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François Chartier is a sommelier, a cook, a scientist… A profile that could be aligned to the Renaissance. From Montreal, but in love with Barcelona. He has lived there for 4 years. Work and love encouraged him to settle in a city that has him captivated. Sergio Castro, Chartier's colleague during his sommelier studies at the Laurentides Catering School in Sainte Adèle, has had a chat with him on a terrace of a centric hotel of Barcelona. This is the conversation between both wine, vineyard and gastronomy lovers.
François, could you introduce yourself for those who don't know you?
I am François Chartier, harmony creator, sommelier, investigator, cook, scientist in love of vineyards, wine and gastronomy, and author of various books, Papilles et molécules [Taste Buds and Molecules], creator of molecular harmony science and I have lived in Barcelona for 4 years. But I am from Montreal.
What do you do? How have you ended up living here?
Because it's amazing. I came here 30 years ago, and I fell in love with Spain, with Catalonia, with Barcelona, with gastronomy, and I come back regularly. I have had the great privilege of working with Ferran Adrià, at El Bulli, between 2006 and 2010 as a consultant. And 4 years ago I returned for the third time in order to give a conference at the Wine International Culinary Forum organised by Cellers Torres; I was an adviser who used to give conferences, and I fell in love, but this time not with Barcelona, but with a sommelier, a girl, Isabelle Morin. One month later I moved to Barcelona. It was love that brought me to Barcelona, and work, of course.
What a beautiful introduction to your life: love for wine, love for gastronomy and love with a capital L…
A huge L.
Here I have your first book, Taste Buds and Molecules, published in several languages and holding various awards. But you just launched another one…
Yes, I have published another one… So, I write in French because it is my first language. I released L'Essentiel de Chartier in 2016, my last published book. I have published a total of twenty-six books. L'Essentiel de Chartier, which in Spain has been translated into The Aromatic Cuisine, is really a guide to use when you say: "Right, today we have mushrooms; what ingredients will they go with? With what wines and varieties will they pair? With what liquors?". They are recipe ideas that are very easy to understand. Taste Buds and Molecules is the user manual of this molecular harmony science, which is a bit complex to understand.
Could you define to us exactly what is molecular sommellerie?
Yes; I created it in 2002 and I named it like this, but with time it has become molecular harmony, simply, because harmony is everything, it is all life, even music.
But what is it?
For example, if we manage to understand which are the molecules behind black olives and behind Shiraz, we will understand a new way of explaining the harmony between food and wine, which is a scientific and an aromatic path. There are no scientific books about the harmony between food and wine, and I needed one, because I am curious, I need to know, I need to understand. And I said: I will create my science and I will use it to understand my work, and I stumbled upon a new science which I named molecular harmony.
But in reality, when you define yourself, you self-define as a creator of harmonies.
Let's see, creator of harmonies… Because you may talk about science, which you do a lot, but when you define yourself as a creator of harmonies, this is something more artsy, or it sounds more like being an artist than a scientist.
I do science, I cook, I have studied cookery, I am a columnist, I also link music to everything I do, I do a bit of everything because I am curious. I make beer, I make wine, now I make sake in Japan… Some friends told me I was only a sommelier, a creator of harmonies. Initially, this creator thing seemed something a bit too big, but with time I accepted that I look for harmony in everything I do.
It is very interesting, because you take the sommelier tag to another level. And you have made a very interesting comment, just after talking about wine, you always talk about cuisine. I know you are a cuisine lover, and you are always cooking. Are wine and cuisine inseparable?
They are inseparable. Wine is, above all, a food, in inverted commas, that we drink at the table when we eat, with family, with friends, in restaurants, and this is why for me it is inseparable. If you do not understand the ways of cooking, how sauces are made and things like that, you cannot be a good and complete sommelier. This is what I used to think, and I still believe it.
What came first, the egg of the chicken? Was it first the passion for wine or the passion for food? How did everything start?
I am sorry, but first it was beer. In 1986 I opened a brewery north of Montreal, in Saint-Jovite, in Tremblant. I became very curious about beers and customer communication; this is where it all started.
Sometimes there are paths, where they take us, we don't know.
Exactly, and when I was little, at school I didn't like chemistry, biology, geography… I wanted to die, I had bad grades, I didn't like it. But wine gave me this, it made me want to know the geography of the whole world, to understand chemistry and biology. Wine gave sense to my life. Wine and gastronomy, because these are closely linked.
Exactly, let's talk about cooking. We've already talked about this. At one point we realise that François Chartier frequently works, collaborates and visits what was considered to be the best restaurant in the world [El Bulli], and its chef Ferran Adrià. How did you get there?
I landed at El Bulli for the first time in 2006 in order to give a master class in the restaurant. I invited Josep Roca, "Pitu", who was sat next to me, Ferran, Juli and the whole team, with Oriol, Eduard and Meteo, today chefs at Disfrutar. I introduced myself, explained myself, and after 5 minutes, Ferran says to me: "Okay, stop, it's good, I've understood. You are coming to work with us. I leave you here with the others; I'm leaving, since I have things to do. We'll see each other soon. Perfect".
This is the encounter of two professionals that, being outside of the science, turn themselves towards it.
The most important legacy of Ferran Adrià and the team at Bulli is having demonstrated the necessity of being multidisciplinary, the need of thinking outside the box. The need of going and talking to the cooks and the chefs, but also the scientists, the biologists, the physicists, visiting architects, finding inspiration elsewhere. This changed me, it was a huge challenge. My work during that period, before meeting Ferran, revolved around trying to redefine the wine's place at the table, of the 21st Century cuisine. But it started to change my mind slowly but surely. And when I met Ferran, this went "boom".
From Ferran's creations inspired in your quests, is there any you are particularly proud of, that you prefer over the others?
Nori seaweed temaki and raspberry and violet water purée. Why? Because it demonstrates the aromatic power between ingredients that have the same dominant molecule. Because this is what happens. Really 1 + 1 = 3. It's an aromatic synergy, and it also shows that with this knowledge we can open new ideas. Because nori seaweed and raspberry… No one in the planet did this at that moment.
Where would you say the world of gastronomy and wine needs to head towards from now on?
It is very hard to predict the future at this moment. Now, the future is every day, and it changes every day. Why? Because of Covid, the new way of living, which imposes adaptations and changes, weekly, daily, there is always something going on. Then, what is the most important in this moment? Adaptation, change. And what are the hardest things in life for everyone? Changes.
These months we've seen many big chefs, many great sommeliers in the digital world, for example, doing conferences, Instagram Live, Zoom, etc. Do you think this is part of this change, of this revolution?
Absolutely! The digital, the Zoom conferences, Instagram, whatever it is, to me is at least a beneficial effect of the period we are currently living in, because this allows us to communicate with each other and to maintain our communication with the planet. And it isn't wrong; there have never been so many conferences of big chefs and great sommeliers on the Internet and on social media, and only to talk about cuisine and wine.
Let's go back to the world of aromas, the world of gastronomy and wine. Would there be an ingredient that could be paired or harmonise with any wine, or would there be a grape variety that could be paired well with any ingredient?
I have put a lot of thought into this. I haven't found an ingredient that pairs well with all wines. I haven't found a dish where you'd say: "okay, it's possible, it goes well with everything". In conclusion, if you think about it, it's impossible, because not everything goes with everything.
Currently they are trying to bring back autochthonous grape varieties, forgotten grape varieties and lost grape varieties. Now that you live here in Catalonia, would there be any grape variety that has surprised you aromatically, due to its characteristics? And with which variety would you create a harmony?
