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No Time to Die–New trailer lands for Daniel Craig's final mission as James Bond
No Time to Die. It will be the 25th official James Bond movie and the 27th if you include the independent movie Never Say Never Again and the first version of Casino Royale, all part of the longest running blockbuster franchise that began in 1962 with Dr. No. The first full movie trailer for No Time to Die is here (check it out below), along with several character posters. And those (like us) who see Daniel Craig as their favorite Bond will be sad to hear Craig says this will be his last turn at 007. His performance as "the man every guy wants to be and every woman wants to be with" would no doubt be familiar to author Ian Fleming, whose character was a rugged, late career spy as Craig has played it (check out our past reviews of the Bond novels here at borg).
Along with other international venues, Bond returns to Jamaica in his next film, where we've seen him before in Dr. No and Live and Let Die, but more importantly it's Bond coming full circle, as Jamaica is where Fleming wrote all of his Bond stories, at his real home there he called Goldeneye. Long-time series producer Barbara Broccoli tapped Cary Fukunaga, a cinematographer and relative newcomer to the big screen, to take the reins as director, following Sam Mendes, who directed the last two Bond movies. Returning as the familiar core characters are Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, and Léa Seydoux as Bond's latest love interest from the last outing. New to the series are Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) as the villain Safin, plus Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049), Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel) as a new 00, Lourdes Faberes (Knightfall), Rae Lim (Tomb Raider), and Billy Magnussen (Black Mirror).
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Check out all the character posters (which list the UK release date) and the first trailer released today for No Time to Die:
Tags: Ana de Armas, Barbara Broccoli, Ben Whishaw, Billy Magnussen, Cary Fukunaga, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Jeffrey Wright, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, Lourdes Faberes, Naomie Harris, No Time to Die, No Time to Die official poster, No Time to Die trailer, Rae Lim, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Rory Kinnear
Trailer Park–The "Something Old, Something New, Something Blue" Edition
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Today we have three fall movies to preview, one from a film long-completed and scheduled to arrive in theaters way back in 2017, another a new look at an old property, and a third featuring a modern crime story about a tough cop. First up is The Current War, a film we first previewed here at borg way back in January 13, 2018. Movie studios have fallout, collateral damage–call it what you like– from industry shifts, whether cancelations following mergers or projects braking during sex scandals. The latter was the reason for the initial delays for The Current War, a late production of The Weinstein Company. The star factor is nothing to sneeze at, with a slate of stars now popular for their superhero roles leading the way: Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) plays Thomas Alva Edison, Michael Shannon (Man of Steel) is George Westinghouse, Nicholas Hoult (X-Men franchise) is Nikola Tesla, and Tom Holland (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is Samuel Insull, an early General Electric co-founder. Will this film electrify audiences or were the delays a sign it's going to have a rough go of it? The earliest we'll know is October, when it finally arrives in theaters.
Raise your hand if you loved the first reboot movie adaptation of the 1970s-1980s TV classic series Charlie's Angels? No? That one starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. Unfortunately it was more parody than homage, more wacky than the action drama that made the original such a success with audiences 40 years ago. Another reboot is on its way, titled again Charlie's Angels, and somehow this version with its next generation of film stars and removal of melodrama and humor at first blush seems to have more in common with the original. It stars a very upbeat styled Kristen Stewart (Twilight series) plus newcomer Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott (Power Rangers, Aladdin). The credits circulating so far list a slate of actors playing Bosley, including the film's director Elizabeth Banks (Brightburn, Hunger Games series), Patrick Stewart (Star Trek Nemesis), and Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel). Weren't we just talking about this movie Wednesday?
And last for today is Black and Blue, another October 2019 release, starring James Bond's Moneypenny, Naomie Harris, as a British rookie cop caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. The trailer for this film looks like a lot of 1980s cop movies, which might be a good thing. As with the other films previewed today, look for even more actors in tis film from the superhero spheres, including Luke Cage's Mike Colter and Captain America: Winter Soldier's Frank Grillo, plus Fast & Furious regular Tyrese Gibson.
So let's check out these new trailers:
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Book review–Find motion capture, The Rock, and his giant friend in The Art and Making of Rampage
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King Kong. Mighty Joe Young. George of the Jungle. And all the derivative films made since. Add to that mega-sized monster movies like Godzilla and you'll find their latest incarnation in this month's release of Rampage. The evolution of the technology of putting a giant ape on film is all about CGI and motion capture now, and you'll learn all about it in the new book The Art and Making of Rampage, by Ellen Wolff.
In Rampage, a genetic experiment goes wrong, unleashing three giant, mutant predators. Dwayne Johnson stars as a primatologist whose once-gentle friend George, a highly intelligent silverback gorilla, is exposed to the experiment. Johnson's character joins with a geneticist played by the James Bond films' Naomie Harris to find an antidote to try to save both George and the world from the giant mutants.
From its roots in the 1980s Midway arcade game (Warner Bros. owns the Midway game titles) to the corresponding giant-sized personality of the film's star, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rampage is all about bigger and better. The recurring theme is "go big, or go BIGGER, or go home." Readers of The Art and Making of Rampage, a full-color hardcover volume, will get the entire behind-the-scenes tour. From concept to screen readers will follow the "band getting back together" as Johnson reunites for the third time with director Brad Peyton and producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia, who he worked with on Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and San Andreas. With bits of Jurassic Park, Project X, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Pacific Rim, Rampage is full of action sequences, all detailed in the book.
Tags: Barry Chusid, Beau Flynn, Brad Peyton, Colin Strause, Dwayne Johnson, Erik Winquist, George of the Jungle, Hiram Garcia, Insight Editions, Jason Liles, Jurassic Park, King Kong, Melissa Bruning, Midway arcade games, Mighty Joe Young, Naomie Harris, Pacific Rim, Project X, Rampage, Rampage movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Terry Notary, Tom Reta
First look–Dead Men Tell No Tales, Javier Bardem joins Johnny Depp in fifth Pirates adventure
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The Pirates of the Caribbean series is a rare franchise in Hollywood. Any other film based on a game or something like an amusement park ride would have died after the initial movie. But Pirates has withstood critical acclaim, and Jack Sparrow, the lead in each adventure, gave Johnny Depp one of several well-deserved Academy Award nominations. The fifth installment in the series, Dead Men Tell No Tales, is coming next year, and we have the first trailer for the film, a brilliantly moody clip where we meet the new undead antagonist Captain Salazar played by Javier Bardem. Call them ghost pirates or pirate ghosts, the inhabitants of this fantasy world continue to excite fans of a good adventure story. Thank Sir Walter Scott and later Robert Louis Stevenson for getting generations excited about a good pirate story. Add in a ghost story and just tell us the time and place to show up and we'll be there.
The last Pirates entry, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was such a visually stunning production with–more importantly–an interesting story, that it could be the franchise may just be hitting its stride. On Stranger Tides kicked up the film's action compared to the prior two films, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. Check out my review here. It was almost as good as The Curse of the Black Pearl, which made my Top 10 fantasy movie list.
We just can't get enough of Johnny Depp and the roles he takes on, especially with this character–a character he has been able to develop over a 14-year span. Depp and Ethan Hawke, who we discussed here at borg.com last week in our review of The Magnificent Seven, are the best actors of their generation. It's hard to beat Depp continuing on with a recurring role like this. And just look at the guest stars of this series: Jonathan Pryce, Bill Nighy, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgaard, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, and Keith Richards? Geoffrey Rush is back as Barbossa in Dead Men Tell No Tales, and its rumored David Wenham and Paul McCartney will appear.
