Ups and downs will surround your family life in 2016. One thing that separates Arians from people of other signs is their habit of getting angry suddenly and having no regret about it even later. However, this thing will not go well with your conjugal life. Serious efforts from your side are must to keep things going good between you two Destiny cards reveal unfavorable bonding with your father. Something within you will provoke you to go against him. Try to work on this and make it right.
The first half of the year will bring you good health, apart from the minor issues. You might have gastric and ingestion problems and some lower body pains. These problems might grow as the year is going towards its end. Try to pay more attention to your body at that time.
Try not to take unnecessary risks, especially in the stoke market. Opportunities for fast income are to be avoided. This year is wise to be used for saving and not spending. Be patient until August, when your situation will improve, and you will have more freedom for spending, once again, with caution.
In 2016, the Aries should approach their endeavors without delay. If here are problems along the way, try not to get disappointed but try to see your goals clearly and act toward achieving them. By August, Sagittarius will be aspected by Jupiter which will bring uncertainty which can be prevailed only by you and your hard work.
2016 will not be a good year for love as far the Aries is concerned. As much as other spheres of life will be successful from August on, your love life will not flourish. You should control your anger in order not to ruin the existing relationships. This stress will influence your libido as well. Try to control the damage by focusing on your partner which will calm you down and make you more approachable.


Indian companies have invested more than USD 26 billion in the US in the last five years and the IT companies employ more than one lakh people in that country, New Delhi's top diplomat in Washington has said.
"Indian companies are now contributing strongly to local State economies in the US with a presence in 43 states and having invested over USD 26 billion in the last five years in several key areas of the economy, in manufacturing as also in services," the Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, said yesterday.
India's IT industry has in particular been a strong player in establishing value based mutually beneficial partnerships, Rao said in her address to Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, India-South Asia Programme.
"As per our estimates, Indian IT companies employ over 100,000 people in the US and the Indian IT industry supports over 280,000 jobs indirectly out of which about 200,000 are with US residents," she said.
Rao said the steady growth of the Indian economy has not only helped improve the living standards of own people, but has also opened up new opportunities to expand mutually beneficial economic and commercial ties with the US.
"Two-way trade in goods and services continues to grow steadily reaching over USD 100 billion last year. The US businesses are becoming strong partners in India's economic growth story; and Indian businesses are creating value, wealth and jobs in the United States," she said.
In order to continue on the high growth trajectory, India will need to invest more than USD 1 trillion in the coming years in building a world class infrastructure that could cater to the demands of a billion plus population and ensure the availability of clean sources of energy, including nuclear energy, to fuel such growth.
Noting that the Civil Nuclear Initiative that has become a symbol of India-US transformed relationship and was welcomed by both sides; she said there are immense opportunities for US companies in this sector and Indian and US companies are already engaged in a discussion to take cooperation forward in this crucial sector.
On its part, the Government of India is committed to providing a level playing field for all its international partners, she reiterated.


So many of you know me from instagram, and from yoga, but there's so much more I'd like to share with you on top of my yoga practice.
First of all, I LOVE to cook. Mostly pretty healthy, but sometimes not. I believe everything in moderation can be just fine for you. I make homemade dinner almost every night, and I love to bake sweets on the weekends. For the most part, I eat pretty healthy. Green smoothies, lean meats (no, I am not totally vegetarian, but I tend to pass on meat quite a bit), fish, lots of veggies, and rice. That being said, my husband and I are both from the south so I do sneak in lots comfort food here and there. Think BBQ ribs, chicken and dumplings, sweet potato pie and big fat chocolate chip cookies. I try as hard as possible to scale down those recipes to somewhat healthier (but still delicious!) options.
As for working out, I do NOT just do yoga. I am actually a heavy weight lifter, which I started doing long before I started yoga. I used to get jealous when my boyfriend (now husband) used to spend so much time in the gym without me (teenage problems right? I know.), so I started going with him, and I started seeing some serious results on my body that I fell in love with. Here we are, 10 years later, and I never stopped going. I'm also pretty freaking strong, which is awesome too.
Next, the wanderlust. Oh the wanderlust. I want to go everywhere, and see everything. I used to be pretty content with my Carribean beach vacations, but now its too late. I've seen too much. After my extended road trip out west this year, seeing so many national parks, the mountains, the deserts, not the mention the pacific coastline, I just have to see it all. I want to document my travels and share my experiences with you, more then just in yoga pictures.
Over the next few days, to get things rolling, I am going to share some of my favorite recipes that I have on hand, and then I will continue with more as I make them. Please feel free to leave comments, or contact me via the contact form, and tell me what you want to see here, or know more about. I've loved connected with you all through instagram, and I've made so many good friends, so I'd love for you to reach out to me and let me know your thoughts.


