Fallimento o Notaio Delegato). La domanda deve essere depositata solitamente entro le ore 13:00 del giorno precedente la vendita.

La domanda è presentata in busta chiusa, senza che all'esterno sia indicato il nome dell'offerente (art. 571 c.p.c.); è invece identificato chi materialmente la consegna. Gli assegni sono inseriti all'interno di essa.

Gli assegni, che valgono a titolo di anticipo sul prezzo e sugli oneri di aggiudicazione, vengono restituiti al termine della gara in caso di mancata aggiudicazione.

In sede d'asta gli acquirenti effettuano rilanci a voce, con aumenti superiori al rilancio minimo stabilito nel bando.
Quando sarà rimasto un solo compratore interessato al rilancio, il lotto viene aggiudicato con un verbale di aggiudicazione temporanea.

Una volta in presenza di aggiudicazione, l'aggiudicatario deve versare nel termine (massimo 120 gg.) e nel modo indicato dal delegato alla vendita il prezzo oltre le imposte e le spese accessorie. In caso di inadempienza dell'aggiudicatario nel termine stabilito, il giudice pronuncia con decreto la decadenza dell'aggiudicatario e la perdita della intera cauzione (oltre al pagamento dell'eventuale differenza tra il proprio prezzo di aggiudicazione non saldato e un prezzo di aggiudicazione inferiore dell'asta successiva) a titolo di multa e quindi dispone un nuovo incanto (art. 587 c.p.c.)

In alcuni casi le aste non ricevono offerte (cd. "asta deserta"): in questo caso è compito del giudice stabilire una nuova data per un'altra asta, solitamente con prezzo di partenza ridotto.

Possibilità di esaminare i beni prima della offerta

La legge (art. 560 c.p.c.) stabilisce che il giudice, in previsione della vendita, nomini un custode dei beni e che stabilisca nella sua ordinanza le modalità con i quali gli interessati all'acquisto possano prendere visione dei beni stessi.
Per gli immobili, il custode, in genere previo appuntamento, accompagna in loco gli interessati.

L'interessato ha anche diritto di consultare la relazione di stima che viene redatta, su richiesta del giudice, da un esperto da lui nominato.
In quasi tutti i casi è possibile scaricare tale documento dal sito del Tribunale (vedi sotto); altrimenti si può interpellare il Custode o la Cancelleria.

Che cosa viene venduto nelle aste
Nelle aste giudiziarie possono essere venduti sia beni mobili sia immobili. In ogni asta può essere presente uno o più lotti. Si elencano qui di seguito, le categorie di lotti più frequenti:

Asta mobiliare

motoveicoli, autovetture, motocicli, furgoni, camion, autoarticolati, rimorchi, imbarcazioni, motori, autocarri, attrezzature, utensili, arredi casa, arredi ufficio, scaffalature, computer, impianti di produzione, strutture in legno e metallo, pannelli solari, frigoriferi, forni per pizza, oggetti d'arte, quadri, gioielli, abbigliamento, materie prime, semi lavorati, prodotti finiti.

Asta immobiliare
abitazione, albergo, alloggio, appartamento, azienda, azienda agricola, azienda commerciale, bifamiliare, cantina, capannone, capannone industriale, cava, complesso aziendale, complesso immobiliare, complesso industriale, edificio, edificio industriale, fabbricato, fabbricato commerciale, Fabbricato industriale, fabbricato rurale, garage, laboratorio, lastrico solare, locale, locale commerciale, locale magazzino, magazzino, monolocale, negozio, opificio, palazzina, pizzeria, podere, posto auto, ripostiglio, terreno, terreno edificabile, ufficio, unità immobiliare, villa, villino.

Pubblicazione
Le modalità di pubblicazione degli avvisi di vendita sono definite dalla legge del 14 maggio 2005, n. 80. L'articolo 490 del Codice di procedura civile prevede che, in caso di vendita all'asta di beni mobili e immobili derivanti da un atto esecutivo, venga pubblicato un avviso contenente tutti i dati di pubblico interesse. L'avviso deve essere affisso per tre giorni consecutivi nell'albo dell'ufficio giudiziario davanti al quale si svolge il procedimento esecutivo.

Se il valore dei beni mobili supera i 25.000 euro o sono presenti immobili, l'avviso deve essere pubblicato anche in appositi siti internet e in quotidiani nazionali almeno 45 giorni prima del termine di presentazione delle offerte o della data dell'asta, congiuntamente a copia dell'ordinanza del giudice e a una stima dei beni (ai sensi dell'art. 173-bis del codice di procedura civile).
Se lo ritiene opportuno, il giudice può stabilire la diffusione della notizia anche con altri mezzi pubblicitari.

Molti tribunali (ad es. quelli del distretto di Milano) pubblicano periodicamente tutti gli annunci su uno o più quotidiani riunendoli in una sola pagina dedicata; è quindi possibile informarsi in una volta sola, periodicamente, di tutte le vendite di quel tribunale. È utile informarsi presso le Cancellerie o sul sito internet dell'ufficio per conoscere la data di pubblicazione.

Nell'avviso d'asta viene omesso il nome del debitore per tutelarne la riservatezza.

Valutazione di convenienza
La questione più ricorrente è capire se conviene comprare a un'asta giudiziaria.

La partecipazione a un'asta giudiziaria può essere generalmente conveniente soprattutto a seguito di asta deserta, per cui il prezzo viene ribassato a una nuova messa in asta, ed essere di conseguenza un buon investimento. In pratica non conviene acquistare a primo incanto. Talvolta il bene, soprattutto se beni mobili come auto, imbarcazioni, attrezzature varie, ecc., viene messo in vendita a cifre irrisorie dopo precedenti aste deserte, vanificando oltretutto la garanzia di soddisfazione da parte dei creditori che hanno promosso il pignoramento.

Generalmente non è conveniente acquistare immobili o terreni indivisibili e non in piena proprietà e messi in asta quindi per una sola quota, la quale può essere variabile. Se tale quota è la sola pignorabile, all'acquisto si entra in comproprietà del bene con altri e di conseguenza non se ne ottiene il pieno godimento; è possibile che oltre ai vantaggi dei possibili introiti percentuali derivanti da eventuali affitti, ci possano essere al contrario ulteriori oneri per gestione, ristrutturazione obbligatoria degli immobili e spese condominiali. Un esempio è dato dal possibile acquisto di una frazione di proprietà pari a 1⁄2 o 1⁄3 di un normale appartamento che non può essere ovviamente utilizzato, se non pagando una quota di affitto agli altri comproprietari, nel caso che questa possibilità venga comunque concessa. Di conseguenza è molto difficile rivenderlo per liberarsi da ulteriori complicazioni e per tentare di ottenere un ricavo dall'operazione globale. Inoltre è praticamente impossibile utilizzarlo nel caso che l'immobile sia già abitato e le rimanenti quote siano intestate agli occupanti l'immobile, soprattutto se residenti in regime di prima casa. Può essere conveniente invece l'acquisto di una quota di immobili di prestigio come appartamenti storici, ville o locali commerciali venduti a prezzo ribassato e per cui un eventuale introito garantisca quantomeno la redditività dell'investimento.

