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At least 500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle
Posted by News Express | 6 August 2016 | 2,062 times
More than 500 rebels and government forces have been killed in one week of fierce fighting to control the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said on Saturday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights could not give a specific toll, but said the majority of those killed since July 31 were rebels and jihadists "because of the aerial superiority of the regime and intense Russian air strikes".
Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said at least 130 civilians had also been killed since Sunday, most in rebel shelling of government-controlled districts.
He said at least seven civilians were killed on Saturday in rebel shelling of the regime-held neighbourhood of Hamdaniyeh.
Regime forces on Saturday struggled to push back a powerful assault on military positions south of the battleground city.
The offensive has brought together rebels, Islamists and jihadists in an attempt to cut off a regime route into Aleppo and break the government siege of eastern districts.
Anti-regime forces have captured the armaments school and most of the artillery school at a large military academy, bringing them closer to the government's access route into the city.
The former Al-Nusra Front – renamed Jabhat Fateh al-Sham after breaking from Al-Qaeda – on Saturday announced having captured the two military schools and a third military position.
Drone footage posted by the group online showed a series of explosions in some of those buildings, and massive columns of billowing black smoke.
Abdel Rahman said the advance left the regime forces "in a very difficult position despite Russian air support".
"This is an existential battle. Whoever wins it will win Aleppo," he said.
Repeated attempts particularly by Moscow and Washington to put an end to the fighting in Syria's battered second city have failed.
Russia and the United States support opposing sides in Syria's civil war, which has left 280,000 people dead and forced half the population to flee their homes.
The two world powers have agreed "concrete steps" to revive a tattered ceasefire and tackle jihadist groups in Syria, although details have not been made public.
On Thursday, US President Barack Obama said Russia risked casting itself as an "irresponsible actor" on the world stage, particularly over its actions in Aleppo in recent weeks. (AFP)
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Although born in the US in the early '70s, it was in Europe where disco music developed in a feverish way. It took shape of pure, enjoyable and intoxica- ting music that travelled from Germany, France, and Italy to elsewhere in the world. A new figure becomes the soul of the genre – the engineering producers and their synthesizer. They were the real composers and designers of unforgettable hits. In an exciting reviving one-off, the audience will get an overview of the context, the visionaries and the artists who made Euro disco eternal, such as Giorgio Moroder Donna Summer and ABBA.


Proactivity minimizes challenges and provides stability in life. It's easier to be calm, cool, and collected if you're proactive.
1. Proactivity is a way of defusing potential challenges before they become problems.
* Imagine you have a car with 250,000 miles. There's a good chance it will break down in the next couple of years. If you're proactive, you'll either go purchase a newer car before that happens, or you'll start saving money for repairs or to make an automobile purchase.
* The person that isn't proactive will be begging for a ride or taking the bus in the near future.
2. Give yourself the opportunity to develop more elegant solutions. When you wait until the last minute, most of the possible solutions evaporate. You don't have the time or the resources to entertain all of the possible solutions. You're forced to patch together whatever will work in the heat of the moment.
3. Think and plan. To be proactive, it's necessary to look ahead and consider your likely future. This is more effective than living life by the seat of your pants.
4. Create a better life. Living reactively is a recipe for merely surviving. You spend all of your time putting out fires instead of creating a better life. Proactivity allows the space and the luxury to create something beyond that which you already have.
5. Feel empowered. When you're proactive, you take responsibility for your life and believe that your ability to choose your actions matters. By waiting until there's an issue before taking action, you simply react to life instead of designing it.
6. Enjoy more choices. Suppose things are a little rocky at work. Your boss doesn't like you, and his power is growing by the day. If you start looking for a new job today, you'll have plenty of potential choices. If you wait until you're fired, you might have to take whatever you can find in the next couple of weeks.
* You have unlimited options if you're proactive. You have few if you wait until you're forced to act.
7. Find greater peace of mind. Live your life with less anxiety. You already know what's going to happen and you're prepared for it. What do you have to worry about?
* When you live reactively, you're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. That's a stressful way to live.
8. Being proactive makes the path forward clearer. Choosing to look ahead allows you to develop a plan for the future. Proactive people have a direction and a plan to get there.
There are many benefits to exercising proactivity each day. Proactive people have control over their lives. Challenges can be nullified before they become full-blown issues. It's a more enjoyable and effective way to live. Spend a few minutes each evening looking ahead for a day, a week, a month, a year, and five years.
What does the future hold? How can you maximize your opportunities and minimize your potential challenges?


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Legentet (Lithuania):
Donata Januševičiūtė – p
Kristijonas Doveika – tp
Arman Isojan - db
Jonas Gliaudelis – dr
Formed before the competition the group opts for the title of the best player and promulgation of modern jazz. The original composition Vacation for appearance in the finals was composed by Jonas Gliaudelis, the Quartet's younger member.
Donata Januševičiūtė graduated from M.K. Čiurlionis National School of Arts and currently is a third-year student at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Having earned recognition at the national piano competitions, she participates in various master classes, music camps and jam sessions, as a pianist and singer works with jazz, soul and pop music projects in Lithuania, Latvia and Germany, composes and arranges.
In 2009–2011, the pianist played and sang in her group Synchro mates, appeared at the Sea Fest in Klaipėda with the group she formed in AGATA camp. In 2012, she honed her skills in Brass & Jazz international study program in Riga, appeared in Sluškai Palace Art Festival with a duo Ladies in Jazz. Past summer she took part in Lithuanian Youth of Jazz project in Broma Jazz festival in Kėdainiai. Presently, as an Erasmus student she furthers her education at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hannover.
In addition to focusing on solo performance and group Kaff she plays in The Jam Fam and Da'Frontin.
Kristijonas Doveika studied trumpet at M.K. Čiurlionis National School of Arts and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Presently, he is preparing for entrance exams in London. He regularly takes part in master classes, appears in festivals, and collaborates with various international ensembles.
In 2010, as a member of the Big Band of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre he took part in Birštonas Jazz festival. Recently, he has regularly collaborated with Despotin Fam.
Drummer Jonas Gliaudelis studied at the Balys Dvarionas Music School and also took private lessons with drummer Darius Rudis. He started appearing on rock scene at the age 13; currently is a freelance musician.
In 2012, Gliaudelis earned third prize at the Tamsta Drum Day competition, in 2013 – second prize. He was the second at the Drum Competition in Latvia, at the Saulkrasti Jazz 2013 festival. The drummer is a member of Giedrė Solo, Džiazo miniatiūros, Eilinis Elitas and other projects, takes part in jam sessions, composes.
Arman Isojan studied violin at the S. Šimkus Conservatoire in Klaipėda; currently studies double bass at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
The musician has worked with Klaipėda Musical Theatre and Jurgis Barakauskas Dixieland. He appears in various projects and jazz sessions; took part in Klaipėda Castle Jazz Festival, Jazznica 2011 in Slovakia and Divercities Grenoble 2012 international project in France.