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The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code. These marks are used to quickly browse the code from a positioning mark to another one.
The following options are used to handle the positioning marks:
Add or remove a positioning mark on a line of code: on the "Code" tab, in the "Marks" group, expand "Mark", or press Ctrl + F7.
Go to the next mark: on the "Code" tab, in the "Marks" group, click or press F7.
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To position marks on the result of a search:
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In the "Find" list, enter the expression to find.
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Click the icon to mark all search results.
Press "Enter" to start the search. If elements are found, the reference of these elements is displayed in the "Find - Replace" pane. To directly access one of the elements found, double-click the element reference.
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Topic > When Life Hurts
Discover why we grow closer to God in our difficulties
By Discover The Word on August 6, 2014
It's easy to be thankful during the good seasons in life. But when life takes a drastic turn, gratitude doesn't come so naturally. Let's look at the story of Lazarus,…
Grieving and Grateful
Our Daily Bread | October 5
After my mom died, one of her fellow cancer patients approached me. "Your mom was so kind to me," she said, sobbing. "I'm sorry she died . . . instead of me."
"My mom loved you," I said. "We prayed God would let you see your boys grow up." Holding her hands, I wept with her and asked God to help her grieve peacefully. I also thanked Him for her remission that allowed her to continue loving her husband and two growing children.
The Bible reveals the complexity of grief when Job lost almost everything, including all his children. Job grieved and…
Grace for Trials
Our Daily Bread | August 14
Annie Johnson Flint was crippled by severe arthritis just a few years after high school. She never walked again and relied on others to help care for her needs. Because of her poetry and hymns, she received many visitors, including a deaconess who felt discouraged about her own ministry. When the visitor returned home, she wrote to Annie, wondering why God allowed such hard things in her life.
In response, Annie sent a poem: "God hath not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through. . . ." She knew from experience that suffering often occurred, but that…
Drawn by Disaster
In 1717, a devastating storm raged for days, leading to widespread flooding in northern Europe. Thousands of people lost their lives in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. History reveals an interesting and customary—for that time—response by at least one local government. The provincial authorities of the Dutch city of Groningen called for a "prayer day" in response to the disaster. A historian reports that the citizens gathered in churches and "listened to sermons, sang psalms, and prayed for hours."
The prophet Joel describes an overwhelming disaster faced by the people of Judah that also led to prayer. A massive swarm of…
Dark Moments, Deep Prayers
"I had a dark moment." Those five words capture the internal agony of a popular female celebrity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusting to a new normal was part of her challenge, and in her turmoil, she acknowledged that she wrestled with thoughts of suicide. Pulling out of the downward spiral included sharing her struggle with a friend who cared.
We're all susceptible to tumultuous hours, days, and seasons. Valleys and hard places aren't foreign but getting out of such places can be challenging. And seeking the assistance of mental health professionals is sometimes needed.
In Psalm 143, we hear and are instructed…
Trustworthy Love
Why can't I stop thinking about it? My emotions were a tangled mess of sadness, guilt, anger, and confusion.
Years ago, I'd made the painful decision to cut ties with someone close to me, after attempts to address deeply hurtful behavior were merely met with dismissal and denial. Today, after hearing she was in town visiting, my thoughts had spiraled into hashing and rehashing the past.
As I struggled to calm my thoughts, I heard a song playing on the radio. The song expressed not just the anguish of betrayal, but also a profound longing for change and healing in the person who'd…
Divine Tenderness
I once heard a businessman describe his years in college as a time when he often felt "helpless and hopeless" from bouts of depression. Sadly, he never talked to a doctor about these feelings, but instead started making more drastic plans—ordering a book on suicide from his local library, and setting a date to take his life.
God cares for the helpless and hopeless. We see this in His treatment of biblical characters during their own dark times. When Jonah wanted to die, God engaged him in tender conversation (Jonah 4:3–10). When Elijah asked God to take his life (1 Kings…
Spotting Rainbows of Hope
Our Daily Bread | June 3
During an October vacation, another battle with chronic pain forced me to spend the first few days recovering in our room. My mood became as overcast as the sky. When I finally ventured out to enjoy sightseeing at a nearby lighthouse with my husband, gray clouds blocked much of our view. Still, I snapped a few photos of the shadowy mountains and dull horizon.
Later, disappointed because a downpour tucked us in for the night, I skimmed through our digital pictures. Gasping, I handed my husband the camera. "A rainbow!" Focused on the gloominess earlier, I'd missed out on God refreshing…
Pulled to Safety
A little girl waded in a shallow creek while her father watched. Her rubber boots reached her knees. As she sloshed downstream, the water deepened until it flowed over the top of her waders. When she couldn't take another step, she yelled, "Daddy, I'm stuck!" In three strides, her father was at her side, pulling her to the grassy bank. She yanked her boots off and laughed as water poured onto the ground.
After God rescued the psalmist David from his enemies, he took a moment to sit down, "pull off his boots," and allow the relief to flood his soul.…
Not So
Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional
Revelation and Reassurance
Our Daily Bread | March 10
Baby gender reveals in 2019 were dramatic. A look back reveals that in July, a video showed a car emitting blue smoke to indicate "It's a Boy!" In September, a crop-duster plane in Texas dumped hundreds of gallons of pink water to announce "It's a Girl!" There was another "reveal" though that uncovered significant things about the world these children will grow up in. At the conclusion of 2019, YouVersion revealed that the most shared, highlighted, and bookmarked verse of the year on its online and mobile Bible app was Philippians 4:6, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in…
Resilient Faith
Our Daily Bread | January 3
Towering dunes along the north shore of Silver Lake put nearby homes at risk of sinking into shifting sands. Though residents have tried moving mounds of sand in efforts to protect their homes, they have watched helplessly as well-built houses were buried right before their eyes. As a local sheriff oversaw the cleanup of a recently destroyed cottage, he affirmed the process couldn't be opposed or prevented. No matter how hard homeowners try to avoid the dangers of these unsteady embankments, the dunes simply cannot provide a strong foundational support.
Jesus knew the futility of building a house on sand. After…
A Purpose in Suffering
Our Daily Bread | October 26
"So what you're saying is, it may not be my fault." The woman's words took me by surprise. Having been a guest speaker at her church, we were now discussing what I'd shared that morning. "I have a chronic illness," she explained, "and I have prayed, fasted, confessed my sins, and done everything else I was told to do to be healed. But I'm still sick, so I thought I was to blame."
I felt sad at the woman's confession. Having been given a spiritual "formula" to fix her problem, she had blamed herself when the formula hadn't worked. Even worse,…
For Others' Sake
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Singaporeans stayed home to avoid being infected. But I blissfully continued swimming, believing it was safe.
My wife, however, feared that I might pick up an infection at the public pool and pass it on to her aged mother—who, like other seniors, were more vulnerable to the virus. "Can you just avoid swimming for some time, for my sake?" she asked.
At first, I wanted to argue that there was little risk. Then I realized that this mattered less than her feelings. Why would I insist on swimming—hardly an essential thing—when it made her worry unnecessarily?
In Romans…
With Us in the Valley
As Hannah Wilberforce (aunt of British abolitionist William Wilberforce) lay dying, she wrote a letter in which she mentioned hearing about the death of a fellow believer in Jesus: "Happy is the dear man who is gone to glory, now in the presence of Jesus, whom unseen he loved. My heart seemed to jump for joy." Then she described her own situation: "Myself, better and worse; Jesus, as good as ever."
Her words make me think of Psalm 23, where David writes, "Even though I walk through the darkest valley [the valley of the shadow of death], I will fear no…
Rest Well
Our Daily Bread | September 26
The clock blinked 1:55 a.m. Burdened by a late-night text conversation, sleep wasn't coming. I unwound the mummy-like clutch of my tangled sheets and padded quietly to the couch. I googled what to do to fall asleep but instead found what not to do: Don't take a nap or drink caffeine or work out late in the day. Check. Reading further on my tablet, I was advised not to use "screen time" late either. Oops. Texting hadn't been a good idea. When it comes to resting well, there are lists of what not to do.
In the Old Testament, God handed down rules…