Altro aspetto molto importante da considerare per la relativa convenienza nel caso di aste relative ad appartamenti ed edifici è la effettiva regolarità in tutti gli aspetti del bene acquistato, come concessioni edilizie, abusi edilizi parziali e/o necessità di modifiche o demolizioni necessarie per riportare l'immobile alla regolarità. In tal caso si può incorrere in ulteriori spese e gravami per ottenere la relativa sanatoria ed eventuale certificato di abitabilità, necessario per rivendere l'immobile e ottenere nel caso anche mutui. Conviene quindi porre particolare attenzione alla relazione tecnica allegata alla perizia dello stato dell'immobile e alla sua planimetria, altrimenti il rischio è quello di vanificare l'investimento, con la reale possibilità di perdere ulteriormente anche parte del capitale investito.
In certi casi è inoltre necessario l'accertamento di reale disponibilità del bene immobile, nel caso sia utilizzato in regime di possesso da un terzo non avente causa che abbia la possibilità di richiedere atto di proprietà per usucapione anche a seguito di pignoramento per avvenuto raggiungimento dei termini legali.

Infine, aspetto non trascurabile, è la corretta valutazione della documentazione presente e in particolare della perizia di stima del bene oggetto dell'asta. Occorre infatti considerare il periodo storico di redazione della stessa soprattutto per valutare eventuali scostamenti temporali che possono avere effetti sul valore attuale rispetto a quello stimato. Un esempio è dato dalla volatilità del mercato immobiliare che può rendere una perizia di stima diversa (per difetto o eccesso) rispetto al momento attuale. Lo stesso vale per le condizioni materiali dell'immobile che per effetto di un periodo troppo lungo di tempo trascorso, può aver avuto peggioramenti sostanziali rispetto alla valutazione.

Incongruenza
L'esecuzione forzata, una estrema forma giudiziaria spesso preceduta da una procedura concorsuale, è utilizzata per riuscire a risarcire creditori o esecutori, ma perde spesso totalmente di efficacia poiché non si sono ottenute le cifre necessarie a pagare i debiti e si è agito nei confronti di soggetti, generalmente imprenditori e artigiani, non più in grado di onorare dei debiti contratti per pagare servizi e forniture per svariati fattori come:
sopraggiunti stati di malattia grave e impossibilità di continuare a lavorare
crisi finanziaria, quindi mancanza di ordini o di consumi e di relativa liquidità
essi stessi sono creditori nei confronti di altri e/o dello stesso Stato, per cui non sono riusciti a ottenere soddisfazione dei loro crediti
inaccessibilità a crediti e finanziamenti di origine bancaria per reddito insufficiente o perché inseriti nei registri dei cattivi pagatori

Di conseguenza con il pignoramento dei beni le imprese non sono più in grado di pagare i loro debiti poiché non disponendo più di impianti, attrezzature e immobili, non sono certamente in grado di risollevarsi e quindi di garantire l'occupazione ai titolari delle imprese e ai loro dipendenti che si trovano da un giorno all'altro senza lavoro e senza nessun'altra fonte di reddito.

Vi sono innumerevoli strutture industriali pignorate e abbandonate al degrado poiché non vi sono fondi per la custodia e la manutenzione. In attesa di vendita, dato che le relative aste nonostante i ribassi vanno deserte, queste perdono completamente di valore e anzi hanno un alto costo di gestione burocratica e fiscale. In taluni casi i costi relativi allo smaltimento di coperture in eternit, amianto e di altri materiali tossici sono talmente elevati e superiori al valore degli immobili che non è quindi possibile riuscire a vendere anche con ulteriori ribassi, ma è necessario addirittura offrire una contropartita economica e di defiscalizzazione per gli eventuali interessati che ne vogliano entrare in possesso e realizzare ulteriori attività imprenditoriali.

Aste famose

Nel 2003 una particolare asta giudiziaria del Tribunale di Milano ha suscitato molta attenzione e curiosità in Italia, per via della peculiarità degli oggetti venduti.

La vendita derivava dal fallimento della società di Angelino Borra e Caterino Borra proprietari di Radio 101, in relazione al crack Credieuronord, ed ebbe grande risonanza sia per le dimensioni e per il gran numero di lotti, sia per il fatto di essere una delle prime in Italia a essere gestite prevalentemente online, sia per la particolarità di alcuni lotti.

Tra gli oggetti all'incanto vi erano
 19 aerei, tra cui alcuni militari, e addirittura un C-130; si trattava in prevalenza di rottami
 1.188 motociclette
 11 elicotteri, di cui alcuni militari
 62 auto, comprese alcune di lusso e d'epoca, in parte rottami
 46 veicoli militari
 136 apparecchi radio d'epoca
e altri oggetti di varie categorie merceologiche per un totale di 3.075 unità, per un totale di oltre 2 milioni di euro.

Altro fatto che ha destato molto clamore è quello avvenuto nel 2011 della messa all'asta da parte del tribunale di Milano di numerosi lussuosi villaggi turistici sparsi in varie mete tropicali appartenenti al noto tour operator I Viaggi del Ventaglio e per cui al momento del fallimento molti viaggiatori si sono trovati in una situazione difficile mentre ancora trascorrevano le vacanze. Si sono tentate numerose soluzioni ma infine i giudici fallimentari hanno deciso per il fallimento mettendo all'asta i vari villaggi turistici per riuscire a fronteggiare l'ingente somma debitoria, ammontante a circa 200 milioni di euro.

Sempre nel 2011 in Sardegna si è aperto un clamoroso dibattito relativo a Equitalia che ha pignorato terreni, fabbricati, insediamenti produttivi, attrezzature e case a seguito di ingiunzione nei confronti di agricoltori, allevatori e pastori che avendo richiesto un contributo governativo poi non corrisposto e per cui le aziende si sono rese insolventi nei confronti di numerosi creditori tra cui lo stesso Stato per i mancati versamenti contributivi. È stato quindi creato un movimento che ha organizzato numerose forme di protesta contro i pignoramenti. La Regione Sardegna si è attivata varando un piano chiamato Piattaforma di Novazione per cui si è richiesto ai giudici fallimentari di emettere una sospensiva dei pignoramenti e di ristrutturare i debiti con forme di rifinanziamento anche con garanzie da parte di parenti.

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Voci correlate
 Asta (compravendita)
 Tribunale
 Giudice
 Fallimento (diritto)
 Pignoramento
 Insolvenza
 Esecuzione forzata
 Usura
 Pre-asta