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Salt Lake City on pace to break summer heat record
By: Brittany Green-Miner , Max Roth
SALT LAKE CITY - The Salt Lake Valley is on pace to set a record for summer heat.
So far, Salt Lake City International Airport has already recorded temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit 17 times this year, only four days below the record of 21 days to reach 100 degrees in one year.
"It's definitely been an incredibly hot July and if you include June, it's probably been the hottest June-July period that we've had at the Salt Lake City International Airport," said Jim Steenburgh, professor of atmospheric sciences.
Scientists say there has been persistent high pressure over the Salt Lake Valley, causing the hotter-than-normal weather.
"This has been a very hot year in part because we've had this very persistent upper level ridge sitting over Utah and the western United States," Steenburgh said. "So I'm not going to say it's due to global warming but what we do know that the frequency of the heat waves we've had around here has gone up quite a bit over the last several decades and that's probably related to climate change."
One average, Salt Lake City only hits the century mark five days every year.


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Home / Season Review / Brooks Orpik: 2015-16 Season Review
Brooks Orpik: 2015-16 Season Review
By Spenser Smallwood
It is hard to imagine Brooks Orpik left DC for the summer with anything more than a scowl on his face. The end of the season was tough for all the players and fans as well, but Orpik had to put a lot of blame on himself. Whether that blame was warranted or not is something that we will take a look at.
Welcome to the Brooks ballyhoo or bash fest. Both viewpoints are welcome.
19.8 time on ice per game
7 assists
52.8 5v5 shot-attempt percentage
56.5 5v5 goal percentage
Visualization by Hockeyviz
About this visualization: This series of charts made by Micah McCurdy of hockeyviz.com shows various metrics for the player over the course of the 2015-16 season. A short description of each chart:
Most common teammates during 5v5
Ice time per game, split up by game state
5v5 adjusted shot attempts by the team (black) and opponents (red)
5v5 adjusted shooting percentage by the team (black) and opponents (red)
Individual scoring events by the player
Spenser's Take
Let's start off with an interesting statistical note about Brooks Orpik's season:
No, it isn't that the usually statistically inept Orpik was second on the team in shot attempt percentage.
It is not even that he was third on the defense in hits and fourth in blocks at even strength despite missing half of the games.
The real "anomaly" was that he played in half the regular season games and half the playoff games for the Caps. Exactly half in both "seasons." In the regular season games that he played, the Capitals were 25-12-4 for a total of 54 standings points. The team amassed 66 standings points in the other 41 games. Playoffs were the opposite where the Caps were 4-2 with Orpik and 2-4 without him.
We can split Orpik's season into four parts. The first fourteen games of the season after having missed training camp were largely forgettable. He looked slow in the defensive zone, though some of that may have been a lingering injury. The last couple of games before he finally shut it down were some of his worst.
The majority of Orpik's season came after he returned from a 41-game absence and a cracked femur. He started with sheltered minutes with Dmitry Orlov on the third pair slowly getting more and more ice time with his normal partner, John Carlson, until the beginning of the playoffs.
He looked much better during these games. He was relatively mobile, his shot attempt percentage was very high, and he even scored his first game winning goal of his career.
The final two sections of the season are the two three-game pieces of two playoff series. Orpik was good against Philadelphia for the most part, and he was bad against Pittsburgh for the most part culminating in his Game Six double minor high-stick that basically lost the Capitals the game and series.
It is very hard to quantify a Brooks Orpik season. For a number of years, he has been a shot attempt percentage black hole. All of a sudden this season, he sees the second best shot attempt percentage on the defense. Why is that? The answer is usage.
Brooks Orpik has more or less zero offensive ability. Defensively he plays a strong positional game, he hits, and he blocks shots. That means that using him in offensive situations is misusing him. Last year, Trotz started him in the defensive zone 700 times to only 456 times in the offensive zone. Doing that allows Orpik to do what he does best, play in the defensive zone. Once the puck is gotten out, Orpik may even change before ever having a chance for offensive zone time. This usage does not do wonders for his shot attempt stats.
Luckily for his shot attempt stats, Matt Niskanen and Karl Alzner really gelled as a shutdown pair this year, which took some of the burden off John Carlson and Brooks Orpik to be starting in the defensive zone so often.
Still, the real switch in usage did not occur until Orpik was paired with Orlov. Being paired with the most sheltered Capitals defenseman had its advantages for Orpik's stats. He started to receive offensive zone starts with scoring line players. The shot attempt percentage started to go up. In the final 27 regular season games, he started in the offensive zone 127 times compared to only 110 in the defensive zone.
The biggest thing for Orpik to work on is picking his spots better. Just as Dmitry Orlov needs to pick his hero moments with the puck a little better going forward to grow into a defenseman that the Caps can rely on in the top four, Brooks Orpik needs to pick his physical spots better to stay a defenseman that the Caps can rely on in the top four. Brooks Orpik is slow, and when inconsequential physical plays in the defensive zone leave him far from his position, bad things can happen. Like in this play in the Penguins series:
Pick your spots, big fella. And now for a positive play from that series: What a box-out!
Brooks Orpik is not a lost cause. If he is used correctly and he is a bit more physically cautious, he can be a valuable member of the Caps defensive corps.
Batya on RMNB
Woof.
Video review on plays like that might have been what Orpik meant when he said Trotz's criticism "could cut deep."
Behold! Brooks Orpik's first goal as a Capital, also his first since March 2014.
Something about Orpik goals, sorry, scoarpiks, make the Capitals go bananas. This game-winner, Orpik's first in his 49,012th career game, was particularly euphoric.
Would you rather your nickname be Snarls or Batya? I'll go with Batya since my girlfriend (this is Peter, btw, hi, I do the links and media stuff even if I don't write the analysis part) already has the nickname Snarls. She's a doctor.
In November, Orpik suffered a lower-body injury (we later learned it was a cracked femur, ouch). He missed half the season, but returned in time for this next glut of bullets, and get ready for these.
The playoffs were a mess.
First, he lost a tooth. No big deal, but hold on.
Later he suffered a concussion after a big hit by Ryan White — so big it broke the dasher board.
Once Orpik returned, he was suspended three games for a hit to the head of Olli Maatta, a play that Mike Milbury called "predatory" and a suspension that Barry Trotz called "fair."
After Orpik returned, he surrendered a double minor penalty for a high stick on Patric Hornqvist, during which the Penguins scored twice.
Which Or do you want to see in the top four next season? Are Orpik's statistics justified?
Read more: Japers' Rink
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Your Passport: Don't Leave Home Without It
Don't Forget Your Passport
Why you need one?now, more than ever?and how to protect it from harm.
By Robert Isenberg