So check out this preview for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales:
Tags: Bill Nighy, David Wenham, Dead Men Tell No Tales trailer, Disney, Geoffrey Rush, ghost pirates, Ian McShane, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Jonathan Pryce, Keith Richards, Naomie Harris, Paul McCartney, Penelope Cruz, pirate ghosts, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, Stellan Skarsgaard
Original SPECTRE props and costumes hit the auction block
Christie's & Eon Productions are auctioning off 24 lots from last year's latest James Bond entry, SPECTRE, now out on Blu-ray and reviewed here at borg.com last week. An online-only sale will offer 14 of the 24 lots, open for bidding beginning tomorrow, February 16, 2016, through Tuesday, February 23, 2016, with an invitation-only live auction being held on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Christie's in London. The live auction is also open to Internet and telephone bidders.
1. Blu-ray disc signed in gold marker pen by Daniel Craig plus James Bond's blue initialed 'JB' Tom Ford cufflinks worn by Daniel Craig
Each set with oval lapis lazuli panels engraved with the monogram 'JB' for James Bond, to single-link connections, signed Tom Ford, 15mm wide, in maker's case and card box. Bond's cufflinks were personalized for SPECTRE, designed by Jany Temime and made by Tom Ford. Daniel Craig as James Bond wore these cufflinks throughout the film with each of his suits apart from the 'mother-of-pearl' version which he wore with his dinner suit (see Lot 15). They are one of two pairs held in the EON archive.
2. James Bond's Day of the Dead Costume worn by Daniel Craig
Designed by Costume designer Jany Temime and mask designer Robert Allsopp. The set includes:
Black frock coat with white hand painted bones, size IT38
Skull mask with elastic fastening
Black leather gloves, size M
Black top hat, 100% wool with grosgrain ribbon hat band 'Jaxton Victorian', size 7 ⅝" (61 cm.)
Skull cane
This is one of three Day of the Dead Costumes worn by Daniel Craig (the other two are retained by EON) in the pre-title sequence of the film. Bond is in pursuit of assassin Sciarra.
3. Longines 'Conquest Heritage' watch
This is the 18-carat rose gold automatic wristwatch worn by Ralph Fiennes as M in SPECTRE. With a diameter of 35 mm, this model in 18-carat rose gold displays a sunray silver dial with pink applied indices, "dolphine" hands with superluminova and date aperture at 12 o'clock. Fitted with a self-winding mechanical calibre L633, it indicates the hours, the minutes and the seconds. The caseback is decorated with a gold and enamel medallion representing a constellation. One of only two worn by Ralph Fiennes in SPECTRE, the other retained by Omega.
4. Final Legal SPECTRE script signed by Sam Mendes, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
5. Oberhauser's SPECTRE gold ring worn by Christoph Waltz
The ring is made of 9 carat yellow gold, with 7 tentacle octopus logo rendered in distressed black, and has some marks on back of ring. This is one of only two gold rings made for the film, the other is retained by EON.
Tags: Auctions, Ben Whishaw, Bond Christies auction, Caterina Murino, Christies auctions, Christoph Waltz, costumes, Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, EON Productions, Eva Green, James Bond, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, original props, Ralph Fiennes, screen used costumes, screen-used movie props, SPECTRE, SPECTRE Blu-ray features, SPECTRE Blu-ray review, SPECTRE review, Stephanie Sigman
Now on Blu-ray–SPECTRE, James Bond doesn't get any better
For every new Bond actor there is a handful of films that are forgettable. SPECTRE is not one of those Bond movies. In fact SPECTRE is on the heels of being as good a James Bond formula piece as Daniel Craig's Casino Royale. After re-watching it on Blu-ray, now available this week, it may just be better.
So why is SPECTRE a cut above the rest?
It has the most elaborate, exciting, and best choreographed action scene opener of any Bond film. Ever. We begin with Bond and his attractive companion Estrella, played by Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman, at the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico City. A single-take shot parade walk. Bond is in pursuit of an assassin, for a reason yet to be disclosed to the viewer. Bond in a skeleton suit is still unmistakably Daniel Craig's Bond. We get an inadvertently blown-up building. A foot chase through a parade culminating in a hand to hand fight in a helicopter over the crowded festival. Want exciting? This scene has it all.
Gone is the tired, old, worn-out Bond emphasized in the plot of Skyfall. Gone is the disheartened Bond of Quantum of Solace. This is Bond as he is supposed to be–confident, cocky, and calm, solving a puzzle and seeking some revenge for all that has happened to him, and revealed to us since Casino Royale. And physically Craig could still out-match all prior Bond actors at any age.
SPECTRE's main "Bond Girl" is a well-developed character this time around. French actress Léa Seydoux's Dr. Swann is compelling and interesting, closer to Eva Green's engaging Vesper Lynd than any Bond film actress since. But equally appealing is Italian actress Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra, a character widowed by Bond, who Bond actually rescues in an almost uncharacteristic act. Did Bond make sure she was safe because he failed to do so in a similar encounter in Casino Royale with Caterina Murino's Solange?
Tags: Ben Whishaw, Caterina Murino, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Eva Green, James Bond, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, SPECTRE, SPECTRE Blu-ray features, SPECTRE Blu-ray review, SPECTRE review, Stephanie Sigman
Review–SPECTRE, classic Bond at its very best
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If you've been too busy buying your advance tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and forgot to get to the theaters to see the latest James Bond film, here's your wake-up call. Get thee to the theatre before it's gone! For every new Bond actor there is a handful of films that are forgettable. SPECTRE is not one of those Bond movies. In fact SPECTRE is on the heels of being as good a James Bond formula piece as Daniel Craig's Casino Royale. It will be hard for any Bond movie to top that one, since it was as close to perfection as an action vehicle can get.
Let's start with the required action scene opener. We begin with Bond and his attractive companion Estrella, played by Stephanie Sigman, at the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico City. Bond is in pursuit of an assassin, for a reason yet to be disclosed to the viewer, and the result is some of the best action in any Bond movie. Ever. Bond in a skeleton suit is still unmistakably Daniel Craig's Bond. We get an inadvertently blown-up building. A foot chase through a parade culminating in a hand to hand fight in a helicopter over the crowded festival. Want exciting? This scene has it all.
Gone is the tired, old, worn-out Bond emphasized in the plot of Skyfall. Gone is the disheartened Bond of Quantum of Solace. This is Bond as he is supposed to be–confident, cocky, and calm. And physically Craig could still out-match all prior Bond actors at any age.
Bond's main "Bond Girl" is a well-developed character this time around.
Léa Seydoux's Dr. Swann is compelling and interesting, closer to Eva Green's engaging Vesper Lynd than any Bond Girl since.
The villains are perfect, starting with Dave Bautista's Mr. Hinx and his Groot-like single word of dialogue, and Christoph Waltz's mastermind is as classic a Bond villain as you've ever seen. He's creepy, but not too creepy like Javier Bardem's villain in Skyfall. Also well-written are the classic Bond supporting roles: Ben Whishaw's Q gets more, key screen time than any prior Q, Naomie Harris's Moneypenny gets more backstory, and Ralph Fiennes' M gets to take on his own parallel fight against villainy.