The latest one that comes to mind, which I tried back in January, in Madrid, is Forcada. It's not Riesling, but it has something. It's not Sauvignon Blanc, but it has a singularity, an aromatic signature in the universe of aromatic herbs, rosemary, thyme; it's the Mediterranean, the citrus… A magnificent acidity. This grape is grown at high altitude, more or less to the north-west of Catalonia, in Penedès. It requires coolness and clay soil, which we have. So, this variety reminds me a little bit of the profiles of Riesling wines.
Do you think the world of wine, the culture of wine, will arrive to the millennials?
Yes, they are getting it, but not in the same way. The millennials, in general, define themselves as people who don't want to be linked with brands, with clothes… They are completely different. They consume luxury, real stories, from small producers. They want direct contact; they want the truth.
What would cellars and wine companies have to do in order to get closer to this millennial audience?
I think they need to be more authentic than ever. They have to highlight the premises, talk about the vineyards, talk about the story behind them, because millennials love history. They want to know what lies behind. We have to communicate what is good, the truth, the story of the land and of the ancestral grape varieties; I think we will manage to approach these young people, because they are just as curious as we are, and as curious as the previous generation.
A little taste
The perfect pairing?
The perfect pairing is to drink wine and eat with the people we love. This is very important.
The best moment for a glass of wine.
The best moment for drinking a glass of wine is with friends or family. To me, these are the most important moments for a wine.
A song to taste a wine?
I have a passion for music, I always establish a relationship between music and wine. I really like it. And I really like many different music styles. I don't know, a German Riesling, which tastes like spring water, with a Marc-André Hamelin piano piece. Then it sounds like spring water, just as clear. It's amazing. Then, Lauryn Hill, who has a silky voice, with a barrel-aged Chardonnay from Penedès. It's the harmony. I'm a little bit crazy. This is how it is, but I like it.
A place to get lost.
There are some extraordinary places. I will mention more than one. Jerez. There's something weird, surprising, magical, in Jerez de la Frontera. The wine, the gastronomy, the people, the music, the flamenco. I am a big fan of flamenco. So, it is incredible. In Douro there are some exceptionally beautiful vineyards. Places like these are unique and can be linked to gastronomy and wine. I, really, have never eaten in Rœllinger's restaurant.
A place which is not linked to wine or gastronomy?
Barcelona, because even in streets I know, I always discover something new. Art is in the streets in Barcelona. There's something unique. It has a texture. The little streets, the people…
What does François Chartier do in his free time?
He listens to music. He's been trying to play the guitar for 40 years, but he plays it very badly.
A flaw?
I ask too many questions.
A quality?
I ask too many questions. I have always been like this. "Why, why, why?".
What did you want to be when you were little?
Like many Quebecois, I wanted to be a hockey player.
And when you were older?
A rock star, a "guitar hero". When I was 18 I wanted to be a musician, to be a "hero with a guitar" and to play like Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani, but unfortunately it didn't go like that.
What does François Chartier want to be now?
A good father for my two children. Honestly.
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In October, six students at UConn were arrested in connection with an alcohol-related death of a fellow student, 19-year-old Jeffny Pally.
Now, they have been released on a special two-year probation that will allow them to erase their criminal charges upon completing a program.
Avoiding jail time for their offenses, the men are instead required to complete community service and make a charitable donation during the probation period. The program is designed for first-time non-violent offenders that the judge deems unlikely to commit another crime.
The incident occurred in October, when Pally attended an off-campus party hosted by the Kappa Sigma fraternity, of which each of the men are members. Among the criminals' charges are permitting a minor to illegally possess alcohol and delivery of alcohol to a minor.
According to the arrest warrant, Pally's blood alcohol content was 0.25, more than three times the legal limit. She fell asleep resting against a garage door of the UConn Fire Department and was fatally struck by a department vehicle responding to a call. This call turned out to be a false alarm.
The firefighter, meanwhile, was cleared of all charges since the judge ruled that Pally was not within his sightline. However, Pally's parents are still suing him for "negligence and carelessness" related to their daughter's death.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity has since been suspended on UConn campus.


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Alexis Gambis on Taking Flight with "Son of Monarchs"
Stephen Saito· November 2, 2021
It only seems natural now that the beginning of "Son of Monarchs" first took root in Alexis Gambis' mind upon seeing the end of a journey for monarch butterflies, heading south from Canada to hibernate at the Monarch Butterly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, an event that signals fall has arrived to the lush green forest before the leaves start to change. For Gambis, both a biologist and a filmmaker of French-Venezuelan descent, borders have become rather arbitrary and the great migration wasn't inspiring so much for its sheer size, but for how those butterflies accumulated experiences in their travels without having to consider the limitations that the humans below them had to, leading him to imagine the tale of a scientist studying them who has his own immigration status to worry about.
"The film is in two languages — people speaking English in Mexico or people speaking Spanish in New York — [and I wanted to] merge those worlds to the point of confusion sometimes where you don't know where you are, you don't know what time period you're in and I think my work embraces that multiculturalism," says Gambis. "As much as we need to tell stories about hardship and a unidirectional arriving to the U.S. and the hope for the American Dream, I wanted my film to easily flow back and forth, emphasizing migration is beautiful and you wake up and you're in Mexico [or America] and you're in the past or in the present."
The fluidity of "Son of Monarchs" makes for a unique cinematic experience, though one that is constantly reminding one of their own humanity as it follows Mendel (Tenoch Huerta), a scientist conducting genome research in New York when he is called back to Mexico to attend his grandmother's funeral, setting up a confrontation he's long avoided with his long-estranged brother Simon and making his interest in the gene-editing technology (based on the real-life development of CRISPR) understandable. Caught between two cultures, Mendel is seen no differently by Gambis than the butterflies he studies, continually evolving and marked uniquely by his experiences and the film generously applies such consideration to all of its characters who are never exclusively cast in one particular light, but many as they move through the world.
When Gambis had a policy on set of not dressing any of his scientists in lab coats – after all, that wasn't his own experience – "Son of Monarchs" is intellectually rigorous without being intimidating, invoking science to tackle a pursuit of answers for questions that one can only answer for themselves as life goes on and the director beautifully marries a number of elements that only can be seen making sense together when he has dared to connect them. With the film making its way onto HBO Max following a celebrated festival run, the renaissance man spoke about how he views his films as experiments, giving his characters multiple dimensions and finding collaborators whose interests and skillsets are as myriad as his.
There seems to be a trend with this "The Fly Room," "Son of Monarchs" and what I hear about your next film where you find inspiration in another species. Is that usually a starting place for you?
Yeah, I'm definitely interested in animal perspectives and how animals see the world, and because it's such a complicated task to embark and make a film, I feel like focusing on my attention on an animal and metaphorically dissecting it in many ways and how it relates to us as humans is both a strategy in my writing, but also just an interest that I have, turning to animals for answers, turning to animals for ways to reflect on our own humanity.
My twenties were spent working with fruit flies to study human disease and development, and the insects were larger than life because I was looking at them through microscopes, and [for "Son of Monarchs"], there were many things that attracted me to the monarch. One is it has been, for a while, a symbol for the quintessential migrant — the ability to migrate from Canada through the U.S., arrive in Mexico across borders, every country admires the monarch butterfly. But at the same time, [we're] killing these insects because of pesticides and roundups and deforestation and human cause of climate change, so [we have this] paradoxical relationship to these monarchs that are migrants.
I have this beautiful poster here that was made by an Argentinian activist where he uses a monarch butterfly and he recreates the patterns in the form of fists and the dots with footsteps, and basically it says "All humans have a right to migrate, all migrants have human rights." That was definitely one of the catalysts for the interest in monarchs and of course, the science – people studying colors and patterns, like why do we have the skin color that we have? All of these things came about, so I wanted to make a film about an immigrant who identifies with the monarch butterfly and make that story a story about immigration.
You actually made a series of shorts in Mexico that led to making this feature after making your last. Did you actually have a story in mind then or did it evolve?
