Fancy something a little different on Pancake Day? Why not try the Circus Sauce brined and roast duck with pancakes and celeriac remoulade?
This is like a western crispy duck and pancakes and it's rather moreish. The brining is very important here, it flavours the duck and allows it to get lovely and crispy. Serve with a heap of pancakes, the remoulade and plum sauce.
This anniversary year of circus is going to be a massive year for all involved at Giffords Circus. Before we embark on that journey, there is just about time to squeeze in another for the Circus Sauce team.
Our days off usually consist of a casual pub lunch and a lazy afternoon in the sun with a pint of cider. In Barrington we decided to go on a jolly and take up the offer of a tour around Hook Norton brewery.
At the start of the season, we were incredibly fortunate and excited to have the opportunity of working with the renowned photographer Jonathan West. He took some fabulous images capturing the preparation, creation and communal destruction of many of our signature dishes.
We were getting used to this now. The twenty-hour flight was at the back of our mind and felt like seconds compared to the equivalent bus journeys through Thailand and Vietnam. The introduction of western culture was a shock after the small food shacks, potholed roads and kamikazi mopeds of Asia, though in many ways a relief.
Floating islands, soy sauce and free beer.
We almost didn't make it to Vietnam. A couple of issues with visas, tickets to Australia and a mad dash towards the plane moments before it flew almost caused us grief but we managed to make it on board the flight to Hanoi.
Kickboxing, cardboard cut-outs and a dart through traffic.
So our adventure begins. We've Travelled to Thailand to sample the cuisine, bare the hot weather and experience life in south east Asia. Four circus boys out travelling together for 6 months, thousands of miles away from home. What could go wrong?
How times flies! At the end of last season, although I had been offered jobs in the UK, I thought somewhere with a more agreeable climate might do me better, somewhere where food is a large part of the culture as well as the weather.
St johns, allotments and a walk with a bagel.
t's 4.30 in the morning, the restaurant fleet is hooked up to various lorries and caravans attached to cars, vans and 4x4s and finally the convoy is ready to leave Blenheim Palace and make the long journey to the capital. Several miles and coffees later we pass the Fuller's Brewery on the Hogarth roundabout and roll in the grounds of Chiswick House & Gardens.
Stadhampton was a brief affair though thoroughly enjoyable. The bank holiday weekend at Sudeley Castle shortened our weekend by a day and with the restaurant team fully assembled it was time to start to really get into things. After a wonderful visit to the brilliant Zippo's circus directed by our very own David Hibling, we were ready for another busy weekend.
The last week of rehearsals shot past pretty quickly. You notice people changing as the opening night draws closer. There's less chat, more haste and a slight breeze of anxiety in the air.
At last rehearsals! Over these 4 weeks everyone arrives and is introduced to each other. For those who have been with the Circus a while it's exciting to imagine how the season will unfold and for the new it's like stepping into some obscure novel. James and his merry band of musicians arrived on the first week with Hannah, Louis and Drummer Dave returning from last year with the addition of Spencer (vocals and sax) and Sarah (trombone).
Cirencester, Fennells Farm and the End!
Cirencester, my home town and the home straight. I know the butchers, greengrocers and restaurants really well which makes my life here very easy. I paid a visit to Butts Farm on the outskirts of Ciren to have a look at what my old freind Gary had to offer.
On to Bath then! Everyone gets excited when we go to Bath as the place is stunning and quite different to anywhere else we go to on tour. The distraction to go out and eat, shop and marvel at the beautiful architecture in the narrow cobbled streets is far too difficult to resist and we find ourselves sipping coffee in the many quaint cafes instead of getting an early shift in on the wagon.
Wow... Monday night was a dream come true. Ever since I first started to cook at the age of 15, all you would hear about is the legend of Marco Pierre White, the first Englishman and the youngest person ever at the time to earn 3 Michelin stars.
Well Frampton zipped past us! The weather just about held, the restaurant was full and I don't think we could have gone more local than we did! Rabbits from the estate, crayfish from the river and vegetables from the allotments near by to make the fabled stargazy pie, a version of Mark Hix's recipe, who I'm a big fan of.
Barrington, feels like home. There's a round grass indent in the middle of the field when we arrive from where the ring has been positioned for over a decade.
It's been so nice being in Oxford. The whole company has been out and about to museums, restaurants, bars and even the Cowley Road carnival. It is definitely one of our favourite places to be as there is so much to do!
At last, Oxford! Everyone is buzzing with excitement. The venue for the next two weeks is smack bang in the centre in one of the most beautiful settings, Oxford University Parks. It's especially exciting for the kitchen as we have the amazing covered market which houses green grocers, fish mongers, cheesemongers and butchers.