Diritto processuale civile

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Graeme Gilling
Graeme Gilling is an accomplished WASO pianist and musician. He is an Assistant Professor and the head of Keyboard Studies at UWA, with a special focus on collaborative performance and a love of teaching.
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Christina Nicholson
Christina Nicholson is a registered landscape architect and a lecturer at the UWA School of Design.
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James Ledger
James Ledger is an ARIA award winner, renowned composer and senior lecturer in composition at the UWA Conservatorium of Music.
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Nicole Wilson-Rogers
Nicole Wilson-Rogers is a lecturer and researcher in the UWA Law School in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Professor John Kinder
Professor John Kinder is a respected linguist, Italian language and culture specialist, author, language researcher and educator at The University of Western Australia.
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Dr Dale Adams
Dr Dale Adams is a lecturer in German language, literature and culture in UWA's Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, and Deputy Head of Education (Enterprise) for the School of Humanities.
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Dr Bonnie Thomas
Dr Bonnie Thomas is a senior lecturer of French language and literature. Dr Thomas conducts research on francophone Caribbean literature and is nationally awarded for her teaching abilities.
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Dr Liudmila Tarabashkina
Dr Liudmila Tarabashkina is a researcher at the UWA Business School and a marketing research consultant focusing on empowering consumers, assisting government with policy making and helping firms with strategic marketing communication.
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Suzanne Wijsman
A highly experienced teacher and performer, Suzanne Wijsman has initiated many research projects aimed at improving the health and performance of musicians and music students.
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Professor Jac Birt
Professor Jac Birt is the Head of the Accounting and Finance department within the UWA Business School. She holds research interests in contemporary accounting issues.
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Professor Michael Blakeney
Michael Blakeney is a UWA Law School Winthrop Professor and an international authority on intellectual property and agriculture.
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Dr Ionat Zurr
Dr Ionat Zurr is a pioneering artist and researcher in bioart.
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Professor David Gilchrist
Professor David Gilchrist is a researcher and teacher in accounting and economic policy whose current research focuses on the NDIS.
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Dr Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
Dr Tony Hughes-d'Aeth is Discipline Chair for English and Literary Studies at UWA, and is the Director of the Westerly Centre.
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Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor
Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor is the Discipline Chair for History within the School of Humanities, and the Director of the Centre for Western Australian History.
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Dr Catherine Noske
Dr Catherine Noske is editor of Westerly magazine and a lecturer in English and creative writing within the School of Humanities at UWA.
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Dr Nicholas Bannan
Dr Nicholas Bannan is an Associate Professor of the UWA Conservatorium of Music. He is an internationally renowned composer and conductor, with a special interest in the evolutionary origins of music in our species.
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Professor Alistair Paterson
Professor Alistair Paterson is an archaeologist, Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and professor at the UWA School of Social Sciences.
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Dr Zhangxin (Frank) Liu
Dr Zhangxin (Frank) Liu is a UWA finance lecturer and researcher, specialising in the exploitation of market sentiment from financial derivatives markets.
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Associate Professor Andrew R Timming
Associate Professor Andrew R Timming is an organisational psychologist and researcher at the UWA Business School exploring how to improve people's working lives.
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Professor Natalie Skead
Professor Natalie Skead is UWA's Dean of Law. She is a national award-winning teacher and prolific researcher in aspects of private law, proceeds of crime and legal education.
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Dr Sarah Collins
Dr Sarah Collins is a lecturer of musicology at the UWA Conservatorium of Music. She seeks to understand the ways in which music and sound shape our culture.
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Dr Julian Bolleter
Dr Julian Bolleter is an urban designer, researcher and teacher, tackling issues facing Australian cities in the 21st century.
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Dr Raquel Bra Núñez
Dr Raquel Bra Núñez is an international Spanish teacher with a passion for linguistics, communication and literature.
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Tracy Redhead
Tracy Redhead is a musician, researcher, composer and lecturer in electronic music, working with data mapping, programming, music interaction and dynamic music.
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Dr Paul Harrigan
Dr Paul Harrigan is an associate professor, published researcher and international consultant at the UWA Business School, specialising in digital and social media marketing.
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Dr Katie Attwell
Dr Katie Attwell is an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow, senior lecturer and academic researcher at the UWA School of Social Sciences.
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Professor Hélène Jaccomard
Professor Hélène Jaccomard is a multilingual lecturer and researcher in the School of Humanities within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Dr Sam Han
Dr Sam Han is an interdisciplinary social scientist within the School of Social Sciences. He holds research interests in social, cultural and critical theory, new media and religion.
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Professor Rick Krever
Professor Rick Krever is a researcher in taxation law and policy, working with international aid agencies and international organisations to help build revenue capacity in developing nations.
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Dr Donella Caspersz
Dr Donella Caspersz is a published researcher, teacher and supervisor at the UWA Business School, specialising in employment relations and family business management.
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Associate Professor Sarah Murray
Sarah Murray's legal and professional career is underpinned by her interest and expertise in community justice and using the law to create a positive impact on society. Practising first as a commercial and community lawyer, Sarah Murray is Associate Professor at UWA
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Dr Cecilia Sun
Dr Cecilia Sun is a lecturer at the UWA Conservatorium of Music. She is a celebrated musician, pianist and promoter of women's studies in music.
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Dr Adam Parr
Dr Adam Parr is a Professor of Practice at the UWA Business School. He brings his experience as an author, investor, strategy expert and global business leader to the School as an advisor.
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Craig McCormack
Craig McCormack is a lecturer and researcher with a passion for teaching architectural design.
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Lara Pinho
Lara Pinho is an award-winning lecturer and architect focused on sustainability and social impact at the School of Design.
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Professor Samina Yasmeen
Professor Samina Yasmeen is an international relations teacher and researcher, working on the objective understanding of Islam and Muslims, their perceptions and impact on Australian and global politics.
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MBA Teaching Fellow Dee Roche
MBA Teaching Fellow Dee Roche is a coordinator and lecturer at the UWA Business School, specialising in leadership, strategic change and transformation.
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Professor Susan Broomhall
Susan Broomhall is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of History, researching the medieval and early modern world.
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Dr Ian Murray
Dr Ian Murray is a Senior Lecturer at the UWA Law School, researching in the areas of resources taxation, not-for-profit tax law and corporate governance.
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Professor Lyn Parker
Professor Lyn Parker is a sociocultural anthropologist and researcher at the UWA School of Social Sciences
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Dr Christopher Mallan
Dr Chris Mallan is a senior lecturer at The University of Western Australia. He is an internationally regarded educator, historian and researcher, with a particular focus on Ancient Rome.
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Dr Nigel Westbrook
Dr Nigel Westbrook is an architectural history researcher, lecturer and research supervisor at the School of Design.
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Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald
Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald is Head of Guitar at the UWA Conservatorium of Music and a passionate performer and teacher.
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Associate Professor Kathryn Prince
Associate Professor Kathryn Prince is a scholar of Shakespeare and teacher of English and Literary Studies in the School of Humanities at UWA.
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Kate Offer
Assistant Professor Kate Offer is a lecturer within UWA's Law School in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Dr Ashley William Smith
Dr Ashley William Smith is a Churchill Fellow, internationally acclaimed clarinet soloist and head of winds and contemporary performance at UWA.
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Dr Caleb Goods
Dr Caleb Goods is a researcher and lecturer, examining two forces that are challenging and changing people's working lives around the world: climate change, and the 'gig' economy.
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Emily Van Eyk
Emily Van Eyk is a practising architect and award-winning teacher in the UWA School of Design.
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Dr Ethan Blue
Ethan Blue is a multi-award-winning teacher, researcher and senior lecturer in History at UWA. His first book Doing Time in the Depression (2012) traces the origins of mass incarceration in the United States.
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Martin Forsey
Martin Forsey is an Associate Professor specialising in education innovation and finding effective and inspiring ways of teaching Australian students.
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Professor Benjamin Reilly
Professor Benjamin Reilly is a political scientist and academic at the UWA School of Social Sciences.
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Andrew Endrey
Andrew Endrey is a professional Chinese translator and Associate Lecturer in the School of Humanities within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Dr Sanjit Kumar Roy
Dr Sanjit Kumar Roy is a senior lecturer in marketing within the UWA Business School. He holds research interests in consumer behaviour and services marketing.
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Dr Fiona Mayne
Dr Fiona Mayne is a lecturer at The University of Western Australia's Graduate School of Education, specialising in technology and childhood education.
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Andrew Foote
Andrew Foote is a Helpmann Award winner, current opera performer and Head of Vocal Studies at the UWA Conservatorium of Music.
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Dr Fernando Jerez
Dr Fernando Jerez is an international award-winning architect, designer and educator at UWA's School of Design.
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Professor Stephen Houghton