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At first glance, a U.S. passport is just a little booklet, about the size of a pocket notebook, a slim binding of heavy, baby-blue paper. But with this tiny document, you can visit almost any nation on Earth, earning approving nods from customs officials and collecting exotic stamps, one border post at a time. With a few notable exceptions?such as Cuba and North Korea?a U.S. passport is respected in almost every harbor and airport on the globe.
And recently, with the tightening of Homeland Security, your passport isn't just a ticket to places?it's your ticket back. If you're finally taking that romantic trip to Europe or you've bought tickets for an Asian adventure, your passport is mandatory for travel to most foreign countries. And beginning on Jan. 23, 2007, the document will become even more essential for zipping around North America. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require that anyone who takes a flight to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean must have a passport or other approved identity card.
Such a powerful document needs protection?these days especially. Identity theft is a constant danger, and the last thing anyone wants is his or her name attached to gun-running or international fraud. More important, your passport is the most effective proof that you are, in fact, you. A passport makes life very easy, but a stolen passport can make life very, very hard. If you've never had a passport before, here are some tips on how to obtain one, how to carry it, and what to do if?heaven forbid?someone nabs it while you're leaning over a table of souvenirs.
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If you've never applied for a passport, the process can be intimidating?after all, it's not often you're dealing with the U.S. Department of State. Really, though, it's pretty straightforward: First, you have to get an official passport photo of yourself. This can be done in lots of places: Camera stores, pharmacy chains, FedEx Kinko's outlets?any company outfitted to develop film is usually authorized to take a passport photo. Next, you have to track down a copy of your birth certificate, fill out your passport application (inelegantly called the DS-11), and turn in your materials along with the $97 fee at the nearest passport facility (http://iafdb.travel.state.gov). Do this as soon as you can?it can take several weeks, sometimes longer, to receive your passport. You can request expedited service, but faster delivery costs an extra $60.
Getting a passport may seem like an annoying process, but there are no tests to pass, and adult passports are valid for 10 years?which means a full decade of carefree travel by air, sea and rental car.
Our neighbors to the north and south
Back in the old days (about six years ago), you could drive across the Canadian border with a smile and a driver's license. All you had to do was say, "I'm just on vacation," and "No firearms in the back, sir." In recent years, border guards have gotten a little nosier?sometimes even nasty?when travelers don't have a passport.
Well, it's about to get tougher: Starting on Jan. 8, 2007, it's imperative that you bring your passport on an airplane when traveling to Canada and Mexico. And starting as early as 2008 (the exact deadline depends on how quickly the departments of State and Homeland Security can meet requirements), you'll need a passport to cross any international border by land or sea.
Even now, make sure you have your ID out as you pull up to the border checkpoint. Once you reach that booth, your car is idling on foreign territory, and not having an ID can mean inspection, detention, hours of waiting and unpleasant questions. And when you come back to the U.S., it's the same story: You'll need a passport to re-enter the United States, even if you're a U.S. citizen. Notable exceptions to this rule are Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; you'll need a valid I.D. to visit those countries, but a U.S. passport isn't required.
This is not the name of a credit card, but rather a special document in your passport that is required to visit some foreign countries. Most visas are multi-colored stickers pasted into one of the pages of your passport. Many nations don't require a visa, unless you plan to work there (which is a far more involved process). Most countries don't require U.S. travelers to obtain a visa (Japan, Canada, any member of the European Union), while other countries will not let you take one step into the airport without one (India, Brazil, Algeria). Still others may require additional documentation to clear customs (such as an International Certificate of Vaccination, or proof that you've purchased a return ticket). Places like Burundi can be very difficult to enter?you need three application forms, three photos, proof of a hotel reservation, and an official invitation. (Take that, non-Burundians.)
To obtain a visa for, say, India, look up the address of the nearest Indian consulate and give them a call. You can usually get a visa processed by mail, but if you're worried about sending your passport through the postal service, you may even apply in person at the embassy. Remember to carefully read the terms of your visa: A tourist visa doesn't entitle you to do any kind of paid labor, and each visa is valid for only a specific amount of time (in Burma it's 28 days, in Cambodia it's three months). Also check the expiration date on your passport?many nations won't accept you if your passport is due to expire within six months.
When bad things happen to good tourists
Travelers have found dozens of different ways to safely stow their documents, but a common theme emerges when it comes to passports: They keep them close to their bodies. Fanny packs are common in Europe, though they may seem too dorky for Americans. There's also a variety of pouches that either hang from your neck or fasten around your ankle, fully hidden beneath your shirt or pant leg. Muggers usually don't have time to go rifling through your clothing, and most of them are after loose cash, not international documents. Budget travelers with wider feet may even stick their passports in their shoes (though this usually causes some nose crinkling at border crossings, and may even damage the passport's cover). Whatever you do, keep your passport on your person. Don't carry it in a purse, backpack or messenger bag. You must always be wary of thieves?or plain forgetfulness.
One savvy idea is to make a photocopy of your passport, fold up the paper, and carry it in your wallet or store it in your luggage. If your passport is stolen or lost, you can use this copy to defend your identity at a U.S. Embassy. Photocopies are usually grainy and washed-out, but they get the job done?a good Xerox will look enough like you to deflect suspicion?as long as you have another form of identification, like a driver's license or a state ID. For the computer literate, you might also scan your passport digitally, creating a PDF accessible by e-mail, but be careful where you store the file. A missing passport is an extremely serious handicap, but a well-made copy will help safeguard your return.
Crime happens?even in famously safe places, like Japan and Norway?and like every case of bad luck, it's best to be prepared. Make sure you have the address and phone number of the local American Embassy. After all, it's their job to represent you in a foreign nation, and even if your passport is misplaced or stolen, they will work hard to verify your identity and find a way to get you home. And don't waste any time?stealing a passport is a serious crime and a potential window for identity thieves. File a report with the embassy staff and ask their advice. No one enjoys an international incident, and assuming you've behaved yourself on vacation, you'll eventually be able to make it home safely.
Robert Isenberg is a writer and actor. While he has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa, he always loves coming home to Pittsburgh.