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Gresham is pleased to announce the exchange of contracts for the sale and simultaneous leaseback of its head office at Sopwith House in Southampton ('the Property'), to Pickwick Estates Limited.
The sale of the Property follows a decision taken by the Board in 2008 to increase the group's liquidity by converting illiquid assets to liquid assets. The disposal proceeds will augment Gresham's current cash resources, which prior to this transaction were already ahead of the cash balance of £1.1m at 31 December 2008 announced on 12 January 2009.
The sale of the Property will generate a cash consideration of £875,000, of which £87,500 is payable on exchange and the balance to be paid on completion (anticipated to be in the second quarter of 2009). The carrying value of the freehold property was £860,000 at the date of exchange, which taking into account the costs of the transaction gives rise to no profit or loss on disposal.
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Weki Meki continue to tease fans in the lead up to their August debut!
Ahead of the release of the group's debut mini album, Weki Meki have released a new round of teaser images! In contrast to the group's previous teasers, these images use a monochrome colour palette and divide the eight members into pairs. Check them out below!
Anticipation is high for Weki Meki's debut as four of the eight members appeared on the first season of Produce 101, with Choi Yoojung and Kim Doyeon debuting as members of I.O.I.
Weki Meki will make their debut with mini album 'WEME' on August 8.
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Posted on September 15, 2017 by filmicmag Leave a comment
by Jackson Diianni
Ingrid Goes West is an original effort, but it suffers from lack of focus. It's trying to be a social-commentary piece about the dangers of technology, addiction and identity. It's also trying to be a drama, a love story, a black comedy, a thriller and a road-movie. Sometimes, when you try to fit that much into one piece, you lose your message in shuffle. That's kind of what happens here. Ingrid Goes West is a cool idea, but that idea doesn't come across well in the final product.
From the very beginning, Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) is delusional, manic and wholly unstable. The movie offers us a simple, uninvolved reason for this: she's addicted to her phone. The idea is that if this girl just put her phone down, she could avoid all the trouble she gets into down the line. Obviously, she doesn't do that. She moves to Los Angeles and spends $60,000 befriending a stranger she met on Instagram. In the process, Ingrid shirks all her other responsibilities, including her new boyfriend (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), in favor of spending more time with Taylor (Elizabeth Olsen). Eventually, she reaps what she sows and hits rock bottom and that's where the movie finds its anomalous climax.
On paper, the story works pretty well, but it's not executed carefully onscreen. Writer and director Matt Spicer doesn't know when to be serious and when to be silly. On top of this, his characters aren't very consistent. Spicer and his writing partner, David Branson-Smith, bend the personalities of their characters to meet the requirements of the plot. When we first meet Taylor she is a normal, west-coast socialite, but she changes faces whenever the writers need to inject some comedy into the script. In one scene, she snorts cocaine in a car with Ingrid as they speed down the highway in the dead of night. The next day, she's back to being a healthy Instagram model. Another time, Ingrid tells Taylor that she performed a sexual favor for her boyfriend in exchange for use of his pickup truck and Taylor's response is to tell Ingrid she loves her. This was a pretty bold thing for Ingrid to say, considering she is cardinally obsessed with how she comes across to her new friend. Maybe if she knew the bounds of Taylor's sense of humor a little better, it would make sense, but the two are basically strangers. As it stands, Taylors enthusiastic response is just a way for the writers to keep a funny line in the script.
Similarly, for most of the film, Ezra is the level-headed, down-to-earth one. He's not addicted to technology, he's not on social media and he still uses a flip phone. He has a passion for art which further solidifies him as a grounded, normal person. Then, in one scene, we actually see his art and it's a bunch of internet slogans graffitied onto oil paintings. Why did they do that? Why would they give the social-media-themed art to the one guy in the film who doesn't know anything about technology? There's a scene in the movie that takes place in an art gallery. They couldn't find a way to stick that joke in there? I don't have any problem with mixing comedy and drama, but it has to be done strategically. The writers of this film don't care if they have to retouch their characters for the sake of shoehorning comic relief into an otherwise pretty dark screenplay. If your characters are that malleable, they can't carry a story.
The movie does have a few funny moments. Most of them come from O'Shea Jackson Jr., playing the drug-dealer/landlord/aspiring-screenwriter who vapes and is obsessed with Batman. A few of them come from Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, but they're both a little too lost in playing "types" to bring any kind of levity to the table. Some would argue that they aren't supposed to lighten the tension, but, if that's true, then why are they being given so many "funny" lines? Spicer doesn't know where the humor should end and the seriousness begin, which takes away the gravity from the heavy issues he chooses to discuss.
Most of the time the movie is just too overt. Shortly after Ingrid has her little trip to the hospital, she overhears a former acquaintance whispering into her phone. I don't remember exactly what she says, but the jist of it is "I just saw Ingrid Thorburn, she's like a total psycho, let's not invite her to our slumber party!" In another scene when Taylor's brother blackmails Ingrid over her secret obsession, he punctuates the pact with "I own you." Subtlety runs rampant in this film.
There are a lot of moments where the story dips into new territories and then abandons them, giving us hints of conflict with no payoff. Taylor is planning to open a hotel one day and she hasn't told Ezra about it, and she bonds with Ingrid over the revelation of this secret. Unfortunately, she never ends up telling Ezra, the two don't resolve any of their intra-marriage animosity and, at the end, they are back to being a functional couple, having a halloween party and ejecting Ingrid because she's the crazy one. Ingrid never even gets any closure for the death of her mother. In the beginning, this is what drives her. We might even guess that she hides her face in her phone because it numbs the pain of losing her mom. By the end, it's a forgotten character detail, a previous circumstance that they needed to get the story off the ground.
Speaking of which, the ending may be the most puzzling part of this movie. Without revealing too much, it's abrupt and doesn't conclusively resolve the plot. It might even take place in purgatory, although I don't think that's how we're supposed to interpret it. Fans will say it's deep. Hermeneutists will say it's a brave social statement. Maybe they're both right, but I certainly didn't get much out of it myself. For a movie that claims to be denouncing addictions to technology, it gave me very little motivation to actually put down my cell phone.
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Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) amid perceived clampdown on free speech.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
He said Mr Ilelah's appointment spans through a five-year tenure in the first instance.
The statement was signed and made available to newsmen by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture.
The new NBC boss hails from Bauchi South Senatorial District, in Bauchi State. He attended Kobi primary school, Bauchi, and went further to attend Junior Secondary School Misau.
He holds a degree from Bayero University Kano and worked with the Nigeria Television Authority, (NTA) Bauchi.
Ilelah precedes Armstrong Aduku Idachaba who was the acting Director General of the NBC.
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Can i , as a newbie, use a simple box shape for my map and then fill it with stuff ? cause i was looking at valve maps and they were made out of lots of boxes.
Thats actually the perfect way to start a garbage map.
You'd benefit much more from building your map inside out, e.g start with the structure where the control point is located, then build the area around it, then go on with the next areas and so on, all while testing the map very regularly to check if it "feels" right.
You CAN of course do it however you like, but you won't learn much besides the basics from making box maps.
I'm examining Lakeside now, but how do i connect the place where the cp is, the "buffer zone" (the area between the mid and the spawn area), and the spawn room ? it's seems confusing looking form Lakeside, especially when my map's mid is nucleus styled (mid is surrounded by 4 bridges, but there's no death pit).
According to your theme and setting, what would logically exist between the spawn and point? There isn't a set formula for...anything in mapping, really. It all depends on what would make sense and agree with where the map takes place, so for example you wouldn't have a mountain as the mid control point of a Granary-themed map because farmland maps are mostly flat. So just think of what would fit your theme, layout, and pacing (how quickly players arrive at the point) and add that something in.
Because everyone here does it slightly differently, I can share how I go about it.
First I design it on paper, then I make a thin flat floor, put basic walls and shapes on it. I then shape the floor to match the playing area, then I just keep working from there.
I usually finish a control point to a playable level then I expand my floor with one brush like before from that piece of map.