Tags: Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Eva Green, James Bond, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Smith, SPECTRE, SPECTRE review, Stephanie Sigman
Final trailer drops for SPECTRE with Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz
The same agency that taunted James Bond in five classic James Bond films (Thunderball, Dr. No, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and You Only Live Twice) is the subject of SPECTRE, the 24th in the current franchise and 26th to feature Bond (if you include David Niven's Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again). Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz will star as the next Bond villain, "Oberhauser." SPECTRE is also the agency led by fan favorite Bond villain Blofeld, which has led to speculation that Oberhauser is really an alias for Blofeld. With the last trailer released a few hours ago and the release date almost upon us, we're that much closer to learning the truth.
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Skyfall director Sam Mendes again directs Bond in SPECTRE. New cast members include the BBC Sherlock's Moriarty, Andrew Scott, as Denbigh, Monica Bellucci and Léa Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Colour) as the new Bond girls Lucia Sciarra and Madeleine Swann, with Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista as Waltz's henchman Hinx. Returning cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, and Ben Whishaw, reprising their roles from Skyfall as well as Jesper Christensen as Mr. White.
Here is the final trailer for SPECTRE:
Tags: Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Jesper Christensen, Léa Seydoux, Lucia Sciarra, Madeleine Swann, Monica Bellucci, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Rory Kinnear, Sam Mendes, SPECTRE, SPECTRE final trailer
First look–Sony Pictures releases latest trailer for James Bond's SPECTRE
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The same agency that taunted James Bond in five classic James Bond films (Thunderball, Dr. No, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and You Only Live Twice) is the subject of SPECTRE, the 24th in the current franchise and 26th to feature Bond (if you include David Niven's Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again). SPECTRE, which stands for "SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion," is the movie incarnation of the less gritty sounding SMERSH, a Russian acronym for "Special Methods of Spy Detection" in the original Ian Fleming Bond novels. Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz will star as the next Bond villain "Oberhauser." SPECTRE is also the agency led by fan favorite Bond villain Blofeld, which has led to speculation that Oberhauser is really an alias for Blofeld. Soon we shall see.
Skyfall director Sam Mendes again directs Bond in SPECTRE. New cast members include the BBC Sherlock's Moriarty, Andrew Scott, as Denbigh, Monica Bellucci and Léa Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Colour) as the new Bond girls Lucia Sciarra and Madeleine Swann, with Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista as Waltz's henchman Hinx. And of course, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, and Ben Whishaw will reprise their roles from Skyfall as will Jesper Christensen as Mr. White.
Here is the latest trailer for SPECTRE:
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First look–The enigmatic Mr. White returns with Mr. Bond in SPECTRE trailer
In the past few decades of the 50 year tenure of James Bond on film it's really hard to beat Daniel Craig's first turn as James Bond in 2006's Casino Royale. As action goes it's practically a perfect film, particularly considering that it's a bit of an origin story–an overdone trope in genre movies. But despite continuing with an actor who was truly believable as Bond, its 2008 sequel, Quantum of Solace, only muddled along with uninteresting villains, and the 2012 follow-up Skyfall, although interesting, delivered the message that this Bond may be too old to be Bond.
So it's a relief that James Bond is going back to the basics in SPECTRE–the 24th film in the ongoing series–as hinted in its first trailer released this weekend. Sure, the support team is still here, like Naomie Harris's Miss Moneypenny, but this Bond is clearly on a new solo mission, and it's not just a tangential adventure. Tying back to the destruction of the late M's MI6 office building, Bond is off again to seek some revenge.
Better yet, perhaps we will now learn more about the mysterious Mr. White, played by Jesper Christensen, who has appeared in the first two Daniel Craig Bond movies, but each time as a shadowy figure whose motives and secrets remain hidden. After being caught by Bond at the end of Casino Royale, he managed to escape in Quantum of Solace. We were led to believe he worked for an organization called Quantum, but does he really work for SPECTRE?
After the break check out the first trailer for SPECTRE:
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Q: Swap 2 UICollectionViewCells I am trying to swap 2 table cells. so if the layout is like
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but then if i continue to drag, without lifting to cell 7, then it will be
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and animate this all. I have the basic code from LXReorderableCollectionViewFlowLayout with some edits i made but still has some issues. Like while moving the cell, another cell will look like a copy and follow it as well until i let go, sometimes it will fully duplicate the cell. In my collection view i use one UICollectionViewCell subclass, but i  have 2 looks, a cell with info and a empty cell.
Here is the code
LXReorderableCollectionViewFlowLayout.h - http://pastie.org/7188891
LXReorderableCollectionViewFlowLayout.m - http://pastie.org/7188886
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Companies using machine data powered platforms like Splunk collect disparate data types to quickly troubleshoot and monitor systems. By adding predictive capabilities, IT can glean critical insights for the business and develop strategic initiatives on issues that matter.


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Part of our responsibility in running an international business is to maximise our contribution to communities among whom we work while minimising environmental impact. Another part of that responsibility is to actively give something back. We do this through a series of managed programmes and initiatives which are broadly linked to the themes of community support and assisting people who have been denied or have limited opportunity.
Our nine social responsibility initiatives include the Libra Internship Programme that was founded in 2011 and has placed several hundred talented young people with the Libra Group and its subsidiaries around the world.
For the full story visit www.libra.social.
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First Openly Transgender Recruit Joins US Military
FILE - In this July 26, 2017, photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military.
The first openly transgender recruit has passed both the physical and medical exams and signed a contract to join the U.S. military, the Pentagon confirmed.
"[The Pentagon] confirms that as of Feb. 23, 2018, there is one transgender individual under contract for service in the U.S. military," said Maj. David Eastburn, a Pentagon spokesman.
The recruit was not immediately identified by gender or service.
Such a contract was made possible after a federal judge ruled in January that the military must accept transgender recruits. The ruling came after President Donald Trump announced in a tweet his desire to prevent transgender people from serving.
In July 2017, Trump surprised military leaders by tweeting, "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," Trump said. "Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."
A number of federal judges — in Baltimore, Washington, Seattle and Riverside, California — issued rulings blocking Trump's ban. The judges said the ban would likely violate the right under the U.S. Constitution to equal protection under the law.
The Pentagon began allowing transgender recruits to seek enlistment on Jan. 1.
Advocates have said they believe dozens, if not hundreds, of transgender people will seek to join an estimated 4,000 already serving.


Drugs are not part of a writers resources.
Don't be duped into thinking that any drug including alcohol will "enhance" your ability to write. Writers and artist of every stripe have fallen victim to this misconception for hundreds if not thousands of years. Drug abuse is the single largest cause of disability and death amongst artist. Yet drugs are pushed more heavily by and to this group than any other.
Currently there is a growing movement to legalize marijuana. But you can skip the junk science, and political ramblings and just ask yourself this question.
Who stands to benefit by increasing the level of drug abuse in the culture?
There are only three groups. Those who want profit, Those who want control, and Those who want company.
I lived my "research" in 1967 at ground zero of the "drug movement"; The Haight-Ashbury of San Francisco. I was there and witnessed first hand how the "casual use" of this seemingly innocent cottage industry opiate was shifted into the hands of organized crime for wholesale importation and distribution.
The "summer of love" was really the summer of control; where apathy, disorientation, confusion and lack of will power was pumped into the minds of a generation.
Half my generation was shipped of to war and the other half was shipped off to a drug induced political comma.
The only thing that marijuana "cures" is ones perception of reality. Heck, it even "cures" ones desire to perceive.
To enslave a population you must not only take away their guns, you must also take away their "will power". If you dis-empower the population and dumb them down enough through, drugs, mis-education, and economic pressure—they will not only slip the ring through their own noses, but do so willingly.