How much are you spending on repairing your cars after you purchase them? It is an important question. You may know a rough answer or you may not have a clue. One thing is for sure: your dealer software system should track this info. It is a major cost especially for used car lots.
If you have a service shop, you need to think about how much they will be spending reconditioning used cars vs servicing customer repairs. Usually service customers are higher priority but you cannot have a car sitting in your lot too long either. Tracking how much you spend will help you to make decisions like: should I hire a new mechanic, can I use an external vendor for this, etc.
For any repair work, you may be using a vendor. In our DMS, you would define the vendors you do business with and use them when entering repairs. You could define your employees as vendors and track their performance as well. We have reports that show the progress on your reconditioning work. You can take print outs and talk with your mechanics on each of the steps. In our process, you would first check out the vehicles that need servicing (new purchases). You would then enter all the repairs needed for it and track progress on each one. For any step entered, you can define vendor and parts used.
Parts inventory management is closely related to repairs. When entering your plan, you need to know whether you have the parts at hand or you need to order it. With our DMS, you can do just that. When parts are used, the stock count is decremented automatically. It is also possible to enter your orders and track progress.


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21.01.2020 - Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R is available.
21.01.2020 - Guilty Gear -Strive- will be playable at JAEPO 2020.
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BLAZBLUE Alter Memory animated series is announced
After having announced Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- during Arc Fes, Arc System Works made another gift to its fans yesterday: the announcement of the animated series BLAZBLUE Alter Memory that will be broadcast this Fall. The project is already in the works as the technical staff is already known. The series is directed by Hideki Tachibana (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira) and is produced by the teamKG and Hoods Entertainment studios. Seiji Mizushima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Mobile Suit Gundam 00) is collaborating on the direction. Akao Deko (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Mysterious Girlfriend X) oversees the script of the series that is co-written by Tatsuya Takahashi (The Idolm@ster, Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~). Tomoyuki Shitaya (Bakuman, Hatsukoi Limited, Kissxsis) is in charge of the charadesign and is the chief animation director. Toshimichi Mori, BlazBlue game designer, supervises the project. The cast is also already unveiled including: Tomokazu Sugita (Ragna the Bloodedge), Kanako Kondou (Noel Vermillion), Tetsuya Kakihara (Jin Kisaragi) and Kana Ueda (Rachel Alucard). The story is set in December of 2199. During the celebrations, word spreads that Ragna the Bloodedge, an SS-class rebel with the highest ever bounty on his head, has appeared in Kagutsuchi. The apparent aim of Ragna is the destruction of the system controlling the world. To collect the bounty, a motley array of unrivaled fighters converge on Kagutsuchi.
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Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- is announced
Arc System Works announced its next arcade title during the Arc Fes today: Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. It will be distributed via Sega's ALL.Net P-ras MULTI (RingEdge 2). As the previous Guilty Gear games, it is directed by Daisuke Ishiwatari and uses the Unreal Engine. A website is already open but it doesn't give any information on the game yet: ggxrd.com. For now, only a trailer is available on Youtube.
Arc System Works Festival 2013
Arc System Works celebrates its 25 years of existence this year and organizes the Arc System Works Festival. It will be held tomorrow from 11:00 to 24:00 at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall. During this festival, participants will enjoy listening live music from Arc System Works games (with Faylan as special guest) and have the chance to buy original goods. Finals of the Arc Revolution Cup will also be played tomorrow. The ArcRevo consists of solo tournaments on the three major titles of the company: BlazBlue Chronophantasma, Persona 4 The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arenaa and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R. The playoffs were held in various Japanese arcades, the last matches took place at Leisure Land Akihabara today. Tomorrow, the first 3 rounds are scheduled from 12:00 to 13:30. The 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals on the three games will be played in the afternoon after a musical break. An awards ceremony is scheduled at 18:00 and the event will culminate with the recording of a web radio show: "BuluRaji H (Hyper) in Pacifico Yokohama! It's ArcFes Public Recording Special" with the voices of seiyu from the studio. The festival will be broadcast live on twitch.tv and Nico Nico Video. Arc System Works said that they might make some announcements during the festival...
Epitanime XXI
Epitanime convention will be held at IONIS's technological pole in Kremlin-Bicêtre (near Paris) from May 17 to 19. Epitanime is one of the oldest anime convention in France, it exists since 1995. It also has the particularity to be opened the whole night of Saturday to Sunday. Entry fees are as follows: 1 day/€8, 1 night/€6 and all weekend/€24. Presales are available at €20 for the weekend and €14 for both days. Each year, a Japanese guest is attending the convention. This year it's Urobuchi Gen, author and screenwriter of Madoka★Magica anime series and Fate/Zero light novel. The show features the usual activities: individual and group cosplay, karaoke with opening/ending themes from anime TV series, video games and visual novel music, a Zen zone with classic games such as Go, Mahjong, Shogi and other board games, a Doujin game room with tournaments, the Epifestival with fanzines stands and varied activities. And of course, a video game section with many tournaments. This year Shmup.com community will have a stand with consoles and arcade games: Mushihimesama Matsuri 1.5 and Dodonpachi Saidaioujou are announced. Tournaments on Matrimelee, Darkstalkers and Street Fighter II X will be held on Friday and Saturday. Saturday night will be dedicated to shmups with R-Type, Gradius, Darius, Parodius, Battle Garegga, Radiant Silvergun and others. On Sunday, there will be a Puyo Puyo Fever tournament exclusively for girls.
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Asia version update
A new significant update to the Asian version of Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 is available since yesterday: Rev1.03 corresponding to Japanese Rev1.07. A new area of the C1 road that was under construction is now open to traffic: this is the first time in the series that this part of the road is available. It is a one-lane narrow road that has tight corners. To reach it, use one of the following junctions: Kandabashi, Ginza and Shiodome. Five new cars have been added: the RK Coupe from RUF (present for the first time in a Wangan game), the Chevrolet Camaro and the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the Toyota Sprinter Trueno and finally the Nissan Fuga. Players can now create their own team and battle against other registered teams. Members can paste team stickers on their windows. Use the external terminal to create your team. Each registered team name is reserved and some names can not be used (as Project D?). In Online Ghost Versus Battle mode, if the player beats the ghost of a player from another team, he wins the sticker from this team. If a team earns a certain number of stickers, all members receive a special title. The "Japan Challenge" mode is now available: the player fills in a map of Japan as he conquers each region by defeating an opponent appropriate to his level chosen from randomly selected ghosts from each district of Japan. Each region is divided into districts and he has to complete all districts of a region to move to the next. The player earns points to customise his car, get new number plates and if he finishes all regions, he wins a special sticker. For customisation fans, 14 new parts have been added. At last, a limited time event will be held: Online Champion Match. All players face the same ghost and try to put the greatest distance between them and the ghost. The winner will earn the Champion title and special prizes.
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
Scheduled initially for Winter 2012, Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!! is finally released on NESiCAxLive today. This update of Arcana Heart 3 is now in 16:9 aspect ratio (the game is still in 4:3 but two bands providing information on characters are added on each side) and a training mode is available. New attacks are added for each character. To celebrate Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX release, Examu will organise a tournament at Hey Akihabara on May 11 that will be live broadcast on the internet. Arcana Heart merchandising will be sold during the tournament: T-shirts (between ¥2500 and ¥4000) and towels (¥2500) created for the occasion. The fans previously voted to choose the three characters that would be represented on towels: Akane, Elsa and Clarisse won the contest. There are two versions of the towels: one with the girls in usual clothes and the other in swimsuit. The tournament registration fee is ¥100 and up to 128 players can register. Note also that the "Examu CUP 2013" will take place this Summer but the location has not yet been determined.
X-Mania Europe 3 The Final