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Arizona's newly appointed first poet laureate talks life on the border
Alberto Rios, Arizona's newly appointed first poet laureate. (Photo/Tom Story/Arizona State University)
Renowned poet and professor Alberto Rios has recently been selected by Governor Jan Brewer and Arizona's Commission on the Arts as the state's first poet laureate.
"It's been a wild ride so far," says Rios about his life, ever since he got a call from the Governor's office last week informing him of his new appointment. "It was a special feeling…I grew up in Arizona — on the border — so to be a kid from Nogales, in a state that has so many issues regarding language, and so many things — it's a pretty good story."
Rios, has published a total of 10 poetry books, three story books and a memoir called "Capirotada." His memoir about his youth along the Mexico-Arizona border won the Latino Literacy Hall of Fame Award, and he has also received many other recognitions for his work, including the Walt Whitman Award in Poetry. As English professor at his alma mater, Arizona State University, he reached the highest faculty rank when he was named Regent in 1989, and his work is often taught in college curricula.
"Being a professor, I have a lot to say about who we are, and why are we here," says Rios, 61. "If it's so bad, why don't we all leave, but there's lots of reasons why we don't."
Arizona became the 43rd state to establish a poet laureate, last year, in honor of its centennial year of statehood. The purpose of this position, according to Governor Brewer, is to "commemorate Arizona literary artists whose work and service best represent Arizona's values, independence and unique Western history and culture."
Probably few know Arizona's history and culture better than bicultural Rios – son of a Mexican father and an English mother. Recounting his parents' love story, he says his father ran away from his home in Chiapas, at age 14 to join the U.S. Army. Eventually, he got a GED and became a staff sergeant and ended up in England, during World War II, where he met his future bride. When he got discharged, he was given no choice but to return to the U.S., and Rios' mom followed him. They ended up in Nogales.
"Growing up, I had cultures in my house that I wouldn't trade for anything," says Rios explaining how they gave him two ways of looking at things and helped him become a writer. "I grew up with an open border."
And speaking about the "real" border, he remembers the Arizona-Mexico border being more of an imaginary line than it is today.
"You didn't need papers — the guards were reading newspapers — it wasn't a big deal to cross the border," says Rios, also explaining that he had kids in his class who paid tuition and crossed the border every day to go to school in the U.S. "Every holiday, whether Mexican or American, there was a parade."
Rios says he also remembers, as if it were yesterday, when everything changed.
"It was November 22, 1963 — when President John F. Kennedy was shot," says Rios, who was in the 5th grade. "One of the first things the country did was close the borders."
He says phone calls started coming in from parents in Mexico saying they couldn't pick up their kids.
"I'll never forget this," says Rios. "One of the kids who got a phone call started to cry. Then other kids started crying…They had kids on one side of the border and parents on the other side of the border crying. It wasn't until 4 or 5 in the morning they let the kids go through…For me, I think that's when the border became something else."
He says slowly the idyllic, bicultural world he knew became something else. The drug trade started, and people could no longer travel back and forth as easily.
"The border is an uneasy place — it's more tense, it's more mean," says Rios, whose wife is a retired librarian and whose son is an immigration rights attorney.
As poet laureate, he wants to do his part to bring beauty back to the border.
"I absolutely want to talk about these issues – work I've been doing my entire life. I've always traveled all over the state visiting schools and libraries telling the stories of people's lives and what this all means," says Rios. "I try to bring the human side to it all."
Arizona's new poet laureate is also working on a public art project and is in the midst of publishing a new poetry book.
"It's about the southwest," says Rios. "You have to start somewhere."
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Cheech Marin talks about "Born in East L.A.," 25 years later
"Born in East LA" movie poster.
The cult classic film, "Born in East L.A.," written, directed, and starring Cheech Marin, turned 25 this month. The film is considered groundbreaking for its time, as it was one of the firstHollywood films starring a Latino cast, including Paul Rodriguez, Tony Plana, and Lupe Ontiveros. It also brought issues of Latino identity and immigration to the forefront with a sense of humor.
Marin says when he wrote the movie, at 41, little did he know that it would have such an impact on American society. It was a low-budget film, but it grossed nearly $18 million in box office sales. It also triggered the making of a music video — a spoof of Bruce Springsteen's famous"Born in the USA" — it is now even being incorporated into college curriculums.
I was surprised at the longevity of it, and how it translated into different ethnicities," says Marin, now 66, about the topic of immigration in the film. "I learned that it's a very universal experience — it affected a lot of people. [When the movie premiered] was just the beginning for the biggest wave of immigration."
He says what inspired him to write the film was real life.
"I was sitting at my kitchen table, reading the LA Times — [an American] kid was caught in an immigration raid, and he was mistakenly sent to Mexico, and at the same time, 'Born in USA' came on the radio."
He says the story kind of wrote itself after that.
"I really never knew what 'Born in the USA' was about, so I had to go out and get the record," says the comedian, who was really born a couple of blocks away from East L.A. — in South Central.
He says it was the success of the song which made his movie being picked up by Universal Pictures a little easier.
"It was really interesting with social commentary weaved in — bilingual issues, issues at the border," says actor Tony Plana. "It made people laugh and also think. You can't meet one Latino who doesn't have a copy of 'Born in East LA.'"
Plana, who played "the thug" role, later renamed "Feo," says he still gets recognized from playing that character so many years later. He also remembers Marin as a very gracious and collaborative director to work with.
"He was open to ideas, and finding the socially relevant insight into what we were doing, as well as finding the comedy," says Plana, who has been in a myriad of productions since then, from the movie "Three Amigos" to the TV series "Ugly Betty."
He says they worked together to make his underdeveloped character relevant in some way.
"We wanted to create the ultimate Tijuana nightmare," says Plana who played a character who looked like a rat with slicked hair, parted in the middle and gold teeth and dressed in a little bow tie. "At the time, we had a couple of religious scandals going on, such as Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggart — preachers who sinned publicly. We wanted to satirize them a little bit. We turned Feo into a guy who extorts money in the name of Jesus."
He says they improvised a lot of the lines they actually used such as, "You don't have to thank me, you just have to pay me."
Marin also remembers improvising the scene where he's standing outside of the bar, during one of his random jobs in Tijuana that he takes to make money to cross the border back to America. He says he just made everything up as normal people walked by.
His all-time favorite scene though was the "wass sappening boys," where he has to teach non-Mexican immigrants English so they can fit in when they reach Los Angeles.
"When I was writing that scene, I kind of imagined what that alley looked like," reminisces Marin who filmed in Tijuana for six weeks. "It was exactly as I had pictured in my mind."
Plana says these humorous scenes really struck a chord in the Latino community and the national community.
"It didn't give you answers, but it showed the interesting complexity of who we are — specifically Mexican-Americans," says Plana. "Mexican-Americans tend to lose their connection, and Cheech's character becomes more aware of what's going on down there and starts to identify with it."
He says to him the most powerful scene is at the end, when Cheech starts crossing the border into the U.S. with a plethora of Mexicans.
"It's almost prophetic in a way," says Plana. "This is going to continue unless we do something about it."
Marin agrees that nothing has changed a quarter of a century later.
"We haven't come up with a solution," he says. "We're dealing with contradiction and hypocrisy. We want immigrants to come in, because we want cheap labor and a certain lifestyle, and we want to persecute them at the same time."
The avid Chicano art collector says he's considering directing another movie in the future.
"It's such a tough job directing," says Marin, who continues to act. "You really have to love the subject matter."
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Get away from it all this Easter and enjoy an unforgettable family break at Lough Erne Resort. Enjoy two nights luxury accommodation in a Two Bedroom Lodge (Midweek, Sunday-Thursday) with a tempting 3-course dinner in The Loughside Bar and Grill on the evening of your choice. Plus, a complimentary one hour cruise on Lough Erne with Erne Water Taxi. Each morning awake to an indulgent breakfast and access to the infinity pool at The Thai Spa.
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Stephanie is 28, from Spokane, Washington, USA. On the morning of Stephanie's wedding, her uncle, the officiator, stormed into my hotel room in Mazatlán, Mexico to say he had this great idea that I could recite a poem for the ceremony. Of course I said yes, despite the small window of time I would have to write something meaningful and appropriate for the occasion. The bride, Stephanie, I know much better than the groom. We were roommates together in Playa del Carmen, both kind of in a weird place in our lives. I thought of some of the very difficult things that had happened between the couple over the last year, things that could easily break people. And knowing Steph, she has a tendency to get stressed out, especially over things where she can't provide ease and comfort for others. She is such a compassionate and caring person, at times she might even forget to think of herself and make herself happy. Somewhere in thinking of all this, I remembered how powerful intimacy can be in restoring comfort, even when things are rough. This is why I decided to write the poem about the power of kissing and its mystical ability to remind us of the feelings of companionship that were kindling the love from the start. Everyone knows that marriage is more than just love; it is work too. I think it is so important to remember how little acts of intimacy can truly make that work just a little bit easier.
I read this poem at the wedding, and the next day, we went down to the beach, and I wrote it on her there.
I wrote the poem on her breasts for two reasons. One, is they are magnificent, all natural, and beautiful just like she is inside and out. The other is because I remember how difficult it was for her to find bikinis when we lived on the beach together because no one ever had her size with the right amount of support so she didn't hurt her back. Many people don't realize that every single body type comes with its ups and downs. The trick is to embrace what you have, because loving yourself is the best way to give the gifts you have inside you to the world. Stephanie really is a person that does just that, and the message I'm talking about has lived inside her long before I wrote this poem on her.


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I just finished a trip with Gabe and Jerry in the peacock capital of world. Gabe was out with me last month He had so much fun he took his good buddy out for a peacock trip. They boated close to 30 fish for the day with a 51/2 pound kicker for the day. Great fishing, Great times, Miami peacock bass fishing trips.