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The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program has awarded $48 million to fund more than 250 projects that build communities ready to engage in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER).
We're pleased with our program's accomplishments since its inception in 2014. But as more and more of our funded research projects produce results, it's critically important that we get those results into the hands of those who need them most. We're pivoting our Engagement Awards' focus to reflect this organizational shift.
Disseminating and encouraging the uptake of research findings has always been part of PCORI's mandate. Our Dissemination and Implementation program already runs multiple initiatives to support this mission. These include a funding mechanism for investigator-initiated implementation of PCORI-funded research results and an initiative to support the implementation of shared decision making approaches.
The Engagement Awards are now placing a greater emphasis on supporting communities and organizations that will help move the results of PCOR into clinical practice, where they can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. This shift in emphasis began in June 2017 and now gains momentum with a new type of Engagement Award for dissemination activities.
This new award category funds initiatives to disseminate PCORI-funded published results and evidence. Projects can be up to two years in duration and receive as much as $300,000 in total costs. This award does not support projects that solely include conferences.
We seek applications from organizations and communities who are trusted sources of information for the people they have relationships with. We hope those groups will propose meaningful dissemination projects to spread awareness and increase knowledge of new evidence from PCORI-funded research. Projects should disseminate results directly to patients, clinicians, and others who can use this information to inform healthcare decisions.
Prospective projects should aim to increase not only the reach of results, but also people's motivation and ability to use and apply them. We know, for example, that simply presenting information to clinicians, or placing information on a website, is unlikely to change the way people think or behave. Successful applicants will bring expertise and experience in reaching their intended audiences, so that their presentation of new evidence occurs in a way that will move this information toward use in decisions.
Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans discusses potential deliverables from her organization's Engagement Award, which identified health plans' roles in disseminating information and changing behavior to better patients' health and experiences.
Project activities may include developing or tailoring specific mechanisms that will work best to provide patients, clinicians, and others in the healthcare community with useful evidence for the decisions they face. However, projects' primary focus should be on activities that bring new evidence to people who can use it. Projects must also include evaluation of their dissemination mechanisms.
Even as our emphasis on dissemination expands, the Engagement Award program is still committed to funding projects that enable organizations to engage patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other stakeholders as partners in research.
These projects focus on building knowledge and competency of patients and other stakeholders so that they may serve as meaningful partners in all stages of research, from topic selection to dissemination of results. As always, these projects may also fund activities to strengthen researchers' skills in partnering with patients and other stakeholders.
To reflect our added emphasis on dissemination and implementation, we've recategorized the Engagement Awards of this type. Starting with the June 2018 review cycle, we are shifting to offer two new versions of previously existing awards.
Engagement Awards: Capacity Building. This is the original Engagement Award category with a revised name and expanded focus on dissemination and implementation. This award category funds projects to build a community of individuals and organizations that can participate in PCOR or CER, and develop partnerships to disseminate PCORI-funded research results. These awards are for up to $250,000 in total costs and are up to two years in duration.
Engagement Awards: Conference Support. This was previously known as Engagement Award Initiative Notice for Research Meeting and Conference Support. This award category funds conferences, workshops, and other meetings in which individuals explore issues related to PCOR or communicate PCORI-funded research results to audiences that need them. Conference organizers must address the proposed conference activities as part of a strategy for increasing the uptake of findings that could have important impact on clinical practice. The funding amount of $50,000 and duration of one year remain the same.
The next application deadline is June 1, 2018. We encourage interested applicants to review the new application guidelines on the Engagement Awards page and email [email protected] with any questions.


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Spartans DE on team's defensive performance the past three games: 'It's definitely frustration'
Kevin Cunningham | 1 year ago
Michigan State got off to a 2-0 start this season and then laid a dud to Arizona State 10-7. Was it the defense's fault?
Not exactly. But then, after a 31-10 win over Northwestern the following week, the Spartans allowed 30-plus points in three consecutive games, accumulating a 1-2 record in those games.
In the last two contests, Michigan State has been outscored by Ohio State and Wisconsin 72-10. Not good. And, one can point to the defense not playing up to expectations.
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Earlier this week, Spartans defensive lineman Kenny Willekes — a fifth-year senior — spoke out about how the defense is feeling:
"It's definitely frustration," fifth-year senior defensive end Kenny Willekes said after practice on Tuesday night. "You come into the season with high expectations as a defense and then three teams in a row put 30 points up on you."
Junior cornerback Josiah Scott:
"I feel like throughout preseason and throughout this first couple games, just kind of putting too much pressure on ourselves to be the No. 1 defense and all this stuff like that. So, it's just really getting back to just having fun and just playing because the last two years we really haven't been thinking about No. 1 defense, No. 1 defense, and just really kind of been playing and having fun."
The Spartans face Penn State at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 26 at home. The game will be televised on ABC.
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At NBx, we use psychotherapuetic journaling to aid in our clients therapy sessions. Not only does it serve as record of what transpired between sessions allowing us to "replay" significant events and look for patterns and meaning, but it may also support and reinforce the development of neural pathways that contribute to improved mental health by labeling emotions.
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A new study using brain imaging quantifies the benefits of putting feelings into words when talking with a therapist or friend, or writing in a journal. UCLA psychologists report different areas of brain are active when individuals communicate their feelings. In turn, the shift of brain activity is associated with better control of our emotions, making our feelings of sadness, anger and pain less intense.
The study showed that an area of the brain called the amygdala, which serves as an alarm to activate a cascade of biological systems to protect the body in times of danger, is less active when an individual labels feelings. Further, another region of the brain is more active: the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. This region is located behind the forehead and eyes and has been associated with thinking in words about emotional experiences. It has also been implicated in inhibiting behavior and processing emotions, but exactly what it contributes has not been known."What we're suggesting is when you start thinking in words about your emotions —labeling emotions — that might be part of what the right ventrolateral region is responsible for," said lead author Matthew D. Lieberman.
If a friend or loved one is sad or angry, getting the person to talk or write may have benefits beyond whatever actual insights are gained. These effects are likely to be modest, however, Lieberman said."We typically think of language processing in the left side of the brain; however, this effect was occurring only in this one region, on the right side of the brain," he said. "It's rare to see only one region of the brain responsive to a high-level process like labeling emotions."
Many people are not likely to realize why putting their feelings into words is helpful. "If you ask people who are really sad why they are writing in a journal, they are not likely to say it's because they think this is a way to make themselves feel better," Lieberman said. "People don't do this to intentionally overcome their negative feelings; it just seems to have that effect. Popular psychology says when you're feeling down, just pick yourself up, but the world doesn't work that way. If you know you're trying to pick yourself up, it usually doesn't work — self-deception is difficult.
"Because labeling your feelings doesn't require you to want to feel better, it doesn't have this problem." "When you put feelings into words, you're activating this prefrontal region and seeing a reduced response in the amygdala," he said. "In the same way you hit the brake when you're driving when you see a yellow light, when you put feelings into words, you seem to be hitting the brakes on your emotional responses."
As a result, an individual may feel less angry or less sad. This is ancient wisdom," Lieberman said. "Putting our feelings into words helps us heal better. If a friend is sad and we can get them to talk about it, that probably will make them feel better."
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It's Roald Dahl Day! Sept. 13, 2015. How will you celebrate? This year, we did several activities including, a "The Witches" party. We've included a list of our favorite Roald Dahl books which are perfect for Elementary Students. Scroll down to see how you can win a free copy of your favorite Roald Dahl book and a fun printable crossword puzzle. Enjoy!