Because I'm a scientist at heart, a lot of my work starts with investigative research, like ethnographic, anthropological work getting to know people. I make documentaries, but I also made short fictions, a trilogy of short movies called the Monarch Triptych, which explored what does it mean to become a butterfly? What does it mean for a scientist in New York that is dealing with a DACA repeal in the prior administration and she turns into a butterfly in New York City and walks around as a butterfly – that's called "She Who Dreams" in reference to the DREAMers. Then I made a film about two clowns in Mexico that are the last two monarch butterflies on the planet, and I made another called "Mi Hermano (My Brother)," about a boy who is waiting for his brother who passed away to come back as a butterfly, but never arrives because of climate change. So all of my work starts out with a process of understanding the environment that I'm in – the people, the characters — and then creating these fictional worlds, bu that also helps me get the interest [in financing a feature], get the actors, get the proper partners.
Is it true you found Tenoch in that time?
Definitely, I met Tenoch through the process of making these short films through a common friend, and in a way, ["Son of Monarchs"] is a little bit my story because I was also in my twenties, working in a lab, helping with family tragedy and trying to figure out who I was. So I invited him to Michoacan to see the short films and we had the whole town come to a school auditorium to watch the short films. He was really interested in the role and the science and evolution [aspect], but I think what sold him was to go there and see people react to the short films and visiting the butterfly sanctuary. He became a real partner-in-crime in terms of developing the role, learning about how to work with the microscope, and he definitely helped in getting other actors and in the writing process because I was still writing. He embodies both this kind of introverted aspect of trying to figure out who we are, but also being outspoken as well and [when] he doesn't speak much on camera, it was important for there to be a symbiotic relationship between the [actor] and the director.
I really liked the fact that Sarah, the paralegal who comes to Mendel's aid, is also a trapeze artist, extending the multidimensionality of the film. How did that character come about?
Well, everybody in New York has crazy occupations. Even today, someone said, "Oh, I'm going to go rock climbing in Brooklyn on the weekend…" and actually, a lot of people that I met at the trapeze school were scientists and architects, so I loved having this element of being involved in human rights, but also I wanted her to be a free spirit and inhabit these kind of activities. He's very closed-off and she flies – in a very literal sense, she spends her free time on a trapeze and enjoying it and not really overthinking it, so it was interesting to have her be that counterpoint of somebody who would be a nice companion for him and she kind of floats around him. The film is not really about the relationship, but she has this energy and allows him to understand things about himself.
The ability to be many different things extends to your crew – is it true your sound recordist is also a molecular biologist?
Yeah, I met Andres [Saldana] in one of the short films through a common friend. I'm surrounded by a lot of people that have an interest in science and art because I run a science/film organization in New York [LABOCINE] and there's a lot of us out there. Andres' interest in the science of sound and capturing the sound of the laboratory, but also the sound of the butterflies – all of this was definitely definitely a big part [of the film]. And a lot of my films start out with thinking about sound before visuals because I feel like sound allows us to capture the world in a more discreet, less aggressive way. Once you start introducing cameras, you're at a whole other register of people behaving, so I try to delay the camera as much as possible.
You've actually likened science to music in the way that it can underline the film. How does it make its way in?
Yeah, I definitely refer to science as the music in my films because my films are not really science films, although I don't really know what that term means. They just tend to explore scientific ideas, but my approach to science is that I'm not so interested in delivering a message. I like it being the music in the background, playing in the background of the world that you're witnessing, so whether it's seeing him working in a lab, maybe some voiceover where [Mendel's] speaking about genetics, it's poetry and enriches the experience for the viewer. Also I love the technical terms in science, just like people being so fascinated about what they work on that they may speak about it in words we may not understand as if they were musicians or they were architects. I also love the fact that people can speak about science in different languages – describing genetics and DNA in another language other than English, so that's how I approach science. I'm not so focused on you having to understand everything, but if you can passively ingest it through sound and through visuals then I'm happy.
You move so seamlessly through time and space and you can feel how experiences build on one another — was that idea of layering foundational or did it evolve throughout the process of editing this?
It was a little bit more linear in the writing process because I was a little bit apprehensive that maybe it's a little bit hard to read when things go back and forth so constantly, but I realized in the editing with my editor Elia [Gasull Balada] that the film is about memory and reconstructing identity, so it made sense to have this fractured structure to it and that came progressively. There was the original idea there, but how do you cross time, how do you change time through the microscope, through the dreams, through the butterflies — a lot of that was finessed in the production and the editing process. It wouldn't work for every film because my film is about trying to figure out who you are, and there's a very important expression in biology, which is structure dictates function. We oftentimes say that for proteins or for example, for COVID, the structure of it tells us what it does because we don't fully understand molecules. I think that can also be translated into the way you structure a film. It can be informed by what you're trying to say. That sounds relatively basic and straightforward, but it goes beyond the editing, it goes into mixing documentary/fiction and dreams [and reality] — all of that is informed by what the characters are going through and the objectives that you have for them.
What's it like reaching the finish line yourself with this?
When you work on something for so long and and the feeling of it being on the marquees of the cinemas in New York, I was just walking by [a theater], they have it next to the movie "Dune" and it's just an amazing experience. More than anything since Morelia and then Sundance, just the fact that people can identify with the story is what affects me the most. What I really love is this comment that keeps coming from people, which is that the movie sticks with them. It stays in their mind and it's a film that has a lot of layers, which sometimes may be a little hard to digest, but you think about it and think about yourself. Right now I think questions about where we belong and immigration are really important and of course, representation of Latinos like myself in cinema that are different than the ones we usually see, like scientists and artists, are really important because it's the reality of the landscape here in the U.S.
"Son of Monarchs" is now streaming on HBO Max.

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The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong will set out for northern seas on Friday to continue its research of the Arctic Ocean's environment, ocean circulation patterns and natural resources.
For the first time, it will search for new environmental pollutants. Measuring ocean acidification and the spread of microplastics will continue to be major parts of the expedition this year-a planned 22,800-km voyage-after they were studied for the first time last year, scientists said during a media briefing on Thursday.
Ocean acidification is internationally acknowledged as worsening in the Arctic, mainly as a result of rising carbon dioxide emissions. Also, microplastics may trigger environmental disasters, such as the bleaching of coral reefs, and affect marine biodiversity, the scientists said.
"We achieved world-class research results last year in those two aspects and will continue to make efforts this time to address regional and global environmental issues," said Xia Limin, deputy head of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration.
The situation in the Arctic Ocean is undoubtedly better than that of the oceans adjacent to continents with dense populations, but it will deteriorate with global warming and the decrease of sea ice, the researchers said.
Marine microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic often used in such things as facial cleansers that pass through wastewater treatment plants and reach the ocean. Environmental experts said microplastics have been discovered in zooplankton and can eventually find their way to human stomachs if consumed by fish and other creatures higher up the food chain.
Environmental research, including the distribution of zooplankton in the Arctic, sedimentation of organic carbon and marine microorganisms and their gene resources, will be another key issue for the 131-member expedition team before it returns in September.
"The Arctic Ocean is an important marine channel for the Belt and Road Initiative, and the country has put forward green Belt and Road construction. Such observations and research will help provide higher-level scientific support for collective ecological protection," said Wei Zexun, chief scientist of the expedition team.
Studies on the interaction of sea, ice, air and ocean circulation-which all play a role in affecting the global climate system and its variations-will continue to be undertaken by the expedition with the ultimate goal of responding to climate change, Wei said.
"The ecosystem in the Arctic region is closely related to disastrous blizzards and sleet in China. So such studies will also be meaningful for the country's marine disaster prevention," he said.