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Review: Cyrano
Feb 24th, 2022 Jason Bailey
Cyrano is a bold, rowdy adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac that reimagines its title character as a little person and fills its scenes with songs by The National. If that sounds like a big, weird swing, then you shouldn't be surprised to learn that the director is Joe Wright, who takes bigger, weirder swings than most studio filmmakers these days. Sometimes that pays off (his deliberately "staged" and strangely affecting Anna Karenina), and sometimes it does not (whatever the hell Pan was).
What's most interesting about Cyrano is how thoroughly it doesn't work, until it suddenly does. The opening scenes hit all the familiar beats, for those know and love the play, or its faithful 1950 and 1990 film adaptations, or (most likely) Steve Martin's marvelous 1987 comic riff Roxanne: Roxane (an energetic Haley Bennett) is a single lady whose dire financial straights won't convince her to wed the wealthy but vile De Guiche (Ben Mendelsohn). "Well, I won't be rescued, I'm not in distress," she insists, and hurries off for a night at the theater – which is interrupted by Cyrano (Peter Dinklage, terrific) and his brutal takedown of the hammy actor at the show's center.
That same night, Roxanne lays eyes on Christian (a charismatic Kelvin Harrison Jr.), and it's love at first sight, or at least lust (it should surprise no one familiar with the Wright oeuvre that he makes all of this extremely horny). Roxane is so thunderstruck that she goes to Cyrano, her friend since childhood – a bit of an odd story beat to swallow, considering how many years clearly separate them, but never mind – and asks him to help set them up. The snag, of course, is that Cyrano believes his "sole purpose on this earth is to love Roxane."
We all know what happens next: Christian is beautiful but none too bright, so Cyrano ends up ghost-writing his love letters, expressing his own affection for Roxane in the process, and so on and so on. As you might expect, much of the burden of revisiting this oft-told tale in a fresh way falls on Dinklage's shoulders – and he's wonderful, easily capturing the character's quicksilver wit, easily stung pride, and reservoir of emotion. The look on his face when he realizes she's confessing her love but for someone else is a poignant moment of onscreen heartbreak, and kudos to Wright (and editor Valerio Bonelli) for holding as long as they do on the wrenching moment before he says to Christian, with poignant surrender, "Go to her."
He also plays the comic beats with aplomb; screenwriter Erica Schmidt (working from her musical stage adaptation) threads out the funny moments from the original film and its remakes, and the jokes are well timed (my favorite: Cyrano pleading to Christian, "Can you at least take a look at this list of conversational witticisms?")
But Cyrano struggles, early on, with the same problem of so many "musical versions" of theatrical and cinematic classics: all those elements are present in the original version, so when it still lands played straight, you really have to give the songs a reason to exist. It's not that they're badly performed – Bennett's voice is gorgeous, and Dinkledge sports a pleasing baritone – but they're somewhat distractingly contemporary, and the first few seem less like narrative necessities than stuck-on appendages.
But once the story hits the second act, the main trio sings a song together (but apart) about their love and their letters, and it's like the film has suddenly snapped to attention – we understand exactly what Wright and Schmidt are going for. Because once this story hits the heightened emotions of the courtship, the device makes sense; the songs seem necessary to convey emotions too big for anything resembling conventional dialogue.
And once the picture makes that leap, it never looks back. The last hour or so just hums right along, working through the complications of their scenario, veering into tragedy without whiplash, and staging a number called "Wherever I Fall" that is, while something of a flight of semi-tangential fantasy, utterly lovely – open and vulnerable and moving in a way that you usually have to, well, go to a stage musical to find. Cyrano is a recommendation with reservation; it gets off to such a rocky start, you may be tempted to bail. Ride it out. It's worth the wait.
"Cyrano" is in theaters Friday.
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Interview with a Maker – Eric Kurland
By jkrill, Nov 30, 2018
Eric Kurland is one of over 100 Makers joining us at DTLA Mini Maker Faire 2018 tomorrow, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Los Angeles Central Library. Eric was kind enough to answer some questions about himself, his projects, his involvement with the Maker Movement, and what he is looking forward to at this year's Faire.
What does being a Maker mean to you?
To me, being a Maker means following one's passion (in my case stereoscopic 3-D), expressing that passion through creative projects, and then sharing those projects with other people. Hopefully, those people will learn something new and become inspired to find their own passions and make their own things.
How did you get into the Maker Movement?
Growing up my parents were both creative people, my mother in the arts and my father in engineering, so I was always encouraged to create things. We often built things together. When the Maker Faire movement began I got involved and have been exhibiting my 3-D projects at Maker Faires around the country for over eleven years.
What do you think about public library involvement in the Maker Movement?
It's great that the library is providing a venue where the public will connect with Makers and experience a wide variety of projects to teach and inspire.
What do you hope attendees take away from this year's Faire?
I hope that attendees leave the DTLA Mini Maker Faire with a desire to make something themselves and the confidence that anybody can be a Maker.
What is your background and how did you get involved in stereoscopic 3-D?
I have loved 3-D since I was a kid looking through a View-Master and seeing the image literally "pop" into depth. I started in photography and filmmaking at age 10, but it didn't occur to me that I could make 3-D pictures until 2002 when I met other 3-D photographers and filmmakers at a monthly meeting of the LA 3-D Club. I have been working in the medium of stereoscopic 3-D ever since.
How did your interest in 3-D technologies impact your career, education, or other areas of life?
Initially, 3-D was my hobby, but as I became more skilled at it, I began seeking work specializing in the field. This led to my working on a number of 3-D movies, music videos, and related projects. My involvement in the Los Angeles 3-D community grew and I served as president of the LA 3-D Club for five years and launched the LA 3-D Movie Festival, an annual film fest held in Downtown Los Angeles every December. When my mentor, 3-D artist,and historian, Ray Zone passed away in 2012 I was inspired to carry on his work. I founded the nonprofit 3-D SPACE. I also founded the Center For Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education which educates the public on the art, science, and history of 3-D at our recently opened museum gallery in Echo Park and events and screenings all across California.
Can you think of an example of a time you inspired an individual to make?
I teach workshops on 3-D photography. At Maker Faire, I love to show people how they can take their own 3-D pictures. It's very fulfilling to show people how they can make something themselves and then have them return later to show me their own efforts.
What are you Making now? What is your latest Maker adventure?
I'm producing the 15th LA Movie Festival coming up on December 15-16, I'll be opening an exhibit of holograms and lenticulars at the 3-D SPACE Museum gallery later in the month. I also recently developed a digital technique to create modern versions of a kind of 19th-century stereocard called french-tissue diableries and I'm trying out some new techniques to create three-dimensional images in virtual reality.
What do you think is the most important attribute about being a Maker?
I think the most important attribute is a vast curiosity coupled with an unreasonable faith that all dreams can be forged in reality.
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Please note that space is limited for all ticketed workshops. Tickets will be assigned on a first come, first served basis at check-in.
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The past few months have caused many to question the essence of their core community. A shining young person in our community took their own life, immigration raids left families broken, and a murder took the life of a teenager. How do you respond when the most divisive forces of the system are pulling us apart? The Rainier Athletes community chooses to unite.
Unity of Community also known as Comunidad Unida, invites all members from the Rainier Athletes core pillars - students, families, educators, mentors, coaches and community partners- to celebrate the power of community.
The second annual UoC, on April 5th 2019, was remarkable. We saw record attendance from every core pillar, over 300 attendees in total. Support from community partners was at an all time high as Latino Heat volunteered as food runners, YMCA staff registered families for services, and KidsQuest Children Museum brought their show on the road to entertain the youngest members of the community. Bellevue's Fire Department brought their truck, assistant Chief of Bellevue's Police Department brought his dance moves, and Bellevue School District Superintendent, Dr. Ivan Duran, delivered a moving keynote address highlighting the importance of forming authentic relationships in order to build a strong community.
The past couple months have shaken our community. And there is no denying the shock and sadness and hurt that ensues whenever a loved one is suddenly taken from us. It disrupts the entire family system and ultimately disrupts the entire community.
The system, whether we ask it to or not, has a way of constantly testing our core beliefs. So, when the forces of the system are pulling us apart how will we respond? Do we turn our backs and ignore it? Do we let go of control and let it take us for ride into the depths of the unknown. Or do we bond together, united, as family?
Simply by being here this evening, you have chosen unity. You have chosen to CELEBRATE the power of togetherness. And this is what Comunidad Unida is all about. Our call to action is community. Tonight we choose love. Tonight we choose to strengthen the bridges that connect us.
Every single member of the Rainier Athletes community here this evening wrote their names on the bridge as a symbol of unity. This bridge represents our collective connectedness. It represents the entire Rainier Athletes community.
I have met most in this room but for those I have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Jesse Franklin and I was Rainier Athletes first mentor 6 years ago. Back then this bridge would have had about 10 names on it. Tonight, hundreds of students, families, educators, coaches mentors and community partners play a vital role in sustaining this bridge. When all of us come on together to ensure that this bridge can hold whatever the system throws our way, we will move forward with strength. It takes the entire community.
Together we are stronger. Together we are ONEteam.