Stephen Houghton is a professor in the Graduate School of Education at UWA and a specialist in child psychology and adolescent behaviour.
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Dr Marco Rizzi
Dr Marco Rizzi is an academic lawyer and senior lecturer with the Law School in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Dr Remco Heesen
Dr Remco Heesen is a Philosopher of Science in the School of Humanities, studying the social structure of science, social epistemology and formal epistemology.
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Dr Sam Baron
Dr Sam Baron is a senior lecturer in philosophy and senior research fellow at The University of Western Australia, focusing on time travel and physical theories that deny time is real, and on the nature of mathematical explanation.
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Dr Joe Clare
Assistant Professor Dr Joe Clare is a criminologist researching emergency first responders and prevention-focused policies at UWA's Law School.
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Dr Louise Devenish
Dr Louise Devenish is a Churchill Fellow, multi-award-winning percussionist and Head of Percussion at the UWA Conservatorium of Music.
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Dr Michael Jetter
Dr Michael Jetter is a senior lecturer and economics researcher specialising on the effects of corruption, terrorism and gender.
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Dr Joseph Nolan
Dr Joseph Nolan is an internationally renowned and multi-award-winning organist who has played in some of the world's most prestigious buildings, including Buckingham Palace for the Queen. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia.
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Dr Sven Ouzman
Dr Sven Ouzman is an archaeologist and activist who studies the forgotten worlds beneath and all around us, from exploring and finding artefacts in the field, to discovering them in the lab.
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Dr Tamara Tulich
Dr Tamara Tulich is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Law School within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Anna Gadd
Dr Anna Gadd is an Associate Lecturer in European languages within UWA's School of Humanities in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
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Craig Ogden
Craig Ogden is a classic guitarist and recording artist with four number one albums on the UK classical music charts. He's also an Adjunct Fellow at The University of Western Australia.
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Dr Maria Ignatieva
Dr Maria Ignatieva is a landscape architect and urban ecologist who teaches and researches at the UWA School of Design.
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Dr Christopher Tonkin
Dr Christopher Tonkin is an enthusiastic teacher, composer and performer at the UWA Conservatorium of Music, focusing on electronic music and sound installation.
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Dr David Lawrence
Dr David Lawrence is a mental health researcher within the Graduate School of Education. He holds research interests in child and adolescent mental health and the mental health of police and emergency services personnel.
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Penny Carruthers
Penny Carruthers is a lecturer and Deputy Head of Learning and Teaching at UWA Law School, with a specialisation in property law. She aims to make law education engaging and inspiring for students.
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Professor Alan Lourens
Professor Alan Lourens is the Head of the Conservatorium of Music at The University of Western Australia.
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Arvi Wattel
Arvi Wattel is an art historian with international experience, and a lecturer at the UWA School of Design.
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Associate Professor Tanya Dalziell
Associate Professor Tanya Dalziell is a researcher and teacher at UWA's School of Humanities.
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Dr Tijana Vujosevic
Assistant Professor Tijana Vujosevic is a historian of the built environment and published researcher at the School of Design at The University of Western Australia.
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Dr Kate Hislop
Dr Kate Hislop is a registered architect and has been an academic at UWA for over 20 years.
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Dr Clarissa Ball
Dr Clarissa Ball is an art historian and the Director of the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies.
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Professor Rob Wilson
Professor Rob Wilson is a philosopher and lecturer of philosophy at UWA in the School of Humanities.
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UWA project awarded over half a million dollars for India research
A University of Western Australia research project has been awarded a grant for over half a million $AUD to investigate social identities – in particular, gender, ethnicity, and religion – in India.
A literary history of the Wheatbelt
UWA's Tony Hughes d-Aeth joins the Australian history series, Saturday Extra to discuss how literary giants shape a history of WA's wheatbelt region.
Transnational networks among European missionaries in colonial Australia
UWA is building the first database of correspondence of Australia's earliest missionaries and making it available online.
University curriculum reforms
This project is an in-depth historical and contemporary analysis of radical university curriculum reforms in research-intensive universities across the globe.
Restoring state income taxation in Australia
This research project from UWA's Law School seeks to provide a blueprint for the restoration of state income taxation in Australia.
The Renaissance Moved Reading Project
The Renaissance Moved Reading Project invites students, staff and friends to read plays from the English Renaissance period on the New Fortune Theatre stage.
This project researches how images have shaped our history, and how we use visual images to write our history.
Mississippi Swan: Daybew!
This UWA Conservatorium of Music research project generates a new album of work using an autonomous sound and visual installation.
Music for Percussion and Electronics Album and National Tour
The delicate and powerful collision when percussion meets experimental electronics in an immersive collection of solo works performed by WA percussionist Louise Devenish.
Taxational Resource Curse
This UWA project investigates whether the tax enforcement on the non-mining sectors could be driven by the volatile profitability of mining sectors.
Throughcare strategies for Indigenous offenders
This project seeks to develop strategies for Indigenous offenders in Western Australia and the Northern Territory for successful return to their communities after release.
Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography
This University of Western Australia research project seeks to redress the imbalance of representation in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
School leadership in challenging circumstances
This project is exploring the historical background, recent developments and current issues associated with primary school leadership.
Raising rare breeds: domestication, extinction and meat in the Anthropocene
This project aims to advance knowledge of livestock-breed extinctions, domestication and conservation in the climate-change era.
Never Tilt Your Chair Back
A performance work of percussion theatre for three performers that uses the history of Western dining table etiquette as a point of departure.
Musical Participation in the Care of Patients with Alzheimers
This research project from The University of Western Australia is a clinical investigation of the effectiveness of group singing for people with Alzheimer's.
Music Teaching Without Words
This UWA Conservatorium of Music research project explores teaching music to children through imitation and play as part of the international Harmony Signing program.
Ageing and New Media: a new analysis of older Australians' support network
This project seeks to examine how older people from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds communicate with family in the ever-changing age of migration, mobility and technology.
Transformation: Music by Roger Smalley
Transformation: Music by Roger Smalley is a full-length album created by musicians from the UWA Conservatorium of Music, bringing together previously unrecorded works.
Worker Experience in the Food Delivery Gig Economy
This UWA research project examines the implications on worker experience in the food delivery and ride sharing industry.
Nudging consumers towards sustainable consumption
This UWA research project builds on recent insights from cognitive and social psychology to identify the most effective ways to stimulate behavioral change in different consumer segments.
Six Years and Counting: The NDIS and the Australian Disability Services System
A White Paper developed to encourage a national discussion aimed at realising the potential inherent in the Australian Disability Services System that includes a fit-for-purpose NDIS.
Persuading the digital voters
Examining the effectiveness of user-generated information/content and the content/information generated by political entities in persuading voters on social media
Social Media for CSR in the Resources Sector
Resources sector companies are heavily invested in being socially responsible. We look at how they use social media to communicate this value.
Processes and outcomes of education in the affective domain
Dr. Elaine Chapman, from the Graduate School of Education, is researching the affective aspects of education across primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS)
This project is looking at using performance indicators in primary schools (PIPS) to assess students on literacy, numeracy and phonological awareness.
Pacific Matildas: Finding the women in the history of Pacific archaeology
This UWA research project aims to investigate the scientific lives of the first women who conducted archaeological work in Oceania from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
Answering the Call is the first national survey of the mental health and wellbeing of police and emergency services.
The role of personal values in predicting donating behaviour
This UWA research project explores relations between human values and a range of donating behaviours including choice of charitable cause.
Promoting Scientific Literacy
This project uses case study methodology to investigate the use of socioscientific issues (SSI) to promote critical thinking in Year 7 to 10 classes in schools in disadvantaged areas.
The Irwin Street Collective
The Irwin Street Collective brings together UWA Conservatorium of Music staff, alumni, current students and distinguished scholars and performers to research and perform music in historically informed styles.
Health education literacy and mobility for musicians
This UWA Conservatorium of Music research project addresses the need for health education mobility and improved health literacy for musicians worldwide.
The Natural Order of Things for chamber orchestra
This research project is a commissioned piece of composition by James Ledger for the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Nutrition insecurity in rural Myanmar
Generating new insights into the ways that nutrition outcomes relate to livelihood circumstances in rural Myanmar.
A Bright Path to Learning
This research helps teachers obtain valid, reliable and comparable student assessment information by using the Brightpath assessment application.
The role of innovation hub networks in startup internationalisation
This project explores how to leverage partnerships between innovation hubs around the world to help startups overcome challenges of conducting business overseas.
Visualising Batavia Silverware
100 Families WA
This is a collective action research project that aims to address entrenched disadvantage as experienced by families living in Western Australia.
Gendering the Italian Wars
This project constitutes a major re-evaluation of the Italian Wars through the lens of feminist theory and gender studies.
A World Without Time: Timelessness in Physics and Metaphysics
This DECRA project, led by Dr Sam Baron, investigates the concept of time and questions its very existence.
Negative consumer outcomes from social media use
This University of Western Australia research project investigates the implications social media has on its users.
Privacy personalization paradox
On the internet, we want both privacy and personalisation. However, we must compromise, as personalisation is only possible by giving up some privacy.