The movie Equalizer 2 is going to release on 20th of July 2018. So the main focus of this article is to provide you with the latest updates on The Equalizer 2 Movie Collection and Prediction. But before jumping right in let us discuss some details of the Movie. So that we can get a better look at its box office collection.
The Equalizer 2 is a Thriller Film. The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua. The movie is produced by Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Denzel Washington, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Alex Siskin & Tony Eldridge.
The Movie is a sequel of The Equalizer which was released on 3rd of October 2014. The movie was a good action thriller but lets, for now, focus on The Equalizer 2 Movie Collection and details.
Every member in the star cast is well fitted to his/her role.
Susan Plummer has been killed. Who killed her?
This is what Robert Mccall Needs to find out. Her want justice for her friend. So what he needs to do is to find the murderer and seek revenge for her friend.
So how will he do it? That's what you are going to see in the movie.
The full movie plot is to be known once the movie makes it to the Theatres.
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The Prequel of the Movie 'The Equalizer 2014' had a budget of $73 Million Dollars. So this time also the movie must have used the similar budget or maybe some more.
The Equalizer 2 Movie Budget is expected to be around $70 Million. More accurate budget is going to be disclosed when the movie starts doing business ie 20th of July 2018 which is the release date of the movie.
So what do you think of the budget of the movie for now? Tell us by commenting down below.
Now let us move to the Equalizer 2 Movie Collection Prediction.
Taking ideas from the previous Equalizer. We can say that the movie's all-time Box Office Collection will be around $200 Million dollars worldwide.
This is because most of the people who are going to watch the movie are those who have watched the first part. So with that affecting The Equalizer 2 Movie Collection.
With that in mind, we can assume that the number of people watching the movie will be the same or less. It can be more if the movie is exceptional but let us not think that way for now.
According to Granny, the Movie Collection is going to be around $200 Million Dollars because people are spending more on movies these days.
But who knows what is going to happen. So let us just wait for now and keep an eye on the movie collection. You can do that by staying tuned with us or by signing up for 'Granny Updates' for box office email updates.
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Airwave provide a comprehensive range of hardware and software systems to the healthcare and secure accommodation industry, including:
– Healthcare TV & IPTV systems
– RF/IP/DOCSIS/satellite network infrastructure
– articulating arms
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– digital signage
– movie & programming content
– WiFi & high-speed internet.
Airwave's design engineers provide design, build and content management services, enabling hospitals and care homes to communicate to guests via customised graphical interfaces on the television. Typical pages include daily menus & events and local weather, but a platform can be as simple or as complicated as required.
All systems are completely customisable and as such, can be a powerful communication tool. Features might include interactive hospital maps (no more untidy in-ward literature), promotional videos and dedicated information channels.
More comprehensive smart solutions can include connect your own device functionality, dynamic advertising and a nurse call button.
To assure the integrity of each quotation, Airwave will commission an engineer to undertake a full site survey. This will form the basis of a comprehensive report, detailing current infrastructure, future requirements and the listing of software, hardware and network options.
Typically, an engineer will propose a "good, better, best" solution in order to give our customers full transparency and clarity ahead of a purchasing decision.
Subject to the integrity of the solution proposed, it is often possible to utilise a property's existing infrastructure – reducing cost and minimising guest disruption.
Airwave's project management and install team far outnumbers all other divisions within the business. The ethos is simple: each project must run flawlessly, within an agreed time schedule and with minimal disruption to a property's guests and staff.
Recognising that poor project management can result in reduced room occupancy, we work closely with each property's management team to agree a project's schedule.
As part of the SCCI Group of companies, Airwave can utilise a nationwide network of qualified engineers – as a consequence, response times are immediate and travel costs are negligible.
Airwave are experts in the installation of the following services:
Healthcare television and audio systems
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High Speed Internet access and Wifi
Terrestrial, satellite & cable channels and networks
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Premium content and video on demand movie systems
Head-end to room distribution
Coaxial and CAT 5 cabling infrastructure
TV and hardware mounting and casing solutions
The diverse nature of hospitals, prisons and care homes demands a flexible approach to a service and support offering.
As such, and in parallel with Airwave's one-stop-shop service, we can bespoke and tailor service packages in as much detail as required. These can be as simple as a free-of-charge two-year television warranty to an eight-year service level agreement across a hospital trust.
The provision of technology and a maintenance package to The Premier Inn's 750+ hotel estate underpins infrastructure for a nationwide team of engineers and technicians, enabling a fast response to all issues.
All issues will be logged and ticketed via our 24/7/365 service.
Airwave provide a number of finance options, enabling our customers to acquire cutting-edge technology without the associated cash investment.
The lease rental of TV and signage packages will often best serve the requirements of a business looking to finance a new or upgraded display system.
Airwave Europe Ltd is part of the SCCI Group and has access to an in-house finance business (Switchsure); this allows us to offer a broad range of finance solutions at rates that match high-street lenders.
We work closely with our customers to ascertain their exact requirements and tailor a finance solution that matches. Our leasing agreements include ongoing maintenance support and we can add additional products or services during the contract period if required.
Based on a fixed, usually monthly, cost over the life of a system, a leasing model provides our customers with flexibility and options.
Airwave provide movie and programme content to a global network of partners in more than 50 countries, entertaining 5 million people each year.
Longstanding partnerships with a number of studios such as Paramount, Universal, Disney, StudioCanal, eOne and the BBC enable the bespoking of packages to suit any property's specific requirements. International channels can also be provided as part of an individual or tailored service and Airwave is also a Sky preferred partner and able to provide a full range of Sky in-room services.
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Waikato dairy farmers found to be significantly non-compliant aren't doing their bit for the environment and are letting all farmers down, according to DairyNZ.
DairyNZ environment and catchment manager Aslan Wright-Stow says the majority of dairy farmers put in a lot of effort and take great pride in ensuring their farms are up to standard and fully compliant, and those who are not complying with effluent management rules must wear the consequences.
"We support the monitoring of high risk farms by Waikato Regional Council and the increased focus on those who need to lift their game," said Mr Wright-Stow. "These farmers are bringing down the good work of the 4000 other Waikato dairy farmers who are doing their bit to look after waterways, manage effluent well and are investing in the latest technologies.
"Each farm has the potential to have an impact – we want all our dairy farms doing their part to manage effluent well and look after the environment."
Mr Wright-Stow says the sector has a clear vision to improve water quality and it requires everyone and every farmer to do their bit.
"The sector has invested in a programme which ensures effluent system professionals are accredited and can provide the best advice to farmers, including tools to ensure that the amount of effluent storage is adequate," says Mr Wright-Stow.
"DairyNZ also has a Warrant of Fitness programme for farmers to identify areas of their effluent system which need improving, as well as help which is available through our team to support farmers meet their requirements.
"There has been a lot of improvements across the country, both in terms of knowledge and practice. The number of farmers who continue to be non-compliant are few and do not represent the majority."
Dairy farmers looking for effluent system information are advised to visit www.dairynz.co.nz/effluent or ph 0800 4 324 7969.
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Issue 3 A DC special talking about the world of DC TV shows and the upcoming Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad movies. It's Keith's first visit into the studio and we chat with Surfer Dave of Nostalgia and Comics. Originally broadcast 05/03/2016. Issue 4 We talk to Ian and Hugh from Kitacon and Paul Hadley joins us for a bit of TV Talk. Originally broadcast 12/03/2016.
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This week on Geeky Brummie we celebrate Chinese New Year, the team talk about Chinese cinema and the impact it has had; we are also joined by John and Jeff from the Coventry Comic Con to talk to us about this year's event. We also have regular feature Why's It Rubbish? Originally broadcast 28/01/2017. But wait, there's more! On our podcast extras; We talk about Guys grooming habits, George has issues with onlne eggs, Phil manages to turn up on time, Keith has his regular bus update and Dave gets ready for the superbowl. We also chat about unlucky Chinese New Year traditions. It's like an expansion pack of geek! ...