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Here's what's in the $858 billion defense bill
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
(CNN) — Congress is on its way to passing a bipartisan $858 billion defense bill that would give service members a hefty pay raise, bolster support for Ukraine and Taiwan, and rescind the US military's Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
The House last week approved the massive National Defense Authorization Act, known as the NDAA, by a vote of 350-80. The Senate is expected to take it up Thursday and pass it with support from both parties.
The defense bill outlines the policy agenda for the Department of Defense and the US military and authorizes spending in line with the Pentagon's priorities. But it does not appropriate the funding itself.
The must-pass legislation, which would authorize $817 billion specifically for the Department of Defense, would provide $45 billion more than President Joe Biden's budget request earlier this year.
The increase for fiscal year 2023 is intended to address the effects of inflation and accelerate the implementation of the national defense strategy, according to the Senate Armed Services Committee. It would authorize $12.6 billion for the inflation impact on purchases, $3.8 billion for the impact on military construction projects and $2.5 billion for the impact on fuel purchases, according to a bill summary from the committee.
The legislation also shows Congress' continued support for helping Ukraine repel Russia's invasion, even though several Republican lawmakers have raised questions about the ongoing US aid.
"That's the important thing — that you don't see any diminution in the bipartisan consensus about providing support to Ukraine, despite having heard a lot about rising concerns," said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank.
Here are some key provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act:
Support for service members and their families
The bill would provide a 4.6% increase in military basic pay for service members, the largest in 20 years. The Department of Defense's civilian workforce would get the same raise.
It would also bump up service members' housing allowance by 2% and require a report on a "more transparent, fair, and flexible way to calculate the basic allowance for housing," according to a summary from the House Armed Services Committee.
The legislation would also increase the eligibility threshold for the Basic Needs Allowance, a new supplemental payment for low-income military families, to 150% of the federal poverty line, up from 130%.
The NDAA would also increase funding for commissaries to help offset higher prices. And it would create a pilot program to reimburse military families for certain child care costs related to a permanent change of station.
It would authorize the reimbursement of up to $4,000 for pet relocation expenses stemming from permanent changes of station to or from locations outside the continental US.
To address the issue of suicides among service members, the bill would require the defense secretary to compile a report on suicide rates by military occupational specialty, service and grade. It would mandate that the defense secretary brief the congressional Armed Services committees on the preliminary findings of the review no later than June 1.
Some 519 US service members died by suicide last year, according to the Pentagon. The overall suicide rate per 100,000 active-duty service members has slowly increased from 2011 to 2021.
The NDAA would extend and modify the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, as well as authorize $800 million in funding in fiscal year 2023, which is $500 million more than was contained in last year's defense bill.
The program provides funding for the federal government to pay industry to produce weapons and security assistance to send to Ukraine, rather than drawing directly from current US stockpiles of weapons.
The funding authorization in the defense bill is intended to supplement additional money for the initiative expected in a future federal spending package, according to Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican who wrote the program into law in 2015.
Also, the defense bill would expedite the delivery of munitions to Ukraine and the replenishment of associated US stockpiles by streamlining acquisition requirements and authorizing multiyear procurement for certain munitions, according to the House Armed Services Committee. The authorization would also provide stocks of munitions to US allies and partners, as well as increase the number of munitions that would be needed if China takes action against Taiwan.
It would be the largest number of multiyear procurement contracts for munitions that the defense bill has authorized in recent history, if not ever.
One of the key concerns throughout the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been whether the industrial bases of the US and other allied nations can meet the demand required to support Ukraine. This measure is focused on reducing bureaucratic red tape to help industry produce those weapons for Ukraine faster.
Enhanced defense partnership with Taiwan
The NDAA would establish a specific defense modernization program for Taiwan to deter aggression by China, according to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey.
It would authorize up to $10 billion in Foreign Military Financing grants over the next five years, enhance training and collaboration, and make available up to $2 billion in loans.
It would also give the president the authority to give Taiwan up to $1 billion in weapons and munitions.
And it would create a regional contingency stockpile, which would allow the Pentagon to put weapons in Taiwan for use if a military conflict with China arises, Cancian said.
Wary that Russia's aggression against Ukraine might prompt China to take similar action against Taiwan, Biden has said several times that the US has an obligation to defend the self-governing island should China invade. Under Biden, as well as his predecessors, the US has sold weapons to Taiwan to strengthen its defensive capabilities.
End of military Covid-19 vaccine mandate
The bill would end the requirement that troops receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
The controversial provision was pushed by congressional Republicans. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said last week that the mandate's end is "a victory for our military and for common sense."
But military officials and experts have warned that it could have adverse ripple effects on military readiness and the ability of service members to deploy around the world.
The White House views the removal of the mandate as "a mistake," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. But she declined to say whether Biden would sign a bill that ends the requirement, noting that the president will "judge the bill in its entirety."


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Tape, receipts clear Park Slope man accused of being 'preppy groper' who grabbed women in chic neighborhoods
By JANON FISHER
Karl Vanderwoude (right), 26, shakes hands with an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday morning. Vanderwoude had been charged with groping several women on the Upper East Side and Downtown. On Monday prosecutors dropped the charges against him.
(Jefferson Siegel for New York Daily News)
He left work early with a cold and was resting in bed when two detectives knocked on his door.
They showed Karl Vanderwoude a surveillance photo of a man they believed was touching women in Manhattan.
"They asked me if I knew him," he told the Daily News, recounting the events leading up to his arrest. "They said it looked an awful lot like me."
Vanderwoude, 26, hadn't been following news coverage of the so-called "Dapper Groper." So he had no idea what the cops were talking about during the April 12 encounter.
With nothing to hide, the Bible study leader agreed to take a ride with the detectives from his Park Slope home to a Harlem police station at about 5 p.m.
The cops, who had gotten his name from a tipster, continued to interrogate him about the person in the photo.
"I said, 'What's going on here?'" he recalled. "Who is this person?"
The mild-mannered private securities manager soon learned he was the lead suspect in a series of assaults, beginning for him what became a month from hell.
"I was still in shock," said Vanderwoude, who was cleared Monday. "This was getting out of control."
He knew he was in trouble.
"I was shocked that they even thought it could have been me," he said.
The cops were not the only ones who thought he was the groper. Over the next 24 hours he was put in three lineups with five or six other guys. In two of the lineups he was fingered as the culprit. He finally got a lawyer.
Vanderwoude, still wrestling with his head cold, spent a fitful night in a jail cell. He broke down temporarily, but down deep he knew he was innocent.
"It was terrible sleeping on a wooden bench in a tiny cell. I still had a cold. I was trying to process what was going on," said Vanderwoude.
Just before his arraignment the next day, he spoke to his lawyer who told him his family and friends were behind him.
The Michigan native and the lawyer compiled for the next two weeks taxi receipts, surveillance footage and affidavits that convinced prosecutors he wasn't their guy. Charges were dropped on Monday.
Co-worker Sally Gibb swore in a statement that he was with her dining at Mario Batali's Otto on Fifth Ave. when a March 30 attack occurred at Chambers and Church Sts.
Video footage and email correspondence that came from his work computer at MVision on Madison Ave. showed he was in the office on Feb. 27 when someone groped a 19-year-old woman at Second Ave. and E. 67th St.
Finally, on May 4 after the DA's office was satisfied with its own investigation, they told him that they would dismiss the charges.
Neither Vanderwoude nor his lawyer John Tumelty fault investigators for their efforts to protect women, but the attorney said he would like to see a more thorough job before charges are leveled.
"I think the only way to prevent this in the future is to do more investigation ..." Tumelty said. "And there are additional investigative options to check which would connect the suspect or rule him out, before the arrest is made and the person is branded as a serial sexual offender."
Vanderwoude has not decided if he's going to sue. He thanked the Manhattan district attorney's office for its handling of the matter and said he feels no ill will toward the police.
"They were acting on the information that they had," he said. "They were just doing their jobs."
For the moment, he's satisfied with putting the ordeal behind him.
"I still love New York." he said. "I still love living here. I just want to get back to the way things were before."
jfisher@nydailynews.com


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Possible Man Utd Starting XI Against Southampton
Manchester United will entertain Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday looking to win back to back league matches for the first time this season.
David Moyes has no major injury concern for this tie but some of the players have returned with slight knocks and their fitness will be assessed before the game.
"Sometimes you get the international break on the back of a bad result and sometimes off a good result. We went into it with a good result," said Moyes.
"It's always a concern, especially when you have so many players away like we do. I'll monitor training, one or two are nursing knocks so we'll need to look at it but hopefully they will be okay."
In the defence, Moyes should continue with Jonny Evans and Nemanja Vidic at the centre-back while Chris Smalling could start on the right-back role.
Tom Cleverely complained about sore calf last week and missed England's two crucial World Cup Qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland. Expect, Michael Carrick to partner Marouane Fellaini at the centre of the midfield.
Shinji Kagawa has voiced his frustration again of not getting enough game time at Old Trafford. The diminutive Japanese could get a starting berth, as Moyes stated in the press conference that young Adnan Januzaj would not start regularly, despite having the potential.
Prediction: It will be a difficult game as we have seen Southmptom upsetting Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the season, but expect the Red Devils to win at home, 2-0.
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This article relates to recent events involving free speech on campus.
Last week, a heinous attack against conservatism, perpetrated by a group using the handle "@AUJusticeLeague," ignited on Twitter. Responding to students posting pro-life flyers promoting the message #DefundPlannedParenthood, the "Justice League" tore down the flyers, vandalized them, and posted a picture displaying a middle finger towards conservative leaders on campus.
While I do respect the "Justice League's" right to voice its concerns against the flyers, I resent its forceful silencing of others' opinions. As I stated on Twitter in response to the creation of the account, "The way to voice your own opinion is not to tear down others but to build yourself up." With a legitimate argument, we all could engage in civil discourse. Unfortunately, some students on campus won't engage in a respectful conversation.
The theme of intolerance is not exclusive to American University, for it seems to be an emerging trend at universities across the nation. Near my home in Nevada, a similar instance occurred at the University of California-Santa Barbara. In 2014, a feminist studies professor at UCSB assaulted a young woman who distributed anti-abortion literature in a free speech zone on campus. Dr. Mireille Miller-Young, the violent professor, justified her attack by claiming that anti-abortion signs were "disturbing" and "offensive." She claimed that "her actions were in the defense of her students and her own safety." Regardless of theft and battery convictions stemming from the incident, Miller-Young remains a professor at UCSB.
In response to Mahmood's comments, a different campus newspaper, the Michigan Daily, for which Mahmood also wrote, dissented furiously. Michigan Daily demanded that Mahmood issue an official apology because a member of their staff felt "threatened" by his words. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, an organization committed to defending free speech through legal methods, led the battle against Michigan Daily to defend Mahmood's refusal to apologize.
Across the nation's college campuses, a growing animosity towards civil discourse is emerging. It exists in the disguise of trigger warnings, speech codes, and free speech zones. As intelligent and educated adults, we as an AU community must allow free speech in discourse. We would not have the freedoms with which we have been blessed in the United States in the absence of an open dialogue. Without free speech, I fear that more groups like the AU Justice League will attempt to silence alternative opinions instead of debating them. Our society cannot allow differing opinions to be hushed.