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Dream States: The avant-garde of the 1940s and 1950s
By Robin Menken on	 10/09/2011 News
"Dream States: The avant-garde of the 1940s and 1950s" Sunday October 9, 2011, 7:30pm, Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90028. Curators Adam Hyman and Mark Toscano in person
Los Angeles Filmforum launches It's film screening series "Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980" on October 9th with "Dream States: The Avant-garde of the 1940s and 1950s". The series will feature over 24 shows between now and May 2012. Alternative Projections is Filmforum's exploration of the community of filmmakers, artists, curators and programmers who contributed to the creation and presentation of experimental film and video in Southern California in the postwar era. Film series curated by Adam Hyman and Mark Toscano, with additional contributions by David James, Christine Panushka, Terry Cannon, Ben Caldwell, Stephanie Sapienza, and more.
A dorm near USC. A flat above the Sunset Strip. A garage in the San Fernando Valley. A stage in Pasadena. These are the places where the filmmaking artists of Los Angeles found ways to express their creativity in the years after World War II.
The American Avant-Garde film started coming into its own in Los Angeles during and after World War II. At first influenced by several key films from Europe, particularly Jean Cocteau's Blood of a Poet, along with influences from psychoanalysis and surrealism, the filmmakers often invoked dream states and elements of Surrealism. We start our series with the classic Maya Deren film, Meshes of the Afternoon, generally considered the seminal American Avant-Garde film, made on North Kings Road above the Sunset Strip. A pair of other canonical films also were crafted here, Kenneth Anger's Fireworks and Man Ray's Juliet. And Alfred Hitchcock asked Salvador Dali to craft a surreal sequence for the film Spellbound. But beyond these lay a further range of works, not as well known, but equally daring.
Films to be Screened:
Directed by Maya Deren (1943, 16mm, b/w, 14min.)
"Juliet" (ca.1940, 16mm, silent, 3.5min.)
Directed by Man Ray
'Spellbound", Salvador Dali directed sequence (1945, 3 min.)
Directed by Salvador Dali and Alfred Hitchcock
"Fireworks" (1947, 16mm or 35mm, b/w, sound, 15min.) Directed by Kenneth Anger
Restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Preservation Funded by The Film Foundation
"Fireworks" comes from that beautiful night from which emerge all the true works. It touches the quick of the soul and this is very rare." – Jean Cocteau "In "Fireworks" I released all the explosive pyrotechnics of a dream. Inflammable desires dampened by day under the cold water of consciousness are ignited that night by the libertarian matches of sleep and burst forth in showers of shimmering incandescence. These imaginary displays provide a temporary release. A dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a "light" and is drawn through the needle's eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to a bed less empty than before."- Kenneth Anger
"On the Edge" (1949, 16mm, b/w, sound, 6min.,restored print from the Academy Film Archive) Directed by Curtis Harrington
"Psyche" (Du sang, de la volupté et de la mort, part 1) (1947, 16mm, color, sound, 25min Directed by Gregory Markopoulos
Print courtesy of the Temenos Rarely screened, and one of only two surviving films shot by Markopoulos in Los Angeles, where he attended USC.
"House of Cards" (1947, 16mm, b/w, sound, 16min.)
Directed by Joseph Vogel
"What is a Man?" (1958, 16mm, color, sound, 9min.) Print from Canyon Cinema Directed by Sara Kathryn Arledge
"Imagery and dialogue stimulated by Finnegan's Wake. It is a satire with undertones of the cosmic spirit." – — Sara Kathryn Arledge. Sara Kathryn Arledge (1911-1998) is one of the undeservedly neglected figures in the American experimental cinema. Although her two major works,"Introspection" and "What is a Man", were completed in 1946 and 1958, respectively, neither was screened with any frequency until the late 1970s. In his book "The Exploding Eye", Wheeler Winston Dixon has written, "Along with Maya Deren and Marie Menken, Sara Kathryn Arledge is one of the foremothers of the American experimental cinema, who worked tirelessly to perfect her art during the span of several decades when she was one of the few practitioners of independent cinema."
"What is a Man", her second film, is a series of vignettes which ponder the "alienation" of modern man and woman. Completed shortly after Arledge's release from Napa State Hospital, where she had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and had undergone numerous electroshock treatments, "What is a Man"offers a fascinating glimpse into the filmmaker's psyche.
Tickets: $10 general, $6 students/seniors with ID, free for Filmforum memmbers. Tickets available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/200736
Alternative Projections is part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945 – 1980, an unprecedented collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California, coming together to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene.
Los Angeles Filmforum is the city's longest-running organization screening experimental and avant-garde film and video art, documentaries, and experimental animation. 2011 is our 36th year. www.lafilmforum.org
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Robin Menken Robin Menken lives in Los Angeles. She was the Artistic Director of the Second City Workshops, taught at UC Berkeley, USC, Barcelona\'s Ateneu and the Esalin Institute. She was Roberto Rossellini\'s assistant, and worked with Yevgeny Vevteshenku, Glauber Rocha and Eugene Ionesco. She sold numerous screenplays and wrote the OBIE winning The FTA SHow (touring with Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland and Ben Vereen.) She was a programming consultant and Special Events co-ordinator for numerous film festivals, including the SF, Rio, Havana and N.Y Film Festivals. Her first news outlet was the historic East Village Other.
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AiW Call for LAU Students to Participate in the 2019 Competition for the Mary Turner Lane Award!
Participate NOW in the 2019 competition to win the Mary Turner Lane Award!
LAU students can now apply for the Mary Turner Lane Award by submitting a research paper (undergraduate & graduate levels) or a creative writing essay, or journalistic piece with a focus on women and gender issues.
An amount of $500 and certificate will go to the best research paper or original piece of writing.
Deadline for paper submission: March 31st, 2019.
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Is it feasible to bike around campus in the winter? Follow along as current student Austin explains how he makes it work. Get a look at a snowy day on campus and get gear recommendations for both you and your bike.
Take a look at more CSU biking tips via our biking guide.


Come join us for the 9th annual Inkin the Coast! Get tattooed by artists from around the world, join the insainly fun after partys and enjoy a weekend of entertainment, contests, vendors and more!
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Check out @nefro_tattoo at #inkinthecoast Sept. 13th-15th at @mscoastcoliseum!
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West Virginia police department threatened to be swallowed up by large sinkhole
Officials are mobilizing crews from around the state to build temporary bridge to keep traffic flowing
By Bradford Betz | Fox News
A West Virginia police department is in danger of being swallowed up by a massive sinkhole as officials scramble to find a long-term solution.
The sinkhole was originally about 6 feet wide and 30 feet deep when it first opened on Route 20 next to the Hinton Police Department in June 2021, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH). A 90-year-old drain under the road began failing, leading to the collapse, WVDOH Chief Engineer of District Operations Joe Pack said.
Officials said the initial sinkhole was 6 feet wide and 30 feet deep. (West Virginia Department of Transportation)
WVDOH work crews installed a 120-foot temporary culvert and fill material under the road, but heavy rains from Hurricane Nicole on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, washed out the fill and made the sinkhole worse, WVDOH said.
A clerk with the Hinton Police Department told the New York Post that the department was forced to relocate "a few months ago" as the sinkhole spread.
VIRGINIA POLICE SAY 1 DEAD, 1 INJURED AFTER CAR DRIVES INTO POTOMAC RIVER
Pack said last week that WVDOH is mobilizing crews from around the state to assemble a temporary bridge to keep traffic flowing through the area while a permanent fix is complete.
The 125-foot temporary bridge will be built starting Friday along state Route 20 in Hinton until permanent repairs can be made to a 90-year-old drainage structure that collapsed underneath it, the Department of Transportation said in a news release.
The sinkhole first appeared in June 2021. (West Virginia Department of Transportation)
The bridge will be long enough to span the existing hole, even if it gets bigger, before contractors can replace the drainage structure, Pack said. Traffic will be detoured while the bridge is built.
Plans for a permanent repair were hampered by the discovery of toxic levels of lead on the site, the statement said. The highways department will repair the sinkhole without endangering the public or work crews.
Eventually, a 300-foot steel drainage structure will be placed under the area.
Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.