The third and last edition of the X-Mania Europe tournament organised by Neo Arcadia is held this year. This Super Street Fighter 2X tournament, which is the largest in Europe, is organised in collaboration with the Mikado arcade in Tokyo, the creator of the original X-Mania. It will be held from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th of May at Neo-Arcadia arcade in Toulouse. Friday will be reserved for freeplay with challenges, money matches,... On Saturday, two solo tournaments are scheduled: the 3on3 solo tournament at 13:00 and the 1on1 solo at 16:00. The event will end with the 3vs3 Team tournament on Sunday at 11:00. All matches are of course on arcade hardware (Astro City with Seimitsu joysticks, Sanwa buttons and the Japanese version of Super Street Fighter 2X). The best players from all over Europe are expected, but players from other continents will also be present such as the Japanese Kurahashi, Aniken and Hanashi and the American Damdai. The tournaments will be broadcast live on twitch.tv. Entry is free to spectators, however visitors can pay €30 to access freeplay arcade games. Registration fee for the tournaments are: €12 for the 2 solo tournaments, €10 per player (€30 per team) for the Team 3vs3. A pack at €59 per player covers the entrance fee and the three tournaments entries. Be quick, registration ends tomorrow!
New course in Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X: Tsuchisaka-Snow
From today on, a new course is available in Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X. This is the "Tsuchisaka-Snow" course. This course can be selected in all game modes and Time Attack and versus records are saved separately from the "Tsuchisaka" classic race. This is the second course to have a snowy version after Akina. Fans will be delighted to experience drifting on a slippery road! This road crosses the prefectures of Gunma and Saitama. In the Initial D manga, this is home course of Team Lan-Evo who tried to beat the Project D by pouring oil on the road and hiring a gang to attack them... Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X events during May will be "Tsuchisaka-Snow" World Championship from May 10 to 13 and "Nissan Battle Cup" from May 25 to 26.
100 Yen: The Japanese Experience DVD is out
After almost three years of waiting, "100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience" documentary is finally available on DVD! This 68-minute report reviews the history and evolution of arcades in Japan and the culture that surrounds them. Some had been privileged to discover it at its premiere European screening at Stunfest last weekend. The film features interviews with industry professionals such as Kyoshi Ishikawa from Taito or Tez Okano from Sega and famous players like Justin Wong, Clover-TAC and Daigo "The Beast" Umehara. The report also opens the doors of iconic game centers like Hey in Akihabara, several Club Sega in Tokyo and Taito Station in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoaka where it's usually forbidden to shoot pictures. Directed by Canadian Brad Crawford, the film was funded by arcade fans via Indiegogo who have raised more than $47,000. This money was mainly used to finance the travels of the crew. "100 Yen: The Japanese Experience" DVD is on sale for $24.99. It will be available on Blu-ray and as digital version (iTunes and main distribution sites) in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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K-ON! Hokage Rhythm
K-ON! Ho-Kago Rhythm is a card game developed by Atlus releases today. It takes place in the universe of the K-ON! manga and anime series. The player chooses one of the five girls from the "Ho-Kago Tea Time" band he wants to support: Yui (guitar), Mio (bass), Ritsu on (drums), Tsugumi (keyboards) and Azusa (guitar). Then he scans 3 cards whose combination will affect the score and select one of the 3 difficulty modes. The rhythm game then begins, the player has to press the right button according to the symbol that appears on the screen. At the end of the game, the character supported by the player receives "support points" and has the chance to become the game host. After each game, the player receives a card. There are currently 46 cards to collect and 11 songs featured.
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Anti-Sterlite protest: Protesters killed by bullet wounds, confirms autopsy report
Prime News, Nation, (Thoothukudi), December 24:-After autopsy reports of the people killed in anti-Sterlite protests earlier this year revealed that they were shot from behind, the family of one of the deceased said that their stand has been vindicated. "We had been saying that they were shot in their heads by the police. But nobody listened. Now, it's revealed in the autopsy report," the cousin of a victim killed in the protests in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu said.
The report said that 12 of the 13 protesters were killed when police opened fire on a demonstration against Vedanta's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu in May. According to the report they were hit by bullets in the head or chest, and half of those were shot from behind.
Two others died after bullets pierced the sides of their heads, according to the reports produced by forensic medicine experts from several government hospitals. In the case of 17-year-old J Snowlin, the youngest to be killed, a bullet entered the back of his head and exited through her mouth, the autopsy found.
"The deceased would appear to have died of cardio-pulmonary arrest due to firearm bullet injury to the back of the neck," forensic medicine experts who examined Snowlin's body wrote.
On May 22, at least 13 people were killed and over 60 persons were injured after police opened fire at people protesting against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi.
Following the violence, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami had asked for "police action" and announced a judicial inquiry into the issue.
Detailing the events leading to the "unfortunate" deaths, he had said the protesters took out a procession towards the Collectorate defying prohibitory orders in the area. They not only pelted policemen with stones but also set on fire their vehicles as well as those parked in the Collectorate. "They hurled stones at the collector's office," the CM said in a statement.
"The police had to take action under unavoidable circumstances to protect public life and property as the protesters resorted to repeated violence… Police had to control the violence. I was grieved to know nine persons were unfortunately killed in this incident," Palaniswami had said.
As per rules, police force allows the use of live ammunition to quell civil unrest, but officers should not shoot to kill. Police Standing Orders for Tamil Nadu have said that when using firearms, "aim should be kept low, preferably well below the waist level, and directed against the most threatening part of the mob".
The incident is considered one of the deadliest environmental protest in the country in a decade. A working group of United Nations' human rights experts in May had condemned the "apparent excessive and disproportionate use of lethal force by police".
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15 toddlers from Kids World Nursery at Dubai Jumeirah Village Circle made Iftar feast for their working mothers. Tears flowed as the mothers saw the surprise made by their little hands. The feast was made of vegetables and Chicken sandwiches. They made decorated paper bags and filled them with dates, apple, laban, water and juice.
The children sang songs for 70 women at their accommodation. Many brave migrant workers leave their own families to make a living abroad. The children at Kids World Nursery wanted to honour their selflessness by spending time with them during the holy month which is dedicated to giving.
The caretakers of the nursery which are mothers themselves sat, ate and played with the students, and many reminisced about time spent with their own children.
Inoka Udeni was shocked to see so many children at her accommodation in Dubai Production City, formerly International Media Production Zone. "Most of us had no idea about the party. It was a pleasant surprise. We felt so honoured and loved the way these young angels served us iftar with so much affection. We are grateful," said the 40-year-old Sri Lankan cleaner and mother of two children, aged eight and six.
Ms Udeni said she missed her own children. She has not seen them for two years.
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What can you say about the nightlife of London, England? If you love nightlife and you haven't traveled to London, then you should include it in your travel bucket list. To know more about the nightlife of London, then you should continue reading this article.
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There are lots of travelers around the world who considered the city's nightlife as magnificent because of the quality of entertainment it brings. As a matter of fact, it is known far and wide. Men and women from across the world choose London when it comes to nightlife because of the wide array of options of fun and entertainment it offers. In here, you can taste good foods, watch concerts and theatrical productions, go to pubs and night clubs, and hold night parties in preferred destinations. The city also offers quality dance studios and fitness gyms to keep you fit, trim and healthy. You'll want to know about the best rooftop bars in London.
Survey reveals that London, England ranks first when it comes to most active and quality nightlife followed by Berlin, Newcastle, Dublin and Amsterdam. There are some people who travel not only to relax, go on quality vacation and discover newer cities but also to explore on the nightlife of the cities they visited.
The tourism industry of London, England is booming for numerous years not only because of the different tourist attractions it brings but also of its topnotch quality nightlife. As a matter of fact, the city boosts different kinds of vibrant and full-filled activities for both adults and old. The city showcases varied night entertainment for everyone.
If you have the heart for performing arts, then you can visit different theaters. The theaters in South Bank and West End are renowned and patronized worldwide. In these venues, you can watch musicals, ballet, opera, drama, comedy and etc. Do check out the best Japanese restaurants in London.
If you want live and quality music, like rock, jazz, R &B, and classical, then you can visit indoor arenas. The concerts of top and famous artists are also organized and held in here. There are also pubs, bars and restaurants that offer not only excellent entertainment but also quality food and beverages. There are also venues that provide live music, nostalgic sing-a-longs and dance performances.
If you have decided to travel and to visit London, England, then you should book and make reservations to your trusted travel agents earlier to avoid the holiday rush.