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Education / Medical Scientist Training Program / Our People / Program Leadership
Internal Advisory Committee 2021-22
Laura Calvi, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Endocrine/Metabolism), Neurosurgery, Pharmacology & Physiology
Diane Dalecki, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Dean's Professor & Chair of Microbiology & Immunology
David Linehan, M.D.
Professor & Chair of Surgery
Admissions Committee 2021-22
Benoit Biteau, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Genetics
W. Richard Burack, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Cancer Center; Director, Hematopathology Unit
Paul Dunman, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Michelle Dziejman, PhD
Sina Ghaemmaghami, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
Stephen Hammes, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology & Physiology; Chief, Endocrinology & Metabolism Division; Vice Chair for Academic Affairs & Research
Christine Mhorag Hay, MD
Associate Dean for Medical Admissions; Associate Professor of Medicine (AD HOC Member)
Denise Hocking, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, and Biomedical Engineering
Krystel Huxlin, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Gail V.W. Johnson, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Physiology and Center for Neural Development & Disease
Todd Jusko, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Pediatrics, and Environmental Medicine
Richard T. Libby, PhD
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology; Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Post-Doctorial Affairs
David Mathews, MD, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics; Director, Biophysics Graduate Program; Associate Director, Center for RNA Biology
Margot Mayer-Proschel, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Genetics and Neuroscience
Michael Meadow
1st year graduate student in the MD/PhD Program (student representative)
Cynthia Monaco, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology
Craig Morrell, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute; Associate Director, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
M. Kerry O'Banion, MD, PhD
Vice Chair and Professor of Neuroscience; Director, MSTP (Chair)
Michael O'Reilly, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine
Catherine Pizzarello
4th year graduate student in the MD/PhD Program (student representative)
Laurie Steiner, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology; Associate Director, MSTP


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If men start going through with this upgrade, you have to wonder... will women start checking out the gut and asking their friends, "Hey, see that hottie the bar? Think they're fake?"


Individual Research paper on where the state-of-the-art will be in the near future for one of the following technologies.
Here is a description of my paper and the topics that I can choose from.
Does the research deal with significant and meaningful problem that lends itself to a substantial research effort?
Is there a justification that demonstrates why the problem is worth studying?
Is it clear who or what will be aided by research findings?
Will the findings provide a basis for generalized conclusions or have practical applicability?
Is the purpose of the research expressed clearly?
Is the research question or hypotheses stated concisely and explicitly? Does it logically flow from the problem?
Are limitations of the study identified with recognition of their consequences?
Are technical terms well defined? Are definitions clear and unambiguous?
Is the theoretical framework related to previous research? Is previous work on the topic critically appraised?
Is the research informed by primary sources of theories, concepts, principles and models in the field, and are they referred to specifically?
Are methods of data collection appropriately explained?
Is data analysis complete and presented logically?
Are conclusions and recommendations useful and tied to findings?
The paper should use the APA format (double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one inch margins, page numbers with running head in upper right corner, section titles, citations, and references in accordance with the APA standard).
Your paper could include a description of the state-of-the-art in your technology, a discussion of where the sources that you read believe the technology is heading in the near future, and a discussion of how this technology will affect the choices you would make if you were making purchase recommendations for a client. Although there is room for personal opinion in your paper, you must justify your conclusions.
Note: Most of the listed topics are very broad, so you should narrow your research to some specific technical aspects related to the subject.
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Subject: Please help! Need help finding a song.
Written By: Ant on 07/19/11 at 8:35 pm
You guys are my last hope. I am trying to track down a song.
I remember quite a few lyrics from it.
It's from the 80's I think... definitely no later than the very early 90's.
I think it's sang by a woman with a deepish voice, a LITTLE bit like Heather Small.
The lyrics I know are
"you're love takes me higher and hi----igh er, we're flying where only the birds/clouds can be found"
"Come on now baby lets ???? it ????"
It's not, "Higher and Higher" by the four tops....
ANY help or clues would be appreciated !
Subject: Re: Please help! Need help finding a song.
Written By: Claybricks on 07/19/11 at 9:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6rBVv7ZT4s
Unation - Higher & Higher {1993}
Dan is awesome!
Can't say as I know of that song, but it's quite catchy :)
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/19/11 at 9:48 pm
This. Not just good, but fast.
Dan, I fkin love you!
How did you get it so quickly? I have googled the arse out of those lyrics and come up with nothing each time!
You are my new favourite Dan in the world!
Whistledog & Foo Bar,
Ant,
The lyrics do not appear to be on the internet which required me to research song titles. That's how I found your song.
http://danssongsearch.blogspot.com/
Written By: Russ on 09/01/11 at 7:57 am
Hello,first time here and have been doing alot of reading,gotta say you people do know your stuff!!
Got a little problem myself about a song,I make alot of 80s CDs for myself and my wife who I might add is a huge fan of the 80s
when Muchmusic started a vidieo was played by a group called Face to Face,the song being" Under the gun" . I have looked for years for this mp3 and have had no success,even emailed a radio station and had no response like the previous chap.
It would be interesting to see what you come up with,many thanks,
in Victoria
Written By: Claybricks on 09/01/11 at 8:25 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_01Faee-I
The song is available at iTunes for 99 cents.
Written By: Russ on 09/01/11 at 7:29 pm
Many thanks man,that is one cool tune!!
Written By: gilmourgirl on 09/03/11 at 8:36 pm
Unation - Higher & Higher {1993} maybe celine dion? the song being "you and i"