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Donald M. Payne Jr. & Jim Renacci
Compare the voting records of Donald M. Payne Jr. and Jim Renacci in 2017-18.
Donald M. Payne Jr.
Represented New Jersey's 10th Congressional District. This was his 4th term in the House.
Jim Renacci
Donald M. Payne Jr. and Jim Renacci are from different parties and disagreed on 72 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
But they didn't always disagree. Out of 962 votes in the 115th Congress, they agreed on 272 votes, including 3 major votes.
Dec. 19, 2018 — Museum and Library Services Act
June 28, 2018 — Courtney of Connecticut Amendment No. 29
Sept. 14, 2017 — Gohmert of Texas Amendment No. 195
June 22, 2017 — Lowenthal of California Part B Amendment No. 2


As the debate over reform of World Bank procurement policies progresses, I presented the keynote opening at a World Bank sponsored conference "Procurement: Delivering Development Outcomes" on February 19. In this presentation, I challenge the procurement community to focus on the real outcomes of the whole procurement process and not just on compliance with the process steps for bid and award. In addition, I discuss the serious implications of this shift and the need to address the "risk-averse" culture as well as the lack of effective engagement by sectoral technical experts.


The 2007 Annual Convention will be held in Memphis, Tennessee on February 8.-10.
AMS / USA and our Carat agent Mr. Oliver Dyer-Bennet will be showing a Carat in floor space S, and AMS / USA booth will be in space #19.
Carat is passing successfully it's EASA approval of the MTOW enlargement from 470 to 490 kg. After the Carat new EASA TC / TCDS forms notification on the EASA official pages AMS will start the Carat application activities to get also USA Carat FAA certification approval. We are proud to decide to place the Carat in to such the higher level motor-gliders standard and inside the FAA rules USA pilots wait for.
This year Mr. Ales Cebavs, managing director of AMS will be present in Memphis SSA convention. You are kindly invited in to the AMS / USA booth, space #19, to get the first information and to discus the Carat and also the other AMS aero-planes: Apis, LS 4-b, LS 6, DG-505 Orion and Magnus.
Hope to see you in Memphis.


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Bison baseball picks up first NEAC win of the season
Gallaudet (4-27-1, 1-10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0
Wells (11-16, 1-10) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 2
Gallaudet (4-28-1, 1-11) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 1 11 7 3
Wells (12-16, 2-10) 0 0 1 0 2 4 15 0 X 22 16 1
2B: Ryan Gilbert
HR: Winston Lane
2B: Anthony Aumick; Kevin Spaeth 2; Justin Forster
2B: Cameron Upton; Julian Locke
3B: Darren Drolsbaugh; Cameron Upton; Frank Diaz
2B: Brandon Shirley 2; Anthony Aumick; Andrew Babcock
AURORA, N.Y. - The Gallaudet University baseball team celebrated its first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win of the season here Saturday as the Bison defeated the Wells Express, 3-2, in the first game of the twin bill.
Gallaudet (4-28-1, 1-11 NEAC) snapped a 16-game winless streak as it picked up its first road win of the season.
In the second game, Gallaudet got doubled up by Wells (12-16, 2-10 NEAC) as the Express scored 15 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 22-11 win.
Game 1: Gallaudet 3, Wells 2
Sophomore Winston Lane (Brooklyn Center, Minn.) hit the team's first home run of the season in the top of the sixth inning to give Gallaudet a 3-1 lead. Wells added a run in the bottom of the sixth but couldn't tie things up the seventh when they had runners on the corner.
Freshman Darren Drolsbaugh (Lansdale, Pa.) picked up his first collegiate win on the mound as he threw six innings where he allowed two runs on six hits and walked five. Senior Dylan Hayes (Endicott, N.Y.) relieved Drolsbaugh in the seventh to earn his first career save.
The Bison trailed 1-0 after Wells got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth on a RBI double by Justin Forster.
Junior Ryan Gilbert (Mount Dora, Fla.) hit a double to right field in the top of the sixth with two outs to plate fellow junior Cameron Upton (Vicksburg, Miss.), who reached base due to a Wells throwing error. The next batter was Lane who took a Zach Kemp (4-2) pitch deep to right field for the two-run shot.
Wells scored its second run in the bottom of the sixth on a Drolsbaugh wild pitch.
Game 2: Wells 22, Gallaudet 11
Gallaudet picked up where it left off in the first game and held a lead and then lost it, stayed close for a few innings, before things unraveled.
GU took its only lead of the game in the top of the fifth inning when the Bison scored twice. Drolsbaugh tripled to center field as senior catcher Jake Grindstaff (New Market, Md.) scored Gallaudet's first run of the game. Upton followed with a RBI single to plate Drolsbaugh as the buff and blue led 2-1.
Wells went on to outscore Gallaudet 21-4 over the next two and a half innings. The Express broke open a 7-6 game with 15 runs in the bottom of the seventh. Wells batted around two times in the seventh as GU used six pitchers. The Express sent 21 batters to the plate and scored 15 runs on eight hits, eight walks and left the bases loaded.
GU scored four runs in the top of the eighth, three coming off a triple by sophomore Frank Diaz (Far Rockaway, N.Y.), and one run in the ninth to end the game down 11.
BISON TRACKS
Gallaudet had five extra-base hits in the second game
Both teams issued 16 walks each and left 13 runners on base in the second game
A combined 11 pitchers were used in the nine-inning game
The two teams combined to throw 413 pitches (Gallaudet - 223, Wells - 190) in the 22-11 game
Hayes (0-5) threw 144 pitches alone
Today marked GU's first win in 44 days
GU is now 1-3 in away games this year
Gallaudet was supposed to stay in New York for two NEAC games at Cazenovia College on Sunday, April 29, but the Wildcats' field is unplayable. Cazenovia (8-17, 2-10 NEAC) will bus down to the nation's capital in the morning to play two conference games against the Bison. The doubleheader is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at Hoy Field.
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Sometimes Signs are Inside, Too!
As a business owner or operator, you've noticed that signs for a business can be in a variety of places, and serve a variety of purposes. The only limits are in your imagination! From the loud and colorful to the subtle and sought-after, your indoor sign is just as important as your outdoor sign because they serve entirely different purposes. While outdoor signs let the neighborhood know that your business is there, indoor signs provide specifics, some of which your customers may not have thought to ask.
This will be an obvious move for restaurant owners, but not all. The list of benefits of having your full menu on the wall behind the register is a long one, including the opportunity to make every letter of every item as large as you want. Making huge letters and words on your wall menus enables people waiting in line to have a good idea of what they want, cutting down on ordering time, and making for a more efficient business, and better customer experience. Having a paper copy of a menu is also great, but page-flipping will always come second to being able to scan everything in a few seconds.
Don't let that new shipment of craftsman jewelry go unnoticed: sometimes in retail, you have to make a statement to get your product noticed. Adding a sign behind the cash wrap lessens the chance that customers will miss out on all of the great things that you have to offer, including rewards programs and discounts. Customers want every opportunity to get the most bang for their buck, but don't like listening to lectures, either. Make the best of this opportunity by placing a sign in an easy-to-see and strategic location.
Whether it's a limited supply of yellow mango at the mini market, or a single-shipment of bavarian cream puffs, customers won't know what you're offering unless you tell them. Using a sign to advertise a high-demand or limited edition item item is the quickest and smartest way to move products and create demand for temporary services.
Reiterate to your employees the importance of making sure that food and drink is taken out of your break room, or that certain medications cannot be discarded in the nearby trash. Putting signs in your break room is an effective and mature way of ensuring that rules are followed everyday. With the break room rules staring at your employees everyday as they enter and leave, it will discourage and deter problems from occurring, and make your workplace more peaceful and productive.
If you share a building with other local businesses or branches of larger corporations, you will need something to set your office apart. Even when customers come looking for you, you don't want to make it difficult for your customers to find your business. Going with an outdoor sign when you're sharing a building goes without saying, but once someone pulls into your parking lot, or once someone enters the building, it is your responsibility to make sure that your business is as visible as possible.