This week on Geeky Brummie we grab our joysticks... The team look at the latest games console release the Nintendo Switch, with George and Guy giving feedback from the special preview event they went to, and the group talking about their video game memories. Keith interviews Ian Edgington and Disraeli from 2000AD, and we are joined in the studio by John Nursall from the International Charity Cosplayers and DJ Kap't Kirk from The Vinyl Frontier. We also have regular feature Geeky Goings On. Originally broadcast on 04/03/2017. But wait, there's more! On our podcast extras, we talk A.I. Toothbrushes, a remote version #Buslife, dumbphones, terrible tasting cartridges, massive "art" collections, if vinyl soundtracks are worth it, a bonus round of top Trumps featuring mainly non-London Londoners, and slippy cobbles. It's like an expansion pack of geek! ...
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This week Ryan, Keith, Leigh and Mat delve into the fight between Epic and the mobile phone markets, The avengers game beta, the lack of video on demand for the UK release of Bill & Ted Face the Music and more! Plus we have our regular comic and gaming roundups. So sit back, grab a beverage and enjoy the latest Geeky Brummie Podcast. * **Intro** 00:00:00 * **The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Keith** 00:14:32 https://geekybrummie.com/comics/the-gb-pull-list-once-future-19th-august-2020/ https://geekybrummie.com/comics/the-gb-pull-list-adventureman-12th-august-2020/ * **Epic Lawsuit Rumble** 00:18:36 * **Avengers Beta - Bargain Endgame?** 00:40:10 * **Bill & Ted Face the Internet** 00:52:43 * **Leigh's Game(s) of the Week(s) - Inmorph** 01:09:31 https://geekybrummie.com/blog/gaming-roundup-corporate-battle-royale/ https://geekybrummie.com/blog/gaming-roundup-we-are-pleased-upset/ * **Worlds Apart Update** 01:11:17 * **Outro** 01:16:45 Donate at https://www.ko-fi.com/GeekyBrummie Follow Geeky Brummie on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/GeekyBrummie ...


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Over the past decade, software has largely moved from the purchase and download model to the SaaS model. Several factors contribute to this, including changes in user organisations procedures and policies, changes in regulations, changes in technology, the availability of other software that requires integration and evolution of the product. These all require software packages to be continually updated to stay viable and relevant. The 'buy-once' model can't effectively support this.
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Are Lie Detectors Admissible in Court?
By Deanne Katz, Esq. on January 16, 2013 6:03 AM
On TV and in movies, polygraph tests or lie detectors are a popular way to nail a suspect. But are they actually admissible in court?
Courts don't have to admit lie detector tests, according to a U.S. Supreme Court case that specifies how courts deal with scientific evidence. Instead, individual judges have discretion to decide if a polygraph will be admitted based on certain criteria.
Why isn't it a clear yes or no, as to whether lie detector tests are admissible? To get to the answer, you need to know a bit about how lie detectors work and how courts deal with scientific tests.
Polygraph tests are based on the assumption that people give off certain physiological indicators when they lie. That includes things like increased heart rate and perspiration.
The polygraph machine is hooked up to a suspect and measures a variety of factors to determine if someone is lying. Lie detectors were very popular with law enforcement for years, but now their findings are often questioned.
The problem is that polygraphs can be fooled.
In some cases, people intentionally fool them by practicing telling a lie so that their body doesn't betray them during the test. Those kinds of countermeasures can prevent the machine from getting an accurate readout.
There's also a less devious and interesting way to fool a polygraph test. If you're nervous while the questions are being asked, the results will likely be inconclusive.
It turns out the symptoms of nervousness or anxiety are the same symptoms people exhibit when lying. So for individuals who are worried about the test itself, it may be hard to distinguish that fear from the reaction produced by actual lying.
Because of that kind of inconsistency, the Supreme Court instituted standards for determining if scientific evidence, like a polygraph, could be admitted in court.
For something like a polygraph test, the party that wants it admitted must show that the theory behind it was tested and subject to peer review and publication. The test must also have a known error rate, and it must be generally accepted by the scientific community.
In some cases, like in military courts, the use of polygraphs has been banned outright. But generally speaking, it's an individual judge's decision. Each judge must make an evaluation based on the information provided, and so each court can decide differently.
That doesn't mean a lie detector is something to laugh about. But understanding how it works may make you more comfortable and thus less likely to get a false positive.
Even if the test isn't used in court, it can still be used by police during questioning. If that happens to you, make sure to have an experienced criminal lawyer present to make sure there's no funny business.
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Becoming a nurse practitioner in Oregon requires applicants for np certification hold a valid, unencumbered Oregon registered nurse license and complete a master's degree in nursing program with a nurse practitioner specialization in the area or field you will seek certification and ultimately practice. The master's degree in nursing must be NLNAC or CCNE accredited. The nurse practitioner program must also meet the educational requirements that have been set by the Oregon State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practice Act under standards for nurse practitioner programs rule: OAR 851-050-0001, which can be found at (http://governor.oregon.gov/OSBN/pdfs/npa/Div50.pdf)*. What this means is that you will need to research the nurse practitioner programs offered in the state of Oregon to make sure they meet these requirements. The programs listed below should meet the requirements, but please confirm with the schools when contacted.
Between the online/distance learning and campus based nurse practitioner programs offered in Oregon there is quite a range of offerings. Online nurse practitioner programs will need to meet the requirements set forth in OAR 851-050-0001, so again inquire when contacting the programs. Online formats have become increasingly popular for busy professional nurses as well as those nurses based in rural locations without convenient access to a college or university campus that offers a nurse practitioner program. Clinical requirements are completed at clinical sites arranged by a nursing program advisor and a clinical site facility professional. Every effort is made to arrange for the clinical requirements to take place in the student's local geography. The online nurse practitioner programs listed below accept students from the state of Oregon, request information from them to learn more.
Nurse practitioner salaries in Oregon vary by specialization, location, facility, experience and other factors, but for a ballpark figure the Advance for Nurse Practitioners 2007 Salary Survey reported that the average annual salary for nurse practitioners in Oregon was $85,703. The job outlook for nurse practitioners should be quite positive as health care organizations in Oregon move toward more cost-effective strategies for patient care, which involves more patients being seen by nurse practitioners. You might also be interested in the other MSN programs offered in Oregon. Get started researching programs by contacting the schools below.
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Maryville University - St. Louis offers two CCNE accredited online MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs: Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner.
Programs Offered Online: MSN - (Family Nurse Practitioner -FNP, Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner - AGNP)
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The Spring Arbor University MSN programs are in the accreditation process with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and are accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The MSN - Nurse Practitioner program is designed to prepare graduates to sit for National certification as an Adult and/or Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. Request information about these MSN programs today.
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Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing--Portland, 3455 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd. (SN-5S), Portland, OR 97239-2941, PH: 503-494-7444
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Well readers, it's official, I'm as close to being Bermudian as I'm ever going to get. Not only did I survive my first hurricane last weekend (and first tropical storm the weekend before that), but my principle means of transportation is now a scooter. I'd had a rental bike until last week, which you don't need a license for, but they have very small engines (so you can't do much damage if you crash, I assume), and their license plates are a different color, so other drivers know to watch out for you.
Driving here takes some getting used to. Sure, I studied the book, took my written and riding exams… but in practice the rule of the road is all together different. For example, morning traffic on the main roads—relatively narrow, winding roads by U.S. standards—is technically two—but in practice four—lanes. Cars move slowly in both directions along the outer edges of the road while bikes weave in and out in both directions in the center, moving back into traffic when a bus or large truck is approaching. Meanwhile, at any red light in town, you'll see scooter drivers pass by the stopped cars and come to a stop at the head of the line, often halfway into the intersection, or at least the cross walk. It is also incredibly common for vehicles to come to an abrupt stop with no warning for no apparent reason—until you realize they're letting in another vehicle that does not have the right of way.