Aggregate demand under instability
This project aims to measure the impact of monetary policy on the aggregate demand in Australia and the United States.
Doing Justice Differently
This UWA Law School research project explores the feasibility of a community justice centre for Western Australia.
Charities struggle to measure outcomes
Research led by UWA's Centre for Social Impact has found a gulf exists between the expectation of not-for-profit groups and charities to measure their outcomes, and the funding available to do so.
Perth study urges gardeners to pass on the grass
The University of Western Australia and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences study into the sustainability of lawns around the globe has found the benefits of lawns were far outweighed by their impact on the environment.
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Pete Docter Sheds Light on 'Inside Out'; New Logo Revealed [UPDATE]
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Posted by Brkyo614 • June 10, 2014
Today, Pete Docter took the stage at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival to share details on his next film, Inside Out. Along with the clip from last year's D23 presentation, Docter revealed more about the inspiration behind the film and screened a never-before-seen sequence. (Also new: a revised logo for the film. Photo via Disney France.)
Pete's daughter Elie was a major influence on the design and characterization of young Ellie in Up; in fact, she even voiced the character. For Inside Out, Elie provides the inspiration for the main character (and setting), 11-year-old Riley. A new clip from the movie's opening illustrated the birth of Riley and her first experiences with each of the film's five emotions: Joy, Angry, Sadness, Disgust, and Fear. The sequence also expanded upon ideas brought up in the Inside Out story meeting detailed in Creativity, Inc. For example, Riley's memories are stored in globes that glow according to the emotions associated with them – yellow for joy, red for anger, etc.
After the screening, Docter signed autographs and handed out prints of a new piece of art featuring Joy and Sadness. (Photo via Hayleyanimates)
Inside Out releases in the United States on June 19, 2015, followed by a French release on the 26th.
(Thanks to Pixar-Planet.fr for a summary of the event)
UPDATE: Disney has officially released the new logo treatment and synopsis for the film.
From the tepuis of South America to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In 2015, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all – inside the mind of an 11-year-old named Riley.
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
Pixar To Showcase 'Inside Out' At Annecy Film Festival
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Posted by Brkyo614 • May 2, 2014
General audiences still have a long, long while to wait until they can see Inside Out, but eager moviegoers can get an early sneak peek at this year's Annecy International Animated Film Festival. During the festival this June, director Pete Docter is scheduled to host A Look Inside Disney•Pixar's Inside Out, a panel which will share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look Pixar's next feature.
Here's Annecy's official description for the June 10 event:
"Join Academy Award® winning director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up) for an exclusive introduction to his new film, Inside Out. Coming to theaters in 2015, be one of the first audiences in the world to take a sneak peek into this wildly original idea. Inside Out takes audiences to the most extraordinary location Pixar has ever explored: inside the human mind. Pete Docter will treat the audience to never-before-seen materials, including original concept artwork and a work-in-progress sequence from the film, as he discusses the genesis of the idea and presents a look behind-the-scenes of this truly ambitious film."
This will be the biggest look at the film since last year's D23 panel, and undoubtedly a must-see for anyone attending the festival. Other highlights include screenings of How to Train Your Dragon 2, Disney's new short film Feast, and an array of animated features and shorts from across the globe. For more, head to Annecy's official website.
Inside Out opens on June 19, 2015.
(Via Pixar Times)
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We've all seen the endless television commercials in which sad and dejected people suddenly start looking happy after taking the particular pill being advertised. However, it's just not that simple. Depression is a mood disorder that comes in different forms.
People with chronic, unrelenting pain are often told it is "all in their head" and that they should see a psychologist. Palliative care doctors can help.
Cyberchondria – Don't Let This Happen to You!
"Cyberchondriacs" spend hours at the computer screen, typing in symptoms, or fears, wading through the results, both accurate and inaccurate, and convincing themselves they have a certain condition. Often, they will print out reams of documentation and present themselves to their doctors, having already diagnosed their "condition" and determined a course of treatment.
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Worldwide games associations and their administration
World History of modern sport
The historical backdrop of present day sport has been one of development from neighborhood to provincial, national and afterward worldwide settings. Expansionism has been a main thrust behind the spread of current game far and wide, reflecting and strengthening the political, financial and social elements of liberal and neo-liberal dominion. The advancement of present day sport incorporates a mind boggling crossing point of these pilgrim chronicles, including their abuses and misuses, and changing accepted practices on race, sex, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, handicap and then some.In the United States of America, baseball turned out to be mainstream to such an extent that Albert Goodwill Spalding, a previous player and outdoor supplies pioneer, financed a world baseball visit in 1888 (Lamster 2006). Despite the fact that the world didn't take to baseball as effectively as Spalding had trusted, neither did Cuba take up cricket as Winston Churchill broadly anticipated in the late 1890s (Klein 2006). Spalding's visit didn't prompt baseball raging the world; be that as it may, alongside different undertakings, it began to put an American stamp on the worldwide games commercial center. Most notably, baseball's imprint thrived in areas where American imperialist interests were strong such as Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Philippines. American missionaries also promoted the spread of baseball in addition to emerging trading interests in Japan, Taiwan and Central America as Gerald Gems outlines in his work (Gems 2012). American missionaries were partly responsible as well for the spread of soccer (football) in sub-Saharan Africa as they believed it to be a good sport for urbanizing Africans to play (Cobley 1997; Nauright 2010). Sporting organizations are legitimating institutions that have done little to challenge the dominant world system propagated by the West and North and spread through the imperial and neo-imperial mechanisms of conquest, economic control and political intervention. Indeed, when athletes actively protest at sporting events, organizations frequently take steps to punish such activity. Parrish (2018) and Ueda (2017) have shown that the global flows in sport are not unidirectional, however, particularly in the cases of polo and judo.For all intents and purposes each game has followed an extension design from restricted roots to worldwide effect, however some remain generally packed in few nations, for example, Australian or American football.
Even these sports are becoming more and more global with players from other countries in the professional leagues. The arrival of the eSports industry has created global platforms for VR sports-related gaming possible. In this collection of studies from around the world, we follow the trajectory of sport in the international realm from discussion of international sporting rivalry in the early twentieth century and the twenty-first, to internationalization of leagues, coaching innovations and the use of sport as economic drivers for cities in the Middle East and USA.Sport, while being able to promote resistance and/or individual and social transformation and liberation, has become more and more embedded in a global system based on growth and inequality at the expense of sustainability and social and economic justice. Yet, sport is frequently praised for bringing people together, a useful tool for development and peace, and a mechanism for addressing health and fitness concerns in societies faced with rising health care costs. The stakes are high in an industry now worth hundreds of billions of dollars around the world. Leading sports are seeking larger markets with professional competitions in rugby and cricket starting in the USA, a professional ice hockey team based in Beijing, China, playing in the Russian dominated Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (see Li and Nauright 2018). Stadium design companies such as Populous are engaged in building new, innovative sporting spaces around the world as the boundaries between sport, entertainment, tourism, business, design and art overlap.In The Failure of Global Capitalism, Canadian researchers Terry Gibbs and Garry Leach (2009) present how worldwide free enterprise has made financial and social pressures through the contextual investigation of import replacement of Colombian coal by Canada for what used to be created from mines in Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia. They show the main genuine recipient of financial 'change' is simply the coal organization. Instead of end with a dooming investigate the creators propose options that really exist and ones which are conceivable. The two primary examples are from this region of the world. The first is a communal development in Colombia where everything needed for life is produced within the community. The second and on a larger scale is Venezuela that developed in the Bolivarian Revolution under the leadership of Hugo Chavez. Chavez successfully negotiated for the wealth generated from oil to be redistributed for the benefit of the people. Despite US destablization, education and infrastructure improved and Cuban doctors were brought in to the country in exchange for oil (Gibbs and Leach 2009). In Denmark and some other countries, multi-sport clubs offer freedom of choice as to which sport to play largely dispensing with the requirement for sports to contend with one another for disciples. The worldwide framework in sport isn't practical, yet can be changed and somehow or another is in a procedure of change. Defilement has been uncovered of numerous associations, offering forms are getting progressively straightforward, however much stays to be done to determine difficulties of doping, coordinate fixing, youngster misuse and sexual maltreatment of competitors. A great many people, in spite of the proof, despite everything consider game to be an unbiased action (Moeller and Nauright 2003).
Current models working in most game for advancement and harmony programs should be mixed with a sociological creative mind and populated by natural learned people submitted not to a functionalist job for sport, yet one where game is a functioning specialist for change.Huge scope games, particularly super occasions, took care of into new monetary motors of development from the 1980s onwards as urban scenes were changed from mechanical focuses of creation to leisured places for utilization (Giampiccoli, Lee, and Nauright 2015). The United States drove the route in such manner as the luxuriousness of the 1980s, 'with its utilization arranged improvement of downtown neighborhoods and waterfront advancements, held out the potential for urban communities to be places for relaxation'. New waterfront make-overs, in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, and Richmond, to give some examples, made old mechanical American urban communities recently attractive traveler goals. Arena building, games, celebrations and expressions occasions improved urban communities as locales for recreation, the travel industry and sports utilization (Rosentraub 2014). Indeed, in the context of mega-events hosting, the lure of large and spectacular events is an expedient way to attract media interest in a host city, which, it is hoped, will translate into an influx of capital through tourism and new investment (Nauright 2004, 1326). This sport–media–tourism complex structures many of the political economy relationships existing transnationally in relation to mega-events and many recurring events and has hijacked much of what we know as sport (Nauright 2004, 2015a). While the USA has dominated the sports business market, Europe as a whole market has gained in significance to challenge the USA as a sports marketplace and China, and to a lesser degree other Asian countries particularly Japan and South Korea, has exploded with nearly exponential growth rates in the twenty-first century. Other markets are emerging, but these three markets form more than 75% of global sports business.