Samsung is going to be accused of copying Apple with its AR Emojis on the new Galaxy S9, but there's more to the animated characters than an Animoji clone. One of the headline features on the brand new Android flagships, announced today at Mobile World Congress 2018, here's what you need to know about AR Emojis – and why you should care.
The general premise for both Samsung and Apple's systems is the same. The front-facing camera uses facial-recognition to track movement, animating a virtual character on-screen as you yourself move around. If you yawn, the character yawns; if you grimace, the character grimaces.
Where the two diverge is in the nature of those characters themselves. On the iPhone X, Apple has a gallery of pre-existing faces you can choose between: a dragon, a bear, a chicken, and others. On the Galaxy S9 and S9+, however, you create your own character.
First, the phone scans your face – it takes just a couple of seconds, and is accessed from another tab in the regular camera app. After that, the Galaxy S9 builds a digital version of you, which you can then customize with different hair styles and eye colors, different skin tones, glasses and facial hair, and more. There are two different versions created, too, one more cartoonish than the other.
Then, you can choose from various outfits, dressing your AR Emoji up. Samsung allows you to save multiple versions – either of your own character, or of different characters created by other people using your phone – and switch between them. While you're animating them with your movements, you can grab snapshots or videos to share.
I confess, I tried Apple's Animojis on the iPhone X when the handset first arrived, and have pretty much ignored them since. The technology is certainly clever, just as what Samsung is doing with AR Emojis is impressive too, but I'm yet to find the killer application for it.
For the moment, Samsung is counting on messaging as being the main driver for AR Emojis. Certainly, being able to generate your own character is more involving than what the iPhone X offers. All the same, it's hard to see it as more than a gimmick for the moment – an accusation I'd level just as readily at Apple as I would at the Galaxy S9, mind.
Where it could get more compelling is if Samsung follows in Nintendo's footsteps, not Apple's. The company's Mii characters have already demonstrated what tiny, custom versions of gamers can be used for: taking the wheel in racing games, interacting in social apps, and generally being more identifiable than a generic in-game player. In Nintendo's case, you start generating a Mii from scratch on a Switch or 3DS, but Samsung's facially-mapped AR Emojis have a head-start and look more realistic, too.
To make it work, of course, Samsung would need to engage with game developers to get AR Emojis supported in their titles, or with social apps like Facebook to have Galaxy S9 users represented by their AR Emojis in virtual space. In doing so, that could change the technology from a clever computational photography demo to something people actually use day to day.