In the day job that I had for the last seven years, I often styled people, food and product for photo shoots. However, I rarely put that kind of effort into my own photos—until now. I've started the massive task of reshooting all my merchandise with two goals in mind: First, higher quality images, truer color and consistency across my etsy shop. The second is to convey style—to further appeal to the type of personality who might want to purchase the piece.
Here are a few of my favorites—can't wait to hear what you think!
Oh, and of course, if you're interested in any cards, or just want to see how they look in the shop, find them here!
Custom letterpress cards printed with my fancy new wood type is now available in the shop! Order script here and brush caps here.
So it's only fitting that my first printing for pleasure was a lovely shade of robin's egg! Hello cards now available in the shop!
I wanted to make something to thank Amy and Jeff for making me a part of their day earlier this summer, and I had been toying around with ways to utilize my set of wood numerals and incorporate more hand lettering for quite some time. The resulting print—featuring the date of their wedding and a cut made from my own handwriting printed in their wedding colors—turned out great and I can't wait to make them for other couples and even new parents! Get in touch or order them here.
Have you been wondering where I've been for the last week? Well… I've been unpacking and assembling because BESS IS HERE!!!
I'll post a studio tour once everything has found a home, but as soon as I had the room cleared out enough to assemble Bess, I needed to print the last of a pre-move order. A company in Michigan decided my script happy birthday cards were the perfect thing for their clients and ordered a whole bunch. I had shipped off what I had in stock in Wisconsin, but as Bess was already in pieces when the order was placed, I could only get them about half their order. Becky has been nothing but patient and it was great to have a plan for my inaugural Bermuda printing!
You guys, MY PRESS STILL ISN'T HERE. I haven't printed in more than two months! I think I'm starting to show symptoms of withdrawal… The only upside is that without the joy of production to distract me, I've been checking things off my business development to do list.
One of those items is bringing back the Card Club! It's an even better deal this time around: Each month more than $20 worth of stationery, prints, coasters and other goodies will be delivered to your door—for just $10 per month! A membership also makes an awesome gift for anyone who loves letterpress, getting mail or sending letters! Purchase here or get in touch directly here!


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Jidenna grapples with spirits in "Black Magic Hour"
The single is set to be part of a genre-bending compilation and documentary, African On All Sides.
By Sajae Elder
Jidenna has shared his latest single "Black Magic Hour," the first from the compilation project African On All Sides set to drop later this year. The album, alongside an accompanying documentary, hopes to seamlessly blend artists across a host of diasporic genres and industries in Africa, the U.S., Latin America, and the West Indies. Inspired by everything from traditional Afrobeat, dancehall, Latin trap, R&B, Hip Hop, and beyond, Jidenna will appear along with artists like Lord Afrixana, who wrote "Water" and "Don't Jealous Me" from Beyoncé's The Gift, Nigeria's PsychoYP, and Nasty C.
In the visuals, viewers follow the Jidenna's journey after a chance meeting with an ancestral spirit, turning his life upside down in the process. "I think in these times the song becomes important because what I'm really speaking to is centralizing our power in a way that we channel our economic worth and we channel our spiritual worth into our lifestyle," Jidenna explained in an email to The FADER. "I don't believe that we can have the economic progress that we need to empower communities without spiritual progression."
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Carl Heneghan is a clinical epidemiologist with expertise in evidence-based medicine, research methods, and evidence synthesis.
He is Director of the NIHR SPCR Evidence Synthesis Working Group a collaboration of nine primary care departments across UK universities. He set up and directs the Oxford COVID Evidence Service, has over 400 peer-reviewed publications (current H index 72); published 95 systematic reviews. He is a Contact Editor in the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infection group and Editor of the Catalogue of Bias.
His work includes investigating drugs and devices, advising governments on regulatory evidence, working with the media assessing health claims and research on common presenting conditions in primary care.
He has investigated the evidence for antivirals Tamiflu, acute respiratory infections, IVF 'add-on' treatments, metal-hips, cancer screening, health-checks, surgical mesh, medical devices and hormone pregnancy tests.
He is a clinical advisor to two UK All Parliamentary Party Group on Surgical Mesh and Hormone Pregnancy Tests, an adviser to the WHO clinical trials registry platform and a founder of the AllTrials campaign; twice he was voted one of the top 100 NHS clinical leaders by the HSJ. In 2018 he was awarded NIHR Senior Investigator status.
In 2019 he received a lifetime achievement award from Oxford's Medical Science Division for his sustained commitment to education and teaching. He is Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM), which builds capacity through teaching and training activities. He teaches undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers of EBM, and is Director of Programs in Evidence-Based Health Care,
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Contributor to BBC Radio 4's Inside Health series, regularly podcasts his talks on iTunes to download. He has an active Twitter account @carlheneghan and writes occasionally for the Spectator
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He is co-director of the GCHU based at Kellogg College that has been established to foster a better understanding of the interaction between healthcare and urbanisation to make urban centres environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable, and to provide an environment that supports and sustains health and wellbeing.
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He holds grant funding from the NIHR School of Primary Care Research, the NIHR BRC Oxford, and the World Health Organization for a series of Living rapid reviews on the modes of transmission of SARs-CoV-2 reference WHO registration No2020/1077093. He has received financial remuneration from an asbestos case and given legal advice on mesh and hormone pregnancy tests cases. He has received expenses and fees for his media work including occasional payments from BBC Radio 4 Inside Health and The Spectator. He receives expenses for teaching EBM and is also paid for his GP work in NHS out of hours (contract Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust). He has also received income from the publication of a series of toolkit books and for appraising treatment recommendations in non-NHS settings and for undertaking evidence reviews. He is the Director of CEBM and is an NIHR Senior Investigator. He is an advisor to Collateral Global, to the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis at St Andrew's University, the WHO's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) and is a member of the board of Preventing Overdiagnosis.
Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn't
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Ten essential papers for the practice of evidence-based medicine
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Preventable deaths from SARS-CoV-2 in England and Wales: a systematic case series of coroners' reports during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Swift B. et al, (2021), BMJ Evid Based Med
Benefits and harms of Risperidone and Paliperidone for treatment of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis involving individual participant data and clinical study reports
Hodkinson A. et al, (2021), BMC Medicine, 19
SARS-CoV-2 and the role of orofecal transmission: a systematic review
Heneghan CJ. et al, (2021), F1000Research, 10, 231 - 231


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OpportunityNJ Co-Chairs Michele Siekerka and Tom Bracken today announced the speakers, agenda and goals for the first Affordability Summit, to be held on Sept. 18 at the First Baptist Church at Lincoln Gardens in Somerset.
The event, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of state business leaders and residents, will feature a keynote address by former New Jersey Secretary of State Rev. DeForest Soaries, as well as presentations from Steve Van Kuiken (Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company); Dr. James W. Hughes (University Professor and former Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University) and Tom Byrne (Founder and Managing Director of Byrne Asset Management).
Following the presentations, attendees will be invited to participate in breakout sessions for brainstorming discussions centered on tax reform, workforce development and jobs, regulation reform and infrastructure. News media panels, involving several New Jersey reporters, will also be part of the program.
The aim of the Affordability Summit is to synthesize the priorities and concerns of New Jersey's business community to help shape a new Affordability Agenda for the two main gubernatorial candidates. Both Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Ambassador Phil Murphy have been invited to the event, as have all members of the New Jersey State Legislature.
Two years ago, more than 500 business and political leaders came to New Jersey's first Business Summit at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City. During this two-day event, participants discussed how they could work together to solve key issues thwarting New Jersey's economic growth.