Have a "The Witches" Party to Celebrate Roald Dahl Day or Halloween!
We found The Witches movie on Amazon. The movie has some scary moments, but we won't give those away. Depending on the child, the whole concept of the story could be traumatic. The Witches are everywhere wearing human masks! How can you tell a witch? She'll have purple, glowing eyes, among other things!
Books by Roald Dahl include The Witches and James and the Giant Peach.
After we watched the movie, we visited the Roald Dahl website and chose some fun ideas for lessons. We made posters that explain how to spot a witch. Beware! They are everywhere.
We have a fun idea to make human masks!
Copy a photo of someone in the classroom or house, paste it to tag board, and then decorate it with markers or colored pencils. When done, cut out, poke holes in the ears, tie an elastic string through each hole, and wear it!
To make it more fun, also make a witch mask and wear it underneath your human mask. Tee Hee! Now, that's fun!
You'll want to make some spooky treats and creepy snacks for your party. We found these cute witch broom donuts at Giggles Galore.
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We don't want to give the story away. You'll have to read it and watch the movie to understand why we made a mouse craft. We have lots of recyclables around the house, so we turned a styrofoam cup and a plastic grocery bag into a cute little mouse.
Make a mouse craft with recyclables.
To make the little mouse, paint a styrofoam cup your favorite color. Poke a pipecleaner in the bottom, curl it around a pencil to make a curly tail. Roll up a grocery bag, place it inside the cup, and then tape on foamy or construction paper eyes, nose, and ears. Eek! That was easy. Preschoolers will enjoy making this simple mouse craft.
Hop over and like and comment on our Facebook Page post about Roald Dahl, and you can win a "The Witches" Prize pack and a Roald Dahl book. Contest ends Sept. 20, 2015.


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The Roaring Fork School District announced Thursday that it has hired a new Basalt High School principal.
Superintendent Diana Sirko and Assistant Superintendent Rob Stein sent an email to Basalt High School staff Thursday morning announcing that Peter Mueller, project director at The Nature Conservancy, has accepted the position.
"Peter is currently the project director at The Nature Conservancy, where he is leading the Conservancy's effort to restore, protect and enhance the Dolores River. Prior to The Nature Conservancy, he was the middle and high school principal at the Telluride R-1 School District from 2004-2007," their email said. "He was also director at the Rocky Mountain Academy in Evergreen, Colorado, a K-8 school, where he was responsible for hiring, evaluating and guiding instruction for 22 full and part-time teachers. He is also very familiar with the Roaring Fork Valley having spent almost 10 years as a teacher at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School and five years as the director of CRMS's outdoor program."
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Britain needs a new party. Millions of voters find themselves with nobody to represent them at Westminster. They feel cheated by the available choice.
I speak not of liberal middle-of-the-roaders, or "moderates", or "centrists". We moan but we're making headway and can this weekend entertain good hope we'll either reverse Brexit, postpone it, or beat it back to a messy draw.


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Black Lives Matter, Warren Buffett, Sesame Workshop, and More: The Extraordinary Winners of Global Citizen Prize 2020!
Each of the remarkable Global Citizen Prize winners has done so much in 2020 for a more equal world.
Global Citizen Prize is all about celebrating the remarkable leaders and individuals who dedicate their lives to making the world a better place for everyone. With the unprecedented global challenges we've faced this year, it's rarely been more important to honor leadership and activism that values kindness, compassion, and strength, lifting up all of us, and particularly the most vulnerable. Join the movement by taking action here to help end extreme poverty.
Global Citizen Prize is just days away, and we're thrilled to announce the remarkable winning individuals and organizations that will be celebrated by the award ceremony as it airs and streams around the world from Dec. 19.
The prestigious award ceremony celebrates leaders and activists around the world — those extraordinary individuals who have taken action this year to lift up the world's most vulnerable, fight for the UN's Global Goals, and achieve an end to extreme poverty.
You'll be able to tune in wherever you are in the world, to celebrate these inspirational people and organizations; to hear extraordinary stories of human strength and compassion; to see performances from Alessia Cara, Carrie Underwood, Common, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, JoJo, and Tori Kelly, and appearances from John Oliver, Katie Couric, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Usher; and more.
The ceremony — hosted for the second year by John Legend — will premiere on Dec. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC in the US and CTV in Canada, before being broadcast and streamed all over the world. You can find details of how to watch the show wherever you are, here.
And now, the winners honored by 2020 Global Citizen Prize are…
Global Citizen of the Year — Bryan Stevenson
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This award celebrates an individual who has proven exceptional and sustained impact toward the end of extreme poverty and its systemic causes.
As Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), Stevenson has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned.
Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults.
Related Stories Dec. 20, 2020 WATCH: Global Citizen of the Year 2020 Winner Bryan Stevenson, Oprah & Usher Talk Justice During Global Citizen Prize
Global Citizen Artist of the Year — Sir Elton John
The Artist of the Year award honors a creative individual or group using their platform and their work to create change, not only through conversation but through meaningful impact.
A singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer, John also tirelessly works to eradicate HIV/AIDS through the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and most recently was a leader in raising vital funds to the global COVID-19 response.
Related Stories Dec. 20, 2020 WATCH: Miley Cyrus & Elton John, Global Citizen Artist of the Year, Discuss the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Global Citizen Prize for World Leader — President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
This award honors a political figure who advocates for and has implemented policy changes that have improved the lives of those living in poverty. Finalists for this year's Prize for World Leader also included: Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel; Chairwoman & Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva; and Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima.
The ultimate winner of the award was selected by an independent committee of more than 30 judges, including former heads of state and governments, other political leaders, and champions in the development community.
President von der Leyen has shown extraordinary leadership during her first year in office, driving significant and exemplary impact for the global community, and contributing to achieving a just and sustainable future for all — in particular through her relentless work for equitable access to tests, treatments, and vaccines against COVID-19.
Related Stories Dec. 20, 2020 WATCH: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & Ursula von der Leyen Discuss COVID-19, Climate Change, and More
Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader — LifeBank Founder, Temie Giwa-Tubosun
The Prize for Business Leader honors an individual in the business community who has combined business goals with positive human impact.
Recognized for her work as a health advocate in addressing blood shortages in Nigeria, as well as her innovative use of technology and the partnerships harnessed to expand LifeBank initiatives, Giwa-Tubosun is also recognized for LifeBank's COVID-19 response — including creating a national register, launching testing centers, and free delivery of medical oxygen to COVID-19 patients in isolation centers.
Related Stories Dec. 20, 2020 LifeBank Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun Wins 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader
Global Citizen Prize 2020 is also introducing three awards, selected by Global Citizen and a team of advisors, to recognize individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional impact over the past year, creating positive change and inspiring others through compassion, innovation, and unwavering dedication in their respective fields.
Related Stories Dec. 20, 2020 These Are the Winners of the Global Citizen Prizes for Activism, Culture & Education, and Philanthropy
Global Citizen Prize for Philanthropy — Warren Buffett
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This award recognizes a philanthropist or philanthropic group, who has shown extraordinary leadership, stepping forward to accelerate their giving in support of the world's biggest challenges and in pursuit of achieving the UN's Global Goals.
Historically the most giving person in the world, Buffett has vowed to gradually give more than 99% of his wealth to philanthropic foundations, and announced earlier this year that he donated another $2.9 billion worth of stock to nonprofit groups.
Global Citizen Prize for Culture & Education — Sesame Workshop
This award honors an individual or organization who has excelled in creating positive change through an artistic or educational endeavour.