Written By Prof. Jaswinder Singh Brar Sports Writer .The views expressed are personal. He can be reached on [email protected]
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I'm not talking about dating students, which is a whole other can of worms, but of dinner or drinks with a group of them. Having taught in two Asian countries, I know that Asian students like to get to know their teachers outside of class, bombard them with questions or try to pick up as much free English as possible.
Having gone to dinner a couple times with university students and adult students I can say that I have mixed feelings about socialising with students outside of class. On the one hand it's good, because you can see each other as regular people instead of students and teachers. You can also learn about each others' culture. Yet on the other hand, it can be awkward and stressful, especially if students start taking notes on English vocabulary.
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LONDON – Oil prices rose on Friday and were on course for a second consecutive week of gains as more countries moved ahead with plans to relax economic and social lockdowns put in place to halt the coronavirus pandemic and as more output was shut in.
Brent crude was up by 52 cents, or 1.8%, at $29.98 a barrel by 0920 GMT, having fallen nearly 1% on Thursday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 78 cents, or 3.3%, to $24.33 after a decline of nearly 2% in the previous session.
Both contracts are heading for a second week of gains after the lows of April, when U.S. oil crashed below zero, with Brent advancing more than 13% this week and WTI up 23%.
However, crude is still being pumped into storage, raising the prospect that any gains prompted by stronger demand will be capped.
"The market remains very oversupplied, but OPEC+ cuts and voluntary curtailments are helping and the modest beginnings of demand recovery could be imminent as lockdowns begin to ease," said Jefferies equity analyst Jason Gammel.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, a group know as OPEC+, began implementing a deal on record supply cuts amounting to 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from the start of May.
North American oil companies are cutting production quicker than OPEC officials and industry analysts expected and are on track to withdraw about 1.7 million bpd of output by the end of June.
Still, U.S. crude inventories at the Cushing storage hub in Oklahoma increased by about 407,000 barrels in the week through May 5, traders said on Thursday, citing Genscape data.
"Price-wise, we still expect to see some mild (if not wild) price swings as the traders get bullish on shut-ins and then again bearish on the stock builds that continue to pile up," said Rystad Energy oil markets analyst Louise Dickson.
Australia on Friday became the latest country to plan an easing of lockdown restrictions as infections from the coronavirus slow to a trickle, aiming to relax social distancing restrictions in a three-stage process.
France, parts of the United States and countries such as Pakistan are also planning to ease restrictions instituted to stop the spread of the world's worst health crisis in a century.
In the United States, the biggest oil and oil products consumer, motorists are starting to take to the roads as the lockdowns ease. Gasoline supplied to the U.S. market rose to almost 6.7 million bpd last week, according to estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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When Connecticut voters head to the polls Nov. 6 they will decide the fate of two proposed amendments to the state Constitution.
And, according to some, they also will set the stage for whether Connecticut will begin a long-overdue rebuild of its aging transportation network.
One of the proposed amendments, which has gotten a hefty share of headlines over the past three years, involves creating a legal "lockbox" to safeguard the gasoline tax and other related revenues from being spent on non-transportation purposes.
The second, which has been relegated to a much lower profile, would reform — but not end —the longstanding practice of conveying surplus state property to municipalities and other entities in the waning hours of the annual legislative session.
For years, the "lockbox" has been touted as the best defense against the tendencies of elected officials to redirect fuel tax revenues for non-transportation purposes.
"This is an absolute priority if the state is going to move forward with any type of meaningful infrastructure rebuild," said Don Shubert, president of the Connecticut Construction Industry Association and one of the founders of Move CT Forward — a coalition of construction businesses, trades and other transportation advocates.
"It's not like the state is flush with money," said former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, one of the leaders of Securing Connecticut's Future, another coalition of business and labor groups backing the lockbox. "We're looking at billion-dollar budget deficits and we don't have a strategy to protect these transportation funds."
And while some in political circles like to debate what does or does not constitute a "raid" of transportation funds, Shubert has no interest in parsing out rhetoric. "Transportation advocates have a long memory," he said. "We know Connecticut is very good at not maximizing its ability to fund transportation."
That was supposed to change in 2005 when then-Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the legislature launched an aggressive series of gasoline tax increases in 2005. They thought that modest consumer pain would be offset by a transformed transportation network.
They were wrong on both counts.
As gas prices skyrocketed, tax revenues grew by more than double what was expected. Those tax increases became a cash cow for the state.
Meanwhile, transportation spending limped along, as non-transportation programs gobbled up fuel revenues in good economic times and bad.
After three summers' worth of tax increases, the retail price of gasoline in Connecticut topped $4.30 per gallon by the spring of 2008. It would take the Great Recession to bring prices down dramatically.
But between 2005 and 2013, about $1.27 billion raised by the tax has been spent on non-transportation programs.
By the end of his first term in office, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would wean the budget's General Fund off fuel tax receipts.
Then, in early 2015, Malloy asked lawmakers to launch a 30-year, $100 billion rebuild of Connecticut's transportation infrastructure, warning that decades of neglect had left the state's highways, bridges and rail lines overcrowded and badly in need of repair while creating an economic drag.
That initiative bogged down, however, as neither the governor nor lawmakers from either party would propose tolls — or any other major revenue-raiser — to pay for this initiative beyond the first few years.
Malloy instead formed the Transportation Finance Panel, a panel of experts who identified billions of dollars in revenue-raising options centered chiefly on establishing electronic tolling on Connecticut highways.
But he declined to support any of the recommendations until lawmakers endorsed a "lockbox" amendment.
And while the transportation fund, on paper, is projected to run surpluses over the next three fiscal years, the administration says that's based on the dangerous assumption that Connecticut will ignore dozens of necessary strategic projects, costing billions of dollars, in the coming years.
Replacing the elevated section of I-84 in Hartford, commonly known as the viaduct.
Renovating the "Mixmaster" junction of I-84 and Route 8 in Waterbury.
Widening Interstate 95 in southwestern Connecticut.
Malloy warned Wall Street credit rating agencies, Connecticut businesses, state legislators — and anyone else who would listen — last winter that absent more funding, these projects would fall into limbo.
Republican lawmakers have been unanimous in their opposition to tolls. The GOP has countered that Connecticut must better prioritize its transportation program, and borrowing in general, to free up more dollars for infrastructure improvements. The governor and some of his fellow Democrats in the legislature counter this would barely provide enough resources for basic maintenance.
Some in the GOP also argue that the lockbox is nothing more than the first step toward electronic tolling.
"Democrats seem intent not on dedicating transportation revenue for transportation projects that will allow us to eventually improve our infrastructure and decrease taxes and fees, but, instead, to gradually garner popular support for tolls," Rep. Richard Smith, R-New Fairfield, wrote in an Oct. 19 op-ed published in CT Viewpoints, the CT Mirror's opinion website.
And House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, says the stakes are too high, and not just because transportation officials estimate tolls could collect $600 million to $800 million annually from motorists.
Klarides says the lockbox is flawed, and too easy for the legislature to crack open and raid.
What happens if lawmakers repeal an existing tax, such as the levy on wholesale fuel transactions, and replace it with a slightly modified version?
The current tax is calculated based on a percentage of the wholesale price. But the same $280 million that tax is projected to raise this fiscal year also could be generated using a formula based on pennies per gallon.
Could this be identified as a brand new tax, and some of the revenue assigned not to transportation, but to the General Fund?
And what if, rather than trying to shift tax dollars out of the transportation fund, legislators instead shift expenses into that portion of the budget? Could certain costs tied to non-transportation programs be billed to the Special Transportation Fund?
Klarides and other Republicans wanted a lockbox system that gave the Judicial Branch authority to review all fiscal workings. That was not included in the amendment.
"This is a way to pull the wool over the people of Connecticut's eyes and to lull them into a false sense of security," Klarides said. "We need to vote it down and start from scratch. Give the citizens of Connecticut a lockbox that works."
Former state Rep. Cameron Staples, who chaired the Transportation Finance Panel, said "there are always ways to imagine commitments in the future being changed. But what you have to look at today is a coalescing of support for a major infrastructure investment. … I think the politicians are going to be pretty hard-pressed to divert funds away from that."
Republicans and Democrats have been saying they wanted this for years," the governor added. "Republicans decried the failure to have this and so I'm proud to have been the governor who got it through the legislature."
In addition, Malloy said, some don't understand "how good this is. … One of the reasons we fell so far behind Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey in transportation is people in the legislature, Republicans and Democrats, and a Republican governor, were literally stealing transportation money.
" … If you want to go back to the good-old bad days, go ahead."
The second proposed amendment on the Nov. 6 would prohibit the legislature from selling, conveying, or swapping state land or buildings without first holding a public hearing.
The legislature traditionally closes the regular session each spring by enacting an omnibus bill with dozens of property conveyances. In most cases the property is not sold, but transferred to a municipality.
"Some of it is habit, but it is certainly a bad habit," said Eric Hammerling, executive director of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, whose group supports the ballot question.
The association expressed concerns this year when the longtime site of a farmers' market in Hartford — about 34 acres between Interstates 84 and 91 and overseen by the Department of Agriculture — was transferred to the Capital Region Development Authority.
The CRDA is studying redevelopment options, but Hammerling says any future plans should have been established, and discussed, before the transfer.
"Because the public lands are owned by the public," he added, "the public should have the ability to provide input."