Many of the organizations involved in the Business Summit formed OpportunityNJ (ONJ), a non-partisan, grassroots coalition dedicated to promoting action to make New Jersey more competitive and affordable for everyone. With no direct ties to political parties or government, ONJ serves as an independent voice to provide data-based education about New Jersey policy actions – and to support policies that encourage job growth, affordability and prosperity in the state.
Interested participants for the Sept. 18th Affordability Summit are encouraged to register online at www.opportunitynj.org. To help offset the cost of the event, there is a $50 registration fee. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the day of the event, with the Summit beginning promptly at 9 a.m.
Reporters who are interested in covering the event should contact Bob Considine at bconsidine@njbia.org (609-858-9502) or Scott Goldstein at scott@njchamber.com (609-989-7888, ext. 113).


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Wild oats might be the first cereal consumed by humans, as early as the Stone Ages
While analysing starch grains on ancient stone grinding tools from southern Italy, Marta Mariotti Lippi at the University of Florence in Italy and her colleagues were able to date the earliest known human consumption of oats as far back as 32,000 years ago – way before farming took root.
by Alexandru Micu
in Archaeology, News, Nutrition
When asked to imagine a stone-age meal, most of us probably envision a boulder with pieces of charred meat, fruit, nuts and berries, with some mushrooms and some leaves thrown in the mix. Bread, pastry and basically everything that includes cereal couldn't possibly be baked or cooked by a civilization that considers agriculture far fetched science-fiction.
But that's not necessarily true. While analysing starch grains on ancient stone grinding tools from southern Italy, Marta Mariotti Lippi at the University of Florence in Italy and her colleagues were able to date the earliest known human consumption of oats as far back as 32,000 years ago – way before farming took root.
Wall paintings in Grotta Paglicci, Italy, where the grindstones were found.
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Humans from the Paleolithic ground wild oats for flour, which they may have later boiled or baked in a simple flatbread, the team reports. And it wasn't just a culinary fluke either: our ancestors also seem to have heated the grains before grinding, to dry them out in the colder climate of their time. Lippi also notes that this would have made the grains easier to grind and less likely to spoil, suggesting extensive experience and experimentation with the foodstuff.
The process involved several stages and took a great deal of time, but the advantages outweighed the effort and invested time. The grains are nutritionally valuable, and grinding them into flour made them easier to transport, an important advantage for a nomadic people, she added.
Grinding stone from Grotta Paglicci, Italy
Image credit to Stefano Ricci
It makes sense. For agriculture to appear, humans needed an incentive – recognizing the nutritional value wild grains had for them, having access to large quantities of quality seeds may have determined us to settle down and start growing cereal. When you consider that our civilization's advance over the last 10,000 years was largely fueled by the grains agriculture produces, the benefits of incorporating them into our diet becomes apparent, says archaeologist Matt Pope of University College London.
"There is a relationship there to be explored between diet, experimentation with processing plant food and cultural sophistication."
This is another example of the advances made by Europe's Gravettian culture, which produced technology, artwork and elaborate burial systems during the Upper Palaeolithic era, says Erik Trinkaus at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
"These people were described 15 years ago as 'Hunters of the Golden Age', and the details of that are still being filled out."
Mariotti Lippi's team hopes to continue studying ancient grind-stones to reveal more about the Paleolithic diet. Grinding stones go back a long way, says Trinkaus, and people may well have been pounding and eating various wild grains even earlier than 32,000 years ago.
"We've had evidence of the processing of roots and cattails, but here we've got a grain, and a grain that we're very familiar with," says Pope. "If we were to look more systematically for ground stone technology we would find this is a more widespread phenomenon."
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Most memorable moments for me…
Something wonderful happened today as I was interacting with 3 students from the University of Iowa – Ashley, Isha and Sarah who were here for a program at our Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies. Sarah wanted to know what was the most fulfilling achievement in the last 33 years since I founded SVYM. Till yesterday, I had always thought that my most memorable achievement was taking the issue of improper rehabilitation of tribals to the National Human Rights Commission and getting the Government of Karnataka to rehabilitate these 154-aggrieved indigenous tribals families on 500 acres of land at Basavanagiri in HD Kote taluk. But two very touching events happened yesterday that has left me overwhelmed and has made me revise my opinion.
With the Entrepreneurs The busy sales counter
I had gone to Jaganakotehadi to participate in the inauguration of Prakruthi Food Products. This is a micro-enterprise that is part of the Social Business experiment that GRAAM is undertaking. In association and with the support of SVYM, 20 women were locally mobilized and trained over the last 1 year in enterprise building, food technology and producing ragi-based food items. They were also given inputs in basic accounting and working together as a team. All these indigenous tribal women are in the age group of 20-35 and many of them are alumni of our tribal school at Hosahalli. This unit has been registered as a separate independent company owned by these 20 women and the food products will be sold under the Health-Enrich brand. What makes it special is that this unit is situated in a tribal colony and will be wholly owned and run by these women. Much water has actually flowed under the bridge in our attempt at engaging women in economically productive activities. We had earlier set up a bakery at Hosahalli and around 5 kadukuruba women from Kempanahadi led by Kali were employed here. The moment we insisted on transferring the ownership of this unit to the women, they stopped coming to work and the unit collapsed. A few years later, we made another attempt by setting up a garment unit. This unit did very well as long as SVYM was running it. It too collapsed the moment we transferred the responsibility of running it to the women themselves. Having been bitten twice, I was unsure of indulging myself again till I could understand how to make such activities a success. The last 20 years has also seen me evolve and my understanding of development has also matured. Today, I am confident that building human and social capital of people can lead to economic consequences. The last many years has seen us do exactly this. Slowly and deliberately the human and social capital of hundreds of tribal women was built and these chosen twenty women are from this cohort. While SVYM took on the responsibility of mobilizing the women, GRAAM undertook setting up the actual business and building the entrepreneurial spirit in these women. Despite all the challenges faced and negotiating the harsh realities of rural India and the barriers to business that it poses, we finally managed to have the unit inaugurated in the presence of hundreds of women representing several self-help groups. Watching these confident women market their tasty and well packaged products left me inspired and overwhelmed.
With young Mahadevi, the proud Karnataka forest department employee
As I was processing all these emotions and thoughts, Puttamma mentioned to me that Mahadevi, a forest guard at the forest gate nearby was waiting to meet me. I walked with her to meet Mahadevi who rushed out to greet me and gave me a very loving hug. My mind raced several years into the past and I was reminded of how her father had come running to my residence at Brahmagiri and asked me to come help Mahadevamma, a local mid-wife to attend to the labour of his pregnant wife. Taking this cute little bundle of joy in my arms and handing it to the nervous father is a sight that I can never forget. This little child who literally grew in front of my eyes was today explaining proudly to me that her work was widely appreciated in the forest department and that she was now due for promotion. She also told me how she was getting her sister trained in a beautician course in Mysore and how her younger brother was learning to drive a car. And she proudly showed me the scooter that she owned and was driving around. As I wished her well and bid her goodbye, Mahadevi asked me in her own childish way if she could give me another hug. That moment is something that I will cherish and remember for a long time
Development is indeed a long drawn and complex process and manifests itself in many ways. On one side, the Prakruthi Food Products unit was the culmination of a 2-decade effort and the beginning of something extraordinary. If this unit could survive and thrive, it could very well be the model that the Nation is looking for. I believe that India's growth need not necessarily be driven by large urban based corporates, but should be by small micro economic clusters in rural India. Feeding the urban craze for millet based food products could very well be the driver of economic progress for rural India. On the personal level, it is people like Mahadevi who symbolize the growing empowerment of rural women. Not only was she moving up the socio-economic ladder, but was quietly participating in the larger construct of building a resurgent India. What more could somebody like me ask for and what could be more memorable and fulfilling than this!