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Apple eMate 300
The eMate is essentially the Apple Newton in a mini laptop form factor.
1.1 Designed for education by educators.
1.2 Gives more students access to the technology they need.
1.3 Allows students to learn wherever learning takes them.
1.4 Easy communication and networking.
2 Key features: The Apple eMate 300
2.1 Built-in applications
2.2 Power and speed
2.3 Memory and storage
2.5 Sound
2.6 Expansion
2.7 Size, weight and battery
2.8 Printer support
3 What is a Distributed Learning Environment?
3.1 Four elements for successful learning
3.2 Building on schools' investments
3.3 Giving more students access to the technology they need
Designed for education by educators.
Developed in collaboration with educators to meet the specific needs of education, the eMate 300's unique industrial design is rugged enough to withstand the rigors of being carried, shared, and used in a variety of environments. The eMate 300 is easily portable for even the youngest students–it weighs only 4 pounds and is small enough to fit in a backpack. And it lets users enter data by keyboard, or with a stylus, so students can work the way that's best for them. The eMate 300 features the powerful and easy-to-use Newton® operating system. It comes with built-in software applications that are important for learning–including word processing, drawing, spreadsheet, a graphing calculator, address book, calendar functions, and more.
In addition, the eMate 300 can take advantage of hundreds of applications that have been developed for Newton 2.0, as well as applications designed specifically for education.
Gives more students access to the technology they need.
While there are more computers in the classroom today than ever before, there are still not enough to go around. At an affordable price and with personalized workspace for multiple students, the eMate 300 makes technology accessible to a greater number of students than is possible with desktop computers.
Allows students to learn wherever learning takes them.
The versatile functionality of the eMate 300 lets students do the majority of their critical learning wherever it's most appropriate–in the classroom, in libraries, in a lab, outdoors, or at home. With its incredibly long battery life and backlit screen that displays the width of a full written page, the eMate 300 makes it possible for students to work wherever they want, for as long as they want.
Easy communication and networking.
Robust communications capabilities make the eMate 300 an especially useful tool in a Distributed Learning Environment. Students can share data and files they create on the eMate 300, with both MacOS–and Windows software– based computers.* By doing preliminary work on the eMate 300 and then enhancing it on a desktop computer, students can use the eMate 300 as a perfect companion to the computers that already exist in the classroom or at home. The serial port, Newton InterConnect Port, and PC Card slot makes it easy to print, share, and backup any work done on the eMate 300. TCP/IP capabilities–the protocol of the Internet–give students access to materials on the World Wide Web, and let them send and receive e-mail so they can conduct research and keep on top of lessons. And with built-in infrared technology, the eMate 300 lets educators and students "beam" their work to one another for quick, easy file sharing.
Key features: The Apple eMate 300
Built-in applications
Word processor, drawing program, spreadsheet, graphing calculator, address book, calendar functions and more
Power and speed
25-MHz ARM 710a RISC processor
High-speed infrared (IrDA) port for transferring data wirelessly at up to 115 kilobits per second within 3.3 feet (1 meter)
3MB of RAM (1MB of DRAM and 2MB of flash memory); 8MB of ROM
480- by 320-pixel gray-scale LCD with back- lighting; displays up to 16 shades of gray
Built-in speaker and sound input/output ports
PC Card slot for Type I, Type II, or Type III PC Cards (PCMCIA)
Slots for upgrading software, operating system, and memory
Serial port for connecting to printers and AppleTalk® networks
Newton InterConnect serial port for LocalTalk and RS-232-compatible serial connections, modem, power input/output, sound input/output, and automatic docking to personal computers
Size, weight and battery
Dimensions: 12.0 by 11.4 by 2.1 inches (305 by 290 by 53 millimeters)
Weight: 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms)
Battery: Up to 24 hours of continuous use without recharging, depending on usage
Works with the following Apple printers: Personal LaserWriter LS, Personal LaserWriter 300, and StyleWriter printers; PostScript-equipped LaserWriter printers
Works with most popular PC printers using the optional Newton Print Pack.
What is a Distributed Learning Environment?
A Distributed Learning Environment provides learning for anyone, anytime, anywhere. It extends the reach of learning from the classroom to the library, lab, home, local communities, and the world. In the best Distributed Learning Environments, educators and students are able to take full advantage of a range of technology to make the extended learning environment more meaningful, effective, and engaging.
Four elements for successful learning
Apple's support of the Distributed Learning Environment concept is based on its commitment to four critical elements of successful learning experiences:
Information access.
Students and teachers need convenient access to information no matter where it resides.
Communication and collaboration.
Students and teachers need to be able to communicate and collaborate with other students, colleagues, and experts, anytime, anywhere.
Multisensory experiences.
Students and teachers need multimedia tools for understanding and expression, in addition to traditional educational methods, to help them communicate ideas in the way that is most appropriate to the task and compatible with diverse learning styles.
Convenient, mobile tools.
Students and teachers need personal learning materials (pencils, books, calculators, etc.) that are convenient, creative, and mobile support tools.
Building on schools' investments
As learning extends from the classroom to the home, local community, and the world, students and educators require a range of technology tools. Many schools already have some of the core technology components of a Distributed Learning Environment.
Desktop computers– either MacOS– or Windows software–based. This includes multimedia computers that are dedicated to letting students experience powerful, creative, multi-sensory learning by integrating text, video, sound, and graphics in their work.
Peripheral products– such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras.
Networks– which could range from a simple connection to a printer, to a local network of personal computers, to a connection to a server.
Affordable, mobile computer technologies– that function as a personal companion to existing desktop technologies in the classroom, school, and home. Until now, few schools have had all of the core components of a Distributed Learning Environment because low-cost, mobile technologies were not available. Now, the missing technology link in supporting the learning process is found in the Apple eMate 300–the first in a new class of truly affordable, mobile computers that act as companions and extensions to schools' existing desktop computers.
Giving more students access to the technology they need
The Apple eMate 300 fulfills the vision of a Distributed Learning Environment. It is an affordable mobile computer that lets teachers create a learning environment in which students have the appropriate tools to gather data, access the information they need, express their thoughts, communicate with one another, and collaborate on solving problems.
Designed in collaboration with leading educators all across the country, the eMate 300 is the perfect companion to existing technology in the classroom, school, or home, with capabilities that make it an excellent tool of discovery and productivity. It is lightweight and rugged, and comes with built-in applications and communications capabilities that let students work anyplace, anytime. What's more, it's available at a price that makes it possible to provide more students than ever access to the technology they need to get their work done and acquire skills that prepare them for lifelong success.
Apple eMate Classroom Exchange Guide
Rechargeable Battery for the eMate 300
Using the eMate Connectivity CD
Apple eMate 300 - Getting Started
eMate Hinge/Cable repair
Important Information About Your eMate 300
Apple eMate 300 Service Source
Apple eMate 300 Teacher's Guide
Apple eMate 300 User's Manual
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We all know that charismatic person entering the room. It's definitely not purely appearance. Standing tall, making eye contact, with the right tone of voice, and just enough energy and passion.
So how about yòur personal branding? Is it important to you? Research has shown that being perceived as confident, decisive and assertive, inter alia, is key to being promoted into leadership positions. What has been called "executive presence" is seen as essential when it comes down to influencing internal and external stakeholders.
But what causes one person to come across as charismatic and self-confident, whilst the other is just seemingly behaving as an arrogant slash insensitive elephant in a china shop? And how to deal with this fine line between arrogance and confidence?
Below you can find a checklist for self-assessment.
Please answer following 5 questions with 1, 2 or 3.
(1) I often find myself surrounded by idiots. As a consequence, correcting others is something I frequently do. I never admit being wrong (even when I know I am). Even more, I tend to dismiss people in response to them dismissing my ideas.
(2) How my behaviour affects people around me is of no importance to me. I keep a clear distance. What others think and feel is their concern, not mine. It is my way or the highway.
(3) I love bragging about my personal achievements and all the important people I know and have worked with. Team triumphs are not what I believe in. It is a competitive world out there. You just have to be a little mean to be perceived as confident.
(4) In a meeting, I give my opinion as if it is fact. After all, I am the expert in my domain. If it weren't for my great ideas, valuable insights and solutions, I wouldn't be on this position. As a confident person I always come up with an answer. Having no answer is no option.
(5) Showing vulnerability is not done. There is no room for my personal past mistakes, limitations or fears. I also believe apologizing for things like being off-schedule is a sign of weakness. People will just have to accept that I am a busy person who's always stretching schedules.
Now add up your scores.
I'm afraid you might be radiating some serious arrogance from time to time. But then again, what others think of you is of no importance to you, is it? And I am sure it has worked out just fine for you. So why change your point of view? Tell me, what would happen if you did?
You probably find yourself balancing on the fine line between confidence and arrogance. Can you take some time for self-reflection? Take a look at your own behaviour in the next couple of days. In addition, ask some targeted feedback from your team members.
Although you have a clear opinion on key issues, you know that listening to others may bring you new perspectives, ideas and possible solutions. Your team members will probably regard you as someone they like to be involved with. As in confident but not arrogant.
I am sure you have noticed the fun-factor in the tool above. Or at least I hope so. My only goal is to incite some reflectivity. And I welcome any discussion about how either confidence or arrogance has impacted your role as a leader. You can do this below in your own language.
Provided there is a healthy dose of self-confidence, self-reflection on domains as emotion management, inner core and interpersonal behaviour can support you in finding balance. As is practice.