Harriet Pratt might have spent her whole life as a small-time grifter and swindler if she hadn't been recruited to join the Mad Hatter's Wonderland Gang. Now she gets to dress up like a rabbit and commit crimes with a way higher profile. She may not have any special powers of her own, but this hare-raising villain is still a crack shot with a tommy gun!


Next week, Michelle Lou and I embark on a California tour inaugurating our new electric bass duo Bass2Bass. We'll present new works by Weston Olencki, Sabrina Schroeder, and me. You'll be able to find us all around the bay area and in Los Angeles.
Hope to see you at one of these shows!
I've just joined soundcloud somewhere around 3-5 years behind the curve. You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/stwbass.
Alex Ross of The New Yorker named my recent Populist Records release one of 10 most notable recordings of 2015. A few weeks earlier, on his blog he called it "an exceptional disc, as bewitching as it is original." Get your copy from Populist Records.
I'm playing a number of new pieces for bass soon, too. On February 5th, with wasteLAnd at Art Share LA, I'll play a new version of Clarence Barlow's …until… for solo bass along with a new version of Michelle Lou's untitled three part construction. Come April, Randy Gibson's new bass solo, Descending the Starfield Symmetry, will get it's debut at the same venue. And then in June (date and location TBA), a new work by Michael Pisaro for bass and electronics paired with a new version of Ryoko Akama's hermit for the same.
In composing news, on March 8th wasteLAnd will play a new piece of mine commissioned by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles as part of a series of events exploring the Oxford English Dictionary along with works by Nico Muhly and Anne LeBaron. My piece will feature a new poem by Ken Hunt created by erasing pages of the OED defining the word "noise." Details at the Hammer Museum's website.
My most recent album, Prism, has gathered some nice reviews. Tim Rutherford-Johnson writes about it here. It also appeared on a few playlists: Steve Smith (Boston Globe) and Alex Ross (The New Yorker). You can stream the whole thing on Populist Records's bandcamp page or buy physical copies directly from them.
In performance news, I'm excited to become a small part of The Industry's new opera, Hopscotch. I did a little recording work for one of Andrew McIntosh's pieces, but now I'll also be a part of the finale playing the bass. It's a bit shrouded in mystery at this point, but the LA Times have a little write up online.
Loadbang has just released a new album on New Focus Recordings featuring music by Alex Mincek, David Brynjar Franzson, Reiko Fueting, Alexandre Lunsqui, and William Lang along with my piece Infinitive. You can listen to samples and get links to buy it from New Focus's website.
Finally, I was the recording engineer for the newest Populist Records release, Matt Barbier's album Face|Resection. An entire album of solo acoustic trombone music that sounds neither solo, nor acoustic, nor like a trombone.
Thanks to everyone who made it to my CD release concert in LA last night. It was so great to play some music for you. My tour kicks off on Friday, August 14th, the same day as the official release of my album Prism.
Click on the dates for the details about each show. And please send me a note if you'll make it out to one. I'd be very happy to meet you!


It's the first time in KU history that a mother and daughter graduated together from the KU School of Social Welfare. Carole Painte Walker walked down the Hill last May with her daughter, Kelly. The pair earned Master of Science in Social Work degrees.
Jim McCrossen is one of eight journalism teachers from across the country who will receive the National Scholastic Press Association's (NSPA) Pioneer Award this year. McCrossen, j'84, has taught at the school for the past 24 years.
KU alumnus Aric Toler was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered, where he discussed his work for Bellingcat.
KU Alum Aric Toler was on NPR's All Things Considered today, discussing his work for Bellingcat. Toler, c'11, g'13, earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Slavic languages and literatures.
Former KU basketball star Paul Pierce announced that this season will be his last in a piece he wrote for the popular blog.
The professional football team announced Mayra Aguirre, Executive Director, Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund, as the recipient of the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award. Aguirre, l'07, was honored during a pregame ceremony on the field at the team's Sept. 25 game against the New York Jets.
Alice Craig, b'90, l'95, was one of four graduates of Topeka West high school inducted into the hall of fame. Craig is currently a law professor at the KU School of Law.
Jason Barr created the Lawrence-based podcast A.D.D., which started out as an art podcast but morphed into a culture show with a real cast. Barr, c'10, ran an indie rock show at KJHK while he was a student at KU.
After learning that the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve was about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Dave Kendall started work on a film that explores the history of the eastern Kansas preserve. Kendall graduated with an undergraduate degree in cultural geography in 1975 and received master's degrees in journalism and anthropology in 1983.
Hutchinson native Rick Bright became intrigued with the devastating 1918 flu pandemic that started at the U.S. Army base at Fort Riley and spread globally. He spent a couple of years studying at the University of Kansas, and finished his bachelor's degree in biology – medical technology – and physical sciences from Auburn University.


During my daily visit to the Official Ratatouille Website, I noticed they have added information about the Big Cheese Tour that will be visiting cities around the US (and possibly even Paris). As you can see in the picture above, it highlights the locations and there is even a mockup sketch of the attraction. It also mentions there will be a state-of-the-art 30' Eiffel Tower Digital Theatre.
The Tour begins May 11 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. Find out if it is visiting your city here.
P.S. If there is anyone in Orlando going to it (or in any other location), if you take your camera and would like to share your photos, please email me as I am sure everyone who isn't able to attend would love to see it.
Anyone have any idea where in the Walt Disney World resort this will be? AKA: Will we have to pay to get into a park to see it? If not I may try to make a run up there this weekend.