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Manchester United have been handed a boost with the news stating Luke Shaw could recover from a double leg-break before the end of the season, and will be fit in time to make it to the European Championships.
The English international has been out since suffering a horrific double leg break during the Red Devils' Champions League clash with PSV.
England manager Roy Hodgson, however, still hopes that the 20-year-old left-back will be available for Euros, according to Manchester evening News.
"We're still monitoring Luke Shaw," the 68-year old said.
His return would also be a huge bonus for Louis van Gaal, who has named Shaw in United's Europa League squad with the hope that the youngster will play in the latter stages of the competition if the Red Devils advance.
England captain Rooney is also on the sidelines with a knee injury, and Roy Hodgson has given some updates on his situation as well.
Great news update! Shaw remains England Prolific youth player.


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A perennial UIL Sweepstakes award winning program, the Canyon High School Band is proud to offer students a comprehensive music education. Whether on the football field, the concert stage, or the rehearsal hall, the Canyon Band strives for excellence at all times.


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Design and implement digital control for motors, power converters, and battery systems.
Simulate electronics circuitry and lumped parameter battery pack models. Work with models that have equivalent RC circuit battery packs models, switching power electronics, and varying loads and environmental conditions. Use Simulink, to design, tune, and test supervisory, closed-loop, and fault-detection algorithms.


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Missili in giardino (Rally Round the Flag, Boys!) è un romanzo dello scrittore statunitense Max Shulman, pubblicato originariamente dalla casa editrice Doubleday il 1 giugno 1957.

L'opera ebbe grande successo all'epoca della sua uscita e rese Shulman ricco e famoso, sebbene poi la fortuna dello scrittore sia abbastanza rapidamente declinata e negli ultimi anni le sue opere non siano più state riedite. Nel 1958 ne fu tratto il film omonimo con Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward e Joan Collins, a sua volta di grande successo commerciale. Il libro è ambientato nel  Connecticut, ove Shulman effettivamente visse prima di trasferirsi a Hollywood.
Uno fra i numerosi fluidificanti sociali a forte tenore alcolico di cui i personaggi di quest'opera fanno abbondante uso è il liquore Strega, che Shulman menzionerà anche nel successivo A ciascuno il suo fiammifero.

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La vita di un tranquillo, sonnolento, piccolo centro residenziale del Connecticut, Putnam's Landing, viene bruscamente sconvolta da una notizia sensazionale: nella fino ad allora irrilevante base militare locale comparirà un elemento nuovo: sarà installata una batteria di modernissimi e potentissimi quanto bizzosissimi missili Nike. Siamo in piena guerra fredda e la notizia fa fulmineamente il giro del paesino, stravolgendo le monotone abitudini della comunità, improvvisamente risvegliata dal torpore cui i suoi abitanti sembravano essersi rassegnati. Dapprima i cambiamenti riguarderanno i militari della base ma molto presto toccheranno soprattutto i pacifici abitanti della cittadina, a cominciare dai suoi maggiorenti. Rapidamente si scoperchia un esilarante vaso di Pandora colmo di dilagante corruzione, sotterfugi, truffe, ipocrisie e conformismi. Vengono comicamente a galla - letteralmente: in un mare di bevande alcoliche - scandalosi adulteri, imbarazzanti intrallazzi, abusi edilizi, raggiri, intrecci politico-affaristici e interessi di bottega in un parossismo di malintesi, colpi di scena, sorprese e disvelamenti.

Temi
Anche in questa come in altre sue opere Shulman descrive con stile piano e avvincente, in modo esilarante e dissacrante, il patinato universo sociale americano, mettendo alla berlina l' american way of life e lasciando trasparire, con sottile ma caustica ironia, le angosce, le ipocrisie, la corruzione, i bisogni indotti, il bigottismo puritano, la crudeltà sociale che all'epoca permeavano gli Stati Uniti.