Toronto is looking to make its mark on SXSW in a big way this year, and thanks to one showcase—6XSW—you'll be able to see some its best and brighest in one place. People often ask what's in the water up in Toronto, and if you're kicking around Austin on March 17 we suggest you make your way to the Ironwood Hall to get a sampling of the diverse talent coming out of the Big Smoke outside of the OVO and XO camps.
Presented by Smashmouth Entertainment and 2010 Management, the showcase will feature performances from Murda Beatz, Killy, Big Lean, CMDWN, Sean Leon, DillanPonders, Friyie, Devontee, Savannah RE, Nue, Yung Tory, Faiza and Jimmy Brickz. There will also be DJ sets by Eric Dingus and Unimerce, and the whole soiree will be hosted by MC E-Bone.
Everything kicks off Saturday March 17 at 8pm. Be sure to RSVP here to attend if you don't have a SXSW wristband. If you're not lucky enough to attend, you can at least listen to this playlist featuring music by all the performing artists to ease the FOMO.


Please be at the dojo by 6:45pm to change and get ready for practice.
The gymnasium is located to the right as one enters the temple premises, and we normally use the entrance facing the parking lot (west-facing large doors).
If you arrive after 7:00pm please use the smaller door right next to the gymnasium entrance or the lobby facing the temple. This is because the parking lot-facing entrance will be closed when practice starts to minimize the effects of noise on the neighborhood.
MVKD meets in the smallest gymnasium which is on the east end of the parking lot on Bryant Way.


There are those of My children who have done their utmost to serve Me, and to obey all I have asked. They are not mainstream, for they have turned away from the world. The world does not interest them. Their mind is stayed on Me, and on the world beyond – their real home.
These children have been set apart to do special works for My Kingdom. They are storing up great treasure in heaven, where they will soon go to enjoy those treasures. They have a great love for My people, and by this you know them.
In this time, I have begun rewarding these children in very special ways. I am causing rewards to be given to them in the earth, that they may enjoy their final season before being called home to Me.
Oh that all of My children would be obedient unto Me; that they all would give their utmost to My work! What rewards would await you in heaven, My dear ones!
As you see these taken from the earth, do not despair, for they have gone to great reward in heaven. They have come home to Me. They have been counted worthy to escape that which is to come, and have been taken away from it.
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


Inspired by this, I have long wanted to create a simple doodle to introduce and share all the beautiful little things about my home. Honestly there are too many things that I find interesting and worth sharing, but I can't wait until i finish it all and it's perfect, so let me share it just the way it is now: raw, imperfect and not yet complete. There will be more additions in the future and I am happy to tell you more about this hidden gem of Central Asia :) But really, you should just visit it one day!
Meet al-fergani, the unibrow girl. Through a series of simple doodles, this little girl will take you on an adventure, and share what she thinks are the most beautiful things about our homeland.
In Uzbekistan, when we greet people we put our right hand over our heart and say "Assalomu Alaykum"? It literally means "peace be upon you". And we mean it wholeheartedly.
This "piece of heaven" lies in the very middle of the biggest continent, tucked in between Black Sand deserts and Heavenly mountains. The land of a thousand legends, with millenia of history and at the heart of the mystical Silk Road, Uzbekistan is a land of extraordinary natural and architectural beauty. Here, we have preserved three jewels of the Silk Road – Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva – if you haven't heard of Uzbekistan, maybe you have heard at least one of these names.
These picturesque ancient cities and exquisitely patterned mosaics are the cherished heritage of Central Asian Medieval Renaissance. The blue-tiled domes of fairy-tale-like buildings is an image close to heart of every Uzbek, and a reminder of the beautiful blue skies that unites us all together.
If you are lucky to ever visit Central Asia, it is the green lush meadows, white cotton-like clouds and blue peaceful skies of Uzbekistan's modestly pure nature that will linger in your memory long time after you leave. You probably would not have guessed that it is these beautiful landscapes that symbolically make up the country's flag palitre.
But still it is the people that make this place a heaven on Earth. The extraordinary hospitality of Uzbeks is what truly wins one's heart. We love inviting new friends to our hearts and our homes, and we make sure one doesn't leave without a proper taste of "dastarkhan" – the Central Asian dining ritual of enjoying abundant culinary pleasures in the company of friends and family. Dastarkhan is not dastarkhan without green tea, "plov", "non", fresh seasonal fruits and savoury sweets.
Did you know that tea plays a very important role in our culture, and is the embodiment of Uzbek hospitality? Almost everyone you meet will invite you "to have tea" in their home, and you really should never say no. It is so much more than tea: Uzbek "tea" is spiced with friendship, served with warm smiles, and packed with good memories.
When in Uzbekistan, don't miss trying "non" – a divine miracle of crisp odorous flesh of yeast with crumbs of flavourful sesame. It is baked in special clay ovens – tandir -, which is integral to making it. Since ancient times, Uzbek bread was cooked in a round shape, which had a hidden meaning. The circular disk symbolized the sun, because without bread, as well as without the sun, there is no life on the earth.
Did you know that "do'ppi" – the traditional Uzbek headdress is one of the symbols of Uzbekistan and an important part of our artistic heritage?
In 2008 Oscar de la Renta used special Uzbek fabrics for their collection, which was then a big hit. The unusual patterns made it a global trend in fashion and interior design. Almost 10 years later UNESCO just recognized the unique art of Uzbek silk weaving as a global intangible heritage (about time!).
What makes it special is that the threads are dyed first with natural ingredients, and after interesting and complex netting, are weaved into enchanting patterns by hand. This creates a very unique and distinctive colorful shapes on the fabric – "atlas" (or internationally known as "ikat"), the mythical heritage of Fergana valley – my hometown.
The legend of khan-atlas says: "In ancient times, one of the rulers of Margilan decided to marry for the fifth time. His choice fell on the young daughter of a poor weaver. The girl's father pleaded the old khan to forget his daughter, but the khan replied that he only would change his mind, if the next morning the weaver created something extraordinary enough to make the Khan forget about the beauty of the girl.
The sad weaver sat on the bank of a lake in despair. And suddenly he saw the reflection of clouds and rainbow, the lush meadows and colorful flowers in the lake water. And then the light breeze rippled the water surface fusing the colors into a mesmerizing pattern. "Oh, heavens!" – he exclaimed and ran home to get to work immediately.
The unusual fabric was called Khan-Atlas ("Khan's silk"), and the khan married the weaver's daughter to his beloved son.
So khan-atlas became one of the symbols of not only of Margilan, but whole Uzbekistan. The natural landscapes of Uzbekistan, the bright character of Uzbek people and our national artistic taste are weaved in the pattern of this fabric.
today we celebrate "Uzbek New Year" – the people's most cherished and warmest holiday – "Navruz". Celebrated in Uzbekistan and many other Central Asian countries, this holiday takes its roots in Zoroastrian tradition, and it is celebrated on the night of the vernal equinox, to mark the time after which day will be longer than nights, and light will symbolically win over darkness.
Navruz means literally "New Day" and celebrates the coming of spring, reawakening of nature and new beginnings. Happy Navruz, everyone!


If you have been following Jon Julio and Soichiro Kanashima's recent stream of side dishes, then chances are you will be happy to finally watch the Main Dish they have been cooking for you! Themgoods distribution's first video project, it features the duo's trips to Asia and South America, along with a healthy number of guest appearances and some truly great blading moves! The VOD is available on Themgoods.com and has a running time of 16+ mins, and you can also order a USB stick with the video and tons of bonus material through their site or at your favourite skateshop.
Get the latest Themgoods products on the Be-Mag shop!