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Obama Defends Syria Strikes as the Stock Market Drops, While Turkey and France Defend Their Roles in the Fight Against ISIS
On Tuesday, President Bashar Assad of Syria said he supports any international effort against terrorism as he tries to position his government on the side of the U.S. led coalition conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, Albert Aji and Ryan Lucas report, U.S.-Led Airstrikes Kill At Least 10 Civilians In Syria: Activists. One Syrian activist group reports dozens of Islamic state fighter were killed in the pre-dawn strikes, while several activist also reported at least 10 civilians killed. Some rebels fighting against Assad welcomed the American led airstrikes, but many expressed frustration that the coalition is only targeting the Islamic State group and not the Syrian government. In a statement posted to Twitter, Harakat Hazm, a rebel faction who has received U.S. made advanced weapons, said, "The only party benefiting from the foreign intervention in Syria is the Assad regime, especially in the absence of a real strategy to bring it down." The air campaign also hit al-Qaida's branch in Syrian, the Nusra Front, which has fought against the Islamic State group. Washington considers it a terrorist group threatening the U.S., although Western-backed Syrian rebel groups frequently cooperate with Nusra Front fighters on the battlefield. State news agency SANA reports, In an meeting Tuesday with an Iraqi envoy, Assad voiced his support and Syria is ""decisively continuing in the war it has waged for years against extremist terrorism in all its forms." He also stressed that all nations must commit to stop support for terrorism — an apparent reference to countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar who are strong backers of Syrian rebels, whom the Syrian government calls terrorists. Though Damascus required permission before an international strike on Syrian soil could occur in recent weeks, the United States has ruled out any coordination with Assad's government. Damascus said Syria "stands with any international effort to fight terrorism, no matter what a group is called — whether Daesh or Nusra Front or something else." In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States informed Syria through the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. of its intent to take action, but did not request the Assad government's permission or coordinate with Damascus. The Lebanese Shiite militant Hezbollah group, which has dispatched fighters to Syria to bolster Assad's forces, condemned the strikes along with Syria's allies, Iran and Russia. In a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said, "We are against an international coalition, whether it is against the regime … or whether it is against Daesh. This is an opportunity, pretext, for America to dominate the region again." According to the report: "The strikes, conducted by the U.S., Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, hit Islamic State training compounds and command centers, storage facilities and vehicles in the group's de facto capital, Raqqa, in northeastern Syria, and the surrounding province, U.S. officials said. They also struck territory controlled by the group in eastern Syria leading to the Iraqi border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 70 Islamic State group fighters were killed and more than 300 wounded. Rami Abdurrahman, the Observatory head, said about 22 airstrikes hit Raqqa province in addition to 30 in Deir el-Zour province. Farther west, the strikes hit the village of Kfar Derian, a stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front."
Meanwhile, after a second day of U.S. strikes in Syria, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Barack Obama called for united action to confront violent extremist Wednesday, according to CNN, More airstrikes against ISIS as Obama urges action at U.N. against extremism. Airstrikes were carried out overnight Tuesday into Wednesday against five more targets: four in Iraq and one in Syria, the U.S. Central Command said. Speaking in New York, Obama said, "It is no exaggeration to say that humanity's future depends on us uniting against those who would divide us along fault lines of tribe or sect; race or religion. This is not simply a matter of words. Collectively, we must take concrete steps to address the danger posed by religiously motivated fanatics, and the trends that fuel their recruitment." According to Obama, the world must focus on four areas to defeat ISIS: First, ISIS must be degraded and ultimately destroyed; Second, it is time for the world to explicitly reject the ideology of al Qaeda and ISIS; Third, the world must address the cycle of conflict, including sectarian conflict, that creates the conditions that terrorists thrive on; And fourth, Arab and Muslim countries must focus on the potential of their people, especially youths. Obama warned, "Already, over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition. Today, I ask the world to join in this effort. Those who have joined ISIL should leave the battlefield while they can. Those who continue to fight for a hateful cause will find they are increasingly alone. For we will not succumb to threats; and we will demonstrate that the future belongs to those who build, not those who destroy." Obama's call for action comes as he faces questions about his decision to bomb terror groups in Syria without approval from the U.N. Security Council or U.S. Congress. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom's lawmakers will soon debate whether their country will join the U.S. and France in conducting airstrikes in Iraq. British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament early to discuss the possibility. Parliament will meet Friday to "debate the UK's response to the request from the Iraqi government for airstrikes to support operations against (ISIS) in Iraq," a Downing Street representative said Wednesday. A U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the warning told CNN that concerns over possible backlash from terror groups over the U.S. strikes has prompted Homeland Security to warn law enforcement agencies of lone wolf terror attacks on American soil. On Wednesday, CNN reports, U.N. Security Council passes anti-terror resolution, U.N. Security Council members unanimously passed a draft anti-terror resolution to address the growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters. U.S. President Barack Obama said the resolution requires nations to "suppress the recruiting, organizing, transporting, equipping" and financing of "foreign terrorist fighters." Regarding Syria specifically, Obama said, "The only lasting solution to Syria's civil war is political: an inclusive political transition that responds to the legitimate aspirations of all Syrian citizens, regardless of ethnicity or creed. Cynics may argue that such an outcome can never come to pass. But there is no other way for this madness to end, whether one year from now or 10. I can promise you America will remain engaged in the region, and we are prepared to engage in that effort. I can promise you that the United States of America will not be distracted or deterred from what must be done…We are heirs to a proud legacy of freedom, and we are prepared to do what is necessary to secure that legacy for generations to come."
President Barack Obama took his call for world cooperation against terror, climate change, Ebola and a host of other issues to the United Nations Wednesday, saying the world stands at a crossroads "between war and peace; between disorder and integration; between fear and hope." Besides the growing threat of ISIS, Obama also addressed a variety of other international crises currently facing the global community. Obama said regarding Ukraine that the country represents "a vision of the world in which might makes right — a world in which one nation's borders can be redrawn by another, and civilized people are not allowed to recover the remains of their loved ones because of the truth that might be revealed (referring to Malaysia airline Flight 17 shot down in Ukraine)." Obama stated that if Russia rolls back its involvement, then the U.S. "will lift our sanctions and welcome Russia's role in addressing common challenges." In the fight against Ebola, while the U.S. has promised to send medical workers and the military to build treatment centers in Africa, the President called for a "broader effort to stop a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands, inflict horrific suffering, destabilize economies, and move rapidly across borders." As far as the Iranian nuclear program, Obama addressed it by saying, "We can reach a solution that meets your energy needs while assuring the world that your program is peaceful." Regarding global poverty, Obama said, "We will do our part — to help people feed themselves; power their economies; and care for their sick," he said. "If the world acts together, we can make sure that all of our children can enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity." As far as climate change, Obama said the United States will work on the isue within its own borders, but "we can only succeed in combating climate change if we are joined in this effort by every major power. That's how we can protect this planet for our children and grandchildren."
While France has definitively joined the fight against the extremist group, Turkey is still mulling over the idea as it considers its options. According to Aomar Quali and Paul Schemm, France Won't Stop Fight Against Islamic State Militants Despite Kidnapping, IN a video posted Monday, the group calling itself the Jund al-Khilafah said it would kill Frenchman Herve Gourdel in 24 hours unless France ended its participation in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, French President Francois Hollande said he had "plenty of confidence" in Algerian security forces that "everything will be done so that we can recover our compatriot." He added, "As grave as the situation is, we will give in to no blackmail, no pressure, no ultimatum. No terrorist group can in any way influence France's position, will, and freedom. I repeat it here … we will continue to provide our support to the Iraqi authorities." That would include weapons deliveries to those fighting the Islamic State group and continued air support for Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces. French forces on Friday joined the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes against extremists who have overrun large areas of Syria and Iraq. Herve Gourdel, a mountaineering guide from Nice, was taken Sunday night while driving through the Djura Djura mountains in Algeria's rugged Kabylie region, which remains one of the last active areas of operation for al-Qaida in Algeria. He was taken with four Algerian companions who were later released. The U.S. embassy in Algiers renewed its travel warning for Algeria Tuesday, urging Americans traveling there to "exercise vigilance" in their movements. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports, Turkey Mulls Military Role Against ISIS, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish reports in New York he is considering expanding support for Western and Arab operations against the Islamic State group to include military involvement following only hours after the U.S. and Arab allies launched airstrikes against the Islamic State targets in Syria. Erdogan spoke as a sideline to the annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations a day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected Turkey to play a bigger role in the fight against ISIS after Ankara secured the release of 49 Turkish hostages being held by the group. Turkey is a main backer of Syrian rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, and has allowed thousands of foreign fighters cross into Syria along their common border.
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Many products have been released by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue over the years. These products have included books, DVDs, furniture, clothing (also used with videos and tours) and fragrances (for men and women).