Sesame Workshop has a storied history of activism and dedication to bringing early childhood education to children in over 150 countries, and has tackled a variety of issues including: HIV/AIDS, homelessness, autism, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic, in ways that children not only can understand, but that also help them to grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Global Citizen Prize for Activism — Black Lives Matter
Alicia Garza, from left, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, arrive at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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This award honors an individual or organization whose activism has driven significant and exemplary impact for society, at a local or global level.
The Black Lives Matter movement, represented by Co-Founders Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi, has been recognized by this award due to the powerful impact that it has had on combating anti-Black racism, and its advocacy confronting the social and economic challenges that disproportionately impact disenfranchised communities and communities of color, including the Black community, and their ability to unite people across racial, socio-economic, and ethnic lines.
Black Lives Matter has promoted euity, enlightenment, and inclusion, elevated the collective conscience of people, and the co-founders Cullors, Garza, and Tometi, have excelled in their ability to unite people across the US and the world.
The winners of the Global Citizen Prize: Country Hero Award — an award recognizing extraordinary activists across the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and Germany — have also been announced and you can read more about each of these remarkable individuals and organizations, and their work uplifting their local and national communities, here.
The winner of the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award will be announced during the Global Citizen Prize award ceremony, as it premieres globally on Dec. 19.
The three finalists include: Suhani Jalota, Founder and CEO of Myna Mahila Foundation; Ryan Gersava, Founder and President of Virtualahan; and Christelle Kwizera, Founder and Managing Director of Water Access Rwanda. You can find out who the winner will be by tuning in to watch the show! You can find details on how to watch wherever in the world you are, here.
The Global Citizen Prize award ceremony — which will premiere around the world from Dec. 19 — will also see performances from Alessia Cara, Carrie Underwood, Common, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, JoJo, and Tori Kelly; and feature presenters including John Oliver, Katie Couric, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Usher.
You can find details for how to watch, wherever you are in the world, here.
Join Global Citizen in December 2020 to celebrate the leaders among us who have stepped up against a backdrop of unprecedented global challenges to take action for the world we want — a world that is fair, just, and equal.
The broadcast and digitally streamed award ceremony will also feature inspirational stories of human strength and unforgettable performances that will bring together artists, activists, and global leaders to remind each of us that, together, we will come out of this year stronger. Find out more about the Global Citizen Prize here.
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Variety of sole source letter template that will flawlessly match your requirements. When writing an official or service letter, presentation design and also format is vital to earning a good impression. These templates supply excellent instances of ways to structure such a letter, as well as consist of sample material to serve as a guide to format.
Fire up your post-college work search with a tailored cover letter that reveals your interest, possible as well as inspiration. Here's exactly how.
New graduates, you have an excellent chance of landing a work if you launch a hostile search. A well-crafted cover letter need to become part of this positive technique– specialists say that personalizing your letter can open up doors to new opportunities. Right here s just how.
While distributing the very same cover letter to every employer saves time, you won t stick out from the crowd of candidates doing the same point.
Research study the firm, find out about their culture and also service demands, and speak straight to those demands, says Kim Mohiuddin, certification chair for the National Resume Writers Organization as well as president of Movin On Up Resumes, a resume-writing firm in San Diego. This tailored method reveals that you care about as well as are qualified for the possibility.
Louise Kursmark, co-author of Cover Letter Magic additionally recommends grads to customize their letters. Show your interest as well as connect your knowledge, experience and also occupation passions to the certain company as well as work possibility, she says.
Kursmark additionally recommends customizing not just exactly what you claim in your cover letter, yet additionally which you send it to. Make a personal connection with a person that works at the business as well as ask for a reference to the hiring authority, she states.
You could lack real-world work experience, yet your cover letter could be chock-full of tasks that show your potential to be successful.
These activities can consist of volunteer job, course projects and also extracurricular activities, along with special interests such as traveling or playing sporting activities, states Barb Poole, head of state of career-management firm Work with Imaging in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
New graduates could also mention a high GPA, college leadership settings and seasonal jobs in their cover letters to stand out, states Betty Williams, an across the country certified return to author and also proprietor of BW Custom Resumes.
Williams recommends figuring out exactly what skills are essential to the employer, then revealing how you have used those abilities.
She included the following in her cover letter to highlight the management abilities that were important to the task: My leadership experience includes offering as a backpacking trip leader for an on-campus club that coordinated outside journeys. (See a sample cover letter for a current graduate.).
Connecting that you re truly into the sort of job you re seeking is essential, claims Anthony Spadafore, director of Pathfinders, a Washington, DC-based career-consulting firm and also coauthor of Now Exactly what? The Young adult's Overview of Selecting the Perfect Occupation.
Show that you re walking the walk by just how you have actually already been doing exactly what you intend to do, he says. If you wish to help a business that develops Internet site, do you have a portfolio of Website or blog sites that you designed for pals?.
Your interest and motivation for introducing your occupation is a selling point– this kind of exhilaration isn t constantly noticeable with even more skilled employees. In the cover letter, talk regarding 1 or 2 significant instances from your significant life choices, long-lasting interests, leisure activities and interests, with the objective of showing how your proclivities and ideals are lined up with the employer s jobs as well as contributions to the world, Spadafore claims.
Your cover letter is not your memoir– appealed the bottom lines that would fascinate companies, however maintain the letter short.
Include a brief opening paragraph that discusses the specifics of the placement you are targeting, adhered to by four to 5 bullets reflecting qualifications that are pertinent to their requirements, Poole says.
The final paragraph must end with a bang– clearly state how you would add to the company s procedure, as well as with confidence request for an interview.
Do some profession expedition before writing a cover letter. Hiring managers must not need to find out exactly how your skills meet their needs– do that work for them, Mohiuddin states. If you have more compared to one possible instructions, write various cover letters for each and every purpose.
As you obtain clearness concerning exactly what you re efficient as well as most desire, you ll prepare to communicate from a real, certain area, Spadafore states.


But like the bumper sticker said, the second favorite team of any self-respecting Auburn fan is always, always, always whoever is playing Alabama (even the Russians). T'was always thus. Just ask Dean Foy, who led a midnight Toomer's Corner celebration after Bama's loss to Vanderbilt in 1969.
Yes, Auburn had beaten Clemson that afternoon, but the celebration didn't start until Vandy upset Bama, which also kept Bear Bryant from logging his 100th coaching win.
V for victory, V for Vandy. Geaux LSU.
Sorry Even More Incredible Iron Bowl Story Line, but the sooner we know Bama (likely) won't play for the national championship, the better.
Related: Dean Foy calls Georgia students "Sons of Dogs (or to be more specific…)".
I remember that. I went to Toomer's that evening too. It was a huge upset, as you might imagine.


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Speakers and various attendees of Thursday's press conference hold signs urging voters to pass the renovation bond on November 6.
The Burlington High School (BHS) ReEnvisioning Committee, the committee charged with the high school remodel process, held an extensive press conference at BHS on Thursday, October 4. The list of speakers included the superintendent, school board members, city councilors, BHS students, local business owners, the president of the teachers union, PTO leaders and Burlington Mayor Weinberger. They all had one message: vote yes for BHS.
The bond, which will appear on the November 6 ballot, includes funds for expansion, renovation, and partial demolition of the current BHS building.
"Education has changed in the last 60 years, our school building has not," Superintendent Yaw Obeng said.
Part of the change to which Obeng referred includes the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Although ADA passed in 1980, BHS still lacks the legal accommodations mandated for students with disabilities to have equal access to their education.