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About Deep Vision Studios (Scotland)
Virtual Reality. Augmented Reality. 3D & Beyond.
Production & Consultancy
Deep Vision Studios provides consultancy and production support across Scotland for creative concepts and motion content on emerging technology platforms including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, stereoscopic and multiview 3D, alongside a wide range of traditional film and motion graphics skills.
This includes a full service production service for up to 8K, 360-degree cinematic virtual reality (optionally in 3D) or natively shot stereoscopic 3D films, live action and animated.
In addition, we provide creative concepts, specification and production management support for programmed content in developing programmatic virtual reality or augmented reality.
Based in central Scotland we are ideally positioned to provide our VR, AR and 3D services to Edinburgh, Glasgow and all across the central belt and beyond.
Deep Vision Studios, previously known as Enhanced Dimensions, grew from the birth of digital stereoscopic 3D technology in 2009 and won a number of awards worldwide for stereoscopic films having been selected for festival inclusion in festivals from the US to Korea, and more locally from Edinburgh to Loch Ness!
Film & Photography Location
DVS also offers a stunning location for film or photography at our base in Dewarton Glen House.
Set between two gulleys with small running burns, this contemporary country house set in 3.6 acres of pasture & woodland in Midlothian, is located just 30 minutes drive from Edinburgh City centre, or within easy reach of the Edinburgh City bypass.
The architecturally designed house boasts an interior offering a contemporary large open plan area centred around a truly stunning helical staircase. The space offers an eclectic blend of minimalism alongside the owners quirky tastes and pop ephemera. The sunken lounge and ultra-modern white log burning stove present an equally unique environment for film or photography.
The exterior of the house is made up of several areas set to lawn with a larger wooded area which runs down to where the two burns meet. There are a large number of trees and several distinct areas which could work well for film or photography backdrops.
There is substantial parking available onsite.
Further details and photography of the location can be found on our dedicated Facebook page.
To enquire about availability and hire rates please get in touch.
Director's
Director's Choice Award
Director's Choice Award for the four films selected to play at the 2012 LA 3D Film Festival
Cycle (3D)
ATM (3D)
The Collection (3D)
Hidden (3D).
Best 3-D Cinematography
Award for "ATM (3D)" from the National Stereoscopic Association annual 3D Convention event in Michigan, July 2013.
Award for the short film Situation Vacant (3D) shot and edited over 48 Hours in August 2013.
Best Live Action 3D Short - Cycle 3D
Cycle 3D wins Z Award for Best Live Action 3D Short in Las Vegas.


Developers won't need to update their apps for them to be compatible with the new phone's facial recognition system.
The new iPhone X will use your face rather than your fingerprint to verify your identity, but that shouldn't matter to your apps. They should just work.
That's the word from Apple, at least. All apps that support Touch ID, the company's fingerprint sensor technology, will automatically support Face ID, the new facial recognition system that's built into the iPhone X, the company said in a support document it released on Wednesday.
In fact, developers who rely on Touch ID to authenticate users shouldn't need to update their apps at all to use Face ID, Apple said. There's only one caveat — Apple is barring app makers from using Face ID with customers who are younger than 13.
But for the most part, on the iPhone X, which goes on sale in November, Face ID will be a direct replacement for Touch ID.
That's important because the iPhone X, unlike other iPhone and iPad models, won't have a fingerprint sensor and will rely on Face ID instead.
Many iPhone and iPad apps use the devices' fingerprint scanners for security. Instead of plugging in a password in every time, users of those apps can simply use their fingerprints to log in. On the iPhone X, they'll be able to use their faces instead.
Apple is making biometric security hardware one of the core featuresof its products. So it makes sense that the company would make it easy for its army of app developers to support any new biometric sensor it comes up with.


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Q: How can i delete related values? Newbie to laravel here! I have Category table and Formation table Both are related each category have many formation and each formation belongs to category, What i am trying to do is each time a delete a category all the formation that's are related to that category must be deleted also.
This is My Category model
class Category extends Model
{
    function formations()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('App\Formation');
    }

    protected $fillable =['name','description'];

}

And this is My Formation Model
class Formation extends Model
{
    function category()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Category',"category_id");
    }
}

This is how i am deleting My Category
public function destroy(Category $category)
{
    $category->delete();
    return redirect()->route('category.index');
}

What code should i add so that when i delete any category all the formation are related to are deleted too ? i hope my question is clear and Thanks in advance.

A: Simply by delete all relations before deleting the category with $category->formations()->delete();
Or you can add it to your model by listening to the deleting event
class Category extends Eloquent
{
    public static function boot() {
        parent::boot();

        static::deleting(function($category) {
             $category->formations()->delete();
        });
    }

    public function formations()
    {
        return $this->has_many('Formation');
    }
}

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Center for Active Design Launches Fitwel Viral Response Module
Boston Properties, BentallGreenOak, Brookfield Properties, DLC Europe, Hudson Pacific Properties, Kilroy Realty Corporation, Nuveen Real Estate, and The Tower Companies are latest to commit to Fitwel certification of evidence-based viral mitigation policies.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitwel®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), today announced the formal launch of its Viral Response module, with additional commitments for adoption from leading companies, including BentallGreenOak, Boston Properties, Brookfield Properties, DLC Europe, Hudson Pacific Properties, Kilroy Realty Corporation, Nuveen Real Estate, and The Tower Companies.
Today's formal launch of the module, which provides annual, third-party certification of policies and practices informed by the latest public health research on mitigating the spread of contagious diseases, reflects the quick progress Fitwel and its industry and academic advisors have made to prepare the module for widespread implementation. The module's comprehensive guidance and turnkey policies were designed to be efficiently implemented across commercial and residential portfolios or individual assets, helping companies to build trust with tenants and employees.
Unlike other products, Fitwel's Viral Response module requires that companies follow a set of baseline strategies – actions that are necessary to mitigate the spread of infectious respiratory diseases such as COVID-19. These minimum requirements cover indoor environments, behavioral change, and building occupant trust, and get as granular as specifying the chemicals that are needed in cleaning products. Fitwel and its advisors intend to update the module annually in accordance with the evolving science.
Joanna Frank, President and CEO of CfAD, said, "Fitwel was initially created to optimize built environments for chronic disease prevention. Companies can chart their own course within Fitwel Certification to address these long-term issues without minimum requirements. However, infectious disease mitigation is quite different, and the science shows there are baseline requirements that companies absolutely must follow to effectively reduce infectious respiratory disease transmission in buildings. The Viral Response module was developed to set the industry standard in response to COVID-19, and it represents an evolution of Fitwel's efforts to promote health and wellness in the built environment."
Fitwel's two-step certification process enables companies the flexibility to establish and implement viral response policies at scale. Users establish policies to cover any portfolio, selection of assets or individual tenant spaces that have consistent operational practices, then submit to have these policies certified by CfAD in a six-week, double-blind review process. Once Viral Response certification is achieved, companies can demonstrate application within specific assets. This step verifies that the strategies have been put into practice, and CfAD recognizes this achievement with a plaque that companies can use to convey to occupants that their spaces are optimized for viral mitigation.
"The built environment plays a crucial role in the health, wellness, and productivity of the people who live and work within the communities that we manage on behalf of our clients. BentallGreenOak's role as industry advisor and early adopter of the Center for Active Design's Fitwel Viral Response module provides us with an industry leading response to COVID-19 to better serve our tenants and community stakeholders, while equipping our property management teams with clear and informed guidance for implementation across our managed portfolio," said Anna Murray, Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, BentallGreenOak.
BentallGreenOak, Harrison Street, QuadReal Property Group, Tishman Speyer, Triovest Realty Advisors, and Vornado Realty Trust are among the companies that served as the industry advisors that prototyped the module. A group of highly respected public health experts from leading institutions such as Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Queensland University of Technology served on the module's academic advisory board and advised on its strategies.
About Fitwel and the Center for Active Design Fitwel is the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all [®] . Generated by expert analysis of 5,600+ academic research studies, Fitwel is implementing a vision for a healthier future where all buildings and communities are enhanced to strengthen health and well-being. Fitwel was originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. The Center for Active Design, a global not-for-profit organization, was selected as the licensed operator of Fitwel, charged with expanding Fitwel to the global market. To learn more about Fitwel, please visit: www.fitwel.org .
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