Baltimore native George Herman "Babe" Ruth is immortalized with a statue outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
While he never played professionally for his hometown squad — toiling instead for the Orioles when they were a minor league outfit — the legendary star's impact on baseball in the city has never been forgotten.
Ruth knew how to pitch. He knew how to hit. And he knew how to eat. It was widely reported he once ate 16 hot dogs and downed eight sodas between games of a double header.
Today, the Sultan Of Swat would be mesmerized by culinary offerings at the Baltimore ball yard. Tender and meaty lump crab cakes, lobster rolls, pit beef courtesy of Orioles great Boog Powell, Chinese dumplings and Middle Eastern specialties highlight the stadium menu.
Baltimore may have been the worst team in baseball last season, but it arguably led the majors in gourmet ballpark fare.
A year-end trip by the Blue Jays to Camden Yards saw travelling Toronto fans tucking into hot and creamy crab dip while waiting out a rain delay.
It was a window to an inspired culinary scene making inroads across the state. Part contemporary, part classical. Hip and historic.
Loch restaurant in Baltimore leans to the hip side. Overlooking the Inner Harbor, its menu is sustained by an abundance of locally caught seafood. And the star of the show is always blue crab.
Caught off the shores of Maryland in the Chesapeake Bay, lump blue crab is transformed into luscious crab cakes. Just a spoonful of mayo, locally produced Old Bay seasoning, and chunks of glistening crab. No filler here.
Magnificent seafood towers are ringed with various species of oysters, jumbo shrimp, mussels and lobster tails. The bubbling blue crab dip is enhanced by artichokes, celery, carrots, white cheddar and gruyere. The Yellowfin tuna poke is sweet, sour, spicy and refreshing.
Once highly dependable on the shipping industry, Baltimore has been undergoing a renaissance, shifting away from its industrial roots. The harbour area reflects its transformation.
In nearby Riverside, Jacob Lefenfeld and brother Ben have captured the essence of hip in their popular hotspot Minnow.
Concrete floors, metal chairs and tasteful sardine-can art evoke a modern groove. Creative genius is on display in the open kitchen.
The crispy fried oysters are buttery and the lemon aioli cuts the richness. P.E.I. mussels are steamed perfectly in white wine sauce and topped with crunchy frites and roasted garlic aioli. Smoked chickpea puree with red pepper sauce is tangy and complements house-made, grilled breads. Salt cod croquettes with pimenton aioli are savoury and hearty.
"I've lived in this neighbourhood for 15 years and we jumped at the chance to open this place," says Jacob. "We have really high standards and a low price point. We try to work with sustainable seafood that hasn't touched too many hands.
Kelly Nagle, of Visit Baltimore, recently returned to her hometown after nearly a decade on the West Coast.
"I couldn't believe how much it changed," says Nagle. "We're seeing a lot of people move to the area to open boutique businesses.
In the heart of it all is the Royal Sonesta Hotel, with stunning views of the picturesque waterfront. The property recently underwent and $11-million renovation. It's a short walk to Camden Yards, Maryland Science Centre and the American Visionary Art Museum.
Founded by Rebecca Alban Hoffberger in 1984, the museum houses some fascinating and eclectic pieces — all from untrained artists. Hoffberger notes that Cobalt blue glass used for Noxzema bottles was invented in Baltimore. As were neon lights and the umbrella.
Maryland is big on history. Particularly its role in the Civil War.
The fiercest battle of the war took place in Sharpsburg, about 90 minutes from Baltimore, on Sept. 17, 1862. When Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's troops encountered Union Gen. George B. McLelland's soldiers at Antietam Creek, about 22,000 were killed, injured or reported missing in what is still the bloodiest one-day loss of life in U.S. war history.
The battle is considered a turning point in a war that eventually led to the abolishment of slavery.
The National Park Service maintains the original battlefield and artifacts from the war in a museum at the site.
Dan Spedden, of the Hagerstown-Washington visitors bureau, says there are many themes to the tour including slavery, troop movements and the division of north and south.
President Abraham Lincoln's efforts to free African-American slaves garnered Union troops a following as they were trailed by slaves into battles.
An earlier battle was fought in nearby Boonsboro, home to popular novelist Nora Roberts, aka J.D. Robb.
Roberts and her family own the town inn, a bookstore, a workout gym and two restaurants including Vesta. The eatery has a small-town feel and you can hang with the locals while sampling some zesty pizzas including the chipotle cheese steak pie piled high with meat.
It's a perfect stop along the Historic National Road (considered America's first interstate) en route to Gathland State Park, where a monument is dedicated to news correspondents killed in war.
A short drive will take you to Hagerstown, where you can soak up the sights along the city's cultural trail or visit the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Chef E. Jay Zuspan, influenced by the late Anthony Bourdain, opened 28 South in an historic downtown Hagerstown building in 2012.
The rustic setting is a perfect backdrop for some juicy brisket smoked over cherry wood. A butter knife glides through tender strips of heavenly meat served with cheddar hominy and brussels sprouts.
The menu is stacked with local favourites like The Magothy — a white-sauced pizza with blue crab, shrimp and Parmesan — or the Marylander beef hot dog topped with crab meat and muenster cheese.
Borrowing on the hip and historic theme, the city of Frederick revels in its past while embracing the future. It's a convenient jumping off point for visitors headed to Baltimore or Washington, D.C.
The welcome centre offers guided tours of the quaint downtown area, home to contemporary shops and the Tivoli Theatre, built in 1929 and recently restored to all its glory.
Chef Bryan Voltaggio — runner up on Season 6 of Top Chef (losing to brother Michael) — calls Frederick his home.
Twice nominated for James Beard awards, he is the co-owner of Family Meal, an airy, open-concept diner near the city core.
The menu is all about comfort, from the insanely tasty fried chicken to the downright messy fried green tomato sandwich with pimento cheese and bacon.
Connie Spindler, of Maryland tourism, says the state's food and craft beer scene has been booming the past few years.
The state's recognition of its past caught the eye of Guinness, which this year opened its first brewery outside Ireland. The factory and taproom near Baltimore will produce the Guinness Blonde American lager.
"They recognized how big we are on tradition, even when it comes to brewing," says Spindler, noting the brewery is situated on an old Seagram's distillery site.
"They will be building in a food component, too," she adds.
The Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House offers public tours and tastings.
For more information, visit the following sites: visitmaryland.org; visitfrederick.org; visithagerstown.com; and visitbaltimore.org.