Manny Dodson, an able bodied BHS senior, joined students holding signs in support of the bond. Although he did not make an official statement at the conference, he said he sees the need to level the playing field every day.
Dodson also referenced the extreme temperatures the classrooms experience, which seemed to be a theme throughout the statements made by BHS students, both current and graduates. Dodson said the uncomfortable temperatures make it hard for students to focus in class.
Hallway between B and C buildings closed for two days due to internal rain showers.
Just this past Tuesday, the hallway between B and C building was closed due to a deluge of leaks in the roof. In order to get to C building, students had to walk from A to D to E buildings before backtracking to C. Along with being extraordinarily long, this detour included multiple changes in floor level. For students with disabilities, this meant an extra venture outside the building.
Aside from accessibility and weather, speakers touched on a variety of issues facing current BHS students. Many of the students who spoke will graduate by the time the proposed renovation is completed. Yet Emma Barker, a junior at BHS, still feels obligated to support it. She said although the end of her time in Burlington schools draws near, it does not mark the end of her involvement in the Burlington community.
"I care about our schools, and I care about education. I think that it's really important to have a space that reflects [our] pride in our community," Barker said.
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Georgia, UPR Report Consideration - 45th Meeting, 31st Regular Session Human Rights Council
17 Mar 2016 - Adoption of Universal Periodic Review outcome of Georgia A/HRC/31/15, A/HRC/31/15/Corr.1, A/HRC/31/15/Add.1
31st Regular Session of the Human Rights Council.
HRC extranet (information on daily updates, draft documentation, copies of oral statements etc.)
H.E. Ms. Khatuna Totladze, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia (Presenting Additional Information)
Deputy Public Defender at the Public Defender's Office of Georgia, Ms. Natia Katsitadze
China, Ms. Chen Tian
Council of Europe, Mr. Paul Gino Ronco
Libya, Mr. Basem Eldallal
Malawi, Mr. Ernest M. Makawa
Nigeria, Mr. Muhammad Lamin Shehu
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Ms. Beatriz Balbin
Paraguay, Mr. Santiago Fiorio
Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitry Vorobyev
Tajikistan, Ms. Anora Karimova
UN Women, Ms. Ann Blomberg
UNICEF, Ms. Nicolette Moodie
Albania, Mr. Lorenc Xhaferraj
Algeria, Mr. Fayssal Allek
Armenia, Ms. Lilia Petrossian
Botswana, Mr. Collen Diane
COC Nederland, Ms. Natia Gvianishvili
Action Canada for Population and Development, Ms. Meghan Doherty
International Catholic Child Bureau, Mr. Yao Agbetse
Amnesty International, Ms. Marianne Lilliebjerg
Pan African Union for Science and Technology, Ms. Aigul Adilova
Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, Mr. Wilson Rafael Los Reyes Aragon
Human Rights House Foundation, Ms. Anna Innocenti
H.E. Ms. Khatuna Totladze, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia (Concluding Remarks)
Mr. Choi Kyong-Lim, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)
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China, Ms. Chen Tian 00:22:08
Council of Europe, Mr. Paul Gino Ronco 00:22:56
Libya, Mr. Basem Eldallal 00:24:27
Malawi, Mr. Ernest M. Makawa 00:25:23
Nigeria, Mr. Muhammad Lamin Shehu 00:26:28
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Ms. Beatriz Balbin 00:27:18
Paraguay, Mr. Santiago Fiorio 00:28:58
Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitry Vorobyev 00:30:28
Sierra Leone, Ms. Folake Idowu 00:31:20
Tajikistan, Ms. Anora Karimova 00:32:06
UN Women, Ms. Ann Blomberg 00:33:11
UNICEF, Ms. Nicolette Moodie 00:34:23
Albania, Mr. Lorenc Xhaferraj 00:35:57
Algeria, Mr. Fayssal Allek 00:36:56
Armenia, Ms. Lilia Petrossian 00:38:12
Botswana, Mr. Collen Diane 00:39:11
COC Nederland, Ms. Natia Gvianishvili 00:40:29
Action Canada for Population and Development, Ms. Meghan Doherty 00:42:23
International Catholic Child Bureau, Mr. Yao Agbetse 00:44:19
Amnesty International, Ms. Marianne Lilliebjerg 00:46:29
Pan African Union for Science and Technology, Ms. Aigul Adilova 00:48:33
Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, Mr. Wilson Rafael Los Reyes Aragon 00:50:43
Human Rights House Foundation, Ms. Anna Innocenti 00:52:24
H.E. Ms. Khatuna Totladze, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia (Concluding Remarks) 00:55:10
Mr. Bertrand de Crombrugghe, Bertrand de CrombruggheBertrand de Crombrugghe, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Adoptio 00:56:50
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Local government plays an important role in land use planning and development approvals.
While constitutionally planning is the responsibility of the State Government, councils are responsible for the local implementation of the State's Planning Strategy in line with legislation contained in the Development Act 1993.
Each council has a development plan which aligns with the State's Planning Strategy as well as supporting the council's own strategic plan for the development of physical and community infrastructure.
Development plans guide the type of development that can occur in different zones within a council's boundaries. Council planners use policies contained within their respective development plans to assess development applications. Depending on the type of development being proposed, the assessment process can vary.
Councils also assess building applications against the Building Rules including the Building Code of Australia and any relevant Minister's specifications.
The role of the LGA in relation to Planning and Development is to support councils in their preparation of local policies and plans, and to represent and advocate on behalf of the sector to the Minister and various State Government bodies involved in the planning system.
Most recently this included extensive consultation, research and advocacy in relation to planning reforms proposed by the South Australian Government in September 2015.


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Guide to Casino Games
Casino gambling is one of the most varied forms of gambling there is, thanks to the wide range of games available. You can visit either a brick and mortar casino or any online casino and you'll usually find a great selection of games to play. This is just one of the reasons why casino gambling is so popular.
There are actually far more casino games in existence than most people think but only a few of them can be genuinely considered as popular. These games are featured in most venues: slots, blackjack, video poker, roulette, and craps.
In this section of our website, we provided guides on all of the most popular casino games. We've covered several of the less well-known ones as well. These guides include all the information you could possibly want to know about each game such as the rules, the different variations, and some strategy advice where relevant. We'll also tell you the best places to play each game online.
You can find details of each one of our guides below, along with some additional information on the different types of games and how to choose which ones to play.
Our Top Casino Game Guides
Blackjack is one of the most popular games you'll find in a casino, and this is largely due to the fact that it's so simple. The rules are very easy to learn and it's a game you can pick up in literally just a few minutes. It's a card game, and the basic idea is that you have to beat the dealer by getting your hand as close to 21 as you can without going over.
This game is also popular because of its very low house edge. The odds are only ever so slightly against you, so you have a reasonable chance of winning whenever you play. You can even improve your chances of winning if you can learn the strategy involved, which is also relatively simple.
Blackjack for Beginners
Variants of Blackjack
Basic Blackjack Strategy
Card Counting Systems
Blackjack Guide
Slots are easily among the most popular games found in the casino. They are easy to play and a great deal of fun. They also offer the chance to win a significant amount of money, with some games featuring jackpots worth millions of dollars. Slot games have been around for many years but they've evolved significantly over time. The modern machines found in land based casinos are a far cry from the early examples and the online games are incredibly more advanced.
Our slots guide covers a wide range of topics relating to slots game and it features detailed reviews of a number of different slots games as well. The below list is just a snapshot of what's included.