E' uno stile e delle tematiche che anni dopo saranno ripresi da altri autori americani, a cominciare da Donald Westlake che userà le stesse armi - umorismo, personaggi apparentemente ingenui e sprovveduti che si trovano impelagati in un susseguirsi di situazioni rocambolesche e imbarazzanti - per rivelare, sia pure fra le risate, i vizi che affliggono la società americana; castigat ridendo mores, si potrebbe sintetizzare, sebbene non pare che le opere di Shulman lascino trasparire alcuna intenzione o speranza dell'autore di scalfire l'atroce realtà così spietatamente descritta nei suoi libri.

Differenze rispetto al film
La versione cinematografica è profondamente diversa dal volume su cui si basa: è estremamente edulcorata e non tocca molti temi scomodi presenti nel libro ma che evidentemente l'industria cinematografica statunitense del tempo riteneva eccessivamente disturbanti per la più larga platea del pubblico a cui il film era destinato: l'adulterio, la dilagante corruzione onnipresente nel sistema socioeconomico, il perbenismo, la disperazione e il vuoto interiore dell'individuo medio a cui era possibile porre rimedio solo facendo ricorso a massicce dosi degli onnipresenti alcolici.

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Romanzi umoristici

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James Acord was the only private individual in the world licensed to own and handle radioactive materials. He is likely to remain so since the authorities closed the loopholes after he achieved his license. His work was a story of a 20-year performance, a cat and mouse game with the nuclear regulatory authorities, in which he pursued his dream of converting highly radioactive waste into inert metal for use in art. Along the way, he created sculpture and events that probed the history of nuclear engineering, often incorporating radioactive materials. His astonishing story shines light on the secrecy and security with which society cloaks the nuclear industry.
In 1998 James Acord was involved with the project Eye of The Storm – Artists in the Maelstrom of Science, Arts Catalyst's first International Art & Science Conference. The debate considered the question: 'What are the big conflicts in science and what have artists got to say about them?' The debate was presented at the historic Royal Institution of Great Britain [1] (the site of Faraday's first experiments), the conference focused on some of the major controversies in modern science, with eminent scientists and artists from various areas discussing and debating the issues that will dominate the news of the next decade. James Acord was accompanied by other panelists included scientists Sir Roger Penrose, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, neurologist Prof. Susan Greenfield, astrophysicist and ditor of Leonardo, Roger Malina, biologist Prof. John Maynard-Smith and Prof. Grahame Bulfield of the Roslin Institute (progenitors of Dolly the Sheep), and artists Stelarc, Julian Maynard-Smith, Del LaGrace Volcano and artist-astronaut Kitsou Dubois, with broadcaster Melvyn Bragg. In this conference, James Acord talked about his life on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and why he began to sculpt with fissile materials.
1998 also saw James Acord join Mark Aerial Waller and Carey Young in the Atomic exhibition and talk 'Art and the Atomic State' held at the Imperial College London. Atomic considered our fears and assumptions about science and the nuclear industry. The exhibition challenged the tricky issue of the idealism behind the 'white heat of technology' of the fifties and sixties and attempted to break down the wall of secrecy which has shielded the nuclear industry since the cold war.
Acord had an ambition to build a 'nuclear Stonehenge' on a heavily contaminated site at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, home of the atomic bomb, an ambition that led him through a tragi-comic dance with the US Department of Energy. Atomic led us through his perilous 15-year journey to a site-specific display of his nuclear reliquaries, specially commissioned for his UK residency at Imperial College London.
Between 2008 and 2010, Acord was involved in a Nuclear Forum organised by Arts Catalyst and SCAN in partnership with RSA Arts & Ecology. The forum explored the impact of nuclear power in art and culture and ran alongside the Nuclear: Art and Radioactivity exhibition.
In 2011, Arts Catalyst dedicated a tribute to the life of James Acord who passed away on Saturday 8 January 2011. The evening, James Acord: A Life in the Nuclear Age, "You can't make this shit up", included an exhibition of the artist work, stories, film clips, photos, and a reading from The Book of Ash, a novel based on Acord's life, by James Flint.
James Acord's Website [2]
Nuclear Culture [3]
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Hidden Girl
The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave
By Shyima Hall
With Lisa Wysocky
An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery—and built a new life grounded in determination and justice.
When Shyima Hall was eight years old, her impoverished parents sold her to pay a debt. Two years later, the wealthy family she was sold to moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled her with them. Shyima served the family eighteen hours a day, seven days a week until she was twelve. That's when an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyima's servitude—but her journey to true freedom was far from over.
A volunteer at her local police department since she was a teenager, Shyima is passionate about helping to rescue others who are in bondage. Now a US citizen, she regularly speaks out about human trafficking and intends to one day become an immigration officer. In Hidden Girl, Shyima "commands unfailing interest, sympathy, and respect" (Publishers Weekly), candidly reveals how she overcame her harrowing circumstances, and brings vital awareness to a timely and relevant topic.
(c) Lisa Wysocky
Shyima Hall
Shyima Hall was born in Egypt and sold into slavery at the age of eight. When she was ten, her captors brought her to the United States on an illegally obtained temporary visa, and two years later she was rescued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and moved to a group home. Shyima became an American citizen at age twenty-one and hopes to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. When Shyima is not working or volunteering at the police station, she enjoys listening to music, watching movies, and spending time with her friends. Shyima lives in Riverside County, California.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 21, 2014)
Grades: 9 and up
Teen Non-Fiction > Biography & Autobiography
Teen Non-Fiction > Social Topics > Physical & Emotional Abuse
Honesty and strong convictions characterize Hall's storytelling in this disquieting memoir. She commands unfailing interest, sympathy, and respect.
Vitally draws attention to a global crisis.
– Kirkus
Most valuable are the tips she gives for people to understand how to detect when someone is possibly being enslaved and how to interact with someone who has been rescued, making this an important intervention into a growing problem.
– Bulletin
Kansas NEA Reading Circle List High School Title
Eureka! Excellence in Nonfiction Gold Award (CA)
PSLA YA Top 40
Common Core Suggestion
Hidden Girl Curriculum Guide (pdf)
Book Cover Image (jpg): Hidden Girl
Author Photo (jpg): Shyima Hall