-Balu
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Online brokerage Monex Group Inc., owner of the hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, is considering adding crypto to its retail client offerings in a bid to become more competitive in the local brokerage market. The news was reported by Bloomberg on April 15.
As previously reported, Monex acquired Coincheck in April 2018 in the wake of the exchange's industry record breaking $532 million hack in January of that year.
According to Bloomberg, Monex now sees its Coincheck involvement as potentially instrumental in restoring its erstwhile market dominance.
Founded in 1999, Monex was reportedly once the country's most popular online brokerage, but has since reportedly been eclipsed by rivals such as Rakuten, SBI Holdings and Mastui.
Amid increasing competition in the brokerage market, Japanese investors' enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies could help the organization reclaim clients, Bloomberg notes. The Japanese yen currently accounts for ~46.5% of national fiat currencies traded for bitcoin (BTC), according to crypto statistics site Coinhills.
As reported, under the stewardship of Monex, Coincheck took a series of measures to improve its protection and trading systems, as well as reimbursing those customers affected by the hack.
In mid-November 2018, Coincheck resumed crypto trading and was granted an operating license from Japan's Financial Services Agency in December 2018.
Monex Group's financial report on Q3 for the 2019 fiscal year revealed that Coincheck had halved its losses in Q3, as compared with the preceding quarter.
This March, Monex announced major changes to its management composition, appointing three Coincheck executive directors to Monex roles to enhance cooperation between the two firms.
This week, Money Forward Inc., the operator of one of Japan's most popular personal budgeting apps, announced a decision to halt its plans to launch a crypto asset exchange, citing profitability concerns amid the bear market.
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has meanwhile just opened registration for users of its crypto exchange Rakuten Wallet, which is set to go live in June.


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Sushant Singh Rajput is prepping it hard for his next, Chanda Mama Door Ke. The actor recently returned from NASA after his training for the film as an astronaut. Sushant is the first ever Bollywood actor who got trained at NASA.
Meanwhile, there was speculation about who will be the lead actress opposite Sushant in the film. Dangal fame Fatima Sana Shaikh's name was doing the rounds for the role.
But now, finally bringing an end to all the rumours, Shraddha Kapoor has been confirmed for the film.
Confirming Shraddha's role in the film, a source close to the makers of the film told a popular daily, "The female lead had to be someone who is willing to take a risk. The film requires the actress to transform physically — she has to sport short hair. This was proving to be a deterrent for most actresses who auditioned for the part, since they wouldn't be able to do any other film at the same time. With Haseena Parker, Shraddha has made it clear that she is up for experimental roles. She doesn't have any inhibitions about chopping her hair for the film and is excited about the challenge."
It's for the first time we will see Shraddha and Sushant coming together for a film and specially for this project. It's definitely going to be an exciting journey for the entire team. Though, we still await an official statement by film's producer Viki Rajani on the same.
We are quite excited to see Shraddha and Sushant together in the film.Tell us what you think?
Shraddha Kapoor to romance Sushant Singh Rajput in Nitesh Tiwari's next?


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Just wrote an article and completed the map of the distribution of western bean cutworm in the Great Lakes Region. Check it out in the latest CropPest Newsletter at: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/croppest/2009/18cpo09a3.htm .
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Home 2017 January 31 How did Vikings have an Influence in Medieval Europe, and in the World Today?
Vikings aren't necessarily believed to be the most influential group to have roamed this Earth, and were more known for the sagas of their short-lived "empire". Vikings were known for their brute force, and somewhat dull intellect/mercy. The more direct influence that they had was that thousands of people were killed in their wake, and their brutality led to a bit of a dark age. Many of the Europeans thought that their raids were the apocalypse, because they believed that God was going to punish them for their actions. They decimated communities, and even sacked kingdoms and large cities such as Paris.
The more important of the contributions, is their expansion onto seafaring, military strategy, and navigational technologies. They were some of the first people to sail over the open ocean, and land in the spot that they intended to. They also had coveted boats that could sail both up rivers, and over the ocean.
How did Vikings have an Influence in Medieval Europe, and in the World Today? by Alex is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
I've never thought of the viking's influence on the things you mentioned. It's very interesting and there is a lot to be said about vikings as a whole. I think you picked an awesome topic to research. Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton is a more realistic version of the story Beowulf. Crichton does a really good job of giving an accurate portrayal of the viking way of life. It may help in your research but if not it's a good read.


Seriously though, the toughest part is behind you now, you should just be on cruise control till graduation.
2. No reading till you drop...at times for four weeks at a time!
Oya sha tell me the secret of your smooth skin!
I heard about the high suicide rate of Dentists too.. Although I don't understand why?
Sting- you should try (christian) meditation. Pray, exercise/stretch to gospel..turn all other electronics off..
Bumight, u know everything nau. U r my unofficial mentor, I'm looking for a clinical mentor in my school. As for my face, I just started using a daily cleanser and moisturizer but clean and clear products.
Doctors have the highest suicide rate? first time of hearing this seriously.
Yes, the best simple strategy is to walk away from the situation...but if it is not possible at that moment, what will one do?
Smooth face? Pls tell me the secret o!
Sister mi, u cant vex for me o. I'm ur personal person, shey u know.
Stepping away from the situation has been very helpful when Ihave no control over things.
By all means get a clinical mentor...It sure will help you. All the best dear, I'm sure you'll turn out to be a very good doctor.
lol @ pulling out of med school. Have u heard of sunk costs? I owe over $100,000 in student loans, there shall be no pulling out at this point.
Lol let me echo what everyone else has said first in two simple terms DON'T DIE!
This is why I keep saying to people, don't go to medical school cos your family is pushing you into it. Make sure you have a strong motivation (or passion) else you shall break under pressure and wonder why you're even there in the first place.


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Pediatric Brain Tumor and Proton Therapy: Ryan's Story
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It all happened so unbelievably fast. On the Friday before Memorial Day 2010, Trish Cartafalsa noticed that her 2-year-old son, Ryan, was having problems with his balance.
Less than a week later, he was diagnosed with a pediatric brain tumor, and having it removed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Like many children with brain tumors, Ryan needed radiation treatment in addition to surgery. His oncologist, Jean B. Belasco, MD, explained to Trish and her husband, Ben, that Ryan was a good candidate for proton therapy, an advanced form of radiation available through the Cancer Center at CHOP.
Proton therapy is much more precise than conventional radiation therapy, which can cause short-term side effects like nausea and fatigue as well as longer-term complications like learning difficulties and growth problems. All of these side effects can be especially pronounced for pediatric brain tumor patients, whose cancers often require an extremely high dose of radiation — and whose age makes them more susceptible to radiation's harmful effects.
In fact, for some survivors of pediatric brain tumors who received conventional radiation, "the intellectual impact can be dramatic, affecting all aspects of day-to-day life," says John M. Maris, MD, chief of the Division of Oncology. With the advent of proton therapy, he adds, "we are very optimistic that major side effects will be substantially reduced, and, in some cases, even eliminated."
Ryan had 33 proton therapy treatments at Penn Medicine's Roberts Proton Therapy Center, the first proton facility in the mid-Atlantic region — and one of the first that was designed with pediatric cancer patients in mind from the start. CHOP staff worked closely with Penn to develop the proton center, which has a child-friendly waiting room just for CHOP patients, and a staff that includes physicians, registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, child life specialists and anesthesia technicians from CHOP.
So far, the treatments haven't slowed this energetic toddler down one bit. "He did really well," says Trish, who kept track of her son's side effects as part of a research study CHOP staff is leading. "I felt like every day I was circling, 'He was normal.'"
Originally posted: July 2011
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