History of Slot Machines
Types of Slot Games
Tips & Advice for Playing
Best Casinos fo Slots
Slot Myths Debunked
Video poker is essentially based on five card draw poker but there are no other players to play against. There are no physical cards dealt either, as video poker is played on machines and not on card tables. The objective is simply to make the best hand possible, as payouts are decided by hand strength. There are several variations of the game and there's some strategy involved in knowing which cards to keep and which cards to discard. With optimal play and the right circumstances, it's possible to make the house edge almost non-existent.
We've compiled a thorough video poker section that contains a wide range of information and advice on this game. The following are a few examples of the topics we cover.
Video Poker Variants
Simple Tips & Advice
Advanced Strategies
Video Poker Books
Other Casino Game Guides
Roulette is a very famous gambling game and one that you'll find in virtually any casino you choose to visit. In our roulette guide, we provide an introduction to the game, some strategy advice, and information on the rules and betting options. There's also comprehensive information on the different variations of the game.
There are a few dice gambling games that can be played in a casino and craps is undoubtedly the best- known and most popular of them all. The basics are relatively simple, although the game is made complicated by the large selection of different bets available. There are also rules regarding which bets you can make and when.
Baccarat is one of the oldest casino games. It's traditionally associated with high rollers and in many venues it used to be exclusive to only the wealthiest players. That's not the case these days though, as players of all budgets can enjoy this game. It's very easy to learn how to play and the house edge is surprisingly low.
Let It Ride Poker is a relatively recent introduction to casinos compared to the more traditional games, although it's been around for a few years now. It's proved to be very popular, probably because it's so enjoyable. The game works on the simple premise that the better your hand is, the more often you win.
This is another simple and exciting form of casino poker. The rules of Caribbean Stud Poker are very straightforward and the game features big payouts for strong hands. Most versions of the game have a progressive jackpot which you can win if you're dealt a royal flush. There's a little strategy involved in the game but it's easy to learn.
Another of the relatively new games, 3 Card Poker is possibly the simplest of all casino poker games. It's loosely based on the traditional gambling game of brag, but it's played against the house rather than other players. Like most similar games, payouts are directly related to hand strength, so the stronger your hand, the bigger the payout.
Keno is a lottery style casino game that's similar to bingo. It's easy to play, as it's a game of pure chance. This makes it appealing for those that like to gamble without having to do too much thinking. All that's involved is picking numbers and then hoping that those numbers get drawn from the pile.
Not as well-known as some of the other games mentioned here, PaiGow Poker is still fairly popular. The game is vaguely based on the Chinese dominoes game of PaiGow but it uses cards instead of dominoes. Although the rules are a little unusual, you'll soon get used to them once you've played it a few times.
The Different Types of Casino Game
All of the casino games mentioned above, and without a doubt any other casino game, can be categorized in a number of different ways. There are several main game categories that are traditionally used to classify them and they can also be classified by the size of the house edge or the level of skill involved.
We've looked at the various types of casino games below, explaining each one more in depth. We've also given a few examples of which games fall into which categories
Main Casino Game Categories
The following are the main categories used to classify casino games. Please note that many games can fall into more than one of these categories.
This category is, somewhat obviously, for any game that's played using cards. Technically, card games are covered by the table games category as they are also played on tables. However, many people do view card games as a specific type of game in its own right. The most common card games played in the casino include blackjack, baccarat, and Caribbean Stud Poker.
These are quite simply games that are played on a table. We mentioned above that most card games fall into this category but other popular examples include roulette and craps.
This category is a little outdated, as it represents any game that's played on a machine rather than on a table. You could easily argue that this applies to all online games. In landbased casinos, it covers games such as slots and video poker.
Lottery Style Games
Lottery style games are generally not among the most popular in the casino. Based entirely on luck, they tend to involve no decision making at all. The most commonly found casino game in this category is keno.
Any game that has a jackpot to be won falls into this category. Many slots and video poker games have jackpots and a number of table games do too. Caribbean Stud Poker, for example, usually features a progressive jackpot that's won with a royal flush.
Casino Games by House Edge
It's useful to categorize casino games by the size of the house edge, as there are notable advantages to playing those with a low edge. That's not to say that you should ignore those with a high edge though, as they often offer the potential to win larger payouts relative to the amounts staked.
Low Edge Games
To some extent it's up for debate what constitutes a low house edge, as what might be acceptably low for one player may be considered too high for another. There are certain games that have an indisputably low edge though and these include blackjack, baccarat, and PaiGow Poker. Some variants of video poker also have very low edges too, as do a couple of specific bets in craps.
Please note that some games with a low edge, blackjack in particular, require you to use the right strategies for the edge to remain low.
High Edge Games
Keno has one of the highest house edges found in the casino at around 25%, which is one of the reasons why its popularity has declined. American roulette has a high edge compared to European roulette (5.26% against 2.70%) and there are some bets in craps where the edge is over 10%. The edge in slots can be as high as 15% too.
Casino Games by Skill Factor
All casino games have random outcomes, so they are all ultimately based on luck. Some of them, however, involve some degree of skill. Those with a skill factor are very popular with some players, as they enjoy contributing some influence over their results. Others prefer gambling on pure chance and putting their fate entirely in the hands of lady luck.
High Skill Factor
Blackjack is the game with the highest skill factor, as every decision made affects the player's chances of winning. It's also technically possible to master blackjack, if card counting can be mastered. This is definitely a skill and one that's hard to learn. Video poker also involves significant skill in terms of knowing which cards to keep and which ones to discard.
It could be argued that there's skill involved in craps too, for anyone that can learn dice control. There's plenty of debate over whether this is even possible, but nonetheless it would take a great deal of skill.
Low Skill Factor
There are several games which involve a low level of skill. These are basically the games where your decisions have some effect on the overall house edge but not a significant one. Pretty much all casino poker games fall into this category.
Pure Chance
Games of pure chance are those where nothing you do has any effect at all on the house edge or the likelihood of you winning. Slots are one of the prime examples of this type of game and there are many more. Roulette and baccarat are also examples of this.
Games of Chance Explained
Which Casino Game Is Best
If you asked a thousand casino players this question then you would get a range of different answers and none of them would be wrong. There's no such thing as the "best" casino game really, as it all comes down to individual preferences. Some people absolutely love playing slots, while others think they are a waste of time and money. Some people love playing blackjack, while others think that it's too slow and requires too much thought.
We don't want to tell you what games you should be playing, as it's a decision you should make for yourself. We simply suggest that you spend some time playing at least a few different ones, so you can figure out which ones are best for you. There's no correct way to make a decision, but you might want to take the following factors into consideration.
House Edge = A low house edge should provide better value for money in the long run.
Potential Payout = Some games offer the potential to win big relative to your stake.
Skill Factor = Do you prefer games involving skill or those of pure chance?
Enjoyment = Which games do you find the most fun?
The last point is arguably the most important of the four factors to consider, as casino gambling should ultimately be about having fun. However, the other factors are all worth thinking about too.
We offer some more advice on this topic in the following article from our beginner's guide. If you're struggling to make a decision about what to play, then reading this should help you.
A Final Point
The variety of games in the casino is a big part of the appeal. There's absolutely no need to pick a favorite or stick to playing the same few games all the time. It's fine if that's what you want to do but there's something to be said for experiencing all the options available to you. You could try a different game every single time you played and it would still take you a long time to try them all. Don't be afraid to experiment with new games, as you might have a more enjoyable experience this way.