Video albums

Concert tour

Music video compilations

Documentaries

Fragrances

In 2006, Minogue signed her first perfume endorsement deal with Coty, Inc. She launched her first fragrance Darling in November 2006. According to Thierry Wasser, she said she wanted to combine "strength and movement in order to reflect the intensity of my encounter with Kylie through this fragrance." With its design described as "glamorous, dynamic and heavy", it received generally favourable reviews from buyers. She launched the fragrance in Melbourne and Sydney and later released an EP titled Darling, a promotional release that came with the fragrance for free. In 2007, Sweet Darling and Sexy Darling, sub-labels of the original fragrance were released, though it wasn't as successful as its proceeded product.

In 2008, her fourth fragrance with Coty. Inc, Showtime was released. According to Minogue, she wanted a perfume that "could be a mirror of her personality" and described as her "second skin." The fragrance, however proved to be her least successful perfume. The following fragrance, Couture, was released. According to Minogue, the name "Couture" was inspired by fashion.

In 2009, Minogue begun work on her sixth fragrance. However, it was revealed in Kylie's description that the perfume will be for both genders. The fragrance; Inverse For Men, was released. It was Minogue's first men's fragrance, and currently her only. The packaging is described as "glossy" and "sparkly", and both packaging is the same for each gender, but the color being the only difference. Minogue's seventh fragrance, Pink Sparkle was released in 2010, two months before her eleventh studio album Aphrodite was released. According to Minogue, she wanted an "elegant, feel-good that takes you to a wonderful place of optimism and vitality." The bottle is designed as a champagne bottle, which the bottle top is designed as a corkscrew. She promoted the fragrance on The Paul O'Grady Show the same year. In 2011, her ninth fragrance Dazzling Darling was announced, responding back to the Darling range. Minogue stated that out of all her fragrance, she is comparing Dazzling Darling to herself, saying its "beautifully feminine and alluring" and that its "very soft and intimate."

In 2012, she released a fragrance called Music Box, which was a celebration fragrance for her K25 Anniversary, which is an anniversary of her music career spanning for twenty-five years. The perfume was described as a "refined and sophisticated" fragrance. Minogue was inspired by her fascination of music boxes when she was younger.

Music
Minogue has released live CDs for promotions of her tours. Her first live album Intimate and Live had moderate success, as she also played an extra bonus track called "Dancing Queen". The album was supported by her studio album Impossible Princess. In 2005, she released her UK/US live album Showgirl, for her tour Showgirl: Greatest Hits. It had limited success, as it only featured 7 tracks.
Minogue released her third live album, entitled Showgirl Homecoming Live. It had commercial success, charting in Australia and the UK. It was released worldwide in 2006. It became her most successful live album. She later released a live Album entitled Live in New York. It was released worldwide, but was fared well commercially in the United States especially.

Books

Kylie, an elaborate art book by Kylie Minogue was published in 2000 (1999 copyright by Darenote. Ltd.).  Featuring extensive contributions and collaboration by Kylie's creative director and close friend, Willy Baker, and contributions from fans, this has since become a highly sought after, rare collector's item.

Her next book, La La La, released to capitalise on Kylie's successful 2001/2002 era. It had moderate commercial success, and had sold a moderate number of books. A paperback edition was later released with additional photographs.

Minogue signed a deal with Puffin to release a children's book in 2006.
Later that year, Minogue released The Showgirl Princess. It was commercially successful, and was reported to sell a huge volume of books. The book promotes positive attitudes to children who look up to Minogue as an idol.

In 2008, while she was on tour with her worldwide commercially successful tour KylieX2008, for her multi-platinum album X, Minogue commissioned a limited print of 1000 books individually signed by her and her creative director, William Baker. K. The book featured new never before seen pictures and was available to order by attendees of the KylieX2008/9 world tour. A paperback edition was later issued.

In 2010, Minogue launched a website where users could buy personalised Kylie Minogue greetings card, in conjunction with PrintFair.

In 2012, Minogue released Kylie / Fashion.

Furniture
In 2008, Kylie launched Kylie at Home to much tabloid fanfare. The range is available online and also in prominent high street retailers such as House of Fraser, Debenhams and British Home Stores. In October 2010 a new Kylie at Home collection was released, which featured new additions such as scented candles. A new bedding range was released in September 2011 under the Kylie at Home range. The range currently includes products such as curtains, bedding, pillows, towels, candles and lamp shades.
It was all released by an endorsement deal with AshleyWildeGroup.

Fashion designing
Minogue has released her own collection of clothing on her website. It includes T-shirts, pants, gloves and scarves. On her site, it also includes Showgirl outfits, especially from her previous tours, including Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour and Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour.

In 2003 Minogue released her phenomenally successful LoveKylie lingerie range, and she became the face of Agent Provocateur.

In 2007 Minogue was approached by H&M to design and promote a beach ware line. Demand outstripped supply and the collection sold out within weeks, becoming H&M's highest selling celebrity range ever.

Television and film releases
Minogue has made several television and film appearances, including an Ant and Dec special, Kath & Kim, Doctor Who as Astrid Peth and The Vicar of Dibley. She also had a minor role as the Green Fairy in the film Moulin Rouge!, singing to the main actors, including Ewan McGregor.

In 2007, Minogue released her documentary Film White Diamond. It featured her and her family and friends and an insight into her life and lifestyle. It had negative reviews and a lukewarm commercial response in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

In 2008, she released a one-off program called The Kylie Show. It features Dannii Minogue and Simon Cowell as guest stars, also her former Neighbours co-star and "Especially for You" feature singer Jason Donavon. It wasn't available on DVD.

Video game appearances
In addition to appearing in the video game adaptions of Street Fighter in 1995, Minogue's songs have also appeared on several Singstar "Can't Get You Out of My Head" from Ubisoft Video Game called Just Dance since the initial game's release in 2004. In 2012, Kylie saw the release of her own video game, entitled Kylie Sing and Dance, which was released exclusively to the Nintendo Wii.

Kylie Minogue Wines
Kylie launched her range of wines in the US in 2022, including rosé prosecco, after selling 5 Million bottles in 2 years in the UK.

See also

 Kylie Minogue albums discography
 Kylie Minogue singles discography
 List of songs recorded by Kylie Minogue
 Kylie Minogue filmography
 Kylie Minogue videography
 List of Kylie Minogue concert tours
 List of awards and nominations received by Kylie Minogue

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Trying to acquire a job interview can seem to be a full-time job. Once attained, preparations must be made to secure the role. However, certain mistakes are common in an interview setting and must be avoided.
It may seem obvious however, many are unaware of their interviewer's name. Such a mistake portrays a lack of attention to detail and can be deemed as sloppy.
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In the digital age, it is easier than ever to familiarize yourself with companies and determine who they work with and their key achievements. It is also a great way of establishing where you may fit in within the workforce and what you can do in your role.
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The likeability factor can go a long way and will be crucial in you winning a role.


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Extracting valuable product from large, concrete and steel wastewater facilities has been in the works for years now. But not so with small lagoon based facilities, until right now. BioHaven's WRR system can operate in essentially any size lagoon facility. Are there economies of scale that argue for large lagoons? Not necessarily. Let's say your system is handling just 40,000 gallons per day, which would make you a village of about 500 people, based on the 80 gallon per day per person number we typically use to estimate wastewater volume. You might have a three lagoon system, with each cell essentially the best part of one acre.
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