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Small entrepenuers can now tap insurance companies for sureties
"To reduce indirect cost for suppliers and work-contractors, the use of surety bonds as a substitute for bank guarantee will be made acceptable in government procurements. Business such as gold imports may also find this useful. IRDAI has given the framework for issue of surety bonds by insurance companies," finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech.
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Small suppliers and work contractors can now tap insurance companies for surety of their payments without collateral instead of depending on bank guarantees.
However, this newly approved product from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority of India (IRDAI) is likely to be more expensive than a bank guarantee as it will be without a collateral, experts said.
Guidelines issued last month by the IRDAI said insurance companies can offer six types of sureties namely, advance payment bond, bid bond, contract bond, customs and court bond, performance bond and retention money.
Insurance companies are still in the process of filing for approval of these products with the IRDAI.
"These sureties are a new product and could be especially be beneficial to small contractors and traders who do not have the luxury to offer a collateral for a guarantee which banks manadatorily ask for. It improves access for these small entrepenuers but will be more expensive than a normal bank guarantee since it is unsecured. It will expand the scope of guarantees for people who were not in the formal financial system," said Pratik Shah, consulting financial services leader, (Insurance) EY.
Experts said the while the move may be beneficial for insurers, it depends on the acceptance and the cost of it that would determine how many small entrepenuers actually use it.
Insurance companies have to meet a solvency margin of not below 1.25 times of the control level of solvency specified by IRDA. If the solvency margin of the insurer falls below the specified threshold limit at any point of time, the insurer shall stop underwriting new surety Insurance business until its solvency margin is restored to above the threshold limit, IRDAI said.
Also, the premium charged for all surety insurance policies underwritten in a financial year, including all instalments due in subsequent year/ s for those policies, shall not exceed 10% of the total gross written premium of that year, subject to a maximum of Rs. 500 crores.
Insurance companies can work together with banks or NBFCs to share risk information, technical expertise to monitor projects, cash flow amongst other aspects, IRDAI said while issuing these guidelines.
Separately, the budget has also proposed the payment of annuity and lump sum amount to the differently abled dependent during the lifetime of parents/guardians, i.e., on parents/ guardians attaining the age of sixty years.
"There could be situations where differently abled dependants may need payment of annuity or lump sum amount even during the lifetime of their parents/guardians," Sitharaman said.
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